Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-27
MAI. MACKEkZIE'S SHARE.
The Upper Missis sippi's Portion of
the River AMI Harbor Bill.
An Appropriation or s522 900 to be
Expended between Minneapolis and
the Des Moines Rapids.

In the river and harbor bill which the
president endorsed o week ago the stipu-
lation in which for half million for the
Hennepin canal Rock Island celebrated a
week ago tonight. there is an appropfis-
ton of $522. 900 for work on the upper
Mississippi between Minneapolis and the
Des Moines rapids, the jurisdiction of
Maj. Alex. Mackenzie. of this city. The
amount is independent of the SAC, 900 for
the Keokuk canal and $25. 900 for snag-
ging. both of which amounts are pro-
vided each year upon the basis OF the
majors estimates without regard to the
appropriations provided for in the river
and harbor bill. The total appropriated
tn the bill this year is not as much as has
been usually allotted to the upper Missis-
sippi-it is considerably less than we had
in the last bill, but the major says he is
satisfied-he has to be. but he didn't say
so.
Those portions of the amount appro-
priated TO this district to be expended by
appropriations are:
Removing sand bars and other obstruc-
trucnons IN the east channel opposite
Dredging. etc, between Chicago, St. Paul. ''OOO
Minneapolis Omaha railroad bridge at
st Paul and the Was lington avenue rail-
road bridge. MINNEAPOLIS. 10000
In removing the bar at Port Byron ..... 5000
~ burlington --.......-.---.--.--.-. 5000
AZ Mohtrose ..--........ 2,OOO
Improving the Mississippi river at Des
hAPius CANAL. -'..-..-.'.--..-......- z(,UoO
The Burlington Gazette says;
1t would seem that Keokuk is taking
care of a considera ole portion of the gov
eminent appropris ton for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river This mat
ter is not referred to in the way of an al
fusion at all, but as a mere statement
of fact. OF the appropriation for next
years work probably $22. 600 will be ex,
pended upon the Des Moines rapids canal
at Keokus. The walls at the middle lock
will be raised three feet. similar to the
Improvement made at the lower lock dur
ing the past summer. One of the most
important improve ments to be made will
be the construction of handsome and
substantial brick machine shop at the
lower lock. The building will be thirty
feet wide, sixty feet in length, and will
be two stories high, and will take the
place of the temporary wooden structures
that have done service for the past eight
years. On the upper floor will be stored
the thousands of dollars worth OF patterns
which are now kep in sheds and are liza
BILE to destruction by fire almost any day.
These patterns are for all the parts of the
canal machinery, as well as for the
dredges. drill boats, steamboats, and steam
launches. which are continually needing
repair. The machine shops at the Keo-
kuk lock have become headquarters for
the repairing of the feet of more than
1870 barges and ten or twelve steamboats,,
launches, drill boats, dredges, etc, em-
ployed on this section of the river I'M
provement. In year no mean sum is
spent in these shops for material and
labor
RIVER RIPLETs.
The packet Mary Morton passed up.
The Robert Dodds brought down
twelve strings of logs.
The F. c. A. DenB mann came down
with sixteen strings of logs
The Verne Swain and 10 Long passed
through the draw going each way.
The stage OF the water was 9 40 at
noon; the tempe nature on the bridge So.
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