The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-04-18
FOR WATER WAYS
SENATE is LIBERAL WITH RIVER
AND HARBoR BILL.
Columbia River Fares Very Wsll-Purchasc or
CONSTRUCTION Of Drsdge Left to Secretary
Of War = $6I4,OOO for improvements at
The Dalss - willamette Above Portland
will Receive $6S,0O0.

Washington, April l6.-The river
and harbor bill, as reported to the SEN
ate from the committee on commerce,
holds Tor the mouth of the Columbia
river $500, 900, with contracts not to ex-
coed $l,0000,0 900, exclusive Of the
amounts in this bill and heretofore ap.
propriated. This cannot be interiered
with in conference. Other items con-
tanned in the bilt are: For the i'm
proyement of the Columbia river at the
Cascades, $4,000, provided that SO
much thereof as may be necessary shall
be used on the obstructive rock in the
rapids OF the Columbia near Cascade
Locks, for the improvement Of the
Lower Willamette and Columbia below
Portland, 1925 900, of which amount
$l75, 600 is to be used at the discretion
OF the secretary Of war for the con-
struction or purchase of dredge to be
used in said rivers--this cannon be
changed in conference; for improving
the Willamette river above Portland
and the Yamhill river, sos, 900, OF
which so much as necessary is to be
used in revetting the banks OF the
Willamette near Independence and at
Corvallis; for the maintenance OF the
Long Tom river, $500; for improving
the Coquille river from Coquille to
its mouth, 100000; for improving Coos
river, 1000; for improving the Upper
Columbia and Snake rivers, $40,250.
The unexpended balance of the ap-
preparation heretofore made for the i'm
provement of Clearwater river, Idaho,
is made available for the improvement
of the Upper Columbia and Snake riv-
ers. OF this sum $2S, 900, or SO much
as necessary, may be expended in com
pleting the improvement of Snake river
between Ripari and Lewiston, and
$25, 900 may be expended in the i'm
proyement of the Snake river above
Lewiston.
Another new item in the bill appro
PIRATES $40, 900 for improving the Co
lumbia between the mouth OF the Viii.
lamette and the city of Vancouver. The
house appropriation for improving the
mouth of the Siuslaw river is increased
from $26 900 to $50 900, and the ap-
preparation of $4,000 for improving
the entrance to Coos bay and harbor is
changed so as to provide for mainten-
ance and continuing the improvement
and repair OF the jetty to $75, 900. For
completing the improvement of Tilla.
nook bay and bar, $27 900 is appropri-
ated, and the secretary of war is di.
rected to cause to be made a survey and
estimate tie cost of securing channels
across said bar Of Is and 20 feet in
depth, respectively. provision is also
made in the bill, by way of amend
ment to the house bill, for surveys and
estimates as follows: Cape Lookout,
with view of establishing a break
water; Yamhill river, with a view to
prolonging the period of navigation
Yaquina river, from its mouth to Elk
City; and Willamette river, between
Portland and Oregon City.
An amendment to the house provision
in regard to the Willamette river, op-
posite Albany, provides for an investi-
cation of the bank of the Willamette,
near Albany, with a view to preventing
a diversion Of the river,