Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-22
QUARTERS FOR TROOPS
RESULT OF ARMY BOARDS DELHI
GRAFTON.
Construction Of New Buildings at
Posts Throughout the Country
Improvements at Fort Myer.

"A DoaFu OF OTncerS, consisting MAJOR
Generals Corbin and Young, Brigadier Gen
eral Ludington, Lieutenant Colonel ]. A
Johnston and Major George Ruhlen, was
appointed several weeks ago by the Secre-
tary of War to consider the question of
accommodations and shelter for troops re-
turned from Cuba and the Philippine Is
lands, and to consider generally. the con-
struction of new buildings at posts through
out the United States to accommodate the
increased garrisons to be stationed thereat
The board submitted it's final report to the
Secretary of War, who has approved the
recommendations submitted by it. The
amounts given are those estimated to COM
plete the construction of the various works
ana while the allotments are made from
.ne current appropriations it is not eX-
pected that the full amount will be eXpend-
ed IN all cases during the fiscal year. The
allotmentS are as follows:
fof the construction of a new post for a
regiment of cavalry at Chickamauga Park,
Ga, $500 $50.
A new post for battalion of infantry at
Haines Mission, Alaska, S260,0OO.
"A new post for regiment of infantry on
the military reservation at Monterey Cal,
$125,OOO.
Three new posts, each to accommodate
two companies coast artillery. at Fort Wor
den and Fort Casey, Washington at the
entrance to Puget sound, and Fort Rose
Provision for a regiment of infantry at
the Presidio Of San Francisco, Cal, $4,000.
enlargement of Fort Lincoln, near Bis
narck' n D., to accommodate two COM
panies infantry, $4,000.
Enlargement of Fort Meade, S. D., to ac-
commodate headquarters and two squad
rons cavalry, $4,000.
Completion of Fort Mckenzie. Wyo, to
accommodate one battalion of infantry,
$4,000.
Barracks. quarters, stables. etc, for two
batteries light artillery at Fort d. A. Rus
sell. Wyo., 100000.
Enlargement of Fort Ethan Allen VT TO
accommodate two squadrons of cavalry and
two batteries artillery $4,000.
Quarters at Fort Myer.
Quarters at Fort Myer. Va. for the Off
GERS of two batteries field artillery, pro-
vision having already been made for the
barracks, stables, gunsheds etc, for those
batteries, $4,000
Necessary repairs to be made at Fort
Harrison, Mont, to make accommoda tons
at that post for battalion of infantry,
$4,000.
Enlargement of Fort Douglas, Utah. to
provide accommodations for headquarters
and two battalions of infantry, S125,0O0.
TO begin the reconstruction and improve
ment OF Fort Smelling, Mimi, to make pro-
vision at that post for the accommodation
of full regiment of infantry and two bat
teries of field artillery. $4,000.
70 complete post at Des Moines, Iowa, to
accommodate four troops of cavalry,
$24O,O0O.
To enlarge Fort I.awton. Wash. to ac-
commodate headquarters and one battalion
of infantry, $1o5.OOO.
To enlarge Fort Wright, Wash, to ac-
commodate one battalion of infantry,
$50, 600.
To enlarge Vancouver barracks. Wash.
to accommodate one full regiment of in
fantry and two batteries of artillery,
$4,000
To reconstruct Fort Ontario, N. Y, so as
to privide accommodations for. one bat
talon of infantry at that post. 100000.
10 reconstruct Whipple barracks, AriZ.,
to provide accommoda lions al that post for
one battalion Of infantry, $4,000.
To enlarge Fort Mckinley, Me-, to accom-
mOdate additional cOmpany of coast
artillery, $4,000
To continue construction of barracks and
quarters at Fort Riley, Kan, and Fort
LeavenWorth, Kan, to provide for increas-
of the schools Of instruction to be estab-
lished there-at Riley, SOD, 900; at Leaven-
worth, $4,000
To Prepare Plans at Once.
The board also took into consideration the
construction Of necessary buildings at many
of the coast artillery posts on the Atlantic
sea aboard, on the gulf and at the mouth of
the Columbia river and of some of the in
land posts for cavalry and artillery, where
additional buildings needed to accom-
modate the increased garrisons.
1t has been decided to proceed a once
with the preparations of plans and speciff-
cations for the necessary buildings at the
new posts and at the posts to be enlarged
and 10 invite bids for their construction,
but 1t is contemplated 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 will re-
ceive first consideration will be the new
posts to be established at Chickamauga
Park, Haines Mission. Alaska Monterey