Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03
ENGINEERS ASK FOR
S745, 470 TO IMPROVE
GE0RGIA'S RIVERS
Estimates For Improvements
of Rivers and Harbors Sub
mitted to Congress Total
S56,766,992
CBy Associated Press,

lby associated Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-Estimates
aggregating s5s.7ss.ss2 for improve
ments to river and harbors works
throughout the country during the next
fiscal year were submitted to congress
today in the annual report of General
William H. Bixby. chief Of engineers
OF, the army. This. sum is s1s.s11,s73
greater than appropriated for the last
| fiscal year for the same purpose OF
the total, S4s.s29.010, including $250,ooO
for examinations, surveys and contin-
gencies of rivers and harbors. for which
there may be no special appropriation
submitted, is to be provided for in the
regular river and narbors appropriation
bill at this session of congress. For
the continuing of contract work s12,-
937.9s2 is asked of congress to be ap-
propriated in the sundry civil 'appropri-
alton bill.
Estimates for Improvements includes
Mississippi River-Head OF passes to
Ohio river. s6.OOO.OO0; Ohio river to
Missouri river. 100000.
Missouri River-Six-foot channel,
Kansas City to mouth, s2.1o0.00o.
Ohio River-Locks' and dams below
Pittsburg. s12.OOO.OOO; open channel
work. $55O,OOO
TENNESSEE'S SHARE.
Tennessee River-Above Chattanooga.
1910, 900; Chattanooga to Browns Is
LAM. SSS5.OOO; between Florence and
ia ia
$4,000; Cumberland river. below Nash
vile. 100000.
Included in the New York appropria.
tons:
New York harbor, including Ambrose
enamel, 100000; Buffalo harbor. $751;
s75; Jamaica Bay, sS0O.000; Hudson
river. s1.5sO.OOO.
Acknowledgements river. near
Havre de Grace. s51.2sO; Chesapeake
Bay harbors and tributaries, ss3.510.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. harbor. s2ss.0o0;
James river, $4,000.
North Carolina-Inland waterway
Norfolk to Beaufort inlet. 100000;
Cape Lookout Harbor Of Refuge. s1.1oO.-
900; Cape Fear river. s352.4sO.
South Carolina-Charleston $71.616;
Winyach Bay, $4,000; Santee, Wateree
and Congaree rivers. $4,000.
WHAT GEORGIA GETS.
Georgia-Savannah. $345.000; Savan-
nah river, s12S,47o; Chattahoochee river,
$50, 900; Coosa river, $4,000; waterway
between Savannah and Fernandina. Fla,
s1OO.0
FIorida-Miami. s145.OoO; st. Johns
river, 1851, 500; Hillsboro Bay, 100000;
channel from Appalachicola river to st.
Andrews Bay, $4,000.
Alabama-Mobile harbor.a $245,00O:
Alabama ,river, $4,000 Black Warrior.
Warrior hnd Tom Bigbee rivers ST..
772.OOO.
Mississippi-Gu lfport harbor. $4,000;
Yazoo river, mouth and harbor
of vicksburg, $4,000; YazOo and tribu-
taries, 100000.
Louisiana-Inland waterway, Mermen-
tau river to Sabine river, Texas, $780,
600; Ouachita river to ArkadeIphia, Ark.
1921, 500; Red river to Washita river,
Texas, $4,000.
Fexas-Galveston harbor. $4,000;
Houston ship channel, $550,000; Sabine
Neches coal, $3.50, 900; channel Galveston
to Texas City, 100000; channel to Port
Bolivar, 1000; Sabine Pass and Port
Arthur canal, $500. 900; Brazos river.
s225, 900; Arkansas Pass and bay, $780,
600; Trinity river, $270.00 inland wa
terway on coast Of Texas, $4,000.
Arkansas-Arkansas river, $4,000.
Kentucky-Kentueky river, sS2,650.
IIlinois-Chicago harbor. $250,000; H.
linois river. $4,000.
FORTIFICATIONS.
In that portion Of his report treating
Of fortifications, General Bixby states
that the plans of the national coast de-
tense board are sufficient for present
needs. He submits estimates on &C.
count Of fortihcations in the United
States proper, aggregating Sill. 900.
some Of the details being for gun and
mortar batteries, 100000; undermining
old innplacements, 100000; electrical in
stallations, $4,000; searchlights $780,
600; sites for Notifications, $4,000, and
preservation and repair Of forts. $780,
600.
For the fortihcations in the insular
possessions the estimates aggregate
81 ,225,s69. including sea coast batteries
for Hawaii, $40, 900; for the Philippines.
81 900, 900; for, electrical installation
Hawaii s34,469; for easements and gal
leries for mines in the Philippines.
SCI, 200.