Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
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er bottom from the lock to the Moline
levee was done last summer and piles
of rock now lying on the bottom must |
be dredged out. In an average stage |
boats can ply without danger in the |
Moline harbor and around the dixie, |
but low stage would make it impOs-
sible for them to reach the landing.
Repairs Contemplated.
Extensive repair work is contem- |
plated also for the coming summer up |
on the wing dam extending from Ben
hams island opposite Moline up
strdNm to point opposite Duck creek.
The dam since its construction has
had breaches of various sizes worn i'll
its length by the action of the water
and ice, and these will be repaired ami
the dam made more nearly water tight
as high as a moderate water stage.
To add to the permanency of the
structure concrete core will also be
placed the length of the dam. This
will require work during the entire
summer months this year, and will ne
cessitate no small outlay of money
Major Richie had outlined this i'm
provcment for last summer, but the
lock work at Moline kept the dredges
and barges busy, preventing a start
being made. AS result the lumber
and concrete are already on hand near
the Moline lock ready for the begin
ming of work.
beginning of Large Plan.
The improvement of the dam, which
is portion of TIE work necessary for
the six foot channel, is also the first
of a string of improvements contem-
plated TO afford slack water navigation
up stream past the swift current of the
Rock Island rapids. The probability
| of such scheme being carried
through lies with the work of the Up
per Mississippi River Improvement as
ISOLATION in its efforts to secure an
| annual appropriation of one and half
Or two Millions of dollars. Major Richie
| believes that is sure of fulfillment
within period of five years at the
tmoSt, and has gone so far as TO briefly
outline the plans for such a slack wa
ter navigation, which would be a ma
| terial aid to steamboats,, particularly
in night navigation of the rapids, and
i'll saving many hours of steamins
against the current
| The Work OutIincd.
| Should the desired appropriation be
| secured the work contemplated will
| include the extension OF wind dam
from Campbell's island down stream
TO the upper end of the Moline wing
dam, the dredging of d channel be-
nois shore, the construction of wind
dam from the upper end of CampbelFs
island to Port Byron, and the cree
ton of a lock at Hampton to maintain
| the proper stage in the body of slack
water, which would have a length of
IL miles to the head of the rapids.
Dredge i'm Solid Rock.
The dredging of the channel on the
east side of Campbell's island would
be the most difficult portion of the
work. Two Golfer dams would have
10 be constructed, the water between
Lueill puuupGu out anu the 0ry river
bed thus secured blasted out to the
six foot depth, it being almost solid
rock. The construction of the loci
would be the next large item, willis
the building of the dams above and
below the island would be no small
piece of work. The present street cal
bridge crossing the slough near the
foot of the island would have to be
torn down, and if any bridge were
used at all, it would need to be on the
draw style.
This work will not be begun in the
coming year, nor possibly the next
but is expected to be one of the frs
undertakings following an increase in
appropriations.
The repairing of the present dam al
Moline. however, will be started i'm
lmediately in the spring.
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