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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
LABOR At NAVY YARDS.
Some Reasons for the Greater Cost
of WOrk There.

Washington Dec 30 (SpeciaD-The Secretary of
the Navv in his annual report, referred to the
declaration of the chief constructor that ships
but nv the Government at navy yards will cost
more than IL built at private yards by contract"
No special explanation was given. but there are
several items which may help to explain this ex-
cess of cost One of the reasons is the fact that
the mechanics at navy yards work under the
eight hour system and receive the same rate of
wages as mechanics in outside establishments re-
ceiye for nine hours Another item to be taken into
consideration is that the navy yard employees have
nrteen DAYS vacation each year without deduction
of nay These two items make difference equal
10 "a days in a year. nearly 10 per cent less time
than the mechanic In G. private yard works.
Another item entering into the cost OF navy yard
work whether it be construction repairs is
the paying system. Under the law the employees
cannot be required to lose time for signing the
payrolIs The employees have half hour on pay
DAYS to go the office, sign the roll receive their
pay and return to work. They paid off in
gangs and directed by them quartermen when
to start for their money. Hence, the government
Loses the labor of each employee one hour II month
An average total OF above twenty thousand men IS
employed. This number represents d loss OF twenty
thousand hours OF labor in each month, or a total
OF two hundred and forty thousand hours or thirty
thousand days. in the year. Calculating from the
different rates OF pay, the average would not be
less than s. 80 2 day for each man, which means
this loss of money. say nothing of the loss of
time, in addition to the loss by detention of shins
under repairs. is a dificut problem One plan sug-
gested is 10 detail an additional paymaster at every
yard who shall so 10 each department and pay the
men there. 1t has been calculated that hy this
method the government would fully 60 per cent
that these items do enter materially into
cost or construction and repairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
PLANT COST, So, 100000.
e. Il. Hutchinson Says City Would
SaUe S507 900 Year.

Cary T Hutchinson, a consulting engineer,
rf No Sc Pine-st.. last year reported TO Robert
ssrier Monroe Commissioner of Water Supply
Gas and Electricity. that an electric lighting
plant for supplying Manhattan and The Bronx
with five thousand lights could be built at cost
of 100000. at an annual saving to the city OF
SJ07 0o0 yielding return of 1863 per cent of its
cost. Summarized Mr.. Hutchinsons report
said:
Soroughs OF Manhattan and The Bronx and total
equivalent connected capacity of 10000 l6-candle
feast lamps in these two boroughs, and all
she lighting of the public buildings should be done
by electricity. have therefore made my principal
estimates plant 10 supply 1900 arc lamps ana
tricity but have added a supplementary estimate
sof plant TO meet the present conditions only
terest at 3.5 per cent, and depreciation at per
cent will he $50 20. and for 10000. $4,000.
The cost a kilOwatt hour for incandescent lighting
viii be 6s75 and the annual cost for all this
lighting will be s2s.ce9 making a total Of $4,000
For 5000 arc lamps and the lighting of public
$3.50 and the total cost will be $623.0oG: at the
present rates charged tie city the annual cost is
The total cos: Of construction Of a plant for
a0e9 arc lights and the public building lighting,
sree OF renfaN viii be 81 2 COO. the snnuai saving
Of $4,000 with this plant amounts 10 225 per cent
The total cost of construction Of plant for 5000
are lights and the public building lighting exclud-
ing the cost Of subway ducts will be So 0t0 CO., the
annual saving Of $4,000 with this plant amounts to
les per cent Of its cost
]. Ten thousand arcs and the present public build
ing lighting be supplied for 100000 less than
THE city is charged for 5000 and the public
building lighting
This Lighting be done practically half the
yates charged the city
These estimates are all based upon economical
construction ano operation of the plant
With reference to the cost of the plant for SUD-
plying 1000 arc lights in Manhattan, 5000 in
The Bronx, 125,000 incandescent light connec-
iions IN Manhattan and $4,000 in The Bronx
Mr. Hutchinson submitted the following table:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
4 FLOOD IN BROADWAY.
Water Main Bursts Near 145th-st.
SubzCay Station.

