Evening star., 1938-06-14
CHANNEL PROJECT
FUND AVAILABLE
'Insta|Iment' of $285, 900 to
Continue Work-Bids
Are Opened.

A second "installment" of $285 900
for continuing the Washington Chan
mel water front development became
available today when President Roose-
welt signed the War Department Civil
Appropriations Act for 1899.
At 3 pm. today bids covering 81
items of construction in the first two
units OF the water front development
project were to be opened In the
office Of Maj. w. D. Luplow, Army en-
gineer for the local district. This con-
struction, made possible by the first
ALLEGATION of funds, will inaugurate
officially the long-sought local water
front development program.
The second installment of $285 900
is the same in amount as the first.
Like the first, it must be augmented
by a contribution of $4,000 from the
District of Columbia, making total
of $349, 900 available for expenditure
IN each increment, or total of $685.
600 which now is available for the
water front program.
ALLEGATION of Funds.
At the same time the ALLEGATION Of
other funds for river and harbor work
in Maj. Luplow's district was an
nounced, including $1,000 for Wash
ington Harbor. This item will cover
maintenance and operation of the
Tidal Basin gates and other small
recurring items. The $1,000 is part
of $4,000 grant for examinations,
surveys and contingencies in the
Washington district-a regular annual
item.
Maj. Luplow was given an ALLEGATION
of $l5,600 for work in Neale Sound,
Md, opening from the Potomac River
opposite Colonial Beach, Va; $19,500
for work in ST. Jeromes Greek, opening
into Chesapeake Bay near the mouth
of the Potomac, and $15,700 for work
in Hoskins Greek, opening into the
Rappahannock River near Tappahan-
mock, Va.
The program Of improvement for the
Washington Channel water front, as
now scheduled, provides for an eight
year period Of construction, Of which
funds for two years now are available
as result Of today's ALLEGATION.
Completion of Basin.
The first part of the construction
program, covered by today's bids, calls
for completion Of the east halves of
Yacht Basins Nos and for which
the estimated cost Is about $40, 900,
virtually exhausting the first allotment
Of funds, made last year.
The second phase of the program,
to be financed with the funds allocated
today, will be the completion of the
west halves Of the two yacht basins.
These two basins occupy most Of the
water front in the upper part Of the
Washington Channel. No. /, with a
length Of 1000 feet along the shore,
will have berths or stalls for 90 craft,
varying from 20 to 80 feet in length.
Basin No. 2. with $40 feet Of shore
frontage downstream from the Mu-
nicipal Fish Wharf, will have berths
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length and % berths adjacent to floats
for use of boats under rs feet in length.
With the present scattered yacht
ing facilities removed from other Sec
tions of the water front into these two
yachting basins, it is expected that the
third stage Of construction work will
include one Of the commercial piers
projected as part Of the program.
The $196, ,s62,867 War Department
non-military appropriation bill, signed
by the President today, contains
70,020, 900 for regular river and har-
Dor work and $4,000, 900 for flood
CONTROL OF the latter amount, $3l.- :
000, 600 was earmarked for expenditure
on the Mississippi River.
The bill also carried $1s1 $3.50 for
expenses of the high commissioner to
the Philippines