New Britain herald., 1917-08-07
UNIFORM CONTRACT
 FOR STATE MILLS
Stafford Springs Concern Given
 Order for $234,000 in Goods
Especial to the Herald).

Washington. Aug 7.-The navy de-
 partment has awarded contract for
 30-ounce woolen cloth of class 5 for uniforms for men of the navy to Cyril Johnson Woolen Co.,, Stafford Springs
 Conn. The quantity of 10000 yards and the price $5.85 per yard, making 8 total of $234,000
 While Senator Kenyon of Iowa was belaboring the river and harbor bill during the debate in the senate the other day Senator Mclean of Con- necticut interrupted to ask few questions about certain : Connecticut items in the bill. Senator Kenyon showed that without the new bill there were balances available for cer tain projects on July 1 last as fol- lows: New London harbor $25,400, Connecticut River above Hartford $2,500, Duck Island harbor of refuge $15,0oO, and so on. The following occurred:
 MT. Mclean. Referring to page 4 of this bill, where I see there is an appropriation of $71,o00 for some seven or eight different harbors along the Connecticut coast or in the Sound, does the senator know how that money is to be allotted where these appropriations are punched and in- clude a dozen different projects
 MT. Kenyon. I will say to the sen- ator that it was explained to us yes terday that that is in the interest of economy, and, of course, being in the interest, of economy no one will ques- tion it. The bill is drawn in the in- terest of economy, of course, but the engineer has the right to spend that money as he pleases.
 MT. Mclean. If the first project necessitates the expenditure of the whole fund, then the other projects get nothing. Is that the idea?
 MT. Kenyon. Of course. I call the senator's attention to one section of the bill providing just how that may be done.
 MT. Mclean. Very well. will not interrupt the senator further; but 1t seems to me that is a very strange way to leave the matter. because it is entirely within the discretion of the engineer in charge, I suppose, to ap- propriate all the money to single project.
 MT. Kenyon. I am going to read the senator section 2, page 31:
 Section 2. Where separate works or items are consolidated herein and an aggregate amount is appropriated the amount so appropriated shall, unless otherwise expressed, be expended in securing the maintenance and improvement according to the respective projects adopted by con- yress after giving due regard to the 'espective needs of traffic. The a1lot- nents to the respective works so con- olidated shall be made by the chief # engineers as authorized by the ecretary of war. In case such works l ,r items are consolidated and sep lrate amounts are given to individual projects, the amounts so named shall oe expended upon such separate prof ,cts unless, in the discretion of the chief of engineers and the scretary of war, another allotment or division should be made of the same. Any balances remaining to the credit of the respective aggregate amounts ap- for the consolidated items.
 So that the secretary of war, act Ing through the chief of engineers. has the right to do anything he pleases. as I understand, with that fund.
 MT. Mclean. But, if I remember correctly, the ScHALOT. III reading the balance of the appropriation for Duck Island, said that it was originally som ething like $60,0oO, and that there is now remaining something like $6,000. My impression is that the whole appropriation for those seven or eight harbors would not be any more than sufficient to take care of Duck Island, though I am not sure about that.
 Mr. Kenyon am not informed as to that either.
 MT. Mclean. But evidently the plan of the bill is one that will prob ably assist in it's passage by leaving these separate contracts to the dis cretion of some officer and appro- priating a sum of money sufficient perhaps for one.
 MT. Kenyon. I hope the senator will not suggest such a thing as that this bill is in any way drawn so as to l assist its passage. This is purely | patriotic bill, presented here as a war emergency measure. Without 1t the war may fail