The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-13

'f the mess organization should be stat
toned at quarters. with such others Of
,he crew as might be assigned. This
would require. OF course, his fun quaIid-
cation Cor powder division duties.
'Iy giving the pay officer this duty he
could render efficient service in the mill
taTy organization and would release for
n'h'r duty an ninr'r now assigned To the
powder division This consideration
Should earnestly commend the idea at "A
time when jhr navy S. growth Iu -hiuS Is
RAPID. Whll, Is quota Of officers is uNsd-
There were many Instances iu the civil
ana Spanish wars VIII, T. pay officers were
placed Hy their commanding officers III
charge or The powder division. Dr "a Sec
non thereof. rendering efficient and salts
'att'IA service u Is believed that pay
officers In general could Qualify for this
service. which I~ now performed By "a line
officer, and they should. if found qualified,
De So detailed This would make avail
able Tor TINS duty about seventy pay Off
| Gers on board ship. thereby releasing
corresponding number of fine officers for
gun DIVISION duty Tho report of the
board has been approved by IN, Bur. au
! or Navigation. and it rs bat pursuing It's
recommendation To their natural and
necessary conclusion 40 urge that the de
paIJh'uJ prescribe the qualifications req
ulSltc for powder division duty ON the
! part of pay officers aEo&ts that they shall
he required to take examinations after a.
| definite period Of time. and that such of
them as arc found qualified Zoe aSsiEa,d
accordingly In order that assistant pay
I D D
nave the requisite knowledge. IL H. fur
/ ther SuSE, stCd that great benefit TO tine
navy would follow if the law were chang
| ca SO that appointments to the Pay
/ Corps would hereafter be made from
graduates of the Naval Academy
The Navy supply Fund.
Continuing his report, Paymaster Ge-,-
1 oral Kenny says:
| Since the establishment of the naval
/ supply fund. in 49,. each year has shown
increased benefits and advantages derived
/ from its existence and a gain ign the vol
umc OF business don" under e. The fund
/ has continued to grow in favor and
utlllJN, and ROW operates under an apgrO-
I priatlon Of S2,5'trp By purchasj sing large
quantities or supplies at one time. after
public advertisement wide competition is
invited, and the service is furnished with
/ stores OF an excellent and uniform quail
| llE at low cost. The principal stur,Ha-ISa
LOT nay tl-Supply stores is at the navy
yard. New York. from which shipments
/ are frequently made 10 other yards and
stations \ quantity of these supplies is
| also kept on hand AZ the naval station.
! CaVite, Philippine Islands. for issue 70 the
SHIPS OF the ASiatic fleet. Il IS now in
, tended 10 augment this stock by an early
Shipment OF large and varied list. after
the receipt Of which local purchases ar
I hlgh prices viii become less and less as
] experience Is gained. The military inn
poF;ance OF this well-Stoekci strrtbuus-
cannot DE questioned. and Do t. owing
I mainly TO the supply fund that such
{ from "a general market can b: ul.frfafn,i
one Of the far-roaclin- benefits Of the
I .uIu MS nten me StaHoarl'zug OF Sl'ccl-
! Pefore rs a.. , il ''.s !..lE.
/ the same article often had ,7ifI,rsrt s1.ri-
icauons for it. thereby causing nauy mis-
uiatfsi STANDINGS WITH merchant, dealing
This work IS being carried on as rapidly
"a "a P"'7-''-'- .Ih ii D hoped that 'Vtrtu-
III ~ o...l'.'. a. S'l or SN' .il'-.t 'As i'F
! y,-ifr - 80 a. 'S' Ut me navy
80 IA NJ ne ~ 't 'S7l' on 'i.'.'--h li' isi'-irt-
~. vi S-,H . mons. itIahinS great
/ Sa.E anu PtlilS,ahihz enquiry, must E'ces-
S' lily ''- SLOW.
a. WI" 20 '''lNlt- u" IN. general
I 49,, 80 - on li' '.e.1 ir com .ii'a.'d
- 49,, N.l'Ai- t''il'Li+ ana expensive
~ lilt carr siuE "i ing Who'll" stock "t sup
pllta "iL''i H+.'t 'i-tiA'l a''gNl.5 and
SunactnulitS- Inc greater portion Of the
HduN business "i sf"t. hpuSa centres,
! nov GER "I'IiiA lAi'r Cd. IN" main 1c-
/ '1L-'9. w. common general stock. tsDe-
/ S-5 -S.' L'H s.',->' lh" naval supply
4 .lud STOCK. Alt'.-, i-.1. United States
/ 49, 't' goa ll"it-- explains the necessity
! Tor lh' 'N" Kinds 81 general stock Tins
. !S6-lat',- VS. "a necessary outcome or
III - 20, Sui'' 90 - making all stores
! P''I tl-S'' lot use 'i thr uT So common
800 ~ VS. 10. '-'.+ que pose. under such
| -'ei' t''''' as 'ii' '.'l t.-'t may .tH-
ScIlDs-
COmpIicatinE and E,DI,.rasSiup
/ ..r-l.
/ era! Stock might Wei he called The most
/ ComplicatiuS and ,mbarrassiu1 feature in
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] SJortheepiuE- bookkeeping. and clerical
] work In all dirCC. ions In the naval tstab-
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almost constant friction az 80. W.
/ - eeriC,,l.. 49, - -. '-
I by departments for wEosc usc tnev were
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ter how -Iricf and Main H.. IN - -
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/ ness
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