Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-16
MING. FEBRUARY 16, 1882.
aournal arr0 Courier.
Thursday Morning. Feb. 1G. 1882.
THE NEW LONDON NAVY YARD.

The New London navy yard had quite q
'boom" in the Legislature yesterday. A
resolution was introduced by Senator Hoyt
which "whereased'' that the State of Con-
necticut, at the instance of the Congress of
the United States, in the year 1868, presented
by deed of gift to the Federal government
eighty three acres of land, with one mile of
available water front on the river Thames, to
be held by the United States in trust for
naval purposes, and that this site has been
recommended and approved as possessing
superior advantages for great navy yard by
board of competent officers selected by the
Secretary of the Navy, by the Naval Com
mittee of the House of Representatives, by
a large number of distinguished naval officers,
and finally by the Navy department itself.
The resolution resolved that the Senators
and Representatives from this State are re-
quested to urge upon Congress and the naval
authorities the duty and propriety of an ap
preparation, and that the Governor appoint a
commission to present the views of the State
to the authorities at Washington at an ex-
pense of not more than 81 900. This reso-
luton passed speedily through the Senate
and would probably have passed in the House
had not one member announced that it did
not require great deal of foresight to see
that the object of the resolution was to affect
legislation at Hartford instead of at Wash
ington. AS it was, it was ''laid upon the ia
ble,n and may be passed to-day.
The facts indicate that the suspicion ex-
fha ipfo Of he
resolution is hardly justifable. bill has
been introduced by Congressman Wait ap-
propriating 5000, 900 for beginning work
upon the navy yard. It has been referred
to subcommittee of the Appropriations
committee, and Mr.. Wait, it is said,
thinks all the signs are favorable for
its passage. A strong point in its favor
is the report of Admiral Nichols, in which an
annual appropriation of $500, 900 is recon-
mended and in which is the following: 'I
thing it is well to look forward to the time
when an irresistible pressure will be brought
upon the government by the cities of Boston,
New York and Brooklyn for the possession
of the land now occupied as navy yards in
their vicinity. Nearly midway between New
4Ork anu boSton, VIZ, at NEW 14onuon, we
have piece of property presented by the
State of Connecticut, admirably locat-
ed for the establishment of a first
class navy yard, and containing within itself
a large part of the material necessary to its
building up, and where money may be very
much more ad0antageously expended than at
ana other point on the Atlantic coast. Is it
not the part of wisdom to realize the neces-
sity of building up this yard, and to lose no
time in commencing the work? would rec
ommend the appointment, by the navy de-
partment, of aboard of officers to carefully
examine this property, and make plans for
its groaoth and deoeZopment into a frst-ctdss
macy gard. y 'g ,-s
Bridge or no bridge, we want the leading
navy yard of the country" in this State if we
can get it. And there has certainly not been
a moro favorable time for working for it than
the present.