New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-30
OUR HARBOR FORTIFICATT0NS.
OFFICIAL REPORT ON THEIR PROGRESS AND
CONDITION.


CONDITION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The report of the
Chief Of Engineers has just been printed and contains
the following among many other items:
Fort SAsvLr East River, Hr- Yore IN Char2, Of 1grH H.
proposed @psrss ssS
tons consist Of toe alterations adapt tie batea ol the
service Of 'se heaviest ordnance q he ut uHe Anossi
Appropriation asked for neI bseal year $IooD1
front have been continued three large bel arches with
Communicating arches hea absmea|psr te gser portion q
The bridge for the supply q material is completed Bot, ebe.
On the COVERINGS the parado IN the south bsson together vh tic
Scs ., s he psdos add psrast dave ben sodd Dyg no
AMI 70 comTeas h noaea.on Of hs soItl-sss. oPt , .
charge Of s H. Abo corps Of ERgarwtp For scalyler.
Yp CIV r6ugh the Eat RIVER ana is ste Is 1ooe 70 tie con.
Oarbete batteries Toe operations r The removal
mposnf than heretofore sproica Srsfrk
Cy Brooklyn Hs'ygari should be Doysr s'ass
~ s.o,oVi apYt'gsIioa So 20, s ~ 80 $3.50 ~ ee
80 pound. Of posdsr nas been eoaps except a Of lh .s
sS f ls Bsg Batter so ruSs nd tse IVES. Batter, (aI
% vii their 1--we traverse magazines hive essentially
Pe,e1 The excavation for the mAs,naes 81 '1e nor .
cone stone prepared repairs have been pat upon 'e
m 81 he west bsttery tor E eas Win IL aad
much Of tie middle I,i for as has been eon@ese' .l re-
terri for guns With ii. MAGAZINES viii be commenced Al re
, s.s6ef s ss he das he Winter AMI pHS
tori o9a5s g % . a. .boIei blT.
6oe1 bu for e eIessed ad Dry stone AID
S coated i %.5 Portland ces1. on the h been
S95S4 iss 'i No PSfpa, i T 11 @ @ sl
,, AS 55s TLtnd Ns. Iork HGr5or N CAarg,ofLtt
COL John Merton, CorpS Of EngneTslms NotA .oke ~
E aud Hudson Rivers Newio part Of BIo9ln an'
JERSEY C b0mbardmen Of hostile meet in Ae~Io bA
T ork last annual report but e nofE
having been done i9 a IIses 70 T and portions Il the papet
raised tls proper hight Amount apgro'rlsse 'Sa n , { @
5 sISo5 49, 49, Si''O" A'''''"'"'n ''', =, =
S5yt amaoa and additional batteries Yv York Har5orn ehIg
yea toe wsterbstr NO. carried S Two ol' ana
e Ifs sesdss fS Ss tSo fc feet below the cp
props year snng June 90 s1 S4OVO APSF0A"n
Srar IlTy a fGri Hann York Hdror esarg q
year traverse 9sgaaoe ncn.ils three S'e R %
are so completed EXCEPT grading aud sOdug Funis for a
'Gt we're ,!e S1 sSs5 RPs . PoIs 1921 n o CT
aor q A. eiitore, corr, q E.giTtysIbs |Port,a worn
t,cn Island Commands the Narrow. to Nes
gra n' heSyy iH s from elevation upon vessels saPng
eforeit During the pat year al the masonry Toe 40 ana
ways over tie sapo, finished The opening e H the arp
south Of the ssly-po Eve let and The coping l The
lie four traverse magazines carried the pnUgng ns q he
arches The gsl Of tie soatn circular S YER f by @
The casenaie and saPo arches "ere covered vita
The balcony along the second tier elesles ana aes
the psade coping Of ehanHeoni were me mn ~ pos Z
1ng of IS cs'stes for quarters on the -d roots
age complete the 'ong and grading OF zoe slopes Amount a.
gsSsa i- s'r p ,St 5scai 5eai s50sO0
1laI, Gun Bssrv laorM Of Fort T0mptas Island Seo
York Harbor crgs OF M0r O. A. Gilmore Cons ErgitTt
During tie pas year this battery VAS lnihl VIA es eiPIoa Ol
platforms which will consume one months s3o ne ds2sr
, ; % a sOE e, ss 1T elSS June 90 1 SO appropriations
is Sorssr Bary sout Of Fort Tnptin' Island "a
,a b % Va comDee With SSe
creos9te they viii be ls aHi the battery vi" 'ne0 % N'
'Bdisy Hs.ea' SasS IinG YORK HORROR o esarg, z
those north south Is Of eaTben bar
Sss oowSr S to bear aSon the ebHhe y, TO and oSk he
E1ros Amount .Ppfopa,ei for t,;a year eIns Slls 81 w
portion this battery bearing the Lover B entirely
he timber gaH platforms ereooed working
near KINGS oaniefo clrse during ne o. w.
ns coHstruce the entrance retaining ~als were
magazines Of lighthouse In Battery HUDSON extension the
and the earsHoE ~ Of the two tTa,trss aaaes
proper grade Tue south face Of the bs requires
completion, which will DO accomplished during he
season i@Paa s tIs , Of Ss h I & b s.o@
tom the reception I5iRch IL desirable shAi
NORTH cS Bary staten Island Nee York Harbor IN Aaro,ot
2r :oS S y S z and o : ss
completed and the walls Of the covered PASSAGE soa traverse
carried uP spnnars5e Poon Of The eaI"o Of @isahnss
and traverse formed ard the Cd 5rehsht val arc p,on,
south end OF battery removed exception
breastght wall high psrapeI for depessEggUas
months work win complete the battery
cur Battery Island Nso York Harbor IN eharg,
A0T a. Gilmore Corps Of Hagae As tue mod hc1o9 Of tbs
battery requires considerable reduction 10 the armament 81 The posi-
deemed advisable dsnoun o. s and begin
glnpsoms laid Ia Battery Hudson extension and
channel mont Fort Tompkins and the sacs gunbaefy The
work will be commenced during the present asea year - -
Fort Sandy HOOK NeJ5sey ~ charge " LieA- Col JoAR
ER0n rA-Dug the FOR the protection
etes built OF sbeephng four inches and sr
thick driven into the sand the etees constructed IN
this In length These ttes answered the
purposes bu the bsaeh having formed
No appropriation uste for seal eniing June
30 igiJ. No appropriation asked Tor next 1scal