Chariton courier., 1899-12-08
GAGE MAKES ESTIMATES.
Asks Congress for Appropriations of
3I,OSI,994.

Asks Congress for Appropriations of
S631,OSI,994.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The secretary
Of the treasury today transmitted to
the house of representatives estimates
of appropriations required for the ser
vice of the fiscal year ending June 80,
1901. The aggregate of the appropria-
tions estimated for is S631, ,081, 1894, an
increase over the estimates for the
present fiscal year of $38,033, ,616, and
an increase over the appropriations for
the present fiscal year of $34 ,235, ,024.
Following is the total recapitulation
by departments of the estimates for
next year, including appropriations for
the present fiscal year, cents omitted:
Estimates for 1901: Legislative, So
936,257; executive, $257, ,14O; state de-
partment, $2,133, ,278; treasury depart
ment, 1852, ,171,442; war department,
$3.50, ,851; navy department, $780,,
469, $50; interior department, STA, $780,,
Sal; postoffice department, $4.581 .6S5;
department of agriculture, $4,306,257
department of labor, S172, $50; depart
ment of justice, $6,279, $50; grand total,
s63l, ,O81 1894.
Appropriations for 1900: Legisla-
tive, $1O,423, ,152; executive, $215,7OS;
state department, S24,O39,618; treas
uTy department, $165, ,S9I, ,410; war de-
partment, S163, 3,0SS, 1858; navy depart
ment, $51 1926, 200; interior department,
$167, ,502, Sis; postoffice department, ST.,
539,S51; department of agriculture,
$3,726,094; department Of labor, S172,-
$50; department of justice. $8,322 ,077;
grand total, $596, 6,S46, $40.
Following are western river and har-
Dor improvements estimated for under
continuing contracts in which the sum
asked for is 100000 or more: Buffalo
harbor, $I16,661; Buffalo entrance to
Erie basin and Black Rock harbor,
$3.50, 900; AshtabuIa harbor, Ohio, $780,
eco; Black River harbor, Ohio, $780,
900; Cleveland, Ohio, harbor, S400, 900;
Toledo, Ohio, barbor, $500, coo; Michi-
gan City, Ind. harbor, $195, 900; Calu-
met, ILL.,, harbor, SO - 300; st. Joseph,
Refuge, Sand Beach, Mich, 100000;
Kenosha, Wis, harbor, $141, GOO; Har-
Dor of Refuge, Milwaukee Bay, $105,
600; Duluth, Mimi, harbOr and Supe-
rior, Wis. Ge37 900; Mississippi River,
from mouth of Ohio River to Mime
apolis, $3.50, coo; Chicago River, $137,-
600; Illinois and Mississippi canal,
$1,000 coo; Detroit River, 100000; Hay
Lake channel, ST. Mary's river, Michi-
gan, $294,115; Water way from Ke-
weenaw bay to Lake Superior, Michi-
gan $175,000.
The total appropriations asked for
On account of river and harbOr i'm
proyements under continuing contract
system is 5,5S2, ,262, an increase of
nearly S10,OO0,00O above present ap-
propriations. Under the Missouri
River commission s1,O0O,O0O is asked
for, and under the Mississippi River
commission S3,OO0,000 Also the fol-
lowing river and harbcr improvements:
Grand River, Michigan, 500, GOO; Kal-
amazoo River, Michigan, $135,O00; Re
servoirs at headwaters of Mississippi,
$3.50, ,C00 Oswego, N. Y, 100000 Ton
awanda harbor and Niagara River,
New York, 100000; Erie, Pa, s150000;
Cleveland, Ohio, $1,000 Conneaut,
Ohio, 100000; Fairport, Ohio, 100000;
Sandusky, Ohio, S1O5,O00; Harbor Of
Refuge at Milwaukee Bay Wisconsin,
$4,000.
The total amount estimated for un-
der the title of public works is $76,-
416,225, as against $4e,6O3,456, the
amount of the crrr"nt "nN~opriations.
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