Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17

Postofice, Allegheny, Pa...........s $1,000
Postofice, etc., Boise City, Idaho. 13O, 269
Postofice, etc., Cheyenne. Wyo.... 1S6969
Mint Building, Denver, Col 100000
Court house. etc. Helena, Mont. 22II60
Postofice, etc.. Kansas City, Mo. 266OOO
Postolice, Meridian. Miss. 10000
Postofiiee etc. Milwaukee, Wis.,. 400 900
Postofiee, etc, Newport, Ky....... 10000
Court house, Omaha, Neb. ......... $4,000
Also for extension OF limit of cost -
of site and building at Omaha.... 100000
Postoffice. Pottsville. Pa.... 10000
Custom house, Portland, 0re........ 100000
Postoffiee, Pueblo. Colo. ........... 10000
Postoffice South Omaha Neb. 10000
Postoffioe, etc, St Paul MINI. -. 125.OO0
g, Cal nou'e' ....' .'...' 'a 100000
Court house, Savannah. Ga........ 10000
For constructing relief-llght vessel
for the fourth and fifth light % ooo
Depot for sixth lighthouse district. $4,000
station. Sand island. Aia.e...... 65,OOO
Also for the construction of light and
fog signal stations as follows:
On fsherman's shoals near Rock ISL
and, in Lake Michigan ........... .$oOOOO
On Chapman shoal, In st. Lawrence ~ ooo
In LAX Lake st. Clair, Michigan to mark
On Middle Island Michigan. ....... 25,0O0
On Rock of Ages. off Isle Royale,
Steam fender. etc, for third light
On Point Arguello, California....... $4,000
The total appropriations asked for
lighthouses, beacons and fog signals is
81 ,5S4,7S5 The appropriations for these
purposes for the present fiscal year
amounted to $1S0,O0O. For improvements
at the League Island navy yard, Pennsyl-
vania. $293;;222 are asked.
For housinX torpedo vessels at navy
yards $225,000 il asked for. Under tho
head of fortiications and other works OF
defense S5,O00,OO0 is asked for the con-
struction, under recent acts of Congress,
of gun and mortar batteries; S5OO,OOO for
sites for Notifications and seacoast de-.
fenses; $1G5, 900 for the preservation and
repair of Notifications; $4,000 for the
construction of sea walls and embank-
ments; $150,0OO for torpedoes for harbor
defense, and S9,770.156 for armaments
for fortifcations, which include S1.111,-
326 for steel seacoast guns; $1,12S,OOO
for steel breach-loading mortars, and ST.
597 Csc for reserve supply of powder and
projectiles.
The total estimates for Notifications
and other works of defense are $1J,S15.s
256, which is an increase of over 100
per cent. over the appropriations for the
present fiscal year. For the con$truction
of buildings at and eenlargementSof mill
tary posts $1.000.00O is asked.
Appropriations under recent acts are
asked for as follows: Improvements at
Yellowstone National Park. $4,000; for
the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Ma
tional Park, Sl45.000; Gettysburg Ma
tional Park, $4,000. and SS7, 800 for the
Shiloh National Military Park.
Under the act of June 3, 1896. appro-
priations for rivers and harbors are re-
quested as follows:
Improving harbor At Savannah. Gas 100000
Improving Cumberland Sound
Georgia and Florida. ........... 100000
Improving harborst Galveston, Tex 100000
Improving Humboldt harbor and
bay. California .......-.....-... 100000
Ship channel connecting the great
lakes between Chicago, Diluth
and Buffalo ...-----...----.---- 1y090,OO0
The Secretary of War. in note. states
that the above sums are required to meet
the payments for all the works under
continuous contracts at the time fixed by
law for filing these estimates with the
Secretary of the Treasury.
For examinations. surveys and contin-
gencies of rivers and harbors, 100000
is asked. The total estimates for rivers
and harbors is s., 900. and the total
for public works Of all kinds $31, ,43T ,O61.
A statement is appended, showing the to-
tai amounts required for the improve
ment of rivers and harbors under the
aets of 1890, 1892 and 1896, but whicA
are not yet under contract. These
amount to about S17, 100000.
The estimates for arms, and navy pen
sions aggregate $140,OO0,OOO. There is
also an appropriation of $350,OOO asked
for TO enable the United States Govern
ment to take part in the international ex-
position TO be held in S'aris in 1900. 9th
er appropriations are requested. as follows:
For the construction of n steamer
for service In Alaska. .....s 10000
For the establishment OF auxiliary
fish culture stations on the St
Johns (Florida) and other east
ern rivers ;......: .:............:.. 10000
For the recoinnge OF uncurrent sill
yer coins ...:.......;......... $4,000
Maintaining and improving nation
al cemeteries .................. 100000
Headstones for graves OF soldiers. 25OOO
cables Tor harDor defenses. .:.... 10000
For maintenance, ETC., OF national
homes for disabled volunteer SOL
diers ............. .......... 2,61s.214
For State and Territorial homes So50Oo
For the surveying Of public lands 325, 900
For payment of salaries. fees and
expenses OF United states mar
shaIs and their deputies. ;.....: 100000
Transportation ....:... ;.;.;.... $4,000
For special experiment work In bal
looming for use for the Signal
Cops ................. ........ 10000
At n secret sonsistory held at the vati-