The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-05
-FOUR MILLIONS FOR
VIRGINIA PROJECTS
James River Channel Work Gets But
$4,000. Most of Money Going to
Norfolk Navy Yard.
GREAT NAVY YARD EXPANSION
Expenditures Planned at Norfolk VIII
Place the Yard There In Front
Rank-Mail Carrying Machinery
EOr Richmond Postoffice.

Washington, Dec. 4-Neariy
$4,000, 900 was recommended for sex-
penditure upon Federal government
projects in Virginia, which have been
authorized by Congress- in the esti-
mates of appropriations necessary to
carry on government work during the
coming fiscal year that were trans
rnltted TO the House today by Secre-
tary of Treasury McAdoo.
or this sum. s2,55e.700 was asked
by Secretary of Navy Daniels for the
prosecution Of work in the develop
ment of the Norfolk Navy Yard
base: s1,0s2.2o0 was asked by the
army engineers for river and harbor
improvements; $4,000 was asked by
the Treasury Department for con-
tinuing work on potoffice buildings;
$4,000 was asked for the Coast Ar
tillery School at Fortress Monroe.
Funds the AMOUNT not being set
forth, was also asked for work during
the next fiscal year on the Cape
Henry fort ard guns to man that
fertilization.
Record Amount Asked For Navy Yard.
The amount set forth as needed for
the Norfolk Navy Yard is the largest
recommended for expenditure on
navy yards in the country, which
clearly indicates the purpose of the
Navy Department to develop the Nor
folk yard into one OF the big naval
bases. Only s1.2ls.ooo was asked for
Philadelphia. and s1.242,00Q for the
New york Navy Yard, the amount be-
ing set forth as needed for Norfolk
being practically double of the
amounts asked for the other two big
yards For the current year Con-
gress appropriated only si.242, 900 for
the Norfolk yard. and the estimates
for the next fiscal year show that
the yards requirements have dou-
bled in year
The sum only represents what is
classified imm ediate expenditures.
! Congress will likely direct new de-
velopments for the next fiscal year
will greatly increase the amount OF
appropriations.
! The recommendations for the Nor
folk yard show the determination OF
the Navy Department to establish q
big supply depot near Hampton
Roads. The sum OF $4,000 was
asked for the extension of the am
muniton storage warehouses at st
Julten's Station. The sum of s12,-
TOO was also asked for improve
ments TO the Marine barracks at the
Norfolk yard.
The appropriations recommended
for the Norfolk yard are az follows:
Continuing work on the dry
! dock ................ $1,000, ooC
Completion OF structural
shop buildings . 500, 00t
l Waterfront improvement at
/ the navy yard ........ 500, oot
Improvement of Central
Power Plant and dis
/ tributing system ..... 1000, 0ot
One magazine and two shell
houses at St Julien's 80. 1o0,00t
One mine storage building
and track extension at st.
Julien's ..... ...... s.oo'
For extension of small-arms
ammunition building -. 5000
For improvements Of Marine
barracks l2,7Ut
For maintenance OF st. Hell
4 ena Training Station .... 10000
Rivers and Harbors.
The river and harbor requirement.
in Virginia embrace 100000 which
is asked for work on the Norfolk
Beaufort inland waterway. Other wa
terways appropriations include $50,
600 for channel work In the james
River; $4,000 for improving the APP
pomattox River; $4,000 for tn,
Nansemond River; $4,000 for tn,
Rappahannock River; 5000 for tn,
York, Mattaponi and Pamunkey ant
other small rivers.
The $4,000 asked for pushing
work on postoffice buildings in Vir
gina is distributed as follows: Farm
vile. $4,000; Franklin. $4,000; Lees
burg, $4,000; Pulaski. $4,000: Sa
lem. 10000; South Boston. 10000
Warrenton, 10000. and $1,000 for mai
carrying machinery in the Richmond
postofiice.
The sum OF $1,000 is asked for this
purchase of a boarding launch for this
cape Charles Quarantine. Station.