Show WORK or THE I 1 I 1 NAVY YARDS construction and repair of warships CHIEF REPORT costs more to keep modern worships warships in repair than the old wooden vessels need heed of a dry dock and tin an exper experimental tank work should bo be provided tor for the tha navy yards washington nov 10 commodore philip Illch born chief ot of the bureau ot of construction arid and repair of the tha navy I 1 hits has completed ills his report lor for the tha year the report includes estimates tor for appropriations for or next year the tha most important ot of which Is to be expended on vessels authorized by congress Con ress for the increase of the tha navy lie he also asks for for fop tire general repair of vessel H and this tha purchase pui chase or of stores and machinery tor for continuance of work already authorized on oil tho the hartford the chicago arid and other vessels rind and KW for two sailing vessels ile he dwells especially upon tile the necessity of ade adequate money tor for the repair of 0 bessels cs es sels as modern st step 1 ships with their extreme subdivision and ela elaborate boratis systems ot of ventilation dral lidge and mechanical auxiliaries ot of all kinds requite much greater care both when irv in commission and in ordinary than was wa formerly formally tile the caso case with tho the old wooden ships it is now more than nine year sine since the first vessel of oc the new navy was waa rut pitt in n commission and tho the necessity fa r general repairs and renewals ot of tangs and equipments Is becoming more and more pressing the policy of extreme economy has haa about reached its limit and unless more and ample appropriations are ara made tor for tho the care and preservation of 0 ships and the ahr general of 0 th the yard plants the efficiency ot of the th lipet fleet will be diminished and government e L property will suffer serious de 31 ter I 1 bolat I 1 of commodore Illch born notes tile tho completion and acceptance during the year of the marblehead Maible Mattile head columbia olympia Olymp la and minneapolis gives tho the status of other vessels which ate aia almost completed and also states tile recta facts in connection with aith contracts recently let find and specifications made under the authority of the last naval appropriation li lie he suggests the importance ot of appropriations sufficient to put the ray yard plants at boits mouth N if boston mass new york league island norfolk va and mare island cal in a condition to meet the demands of the immediate fu lie he thinks necessary ett at norfolk Noi folk at new mew york and at maie island he also renews the recommendation of last hist year tor for tho the appropriation of for each ot of the now new stations sta tiong at pot t royal and puget sound tills this money lie he says Is s necessary to 10 equip tile I 1 lie stations tat ions with tools so as to enable them to cover the ordinary repair work probably th tho most important part 0 of t the te I 1 r e pot t lathat devoted to the noces sity ot of increased diy daiy dock facilities mr notes thi feet that there thera anas w as no dock go comment or private in the country large to dock the indland ingland Ind land preliminary to her trial trip it if he says such it a condition confronts the depart department meat in time of dimce pi ace it Is generally realized how low serious a 3 detect defect it would prove in time of war when nhen the of battle and necessity of keeping tile hie bottoms of vessels lit in such condition that they m might do celop their theft highest speed would largely largel yi increase tho the demands of 0 our docking facilities the chief constructor indorses endorses Indor ses the ali recommendation of 0 the constructor at boston for a dock there sufficient ini in size to take the largest vessel as lie ha does also similar recommendations from the constructors at norfolk and marc maie island mr hichborn also recommends that in order that the plants at our naval stations may always be kept in a high state of 0 efficiency for the performance of the general work of r repairing ep airIng and fitting out it Is earnestly recommended recommend ert that in future appropriations latious provision be made tor for having at least one vessel in course of construction at each ot of tho the three principal navy yards yarda explaining the reason leason for the suggestion lie he says the completion of the vessels building at new york and norfolk navy yards has necessitated the iho discharge of 0 a large laisch proportion of the hb skilled force hitherto employed at those stations arid and it will be exceedingly difficult to maintain the efficiency of tho the and impair plants at those yards unless early measures are taken to give regular employ employment m ent to a a small force of 0 skilled mecha mechanics bics in each of 0 the ali principal yards the report aenes the recommendation III previously made of an experimental it I 1 fallk eanls in which carefully cart fully conductor conduct nl od experiments could be made with models in III such a way as to anticipate the perc torrance tor mance of the completed vesel ves yes el wl eliesa le insults ailts lilts lint being cavatic capacc ot of attainment in any other way several foreign governments havo have already 11 preceded rece tied UK nt in this direction and have constructed elaborate experimental al stations the british Brit lali taking the lead ono one hundred honored thon thousand pawl dollars Is asked for this purpose anti anil it is i believed with such a station st Atlon properly equipped anil and olti pred t the h de department part mont would he be in condition tion to make original i instead of beina compelled to rely upon the th experiments and deductions of others |