The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-08
Chief Engineer Of tho Army
Summits His Estimates
For Improvement Of Rivers and
Harbors n u. 8.
FOR THE MISSOURI s., 600, 600
Tho Same Amount Is Required
for the Mississippi.
A Reduction Of %, ,6s4, ,ss4 on
Last ssPork Barrel.~

Washington. Dec. s.-More than
$9,OOO.O00 for the Mississippi river.
more than $1,000. 900 for the Missouri
river. almost 1000. 900 for the Colum-
bia river and $1.000.0 900 for the Dela-
ware river are the amounts considered
necessary by the chief Of engineers OF
the army for the Improvement and
maintenance Of these great waterways
during the fiscal year Of 1915.
In submitting to the secretary Of
var his report, made public today.
aggregating $41.4s3. .ss5 to be applied
to 261 river and harbor projects dur
Ing the year ending June 80, 1915.
This is $s.s34.ss4 less than the
river ana harbor work: for OFT Ia ft.cSi
year of 1914.
Liberal appropriations are consid-
cred proper and desirable for snAg-
g1ng and other work necessary to
wherever water-borne commerce exists
or Is reasonably prospective" says the
chtef OF engineers. 1T il believed
that expenditures for such improve
advantageous to the general public,
especially since the introduction and
rapid development of small gasoline
motor boats for combined freight and
passenger transportation"
Notifications. in the United States az
gregate $1,O35,O0O and in the insuIar
possessions. $S22,5O0.
The Estimates.
The estimates in detail are:
Mississippi river-Southwest pass,
100000: head OF passes to Ohio river,
including expenses of Mississippi river
commission, $4,000, 900: between Ohio
and Missouri rivers. $1,O00,O00; be-
tween Missouri river and Minneapolis,
$1,5OO.0OO: between Minneapolis and
E0 ~ t.
sippi and Leech rivers. $4,000; be-
tween Brainefd and Grand Rapids.
Ohio rivsr-=For continuins oon-
struction Of locks and DANA below
In construction Of locks and dams be-
mel work. $3.50. 200.
Mis- Mi,sou.. ri river caa. Kansas ae city to
Sioux City, $780, 600: Sioux City to
Fort Benton. $150.O00; Usage river,
5000: Gasconade river. $4,000.
columbia river: Improving mouth.
900 900: improvements below Port
land, 100000; at Cascades, SO, 900;
at Threemile Rapids. $425,0oo: Upper
Columbia and Snake rivers $50. 900:
Willamette river above Portland, $780,
600; Clatskanie river. $1,000.
Delaware river: Philadelphia to the
sea, 35 foot channel 100000
Monongahela river: Rebuilding lock
and dam No. 6, &178,2OO.
Cumberland river: Below Nashville,
$25O. 1000.
Tennessee river: Above Chattanoo-
ga, $4,000: between Florence and
Riverton, $24O,O0O: below Riverton,
100000; French Broad and Little
Pigeon rivers, $23.515.
In the North.
Minnesota: Red river of the north.
$500: Warroad harbor and river.
$4,000: Agate bay arbor. 5000; Zip
pie bay. $1,000.
Wisconsin: Ashland harbor, $4,000:
Kewaunee harbor, $4,000; Two Rivers
harbor, $25, 900: Port Washington har-
bor. $2,5OO: Racine harbor, $15,OOO:
Kenosha harbor. $500: Fox river.
$4,000.
Michigan: Ontonagon harbor. SlO,--
900; Kaweenaw waterway. $4,000;
Marquette harbor, 1.5O0-foOt extension
to breakwater. $221,000; Menominee
harbor and river, $4,000; Muskegon
harbor, $4,000; Ludington harbor;
$4,000; st. Marys river, at the falls:
new (fourth) lock. $250,00O; Alpena
harbor. $4,000: Harbor Beach Harbor
Of Refuge, $4,000: Black river and
Port Huron. $4,000; Clinton river.
81, 900.
Illinois: Waukegan harbor. $4,000:
Chicago river. $4,000; Calumet rtves-
$4,000.
Indiana: Indiana harbor. $4,000.
Ohio: Toledo harbor, &135. 200; Hur-
on harbor, $2.5O0: vermillion harbor,
$1,000; Cleveland harbor. 5000, 900;
Conneaut arbor. t243.630: