The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-07
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than i would be II the work in all its branches
| were done in the Treasury Department. In my
Judgment however the additional security Is Of
mere economy OF money in the expense of en-
The marine hospital service of the country is,
| Several hospitals have been erected at points
great commercial cities Of New York, Philadel-
| tions tor sick and disabled seamen.
| During the past season careful examination OF
oneSe ms INSTITUTIONS has been made by Dr. Stewart,
81 gges aget Of hs e rtsS Treaspry and by pr
lnelr examination is that several hospitals have
not Deen properly managed that others should be
| York, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Measures have
already been taken for the sale of the hospitals at
| hospital at New orleans is represented as un-
suitable from bad location and other circumstances
hospitals at Kew Orleans a and New York, which as
am informed are no longer needed Tor the use OF
the army, respectfully recommend that they be
transferred to the Treasury Department.
The revenue marine system is an important and
expensive branch OF the customs revenue service.
There are thiTty-siX vessels belonging to the
department, of which twelve are sailing yes
sells, and. twentyfour are steamers They. vary
seventy-three officers and twenty-four men
are required to man these vessels and their
running expenses amount to about SS65,0OO a year.
Five of these vessels, side wheel steamers OF 4S0
tons burden, are lake steamers, and out of com
mission. They are rapidly diminishing in value,
while the care of them involves an annual expense
of about $4,000
The vessels now in the service have been purchased
and built at various times and as far rs can as
certain without special reference to the nature of
the duty to be performed, and certainly without
any matured plan From one-half to threefOurths
of the whole number are not adapted to the bust
ness. Congress recently appropriated 100000 for
the construction OF four additional vessels and pro-
posas were issued and bids received under the au-
thOrity thus conferred upon the Secretary of the
Treasury, but no contracts have yet been made An
examination of the subject has forced the conviction
upon me that 1t is neXpedient to incur the eXpen.
diture until the department is in possession of
SHALL therefore, take the opinion of board OF
competent officers upon the following points,.
First. The size and character OF vessels required
by the nature Of the service that they are to per-
| form.
Secondly Whether they should be constructed
OF iron or wood, or OF combination of these ma
terials
When the report of the commission shall have
been received proposals will be issued for the
struction of four vessels as authorized.
In addition TO the parent mint at Philadelphia,
| six branch mintS have been established at various
times in different parts of the countryOne at San
francisco, one at New Orleans, one at Charlotte,
| n c., one at DahlOnega Ca, one ut Denver, Colo
RADIO, and one at Portland Oregon.
Since the commencement of the war the branches
| at New Orleans, DahlOnega and Charlotte have
been closed. An assay Office, it is believed will
satisfy the necessities of the mining interests in
Colorado and for the present Onlya limited business
will be done at the Portland mint. Indeed, with
the construction of railroads and the consequently
| increasing facilities for communication, am of
opinion that the business OF coming will be chiefly
at one mint upon the Pacific and ut one mint upon
| the Atlantic coast.
Under an act OF Congress, passed July %, 1866
| preparations are making for the sale of the mntS
| at Gnailotle' N. y, anu Danlonesa me mInlns
ana COMING Oh tle precious metals IS now 50 aiSe
than it has hitherto received; At present there is
no puleitu OL oiilGeI III INC iIGIsuSS
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