Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-02
FUNDS FOR
JERSEYS RIVERS
Extensive Work to Be Done in
New York and Vi
cinity.

ION4 dec. Z.-esil4bdlcH
a~ggregat.ng s5s. 7Ss. 1872 for improve
ments to river and harbor works
throughout the country during Tbs
next fiscal year were submitted to
Congress today IN the annual report
Of General William H. Bixby. chief
Of engineers of the army. This sun
is s16.3 1872 greater than appropriated
for the last fiscal year for the same
purpose. OF the total. s4S. s29, 01O. in
Guiding $3.50. 900 for examinations.
surveys and contingencies of river
and harbors for which there may be
no special appropriation submitted,
is to be provided for in the regular
river and narbor appropriation bill
at this session of Congress.
For the continuing of contract work
s12. e37 1872 is asked of Congress to be
appropriated in the sundry civil APP
preparation bill.
Estimates for Improvements In
clude:
Mississippi River-Head of passes
to Ohio river, S. 900. 900: Ohio river to
Missouri river. $1,000. 900; Missouri
river to Minneapolis, 81 500, 600; high
lock and dam between st. Paul and
Minneapolis, 1885,, 600; Southwest pass,
$500. 600.
Missouri River-Six-foot channel.
Kansas City to mouth. s2.10O. 600; inn
provement, Kansas City to Sioux
City, $3.50. 600; Sioux City to Fort Ben
ION, $4,000.
Ohio River-Locks and dams below
Pittsburgh. s12.O OO. 900; open channel
work. s55O.OOo
Delaware River-Lalor street. Tren-
ton, to upper railroad bridge, STA, 900:
Philadelphia TO Trenton, $4,000;
thirty-flve-foot channel. Philadelphia
to sea. $1,000. 900.
Columbia River-Moutsi, $1,000. 900;
at Cascades, 500. 900; at three-mile
rapids $500, 900; upper Columbia and
Snake rivers, $S5, 900: between Bridge
port and Kettle Falls. $25. 900; Column
bia and lower Willamette below Port
land. $3.50, 900.
Tennessee River-Above Chatta-
nooga, $4,000; Chattanooga Il
Browns island, 1886. 900; between
Florence and Riverton, $780, 900; be-
low Riverton, 10000,
Observation-Disclosures Rip chan.
mel, s125. 900; Lynn, $4,000; Nysti,
and Maiden rivers. $4,000; HyanniI
and Nantucket, $75,312.
Rhode Island-Providence river and
harbor, s1s4. 500; Block Island, $50. 600,
Point Judith harbor and refuge
1920, 900.
Connecticut-Harbor of refuge
Dutch Island harbor. $4,000 Con
necticut river below Hartford, $500
New York-New York harbor, in
GLIDING Ambrose channel, 5000. 900,
Buffalo harbor, s1e7.575; Oswego hsr
Dor. $40, 900; Bronx river and East
chester creek. $4,000; Gowanus ba.
channel. ss00.Oe0: Jamaica bay, $500,
900. Removing distractions, Eas
river and He'll Gate, $780, 600; HARLEM
river. 500, 900; Hudson river, 1850,
600; Black Rock harbor, $soe.e oo.
New Jersey-Hackensack river, $50,
600: Passaic river, 800, 600; Abseco
inlet, $4,000.
Pennsylvania Allegheny river
$500. 900.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. river, nea
Havre de Grace. $51.23O; C~hesapeak
bay harbors and tributaries, $685. 81
Georgta-Savannah. s345, 600; Savan
nah river. si2s,47o; Chattahoche
river, $50, 900: Coosa river 5000
Waterway, between Savannah an
Fernandina, Fla. 500. 600.
California-San Francisco harboT
removal of Centissima Rock, S100,00o
San Luis Obispo harbor, $46, 900; Hum
boldt harbor and bay. 1920, 900; Sa.
Pablo bay, s27s, 900; San Diego har
Dor. $4,000; Los Angeles harhor, s12l,
600; Oakland harbor. S275,000; Sacra
mento and Feather rivers, $4,000
San Joaquin river. $780, 1872.
}, Hawaii-Honolulu harbor, S225.00
| Hilo harbor, $780, 900.
In that portion OF his report treat
! ing of f~ortfications, General Bixb
states that the plans of the nations
coast defense board are sufficient f6
present needs. He submits estimate
Ul dGCOuAl VI AOA NAfSdhAcho "a
United States proper, a~ggregatin
$1.11l, 600.
:. For the Notifications in the insula
possessions the estimates aggregat
$1,225, S69, including sea coast batter
les for Hawaii. $4,000; for the PHILIP
pines, 81. 200. 600; for electrical installs
!, ton. Hawaii, S4,469; for casematt
t and galleries for mines in the PhiiiI
pines, $751; 900.