A 36-inch water main in One hundred and forty
ATHEIST about one hundred feet east Of Broadway
burst last night. The flow Of water became tor
rent as the break enlarged
At that point are few buildings. There is sharp
grade In the street to Broadway. where the One
hundred-and- forty ffth-st. station of the subway
is Tho water went south in Broadway and along
a heavy grade that thoroughfare and did not
flow into the subway station at first. Later the
water trckled through the thing of northbound
platform.
Broadway meanwhile. from One-nundred and
forty-ffth to cumberland thirtythird ST. was
a torrent The water kept in the CUTTERS owing to
the heavy grade. and much of it disappeared in
sewer openings.
There difficulty in communicating with the
Department of Water supply but finally gate was
shut off in the main. 1t almost an hour how
ever. before there Il perceptible decrease In
the flow.
It is not thought that damage was done to cell
lars. The flow into the subway station did LITTLE
more than thoroughly wet the uptown platform.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31

AT the West End Presbyterian Church. Amster-
dam-ave. and Cne hundred -and-hfth-st the Rev
DR. Henry II. Stebbins minister in charge, VIII
preach morning and evening on New Years Day
Dr. Stehbins is remain In charge OF the church
until the second Sunday of February. when the
Rev. Albert Edwin Keigwin. VINO has accepted the
call of the West End Church. is TO begin his
pastorate
this city in 1889. He educated at Phillips AGA
his theological training at Union and Princeton
semnares His first passionate was at Riverdaie'
in 1887 He remained there until 1874. and then
went to Grace Presbyterian Church. Oswego. In
1855 he became pastor OF the Central Presbyterian
Church of Rochester. from which he has just re-
signed. is understood that DR.. Stebbins will not
again take regular passionate.
In his incumbency at the Rochester Church the
membership increased from S76 to 2,150. making it
fourth in the list of Presbyterian churches in the
United States. While DR.. Stebbins was pastor S2z2,-
Isl raised for the beneyoleneies of the Central
Church; the congregational expenses amounted TO
$235, $751; and 1916 persons received into the
membership and, in addition to the of his
large parish he found time to devote himself TO
work in the Young Mems Christian Association,
and kindred organizations. lie has been an ear
nest promoter Of the church federation movement
He the originator of the individual commun-
ion cup. which is constantly growing In favor
among the churches.
The West End Presbyterian Church believes in
making Christmas last. The thirteen hundred chill
dren of Its Sunday school have been kept in a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
MISS PAGE OVERCOME.
Nearly Faints-Sir Operations for
Appendicitis on Father.

Charged with grand larceny on complaint Of
John F. Larkn. a department store detective.
Miss Emma Page, daughter of William c Page.
a wealthy business man of the firm of Page,
Dennis & Co., of No 341 Broadway. nearly
tainted in Jefferson Market court yesterday
when she was arraigned before Magistrate Flam-
mer
Miss Page who is under $4,000 bail. had been
sitting at the rear Of the courtroom with her
father Her counsel. Isaac Bell Brennan. who
had represented her. had replied to the COM
plant and had asked for adjournment OF the
case, when the magistrate declared that the
young woman must come up to the bar.
Her father and DR.. William A. Ewing, of No
1874 West Fifty-eighth-st. who has been the
family physician for sixteen years, and who
went on the girls bond for 5000 when she was
arrested on Thursday night. assisted Miss Page
to her feet, and half led. half dragged her down
the aisle in a fainting condition. When the
Court the girl supported by the two men he
said:
Miss Page was hurried out OF court by the
physician and her father the latter being almost
on the verge of collapse from recent illness.
Magistrate Flammer then agreed to an ad-
journment of the case until January D. when
there will be g. further hearing Miss Hall and
Miss Richardson, to both of whom Miss Page
had had goods charged, as told in The Tribune
yesterday, were in court, and it is said they
assured Miss Page and her father that they
Mr. Brennan said the girl was unquestionaby
of Unsound mind. She has been acting strangely
for some time" said he. "as n result of over
study. She was taken to Bermuda by her father
They remained there several months. and she
returned in better health, but she insisted on
studying hard again. and that has unbalanced
her mind"
Detective Iarkin declares that the storekeep
ers Association has determined to prosecute the
case to the fullest extent. She is perfectly sane
and RATIONAL said he.
Dr. Ewing in speaking of the case, said; The
girl has been sick for a long time and has
really been of unsettled mind" Her father, Dr.
Ewing said, in the last two years had oeen
operated on six times for appendicitis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
Erangelical alliance Sends Ont
annual InUitation.

