The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-05
THE ESTIMATES.
Several Items of Interest 10 New EngIan
People.

Several Items of Interest 10 New EugIand
People.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The book of esti-
mates has been published 1t contains the
following New England items: For office of
sub-treasurer, Boston, $4,000; the assistant
treasurer asks that the salary of the chief
clerk and paying teller be increased from
$500 to $4,000. The amount required for exs
penditure for internal revenue in Maine is
$500; in Massachusetts, $4S, ,4O0;g in New
Hampshire, $500; in Rhode Island, $4,000; In
Vermont, $1,000. For completion of the Boston
post office, $4,000; Concord, N. r., post office
100000.
For lighthouses, establishing light to guide
through the dredged channel in Lubec Mar
rows Maine, $4,000; since the dredged chan
mel between Lubec and Campobello Island, on
the coast of Maine, has been completed by the
War Department, it has become evident that
to make this channel of value to commerce at
night light should be established at the en-
trance; establishing light upon Green Island,
near the entrance to Burt Coat Harbor, Me-,
$4,000; Burt Coat Harbor is an excellent and
capacious harbor of refuge; the range of lights
which guided to the entrance were unsatisfac-
year while trying to make the harbor by their
aid; one OF them was accordingly discontinued,
and it is proposed to erect in its stead light
house on Green Island, about one mile to the
southwark of the entrance. Establishing a
small beacon to range with the main light at
Hyannis, Mass, the lease of the site for the
purpose being hereby authorized, $780, vessels
entering this harbor steer directly for the main
light, light, passing close to the eastern end of the
Dreakwater, upon which there is danger of
running in making this long course on COM
pass bearing; this will be obviated by placing a
small light in front and exactly in range Of the
axis OF the channel; the only situation where
this can be properly done is on the eud of
wharf not owned by the United States; the
proposed beacon light will be only temporary
structure, and permission to use the wharf can
be had for nominal sum.
Lake Establishment of lights
on Watch Point and to guide through the
channel between North and South Hero
Islands, $1,000; the.channel at these points is
SO narrow that it is practically useless at
night If unlighted. 1t is proposed to estab-
lish inexpensive lights on posts protected by
piles.
For water works at Portsmouth navy yard,
$25 1000; expenditures at Boston navy yard,
Boston, Mass.-water pipes submitted, $685.
600; coal shed, $4,000; paving and grading,
$4,000; floating gate for dry dock, $50 600;
rebuilding wharves, $4,000; total, $135, 5,000
Fortifcations and other works of defence
Fort Preble, Portland Harbor, Me-, $35, 200;
Fort Scammell, Portland Harbor, Me-,
100000; battery at Portland Head, Portland
Harbor, Me-, $4,000; fort on Cow Island, ap-
proaches to Portland Harbor, Me-, battery for
heavy guns, $4,000; batteries in Portsmouth
Harbor, N. a., continuing work on battery for
heavy guns on Gerrish's Island and at battery
at Jerry's Point, $50, ,000 Fort Warren, Boston
Harbor, Mass, continuing modification for re-
ceiving heavy guns, 100000; battery on Long
Island Head, Boston Harbor, Mass, work for
heavy guns, $4,000; Fort Winthrop, Boston
Harbor, Mass, continuing construction of
work for heavy guns and sea walls . for
protection Of batteries, 100000; Fort Inde-
pendeuce, Boston, Harbor, Mass, continuing
construction of exterior battery for heavy guns
$780, 900; fort at entrance of New Bedford Har-
Dor, Mass. construction of exterior battery for
heavy guns, $4,000: Fort Adams, Newport
Harbor, Rhode Island, completion of emplace-
ments for heavy guns, $4,000
The estimates say that the following sums
could be used to advantage at the harbors
named: Portland, Me-. $75 900; Rockland, Me
$75, 900: Portsmouth, N. H., $4,000; Burliug-
tom Vt, $4,000; Boston, Mass, $3.50, ,000 Nam
tucket, Mass, $4,000; Newburyport, Mass,
$150000; Plymouth, Mass, $4,000; Province
town, Mass, 100000, Scituate, Mass, $75,-
600; Wareham, Mass, $4,000; Woods Holi
Mass, -$25, 900; Breakwater at Block Island
r. l., $4,000; Newport, R. / $25OOo.