Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-08
WASHING TON.
the Year Boek-Estsmst es for VIZ
gfpia and yerth Carolina
IFrnn Our Regular CORES pondeutl


IFrpm Our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, ID. C., December -
The book Of estimates for appropriations
Tor The fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, pro-
sides FOR the following amounts 10 be ex-
pended in Virginia and North Carolins:
Nsvy-yard, Norfolk One clerk 10 civil
oneinoer, 81 400; one store-c'eTk,. sl,SO0;
one writer, fl,Ol7.2j; one foreman laborers,
81 2;6 one messenger. 1892 one IN ssen-
ger. SG2s; one pilot, s109; one clerk civil
establishment, $1,000; one CLERK bureau OF
ordnance, Sl.2OO; one clerk bureau OF
equipment and recruiting, sl,300; one
y ritter for same, $3.50: clerk 10 department
IN bureau 81 steam.engineering. $1,000;
store. clerk. S1,20o; assistant draughisman.
SLIGO: messenger, 5000; receiver and
weigber. $1,000 writer. $1,000.
Bureau Of Construction and Repair:
One clerk. 10 nAyal constructor. Sl.40o;
one clerk OF siore-hOuses, Sl,3OO; three
writers ut sl.017.2j each.
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing One
writer in pay Office, sl,0l1 e5; one writer
In inspeciion-oflice, S1.0l..2j one receiver
m inspeCiion-office, S942; one assistant Re-
ceiyer, S7sj: repair Of barracks for marine
corps at GospOrt, $4,000.
Pay Of Indian agent, eastern Cberokees
a North Carolina, $500; support Of In
dian school nt Hampton, s20,oiO; VIII
mington marine-hospiial officer quarters,
$1,000.
Chincctearue buoy depot. for purchase
81 additional land for site, and for repairs
al buoy depot. 1880.
For The establishment 81 Pages Rock
light station, $4,000.
For establishing Pamlico light-ststion,
Of The point. TO replace the light on the
point, $4,000.
Buildings, &C., at Norfolk nayvyard,
railroad extension and engine-bOuse, S4I.-
479.s7; one timber drv-dock, SG00.000;
new pumps, engipe-bOuse. &C., for stone
Ory-dock, Sj2,G0 extension OF quay-wall.
100000: Two officers quariers, $4,000;
system OF watCr-pipes. Sl1,SiLs7. Total.
Ss0s.s9l.74.
Continuing improvement Of Norfolk bar
Dor, Sl00, 600; completing Improvement OF
approaches 10 that hlrbOr, Slls,OO0; COM
pleiing improvement Of Beaufort harbor,
SG9. 900; improving water.wavs between
Newberne and Beaufort ,s3s.O0O: improving
AppomattOx river (complei ne improve
menf), So go: Big Sandy (cOHpletiug i'm
provementl. SG2 ,Gij, 10 be expended IN
West Virginia and Kentucky; BllckWater,
(. 800: CmckahOmipy. 5000; James,
S4OO. COO: MattapOni. 5000; channel at
Mount Vernon. $500 for completing
improvement: Neba,co creek, 5000;
New river Virginia and West Viz
einisL $4,000; Nomoni creek. &c.
coo: Pamunky, $1,000; Rappabanuock,
$40, 900; stauntOn river from Randolph
station TO Brookneal, $4,000; from Brook
neal to Pig river. $4,000; Totusky, $1,000;
Urbana creek, $4,000; YORK, $4,000:
Euckhaunon, 5000; Dan river. in Virginia
and North Carolina. completing improve
ment between Danville and Madison, y.
G.. 81 800: Elk river. 5000; Guyandoie'
1000: Great kanawha, sj00,0G0: Little
Kanawha, S2G, 500; Monongabela. IN West
Virginia aud Pennsylvania. SG0,3lG-coln.
pleting improvement: Cape Fear above
Wilmington. 100000: Cape Fear at and
below Wilmington. r24j.000; COntentnel
creek, y. C., SO, 900; Currituck sound and
North.riyer bar. $4,000; Meherrin, Nc,
- 900: Neuse. $4,000; New river, \. C.,
10000: Psmhco and Tar. 5000: Trent,
Sll 900.
