Evening star., 1940-01-15
$4,000 Is Asked
By Army Engineers
For Projects Here
$67l, 900 for Water Front
And 100000 for
Anocostio Parkway Urged

The Army engineers reported to
Congress today that $87l 900 could
be "profitably expended" during the
1o41 fiscal year on two major Dis
trict of Columbia projects-the de-
velopment of the commercial water
front of Washington Channel and
reclamation of land for the Ana
costa parkway.
The report listed $671 900 as prof.
itably expendable on the water
front project. This is exclusive Of
$64,000 from the District govern
ment as a part of its total contri-
button of $389, 900 toward the ST.
827,500 project authorized by the
1885 Rivers and Harbors Act.
The sum suggested for the water
front would be spent in completing
the third unit of a commercial pier
costing $257 900 and the construc-
ton of passenger unit costing
$478,000.
However, Congress habittally fails
to appropriate the full sums sug-
gested as profltably expendable. The
1941 estimates on this project and
others under the rivers and harbors
appropriations will not be available
until after congressional hearings.
100000 for Anacostia Project.
The engineers suggested a 100000
expenditure for the Anacostia prof.
ect. Funds for this undertaking are
provided in the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act and the budget
submitted last week carried only
$65,OO0 for the project. OF this
amount $61, 500 was for conduits
and levees and $500 for once ad-
ministration.
For a third Washington project,
removal of rock from the Virginia
Channel between Memorial Bridge
and Easbys Point, the engineers
suggested $4,000.
Total suggested expenditures for
maintenance as we'll as new work in
the Washington district engineers
Office totaled $l,834,250. This sum
included s498,00o for the operation
of the Washington aqueduct for
which $495,350 was provided in the
District budget. A sum of $3.50 900
was suggested for replacements,
maintenance and a report on in
creasing the Districts water supply,
but the District budget recon-
mended only $4,000. These activi-
ties, like the Anacostia project, are
provided for in the District appro-
priations.
Other suggested maintenance ex-
penditures included:
Repairs to tidal gates Of Wash
ington Harbor, $1,000; dredging in
front OF Alexandria wharves, $4,000;
channel work on Potomac River,
$4,000; dredging in Occoquan
Greek, $4,000: dredging in Little Wi
comico River, $4,000; dredging In
Totusky Greek, $4,000, and general
examinations, surveys and con-
tingencies. s55,000.
Under new work an expenditure
Of $l9,500 was suggested for dredg-
ing in Mattaponi River. All these
projects are under the Washington
district engineers Office.
The engineers reported the prof.
ect for flood protection here, ex-
elusive of the Arlington County
levee, was practically completed in
1889 and no funds were asked for
the 1941 period. No estimates were
submitted for the Arlington County
levee. as, it was said, lit is not be-
lieved that the required local CO.
operation will be furnished"
The Washington projects were in
cluded in the report to Congress of
Maj. Gen. Julian L. Schley, chief of
engineers, listing s4o1 ,444 $50 that
could be profitably expended in the
next fiscal year on food control and
rivers and harbors in all parts of
the country.
The total more than doubled the
$l71,574090 recommended for these
undertakings in President Roose-
velt's 1941 budget.
At the last session Congress voted
S276,4l8,440 for the current fiscal
year, compared with $410,O47,210 re-
ported as profltably expendable.
Gen. Schley suggested a total ex-
penditure of S258 1866 900 for more
than $50 dams, dikes, levees and
other flood-control works. For
rivers and harbors he suggested a
total of s73,226 300 for new works,
plus $58, ,462 $50 for maintenance and
improvement of existing projects.
In the 1889 fiscal year the engi-
neers reported, $117,702,066 was
spent on rivers and harbors i'm
provements and $81, ,724268 for flood
control. The outlay, Gen. Schley
said, provided about $4,000, 900 man
hours of direct employment and re-
suited in the completion of 81 prof.
ects, material advancement of work
296 previously completed projects.
on 224 others and maintenance Of