The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-04
CASH FOR WATER COMMERCE.
THE LEADING ITEMS N THE RIV-
ER AND HARBOR BILL.


Cost Not in Excess of s1.O93,95O.
Savannah HarbOr Put Down for
S5,OOO-SeveraI other Important
Contract improvements Also Pro-
Vided For.
Washington, April 3.-The river and har-
Dor appropriation bill for the coming fiscal
year was to-day reported to the House by
Mr.. Hooker of New York. chairman of
the rivers and harbOrs committee. Among
the appropriations are the following:
Norfolk harbor, Virginia, 10000.
Winyaw bay. 5. c., SllO,009.
Savannah harbOr. Georgia, 5000.
Contracts authorized to complete a
steamboat channel between Beaufort and
Savannah not to exceed Sl.O9S.95O.
Brunswick harbor. $1,000.
Outer bar at Brunswick, g. p. Goodyear
contractor, under tile act of 1894, shall be
paid $4,000 for a twenty-three foot depth,
when he shall receive a certificate that a
| twenty-four foot depth has been obtained,
together with the $4,000 for twenty-four
foot depth.
Cumberland Sound. Georgia, contract
authorized to complete the present pro-
1ect not to exceed 81 ,6i.5J1.
Apalachicola Bay, Florida, $1,000.
Pensacola Fla, Sl00,000
Charlotte harbor and Pease Creek, Flor
ida, $4,000.
Carrabelle bar and harbor. Florida, s1O,-
CaIteasieu river. Louisiana, improving
mouth and passes, $1,000. Contracts are
authorized to complete the work at cost
not to exceed 1925, ,0G0.
Ship channel in Galveston Bay. Texas
$4,000.
Sabine Pass. Texas. $4,000 Contracts
are authorized to complete the work at
a cost not~to exceed 81, ,403, S56.
Other items in the bin are IS follows:
NlfglMa-AppOmato toX river, S5,uO0; Nam
semond river. 5000; James river $l20tO0;
Mattaponi river, $3.50; Nomini creek,
$500; Pamunkey river, 5000; Rap
$1,000; York river, $1,000; Western branch
of Elizabeth river S. 600; Aqua creek 5000;
Occoquan creek. $500; Lower MachOdoc
creek, $1,000; Nandua creeks 5000; James
town Island from the encroachments of
the James river, 5000.
North Caronna-Improving inland
water way between Beaufort har-
Dor and New river. $1,000; Cape
le6. Ee9r nod river w,6yfor aPoye Whining ld9 {S5
river, 5000; Pamlica and Tar rivers,
$2iO0; Trent river, $1,000; Black river, $1,000;
inland water route from Norfolk harbor
] Virginia, to Albemarle Sound, North Caro-
lima, through Currituck Sound, $4,000
South Carolna-Great Pedee river $l2,-
| 600; Santee river. $4,000; Waccamaw river
5000; Wappoo cut 2,90J Wateree river
river, $'000; Beaufort river, l090 .
| tahoochee, $4,000; Flint $1,000; Ocmulgee
| $4,000; Oconee, $4,000, Savannah, between
| Savannah and Augusta. $4,000: above Au-
| susta 5000; Coosa, between Rome and the
| East tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail-
| road bridge in Alabama, $50,0OQ; between
| Wetumpka, Ala, and the East Tennessee,
] Virginia and Georgia railroad bridge,
| 5000; inside water route between Savan-
| nah, Ga, and Fernandina, Fla, $4,000
Florida-Apalachicola river, S,O)0; ca
! loosahatchee, $1,O0J; Choctawatchee, 5000;
| Esca mbia and COnecuh Sf,UO; Manatee,
$1,000; Suwannee, $1,000; Nolusia bar, $1,000;
Ocklawaha river, $1,000; Sarota bay, 81 500;
Indian river at Negro Cut, near Indian
river inlet, $500
Alabama-Alabama river, $4,000; Black
Warrior, Tuscaloosa to Daniels creek, $lO.-
COO Warrior ana TCmbigbee, from the
mouth of the Tombigbee river 70 Tusca-
loosa $4,000; Tombigbee, from Fulton to
Columbus, 5000; from Demopols to Co
| lumbus, Miss, $4,000; from Walkers
I bridge to Fulton $l,00O
Mississppi-Big Sunfower, 5000; NoXu-
bee, $1,000; Pascagoula river, $4,000; Pearl,
between Edinburg and Carthage, $500; be-
tween Carthage and Jackson, Miss, S2,4O0;
below Jackson, $4,000; Tallahatchee river,
$4,000; Yazoo river $4,000; Chickashay
river, $1,000; Leaf river, $500.
