The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08

More Than Four Hundred Million
Dollars Required for the
Public Service.
Big Amounts Required for the Con.
struction and Repair of Public
Buildings.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 7.-Secre-
tary Carlisle to-day sent TO Congress the
estimates of appropriations required for
the public service for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1898, as furnished by the sew
eral executive departments.
The estimates foot up $421, 1880 CO.
against $41S. 09l, 073 Is estimated for 1896 81
and $432, 421, sos SO appropriated that year.
The estimates for 1898 by title are: Legis-
lative establishments 81 379, $40 80, execu-
tive estimates $19. S65, 1852, judicial estab.
lishments 1907, 12O, foreign intercourse
50, 0S2, 72S rs, military establishments $24,-
1872 636 48, naval establishments $32, 432.
773 50, Indian affairs $7,279, 525 81, pen
sions Sal, 1913, $50, public works $31, 49,
06l 80. postal service 81, 288, 334 AZ, miscel-
laneous $3.50, 344 PIG 6S, permanent annual
appropriations $l20, 07S, 220; grand totals
$421, us, $40 60.
The estimate tables this year are notice
able for the scarcity of an estimate for the
construction of public buildings, except
In the marine hospital service and for
river and harbor Improvements. The fol-
lowing amounts are asked for the public
buildings at the places anamed: Ale
ghany, postoffice, $4,000; Boise City.
Idaho, postoffice and courthouse. $130,270;
Buffalo, N. Y. postoffice, 100000; Brock
ton, Mass, postotfice, $4,000; Camden,
N. j., custom-house and postotfice,
$I00, 900; Cheyenne, Wyo., courthouse and
postoffice, $lS6, 969; Cum berland, Md,
courthouse and postoffice, $4,000; Denver,
Colo, mint. $2Oo, 200; Helena, Mont,
courthouse and postotfice, $227, 100;
Meridian, Miss, postoffice, $4,000; Mil
waukee, Wis, custom house. courthouse
and postofice, 100000; Newport, KY,
pos tctfice, $4,000; New York City, APP
praiser's warehouse, 100000; Omaha,
Neb., custom house, courthouse aud post
office, $125 600; Paterson, n. j., postoffice,
1000; PottsviIle, Pa, postoffice, $4,000;
Portland, Oregon, custom house, $500, 900;
Pueblo. Colo, postoffice, $150,0O0; South
Omaha, Neb., postoffice, $4,000; st. Paul,
Mimi. custom-house, courthouse and
postoffice, $l25, 600; Savannah, Ca, court
house and postoffice, $175,000 San Fran
cisco, postoffice and courthouse, $100, 000;
Washington. d. G., postoffice, $4,000.
For repairs, rentals, heating apparatus,
vaults, ETC., $574 343; for marine hospitals
and quarantine stations. $124, 800; light
houses. fog signals and beacons, ST. 584, 1856;
Boston navy-yard, $l4, 500; Brooklyn navy
yard, $217, 042; League Island navy-yard,
Philadelphia, 1898 222; Washington navy
yard, SOC, 1873; Norfolk navy-yard, 1870, 600;
Port Royal, =. c., naval station, 81 ,S37;
Key West naval station, $35, 200; Mare
Island navy-yard S66, 1855; Puget Sound
naval station, $84, l43; housing torpedo
vessels, SEE, 900; repairs on navy-yards,
$500, 900; repairs on the Capitol and public
buildings in Washington, $419. 412; repairs
on arsenals, etc., $139. 1856; fortifications
and other work for defense, 5,S15, 256
~, ot,xda X Gov
batteries and SO, no, 1856 for armament of
fort 'fications); military academy; West
Point, $12l, 484; buildings at military posts.
etc., 1905, 1877; National parks, $342, SEQ.
Estimates for river and harbor improve
| ments make q total of $3.50 900, divided
as follows: Point Judith, r. l.. $500, 600;
| channel in Gowanus Bay, N. Y, $500, 900;
Delaware River at Philadelphia, $3.50, GOO;
| Savannah, Ga... $400,000; Cumberland
Sound, Ca, and Florida, $400, 600; Calves
ton, Tex, $800, 900; Hum boldt narbor and
bay, Cal, $500 900; Hudson River, $500, 900;
Newton Creek, N. Y, $500 600; ship canal
in Great Lakes, 81, 090000; examinations
and surveys, 100000.
| Accompanying the estimates for river
and harbor appropriations is statement
of the amount that will be required dur
ing the year for ma erials and work on
projects previously authorized by Con-
gress amounting to SIT, 529, 053 The items
| covering more than half million are as
follows: Buffalo, N. Y, harbor, $3.50, 600:
! Delaware Bay harbor of refuge, ST. 165, 900;
Duluth and Superior haTbor, $770, 1855;
Illinois and Mississippi Canal 81, 427, 74o;
Mississippi River, from st. Paul to mouth
of Ohio River, 81. 100000; Mississippi
River, from mouth of Ohio to head of
passes, 50. 5s3, 1888; Missouri River, from
mouth to Sioux City, $500 600; Willamette
and Yamhill rivers Oregon, 100000.
The estimates for public printing all
told are So, 66i, 1856, against So, liz, 800 ap-
propriated for the current year. This is
in addition to the amount asked for the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, ST.
139. $50.
Among the miscellaneous objects for
which estimates are made are the follow
ing: Life-saving service 81 ,562. 1876; reve-
nue. cutter service, 81, 100000; lighthouse
detic survey. S51S020 geological survey,
$76s 500; Smithsonian Institution, $404,-
600; Fish Commission, $439, 780; Interstate
Commerce Commission, $3.50, 000; Nation
al cemeteries, $215, $50: soldiers homes,
National and State, So, 443, 214; public land
service, $l93, 500; surveying public lands,
81, OH, SS0 Miscellaneous expenses, United
lumbia (half 10 be PAID by the United
States), $S,668,616.
The Secretary of State recommends an
appropriation of $3.50 900 to enable the
United States to accept the invitation of
the French republic to take part in the
French exposition of 1900. He also rec
ommends that the jurisdiction of the Con-
sul-General at Apia be extended over
Nukualoau Tonga. An increase of ten
clerks is asked for service in the National
bank-note redemption department. The
sales OF public property of all kinds,
mostly condemned and comparatively
worthless, during the year 1895, realized
1888, 1876. Disbursements under the head
ing of contingent expenses, independent
treasury, 1896" amounted to $175,0