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GROUP IV (B)-FIELD FORCE

Mr. UMSTEAD. We will take up group IV (b) employees in yo field force.

Admiral MOREELL. This group includes the clerical, administrative, and fiscal service clerks, stenographers, typists, bookkeeper telephone operators, and so forth; the professional and scientific serv ice-engineers, architects, draftsmen, inspectors, and so forth; a subprofessional service engineering aides, assistant draftsmen, a:.. so forth; the custodial service-guards, messengers, and so forth: ar certain excepted poitions at overseas stations and offices.

It is difficult to make a reliable estimate of the requirements f this force, because of its fluctuating character. About 57 perce of all group IV (b) employees are engineers, draftsmen, inspectors. and other technical men, whose employment is dependent upon estimating, planning, and construction load placed upon the Burea As the load varies the force must vary, and it might become uney. pectedly heavy at any time. Hence a safe margin is wise. limitation for several years was $1,600,000. For 1938 it is $1,525,0* The limitation proposed for 1939, $1,550,000, is calculated as follow(a) Last monthly pay roll figures available (September, $120,731.25) X 12 months.

(b) Estimated increase for employees in 1938, annual basis-promotions $10,000, additions $20,000__

(c) Estimated annual pay roll for fiscal year 1938_

(d) Estimated increase for possible additional employees and promotions in 1939_____

(e) Group IV (b) limitation in 1939_.

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Mr. UMSTEAD. That completes the maintenance items, gentlemer. and if there are no questions, we will go to the item, "Continger", Bureau of Yards and Docks."

CONTINGENT, BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS

Mr. UMSTEAD. Taking up the item of contingent, Admiral, w you outline the purpose of the appropriation?

Admiral MOREELL. This appropriation is for the purpose of pro viding funds to meet expenditures on account of damage cause by fires, storms, and other unforeseeable occurrences and for minor additions and improvements of an emergent character. It is cosidered available for shore stations maintained under appropriations under the cognizance of other bureaus as well as those maintaine: under the appropriation “Maintenance, Bureau of Yards and Docks.” Expenditures are influenced entirely by the occurrence of casualties and unforeseeable requirements. The existence of this appropriation permits more certain planning for the expenditure of approprstion "Maintenance, Bureau of Yards and Docks" by relieving the Bureau of the necessity of setting up a contingent reserve under that appropriation.

Mr. Chairman, this appropriation is used for such purposes as: Repair storm damage to bulkhead, radio station, Annapolis. Allotment was made in May, 1937, in the amount of $15,000 to repair damage to the bulkhead caused by an unusually heavy storm. Boston, Navy Yard, repair sea wall damaged by collision, $2,500,

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Navy yard, Cavite, repair typhoon damage, $6,300.

Navy Yard, Charleston, repair building damaged by fire, $8,000. Navy Yard, Norfolk, repair storm damage, $10,000.

PUBIC WORKS, BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

Mr. UMSTEAD. We will now take up the appropriations requested for Public Works.

Admiral MOREELL. With the permission of the committee, I would like to make a brief statement relative to the duties and functions of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and its relationship with other activities of the Navy Department.

The Bureau of Yards and Docks is a service bureau. By that I mean that most of its activities have to do with the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities which will be taken over for operation by some other office or bureau of the Navy Department. My purpose in mentioning this fact is to present for the approval of the committee a procedure which, I believe, will result in making available more complete and authoritative information. The general scope of a project and its technical and engineering features will be presented by the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. In some instances it may be necessary to amplify such presentation by the presentation of facts relative to the strategic or military value of a project, its operating features, and data of similar character which are available to the office or bureau charged with the determination. of strategic values or with the operation of a facility after completion. If desired, and it is agreeable to the committee, I will take the liberty of calling on the representatives of those bureaus and offices to amplify the statements which I will present concerning certain projects.

PURPOSE OF APPROPRIATION

Admiral MOREELL. The purpose of the appropriation "Public Works, Bureau of Yards and Docks," identified by accounting symbol X204, is to provide funds to accomplish such public-works projects and only such as have been or may be authorized by appropriation acts. The appropriation is a no-year, continuing, lump-sum appropriation. Amounts appropriated year by year are not earmarked for specific projects but are applicable to any authorized project which has been mentioned in an appropriation act, subject to such limit of cost as may have been fixed in each case. Where, therefore, any project is accomplished for less than the limit of cost the difference between the limit of cost and the amount expended remains in the lump sum and goes to reduce future Budget estimates. Budget estimates are based upon estimated cash withdrawals during the year for which appropriations are being made and any unexpended balance of prior appropriations is taken into consideration in fixing the further amount to be appropriated.

Public works include all classes of construction on shore at all shore establishments. Public works were consolidated March 4, 1911, under the Bureau of Yards and Docks by legislative action is indi

cated in the report of the Committee on Naval Affairs on the 1912 Naval Appropriation Act.

The appropriation is considered to be applicable in cases involving original dredging and the construction of buildings, drydocks, sea walls, piers, power plants, and other public works. The appropria tion is not applicable to dredging areas previously dredged, repairs minor improvements, upkeep, and operation of public works and public utilities.

AMOUNT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ACTIVE PROJECTS

I would like to specially invite the attention of the committee the fact that the tabulation of estimated obligations and cash with drawals, shown on pages 84, 85, and 86, of the justification, indicate that the total cash required during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941 t carry to completion projects commenced during previous years w be $10,514,450. This is divided as follows: For 1940, $8,629,450; for 1941, $1,885,000; a total of $10,514,450.

Acting on the authority to be granted by the 1939 Appropriation Act and authority contained in previous Appropriation Acts, it is proposed to let contracts for the public works projects therein specifically mentioned, at the limits of cost stated, as indicated by the column headed "Obligations 1939" on page 86 of the justification. Such contracts will constitute obligations for which it is assumed the Congress will appropriate the additional necessary funds to be paid out when required subsequent to 1939. These necessary additional funds total $10,514,450.

The tabulation referred to above (pp. 84, 85, and 86 of the justification) is as follows:

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Public works, Bureau of Yards and Docks, active projects [Revised November 29, 1937, to conform to approved Budget)

Active Projects Act Apr. 15, 1935, not in Second

Act June 24, 1935:

Second Deficiency Act Aug. 12, 1935:

1937 Naval Act June 3, 1936:

Public works, Bureau of Yards and Docks active projects-Continued

[Revised November 29, 1937 to conform to approved Budget]

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