Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-13
RIVER AND HARsoR BILL.

WORK OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION
AMOUNT APPROPRIATED.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE river and
harbor bill is completed and will probably
be reported to the House to -morrow. Among
the appropriations proposed are the follow
ing: White and st. Francis rivers, $4,000;
Big Hatchie river (Teun.), $4,000; Caney
Fork river, $4,000; Clinch river, $1,000; Cum
berland river, below Nashville, $4,000;
Cumberland river, above The mouth of Jel-
leo, KY, $1,000; South Fork of Cumberland
river, $4,000; Duck river (Tenn.), $1,000;
Frerch Broad river, $4,000; Hiawasse river,
$4,000; Tennesseeriver, above Chattanooga,
$1,000; Tennessee river, below Chattanooga,
$4,000; Kentucky river, 1928, 900; Ohio
river, $3.50, 000-of which sum $4,000 will
be used for the Improvement of Dayls's
Island dam; for continuing operations on
the reservoirs at the head-waters of the Mis-
sissppi, $500, 600; for improving the upper
Mississippi river, operating snagboat, $780,
900; Mississippi river, above the falls of St.
Anthony, 100000; Mississippi river, from
St. Paul to the DesMoines rapids, $3.50 600;
DesMoines rapids, 100000; examinations
and surveys at South Pass, Miss, $4,000;
Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas rivers,
for continuing the removing of distractions
from the Mississippi river, SS5, 900; from the
Missouri river, S65, 600; from the Arkansas
river, $4,000.
Ia addition TO the above amounts the bill
appropriates 81 ,213, 900, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary for the improvement of
the Mississippi river from the head of the
passes to Cairo, including the harbors of
New Orleans, Natchez, Vicksburg, Memphis
and the rectifcation of Red and Atchafalaya
rivers at the mouth of Red river; 5000, 600
from Cairo to the Illinois river, and $500, 900
from the Illinois river to DesMoines rapids,
which sums shall be expended by the secretary
of war in accordance with the plans, specifi-
cations and estimates, under the supervision
of the Mississippi River Commission, or ac-
cording to such plans, specifications and esti-
mates of the engineers department of the
army which, having been approved by the
secretary of war, may be adopted by the
commission for such parts of the river as the
commission may not have completed the
survey of. 1t provides, however, that no
portion of this appropriation shall be ex-
pended to repair or rebuild levees for the sole
purpose of retaining lands, or preventing
injuries to lands by overAow.
The bill authorizes the commission TO re-
pair and build levees, if, in their judgment,
It should be done as part Of their plan to
afford ease and safety TO navigation and
commerce on the river, and to deepen the
channel. 1t provides that whatever balance
there may be on hand for the Improvement
of the mouth of Red river shall be expended
by the secretary OF war according TO inc plans
under the supervision of the Mississippi
River Commission. The authority granted
to the secretary of wor under the act of 1880
relating to wrecks and sunken vessels is en-
larged BY the bill, SO that he may sell and
dispose Of any sunken craft at his discretion
before the raising and removal thereof. The
aggregate amount appropriated by the bill
for the Improvement of rivers and harbors,
exclusive of the amount appropriated for the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers, is about
$40, 100000.