Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-21
SUPPORT OF THE NAVY
Estimates Submitted for
Money to Meet Expenses.
Err NEEDED
TOTAL OF $37o, 900 FOR WASHING
TON GUN FACTORY.
Navy Yard Fund, Principally for New
Work, Placed at $328, 220
Other Bureaus.
MACHIN cry NEEDED

The book of estimates for the support of
the Navy for the fiscal year 1906 contains
many items of special interest to the resi-
dents of this city. The bureau of ordnance
submits es imates for the naval gun fac
tory at the Washington navy yard as fol-
lows: Machinery for existing shop, $4,000;
machinery for proposed sighting shop,
s15O,O00; boilers, $4,000; new locomotive,
5000; machinery for locomotive house,
$4,000.
The bureau Of yards and docks submits
estimates for the Washington navy yard
as follows:
To extend paving, $4,000; extending I'M
foreground conduit system, $4,000; dredg-
ing, 5000; building for electric power
plant. $4,000; locomotive and crane house,
$4,000; fire and telephone station building,
$4,000 to extend fire protection system,
5000; to extend railroad system, 10000;
one fifteen-ton platform scale, SLIGO; ex-
tending heating system 5000; extending
water system, $4,000; steel timber she'd
SAC, 3d. muster house and closets, $500;
fireproof model storage building, $4,000,
making a total for the yard under this
head of $685. 900, of which $2209OO are for
entirely new work.
The bureau of ordnance submits an esti-
mate of $SS.OO0 for improvements at the
naval proving ground, Indian Head, Md;
$4,000 for grading the grounds and roads
Of the Naval Observatory; the bureau of
yards and docks, estimate of Sc, 1876 for
the civil establishment at the Washington
navy yard, and the commandant of the
Marine Corps, an estimate of $4,000 for
the guard room, ETC.. at Washington city.
Navy Department Proper.
The estimates for the support of the
Navy Department proper, aggregate
SlGS $40 being oS
over the appropriations for the present
fiscal year. The estimates for the Secre-
tary's office amount to $76,54O, an increase
of $500, which is made by increasing the
salaries of the appointment clerk, the clerk
to the chief clerk and the telegraph oper-
ator, 500 each. The estimates for the Ii
brary, the naval records Office and the
office of the judge advocate general amount
to S19,02O The new items are an increase
of $500 in the salary of the superintendent
OF the naval records office, $500 for labor
er in that office, SCI 600 for publishing the
naval records and an increase of 800 each
in the salaries of one third-class clerk and
one first-class clerk, and an increase Of $50
for one copyist in the judge advocate gen
erals office
The bureau of navigation submits esti-
mates amounting to S65,sT0 an increase of
81, 40. This increase is made I'D of in
creases of salaries as follows, $3.50 for the
chief clerk, $76O for one clerk, $500 for an
other clerk, $500 for two clerks, and $3.50
for three clerks.
The estimates for the bureau of equip-
ment amount to S146350, an Increase of
$3.50. These estimates include additional
salaries varying from 500 to $500 for enc
$1,So0 clerk, one nautical expert one us
todlan of archives, three apprentice drafts
men, two apprentice engravers, one appren-
tice photographer. 1t is recommended that
the salary of the chief clerk of the bureau
be increased from 5000 to 50 $50. that of
one clerk of class 2 from 81 400 to 81 800
and that of three clerks, from $1,000 to
81 100; also one additional clerk. at 81 200
and one at 81 600. New items under the
head or naval observatory are one assist
ant astronomer at 81 600 and one assistant
IN the department of nautical instruments
at $1,000, and 5000 for expenses of observ~
ing the solar eclipse.
The regular estimates for the bureau of
steam engineering are $24, 43O, an increase
of $3.50, made up of an increase of $3.50 In
the salary of the chief clerk and So 400 for
two t clerks at $500 each and one clerk at
this bureau for craftsmen out of the APP
preparation for increase in the navy.
Construction and Repair.
The estimates for the bureau o~ con-
struction and repair are s56.43O, exclusive
of s17,160 for craftsmen, which latter ex-
pense is betrayed from the appropriation
for the increase of the navy. The new
items are an increase of $3.50 for the chief
clerk, 1880 for one clerk, $1,700 for an
other, and 81, 600 for another
The estimates for the bureau of ord
nance are s32,2l0, an increase of 81, $50. This
increase is made up of $1,000 for one clerk,
81 400 for another clerk, and 81 200 for an
other clerk.
The bureau of supplies and accounts asks
for three additional clerks, one at $500,
one at $1,000 and one at $1,000, a total of
$4,000. The total estimates for this bu-
reau are 500, 430.
The bureau of medicine and surgery sub
mits estimates for S1614o the new items
being 1,400 for one clerk and $500 for an
assistant messenger.
The bureau of yards and docks asks for
S1S93O, the only new item being an in
crease of $3.50 in the salary of the chief
clerk The estimates for the Navy Depart
ment annex. Mills building, amount to $30,-
600 and $1,000 is asked for contingent eX-
penses.