Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-29


Total. $4,000 %
The contracts entered into TO build
the army and navy hospital at Hot
Springs, Ark, have not proved az sue.
cessful as WAS expected; the original
contractor and his boDdsmen have both
failed in carrying out the contracts for
the construction of the building, which
IL now carried on under the manage.
ment OF Capt j. w. Jacobs of the
quartermasters department.
Under the act of congress approved
April z, 1882 the reservation and mill
itary buildings at Savannah, Ga, were
sold AT public auction, realizing SG7.-
SSI 81, which sum was covered into
the treasury
The 800 600 appropriated for mill
tary sites in Texas and the erection OF
military posts thereon have II been
expended except the small sum of
| 1923 IS
In regard to quartering troops, the
views expressed in my report last wear
must be reiterated as TO the necessities
Tor larger posts and of appropriation
accordingly. II has become necessary
TO undertake the removal of the en-.
listed men from casemate quarters
INTO proper sanitary barracks AT sew
eral posts on the sea-bOard, and par-
tlcular attention IL invited 10 the speclal
estimates presented In some of the
most neosssitous OF these cases.
nave ordered such temporary ar
rangements made at Davids' Island
our great recruiting depot on the At.
lantlc sea-board, IA the limited appr0-
prlstlon would admit. An eppropria.
tlon OF $40 900 to begin the construction
OF permanent barracks, however, is
still urgently recommended.
A very considerable Improvement
mas oeeh made in the buildings and
RlnunGs al the recruiting depot at JEFF
!ersoh barracks, with great advantage
preparation for improvement of the an
tiquated buildings there is very necas.
| sary.
Transportation has been previded
by the quartermaster's Department Tor
40 $40 persons, $685. horses and m,,Ies
and l45,s9S tons of material dnrlng tho
year, AT cost of 81, 999. 635 81, Of wbich
| 1855 49, 81 have been paid for trans.
portation OF persons, 1855. 253. RI for
freight etc, leaving ST08, 649. 90 Maid
on miscellaneous accounts or remain.
ing for payment OF outstanding liahIii-
Ties ~ the close of the year.
The expenses of military trananorta.
tl9n not paid out of the regular appro-
prladons comprise that provided over
%, d racine railroads, in value S533
-.o.IS, winch is credited at the treas.
NY department ON their debts, and
sha. provided over land-grant rail-
Iosos, 70 which fifty per cent. OF tariff
ssees u pain unoer act Of congress OF
March 8, 1883 making a snecia9 a,,,,r
p'ia'ioh oil Sl2o 600 for that purpose.
Special attention ia again invited IN
tae subject OF the railroads Indebted To
tne United States for material sold
then IN 1850 and 1866. -Four of
.hese roads ave still indebted
nave made no cash payment for
several years, and at present there IA
no PROBABILITY that q settlement will
ever oe reached, and II is suggested
.nst tne Whole matter be transferred 10
some other branch OF the service.
One thousand three hundred and
three cavalry and artillery horses have
neen purchased at an average cost ~
Sl4S 81 also, 100 draught horaes M a.,
average cot OF $4,000, and sixteen
mules mules AZ an average cost of $751; 90 far
There were sold ll4S cavalry and ar.
,inery hoFses, w draught horses and
t iool mules, for Sl6s, sss so, which has
Deeh deposited IN the treasury. e~l
TO officers. '0'ii SAFES
There were ON hand June m tee,
1894 cavalry and artillery horsss 100 20
dfAught horses, 62l3 mules ana > 100
There We're issued during fbe N ..s,
l0s,6O5 cords OF wood and so nm =, year
coal. NV'09o Tolls OF
Forage issues were "a fallovs. $40
284 bushels of oats 29A ,1en - ofoi-