Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-20
The Annual Report Of PaymaSter
General Kenny.
CONDITION OF SUPPLY DEPOTS
The Need for the Enlargement OF
These COnvenienCeS-New De-
parfmenf to Be Established at
Cavife-The Cost of Ns,nfen.
anCe of Various ShipS-A Vari-
ETY. of Suggestions.

Washington, Nov. 19.-The heavy ex-
penses of the naval service during the
past year are set forth in detail in the
annual report of Admiral Kenny, pay
master general of the navy. The total
credits at the beginning of the year
were $141,6l7.252 and of the sum $73.-
1882 was expended during the year,
/ leaving a balance of SOS, ,26O. The
principal items of expense were as fol-
lows: On account of construction. in
Guiding the labor material and pur-
/ chasing of ships. S9,964.457; cost of re-
pairs to ships and equipage. at home
and abroad. s6.754,s74; cost of main
tanning ships in commission, including
pay and rations of officers and men,
etc, SIS, ,9S3, ,174; expenditures on account
of the marine corps, 1,44S, ,225; for arm
ing and equipping the naval militia of
the several states, $132, ,235.
The deposits of savings by seamen
show an increase of SS6,O91.44, the de-
posits during the year amounting to
SS07, ,S61.S1 and the repayments S221, ,769.-
81; the total amount of credit of the
fund on June so. 1899, being 1914, 4,644.O9.
The interest paid at per cent per an
mum upon above repayments amounted
to s12, 1912.
The New York navy yard is the chief
depot and distributing point for the en-
tire naval establishment From there
consignments are sent to stations and
ships in all quarters of the world, fire.
quently involving the assembling and
retention for lengthy periods of large
and bulky shipments. Great inconven-
ience has been experienced through the
lack of sufficient storage room, and the
hindrance accordingly resulting to sys-
tematic, prompt and accurate work has
been great. The naval supply fund hav-
ing been increased to S2,5OO,OOO, the
stock of supplies carried in the New
York navy yard for immediate use of
shipment has been greatly enlarged
and will be still further increased as the
necessary facilities are provided. 1t be-
ing evident that the present storehouses
are Inadequate for present and future
requirements, an estimate has been
submitted from the navy yard, and is
included in the annual report of the
bureau of yards and docks, providing
for an additional storehouse at a cost of
S150,OOO, to be placed on the plot now
covered by the pay office building. That
building is old, cramped and inconven-
lent. Before removing it, to give place
for the proposed storehouse, it will be
necessary to provide a new pay office
building, for which an estimate of $1S,-
600 is also submitted by the bureau of
yards and docks.
The growing Importance of the
League Island navy yard and the mea-
gre provision there for storehouse needs
have resulted in an estimate by the
bureau of yards and docks for an addi-
tional storehouse, at a cost of 1924, $40.
In like manner estimates are submitted
for new storehouse at the Port Royal
naval station, at a cost of 1000; and
for an additional store house at the
Mare Island navy yard, at a cost of
$4,000.
The employment of refrigerator ships
for supplying ships at Manila has
proved most satisfactory.
The Glacier Celtic and Culgoa are
now performing this service, and have
not only proved sufficient to meet the
wants of the navy, but have also trans
ferred large quantities of provisions to
the army, for which service the COM
missary general of the army has ex-
pressed appreciation.
1t has been necessary to keep in store
| at Manila large quantity of supplies,
especially of provisions and clothing;
and while the needs of the service have
always been promptly and fully met,
/ there have been unavoidable losses due
| to climatic causes, the ravages of in
sects. and lack of proper store houses
am impressed with the necessity of
repairing Immediately the buildings
now there under the charge of the gen.
raj storekeeper, and of providing others
as 1 believe the losses to the govern
ment from stores that must be con-
demned for reasons stated above will
be in excess of the expenditure neces-
sary to provide proper store houses.
The bureau desires to establish a ma
val supply fund department at Cavite
as soon as possible, as the needs for
such stores grow more urgent each day.
but is reluctant to do so on account of
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