ANNUAL REPORTS, WAR DEPARTMENT FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1933 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U.S. ARMY 1933 IN TWO PARTS PART 1 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1933 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. Washington, D. C.. - * Price $1.75 (cloth) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY 1933 1 REPORT of THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, Washington, October 16, 1933. Subject: Annual Report. To: The Secretary of War. I present for your information the following report upon river and harbor improvement work, including flood-control operations, under the charge of the Corps of Engineers for the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1933. RIVERS AND HARBORS The improvement of rivers and harbors of the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and the Hawaiian Islands for the fiscal year 1933 was prosecuted in accordance with the projects authorized by Congress. The number of projects in force at the close of the fiscal year was 954, exclusive of projects for flood control on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, the Sacramento River, Calif., the Missouri River at Niobrara, Nebr., and Yankton, S.Dak., and the operation and maintenance of the hydroelectric development at Muscle Shoals, Tennessee River, transferred on September 1, 1933, to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Active operations were in progress on 346 projects during the fiscal year. The amount expended on the maintenance and improvement of river and harbor works for the year was $69,589,208.04; on flood control, $39,576,840.90; on the operation and care of canals, removal of wrecks, and other purposes covered by permanent definite and indefinite appropriations, $7,199,283.25; for the construction of Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, $13,594.49; the operation and maintenance of the hydroelectric development at Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, $203,- 483.99; and for surveys pertaining to the Interoceanic Canal, $3,985.84; a total of $116,586,396.51. The Emergency Relief and Construction Act of July 21, 1932, making $30,000,000 available for rivers and harbors, permitted acceleration of 51 projects. In carry- ing out this program, employment was provided throughout the year for an average force in excess of 48,000 men making a ma- terial contribution to the relief of unemployment. 4 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 During the fiscal year the 9-foot waterway connecting the Great Lakes at Chicago with the Mississippi River afforded by the au- thorized project for the Illinois River was opened to traffic. Excel- lent progress was made on the improvement of the inland-waterway system, on the connecting channels of the Great Lakes, on the im- provement of the seacoast harbors, and on the intracoastal waterway systems. The total number of locks operated during the year under the permanent indefinite appropriation for the operation and care of such works was 308 and the number of dams 227. In the execution of river and harbor works during the year, the approximate total quantities were as follows: Dredging, 310,153,089 cubic yards; rock removal, 1,797,268 cubic yards; concrete placed, 363,266 cubic yards; dikes and bulkheads, 623,449 linear feet; revet- ments, 407,334 linear feet; stone placed in jetties and breakwaters, 1,519,403 tons. The policy of executing work by contract when reasonable bids are received was continued, and during the fiscal year 56.9 percent of work was done by contract and 43.1 percent with Government plant and hired labor. The water-borne commerce for the calendar year 1932 totaled 342,488,723 tons, having a reported value of $10,910,429,345. Flood control of the Mississippi River.-Highly satisfactory prog- ress has been made in the prosecution of the flood-control work on the Mississippi River. A total of 108,616,303 cubic yards of earth was placed in the levees during the fiscal year. Between Cairo and Memphis, dike and revetment works, to stabilize the navigation channel, have been prosecuted and are being continued. Flood-control works on the Mississippi between Rock Island, Ill., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., and on outlets and tributaries as affected by backwaters of the Mississippi, have been prosecuted when local contributions for such work, as required by law, have been provided. The Federal allotments on this work during the fiscal year have amounted to $195,029.53. With the emergency fund provided for the repair and mainte- nance of flood-control works on any tributaries of the Mississippi threatened or destroyed by flood, the department was able promptly to assist localities subjected to floods. But for this assistance dis- tress would have been much greater than it was. In addition, under the provisions of the amendment of June 19, 1930, to the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928, reimbursements have been made to needy levee districts which spent money in the repair of their flood- control works after the 1927 flood and before the passage of the act of May 15, 1928. The sum of $580,581.04 has been allotted for these purposes at various localities in the Mississippi Valley. During the year satisfactory progress was made on the flood- control surveys of tributaries of the Mississippi River system, about 95 percent of the work being completed. Under the present fiscal policy operations under the regular appro- priations for the activities of the department are limited to the com- pletion of contracts previously entered into and those necessary for RIVERS AND HARBORS 5 maintenance and similar current operations, new undertakings being provided under the public-works program. The following works had been included in the public-works program on October 15, 1933: River and harbor projects (lump sum allotted to following river and harbor projects) ------------------------------ $70, 000, 000 Boston Harbor, Mass. Cape Cod Canal, Mass. New Haven Harbor, Conn. Hudson River Channel, N.Y. Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, N.Y. East River, N.Y. Buttermilk Channel, N.Y. Hudson River, N.Y. East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, N.Y. New York and New Jersey Channels. Cut-off Channel, Raritan River to Arthur Kill, N.J. Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton. Delaware River, Philadelphia to sea. Mayaguez Harbor, P.R. James River, Va. Charleston Harbor, S.C. Brunswick Harbor, Ga. Cape Fear River, N.C., to Winyah Bay, S.C., Waterway. Winyah Bay to Charleston, S.C., Waterway. St. Johns River, Jacksonville to the ocean, Fla. Caloosahatchee River-Lake Okeechobee Drainage Area, Fla. Fort Pierce Inlet, Fla. Miama Harbor, Fla. Tampa Harbor, Fla. Jacksonville to Miami Waterway, Fla. St. Andrews Bay, Fla. Pensacola Harbor, Fla. Mobile Harbor, Ala. Black Warrior, Warrior, and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala. Alabama River, Ala. Gulfport Harbor and Ship Island Pass, Miss. Petit Anse, Carlin, and Tigre Bayous, La. Louisiana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway. Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex. Galveston Harbor and Channel, Tex. Texas City Channel, Tex. Houston Ship Channel, Tex. Freeport Harbor, Tex. Port Aransas, Tex. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex. Wolf River, Tenn. Mississippi River between the Ohio and Illinois Rivers. Ohio River : Lock and Dam Construction. Open Channel Work. Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky. Green and Barren Rivers, Ky. Kanawha River, W.Va. Allegheny River, Pa. Illinois River, Ill. St. Marys River, Mich. Mackinac Island-Round Island Channel, Mich. St. Clair River, Mich. Channels in Lake St. Clair, Mich. Detroit River, Mich. Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn. and Wis. Ashland Harbor, Wis. Niagara River, N.Y. Agate Bay Harbor, Minn. 6 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 River and harbor projects-Continued. Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind. Indiana Harbor, Ind. Cleveland Harbor, Ohio. Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio. Conneaut Harbor, Ohio. Lorain Harbor, Ohio. Toledo Harbor, Ohio. Marquette Harbor, Mich. Port Washington Harbor, Wis. Milwaukee Harbor, Wis. Buffalo Harbor, N.Y. Ogdensburg Harbor, N.Y. San Diego Harbor, Calif. Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif. San Francisco Harbor, Calif. Richmond Harbor, Calif. Monterey Harbor, Calif. San Joaquin River, Calif. Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers, Oreg. and Wash. Tacoma Harbor, Wash. Lake Washington Ship Qanal, Wash. Wrangell Narrows, Alaska. Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii. Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii. Port Allen Harbor, Hawaii. Mississippi River between the Illinois River and Minneapolis...... $3, 500, 000 Missouri River, Kansas City to Sioux City..........______ 14, 153,108 Missouri River, Kansas City to the mouth....................... 3, 600, 000 Savannah River below Augusta, Ga ............................ 1, 775, 000 Cape Fear River, vicinity of Wilmington, N.C ................... 1, 520, 000 Ocean City Harbor and Sinepuxent Bay, Md--.-.---. - 281, 000 Knapps Narrows, Md-----------------..................... 68, 700 Upper Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Md-------------........... 47, 000 Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash., construction of dam and power units at Bonneville, Oreg----------------------.... -. _.... 20, 250, 000 Mississippi River, flood-control project...........---.............. 44, 000, 000 Sacramento River, Calif., flood control........................ 1, 500, 000 Winooski River, Vt., completion of flood-control project after ter- mination of work being done by Conservation Corps__....... 1, 555, 000 Flood control, Rio Grande, vicinity of San Benito, Tex............ 120, 000 Intracoastal Canal, La., repairing water mains.................. 8, 000 rCnoa 1 JLVLUI------------~------- - - --- --- --- --- --- -- . 192, 3877, 808 Surveys.-Reports on 94 preliminary examinations and surveys have been transmitted to Congress during the fiscal year. In addi- tion, 60 reviews of previous reports requested by resolutions of the Committee on Commerce of the Senate or the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives have been forwarded to the committees. The comprehensive surveys of the principal river systems of the country, nearly 200 in number, with a view to the formulation of general plans for their improvement, have been con- tinued. During the year reports on 46 of these river systems have been completed and transmitted to Congress, making a total of 156 such investigations that have been completed. An officer and one enlisted man were retained in Nicaragua to continue the collection of hydrological and meteorological data in connection with the sur- vey for an interoceanic canal across Nicaragua, report upon which was transmitted to Congress December 10, 1931. Miscellaneous civil works.-Miscellaneous civil works under the Corps of Engineers are varied in character and include the adminis- tration of the Federal laws enacted for the protection and preserva- RIVERS AND HARBORS 7 tion of navigable waters of the United States governing the estab- lishment of regulations for the use, administration, and navigation of navigable waters, the approval of plans of bridges, the alteration of obstructive bridges, the establishment of anchorage grounds and harbor lines, the removal of sunken vessels obstructing or endanger- ing navigation, the granting of permits for structures or operations in navigable waters, the supervision of the harbor of New York to prevent obstruction or injurious deposits in the tidal waters thereof including the waters of Long Island Sound; the construction of Anacostia Park and the reclamation and development of Anacostia River and Flats, D.C.; the maintenance and repair of the Washing- ton Aqueduct, and increasing the water supply of the city of Wash- ington; surveys and charting of the northern and northwestern lakes, including the Lake of the Woods; studies for the preservation of Niagara Falls, and the supervision of power companies diverting water therefrom; the carrying into effect of the provisions of the convention between the United States and Great Britain to regulate the level of the Lake of the Woods; the investigation of claims for damages caused to inhabitants of the United States by the artificial raising of the level of that lake, the report on which was submitted to Congress February 16, 1931; investigations under the Rainy Lake reference, agreed to between the United States and Great Britain, for determining questions concerning the possible regulation of the level of the lake and adjacent waters; reports of international boards on power plant operations affecting the St. Croix River, Maine and New Brunswick, Lake Memphremagog, and the St. Lawrence River. Appropriations.-The funds with which the works for the im- provement of rivers and harbors were prosecuted during the past fiscal year were derived from the appropriations made by War Department appropriation acts, and from such appropriations as have been provided by other general acts and by special acts of Congress. The following works are provided for by permanent appropria- tions: Removing sunken vessels; operating snag and dredge boats on upper Mississippi River and tributaries; removing obstructions in Mississippi River; gaging waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries; examinations and surveys at South Pass, Mississippi River; maintenance of South Pass Channel, Mississippi River; op- erating snag boats on Ohio River; operating and care of canals, etc.; and support and maintenance of the Permanent International Association of the Congresses of Navigation. Appropriations during the fiscal year 1933 (exclusive of $93,645,- 184 appropriated by the War Department Appropriation Act of July 14, 1932, and $45,500,000 appropriated by the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of July 21, 1932, these amounts having been reported in the annual report for the fiscal year 1932) : War Department Appropriation Act of Mar. 4, 1933: Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works_ .--- __- $39, 388, 129. 00 Less amount revoked and transferred to the Civilian Conservation Corps by Ex- excutive order dated May 13, 1933 -___- 9, 000, 000. 00 30, 388, 129. 00 8 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 War Department Appropriation Act of Mar. 4, 1933-Continued. Flood control, Mississippi River and trib- utaries --------------------------- $19, 653,424. 00 Emergency fund for flood control on trib- utaries of Mississippi River-------- 348, 000. 00 Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif.... 768, 480. 00 Dredging channel, Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla_ 30, 000. 00 $51,188, 033. 00 First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933, dated Jan. 30, 1933: Operating snag and dredge boats on upper Mississippi, Illinois, and Minnesota Rivers (certified claims)-------- 3. 55 Third Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933, dated May 29, 1933: Flood control, Lowell Creek, Alaska------_ $21, 000.00 Rainy Lake reference (State transfer to War, act May 21, 1920, certified claims)_ 9. 04 21, 009. 04 Permanent annual appropriations for fiscal year 1933---------_ 297, 600. 00 Indefinite appropriations (warrants issued dur- ing fiscal year 1933): Operating and care of canals, etceeee $7, 048, 274. 16 Removing sunken vessels, etc-------_____- 121, 328. 51 7,169, 602. 67 Special fund (credits to account from licenses under Federal Water Power Act, June 10, 1920 (sec. 17) : Maintenance and operation of dams and other improve- ments to navigable waters_ -________-__- - _____ -- 183, 924. 40 Total --------------------------------------- 58, 860, 172. 66 War Department Appropriation Act, Mar, 4, 1933: Maintenance and operation, Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, Ala., including the hydroelectrical development--------- 225, 484. 00 Total ---------------------------------------- 59, 085, 656. 66 The following amounts have been advanced by local interests for river and harbor improvements under the provisions of section 11, River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1925, and are returnable to them when the necessary Government funds are available: Amounts Amounts Balance Balance due received returned due from Project District from United uring returnealUnted States July fiscal duringfiscal y States June 1, 1932 year year 30, 1933 Ashland Harbor, Wis----------------......... Duluth_ - $40, 000. 00 ...----------..... $40,000. 00 --------.... Fairport Harbor, Ohio-----, ......... - "Buffalo.... 339, 067. 14 339, 067. 14 ........... Honolulu Harbor, T.H---------------. Honolulu - 350,000. 00-.--- - 350, 000. 00 Oswego Harbor, N.Y.------------... Buffalo.... 100, 000.00 ..........----- 100,000.00 Inland Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Norfolk .- 300,000.00 ......... 100, 000.00 $200,000.00 Beaufort Inlet, N.C. Saginaw Harbor, Mich---- -...........I Detroit.... 200, 000.00 .-......---- ..------200, 000. 00 ............ Total ----------------- 1,329, 067. 14 .1........ ...... ,129,067. 14 200,000.00 Statement of amounts of furlough and compensation deductions carried to the surplus fund by warrants issued during the fiscal year 1933, and amounts of vacancy savings transferred to reserve for im- pounded balances, during the fiscal year 1933, under the Economy Acts of June 30, 1932, and March 20, 1933. RIVERS AND HARBORS 9 Net amount Furlough and of vacancy compensation savings trans- deductions ferred to Appropriation covered into reserve for surplus fund impounded on books of balances on the Treasury books of the Treasury Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works--------- $1, 357,036.61 $245, 637.11 Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works, emer- gency construction, act July 21, 1932--- _ 37, 834.07 1,721.50 Snohomish River, Wash .................................. . 66. 72 Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries ..------------------------ 454, 482. 66 27, 543. 45 Flood control, emergency construction, act July 21, 1932.__-... 39, 172. 57 Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of the Mississippi River__ 3, 530. 74 - - Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif.-... _ 30, 109. 46 4,213.35 Flood control, Lowell Creek, Alaska-_- - - 3. 50 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors _------- 210. 20 Maintenance and operation of dams and other improvements to navigable waters..------------------------------------------------------- 10,163.13 Operating and care of canals, etc_.----------------------------------. 324, 877.13 87, 675. 65 Removing sunken vessels, etc----------------------------------------- 731.40 Removing obstructions in Mississippi, Atchafalaya, and Old Rivers_ 3, 348. 98 .. Operating snag and dredge boats on upper Mississippi, Illinois, and Minne- sota Rivers-........... ----------------------------------------- 3. 34 Operating snagboats on the Ohio River_ 3.61-....---------------------3. 61 . Gaging waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.... ----------------- . 61. 25----------- Maintenance of channel, South Pass, Mississippi River -..-........... -.139. 27 ---- Examinations and surveys at South Pass, Mississippi River.......--------------- 26.50 Maintenance and operation Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, Ala---------------.... 15, 563.99 Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, Ala...._________________ __...__......_____ 817. 53 Protective works and measures, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, Minn. (W.D.) ---------------------------------------------- 201.97 Protective works and measures, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, Minn., 1928-34 ...--------------------- 961.92 Total river and harbor appropriations ....-------------------------- 2, 279, 346. 55 366, 791. 06 Funds contributed for improvement of Washington Canal and South River, N.J., special fund----- 5.40 Funds contributed for flood control, Mississippi River, its outlets and tributaries, special fund---...-------------------------- -1, 385. 97........... Total..------------ --------------------------------------- 2,280,737.92 366, 791. 06 Expenditures.-The total amount actually expended under the direction of the Chief of Engineers in connection with the improve- ment of rivers and harbors and flood-control work during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1933, is as follows: Improvement of rivers and harbors (general): New work ----------------------------------------- $36, 435, 293.74 Maintenance -- _------------------- 20, 758, 572.63 Surveys under House Document 308 (69th Cong., 1st sess.), new work--------------------------------------------- 131, 326.93 Emergency Relief and Construction Act of July 21, 1932: New work ----- ------------------------------- 11, 997, 722. 26 Maintenance -------------------------------------- 263, 697. 94 Total--- ----------------------------------------- 69, 586, 613. 50 Surveys under sec. 10 Flood Control Act, May 15, 1928, new work -------------------------------------------- 208, 849. 43 Improvement of Mississippi River under Mississippi River Commission: Flood control (general) : New work -------- $28, 598, 320.92 Maintenance_ __-- 3, 516, 248. 91 $32, 114, 569. 83 10 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Improvement of Mississippi River under Mississippi River Commission-Continued. Emergency Relief and Construction act of July 21, 1932: New work-------- $4, 427,034.08 Maintenance ------ 1, 511, 960.96 $5, 938, 995. 04 Emergency fund for flood control on tribu- taries of Mississippi River: New work-------- 315, 993. 80 Maintenance-----. 21, 310. 73 337, 304. 53 $38, 390, 869. 40 Improvement of Sacramento River under California Debris Commission (flood control) : New work------------------------------------------ 871, 650. 25 Maintenance ------------------------------------------- 105, 161. 82 Total------------------------------------------- 976, 812. 07 Flood control, Lowell Creek, Alaska (maintenance) ----------- 310. 00 Summary : New work--------------- ----------------------- 82, 986,191.41 Maintenance-------------------------------------- 26,177, 262. 99 Aggregate----..--...---..--------........---------------109, 163, 454. 40 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors 2, 537.47 Removing sunken vessels, etc_-._-------------------------- 195, 134. 72 Operating and care of canals, etc _ "--.__ _ 1,,-____ 6, 544, 668. 02 Maintenance and operation of dams and other improvements to navigable waters-----.........---------------- ---------------- 172, 836. 87 Operating snag and dredge boats on upper Mississippi River and tributaries_ _--------------------__--_--__-__------ 13, 509.11 Operating snag boats on the Ohio River---------------- ---- 43,705. 75 Removing obstructions in Mississippi, Atchafalaya, and Old Rivers---------------------------------------------- 79, 651.07 Examinations and surveys at South Pass, Mississippi River__ 10, 311. 63 Maintenance of South Pass Channel, Mississippi River ____ --- . 127, 799.00 Gaging waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries --- _ 9,025. 53 Permanent International Commission of Congresses of Navigation 2, 641.55 Expenses of California Debris Commission 7. 07 5------------------- Total expenditures from Government funds (river and harbor and flood-control work) ------------------- 116, 865,332.19 NOTE 1.-Additional expenditures of $8,776.53 made by the Mississippi River Commission are included in the amount stated for gaging waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. NomT 2.-The foregoing statement of expenditures from river and harbor funds does not include the following expendi- tures made by the engineer department: Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, Ala. (construction) - $13, 594.49 .----.---.------- Maintenance and operation, Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, Ala.2._------------ 03, 483.99 $217, 078.48 Interoceanic canals9------------------------ , 985.84 Funds advanced for improvement of rivers and harbors, special fund (sec. 11, River and Harbor Act Mar. 3, 1925) -------------------------- 48, 745. 11 Total ---------------------------------- 269, 809. 43 RIVERS AND HARBORS 11 Expenditures have also been made from funds contributed by States, municipalities, and private parties for improvements as follows: Project New work Mainte- nance Total Investigation of shore erosion, New Hampshire ---------------- $82. 24 ------------ $82. 24 Brazos Island Freeport Harbor, Tex_ ---------------------------- 98, 482. 94--------- - Harbor, 98, 482. 94 Tex_-.--------- _----------_------- 90.01 .. . 90.01 Caloosahatchee and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Florida... 52, 640. 39 --- 52,640.39 -....... Biloxi Harbor, Miss_--------------------------------- - 5, 200.00 -- ___-- -- 5, 200.00 East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, N.Y_----- -- _____---- -- -- 59, 998. 82------------ 59, 998.82 Washington Canal and South River, N.J..-------------------- -364.73------------- 364.73 Ponce Harbor, Puerto Rico-- ........---------...-.....-. 1, 126. 95 ........... 1, 126. 95 San Joaquin River and Stockton Channel, Calif................ 240, 960. 74 -- __, _- 240, 960. 74 Nome Harbor, Alaska--------------------------------------------$2,500.00 2,500.00 Big Timber Creek, N.J-...---------------------------------- 45, 594. 66 --- ___---- 45, 594. 66 Total----...............---....---------------------------------- ....................504, 48 541. 2,500. 00 507, 48 041. Under Mississippi River Commission: Improvement of Mississippi River: 4, 505. 33 Yazoo, Miss., Delta Levee District.....--------------------4, 505. 33 ..------------.......... Lower Yazoo Levee District-------................-- .......--------.... 11.88 11. 88 Flood control, Mississippi River, its outlets and tributaries. 354, 400. 40 ------------ 354, 400. 40 Total ------------------------------------------ 358, 917.61 ............358, 917. 61 Under California Debris Commission: Yuba River, Calif .......----------- ------------------ ---------------- 4, 828. 96 4, 828. 96 Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif-..........--.----- 311, 653. 31 ............311, 653. 31 Total ... --.............-------------------.... 311, 653. 31 4, 828. 96 316, 482. 27 1, 175, 112. 40 Grand total of contributed funds-----......................... 7, 328. 96 1, 182,441. 36 Consolidated cost and financial summary as of June 30, 1983 Value of Add Minus Amount Cost of new Cost of plant, stocks, accounts accounts Total expend- Balance Total to be (estimated) work maintenance and undis- receivable payable itures unexpended accounted for required to tributeditems complete 0 ______1__________I_________I I------ I I- .I-------I------- I 238, 284.56 $659, 331,938.53 $46, 000,000 0 Seacoast harbors and channels __.------------- $455,170,565.92 $174, 783, 274. 45 $18,676,021.24 $701,012.43$1,237, 220. 07 $648, 093, 653. 97 $11, Lake harbors and channels-------------------- 159, 077, 643.97 42, 642, 725. 34 3, 955, 993. 20( 120, 174. 71 568, 149. 95 205, 228, 387. 27 4, 492, 961. 11 209, 721, 348. 38 15, 468, 000 Mississippi River system _------------------- 407, 709, 566. 56 66, 300, 078. 72 10, 676, 593. 14 649,994.17 2, 645, 674.03 482, 690, 558. 56 21, 780, 925. 48 504, 471, 484. 04 30, 875, 000 Intracoastal canals and other waterways ..... 91, 865, 717. 34 29, 989,111.98 2, 077, 432. 6(1 107, 418. 32 595,860.94 123, 443, 819. 30 5, 350, 713. 0{ 128, 794, 532. 30 23,553,000 0 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors -------------------- 21, 135, 720. 31 14, 717. 92 25, 704. 37 118, 882.58 21, 057, 260. 02 928, 471. 9 21, 985, 731.951 ..-----..-- Surveys, House Document No. 308, 69th Cong., O Hy 1st sess., and sec. 10, Flood Control Act, May 15, 1928: River and harbor funds- 5, 735, 279. 45 5, 735, 279.45 4, 999. 73 5, 740,279.18 1, 582, 120 z Flood-control funds.----.._-------------- 4, 159, 362. 30 4, 159, 362. 30 65,771.29 4, 225, 133. 59 774, 866 Operating and care of canals ........---------------- 123, 954,520.85 3, 238, 441.11 80, 749. 83 304, 935. 34 126, 968, 776. 45 -- --- - _---126, 968, 776. 45 ----- --- Removing sunken vessels............----------- --------------- _- 6, 245, 198. 70---------- ---------.. ------------- 6, 245, 198. 70 ------- -- - 6, 245, 198.70 ----- -- - $W Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, Tennessee River, Co Ala.: 46,-591,-155. 84 Construction........------------------- 46,591,155.84 359, 592. 52 21, 247. 54 198. 80 946. 09 46, 971,248. 61 14,446.3( 46, 985, 694. 91 ---------- Operating and care hydroelectrical devel- opment--------------------------------- 1, 575, 925. 16 113, 626. 83 3, 811.65 2, 036.91 1, 691, 326. 73 254, 173. 4( 1,945, 500. 19---------......... Permanent International Association of Con- 63,303.18----------...td a gresses of Navigation..--- 63,303.18------.........-------------- ---- --- - ------------- 63, 303. 18 - -- Flood control: Sacramento River, Calif__..__ _ ._- 12, 782, 303. 20 419, 049. 95 178, 875. 37 4, 797. 08 43, 964.96 13, 341, 060. 64 1, 198, 257. 7( 14, 539,318.40 2, 191, 620 - ........- Mississippi River and tributaries-__-_--- 251, 626, 692. 11 63, 016, 631. 95 16, 432, 674. 44 , 627,135.441,456,456.43 330, 246, 677. 511 29, 189, 085. 61 359, 435, 763. 12, 96, 071, 710 Emergency funds for flood control on trib- utaries of Mississippi River----------- 1, 734, 226. 61 868, 986. 831 11,918. 11 26. 83 25, 625. 60 2, 589, 532. 78 351, 768. 0( 2, 941, 300. 84 1, 652, 000 Missouri River at Niobrara, Nebr _.--- ------------ 85, 000. 0( 85, 000. 00 Missouri River at Yankton, S.Dak ....... 85, 000. 00 85, 000. 00 --- - - - - Interoceanic canal survey------.....---------------- 127,04228----------------------------- 127,042. 28 22,957. 71 150,000.00 ---- =------. Total----- ---------------------- 1,436,642,858.76 531, 290, 816. 761 55,397, 541.50 2, 321, 023. 63 6, 999, 752. 90 2, 018, 652, 487. 75 75, 062, 816. 01 2, 093, 715, 303. 76 218,168, 316 2 River and harbor---------------............---------------------- 117,478,120 Flood control-......---......---------------------- - 100, 690,-196 Unallotted balances (June 30, 1933): Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works. ......... .. . ..... ............ 24, 436, 914. 13 24, 436, 914. 13 ...-------- Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries _.._. _.. _ _.___ _. 17, 270, 267. 97 17, 270, 267. 97 .... Emergency funds for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River___ _____ -- ---. . ----------- .. . . 397, 685. 53 397, 685. 53 ......... Special funds (credits from licenses under Federal Water Power Act, June 10, 1920) . .. . . . . ... .. 184, 966. 10 184, 966.10__... ________ Total.................__ . . . . .. ... .. 42, 289, 833. 73 42, 289, 833. 73 ............ Grand total.----......-.---. --------------------------------------------------------------------... 117, 352, 649. 74 2, 136, 005, 137. 49 . -- Additional funds amounting to a total of $192,377,808 have been allotted to Oct. 15, 1933, to work under the Corps of Engineers: River and harbor work .__. __.__............................... ... -------------- 145, 202, 808.00--------- Flood-control work..... ..--..----- ...-------................................................... .....------- ... ...... 47,175, 000. 00--...------- Total----....-------..--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ........... 192, 377, 808. 00 ..--------- 1Of this amount $46,174,377.97 represents the value of plant distributed as follows: Cplonstruction Service plant Total . H I River and harbor.....$28, 608, 155. 50---------------------------------------------------------------- 608,155. 50 $6, 161, 505. 43 $34, 769, 660. 93 y Flood control ---------------------------- ---- --- .--. 8, 810, 169. 94 2, 594, 547. 10 11, 404, 717. 04 Total---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37, 418, 325. 44 8, 756, 052. 53 46, 174, 377. 97 W 2Includes National Industrial Recovery Act allotments to Oct. 15, 1933. 0 (i2 c~3 14 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The War Department Appropriation Act approved February 28, 1929, made a lump-sum appropriation of $50,000,000 for river and harbor improvements throughout the country. The entire appro- priation was allotted and reported in previous annual reports. Sums previously allotted amounting to $7,152.02, have been withdrawn and reallotted as follows: Allotted to-- Newburyport Harbor, Mass----- --------------------------- $460.21 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), first New York district ------------------------------------------ 65. 83 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : Baltimore district---.....---------------------------------383.16 Savannah district ---- ----------------------------- 4, 569. 09 Cypress Bayou and waterway from Jefferson, Tex., to Shreveport, La --------------------------------------------- 1, 673. 73 Total-------------------------------------------- 7,152.02 The War Department Appropriation Act of May 28, 1930, made a lump-sum appropriation of $55,000,000 for river and harbor im- provements throughout the country. Certain allotments, amounting to $54,987,618.87, were made from this appropriation and reported in previous annual reports, leaving an unallotted balance of $12,- 886.13. In addition, certain sums previously allotted have been withdrawn and reallotted as follows: Amount unallotted as shown in annual report for 1932----------- $12, 386.13 Amounts withdrawn for reallotment elsewhere-----------------................ 187,420. 81 Total------------------------------ ------------- 199, 806.94 Allotted to-- New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Mass------------------- 5,000.24 Stamford Harbor, Conn--------------------------------- 3, 102. 84 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Provi- dence district..........--------------------------------------- 4, 886. 23 Westchester Creek, N.Y---------------------------------- 504. 45 East River, N.Y---------------------------------------6, 983. 24 Rondout Harbor, N.Y-----------------------------------3, 000. 00 Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N.J-----------28, 200.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), second New York district -------------------------- --- ------ 7, 000. 00 Raccoon Creek, N.J------- ------------------------------ 197.12 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general): Norfolk district----------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Wilmington, N.C., district------------------------------ 367. 53 Savannah district------------------------------------ 386.13 Jacksonville district-------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Narrows in Santa Rosa Sound, Fla------------------------ 20, 000. 00 Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Fla. and Ala------------------ 10, 600. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general): Montgomery district------ -------------------- 2, 526. 27 Mobile district------------------------------------ 2, 484. 22 New Orleans district-------------------------------- 5, 330. 80 Galveston district---------------------------------- 3, 447. 50 Louisiana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway (New Orleans-Sabine River section) ---- ---------------------------------- 9, 479. 02 Yalobusha River, Miss--------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Cincin- nati district----------------------------------------- 268. 22 Fox River, Wis-------------------------------------- 10, 000.00 Kewaunee Harbor, Wis-_ ........- -------- - 9, 750.00 Manitowoc Harbor, TWis--------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Sheboygan Harbor, Wis-------------------------------- 40, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS 15 Allotted to-Continued. Port Washington Harbor, Wis_--__ ----- ___ ----__ _____- $2, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : Sacramento district _-------------------- ----- - 16. 30 Seattle district------------------------------------ 1, 538. 71 Total---- ---------------------------------- 197, 068. 82 Balance unallotted_-- _____--------------------- - 2, 738. 12 Total---- ------------------ ---------------- 199, 806. 94 The War Department Appropriation Act of February 23, 1931, made a lump-sum appropriation of $60,000,000 for river and harbor improvements throughout the country. Certain allotments, amount- ing to $59,538,280.37 were made from this appropriation and re- ported in previous annual reports, leaving an unallotted balance of $461,719.63. In addition, certain sums previously allotted have been withdrawn and reallotted as follows: Amount unallotted as shown in annual report for 1932 -------.- $461, 719. 63 Amount withdrawn for reallotment elsewhere _----____ ____ 500, 582. 18 962, 301.81 Allotted to: Newburyport Harbor, Mass__------------_---------___ 801. 34 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Boston district --------------------------------------------- 724. 06 Fall River Harbor, Mass - __-____-__-__________ 130, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Provi- dence district --------------------------------------- 2, 901. 55 Westchester Creek, N.Y ----------------------------- - 5, 907. 34 Jamaica Bay, N.Y ----------------------------------- 150, 000. 00 Newtown Creek, N.Y 21, 875. 72 Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N.J------------ 66, 800. 00 Washington Canal and South River, N.J------------------- 9, 100. 00 Wilmington Harbor, Del ------------------------------ 18, 000. 00 Inland waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md-__ _---------------- 31, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : Wilmington district -- -------------- _-_------ - 547. 58 Baltimore district --------------------------------- 773. 98 James River, Va----------------- --------------------- 30, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Norfolk district----------------------------------------- 1, 043. 02 Inland waterway, Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N.C-------- 5, 000. 00 Inland waterway, Beaufort to Cape Fear River, N.C., including waterway to Jacksonville, Fla ------------------------ 10, 000. 00 Winyah Bay, S.C------------------------------------ 15, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : Savannah district-------------------------------- 1, 166. 42 Jacksonville district_ -_------------------- 8, 761. 17 Channel from Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay, Fla.... 30, 000. 00 Narrows in Santa Rosa Sound, Fla------------------------ 2, 197. 54 Blackwater River, Fla- ----------------- -------- - 1, 000. 00 Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Fla. and Ala__--------------- 1, 802.46 Pensacola Harbor, Fla______--------------- ------------ 6, 000. 00 Examination, surveys, and contingencies (general) : Montgomery district__------------------------------ 373.28 Mobile district------------------------------------- 1, 815. 36 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), New Orleans district -------------------- -------- 3, 011. 31 Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex______--- 5, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Galveston district_ ------------------------------ ----------- 500. 00 Red River below Fulton, Ark__ - ---------------- 15, 541.92 Mississippi River, Ohio River to Illinois River ---------- 6, 317. 66 16228-ENG 1933--2 16 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ' ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Allotted to-Continued. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : First Chicago district------------------------------- $6, 000. 00 Pittsburgh district-------------------------------- 784. 63 Huntington district ------------------------------ 1, 000. 00 Grand Marais Harbor, Minn___ 2, 000.00 Agate Bay Harbor, Minn------------------------------32, 000. 00 Ontonagon Harbor, Mich__________________________________ 3, 000.00 Keweenaw waterway, Michigan____________ ___ 8,000. 00 Marquette Bay harbor of refuge, Michigan -10, 000.00 1______------ Marquette Harbor, Mich Green Bay Harbor, Wis --------------- ------ ------- 4,112.24 8, 000.00 Chicago Harbor, Ill-----------------------------------95, 325. 14 Saginaw River, Mich___---------------------------------- 50,000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Detroit district----------- 1, 035. 33 Pultneyville Harbor, N.Y ------------------------------- 7, 500. 00 Ogdensburg Harbor, N.Y ----------------- 000.00 5,5------------ Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general): Buffalo district----------------------------------- 27, 000. 00 Los Angeles district__ -------------------- 2,000. 00 San Francisco district--------------------------------- 72. 05 Sacramento district-------------- 500. 00 Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif-----------------3, 000. 00 Suisun Channel, Calif__ 6, 000.00 1------------------------- Crescent City Harbor, Calif-----------------------------1, 000. 00 Sacramento River, Calif----------------------------------- 53. 98 Nehalem Bay, Oreg 5, 000. 00 Clatskanie River, Oreg ________________________- __ _ 2, 000. 00 Willapa River and Harbor, Wash------ ---- 17, 000. 00 Grays Harbor and Bar entrance, Wash_-- ..... --- _____-- 40, 000. 00 Waterway connecting Port Townsend Bay and Oak Bay, Wash --------------------------------------------- 1, 200. 00 Bellingham Harbor, Wash-__- -... ___-_--_-- -- ____- 1, 800. 00 Kootenai River, Idaho and Mont __-- ___________--3, 417.20 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Seattle district_ -------------------------------------------- 8, 196. 87 Printing and binding (sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930), Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors _____ - 1, 719. 00 Surveys (H. Doc. No. 308, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) ----- 14,316.20 Total -------------------------------------------- 960, 904. 35 Balance unallotted------------------------------------- 1, 307. 46 Total---------------------------- 962, 301.81 The War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932, contained the following provisions: That the following sums are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the military and non- military activities of the War Department, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes, namely: RIVERS AND HARBORS To be immediately available and to be expended under the direc- tion of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers: For the preservation and maintenance of existing river and harbor works, and for the prosecution of such projects heretofore author- ized as may be most desirable in the interests of commerce and navi- gation; for survey of northern and northwestern lakes, and other boundary and connecting waters as heretofore authorized, including the preparation, correction, printing, and issuing of charts and bulle- RIVERS AND HARBORS 17 tins and the investigation of lake levels; for prevention of obstruc- tive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York City; for expenses of the California Debris Commission in carrying on the work authorized by the act approved March 1, 1893 (U.S.C., title 33, sec. 661); and for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors: Provided, That no funds shall be expended for any preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate not authorized by law, $60,000,000. From this lump-sum appropriation the following-named sums have been allotted to the localities indicated: New buryport Harbor, Mass--------------- $2, 231. 08 Lynn Harbor, Mass____________________ 145, 000. 00 Boston Harbor, Mass _._..... 34, 000. 00 Cape Cod Canal, Mass______________________________ 581, 500. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Boston district .. . _._____-___--- 25, 000. 00 Pollock Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, Mass-________________ 50, 000. 00 Cross Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, Mass______ 15, 000. 00 New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Mass ____ 4, 239. 73 Taunton River, Mass______________ ____ 81, 000. 00 Harbor of Refuge, Block Island, R.I_ 12, 000. 00 Pawcatuck River, R.I. and Conn----------------- 43, 000. 00 New London Harbor, Conn___________________________ 102, 637. 44 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn___ 40, 760. 27 Norwalk Harbor, Conn ________________ _____ 11, 316. 69 Stamford Harbor, Conn--- ......... __________ 29, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Providence district- -- 24, 045. 87 East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, N.Y.____________ 150, 000. 00 Jamaica Bay, N.Y_ 702, 000. 00 New York Harbor, N.Y- 120, 000. 00 Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, N.Y 300, 000. 00 East River, N.Y-- 410, 000. 00 Newtown Creek, N.Y 122, 000. 00 Hudson River Channel, N.Y_ 280, 000.00 New York Harbor, N.Y., drift removal-.__ __-_____ 33, 000. 00 Hudson River, N.Y_ __ 200, 000. 00 Narrows of Lake Champlain, N.Y. and Vt 500. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), first New York district------- ---------------------------- 41, 000. 00 Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N.J 129, 300. 00 New York and New Jersey Channels_ 50, 000. 00 Raritan River, N.J---- 22, 900. 00 Washington Canal and South River, N.J 7, 353. 31 Shrewsbury River, N.J----------------------------------- 8, 946. 78 Manasquan River, N.J------------------------------------ 52, 600. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), second New York district------------------------------------------ 64, 199. 91 Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pa., and Trenton, N.J__ 23,000.00 Delaware River, Pa., N.J., and Del., Philadelphia to the sea ... 1, 737, 000. 00 Schuylkill River, Pa------------------------------------ 310, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Philadel- phia district-------------------------------------------- 14, 000. 00 Big Timber Creek, N.J__----------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Woodbury Creek, N.J------------------------------------- 353. 14 Maurice River, N.J------------------------------------ 37, 919. 27 Toms River, N.J----------------------------------------- 9, 807. 59 Wilmington Harbor, Del---------------------------------- 150, 000. 00 Inland waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md--------------------------------------------- 314, 846. 86 Smyrna River, Del---------------------------------------- 13, 163. 96 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Wilmington, Del., district------------------------------------------- 25, 109. 18 Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Md----------------------- 298, 500. 00 Occohannock Creek, Va----------------------------------- 14, 332. 58 18 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : Baltimore district----------- ------------------------- $25, 000. 00- Washington, D.C., district------ ------------------ 30, 000. 00 Thimble Shoal Channel, Va--------------------------- 50, 000. 00 James River, Va----------------------------......_ _____ 20, 000. 00 Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Sounds of North Carolina--.... 10, 000.00 Inland waterway, Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N.C......-. 249, 691. 00 Meherrin River, N.C--------------------------------------- 2, 754.49 Roanoke River, N.C------------------------ 5, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Norfolk district----------------- ------------------------ 32, 245. 51 Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N.C--_-_.----_ ---------.... _ 3, 500. 0- Silver Lake Harbor, N.C----------------------------- 700.00 Neuse River, N.C---- ------------- --- .... 3, 500. 00 Contentnea Creek, N.C------------------------------- 1, 000. 00 Trent River, N.C.------------------------------ -- 1, 000. 00 Beaufort Harbor, N.C.---------------------------_ _._ _ 1, 500. 00 Beaufort to Cape Fear River, N.C., inland waterway-- ------- 50, 000. 00. Cape Fear River, N.C. to Winyah Bay, S.C., intracoastal water. way----- ------------------------------------ 210, 309. 00 Beaufort Inlet, N.C------- ------- __..._... 12, 800. 00 Cape Fear River, N.C., at and below Wilmington_............. 200, 000. 00 Cape Fear River, N.C., above Wilmington-------....-.._---_--- 8, 000.00 Northeast (Cape Fear) River, N.C------------------------- 1, 200. 00 Black River, N.C--------------------------------------------- 1, 200. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Wilmington, (N.C.) district--------------------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Winyah Bay, S.C---------------- ----------------- 30, 000. 00 Waccamaw River, N.C. and S.C--------------------------- 3,000.00 Great Peedee River, S.C------------ --------------- 4, 200. 00 Winyah Bay to Charleston, S.C., waterway....... _ 37, 000. 00 Charleston Harbor, S.C 16, 000. 00 Charleston to Beaufort, S.C., waterway------- _--- _-_. 8,000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Charleston district---- --------------------------------------------- 33, 000.00 Savannah Harbor, Ga----------------------------- -___ 185, 602. 46 Savannah River below Augusta, Ga------------------ .... 117, 000. 00 Beaufort, S.C., to St. John River, Fla., waterway--- -__.... 51, 000. 00 Altamaha, Oconee, and Ocmulgee Rivers, Ga............._... 12, 000. 00 Brunswick Harbor, Ga--------------------------------- 91, 000. 00 Satilla River, Ga--------------------------------- 2, 357. 81 St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla------------------- _____.. 2, 128. 52 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Savannah district ---------------------------------------------- 35, 519.77 St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to the ocean............... 730, 000. 00 Oklawaha River, Fla------------------------------ ... . 13, 422. 98 Jacksonville, Fla., to Miami, Fla., intracoastal waterway ...... 375, 000. 00 Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Fla_ 1, 953, 000. 00 Removal of water hyacinths, Florida----__--............. _. 7,000.00 Exaaminations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Jacksonville district ------------------ -- 121, 077. 02 Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, Fla-----_. ---. ___- - __ 11, 000. 00 Apalachicola Bay, Fla ........... 30, 000. 00 Apalachicola River, Fla., the cut-off, Lee Slough and Lower Chipola River ---- 10, 000. 00 St. Andrews Bay, Fla -- 25, 000. 00 Choctawhatchee River, Fla. and Ala----..... ---...... - 11, 000. 00 Narrows in Santa Rosa Sound, Fla..----.--........ - 20, 500.00 Blackwater River, Fla------------------------...-- 10, 500. 00 Pensacola Bay, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala., intracoastal waterway_ 243, 000. 00 Alabama River, Ala----------------------------------- . . .--. 110, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Mont- gomery district-----.---------------.. 11, 000. 00 Mobile Harbor, Ala_---------_---- ..... _......____ 182, 000. 00 Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans, La., intracoastal waterway..... 50, 000. 00 Black Warrior, Warrior, and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala..... . 74, 000. 00 Pascagoula Harbor, Miss..--.-........ 20, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS 19 ,Gulfport Harbor and Ship Island Pass, Miss___ $80, 000. 00 Removal of water hyacinth, Mobile River, Ala., and tributaries__ 2, 500. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Mobile dis- trict --------------------------------------------- 23, 500. 00 Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, La..........._ 285, 000. 00 Teche Bayou, La.-------------------------------- 44, 500. 00 Louisiana-Texas intracoastal waterway (New Orleans-Sabine River section) ----------.---------- ------ 1, 465, 000.00 Removing water hyacinth, Louisiana----.---------------- 29, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), New Orleans district--.------ ..------.-- 12, 000. 00 :Sabine-Neches waterway, Texas-------....... ---.......--- 416, 000. 00 Johnsons Bayou, La ____ 9, 000, 00 Louisiana-Texas intracoastal waterway (Sabine River-Corpus Christi section) --- ------ --- ------ 485, 000. 00 'Galveston Harbor to Texas City, Tex., channel 60, 000. 00 ,Galveston Harbor, Tex_ 23, 000. 00 Port Bolivar Channel, Tex__ 11, 000. 00 Houston Ship Channel, Tex_ 226, 000. 00 Cedar Bayou, Tex ......... 27, 000. 00 Freeport Harbor, Tex__ _____ 65, 000. 00 Aransas Pass-Corpus Christi Channel, Tex ........... __.... 115, 000. 00 Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca, Tex., channel------------- 10, 000. 00 Port Aransas, Tex___ . 50, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Galveston district -------------------.. . 13, 600. 00 Red River below Fulton, Ark._ ._..._ ___ 15, 000. 00 Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La_ 142, 500. 00 Yazoo River, Miss. - ----- --. --. --... . __ 16, 000. 00 Yalobusha River, Miss . _ ............. _._ 4, 000. 00 Big Sunflower River, Miss.__..... . . ____.---- . ...... . 2,000.00 Mouth of the Yazoo River, Miss--__ ___ 3, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Vicksburg district----------------- - 11, 000. 00 Arkansas River, Ark. and Okla ____ ___ 20, 000. 00 "WhiteRiver, Ark---------------- 51, 499. 57 Black River, Ark. and Mo_ 20, 500. 00 Current River, Ark. and Mo ... __.... 3, 500. 00 :St. Francis and L'Anguille Rivers and Blackfish Bayou, Ark_____ 10, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Memphis district_------------------ ----------------------- 6, 600.00 Mississippi River: Ohio River to Illinois River__-----_ -_-- _ 3, 343, 910. 38 Illinois River to Wisconsin River .--.- __- 3, 436, 000. 00 Wisconsin River to Minneapolis, Minn_ ... 620, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : St. Louis district ....... 72, 000. 00 Rock Island district_ 15, 000. 00 St. Paul district __ 25, 000. 00 St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn ............. 5.000.00 Missouri River: Mouth to Hermann, Mo__ 1, 145, 000. 00 Hermann to Kansas City, Mo .... .. . 4, 545, 000. 00 Kansas City, Mo., to Sioux City, Iowa 850, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Kansas City district-- ...-- . . . 37, 000. 00 Illinois River, Ill.: Mouth to Utica--- 450, 000. 00 Utica to Lockport.__ -_____ __ _ _ . _ _ 3, 738, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : First Chicago district_____.. _ __.__ 80, 000. 00 Nashville district .......... 25, 000.00 Tennessee River: Above Riverton, Ala . . . 255, 000. 00 Below Riverton, Ala_ 100, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Chattanooga district___ . . - -..... 97, 000. 00 20 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Ohio River: Lock and dam construction_......-.----. .-- ........ __ $933, 984. 38 Open-channel work------------- --------- 1, 945, 515. 62 Monongahela River, Pa. and W.Va-- --- -- ---- - .. 286, 000. 00 Allegheny River, Pa., lock and dam construction....-.......... 751, 442.00 Youghiogheny River, Pa--------------- ------ 4, 500. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Pittsburgh district--_--------__---- -----...-. 44, 500. 00 Kanawha River, W.Va------------- -- -- -- 1, 030, 000. 00 Kentucky River, Ky---------------------------.--. 1, 500. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : Huntington district --- 25, 000.00 Cincinnati district ---------------------- 16, 000. 00 Louisville district _--.-..- 28, 00. 00 Green and Barren Rivers and Bear Creek, Ky------ 6, 500.00 Grand Marais Harbor, Minn---------- ---------- 30, 000. 00 Agate Bay Harbor, Minn .. ____ 16, 000. 00 Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn. and Wis___--- ____________ 59, 000. 00 Ashland Harbor, Wis-----------------------------_ _ 64, 500. 00 Keweenaw waterway, Michigan 130, 000. 00 Marquette Harbor, Mich ............. 16, 500.00 Warroad Harbor and River, Minn__ 12, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Duluth district ___ 20, 000. 00 Manistique Harbor, Mich . __ __ ______ 9, 000. 00 Menominee Harbor and River, Mich. and Wis 2, 000. 00 Oconto Harbor, Wis ............. 5, 000. 00 Green Bay Harbor, Wis ____ ____ 12, 000. 00 Fox River, Wis- 114, 000. 00 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis______ ______ 1, 500. 00 Algoma Harbor, Wis ................ 36, 000. 00 Kewaunee Harbor, Wis .__.._ 2, 000. 00 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis--__________________________________ 1, 000. 00 Manitowoc Harbor, Wis________________________________ 4, 000. 00 Sheboygan Harbor, Wis________ _____________________ 9, 000. 00 Milwaukee Harbor, Wis _________ 60, 000. 00 Racine Harbor, Wis ---------------------------- 4, 000. 00 St. Joseph Harbor, Mich____________________________ 5, 000. 00 Holland Harbor, Mich__ 85, 000. 00 Grand Haven Harbor and Grand River, Mich_____ 40, 000. 00 White Lake Harbor, Mich-- .... --- __ - -____________ 3, 500. 00 Ludington Harbor, Mich_________________--____________ 6, 000. 00 Manistee Harbor, Mich_________________________________ 11, 000. 00 Portage Lake Harbor, Mich_ 5, 000.00 Frankfort Harbor, Mich____________________________ 207, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Milwaukee district_ _____ -- --- 4, 000. 00 Waukegan Harbor, Ill__ 51, 000. 00 Chicago Harbor, Ill _._ 92, 000. 00 Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind_ 46,000. 00' Indiana Harbor, Ind___ -- --- -- ---- 63, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), second Chi- cago district 20, 000. 00 St. Marys River, Mich_ _________.. __ ____---_____ 1, 601, 000. 00 St. Clair River, Mich---_____-- -------- __ __________ 230, 000. 00 Lake St. Clair Channels, Mich_--------------------__--- 275, 000. 00 Detroit River, Mich -- _______-_-__ 668, 000. 00 Alpena Harbor, Mich---------------------------------- 17, 990. 63 Saginaw River, Mich------------------------------------- 512, 000. 00 Rouge River, Mich ____________-___________--______-- 20, 000. 00 Toledo Harbor, Ohio------------------------------------- 69, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Detroit district_--------------------------------------- -------- 31, 009. 37 Sandusky Harbor, Ohio----------------------------------- 24, 600. 00 Lorain Harbor, Ohio------------------------------- 8, 000. 00 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio __-______--------------------_ 20, 000. 00 Fairport Harbor, Ohio------------------------------------ 446, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS 21 Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio_________________________ - -_______$20, 000.00 Conneaut Harbor, Ohio--------------------------_ 15, 000. 00 Buffalo Harbor, N.Y------------------------------------- 275, 000. 00 Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y------------ _ 5, 000.00 Oswego Harbor, N.Y------------------------------------- 350, 000. 00 St. Lawrence River between Ogdensburg, N.Y., and Lake Ontario_ 114, 000. 00 Ogdensburg Harbor, N.Y------------------------------------- 27, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Buffalo district ---------------------------------------------------- 28, 000. 00 San Diego Harbor, Calif------------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif----------------- 67, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Los Angeles district_ ------------------------------------------------- 10, 000.00 San Francisco Harbor, Calif-------------------------------_ 400, 000. 00 Oakland Harbor, Calif--------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 San Pablo Bay and Mare Island Strait, Calif------------------- 45, 000.00 Suisun Bay Channel, Calif---------------------------------- 5, 821. 19 San Rafael Creek, Calif-------------------------------------- 31, 300. 00 Monterey Harbor, Calif------------------------------------- 245, 000.00 Humboldt Harbor and Bay, Calif----------------------------- 118, 500. 00 Crescent City Harbor, Calif__------------------------ 200. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), San Fran- cisco district---------------___-------------------------------- 8, 000. 00 San Joaquin River, Calif------------------------------------- 407, 500. 00 Stockton and Mormon Channels, Calif------------------------- 5, 000.00 Mokelumne River, Calif-------------------------------------- 2, 000.00 Sacramento River, Calif 000. 00 1--------------------------- Middle River and Empire cut, Calif___-------------------------- 800. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Sacra- mento district-------------------- ------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Coos Bay, Oreg---------------------------------------------- 112, 000. 00 Yaquina River, Oreg ----------------------------------------- 8, 500.00 Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg--------------------- ------ - 58, 500.00 Tillamook Bay and bar, Oreg__--------------------------------- 187, 000.00 Columbia River at the mouth, Oreg. and Wash.-- 905, 000. 00 Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Oreg___ __ ___------------------- ----- 624, 397. 54 Skipanon Channel, Oreg_______------------------- 15, 000. 00 Willamette River above Portland, and Yamhill River, Oreg-..... 55, 000. 00 Skamokawa Creek, Wash------------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Portland district------------------------ --- 70, 000. 00 Willapa River and Harbor, Wash ___------------------ 40, 000.00 Grays Harbor and bar entrance, Wash _______________-------- 121, 000. 00 Puget Sound and its tributary waters, Wash__------------- 8, 000. 00 Seattle Harbor, Wash___ __ _____-------------------- - - - 22, 000. 00 Nome Harbor, Alaska---------------------------------------- 16, 500. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Seattle dis- trict _------------------------------------------------------ 25, 000. 00 Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii_-.. . __.---------------- - 310, 000. 00 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii---------------- 4, 000. 00 Nawiliwili Harbor, Hawaii - __-__------------- ------ 28, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Honolulu district--------------- --------------------- 2, 000. 00 San Juan Harbor, P.R 250. 00 Ponce Harbor, P.R---------------------- 2, 500. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Puerto Rico district------------------------- -------------------------- , 500. 00 Yuba River, Calif -------------------------------------------- 15, 000.00 California Debris Commission--.... ----------------- - 7, 280. 00 Survey of northern and northwestern lakes_--------------- 135, 000. 00 Supervisor, New York Harbor _---- ------------------- 261, 00. 00 Office, Chief of Engineers: Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Board on Beach Erosion and Sand Movement--- -......- 10, 000. 00 Services--------------------------- - 218, 830. 00 Contingencies-.....------- - . 15, 000. 00 22 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors: Contingencies-------- ------------------------- $17, 000.00 Services----....---------------------------------------148, 000. 00 Surveys (H.Doc. No. 308, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) --.-..-...-- -- 37, 500. 00 Transfer of appropriation (sec. 317, Economy Act approved June 30, 1932) -----------------.-..-.----. .-. . 2, 240. 00 Transfer to "Reserve for impounded balances "__--- ----..... 650, 000.00 Total------------- --------------------------- 51, 786, 542. 90 Balance unallotted-------- ------------------------- 8, 213, 457.10 Total- ----- ----------------------------- 60, 000,000.00 The Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932, contained the following provisions: Title III, Public Works, section 301 (a) (3) for the prosecution of river and harbor projects heretofore authorized, $30,000,000. From this lump-sum appropriation the following-named sums have been allotted to the localities indicated: Boston Harbor, Mass_--------------------------------- $205, 000. 00 New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Mass ---- .... ---- 97, 000. 00 Thames River, Conn_______rm . 68,100.00 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn___.--- _----- ------- 132, 000.00 Mamaroneck Harbor, N.Y ................... 29, 200.00 East Chester Creek, N.Y.............---- ....---...... 276.386 Westchester Creek, N.Y__....... ----------- ------- 10, 000. 00 Buttermilk Channel, N.Y..........._........ .... 630, 000. 00 East River, N.Y --.. ---- ----------------- 500, 000. 00 Hudson River, N.Y---------- ----------------------- 312, 000. 00 Manasquan River, N.Y__________________ .__ 6, 302. 80 Delaware River, Philadelphia to the sea..--------.... ----- 645, 000. 00 Inland waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md--------------- ------------------------ 60, 000. 00 St. Jones River, Del_. ........ ...... _.. ... . .. 25, 200. 00 Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Md --------------------- 452, 000. 00 James River, Va------------------------------------- 413, 000. 00 Intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville, Fla., to Miami, Fla__... 1, 372, 000. 00 Miami River, Fla. (Dinner Key) 70, 000. 00 Tampa Harbor, Fla -- ....---- ---- 198, 550. 00 Mobile Harbor, Ala---------------------------------- 198, 500. 00 Louisiana-Texas intracoastal waterway (Sabine River-Corpus Christi section) ----------------- ----------------- 240, 000. 00 Mississippi River : Ohio River to Illinois River __... 2, 500, 000.00 Illinois River to Minneapolis, Minn------------------- 2, 740, 000. 00 :Missouri River : Hermann to the mouth____ ____ _________ 300, 000. 00 Kansas City to Hermann .. ___ 1, 858, 000. 00 Kansas City to Sioux City------- 5, 000, 000. 00 Tennessee River above Riverton, Ala_--------- 900,000.00 Tennessee River, Ala., Lock No. 3-----------------___ 425, 000. 00 Ohio River : Lock and dam construction _______ ____ 106, 080.22 Open-channel work---------------- -------- ---- 303, 919.78 Allegheny River, lock and dam construction.................. 2, 100, 000. 00 Kanawha River, W.Va----------.'.---------------. 1, 920, 000. 00 Green and Barren Rivers and Bear Creek, Ky.......I....._ 1, 570. 000. 00 Fox River, Wis.------ -------------------------- 67, 000. 00 Manistee Harbor, Mich_..........---------------- - 69, 000. 00 St. Marys River, Mich-------------... .. --..... _ _ 23, 200. 00 Lake St. Clair channels, Mich--......... _-----__--_-_--- 438, 000. 00 Detroit River, Mich-- 494, 500. 00 Monroe Harbor, Mich_.........___---................__ .. 5837, 000. 00 Lorain Harbor, Ohio----------------------- _--_--.. 84, 000. 00 Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio__---------------..........--- 37, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS 23 Niagara River, N.Y-------------------------------------------$388, 000. 00 Oswego Harbor, N.Y------------------------------- - 170, 000.00 San Diego Harbor, Calif________________------------------ 124, 000. 00 Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif. ____------------- 510, 000. 00 Petaluma Creek, Calif-------------------------------- 85, 062. 57 San Joaquin River, Calif------------------------------------- 118, 600. 00 Umpqua River, Oreg__ ----------------- 300, 000. 00 Yaquna Bay and Harbor, Oreg _------------------ 550, 000. 00 Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Oreg__ ______________ _____------------ 302, 000.00 Willamette River above Portland and Yamhill River, Oreg ___ _ 219, 000. 00 Hoquiam River, Wash________---------------------------------------- 32,642. 02 Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska ____________-_____-___-- 5, 318.32 Total ___ __ _____________-------- - 29, 941, 452.07 Balance unallotted------__ _---------------------------------- 58, 547.93 Total -------------- ------- 30, 000, 000.00 The War Department Appropriation Act, approved March 4, 1933, contained the following provisions: That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the military and non- military activities of the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes, namely: RIVERS AND HARBORS To be immediately available and to be expended under the direc- tion of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers: For the preservation and maintenance of existing river and har- bor works, and for the prosecution of such projects heretofore au- thorized as may be most desirable in the interests of commerce and navigation; for survey of northern and northwestern lakes, and other boundary and connecting waters as heretofore authorized, in- cluding the preparation, correction, printing and issuing of charts and bulletins and the investigation of lake levels; for prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York City; for expenses of the California Debris Commission in carrying on the work authorized by the act approved March 1, 1893 (U.S.C., title 33, sec. 661); for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors; and for printing, as may be authorized by the Committee on Printing of the House of Rep- resentatives, of surveys under House Document No. 308, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session, and section 10 of the Flood Control Act, approved May 15, 1928 (U.S.C., supp. V, title 22, sec. 702j): Pro- vided, That no funds shall be expended for any preliminary exam- ination, survey, project, or estimate not authorized by law, $39,- 388,129: Provided further, That hereafter the provisions of section 5 of the act of July 16, 1914 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 78), shall be con- strued as applying to the Corps of Engineers as to the purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles: Provided further, That no appropriation under the Corps of Engineers for the fiscal year 1934 shall be available for any expense incident to operating any power-driven boat or vessel on other than Government business. From this lump-sum appropriation the following-named sums have been allotted to the localities indicated: Cape Cod Canal, Mass----- -------------------------- $90, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Boston dis- trict ---- ----.----------------------------------- -3, 750. 00 Taunton River, Mass------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 24 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Connecticut River below Hartford, Conn-------------------- $20, 000. 00 Branford Harbor, Conn 1-------____--------3, 000. 00 Milford Harbor, Conn-___ --- __-___-------- 10, 000. 00 Jamaica Bay, N.Y-----------------__--------------------- 186,000. 00 .East River, N.Y---------------------------------------- 195, 800. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), first New York district ------------------------------ ------------ 37, 000. 00 Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, N.J---------------------- 12, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), second New York district ------------------------------------------ 40, 000. 00 Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pa., to Trent6n, N.J ------------ 20, 000. 00 Delaware River, Pa., N.J., and Del., Philadelphia to the sea --- - 285, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Phila- delphia district----------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Big Timber Creek, N.J- ---------------------------------- 1, 057. 39 Cold Spring Inlet, N.J------------------------------------100, 000.00 Wilmington Harbor, Del- 60,000.00 Mispillion River, Del- -__----- 10, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Wilmington, Del., district ------------------------------------------ 24, 000. 00 York River, Va------------------------------------------ 1, 000.00 Inland waterway, Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N.C Inland waterway, Beaufort to Cape Fear River, N.C., including -------- 10, 000. 00 waterway to Jacksonville, N.C__----------------------- - 60, 000.00 Inland waterway, Cape Fear River, N.C., to Winyah Bay, S.C_ 311, 000. 00 Winyah Bay, S.C---------------------------------------- 40,000.00 Waccamaw River, S.C------------------------------- ----- 9, 000.00 Great Peedee River, S.C--_---------------------------------- 6, 000. 00 Winyah Bay to Charleston, S.C., waterway------ -------- 239. 32 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Charleston district ------ ----------------------------- 10, 000. 00 St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to the ocean ______________ 345, 000. 00 St. Johns River, Fla., Palatka to Lake Harney_- --- ________ 20, 000. 00 Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., Intracoastal waterway____-____- 750, 000.00 Tampa Harbor, Fla ----------------- ___ -_____94, 000. 00 St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla ---- ______ -_____-__-___- 15, 000. 00 Withlacoochee River, Fla____FFF__________ _________ 12, 000. 00 Removing water hyacinth, State of Florida-------------------- 7, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Jacksonville district--- ..---- 136, 000.00 Apalachicola Bay, Fla ------------------------------------ 23, 000. 00 St. Andrews Bay, Fla_ ------------------------------------- 30, 000. 00 ,Choctawhatchee River, Fla. and Ala- __-__________________ 2, 000. 00 Pensacola Harbor, Fla ._______---______ ___________--- - 35, 000. 00 Alabama River, Ala________-_________________---__ _ 40, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Mont- gomery district---------------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Mobile Harbor, Ala______________ ________----------- 160, 000. 00 Black Warrior, Warrior, and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala _________, _ 28,000. 00 Pascagoula Harbor, Miss ---------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Gulfport Harbor and Ship Island Pass, Miss _________________ 75, 000. 00 Biloxi Harbor, Miss-...... -__ _____________________ 15, 000. 00 Removing water hyacinth, Mobile River, Ala., and tributaries__ 10, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Mobile dis- trict ------------------------------------------------- 25, 000.00 Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, La---- ------- ___---300, 000. 00 Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La__ 20, 000. 00 Teche Bayou, La----------------------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Louisiana-Texas Intracoastal waterway (New Orleans-Sabine River section)-- 7, 500. 00 6-------------------------- Removing water hyacinth, Louisiana------------------------ 30, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), New Orleans district ---------------------- -_-_.__- 15, 000. 00 Sabine-Neches waterway, Texas---------------------------- 320, 000. 00 Louisiana-Texas intracoastal waterway (Sabine River-Corpus Christi section) -------------------------------------- 34, 000. 00 4Galveston Harbor, Tex _--------------------------------- 150, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS 25 Galveston Channel, Tex ______ $215, 000. 00 Galveston Harbor-Texas City Channel, Tex....-.... __ 40, 000. 00 Port Bolivar Channel, Tex_____ _____________-__-- 24, 000. 00 Houston Ship Channel, Tex_____ 245, 000. 00 Double Bayou, Tex___ --------- 7, 000. 00 Anahuac Channel, Tex_ __--------- ---- 9, 000.00 Cedar Bayou, Tex------ ----------- --- 19, 500. 00 Freeport Harbor, Tex -_ 128, 000. 00 Aransas Pass-Corpus Christi Channel, Tex ___----------- 130, 000. 00 Port Aransas, Tex---__---- ---- - 140, 000.00 Brazos Island Harbor, Tex___________________ _____ 9, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Galveston district ----- --- --- 25, 500. 00 Cypress Bayou and waterway between Jefferson, Tex., and Shreveport, La . 1, 500. 00 ,Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La ___ 90, 000, 00 Tensas River and Bayou Macon, La 409. 57 Big Sunflower River, Miss .... __ 4, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Vicksburg district---------- ---- _ 4, 500. 00 Arkansas River, Ark. and Okla_ 3, 100. 00 White River, Ark _____ 75, 500. 00 Black River, Ark. and Mo_ 12, 100. 00 St. Francis and L'Anguille Rivers and Blackfish Bayou, Ark___ 7, 650. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Memphis district ....-- 18, 000. 00 Mississippi River: Ohio River to Illinois River_ 44, 180.44 Illinois River to Minneapolis, Minn ___ 1, 995, 000. 00 Missouri River: Kansas City to the mouth_____ ______ ___ __ 214, 000. 00 Kansas City to Sioux City---------- 300, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : St. Louis district___ 60, 000. 00 Rock Island district_ 35,000. 00 St. Paul district_____________ _____ 88, 000. 00 Kansas City district_ 80, 000. 00 Illinois River, Ill____________________ __ 14, 663. 53 Ohio River : Lock and dam construction .... __ 1, 825, 000.00 Open-channel work------------------------------------ 900, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : Chattanooga district__________ _________________ 200, 000. 00 Pittsburgh district __ 22, 000. 00 Huntington district_ 14, 000. 00 Cincinnati district_ 14, 500. 00 Louisville district ___ 12, 000. 00 Agate Bay Harbor, Minn 65, 000. 00 Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn. and Wis_ 65, 000. 00 Ashland Harbor, Wis- __ 12, 000. 00 Ontonagon Harbor, Mich _________ 14,000. 00 Warroad Harbor and River, Minn___ 12, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Duluth district _ __ __ ___ 5, 000. 00 Manistique Harbor, Mich_ 6, 000. 00 Green Bay Harbor, Wis___________-__________________ 4, 000. 00 Fox River, Wis________ 40, 000. 00 Algoma Harbor, Wis 2, 000. 00 Kewaunee Harbor, Wis_ ... 2, 000. 00 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis- 5, 000. 00 South Haven Harbor, Mich ________ .____. _____. 11, 000. 00 Grand Haven Harbor and Grand River, Mich __ 4, 000. 00 Manistee Harbor, Mich_ __ 2, 000. 00 Charlevoix Harbor, Mich _-------- 2, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general): Milwaukee district ...... .___ 3, 000. 00 Second Chicago district ----- ---------------------- 5,000. 00 Chicago Harbor, Ill . ._.. 50, 000. 00 26 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Sandusky Harbor, Ohio--....-----------------------.....---- $2, 000.00 Lorain Harbor, Ohio_---.-------------------------...... 3, 600. 00 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio ...........-.....----- ------- - 15, 000. 00 Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio--.......--..----...------------------- 14, 000. 00 Conneaut Harbor, Ohio------- ....---..------------- ----------- 10, 000. 00 Erie Harbor, Pa---------------------------------------- 10,000.00 Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, N.Y------.---------------- 11, 200. 00 Great Sodus Bay Harbor, N.Y-----........... -- ----- ----- 13, 500. 00 Little Sodus Bay Harbor, N.Y----------------------------- 4, 900. 00 Ogdensburg Harbor, N.Y--------------------------------- 13, 000. 00 San Diego Harbor, Calif------....--- ----------------- 35, 000.00 Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor, Calif-------------------- 68, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contengencies (general), Los Angeles district-----------------------------------, 300.00 San Francisco Harbor, Calif- -----..----------- 45, 000. 00 San Pablo Bay and Mare Island Strait, Calif---------------- 20, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), San Fran- cisco district---....----------------------------- ------ 25, 000. 00 San Joaquin River, Calif_--------------------------------- 105, 500. 00 Sacramento River, Calif-------------------------------- 60, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Sacra- mento district...----------------------------------------- 8, 000. 00 Coquille River, Oreg----------------- -------------------- 20, 000.00 Coos Bay, Oreg----------------------- ---------------- 120, 500. 00 Coos River, Oreg -------------------------- --------------- 1, 950. 00 Nehalem Bay, Oreg--------------------------- ---------- 8,000.00 Skipanon Channel, Oreg-------------------------- ----- 3, 000. 00 Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Oreg------------------------------- 590, 160. 00 Clatskanie River, Oreg--- ------------------------------- 3, 700. 00 Willamette River above Portland and Yamhill River, Oreg ... 86, 000. 00 Lewis River, Wash-------------------------------------- 1, 000.00 Cowlitz River, Wash___------------------------------- - 5, 000. 00 Skamokawa Creek, Wash .- __-- ------------------------- 1, 600. 00 Deep Creek, Wash------------------------------- --- 800. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Portland district-- -------------------------------- ---- 38, 600. 00 Willapa River and Harbor, Wash------------------------- - 55, 800. 00 Grays Harbor and Bar entrance, Washington-------.--- --_ 215, 000.00 Puget Sound and tributary waters, Washington ...... __ 18, 000. 00 Seattle Harbor, Wash------------------------------------ 32, 000. 00 Wrangell Narrows, Alaska____ __ 63, 000. 00 Harbor of Refuge, Seward, Alaska----,__----------------------- 20, 000. 00 Nome Harbor, Alaska_----.___----------------. 60, 500. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Seattle district----------------------------------------------- 36, 500. 00 Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii-...-------------------------- 336, 000. 00 Kahului Harbor, Hawaii__. -_____----------- 15, 000. 00 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii-------------------------------------- 8,000. 00 Nawiliwili Harbor, Hawaii_____------- ------- - - 36, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Honolulu district ------------------------------------------------ 2, 800. 00 Expenses, California Debris Commission _-- 6, 900. 00 Survey, northern and northwestern lakes- -- -------------- 235, 000. 00 Supervision of New York Harbor_.-. ___ --- - - ____- --- 5, 000. 00 Transfer of appropriation (credit emergency conservation fund)_- 9, 000, 000. 00 Total ------------------------------------------ 23, 248, 260. 25 Balance unallotted---------------------------------16, 139, 868. 75 Total----------------- ------------------------ 39, 388, 129. 00 The amounts that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as indicated in the respective reports, are as follows: THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS 27 For river and harbor work (maintenance) --------------- $31, 225, 000 For flood control: Mississippi River and tributaries.___-- $11, 900, 000 Emergency funds for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River -----------------------.- 435, 000 -- Sacramento River, Calif....-_ _ _____-____-- 845, 000 13, 180, 000 Total -------------------------------------------- 44, 405, 000 THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS The creation of the Board and the duties assigned to it under the original and subsequent acts of Congress are described in the Annual Report of 1922. The work accomplished by the Board during the year and the status of its operations from its organization up to the close of the fiscal year are shown by the following table: Total Number Number number complet- Number of inves- complet- ed dur- remain- Authority for investigations tigared ed at close ing year ing to of preced- ending be com- ing fiscal June 30, pleted year 1933 River and harbor and flood control acts------------------........................-- 3, 224 2, 920 137 167 Concurrent resolutions of Congress-......... ---. 1 1 ... .-.-- Senate resolutions..------------------- ---------------------- 1 1 ...---------- Resolutions of congressional committees. 525 .--------------------- 383 65 77 Total__ ....................................-......3, 751 3, 305 202 244 Number of hearings given at the office of the Board during the year_ ------------------------------------------------- 41 Net expenses of the Board during the year___--- ___---$161, 335.96 Estimated cost of projects recommended by the Board from its organization to June 30, 1933_ --___-------------------- 885, 108, 529. 06 Estimated cost of projects so recommended adopted by Con- gress--------------------------------------------- ---- 587, 598, 512. 26 Further progress has been made in the preparation and revision of the series of reports on the principal ports of the United States designed to further the interests of importers, exporters, ship opera- tors, and others concerned in the movement of goods through our ports. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, revisions of the following reports were prepared for publication: San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Upper San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz and Monterey, Calif. (no. 12); and Port Arthur, Orange, and Beaumont, Tex. (no. 14). A revision of the report on Baltimore, Md., was nearing completion at the close of the year, and it is expected that work of publication of the report on New York will be resumed early in the new year. It had been suspended due to lack of funds. The following reports were distributed: Philadelphia, Pa., Cam- den and Gloucester, N.J., and ports on the Delaware River above Philadelphia (no. 4, pt. 1); Wilmington, Del., and ports on the Delaware River below Philadelphia (no. 4, pt. 2); New Orleans, La. (no. 5); Seattle, Wash. (no. 7, pt. 1) ; Tacoma, Wash. (no. 7, pt. 2); Everett, Bellingham, and Grays Harbor, Wash. (no. 7, pt. 3); Astoria, Oreg., and Longview and Vancouver, Wash. (no. 11, pt. 2) ; and Olympia and Port Angeles, Wash. (no. 23). 28 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The following is a list of the Port Series reports and revisions which have been issued to date: No. 1. The Port of Portland, Maine, and one revision. No. 2. The Port of Boston, Mass., and one revision. No. 3. The Ports of Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., and one revision in two parts. No. 4. The Ports of Philadelphia and Chester, Pa., Camden, N.J., and Wilming- ton, Del., and one revision in two parts. No. 5, The Port of New Orleans, La., and one revision. No. 6. The Ports of Galveston, Houston, and Texas City, Tex., and one revision in three parts, one of which includes Corpus Christi. No. 7. The Ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, and Grays IHarbor, Wash., and one revision in three parts. No. 8. The Ports of Jacksonville, Fernandina, Miami, Key West, Tampa and South Boca Grande, Fla., and one revision in two parts. No. 9. The Ports of Charleston, S.C., and Wilmington, N.C. No. 10. The Ports of Savannah and Brunswick, Ga. No. 11. The Ports of Portland and Astoria, Oreg., and Vancouver, Wash., and one revision in two parts. No. 12. The Ports of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Upper San Francisco Bay, Calif. No. 13. The Ports of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Luis Obispo, Calif., and one revision in two parts. No. 14. The Ports of Port Arthur, Sabine, Beaumont, and Orange, Tex. No. 15. The Ports of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Newport News, Va. No. 16. The Ports of Baltimore, Md., Washington, D.C., and Alexandria. Va. No. 17. The Ports of Hawaii. No. 18. The Ports of Southern New England. No. 19. The Ports of Gulfport and Pascagoula, Miss. No. 20. The Port of New York (in 3 parts). No. 21. The Ports of Puerto Rico. No. 22. The Panama Canal and Its Ports. No. 23. The Ports of Olympia and Port Angeles, Wash. Two reports in the Lake Series, similar in form and scope to the Port Series, were completed and distributed as follows: Toledo, Ohio (no. 7); and Sandusky, Huron, and Lorain, Ohio (no. 8). A Transportation Series of reports has also been published in which are included reports on investigations of transportation con- ditions, showing the movements of traffic by water and treating of the physical and economic conditions having a bearing upon the utilization of water routes, as follows: Transportation on the Great Lakes (no. 1); and Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys (no. 2). No reports in this series were published during the year. Reports not within the scope of the Port Series, Lake Series, or Transportation Series are published as the Miscellaneous Series. Three reports have been published in this series, as follows: Port and Terminal Charges at United States Ports (no. 1); Shipping Charges at United States Ports (no. 2); and Foreign Trade Zones or Free Ports (no. 3). A supplement to Report No. 1 was prepared and distributed during the year. It is planned to keep this book current by means of annual supplements or revisions. Miscellaneous studies were made in connection with subjects pend- ing before the board and in response to specific calls; and tables, graphs, and maps have been prepared as necessary in connection therewith. At the end of the fiscal year the board was composed of the follow- ing members: Col. Edward H. Schulz, Col. George M. Hoffman, Col. Earl I. Brown, Col. Edward M. Markham, Col. Thomas H Jackson, Lt. Col. Warren T. Hannum, and Lt. Col. James J. Loving. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 29 The changes in membership were: November 9, 1932. Lt. Col. Thomas M. Robins assigned for the period No- vember 9 to 23, 1932, during which Lt. Col. James J. Loving was relieved. January 10, 1933. Col. George R. Spalding assigned for the consideration of one report during which Lt. Col. Warren T. Hannum was relieved. - April 25, 1933. Lt. Col. John J. Kingman assigned for the consideration of one report during which Lt. Col. Warren T. Hannum was relieved. May 10, 1933. Col. Earl I. Brown assigned and Col. William J. Barden relieved. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT This district includes the States of Maine and New Hampshire, and eastern Massachusetts from the New Hampshire State line to the southern end of Nauset Beach, at Chatham Bar, on the east coast line of Cape Cod. District engineer: Col. Sherwood A. Cheney, Corps of Engineers, to August 26, 1932; Lt. Col. Richard Park, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division Engineer: Col. George M. Hoffman, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Georges River, Maine____ 29 9. Plymouth Harbor, Mass____ 45 2. Portland Harbor, Maine----- 30 10. Cape Cod Canal, Mass______ 46 3. Kennebunk River, Maine__. 32 11. Operating and care of Cape 4. York Harbor, Maine________- 34 Cod Canal, Mass________ _ 49 5. Newburyport Harbor, Mass__ 35 12. Examinations, surveys, and 6. Gloucester Harbor, Mass__.. 36 contingencies (general)__ 51 7. Lynn Harbor, Mass__- ----- - 38 13. Other projects for which no 8. Boston Harbor, Mass_____--- 40 estimates are submitted__ 52 1. GEORGES RIVER (THOMASTON HARBOR), MAINE Location.-This river is about 80 miles northeast of Portland and about 4 miles west of Rockland, Maine. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 312 and 1203.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel extending about 1 mile downstream from Thomaston, the depth to be 16 feet at mean low tide, the width varying from 90 to 220 feet. The lower end of the section included in the project is about 11 miles above the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide is 9.3 feet, the extreme 10.6 feet. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1895, was $30,000. The latest (1914) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896 (H.Ex.Doc. No. 236, 53d Cong., 3d sess., reprinted in Annual Report for 1895, p. 590). For latest published map see House Executive Document No. 1458, Sixty-third Congress, third session. Terminal facilities.-There are only two wharves in usable condi- tion, both private. The facilities, while limited, apparently meet existing needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no expenditures. 30 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1903 at a saving of $4,212 under the estimated cost. Project depth was restored in 1919. A survey made in 1930 showed that while shoaling had considerably narrowed the width of the channel, the controlling depth was about 15 feet at mean low water. The cost and expenditures have been $41,000, of which $25,787.91 was for new work and $15,212.09 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $27,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in restoration of channel to project dimensions by contract (July-September 1934), about 50,000 cubic yards. No maintenance dredging has been done since 1919 and redredging to project dimensions is necessary to meet the needs of commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -------------------- - $25, 787. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------_ 15, 212.09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933.....------------ 41, 000. 00 Net total expenditures ---..--- ----------------------------- 41, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- ......... - ---- 41, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------------.........-------------------- 27, 500.00 2. PORTLAND HARBOR, MAINE Location.-This harbor is on the southwestern coast of Maine about 100 miles northeast of Boston, Mass. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 325.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 4, 1836, June 23, 1866, and June 10, 1872. The cost and expenditures were $692,435.25, all for new work. For further details see page 1736 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a commodious anchorage off the eastern end of the city, with a minimum depth of 30 feet; for dredging the greater part of the inner harbor to a depth of 30 feet except for the lower part of the main harbor and its channel of approach, where the depth is to be 35 feet; for a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide in Fore River up to the upper Boston & Maine Railroad bridge; for a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the anchorage to the Grand Trunk bridge at the mouth of Back Cove; for rock excavation to give a depth of 14 feet between the Grand Trunk and Tukeys bridges, and a channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide thence to the head of Back Cove; for the removal of two obstructing ledges in the main ship channel to a depth of 40 feet; and for a stone breakwater about 1,900 feet long on the southerly side of the mouth of the inner harbor. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean tidal range is 8.9 feet, extreme 10.2 feet, though variations as great as 16 feet have been observed under storm conditions. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $1,790,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following acts: The River and Harbor Act of July 4, 1836, provided for the breakwater (H.Doc. No. 491, 23d Cong., 1st sess.); the River and Harbor Act of RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT June 3, 1896, provided for 30 feet over the greater part of the inner harbor (S.Doc. No. 271, 54th Cong., 1st sess.); the Sundry Civil Act of March 3, 1905, provided for extensions of the 30-foot depth up Fore River and in the channel of approach to Back Cove; the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, provided for the anchorage, for 14 feet at the entrance to Back Cove, for restoring the 12-foot depth in Back Cove, and the 30-foot depth in the approach as well as in the lower part of the inner harbor (H.Doc. No. 489, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); and the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, provided for 35 feet at mean low tide in the lower part of the main harbor and the channel of approach and for the removal of two obstructing ledges in the main channel (H.Doc. No. 71, 65th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published map see last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, required that assurances be given that adequate berthing space for deep-draft vessels, affording a depth of not less than 35 feet at low water for spring tides would be provided by local interests within a reasonable time. These assurances were given and approved by the Secretary of War August 27, 1917. Since that date the work covered by these assurances has practically been accomplished. Terminal facilities.-The harbor has a water front of about 8 miles, rather more than one half of which has been developed. There are 55 wharves, all but 15 of which are in the city of Portland, two publicly owned ferry landings, and a large modern pier owned by the State. While existing facilities accommodate the present commerce, need for betterment has been evident. (For further details see Port Series No. 1, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Finalsurvey on mainte- nance dredging, under contract, for restoring project depth in Back Cove, which was in progress at the end of last fiscal year resulted in contractor being entitled to 11,415 cubic yards, scow measurement, of material at a cost of $4,020.44 for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $4,230.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is completed except for removal of two obstructing ledges in the main ship chan- nel to a depth of 40 feet at mean low water. About 88 percent of the entire project has been accomplished. The condition of the project as ascertained in 1931 was as follows: In the 30-foot anchorage area the controlling depth, with the exception of an area 200 feet wide and 800 feet long in the southeasterly corner over which there was a controlling depth of 20 feet, was 27 feet at mean low water. In the 30-foot channel of approach to Back Cove the controlling depth was about 21 feet, due apparently to deposits from the Presumpscot River. As this part of the channel is no longer used for deep-draft traffic no inconvenience is experienced. The controlling depth between Grand Trunk and Tukeys bridges was 14 feet at mean low water. In the 35- and 30-foot channels in the lower harbor the controlling depths were 30 and 29.6 feet, respectively. In the 30-foot channel between the inner end of the 35-foot channel and Portland bridge across Fore River the controlling depth was 28 feet at mean low water. In Fore River the controlling depth was 28.3 feet. In Back Cove the controlling depth in June 1932 was 12 feet at mean low water. 16228-ENG 1933----3 32 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The costs and expenditures have been $1,578,129.06 for new work and $194,290.91 for maintenance, a total of $1,772,419.97. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1934. The only part of the existing project remaining uncompleted is the removal of two ledges in the main ship channel, estimated to cost about $200,000. This involves the removal of about 3,200 cubic yards of rock to the depth of 40 feet at mean low water. So far as known there is no urgent necessity for the removal of these rock ledges at this time. The sum of $285,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Restoration of 35-foot channel in lower harbor by dredging throughout the fiscal year, about 163,500 cubic yards, scow measure---------- $56, 400 Restoration of 30-foot channel in the main harbor and Fore River by dredging throughout the fiscal year, about 315,400 cubic yards, scow measure--- -------- --------------------------------- 108, 800 Restoration of 30-foot anchorage and 30-foot channel to Back Cove by dredging throughout the fiscal year, about 347,500 cubic yards, scow measure ----------------------------------------------- 119, 800 285, 000 The amount required exceeds the average amount expended an- nually for maintenance during the last 5 years. The increased amount is necessary to restore project dimensions to meet the needs of commerce. Co8t and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_----------..