The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-12
THE NAVAL ESIIMA7HS
An Increase of Over $50, 600, 600
Above Current Appropriations.
More Than Nine Million Dollars Ask
ed for Construction and Maehin-
cry for New VesseIs-LarEer CIer-
ieai Force Requested for the
Navy Department and Navy Yard.


An increase Of more than $30,ose, 000 for
the expenses OF the naval establishment
is provided for in the estimates Of the
Secretary Of the Navy for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1892. The estimates just
submitted by the Secretary Of the Navy
to the Secretary Of the Treasury for
transmission to Congress call for appro-
priations aggregating $87.112. $50. an in
crease OF estimates over appropria tons
for the current year Of S3l, ,IS3, ,53L The
new items in the estimates aggregate
81, ,241, ,S37- The largest single item OF in
crease OF estimates over appropriations
is $685., ,216. credited to the cost of con
strIetion and machinery for new vessels
This year the amount available for this
purpose is s12, ,740, ,69s. and the estimates
call for sz1. .772.sI7 for the next fiscal
year.
Other large items Of increase are the
following: Pay of the Navy. $15. Us. .ss4. in
crease $2,314, 787; Budeaa of Equipment,
81, ,464. 500, increase q. .020. 750; public works
under the Bureau Of Yards and Docks. S12,-
So2,54o, increase s8,735, ,76O; public works
at the Naval Academy s, ,0G0, 900. increase
sz.e5o,ooo; Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts, 81, ,s4s. $40, increase 50, ,112, ,e17; Bu-
reau Of Construction, SO. .970, ,S24, Increase
$f,S40.00o; Bureau of Steam Engineering,
$S, 800. in crease 81. I.14s. 500.
The estimate under the various heads are
as follows
Pay Of the Navy, sI5.125. .sg4; pag, mis-
eeHaneous. sS00.G00; contingent Navy, SIC
coo; emergency fund, $3.50, ,00e; Bureau Of
Navigation. S701, rs; public vorks-Bureeu
Of Navigation, $1I6, ,42Gi Naval Academy.
s2lS,515-45: Bureau Of Ordnance, S2,so1,-
1915; public works-Eureau OF Ordnance.
$685. 400; Bureau OF Equipment, s4.4s4.-
So2.521 Bureau of Yards. and Docks. ss62.-
6i4.24; public words, yards and docks. s1z.-
S02,5 90; public works, Naval Academy. So
100000; public works. Naval Observatory,
SOS, ,e09; Bureau of Medicine and Surgery,
s2e5,ee0; Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.
81, ,S42. S49-2S; Bureau of Construction
and Repair. sS.070. .82L25; Bu-
reau Of Steam Engineer
ing, s5.I72, 900; Marine Corps, sz.91s. .52o.z7;
increase Of the Navy-Construction and
machinery, 81. ~ 9I7; arnaor and arrna-
ment. 81 66e GO; equipment. s460 600.
the local Navy TaTd and the salaries Of
the telegraph operator and copyist are in
creased from SSee 70 ST e0e. The SUN OF
$50 $40 Is estimated for machinery and
tools for the Icoal Navy Yard. ard SIS. 500
fer new buildings a. indian Head The
estimates Ter extensions and improve
merits at the local yard amount 10 S6SI.
249 as follows:
Extension of store No. /. $I8 500: raF-
ing, s5e,o eco; underground conduit system,
81. .G00; drepTOof floors for pattern shop,
S15.eeQ; boiler house for heating plant,
S14,590; skyIight for north gun shop, So
262.32; storehoUse for combustible mate
rial, S4.0Ge: coal shed and coai-handIirg
appliances, SAC, ,0G0; fre-proteetien system,
$40. coo: tool shop. SIS. .3e0: gunners' work
shop. $50 SEQ; extension Of forge shop and
new roof, $4,000; completing shop and Ct
fee building for construction and repair,
$50. zoe; yards and docks building, $50. coo;
purchase of land. S133. 110; electric light
plant tincrease). $Z0060; miscellaneous
shop for ordnance. SS6,SJJ: seamen gun
Tiers' shop $40 Geo: alterations and new
roof, ordnance boiler house, SO. 500; FIRE
proof storage for fuses. acids paints. etc,
s.. .oG9; physical and chemical laboratory
and Office, S99. .390; extension and remodel
ing of forge shop, $73,3Ie.
The estimates for salaries OF the en-
ployes OF the Navy Department is S57G.-
els, as folicws=
Secretary's Office. S47. 200; library OF
the Navy Department, 81, 730; Office Naval
War Records $3S, $50; Office of the Judga
Advocate General, 81 .S6o; Bureau OF
Navigation, SIS, ,9GG; Office Naval InteIli-
genee. IS. .sSe; Bureau Of Equipment. S14-
240; photographic Office, S14s- -93S: Naval
Observatory. s55.62d; Nautical Almanac,
Sz2, $50; Bureau CT Steam Engineering,
SI2.549: Bureau of Construction and Re
pair. S15.1S0; Bureau OF Ordnance. S11-
$50; Bureau CT Supplies and Accom- s,
SEQ, csc; bureau of Medicine end Surgery,
SI0,6z0; Bureau of Yards ard Docs. 81
$50; contingent expenses Navy Depart
ment- sI2, ,000