The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-12
Big Fund for Watere' vs


| Washington, February 11.-K aterway
projects throughout the countfs at the
cost of s42. 1856 276, of which $7206.4SO is for
continuing contracts are provided for in
the rivers and harbors appropriation bill
which was reported to the House today
by the committee on rivers and harbors.
The bill will be called in the House
Monday in an effort to press the measure
to passage as expedtiously as possible.
| The s7.000,0o0 outside of the cash ap-
| preparation is for expenditures which
may hereafter be made under the con-
| tnuing contracts system. The bill is
Theoretically an annual budget. although
no regular rivers and harbors bill hat
been reported since that approved March
| ,, 1907
All the projects already under improve.
ment aggregate s252. OF. 400, including thu
Mississippi river from Cairo to the head
of the Passes
There are further projects favorably
reported by the engineers but not yet
adopted by Congress amounting to $751;
54s, ,600 or a total of 1888. $4,000, including
the projects provided for under the pres
ent BILL which would leave 1921, 600 yet
unacted on if Congress adopts the pres
ent measure.
The total amount required to complete
adopted projects. except the Mississippi
river. foots up s7oS2e,1 100, and for the Mis-
sissipp $17. sol $50. from the mouth of the
Missouri to the mouth OF the Ohio Sis
500, 900 thence TO st. Paul and $50, $50 from
St. Paul to Minnea polls.
Extra Work Planned
Besides this. the cost OF projects which
Congress presumably intends to complete,
having started them. is estimated at So
S465oO, and the canalzation of the Ohio
for q nine-foot depth, practically adopted
In the bill approved March 3, 1909. is
placed at $50, ,2S0, 600. making total of
$l7,617, 400. which Congress may be con-
sidered as committed to-
The bill provides for harbor projects for
greater depth at Norfolk at a cost of
ss45.O00 Mobile nearly 100000 while the
New York harbor. the great lakes, the De-
troit river and numerous sections receive
attention. An important section of the
New York state barge canal now being
constructed by the state at an expense of
s101 900 900 will be opened before the close
of navigation in 1914, and the committee
says that for barges TO pass easily to the
sea 1t is absolutely ESSENTIAL that work
In the Hudson river to provide depth of
IL feet at low water begin in 1870
The bill provides not only increased ap-
propriatons for the various tributa ries
of the Mississippi. but fixes a time limit
when such permanent improved channels
shall be completed. The policy adopted
In the bill for the Mississippi river be-
tween Cairo and the gulf anticipates IN
expenditure of n.o0o.0oo each year for
20 years which will complete a permanent
improved nine-foot channel from Cairo TO
the gulf.
EIght-Foot Channel
or this 100000 this year half is car
ried in the sundry civil bill. which will he
taken up soon by the appropriations conf
mittee. The middle Mississippi from the
mouth of the Missouri to the mouth OF
ltf. -, atu1,t f-1
| channel. 900 feet wide. in u years under
the provisions OF the bill
To enable completion in 12 years of the
six-foot channel of the upper Mississippi
from the Missouri river to st. Paul, the
bill carried $500 900 in addition to a like
amount to be carried in the sundry civil
bill.
The Missouri river gets s1.o00.0oo and
for the Ohio approximately s5.000,c00
a year for 1s years is contemplated.
The bill provides for board of en-
gineers to consider cooperation with
| the Illinois authoritts for the water
way from Lockport to the mouth of tn
Illinois river. though the proposed ap-
preparation OF 100000 for this wa
| terway is not yet made available pend
ing further affirmative legislation by
Congress.
| The bill also includes $500. 900 for ex-
amlnations surveys and contingencies
emergencies and s5o,o00 for a perma-
nent international commission of con-
crosses of navigation.
smaller Projects
| Among the projects of $4,000 and
upward are the following:
| Ohio, Toledo harbor including Mau-
NEE river, $4,000; Lorraine, $780,
SSs; cleveland. $325,000; Ohio river.
81, COO 900 and s2.5oo,0O In expenditures
auth orized under continuing contract
general opeu channel Improvement.
s55, 600; construction of locks and dams
| in Ohio river, Pennsylvania. Nos. =. I,
| 4, s. 6 and I, $l25,oo0. Mich igan: De-
| troit river s560,000; Detroit river. Liv-
ingstone channel. $6S0,0cO. Illinois: Chi
cago harbor, $4,000; Chicago river
s1T5,0o0; Illinois and Mississippi canal,
$4,000; Mississippi river between the
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