--.------- $2, 270, 564.31 194,290.91 ____ ____.__._.._ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 2,464, 855. 22 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------ 2, 464, 855. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------------ 2, 464, 855.22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---....--------------- ----------------------- Cost of maintenance_...------------------ $13, 433.72 $13, 420. 48 $24, 492. 91 $58,882. 28 $4,020.44 Total expended...._----.....------------------_............... 24, 425. 18 12, 744. 32 17, 485. 48 58, 974. 41 4, 230. 75 18, 300. 00 51, 700. 00 -9, 700. 00 45, 000. 00 Allotted ..................................----------------------------. -5, 890. 58 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932.-___--- __--------- ------- $10, 121.33 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ ......... __ --- 5, 890. 58 Net amount to be accounted for-, ---------------------- 4, 230.75 Gross amount expended------------------------- $4, 256.19 Less reimbursements collected_ ---------------------- 25. 44 4, 230. 75 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --- ------------------------------ 212, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance_ ....... ___ - -____ 285, 000.00 3. KENNEBUNK RIVER, MAINE Location.-The stream discharges into the Atlantic Ocean about 30 miles southwest of Portland Harbor, Maine. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1205.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 33 Existing project.--This provides for the construction of a stone breakwater on the easterly side of the mouth of the river about 550 feet long, a pier or jetty on the westerly side of the mouth about 290 feet long, the construction of a wharf about 700 feet upstream from the shore end of the breakwater, the construction of a jetty on the left bank a short distance farther upstream, and securing a depth of 4 feet at mean low tide for an average width of 100 feet up to Ken- nebunkport, a distance of about 1 mile, by dredging and rock re- moval. The mean tidal range is 9 feet, the extreme 13.5 feet. Work appears to have been commenced by the State of Massachusetts in 1798, since which date a number of small appropriations have been made for maintenance and further improvement. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1829, provided for repair of the pier on the eastern side of the channel at the entrance. The act of August 14, 1876, provided for deepening at Wading Place and Mitchells Point (Annual Report for 1875, p. 115); the act of September 19, 1890, for the jetty at Wading Place (H.Ex.Doc. No. 136, 51st Cong., 1st sess.; also Annual Report for 1890, p. 471). Terminal facilities.-There are seven privately owned piers in usable condition at Kennebunkport. The terminal facilities are of low efficiency, but are regarded as sufficient for existing needs. There is one wharf on the east side of the river about one fourth mile above the mouth. It is owned by the Federal Government and is in poor condition. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract for maintenance dredging, work in progress at the end of last fiscal year was completed August 13, 1932. There were removed 4,533 cubic yards, scow measurement, of material, at a cost of $2,954.46 for maintenance. The expenditures were $9,766.10. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1893, since which date repairs have been made to breakwater, pier, and jetty. Maintenance dredging to 4 feet at mean low water for a width of 100 feet was completed August 13, 1932. The controlling depth as ascertained in August 1932 is 4 feet at mean low water. At a point abreast of the mouth of Gooch Creek the channel has a width of 80 feet, due to a small ledge area on the westerly side of the channel, over which there is a depth of 2.3 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures have been $83,584.01 for new work and $48,030.23 for maintenance, a total of $131,614.24. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1934. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as the channel is believed to be in a condition to meet the reasonable requirements of present and prospective commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933______________________________ $83, 584. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___________________________ 48, 030. 23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_____________131, 614.24 Net total expenditures _____. ......- ----. __ _-___ 131, 614. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ---------------- __ 131. 614. 24 34 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 * 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__- Cost of maintenance---....----.....---- -------- $1, 200. 00 ----------- _-- -- $37, 231.48 $2, 954. 46 Total expended __------------------- 1, 008. 58 $191.42 ...........------------ 30, 419. 84 9, 766. 10 Allotted........---- 1,200.00 ---- ...................------------------------------ 41,000.00 -814.06 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -- --- --------. --- $10, 580.16 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------- 814. 06 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------9, 766.10 Gross amount expended -- ---------------------------------- 9, 766. 10 4. YORK HARBOR, MAINE Location.-This harbor is the mouth of York River, a small stream emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, about 10 miles east of Portsmouth, N.H., and 40 miles south of Portland, Maine. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 228.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of August 5, 1886. The cost and expenditures were $44,000, all. for new work. For further details see page 40 of Annual Report for 1907. Existing project.-This provides for widening the channel off Bragdons Island about 170 feet by dredging to the depth of 10 feet at mean low water and for removing to the same depth the point of projecting shoal just above. The mean tidal range is 8 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1905, exclusive of amount expended on previous project, was $13,400. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905. The latest published map is in House Document No. 301, Fifty- eighth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-None. The harbor is used mostly by fishing boats and pleasure craft. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1906. The controlling depth at mean low water in the area covered by the existing project was 7.4 feet in 1930. The cost and expenditures have been $13,400, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $11,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in restoration to project depth of the harbor basin west of Stage Neck by contract (July-August 1934), about 20,000 cubic yards. No maintenance dredging has ever been done and redredging to project dimensions is necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- $57,400.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_____________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_____ 57, 400. 00 Net total expenditures_ 5------------------------ 57, 400. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------- 7,400.00 57, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ------------------------ 11, 00 000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 35 5. NEWBURYPORT HARBOR, MASS. Locaition.-Newburyport is on the south bank of Merrimack River, about 2.5 miles above the mouth and about 58 miles by water north of Boston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 331.) Existing project.-This provides for two rubblestone jetties, each 15 feet wide on top at elevation 12 feet above mean low water, with slopes of 1 on 2 on the seaward face and 1 on 1 on the shoreward face; one projecting from the north shore 4,118 feet, the other from the south shore 2,445 feet, converging until 1,000 feet apart, and then extending seaward parallel to the axis of the channel for a distance of 1,000 feet; and for partially closing Plum Island Basin by a timber dike about 800 feet long and 5.5 feet above mean low water; the object being to create at the outer bar a permanent channel 1,000 feet wide and at least 17. feet deep at mean low water, to enable vessels of such draft as can proceed at high tide to the wharves at Newburyport to enter the river at mean low water. The mean range of tide is 7.9 feet at the bar and 7.8 feet at Newburyport. The extreme range is about 9.1 feet at the bar and 8.8 feet at New- buryport. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1897, is $599,547.49. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880; and dredging through the bar, if found advisable, was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. The various features of the plan of improvement and its modifications are defined in Annual Reports of the Chief of Engineers for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1881, page 502; 1882, page 509; 1883, page 437; 1884, pages 494, 497; 1886, page 558; 1897, page 825; 1899, page 63; 1910, page 60. The latest published maps will be found in House Document No. 339, Fifty-ninth Congress, second session, and in House Document No. 1813, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of 14 wharves extending along a frontage of about 3,500 feet of the south bank of the Merrimack River below the highway bridge, and one small pier on the north side of the river. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Undera contract for the construction of two rubblestone mounds at the outer ends of the jet- ties at the mouth of the Merrimack River, work was commenced on November 23, 1932, and was completed on January 18, 1933; about 800 short tons of rubblestone were placed in the mound on the north jetty and about 388 tons in the south jetty mound at.a total cost and expenditure of $5,398.13 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The north jetty was completed in 1914; the south jetty was completed, except for a length of about 30 feet at its outer end, in the fiscal year 1905. Plum Island Basin was closed during the fiscal year 1883. North Rock was removed in July 1901. The timber dike has fallen into disrepair. The jetties are in serviceable condition but are not full section in all places; the outer reaches of both jetties have settled so that portions are sub- merged at high water. Rubblestone mounds projecting above high water mark their outer ends. The project is regarded as about 97 percent completed. A survey made in June and July 1931 indicated 36 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 that there was about 13 feet at mean low tide over the bar at the mouth of the river. The bar consists of shifting sand and condi- tions change rapidly and frequently. The costs and expenditures have been $506,298.13, of which $463,843.62 was for new work and $42,454.51 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No work is proposed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. Cost and flnano l summary - Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___ __- - -____ ____--$463, 843. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------- --- ---- 42, 454. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------506, 298. 13 Net total expenditures__--_----- ___------- 506, 298. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__________ ________-_______-450. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933______________ 506, 748. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work.... " Cost of new work---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-------............... ....------- ---------------------------------- ------- $5, 398.13 Total expended...--------.............--------- ------------------------------- ...----------... 5, 398. 13 Allotted ... -------------------- ......-------- --------------------------------------- 5,848. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 23, 1928----------------------$2, 607.37 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--- ------- ---------- 2, 231. 08 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 28, 1929-- ------------ --- ----- 460. 21 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931------------------------ 801. 34 $6, 100. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ________ - - -___- 251. 87 Net amount to be accounted for ___.. ________--_---. 5, 848. 13 Gross amount expended_____________________________ $5, 400. 57 Less reimbursements collected----__------------- 2. 44 5, 398. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ___________________-- 450. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------- 700. 00 1-----------35, 6. GLOUCESTER HARBOR, MASS. Location.-The harbor is situated at the southern extremity of Cape Ann, about 23 miles northeast by water from Boston Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 243.) Previous projects.-The cost and expenditures on projects prior to the adoption of the existing project were $21,000, all for new work. For further details see page 1740 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides: (a) For a rubblestone breakwater, 2.250 feet long, surmounted by a super- structure of dry walls of heavy split stone enclosing a core of rubblestone from Eastern Point over Dog Bar to Cat Ledge. Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 37 (b) For the removal of three ledges in the inner harbor, one to 12 feet and two to 15 feet depth at mean low water, and five ledges in the outer harbor, four to 18 feet, and one to 25 feet depth at mean low water, aggregating a total of 2,206 cubic yards, place measurement. (c) For removal to depth of 15 feet below mean low water of ledges and boulders obstructing the approach to the wharves between Harbor Cove and Pews Wharf, near the head of the inner harbor; dredging to the same depth of the channel leading past the wharves and dredging of Harbor Cove to the depth of 10 feet at mean low water. The mean range of tide is 8.9 feet. The extreme range is 12.6 feet. The estimates of cost for new work, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, are as follows: (a) For breakwater, $416,083.43, revised in 1902; (b) removal of eight ledges, $51,000, made in 1908; (c) for removal of ledges and boulders and dredging, $65,000, made in 1887. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance of the breakwater is $1,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: (a) The act of August 18, 1894, provided for the breakwater from Eastern Point to Round Rock Shoal (H.Ex.Doc. No. 56, 48th Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the act of June 13, 1902, authorized the termination of the breakwater at Cat Ledge; (b) the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the removal of eight ledges (H.Doc. No. 1112, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) ; (c) the act of August 11, 1888, pro- vided for the removal of ledges and boulders, and dredging (Annual Report for 1887, p. 503). References to latest published maps: Project of 1888 for removal of ledges and boulders and dredging, Annual Report for 1887, pages 504 and 506; project of 1894 for breakwater, and project of 1910 for ledge removal (H.Doc. No. 1112, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of Gloucester Inner Harbor is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 39, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There are in Gloucester Harbor 60 wharves worthy of mention. The depth beside the wharves varies from 0 to 18 feet at mean low water. Except for two wharves owned by the city, all are private, and are not available to the public. These facilities are considered adequate for the commerce of the port. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1916 at a saving of $30,905 under the estimated cost. The removal of all ledges and boulders between Harbor Cove and Pew's Wharf, and other obstructing rocks, was completed in 1896; the dredging of a channel in front of the wtarves and in Harbor Cove was completed in 1894, and the removal of a pinnacle rock in the outer harbor in 1896, all at a cost of $66,681.65. The breakwater completed in 1905 was built at a cost of $410,097.19 for new work and $23,396.79 for maintenance, a total of $433,493.98. The removal of all ledges was completed in 1916 at a cost of $24,400 for new work. The controlling depths over the ledges in the outer harbor as ascertained in 1916 are from 18 to 25 feet, the controlling depth as ascertained in 1931 over the ledges in the inner harbor was 14.6 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $501,178.84 for new work and $23,396.79 for maintenance, a total of $524,575.63. 38 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-No funds are available. It is proposed to apply an allotment to be made after bids have been opened to maintenance repairs to Dog Bar Breakwater during (September and October 1933) at an estimated cost of $8,000. It is not believed that any maintenance operations will be required during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------_------- -- -------- $522, 178. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----. ------------ - 23, 396. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------... 545, 575. 63 Net total expenditures- ---------- --------- - 545, 575. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___---------------- -- 545, 575. 63 Fiscal year ending June 30 . 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-....- -------------- Cost of maintenance--...---...------........------------------.....................----------........ $11.00 $7, 381. 63 -------- Total expended .......- . -- --.......... -.......... .......... -- 11.00 7, 381.63 ...-------- Allotted------------------------------------ ----------- 10,000.000 .......----------..... -2, 607. 37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 __________________________ $2, 607. 37 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- ----- 2, 607. 37 7. LYNN HARBOR, MASS. Location.-This harbor, formed by a natural indentation of the coast line, is distant about 14 miles by water in a northeasterly direc- tion from Boston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 240.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 2, 1882, June 13, 1902, and June 25, 1910. The costs and expenditures prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1930 were $471,937, of which $412,229.14 was for new work and $59,707.86 for maintenance. (For further details see Annual Report for 1929, p. 51.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 22 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide from deep water west of Bass Point, Nahant, to a turning basin 550 feet wide at the head of the harbor, and to straighten the curve in the approach to the turning basin. The mean range of tide is 9.2 feet, the extreme range is 13.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1931 is $320,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 which limits the expenditure on the existing project to $615,500. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 7, 71st Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is in the above-mentioned document. Recommended imodiflcations of project.-In Rivers and Harbors Committeee Document, No. 7, Seventy-first Congress, first session, it was recommended that the channel be dredged to a depth of 25 feet at a cost of $912,000. Dredging to a depth of 22 feet was authorized in the 1930 River and Harbor Act. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 39 Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of 7,500 feet of wharf frontage. On the west shore of the harbor is a large pri- vate coal and supply wharf of about 1,500 feet frontage, 800 feet of which has a depth of 26 feet at mean low water and is approached by a branch channel from the main ship channel, dredged to 22 feet at mean low water. On the north shore of the harbor are two wharves owned by the city of Lynn, one of 555-foot frontage, and one of 115-foot frontage, both in poor condition. Westerly and adjacent to the property of the Lynn Gas & Electric Co. a bulkhead has been constructed with a length of about 4,450 feet and the above mentioned branch channel has been extended along a portion of the face of this bulkhead as required by the act of July 3, 1930. On the Saugus River, about 1.5 miles above the mouth of the river, is a wharf with about 516-foot frontage on the north bank of the river. At a point about 1,500 feet farther up the river, on the north bank, is a wharf with about 175-foot frontage; and on the north bank, in the town of Saugus, is a large wharf having a frontage of about 500 feet. All the wharves in Lynn Harbor and Saugus River except the city wharves are privately owned and are not open to general public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract for dredging a channel 22 feet deep at mean low water, work in progress at the close of last fiscal year was continued through October 13, 1932, with the hydraulic pipeline dredge New York. On December 10, 1932, a dipper dredge was placed on the work and dredging opera- tions were in progress through June 15, 1933. The entire channel has been dredged over; the remaining work being the removal of shoal areas. There were removed 922,846 cubic yards, scow measure- ment, of material and 18.7 cubic yards of boulders each exceeding 1 cubic yard, at a cost of $161,594.37. for new work. Expenditures were $197,009.34. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 96 percent completed. The work remaining to complete the project consists in the removal of a number of shoal areas found by sweeping after first dredging operations. Controlling depth in 1930 was 15 feet at mean low water. The costs have been $320,500.59 and the expenditures $310,080.25, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year amounting to $8,758.64, plus $18,000 to be allotted to complete work under a continuing contract in force, a total of $26,758.64, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------------- $10, 420.34 New work : Complete continuing contract under project authorized by the 1930 river and harbor act, during October and November 1933 _--------------------------_ 16, 338.30 Total--_--------- , 758. 64 26------------------------ 40 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 It is believed that dredging for maintenance will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore no additional funds can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $732, 729. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------ 59, 707. 86 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 792, 437. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------- 10, 420. 34 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 782, 017. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------8, 758. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 790, 775.89 ..------------ Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------.... - ----------- $880. 27 $158,025. 95 $161, 594. 37 Cost of maintenance-............---- .---- ----- Total expended--------------------------...................................------------880. 27 112,190.64 197,009.34 Allotted- ------------------------------- ---------- 240,000.00 -65, 00000 143, 838. 89 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ---------------------------- $61,929.09 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------ -------- --------------------- 145, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for _---------------------- - 206, 929.09 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments- ---- -1, 161.11 Net amount to be accounted for-- -------- ---------- 205, 767.98 Gross amount expended-------------------------------- 197,009.34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--- ----- -- __ 8, 758. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_..........---- $10,458.24 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_ _----.... -- 16, 300. 40 26, 758. 64 Balance available June 30, 1933--....-----......... - -- 18, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------ -------------------------------- 18, 000. 00 8. BOSTON HARBOR, MASS. Location.-This harbor includes all the expanse of tidewater lying within a line from Point Allerton to Point Shirley and extending from that line westward to the mainland. This comprises an area of about 47 square miles, exclusive of the islands. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1867, June 14, 1880, and September 19, 1890. The total cost and expenditures were $1,355,698.93 for new work, of which $139,064.51 was applied to the Nantasket Beach and Jeffries Point Channels and Charles River, and the balance, $1,216,634.42, to the 23-foot channel. For further details see page 1743 of Annual Report for 1915. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 41 Existing project.-This prov'des for a channel 40 feet deep in general, but 45 feet deep through rock, from the sea to President Roads through Broad Sound, 2 miles, 900 feet wide except at the outer end where it is widened to 1,100 feet; a channel 35 feet deep from the sea (along the same line as the 40-foot channel) through Broad Sound to the navy yard at Charlestown and the Chelsea North, Meridian Street, and Charles River Bridges, 1,500 feet wide from the sea to President Roads, 1.5 miles, and thence 1,200 feet wide for the remaining distance of 6 miles; a channel 2 miles long, 30 feet deep, and 1,200 feet wide from the sea to President Roads through Broad Sound by a less direct route than the 35- and 40-foot channels; a channel 27 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide from Nantasket Roads to President Roads, 3 miles; a channel 15 feet deep, 300 feet wide, and 550 feet long through the bar which extends from the north head of Long Island to Nixes Mate Shoal, known as Nixes Mate or Nubble Channel; a channel in Chelsea Creek 25 feet deep and 150 feet wide, from the Meridian Street Bridge, at the head of the 35-foot channel in Boston Harbor, to the old East Boston (Chel- sea Street) Bridge, a distance of about seven eighths of a mile, and a channel about 1 mile in length next below the head of navigation, 8.4 feet deep and 150 feet wide, the lower end of this channel being about 2 miles above the mouth of the river; the Fort Point Channel, 23 feet.deep and 175 feet wide from its entrance in Boston Harbor, about four fifths of a mile to near the Dorchester Avenue (old Fed- eral Street) Bridge; and sea walls of coursed stone and riprap protecting the most exposed headlands and islands. All depths are referred to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 9 feet at Boston Light and 9.6 feet in the upper harbor, in Chelsea Creek, and in Fort Point Channel. The extreme range is about 4 feet greater. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects and of sea walls for which no estimate was given, is $10,925,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $81,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1825, provided for the preservation of the islands by sea walls; the act of August 5, 1886, provided for Fort Point Channel (H.Ex.Doc. No. 206, 48th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 13, 1892, provided for the 27-foot channel (see p. 766 of Annual Report for 1893); the act of June 3, 1896, provided for the channel in upper Chelsea Creek (H.Ex.Doc. No. 162, 53d Cong., 3d sess.); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the 35-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 119, 56th Cong., 2d sess.), the estimate differing from any in that document, owing to the different widths of the channels adopted; and the omission from the project of the removal of Finns Ledge, at the outer entrance, was authorized by the Chief of Engi- neers March 11, 1913; the act of July 25, 1912, provided for the channel in lower Chelsea Creek (H.Doc. No. 272, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the 40-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 931, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). References to latest published maps: President Roads to Bridges, House Document No. 244, Seventy-second Congress, first session; sea walls and Nixes Mate Channel, page 1178 of Annual Report for 1911; 42 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 27, 30, 35, and 40 foot channels, House Document No. 931, Sixty-third Congress, second session; upper Chelsea Creek, House Executive Document No. 162, Fifty-third Congress, second session; lower Chel- sea Creek, House Document No. 272, Sixty-second Congress, second session; Fort Point Channel, location shown on map facing page 770 of the Annual Report for 1903. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the dredging of an anchorage area 40 feet deep, 2,000 feet wide, and 5,500 feet long on the north side of President Roads, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 244, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works pro- gram under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 6, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project to provide for deepening the main ship channel from President Roads to Commonwealth Pier No. 1 to 40 feet for a width of 600 feet with suitable widening at the bend in the channel, and for dredging to afford an anchorage area 40 feet deep, 2,000 feet wide, and 5,500 feet long on the north side of President Roads, at a total estimated cost of $4,800,000, with maintenance at the rate of $30,000 annually, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H.Doc. No. 244, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Dredging of anchorage area authorized under public-works program. Terminal facilities.-The wharf development of Boston Harbor lies westerly of Governors and Castle Islands. Bordering on the 35-foot channel and below all bridges there is about 4 miles of water front. fully developed with wharves of various types devoted to com- mercial purposes; and on the Charlestown shore is located the United States navy yard, with a frontage of about five eighths of a mile. Easterly of the wharf development on the East Boston front the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has under development an extensive area of shore frontage which will ultimately include a system of large modern piers, extensive manufacturing and storage areas, and complete railroad connections. Only a portion of the bulkheading and filling has been done on this development to date. On the back portion of this development the Boston Airport has been established. There are numerous public and private wharves, piers, ferry slips,. and dry docks; for description, see pages 56 to 59 of the Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Repairs to Gallops Island seawall under contract, which were in progress at the close of last fiscal year, were completed September 20, 1932, at a cost of $10,410.85, for maintenance. Under contract, the work of building three rubblestone groins for shore protection at Lovells Island was commenced October 3, and completed December 28, 1932. A total of 3,787 short tons of rubble- stone were placed in the work at a cost of $13,787.44, for maintenance. Work of placing stone, under contract, for repairs to Lovells Island seawall, were commenced January 16, 1933, and were in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $25,015.39, for maintenance. Under contract for maintenance dredging in the 35-foot channel Inner Harbor, under the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 43 1932, dredging operations were commenced on March 20, 1933, and were in progress at the close of the fiscal year. There were removed 327,173 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of material at a cost of $64,058.88, for maintenance. Additional operations included field examinations of the various channels in order to observe actual conditions, supervision of the extensive harbor, investigation of complaints, and the general ad- ministration in the interests of navigation of this large harbor and its channels of approach, as well as maintenance of a small floating plant at a cost of $3,780.41, for maintenance. The total cost was $117,052.97, all for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $104,776.02. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted August 28, 1930. Under the existing project sea walls of a total length of about 3.75 miles have been built and are being main- tained on Great Brewster, Lovells, Gallops, Long, Rainsford, Deer, and Georges Islands, and on Point Allerton. Some of the walls are in need of repairs. Repairs to Lovells Island seawall are about 80 percent completed. The costs of the sea walls amount to $1,357,- 033.82, of which $1,263,022.85 was for new work and $94,010.97 for maintenance. The Nixes Mate or Nubble Channel was completed in 1892, the 30-foot channel in 1905, the 27-foot channel in 1907, the upper channel in Chelsea Creek in 1907, Fort Point Channel in 1909, the 35-foot channel in 1915, the lower channel in Chelsea Creek in 1916, and the Broad Sound 40-foot channel in 1930. The total costs of these channels have been $9,1.18,264.59 for new work and $821,- 583.96 for maintenance, or $9,939,848.55 in all. For details see Annual Report for 1917, page 81. Cost of the Broad Sound 40-foot channel has been $568,367.62 for new work. The condition of the 35-foot channel, as ascertained in 1930 and 1931, was as follows: From the sea through Broad Sound to Presi- dent Roads there was an available navigable depth of 35 feet at mean low water, but Finns Ledge, the removal of which has been omitted from the project, narrows the entrance to about 950 feet, the width of the natural channel. From President Roads to the South Boston wharves there was an available navigable depth of 35 feet at mean low water. From the South Boston wharves to Chelsea Bridge in Mystic River and Meridian Street Bridge in Chelsea Creek, a survey in 1930 showed that the controlling depth was about 32 feet at mean low water, due apparently to soft mud shoaling. Dredging operations are now in progress for restoring-the project depth of 35 feet at mean low water. The controlling depth of Fort Point Channel, as ascertained in 1930, was 21.5 feet at mean low water; of upper Chelsea Creek in 1930, 8 feet; lower Chelsea Creek in 1930, 23.5 feet; and of Nixes Mate Channel in 1930, 15 feet. The total costs have been $12,229,395.92, of which $10,949,655.06 was for new work and $1,279,740.86 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $12,239,032.64. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $170,533.53, accounts receiv- 44 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 able amounting to $3,176.63 and an allotment of $29,000 to be made, a total of $202,710.16, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------- $18, 754.98 Maintenance: Dredging under an existing contract (July 1933- January 1934) in completion of restoration of the 35-foot channel in the upper harbor to project dimensions, 669,127 cubic yards ... 137, 840. 63 Repairing seawalls at Lovells Island under existing contract July- August 1933) ---------- ---------- ---------------------- 6, 799.48 Repairing seawalls at Deer Island and Point Allerton, by contract (November 1933-February 1934) ------ ___--------------------- 29, 000. 00 Miscellaneous surveys of project channels_------------- 10, 315. 07 Total------- ----------------------------------- 202, 710.16 It is proposed to apply funds amounting to $800,000 allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act as follows: New work: Dredging an anchorage area west of Deer Island, 2,000 feet by 5,500 feet and 40 feet deep at mean low water, by contract (November 1933-October 1934) 2,909,000 cubic yards------------ $800, 000 The sum of $27,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Repairing seawalls at Long Island, Great Brewster Island, Georges Island, and Rainsford Island (July-November 1934)---- ------------------------------------------ $27,500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- -------- __ ------- $12, 305,353. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------- ----- 1, 279, 740.86 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 13,585, 094. 85 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933______25, 215.07 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 13, 610, 309. 92 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----- __3, ----------- 176. 63 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ------------------- 13, 613, 486. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------- ----- 18, 754. 98 -- Net total expenditures ______---------------- 13, 594, 731. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 170, 533. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1933--------- 13, 765, 265. 10 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----- $200, 980. 07 $30,410.80 $22, 156. 30 ......--------------....... -.- Cost of maintenance--------------------- 28, 603. 41 16, 994. 90 8,338.29 $2,841. 78 $117,052.97 Total cost.................--------------------- 229, 583. 48 47, 405. 70 30, 494. 59 2, 841. 78 117, 04g. 97 Total expended---------------------- 255, 513. 86 49, 776. 90 37, 684. 90 9, 212. 51 104, 776. 02 Allotted.------------------------- 50, 000. 00 55, 000. 00 237, 902. 52 32, 500. 00 ..-----------.......... Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $37, 407. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 -------------------- $39, 166. 52 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932---------------- 240, 000. 00 279, 166. 52 Amount to be accounted for____-- -- ---------------- __ 316, 573. 55 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ......-.. - 41, 264. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------- 275, 309. 55 Gross amount expended----- 104, 985. 47 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 45 Less : Reimbursements collected ___----- $202.95 Receipts from sales --.-------------- - 6. 50 $209. 45 $104, 776. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------- 170, 533.53 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------20, 704. 34 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts.---------- 142, 840. 11 163, 544. 45 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------------- 6, 989. 08 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 3, 176. 63 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__------------------- 10,165.71 Amount allotted by National Industrial Recovery Act----------- 800, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 _ _ __------------- - 810, 165.71 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 27, 500. 00 9. PLYMOUTH HARBOR, MASS. Location.-This harbor is 45 miles by water south of Boston. Its outer anchorage, the " Cow Yard ", is common to Plymouth, Dux- bury, and Kingston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 245.) Previous projects.--Adopted by acts of May 26, 1824, March 3, 1875, and 1877, 1884, and 1885. The cost and expenditures were $188,646.59 for new work and $2,013.21 for maintenance, a total of $190,659.80, from United States funds. For further details see page 1746 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for (a) protecting by riprap the sections of Long Beach damaged by the storm of November 1898, and for restoring Eel River to its former course; (b) dredging a channel 18 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide, increased at the entrance and on curves, from the bay to the town wharves, a distance of about 2.5 miles, with a suitable turning basin at the inner end; and (c) dredging a channel 150 feet wide, 15 feet deep at mean low water, extending in a northwesterly direction about 0.3 mile from a point off the site of northerly Craigs Wharf (now State Pier) with a turning basin 300 feet square, and of the same depth, at its north- westerly end; this channel to be connected with the 18-foot channel by an area to be dredged by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or other local interests. The mean range of tide is 9.6 feet; the extreme range is 13.7 feet. The estimates of cost for new work, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, were as follows: (a) For beach protection, $95,700, made in 1899; (b) for dredging, $167,000, made in 1911; (c) for dredging channel and turning basin, $102,000, made in 1920. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500 for beach protection and $5,000 for dredging. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: (a) The act of March 3, 1899, provided for the beach protection (Annual Report for 1899, p. 1089); (b) the act of March 4, 1913, provided for dredging the 18-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 1194, x Exclusive of available funds. 46 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 62d Cong., 3d sess.) ; (c) the act of September 22, 1922, provided for the 15-foot extension, including the turning basin (H. Doc. No. 996, 66th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-men- tioned document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are two wharves open to the public free of charge. The facilities appear to be adequate for existing demands. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1927 at a saving of $68,129 under the estimated cost. Work of protecting by riprap the' sections of Long Beach damaged by the storm of 1898 was completed in 1905. Eel River was restored to its former course in 1904. The dredging of a channel 18 feet deep at mean low water was completed in 1915. The controlling depth in this channel when ascertained in May 1933 was 12 feet at mean low water. The 15-foot channel was completed in 1927. Shoaling in the channel just east of the State pier makes the controlling depth about 12 feet at mean low water. Cost and expenditures under the existing project have been $230,525, of which amount $188,571.16 was for new work and $41,953.84 for maintenance. In addition, $108,400 has been expended from contributed funds, of which $108,000 was for new work and $400 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. It is proposed to apply an allotment to be made after bids have been opened, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging between the harbor entrance and the town wharf, by contract (October-December 1933) about 142,000 cubic yards ----------------------------------------------- $40, 000 - Upon completion of the maintenance dredging to be done during the fiscal year 1934, the channel will be in a satisfactory condition to- meet the needs of existing commerce and, accordingly, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and flnancial 8u mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--- --- $377, 217. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_____________________-__ 43, 967.05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 1___--__ 421, 184. 80 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 421, 184. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------421, 184. 80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work.------------------------ ----------------------- ---------------- ------------- Cost ofmaintenance-------- ---------------------------.----- --------------- --------- ------------ Total expended..----..--------------- -- ----------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------- Allotted......------- $12,000 ........... ... ... ....... 10. 'APE COD CANAL, MASS. Location.-This waterway isa sea-level canal, extending from the head.of Buzzards Bay, Mass., to a point on Cape Cod Bay, about 15 miles southeast of Plymouth Harbor, Mass. In general direction the 1 Exclusive of $108,400 expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 47 canal trends from Buzzards Bay easterly to Cape Cod Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 251 and 1208.) Existing project.-This provides for the purchase of the canal from the Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Co. at a cost of $11,500,000 in accordance with the contract dated July 29, 1921, exe- cuted by the Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Co. and printed in House Document No. 139, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session. The purchase of the canal was authorized by section 2 of the river and harbor act approved January 21, 1927. The construction of bridges over the canal and widening, as recom- mended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 795, Seventy-first Congress, Third session, have been included in the pub- lic-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. A map of the canal and approaches is printed in House Document No. 795, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Recomimended modifications of project.-Under date of March 2, 1931, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project to provide a lock canal with one lock 110 feet wide and 1,000 feet in usable length, having 40 feet over the sills, and a depth in the canal and approaches of 30 feet, with a width of 250 feet in the land cut, a width through Buzzards Bay of 400 feet to Wings Neck in a new straight alignment and of 700 feet beyond Wings Neck, together with a highway bridge of adequate vertical clearance and suitable railroad crossing, and a 15-foot channel into Onset Bay, all at an estimated cost of $23,250,000, with $250,000 annually for maintenance. (H. Doc. No. 795, 71st Cong., 3d sess.) Construction of bridges authorized under public-works program. Terminal facilities.-The only terminals on the canal are those of the Canal Fish Freezing Co. and the Standard Oil Co. The former is used for the receipt and freezing of fish and the latter for the receipt.and storage of oil. The terminals are considered adequate for the purposes for which they are used. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has under construction a State pier on the north bank of the canal at Bourne Neck. This pier is practically completed. Operation and results during fiscal year.-The United States sea- going dredge Minquas was employed throughout the year in dredg- ing the canal and approaches thereto, removing 90,500 cubic yards of material by agitation and 306,290 cubic yards, bin measurement, resulting in a total of 396,790 cubic yards, at a cost of $97,276.22 for maintenance. Under a contract for construction an 18-inch concrete drain at the easterly end of the canal, south side, work was commenced July 25, 1932, and completed September 3, 1932, at a cost of $1,734.15, for maintenance. Under a contract for dredging two hard shoal areas at the easterly end of the canal, work was commenced August 22, 1932, and com- pleted September 8, 1932. There were removed 12,099 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of material and 26.6 cubic yards of boul- ders at a cost of $7,737.14, for maintenance. Under a contract for dredging a strip 25 feet deep and 70 feet wide along the southerly side of the 100-foot channel, from the easterly entrance to the vicinity of station 190+00, work was com- menced October 31, 1932, and completed March 1, 1933. There were removed 660,244 cubic yards, scow measurement, of material 16228-ENG 1933- 48 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 and 1,762.7 cubic yards of boulders, each exceeding 1 cubic yard, at a cost of $204,830.16 for maintenance. Under a contract for dredging a strip 25 feet deep and 70 feet wide from the vicinity of station 190+00 to station 400+00, work of removing boulders was commenced June 2, 1933, and was in prog- ress at the close of the fiscal year. There were removed 525 cubic yards of boulders, each exceeding 11/2 cubic yards, and 159 cubic yards of smaller material, at a cost of $7,486.74, for maintenance. By hired labor boulders and other obstructions were removed at a cost of $2,522.33 for maintenance. Slope pavement, by hired labor, was placed on the canal banks where most urgently needed, a total of 3,628 square feet of concrete slabs were placed at a cost of $1,365.80, and in addition 6,180 square feet of concrete slabs were fabricated, but not placed, at a cost of $1,485.30, all for maintenance. The total cost was $324,437.84, all for maintenance. Expenditures were $317,722.09. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The controlling depth in the canal on June 30, 1933, was 21.4 feet at mean low water. The con- trolling depths in the Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay approach channels were, respectively, 22.8 and 22.4 feet at mean low water. The canal and properties were taken over by the United States on March 31, 1928, at a cost of $11,500,000. The total cost of the existing project has been $12,376,460.60, of which $11,500,000 (the purchase price) was for new work and $876,460.60, for maintenance. Expenditures have been $12,466,263.56. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $384,932, accounts receivable amounting to $859.19, and $20,000 allotted in July 1933, a total of $405,791.19, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- $5, 232. 03 Maintenance: Dredging under an existing contract (July 1933-February 1934) in widening the canal channel to a bottom width of 170 feet and project depth of 25 feet at mean low water, about 1,000,000 cubic yards--- ------------------------ 310, 559.16 Dredging by Government-owned dredge throughout the fiscal year----- --------------------------------------- 90, 000. 00 Total-------------------------------------------- 405, 791. 19 It is proposed to apply funds amounting to $4,600,000, allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act, as follows: New work: Construction of a vertical-lift railroad bridge at Buzzards Bay by contract (December 1933-October 1934) - $944, 000 Construction of a high-level, 4-lane highway bridge at Bourne by contract (December 1933-December 1934) -------------- 1, 828, 000 Construction of a high-level, 4-lane highway bridge at Sagamore by contract (December 1933-December 1934) -------------- 1, 828, 000 Total--------- ------------------- 4, 600, 000 The sum of $90,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging by Government- owned dredge throughout the fiscal year. The bridges, signal system, and other accessories will be main- tained by allotment from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 49 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------- $11, 500, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 876, 460. 60 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------12, 376, 460. 60 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933--------- 94, 175. 80 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_--------_______ - 12,470, 636. 40 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 859. 19 .Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-------------------- 12, 471, 495. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 5, 232. 03 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 12, 466, 263. 56 ----- Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_______________- 384, 932. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-----------12, 851, 195. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ------------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance ------------------ $91, 913. OS $157, 904. 56 $116, 043. 24 $167, 380. 79 $324, 437. 84 Total expended ..---..-- ......--..-----204, 205. 69 139, 274. 02 147, 454. 83 157, 606.93 317,722.09 ____ Allotted_-..... .... ________ ... __ 329, 555. 45 205, 000. 00 153,000. 00 ........... 663, 640.11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -_ __- __.._, __-__ $39, 013.98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------- $670, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__---------------------- 90, 000. 00 760, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for _ __ ____ 799, 513. 98 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 96, 859. 89 Net amount to be accounted for -__-__------------------- - 702, 654. 09 Gross amount expended---------------------------------- 317, 722. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------------384, 932. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------- 7, 924. 45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ - 310, 086.20 318, 010.65 Balance available June 30, 1933__------------------------------ 66,921. 35 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933___-------------------------- 859.19 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__--6--------- -67, 780. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act 4, 600, 000. 00 --------. Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ ___--------------- 4, 687, 780. 54 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- - -- -- - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_________________ 90,000.00 11. OPERATING AND CARE OF CAPE COD CANAL, MASS. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for the Cape Cod Canal, Mass. See pages 1 Exclusive of available funds. 50 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 46 to 49, where general information regarding the improvement can be found. The canal has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since March 31, 1928. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The canal was open to navigation throughout the year with the exception of a period from June 23 to 28, both dates inclusive, at which time canal was blocked to passage of large boats because of a sunken lighter. Under con- tracts a small pier was constructed on the north bank of the canal east of the railroad bridge at a cost of $8,518.25 and repairs were made to the Sagamore Bridge at a cost of $1,601.12. Hired labor was employed in making repairs to bulkheads, dolphins, bridges, lighting and signal system, floating plant, and buildings. The two highway bridges and the railroad bridge were operated throughout the year. The Bournedale Ferry was operated through August 15, 1932, after which service was discontinued. The expenditures during the year were $197,740.57 and the costs $203,112.88, all for mainte- nance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The canal and properties were taken over by the United States on March 31, 1928, at a cost of $11,500,000. The controlling depth on June 30, 1933, was 21.4 feet at mean low water in the canal and 22.8 and 22.4 feet at mean low water in the Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay approach channels, respectively. The total amount expended from the permanent indefi- nite appropriation to the close of the fiscal year was $1,268,217.78, and the total cost has been $1,272,236.41, all for maintenance. Proposedoperations.-The canal will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appropriation pro- vided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. The highway and railroad bridges and signal system will be oper- ated and repairs thereto made as needed. Minor repairs will be made to floating plant, buildings, etc. Cost and finanokial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 - ---- $1, 272, 236.41 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-----------. 4, 533. 55 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------_------------ 1, 276, 769. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_----------------------- 1, 127. 62 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933,------------------ 1, 277, 897. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---...9------------------- 9, 679. 80 Net total expenditures.--------------------------------- 1, 268, 217. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------- 32, 537. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----.....-- 1, 300, 755. 28 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work- Cost of maintenance..- --------------- 0 $210, 762. 46 $273, 760. 03 $278, 210. 94 $235, 803. 51 $203, 112. 88 Total expended.. ......----------------- 220, 134. 70 275,27. 13 294, 417. 61 241, 948. 65 197, 740. 57 ___________________________ Allotted........... ........ 29,000.00 275,000.00 300,000.00 245,000.00 211,755.8 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 51 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_____--------------------- --- $18, 522. 79 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1909--_---------------------- 229, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for_____-_------------- 247, 522. 79 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 17, 244. 72 Net amount to be accounted for- --------------- 230, 278.07 Gross amount expended_---_------------- $198, 389.31 Less reimbursements collected ____________---------- 648. 74 197, 740. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 32, 537. 50 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------- 10, 978.13 Balance available June 30, 1933 ____--------- 21, 559. 37 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 -__--------------------- 1, 127. 62 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933____- -- ------- 22, 686. 99 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934__ 180, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ __ _____---_,, 202, 686. 99 12. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $26,932.47; the expenditures were $28,322.56. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $12.85, together with an allotment of $36,500, made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ___------- __ - $183, 660. 64 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------------- 1, 682. 33 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------ _ 185, 342. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------ 1, 069. 85 Net total expenditures---- 184, 273. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ 12. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------- 184, 285.97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ---- ------- -- - - - - - - - Cost of maintenance--- -------- $3, 500. 00 $20, 037.55 $59, 474. 06 $72, 635. 36 $26, 932. 47 Total expended. ----------------------- 3, 425. 50 20, 406. 79 58, 553. 04 73, 565. 23 28, 322. 56 Allotted-- -..--- - -_- --- - 15, 000. 00 18, 000. 00 100, 400. 00 20, 000. 00 27, 385.97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------------- $949. 44 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931___ ______ $724. 06 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------------- 25, 213. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_------------------------------- 3, 750. 00 29, 687. 81 Amount to be accounted for____ __________.__.._________----- 30, 637. 25 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ____-------_ 2, 301. 84 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------------- 28, 335. 41 52 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended ---------------------..-------- $30, 723. 60 Less reimbursements collected -...----------------- 2, 401. 04 $28,322. 56 .. Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------- ----------------- - 12. 85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------------- - 1,170. 38 Balance available June 30, 1933 ------------ ____----------1, 157.53 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act of Mar. 4, 1933-----------------------------------------36, 500.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-----------------------35, 342. 47 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance -------------------------------------- 30, 000 13. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures full re- to June 30, 1933 Name of project port see annual report New work Mainte- for- nance 1. St. Croix River, Maine 1_____________________________________._ 1924 $200, 441. 46 $6, 450. 19 2. Bar Harbor, Maine 2--- ______________ _.__________________ .1931 406, 591. 12 .. 3. Penobscot River, Maine 1---------........................ 1922 501, 020. 53 5, 279. 47 4. Belfast Harbor, Maine 1 .....-. - - -- _ --. __ _........ 1897 61, 561.45 5. Camden Harbor, Maine 1_ _- -___-........ -- _ -.......... --. 1931 102, 400. 00 30, 200. 00 6. Rockland Harbor, Maine a_______________________________________.. .......................... 1931 915, 862. 73 24, 637. 27 7. Boothbay Harbor, Maine I-----------................ ........... 1915 18, 000. 00 8. Kennebec River, Maine 1_'-__-___-_-__........_._.. .......... 1931 895, 849. 41 26, 061. 62 9. Saco River, Maine 1 ,...----- ........................ - --. 1932 8 4489, 352. 84 19, 843. 42 10. Union River, Maine ______________________________________ .............................. 1912' 176, 854.85 14,095.15 11. Portsmouth Harbor, N.H.1...-------------..1892 130, 567. 11-... 12. Merrimack River, Mass'---- --...........-------------------------- 1924 369, 891. 49 34, 575. 23 13. Ipswich River, Mass..........----------------------------------- 1895 5, 617. 91 - 14. Rockport Harbor, Mass.'.... -------------------------------- .. 1905 91, 229. 25 .. 15. Manchester Harbor, Mass.' _-----------.--------------------1908 23, 985. 57 ------ 16. Beverly Harbor, Mass....---------------------------------- 1931 8 246, 047. 76 642. 65 17. Salem Harbor, Mass... ----------------------------------- .......... 1931 100, 456. 57 7, 500. 00 18. Mystic River, Mass.'-- ---------------------------------- 1932 281, 150. 11 25, 534. 73 19. Malden River, Mass.-------------- --------------------- 1922 7 104, 853. 08 45, 096. 92 20. Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass.S-----------.. .. .. 1932 94, 584. 55 33, 591. 89 21. Weymouth Fore River, Mass.'----- 1932 ----- ..----------------- to 635, 900. 00 5, 250. 00 22. Weymouth Back River, Mass..... 1932 .---------------------------- 20, 478. 68 6, 521. 32 23. Hingham Harbor, Mass.'-- - ---------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1913 28, 316. 58 10, 000. 00 24. Scituate Harbor, Mass. 1931 95, 090. 98 31, 500. 00 25. Duxbury Harbor, Mass. --------- --- . --------------- 1908 37, 000. 00 ............ 26. Provincetown Harbor, Mass.' ____--.1931 347, 453. 72 609. 00 1 Channel adequate for commerce. 2 Improvement adequate for commerce. 8 Exclusive of $20,000 from contributed funds. 4 Revoked during fiscal year, $460.21. 5Exclusive of $100,000 from contributed funds. 8 Under State maintenance. 7 Exclusive of $62,000 from contributed funds. 8 Awaiting local cooperation. oAwaiting congressional action on further improvement. t0 Exclusive of $100,000 from contrihuted funds. a Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 53 Status of reports called for by rimver andt harbor acts and connvimttee resobutions Transmitted Doc. Recommenda- Locality Authorization act to Congress no. tion 1-1 Boston Harbor (Winthrop Rivers and Harbors Committee - Beach), Mass. resolution, February 7, 1933. Camden Harbor, Maine......... River and Harbor Act, July 3, Oct. 27, 1932 Unfavorable. 1930. Corea Harbor, Maine_..-.... ...--do....--------------------- May 12, 1933 Do. Dorchester Bay and Neponset Rivers and Harbors Committee - Do. River, Mass. resolution, Sept. 16, 1933. Hampton Beach, N.H. (beach River and Harbor Act, July Sept. 13, 1932 Do. erosion). 3, 1930. Isle au Haut and Kimball Is- --...do ..------------------ Aug. 30, 1932 Do. land, Maine. Monhegan Harbor, Maine...__ --...do ....... Oct. 27, 1932 Do. .... do __----------.............. Mystic River, Mass., Welling- Apr. 25,1933 Do. ton and East Somerville to Medford Center. New Hampshire Coast, Rye .....do........------------- Beach to Fox Head Point. -- -- do----,,------------------- Ogunquit Harbor and Perkins Cove, Maine. .- do--------------------- -- Portland Harbor, Maine, South Portland Waterfront. do ----- -------- ----- Royal River, Maine............. --- do------------------------ Rye Harbor, N.H........._ ---- do........---...........-------------------- Union River, Maine ............ Dec. 9,1932 ....do------------.........................--- Do. Wohoa Bay and Pleasant River, _...do..... Maine. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT This district includes a part of the State of Massachusetts, com- prising its southern coast line, extending as far north as Chatham Harbor on the east coast line of Cape Cod, and the whole of the States of Rhode Island and Connecticut, including the Connecticut River, Conn. and Mass. District engineer: Maj. Charles J. Taylor, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. G. M. Hoffman, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Pollock Rip Shoals, Nan- 10. New London Harbor, Conn_ 71 tucket Sound, Mass_____ 5311. Thames River, Conn-..... . 72 2. Cross Rip Shoals, Nantucket 12. Connecticut River below Sound, Mass ------- - 56 Hartford, Conn___-------- 74 3. New Bedford and Fairhaven 13. Branford Harbor, Conn.... 77 Harbor, Mass ______-- 5714. New Haven Harbor, Conn__ 79 4. Fall River Harbor, Mass__ 6015. Milford Harbor, Conn-.__-. 81 5. Taunton River, Mass-__-- 6116. Housatonic River, Conn.... 83 6. Providence River and Har- 17. Bridgeport Harbor, Conn __ 85 bor, R.I----------------- 6118. Norwalk Harbor, Conn.... 89 7. Pawtucket (Seekonk) River, 19. Stamford Harbor, Conn.... 90 R.I---------------------- 6520. Examinations, surveys, and 8. Harbor of Refuge at Block contingencies (general)__ 92 Island, R.I__------------ 6721. Other projects for which no 9. Pawcatuck River, R.I. and estimates are submitted__ 93 Conn------------------- 69 1. POLLOCK RIP SHOALS, NANTUCKET SOUND, MASS. Location.-Pollock Rip Channel is the northerly passage through the shoals off the eastern entrance to Nantucket Sound connecting 54 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the deep water of. the soand with that of the ocean. It is about 26 .miles east from the harbor of Vineyard Haven, on the island of Marthas Vineyard, Mass., and 60 miles south from Provincetown Harbor, at the northern extremity of Cape Cod. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 250.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging through the shoals at the eastern extrance to' Nantucket Sound with a Government dredge, which is to assist the natural agencies in obtaining such depth and width as may be found practicable, but not exceeding a depth of 30 feet at mean low water and a width of 1 mile. The mean ranges of the tide are, respectively, about 3.7 feet at Monomoy Point, the nearest land, and 6.7 feet at Chatham Light, about 9 miles to the north of this point. The ranges of spring tides at these two points are 4.4 and 7.9 feet. The ranges are largely affected by direction and force of storms. The original expenditure authorized for experimental work was $250,000, and later the operation of a dredge was authorized at an estimated annual cost of $200,000. The estimated cost, revised in 1928, of providing a channel of suitable dimensions is $1,100,000 for new work and $30,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 536, 62d Cong., 2d sess.), and extended by the act of July 27, 1916 (R. & H. Com. Doc. No. 3, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest map is published in the Annual Report for 1915, page 2056. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging was in progress with the U.S. dredge Raritan from October 4 to November 3, inclusive, 1932, and from Novemnfber 9 to 13, inclusive, 1932. During these periods 126,912 cubic yards of sand and gravel were removed from the cut at the eastern end of the shoals. Mainte- .nance work was resumed in the spring with the U.S. dredge Mar- shall. Within the periods May 22 to June 1, inclusive, June 2, and June 4 to 22, inclusive, 1933, a total of 341,858 cubic yards of sand and gravel was removed from the channel edges and from the eastern shoals. The total cost was $40,300.06, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $38,620.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 98 percent completed. It is believed that the depths previously secured over the northern tongue of the Stone Horse Shoal have been main- tained and the bend in the channel materially improved. A cut 2,000 feet wide has been dredged through Bearse and Pollock Rip Shoals, in which the general depth was 32 feet and over and the least depth at the edges 30 feet. On June 30, 1933, the controlling depths were about 32 feet in the central portions of the cut and 30 feet at the edges. To complete a channel of suitable dimensions requires the widening of the northeastern end of the cut. The costs under the project have been $1,083,504.41 for new work and $2841- 134.33 for maintenance, a total of $1,367,638.74, and the total expendi- tures $1,367,037.25. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $14,037.41, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 55 Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------$3, 106. 34 Maintenance operation of seagoing hopper dredge during July 1933_- 2,307. 82 Survey of channel area, October 1933----------------------------- 1, 900. 00 Balance remaining---____--------- ---------------------------------- 6,723.25 --------------------------------------------------- Total_ _ 14, 037.41 The additional sum of $80,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: New work: Operation of seagoing hopper dredge during the fall of 1934, about 20 days-------__ ----------------------------------- $16, 500 Maintenance: Operation of seagoing hopper dredge during the fall of 1934, about 22/3 months__-------------- --------------------------- 64, 000 Total for all work ----------------------------------- ___ 80, 500 The new work will complete the channel to suitable dimensions by widening at the northeast entrance. Maintenance funds are re- quired to meet routine requirements, and to lessen the encroach- ment of the main part of Bearse Shoal into the fairway. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ $1, 083, 504. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ ____ _ 284, 134. 33 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 1,367, 638. 74 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 2, 504.85 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_ 1, 370, 143. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_ ------------ 1----- 3, 106.34 ------------- Net total expenditures_ 1, 367, 037. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___---------------- 14, 037.41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 - -- 1, 381,074.66 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work ........- ._ -- 9. 5. --$ . 4- --$ 5 ... Cost of maintenance - - $6, 995. 52 $29, 315. 17 $24, 466. 41 $8, 512. 55 $40, 300.06 Total expended __ 34, 050 79 24, 895. 09 19, 367. 42 14, 310. 69 38, 620. 99 Allotted---------- ------------------------..------------ 42, 845. 68 ----------- -1,443. 67 49, 672. 65 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_-- __--- __-___-------------- $2, 985. 75 Amount allotted from' War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 --------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____- 52, 985. 75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------- 327. 35 Net amount to be accounted for_-- 52, 658. 40 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $98, 338. 57 Less reimbursements collected ________---_59, 717. 58 38, 620. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----- 14, 037. 41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---- ----- 11, 951. 78 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 2, 085. 63 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-------------------------- __ 16, 500. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 56 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $16, 500.00 For maintenance 1__------_---------__ ------ -- 64, 000. 00 Total 1----------------------------- 80, 500. 00 2. CROSS RIP SHOALS, NANTUCKET SOUND, MASS. Location.-Nantucket Sound lies south of Cape Cod and north of Nantucket and the eastern part of Marthas Vineyard Islands. Cross Rip Shoals are a little southerly and easterly of the geographi- cal center of the sound. They are about 17 miles east from Vineyard Haven on the island of Marthas Vineyard and about 15 miles north- west from Nantucket Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 1209.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 4,000 feet wide and 30 feet deep at mean low water between Half Moon Shoal and Cross Rip Shoal, about 1.7 miles. The mean tidal range is about 2 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 3 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1928, is $27,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 182, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. - Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-During the period November 3 to November 8, inclusive, 1932, the U.S. dredge Raritan removed 36,034 cubic yards of sand in maintenance of the channel. Maintenance dredging was also done by the U.S. dredge Marshall on June 2 and 3 and from June 22 to June 30, inclusive, 1933. During these periods a total of 52,585 cubic yards of sand was removed, mainly from the northern shoal. The total cost was $10,622.01, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $9,314.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $2,800 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths on June 30, 1933, were 30.feet at the edge of the western shoals and over 31 feet through the sailing course, and on the eastern shoals 28 to 30 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $24,200.13 for new work and $10,622.01 for maintenance, a total of $34,822.14. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $7,145.06, as follows: Operation of seagoing hopper dredge during July 1933-__---. ___ $6, 537. 57 Survey of dredged area ----------------------------------- 607. 49 Total ---------------------------------------------- 7,145. 06 The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fall of 1934 in maintenance dredging by seagoing hopper dredge. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 57 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___----- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___------------------------- ___---------------- $24, 200. 13 10, 622. 01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ----.------- - 34, 822. 14 Net total expenditures__ ____ -- __---- ____ 34, 822.14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------- ------ 7, 145.06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__---------- 41, 967. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 --------------------------------------- Cost of new work ............. $5,037. 69 $19, 162.44......... Cost of maintenance --------- .......-------------------------------------------- $10, 622. 01 Total expended..................--------------------- _ .i 6.67 25, 500.64 9,314.83 Allotted. ----------------------------------------------- 27,000.00 .........------------ 14,967.20 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $1, 492. 69 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_ 5, 000.00 1------------------------- Amount to be accounted for__------------------------------ 16,492. 69 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- ----- 32. 80 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 16,459. 89 Gross amount expended------------------------------ $9, 470. 69 Less reimbursements collected ---------- 155. 86 9, 314. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------- ------ 7, 145. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------- ---- __----- 6, 636. 69 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 508. 37 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_____ ______-------- 6, 000. 00 3. NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN HARBOR, MASS. Location.-New Bedford Harbor is a tidal estuary on the western side of Buzzards Bay, about 21 miles by water northwesterly from the harbor at Vineyard Haven, Mass., and about 42 miles to the eastward of Point Judith Harbor, R.I. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 252.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of 1836, March 3, 1875, and August 11, 1888. The costs and expenditures under this project prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1907 were $170,700 for new work. For further details see page 1748, Annual Report of 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 350 feet wide from deep water in Buzzards Bay to a point just above the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge, nearly 5 miles, with increased widths for anchorage and maneuvering pur- poses in the areas north of Palmers Island and above the bridge; and a channel 100 feet wide and 18 feet deep at mean low water from the 30-foot area north of Fish Island to Belleville, a distance of about 2 miles, with a turning basin at the upper end 300 feet wide. 1Exclusive of available funds. 58 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The mean range of the tide is 4 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,384,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $21,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2,.1907, provided for a depth of 25 feet (H.Doc. No. 271, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 3,. 1909, provided for extending the 25-foot channel along the New Bedford wharf front near the bridge; the act of July 25, 1912, pro- vided for the 18-foot channel in the Acushnet River to Belleville (H.Doc. No. 442, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the act of July 3, 19301 providing for the 30-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 348, 71st Cong., 2d sess.); except that the width of the channel was limited to 350 feet, the limit of cost being fixed at $718,000. The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, imposed the condition that local interests construct a new bridge at Coggeshall Street with a draw opening of at least 100 feet and build a substantial wharf upon the city property at Ielleville, the name given to the northern part of the city. These conditions have not been met, and there is no present prospect of their being complied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of piers and wharves with a total of about 18,500 feet of docking space. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for the existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Improvement dredging in the western maneuvering area north of Palmer Island under con- tract was commenced November 5, 1932, and completed March 20, 1933. The total net yardage removed under this contract was 435,- 348 cubic yards of ordinary material and 413.943 cubic yards of boulders. The costs were $90,942.67, all for new work. The expendi- tures were $98,005.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 70 percent completed. Under previous authorizations a 25-foot channel along the New Bedford water front and an anchorage area have been completed except for a few spots along the southern edge of the anchorage. The entrance channel between Butler Flats and the bridge, the channel through the bridge, and channel and turning basin above the bridge, and the western maneuvering area have been dredged to 30 feet except for isolated ledge areas. The controlling depths on June 30, 1933, were 26 feet in the entrance channel, nearly 26 feet in the channel through the basin and the turning basin above the bridge, 30 feet in the western maneuvering area below the bridge except in the southwestern portion north of Palmer Island, and in. the Acushnet River about 23 feet to about 1,200 feet below the Cog- geshall Street Bridge and thence 7 feet to Belleville. The head of navigation is about 7 miles north of the entrance, opposite Sconticut Point. To complete the project requires the completion of the en- trance channel, the deepening of the anchorage and maneuvering areas, and the dredging of the 18-foot channel up to Belleville. The costs have been $965,108.71 for new work and $184,072.83 for mainte- nance, a total of $1,149,181.54, and the expenditures $1,156,718.91. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 59 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $10,429.62, as follows: Survey of rocky areas, September 1933___ -- _____---_ $4, 500. 00 Balance remaining_______ 5, 929.62 --------------- Total ------ --------- -- - - - 10, 429. 62 The additional sum of $140,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in the removal of rock and boulders from the entrance channel inside of Butler Flats Light. The work is neces- sary to secure the full benefit of the completed channel through the harbor. There is believed to be no immediate necessity for mainte- nance work. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ _-__ $1, 135, 808.71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------- 184, 072. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ____-_ $1, 319, 881. 54 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 7, 537. 37 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-- ------ 1, 327, 418. 91 Net total expenditures--__ 1, 327, 418. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 10, 429. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__------------- 1, 337, 848. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_ ..------------------------ -----. .. $188, 115. 41 $104, 136. 58 $90, 942. 67 Cost of maintenance---------------------------- -------------------- 834. 30 . Total cost---------- ------------------- --------------- 188, 115. 41 104, 970. 88 90, 942. 67 Total expended------......---------------------- $1.00 ------- __-137, 486. 53 156,074. 79 98, 005. 01 Allotted---------------- - --------------.. --- $2,257. 42 282, 000. 00 14, 694.27 105, 301.68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-----------------------_____ $3, 132.95 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930_________________________ $5, 000. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932________________________ 4, 239. 73 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932_____________________ 109, 000. 00 118, 239. 97 Amount to be accounted for_____ - -__-__ -__ -__________ 121, 372.92 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _____ ________-_ 12, 938. 29 Net amount to be accounted for________________________ 108, 434. 63 Gross amount expended______________________________ 98, 364. 25 Less reimbursements collected__-- -- __ -- 359. 24 98, 005. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------------- 10, 429. 62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933____-- _______________________ 4, 926. 65 Balance available June 30, 1933____ _________ 5, 502. 97 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--_ 414, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for new work 1-------- ------ 140, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 60 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 4. FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASS. Location.-Situated at the mouth of Tauntonr River, on the east side and at the head of Mount Hope Bay, which empties into the ocean through Narragansett Bay and Sakonnet River. It isabout 18 miles northerly from Newport Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 353.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of June 23, 1874, March 3, 1899, June 13, 1902, and June 25, 1910. The total cost and ex- penditures under these projects were $330,204.16 for new work and $81,410.31 for maintenance, a total of $411,614.47. For further details see page 1749 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-Thisprovides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide through Mount Hope Bay and Fall River Harbor, about 6.8 miles, with increased width opposite the wharves below Slades Ferry Bridge, for the removal of the lower end of Hog Island Shoal, and for the maintenance of the 25-foot anchorage, about 42 acres in area, west of the harbor channel. The mean tidal range is 4.9 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 8 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1929, is $420,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $11,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 158, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-These consist of 17 piers having 12,000 feet of docking space and wharves affording 7,000 feet additional docking space. Three of the piers have direct railroad connection. The facilities are considered adequate for the commerce of the port. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Improvement dredging in the channel through Mount Hope Bay and at Hog Island Shoal, using the U.S. dredge Raritan, was in progress from November 14 1932, to March 23, 1933, inclusive. During this period, a total of 1,464,301 cubic yards, bin measurement, of mud, sand, and gravel was removed from the channel and 31,496 cubic yards, bin measure- ment, from the shoal. The work was continued by the U.S. dredge W. L. Marshall from April 24 to May 21, inclusive, 1933, removing 130,182 cubic yards, bin measurement, from the channel, and 16,931 cubic yards, bin measurement, from the shoal. The costs were $96,- 509.28, all applied to new work. The expenditures were $96,763.34. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 87 percent completed. Under previous authorization an anchorage has been dredged opposite the wharves. The channel has been dredged to project dimensions up to Slades Ferry Bridge and the removal of Hog Island Shoal about 52 per cent completed. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1933, were: Entrance channel to Slades Ferry Bridge, 30 feet; through the bridge to the head, 26 feet; anchorage area, 20 to 25 feet; Hog Island Shoal, 18 to 30 feet. To complete the project requires the removal of the remainder of Hog Island Shoal and the deepening and widening of the channel through the bridge. The total costs have been $365,219.09 for new work, and the expenditures $367,011.88. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 61 Proposed operation,.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $40,656.34, as follows: Operation of seagoing hopper dredge during July and August 1933__ $12, 896. 88 Balance remaining----- -------------------------------- 27, 759. 46 Total---------------------------- ------------- ---- 40, 656. 34 The rebuilding (or removal) of Slades Ferry Bridge will obviate the necessity of dredging through the bridge, and widening above the bridge is not urgently required at the present time. Maintenance work is not immediately necessary. Therefore no additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------$695, 423. 25 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 81, 410. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 776, 833. 56 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 _------------ 1, 792. 79 Net total cost to June 30, 1933- -------------------------- 778, 626. 35 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 778, 626. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__ --------------------- 40, 656. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__ 819, 282. 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------- .. . --...-.........---- - $139, 058. 74 $129, 651. 07 $96, 509. 28 Cost of maintenance- -------------------------------- ------------------- Total expended...............------------------------------- 80, 163. 37 190, 085. 17 96, 763. 34 ------------------------------ ------------ Allotted........------------ 253, 000. 00 25,000. 00 129, 668. 22 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ----------------------------- $7, 751.46 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved February 23, 1931__ 000. 00 1--------------------------- 130, Amount to be accounted for__________________------------ 137, 751.46 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- __ __- _-- 331. 78 Net amount to be accounted for____________________________ __ 137, 419. 68 Gross amount expended__ ______----- -_______- $102, 605.19 Less reimbursements collected_-__ -- __--5, 841. 85 96, 763. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ___ _____ ____---- 40, 656. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933____________________________ 35, 575. 23 Balance available June 30, 1933 ___- 5, 081. 11 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project 1 41, 800. 00 5. TAUNTON RIVER, MASS. Location.-Rises in Norfolk County, Mass., flows in a general south by west direction about 44 miles, and empties into Mount Hope Bay at Fall River. (See U.S. Geological Survey sheets Taunton and Fall River.) 2Exclusive of available funds. 62 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 11, 1870, and June 14, 1880. The cost and expenditures under these projects prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1930 were $171,497.93 for new work and $32,831.26 for maintenance, a total of $204,329.19. For further details see page 1748 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water generally 100 feet wide up to a point about 2,800 feet below Weir Bridge; thence 80 feet wide for about 2,000 feet, and thence 60 feet wide to the bridge. The mean tidal range is 4.9 feet at the mouth, 4.8 feet at Dighton, and 4.2 feet at Weir Bridge. The maximum range, due to the com- bined effects of wind and other causes, is 8 feet or more at the mouth and at Dighton and about 6 feet at the head of navigation. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1930, is $780,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000, including maintenance of the turning basin to be constructed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 403, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, adopted the existing project subject to the provisions that local interests shall provide, at their own expense, a suitable turning basin near the head of navigation and furnish, without cost to the United States, suitable bulkheaded areas for spoil disposal. Under date of 'March 26, 1931, the Chief of Engineers accepted the assurances of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the requirements would be fully met. Terminal facilities.-These consist of wharves with docking space of about 6,200 feet. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract dated June 10, 1932, for dredging and rock removal, all new work at Peters Point, work was begun September 20, 1932, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the year 11,152 cubic yards of rock were drilled and blasted and 14,415 cubic yards of overburden and blasted rock removed and properly disposed of. The work is about 53 percent completed. The costs were $51,656.92 for new work. The expenditures were $49,495.13. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 14 percent completed. The channel above Dighton, dredged under the previous project, has suffered some deterioration in depth and width. Project dimensions except for minor deficiencies have been secured up to Dighton. On June 30, 1933, the controlling depth up to the rock area at Peters Point was about 8 feet; above this point it is claimed by those using the channel constantly that it cannot be used safely by vessels drawing more than 9 feet intending to make the round trip on one tide. To complete the project requires the re- moval of the remaining rock at Peters Point and the deepening of the channel thence to Taunton. The head of navigation is at Taun- ton. The total costs under the existing project have. been $106,094.44 for new work, and the expenditures $119,155.31. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 63 Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $106,291.36, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------ _-----_-------- - $5, 402.01 Rock removal at Peters Point, under contract in progress, to be com- pleted in September 1933--------- -------------- ------ 65, 889. 35 Balance remaining--------------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 Total-- ------------------------------------------ 106,291.36 The additional sum of $452,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as ,follows: New work: Dredging river channel to Taunton, by contract, throughout the fiscal year, 1,230,000 cubic yards of ordinary material, and 3,400 cubic yards of boulders- - --- -$452, 000 Cost and, financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 __ -__ ______-----__ $277, 592. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 32, 831.26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 310, 423. 63 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 18, 462. 88 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 328, 886. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 5, 402.01 Net total expenditures------------------ 323, 484. 50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933- -- __------------------ 106, 291. 36 Total amount apporpriated to June 30, 1933---------------429, 775. 86 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 - ---. C ost of new w ork_ -------........ ----.. --..------ .. ........ $54,437.52 $51, 656.92 Cost of maintenance -----.....-------------------- 'Total expended- ------ ....--..---------------... _$2, . 219. 69 67, 440.49 49, 495. 13 Allotted. ----------- .----------..--------- . -------- -$359. 99 110, 000. 00 ............115, 446. 67 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 . ____--------------- -- $40, 339. 82 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932 __- ---- $81, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933- ---------------- 35, 000. 00 116, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__--- 156, 339.82 1------------- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 553. 33 Net amount to be accounted for 55, 786. 49 1------------------------ Gross amount expended ------ --- ------------------ 49, 495. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------106, 291. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------$5, 402.01 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 59,049. 65 64, 451. 66 Balance available June 30, 1933 --------------------- 41, 839. 70 Amount (estimated) 1 -required to be appropriated for completion - -- - -- - -- - -- - ---- --- -- ----- ------- of existing project -- - 573, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for new work 1 - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 452, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENo 1933------5 64 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 6. PROVIDENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, R.I. Location.-Providence River is formed at the city of Providence by the junction of the Pawtucket (Seekonk) River and two small streams which rise in northern Rhode Island. It is tidal and flows southerly in a deep channel between broad flats about 8 miles, empty. ing into Narragansett Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 278.) Previous projects.--Adopted by the acts of August 30, 1852, March 3, 1873, June 18, 1878, August 2, 1882, August 5, 1886, June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, March 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. The cost and ex- penditures under previous projects were $2,422,730.35 for new work and $58,538.96 for maintenance, a total of $2,481,269.31. For further details see page 1750, Annual Report of 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an approach channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 600 feet wide through the river from the deep water of Narragansett Bay opposite North Point, on Popa- squash Neck, up to Fields Point, 8.8 miles, and thence with the same depth through the harbor, from 1,300 feet wide to 1,800 feet wide, reducing to 800 feet at Fox Point, and limited on the east and west sides by the harbor lines, excepting the area formerly known as Green Jacket Shoal, about 1.6 miles to Fox Point. The mean tidal range is about 4.7 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 8 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $1,350,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $35,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H. Doc. No. 1369, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1915, page 2068. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The contract for re- moving the rocky shoal south of Conimicut Light, all new work, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on July 6, 1932. Under the contract, about 2,572 cubic yards of rock and overburden were removed and the area swept clear to 31 feet depth. Under an open-market agreement, a semisubmerged obstruction was removed from the harbor area at a cost of $195.59, for main- tenance. The costs were $2,653.83 applied to new work and $195.59 applied to maintenance, a total of $2,849.42. The total expenditures were $13,701.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1932 at a saving of $11,318 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water are: Approach channel up to Fields Point, 30 feet (nearly full width), and in the harbor area over 30 feet except at the edges; Green Jacket Shoal (not included in the existing project), 17 to 24 feet. The total costs under the existing project have been $1,338,681.21 for new work and $472,091.92 for maintenance, a total of $1,810,773.13, and the expenditures $1,819,703.12. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 65 Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $7,164.62, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933__-__________----- __- - _______ $60. 34 Maintenance contingencies throughout the year___- __ - ___--- 6, 979.97 Balance remaining________ ___________________124. 31 Total----------------------------------- --------- 7, 164.62 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as the channel and harbor are believed to be in satisfactory condition to serve existing traffic for two more years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 .___.________ -___ ____ $3, 761, 411. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 _---__-1530, 630. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_......... 4, 292, 042. 44 Value of plant, material, etc., on hand June 30, 1933--____------__ 8, 990. 33 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 4, 301, 032. 77 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_------_--------------- 60. 34 Net total expenditures _____-- _____________ 4, 300, 972. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_---------___----- - -_____ 7, 164. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-----______ 4, 308, 137.05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__..-. __-_--__-_------ $1, 113. 48 $300. 00 ...----... $32, 102. 68 $2, 653. 83 Cost of maintenance _------ ..------------- ____ $169, 706. 92 22, 250. 24 195. 59 Total cost.._ ------ _------------ 1, 113. 48 300. 00 169, 706. 92 54, 352. 92 2, 849. 42 Total expended................-........... -321. 43 3, 677. 62 146, 032. 79 54, 047. 98 13, 701. 26 Allotted_.--_______. ...-------------------- 258, 000. 00 ----------- 35, 000. 00 -5, 721.92 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____________________________ $26, 587. 80 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ 5, 721. 92 Net amount to be accounted for _- - ___-----------,, - 20, 865. 88 Gross amount expended----------------------- $30, 576. 94 Less: Reimbursements collected __--- ___- $16, 865. 67 Receipts from sales_ __------- ---- 10. 01 16, 875. 68 13, 701. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--__---------------- 7, 164.62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ----------------------------- 2, 432. 