The week of prayer will be generally observed,
beginning Monday In most churches there will be
the regular daily services. The Evangelical ALI
anca has sent out it's annual Invitation for the
week of united and universal prayer" January to
& AS usual. unic meetings under the auspices %
the Evangelical Alliance for the United States will
he held In the Marble Collegiate Church, at Fifth
ave and Twenty-ninth-st,, daily at o'clock p. m
The subjects and leaders announced as follows;
Monday January ?, The Kingdom on Earth, the
Rev Dr. Thomas {. Hall; Tuesday. january s. The
Visible church of Christ. the Rev. DIR, william c;
Stinson; Wednesday, January 1. An Peoples and
Nations" the Rev Frederick Lynch Thursday.
January 3, Missions, Home and Foreign, the
Rev DR. + +. Chivers; Friday, january o. The
Family and the School" the Rev. DR. j. Nj. Buck
lev. Saturday, January z our own Country the
Rev I.eander Chamberlain,
A series OF special Bible readings for each day
OF the week of prayer has been repaired by the Rev
Or Chamberlain, the president, and may be oh
tanned by addressing Rudolph LEM. No. 81 Bible
House New-York They are published in clearly
printed leaflets 30 cents hundred. The SeleC-
lions are made IN harmony with the subject each
lay from different parts of Scripture without divis
ION ordinary verses references are found at the
bottom of each leailet. They Will be used in tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
MORE CARS TO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
Railway Official at Hearing Gives Promise
to Increase Traffic Facilities.

A delegation of Washington Heights taxpayers
had hearing yesterday before Vice-President Gan
non of the New-York City Railway Company in
the Cable Building. They complained of the IN
convenience to which they had been put by the
company's reduction OF the number of the Third
ave and Amsterdam cars and the shuntlng or
Sixth-ave cars off at first
CT instead of continuing to Fort George, as for
Toerly.
J. D. Beals said that six to eight crosstown cars
passed the intersection of One -hundred-and-twen-
ty-ffth-st. and Amsterdam-ave; to every Third-ave
car that came along. The Third-ave. cars We're
the only cars that ran above observation-disclosures
Mi Cannon promised that there would be i'm
provements made in the service and that at least
some of the Sixth-aVe. cars would be run above
hundred nd-sixty first-st. Mr.. Cannon prom
ised to have the improvements carried out before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
UNEASY ABOUT HIS SHIP.
Northeasterm's Regular Captain Dies
Whh0ut Kno1cIedge of Disaster.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


Port Arthur, Tex, Dec. 3o.-Captain James
Wilder master of the steamship Northeastern,
now pounding herself to pieces on Diamond Shoals,
died here this afternoon, from bronchial trouble.
He was too i'll to sail with his ship. He was ex-
tremeIy uneasy about her. and the intelligence OF
the disaster was kept from him. His home was in
Brooklyn.
Norfolk, Dec. 3O-Captain w. ]. Lincb of the
steamship Northeastern. which was wrecked Tues
day night on Inner Diamond Shoals, and whose
crew was brought safely ashore yesterday through
nine miles of rough sea by life savers has given up
his shin as a total loss James w Elwell, New
York agent for the ship has been advised that
when the crew was rescued the Northeastern was
going to pieces. Her backbone had broken and the
oil in her tanks was beginning to run out. Every
thing belonging to the ship and crew is lost, in
Guiding the ships papers and log book, =,
The rescue Of the twenty-five men from the
Northeastern by the United States life savers OF
Hatteras and Kennakeet under Captains Etheridge
and Peel is a record breaker in the annals OF the
Virginia Carol coast. The life savers pulled their
surfboats the eighteen miles to and from the
carried twenty the return trip.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31

