Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
FOR NEW POST BUILDINGS
Money Asked for Improved Quarters
Nearly All Granted.
NO NEW COAST FORTIFICATIONs
Harbors Well Guarded Against At
tack by Hostile Fleet-Artillery
and Gunnery Provisions.

and Gunnery Provisions.
While it has not yet been decided by
the War Department. owing to the short
time which has passed since Congress
appropriated the money. how all of the
military appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1910. will be spent.
it is believed that the south will receiv
a goodly share of the money 1t was
stated at the War Department that as
all OF the present years appropriation
has not yet been made use of 1t will not
he possible for several weeks. or possibly
longer. to estimate with any accuracy
as TO how next years money will be
divided.
At the present time the hearing before
the House committee on military affairs,
at which 1T was stated by the various
heads of army departments what the es-
timated appropriations made by them
were desired for. gives the closest basis
by which to judge what will be done
with those portions of the estimated ap-
preparations which Congress saw fit to
grant.
For Barracks and Quarters.
TO be used for barracks and quarters
s3.50o.0O0 was granted. The cut in the
amount asked for will mean Of course
that some of the construction work
which the department had planned to do
during the next fiscal year must be de-
ferred. When he appeared before the
committee. Gen. Aleshire of the quarter
masters department stated that there
was need at Fort Bliss, Tex. of two sets
stoned staff officers quarters. quar-
ters for the band and separate COM
pany messes, all of them to cost $54.-
600: at Fort Logan III. Roots, Ark. of
storehouse. wagon shed and an extern
sion 10 the stable. these to cost $4,000;
at Fort Mcintosh. Tex, of an addition
to the quartermasters storehouse, to
cost $4,000: at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. of
two captains quarters. to cost $1,000;
at Fort Sam Houston. Tex, of two dou-
stable and shop. two blacksmith shops.
stables for hospital and ambulance shed.
fire apparatus house. a band barracks,
colonel's quarters. three captains quar-
tiers, eight neutenantS quarters, four
non-commissioned staff officers quarters,
4 field artillery stable, a field artillery
shop. stable guard building. a gun
shed. band stable. a guardhouse and
an ordnance StorehouSe, all of these to
cost $247.145. and at Fort Sill. Okla, a
colonel's quarters, a field officers quar-
tiers. four captains quarters. one s-set
bachelor officers quarters, four battery
stables. two double stable guard build
ings. four battery shops. one band stable.
four battery gun sheds. a guardhouse. an
administration building, a storehouse
and quartermaster's stable, all of
these being estimated to cost $319,SS7.
AS nearly seven-eighths of the money
asked for for barracks and quarters was
appropriated. the south will receive at
least the larger part Of the buildings
mentioned.
Roads, Walks and Wharves.
For roads. walks. wharves and drainage
the sum of 81 1857 900 was asked for. of
which 81. 100. 600 was granted. This means
that most of the work planned. by the
department in this line can be carried
out. 1t was desired to spend at Fort
Pickens. Fla, Slab: at Fort Morgan.
Ala, about 1900; at Fort Sam Houston.
Tex, about $4,000; at Fort Thomas, KY,
a little more than $1,000: at Key West
banks, Fla. $7S5: at Fort Monroe. Va.
So. coo; at Fort Myer. Va, $1,000; and at
Fort Barrancas, Fla, $4,000. all of the
above being for road construction and re-
pair. At Fort Taylor, Fla. $4,000 was
asked for to construct a wharf. which. it
was stated will be an expensive struct-
ure owing to its great length and the
character of the bottom on which it is
for sea wall and fill."
For grading and improving the land at
the following points appropriations. in
Guiding that for walks. roads, and so
forth. were asked for: Fort Morgan. Ala.
about $1,000; Fort Barrancas. Fla. $1O.-
600: Fort Screven, Ga. $500: Fort st.
Philip. La, $4,000; Fort Pickens, Fla,
$50, 500. and Fort De Soto, Fla, $1O,65O
For deepening the channel to the wharf
at Fort Moultrie, Ga. $44.S75 was asked
for.
Improving Water Systems.
For improving the water supply or sys-
tenn at the following points. appropria-
tions were asked for as follows: Fort
Sill. Okla. $4,000: Fort Logan II. Roots,
Ark. $4,000; Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
$72. 600; Fort Mcintosh. Tex. $1,000; Key
West barracks. Fla. 5000: and Fort St
Philip. La, $l4.3JO: For sewer system
for pumping plant at Fort st. Philip.
La, $1,000 AS the money asked for to
be used for water and sewerage pur-
poses was granted all of the projects plan
ned will be carried out.
In the matter of specific appropriations
for Notifications and other works of de-
Tense under the engineer department OF
the army almost a million dollars is al
loted for Pensacola harbor and Galveston
to be spent during 1910. For Pensacola
there is appropriated $50. 900 to complete
the sea walls for the protection of the
sites of the Notifications and other neces-
sary post buildings at Forts Pickens and
McRee, while $4,000 is appropriated for
the construction of a sea wall and fill
for the protection Of the military reserva-
ton at Fort Travis.
Other large sums are appropriated by
the Notifications bill, but they are largely
10 provide accessories for bringing exist
ing Notifications up to date, for increasing
ammunition supplies and for practice with
the big guns by the soldiers whose duty
IL is to handle them Necessarily all the
artillery posts will benefit more or less
result of the expenditures made.
No New Fortifcations.
Singularly enough the Notifications bill
makes no provision for any new fortifica-
ton works on any of the three coasts
of the United States during 1910 From
this" said an army officer today. lit is
fair inference that the coasts Of the
United States are well protected" 1t can
be said that no prudent naval officer
would attempt to enter one of our great
harbors with any force that has thus far
been gotten together as an attacking
squadron for such purposes.
The only new project contemplated by
the bill is that for securing land for de-
fensive works at San Pedro harbor. CAL
ifornia for which an appropriation of
$4,000 is made
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