Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-06
ASK A6,OOO,OOO FOR
RIVERS AND HARBORS
S344, 600 for New Jersey-Pas-
sale River Estimate Calls
for SITS, 900.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.--Almost
sac, 100000 is asked by the army en-
gineers for maintenance and improve
n1ent of rivers and harbors for the
twelve months beginning July 1, 1916.
Estimates for that work submitted
10 Congress to-day call for appropria-
lions aggregating s45,S39510. That
amount is $7,53S, 30S less than was
estimated last December would be re-
quired for the year ending on July
] Tor which, after filibuster in the
Senate defeated the rivers and har-
bors appropriation bill, $4,000, 900 was
appropriated in a lump sum TO be
used among projects selected by the
secretary of war.
The great commerce-bearing rivers
in the new estimates demand the
larger portion of the money, the
Mississippi leading with a call for al
most sl0,000,000 and the Ohio follow
ing with s5,50a.500.
Ask s2,OoO.O0o for New York.
The country's greatest port of for
eigns commerce, New York, asks more
than S2,OO0,000 for channels mainten-
anee and Improvement over its large
area which includes the waterfront
and rivers in and adjoining New Jer-
sey and Long Island.
Estimates for the larger waterways
include.
Mississippi river from the South
west Pass, La, to Pokegama reser-
yoir. Minnesota, 80, 9S2 600 distributed
as follows Southwest Pass, $3.50 900. I.
head Of passes to the mouth of the
Ohio. including expenses of the Mis-
sissippi River Commission, $4,000, 600;
mouth of the Ohio TO and including
the mouth of the Missouri, 81 ,0OO,O 900;
mouth Of the Missouri to Minneapolis,
Si.900,000: lock and high dam con-
struction between Minneapolis and st.
Paul, $4,000; maintenance between
Brainerd and Grand Rapids, MINI,
5000; between Winnlbigoshish and
pdldegama reservoirs, $4,000
Missouri river from its mouth To
Tort Benton, $2,275, 900, distributed as
follows mouth OF Kansas City, 81
100000; Kansas City to Sioux City
$4,000; Sioux City to Fort Benton
st50,O00.
s5,bO05O0 for Ohio River.
Ohio river from its mouth to Pitts
burgh, $500, 500 distributed as fol-
lows: Lock and dam construction
with view to securing a navigablt
depth OF nine feet, below Pittsburgh
$1,000, 600; continuing improvement
and maintenance, s509,500.
Hudson river, $2,670,000, distributed
as, follows; Continuing improvement
and maintenance. $1,970,000, channel
from Hudson to East Rivers, S250,000
continuing Improvement of channe
~. New York harbor. $45O,000
Delaware river, from Trenton Il
the sea, S2,465,00O.
Columbia river, from Pittsburgh
Landing. Ore, 10 the sea, s2,502,00
ST. Mary's river, Michigan. $1,000,
900; Tennessee river, s2,601,0 Cum
beriand river, $4,000.
The estimates for New Jersey fol
joWs
Absecon inlet. $4,000; Cold Sprinl
in1at. $4,000; Keyport harbor, Mata
wan creek. Raritan, South and Eliza
beth rivers. Shoal harbor and Comp
ton creek, and Cheesequake creek
SIC. 600; Raritan bay. $4,000; Absecoi
creek, 81, 900; Cooper river, $1,000
Hackensack river, $4,000; Mantul
creek, $4,000; Maurice river. $4,000
Passaic river, $4,000; Raccoon creek
IS 600; Salem river, $4,000; Shrews
bury; $4,000; Toms river, $1,000
Tuckerton creek, $1,000; Woodbridg
creek, $1,000: Woodbury. creek. $4,000.