The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
MANY NEEDS OF THE NAVY.
SECRETARY LONGS ANIMAL AZ
PORT MADE PUHIIC.


Dcpartment Embnrrs...a M Ttr.~.
nv Incl, OF ono. -. sor -. s.,-,,te..
Agreement ON IN. Ar,or tst,,r
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sAry oihcers 60 properly man vessels re-
quired for immediate service
This need viii oe atIl greater when YES
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and ready for commission. The report Of
the Bureau of Navigation represents that
90 yyotil.g b. ir,..oasible ~ the preuept time
h'"'F Z" "0'4t "''"'"'"'h AN'N "'''''
Win the completion OF vessels now I'M
der construction an immediate Increase
v.ul b.. ,.s.t.., a., ~. ert,.,.t t.,rr, NJ ma,
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Naval h"Enstnes'
After a careful examination 81 uumer-
o,ta sites for a naval rnaratin. near N.w
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hiAn' 'pp"ifiau"h' " was aet"'hl'"'A ="
establish such a magazine on Iona Island
a trace containing il acres. situated near
the west hank Of che Hudson river. about
foriy miles above New York city
of tb. a,,,,,,,,, az ,rr,,. t.f,t,for. ,..,,,
1870, -. .t,. ,,,,,,.,,....,,~.r. how, IA
IN,
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"a process ot o. 70 pe manulaetHFea'
There remained 40 Doe contracted for
Tons.
Three batttsshlf,e OF the Maine class. 7g5l
Five attleshlps of the Pcnnsl wanna
class ................... Is. t5l
siK armored cruisers or the West
Virginia class .................. ....... a. 20
Three protected cruisers OF the NIL
waukee ciass Observation-Disclosures. I So
Making total o. ............. ...,,. - $40
The act of june T. isD. authorized the
Secretary OF the Navy to procure by con-
tract armor Of the best quality for any
or an OF the VESSELS above referred %.
provided such contracts can DE made az
q price which On his Judgment. o. rea-
.,nsbIs and eaatable. but Ia case ne IL
unable 40 make contracts for aTmor un-
der the above conditions he b. hereby
authorized and directed to procure q site
80 ana 10 erect thereon "a factory for tho
Manufacture Of armor. and the sum Of
t.,,,o., i. hereby appropriated tow ard
~. .-,.,,o, ~ ala factory
Arm"r 'i"'c
After prolonged negotiations, ~ Wh'ch
tho seryices 81 the chief u the Bureau
OF Ordnance have been 81 tho greatest
value. and iu which these companies tnet
'hc department ~ sur" - saa', 80.
...,,,' -, "a nv awaits s.gnature for
-. -. 80 tf. nr-t-cIass for fta0 a
--t.. tx,,pn nroo.es involve. the
-. -, az, yaiilii,, - which ir now
80 .,.t.t.,,,t,,,, 10 tbe courts. and
=, A. o,r,her .,rresJ that the government
.ni ...,,,,o tn ,d1ttion any liability for
49,. tr,-.,,... f.r.aaaa Uuf exceeding ~ or
~ d, -. - t-rurp ROYALTY. and not
...-..tt,.,, a. !, for Harvey ROYALTY. The
.....,.,.,,,,, r,-icc 40 the Government 10
.t.-.,',. az 10 , TON sttblet.t TO dlminu-
~, a., l,..' IN am, r.duction ia the FORE
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..,. ~ - ~. ,ho,,e .ornpartse for this
\, - 49, 400 ana the prlce
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re- 49,. -Tr,r,rv sorne time aro
-. a. ht4 ~, A. vvoula have been
..,.t,t- =, .,,, zen, A. furnish armor m
80 -, -, a.. N,ine class ~ hattie
NJ a, ~, y,itbar,wp It's bia. Il
lt-t.,tis ,t,e, SOM. advancement might
49,, ,,,de for ,be si~tributlon
80 49, ...,',.,,,is. - ~ manu-
~. - ,tt.- ,nsp tbat Of
tne Maine class rs bid. however. was
~ value In enabling the Department 20
secure che above large reduction
The nrira Of other class armor Is thc
same as heretofors-tt0o
,
The expenditure ~ the appropriate
providing for dry dock of concrete ~
stone and for certain Other improvements
ana repairs ~ the naval station tort
ROYAL a. contained in the act