Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04
Navy Department.

Appropriation for 1880, 1862, 061 PAT;
made available by transfer from the
naval supply account fund, $500, 900:
made available by reappropriation of
unexpended balances for prior years
81, 1872 ,023. Total for 1880, 1886, 693 ,270.
Budget estimate for 1881, $3.50, 392, 526;
to be made available by transfer from
the naval supply account fund, $4,000, =
600; TO be made available by reappro-
priation of unexpended balances for
prior years. 100000. Total for 1881
1888 ,092, 526. Increase, $16,399 ,256.
The estimates for 1881 will provide
for 84,500 enlisted men for the Navy
and $4,000 enlisted men for the Marine
Corps, the same as for 1880; for the
maintenance, repair and operation OF
practically the same number of ships In
commission as will be in commission at
the close Of $780, for the maintenance
and operation of shore stations: for
numerous public works projects, includ-
ing continuation Of work on ammunition
storage facilities; for the completion OF
the fifth increment and the five-year
naval aircraft program, calling for / ,O0C
useful planes on hand and on order al
the close Of the fiscal year 1881; fol-
continuation of work on the two large
dirigibles now under contract for the
completion OF the modernization of the
battleships Pennsylvania and Arizona
as authorized by the act of February
rs, 1929. and for continuing construc-
ton OF ships authorized prior to Febru-
airy Is, 1929. For the Is cruisers and /
aircraft carrier authorized by the act
OF February 10, 1929, provision is made
to carry forward work on cruisers
already laid down, for cruisers anc
the aircraft carrier to be laid down In
6gR01 %Aye
manning 10 cruisers to be commenced
late in the fiscal year 1881.
Net Increase Of $l6,s99,25S.
The Budget estimate for 1891 show.
a net increase of $16,399,256 over 1880
The principal items of difference are a.
follows: Engineering" increased from
| 20,436, 800 (including $7500 trans
| ferred from the naval supply account
! fund.- to $2l ,2l5.000 (including 81 ,OO0..
600 to be transferred from the nava
supply account fund.-. which provide.
S750,000 for tools and machinery fol
shops, the same as for 1880, and in.
creaSeS OF $628,700 for safety and sal
wage devices for submarines, $50, 900 foI
screW-thread cages and 100000 due tC
changes in status of ships; "Construc-
ton and Repair" increased from Sl8..
677.5O0 dncluding S750000 transferred
| from the naval supply account fund.- tC
Sl6,94l 300 Gncluding 81 900 600 to b,
transferred from the naval supply &C.
count fund.-, which includes $3.50 .0Ot
for tools and machinery for shops, the
same as for 1880, and $1,070, 600 fol
safety and salvage devices for subma
rlnes, as against $450000 for this
purpose for 1880; Pay, Subsistence
and Transportation, Navy" increased
from $l54,5l2,782 dncluding S578 50(
reappropriated from unexpended bal.
ances for prior years. to S157.056,96
due principally to automatic increases
under operation of law: Public Works
| increased from $5,197,350 to $500.
600, due to additional requirement,
for ammunition storage facilities ant
! improvements of naval air stations
and other navy yards and stations;
Aviation. Navy" increased from S3l,.
430OOO to S32 100000 to provide adj
dltional funds required toward the con.
struction OF the two large dirigibles now
under contract; total for the Marine
Corps from $25.156,877 to S25.74l. 693
que principally to automatic increase!
IN pay and allowances of officers anC
men under operation of law, and in.
creased requirements for subsistence
and clothing: Major Alterations, Nava
vessels" increased from $3.50 900 fol
1880 for the completion of the modern
| ization of the Oklahoma and Nevada. tc
$7,400,000 for 1891 for the completion
OF the modernization of the Pennsyl.
vania and Arizona, for which purpose
$1,000 600 was appropriated in the sec
ond deficiency act, 1929, to carry this
work through 1929 and 1890; Increase
OF the Navy" increased from $48, $50 .OOC
INCLUDING 100000 transferred from
the naval supply account fund.- to $49,-
100000 to provide funds necessary tc
carry forward work on ships laid down
under authorization made prior to Feb
ruary l3, 1929, and for work on the Is
light cruisers and aircraft carrier au-
thorized by the act of February 10, 1929
as set forth above--(the Budget esti-
mate Is based on program of shin
construction requiring a total of S62,-
325 900 for 1881. the difference between
this amount and the amount of sac
300 900, carried in the Budget. to he
provided from the cash balance of over
$28 900 900 carried from 1929 to 1890
of which at least $l2,525 900 is expected
to be carried from 1880 to 1917. and
the other items Of differences involve
miscellaneous increases and decreases
predicated upon the requirements of the
naval service.
Deducting the amounts pertaining to
public works, major alterations of YES
sells. and increase of the Navy, there re-
mains available for 1880 1911 .925 900
and for 1881 $3l7,827, 526, indicating an
increase of $590l SOC for 1881 over 1890
for current and ordinary requirements.