Christmas atmosphere for more than week, and
the eighteen hundred members of the church have
shared in various ways in the entertainment. On
Wednesday, December u, the praise service OF the
church had to do with "Foregleams of Christmas
The next afternoon a tree for the Mothers Guild
and their children began the Christmas giving.
That evening a tree and rectations by the six
year-oIds Santa Claus. with his pack. and an
address by the Rev. DR.. Stebbins rejoced the pri-
mary Sunday school. At tho mention of the name
of Mr.. Keigwin. who has just accepted the call TO
the pastorate Of the church. the children cheered
loud and long.
Friday saw a Christmas sale by the NimhIe
Fingers Sewing Society and a musical evening
given by the young people of the church TO the
Old Ladies Home at One hundred -fourth-st
and Amsterdam and Saturday a tree, at the
church house for the Beginners kindergarten sun
day School.
or course, Sunday morning, with its anthems and
carols by the Half Orphan Asylum children. who
always come to the West End Church, and the
presentation of Bibles to those children who were
baptized years ago. gave festive cheer, The
Sunday school gave The Prince of Peace in the
afternoon and each child received from the Presby
dar. On Monday there tree for the half
orphans at the asylum, with another Santa Claus
On Wednesday afternoon the Junior Christian En-
deavor Society had it's tree. Last Thursday even
ing was the celebration OF the whole Sunday
school, with almost q forest OF trees, in which
pany." Each child left gift 10 be sent TO the
Jerry McAuley Mission, to the Church OF the Sea
and Land to the Little Mothers or to be given
TO the deacons to distribute within the parish.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU
WaShinytOn DeCem

Washington. December So
NAVY MUST HAVE THE NEWS-Considerable
interest attaches TO the policy of Secretary Nor
ton toward daily and weekly newspapers. for which
1t has habit in other years for the govern
ment to subscribe, the expense being met out or
the fund for professional and technical periodicals
Secretary Morton's predecessor. Mr. Moody. the
present Attorney General decided that service
papers, the New-York daily papers and some of the
class and trade weekly papers could not be pur-
chased under the terms Of the existing law. He
confined the subscriptions to the strictly technical
newspapers. For the Bureau OF Steam Engineer
ing, for instance he authorized subscriptions to
marine engineering papers exclusively The result
was that the subscription list of the department
was cut down to the least amount Mr.. Morton
duties to have the news of the world as it is
ne e the curtain ee a eas to
Secretary that 1T is indispensable that officers on
in all parts Of the globe and that much informa-
ton of value to them in their work IS contained IN
asked to make the necessary provision for this
purpose.
ORDERS ISSUED-The following army, navy
and marine corps orders have been issued;
ARMY
JOSEPH H. sIIEfs, assistant surgeon.
FG1 Ms2g sssisS ne sn
will proceed to Fort Logan.
Captain GEORGE W KIRK KIRKMAN 2Sth Infantry from
Major General JOHN G BATES and GEORGE L 1 GIL
ILsPIE General San; BrsadieP GS1eTais n
and THOMAS II. BARRY, appointed board at Army
War College. January 80 10 fill vacancies IN General
Staff
NAVY.
Captain J. E. CRAIG detached yard Norfolk; wait
orders.
Surgeon w B. GROVE and Paymaster H r. INsLEY.
detached the Atlanta home and await orders.
MARINE CORPS
Lieutenant ROBERT RHEA. from the Cleveland to
the New-York.
Captain GEORGE C. THORPE. from the Franklin to
recruiting service
First Lieutenant ALBERT n. BRUNZELL. 10 command
CleYelard.
Captain JOHN II. WRIGHT. from the Yankee; naval
hospital. Norfolk.
First Lieutenant WALTER NoA, navy yard. Wash
ington.
First Lieutenant JOHN A. HUGHES to navy yard.
First Lieutenant EDWARD r. MANWARING from the
Atlanta; 10 navy yard. League Island.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department
ARRIVED.
December 29-The Abarenda a Norfolk the Massaohu-
New-York; the Olympia and the Cleveland at
Kentucky the Illinois Hampton Roads; the
Ohio at San Francisco.
30The Dixie Colon: the Brutus at Che-Foo;
the Cincinnati at Hong Kong.
SAILED.
December 29-The Topeka from Newport for Hampton
Roads: AbarenGa from Hampton Roads for Nor
Florida from League Island for Norfolk; the
Wasp from Kingston for Chriqui
December S0-The Dixie from ChiriauI for Colon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
VALUABLE TwoINcH STRIP OF GROUND

GBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEl
Baltimore Dec. 30.-As the result OF the widening
OF Light-st.. in the heart of the business district
there was strip of ground at the corner OF Balti-
more-st. having frontage of inches and a depth
of 81 feet. 1t was really of no TO any one but
Mr. Justis who owned the adjoining property and
he expected to pay about $3.50 for IT, When put up
at auction by the city bidding was spirited The
Pinch lot went A. G. Schmidt for 81 2l5 On az
count OF the building laws the buyer apparently can
dea IN ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
NO RELIEF FOR NETWORK MuRpEReRs

Albany Dec. SO-The Court OF Appeals to-day
confirmed the conviction of Frank Rirnieri a
Brooklyn junkdealer. who was sentenced to execu-
ton for killing Jacko Pinto. a neighborine Italian
junkman, on October !, 1903.
Adoph Koenig, of New-York convicted of muir
der in tho first degree received no aid from the
court, which upheld the lower courts in finding
INN guilty OF killing Mrs. Emma Kaufrnann at
ihelr apartment. No. As West Fortieth-st on the
night OF May II, 1874. " 80 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
STATE RHODES EXAMINATIONS

Albany. Dec. SO-The State Education Depart
ment announces that the next examinations for
appointments to Rhodes scholarships In this State
will be held on January II and 49, at Columbia
University New-York Cornell University Ithaca:
Syracuse University, Syracuse, and the Education
Department Albany
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
PIANO DEALER SUES MRS. eERe,N

lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNEl
New-Haven, Conn.,. Dec. 30.-Louis J. Joscelyn a
New-fork piano dealer to-day brought replevin
SUIT against Mrs. lrvinia Bergin the wife Of Dr.
Thomas Bergin. whose alleged floating of worthless
checks has caused somewhat OF IA sensation here
Joscelyn declares that Mrs. Bergin gave him a
worthless 300 certified check in payment for n
piano purchased OF him. and to-day he took the
Alano away from the Bersin home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
ONLY TWO BIDS FOR BRIDGE LIGHTING

Bridge Commissioner Best opened bids YESTERDAY
for The lighting Of the Brooklyn Bridge The con.
tract is divided. half going TO Manhattan ana ba1,
10 brooklyn The Brooklyn Edison COMPANY hid
sor TIE brooklyn half and the New-York Edison
company Tor the Manhattan half They were the
eniy p'oders Their prices were $50 a lamn yoar
90. the oocandle power arc lights and ss a IL na
year Tor incanlesoent Iaraps ~ ' :" NEnip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
GENERAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK.

One of the special features u the New Year
services tomorrow morning at 81 Andrews Ro-
man Catholic Church. in Duane-st., where the Rev.
Father Luke EverS viii celebrate high mass al
$50 o'clock for the night workers in the newspaper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
PRESIDENT


FHIsibEsT ROOSEVELT yIcFPsrSrnr>,r
g ana every member of the Cabinet send
rear greetings TO the American people through
iorN Tribune, Sunday. January 1. 1905. Their
k,Arh letters in facsimile most yaluabL. his
terzcel souvenir MS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31

TIE best site FOR this station is on the eastern
side OF BiackwElfs Island whore TIE nronarIv 60
ewnee by ne city and is in use: but if this
On the East River well located for Tbir 1r,rn oi'
which Is valued al So 600 and now is rented AZ ss6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31

Regarding site FOR the central station. Mr.
Hutchinson said:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTES.
THE REV. DIR. STEBBINS At WEST END PRESBYTE-
PIN CHURCH-A LONG CHRLSTMAS.

Offices. will be the appearance OF John J. Iindiev
a tenor Mr.. Lincley wiz sing Luigi ave Maria"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31

The Prison Gate Mission has opened Its head
quarters at No 1872 Elm-st-, a snort distance from
the Tombs Prison and in the immediate HeishbO
hood OF the Criminal Courts. The object OF the
mission is 20 aid men who have Just been re-
leased from prison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31

The Wyckof Heights Chapel. Wish was organ
lied by and has been supported a fassiOn OF tls
Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church. OF Brooxlya
has become independent church IL was
gaBized about twelve yeas ago ana has n chapel
In HarmOn-st near Wyckoff-avc. The PTesbvtery
will be asked retain the Rev. james Oastler. tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-31

At the annual NEE Of the New-York Presby-
terrain Church in S.ve lth-ave. and One-hundred-
and -twenty-o nth-st the treasurers report showed
total receipt in the church of S al Il for the
year. The church membership is $50, a net gain
of Al for the year.