The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-24
ESTIMATES FOR
SUPPORT OF NAVY.
Recommendations of Department
to Congress Have Been
Made Public.
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SOME THINGS IN THE TIE LIST IS !
Appropriation Of 100000 for
Government Hospital at
Norfolk.
SOME THINGS IN THE TIE LIST IS !
Growth Of the Navy.

Growth Of the Navy.
(From Our Regular Corrcspondent.)
wAsHINGTON, y. c., November 3D.
The estimates OF the Navy Department,
showing tho amount needed for the main
tenance of the navy for the ensuing fiscal
year. which Congress will DO asked to ap-
proprlate, hayo been made public. Among
the items fol, which appropriations Will
be asked are the following:
Bureau Of yards and docks: Norfolk
nnvy.yard, s166l6.s7, the same as appro-
priated for 1855; extension OF railroad
tracks, 5000, the same as for 1905; piers
and slips. 10000, same as for 1905; drcdg-
ing, $500. same as for 1905; extensions OF
electric plants, 5000. same as IN l@S !;
paving ana grading, $500. increase Of
5000 railrond rolling stock, $500. same
as for 1906; extensions OF fire protection
+ system. $1,000, decrease Of 5000; extern
sions Of heating systems. $500. increase
& of $4,000; locomotive 5000, same as for
1po5
New Appropriations.
Underground conduit systems, $4,000
z telephone system, extensions. 5000; sow
ers, extensions, 5000 office for paymas.
s ter OF yard, sl2. ZOO; water Closets at fit
ting out BASIN $500 plumbers shop for
4 construction and repair. $1,000. electric
elevator, building. No. II, $4,000; wharf
extension at st. Helena. $500 roads al
4 st. Helena, S4.0 go: storehousc and Issuing
room for clothing at ST Helena, 800,
house for contagious diseases. $3.50; COZ!
H. IN,
$1,000 Total. for the ensuing Cscal year,
$4,000.
The total appropriated for the fiscal
scar, 1895 was $4,000. The decrease this
year Is owing 10 the fact that 100000 was
spent last year III purchasing more land.
and $4,000 was appropra ted for the con-
z tinuation of the work on the dry dock.
An appropriation OF 10000, under The
head OF public works, under the Eureau
OF Medicine and Surgery, Is asked for the
government hospital at Norfolk
An appropriation Of $4,000 for the con-
struction liant at the Norfolk yards ask
ed for by the Bureau OF Construction and
Z Repair. tho same as Is now appropriated.
For the officers quarters a new appro-
priation OF $1,000 is asked, and an appro.
prIatIon Of $4,000 for a water tower.
The i,ems-thc hospital. the construction
plant. officers quarters and water works
Y
Will be asked to appropriate for the Nor
folk yard to ,63701o. which Is stsll con-
slderably less than the appropriation for
the fiscal year ending in 1906
Growth Of the Navy.
The following reorganization Of the es-
Inmates OF the support Of the navy for the
s fiscal year ending In 1905 viii Trovc OF
interest as showing the growth Of tic
navy:
Pay OF the navy. s1a,a .oes. at present.
estimate 1865. S20(Oo.0D0; pay. miscellan-
.eous, 10000. no change; contingent, $50
90. no change: Bureau of Navigation.
81 .sso,o2s. last year, sl.779.75o. estimate for
1905; Bureau OF Ordinance s3,G76.7O67o. last
year, So,l03,506. estimate for 1906; Bureau
Of Equipment, sG.4es,02s, last year, esti-
mato for 1906 s6,724,25S; Bureau Of Yards
ana Docks, ssl3. 80 90 last year, estimate
for 1866, 1891 $3.50; Naval Academy, pub
lie works. s.. $50 Inst year. estimate for
4 1865. 3l,9a5. 900; California Training Station.
$4,000 last year. estimate Tor ln6. slo'-
60: Rhode Island Training Station, sl4,-
go last year. estimate for 1906, $685. 500.
Naval War College ssl25 last year, estt-
y mate for 1906 $40; Great Lakes Train
4 tng} Station. s255, 900 last year. no estimate
for 1896; United States Naval Home, no
appropriation made last year, estimate
1906. $3.50; Public Works. Bureau Of Ord
q nance, $4,000 last year, estimate for 1906,
I5O4, $50; Public Works, Bureau Of Equip
snent, $500 last year. estimate for lsOe.
10000: Public Works, Bureau OF medicine
and surgery $50, 900 last year. estimate for
1906. s27S, 900; Bureau of Medicine and Sur.
gerry, 1916 600 last year., estimate for 1906
1856, COO; Bureau OF Supplies and Accounts,
4 S. oD33, 49,. Is flnst year, estimate for 1906.
s s., Ss3. 93oo 2S;. Bureau OF Construction and
Repair. ss,ss5,s24.2d last year, estimate for