Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
MONEY EXPECTED FOR DHAwApe
River Is to Be Greatly Improved Accord.
Ing to Chairman of ilarbor Committee

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According TO 3 Washington despatch.
Congressman De Alya =. Alexander.
chairman of the rivers and harbors com.
mitsee, makes il certain that She riyers
and harbon bin will include an appropris.
ton for the widening Of The bends in the
Delaware river channel and thst $3.50. 600
or $500, 600 will be included Ia this work,
| The despatch says:
Re eus 6 oundiugs in The river, no,1-
bly, of war vessels, have undoubtedly
finhuenced the COMMITTEES and have gone
far to bring about shs purpose to pn,
the channel in better condition.
There is now no possibility, howeyer,
that the deeper channel project can be
provided fOr 10 This bill. The survey aud
estimate for the shirty-fye. loot depth are
not completed, and the committee is al.
ready actually framing its measure.
Not only did MF. Alexander admit his
belief that the widening Of the bends at
the Intersection of ranges is highly inn
portant, bus expressed the opinion that
the committee will include in the bill a
provision for IS much money as can be
economically expended for the work.
From the haze tlIat has surrounded the
deliberations Of the com mmit.ee. certain
facts stood forth clearly as che result Of
Saturdays session.
notwithstanding the doubts that have
oeen expressed as To whether there will
De rivers and hsrbors bill At all in this
session, it is now certain tilat q bill will
% presented by the committee and thas
IL will provide for al OF the pressing work.
But the till will differ FROM those which
have been passed in recent years, in ti,at
is will make provision for the expendi.
lures of a siugle year only.
The bill which is noS being shaped
viii therefore carry appropriations AZ.
gfeRatinR approximately $35, ,OOO, 900,
which is soinewhat more than half tlIe
amonns carried in two years. bill.
SO lar as the Drlaaare is concerned.
this is apt TO mean scaling down OF the
provision for maintenance. The e.tima,e
Of the engineers for the fiscal year, be.
ginning June 80, 1910, is 500, 600; and
'he suggestion has been made in the COM
nittee thai this be cut down TO 100000.
But inasDrch IS the amount required for
) single years maintenAnce is 5000. 600.
here viii doubtless lie some opposition
% the suggestion before the bill finally
axes shsps.
In ihe matter Of the widening Of the
'ends there is evidently strong senti-
nent in the committee in favor OF grant.
ng the amount required for the work.
This can legally be done under the thirty.
project IS Congress, in 1907,
uthor:xsd the expenditure of available
unds for such widening.
A width Of 1000 feet at the bends is
onsidered bV the engineer corps 10 be
nfhcirns, except between New Castle
anRe and Deep Water Point range where
10 held there should be widening to
200 feet. The work as outlined would
lean the removal Of about 2, 900, 900 cubic
ards Of material as cost of $45O, 900.
In she tentative discussion n Saturdays
'ssion there was an opinion expressed
las the sum Cf S25O,OOO or $4,000
'onld be provided for widening in sddi-
on TO provision for maintenance.
"Ti'e's 10 no question, ssid Chsirman
lexaHder. at the csose of the session,
That this is one Of she works OF i'm.
'oyement that ATe imperative. shouId
80 10 eee the committee include in the
u Whatever amount can be profitably
Ipended in the coming year"