Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-20
$500, 1865



In addition to the specific appropria-
tions made. contracts are authorized to
be entered into for certain public works
requiring appropriations by Congress
in the aggregate sum of 1852, III ,465.
These contracts include S2l. 069, 500 for
additional ships for the navy and for
permanent improvements of and in
creased facilities at certain navy yards;
15.943 $50 for additions to old public
buildings and the construction of new
public buildings in various cities: S.
33S. $50 for improvement of rivers and
harbors; 81, 100000 for reconstruction of
old and erection of new buildings at the
Military Academy at West Point: and
$3.50, 900, COO for the construction of an
iSthmian canal.
The new offices and employments of
civilian character as specifically au-
thorized number 1886, with compensa-
ton for the year of Sc, 343, 595. and those
abolished or omitted aggregate 1865 at
an annual pay of 81 ,2s9, oS0.5O, net in
crease of 5221 at a yearly cost of S.
054. 51450. -
In addition to the new civilian en-
Payments shown, the volume also eX-
hibits an increase of s. in the military
establishment at an annual cost of
$42, sos; and 800 officers Gncluding 2S5
additional midshipmenD together with
5000 seamen in the navy establishment.
and $50 additional men in the Marine
Corps. with total yearly pay of $1,343,-
1851
OF the total net increase in civilian
employments "a are for the library of
Congress: 4 for the state department;
SO FOR the navy department.: 1d9 for the
treasury department; 500 for the post
Office department, including 365 on ac-
count of the rural free delivery SER
vice: 20 for the department of agricul-
ture: III. including 46 school teachers,
% policemen and firemen, for the
government of the District of Column
bia: 50 lighthouse keepers; IL for the
coast survey: go for the diplomatic and
consular service; and 1900 for the pos
tai service. including lis assistant post
masters. 5000 clerks in post offices, 1863
agents and others in the rural free de-
livery service. and S65 railway postal
clerks
OF the net total 5221 civil officers and
employments authorized, only 921 are
outside of the postal service.
The number of salaries increased is
25. at an annual cost of $11S,516.10; and
the number reduced is Is, in the total
annual sum of $13,120, a net increase of
100 at a cost for the year of s105, 456 10,
of which number 4S1 are the cadets at
the Military Academy, who are given
an increased allowance of $69. so each;
81 are consuls and consular clerks: ga
are officers of the revenue cutter ser
vice whose nay is made equal to the
similar officers of the navy; 13 are in
the life saving service, and 80. amount
ing to 200 annually, are in the de-
partment of agriculture.
A comparison of the total appropria-
tions made at the last session of Con-
gress for 1903. $500, 624, 1855, with those
of the preceding or short session of the
56th Congress for 1908. $3.50. 333. 1883,
shows an increase of $40 2S5, 920.56.
In this amount are included in
creased appropriations for the depart
ment of agriculture, s626,540; for the
diplomatic, District of Columbia. legis-
Iative. executive and judicial and naval
service, $1.706,9s1.74; for the Military
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