New-York tribune., 1909-11-04
in ARMY AND NAVY
Restrictions on the Cost of
-4rmy Officers Quarters.
IFrom The Tribune Bu-eau.J
Wa shincton. November


Washington, November g.
CHEAPER OFFICERS QUARTERS
The quartermaster general of the army
has decided that not to exceed $4,000 for
the quarters of a brigadier general. s12,9lo
for the quarters of field officers and 5000
for quarters for company officers shall be
expended at posts for the mobile army.
These sums must include cost of plumb
ing, heating and lighting fixtures. Con-
gress fixed these amounts by law. in so far
as coast defence posts were concerned, and
the quartermaster general now rules that
the limitation shall apply throughout the
army.
These limitations will bring the cost OF
officers quarters down to point much
below that OF buildings hitherto erected,
but 1t is believed by the military authori-
ties that the restriction is wise one, in
view OF the demand of some officers for
costly improvements and in some instances
for larger dwellings.
Moreover, there have been many COM
plants on the part of officers as to the size
of the buildings which they have been
obliged to occupy as quarters at army posts.
They have found il expensive to maintain
such establishments. and the k,iGsehold
management calls for much work and cor
pense in maintaining servants. This objec-
ton has been removed in measure by the
determination tc build a army posts small
apartment houses These will be of six or
seven rooms each, and each building will
contain four dwellings.
They may be used by junior officers or
by officers with small families or by two
bachelor officers sharing an apartment. 1t
will save the expense of separate quarters
and crafty those who keep house in
army quarters. BY this means it will be
easy enough to remain within the limit OF
cost at the mobile army posts. of which
there was promise of some difficulty. owing
TO the different conditions prevailing in the
various localities.
ORDERS IsSUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
Lieutenant Colonel W EDMUND BAEaR. Ist
Infantry. Nebraska National Guard (omaha).
w. to garrison school. Fort Gro9k @, ,....--.
Arkansas National Guard, and First Lieu
tenant HARVEY r. PRATT. list Infantry.
Arkansas National Guard. to garrison school,
Fort Logan Il Roots.
Captain FREDERICK H HEIDENREICH, as
sistant inspector small arms practice. Dis
trict OF Columbia National Guard. and First
I-ieUtenauts NORRIS p. WALSH and WILL.
IAN B. SULLIVAN Ist Infantry District
school Fort Myer
Second Lieutenant SIDNEY E. CLYNE coast
artillery. California National Guard. TO gar
r., Tison school Fort Reseerans
now unassigned from further duty with sig
,,1 hal corps, esSisned to &id Company,
captain FREDERICK NJ. WHITING, coast ar
ttllery, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 20
garrison school, Fort Banks
Captains THOMAS 5. O'HALLORAN, -THEO-
GEORGE Z. TOLSON, I'd Infanrr~, District
Of Columbia National Guard TO garrison
First Lieutenant WILLIAM \. MDoNALD I'd
infant infantry; Maine National Guard, TO garrison
Second Lleutenants HARRY W. PAUI.SON and
lery. Minnesota National Guard TO garrison
school. Fort Smelling.
Leaves Of absence: Captain FRANCIS 4. POPE.
corps OF engineers two months from De-
gen6er |, First Lieutenant LEON L. PAR
Lieutenant JOHN c. WI%TEIs S: 6th csyarT lIli
one month and fifteen days.
NAVY.
Lieutenant J. z LEWIS detached the Inuisi-
Lieutenant 2. W FOOTE. detached navy yard.
Washington, to the Louisiana.
lowing movements OF vessels have been re-
ported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Nov The Stockton and the Rlakel- at
Charleston; the Paducah at Guantanamo; Jhe
Justia i'm The Iris. the Whppie the Trux5un
t.i' nun LiS ItTitt ltlt EIEDlC illu uls t1Hl
Jones at Magdaena Bay.
SAILED
Nov The 81. Louis from san Francisco for
Rrenerton: the Hist from Portsmouth. y.
H. fer Norfolk
Nov THE Paducah from target grounds for
Guantanamo: the North Carolina. the Mon
tana and the New York from New Orleans
for Hampton Roads; the Mississippi from
New Orleans Tor Philadelphia; the Rocket
from Washington for Indian Head aud the
Helena from Hong Kong Tor Canton.
The AreJhusa al navy ward. Mare Island,
will leave about December I for navy yard.
Norfolk via Strait OF Magellan. The YES
sci will touch en- route at Panama, COronel,
Rio de Janeir0 and san Juan