The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
MONEY FOR WATERWAYS.
Savannah Given $45O,OOO in the
River and HarbOr Bill.

Savannah Given $40O,OOO in the
River and HarbOr Bill.
Washington, Feb. PA sweeping reduc-
ton of over 5000, 900 from the amount car
rled by the current law Is made in the
sundry civil appropriation bill, reported to
the House to-day, the aggregate appro-
pristion carried being $44.749,S93. The to-
tai is $13, 541 less than the regular and
supplemental official estimates made for
the fiscal year in 1899, and $S,Se1, 800 less
than the appropriations made for the cur
rent fiscal year. The bill imposes num-
Der of new military hospitals, postoffices
custom houses, appraisers stores, barge
Offices. sub-treasurles and other public
buildings heretofore erected or purchased
being constructed or hereafter erected or
purchased out of any appropriation under
the control of the treasury, together with
the sites, under the exclusive Jurisdiction
and control and in the custody of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury
For arsenals and armories $192. 375 is ap-
propriated an increase of $54, 765 from the
current year; for military posts, 1920, 900
estimates calling for $2O0O,OO0); work on
AiNCiS anu AdibOiSf ana uIlQCF aulDOTiZd-
ton contracts, $13,210613, a reduction of
$5,36 ,S99; public buildings, SO, 1872, 800, a re-
duction of 81 1877, 1884, and for the light house
establishments, $S,006,000 an increase of
SIP, 400. Other items are: Life savings
service $l69S,075 lighthouse beacons and
fog horns, $154,00 a reduction of S232 140:
revenue cutter service, 81, 100000; surveying
public lands, sales. $S27, 900; expenses of
United States courts, 81, SAG, 1875, a reduction
Of
pressing counterfeiting and other crimes
100000; back pay and bounty claims GER
titled by the treasury to be due 1924 co.,
The chief items under the head of rivers
and harbors follow:
Humboldt Bay, California. ........$ 100, 900
savannah ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50, 900
Cumberland Sound Georgia and
Florida ....................,..... 10000
Buffalo, N. Y. ...................... 4S9. 746
Delaware Bay Observation-Disclosures. 800, 900
Winyah Bay, s. c. ................ 10000
Sabine Pass Tex. ................... 100000
Mississippi river from mouth of
Ohio to ST. Paul ................. 673.883
Mississippi river, from mouth of
Missouri to st. Paul .............. SOC, 666
Mississippi river. from head of
Passes to mouth of Ohio ....... 1883, 1888
For protecting bank at Carouth-
ersville, Mo. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Missouri river, from mouth to
Sioux City .......................... 300, 900
$4,000 of which is to protect
banks at St. Joseph, and $4,000
at mouth of Little Blue.)
The appropriations for public buildings,
including marine hospital and quarantine
stations, aggregate $3,132, coo recommend
ed SO, 415,272), a reduction OF 81, 1894 from
the current law.
An increase of $95. 900 is made to the gen.
eral appropriation for coast survey work,
on account of the work to be done in Alas
ka. An appropriation is made of $1,000 TO
complete the coast survey in Alaska and
the Aleutian Islands, and $4,000 for outfit.
Some of the other items of special in
terest in the bill are the following:
The appropriation for quarantine service
is increased $4,000. and the President is
authorized, in case of threatened or ac-
tual epidemic, to use the uneXpended bal
ance of the various sums appropriated
heretofore to prevent the spread of cpl
denies in the enforcement of such quar-
antine laws as may be in force.
The total-eXpenses of the United States
for all purposes incident to the Paris Ex-
position is limited to $4,000.