The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-23
NO MONEY FOR
P. |. WATERWAY
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be strictly adhered to. They are divid-
ed as follows:
Under continuing contracts. $121149SSl
Rivers and harbors general includ-
ing Mississippi river commission,
and examinations, surveys and
contingencies ...........S11,3 45,45O
Under California debris commission,
(eXpenscs) ....... .......''' %l''VVV
Prevention OF deposits i'm New York
harbor 800. ..... .'..''''''S lo0'-oV
Those estimates, it is explained, are
intended 10 cover all the minimum re-
qurcmcuts for the prosecution and
maintenance of the various improve
ments. They we're made up from es-
Inmates prepared on the same basis by
the various district engineers, this be
| ing done to keep within the limited
total estimates deemed advisable for
the fiscal year of 1913 and on the sup
uosition that river and harbor work
win be provided for hereafter by an
uual appropriation. The estimates are
to be divided between the river and
harbor and sundry civil bills and are
to be applied to PAP works.
I'm connection with the estimates
General Bixby chief Of engineers, says
i'm part:
improvements adopted by Congress
and not provided for in the estimates,
have been omitted either on account OF
sufficiencv of funds now available, on
account Of lack Of urgency or OF rela-
tive Importance, on account Of defec-
tive projects which were adopted many
years ago ana are i'm need Of re-eNam-
lmatlon with view to revision or aban-
donmcrN, or I'm cases in which recon-
mendations for appropriations for new
projects have recently been submitted
to Congress i'm special reports
"Trnder existing law denomination
Of existing projects are made by the
: board Of engineers FOR rivers and har-
bors i'm compliance with resolution by
either the committee on commerce. OF
the senate or the committee ON river,
and harbors Of the house of represen-
tatiyes but these examinations are
subject to the limitation that no en-
lareement of the SCOPE of the projec
can be considered. so that desirable
extensions Of projects can not be rec
commended"
The Michigan estimates follow:
NTenominee harbor and river, $4,000
st. Joseph harbor. $4,000; ST JOSEPH
river. $500: South Haven harbor, 3d.
900: Saueatucll harbor and Kalamazoo
river. 50 600: Ludington harbor, $jl,
ZOO Nauistcc harbor, $4,000; harbor @
refuge al Portage Lake $4,000: :
, Mary's river at the falls, S195o,ooo
. Macl<inac harbor, $500; Saginaw rive
Sf75. 900; Clinton river, $4,000.
Nothino for Kewesnaw Waterways.
The estimates do not contain an
appropriations for = waterway
across the Keweenaw peninsula. tn
opnropriation Of $4,000 for improve
mcnts 70 the harbor OF refuge at Port
oro lake refers 10 the Portage Lar
I'm Manistee county and not 60 the lc
cal waterways. which arc general
designated in official correspondence
the Keweenaw waterways, to avoi
COntuSlon.
There has already been appropriate
bv the government the sum Of S2loou
for the construction Of harbor OF re
uee az Portage Entry, and of this su
tborc Is now on deposit in a Chicai
hank. $4,000. which Is available
soon as the condemnation proccedin
arc disposed Of These proceedin
ore now I'm the hands Of the FEEDER
attorney at Grand Rapids and IT Is @
rected that a report on the matter W
be forthcoming shortly.
4 The need Of harbor of refuge at
lower entrance has been emphaSi2
Il during the recent gales. which col
4 PEELED many ships to run for sher
D into Portage lake, making the tortu'