The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-05
IMPROVEMENT ON OHIO, LITTLE
AND BIG kANAWHA RIVERS
TENTED.
Amount Expended On Ohio River Was
More Than $4,000. 0Oo-Work
On Other Rivers Being
Finished.

The annual report OF the the local
government engineers. showing the
work done on dams in the Ohio. Lit
tie Kanawha ana Big kanawha rivers
during the fiscal year which ended
July 81. and also showing TO what
extent the dams have been completed.
was made public yesterday. The re-
port In general shows that good prog
ress was made on th@ dams duriag
the last year des ,iit'- tine big floods.
which iortunately occurred during the
closed season. causing 10 serious de
lays.
Ohio River.
Dam No. II on the Ohio river, 80
completed during the year md IL
now in operation.
Dam No - at Wars God. s. miles
below Pittsburgh. l. still under con
structi' ne work ~ continued
BY the lndation cen any OF New
York company rs the con.
tract 'Ous ~. .. OF the lock
and ~ is. III" ilN'r wall power
house .abl" pa-e foundation
bear-tr r.. abutment and espla
made. Inc Foundation Company re
Gently took the contract from the
Pneumatic Caisson Company and the
work has advanced in a fairly Wig
orous manner. although some DELAY
has been caused on account OF the
lack OF labor and materials. The
river and weather conditions were
fairlv favorable during the year but
the two midsummer rises In 1912 in
terterred 10 certain extent with the
work. The only government force
working regularly al the dam was
that necessary Tor inspection. making
up estimates. etc. The slight damaC"
done 10 the lock keepers houses nv
#auH- "a -
about $3.50.
Dam No. l&. - miles below Pitts
burgh. has been completed and an Oh
erations have been very successful.
The work of brilding lam 40 ~
1i3 miles below Pittsburgh. i, being
continued by the Missouri Valley
Bridge & Iron Company. of Ieavcu-
worth. Kansas. owing 10 high water
and the failure Of The lock coffprdam
little was accomplished during tho
Year. An additional Plant Was buil'
ar the dam. the old plant was i'm
proved and trees and shrubs Yer.
planted about tho lock keeper
houses
Good progress on the construction
or Dam No H.. IN miles below Pitts
bHrgh. waS made lbs the bravo Con
struction Company during the year
Only SINAI. force Of government en-
ploNes. sufficient 20 inspect materials
used and MAX. nm estimate v,s st,.
Toned ~ III" dam during The wear
Funds for Dams Nos. 10 and y.
During the wear Congress ,royiIeJ
FUNDS for The construction az Dam W
j.. 10 be- located T So miles below Pitts
burgh. and bids ON the construction
have boon advertised for AuqropriI-
lions have ais. hoe, mad. r,, a..
Construction ~ ham N ., ., "a, i,..
Gated 1E7 miles hollow, pi-,sb.-el,
Dam No. Is. ia miles below pi,,.
burch has h.s., c,r1..I...I ori T., d,
opera.iou During fhs mas y.,r &C.
and shrubs were pI,r-.d ahrrt tl,.
lock Keeper, houses and tho han,
protection ms .,.,.,..,..,, ...' ~. .,.,.
date for Tho compIa,ion - ,be J,,,
Wa aXeI ~ I,ac.r-b.r ~ f.f. D..
as ,b. c.rst-,,,.,,,.. cl.,,',...,',. -, 20.
accnurlish tr. -. a.. ,t.. .f...'. ' ,,.
CO.. 80 49,. -, o.. 700" '""
vs. ,y.i,.oi 80 IT, .''', IN "i'li'
% ''' l'"- ptdb'' period.
q, N"tN ON I'ain 40. 20. 1871 miles be-
-" Il'f.Dursh. j. continued by The
F'ui-H ton Company % New Yorn
! b." work has been greatly retarded
by the floods. and f,r that reason ,h.i
time for coflp'atiou. eN.d ~ D...,,,,..,.
- 1871, has boar v..f,.,5 80. -,
ahIa period
The ,r,-. ,r f,,.,. -. .. ..,
bor,, ri.,st.,,r..' ~. ul'''-
All co., ,- So "'''I continued
- N"'iN IT"tf'~- mas been mad"
.'ls "st" recently been provided
I,''" 10 -. ~ niles below Pitts
nuIgh. ana bids for construction have
h-'u advertised fp- Dams Nos o.
aud % ar" being con -fructed bv Etra.
labor and arc practically corrrla,ad
Large forco- ~ ,o,..r-,,,.... ,,,,..,,.....
are a., So. ..