New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-18
BOSTON,

TIE PROPOSED DIsCONTINUANCE OF TIE NV Wy,
YARD-THE BRIDGE BETWEEN bo'i'' AM
EAST BOSTON.
From Our SpeeiA' OoI'e'P0h BOSTON, July Is, 1868.
The resolution introduced into the House Oh
Representatives at Washington, on Hon''''' - ,
-, -, ,,,ire has occa4ioned considerable talk ana
20 - - ttis section more particularly among
c., ,o,,le and the officers Of the Charestown
-, - rbis resolution authorizes the appointment
,iors N examine and report on the e1pediency OF
si.,i,rina the Navy-Yard at CharlestoWn Mass ana
t,i,r the same with tho NayyfaId NJ hIt'eIy NC
uil.'-' ,,Iiry known as the Portsmouth Eavy-Yard
Tn reason therefor is said to be because inc
.,ar1 AZ Charlestown is not adequate 10 us
- ts area and waterfront beng too
,,i,od and ito extension being mpractcable IN conse-
nopce Of the adjacent lands well as that now occu
mol y The same yard being needed for c0mmercil ana
other private business purposes And II Is heiu IhaO inc
land adjacent TO the yard at kittery Me- Is ample ID
&C. and water front 10 accommodate the work carried
ON NJ both yards The first assertion may be true but
was found during the war that 5000 meh couu D9 M
Consistently employed without any crowdlnS, and they
,erformcd their share of the work required 10 render our
navy c0iricut To hardly De SAID thil the room is
10 i,. .,r,rlerrial purposes This would give
idea that and adjacent places With wafer 'front.'
were doing immense business IN Tie COuhclCIl me-
Sis ia ot true certainly so far as the City Of Charles
tow is concerned There mt k4lcUil wood ana GQAl
wharyes u this place p1t very little business Is done
thereon. There are two or three Zee WlarVes win ram
or but outside Of this very little activity is nouceahe'
There three wIaryts ia fact with good water
urv!lecc which not occupied, so That the Clty WolQ
not gain much If tho Yard Was abolished ANA rendered
taxable property. by the purchase OF SeaVeJ lSIahd
tic IttT 0ut ~ the hit,ey Gyid JAS 6Ceh made 10
SUMS Any i'm tic ccgaliy nut ;s al that can be said
l. = - o. 49, .I,jitut.ou. There are no llciIes iot
INN u ont what are called "hg jobs, and the supPHes
i i WIN ~ C.5,-.foyrr Yrl from whence Kitery
ccivc ana SIN receives an the heavy machinery ah3
a br n off The Charrs,Jwn Yard, and the parent OBJ
I,Y
-, and regrIy tIrpe fines that number 40
CGr.tou is understood that there are SIX or eight
y .' a T1rfsoith and that the consolidation is
NAV on may Doe truc but % has that appearance ana
t government vii. sustain heavy loss by the abolition
oftGc C1rletowu Yard where there many millions OF
PiG.rsrtlv connected with this question Of consoda
ZION is f.. proposed erection of bridge from Boston
prora- a. East Boston, which arc now connected Dy
line ferries Near the close OF the last session OF the
loDilcd bin through, which Incorporated UIhtIt D."
KAY Charles r. lIc Lean. jeremiah II. POte and Ahrt
han =. F0ss their associates and successors MS t"e
10 exceed 81 10000 TO he divided into OF 500 each
The Oil opposed 10y several Of the more lIoMhrA,
members Of the legislature who hed tAat was Gown
might construct the bridge, and that 10 was lhe sc.ne
Of tho ogsiuators 70 have he city take the gsc, rom
them and pay them handsome bonus. Il IclItr was
read from Secretary Nc..cs 100 opposition TO me sehcht
and Iractcy destroy IT'S water front Il the bridge is
erected the Navylard may rs wei be removed 10 MI
terry anywhere else as ITS N2iue 10 tle
would amount 10 nothing The city government oi
Charlie, own has ma De unanimous protest against the
brurc, and Do Is aal thd S-VlVo WI DC l" 10 "y ~
ties Interested u the project succeeds Tie consent OF
Co1crcs, is needed, aud active agents are az Work
in Washington 10 Obtain lhe same 4 Joit I''".oIl"
relation 90 the erection % this bridge, authorizing COM
M. uu from the War and Navy Departments 10 report
su' e plan for the structure, lass already been passed
and "a curious fact that tins resolution was called up
III the House by representative from Maine. "heh 10
was passed. and that ie" days later another i,it''-
tatIve from the State introduced tae resolution ln
relation To- consolidation. Tie Mavilch Bridge nI would
never nave passed Legislature under different CIR
cumsuces. The Governor vetoed To- but as hc ana the
legislators nearly sword points, ID consequence
OF difference Of opinion upon important subjects, they
wOuil ha passed anything over AS veto, even Elu-
railway bill, resolution 10 inquire into the CNpe
Mountain.