Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-30
PANAMA CANAL
REPORT FILED
Progress for Past Year Has Been
Satisfactory and II Well
in Hand.


nual report Of the Isthmian canal
commission. which was presented 70
Secretary Of War Wright today. sign
ed BY George w. Cocktails. lieutsn-
ant colonel, corps Of engineers Of the
United States army. who Is chairman
and chief engineer, shows q grand
total appropriation for canal work
OF sI2O.sS4.4Gs.6s. and total e1-
penditures OF 9s4.672.sSs.5S, leav-
Ing . balance available on July 1,
1908. Of 3S,39l.47O.O3
Daring the year 21sO persons in
the United States we're rendered APP
poIntments on the Isthmus. covering
1914 different positions. and 1S47 Rc-
ceptsd; and b3S7 persons were pro-
yided with transportation from the
United States 20 the isthmus.
Continuing. the report says:
Construction work at the Gatun
dam during the year consisted in the
removal Of 91S.S20 cubic yards OF
material from the spillway. This
channel IL 500 feet wide. with q fare
OF 500 feet on the upstream side. A
irestle was constructed along q por-
tion Of the north toe Of the dam.
from which i7b.14O cubic yards OF
material from the spillway were
dumped.
The old village OF 0atun has been
torn down and moved TO . new site
on the hills to the east.
The work OF the municipal enEin-
eering division consisted of the COM
pletion Of the waterwoFka. sewerage
system and paving in Panama and
Colon. the cost Of which Il to be- re-
imbuFsed 10 the United States
through the collection Of water rates
IN those cities, and OF the construc-
tlon Of water works and sewerage
systems. paving. grading and road
making in the canal some. The to-
tai cost Of the work done was 81
0gT.i6O.Ba.
The Carahali reservoir. which 10 To-
Gated back Of GoFgOna, has q capa-
city Of s0.00O.0O0 gallons ana fur
niahes water 10 the territory between
Matachin and Mamei. A plan IL I'M
der consideration 10 Increase the ca
pacity Of this reservoir to lBs, OOO,-
000 gallons during the coming fiscal
year.
The brasos Brook reservoir,
which ID located at Mount Hope. sup
plies the country from Mount Hope
TO and including Criatobal and Colon.
The annual consumption OF this res
ervoiF which has capacity OF S4I,-
$4,000 gallons.
New Building Constructed.
During the year sos new build
ings we're constructed; iitT Ameri-
can buildings repaired on account OF
deterioration and additions or Inn
provomenta made 10 a9s buildings:
ITS old French buildings repaired
on account OF deterioration and ad-
ditions and improvements made to
a7a. Tho total expenditures for the
year was ta.Ose. tss.Oi. and the
average number % men employed vas
aSes. The average pay for skilled
aud unskilled labor per hour was. for
gold men. e0.G2s. and for silver men.
tO,t6s. OF the total expenditures OF
this division for the year ss.1sl.s1a.-
sS were spent IN the construction Of
new buildings. the largest item OF
which was the construction Of quar-
ters for sold employees. which coat
sps2.T7i.Se, The total cost OF build
inga constructed since American oe-
cupatlon to the end Of the fiscal
year has been eS.s9t.0SS.1S. OF
which amount s4al. ssS.eA have been
spent for wire screenlng. with which
al buildings are enclosed.
''I'he relocation % the Panama
railroad 10 made necessary By the
overflow Of the roadhed on the COM
pietlon o. the loCk type OF canal.
A net decrease IN the skilled force
was made during the year. yet there
were almost a. many new employees
az In the preceding year. the nam
ber Of men employed being $500 and
$500. respectively. for the two years.
There we're lsss men employed In
the United States. e. against s0SS
the year before. while the number
employed on the isthmus has lnereas-
cd from arse 10 sSsa.
There are approximately SO more
Europeans and 1000 more west IN
dians Oh TIE work than there were
AZ the close oe the previous Ascal
year. To eeveF this Increase and 20
an vacancies caused ~ the depar.
tnre Of employees from the isthmus
4iso West Indians and seEe Faro
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