The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-07
SAN FRANcISco's PORTION
HALF-MILLIoN FOR WORK ON
THE PoSToFFICE.
Senate Measure for the Erection
Of a Public Building at
Oakland Reported
FaVorably.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Washington, Feb. 6.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tons to-day reported the sundry civil
bill. The following are the provisions
for the Pacific Coast:
For continuation of the construction Of
the San Francisco Postoffiec, $500, 100
Repair Of Branch Mint, $4,000.
For superintendent of life-saving and
lifeboat service for California, Washing
ton and Oregon, $500.
For surveys and necessary resurveys on
Pacific Coast including Hawaii and
Alaska. $4,000 and not over Sc, 900 of said
sum shall be used for work in Alaska and
Hawaii.
For Fish Commission stations at Beard
and Fort CASTOR, Cal, s4620.
$500 ''99'- SCI wee u steamer Aloa'ross'
Improving Humboldt harbor. s15S us
improving Oakland harbor S133 600
Improving San Pedro harbor S2oO. 800
For the erection of a receiving and ship
ping storehouss at Benicia Arsenal, $500.
+,, = OF r continuation u. Of the stone wall on
the road to the national cemetery from
the Preside of San Francico, $1,000
The clause relative to the California
debris commission is amended to allow
the commissioners their expenses in lieu
OF mileage. This amendment was IA
Vored by Congressman de Vries. who
appeared before the committee and rec
commended its adoption The commits
D
the fiscal year. Other items are:
For current expenses of the National
soldiers Home at Santa Monica, $25 000.
tor enforcement of the Chinese exClu-
sion act S110, 900.
For maintenance and ordinary ex,
Ppenses OF the quarantine stations at San
Francisco, San Diego, Astoria, Or, and
Pert Townsend, Wash. $4,000
FOR the completion Of a public building
at Portland Or, $500 900.
For the Marine Hospital at Port Town
send, Wash.
For improvements to wharf and disin-
IectlnG apparatus at quarantine station
Fort Townsend, $26 200.
For construction of a powerful and
large sea going tender for service in the
Thirteenth Lighthouse District, on ac.
count of the increased and heavy trade in
Alaska, 100000
For fish station at Clackamas, Or
S3320
For the salaries Of commissioners OF
seal fisheries for Alaska mot exceeding
as expenses $500 for each), $l2,95O.
To enable the Secretary of the Treas
st. Paul islands, Alaska. SIS, 500,
For investigation Of gold and coal re-
sources of Alaska, SIS, 600
! $50, 900.
For the support of the reindeer station
| at Port Clarence, Alaska 81, 500.
For Improvement of Grays Harbor
! WASH, $2S5 900.
| The House Committee on Public
/ Buildings and Grounds to-day reported
favorably the Senate bill providing fol-
the erection of a public building at Oak
land, with an amendment reducing the
amount from $3.50, 900 to $250,O00
Representative Hilborn to-day intro
duced a bill removing the charge Of de-
sertion from the military record of Will
! liam G.. Alexander.
The Commissioner of Patents to-day
/ sent to Congress his annual report. II
shows that the number of patents
/ granted to the Pacific Coast during the
last year We're as follows: California
4 619, or l to every 1851 persons Oregon
/ 70, or 1 to every 1928 persons; Wash
/ ington, 1874, or to every 1907 persons.
/ Hawaii since becoming part of the
/ United States has been granted seven
patents.