TABLE SHOWING ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE BOARD OF ORDNANCE AND FORTIFICATION FROM JULY 1, 1911, TO JUNE 30, 1912, INCLUDING STATEMENT OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES. ACT OF SEPT. 22, 1888. Credit as shown by letter of Chief of Ordnance dated June 1, 1912_ $636.22 ACT OF MAR. 2, 1889. Balance on hand July 1, 1911.. 10, 000. 00 1912. June 6. Sum reported to Chief of Ordnance May 4, 1900, for credit to war surplus, but never passed to that fund___ 14, 775.00 Returned to Treasury for credit to war surplus fund__ 24, 775. 00 1912. June 6. ACT OF AUG. 18, 1890. Balance reported by Chief of Ordnance May 24, 1912, as ACTS OF 1892 TO 1911, INCLUSIVE. 1911. July 1. Balance as shown by annual report dated Revocations of allotments under these Nov. 2. Balance of allotment of July 30, 1909, for Wilby mine anchor. $123,865.77 81.94 593. 39 3,500.00 400.00 100.00 2, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 4.85 25, 000. 00 159,952. 56 1911. Nov. 2. Purchase and erection of chilled cast-iron Allotments during the year: Statement of appropriations made for experimental work of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification since its organization. $5,000 for expenses. $15,000 for torpedo howitzers;1 $1.000 for expenses of selection of site for proving ground; $40,000 for counterpoise battery; $50,000 for movable submarine torpedoes; 2 $125,000 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. $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. |