New-York tribune., 1906-11-13
MILLIONS CALLED FOR.
NEEDS OF COAST DEFENCE
General Macken2ic's Estimates for
Riuer and HmbOr Improvements.

Washington, Nov 12.-General Alexande' Mac
kenze, chief of engineers has reported 10 the
Secretary Of War that 431 will be required to
complete the engineer work upon the fortihoations
projected by the board convened under the Presi-
dents order of January 81. 1865. During the year
the number of guns available for service was In
creased by the addition OF mortars E-inch
guns and % rapid fire guns that altogether the
status of the emplacements for which Congress
has appropriated funds SIC Pinch mOrtars 1O5
Pinch guns 1873 10inch guns 80 Sinch guns and 5S7
rapid fire guns
For continuing the construction OF gun and NOR
tar batteries estimate OF 42474OO is submitted;
FOR undermining old emplacements S3425OO, and for
fire control engineer work S1.564.s34 For the pur-
chase of sites for Notifications to carry out the
plans OF the defence board estimate OF s3.-
SlO500 is submitted and for searchlghts and con-
nections. 81 9ST7o0; for preservation and repair of
forufcatons $500 O0o supplies for seacoast defences
S4UVo sea walls and embankments 1896 315: preser-
walton and repair of torpedo structures $4,000: sub
marine mines. N352 S19 construction of batteries in
nsular possessions, 81 (S2500OO going to Guam
tanaIno Bay. $4,000 to Honolulu and Pearl Har-
bor Hawai-; S344000 to Subg Bav PhiIionina
Isalds and S,359000 TO Manila Philippine islands,.
e control at batteries in these stations s72 $50:
ioruncation sites, Hawaiian Islands s1761oo: sub
marine mines, insular possessions. $3S2500.
"eiaL mackenzie states that the following
amounts can be profitably expended during the
next fiscal year in the principal river and harbor
works: ~ ~
tiaroor OF Refuge Sandy Bay Cape Ann, Mass,
sOO'oUV haroor at Boston, N.4S0Ooo Pawtucket (See-
honh) River. r l., 100000 Providence river and
narDor and Narragansett Bay and Greenia cket
oHoaI' X J., SO2.77S; breakwaters at New Haven.
slooVvV; East River and He'll Gate New York $3.50 =
eo; Harlem River New York 5000 uo, Hudso,
ISlver' New York. $3.50 900: New York H,rbor New,
I'm. $-0'Vo; channel in Gowanus Bay Bay Ridge
anu anu 1'ed HOOK channels. New York Hsrbor 500 -
Wv enlargement OF Governors Island. New York
"i Ooi' Si'"Vp; Arthur XIII, Ststen Island
SOUND New York and New Jersey SO 900: chan
mel between Staten Island and New Jera,, s15 onn
delaware River New Jersey and Pe7nsvIvsnIa
SaStse6; Patapsco River and channel to Baltimore
$4,000 Potomac River. at Washinstcn SEQ nop.
-Aiacostla River, District OF Columbia, 10000;
James River. Virginia. $4,000; Cape Fear River,
at and below Wilmington. n. c., $4,000 Savannah
River, Georgia, $1,000 harbor at Pers;cola Fla
SlvhVo Alabama River. Alabama slOo,0: Mobile
Iiarbor Alabama, $372.oOo; Black Warrir. Warrior
ana Iomolgbee rivers. Alabama $753 C10 ?asca goula
River. Mississippi. $4,000; Southwest Pass. Missis-
slppl River 100000; South Pass, Mississippi River
recommended that annual appropriation. for main
tenance be increased from 100000 to s17OOO; har-
Dor at Sabine Pass, Texas. $4,000 Galveston Har-
Dor, Texas. $50000; Galveston Channel lalong the
wharf 'front.'. $4,000; Galveston slip chan
mel and Buffalo Bayou 100000 Brazos
Brazos Rlye~ mouth S137 500; Trinity River Cv-
press Bayou and Red River bove FuIbn S5102s7: 4:
Mississippi between Ohio and Missouri rivers
s65ooo0 between Missouri River and ST. Paul
10000. reservoirs and headwatefs improvements
Of river from St Paul to Minneapolis of rivers in
wisconsin and Minnesota tributaries TO the Mis-
slSSipp Of WarrOad Harbor and Riyel Minnesota
and of the Red River of the North Minnesota and
North Dakota; gauging at ST. Pau survey Of
Lake Mtunetonka. $26545}: reservoirs Al headwa ters
tween Brainerd and Grand Rapids. 100000 Mis-
souri, River $4,000; Usage River. Missouri $22SOO0
Cumberland River below Nashville, Tenn and
Kentucky. $4,000 Cumberland River above Nash
vile. S0G0; Ohio River general opel channel i'm
provementsD 100000; lock and dam 20. 81 $500 0OO0:
construction Of locks and dams between Cincinnati II
and Pennsylvania state line and Improvement of
Kanawha and Little Kanawha rive,s West Vir-