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Show MORE THAN $6,000,000 FOR REPAIRS TO NAVY WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. An aggregate of $6,344,500 for repairs to naval vessels is provided in estimates tho secretary of the nnvv today submitted to the house. Rccont legislation required recommendations recommenda-tions for aulhorlzation whero repairs arc to exceed $200,000. "Probably tho department will not authorize au-thorize any expenditures on such vessels ves-sels as the Boston, Annapolis and In-galls." In-galls." says Secretary Meyer, and the expenditures on tho others may bo greatly rctlticcl Repairs recommended Includo $810,000 each for tho Now Jersey and Rhode Island. Is-land. $6S0,000 each for the Colorado and the Pennsylvania, $R30.000 each for tho Mai-vland and tho West Virginia. $540,000 for "the .Charleston. $351,000 for the Detroit. De-troit. $256.000 for the Boston. $205,000 for the Iris and smaller amounts for other vessels. |