Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-22
1876, 9O4 TONS OF FREIGHT CARRIED
ON UPPER MISSISSIPPI PAST YEAR


yards of brush. cost, $40,S49.71.
Hannibal to Missouri River-1S, 224.4
cubic yards of rock; 12,645.6 cubic
yards of brush; cost, s4O.21775.
The following work was done by con-
tract:
Wisconsin River to Savanna-14, 264.7
cubic yards of rock; 20,426.S cubic
yards of brush; cost, $50, 725.S1.
Rock Island to Burlington-5,2S S GU
bic yards of rock; 3,914.S cubic yards
of brush; cost, $11,725.O7.
Burlington to Hannibal-14,971.1 GU
bic yards of rock; 16,5SO.5 cubic yards
of brush; cost, S34,016.56.
The total cubic yards of rock and
brush handled was 25S,63S.9 at a total
cost of 1882, 661.69.
There was special work done at the
Quincy bar and at the harbor of refuge
at Davenport. The balance available
for the Muscatine harbor, $1,S51.40, was
expended in revetting the artificial
bank made by a dredge in the previous
year. The length of this revetment is
$50 feet.
In the Several Divisions.
Reports of work performed in the
several divisions are given in detail by
the engineers in charge. Summarized
these reports show:
ST. Paul to Winona-Five dams were
built, seven dams were heightened and
repaired, us lineal feet of shore pro
lection was built, and two pieces of
shore protection were repaired. All
dams were built to a crest elevation of
four feet at low water. J. D. DuShane,
engineer in charge of this division,
says: THE work of building dams and
shore protection should. unless some
thing more urgent develops, begin
where left off at the close of the sea
son below Alma. Other places where
work should be done during the com
ing season are West Newton and Isl
and 55. Dredging should be continued
at Hastings and in connection with
construction of dams below Hastings
Winona TO Wisconsin Rtver-Twonty-
one dams were repaired and length
ened. One dam was built and 167 lin
cal feet or shore protection placed,
dams were built 20 2 crest elevation Of
five feet above low water. Surveys of
the river made from Winona to Queens
Bluff between the two La Crosse
bridges, and Of Lacrosse harbor.
Wisconsin River to IeClaire-7. 079
lineal feet of shore protection and re-
paired five wing and two closing dams
in vicinity of Cassville slough, Eagle
Point, Harris slough and above Sa-
wanna
Rock Island Rapids-Work on six
foot channel, in excavation and re-
moval of rock, was carried OF in vicin-
ity Of Moline; 4.123 Iineal feet Of core
wall constructed. making a continuous
length Of G,12S feet.
Rock Island TO BurlinEton-The clos ,
ing dam across Black Hawk chute was
repaired, the artificial bank at Musca- [
tine was protected for q length of $50
feet, repairs were made on shore pro
teCtions at Port Louisa and Bay Island, /
and a short closing dam at Port Louisa
was repaired. Detached surveys were
made in vicinity OF KCithsburg bridge
and above Buffalo. Bar in channel op-
posite Davenport removed. Two wing
dams below Prairie Bird Point were re- /
moved.
Moines Rapids. three dams and three /
pieces of shore protection were raised /
and repaired. and 2Oo lineal feet of /
shore protection built.
Hannibal TO Mouth Of Missouri-In |
vicinity of Atlas Island old shore pro
lection was carried TO top of bank and /
$50 lineal feet of new protection built. /
In vicinity of Hickory chute S,090 lin
cal feet of shore protection was built.
Two wing dams were repaired.
The report also cover1 in detail OPP
arations on the Des Moines rapids
canal and the Milan section of the Hi
lois and Mississippi canal.
six-Foot Channel Expenditures.
Major Keller's report shows that
there was expended to June so, 1910,
Oh the six-foot channel project a total
If S1,350,G3I, apportioned as follows:
St Paul to foot Of Lake Pepin, 81, 4S7.S1;
Lake Pepin to Winona. 1929, 1888;
Winona to Wisconsin river, S141, 4S9.61;
Wisconsin river to Savanna, $147-
;G769; Savanna to Rock Island rap
DIS, no expenditure; Rock Island rap
ds, 1851 ,435; Rock Island to Burling-
on, S73,O3652; Burlington to Mont
-ose, S15,526.25; Keokuk to Hannibal,
$40. 1906; Des Moines rapids, no ex-
lenditure; Hannibal to Missouri river
maintenance during con-
;truction, $2OS.9O; expended for float
ng plant and boat yards. not yet dis
ributed, $4O2, 447.91.
The total estimate for the completion
If the six-foot channel project is $780,
100000
Major Keller asks for an appropria-
ion of 100000 for work on the up
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