National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-19
RIVERS AND IIARBORs.
The Particular Places That Need Appro-
prlatioDs at Once.

prlOtiops at Once.
In response TO q resolution calling for in
formation as TO what Immediate appropria-
tions" are needed for the improvements of
rivers and harbors in advance Of the regular
appropriations for tho next fiscal year be-
coming available, the secretary ofwar yester-
day sent to tho house list Of items prepared |
by Chief Engineer Wright. The estimates |
were made by army engineers now in
charge Of the respective improvements. |
The total appropriation asked is &,320,OOO |
The chief engineer says while in some in |
stances the full amount asked may not be re- |
quired for expenditure before the appropria-
ton for tho next fiscal year becomes availa- |
Bile, yet they seem to be called in the in |
terests of economy, by permitting favorable
contracts TO be entered into, and tho |
preliminary arrangements mado for
the further continuation OF the |
improvements to which they relate. Secretary |
Lincoln says certain estimates for rivers and
harbors which are not in the interest of gem
| eralt commerce arc not in accord with his
opinions. Tho list of rivers Is us follows:
Newburyport harbor, Massachusetts, $4,000;
Stonington harbor, Connecticut, $25,000 re.
moving distractions in East river and He'll
Gate, Now York, $4,000; Raritan river,
New Jersey, $4,000; Buttermilk channel,
New York, S30000 Hudson river, New York,
$4,000; Flushing bay, New York, $4,000;
| Newtown creek, Now York, $4,000;
| Passaic river, New Jersey, $35,00O;
channel between station island and
New Jersey, $4,000; Raritan bay New
Jersey, S250O0 Delaware breakwater harbor,
Delaware, $4,000; Delaware river, $4,000;
Schuylkill river, Pennsylvania, $4,000; Will
mington harbor, Delaware, $4,000; channel
to Baltimore, Md, $l00,000 Great Kanawha
river, West Virginia, $4,000 Cape Fear
river, $60,000 Potomac river, 100000; Rap
pabannock river, 0,000;LCharloston harbor,
| South Carolina S1O00 900. entrance to Cum.
berland sound, Georgia and Florida $4,000;
Saint Johns river, $4,000; Mobile harbor,
Alabama, $15O,0O0; Saint Pass, Mississippi
river, 100000; Sabine pass, Texas, 100000;
| Galveston harbor. Texas, $250,000; bay of
Corpus Christi, Texas, Sl00,000; water guages
OH Mississippi river, $4,000; Ouachita river,
$1,000 Arkansas river, Sl5,000 White river,
Arkansas $4,000; Mississippi river, between
Illinois and Ohio rivers, $250,000 Missouri
river, $270000; Upper Mississippi, $4,000;
improvements on Wisconsin rivers, $4,000;
Tennessee river, $125, 900; Ohio river, $i5,000
Monongahela river, $4,000; Muskingum
river, $4,000; Kentucky river, $4,000;
Michigan City harbor, $4,000; Wabash
river, $4,000; Ontonagon harbor, $l2,000
Grand Marias harbor, $4,000; Menomonee
harbor, $4,000; Ahuepee harbor, S12,000
Two rivers harbor $4,000; Sheboygan harbor
$3O,000 Point Washington harbor, $1,000;
Chicago harbor, 1000; Illinois river S36, 900;
Grand sHaven harbor, $4,000; Muskegon
harbor, $1,000; Portage lake harbor, $4,000;
Detroit river, $60,000 Sand Beach harbor,
$4,000; Cleveland harbor, $4,000; Huron
harbor, So, 900; Fairport harbor, So, 900; Toledo
harbor, $4,000; Sandusky city harbor. So 900;
Ashtabula harbor, $l3,500; Erie harbor, $20,-
900; oswego harbor, $4,000; Columbia and
| Willamette rivers. Oregon, $103, 500 Coos bay,
| Oregon, $4,000; Washington territory rivers,
$4,000, and contingencies, $4,000,