Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-14
Annual Report Of Paymaster General
Kenny.
OF SUPPLY DEPICTS
Need for Enlargement Of Store
houses.
PROVISIONS FOR OFFICERS

The heavy expenses of the naval service
during the past year are set forth in detall
in the annual report of Admiral Kenny,
paymaster general Of the navy. The total
credits at the beginning of the year were
Sal 617252 and of that sum ST.. 992
was expended during the year, leaving a
balance of S6S, All $50. The principal Items
of expense were as follows: On account OF
construction, including the labor, material
and purchase of ships, S9,964, 45l; cost or
repairs to ships and equipage, at home and
abroad, Sc, ,974; cost Of maintaining
ships in commission, including pay and ra-
lions of officers and men. etc, S13,9S3l74;
expenditures on account of the marine
corps, 81, 443 Do; for arming and eQuipping
the naval militia of the several states.
1872 255.
The deposits of savings by seamen show
an increase Of SS6,09l. A, the deposits dur
ing the year amounting to S307, S61 81 and
the repayments S221, 769S7; the total
amount to credit of the fund June 80,
1899, being $374,644.o3. The interest paid
at per cent per annum upon above repay
ments amounted to S12, 1912.
Larger StOrehOuses Needed.
THE New York navy yard is the chief
depot and distributing point for the entire
| naval establishment. From there consign-
quarters of the world, frequently involving
the assembling and retention for lengthy
periods of large and bulky shipments.
Great Inconvenience has been experienced
through the lack of sufficient storage room,
and the hindranCe accordingly resulting to
systematic, prompt and accurate work has
| been great. The naval supply fund having
| been increased to 81. 5St,GN. the stock of
| supplies carried in the New York navy
| yard for immediate use or shipment has
| been greatly enlarged and will be still fur
| Their increased as the necessary facilities
| are provided. 1t being evident that the
] present storehouses are inadequate for
| present and future requirements, an esti-
! mate has been submitted from the navy
| yard and is included in the annual report
| OF the bureau of yards and docks, provid-
| ing for an additional storehouse at a cost
| of S1500o0 to be placed on the plot now
| covered by the pay office building. That
; building, not planned for its present pur-
| pose, Is old. cramDed and inconvenient.
| Before removing 1t. to give place for the
| proposed storehousc, it will be necessary
| to provide new pay office building, for
which an estimate of $4,000 is also sub
mitted by the bureau of Yards and docks.
| The growing Importance of the League
| Island navy yard and the meager pro-
| vision there for storehOuse needs have re-
| suited in an estimate by the bureau of
| yards and docks for an additional store
| house, at cost of $224 $40. In like mariner
| estimates are submitted for new store
| house at the Port Royal naval station. at a
| cost of 10000; and for an additional store
| house at the Mare Island navy yard, IT a
| cost Of S4a,H8.
| Supplies Mt Manila.
| "Fhe employment of refrigerator ships
for supplying vessels 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 transferred large guam.
| titles of provisions to the army, for which
| service the commissary general of tbs
army has expressed appreciation
| 1t has been necessary to keep In stor;
| at Manila a 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 insects, and lack o.
proper store houses.
| Il am impressed with the necessity of re
pairing Immediately the buildings now
| there under the charge of the general store
| keeper, and of providing others as | be
| lieVe the losses to the government from
stores that must be condemned for reason
| stated above will be in excess of the ex
penditure necessary to provide proper stor
| houses.
The bureau desires to establish a nava
| supply fund department at Cavite as 500!
as possible. the needs for such store
grow more urgent each day. but is reluctan
| to do so on account Of the loss which wom}t
necessarily be involved.
Naval COmmIssary Stores
"The inability of officers TO procure tn
ordinary articles of provisions, etc. neces
Sary to their welfare, In remote places Xix
Cavite, Guam and Sitka, has recently re
suited in much personal discomfort to their
Legislation granting to officers and eniste
, | iSIatiOn granting TO officers and enIiste
inen of the navy and marine corps the priv
i!ege Of buying commissary stores from tn
army, and the establishment of a nava
cnmmissary store department, with a lik
privilege to the army, AT sucn places : tn
Secretary might deem necessary, is recon
| Iaended.
in order to meet the pressing deman
for officers for sea and other duty it
respectfully urged that the pay corps of til
; navy be maintained at its full numeric,
: strength. and that the vacancies in I'll
grade of assistant paymaster be filled {
the earliest possible moment. There are {
! this time only four pay officers unemploye
[ | Of whom one is on sick leave and thr6
have recently finished cruises and IL
awaiting assignment. 1t rarely happier
| that a pay officer can obtain leave of al
senCe upon the expiration of a tour of sc
o | service, and it il frequently necessary
: | detail him for new duty before the tin
! allowed by law for the settlement of II
accounts has expired
Cost Of the Ships.
An Impressive idsa of the great eXpen:
| of maintaining the new navy Is conVeye
by the detailed sta tement of the cost
, | keeping in commission, during the pa
year the ships of the active navy. IT
cruiser New York, flagship Of the Mort
= Atlantic station, was the most eXpensi'
= ship on the list, for it cost SAT- ,134 to keF
t her in commission.
+ Admiral Dewcy's flagship, the OIympi
e was not far behind, at a cost OF S44S,3 74
The Oregon was close up, and perhaps {
g account of the remarkable cruise that WI
e made by that ship, Si2},O6I were spent
: keeping her going The big battlesh
| Iowa, larger by GO" tons than the Orego
cost less to operate, her figure being S401
1S3. The Indiana cost S3IJ,5l6 and Il
d | Brooklyn S36S,0IS.
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