Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-06
The Engineers Reports
Submitted TO Congress.
Recommendations for Allotment
Of S20,0OO,0OO Fund.


Washington. Jan. 5.--President Taft
submitted to Congress today the re-
pert of the special board of Army en-
gineers appointed by him last June.
as a result of legislation passed that
month, to examine the various re-
clamatiun projects upon which work
had been started by the Government
and to recommend which of them
should be given a share in the $40
100000 of certificates of Indebtedness
authorized by the same Act giving the
President power 70 appoint such
beard.
The Board has recommended and the
President has approved the allotment
of the money among the following
projects:
Salt River. Arz.. 1896, 900; Yuma.
Ariz.. and California $L200,00O: Grand
Valley. Colorado. 100000; Cncom-
pahgre, Colorado sl.500000; Payette-
Boise. Idaho $2.G00.00O; Milk River,
Montana s1,O00.oOO: North Platte,
Wyoming, and Nebraska. s2.o00,0 900:
Trucisee Carson. Nevada, Sl193, 900;
Rio Grande. New Mexico. Texas and
Mexico. $500, 900; Umatilla. Oregon.
$685., 0G0: Klamath, Oregon and Cali
FORMS, ss00.0oO: Strawberry Valley,
Utah. s2.273,90C: Sunny Side Yakima,
Washington, $1,o50,000; and Tieton,
Washington. $685.. 900.
The board also made tentative al
lotment among various projects of the
general reclamation fund for tine years
1911 to 1914 inclusive.
This is to supplement the $4,000. 900
loan and to carry on projects which
do not participate in the distribution
Of tne loan.
The projects to share in this money
arr rs follows:
Yuma, $3.50. 462. Grand Valley $500 =
oeo; Uncompahgro, s2.o45.00e; Mini
doka. so2S.000: Payette- Boise, s45S5,
49,; Huntley. $4,000: Milk River.
S2.a5o.e0O, sun River $S,21S, 600: Lower
Yellowstone. $57S.000; North Platte,
81, $4,000: Truckee Carson, sf.594 600:
Rio Grande. sl,S55.O0; Missouri
Pumping. $4,000; Belle Fcurche. $780,
600; Okanogan. slS3,0OO and Shoshone.
| Ss,00o 900.
of these the amounts allotted to the
Grand Valley, Lower Yellowstone and
Missouri Pumping are conditional.
Tie total amount of this fund will be
s25 .35f .s97
Nc allotments either from the loan
or from the general reclamation fund
We're recommended for the following
projects, except for necessary main
tenanee and operation:
Orland. California: Garden City
Kansas; Kittitas. Wapato and Benton
Yakima Project, Washington; Carls-
bad, New Mexico, and Hondo, New
Mexico
The President informs Congress in
his letter transmitting the report that
he approved the report after careful
consider alton. believing that it sets
forth a plan for the distribution of
the loan and Of the available rcclama i.
ton fund. that, from an engineering
ard economic standpoint. will best Sc
cure the completion of these projects
Wnich should he given the preference
Ill construction and completion over
SUCH projects. or parts of projects
which are more remote and NAV prop
erly wait until later date for con-
struction.
Th, Presidents approval of the re-
port was given subject to the condi-
tien that the amounts allotted to the
various projects may he adjusted and
modified from time to time as is found
necessary for the intelligent prosecu-
ton of the work and the advantage
Of the service"
The President notifies Congress that,
i'll accordance with the power eanted
him. lie has authorized the Secretary
of the Interior to call upon the Sec
rotary of the Treasury from time TO
time as he needs any OF the allotted
moneF.
In line with recommendations with
the Secretary of the Interior and the
Board of Engineers. the President
recommends the enactment OF law
which Will permit of the disposition
of any surplus stored water available
from reclamation projects to persons,
associations or corporations operating
systems Tor the delivery of water to
Individual water users for the irrga-
tiCn NJ arid lands"