The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-05
LARGE sum ASKED
FOR IMPROVEMENT
Rivers and Harbors Bill Pro-
vides for Big Total Of
$56,766, 992.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Estimates ag-.
gregating $50. 766. 992 for improvements
to river and harbor works throughout
the country during the next fiscal year
were submitted to congress today In
the annual report Of Gen. william II.
Bixby, chief OF engineers Of the army.
This sum is $16,311,572 greater than
appropriated for the last fiscal year
for the same purpose. or the total
s43,S2s.010, including $3.50, 900 for ex-
aminations, surveys and contingencies
OF rivers and harbors, for which there
may be no special appropriation sub
mitted Is to be provided for In the reg
ular river and harbor appropriation
bill at this session OF congress. For
the continuing OF contract work $12,-
1882 IL asked OF congress to be APP
p~ropriated I'm the Sundry civil appro-
priation bill. w.
List 0. Estimates.
Estimates for improvements include:
Mississippi Riyer-Head of pass to
Ohio river, $4,000, goo; Ohio river to
Missouri river, $1,000, 000; Missouri
river to Minneapolis, $1,000, 900; high
lock and dam between st. Paul and
Minneapolis, $1s5. 900; southwest pass,
$500, 900. M
Missouri River-six foot channel,
provement, Kansas City to Sioux City,
$4,000; Sioux City to Fort Benton,
$4,000, @> .Ng
Ohio Riyer--Locks and dams below
Pittsburgh. S12, 100000; open channel
work, $3.50. 900. p.
at Cascades, 500, 900; at Three Mile
Rapids, $500, 900; at Upper Columbia
and Snake rivers, $485, 0005 between
Bridgeport and Kettle Falls, SIS, 900;
Columbia and Lower willamette be-
low Portland. $280,00o .a
Big Sum For Harbors. .
Texas-Galveston harbor, $375, 900;
Houston ship channel, $3.50, 900; Sabine
Neches canal, $4,000; channel, CAL
mel to Port Bolivar, $4,000; Sabine
Pass to Port Arthur canal, $500, 900;
Brazos river, $225,000: Arkansas pass
and bay 100000; Trinity river, $780,
900; inland waterway on coast Of
Texas, $50, 900. ..a..s 4
Arkansas-Arkansas river, $48,00
Kentucky-Kentucky river, $S2,65O.
nIinois-Chicago harbor, $3.50 1000;
Illinois river, $4,000.
observation-disclosures harbor, $273E
900; Ashland harbor, SAC, 900. .
Minnesota-Duluth and Superior,
Wisconsin,, 1915, $50. a"@ '~"@'@ '-'"
ar3California--San Francisco harbor, re-
moval of Centissima rock, 500, 900;
San Luis Obispo harbor, sac, 900; Hum
boidt harbor and bay, $500, 900; San
Pablo bay, $27S,000; San Diego harbor,
""5,000; Los Angeles harbor, $121,000;
oakland harbor, $275, 000i Sacramento
and Feather rivers, 10000; San Joa-
quin river, $186,152. ... r.
= Oregon-Coos bay harbor, $50, 900;
Tillamook bay and bar, 5000 600; Me-
halem bay, 500, 900: Willamette and
Yamphill rivers above Portland, $42,-
900; Siuslaw river, $85,000,
Observation-Disclosures sound, $25, 900;
Gray's harbor and Chehalis river, $780,
600; Skagit river, $4,000; waterway
connecting Puget sound with lakes,
Union and Washington, $4,000; Walipa
river and .harbor, $43, 1872. r.
Hawaii-Honolulu harbor, 1925, 600;
Hilo harbor, $3.50, 900.
Forts Are Needed.
In that, portion of his report treat
ing Notifications, General Bixby states
that the plans of the national a de-
Tense board are sufficient for present
needs. He submits estimates on ac-
count of Notifications in the United
States proper, aggregating Sill, 900,
some Of the details being for gun and
mortar batteries, 500, 900; undermining
old emplacements, 100000; electrical
installations $4,000; s~earchlights,
$3.50, 600; sites. for Notifications, $780,
900, and preservation and repair Of
for.s, 100000. .,
For the Notifications in the insular
possessions, the estimates aggregate
81, 225, 1853, including sea coast batteries
for Hawaii, $4,000; for the Philippines,
81, 900, 900: for electrical installation,
Hawaii, $34,468; for classmates and gal
leries for mines in the Philippines, $67,-
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