The New York herald., 1871-12-05

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ron should oe obtalneI, either by addition to the
Present lot or BY the purchase oil another site ON
;1s ps,msr .s urging him 70 recommend 70 the ,sia
Conrfs az 10 ~ OF an ACT granting authority 70 the
mlgS 6 the %
a. az q a"ap,e rea a,oos,,. 70 obtain It by purchase
S.ss pipm'st ssery TO c,ss e
s,. the ste &c or budinx erected BY the government
structures thus furnishing sacen ,lTht rS 1 far o'nse tse
rs q ,s AMI sacurty also
It's hardly necessary TO sag that In Inc eex,s,ins
cSna'Tlon Of aars At Chicago IS important 'nas
delay. ' y ''"0' "''n0u' unnecessary
TUE NEW STATE BUILDINGS.
since my last annual r.pOrt the Supervising
Architect mas couloietei the Custom House. Conrt
Court House and Post Scs a. nen'; Sss Monss sss
Iowa; the Court House and Post Onlce at Madison.'
Idaho: Is now expected satiSs custom os1 ao"s: ao1s
aud Post Once at SC. Paul. Minnesota: the Marine
oregon the the com cSsa, nanss aoae snS
Machas Maine; the Brancn Mint at san Francico,
be nnse ready Tor use by tae ist day q
yaiy next 6r0,lns A. that time there WIN remain
ana Post Once al coIumoia, Sousn uuas cause cause
lima; the custom House al New Orleans
i nae he Custom aSss a
hnoXyiile, Tenn, the custom House and Post Olrce
e. a ss nSpss and Sss
Treasury at Boston, and the Custom House and Posi-
ONCE 2t Omaha, Neb. Tle prosecution of those
connection with puollc bniidinas to be erected al
Chicago. and the erection Of marine hospitals at
teci Of the treasury aud lie force at his command.
pubIic buildings until some OF those IN process. VI
construction snail have been completed. the points
at w1cn ths erection or repair OF public buildings u
most needed are Hartford. indianapolis, Cincinnati
and st. louis. IN slfss ssf4ass 81 4ssz ss-'.e4 N
COAST SURVEYS AND LFE-sAyINa APPARATUS
Uluer an act passed lt the last
Eres. appropriating S20),00o for the purpose or
more enectually securing lie aud property on the
examination o the coast and OF the nc-savtng sta
IONS mas been made 0y experienced ofoers OF the
proposals were invited and accepted for the erec-
tion & OF fourteen new houses on the coast Of New
jersey aud SIX upoa the coast OF Long Island. ke-
ills are also making uOon the Old houses on the
saaa wcS ars re S q the Es
tion OF tnis department. have ocen prosecuted with
the usual energy, as VIII TO seea rom the brief
port or progress made by the superintendent in
advance OF Thc usual detailed reports with maps,
annually submitted to Congress.
The survey OF the Ata0tic coast Ia now rapidly
approaching conipettoni that OF the Gulf coast Is
more than hal finished and the work on the Pacific
coast Is being pressed forward vigorously
rhe estimates submitted substantially conform to
the appropriations for the present year. An in.
angulaton across the country To The Pacific Ocean,
great interest having bcea manifested by the
ton OF tile WORK. The business entrusted TO the
Lighthouse Board ts Que Of The most Important
Oh UuUllC ScEvlCc III COutrOl
department, and am able to state tnat 1t is con-
Quoted with ndety and with reference solely 10 the
made Dy the Lighthouse G Board exceed ID me aDpio
rratOns Tor the present year. but they appear to
necessary. amt respectfully recommend them TO
the consideration OF Congress.
PUBLIC HOSPITALS.
Under an act OF Congress approved July 80, 1870.
DIR. john NJ Woodwork has been appointed super,
vising Surgeon Of the Marine Hospital service. His
for the fiscal year ending June 30, ls7O,
was $l,OI6 and for tue year ending June 50, 1871.
named year was s4o5,e24, being an average lor
eacn patent OF 81 O8 per day, and Tor tho latter
in the rst named year the hospital tax was $i5 10.
and the latter year It announced to S2s3 5Ol IA
Tie supervising surgeon Is OF opinion that pavilion
hospitals are better adapted the successful treat
ment or the sick tnan the ordinary buildings Ol
fourth as great. In accordance with his susscston
recommend an approprintlon OF 5000 lor the
hospital AZ PnIsbnrs, ia. the present hospital Is
situated IN the vicinity " iron mills aud railways,
dollars the governments will Ue fully reimbursed Tor
the cost OF new hospital, whlie the comfort
been made that the sum or $50 600 VIII be sunlcent
for the Of a pavilion hospital Angel
accommodate 100 patents: and / also recommend an
appropriation OF that amount for that purpose. /
also respectfully renew the recommendation made
heretofore Tor pavilion hospital the ci,Y Of
New York, sunicient for the accommodation or 200
patients.
employs twenty-five steam vessels ana eight
sailing vessels. In addition TO these ,nere
not In commission, and two schooners
upon the coast conaemued not ft for duty. Ur
the SIX large steamers upon the lakes four only
In commission, and as the Others are not needed
have the honor TO recommend that authority be
Steamers have been built-three Of $50 anu one OF
$50 tons burden Under the existing appropriation
sails for ionr small iron prouelers, two tor the "a
cinc ana two for the Atlantic coast. furtht r
70 O. into ecs s re
tiOn OF the commission, whose report was ap-
proved by the department and submitted to Con,
by the Commission, wnen fully adopted, Will
effect reduction in the ex Denses OF TINS branch OF
the service OF about five hundred Thousand dollars
about thirty per cent the whole cost. Ine
changes proposed contemplate the use OF vessels Of
less ionna1e, and O consequent reduction OF the
number Of men employed.
The expenses OF the revenue marine service for
the year ending June 81, 1871, were $i,25l,go4.
quarter 0f The presen, fiscal year shows re uction
against $l5s, 1873 for the preceding year. The hrst
III expenses OF $s3, 1O AS compared with the corre
spending period preceding year. At the date OF
my last report board or oincers was IN scssloh
charged with the duty or examining the officers
tnen In active service. fhe report showed taat five
captains, ten first heutcnants nine second lIenien
ants and ten thud heutenants were not qua med
for duty The persons found TO be incompetent have
been discharged, Tncr places nave been fhed Uv
promotion and by tue appointment OF additional
officers, after competitive examination. There
are several officers III the service who on account
oicers in their places and Tor tho increase Of the
NUMBER OF engineers. rendered necessary Dy the
substitution OF steam for sailing vessels, additional
apprOpr8tl)ns are required for the next
nscal year. THIS prancn or tho pubic SER
vice Is, upon the whole, In a satisfactory
condition.. During the third session or the Forty
first Congress- bil was submitted l0r the organiza-
ton OF Mint bureau Tue Dill passed the senate.
but failed In the House OF entatlvcs, though
not, az am int0rnicd from any objection TO the
principles on which It was framed. | urgently
recommend the passage Of similar bill Vt the
present session oil Congress.
ALL THz MiNTs AND ASSAY OFFICES
q 0rn nj fuall in cnarU Dpnarf.
meat. but there Is not by authority Of law anv per-
SON IN the department VINO, W virtue Of ms once,
Is supposed TO be informed upon the subject, anu no
one on whom the Secretary oil the Treasury can 0n-
clally rely for Information or advice IN the manage
ment OF this Important branch OF public business
OUR INTERNAL COMMERCE. =
Il Is estimated that the internal commerce o. the