Regulations for the government of the United States Navy (1865)

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Section 8

Chief Engineer of a Navy Yard.

872 When a Chief Engineer of the Navy shall be attached to a navy yard he shall, under the direction of the Commandant and of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, have the superintendence of the construction and repairs of the steam and other machinery.

873 He shall have the supervision, under the Commandant, of the master workmen and other men employed in the machine and boiler shops and foundries, and of all the material used in those departments, and be responsible for its preservation and proper use.

874 He will state, in writing, to the Commandant, the number of persons required, and suggest names in the various departments under his charge, and, when the services of any are no longer necessary, he will inform the Commandant of the persons that may be dispensed with.

875 He will make such suggestions to the Commandant of the yard, in the line of his profession or duty, as he may consider to the interest of the service.

876 The inspection, weighing, and measuring of all materials and of all work under his charge will be under his supervision and control.

877 All requisitions for materials or articles in his department are to be made by the master workmen employed under his direction, and when countersigned by him are to be submitted for the approval of the Commandant of the yard, who will allow such as he may deem necessary. No articles or materials are to be purchased without previous requisitions, nor are any to be used till they are duly inspected, approved, and received. He will have proper requisitions made to cover the expenditure of all articles or materials which may have been used or condemned during the preceding half month by the master workmen.

878 He will examine and certify to the correctness of all bills for materials and supplies for work under his charge ; will examine as to the correctness of the pay-roll for labor ; will have made out and sign the semi-monthly and other reports in his department that are required to be made by the Commandant of the yard to the Bureau of Steam Engineering, the Commandant causing him to be furnished with the costs and expenditures necessary for this purpose.

879 Master workmen under him will report at the middle and end of each month the expenditure of materials and labor upon the several objects under their immediate superintendence.

880 He will have an exact account kept of all materials and labor expended on each and every object, and report to the Commandant semi-monthly the operations on the same, distinguishing the number and classes of men employed, and the kind and quantities of materials used in each.

881 He will, at the end of each fiscal year, submit to the Commandant a report of the engines and boilers that have been made or repaired, showing the original estimate and the actual expenditure.

882 He will carefully examine, at least once a month, the engines and boilers of all vessels which may, be in ordinary, to see that they are as effectually guarded against injury as circumstances will permit, and make a written report to the Commandant of the yard.

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