The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-08


4 BILL
Making appropriations for certain Notifications of
the United States, heretofore commenced, for the
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-fvc
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentotices of tie United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the following sums be-
and they hereby appropriated, to be paid out
Of any unapproPrlatcd money IN the Treasury, for
certain fOrtitlcatlOns, viz
For a fort Georges island in addition to the
balance Of former appropriation, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For the preservation Of Castle island and repairs
of Fort independence, in addition to the balance Of
former appropriations, eight thousand dollars.
For Fort Adams one hundred thousand dollars
For fort on Throgs Neck East river, New York,
in addition to the balance of former appropriation,
thirty thousand dollars,
For repairing Fort Columbus and Castle William
in addition to the balance Of former appropriations
thirteen thousand dollars.
For rebuilding Fort Delaware in addition to the
balance OF former appropriation, seventy thousand
dollars
For lorrifcations in Charleston harbor, in adition
to the balance of former appropriations twenty thou
sand dollars.
For the fort at Cockspur island, Georgia, in ad-
dIuon to the balance Of former appropriation, cgh-
ty-two thousand dollars.
For completing fort at Pensacola, twcnty-six
thousand dollars.
For fort on Fosters Bank Florida, in addition
to the balance o former appropriation, sixty-fyc
thousand dollars
For contingencies Of lortifcaions, in addition to
the balance Of former appropriations ten thousand
dollars
by these Bills it will be perceived that in each of
them is an appropriation Of ONE HUNDRED THOU
sAND Dollars for FoRr ADAMS; the Senate did not
retain the bill to increase this item, for it was not
amended when they seat this bill back to the House
The appropriation for the Fort here was the usual
one, and all that was required. But why did not
the Bill of the House Of 1885, contain the same, or
as large an amount as the Bill of l~34l
by the Bill Of 1885, the appropriation for the
Fort on Georges Island is Fifteen thousand Dol.
lars IN addition, to the balance unexpcnded of for
mcr appropriations :-thc last years appropriation
for tins very work was one hundred thousand dol
lars; not one quarter part Of which was used and
of course, the remainder was on hand for the ensu-
ing year, and that sum, with the additional appro-
preparation made by the Bill of 1885, was all that
the War Department required. BY the Bill of 1884,
about Thrty-four thousand Dollars were appropria-
ted for the preservation of Castle Island and repair
OF Fort Independence in Boston EIarbor; by the late
Bill, the appropriation for this work. but Eight
thousand noll"r, ~ addition the balance of for
mcr appropriations; being all, that in the opinion
of the Secretary Of War, was required and all that
was called for. Ifths item was not as large at the
last session. at The former, it was because there
was an uncxpcndcd balance on hand.
In 1884, the appropriation for Trogs-Ncck, was
one hundred thousand dollars ;-in'IS35, il was but
Thirty thousand Dollars for an Obvious reason,
there was heavy balance ON hand, and not half of
the appropriation of the former year had been cx-
pended.
by the Bill OF 1881, Fifty thousand Dollars were
appropriated for repairing Fort Columbus and Cas-
tie Williams; by the late Bill but Thirteen thou
sand Dollars were appropriated in addition to the
balance OF former appropriations. This appropria-
ton was no larger owing to the money on hand.
For rebuilding Fort Delaware, by the late Bill, the
same sum was appropriated that was appropriated
by the Bill Of 1884, Seventy thousand Dollars. For
Forts Munroe aud Calhoun by the Bill of 1884,
heavy sums were appropriatcd but by the Bill of
the last session, no appropriations were made for
those works, and none required, because the former
were sufficient to complete them.
In addition to the Fifty thousand Dollars appro-
pratcd in 1884 for tortiticaons in Charleston har-
Dor, by the bill of the late session, Twenty thousand
Dollars were appropriated all that required
according to the estimates of the Engineer and War
Departments. Eighty-two-Thousand Dollars were
appropriated by the Bills of both years, for the Fort
at Cock Spur Island, Georgia; for completing
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Twenty slNt thousand Dollars, were appropriated all
that 1t was supposed would be required to complete
1t. For Fort at Fosters Bank, Florida, sNty-fyc
thousand dollars were appropriated being Fifteen
thousand Dollars more than was appropriated for
that work, by the Bill of 1884. For Forts in Lou
Islana and North Carnlna. approprIatlonsN made