The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
u. S.>>TO SPEND
ATDAH Y RATE
OF $4,000, 900

ing ammunition, guns and other NUM-
lions.
Great Sums to Protect Canal.
Protection Of the Panama canal re-
quires sS56,oo0 for land .defenses, In.
GLIDING 'searchlights, armored cars,
and locomotives. In addition, $1,000
900 is asked for construction OF mill
tary roads and railroads In the Canal
zone; $4,000 for repair OF fortifca-
| tions, principally structures erected
for defense against torpedo attack.
Construction of an army canton
ment in the canal zone is to cost
S1,e54,5eO. Requested appropriations
for test Of ammunition, installation Of
fire control, building OF storehouses,
etc, brings the total for the defense
OF the canal to $7,6T6,340.
For the pay OF the army, S1,o03,-
e33,676 is asked. For this year. SS44.-
639,11S was appropriated. For pur-
chase OF food. however only $685.
4O5,656 is sought, as against S401,-
/ 100000 Appropriated for this year.
Army Transport Expenses.
To transport the army from camps
to the seaboard, and thence to
France. $sOe. 632.025 Is sought. Pur-
chase and manufacture of clothing
for the army viii require $3.50, 172,-
14s. the departments estimate said.
For the medical corps, S157,111 ,se4
is asked, the sum to include the pur-
chase Of gas masks; $780,, ooo, 900 for
engineer equipment for held service;
100000 for military maps; $780,
100000 for small arms ammunition;
SIo.2OO,O00 for ammunition for small
arms target practice; $50, 00O, 900 for
rife and revolver manufacture at ma
tionl armories; 1881, 023. for ma
chine guns.
For guns and ammunition for home
guard organizations, the department.
requested S4,5OO. 900.
Thirty-five million dollars is re-
quested to build a signal service
storehouse in France. For pay or
the navy, $213I22e. 900 was asked; for
improving and equipping navy yards
for construction OF ships, $4,000, 900;
for ammunition SO, 00o, 900; for new
batteries for certain war vessels,
SIS, 800 900; for an ammunition re.
serve, S33,oo0y0oo; for torpedoes, ST.
0OO, 900.
Money To Care For Dead.
Three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars is asked to bring home the
bodies OF the nEvy's dead. while $5,-
900, 900 is the estimate put on the
needs OF the navy's medical division
for the year. For armins and equip
ping the naval militia and the naval
reserve, Daniels 1sked 81, 72T, 900. Ex-
pansion OF the Great Lakes training
- - H.
600; while improvements at other ma
val. training stations will total 49,
655, 900.
Secretary Daniels asked S22,153,O 900
for pay of the marine corps, with I
t3s.95s, 900 more for clothing and pro-
visions for the soldiers Of the sea-.
Improvement OF rivers and harbors
Is estimated to cost $2e, 507 $50, as
against S34.s31 $50 appropriated for
this year. This includes f2,47b, 900 for
improvement OF New York harbor,
81 ,166, 900 for the Delaware river,
81 ,540,0 900 for Norfolk harbor, $1,400,-
900 for improving and maintaining
the passes OF the. Mississippi river,
100000 for locks and dams on the
Ohio river below Pittsburgh, with a
view to obtaining a nayigable depth
OF nine feet.
Pension Department Needs.
Estimated pension department needs
for the year are 1851, 100000, a de-
crease of $1,000. 900 over the sum ap-
propriated for this year.
Collection of war taxes, exclusive
OF the munitions, will cost 5000, 900,
Secretary McAdoo estimated. This is
double the sum appropriated for this
year. Collection of munitions taxes
will require 100000; and the income
tax S3,7OO. 900.
Expenses OF administering the war
risk insurance law will be $4,000. 900
for the year, Mr.. McAdoo estimated.
The bulk of this is salaries OF $500
employees, which total 1920. 900.
This estimate" Mr.. McAdoo said,
as based on a close study of the
expenses of the Pension Bureau and
a number OF large insurance COM |
panies."
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