92 Balance available June 30, 1933_---------------------------- 4, 731. 70 7. PAWTUCKET (SEEKONK) RIVER, R.I. Location.--This river rises in the vicinity of Worcester, Mass., and flows in a general southeasterly direction for about 52 miles, emptying into Providence Harbor at Providence. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 278.) 1Reduced $10.01, sale of condemned property. 66 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of March 2, 1867, July 5, 1884, and March 3, 1899. The cost and expenditures under this project, prior to operations under the existing project in 1906, were $334,425.32 for new work. For further details see page 1749 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 16 to 18 feet deep at mean low water and 150 to 230 feet wide from Red Bridge up to the ledge rock between the wharves at Pawtucket, 3.2 miles; thence with same depths 100 to 60 feet wide through the ledge to Divisioni Street Bridge, 0.2 mile. The mean tidal range is about 4.7 feet at the mouth of the river and about 5 feet at Pawtucket, and the maxi- mum ranges due to the combined effect of wind and other causes are about 8 and 7 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1922, was $423,035, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects but including the expenditure of funds contributed by the State of Rhode Island to the amount of $67,792. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1905, provided for the 16-foot channel from Red Bridge, in Providence, to Division Street Bridge in Pawtucket (H.Doc. No. 113, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 3, 1909, authorized the expenditure of any balance remaining after the completion of work then under contract in deepening the channel to 18 feet at mean low water and increasing the width of such places as would best serve the interests of navigation; the act of March 2, 1919, provided for widening the channel except through the ledge at Pawtucket to 150 feet (H.Doc. No. 1283, 64th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of September 22, 1922, provided for the pres- ent width of channel through the ledge at Pawtucket (H.Doc. No. 654, 66th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 1283, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The facilities are considered adequate for. the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1927 at a saving of $17,454 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water as determined in 1933 was 16 feet to Phillipsdale and thence about 15 feet to Division Street. The head of navigation is at the head of Pawtucket Falls, about 5.2 miles above the mouth of the river. The costs under the existing project have been $337,788.85 for new work, and $177,966.60 for maintenance, a total of $515,755.45 and the total expenditures $515,755.45. In addition, the sum of $67,792 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $90,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging, by contract, July- December 1934, involving the removal of about 300,000 cubic yards. These funds will be required to restore the upper reaches of the channel where the width and depth are already restricted. RIVERS AND HARBORS PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 67 Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $672, 214. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------__---____ 177, 966. 60 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------ ____-850, 180. 77 Net total expenditures__ __-- _______________________________ 850, 180. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------.______ 850, 180. 77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work........... Cost of maintenance--..........----------------............$62, 673. 12 . Total expended........----------------------- 62, 782. 41 $2.03 _ - Allotted ------------------------- ------------ -9, 032. 72 - -.-...-.... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance___-------- ------------- __ $90, 000 8. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. Location.-Located on the east side of Block Island, near the south end of the inner curve of the shore line. It is 13 miles south- southwest from Point Judith Harbor and about 25 miles southeast- erly from Stonington Harbor, Conn. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 276.) Existing project.-This provides for a rubble-mound breakwater extending northerly about 1,950 feet from the shore; a similar breakwater about 1,100 feet long, extending northerly and easterly, enclosing, with the main breakwater, an area about 800 feet square designated as the inner harbor; masonry walls in the southeastern corner of the inner harbor enclosing an area nearly 300 feet square designated as the basin; and for dredging to a depth of 15 feet at mean low water the outer protected area and about 67 percent of the inner harbor and of the basin. The mean tidal range is about 3 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $615,300. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 11, 1870, provided for the main break- water (Annual Report for 1868, p. 785, and S.Misc.Doc. No. 81, 40th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 5, 1886, provided for the breakwater enclosing the inner harbor (S.Doc. No. 27, 48th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1885, p. 610); the act of June 3, 1896, provided for raising the crest of the main breakwater and making it sand tight (H.Doc. No. 83, 54th Cong., 1st sess.), the act of July 25, 1912, made final provision for the basin walls and for the present dimensions of the dredged areas (H.Doc. No. 828, 60th Cong., 1st. sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Recommended modification of project.-It is recommended that this project be modified by eliminating the dredging of the outer 1 Exclusive of $67,792, expended from contributed funds. 68 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 harbor west of the entrance channel (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-These consist of two wharves with a total of 680 feet of docking space, which is adequate for present needs. Operations and results durin fiscal year.--Maintenance dredging under contract, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on July 6, 1932. During the period 3,877 cubic yards were removed from the channel through the inner harbor, complet- ing its maintenance. The costs were $1,799.28. Under a contract for maintenance, repairs to the main breakwater were commenced February 10 1933, and completed June 20, 1933. About 500 linear feet of breakwater were tightened against the passage of sand by the use of 1,200.2 long tons of chip stone and 1,853.3 long tons of large stone. The costs were $11,791.02. The total cost was $13,590.30, for maintenance, and the total expenditures were $17,170.36. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 94 percent completed. The breakwater and harbor walls were com- pleted in 1916. The inner harbor and basin have been dredged to proper dimensions and a channel 60 to 130 feet wide and 15 feet deep has been dredged from deep water outside of the harbor up to the town wharf. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1933, in the channel through the inner and outer harbors to the head of the basin was 15 feet except at the edges. The breakwaters and basin walls are in fair condition. To complete the project requires the deepening of the outer protected area adjacent to the dredged channel. The costs have been $576,856.47 for new work and $117,783.49 for maintenance, a total of $694,639.96, and the expenditures a total of $693,194.06. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $1,596.47, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ----------------------------- $1,445.90 Maintenance contingencies throughout the year-------------- 150.57 Total ---------------------------------------------- 1, 596. 47 The balance for contingencies together with an allotment for approximately $8,000 to be made when the cost of the work is more definitely known will be applied to redredging the channel through the harbor under contract, about 18,000 cubic yards, during May 1934. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 since the completion of the above dredging should leave the channel in good condition for two or more years and there is no present necessity for dredging the outer area. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $576, 856. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 117, 783. 49 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---- ------ 694,639. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---- -------------------- 1,445.90 Net total expenditures--- -- - -693, 194.06 6------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 1,596. 47 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------- 694, 790. 53 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----.............................. Cost of maintenance--.------------------- $8,192. 44 ----- $11,793. 65 $5, 799.81 $13, 590.30 Total expended......----------------------- 11, 940. 49 $333. 50 11, 498. 21 773. 85 17, 170. 36 Allotted.....--------------------------- -------------------- 15, 700. 00 ------------ 11,923. 79 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__-----------------------------_, $, 843. 04 Amount allotted from' War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------------ 12, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------- ------------- 18, 843. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------- -------- 76. 21 Net amount to be accounted for--__-------- --- 18, 766. 83 Gross amount expended ------------------------------- ---- 17, 170.36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 1, 596. 47 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------------------- 1, 445. 90 Balance available June 30, 1933---- 50. 57 1---------------------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - of existing project 38, 500. 00 9. PAWCATUCK RIVER, R.I. AND CONN. Location.-Formed by the junction of the Wood and Charles Rivers in southwestern Rhode Island the river flows westerly and southerly 18 miles and enters Little Narragansett Bay about 13 miles east of New London Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 358 and 1211.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1871, and August 5, 1886. The cost and expenditure, exclusive of $35,856.96 expended on the improvement of Little Narragansett Bay between 1876 and 1884, were $97,500.01, all applied to new work. For further details see page 1752 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel in Little Narra- gansett Bay and in ,the river 10 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide from Stonington to Avondale, about 4 miles; 100 feet wide from Avondale to the lower wharves at Westerly, about 3 miles; and 40 feet wide between the lower and upper wharves of Westerly, about one half mile; and for the removal of obstructions at Watch Hill, at the southeastern part of the Little Narragansett Bay. The mean tidal range is 2.6 feet at the mouth of the river and 2.3 feet at the head of navigation, and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $150,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 3, 1896, provided for the present chan- nel dimensions (H.Doc. No. 62, 54th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 3, 1905, provided for the removal of obstructions at Watch Hill. The latest published map is in the project document. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 70 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Terminal facilities.-There are eight wharves located near the head of navigation at Westerly and Pawcatuck. The facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging, under contract, through the bay and in the river was commenced October 11, 1932, and completed June 13, 1933, restoring the con- tract areas to project depth. A net total of 86,587 cubic yards of mud, sand, and gravel and 169.826 cubic yards of boulders were re- moved. The costs were $36,708.87, all applied to maintenance. The expenditures were $36,638.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 57 percent completed. The channels have been dredged to project dimensions, except that the channel in the bay has a general width of 100 feet, the channel in the river at Pawcatuck Rocks a width of 80 feet, and there is a slight deficiency in depth at the channel edges in the vicinity of Rhodes Folly Beacon, due to ledge rock or large boulders deeply embedded in the bottom. The most obstructive boulders in the vicinity of Watch Hill have been removed, the work being completed in 1913. The controlling depths as determined in 1933 are about 9.5 feet to the head of navigation at Westerly and 6 feet to Watch Hill. The work required to complete the project is the widening of the channel to 200 feet to Avondale and the removal of rock at Pawcatuck Rocks and in the vicinity of Rhodes Folly Beacon. The costs under the existing project have been $85,335.10 for new work and $119,558.39 for maintenance, a total of $204,893.49, and the expenditures a total of $204,823.19. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $5,794.85, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $70. 30 Balance remaining---------- ------------------------------ 5, 724. 55 Total---- -- ----------------------------------- 5,794.85 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as the channel is in good condition and there is no necessity for widening the channel below Avondale. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $182, 835.11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 119, 558. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------302, 393. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 70. 30 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 302, 323. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 5, 794. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------308, 118. 05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 cost of new work------------ - --------- ---------- - Cost of maintenance-- ..------------------ $410.77 -============== = $36, 708.87 Total expended..........--------- 2,947. 33 $9. 52 .- .36, 638.57 Allotted....-..--.-..- ...- . ------..- - -715. 37 --- .. -----..... 42, 433. 42 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 ------- ------------------------ $43, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--- ...------. - - 566. 58 Net amount to be accounted for___-- ------------- ___ 42, 433.42 Gross amount expended----------- __- ------- 36, 638.57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----------------- __ 5, 794. 85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 70. 30 Balance available June 30, 1933__--___------ __------ 5, 724. 55 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1________________ __________ 64, 600. 00 10. NEW LONDON HARBOR, CONN. Location.-This harbor is on the north shore of Long Island Sound, at its eastern end, and about 14 miles east of the mouth of the Connecticut River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 293.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 14, 1880, March 3, 1881, and July 13, 1892. The cost and expenditures were $19,800 applied to new work in New London Harbor and $21,000 applied.to new work in Shaws Cove, a total of $40,800. For further details see page 1753 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 600 feet wide, 33 feet deep, and about 31/2 miles long from Long Island Sound to the natural deep water in the upper harbor; a channel 400 feet or more in width, 23 feet deep, and about 6,000 feet long skirting the water front of the city; and for dredging Shaws Cove to a depth of 15 feet. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 2.4 feet. The maximum tidal range, due to the com- bined effects of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The esti- mate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $543,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1914) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,300. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for the water-front channel (H.Doc. No. 392, 56th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for dredging in Shaws Cove (H.Doc. No. 329, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of July 27, 1916, provided for the entrance channel (H.Doc. No. 613, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The total developed shore frontage is nearly 3 miles. The total length of berthing space available is about 19,755 feet. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging in the en- trance channel, by contract, for maintenance and improvement, was commenced December 19, 1932, and completed February 21, 1933. A net total of 480,571 cubic yards was removed, completing the chan- nel to project depth: Of the total yardage removed, 55,333 was 1 Exclusive of available funds. 72 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 charged to maintenance. The costs were $90,902.92 for new work and $11,677.59 for maintenance, a total of $102,580.51. The expendi- tures were $102,580.51. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1933. The controlling depths at mean low water are: Main channel from entrance to State Terminal, 33 feet as determined in 1933; channel along the water front, except in Winthrops Cove, 24 feet, as ascertained in 1930; Shaws Cove, 13 to 16 feet except at the edges, ascertained in 1933. The costs and expenditures have been $558,390.27 for new work and $41,191.81 for maintenance, a total of $599,582.08. Proposed operations.-The sum of $12,000 allotted during Sep- tember will be applied to redredging Shaws Cove by contract. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-.-- ---------------- $599,190. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933.---------------------- 41,191.81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 _ 640, 382. 08 Net total expenditures------ ------------------------------ 640 382. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--- ---------- -- 640, 382. 08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---- -------------------------------------------------- $90,902.92 Cost of maintenance-------------......................------ $20, 591. 01 $10. 56 -------. 11, 677. 59 Total cost.............. ------------------------------- 20, 591. 01 10.56 _-------- 102, 580. 51 Total expended- .----------------....... $20.55 20, 570. 46 10. 56------. 102, 580. 51 Allotted............---- ...-------------------.................-----.... 20, 000. 00 4, 836. 49 -4, 000. 00 ..-----------..........-102, 345. 59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------. -- -$234. 92 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------------------------------- 105,000.00 Amount to be accounted for-- ------------------------ 05, 234.92 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment____-........... 2, 654.41 Net amount to be accounted for_--------------------- 102, 580. 51 Gross amount expended----___-_______ ---------------- _ 102, 580. 51 e 11. THAMES RIVER, CONN. Location.--This is a tidal estuary varying in width from about 400 feet to three fourths of a mile, and extending from the junction of the Yantic and Shetucket Rivers at Norwich, Conn., 15 miles southerly to Long Island Sound at New London. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 359.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, and March 3, 1879. The cost and expenditures were $184,943.46, of which $148,347.59 was for new work and $36,595.87 was for maintenance. For further details see page 1754 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 250 feet wide to the upper end of Bartletts Crossover and thence 200 feet wide to Allyns Point; thence 18 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Norwich; the construction of five training walls, with their tops RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 73 at mean high water, located, respectively, at Mohegan, pile and stone, about 2,750 feet long; Trading Cove, riprap, 2,325 feet long; Long Rock, riprap, about 2,750 feet long; Rolling Mill, riprap, about 3,300 feet long; and Norwich, riprap, 1,050 feet long; and the re- moval of obstructions in the Shetucket River at Norwich. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 2.4 feet at New London, 2.7 feet at Allyns Point, and 2.5 feet at Norwich. The maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $818,200, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $24,300. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 2, 1882, provided for the training walls and for the present channel widths above Allyns Point (An- nual Report for 1882, p. 606) ; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for a depth of 20 feet to Allyns Point (H.Doc. No. 265, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for removal of obstructions in the Shetucket River (H.Doc. No. 397, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the present channel depth above Allyns Point (H.Doc. No. 107, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present channel dimensions up to Allyns Point (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 14, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the above-mentioned documents. Terminal facilities.-Wharves along the river and at Norwich are mainly of the bulkhead type, both with and without pile aprons. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Improvement dredg- ing under contract below Allyns Point was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. At that time there had been removed 451,328 cubic yards of mud, sand, and gravel, completing the channel from Allyns Point down to Ice House Pier Light. The costs were $49,456.28 for new work. The expenditures were $36,323.76. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 83 percent completed. The training walls were completed in 1906, except the upper end of the Rolling Mill Dike, which is replaced by adjacent shore improvements. The channels have been dredged to 200 feet width, 20 feet deep up to Allyns Point; thence 18 feet deep to Norwich; and the obstructions in Shetucket River have been removed. The training walls are in fair condition. To complete the project requires the completion of the widening and deepening of the channel below Allyns Point. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1933, was 22 feet to Allyns Point, thence, as deter- mined in December 1930, 18 feet to Norwich; and thence 12 feet on the Shetucket River up to the town wharf. The costs under the project have been $676,735.55 for new work and $206,395.13 for maintenance, a total of $883,130.68, and the total expenditures $869,998.16. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $31,477.46, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_________________-------------$13, 152. 52 New work: Dredging below Allyns Point under contract in progress to be completed in July 1933-------------------------------- 18, 344. 94 Total------------------- --- ---- 31, 477. 46 74 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERSj U.S, ARMY, 1933 The sum of $162,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging above Allyns Point by contract, August-November 1934, 600,000 cubic yards. These funds will be necessary for the removal of shoals formed since the completion of the 18-foot channel. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------------- $825, 083.14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- ---------------------- 242, 991. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 1, 068, 074. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 3, 132.52 Net total expenditures --------- ------------------ 1,054, 941. 62 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 31, 477.46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 1,086,419.08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_----..... ..---------- $99, 504. 64 $148, 939. 08 $88, 170. 33 -$7, 628. 00 $49, 456. 28 Cost of maintenance._ -------------.--.-.-.---. 16, 104. 57 42, 987. 15 -----.----.------------ Total cost._.---.------------------ 99, 504. 64 165, 043. 65 131, 157. 48 -7, 628. 00 49, 456. 28 Total expended-.....-------------- 64, 739. 03 177, 865. 02 145, 473. 72-----.--. 36, 323. 76 Allotted--.....---------.-- ---------------- --- - 90,000.00 23,000.00 -12, 782.14 67, 801.22 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932 --------------------------------- $152, 100. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 84, 298. 78 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 67, 801. 22 Gross amount expended-- ----------------------------- 36,323. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------31, 477. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------- $13, 132. 52 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 14, 487.37 27, 619. 89 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------- 3, 857. 57 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------ -------- - 110, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably- - expended - - -- - -- - in fiscal year ending - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- June 30, 1935, for maintenance 162,000. 00 12. CONNECTICUT RIVER BELOW HARTFORD, CONN. Location.-This river has its source in Connecticut Lake, in north- ern New Hampshire, flows southerly 380 miles, and empties into Long Island Sound at Saybrook, Conn., 14 miles west of New London. Hartford, now the head of commercial navigation, is 51.9 miles by channel from the mouth. A dam at Holyoke, 34 miles above Hartford, completely interrupts navigation. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 215, 254, 255, and 256.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, and July 11, 1870. The cost and expenditures were $287,374.29 for new work and $366,348.47 for maintenance, a total of $653,722.76. For further details see page 1754 of Annual Report for 1915. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 75 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 300 feet wide, 15 feet deep at mean low water, and about 0.6 mile long, across the bar at the mouth, and thence 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water (2 feet on the Hartford gage) for 51.3 miles to Hartford; the channels to be obtained by dredging and the construction of dikes, training walls, revetments, and accessory works; for two riprap jetties at the mouth of the river, the tops to be 5 feet above high water and 6 feet wide, the easterly one about 2,300 feet and the westerly about 2,250 feet in length; and for a training dike about 3,700 feet long at Hartford. The mean tidal range is 3.4 feet at the mouth and, on low water, 1.2 feet at Hartford. The maximum tidal range at the mouth, due to wind or other causes, is 8 feet or more. At Hartford the usual rise due to spring freshets is between 16 and 24 feet above mean low water. The maximum recorded freshet at Hartford (May 1854) was 27.8 feet above mean low water. Below Hartford the height of the crest of the freshet decreases rapidly. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1917, is $388,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 10, 1872, provided for the jetties at the mouth (present dimensions approved by the Chief of Engineers Dec. 22, 1887); the act of March 3, 1881, provided for the Hart- ford Dike (present dimensions authorized by the Chief of Engineers in 1889); the act of February 27, 1911, provided for the present channel dimensions (H.Doc. No. 1294, 61st Cong., 3d sess.) ; and the act of March 2, 1919, made final provisions for the dikes, training walls, revetments, and accessory works (H.Doc. No. 132, 65th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published maps see Annual Report for 1913, page 1602, the last-mentioned document, and House Document No. 49, Seventy-third Congress, first session. Recommended' modifications of project.-Under date of December 21, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a channel 15 feet deep at mean low water, 300 feet wide from the mouth to the Lyme railroad bridge, thence generally 150 feet wide to Hartford, to be obtained by dred'r- ing and the construction of additional dikes, training walls, and revetments at an estimated cost of $530,000 for new work, with main- tenance estimated at $33,000 annually in addition to that now re- quired, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H.Doc. No. 49, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-There are two or three wharves at each of the river towns, one or more in each town being open to public use. At Hartford and at Middletown there is approximately one half mile of wharf frontage along the west bank of the river. The facili- ties are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for maintenance, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, the channels through the river bars were restored to project depth and widths of 50 to 75 feet. The total length of channel thus dredged was about 12,840 feet and a total of 44,392 cubic yards was removed. The cost of this dredging was $12,461.36, all applied to maintenance. 76 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The total net yardage removed under the contract was 47,868. Con- tract dredging for maintenance, in progress at the close of the fiscal year, removed 6,719 cubic yards of material from Potash Bar at a cost of $2,546.70, applied to maintenance. Using hired labor and plant, minor repairs were made to the revetments at Naubuc, Press Barn, Crow Point, Glastonbury, and Gildersleeve, using 759.61 tons of stone. The costs for this work were $1,673.97, applied to mainte- nance. The total costs were $16,682.03 for maintenance, and the total expenditures were $16,482.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is over 99 per- cent completed. The channel from the mouth to Hartford was com- pleted in 1914. The Saybrook jetties and training walls at Hartford, Clay Banks and Sears Shoal were completed in 1915. The stone dikes and timber spurs at Pistol Point, Glastonbury, Press Barn, Naubuc, Cys Hollow, and Clay Banks were cormpleted in 1927. The Clay Banks, Cys Hollow, Naubuc, Press Barn, Glastonbury (includ- ing Two Piers), and Gildersleeve Island Reaches have been revetted. The jetties, training walls, dikes, and revetments are in fair condi- tion, except that the east jetty at Saybrook needs extensive repairs; minor repairs are needed to the west jetty and to some of the other structures above named. The channel dimensions are somewhat diminished. On June 30, 1933, the controlling depths at mean low water were about 16 feet across the bar at the mouth, thence about 10 feet to Hartford. To complete the project requires the construction of a small amount of additional permanent works. The costs under the existing project have been $386,096.72 for new work and $502,439.08 for maintenance, a total of $888,535.80, and the total expenditures $887,439.18. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $24,715.54, as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933----------------------- $1,096.682 Maintenance: Dredging on river bars, by contract in progress, to be com- pleted in September 1933..----...------------------------- 15,080.15 Minor repairs to permanent works, by hired labor, August and September 1933--....----- ------- -----------------------. 2, 500. 00 Dredgfhg on river bars, by contract, May and June 1934, 20,000 cubic yards ----------------------------------------- 6, 038.77 Total for all work.------------ ------------------- 24, 715. 54 The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging through river bars, July to September 1934, and June 1935, by contract, 60,000 cubic yards- $18, 000 Repairs to permanent works, August and September 1934, by hired labor_-------------------------------------- ----- 2,000 Total------ ----- ----------------------------------- 20, 000 The above funds are required to meet routine maintenance require- ments after the spring freshets. Minor extensions to permanent works are not necessary at this time. RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, B.I., DISTRICT 77 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ $673, 471. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-.----------------------- 868, 787.55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 19331----------, 542, 258. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- ,096. 62 Net total expenditures----- ----------------------- 1, 541, 161.94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__--------------------------- 24, 715. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_------ ------ 1,565, 877. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 most of new work----- ---------------- Cost of maintenance............-------------------.. $8, 886. 24 20, 161. 21 1..... $66, 051.82 ......-.-............-............ $21,177.14 $15, 090.84 $16, 682. 03 Total cost.------------------------- 29, 047. 45 66, 051.82 21, 177. 14 15, 090. 84 16, 682. 03 Total expended.--------------------------- 27, 098. 53 70, 291. 37 19, 002. 02 17, 022.99 16, 482. 68 Allotted.................----------------------------......... 0,000.00 42,000.00 19,500.00 .---....--------- 19,766.79 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $21,431.43 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar 4, 1933------------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------- ------ 41, 431. 43 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 2--------------- 233. 21 Net amount to be accounted for __-__------- - ___---- 41, 198. 22 Gross amount expended----- ____-__--------- 16,482. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------- 24, 715. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------ $1,096. 62 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 15, 261.98 16, 358. 60 Balance available June 30, 1933.--------- ----- _____ _ 8,356. 94 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - existing project 1, 900. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - _- - _- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance _____ 20, 000. 00 13. BRANFORD HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, 5 miles east of New Haven Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 217.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide through the shoals at the mouth of the harbor, about Y2 mile and of the same depth, width, and length between the lower and upper wharves in the river. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 51/2 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes is 10 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1905, is $10,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. 1Exclusive of available funds. 78 jREP0OR a1 OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for dredging be- tween the lower and upper wharves in the river (H.Doc. No. 100, 56th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1901, p. 1188); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the dredging at the mouth of the harbor. (For map, see H.Doc. No. 1292, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-Terminal facilities are limited to two wharves near the head of the harbor and one at the mouth of the river. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.---A contract was en- tered into for maintenance dredging in the 10-foot channel on which no work was done before the end of the fiscal year. There were no costs. Expenditures for the preliminary work under the contract were $187.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed in 1907 at a saving of $462 under the estimated cost. On June 30, 1933, the controlling depths were about 6 feet through the shoals at the mouth and thence 8 feet nearly to the head of the improved channel. The costs under the project have been $9,537.45 for new work and $38,479.43 for maintenance, a total of $48,016.88, and the .total expenditures $48,204.40. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933; amounting to $12,793.53, to dredging in outer harbor, under contract, to be completed in August 1933. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as the completion of the above dredging will leave the channels in good condition to meet the requirements of commrerce. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1033--------------------------- $9, 537. 45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --__- ----- --- _38, 479. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933___-___ - 48, 016. 88 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 . 1-------------- 187.52 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------- ------ ___-- 48, 204.40 Net total expenditures------ ---- --------------- 48, 204. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-----. ---------------------- 12, 793. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 60,997. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work ----..............----------...... Cost of maintenance -------------. .- . --------. $22, 794. 35 $6.00 __-___.. _.. Total expended............................ ------ 21, 572. 12 1, 228. 23 ------------- $187 52 Allotted-----------------.............------------- $9,000.00 15,000.00 -1,000.00 -.-------- _. 12,781.40 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 79 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------- ----------- $199.65 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------- 13, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for--_ --------------------------- 13,199.65 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 218. 60 Net amount to be accounted for---- ---------- ---------- 12, 981. 05 Gross amount expended-- ----------------------------------- 187.52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 12, 793. 53 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------------- 9, 386. 41 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 3, 407. 12 14. NEW HAVEN HARBOR, CONN. Location.-The harbor is on the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 71 miles to the east of New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of August 30, 1852, June 10, 1872, March 3, 1871, and March 3, 1905. The cost and expendi tures in the main harbor prior to the adoption of the 1899 project and in West River prior to its consolidation with the main harbor were $331,625.66 for new work and $32,570 for maintenance, a total of $364,195.66. For further details, see page 1755 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 20 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and 3 miles long from Long Island Sound to the inner end of the 20-foot anchorage basin; thence of same depth, 700 to 500 feet wide (increased to 1,200 feet at the turn opposite Long Wharf), 1.2 miles to Tomlinson Bridge; three anchorage basins below Tomlinson Bridge of 20-, 16, and 15-foot depths; a pile-and- riprap dike, total length about 4,200 feet, to contract the tidal flow at Fort Hale Bar; a channel 12 feet deep and 100 to 150 feet wide, from the southwest corner of the 16-foot anchorage basin via Oyster Point and the West Haven Wharf front to Kimberly Avenue Bridge; thence 12 feet deep and prevailing width of 75 feet up West River approximately to the railroad bridge, and an anchorage basin 6 feet deep in West River opposite Mars Wharf; a channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep from the 15-foot anchorage basin toward Brewery Street, about 1,500 feet; a channel 200 feet wide and 18 feet deep up Quinnipiac River to Ferry Street Bridge, and thence 200 feet wide and 16 feet deep to Grand Avenue; a channel up Mill River 12 feet deep, 200 feet wide, to the junction of the two branches above Chapel Street, thence 12 feet deep to Grand Avenue, 100 feet wide in the east branch and generally 125 feet wide in the west branch; and the removal of certain obstructive rocks in Morris Cove. All depths refer to mean low water, the mean tidal range being 5.8 feet. The maximum tidal range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 10 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $643,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $27,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 2, 1882, provided for the Sandy 16228-ENG 1933-6 80 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ABRMY 1933 Point Dike (plans approved by a Board of Engineers October 2, 1882); the act of March 3, 1899, provided for the present depth of the main channed and the dimensions of its lower end and for the 20- and 16-foot anchorage basins (H.Doc. No. 82, 55th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the Brewery Street Channel, for the removal of rocks in Morris Cove, and made provisions for the present dimensions of the 15-foot basin (H.Doc. No. 1159, 60th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 25, 1912, made provisions for the present dimensions of the channels in Mill River, for a channel 8 feet deep in the Quinnipiac River (H.Doc. No. 26, 62d Cong., 1st sess.), and for the present dimensions of the West River Channel and anchorage (H.Doc. No. 535, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 4, 1913, provided for the present widths in the upper part of the main channel (H.Doc. No. 1258, 62d Cong., 3d sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, made final provisions for the present channel dimen- sions in Quinnipiac River (H.Doc. No. 686, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). For maps see the last-named document and House Documents Nos. 497, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session, and 479, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the further im- provement of New Haven Harbor, Conn., to provide for a depth of 25 feet in the main channel extending from Long Island Sound to Tomlinson Bridge, following substantially the lines of the present channel, with a width of 400 feet in the outer portion and 500 feet in the inner portion, and widened at the bend, recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 479, 72d Congress, sec- ond session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.--Authorized under the Public Works Program. Terminal facilities.-The wharves and piers served by this im- provement are grouped near the head of the main harbor; on both sides of Mill River between Chapel Street and Grand Avenue; on both sides of Quinnipiac River throughout the greater part of its improved portion; at Oyster Point and along the westerly side of West River. The total length of berthing space available is about 26,525 feet. The facilities are not considered adequate, and various plans have been prepared and considered by the municipality for extensive additions and improvements. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in Mill River channel under contract dated May 12, 1932, was begun July 7 and completed July 21, 1932. A total of 91,551 cubic yards of mud was removed restoring the channel to project dimensions. The costs were $18,040.04 all for maintenance. The expenditures amounted to $16,766. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $45,006 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water are: Main channel up to Tom- linson Bridge (not full width at outer end), 20 feet; anchorage basins, 20 feet, 14 to 16, nearly 16, and one-half foot to 6 feet, re- spectively; West River, 13 feet; Mill River, 12 feet; Quinnipiac River to Ferry Street, 18 feet, and thence to Grand Avenue, nearly RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 81 16 feet; and Brewery Street Channel, nearly 13 feet. The dike at Fort Hale Bar is in poor repair and the channels are generally in good condition. The costs and expenditures have been $597,993.54 for new work and $795,936.36 for maintenance, a total of $1,393,929.90. Proposed operations.-There were no funds available at the close of the year. An allotment of $292,000 made from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to deepening the main channel, involv- ing the removal of about 2,721,000 cubic yards during the period October 1933-September 1934. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance as the channels are believed to be in condition to meet the requirements of existing traffic. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- $929, 619. 20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 1----------------- --------- 828, 506. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ..------- 1, 758, 125.56 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- _1, 758, 125. 56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------- 1, 758, 125. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...................----...-------------------...... $106, 887.26 $1, 581.34 .. - Cost of maintenance---.......------------ $57, 116. 08 $131, 389.48 60,592.37 24, 088. 74 $18, 040.04 Total cost.............---------------------- 57, 116. 08 131, 389. 48 167, 479. 63 25, 670.08 18, 040. 04 Total expended--.. --------------------- 59, 055. 11 85, 507. 98 186, 245. 17 51, 062. 48 16, 766. 00 Allotted_-................................ 154, 000.00 ... ... 189,000.00 -16,807.48 -3,007.88 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _________ $19, 773.88 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _--- _, 3, 007. 88 Net amount to be accounted for -- -------------------- 16, 766. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $17, 701.33 Less: Reimbursements collected ------------ _ $807. 76 Receipts from sales-------------------- 127. 57 935. 33 16, 766. 00 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act _____ 292, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 _______________ __--_-_ 292,000. 00 15. MILFORD HARBOR, CONN. Location.-This harbor is on the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 8 miles west of New Haven Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 219.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 23, 1874, June 18, 1878, June 14, 1880, and August 2, 1882. The cost and expenditure were $42,340.44 for new work and $3,159.56 for maintenance, a total of $45,500. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1756. Ecisting project.-This provides for two riprap' jetties 510 and 250 feet in length on the east and west sides, respectively, of the en- SReduced $27.57, sale of condemned property. 82 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 trance to the river; a channel across the bar and through the lower harbor 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep to Merwin's Wharf, a dis- tance of about 3,000 feet; an anchorage basin of same depth, of about 6 acres in area, on the east side of the channel; and a channel 90 feet wide and 6 feet deep through the river from Merwin's Wharf to the Straw Works Wharf, a distance of about 3,500 feet. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range is 6.2 feet and the extreme range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 10 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $48,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,300. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 23, 1874, provided for the east jetty at the mouth of the river (H.Ex.Doc. No. 107, 42d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1873, p. 1042); the west jetty at the mouth of the river was authorized October 16, 1879 (Annual Report for 1879, p. 342); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the present channel dimensions and for an anchorage basin (H.Doc. No. 280, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and in Annual Report for 1900, p. 1357). For maps, see House Document No, 232, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There are five wharves in commercial use on this improvement. The unloading facilities are inefficient. Enlarged and improved facilities are desirable. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for maintenance in the 10-foot channel, dredging was begun on June 7, 1933, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period about 21,794 cubic yards were removed by the hydraulic process, restoring about 1,855 linear feet of the channel The costs were $4,477.07, all for maintenance, and the expenditures were $2,208.60. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 49 percent completed. The jetties were completed in 1880 and the entrance channel in 1905. The channel through the river has been dredged to a point 500 feet above the town wharf, and 21/3 acres of the anchorage area on the east side of the channel has been dredged 10 feet deep; further extension of the new channel and anchorage at reasonable cost was prevented by ledge rock; to compensate for the lack of anchorage on the east side, a basin 1.6 acres in area has been dredged on the west side. The head of navigation is 1 mile from the head of the bay. The jetties are in fair condition. The con- trolling depths at mean low water are nearly 10 feet to Merwins Wharf as determined in 1933; thence about 5 feet to the Town Wharf, thence not over 3 feet to the head, as determined in 1930. The average depths in the east and west basins are about 7 feet and 5 feet, respectively. To complete the project requires the dredging of about 1.9 acres additional anchorage area and the extension of the 6-foot channel about 560 feet. The costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year have been $23,617.33 for new work and $22,859.75 for maintenance, a total of $46,477.08, and the total expenditures $44,208.61. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds un- expended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $7,741.07, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 83 Accounts payable June 30, 1933--- -------------------------- $2, 268.47 Dredging in 10-foot channel, under contract, in progress, to be com- pleted in July 1933------------------ ------------------- 5, 472. 60 Total_----------------------_------ 7, 741.07 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as the completion of the above work will leave the channels in satisfactory condition for the existing traffic. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----- ----------------- $65, 957. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 26, 019. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------91, 977. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------ --------------- 2, 268. 47 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 89, 708.61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 7, 741.07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 97, 449. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work --.....------ Cost of maintenance------------------ --------- ------ ------ --------------------------------------- ------------ $4, 477.07 Total expended..-------------------------- ----------------------------------- 2, 208. 60 Allotted--.----------------- --------------------------------------------- 9, 949. 67 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------- ------------------- $10,000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 50. 33 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 9, 949. 67 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 2,208. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 7, 741.07 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------$2,268.47 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------4, 077. 69 6, 346.16 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 1, 394. 91 Amount (estimated)- - -required to be appropriated for completion of -- ----- -- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- - existing project 24, 300.00 16. HOUSATONIC RIVER, CONN. Location.-Rises in northwestern Massachusetts, flows southerly 130 miles through Massachusetts and Connecticut, and empties into Long Island Sound at Stratford, 5 miles east of Bridgeport Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 219.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 18 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide from the mouth to the lower end of Culvers Bar, about 5 miles, and thence 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Derby and Shelton, about 8 miles; a riprap breakwater at the mouth, consisting of an inner arm 3,250 feet long, 3 feet high above mean low water, top width 6 feet, side slopes 1 on 1, and an outer arm 2,500 feet long, 6 feet high above mean high water, top width 12 feet, outer slope 1 on 2, inner slope 1 on 1; a riprap dike 1Exclusive of available funds. 84 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 in the river below Stratford not to exceed 1,500 feet in length; and a riprap jetty 163 feet long at Sow and Pigs Rocks. The mean tidal range, exclusive of the winter season and freshets, is 6.4 feet at the mouth, 5.4 feet at Stratford, and 5.1 feet at Shelton; the extreme range due to combined effect of wind and other causes is about 11 feet at the mouth, diminishing toward the head. The spring freshets occasionally rise to a height of 18 feet or more above summer low water, but only average about 12 feet above that datum. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $810,000, of which $150,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $19,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1871, provided for a jetty at Sow and Pigs Reef and the present width of the channel across the outer bar (H.Doc. No. 95, 41st Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1871, p. 781); the act of August 11, 1888, provided for the break- water at the mouth and for the present dimensions of the river channel above the lower end of Culvers Bar (S.Doc. No. 103, 50th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1888, p. 554). The con- struction of the Stratford Dike, in accordance with the project sub- mitted by the district engineer officer July 15, 1892, was authorized by departmental action. The act of July 3, 1930, made final pro- vision for the present channel dimensions up to Culvers Bar (H.Doc. No. 449, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-named document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, authorized the 18-foot channel up to Culvers Bar subject to the pro- vision that no work shall be started until local interests have con- tributed $150,000 toward the cost of the work, and provided further, that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable bulkheaded areas for the deposit of dredged material, or in lieu thereof an additional $50,000 in cash. These conditions have not been complied with, but spoil areas have been secured and the provision of more than one half of the necessary funds assured. Terminal facilities.-There are 3 wharves for commercial use at Stratford, 1 at Devon, and 8 at Shelton and Derby. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract, in progress from September 21 to November 15, 1932, restored the channels through the river bars to project depth by the removal of 28,895 cubic yards of sand. The costs were $9,574.67, all for maintenance. Expenditures were $8,177.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 29 percent completed. The upriver channels were completed in 1893. The breakwater at the mouth is completed, except that the outer arm has a top width of 8 feet and outer slope of 1 to 11/2 instead of the respective project dimensions; the Stratford Dike is 1,255 feet long, and the jetty at Sow and Pigs Rocks is completed. The breakwater, dike, and jetty are in fair condition. The bar channels have been maintained to depths of 7 feet. The controlling depth on June 30, 1933, was 7 feet at mean low water up to Shelton. To complete the project requires the enlargement of the outer arm of the breakwater to provide a top width of 12 feetiand an outer slope of 1 on 2, which is not required for performance, the extension of the Stratford Dike RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 85 not more than 245 feet, and the deepening and widening of the channel from the mouth up to the lower end of Culvers Bar. The costs and expenditures have been $234,364.92 for new work and $172,- 003.49 for maintenance, a total of $406,368.41. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as the bar channels are believed to be in condition to meet the requirements of commerce for 2 more years. The enlargement of the outer breakwater and the extension of Stratford Dike are not urgently required, and the ful- fillment of conditions of local cooperation as to the 18-foot channel authorized by the act of July 3, 1930, is not assured. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ $234, 364.92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 172, 003.49 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------406, 368.41 Net total expenditures----------------------- ------------- 406, 368. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933. ------------------- 406, 368. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.---------- -------------- Cost of maintenance_ ------------------ $16, 231. 21 -----------. .$75.00 $9,574.67 Total expended...----------------------- 16, 215. 46 $50. 75 $664.42 807. 57 8, 177. 68 Allotted- --------.---------------------- 5,000.00 15, 000.00 ------------------- -7, 081.59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $15, 259.27 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 7, 081. 59 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 8, 177. 68 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $8, 865.30 Less reimbursements collected------------------------687. 62 8,177. 68 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------- 425, 000. 00 17. BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 57 miles east of New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 220.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1871, July 4, 1836, and July 5, 1884. The cost and expenditures were as follows: New work Maintenance Total Bridgeport Harbor-------- ------------------------- $311,899. 53 $5,948.97 $317,848.50 Black Rock Harbor--.......--------------------------------. 66, 550. 00 6, 000. 00 72, 550.00 Total----- --.-------------- ------------------ 378, 449. 53 11, 948.97 390, 398. 50 For further details see page 1756 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for- (1) Two riprap breakwaters, one about 3,190 feet long on the easterly side and one 2,110 feet long on the westerly side of the entrance to the main harbor. 1In addition $150,000 is to be fontributed by local interests. 86 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 (2) The construction and maintenance of shore protection on Fayerweather Island, including a sea wall connecting the northerly and southerly portions of the island. (3) Main channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide from Long Island Sound to the inner end of the 25-foot anchorage basin, thence 18 feet deep and 300 feet wide to Stratford Avenue Bridge across the Poquonock River. (4) Three anchorage basins: One 25 feet deep and 29.4 acres in area, oppo- site the inner breakwater; one 18 feet deep and 30.6 acres in area, adjoining the main channel on the east above the inner breakwater; and one 12 feet deep, in two areas, aggregating 28.4 acres to the east of the 18-foot anchorage. (5) Poquonock River Channel, 18 feet deep and from 125 to 200 feet wide, from the lower bridge to a point about 500 feet below the dam at Berkshire Avenue, about 1.1 miles. (6) Yellow Mill Channel, 18 feet deep and 150 to 200 feet wide from the 18-foot anchorage to a point about 370 feet from Crescent Avenue, about 1 mile. (7) Johnsons River Channel, 18 feet deep and 150 to 250 feet wide from the 25-foot anchorage to a point 600 feet below Hollisters Dam, about 1 mile. (8) Black Rock and Cedar Creek Channel, 18 feet deep and 100 to 200 feet wide, from the 18-foot curve in Black Rock Harbor to the heads of both branches of Cedar Creek, about 2.4 miles. (9) Burr Creek Channel, 7 feet deep and from 100 to 75 feet wide, from its junction with Cedar Creek Channel to the head of navigation, about one half mile. All depths refer to mean low water, the mean tidal range being 6.4 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to wind and other causes, is 11 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,217,500, of which $39,000 is to be contributed by local interests, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1930) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 4, 1836, provided for the Fayerweather Island sea wall; the act of March 3, 1899, provided for the shore protection of Fayerweather Island (Annual Report for 1899, p. 1173); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the west breakwater and the present dimensions of the east breakwater (H.Doc. Nos. 275 and 521, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the present depth in Poquonock River to Black's coal wharf (H.Doc. No. 751, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 2, 1919, pro- vided finally for the present dimensions of the 18- and 12-foot anchor- age basins and Burr Creek Channel (H.Doc. No. 898, 63d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 3, 1930, made final provisions for the present dimensions of the 25-foot channel, the 25-foot anchorage, the chan- nels through the main harbor, Poquonock River, Yellow Mill Pond, Johnsons River, Black Rock Harbor, and Cedar Creek (H.Doc. No. 281, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last- mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, required as a condition precedent to work on the Johnsons River Channel that local interests contribute one half ($39,000) of the esti- mated cost of that work. This condition has not been met. Pre- liminary surveys and studies for the development of the contiguous territory have been made, but financial arrangements have not been completed. Terminal facilities.-The total length of berthing space available is 18,905 feet. While the existing wharves appear to be adequate for RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 87 the present commerce, increased terminal and transfer facilities are desirable to serve the increased commerce to be expected by a rapidly growing municipality. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging for the improvement of the Yellow Mill Channel was in progress from November 8 to December 30, 1932. A total of 424,165 cubic yards of ordinary material, of which 40,640 cubic yards were charged to maintenance, and 1.67 cubic yards of boulders were removed, com- pleting the channel, except for a rocky area on the eastern side near the head. Under a contract for improvement dredging in the main channel and 22-foot anchorage basin, work was begun on December 5, 1932, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period 367,168 cubic yards of mud and sand were removed from the anchorage, deepening it to 25 feet, and 531,982 cubic yards were removed from the main channel, deepening about 90 percent of the area to 25 feet. The costs were $171,987.52 for new work and $5,055.63 for maintenance, a total of $177,043.15. Expenditures were $168,708.59. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 84 percent completed. The Black Rock, Cedar Creek, and Yellow Mill channels have been completed. The 25-foot anchorage and 90 per- cent of the entrance channel have been completed. The other harbor channels and basins have been dredged to the dimensions previously authorized. The breakwaters were completed in 1908. The anchor- age basins and channels are in fair condition. The easterly entrance breakwater is in need of repairs; the shore-protection works on Fay- erweather Island are in good condition; and the Fayerweather Island breakwater and sea wall need repairs. The controlling depths at mean low water are: Main channel to just inside the inner breakwater, 21 feet as determined in 1932, and thence nearly 18 feet to the lower bridge, as determined in 1927; Poquonock River, 16 feet to Black's coal wharf, and thence to the head of the improved channel, nearly 12 feet as determined in 1932; Yellow Mill Channel, 18 feet to the head of the improved channel except for rocky shoal on east side near upper end as determined in 1932; Johnsons River, 12 feet to the first bend at the entrance to the river, and thence nearly 10 feet to the head of the channel as de- termined in 1929; Black Rock Harbor, 18 feet, as determined in 1932; Cedar Creek, 18 feet to the head of the branches, as determined in 1931; Burr Creek, about 31/2 feet to its head, as determined in 1923; anchorage basins, 14 to 22 feet, 18, and 9 to 12 feet, respectively. Costs have been $1,017,643.89 for new work and $265,844.59 for main- tenance, a total of $1,283,488.48 and total expenditures $1,267,876.09. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $24,739.89, as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933----------------------------- $15, 612.39 New work: Dredging in entrance channel, under contract, -in progress, to be completed in September 1933---------------------------- 9, 127. 50 Total----------------------------- 24, 739. 89 88 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The ~um of $28,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work: Dredging Poquonock River, by contract, September-December, 1934, 50,000 cubic yards------........------------. $13, 000 Maintenance: Dredging Poquonock River, by contract, September-December, 1934, 60,000 cubic yards----....-------..... ------------------ 15, 000 Total for all work -- j---- - - ----------- - -- 28, 000 Cost and ftnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_- ---..-..------- _ $1, 396, 093.42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------- ------ 277, 793. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 _--..... 1, 673, 886. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-._------------------ 15, 612. 39 Net total expenditures----------- --------- -------- 1, 658, 274. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ --- -------- ------- - 24, 739. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 .----..------.... 1,683, 014.48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 .Cost of new work.....-------------------------------------- $78,666.27 $63,499.45 $171,987.52 Cost of maintenance_.------- ....-----------$12,913.37 $6, 438.79 ---------------------- 5,055.63 Total cost......----....-----.....------------................ 12, 913. 37 6, 438. 79 78, 666. 27 53, 499. 45 177, 043. 15 Total expended.........----------------------........... 11, 775. 78 6, 144. 87 61, 987. 07 64, 332. 53 16, 708. 59 Allotted--------------------------------................................... ..........--------------............ 137, 000. 00 ............ 171, 882. 52 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ...... $21, 565.96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932 __----_____-- $45, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932_, ....... 209, 000.00 254, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- - _------------ -- - 275, 565. 96 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ 82, 117. 48 Net amount to be accounted for _ 193, 448. 48 Gross amount expended-----------------------$172, 520. 76 Less reimbursements collected_____________-___ 3, 812. 17 168, 708. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ..... 24, 739. 89 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---- .------- $15,612.39 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------... 8, 090. 56 23, 702. 95 Balance available June 30, 1933------- ------ 1, 036. 94 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion 1 - - - of existing project ________ _ 151, 700. 00 1_____________________ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- -- - - - 13,000.00 For maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 15 000. 00 15, Total 1- - - - --- -- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- ----- ---- - - 28, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. ' In addition $39,000 is to be contributed by local interests. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 89 18. NORWALK HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 44 miles east of New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart' No. 221.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 10, 1872, June 3, 1896, and March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures on these projects were $162,516.81 for new work and $66,120.44 for maintenance, a total of $228,637.25. For further details see page 1757 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep from the outer harbor to the highway bridge at South Norwalk, about 31/8 miles, 200 feet wide to Dorlons Point, thence 150 feet wide to South Norwalk, and 250 feet wide along the South Norwalk wharves; an anchorage basin 10 feet deep and about 17 acres in area opposite Fitchs Point; a channel 10 feet deep and generally 100 feet wide from South Norwalk to the head of navigation at Norwalk, about 1.5 miles; and for the maintenance of the channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide along the east side of the harbor to the head of naviga- tion at East Norwalk. The reference plane is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 6.8 feet. The maximum range due to the combined effect of wind and other causes is 12 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $284,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1919) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000 for the first 3 years and $4,000 thereafter. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919. (H.Doc. No. 1143, 63d Cong., 2d sess.) For the latest published map see the project document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. The total length of berthing space available is 6,165 feet. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in the East Norwalk channel by contract in progress from December 8, 1932, to January 12, 1933, restored the channel to project dimen- sions by the removal of 49,099 cubic yards of ordinary material. The costs and expenditures were $11,869.66, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1929 at a saving of $27,310 under the estimated cost. The con- trolling depths at mean low water are: To Gregorys Point, nearly 13 feet, as determined in 1930; thence to Washington Street Bridge at South Norwalk, 11 feet; in the anchorage basin, 8 to 11 feet, as determined in 1932; between South Norwalk and Norwalk, about 9 feet (not full width) as determined in 1933; and in the East Nor- walk channel about 7 feet to the head, as determined in 1933. The head of navigation is at Norwalk. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $256,689.72 for new work and $84,327.19 for maintenance, a total of $341,016.91. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $43,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in redredging the Norwalk River Channel, by contract, September-November 1934, involving the removal of about 172,000 cubic yards. 90 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cast and financial gammary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_- ------- --------- - $419, 206. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 150, 447. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 569, 654. 16 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 569,654. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------ 569, 654. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----.-------------------- $56,498. 08 $149. 66- ---------.----------------- Cost of maintenance------------------- 14, 381.70 8,331.86 $38, 264.44--$11,869.68 Total cost.-----.---.. ------------- 70, 879. 78 8, 481. 51 38, 364.44 -------- 11, 869. 6 Total expended..........---------------------- 70, 139. 73 6, 069.06 11, 869. 66 40, 676. 89 --------........... Allotted-...-.... - -.. ....---. --...... . _.35, 000. 00 -4, 000.00 ............ 11,241.1 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ._-------------- ------ $628. 50 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932_.._------- ------------ -------------- 13, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _-___--------------- --- 13, 628. 50 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------- -1, 758. 84 Net amount to be accounted for-..... -- --- ,-- 11, 869. 66 Gross amounted expended _------------------ $11, 994. 49 Less reimbursements collected__-- __ - ___ 124. 83 11, 869. 66 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance_.-- ---- --- --------_ 43, 000.00 19. STAMFORD HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, 36 miles east of New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 221.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of August 5, 1886, and July 13, 1892. The cost and expenditures on these projects were $135,142.85.for new work and $59,419.99 for maintenance, a total of $194,562.84. For further details see page 1758 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 12 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and about 0.6 mile long; a channel in the east branch 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide, with increased width at the turns, to a point 1,100 feet from the head of navigation, thence of the same depth and from 85 to 125 feet wide to the head of naviga- tion, a total distance of about 1.5 miles; a channel in the west branch 9 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and about three fourths mile long, and a basin of the same depth and 200 feet wide at the head of the branch. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 7.3 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 12 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $205,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1932) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 1130, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). For the latest published map see the project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 91 Terminal facilities.-The total length of berthing space available is 6,015 feet. The facilities are considered adequate for the exist- ing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contractdredging for maintenance restored the entrance channel and the channel in the east branch to project dimensions by the removal of 142,387 cubic yards of mud, sand, and gravel, and 160.785 cubic yards of boulders. The costs were $34,695.66, applied to maintenance, and the expendi- tures $34,193.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is practically com- pleted. The entrance channel and the west-branch channel and basin have been completed, and the east-branch channel has been completed except for a slight deficiency in width in the turn opposite Ludlow Street. On June 30, 1933, the controlling depths at mean low water were: In the entrance channel, nearly 13 feet; in the east branch, 12 feet; in the west branch nearly 13 feet to the basin; and in the basin, 10 feet nearly to the head. To complete the project requires a slight widening (not essential to navigation) in the channel opposite Ludlow Street. Costs and expenditures have been $188,414.94 for new work and $99,124.03 for maintenance, a total of $287,538.97. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as the channels are in condition to meet the requirements of the existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ---------------- --- $323, 557. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ___-_____________- -__ 158, 544. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---- .......-- 482, 101.81 Net total expenditures-------------------------- __ 482, 101. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- _---_ 482, 101. 81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------------.......................... ............ -- ----- -- Cost of maintenance--------------------- $18.37 ...........------------------------ 25, 545.62 $34,695.66 ---- Total expended----.----------------- 18. 37 ------------ $311.45 25, 736. 14 34, 193. 69 Allotted--.---.-.--------------------- -4 ........... 34, 500. 00 -6,000.00 31, 741.28 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 --------------------------- $2, 452.41 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930--____---------------------- $4, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------------------- 29, 000.00 33, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------------- 35, 452. 41 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- ------------ 1, 258.72 Net amount to be accounted for____------------------ 34, 193. 69 Gross amount expended -- ___-------- ---------- 34, 193. 69 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------- 16, 500. 00 92 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U.S. ARMY, 1933 20. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $17,427.20; the ex- penditures were $14,355.50. The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1933, amounting to $16,161.01 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses in- curred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $24,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and ftnancial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- $101, 913.91 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 -------------- 148. 07 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ----------------- 102, 061.98 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 86 15 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 -----____ ------------ 102,.148.13 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933...--------.......----------------825. 98 Net total expenditures--------------------------..-- 101, 322.15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-- _ .-.----------. 16, 074. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_--. ------- 117, 397. 01 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----------.---------------------------- Cost of maintenance------------------ $15, 199. 44 $17, 512.44 $15,670.96 $38, 613. 21 $17, 427. 20 Total expended...--------------------- 16, 085. 72 16, 363.59 15, 577. 00 38, 940. 34 14, 355. 50 Allotted--...-. .:-------------------------23, 500. 00 16, 000. 00 21, 000. 00 21, 000. 00 29, 897. 01 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_-- ----------------------- $533. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 23, 1928 -- ---------------------- $199. 65 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------...----..............24,045.87 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930---------- --------------- 4, 886. 23 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_____----------______________-------------- 2, 901.55 ---------- 32, 033. 30 Amount to be accounted for_8-------------------- .----------- 32, 566. 65 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 2, 136. 29 Net amount to be accounted for----------............-------- ---- 30,430. 36 --- Gross amount expended--______-_ -- ____- $40, 551.79 Less reimbursements collected----------- $26, 192. 54 Less receipts from sales---.........- ------ 3. 75 26, 196. 29 14, 355. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--....----..-------------- 16, 074.86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------ _ 1, 854. 10 Balance available June 30, 1933 ...........---------------------------- 14,220. 76 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------- ---------- 86. 15 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_---- ------- 14,306.91 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ____________________________________ 4, 000. 00 1 Reduced $2,409.34.--Preliminary surveys transferred to contracts. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R.I., DISTRICT 93 21. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1933 report Name of project see annual report New work Maintenance for- 1. Harbor of Refuge at Nantucket, Mass.' 2.___.-._-.-........-... - 1931 $502, 317. 00 $192, 265. 83 2. Marthas Vineyard (Edgartown Harbor), Mass.1 .............. 1897 30.000. 00 3. Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass......_...--------- 1909 55, 387. 35 ........... 4. Newport Harbor, R.I....--------------------------------- 1924 680, 025. 52 24, 229. 79 5. Warren River, R.I............................----------------------------------- 1890 5, 000. 00 .............. 6. Wickford Harbor, R.I --------------------------------- 1900 16,300.00 7. Harbor of Refuge at Point Judith, R.I.2........................5 1929 2, 371, 467. 55 463, 208. 73 8. Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R.I.1 ----------------------- 1924 189, 036. 65 24, 173. 03 9. Stonington Harbor, Conn. 2___________________________________ 1919 337, 453. 83 6, 000. 00 10. Mystic River, Conn.'..... ---------------------------------- 1919 48, 125. 50 134. 50 11. Connecticut River above Hartford, Conn.3_ ---.....- .-- - 1932 116, 324. 81 14, 373 54 12. Duck Island Harbor, Conn.' 2_-_____-.... _-- _______..... - - - -- 1932 482, 165. 81 163, 488 44 13. Southport Harbor, Conn.' 2--_________________ . .. 1930 59, 213. 03 8, 931.91 14. Westport Harbor and Saugatuck River, Conn....-------------- 1927 32, 104. 55 3, 360. 44 15. Fivemile River Harbor, Conn.'.- . 1920 35, 490. 44 .--------------------------- 10, 846. 65 16. Cos Cob Harbor and Mianus River, Conn.'-------.-___---_- 1904 18, 935. 19 64. 81 17. Greenwich Harbor, Conn.' ------------------------------ 1932 3 54, 312. 64 43, 169. 90 18. Hay (West) Harbor, N.Y.1 ------------------------------ 1931 8,401.15 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Maintenance of breakwaters not urgent. 3 Awaiting local cooperation. 4 Abandonment approved, 1905. 5 Revoked during the fiscal year, $1,017.34. Status of reports ealled for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted House documents Recommen- to Congress dation Clinton Harbor, Conn.- River and Harbor Act, Nov. 11, 1932--- -------------. Unfavorable. July, 3, 1930. Connecticut River below .... do_ _------------ Dec. 22,1932 No. 49, 73d Cong., 1st Favorable. Hartford, Conn. sess. Connectdout.R.er,..__do Connecticut River, Rivers and Harbors No. 27, 73d Cong., 1st Hartford, Conn., to Committee resolu- Apr. 19,1933 No27, 73d Cong., 1stUnfavorable. Holyoke, Mass. ttion, Dec. 17, 1930. Mianus River, Conn.... Rivers and Harbors June 28, 1933 .----------------------- Do. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 20, 1931. New Haven Harbor, River and Harbor Act, Dec. 5,1932 No. 479, 72d Cong., 2d Favorable. Conn. July 3, 1930. sess. New London Harbor, Rivers and Harbors Conn. Committee resolu- tion, June 14, 1933. Pawcatuck River, R.I__ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 24, 1932 Pawtucket (Seekonk) River and Harbor Act, Apr. 20, 1933 No. 29, 73d Cong., 1st Unfavorable. River, R.I. July 3, 1930. sess. Point Judith, R.I., Har- Rivers and Harbors May 1, 1933 ----------------------- Do. bor of Refuge. Committee Resolu- tion, June 1, 1932. Salt Pond (Point Judith River and Harbor Act, June 5, 1933 .----------------------- Do. Pond), R.I. July 3, 1930. Vineyard Haven Harbor, Rivers and Harbors Oct. 10, 1932-...--.----.--... --- - Do. Mass. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 10, 1931. 94 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT This district includes all of the principal channels and anchorages of the greater part of the Lower and Upper Bays, New York Har- bor, from the Battery, New York City, to the Atlantic Ocean; the rivers and harbors of Long Island, N.Y., Long Island Sound, and the rivers and harbors on its northern shore west of the Connecticut boundary line; East River from the head of Long Island Sound at Throgs Neck to the Battery, New York City, including its tributaries from the north; Hudson River and tributaries to the head of navi- gation about 250 miles north from the Battery; and Lake Cham- plain and tributaries from Whitehall, N.Y., to the Canadian border. District engineer: Col. G. R. Lukesh, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. G. M. Hoffman, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Port Chester Harbor, N.Y__ 94 13. Buttermilk Channel, N.Y__. 122 2. Mamaroneck Harbor, N.Y__ 96 14. East River, N.Y ___.... 124 3. East Chester Creek, N.Y .... 98 15. Wallabout Channel, N.Y ... 132 4. Westchester Creek, N.Y .... 100 16. Newtown Creek, N.Y 133 5. Hempstead Harbor, N.Y .... 102 17. Harlem River, N.Y ...... 137 6. Glencove Creek, N.Y 103 18. Hudson River Channel, N.Y_ 137 7. Huntington Harbor, N.Y___ 104 19. New York Harbor: Collec- 8. East Rockaway (Debs) in- tion of drift__..____-....... 143 let, N.Y------------- 105 20. Rondout Harbor, N.Y ._... 144 9. Jamaica Bay, N.Y _....... 108 21. Saugerties Harbor, N.Y .... 148 10. New York Harbor: Am- 22. Hudson River, N.Y ........ 148 brose, Main Ship, Bayside, 23. Operating and care of lock and Gedney Channels, in- and dam in Hudson River cluding Anchorage Chan- at Troy, N.Y.___... 154 nel and Craven Shoal and 24. Narrows of Lake Cham- channel between Staten plain, N.Y. and Vt... 155 Island and Hoffman and 25. Burlington Harbor, Vt--- 158 Swinburne Islands, N.Y__ 112 26. Examinations, surveys, and 11. Coney Island Channel, N.Y_ 117 contingencies (general) -- 159 12. Bay Ridge and Red Hook 27. Other projects for which no Channels, N.Y-- -------- 118 estimates are submitted__ 160 1. PORT CHESTER HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This harbor is located at the boundary between the States of New York and Connecticut, and about 32 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 222.) Previous projects.--Adopted by acts approved June 10, 1872, March 3, 1899, and March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures were $74,995.10 for new work and $16,369.12 for maintenance, a total of $91,364.22. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1758. Existing project.-This provides for an anchorage basin near the breakwater, 12 feet deep, for fenders on the east bank opposite the southern end of Fox Island, and for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide from Long Island Sound to the mouth of the river at the southerly point of Fox Island; thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to 900 feet below the fixed bridge at Mill Street in Port Chester, including a turning basin opposite the steam, boat landing; and thence 3 feet deep and 175 to 100 feet wide to RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 95 100 feet below the fixed bridge. The length of the section included in the project is about 1% miles. Mean tidal range, 7.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.4 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $454,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, of which $5,500 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance after completion is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 1165, 60th Cong., 2d sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (R. & H. Com. Doc. No. 23, 70th Cong., 2d sess.), the latter act providing for widening the turning basin, for an anchorage basin, and for fenders on the east bank. The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, pro- vides that local interests shall contribute $5,500 in cash toward wid- ening the channel at the turning basin. This condition has not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 24 in number, with avail- able dockage of 3,697 feet, are located on Byram River at and between Fox Island and the fixed bridge. The existing facilities appear to be adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 10 feet, work was com- menced July 8, 1932, and was completed September 7, 1932. There were removed 681 cubic yards of rock and 18,591 cubic yards of other material, all place measurement, at a total cost of $20,267.05-- $10,430.07 for new work and $9,836.98 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $20,501.07. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 75 percent of the existing project has been completed. The work remaining to be done, under the existing project, consists in the removal of scattering rock shoals, widening the turning basin, and constructing fenders on the bank opposite the southern end of Fox Island. When examined in May, 1931, May-June and September, 1932, the controlling mean low. water depth was 12 feet for a width of 150 feet from Long Island Sound to Byram Point just below Fox Island; the anchorage basin is 12 feet deep; thence to 300 feet north of Purdy Avenue the depth was 93/4 feet for a width varying from 100 to 50 feet; to the turning basin 50 feet wide and 9 feet deep; in the turning basin it is about 10 feet deep, and to the head of the improvement it is about 3 feet deep and 50 feet wide. The total costs and expenditures have been $400,080.11-$341,669.02 for new work and $58,411.09 for mainte- nance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation imposed by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, applying to the widening of the channel at the turning basin, will not be fully com- plied with in the next two years. It is believed that no additional maintenance dredging throughout the previously dredged channel 16228-ENG 1933-7 96 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 will be necessary during the next two years. Therefore, no addi- tional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and fltancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $413, 886. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------------------- 77, 558. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------491, 444. 32 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 491, 444. 32 Total amount appropriated to -June 30, 1933-------------------- 491, 444. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ---------------- Cost of new work .......-- $955.03------------ $433.42 $15, 457.15 $10, 430. 07 Cost of maintenance....---------------------- 4, 717. 21 $4, 147.63 437. 78 2, 880. 35 9, 836. 98 5, 672. 24 4, 147. 63 871. 20 Total cost ......................-----------------------..... 18, 337. 50 20, 267. 05 Total expended.------------------------- 5,829.07 4, 105.96 846. 17 18, 170. 17 20, 501.07 Allotted........-------------------- --------------....... ------------------------------------ 44, 588. 43 -10, 244. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----.....--. ----------------- $30, 745.18 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment----------- --------- $9, 983.24 Revocation impounded funds----- -------------- 260. 87 10, 244.11 Net amount to be accounted for--- ------------------ 20, 501. 07 Gross amount expended....-------- ------------- 21,179.93 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 678. 86 20, 501.07 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------ 106, 800.00 2. MAMARONECK HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This harbor is situated on the north shore of Long Island Sound, 5 miles west of the Connecticut State line, and 27 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 222.) Previous projects.--Adopted by acts of August 2, 1882, and July 25, 1912. The total cost and expenditures were $94,139.29-$80,- 724.43 for new work and $13,414.86 for maintenance. For further details see Annual Reports for 1915 and 1924, pages 1759 and 141, respectively. Existing project.-This provides for an anchorage area near the head of navigation and for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water 'and 100 feet bottom width from deep water in Long Island Sound to Orienta Point, and thence 80 feet bottom width following the lines of the project adopted by the river and harbor act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 1087, 61st Cong., 3d sess.), to a point about 150 feet below the Boston Post Road, with an extension having the same bottom width 300 feet northeast of the main channel, with widening at bends. Length of section included in project, 1/4 miles. Mean tidal range, 7.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.4 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. 1 In addition $5,500 to be contributed by local interests. RIVERS AND HARBORS FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 97 Estimated cost for new work, made in 1919, $103,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects; estimated cost of annual maintenance, made in 1919, $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922. (H.Doc. No. 651, 66th Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published map is printed in House Document No. 1087, Sixty- first Congress, third session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, five in number, with a total available dockage of 1,200 linear feet, are located near the head of navigation. These facilities afford ample accommodation for pres- ent and immediately prospective requirements of commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.--Under a contract for removal of all material including ledge rock, to a depth of 10 feet, work was commenced January 19, 1933, and was completed April 21, 1933. There were removed a total of 19,090 cubic yards, place measurements, of all material, at a total cost and expenditure of $29,002.88, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed April 21, 1933. The controlling mean low-water depth when examined in April 1933 was 10 feet throughout the adopted channel length, varying from 100 feet in width at the entrance in Long Island Sound to 80 feet wide elsewhere with the exception of a 1,100-foot stretch off Orienta Point where the depth is 9 feet. The depth in the anchorage area was 10 feet except for two scattered shoals where the depth is 8 feet and 9 feet. The total costs and expenditures have been $135, 563.59-$107,922.36 for new work and $27,641.23 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-None. The balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year was $42.39. It is believed that further dredging for maintenance will be nec- essary to restore the entrance, channel to project dimensions, during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__--- __- $188, 646. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------41, 056. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 29,702. 88 Net total expenditures------------- ----------------------- 229, 702.88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------___ 42.39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------- _ 229, 745.27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933' Cost of new work ......----------------------- $186. 80 ---------------- - $1, 538. 27 $29, 002. 88 _ Cost of maintenance ________---- ___----- _ 12, 827. 96 ...--- ....--------- $505. 14 46. 21 .. Total cost...---- .. ...---------------------- 13, 014. 76 -- ----- -- 505. 14 1, 584. 48 29, 002. 88 Total expended... .18, - - 726. 5-5 - - .... 484. 68 1, 604. 94 29, 002. 88 Allotted ----------------------------------- -1, 700. 00 29, 045. 27 98 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act ap- proved July 21, 1932----------------------------------- $29, 200.00 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds--...---------- 154. 73 Net amount to be accounted for .......-- ------------- 29,045.27 Gross amount expended ---- __------- - $29, 003. 59 Less reimbursements collected__-------------. 71 29, 002.88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------------- 42. 39 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- _-__ ___--__ 6, 000. 00 3. EAST CHESTER CREEK, N.Y. Location.-This creek, also known as Hutchinson River, empties into East Chester Bay, an indentation 3 miles long and 1,000 feet to 11/2 miles wide, in the north shore of Long Island Sound, immedi- ately north of Throgs Neck, 12 miles southwest of the Connecticut State line and 21 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Gpeodetic Survey Chart No. 223.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1873, and June 25, 1910. The total cost, $353,447.52-$199,619.79 for new work and $153,827.73 for maintenance, and the total expenditures amounted to $353,447.52. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1761, and Annual Report for 1929, page 167. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide from Long Island Sound through East Ches- ter Bay to a point 700 feet below the Boston Post Road Bridge, and thence 70 feet wide to the northern terminus of the project, about 300 feet above the Fulton Avenue Bridge, and for a passing basin in the vicinity of the Boston Post Road Bridge. Mean tidal.range 7.1 feet in the estuary; mean range of spring tides, 8.4 feet; irregu- lar fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1930 is $283,000 ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000 for the first 3 years and $12,000 annually thereafter. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 37, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.--The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides that local interests shall furnish, without cost to the United States, necessary rights of way and spoil-disposal areas, and shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief .of Engineers that they will dredge to a depth of 8 feet the large slip located about 200 feet above the Boston Post Road Bridge and the Y-shaped extension of the waterway above the terminus of the existing project. Local interests have submitted certified copies of ordinances which assure the United States that the city of Mount Vernon and the village of Pelham will perform the dredging re- quired by the conditions of local cooperation. Spoil areas sufficient for the disposal of excavated material have been furnished. The right-of-way for the dredging necessary to form a passing basin has not been furnished. In 1877 the lands necessary for a right-of-way, aExclsl'e of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 99 the value of which is not known, were secured to the United States by the State of New York. This right of way extended from a point some distance below the Boston Post Road up to a point about 3,000 feet above it. In 1894 a slip and basin were excavated and bulkheaded in the west shore of the creek immediately above the Boston Post Road, at a cost of about $50,000. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 23 in number, with available dockage of 6,415 feet, are located in the upper 3,500 feet of the projected improvement. Additional terminals are needed to meet the increased demands of commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The cost and expenditure were $264.35 for new work contingencies under the previous project. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the existing project nor have any expenditures been made thereunder. When examined in January 1931, a controlling depth of 5 feet existed from deep water in East Chester Bay to the head of the improvement, about 300 feet above the Fulton Avenue Bridge. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this; project. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation will be fully complied with in time to commence work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Therefore, the sum of $200,000 can be profit- ably expended in completion of the existing project, except the widening to form a passing basin just below the Boston Post Road, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, under contract, during the period November 1934 to June 1935. It is believed that maintenance dredging will not be necessary prior to completion of the existing project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------- $199, 619. