New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

bellbuoy. and nneiy three new hgoy- Of the ordinary
hind. IL has discontinued Two lights which are M" no
longer needed. and has cLangcG h charsctc1sici ci
ten othcrs. u a: they may bo more useirl THAN hcr'0
Tie new nght hcure on stannsrds Rock. I te srpe-
rlor lighted on ID. an ~ July THIS work wien
10 he annual Ect.,rt 81 he fishi,IIoIsc Board.
The Board re;rnincd from making recommendation es
to lighted buoys until ac OF inc experiments nado
IN fOrcgn waters were aserrtniued Tnse huuys have
now proved 10 Ne such valuable ana comparatively IL
expensive a!j, TO navigation HAT they have pfcH
adopted into several ~ the lighthouse stems o. lropc
Tue Board hLs recently Lad occasion 10 place HSnt.
buoy 70 mark wreck ~ one ~ the channels ia S mo
the port OF NewYosk. which could be successfully
marked Ia no othor manner. ,.,
sclera lighthouse Districts 30 rs 20 Substitute mc'
OIL ior lard 9 ns an umnan Is row so lar Goprsedd
that On tie Is; o. JANUARY mineral oil Will D. useu
III oil except the lighlh use OF the irst order,
Hell Gate VIII enable tie Board 10 transfer u.
mous with the electric light from the laboratory 10
liglt hou-e, where 1t can have working test.
Attention called TO the Boards annual report for FUR
Their details with regard TO the Ligatiouse service.
COAST AND GEoDETIc SURVEY.
The operations Of tie Coast and Geodcc survey both
IN the field and In tie Office, have been steadily ad-
vaucCd.
Topographic and photographic surveys have been car
ried on on the Atlantic Gulf aud Pacific coasts Aid has
been given 70 tic State surveys in srcss Ia nine IN
terror states.
Data aud material have been accumulated for addl-
tional volumes Of the Atlantic Coast Pilot, and Tor he"
editions ~ the Coast Pols Of California ore gon WASH
ngton Territory. ond OF Alaska. New charts and ne"
editions OF old charts have been published The annual
publ cation ~ tdc-tIblrs Ia been continued $500,
IN Tie e. lmotr- ior ne ptosecu o. we ssS a ~
atn .od we - f tr raasts and neyieabIe ras-
sages Of the Terri DRY OF AfSka. The growing lupOi
lance If thai country and the needs Of ts commerce d
nav CATION recommend this Proposition 10 the IN
THE MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
During the year 3G1sl patients received 33$47j days
relief in hospital. Transportation 10 their own uoDe'
furnished incura5le patients fifteen sea
have been furnished treatment 1t the Government
Hospital Tor the Insane SOC were examined
physically as preliminary 10 slipping; 1000 pilots were
examined for colorblinduess; aud 3,477 senmen were
vaccnatcd because OF the PR yaicuce u smallpox Tie
receipts were SIOs 2I5 CO. ard the expenditure
Si6s l2O 10 These expenditures include S54lV- 20 Oh
account OF extraordinary alterations and repairs TO nos
riti buildings Less this amount @il392r u was tA'
no expense the service On July there WAS an IN
expended balance Of Sl77sC0 - 10000 Of which VIII
be required icy additional repairs then under nract
and $1,000 for contemplated alterations lHe
u.snitas eeurs,iy are in good condition The recon
NJ. ndation heretofore made for the establishment o
ncn7 dilsbd and tat Tor Tie physical alton Of
ali sram,n before Slipping ere jeue cl. OF tie 209o
pots examined Tor blindness. t3 were teirci. ~
being c"oioliud. while o. the remaining oOo - MSIe
rejected Tor various disabilities. There is now 40 com,
pliuf against thc examination Tor c"or Oh uhe-T'
II Is be eyed that the Department "oud uIFe u, un
Cuty in carrying Ou law FOX the general I! ,.ca, cA
animation OF al feamcn one hundred ana d. ~ -li
deaths reported OF lsthsc on Voi a2e7 ron
pors this country. Report thc4 o' Is l"c b
statistics on thr ny tlene @i neFGia' w, nc I
of those v.s4es show tnc relative mortality n cl-7
OF them 10 complete theu tuc reports ahouu DC kept
7 up for years. , ~ - Nj.
An epidemic ~ smallpox broke ont on the II ier MIS-
solH River. Were there no ocal sanitary il"' auc
the Department, uenE called upon made use o. tue Gus
7 toms force 10 suppress tIc disease. &c.
lnfny Judgment. tie Hospital TAX should not De feduccd
urN ecaueu request H. or until CONGRESS shall MAKE an.
nua appropriations for the support ~ the service Wien
the lax 20 cents per month the Dephriment wa
ofi d 10 DENY relief uauy HutrIlnG scd-eu; no"
relief QenIcu few. II any, who are entitled 10 rteF
ira IsIF IL Il
vcsr vas q-g These were uaty in thr larger clues,
AID were generally iOucshorcmcu aud tshcrnculn many
cases per~ous not sal Ors. lie hdLu"I o. per
sons re- rted who had been sailors wa small Inc
service meets the necessities OF those Who are IFS IcSl
.f. beucgciarleA and IA" originally tncTra- 81
fr,m 20 10 10 Oh Che request Co.! those Who af- ell
aJic tO become -uch.
SIT i1iDOATINsPrCTION SERVICE
TBi. table show steam So s,.s ia-pcc edt1eH tonnage
and IN, officer. licensed IN Ae several divisions Of nay
cation durll tie fiscal year ended juno 30. l-~2: