Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-07
Army AND NAVY REQUIRE
SUM OF S363, 872, 1888
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The quartcrma>tcr department asks for
IN increase If more than 81 G10. UUu tor
supplies and about - 900 900 for cloth
ing camp and garrison equipment. The
number Of horses needed j. represented
~ an increase &c S335 0m in tho est
mates. In the engineer corps $500 900
j. asked for equipment of troops in place
of 81. COG last year. The increase for
ordnance stores for the purchase and
manufacture Of ammunition for small
arms is from 500. 600 TO 1888 900 with
II 800 600 for g~rcnadcS. An increase Of
S713.000 is made in the item for small
arms target practice. including machine
gun practice. For manufacturing. re
pairing and issuing arms 1t national
armorieS II .012.5J9 j. asked. compared
whit $4,000 last year and IN Increase
~ sl.250.00 0 for purchase, manufacture
and test If rifles.
For the organized militia. - 1870. 900
is estimated necessary. compared with
$4,000 last year with an increase Of
$500. 900 for militia equipment. The mil
itary academy is estimated to cost about
$3.50 600 more with provision for 40
cadets.
For the naval militia the navy de-
partmcnt asks an iIs.rcaSc of about $40
600. An armor plate plan u again Sug
.cStcd. to cost finally S6.635 l0T Of
which S2.31l .702 il asked III once.
Pay for the navy with - 400 men i'm
stead Of $1,000 ~ AZ present is put At
Sl5.67l .g97 I'm increase from al pc 900
last year and G,0O0 apprentice seamen
in place 0f 3.JUn. For completion Of
vessels on the stocks AMI repairs and
preservation If those III commission. the
estimate is SO 900. 900 an increase of
about -. 100. 900.
For the pay If the marine urpS ~
Guiding that of one additional brigadicr
general two -dditiuna u, lmcl~. two ad
ditional licutcnant-co colonies. other add
tional officers. ~ Increase NJ about %inC
N0 to - 900 ll5 i asked. For maintcn
ancc If the corps the estimate il ~l.G~lI.
al compared with X WDO 00O appropriate
cd last year AMI The total increase for
the marine CORPS il PM at about :2.a55.-
400.
For completing submarine torpedo
boats heretofore authorized the e>!im9t'
i $3.50 500 last year. For submarine
bases Il .00O. 600 is asked.
INV NY litll I'D Inv liNN DlF'9F'Ut ~
an estimate Of -. 81. 000 a> the first
wears appropriation for hull> lrd ma
chineFy Of two battlcShip> two hattie
cruisers. three scout cruisers. l. d,>trn,
,r> two "nnhoat>. one hospital ship.
one fuel oil ship. This compared with an
appropriation If - 100 GEO in last Years
Program. For the hull> and outfits cf
five fleet and - coast Submarines first
wears work S7.G15. 0G0 is aSk"l. cnn,Ilr
IN With $500 00 last vrlr. For amor
anI armament Of vessels u~r'lnriIrl the
estimate IL sol .b>l 600 a.a;u~l ~Nt1T.9 HS
last wear. For aviation III MD j.
asked VA Increase ~ II O00. 000 AMI for re-
serve ammunition IS. 900 Mn for wni n
there was no appropriation la>i wear.
One MILLION dollars l. sought Tor the
proposed cNperimentil lahprr'cr, 20 *
placed Nd the disposal W 'h" naval al
Ni>orv board.
Coast defense and Qualification items
include 13.-r33. OOn for -l an1 mortar
batteries AMI S2.G1t 500 fr underwriting
old cmpiaccmcnt> eGl7.l>- fpr fire ton
troll nj Qualifications lml S41G 20 FOR
~rarchli.ht> for harIpr drfru~c> ali nf
which show material irrrra~,S r'r sub
marine mine galleries. cable sections.
lice $50 0n0 IL asked. The total nrma-
forts and >cacnlst dcf"u>r~ ~ ~ .pol.
For armament of these Notifications III
estimate is S2..4G>. 800 with i provision
that the chief If ordnance may contract
for 5000. 00G with Observation-Disclosures
for -. 800. 600 more. The estimate Tor th"
purchase aud test of ammunition for
Seq cast cannon AMI III" undermining
IF rroicctilc> on baud II pul AZ - oon .0n0
with provision FOR AZ. 800. 900 additional
For >nh-calibcr scacoa>t artillery rrar
ticc @t90. ZOO il asked. hTc total arma-
mcnt for forts il estimated ia cost 81.
go 900 compared with - 900. 600 asked
last wear.
For submarine mines ia III wa;cr 81
the United States proper. ~trlG 22i ~
asked. compared with S2Nl 400 las year.