The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-16
WORK ON THE NEW NAVY.
THE ANIMAL REPORT OF CHIEF
CONTRACTOR HICHBORH.

HeuT huhlIul hlilp i'iShooih' Nh'cl NOu-
structor of the Navy. was made public to-day
In addition to being valuable resume OF the
work done on the new ships and old ships In
the fiscal year ended June 50 looo' II contains
recommendations OF considorable interest to
every American citizen. particularly those VINO
are Interested in an Increase IN the naval
establishment While the Chlei constructor
does not make any recon lamentations tor the
construction OF new warshlps' that pelhg lsH
as usual TO the secretary OF the navy whose
report has not been prepared lie submits esti.
mates to cover the cost OF the construction and
repair OF vessels for which Congress has
on rho naval lat The r.naIr proaramme
" H"'"' ., 700
e amounts "egFesa.'nh p, eo'ooo.,
ia 70 cover eysrvthipr pretninina 10 tho
ny.rh,uIina ~ v.,..l. lint h,ve .enn eervice
from remodelllng them to kilograms concern
ing the repair work. In regard to this largely
ar O to eip pp T ] large
their efficiency according to modern lasas and
practice. for instance 'he al.era''on' anu re-
pairs to the Cincinnati and Raleigh now un-
sooO.oOo uhder thls bureau Inc esllnlate 10
and those Of the frat two months OF the present
yesr, during which time it ha, been found
nsss to- c,"eea the proportopat. monthly
allowances for tho various Yards"
an Nv ~. .n' -" = w. NJ,
vile. Chief OF tho Bureau o, steam En- ineer-
,ng, Admiral Hichborn submits Joint estimates
- ,,i.., a.. go Nv 80 -
OF tho amounts required Tor WORK on the new
vessels authorized by Congress at its last ses-
sion-tbres armored oruisers three hattie
ships and six unprotected cruisers. The joint
estimate amounts to 27,40a.oSl. but $500
~ traasrv ~ ~. cr"dt ~ 10 Don, ~
mani on INV / 1900 The estimates coyer The
cost Of cons.ruction and machinery sG for The he
ipnI July l. io''' anu ehu'hg june
i,be Ihief Consrructor oaain call, ottsntion
AL. ' He s,y -, u''A"s '"''''''e' 'ot ne'"' Ncs-
"Sbe comDietio, ~ tho Additional, drr dooLs
authorHed ana apPr9br'ated or vii to Ger
nnM nriaing frnr1 snp ~ docHt,e fii;tin
p.rticuIarvE Win reisre0ce to TIE
avas ~ p V,nesu ~, Nv
not affect the two ' most o impSrtane n Ha
wh G5 w Nem ct can ahh Nf az eaGn OF
sst yesssIs /. nrgsnt1y n.ed TSa S,r mg "pSS-
s s atNsw forS reports that during the
pIed thirty,six dnys: 10 y 100 dey. and Vo
3 3; ~ Gays, ~ is the only one o. these
TsH asfaE ihe nrGe en tn 4; ths
capsbIe OF taxing VssseIs Of The siSs OF o tbs
Texas at Hight draft RnTing The past fiscal
other d6cK IS days. The number Of bstt tne
ships in Commission viii be doubled G IN he
5an IN to ns sf5
HS[ nts earaoe %. hanIns 'ris MnIk pippery
ndeomsts d1p"Sipg faci nof 10 crippeu oy IN
hAdmiraI Hieh6orn f.c3bm conn, also that
SavS sra sa way e. ~ A. .n p nem
ssue ado ro eaeP Po at ne d nr
$50 s.anu SA.ns: ,hs f.s we So.s1ructiTh OF
tSo.e fna t !, 40 hSg %0gK on
Aa !.Tbn ~ hi ef DORIS SAYS; .,..,.
for ipc,s ss OF If thn sp,ropp,ason
ios 1uns 80 HOO I spp l% March y&ar 1Ha
nna.t i ipt oa @ sea,RonE
tbase n rmHrad crmis ana
perez; an Ak brotected cruisers. sheathed and
nrp dnsIgn ,v sHmn -, 'hs h.t tne
shnips anu armorsa cruisers; Dnt WORK thereon
a"t forbddinv The MIMI -, contrscfs sor h NJ,
~ ~, the letting OF c9ntracts lor nuns
UNTIL sfter me srmor sha haxe been con
t'onprsss ''''e "''''A ''' '''n''' AAeu W
Tba CSio, Con.truoto- aida Tim, uor,, -, ,,o
dai u w, 80 W mus .'at motk on tne
HesRn OF guhp2p NO ~ 10 replace the ship
nenHad ne % 5aeniti@n ~ va as o I"en sus
ipS,iCs reninI tx uennoh OF me cnaracter
dteat brl'aih, !. .h .,.,
,,. - .au,o 'CiI"en II NV iopplt SHOWS me
proGtess , OF "ork on al me nhfai vessels under
~ anu Ges .he tntrt SHhstruGtors
ion oi s.cb Of 'n S. Gae % nns
y. hea I1nre HnnTaryh IVY; heentncky Eebru-
1ag, lrvo Iohn i"U Yo AiHnaina'
June iooi rMlSsonri. February. l"V2, and
W ,irnSi Mapcn .. iWWIfT 4 Aumlral hichborns
pttatctlOhs, are luiIiIieu' me NaNy VIII pc aug
Ihenteu WITHIN seventeen Months ny eight flrst-
br 40 Vessels "Nhlh tnrse months
W reSs pr ~ tbs ,u.sior ,.. ,,.
tno ,hlnsI 1ohsltuct9r mas 70 say Is 70 me
POM, re ;eiers 70 ms a1Nlce IN ms annual
.eIpas LOT lH,'i LOT slhgie contract Tor SHIPS
Wy 81 a., a. nIoI, atu uuptet INC cosihe paragraph
u tmne lTihhIks nhue men, as follows:
lHe bureau DelleNeB tnht the lack or direct