Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-17
Chief of Engineers Makes a Full Report of Arkansas
 River Repairs.
TT IS NOW COMPLETED
Report Recalls Freshet of Two Years Ago When River Threatened
 City.

of Engineers of the United States Army, which was recently submitted at Washington, are many details of work done in the Arkansas river dur ing the past two years, including a complete review of the work done on the banks and dykes along the river front at this place The report in cludes the amount of money expended on the work here, the effect of the improvements and what is yet avail able of the appropriations made by Congress for the local river work dur ing the freshet of two years ago which Threatened to carry away a part Of the business section of this city.
 The engineer reports that the im- provement work here has been com pleted with the exception of paving the bank from the six-foot stage down to low water. The report in part fol- lows:
 The Board of Engineers appointed RuISudut u uCluiiCihOhS VI thC iifNA and harbor act of March 2, 1907, re- commended the construction of a leNee and revetment at Augusta Mar rows, on White River and the con- struction of levee along Vaugine Neck opposite Pine Bluff on the Ar kansas river. and that such amount Of the $100,O00 appropriated by that act was not needed for those works he reserved for repairs or for further work that might be found necessary. The works recommended by the Board have been completed, and the balance of the appropriation not used on those works was made available for use in repairing and restoring the revetment works along tine town front of Pine Bluff. the major portion of those works having been destroyed by two freshsts that occurred in Octo- Der and November, 1908. For use in connection with the balance, $20.O00 was allotted from the emergency funds provided by river and harbor acts of 1905 and 1907. The work done un- der this balance and the allotments was that of building 3,100 linear feet of subaQueous mattress, 120 feet wide from State street to Kentucky street, and paving 1.SoO linear feet from Ten nessee street. to Kentucky street.
 No work was done under this ap- propriation title this fiscal year. The expenditures during the year were la payment of liabilities incurred last year. The river and harbor act Of March 9, 1909, made direct appro- pr'ation for work at Pine Bluff, and report of work done there during the fiscal year will be found under the heading Arkansas River at Pine Bluff.'
 To June 30, 1910, the expenditures under this heading have been $117,- 9OS.10, of which $15,595.72 was for Augusta revetment, $1O,1S6.05 for Augusta leyee, $55,200 for levee along vaugine Neck Bluff. Two thousand and forty three dollars of the $20.- GOO allotted from emergency river and harbor acts were returned to the Treasury.
 The balance on hand July 1, 1909. will be expended in payment of out standing liabilities.
 July l, 1909, balance unex-
 pended ............-..-........--........$3bb1.26 June 30, 1910, amount ex-
 pended during fiscal year
 for maintenance of inn
 prcTement 3,5o3.s6 July l. 1910. balance un-
 expended ...... ...~ 47.so July l. 1910, outstanding
 lsahiNtiee .......................... 47.9O
 Arkansas River at Pine Bluff.
 This work is that of completing the restoration of 9.200 linear feet of re.