The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-13
REDUCING THE FORCE.
Inc ComInandant Of the Maynard Tells
Why It Was Done.
NOT SUFFICIENT MONEY AVAILABLE
AHporttonnaent for tho Present
Month Only Ten Thousand Dollars
Fetal Appropriation for re.
pairs IL Million holiars Lcss Than
Lust Year.

There being various rumors floating
around In regard to the taking on and
| .ne dlsclarge Of q number OF men In
me construction department al the yard
| within the past week. The Eirginian's
representative on this side Of the river
calied Yesterday to see Commodore Eau.
guar. commandant Of the yard 1'he
commandment met him with n cordial
greeting and expressed his Willingness
! 10 lmDart any Information that he Nigh,
nave or to clear up as best he could any
Tumors that might be in circula ton
| Upon receiving the above assurance In,
scribe. propounded the following cues
tons
Commandant, presume YOU have
heard the rumors that are circulate ted
| .Lpout the Newark will be taken away
rom mere and that was the cause OF
| me discharge that came so soon after
Inc new men were rcquired?"
| 20 tniS he replied: yes, have hea I'd
| thcin. put Will say to YOU that there is
| no cause for such q runi0r being cir.
ruiated: that is. SO far as am informed
| ~ TACT. l do not SEE how II could bc
| dpne. The steam engineering dc1ari
| ,nent are taking out The engines and
boilers and making preparations for ex.
.rnslve repairs. There Will be about
| Hlle.ocD spent on her.
:. tcr1nlandant If there was any like
| mood OF such Il thing being done, d,
! you net think the department would
nave SO Informed you and ordered worl
10 be discontinued, rather than snrnf
money In such 4 foolish ranner?"
automatically do. Therefore. T car
! S'iLciS say no such thing will be done
henofter-"Would you mind telling IN,
whN me men were called and in /, fsa
uaNs they were d!scharged?"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: not. know
| f1l. H.. =
aho mat the money was available or
July lst. l naturally concluded I'M,
work would be commenced right awa,
an" had the men called Aly mprcss ior
was mat ] would get about $1,000 fo,
repairs for July. but when 7 reviewed
| .he allotment l find it to be less thar
| .,'ii 'nat amount, consequently $, ,it
G en.ns hid to done and that without
| dcsiS. 50 | ordered the d!scna,rc ,c
lake place, and :his is what has cans, 4
| me runors that have been circulated ,
| ieh9fter-"Do you not think that q,
appropriation out Of the constituents,
iuniS Will he made for the Newark -
| to!nmandaHt--"Oh, certainty and tha
| very shortly. The only trouble Is ~
! '"cfe is not more than one and q hal
m.ilion appropriated Tor repair work
| me Newark, the Chicago. the Rail-
| more and two other vessels will hon
consume al this. There was Two an,
NAN nliiions spent last year on re
n'irs ana YOU know how work hu:
| peeh. ara with one million less for thi.
| year and more work To be done yo,, "a,
readily see how soon the money will i,
eaten up. 1t will hardly last longe
| IMAM December If work on all the shin.
| is pushed forward"
lie said: 1T is my wish and dcs;r,
+! 10 Eet rs much work for this ward whit,
"n communicate as ] possibly can
sH1 me necessities Of it and how dc
| pcndent The people are llpon The ,,ri
| ior q support. There will be nothin.
ielt 'indone ON my part to secure wori
'nr me yard whenever an opportunIt,
| offers Itself !
| ttc said that Sunday n mcm,,nr r.
| CONGRESS. who is n member of Tho Nav,
committee, who is spending a few day.
-, a., ne iiVseia. came UP to sec him II,
hai never seen the yard; had no idco .
ne immensely of 1t. aud mca s,,rcd il h,
i't 1ShlnGion Yard. He took luncl
with nm. lie then carried him NJ
ihroi%h the yard. showed him the i'm,
hiehsc plants here the advantages til,
sal" hlu over other yards on accom-
or the climate hero. and the skilled 1.,r
or ma was attainablc The gentlema,
! ie!t thnt night for Old Point n,1ch jn,
dressed with the yard and promised Il
| use his best efforts to ret woil, bnrn
so That the skilled workmen oan be ken
together
re further said that the Secretor,
Aad promised him that he would m,
me yard visit some time this month
SO that he could see for himself IN,
naVantages this yard possessed. and h
hcned TO make as favorable imures
! SION on him as he had on the momhe,
81 the Naval Committee mentioned
above .
I he scribe then repeated his cues,;ons
| '.Omihandant, how long do Won tbipl
| IL Will be before the construction d,
parfinent gets 10 work on the Newn,1, >,
lie replied: ~ can't say. but mo
sumo that as soon as the work on tn,
Amrhitrltc is completed and the Snmn
SET is finished, which will he very son,
now. Thcn think we will receive or
ders TO go to work on the Newark anf
| when do I shall see that it is p,,sha[
ahead and not allowed to drac. C,onsn
nuentIH quite respectable force vii
be employed"
iWagi' Won; need.ers uions. cityumanha
lie said one Of the Treasures hyOI,,,
| nc mud machines came up ycstc1d av ir
go in the dock. There will be som,
little work done on her.
This about wound UP our converse lion
fhe scribe thanked him for the infor-
nation given and babe the genial rrn.
tlcman adicu 80
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