For the salary Of one superintendent OF
he Hie-sayinC stations on the coasts oil
Virginia and North Csrolins, sl,s0O.
Authorizations not specifically stated are
made for port lights al the mouth Of Cape
Fear and certain other rivers, aggregatlng
1850, 900, which il an increase o! 100000
over the amount appropriated Tor The same
iurpose for the fiscal wear ending June 30,
1857.
For party expenses for the examination
snd rtsuryey Of tbc Virginia coast from
Chincoteague 70 CherrystOne, and espe-
cially at Cape Charles and vicinity. includ-
ing tnangulation, photography, and topo-
giapby, $4,000.
For photographic examination al Cape
Lookout, $500.
support Of National Soldiers Home.
Hampton: Current expenses. t2i, 125; sub
sistence. SlS3.0ji 60; clothing. $4,000;
household, si3.j4G hospital, 81 ,G'O.5j;
Transportation. $4,000: construction. Sjl'-
| 4C4 jO farm, SlG.3H. Total for Hampton
| Home, S306,222.65.
The expenditures for i1nitors. &c, Of
| public buildings for Nirgnia and North
| Carolina are estimated a. follows: AieNAn-
| dria custom house. ianitor $500 per year.
| Waterman 500; Charleston W. IL court
! house and post-officc, janilOr $40, lab0rer
| and fireman $40: Charlotte assay-otiicc.
| isnifor $40: pauyille courthouse and post
| Cfice. janiior 500. lshorer $50: Greens
! ioro' courthouse aud pOst-oihcs, iani-
! tor $40, laborer and fireman 500;
| Norfolk custom-bou-e. ianiioI <'.O, labOrer
| $40: Petersburg custOm-house. llnl'or
| $3.50: Raleigh p0si-0fiice and COURTHOUSE.
isnitor s720. lahoTer $40, engineer and
| frtmsn S12), Waterman 500; Richmond
| custom.house. janitOr 1920, engineer 1900,
! fireman and 'aborcr S121. Wilmington GUS
| tom.house. japitOr $500, Waterman 500
| Ivpchlurg courthouse and p0st-OfIce,
| llnitor $40. laborer and fireman $40.
lBy telegraph 10 the Dispstch.l
WAsTISGToN. December The Score
| tarv OF The Treasury sent 10 Congress lh'
| estimates Of appropriations required toi
! the fiscal wear ending June 30, lSsS. The
| total amount Il estimates ~ required III
al exueuses az the Government Is Ed
1.j.Tg4. which ia Sl4. 4O3, $50 less than tn
! same called for in the estimates submitted
l9.i year. and S2.a72,G9l less than the az
crt cate of appropriations for the present
fiscal year.
| The estimates for river and harbor im
Iroytmenis aggregate S30,2sl.149. Ihcs'
estimates are not furnished q part OF IN
annual estimates for the pubic service,
but are inserted in the book OF estimate, a.
| tie amount, according to the Chlef OF IN
cineers, "that can be probably expenfrc
M the next fiscal year on each u tue un'
| completed works mentioned
Tie principal southern items Of these c>
t,rpaies are: S2ls. 900 for the harbOr a
Norfolk, Va. $50 900 for the harbOr q
Charleston, :. c.; 100000 for Cum beg
land sound, Ga. $4,000 for the haroo
At savannah. Ga: 100000 Tor the bar
hor at Galveston: 100000 for james river
Va. S275,O for Cape Fear rver. y. {.
$40 600 for II. Johns river, Fla; $4,000
fer Black Warrior river, Ala; 100000 90
| Cumberland river, Tenn, and $4,000 10
! Tennessee river nesr Chattanooga.
The DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Annual Report Of The Attorney sc ne