The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-04
NEED APPROPRIATIONS.
THE EsTIMATRs OF THE 5ECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY.
The Rivers Of Tennessee, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Alabama That Are
Not Forgotten Mr.. Catchings and
River Improvement.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-fhere are number
of items Of interest to the readers Of THE
APPEAL in the annual book of estimates of
appropriation today transmitted to the
House by tho Secretary of the Treasury
Among those matters which have TO be
appropriated for every year arc the follow
ing: For salaries aud expenses Of collectors
and deputies OF internal revenue: Alabama
$1,000; Arkansas, flG 800; Tennessee, Second
District, $4,000; Fifth District. $3l 800 in
terest on Chickasaw National Fund, Arkan-
sas per cent bonds, Sl0,0S0; Tennessee @
per cent, $G2i0; and Tennessee 81 cents
$3,oOG interest on Mcnomonee Funds, Ten
nessee per cents, $3.50. Under the head Of
public buildings, the following esti-
mates arc given: For the completion Of
the building ut Birmingham, Ala, $3.50
Chattanooga, $780, 900 Texarkana, Ark, $780,
OOp; Vicksburg, Miss, $4,000. The present
system OF lights having been found made
quate Tor running vessels up TO Mobile dur
ing the nights, $4,000 is asked for the
establishment Of q permanent light In the
Dog River Bar channel entrance 10 Mobile
Bay Ala; for establishing range lights to
guide into the mouth Of the Pasagoula River,
Miss, $4,000; for establishment OF a light on
east bank OF Pearl River, Miss, opposite tho
draw in the railway bridge, $3.50.
The amounts that can be prolitably
expended on rivers and harbors are
stated rs follows: Improving Alabama
River Alabama, 10000; Black Warrior,
Alabama, continuing improvement from
Tuscaloosa 10 Daniel Creek, $500 900; Cnhaba
River Alabama, 5000, 600 Tallapooa River,
Alabama maintenance OF existing works,
$50, 900; improving Warrior and Tombigbcc
Rivers, Alabama and Mississippi, complet-
ing Improvement OF Warrior River, $4,000;
continuing improvement OF Tombigboo
River from Walker Bridge TO Fulton, $1,000;
completing improvement of Tombigbee
River below Vienna, $1,000; Big Sun
flower River, Mississippi, $4,000 Nox-
ubec River, Mississippi, $4,000, Pascagoula
River Mississippi, 10000; Pearl River,
Mississippi completing improvement be-
tween Edinburg and Carthage, 5000, con-
tnuing improvement between Carthage and
Jackson, $4,000, continuing improvement
below Jackson, $4,000 Steele Bayou, Mis-
sissippi, 5000; Tnllahatchic River, Missis-
sippi, $4,000; Amito River. Louisiana,
$500; Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana and
Arkansas, $500; Rod River, Louisiana and
Arkansas, 100000; Arkansas River In Ar
kansas aud Kansas, continuing improvement
from Wichita, kns., 10 its mouth, $3.50. 900,
removing distractions in Arkansas River,
Arkansas; operating snag boats, $4,000;
Black River Arkansas aud Missouri, 5000;
Ouachita aud Black Rivers, Arkansas
aud Louisiana $4,000; Petit Jean riv-
on, Arkansas, $1,000; ST. Francis
River. Arkansas, $500, White River. Ar
kansas, S5S, 900; Big llatchie River Tonnes
see, 5000; CLANCY Fork River Tennessee,
$1,000 Clinch River, Tennessee, $1,000;
Cumberland River, Tennessee and kentucky,
continuing improvements above Nashville,
100000; continuing Improvements below
Nashville, $4,000; Forkcd Deer River, Ten
nesscc, 10000; French Broad River Tcnnes-
see, $4,000; lfiawassco River, Tennessee,
1880; tennessee River, Tennessee, Ala
bama aud Kentucky, continuing improve
monts above Chattanooga, $4,000; continu-
ing improvements below Chattanooga,
si,OO00G improving Mobile Ilarbor, Ala
bama, Syo0,0OG Biloxi Bay, Mississippi, SlO-
600, for the protection and improvement OF
Hot Springs Arkansas, $4,000 is asked,