C.-Amounts expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, from the appropriations under the Bureau of Ordnance, for civilians employed on clerical duty, or in any other capacity than as ordinary mechanics and workingmen. Navy-yard. Rating. Amount paid. Portsmouth. Washington Norfolk... Mare Island Naval Ordnance, Proving Ground. 1 draughtsman (5 months) 1 assistant draughtsman 1 assistant draughtsman (197 days). 1 writer (177 days).. 1 special hand (10 days). I toolkeeper and orduance man. 1 electrician (11⁄2 days) 1 quarterman machinist. 1 quarterman machinist. 1 quarterman machinist. 1 quarterman molder. 1 quarterman machinist (20 days) 1 quarterman blacksmith (7 months) 1 leadingman pattern-maker. 1 leadingman laboratorian 1 coppersmith in charge of rolling-mills (105g days) 1 superintendent, new construction 1 leading joiner... 1 quarterman laborer. 1 quarterman laborer 11 foreman laborer (32 days). 1 leading painter (2 days) 1 leading brickmason (108 days). 1 draughtsman (121 days) 1 draughtsman (252 days) 1 writer.. 1 clerk 1 writer. 1 writer.. Torpedo Station... 1 chemist 1 clerk.. 1 draughtsman Total $498.85 238.00 1,400.00 1,600.00 1,017. 25 1,017. 25 720.00 720.00 900.00 1, 544.98 1, 081.00 1,078. 04 1, 021.77 772.00 2, 156.00 585.00 660.00 359.75 433.75 20.00 657.60 6.00 1,281.50 1,074.54 1, 115.84 1, 183. 63 66.00 717.06 1,097. 25 1,050.00 528.13 3,253 75 1, 155.90 719.09 922. 72 11.37 8.20 518.42 423.50 882.00 669.50 1,200.00 943. 16 1,017. 24 2,500.00 1,200.00 1,500.00 43, 526. 04 Andrew Neville (at building). D.-Abstract of offers for furnishing supplies and which were contracted for by the Bureau of Ordnance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, noting contracts awarded thereon. Navy-yard, Washington, D. C. (Under advertisement dated June 4, 1887.) Cement: J. M. Wheatley *J. M. Wheatley. J. M. Wheatley. Broken stone: Andrew Neville. John Miller.... Sand: Andrew Neville (at wharf).. $2,890.00 2,290.00 3, 115.00 3,785.00 3,815.00 3,300.00 3,600.00 3,360.00 2,760.00 36,000,00 4,180.00 4,356.00 3,600.00 900.00 1,012.50 George L. Neville.. 1,125.00 * John Miller (sample No. 2). John Miller (sample No. 1). 7,500.00 1,012.50 Piles: L. A. Clarke...... Church & Stephenson Wheatley Bros.. 825.00 846.00 1,800.00 Wheatley Bros.. 1,440.00 George L. Neville.. 1,800.00 * W. W. McCullough 1,206.00 D. A. Gillies 702.00 Nails, zinc, and shutter pivots: 900.00 332.16 Glazing: 303.36 *Arthur E. Rendle.. Georgia yellow pine. 4,000.00 Willet & Libbey... Church & Stephenson. 494.25 Wheatley Bros... *George L. Neville.. W. W. McCullough Pine lumber: 397.17 485.43 485.43 441.30 441.30 550.56 Navy-yard, New York (bids invited September 14, 1887). Repairs at Ellis Island, New York. *Henry DuBois' Sons.. M. Engle & Co. * Awarded. .... 5, 357.75 4,690.25 4,620.17 5,485.23 Estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, by the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department! For procuring, producing, preserving, and handling ord- NOTE-The old wharf is badly decayed and worn; and from the filling in of channel is accessible only at high water. It will require at least $5,000 to dredge a channel, which from its location will fill in with mud almost as fast as it is removed. It is therefore recommended that the old wharf be abandoned, and a new wharf built further out, the enl to be in deeper water. Main and secondary batteries complete, of the new types, 24 machite cannon of modern caliber (submitted) 400 naval cadet magazine rifles (submitted) One steel shell lghter of about 68 tons displacement, with carrying capacty of about 45 tons (submitted).. NOTE. The above lighter is required for carrying shells from the magazim, Ellis Island, New York, to and from ships and the navy yard. IEPAIRS, ORDNANCE. Necessary repairs to ordnance buildings, magazines, gun parks, boats, lighters, wharves, machinery, and other objects of the like chancter (September 7, 1888) TO PEDO CORPS. Labor, material, freight and express charges; general care For enlarging torpedo-boat house to receive the Stiletto, For torpedo-boat marine railway submitted) NOTE.-The two preceding items are imperatively necessary for the preservation of tirpedo boats. Estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year, etc.—Continued. Miscellaneous items, viz: Freight to foreign and home sta tions; advertising; cartage and express charges; repairs to fire-engines; gas and water pipes; gas and water tax at magazines; toll, ferriage, foreign postage, and telegrams to and from the Bureau (act Sept. 7, 1888) NOTE.-The usual amount ($5,000) appropriated under the above head is insufficient. A deficiency appropriation of $3,000 additional has just been made for the year 1887-88, and it is found that a still further deficiency for that year will probably exist when all the accounts from foreign stations are in. CIVIL ESTABLISHMENT. Navy-yard Portsmouth, N. H.: Öne writer (act September 7, 1888) Navy-yard, Boston, Mass.: One writer (same act). Navy-yard, New York: One clerk (same act) Navy-yard, Washington, D. C.: One clerk (same act) Two writers, at $1,017.25 each (same act) One draughtsman (same act) Three draughtsmen, at $1,081 each (same act). One assistant draughtsman (same act) One foreman (same act) Two copyists, at $720 each (same act). $500.00 500.00 1,400.00 1,800.00 2,034.50 1,800.00 3, 243. 00 One telegraph operator (same act).. Navy-yard, Norfolk, Va.: One clerk (same act) Navy-yard, Mare Island, Cal. : Öne writer (same act).. Naval ordnance proving ground, Annapolis, Md.: 772.00 2, 156.00 1,440. 00 900.00 1,200.00 1,017. 25 One writer (same act) NOTE.-The above estimate increases the pay of the clerk ($200) and principal draughtsman ($255) at the Washington navy-yard. These are very laborious and responsible positions, and are filled by most efficient and excellent men, who should have the rate of pay estimated for. INCREASE OF THE NAVY. Armament.-Towards the armament, of domestic manufacture, for the vessels authorized by the act of March 3, 1885; of the vessels authorized by sections 1 and 2 of the act of August 3, 1886 of the unfinished monitors mentioned in section 3 of the same act; of the Miantonomoh ; of the vessels authorized by the act approved March 3, 1887, and of the vessels authorized by the act approved September 7, 1888 (act Sept. 7, 1888) Gun plant-Amount required to complete the construction and equipment of the ordnance shops, offices, and gun plant at the Washington navy-yard--to be made available at once (submitted.. NOTE.-The above amount is required in addition to the sum appropriated for the purpose specified by section 8 of the act approved August 3, 1886. 4.077, 000.00 2,000,000.00 625,000.00 |