The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-12
STATES TROOPS.
THEIR ARMAMENT AND EQUIP
 MENT
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Hartford, Feb. 1.-The annual report of the acting quartermaster-general George M. Cole. has many interesting features.
 The financial statement shows that the total receipts from January ', 1903, to September 30, 1903. were s57.O22.17, of which sum s4.575.S6 was received from Brigadier- General George B. Newton, late quartermaster-g general: s521Ss.S1 was drawn on orders of the comptrol- Ter, and $25S.50 was miscellaneous re- ceipts from various sources and duly turned into the state treasury, in com pliance with law. The disbursements during this period have amounted to 54,5S3.4O leaving a balance of $2, 2,1O8.27, which has been turned over to the state treasurer.
 State Camp Ground. No unusual additions. or alterations have been made to the buildings at the State military rendezvous at Mantle during the year. A contract has been entered into with the Bacon Air Light company, of New York, for the erection of water tower with capacity of about sixty thousand gallons. This is l to be built of steel, and located in the | northwest corner of the camp ground. This tower will furnish an abundant supply of water in case of fire, and also do away with the necessity of running | the pumping station during the night. A contract has also been made with the Hartford Paving and Construction com pany for the construction of a sewer from the western side of the camp ground to the Mantle river. It will be located about fifty feet north of the line of mess buildings, and running parallel with them. Numerous openings will be made to permit of the large quantity of waste matter being carried away This sewer will greatly improve the sanitary Lcondition. The water tower will furnish water with sufficient pressure to flush the sewer at all times.
 Ordinance.
 l There has been no change in the arm ament of the guard during the year. It is the intention of the quartermaster- general to make requisition soon for a full outfit of the United States maga- zine rifles, caliber 30, with the accom- panying equipments.
 State Arrnories.
 The cost of maintaining the eight ar nories owned by the state has been, since January 7, 1903, s15,S74SO. The armory at Norwich, under contract last year, has been finished to the satisfac- tion of the armory commission. It is now occupied by Companies "A" and l "C," Third Infantry, c. N. c. These buildings are in as good state of re pair as their age and constant usage I will permit The cost of maintaining them increases from year to year. The amount appropriated for their case is not excessive.
 The quartermaster-g general wishes tc call attention to the miserable condition of the state armory at Hartford. The roof constantly requires repairs; the rear rooms are so damp that it is i'm ! possible to keep the arms. clothing ant equipments in a serviceable condition. i The state arsenal is in the same con, dition as the ar1nery above referred to It seems a waste of money to spend any amount in repairs. I respectfully de sire that the armory commission talk, this matter up at an early date, al something must be done as soon as pos
 sible to render safe state and govern ment property.
 The adoption of the United State magazine rife will require new ranges
 to be built. This will entail considera
 ble expense, as the new butts will hay
 to be constructed to withstand the i'm
 pact of high velocity projectiless and t
 insure the safety of markers and of cit
 izens who may be in the vicinity of tn range.
 Headstones for Veterans.
 The account for funeral expenses an !, headstones for veterans of the civi
 war shows that during the year ther
 have been approved one hundred an, seventy eight applications for paymen
 of funeral expenses and three hundre
 and eight applications for headstones
 at total expense of $10,SSS. 7 The account for funeral expenses an
 headstones for veterans of the Spanis war, and other service since April 21
 1898, shows that there have been eleve
 applications for funeral expenses an
 twenty-three applications or head stones at a total expense of S753. Monuments
 A monument to the Ninth regiment Connecticut VVolunteers, has bee
 erected at New Haven, and was dedica 2 ted August g. 190S
 A monument was also erected at Col linsville in memory of thirty-nine sol diers of the civil war, who enlisted fror the town of Canton, and whose bodie
 were never brought home for buria
 This monument was dedicated on Dec
 oration day, May 30. 19O3
 The quartermaster-gene state
 that it is his desire ito keep the Ma
 tional Guard of Connecticut, at a
 times, fully supplied with everythin necessary to fit them for immediate aC 7 tive service. To be effective, they mus t be in a state of preparedness, which ca
 only be arrived at by constant care O f and inspection of property, with pro per place to store the same, and wis
 to express to your excellency my thor F ough appreciation of your hearty co-or , eration in everything that has bee , done, with this end in view" Ef3a 24aal : Q1(u - = - lu N