New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-29

Facilities for the supply Of and coal which must be
pairing ward, do not exist az chi. station.
resident population viog of hayward only must
be "a miserable community In % section OF the country
where nearly all naval works. necessarily suspended 10
the Fall months, by the severity OF the SEASON only 70
be resumed In the late spriHg Inc Board OF EnRhees
deemed tC favorable TO the EewLJndOn station that
there either side OF the river nunefOus points
upon which iron towers and turrets armed WIN guns
OF the largest caiiber be erected AZ nOderae cost
and 80 arranged ss 20 render the entrance OF hostile
ships impossible " forts and towers can DC conslrcte
OF sufficient strength 20 resist tue attacks OF shp
modern construction aud armament Tue NyuIIn'tih
deem that such works as those Described Woud reach
cost far from moderate" The expenditure Is 10 De
made TO enable the Government 10 create and preserve
ansvyyard at poiut not otherwise especially advan
ageOus, aud 10 repe the attacks thas W0uld De nan
there only for the that IL contained Government
stores vessels. and warlike appliance The Commit,ee
navyyard and that the site, with its improvements DC
conveyed to the State of Connecticut ,,...
Kitery Yard, generally known the Potts-
mouth, n H. NavyYard, IL situated on island within
the boundaries OF the State OF Maine near The town or
Kutery-with which L. Il connected by bridge-lnd ~
opposite Portsmouth, ". IT, The yard proper has an
area of CO acres aud an available waterfront o. one mile
In extent portion OF 1t deep water. This navy
yard without doubt Is the most healthy station on the
Atlantic coast The site and improvements which have
been perfected have already cost the Government up
ward OF sOooOO0; and II they should be aosndone1,
vaueless. The buildings and other improvements are
generally In excellent condition OF repair tOW1 only
being needed TO put them In thorough order
The Committee then briefly describe the Navy Yards
at Pensacola and Mare Island aud state that the repair
ing OF the buildings In the former would cost $4,000,
and that in the latter the buildings were reported to be
in good condition.
CONDITION OF THE NAVAL ASYLUM.
In regard to the Naval Asylum IN Philadelphia, near
the schuylku River, they state that II resembles
prison alongside OF ditch and Isl an uncomfortable
unsuitable and an unhappy residence for tho officers
sailors and marines who live IN it. They recommend
that asylum be sold and the proceeds, which 1t Is
estimated will amount to s2cOo,cOo be applied to the
a an n shore
of the harbOr OF NewLondon, they think, would be a
s4O0OOOO Of the naval fund per was not sum
Gent TO pay the annual pensions aud the expenses OF
tho Asylum. They therefore recommended that the
fund be invested in Government per cent bonds.
In relation to tho naval hospitals, the Committee re-
port that the number OF hospitals far in excess OF
the Government wants and that several OF them coud
be abolished without detrment the service. The hos
pitfalls at Washington Annapolis, and Philadelphia could
be closed This would leave hospitals at Chelsea, Mass
Brooklyn. y. " and at Norfolk. The strength
OF the in Is72 including officers, seamen, Marines
engineer force, and coast survey, amounted TO 1706
men. There 1900 OF disease treated during
tue year. Taking the number OF all persons the
the cost for each per year $50 a. II the number OF
persons treated was taken the would be 81 u each
per year.
comparison OF the records OF naval hospitals and
the hospitals OF CITY showed while in the
former &c for each patient daily In
the latter IL only cost As cents THIS was considered
conclusive argument IN favor OF few large hospitals at
important points
The torpedo station at Newport has been brought up
to high condition OF efficiency. In conclusion the
Committee recommended the erection OF naval prison
for the confinement OF sailors and marines under
tence Of courtsmlrtal or that provision be made for
the reception OF these prisoners at the military prison
at LeaYenwOrtb.