Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04
STATE HAS SHARE
in U. S. BUDGET
Several Pennsylvania and
City Items in Estimate
Before Congress
NAVY YARD INCLUDED D
Total Amount Requested to
Operate Government
$1,654,s19,654.03

WARRINGTON. Dec. i,--fncfhdsd IN tho
estimates OF appropriations required 10 con.
duct the Government for the next hscal
year which were submitted TO Congress to-
day by Secretary OF the Treasury MeAooo'
are several Pennsylvania Items THESE IN
ciuda the items for the Philadelphia NAVY
Yard. which already have been approved
BY tho House NRYai Affairs Committee
which II preparing the next naval nppro'
priatlon bill
The estimates are. To continue drydook,
81 900 900 central power plant Improve
rnenta. ti2O 900; nfty-ton locomotive crane,
500, 900 continuance dredging, $4,000
Total, yi,2i5,0o0. Marine barracks. 6i5O'-
COO
other Pennsylvania items are; Phlladel-
phia Mint, salaries, I6o,obo wages. 's2S,-
600. the latter an Increase OF $4,000 over
last year. Frankford Arsenal, f7oS.sOo
inrniRration station. $4,000; Naval Home
Philadelphia. ttiB,6i5! indian School Car
iisie, Si5i, 900; SubtreaBury, philadelphia
sB1,oio.
II win take tl.s5I,s1o65Lo3 TO run the
Government Of the United States from
June 30. 1917, 20 June 49, i9ls an.
This 10 the estimate OF tho hehds OF tns
various branches OF the country submitted
20 Congress by McAdoo.
or This grand total Of more than billion
and n half dollars the various ehthphHh-
nionts' estimates are set forth as follows:
Legislative. 1891. s2s45i executive, sac.
a7p,seB judicial, 3i,s9b,7oo; Department
Of Agriculture. S2e,O96.9Ol; foreign inter
course, SB.TOo, ,626.66; military establish
ments, $500. .es4, ,6SIb2: naval establish
nenta, Ssss, ,070 sSi. 81; Indian affairs, 3l2-
asO,sB6.67; pensions, 1i55.bsO.oO0i Panama
Canal. s25,1Ab.b6235; public works, NtS'- M
its.ssh46 postal service fSsoi9oe'eEu ,
rnlrcelinnsous, Sios.0iI,73S93; permanent
annual appropriations, ti4s,S6A.Sa0s2.
The total estimate for the needs OF the
f,oyernment during the next fiscal year
exceeds by ssT,l97,5b9.oS the amount app
propriated for the fiscal year ending juno
90, 1917.
ncads for defense and preparedness as
SHOWN IN the report constitute the largest
single items.
For the pay OF tho navy Sbt,O2S776iS Is
required. exclusive Of that for tho marine
corps. which requires S7,t33.OOs.7s For the
nhlpbuiIdlnE program for the year S96.962,-
900 II asked and sb,i3S,00O Will be neceH-
aary for extending the aviation branch OF
the service. For increase OF the navy mere
tofore authorized Siis,946,l5b. II Is estl-
mated. will be needed.
Proyisions and clothing for tho mnrlne1'
Il IL estimated will cost t6,22b,2s5 and pro-
visions for tho navy fi0.liS,si3 For
ordnance and ordnance atores fe,i02,4Bb rs
required. and for organising the naval re-
serve force and schools and camps OF In
bringing home the remains OF officers and
men who die abroad amounts TO sSa,6bs
Needs for pay and travelling and general
expenses OF the navy are listed at SsII94'-
pgb.bs and for signal service development
$4,000 900 IL asked The greatest portion
Of this is for aviation.
The estimate for supply, services and
transportation OF tho army Is &7lT4l'-
1915.
N..N.. IL, for NFH ~ "a
ordnance supplies and stores. 3l4,3lb,00O
81 asked For the manufacture OF arms
Sc, 900 iB the estimated need for the
purchase OF automatic machine rines
sz0s6,ooo for armored motor cars Sl.eOS'-
eco Civilian, military training camps re-
auire s9,B9t,O00
Among the estimates for the equipment
OF tho National Guard are: Automatic
rifles s6.S6s000; neld artillery, $4,000
900; ammunition for field artillery, Sl0,-
zoo 900; arms. uniforms equipment. etc.
Sf.B76. 900; supplying and exchanging In
fantry equipment, 100000, and for arm
ing. training and equpping the National
Guard si2,727000.
For quartermaater supplies, equipment,
etc. for reserve officers training corps,
900 Is needed
The War Department asks for SbB,OD9,'
4si.2t for fortlhcations and other works Of
defense. and s32.i96,06S,96 for rivers and
harbors
The Interior Department wants Ss,2s3. .OOo
for the reclamation service. and the De-
partment OF Commerce asks 80 .60i.30O for
lighthouHeH. beaeons and fog signals, The
needs Of the coast guard are estimated al
tease.071.
For maintenance OF the Interstate Com.
meree Commission $500. 600 Is needed.
The War Department requires s362,s2C
for national cemeteries and $4,000 for
artificial limbs while the Interior Depart,
ment Wishes Si0,B90. .672,0s for the con-
ntruction and operation Of railroads IN
Alaska.