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 153, 827. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------ 353, 447. 52 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------353, 447. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------- 353, 447. 52 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work____ .... ______-- _______--------- - $2, 655. 33 .....------------... $264. 35 Cost of maintenance-.--- -------------- $1, 395. 32 1, 670. 07 $39, 684. 77 $0. 94 ............ Total cost__--------__--- __ _ 1, 395. 32 4, 325. 40 39, 684. 77 0. 94 264. 35 Total expended_ .---.----------------- 1, 378. 32 4, 328. 40 39, 686. 85 12. 86 264. 35 Allotted_ ------------------------------- 18, 700. 00 ------------ ----------- 247. 52 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 $16. 83 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act ap- proved July 21, 1932 000. 00 1--------------------------- Amount to be accounted for----------------------------------150, 016. 83 Deductions on account of-- Revocation of allotment_- $149, 740. 47 Revocation impounded funds------- 12. 01 149, 752.48 Net amount to be accounted for_ 264. 35 100 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended________-____ -______-___$271. 76 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 7. 41 $264.35 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------- ----------------------------- 283, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for new work ..--------------------------------- 200, 000.00 4. WESTCHESTER CREEK, N.Y. Location.-Located 14 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 226.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of June 25, 1910. The total cost of this project was $141,835.91-$77,181.64 for new work and $64,654.27 for maintenance; the total expenditures amounted to $143,781.78. For further details see page 238 of Annual Report for 1921. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide for a length of 2,000 feet through the estuary; thence 80 feet wide for 3,000 feet; and thence 60 feet w~ide to the head of navigation at East Tremont Avenue (Fort Schuyler Road), a distance of 8,800 feet, with widening at bends, and with two turning basins, one near the upper end of the channel and another near the Unionport Bridge, a total length of about 25/8 miles. Mean tidal range, 6.8 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.1 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $117,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved September 22, 1922 (H.Com.Doc. No. 8, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed in House Document No. 370, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 16 in number, with available dockage of 3,130 feet, are located-7 at Unionport, 2 about midway between Unionport and Westchester village, and 7 in the upper 1,200 feet of the projected channel. The facilities appear to be adequate. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contractdredging to a depth of 12 feet was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year and was completed on October 14, 1932. There were removed during the fiscal year 1933, 22,262 cubic yards, place measurement, of soft material and 42 cubic yards of boulders, at a cost of $7,122.17 for new work. Dredging and rock removal under contracts to a depth of 12 feet was commenced April 22, 1933, and completed May 20, 1933. There were removed 2,380 cubic yards of other material and 150 cubic yards of rock, all place measurement, at a total cost of $9,860.79 for new work. The total cost was $16,982.96, all for new work. The total expen- ditures were $49,494.17. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 101 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted May 20, 1933, at a saving of $19,562 under the estimated cost. When examined in July 1932 and May-June 1933, a controlling depth at mean low water of 12 feet existed from the 12-foot contour in the East River at the mouth to the head of the improvement at East Tremont Avenue. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $97,470.43-$97,438.22 for new work and $32.21 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $97,456.67. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $1,500 made during July 1933 a total of $3,462.67 will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1933_________ $13.'76 New work: Final payment on a contract completed during the previous fiscal year ---------------------------------------------- 2, 360.00 Balance remaining-------- ----------------------------- 1, 088. 91 Total---- ----- ---------------------------------- 3, 462. 67 It is believed that dredging for maintenance will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ____________--__---- ___$174, 619. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------.. -------- -___ 64, 686.48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 _________ 239, 306. 34 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 945.87 1------------_______- Gross total costs to June 30, 1933__------_ ___-241, 252.21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ----- - ___- __-__ 13. 76 Net total expenditures_-----______ ------------ _ 241, 238.45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933____ ... __________ 16. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 __ _______--241, 255.25 Si1 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work............--------......----- ......--------- - $10, 738. 22 $69, 717. 04 $16, 982. 96 Cost of maintenance---------------------$72. 81 $2, 680. 22 326. 66 32. 21 .. .. Total cost__------------------------ 72. 81 2, 680. 22 11, 064. 88 69, 749. 25 16, 982. 96 Total expended_- ------------------------- 20. 55 2, 689. 48 10, 155. 61 40, 122. 42 49, 494. 17 ...... ...... Allotted----------..................... .... 212, 350. 00 --............126,100.00 16, 025. 25 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ------------------ ...-------- $33, 485. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved- May 28, 1930---------------------------------$504.45 February 23, 1931_______________________ ____ 5,907. 34 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932 .-- ___ ----------- 33, 600.00 40, 011.79 Amount to be accounted for-------______ _ 73, 497. 51 102 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment-_. --------------- $23, 600.00 Revocation impounded funds-------------------- 386.' 54 $23, 986. 54 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 49, 510. 97 Gross amount expended----------------------------- 49,505. 29 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 11. 12 49, 494.17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 16. 80 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------ 13. 76 Reserve for impounded balance---------------------- 2. 43 16. 19 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------------- 61 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------1, 945. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933----,-------- 1,946. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------------------------- 1, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 -------------------------- 3, 446. 48 5. HEMPSTEAD HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This is an indentation of the north shore of Long Island, 25 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City, and 13 miles southwest of Stamford Harbor, Conn. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 223.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the entrance to a point opposite Ward's wharf, a distance of about 5,600 feet; thence 80 feet wide to the Roslyn Town Wharf, a distance of about 3,200 feet; and thence 50 to 70 feet wide to the head of navigation, a dis- tance of about 1,700 feet. Total length of channel included in the project is 2 miles. Mean tidal range, 7.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.4 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1910, was $47,000. The latest (1910) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 1, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). There is no published map. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 9 in number, with avail- able dockage of 2,700 feet, are located-8 along the east shore of the harbor from Glen Cove to Roslyn and 1 on the west shore; none has railroad connection. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce, which is local, and there is ample water front, both public and private for extensions as needs arise. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1913 at a saving of $7,532 under the estimated cost. The controlling mean low-water depth, as shown by survey made in May 1933, was 6 feet up to about 2,400 feet below the head of the improvement; thence to the head, 4 feet. The total costs and expenditures have been $89,443.90; $39,468.11 for new work and $49,975.79 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 103 Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project. It is believed that dredging for maintenance will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, to restore the channel to project dimensions the sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____________$39, 468. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_1111111111111111- 49, 975. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_________-- 89, 443. 90 Net total expenditures_________________-- __-_ 89, 443.90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------------89, 443.90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work . .................................................................. Cost of maintenance - ____. ___ _______ $2, 636. 30 $22. 00 $200. 53 $42. 96 --- Total expended_ --__-------______-___ 4, 539. 38 22. 00 176. 71 66. 78 Allotted. .... ...... ...... . " Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance.._____--- -------.- $15, 000. 00 6. GLENCOVE CREEK Location.--This is a narrow tidal inlet extending eastwardly about 1 mile from the east side of Hempstead Harbor on the north shore of Long Island, 26 miles northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 223.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water from deep water in Hempstead Har- bor, to the head of navigation at the city of Glen Cove, a total length of about 5,000 feet, to be protected by a sand fence along its north side where it crosses the beach. Mean tidal range, 7.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.4 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work (of which one half is to be borne by local interests, see Local cooperation), made in 1923, is $53,500, with $6,000 the first year and $4,000 annually thereafter for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925. (H.Doc. No. 207, 68th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests on June 30, 1933, contributed funds to cover one half the cost of proposed dredging and advanced funds to cover the remainder of the cost. Terminal facilities.--There are three terminals at present which are adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. A contract dated June 30, 1933, was entered into for dredging to a depth of 8 feet, in removing 203,400 cubic yards of material, place measurement. 104 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 No work was done up to the end of the fiscal year 1933. There was no cost or expenditure. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The conditions prescribed by Con- gress in adopting the existing project (see under Local cooperation) have been fulfilled. No work has been done under the existing proj- ect nor have any expenditures been made thereunder. The control- ling depth in the adopted channel, when surveyed in January 1933, was about 1 foot at mean high water, varying in width from 20 to 100 feet. The channel is practically bare at mean low water. Proposed operations.-The sum of $24,000 contributed by local interests, together with an equal amount advanced by them, a total of $48,000, will be applied to the completion by December 31, 1933, by contract of the existing project. It is believed that further work of improvement or maintenance will not be necessary during the next 2 years. The amount advanced by local interests during the fiscal year 1934 should be refunded. Therefore, the sum of $24,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and finantcial surnmary Amounts contributed and advanced by local interests----------------$48, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--------------------------- 48, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------------------------------------------- 24, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- - -- -- --- --- -- --- -- --- --- -- -- 30, 1935, for new work 24, 000 7. HUNTINGTON HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This is an indentation of the north shore of Long Island, 40 miles northeast of the Battery, New York City, and 8 miles southeast of Stamford Harbor, Conn. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey chart no. 224.) Previous projects.-The project was adopted by the act of June 10, 1872. The cost and expenditures were $22,500. For further details of previous projects see page 1772 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the 8-foot contour in Huntington Bay about 1,100 feet north of Sandy Point on East Neck to the Old Town Dock, with a turning basin 200 feet wide and with a protecting dike on the west side if necessary. The length of the section included in the project is about 9,100 feet. Mean tidal range, 6.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8 feet; irregular fluctua- tions due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1885, was $32,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1928) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 189'0. (H.Ex.Doc. No. 200, 48th Cong., 2d sess.) For latest published may see House Document No. 827, Sixty-first Congress, second session. 1Return of advanced funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 105 Terminal facilities.-There are six available wharves with a total length of 1,200 feet. These terminals suffice the present commerce of the harbor. Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1904 at a saving of $2,511 under the estimated cost. The dike was never built, the purpose for which it was intended having been covered by dredging to a greater width at the inner section of the channel. The controlling mean low-water depth as shown by an examination made in July 1933, was 8 feet in the entrance at Sandy Point; thence up to within 300 feet below the head of the im- provement, the channel is of project depth and width, except for a 500-foot section just below Town Park where the depth is reduced to 7 feet and in the turning basin where the project depth prevails for a width of 130 feet; above this the depth becomes gradually less and at the head it is but 4 feet and less. The total costs and expendi- tures have been $65,032.20, $29,489.06 for new work and $35,543.14 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project. It is believed that maintenance dredging will be necessary to restore the channel to project dimensions during the next two years. Therefore, the sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_------------------------------ $51.989:06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ ________________------__ 35, 543. 14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--- ____-______ 87, 532. 20 Net total expenditures____________________________ 87, 533. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933______________________ 87, 532. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work.. ..-----.---- .-- ------.-- ... - Cost of maintenance---..... $132. 11 .......-------------------- $79. 38 $51. 55 ------------ Total expended.-------------------------- 100. 03 $32. 08 49. 76 81. 17 ------------ Allotted....... ..--..... ...------------- ------------... ------------..... ...... --------------- - $83.99 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------------- $83.99 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--- ___-__- ____----83. 99 Amount that can be protfiably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ----------------------------- 15,000.00 8. EAST ROCKAWAY (DEBS) INLET, N.Y. Location.-On the south shore of Long Island between the main body of the island and the western end of Long Beach. It is 10 miles east of Rockaway Inlet and about 27 miles by water from the Battery, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 579 and 1215.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in the 106 -REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Atlantic Ocean to the 12-foot contour in Long Beach Channel, pro- tected by jetties. Mean tidal range, 3.9 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.7 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from about 31/2 feet below mean low water up to about 31/2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1929 is $710,000 (of which $100,000 was contributed by local interests). The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 19, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminals within the area im- mediately adjacent to the improvement. The water front on the north side of Long Beach has been bulkheaded. A town wharf with available dockage of about 400 feet exists at Woodmere. There is also a town wharf at East Rockaway. It is expected that additional dockage will become available when needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a continuing contract for the construction of a riprap east jetty for a length of about 4,250 feet at the westerly end of Long Beach, work was com- menced February 27, 1933, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. There were placed in the jetty 28,169 net tons of stone at a total cost of $101,239.27 for new work. The cost of a survey preparatory to contract for jetty construction was $1,655.74 for new work. The total cost was $102,895.01, all for new work, of which $5,713.62 were United States funds and $97,181.39 contributed funds. The total expenditures were $63,777.49, of which $3,778.67 were United States funds and $59,998.82 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 14 percent completed. About 850 linear feet of the east jetty were completed at the end of the fiscal year. No dredging has been done. The controlling mean low-water depth as shown by an examination made in July 1932 was 4 feet in the adopted channel across the bar to deep water in East Rockaway Inlet. The work remaining to be done to complete the existihg project consists in dredging the en- trance channel to a depth of 12 feet and width of 250 feet, completing the east jetty now under construction and in building a west jetty, if necessary to protect the channel. The total cost to June 30, 1933, was $102,895.01, of which $5,713.62 were United States funds and $97.181.39 contributed funds, all for new work. The total expendi- tures were $63,777.49, of which $3,778.67 were United States funds and $59,998.82 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $105,000 to be made during 1933, a total of $291,046.42, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $39, 117. 52 Reserved for impounded balances during the year ---------------- 620. 00 New work : Complete by December 1933, construction of the east Jetty under a continuing contract in force. Amount to be expended to complete ------- ---------------------------------- 251, 100. 00 Balance remaining ------ ------------------- 208. 90 Total --------------------------------------- 291, 046. 42 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 107 An allotment of $70,000 made during September 1933 from the National Industrial Recovery Act, will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging the entrance channel to project dimensions, under a contract to be entered into (May-October 1934)----------- $70,000. 00 It is believed that work of maintenance will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and finanoial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-......-------- $5, 713. 62 ----- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------_----- 1, 934. 95 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 3, 778. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__------------------------- 146,045.24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------ 149, 823.91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...............------------....--....-----------------------------------------$5, 713. 62 Total expended----- --------------------------------------------------- 3, 778. 67 Allotted_ ------------------ ------------------------ ------------ ------------ 149, 823. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932____________ ___ ___________ $150, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds----------- 176. 09 Net amount to be accounted for-........ __ ______----- 149, 823.91 Gross amount expended__________________________ $18, 569. 36 Less reimbursements collected------------------_ 14, 790. 69 3, 778. 67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------_146, 045.24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__________- $1, 934.95 Reserved for impounded balance 52. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------144, 057. 99 146, 045. 24 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ___-._ 70, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------------ 70, 000.00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------- 390, 000 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------$97, 181. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 3T, 182. 57 Net total expenditures ---------------------- 59, 998. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------40' 001. 18 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933 --------------100,000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds 108 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---....----------------------------------- ---------- $97, 181.39 Total expended--------------------------------------------------------........................ 59, 998. 82 Contributed-----------------------------..............--------------------............---............--............---------......... 100, 000. 00 Contributed by Nassau County, N.Y ..-------------------- $100,000.00 Gross amount expended ------------------------- ---- --- 59, 998. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----------- _-- ----- 40, 001. 18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---------- _- $37, 182. 57 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts.,---------- 2, 818. 61 40, 001. 18 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR EAST ROCKAWAY (DEBS) INLET, N.Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $102, 895.01 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 39, 117. 52 Net total expenditures _------------------ --------- 63, 777. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 186, 046.42 Total amount contributed and appropriated to June 30, 1933_ 249, 823. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------------..........................------------------------------- $102,895.01 Total expended..............-------------......----------...... ------------ ------------------------....... 63,777.49 Allotted and contributed.......---.......--------------...................................----------..------------............ 249, 823. 91 Contributed by Nassau County, N.Y ----....-------------------- $100, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932----------------------------------- 150, 000. 00 Total----------- ------------- ------------------- 250, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds--------_ 176. 09 Net amount to be accounted for-____ __----__------- 249, 823. 91 Gross amount expended------------------------ $78, 568.18 Less reimbursements collected_ -- __------ 14, 790. 69 63, 777. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 186, 046. 4 -- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_-__ _-----$39, 117. 52 Reserved for impounded balance-------------------- 52.30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------146, 876. 60 186, 046.42 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act---------- 70, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ----------------------- 70, 000.00 Amount (estimated) -required to be - appropriated for completion - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - of existing project i -- - 390, 000. 00 9. JAMAICA BAY, N.Y. Location.--This is an indentation in the south shore of Long Island, the entrance being about 8 miles east of the Narrows, New York Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 542.) 1 Exclusive ,of :ravailable funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 109 Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of June 14 1880, and July 13, 1892. The cost and expenditures amounted to $82,293.81- $79,332.36 for new work and $2,961.45 for maintenance. For further details see page 1770 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This is a cooperative project for making a gen- eral harbor in Jamaica Bay. It provides for making and maintain- ing an entrance channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 1,500 feet wide, with widening at bends; a main channel extending from the entrance channel up to the mouth of Cornells Creek, to be 30 feet deep at mean low water and 1,000 feet wide, with widening at bends; and for the protection of the entrance channel by one or two riprap jetties, as may be necessary. The prosecution of work to be done at the expense of the United States is to be subject to the conditions specified under Local Cooperation. Length of section included in the project, 14 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.9 feet at Barren Island to 5.1 feet at Canarsie and Hammels; mean range of spring tides, 5.8 and 6.1 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. Estimated cost to the United States for new work, made in 1919, $11,806,000. Estimated cost of annual maintenance work, made in 1919, in entrance channel, $160,000; in main channel, $100,000; total, $260,000, all exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects (H.Com.Doc. No. 4, 66th Cong., 2d sess.). The existing project as printed in House Document No. 1488, Sixtieth Congress, second session, was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 25, 1910, and September 22, 1922. The latest published map is in House Document No. 1488, Sixtieth Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-In adopting the enlarged project the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, provided that any fund here- tofore or hereafter appropriated for this improvement may be applied to providing the channels specified in House Document No. 1488, Six- tieth Congress, second session, with a depth of 30 feet at mean low water whenever and to such extent as the city of New York shall construct or provide for the construction of terminals with facilities suitable to channels of that depth. It also provided that the city of New York may be reimbursed for dredging and disposing of the material dredged in the main interior channel at actual cost, which shall not exceed a rate of 10 cents per cubic yard, including any cost of inspection borne by the United States, such reimbursement to include overdepth allowance not exceeding 1 foot. To meet these Conditions the city of New York, had, up to December 31, 1932, ap- propriated a total of $14,294,929.11, of which amount $3,254,000 was applied to airport construction. The airport is located in the vicinity of Barren Island. There had been expended up to December 31, 1932. $14,214,861.26, including $3,173,932.15 for airport construction and with the funds appropriated the city has proceeded as follows: (a) Has secured title to 2,710 acres of upland and land under water located along about 7 miles of the water front of Jamaica Bay between Barren Island and the Long island Railroad crossing on the north side of the bay at Hamilton Beach; this includes 339 acres which will afford the city an opportunity for 110 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 constructing a railroad connection from the New York Connecting Railroad to and around the entire Jamaica Bay water front in accordance with a plan adopted by the city authorities June 25, 1925. The city of New York has expended up to December 31, 1932, $5,444,687.49 for acquisition of property along the shores of Jamaica Bay. (b) Has dredged a channel 18 feet deep in Mill Basin at a cost of $66,937. (c) Built a wooden bulkhead platform 400 feet long at the head of Mill Basin at a cost of $63,114. (d) Has expended about $534,700 constructing a reinforced concrete bulk- head platform in Mill Basin extending about 2,700 feet southward from Avenue U. (e) Has extended Flatbush Avenue southward to the water front of Barren Island and inaugurated a ferry service across Rockaway Inlet, connecting Flatbush Avenue with the Rockaways. (f) In cooperation with the president of the Borough of Queens, constructed a boulevard across Jamaica Bay connecting Borough of Queens at Woodhaven with the Rockaways at Holland, thus shortening the previous vehicular route by about 10 miles. A cross-bay channel was excavated in connection with this work, the excavated material being used in constructing the boulevard. Has dredged a channel 18 feet deep, 300 feet wide, and 7,500 feet long in Paerdegat Basin at a cost of $269,921. (g) The construction of a pier at Canarsie suited to vessels requiring a channel 30 feet deep is completed except for the construction of storage sheds and the installation of freight-handling facilities, which are to be of a type adapted to the requirement of the lessee. Contract price, $487,269. Rockaway Parkway, leading to the pier, is being widened to 120 feet. (h) Progress has been made by a committee appointed by the city authorities to make a study of proposed arrangements for interchange of freight between rail and water. The main interior channel of 30 feet depth and 1,000 feet width has been dredged from Barren Island to Canarsie Pier, a length of about 20,000 feet. Repayment to the city of the cost of dredging the main interior channel up to but not exceeding 10 cents per cubic yard, place measurement, including the cost of inspection, is made by the United States. Terminal facilities.-Besides the landings at Barren Island, Can- arsie, and other points built before the improvement was begun and little affected by it, 3,106 linear feet of bulkhead made by the city in Mill Creek Basin are used. The existing facilities are fairly ade- quate for the existing commerce, but are wholly inadequate for the commerce anticipated and for which the project was adopted. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a continuing contract for the construction of the east jetty for a length of about 8,400 feet, work commenced March 11, 1931, was in progress at the end of the fiscal year 1933. There were placed in the jetty 266,479 tons of stone at a cost of $990,125.14 for new work. The contract is about 98 percent completed. The U.S. pipe-line dredge De Witt Clinton was employed from September 3 to October 31, 1932, in filling areas scoured out in the vicinity of the jetty. There were placed a total of 83,120 cubic yards, place measurement, of sand and mud at a cost of $22,798.23 for new work. The cost of a survey to determine the effect on the entrance channel of the construction of the east jetty was $1,991.93 for new work. The cost of tidal observations was $1,294.25 for new work. The cost of a survey to determine the condition of the channel was $542.07 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 111 The total cost of all work was $1,016,751.62-$1,106,209.55 for new work and $542.07 for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,097,110.27. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 35 percent completed. The main interior channel has been dredged to a depth of 30 feet at mean low water and width of 1,000 feet from Barren Island up to Canarsie, a length of about 18,100 feet; thence up to a point 500 feet east of Fresh Creek Basin, a stretch of about 3,400 feet, it has been dredged to a depth of 18 feet at mean low water and width of 500 feet. About 8,300 feet of the east jetty were completed at the end of the fiscal year. The controlling mean low water depth through a navigable channel 500 to 1,000 feet wide from the ocean to Canarsie was about 20 feet, from a survey made in June-July 1932. The work remaining to be done at the expense of the United States to complete the existing project consists in dredging the entrance channel to a depth of 30 feet and width of 1,500 feet, com- pleting the east jetty now under construction, and in building a west jetty, if necessary to maintain a channel of project dimensions, and in dredging the main interior channel to a depth of 30 feet at mean low water and width of 1,000 feet from Canarsie up to the head of the projected improvement at the mouth of Cornell Creek. The city of New York has, at its expense, met the conditions prescribed by Congress in adopting the project to the extent outlined under Local cooperation. The terminal at Canarsie has been partly completed; highway and railroad connections with this terminal have yet to be made, and facilities for handling cargoes, suited to the kind of freight to be handled by lessees, are to be installed at the time of leasing. Additional terminials suited to vessels requiring a channel of 30 feet depth, with highway and railroad connections, and freight-handling facilities are to be provided by the city of New York in advance of the extension of the channel northward from the pier at Canarsie. The total cost to the United States of the existing project up to June 30, 1933, was $4,259,698.54-$4,207,395.03 for new work and $52,303.51 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $4,222,063.55. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $61,212.88, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_--------------------------------$37, 634. 99 Reserved for impounded balances during the year------------------ 250. 00 New work: Complete by August 1933, construction of east jetty off Rockaway Point under a continuing contract in force. Amount to be expended to complete---------------------------- ---------- 23, 327. 89 --- Total------------------------------------------- ----- 61, 212. 88 Additional funds for improvement will be necessary for dredging the entrance channel from the sea to Barren Island. Therefore, funds amounting to $200,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, in the operation of one United States sea- going dredge in the entrance channel for 10 months (September 1934-June 1935). This work will complete an entrance channel 600 feet wide with a controlling depth of about 30 feet. 16228-ENG 1933-8 112 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 193 3 Cost an flnancial smmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___ _--__ ------ ___ $4, 286, 727. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- --------------------- 55, 264. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- ------ - 4, 341, 992. 35 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933.----------------------- 37, 634. 99 Net total expenditures-- -- _________ _____-- 4, 304, 357.30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___________-__- -------- 61, 212. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----- ___ 4, 365, 570. 24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------.........----------$231, 677.92 $138, 078. 66 $86, 908. 03 $896, 492. 14 $1, 016, 209. 55 Cost of maintenance................----------------- 1, 012. 53 .....-.... 2, 535.61 542. 07 Total cost----------------........................ 232, 690. 45 138, 078. 66 86, 908. 03 899, 027. 75 1, 016, 751. 62 Total expended-....-.---._---------- 133, 254. 81 358, 677. 14 77, 212. 24 790, 750. 90 1,097, 110. 27 Allotted----------------------................................ 500, 000. 00 -311, 200. 00 506, 000. 00 -37, 699. 06 1, 036, 675. 49 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ............... $121, 647. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Feb. 23, 1931-.----- _ ___- $150, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932---...... - -7__ 02, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------_------- 186, 000. 00 1, 038, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---.---_----_-------_-____ 1,159, 647.66 Deductions on account of revocation -impounded funds .. _.__ 1, 324. 51 Net amount to be accounted for- -....-..... -_._.... 1, 158, 323. 15 Gross amount expended---------------------$1, 099, 965.49 Less reimbursements collected--------__------, 2, 855. 22 1, 097,110. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------___-__ 61, 212. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933..------------ 37, 634. 99 Reserved for impounded balance.--------------- - 31.21 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts..-------- 23, 546. 68 61, 212. 88 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - --------- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , 575, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935 for new work 200, 000. 00 10. NEW YORK HARBOR: AMBROSE, MAIN SHIP, BAYSIDE, AND GED- NEY CHANNELS, INCLUDING ANCHORAGE CHANNEL AND CRAVEN SHOAL, AND CHANNEL BETWEEN STATEN ISLAND AND HOFFMAN AND SWINBURNE ISLANDS, N.Y. Location.-The works included under the above title are in the Lower Bay and in the lower part of the Upper Bay, New York Harbor. The Lower Bay is 330 miles southwest by water of Boston Harbor, Mass., and 165 miles northeast of the entrance to Delaware Bay, N.J. and Del. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 113 The Upper Bay extends southerly from the junction of Hudson and East Rivers opposite the Battery, New York City, a distance of about 51/2 miles. The Lower Bay extends from the Narrows to the sea, a distance of about 9 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 369 and 541.) Existing project. This provides for the Ambrose Channel 40 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide, extending from the sea to deep water in the Lower Bay, length about 7.5 miles; for the Anchorage Channel, an extension of Ambrose Channel, with the same depth and width, in the Upper Bay, opposite the anchorage grounds, length about 3.5 miles; for the Main Ship-Bayside-Gedney Channel, 30 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide, extending from the sea to deep water in the Lower Bay, length about 101/2 miles; for the removal of Craven Shoal to a depth of 30 feet; for a channel 16 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and about 12,500 feet long, extending from Bell Buoy 23 to Hoffman and Swinburne Islands. The project depths refer to mean low water. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $8,803,000. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $165,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 5, 1884, provided for the Main Ship- Bayside-Gedney Channel, and the dimensions of this channel were fixed by the Secretary of War December 27, 1886, under authority of the act of August 5, 1886 (A.R. 1887, p. 62, and 1888, p. 63); the act of March 3, 1899, provided for the Ambrose Channel (H.Doc. No. 159, 55th Cong., 3d sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the maintenance of the entrance channels under one head; the act of August 8, 1917, provided for extending the Ambrose Channel into the Upper Bay opposite the anchorage grounds (H.Doc. No. 518, 63d Cong., 2d sess.), for the removal of Craven Shoal (H.Doc. No. 557, 64th Cong., 1st sess.), and for the channel to the Quarantine Islands (H.Doc. No. 625, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of July 3. 1930, provided for changing the position of the southerly section of Anchorage Channel to give a fairway 2,000 feet wide and 40 feet deep (R. & H. Com. Doc. No. 18, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of Ambrose Channel is in the Annual Report for 1914, page 1734, and the latest published maps of the other localities in their respective project documents. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of September 12, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project for New York Harbor so as to provide for dredging the area at the south end of Red Hook Flats 40 feet and 30 feet; dredging the north half of the Jersey Flats to 20 feet and dredging a channel 20 feet deep and 500 feet wide along the New Jersey pier- ,cost head line from Kill Van Kull to this anchorage, at an estimated first of $3,750,000, with maintenance at $125,000, in addition to that now required. 114 REPORT OF OfIEf' O ;N \ iE1NER, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 Terminal facilities.-In the harbor (Lower Bay, the Narrows, and the Upper Bay) there are 35 piers, 4 ferry terminals, 4 car float (railroad) terminal bridges, and various bulkheads and wharves. The Lower Bay is largely undeveloped, having 11 piers and 12 bulk- heads along the shores. At the Narrows, along the Staten Island water front, and along the westerly shore of the Upper Bay from Greenville, N.J., to Ellis Island, terminals are located as follows: On Staten Island there are 23 piers in addition to the United States quarantine station for the port of New York. The remaining fea- tures are: 1 shipyard and 2 ferry terminals. Along the westerly shore of the Upper Bay (Greenville, N.J., to Ellis Island) there are 4 large railroad freight terminals. One terminal is equipped with facilities for handling ocean-going vessels. [ he terminals in Buttermilk Channel, Bay Ridge and Red Hook < iannels, and Go- wanus Creek (see separate reports under respective itles) are reached through New York Harbor. By compact dated April 30, 1921, the States of New York and New Jersey established the Port of New York District, embracing the territory roughly 25 miles in radius around the Statue of Liberty, and created the Port of New York Authority. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.--The U.S. seagoing dredge Atlantic and U.S. derrick boat E.R. 101 were employed from August to October 1932 in widening and removal of a shoal to a depth of 40 feet in the relocated Anchorage Channel, removing a total of 43,274 cubic yards, bin measurement, consisting of mud, sand, stones, and rocks. The cost was $2,414.22 for new work. The U.S. seagoing dredge Navesink was employed in the Anchor- age Channel, dredging to 40 feet, from January 17 to 19, 1933 ; February 24 to 28, 1933; March 1 to 5, 1933; and April 22 to 25, 1933, removing a total of 50,830 cubic yards, bin measurement, of mud, clay, and sand, at a cost of $10,752.73 for maintenance. The U.S. seagoing dredges Marshall and Raritan were employed in Main Ship Channel, dredging to 30 feet, from April 1 to 21, 1933; May 10 to 29, 1933, and from June 1 to 30, 1933, respectively,. removing a total of 260,249 cubic yards, bin measurement, of mud and sand, at a cost of $40,325.15 for maintenance. The cost of surveys, tidal observations, adjustments, and con- tingencies was $7,068.55-$412.52 for new work and $6,656.03 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $60,560.65-$2,826.74 for new work 'and $57,733.91 for maintenance. The expenditures were $6,531.95. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 84 percent completed. Main Ship-Bayside-Gedney Channel was completed in 1891; the depth was increased from its original depth of 23.7 feet to the project depth of 30 feet at mean low water. The cost of ne w work amounted to $1,579,985.65, including $116,530 applied to remov- ing wrecks and a sunken rock, authorized by acts of July 25, 1868, and January 8, 1873. Subsequent to the completion of these channels in 1891, up to June 30, 1928, the net cost of maintaining the entrance channels was $1,893,028.56. Ambrose Channel was completed in 1914; it was increased in depth from its original depth of 16 feet to the project depth of 40 feet at RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 115 mean low water. The estimated cost of this improvement was $6,688,000; it was completed at a gross cost of $5,190,507.08, including the cost of building dredges specially designed for the work. Anchorage Channel has been completed to 40 feet depth at mean low water. Dredging made necessary in this locality by a relocation, moving the channel to the eastward, authorized in the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, was completed in 1932. The channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands was completed in 1920 to project dimensions up to within 300 feet of the southern limits of the project. The dredged channel now meets all the demands of navigation, therefore further work of improvement is not contemplated for the present. As shown by an examination made during June-September 1932, shoals at and near the junction of Bayside-Gedney Channels have reduced the width of the channel of project depth to about 700 feet. The controlling depths of the several channels at mean low water are as follows: Ambrose Channel, 40 feet; Main Ship, 26 feet; Bay- side-Gedney Channel, 30 feet from an examination made during June-September 1932; Anchorage Channel (June-July 1932), 40 feet; Craven Shoal (January 1932), 30 feet; channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands (January 1932), 15 feet to Hoffman Island; thence to Swinburne Island, 12 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in lengthening the channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands by 300 feet, should this be deemed necessary. In the table following are shown the cost of prosecuting work in each of the channels included in the project, and the total cost of the project up to June 30, 1933. Appropriations for- New work Maintenance Total Ambrose Channel....._________ ..- . . . . -........ $3, 853, 184. 01 $35, 483. 64 $3, 888, 667. 65 Total for Ambrose Channel ----- _-- ---------------- 3, 853, 184. 01 35, 483. 64 3,888, 667. 65 Maintenance, including Ambrose Channel, Main Ship- Bayside-Gedney Channel, Anchorage Channel, and Craven Shoal...................------------- ------------------------------- 2, 080, 611. 76 2, 080, 611.76 Main Ship-Bayside-Gedney Channel---------------------- 1, 579, 985. 65 ------------- 1, 579, 985.65 Anchorage Channel..---------- Craven Shoal _______...---_------------------- ..------............--------------. .. .. -------------- 1, 762, 844. 62 138, 471. 53 .. .. _ 1, 762, 844. 62 138, 471. 53 ,Channel Total for maintenance of Entrance Channel---- between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swin- - -- burne Islands.......... .. -------------------------------- - _ 3, 481, 301. 80 129, 337. 05 2, 080, 611. 76 2, 162. 95 5, 561, 913. 56 131, 500. 00 Total---...........------------ ------------------------ 7, 463, 822. 86 2, 118, 258. 35 9, 582, 081. 21 The total expenditures up to June 30, 1933, amounted to $11,457,482.18. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the year, after deducting the amount of $36,500, reserved for impounded balances, during the year, a total of $368,835.34, for Ambrose Channel, will be applied for the operation and maintenance of the seagoing dredges carried by the improvement. The cost of operating and maintaining the dredges will be reimbursed by payments from the works upon which they are employed. 116 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $37,000 made during July 1933, a total of $108,296.74, for maintenance of entrance channels, and improvement of Craven Shoal, Anchorage Channel, and channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $18,489.26. Reserved for impounded balances---------------------------- 1, 900. 00 Maintenance: Operate one United States seagoing dredge in Ambrose Channel for 1 month (July 1933) --- ------------------- 20, 000.00 Operate 1 United States seagoing dredge in Main Ship Chan- nel for 31% months (July to October 1933) -- __-------------- 62, 6000000 Balance remaining---------- -------------------------- 5, 307. 48 Total-------- -------------- --------------------- 108, 296. 74 Full project dimensions should be maintained in the entrance channels. Therefore, the sum of $165,000 can be profitably expended on this work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Maintenance: Operate one United States seagoing dredge in Main Ship-Bayside- Gedney Channels and Anchorage Channel for a total of 8 dredge months (November 1934 to June 1935) --- __----------------- $165,000 Cost and fianoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------__ $7, 463, 822. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ...-------------------- 2,118, 258. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 9, 582, 081.21 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 1, 789, 847. 79 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------- 11, 371, 929. 00 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------- ----------- 127, 107.31 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 1---------- ___ 11, 499, 036. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------- --------- 41, 554. 13 Net total expenditures--____-____--_--- 11, 457, 482. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _..-.------ -------------- 349, 514. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------- 11, 806. 996.95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work........-------------------$130,966.09 ....-- -... $104, 952. 16 $221, 821. 61 $2, 826. 74 Cost of maintenance-----......--------- 43, 671. 58 $128, 639.03 53, 371.89 2, 998. 59 57, 733. 91 Total cost. ---------- 174, 637. 67 .----------- 128, 639. 03 158, 324. 05 224, 820. 20 60, 560. 65 Total expended_--____---- .----.------. 266, 587. 08 -51, 110. 35 231, 199. 51 398, 232. 36 6, 531.95 Allotted.--------------------------- 87, 500. 00 233, 200. 00 415, 000. 00 -186, 630. 00 58, 553. 35 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ ___--__--------____---$297, 493.37 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932------------- ---------------------- 120, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for..-------------------------- 417, 493. 37T RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 117 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment--------------------- $10, 000. 00 Revocation of impounded funds--...-------------- 51, 446. 65 $61, 446. 65 Net amount to be accounted for-- ---------------------- 356, 046. 72 Gross amount expended------------------------- 967, 688. 89 Less: Reimbursements collected--------- $960, 846. 32 Receipts from sales-__-- ---------- 310. 62 961, 156. 94 6, 531. 95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 349, 514. 77 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------46, 449.65 Reserved for impounded balance-------------------- 3, 110. 04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 9, 858. 07 59, 417. 76 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------290. 097.01 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 127, 107. 31 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------417, 204. 32 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------------------37, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 454, 204. 32 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 130, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 165, 000. 00 11. CONEY ISLAND CHANNEL, N.Y. Location.-This channel is situated in New York Harbor, Lower Bay, about 9 miles south of the Battery, New York City. The channel is shown on United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369, but it is not named. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 600 feet wide and 20 feet deep at mean low water, and 7,000 feet long between 20-foot contours. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1906, is $168,300. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 442, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There is a privately owned pier built out from the Coney Island shore for summer passenger travel; it does not extend to the channel. It is sufficient for this use. Commer- cially the channel is part of the water route between New York Har- bor and Jamaica Bay and points east along the southern shore of Long Island. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The cost of a survey and contingencies was $1,885.09 for maintenance. The ex- penditures amounted to $2,069. 1Exclusive of available funds. 118 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project is about 66 percent completed. The channel in its western end was dredged in 1913 to a depth of 20 feet at mean low water and width of 400 to 600 feet; no work has been done on the shoal in its eastern end. When ex- amined in October 1932, project depth existed for the entire length of the project through a channel varying in width from 250 to 600 feet. The work remaining to be done consists in increasing the channel to its full project width, but it is not contemplated to undertake this work for the present. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $285,999.66--$111,371.21 for new work and $174,628.45 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $285,999.66. Proposed operations.--There are no unexpended funds at the end of the year. An allotment of $20,900, made during July 1933, will be applied as follows: Reserved for impounded balances during the year- --------------- $50 Maintenance: Operate 1 United States seagoing dredge 1 month (August 1933) --- -- ------ --------------------------------- 20, 000 Survey and tidal investigations__ 8---------------- Total ----------------------------------------------- 20, 900 It is believed that work of maintenance will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------ $111, 371.21 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------ __---.-.----- __ 174, 628. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_ _____-- _ 285, 999. 66 Net total expenditures_____---------- -_________ _ 285, 999. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------- 285, 999. 66 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..... . ...- .-.--.--. ....- . .. ..- Cost of maintenance.. ------------------- . $6, 572. 23 $79, 634.08 $38, 458.39 $402. 14 $1, 885. 09 'otal expended-----------------------............................ 4, 617. 87 64, 879. 05 55, 128. 16 257. 85 2, 069. 00 Allotted.......................-------------------------------------........... 98, 200. 00 22,500.00 .........---------... -22,000.34 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- _--_____--_--- --- .-- $24, 069. 34 Deductions on account of- Revocation of allotment_---- ---- -_________$21, 875. 72 Revocation impounded funds ___________ -- __ 124. 62 22, 000. 34 Net amount to be accounted for_______________________ 2, 069. 00 Gross amount expended------- ----------------------------- 2, 069.00 Amount allotted from War Department appropriation act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------ 20, 900. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--________--- -- _____-- 20, 900. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project_ -- 56, 900.00 12. BAY RIDGE AND RED HOOK CHANNELS, N.Y. Location.-These channels lie along the east shore of the Upper Bay, New York Harbor, and, with Buttermilk Channel, form an RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 119 easterly channel along the Brooklyn water front from the Narrows to East River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 541.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1881, August 11, 1888, September 19, 1890, August 18, 1894, and June 3, 1896. The total cost amounted to $1,246,100. For further details see page 1768 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 1,200 feet wide and 40 feet deep at mean low water from the Narrows to Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, thence 1,750 feet wide to the junction of Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, thence 1,200 feet wide through Red Hook Channel to the Junction with Buttermilk Channel, and from the junction of Bay Ridge Channel with Red Hook Channel nar- rowing uniformly in width to about 500 feet wide off Twenty-eighth Street, Brooklyn. Length of section included in the project, 41/2" miles. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $4,609,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $150,000. This project was adopted in specific terms by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, no prior estimates for channels of these dimen- sions having been published. A report upon a survey of these chan- nels showing the depths in 1897 was printed on page 1177 of the Annual Report for 1897 and in House Document No. 337, Fifty- fourth Congress, second session, with map. The River and Harbor Act of 1907 authorized prosecution of the work so as to obtain, first, a depth of 35 feet, subsequently increasing the depth to 40 feet for the full width, in accordance with the project of 1899; this permitted a change in the order of the work without a change in the project. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided for the widening of Bay Ridge Channel to 1,750 feet. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 44, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), this document containing the latest published map. Terminal facilities.-There are 76 piers and bulkheads used by shipping interests along the water front of these channels. The terminal facilities occupy practically all of the available wharf room along the water front, and they are mostly of modern equipment. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. seagoing dredge Atlantic was employed in widening Bay Ridge Channel from July 1932 to June 1933 removing a total of 1,126,576 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material, at a cost of $181,319.23 for new work. The U.S. pipe-line dredge De Witt Clinton was employed in wid- ening Bay Ridge Channel from July 1 to August 10, 1932, removing 126,047 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $14,472.09 for new work. The U.S. derrick boat E.R. 101 was employed in Bay Ridge Channel from August 7 to 25, 1932, and from October 17 to 31, 1932, removing 159 tons, and 157 cubic yards, scow measurement, of debris and rocks, at a cost of $4,884.67 for new work. 120 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The U.S. dipper dredge Hell Gate was employed in widening Bay Ridge Channel from January 20 to February 3, 1933, removing a total of 19,296 cubic yards, scow measurement, of material, at a cost of $10,114.54 for new work. The U.S. seagoing dredges Atlantic and Navesink were employed from August 21 to 25, 1932, and September 1 to 21, 1932; and from .January 19 to 31, 1933, and February 1 to 23, 1933, and March 5 to 31, 1933, and April 1 to 22, 1933, respectively, removing shoals in Bay Ridge Channel. There were removed and disposed of 376,- 893 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material, at a cost of $69,204.97 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies was $2,415.56-$1,468.97 for new work and $946.59 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $282,411.06-$212,259.50 for new work and $70,151.56 for maintenance. The expenditures were $294,539.53. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Project is 84 percent completed. Red Hook Channel has been dredged to project depth and width for a length of 3,000 feet northward from its junction with Bay Ridge 'Channel and thence 1,000 feet wide and from 38 to 40 feet deep at mean low water a farther distance of 3,500 feet. About 66 percent of the work of widening Bay Ridge Channel to 1,750 feet from Bay Ridge Avenue to its junction with Red Hook Channel has been com- pleted. The controlling mean low-water depths as shown by an ex- amination made in April 1932, and March 1933, are as follows: In Bay Ridge Channel from deep water in the Upper Bay up to Forty- second Street, Brooklyn, through a channel varying in width from 200 to 1,000 feet, 40 feet; thence to Twenty-eighth Street, Brooklyn, through a channel 400 feet wide, 35 feet. In Red Hook Channel, from its junction with Bay Ridge Channel to its junction with But- termilk Channel through a channel varying in width from 600 to 1,200 feet, it is 32 feet, as shown by an examination made in July 1931. To complete the project, about 3,500 feet in length of the upper portion of Red Hook Channel is to be widened from the width of 1,000 feet secured in the first dredging to the project width of 1,200 feet, and complete the widening of Bay Ridge Channel to 1,750 feet from opposite Bay Ridge Avenue to its junction with Red Hook Channel. The total cost of the existing project up to June 30, 1933, was $5,326,935.53-$3,862,849.50 for new work and .$1,464,086.03 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $5,311,924.54. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $127,000, made during July 1933, a total of $170,376.50, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------------- $15, 826.74 Reserved for impounded balances during the year-------- 1, 050. 00 Maintenance: Operate one United State seagoing dredge in Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels for 73/ months (July 1933 to February 1934) ---------------- ------------------------- 153, 499. 76 Total ------------------- 170, 376.50 RIVERS AND HARBORS---FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 121 An allotment of $175,000, made during September 1933 from the National Industrial Recovery Act, will be applied as follows: New work : Operate one United States seagoing dredge to complete the widening in Bay Ridge Channel along the west side of the existing channel from Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, to the junction of Bay Ridge Channel and Red Hook Channel, for 3% months (October 1933 to January 1934) -------------- $86, 000 Operate one United States seagoing dredge to complete to project width the upper portion of Red Hook Channel, for 3% months (February to May 1934) --------------------- 83,000 Operate U.S. derrick boat E.R. 101 in the removal of isolated shoals which may be left at completion of seagoing dredge .operations, for 1 month (May 1934) __---------------------- 6, 000 Total ------------ --------------------------------- 175, 000 This work is expected to complete Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels to project dimensions. Full project dimensions are needed along this water front. There- fore the sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, to operate one United States sea- going dredge in Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels for 71/2 months during the fiscal year. This dredging should restore the Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels practically to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------_----------------$5,108, 949.50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---1------------------- , 464, 086. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 .-------- 6, 573, 035. 53 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----------------- 815. 75 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ------------ 6, 573, 851. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 15, 826. 74 Net total expenditures-__-___ ____-_____-__ -- 6, 558,, 024. 54 " Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 42, 560. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ____- ___ 6, 600, 585.29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .... . __-......--..-------... $110, 810. 51 $441, 400. 02 $212, 259. 50 Cost of maintenance--------------___--$289, 738. 60 $278, 025. 66 245, 146.70 70. 63 70, 151. 56 Total cost_---------------_-- 289, 738. 60 278, 025. 66 355, 957. 21 441, 470. 65 282, 411.06 Total expended.---.__-__ - -__- 282, 481.31 286, 057. 72 318, 788.46 473, 442. 54 294, 539. 53 Allotted__ __--------------- ---------- 250, 000. 00 397, 500. 00 384, 000.00 171, 200. 00 299, 670. 34 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-- --------------- --- $37, 429. 94 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ----------------------------------------- 300, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for____________- _ 337, 429. 94 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds-- ---------- 329. 66 Net amount to be accounted for_ __-----------____337. 100.28 122 REPOR OF C-IEf O-':T u.s.iay~ ie1a~ Gross amount expended_.........-- --..... _.. ..... $294, 603.20 Less reimbursements collectedl---.--- --- 63. 67 $294, 539. 53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------- 42, 560. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----.... --. - $15, 826. 74 Reserved for impounded balance- --------------- 0. 75 15, 827. 49 Balance available June 30, 1933-..-..-- ------------ 26, 733. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----- _----_--------------- 815. 75 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------ ------------ 27, 549. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------ ----------------- 127,000.00, Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------- 175, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__-.------ _ -329, 549. 01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 _- - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance , 150, 000. 00 13. BUTTERMILK CHANNEL, N.Y. Location.--This channel connects deep water in the Upper Bay,. New York Harbor, southwest of Governors Island, with deep water in East River northeast of Governors Island, and with Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels forms an easterly channel along the Brook- lyn water front from the Narrows to East River. It lies between Governors Island and Brooklyn Borough, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 541 and 745.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of June 14, 1880, July 13, 1892, and June 3, 1896. The total cost and expenditure were $496,250. Existing project.---This provides for a channel 1,200 feet wide and not less than 30 feet deep at mean low water, connecting deep water in the Upper Bay southwest of Governors Island with deep water in the East River northeast of Governors Island. Length of section included in the project, 21/4 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.5 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.5 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimated cost of new work for a channel 40 feet deep and 1,200 feet wide revised in 1933 is $2,200,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H.Doc. No. 122, 56th Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published map, see House Document No. 44, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There are 37 terminals with a length of 36.253 feet of available dockage, comprising 24 open-pile piers, 4 crib and concrete bulkheads, 3 open-pile wharves, 4 railroad float bridges, and 2 timber ferry racks. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 40 feet, work was commenced February 15,. SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 123 1933. There were removed at the end of the fiscal year 542,703 cubic yards of material, place measurement, at a cost of $112,061.88 for new work. Under a contract for work of deepening an area to a depth of 40 feet, trenching for and relaying cables and water mains, work was commenced June 27, 1933. There were removed at the end of the fiscal year 8,016 cubic yards of material, place measurement, at a cost of $9,821.59 for new work. The cost of surveys and contingencies was $8,002.39 for new work. The total cost of all work was $129,885.86 for new work. The total expenditures were $102,274.88.. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 10 percent completed. When examined in June 1931, and December 1932 to January 1933 the controlling depth through a channel about 600 feet wide was 30 feet at mean low water; shoals in the northerly and southerly areas included within the limits of the project reduce the depth in the westerly side of the channel to 20 feet at mean low water, and immediately opposite Atlantic Basin and adjacent to Governors Island the depth rapidly decreased to 10 feet and less at mean low water. The work of deepening the channel to 40 feet at mean low water for a width of 500 feet from Anchorage Channel to East River is about 26 percent completed. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in increasing the depth of the channel of 1,200 feet project width to 40 feet at mean low water by dredging and rock removal. The total cost of the existing project up to June 30, 1933, was $385,762.12--$224,873.55 for new work and $160,888.57 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $354,997.39. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $534,152.34, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------$30, 764.73 Reserved for impounded balances during the year___________ -___ 1, 600. 00 New work: Complete by Dec. 26, 1933, under a contract in force, dredging a channel 500 feet wide, from Upper Bay to East River-.... 330, 670. 00 Complete by Nov. 11, 1933, under a contract in force, dredging a trench, relaying water mains and cables__________________ 144, 584. 00 Balance remaining ____------___ 26, 533. 61 Total -------------------------------------------------- 534, 152. 34 An allotment of $100,000, made during September 1933 from the National Industrial Recovery Act, will be applied to dredging and rock removal under a contract to be entered into, near the junction of Buttermilk Channel with East River. Completion of this work will provide a widened entrance for vessels entering or leaving the easterly end of the 500-foot channel now being excavated. The sum of $520,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work: Dredging to 40-foot depth, under a contract to be entered into, for widening the 500-foot channel, to about 750-foot width .- $500, 000 Maintenance : Operate 1 United States seagoing dredge for 1 month (February 1935) ----------------------- ---- 20, 000 Total for all work -------------- .-------- 520, 000 124 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933____-------------------------- $721, 123. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- -- 160, 888. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 882, 012.12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 30, 764. 73. Net total expenditures--.---------------------- - 851, 247. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__--------------------------- 534, 152.34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 1, 385, 399. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------- -------- ----- $4,987. 69 $129,886.86 Cost of maintenance_-------------------$133.70 $6, 066. 22 $62.48 68.73------ Total cost ........-- ------------------- 133. 70 5, 066. 22 62. 48 5, 046. 42 129, 885. 86 Total expended ...........------------------- 131.58 5, 068. 34 ------------ , 95. 15 102, 274. 88 Allotted.......................--------------------------------- -32,700. 00 45,000.00 -34, 900. 00 628, 282.29w Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $8, 144. 93 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act ....-- approved July 21, 1932-- ------------------------ 800, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- -_-_-. ------. ---- __ 808, 144. 93. Deductions on account of-- Revocation of allotment_- ----------- $170,000.00 Revocation impounded funds__-- --- - - 1, 717.71 171, 717. 71 Net amount to be accounted for--__---------- ___ 636, 427. 22 Gross amount expended____-- __--------- ---- -- _ 102, 274. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---------------------- - 534, 152. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------- - 30, 764. 73 Reserved for impounded balance ---__ _--------__ 205. 69 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 467, 829. 09 498, 799. 51 Balance available June 30, 1933 ._.--------------____ 35, 352. 83 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act -----__- 100, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934____ ---- ___-____ 135, 352. 83 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - -- -- -- - - - - - - of existing project 1_ ____ _____ __ __ 1, 373, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 500, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 -_____ , - - ________ _________ 20, 000. 00 Total 1 - - - - - -- - -- -- - -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - 520, 000. 00' 14. EAST RIVER, N.Y. Location.-This is a tidal strait about 16 miles long and 600 to 4,000 feet wide, connecting Hudson River and the Upper Bay at the Battery, New York City, with Long Island Sound at Throgs 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 125 Neck, New York City, and separating Long Island from the main- land. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 223, 226, and 745.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 30, 1852, July 25, 1868, March 3, 1899, and June 25, 1910. Cost and expenditures amounted to $6,225,357.45; $6,187,693.50 for new work and $37,663.95 for maintenance. Existing project.-This provides for channels of the following dimensions (depths refer to mean low water) : From deep water in the upper New York Bay to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 40 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide; from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Throgs Neck, 35 feet deep, with widths varying from about 550 feet to 1,000 feet, according to locality; east of Welfare (Blackwells) Island up to English Place, Long Island City, 30 feet deep and varying in width from 500 feet to 900 feet, with widening in the approach from the main channel; between South Brother and Berrian Islands, 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide, with widening in the approach from the main channel; for the removal of Coenties Reef to a depth of 40 feet, local interests paying the cost of the work below a depth of 35 feet; also the removal of the following rocks and reefs lying outside of the limiting lines of the main channel to give access to wharves: Along the Brooklyn shore, Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan Bridge (Fulton Ferry Reef), to a depth of 25 feet; Jay Street Reef, 25 feet; Corlears Reef, 35 feet; Shell Reef, 25 feet; Horns Hook, 40 feet; Rhinelander Reef, 26 feet; and reef off Oak Point, 30 feet; for the construction of a dike in Pot Cove in Hell Gate. The length of the section in- cluded in the improvement is about 16 miles. The mean range of tides varies according to locality, from 4 feet at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and 4.4 feet at the Battery to 5 feet at Hallets Point, 6.3 feet at Port Morris, and 7.1 feet at the eastern entrance at Throgs Neck; mean range of spring tides, 5.3, 6.1, 7.4, and 8.4 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary according to locality from 4 feet below mean low water at the Bat- tery, 3.5 feet at the navy yard, and 4 feet below at Throgs Neck up to about 4 feet above the mean high water at the Battery and 4.5 feet above mean high water at Throgs Neck; extreme fluctuations do not affect navigation interests adversely to a serious extent. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1931, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $28,000,000. The latest (1921) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Public Resolution No. 67, Sixty-third Congress, third session, March 3, 1915, provided for the removal of Coenties Reef to a depth of 35 feet (H.Doc. No. 188, 63d Cong., 1st sess.), condi- tioned upon local cooperation increasing the depth to 40 feet; the act of July 27, 1916, provided for a channel 1,000 feet wide and 35 feet deep across Diamond Reef (H.Doc. No. 188, 63d Cong., 1st sess.), and the acts of August 8, 1917, and July 18, 1918, provided for a depth of 40 feet across Diamond Reef and through East River and Hell Gate (H.Doc. No. 140, 65th Cong., 1st sess.), and for the remaining items under the existing project (H.Doc. No. 188, 63d Cong., 1st sess.); the river and harbor act of September 22, 1922, modified the existing project by limiting the depth to be made in 126 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the through channel between Brooklyn Navy Yard and Throgs Neck to 35 feet, and provided for the removal of certain rocks and reefs and the construction of a dike in Pot Cove (H.Com.Doc. No. 3, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed in the last- mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Both shores of the East River from the Bat- tery, Manhattan Borough, to Hunts Point, east of Hell Gate, a length of about 12 miles, are occupied by 397 terminals except in limited sections where access is prevented by eddies and swift currents or by shoal water. The terminals consist of piers, bulkheads, ware- houses equipped with modern appliances for handling freight,. modern coal piers, bridges for the transfer of cars to and from floats, marine railways, dry docks, and ferry racks. In an endeavor to keep pace with the growing commerce of New York Harbor, the city authorities are constantly adding to and im- proving the terminals in the East River and elsewhere in the harbor. (For latest full description of terminal facilities, see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The following work was accomplished under contract: Middle ground.-Under a continuing contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 35 feet, work was commenced March 21, 1932. Work in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was com- pleted March 13, 1933. There were removed at the end of the fiscal year 58,252 cubic yards of rock and 19,133 cubic yards of other material, place measurement, at a cost of $193,692.66 for new work. Hell Gate, including Hallets Point, Ways and Woolsey Reefs.- Under a continuing contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 35 feet, work was commenced July 7, 1932. There were drilled and blasted 16,484 cubic yards of rock and there were re- moved at the end of the fiscal year 15,885 cubic yards of rock and 4,937 cubic yards of other material, place measurement, at a cost of $131,102.79 for new work. The contract is about 43 percent completed. Diamond Reef Channel and East Channel, Welfare (Blackwells) Island.-Undera continuing contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 30 feet and 40 feet in the East Channel and Diamond Reef Channel, respectively, work was commenced September 3, 1932, in the East Channel and was completed December 20, 1932. Work in Diamond Reef Channel was commenced September 22, 1932, and was completed at the end of the year except for the removal of a few shoals. The work in the East Channel was completed December 20, 1932. There were removed at the end of the fiscal year 12,195 cubic yards of rock and 38,418 cubic yards of other material, place measurement, at a cost of $289,615.89 for new work. Middle ground.-Under a contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 35 feet, work was commenced March 14, 1933. There were drilled and blasted 14,456 cubic yards of rock, and there were removed 2,089 cubic yards of rock and 570 cubic yards of other ma- terial, all place measurement, at a cost of $76,195.12 for new work. The contract is about 15 percent completed. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 127 The following work was accomplished by use of Government plant and hired labor: Diamond Reef Channel.-The U.S. seagoing dredge Marshall was employed in Diamond Reef Channel for removal of material to a depth of 40 feet. Work in progress at the end of the last fiscal year was completed August 10, 1932. There were removed at the end of the fiscal year 98,811 cubic yards of clay, stones, and silt, place measurement, at a cost of $21,831.04 for maintenance. Diamond Reef Channel.-U.S. derrick boat E.R. 101 was em- ployed in Diamond Reef Channel in the removal of shoals to a depth of 40 feet. Work was commenced July 1, 1932, and com- pleted July 25, 1932. There were removed at the end of the fiscal year 62 cubic yards of broken rock and 44 cubic yards of sand and gravel, all scow measurement, at a cost of $3,150.85 for new work. Shell Reef Main Channel.-The U.S. dipper dredge Hell Gate was employed in widening Shell Reef Main Channel in the removal of blasted rock and other material to a depth of 35 feet. Work was in progress from February 1 to 17, 1933, and March 28 to 31, 1933. There were removed at the end of the fiscal year 1933, 18,713 cubic yards of mud, sand, gravel, and broken rock, scow measurement, at a cost of $24,742.24 for new work. The work of widening the main channel is about 47 percent completed. The derrick boat E.R. 101 was employed intermittently during the fiscal year in reducing scattered shoals of soft material to the depth of the surrounding bottom in the vicinity of the Shell Reef Main Channel and Corlears Reef, at a cost of $47.82 for new work. Jay Street Reef.-The U.S. dipper dredge Hell Gate was em- ployed in Jay Street Reef in the removal of material to the project depths of 25 and 40 feet. Work was commenced February 17, 1933, and was suspended on March 28, 1933. There were removed at the end of the fiscal year 1933, 21,222 cubic yards of mud, sand, clay, and broken rock, scow measurement, at a cost of $27,416.72 for new work. The work is about 43 percent completed. The cost of surveys and contingencies preparatory to dredging and rock removal work was $8,524.61 for new work. The cost of current and miscellaneous surveys pertaining to the project or contemplated improvements was $12,594.81 for mainte- nance. The total cost of all work was $788,914.55; $754,488.70 for new work and $34,425.85 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $726,440.39. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 75 percent completed. About 75 percent of the work required to com- plete the removal of Coenties Reef to the project depth of 40 feet at mean low water had been accomplished when the contract for doing the work was canceled on December 11, 1922; the United States has practically completed its share of the work, but no work has been done on the reef by the city of New York since the annulment.' The controlling depth from deep water in the Upper Bay to deep water in the East River off Old Slip, Manhattan, is 35 feet at mean low water through a channel about 500 feet wide; the rock section off Governors Island in the southern half (500 feet in width) of 16228-ENG 1933---9 128 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the Diamond Reef Channel has been deepened to 40 feet; a reef situated in about midstream off Old Slip and directly over the tunnel connecting Old Slip, Manhattan, with Clark Street, Brooklyn, has been removed to depth of 40 feet; Fulton Ferry Reef lying within the main channel has been removed to 40 feet; a rock shoal in about midstream off Pier 8, Manhattan, and another off Pier 15, Brooklyn, have been removed to a depth of 40 feet; with the exception of about 300 feet in length off Jay Street, that part of the shoal known as Jay Street Reef, lying within the main channel of 40 feet depth, is believed to have been removed to project depth; some work has been done in the section of this reef lying shoreward from the main channel, the depths in which section vary between 16 and 23 feet at mean low water along the pierhead line, gradually increasing to 18 feet and over at a distance of 100 feet channelward from the pier- head line. The removal of Corlears Reef to project dimensions has been completed. Shell Reef has been deepened to 25 feet at mean low water except where obstructed by a number of scattering shoals. The work of widening and deepemng the main channel at Shell Reef has not yet been completed. The project east channel at Wel- fare (Blackwells). Island has been dredged to a depth of 30 feet at mean low water except along the easterly side over tunnels at First and at Fifth Streets, Long Island City, where the depth is 25 feet at mean low water; Charlotte Rock has been removed to a depth of 30 feet. A channel 900 feet wide has been excavated off the mouth of Newtown Creek, connecting deep water off East Twentieth Street with deep water in the west channel at Welfare (Blackwells) Island off West Thirtieth Street, Manhattan; 600 feet in width of this chan- nel in the western side has been excavated to a depth of 40 feet and 300 feet in the eastern side to a depth of 35 feet at mean low water. The reef off East Thirty=second Street has been removed to a depth of 40 feet; Ferry Reef has been removed to a depth of 35 feet; a sec- tion of Man-of-War Reef lying within the limits of the main chan- nel has been deepened to 35 feet. The project west channel at Wel- fare (Blackwells) Island has been dredged to a depth of 35 feet at mean low water, except for a few scattered areas along the westerly side of the channel. Horns Hook Reef has been removed to 40 feet; Rhinelander Reef has been dredged to 26 feet; a channel of 34 feet depth between Hallets Point and Mill Rocks, through Hell Gate, has a minimum width of 500 feet; Middle Reef has been removed to project depth, Pot Rock in Hell Gate, and Negro Point Reef have been removed to a depth of 35 feet; the channel of 35 feet depth on the eastern side of Middle Ground has been widened to 450 feet; North Brother Island Reef has been removed to a depth of 35 feet; reef off North Point of North Brother Island has been deepened to 35 feet, and rocky reefs between Oak Point and Barretto Point have been removed to 30 feet. As shown by survey made in November- December 1932, the controlling mean low-water depth in the chan- nel between South Brother and Berrian Islands has been increased from the original depth of 9.6 feet to 15.5 feet. There is now available for navigation a channel 35 feet deep at mean low water and 500 feet wide connecting deep water in the Upper Bay, New York Harbor, with deep water in the East River RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 129 off Old Slip, Manhattan; thence, a channel 40 feet and over in depth and of varying but navigable width is available up to Hell Gate;: the controlling depth in Hell Gate is 34.5 feet through a channel 60(" feet wide; the east channel of 35 feet and over in depth at Middle Ground, off Sunken Meadow, is 450 feet wide, and the west channel of the same depth is 200 feet wide; thence, to Clason Point the depth is 35 feet and over through a channel not less than 700 feet wide, and thence, to Throgs Neck at Long Island Sound, 37 feet and not less than 1,000 feet wide. The controlling depth through the natural east channel of navigable width at Welfare (Blackwells) Island. is 24 feet at mean low water; the controlling depth up to English Place (now Forty-third Street) is 30 feet. As a result of the work done under all projects, rocks and reefs have been removed to the depths shown in the following table: Distance Least Least Former Present Locality by water original present projected projected Battery depth depth depth depth 1-----------------------------0 Miles Feet 12~ Feet 26 Feet26 Feet 26 Battery Reef 1--- 0 12.818 26 26 126 2 South Ferry Reef 1_-- -- - __ 0 17 19 26 26 3 Diamond Reef 2- ---------- ____ _____ 1 15. 7 20.3 25 25 4 Reef bffDiamond Reef 2-....................... 19 26 26 26 5 Coenties Reef 3-- % 14. 3 30. 7 26 40 6 Fulton Ferry Reef 1--- , -- 12 24. 3 ........ 25 7 Jay Street Reef 1- - 1%-2 - __. .... 16.0 ......... 25 8 Corlears Reef 1----- _- - 2 11. 8 35 ......... 35 9 Third Street Reef 4....________________________ _ 3 15. 9 27 19 25 10 Shell Reef 4.................................. __ 2%-4 7. 5 15.5 18 25 11 Pilgrim Rock 5----.-----------.....-.-.--- 3% 12 25 25 25 12 Twenty-sixth Street Reef 5- - --- 4 16. 1 25 26 25 13 Charlotte Reef s----------------._-__ .- 4% 14. 7 30 26 30' 14 Thirty-second Street Reef--.-----.-----.------. 4% 28. 7 40 26 35 15 Ferry Reef 7....-............................... 4 7 35 26 35 16 Man-of-War Rock 4____________________________ 4% 0. 8 26 26 26 ' 17 Horns Hook Reef-____ .--------.---.------- 7 22 40 -- 40 18 Rhinelander Reef_--------------------------- 7% 9. 4 26 26 26 19 Middle Reef 4_________________________________ 7 6 35 26 35 20 Heel Tap Rock_ ...---------.--.... -------- 7_ 12.1 20.5 26 21 Hallets Point Reef 4_----------.---------- -7__7 4 26 35 35 22 Frying Pan Reef 4_____________________________ 7% 9 26 26 35 23 Pot Rock_ -______-_-..................... 8 8 35 26 35, 24 Shell Drake Rock 4____________________________ 8 8 26 26 35 25 Ways Reef 4.. -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8............................... 5 26 26 26: 26 Negro Point Reef 4 9 0 35 26 35 27 Reef C--------------------------------------- 9% 28. 2 28. 2 40' 28 Middle Grounf -------------------------- , 10 11 17. 0 26 35 29 Reef off North Brother Island 7_._ ------ 10% 16 35 26 35 30 31 32 North Point of North Brother Island 4.......... 11 Reef off Oak Point 7--------------------------11% Rocks offBarretto Point 4___________________ 4. 3 12. 6 11........---------- 35 30 35 -------- ._.._..._._ ....-- 35 30 35 33 Barretto Reef 4- _____ ________________________ 11% 17 32.8 26 35 1 Such parts of these reefs as project into the proposed deep-water channels are to be removed to the project depth of 40 feet. 2 Such parts of these reefs as project into the proposed deep-water channel have been removed to the- project depth of 40 feet. 3 Cost of removal to 35-foot depth to be paid by United States; local interests to pay for cost of work: below that depth. 4 Such parts of these reefs as project into the proposed deep-water channel are to be removed to the project depth of 35 feet. 5 Included in area no. 10 (Shell Reef) to be deepened to 25 feet. 6 Included in the proposed deep-water channel east of Blackwells Island for removal to the project depth= of 30 feet. ?Included in the proposed deep-water channel for removal to 35 feet. The total cost of the existing project up to June 30, 1933, was- $21,338,702.82-$21,057,885.46 for new work and $280,817.36 for main- tenance. The total expenditures amounted to $22,510,384.23. 130 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the year, together with an allotment ,of $33,000, made during July 1933, a total of $717,079.99, will be :applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- $79, 739. 29 Reserved for impounded balances during the year---------------- 3, 350.00 lNew work: Complete by Nov. 30, 1933, the widening of Hell Gate Channel at Hallets Point Reef, under a continuing contract in force, by dredging and rock removal. Amount available to be expended to Nov. 15, 1933 -- ------ ----- $176, 090. 70 Complete by Jan. 22, 1934, the removal of Middle Ground by dredging and rock removal, under a contract in force. Amount to be expended to complete -------------------------------- 420, 900. 00 Complete by Aug. 1, 1933, the widening of Diamond Reef Channel and the east channel Welfare Island by dredging and rock removal, under a continuing contract in force. Amount to be expended to complete------------------------ 4, 000. 00 600, 990. 70 Maintenance: Remove, by use of U.S. derrick boat E.R. 101 and the hire of labor, scattered shoal areas in the 40- foot channel between the Battery and the Brook- lyn Navy Yard, and shoals which may have formed in the channel between the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Throgs Neck for 51/2 months (September 1933 to February 1934)------------23, 000.00 Miscellaneous surveys, tidal and current observa- tions, pertaining to maintenance operations----- 7, 000. 00 30, 000. 00 Balance remaining ------------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Total ------------------------------------------ 717, 079. 99 An allotment of $1,400,000, made during September 1934 from the National Industrial Recovery Act, will be applied as follows: New work : Dredge and remove rock in reefs off Hunts Point and Wards Island and widen South Brother-Berrian Island Channel, under contract to be entered into. Amount to be expended to complete by Aug. 31, 1934------------------------------ $249, 417 Complete by Dec. 31, 1933, the widening of Jay Street Reef, 40-foot channel, and a shoal off Corlears Reef, 40-foot channel, by dredging and rock removal, under a contract to be entered into. Amount to be expended to complete----------------- 24, 910 Dredging and rock removal in the widening of Shell Reef, Main Channel, under a contract to be entered into. Amount to be expended to complete by Oct. 31, 1934-------------------- 475, 000 Dredging and rock removal in the widening of Shell Reef, 25-foot channel, under a contract to be entered into. Amount to be expended to complete by Oct. 31, 1934--------------------- 200,000 Dredging and rock removal in the widening of the 35-foot chan- nel between Oak Point and Hunts Point, under a contract to be entered into. Amount to be expended to complete by Oct. 31, 1934 -------------------------------------------- 250, 000 Dredging and rock removal in the widening of the 35-foot chan- nel between Hunts Point and Throgs Neck, under a contract to be entered into. Amount to be expended to complete by Oct. 31, 1934-.-- ---- - 125, 000 _-------- RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 131 New work-Continued. Removal of isolated shoals, consisting of large boulders and rock points in the 40-foot channel opposite Coenties Reef to the Brooklyn Bridge; and in the 35-foot channel between Shell Reef and Hell Gate, including Shell Reef, 25-foot channel, and in the vicinity of Barretto Point, by use of U.S. derrick boat E.R. 101 and the hire of labor. Estimated cost to complete by Oct. 31, 1934 -------------------------------------- $50, 673 Surveys in connection with the preparation of contract work and hired labor operations-------------------- ------- 25, 000 Total ------------------------- - ------------------ 1, 400,000 This will complete practically all work under the existing project. Additional funds will be required for maintenance dredging. The sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, in the removal of about 150,000 cubic yards of material from the southerly section of Diamond Reef Channel. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 _-_-_-_-_-_ ---- - ___- $27, 245, 578.96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- ------------ __ 318, 481.31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ---------- 27, 564, 060. 27 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 1, 241, 312. 57 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-----------------_ 28,805, 372.84 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_-----__--...--- - __ 10,108. 13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933______ ________----- 28, 815, 480. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------__ 79, 739. 29 Net total expenditures ___-----... - ------------ 28, 735, 741. 68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------- 673, 971.86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ---- ____ 29, 409, 713.54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 $1, 478, 666. 52 $1, 480, 195. 56 $1, 122, 674. 68 Cost of new work- ............------------- $769, 525. 81 $754, 488. 70 Cost of maintenance-------------- 5, 854. 95 6, 652. 76 3,132. 20 6, 989. 94 34, 425. 85 1, 484, 521. 47 Total cost .................. 1, 486, 848. 32 1, 125, 806.88 776, 515. 75 788, 914. 55 Total expended......----------------1, 444, 759. 89 1, 513, 032. 96 1, 201, 694. 01 843, 338. 82 726, 440. 39 Allotted -.----------------------- 587, 000. 00 406, 450. 00 1, 086, 800. 00 424, 135. 42 1, 086, 308. 67 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ ------------ -____-____ $314, 103. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved- Apr. 15, 1926 -------------------------------- $361. 92 Feb. 23, 1927_-----------___ ___--- ---_ __-, - -- 51. 45 May 28, 1930-------------------------- 6, 983.24 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------- ------------ 410, 0)0. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932-__------ 500, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933- - --------------- 195, 800. 00 1, 113, 196. 61 Amount to be accounted for ----------------- - 1,427, 300.19 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds----- 26, 887. 94 Net amount to be accounted for-------------- 1,400, 412. 25 132 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 G~ross amount expended---------- ------------- $986, 275.19 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 259, 834. 80 $726, 440. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------- -- 673, 971. 86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------- $79, 776. 95 Reserved for impounded balance---------------- --- 268. 79 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------601, 769. 73 681, 815. 47 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------7, 843.61 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 10, 108. 13 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------------- 2, 264. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------- 33, 000.00 Amount alloted from National Industrial Recovery Act------- 1, 400,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 .----------- - 1, 435, 264. 52 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal- year 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- ending June -- - - - -- - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 50, 000. 00 15. WALLABOU' CHANNEL, N.Y. Lodation.-This channel is a tidal branch of East River, N.Y., about 2.5 miles by water northeast of the Battery. It is located on the east side of the river in the bight of a bend, behind what was formerly an island known as Cob Dock. (See U.S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 745.) Emisting project.-This provides for a channel 20 feet deep at mean low water, 230 to 350 feet wide, and about 2,000 feet long. Mean tidal range, 4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.8 feet; irregu- lar fluctuations, due to wind and barometric pressure, vary from about 3.5 feet below mean low water up to about 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1898, was $40,000. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 50, 55th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.--The entire channel front is occupied by 13 piers, 19 bulkheads, and 1 railroad float bridge; the total available dockage is 17,798 feet. There is no space left available for the con- struction of additional terminals. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1900 at a saving of $21,826 under the estimated cost. The controlling mean low-water depth, as shown by soundings taken in May 1933, was 20 feet through a channel varying in width from 150 to 350 feet. The total cost and expenditures have been $36,897.85- $18,173.69 for new work and $18,724.16 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--There are no funds available for this project. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 133 It is believed that maintenance dredging will be necessary to, re- store the channel to project dimensions during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and fcnanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $18, 173.69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 18, 724. 16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 36, 897. 85 Net total expenditures_- ___-__---_--_ ------- 36, 897. