The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-16
MOVABLE DAMS
FOR OHIO RIVER
Recommendations For Millions
For Proposed Improvement.
SLOGAN HEARD AGAIN
or ION TO CAIRO WITH NINE
FEET OF WATER ALL THE
YEAR AROUND FROM
PiTTSBuRG.

Washington, ID. c.. Aug. 15.--IInit
ed States Government engineers have
recommended the expenditure Of
many millions Of dollars Iii prOsecut
ing the improvements on the Ohio
river and its tributaries during the
fiscal year which begins July i. 1906
The annual reports Of all the engin
GERS in charge of the work along these
waterways have been received al the
war department They contain the
usual estimates necessary to com
plete existing projects and recon-
mendaiions for new expenditures at
the close of the current year In the
case Of every project the engineers
suggest eXpediting the work and
bringing il to an early completion.
This applies especially to the system
OF movable dams in the Ohio.
These dams are five in number and
already large sums have been appro-
priated by congress for their CON
strucfion. According 10 the estimate
of the engineers, it will cost $2,Gts..
100, figuring at the present price OF
materials, to complete the system and
Of this sum more than half. or ST.,
393,4o0 Ia recommended for appro
9riation next year.
The amount necessary 10 complete
each dam together with the sun
which the engineers think may bt
prohtably exspended in the next H.
months Is as follows: No. 8, $3.50
O00 and $250,000 respectively; No. il
$5S0,ooo and $250,e00: No. 10, secs,
and 100000. To complete Dam No
IL, $273,400 is necessary and for No
II the sum Of s32000e Is needed and
the engineers recommend that In
each case the money be made avail
able by congress next winter. None
Of the actual work of construction
has yet been done on No. 10.
1t viii cost $55T,569 to complete the
improvement at Louisville and of this
sum $350,000 Is recommended for ap
for expenditure next year
To finish the system OF dams in
which Is included Mes 2 and Z in.
elusive viii require S2.4lG,37G, and
the engineers would like this entire
sum placed att heir disposal by con
gress for nee during the coming fis
cal year The engineers are unable
to state with accuracy how much |
money vii be required for the general
Improvement of the Ohio and the |
open channel work, but ask for s40O.. |
900 for prosecuting this general pro
iect next year and 100000 additiona. |
Tor the maintenance of the works al. |
ready constructed. They estimate
that 1t win take s550.00e TO complete |
Lock and Dam No. 81 of which they
want $l5O,000 for the coming year.
To complete the extensive projects
Tor the Improvement of the Big San.
iy river in Kentucky and West Vir
sinia will require $4,000, 900 and the
amount that can be profitably expend.
I'd next year is $3G5.000. The works
along the Kentucky river Will cost TO
complete $l,935000. but the amount
covered by uncompleted contracts be
ng S3l3.00O, no additional appropria
Ion Is recommended for next. year
n the case of the extension of slack
water navigation to Mammoth Cave
long the Green river no new appro.
'riation is recommended, since the
mount covered by uncompleted con.
racts is sl29.746. Il will cost sac.
100 to complete projected Improve
nehts iD the Wabash river in Indisua
nd Illinois. but the engineers do not
ecommend any appropriation for Il