The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
HOW rs THIS, MR. TRACY
Criticising the sales OF Old Stores In tn
Rrook,yn Navy Ynrd.

To Tue EDITon OF The SuN-Sir. Owing
to the poor system and slack manner In which
bnsiuesp Is carried on a. the BROOKLYN Navy
Yard. feel ns II IL was my duty to inform
those who are Interested In such matters OF q
few facts. and know OF no better way or doing
so than through your paner. My opinion Is
that Secretary Tracy's new method OF selling
old material through senled proposals Ia q very
poor and unsatisfactory one both 10 those who
wish 10 buy and to the Governnie for the
following reasons: In complying with the
terms OF snle bidder must make heavy de-
posits OF money II lie makes many bids. thus
giving n man with small capital no chance to
buy and CAPT alsts chance OF forming q ring
and entirely barring out the man OF small
means. Yet 1t was Just this that Secretary
Tracy tried to prevent by his new plan.
Formerly when suoh material was sold at
public auction all bidders hal an equal chance:
they had no deposit TO make except on goods
actually bought. hut at the last sale. which was
hold on juno 10 Of this year, there were only 90
bidders. and for some unknown reason IL OF
these bids were rejected. thus leaving only 50
bidders for very large Gale OF goods. The
following facts will illustrate the business
transactions at the Navy Yard: On March 10
last they were offered for lot $780, which con-
sisted OF 81. 900 pounds OF lienum vita. 81 psr
100 pounds. and on June s they sold the Same
lot for IS cents per 100 pounds. thus caus-
ing loss to the Government OF s243.
They also had o bid on March 10 OF Q cents
per pound for 5000 pounds OF scrap eathor
" % and on they 70 se s o e.
$3.50. On lot S97 they declined an offer OF 37'i
s s1 each for osS sheetog ffSsks ans a hcn
dollars which TIE United States Goys, I@snss
actually lost through the action OF the board
of Oif1c0rS in charge OF such mattefa.
sale for the purpose OF showing the bidders the
refused to give them the Rools that had
eas vi 'e eenss
Ing Of. 1872 pounds hide rope lestimated. but
fs% SSS9 Ss heY s sss ss BID
tie party makloT that bid Iva Yrs ih' s
They ali not. though. Tor they sold i 70 : psr:
for TS Sd rsswssS Il
advertised terms. Gan this Board explain This
,Iansasion L9s 222 they said II their schs ed
GOT this lot for SIS. 80 and he is known to have
ladders. This goes to show how far their esti-
mates o. quantity can a. o 6s relied upon They
old rope. and Il turned out to be 30 900 pounds.
The party getting tbis lot picked out all the
best Of It and then went to lot OF hemp rope
ana BY oIdef tie Bo.1a
nearly lO. 900 pounds.
,hU m nss Of bge s ssins ns r.
cents pair. making loss OF ssooSO to The
The way they make, deliveries is arnalline.
fret you nay your bill they will make sure
Of that: you will perhaps walt an hour or more
You sn s G }ol Psot ri Hsyss
you lind him after; looking all over the yard
si IL s sSs yS SS' ~? ss NJ &hi!"sy =
y dsyss and %Sns,
.asuss Mini rs III Il ssJ .ssss
truck in the yard ali night on account Of the
81 III rsa 10 M and
xe ha ssy can
II will. perhaps. interest the public to know
what navy yard pnss consists OF: the pass pas.
Of load. iot npmbes; Kind 81 material; AMI
es ssns tho pa.s Tbsn ne
storeEeeper,'s Office to have him sign it. Then
SS sS to ss The p eseo nea Hs ' All is ss
bug You arc rendy for the wa,chmnn Mt tho
gate. You drive un there !he ttnps You on the
looks nll over your truck. You have 10 name
all the material that Is in boxes: barrels, bags,
be- ssa M shoud on 80
not on tho pass from carslessnsss Of the
officer making out the pass' he win send you
A very amusing instance OF this kind hap.
peneJ last THURSDAY to u friend Of mine. Lot
rasors. ninety one cnp ribbons. nine gadlocks.
and one partial SGT yeomans stores. Ycnman's
snres In tsngs such that The
this friend OF mine purchased, this same lot In
he pn;cnased !, ot $50. as said. and was ramov.
officers on Wers vesod ut him because he had not
taken them In March nnn were partt E,, to
Se h stoppd the
There's articles on the truck what's not on
the Il HnL he r sHid A.. .,ov,v
well. there's three tins. two measures. four
scoon-. and two, barrels" indicating the old
': W. !%st ' a'''"'
The things we're umoea on the Eaysmssn,,,
,. %sn can ss.S but Two loads Of goods
THc oinssrs hayo ioo much power plaesd In
p sr hsy 60 hEG Rs out
thrown out will venture to say they cannot
Ss his '2y h%
SS;n on,r ni9, material "'e' Us rule not
wSas Sy sn Ss"" %y % know 81 r sss
az AID nos Ss f . S Ms Oh sas:st8
caIed o. uneduSateit from enjoying III. same
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