Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-07

employees, $4,000; beginning landscape i'm
provements. $4,000; models, maps, ETC.
S. 900: improving quarters of superin-
tendent $1,000; gardeners house, $1,000;
marking revolutionary forts, ETC.. S3,21O;
enlargement Of buildings etc, 81. 100000.
Hereafter the corps of cadets sinai!
consist Of one from each congressional
district, one from each territory. one from
the District of Columbia. one from Porto
Rico, four from each state at large and
forty from the United States at large.
They shall be appointed by the President.
and shall. with the exception of the forty
cadets appointed from the United States
at large. be actual residents of the con-
gressional or territorial districts. or OF the
District of Columbia, or Porto Rico, or OF
the states, respectively. from which they
War Is authorized to permit not exceed
ing four Fflipinos, to be designated by the
Philippine commission, to receive 1nstruc-
ton at West Point, provided, that the
Filipinos undergoing instruction shall re-
ceive the same pay. allowances and
emoluments as are authorized by law for
cadets at the Military Academy appointed
from the United States. And provided
further, that said Filipinos undergoing in
struction upon graduation shall be el1g-
-
scouts.
Hereafter the corps of cadets shall as
nearly as practicable be maintained at
its maximum authorized strength, ana
for this purpose sufficient NUMBER OF
extra appointments are authorized, not
to exceed two from each state the extra
appointments to be distributed In an
equitable manner among the COMPRESSION
al districts of the states and territories.
the District of Columbia, and Porto
n roster Kept
the Secretary Of War.
The Secretary of War is authorized to
purchase for the use of the United states
Military Academy the buildings and
formerly Cranston's Hotel adjacent to
the academy reservatio. and to provide
for the enlargement of buildings and for
other necessary improvements. instead or
constructing a new hotel, should II Dc
found by him to be more advantageous
and economical to the government to do
Military aeronautics. $4,000.
FENCING ANTIETAM BATTLE-
FIELD.-$22,Ooo: road to national GENE,
cemetery. San Francisco. Cal. $50, 900:
national cemetery. Gettysburg, loo
and to Fort Myer and Arlington. $500.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF JUDGE ADVOCATE GEN
oOSs>~'s
books Of reference and legal periodicals,
$780,
SOLICITOR FOR THE NAVY DE-
ARTMENT. - Law clerk. $2.250; books.
$500
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. - Four
clerks of class one, at $1,000 each: one
clerk, 81 600; three copyists at $500 eachi
two assistant messengers at $12o each:
less telegraphy expert. $1,000; two drafts
men at ST. 40 each.
BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND AC-
COUNTS.-One clerk at 81. 400: two clerks
at 81 100 each; one clerk. $500; one assist
ant messenger at $72O In lieu OF one as
sistant messenger at $40, now carried on
roll of Secretarys Office.
BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SUR
GERY.-One clerk at 81 500.
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
BUREAU OF ORDNANCE-Remo
crane in north gun shop. naval gun fac
tory, Washington. D. c., $4,000; new
crane In north gun shop, $4,000; new ma
chinery, etc. for torpedo factory, New
port, r. l.. 100000: advanced base outfit.
$3.50, 900: development Of armor-piercing
projectiles. powder, etc. $500, reserve
guns for ships Of the navy. $40O, ZOO; small
king turrets. 6O,OOO: turret ammunition
hoists. 1924. 40: hand purchases for eight
inch turrets, $4,000; mines and appliances,
$37O.OO
YARDS AND DOCKS.-Navy yard. Bos-
ton, Mass. $267, 500 Gan increase over tho
current appropriation Of 500. 70O): naval
station. Cavite. P. l., $4,000 (this amount
being $43. 500 less than the current appro-
Hhns
S442,5OO tan increase Of $685. 500: naval
station, Island of Guam, $4,000 Gan in
crease of $4,000; Guantanamo naval sta
ton, $45O,OOO; Key West naval station,
$4,000: Mare Island navy yard, $1.776.6O0
ian increase over the current appropria-
ton of 81, $50. 800; New York navy yard.
SOS. $50 Ian increase of $4O7. 500: Norfolk
navy yard. $S11.O0 ian increase Of $780,
600; Olangapo naval station. 500, 900 (the
same as last Year,; Pearl Harbor. Hawaii.
81 800, $50 tan increase of 100000; Pensa-
cola navy yard. $4,000 "a decrease over
the current appropriation Of H.SOO;
League Island navy yard, $721, 800 ian in
crease of 1921, 500; Portsmouth: n. H..
Puget sound navy yard. $1.391 600 ian in
crease of 1881 .OOO); naval station at Tu-
tuila. $500 "a decrease. OF $500; Wash
$3.50. ZOO asked. $780, O0O).
PUBLIC WORKS UNDER SECRETA-
RVS OFFICE.-Naval Academy. $4,000
PUBLIC WORKS UNDER BUREAU
OF NAVIGATTON.--Naval training sta
ton, California. buildings. $1S,445.52 a de-
crease over the current appropriation of
S11, O5A. -; naval training station. Nara
gansett bay. R. J.. storehouse. ETC., $171,-
b75. an increase over the current apQro-
priation Of $31. 6S5; naval training station,
great lakes, $413. 400, a decrease Of $685.
900; naval training station. st. Helena,
Va, $4,000.
OF ORDNANCE-Naval proving ground
at Indian Head. $52 LIS. an increase over