The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
General Bixby Makes An
nual Report to Secre-
tary of War.
ASKS FOR 100000
FOR THE ANACOSTIA
Estimates That S457, 900 Will Be
Required 10 Complete Prof
ects Under Way.

q, General Bixby, chief Of engineers Of
the army. today made his annual re-
port 70 the Secretary Of War, and rec
commended important expenditures for
the Improvement Of the Potomac river
at Washington. below Washington and
along the Anacostia river within the
District.
It is shown by the report that S5l,o00
wiz be NEEDED for works of improve
ments and maintenance in the river
at this CITY during the year ending June
50. 1872 This IS indicated IN a state
ment Of the funds available and re-
qUired attached 10 the report
IN al S5S3-2G wes made available
during the last year for haTbOr work
at this city OF this sum only S5605l
has been expended, leaving q balance at
this time Of SiS2,O00-
1t is estimated that $4,000 will be
required 10 complete the projects now
begun at Washington and II order 10
carry on the work uninterruptedly. the
$4,000 asked Cor II the report submitted
today VIII be made Necessary
For the Virginia Channel.
1T is proposed" the report says, Ito
apply the additional appropriation re
commended toward extension and re-
pairs ct the training dixie for the Vir-
GINA channel, dredging the Virginia
The WORK proposed Is for the purpose
OF benefits and for the maintenance Of
the Improvement II q serviceabie con-
diiion"
4 total OF S210,O0e is recommended by
General BIXby for the Improvements
contemplated IN the AnacOstia Tiver.
The last Congress appropriated SZ5j. 90
for this stream. OF which only $4,000 has
been expended at this time. There Is
therefore an available balance of slight
y more than S2S0,005 10 carry on the
work
It is estimated that s7z7,O2S viii be
needed 10 finish the projects now IN
der way, but for the coming year only
$4,000 Is asked Of Congress
At Alexandra $4,000 IS needed, ac-
cOTding TO the army recommendations.
None OF the $4,000 appropriated by the
last Congress Tor improvements in the
river at that point has been expended,
but even that SuT-' VIII De insufficient
70 carry out the plans for Alexandria
Improvements
The total amount needed for river and
harbor improvements for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1872, according TO the
report OF General BiXby, is So Sol
The estimates, on orders from PTesi-
dent Taft, were cut TO the bone" as
il is the intention to make river and
harbOr appropriation bills annual affairs
IN Congress in the future, instead Of
biennial pork barrel measures
Nothing for New Projects.
No estimates are made for new. prof.
ects- The amount asked for Is divided
among III present projects Ten per
cent Of the amount is for restoration
and maintenance Of works already com
pIeted ia I36 localities, 20 Per cent Of il
IL needed for the prosecution Of works
on the Mississippi Ohio. Hudson, De
troit, Delaware. and Columbia rivers,
and on i OF the most important har-
bors. while the remainder is for smaller
works, s. in number, the amount for
eac1 being less than $4,000
Congress Up to the present, the report
states, has appropriated $3.50, Co., o9-74 for
river and harbor work General BixbE-
complains OF the lack engineer Off
GERS. and asks for sixty additional ones
The estimates call for $1,000, 10 be used
IN DISCRIMINATING the water hyacinth
from the waters of Florida, louisiana.
and Texas.
The. estimates Of appropriation for
the district and nearby projects are as
follows
For the District.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PotomS
river at city, $4,000; Anacostia river,
S250,OVO.
MARYLAND - Susquehanna river,
above ana below Havre de Grace, s34,-
90; Rockhiu harbor, Queenstown, Clair
borne, Cambridge, Chester. ChOptank.
and Warwick rivers. S35,0C0.
NIRGINIA-JameS river, $4,000; har-
Dor al Norfolk (foT thirty-toot channel
ez-tenslon). S1U0,g00; Norfolk harbOr ap-
proaches and channel 10 Newport News,