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70. s. Navy Regulation Circular No. io.J .
NAVY DEPARTMENT., D
WASHINGTON, August /, lS74. :
The once of Executive Oh1cer Of the Navy
Yards is hereby abolished.
There shall be attached to each Navy Yard an
ohoer not above the rank Of Commander, who
shall DO called Senior Aid to Commandant.
He shall act as the principal aid Of the Oom-
He shall have no direct authority or control Of
the affairs Of the Yard by virtue Of his own rank
or position, but It shall be his duty to convey 70
the heads Of the departments Of the Yard such
orders as the OommandPnt shall desire 10 trans
nit verbally aud It shall also be his duty to visit
and observe all parts Of the Navy Yard and its
establishment, and to make such reports as shall
enable the OonInsndant to be fully informed as
to the harmonious working Of the various parts Of
the whole station under his command.
If necessary other line officers Of inferior rank
msy be attached to the Yard as subordinate aids
to the COmmandant for the purpose Of assisting
seryatlOn In the duties Of their profession, but
they, like the Senior AID, Will have 10 authority
except as aids and assistants to the CommAndant,
There shall be attached to each Navy Yard a
Captain Of the Yard, who shall be senior to all
the other lins officers in the Navy. Yard, and
shall, In the absence Of the Commandment, act In
his place as Commandant.
He shall have special charge ..
6f the police Of the Navy Yard, and the enforce
or tho fre department and fire bills, and shall
keep in good and working order the fire engines,
or all the nres and lights in the workshops,
and amer working hours 10 the afternoon he shall
satisfy himself that there Is no apparent danger
or keeping the walks and grounds Of the Navy
Yard clean and IN good condition.
Qfthe berthing, moving and mooring Of vessels,
and Of the fire and other tugs. I'D.
He shall exercise no authority and issue no or
ders BY virtue Of his rank over the heads Of the
other departments relative to the business or per-
thining to the special duty Of such departments.
Should, however, any matter come under his no
tiee, or that Of any other oteer, which ip his or
their Judgment may appear to Be contrary TO the
forests Of the service, It Is the dtt Of any such
otlceT immediately 70 communicate the fact to
the COmmapdant, WHO'S, IN law and In fact, solely
The Captain Of the Yard will be, also, the head
Of the department Of Equipment In the Yards,
and will discharge the duties Of such position as
tain Of the Yard.
The Ordnance ofleer in the various Navy Yards
will be also in charge Of the department Of Navi.
cation therein, and will dIseh9tge the duties OF
SUCH position, as now understood, In addition 10
his duties - chief ofthe department Of Ordnance.
The consolidation Of the once Of Captain Of
the Yard and that Of the Equipment department
under the same of1oer, end the consolidation Of
the departments Of Ordnance and OF Navigation
under one officer will take place at the various
which date the ONCE Of Inspector Of machinery
afost ct various stations will also be abolished.
GEO. N. robson, Secretary Of the Navy.
uniform clrcuIaF.l NAVY DEPARTMENT., |
WASHINGTON, August r. ls74. !
Hereafter Master-at-arms, MAchinIsts, all Yeo-
men, Apothecarles, Boiler-nakers, Oopper-smiths be,
School-masters Ships writer's and Nurses will
wear single-hreasted sack coats, with Q row OF
five medium size navy buttons on the right breast,
In place Of the jackets now worn.
For muster these sack coats will be made Of
navy blue cloth, and for working suits they Will
be made Of navy blue flannel.
The devices Will be worn on the sleeves as at
present.
WILLIAM REYNOLDS,
Acting Secretary Of the Navy.
lCIrcular.l NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, August u, 1874. !
steam vessels-ofWar s specially called to the du-
ties Of Chief Engineer in the United States Navy
Regulations and to the explanations and direc-
tons contained In the steam log-bookB.
These officers are not 70 walt for instructions
from tho Bureau or Department as to the manner
Of operating any unusual arrangement that may
be placed on board ship, but are TO exert them
selves 70 determine It, and to report on such ar
rangement as required BY paragraph sos, United
States Navy Regulations.
This circular Is called for because many quar-
teTly reports and log books from the engineer de-
partment omit important matter and contain IN
correct entries; and also because new apparatus
designed for economy has been left unused In the
absence Of Instructions as to its operation from
the Department
Commanding officers will see that the engineer
reports are according to the Regulations before
forwarding them.
WILLIAM REYNOLDS,