The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-08
U. S. Engineers Seek $9,000,000
Tor Mississippi and Almost
as Much for the Ohio
$4,000 FOR PORTAGE CANAL
Appropriations Also Wanted for
hafbor Work at 0nt0nagon
and Marquette
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 1915

Washington. Dec. S.--Nlore than So
O0O 600 FOR the Mississippi river al
most $4,000, 900 for the Ohio river. more
than $1,000, 900 for the Missouri river,
almost s2,OOO.OOO Tor the Columbia riy-
er and 81 600. 600 for the Delaware riy-
-r are the amounts considered neces-
sary by the chief of engineers of the
army for the Improvement and main
tenance of those great waterways dur
ing he fiscal year Of 1915.
In submitting tO The secretary of
war his report, made public today. the
chief Of engineers makes estimates
ageregating $4l. .4S3.S95 to be applied Ia
?Gl river and harbor projects during
the year ending June 80 1915. This
is S9,63I.994 less than the amount APP
propriated by Congress for river and
harbor works for the fiscal year of
1914.
Liberal appropriations are consid-
cred proper and desirable for snag-
ging and other work necessary to make
natural channels available wherever
water borne commerce exists or Is
reasonably prospective" says the chief
Of engineers. 1T Is believed that eN-
penditures for such improvements are
almost always useful and advantag
eous "a the general public. especially
since the introduction and rapid de-
Velopment of small gasoline motor
boats for combined freight and pas
senger transportation"
Estimates Of amounts needed for
fortificaiions In the United States ag-
grceate 81 $4,000 and ia the insular
possessions. $922, 500.
Estimates in Detail.
Mississippi river: Southwest pass,
$500. .0O0: head of passes To ohio river,
Including expenses of Mississippi riv-
ar commission, S6.O00.000; between
Ohio and Missouri rivers. $1,000 600;
between Missouri river and Minneapo-
!is, 81 soc, 900; between Minneapolis
and 81. paul $i7O,O0O; improving Mis-
sissippi and Leech rivers 100000; be-
tween Braincrd and Grand Rapids
Mimi, $4,000
Ohio river: For continuing construc-
lion of locks and dams below Pitts
hureh, $3SS7.O0O for new work in
construction of locks and dams be
low Pittsburgh. $4,000. .Oc0: open chan
mel work, s35O,9O0.
Missouri river: Kansas City Ia
mouth, 1000. 900: Kansas city To Sioux
City. Sl5O.0O0; Sioux city To Fort Ben
ton, $I5O,OO0; Usage River, $1,000,
Gasconade river. $4,000.
Columbia river Improving mouth.
1000, geo. improvements below Port
land $500. 900: at Cascades. 10000; at
Threemie Rapids $i25,OOO; Upper
columbia and Snake rivers, 100000;
Willamette river above Portland $780,
600. Clatskanie river $1,000.
Delaware river: Philadelphia Ia the
sea, 81 foot channel, S..OO0,00O.
M0nongahela river: Rebuilding lock
and Dam No. q. si7S,200.
Cumberland river: Below Nashville.
S250,O0G
Tennessee river: Above Chattanooga,
SlbO.OO0; between Florence and River
ION s24O,000; below Riverton, Sl20,
600: French Broad and Little Pigeon
rivers, $23ai5.
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$500: Warroad harbor and river.
$1,000: Agate bay harbor. $4,000; Zip
pie bay. $1,000.
Wisconsin: Ashland harhor $lOo0o;
Keweenaw harbor $4,000; Two Rivers
harbor, s25.00O: Port Washington har-
bor s. 500 Racine harbor. $4,000;
Kenosha harhor $500 Fox river,
$4,000.
$4,000 for keweenaw Waterway
Michigan: Ontonagon harbor, 10000;
Keweenaw waterway. S1a.0OO Mar
quette harbor ana river. $4,000: Mus
kegon harbor, $1,000 Ludington har-
bor. $4,000. ST Marys river. at the
Falls. new (fourth) lock. $250.o0O; Al
pena harbor $4,000; Iiarbor Reach
harbor Of refuge, sS9,00O. Black river
and Port Huron $4,000: Clinton riv-
er. $1,000.
Illinois: Waukegan harhor. 10000.
Chicago river. 100000; Calumet river.
$4,000.
Indiana: Indiana harbor, $4,000.
Ohio. Toledo harbor $l35.OOO; Iiur-
ON harbor, s2,5OO. Vermilion harbor.
$1,000: Cleveland harbor. &200.0OO;
Conneaui harbor. $23i,530.