The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-02

uon IL Is made very easy 10 change al " the ~
ehAnics and lsborers employed In the yard every
year, ana heroby inspire hoyes for the future Ia
rss's o, me largest sbIe number VI and ea
poIters Of tho regular democratic ticket.
Juno 10 there acre discharged from che CONSTRUCTING u
GIN o. b corps, which, by ths way the pucs ds.rt
ucsaon of eli whsrves walls, be,Idnxs. ssvssa
machinery, sc In ana about the yard
MAsons.. .................N
SsonecuUep...
House carpenters.
Doc& oulioers...
bfckayers .............,..
fhn'efs
Total. ,os
Whole iorce Of the yard present i,s7s ~.
During The day yesterday, the number Of applicable 10
and about the yard for app intmen 70 various potsas
quito large comprising It did from essh u he
political organizations OF The ouny ali agreed
OF getting an sppo,n ment under Unos ssa
From these applicants the present Constructing eHg,s
vacancies made in his deparncn. the night p,ss,o.'
probably thirty or forty vacancies only ng ~naa
vii, be billed today This officer has selected fOils~ns
gentlemen as hls asslstsnts-
Charles Hastings, First Assistant Engineer
James Rich, Second Assistant Enstnec..
Robert Leigh, for merry Fvs' Assistant Engineer under
Mr. Muir ply, "a Head Draugbvman
EawGc Callahan, First Clerk.
Edward Beoiow, Second Clerk
There about ak hundred constantly empsyes
! In the various branches of this Department.
WORK UNDER WAY.
me Conssrucans Esxlees has a. presen under gay s
about extension Of quay vail from the dry dock soatA
ery dredging the walabout excavation for new st~s
house, filing In OF water let's for barracks; drodgaG
the bay Cor the purpose Of driving plies watch 10
s,Iuc quay walls around the edge Of the yard
both rhp houses be taken up the earth oo
and piles driven 10 low wa'er mark sufficiently close
Be substituted in both houses in Leu Of the wooden dom
which found 70 DO Incompetent 10 Withstand the eGecs
OF the continued dsmpnoss whch prevails under toet
| OF seventy thousand dollars II wS Intended thai n
should have bt commenced come tme sIace tho
cesary appropriation was made b, the a't Congress sa
the requisite timber, Sc could NOT be proc ireA II b
hoped, however, that viii be commenced in the ooorse
| Of month or two
THE NEW BARRICx GROUND.
This portion Of he .walaoout which has been sees<
cd for construction OF naval bArracxs and
On The soutsery eide o. Flushing avenue about mia.a!
Hospital II extends alorg the line Of the avenue sbsst
SEQ feet and about 400 feet vide AMI y known - TIE
| "N W Pnrch4e" Az this round Is mainly under valsS
workmen and carts busly engaged In Hins In end
making level with the other ground 10 the neg abo,heoa
was commenced on the Let o July 1856 under couira -
Mcs-rs smith % Who oortracsed do the whole Won
amounting three hundred and dy thousand cusae
ysrds 70 rrl for ono year al so much gard Tnsy %
cordngy, as The FIRST step necessary. proceeded
have the space be tiled In euoloscd with strong s.eos
wall about sixteen hundred feet long by about iees o.
sixteen feet thick and twenty feet hrh This work. wAsc
was 10 very nconsderable one, completed, they mue
dstoy proceeded 10 tpg In with dirt and up 2Oh
OF juno 1857, had Ged In hundred thousand cuhs
yards leaving two hundred and df,y thousano stu be
l
usc, Jobs for year at a tmo Mr.. Smiths cootran
closed on the Goth OF June last, when 1t awarded v
ny george A. Buckingham, oil the Seventh ~nrd, Nee
York, who, year or t~o since laid the Belgian pave
nen around the dry dock In the Navy Yard Mr. B,sk.
iDssan ago Gas the cont ior sappyns e Nsyy Yat
No consisting OF BUILDING pend screened gravel, oaa
fiirS ano Inoulang sand. Sir Buckingham win imne
dstely place from 90 10 100 carts about $50
work filing In the barracA ground sand thinks he 9TH
BIO able 10 complete The whole work before the a
OF July, 1855, by which time 70 be competed sod
ready for building purposes
| TRx SEWERS.
