Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-05
WAR DEPARTMENT
Total appropriated for fiscal year -, oso
1879
Budget estimate for 1880. 444.8Ss'z2Z

su lize estimate for 1850 ,222
increase s32,53o.253
The amount shown in the above table
as the total availability for the fiscal
| year 1929, namely, $412, 3O4, 800, does
not include appropriations made by tne
| second deficiency act, fiscal year 1873,
approved May 90, 1928. While such APP
preparations are chargeable against the
| fiscal year 1928, approximately $2O,..
600. 900 thereof will, in fact be expended
during the fiscal year 1929. taking
| this into consideration the real net IN
crease of budget estimates for 1880 over
the amount available for 1929 Is APP
nroximatelv SI2.OOO,OO0 instead OF
| S31,959.O53, as shown in the above Ia
BILE. This $12,000,000 net increase Is
due principally to an increase in pay
of the Army by reason of the automatic
advance of officers to higher pay rates,
an increase in the average omcer
strength of 200 in order to provide ao-
ditional officers for the Air Corps UNI
der the provisions of the Air Corps act
of July 2. 1926, and an increase IN the
retired lists of officers and enlisteo
men; to an increase in the amount 1or
construction of barracks and quarters
in accordance with increased authorlza-
an increase in the amount required by
the Air Corps for the third increment
under the swear expansion program
provided for by the act of July 2. 1926;
and for an increase in the amounts re-
uuired for flood control on the M1ssis-
sippi and Sacramento Rivers under the
provisions of the food control act OF
May Is, 1928.
Chief Activities.
The amount estimated for the main
tenance and operation OF the regular
Army, supplemented by the uses OF
other funds which will be available to
the War Department for this purpose.
will provide for an average strength
throughout the year of 10000 commits
stoned officers and l18,750 enlisted
men. exclusive of the Philippine
Scouts, for which an average enlisted
strength of $500 is provided. Inc
amount estimated for the civilian COM
ponents will provide for the training OF
l6, 1872 Reserve officers for an average
of two weeks and of Asa Reserve oln-
GERS for periods varying from one montn
to one year; for the attendance OF
35 900 men at citizens military train
ing camps; for an enrolment OF izI,i4I
students in the Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps units: and for the mainte-
nance of the National Guard at an ag-
gregate strength of 10000.
The budget estimate also provides LII
essentials connected with the mantle
nance and operation of active military
posts, camps and stations as now con-
Stituted. The estimates for 1880 1or
these purposes for barracks and quar-
tiers, other buildings and utilities amount
to total of Sill $50, 784, which Is
decrease of $1,0l8,160 from the appro-
priation for 1929, mad9y possible by the
replacement of WorM War buildings
with new construction under the Army
housing program provided for by Con-
gress. For new construction at military
posts, exclusive of the United states
Military Academy. of barracks and
quarters and utilities and appurte-
nances thereto, there Is carried In the
1880 budget the sum of $l4,441 $50, an
increase of $8159,975 over the amount
appropriated for this purpose for 1929:
In addition to the amount submitted
for appropriation, provision Is made In
the 1880 budget for obligation by con-
tract to the extent of $4,000 900. There
has already been appropriated under
the Army housing program q total OF
$40, ISL. 400.
Provision is made for necessary Army
transportation. including the operation
Of the Army Transport Service. and for