Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-27
WOULD RECONSTRUCT
 NIANTIC CAME GR0INr

N1ANIIC CAMP GROUNDS
 recommendation that the state military camp grounds at Mantle be thoroughly reconstructed in order to do away with buildings that have passed their usefulness is the outstanding fea- ture of the biennial report of Brigadiar General Lucius B. Barbour, quarter master general which was presented 10 Governor Lake. The estimated cost of modernizihg the camp will be from sT5,- | 900 to $100,O0o. The camps sanitary arrangements need correcting, the re- port says.
 Numerous other extraordinary i'm provements, suggested in the report in | volve expenditures of an additional l $50,oOo. The sum of $20.OO0 is asked | for repairs to the state armory in Hart ford, which are declared to be immeaI- | ately essential to preserve the struc. ture. l An additional amount of $3o,ooO IS l given as the estimate required to bring
 about essential repairs of the remaining 16 armories in the state.
 ] Tn the state military property al
 Mantle used as military rendezvous l and mobilization center" the repor | says, Connecticut has one of its mos
 valuable pieces of military property
 Most of the buildings on this property
 have stood for nearly two generation:
 and while most of them are in a semi
 usable condition, drastic repairs oi
 them are now necessary If they are tt
 be retained in their present form. Due to changes in National Guard Requirements, it seems advisable to use
 what material can be salvaged from the old buildings rather than to re- model khe ones now standing. A rede. sign of the sanitary arrangement is also necessary. The fence surrounding the igrounds is beyond repair and should bt immediately replaced by wire fence 1t is estimated that from $75,o00 tc i$1ee, 900 will be necessary to thoroughly
 modernize this property.
 Practically all the armories neeC renovating both within and without ' General Barbour points out. An es . innate of the amount required to protec by painting the outside woodwork ana to retouch the interior of the drill sheC of these 1S armories is $30,000." Il An inventory of the state military , property contained in the report show! lthat Connecticut is well supplied to meet
 at a rIment's notice, call for .infantr! and artillery equipment. There is or hand large supply or uniforms, ser : vice overcoats. leggings, gloves, over shoes cots, tents and mattresses. etc, il addition to a good sized allotment whicl ;. LdS DSSn Sedlcu TUT SLuC46CHCss
 . In accordance with special acts of tn 3 general assembly in 1919, four new arm a ories were created during the year at . total cost of approximately $1,0oo,0 :, They are as follows:
 f Waterbury, ss4S,s07.sS; waIlingfort : t$1o2,3s3.57; Middletowu, $154,133.54 an e Ansonia $1ss,12O.52.
 In order to properly house an allot . ment of six 55 nm guns, and 24 mo ttor trucks, which were assigned to tn fl Connecticut field artillery by the war de . partment in May. 1921. in order that the n might be used in the military trainin 2 of troops, additions to seven of the stat l. armories were made necessary. Thi "a was done at a cost of $So,000, and va
 divided as follows:
 n Danieison, six trucks, $7,77s.1o; Oar ,s bury, one gun, two trucks, $11,172.6e - Greenwich, one gun, two trucks, sS
 54o.4o; New London, one gun, fiv
 trucks, $1o,6o5.24; Norwalk, one gu
 two trucks, s12,51o.91; Norwich, on
 lgun, five trucks, $9,160.s0; Stamfor E one gun, two trucks S475S60