New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-17
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
TIE Fight FOR GOVERNMENT LAND

TIE Fight FOR GOVERNMENT LAND
NEED or ARNOR PLATNG-ToRPEDo TASTES.
To be sold or not TO lie sold that is the question
to he decided by the and House Committees on
Naval Affairs with regard to the proposed transfer
o! twcnysx and haf Of the Government land at
the Navy Yard the city of BTOOklyn, whic wants IL
in order to give greater facility TO the walabout
Market scheme. Senator'S Chandler and Mcpherson,
the subcommittee detailed to investigate this question:
accompanied by W. right secretary to the Com
mit'ce on Naval Affairs, were here on Thursday and
Friday and spent nearly all of Thursday in careful
Inspection of the grounds and mailing inquiries 10
the needs Of the Government for the property owned
by il. The subcommittee divided on the question
and it is reported that the majority of both com
mttees in Congress is opposed senator Iiscock's
and Representative Co0mbS's hill to dispose Of This
land. From expressions dropped by members, there
seemed TO be IL change of sentiment in favor OF
selling the land.
II is only few months since under the act Of
Congress of July .. 1890, there was coded TO the
city OF Brooklyn Is S31OO acres of Navy Yard land
for 100000. The 20 IL acres asked for now lie
to the east Of the Marine Barracks. bounded by
Finishing and Washington ayes. and WallabOut Canal.
Up 10 the present time this land has lain idle and
unused and its has been an expense to the
Government. Secretary = acy has said he would be
glad to do anything he could for the city of BroolIyn
that wOuM not be injurious to the interests Of the
oppose the selling of more of the Navy lar lands
II wOnld be needed for new drydocks and buildings
and other facilities fOr the construction and rpainn
Of ships. Commodore Erben said Thursda. that
he was In favor Of selling the land asked for. H."
said this, also: Even II we sold the 20 = acres
our yard would he bigger thar any dockyard I'm
England or France. But under any circumstances the
land Ne pr0pos; to sell is useless to 1t is ~
situated tina; We can't get any depth of water in
front OF ii. There is n food tide and ebb tide.
have seen the sewage four feet deep there. coming
from the which flow into Wallahour la beside
the big refnerics Their. II there and you
bulit docks there and ,hlp drawing twcnty-sX feet
OF water came in yod woul have 10 use mudS'.!
10 get her out II we formed docks the land
propose to sell and built ships them could not
get the ships ont aft. they built
senate" Mcpherson and senator and cN secretary Of
the Navy Chandlc: before they went To Washington
Frida; expressed thcmeclvc, rs favorable to the
proposition to sell the land to Brooklyn
The grca. cry at the Navy Yard, in connection with
the building Of tn ships is still for plates.
The Cincinnati is to be an uuaimorcl cruiser Will,
protected deck, and she doe, not contrlbut' 10
this call But on the ohcr vessel, the Maine and
the two monitors, there is pressing need or
amor plating Tho preliminary work that was ncccs-
sary before the armor-patcs should BE- used has
been dome and now the work OF the vessel; will b.
delayed unless the plates begin TO arrive
The monitors Terror ard Puritan ncc,l the plates
for both ,her side armor and their lure; armor.
The gun carriages for the turrctS Of the Terror
now being made ready to pu' In placc ON board the
ship. Naval Constructor Fcrnad went 10 the Bcthe-
hem Iron Works yesterday TO soc about plates.
II is ,aid that the trials Of Ercsson's torpedo
bout the DESTROYER, to begin this week.
Nets are to be stretched acrcS, ,he timber
dly-dcck from ,de to side. The vessel vii
be placed few yards from the mouth
II, fr.fu
the gun into the dock. They will De s'opped by the
nets before they can injury The dock. and will thu
be recovered that they can be used again. F)i
several days workmcA have been busy bnlaHcing the
procctles that Is, adjusting the proJecules 50 that
they will float in the water III the proper position
and that they will have buoyancy Of Il
pounds, buoyancy such that they viii just nont
IN tank Of quiet wac@ and such that pressure 81
lie pounds will he sufficient TO sink them below
the surface.
70 help in opposing the bill for the transit. Of the
Reycnue Marine service TO the Navy. statement ine
been prepared by naval officers to show no"
eleven officer, Of the Revenue Murine service Will be-
the gamers at the expense Of naval Officers. These
eleven officers were all cadet at the Naval Academy
and Of them four resigned from the Academy because
they could not pass the examinations and ore was d,
missed for hazine. Ana yet II the transfer b. made
these officer, viii gain from three - eight year
seniority over their classmates who obtained commits
siOIs ia the Navy.
Assistant Naval Constructors +. ". llibbS ana g. H.
Rock and Naval Cadet 4. r. Rulim, VINO are 10" III
Europe pursuing their studies vii! be ORDERED home
this summer. ON hi, return home 10" ltet haI'u
viii bee appointed assistant naval cOrsiruct". IF1b
sblv other vpnng Officers will De appointed to take me
place Of these who return nome. Ia ID" Gas VIII"
completes six years nest year. two ca!aiua'c' y" ~
etructiOn arOnd with the view u r"c"lN- clWni'-I'.
In the construction corps ar" Naval Cadets ,fnH VIM
stand, 80 in the clac- ard Naval cadet Hchihp',
81 Of Rear admiral EclknaP. .tanding No. III We
class. These two and one Otc:, IL j, tl"HiW. VIZ
be sent abroad. IN" Navy Department now ma
undergoing IN advanced coarse 20 naval archI''''u"
abronI five a,eieian naval constructors ana h'' h''
cadets The Department had hoped 70 make ariaiEc
mcr', with citrcr Government OF pIVai" rhinu'Iu4"5
works abroad that ilrS' vpu1g onc'is ,pum ,P'nn
tle summon months iL practical work - -phil'HE,
Int o., account ~ the objections 0f tpih '0Vcin
officials and private mon IN, pan ciuho' W '''''
nn, nj least not in France and Sfpthad.