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-------------------- 36, 897.85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------ ------------------ ----------- ------------------------ Cost of maintenance__________________ _ $42. 94 $104. 74 $0. 10 $50. 07 ---------- Total expended .___. __......__.___________ 40. 56 91. 12 16. 10 50. 07 - Allotted-... ..---.------------ -- ----- - __---------------- -------- . ------ _---------- -- $2. 15 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932______________--------------- $2. 15 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 2. 15 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30,1935, for maintenance___---------------------------------- 5, 000.00 16. NEWTOWN CREEK, N.Y. Location.-This creek is a tidal arm of East River, N.Y., and forms a part of the boundary between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 745.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 14, 1880, July 5, 1884, and June 3, 1896. The total cost was $527,530.58. The cost of new work and maintenance cannot be separately stated with ac- curacy, the division in the early years being indeterminable; and approximate estimate is, that $401,260.51 was for new work and $126,270.07 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $527,- 530.58. For further details see page 1769 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 23 feet deep and 130 feet wide from the East River to a point about 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue; for a turning basin in the vicinity of Mussel Island; for dredging a triangular area lying on the north side of the entrance to the creek; for a channel 20 feet deep at mean low water elsewhere in Newtown Creek, including Dutch Kills, Maspeth Creek, and English Kills, and of the following widths: 125 feet wide from Maspeth Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue on the East Branch, including the removal of Mussel Island; 150 feet wide in English Kills, or West Branch, to the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge across said branch, including the easing of bends; 100 feet wide for a dis- tance of 2,000 feet up Maspeth Creek; and 75 to 100 feet wide for a distance of 2,800 feet up Dutch Kills, with a turning basin at the head. The total length of channel included in the project is about 25,000 feet. Mean tidal range, 4.2 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure 134 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 vary from about 3.5 feet below mean low water up to about 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,151,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 936, 64th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for depth of 20 feet; and July 3, 1930 (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 42, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the 23-foot channel. A modification of harbor lines in the vicinity of Mussel Island was approved by the Secretary of War January 21, 1920, and a concordant minor modification of the project without change in the estimate of cost was approved by authority of the Secretary of War March 22, 1920. The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local oooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, requires that all land needed for right-of-way be furnished without cost to the United States, and provides that no work shall be done in Maspeth Creek, in the removal of Mussel Island, or in English Kills, until this has been done in each case and corresponding changes made in existing harbor lines; also that no work shall be undertaken under the existing project in Dutch Kills until the ob- structive bridges near its mouth have been suitably modified. The lands needed in Maspeth Creek, Mussel Island, and the East Branch have been ceded to the United States by the city of New York by deed. No action has been taken by the city authorities leading to the cession of land needed for right-of-way in English Kills or West Branch. The work of modifying the bridges near the mouth of Dutch Kills was completed in 1923. Local interests at various times dredged for maintenance in front of their wharves. They have also expended large sums in extending the channel in the West Branch from the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge southward, a distance of about 2,500 feet, to the present head of navigation at Johnson Avenue. This extension is about 160 feet wide and 6 to 12 feet deep at mean low water. Extensive bulkheading, dredging, and filling has also been done in the Dutch Kills Branch by private interests. Terminal facilities.-The length of water front measured along both sides of the projected improvements is 11.6 miles, of which 9.6 miles are bulkheaded and about 13/4 miles of frontage, distributed over the entire length of this waterway, is yet undeveloped. The total available dockage is 51,420 feet, which is adequate for present needs. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U.S. dipper dredge Hell Gate was employed from July 1, 1932, to December 31, 1932, and April 11 to 15, 1933, in deepening to 23 feet the channel from the entranice up to Meeker Avenue. There were removed 150,889 cubic yards, scow measurement, of material at a cost of $109,237.09 for new work. Derrick boat E. R. 101 was employed from August 26 to 31, 1932; September 1 to 15, 1932; November 1 to December 31, 1932; Jan- uary 1 to 5, and 18 to 31, 1933; and from February 1 to June 19, RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 135 1933, in removing shoals and debris to a depth of 23 feet in the channel between Vernon Avenue and Meeker Avenue. There were removed 349 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 2,944 cubic yards, scow measurement, of other material, at a cost of $27,279.66 for new work. Under a continuing contract for dredging and rock removal in the entrance channel to a depth of 23 feet work was commenced August 19, 1932, and was completed December 20, 1932. There were re- moved 533 cubic yards of rock and 1,522 cubic yards of other mate- rial, place measurement, at a cost of $13,409.94 for new work. The total cost was $149,926.69, all for new work. The expendi- tures were $163,300.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 67 percent completed. The work of deepening the main channel to 23 feet and 130 feet wide from the entrance to 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue, including the triangular area at the entrance, and a turning basin at the former location of Mussel Island is about 90 percent completed. Dutch Kills has been dredged to project depth (20 feet) for a width of 75 to 100 feet, except at a few places near the head of improvement where unstable bulkheads restricted dredging opera- tions. Maspeth Creek has been dredged to project dimensions throughout. The controlling mean low-water depth in Newtown Creek, main channel, is 23 feet from the entrance to 150 feet above Maspeth Avenue, of the following widths: From the entrance to Greenpoint Avenue 130 feet; thence to Meeker Avenue varying from 80 to 130 feet; thence to 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue, 50 to 130 feet including the full width of the turning basin at the former lo- cation of Maspeth Avenue, where it is 23 feet deep except for a few scattered shoals. Examinations were made in Newtown Creek, main channel, in 1932 and from March to May, 1933. In Dutch Kills the controlling depth was about 16 feet when examined in December 1931. In Maspeth Creek it was 19 feet when examined in August 1932. As shown by soundings taken in 1929 and 1933 the controlling depth was 13 feet between Maspeth Avenue and Grand Street; and 12 feet to Metropolitan *Avenue on the East Branch; in English Kills on the West Branch, up to Metropolitan Avenue Bridge it was about 12 feet. The work remaining to be done consists in complet- ing to project dimensions the channel between Greenpoint Avenue and Meeker Avenue; and from 800 feet north of Maspeth Avenue up to Metropolitan Avenue on the East Branch; and English Kills or West Branch up to the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. The total cost of the existing project up to June 30, 1933, was $863,522.48; $766,687.81 for new work and $96,834.67 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $859,689.40. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year, amounting to $6,111.60, will be ap- plied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $3, 848.55 Balance remaining ------------------------------ 2, 263.05 Total---------------------------------------------------6, 111.60 Further work of improvement is needed. Maintenance dredging will be necessary to maintain the channel in satisfactory condition. 136 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Therefore, the sum of $105,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work: Complete, by June 30, 1935, the dredging of channel to pro- ject dimensions, from Mtspeth Avenue to head of the East Branch--------- ----------------------------- $85, 000.00 Maintenance: Remove, by contract to be entered into or by the use of Gov- ernment plant and the hire of labor, shoals which may have formed in the channel between the mouth and Maspeth Ave- nue---------------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Total for all work-------------------------------- 105, 000. 00 Cost and flanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------- $1, 167, 948. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___------------------------ 223,104. 74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------- , 391, 053. 06 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 15------------------ 47 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933---------------- --- 1,391, 068. 53 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------,------------- 3, 848. 55 Net total expenditures_ --------.-.------- - 1, 387, 219. 98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------- --------------- 6, 096. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__------------ 1, 393, 316. 11 Fiscal year ended June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ....-..----------.--.------- - Cost of new work;--- $13, 043.40 $179,331.95 $144, 541.70 $149,926.69 Cost of maintenance$__------------------ $66, 828. 22 3. 00 . 17 --------....... -....... Total cost..........................---------------------- 66, 828. 22 13, 046. 40 179, 332. 12 144, 541. 70 149, 926. 69 Total expended----.---------------------- 66, 808. 53 12, 988. 19 131, 542. 53 175, 265. 80 163, 300. 56 Allotted---- . ----------------------- - -3, 700. 00 94, 800. 00 130, 000. 00 89,100. 00 142, 799. 65 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------- $26,597.04 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931----.. --------- ------- $21, 875. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932___---------------- 122, 000. 00 143, 875. 82 Amount to be accounted for__..------------------------170, 472.76 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds 1, 076. 07 Net amount to be accounted for ___________-------___ 169, 396.69 Gross amount expended_--_-------- -------- 163, 385.41 Less reimbursements collected____---- ------- - - 84. 85 163, 300. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__ 6________-------- 6, 096. 13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 .------ _3, 848. 55 Reserved for impounded balance_------------------- .39 3, 848.94 Balance available June 30, 1933---_------- 2, 247. 19 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-____--- _____ ---------------- 15. 47 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------__- 2, 262. 66 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------- -- -- 384, 800. 00 'Exclusive of available fund RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 137 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work ------------------------------------------ $85, 000. 00 For maintenance 1_-------------------------------------- --- 20, 000. 00 Total 1' 105, 000. 00 1---------------------------- 17. HARLEM RIVER, N.Y. The project is about 50 percent completed. The expenditures during the year amounted to $20,084.03, of which $12,784.07 was applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities at the beginning of the fiscal year; $926.71 to cost involved in final payment on a contract completed during the previous fiscal year. The total cost of all work was $6,302.08-$926.71 for new work and $5,375.37 for maintenance. The balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year was $441.49. No further work of improvement is contemplated until conditions of local cooperation have been fulfilled, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1935 since the present condition of the channel is considered satisfactory for the needs of navigation. For further details see Annual Report for 1932, page 224. Cost an financoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___ ___________________ $2, 709, 054. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 1------------___-------- 176, 988. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 2, 886, 042. 51 Net total expenditures ______-____-_______________2, 886, 042. 51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------_____--------- 441.49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 2, 886, 484. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.----______________-.-$285, 401. 48 $150, 082. 36 $20, 126. 37 $135, 025. 85 $961. 71 ----------- Cost of maintenance-----. _ 19, 799. 45 2, 151. 52 27, 970. 17 8, 026. 02 5, 375. 37 Total cost__-----.--.------_ 305, 200. 93 152, 233.88 48, 096. 54 143, 051.87 6, 337. 08 Total expended--....-______------------ 251, 651. 30 206, 887. 03 43, 129. 07 134, 843. 91 20, 084. 03 Allotted_--- -- 2, 000. 0 -____--------.-----.--- -9, 000. 00 80, 000. 00 11, 740. 00 -292. 18 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____________________________- $20, 817. 70 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds ...------ 292. 18 Net amount to be accounted for--__------------- 20, 525. 52 Gross amount expended________________________________ 20, 084. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------___441.49 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- -- --- -- --- --- -- --- of existing project 1 2, 783, 000. 00 18. HUDSON RIVER CHANNEL, NEW YORK HARBOR Location.-Hudson River empties into the upper bay of New York Harbor at the Battery, New York City. The section included under SExclusive of available funds. 138 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 this title extends from a line joining the Battery and Ellis Island to the northern limits of New York City, a distance of about 16 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 274, 745, and 746.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1875, June 6, 1900, March 3, 1905, and March 4, 1913. The total costs and ex- penditures were $69,629.12, all for new work. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1765. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 40 feet deep from pierhead line to pierhead line from Twentieth Street, Manhattan, to a point 1,300 feet below Newark Street, Hoboken, thence 2,800 feet wide to the Battery and beyond to deep water off Ellis Island; a channel 30 feet deep in the area between the 40-foot channel and the Jersey City water front, substantially as shown on map in House Document No. 450, Seventieth Congress, second session; a channel 750 feet wide and 30 feet deep along the Weehawken-Edgewater water front; the removal of a shoal on the New York side between West Nineteenth and West Sixty-first Streets to a depth of 40 feet; and the removal of an obstruction north of the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek to the depth of the surrounding river bottom. The length of the section included in the project is about 16 miles. Mean tidal range at the Battery, 4.4 feet, and at the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek, 3.7 feet; mean range of spring tides 5.3 feet and 4.5 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water at the Battery up to 4 feet above mean high water, and at the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek from 3.5 feet below mean.low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $4,690,000, exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $114,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 4, 1913, provided for the 30-foot channel from Ellis Island to Newark Street, a depth of 40 feet through shoal off Hamburg Avenue, a channel 26 feet deep and 550 feet wide along Weehawken-Edgewater water front; removal of shoal on east side of river between West Nineteenth and West Thirty- second Streets, removal of rock near the Battery and an obstruction near Spuyten Duyvil Creek (H.Doc. No. 719, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 4, 1915, authorized additional dredging in the vicinity of the shoal off Hamburg Avenue (A.R. 1914, pp. 234-235) ; the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the removal of a shoal be- tween West Thirty-second and West Sixty-first Street to a depth of 40 feet and widening the 40-foot channel between the Battery and Canal Street to 2,000 feet (H.Doc. No. 1697, 64th Cong., 2d sess.); the act approved March 3, 1925, provided for increasing the depth of the channel along the Weehawken-Edgewater water front to 30 feet at mean low water and the width to 750 feet (H.Doc. No. 313, 68th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of January 21, 1927, modified the condi- tions of local cooperation stated in House Document No. 313, Sixty- eighth Congress, first session, and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for increasing the width of the 40-foot channel between Twentieth Street, Manhattan, and Ellis Island, and for a 30-foot channel be- tween the west channel line of the 40-foot channel and the channel along Jersey City water front (H.Doc. No. 450, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 139 For latest published maps see Annual Report' for 1915, page 2144,. House Document No. 1697, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session, House Document No. 450, Seventieth Congress, second session, and House Document No. 309, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the widening of the 40-foot channel below Fifty-ninth Street, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 309, Seventy-second Congress, first session, was included in the public works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Included in public-works program. Under date of October 10, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended that all conditions of local cooperation with respect to the project for the Hudson River Channel at Weehawken and Edge- water, N.J., be waived. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 49, 72d Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation.-There are legal questions concerning the ex- tent of local cooperation required in connection with the channel along the Weehawken-Edgewater water front which remain to be determined. Terminal facilities.-The direct length of water front included in the project for improvement, measured along both shores of the river, is 32 miles; of this length, 7 miles of the Manhattan water front and 10 miles of the New Jersey water front have been devel- oped for commercial use by the construction of terminals consisting of piers, bulkheads, warehouses equipped with modern appliances for handling freight, modern coal piers, bridges for the transfer of cars to and from floats, marine railways, dry docks, and ferry racks. The total available dockage along the Manhattan water front in use for commercial purposes is 163,600 linear feet and along the New Jersey water front about 213,800 linear feet. Most of the terminals are efficient in respect to the method of freight handling. The methods in use vary from the m,ost modern freight-handling appliances to hand trucks. The appliance installed is generally that believed to be the best adapted for use in transfer- ring the particular class of freight to be handled. Many terminals have direct railroad connection. The New York City authorities are constantly adding to and im- proving the terminals along the Manhattan water front, and private and corporate interests have in view the construction of additional terminals of large capacity along the New Jersey water front, par- ticularly in the stretch above Castle Point. (For latest full descrip- tion of terminal facilities, see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engin- eers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. seagoing dredges Raritan, Navesink, and Marshall were employed from July to August 1932; July to October 1932, May and June 1933; and August to September 1932, respectively, in widening the 40-foot main channel from Ellis Island to West Twentieth Street, Manhattan, re- moving a total of 815,119 cubic yards, bin measurement, of mud, sand, clay, and other material, at a cost of $148,854.30 for new work. Derrick boat E.R. 101 was employed in reducing scattered shoals of mud and silt in the 40-foot main channel during October 1932, and June 20 to 30, 1933, at a cost of $3,686.05 for new work. 140 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The U.S. seagoing dredges Navesinle and Raritan were employed from October 7 to November 16, 1932, December 1, 1932, to January 16, 1933; and September 1 to 18, 1932, March 1 to 8, 1933, April 1 to May 12, 1933, and June 1 to 30, 1933, respectively, along the Man- hattan water front (West Nineteenth to West Sixty-first Street), removing a total of 290,868 cubic yards, bin: measurement, of mud, sand, clay, and silt, at a cost of $101,424.11 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies was $6,086.45, all for mainte- nance. The total cost of all work was $260,050.91; $152,540.35 for new work and $107,510.56 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $289,043.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 62 percent of the existing project has been completed. About 77 percent of the work of widening the main channel from Ellis Island to West Twentieth Street, Manhattan, for a length of about 14,200 feet and for the full width of 2,800 feet, has been completed during the fiscal year 1932. The work done has resulted in removing the rock off Pier A to project depth, in completing the channel along the Jersey City water front, in completing the removal of a shoal along the Ho- boken water front to project width and depth, in completing the Weehawken-Edgewater water front to a depth of 26 feet and width of 550 feet, in excavating the channel between the Battery and Canal Street to a depth of 40 feet and width of 2,000 feet, and in com- pleting the removal of a shoal along the Manhattan water front between West Nineteenth and West Sixty-first Streets to the project depth, except immediately adjacent to the pierhead line from West Twenty-second Street to West Thirty-third Street, where the depth varies from 18 feet along the pierhead line up to 40 feet at a distance of 150 feet out from the pierhead line and in removing the obstruc- tion north of the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek to the depth oL the surrounding bottom. The controlling mean low-water depth through the channel along the Jersey City water front, when examined in August 1931, was 20 feet, except at the northern end where scattering shoals limit the depth to 29 feet through a channel about 300 feet wide. Along the IHoboken water front, when examined in July-August 1932, the .depth was 40 feet except along the pierhead line where it was about :36 feet deep. A few scattered shoals exist in the area where the least depth is 36 feet. As shown by an examination of Weehawken- Edgewater water front, made in October-November 1932, the con- trolling mean low-water depth was 22 feet through a channel about 500 feet wide channelward from the pierhead line to opposite West One hundred and twenty-second Street, thence to the northern en- trance 22 feet for a width of 550 feet. In the northern entrance it is 25 feet deep for a width of at least 550 feet. The channel has been narrowed somewhat by material entering it from side slopes and adjacent flats. The controlling mean low water depth in the main channel from Ellis Island to 1,300 feet below Newark Street, Hoboken, N.J., when examined in July-August 1932, and January to March, 1933, was 40 feet for a width of 2,000 feet and in the remaining 800 feet width of the channel it was 38 feet deep. Along the Manhattan water front, from West Nineteenth to West Sixty-first Street, when ex- RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 141 amined in January-February 1933, the depth was 40 feet deep ex- cept for a shoal extending along the pierhead line from West Twenty-second to West Thirty-fourth Street, with a least depth of 20 feet, gradually increasing to 40 feet and varying from 20 to 180 feet channelward from the pierhead line; from West Forty-eighth to West Fifty-second Street a shoal extended along the pierhead line having a least depth of 30 feet, gradually increasing to 40 feet at a distance of about 35 feet channelward from the pierhead line; elsewhere along this water front the depth was 40 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in deepening and widening the channel along the Weehawken-Edgewater water front as authorized by the river and harbor act of March 3, 1925, and completing deepening and widening the channel as authorized by the river and harbor act of July 3, 1930. The total cost of the existing project up to June 30, 1933, was $4,876,659.82-$3,427,747.03 for new work and $1,448,912.79 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $4,857,556.78. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $57,198.39, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-_------------------------------- $19, 103. 04 Reserved for impounded balances during the year--------------- 390. 00 New work : Operate U.S. derrick boat E.R. 101 and attending plant, in removing scattered shoals in the main 40-foot channel, for 21/2 months (July and October to November 1933) _____---- --------- _- $16,000.00 Operate 1 United States seagoing dredge in wid- ening the main 40-foot channel for 1 month (October 1933) -------------------------------- 20, 000.00 Surveys in connection with future work----------- 1, 705. 35 37, 705. 35 Total--------------------------------------------------- 57, 198.39 It is expected that this work will complete the widening of the 40-foot channel to 2,800 feet between Twentieth Street, Manhattan, and Ellis Island, authorized in 1930. An allotment of $700,000 made during September 1933 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: New work : Operate one United States seagoing dredge in widening the 40-foot channel (authorized in 1930) between West Twentieth Street, Manhattan, and the Battery, for 3 months (October to Decem- ber 1933)------------------------------------------- $66, 000 Operate U.S. derrick boat E.R. 101 and attending plant, in remov- ing isolated shoals remaining to complete adopted 40-foot project (October 1933 to February 1934) --------------------- 34, 000 Operate one United States seagoing dredge in widening to pro- vide a 40-foot channel between pierhead lines, Ellis Island to West Fifty-ninth Street, New York City, for 41/2 months (Sep- tember 15, 1933 to January 31, 1934) and two United States seagoing dredges for 20 dredge months (January to October 1934) -------------------------------------------------- 595, 000 Operate U.S. derrick boat E.R. 101 and attending plant, in remov- ing isolated shoals remaining in the area, Ellis Island, to West Fifty-ninth Street, New York City (October 1934)_ 5, 000 Total--------------------------------- ------------------ 00, 000 142 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 This will complete the work for a channel 40 feet deep from pier- head line to pierhead line from Twentieth Street, Manhattan, to the Battery, and beyond to Ellis Island; authorized in 1930; and about 69 percent of the work necessary to provide a channel 40 feet deep between pierhead lines-Ellis Island to West Fifty-ninth Street, New York City. The sum of $114,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Operate one United States seagoing dredge for 5/4 months at $20,000 between West Twentieth Street, Manhattan, and the Battery (November 1934 to April 1935) ------------------- $114, 000 Cost and financial snnnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- $3, 497, 376. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------------------- 1, 448, 912. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 4, 946, 288. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 19, 103.04 . Net total expenditures__ -------------------- 4, 927, 185. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--- ------------------------ 57, 198.39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_- ------ ___-4, 984, 384. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 -! Cost of new work., .----------.---------- $5, 046.63 ------------ $419. 88 $399, 145. 37 $152, 540. 35 Cost of maintenance___.------------------ 253, 254.12 $59, 481.14 136, 049. 31 34, 511. 84 107, 510. 56 Total cost . ...............--------------------- 258, 300. 75 59, 481. 14 136, 469. 19 433, 657. 21 260, 050. 91 Total expended_............---------......... ...-- 253, 691.80 44, 362. 37 155, 902. 76 386, 551. 53 289, 043.43 Allotted...............................----------------------- -12, 500. 00 158,000.00 390, 000. 00 94, 000. 00 278, 896. 57 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_______ ___,_ - _____ $67, 345. 25 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 --.... 300, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---.---- ,, 367, 345. 25 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment ------- -------- $20, 000.00 Revocation impounded funds- -------.. 1, 103. 43 21, 103. 43 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------- 346, 241. 82 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $289, 445.35 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 401. 92 289, 043. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 57, 198. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-..------------- $19,103. 04 Reserved for impounded balances-------------------- 2. 70 19, 105. 74 Balance available June 30, 1933-----,-------------------38, 092.65 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-------- 700, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 738, 092. 65 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - 1, 389, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - June 30. 1935 for maintenance 114, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 143 19. NEW YORK HARBOR-COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF DRIFT Location.-This project applies to the Lower and Upper Bays. New York Harbor; Jamaica Bay, Bay Ridge, and Red Hook Chan- nels, Gowanus Creek Channel, Buttermilk Channel, East River, Newtown Creek, Harlem River, and Hudson River Channel, N.Y.; and Staten Island Sound and Newark Bay, N.J. Existing project.-This provides for the collection and removal of drift from New York Harbor and its tributary waters, and author- izes the Secretary of War to allot such amounts as may be necessary for the work from appropriations for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works or other available appropriations, and that this work hereafter shall be carried as a separate and dis- tinct project. It is wholly a work of maintenance. The purpose of the work is to afford relief from variable conditions of obstruction, and no advance estimate of the amount of work required and its proper cost can be made. The project adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 4, 1915, and August 8, 1917, was modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, which provides for the method of allotting funds and for carrying this work as a separate and distinct project. Terminal facilities.-Describedin the separate reports covered. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Steam lighters Mani- sees and Rockaway and gasoline tug Astoria were assigned to the work of removing and disposing of drift when not employed on other work. There were removed and disposed of during the year about 204,100 cubic feet (1,618 cords) of driftwood, ranging in size from small blocks up to timber of large dimensions, piles, pieces of wreck- age, etc. The cost of this work was $35,935.98, all for maintenance. The expenditures amounted to $36,689.45. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is one of continuous maintenance for which no percentage of completion exists. Naviga- tion has been made safer by the removal of large quantities of drift material. Since the beginning of operations, May 21, 1915, there have been removed and disposed of, 5,227,833 cubic feet (40,842 cords) of drift material, at a total cost to June 30, 1933, of $695,384.14. The total expenditures amounted to $693,051.88. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $75,000, made during July 1933, a total of $80,976.07, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $2, 341.74 Reserved for impounded balances during the year------------------ 50. 00 Maintenance : Continue the work of drift material removal by use of U.S. lighters and gasoline tug (July 1933-June 1934)------------- 78, 584.33 Total-------------- --------------------------------- 80, 976.07 It is necessary for the safe navigation of vessels that the removal of drift material be carried on regularly. Therefore, the additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended on this work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, by the operation of 2 United States lighters and 1 gasoline tug throughout the year. 16228-EKNG 1933----10 144 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ $695, 384.14 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 9.48 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ---------- __ _____ 695, 393. 62 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------- 2, 341. 74 Net total expenditures__- __---- ___-- __ 693, 051. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 -- _-_- 5, 966. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 _..____ -- _ 699, 018. 47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----...........---------------------------...... ................... Cost of maintenance.............-------.....----------- $42, 422. 57 $49, 805. 41 $70, 234. 01 $49, 114. 19 $35, 935.98 Total expended........................----------------------. 41, 338. 73 44, 962. 48 69, 620. 26 54, 139. 25 36, 689.45 Allotted-------------- -------------------- 42, 000.00 53, 600. 00 117,000.00 5, 000.00 32, 990.44 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 $9, 665. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------- ---------------------------------- 33, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 42, 665. 60 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds-------- __- 9.56 Net amount to be accounted for -- -----...-.-.. 42, 656. 04 Gross amount expended__________ --- - _____ __ $36, 794. 58 Less reimbursements collected___________--_________ 105. 13 36, 689. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------ -------- 5, 966. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__-------- --------- -___ 2, 341. 74 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------3, 624. 85 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 9. 48 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 -------------- 3, 634. 33 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------75, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ---- ___------ 78, 634. 33 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935 for maintenance1 -- __ 75, 000.00 20. RONDOUT HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This harbor comprises the tidal mouth, about one half mile in length, of Rondout Creek, whose source is about 18 miles west of Rondout. The creek empties into the Hudson River from the west, about 89 miles north of the Battery, New York City, and 55 miles south of Albany. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 283.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel across the mud flats at the mouth of the creek, about 3,000 feet long, 14 feet deep at mean low water, and 100 feet wide, to be secured by dredging; for two 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 145 parallel dikes 350 feet apart, to maintain the channel, and for a branch dike to extend upstream from the outer end of the north dike to protect that dike from running ice in Hudson River. Mean tidal range, 3.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.4 feet; extreme range, 8 feet; irregular fluctuations, due to freshets, are infrequent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1872 was $172,500. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872 (S.Doc. No. 35, 42d Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published maps see House Document No. 390, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 17, Seventy-third Congress, second session. Recommended modification of project. Under date of June 17, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide a channel 100 feet wide, widened at the bends, and 14 feet deep from deep water in Hudson River to the Broadway Bridge, 1/4 miles above the mouth, thence 12 feet deep to the west end of Island Dock, 1.8 miles above the mouth, at an esti- mated cost of $15,000 for new work, with maintenance estimated at $2,000 annually in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 17, 73d Cong., 2d sess.) Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities which serve the im- provement consist of nine timber wharves, aggregating 7,050 feet in length, equipped with transfer facilities, all privately owned. The existing terminals appear to be sufficient for the present needs of navigation. Operations and results during fiscal year.-By the use of Govern- ment plant and hired labor, repair work was made in the restoration of 75 linear feet of the south dike. Work was commenced April 26, 1933, and completed May 24, 1933, at a cost and expenditure of $2,809.51 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project has been regarded as completed since 1880; part of the diking originally proposed was not built because deemed of doubtful usefulness. Two parallel dikes of an aggregate length of about 5,000 feet, generally 350 feet apart, with a now obsolete spur from the old lighthouse south of the south dike have been built across the bar at the mouth of the creek, and a channel of project dimensions has been excavated between them from deep water in the Hudson River to deep water in the creek, a length of about 3,000 feet. A branch dike about 1,000 feet long extending northerly from the outer end of the north dike was also constructed. All of the dikes are in fair condition, except the branch dike extending northerly from the outer end of the north dike. Examinations made in October 1932 and January 1933 show that the channel is shoaling. The controlling depth at mean low water was about 12.5 feet. The total costs and expenditures have been $223,- 885.33-$90,000 for new work and $133,885.33 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--There are no funds available for this project. Shoaling has occurred throughout the project channel and the river spur of the north dike is in need of repair. Therefore, the sum 146 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 of $13,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Restoration of the entrance channel to project dimensions, by use of Government plant for one month, April 1935--------------$10, 000 Repairs to North Dike by use of Government plant for one month, March 1935------------------------------------ ------- 3, 000 Total 3, 000 ----- 1---------------------- Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___________________________ $90, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------133, 885. 33 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 223, 885. 33 Net total expenditures _____________________-____ 223, 885. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____________________ 223, 885. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .................................. Cost of maintenance____ __... . .. _ $1, 593. 21 ----------- $2, 809. 51 Total expended......................------------------------ $105. 51------------ 1, 593. 21------------ 2, 809. 51 Allotted.................------------------------- --------------.........-------- 2, 200. 00 -$1, 000. 00 2, 809. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930------- --------------------------------- $3, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds--------------190.49 Net amount to be accounted for ______________----___-_ 2, 809. 51 Gross amount expended_-------------------- $3, 001. 88 Less reimbursements collected- ---- _-.--------- 192. 37 2, 809.51 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance-- ________________ 13, 000. 00 21. SAUGERTIES HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This harbor comprises about four fifths of a mile in length of the tidal mouth of Esopus Creek, whose source is in Winnisook Lake about 25 miles west by south of Saugerties. The creek empties into Hudson River from the west about 100 miles north of the Battery, New York City, and 44 miles south of Albany. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 283.) Previous project.-The original project, adopted July 5, 1884, modified in 1887 and completed in 1892. The total expenditures amounted to $57,000. For further details of previous project, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1765. Existing project.-The existing project provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide from deep water in Hudson River to the steamboat wharf in the village of Saugerties, a distance of about four fifths of a mile, to be secured by dredging and rock removal between longitudinal pile dikes filled with rubble stone which were built under the previous project, and for the ex- tension of the south dike westward about 155 feet to the shore line. Mean tidal range, 3.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.4 feet; extreme range, 8.1 feet; irregular fluctuations due to freshets are RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 147 Infrequent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1899, was $44,685, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1928) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The work was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 5, 1884, provided for longitudinal dikes (A.R. 1884, p. 716), and the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the present chan- nel dimensions and dike extension (H.Doc. No. 107, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and A.R. 1900, p. 1518). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities which serve the im- provement consist of five timber wharves, aggregating 2,400 feet in length. The existing terminals are sufficient for the present needs of navigation. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project has been considered completed since the completion of the channel excavation in 1913, although the shore extension of the south dike included in the project has not been built because the freshets, since the comple- tion of the Ashokan Dam on Esopus Creek, appear to have been reduced to a point where they have no effect in scouring the channel. The north and south dikes are about 2,385 feet and 1,950 feet long, respectively, and about 260 feet apart, and are in good condition. An examination made in June 1931 showed that shoaling was taking place on the south side of the entrance to the harbor. The total costs and expenditures have been $101,198.55-$7,624.76 for rock removal, $31,768.61 for channel dredging, and $511.54 for contingencies, a total of $39,904.91 for new work and $61,293.64 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project. A shoal is forming at the entrance and dredging for maintenance will be necessary, to restore the channel to project dimensions, during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $81, 904. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------------------- _--- 76, 293. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------158,198. 55 Net total expenditures--------- 1--58, 198. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------------158, 198. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------------- Cost of maintenance - -------- - $12, 261. 88 $36.82 _________-- $66.36 ____-____--- Total expended---------------------- 12, 737. 54 36. 82 15. 38 $50. 98 Allotted .-------........--------- --- ----- ----------------- ------- -500. 00 -1 - -- -$51.45 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------------- $51. 45 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------------- 51. 45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance____-- -_ 10, 000. 00 148 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 22. HUDSON RIVER, N.Y. Location.-This river has its source in the Adirondack Mountains, about 250 miles in a direct line and 315 miles following its course to the Battery, New York City, and flows in a generally southerly direction into New York Bay. The section under improvement extends from New York City to Waterford, a distance of about 144 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 283 and 284.) Previous projects.-The original project for improvement by the United States was adopted in 1834 and modified in 1852 and 1866. A second project was adopted July 13, 1892, and modified in 1899. The total cost of work under all previous projects was $5,459,390.58- $5,112,593.50 for new work and $346,797.08 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $5,459,390.58. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide up to Hudson; thence 400 feet wide through rock cuts, and 300 feet wide elsewhere, from Hudson to the Albany-Greenbush Bridge in Albany; thence a channel 12 feet deep at lowest low water to Waterford, with a general width of 400 feet to the dam at Troy and 200 feet thence to Waterford, increased at bends and widened to form harbors in front of the cities of Troy and Albany; and removal of the State dam at Troy and the con- struction of a lock and dam about 21/2 miles below Waterford. The following table contains information concerning the various features of the lock and dam included in the existing project: Location: Below Waterford ---------------------------------- miles 2. 5 Above Battery, N.Y-----------------------do---- 152. 5 Lock : Clear width --- -------------------------------- feet, 44. 44 Greatest length available for full width------------------. do.... 492. 5 Lift at lowest stages ---------------- --------------- do 16. 3 Depth on miter sills at lowest low water: Upper --------------------------------------- do 16. 3 Lower-- ------------------------------------- do 14. 0 Character of foundation: Rock. Kind of dam: Fixed. Type of construction: Concrete. Completed : 1917. Cost : $1,463,014.07. The channel is to be formed by dredging and rock excavation, and to be maintained by dredging and by constructing new and raising and repairing old longitudinal dikes, built partly under previous projects and partly by the State of New York. The mean range of tides at the dam in seasons of moderate rains was about 2.55 feet, as determined in 1903. At Broadway, Troy, the range was about 3 feet and at Albany about 3.3 feet, as determined in 1920. At New Balti- more it was about 3.2 feet, at Coxsackie about 3.5 feet, and at Hudson about 4 feet. The lowest low-water plane of the pool above the Federal dam at Troy to Waterford is 14.33 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N.J. In the tidal section of the river below the dam the assumed lowest low-water plane from Troy to Albany is 2 feet below mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N.J. In a measure, as the channels above Hudson are improved, the range of tide increases and the low-water plane falls. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 149 The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1931, is $13,830,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $316,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for the 12-foot chan- nel and for the lock and dam at Troy (H.Doc. No. 719, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the 27-foot channel from Hudson to Albany (H.Doc. No. 350, 68th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 27-foot channel below Hudson, N.Y. (H.Doc. No. 210, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). For maps showing part of the projected work see House Documents Nos. 719, Sixty-first Congress, second session; 350, Sixty-eighth Congress, first session; and 210, Seventieth Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the relocation of the 12-foot channel in the Hudson River between Troy Lock and Dam and Waterford, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document No. 155, Seventy-second Congress, second session, was included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The piers and other terminal or transfer facilities served by the improvement are as follows: Between Waterford and the Federal dam at Troy there are 14 wharves, aggregating approximately 5,000 feet in length. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Cohoes. The Ford Motor Co. has constructed a dock 325 feet long on the west side of the river just north of the Federal dam. Wharves aggregating about 7,350 feet in length extend practically the entire length of the water front of the city of Troy. The State also proposes to construct an additional terminal just south of the site formerly occupied by the old State dam, when needed. At the United States arsenal, at Watervliet, there is a stone bulk- head 800 feet long. with solid fill in the rear. Between this point and Albany there are five timber wharves, aggregating 4,275 feet in length. At Albany there are, exclusive of the wharves being provided by the Albany Port District Commission, approximately 10,300 linear feet of timber wharves. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal 1,400 feet in length, and the city of Albany has constructed concrete wharves 3,200 feet in length. The Albany Port District Commission has constructed a concrete wharf 3,800 feet in length at Westerlo Island. At Island Creek (South Albany) the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Co. owns approximately 3,100 feet of timber wharves. On Westerlo Island, south of Albany, the Stand- ard Oil Co. of New York has constructed a concrete dock 46C feet in length. At Rensselaer there are approximately 1,350 feet of timber wharves. The Albany Port District Commission has constructed a concrete wharf 600 feet in length The various oil companies which have located south of Rensselaer contemplate the construction of suitable wharves for the transfer of petroleum products. Between 150 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Albany and Hudson there are about 100 timber wharves, aggregat- ing 36,700 feet in length. At Hudson there are 12 timber wharves, aggregating 5,000 feet in length. At Athens there are 9 timber wharves, aggregating approximately 4,000 feet. Between Hudson and the upper limits of New York City wharves, many places equipped with transfer facilities extend practically the entire length of the water front of Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Irvington, and Yonkers. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Yonkers. It is expected that existing wharves and those proposed will be ample for the Hudson River traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a continuing contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 27 feet at mean low water at Albany, Van Wies Point, and at Fitches Wharf, there were drilled and blasted at the end of the fiscal year 40,661 cubic yards of rock, place measurement. There were removed 2,346 cubic yards of rock and 8,944 cubic yards of soft material, all place measurement, at a cost of $42,059.16 for new work. Under contract for widening at bends to a depth of 27 feet at mean low water at West Dike, New Baltimore, opposite Stuyvesant Lighthouse, at Priming Hook, and Kingston Point, work was com- pleted November 12, 1932. There were removed 768,007 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $69,868.35 for new work. Under contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 27 feet at mean low water at Matthews Point, work was commenced December 10, 1932, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. There were drilled and blasted 1,200 cubic yards of other material, all place measurement, at a cost of $6,061.85 for new work. Under contract for widening at bends to a depth of 27 feet at mean low water at 10 locations from Parda Hook to Germantown, work was commenced March 16, 1933, and was completed June 8, 1933. There were removed 1,656,548 cubic yards of other material, place measurement, at a cost of $164,861.41 for new work. By the use of Government plant and hired labor, major repairs were made to Castleton Dike, Mulls Dike, New Baltimore Dike, and minor repairs to other dikes, for a total length of 2,476 feet, at a cost of $74,667.50, for-maintenance. The total cost of engineering, surveys and contingencies was $28,690.14-$10,181.34 for new work and $18,508.80 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $386,208.41-$293,032.11 for new work and $93,176.30 for maintenance. The expenditures were $490,660.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 87 percent of the existing project has been completed. This includes the following items: Troy Lock and Dam, removal of old dam at Troy, and construction of new dikes so far as authorized at present. Under this latter item 15,545 linear feet of new diking have been constructed. In the re- construction of old dikes 39,672 linear feet have been raised to the adopted crest height. The work of deepening and widening the channel under the project of 1910 has been completed with the excep- tion of a small part of the widening to form harbors at Albany and RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 151 Troy; it is not deemed necessary to complete this widening for the present. The work of deepening the channel south of Albany to 27 feet at mean low water has resulted in the removal of soft material from 150,000 linear feet of channel, rock and overlying material from 6,000 linear feet of channel, and rock and overlying material from one half width of the channel for a distance of 6,000 feet. The ruling depths at mean low water and widths of the existing channel at North Germantown and at Heath and from Hudson to Waterford on June 30, 1933, were as follows: Locality Depth Width Locality Depth Width Feet Feet North Germantown ------------- 27. 0 300 1,000 feet north of Van Wies .Feet Feet Heath__________ ___________ 27. 0 300 Point Light to Albany-......... 27. 0 300 Hudson to Coxsackie _......_ __. 27. 0 200 Albany to the Delaware & Hud- Coxsackie to North Coeymans ... 27. 0 300 son bridge at Troy------------- 13.0 400 Over Mulls Rocks-_ .....-----. 27. 0 400 Delaware & Hudson bridge to Mulls Rocks to Bear Island-.... 27. 0 300 dam at Troy ________________ 13. 0 110 Bear Island to 1,000 feet north of Troy Dam to Waterford .-.- -_ 12. 0 200 Van Wies Point Light---------- 27. 0 200 The navigable widths through the draw of movable bridges span- ning the river, measured on a line normal to the channel, are as follows: Feet Albany-Rensselaer Bridge, Albany_--- ---------- __- -- 300 New York Central passenger bridge, Albany-----------------------------90 New York Central freight bridge, Albany ____- __ - - -__ _-90 Troy-Menands Bridge, Troy ____ - - - - -________--311 Congress Street Bridge, Troy__ ________________--__-- - - 180 Delaware & Hudson Bridge, Troy------------------------------------- 45 Cohoes-Lansingburg, Troy (bascule span) _------------ __--------200 The maximum depth available at mean low water is 27 feet with a least width of about 200 feet below Albany, and 13 feet with a least width of 400 feet between Albany and Troy. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in a small amount of channel widening to complete the work of forming harbors at Troy and Albany, completing repairs to dikes, and completing the excavating of a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water at Kingston Point and from Hudson to the Albany Greenbush Bridge at Albany, now about 82 percent completed. Total costs under the existing project were construction of lock and dam at Troy, $1,463,014.07; removal of old State dam and exca- vation of entrance channels to new lock, $507,246.23; construction of fender cribs at entrances to new lock, $77,627.62; dredging and rock removal, $4,185,205.04; dredging, $4,607,411.28; construction of dikes, $671:235.13; engineering and contingencies, $588,851.96, a total of $12,100,591.33 for new work; dredging, $668,863.99; repairs to dikes, $844,598.50; engineering and contingencies, $152,989.55, a total of $1,666,452.04 for maintenance; and a grand total of $13,767,043.37. The total expenditures under the new project amounted to $14,226,321.57. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the year, together with an allotment 152 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 of $105,000 made during July 1933, a total of $468,854.19, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- $27, 355. 75 Reserved for impounded balances during the year_------------- 8,200. 00 New work: Complete by Sept. 14, 1934, by dredging and rock removal, under a continuing contract in force, the excavation of a channel of project dimensions at Albany, at Van Wies Point and at Fitches Wharf. Amount to be expended to June 30, 1934- ___--------------------- $206, 016. 43 Complete by Aug. 31, 1933, by dredging and rock removal under a contract in force, the widening of the bend at Matthews Point. Amount to be expended to complete ---------- 45, 496. 70 251, 513. 13 Maintenance: Operate U.S. pipe line dredge DeWitt Clinton and attendant plant for 3 months (September-No- vember 1933) in removing shoals which may have formed in the 27-foot channel between Hudson and Albany_ 40, 000. 00 Operate Government plant consisting of pile drivers, derrick boats, etc., in repairing dikes during the working seasons (July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934) as follows: Castleton ...--------------------- $5, 000 New Baltimore__ --- -------- 11, 000 Mulls ------------------------- 3,000 Minor repairs where necessary-- 12, 000 31, 000, 00 Miscellaneous surveys, tidal and current observa- tions pertaining to maintenance operations (July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934) 20, 705. 31 91, 705. 31 Balan ce remaining- -___- 90, 080.00 Total for all work------- ..- 468, 854.19 An allotment of $236,000 made during September 1933 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to dredging and rock removal under a contract to be entered into for the excavation of the relocated channel to project dimensions between Troy and Waterford during the period October 1933 to May 1934. The port of Albany is actively engaged in receiving and shipping a considerable amount of commerce by deep-draft ocean-going ves- sels. It is proposed to complete the above continuing contract and to prosecute additional work of channel improvement so as to pro- vide a channel of project dimensions at the earliest practicable date and also to maintain said channel. To accomplish this $429,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work : Complete by Sept. 14, 1934, by dredging and rock removal, under a continuing contract in force, the excavation of a channel of project dimensions at Albany, at Van Wies Point, and at Fitches Wharf. Amount to be expended to complete____------- $100, 000 Complete by June 30, 1935, by dredging and rock removal, under a contract to be entered into, the widening of the bend at Van Wies Point, at an estimated cost of_________ ___ _____ 113, 000 213, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 153 Maintenance : Remove, by contracts to be entered into or by the use of Government plant and the hire of labor, shoals which may have formed in the channel between New York City and Waterford, during the working seasons--- $155, 000 Repairs to dikes where necessary during the working seasons-- ------------------------------------------ 40, 000 Miscellaneous surveys, tidal and current observations, pertaining to maintenance operations-- -------------- 21, 000 $216, 000 Total for all work--------------------------- --- 429, 000 Cost and financial sum/mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $17, 213, 184. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 2, 013, 249. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 19, 226, 433. 95 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ---------- 482, 983. 17 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------ 19, 709, 417. 12 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 650. 78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 713, 067. 90 1-------------------19, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 27, 355. 75 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 19, 685, 712. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 360, 203. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 20, 045, 915. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------$645, 282. 31 $1, 859, 983. 81 $1, 099, 455. 87 $497, 320. 47 $293, 032. 11 Cost of maintenance--------------- 79, 324. 18 30, 442. 66 115, 172. 62 106, 516. 70 93, 176. 30 Total cost-.- _-----_------- 724, 606. 49 1, 890, 426. 47 1, 214, 628. 49 603, 837. 17 386, 208. 41 Total expended_ ._ . -..... __ ._756,783. 28 1, 866, 989. 83 1, 273, 241. 66 892, 269. 07 490, 660. 83 Allotted_____ .------ ___-------- ____ 900, 000. 00 1, 125, 000. 00 582, 300. 00 -231,700. 00 340, 498. 15 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__ ________________ __ ___ $510, 366. 09 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act, approved July 14, 1932_____________ $200,000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act, approved July 21, 1932- -- 335, 000. 00 535, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for________ ________________ 1, 045, 366. 09 Deductions on account of- Revocation of allotment ___ 1___________----- 173, 000. 00 Revocation impounded funds-------------------21, 501. 85 194, 501. 85 Net amount to be accounted for___ __-____________ 850, 864. 24 Gross amount expended__________________________ 593, 665. 36 Less- Reimbursements collected--- $100, 460. 47 -2, Receipts from sales _____________- 544. 06 103, 004. 53 490, 660. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ 360, 203. 41 154 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, fU.S. ARMY, 1933 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--....------------ $27, 355. 75 Reserved for impounded balance------------------ 680. 60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------358, 383. 74 $386, 420. 09 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------ - -26, 216. 68 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 3, 650. 78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------- -22, 565. 90 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933- ---------------------------------- 105, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------- 236, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------ 318, 434. 10 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------- -- ------------------ 1, 478, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935- For new work ------------------------------------- 213, 000. 00 For maintenance ------------------------------------ 216, 000. 00 Total 1---- ---- -------- 429, 000. 00 23. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCK AND DAM IN HUDSON RIVER AT TROY, N.Y. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for improving Hudson River, N.Y. See pages 148 to 154, where general information regarding the improve- ment can be found. The completed lock and dam have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since August 18, 1915. Operations and results during fiscal year.--The lock and dam are situated at Troy, N.Y., and were constructed in a pool formed by the old State dam and lock, formerly located 1,400 feet south. Operation of the lock for the 1932 navigation season was suspended December 19, 1932. The lock was operated on January 13 and 14, 1933, and the regular operation for the season of 1933 was commenced on March 31, 1933. The cost of the work during the fiscal year was as follows: Operations, $14,935.30; maintenance and repairs, $1,845.43; improve- ment and reconstruction, $1,252.13; channel work, $278.47; a total of $18,311.33. The total expenditures were $18,735.47. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing works are in good condition, excepting the fender booms, which will have to be re- newed, and three of the lock valves are in need of extensive repair. The total cost to June 30, 1933, was $415,855.57 and the total expendi- tures $414,436.25. Proposedoperations.-Thelock and dam will be operated and main- tained under allotment from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___-- $415, 855. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 1, 419. 32 Net total expenditures_ 414, 436. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _ -__- 2, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 --. 416, 436. 25 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 155 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....----------------------------------------------------------------- -- Cost of maintenance . $23,140. 10 .....------------------ $23, 894. 34 $23, 031. 90 $26, 679. 86 $18, 311. 33 Total cost..........___________... __..... 23, 140. 10 23, 894. 34 23, 031. 90 26, 679. 86 18, 311. 33 Total expended_-------------___ -- ___--- 22, 947. 27 23, 949.93 23, 374. 60 26, 548. 48 18, 735. 47 Allotted. ............. .___. ........ 18,500. 00 20, 000. 00 24, 000. 00 25,000.00 20,323.99 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932.-____ ___-______--- -___-__---_ $411. 48 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909---------- ------------------ 22, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------- 22, 411. 48 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds_------------- 1, 676. 01 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 20, 735. 47 Gross amount expended___________-______________ $19, 389.10 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------- 653. 63 18, 735. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__ 1, 419. 32 Reserved for impounded balance 109. 40 1, 528. 72 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 471. 28 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934--___________ _________ 20, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------------20, 971. 28 24. NARROWS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. AND VT. Location.-This waterway is the southern end of Lake Champlain, 37 miles long, between Whitehall and Crown Point, N.Y. The por- tion included in the project extends from Whitehall, N.Y., at the southern extremity of the lake, northerly to Benson Landing, Vt., a distance of 131/2 statute miles. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 174.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1837, July 7, 1838, August 5, 1886, July 13, 1892, and March 3, 1899. The total cost and expenditures under all projects amounted to $134,- 140.35; $115,000 for new work and $19,140.35 for maintenance. Existing project.-This provides for a channel extending from Whitehall, N.Y., at the head of Lake Champlain, to Benson Land- ing, to be 12 feet deep at low lake level and of a general width of 200 feet on the bottom, and the installation of fender booms at Putts Rock, Putts Leap, Narrows near Dresden, Pulpit Point, and Cedar Mountain. The reference plane of the low lake level is 92.5 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N.J. The length of the section included in the project for improvement is about 131/2 statute miles. The usual annual variation of the lake level is from 4 to 5 feet and the extreme variation varies from 0.6 foot below up to 9.3 feet above the low lake level. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1928, is $1,196,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous proj- ects. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual cost of main- tenance is $5,000. 156 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917 (H.Doc. No. 1387, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.--The only terminal facilities which serve the improvement are located in Whitehall Harbor, and consist of three timber wharves, aggregating 4,200 feet in length. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Whitehall, just south of the terminus of the canal, which has been equipped with a 15-ton hand-operated derrick and a storehouse. Operations and results during fi~cal year.-The fender booms were repaired and maintained at a cost of $87.71 and the cost of maintain- ing the Fort Montgomery Gage was $94.75, a total of $182.46; all for maintenance. The expenditures were $167.73. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 47 percent completed. A channel 12 feet deep at low lake level and least width of 150 feet has been excavated throughout the length of the im- provement, except at the Elbow, where it is but 110 feet wide. Fen- der booms have been placed at the Elbow (Putts Leap) and oppo- site the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Co.'s coal trestle; none now appear to be needed at the Narrows near Dresden, Pulpit Point, and Cedar Mountain; the later are in good condition. The control- ling depths at low lake level on June 30, 1928, through the reach included in the project, are as follows: Locality Depth Width Feet Feet Whithall to the Elbow ----------- --------------------------------------- 12 150 At the Elbow----- ----............ ------------ ..--------------------- ------------ 12 110 From the Elbow to Benson Landing_ -----.----------- ---------- 12 150 The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in increasing the width of the channel throughout its project length from the widths given in the above table to the project width of 200 feet, by dredging and rock removal. The total cost of the existing project up to June 30 1933, was $597,987.02; $566,811.14 for new work, and $31,175.88 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $597,972.29. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $1,000, made during July 1933, a total of $1,368.40, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------------- $14. 73 Reserved for impounded balances during the year__--------------__ 2. 25 Maintenance: Repair fender booms at the Elbow and opposite the Delaware & Hudson Railroad trestle during the fiscal year___-------- 931. 42 Operation of Fort Montgomery gage (July 1933 to June 1934)-__ 360. 00 Total-----.------------------------------ ---- 1, 368. 40 It is not proposed to do any new work in the channel for the present, as it appears to meet the needs of existing commerce. Addi- RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 157 tional funds will be needed to pay the cost of maintaining the Fort Montgomery gage, for the repair of fender booms at the Elbow and opposite the Delaware & Hudson Railroad trestle, and for necessary annual inspection of the waterway. Therefore, the sum of $800 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Operation of Fort Montgomery gage (July 1934-June 1935) .--- $360.00 Repair of fender booms during the fiscal year------------------440. 00 Total-------------------__ ___ _ ------ 800.00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------$681, 811. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 50, 316. 23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 732, 127. 37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__-------------------------- 14. 73 Net total expenditures--------------------------- - 732, 112. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 368. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 732, 481. 04 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work__ ------ Cost of maintenance----------------__ $205. 17 $70. 41 $271. 60 $715. 21 46 $182. Total expended__..---___----- -__-_ 448. 10 138. 99 237. 83 748. 98 167. 73 Allotted...--....._--------------.....------------------ 500. 00 500. 00 ------------ ....... 481.04 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $55. 09 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932_------------------------------------- --- 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------------- 555. 09 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds----------- 18. 96 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 536. 13 Gross amount expended---------------------------------- --- 167. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------- 368. 40 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------- $14.73 Reserve for impounded balance--------------------------- 2.25 16. 98 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------------- 351. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ 00 1,-------------------------- Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------------- 1, 351. 42 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of -- --- --- -- -- --- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- --- -- existing project 1- - - 629, 200. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 - -- 800.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 158 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 25. BURLINGTON HARBOR, VT. Location.-This harbor, about 100 acres in extent, is located in a half-moon-shaped indentation in the eastern shore of Lake Cham- plain, about 40 statute miles south of the international boundary line, 70 statute miles north of the southern end or head of the lake, and 20 statute miles southeast of the harbor at Plattsburg, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 172.) Previous projects.-None. Existing project.-This provides for an irregular-shaped break- water 6,000 feet long located about 1,000 feet from the shore and practically parallel with it, to be built of stone-filled timber cribs, capped with large stone or concrete. The completed breakwater is to be in two sections, the northerly 500 feet being separated from the southerly 5,500 feet by a gap 200 feet wide, for the purpose of safety in entering the harbor during storms. The reference plane of low lake level is 92.5 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N.J. The level of the lake has varied from 0.6 foot below up to 9.3 feet above low lake level, but the usual annual variation is 4 to 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $1,095,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 4, 1836, provided for the first 1,000 feet of the breakwater (H.Doc. No. 131, 23d Cong., 1st sess.); the act of July 12, 1866, provided for a 1,500-foot extension (H.Doc. No. 56, 39th Cong., 2d sess., and A.R. 1886, pp. 17 and 179); the act of March 3, 1875, provided for a 2,000-foot extension (A.R. 1874, p. 274); and in 1886 a plan was adopted for an extension southerly of 1,000 feet and northerly 500 feet (A.R. of 1887, p. 2407). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1897, page 3298. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities which serve the im- provement consist of 20 wharves, aggregating 15,790 feet in length. The existing terminals appear to be sufficient for the present needs of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project has been regarded as practically completed since 1890; part of the breakwater originally proposed was not built, the work completed being considered sufficient for the needs of navigation. A breakwater has been built in two sec- tions, 364 feet and 3,793 feet in length, respectively, separated by a gap of 200 feet. The controlling depth on June 30, 1928, was about 8.5 feet at low lake level at the wharves, increasing considerably toward the breakwater. The distinction between new work and maintenance was not made in the early reports, hence it is impossible to separate the costs prior to July 1, 1886. The total costs under the existing project amounted to $880,798.82; since June 30, 1886, the cost of maintenance amounted to $174,384.71, leaving $706,414.11 as the cost of new work, including maintenance prior to July 1, 1886. The total expenditures up to June 30, 1933, have been $880,798.82. Proposedoperations.-Thereare no funds available for this project. It is believed that maintenance work will be necessary during the next 2 years, in making minor repairs to the breakwater. Therefore, the sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 159 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- $706, 414. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 174, 384. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_-- ___----- 880, 798. 82 Net total expenditures--------------- 880, 798. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------- 880, 798. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work .....................--- Cost of maintenance--------------------- $95. 28 $242. 37 $125. 38 - - Total expended-- ...----------------- -106. 94 206. 23 161. 52 Allotted.. ---------------- ------------ ----------------------- _ ------------ ------ 84 -$20. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- $20. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------------- 20. 84 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------- --------------------------- 5, 000. 00 26. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $55,837.57; the expenditures were $59,971.83. The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $60,000, made during July 1933, less amount reserved for im- pounded balances during the year, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------$288, 822. 71 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_________________________ 6, 373. 95 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933----------------------295, 196. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933- ---------- -------- 119, 514. 71 Net total expenditures--------------------------------285, 681. 95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_--------- -------- _____ 22, 020. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---_____________307, 701.95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew w ork-..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of maintenance...----.. ...-------------- $51, 766. 81 $57, 947. 37 $59, 425. 69 $63, 860. 13 $55, 837. 57 Total expended- ---------------------- 53, 978. 00 51, 554. 04 56, 369. 31 63, 808.77 59, 971. 83 Allotted.....-----.........---------------------------- 89, 000. 00 45, 600. 00 60, 000. 00 32, 400. 00 74, 701. 95 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $7, 289. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved- Mar. 23, 1928 658. 42 $---------------------------------- Feb. 28, 1929 7. 32 1---------------------------------- July 14, 1932 -------------------------------- 41, 000. 00 Mar. 4, 1933____________________________________ 37, 000. 00 78, 675. 74 Amount to be accounted for-_______ ...- 85,965. 62 Deductions on account of revocation impounded funds ----- - 3,973. 79 Net amount to be accounted for _________________-- - - 81,991.83 16228--ENG 1933--11 160 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended------ ------------------ $62, 562. 30 Less reimbursements collected---- ------------------- 2, 590. 47 $59, 971.83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 22, 020. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 -------------- --- 9, 516. 71 Reserved for impounded balance.....--------.6------------ 605. 84 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------2, 112. 00 12, 234. 55 Balance available June 30, 1933-------- -------------- 9, 785. 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------ 6, 373.95 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------- 16, 159. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933----------------- ------------- ----- 60,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------...---------- 76, 159. 40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935; maintenance"-------------- ---- --------- 50, 000. 00 27. Other projects for thoizh no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For Cost and expenditures last full to June 30, 1933 report Name of project see an- nual report New work Mainte- for nance 1. Echo Bay Harbor, N.Y.--.................... .......... 1932 2 $64, 583.89 $6, 215.72 2. New Rochelle Harbor, N.Y.... 1932 73, 213.67 8, 761. 12 3. Bronx River, N.Y......------------------------------------- 1932 866,839. 37 151, 735. 25 4. Harbor at Flushing Bay, N.Y.!.-------- -------------..-- 1932 238, 872. 91 120, 108. 42 5. Manhasset Bay, N.Y... ---------------------------------- 1932 .. 6. Port Jefferson Harbor, N.Y.3 6-...................... - ........ 1932 171,426. 71 10, 125. 44 7. Mattituck Harbor, N.Y.7.................----------------------. 1931 94, 956. 4 84, 076. 98 8. Great South Bay, N.Y.' ---------------------------- _ - 1931 8 99, 820. 82 88, 543. 15 9. Browns Creek, N.Y.1-------- --------------------------- 1931 930, 312. 00 53, 048. 08 10. Sheepshead Bay, N.Y..----------------------------------. 1931 to33, 827. 59 3, 342. 81 11. Gowanus Creek Channel, N.Y.'_ . .. _---------------------------_ 1931 11 145, 000. 00 40, 947. 58 12. Tarrytown Harbor, N.Y. 1 ----------- 1932 50, 853. 43 51,317. 48 13. Peekskill Harbor, N.Y.... --------------------------------- . ... 1931 19, 400. 00 36, 771. 99 14. Wappinger Creek, N.Y.a3_- - ............. -___ _______-... 1931 13, 000. 00 28, 332. 02 15. Plattsburg Harbor, N.Y.1... -------------------------------- 1931 '3 198, 415. 13 36, 591. 47 16. Port Henry Harbor, N.Y...- ------------------------------ 1931 1469,406. 46 1, 252. 75 17. Otter Creek, Vt.'---------------- ----------------------. 1932 1560, 253. 50 5, 246. 50 18. Peconic River, N.Y.----........-------------------------------- 1874 25, 000.00 ............ 19. Sag Harbor, N.Y..-- ----------- -------------------- 1908 59, 800.00 ............ 20. Greensport Harbor, N.Y.8 .. ...-------------------------------- 1895 44, 715. 98 ..........-- 21. Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N.Y. ....---------------------- 1895 98, 467. 55 ........... I Channel adequate for commerce. 2 Revoked during fiscal year $504.45. 3 Condition of improvement adequate for commerce. ' Awaiting local cooperation. Revoked during fiscal year $5,907.34. 3 Awaiting local cooperation. 6 Local cooperation required. 7 Maintenance work suspended pending action by Congress on report in H.Doc. No. 8, 71st Cong., 1st session. 8 Revoked during fiscal year $36.03. 9 Revoked during fiscal year $361.92. to Revoked during fiscal year $168.58. 11Revoked during fiscal year $269.50. 2Authorized depth available throughout project channels. Modification recommended in H.Doc. No. 262, 72d Cong., 1st sess. '1 Revoked during fiscal year $36.54. 14 Revoked during fiscal year $40.79. '1 Expended for general supervision during fiscal year $317.32, of which $31.35 pertained to accounts pay- able for the preceding fiscal year. a Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 161 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Transmitted Locality Authorization act Congress to Congress to Document no. Document notion Recommenda- tion Coney Island Creek, Rivers and Harbors May 27,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. N.Y. Committee Resolu- Committee, 12, 73d tion, Mar. 9, 1932. Cong., 1st sess. Echo Bay Harbor, N.Y. Rivers and Harbors June 2,1933 .....-----........... Unfavorable. Committee Resolu- tion, Jan. 11, 1932. Flushing Bay and Rivers and Harbors Apr. 28, 1933 --- _-----_ _ ------. Do. Creek, N.Y. Committee Resolu- tion, Dec. 16, 1927. Hudson River, N.Y..... Rivers and Harbors Committee Resolu- tion, June 7, 1933. Hudson River at Ossin- Rivers and Harbors ing, N.Y. Committee Resolu- tion, May 11, 1933. Hudson River Channel Rivers and Harbors Oct. 10,1932 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. at Weehawken and Committee Resolu- Committee, 49, 72d Edgewater, N.J. tion, Feb. 11, 1932. Cong., 2d sess. Hudson River, Troy to Senate Committee .....do.... . Senate, 155, 72d Cong., Do. Waterford, N.Y. Resolution, Mar. 3, 2d sess. 1932. Larchmont Harbor, Rivers and Harbors June 28, 1933 S Unfavorable. N.Y. Committee Resolu- tion, May 19, 1932. Mamaroneck Harbor, Rivers and Harbors Nov. 11,1932 _.____... Do. N.Y. Committee Resolu- tion, Jan. 11, 1932. Mount Sinai Harbor, Rivers and Harbors July 1,1933 j ....-.---- ---- .---- .--. Do. N.Y. Committee Resolu- tion, Jan. 13, 1933. New York Harbor, River and Harbor N.Y.: The Upper Bay, Act, July 3, 1930. the Narrows, the Low- er Bay, and Red Hook Flats (anchorage areas). Pugsley Creek, N.Y.... Rivers and Harbors Jan. 14, 1933 Do. Committee Resolu- tion, Apr. 18, 1932. Rondout Harbor, N.Y _ Rivers and Harbors June 17, 1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable Committee Resolu- Committee, 17, 73d tion, Dec. 23,1932. Cong., 2d sess. Sparkill Creek, N.Y.... River and Harbor -- - - - - - - Act, July 3, 1930. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT This district includes Staten Island, N.Y., and the northeastern part of New Jersey from Newark Bay and its tributaries on the north to the head of Barnegat Bay at Bayhead, N.J., on the south. District engineer: Lieut. Col. R. T. Ward, Corps of Engineers, to December 24, 1932; Lieut. Col. E. D. Ardery, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. G. M. Hoffman, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Newark Bay, Hackensack and 8. Keyport Harbor, N.J-_____ 176 Passaic Rivers, N.J.__--. 162 9. Shoal Harbor and Compton 2. New York and New Jersey Creek, N.J-____________ 177 Channels_ .... .......... 166 10. Shrewsbury River, N.J-.... 179 3. Raritan River to Arthur Kill 11. Manasquan River, N.J---- 181 cut-off Channel, N.J------ 168 12. Examinations, surveys, and 4. Elizabeth River, N.J ---- 169 contingencies (general) -- 183 5. Woodbridge Creek, N.J---- 170 13. Other projects for which no 6. Raritan River, N.J____ 171 estimates are submitted__ 184 7. Washington Canal and South River, N.J_______________ 174 162 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 1. NEWARK BAY, HACKENSACK AND PASSAIC RIVERS, N.J. Location.-Newark Bay is an estuary about 1 mile wide between bulkhead lines and 6 miles long, extending southerly from the con- fluence of the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers to Staten Island Sound, thus connecting with the waters of Upper and Lower New York Bay. The Hackensack River rises near Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y., and flows to the Newark Bay. It is about 45 miles long. The Passaic River rises in the highlands of northeastern New Jersey. It is about 80 miles long. It is tidal and navigable up to the Dundee Rapids above Passaic, a distance of about 16 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 287 and 369 and U.S. Geological Survey chart of New York City and vicinity.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 30, 1852, June 10, 1872, June 14, 1880, June 13, 1902, March 2, 1907, July 25, 1912, March °2, 1919, and September 22, 1922. The total cost and expenditures were $1,755,321.46 for new work and $442,485.44 for maintenance, a total of $2,197,806.90. For further details see pages 265 and 266 of Annual Report for 1926, and page 301, Annual Report for 1929. Existing project. This provides for a channel in Newark Bay 30 feet deep and about 1,800 feet wide at the entrance, including the removal to a depth of 30 feet of part of the rock area at Bergen Point, shown on project map as area A (H.Doc. No. 206, 67th Cong., 2d sess.), narrowing to 400 feet below the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge across the bay, and continuing with that width to the junction of the Passaic and Hackensack River Channels, a distance of about 5 miles, with a branch channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide, widened at the turn, to the Port Newark Terminal extending from the main channel as far as the United States pierhead line, a distance of 1,200 feet; a channel in the Hackensack River 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the upper end of the Newark Bay Channel to the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge, about 1.1 miles, thence 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide to a point about 2,000 feet north of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad bridge, 2.8 miles, thence 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Little Ferry, 10.1 miles, and thence 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad bridge, 21/2 miles, a total distance for the Hacken- sack River of about 161/2 miles; and a channel in the Passaic River 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide, from Newark Bay to a point 3,000 feet above the Lincoln Highway Bridge 2.6 miles; thence 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the Nairn Linoleum Works, about 4.4 miles, thence 16 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the Montclair & Green- wood Lake Railroad bridge, about 1.1 miles, thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the Eighth Street Bridge at Passaic, 7.3 miles, a total distance for the Passaic River of 15.4 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range in the bay, Hackensack River, and in Passaic River up to the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge, is about 5 feet; in the Passaic River at the Gregory Avenue Bridge, Passaic, it is about 4.6 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause a fluctuation of as much as 2 feet above or below mean tidal range. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 163 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $6,921,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $152,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The acts of March 2, 1907, and February 27, 1911, pro- vided for the 16-foot channel in Passaic River (H.Doc. No. 441, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 25, 1912, provided for the 20- foot project in Passaic River (H.Doc. No. 707, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the 10-foot project in Passaic River (H. Doc. No. 284, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 30-foot channel in Passaic River (H.Doc. No. 156, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of July 25, 1912, provided for the 12-foot channel in Hackensack River (H.Doc. No. 643, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act approved September 22, 1922, provided for the 30-foot channel in the Hackensack River below the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge and the 30-foot channel in Newark Bay (H.Doc. No. 206, 67th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act approved January 21, 1927, provided for the 30-foot channel in Hackensack River above the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge (H.Doc. No. 429, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The two last-mentioned documents and House Document No. 156, Seventy-first Congress, second session, contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 private wharves and 5 publicly owned wharves or terminals in Newark Bay. It was originally developed for a public terminal, but during the war a part of it was taken over for war emergency work by the United States Quarter- master Department. The quartermaster depot has been leased by the United States to a private individual, who is utilizing and sub- leasing it for commercial and terminal purposes. The city of Bay- onne has bulkheaded two areas in Newark Bay for park and pleasure purposes. The Hudson County Park Commission has a similar area on the east side of the bay. The city of Bayonne has a public wharf. The city of Jersey City owns a serviceable public wharf. The city of Jersey City also has large landholdings on the river at Droyers Point which it is developing for public-terminal purposes. About six private wharves are open to public use. There are 31 wharves confined to private industry. The terminals are adequate for existing commerce. Between the mouth of the Passaic River and the Montclair and Greenwood Lake railroad bridge are 2 publicly owned wharves, 2 privately owned wharves open to public, and 93 private wharves. Above this bridge are located 33 privately owned wharves. (For further details see Port Series Report No. 20, pts. 2 and 3, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-A contract for dredging and rock removal under the 10-foot project in Passaic River, com- prising the removal of six scattered rock shoals in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was continued and completed on October 7, 1932. The cost for the year was $71,242.02. A contract for dredging to complete the 30-foot project in Passaic River from its mouth upstream to a point 3,000 feet above the Lin- 164 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 coln Highway Bridge was commenced on October 31, 1932, and completed January 14, 1933. The cost for the year was $121,046.08. A contract for maintenance dredging in the 12-foot project in Hackensack River from Little Ferry to the upper end of the project at Hackensack, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was continued and completed on August 4, 1932. The cost for the year was $15,274.23. A contract for maintenance dredging of the 16-foot project in Passaic River from the vicinity of the Congoleum Manufacturing Co. up to the bridge of the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Branch of the Erie Railroad was commenced on September 6, 1932, and com- pleted on November 4, 1932. The cost for the year was $84,447.64. The United States Engineer Department derrick E.R. 101 was employed on maintenance work in the draw of the Little Ferry Bridge, Hackensack River, from September 20 to 27, 1932. The cost for the year was $1,300. The U.S. Engineer Department Derrick E.R. 101 was employed on maintenance work in the draw of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad bridge in the upper Passaic River project from December 5 to 20, 1932. The cost for the year was $3,462.27. The costs for the year were $192,288.10 for new work and $104,- 484.14 for maintenance, a total of $296,772.24. The total expendi- tures were $315,096.98. Condition at end of f~al year.-The existing project, as revised in 1930, is about 90 percent completed. The 30-foot channels in Newark Bay and Hackensack and Passaic Rivers are completed; the Port Newark Terminal Channel is completed; the 12-foot channel in Hackensack River is completed; the 20-foot channel in Passaic River is completed to Jackson Street, Newark; the 16-foot channel in Passaic River is completed; the 10-foot channel in Passaic River above the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge is com- pleted. The controlling mean low-water depths on June 30, 1933, were as follows: 30 feet in Newark Bay, including the Port Newark Termi- nal Channel; thence 30 feet in Hackensack River to a point 2,000 feet above the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad bridge; thence 12 feet to the head of the project at the New York, Susque- hanna & Western Railroad bridge, Hackensack, which is practically the present upper limit for commercial-boat navigation; and in the Passaic River 30 feet to 3,000 feet above Lincoln Highway Bridge; thence 16 feet to the Erie Railroad bridge (Newark branch); thence 14 feet to Nairn Linoleum Works (Congoleum Co.); thence 13 feet to the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge; thence 10 feet to the upper end of the project at Eighth Street, Passaic. There is some commercial-boat navigation up to Wall Street, about three fourths of a mile above Eighth Street. There remains to be done to complete the project completion of the 20-foot channel in Passaic River above Jackson Street, which in- cludes the removal of a small quantity of rock on the west side of the channel above the Center Street Bridge. The costs and expenditures have been $5,003,314.08 for new work and $1,014,005.84 for maintenance, a total of $6,017,319.92. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, together with an allotment of $2,100, made RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 165 during July 1933, a total of $5,040.30, to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the 10-foot Passaic River channel through the draws of the Rutgers Street, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, and Rutherford Avenue bridges, by Government plant and hired labor during August 1933. All new work under the project has been completed except the section of the 20-foot project in Passaic River above Jackson Street, which property owners requested in 1916 be not deepened. The additional sum of $123,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in Hackensack and Passaic Rivers (October 1934 to July 1935). Cost and flnanoi l summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__------------------------ $6, 758, 635. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -- ------- _--_ - 1, 456, 491. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--- .....- - 8, 215, 126. 82 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 8, 215, 126. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----.--------- --------- - 2, 940.30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 8, 218, 067. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ___...............--------------------.. ..... $599, 385. 09 1$469, 883. 20 $580, 796. 93 $928, 081.97 $192, 288. 10 Cost of maintenance_-- 15, 388. 78 .------------- 203, 659. 21 271, 131.48 45, 074. 53 104, 484.14 Total cost ......................---------------------- 614, 773. 87 673, 542. 41 851,928. 41 973,156. 50 296, 772. 24 Total expended_. ___---------------------- 614, 193. 82 681, 776. 82 656, 140. 91 1,194,460.44 315, 096. 98 Allotted_ ___--------------------------- 500, 000. 00 992, 000. 00 671, 000. 00 72, 435. 16 222, 644. 74 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- __ ---------------------- _ $95, 392.54 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930. ------------------- $28, 200.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932________ - __ -____129, 300. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931 6, 800. 00 6___________________ 224, 300.00 Amount to be accounted for___ __-________________ 319, 692. 54 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ____-_________ 1, 655. 26 Net amount to be accounted for-____---------____ - 318, 037. 28 Gross amount expended _______ ___--_ $315, 164.08 Less reimbursements collected ---------- __- - 67. 10 315, 096. 98 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----___________ ___2,940. 30 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933__-_______-- - - -____-__________--_ 2, 100. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ -____-______ -_ 5, 040. 