The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-21
RIVERS And IIARDORS
RECOMMENDATION OF CHIEF EN-
GINEER OF ARMY FOR M
PROyEMENT AND DEFENSE
BIG GUNS FOR THE COAST
Irged-St. Paul. Minneapolis and
Other Prominent Points Mention
Duluth Also to Come in for
Share OF the Moneys Expended.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2O.-The annual
report of the chief of engineers of the
army, Brig. Gen. John NJ Wilson, made
public today, submits estimates for river
and harbor work already authorized by
congress, but not provided for by con-
tinuing contracts, amounting TO SIG, $685.
S21 In addition he asks for 1852, 626 to
carry on work already contracted for.
The report shows that the existing ap-
proved projects for sea coast defenses
contemplate the emplacement of about
500 heavy guns of 8, 10, u and 16-inch
caliber, of about 800 rapid-fre guns and of
about 1000 mortars, at an estimated ap-
proximate cost for the engineering work
of S55, 900. An estimate of A,5O0,O00 is
submitted for continuing the work of
construction of these batteries and for
the defense of Porto Rico. The sum OF
S., 663, 900 was allotted by the president
out of the national defense fund in all
for the engineering department.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Turning to the subject of rivers and
harborS the chief of engineers expresses
satisfaction at the working of the con-
tract system generally. He recalls that
in the ease of the vast Mississippi river
Improvement on that section of the river
between st. Paul and the mouth of the
Ohio, congress has twice made provis-
ion for three-year periods of work, and as
this last appropriation is about to lapse,
he recommends that provision be made
for a further period of three years by
appropriating the sum OF 81, 100000, with
proviso that the secretary of war may
let additional contracts for continuous
Improvement of the Mississippi between
the points named. or undertake the work
by other methods under limit of eX-
penditure of $1,5OO0OO per year for three
years commencing July l. 1901. The APP
preparation is to be divided that S613,-
1893 shall be expended between the mouth
of the Ohio and the mouth of the Mis-
souri, and the remainder on the upper
river. summary of the detailed esti-
mates recommended for river and harbor
wark shows, among Others the following
items
Mississippi River-From Ohio river to
Missouri river, $S50.00); from Missouri
river to st. Paul, $1,000 900; below mouth
of Ohio river, under Mississippi river
commission, SO, 100000 Cumberland river,
above Nashville, $500, coo: Cumberland
river, below Nashville, $250, 900; Tennessee
river, above Chattanooga, 100000; Ten
nessee river, above Nashville, $3.50 0O0
Tennessee river, above Chattanooga, $780,
900; Tennessee river, below Chattanooga
81 900, 600; Ohio river, general improve
ment 100000; Grand river, Michigan.
$3.50 900; Kalamazoo river, Michigan, $685.
900; Fox river, Wisconsin 800, 600; reser-
voirs at headwaters Mississippi river
900; Calumet river, Indiana and Illi-
nois, 100000; Illinois river, Illinois, $780,
900; Missouri river, from Stubs Ferry to
Sioux City, $294, 900: Missouri river re-
moving Instructions above Sioux City,
$50, 600; from Sioux City to month of river,
under Missouri river commission, $1.1S6,-
600; Coquill river Oregon. $4,000; Sins
law river, Oregon, $4,000; Columbia river
at the Cascades, $150.O00; Columbia and
lower Willamette rivers, below Portland,
1922, 46t; waterway, Puget sound to Lakes
Union and Washington, $4,000! Arkansas
Pass, Texas, 200; Conneaut harbor.
Ohio, $150.00O Fairport harbor, Ohio. $780,
600; Sanduslzy harbor. Ohio. 100000; Chi
cago harbor, Illinois. $1,000; Grand Marias,