The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-11-19
ESTIMATES Of
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE PORTS
CHIEF ENGINEER MARSHALL
RENDERS HIS REPORT FOR
RIVERS AND HARsoRs.
Brunswick is Given $4,000 for Addi-
tionai Work-Forty- one Thou
sand for the New Inland
Waterway Route.

Washington, D. C.. Nov. 1S.-In his
first annual report Gen. W. l.. Mar
shall, chief Of engineers, United States
army, makes strong appeal for an
increase in the corps of engineers. The
present authorized engineers corps he
states consists of 1S9 officers. He
recommends an increase OF 1872 officers.
/ so to be employed on military and
rciyil works OF construction, 81 to be
employed in three additional battal-
ions and Is for regimental organiza-
ton
/ General Marshall comments at CON
/ siderable length upon the increasing
/ duties OF the corps OF engineers At
/ present he says only IA officers or
/ about onefourth Of the corps are left
under full control OF the department
! to attend to the important construc-
! tion works, Qualifications, river and
harbor and other duties devolvmg by
law upon the corps of engineers He
says that while the number vi officers
Is decreasing the reverse is true OF the
work. River and harbor improve
ments are now going on under ap-
propriatiops of a size previously uu-
| known, fortification construction has
been extended TO island possessions
and large share of the Panama ca
nal work has been entrusted TO officers
( of the corps
He recommends an increase in the
number of engineer battalions from
to 6 and states that during the early
part Of l907, out of a total number
cf II engineer companies were given
work in the tropics, much greater
proportion thar in the case of any
0t4er branch of the service lie re-
commends that for the proper super
! vision OF the instruction and discipline
of the engineer battalion that they
should be organized into regiments.
each regiment 20 be composed of 2
I battalions.
River and Harbor Work.
For river and harbor work the fol-
lowing estimates are submitted for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1910: I'm
der continuing contracts $20,479,057:
rivers and harbors general, includ-
ing examinations, surveys and contin-
Sencies), $2l ,464,141 under Califor-
MIA debris commission, $4,000; pre-
Yention of deposits in New York har-
Dor s55,2G0; enlargement of Cover
nors island, New York. $75 900. u
addition TO the above the Mississippi
river commission submits an estimate
amounting to $3,00G,000 reduced by
the chief of engineers to $1,000, 900.
Among Improvements of rivers and
harbOrs for which an estimate is made
for the next fiscal year are the fol-
lowing:
North Carolina Inland waterway,
Pamlico Sound to Beaufort Inlet.
$1S0,o00; Wilmington, $500,000.
Savannah 100000.
Florida - Jacksonville, $1,000;
Pensacola, $15OoOO.
Among the estimates for rivers and
harbor work for the southern states
are the following:
( Georgia Brunswick, $470 600: Da-
rieu and DobCy bars. $4,000; Altama-
ha, Oconec and Ocmuigee rivers, $SS.-
600; Flint river, $4,000; Savannah
river $4,000 Codsa river, 500 900.
Cumberland SoHnd, $4,000; waterway
between Savannah, Ca, and Fernan-
dina Fla, sal 900
North Carolna-Capc Fear river,
below Wilmington, $1yO,0o0; water
way from Pamlico Sound to Beaufort
inlet $180,000; Beaufort. $4,000
Beaufort Inlet, $4,000; Cape Fear
river al and below Wilmington $400.-
600; Neuso and Trenck rivers. $35 900; /
New rivers $4,000; Pamlico and Tar
rivers, $1,000 Roanoke river. S. 1000;
Scuppernong river, $5,000 Wassamow
and Little Pedee rivers, $4,000
FLORIDA, Texas and I-cuisiana-Re- |
moving water hyacinthe Florida wa
tiers, $4,000; Louisiana and Texas
waters $4,000