The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-08

S1OO.0OO Is Put in by Secretary
shaw for the Marine Hospital.
other Items Designed for the City
and the Misunderstanding to Be
Erected on Fort Pulaski Parapet
for Light Keeper-Inside Passage
Improvement.
By r. M. Larner.
Washington, Dec. f.-Secretary
Shaw. in his book of annual estimates
sent to Congress to-day, for the fiscal
wear. ending June 80, 1905, has num-
her of items of special interest to
Savannah and other parts of the state.
Conspicuous among the estimates is
800 900 to build the new Marine Hos
initial. There is also provision car
rving S2SO.0OO for continuing the i'm
rrovement of Savannah harbor, ac-
cording to the modified project, which
will be considered later on. This
does not mean the new 90-foot channel
project, which will be considered later
on. The present estimate is to cover
a continuing contract project, which
does not require additional legislation.
Georgia and Florida Items.
The other Georgia, South Carolina
and Florida items estimated are as
follows: Completing improvement
Cumberland sound, $4,000; continuing
upper portion Great Pedee river, $4O,-
600. also continuing improvement same
river below Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta railroad bridge. $4,000; AL
gee, $4,000; Oconee, $4,000; Savannah
river to Augusta, $4,000; waterways
between Savannah and Fernandina,
$4,000; to complete postoffice and court
house at Athens, $50, 900; continuation
of the extension of the Macon court
house and postoffice, $4,000;
completion of postoffice at Rome,
$4,000; quarantine station, Sa-
vannah, new wharf and laundry,
building, $12,5OO; for establishing bea-
con lights in the inside passage from
Savannah to Fernandina, it is propos-
ed to establish one lighted beacon and .
twenty-six dry marks, instead of TWEEN
ty-ffve post lights, as was formerly
proposed, and at "a, cost of $1,000, in
stead of $4,000; building a dwelling for
the keeper, of GOckspur and Oyster
Beds light stations, $4,000, the dwelling
occupied by the keepers Of these range
lights having been destroyed by. the
cyclone of 1881, since when the keepers
have been CHARTERED in the classmates
at Fort Pulaski, which were Temperate
ly fitted up for them, but which have
proved unsanitary and unstable for
residential purposes on account of
which the War Department has au-
tlOTlZpd kapnpr'G
dwelling on the parapet at Fort Pu-
laSkl, the only place where a keepers
dwelling can properly be placed; to
continuation of the extension of the
postoffice and custom house at Jack
sonyille, $4,000: for the rental of tenn
porary quarters for government Off
Gals. 800, 900; establishment of first
order light station on or near Mount
Cornela, north side of the mouth of
St Johns river, $105, 000 the light now
maintained at the mouth of st. Johns
river being of the third order and for
years there having been complaints of
us lnefticiency as a seacoast light. A
irst order light on Mount Cornelia
would answer the requirements of com
merce.
south Carolina Estimates.
The Secretary makes the following
recommendations for South Carolina:
for the Charleston navy yard, $685. 500:
machine shop, power house, scale
mouse, locomotive and car house, quay
well dredging, stone and concrete
COCK, workshop, equipment building,
snip htters' shop, foundry for construc-
uoh and repairs, to complete improve
Ineht of Charleston harbor, $4,000; con-
uhulng improvement Winyah bay,
$lzOOOO; Waccamaw and Little Pedee,
$zV'OOO; Beaufort river. $1,000 Santee,
Wateree and Congaree rivers. $4,000:
water ways between Charleston and
Alllgator, creek, $25, 1000; water ways be-
tween Charleston and Beaufort, $4,000;
tender for the inspector of the Sixth
lighthouse district, to take the place Of
me worn out tender Wistaria. for con-
Sructlon, equipping and Quitting
complete for service a new steam tell
uer Tor buoyage, supply and inSpec-
uon, $l3OOO0 the Wistaria being a side
wheel steamer about twenty-five years
old' with extending guards, and hence
unseaWorthy for the outside work in
this district. which has over 500 miles
OF coast line, with twenty-five sea en-
frances, and with a stretch of open sea
vi over twenty-five miles below the
81. Johns river, without a. harbor and
the Westaria being so far gone that no
repairs will fit her for doing the pres
ent inside work of this district: COM
plete postofice at Spartanburg, $780,
200; complete postoff1ce and custom
mouse. Georgetown. $37,500; complete
postofice, Rock Hill, $26, 500; establish
range light station on ST. Phillips Is
land, entrance to Port Royal harbor,
$lSOO0; the north breaker shoal at
Fort Royal entrance having continued
10 shift until it has passed the line OF
the Hilton Head and Paris Island
range lights. it having therefore be-
come necessary to introduce new range
nghts between the above named range
lights