The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-03

Torpedoes for harbor defense..... 100000
Armament of fortifcatio,.s. 4.fs7,fis
Improvement WATERFOWL arsenal,
For use of board of ordnance and
Qualifications In making needful
purchases and experiments and
tests of most effective guns.
armor plate, etc. .........-........... lvvu
United States Military Academy. 1s5.f77
Construction of buildings. etc.. at - 80
improvements in Yellowstone Ma
cb sichsI ma ra1s and fbat,anoora Ma. "
tionai PARK s................... 1000
shiloh National Military Park. 5000
Gettysburg Park ............... $1,000
aggresating eestimated). q, 600
Maintaining and Improving national s,o eoo
Publication OF the Official records of
the war of the rebellion. 1I9.VD
Artificial limbs. apparatus etc.. oto.VV
The Surgeon-generai, in note explain
atory of the last mentioned estimate, says
there are on file I'm his office $3.50 cases
entitled TO benefit under the laws relat-
ing to artificial limbs; 1851 cases are OF
amputated legs, the computation TOT when
is SIS in each case. and 6.76s cases or other
amputations and loss OF use OF limbs Inc
Communication for each I'm these cases Is
$50.
Among the appropria tons asked for by
the Secretary OF the Interior. the Secre-
tary OF the Navy and the Postmaster-sen-
eral are:
To meet expenses Of protecting tim
Der on public lands. etc..--.... Sl30.0O0
Surveying public lands. .-.:..-..- SSl.oa
Education of children in Alaska. p,Ov0
3eindaer for Alaska 800
Indian Territory .................. noe
International boundary commission
between United States ana Mex
ico completing survey ..........-.s 3o.VV
Repairs to the United States steam -.
To begin work on new machinery
for the United states Atlanta. 150,Vo
TRANSPORTATION of mails by elecs..~
cable ears on routes not exceeding
twenty miles in length............ zV0,Vp
Estimated amount of deficiency in
the postal revenues for the next
The Following recomme ndations are of in
terest to Indianians: For establishing log
signal at Michigan City Light Station,
S, 800: for a concrete sidewalk ten feet vide
along the north front of the arsenal at IN
dianapolis, on Slinord avenue, s1v,S ton
einbodying the report of Brisadier General
Flagler chief of ordnance. in which e
states that the sidewalk Is needed To re,
States many years ago. but which Is now
badly broken. uneven. and IN many places
out OF sight. The city OF Indianapolis since
last year paved CLIFFORD avenue and set
new curb stones to the sidewalks, making
its appearance still more unsigntly and CIV
Wabash river, continuing Improvement
above Vincennes, 5000; continuing improve
ment below Vincennes $4,000; completing
Improvement of White river. $500; Calumet
river, continuing improvements. $4,000; inn
proving harbor at Michigan City. continue
ing improvements of outer harbor, $4,000,
and for maintenance and repairs OF inner
harbor, 5000.
Following are the estimates for the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Marion: Current
expenses, $24,273.S0; subsistence, $S,60;
household. 1880; hospital. $4,000; trans
portation. $1,000; construction and repairs,
$4,000 farm, $1,000. the new Recommended
tions submitted are as follows: For addi-
tional barracks. $4,000; new boiler house.
50 500: new lodge and gateway. 5000; gas
well and connections, 5000; leasing addition
al ground. 81 800; new stable buildings sovoO'
making a total of $257. so.