The San Francisco call., 1897-12-07
Appropriations Asked
by the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Four Hundred Thousand Dol
lars Needed for San
Pedro Harbor.
Half Million Also Desired for the
New Postofflce Building in
This City.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL
CALL OFFICE, RIGGS HOUSE
WASHINGTnN Dec 6

WASHINGTON, Dee. o.
The Secretary of he Treasury to-day
submitted to Congress estimates of appro-
priations required for the next fiscal year,
and among them were the following of
especial interest to the Pacific Coast:
He asks 100000 for the harbor at San
Pedro and $500 900 for the new Postoffice
building at San Francisco; also the fol-
lowing: Enforcement OF Chinese exclu-
sion act, 500, ,OOO improving Hum boldt
harbo- and bay, 500 600; improving har-
Dor at Oakland, $166, 800; improving Grays
Harbor, Wash, $3.50 900; improving Peta-
luna Creek. Cal, $4,000; improving San
Jo' quin River, $11,O00; improving Upper
Colum bia and Snake rivers, Oregon and
Washington, $4,000; improving Colum-
nia River at the Cascades, 1884 ,260; i'm
proving Columbia River below Tongue
Point, Or, $71, $50; improving Colum bia
and Lower w llamette rivers below Port
land. $500, 600; gau lin, waters of the
Columb bia River. $1,000; improving Co.
guile River, OGeyon, 81 10. 900; improving
Upper Coquille River between Coquille
City and Myrtle Point, Or, $2S 981; i'm
proving Siuslaw River, Oregon, 100000,
improving Chehans River, Washington,
$4,000; improving CoWltz River, Wash-
ington, $4,000; improving Puget Sound
and its tributary waters, Washington,
$25, ,0O0; improving Swinomish slough,
Washington, SAT, G00
Coaling wharf at Japonski Island,
Alaska, 5000; Improvements at naval
station, Puget Sound, $1494 432, and the fol-
lowing at navy-yard, Mare Island: Stor-
age shed tor lum Der, $2S, 600: coal cylinder,
wall
shelter roof for boats, $i4, 800; plumbers,
timers and paint shop, so, 500; house for
civil employe, $1,000; apartment-house
Tor officers, $50, 900; bath house at 'fesiv-
ing-shiD independence, $1621; wsashhol~e
and drying room, Independ FhcA' SOO;
wharf at the Independence, A29On-> xten-
! roads. $1,000; extension OF electric system,
! Sl5, 900; tools for yards and docksuops.
| $6750; total Tor Mare Island. S232, 81.
Improvement of the Yosemite National
| Park-Construction of bridges and trails
| and i'm provement of roads, the construc-
Iion of a mess hall, kitchen and stable for
| The accommodation OF cavalry troop de-
tailed for protecuon OF the park and for
| providing q water supply for the cavalry
camp, $500: same for S,quoia National
| Park, $4,000.
Improvement of the General Grant Ma
tional Park = Construction o. trail
! around the perime ter IF the park, and for
material and laoor and the construction
OF a bar bed-wire fsnce, $2500
| Road TO the National Cemetery Presidio
| of San FrancIsco-Compl pletion OF stone
! wall on the boundary line OF the reserva-
ton of the Presidio, between Lombard
street and First avenue, $40 600.
Benicia Arsenal, Standardization of a
pumphouse, $l100; cables Tor harbor de-
lenses, cab .es and land lines necessary to
connect defenses now occupied aud being
constructed in the harbors OF Boston, New
! York and San Francisco, $50, 600.
! The system of cables III the harbor OF
San Francisco has gradually disappeared
through time and accident, leaving both
AicaITaz and Angel Island without elec.
trio communication with the main land.
Continuing explorations In he waters
! of Alaska and making photographic sur
vey, including survey of the Aleutian
| Islands, OF the ukon River, Including
constru ction of tlat-bott omed vessel for
river navigation; of the mounta tain passes
| at the head OF Lynn Canal, and for the
establishment OF latitude, longitude and
magnetic stations, of which 1925 600 shall
be immediately available, $l50,000.
| One hundred thousand dollars will be
required for the survey of the Yukon
! River and S25, 900 for the mountain passes,
and the remainder for the survey of the
| waters OF Alaska and for astronomical
and magnetic Work, says the Secretary.
For monthly plot chart of the North
| Pacific Ocean, showing geogra phically
| matters OF value and interest to the mar
-itime community of the Pacific Coast, and
| particularly the directions and forces of
| the WINES 10 be expected during the
month succeeding he date of issue; the
| set and strength oil the currents; the
| feeding- grounds of whales and seals; the
region of storm, fog and ice; the posi-
tions of dereicts and floating obstruc-
! tions 10 navigation, and e best routes to
be followed py steam and by sail, includ-
ing the expenses of comm Cnicating and
| circulating information, lithographing
| and engraving, the purchase of material
for and printing and mailing the chart.
the EN- ploy ment of three nautical experts
at $1,000 each and two fabulators and
copyists at $720 eaeh-$l0, 600.
For drawing and eng aving on copper
plates the survey of Pearl Harb Dor,
| Hawaiian Islands, for com pleting series
of charts of the Hawaiian Islands, for the
| navigation OF the yes sells of the navy and
for The benefit of mariners generally. from
data resulting from the Hawaiian Govern
| ment survey. which have been made
| available for this purpose by the Hawaiian
republic, and for the con structlon of 3
| series OF charts of the coasts and water,
between the S ate of Washington and ,ht
Territory of Alaska. including the re
| duction of the accum ulated data relatino
to the curren and meteorology OF the ad
jacenI ocean, $l2 000
He asks $32 700 for civil governments "
| Alaska, $26S $50 for the Soldiers Home q
Santa Monica, $4,000 for ouaran1in,
station at San Diego $3.50 for duarantin,
station AT San Francisco, and Port Town
send S33, 800; Marine Hospital at Sar
francisco. $18,625; Port Townsend, $500