The Washington times., 1902-07-22
War Department Plans
Extensive and Imme-
date Improvements.
ALTERATIONS AT FORT MYER
$4,000 to Be Expended in Constructing
Officers Quarters for Two Field Bat
teries-Important Works at Chicka-
mauga Park to Cost S525,ooo.


The War Department yesterday an
nounced its plans for the improvement
of army posts, and the construction decid-
ed upon for new posts. A board of Off
GERS, consisting Of Major Generals H. c.
Corbin. Adjutant General; S. B. NJ.
Young. president of the War College
board; Brig. Gen. NJ. L. Ludington, quar-
termaster general; Lieut.. Col. ]. A.
Johnston, adjutant generals department,
and Major George Rubin. of the quar-
termaster's department, was appointed to
consider generally the construction of
new buildings at posts throughout the
United States, and its final report has
and approved.
The Allotments Made.
The allotments made are for the COM
plete projects. and in some instances only
portion of the money allotted will be ex-
pended at this time. 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 Co.
lumbia River. No definite plan for this
work was determined upon.
The work that will probably receive
first consideration will be the new post
to be established at Chickamauga Park,
Haines Mission, Alaska; Monterey, and
the Preside. San Francisco, Cal. 1t has
been decided to proceed at once with the
preparation of plans and specifications for
the necessary buildings and to invite bids
at an early date. The allotments speci-
fled do not include the work on the
grounds and the water systems.
List of Improvements.
The following is the list Of the projects
authorized, and the allotments made 10
complete the work:
The construction of new post for regi-
ment of cavalry at Chicksmauga Park.
Ca, s525,OOO
The construction of a new post for
battalion of infantry at Haines Mission,
Alaska, $3.50, 900.
The construction of a new post for 4
regiment of infantry on the military res
ervation at Monterey. Cal, S125, 900.
each to accommodate two companies OF
coast artillery at Fort Warden and
Fort Casey, Washington. at the entrance
TO Puget Sound, and Fort Rosecrans.
near San Diego, Cal, 100000 each;
total, S360.000.
Provision for regiment OF infantry at
the Presidio, San Francisco, Cal, $751;
Geo.
Enlargement of Fort Lincoln near
Bismark North Dakota, to accommo-
date two companies of infantry, s90, 900. |
Enlargement OF Fort Meade, South
Dakota to accommodate headquarters
and two squadrons of cavalry, S95, 900.
The completion of Fort Mckenzie,
Wyo., to accommodate one battalion of
infantry s115,0O0.
To construct barracks, quarters, sta |
bles, etc, for two battalions of light ar
tillery at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.,
$500, ,O00
Enlargement OF Fort Ethan Allen. VT, |
TO accommodate two squadrons of caval- |
ry and two batteries of artillery, s175.-
600.
$4,000 for Fort Myer.
Construction at Fort Myer, Va, of the
quarters of officers of two batteries field
artillery, provision having already been
lOl lhC pdil dthp. gun SutdS,
stables, ETC., for those batteries. s5O,O
The necessary repairs to be made at
Fort Harrison. Mcnt., to make accom-
modations at that post for battalion
of infantry, $4,000.
Enlargement of Fort Douglas, Utah,
to provide accommodations for head
quarters and two battalions of infantry.
S125, ,OG0.
To begin the reconstruction and i'm
provement of Fort Smelling. Mimi, to
make provision al that post for the ac-
commodation for a full regiment of in
fantry and two batteries field artillery,
$3.50, COO.
To complete post at Des Moines, Iowa,
to accommodate four troops of cavalry,
S240, 900.
To enlarge Fort Lawton. Washington,
to. accommodate headquarters and a
battalion of infantry, s1O5,0O0.
To enlarge Fort Wright, Washington
to accommodate one battalion of infau-
try. $4,000.
To enlarge Vancouver Barracks.
Washington, to accommodate one full
regiment infantry and two batteries ar
tillery, $4,000.
To reconstruct Fort Ontario, N Y,
SO as to provide accommodations for onc
of infantry at that post, $780,
O0a.
To reconstruct Whipple Barracks,
Ariz., TO provide accommodations at that
post for one battalion of infantry, $780,
eco.
To enlarge Fort Mckinley, Me-, to ac-
,ommodate one additional company coast '
artillery, s65,000. IL
To continue the work of construction $
of barracks and quarters at Fort Riley, ,
Kan, and Fort Leavenworth, KAN; to !.
provide for increased garrison at those {
posts, and the officers of schools of in
TO be established there-Fort +,
Riley, S225.000; Fort Leavenworth. T
$3.50, ,Oe0. +
WHISTLER SERIOUSLY ILL. /