| Show no more steel board washington feb 18 secretary herberts final act before leaving for charleston yesterday waa to sign an order abolishing the naval steel board anil transferring its work to the bureaus of steam engineering engine erine and construction this board which was constituted by isecke tary whitney baa been for nearly twelve beare the source ol 01 continual trouble in the anvy department and the subject of criticism at all times yesterday naval constructor dashiel wae ordered to the construction bureau and all matters pertaining to ships material were transferred together with all machinery material matters to the steam engineering engine erine bureau and the third member of the board ite chairman cap ain coffin is to be riven other duty |
