APPENDIX.

Table showing allotments made by the Board of Ordnance and Fortification from
July 1, 1919, to June 30, 1920, including statement of unexpended balances.

ACTS OF 1892 TO 1919, INCLUSIVE.

Balance available__

This balance pertains to the appropriation "Armament of Fortifications," and is not included in totals below.

1919.

ACTS OF 1892 To 1919, INCUSIVE.

July 1. Balance on hand, as shown by the annual report of Oct. 14, 1919, less item of $593.39, above___

1919.

REVOCATION OF ALLOTMENTS.

$224, 200.00

$593.39

July 1. Allotment of 1918 for secret development work

under Chief of Engineers_.

1920. Jan. 20. Allotment of Feb. 19, 1917, for self-propelled armored railway car

20. Allotment of Apr. 5, 1918, for Barringer rifle sights

20. Allotment of Apr. 5, 1918, for Bommarito semiautomatic rifle.

20. Allotments of May 3, 1918, July 25, 1918, and Sept. 28, 1918, for Ogden, 30-cartridge magazine for Celt automatic pistol--

20. Allotment of 1918 for secret development work under National Research Council__

May 14. Allotment of Feb. 19, 1917, for self-propelled armored railway car.

14. Allotments of Jan. 28, 1916, Feb. 2, 1917, and
July 20, 1918, for turntable mount for siege
artillery.

14. Allotments of Aug. 19, 1916, and May 4, 1917,
for railroad mount for 7-inch howitzer__
14. Allotment of Oct. 24, 1916, for construction of
experimental types of parapets for seacoast
fortifications___

14. Allotment of May 4, 1917, for construction of
asphaltic parapet for seacoast fortification__

1, 613. 84

43. 02

130.00

2,022.00

500.00 1,500.00

1, 516. 28

433.71

1, 366. 14

21, 595. 51

7, 533.99

262, 454, 49
9

1919.

ALLOTMENTS AND REVOCATIONS FROM APPROPRIATIONS.

Nov. 4. Further development of centrifugal gun--1920.

Feb. 5. Office expenses.

May 14. Further development of certain mechanical de-
vices already partly developed--

21. Revocation from appropriation, act of 1920,
surplus fund warrant No. 74.

Balance, July 1, 1920_.

$5,000.00

3, 000. 00

3,000.00

230,000.00

$241, 000. 00

21, 454. 49

RECAPITULATION.

Balance, July 1, 1919, act Aug. 18, 1890 (armament of
fortifications) (not included in totals).
Balance, July 1, 1919, general appropriations.
Allotments revoked

Allotments during year and revocation of appropriations___

Balance, July 1, 1920.

$593.39 224, 200.00

38, 254. 49

$262, 454. 49

241, 000. 00

21, 454. 49

Statement of appropriations made for experimental work of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification since its organization.

$15,000 for torpedo howitzers; $1,000 for expenses of selection of site for proving ground; $40,000 for counterpoise battery; $50,000 for movable submarine torpedoes; $125,000 2 for test of experimental guns.

$100,000 for purchases abroad; $5,000 for expenses; $50,000 for pneumatic-gun carriages, segmental guns, and high explosives.

$5,000 was carried in the sundry civil bill to pay salary of the civilian member.

125,000

1894.

150,000

$130,000 of amounts appropriated in prior years set aside for Emery gun carriage. $50,000 for pneumatic disappearing-gun carriage.

$50,000 for Howell carriage; $10,000 for Emery loading apparatus; $40,000 for Gatling cast-steel gun.

140,000 $40,000 for Emery carriage.

1 This sum was returned to the Treasury in 1903.

2 Of this amount $24,775 was returned to the Treasury.

3 $230,000 of balance of previous appropriations was returned to the Treasury.