Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-02-13
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RI II M o " u,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, IS. 1912.
Virginia Legislature.
MANuFAcroRr OF ARMS.

MANDATORY OF ARMS.
According to the report of the Aynrory Com |
niittee, (presented to the House of DELEGATES |
February 5tl, 1929
The Materials and parts ofarms
on hand, 1st, Dec. 1910 amount to & 25.1Ss SIS
Amount of materials purchased
within the year was. ~ 1862 IS |
the year was sO,71o SO
Contingent expenses amountto SIS SO
Repairs aud improvements, ma
chinery, &c, to s.5ls 95
OF which suniof S 35I2 e5 the
cost ofBcw machinery, for improv-
ing the manufacture of muskets,
locks, &c. constituted part; viz
The muskcts finished in the
year are SOL
at s II IA cents each 1929 20
The Cavalry Swords, 400 at 8
each 1880 90
The Pistols, 81 at s each '728 90
Amount of materials and parts
of arms on hand soth Nov. 1911 $685. SO
TIE FouNDERy and BorINc MILF in ac-
count with the Commonwealth ~ Dr.
To Pig Iron on hand 1st, Dec
1910 2,4oo 90
hand. same date 500 90
Amount due for castings, same
date 29s IS
same date, AT S 70 each $40 90
so Pieces do cast & not bored
en- hand same aatel'at 5 soeash 1900 GO
Amount of expenditures of Ia
boar and materials within the year 1881 n
salaries and water from the Canal lIJ6 90
S2,3,O9I o6
1he FouEpARY and BoRTNc MlLLis Or.
BY 81 pieces Glib. cannon dis
tributed; worth S 20 each g 1910 co
III Pieces ditto en- hand al s 20
each $3.50 90
IL Pieces do. bored and not
proved at s 50 each Goo 90
10 Pieces do cast & not bored
at g 50 each $50 90
10 Pieces 10 lib. Cannon finish
cd, worth s 100 each 1880 60
ID pieces do. bored & not PROV
ed at 8 100 each 1900 90
Is Pieces do cas- and not Dor
ed at $50 sssh 1850 90
in the year Sio3 IA
Castings on hand 897 20
IS Tons Cannon shot or hand At
3 so 1910 90
10 Tons Pig Iron on hand 568 90
81 Tons scull & scraps at G 10 $40 90
Amount due for castings 1874 OF
s 1852 81
FROM fhe J0reSeins statements the following is
the Seaeral result.
The general appropriation for
the Mandatory cf Arms Founda-
~ and Boring MILL was s 5000 90
To which was added special
| appropriation Of 5000 90
10000 90
salaries $500 90
-
and the balanceapplicablc to O.
ther expenoes was $500 90
The cost of Materials purchas-
ed for the Armory during the year
Wa S 1852 IS
OF labour in the Manufacture of
| Arms SOTO SO
Contingent expenses SIS 90
Repairs and improvements 3,5I2 IS
Cost of water from the Canal 1880 90
Expenditures for labour & ma
terials for the boundary & boring
mill 1871 II
Total S 66,523 II
The excess of expenditures a.
bove appropriations is, therefore
only 6 1925 III
The committee conclude their report with
stating their opinion that "the whole Of the
work donominated the Armory has been as we'll
conducted as could be reasonably expected chat
is, with order and economy; appropriations of
money correctly applied so far as has been
drawn from the Treasury, and fair systematic
account kept thereof and that the arms made
the preceding year arc generally of superior
quality TO those heretofore furnished"
PENITENTIARY system.
The stock on hand, Dec. 1910
was 93O.97s az
Articles on hand 1.-THE same day1
manufactured for tic use Of the COM
monwealth, viz. 1862 Infantry Car
fridge boxes at 8 Is cents each $50
3SS5 do. made after u. s. form at
S l 60 each 5.412 80
2i40 Cavalry cartridge boxes at
S. 1,7s3 81
1903 pr. Holster & Belts at 26s Sd 700 OO
373 do at 22s Cd .Sog *
500 Astillery sword scabbards not
tipped at 60 cents 345 90
70 do. tipped at IS Sd 81 %