The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-12
he HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL
The Expenditure Of a Million Dollars on
the Project Is Authorized,
THE TRINITY is TO BE RE.SuRyEYED
Above Section One With the Idea OF
Providing Eight Months Navigation.
Provisions Concerning the Brazos,

washington, MarCh H. NltnonEh inc
rivers and harhors hill WAS reported TO
the house yesterday. it was not accessible
to members Of the press mtil today. The
language OF the bill with reference 10
Texas matters follows,
Galveston ship channel and Rufralo
bayou Continuing Improvements. $500, 600;
provided. that a contract or contracts may
be entered into hy the secretary u war
for snch materials and work as may he
required To prosecute said Improvement, co
he paid for MS appropriations may from
time 10 time he made by law. not 20 OK
coed % the aggregate STOo,oOo exclusive
Of the amounts herein aud heretofore ap-
propriatcd The amounts herein appro'
pratcd and authorized shall Ne expended
upon divisions one and two in developing
In each OF said divisions channel Of uni
form depth and width between tho rcspec
tive termini thereof
Improving Trinity River. In accordance
with tho report submitted IN house dncu
ment 400 Fifty sixth congress, nrst scs
sion not including station one OF the pro
ject. 100000; provided, that the secretary
81 war may enter into contract or con
tracts Tor materials and work 10 construct
locks and dams upon the river where tho
most serious distractions exist procure
and operate snnghoats aud clear the river
With The purpose 81 permitting through
navigation from the mouth Of the river 10
section one. NOT 70 exceed I'm the aggregate
$4,000, exclusive or amounts herein and
heretofore appropriated board of ongi
pccrs shan he designated by the secrc-
tarv ~ war to examine section one of
the survey OF Trinity river as reported
in house document 4oo. Fifty.siVth con.
EresS. hrst session. and report upon tho
feasibility and adviEabilty Of expanding
Tho further sum Of Stoo.ooo with view Of
securing not less than eight mouths navi-
CATION annually upon said section one To
Dallas.
Improving BRACES river between VclRsco
aud Richmond aud mouths OF adjacent
streams Continuing improvements $4,000;
provided that so much thereof as may be
necessary may bo used in the operation
W tho drcdgo provided for this work, and
the purchase Of the canal from West cal
weston bay to the mouth OF the braces
az YlIHc not To- exceed S3o.puu from the
amount herein appropriated, IL in tho his
/ erection NJ thc secretary OK war such pur-
( chase bc deemed advisable
Improving tHc Brazos river from Rich.
mond to 0d Washington, In accordance
. with the second plan OF the report submit
I tod in house document PSI Fifty.sixth con
/ rress session two, $4,000.
Improving Cedar Bayou Maintaining
/ Improvements 5000: provided. that the
/ dredge constructed for use In this locality
shall be available for this work.
Improving Rcd River Continuing I'm
I provcment Sis5 600. Of which amount Slo,-
600 may he snent above Fulton. Ark, and
( $4,000 may, In the discretion Of the gee
Rotary Of war. he spent IN the Improve.
mcnt Of the channel at Shreveport. La.
and the uue1pcnded balances ~ amounts
heretofore appropriated for Little river
from Scopiul cutoff 10 Knox Point sud
for sulphur river IS hereby transferred 10
the fund FOR the general Improvement Of
RED river.
Improving tho Mouth OF the Sabine and
Nechcs Rivers To be applied Oh the con-
structtcn OF an cightfoot chapuel across
Sabine lske not Including revetmcnt S7a,.
GO: provided that In tho discretion Of
the secretary ~ war said channel MAY hs
connected NTH the PORT Arthur canal; pro
vided further, that in case such connec-
tion Is made. boats shall be allowed 10
pass through the said canal without pay.
meat Of any tolls.
sabine Pass-For maintenance and 70
pair OF the Jctties, slS5,ooo o. which
amount $500 or so much thereof as may
pe necessary, shall be used 90 improve
the maIa ship channel in accordance with
the report submitted IN house document
20. Fifty sixth congress, second session.
Improving the mouth OF the BRACES river
Continuing improvement. $1,000
improving Aransss Psss,-Continulng i'm
movement. $4,000; provided that the
work Al this port shsn be confined 10 th'
completion OF the north lefty IN accordance
with the design aud specifications OF th'
Aransas Pass Harbor company and In con
tiuuatiou Of the work heretofore carried
ont on said jetty los said company, aud Il
snch additional work as may Ice necessary
for strengthening sneh iefty, and Tor th'
removal Of such part of the Old government
ietty and any either hard materisi which
may interfere with the formation 81 a chan
mel hy the natural action Of the currents.
Improving Galveston Harbor BY main
tanning the entrance 10 said harbor. and 70
wars The restoration Of the ietties ia &C
eordance With tho report submitted il
house document 1875 Finy-slxth congress
second session. $4,000; provided, tina
contract or contracts mas b
entered into ~ the secretary o
war for such materials and work as ma
be necessary ~ prosecuting the project q
repairing. resteTius snd ccmristius the ~,
iisa a. EscaEnszdsd IN sasd FeRsEL Ees .