APPENDIX No. 3. Statement of expenditures under appropriation "Construction and repair" from July 1, 1907, to June 30, 1908. [This statement is prepared from data taken from the monthly returns of expenditures sent direct to this bureau. It will be noted that the titles of charges as specified in the Navy Regulations are given, a brief description of the objects of charge under these titles being added thereto.] Titles D and P, repairs to such integral parts of a ship ordinarily not transferable fixtures, as were objects of direct charge to the hull of the ship under title A, including expenditures for additions, improvements, and alterations in the original construction and arrangements; also repairs made at navy-yards to articles on board ships in commission and originally chargeable to title B.. Titles E and F include charges to stations on account of fixed and movable property, such as dry and other docks, wharves, storehouses, ship houses, machine shops, etc.: also movable property, such as derricks, sheers, screws, cranes, pile drivers, and tugs not borne upon the naval register: tenders, lighters, boats, etc., not belonging to a receiving or other ship, but pertaining to the station proper, etc.: cost of machinery plant for producing or transmitting power, including engines, shafting, boilers, and appurtenances; machinery and machine tools for manufacturing purposes.. Title G, general maintenance, includes cast of upkeep of all yard craft, tools, machinery, appliances, etc., noted under titles E and F; also fuel, and hand tools used in general shops, etc.; also care and preservation of all vessels not in commission... Title N and so much of title V as does not cover holidays: title N includes expenditures for completed models of ships and experimental work in general; title V comprises miscellaneous expenditures for advertising, telegraphing, telephoning, printing, photographing, and express charges, drawing materials, etc... Title V, payments on account of leave and holidays in accordance with statute law, no work being given in return therefor. Title Z embraces the cost of all articles manufactured by the Government for the naval establishment and delivered to general storekeepers for issue.. Outfits and stores issued by general storekeepers direct from naval-supply fund to vessels in commission.. Requisitions for services rendered and miscellaneous. Expenditures for repairs, supplies, etc., to vessels in commission away from the navy-yards... Advertising, telegraph services, expressage, etc., for bureau. Outstanding obligations- Expended at navy-yards and stations for other executive departments, for which construction and repair appropriation will be subsequently reimbursed.... Total expenditures for fiscal year 1908. Deduct expenditures not chargeable to appropriation "Construction and repair, 1908: " Unused material and machine tools purchased prior to July 1, 1907, also value of boats and other equipage drawn from store for repairs... Work for other executive departments.. 2,385.43 9,728.70 8,526,375.52 272,681.58 8,799,057.10 $628,875.52 901,557.10 Net expenditures chargeable to appropriation "Construction and repair, 1908 ". 7,897,500.00 APPENDIX No. 4. NAVY DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C., December 8, 1908. SIR: The naval appropriation act approved March 2, 1907, provides as follows, under the caption "Bureau of Construction and Repair," subhead "Construction and repair of vessels: " Provided, That no part of this sum shall be applied to the repair of any wooden ship, when the estimated cost of such repairs, to be appraised by a competent board of naval officers, shall exceed 10 per centum of the estimated cost, appraised in like manner, of a new ship of the same size and like material: Provided further, That no part of this sum shall be applied to the repair of any other ship when the estimated cost of such repairs, to be appraised by a competent board of naval officers, shall exceed 20 per centum of the estimated cost, appraised in like manner, of a new ship of the same size and like material: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall deprive the Secretary of the Navy of the authority to order repairs of ships damaged in foreign waters or on the high seas, so far as may be necessary to bring them home: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Navy shall hereafter report to Congress at the commencement of each regular session the number of vessels and their names upon which any repairs or changes are proopsed which in any case shall amount to more than $200,000, the extent of such proposed repairs or changes, and the amounts estimated to be needed for the same in each vessel; and expenditures for such repairs or changes so limited shall be made only after appropriations in details are provided for by Congress. Pursuant to the foregoing, I have the honor to report that the following vessels will probably require general overhauling to the extent of $200,000 or more during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910: U. S. S. Maine, U. S. S. Missouri, U. S. S. Ohio, U. S. S. Wisconsin, U. S. S. Chattanooga, U. S. S. Cleveland, U. S. S. Denver, U. S. S. Des Moines, U. S. S. Galveston, and U. S. S. Tacoma; and that the following steel vessels will require repairs during the same period, which in the aggregate under all bureaus will probably exceed 20 per cent of the total value of each of the vessels, and should therefore be authorized by Congress, viz, U. S. S. Concord, U. S. S. Yorktown, U. S. S. Elcano, U. S. S. Paragua, U. S. S. Quiros, U. S. S. Rodgers, U. S. S. Rainbow, U. S. S. Supply, and U. S. S. Yankee; also that the following wooden vessel will probably require repairs in excess of 10 per cent of the cost of a similar ship of the same size and design and like material, which repairs should