Show PEOPLE MUST PAY FOR IT costs government twenty mill on dol lars to maintain the navy washington it cost 19 to keep the ships of uncle sam s navy in commission during the past fiscal according to the annual report of paymaster general H harris the battleship iio was the most ex pensive craft for it cost to put her in commission and keep her in service tor twelve months mored cruiser colorado was also a costly ship having been ex on her during the fiscal ear admiral schley s old flagship the brooklyn cost befu to keep in corn mission tor one year the cruiser baltimore of manila bay lame re quil ed the expenditure of to keep her in active service and the cruiser chicago one of the alist ships the new navy cost to keep and on active duty |