Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-13
MILLIONS
ASKED FOR
DEFENSES
WAR DEPARTMENT HAS GREAT
1 PROJECTS ON HAND
CHIEF ENGINEER SUBMITS EsTI.
MATES
Work on Fortlflcatlons, Harbors and
Rivers in the United States and
Islands Calls for Big
Outlay
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-The estimate!
of applications, aggregating S23, ,461, ,911 are
made by General Alexander Mackenzie
chief engineer of the army, for fortif1ca
tion work during the fiscal year 1909
This contemplates work in the Unttec
States Cuba, Honolulu, Porto Rico anC
the Philippines.
1t includes:
Gun and mortar batteries, 81, 4,4S9sOO.
Electrical installations at seacoast for
tifications, $1,000,00O.
Sites for fortifcations and seacoast de
fenses, $3,478,500.
Searchlights for harbor defenses, $1,000
900.
Preservation and repair of fortihcations
100000.
Sea wall at Fort Moultrie. s125.6o0.
Repair and fortif1cation of Pensacola
defense, 1856, ,455
Repair and protection OF Mobile de-
fense, $5S5,50
Defense of Galveston, S1,275,O0O.
Classmates and galleries for submarine
mines, $464.964.
Experimental automobile torpedoes
100000
Seacoast batteries at Guantanamo
S1,02o,000
Honolulu and Pearl harbor, H,nO,OO0'
Manila S. ASS, 600
Installation of electric plants at these
places and at Subig bay, s5O2.9s2.
For searchlights at San Juan, Porte
Rico Guantanamo Pearl harbor, Homo
lulu, Guam and Philippines, $5O2,O0O.
Torpedo structures at defenses of Homo
lulu and Pearl harbor, Hawaii, S129,OOO.
Millions Already Spent
The modern works of defense nov
constructed represent an expenditure OF
approximately $2S.000,000 for engineering
work alone The national defense worn
being done is in accordance with the
plans of the Endicott board supplement-
ed for the past year by the recommends
tions of the Taft board For the en-
gineering work alone involved In the
completion of the defenses recommended
by the latter board the estimate is made
that $16,052,413 will be required.
General Mackenzie'S report deals alsc
with the question of the Improvement oi
rivers and harbors. 1t submits estimates
aggregating over 81. .000O 900 for the fisca
year of 1909, which will be included by
Secretary Taft in his report to congress
These are made up as follows:
For continuing work already begun
$25,142,744.
Mississippi river commission for carry
ing ON work under it's charge, $2,000,000.
Expenses California debris commission
$4,000.
Prevention of deposit in New York
harbor. $15526O and the enlargement Of
Governors island, New York, SIS, 900.
At the last session of congress rivel
and harbor appropriation bill was passed
carrying a large amount of money anC
authorizing the war department to ente
into various contracts.
No New Projects Submitted
Because of the improbability of any
legislation of that character during the
coming session except to make appropria
tions for carrying on work already au
thorized and contracted for General Mac
kenzie does not submit any estimates
for new projects.
These estimates submitted by General
Mackenzie include the following amounts
asked for, these being In some cases ir
now on hand:
CaIifornia-Deep water harbor at Sar
Pedro bay, 100000
San Luis Obispo 1arbor, 100000
Oakland harbor, $250.000
Columbia river between the foot of tbs
Dalles rapids and the head of Celilc
falls, $500O00.
Mouth of Columbia river, $1,700,000.
Washington-Gray harbor and bar Ell
trance, 100000
AlasKa-St. Michael's canal, $150,000.
Hawaii-Honolulu harbor, 100000.
Harbor lilo, 100000
Porto Rico harbor at San Juan, 1890, 900
Improvement at the Yellowstone park
100000.