Evening star., 1918-02-21
dc. GETS$5,0OO|N IN
$l9,227,9OO BILL
But Adjacent Waters Get Fair
Amounts in Rivers and Har-
bors Measure.
BAL LTIMORE GIVEN $500, 900

Although Washington gets only $4,000
Ter the maintenance of the Potomac
1iver in the s19,227, 800 rivers and har-
bors bill, reported to the House late
yesterday, waters adjacent to the capi-
Hal got fair amounts considering that
this bill is the smallest in years. In
this same engineering district will be
expended $4,000 for maintenance OK the
Potomac river at Lower Cedar Point,
Nd. and $4,000 for maintenance OF Oc-
Soquan creek, Va.
e In the Baltimore district 100000 IS
allowed for further improvement Of tho
Baltimore harbor and channels, and
800, 900 for maintenance. There is
also an appropriation of $4,000 Tor
maintenance of the Wicomico river. Nd.
= In the Norfolk district, Norfolk har-
-Sor and channels is allotted s1.124,ooo
Tor further improvements. with S4oo,ooo
FOR Thimble Shoal channel, Va; $50,ooo
for further improvements az Apponae-
fox river, Va, and sSooooo lo1 I'M
provement of the inland waterway from
Norfolk, Va, to Beaufort Inlet, n. Z.
Smallest Bill in Years.
: Only one new project is found in the
rivers and harbors bill reported TO tne
House late yesterday. Carrying U.s.
II t,UUU, thlS is tne STndllcSI Olli VI TO
kind reported in many years. The only
new project was inserted at the re-
quest of the shipping board. This IS
sfor the connecting channel oetween
Los Angeles and Long Beach, Cal, to
The committee decided citiIens of
Crescent City. Cal. should be permit
ted to spend 100000 on the harbor
government would complete the work
after the war. 1t is estimated the en-
-1ire project will cost $4s0.o00.
Among the largest items are $4,000
fiver, $2.2o0.0o0 for continuing work
In the East river at New York and
e1,700,000 for Southwest pass at the
@enouth of the Mississippi.
Balance for Galveston.
work at Galveston Of $685., 900. and the
bill provides that of this amount $685.
100 may be used for developing a
thirty-hve-foot channel outside the
Tor improving and maintaining the
Ahirty-foot channel in the harbor
proper. Army engineers recommended
= year ago that 1t would be feasible
afo attempt to maintain the deeper
channel outside where more water is
needed. because ships are more ex-
posed to the weather.
= Other items in the bill for further
improvements are:
Mobile. Ala, harbor, 100000.
Gu!fport harbor and Ship Island pass,
Mississippi. $4,000. including mainte-
Charleston, 8. c. h.rbor, $40 900.
Winyan Day. South CarolinaS $4,000.
rivers. Georgia. $4,000.
Cuaehita and Black rivers, Arkansas
-end Louisiana, 100000
For the Norfolk harhor si,ls4ooo is
seHottsd and half million in set aside
Tor improving the inland waterway he
Tween Norfolk and Beaufort inlet. The
last item was not included in the orig
Snai estimatss. but army engineers
later impressed the committee with the
zhecessity OF opening up this watervay
for trafic
Acted for Economy.
1timates from $50 5o7 900, the commis-
tees renort said It acted for economy.
put without neglecting any river or
l<harhor. The Ohio river project Is re-
Eardsd ~ particularly important now
Epn account Of the railroad situation
and the committee adopted the recon-.
sNnendation OF the Army engineers Of
attempting to keep open a nine-foot
Ill. by dredging rather than the plan
snf extending the lock system below
Henderson.
The bill provides that hereafter the
Hchief of Army engineers shall report
to Congress on terminal facilities on
aterways. the committee pointing out
That facilities for loading and unload
Ing water carriers quickly and cheaply
are essential for local trafic and ab-
rchange of trafnc between water car
rfers and rail carriers"