New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-23

on Castle william, Governors island, New York Har-
Dor during the past cs year no WORK tSr a gts
the next fiscal year At south Battery Governors island
wall iso feet in length was built for the protection OF the
bach No appropriation asked Tor ,e ne o ,e
earthen barbcte battery Of Fort Wood, BedoeS Island
will require for It's completion IN add Henr SIC
For the next fiscal year, $4,000 "a asked During tle
past year two magazines were suRp1ea non M 70
the use OF iron to cover guns can DC c tha" that
Work Is proposed on Fort ha bo or during the
past has been confined ~ repairs anu inc
The new battery near Fort Hamilton, NewYork liar.
Dor, an earhen barbette artery exterior 10 furo
defense Of the Narrows rejects for its modification
and extension have been approved and the work WI ne
The appropriation made at the last OF Congress-
$50 900 more will be required for its competition Appro
priatons asked for Fort Hamilton aud additional pat
teries for tho next fiscal year are 5000 Duiimg
the past year. the north and south maya a
zines and traverse magazines have been com
pcted, and repairs made to slopes and parapet
o. the battery Fort wadsworth, New York liar9r No
asked other than {cr it's Preservation During the
ef opes wGs Of the 20
the site Of Fort Tompkns NewYork HarbGr cIo%hs 'Ie
Staten Island detending the entrance through
the Narrows to New-9ork Harbor. and when
nss elevation will UPON threw a asaTy D
before It, Projects for IT'S completion have been az;
a appropriation VI S"JVp
be needed for It's completion Appropriations asked or
the next ascal year for this work and Tor Mortn aa
past year have comprised repair of the large slope
near the south solders latrine the erection OF bahg
grading for and erection OF strong picket fence along
the western boundary line .,o. u,,,
those on the north and south cliff, forms system OF
open earthen barbete batteries lying exterior to Forts
Tompkins and Wadsworth, and bringing powerful 1i'e
to bear upon the channel to and through the Mar
Plans for the modification and enlargement OF TINS
Tn hon pat
approved. and wero submitted In the last annual
report further srm Of $4,000 VII be reguir or,
confined to Turing, with wood, the two principal maya
nn s an een o" hn o e arch Of e
experimental casemate target and in front or the center
pntle platform Is-nch gun, the space between the
two being filed with earth to secure the foundation OF
The notifications proposed in the North CHI Battery.
Staten Island, for tie construction of magazine
and three and for the changes needed to adapt
the battery heavy guns The estimated cost amounts
to s27Oo Operations at this battery during the past
year consisted only OF slight repairs To the earteE slopes
In IT'D rear TIE of the cost Of changes in the
South Gift Battery Staten Island amounts to ga Ooo and
the work should b. completed as early IA possible Dur
ing the past year operations at this work have embraced
the repair Of platform damaged by experimental ing,
the repair VI the psrapet ami the soddiDg 81 the Irt
slope Of the north magazine aud the rear sope near the
The operations the casemated battery on Staten
Island have been suspended to await the dcerninaon
Of the question csenate The unexpended bal
OF former appropriations for the work Were. p
act July H. 1870 transferred and made applicable To
the OF Fort Tompkins. No appropriation
Is asked for the next fiscal near. -
One OF the great objects of the Fort at sandy HOOK NJ
j. IL o prevent the occupation Of the Lower Bay as an
anchorage ~ enemy nect. The work as projected,
Is mainly casemaed and yet no satisfactory plans Tor
its modification have been devised The condition OF inc
work remains the at the date Of the last report
An appropriation Is asked for the next scal year. 10 DC
applied to preserving the site.
The General reports follows touching the Engineer
post at willets Point, New-York Harb0r:
This point the principal engineer depot Of the mill
tary establishment. The surplus stores accumulated
during the war sold from time 70 time for use on the
different fOrtiCatiOns In charge or officers OF the corps
proper supply of bridgetrans and eqipage intrench-
ing, mining and other tools Ia preserved ior u5e a., III
and the property issued by engineer troops y author
ity Of War; this post has been consul
tuted Torpedo school Of the Army, and an extern
An appropriation OF $4,000 asked for this purpose
Since the date of last report the rmanent POST HOS
ptal been completed, and two temporary buildings
have rendered by thorough Ieeonstruc
officers quarters begun, bat the funds available re-
vered to the Treasury under the act Oh July II OF ts
year An appropriation of $4,000 Is urgently asked for
these buildings. the temporary structures now IN use
hy going to decay This estimate takes into account
the practice heretofore followed OF furnishing the iaDor
almost exclusively from tho battalion
For Fort Miin Delaware River $4,000 is asked; Fort
Delaware, Delaware River, $4,000 Battery at Firms
Point Delaware River 10000 new fort, opposite Fort
Delaware 100000 Tho following appropriations are
asked for Southern works: Fort MOultie, Charleston
Harbor, g. c., $4,000; Fort johnson, Charleston
Harbor g. c. 81 O9 Castle Pine kney, Charleston Har'
Pulaski Savannah River Ca, $4,000; Garden Key Tor
tugls Fla $751; Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, sO,iO0;
Fort Gaines Dauphn Isand Mobile Bay, $1,000; Fort
PIKE, La, $4,000 Fort Macomb, La, $4,000.