The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-14
AMOUNTS ASKED
FOR THE RIVERS
Annual Report on Rivers and
HarbOrs Submitted.
Large Amounts are Asked for Work
on Ohio River and TriLu.
tsries.
PAST YEARS EXPENDITURES

report OF tue cule1 enRlueer, zen. NC
Kenize, was made public this after
noon. IL is voluminous, for II con-
tains the reports of all OF the engi-
neers in charge Of public works
| throughout the United States, and as
the report is based largely upon the
contributions OF the subordinate Off.
GERS there is very little in il that has
not been printed.
One Of the new and interesting feat
ures is Gen. McKenzie's recon-
mendations for river and harbor i'm
provements. For the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1906. be recommended
the appropriation of eel ,444, 257. gen
eral, for rivers and harbors, and IS, e
442, 1896 for work under continuing
contracts, also for examinations, sur
veys and contingencies, $500. 600.
For continuing the WORK on the
project at the falls OF the Ohio az
Louisville, $3.50, 0oO is asked. Other
sums recommended for expenditure
next year on important improvements
along the Ohio river are as follows:
For open channel worS, $500, coo, lock
and dam No. 81. $4,000; for locks
and dams. NoA. TO inclusive,
81, 800, 900; for the movable dams be-
tween the Pennsylvaula State Line
and Cincinnati. Nos. s, IL, 10, rs
and 10, 81. 29S 400.
The estimates for big projects along
Kentucky rivers are: Big Sandy river
and Levisa and Tug forks, 1865. 600
Green river, above the mouth of Big
Barren river. 60 600. All these sums
are for expenditure in addition to bal
Anoes on hand.
The total appropriation recon-
mended for Mississippi river is e.
1855, 900. Other estimates are as fol-
! lows:
Southwest Pass, Miss. $3.50. 900
hArbor at Sabine Pass, Tex, $500. 600
Galveston hsrbor, Tex t45o, 900
Galveston channel, Tex, $3.50 600
Galveston ship channel and Buffalo
bayou. Tex, 5000, 900; Trinity river,
Tex, $50, 900; Arkansas Pa's, Tex,
$3.50. 900; Red river, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Texas and Indian Terri
tory, $3.50, 600; Ouschita and Black
rivers, Arkansas and LouisiAns, slS5.
954; Mississippi river. between Ohio
and Missouri rivers, $3.50, 900; Mis-
sissippi river. between Missouri river
and st. Paul, MINI, $500, 900; reser-
voirs at heAdwaters Mississippi river,
between Brainerd and Grand Rapids,
Mich. $500. 900; Missouri river,
$3.50, 600; Usage river, NO., ESQ. 600
Chicago harbor, 1895, 900; Calumet
river, Illinois and Indiana, $3.50, 600;
st. MArys river, at the falls, Mich,
1864, 600; Hay lake and Neebish chan.
nels, st. Msry's river, Mich, 5000,
900.
Improving harbor ut Memphis, in
GLIDING Wolf river. $4,000; improv-
ing hsrbor at Nstchez, Miss, and
vidslia, La, $500, 900; rectihcation
of Red and Atchafslaya rivers, Loui-i-
ana, $50. 900; improving harbor at
New Orleans, $500, 900
During the past year for general
river and harbor work, $40. 063. 700. Al
was spent; removing sunken vessels,
$50, $50 o5; operating snag and dredge
boats on the Mississippi. s25, 090; re
moving distractions in Mississippi
river, SIS, s45, SO; eauging waters
lower Mississippi and tributaries,
81, 0S6. 81; maintenance South Pass
channel. $50. 964. os; examinations
and surveys South Pass, 80. 1855. 9S /;
total, including five other items relst-
ing to other sections, s21,576, 9i4. So.
The estimates for the next fiscal year
amount to $50, 3s6, 9l3.