Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-09
Tie Washington Navy Yard

aE EtlNF - WDEkMEN LAST NIGHT
: meeting Of the residents OF East Wash
ington and wOrkmen Of the navy yard was
held al odd Fellows Han. Sth street east.
last evening, 10 take action in reference to
the congressional Committee rai,0rt recon-
menduT the abOl iShmenf of the Wa.Iin..,6
navy yard. Mr.. ". J. NeTmiIliOD. Is chair
man of a preliminary meeting called the
meeting To order and Nj. Richari EmmOGs
was The secretary.
Tie chairman stated t,.-. obiact nj the
meeting. and called @.,orfion In tba r.5orf
nl tle Commute. on Naval \ fairs. made 10
- - - the 18th Of January, in which
a. a., - H-,Gnmended that the WSShingtc,
Philadelphia and New London navy varls
~ abolished. There = no navy yard at New
London, for the Secretary calls il naval
station. ana ID Is not proposed TO abolish the
Philadelphia ward. but 10 remove ID IN
League Island q distance Of three miles
only The report says The Washington
navy yard has too small. an area for an e..-
jeH>lEe establishment. and has OF late years
6ern -td idiheI Tor repairing amt mann
factory Than for building. Tire approach
20 Il Is uy a. crooked and difficult Chann.T- IL
il i"T from the sea 10 is remote from supple,
OF timber, iron and cGal, The number OF tx tll-
81 artisans Is limited. and there iS no work
zone al RI that cannot be more
t4efr.E done ana the materials more
shsapiy obtained al League Island wand
when That yard Is put I'm proper c0ud tfI, n,
10 ill., The Washington navy va,I - we'll
~EF..4e.i with Z0Dd buildings. tools ami ma
cHintTs 1ud on "a better pcality Tor is pur-
poses would ue % great value" 10 is true
League island Us remote from the sea 3ct
wA-HINcEcN NAVY YARD HAS THE SANE
ADVANTAGE.
During the Wa There We're but fgvo va~I-
south Ul rH.s- amt when orr vessels were
battered in Hfmr'ol Roads tae Jenedt of ,la
-att here was gVr-rs lated. They could NOT
le sent 20 Philadelphia fOtl.Dalr,. Tor f...,-
could not stand the sea- voyage. ort frey-
'.L-t De- JrJu4A. here ana here they were.
repaired 81 was true that the cHalGe. was a
devious one. but DO could be improved g1d Ia
'G- government WrUii appropriate SPOON as
Inc % channel could hoe made ian -l. Eastern
br,Hcn a~ there is ln the country. A. for
luaf~r..t.- Do Was more convenient tItl al
League Island. As for the want Of
SKILLED LABOR
..r.r .- MISTAKE lu the report .. Che COM
iH-it'-- Tor o. is well known thar during the
war tt-re was more skilled labor here Imam
was o. be found elsewhere i'm the country. and
-'it >Nt3E tr In>fHUc.t two engines built here
~ -l.l "nLht.s .shl H"uTs per day, 80 r'p
'irftti man Two built by contract under ten
nouns WDIk. and the Washington engine,
N'lN l.I l~H|t lU more superior and work
hstHit he manner Iu every particular. There
were evidences pl the superior workman
ship Of
THE wAsHINGToN MECHANICS
t' ne found anywhere. and the NfUue>grg
vs. one 81 the vessels which fully ~UStailS
tht reputation OF the builders. one great
reason why the government should MAINTAIN
ite NHtd here Is that the land ON which 10 il
Ntld, To revert % the heirs when IL shall
ceased 10 be used a. such, and some OF line
heiT> are still living. Thus II the govern
insht db"iiSne~ the yard they will do 80 al a
great sacrifice. The report speaks OF fbe
uritlthiulne>> of the Philadelphia ward which
TIE speaker conceded. and il recommends the
enlarge ment of the Norfolk ward. That place
hI'25 was nearly depOpulated by yellow
ItNef- q disease which had never been eDi-
uesnlc mere. III room was needed there was
plenty OF room for it here. In conclusion he
SAID illdt there was no good reason for the
proposed action Of Congress and many gOoi
reasons against il. Thousands of Deople
would be beggaTed If the navy yard was re-
moved. and one of the finest manufacturiug
establishments would he numbered with the
things OF the past
\ motion was adopted that a committee
De appointed To draw up
\ PETITION TO CONGRESS.
giving the reasons why tIe yard should he
mel, obtain sign rs and present the
same Tie following were appointed. Rich
ard Jones. Jos. Waltemver, Richard EN-
on
n vote OF thanks TO The press Of the city for
opposing the proposed SbOIition of the ward
was adopted Adjourned.