therefore also be authorized by Congress, viz, U. S. tug Lincoln. Copy of a letter of December 7, 1908, from the Board on Construction, containing statements of the character of work involved and the estimated total expenditures under each of the bureaus, is forwarded herewith. It is requested that the following or a similar provision be incorporated in the naval appropriation act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, viz: And the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to make expenditures from appropriate funds under the various bureaus for repairs and changes on the vessels herein named, in an amount not to exceed the sum specified for each vessel, respectively, as follows: Maine (in adition to the $200,000 authorized by the naval apropriation act approved May 13, 1908). Missouri Ohio $520,000 540, 000 540,000 In all, $4,154,500, as per letter of the Secretary of the Navy dated December 8, 1908, and letter of December 7, 1908, from the Board of Construction, inclosed therewith. A provision similar to the above was contained in the naval appropriation act approved May 13, 1908. Very respectfully, The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Secretary. NAVY DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF CONSTRUCTION, Washington, December 7, 1908. SIR: 1. Complying with the department's memorandum of the 5th instant, the board has the honor to report that the cost of repairs under all bureaus on the following vessels will exceed a total of $200,000; also, to submit a report as to the estimated cost of the work proposed under the various bureaus, together with a general statement as to the character and extent of the work contemplated on each vessel: Maine.-General overhauling under all bureaus, including the installation of new boilers by the Bureau of Steam Engineering and the work in connection therewith under the other bureaus; modifications of the battery and magazines to bring them into accord with the present practice; general overhauling and renewal, where necessary, of the electric plant; installing ammunition hoists and other turret fittings to bring the vessel into accord with current practice; miscellaneous alterations and improvements absolutely necessary for the safety and efficiency of the vessel. The Maine was originally commissioned December 22, 1902, and has been in continuous service since that date. Estimates were submitted in letters from the bureaus at the last session of Congress and authority requested at that time for the work above referred to, and authority for the expenditure of $200,000 was granted by the appropriation act approved May 13, 1908, but this amount was intended entirely for work under the cognizance of the Bureau of Steam Engineering. In order that the amount already authorized to be expended may be made available, authority for the additional expenditures as given above will be necessary. Missouri.-General overhauling, including retubing of boilers and work in connection therewith, under all bureaus; changes and improvements in battery, magazines, and turret hoists to bring them into accord with current practice; miscellaneous alterations and improvements absolutely necessary for the safety and efficiency of the vessel. Estimated cost: Construction and repair_ Steam engineering__ Equipment Total $300,000 120, 000 100,000 20, 000 540, 000 The Missouri was originally commissioned December 1, 1903, and has been continuously in service since that date. Ohio.-General overhauling under all bureaus, including retubing boilers by the Bureau of Steam Engineering and work under other bureaus in connection therewith; changes in battery, magazines, and turret ammunition hoists to bring them into accord with present practice; miscellaneous improvements and alterations absolutely necessary for the safety and efficiency of the ship. The Ohio was originally commissioned October 4, 1904, and has been continuously in service since that date. Wisconsin.-General overhauling under all bureaus, including installation of new boilers by the Bureau of Steam Engineering and work in connection therewith under the other bureaus; changes in battery, magazines, and turret ammunition hoists to bring them into accord with current practice; miscellaneous alterations and improvements absolutely necessary for the safety and efficiency of the vessel. The Wisconsin was first placed in commission February 4, 1901. In 1907 and 1908 she was partially overhauled under all bureaus, but at that time the original boilers were still in sufficiently good condition to warrant their retention. They will, however, require to be replaced before the end of the fiscal year 1910, at which time it is considered desirable that she be generally overhauled under all bureaus, and such improvements and alterations made as may be absolutely necessary. The six vessels of the Chattanooga class will require general overhauling during the fiscal year 1910. They are unarmored cruisers with bottoms sheathed with wood and coppered, and were first commissioned on the following dates: Chattanooga, October 11, 1904; Cleveland, November 2, 1903; Denver, May 17, 1904; Des Moines, March 5, 1904; Galveston, February 15, 1905; Tacoma, January 30, 1904. They have proved valuable for service in the Caribbean Sea and the Philippines, and have been continuously in service since commissioning. When overhauled they should receive such alterations and improvements as are absolutely necessary. The exact cost of the work is dependent largely on the condition of the shell plating beneath the wood sheathing, and estimates must therefore necessarily be only approximate, pending actual examination of this plating after removal of a sufficient number of planks to permit access. This should only be done in connection with the general survey. The estimates in detail are as follows: |