The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-22
BARRACKS To
BE ENLARGED
Army Appropriation Board Ap-
portions Funds.
WESTERN POSTS ARE IN LUCK
HALF MILLION ALLOTTED FOR
NEW POST AT CHIcKAMAUGA.

U7ASHINGTON, July 21.-A board of
" officers. consisting of Major Gen
erals Corbin and Young. BTiga-
der General Ludington,- Lieutenant
Colonel J. A. Johnston and Major
George Ruhlen, was appointed several
weeks ago By the secretary of war to
take into consideration the question of
provision to be made for accommoda-
tons and shelter for troops returned
from Cuba and the Philippine islands
and to consider generally the construc-
ton of new buildings at posts through
out the United States to accommodate
increased garrisons TO be stationed
thereat.
The board submitted its final report
to the secretary of war, who has APP
proved the recommendations submitted
by it. The amounts given are those
estimated to complete the construction
of various works, and while the ailot-
ments are made from the current APP
preparations it is not expected that the
full amounts will be expended in all
cases during the fiscal year.
The allotments are as follows:
For the construction of new post
for a regiment of cavalry at Chlcka-
Fc~N1NNNs
A new post for a battalion of infantry
at Haines Mission, Alaska, $26o, goo.
A new post for regiment of infantry
on the military reservation at Monte
rey, Cal, S125,000.
Three new posts, each TO aeeoHmo-
date two companies of coast artillery,
at Fort Worden and Fort Casey, Wash
and Fort Rosecrans, near San Diego,
Cal, $12O. 900 each.
Provisions for regiment of infantry
at the Preside of San Francisco, $751;
OOO
Completion of Fort Mckenzie, wyo.,
to accommodate one battalion Of in
fantry, $115.000.
Barracks. quarters. stables, ETC., for
two batteries of light artillery at Fort
D. A. Russell. Wyo., 100000.
Necessary repairs TO be made at Fort
Harrison, Montana, to make accommo-
dations at that post for a battalion of
infantry, $4,000.
Douglas Not Forgotten.
Enlargement of Fort Douglas, Utah,
to provide accommodations for head
quarters and two battlions infantry,
S125. 900.
To enlarge Fort Lawton, Washington,
to accommodate headquarters and one
battalion of infantry, S105,000-
To enlarge Fort Wright. Washing
ton. to accommodate one battalion Of
infantry, $4,000.
To enlarge Vancouver barracks,
Washington, TO accommodate one full
regiment of infantry ~06 two battal-
ions of artillery. $4,000.
To reconstruct Whipple Barracks,
Arizona, to provide accommodations at
that post for one battalion of infantry,
$120, 600.
To continue construction of barracks
and quarters at Fort Riley, Kansas,
and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. to pro-
vide for increased garrisons at thost
posts and the officers Of the schools of
| instruction to be esta blished there; at
Riley, S225.000; at Leavenworth, $780,
| OO0
The board also took into considera-
! ton 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 inland posts,
for cavalry and artillery, where addi-
tional buildings are needed TO accom-
MEDIATE the increased garrisons..
1t has been decided to proceed at
once with the preparations of plans
and specifications for the necessary
| buildings at the new posts and at the
posts to be enlarged. and to invite bids
| for their construction, but it is con-
templated to place only a 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 at once.
The work that probably viii receive
! first consideration will be the new posts
| to be established at Chickamauga park,
Haines Mission. Alaska, Indian Terri
tory and the Preside, San Francisco.