Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-07

Executive eStaO-
lishment ...... %, 3o8, 112 20,O25, 4S4
ment ........ 7o7. 500 6s7, 600
Foreign intercourse 1,833, OPS 1850, 42S
Military establish
Naval establishment 39,i14'652 $500, $50
Indian affairs. 7,609,315 7,373,617
Pensions .......... a.. 49,, $50 III ,257, $50
Public works. ... 56,927, $50 1884, 1;}4
Postal service...... 1926, SSS 6,O49, liz
Miscellaneous go. 3T,314, BOB 30,1S7, 402
Permanent annual
appropriat tons -. 12S, SIS, 800 III. S56.22O
Grand totals. -. 1898, 04S,37s s462 647 $50
The appropriations for the military es-
Establishment for the fiscal year 1899
amounted to $2S7, S41. 446. and for the ma
val establishment $107, S16,46S. For the
military establishment, estimates for the
year 1900 covering the more important
| items together with the increase in each
item over the estimates for 1899, are
given as follows:
Contingencies of the army: $3.50, 900,
increase $4,000; pay and travelling ex
penSeS of the army, 500. 430. 900, increase
S4l ,443,S42; subsistence of the army,
Sll ,6S2,43I, increase about S16,O0O,O0O
| regular supplies quartermaster's depart
ment, $14,O0O,OOO, increase SD, 100000;
incidental expenses quartermaSters de-
partment, S3.900000, increase $780,
600; transportation of the army and sup
plies. 500. S13.S75, increase about $27,
oop.OOO, ClOlulHS ana camp ana garrison
! equlpage, S14. IA, 431, increase about
S13600.0OO: barracks and quarters, 81
| 800 900, increase S1.150 600: medical and
hospital department. So, JOG, 200, increase
! Sl,91o,O0O; ordnance, stores and supplies.
S1,l55.O 600, increase S1.150000; manu-
facture of arms, $500, 600, increase $780,,
| 600.
For the naval establishment the follow
ing are the principal items:
Pay of the navy, S13.226, 40, increase
about 81, 100000; increase of the navy. $40,
1872, 402. increase about ST. $50, 600; outfits for
naval apprentices, bureau of navigation,
S112.500, increase 1880; maintenance naval
| training station, Yerba Buena island. Cali
tornia, 900 new: ordnance and ordnance
| stores, S1,S1o: 600 increase $S64,O0O; equip
ment of vessels S2,225, 4S0 increase $741,S27:
provisions S3,0O0,O00, increase $1,595000;
construction and repair S3,00OO0O, increase
$500. OO0 repairs to United States steamer
Constitution, S150,0O0.
Among the items under the head of
| public works are the following:
Building for laboratory. Marine hospital
| service, $4,000; public buildings at Sitka,
Alaska, $4,000; postoftice building, Chicago,
| S3OO,OOO; public building, Helena, Mont,
SS15o, coo; custom house, Portland; Or, $500
600: public building ST. Paul. Mimi, $3.50
| 600; public building, San Francisco, $500,000
Following are among the more impor-
tant items submitted by the lighthouse
service: The rebuilding of Sand Island
! light. Alabama. SEA, 900; on Satyne bank
Il
shoal. Lake Michigan. $4,000: at Pointe
aux Barques, Mich. $50, 900; to complete
| station at entrance to Toledo. O.. harbor
S37 800: on Chapman shoal, st. Law
| renee river, $4,000; on Middle island
Lake Huron, $4,000: on Crisps Point
| Lake Superior, Mich. $4,000; on Rock
! of Ages, off Isle ROyae, Lake Superior
| $4,000; near Point Angelo. Cal, $50
| 900; at entrance to San Joaquin river,
Cal. $4,000; at Point Buchon, Cal,
$4,000; at Middle Ground, Columbia
river. Or. $4,000; on Burrows island,
Rosanio strait, Wash. $4,000; at Semi
ahmoo bay. Wash, $4,000: for eleven
lighthouse tenders at an average cost of
| about sS5,0O0 each; light depot at
Charleston. s. c.. $35,000: light vessel
for for Peshtigo reef, Green Bay, Wis. SD
600; stOrehOuse and dwelling Cleveland
| O., $4,000; range lights for Oak Point,
ST. Lawrence river. $4,000: lighthouse
depot. Buffalo. $4,000: for light vessel
off Cape Mendocino, Cal, 100000. I'm
provements a naval station, Port Royal
5. c., S145.0OO; at naval station. Key
West including purchase of additional
land, S112,o20; improvements at Mare
island hayward Cal. 1851 100: at naval
station, Puget Sound, $4,000; for re-
| pairs at nayy-yards and stations, $780,
600; for improvements at naval academy
AnnaDolis. Md. S2410.O0O
Under the war department.
