Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-28
MONEY FOE WATERWAYS.
Appropriations Made in the River
and Harbor Bill.

appropriations Made in the River
and HarbOr Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The river
and harbor appropriation bill as COM
pleted by the House Committee makes
total appropriation OF $l5, 1874, 200, which
will become available Immediately upon
the passage Of the bill. AS there was no
appropriation made for river and harbOr
improvements last session, the present
appropriation virtually covers period of
nearly two years. Among the items for
Southern States are the following:
NORTH CAROLINA,
Harbors-Beaufort $4,000. Edeuton
bay $4,000, between Newbern and Beau
fort $4,000.
Rivers Cape Fear S125, 900. Contentuea
creek $4,000, Currituck sound, Cornlok
bay and North river bar $4,000, Neuse
river $4,000, New $4,000, Pamlico and
Tar $4,000, Roanoke $4,000, Trent $3.50.
ALABAMA,
Harbor-Moblle $4,000
Rlvers-Alabama $4,000, Black War
rior $75, 900, Cahawba $500, Talapoosa
$1,000, Warrior $4,000, Tombigbee $685.
900.
MISSISSIPPI.
Biloxi bay, $I2, 300.
RiVers-BIg Suntiower, $1,000; No&u-
bee, $500; Paseagoula, $2O,O 600; Pearl,
$23,500; Steele's bayou, $3.50; Tallabat-
chez, $3,50O; Tchulalake, $1,000; Yalla.
busha, $4,000; Yazoo, $4,000.
Mississippi river, total $500, 900, of
which $24Q,0O0 is for that part below
Cairo and $1,400, 900 above Cairo. For
the Missouri river the total is $3.50, 900.
The total for New York harbOr is S425,-
900.
TENNESSEE.
Rivers-ClInch, $1,000; Cumberland,
100000; French Broad, $4,000; South
Forked Deer, $500; Tennessee (aboVe
Chattanooga $7.5OO; Tennessee (below
CbattanoOga) }, 100000.
HarbOrs-NOrfolk, 100000; Norfolk
approaches, $50,0
Rivers-Appomattox $4,000; ChicKa-
hominy, $4,000; James, $l5O,O0O; Malta
poni, $4,000; New, $1,000; Pamunky, $5,-
900; Rappahannock, $4,000; StauntOn,
$4,000; York, $25, 900; Dan, $4,000.
Following are the Georgia, South Caro-
lima and Florida items in the river and
harbor bill:
GEORGIA.
Savannah harbor to complete, S125, 900.
There is provision at the end of the bill
for surveys for new improvements, among
which that Of the Savannah river below
Savannah is included. Brunswick har-
Dor to complete, $4,000; Cumberland
sound, $4,000; Altamaha river to COM
plete, $40, 900; ChattahOOchee river, S20,-
900; COosa river, $50, 600; Flint river, $20,-
900; Ocmulgee river, 5, 500; Oconee river,
$1,000, of which s., 800 shall be applied to
Skull Shoals to the Georgia railroad
bridge; Romney marsh, $4,000; Savan-
nan river below Augusta, $4,000.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston harbor. including Sulliyan's
island, $3.50, 900; Georgetown, $5, 600; Ash
ley river, $1,000; Edisto river, $1,000:
Great Peedes river, $4,000; Salk-
S25, 900; Waceamau river, $4,000; Wap-
poo cut to complete the work, $1,000; Wa
teree river, $500. Provisions made for a
survey of Mosquito creek, between the
South Edisto and AshepOO rivers, with
view to connect the South EdistO with the
AshepOO at or near Beniwck's island.
FLORIDA.
ApaIachicola bay to complete, $12, 600:
Cedar Keys to complete, $1,000; Key
West, examination of entrances, $4,000;
Pensacola to complete, $4,000; Tampa
bay to complete, $4,000; Apalachicola
river to maintain, $1,000; Caloosahatchee
river to complete. 81 900; ChoctRwhatchee
river, $4,000; Escambia and COnerah
rivers. $4,000; LaGrange bayou to COM
plete, $4,000; Manatee river to complete,
$4,000; Pearl creek TO complete, $1,000;
ST. JohA's river channel over the bar,
$200,000; Suwannee river, 5000; Volusia
bar to complete, $500; WithlacOochee
river, $4,000. Provision is made tor sur
Yey of Punta Rupa harbOr,