Evening star., 1925-02-18
D. c. PORT SURVEY
BY WEEKSFAV0RE
Senate Committee Would Au-
thorize Estimate of Cost of
EnIarging Facilities.

| Survey Of the port and navigation
facilities of Washington is provided
for In an amendment to the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill re-
ported favorably by the Senate COM
merce committee. The amendme at
directs the Secretary of War to make
a preliminary examination of the
waterfront on the north side OF Wash
ington CHANNEL
The purpose of this survey is to
prepare plans and estimates of cost
for the construction of adequate
terminals which will provide facilities
for water transportation and the in
terchange OF traffic between vessels
and railroads The plans also con-
template full commercial use Of the
waterfront and approa ches
! Senator Jones of Washington, chair
man Of the Commerce committee.
favors the amendment. He indicated
that 1t would not be possible to esti-
mate the development along the water
front that may be expected until after
the War Department has submitted its
report. 1t may result, however, in
| much increased business facilities and
also in the further Identification Of
the water front of the Capital
Building May BE RemodeIed.
The committee also included in the
bill an amendment for remodeling
| the National Research building, at
Nineteenth and B streets northwest
| for an Office for the District engineer
Of the War Department.
The total authorizations for prof.
ects and surveys carried in the bill
as reported to the Senate amount to
Sal, 1880. This is about $4,000, 900
more than authorized in the House
bill, although a number of items ap-
proved my that chamber and pro-
posals brought forward by Senator's
were reduced considerably to bring
| the total Of authorizations as close
as possible to the, $40. 100000 limit set
by President Coolidge.
The committee approved provisions
for important links In the inland
| waterways from Maine to Texas, in
cluding the Louisiana and Texas In
tercoastal Waterway, for which So,
100000 would be appropriated; ex-
penditure of S6,5o9.o0o for the Los
Angeles and Long Beach harbor prof.
ect, and s275,000 for a survey of the
ST. Lawrence waterway project by
| an agency to be designated by Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Many Surveys Ordered.
More than 200 surveys were au-
thorized, including that of the deeper
waterway from the Great Lakes to
the Hudson; the Great Lakes water
way from Duluth to Buffalo; the
Colorado River in Wyoming, Colo
rado, Arizona. New Mexico and Cali
fornia, to determine the streams
value for navigation before it's wa
ters can be diverted for domestic
uses in the Los Angeles basin. OF
the 200 surveys, SO We're added by the
Senate committee, including 16 in
Florida
An authorization for 100000 for
survey of the potential waterpower
on the navigable streams of the
country, approved by the House, was
eliminated by the Senate committee
on the ground that the amount would
not cover the cost of such an under
| taking. In its place a request was
incorporated that the Secretary of
War provide an estimate of the cost
Of such a national survey.
Acting on recommendations of the
President, 3theo committee also cut
from the bill. provisions that exist
ing projects on the Mississippi. Mis-
souri, and Ohio Rivers be completed
within five years. The Executives
objection to this provision was based
on his desire not to commit the bud
get authorities to extended programs.