The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-12-05
LARGE sum ASKED
FOR IMPROVEMENT
Rivers and Harbors Bill Pro-
vides for Big Total Of
$56 766, g92.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Estimates ag-
~gregating $56r766,992 for improvements
TO river and harbor works throughout
the country during the next fiscal year
We're submitted to congress today In
the nnual report OF Gen. William n.
Bixby, chief OF engineers Of the army,
Thi sum Is $16,311,572 greater than
appropriated for the last fiscal year
for the same purpose. OF the total
$4S,829,010, including $250,000 for ex,
aminations. surveys and contingencies
of rivers n harbors, for which thera
rnitted 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.-
037,ss2 is asked or congress to be APP
propriated In the Sundry civil appro-
priation bill.
List Of Estimates.
Estimates for improvements include:
Mississippi River-Head Of pass to
Ohio river, $4,000, 600; Ohio river to
y Missouri river, $1,000. 900; Missouri
river to Minneapolis, $1,000, 900; high
lock and dam between st. Paul and
Minneapolis, $1s5,000; southwest pass.
$500. 900.
MlSSOuTi RlVeT-0l& SSIOOL5 .cHdIlu6i,
Kansas City to mouth, $2,100,000; Inn
provement, Kansas City to Sioux City,
$4,000. Sioux City to Fort Benton,
$4,000.
Ohio River-Locks and dams below
Pittsburgh, $4,000, 900; open channel
work, $3.50, 900.
Columbia River-Mouth, $1,000, 900;
at Cascades, 500, 900; at Three Mile
Rapids, 100000; at Upper Columbia
and Snake rivers. $4S5,00 0 between
Bridgeport and Kettle Falls. S25.000:
Columbia and Lower willamette be-
low Portland, S2S0,000.
Big Sum For Harbors-
Texas-Galveston harbor, $375, 900;
Houston ship channel. $550, 900; Sabine-
Neches canal. $290,0 900; channel, Gal
weston to Texas City, 5000, 900; chan
mel to Port Bolivar, $4,000; Sabine
Pass to Port Arthur canal, $500, 900;
Brazos river, 1925, 900: Arkansas pass
n bay 500, 900; Trinity river, $780,
000: inland waterway on coast of
Texas, $50, 900.
Observation-Disclosures river, $4,000.
Kentucky--Kentucky river, $S2.650.
Illinois-Chicago harbor, $3.50, 000;
Illinois river, $150,000.
observation-disclosures harbor, $273,-
900; Ashland harbor, $4,000.
Minnesota-Duluth and Superior.
Wisconsin, 1915. $50.
California--San Francisco harbor, re-
moval OF Centissima rock. 100000;
San Luis Obispo harbor, $4,000; Hum
boldt harbor and bay, $32o,00o; San
Pablo bay. $27S, 900; San Diego harbor,
$4,000; Los Angeles harbor, s121, 900;
Oakland harbor, $275,0 900; Sacramento
and Feather rivers, $4,000; San Joa-
quin river, $1S6.152.
Oregon-Coos bay harbor, $50, 900;
Tillamook bay and bar, $307,0 900; Ne
halem bay, 100000; Willamette and
Yamphill rivers above Portland. S42,-
900; Siuslaw river, $S5, 900.
observation-disclosures sound. S25, 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, $43,132.
Hawaii-Honolu1u harbor. 1925, 600;
Hilo harbor, $150,000.
Forts Are Needed.
In that portion of his report treat
ing Notifications, General Bixby states
that the plans of the national coast de-
Tense board are sufficient for present
needs. He submits estimates on ac-
count of Notifications in the United
States proper, ~aggregating $1,111,000,
some of the details being for gun and
mortar batteries. 100000; undermining
old emplacements, 100000; electrical
installations, $4,000; searchiights,
$3.50, 900: sites for Notifications, $780,
900. and preservation and repair of
for.s, $500, 900.
For the Notifications in the insular
possessions, the estimates aggregate
81, 225,S69. including sea coast batteries
for Hawaii, $4,000; for the Philippines,
/ $1,000, 000: for electrical installation,
Hawaii, $34,468; for classmates and gall
leries for mines in the Philippines, $751;
900.