Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-12-04
(rrom the NEWs correspondent.

(From the NEW Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. An let
ter from the secretary of the treas
ury submitting to congress the esti-
mates of the appropriations required
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1908, there are number of items
for expenditures in New Jersey. The
aggregate TO be spent in New Jersey
amounts to $47S,943. 1t is divided
as follows: River and harbor i'm
provements, $237,00O; improvements
lat Sandy Hook, $122,943; public
buildings, $4,000; powder depot at
Dover, $4,000. The recapitulation
gives the grand total at S689,02S.-
453.6S; and the appropriations for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1907,
were $701, 81, ,56655.
The New Jersey items in detail
are as follows: For continuing thc
improvement of the Passaic river
above the Montclair and Greenwood
Lake railroad bridge, and also the
work below the bridge, $4,000; Rar-
itan bay, $25, 900; Woodbridge creek.
100000; Keyport harbor, Matawan
creek, Raritan, South and Elizabeth
rivers, Shoal harbor and Compton
creek and Cheesequakes creek, S63,.
900; Shrewsbury river, $4,000: Ar
thur Kill, between New Jersey and
Staten Island. $4,000; Manasquan
river, $1,000; Copper creek, $4,000;
Mantua creek, 100000; Alloway
creek, $1,000; Tuckerton creek, s12,-
600; Raccoon creek, $4,000
For continuing the post Office
building at Elizabeth under the pres
ent limit of cost, $4,000; for con-
tinuing the post Office at Bridgeton,
$4,000; an appropriation of $685.
600 being available to be expended
prior to June 80, 1907; for expenses
at powder depot at Dover, $4,000;
for expenses of maintaining the prov
ing grounds at Sandy Hook, the pay
ment of the salaries of officers de-
tailed for duty there, repairs of roads
and of railroads, $4,000.
The members of the New Jersey
delegation are literally swamped with
work incident to the return to Wash
ington, and the same is true of the
two United States senators. Yester-
day and today Mr.. Rouzer, secretary
for Senator Dryden, and Mr.. Nc
Lean, secretary for Senator Kean,
were hard at work getting the accu.
mulated mail in shape for prompt dis
posal and both expect to get every
thing cleared up before the end of
the week. The same was true of the
congressman, and those who are
chairmen of committees were busy
comforting with their colleagues with
reference to meetings before the holi-
day recess.
d. S. Porter, of Camden, for num-
ber of years the special employe from
the bureau of pensions in the com.
mittee room of which Mr.. Louden-
Slayer is the chairman, was one of
the visitors at the capitol yesterday
Mr.. Porter is now in charge of one
of the departments of the local tele-
phone company, and holds an excep-
tionally responsible position.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that pensions have been
granted to Albert Gilbert, of 451
Line street. Camden, formerly of the
Second New Jersey cavalry, $40 a
month from October 20, 1906; John
S. Birch, of Newport, formerly OF
Twenty-fourth New Jersey volun-
teers, $12 a month from November z.
1906; and Joseph NJ Ross, of the
Sixth New Jersey volunteers, of 76O
Walnut street, Camden, $12 month
from May 26, 1906.
Representative Loudenslager has
recommended the reappointment of
John w. Dooling as postmaster at
Clayton, Gloucester county.
Representative Howell has been
advised that a pension has been
granted to J. H. Cook, of Lakewood
at $12 a month from November T.
1906; and to jeremiah S. Bailey, of
Matawan, at $40 month from Sep
tember 26, 1906. C. S. A.