New-York tribune., 1902-11-01
ARMY ENGINEERS WORK.
MICH DONE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT
OF NEW-YORK HARBOR.

washington oct. S1.-The annual report OF Gen
eral Gillespie chief of engineers OF the army IOI
the wear 1902 was made public to-day he says tile
duties devolving on the corps heavier than ever
before in its history. Complaint is made that under
the reorga nzation act of February, 1901. the rate
Of promotion officers hereafter joining the corps
is made sIoxer than it before, and return 10
the old system is urged The result of the present
system is said 10 that important enterprises are
placed in the control of men Of inferior rank ana
pay. -
Philippines the following statement is made;
The whole official force of the engineer depart
ment i'm the Philippnes-oficers. enlisted men and
civilian employes-has been fully occupied through
out the year. working full daily hours the same as
in the United States and has accomplished IN the
given. time far more than was ever done under the
former government. The department Is stlil hahui-
capped tP by SSK G and various calls
ties
The report contains complete review Of river
and harbor improvements for the year, but owing
to the fact that no river and harbOr bill will be
ate Raassd aRs Ry mads S S
There is however. estimate in the lump TOT
money required. as follows:
Under continuing contracts. 'sls'otO'SS9 @
Under California Debris Commission ,0 lS'0S3
Enlargement Of Governors Island New-York 400 ooo
Harbor 4Oo'VoO
The Mississippi River Commission submits an
estimate amounting to S2,56OOOO.
The appropriation of funds required under these
estimates will be made usual, in alternate years
in the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. In the last
year the expenditures amounted in the aggregate
to $l4, ,41l,52
Much information is given concerning the work
done in the waters New-YOrk. In the East
River is said that i5950Ss of the S56SSlaO con-
sidered necessary TO complete the present project
has been expended, while in the Harlem River
81 243 7O2 of a necessary S2700,OtD has been used
Speaking of the Improvement in East Channel, 1T
is said that under the existing project up TO July
$402 1876 has been expended in excavatlng TOr
about mile I'm length the outer bar. but that
result useful to navigation Will be obtained Tn
til the cuts are carried through the outer bar,
which is about two miles long.
With reference to the enlargement of Governors
Island it is said that available funds will COM
plete the rprap part of the bulkhead up To Castle
Williams wall. additional distance of about
fifteen hundred feet and that future appropria-
tions will be applied to continuing and completing
the enlargement
Referring to the outlet of the Mississippi River,
report says that if the project of the board OF
engineers is To be carried out without interruption
to the progress OF the work. I,5l0OO0 will be re-
quired for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.
Considera BILE space Is devoted to the ship channel
Chicago Duluth and Buffalo The total expen-
dture on the improvement TO June 3, lSR, was
81, ,992 (5S.
Reference is made TO the Improvement of Manila
Harbor and the Pasig River, which Is being car
ried on with insular funds. consisting of con-
tinuous appropriation, not to exceed SO0O.VO
United States currency. of which $l,WDOJO has been
actually appropriated. .
The harbor work is being done by contract to the
amount 81 5000 to be completed in three years
ing done by day labor and the use of the plant
owned being built by the inSudr government.