Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25
BUREAU CHIEFS AODED1D|SCUSSES NEW BILL
Special Naval Board Increased Representative Crmpacker
by Secretary Meyer. Gives Views on Tariff.
REVISION OF REGUL ATOMS OBJECTS OF PROTECTION
Interested Help Plank Of Republican Platform
DISCREPANCIES Principle.
WILL PLAN REORG ANIZAT1ON ADMISSION MATERIAL
Admrals Mr.
Caps Three Ways for overcom-
and Holydav. Treasury
Special Naval Board Increased
by Secretary Meyer.
REVISION OF REGULATIONS
Officers Interested to Help Correct
Discrepancies.
WILL PLAN REORGANIZATION
New Members Are Rear Admirals
Cowles, Barton, Caps, Rogers
and Hollyday.

Secretary Meyer has decided to enlarge
the special naval board, in consideration
of certain objections to the revised naval
regulations. SO as to include in Its mem
bership represent atives of the staff bu-
reaus directly interested.
The original board consisted Of Rear
Admiral Richard Wainwright. Rear Ad-
miral William p. Potter and Capt Hugo
Osterhaus, division comma nders Of the
Atlantic fleet The new members are
Rear Admiral w. S. Cowles representing
the bureau Of equipment: Rear Admiral
John K. Barton. representing the bureau
Of steam engineering; Rear Admiral w.
L. Caps, representing the bureau Of
construction and repair; Rear Admiral
E. B. Rogers. representing the bureau
Of supplies and accounts. and Rear Ad-
miral r. c. Hollyday. representing the
bureau OF yards and docks.
The board as originally constituted be-
gan its services at the Navy Department
yesterday. The sessions Will be continued
now with the increased membership.
Duties Assigned to Board.
The duties OF the board are explained in
an official statement issued by Secretary
Meyer today, as follows:
"A board Is to be ordered to make such
recommendations as are deemed neces-
sary or desirable In order to reconcile
certain discrepancies in the regulations
recently issued by the department as re-
CARDS the consolidation of the work in the
navy yards and in the detail OF the duties
of the various bureaus In the Navy De-
pertinent.
The first chapter of these regulations
was rewritten after the remainder of the
text had gone to press. 1t Is conflicting
in certain particulars. and the provisions
or the following chapters require mOdifi-
cation in order to conform with the
changed duties assigned to the different
bureaus.
This board will be composed Of a rep
resentative from each of the bureaus con-
cerned In the consolidation and of the
three division commanders of the Atlantic
fleet (bureaus OF equipment, steam engi-
neerfng. construction and repair sup
plies and accounts and yards and docks).
Correction Of Discrepancies.
In taking up the questions submitted
TO the board, the department desires
that the board shall confine itself chief
ly to recommendations that will recon-
cile conflicting instructions that have
been Incorporated in the regulations and
In the orders issued to the command
ants OF navy yards regarding reorganiza-
ton of bureaus and consolidation of
work
TT Is not the intention of the de-
partment TO depart from the general
plan Of consolidation and reorganizatio
as laid down by the regulations and the
general orders issued until this plan has
been given a fair test. There will prob
ably be found. after trial. that many
improvements are desirable and neces-
sary for the efficiency of the navy in
the methods as tentatively laid down.
1T ie the Intention Of the department.
after sufficient time has been given to
test the plan in its present general
form, to order a board of oncers to
make such recommends lions as may be
found to be desirable.
AT the same time, 1t Is not intended
that the board shall refrain now from
making any recommendation that will
in Its opinion. increase the efficiency of
the service under the present plan OF
reorganization and consolida ion. and II
the board believes that the present plan
may be improved in its details recon-
mendation will be made accordingly"