The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07

harbor Cohio). $4,000; open channel
work in Ohio river. s6s4.00o; Harbor
beach CMich.). 500, 900; Ludington
| CMich) harbor, 1865. 900; Chicago harbor
| S5iI. 900; Indiana harbOr. $4,000.
! Mississippi river, from mouth of Ohio
10 Minneapolis. t37S5.0J0; Missouri river
! between Kansas City and Sioux City
| and Fort Benton. $4,000; Humboldt
harbor CCal). SS75, 90; Oakland (Cal).
$4,000; San Pablo bay (Cal.). So. 600;
| Columbia river and lower Willamette
rive rs, below Portland, Ore, s6C0, 900;
honolulu HawaiD harbor. 500, 600.
Panama Canal Work.
For examinations, surveys and con-
tingencies of rivers and harbors, S25O,oC0.
Total for rivers and harbors, exclusive
OF continuing-contract works. sIs,023, oly,
with continuing-contract works, s53, a.
SIS.
The appropriations for the Panama
| canal listed under the public works of
the War Department, are estimated for
as follows:
Continuing construction and equip
Maintenance and operation, including
salaries, S5,2S1, S3S.26; sanitation, Quaran-
tine, and hospitals, S719, 0S9; civil gov
eminent of the Canal Zone. $422, 269; con-
struction of light house, S4s 600; electric
light and power plant for seacoast fort1-
| hcation. SOSl; searchlights, s79. 666; main
tenance of clearings and trails, 81, 100;
preservation and repair of Notifications,
5000; repair of searchlights and power
equipment, and their maintenance. So
$4,000.
For purchase, manufacture and test
ing Of ammunition for seacoast and
NlW- lARA
that $4,000 may be used for the erection
of buildings and machinery to manu-
facture projectiles. S733, 600; alteration Of
seacoast artillery and maintenance, $780,
coo; alteration and repair of submarine
mine material, $3.50; fire control at
Notifications, SSS3. 3ol; continuing con-
struction of Canal Zone barracks and
quarters for troops, S6S. $50; total FORTH
cations, Panama canal, 81 .942 22S. 80; total
for the Panama canal, SS,sS1, se5.5S.
Chief New Items.
Although the executive heads, in view
Of the economy mandate, have been
slow in asking for salary increases and
new projects, there are a comparatively
few requests of this kind scattered
through the book OF estimates. which is
document of nearly 100 pages
By departments and branches of the
service. the principal new items carried
Library OF Congress-Increases OF SAL
arv ranging from $50 to $40 a year. are
recommended for various clerks. mes
sengers, assistants. and watchmen.
ed in the amount for the purchase OF
books, making a total of $4,000.
White House-An increase OF 81 800
each is submitted for two clerks now
receiving $1,000.
The contingent expense account re-
mains at $4,000.
Civil Service Commission-An increase
of $500 is proposed in the salary of the
chief examiner. and $1,000 in the salary
Of the secretary: $50 additional for the
assistant chief examiner; $500 additional
FOR the assistant secretary, and $50 adj
ditiOnal for one chief of division. with
increases also asked for a number OF
clerks. The commission asks for thirty
five additional clerks.
For Carriage Here.
Department OF State-Secretary Bryan
asks for a 5000 allowance for the pur-
chase and maintenance of carriages for
his use, and $500 for the hire of two
drivers and one stableman. The Sec
rotary also asks authority to rent a
building at an additional cost of $500
to house outlying bureaus Of the de-
partment. Nineteen additional clerks
are asked for in the department
Treasury Department-The various
bureaus Of the Treasury Department ask
for approximately 100 additional en-
ployes. largely Of the low salaried class,
chaTwOmen, WatchmPn elevator men
clerical assistants, and messengers. A
new proposal under the Treasury proper
includes new sidewalks on east and north
sides Of the Treasury building. $3.50.
War and Nagy-No new projects of
importance are carried in the estimates
fol the administration OF the War and
Navy Departments
Interior Department - Comparatively !
no new recomInc nda lions are made eX-
cept a $1,000 fund for temporary en-
ployes in the Patent Office, and 1900
for investigations in secondary and ele-
mcntary education by the Bureau of
Education. The total estimates for the
Interior Department are lower than the
appropriation for last year.
Lower Salary List.
Postoffce Departmental number OF
transfers Of clerks I'm the Postoffice De-
partment is recommended. together with
increases and decreases of employees
throughout the many divisions of the
department, but the total amount asked
for salaries is lower than last year.
Department OF COmmerce-The princi-
pal new item under the Department
OF Commerce is request Tor S5,lOS,OO
TO take an agricultural census, as
authorized by law passed in 1893. But
few changes are proposed In the salary
rolls A Total Of twenty-one additional
employees AT the Bureau Of Standards,
which has n short force, IS requested,
these employees comprising chemists.
laboratory helpers, messengers, and
laDOrers.
Department Of Labor-Twelve addi- |
iloual clerks are estimated Tor in the |
Labor Department and the Secretary |
asks an increase Of $3.50 in his FUND |
for renting buildings. Eleven additional
clerks are asked Tor the Bureau OF ]
Naturalization, and general rund or
$500 for temporary clerical assistants !
and investigators OF the Bureau Of /
Labor statistics are recommended.
Department OF Justice-The salary roll |
OF the Department of. Justice remains |
the same as the appropriations car |
ried last session.
On Farm Management.
Department OF AgricultUre--An appro- |
priation OF S245.0O0 is asked to conduct |