The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04
ASKS $4,000 FOR
KENOSHA HARBOR
KenOsha Listed to Receive
$4,000 for Development
of HarbOr Here.
RECOGNIZES GROWTH

as an appropriation Tor the develop
ment Of the harbor here in the report
of Major General Harry Taylor, chief
of Army Engineers, to Secretary of
War Weeks, who, in turn, will trans
nit it to congress in the annual re-
quest for harbor appropriation funds.
The sums named are to be used during
the fiscal year from July 1, 1925, to
June 80, 1926, as Is general in the
rivers and harbors improvement bills
put before congress.
The amount asked for the Kenosha
harbor is the fifth largest asked for
any Wisconsin harbor. Milwaukee
leads with $4,000, and other Wis
consin harbor appropriations are sug
gested as follows: Fox River, $263,000;
Manitowoc harbor, $235,250; Sheboy-
gan harbor, $87,250; Kenosha harbor,
$4,000; Racine harbor, $4,000; Du-
luth and Superior harbor, $4,000;
Sturgeon Boy and Lake Michigan ship
canal, SAB 1000; Memominee river and
harbor, $4,000; Green Bay harbor,
$4,000; Algoma harbor, $4,000; Kewau-
nee harbor, $ll,50o; Two Rivers bar
Dor, $4,000: Port Washington harbor,
$4,000; Port Wing, $1,000 and Ash
land, $1,000. At total of $1,469,500 is
sought for rivers and harbors in Wis
cousin.
Recognizes Growth of Harbor.
This is the largest appropriation
which has ever been suggested for the
Kenosha harbor since it was first
built decades ago. Ii comes as recog-
milton of the recent increased interest
in water shipping in Kenosha, the ton
mage at the local harbor having I'M
creased by leaps and bounds during
the last five year period. The increas-
ed appropriation for the Kenosha har-
Dor also comes as a result of work
done by the city manager and the city
council and manufacturing interests
of Kenosha in laying down before the
proper authorities at Washington the
need of development of the local har-
Dor and the possibilities of increased
growth of lake shipping here under
proper cooperation on the part Of the
national government.
Of the $4,000 suggested for Keno
sha, 100000 is to be used in rebuild
ing 1000 linear feet of superstructure
and the remaining $4,000 is to be
uSeQ IN tine ordinary WOTk HeGuSu 10
keep the harbor in repair.
The suggested appropriation was
welcomed in Kenosha because it is
believed that it gives indication that
officials at Washington have become
aroused to the need of development of
the Kenosha harbor and that subse-
quent appropriations will be forth
coming in the future.
The report of the army engineer
chief showed that the Kenosha harbor
had the largest percentage of increase
in tonnage of any harbor in the state.
Kenosha had an increase of 76 per cent
due to increased receipts of coal and
sand and increased shipments of auto
mobiles and other package freight.
Tonnage in Green Bay horbar in
creased 81 per cent in the last year
as compared with preceding years.
The Fox River also showed an increase
in tonnage of 81 per cent as compared
with the precious year. Both the Green
Bay and Fox River tonnage increase
was on coal.
Mantiowoc harbor showed an in
crease of "a per cent in tonnage, due
to increased receipts and shipments
of car ferries. Sheboygan had a de-
crease of 9 per cent, due to decreased
receipts of coal and building material.
Milwaukee had an increase of 38
per cent in tonnage due to increased
receipts of coal and to increased ton
mage of car-ferry steamers. Racine
had an increased tonnage of 10 per
cent, made up of coal and unclassi-
fed commodities.
Most of the money asked for Mill
waukee is to be used for the building
of 1900 linear feet of the south break
water.
The principal part of the money pro-
posed to be spent at Manitowoc is for
building 1900 linear feet of super
structure on the south pile pier. Gem
eral Taylor called attention to the
fact that 1,150 linear feet of super
structure on the north pile pier at
Manitowoc is being constructed this
year.
Of the $685., 900 asked for Fox River,
$4,000 is to be used for rebuilding
about three-fourths of Little Kaukan-
ma dam, 100000 for the construction of
a steel hull tug, $4,000 for the con-
sCEuctloh u CWo A00-eSA sVe0A go es'
and 100000 for the operation of dred-
ges and engineering.
Of the $s7,25O asked for Sheboygan,
$4,000 is to be used for rebuilding
$50 linear feet of superstructure on
the south pier. OF the $4,000 asked
for Racine, $4,000 is for rebuilding
400 linear feet of superstructure on
the north breakwater.
Green Bay Appropriation Drops.
Only $4,000, all for maintenance. is
asked for Green Bay harbor. General
Taylor said that the deepening of the
outer channel at Green Bay would be
completed by the last of December this
year A total of $236000 has been
spent at Green Bay in the last 1S
months and during the last six months