Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-18
FOR WATER WAYS
SENATE is LIBERAL WITH RIVER
AND HARBoR BILL.
Columbia River Fares Very WeII-Purchase or
Construction Of Dredse Left to Secretary
OF War $6i4.000 for improvements at
The Dalles - willamette Above Portland
will Receive $6S,000.

Washington, April 16.-The river
and harbor bill, as reported to the sem
ate from the committee on commerce,
holds tor the mouth of the Columbia
river $500, 900, with contracts not to OK.
ceed $4,000, ,OOO,: exclusive of the
amounts in this bill and heretofore ap-
propriated. This cannot be interfered
with in conference. Other items con-
tanned in the bill 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
$175, 900 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 cannot be
changed in conference; for improving
the Willamette river above Portland
and the Yamhill river, $6s,Oee. 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, $50, 900; for improving Coos
river, 81, 900; for improving the Upper
Columbia and Snake rivers, $4O,25O.
The unexpended balance of the an
preparation heretofore made for the inn
provement of Clearwater river, Idaho.
Is made available for the improvement
OF the Upper Columbia and Snake riy.
ers. Of this sum $2S, 900. or 80 much
as necessary, may be expended in com.
pletIng the improvement of Snake river
between Ripari and Lewiston, and
$50, 900 may be expended in the inn
provement of the Snake river above
Lewiston.
Another new item in the bill appro-
PIRATES 200 for improving the Co.
lumbla between the mouth OF the Will
lamette and the city of Vancouver. The
house appropriation for improving the
mouth of the Siuslaw river is increased
from $26. 600 to $35 900, 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 SIS, 900. For
completing the improvement of Tilla-
nook bay and bar, s27, 900 is appropri-
ated, and the secretary of war is di-
rected to cause to be made a survey and
estimate the 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 view to
prolonging the period of navigation:
4aquina 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. on
posite Albany, provides for an investi-
cation of the bank of the Willamette.
near Albany, with view to preventing
diversion of the river.