Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31

| brush, at cost or about Sll,OOO,OOe.
The Kew project calls for about IL
! 3S7. 900 yards additional, and 1850.
900 yards OF dredging. The govern
ment is now operating s hired labor
plsnts. The contract work will prob
/ ably. for the next nine years, foot up
about 100000 pr year.
Tn addition to channel improve
! ment, much has been accomplished in
the improvement OF various harbors,
among which may be mentioned St.
Paul, Redwing. Lake City, Stockholm,
Pepin, Fountain City, Lacrosse. Cass-
vile, Prairie du Chen, Dubuque. Clin-
ton. Port Byron, Moline. Rock Island,
Muscatine. Burlington. Fort Madison,
Keokuk. Quincy, Hannibal, louisiana,
Ham burg and GAINESVILLE
This office built the levee from the
Iowa river to Burlington, and per.
formed considerable wodk On the War
saw-Quincy and Sny levees.
up to the close of 1913 about So
SIS, 900 has been expended on the new
project, which is about 3 per cent COM
pleted. During the last five years APP
preparations have averaged about ST.
100000 year. but during the previous
% years only about 100000. We now
expect for the next eight years at least
s1,500,000 a year, and we have the
plant TO use it. in connection also with
contract work, to advantage.
The Rock Island office employs a
large number OF clerks and other as
sistants, about so of whom are en-
ployed in the Rock Island office in win |
ter. all in charge Of Major G. NJ. Hoff- |
man, corps of engineers, L. S. army, |
with c. w. Durham as principal assis-
tant and George Ackley as chief clerk.
AS regards the clerical work of the
Office. II may be said that during the
year ending May 81, 1913. 4,05s vouch-
ers were made and paid. and the num-
Der of checks drawnJwas about $4,000.
In number of men employed on
river and harbor work during the ifs
cal year the Rock Island district was
first in the entire country 1850, as
also in expenditures for hired labor
work.
In Nine Divisions.
THE Rock Island district is divided
into nine divisions. as follows, each
division having a number OF assistants,
clerks, receiver of material. inspect
ors, etc. besides steamboats, and their I
crews, and a large number of over
seers and laborers. In fact, the entire ]
number of employees. when the work
IS in fuli operation. approximates 1000
men. not counting light keepers. This !
does not include a vedy large (
number of men. perhaps 1000 more 1
engaged q providing materials for {
work
First Division-St Paul to Winona
Ind U. S. boat yard at saltwater. in i,
,harge OF Assistant Engineer ". d. Du- :
shane.
Second Division-Winona to Wis !
,onsin river. boat yard at Fountain :
lily and quarry at La Noble. in charge 7
II Assistant Engineer w. A. Thomp- /,
on. >
Third Observation-Disclosures river to a
>eClaire and Galena river improve A
nent. in charge OF Assistant Engineer
J; Edwards.
Fourth Division-Rock Island rap =
ds and Moline lock. in charge of AS n
istant Engineer J. B. Bassett.
Fifth Divlsion-Rock Island to Bur :
ngton, Milan section of the Hennepin n
anal and boat yard at Silver Lake. in
barge of Assistant Engineer ]. c. Nc .,
,lherne. >;
Sixth Observation-Disclosures to Han
ibal. lock and dry dock at Keokuk, .,
owa. in charge OF L. S. Civil Engineer q,
I. Meigs. G
Seventh Division-Hannibal to the 3,
lissouri river. in charge of Assistant -,
ngineer A. L. Richards. h,
Eighth Observation-Disclosures OF n.y.
ngineer r. Monroe. n,
Ninth Divisfon-Eastern and west =,
n sections and feeder OF the Henne- r
in canal, lock in Rock river at Rock o,
alls and survey of, Rock river, in <
large OF Assistant Engineer L. L.
'heeler. assisted by Assistant Engi-
eer c. NJ. Waters.
h. - ID,