Louisiana-Amite river and bayou Man
chac. $500; Bouef river $6,000 Bayou
bartholomew, $1,000; Tensas river and
Bayou Macon, 5000; Red river, from Full
ton, Ark, to the Atchafalya river, $4,000;
Ilck1aW river, N,OOO; Bayou PIaquemine,
$4,000; Chefuncte river and Bogue Falia,
M,CJO; Bogue Chitto, 5000; Channel bay
and passes Of Bayou Vermilion, $1,000;
Texas-Buffalo bayou, $4,000; Trinity
river, 5000; Cypress bayou, $1,000; Sabine
river, $1,000
Arkansas river, Arkansas. and Indian
territory, 100000; st. Francis river 5000;
Arkansas river; Removing snags and op-
Grating snag boats, $50. 600; Black river
5000; White river, $22, 600; Ouachita ana
Black rivers, Arkansas and Louisiana,
$4,000; Red river above Fulton, 5000; Cur
rent river, $2, 900.
ennessee-Cumberland river. Kentucky
and Tennessee, $20, 600; Cumberland river
below Nashville, $4,000; above Nashville
$O0OOO; French Broad and Little Pigeon
rivers, 5000; Tennessee river, below Chat
tanooga, $4,000; above Chattanooga Sl5-
600; Obion river, from its mouth to the
town of Obion, $4,000; Forker Deer river,
$1,000.
Mississippi river, from the head of the
Passes to the mouth of the Ohio river,
including salaries, clerical, Office travel
ing and miscellaneous expenses of the
Mississippi river commission, S625,OOO
For work in accordance with the plans
and specification of the AIississipni riVer
commission: At the harbor of New or
leans, $4,000; at the harbor of Natchea
and Nidalia, Miss, and Louisiana S64 600.
for rectihcation of Red and Atchafalays
rivers, $4,000.
At the harbor of Memphis, Tenn. So
The following improvements were also
placed under the contract system: To
cost completed not exceeding the vari-
river and Vicksburg harbor, Mississippi,
Cumberland river, Tennessee, locks Nos.
s. s and 7, above Nashville, $517, $50
Mississippi river mouth of Ohio river
to St. Paul. Mimi, additional contracts.
S5,O25 900; Mississippi river, head of passes
to Ohio river, additional contracts, S.
275, 900.
The total appropriation carried in the
bill is S9,767 $50. The estimates of the chief
of engineers were in round numbers S12-
100000. The last congress appropriated
81. .47S, $50 for rivers and harbors. or about
81, zoo 600 more than carried in the present
bill. In addition to the cash appropria-
ton which will be available at the close
of this fiscal year, contracts are author
lied in the bill for an amount in addi-
ton aggrega ting S51, 900.
The Improvement of Savannah harbor is |
placed under the continuous contract sys-
TEN, as predicted in these dispatches The
good work of Representative Lester will !
be appreciated, for this insures the com |
Pletion of the project with the aid of an |
annual appropriation. The text of the item
is as follows: Harbor Of Savannah Ca, |
continuing, Improvement 5000, provides |
that contracts may be entered into bv the /
Secretary of War for such materials anu |
work as may be necessary to complete |
the project Of further Improvement recon- /
mended by Capt o. NJ. Carter in his re- /