Inetvo sewers bong cons ruoted under the srpeevtao
ofihe Cen.Iactsg Eoeneer are 10 the WsAeOa. sbos.
from The outside or Walaboai Bay TO the present
nus OF the Brookyn city sever which at present assa
three four hundred feet ron the front OF
bay, TINS rendering next TO impossible for work 70
ronaR long time In tha, ucghboFhood In consequence
Ct & greet sts-cs srsI. from the contents which cmPU
into and remain for long time, especially durss tss
dry season Of the year In the liant vaier
Of tho wallasor, The oacr bracch Of tue sower II 70
dra.v TO the bsrrack gro nds, both OF
emptgEg Inio The Eos, river through wai.bout Bay.
Tin, BAfNAcK BvILDNes.
Immediately the dlllng o. the ground being compe
tod gang Of nen arc " DO sel TO work eSeayaitng the
grcond q los water marx 90 the sites selected for The
several bulltnap 20 be ocnSructcd On tic grounds;
the epaces thus orcavaod to nc driven thick VI pi,es
on which the foundations Of the buildings arc TO be COO
me pue,
The barrck bulldugs are ali 10 he OF brick 10 the
centre of the grcund Flushing avenue tho W be
entrance eno, guard house armory, &c. On toe westerly
ing ocer, nDd nj the other
oficCrs, vhh accommodations Tor tcc famcs solde~v
bsracs IL 20 Be constructed the part OF the GROUND
capable Of accommodating $50 On tho north sics II
nc ground bcre TO be sua pe building 10 nc used -
hospital The sacc IN the cou,rc 81 the ground Be
| uss d a. parade ground fer tue soid,ers
10 the expectation Of the engineer 20 coumenoe
eSosvaine fc nese euiidnrs early IN Jolly nea
| Tue Plans fsr the buildings havo not ys occs
seitIcd on at Wsahingtcu herce Unable 20 rive
either TIE description or dimensions o. any Of the above
bulhlDg. further than stated abpvc; the drsughUnax
having ory received orders to drss Plans for TIC build
S n W s pSec1s PsE % &c sy 'ss re- tos
| cosi over hal million Of dollars
NEW sroRyuorsz
The Ccr'trnctpg Engineer has gang OF men also d
,ys,es 81 nee ,Srse ssSsrss ,ca, .ouS ,s,v e.
vide, ard three stories high Il s located In the souih
wcs portion q the yard the back Of t. on the sccth SIDE
10 connect with tho froni Of the old storehouse, and
tend eong the lower terrace wall Of the commodores s
den, which viii probably be removed to make for
The earth taken from the excavation, which Of the ano
and best quality OF gravel used for nng and nprov.
| ing various portions Of the yard.
Tho s,orchouse viii have cellar FEC, high,
floor Of stone which be used for storing pork prv
visions, 30 The sooond and third foors are fx
cSs rom s sS S uss SsSgb NC &C
hou,e, for ne purpose q 'hPpns and trans shipp.@
goods &c II expected hal This house VII DO oompscsca
and ready tor use In about two yeas
pRFperro TUE CHANNEL.
Dredging machines arc aso ai work dredging wsIlaboui
channel " tho depth Of - feet IN order 10 permit 6 the
mooring 81 vc,soa BY the sde OF the Sabine; tho
rage depth Of tho channel In moe. psrs being about 70
feet. bousht by accomplishing the work nov 10 20
gress most OF the naval chips may be brought INTO tne
ohhrnei and noorcd when required Tor sScty.
TIM sHrrFtNa eTxAMr7 NTssfss1Ffk
Ind irlemc Nlrsl~pri, which has Tor some lmo p.G
been undergoing repairs, &c, Dow laying ~ the docks
Of Tho Navy Yard nearly ready 70, see, she having eeen
ordered JON Tie lost india squadron Yesterday We
the day xed on r ,he olccrs ordered 10 her 70 rcpt
70 Captain Nicholson, who 70 go oct 10 command q hss
Up e one o'clock the following, teng sooot ma 100
ordered 70 or nes hsd reported 81 Commodore Kearrevr
ohoe-
VIM q, Nlcholson, Captain.
Thomas PATTERSON, Lieutenant,
John g., spraston, 40.
John T. D-catur, 40.
Henry Hbcn, - 90.
Tberczer Thompson, Carpcnter.
Jcbn Taies, Bontswan-
John l. Fox, Surgeon.