The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-07

and machinery of two battleships, two
battle cruisers three scout cruisers, Is
destroyefs, two gunboats, one hospital
ship, one fuel oil ship. This cOmpa-
red with appropriation of $780,
600 in last years program. For the
hu1ls and outfits of five fleet and rs
coast submarines .(first years work.
$7,675, 200 is asked, compared with
81, 900 last year. For armor and
armament of vessels authorized the
estimate is $21, 1000, against So
577,998 last year. For aviation 3d.
100000 is asked, an increase of ST.
100000 and for reserve ammunition
$4,000 900, for which there was no ap-
preparation last year.
One million dollars is sought for
the proposed experimental laboratory
to be placed at the dispo sa1 of the
Naval Advisory Board.
Coast defense and fortification
items include So, $4,000 for gun and
mortar batteries and $2,611,5OO for
undermining old emplacements, $617,-
982 for fire control of Notifications
and $226,7OO for searchlignts for har-
Dor defense all of which show mate
rial increases. For submarine mine
galleries, cable stations, ETC., $254,06O
is asked and for sites for forts and
seacoast defenses $1,867,OoO. For ar
nsament of these Qualifications the
estimate is $2.468.50O, with a pro-
vision that the Chief of Ordnance may
contract for $3,500,000 more. The
estimate for the purchase and test of
ammunition for seacoast cannon and
the undermining of projectiles on
handeIs~ put at 100000 with pro-
vision for So, 100000 additional. For
sub-ca1ibre seacoast artillery practice
$4,000 is asked The total arma-
.mert for forts is estimated to cost
1851 500 compared with $3,390,00O
asked last year.
fc,7-c,
of the United States proper $3.50, 231 is
asked, compared with $2S4,0O last
year. A new item is '$947, 900 for radio
dynamic torpedoes.
For the purchase and manufacture
of armored motor cars, 100000 is
asked, an increase of 100000 over
the last appropriation.
For arsena1s $1,842,35O is the esti-
mated cost, increased from $653,60Q
last year, and for buildings for sea-
coast defense $473,8 compared with
$4,000 appropriated in 1915. The
total increase in public works Under
the War D partment including for1-
f1cations and defenses is put at $685.
791,972 compared with $7,284,6O3 last
year.
; In the Panama Canal Zone the War
Department wants 100000 for. sea
coast batteries, $4,000 for subma-
rine mines, $1,7s8,0O0 for armament
of Notifications Gan increase of more
than 100000 over last year,, $780,
900 for military trails, a new item,
$4,911, 800 for arms in quartermas-
ter's storehouses. The total increase
for canal Qualifications is about So
$780, 900.
The following sums are estimates
for navy yards:
Boston, $47,5OO; New York $75.-
900; Philadelphia. $175,OoO; Wash
ington, $3.50, 900; Norfolk, $465,000;
Charleston, S. c., $12, 600; Mare Island
Washington, $4,000; Pearl FIarbor,
Hawaii, naval station, s715,o0O.
other navy estimates include $685.
00Os for guns and munitions storage
in various parts of the country; $685.
600 for the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head, Nd; $4,000 for the ma
val torpedo station at Newport, r. L
and 100000 for fuel-oil storage at
Guantanamo. Cuba.