New Britain herald., 1917-12-03
RECORD BUDGET
BEFORE congress
Continued From First Page).

service asks $4,000. An increased
estimate of $4,000 for studies in
rural sanitation is submitted.
The exhibit showing the great sums
the government spends each year for
rented buildings in Washington Is
especially interesting because Of the
great number of public buildings
taken for war activities. The rents
paid by the different departments
total $1.059,594.
For the military academy astotal Of
5,713,254 is sought.
Pay in Navy $312,220,551.
Secretary Daniels estimates for the
Navy show that the store of guns and
ammunition Is rapidly being gathered
and that estimates have been reduced
in many particulars under appropria-
tons received last year. The chief
increase is in pay, the total being
$312,229,551.
Naval aviation calls for $94,00O,0O0,
an increase Of more than $50, 900;
for arming naval vessels and imer-
chant ships, $3s,3O9.523 is asked; the
torpedo item is reduced from $12,-
POI, 280 to $1.00O,O00; reserve ord
nance supplies from $s1.417,000 to
$33.00O,OOO.
A new item is 100000 for the
construction of naval station in the
Virgin Islands, recently taken over by
the United States, and another
100000 is asked for extension Of
facilities for proving ordnance. In
both these items new Language is
proposed which will authorize the
president to take immediate posses
sion of any land OF appurtenances me-
cessary, and which cannot be pur-
chased within the appropriations, at
prices to be determined by him as
just Should that price not be sat-
isfactory to the owner rs per cent.
of the sum determined would be
paid over at once with authority
granted to sue the United States for
additional payment.
Under the ordnance appropriations
for the navy new language is inserted
to make the items available in supply
ing guns. ammunition and reserve
ordnance stores for vessels authorized
under the three year program, in
dicating the departments intention
to press for the completion Of that
| program which has been held up by
war needs for destroyers and mer-
| chant craft.
Under the heading Of public works
| the navy department asks appropria-
| tons for stations including Ports
mouth, N. FL, s489,OOO; Boston. $75,-
| 600; New York s16Oo.OOO; Philadel-
phia $4,000, 900: Washington. $4,000;
| Norfolk, Va, SO, 1000; Naval acad-
envy s2,275.00O Mare Island, Cal,
$1,20O.000; naval magazine, Bingham,
Mass, $4,000; Torpedo station,
Newport, $250.000; additional torpedo
and ordnance stations. (new) $3.50, 900;
training station, Newport, $4,000.
Personnel of STAFF Onlcers.
The estimates call for staff officers
| as follows: General staff BAT, adjutant
| generals department 281. inspector
general 246, engineers 400, ordnance
1000 quartermaster $500, medical
$4,000, judge advocate general 800;
signal corps, (including aviation) H.
| GAL.
With three large staff increases and
foreign service pay increases totalling
it appears clear that the total in
crease in the pay item OF $159,394.-
558 does not cover any material ex-
tension of the original military pro-
gram of an army of 100000 men.
Fertilization estimates take second
place with a total Of $685. 45,I22
or an increase of $1,155,102.874 over
last year. The navy is third with total
estimates Of $1.039.860,502, de-
creased $562,977,357 The naval fig
ures probably do not include, how
ever, new ships that will be asked for
whenever building facilities are avail
able.
Striking items In Secretary Bakers
estimates are $61, 1000 for addi-
tional civil employees at the war de-
partment, 100000 for the military
information Of the general staff.
$224,335,OOO for army transportation
and supplies an increase of $24, 0O0.-
900 mostly for clothing and camp
equipment; $28,755,991 for the pur-
chase of cavalry and artillery horses,
a decrease Of $37,355, 900 and showing
restrictions placed upon us of ami
mails for the army in France due to
transportation difficulties; $157,111.-
894 for the medical department, to
include $17,0OO,000 for new motor am
balances and Sill 100000 for medi-
cal and hospital supplies, also $24,-
100000 for veterinarian supplies, the
total being an increase Of $26.331,S94;
$135, 100000 for engineer equipment
for troops which includes the gas and
flame devices, star rockets, hand
erenades and signal lights of all kinds;
$892,O0O,000 for engineer operations
in the field an increase of $6OO,OOO.-
900 and covering bridge, railway and
road building and operating equip
ment; $780, 600, 600 for ammunition,
an increase of $175,O0o.o 900; $ss,4oo,-
600 for ordnance repairs. which COW
ers the expenses Of operating the
great base arsenal in France; $751;
$4,000 for the purchase of machine
guns; $75,55o,0oo for armored cars.
An item of $4,000 is included for
nYfenS1 0n ~ naval prison
facilities.
Under maintenance among the ad-
ditional items for yards and men
$1,000 o~o No.. %o~. rIo ~1.o, Island