The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
S856,5OO TO BETTER
RIVERS OF ALABAMA
IS URGED IN REPORT
Chief of Army Engineers
Submits Report to Secre-
tary Garrison
S41,4S3,S95 TOTAL
AGGREGATE FOR u. S.
Liberal Appropriations Suggested for
Improvement of Nations Impor-
tant aterways-AmOunt Is
Less Than That Last Year

Washington December S.-More than
81, ,OOO, 900 for the Mississippi river, al
most $4,000, 900 for the Ohio river more
than $4,000 900 for the Missouri river,
almost S2,000,0 for the Columbia
river and 81 100000 for the Delaware
river are the amounts considered nee
essary by the chief engineers of the
army for the Improvement and main
tenance of those great waterways dur
ing the fiscal year of 1915.
In submitting to the Secretary of
War his report, made public today. the
chief of engineers makes estimates ag-
Sregating S41,4S3,S $685.. to be applied to
261 rivers and harbor projects during
the year ending June so, 1916. This is
se,e34,994 less than the amount ap-
propriated by Congress for river and
harbor works for the fiscal year OF
le1<.
Liberal appropriations are eonsid-
sred proper and desirable for snagging
and other work necessary to make nat
ural chsnncls available wherever wa
ter-borDe commerce exists or is rea-
sonably prospective" says the chief OF
engineers. 1T is believed that eX-
peEGitures for such improvements are
almost always useful and advan
taseous to the general public, espe-
ciaily since the Introduction and rapid
development of small gasoline motor
boats fer combined freight and pas
henger transportation"
Estimates of amounts needed for
Notifications in the United States ag-
xregcte S1,0S5,000 and in the insular
possessions S922,500.
Estimates in Detail
The estimates in detail are:
Mississippi river: Southwest Pass, $780,
a00; head of passes to Ohio river, includ-
ing expenses of Mississippi river commits
sion, $4,000, 600; between Ohio and Missouri
rivers. $1,0OO.00O; between Missouri river
and Minneapolis 81 100000 between Mime
apolis and ST Paul, $17000O improving
Mississippi and Leech rivers, $4,000; be-
tween Brainerd and Grand Rapids, Mich
$1,000.
Ohio river: For continuing construction
of locks and dams below Pittsburg, 50,
277,O00; for new work in construction oi
locks and dams below Pittsburgh, $1,000.
600; open channel work, $3.50, 900.
Missouri river: Kansas City to mouth
&, ,000, ,000: Kansas City to Sioux City, $780,
oOO Sioux City to Fort Benton, $15O,000
Usage river, $4,000; Gasconado river
t15,000.
Columbia river Improving mouth, ST.
10000; Improvements below Portland, $500,
300; at Cascades, $4,000; at ThreeMile
rapids, s425000 upper Columbia and Snake
rivers $30000 Williamotoc river abovy
Portland, $4,000; Clatskanio river, $1,000.
Delaware river: Philadelphia to the sea
t5-foot channel 81 100000.
Monongahela river: Rebuilding lock and
dam No. 6, $17SO00.
South Carolina: Great Pedee river, s10
900; Santee, Wateree and Congaree riv-
ers, $4,000; Charleston harbor, $4,000.
Georgia: Savannah harbor, 26-foot pro-
ject. $250.000; Savannah river below Au-
Eusta, $4,000; Altamaha, Oconee and Oc-
mulgee rivers, $4,000; Brunswick harbor.
So, ,250; Flint river. SO, 900; Chattahoochee
river below Columbus, $4,000.
Florida: .Fernandina harbor. $25, 600;
channel between st. Johns river and
Cumberland sound Ga. $51, 600; st. John $
river. general Improvement, $780, eco; st.
Lucie inlet, 100000; Caloosahatche river,
$1,000; Tampa bay, $1,000: St. Petersburg
harbor, $3.50; Clearwater harbor, $1,000;
Withlacoochee river, $1,000; Suwanee river,
$1,000; Apalachicola bay, $4,000; Apalachi-
cola river, $4,000; st. Andrews bay, $780,
600; Choctawhatchee river, $4,000; Holmes