The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-23
MONEY FOR TIE HARBORS.
The Amounts Congress Appropriated
for Georgia.

Tor Georgia.
$2so,ooo Provided in the River and
Hsrbor Bill for This Distriot-A
Falling OF of S75, 900 From the APP
preparation of 1se2-The Carrying
on of the Improvement in the Savan-
nah Harbor Provided for in the Sun
dry Civil Bill-S975, 900 the Amount
for the Continuance Of the Work.
Sl6, 1000 for the Work Between Here
and Augusta.
The river and harbor bill, which be-
came law on the 18th inst without
the approval of the President, appropri-
ates an aggregate of $3.50, 600 for this dis
trict, falling of of $50, 900 from the
amount appropriated by the act of 1892
The carrying on of the work of improving
Savannah S harbor is not provided for in
this bill, but it is believed that the
sundry civil bill, which is now a law,
carries an item of 1915, 900 for the con-
tinuance of the work.
The improvement Of Brunswick harbor
being completed, $4,000 is allowed for
maintenance. For the further improve
meat of Cumberland sound $4,000 has
| been appropriated This work stood
| very good chance of being put on the con-
! tinued list, but at the last moment, in the
! conference committee, it was thrown out.
/ Darien harbor, unlike the other works,
| received as much money this year as it
| did two years ago, namely, S25, 900.
TIE UPPER SAVANNAH.
| For the further improvement Of the Sa-
/ Vann2h river bGTWppO Savannah and
! gusta, only $4,000 is appropriated, {. very
small amount for more than 200 miles of
| tOrtuous channel INSTRUCTED by shoals.
| snags and logs, and sunken wrecks. For
| that portion of the river from above the
| Locks to Peters burg Sc, 900 has been ap-
| propriated, which will be used in con-
STRUGGLING channel for poleboats. The
! OcOnee, Ocmulgee and Altamaha rivers
have each been allotted $4,000. For the
| inside water route between here and Fer
| nandina 1000 has been allowed, and
with the s. 600 for the improvement of
Jekyl creek, $4,000 will be available for
| the carrying on ofwork on this important
! water way.
The act also provides as follows, in ref
| erence to Savannah harbor:
! The Secretary of War is hereby di-
rected to report whether the works pro-
! iected for the improvement of the harbor
| will, when completed, afford safe anchor
age for vessels lying in Tybea Roads; if
not, whether there is any necessity for
! so constructing them, giving, if so,
such changes in plans and estimates as
may be necessary"
OBsTRUCTING THE CHANNEL.
The bill contains important provisions
for the protection of Savannah harbor,
and it is believed that hereafter it will be
possible to put stop to the practice of
| throwing into the river ashes from steam
ers, debris from wharves, etc. A heavy
fine is to be inflicted on any person found
guilty of such an offense, and, as one-half
of the fine goes to the party reporting the
matter to the proper authorities, it is be-
leyed that this money con-
sideration will prove an in
centive to river men and others 10
report fragrant transgressions of the law.
In the past apparently no one but those
engaged directly in the work of construc-
ton seemed to care whether or not the
channel shoaled up from the dumping of
refuge into it.
The following is the language of the act
in full;
A PROHIBITORY LAW.
Sec 6. That it shall not be lawful to place.
discharge or deposit, by any process or in any
| manner, ballast refuse, dirt. ashes cinders
| mud, sand, dredginRS, sludge, acid or any
| other matter of any kind other than that
| flowing from streets sewers and passing
therefrom in a liquid state In the waters of
| any harbor or river of the United States, for
the improvement Of which money has been
| appropriated by congress, elsewhere than
| within the limits defined and permitted by
! the secretary of war; neither shall it be law
| tul for any person or persons to move de-
stroy, or lnJure in any manner whatever any
sea wall, bulkhead. lefty, dixie, levee, wharf
pier or other work built by the United States
in whole or in part, for the preservation and
| improvement of any of its navigabe waters
or to prevent floods, or as boun
Diary marks, tide gauges, surveying sta
tlons, buoys, or other established marks; any
and every such act is made a misdemeanor
| and every person knowingly engaged in or
who shall knowingly aid, abet, authorize, or
instigate violation of this section, shall upon
| conviction, be punishable by fine or imprisOn.
ment, or both, such fine to be not less than
two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than
twenty-five hundred dollars, and the i'm
prlSOnment to be not less than thirty DAYS
nor more than one year either or both united
as the Judge before whom conviction is oh.
tanned shall decide, one half of said rne to be
laid to the person or persons giving infOrma-
ton which shall lead to the conviction OF this
m1sdemeanor.
THE PENALTY FOR OFFICERS.
Sec. T. That any and every master. pilot
ana engineer, or person or persons acting in
such capacity, respectively, on board of any
boat or vessel who may wlfully inure or de-
stroy any work Of the United States contem-
plated In section of this act,
or who shall knowingly engage in
towing any scow, boat or vessel loaded
with any such prohibited matter To
any point or place OF deposit or discharge
in any harbor contemplated in section of
this act, elsewhere than within the limits de-
lined and permitted by the secretary OF War
shall be deemed guilty Of violation OF this
act, and shall also have his license revoked
or suspended for term to be fixed by the
Judge before whom tried and convicted
sec g. Any boat vessel scows, or other craft
used or employed in violating any
Of the provisions Of sections and
OF this act shall be liable to ne.
cuniary penalties imposed thereby and
in addition thereto to the amount OF the dam.
ages done by said oat, vessel scow or other
craft, which latter sum shall be placed to the
credit Of the appropriation for the improve.
ment Of the harOor In which the damage oc.
Cured and said boat, vessel, scow or other
craft may be proceeded against summarilv
by way OF libel in any district court OF the
United States having jurisdiction thereof.
LEMON ETTxTn