Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13
DEMANDS OF ENGINEERS
TortiRoations shsuld Have Over Sixteen
Million po.lars for Current Work.
MILLIONS FOR svess AND HAsBCRs
Jndcr Present plan Comparatively
Little Money win BE Ised on
the Missouri River
This Year.

WARRINGTON. Nov. 12.-General AlcA-
amer. chief Of engineers has reported 70
tho Secretary Of war that $l5U02, 43i Will
he requested to complete the engineers
work upon the fortincations projected by
the board convened under the president 8
order OF January ~, 1870. During the year
The number or guns available for service
was Increased by the addition OF eight
mortsrs, tour l2-inch guns and ninety
four rapid-hre guns; 30 that altogether
tho status Of the emplacement for which
congress has appropriated funds was S'6
i2-lnch mortars. los Pinch guns, l33 To-
inch guns ninety-nine S-inch guns and 5Si
rapid-fire guns. For continuing tho con-
struotion Of gun and mortar batteries an
estimate OF S4,2i7. 100 is submitted; for
moderizing old. emplacements S342,5oO and
for fire controlling other works, N,56i,S4
For ths purchase 81 Site sOr fortihCations
90 carry out the plans Of defense board an
estimate OF S3,SlO,5OO is submitted and for
searchlights and connections, S2,9S7,700, FOR
preservation and repair of Notifications
$4,000; supplies for sea coast defonscs,
$1,000; sea walls and entertainments, S236, 3lj:
preservation and repair OF torpedo struc-
lures, $4,000: submarine mines, S3j2,d9;
construction Of batteries in .insular posses
sions S2,So8,OOJ $4,000 going 20 Guam
tanamo bay. $4,000 to Honolulu and Pearl
hsrbor Hawaii; S344,OOO to subig bay. =. l.,
and Sl,3o9.0OO to Manila, =. -; FIRE control
at batteries in these stations. S752,3JO; forti-
acation sites, Hawaiian islands. S176,luO;
submarine mines, insulor possessions,
sGs25OO.
River and HarbOr Work
General Mackenzie states that the fol-
lowing amounts stated can be prohtably
expended during the next fiscal year in
the principal river and barber works:
IIarbor of refuge, SANDY bay. Cape Aun,
Massachusetts, $O0,0OO: southwest Pass,
Mississippi river, Sl,OOOOlO: South Pass,
Mississippi river Recommended that am
nual appropriations for maintenance be in
creased from 100000 to olouUyOJ; hdrbor
harbor, Texas, $4,000; Galveston channel /,
along the wharf front Sl50.0OO; Galveston
Thip channel l,,Ia a9d Bnn9o bayou $4,000
$1,000: BRACES river MOUTH, Sl3L5OO;
Trinity river, Cypress bayou and red river
between Ohio and Missouri rivers, SG5OO0O;
between Missouri river and ST. Paul
$4,000 Reservoirs and headways: Improve
ncapolis OF rivers in Wisconsin, aud Min.
resota tributaries to the Mississippi, oi
Warroad harbor and river, Minnesota and
~ the Red River Of the North, Minnesota
and North Dakota; Gduging at ST. Paul
survey Of Lake MinnetonlSa, $269,5E rGscr-
voirs at head waters between Brnincrd and
Grand Rapids, 100000; Missouri river
$4,000; Usage river, Missouri S22S 0OU;
Cumberland river. below Nashville Ton
nessee and Kentucky. $4,000: Chicago nnd
Calumet harbors survey of Illinois and
Uesplaines rivers for waterway from
Tsockport Ill. to st. Louis, Mo. $4,000
deep water harbor, San Pedro bay, Cali.
fornia, Sl92.9lS: Columbia river between the
foot OF the Dalles and the head CeilC
falls, $4,000 canal at the cascades $4,000
Columbia and lower Willamette rivers he
low portland, S450G00; mouth Of the Colum.
hia, S1,O00,00O: Honolulu harbov. Hawaii
feciC
mates) head OF passes to the mouth OF the
Ohio with salaries of commissions, S3,O00.O0O