Evening star., 1945-04-14
$13,146,o0o Outlay
For Naval Projects
In District Studied
BY the Associate Press,

By the Associated Press.
A proposal to spend approximately
81, LAG 900 on public works construc-
ton in the District was being con-
sidered in Congress today.
In addition. $6,477 900 is requested
for expansion of the Marine base
at Quantico, as part of $28,85l 900
asked for work in Virginia. For
Maryland projects, $3,305 900 was
asked.
The plan, already approved by
the Budget Bureau, calls for tripling
the Navy's construction program in
the next year.
A total of $3.50 ,23I 400 would be
appropriated for naval building
projects throughout the country in
the year starting July 1. This is
approximately three times last
years figure Of $531 ,06o, 900.
Presented by Roosevelt.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee is studying the request, which
is outlined in Budget Bureau mes
sage forwarded to Congress by
President Roosevelt before his
death. The committee is expected
to act within few days.
Some of the money would be for
routine projects and minor repair
jobs, but most of it would go for
new buildings or extension of old
ones at varied naval installations.
proiects Listed
Projects, as listed in the Budget
Bureau meassage, include:
Washington Navy Yard-$75 900
requested by the Bureau Of Yards
and Docks and broken down this
way: Elevators, $4,000; communi-
cations, $25, 900.
Advanced training schools at the
Washington Receiving Station
$4,000 requested by the Bureau Of
Personnel for extention of interior
communications school building.
Washington Navy Yard-$1 ,375 900
requested by the Bureau of Ord
nance and broken down this way:
Improvement of steam generating
facilities, $500, 900; improvement of
electric generating facilities, $780,
600; alterations to buildings Nos.
172, 1874, 1876, 210, 212 and 218, $75 900;
improvement of streets, $3.50, 900;
extension and improvement of street
$4,000.
Communications Annex.
Naval Communications Annex,
Washington-$390, 900 requested by
shore radio facilities and broken
down this way: Expansion Of shop
facilities, $4,000; construction of
cafeteria facilities, 100000; pur-
chase of adjoining property known
as "grasslands." $l50,0OO.
Naval Ordnance Laboratory,
Observation-Disclosures for addi-
tional facilities, requested by the
Bureau of Ordnance.
The $6,477,0O0 appropriation re-
quested for the Quantico Marine
Base is designed to make it the
center of Marine instruction.
Barracks Major Item.
Largest item in the proposed ap-
preparation is $5,901 900 for expan-
sion of the barracks, including $685.
900 for an increase in school &C
tiyities. as.. -a
Other projects include officers
quarters, 81 1894, ZOO; non commits
stoned officers quarters, $1,000 600;
chapel, $291 900; three warehouses,
$3ll, 600; enlisted mems training
tank, $232 900; extension of steam
lines to industrial area, $50, 900;
guard house. sos 900; renewal of
natural gas lines, SIS, 900; reproduc-
ton building, $491 900, and fire alarm
system for barracks, air station and
$22, 900.
In addition, $353,OO0 is requested
for the Marine Corps Air Station
and $223, 900 for the Quantico Naval
Hospital.
A total of $1,2S0,000 is requested
for projects in nearby Maryland and