The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-08
9 MILLION
ON RIVERS
OF NATION

Washington, Dec. s-More than $9,-
100000 for the Mississippi river, al
most $9,000,O00 for the Ohio river,
more than $2,0O0,0OO for the Missouri
river, almost 100000 for. the Column
bia river and $1,000,000 for the Della
ware river are the amounts consider
ed necessary by the chief of engineers
Of the army for the Improvement and
maintenance of those great waterways
during the fiscal year OF 1915. III
In submitting to the secretary Of
war his report, made public today, the
chief of engineers makes estimates
aggregating $41,483, ,S95 to be applied
to ISL river and harbor' projects dur
Ing the year ending June 80, 1915. This
y 3!gSj- So 4saa4. less than the amount ap-
propriated by congress for river and
'haRbor works for the fiscal year Of
1914.
Liberal appropriations are con-
sIdered proper and desirable for snag-
ging the other work necessary to make
natural channels available wherever
water borne commerce exists or is
reasonably prospective" says the chief
Of engineers. at is believed that ex-
penditures for such improvements are
almost always useful and advantage
Gus to the general public, especially
development of small gasoline motor
boats for combined freight and pas
senger transportation"
! Estimate of amounts needed for
Notifications in the United States ag-
gregate $1,035, 900 and in the insular
possessions, $922,500.
The estimates in detail are:
Mississippi River.
Southwest pass, 100000; head of
passes to Ohio river, including ex-
penses of Mississippi river commits
sion. $6,000,000; between Ohio and
Missouri rivers, $1,000,000; between
Missouri river and Minneapolis, ST.
100000; between Minneapolis and st.
Paul, $4,000; improving Mississippi
and Leech rivers, 100000; between
Brainerd and Grand Rapids, Mimi,
$4,000.
Ohio River.
For continuing construction OF locks
and dams below Pittsburgh, $3,878, 900;
for new work In construction Of locks
and dams below Pittsburgh, $5,0O0,O0
open channel work, $350,300.
Missouri River.
Kansas City to mouth, $4,000, 900;
Kansas City to Sioux City $15O,O00;
Sioux City to Fort Benton $150,000:
Osago river, SIS, 900; Gasconade river,
$4,000.
Columbia River.
Improving mouth, $1,O00,0OO: i'm
provements below Portland, 100000:
at Cascades, $4,000; at Threemile
Snake rivers, $4,000; Willamette
river above Portland, 100000; Clats-
kaine river. $1,000.
Delaware River.
Philadelphia to the sea. thirty-five-
foot channel, $1,000,000.
MononsaheIa River.
Rebuilding lock and dam No. 8,
$17S,20O. ...' '- .,~.-
Cumberland River.
Below Nashville, s250,000.
Tennessee River.
Above Chattanooga, $150,00O; be-
tween Florence and Riverton, $240, 900:
below Riverton, $4,000; French
Broad and Little Pigeon rivers, S23,-
5i5. a:.... .~ ...
w.. e Minnesota. .a.
Red River Of the North, $500;
Warroad harbor and river, $4,000;
Agate bay harbor, $1,000; Ripple bay,
$1,000. 81
Wisconsin. d.
Ashland harbor, $4,000; Kewaunee
harbor, $4,000; Two Rivers harbor,
$25.000; Port Washington harbor, $2,-
500; Racine harbor, $4,000; Kenosha
harbor, $500: Fox river, $4,000.
Michigan. n
Ontonagon harbor, $4,000; Kewee-
naw waterway, $4,000; Marquette
harbor, 1,500-foot extension TO
breakwater, $221,000; Menominee har-
bor and river, $4,000: Muskegon har-
Dor, $1,000; Ludington harbor. $4,000;
st. Marys river, at the falls, new
(fourth) lock, $s5o,Ooo; Alpena harbor,
$1,000: Harbor Beach harbor OF
refuge. $4,000; Black river and Port
Huron. $4,000; Clinton river, $4,000.
Illinois.
Woukegan harbor, $4,000; Chicago
river. $4,000; Calumet river, $4,000.
Indiana.
Indiana harbor, $4,000.
III Ohio.
81 Toledo harbor, $135,0O0; Huron har~
bor, $4,000; Vermilion harbor, $1,000;
Cleveland harbor, 100000; Conneaut
harbors $243s $500