The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-07
THE ship CHANNEL.
Mr.. Ball's Bill frovidlaa for ia
Great Project.
THE GOVERNMENT 70 90 IIlf WORK
In Case No Satisfactory Bids Ars
Received. n
AN AVAILABLE APPROPRIATION
At Once Provided For, So Work Nay
Be Commenced.
A STRONG FIGHT IS NECESSARY /
A STRONG FIGHT IS NECESSARY |
10 secure the Passage OF This
Measure. as Speaker Reed Il
Economical NJ This session.

Washington, January 6.--lSpccial. ~.
Congressman Tom Ball today introduced
the following bili.
a BIZ making appropriation for a winter
channel from the mouth Of the jetties at
E galveston. Texas. through the present
snip channel and up Buffalo bayou to the
City OF Houston, Texas. and for a har-
Dor at or near the city OF Houston.
Be ~ enacted by the senate and house
OF representatives az the United STAGES in
congress assembled:
That the sum OF 81 900 be ana tho
same Is hereby appropriated out OF any
money III the treasury OF the United States
OF America not otherwise appropriated, ia
DO expended under tho direction OF tho
secretary OF war fer tho construction III 4
water channel extending from tho mouth
Of the jetties nj tho city OF Galveston,
Texas, through tho existing ship channel
and up Buffalo bayou 10 tho city OF Hous-
ton, Texas, aud for u harbnr nj or near
Houston. The said channel and harbor
10 BIO not less than Twenty-Five tcct in
depth and in accordance with the report
and Recommendation of tho board III enpl-
neca of date Ncse,nbcr y, 1897, trans
mittcd 10 the house Of representatives Nv
The secretary Of war on the 9Th day Of be
combcr. 1897.
2. That tho secretary Of war Is hereby
authorized. II satisfactory bids san be
had, to mako ana cntor Into Il contract or
contracts for u speedy completion Or raid
work n accordance With said report upon
terms and specifications to be adopted hy
him for a sum or sums Of money not OK
cccding The amount hereby appropriated.
.. II within a reasonable limo altisfac-
tory bids can not be had for the complo-
ton Of said work under The, contract sys-
tom, work thereon shall be commenced
upon The government account under tho
direction Of the secretary Of war; In which
event the sum Of sl.0000oO out OF the
sum hereby appropriated shall be at once
available for the purpose oil this act.
4. Out Of the said sum hereby appro-
pratod, not exceeding 100000. may lie
expended In the construction. by contract
Or otherwise, of two drcdgc boats for use
N said work. which said drcdgc boats may
DC used by the government or contractors
or said work as the secretary Of .sar~u,ay
lirect.
The rivers and harbors committee. to
which this bin was referred has NOT yet
organized for work owing 10 the continued
lbsence OF Chairman Hooker.
Southern appropriations are going 10 be
lard 10 land Eastern creeks were we'll
AIKEN care OF at the last session. and It Is
TINT Speaker Reed Is opposed TO
appropriations for any work not Under
ontract Pensions and other extrdvagant
for political purposes have
mooih sailing Commercial interests aud
he welfare u producers. best served ~
iator competition with railway corpora
IONS can only obtain recognition BY con
Inucd and persistent effort The fight for
|uffaio bayou is now fairly opened.
Tomrth-Clas. POstnsasters.
Washington, January 6.---tSpeclal,)--
'ourth-class postmasters annointed In
ounty. George W. Curtis. Westau. Collin
Dunty.
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