The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
In the FIRST Annual Report
Of Chief Of Engineers
General Marshall.

L f5aAdaI4tlltl edie4 al EnBtneetAs
sUnitsd Statf Army. makes stronG
appeal for IAN increase In the corps
of engines The present authorized
engineer cofbs ne states consists OF
1s9 officers. He recommends an IN
crease of 1872 officers, so to4be EN-
sployed on military and civil works Of
construction 81 to be employed In
three additional battalIons and "a to
be employed in three additional bat
alton.
General Marshall comments at
considerable length upon the, increas-
ing duties of the corps of engineers
At present he says only A officers or
about one-fourth OF the corps are
left under full control OF the depart
l1nent to attend to the important con-
struction works. civilizations. river
and harbor and other duties devolvinE
by law upon the corps of engineers.
He says that while the number OF Of
ticers is decreasing the reverse IS
true of the work.
River and HarbOr improvements
Are now going on under approprla-
tIous of size previously unknown.
fortiAcation construction has been ex-
tended to island possessions and a
large sharet of the Panama Canal
work has been entrusted to officers Of
the corps. He recommends an in
crease in the lumber of engineer bat
talfons from , to and states that
during the early part of 1907, out
of total number OF - engineer
companies We're given work in the
tropics, a much greater proportion
than in the case of any other branch
of the service. He recommends that
for the proper supervision of the
Instruction and Discipline
Of the engineer battalions that they
each regiment to be composed of two
battalions.
To avoid confusion and undesirable
material he recommends that this in
crease in the corps be made to eX-
tend over a period of about five years.
In order that the efficiency OF the
corps shall be maintained at high
standard he urges the establishment
OF the grades of 'searEeant" and
military overseer." the latter 70 be
appointed to the number of 100: al
so that the non-commissioned staff of
orch battalion to be increased by Il
hattalion train sergeant and "a bat
talon comnissary sergeant.
Thu chief of engineers submits es-
Inmates of appropriations for the
fiscal year l9O9-191O for Qualifications
:lc=yregatIng S7,732, 2&&. Included in
this amount are the following: Re-
vair and protection of defenses nf
Pensacola. Florida, $5O7 100: de-
II rsss of Galveston, Texas. $4O.00O:
-.-.,-coast batteries, Honolulu arr
7Hurhor, $449,0OO; Manila, p. l.. So
SO . 900; Installation OF electric plants
at Honolulu. a-d Pearl Harbor. ST.
400: Philippine Islands, $S1,600i
searchuEhts. Pearl Harbor and Hon
olulu $t1,2sO: Philippine Islands
SS1,6OO electrical installation ut sea
coast fortifications S9S4,253.
J.Iy- ANA horhpY. no
lowing
Estimates arc Submitted
For the fiscal year ending June 30
1910: Under continuing contracts
$2O.4T9.o57; rivers and harbors.
general including examinations sur
veys and continSencIesO $21,+64,141;
under California Debries Commits
sion $4,000: prevention of deposits
in New York harbor, $155,26O: en-
largemcnt OF Governors Island. Scw
York, $4,000. In addition to the
above the Mississippi River commits
sion submits an estimate amounting
to $4,000. 900 reduced by the CHIEF
engineer to S2.OOO.OOo
Among improvements for rivers
and harbors for which an estimate is
made for the fiscal year of the fol-
Harbor of Refuge, Sandy
Bay, Cape Ann, Massachusetts. 1915
900; Boston. Mass. $1,2O0,0O0;
PrOVtncetown 81 ,UOOs New BedIOru
and Fairhavep. $4,000.
Rhode Island-Block Island, $685.
Connecticut-Naw Haven. $780,
900: Bridgeport harbor. $4,000.
New York-East River and He'll
Gate 100000; Hudson River $500
900, New York harbor. $685., 900;
Channel in Gowanus BAY. S3oO.OOO;
Black Rock. $1,6OO,oOo: oswego,
$1S5, 500.
New Jersey-Passaic River 500 |
900; Cheesequake Creek. $15S,O95;
Cold Spring Inlet. $265.OOO.
New York and New Jersey-Sta-
ten Island Sound, 100000; channel
between Staten Island and New Jcr-
sey, 100000.
Delaware River. 100000.
Observation-Disclosures $237.OOO. |
Observation-Disclosures River and
Baltimore Channel. $965.oOO.
Washington, d. C, $125.OO0.
Virginia-James River. 100000; |
Norfolk. 100000.
North Carolina-Inlnnd Waterway
PamIico Sound to Beaufort Inlet,
S1sO,OOO: Wilmington, 100000.
GeorEia-Savanah 100000.
East Tennessee. Virginia and Geor- |
gla-Coosa River. 100000.
Alabama-Mobile, &4s2, 900, Tom