The Washington times., 1924-12-01
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PROJECT
ON FOOT
AlIotmellts Include $54, 1884,
800 for General improve
n1ents in U. S.
BY LLOYD LEHRBAS,
International News Services.

Recommendations that $71, 604,-
800 be appropriated for river and
harbor improvement work during
the coming year appropriations
which have in the past called forth
endless battles in Congress over
so-called pork barrel legislation"
and reports on the expenditure
sof over $76,OOO,OOO during the
fiscal year just ended are con-
tanned in the annual report of the
chief Of engineers, United States
army who has charge of such
work for the Government which
was made public by the War De-
partment today.
How Fund Is Divided.
The allotments recommended In.
Clude $54, $3.50 for general river
and harbor improvements in all
parts Of the United States as well
as $350,000 to be expended in MAX
Ing general examinations and sur
/. veys of projects under consideration
for Improvement.
The Mississippi river commission
is recommended for $4,000, 900 for
improvements on the big river and
its tributaries in addition to specific
sums aggregating a tremendous
amount and $6,541 900 is asked for
to complete the Wilson Dam in the
Tennessee river. Recommendation is
also made that 100000 be allotted
Tor the Improvement of the Sacra-
mento river by expenditure of the
California debris commission under
agreement that the State of Cali.
Hfornia allot similar amount,
Muscle Shoals Work.
During the fiscal year just ended
$62 ,024,798 appropriated by Con
gress was expended on general river
and harbor improvement, in addi-
ton to $11 ,19I,3 1873 for construction
of Dam No. 2 at Muscle Shoals,
Ala, and $3,113,072 contributed by
States, cities and individuals ex-
pended on specific improvements
under the supervision of the Gov
eminent engineers.
Under the river and harbors i'm
provement program the engineer
corps is now working on 200 har-
bOrs and widening, dredging and
doing other Improvement work on
291 rivers and SO canals. Invest.
cations of 70 projects were com.
pleted during the year and 118 pro-
jects still await investigation and
consideration.
100000 For New York.
Improvements in New York har-
Dor are recommended in the ex-
penditure of 100000 in the harbor
proper, 100000 for the Bay Ridge
and Red Hook channels, So, SOC, 900
In the East River and S2,5O0.0 in
the New York and New Jersey
channels.
In addition to the lump sum asked
for the Mississippi Rivar Commits
sion allottments OF $4,000, 900 for
work on the big river between the
Ohio and Missouri rivers, So ,O00, 600
for work between the Missouri
river mouth and Minneapolis and
" ,000,0 900 for work on the Missouri
river from Kansas lily 10 It's
mouth. For locks and dams &c..
100000 is asked for the Ohio river,
100000 for the Mongahela river
in Pennsylvania and West Virginia,
and $1,100,000 for the Allegheny
river in Pennsylvania.
Three large projects on the Paci-
tic coast are recommended fo- al
,lOtments, $1,288,00 being ask ID for
Humboldt harbor and bay in Cal
ifornia, and &,S83,400 for Coos
Bay, and $1,445,615 for Nehalen Bay
In Oregon.
AlIOtments Asked.
Other allotments recommended in.
clude:
Delaware river from Philadelphia
to the sea, $3,9O5, 900.
Inland waterway from Delaware