The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
WANTS RESURVEYOF l
 TENNESSEE RIVER
Richardson Offers Resolu-
 tiOn in the House
DEVELOP THE POWER
Purpose to Eliminate Private CorpOr- atons-Estimate Value of Water Power That Could Be Devel-
 Oped-COnstruction Cost
By WALTER HARPER

Washington, February T.-tSpecial.)- Following his signal success in securing an approval of his project for the compe- tition of improvements of the Tennessee river for navigation. Congressman Rich ardson is now busying himself to take care of the possible development of water power along the stream along with the other improvements.
 y Introduces Resalvtiar ess N tftrsf1s ', View he touay presented the following resolution 10 the House rivers and harbors committee which is giving it full consideration
 Resolved, by the commmittee on rivers and harbors of the House of Representa- tives. United States, that in lieu of the request made by committee resolution dated June 14, 1910 the board of engineers for rivers and harbors, created under sec ton of the river and harbor act ap- proved June 13. 1902 be, and hereby Is, re- quested to review all previous reports on the survey on that reach of the Tennessee river in the state of Alabama from Browns island to the railroad bridge below the city of Florence. and to submit as soon as practicable revised report and estimate of the cost of the necessary locks and dams for the Improvement of said river for navigation and the deyel- opment of water power in connection herewith. considering not only the case of no cooperation on the part of the United States with any corporation or water power company whatsoever, but also the cases of cooperation with any and all such companies; and to inquire into and report the probable amount and value of water power that can be devel- oped in this reach of the Tennessee river under condition of minimum and maxi mum flow, and to take such steps as may be advisable by advertising for bids or otherwise, to ascertain as definitely as practicable the fair value of the water power which can be developed. submit- ting estimates separately for each dam. and reporting also upon the probable cost of supplying foundations and other under- water facilities at each one of the locks and dams in connection herewith whereby power can be later generated and devel- oped; all these Investigations and reports to be made with view to providing for an immediate slack water navigation of six feet. capable of later deepening to nine feet.
 Purpose of Resolution
 The purpose of the foregoing resolution is:
 1. To allow if desired of an absolute elimination Of any or all cooperation with any corporation in the work of improv- ing tine shoals of the Tennessee river
 ,. If any private proposition for this i'm pfovement is considered by the board to report upon all which may be offered or secured, giving the estimate of the con struction cost Of each having in view the preservation of all the water power that can be developed in this reach of the Tennessee river.
 g. In estimating the water power which can be developed at the dams of such slack water navigation, to take into con s.deration the annpal flow of the river with it's variation for the past 25 or 20 years if data can be had so as to be able to report the minimum flow as well as the probable maximum flow of the river, and the probable amount of primary and secondary or other fuctuating power which can be developed.