Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-07
Estimates of Sec. Gage For
Appropriations For the
Next Fiscal Year.
INCREASE OYER THIS YEAR,
The Highest Estimate IL 190,112,s51
For the War Department a slight
Decrease in the Pension Appropria-
tipn-Mauy Improvements In
Navy Yards Asked.

Washington, Dec. 4-The secretary of
the treasury to-day transmitted to the
House Of Representatives the estimates of
appropriations required for the service in
the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1901. The
aggregate appropriations estimated for is
$Gol, 0l,J ,i. This is an increase over the
estimates for the present fiscal year Of
Sh0}3,Gli and an increase over the applo-
lriatlonS FOR the present year of kA 235. o2.
Following is total recapituation by
departments of estimates Tor the next
year including the appropriations for the
present fiscal year, cents omitted -
Estimates for l9Dl-LcgislHtive, 81 1886, 80:
Executive. $2j7l+O state department, 81
1873 21S: treasury department, $16,1fl. AZ;
war department $3.50, liz. s5l; navy depart
ment, N6 iG9, $50; interior department. ii14-
$50 Al: postoffice department, si5si ,cS5; de-
partmcnt of agriculture, si,3o6,257; depart,
mcnt of labor $1729S0. department of ius-
tiCe, So, $40; grand total, 1851, 0Sl sol.
Appropriations for Legislative. So
i2@,l52; executive, s2j,7os; state depart.
ment, S2i,03961S; treasury department,
tl65.S9l ,4l0; war department, Sl63 55S;
navy department, S51,92j.2o0; intcricg de-
partment, sl67jo2.5 SIS; pos'oHce depar,-
mont, 81 $50, sol; department of agriculture,
S372e 194; department of labor, $l,2,9'0, de-
partment of justice, $S.322GT grand total,
1886 S46,970.
Among the estimates for the next fiscal
year are the following;
Army and navy pens ms, sl45, $50 80. This
is $3.50 ,ss than the appropriations fer the
current year, New jail penitentiary and
other buildings at Sitka, Alaska, Sic GI0
government buildings, Chicago, $4,000 {;
FtchburG. Mass. s50,000; Norwich, Conn,
s23.coo: Omaha, $4,000, Philadelphia mint,
s39l .375.
Important increases in appropriations IS
asked for improvements and extensions at
the following navy yards and naval sta
items: For navy yard. Portsmouth, y. H.,
$500, 900. increase nearly 10000; navy yard,
Boston. sl,793 600, increase about s1f0Oo|;
caval station. New London 5000. Al
crease, S2j 900; navy yard. Brooklyn, $l,y17 =
coo. increase nearly a million; navy yard.
League Island Pa, Sl.963 or, increase, 81 =
5000: ravy yard. Washington, si67SOl,
increase $4,000; navy yard, Norfolk, Va.
$l6i9.COo Increase a million: ccnStructio
gun and mortar batteries including work $
for defense ports Porto Rico, pneumat tic
dynamite batteries, etc, $3.50 coo; install
latio0 range and position finders, $4,000:
sites for forttications and other works. de-
Tense, 900 for construction of build
inge, military posts. barracks and quar-
ters for artillery in connection with pro-
ject for sea coast defense. two millions:
for construction Of ice plants at military
posts in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines. 500, 600: improvement OF
Yellowstone National Park $4,000 The
total amount estimated for under the title
of public works is SIS 416, 225 as against
$p,6B 4G6 under current appropriations.