The record-union., 1899-12-04
resulting from the war with Spain,
have gone steadily forward.

resulting from the war with Spain,
have gone steadily forward.
All claims for prize money, where the
department has been informed of the
condemnation of the captured vessels,
and when found to be in proper form,
have been referred to the Auditor for
the Navy Department for examination
and payment in accordance with the
decree of the court of adjudication.
DRY DOCKS.
A contract was made on April 10th
for the construction of the steel float
ing dock, authorized by the Act of
March 4, 1898, to be erected at Algiers,
La, for the sum of $4,000 The dock
is under construction, and it is ex-
pected that it will be ready for use
in November, 1900.
For the four craving docks at Ports
mouth, Boston, Mare Island and League
Island, appropriated for by the same
Act as modified by the Act of March
3, 1899, contracts have been made, the
first two, under the authority of the
Act to be of granite or concrete lined
with granite.
The contract for the dry dock at
Boston was made March IA, 1899, after
public competition and upon plans and
specifications prepared by the Bureau
of Yards and Docks, for the sum of
1888, 400. The contract for machinery
was let for the sum of S13O,000 max
ing the total contract price $1,013,40O.
Favorable progress has been made, and
at the present time it is expected that
the dock will be completed within the
time limit of two and one-half years
The dry dock at Portsmouth, n. H.,
was contracted for October 2, 1899, for
the sum of S1,0S9,000, upon plans and
specifications substantially similar TO
those for the Boston dry dock, and
should be completed June 5, 1902.
The dry docks for the Mare Island
Navy Yard and for the League Island
Navy Yard, which are to be of timber,
We're also advertised for bids upon plans
and specifications prepared by the Blu
reau of Yards and Docks, and con-
tracts have been awarded for the en-
tire work at $4,000 for the former
and at $7S2,600 for the latter
These docks are of a capacity to re-
ceive the largest vessels of the service
or those likely to- be employed as aux
iliary cruisers in time of war. The
principal dimensions are: Length. $50
feet; width ON the floor, 50 feet; draft
at mean high water, 80 feet.
NAVY YARDS.
In order that the property accounts
kept in the Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts might be so adjusted as to more
accurately represent the presen. value
of the real estate, chattels and ma
chinery plants of the several navy
yards and stations, the department,
under date of April %, 1899, ordered a
reappraisement of all property belong
ing to- the naval establishment. The re-
suit shows that the total value of the
real estate and chattels and machinery
plants at the navy yards and stations
ON June 80, 1899, was $64 IA. 066. III.
The largest investment is represented
at the New York and Boston yards,
where the value of the real estate and
chatteS reaches total of SIS, 165,O GU
and SD, 293 600, respectively.
The cost of maintenance of these
yards and stations for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1899, was ST .436. 43S.oo.
During the fiscal year ending June ~,
1899, improvements We're made to the
real estate and chattels at these yards
at a total expenditure of ST ,935, 594. IL,
and to the machinery plants at a total
cost of 81, 196,705.76.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The appropriations, expenditures and
balances for the fiscal year 1899 are as