The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
MONEY FOR HARBORS
RECOMMENDATIONS or CHIEF on
ENGINEERS WILSON.
SAVANNAH GETS ONLY $4,000.
THAT AMOUNT ASKED FOR SIMPLY
ron MAINTENANCE.

mr. Win spain Esnstened work on
coast Defenscs which Are IN Good
s,,p.-Georaia and Florida Rivers
Are All Recommended for Good
Npproprintions-E Harbors
um rare Wen a. the RecOmmen-
Jntions Are Carried out.
washington. oct. 29-The important
r,b,sct OF coast defense IL tho frat con-
.4icrei IN the annual report Of Gen. J.
At Wilson. chief of engineers. Generally
,ps,king. he reports most gratifyiag pro
--ss4 In the execution Of the various pro
...,s during the last fiscal year.
p,.suse the report included the fiscal
wear only. the subject OF the destruction
Of the Galveston defensos by the Sep
a, -ltsequent report.
o., TO the present time thirty localities
have been selected for defense on the
ro,s, No formal projects were added q
r. lst during the past year. but rrelimi-
,.-, projects have been framed for the
d,fen-e Of the entrance TO Chesapeake
IN, ana the defense Of several other 10
fsiities Is under consideration.
Attention has been given TO the subject
~ coast defenses for Porto Rico and che
Hawaiian Islands. and IN view OF the
importance Of these island possessions
gar wilson says active measures for
their defense should be deferred no long
er A detailed project for the defense OF
tho harbor OF san Juan de Porto Rico
"a Of
81 $4,000 Preliminary projects for Pearl
harior and Honolulu are also already
available and ready for execution as soon
az Congress shall appropriate the funds.
The great changes In the character of
guns and armor and ships since the En-
dicott board framed the coast defenses
plans now under execution have involved
corresponding changes in those plans.
War fastened the work.
The war with Spain had the effect OF
Fastening the work on the coast defenses
and now ten years after the work began
in earnest the chief Of engineers is able
TO report that 80 per cent OF the defense
work IS complete.
twenty-five OF the principal hnrbors Of
tho United States now have "A sufficient
number OF heavy guns and mortars In
place to offer an effective defense against
naval attack. Existing projects contem-
plate the mounting Of about $50 guns Tor
seacoasi defense. Of so rapid fire guns and
about 900 mortars. at an approximate To-
tai cost OF 100000.
Attention Is invited 10 the urgent need
for an increase OF the artillery arm OF the
service which is now too small TO take
care OF the costly and complex defense
works.
Tho total Of the estimates submitted
on account Of fortihcations for the next
year A. ss.Ti5Oo. ard Of this amount 81.
T0Om Is on account of The construction
az gun and mortar batteries and position
finders.
Gen Wilson makes an earnest plea for
the reinforcement Of the Engineer Corps,
which has been overtaXed by the add
tional work required on account or the
addition OF new territory.
The second section Of the report treats
OF the river and harhor improvements 81
the country. FOR which estimates for the
ascal year ending 1900 aggregating So
$4,000 ore submitted. to which are added
s200 000 for surveys and contingencies, 81
ssoOo0 for the Mississippi River Commits
sion ST. 0Dc0 under the Missouri River
Commission $1,000 und0r the California
Debris Commission. and 1880 to preven'
deposits in New York harbor. The ex-
penditures for the year ending 1900 were
Sis.4s529s.
Southern Rivers and Harbors.
The estimates above $500 for the river
and harbor work next year IN the South
are aa follows;
Inland waterway from Chincoteague
bay. Va. 20 Delaware hay. $4,000.
Patapseo river and channel 10 Baltimore,
S525. sse.
Horbor Of Southeast Baltimore. $4,000
Potomac river. Washington. d. c..
$4,000
Potomac river below Washington. $50. 900
Rappahannock river. Virginia. s25.ooo.
James river Virginia $4,000
Norfolk harbor. Virginia. t56.7oo.
Waterways from Norfolk. Va. 10 the
sounds OF North Carolina. s9aS0.
Pamlico and Tar rivers, North Carolina.
G22.500
Cape Fear river. ADORE wilmington. "
c.. $500
Cape Fear river at and below Whining
ton. " c.. Sa0.0oo.
winyah bay. South Carolina. $4,000.
santee river. South CAROLINA. $4,000
Congaree river. $. C.. Columbia TO Gran
by. SfOOo0.
Charleston harbor. s. C. ssoOCo
Savannah harbor. Ca. 5000
Savannah river. Ca. $4,000.
Doboy bar. Ca. 5000
Annmaha river. Ca. $500
Ocmulgee river. ca. $1,000
Cumberland Sound. Ga, and Floriia.
$4,000
81 Johns river. Fla. 10000
ST. Johns river. at orange Mills. Flats.
Fla 5000
Koy West harbor. Fla, $4,000.
Sarasota river. Fla. $500.
Tampa Bay. Fla. SiIW0
Hinsboro hay. Fla. $1,000
Apliachicoia bay. Fla, Al.op
Flint river Ca. $1,000.
Chattahoochee river. Ga. and Alabama
below Columbus. $4,000.
Pensacola harbor. Fla, $4,000.
Coosa river. between Rome. Ca, ana
tho Eaa Tennessee. Virginia and Geor-
Ga Railroad. $4,000.
Coosa river. between the East Tennes-
49, Virginia and Georgia Railroad bridge
ana Wetumka. Ala. $500.
Mobile harbor. Aha. $1,000.
black Warrior river. Ala. $3.50.
Warrior and Tombigbee rivers. $4,000.
Tombighee river. from its mouth 20
Demopolis. S2C0C00
HELD FOR COUNTERFEITING.