New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-17
Colgate s. Co.'S
THE PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY SECRE-
TARY LAMONT

HOW AND WHERE THE MONEY VOTED BY con
GREss FOR FoRTIFIcATIoNs. GUNS AID
PROJECTILEs WILL BE EXPENDED.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBuNE
Washington July 16-Secretary Lamont. after
consultation with General craighill, Chief OF En-
gineers. and General Fagler. Chief Of Ordnance
has reached definite conclusions relative 10 the AL
lotment Of appropriations provided by the last Con-
gress for Notifications. works OF defence. the
armsm thereof and the procurement of heavy
ordnance for trial and service. Under the item or
gun and mortar batteries there Is appropriated for
the construction OF fortihcatons s500Coo OF which
not exceeding 10000 may be expended Tor the
erection Of necessary buildings Under the same
head the Secretary Of War Is authorized TO enter
into contracts for material and work In similar
sum. For sites for fortlhcatlons and defences 800
O) is available; for the preservation and repair OF
Notifications. $4,000 for the preparation OF plans
of fortihcations 100000: for sea walls and om-
bankments S7,g15 and for torpedoes for harbor de-
fence. $4,000. For armament Of fortihcations the
act gives 81 203s for steel for eight-inch, ten-nch
and tweve-inch guns and forgings for one type OF
sixteen-inoh guns; carriages for mounting sea
coast guns OF eight inch. ten-inch and twelve-nch
calIbres N1145oo: steel breechoading mortars OF
tweIve-inch calibre $4,000 carriages for the same
S1SDc; steel deck piercing shot and other sheiis tof
these mortars ss3.SO; steel armor-porcing shot Tor
sea coast guns sSS73s The bill therefore carries
total appropriation which is at once available or
&siS05 besides the authorization to enter INTO
contracts for additional sum Of s23"o"| "hich
the next Congress Will have to appropriate
The amount Of the appropriations FOR last year
was for the above named objects as well az
number OF others provided for in the act SSi5o'
The chief Increase In the new act over the amount
I'm the old law is in the appropriations FOR gun ana
mortar batteries This increase is 100000. The
disbursements under the items OF gun and mortar
batteries sites for fortifcations, preservation ana
repair OF seacoast defences seawalls ana embank-
ments and torpedoes for harbor defences VIII DC
made under the direction of the chief of Engineers
The money for armament fortifications VIII be eH-
pended under the supervision Of the Chief OF
Ordnance Already General Fagler has taken
preliminary steps looking TO the purchase OF the
guns projectiles and powder which VIII be pur-
chased under the new law lie mas called upon
the manufacturers OF the country to submit bids
for supplying material for sixty Pinch breoch-
loading rife mortars sixty OF these mortarg com
plce in all respects eighteen sets OF forging7 for
lo-inch and Pinch guns. and bne set OF iorsings
for one ls-nch gun also nfty-six spring return car
riages for l2-inch mOrtars and thirty disappearing
gun carriages for lO-nch guns Besides these there
will be required Sl500O worth of rapid-ir guns
In distributing this ordnance special attention Is
10 be given to the needs Of New York. Boston
Philadelphia and Hampton Roads. as these, with
Portland Me. are regarded az the most important
points to defend the Atlantic coast San FRAN
cisco has already received official consideration IN
tho way of improving her Notifications. but under
the new act additional defenccs will be allotted TO
that city. On Puget Sound. where there are no
modern defences in position, II Is proposed 10 40
some work When the Coast Defence Dill was
under consideration by the Senate Committee Sena-
tor Squire called on General craighill for a state
n,ent ms TO the needs OF Puget Sound. pointing out
that at Esq alma. England had made extensive
preparations for hostile operations. General craig
hill then said that $1,000 would be spent on guns
alone for Puget Sound. He also said that II MS
recommendations were carried out SD.vn would
be expended early in the present year, and II there
was danger OF war 10000 should be devoted TO the
purpose -. -. rror r,aoor+n.nt
there to be located At the places nsTnea ne
%arragansett Bay. 20: New-York. %: Philadelphia
l6; Baltimore 10: Washington. l$. Hampton Roads
a. W. Psn.acoi g Noble. s. Galveston g. San
francisco S mouth Of Columbia R n l., Pg ge
The total cost Of these guns, with the empace
ments and platforms has been 70 date sSV0Wc W
TIE rs gun, o 'sIf n haVs two neh and i've nch guns
at san Francisco one Pinch gun There have been
dfteen pinch twelve o-inch and twelve snch guns
This will make total Of is guns monntd ana reaIg
al Portand IS at BOSTON i2s Narrag lnse,t Bay. So
iS rn9dsPna e e. RamSF e
Charleston lG. Savannah 49, Key West, 81 fehSa-
cola TO- Mobile "a GayesSn 81 san rraneas'o he ne
cost OF these mortars foots up 70 sgoMo inc COST
OF the projec; when complete will be N1.lo53Zo -.
In addition the guns and moriars the war
Depa rtments scheme calls for the placing OF
number of mining classmates The exact location OF
these is guarded great secret NJ i'or'iahn
there will be four Boston four Narragansett Say
two New-Y York Ave; Philadelphia. three: Baltimore
one: Washington. two: Hampton Roads, thrre' VII
mineton, one Charleston. one. savannah. Two
Pensacola one: Mobile one Galveston. one: san
Francisco six: mouth OF Columbia River three"
Puget Sound three. OF the number there nave peen
completed at Portland. three: Boston, TWO. Maria
pansett Bav two: New York. five; Washington, one
Hampton Roads. one; Charleston. one; savannah,
one: Pensacola one. and San Francisco four
The foregoing is the official project IL WAS drawn
M NV "A board OF officers of the Engineer Corps
Some time ago The appropriations Of the last
Congress will not be nearly enough TO complete the
plan MS but they will be enough for General Craig
Hill and General Fagler 10 make decided progress
toward that most desirable end. Secretary Lamont
will make public in "A few days a statement. in more
or less detail showing how Is intended 10 dispose
of the appropriation for the current year. The
statement will give the places where coast -defence
works are being constructed. the proposed improve
ments thereon nd also the fortified tons which
will be begun These will all be i'm line with the gen
eral policy adopted in pursuance Of the recommcn-
da lions OF the Board Of Engineers referred to.