30 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project __________---- ________________________ _ , 917, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ - __ 1_____________ 123, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 166 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 2. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY CHANNELS Location.-These channels extend from deep water northwest of Sandy Hook, through Lower New York Bay and Raritan Bay, to Perth Amboy, and thence through Arthur Kill, lower Newark Bay, and Kill van Kull, to deep water in Upper New York Bay. This route is located approximately along the boundary line between the States of New York and New Jersey. (See U.S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Charts Nos. 285, 286, and 369.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1881, September 19, 1890, June 3, 1896, June 23, 1874, March 3, 1875, June 14, 1880, August 11, 1888, May 15, 1889, October 20, 1890, June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, June 25, 1910, and March 4, 1913. The total cost and ex- penditures were $3,114,935.41 for new work and $584,557.24 for main- tenance, a total of $3,699,492.65. For further details of previous projects see pages 362, 366, and 374 of the Annual Report for 1921. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide from deep water in Lower New York Bay through Raritan Bay and Staten Island Sound to Upper New York Bay, with a branch channel north of Shooters Island, 20 feet deep and 400 feet wide, protected by a dike on its northern side, and the main- tenance of a branch channel to Raritan Bay to South Amboy, 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide, which was completed under a previous project. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tides varies between 4.7 and 5 feet. Extreme easterly or westerly winds produce fluctuations of 1 to 3 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost, made in 1918, is $10,400,000 for new work, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects, and $118,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 3, 1896, provided for the 21-foot chan- nel to South Amboy (H.Doc. No. 298, 53d Cong., 3d sess.), and the act of September 22, 1922, provided for the other channels (H.Doc. No. 653, 66th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are printed in the last-mentioned document. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the provision of an anchorage area at Perth Amboy, 33 feet deep and of sufficient size for three vessels, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in River and Harbor Committee Document No. 17, Seventy-first Con- gress, second session, was included in the public works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-There are 7 publicly owned wharves and 289 private wharves and piers. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Parts II and III, Corps of Engineers.) Operationsand results during fiscal year.-A contract for dredging and rock removal in the channel north of Shooters Island; in the easterly half of the channel from Pralls Island to opposite Rahway Avenue, Carteret; in the entire width of the channel from opposite Rahway Avenue, Carteret, to opposite Little Fresh Kills and oppo- site the mouth of Woodbridge Creek, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was continued and completed on September 17, 1932. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 167 The total' cost for the year was $46,281.04 for new work and $210.09 for maintenance, a total of $46,491.13. The total expenditures were $234,107.33. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1932 at a saving of $703,512 under the estimated cost. On June 30, 1933, the controlling depth throughout the entire length of the .30-foot section of the New York and New Jersey Channels was 30 feet at mean low water. This depth was available for the full width of the channel except for the reach extending from Sandy Hook to Seguine Point where shoaling has occurred along the edges of the channel. The controlling depth in the channel' north of Shooters Island was 18 feet at mean low water. The costs were $9,696,487.46 for new work and $141,808.78 for maintenance; a total of $9,838,296.24. The total expenditures were $9,865,192.31. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1933, together with an allotment of $25,000, made during July 1933, a total of $71,331.94, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------------- $313, 06 General working fund------------------------------------ 71, 018.88 Total-------------------------------- ------------------- 71, 331. 94 The sum of $390,000 allotted from the National Industrial Re- covery Act will be applied to dredging the anchorage area at Perth Amboy, by contract. The additional sum of $118,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in maintenance dredging by contract or by Gov- ernment plant to restore project dimensions where shoals occur peri- odically in the Raritan Bay and Staten Island Sound Channels (September 1934 to June 30, 1935). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------$12, 811, 422. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------- 726, 366. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 .-...... 13, 537, 788. 89 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------------ 13, 420. 19 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 .----------------------- 13, 551, 209. 08 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------------1_ 13, 788. 94 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-----------------------13, 564, 998. 02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------- ------ 313. 06 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 13, 564, 684. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 32, 543. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- 597, 227. 96 1--------3, Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----------------------$535, 908.62 $548, 016. 89 $771, 943.70 $611, 835. 70 $46, 281.04 Cost of maintenance _ -_ 3, 182. 13 55, 880. 76 75, 369. 51 2, 727. 83 210. 09 Total cost___-- .----- -.-------- 539, 090. 75 603, 897. 65 847, 313. 21 614, 563. 53 46, 491. 13 Total expended_.--- 461, 425. 35 633, 182. 72 821, 950. 93 575, 777. 35 234, 107. 33 Allotted____ _ 100, 000. 00 174, 427. 00 56, 800. 00 84, 935.16 -92, 301.75 168 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------- - - ___ $358,957. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------ 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------408, 957. 48 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment------ ....------ - $142,140. 43 Revocation of impounded funds--------------- 166. 72 142, 307.15 Net amount to be accounted for--------------_____ - 266, 650. 33 Gross amount expended ----------------------- 349, 738. 19 Less: Reimbursements collected--------- $115, 591. 35 Receipts from sales --------------- 39. 51 115, 630. 86 234,107. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------- 32, 543. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----...------------- 677.63 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- --------- 750.00 1, 427. 63 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 31, 115. 37 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 --------------- - -- 13, 788.94 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------44, 904. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------------------------------ 25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act__------ 390, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 459, 904. 31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance --- _------------------------ 118, 000. 00 3. RARITAN RIVER TO ARTHUR KILL CUT-OFF CHANNEL, N.J. Location.-Western portion of Raritan Bay. EXisting project.-No work has been authorized by Congress. The provision of a cut-off channel off Perth Amboy, N.J., to connect Raritan River channel with the southerly end of the channel in Arthur Kill, 20 feet deep and 800 feet wide, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 50, Seventy-third Con- gress, first session, was included in the public works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.--Included under the public- works program. Terminal facilities.-Through channel. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--No work has yet been done. Proposed operations.--The allotment of $600,000 from the Na- tional Recovery Act will be applied under contract to the dredging of the cut-off channel during the period October 1, 1933, to October 1, 1934. Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act_........ $600, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------- - 600, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 169 4. ELIZABETH RIVER, N.J. Location.-This river rises in the city of East Orange, N.J., and empties into Arthur Kill. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 285 and 369.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of March 3, 1879. The costs on this project were $27,000 for new work and $32,944.45 for main- tenance, a total of $59,944.45. For further details see page 1778 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide, extending from the mouth to the New York & Long Branch Railroad bridge, a distance of 1 mile. The mean range of tides at the mouth is about 4.7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work (1913) was $15,433.50, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H.Doc. No. 750, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed in Rivers and Harbors Committee Docu- ment No. 24, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of April 21, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project to provide for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide, widened at the bends, from the mouth to Baltic Street Bridge, a distance of 1.1 miles, at an estimated cost of $74,000, with $5,000 annually for maintenance, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 24, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 private concerns owning wharves, of which 4 have both rail and water facilities; the others have no railroad connections; only 1 has any mechanical appliance for handling freight. There is one publicly owned wharf. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs or expenditures during the year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in November 1926. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1933, in the section of the channel covered by the project was about 6 feet to within 700 feet below First Avenue Bridge, thence 4 to 5 feet to within 500 feet above First Avenue Bridge, and thence 2.5 feet to the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge. The costs and expenditures have been $33,481.15 for new work and $10,552.17 for maintenance, a total of $44,033.32. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds allotted during July 1933, amounting to $15,000, to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in section of the channel extending from the mouth of the river upstream about 3,000 feet (October and November 1933). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as it is believed that the maintenance work planned during the fiscal year 1934 will insure project dimensions over the section of the project now used for commercial purposes until the fiscal year 1936. 170 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $60, 481.15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 43, 496. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------103, 977. 77 Net total expenditures------ ---------------------------- 103, 977. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------ 103,977. 77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work................ ........ ............. Cost of maintenance ________ ______ -__ $103. 45 ---- - $8,438. 78 $1, 561. 22 -- Total expended _-----_______ --- __---- 104. 21 ------------ 938. 78 9, 061. 22 Allotted ------------------------------------------ -$7, 447. 83 10, 000. 00 .----- ----------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--- ---------------------------------- $15, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------- ------------------ 15, 000. 00 5. WOODBRIDGE CREEK, N.J. Location.-This creek is a small stream, rising near Rahway and flows through marshes into the west side of Arthur Kill. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 286 and 369.) Previous project.-Adopted by act of March 3, 1879. The cost and expenditures, all for new work, under this project, were $19,000. Work under the existing project began in 1902. For further details see page 1777 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water, 50 feet wide on the bottom and 75 feet wide on top, ex- tending from Arthur Kill to the Salamander Dock, a distance of about 9,600 feet. The mean range of tides is about 5 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause tidal fluctuations of about 2 to 4 feet above and below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1902, was $35,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. (H.Doc. No. 282, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1900, p. 1552.) The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are 2 publicly owned wharves and 1 privately owned wharf, whose facilities are open to all on equal terms. There are 7 private wharves used exclusively for private business. These terminals adequately provide for the handling of the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs or expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1908 at a saving of $4,177 under the estimated cost. Main- tenance dredging has been performed several times since that date. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1933, was about 7 feet from the mouth of the creek to the upper end of the project. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 171 The costs and expenditures were $30,822.70 for new work, $128,- 325.43 for maintenance; a total of $159,148.13. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds allotted during July 1933 amounting to $15,000, to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the section of the channel extending from the mouth of the creek upstream about 1.3 miles to the town dock (September and October 1933). The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, in maintenance dredging to restore proj- ect dimensions from the town dock upstream to the head of the. project. The work will be done during October 1934. Cost and financial aummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------_-- ________________ $49, 822. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------_---_---- - -__- 128, 325.43 ___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933__ 178, 148. 13 --- ___ Net total expenditures ___-- - -- 178, 148. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------- 178, 148. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - Cost of maintenance .....------------------ $15, 831. 14 $12, 781. 34 $30, 000. 00 ------------ _---__- -_ Total expended.....----------------------- 3, 826. 71 24, 785. 77 16,948. 31 $10, 982. 45 _- ____ Allotted------------- ........... -- ------------- 25,000. 00 2, 767. 37 30,000. 00 2, 069. 24 -- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4,1933 ----------------------- 11111111 $15, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_____- 15, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended - in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ' __10, 000. 00 6. RARITAN RIVER, N.J. Location.-This river is a moderate-sized stream rising in the north central part of New Jersey and flowing in a general southeasterly direction into Raritan Bay, between Perth Amboy and South Amboy. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 375.) Previous projects.-A survey of Raritan River for the improve- ment of New Brunswick Harbor was made in 1836, and in the fol- lowing year $13,963 was appropriated for the work, the records of this office do not show what work was done. Subsequent projects were adopted by acts of June 18, 1878, and March 3, 1881. The cost and expenditures on previous projects have been $673,155.32 for new work and $111,419.43 for maintenance, a total of $784,574.75. For further details see page 1777 of Annual Report for 1915 and. page 359 of Annual Report for 1918. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and. 300 feet wide extending from the turn in New York and New Jersey Channels near Great Beds Light to deep water above the bridge of' the New York and Long Branch division of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; thence a channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide, ex- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 172 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 tending from deep water at Keasby to Washington Canal, a distance of 4.7 miles; thence 10 feet deep in soft material, 11 feet in rock, and generally 100 feet wide with widening at bends to the Delaware and Raritan Canal entrance at New Brunswick, a distance of 5.3 miles; and for the south channel between Crab Island and the vicinity of Ostranders Dock 3.2 miles long, 10 feet deep, and 150 feet wide. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tides is about 5 feet at the mouth of the river and 51/2 feet at New Brunswick. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $748,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbors acts: The act of March 2, 1919, provided for the 15-foot channel and the south channel (H.Doc. No. 1341, 62d Cong., 3d sess.) ; the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 25-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 127, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), the 10-foot channel in soft material and 11 feet in rock (H.Doc. No. 454, 70th Cong., 2d sess.), and the change in location of the lower reach of the south channel (H.Com.Doc. No. 31, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, authorized a change in the lower reach of the south channel subject to the provisions that no work shall be undertaken until assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers are received that one or more new terminals will be con- structed on the south channel, and that necessary spoil-disposal areas will be furnished free of cost to the United States when required. These provisions have not been fulfilled. Terminal facilities.-The city of Perth Amboy owns about 1,875 feet of undeveloped frontage on Raritan River. The city of New Brunswick owns three small sites located on the Delaware and Raritan Canal, one of which has a small wharf on it, and also a con- siderable frontage on the river below the outlet locks of the Dela- ware and Raritan Canal, and has constructed a public terminal on the site. Other private terminals are open to public use. The Gov- ernment has established a large ammunition and storage depot and arsenal on Raritan River known as Raritan Arsenal. Thirty-eight other wharves are located on Raritan River and on the Delaware and Raritan Canal at New Brunswick, N.J. The terminals seem suffi- cient to provide for the needs of existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, parts II and III, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-A contract for main- tenance dredging under the 10- and 11-foot project in the upper Raritan River from about 1.8 miles below the lower canal lock at New Brunswick downstream about 1.3 miles was commenced on March 13, 1933, and completed on April 5, 1933. The total amount of material removed and accepted during the year was 24,345 cubic yards, which was disposed of ashore. The cost for the year was $9,658.69. A contract for maintenance dredging under the 15-foot project in Raritan River was commenced on February 20, 1933, and com- pleted on April 28, 1933. The total amount of material removed RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 173 and accepted was 142,674 cubic yards, which was disposed of by pumping ashore. The cost for the year was $22,036.08. The total cost for the year was $31,861.29, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $32,339.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work under the project is about 95 percent completed. A channel 25 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide has been completed from the turn in the New York and New Jersey channels near Great Beds Light to deep water above the Long Branch division bridge of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, 2.1 miles above the junction with the New York and New Jersey channels; thence natural deep water for 2.2 miles; thence a channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide has been completed to the mouth of Washington Canal, 4.2 miles; thence a channel has been completed 10 and 11 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Delaware & Raritan Canal outlet lock at New Brunswick, a distance of 5.3 miles. The south channel has been dredged 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide for a distance of 14,500 feet. The mean low water con- trolling depths on June 30, 1933, were 25 feet from New York and New Jersey channels near Great Beds Light to the vicinity of the Raritan Copper Works; thence 23 feet to the highway bridge; thence 20 feet to 500 yards below Ostranders Dock; thence 17 feet to Ostranders Dock; thence 15 feet to the Washington Canal, thence 10 and 11 feet to the Delaware & Raritan Canal lock at New Brunswick; in the south channel 8 feet up to Crossman Dock, thence to the upper end of the south channel, about 3.5 feet. The work remain- ing to be done to complete the project consists of dredging to com- plete the south channel. The costs and expenditures have been $685,458.91 for new work and $75,381.25 for maintenance, a total of $760,840.16. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $431.16 to maintenance contingencies. The sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the upper reaches of the 10-11-foot project. The work will be undertaken during March and April 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__- -_______-_______ $1, 358, 614.23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_--_____________________ 186, 000. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933__- ______ 1, 545, 414. 91 Net total expenditures ____________ __________ _ 1, 545, 414. 91 -___-___431. Unexpended balance June 30, 1933____________ 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____________ 1, 545, 846. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work __..... ___ _ __ _ _________ _____ __.____ $267,842. 39 $168,821. 24 ... Cost of maintenance-__- _--_------___.- $10, 117. 66 $2,062. 08 19, 297. 27 2, 141.05 $31,861. 29 Total cost----------------_ --- 10, 117. 66 2,062. 08 287,139. 66 170, 962. 29 31,861. 29 Total expended--.....----------- - . 10, 124. 53 - -_ - 250, 582. 80 209, 103. 26 32, 339. 26 Allotted----------------------...................------... ..... 20, 000. 00 345, 359. 35 104, 750. 00 22, 347. 13 174 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------- $10,423.29 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---,--- --------------------- ---------- 22, 900. 00 Amount to be accounted for------ ------------------------- 33, 323.29 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 552. 87 Net amount to be accounted for---------- ------------------- 32, 770. 42 Gross amount expended------------------------- - $34, 217.04 Less reimbursements collected-- , 877. 78 1-------------------- 32, 339.26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 431.16 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June ---- ------ - - --- --- 30, 1935 for maintenance --------- - - - - - - - - - 30, 000. 00 7. WASHINGTON CANAL AND SOUTH RIVER, N.J. Location.-This river rises in central New Jersey and empties into the Raritan River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 375.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1871, June 14, 1880, and July 25, 1912. The cost and expenditures on these projects were $242,158.87, of which $157,224.41 was for new work and $84,934.46 for maintenance. For further details see page 1778 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 323, Annual Report for 1929. Existing project.-This provides for a channel, to be obtained by diking and dredging, 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide in Washington Canal, 1.1 miles, and 12 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide in South River following cut-off no. 1 up to Old Bridge, 4.1 miles. The tidal variation at the canal is 5.34 feet, and at Old Bridge, 4.57 feet. Irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet, respectively, above or below the mean range takes place during high easterly or westerly winds. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1929, is $90,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No 109, 71st Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is one publicly owned wharf at South River, and 14 private wharves, some of which are open to public use. These facilities seem adequate under existing conditions. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, pts. II and III, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal,year.-A contract for main- tenance dredging in the upper reaches of South River, and also involving new work in removal of shoals in the highway and rail- road bridges at South River, was commenced on October 24, 1932, and completed on November 26, 1932. The cost for the year was $364.73 for new work and $26,462.90 for maintenance. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 175 The total cost and expenditure for the year, exclusive of $364.73 contributed funds which were expended for new work, was $26,- 462.90, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work on the section of the exist- ing project to be done by the United States, extending from the mouth of Washington Canal to the highway bridge at South River, was completed in 1931, at a saving of $41,108 under the estimated cost. The section from the highway bridge at South River up- stream to the head of the project has been completed, except at the extreme upper end, by the State of New Jersey. The controlling depth on June 30, 1933, at mean low water was 12 feet to the high- way bridge at South River; thence 11 feet to the South River Sand Co.'s dock; thence 3 feet to the upper end of the project at Old Bridge. The total cost and expenditure, excluding $364.73 contributed funds which were expended by the United States for new work, was $76,783.79, of which $48,891.82 was for new work and $27,891.97 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds allotted during July 1933, amounting to $16,000, to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the section of the channel extending from the mouth of Washington Canal upstream to the highway bridge at South River (April and May 1934). The additional sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in maintenance dredging to restore the project dimensions in sections of the channel that shoal periodically. The work will be undertaken during the month of May 1935. Cost and financial swnmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------_ ------ $206, 116. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 112, 826. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------ 318, 942. 66 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 318, 942. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------------318, 942. 66 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----..........------------------------------------... $495. 90 $48, 395. 92 ------------ Cost of maintenance---------------------- $8, 599.61 1---------------------- 1,429.07 $26, 462.90 Total cost ----------------------- 8, 599.61------------ 495. 90 49,824.99 26, 462. 90 Total expended--.....................----------------------- 8, 599.61 ....------------ 371. 34 49, 949. 55 26, 462. 90 Allotted.......--------------------------------- 6,800. 00 -$6, 200. 39 90, 218. 48 -29, 694. 27 16, 259. 58 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $10, 203.32 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_-- ------------- $9, 100. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------- --------------- 7, 500. 00 16, 600.00 Amount to be accounted for--- --------- -------------- 26, 803.32 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 340. 42 Net amount to be accounted for --- - --------- 26, 462. 90 1 In addition $364.73 was expended from contributed funds. 16228-ENG 1933--12 176 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Gross amount expended ----------------- __ $26,827. 63 Less reimbursements collected 364. 73 $26,462.90 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------------------------- 16, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------------16, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1______________________ 8, 00 8. KEYPORT HARBOR, N.J. Location.-This harbor lies at the mouth of Matawan Creek, on the south side of Raritan Bay, about 9 miles west of Sandy Hook. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel about 1 mile long from Raritan Bay to the steamboat dock at Keyport, the width to be 200 feet and the depth to be 8 feet at mean low water. The mean range of tides is 4.9 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause the tides to fluctuate from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1883, was $40,475. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 2, 1882 (H.Doc. No. 153, 42d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1873, p. 941). The latest published map is printed in the Annual Report for 1905, page 1040. Terminal facilities.-There are four privately owned wharves lo- cated on Keyport Harbor. Only one of these is open to public use. The terminal facilities seem adequate under existing conditions. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs or expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed in 1911. The controlling low water depth on June 30, 1933, to the upper steamboat wharf at Keyport was about 7 feet in a channel practically of project width. The costs and expenditures have been $40,475 for new work and $118,278.71 for maintenance, a total of $158,753.71. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds allotted during July 1933, amounting to $15,000, to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the authorized channel throughout its entire length during October 1933. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as it is believed that the restoration of project dimen- sions planned during the fiscal year 1934 will insure a usuable chan- nel until the fiscal year 1936. Cost and financial sumnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------$40, 475. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------------- _------- 118, 278. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------...... 158, 753. 71 Net total expenditures--------------- ------------------- 158, 753. 71 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------158, 753. 71 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 177 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.-------- --------- ------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance ------------------ .... ---------- $15, 119. 21 $335. 30 $45. 49 --------.......... Total expended--- ------------------------------ 5, 772. 36 9, 682. 15 45. 49 ------------ Allotted- ----.--.--- ---------------------------- 15, 500. 00 ...........---------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933 ----------------------------- ----- $15, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___ __ ___ ____________ _ 15, 000 9. SHOAL HARBOR AND COMPTON CREEK, N.J. Location.-Shoal Harbor is an indentation on the south shore of Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays. Compton Creek is a small stream rising on the west side of the Navesink Highlands and flowing through the meadows into Shoal Harbor. (See United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel by dredging and diking about two thirds of a mile in length, connecting Compton Creek with the 4-foot curve in Raritan Bay, the width to be 150 feet in the bay and 75 feet in and near the mouth of the creek, the depth to be 4 feet at mean low water. The mean range of tides is 4.5 feet. Irregular fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range occur in the tides during heavy easterly or westerly storms. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1890, is $64,130. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved September 19, 1890 (S.Doc. No. 80, 48th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1884, p. 770). The latest published map is printed in House Document No. 40, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Recommended modifications of project.-It is recommended that the project be modified by eliminating the proposed dike and reduc- tion of width of channel in bay from 150 feet to 100 feet (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of May 23, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended further improvement of Compton Creek, N.J., so as to provide a channel 8 feet deep extending from deep water in Sandy Hook Bay to the Main Street Bridge, with a width of 150 feet in the bay and 75 feet inside the mouth of the creek, and suitably widened at the bend in the creek, all at an estimated cost of $44,000 with main- tenance estimated at $5,000 annually in addition to that now re- quired, subject to the conditions that work shall not be undertaken until harbor lines have been established by the Secretary of War along that portion of Compton Creek embraced in the proposed im- provement, and subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H.Doc. No. 58, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-There are no public terminals located on this waterway. There are 3 terminals suitable for barge traffic located near the mouth of Compton Creek, 2 of which are open to the public on equal terms and 2 of which are equipped with loading and un- 178 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 loading devices. Within the navigable section of the creek above the project limit there are over 30 small terminals and 2 marine water- ways suitable for small fishing boats. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging for main- tenance with Government plant was commenced on May 24, 1933, and completed on June 23, 1933. The total cost for the year was $11,568.74, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $10,568.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 60 percent of the area to be dredged under the project has been completed. The last new work was done on the improvement in 1899. No dikes have been built. The controlling depth into the creek on June 30, 1933, through the improved channel was about 8 feet at mean low water. Work remaining to be done to complete the project is dredging to widen the entrance channel from 100 to 150 feet and the con- struction of a rock-filled pile dike 3,200 feet long. The cost and expenditures have been $17,000 for new work and $168,637.11 for maintenance, a total of $185,637.11. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, together with an allotment of $33,000, made during July 1933, a total of $34,362.39, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-----------------------------_ $1, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions throughout the completed portion of the project by contract or Government plant (May 1934). Total estimated cost------------- 33, 362. 39 - Total----------------- ------ 34, 362. 39 The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions throughout the completed portion of the project. The work will be undertaken in May 1935. The interests of commerce do not warrant further new work under the project at the present time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------- $17, 000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 168, 637. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------185, 637. 11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------_,- -- 1, 000. 00 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 184, 637.11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933- 1------------------------- 362.39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 185, 999. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------ ----------------------- ------- Cost of maintenance.------------------ $15,036. 44 ---- $7,585.07 $3,844.59 $11,568. 74 Total expended---------- --............... . 15, 036. 44-- 355. 24 11, 074.42 10, 568. 74 Allotted.. ................................. -.............. 13,498.85 -2,069.19 11,931.13 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 179 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------ --- $12, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 68. 87 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 11, 931.13 Gross amount expended_-_ ___--------------- 10, 568. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------------- 1, 362.39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 362.39 1------------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------------------------------------- 33, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--- --------------------- 33, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ----------------------------------- 47, 130. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1--_ --- ------ -- 12, 000. 00 10. SHREWSBURY RIVER, N.J. Location.-This river is mainly a large tidal basin in the eastern part of New Jersey, the outlet being at the southeast end of Sandy Hook Bay, about 4 miles south from the point of Sandy Hook. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 543.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 30, 1852, March 3, 1871, June 3, 1879, and modified in 1883 and 1887. The cost and expenditures have been $220,893.95 for new work and $286,606.05 for maintenance, a total of $507,500. For further details see page 1778 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 373 of Annual Report for 1918. Eoisting project.-This provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water 300 feet wide from the mouth to Island Beach, 1.4 miles; thence 200 feet wide to the junction of the two branches, 1.5 miles; thence 150 feet wide to Red Bank and Branch- port, 5.5 and 6.1 miles in the North Branch and South Branch, respectively. The mean range of tides on the outer bar is 5 feet; at Highlands Bridge, 3 feet; at Sea Bright, 1.3 feet; at Branchport, 0.86 foot; and at Oceanic, 2.5 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1923, is $146,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1912) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000 during construction and $20,000 thereafter. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 1296, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 157, Seventy-first Con- gress, second session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of December 12, 1929, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide, following the westerly shore to a point 600 feet south of the Highlands Bridge, at an estimated cost of $205,000, with $10,000 annually for maintenance, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H.Doc. No. 157, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) xExclusive of available funds. 180 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Terminal facilities.-There are 4 publicly owned wharves, and 17 privately owned wharves used for commercial purposes, many of which are open to general public use on equal terms. The termi- nals seem to provide adequately for the demands of existing commerce. Operations and results during ficeal year.--Dredging for mainte- nance with Government plant was commenced on August 12, 1932, and completed on September 3, 1932. The total cost for the year was $9,784.35, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $9,802.35. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work under the project is about 66 percent completed. Project dimensions were obtained, before the adoption of the existing project, in the main stem and in the lower parts of the two branches under the previous project. New work has since been done in the south branch between the steamboat wharf at Sea Bright and the upper end of the project at Branchport. The controlling depths on June 30, 1933, at mean low water, over the bars in the river were about 5 feet. Project depths were available but widths over some of the bars were narrow in places. There yet remains to be done, to complete the project, dredging in the upper end of the north branch at the locality of the steamboat dock at Red Bank, N.J., and at the locality of the highway bridge at Oceanic. The costs and expenditures have been $96,304.66 for new work and $156,984.07 for maintenance, a total of $253,288.73. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds allotted during July 1933, amounting to $20,000, to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the authorized channel where shoals occur periodically during March and April, 1934. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions where shoals occur each season. The work will be undertaken in April 1935. The interests of commerce do not warrant further new work under the project at the present time. Cost and fnanoial sunmm ry Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------- _-----------__ ___ $317, 198. 61 Cosat of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----------- __________- 443, 590.12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--__-------- .760, 788. 73 Net total expenditures-----------______________________ 760, 788. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------- 60, 788. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...... Cost of maintenance-.----- ------------ $14, 296. 28 $14, 673. 00 $2, 405. 73 $7, 725. 65 $9, 784. 36 Total expended------.................--------------......... 14, 322. 18 1, 146. 39 15, 932. 34 7, 707. 65 9, 802. 35 Allotted--------------...................--....-----------...--.......----------..... 14, 673. 00 11, 007. 65 .......-------.... 8, 908. 08 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 181 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___---------------------- $894. 27 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_________-------------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __ -- - ___ 10, 894. 27 1-----------_____ Deductions on account of revocation of allotment______---------- 1, 091. 92 Net amount to be accounted for__....... 9, 802. 35 Gross amount expended $9, 808.46 Less reimbursements collected_- ------ __6. 11 9, 802. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933-------------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__---------------------- 20, 000.00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - -- -- ---- --- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- --- - 1935, for maintenance 1 10, 000. 00 11. MANASQUAN RIVER, N.J. Location.-This is a small stream located in the eastern part of New Jersey, rising near Freehold and flowing to the Atlantic Ocean, about 26 miles south of Sandy Hook. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Map No. 1216.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of March 3, 1879. The cost and expenditure under previous projects have been $39,000 for new work and $2,054.11 for maintenance, a total of $41,054.11. (For further details see Annual Report for 1909, p. 186.) Existing project.-This provides for opening of Manasquan Inlet and the provision of works designed to secure a channel at least 8 feet deep. The mean tidal range in the ocean opposite the inlet is 3.8 feet. The mean tidal range in the easterly lagoon is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1928, is $600,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, of which $300,- 000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1928) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930. (H.Doc. No. 482, 70th Cong., 2d sess.) This document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-No docks, wharves, or terminals suitable for commercial purposes have been established. There are many small boat landings. Operations and results during fiscal year.-An emergency con- tract for removal of the old Government dike located in the inlet channel was commenced on August 1, 1932, and completed on Sep- tember 27, 1932. A total of 492 linear feet of dike was removed. A contract for new work of constructing a steel sheet pile groin about 250 feet north of the north jetty was commenced on December 8, 1932, and completed on January 24, 1933, 230 linear feet of groin being constructed. A contract for dredging a channel 250 to 300 feet wide and 8 to 10 feet deep in Manasquan Inlet and River was commenced on March 27, 1933, and completed on June 23, 1933. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 182 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The total cost for the year was $51,623.37 for new work. The total expenditures were $49,748.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work under the existing project is about 95 percent completed. Two jetties of an aggregate length of 2,260 feet are completed, the north jetty being 1,230 feet long and the south jetty 1,030 feet long. A section of steel bulkhead 300 feet long at the inshore end of south jetty is completed and a channel connecting with the State of New Jersey channel at a point 700 feet easterly of the New York & Long Branch Railroad bridge has been dredged easterly for a distance of 4,225 feet, 300 feet wide and 8 feet deep, and thence narrowing to 250 feet with depth of 10 feet to the 10-foot curve in the ocean, a distance of about 875 feet. The controlling depth on June 30, 1933, was 10 feet between the stone jetties and 8 feet from the inshore end of the jetties up to a point 700 feet easterly of the railroad bridge. There remains to be done to complete the project the construction of a bulkhead between the inshore end of the north jetty and the inshore end of the groin about 250 feet northerly thereof. The cost of the existing project, excluding $300,000 contributed funds, which were expended for new work, was $287,571.95 of which $267,790.61 was for new work, and $19,781.34 was for maintenance. Total expenditures, excluding $300,000 contributed funds, were $285,659.39. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $18,851.82, as follows: Accounts payable_----------- ----------------------------- $1, 912. 56 Maintenance: Dredging to remove shoals in the inlet that may form during the winter 1933-34 (May and June 1934). Total estimated cost ------------------------------------------------ 16, 939. 26 Total---- ------------ -------- --------- 18, 851. 82 The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance repairs where found necessary to the north and south jetties. The work will probably be undertaken during September and October 1934. Cost and finacial swnvnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 _________ $306, 790. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__________________________ 21, 835. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 _____- _____ 328, 626. 06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 -_______________ ___ 1__912. 56 1, Net total expenditures--- ________________________ 326, 713. 50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__________________________ 18, 851. 82 Total amount appropriated, to June 30, 1933___________- 345, 565.32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---.......-.---.------.----.--.-. -- $818. 47 $198, 182. 35 $17, 166. 42 $51, 623. 37 Cost of maintenance-------------------------------------- 19, 781.34 - Total cost_.---_ -- _ ------ - ..-------- "-- 818.47 217, 963. 69 17,166. 42 51, 623.37 Total expended_- ..---- -____ _.--------------__ 756. 45 190, 193. 02 44, 961.46 49, 748. 46 Allotted- .--.. .-.---.._ ------------------. ... . 14, 375. 00 220, 700. 00 11, 000. 00 58, 436. 21 1Exclusive of $300,000 contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 183 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 __$10, 164.07 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__--- --------------- $52, 600.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932_ ----------- 62, 460. 00 115, 060. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____-__ - 125, 224.07 1--------------------- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------- --- 56, 623. 79 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 68, 600. 28 Gross amount expended------------------------- ---- $50, 939. 78 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 1, 191. 32 49, 748.46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_----------------------- 18, 851. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933___------------------------- 1, 912. 56 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------------16, 939. 26 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 1 32, 00.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ ----------- - 15, 000. 00 12. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $113,395.87; tie expenditures were $110,858.23. The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year, together with an allot- ment of $45,000, made during July 1933, a total of $68,591.16, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $17,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ $269, 401. 07 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 285. 82 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933----------------------- 272, 686. 89 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 663.44 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 269, 023.45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 20, 305.34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------- 289, 328. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1.931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...... .. .. .. ... .. .... ..... .. .. ... .. Cost of maintenance.......------------------$18, 833. 29 $18, 204.42 $29, 392. 42 $89, 772. 19 $113, 395. 87 Total expended__....____.-- -____ -__-__ 19, 317. 24 18, 248. 51 31, 395. 12 89, 204. 35 110, 858. 23 Allotted. . ... .. .......---------------------------- 35, 000. 00 13, 000. 00 41, 000. 00 69, 700. 00 130, 628. 79 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___. ____________---$----------534. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930 .__-...._______-__ $7, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932____ _________ 89, 199. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__-____-____-_________ 40, 000. 00 136, 199. 91 Amount to be accounted for__----- ___-- ________ _ 136, 734. 69 1 Exclusive of available funds. 184 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment---------------- ------ $5, 563.25 Revocation of impounded funds------------------ 7. 87 $5, 571. 12 Net amount to be accounted for--------- ---------- 131,163. 57 Gross amount expended------------------------- 120, 223. 77 Less: Reimbursements collected -------------- $9, 260.44 Receipts from sales -------------------- 105.10 9, 365.54 ------ 110, 858.23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933- ------------------- 20,305.34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------- 5, 904. 82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------2, 329. 38 8, 234. 20 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------12,071. 14 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 3, 285. 82 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------15, 356. 96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------------------------- 45, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 60, 356. 96 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance a- - - - - - - - - - _ - _- - - - - _ - 17, 000.00 13. Other projects for which no estimates, are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in p. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures full re- to June 30, 1933 port Name of project see an- nual "Mainte- report New work e- for- nance 1. Great Kills, Staten Island, N.Y.1--------- ........-------------------- 1928 2. Cheesequake Creek, N.J.'--------------------------------- 1928 $40, 000 $24, 956. 69 3. Matawan Creek, N.J.9_- ------- - ---- 1920 21,000 70, 358.17 4. Rahway River, N.J.---------------- --- ------------------ 1895 37, 000 . . i Awaiting local cooperation. 2 Channels adequate for commerce. 8 Project recommended for abandonment in 1926. Further improvement recommended in House Docu- ment No. 63, Seventy-third Congress, first session. a Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 185 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act LTransmitted to Congress House documents Recommenda- tion Compton Creek, N.J.... River and Harbor May 25, 1933 No. 58, 73d Cong., 1st Favorable. Act, July 3, 1930. sess. Hackensack River, N.J_ Rivers and Harbors Apr. 20, 1933 ------------------------ Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 31, 1932. New York and New Jer- River and Harbor sey Channels, Sandy Act, July 3, 1930. Hook, N.J., lower New York Bay, Rari- tan Bay, Arthur Kill, Staten Island Sound, Kill Van Kull, and Shooters Island. New York Bay-Dela- _....do... ------- ------ ------------------------ ware River section, Intracoastal Water- way. New York Harbor-Con- River and Harbor------ ------------------------ stable Hook to Ellis Act, Aug. 8, 1917. Island. Perth Amboy, N.J., Rivers and Harbors Jan. 4, 1933 No. 50, 73d Cong., 1st Favorable. Raritan River Chan- Act, July 3, 1930. sess. nel to Arthur Kill. Rahway River, N.J-.. __.....do-------------- June 1, 1933 No. 63, 73d Cong., 1st Do. sess. Raritan River, N.J-...... River and Harbor-- Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 13, 1932. Shark River, N.J- ..... Rivers and Harbors------ ------------------------ Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 14, 1932. Shrewsbury River, N.J-.....---do ...-----................. Smiths Creek, N.J----...... River and Harbor------ ------------------------ Act, Mar. 3, 1925. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PHILADELPHIA (PA.) DISTRICT This district includes the watersheds drained by the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, embracing a small area in southeastern New York, the eastern part of Pennsylvania, and the shore lines only of New Jersey and Delaware bordering on the Delaware River and Bay. The tributaries of the Delaware River below Trenton, N.J., on the east side, and below the Schuylkill River on the west side, are not included in this district. District engineer: Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. G. M. Hoffman, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Delaware River between Phil- 4. Schuylkill River, Pa -.. - 197 adelphia, Pa., and Trenton, 5. Examinations, surveys, and N.J------------------ 185 contingencies (general) -.. 200 2. Delaware River, Pa., N.J., 6. Other projects for which no and Del., Philadelphia, Pa., estimates are submitted.... 201 to the sea------------- 189 3. Delaware River at Camden, N.J_______---- ____----- 196 1. DELAWARE RIVER, BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA., AND TRENTON, N.J. Location.-This river has its source in southeastern New York, flows in a general southerly direction, forming the boundary line between the States of New York and New Jersey on the east and 186 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Pennsylvania and Delaware on the west, and empties into Delaware Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 294, 295, and 296.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 10, 1872; March 3, 1875; June 14, 1880; July 5, 1884; August 17, 1894; March 2, 1907; June 25, 1910; July 25, 1912; and June 5, 1920. The total cost and expenditures were $1,250,575.87, of which $990,143.30 was for new work and $260,432.57 was for maintenance. For further details see page 1778 of the Annual Report for 1915 and page 311 of the Annual Report for 1924. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 28 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide from Allegheny Avenue, Phila- delphia, Pa., to the Delair Bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.; thence 20 feet deep at mean low water and generally 200 feet wide to Landing Street, Trenton, N.J., or to such point below as may be selected for the public terminals. Above Delair the project provides for widening the channel at curves to 250 feet and to 300 feet for a distance of 500 feet above and 500 feet below the railroad bridge at Biles Island, with a turning basin at the upper end 1,700 feet long and 400 feet wide; and for maintaining the channel dredged under the previous project to a depth of 12 feet at mean low water and a width of 200 feet from the upper end of the 20-foot channel to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Ferry Street, Trenton. The total length of the improvement is about 30.5 miles, and the distance from the lower end to Liston Point, the accepted point of division between Delaware River and Delaware Bay, is about 55 miles. The mean range of tide at Philadelphia is 5.2 feet and at Trenton 4.6 feet. The spring range is from 0.3 to 0.5 foot greater. Freshets, which occur usually during February and March, attain a height in the vicinity of Trenton of 9 to 15 feet above mean low water, with a velocity of about 6 miles per hour. Freshets may also occur at other seasons of the year, especially during the autumn months. Navigation is usually suspended during the winter months on account of the formation of ice in the river. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1931 is $1,655,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects of which $15,000 was contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $60,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (H.Doc. No. 228, 68th Cong., 1st sess.), which pro- vided for a depth of 20 feet, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 3, 71st Cong., 1st sess.), to provide for deepening the channel in Philadelphia Harbor to 28 feet. The latest published maps are in the Annual Report for 1914, page 1804, and the last-mentioned document. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the commence- ment of the deepening of the channel to 25 feet as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Docu- ment No. 11, 73d Cong., 1st sess., has been included in the public- works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-The construction of a 25- foot channel from Delair Bridge to Trenton is recommended in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 11, 73d Cong., 1st RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 187 sess., at an estimated cost of $3,828,900. (Partially included in public- works program.) Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the provision that local interests furnish suitable spoil disposal areas. All prior requirements have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The facilities are adequate for existing com- merce. (For further details see Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engi- neers, part I, revised 1932.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The removal of boul- ders and hard shoals on Edgewater range and on ranges between Bordentown and Trenton was continued and the channel cleared of all such shoals known to exist. Approximately 8,567 cubic yards of boulders and other hard material were removed, at a cost of $13,478.65, for new work. Maintenance dredging by the U.S. dredge Huston was commenced June 23, 1933, and was in progress at the end of the year. Approxi- mately 47,637 cubic yards of material were removed from the chan- nel on Duck Island range and deposited along the New Jersey shore below Biles Island at a cost of $5,654, for maintenance. The total cost was $36,456.90, of which $13,478.65 was for new work and $22,978.25 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $35,345.36. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in the calendar year 1932 at a saving of $55,739.72 under the estimated cost. The dike at Mud Island provided for in the project for a 12-foot channel and included in the existing project has not been built. The necessity for this dike has not yet been fully dem- onstrated and its construction will probably never be required. The latest examination (May 1933) shows depths less than the project depth on or near the center line of the channel on the fol- lowing ranges: Torresdale, 19.4 feet; Edgewater, 18.7 feet; Florence, 19.6 feet; Kinkora, 19.8 feet; Duck Island, 16.9 feet. The minimum center line depth on the 12-foot channel from the city line to Ferry Street, Trenton, is 11.4 feet. The shoals on Edgewater, Kinkora, and Duck Island ranges will be removed in maintenance dredging during the season of 1933. The shoals on Torresdale and Florence ranges are isolated soundings with surrounding deep water. The total cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year, excluding $15,000 contributed funds which were expended for new work, was $1,629,291.87, of which $1,584,260.28 was for new work and $45,031.59 for maintenance. Total expenditures have been $1,623,037.38, exclu- sive of $15,000 expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1933, together with an allotment of $55,000 made during July 1933 amounting to $75,353.63, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933__----__-- -___-_____- _ $6, 255.49 Maintenance: Dredging in 28-foot and 20-foot channels by Government plant and hired labor (July-October 1933) 6-----------------------4, 000. 00 Channel examinations, and operation of tide gages throughout the fiscal year -------------- - 5, 098.14 ...... Total--------------_ _- - _75,- - - 353. 63 The proposed dredging will restore the channel to project depths. 188 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The sum of $1,000,000 was allotted during September 1.933 under the National Industrial Recovery Act for deepening the channel to 25 feet between Philadelphia and Bristol, Pa. It is proposed to apply these funds as follows: New work: Dredging 25-foot channel 'between Philadelphia and Bristol, Pa., by contract October 1933 to June 1934)-- ---- __$1, 000, 000.00 The proposed dredging will complete the widening to 300 feet and deepening to 25 feet of the upper Delaware River Channel as far as Bristol, Pa. The sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging in 28-foot and 25-foot channel, by contract, during spring of 1935. Cost and ftnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 - ______-.- - - $2, 574, 403. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 305, 464. 16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 2, 879, 867. 74 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------- --- . 1. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933.--------- ____ 2, 879, 868. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_---------------------- 6, 255. 49 Net total expenditures_-___---_--------_-_--- 2, 873, 613.25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---__ __-----__ ______ - -- 20, 352, 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 2, 893, 965. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_ _.-- ____------- ------- $20, 626. 54 $455,981. 25 $1, 094, 173. 84 $13, 478. 65 Cost of maintenance ___--................. $9, 617. 26 56, 572. 72 5, 971. 14 16, 082. 20 22, 978. 25 Totalcost -- --...................... 9, 617. 26 77,199.26 461,952.39 1, 110, 256. 04 36, 456. 90 Total expended.---------------------- 3, 161. 40 80, 420. 08 453,199.85 1, 118, 207. 22 35, 345. 36 Allotted.---------------------------- 65,000.00 500, 000.00 890, 000.00 210, 230. 13 43,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $12, 697.99 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932_-- ...------- -... $23, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933..--------............ 20, 000. 00 43, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____________________________ - 55, 697.99 Grbss amount expended-- -------------------. 35, 351. 59 Less reimbursements collected__.----------------- - 6. 23 35, 345. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ___- _____ ____ - 20, 352. 63 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------- 6, 255. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-.......... 30. 00 6, 285. 49 Balance available June 30, 1933__--------____ 14, 607.14 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 1.00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 -------- - 14, 068. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933--------------------------------- -- 55, 000.00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act------- 1,000, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-----------------1,069, 068. 14 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance '- --------------- --- ... i100. 000.00 1 In addition, $15,000 of contributed funds were expended. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 189 2. DELAWARE RIVER, PA., N.J., AND DEL., PHILADELPHIA, PA., TO THE SEA Location.-See page 185, also United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 294, and 295. Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 4, 1836; March 3, 1873; March 3, 1875; June 18, 1878; March 3, 1879; July 5, 1884; August 11, 1888, and March 3, 1899. The total cost and expendi- tures were $14,001,466.63, the cost of new work being $12,976,057.61 and the cost of maintenance $1,025,409.02. For further details see page 1779 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel from deep water in Delaware Bay, about 8 miles below Liston Point, to Allegheny Ave- nue, Philadelphia, a distance of about 63 miles, having a depth of 35 feet at mean low water and a width of 800 feet in the straight parts, 1,200 feet at Bulkhead Bar, 1,000 feet at the other bends, and 1,000 feet in Philadelphia Harbor. The project includes the con- struction of dikes for the regulation and control of the tidal flow and dredging to provide for an anchorage 35 feet deep and about 6,400 feet long at Port Richmond; for an anchorage area 30 feet deep and about 3,500 feet long at Gloucester, N.J.; for an anchorage 35 feet deep and about 7,300 feet long in the vicinity of Mantua Creek for straightening the channel and extending the 1,000 foot width from Philadelphia Harbor to Horseshoe Bend; and for the maintenance of any areas dredged by local interests to a depth of 35 feet between the channel and a line 100 feet channelward of the pier- head line between Point House Wharf and the Philadelphia Navy Yard, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such areas are so located as to be of benefit to general navigation. The mean range of tide at various points on the river and bay is as follows: Philadelphia, Pa., 5.2 feet; Chester, Pa., 5.5 feet; New Castle, Del., 5.5 feet; Liston Point, Del., 5.9 feet; and Lewes, Del., 4.3 feet. Under the influence of heavy and long-continued winds the range of tide may vary from about 4 feet below to about 10 feet above mean low water. Observations by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey extending over a number of years at Phila- delphia, Pa., indicate that the mean tidal range has decreased about 0.7 foot and the elevation of mean low water has increased about 0.8 foot at that locality, as compared with the range and elevation observed there in 1878 and earlier. The change is probably due to the construction of regulating works in the river. A similar change has been observed by the Engineer Department at other points on the river above Liston Point. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1930 is $19,215,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,890,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 733, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). It was modi- fied by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 304, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), to provide for anchorages as above indicated and for extending the 1,000-foot channel width in Philadelphia Harbor to Horseshoe Bend. The latest published maps are in the Annual Report for 1913, page 1746, and in House Document No. 304, Seventy-first Congress, second session. 190 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the dredging of an anchorage area in the vicinity of Marcus Hook, Pa., 35 feet deep 1,200 feet wide, and 4,500 feet long, flaring to 6,900 feet on the channel edge, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 5, 73d Cong., 1st sess., has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-There are 320 wharves within the limits of the improvement, exclusive of a number of small wharves used as landings for pleasure boats. Other municipally owned piers are: 1 at Gloucester, N.J.; 2 at Chester, Pa.; 1 at New Castle, Del.; and 1 at Delaware City, Del. All are open to public use. The terminal facilities are adequate for existing commerce and, with additional facilities under construction or contemplated, will provide for a great increase in the amount of commerce which can be handled on this improvement. (For further details see Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers, pt. I, revised 1932, pt. II, revised 1931.) Operationsand results during fiscal year-News work.--Under that part of the project providing for the dredging of additional anchor- ages, the Mantua Creek Anchorage was extended to the full dimen- sion of 8,200 feet along the channel side, 6,200 feet on the landward side, with a width of 1,000 feet and a depth of 35 feet at mean low water. Dredging under contract was commenced August 9, 1932, and completed January 17, 1933. The quantity of material removed was 2,386,674 cubic yards, at a cost of $283,121.03, for new work. Dredging under contract in the Port Richmond Anchorage was com- menced November 15, 1932, and was about 93 percent completed at the end of the year. The quantity of material removed to the end of the fiscal year was 1,969,868 cubic yards, at a cost of $512.034.93, for new work. Completion of the widening of the 35-foot channel to 1,000 feet below Greenwich Point, for a length of about 3,000 feet was com- menced under contract March 30, 1933. During the remainder of the year approximately 270,000 cubic yards of material were removed from the channel by pipe-line dredge and deposited ashore near Greenwich Point at a cost of $52,429.19. The contract was about 70 percent completed. Government derrick boats Rattler and No. 32 were engaged at periods during the year in sweeping for and removing scattered boulders, fragments of blasted rock, and other hard shoals from the channel on Marcus Hook Range. The sweeping operations covered an area of approximately 300,000 square yards. The cost of this item was $7,193.23. Other new work costs during the year included refund by Treasury settlement of liquidated damages on contract for constructing con- crete and rip rap stone superstructure on Hope Creek Dike and extra work under the same contract at a cost of $1,939.59. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 191 Maintenance.-Maintenance dredging was in progress throughout the year, except during the winter lay-up. The total quantity of ma- terial removed from the Delaware River in maintenance work dur- ing the year by the seagoing dredges was 17,972,620 cubic yards, bin measurement, of which 2,087,615 cubic yards were deposited in the rehandling basins at Oldman's Point, 6,334,400 cubic yards in the Killcohook Basin, 2,205,002 cubic yards in the basins at Edgemoor, 4,796,125 cubic yards in the Stony Point basins, 927,578 cubic yards in the basins at Hog Island, and 1,621,900 cubic yards were deposited without rehandling. Of the total amount dredged and agitated, 8,939,910 cubic yards were dredged and 320,410 cubic yards were agitated in connection with ordinary recurring maintenance work, 2,031,027 cubic yards were dredged and 5,752,428 cubic yards were agitated for experimental dredging for the Delaware River Board, and 7,001,683 cubic yards were dredged and 3,034,433 cubic yards were agitated in widening the channels at Baker, Liston, and Reedy Island-New Castle Range intersection. The cost of dredging, which includes rehandling by pipe-line dredges and proportionate share of cost of construction and maintenance of disposal basins, was $1,435,- 854.54. Dredging by the agitation method was also done at various localities with the dredges Manhattan, Delaware, New Orleans, Marshall, and Chinook. Approximately 9,107,271 cubic yards were dredged and pumped overboard by this method at a cost of $95,- 708.33. Much of the dredging during the year was directed toward the widening and deepening of existing channels, including the re- opening of old Finn's Point Range by hopper dredges between New Castle and Reedy Island Ranges, as an aid to maintenance through freer tidal flow. The pipe-line dredge Gillespie was also engaged in widening the channel to the westward on Mifflin, Billingsport, and Tinicum Ranges, the excavated material being pumped ashore in the vicinity of Hog Island. Approximately 242,069 cubic yards were removed during the year by this dredge at a cost of $30,819.23. The pipe-line dredge Alabama was also engaged in widening the channel to the eastward on Bulkhead Bar and New Castle Ranges. Ap- proximately 71,717 cubic yards were removed at a cost of $3,052.17. Maintenance dredging under contract in the lower portion of Philadelphia Harbor, between Walnut Street and Point House Wharf, was commenced August 29, 1932, and completed January 6, 1933. The total quantity removed under the contract was 368,821 cubic yards at a cost of $80,778.76. Contract was entered into June 27, 1933, for additional dredging in the upper portion of Philadelphia Harbor, between Allegheny Avenue and Palmer Street, involving approximately 370,000 cubic yards of excavation. Work was continued under contract for construction of the fourth and final section of the Pea Patch Island Dike and was completed October 27, 1932. Approximately 3,279 linear feet of steel sheet- pile dike was constructed under this contract, including about 1,350 linear feet partially completed during the previous fiscal year. The cost of this work was $147,814.67. Approximately 3,003 tons of rip- rap stone were placed under separate contract as a protection around the north end of the dike, at a cost of $7,989.62. 16228-ENG 1933--13 192 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Contract was entered into March 2, 1933, for constructing a con- crete superstructure of precast concrete blocks on the pile and timber portion of Pea Patch Island Dike, including the furnishing and placing of riprap to cover settlement in the original stone fill. Dur- ing the year approximately 4,250 tons of riprap and 6,000 linear feet of capping were placed in the dike at a cost of $58,515.98. The resurvey of the Delaware River and Bay was completed dur- ing the year at a cost, including mapping and other office work, of $8,718.82. An exhaustive study of the regimen of the Delaware River was in progress throughout the year, including investigation of discharge, tides and currents, saline content, and silt movements. The cost of the work was $40,469.61. Other maintenance costs during the year included painting steel- sheet piling on Pea Patch Island Dike, $1,038.47; surveys and chan- nel examinations, $15,754.09; removing obstructions by Government plant and hired labor in vicinity of Reeds Point, Delaware River, $2,970.19; the completion by contract of the erection of steel sextant towers along New Jersey and Delaware shores of the Delaware River and Bay, $663.14; and operation of tide gages on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, $4,564.39. The total cost of all new work during the year was $856,717.97. The total cost of all maintenance work was $1,935,671.27. The com- bined cost of new work and maintenance was $2,792,389.24. The total expenditures were $2,206,260.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Based on a comparison of the cost of new work done under the existing project with its total esti- mated cost, the project is about 94 percent completed. The entire length of the 35-foot channel, extending for 63 miles from Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., to deep water at the lower end of Liston Range, has been completed to project dimensions except for the cleaning up of a few hard shoals in the vicinity of Marcus Hook, Pa., and completion of the widening of the channel in the lower portion of Philadelphia Harbor2 both of which are in prog- ress. Portions of the channel are subject to constant shoaling, but according to the latest examination (June 1933) a navigable chan- nel with a controlling depth in excess of 35 feet at mean low water extends from Philadelphia to the sea. The dikes provided for in the project at Mifflin Bar, Chester Island, Oldman's Point, Edge- moor, Reedy Island, Alloway Creek, Stony Point, and Hope Creek, having a total length of about 32,372 feet, have been completed. In addition, the Pea Patch Island training dike, approximately 20,000 feet long has been completed except for the work in progress of placing the concrete superstructure on about 5,500 linear feet of the rock-filled pile and timber portion. Of the new anchorages to be provided under the project, the anchorage at Mantua Creek has been completed and dredging is in progress at the Port Richmond Anchorage. Both these anchorages have project depths of 35 feet. The total estimated quantity of material other than ledge rock removed by contract in original channel dredging was approxi- mately 53,826,211 cubic yards, exclusive of excess overdepth dredg- ing. In addition, 3,461,646 cubic yards were removed from Mantua RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 193 Creek Anchorage and 1,969,868 cubic yards from Port Richmond Anchorage. The total quantity removed by Government plant was approximately 2,829,986 cubic yards, making a total of 62,087,711 cubic yards removed under the project. The total quantity of ledge rock and boulders removed by contract under the project was 145,418 cubic yards. In addition, approximately 1,239 cubic yards were removed by Government and leased plant. There still remains to be done, to complete all new work covered by the project, approximately 160,000 cubic yards of channel dredg- ing; the completion of Port Richmond Anchorage and the dredging of an anchorage at Gloucester, N.J., involving about 760,000 cubic .ards of dredging. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $39,626,070.87, of which $16,952,865.64 was for new work and $22,673,205.23 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $44,437,752.35. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended, including accounts receivable on June 30, 1933, together with an allotment of $1,154,300 made during July 1933, amounting to $1,900,066.80, as follows: Accounts payable to June 30, 1933_- -- $60, 333. 54 New work : Dredging Port Richmond Anchorage under con- tract in force (July-September 1933) ------- $55, 000. 00 Completion of channel widening to 1,000 feet at Greenwich Point, under contract in force (July-September 1933) ------ _----- 25, 000. 00 80, 000. 00 Maintenance: Operation and care of hopper dredges Delaware, Manhattan, New Orleans, Rossell; rehandling dredges Gillespie, Huston, Alabama and at- tendant plant throughout the fiscal year .__. 1, 347, 000. 00 Sweeping and removing boulders on Marcus Hook Range by derrick boat Rattler and at- tendant plant (July-September 1933) --- _---_ 20, 000. 00 Sweeping and removing bolders on Bellevue Range by derrick boat No. 82 and attendant plant (October-December 1933) ------------- 16, 000.00 Maintenance dredging in Philadelphia Harbor between Allegheny Avenue and Arch Street under contract in force (July-September 1933) ------------------------------------- 98, 000. 00 Maintenance dredging in Philadelphia Harbor between Palmer and Arch Streets by con- tract (October-December 1933) ------------ 70, 000. 00 Dredging Mantua Creek Anchorage by con- track (October-December 1933) _ 5, 000. 00 4------------ Topping Edgemoor Dike with riprap stone, where settlement has occurred with derrick boat Rattler (October-December 1933) _ 35, 000. 00 Completing the capping of Pea Patch Island Dike under contract in force (July-Septem- ber 1933) ------------------------------- --- 47, 000. 00 Miscellaneous surveys and channel examina- tions----------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 River studies and maintenance of tide gages__ 56,733.26 1, 759,733.26 Total for all work__ ---------------------------------- 1, 900 066.80 194 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 193 3 'Unless ledge rock is uncovered at the Port Richmond Anchorage, the completion of dredging there will afford anchorage for deep- draft vessels at the upper end of the harbor convenient to the Port Richmond terminals, and will complete all new anchorages to be provided under the existing project, except the 30-foot anchorage at Gloucester, N.J., and the anchorage at Marcus Hook. The widen- ing of the channel at Greenwich Point and the cleaning up of boul- ders on Marcus Hook Range will complete the entire length of the 35-foot channel to full project dimensions. Maintenance dredging with Government plant will be continued throughout the year except during the winter lay-up, when annual repairs will be made. Maintenance dredging by contract in upper Philadelphia Harbor will restore the channel to full width and depth between Arch Street and the upper limit of the project, and will afford free access to the new anchorage opposite Port Richmond. The capping of Pea Patch Dike will raise that structure above high- water level, except for a length of about 2,000 feet in shallow water near the lower end. In addition to the regular periodical channel surveys, further studies will be made of the Delaware River regimen, including salinity tests, measurement of tidal currents, silt analyses. The allotment of $905,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to dredging the anchorages in the vicinity of Marcus Hook and Gloucester, N.J. The sum of $3,070,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work: Removal of ledge rock, if found, at Port Richmond Anchorage, by contract (July-October 1934) .--. $320, 000 Dredging 30-foot anchorage at Gloucester, N.J., by contract (July-November 1934) ----------------- 160, 000 $480, 000 Maintenance: Operation and repair of hopper dredges Delaware, Manhattan, New Orleans, Rossell; rehandling dredges Alabama, Gillespie, Huston and attendant plant throughout the year--------------- 1,370,000 Maintenance dredging at Port Richmond Anchorage, by contract (April-June 1935) ---------- 150, 000 Widening 35-foot channel at Chester Island, by con- tract (July 1934 to May 1935) ----------------- 520, 000 Maintenance of 35-foot channel, McKean Street to Greenwich Point, by contract ,(March-July 1935) 210, 000 Constructing additional training dike below Hope Creek, N.J., by contract (March-June 1935)- ..-- 220, 000 Raising shore arm of Edgemoor dike, with stone, by contract (August-October 1934) --------------- 120, 000 2, 590, 000 Total for all work- -------------------------------- 3, 070, 000 The amount required for maintenance for the fiscal year 1934 exceeds the average amount expended for annual maintenance dur- ing the last 5 years because of the need for continued extensive maintenance dredging until the benefit of training works completed or under construction is well established. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 195 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933______________-_________ $29, 928, 923.25 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__--_--- ___----- ----_ 23, 698, 614. 25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_______ 53, 627, 537. 50 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933- -__-__- 4, 823, 302. 95 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 __ ___---______ 58, 450, 840. 45 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 _____--________ 48, 712. 07 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 _________--____ 58, 499, 552. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933____-______--______ 60, 333. 54 Net total expenditures_______________----- __- _ 58, 439, 218. 98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_____________-_______ -697, 054. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__----- 59, 136, 273. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -_ . $527, 858. 79 $1, 258, 916. 43 $1, 861, 823. 22 $1, 120, 444. 50 $856, 717. 97 Cost of maintenance -- 1, 807, 922. 87 1, 609, 568. 33 2, 384, 787. 13 2, 083, 586. 00 1, 935, 671. 27 Total cost-- --------------- 2, 335, 781.66 2, 868, 484. 76 4, 246, 610. 35 3, 204, 030. 50 2, 792, 389' 24 Total expended ................. 3, 734, 592. 23 3, 319, 220. 61 4, 517, 380. 40 3,425, 361.92 2, 206, 260. 86 Allotted_ - - 4, 158, 831. 17 3, 827, 000. 00 2, 356, 600. 00 296, 359. 62 2,549,552.60 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _____________________________ $353, 762. 99 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved July 14, 1932 _________ $1, 741, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932__________ 1, 050, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 __________ 285, 000. 00 3, 076, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____________ 3, 429, 762.99 Deductions on account of revocation of alloti ments- --- 526, 447. 40 Net amount to be accounted for _______________________________ 2, 903, 315. 59 Gross amount expended__-- ________--_-- __ $2, 754, 182. 93 Less: Reimbursements collected------ $546, 875. 63 Receipts from sales____ 1, 046. 44 547, 922. 07 2, 206, 260. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 697. 054. 73 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ 62, 164. 40 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _____ 327, 202. 33 389, 366. 73 Balance available June 30, 1933__________ 307, 688. 00 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933___ _______ --- -- 48, 712.07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_____ 356, 400. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933________ ____ ____ ___ 1, 154, 300. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act____ ___ 905, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__________ 2,415, 700.07 Amount (estimated) 1required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------- 480, 000.00 2Exclusive of available funds. 196 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1b3S Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1----------------------- ---------- $480, 000. 00 For maintenance 1--- -------------------------- 2, 590, 000.00 Total 1------------------------------------ 3, 070, 000. 00 3. DELAWARE RIVER AT CAMDEN, N.J. Location.-Camden, N.J., is located on the east bank of the Dela- ware River, directly opposite the city of Philadelphia, Pa. It is about 55 miles above the mouth of the river and about 101 miles ab9ve the harbor of refuge at the mouth of Delaware Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Previous projects.-Adopted June 25, 1910. No work was done on this project. Existing project.-This provides for dredging in front of Camden to a depth of 18 feet at mean low water from that depth north of Cooper Point to Berkley Street, and 30 feet from the latter point to Newton Creek, these depths to extend from the 35-foot channel in the Delaware River to a line parallel with and 50 feet distant from the established pierhead line. The distance from Cooper Point to Berk- ley Street is about 1.5 miles, and from Berkley Street to Newton Creek is about 2.3 miles. The mean range of tide is 5.2 feet, and the extreme range under the influence of prolonged heavy winds is from about 4 feet below to about 10 feet above mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $480,300 exclusive of $15,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project as adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 1120, 63d Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the 18-foot channel and for a depth of 30 feet from Newton Creek to Kaighn Point. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 111, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), modifies the project to pro- vide for extending the 30-foot depth upstream to Berkley Street. The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 70 wharves within the limits of this improvement, of which 66 are privately owned and operated. The wharves on this portion of the Camden water front are included in those described under the project for improving Delaware River from Philadelphia to the sea. (For further details see Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers, part I, revised 1932.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-An examination of the water front opposite the Camden Marine Terminal was made during October 1932, and a survey of the entire improvement was made during March 1933. The cost and expenditures, all for maintenance, were $329.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931. The latest examination (March 1933), shows some shoaling along and near the pierhead line near Cooper Point, below Kaighn Point, and below Newton Creek, but the shoaling is not of suffi- cient extent to require maintenance dredging. The total costs and ' Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 197 expenditures, excluding $15,000 contributed funds which were ex- pended for new work, have been $465,159.08, of which $462,905.66 was for new work and $2,253.42 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.--None. No funds are available for this project. The sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging as required to restore project depth between Kaighn Point and the Camden Marine Terminal by contract. The amount required for maintenance during the fiscal year ex- ceeds the average expenditure for maintenance during the last 5 years because no maintenance was required during that period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -------------------------- $462, 905. 66 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 2, 253.42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------465, 159. 08 Net total expenditures ---------------------- 465, 159. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 465, 159. 08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ...........---------------------- --------- $184, 716. 59 $108, 863. 69 -.. .. . .- Cost of maintenance-_ ------------------- $115. 07 ---- .......------------..------------------ $329. 97 Total expended-- ...----------------------- 115. 07 ----------- 137, 303. 19 156, 277. 09 29. 97 Allotted ...........---------------------------- 39, 831. 17 (--- 259, 000. 00 34, 910. 25-- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $329. 97 Gross amount expended__ ------------------------------ 329.97 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ------------------ 40,000.00 4. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, PA. Location.-This river has its source in Schuylkill County, Pa., flows in a general southeasterly direction, and empties into the Dela- ware River at Philadelphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 295 and 280.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 11, 1870, and April 26, 1892. The total costs and expenditures of all projects, prior to the adoption of the existing project, which was begun in 1918, were $525,000, all for new work. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide from Delaware River Channel to Twenty-ninth Street, thence 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide to Passyunk Avenue Bridge, thence 26 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Gibsons Point, and thence 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Cleve- land Avenue (now University Avenue), suitably widened at bends. The length of the section included in the project is about 6.5 miles. 1 In addition, $15,000 of contributed funds were expended. SExclusive of available funds. 198 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The mean range of tide at Penrose Ferry Bridge is 5.1 feet, and at Chestnut Street 5.2 feet. Freshets occur several times a year, and when accompanied by heavy and prolonged winds have been known to raise the water surface as much as 12 feet above mean low tide. The currents produced by tides and freshets occasionally attain a velocity of 6 miles per hour, the normal maximum velocity being about 2 miles per hour. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,490,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $200,000, in addition to $1,300,000 required to restore the project depths be- tween the mouth and Passyunk Avenue Bridge. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917 (H.Doc. No. 1270, 64th Cong. 1st sess.), and modi- fied by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (R. and H. Com- Doc. No. 40, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), to provide for a channel depth of 30 feet instead of 35 feet between the mouth and Girard Point, and, for the restoration and maintenance of the channel below Passyunk Avenue by the United States under certain conditions (see para- graph Local cooperation). The latest published map is in River and Harbor Committee Document No. 40, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-The existing project as originally adopted imposed the condition that the city of Philadelphia or the State of Pennsylvania should maintain the improved channel until the com- pletion of the city's projected sewage-treatment works. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides for restoration and main- tenance of the project from the mouth to Passyunk Avenue Bridge by the United States in advance of the completion of the munici- pal sewage-treatment works, provided the city of Philadelphia shall. give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that it will dredge not less than 300,000 cubic yards annually in maintaining the channel above Passyunk Avenue Bridge and in cooperation with the United States in channel maintenance below Passyunk Avenue. On December 23, 1930, the Secretary of War approved an ordinance passed by City Council of Philadel- phia, and letter from the mayor giving assurance that the required annual dredging will be done, as satisfactory compliances with the project requirements for local cooperation. Terminal facilities.-The terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers, pt. I, revised 1932.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract to restore the project dimensions between Yankee Point and Passyunk Avenue, commenced during the previous year, was completed July 14, 1932. The quantity removed during the fiscal year was 125,362 cubic yards, place measurement, at a cost of $16,971.27 for maintenance. The total quantity removed under the contract was 309,408 cubic yards, place measurement. Work under contract for maintenance dredging between Penrose Ferry Bridge and Yankee Point was commenced November 22, 1932, and completed February 28, 1933, a total of 461,276 cubic yards, place measure- ment, being removed at a cost of $114,599.19 for maintenance. Addi- RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 199 tional maintenance dredging between Yankee Point and Passyunk Avenue, under contract, was commenced May 22, 1933, approxi- mately 155,000 cubic yards, place measurement, being removed dur- ing the year at a cost of $29,066.70, for maintenance. This contract is about 39 percent completed. The U.S. dredge Rossell was en- gaged at intervals in maintenance dredging between the mouth and Yankee Point, approximately 756,014 cubic wards, bin measure- ment, being removed during the fiscal year at a cost of $102,576.50 for maintenance. Channel examinations were made as required dur- ing the year at a cost of $2,530.78 for maintenance. The total cost of work done during the year was $265,744.44, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $298,904.44. Condition at end of fscal year.-The project is approximately 98 percent completed. The total quantities removed in original excava- tion under the project were 9,511.5 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 4,044,868 cubic yards, scow measurement, of other material. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the removal of a few rock shoals in the channel above Passyunk Avenue, which will be deferred until the overlying mud shoals are removed by the city of Philadelphia as required by the project. Rapid shoaling of the portion of river included in the improve- ment necessitates redredging at frequent intervals. The latest sur- veys (June 30, 1933), show present controlling depths at mean low water available to navigation about as follows: Section Project Present depth depth Feet Feet Mouth to Girard Point 30. 0 30. 0 Girard Point to Penrose Ferry Bridge_ 30. 0 29. 3 Penrose Ferry Bridge to Passyunk Avenue . 30.0 23. 5 Passyunk Avenue to Gibson's Point.._____ _____________________ 26. 0 14. 1 ,Gibson's Point to University Avenue .. .... .. .. _ 22. 0 12.1 The total cost was $2,660,833.02, of which $1,456,001.01 was for new work and $1,204,832.01 was for maintenance. Total expendi- tures were $2,644,044.48. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1933, together with an allotment of $340,000 made in July 1933, amounting to $405,955.52, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 _-____-- _ _ $16, 788. 54 Maintenance: Dredging by Rossell, mouth to Yankee Point during the fiscal year (including surveys and overhead) -------------- 158, 000.00 Dredging by contract between Yankee Point and Passyunk Avenue (including surveys and overhead, July-September 1933) _-------------------- 85, 500. 00 Dredging by contract between Yankee Point and Passyunk Ave- nue (including surveys and overhead, March-June 1934) ___. 136, 400. 00 Channel examinations, etc., during fiscal year..______________ 9,266. 98 Total--------------------------------------- 405, 955. 52 The proposed dredging is expected to maintain project depth from the Delaware River to the Point Breeze refineries at Passyunk Avenue. 200 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The sum of $300,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging between the mouth of the river and Passyunk Avenue, with Government plant and by contract, throughout the fiscal year. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $1,981, 001.01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------1, 204, 832.01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------3,185, 833. 02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------- '16, 788. 54 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 3, 169, 044.48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------- --------------- 65, 955. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 3, 235, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----------------...................- . $172. 28 ............................ Cost of maintenance------------------ 734. 50 ......--------- $254, 886. 64 $683, 466. 43 $265, 744. 44 254, 886. 64 Total cost---------...........---.......----..--906. 78 ........