The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-08
TO CARRY OUT The ESTIMATES
Kenosha May Secure an Appropriation
Large Enough to Make Possible the
Completion of Work Planned Years
Ago-Committee Now at Work.

A river and harbor bill, generous in
It's proportions, will be reported and
passed during the present session Of
the 63rd congress notwithstanding that
the order has gone forth to cut appro-
priations to the bone.
At recent meeting Of chairmen Of
house committees charged with prepar-
ing appropriation bills and called at
the instance of Speaker Clark, it was
most generally agreed that appropria-
ton bills should be held down to the
actual necessities of the government
and the demands Of public works now in
process of completion. These conclu-
sions, however, did not go as far as the
public press indicates, that new pro-
jects in the Forthcoming river and har-
Dor bill will be noticeable by their alb
sence, the bill carrying appropriations
for projects already under way and
studiously ignoring new projects, which
have the endorsement of che chief of
engineers.
AS a matter Of fact the members Of
the rivers and harbors committee ex-
pect to see a bill passed that will pro-
vide for several meritorious projects.
We will have to have a river and
harbor bill at this session to take care
of projects for which estimates have
been made up to March 4, 1885, said
Chairman S. M Sparkman Of the rivers
| and harbors committee Of the house.
'It IS difficult to tell at this time what
estimates, or if any Of them, will be
cut, Notwithstanding i see in the pub
lie prints, that the order has gone forth
to pare appropriations to fit existing
conditions Our purpose is to keep
work moving ON harbors and rivers up
to the close of the short session of the
present congress which will be March
| 4, 1915, when another river and harbor
bill will likely become law
I" 1t may and doubtless will be found
that estimates can be cut in some in
stances. If so, the committee, of which
have the honor to be chairman, Will
not hesitate to put in the pruning
knife. So far as new projects are con
cerned, the committee has not deter
mined whether, if any, and if any how
many, projects will be taken on in the
bill which is now in the process of
making.
There are about $80,00o,000 Of new
projects not yet adopted. That is, pro-
Jects that have come in to us from the
chief of engineers. Some of these pro-
jects are very large and number about
seventy-fve in all. Our aim will be to
take care of every deserving project in
due season, mindful of the condition Of
the treasury and the demands of the
public We want to improve our rivers
and harbors in most efficient manner.
but at the same time along economic
lines and the committee is moving
along those lines.
Hearings have already been had on
improvements needed on the lower Mis-
sissippi, on the Sacramento River, on
deeper harbor at Beverly, Massa-
chusetts, while the people of Memphis,
Tennessee are anxious that considerable
work should be done at that port. Other
hearings have included improvements
on the Sabine and Sawnee and a water
way from the Apalacicola to the Gulf
of Mexico.
hn ,,sV- L.
bill, which will probably be reported
the last of January, may not be as
large as that Of the 62nd congress, i
believe it will be generous in its pro
portions and keep the work of improve
ments on our waterways considerably
going on. =
1t is interesting in this connection to
know that the chief of engineers of the
army estimates that his department
can spend in river and harbor work
during the coming year $34, 10000. This
amount has been cut to the bone so
to speak and has been pared to meet
the demands Of Speaker Clark and those
charged with the responsibility of
furnishing the sinews to run the govern
ment and keep up the public work.
These estimates are, by no means, as
large as those Of 1912 and it seems,
therefore, fair to assume that the river.
and harbor bill Of the present session
Of congress will amount to about thirty
millions in round numbers.
COAL AND WooE.