The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-12-01
In the Annual Recommenda-
ton for Appropriations
for improvements.
OVER THIRTY MILLIONS
OF Dollars Asked with MANY
Pet Projects Not
Included.

wlASElINGToN. D. c., Nov. rs
needed for river and
barber work for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1912, aggregate s3o!095, COS,
according to estimates made prablic
today by Secretary of War Dickinson
in the form OF report made to him
by grigadier General w. H. Bixby,
Chief OF Engineers of the United
States army. These figures will be
sent to Congress by Secretary of the
Treasury Macveagh and legislation in
accordance Herewith will be recon-
rnended by President Taft in his an
ITaal message. The estimates are di-
yided as follows:
Under continuing con-
tracts OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5GGS.O77
Rivers and harbors Cgen-
eral, including MISSISSIPPI
pi River Commission,
and examinations, sur
veys and contingencies. 2g,s27 1851
Under California Debris
Commission Cexpenses)l.. ;. 10000
Prevention of deposits in
New York liarbor. .,.. S5,26O
Many pet projects calling for the ex-
penditure OF large sums have been
omitted from the estimates this year.
Among these are the 14-foot channel
rom Chicago to the Illinois river, deep
channel for the Missouri river from
st. Louis to Kansas City and from
Kansas City north, as well as many
others which have had as their cham.
pions members of both houses Of
Congress who insisted strenuously
that these projects be, not forgotten.
The elimination OF many Of the i'm.
proyements which have formed parts
Of river and harbor bills in the pas
is in accordance with the insistence n
President Taft that pork barrel
measures shall be strangled. 1nstruc.
tons were given to the engineer off,
GERS OF the army to prepare estimate.
only for such projects as are absolute
ly needed or which give certain prom,
ise to reduce the cost OF Transports
ton by opening up new water routes
and enlarging some of those alread!
existing.
Tho general estimate aggregatins
more than 10000, 900 are applied t,
ell works. OF this amount about II
per cent is for the restoration or main
tenance of completed projects at 13t
localities, so as to secure the contin
uance OF benefits resulting from pas
expenditures. Practically seventy pc
cent is for the prosecution of work oil
the Ohio. Mississippi, Detroit, Hudson
Delaware and Columbia rivers and a
eleven important harbors. The re
naming twenty per cent is for tn,
prosecution and completion of eighty
two other works.
General Bixby says in his repor
that liberal appropriations are con
stdered proper and desirable 70
snagging and other work necessary t,
make natural channels available
wherever water-born commerce ex
lists or is reasonably prospective. I'm
provements adopted by Congress, ant
not provided for in the estimates, hav,
been omitted. either on account o
sufficiency of funds now available, OF
account of lack of urgency or OF rela
tive importance, or on account of de
fective projects which were adopted
many years ago and are in need of re
examination with view to revision o,
abandonment.
Included in the total of s22.697. 1851
which the chief engineer believes tt
lie necessary for expenditures during
tho year ending June 80, 1912, is {
lump sum of $4OO.0OO for examina
tons, survey and contingencies FOL
which there may be no special appro
priation. The estimates follow:
Maine-Breakwate from Mt. Des
ert to Porcupine Island, $4,000; Pep
perells cove, $4,000; saco river, Ne.
$4,000.
vermont-H arbor at Burlington
VI, $500.
achusetts-Harbors at Glou.
cester. $4,000; Nantucket, 10000;
New Bedford and Fairhaven. $4,000;
and Harbor of Refuge at Sandy Bay
Cape Ann, 100000: Mystic and NAL
den rivers. Mass, $4,000; Taunton
river, Mass. $4,000.
Rhode Island-Harbor at Block Is
land $4,000; Harbor of Refuge at
Point Judith, $4,000; Pawtucket
river, II. l.. 5000.
Conncctieut--tmproving harbors at
Five Mile river. stamford, Southport,
Greenwich, and westport, and sauga-
tuck river. $500; breakwater at New
Haven. $4,000: harbor of refuge,
Duck Island harbor. 100000
New YortAImproving Black Rock
harbor, $500, 900; harbor at Charlotte,
$4,000: al Great sodus Bay, $50, 1000;
Hampstead harbor s23,5OO: at Little
sodus Bay. $4,000; New York har-
Dor, for maintenance improving Ann
Nrose Channel. 100000: harbor at
oswcgo, $4,000; at Roundout and
Peekskin $4,000; improving Bronx
river and East chester Creek. $IO,-
900; removing obstructlons in East
river and Hell Gate. N. Y. $500, 900;
improving Harlem river, $4,000; inn
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