Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-08
S9,OO0,OOO ASKED
FOR MISSISSIPPI
Chief of Engineers Recommends
100000 for Upper River
improvements.


Washington, Dec. S.-More than So.
600, 900 for the Mississippi river, al
most SO, ,0OO, 600 for the Ohio river, more
than s2,0OO,OOO for the Missouri river.
almost $2,OOO,O0O. Tor the Columbia
river and S1,OOO,OO0 for the Delaware
river are amounts considered neces-
sary by the chief of engineers of the
army for the improvement and man
tenance of these 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-
grega ting $41, ,4S3,S95 to be applied to
POI rivers and harbor projects during
the year ending June 80, 1915. This is
So 634, 1894 less than the amount appro-
priated by congress for river and har-
Dor 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 wher-
ever borne commerce exists or
is reasonably prospective" says the
chief of engineers. 1T is believed that
expenditures for such improvements
are almost always useful and advan-
tageous to the general public, espe-
cially since the introduction and rapid
development of small gasoline motor
boats for combined freight and pas
senger transportation"
Estimates of amounts needed for
fortification in the United States ag-
gregate $1,O35, 900 and in the insular
possession, $922,500.
The estimates in detail are:
Mississippi river-Southwest pass,
$400,000; head of passes to Ohio river,
including expenses of Mississippi river
commission, $6,000,00O; between Ohio
and Missouri rivers, $1,0O0,000; be-
tween Missouri river and Minneapolis,
S1,50O,00O; between Minneapolis and
St Paul, $4,000; improving Missis-
sippi and Leech rivers, $4,000; be-
tween Brainerd and Grand Rapids,
Mimi, $4,000.
Ohio river-For continuing construc-
ton of locks and dams below Pitts
burgh, $3,8S7,000; for new work in
of locks and dams below
$5,O00,00O; open channel
work, $35O,900.
Missouri river-Kansas City to
mouth, $2,00O,0OO; Kansas City to
Sioux City, $15O,0OO; Sioux City to
Fort Benton. $150,O0O; Usage river, |
S15 900; Gasconade river, $4,000.
Columbia riyer-Improving mouth,
81 900, 900; improvements below Port
land, $500, 900; at Cascades, $4,000; at
Rapids, s425,00O; Upper
Columbia and Snake rivers, 100000;
river above Portland, $780,,
900; Clatskanie river, $1,000.
Delaware river-Philadelph to the
sea, 35 foot channel, $1,000,000.
Cumberland river-Below Nashville,
s25O,OOO.
Tennessee river-Above Chatta-
looga, $50, 900; between Florence and
Riverton, $4,000; below Riverton,
100000; French Broad and Little
Pigeon rivers. s23,515.
Minnesota--Red river of the ECrth,
81, 500; Warroad harbor and river,
s2, 900; Agate Bay harbor, $4,000; Zip
pie Bay, $1,000
Wisconsin-Ashland harbor, $4,000;
kawaunee karbor, $4,000; Two Rivers
larbor, s25,00O; Port Washington har-
)or. s2,500; Racine harbor, $4,000;
<enosha harbor, $500; Fox river,
1000.
Michigan harbor. $1O,-
100; Keweenaw waterway, $4,000;
harbor, 1,5OO-foot extension
o breakwater. 1921, 900; Menominee {
larbor and river, S25,0OO; Muskegon {
larbor. $4,000; Ludington harbor.
5000; St. Mary's river, at the falls.
lew (fourth) lock, s250,000; AIpena ,
IarboT. $1,000; Harbor Beach harbor I
4 refuge. $4,000; Black river and
'ort Huron, $4,000; Clinton river.
2 200.
Waukegan harbor. 10000; I
river, $4,000; Calumet river.
10000.
Indiana-Indiana harbor, $25,
Ohio-Toledo harbor. s135,000; Hur-
n harbor. $1,000; Vermilion harbor,
z 900; Cleveland harbor, 5000. 900:
karbor, s243,53O.