The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-28
RIVER AND HARB0R IMPROVEMENTS IN
 ESTIMATES
In Annual Report of Chief Engineer Bridgeport Does Not Figure in Appropria- tions-for Fiscal Year End ing July 1, 1912.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United PreSS.)
 Washington, Nov. 2S-Estimates for river and harbor improvements. for the fiscal year to end July 1, 1912. as submitted in the annual report of Gen. eral w. H. Bixbey. chief engineer, U. s. A., made public today, aggregate s22, ,227, ,s61.
 The estimates. sthe reports say, are made remarkably low,sa as it is consid- cred that in the future this work will be provided for by fixed annual ap- prOpriation. Only 211 projects are se- lected by General Bixbey as worthy of an appropriation, next year. Of the total estimate made. 1t is proposed to spend 10 per cent. on the restora- ton and maintenance of completed works in 136 localities.
 The bulk of the remaining money is to go largely for work on the Ohio. Mississippi, Detroit, Hudson. Delaware and Columbia rivers, and to eleven of the most important harbors.
 Among the more important estimates are: For the Ohio river. for locks and dams, $1, 550, 900; for operation expenses. maintenance, etc, s2.OO0,0 besides this, Congress is asked to authorize the placing of contracts for future work, amounting to $8,000, ,000. There
  900 for lock and dam, No. 26, and one of s229, 900 for open channel work.
 For the Mississippi river, between St. Paul and Minneapolis, $250, 900; between Minneapolis and the Missouri river, N, ,250, 900; between the Ohio and Mis- souri rivers, s1,000, 900; improvement of the southwest pass of the Mississippi, s45o,0oO and presedvation work on southwest pass, s450, 900.
 Cumberland river, S335, 900; Tennessee river, S245, 900; Delaware river, below Philadelphia. g, 200, ,000; from Philadel- phia to Trenton, $160, 900; Hudson river, $75O0O0; maintenance, together with several smaller recommendations for harbors along the river and local pro- jects.
 Detroit river, Livingstone channel, $250.000; general improvements, s375. 600; Columbia river, above Celtic Falls to Snake river, $25,00O; Celtic Falls to the Dales Rapids, $500, GOO: below Port land, Oregon. $150,0 900; mouth of the river, $950, ,0OO.
 New York harbor. for maintenance, $100 900: channel in Gowanus Bay, Bay Ridge. and Red Hook Channels, $241, = 900: Westechester Creek, s35,750; Hemp stead harbor. s23.000; East River and Hell S2O0. 900; Harlem River, 5000; Newton Creek $20.0O0; Passaic river s155. GOO; Staten Island Sound channel DClWCCh OldlCn anu NCW JcT- sey and north of Shooters Island $11O,- GOO: Raritan Bay $20.000.
 Charleston harbor, South Carolina, s100O00: Savannah harbor, Georgia, s400. 900; Harbor at Norfolk, Va, for 30 channel, s100, 0,000; for harbor and approaches s425,O00; Mobile harbor. Ala. s5O5, ,OeO.
 Boston harbor, s1,1oo,Ooo. Providence river and harbor $500 900; Newport, s1S3.O00: Point Judith S5O,0O0.
 Galveston harbor s155,OO0, channel s125,000; channel to Texas City, $50,- 900: to Port Bolivar s25, 900.
 St. Mary's river, Michigan s506000; Saginaw river, Mich, s300, ,000; Cleve- land harbor, Ohio, S2O0, ,OO0
 Fairport, harbor, O., s15O. O.OOO; Lud- ington harbor, Atcll., s229. .0S7; Fox riv- CT. Wis, s130.0O0; Marquette river, Mich-s s1SS,462; Ashtabula harbor, O., s316, ,430; Conneath harbor, C. s160 900; Los Angles harbor, Cal, s27O 900; San Luis harbor, Cal, s110,000; San Fran cisco harbor s30. 900; Oakland harbor, s150,000; Humboldt harbor, and bay, Cal, $185,O00; Gray's harbor, Wash, s300,00O; Snohomish river, Wash, s75,- 900.
 No specific appropriation is asked for the Lakes-to-the-Gulf project nor for the Houston, Tex, ship canal. Black warrior. Warrior and Tombigee rivers. Ala, rivers, $620, 900; Toledo rivers, O., $75,000; James river, Va, s150,000; San Juaquin river, Cal, s25,- 900: Sacramento river, Cal, report not yet. Coal Bay and harbor, Ore, s4OOOO