New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18
NAVAL DOCK FACILITIES.
ANNUAL REPORT OF CHIEF ENplColI-A
LIBERAL. POLICY URGED.

Washington Nov lin his annual report 10 tne
Secretary OF the Navy. Chief End!cou OF the hu,
reau OF Yards and Docks makes strong po'"' -
the necessity for ample docking facihues' not o''F
for email vessels but for the batte-ships near ~!
Wes, He said this place was during the war anu
NM, no IN the future an important base OF haNa'
onera,ions able strategists having pronounced MY
west and Dry Tortueas the key TO the Huii VI N'N
,co II IS held therefore. that careful stuu! s"oUu
he given 10 the subject to determine some p""'C AZ
which the best docking facilities snail De proN'e"
tad the war with Spain continued many months
,,o-a tho absence of docking facilities in those
waters would have been most seriously lel' an"
might have affected its fortunes. Oh'ei r'',u'o'.
saws he cannot fail to ask continuance OF me-
Motley until the country is well htted TOT ha"'""e
It's feet without compelling vessels 10 MAKE long s'N
VOYAGES TO reach docking ports The estimates TOT
,be next wear provide for only one ne" DOCK "h'ch
is "a be OF the largest type constructed OF granite
o,d concrete and located At the norfolk Navy
Yard. AN.
ubat has been done toward establishing such SID
,io, AZ Paeo Page on the Island OF Tutuila' Samoa
Under the general appropriation OF S27oV" mace NY
inc last Congress for such purposes 'ne '"'''
s,otes has acquired fifteen acres OF iahd NJ OWN"
ming Point and Observatory POINT ana mas V''
tracted for a steel pier coal shed and other I'M
prov erents necessary 10 s'ole "'e "'V''
coal and other supplies
The United States has come Into possession AZ t"e
port of San Juan OF a naval arsenal 'oh'aii''Is ="
number Of substantial concrete 6ualnss ana tnpd
rond ,iers The value OF the buildings ana grounls
is about 100000 and tnlted S'd'es "a''i ''
has been established there IT, .h nov,
The estimates for the Navy yards for tne ineHt
ee,,l ,ear are as follows Port smouth y n sS'o;-
0ro Boston $780, 600. New London Conh' .s-g9ysgy'
%cw-York s2Os2. League Island iennco go 90
Washington s2s5 600. Norfolk Va <2W'W" .Si.Fgoo
Ooo heinr for a new dock. Port R val ; - 49,.
Key West SIP 500 Mare Island. cal Sol ~ Fus e.
So,;nd Wash $50 500. The total estimates 31 a.. dne
S1rea,, Cor tho next fiscal year aggregate ~ ~ t-
Sneaking Of the NeU-York Navy YARD { Mo f'lul-
colt COMPLAINS of the bad policy SHOWN III IN" az
~ large mart Of the grounds 70 the CIT! nv dulloI
~ of Congress hut in opposition 10 tHe ~ oil-
,rerda lion of the bureau He says TINS Vas an uil-
fortrnate step. although only -FOUR NrcdiS, 49,
,,assed since the sale the yard does iol ahoIp l"
,or the work 10 be done. For lack OF room, we
greatest Navy ward in the country prondpN, w w.
limited "a four craving docks. Nheh II sHoIu ia
az area for three times that nuInher lostln,l VIZ.
I'll NC structures necessary for the repalI ana
CONTINENT with expedition Of the lafEeSt Wc,t, ''
e likely 10 assemble at Nc"- oik u
a., aIsn LA nat The bureau has reason 10 bcIeN,
,bat mo question Of the removal o. me ooh I5oCh
"a a5airp rs area the river VIII ne IrtSs'u vi
10 a,.entIon Of Congress al the next session. az
T. is earnestly urged that any pfoJeCt UI l.'51 NJ.
he anuroached with the greatest cau.'pl az ~.
no measure materially reducing inc area OF g. ~
he aseenfed 10 unless f. can he SIo"h 10 ue ~ ~
Interest of tho Navy. Some enlafgemenl % .lo
,lorthorn end OF the yard by the puichass O, llu
fjangular tgelve-acre tract bounded ny W"
vard wall Hudson-ave. and the Last h''' -
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