The morning call., 1892-12-05
OF COAST INTEREST.
improvements Recommended for Mare
Island Nayv.Yard.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-Naval Constructor
Wilson makes the following recommends
tions of improvements for Mare Island
Navy-yard, viz: The building of bend
ing-slab, and angle and plate furnaces
in connection herewith, the erection of
shipliiters' sheds fer punches. shears.
plate. planers, etc, and the lur-
chase OF new machine and
power tools. Should a ship be built at
the yard, the slip on which the Mohican
was built can be utilized. with seme
additional piliDg and other preparations;
also scrive-board and shed to be built
at the location shown on the plan.
Additional tools should be bought to
make well-roundcd plant. Additional
ships will be required, and tie old
sectional dock basin could be utilized
Tor that purpose il active operations
In shlp-building be undertaken. The
old basin might be dredged out The
yard Is extremely deficient in build
ings Tor the proper storage of lumber.
An additional drydock is very desira bic,
also system OF standard gauge railway in
connection with the ferry slip. Additional
quay walls are needed. Bending slabs and
angle and plate furnaces are imperatively
and Immediately required. New wooden
building Tor the Corliss engine is needed.
A long list OF the needed tools is given. All
oil the atoye were recommended by Naval
Constructor Linnard. approved by John
Irwin. eommandant at Mare Island. and in
cluded in Constructor Wilson's annual re-
port, which was printed to-day.
Hon. Nj. Nj. Estee was in the city this
morning. He left for New York to-day.
but will return TO Washington in a few
days to argue a case in The Supreme Court.
Pensions: California: Original-Samuel
5. Couture. Henry Smith. Leander Gun
ningham. John Kennedy, II. Bainbridge, NJ.
Patterson. jerry c. Vannoy. John M.
Johnston. Henry Keely. jerome b. Girls
well. Frederick Heydenrcb, Samuel II.
Phillips. William. s. p. Carman. William
Austin, p. Fellow. Reissue-James ID.
Riker Original widows--Lizzie A. Brat
tan, Mary Thompson. Sarah Stokes.
Oregon: Original = William Ii. Wool
bridge. Additional-William ii. Luster,
Charles W. Sipp.
Washington: Additional - James Pick
cit. Original - Henry Miller, Sealy
H. Day. Benjamin Swan, Daniel
Arnott, Hance Moore. William ii. Pinckney.
Original widows-Sarah A. Carroll, Bettoe
L. Ellis, minor OF Nathaniel G. Carroll.
u'bVhai-Jaues Dlsnam. heneWal ana
increase-Ossian c. Hicke. Reissue-James
Ii. May.
AT the Government Geodetic Survey it is
said that work will begin this winter to re-
survey The disputed boundary line between
California and Nevada from Lake Tahoe
to The Needles. Captain E!mbeck will
probably have charge OF this work, proyi-
sion for which was made by the last Con-
gress.
The Bering Sea arbitration tribunal will
hold It's first meeting in Paris February %.
The President has signed the commissions
OF Justice Harlan and Secretary Morgan as
arbitrators of the Bering Sea commission
and Secretary John w. Foster as agent in
behalf of the United States before that
commission. These appointments were made
the 9Th Of June.
The Treasury Department has decided
that Chinese boy may enter the United
States for the purpose of receiving an edu-
cation, provided he has the permission of
his Government.
Senator Platt. Chairman Of the Senate