Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-12
MILLIONS FOR
FORTIFICATIONS
Gen. Mackenzie, Chief Of Enqi-
neers, Estimates That S23,-
461911 viii Be Needed.
AMOUNT INCLUDES COLONIES.


Washington. nov. i2.--Estimates OF
appropriations aggregaung S23sG1.9l
are made by Gen. Alexander Aucken-
zie. chief engineer OF the army. for
fertilization work during the fiscal
year 1903. This coutempates work in
the United States. Cuba. Honolulu.
Porto Rico and the Philippines. II in
cludes.
Gnn and mortar batteries. St4S99O0:
electrical installations at seacoast lor-
uhcauons, Sl.000,0O0. sites Tor fortin-
cations and sea1 oast de4unses. So.s,o,-
1OV, scarcnlignts Tor harb0r leltuses.
AlOOOOO0, preservation and repair OF
ioitlhcations. S6OU,O0U; scawall IoE
Moultrie $l25,6UJ; repair ana iorunca-
ION OK Pensacola defense, $500 ass, re-
pair and protection OF MObue defense,
soA1,5uU; defense Of Galveston, SI,2l5,-
Oo0' classmates and galleries for SUI
marine mines, S464,g64. experimental
automobile torpcdoes 100000. sea
coast batteries az Nuautauamo. aIOLb.-
0OO, Honolulu and Pearl barber. I'll
10000. Manilu, sb.4Ss,u 900. instsuauou
OF electric plants at these places ana at
Subig bay, &5uZ,ys2, Tor searchuguts
al san Juan, Porto Rico, Guantanamo,
the Philippines. S5u2, 900. torpedo
structures at defenses Of Honolulu
and Pearl harbor, Hawaii, &129.00U.
The modern works of defense now con-
structed represent an expenditure OF
approximately S26,O00,O0O Tor eng4aet-
ing work alone. The national defenss
work being done is I'm accordance with
the recommendations form-,,, kuO~
as the Endicott board supplemented
Tor the past year b. lAe re, o.u,.euaa
lions Of the Taft board. For the en-
cheering work alone involved in the
completion OF the defenses recommend
ed by the latter board. the estimate
is made that S16,052.413 win be re-
quired.
Gen. Mackenzies report deals also
with the question OF the Improvements
OF rivers and harbors. ii submits es-
Inmates aggregdting over S27 900. 700 for
the fiscal year Of 1903 which viii BE- In
cluded by Secy. TAFT in his report 20
Congress. These are made Up as fol-
lows.
For continuing work already begun,
&25,lf2.l4i; Mississippi river commission
~or carrying on works under its charge.
SZ,Q0o.O00; expenses California debris
commission, $1,000 900. prevention O.
deposits in New York harbor. $l55. 26l.
and the enlargement OF Governors Is
iand. New York. $4,000.
Al the last session OF Congress a rive
and harbor appropriation bill WIS
passed carrying a large amount OF
money and authorizing tho war depart
ment 10 enter into contracts for varl-
Gus projects. Because OF the imprOb-
ability ~ any legislation OF that char
actcr during the coming session, excep,
10 make appropriations for carrying or
work already authorized and contract
ed for, Gen. Mackenzie does not sub
nit any estimates for new projects.
The estimates submitted By Gen.
Mackenzie Include the following
amounts asked for. these being Ia some
cases IN addition 20 large unexpended
balances now on hand
California, deep water harbor at san
Pedro bay. 100000 san Luis Ob's9o
narbor 100000; Oakland harbor, $780,
COO. Columbia river. between IA TO.
af the Danes rapids and the head OF
Cello Falls. $500 900. mouth OF Colum-
bia river 81 700 900. Washington. Grays
harbor and bar entrance. sl00 600.
Alaska, st. Michaels canal. $3.50 900,
Hawaii Honolulu harbor, 5000. 900. har-
hor az Hilo 500, 900. Porto Rico. harbor
at san Juun, $3.50. 900; Improvement at
the yellowstone national park, 100000.