The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
Four Hundred and Eighteen Mil.
lions of Dollars Will Be
Required.
THE COAST APPROPRIATIONS.
San Franciscos Postoffice Appropria.
ton Increased to One Hundred
Thousand.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2.-Secre-
tary Carlisle to-day sent to Congress the
estimates submitted by the several Cab
met officers of the money required to be
appropriated by the present Congress for
conducting the Government for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897. The estimates
aggregate $41S,091, ,073. For 1896 the
estimates footed up $40, ,435, ,079, and the
appropriations made for the year aggre-
gated $412, 753, ,264.
Secretary Carlisle's estimates of needed
appropriations for the year ending June 30,
1897, contain these items of interest to
the Pacific Coast: For the Marine Hospi-
tai at San Francisco, 5000, same as last
year; for the Mint, SAL, 100, as before; for
the Postoffice, 100000, against $4,000 for
last year; for the quarantine station
$4,000, against $4,000 last year.
The following for harbors: Oakland har-
Dor, 100000; San Diego harbor, $50 900;
San Luis Obispo, 1000; entrance to Coos
Bay harbor, Oregon, $4,000; Tillamook
Bay and bar, Oregon, $4,000: Yaquina
Bay harbor, Oregon, s25, 600; Everett har-
boz, Washington, $4,000; Olympia harbor,
Washington, $4,000.
The following new appropriations are
requested for the lighthouses and improve
ments along the Pacific Coast: For re-
establishing the wharf at Yerba Buena,
SIC, 600; for a pumping plant at same,
$500; on road to the National Cemetery,
$40 600; for restoring the cable from AL
catraz Island to Angel Island, $4,000; for
Soldiers Home at Santa Monica, $245 ,021,
which includes $22,50O for additional bar
racks, $4,000 for new storehouse and $1,000
for a new morgue.
The following amounts are given which
can be prohtably expended on rivers and
har bors in the next year as reported by
the chief of engineers: Napa River, $4,000;
San Joaquin River, $4,000; Colum bia
River at Three-mile Rapids, Oregon and
Washington, and continuing construction
of boat railways, 100000; for finishing
construction of and equipping steam
lightship at Umatilla Reef, Wash, in ad-
dition to $4,000 appropriation of March 2,
1895, $4,000; incidental expenses of Indian
service in California, s24 900, to be spent at
Tule River, Round Valley and Hoopa
Valley agencies; same purpose in Nevada,
$4,000; same in Oregon, $4,000; Utah,
$4,000.
The following appropriations are. re-
quested for the navy on the Pacific Coast
Improving cemetery at Mare Island,
$1,000; Improvements in Mare Island navy
yard, $500, 1854; to provide bridge be-
tween Vallejo and yard costing $2O5, ,O6o;
grading and paving. $4,000; extending
roads, $l5,6s5; shipftters' shed, $50, 600;
storage shed, $10.139; naval station at
Puget Sound, S104,S5 machine and re-
pair shops, $4,000.
Under the geological survey the follow
ing new appropriations are requested !:
For erecting mineral monuments in Ne
vada, $1,000; Utah, $4,000.
For education of children in Alaska
$4,000 is asked; for maintaining rein
deer station at Port Clarence, Alaska and
for the introduction of reindeer from
Siberia, $780, for improving Notifications
at Benicia arsenal, $45O0.