The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-30
Gen. Gillespie, Chief of Engin.
eers, Makes His Report.
Emb0dying Demands For Carry
ing ON Government Works.
THE LOCAL ESTIMATES
For improvement of Rivers and
HarbOrs Cut.
Reduction of One Third to One
Half is Made.

| Washington, Oct 3o-Twenty-five OF
| the principal harbors of the United
| States now have sufficient number OF
| neaVy guns and mortarS mounted tC
| permit of effective defense against naval
| attack, says General Gillespie, chief OF
| engineers, in his annual report. He
briefly describes the original project
framed by the Endicott board for the
coast defense and shows how it has been
amended from year to year. The inn
portant changes were the provision for
rapid fire guns, a reduction in the
number and caliber of heavy guns and
| the elimination of armOred defenSeS.
Provision has been made for emplac-
ing S25 heavy guns 327 rapid fire guns
and 376 mortars- Now General Gillespie
for gun and mortar batteries, asks an
appropriation of $4,000, 900. The fortifi-
cations board having declared pneumatic
gun batteries obsolete, the department
has discontinued work on such batteries
as Fishers island and Port Royal An
estimate of 100000 is submitted for
| preservation and repair of fortifications
which is less than one-half of one per
cent of their value. During the year
negotiations have proceeded for the
purchase of fortification sites in BOs-
ton harbor (two), in Nara gansett (3),
New York harbor extension of Fort
Newton, g sites, Port Royal, San Fran
CISCO San Diego, St. Johns River, Fort
St. Philip and Cape Henry, Va. With
few exceptions these sites must be pro-
cured by condemnation An estimate
of S2.O00,000 is submitted for purchases
of sites.
For the construction of submarine
mines and storage facilities estimate
of 500, 900 is submitted and for search
lights appropriations of $500,00 for in
stallation, and of $4,000 for mains and
conduits, are urgently recommended.
The experience at New York has shown
that economy in installation is promoted
by using the fertilization plants for post
.1e~ H., u
mitted will fully equip with searchlights
four more important harbors.
General Gillespie takes up in detail
the state of the defenses in each of the
fortifcation districts, showing just
what has been done during the year at
each of the important points and what
is projected
General Gillespie also makes an extern
sive report upon river and harbor works
and discusses each improvement at con-
siderable length besides submitting esti-
mates for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1903.
These estimates are from 25 to 33 1-3
per cent less and in some instances so
per cent less than those of the local en-
gineerS in charge of river and harbOr
Improvement General Gillespie's totals
are follows:
"Under continuing contracts Sc, 49,
377; rivers and harbors (general), $12,-
543. 600; examinations, surveys and con-
tingencies, 100000; under California
Debris commission, $4,000; prevention
of deposits in New York harbor, $40, ,26O;
enlargement of Governors island, New
York, $5OO.000.''
Estimates are submitted by the Mis-
sissippi river commission and Missouri
river commission as follows:
Mississippi river commission. $685.
600; Missouri river commission, $1,065,-
200
The estimates for local improvements,
as made by the chief of engineers of
$50, 900 and upwards are as follows:
Harbor of refuge, Cape Ann, Mass.
$3.50, goo; Boston narbor, Mass, $163, 900;
East River, N. Y, 100000; Harlem Riv-
er, N. Y. 100000; Hudson River, N. Y,
100000; New York harbor, $4,000; Bay
Ridge and Red Hook channels, New
York harbor, $500, 900; enlargement of
Governors Island, New York harbor.
tomac River at Washington 100000;
James River, Va, $250,000; Key West
harbor, Fla, O0,000; Pensacola llar-
bor. Fla, s250,0OO; Mobile harbor, Ala.
$3.50, 600; Tombigbee River, Ala, $780,
600; harbor at Sabine Pass, Tex, $780,
600; Galveston harbor, Tex, $50, 600: ship
channel, Buffalo Bayou, Tex, $500, 900;
BrazOs River, Tex, $120, 900; Brazos Riv-
SIS, 600; Arkansas Pass, $3.50, GOO; Red Riv-
er, La, and Arkansas, $135, 900; Ouach-
ita and Black Rivers, Arkansas and
Louisiana, $4,000; Upper White River
Ark, $270. 900; Mississippi River, be-
tween Missouri River and ST. Paul,
$26, $40; Mississippi River, between st.
Paul and Minneapolis, $250,000 reser-
voirs at the headwaters of Mississippi
River, $500, 900; Missouri River, above
Sioux City, Ia, to Montana, 100000;
Cumberland River, above Nashville,
Tenn, $6oO,o00; Ohio River, 100000;
movable dams, Ohio River. s655.000;
harbor at Duluth, Mimi. and Supe- |
rior, Wis, $459.72T; Chicago harbor, Ill, |
$50, 900; Calumet harbor, ILL.,, $419 480; |
Illinois River, Illinois, $3.50, ,0O0 Illinois |
and Mississippi canal, Illinois, $75S 22O; /
San Diego harbor, California, 5000 600; |
San Pedro Bay harbor, California, $780, |
900; San Luis Obispo harbor, California, |
S65, 900; canal at the Cascades, Column |
bia River. Oregon, $780, 600; Columbia and |
Lower Willamette, below Portland |
Ore, 1926, 600; mouth of the Columbia |
600; Grays harbor, Wash, S156, ,775; E.v-
erett harbor, Wash, $117. 600.
In the estimate of the Mississippi |
River commission, $500. 900 for harbor at I
New Orleans and S150,00O for the har-
Dor at Natchez, Miss, are included; for /
survey of northern and northwestern /
lakes 100000 is asked and for improve
ment of the Yellowstone National Park /
$3.50. 900.
Gen. Gillespie refers to action taken
regulating the flow in the Chicago
drainage canal and says that the trus-
tees are undertaking the enlargement
with a view of providing for the dis
charge required by the state law. with
out causing such current as will injura
the interests of navigation
Sinclair Tousey Injured
New York, Oct. 30.-Sinclair Tousey.
Of the publishing firm of that name,