Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-09
Army anc, Navy News.

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| rren tIl;' I" post one action On the
'oss- D",ton bill Tor the revisit ion of the
| :l;tv.I pay table. The naval Day
"lirtr* haze produced statistics To
snow tl.tt il the bill is enacted III i'll
| resent ShJFe ii VIII have the effect ul
| cutting d"Nn the total pay received
| -'Gri.g his career "i every officer who
| stands 4 ci.''I!ce of becoming Il rear adj
.lsi:'ai uI tGe .;u-c..llcd second nine.
i'hiS information. beng communicated
| TO l4\ al officers generally. is expected
FL" have tire effect of turning upon Con-
| Gress large amount of correspondeIce
| IN protest against the bill in It's present
| Wordll.. The opportunity for changes
| : veg slight and about the only hop,.
| "f enactment is To place the provisions
| on The EtN;d bill III the Senate. The
most trdstWoIty observers believe that
.!othiIlS Of any Importance can be ac-
r"miiiNhed during the present session
| u Cong '"SS toward changing the naval
| @'ty table, ANA il would suit most
Officers Of The service if all efforts in
| IN II 1ire"tipn We're abandoned until
| next scar When the subject can be
| tlken NJ in more thorough manner.
mi III %ay !. hich does not invite tnc
et>lizc that their respective corps are
destined to be adversely affected by the
peiIt!n. legislation.
The n'ilittrI authorities are in favor
II occurring some twenty-five acrcs adj
.oillil. Tie Fort WudsWorth New
fork military reservdtion-known us
ne king ANA Bdtcs propcrty-as L
means of avoiding future claims Tor
i. images by the owners OF the land |
The latter have complained to the WarI
DEPARTMENT oiiici'ls in regard to injury
Sustained by bull Iings on their prop /
artS by con, ussion from tie discharge
rf guns the consequent deterioration of |
the property and the inability to use it /!
~ lease II DN reason of its proximity |
TO the batteries. The property which |
u - drSi:ru TO purchase is situated |
north Of the present reservation ana |
rear some Of the heaviest batteries OF |
the OSt. The only way in which dam |
.,gt 70 THIS private property can be OBJ
Si-t".'. Says Quartcrmastcr General
Humphrey, is its purchase by the gov
rIliici1 ara incorporation in the pres
cnt reservation. 1t will then be avail |
1lfle fur "Hy extension of the post that
Several emergency changes and i'm
i.r"Non"Its are necessary at the
i'rnoklyn Navy Yard. and plans and
Specifications have been drawn with IA
View To- doing this work provided Con-
E!'cSs viii ado the items to the Naval
bill, which h"s o en reported from tine
House co:nInittee. one of the projects
Il, ian al iiIr Il
If the ward in the ", nifty of the build
~" ways 50 than the facilities for
building the confer may he more com
H!"te. Another project IS that OF EJECT
ing q 5000 shelter oyer Il pump installed
for the purpose of supplying water to
the machinery plant Of the ccal storage
outfit. II is also proposed To extend
me iron plating shop. 1t is necessary
% remove the cement shed and tn" me-
hn.rry storage building Oh the site of
the rev drylrck recently placed UNI
der contract. ana TO replace these
structures at other points.
Tie War Department is in receipt of
YeVes"l Il inns from people who want
,i-inages rs the result OF heavy artil-
lery nr&C tice with the guns and mortars
Of our coast Notifications. Many Of
these instances date from the joint
army and navy manoeuVres at Port
land. Me in 1901. but there are claims
of This linl AL along the coast. and it
is becoming one Of the serious ques-
ti"ns under y hat circumstances prac-
tice with big guns may be carried on
50 as got IT, iniure property in the
Ieie bcrhood OF the coast forts Special
nrrane enehts may have to be made in
ti- Chesapeake artillery district,
which will be the scene of the joint
n? val and military eXercises-as they
are 10 be called hereafter-which tHke
PLACE in June next. The vicinity Of
the likely scene Of the operations is
thickly settled. ANA every effort will be
made to prntect private property from
damage. Most of the injury is in the
form of broken windows and the crack
in3 Of rIHster the highest claim
amounting to 81, 400
The Navy Department is in receipt