Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-21
MORE MONEY
FOR COLUMBIA
General Mackenzie Wants Enough to
Finish Jetty.
Annual Report Also Asks Money for
Cello Canal, Upper Columbia and
Snake Rivers, Tacoma Harbor
and Grays Harbor-Total Of Over
100000.

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report made public today, General Mac
Kenzie, chief of army engineers, recon-
mends that congress, at it's coming ses-
sion, appropriate the $1,700, 900 which
was authorized last session to complete
the jetty at the mouth Of the Columbia
river. When this appropriation was
authorized it was believed that the
amount would complete the project.
but owing to the increased price Il
lumber and material and the damage
caused by winter storms it is now be-
lieved that supplementary estimate
covering the increase in cost will have
to be submitted.
General Mackenzie also belceives
that $50, 900 or 500, 900 should be ex-
pended putting new boilers in the
dredge Chinook, which is now unsea-
worthy. If this done, the dredge can
be put back to work on the bar, and it
is his belief that il could greatly aid
the concentrated tidal current in broad
ening and deepening the channel now
in process of formation.
The last river and harbor bill autho-
rized the appropriation OF $5OO.O0O for
the Cello canal, in addition to $780,
600 then made available. 1t is recon-
mended that this amount be appropri-
ated at the coming session 80 that work
can be continued without delay. That
will leave nearly So, 10000 yet to be
appropriated.
General Mackenzie recommends that
congress provide for the construction OF
revetment opposite Albany and for
the extension of the existing revetment
at Independence in the Willamette
river, go as to maintain the existing
alignment of the river bank and chan
nels. No new appropriation is recon-
mended. The improvement OF the
Upper Columbia and Snake rivers is
proceeding and the work will be finish
ed by the time the Cello canal is COM
p'eted. Further improvements OF Coos
bay depend upon the report of the spe-
cial army engineer board appointed to
determine the advisability of deepening
the channel across the bar. If this
board reports favorably it will submit
the project and estimates which will for
the basis of legislation in the next river
and harbor bill.
Tilamook bay and other harbors
along the Oregon coast are not to be
further improved until the completion
OF the dredge. for which 100000 was
appropriated at the last session.
General Mackenzie also recommends
an APPROPRIATION OF $40, 900 to complete
the dredging of the Puyallup waterway,
Tacoma harbor. No appropriation is
asked for the canal connecting Lake
Washington with Puget sound, near
Seattle, this work having been under
taken by private enterprise. Four hun
dred thousand dollars authorized last
session is asked to complete the 5000
foot lefty at the entrance to Grays har-
Dor.
The report states that the dredge be-
ing built for coast har bors will operate
along the Washington as we'll as the
Oregon coast, and in numerous tributa-
res of Puget sound.
General Mackenzie 8 report deals also
with the question Of the improve
ments of rivers and harbors. 1t sub
mits estimates aggregating more than
100000 for the fiscal year 1909,
which will be included by Secretary
Taft in his report to congress.
At the last session of congress river
and harbor appropriation bill was
passed carrying large amount of mon
ey and authorizing the War department
to enter into contracts fer various pro-
iects. Because OF the improbabiity of
any legislation of that character during
the coming session, except to make ap-
propriations for carrying on work al
ready authorized and contracted for,
General Mackenzie does not submit
any estimates for new projects.