The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-18
STATE MAY
Be FORCED
TO DRfDCE
UNITED STATES MAI TikE A
HAND TO OPEN MANI CHANNEL
CAPT. sLaTTERY INVESTIGATING
CONDITIONS As RESULT OF
PROTEST MADE BY BOARD or
TRADE.

JACKSONVILLE Feb 2s-G-p1- J.
r Slatxsrr. chief q the corps OF
army engineers for the Fl0r1aa dlFls-
los. has received q letter and protest
trtm the board Of trade Of Glaai.
charging that. dae ID tie states op-
era1ioas Il the drainage OF the e.
erglaaes. salt deposits have ti.led Up
and rendered practically null The
Nork done By the general government
n the harbor entrance % that city,
and demanding relief.
Capt Slattery states that he Is nov
engaged IN Al investigation Of The
charge. and wiH make an eEuina-
ton OF all conditions and the causes
leading 70 them. and report the mat
ter 10 the department
Hs says that II il Is true that the
I state, By It's drainage operations. have
undone the work that vas compiesed
I there and needed, then the state vii
be asked 70 put the channel IN the
& condition IN which the war depart
tnent placed il. and If this Is not
done. there VIII doubtless be q Re-
course 10 the courts On the part Of
the federal government 10 compel
the board OF trustees CT the internal
improvement fund 20 do the 41ork or
pay for having i done
After calling attention 10 paragraph
20 Of sections 70 i. Of ths rivers
and haT0ors act OF March ;. Is5s,
which makes II unlawful TO oos-a-l
ST inJaEiously affect The use q any
Of the navIgable waters Of the init
ID States. he refers 70 tie para
graph z43. OF the same act and sec
lions, which points ont the duty ard
course Ct procedure . lie engineer
officer il charge. having suc1 mat
ter brought 10 his attention, and
says that II the facts are Is stated
II the communication from Miami,
he VIII proceed along the lines laia
down n the act. which reads as fol
lows.
at Is considered q part OF TIE d1-
= Of each engineer officer IL charge
. 81 an engineer district to take notice
Of any violation q the laws for the
protection q the navlga5le waters
and WORKS q Improvement therein
RAic1 may occur In Els district and
take tie necessary seps % secure
The enforcement o. Tie law. when
eFer any violation OIL any oE these
! provisions q las comes 10 his ac-en
tion. rs via Investigate carelalIy ras
j Circumstance Of the case ard viii
] determine the amount Of damage, /
any. for which the parties commit
ting the violation are responsible VI
der section Is 81 this act He vii
! then communicate directly with tbs
parties responsible for The violation
4 giving them notice 70 remove the il
legal structure or deposit, or to re
4 pair the damage By their own labor
] and a. their Own expense. within {
& reasonable time, TO be fixed in ths
> notice. II the parties 50 request II
q writing, with satisfactory bond OF
i other guaranty. he may cause II.
8 damage 70 be repaired By employee
. OF the United States, and may thel
4 call upon the parties responsible I,
4 pay over 70 him the cost OF such p
8 pairs when fully ascertained, and al
sums 50 received shall be deposires
promptly 10 the credit Of the treasur
q er Of the United States, for recredf
q 70 the appropriation affected, an
y shall be accounted for il his none.
accounts by proper vouchers.