Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-15
GUT WATERWAY
FUND FOR n. ].
Amount to Be Expended on
Jersey Projects is Greatly
Curtailed

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The
sums which the army engineers es-
timated could be profitably spent on
New Jersey rivers and harbors dur
ing the next fiscal year will most
likely have to be considerably cur
tailed because of the action of the
House Appropriations Committee IN
reporting to the House bill proVld-
ing lump appropriation of $4,000
coo for rivers and harbors work dur
ing the next fiscal year, in place OF
the estimates of the engineers call
ing for approximately S60,O0O, 900.
The engineers had estimated for
appropriation of about $2,5OO,00O
for river and harbor improvements
in Northern New Jersey during the
next fiscal year. OF this sum ST.
900. 600 was proposed to be spent
on Staten Island Sound; $650,00O on
Newark Bay; $500,000 for dredging
Raritan Bay; $4,000 for Woodblne
Greek; 100000 on Hackensack
river; $4,000 on Passaic river. S2O'-
600 on Raritan river: $25,OOO on
Delaware river between Trenton and
Philadelphia and various other
sums.
In Staten Island sound, the en-
gineers proposed to spend the l.
100000 in dredging and removing
rocks in Kill Won kulk; in construct
ing a dixie and dredging the chan
mel north of Shooters Island, and IN
dredging all the soft material to pro-
tect depths where possible through
out the entire length of the chan
nel through Kill Won kull to Perth
Amboy.
The engineers proposed to spend
$4,000 during the next fiscal year IN
restoring the project depths and
widths in Raritan river.
One hundred thousand dollars
was proposed to be spent on Hack
ensack river, in removing the most
obstructive earth and rock shoals,
to twenty feet above the Central
railroad bridge.
In Passaic river. it was proposed
to spend $4,000 in maintaining the
twenty foot channel between the bay
and the locality of the Newark and
New York railroad bridge.
The army engineers estimated that
for work on all the waterways OF
the country next year, includ1ns
those of New Jersey, approXimately
10000 would be needed. The
budget bureau cut the estimates tc
a lump sum of $27,625,76O.
The House dppTOl'iiLlAoiio Colli
,nittee reported the army bill to the
House carrying q lump sum appro-
priation of $37.000,000 for rivers
and harbors' work 1t appears
likely the House. will stand by the
committee and thta the senate will
not materially increase the amount
If congress finally approprlates a
lump sum of $37 100000, it Will ne
| necessary for the engineers to allo-
cate this reduced amount to New
ark Bay, Staten Island Sound, Rari-
! tan Bay and the various other pro-
| iects in accordance with their Judg-
ment,
| This will most likely be done by
spending the full amount estlmateo
| as necessary on some very import
ant projects, reducing the estapHsn-
work on projects of lesser import
ance and abandoning all work on
still others during the next hscai
year.
In testifying before the Appro-
rriations Committee a few days ago
| regarding these appropriations Gen
| eral Taylor, in charge of the work.
| when asked what the engineers
| would do if their estimates were dis
carded and a smaller lump sum ap-
propriated. replied that he would ad-
| wise each district engineer of the
situation and request them to divide
up the reduced total available among
the various projects in their districts
| to the best interests of commerce.