--------.... 683, 466. 43 265, 744. 44 Total expended--------------............... ....------- ............ 230, 941. 00 972. 67------------ 657, 463. 53 298, 904. 44 Allotted...-----------....--........-----.......-----------..........-----------. 1,038, 500.00 -113, 500. 00 310,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------ ------------------- $54, 859.96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ----------------------------------------- 310,000.00 Amount to be accounted for------------ ----- 364, 859.96 Gross amount expended ------------------------------ 298, 904.44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 65, 955. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------- $16, 788. 54 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 49, 166. 98 65, 955. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------------------340, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 340, 000.00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project_----------------------------------------------- 34, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ------------ 300, 000. 00 5. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $18,036.56; the expenditures were $19,283.72. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with an allotment of $10,000 made in July 1933, amounting to $11,376.63, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 201 Cost and financiall summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__---- --------------- $63, 774.48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 651. 11 Net total expenditures_______---------------------------------- 63, 123. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------------- 1, 376. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--__------------- 64, 500.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ----------------- --------- Cost of maintenance ------------------- $5, 536. 98 $16, 097. 14 $10, 572. 54 $13, 531. 26 $18, 036.56 Total cost----------------------- 5, 536. 98 16, 097. 14 10, 572. 54 13, 531. 26 18, 036. 56 Total expended __----- --- 5, 186. 33 15, 202. 08 11, 332. 19 12, 119. 05 19, 283. 72 Allotted... .. ... 15, 750. 00 .....---------------------------- 11, 750. 00 13, 500. 00 3, 500. 00 19, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_- ____-------_-- $1, 660. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------ $14, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4. 1933----------------------- 5, 000. 00 19, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____________--_________- - 20, 660. 35 Gross amount expended ------------------------- 19, 498.21 Less reimbursements collected__-- 214. 49 19, 283. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------- 1, 376. 63 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 - 651. 11 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ......... 590. 00 1, 241. 11 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------------- 135. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------ 10, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___- --- ___ 10, 135. 52 -_____ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1----___________________ 15, 000. 00 6. Other projects for chiicl. no cstimates are submnoitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1933 report Name of project see an- nual report New work Maintenance for- Harbor of Refuge, Delaware Bay, Del. ..... ......... 1932 $4, 987, 657. 13 $120, 455. 55 * Awaiting local cooperation. I Exclusive of available funds. 202 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act ransmitted House documents Recommenda- to Congress tion Delaware River, Pa. Rivers and Harbors May 2,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. and N.J. Committee resolu- Committee No. 5, tion Dec. 6, 1932. 73d Cong., 1st sess. Delaware River, Phila- Rivers and Harbors May 26,1933 Rivers and Harbors Do. delphia, Pa., to Tren- Committee resolu- Committee No. 11, ton, N.J. tion Apr. 21, 1932. 73d Cong., 1st sess. Delaware River, Phila- Rivers and Harbors -------------------------------------- delphia, Pa., to Tren- Committee resolu- ton, N.J., and at tion Dec. 14, 1929. Morrisville, Pa. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT This district includes the tributaries of Delaware River and Bay on the east side below Trenton, N.J., and on the west side below the Schuylkill River, and the streams, bays, and inlets along the Atlantic coast from Bayhead, N.J., at the head of Barnegat Bay, on the north, to Delaware-Maryland State line on the south. District engineer: Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. G. M. Hoffman, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Cooper River, N.J------- 202 15. Smyrna River, Del- ...-- 228 2. Big Timber Creek, N.J- 203 16. Little River, Del_ 229 3. Woodbury Creek, N.J .-. 206 17. St. Jones River, Del. .... 230 4. Mantua Creek, N.J .....- 207 18. Murderkill River, Del .... 231 5. Raccoon Creek, N.J __..... 209 19. Mispillion River, Del __. 233 6. Maurice River, N.J___... 210 20. Broadkill River, Del 234 7. Cold Spring Inlet, N.J .... 212 21. Inland waterway from Chin- 8. Absecon Inlet, N.J ........ 213 coteague Bay, Va., to Del- 9. Absecon Creek, N.J- 214 aware Bay, Del -- 235 10. Tuckerton Creek, N.J ..... 215 22. Examinations, surveys, and 11. Toms River, N.J-_____- 216 contingencies (general)__ 236 12. Wilmington Harbor, Del___ 217 23. Other projects for which no 13. Inland waterway from Dela- estimates are submitted-. 237 ware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md.__... 220 14. Operating and care of in- land waterway from Dela- ware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md .__.. 226 1. COOPER RIVER, N.J. Location.-Rises in the eastern part of Camden County, N.J., flows northwesterly about 13 miles, passing through the northern part of the city of Camden, and empties into the Delaware River above Cooper Point. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 70 feet wide through the bar outside of the mouth and upstream to what was formerly Browning Chemical Works, about 1.7 miles. The mean range of tide is 6 feet at the mouth and 2 feet at Stoys Landing, and the extreme range is about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1895, was RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 203 $35,000. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $13,500. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896 (H.Doc. No. 176, 53d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1895, p. 1102 et seq.). The latest published map is in House Docu- ment No. 134, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There are 16 wharves, which practically form a continuous wharfage on both sides of the stream through the city of Camden. (See Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-No operations were in progress and no expenditures were made. Condition alt end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1920 at a saving of $1,898 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on May 16, 1933, were 12.2 feet from the Delaware River to State Street Bridge, and thence 10.5 feet to the upper end of the project, with a variable width of channel. The costs and expenditures were $33,101.64 for new work and $93,203.41 for maintenance, a total of $126,305.05. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $27,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging throughout the" length of the project by contract (September 1934-February 1935), about 50,000 cubic yards. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_---------- -------------- $33, 101. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933____________________________ 93, 203. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933______- ___ 126, 305. 05 Net total expenditures________--- _____-------__ 126, 305. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------------- 126, 305. 05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------------------- Cost of maintenance-----------------------$25, 974. 66 $1, 323.45 $977. 28 - ----------- Total expended ----------------------- 18, 286. 63 8, 183. 71 1, 805. 05 , -1 , Allotted -----------... ..--------------....... 12, 000. 00 27 000. 00 -25, 194. 95 ____ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for mainten:nce_________ _____________----------------- $27, 000 2. BIG TIMBER CREEK, N.J. Location.-This creek is about 16 miles long, flows in a general northwesterly direction, forming a portion of the boundary line be- tween Camden and Gloucester Counties, N.J., and enters the Dela- ware River opposite League Island, in the southern portion of Phila- delphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and generally 75 feet wide from the 10-foot contour in Delaware River up to Marter's sand plant, a distance of 51/4 miles. The mean range of tide at Westville, near the mouth, is 5.1 feet; at Clements Bridge, 4.3 feet; and at Chews Landing, 2.3 feet. The extreme range of t de is from about 11/2 feet below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. 204 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1928, is $64,000, of which $50,000 has been contributed by local interests. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 217, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in that document, and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 15, Seventy-third Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of June 8, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for extension of the project from Marter's sand plant to Clements Bridge by dredging a channel 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide, at an estimated cost of $38,500, with $1,500 an- nually for maintenance in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 15, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-As required in the adopted project, local inter- ests have agreed to furnish, without cost to the United States, all necessary rights-of-way and spoil disposal areas. This agreement was made by resolution of the South Jersey Port Commission, and approved by the Chief of Engineers January 16, 1932. The same interests have also contributed the sum of $50,000, as required, to the first cost of the work. Terminal facilities.-There are no public wharves or landings along the creek. Small landing docks have been built by owners of power boats or pleasure craft for their personal use. It is ex- pected that the sand and gravel and other commercial interests using the stream, as well as the municipalities, will build wharves. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work dredging of the channel from Westville upstream to Marter's sand plant, under contract dated March 26, 1932, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed February 1, 1933. During the period 264,306 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud, sand, clay, and gravel were dredged and sunken obstructions were removed during the year, resulting in a channel of project dimensions. The total cost during the year was $53,322.74, all for new work, of which $16,057.39 was from United States funds and $37,265.35 was from contributed funds. The total expenditures were $61,542.05, of which $15,947.39 was from United States funds and $45,594.66 was from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in February 1933. The controlling depths at mean low water on May 17, 1933, were as follows: From the Delaware River to Westville, 10.7 feet, and thence to Marter's sand plant, 9.5 feet. The total cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year, excluding $50,000 contributed funds, was $16,057.39, all for new work. Total expenditures were $15,947.39, exclusive of $50,000 expended from contributed funds. No maintenance work has been done. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, ($110) will be applied to payment of outstanding liabilities. The channel is considered to be in a satisfactory condition to meet the needs of existing commerce, and, accordingly, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 205 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_-------------------------- $16, 057. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------------16, 057. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------ - ------- 110. 00 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 15, 947. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------- 110. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- ----- 16, 057. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ............. ............ .... $16, 057.39 ....-----------......---......... Cost of maintenance ... ...------------------- ....--------------............-- Total expended ___ _____.......... _ ...... .. ........ ............ 15,947.39 Allotte------------.......................---- ............ 16, 057. 39 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932-----------------------------------------$15, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved March 4. 1933----------------- 1,057.39 Amount to be accounted for ___-.- ----- _-__-____ 16, 057.39 Gross amount expended_- ___ -- - -___ _ 15, 947.39 -__________-__ Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 __ _________----__- --- 110. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_______________-__-____ $50, 000.00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_- - __-___ 50, 000. 00 Net total expenditures--- --- -- - __- - -- - - --- --- 50, 000. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933 ----------- _____ 50, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ____ ___ ____ ___ $12, 734. 65 $37, 265. 35 Cost of m aintenance ---- ------ . . . . . .. . .. - -____- _ __-_______ -____ -- __..... .-. _ .___-_,_---- Total expended __ .. ________I........ / .......... 4, 405. 34 45, 594. 66 Contributed----- -..... i50, 000.u00 ------- .-------------..... ..- ....... Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_-- ....... ______-- _______- $45, 594.66 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $47, 858. 76 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 2, 264. 10 45, 594.66 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR BIG TIMBER CREEK, N.J. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933______________________________ $66, 057. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------------66, 057. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------- __-___ -______ 110. 00 Net total expenditures. ------------------------ 65. 947. 9 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ ------------ 110. 0 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1933 66, 057. 39 206 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---__------------------.--.--- ....... - 65 $53, 322. 74 $12,734. Cost ofmaintenance-........... ..--........ Total expended-- -------------------- .,,----- ------ ---------- 4,405. 34 61, 542.05 Allotted and contributed----------------- .................. _ ---- ..... 50, 000. 00 16, 057. 39 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $45, 594.66, Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 -__-- ---- - $15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------- 1, 057.39 16, 057. 39 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 61, 652. 05 Gross amount expended________-----_______ $63, 806. 15 Less reimbursements collected ____ _------.... 2, 264.10 61, 542. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------------ 110. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 110. 00 3. WOODBURY CREEK, N.J. Location.-This creek rises on the boundary line between Camden and Gloucester Counties and flows 6 miles in a general northwesterly direction, emptying into the Delaware River about 9 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 2, 1882, and June 3, 1896. The total cost and expenditures were $2,950.31 for new work. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water from the 6-foot contour of Delaware River to Woodbury, 60 feet wide across the bar outside the mouth and up the river to the White Bridge, 1/2 miles; thence 40 feet wide to Woodbury, a farther distance of 2 miles, including three cut-offs, which shortened the distance 3,340 feet. The length of the section included in the project is about 4 miles. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 5.7 feet and at Woodbury 4.3 feet. The extreme tidal range is about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1912, was $38,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H.Doc. No. 635, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are five timber wharves on this stream, all being private property except a municipal wharf at the foot of one of the streets. The facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Obstructions in the channel were removed at a cost of $353.14, for maintenance, the total expenditures being the same. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1916 at a saving of $13,857 under the estimated cost. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 207 controlling depths at mean low water on May 17, 1933, were as follows: Entrance channel at the mouth, 3.2 feet; thence to the white bridge, 6.2 feet; thence to the red bridge, 5.4 feet; and thence to the highway bridge at Woodbury, 3.9 feet. The costs and expenditures were $24,142.70 for new work, and $36,210.44 for maintenance, a total of $60,353.14. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in maintenance dredging throughout the project, by contract (July-October 1934), about 30,000 cubic yards. Cost and flnancial swummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $27, 093.01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 33, 210. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------------63, 303. 45 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------------63 303. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------------63, 303.45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----. .. . - - - - ---. Cost of m aintenance- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - -.-- -- - - $353. 14 Total expended----- ------------ __-------------------------- 353. 14 Allotted - --- . - _..- -- - -- --- ----- 353. 14 Amount alloted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------------------- $353. 14 Gross amount expended----------------------- 353. 14 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance------------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 4. MANTUA CREEK, N.J. Location.-This creek rises in Gloucester County, N.J., flows northwesterly 161/2 miles, and empties into the Delaware River about 10 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 295.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of August 2, 1882, and modi- fied in 1889. The cost and expenditures were $3,000 for new work. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the 12-foot contour of Delaware River, through the marsh to the phosphate works; thence 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide via cut-offs to Paulsboro; thence 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide via cut-offs to Parkers Landing, near Mount Royal; and the dredging of a cut-off 3 feet deep and 50 feet wide 9,000 feet above Berkley (Mount Royal), the removal of overhang- ing trees above Mount Royal; the construction of stone-filled pile and timber jetties on both sides of the mouth; and a dike across the old mouth 524 feet long. The length of the north jetty is 1,578 feet. The south jetty is 1,454 feet long. The section of the creek included in the project extends from the Delaware River upstream 73 miles 16228-ENG 1933--14 208 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 to 1 mile below the town of Mantua. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 5.2 feet; at Paulsboro, 5 feet; at Mount Royal, 4.6 feet; and at Mantua, 3.5 feet. The extreme tidal range is about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1897, was $145,030, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for all features of the project except the dike across the old mouth. (H.Doc. No.-123, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1898, p. 1122.) The dike was provided for by the act of March 2, 1907. The latest published map of the whole creek is with the project document. A later map of the portion from just below Mount Royal to Mantua is in House Document No. 523, Sixty-first Congress, second session, and a map of the section between Delaware River and Friars Landing is printed in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 14, Seventy- third Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of June 3, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the Delaware River to the Strath- mann sand plant at Paulsboro, about 2 miles above the mouth, thence 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide to Friars Landing, about 2,000 feet, at an estimated cost of $25,000, with $4,000 annually for mainte- nance or $1,000 in addition to that now authorized, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 14, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 wharves of pile and timber construction on this stream. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No operations were in progress and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1927, at a saving of $35,000 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water in October 1932 were as fol- lows: From the Delaware River to the phosphate works, 13.9 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Paulsboro, 9.9 feet; thence to Berk- ley (Mount Royal), 8.5 feet; and thence to Mantua, 1.6 feet. The costs and expenditures were $109,958.52 for new work and $72,112.70 for maintenance, a total of $182,071.22. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging between Delaware River and Pauls- boro by contract (September-November 1934). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $112, 958. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 72, 112. 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------185, 071. 22 Net total expenditures ---------------------- 185, 071.22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____________--------- 185, 071. 22 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 209 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work--------------------..----------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance...------- _----------- $10, 424. 95 $457. 11 $11, 864. 11 - Total expended--------- _- ---- ---- 10, 424.95 _ __ 12, 321. 22 Allotted -------------- --------------- 6, 500. 00 4, 000. 00 8,321.22- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance-------------------------------------------$5, 000 5. RACCOON CREEK, N.J. Location.-This creek rises in Gloucester County, N.J., flows northwesterly 16 miles, and empties into the Delaware River about 20 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882. The cost and expenditures were $757.23 for new work. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep through- out at mean low water 75 feet wide from the 7-foot contour in Dela- ware River to Bridgeport, a distance of 13/4 miles; thence 60 feet wide to Springers Wharf, a farther distance of 31/4 miles; and thence 40 feet wide to Swedesboro, a farther distance of 43/4 miles; with a stone-filled pile-and-timber jetty at the mouth 950 feet long, and a cut-off at Molonox Shoal, which shortened the distance 3/ mile. The mean range of tide is 6 feet at the mouth and 5 feet at Swedes- boro. The extreme range of tide is 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1913, was $106,535, exclusive of amounts ex- pended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for all features of the existing project except the 7-foot depth above Springers Wharf, the dike or jetty at the mouth, and the cut-off at Molonox Shoal. (H. Doc. No. 231, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1900, p. 1590.) The act of March 2, 1907, provided for the cut-off at Molo- nox Shoal, and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the 7-foot depth above Springers Wharf, and the jetty at the mouth. (H.Doc. No. 800, 63d Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published map of the mouth and the upper section of the creek is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 11 wharves of pile-and-timber con- struction, all privately owned. The facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No operations were in progress. Expenditures amounting to $383.57 were in payment of outstanding liabilities pertaining to maintenance of improvement. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1922 at a saving of $23,627 under the estimated cost. The control- ling depths at mean low water on May 18, 1933, were as follows: From the Delaware River to Bridgeport, 6 feet; thence to Springer's Wharf, 4.8 feet; and thence to Swedesboro, 6.1 feet. The costs and 210 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 expenditures were $82,907.73 for new work and $82,754.58 for main- tenance, a total of $165,662.31. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The channel is considered to be in a satisfactory condition to meet the needs of existing commerce, and, accordingly, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $83, 664. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 82, 754. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 166, 419. 54 Net total expenditures--------------- ------------------- 166,419.54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 66, 419. 54 1------------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----.---------------------------- ----------------- -- ------------------- -------------------- $25, 952. 42 ----------- - Cost of maintenance----------- Total expended--------............------ ------------------ ------------------ 25, 765.97 $33. 57 Allotted.....----.....---------------------------------------------------- ----. 26, 500.00 -350.46 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $734.03 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930--__---------------------------- 197.12 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------------931. 15 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 547. 58 Net amount to be accounted for------------- ------ 383. 57 Gross amount expended-------------------- ----------------- 383,57 6. MAURICE RIVER, N.J. Location.-Rises in Gloucester County, N.J., flows southerly and southwesterly through Cumberland County, 321/2 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay through Maurice Cove, about 89 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, and modified in 1890, and in 1892. The cost and expenditures were $43,000 for new work. For further details see page 1785, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water across the bar at the mouth in Maurice Cove and up to the head of navigation at Millville, including a turning basin at the upper end, the width across the bar at the mouth and in the river to Millville drawbridge to be 100 feet and 60 feet thence to the mill- dam. The sections of the river included in the project are from the 7-foot contour in the Delaware Bay to the 7-foot contour in the mouth of Maurice River, a distance of 3 miles, and from French Bar, 312 miles below Millville drawbridge, upstream to the milldam, a distance of 4 miles. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 5 feet end at Millville 6 feet. The extreme tidal range is from 1 foot below mean low water to 1 foot above mean high water. The esti- mate of cost for new work, made in 1906, is $156,200, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. No estimate for annual maintenance has been made. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 211 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 664, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Terminal facilities.-There are 42 pile-and-timber wharves, 5 ship- yards, and 4 marine railways located on Maurice River, and most of these have direct railroad connection. The terminals are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Maintenance and new work dredging under contract was commenced September 6, 1932, and completed November 16, 1932. A channel of project dimen- sions, 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide, was dredged from the mouth across Maurice Cove to the 7-foot contour in Delaware Bay, a dis- tance of 11,500 feet, removing a total of 124,220 cubic yards of material. The cost was $11,954.62 for new work and $25,964.65 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $37,919.27. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 65 percent of the exist- ing project has been completed. The remaining portion is the dredging to project dimensions of a section of the channel in the upper river. The controlling depths at mean low water in May 1933 were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 6.8 feet; thence through Frenchs Bar, 6.9 feet; thence to the drawbridge at Millville, 6.8 feet; and thence to the milldam, 3.2 feet. The costs and expenditures were $100,984.49 for new work and $77,770.28 for maintenance, a total of $178,754.77. Proposed operations.--No funds are available. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to maintenance dredging in the upper por- tion of the river between Millville highway bridge and Buckshutem Creek, by contract (July-October 1934), about 35,000 cubic yards. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------------- $143,984.49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 77, 770. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 221, 754. 77 Net total expenditures-________________ _ 221, 754. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_____________------- 221, 754. 77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -_- $24, 910. 67 ... . $11, 954. 62 Cost of maintenance _ -------- $1, 015. 80 $4, 944. 70 -- - 25, 964. 65 T o tal cost________ ________________ 24, 910. 67 1, 015. 80 4, 944. 70 -..... ..... 37, 919. 27 To tal exp en d ed 25, 000. 00 .- . . . . 5, 960. 50 - . . . . 37, 919. 27 Allotted. -------------- 10, 000. 00 33, 000. 00 -27, 039. 50 - - 37, 919. 27 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--___------------------------ $38, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------------ 38, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- __--__- - 80. 73 Net amount to be accounted for_______________------- ___- __ 37, 919. 27 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- 37, 919. 27 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-.... - ______ - -_-- - 55, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance---__-__-_ ___- - 10, 000. 00 212 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 7. COLD SPRING INLET, N.J. Location.-Located in Cape May County, southern New Jersey, about 3 miles east of Cape May city and about 16 miles northeast of Delaware Breakwater. The inlet connects Cold Spring Harbor with the Atlantic Ocean and is about 1 mile in length. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1219.) Ewisting project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide through the inlet, a distance of 1 mile, protected by two parallel jetties 700 feet or more apart. The east jetty is a rubble mound 4,548 feet long. The west jetty is 4,410 feet long, of which 2,000 feet at the inner end is of stone-filled pile and timber construction and the outer 2,410 feet is a rubble mound. The mean range of tide is 41/2 feet and the extreme tidal range is very great, due to storms at sea, the extent of which has not been recorded. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1906, was $1,311,000, including $100,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 388, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the annual report for 1911, page 1382. Local cooperation.--All cooperation has been completed, except the work of deepening and enlarging the inner harbor, which is 80 percent completed. Terminal facilities.-There are 25 wharves or landings, 1 coaling pier, and 2 marine railways served by this waterway, including those owned by the Navy Department. The wharves are indirectly con- nected with two railroad systems and are adequate for existing: commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was continued until November 26, 1932, when the work was taken out of the hands of the contractor. Thereafter the work was continued by operation of Government sea-going hopper dredges and com- pleted May 27, 1933. There were removed 664,458 cubic yards of material, place measurement, restoring the channel to project di- mensions. The total cost of the work was $147,099.54. The total expenditures were $149,725.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1917 at a saving of $331,725 under the estimated cost. The con- trolling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1933, was 26 feet from the Atlantic Ocean to the inner limit of the project, from which point 21 feet could be carried to Schellengers Landing. The costs were $879,274.62 for new work and $432,798.53 for maintenance, a total of $1,312,073.15 from United States funds. The total expendi- tures were $1,313,214.36. In addition, $100,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933 ($8,479.64) will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------- ---------------------- $6, 852. 79 Preliminary surveys for dredging operations-- - - - 1, 626.85 Total for maintenance-------------__- - 8, 479. 64 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 213 The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging throughout the project by Gov- ernment plant, during the period March-May 1935. Cost an financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- '$879, 274. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 432, 798.53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 1, 312, 073. 15 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------- 7, 994. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------- , 320, 067. 15 1--------------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 6, 852. 79 Net total expenditures--- , 313, 214. 36 1---------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 485. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 1, 313, 700. 00 Fiscal year ended June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...------ ---------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-------------------- $487. 43 $943. 79 $625. 37 $3, 273. 61 $147, 099. 54 Total expended .................-------------------------. 487. 43 930. 92 638. 24 1, 788. 80 149, 725. 56 Allotted ....... ......----------------------------------------- 52, 000. 00 100, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 --- $50, 211. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------------------- 100, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for 20 150, 211.----------------- Gross amount expended---------------------------- $149, 738. 64 Less reimbursenients collected-- 13. 08 149, 725. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 485. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------6, 852. 79 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------- -- 6, 367. 15 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---- 7, 994. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--- --- 1, 626. 85 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 2___ 20, 000. 00 8. ABSECON INLET, N.J. The project is about 43 percent completed. No work was done during the fiscal year, no funds were available, and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. The channel is con- sidered to be in a satisfactory condition to meet the needs of existing commerce. For further details see Annual Report for 1931, page 395. 1 In addition $100.000 was expended from contributed funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 214 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--- - ___-------------- $441, 473. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ---------------- -243, 507. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_____-__ -684, 981.51 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------- 915. 59 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------685, 897. 10 Net total expenditures --------------- - - - - 685, 897. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------ 685,897.10 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---.......----------------- -$191.66 Cost of maintenance----------- -8. 22 $2,089.42 .-............... __ ........ Total cost------.......----.........-...----------- -- 199. 88 2,089. 42 ...... Total expended---..... --.. ---- ---- ---.. -89, 215. 20 2, 765. 23 - --- - 335. - 18 -86,114.79 Allotted--.....-------------................----...--....... 86, 114. 79 -- '.. ... .. . . . Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------ --------------------------------- $285, 000 9. ABSECON CREEK, N.J. Location.--Rises in and flows easterly 5 miles through Atlantic County, N.J., emptying into Absecon Bay about 5 miles northwest of Atlantic City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1217.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water 80 feet wide from deep water in Absecon Bay across the flats to the mouth of the creek, a distance of 1 mile, thence 50 feet wide to the highway bridge at Absecon village, a farther distance of 2 miles, including a turning basin at the head of navigation. The mean range of tide is 4 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to about 1 foot above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1911, was $15,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 71, 62d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Terminal facilities.-There are four pile and timber wharves and landings on this stream. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--No operations were in progress and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed in 1913 at a saving of $3,065 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 8, 1933, across the flats in Absecon Bay to the mouth was 2.4 feet; and thence to the highway bridge at Absecon, 3.3 feet. The costs and .expenditures were $11,934.96 for new work and $37,765.04 for maintenance, a total of $49,700. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 215 The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to maintenance dredging in the entrance channel and shoals within the creek, by contract (July-November 1934), about 45,000 cubic yards. Cost and financial summinary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------ $11, 934. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------- 37, 765. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 49, 700. 00 Net total expenditures_------------------------------------------ 49, 700. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------------- 49. 700. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - - Cost of maintenance _- .- - $14, 119. 95 - Total expended ... ..----------------------- 14, 119. 95 - Allotted -_ 3,500.00 _-----_-'__ -. . Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance------------------------------- $15, 000 10. TUCKERTON CREEK N.J. Location.-Rises in Ocean County, N.J., flows southeasterly 3 miles, and empties into Little Egg Harbor about 8 miles north of Little Egg Inlet. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1216.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water, 80 feet wide from the head of Marchelder Channel in Little Tuckerton Bay, about 11/2 miles to the mouth of the creek; thence up the creek, 75 feet wide, 1 mile to Parkers Landing; thence 60 feet wide five eighths mile to West Tuckerton Landing; thence 5 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide three eighths mile to just above Scow Landing; and thence 3 feet deep at mean low water and 40 feet wide one eighth mile to the milldam at Tuckerton. The length of the section included in the project is about 31/2 miles. The mean range of tide throughout the creek is 21/ feet. The extreme range of tide, due to winds, is from 1 foot below mean low water to 1 foot above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1900, was $61,380. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H.Doc. No. 274, 56th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, substituted for the channel from the mouth of the creek to Gaunts Point a channel from the mouth of the creek across Little Tuckerton Bay to the head of Marchelder Channel. (The latest published map is in H.Doc. No. 1040, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-There are 12 wharves of ordinary pile and timber construction. The wharfage facilities are adequate for exist- ing commerce. 216 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Operations and results during fiscal year.-No operations were in progress and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1925 at a saving of $1,138 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 7, 1933, were as follows: Across the bay outside the mouth, 3.2 feet; thence to Parkers Landing 4.2 feet; thence to Scow Landing 5.2 feet; and thence to the milldam at Tuckerton, 2.9 feet. The costs and expenditures were $60,242.16 for new work and $103,137.84 for maintenance, a total of $163,380. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $15,000 cali be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the entrance channel and shoals within the creek, by contract (July-November 1934), about 45,000 cubic yards. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- $60, 242. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------103, 137.84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 163, 380. 00 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------ 163, 380. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------- 163,380.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C ost of new work ..... . . . .. . ... . . . . . . .. .-.. .. . . . .-]. Cost of maintenance- -----------------...... $35, 077. 88 - .-......... ........... - ------- Total expended- -------------- ........ 35,083. 21 . Allotted-------------------------.. 7,500. 00-------------------------------......... -- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance---------------------------------------__ $15, 000 11. TOMS RIVER, N.J. Location.-This river rises in Ocean County, N.J., flows easterly 19 miles, and empties into Barnegat Bay about 11 miles north of Barnegat Inlet. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1216.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide from deep water in the river up to the Forks, a distance of 2,900 feet, and thence the full widths of the two branches, respectively, 400 feet and 600 feet, to the bridges at Toms River. The length of the section included in the project is about 3,500 feet, and the lower end is about 41/3 miles from the mouth. The mean range of tide is about 6 inches; the extreme tidal range is about 18 inches. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1907, was $10,050. The latest (1907) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 346, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1891, page 1116. Terminal facilities.-There are 7 wharves and 2 marine railways. The wharfage facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 217 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract for a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in the lower river to the highway bridge over the north fork at Toms River was commenced December 13, 1932, and com- pleted January 23, 1933, removing a total of 26,804 cubic yards of mud and sand. The costs and expenditures were $9,807.59, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1911. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 7, 1933, were as follows: In the north fork to the junction of the north and south forks, 6.1 feet; and thence to the mouth, 7.1 feet. The State of New Jersey has built, under War Department permit, a fixed bridge across the entrance to the south fork, and has dredged an anchorage below the bridge. The costs and expenditures were $10,050 for new work and $15,007.59 for maintenance, a total of $25,057.59. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The channel is considered to be in a satisfactory condition to meet the needs of existing commerce, and, accordingly, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------ $10, 050. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 15, 007. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -------------- 25, 057. 59 Net total expenditures_______ ------------------- 25, 057. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------- 25, 057. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .-------- . - .- Cost of maintenance.---------------------- $0. 50 ------- $9, 807. 59 Total expended --------------------------- . .50 ____ .. . - .-- 9, 807. 59 Allotted - --- - - - ------ --- -- - - - -- - 9,807.59 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------------------------------------$10, 000.00 Deductions on account of revoeation of allotment 92. 41 1-- Net amount to be accounted for------------- 9, 807. 59 Gross amount expended_ _ ____ ______--------- - 9, 807. 59 12. WILMINGTON HARBOR, DEL. Location.-This harbor is formed by the Christiana River, which rises in New Castle County, Del., flows northeasterly 16 miles, passing through the city of Wilmington, Del., and empties into the Delaware River about 29 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 294.) Previous projects.--Work was done on the Christiana River from 1836 to 1838. The original project was adopted by act of July 11, 1870, and modified by acts of March 3, 1881, and July 5, 1884. The costs and expenditures were $402,121.21 for new work. For further details see page 1785 of Annual Report for 1915. 218 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing project.-This provides for a harbor at the mouth of the river, with an entrance channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide, an inner basin of the same depth approximately 4,400 feet long, and averaging 600 feet in width, or about 70 acres in area, and extending upstream from the entrance channel at the mouth of the river to the Lobdell Canal. From the Lobdell Canal provision is made for a channel extending upstream 21 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide to the mouth of the Brandywine River, a distance of 1.6 miles from the mouth of the Christiana, thence 200 feet wide to the pulp works, 4 miles above the mouth, thence decreas- ing to a depth of 10 feet to the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Wash- ington Railroad bridge No. 4, thence decreasing to a depth of 7 feet and a width of 100 feet to Newport, Del., 83/4 miles above the mouth, and for the construction of two jetties at the mouth of the Christiana River and one at the mouth of the Brandywine River. The north jetty is a curved, stone-filled pile-and timber crib 2,150 feet long. The jetty at the mouth of the Brandywine is also a stone-filled pile and timber crib V shaped, 430 feet long on the Brandywine side, and 260 feet long on the Christiana side. The section included in the project is about 9 miles long, including about 1,800 feet outside the mouth. The mean range of tide is 5.4 feet at the mouth and 5.4 feet at Newport. The extreme range of tide is from 2 feet below mean low water to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $992,200, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $281,000, of which $152,000 is the estimated cost for annual maintenance of the 30-foot channel. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 3, 1896, as modified by the act of March 3, 1899, provided for depths of 21, 10, and 7 feet and for the jetties (H.Doc. No. 66, 54th Cong., 1st sess.; Annual Report for 1896, p. 973; and Annual Report for 1897, p. 1250); the act of July 25, 1912, provided for the purchase or construction of a dredge and auxil- laries, including a wharf and depot, for maintenance of the project (H.Doc. No. 359, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of September 22, 1922 (H.Doc. No. 114, 67th Cong., 1st sess.), amended by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1925 (S.Com. Print, 68th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the entrance channel and basin 25 feet deep and construction of new south jetty; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for a depth of 30 feet between the Delaware River and the Lobdell Canal and authorized the modification our removal of a portion of the north jetty (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 20, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of the entire harbor is in House Docu- ment No. 66, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session. A map of the 25-foot section of the harbor is published in House Document No. 114, Sixty-seventh Congress, first session, and of the 30-foot section in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 20, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved Sep- tember 22, 1922, amended by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1925, requires that the city of Wilmington, Del., or other RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 219 local agency shall construct the south jetty. Completion of the jetty is not necessary at present. Terminal facilities.-A marine terminal to serve ocean and coast- wise vessels was completed in 1923 by the harbor commission of Wilmington with warehouses and freight-handling devices and directly connected with all railroads entering the city. There is also a practically continuous series of wharves or terminals on both sides of the Christiana River from the plant of the American Car & Foundry Co. to the Jessup & Moore Paper Co., a total length of about 2 miles. The harbor facilities consist of wharves, marine railways, dry docks, shipyards, and terminal warehouses equipped with handling appliances. (See Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract between a point 7,500 feet upstream from the Penn- sylvania Railroad bridge (Delaware Division) and Newport was commenced August 25, 1932, and completed November 19, 1932. There were removed 74,132 cubic yards of mud, sand, gravel, and clay, restoring 14,000 feet of channel to project dimensions. The cost was $17,654.33 for maintenance. The U.S. sea-going dredge Wm. T. Rossell of the Philadelphia District, restored the channel between deep water in the Delaware River to the Wilmington Marine Terminal (Lobdells Canal) at six different periods during the year of from 10 days to 7 weeks dura- tion. A total of 1,870,775 cubic yards, bin measurement, or 2,238,- 962 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud and sand were removed and transported up the Delaware River to Edgemoor, Del., or Old- mans Point, N.J., where it was dumped in specially prepared dump- ing basins maintained by the Philadelphia District, and then pumped ashore. The cost of the work was $184,049.54. The total cost of the above work was $201,703.87, all for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $214,997.08. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project has been completed with the exception of the construction of the remaining portion of the south jetty by the city of Wilmington, Del., or other local agency, the widening and deepening of the inner basin, approximately 4,400 feet long, from 400 to 600 feet wide, with a depth of 30 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1933, were as follows: From the Delaware River to Lobdells Canal, 29 feet; thence to the pulp works, 15 feet; thence to the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, No. 4, 7.7 feet; and thence to 1,600 feet upstream from the highway bridge at Newport, 6.3 feet. The total costs were $924,- 356.12 for new work, and $2,810,210.20 for maintenance, a total of $3,734,566.32. The total expenditures were $3,709,855.10. In addi- tion, $60,000 has been contributed by the city of Wilmington and expended for maintenance. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds 'unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $54,973.69 together with an allotment of $125,000 made in July 1933, a total of $179,973.69, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 _________________________________ _ $24, 711. 22 Maintenance; operation of U.S. hopper dredge between Delaware River and Lobdells Canal-_ - 155. 262. 47 Total .... ... 179, 973. 69 220 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1939 The United States dredge will be operated during six or more periods of about 2 weeks, distributed approximately uniformly throughout the fiscal year. The funds will probably be exhausted June 30, 1934. The sum of $200,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging by Government plant, the work to be performed as required throughout the fiscal year. Cost and financial summiary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $1,326, 477. 3' Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 2,810 210; 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------4, 136, 687. 53 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 24, 711.22: Net total expenitures-- --------------------------------- 4, 111, 976. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 54,973. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------4, 166, 950. 00> Fiscal year ended June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-....--------- ---------- - ---------------- .$151,482. 80 Cost of maintenance------ _ $132, 644. 95 $128, 522. 15 138, 323.04 $233, 917. 28 .......----....------- $201, 703.87 Total cost--_....-------------------. 132, 644. 95 128, 522. 15 289, 805. 84 233, 917. 28 201, 703. 87 Total expended__...--........-------------__............ 102, 852. 91 155, 232.12 285,244.70 217, 733. 00 214, 997. 08 ----- 75, 000. 00 Allotted...---------........--.........------------.... 160,000. 00 325,000. 00------------ ............228, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----- ---------------------- $41, 970.77 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931--------------------- $18, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------- 150, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 -------------- 60, 000. 00 228, 000. 00, Amount to be accounted for-......__.____ ------ 269, 970. 77 Gross amount expended----- --------------------------- 214, 997.08 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 54, 973. 69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 24, 711. 22 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 30, 262.47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----- ------------------------------------- 125, 090. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 - -- ---- 155, 262. 47 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - of existing project 1 68, 000. 00 Amount that can profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance _ _ 200, 000. 00 13. INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE' BAY, DEL. AND MD. Location.-The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is a sea-level canal, extending from Reedy Point on the Delaware River, about 41 miles below Philadelphia, Pa., to the junction of Back Creek and 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 221 Elk River, about 4 miles west of Chesapeake City, Md., a distance of about 19 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 294 and 1226.) Previous projects.-None. The River and Harbor Act of August 8. 1917, made appropriation for preliminary studies with a view to taking over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The total cost and expenditures were $1,604.12. Existing project.-This provides for the purchase of the Chesa- peake and Delaware Canal at a cost to the United States not exceed- ing $2,514,289.70; its enlargement, following the original route, except for about 1 mile at the eastern end, to a sea-level canal 12 feet deep at mean low water and 90 feet wide, with an approach at the Dela- ware River end 150 feet wide, protected by two jetties; a channel in Back Creek 12 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide, in- cluding the elimination of sharp bends; a branch channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 36 feet wide, following the old route at the eastern end; the construction of highway bridges across the canal at Delaware City, Reedy Point, St. Georges, and Summit, Del., and Chesapeake City, Md.; the construction of a railroad bridge across the canal at Canal Station, Del.; the construction of a fixed bridge, with necessary approaches on route 2 (across upper Back Creek) in lieu of the drawbridge farther down the creek, and for dredging an anchorage and mooring basin with a depth of 12 feet in the lower section and 6 feet in the upper section, and construction of a wharf on Government property in Back Creek; the construc- tion of a highway on the south side of the canal from Bethel to Chesapeake City, Md., and paving of two sections of highway on the north side from the Delaware-Maryland line to the State high- way at Chesapeake City, aggregating about one half mile in length The construction of the highways on the north and south sides of the canal is conditioned on local interests releasing the United States from all obligations arising from the removal of the pivot bridge and the construction of a highway bridge across the canal at Bethel, Md., or a ferry at that point, and to maintain the highways. The construction of the anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek and the fixed highway bridge and approaches across Back Creek is con- ditioned on local interests relieving the United States from any ob- ligations arising from the removal of the drawbridge, providing all necessary rights of way for the new road and bridge, and agreeing to maintain the new road and bridge. The jetties are rubble mounds on fascine mattresses 650 feet apart at the shore ends and flaring to 800 feet apart at their outer ends. The north jetty is 1,460 feet long and the south jetty is 1,320 feet long. The length of the canal included in the project is about 21 miles. The mean range of tide at Reedy Point Jetties is 5.2 feet, and at Chesapeake City, Md., 2.2 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 3.9 feet above mean high water to 2.2 feet below mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $9,500,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 196, 63d Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Acts approved January 21, 1927, and July 3. 1930. The act of January 21, 1927, provided for construction of 222 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 roadways on the north and south sides of the canal. The act of July 3, 1930, provided for the construction of two sections of roadway, aggregating about one half mile in length on the north side of the canal; for the dredging of an anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek, Md.; and for the construction of a fixed highway bridge in lieu of the present drawbridge across Back Creek, Md. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 41, 71st Cong., 2d sess., and S.Doc. No. 151, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of the canal is found in Senate Document No. 215, Fifty-ninth Congress, second session. Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 41, Seventy-first Con- gress, second session, contains a map showing the proposed anchor- age and mooring basin, etc., in Back Creek, and Senate Document No. 151, Seventy-first Congress, second session, contains a map showing roads built by the United States on the north and south sides of the canal from Bethel to Chesapeake City, Md. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of December 31, 1931, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for the Delaware city branch a depth of 8 feet and a width of 50 feet; for deepening the existing basin to the same depth; for revetting both banks east of Fifth Street Bridge; and for the construction of 200 feet of bulkhead on the south bank, at an estimated cost of $67,000, with $20,000 annually for maintenance (H.Doc. No. 201, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of July 31, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for the enlarge- ment of an anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek, to afford an area about 400 feet wide and 1,000 feet long, with a depth of 12 feet, and to provide sluice gates at the fixed bridge at the head of the basin, at an estimated cost of $58,000 for new work, with no increase in the estimated annual cost of maintenance. (R. and H. Com. Doc. 18, 73d Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-A freight station is maintained at Chesapeake City by the Baltimore & Philadelphia Steamboat Co., no charges for wharfage being made. Ample mooring facilities at the eastern and western ends of the canal and bulkheads at Delaware City and St. Georges have been constructed by the United States. A harbor for small boats has been provided and a wharf is being constructed at Chesapeake City. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work included the completion on July 30, 1932, of contract dated June 7, 1932, for dredging at Lorewood Grove Passing Place, in progress at close of previous fiscal year, removing 83,595 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material, at a cost of $11,572.17. Under contract for widening the channel east of Chesapeake City Bridge dredging operations were completed October 26, 1932. There were removed and disposed of 177,163 cubic yards of material at a cost of $39,131.59. In connection with the widening of the channel the derrick boat No. 37 removed 25,542 cubic yards of material and excavated the remains of an old lock at a cost of $29,708.50. Land needed for right of way was acquired at a cost of $19,915.06. Under contract for the construition of 2,220 linear feet of con- crete road, work was commenced October 17 and completed Decem- RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 223 ber 8, 1932, at a cost of $11,200.73. As auxiliary to the contract, work by hired labor and Government plant included the placing of fill and bank revetment at the approaches to the fixed bridge over Back Creek and the building of sewers, fences, etc., at a cost of $1,974.39. Under contract for the construction of a boardwalk and dolphins east of Lorewood Grove, work was commenced August 8 and com- pleted September 17, 1932, at a total cost of $9,019.79. Work under contract for the construction of a highway bridge across the Branch Channel at Delaware City was commenced March 6, 1933, and continued to the end of the fiscal year, when the con- tract was about 28 percent completed. The cost was $21,651.14 for new work. A temporary highway bridge over the Branch Channel was constructed by hired labor at a cost of $3,127.84. Work under contract for the construction of a wharf at Chesa- peake City was commenced June 5, 1933, and continued to the end of the fiscal year, when the contract was about 62 percent completed. The cost was $17,471.89 for new work. Other new work included the reinforcement of the fixed bridge over Back Creek, removal of buildings at wharf site, and prelim- inary surveys and plans for construction of new wharf at Chesapeake City. The total cost was $2,008. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $166,781.10. The principal items of maintenance work consisted of dredging operations to restore the channel to project depth. The contract for dredging the shoals between St. Georges and Chesapeake City was completed January 25, 1933. There were removed 199,951 cubic yards of material, scow measurement, restoring the channel to proj- ect dimensions. The material was loaded on scows and dumped in Biddles Point rehandling basin. The cost of the work was $61,783.90. The material dredged under this contract was disposed of at the rehandling basin by Government plant and hired labor, at a cost of $40,840.86. The U.S. dredge Mantua was employed intermittently during periods throughout the fiscal year in restoring the channel at the eastern entrance to the canal from Delaware River to Reedy Point Bridge, removing 319,236 cubic yards of material at a cost of $40,419.42. During the period from July 21 to September 19, 1932, the dredge restored the channel in the eastern and western entrance of the Delaware City Branch Channel, removing 64,732 cubic yards of material at a cost of $13,977.69. During the period January 21 to March 2, 1933, the dredge was employed in dredging miscellaneous shoals between Biddles Point and Reedy Point Bridge, removing 43,635 cubic yards of material at a cost of $13,543.27. During the period June 1 to June 27, 1933, the dredge was em- ployed in restoring the channel at Lorewood Grove Passing Place, removing 37,405 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $7,717.27, and from June 27 to June 30, 1933, the dredge was operating in Chesa- peake City Harbor, removing 5,301 cubic yards of material at a cost of $1,124.15. 16228-ENG 1933---15 224 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMVIY, 1933 The U.S. dragline No. 5 was employed from February 100 1933, to the end of the fiscal year in grading the north bank at Summit Bridge, removing 39,624 cubic yards of material at a cost of $9,425.55. The U.S. derrick boat No. 37 was operated during periods throughout the fiscal year in dredging miscellaneous shoals in va- rious localities, removing a total of 5,620 cubic yards of material, and in excavating bog iron ore from the channel west of Guthries Run at a total cost of $1,839.93. Other maintenance work included miscellaneous operations, such as repair and maintenance of the dike on the south side of the canal; removal of miscellaneous obstructions to navigation and debris by U.S. derrick boat No. 37; repair and maintenance of revetment at points along the canal; repair to breaches in north side dike and the construction of cross dike; repair and mainte- nance of auxiliary works, including dolphins, boardwalks, reserva- tion boundaries, etc., at a total cost of $45,885.67. Miscellaneous examinations and surveys were made during the fiscal year at a cost of $24,630.01. The total cost of the above maintenance work was $261,193.72. The total cost of all permanent work was $427,974.82. The total expenditure was $434,421.25. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 97 percent of the existing project has been completed. The remaining portion includes the completion of highway bridge at Delaware City over the Delaware City Branch Channel and a wharf at Chesapeake City, both in progress at end of fiscal year, together with other auxiliary works of improvement. The controlling depth on June 30, 1933, was 10.1 feet at mean low water (Delaware River datum), but boats draw- ing 12 feet were using the waterway without material difficulty by taking advantage of the tides. The controlling depths in the Delaware City Branch Channel were as follows: At the Dela- ware River entrance, 4.5 feet; thence to a point 5,000 feet west of Fifth Street Bridge, 5.7 feet; and thence to the junction of the new canal, 3.3 feet. The costs to date of the existing project, includ- ing $2,514,289.70 for purchase of the canal, were $10,626,283.10 for new work and $2,954,060.84 for maintenance, a total:f $13,580,343.94. The total expenditures were $14,077,076.75. Proposed operations.-The-funds unexpended, including accounts receivable June 30, 1933, amounting to $92,575.08, together with al- lotment of $250,000 made in July 1933, a total of $342,575.08, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------- __-----------__ _-- $26, 324. 11 New Work : Completion of highway bridge over Branch Channel under existing contract (July-September 1933)__ $65, 000.00 Completion of wharf at Chesapeake City (July- September 1933) __-_--- ----- __ _- 15, 000. 00 80, 000. 00 Maintenance : Dredging miscellaneous shoals by contract (August- November 1933), 230,000 cubic yards----------- 80,500.00 Dredging Reedy Point entrance and Branch Chan- nel by United States plant and hired labor as required ( July 1933-June 30, 1934), 210,000 cubic yards ----------------------- 4, 000. 00 55--------- RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 225 Maintenance-Continued. Dredging miscellaneous shoals by hired labor (Jan- uary-June 1934 ------------------------------ $30, 000. 00 Removal of obstructions and debris_ .-... . ____- 13, 000. 00 Maintenance and repair of banks _______-____----35, 000.00 Maintenance and repair of auxiliary work-------- 12, 000. 00 Tides, currents, and engineering data-_, _ 11, 750. 97 $236, 250. 97 Total------------------------------------342, 575. 08 The funds will probably be exhausted by June 30, 1934. The sum of $418,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work, change in channel alinement at Chesapeake City, Md.: Dredging 205,000 cubic yards--------------------------------- $61, 500 Removal of old lock------------------------------------- 30, 000 Mooring boardwalk _._._. 9, 500 Revetment------------------------------------ 4, 00 Engineering and contingencies__________________________ _ __ 12, 200 Total ------------------------------------------------- 118, 000 The work will probably be done during the period from July to November 1934. Maintenance: Dredging at Reedy Point entrance and Delaware City Branch Channel by United States plant and hired labor-------------- $75, 000 Dredging shoals throughout the project by contract -------------- 125, 000 Miscellaneous work, including maintenance and repair of auxiliary work, removal of obstructions and debris, repair to banks, etc__ 80, 000 Engineering and contingencies___---_______ 20, 000 Total------------------------------------------------- 300, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_________----1__________- $10, 627, 887. 22 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__ ______________---- 2, 954, 060. 84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 13, 581, 948. 0(; Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 494, 348. 68 Net total cost to June 30, 1933____---------------- 14, 076, 296. 74 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---_--------- 28, 708. 24 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_-------------- 14, 105, (}04. 98S Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_-----__------------- 26, 324. 11 Net total expenditures----__---------------------- 14, 078, 680. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------- 63, 866. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__ -- 14, 142, 547.71 Fiscal year ended June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_ _ _ .. $266, 235. 69 $73, 776. 48 $98, 620. 94 $76, 488. 19 $1(6, 781.10 Cost of maintenance 946, 133. 21 ...----------------- 122, 202. 24 288, 275. 00 A04, 800. 06 261,193. 72 Total cost -............-..--..-.. - 1,212,368.90 195,978.72 386, 895.94 281,288.25 427,974.82 Total expended ....----......-------.. 1,290,424.25 252, 221.95 435,072. 51 311, 458.67 434, 421. 25 Allotted .......---------------------- - 750,000.00 477,444.55 490,000. 00 -355,000.00 377,334.84 226 REPORT OF CHIEF OF-ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------- $120, 953.-25 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931--------------------$49, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 -------------------- 315, 200. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932----------------- 60, 000. 00 424, 200. O0 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 545, 153. 25 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--------------46, 865. 16 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 498, 288.09 Gross amount expended------------------------ $620,918. 17 Less: Reimbursements collected---------$186, 398. 17 Receipts from sales----------------- 98. 75 186, 496. 92 434, 421.25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------- ----- ---- ----- 3, 866.84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------- 26, 466.11 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------76, 163. 04 102, 629. 15 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------- ------------ -38, 762. 31 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 28, 708. 24 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------- -- 10,054.07 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933---------- ------------------------- 250, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------------- 239, 945. 93 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ) (2----------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: - - - - - - -- - - - -- - -- For new work 1- - - -- -- - - - --- - -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - 118, 000. 00 - - - - - - --- - For maintenance' 300, 000. 00 Total --------------------- ,------------ ---- 418, 000. 00 14. OPERATING AND CARE OF INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE BAY, DEL. AND MD. The improvement forms the project for inland waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md. (see pp. 220-226). The canal has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since August 13, 1919. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The canal was open to navigation throughout the year. The lift spans of the Govern- ment highway bridges at Chesapeake City, Summit, St. Georges, and Reedy Point were lifted 7,791, 119, 7,288, 7,625 times, respectively. The swing bridge over the Delaware City Branch Channel, which is now being replaced by a bascule highway bridge, was opened 488 times during the period prior to its closure to traffic on March 6, 1933. The ;Pennsylvania Railroad bridge was operated by the ,railroad company throughout the year. During the fiscal° year ending June 30, 1933, 10,042 vessels of various types passed through the canal. 1' Indefinite. Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 227 The total cost was $93,617.08 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $96,781.06. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The canal was purchased by the United States in August 1919, at a cost of $2,514,289.70. The con- trolling depth on June 30, 1933, was 10.1 feet at mean low water (Delaware River datum), but by taking advantage of the tides under direction of the dispatching system, boats drawing as much as 12 feet were navigating the waterway without excessive delay. The con- trolling depths at mean low water in the Delaware City Branch Channel were as follows: At the Delaware River entrance, 4.5 feet; thence to a point 5,000 feet west of Fifth Street Bridge, 5.7 feet; and thence to the junction of the new canal, 3.3 feet. The total cost to date of operation, maintenance, repairs, etc., was $2,309,320.74. The total expenditures were $2,306,074.11. Proposed operations.-The highway bridges will be operated and traffic control maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ $2,309, 320. 74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------- 2, 309, 320. 74 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 110. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 19633-----------------------2, 309, 430. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------- ----- 3, 356. 63 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 2, 306, 074. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___ 6, 405. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------2, 312, 479. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ofnewwor Cos Cost of new work-.....-............... Cost of maintenance-............------- ... 395.37 $127,982. 07 $108, 405.89 $105, 880.29 113, $93, 617. 08 i i ---- i I---- i--- Total expended-.......-----------------.... 107, 458.36 105, 900.28 111, 301.37 136, 618.22 96, 781.06 Allotted......-----------------........... 98, 000.00 95,000.00 143, 500.00 110, 000. 00 87, 964. 72 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____________________________ __ $15, 221. 77 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909______-- ____________----__ 95, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ______________________ 110, 221. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds 7, 035. 28 Net amount to be accounted for_______________----------103, 186. 49 Gross amount expended__________________ $96, 811.06 Less reimbursements collected ________________ ______ 30. 00 96, 781. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_____________-------- 6, 405. 43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --------------- ----- 3, 691. 13 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 2, 714. 30 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933______________________110.00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933________________ 2, 824. 30 Amount alotted for fiscal year 1934_____________________ ______ 105, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------- 107, 824.30 228 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 15. SMYRNA RIVER, DEL. Location.-This stream, formerly Duck Creek, rises on the Mary- land-Delaware divide, flows 15 miles along the boundary line be- tween New Castle and Kent Counties, Del., and empties into the Delaware Bay, about 57 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 294.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 14, 1880, August 11, 1888, June 13, 1902, and March 3, 1905. The cost and expenditures were $55,084.78 for new work and $22,722.85 for maintenance, a total of $77,807.63. For further details see page 1786, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide across the bar outside the mouth, and 6o feet thence to Smyrna Landing, a distance of 10 miles, including three cut-offs which shortened the distance 1.2 miles, and the per- manent protection of the channel across the bar outside the mouthl by stone-filled, pile, and timber-crib jetties. The north jetty is 803 feet long, and the projected length of the south jetty is 2,700 feet. The mean range of the tide at the mouth is 6 feet, at Flemings Land- ing, about halfway up the river, 4.2 feet, and at Smyrna Landing, the head of navigation, 31/2 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $150,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 815, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are nine wharves and landings of pile and timber construction. The terminals are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging operations under contract for the restoration of the channel to pro]- ect dimensions from 1,200 feet below Mill Creek, upstream to Prices Landing, was commenced August 16, 1932, and completed December 12, 1932. A total of 59,260 cubic yards of material were removed and redeposited on the adjacent banks, at a cost and expenditure of $13,163.96, for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 53 percent of the existing project has been completed. The uncompleted portion of the project includes the construction of the south jetty, extending its length from 1,204 feet to 2,700 feet, and the improvement of the channel to project dimensions for a short distance in the upper section of the river near Smyrna Landing. The controlling depths at mean low water on May 12, 1933, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 5.5 feet; thence to Prices Landing, 5.9 feet; and thence to Smyrna Landing, 1.6 feet. The costs and expenditures were $80,- 302.05 for new work and $53,861.91 for maintenance,, a total of $134,163.96. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 229 The channel is considered to be in a satisfactory condition to meet the needs of existing commerce and, accordingly, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1933. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ _-------------------------- $135, 386. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 76, 584. 76 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------ 211, 971. 59 Net total expenditures---------------- --- 211, 971. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- ------- 211, 971. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ------ - - ------------------------------ Cost of maintenance -------- ----------- $13, 163. 96 Total expended .--------------- ----- -- - -- --- 13, 163. 96 Allotted---- ------------------------------------------------------------------ 13, 163. 96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------------------------------- $13, 163.96 Gross amount expended___ $13, 338. 96 Less reimbursements collected_---- - 175. 00 13, 163. 96 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project __________________________________ _ 70, 000. 00 16. LITTLE RIVER, DEL. Location.-Rises in Kent County, Del., flows easterly 7 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 32 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No.1218.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1912, was $14,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 626, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). There is no published map of the river. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three pile and timber wharves or landings on this stream. The terminal facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. No operations were in progress and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1914 at a saving of $1,984 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water in March 1933, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 3.7 feet; and thence to the highway bridge at Little Creek Landing, 2.4 feet. The costs and expendi- tures were $12,015.86 for new work and $31,020.59 for maintenance, a total of $43,036.45. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. 230 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the entrance channel and shoals within the river, by contact (April-June 1935). about 50,000 cubic yards. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-- 015.86 $---------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------________------------ 31, 020. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------43, 036. 45 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------- 43, 036. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------- 43, 036. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work-.... ------------ ----------------------- Cost ofmaintenance-------.........----------------------------------- ------------ Total expended.... Alot ed- ----------------------- -- $763.-- 7 ------ Allotted----------..-------------------.....5 .................................................- --$763.55 ----------------------------------------- ---- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance-- _. -...- -.-.. _--. $15, 000 17. ST. JONES RIVER, DEL. Location.-Rises in the western part of Kent County, Del., flows southeasterly 22 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 26 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of March 3, 1881; modified in 1884 and again in 1889. The cost and expenditures were $54,590.20 for new work and $28,866.30 for maintenance, a total of $83,456.50. For further details see page 1787, Annual Report for 1915. Ewisting project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water from Delaware Bay to Dover, 100 feet wide outside of the mouth, about 1 mile in length, 50 feet wide from the mouth to Leb- anon, a distance of 11 miles, and 40 feet wide, thence to Dover, a farther distance of 6 miles, the construction of 5,000 feet of jetty on the north side of the entrance, and the dredging of 16 cut-offs to shorten the distance and eliminate sharp turns and bad shoals. The mean range of tide at the mouth is4/2 feet, at Lebanon 2 feet, and at Dover 11/2 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1924, is $268,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 1116, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). It was modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 5, 1920, so as to provide that no part of the appropriation shall be expended for the excavation of any cut-off until a satisfactory title to the land required for the cut-off :shall have been transferred to the ,United States free of cost. The latest published map is in the above document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 231 Terminal facilities.-There are three wharves and several landings of pile and timber construction. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work dredging under contract for a channel 7 feet deep and 40 feet wide upstream from cut-off no. 6 to Dover was commenced February 20, and com- pleted May 29, 1933. There were removed 116,767 cubic yards of mud, sand, and gravel, place measurement, completing an aggregate length of 13,000 feet. The cost and expenditures were $25,200. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 57 percent of the project has been completed. To complete the project requires the construc- tion of the jetty at the mouth and dredging in the upper end of the improvement. The controlling depths at mean low water on May 5, 1933, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 4.3 feet; thence to Barkers Landing, 5.4 feet; thence to Lebanon, 5.8 feet; and thence to Dover Wharf, 5 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $152,512.17 for new work and $14,787.83 for maintenance, a total of $167,300. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The channel is considered to be in a satisfactory condition to meet the needs of existing commerce, and, accordingly, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------- --------- $207, 102. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------ --------------- 43, 654. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------- 250, 756. 50 Net total expenditures-------------------------------------- 250, 756. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------------- 250, 756. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work- . ....--.------------------... $25, 200. 00 Cost of maintenance - - Total expended .-.------ - -- 25, 200. 00 Allotted-- - -- --- -- --------- - - - ------- 25, 200.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932-------------------------------------$25,200. 00 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 25, 200. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------------------------------- 116, 000. 00 18. MURDERKILL RIVER, DEL. Location.--Rises in Kent County, Del., flows northeasterly 19 iles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 25 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water from Delaware Bay to Frederica, 150 feet wide across the flats outside the mouth, a distance of about 1 mile, and 80 feet wide inside the river to Frederica, a distance of about 71/2 miles. The mean range of tide is 4.8 feet at the mouth and 1.8 feet at Frederica. 232 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $60,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892 (H.Ex.Doc. No. 21, 52d Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1892, p. 981). The latest published map is in House Document No. 1058, Sixty-second Congress, third session. Terminal facilities.-There are six wharves or landings of pile and timber construction, all of which are privately owned. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Maintenance costs were incurred in the amount of $7.64 in connection with work preliminary to issuing specifications for dredging. The expenditures were the same. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 63 percent of the project has been completed. The remaining.portion is the widening of the channel across the flats and in the river, which at the present time is not considered important. The controlling depths at mean low water on May 4, 1933, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 5.5 feet; and thence to Frederica, 5.1 feet. The costs and ex- penditures were $37,630.07 for new work and $131,752.39 for main- tenance, a total of $169,382.46. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $2,568.53, will be applied to making surveys and to supplement funds if made available for maintenance dredg- ing during fiscal year 1934. The sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging at the mouth of the river, by contract (October-December 1934), about 28,000 cubic yards. Cost and ftnasnoia nummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------- ------------ $37, 630. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------_----------_ _ 131, 752. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 169, 382. 46 Net total expenditures_--------- --------------- -------- 169, 382. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__-------___------- ---- - _ 2, 568. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 171, 950. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------..........................--------.-- .......... - ... ...........--------...... Cost of maintenance----------------------- $12,779.81 $7,200.06 $13, 949.11 $10, 542. 50 $7.64 Total expended------.........--------------------- 12, 547. 65 6, 879. 68 14, 500. 15 10, 544. 00 7. 64 Allotted...............................----------------------------- 4, 000. 00 21,000. 00 13, 500. 00 ................... Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-...--..----------------------- $2, 576. 17 Gross amount expended.------------------------------ ------- 7. 64 l3alance unexpended June 30, 1933----2---------, 568. 53 Amount (estimated)- - required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - existing project 22, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: for maintenance .-- --------- 8, 00.00 I Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 233 19. MISPILLION RIVER, DEL. Location.-Rises on the boundary line between Maryland and Del- aware, flows 15 miles in a general northeasterly direction between Kent and Sussex Counties, and empties into Delaware Bay about 16 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-Adopted in 1879, July 13, 1892, modified July 3, 1893, and March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures were $148,- 798.41 for new work and $61,172.42 for maintenance, a total of $209,- 970.83. For further details see page 1786, Annual Report for 1915, and page 448 of Annual Report for 1918. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water from Delaware Bay to Milford, a distance of 14 miles, 80 feet wide from the 6-foot curve of Delaware Bay across the flats to the mouth, protected by stone-filled pile and timber crib jetties along the north and south sides, 2,996 and 5,850 feet long, respectively; thence 60 feet wide in the river, with additional width at sharp bends; and 4 cut-offs, 50 feet wide. The mean range of tide is 41/2 feet at the mouth and 3.4 feet at Milford. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1921, was $87050, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 678, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 14 wharves or landings of pile and timber construction. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and riesults during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract was begun June 9, 1933, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period 7,602 cubic yards of mud and sand were removed from the entrance channel. The cost was $3,485.80 for maintenance. The expenditure was $846.81. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1924. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1933, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 4.4 feet, and thence to Milford, 4.6 feet. The costs were $87,249.89 for new work and $74,900.82 for maintenance, a total of $162,150.71. The total expenditures were $159,511.72. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $9,153.19, will be applied to payment of outstanding obligations and to payment under the existing contract for main- tenance dredging. The funds will probably be exhausted September 30, 1933. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging of the shoals within the river, by contract (September-December 1934), about 33,000 cubic yards. 234 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $236, 048. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------136, 073. 24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 372, 121. 54 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 2, 638.99 Net total expenditures------ - ---------- __ 369, 482. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__------------------------ 9, 153. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------378, 635. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work-.....------------------- ------------ -------------------------------- -- Cost of maintenance----------...............----------------- $4, 250. 64 $26, 220.03 -- -- $3, 485.80 Total expended--------......................---------- --------------- ------------ 30, 470. 67 846. 81 Allotted.......--....--------..........---------------.. ----------- ..... 500. 00 12, 17, 970. 67 ------------ 10, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act Approved Mar. 4, 1933_----------------------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------- ------------ 846.81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933- -------------------- 9, 153.19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------- $2,638.99 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--- ---------- 5, 375. 22 8, 014. 21 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------1, 138. 98 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1--------------------------------0, 000. 00 20. BROADKILL RIVER, DEL. Location.-This river rises in Sussex County, Del., flows north- easterly 13 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 5 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Existing project.-This provides for the establishment of a per- manent entrance by dredging a channel across Lewes Cape 150 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in Dela- ware Bay to the same depth in Broadkill River, a distance of about one half mile, and constructing a stone-filled, pile and timber crib jetty, 1,275 feet long, on the north side of the entrance; and thence a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water with a least width of 40 feet, upstream to Milton, 103/4 miles above the new mouth. The mean range of tide is 41/2 feet at the mouth and 31/2 feet at Milton. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water, except in very severe storms. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1905, was $68,330. No estimate for annual maintenance has been made, This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3,1873 (Annual Report for 1872, p. 792 et seq.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, which provided for the new mouth in accordance with report published in House Document No. 214, Fifty-ninth Congress, second session. The latest published map of the whole river is in the above document, and of the mouth in House Document No. 128, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 235 Terminal facilities.-There are 4 wharves of pile and timber con- struction, the terminals are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No operations were in progress and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. The controlling depths at mean low water on May 2, 1933, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to The Tussocks, 7 miles above the mouth, 3 feet; at The Tussocks, 4.2 feet; and thence to Milton, 3.2 feet. The costs and expenditures were $68,227.97 for new work and $101,009.70 for maintenance, a total of $169.237.67. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $7,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging at the entrance channel, by con- tract or Government plant (July-September 1934), about 28,000 cubic yards. Cost and financiaI summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------- $68, 227.97 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_------ 101, 009. 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 237. 67 1--------------69, Net total expenditures_ __ 169, 237.67 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------------- 169, 237. 67 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance --------------------------------- 7, 500. 00 21. INLAND WATERWAY FROM CHINCOTEAGUE BAY, VA., TO DELA- WARE BAY AT OR NEAR LEWES, DEL. Location.-This tidal waterway extends northerly from Chi'co- teague Bay, Va., following the waterways parallel with the Atlantic Ocean through Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, passing through the neck of land at Ocean View, Del., and the land between Rehoboth Bay and the headwaters of Lewes River, entering the Delaware Bay at or near the town of Lewes, a total distance of about 70 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 1219, and 1220.) Previous projects.-Adopted in 1886 and modified in 1892. The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, repealed the project. The cost and expenditures on the project prior to its being repealed were $168,411.88 for new work and $25,330.42 for maintenance, a total of $193,742.30. Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance of the three bridges built by the Government at Ocean View, Del., under the previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 538, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is printed in House Document No. 128, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are 29 wharves and a number of land- ing places, all of which are open to the public use free of charge. The terminals are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Repairs were made by hired labor to the Cedar Neck and Jefferson Bridges at a cost of $114.89 for maintenance; the total expenditures were $116.17. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Cedar Neck and Jefferson Bridges were recently examined and found to be in serviceable con- 236 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 dition. The State of Delaware, in August 1928, completed a con- crete bridge across this waterway as part of its highway system from Ocean View to Bethany Beach. This bridge is 80 feet south of the Government-owned Ocean View Bridge, which has hereto- fore been maintained by the Government, but which has now been closed to highway traffic. The total costs and expenditures have been $9,983.40 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ($416.60) will be applied to necessary repairs to the bridges. The funds will probably be exhausted June 30, 1934. The sum of $500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in continuing the annual repairs to the bridges. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-__- __-__-___ ___________ $168, 411. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---- ------------------- 35, 313. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ___________-203, 725. 70 Net total expenditures------------_ ------------- __---203, 725. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---- ----------------------- 416. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933________- - 204, 142. 30 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .... ------- -- --- ---- Cost of maintenance...-------------------- $961.82------ __ $1,132. 40 $36. 11 $114. 89 Total expended------------------------- 961.82 .------------.......... 1, 132. 40 34. 83 116. 17 Allotted--------------.............------------- ------ 400. 