The Washington times., 1910-04-08
Senate Allows $4,000 for
Potomac and AnacoStia
Improvements.
RECLAMATION ITEM
IS TURNED DOWN
Sum of S25O,OOO Will Go Toward
Bettering Anacostia River Be-
low Navy Yard Bridge.

The Senate did not allow the Si,ooo.oo0,
for the reclamation Of the Anacosta
fats. IN the rivers and harbors bill just
completed, bat it did increase the Ana
costa river appropriation from $4,000
to $4,000.
As il now stands the District VIII
receive a grand total of $4,000 instead
CT s550.000. as Incorporated in the House
bill In this total is included an increase
Of $4,000 in the appropriation for the
Potomac river at Alexandria.
The washington items now in the bin
Therefore are
Anacc sta river, Improvement and
maintenance, s25ooOo-
Improvement Of Potomac river at Al
exandria. $4,000.
Improvement of Potomac river at
Washington. s1So.o0o.
In the original House bill the S7e.0o0
for Alexandra was placed in the Viz
sinia totals Now the $4,000 increase
has been placed in the District total
which gives 1t the grand total OF sf7oo0)
instead Of SIg590l. as the above figures
appear.
Cedar Point Improvement
Other items in the amended bill OF
direct interest 10 washington are those
appropriat ting Sl3,So0 for the improve
ment Of the Potomac river at Cedar
Point. Nd, and Sll,oo3 for the improv e
ment OF the Potomac river al Mt Yer
non
Il Is expected there viii be much dis
appointment over the fact that the
project for the reclamation Of the Ana
costa river fats was not recognized
BY the senate. II had a strong advo-
cate in Senator GaT1inEer. who urged
the Improvement in season and out OF
season Then, too, the President took
d keen interest in this particular mat
ter and used his influence TO have Con-
sress make the appropriation The
Senate Committee on Commerce. how
ever could not see it that way.
The Present BILL which was completed
last night and which wiz be reported TO
the Senate on Monday, carries a grand
total appropriation Of So. .566.4 as. a
against s42,5SSS.I75. provided for in the
House bill The increase or sIG.GaauGl
was forecast in The Times when il
l6LdLtAe AlLIFall LlldL many senate
ments had been agreed TO IN the com
mittee.
Deepening Of Delaware.
some OF the bigger projects we're given
recognition by the Senate after having
been turned down by the House The
deepening OF Delaware river channel
from thirty to thirty-five feet was au-
Jhorized by the Senate. and q small ap-
preparation made 10 start the work.
The Lake-to-the-Gulf waterways prof
ect was again provided for and the
House appropriation kept in the bill
The Atlantic deeper waterways plan for
q chain OF canals from Boston TO Bean
fort y. c., was given recognition by the
Senate 10 the extent that the Secretary
Of War was authorized to negotiate for
one OF the two canals running fro.u
Norfolk TO Beaufort. and for its deep
ening TO twelve feet.
Maryland waters received increased
appropriations TO the amount of 50 00a
Practically all OF the sum viii go to
the eastern shore Of the Chesapeak
bay
2 ne AC1roSiIa river Increase vas one
oE the largest single increase. allowed
in the Oil This is all to be expended
below the old Navy Yard bridge. and
none of It Is to so toward the improve
Tde1t or The stream above tho bridge