New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-27
THE EXAMINATIONS COMPLETED.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS IN
THE NEw-YoRK NAVY YARD.

THE NEW-YORh NAVY YARD
Washington May 26 CspeclaD.-The Board of En-
amners for foremen and master mechanics at the Ne"
York Navy Yard has submitted report to the secre-
fairy Of The Navy The Board, Of which Captain T. NJ
Bunce is senior member, convened on May l at the
varl and has had daily sessions since Inc apph-
cans for all places numbered Dlnety-tnree ana hiy
nine persons appeared for examination Each cahui
date appeared personally before the Board and was SUD
ected 10 an oral examination, his testimonials ana
certificates read in his presence ana no was IT.
ouired 10 make written answers to certain questions
without limit 10 time such testimony concerning MN
rs the Board could obtain, both oral and written was
received and duly considered Following is statement
Of the places for which examinations were hed "ith
he names of those found best qualified In each case
Construction Department., master shpWright Ira
Lille: .. master Joiner, Andrew n. Child 3, master
shpitter (outside). Thomas Rourke; 4, master snip
filter dnside Munson W. LOCKER: .. master shipsmith'
Robert J. Ross 6. master plumber, James A. FLOOD
r master sparmafer, Oscar Johnson; g. master DoaV
builder. James Hepenstall Steam Engineering Dc
partment-9 master machinist. James Z. IiOwat; TO-
foreman machnist, John Anderson; II, master boiler
maker John O'Rourllc; l., master patternmaRer'
James Hare: 49, master moulder, William Forbes.
Fouipment Department-14 master sailmaker, William
/. Covan. Yards and Docks-13, foremen laborers,
William Mitchell.
The only changes this examination will make in the
present force are in the positions OF master Spht~r
dnside master bOlleImap and foreman laDoiers' III
The position Of master shipter, Mr. Locker succeeds
pierce ParselIs an apponee Of Secretary Tracy Mr..
ORourke dlspaces william Quinn as master boiler
maker Quinn was appointed under this AdmlnlStra-
uon and succeeded O'Roure, who Lad the place dur
ing Mr. Whitney's term. MIR. Mitchell succeeds Johh
Buchanan as foreman laborcr. tho Lattice being an ap-
polntmcnt OF this Administration.
In submitting its report, the Board makes tue FOL
lowing comment:
In several cases, notably those OF the master snip
wricht master Joiner, master shlphtter lontside ana
insidc master sparnekcr master boaibuilder master
salmaker AID master mOnldeT the competition amount
cd to vecy little. If anything as the tahiilaIcs MI
either few I'm numbers of such class as pTacucay
10 leave no opportunity for selection outside the per
sons at present holding the positions The Board also
desires TO record the that. while it has in its udg
mpnt specifed the candidates best Qualiheh 10f inc
n~sitions IL is of opinion that the men named for
masters shipwrigh Joiner shipfiier lW'tSael' Doler
maker and spsrnakcr. do not reach that standard OF
excellence winch is desirable. which the best ln'cr
psts of the Government demand. Ihc nnsatsIactoi!
state OF affairs may be largely due TO the want OF
noe general knowledge the part OF inc puoHc a.
10 the requirements OF the positions. or 10 t.e hdue
quatc rate OF pay for some OF the more important.