The New York herald., 1872-12-29
Report of the Chief Engineer of
the Army.
THE PROGRESS MADE m F0RTIF!CAnDN.
Cost Of the Works on the Frontier and in The
Harbpr for the Last Fiscal Year.
APPROPRIATIONS ASKED FOR NEXT YEAR.

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the northern dronteI During the past year % no work
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Fort NIAGARA, Hosth Of Niasara River, New York IN
COMMANDING is dsaOush int Lake Ontario Dngug ie
rspsiTins and pointing scsrp %an Constructing sewer
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stones and IRONS paving case mates repairing sea waii
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Corps Of Engissers-This work occupies important
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pairs retaining vans and
the work No APPROPRIATION was made for the fiscal
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FoIt SchnySss: ksss River, New York, in charge q
ions consist Of The Alterations necessary 10 adapt The
batteries tho service Of the heaviest OF the
june szs 5000 pRppSeDrissa on asked or next
d the north front continued; three large brick
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Ssttsry awo gnns and the West battery x gans with
Pised excavation Tor the magazines Of the mortar
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Sst Spon tns wharf During hs asss year ending June
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has BEEN done % At this %Oit during
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me e last annual report but little having been since
vatsr battery built year completed and
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aaxbor IN charge Of Lieutenant Colonel John Newton
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Mortar Battery al Fort Hamilton New York Harbor in
charge Of LAeienan. Colonel John Newton, Corps Of
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passage ways over ss salypors S 'esss We're SnsheS
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Ihs walls south stairway were carried Up
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ss.de copinso channel front were nine tenhs com
EoIk WIN he EXCEPTION glazing tSe interior finish
mont. % repair and build neeessSfy roads on and % provide d
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Jsiand, IN charge Of Major O. A Gilmore Corps Of
Engi9ecrs-During the past year this battery
plcted with the exception Of hanging the magazine
doors and laying the mortar platforms As soon as the
present year.
charge Of MAYOR q A. GILMORE Corps Of Engineers
This work together with those the north and south
Cl forms system Of earben barbette batteries
lying exterior 10 Forts Tompkins and Wadsworth and
brings powerful FIRE 70 bear upon the channel and
through the Narrows Amount appropriated for fiscal
arending June 80 1873 $1,000. Appropriation asked
der next fiscal year, $4,000.
That portion Of this battery bearing upon the
was NOT entirely completed during the fast year in
consequence OF the delay In getting the timber plat
forms crcosoed and the inconvenience working
Kings ceunerpose carriage during the construction OF
ITS platform, and, the experimental firing which fol-
lowed The platform and parapet orkings carriage
constructed the entrapce retaining walls built and
the earth c1ver formed but not sodded the
ssrss magazines mag west Of lighthouse