New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-18
NlTfONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
REPORT OF THE LIGHT HOUSE BOARD.
NEW QUARTERS NEEDED-EsTIMATEs FOR THE u.s.
CAL YEAR-CHASGEs SUGGESTED.


CAL YEAR-CHANGEs SUGGESTED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Light House
Board annual report to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury says that Its present quarters In the Treasury De-
partent building entirely inadequate to the neeo
of the service and recommends the construction OF
special building for museum, laboratory archives ana
the Of business The cost OF such building
es tlmated at s250,000
II also recommends that the side wheel steamer ocra
num- which IN service FOR nearly twenty years
and which Is UNIT for as tender he repaceu
by an iron screw steamer OF suitable sire snd power
which II IA estimated would cost about Seoooo Inc
sum OF 100000 asked build new supply vessei 10
take the place OF the tender Fern on the Auahuc anu
Gulf coasts An appropriation OF s22oooo IL asReu luz
the lighting aud buoyaee ~ rivers 49,. ,
The Board suggests that the exhibition of hsht' anu
the ernr ~ bprs nv corporations private indtiana'
,e p,sbstel nv law and aso that the Bos'd be snh"f
Iced ta establish TEMPORARY lehs when frnh neeesssfI
the sum ~ sToDoo IL required 20 complete he heh'
s6,,ss ~ Mesquite ins' ris " 's ter'ess'en ,ha'
sibponD neesssait W eph''n.s ne ~"'s ~ we ~
bayAa AZ kesswes, seal heesi ~ Pulhs 81
iisegse tai, 70 10 recommended that wa
i,shthasse sis,Eieis Which emhFaea all ne siis,,
iasss divided a rsf, eahFreles ate Mis's e" H.
,riet ti,n remainder 81 loo Included Ia the piessn,
Eleventh Dstrie, aud % he tRe-a by ,hs' mama ', 70
Sys disidns The ," fneenh district al Cairo Illinois.
leaving that par, Of shs Mississippi sx dss @na
including the Red River, separate ais, Msa
10 be called the Sixteenth, with headquarters a. '''
phis. ,.,.o. ,,r the ncxt
fiscal year including supplies repairs. salaries
OF light vessels buoyage and fog signals etc, arc
s2l64. 900. The estimates for special appfof @
amount To 81 26l $50 made up OF the following Items
Lubec Narrows Hight station. Maine $4,000 Green
leland light station Maine 600 Deer Island sht st
ton Mass. S35 900 Hell Gate electric light New YORK
$4,000: RoIner SHOOT light station, New-York $1,000;
Whitehall Nar-ows beacon light. New York. 500 Win
tender for the Fourth mshthouse district 500 600;
Craighill Channel cutoff ranges, MARYLAND, SZO,ooOi
Pages Rock light station Virginia S25.OoO GreenDury
Point light station Maryland. $4,000; Bushes BUN
light station, Virginia $4,000; Pampco iCht st9h,
North Carolina. sos 900; tender Tor the run
Lighthouse District $4,000 Hunting Island ght st-
tion South Carolina protection OF se SI0V0oi MOS
duetO Inlet light station Florida. $4,000; Hilsboro IN
let light station Florida. 10000: Anciote Keys Ight
station Florida, $4,000; Apaachicola Range lights
Florida, 5000 Niagara River ranges 600 Iori 9ahi
lac light station, Michigan, $4,000; Pipe Island ng'
station Michigan, $4,000; Milwaukee light station
Wisconsin 81 900 ST. Marys River ranges, Michigan
500 o; Angel Island fog signal, California e4-3VO'
Northwest seal Rock light station, California 9looVVo
Cape Osford light station, Oregon $1,000; Destructoh
Island light station Washington Territory SSJ OVO sup
ply steamer. Sl500O0; building for the lighthouse
Board, S25O0OO.