The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-04
TO DEEPEN THE RIVERS
mr, Hooker Reports the River and Harhor
Bill to the House Of Representatives.
VIRGINIA TO GET THE SUM OF s2a4,ooo.
Under the Provisions OF the Bill the
Harbor of Norfolk Receives an APP.
propriation of 100000, tho Nanae.
mond and James Rivers and the
Western Branch OF the Elisabeth.

Washington. d. c.. April S.-The river
ana harbor appropriation bill for the
coming fiscal year was to-day reported
to the House by Mr.. Hooker of New
York. chairman of the River and Har-
Dor Committee. Among the appropria-
tions are the following:
Norfolk harbor. Va, 100000.
Winyaw Bay. s. c.. sl1O.uOO.
savannah habor. Ga, $4,000; con-
tracts authorized TO complete steamboat
channel between Beaufort and Savan-
nah. not TO exceed Si093,G50
Brunswick harbor, $4,000; outer bar
at Brunswick. &. Il. Goodyear, contrac-
Tor under act of 1854, shall be paid S3O.-
uOo Tor twenty-three foot depth, when
he shall receive certificate that a TWEEN
ty-four foot depth has been obtained,
together with the $40. 900 for n twenty
four foot depth.
Cumberland Sound. Ga, contracts au-
thorized to complete the present pro-
1ect. not to exceed s1,6iI, 500.
Apalachicola Bay, Fla, S12,0O Pen
sacola, Fla, 100000; entrance to Key
West harbor. S8O,OuO: Charlotte harbor
and Pease Creek. Fla, $4,000: Cara :
belle bar and harbor, Fla, $4,000
Calcasieu river. La, improving mouth
ana passes, $4,000. Contracts author
lied to complete the work to not ex-
ceed sS25, 900.
Ship channel. Galveston Bay, Tex,
$4,000
Sabine Pass. Tex. $4,000 Contracts
authorized to complete not to exceed
sl.40S.S56.
Virginia.; Appomattox river, $1,000;
Nansemond river. $1,000 James river,
sl2O,0Oo; Mattaponi river. 81. 500; NomiI
Creek, $4,000; Pamunkey river 1000;
Rappahannock river, $4,000; Urbanna
creek, $4,000; York river, $4,000; West
ern Branch OF Eliza beth river ST.. 900;
Aqua creek. $4,000; OccoQuan creek, So
800 Lower Machidoc creek, $1,000; Nan
Qua creek. $4,000; JaGntkitown Island,
from the encroachments of James river,
$1,000.
North Carolina: Improving inland
water way between Beaufort harbor and
New river. $1,000; Cape Fear river. above
Wilmington, $4,000; below Wilmington.
Sioo0oO; Neuse river, $1,000: Famlico and
Tar rivers. $4,000: Trent river, $4,000;
black river $1,000; inland water route
from Norfolk harbor. Va. to Albemarle
$40. 900.
Al the harbor of New Orleans, ITO, ,OOa:
at the harbor of Natcheez and Vidalia.
mississippi and Louisiana, $64, 900; for
rectification of Red and Atchafalaya
rivers, $4,000. AT the harbor of Mem
phis, $4,000.
The following improvements were
p'"NSu uhuei Contract system TO cost
completed not exceeding the various
amounts named:
Mouth of faZoo river and Vicksbure
harbor. Miss, $500. 900; Cumberland river,
Tennessee locks Nos. s. and {, above
Nashville. s5l7,250: Mississippi river.
mouth of Ohio river to St. Paul, Minn.,
additional contracts. S5.025. 900: Missis-
sippi river. head of passes to Ohio river,
additional contracts. $S.275,00O
The total appropriation carried In the
bill is $9.767.630. The estimates of the
Chief of Engineers were. in round num-
bers sl2,0o00 600. The last Congress ap-
propriated $li.47S.lSO for rivers and har-
bors. or about sl,700.000 more than car
ried in the present bill. In addition to
the cash appropriation. which will be
available II the close of this fiscal year
contracts are authorized in the bill for
an amount additional aggrcgating $751;
0OO. 600.