Mountain advocate., 1914-06-12
OHIO RIVER
NAVIGATION
WILL BE GREATLY BENEFITED
Nv the BIG CIVIL APPRo-
PRlATIoN BILL.
Pour Million Dollars viii ee Expend.
I'd During Year 1st5-Thousands
For Federal Buildings.

Washington.-More than $4,000. OOC
is carried in the sundry civil bill re
ported to the house from the commit
tee on appropriations for prosecuting
the work on the lock and dam system
of the Ohio river that already has beer
inaugurated and is going on under the
continuous contract system. Under
the act Of 1910. which provides for the
construction of a number OF locks and
dams below Pittsburg. the sum OF ST..
s76.O00 is appropriated for expenditure
In the fiscal year 1915: the total urigi
nal authorized sum for this feature OF
the work was 100000 and s1,O24, 900
has already been appropriated and ex-
pended. Under the act OF 1912, which
provides for the complete canalization
OF the river, S2.2OO.OOO is appropriated
In the bill, making an aggregate OF s4,-
l76,OOO for expenditure in 1915. This.
however. is in addition to the new ap-
preparation carried in the river and
harbor bill, which has already passed
the house and is now pending in the
senate.
This measure authorizes the Secre-
tary of War to enter into contracts for
new work on the canalization project
not to exceed 100000, OF which
S2.OOO,000 is made available for expen.
diture in 1915. This brings the aggre
gate sum that may be expended in the
twelve-months period beginning July
i next up to $6.176,OOO, with 81, OOO, 900
more authorized. For the benefit of
people who do not recall the difference
between appropriations in the sundry
civil and river and harbor bills, IL NAV
be said that the appropriations in the
eundry civil bill are under authorize
tons in preceding river and harbor
OILS; the latter measures always make
provision for the new work, but au-
thorize the expenditure of a larger
sum than is usually made Immediately
available. This years river and har.
Dor bill also appropriate $35O,9OO for
open-channel work in the Ohio More
than three quarters of a million dol.
lars is carried in the sundry civil bill
for public building work in the states
OF Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West
virginia. The appropriations are for
sites, continuation Of work on post. |
offices or completing it, or for com. |
meneing the projects. The items are
as follows
ohio-Akron, site, 100000; Alliance,
completion OF building. $4,000; Ash.
land. additional land, $4,000: BeIlaire.
$1,000: Cambridge. com.
pletiop, $4,000; Dayton, completion.
sS0,Ooe; Piqua, completion, Sill 900:
Salem, completion. $4,000: Steuben.
VILE, continuation. $4,000: Tifin,
commencement, $1,000; Xenia, com.
pletion, $4,000.
Indiana-Gary, continuation. $40.
poo; Indianapolis, extension OF mailing
platform, $4,000; Mishawaka, compile
lion, $4,000; New Albany, completion.
$4,000. and rent OF temporary quar-.
.ers, $4,000; Newcastle, completion,
'2S,OQe; Portland. continuation, 500,
100; Seymour, 100000.
West Observation-Disclosures. rent OF
temporary quarters and moving. 81.
100; Moundsville, continuation, $50,
100; Sistersville, completion, $50 900;
"ellsburg. commencement, $1,000.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. completion.
$4,000; Cynthiana. completion. $40.
100; Falmouth, site. $4,000; Fulton.
commencement. $4,000; Georgetown,
continuation. $4,000; Hopkinsville.
completion, 100000; Jackson. contin,
alton. $4,000; Marion, site, 81. $50:
commencement. S..
90.
The customary appropriation for the
maintenance of the National Soldiers
lone at Dayton, o.. is carried, the
preparation this year being $571,.
OO- The bill carries the general pro- 1
ision, which is applicable to all sol. :
iers' homes. that none OF the money s
ha4Ebe avilable for any home which I
laintains within it's confines a bar or :
anteen at which intoxicating liquor IA d
Did. The appropriations provided in b
lie Dill aggregate $1O7 100000