For the improvements at Rock Island ar
senal Illinois, 1925. $50; for gun and mortar
batteries, $4,410,000; sites for Notifications
for harbor defenses $500, GOO; for armament
of Notifications, $7,071 99S. The total
amount asked for Notifications and other
works of defense is $12 151, 1913. For build
ings and grounds at West Point Military
academy, $239,778; for construction of
buildings at military posts, $1,00O000, for
park, $40, 600; for Chickamauga ana Chatta-
nooga National park. $4,000; for Gettys
burg National park. $4,000; for National
Military park, $3.50 The total amount
ments of rivers and harbors is SOS, 523, 77}},
the larger taIi items being ro1 goa as follows:
bay 5. G., 100000; harbor at Savannah, Ga,
$2G0,000 Cumberland sound, Ga, and Flor
ida $4ooCqo Sabine s,o Pass Texas 100000;
and Superior Wis, harbors. $500 900; Hum
boldt harbor and bay. California, $143 115;
harbor at Oakland Cal, $133 600; break
Yaquina bay. Oregon, $500, 900; Gray's har-
Dor, Wash, $500. 600; Yazoo river and vicks-
La, $500, 600; kentucky river KY, $500
600; Ohio river, dams below Pittsburg
$497 800; Chicago river. $4,000; Illinois and
Mississippi canal, 81, 427 740; Mississippi riv-
er from mouth of Ohio to mouth of the Mis-
souri, river, 1913 1888 from mouth of the
Missouri to ST. Paul, $3.50, 666; from passes
souri, river to Sioux City, Ia, 100000; Os-
age river, Mo-, Sill ,O00; Coosa river, Ga,
S3o0,0OO; st. Johns river, Fla. 5000 600:
Warrior river, Alabama, $250O0O; Tom Big
bee river, S116,OO0 mouth and passes Cal
cascn river, La, 100000; Red River, La,
and Arkansas, $150,000; Arkansas river
$1O0,000; Cumberland river above
Nashville, $500, GOO; below Nashville
5000, COO; Tennessee river below Chattanoo-
ga 81, 100000; above Chattanooga, $50, 600;
general improvement Ohio river, $500. 600;
Detroit river, Michigan, 800, 900; Hay Lake
channel Michigan, $780, O0 reservoirs at
headwaters of Mississippi river, $27O, 900:
Mississippi river between Minneapolis and
st. Paul, 1897, 351; Grand river, Michigan
100000; Calumet river, Indiana and IL
linois, 100000; Illinois river 800. 600; Mis-
souri, river between Stubs Ferry and Sioux
City, $3.50, coo; Columbia river at Cascades
100000; Columbia and Lower Willamette
rivers below Portland. S1J0,CG0; entrance
to harbOr at Key West, Fla. 500. 0OO har-
Dor at Ashland. o., 100000; harbor at
Conneaut, o., $50, coo; harbor at Fairport.
O.. $15O.OO0; harbor at Sandusky. O.. $1OO-
900; harbor at Toledo o., $15000O; Calumet
harbor, Illinois, S11O,00O; harbor of refuge
at Sand Beach, Mich, 100000; entrance to
Coos bay and harbOr, $100,000
The postmaster-general estimates the
deficiency III the postal revenue for 1900
at $4,265, SSS The estimate for army
and navy pensions is S144 900 900: cost
of pension service, 81, 233, $780, Total,