Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-10
OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI
GET LARGE SHARES
Measure Expected to be Taken Up
in House Tomorrow Provides Vested
Authority in Secretary Of War the
Appointment Of Board of Five Men,
bers to Handle Waterway Project.
CRy Associated Press.)


The rivers and harbors appropriation
bill. carrying an aggregate OF S4p'-
OOO. 900 as an annual budget. aside
from prospective ultimate expendl-
lures of some hundreds CT millions OF
dollars in coming years. Was virtually
COMPLETED tonight by the house COM
mittee OH rivers and harbcrs.
The committee was in session all
day in an effort 90 press the matter
to conclusion and when the commit
tee adjourned all that was lett were
n few minor matters which Chairman
Alexander was vested with discretion
10 adjust. The bill will be reported
to the house tomorrow and II CHAIR
man Alexander's expectations are
realized, will be taken up by the
house on Friday.
Conspicuous among the large pro-
jects provided for in the bill are the
following:
For the Mississippi.
Improving the upper Mississippi
river, all north of ST. Louis, $1,000
900: from st. Louis to Cairo. $500 900
in addition TO the s250.000 carried In
the sundry civil appropriation oil;
from Caro- to New Orleans, $2,o0o,o0o
in addition TO the s2,000.000 carried
in the sundry civil appropriation Dill
For the Ohio river si.000.000 i'm
mediatelv and 81 200. 900 in continuing
contracts. There are numerous minor
projects.
A notable feature of the bill is the
vesting Ct authority in the secretary
of war to appoint a board or nVe
members to be composed of four en-
sineer officers of the army and one
civil engineer taken from civil me-
to cooperate with the Illinois autnorl-
ties in securing a suitlble waterway
in CONJUNCTION with the development OF
water pSwer by Illacis between LOCK-
port and Utica. for which Illinois has
already authorized an appropriation
of $50. 900 900.
The president of the board is to be
the same enc who was president OF
the board Of five members authorized
under an act of March 2. 1907. to ex-
anime the Mississippi river below 81
Louis and to report to congress Oh
the project of a fourteen foot channel
This prvision CT the bill as adopted
follows:
Illinois Waterway.
The board shall, after full con-
ference with the authorized agency
of the State of Illinois, submit re-
pert upon the extent to which the
United States nav properly cooper
ate with the State OF Illinois in Sc
curing the construction IF = -avigable
waterway in conjunction with the de-
yelopment Of water power by said
state between Lockrort and Utica. for
which the people OF the state of Hi
nois have authorized their general as
sembiy to appropriate s20.Ooo.ece.
The report shall state the extent and
character of the cooperation RECON-
mended and the conditions considered
necessary in connection herewith 60
protect fully the interests of the Unit
<ed States. Should the board consider
cooperation q be advisable the re-
port herein called for shall include
plans and estimates OF cost Of tue
work recommended T. be done by the
United States alone OF IN cooperation
with the State Of Illinois; and until
these plans and estimates have been
Submitted end a project fcr the i'm
rrovement adopted y congress. the
appropTia;ioa OF si.0G9.CO0 herein
made shall no; be available for ex.
pendituTe.
Constructicn Of Dams
The beard also shall consider and
report upon the Improvement Of the
Mississippi between the mouth Of the
Illinois river and the m-uth OF TIRE
Ohio river. BY the constructor Of a
dam AZ or near jefferson barracks
ard I, dam a; or near Commerce. and
the Development r. water 9owcr IN
lcidcn,sliy created BY sch dam.
IN the performance Of its duties
the board may consider al reports
heretofore made. and the force. plant
and records = che NiSsissippi rivel
commission and the several engineer
<.<.fric.s between CHICAGO ard Cairo