The herald., 1911-03-30
NAVAL STATION NOTES.

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bronze wheel, about five feet in diam
eter, manufactured in the Naval Sta
tons shop and foundry, was put on;
some other repairs, also painting to
the hull was done, and the boat re-
leased from the dock on Thursday
morning.
The small launch, which had receiv-
ed a general overhauling is again in
service, now as the commandant's
special boat, and the large one, known
as the commandments barge, will be
put under general repairs both as to
hull and machinery.
Constructor Fogarty, who does dou-
BILE duty both here and at Pensacola
as the construction officer, after I'M
docking the Benyaurd and the Wicom.
leo, returned to Pensacola, his head
quarters, on last Friday.
Captain j. NJ. Helm, the command
ant, since arriving at the station is
doing all he can to build up the station
and has been successful IN getting
some funds to give the two launches
a general overhauling, has had the
wireless mast overhauled and painted,
also having the engineering building
near Behrman street reprinted, and
making recommendations for other
improvements.
AS Congressman Rodenberg and 9TH
er visiting representatives, together
with our local representatives and
congressman, will be in town this
week, it would be we'll for our pro-
gressive mayor to take them to the
station, showing them the numerous
substantially built buildings and up-to.
date shops which have been placed
there through the earnest efforts of
our late Congressman Adolph Meyer,
assisted by our worthy Mayor Behr-
man, and now held in check and lying
idle for want of necessary attention
by the Navy Department.
There are several cruisers and other
vessels that require general overhaul
ing, and instead of being sent to the
already over-crowded navy yards in
the North, where the larger vessels
are, they could be sent here, and thor
Oughly overhauled, as we'll and as
cheaply, if not cheaper, than any
where else. 1t would only require a
little effort on the part of our Louisi-
ana congressman and senators to pay
visit occasionally to the Navy Yard
here end get the necessary informa-
ton of what is required, the same as
our late Congressman Meyer did.
There hardly was a month to pass
when he would not be over at the sta
ton and go from one end to the other,
and then he would work at Washing
ton to get through whatever was
asked for.
Small vessels, tugs and launches
are often required and could be built
here, also new sets of machinery for
launches, auxiliary machinery or 9TH
er stock and equipment for vessels
could be manufactured here while new
vessels are being built.
Some time ago appropriations were
available for the machinery and boils-
ers in the large incompleted power
house, also for the boat shop building
and sawmill, and these appropriations
were especially for this station, and
cannot be used for any other purpose,
but these seem to have been forgot
ten and If our Louisiana congress
men do not get busy and look up these
approx riations they will become OBJ
solete after your years, we are i'm
formed, and will revert back into the
treasury.
The station is in need of the new
powerhouse and machinery, as the ell
ectrical power is very limited and can
not be used with full capacity at pres
ent in the shops, not taking into con-
sideration the vast amount of power
required to operate the coaling plant
machinery. AS for the boat shop and
sawmill, a great deal of work could be
done If taken in hand by some inter-
ested representative, or else after the
four years lapse We will lose all.
The Louisiana naval militia shin.
the Stranger, was taken away from
the station last Sunday afternoon.
This vessel had been thoroughly over.
hauled and received two new Scotch
marine boilers, also a full equipment
OF sails, tools and electric lights. also
has the Ardois system of electric light
signal.
Since the above was written we are
informed that Congressman Estopinal
was at the station on last Monday and
took in general survey of all build.
ings, etc.