Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-03

have been received at the Branch, and
contains several items of interest, first
Of all that of the appropriations for the
fiscal year next ensuing as recommend
ed to Congress. For the Eastern
Branch they are: Current expenses,
$41.30O: subsistence, $135.OOO: House,
hold. $4,000; Hospital, $34,5OO; Trans
portation, $500; Repairs. $2S,350:
Farm, $14.15O: Quartermaster's Store
house and equipment, $4,000; Paint
Shop, $1,000: Gateways and Lodges at
Main Entrances, $5264; Greenhouse,
$1,000: Barn. $4,000. s''zfsEas
n From the Post Fund at the Western
Branch $500 was appropriated for a
cottage. to be leased to the Farmer,
Assistant Engineer or such other EN-
ployee as might be deemed advisable.
Arrangements were made for the
employment of an architect to draw
plans for the Battle Mountain SAM
tarium at Hot Springs. S. ID.
The Rev. Chas. S. Kemper was APP
pointed Chaplain at the Western
Branch
AS previously announced in these
columns, the resignation of DR.. Almon
Clarke, Surgeon at the Northwestern
Branch, was accepted to take effect
January 1st. 1903, and DR.. Oscar
Chrysler, assistant surgeon, was pro-
NOTED to surgeon, to take effect at the
same date.
The Office of Commisary of Subsis-
lance was created at the Northwestern
Branch, and Captain Charles O. Col
Inns appointed to the position at a sal
airy of $1,000 per annum.
DIR. Vickery, Surgeon at the Southern
Branch, has been compelled by de-
Ginning years to resign his position. His
successor has not yet been appointed.
1t was resolved that the several
amounts which had accrued to the
Pension by interest on bonds pur-
chased for that fund and profit on the
same, now remaining in the hands of
the Treasurer of the Central, North
western, Eastern and Southern
Branches, should be transferred to the
Post Fund; and it was further resolved
that when pension has not been drawn
against for three years and the where
abouts of the pensiOner are unknown,
the sum remaining to the pensioners
credit shall be transferred to the Post
Fund of the Branch of which he was a
member, subject to reclamation under
the provisions of the Act of Congress
approved July /, 1902.
From the Post Fund at the Central
Branch $4,000 was appropriated for an
ornamental gate at the main entrance.
Among the recommendations for
special appropriations at other
Branches than the Eastern were
100000 for a quartermaster's store
house and equipment, 5000 for con-
duit tunnel for steam, water and gas
pipes, and $1,000 for fire escacs for hos
pital, at the Central Branch. $4,000 for
cement walks $500 for addition to
quartermaster's storehOuse and 5000
for elevator in hospital at the North
western, $4,000 for chaplain's quarters
and $1,000 for addition to barrack with
kitchen, mess hall. etc, at the South
ern, $4,000 for addition to nurses cot
tage, $4,000 for remodelling old head
quarters building, $4,000 for elevators
in hospital, $4,000 for carpenter shop
and $4,000 for addition to power house
at the Western; $1,000 for additional
barracks, $4,000 for addition wing to
hospital, SIG, 1000 for installation of
new boilers and $4,000 for band stand
at the Pacific. $4,000 for quarter
masters storehouse, $3.50 for cement
walks and $4,000 for remodelling pres
ent quartermaster's stOrehouse at the
Marion, $4,000 for cold storage plant,
S12.120 for cement walks. $500 for
wire fencing and $4,000 for grading
grounds at the DanvilIe, $250,00O for
construction and $4,000 for main
tenance at the Mountain, $4,000 for
construction at the Battle Mt. Sanitar-