Evening journal., 1902-01-16
APPROPRIATIONS URGED
FOR DEEPENIEG RIVERS
PICa Made for the Delaware Har.
Dor improvements
Delegations From Wilmington and The
Lower Part Of the State Visit
Washington

Delaware and its rivers had a hear
Ing before the River and Harb0r Com
mittee oi the House ui Repralenta-
lives Yesterday 10 is the desire oi
DelaWareans To- secure appropriations
90 improve the Mispillon, ST. Jones,
smyrna and CMrstana rivers. Dele
gationa in behalf OF each river were
before the committee. and tne special
claims OF eaCM We're fully set forth
improvements are greatly needed at
Wilmington, according 10 the plea
made before the committee. A delega-
zion OF WilmingtonianE. headed by
President Lawton, of tine Board OF
Trade, was present
The Government engineers have rec
ommended that an appropriation of
$4,000 be made for the maintenance of
the improvements the Government has
made to the Christiana river. The
delegation asked ehe committee to
grant an appropriation of 500 900, SO
The channel of twenty-one feet made by
the Government several years ago can
be maintained, and that a new project
be made looking toward permanent
improvements to tho Christiana by
bulllheading It.
MIR Lawton I'M his statement referred
20 the Improvements that have been
made and the benefits that have result
ed from dhem. He referred to the
building Of two iettios az the mouth of
The Chrstana river, giving at that
place deeper channel than ever be-
fore enjoyed. He also spoke of the
necessity Of doing something 10 main
tain the channel which had been dug
under the previous appropriation. be-
cause it had sll0aled In several places
In closing he pointed ont that the
city OF Wilmington is now ready TO
help In making improvements. as "a
bill had been passed by the last Legs
latre requiring the city TO expend
for harbCr improvements an amount
equal 60 10 per cent OF any appropria-
Ition the Government may make
Former Congressman Willis spoke
Ia behalf of am appropriation for i'm
proving the Mlapillion river. In the
lower part of Kent county. by straight
ening its course az several places aud
building iettle5 al It's mouth. SO as to
get a good channel These improve
ments will cost about $4,000. ana
have been recommended by tho Gov
lernment engineers
DR. Ezekiel Cooper and delega-
tion from Dover and other points along
the St Jones river. In Kent county.
asked for an appropriation of from
$4,000 to $4,000 10 remove shoals in
the river and make lt navigable to
Lebanon.
Smyrna through Former Congress
man l. Irving Handy put In a plea
for improvements to the Smyrna river.
which it estimates will cost about
100000 one-fourth Of which to be used
I'm maintaining the improvements the
Government has already made. and the
balance to be devoted TO straightening
bends I'm the river They also asked
the committee TO make arrangements
for a new project for the Smyrna river.
with a view or making improvements
at its mouth. Mr. Handy was accom-
panied by large delegation of Smyrna
citizens. and they presented statistics
Showing that since the Government
commenced TO make improvements 10
The river the commerce has increased
from S1000000 a year to more than
S4 900 000 The various delegations
were introduced 10 the River and Har-
Dor Committee by Congressman Ball.