Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-16
WILL Be
GREATER NEXT YEAR
Over 100000 Increase In
Civil Sundry Bill.
WHAT THE SOUTH is TO GET

Harbors and Rivers and New Public
Buildings, Besides Additional Appro.
priations for Those Now in Course
of Construction.
Washington, Feb. 15.-The sundry
civil appropriation oill as reported
contains an appropriation of $4,000
for continuing the construction of the
federal prison at Atlanta, and the wall
around the same, and also provision
that so much of last years appropria.
tion for the same purpose as has been
<unexpended shall be made available
in addition to the specific new appro-
priation.
The item contains the same provi-
sion as the last bill, which is that the
money shall be so expended as to give
the maximum amount of employment
to the inmates of the institution
One hundred and thirty-six thousand
one hundred and eighty dollars is also
provided for the support of the institu-
tion, of this $46,180 goes for salaries,
$4,000 for subsistence, $4,000 for
clothing and transportation, $4,000 for
hospital supplies, 1000 for repairs
and miscellaneous expenditures.
The bill also cites the usual provi.
sion for maintenance of the fish sta
ton at Cold Springs, $4,000 is appro-
priated for completion of the marine
hospital at Savannah for Savannah
harbor under continuing contract,
$175,000 for Cumberland sound, $4,000
and for tender for the inspector OF
the sixth light house district Geor.
gia and Florida, $4,000
The bill appropriates $65, ,557 $3.50,
which is an increase of $7,718,669 over
the appropriations for the current year.
The increase includes excess required
to meet contract obligations for the
construction of public buildings,
$3,224,339; excess required to meet
contract obligations for river and har-
Dor work under contract includes the
following items
Charleston harbor, S. c., $4,000;
Cumberland sound, Ca, and Florida,
$4,000; Winyah bay, 8. c., $4,000;
Savannah harbor, $175,000; ST. Johns
river, Fla, $2O5,000; Southwest Pass,
Mississippi river, $1,250,000; Tennes.
see river, below Chattanooga, Tenn,
Alabama and Kentucky, $4,000.
The items in the bill for public
buildings already contracted for are as
follows:
Admission, Ala. $6O,0O0; Charlottes.
vile, Va, $4,000; Florence, S. c., $685..
900; Jacksonville Fla, 100000; Ma
con, Ca, $4,000; Nashville, Tenn,
$4,000; Savannah, Ca, $4,000; Sci.
ma Ala, $3O,000
Public Building Bill.
The ominus public building, carry
ing authorization for new public build.
ings and the purchase of sites amount.
ing to $9,499,000, was reported to the
house.
The bill makes the following outhor.
izations for new buildings, including
sites and for costs of buildings already
authorized:
ADMINISTRATORS, 100000; Flor.
ence, $4,000; Bessemer, $4,000.
Florida-Ocala, $4,000.
Georgia-Gainesvil $4,000; Val.
dosta, $125,00O.
sissippi-Gulfport, $4,000; Yazoo
City, $4,000; Jackson, $4,000; Green
vile, $4,000.
North Cagolina-Asheville, $4,000;
Salisbury, $GO,OOO Kinston, $4,000.
South Carolina-Sumter, $4,000;
Anderson, $4,000.
Tennessee-Kno1yilIe, $200,000 Co
lumbia, $4,000; Johnson City, $4,000;
Paris, $50,000; Murfreesboro, 1000.
Virginia-Roanoke, $4,000; Win
chester, 100000; Manchester, $50, 900;
Portsmouth, 100000.