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Full Amount Will Be Expended During
Present Fiscal Year
TO COMPLETE POST At DES MONIES
It Will Be Made to Accommodate -Four
Troops of Cavalry.
COAST ARTILLERY IMPROVEMENT PLANNED
Board Decides 90 Proceed at Once
with Necessary Specifications for
New Buildings and
Posts.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-A board OF off,
GERS consisting of Major Generals Corbin
and Young, Brigadier General Ludington,
Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Johnston and Ma
jor George Ruhlen was appointed several
weeks ago by the secretary of war to take
into consideration the question OF pro-
vision to be made for accommodations and
shelter for troops returned from Cuba and
the Philippine islands, and to consider
generally the construction OF new posts
throughout the United States to accommo-
date increased garrisons to be stationed
there. The board submitted its final re-
port to the secretary of war, who has ap-
proved the recommendations submitted by
It. The amounts given are those esti-
mated to complete the construction OF the
various works. and while the allotments
are made from the current appropriations,
II is not expected that the full amounts
will be expended in all cases during the
fiscal year. The allotments are as fol-
lows:
For the construction Of a new post for
q regiment of cavalry at Chlckamauga
Park, Georgia, 100000.
A new post for a battalion for infantry
at Haine's Mission, Alaska, $3.50, 900.
A new post for a regiment Of infantry
on the military reservation at Monterey,
Cal, $4,000. Three new posts, each to
accommodate two companies Of coast ar
tillery at Fort worden and Fort Casey
Wash. at the entrance to Puget sound, and
Fort Rosecrans, near San Diego. CAL.
100000 each.
California improvements.
Provision for regiment of infantry at
the Preside Of San Francisco, $4,000; en-
largement Of Fort Lincoln, near Bismarck,
N. D., to accommodate two companies OF
infantry, $4,000; enlargement Of Fort
Meade, S. D., to accommodate headquar-
ters and two sQuadrons Of cavalry, $4,000;
the completion of Fort McKinzie, Wyo,
to accommodate one battalion Of infantry,
$115. 900; barracks. quarters. stables, ETC.,
for two batteries OF light infantry at Fort
d. A. Russell. wyo., s20O.000; enlargement
Of Fort Ethan Allen, VT, to accommodate
two sQuadrons OF cavalry and two batter
les of artillery. s175, 900; quarters at Fort
Myer, Va, for the oficers of two bat
teries Of neld artillery, provision having
already been made for the barracks, sta
bles, gunshed. ETC., for these batteries,
S6O, 900; necessary repairs to be made at
Fort Harrison. Mont, to make accommo-
dations at that post for a battalion OF in
fantry, $1,000: enlargement Of Fort Doug
las, Utah, to provide accommodations for
Headquarters and two battalions OF infantry.
Sl25, 900; to begin the reconstruction and
Improvement of Fort Smelling, Mimi, to
make provision at that post for the &C
commodation Of a full regiment Of In
fantry and two batteries of field artillery,
$3.50, 900.
Complete Post mt Dea MOines.
To complete post at Des Moines, Ia. to
dafa
$4,000
To enlarge Fort Lawton, Wash, to ac-
eommodate headquarters and one battalion
OF infantry. s1O5,OO0.
To enlarge Fort Wright, Wash. to ac-
eommodate one battalion OF infantry,
$4,000.
To enlarge Vancouver barracks, Wash,
to accommodate one full regiment OF in
fantry and two battalions of artillery,
S14o.Oo
To reconstruct Fort Ontario. N. Y, so
as 10 provide accommodations for one bat
TALON OF infantry at that post, s16o,oOoo.
To reconstruct whipple barracks. Arizona,
to provide accommodations at that post
for one battalion of infantry. 100000.
To enlarge Fort Mckinley, Me-, to ac-
oommodate one additional company OF
coast artillery, S65,OO0.
To continue construction OF DaIrackS auu
quarters at Fort Riley. Kan. and Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, to provide for in
creased garrisons at those posts and the
officers OF the schools OF instruction to be
established there. at Riley S225,O0O. at
Leavenworth $250000.,
The board also took into consideration
the construction OF necessary buildings at
many Of the coast artillery posts on the
Atlantic seaboard, on the gulf and at the
mouth Of the Columbia river and at some
Of the island posts for cavalry and artillery
where additional buildings are needed to
accommodate the increased garrisons. II
has been decided TO proceed at once with
the plans and specifications. necessary
buildings at the new posts to be enlarge1
and to invite bids for their construction
but It is contemplated to place only part
OF the work at other places under contract
at present. to avoid the large congestion
which would result by throwing too much
work on the market at many OF these
places. The work that probably will re-
ceive first consideration will be the new
posts 70 be established at Chickamauga
Park, Haines Mission. Alaska. Monterey
and the Preside. San Francisco.