Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-11-16
Mi WAUKEE HARBOR
TO GET $129, 600.
Con Mackenzie Also Suggests Sums to1
improvements in Many otner
Places.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. IL
ESPECIAL. Gen. Alexander MacAenA4e'
chief of engineers, reports TO tne wa
department that $4,000 can De prono'
ably expended for Milwaukees narDoi'
including the harbor OF refuge ouilns
the next fiscal year. .L;a
Other amounts he recommends III ln's
section are as follows:
Reservoirs and headwater improvements
of river from ST. Paul to Mlnne e4a Thu.
rivers in Wisconsin and Mlnnesota Ili
tarfes to the Mississippi, OF Warroao nai 49,
and river, Minnesota, ana or Ine heu 80 tate
of the North, Minnesota and Norln Da IHoa
pauging at st. Paul, survey OF LAKE -A
REESE Reservoirs at headwaters between Brain
erd and Grand Rapids, $1O0,Ooo. e,.o.,o,
Harbor at Duluth, Mlnh' anu
Manistioue harbor, Michigan, $1OO,ooO. -,
Chicago and Calumet harbor, surveys +a W.
Illinois and Desplaln1eHs rirets Touis. Mo,
way from Lockpoft' Ill., 10 o.
$25O,O0O 1aiono $40
wv Michigan to Get Big Share.
Holland Black lake, harbor, Ml MIC lgs,n
s1o5, 400; Grand River, Mich, $1l0,ooo; NUS
iegon harbor, Michigan, sos, 400; Grano
River, Mich, $4,000; Muskegon nar ~ -
Michigan $11O coo; harbor Of refuge at nat
n.
river at the falls, Michigan, $50OO0O; Aay
lake and Neebish channels, St Mary ri per
81 600. 600; Detroit river, Michigan, $1,000;
head Of passes to the mouth of the Ohio i0.
with salaries of commission, $5,00oV'UUVSSU,
Southwest pass Mississippi river Sl'OOo,ovv,
South pass, Mississippi river, ree ointananee
be increased from $1OOoOO TO SloV'ovSU. m1r
sissippi river, between Ohio and missouri d
rivers, $3.50, 900; between missouri i1'ei
st. Paul, 100000.
In Distant Regions
Harbor of refuge, Sandy Bay, Cap, i Ann
Mass, 100000; harbor at Boston, Mass
81 400 900; Pawtucket (Seekonk) river, II. l.,
500 600; Providence river and harpor ana
Narragansett bay and Green JACKET f snoai'
r. l., S1O2, 778; breakwaters at New haven
Conn, $15O,OO0; East river and Hen Gate,
n. Y, $250,OO0; New York harbor, New
York, $125,0oo; channel in GoWa an's BAY BAY,
York harbor, 5000, GOO; enlargement OF gov
errors island, New York harbor, $1,000
Arthur Kill, or Staten Island d os sound New New
York and New Jersey, 100000; channel
between Staten Island and New jersey;
5000 Delaware river, New Jersey ana
pennsyvani 1884, 46 PataPse9 oyer pa an
mac river at Washington, d. c., $2oo,ooo.
For War Equipment.
Gen. Mackenzie has reported to the
secretary of war that $16,O52, All will
be required to complete the engineer work
upon the Notifications projected by the
board convened under the Presidents
order of January 81, 1905.
During the year the number OF guns
available for service was increased by
the addition of eight mortars, four Il
inch guns, and ninetyfour rapid fire
guns, so that altogether the status of the
requirements for which Congress has ap-
propriated funds was 376 twelve-lnch
mortars, 1O5 12-inch guns, 1873 1O-inch
guns, 90 S-inch guns, and 5ST rapid fire
guns.
For continuing the construction of gun
and mortar batteries an estimate of 81
PAT 400 is submitted for undermining old
requirements $342, 500 and for fire con-
troll engineer works 81 ,564 1874.
Defense Plans Elaborate.
For the purchase of sites for the forti-
ications to carry out the plans OF the
defense board the estimate of $3.50 800
is submitted, and for searchlights and
connections $685., 100; for pre srO d6n
and repair of Notifications, 1000;
sea walls and embankments, $236,315;
lures, $55O,OOO; submarine mines, ST.,
352,819; construction of batteries in in
sular possessions, $2,30300O ($25O,OOO
going to Guantanamo bay, $35O,OOO to
Honolulu and Pearl harbor. Hawaii
1914, ZOO to Subig bay, Philippine isl
ands, and $780, 900 to Manila, Philip
pine islands,; fire control at batteries in
these stations, $752,36O; fertilization
sites, Hawaiian islands, $176,10O; sub
marine mines. insular possessions, $780,