The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-31
|RIyEk AND HARBOkS
CHIEF ENGiN1n1 dILLESPIE
 FILES REPORT.
In the Estimate Submitted, Alabama is Generously Treated $35o, 900 for Mobile Harbor and $25o,-
 GOO for the Tombigbee-

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 washington, Oct. so.-Twenty-five of the principal harbors of the United States now have a sufficient number of heavy guns and mortars mounted to permit of effectivs 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 Tor the coast defense and shows how 1t has been amended from year to year. The im- portant changes were the provision TOT rapid fire guns. reductton In the mum bcr and calibre of heavy guns ana the elimination of armored defenses. Fro vision has been made for placing s2b heavy guns, 327 rapid fire guns and sle mortars. Now General Gillespie wants sites for more new mortar batteries, and for gun and mortar batteries he asks an anpropriation of A,0oo.0 900. The fortifica- tions board. having declared pneumatic gun batteries obsolete. the department has discontinued work on such batteries at Fishers island and Port Royal. An estimate of $s0o.00o is submitted for pre- servation and repair of fortihcauons which is less than one-half of one per  proceeded for the purchase of fortihca- ton sites in Boston harbor (two). in Mar ragansett (three), New York harbor lex- tension of Fort Newton (three sites), Fort Royal. San Francisco, San Diego. ST. Johns River, Fort St. Philip and Cape Henry, Va. With few exceptions these sites must be procured by condemnation An estimate of $2,00o.000 is submitted Tor purchase of sites. For the constructor of submarine mines and storage Iacinues an estimate of 100000 is submitted ana for search lights appropriations or $ovu- 900 for installation and Sboo,oV Tor mains and conduits are urgently recommended. The experience at New York has shown that economy In installation is promoted by using the fortiflcation plants Tor post illumination aIso., The estimates sub- rnitted will fully equip with searchlights four more important harbors.
 General Gillespie. takes up in detail the state of the defenses in each fortincauon district showing just what has been done during the year at each or the important points, and what is projected.
 General Gillespie also makes an exten- 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 sV' 1908.
 These estimates are from 25 to 8 I'd ner cent less. and and In some instances 50 her cent less than those of the local engineers In charge of the river ana mar bor improvements. General Siiespie totals are as follows: -,
 Under continuing contracts, 70 4Ss'sn rivers and harbors (generaD, $lz'o4S.ooV axaminations. surveys and contingencies s2Oo ono: prevention cS deposits In New York harbor. s70,260; enlargement of gov ernor's Island. New York, $bOO,o
 Estimates are submitted by the Missis. siopi River Commission and Missourl River Commission as follows;
 Mississippi River Commission, ,on Missouri River Commission. H,lsb.2Oo.
 The estimates for local Improvements as made by the chief of engineers oi s50. 900 and upwards are as follows:
 Harbor of Refuge, Capt Ann, Mass. ,a5O, GOO: Boston harbor, Mass.. $iSs.ooo harbor refuge, Point Judith. R. l., sS00OOO East River, N Y., $2oO,000; Harlem River N. r., $2OO, 900; Hudson River, N. Y., koOV'- 900; New York harbor, $75.0O0; Bay Ridge and Rio Hook channels, N. 1., $zOO,OOVi enlargement of Governors Island har- bor, S5OO, GOO; Delaware River, $65O,OOO; in- land water way from Chincoteague Bay, Va. to Delaware Bay, $6oOOO; haroor ol Sou; ast Baltimore, $60,0OO; Potomac River aL WdSuIuRlOli, $SVV'VVVs CT. Va. $250, 900; Cape Fear River. N. C.. 500. 900: Congaree River, 8. C., $50.oOO; Charleston Harbor. s. C.. $45.0Oo for the 2e-foot project and $5OoOO for the M-foot project; Savannah harbor, Ga, $5O,OOO; Savannah River, s58.0O0; Cumberland Sound, Ga, and Florida. $4O0.00O; St. Johns River, Fla. $350,000; Key West harbor, Fla, $10o. 900; Tampa Bay, Fla. s75. GOO: Hillsboro Bay, Fla, $150.OOO; Chat tahoochee River. Ga, and Ala. s9O.0OC; Pensacola harbor, Fla, $250,0O0; Coosa River. Ga. and Ala, $250, 900; Mobile har- bor Ala, s35O. 900; Tombigbee River. Ala. $20O. .0O0: Channel Ship Island harbor, Miss $50. 900; mouth of Calcasieu River, $165,- GOO; habor at Sabine, Tex. $300. 900; Gall weston harbor, Tex, S50,000; ship channel Buffalo Bayou, Tex, $500. 900: Brazos Riv- CT, Tex, $12O,OO0; Brazos River between Velasco and Richmond, $75,o0O; Aransas Pass. 1850 0o0; Red River. La, and Ark. $l35, 900; Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La, $5O,000; Upper White River, Ark. $270, 900: Mississippi River between Mis- souri River and St. Paul, $s26.667; Missis sippi River between St. Paul and Mime apclis, s250.OO0: reservoirs at the head quarters of the Mississippi River, 10000 Missouri River above Sioux City, Ia.. tt Montana. $2O0.00O: Cumberland Rive above Nashville. Tenn, $600, 900; Tennes see River above Chattanooga, $50, 900; Ten nessee River. Chattanooga to Riverton s6O 900; Ohio River. $4O.0O0: movable dams Ohio River, $655 O00 Monongahela River w Va. $25O, 600; locks and dams Ale ghany River. $11S,OO0; Big Sandy. w. Va, and Ky. $51 900; Kentucky River, Ky, s2OO, 900; falls of he Ohio River at Louis vile, $S0 000 Chicago harbor. H., S5S,220; Detroit River, Mich, $l36. 900; Toledo har- bor, O., $265, 900; Sandusky harbor, O., $125,. OOO Black River harbor, O.. $3O6, 900; Cleveland, O., $100,UO0; Fairport harbor, O., S210, 900; Ashta ula harbor, O.. AO0. 900; Conneaut harbor, O., O0.000; Erie harbor, Pa. $125, 900; Buffalo harbor. N. Y.. $225, O0Ol Tonawanda harbor and Niagara Riv- CT, N. Y., $150. 900; San Diego harbor. Cal, $200 900; San Pedro Bay harbor, Cal, $400, 900.
 In the estimate of the Mississippi River Commission $3O0,00 for harbor at New Orleans and S15O.0OO for the harbor at Nat chez, Miss, are included; fer survey ot northern and northwestern lakes $200, 00t is asked and for improvement of Yellow stone National Park, S250,000.
 General Gillespie refers to action taker regulating the flow in the Chicago drain, age canal and says that the trustees arc undertaking the enlargement of the wa terway of the Chicago River with view of providing for the full discharge re. quired by the State law without causing such current as will injure the naviga. tion.
 United States Not Invited.