The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-13
REPORT OF ENGINEER
IMMENSE SUM TO COMPLETES WORK
 PLANNED.
General Alexander Aaacksnsie Estimates Cost of Projected FoftIacatsons at H10y0sa, ,431--Eaeeomm
 Expenditures for River
 and Harb0r Em~
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Washington, Nov 12.-Gen. Alexander Mackenzie, !Chief of Engineers, has re- ported to the Secretary of War that $I6,052.431 will be required to complete the engineer work upon the fortih- cations projected by the board convened under the residents order of January 31, 1905.
 During the year the number of guns available for service was Increased by the addition of eight mortars, four l2- inch guns, ninety-four rapid fire guns, so that altogether the status of the emplaeements for which congress appropriated funds, was S76 l2-inch mortars, 105 12-inch guns, 1ss 10-inch guns, ninety S-inch guns and 5Sf rapid fire guns.
 For continuing the construction of gun and mortar batteries an estimate of $4,247,400 is submitted; for modern izing old emplacemeuts, S342,500, and for fire control engineer works, $1,5S4- S34. For the purchase of sites for for tifications to carry out the plans of the defense board on estimate of $3,- 310,5OO is submitted, and for search lights and connections $2,987,7o0; for preservation and repair of Notifications, | $300,000; supplies for seacoast de- lenses, 0,000; sea walls and efDbank- ments, $2ss,315: preservation and re- pair of torpedo structures, $50,o00i sub- 1 marine mines, $1,352,St9; Ieonstruction of batteries in fnsular poseessfons, $2,- 303, ,O00 ($250, ,O00 going to AGuantanamo Bay $350.0O0 to Honolulu and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; S344, GOO to Subig Bay, P. l., and S1,359.0q0 to Manila, F L); fire control at batteries in these sta- tions s752.3s0; fortifcation sites. Ha- 3wailan Islands, $176,10O; submarine mines, insular possessions, $SS2,500. General Mackenzie states that the following amounts stated can be prof itably expended during the next 6scal year in the principal river and 'harbor works as follows;
 Patapseo River and channel to Ral- timore. Md, S500,0Oo; Potomac River at Washington, S250,000: Anacostia River, District of Columbia, s200000; James River, Virginia. $200.OSo; Cape Fear River at and below Wilmington. ". C., $250. GOO; Savannah River, Georgia, $110, 900; harbor at Pensacola. Fla.,$100,- O00; Alabama River, s1OO,o0O; Mobile harbor Alabama. $a72.00O; Black War riOr. Warrior and Tpmbigbee Rivers, Alabama, $7Bs.900; Pascag0ula River, Misslssifpi. s26s,01ei Southwest Pass. Mississippi. S1 .eeO. .100; Seutb Pass Mis- sissippi River Recommended that an- nuaI appropriations for main tenanee be increased frem s100,Ge0 to $780, 00e@: hhrbor at Sabine Pass, Texas, S250, ,000: Galveston harbOr, Texas. S450.- 900. Galveston chanel, along the wharf front,) S16o,0e0; Galveston ship channel. and Buffalo Bayon, $330,000; Brazos River Gold Washington to Wa co), S225,000; Brazos River (mouth), $1S7,5e0; Trinity River, Cypress Bayou and Red River above Fulton, sB10.2S7; Mississipli River between Ohio and Missouri Rivers. s65O,O between Mis- souri and St Paul, $4OO,O00; Cumbera land River, below Nashville. Tenn, and Kentucky, s15Q.000; Cumberland River al nnn. fus River and Levisa and Tug forks, West Virginia, s264,390: Kentucky River, s174,00 improvement of the falls of the Ohio and certain Kentucky rivers, S250,O00; Mississippi River (commis- sioh'b estimate) head of pass and to the mouth to the Ohio, with salaries of commission, $3,0O0.O0O; improving harbor at Natchez and VlidaIia, La, $3eO,O0O; harbor at New Orleans, $S0O,- 900