New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14
WHAT NETWORK RECEIVED
APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY CONGRESS.
ruosE OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE EN-
PRE- STATE.
,sY TELEGRAPH 10 THE IKIBUNE.1

,sY TELEGRAPH 10 THE IRIBUNE-1
Washington March 13.-Among the appropriations
mazda at the recent session Of Congress are many which
,iu he of special interest to the people of the Empire
state Not to mention the Appropriation for the re
t,a,ng Of the direct tax the claims on account OF
French ,poatiOns for the payment of which Con
cross provided, there were many other appropriations
=. Local interest. Among them were the following:
Harbor Of New-York-For prevention Of obstructive
"a INJURIOUS deposits within the harbor and adjacent
waters Of NewYork; for pay Of inspectors anu oepu
,nsp4ctors office force and expenses OF ONCE S''o
o., nav Of crew and maintenance OF steamer Argus SoVoo
10, nay OF crew and maintenance OF steamer NHniou'
$4,000; in all. s33 600 ,,...,
Engineer depot Wlett's Point. New foik-l'cu'iV'
r4nses OF the depot including fuel. lights. chemicals
hardware and duty 70 soldiers EQUIV
for purchase OF materials for the instruction OF "lH
,n 81 500 for purchase and repairs OF instruments
~ 900 library Of the engineer school OF applcauon
,or areproof building 10 replace engineer uepot
d,,oved hv fire. for storing intrenchng tools bfiu2e
u;,aga nontoon material and general stores, slOVOo'
FURNITURE and repIirs Of furniture Tor court houo Oh"
os,once bridgeport. Conn courthouse anu p"'Vo'"'
n,oot,vn \ Y; courthouse and po'oice' Dayton o'o
custom house Key West Fla. couInouSe a,u nr
t,.Ie Ky courthouse and postofhce, Pi''Sonie re""
,,,o I'M ldne Ellis Island, ~ Y; courthouse ana
,ossca Ashevile y. c. and courthouse ana poS'o"oe'
Statewide. n. c.. sl2o'Voo' 80, MI, s,oo 900
nav yard Brooklyn: For quay on COD Dock,
having and around ne" uIS u'
crane So 600; In ALL sl.o 1882 49,. .o,. ,o,
rr two travelling cranes Of forty tons capacity ioi
DIV docks at New.York and Norfolk. 70 DC hiaue "''
mediatey available SlOO'OOO 49,. l..
For the purchase Of floating or tug crane Tor use III
,ha ,ransrnr,atio, ~ material the New-fork NAVY
Yard $40 600 for postoice at Buffalo IN aodl'loh u
$3.50 900 heretofore appropriated $3.50 ooo, - o..o
For Ellis Island to complete the buildings ana o'hef
improvements and procuring the necessary tahsp'r
,,,oD fociltics IN and from said island. the sum OF
500 600 or so much thereof NAV be necessary III
addition to the head heretofore or hefeaNr ap
70 that purpose and made immediately aNahaoie' anu
said sum shall be reimbursed. in instalments o. "-oVo
per annum from the head money, license prNI'Ees an"
rentals received at the Port Of New-York ,
postofce at Newburg 500 COO for coufth0uSe anu
postor1ce KoCh (additiCna S2coO iof custom mus
and posoice Troy 500 O00 for custom house New"
of sale of old Custom House to be less than
appropriation for Appraisers
ite for pOstofce ana court house Auburn Nuchcien'y
$4,000; posofce and court house. Bnehsn'oh Noc-
hciency) IS 600.
mortar batterc. for defence Hsfbor NewYork
Harbor San arbor, Hampton Roads ana wash
ington, S75O,O09
Arnv gun sctory wsteryliet Arsenal West Troy, New
York-For boring and planer adapted to the manu-
scture Of siege guns howzer in small gunsOp at the
Amy gun factory. s00 to complete Army gun factory
building 143; for machinery, TOOLS power pant anu
fixtures adapted the manufacture Of steel seacoat guns
10 complete the equipment Of the soum WING
Of Army gun factory at watervliet Arsenal,
s26s 900; for iron framework, with adjustable pat
forms and centres fitting up shrinkage pit and for
drainage of shnkage pits, STA oo0 for locomotive and
ears or trucks for shifting and material and trans
,ortafon factory and river wharf, 5000 for
increase Of facilities shipment by water including re-
LARS TO wharf dredging and extending and setting up
fifty ton hand, power loading crane, $500
Watch Point light station, for e.esabshne leht on
Watch Point, Lake Chan plain, 5000
Staten island lighthouse Gepot-for continuing
the construction Of the wall at the general
lighthouse depot Tompkinsvile, Staten Island.
for the rebuilding the wharf and for the needed dedg-
ing s25 900. ~
Braddock's Point light staonFor Establishing third
order hight station in the vicinity Of Braddocks Point
Lake Ontario $40 900.
(ene,ee fog sgnal-For establishing steam fog signal
at Cenesee light station mouth Of Genesee River Lake
Ontario, $4,000.
For triangulaton topography and photography In the
vicinity of the end Of Long Island Nantucket Shoals
and approaches and including Vineyard Sound the coast
OF Massachusetts the Connecticut River TO Hartford ana
Hudson River Troy and continue 10 de corrections OF
former surveys OF tie Delaware River from the vicinity
OF Philadelphia To Trenton, sl5 600.
Fish hatchery-For purchase Of site and establishing
fish hatchery at suitable place in Ncw-Yok, on or near
the St Lawrence River, ~ Geo.
wa,erv!ict Arsenal. West 1Ioy-EOr paving roads In
arsenal grounds with granite blocks, $1,000