Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-06


$4,000 Engineer equipment Of troops:
Construction of pontoon sheds at Wash
ington barracks, $4,000 New batteries
for ships Of the navy: Breech mechan-
isms, 100000; replacing mark 6 guns.
100000: landing guns, 100000; advance
ment: photographic surveys. s125. GOO.
Navy Yard. New York: To complete dry
dock No. 4, $1.1O0O0O: halyards and cap
STAINS for dock. $42, 800; crane track. 3d..
600; supply pipes. $4,000: paving around
dock. $4,000: condenser system, s45.0oO;
waterfront improvements. 100000: re-
pairs to buildings, $4,000: paving and
grading. $4,000; railroad equipment.
5000: yard dispensary. A,5OO-a total OF
$1,569.OOO. as compared with an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the current year.
Naval Establishment.
Navy yard, Washington: New foun-
dry and equipment to cost 100000, and
100000 is asked; new floors for shops.
$4,000; dredging. $1,000: railroad
tracks. $4,000; to continue paving.
$4,000: machinery, ETC., for new foun-
dry. $4,000; repairs to navy yards.
100000, an increase Of 100000: In
dian Head proving grounds, rebuilding
wharf, $4,000. Naval magazine. New
sea wall. $4,000; one shell house. $25...
900. Naval Academy, completion or
boiler house. $4,000. Marine Corps, Of
fee of commandant, increase OF $500 to
Office of paymaster, increase of $500 to
chief clerk: Office of adjutant, increase
Of $500 to chief clerk; Office of quarter
master, increase Of $500 to CHIEF clerk.
and machinery. $6.090,0O0; armor and
armament of domestic manufacture for
vessels authorized, $6,75O,42s.
rndiou Affairs
Irrigation on Indian reservations,
100000.
Fortifications.
Land defense, $1S0,000.
In District Of Columbia.
Buildings and grounds in and around
Washington-1mprov Lodge in
Potomac Park. $4,000; increase to
superintendent Of Capitol. $1,000; main.
Increased from $4,000 to $1,000.
Repairs, Interior Department, increase of
from $4,000 to $4,000; repairs. old Post
Office building, 5000: new roof on pat
ent Office. $4,000: elevator in old Post
ONCE building, $500; repairs to pension
Office, $4,000.
Commerce and Labor.
Repairs at lighthouse depot. Staten Is
land. $4,000: lighting Norfolk harbor.
$4,000; Governors Island light station,
New York. 100000; floating dry dock at
general lighthouse depot, Staten Island,
SIS, coo: White Stone Point light station.
Potomac river, $20.0Ooi immigrant station,
Ellis Island: complete extension of Main
Island on the north, $500: ice plant.
loft fountains. IS
coo; rewriting of main building, $12, 500;
reconstruction of heating apparatus, $685.
600: roof for main building, $4,000: re-
pairs to engine room, $500; power house
improvements. $500; concrete sea wall
around the islands at cost OF not more
than $751;, 10 and $4,000 is asked; other
improvements, 800
Miscellaneous.
Printing office: Increase of $3.50 to in
spector of paper and materials. zoolog-
ioal Park: New aviary building, $4,000;
readjustment of boundaries and the ac-
quiring of land, $4,000. Bureau Of mines:
Book, $1,000. Coast and geodetic survey:
For additional assistants at 81, 400 each /;
twenty-three aids at $1,000 each, in place
Of thirteen at 5000 each. and ten at $40
each; two clerks at 81 $50 each; two addi-
tional at $1,000 each: four additional at
5000. omitted; two additional draughts-
men at 5000 each; two at $500. omitted !;
seven electrotyptrs at $500 each,
dropped; one additional at $1,000: two
additional watchmen at $3.50 each; two
additional at $3.50 each; two at 1855 each.
omitted. Bureau of fisheries: Increase of
$500 to deputy commissioner; increase Of
500 to chief clerk.
The estimates for the District Of Colum-
bia will be found elsewhere In The Star