The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

/. wers of the wing thrown from tas perpspdi
daily anticipation learning OF the all OF portions OF
both Of the towers. And ys ma bun ing hes
eost he State sum Of money SO arg tina It las been
hy, but not unjustly perhaps a. most
shameless waste of the public moaey on sas part OF the
contractors.
State arsenal and property =
The arsenal Ia located the Fifth avenue the 'front.'
tween 1--WE and SKY sslsss the csnrs Of
the buiing facing sxy-fouyth street. Ths buiring,
including towers Is 200 feet I'm length BY 30 feet in
den b. and, including the basement cannon rom,
is iour stories height IL bai Of BRICK panied and
imitation Of granite and presents to the ve~ Of
the casual observer when in close vicinity, noble
loolipe and Apparently substantial budiDg The en-
the xrmory floor oy an Iron stop from the
outsce and TO the cannon room BY massive IRON DOORS
The cannon Ia about five eet below the
evel OF the avenue, and IL Is with some difficulty that
be brought out The second or armory hcor
CON aims racks Of various descriptions and trophy
pieses rne third fourth floors used general
The magazine is located about 900 eet In
Of the arsenal eminence Of about tnity feet
above the arsenal grade It Is stone baildng, sur
rounded by wal of the material, and built In
1905 The State grounds extend fr Six,ythrd street
TO sixty fifth the Fifth avenue, 400 feet thence
esst.ry 10 sixth avenue 800 feet thence southery to
Sixty fourth street. 260 feet, thence easeIy 200 feet,
thence .ouhery 200 ee thence eassery 700 feet to the
As before stared the is feet below the
present grade If the Fifth that grade ID 10
be raiten twelve ieet more conformation thereto viii
render the whole OF the completely useless
1t will then be seventeen feet below ths Ease OF the
ltreet The cost Of filing and grading the State grounds
to correspond with the estimated ut ~ 700 It
will also be add another story in phase of the
one rendered useless additional cost Of 30 coo.
The situation If the arsenal ia the inaccessible
New York island It's ds ance from the of
the military and civil authorities, In the event OF out
bIesks rerders it very difficult Tor communicable and
nours eape before troops could arrive " &C.
TEND IL In Of attack
The bad STA Of roads during the winter caused BY
the laying Streets and the IRON
the tram portaon INES makes The expense Of cArage al
most equiva bat Of transporting the same bulk
The abovs with many osner reasons tkat could ad
cuced compes say that the oaidng should be
ed present location, as in few years 1t viii
probably te entirely useless as an arsenal would,
therefore, respectfully recommend that the entire ea
tabishment magazine, outhouses and grounds be sold,
and that another and substantial areenai be erected
in its stead and in another and desirable Location.
The arsenal In the city Of Buffalo Is in old make
home the property of that corporation /. rot very
easing either to the citizens or military,
third 81 Of State and that on an exposed
ir inter- is unable :, boas. Of arsenal other than
da prateo market house Bufsio sh 1uld from tss geo
gro bical po.in be provided with greater secuT
ty than that DOW furnished.
The Utrei States Arsenal a. Rome nov In excellent
condition. could probably be purchased from the general
government for q merely nominal SUN; hus sit Gdiug
the of prompt delivery of and ammunition to
all parts The State should occasion require by having
in the centre, well " both exrenities Of
the State,
s6et removal of the stores would not excest at the
highes, estimate $4,000 surplus, to the amount Of
SIG COO Of The proceeds OF the se Of the New YORK
:,
with the three proposed arsenas which will have COS.
tie State nothing
The eere to excel in the kno wledge Of solisrs duty
has erg.ndered split OF rialy AIMING our citizen aol
ders being emulcns Of the rest and one Of
the results not upmE orant the number Of en.amp
that have taken place The routins duties OF gar
indisI ensabe to any considerable &C.
n military atainnenJs yet to De content with that
much would be 70 fail Ia way-csmps must formed
AID the pleasure of the holiday soldiee mu.t b..
sssinia;ed to the stir gent and mere avduous du-
ties If actual se.vce. This Sac laws encourage
T~ru nf
rsufitept qual tity Here exists evil. The thi,
ard transportation of teats &c. from port N
Of the another rendered necessary by the
" osush property delay expense ana
he erais. By the delays inseperaoe from trao+
portaon !egme nt il compelled to defer encanpng
until another, in some remote region shall have done with
the and that works hardship to esss Of ci.
zns who merit is the because their serv
are copstraed IN account # tia undtness Of season
atar don the beneficial exsrees OF the field.
The expense OF many rem ovas Is an important item in
the expsr oiture u my department, by reference t.
the proper pages will satisfactorily appear Tn, una
and Of be gle pIics Ct SOLDIERS
tortie natIy the plumber and dir lance OF removals
and fro For example: fhs epTenchment Of the Second
Divson at Kington required the camp equipage to be
sweeping the field, levelled much Of the
and although msterlal damage ca1sed thereby,
si the hsd 10 be dried and added to the
ard expense of subeeqc camp formations. On the
br.akipg Of the camp a. Kingston, large portion 81
sae tns TO
North al Fast so as 70 Enable several regiments to use
the same tents while favorable season las.ed.
By Iapspor alton alone within the past year, nearly
700 tents have xcore I'M sryicase The unit CT mo
ney already sunk and sum of money canal 20 the ex
pense az wear aad tear and for zen
would erate tie government OF the State % purch ,.s
ample eauipsge with thst on hsnd) {, furnish at leas
one regiment IN each brigade with tents.
Ar matters are at present. one wears rough usage O
property does more piury than would
from ten wears So vice in rte field It would not b.
time lost 10 copscer she expense attending encaoop
MI pta corpm,ttee-ususy off Gers desru.ted by rea
con OF their pess for sucn duty-s appointed to sels
site suitable for the purpose one that will ,moue n,
advantages of G. n,cuity to wood and wafer yeness
surfac. and freedom from sagnsnt waters or borr,
spots that might evolve unhealthy airs Generally vhes
aoeation is mace the posessor of the ground IA up
willing TO surrender in season of the wear when il
would be likely TO be valuable unless for q remunera
ton. Tier board flooring for the and
have to he eIeced No part of these incidental
have been horne by than the militia them selves
Tents plafoIr% or floors for the same camp kettles
nv the erar4,nen- an so could be mt any ont