Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-12
ASSOCIATED Press1


w way projects throughout the
country at a cost of $42, 1852
of which S7.206, 430 is for continuing
contracts are provided for in the riv-
ers and harbors appropriation bill re-
ported to the house today by the com
mittee on rivers and harbors.
The bill will be called up in the
house on Monday, in an effort to press
the measure to passage as expedi-
tiously as possible. The $7,OO0,OOO out
side the cash appropriation is for eX-
penditures that may hereafter be made
under the continuing contract system
The bill is theoretically an annual
budget, though no regular rivers and
harbors bill has been reported since
that approved March 2, 1907.
In the great haste with which the
bill was prepared totals in the report
of the committee disclose a number
of minor discrepancies which it was
impossible to correct tonight. The
figures as given are those furnished
by the committee.
All projects already under improve
ment aggregate $252, OILS, 400, including
the Mississippi river from Cairo to the
head of the passes. Further projects
favorably reported by the engineers,
but not adopted by congress, amount
ing to $S7 7,54S,60O, or total of $780,
$50, 900, including projects provided for
under the present bill, would leave
1921, 100000 yet unacted upon If con-
gress adopts the present measure.
Total for Completion
The total amount required to COM
plete adopted projects, except the Mis-
sissippi river, foots UP $70,S29,0OO and
for the Mississippi river $17,501, $50 from
the mouth of the Missouri to the mouth
of the Ohio, and $1S,559,550 thence to
Minneapolis.
Besides this, the cost of projects
which congress, having started, pre-
sumably intends to complete, Is esti-
mated at SO, 800, and the canalization
of the Ohio for nine-foot depth, prac-
tically adopted in the bill approved
March 8, 1909, is placed at $60,2SO.6OO,
making $17761700O, which congress
may be considered as committed to-"
The bill provides not only increased
appropriations for the various tributa-
ries of the Mississippi, but fixes time
limit when permanent improved chan
nels shall be completed.
The policy adopted in the bill for the
Mississippi river between Cairo and the
Gulf anticipates an expenditure OF So
100000 each year for twenty years.
which will complete permanent nine
foot channel from Cairo to the Gulf.
The middle Mississippi from the
mouth of the Missouri to the mouth of
the Ohio in twelve years will have
permanent eight-foot channel, 2500 feet
wide. A six-foot channel from the Mis-
souri, river to st. Paul is provided for
The Missouri river gets $1,OOO,OOO, and
for the Ohio approximately $5,000,000 a
t1Na iC contaminated
An appropriation of $150,000 is made
for commencing work under the project
for a Puget sound-Lake Washington
waterway-the Lake Washington canal
which is to provide for commercial,
industrial, naval and military uses, a
fresh-water harbor near Seattle, with
25,OO0 acres area and 100 miles of shore
line.
Authorize Contracts
Contracts to the extent of $2,125,0OO
for it's completion are authorized, con-
ditional on local cooperation.
The bill also includes 100000 for eX-
aminations, surveys and contingencies
of rivers and harbors; 100000 for emer-
gencies and 100000 for permanent
congress of navigation.
Among the larger projects are the
following:
Mississippi river. between the Ohio
and Missouri, $50O,000; from head of
passes to the mouth of Ohio (Missis-
sippi river commission), S2,000,000; eX-
perimental barges, 100000; between
the Missouri and st. Paul, $5Q000O; IA
foot waterway from the lakes to the
gulf of $1,050000.
Missouri river-General Improvement
lower river from mouth to Sioux City,
81, 900, 900; from mouth to Ft. Benton,
Mont. $175,0OO.
California-Oakland, $250,000; Hum
boldt bay, $150O00; San Diego, $125,000;
San Pedro, $125, 900; Wilmington, $780,
900; Sacramento river from mouth to
Feather river, S4000 900.
Oregon-Columbia river and tribu-
tarles above Cello falls to the mouth
of Snake river, 100000; Columbia river
between the foot of the Dalles rapids
and the head of Cello falls (Oregon)
and Washington, $600.0O Willamette
river above Portland and above Yam
hill river, 100000; mouth Of Columbia
river, Oregon and Washington, $i,200,-
600; Coos bay and bar entrance, 100000
Washington-Puget sound and tribu-
taries 100000; SkagiJ river to Sedro-
Wolley, 100000; ship canal, Puget
sound to lakes Union and Washington,
$3.50 900; Columbia river, Bridgeport to
Kettle falls, $4,000.
Alaska-St. Michaels, 100000.
Hawaii-Honolulu, $150,0G0; Hilo,
5000 900; Kahuliu, S150,000.
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