The Washington times., 1910-12-10
HOUSE At WORK
ON AARBORS BILL
Measure Carrying S21, 1884,
Sol for 1912 Before
Lawmakers.

lAc rivers ana ldFD0ES Bill. carrying
cash appropriations for 1872 OF 81 So
SCI, and authorizing contracts for sa5l4,-
2s2 for years subsequent TO 1912, engaged
the attention OF the House this after
noon
Chairman Alexander, OF the House
Rivers and Harbors Committee. pre-
sented the Bill late yesterday, immedi-
ateiy upon the passage Of the Indian
appropriation bill, which had been IN
der consideration two days The rivers
and harbOrs bin, often called the pork
barI," Is the second appropriation
measure To be presented 20 the House
within a week after It convened. and,
il is believes, Il VIII De out Of the way
in couple OF DAYS.
fnasmuch, as the House Rivers and
HarbOrs Committee has adhered close
ly to the estimates OF the army enzi-
neers in preparing the waterways bud
get. it is not expected the hill viii be
materially -mended in the House. The
blli Is comparatively small and econ
omical one. authorizing but few new
projects, and appr0pTiatinE mainly for
TIE continuation Of projects 10 which
the Government already is committed
Larger Projects
Among the larger amounts carried By
the bill are Locks and dams on the
Ohio river y2,OO0 000 in cash aad $4,000
in contracts for future improvements;
Mississippi river, $4,000, Delaware
river, below Philadelphia, Ss00090 cash
and 800 COO in contracts
The channels Of Norfolk ard the New
port News harHors receive $4,000. ana
the sum Of S622.5JJ & authorized for
years subsequent 20 1872 The James
number OF smaller rivers and creeks
are allotted sums as follows. Upper
MahOdOC creek, Si2.lgG. Mattaponi aud
Pamunkey rivers. EIGClg. Eliza bet h
river, western branch. 500. Milford
Haven hGrUOr. $780, NOmOni creek
ss,co0i Jroana creek Sl5Yoo9; Nansemond
river. $500.
For Anacostia River.
As published in The Times yesterday
afternoon, the bill carries $4,000 for
the Auacostia river, in the District The
Potomac river gets S53.o9o.
4 number Of small projects n Mary
land are cared for. among them being
The sum OF $3.50 for a channel 10
Curtis bay. PataDsco river, and Bald-
more harbor. S1o900 FOR the harbor OF
southwest Baltimore 5000 FOR harbC-S
at RockhaN. Queenstown. Claiborne.
Cambridge, and the Chester. ChOptank,
Warwick. IPOComC}e. Ia Trappe, Wi
comicO. and 1fouakiu rivers, and Ty-
askin creek $3.50 for the Susquehanua
rIver and EE.1n for the NaDricoke river.
the bin this afternoon Monday IS
District day, and consideration OF
the rivers and harbors biz may
have 10 90 over until Tuesday
as the members OF the District Com
mittee, naturally. viii oppose any move
10 set aside District legislation for the
pork barI"
OF the 30 items. contained in the hin
IlS are FOR the maintenance Of com
Qieted Work, 4S for continuing work -
whole or IN part by Government plant
a ~ nan 49,
and = for continuing work where, due
Go the character Of the Improvement
conditions to be ia filed by local IN
tereSrS or other SDeriaI reasons. provi-
sion FOR completion Is not regarded as
essential al this tims.
The sums approprat for the Ohio. /
Delaware, Mississippi. Columbia, TFf5d-
son. and Detroit rivers and for eleven
OF the largest harEors aggregate SIS
HtV,'oH- or 70 per cent Of the entire
amount appropriated il cash
Views Of Potomac.
The report accompanying the bill has
the following TO sly regarding the Po-
toulac River and improvements
Money expended I'm the Improvement
Of the river has resulted IN procuring
two channels permanently and definite
ly located. one, the Virginia channel,
passing from GiesborO Point ID TO the
water front al Georgetown the other.
the washington channel, from i1IeS-
b0ro Point up 10 the foot Of Fourteenth
street Coal 20 the amount Of s1GSG0
tons and gravel TO the amount Of 25a.0,,3
tons are now handled IN the Virginia
channel
''The Improvement as carried out has
made the Washington cham .eI a harbOr
Of refuge in time OF food for the ship
ping along the water front The in
creased depth permits vessels OF much
deeper drauEht 10 reach Washington.
and has permitted the washington and
Norfolk Steamship Company to develop
its trade and 20 build larger vessels
with greater car wing capacity. The
work OF river Improvement in the viCin-
fly OF Washington has been in the aid
81 oa-igation, reclaim alton. and other
incidental haraHts -