TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
Washington,
March 31, 1916.
The SPEAKER of THE House or REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, D. C.
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, for inclusion in the sundry civil appropriation bill now pending, the following estimates of appropriation:
Cape Charles, Va., quarantine station [Fisherman's Island]: New boarding launch $6,500
Columbia River, Oreg., quarantine station: New boarding launch 6,500
Representatives of the War Department, the Public Health Service, and the Office of the Supervising Architect recommended the purchase of launches for these two quarantine stations after a tour of inspection of various quarantine stations and marine hospitals under the control of the Treasury Department.
Respectfully,
B. R. Newton, Acting Secretary.