The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-03
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Contains Many Items for Various Fed
eraI Projects Under Way 10 Texas.
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL
Down for Half Million, Making Eight
Hundred Thousand Available.
GALVESTON GETS A GO0DLY AMOUNT
Bralos River and Other Projects Have
Already Gotten What Was Coming.
NUMBER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN IT
But the Provision fer Then, Was Made
in tho Sill Passed at the First SEES.
sion-Tosal Is Million and Halt
GALvESTONGETS GOODLY AMOUNT
Bralos River and Other Projects Have
Already Gotten What Was Coming.
lumber OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN IT
Especial to The Post1

Washington. February > The Sundry
civil appropriation hill was reported 10 the
house today. II Il is finally passed in It's
present form the sum OF $4,000 viii be
available for work on the Houston ship
channel up to Juue 30, 1904.
The rivers and harbors bill passed last
session appropriated total OF $1,000. 600
for the project, 100000 Of which was In
cash OF the continuing contract fund Of
$7oo,oto 100000 is appropriated In the
bill reported today, so that assuming that
there VIII be no material changes made. all
but 100000 Of the original million may be
used ON the work during the next seven.
teen months. 1t is estimated here that the
Bowers Dredging company which has been
awarded the contract for the work, viii
not be able 10 commence active operations
for probably sixty days so TINT the period
~ time in which the 100000 may he ex.
pended viii probably be reduced to AT
lenst hfteen months.
In the bin reported today the Buffalo
bayou Item is as follows: Continuing i'm.
provements Of Galveston ship channel and
Bunalo bayou to uniform depth IN diNi
sion one aud two, S5O0,OOO."
A feature Of the bin which has attracted
attention is the absence or any provision
Tor repairs and improvements at the Sal
Antonio arsenal, despite the fact that Gen
cral Crozler, chief OF ordnance specifically
recommended appropriations amounting {,
nearly 100000 for that purpose.
The total amount given to Texas In III,
bnl is $1,011, go. In addition to the Buf
tulo bayou item there are the followln,
| provisions.
completion OF extension Beaumont pub
lie building under present limit S7ooDo.
Completion Of extension to Dallas publi
building under present limit. $4,000.
Continuation Of work on Gainesville pub
he building, Sis,750. same at Laredo. Ss7,
900 Same at sherman, ssi $50
Completion OF the building at Waco. $40,
900.
snlares Of employees at San Marcos asl
cultural station, Including that Of add
tlenal foreman secured by Representotly,
| }urlesou last session, $500
Contipulng work OF restoration Of chan
mel aud jetties at Galveston, 100000, o.
thlee-fourths Of the total available appro
priatlon.
Continuing improvement OF Galveston
| 'h"hh'l il"lh vhltI 'hu "a. lhutI puf u
fifty FIRST street, 100000, the whole OF tn
available appropriation.
Continuing Improvement Of Trinity rive
| Dy construction OF locks and dams aud tn
operation Of snag boats between the moutl
and section one. and by clearing that por
zion of the river for through navigation
S3J0,0O0, The total sum available In hi
case was $4,000
The Brazos river and other Texas project
are not mentioned In the bill reported 10
day for the reason that the appropriation
made for them last session were all II
! cash.