The Washington times., 1908-11-18
Fifty Millions Is Aggregate
Appropriation That Is
Asked For.
GIVES ALL DETAILS
OF EXPENDITURES
Reference Made TO the VERY
Necessary Additional DefenSes
at Manila"

Fifty million dollars is the aggregate
appropriation recommended by Brig.
Gen. William J.. Marshall chief Of en-
gineers, United States Army, for work
on rivers and harbors ana Notifications
during the coming fiscal year. in his
annual report, transmitted TO the Sec
Rotary of War today
OF this sum, approximately so 200 go is
for existing contracts on river and har-
Dor improvements; $21,O0o.O0O is for gen
eral work on rivers and harbOrs, tn.
Guiding examination surveys and con-
tingenCies; and s. 600 100 for work pro
posed by the Mississippi river commits
sion
The amount recommended for fOTu-
fCatiOns is S7,732.233, of whieis the mos.
Important estimates are 8 $500 Cor sea
coast batteries at Manila; and $4,000
at Honolulu and Pearl har5or; sea walls
and defeuscs Of Galveston. Tex, Sii0y,v;
repair and protection ~ dsfcnses at
Pensacola, Fla. 1V-.lU3, for modern z
ing older empIaccmlu;s generally, $50
GO; for electrical installation. fJoi,taSi
and for searChIightS, SyOIn0G.
Commenting Ga the fOrtiEcauons OF
our insuIar possessions. the report re-
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defen=es IT Manila" and suggests that
II the an cunt recommended cannot be
fully appropriated, at least S2OJ0,oJl
should b. made available during the
coming year. so that a substantial
plant can be provided and work be con-
Quoted in an effective and economical
manner" a considerable proportion OF
I the suggested appropriation for search
/ lights is recommended to be expended in
the Philippines and Hawaii
Sea Coast Armament.
The report shows that at the close OF
the present fiscal year the status of the
/ sea coast armament of the United States
and insUlar possessions. for which funds
have Eeen provided by Congress, is as
follows. 516 l2-iuCh mOrtarss IL 12-iuch
rifles. 1873 1O-iuch rifles. 20 6-iuCh rifles,
and 81 rapid-fre guns.
For the supervision Of the large eX-
pendirUres recommended by him. Gen
| eTIl Marshall proposes an Increase of
1 the number Of officers of the corps from
lSJ 20 a2l. He say s that there IS al pres
eut only about one Ofncer for two enEt-
neering districts. whereas there should
be IN eacn district at least one officer
and IN many districts TWO or more.
Some OF the larger items are: Boston
hdTbCr, $500, COO East river and Hell
Cate. New York. $1,000. Harlem river.
HUDSON river and the harbOT OF New
York, total, 81 10000; GoWanus bay
New York, $4,000. Delaware river,
$50 600. entrance 90 Erie basin and
Black Rock harbOr 81 5000; PaJapsCo
river to Baltimore. S365, 900, James river
Virginia, $4,000 Cape Fear river, North
Carolina $4,000; T0mblgbee river, Ala
bama, 81 900 90, ship channel, Galveston,
Texas $4,000, Mississippi between 81.
Louis and Minneapolis. $4,000; upper
Missouri river. Minnesota. $50 COZ
Cleveland 90 harbor, $4,000; Ohio
river general channel Improvement.
S545, 600: locks and dams between Penn
sylvauia State line and Cincinnati,
81 ,604 GO; Oakland harbor, California.
35N,uJ0s Columbia river, oregon, l.l64.-
J0Os Columbia river (mOuthD. sass. uJJ;
Puget sound, Washington, $3.50 COO Hon
olulu harbOr, Hawaii, 500 G0, Hilo
lHawaiD harbor, 10000