Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-25
MILLIONS IN IT.
Some of the Provisions of the River ana lIar-
har Bill

Some OF tile PROVISIONS OF the River and llar-
bor Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The total IN
crease in the river and harbor bill as re
ported to the senate Is about 81 100000,
Some of the details are as follows: I'm
provement of the Mississippi river from
Des Moines rapids to the mouth of the
Illinois, $135 900; Grand Rapids near Mt.
Carmel, Illinois, $4,000; suag and
dredge boats on the Upper Missis-
sippi, $4,000; from Minneapolis to
Des Moines Rapids, $50O,O00; appropria-
tion for the Mississippi between the
mouth of the Illinois aud the mouth of
the Ohio is amended by the insertion of
provision that the work shall include
the work on the harbor at st. Loais. The
provision for the Missouri river is struck
out and the following substituted: I'm
proving the Missouri river from the
mouth to Ft. Benton, continuing improve
ments, $11,O50,OO0, including removal
of distractions, surveys and eX'
aminations, together with the Office
expenses and the salaries of the
Missouri river commission, TO be expend-
ed in accordance with the plgns of the
commission. SO much of the sum may
be expended at tAtchinson and Ft. Leaven-
worth, Kansas; and in preserving or i'm
proving the existing work at Kansas
City and St. Joseph, Missouri, and $4,000
may be used between the southern limit
of St. Joseph and the head of Lake On
tariO. OF the above sum S150,000 shall be
expended between Council Bluffs and
Omaha, and point five miles above the
bridge of the Omaha and Council Bluffs
bridge company; 100000 at Sioux City;
$50, 900 at or near Plattsmouth; $4,000
at or near RalO, Neb., and $4,000 at or
near Nebraska City.
THE HENNEPIN CANAL.
The following is the Hennepin canal
provision: For the purpose of securing
continuous navigable water way be-
tween Lake Michigan and the Mississippi
river, having capacity and facilities
adequate for the passage of
the largest Mississippi river steam
boats and navigabie vessels,
suitable for defense in time of war, the
secretary of war is authorized and di-
rected to cause to be made proper cur
veys, plans and estimates for channel i'm
provements and locks and dams in the
beds of the Illinois and Des PLANES rivers
from Lasalle to Lockport so as to pro-
vide a navigable water way not less
than fourteen feet deep and 10
have surveyed and located chan
mel from LockPort to Lake
Michigan at or near Chicago, such a
channel to be suitable for the purposes
aforesaid, and capable of carrying not
less than 100000 cubic feet of water per
minute, flowing at the rate of two miles
per hour, the necessary expenses of such
surveys, plans, etc, to be paid out of the
sum appropriated for the improvement
of the Iilincs river
THE ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI CANAL.
The secretary is further directed tC
cause to be located on sUoh line as ht
may approve canal from the Illinois
river at or near Heunepin to the Missls
| sippi river at or above the moath OF th'
| Rock river, together with the necessar!
| feeder for the same, the said canal 70 b'
known as the Illinois end MisEIsslp
| pi canal, an1 to be eighty fee
| wide at the water line, and to hare
| depth of not less than ssyen feet o
water with locks 40 feet wide and thir'.
| feet wide. The secretary of war shai
| cause to be made anS submitted to con
| gress detailed plans and estimates 70
| the construction of the canal and feeder
| the necessary expenses to be paid oas q
| the unexpended balance on hand hereto
fore appropriated for the survey of SAT-
| canal.