The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-13
TO USE $4,000
ON JAMES RIVER
General Mackenzie Recommends
Expenditure Of This Amount
in Virginia.
{By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, November 12.-General
| A. Mackenzie. chief OF engineers of the
United States army, In his annual report
to the Secretary OF War presents an ex-
haustive review OF the work accomplish
ed by his corps during the fiscal year
T ended June Both, and submits estimates
OF appropriations for the fiscal year. be-
ginning July 1st, next.
The report says that the seacoast de-
lenses Of the United States are now
somewhat more than fifty per cent. COM
pletcd, and that existing projects COM
prise 1854 heavy guns, ,260 rapid-fre guns.
and 524 mortars, while up to the present
time provision has been made for ems
placing 1884 heavy guns. 5S7 rapid-fire, and
1916 mortars.
The most important OF the sites to be
acquired Is the one ut the southern en-
trance to New York harbor. rendered
necessary, it is stated. BY the now deep
water entrance under construction. I'M
proved methods of construction have
necossitated notifications OF the earlier
constructed Qualifications In order to
modernize them.
E. New. Works of Construction.
The new works OF construction in COM
nection with the scheme OF seacoast de-
lenses TO the present time represent an
expenditure Of s2s,9o0.coo for engineering
work alone ~ n 4 { u 4 s's - =
The expenditures for fertilization work
are as follows: Gun and mortar batteries,
t4.CO0,c0O undermining old emplacements.
1912 $685. installatIon OF range finders. $780,
900: sites for fertilization. $500 search
lights For harbor defenses, 1000: pre-
servation and repair of fortiflcations,
$500 600; sea walls and cmbanknents. $780,
80 fors cnh y m
$500 600; construction OF seacoast batteries
in insular possessions, $200D,001; sites for
lt1cfenses on Hawaiian Islands, S326.10 M
u ,rhc expenditures for river and harbor
work during the last fiscal year aggrc-
gated seq $3.50 Estimates for the en-
suing fiscal year have been ms follows:
Under continuing contracts. $s,4423 '6
rivers and harbors general, s2l,44425l; ex-
aniina lions, surveys and contingencies.
100000; prevention OF deposits in New
York harbor, SIS 26O; enlargenlent{of Gov
crnor's Island, New York, 100000.
The estimate OF the Mississippi River
Commission has been reduced BY the
chief Of engineers to se575,M0
The Recommendations.
General Nit Kei.zle states that the fol-
lowing amounts can be probably cxpcnd-
cd In the next fiscal year in the districts
named: Improvement OF Delaware River
New Jersey ard PENNSYLVANIA, 500, Cos
finland waterway from ch!ncoteague by
Virginia to Delaware Bay, at or near
Lewes, Del, $50, 600; Patapsco River and
channel to Baltimore. $4,000: Potomac
Rycy at Washington, 100000; Anacostia
River District Of columbia. 100000; James
River, Virginia, sl75,oc0; Cape Fear River,
above Wilmington, n c., 100000, and at
and below Whining on, S15O,Oo0; the Great
Pee Dee River, South Carolina, s55. 900;
Wnyah Bay, South Carolina, $s5oo9: Con-
garee River. South Carolina, s75.00o;t
Charleston harbor, South Carolina, 5000
Savannah harbor, Georgia., S225000; Cum
berland Sound, Georgia and Florida, S7O.-
0CO; ST. Johns River, Florida, $4,000; har-
Dor of Key West, Florida and entrance
thereto, $500OO harbor of Apalachico!a
Bay, Florida, $4,000; Chattahoochee River,
below Columbus, Ga, $4,000; Pensacola
harbor, Florida, 100000; Coosa, Ooste-
lnaula and Coosawattee Rivers, Georgia
ana Alabama. $l2500O Mobile harbcr,
Alabama, $341,0c0; Black Warrior and Tom
13lgby Rivers, Ala banla, s6s5 900; Pasca soula
River, Mississippi, $4,000; Southwest Pass
Mississippi. $3.50, COO; month and pas SEES
OF Calcaslcu River. Louisiana, $125. 600;
harbora at Sabine Pass, Texas, $500. 900;
Galveston hnr Dor, Texas, $4,000; Calves
ton channel Texas, $4,000; Galveston
ship channel and Buffalo Bayou Texas,
5000 non ~ 81. -f ti. .fl 25t