New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
from The Tribune Bureau

Washington. March Il. 1907
BROOKLYN DRYDOCK DELAY-There has
been delay in the inquiry instituted by the BOARD
Of naval officers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard into
the cause Of and responsibility for the $40" WORK
on the drydock at that establishment. one or
the recommendations made in the short period OF
adininis ration Of Rcar-Admiral H. II. Rousseau as
chief or the bureau Of yards and docks-who Is no"
on the way 70 Panama member OK the Canal
commissioners that the contractor should De
deprived OF his contract. The Navy Department
considered that the annulment OF the contract
should not be ordered without further investiGa-
ton into the conditions which the builder claims
mad operated to require n postponement OF MS
operations. He attributed his difficulties to the
fracture OK an intercepting sewer, which has given
mueh trouble at the yard. and the relief OF which en-
ne Brooklyn municipal authorities. The inyestlg9.
is fact that the contractor has been unduly lack
ing IN industry and whether his failure TO continue
fault attrlbutabie to conditions which he
shouId baUn r uL ana Wnch me Ubinb has been
taken by the board is due the fact that the CON
The inquiry will be resumed week. it is hoped
as to wbs is cite there viii be e annmed
Sn2uld CIVIL Engineer Richard 9 Hollyday, VINO
dock construction at Bpookyn become chief Of the
70 1aSs oI g1r9s ana GOES ne VII aTS the
contract is annulled. it will then have to be de-
extra cost charged to the present contractor the
gerd force , complete the dock under the direction
day at New York The NAVY Department is in
clined to employ as far as possible the yard forces
instead of having the work done under contract.
On this question. however. there is a wide differ
the government by the other system.
ARMY TRANSPORT RENDEZvOUs.-The army
transport Mcclellan is expected 10 arrive at New
YORK some time in August. At present the vessel
Is at Singapore. being repaired on account Of dam
ages sustained in the Philippines. There will be
! nurnoer or army transports which TO be kept
| az lie o1H
tho Meade are now out OF commission. These ships
VIII he Joined by the Sumner when that vessel Is
relieved by the Fitzpatrick in May from regular
was thought for while that both the sumner and
befueanp qb LILLE might make trips on the schedue
Inat Inc needs Of the army under the present CON
two trips month in each direction The KiIpat3
rick will be used in the month of April in effectng
an exchange of nineteen artillery companies,
after which 1t will ply between Newport News and
the Atlantic Coast will he kept at New York pend
ing the need OF tho service Of any or all OF them
later on Caretakers will be placed in charge. and
they Will be kept in readiness for service short
IDIosYNCRACIES OF MILEAGE-Army off,
GERS on duty at West Point much interested in
the question which has been before the War De-
partment by reference from the superintendent
OF the Military Academy. The cadets sent
periodically trips for purposes of practical in
struction. They sometimes go 10 Sandy Hook 10
witness the firing Of the big guns and the handling
year they visit Gettysburg for two or three
DAYS ana are taken around the field under guides
Is that 10 the arsenal Watervliet. y. Y. where
ases the the Of geps wo has
company The cadets on these trips are entitled 10
mileage II all depends upon the relations Of the
officers % the body Of young men engaged this
not be entitled 70 receive mieaEe but II they travel
independently OF the cadets and under orders they
would get the allowance of mileage
TROOPS AT TOWN CELEBRAT1oNs.-The