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MACKENZIE FILES ESTIMATES
Chief Army Engineer Submits Figures
for Work During 1909.
NO NEW PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED
AFEreEatinE Twenty
seven Million Dollars for Rivers
aud HRrbOrs-Other
Demands,

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. u.-Esti-
mates Of, appropriations aggregating sS3.-
I'll III are made by General Alexander
Mackenzie. chief engineer Of the army for
fortihcation work during the fiscal year
t!H, This contemplates work in the United
States, cuba, Honolulu Porto Rico. and the
Philippines. It includes: Gun and mortar.
- fsp 40: electrical installations at sea
coast fortiications. SO00. .OO0: sites for forti-
heauons and sea cost defenses. S3.47S5Oo;
search lights for hsrbor defenses, S1,0OOOO
preservation and repair OF fortidcations
SsoOo: sea, wall Fort Moultric s. c..
Si256oo; repair and fertilization of Pensa-
cola defense, $685. 455; repair and protection
Of Mobile defense. s5S950O defense Of
Galveston. Sl276.OOO; casemstcs and galleries
for submarine mines. $i6L96i; experimental
automobile toTpedoes SlC0,OO3; sea coast
batteries at Guantanamo, t1,ON.O0; Homo
lulu and Pearl harbor. Si.11O0OO Manila. So
fSS,OVo; installation OF electric plants at
these places and at Subig bay. s5O2 992: for
search lights at San Juan Porto Rico
Guantanamo, Pearl harbor Honolulu
Guam and in the Philippines, SO9.Co
torpedo structures a dcfenses Of Honolulu
and Pearl harbor. Hawaii. $4,000. Tho
modern works of defense now constructed
y
s-s,oOoOCO for engineering work alone. Tho
national defense work being done Is in
accordance with the recommendations for
merly known as the Endicott board suple-
mented for tho past year by the recon-
mendations Of the Taft board. For the
engineering work alone involved in the
completion % tho defcnses recommended by
the latter board the estimate is made that
$685. 413 will be required.
Rivers and HarbOrs.
General MacEenzies report deals also
with the question Of the improvements Of
rivers and harbors. It submits estimates
aggregating over 81 100000 for the fiscal
year 1909, which will be included by Secre-
tary Taft in his report to congress. These
are made up as follows:
For continuing work already begun. $25, -
A2''H; Mississippi river commission for
carrying on works under it's charge. 81
OOC0O; expenses California Debris commits
sion. N5,OO0.G00 prevention of deposits in
New York harbor, $155 $50. and the enlarge
ment of Governors island, New York S75 900
At the last session of congress river and
harbor appropriation bill was passed car
rying large amount of money and
authorizing the War department to enter
into contracts for various projects Be-
cause Of the improbability of any logis-
lation of that character during the coming
session except to make appropriations for
carrying on work already authorized and
contracted for General Mackenzie does
not submit any estimates for new projects.
Some Things Asked For.
The estimates submitted by General
Mackenzie Include the following. among
the amounts asked for they in some cases
being in addition to large unexpended bal
ances now on hand:
Texas: Harbor at Sabine Pass 100000;
Galveston harbor. 100000: Galveston shin
camel and Buffalo bayou. $4,000: inland
waterway on the coast OF Texas. 1890. 900;
Arkansas pass, $4,000; Brazos river from
Old Washington to Waco. $4,000: Trinity
river. S5OOOo
Mississippi river between Ohio and Mis-
souri, rivers, $4,000; between Missouri and
ct. Paul, 100000; between St. Paul ana
Minneapolis, s23s54S
Missouri Usage river $4,000
California: Deep water harbor at San
Pedro bay. 100000; San Luis Obispo har-
Dor, 10000; Oakland harbor. $4,000
Columbia river, between the foot OF the
DalleS rapids and the head of Cello falls,
S5CO,OOO
Mouth of Columbia river. Si7OOOOO
Washington; Grays harbor and bar e.
frances. 100000.
Alaska: st. AIichaels canal. Sl5O,Oo.
Hawaii: Honolulu harbor, 5000, ,OOO: he
Dor at Hilo. s9ooOOO
Porto Rico: Harbor at San Ju3r,
$4,000.
Improvement at the Yeuowston, *
tional mark S9OO 0nn