00 $500.00 800. 00 --- _ --- -- - ........ Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- -------------------------- $532. 77 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------116. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------------------------416. 60 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance-----------------------------------------500. 00 22. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $38,720.06. The total ex- penditures were $57,716. The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable June 30, 1933, together with an allotment of $44,000 made during July 1933, amounting to $53,772.73, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to. payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. 'The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial sunmnary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 __.__. ________________ $151, 037.26 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ___________ ___--__ _ 9, 338. 22 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_.. ___.....______-- 160, 375. 48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_____________________ _ 21, 753.23 Net total expenditures __---------------------------------- 138, 622.25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__________ __ -__________ 434. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-.... -- - 139, 056. 76 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, DEL., DISTRICT 237 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....------------- ----- --------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance---------------------- $9, 000. 00 $13, 495. 65 $30, 316. 38 $59, 505. 17 $38, 720. 06 Total expended ------------------------- 9, 000. 00 13, 147. 89 25, 249. 11 33, 509. 25 57, 716. 00 Allotted--............-------------------------................ 19, 000. 00 16, 750. 00 30, 650. 00 23, 000. 00 49, 656. 76 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932______ $8, 493. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931__ __-___- ______- $547. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932______________________- 25, 109. 18 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 --------------------- 24, 000. 00 49, 656. 76 Amount to be accounted for ...... 58, 150. 51 Gross amount expended_ ___-__ _____- -____-____- 67, 513.73 Less reimbursements collected_-...... __...-- __- 9, 797. 73 57, 716. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------- 434. 51 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------- 21, 753.23 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------- ----- 21, 318. 72 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------- 9, 338. 22 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------- -- 11, 980. 50 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933------_----------------------------------- 44, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- -32, 019. 50 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance a ---------------------------- - 20, 000. 00 23. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted Cost and expendi- Cost and expendi- tures to June 30, 1933 tures to June 30, 1933 Name of project Name of project New work Mainte- New work Mainte- nance nance 1. Oldmans Creek, N.J.1.... $31, 188. 43 $19, 511. 57 7. Leipsic River, Del.'1 -_. $36, 956. 06 $32, 167. 94 2. Salem River, N.J.1- _____ 107, 634. 43 51, 174.91 8. Inland waterway be- 3. Alloway Creek, N.J.'-.... 21, 397. 73 33, 002. 27 tween Rehoboth Bay 4. Cohansey River, N.J. ___ 84, 578. 89 57, 521. 11 and Delaware Bay, 5. Chester River, Pa. ___-- 6, 000. 00 650. 26 Del.'.---------------, 264, 499. 73 21, 603. 53 6. Appoquinimink River, Del.'1 __---------------- 36, 973. 35 40, 998. 56 1 For last full report see annual report for 1931. 9 Exclusive of $51,825.10 contributed by local interests. The channels of the above waterways are considered adequate for commerce. a Exclusive of available funds. 238 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted to Congress- House documents Recommenda- tion to Congress-- tion Barnegat Inlet, N.J.. ... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 20, 1931. Big Timber Creek, N.J Rivers and Harbors June 8, 1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee No. 15 tion, May 17, 1932. (73d Cong., 1st sess.). Broadkill River and the Rivers and Harbors Feb. 13,1933 -...................... Unfavorable. Inland Waterway, Re- Committee resolu- hoboth Bay to Dela- tion, Jan. 13, 1932. ware Bay, Del., to Delaware Bay. Cold Spring Inlet, N.J--. River and Harbor May 4,1933 Do. Act, Jan. 21, 1927. Delaware River to Ches- Rivers and Harbors July 31,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. apeake Bay, Del, and Committee resolu- Committee No. 18 Md. Inland. Water- tion, Jan. 7, 1932. (73d Cong., 2d sess.). way. Delaware River to Ches- Rivers and Harbors apeake Bay, Del. and Committee resolu- Md. Inland Water- tion, Jan. 20, 1933. way. Delaware Bay, Del., Rivers and Harbors Feb. 13,1933 ..................--------------------... Unfavorable Harbor of Refuge. Committee Resolu- tion, June 1, 1932. Delaware Bay., Del., Rivers and Harbors Harbor of Refuge, and Committee resolu- Broadkill River, in- tion, May 4, 1933. land waterway from Rehoboth Bay to Del- aware Bay. Hog Island, Va., to River and Harbor Great Machipongo In- Act, July 3, 1930. let. Mantua Creek, N.J..... Rivers and Harbors June 3,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee No. 14 tion, Jan. 29, 1932. (73d Cong., 1st sess.). Maurice River, N.J..... River and Harbor ........................ Act, Mar. 3, 1925. Oyster, Va., to Atlantic River and Harbor .... June 13,1933 Ocean. Act, Jan. 21, 1927. Rehoboth Bay to Dela- Rivers and Harbors June 13,1933 ..------..--.....--.....---------- I Unfavorable. ware Bay, Del., inland Committee resolu- waterway, a water- tion, Jan. 20, 1931. way to connect with Indian River, Del. Wilmington Harbor, Rivers and Harbors .... Del. Committee resolu- tion, Nov. 17, 1932. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT This district includes the waterways along the Atlantic Ocean from the Delaware-Maryland State line to Cape Charles, Va., and also includes Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries except the western half of the bay and tributaries thereto south of Cove Point. District engineer: Col. E. J. Dent, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. T. H. Jackson, Corpc of Engineers. IMPROVERMENTS Page Page 1. Baltimore Harbor and Chan- 8. Upper Thoroughfare, Deals nels, Md ..-- 239 Island, Md_---- ----- 250 2. Claiborne Harbor, Md ...... 243 9. Ocean City Harbor and In- 3. Broad Creek River, Del .... 244 let, and Sinepuxent Bay, 4. Wicomico River, Md__ .... 246 Md --- . .-- 251 5. Twitch Cove and Big Thor- 10. Examinations, surveys, and oughfare River, Md ...... 247 contingencies (general) _ 252 6. Occohannock Creek, Va .... 248 11. Other projects for which no 7. Knapps Narrows, Md ...... 249 estimates are submitted__ 253 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD. DISTRICT 239 1. BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS, MD. Location.-Baltimore Harbor consists of the Patapsco River and its tributaries. Patapsco River: The river is formed by the junction of the North and South Branches, both of which rise in central Maryland. It is about 65 miles long and flows in a general south- easterly direction. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 549.) Previous projects.-Patapsco River: The original project was dated July 4, 1836. Modifications were contained in the acts of August 30, 1852; June 10, 1872; March 3, 1881; June 3, 1896; March 3, 1905; March 3, 1909; February 27, 1911; and March 4, 1913. Middle Branch: The original project was dated June 3, 1896. Curtis Bay: The original project was dated July 15, 1892. It was modified by the act of June 13, 1902. York Spit: The original project was dated March 3, 1905. The cost and expenditures on original and modified projects were: For new work, $8,764,003.40; for maintenance, $399,801.77; a total of $9,163,805.17. For further details see pages 1787 and 1788 of the Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for: (a) A main channel between Cape Charles, Va., and Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., with dimen- sions as follows: 37 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide between the curves of 37-foot depth in Chesapeake Bay opposite York Spit, a distance of about 4 miles; 37 feet deep and a general width of 600 feet from the 37-foot curve in Chesapeake Bay at the entrance to the Craighill section to the west side of the main private channel to Sparrows Point, a distance of about 12 miles, and thence 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide to Fort McHenry, a distance of about 71/2 miles; (b) for branch channels with dimensions as follows: 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the main channel to head of Curtis Bay, a distance of about 21/5 miles; 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the main channel at Fort McHenry to Ferry Bar, and thence 27 feet deep and 250 feet wide to the Western Maryland Railway bridge, a total distance of about 31/8 miles; (c) for widening the angle between the Fort McHenry and Ferry Bar sections; (d) for widening at the approaches and bends and for anchorages and turning basins, as approximately shown on the maps accompanying Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 11, Seventieth Congress, first session, and House Document No. 29, Seventy-first Congress, first session; (e) it is further provided that as rapidly as the city of Baltimore, at its own expense, extends the 35-foot depth into the Northwest Branch (inner harbor) the United States shall take over the maintenance of that depth. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide in the upper sections of the harbor is a little more than 1 foot under ordinary conditions, with an extreme range of 10.4 feet. In the York Spit Channel these ranges are 2.5 and 3.3 feet, respec- tively. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1929, is $4,404,640, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $187,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1905, provided for the main 35-foot 16228-ENG 1933--16 240 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 channel 600 feet wide throughout (H.Doc. No. 186, 57th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 3, 1909, provided for the anchorage basin near the intersection of the Fort McHenry and Curtis Bay Channels upon the condition that such addition could be made within the original limit of cost (no prior estimate or recommendation); the act of February 27, 1911, provided for an increase of channel width at the entrances and bends, provided such increase could be made within the limit of the original estimate; the act of March 4, 1913, provided for an increase in width of the York Spit Channel from 600 to 1,000 feet (H.Doc. No. 1190, 62d Cong., 3d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for additions to the then existing project and for the inclusion of all Government river and harbor works in the Patapsco River, its tributaries, and the approaches thereto into one project to be known as Baltimore Harbor, Md., and approaches thereto (H.Doc. No. 799, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The act of January 21, 1927, authorized change in location of the anchorage near the upper end of the Fort McHenry Channel. The act of July 3, 1930, authorized increased anchorage facilities (H.Com.Doc. No. 11, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) ; increased depth from 35 to 37 feet in that portion of the channel leading to Baltimore lying between the 37-foot curve near Baltimore Light to the Sparrows Point entrance channel; similar increased depth in York Spit section; widening the angle between Fort McHenry and Ferry Bar sections; and increased width from 250 to 400 feet in the Curtis Bay section (H.Doc. No. 29, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The two last-mentioned documents contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, required that on all new work under the project approved by that act, except the channel into Curtis Bay, improvement by the United States is made conditional upon local interests providing, whenever required by the Chief of Engineers, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas behind bulkheads or other revetment, satisfactory to the district engineer, in which the dredged material may be de- posited. In compliance with this requirement the city of Baltimore provided space behind a bulkhead at McComas Street on which 782,998 cubic yards were deposited. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided for increased anchorage facilities, subject to the provisions that no work shall be started on the area therein recommended until local interests have provided suitable disposal areas satisfactory to the district engineer alongside of bulkheads behind which said interests will agree to pump the material without delay to the Government work; or, in lieu of the above requirement, agree to contribute the sum of 5 cents per cubic yard, scow measure, to cover the additional cost to the United States for disposal of the material on its own dumping area. The city is constructing an airport, which involves a fill behind bulkheads of more than 10,000,000 cubic yards of material. Material removed from the anchorage areas under the existing project and deposited in a rehandling basin alongside the airport has been deposited by the city on the airport site. Terminal facilities.-The total length of developed water front in Baltimore Harbor, measured along the established bulkhead line, RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 241 is about 27 miles. Extensive areas remain which are available for further development. The existing terminal facilities include wharves, piers, grain elevators, coal and ore piers, storage and bunk- ering facilities for fuel oil, terminal warehouses, marine railways, dry docks, and shipyards. Preliminary steps have been taken looking to an increase in mu- nicipal terminal facilities. The State legislature has authorized the the city of Baltimore to incur an indebtedness of $50,000,000 for the development of the port. Of this amount $10,000,000 was made immediately available for the construction of terminals subject to the restriction that no construction work can be undertaken until a lease at a fair rental for a term of years has been entered into with a responsible person or corporation. The Port Development Com- mission, which is charged with the administration of this fund, has completed the construction of an $8,500,000 terminal pier at Port Covington under agreement with the Western Maryland Railway Co. Operations and results during fseal year.-Dredging in York Spit section by U.S. dredge Chinook, new work, project partly com- pleted, 837,405 cubic yards removed, cost $164,920.42. Dredging under contracts: In the Craighill section, 691,336 cubic yards re- moved, cost $81,454.78, section completed; in Craighill-Cutoff angle 1,314,884 cubic yards removed, cost $179,120.84, angle partially com- pleted. Dredging by U.S. dredge New Orleans in Cutoff section, 1,001,220 cubic yards removed, cost $64,801.89, section completed. Total for new work 3,844,845 cubic yards removed; cost, $490,297.93. No maintenance dredging was done. The total costs were $490,- 297.93, all for new work. The total expenditures were $475,192.28. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project is about 70 percent completed. The approach channel opposite York Spit has been dredged to a depth of 37 feet at mean low water for a center width of 900 feet and 34.9 feet at mean low water for a width of 1,000 feet; the branch channel into Curtis Bay and the Ferry Bar section as far as the entrance channel to Port Covington have both been dredged to full project width, 400 feet, and depth, 35 feet at mean low water. The work remaining to be done includes completion of the York Spit section, Craighill Cutoff angle, Ferry Bar section from Port Covington entrance channel to Ferry Bar and the Spring Garclen section, including turning basin, from Ferry Bar to Western Mary- land Railroad bridge. The controlling depths are 37 feet along the center and 34.9 feet along the edges in York Spit section, ascertained in March 1933; 38 feet in Craighill entrance, ascertained in October 1931; Craig- hill section 35.5 feet along the center line and 34.2 feet along the sides, ascertained in April 1933; Craighill-Cutoff angle 35.8 feet for a width of 300 feet, ascertained in January 1933, and 32.8 feet for the remaining portions ascertained in October 1931; Cutoff section 37.4 feet alqng the center line, 36.8 feet along the sides, ascertained in January 1933; Cutoff-Brewerton tngle 36.7 feet for a width of 300 feet, 35.4 feet for the remaining portions, ascertained in Jan- uary 1933; Brewerton section to entrance channel to Sparrows 242 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Point, 38 feet, ascertained in February 1931; and for the remainder of the-seetion to Fort McHenry section, 33.4 feet, ascertained in November 1930; Fort McHenry section, 35 feet, ascertained in June 1929; 36 feet in the branch channel to Curtis Bay, ascertained in February 1931; 32.1 feet in the Ferry Bar section from its intersec- tion with the Fort McHenry section to the private channel leading to the Western Maryland Railway piers, ascertained in June 1933; and thence 29 feet to Ferry Bar, ascertained in November 1923, and 27 feet from Ferry Bar to the Hanover Street Bridge, ascertained in December 1923, thence 27 feet in the old Southwest Baltimore Harbor Channel, above Hanover Street Bridge, ascertained in Jan- uary 1928. Total costs were $6 054,389.07, of which $3,087,714.97 was for new work and $2.966,674.10 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $6,110,092.54. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance June 30, 1933, of $304,433.49 including accounts receivable of $5,196.44, together with an allotment of $58,000.00 made since, total $362,433.49, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 -------------- -------------- $28, 624.33 New work: Completion of Craighill-Cutoff angle by contract dredg- ing, July 1 to Nov. 8, 1933------------------------------- 190, 003. 47 Maintenance: Emergency maintenance dredging where needed___ 85, 805.69 Total for all work....--------------------------------- 304,433. 49 Balance remaining ---- ------------------- ___ 58, 000. 00 Total funds available------------------------------- 362,433.49 The additional sum of $337,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging by contract or U.S. plant in the York Spit section, Craighill section, Cutoff-Brewerton angle, Brewerton sec- tion, Brewerton-Fort McHenry angle, Fort McHenry section, Quarantine Anchorage, Fort McHenry Anchorage, Riverview An- chorage, Curtis Bay section, and Ferry Bar section to Port Covington, July 1934 to April 1935 ..---------------------- $337, 000. 00 Funds for new work are not recommended for the reason that completion of the project is not considered necessary at the present time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-- --------------------- $11, 851, 718. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-_ 3, 366, 475. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------15, 218, 194. 24 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 79, 131. 36 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_ __1__-__-__-_- -__ 15 297,325. 60 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933- ---------------- _ 5, 196. 44 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------- 15, 302, 522. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_______________-____ 28, 624. 33 Net total expenditures--------------------- ------- 15, 273, 897. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------- ----- 299, 237. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-----15, 573, 134. 76 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 243 Fiscal year ending June 30 1930 1931 1932 1933 I I. -, 511. 54 Cost of new work .-... $296,541.54 $635, 981. 81 $873, 242. 33 $490, 297. 93 Cost of maintenance___ $325, 948. 18 407, 625.88 300, 351.43 27, 467. 68 Total cost -_ - 325,948.18 704, 167. 42 936, 333. 24 900, 710. 01 490, 297. 93 Total expended -____-- 320, 179. 50 668, 293. 03 777, 582. 72 1, 165, 215. 27 475, 192. 28 Allotted --- ----- _.__1 410, 000. 00535, 500.00 1, 051, 660.00 232,112. 12 741, 182. 64 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____------------------ --- $33, 246. 69 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932__-------------------------- $300, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932_______----- 461, 000. 00 761, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____-. 246. 69 7___________----------- Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment_-_-------------------- 10, 500. 00 Revocation of impounded funds______________ 9, 317. 36 19 R17 3l Net amount to be accounted for_______ _______ 774, 429. 33 Gross amount expended__---_ ----------------------- 517, 562. 08 Less : Reimbursements collected___________ $42, 267. 80 Receipts from sales_______ 102. 00 42, 369. 80 475, 192. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933____________------ 299, 237.05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933________- ___ 30, 552. 32 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 1______ 139, 725. 17 170, 277. 49 Balance available June 30, 1933 128, 959. 56 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ___-----_ 5, 196. 44 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 134, 156. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved March 4, 1933--------------------------------------- 58, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--------------------- 192, 156. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 1, 126, 900. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1---337, 000. 00 2. CLAIBORNE HARBOR, MD. Location.-This harbor is located on the eastern side of Eastern Bay, an arm of Chesapeake Bay, about 42 miles southeast of Balti- more Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 14 feet deep from the vicinity of the harbor wharves to deep water in Eastern Bay with widths of 100 feet at mean low water for a distance of 1,800 feet to the bend opposite the existing Black Beacon, thence widening in a distance of 260 feet to 150 feet to the 14-foot depth in Eastern 'Exclusive of available funds. 244 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Bay, with necessary widening at the bends. The total length of the channel is about 4,400 feet. The project also provides for a 250-foot extension of the jetty built by the railway company. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet, and the extreme tidal range is 4.2 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1930 is $42,000. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for a channel 12 feet deep and for extension of the jetty (H.Doc. No. 81, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present dimen- sions of the channel. The latest published map is in Senate Docu- ment No. 157, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are two solid bulkhead wharves, with open pile piers at their outer ends served by this improvement. They are considered adequate for existing commence. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. No expendi- tures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project (channel) was completed in 1931 and (jetty) in 1912. The controlling depth at mean low water is 14 feet, ascertained in April 1931. The costs and expenditures have been: Dredging, $40,473.65; jetty construc- tion, $2,500; total for new work, $42,973.65; maintenance by dredg- ing, $46,422.34; jetty repair, $2,161.93; total for maintenance, $48,584.27; a grand total of $91,557.92. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 ($3,000) will be applied during July 1934 to mnaintenance, dredging by contract, or United States plant in the sections of the project requiring such maintenance. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------------- $42, 973. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------- 48, 584. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 91, 557. 92 Net total expenditures--___----------------------------------- ---- 91, 557. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------------- 91, 557.92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ...... ... . .- - ... .. .. ... $13,052. 68 $47. 32 ........... Cost of maintenance _ $11, 306. 38 . -..--------- ------------ ----------- - Total expended _--------.......... _ ....-- 11, 306. 38 __ _ 13, 052. 68 47. 32 Allotted . _ --- -- -- - _ 11,306. 38 .--- _- _ --. 13, 100.00 -----------.. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance----------- -------------- ------------ $3, 000. 00 3. BROAD CREEK RIVER, DEL. Location---This is a tributary of Nanticoke River, which rises near the Great Cypress Swamps in the southern part of: Sussex County, Del., and flows in a westerly direction, emptying into Nanti- RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 245 coke River about 6 miles below Seaford, Del. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 78.) Previous projects.-Adopted June 14, 1880, and modified July 13, 1892. The amount expended was $50,000 for new work and $7,462.57 for maintenance, a total of $57,462.57. For further details see page 1790 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 70 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water from Portsville Landing to Laurel; for straightening and widening several sharp bends in the river; and for widening the channel below the railroad bridge at Laurel so as to provide a suitable turning basin. The length of the section included in the project is 4 miles, and its lower end is about 3 miles above the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide is 3 feet, and the extreme tidal range is 4.5 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1909, is $14,520, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1909) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 601, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published map, see Annual Report for 1891, page 1209. Terminal facilities.-These consist of 2,600 linear feet of solid bulkhead wharves. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. No expendi- tures were made. Condition at end of fiscal. year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913 and has been maintained in good condition. The con- trolling .depth at mean low water is 8 feet to the Delaware Avenue bridge in Laurel, ascertained in September 1931. The costs and expenditures have been $14,520 for new work and $27,718.58 for maintenance, a total of $42,238.58. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. 'The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 ($4,500) will be applied during September 1934, to maintenance dredging by contract or U.S. plant in the sections of the project requiring such maintenance. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___________________________ $64, 520. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----_--------________-_ 35, 181. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933__ 99, 701. 15 Net total expenditures -------------------- 99, 701. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_______________________ 99, 701. 15 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---------------- Cost of maintenance __- - _ ___- _____ _ - .. $173.90 $21, 392.85 ___________- Total expended________ ________ _____ 173. 90 21, 392. 85 _ Allotted -------------------- -------------- ------------ 35, 000. 00 -13, 433. 25 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance---- -------- $4, 500 246 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 4. WICOMICO RIVER, MD. Location.-This river has its source in the northern part of Wi- comico County, Md., and flows in a generally southwesterly direction, emptying into Monie Bay, a tributary of Tangier Sound. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 77.) Previous projects.-Adopted June 10, 1872. The cost and expendi- tures were $50,000. For further details see page 1789 of Annual Report for 1915. Eisting project.-This provides for dredging a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the Main Street Bridge at Salisbury to deep water in Monie Bay, and 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide at bottom in the North and South Prongs at Salis- bury from the Main Street Bridge to the head of navigation with a turning basin in each prong. The length of river included in the project is about 23 miles, and the lower end of the project extends into Monie Bay. The mean range of tide is about 3 feet, and the extreme tidal range is 4.4 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $141,300, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, in adopting the 12-foot project limits expenditures thereon to $75,000, of which not to exceed $8,290 is for removal of shoals. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 19, 1890 (H.Doc. No. 20, 51st Cong., 1st sess.), provided for a channel 9 feet deep from Main Street Bridge to about 2 miles below; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for an extension of the 9-foot depth into the North Prong from the Main Street Drawbridge to Salisbury Milldam and a turning basin (H.Doc. No. 569, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 1509, 63d Cong. 3d sess.), extended the project for 9 feet depth into the South Prong to the head of navigation at Cathell Street, Salisbury, including a turning basin, and extended the project down to the mouth of the river in Monie Bay, and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 12-foot channel. The latest published map is in House Document No. 1509, Sixty-third Congress, third session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of approximately 8,000 feet of solid bulkhead wharf, all privately owned, about 6,000 feet of which are open to general public use. They are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. No expendi- tures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depth at mean low water is, in the main river, 12 feet, ascertained in August 1931, and in both prongs 9 feet, ascertained in November 1930. The costs and expenditures have been $140,748.04 for new work and $69,041.08 for maintenance, a total of $209,789.12. Proposed operations.-Nooperations are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 247 The amount that can be.profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 ($4,000) will be applied during August 1.934, to maintenance dredging by contract or United States plant in the sections of the project requiring such maintenance. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-----------------------------$190, 748. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------- ____________ 69, 041.08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1.933 ----- 259, 789. 12 Net total expenditures __________ _____ 259, 789. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__ 259, 789. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -.. .- - ........... .....- $54, 208. 09 $20, 150. 97 -. - Cost of maintenance $5, 075. 96 $23, 453. 22 222. 31 Total cost_ 5, 075. 96 23, 453. 22 54, 430. 40 20, 150. 97 Total expended-- 1, 446. 54 25, 169. 21 36, 189. 09 40, 361. 63 ---- _ - A lotted 25, 000. 00 5, 500. 00 73, 000. 00 -- $333. 53 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____ __ _________ __ $333. 53 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------------- 333. 53 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance_______________-__-_______ 4, 000. 00 5. TWITCH COVE AND BIG THOROUGHFARE RIVER, MD. Location.-This is a tidal waterway about 4 miles long traversing Smiths Island, Md., in a southeasterly direction from Chesapeake Bay on the west to Tangier Sound on the east. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 78.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 25 feet wide from Twitch Cove on Tangier Sound through Big Thoroughfare River to a point on Levering Creek about 800 feet north of the canal at Ewell, Md., and for a channel 4 feet deep and 25 feet wide around the point between Big Thoroughfare River and Tylers River. The length of the section included in the project is about 4 miles. The mean range of tide is 1.7 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3 feet under ordinary conditions. The esti- mate of cost for new work revised in 1930 is $14,900. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. no. 285, 62d Cong., 2d sess.), which provided for a 4-foot channel, and the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. 313, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the 5-foot channel. The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are nine small open-pile wharves pri- vately owned open to general public use, which are considered ade- quate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. No expendi- tures were made. 248 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 and is in fair condition. The controlling depths are the project depths except in the section between Big Thoroughfare River and Tylers River, where it is 3.5 feet, ascertained in October 1931. The costs and expenditures have been $12,400 for new work and $500 for maintenance, a total of $12,900. Proposed operations.-The allotment of $4,000 made during July 1933 will be applied to removing shoals which have formed in the project channel between Tylerton and the junction with the channel to Ewell by contract dredging during the period August 1 to October 31, 1933. No funds can profitably be expended during the fiscal year 1935, as no maintenance is expected to be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------------$12, 400 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------5---------- 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------- 12, 900 Net total expenditures------- ----------------------------- 12, 900 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------------12, 900 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work... ---------------------------------------- $7, 644. 20 855.80 $1, --..... Total expended--...........------------------ ---------------------- 3, 892. 01 5,607. 99 ---..... Allotted.-__-- ---------------------------- ------------ 12,000.00 -2,500.00 ........--- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ----------- ------------------------------ $4, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-.------------ ---- 4, 000 ------- 6. OCCOHANNOCK CREEK, VA. Location.-This creek, a tidal estuary of Chesapeake Bay, forms a portion of the dividing line between Accomac and Northampton Counties, Va., and lies wholly within the limits of these two counties. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1223.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water, over a bottom width of 100 feet across the bar at the mouth of Occohannock Creek, a distance of about one half mile. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1.5 feet and the extreme about 4.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1929 is $17,000. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 165, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). No project map has been published. Terminal facilities.-There are two timber wharves on this stream with an available frontage of about 100 linear feet each. The.wharf- age facilities are believed to be adequate for the existiAg commerce on the creek. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 249 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work under con- tract for restoration of project channel through the bar at the mouth was commenced in November and completed in December 1932 by the removal of 63,022 cubic yards of material. The total cost and ex- penses, all for maintenance, were $14,315.20. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depth at mean low water was 8.6 feet, ascertained in December 1932. The costs and expenditures have been $13,859.14 for new work and $14,315.20 for maintenance, a total of $28,174.34. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is proposed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_-------------------- $13, 859. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 14, 315. 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 28, 174. 34 Net total expenditures_ _ -__ _ 28, 174. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------ 28, 174. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -.. _______ $45. 79 $13, 813. 35 - Cost of maintenance- _ __ $14, 315. 20 Total expended --------.-.... .. .-- - - -- - 13, 859. 14 14, 315. 20 Allotted_-- 12, 000.00 1, 859.14 14, 315. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ----------------- $14, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------- $167.42 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds _ 17. 38 184. 80 Net amount to be accounted for_ _-_ __ _--------------- 14, 315. 20 Gross amount expended--___________________________ _ 14, 315. 20 7. KNAPPS NARROWS, MD. Location.-This waterway is a small channel separating Tilghman Island from the mainland of the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay about 40 miles south of Baltimore, Md. (See U.S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-No work has been authorized by Congress. The provision of a channel 9 feet deep and 75 feet wide suitably widened at the bends as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 308, Seventy-second Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $68,700 is included in the public works pro- gram under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public works program. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States all lands required for the execution of the project, and suitable areas for deposit of the dredged material during initial construction and for future maintenance as and when 250 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 needed. The project further provides that no work shall be under- taken until the local interests have furnished assurances satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers that a drawbridge suitable for the full utilization of the improved channel will be constructed on plans approved as provided by law, and that all parts of the present bridge not incorporated in the new structure will be removed by the time that the channel is completed. Local interests are taking steps to comply with these requirements. Terminal facilities.-There is a bulkhead wharf on each side of the southerly abutment of the bridge across the Narrows. In addi- tion, there are several small boat landings within the Narrows and a marine railway for the repair of boats of few feet draft. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-- o work has been done and no expenditures made. Proposed operation.-If the requirements of local cooperation are met it is proposed to apply the allotment of $68,700 from the National Industrial Recovery Act to completion of the project by contract or United States Government plant during the period November 1933 to June 1934. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as no maintenance is expected to be necessary. Cost and flnasnial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ...... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ .... Net total expenditures -- _ _ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933.... __ Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933-------------------------------------- --- $68, 700 Balance available for fiscal year. 1934_ .- ______-___ - 68, 700 8. UPPER THOROUGHFARE, DEALS ISLAND, MD. Location.-This is a natural waterway lying between Deals Island and the mainland of Somerset County, Md., on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Existing project.-An appropriation of $5,000 was made in 1882 for the construction of a harbor of refuge at the entrance to Upper Thoroughfare, but as the amount was insufficient no useful work was performed, the work done being limited to surveys at a cost of $330.09. The improvement of Upper Thoroughfare at Deals Island, Md., to provide a channel 9 feet deep and 75 feet wide from Tangier Sound to and along the south shore of the Thoroughfare protected by breakwaters at the entrance and with a turning basin at the inner end and an anchorage area 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide extending across the waterway parallel to the highway bridge, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Docu- ment No. 37, 72d Congress, 1st session, at an estimated cost of $47,000, is included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD.1 DISTRICT 251 Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to provide a suit- able dock at the turning basin, which shall be open to the public on just and equal terms; to build a dike for retaining dredged material along the south shore of the thoroughfare west of the bridge; to provide necessary lands behind the dike for the deposit of dredged material, and to construct a suitable road for public use along the water front connecting with the local road system. It is expected that these requirements will be met. Terminal facilities.-There are two small packing houses along the project channel at which sea food is landed. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and no expenditures made. Proposed operations.-If the requirements of local cooperation are met it is proposed to apply the allotment of $47,000 made from the National Industrial Recovery Act to completion of the project by contract or United States Government plant during the period No- vember 1933 to June 1934. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as no maintenance is expected to be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------------$330. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------------------- 330. 09 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 330. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- -------------------- 330. 00 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933-----------------------------------------------47, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------------------------- 47, 000. 00 9. OCEAN CITY INLET AND SINEPUXENT BAY, MD. Location.-Ocean City is on a barrier island between Sinepuxent Bay and Atlantic Ocean and about 35 miles south of the entrance to Delaware Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1220.) Existing project.-No work has been authorized by Congress. The construction of an inlet between the Atlantic Ocean and the bay, with a depth of 10 feet and width of 200 feet, protected by jetties and a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the inlet through Sinepuxent Bay to Ocean City, and a channel 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the inlet to Green Point, and thence 100 feet wide into Chincoteague Bay, as recommended by the Chief of Engi- neers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 38, Seventy- second Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $781,000, of which local interests are to contribute $500,000, is included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Local cooperation.-The State of Maryland is required to con- tribute two thirds of the first cost of the improvement, but not to exceed $500,000. Terminal facilities.-Numerous wharves and landings of pile and timber construction are located along the bay at Ocean City. Operations and results during the year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and no expenditures made. 252 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the allotment of $281,000 made from the National Industrial Recovery Act, and those contributed by the State of Maryland ($500,000), total $781,000, as follows: New work: Dredging, by contract or Government plant, the inlet through barrier and channel in Sinepuxent and Chincoteague Bays ---- $317, 462 Jetty construction by contract or hired labor____________ ____ 373, 871 Contingencies -------------------------------- ------- ---- 89, 667 November 1933 to June 1935_________-________________ 781, 000 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as no maintenance is expected to be necessary. Cost and financial summary Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933------------------------------------------ $281,000 Amount to be contributed by State of Maryland-------------------500, 000 Total------ ----- ------------------------------- 781, 001) 10. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $21,633.22; the expenditures were $21,430.59. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with accounts receivable and amounts allotted during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and flonanoial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- $59,254.95 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933____ ____--- 239. 89 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-------------------------59, 494. 84 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_--__---------- _ 97.66 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 59, 592. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----_________-___,_-___ 1, 014. 80 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 58, 577. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----6-----------------------6, 673.59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__________-- ____ 65,251. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work..-- Cost of maintenance ..------------------- $9,276.56 $4,74.16 $8, 279. 0 $15, 091.21 $21, 633. 22 Total expended . ------- 8, 777. 38 5, 434. 53 8, 18. 61 14, 616. 59 21,430. 59 Allotted.-. - -................. 1---.. 00 1-5,000 4, 500. 00 14,000 00 7,000. 00 24,751. 29 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 .__.______________----- -- $3, 352. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 28, 1929 ---------------------- $383. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931 ------------------------- 773.98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932111 25, 000. 00 26, 157. 14 Amount to be accounted for------------------. 29, 510. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- 1, 405. 85 Net amount to be accounted for--------,, _ - 28, 104. 18 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 253 Gross amount expended ----------- ----------- $21, 596. 09 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 165. 50 $21, 430. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__ 6, 673. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-----------------------------1, 015. 05 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 5, 658. 54 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- 97. 66 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933----------------- 5, 756. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------------ 21, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------------------- 26, 756. 20 Amount that can be profitably expended in' fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance a _____-__-_ 15, 000. 00 11. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of the report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 Name of project port see annual report New work Mainte- for- nance 1. Susquehanna River above and below Havre de Grace, Md.1...... 1931 $270, 664. 40 $44, 255. 60 2. Elk and Little Elk Rivers, Md.1 2 _s___ 1932 490, 515. 37 44, 342. 35 3. Chester River, Md.'1 _ _-_____-_ - -- 1932 55, 700. 94 49, 757. 78 4. Corsica River, Md._---------------------------- 1932 39, 070. 85 17, 611. 85 5. Queenstown Harbor, Md.1- -- - 1931 44, 858. 27 26, 314. 84 6. Tilghman Island Harbor, Md.l---------------- -- - 1922 29. 73 7. Tred Avon River, Md.__---------- 1923 12, 692. 87 1, 140. 93 8. LaTrappe River, Md.' 1922 8, 063. 87 15, 967. 97 9. Choptank River, Md. ----------------------------------- 1931 84, 296. 34 21, 649. 83 10. Tuckahoe River, Md. _______________________________________ 1923 9, 727. 36 1, 092. 64 11. Warwick River, Md._ ------------------------------------ 1922 22, 040. 82 24, 641. 00 12. Cambridge Harbor, Md.' ---------------------- - 1931 81, 597. 56 6, 987. 30 13. Slaughter Creek, Md.1 1922 4,140. 00 500. 00 14. Nanticoke River (including Northwest Fork), Del. and Md.' ____ 1923 48, 815. 31 26, 974. 69 15. Tyaskin Creek, Md.16 __ 1923 16, 296. 63 18, 266. 39 16. Lower thoroughfare at1or near Wenona, Deal Island, Md. ________ 1922 12, 200. 00 700. 00 17. Crisfield Harbor, Md.-- 1 -- ---- 1931 144, 950. 47 2, 839. 46 18. Broad Creek, Md. 7___________________________________ 1932 28, 227. 19 38,872. 17 19. Pocomoke River, Md.1--- 1 -------- 1922 34, 500. 00 8, 210. 02 20. Tangier Channel, Va.1 8------- - 1931 15, 627. 98 7, 789. 57 21. 1 ----------------- Onancock River, Va. 1931 89, 667. 09 26, 983. 55 22. Nandua Creek, Va. _ _ ... ... ... ... .. ... . ... ... ... ... 1932 6, 987. 81 23. Cape Charles City Harbor, Va.s---- 1920 105, 533. 68 39, 206. 37 24. Waterway on the coast of Virginia 1_______________________________ 1931 9, 404. 45 11,802. 46 25. Little Machipongo River, Va.1 1 1931 15, 000. 00 .. -.. 26. Herring Bay and Rockhole Creek, Md.' -- --- 1931 6, 300. 00 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Revoked during the fiscal year, $50.28. 3 Awaiting local cooperation for completion to full width, for 1,500 feet at lower end of project 4 In addition $8,020 was expended from contributed funds. b Awaiting local cooperation for work in North Fork. Other section adequate for commerce. 6 Abandonment recommended in 1926. 7 Revoked during the fiscal year, $49.63. 8 Modification recommended in Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 51 (72d Cong., 2d sass.). 9 Abandonment recommended in 1915. a Exclusive of available funds. 254 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act toransmitted Congress House documents Recommen- dation Annapolis Harbor, Md_. Rivers and Harbors .. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 8, 1932. Back River, Md---....-- River and Harbor - Act, July 3, 1930. Baltimore Harbor and Rivers and Harbors . Channels, Md. Committee. resolu- tion, Jan. 11, 1932. Bear Creek, Md------........ River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930. Bradfords Bay, Va------.....Rivers and Harbors . Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 14, 1932. Colgate Creek, Md-..... River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930. Curtis Creek, Md---------.....do --...---------------- --------------------- Honga River and Tar ..... do ..............-------- Aug. 10, 1932 -------------------- Unfavorable. Bay (Barren Island Gaps), Md. Do-.......---.......---------. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 6, 1932. Pocomoke River, Md., River and Harbor "The Muds." Act, July 3, 1930. Jan. 27, 1933 ----.------------------- Rhodes Point to Tyler- .... do ..........-------------...... Do. ton, Md. Susquehanna River, Pa. Rivers and Harbors . and Md. Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 16, 1932. Tangier Channel, Va... Rivers and Harbors Dec. 15, 1932 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee No. 51 tion, Jan. 7, 1932. (72d Cong., 2d sess.). Tangier Sound, Va------.. River and Harbor .. Act, Jan. 21, 1927. Tangier Sound to Chesa- Rivers and Harbors .. peake Bay via Ewell, Committee resolu- Md. tion, Dec. 17, 1931. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT This district includes the western shore of Chesapeake Bay be- tween Cove Point on the north at the entrance to Patuxent River and York Point on the south, at the mouth of the Poquoson River, left bank, and all streams and their tributaries emptying into Chesa- peake Bay between these limits. The more important rivers are the Patuxent, Potomac, Anacostia, Rappahannock, York, Mattaponi, and Pamunkey. District engineer: Maj. J. D. Arthur, Jr., Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. T. H. Jackson, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Potomac River at Washing- 6. Urbanna Creek, Va ___ - 262 ton, D.C---------------- 254 7. York River, Va ___-- ___ 263 2. Potomac River at Alexandria, 8. Mattaponi River, Va___ __ 265 Va_ 257 9. Pamunkey River, Va_______ 267 3. Potomac River below Wash- ington, D.C -__-- - - 4. Occoquan Creek, Va---.. 258 259 10. Examinations, surveys and contingencies (general) 11. Other projects for which no - 268 5. Rappahannock River, Va___ 260 estimates are submitted__ 269 1. POTOMAC RIVER AT WASHINGTON, D.C. Location.-This river is formed by the juncture of the north and south branches, about 21 miles below Cumberland, Md., and flows in RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT 255 a generally southeasterly direction about 287 miles to Chesapeake Bay, which it enters about 80 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 560.) Previous projects.-The act of July 11, 1870, adopted the original project for improvement. The cost and expenditures under these previous projects to 1882 were $339,475.21. For further details see page 1791 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for dredging the Virginia Chan- nel 20 feet deep and of sufficient width (now about 600 feet) to afford a low-water cross-sectional area of 25,000 square feet; for dredging the Washington Channel at least 20 feet deep; for the reclamation of the flats to 3 feet above the freshet elevation of 1877 by depositing the dredged material thereon; for the construction of a tidal reservoir to periodically flush the Washington Channel; and for the construction of a training dike in the Virginia Channel 7,207 feet long, of which 5,052 feet is riprap stone and 2,155 feet is earth. The area included in the project extends from Giesboro Point, which is 108 miles from the mouth of the river, 5 miles upstream to the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 3 feet; extreme, 4.5 feet; irregu- lar, 7.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1897, is $2,953,020, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost o'f maintenance is $62,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882 (S.Doc. No. 126, 47th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1882, p. 980). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1914, page 1890. Terminal facilities.-The wharves in the Virginia Channel (Georgetown front), 10 in number, are, for the most part, bulkhead structures of timber, stone, or concrete; such wooden-pile wharves as do exist are narrow structures extending but little beyond the bulkheads. All of the wharves in the Washington Channel, 30 in number, are owned by the Federal Government, 26 under the supervision and control of the District Commissioners and 4 under the immediate supervision and control of the Chief of Engineers. The terminal and transfer facilities at Washington, D.C., are con- sidered inadequate. Suitable terminal facilities should be provided. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The tidal gates were repaired and maintained at a cost of $3,061.50. Plans and estimates were made for dredging at a cost of $423.58. Miscellaneous sur- veys were made at a cost of $630.16. Government plant and prop- erty were maintained at a cost of $1,345.40. The total cost for the year was $5,460.64, all applied to mainte- nance. In addition a total of $41,300.01 was charged during the year to completed work. The total expenditure for the year was $14,379.73. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. The controlling depth at mean low water in April 1933 was 18.6 feet in the Virginia Channel for a width of 400 feet. and in April 1926, 21.4 in the Washington Channel. 16228 BNG 1933--17 256 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The total cost of the existing project was $3,594,841.27, of which $1,919,425.38 was for new work and $1,675,415.89 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,034,243.78. Proposed operations.--The funds unexpended July 1, 1933, in- cluding accounts receivable and an allotment of $50,000 made during July 1933 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1933__------__------------------- $12, 988.82 Maintenance : Redredging in front of inlet gates, Tidal Basin, by contract (October-November 1933)------------$3, 000. 00 Maintenance and repair of tidal gates, Tidal Basin, by hired labor (July 1933 to June 1934)- ------ 5, 000. 00 Surveys and investigations by hired labor (July 1933 to June 1934) __----_-------_--------- 2, 032.81 Reconstruction of floating concrete plant----------6, 500. 00 16, 532. 81 Revolving fund to cover work for other departments pending reimbursement of costs_--- ----------.--.- -- 10, 000. 00 Available for revocation----- ------------------------ 97, 700. 00 Total ------------------------------------------ 137, 221. 63 It is expected the funds will be practically exhausted by June 30, 1934. The sum of $209,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Redredging Virginia Channel by contract (October 1934 to June 1935) --------------------------------------- $192, 000 Preparation of deposit basin with U.S. derrick boats (August 1934 to November 1935) _------------.------------- 10, 000 Maintenance and repair of tidal gates, Tidal Basin, with hired labor (July 1934 to June 1935)-------------------------- 5, 000 Surveys and investigations with hired labor (July 1934 to June 1935) ---------------------- ---------------- ---------- 2, 000 Total ---------- -------------------------------- 209, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- -- _________- __ __ $2, 258, 900. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 1, 675, 415. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 3, 934, 316. 48 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 443, 573. 98 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_ - - 4, 377, 890. 46 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------__------------ 8, 817.35 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------4, 386, 707. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 12, 988.82 Net total expenditures-------- --------------- 4, 373, 718. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---- __________- _ -- __78, 404. 28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 4, 452, 123. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------. ----- --- Cost of maintenance-------------------- -_ $71, 988. 13 $7, 986. 25 $69, 805.15 $14,425.55 ----- $5,460. 64 ........ Total expended-- .-------- 124, 443. 71 221,960.03 -95, 304. 57 41, 115. 48 14, 379. 73 Allotted--.---..... ------------------ 145,000.00 171,000.00 5,000.00 -17,000.00 -12,717.09 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT 257 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_________ _______--___-- $105, 501.10 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 12, 717. 90 Net amount to be account for ----------------------- 92, 784. 01 Gross amount expended ______ ------- ____----- $235, 870.56 Less : Reimbursements collected --------- $221, 438. 84 Receipts from sales_______________ 51. 99 221, 490. 83 14, 379. 73" Balance unexended June 30, 1933-------------------- 78, 404. 28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------15, 450. 74 Balance available June 30, 1933 62, 953. 54 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_______--___ _______ 8,817. 35 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ----------------- 71, 770.89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved .Mar. 4, 1933--------------- ---------------------- 50, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_---_ ------------- 121, 770. 89 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June ----- 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 _______ _ _______________ 209, 000. 00 2. POTOMAC RIVER AT ALEXANDRIA, VA. Location.-Alexandria, on the right bank of the Potomac River, is 5 miles below Washington, D.C., and 105 miles above the mouth of the river. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 560.) Existing project.-This provides for a depth of 24 feet in front of Alexandria between the through channel and a line drawn 20 feet outside of the established pierhead line. This area is about 6,700 feet in length and averages 300 feet in width. The lower end of the improved section is 104 miles from the mouth of the river. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 3 feet; extreme, 4.5 feet; irregular, 6 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1908, is $116,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 1253, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-Alexandria has 16 regular shipping wharves or landings. Eleven of these are wooden-pile structures. The others are solid-fill bulkhead piers or bulkhead landings. The terminal and transfer facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce.. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done and there were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1912 at a saving of $20,786 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in February 1932 was 15.6 and 20 feet at mean low water for the upper and lower sections respectively,. of the improvement. The costs and expenditures were $95,214.52 for new work and $88,726.32 for maintenance, a total of $183,940.84. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 258 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in redredging throughout the project by contract during the period July to September 1934. Cost and flnanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $95, 214. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 88, 726. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933,---------- 183, 940. 84 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 183, 940. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------..- 183, 940.84 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ___-----_____ ___ __-- $50, 000. 00 3. POTOMAC RIVER BELOW WASHINGTON, D.C. Location.-Forlocation of the Potomac River see page 254. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 557, 558, 559, and 560.) Existing project.-This provides for securing by dredging a chan- nel 24 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide between the mouth of the river and Washington, D.C., a distance of 108 miles. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 1.3 feet at the mouth, 3 feet at Wash- ington; extreme, 2 feet at the mouth, 4.5 feet at Washington; irreg- ular, 2.4 feet at the mouth, 7.5 feet at Washington. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1891 is $158,400. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 33, 52d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1902, page 1038, and in House Document No. 859, Sixtieth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.--In general, the improvement is a main river channel, so that terminal facilities are only served where the channel runs close to either bank of the river. In all, 23 wharves are thus served. These wharves are of open and solid fill construction and bulkhead type. The facilities are considered adequate for the exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done and there were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1905, at a saving of $4,564 under the estimated cost. The ,channels are in fair condition with controlling depths in June 1933 as follows: Control- Control- Shoal ling ling depth Name of bar depth (feet) (feet) Naval Magazine-..-.... - 23.5 Upper Smith Point .......------------.... .. 23.5 Marshall Hall.------------ 21.7 Lower Smith Point-Maryland Point..------------ 22.0 Mattawoman..------------- 24.0 Kettle Bottom_......------ ......-........-. . 24.0 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT 259 The costs and expenditures were $153,836 for new work and $299,380.76 for maintenance, a total of $453,216.76. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $70,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in redredging Naval Magazine, Marshall Hall, Mat- tawoman and Smith Point shoals by contract during the period July to November 1934. Only the four shoals mentioned of the seven that have required maintenance in former years will require redredging. Cost and finania summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_--------_------------------- $153, 836.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__________________ __----- 299, 380. 76 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 - _ 453, 216. 76 Net total expenditures_____ __________ ---------------------- 453, 216. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__ __ 453, 216. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance ..... ---.--.- $19, 550. 46 $27.49 ----------------------- $299. 88 $2, 317. 54 Total expended________.__..._ ............ 36, 520. 48 33. 09 27. 85 2, 589. 57 ---------- Total expended_. Allotted ---. ----------------------------.. 22, 083.98 -2, 506. 03 4, 500. 00 -1,882. 58 I--...-- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance___________________________ ___----- $70, 000.00 4. OCCOQUAN CREEK, VA. Location.-This creek is formed by the junction of Bull and Broad Runs, about 5 miles southeast of Manassas, Va., and flows about 13 miles in a southeasterly direction, emptying into the Poto- mac River about 26 miles below Washington, D.C. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 560.) Previous projects.-The first project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873. The appropriation thereunder amounted to $25,000, all of which was expended by 1880. For further details see page 1792, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide from deep water in the Potomac River to Taylors Point, and thence 100 feet wide to the town of Occoquan, 6 miles from the mouth, and the protection of the channel above Taylors Point by riprap-stone dikes 2,220 feet long. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 2 feet; extreme, 3 feet; irregular, 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1907, is $64,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1923) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890 (H.Doc. No. 75, 51st Cong., 1st sess.) ; was modified December 5, 1890 (see Annual Report for 1890, p. 1089, and 2&0 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 for 1891, p. 1254); and was extended by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 190, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 661, Sixty-third Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 landings or wharves in Occo- quan Creek. The principal terminal is solid fill and open-pile structure; all the other wharves or landings are solid bulkhead structures. The terminal facilities are considered sufficient for the present traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done and there were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 92 percent completed; the only work remaining to be done is the construction of the dike at Upper Mud Bar, which is not at present considered necessary. Stone dikes aggregating 1,953 feet in length and con- taining 7,827.6 cubic feet of riprap stone were built, and channels aggregating 2.6 miles were dredged and redredged, 705,993 cubic yards being excavated. The controlling depth April 1933 was 5.5 feet at mean low water. The cost and expenditures were $41,252.95 for new work and $73,027.63 for maintenance, a total of $114,280.58. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in redredging channels by contract during October and November 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_______________________________ $66, 252. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___ 73, 027. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933___________ 139, 280. 58 Net total expenditures ----- _______---- __--- 139, 280. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 __________________ .. 139, 280. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-. .................................................................... Cost of maintenance --------------------- $663.94 ------------ $664.56 $2,384.68 Total expended.-----------.....------------...................--- 699.80 ----------- 155.39 2,893.85 .... . Allotted...----------------------------- 3,600.00 18.33 -----------. -1, 950.76 ....... Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------------------------- $22, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance-- ------------------------------ 12, 000. 00 5. RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER, VA. Location.-Rises in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and flows southeasterly about 212 miles to Chesapeake Bay, which it enters about 40 miles north of Old Point Comfort. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 534, 535, 536.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT 261 Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, and modified in 1879. The cost and expenditures under this project to 1905 were $310,645.83, of which $197,145.83 was for new work and $113,500 for maintenance. For further details see page 1793 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide between the mouth and Port Royal and 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide between Port Royal and Fredericksburg by dredging and the construction of 20,401 feet of crib and pile dikes and 1,906 feet of riprap stone dikes, the latter being also designed to retain the excavated material deposited behind them. The length of section included in the project is 107 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 2.8 feet at Fredericksburg, 1.6 feet at Tappahannock; extreme, 3.5 feet at Fredericksburg, 2.5 feet at Tappahannock; irregular, 6 feet at Fredericksburg, 5 feet at Tappahannock. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1905 is $171,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1926) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $22,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905 (Annual Report for 1906, pp. 1110-1113). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1910, page 1364. Terminal facilities.-In the section under improvement, extend- ing from Fredericksburg, Va., to Tappahannock, Va., a distance of 65 miles, there are 24 wharves, of which 9 are solid bulkhead type and 15 are open pile structures. From Tappahannock to the mouth there are 16 open pile wharves. The existing terminals appear to be adequate. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Emergency snagging operations in progress with hired labor on July 1, 1932, were com- pleted August 18, 1932, removing 40 snags and 100 overhanging trees from channels and banks and trimming bushes from 4 dikes, between Arnolds Bar and Fredericksburg, a distance of 16 miles. The total cost for the fiscal year was $1,434.70, all applied to maintenance. The total expenditure was $1,470.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1910. The controlling depth February 1933, was 9.4 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures were $217,487.20 for new work and $367,051.74 for maintenance, a total of $584,538.94. Proposed operations.-There were no funds unexpended July 1, 1933. Allotment of $43,000 made July 7, 1933, will be applied as follows : Maintenance : Redredging 5 bars, Port Royal to Fredericksburg, by contract (Oc- tober 1933 to January 1934) --------------------------------- $33, 000 Removing snags and overhanging trees from channels, Port Royal to Fredericksburg, with U.S. derrick boat Atlas (November and December 1933) -_----------------------------------------- 8, 000 Protection of sand fills, Port Royal to Fredericksburg, with hired labor (October 1933 to June 1934) --------------------------- 2, 000 Total---------------------------------------------- -- 43, 000 262 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 It is expected that the funds will be practically exhausted by June 30, 1934. The sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Redredging channels, Port Royal to Fredericksburg, by contract (July to September 1934) ---------------------------- $3S, 000 Protection of sand fills, Port Royal to Fredericksburg, with hired labor (June 1934 to July 1935) ----------------------------- 2, 000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 40, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $414, 633.03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ________________------ 480, 551.74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ----------- 895, 184. 77 Net total expenditures--- ----------------- ------------- 895, 184. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_------------------ 895, 184. 77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .... Cost of maintenance . ......------------------ $12, 448.02 $10, 090. 27 $65, 353. 25 $7, 157. 50 $1, 434. 70 Total expended..............-----------------------16, 074. 61 9, 903. 83 51, 247. 58 21, 414. 05 1, 470. 26 Allotted---........-------------------------. 25, 000. 00 38, 217. 50 19, 000. 00 1, 500. 00 -29. 74 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_________ -- - ______________ $1, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds --------- 29 74 Net amount to be accounted for _____________________ 1, 470. 26 Gross amount expended_____________________________ $1, 505. 60 Less reimbursements collected ____- - -__ 35.34 1,470.26 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933____-- -__-__________-______ 43, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934________________________ 43,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance ----------------------------- 40, 000. 00 6. URBANNA CREEK, VA. Location.-Urbanna Creek rises in Virginia, flows in an easterly direction about 5 miles to the Rappahannock River, which it enters about 15 miles above its mouth. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 535.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 150 feet wide and 10 feet deep, at mean low water, nine tenths of a mile through the outer and inner bars with a turning basin of the same depth at the head of steamboat navigation, and for jetties to protect the channel through the outer bar. The jetties are 2,612 feet long- one of riprap 1,895 feet long, and one of timber 717 feet long. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 1.5 feet; extreme, 2.5 feet; irregular, 4.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1897, is $70.000. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. xEelusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT 263 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879 (Annual Report for 1875, vol. 2, p. 139). It was modified in 1883, 1888, and 1897. The latest published map is, in the Annual Report for 1890, page 1070. Terminal facilities.-This waterway has 11 improved wharves of open-pile construction, and a marine railway. There are several shore landings intermittently used by craft for embarking lumber. and there are several small wharves used for private purposes and of no commercial importance. These facilities are considered adequate. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done and there were no costs and no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed in 1914, at a saving of $31,188 under the estimated cost. The jetties were finished in 1913, the dredging in 1914. The stone jetty is in good condition; about 70 percent of the timber dike has been de- stroyed. The controlling depth in May 1931 was 10.5 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures were $38,811.77 for new work and $42,930.39 for maintenance, a total of $81,742.16. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in redredging the entrance channel by contract during October 1934. This amount exceeds the average amount expended for maintenance during the preceding five years, but is required to restore project dimensions of the channels. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__-------- --- __---- -__ $38, 811.77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 _________-----__-42, 930. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---____-___ 81, 742. 16 Net total expenditures_______ -------------------- 81, 742. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 __ 1, 742. 16 8________________ Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....... .---.-----------........................... Cost of maintenance.------_---------- $2,802.11 ---------- $9, 525. 69 $474.31______ Total expended_................. .------ 2,982. 50 _----------- 7,173. 15 2,826. 85 ..... Allotted ---------------------- .......... 3,000. 00 10, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------------------------------------ $6, 000.00 7. YORK RIVER, VA. Location.-This river is formed at West Point, Va., by the con- fluence of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers, and flows southeast- erly about 41 miles into Chesapeake Bay, which it enters about 20 miles in a northerly direction from Norfolk, Va., and 20 miles in a northwesterly direction from the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Henry. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 494 and 495.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 22 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide through the bars, and a 264 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 basin of the same depth at the wharves at West Point, and the con- struction of a dike on the right bank at West Point to assist in main- taining the channel. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean 2.2 feet at mouth and 2.9 feet at West Point, and the extreme 3.9 feet at mouth and irregular 6 feet at West Point. The estimate of cost for new work, modified in 1887, is $308,800. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880 (Annual Report for 1880, p. 897). It was modified in 1884 and 1887. The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1894, page 964. Terminal facilities.-There are 17 wharves on the York River of open-pile construction. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done and there were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was about 75 percent completed in 1899; the part not completed was the dredging of the channels to the full project width of 400 feet, which was not con- sidered necessary at that time, and subsequently the navigation on the York River has not justified completing the project. A pile and timber dike 10,142 feet in length was built at West Point, and chan- nels aggregating 2.5 miles were dredged. The channels are in fair condition and considered adequate for the present navigation, with controlling depths as follows: Name Depth Width Date Feet Feet Poropotank Bar......................-............................. 20. 6 300 March 1929. West Point Bar.......------------------------------------------- 21. 5 200 February 1929. Basin, West Point----...... ..- ..--.------- . 22. 0 --------- February 1931. The dike at West Point is in poor condition. The costs and expenditures were $180,904.20 for new work and $153,607.66 for maintenance, a total of $334,511.86. Proposed operations.---The balance unexpended July 1, 1933, $1,000, will be applied to the removal during November, with the U.S. derrick boat Atlas, of obstructions in Poropotank Creek, a trib- utary of York River, the work being done under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in redredging the channel at West Point by contract during May and June 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933____________________------_________ $180, 904.20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933________________________ 153, 607. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------ 334, 511. 86 Net total expenditures-------------------------- -__ 334, 511. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------- ------- - 1, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 --------- - 335, 511.86 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT 265 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ,-----......------------.--------------------------------- -------- Cost of maintenance--....-... ...- - $1, 550.76 $13. 50 $24, 250.09 $118. 58.......... Total expended- ------------.------ .2, 327. 26 13. 50 23, 813. 58 555.09.......... Allotted __ _.-------------------------- ------------ 29, 301.21 ----------- -5, 431.33 $1, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department appropriation act approved Mar. 4, 1933------ -------------------------------------- $1, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 _--------________------- _ 1, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_____________________------------------ 128, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 - ____ - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25, 000 8. MATTAPONI RIVER, VA. Location.-Rises in Virginia and flows in a southeasterly direction for about 120 miles to its junction with the Pamunkey River at West Point, Va., forming the York River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 504.) Previous projects.--Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, and modified by River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892. The cost and expenditures under this project were $111,689.71, of which $51,249.48 was for new work and $60,440.23 for mainte- nance. For further details see page 531 of Annual Report for 1918. Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel 51/2 feet deep and 75 feet wide to Pointers and the removal of snags, logs, and overhanging trees obstructing navigation to Dunkirk. The length of the section in which snagging alone is provided, extending from Pointers, 5 miles above Walkerton, Va., to Dunkirk, Va., is 8 miles. The distances from the mouth of the river to Walkerton, Pointers, and Dunkirk are 28, 33, and 41 miles, respectively. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 3.9 feet at Walkerton, 2.9 feet at West Point; extreme, 4.5 feet at Walkerton, 3.9 feet at West Point; irregular, 7 feet at Walkerton, 6 feet at West Point. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1915 was $7,000, but the project was completed without cost through maintenance operations under the previous project. The latest (1926) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 861, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map will be found in the Annual Report for 1910, page 1356. Terminal facilities.-PointersWharf, a shore landing, is the prin- cipal terminal in the portion of the waterway covered by the dredg- ing project. In the portion of the waterway between Walkerton and Pointers there are two shore landings. In the deeper portions of the waterway below Walkerton, there are about 12 wharves of open-pile construction and about 13 shore landings. Operations and results during-fiscal year.-Emergency snagging with hired labor and local equipment was carried on from August 1Exclusive of available funds. 266 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 29 to September 1, 1932 removing 5 snags and 10 overhanging trees from the channels and banks and trimming bushes from 400 linear feet of river bank between Rowes Spout and Aylett, a distance of 4 miles. The total costs and expenditures for the year were $233.21, all applied to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1919. Channels aggregating 2.3 miles were dredged and redredged, 88,183 cubic yards of material being excavated. The channels are in good condition. The controlling depth in April 1933 was 5.5 feet at mean low water. The total costs and expenditures were $41,590.66, applied to maintenance. No expenditure for new work was made, as channels of project dimensions had been secured by the operating requirements of hydraulic dredges under the previous project. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, $60.39, and allotment of $4,500, made July 7, 1933, a total of '$4,560.39, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Removing snags and overhanging trees from channels between Walkerton and Dunkirk with U.S. derrick boat Atlas September-October 1933) ------------------- --------------- $4, 500.00 Unallocated balance----------------------------------------- 60. 39 Total---------------------------------------------- 4, 560.39 The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in redredging the 3-mile section at the head of the project by contract during March 1935. Cost and financtal summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------ $51, 249. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 102, 030. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------ ------ 153, 280. 37 Net total expenditures---- ---------------------------- ---- 153, 280. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 60. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ----------- 158, 340. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..... .........~-~---------------------I---- -- - ------------ 'Cost of maintenance ......................------------------- $3, 144.08 $5, 074.37 $8,910. 27 $595.00 $233.21 Total expended __ __............................ 3,199. 41 4, 893.49 9, 091. 15 5695. 00 233. 21 Allotted. ----------------------------- 4, 000. 00 9,860. 18 --.-..-.-... -648. 07 -6. 40 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___ $300. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- ---------- 6.40 Net amount to be accounted for-- ---- ______----------- 293. 60 Gross amount expended----------- ----------- 233.21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--- ___--------------- 60. 39 Amount alloted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------- -------------------- --------- 4, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 4, 560. 39 Amount that can'be profitably expended in fiscal year -ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10, 000.00 a Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRIC'I 267 9. PAMUNKEY RIVER, VA. Location.--Rises in Virginia, flows in a southeasterly direction for 130 miles to its junction with the Mattaponi River at West Point, Va., forming the York River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 504.) Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide between Bassett Ferry and the mouth of the river, a distance of 50 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 2.9 feet at West Point, 4 feet at Newcastle Ferry; extreme, 3.5 feet at West Point, 5 feet at Newcastle Ferry; irregular, 6 feet at West Point, 7.5 feet at Newcastle Ferry. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1875 was $17,508. The estimated cost was modified in 1908 to $55,000 to cover increased depth and width of channel below Bassett Ferry. The latest (1926) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. (Annual Report for 1875, Pt. II, p. 162.) The project was modified in 1885 and 1908, partly by increasing the depth and width of channel below Bassett Ferry and partly by omit- ting the portion of the river above Bassett Ferry. The latest pub- lished map is in the Annual Report for 1890, page 1074. Terminal facilities.-There are no wharves existing in the im- proved section. Six shore landings are located along the banks where deep water is available. They appear to be adequate for the requirements of present and prospective commerce. In the deep portion of the waterway below the section under improvement there exist 20 wharves or landings. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Emergency snagging with hired labor and derrick on scow hired locally was carried on from September 10 to October 14, 1932, removing 42 snags and 58 overhanging trees from the channels and banks and trimming bushes from 1,200 linear feet of bank between Whitehouse and Bassett Ferry, a distance of 17 miles. The total cost and expenditure during the year was $1,329.13, all applied to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913, at a saving of about $15,000 under the estimated cost. Channels aggregating 1.6 miles were dredged. Longitudinal sheet- pile dikes, aggregating 1,478 linear feet, and permeable spur dikes, aggregating 2,332 linear feet, have been built. The dikes are in good condition. The controlling depth in December 1930 was 7.5 feet at mean low water, except at the extreme upper end of the project. The cost and expenditures were $31,376.44 for new work and $87,850.89 for maintenance, a total of $119,227.33. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933. $35.57, and allotment of $6,500 made July 7, 1933, a total of $6,535.57, will be applied as follows: Maintenance removing snags and overhanging trees from channels between Whitehouse and Bassett Ferry with U.S. derrick boat Atlas (August-September 1933) ----------------- - $6, 500. 00 Unallocated balance -------------------------------- 35. 57 Total- -- ------------ -- 6, 535. 57 6---------- 268 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in redredging upstream of Whitehouse by contract during April 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost cof new work to June 30, 1933---- -------------------------- $31, 376. 44 Cost cof maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 87, 850. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 119,227.33 Net t otal expenditures------- ------------- -------------- 119, 227.33 Unexp)ended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------- 35. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 119, 262.90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-- - - - - Cost of maintenance--------------------- - - -- $9,898. 93 ---.....- $1,215. 60 $9,157.82 $742.45 --- - $1, 329.13 Total expended.......-------------------- 6,698.60 4,417. 81 9, 212. 80 742. 45 1,329.13 Allotted.-------.-. ---------------- 8,000. 00 11, 998. 39 ----------- -2, 300. 31 -35. 30 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------- ------- $1, 400.00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 35.30 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------1, 364. 70 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- , 329.13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 35. 57 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar, 4, 1933 .------------- 111----------- 6, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 6, 535. 57 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 _----------._ 10, 000. 00 10. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work was $33,456.30; the expenditures were $31,349.66. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with allotment made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $35,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------$203, 576. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------- ---------- 2,971. 46 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 200, 605. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ 4, 214. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------204, 820. 00 '1Exclusive .of .aailable funds. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT 269 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----....------------------------ ------ ------------------------ Cost of maintenance--............. J......... $38, 309. 98 $54. 900. 73 $46, 636. 59 $30, 273. 04 $33, 456. 30 Total expended-------.........-----....-- . 32, 744. 42 53, 945. 68 51, 741. 06 30, 824. 36 31, 349. 66 Allotted_.---- ---... --...-.-.-.----.--..70, 290. 00 48, 700.00 46, 000.00 5, 500. 00 28, 330. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -------------------------- $7, 234.48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------------ 30, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 37, 234. 48 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--------- 1,670.00 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------35, 564. 48 Gross amount expended ----------------------------------- 31, 349. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------ 4, 214. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-----.....-------------------- 3, 401. 10 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------- 813.72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933--_ ---- ---------- ------------------- 29, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------- -------------- 29, 813.72 .Amount that can be profitably 30, 1935, for maintenance expended in fiscal year ending June a-------------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 11. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 Name of project port see report New work Maintenance for 1. Anacostia River, D.C.1. .--------------------------------- 1932 $770, 100. 19 $129, 066. 28 2. Aquia Creek, Va.1------------------------------------- 1928 52, 464. 84 11, 750. 00 3. Monroe Bay & Creek, Va..------------------------------1932 1 - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - 12, 460. 07 ... 4. Upper Machodoc Creek, Va. _ _ 1916 20, 281. 28 6, 118. 72 5. Breton Bay, Md. - - -------------------------------------- - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1910 47, 923. 55 5, 576. 45 6. Nomini Creek, Va. 1928 78, 446. 21 30, 841. 62 7. Smith Creek, Md. ._- - - .1932 5, 252. 22 ............. 8. Patuxent River, Md. 1 3- ................ .-.---- 1905 14, 000. 00 ...... 9. St. Jerome Creek, Md. 1_ -- __--- __--___-- 1890 26, 500. 00 . 10. Cockrells Creek, Va.--1932.---------------------------------- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- - 1932 11. Dymers Creek, Va.l 1912 5, 581. 99 3, 418. 01 12. Mulberry Creek, Va. ---------------------------------- 1929 2, 392. 60 107. 40 13. Locklies Creek, Va._----------------------------------- 1928 11, 581. 22 518. 78 14. Carters Creek, Va.1 2_______________________________________ 1932 28, 397. 55 1, 190. 93 15. Milford Haven Harbor, Va. ------------------------------------ 1919 24, 568.25 3, 673.94 16. Horn Harbor, Va....------------------------------------ 1932 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2Awaiting local cooperation. a Abandonment recommended in 1903. a Exclusive of available funds. 270 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Status of reports, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act toCongress cumnt no. Recomnd Anacostia River, D.C-_ Rivers and Harbors Oct. 10,1932 ..-.-....-.-.----- .... Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 11, 1932. Horn Harbor, Va--__ Rivers and Harbors . Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 29, 1933. Rivers and Harbors Jackson Creek, Va----...... Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 13, 1933. Mattaponi River, Va__ Rivers and Harbors . Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 30, 1933. Potomac River, north Rivers and Harbors June 1,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. side of Washington Committee resolu- Committee, 13, 73d Channel, D.C. tion, June 3, 1932. Cong., 1st sess. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT This district includes the watersheds tributary to Chesapeake Bay, from and including Poquoson River, Va., on the west shore, south- erly and easterly to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Henry, Va., the watersheds tributary to the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Henry, Va., to and including Oregon Inlet, N.C.; and also that portion of the intracoastal waterway between Norfolk, Va., and Beaufort Inlet,. N.C., north of the New Holland, Higginsport & Mount Vernon Railroad crossing in Hyde County, N.C. District engineer: Maj. G. R. Young, Corps of Engineers. Divi- sion engineer: Col. T. H. Jackson, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Norfolk Harbor, Va ........ 270 10. Operating and care of the 2. Thimble Shoal Channel, Va_ 275 inland waterway from 3. Channel to Newport News, Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Va_-- ------- 276 Inlet, N.C- --.----..-- 293 4. James River, Va_ __ - - 278 11. Knobbs Creek, N.C ....... 295 5. Willoughby Channel, Va .. 282 12. Meherrin River, N.C---- - 296 6. Appomattox River, Va ..... 283 13. Roanoke River, N.C.----- 297 7. Pagan River, Va--.__..- 286 14. Scuppernong River, N.C___ 299 8. Waterway from Norfolk, Va., 15. Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, to the sounds of North N.C_ ... _------- 301 Carolina _- _____ __ _ _ 287 16. Examinations, surveys, and 9. Inland waterway from Nor- contingencies (general) -- 302 folk, Va., to Beaufort In- 17. Other projects for which no let, N.C---------- 289 estimates are submitted__ 303 NORFOLK HARBOR AND CHANNELS, VA. This improvement is divided into three subheads: (1) Norfolk Harbor, (2) Thimble Shoal Channel in the southern end of Chesa- peake Bay, and (3) the channel leading to Newport News from Hampton Roads. 1. NORFOLK HARBOR, VA. Location.-Norfolk, Va., is 187 miles south of Baltimore, Md., and 30 miles from the entrance to Chesapeake Bay at Cape Charles RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 271 and Cape Henry. The harbor extends between the 40-foot contour in Hampton Roads and the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge over the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River, a distance of 15.56 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 400 and 452.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 14, 1876; July 5. 1884; June 30, 1885; September 19, 1890; June 3, 1896; July 7, 1898; June 13, 1902; March 3, 1905; March 2, 1907; and June 3, 1896. The total cost and expenditure was $2,633,743.54, of which $2,561,- 704.27 was for new work and $72,039.27 was for maintenance. For further details see page 1795 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a main channel 40 feet deep at mean low water, 750 feet wide from Hampton Roads to the mouth of the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River, and 450 feet wide up this branch to the Belt Line Railroad bridge, a total distance of 11.88 miles, and dredged areas in front of the navy yard, on either side of the 40-foot channel, immediately downstream from the Belt Line Railroad bridge, 35 feet deep for a width varying from 600 feet to 800 feet; thence 30 feet deep, 375 feet wide, and 1.05 miles long to the Virginian Railway bridge; and thence 25 feet deep, and gener- ally 200 feet wide, and 2.63 miles long to the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, making a total distance of 15.56 miles; a channel in the Eastern Branch, 25 feet deep at mean low water, 500 feet wide, and 1.09 miles long, from the 40-foot channel at the mouth to the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, including within its limits, for a distance of about 1,000 feet above the mouth, a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide to a point opposite the terminal of the Imperial Tobacco Co., in Berkley; thence 25 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and 1.75 miles long to the Virginian Railway bridge; a channel in the Western Branch, between the 40-foot channel at the mouth and a point about 3,000 feet above the West Norfolk Highway Bridge, a distance of about 1.72 miles, 24 feet deep at mean low water, 300 feet wide, 0.78 mile, and 200 feet wide, 0.37 mile to the bridge; thence 18 feet deep, 150 feet wide, 0.57 mile; a channel in Scotts Creek between the 40-foot channel at the mouth and a point 100 feet above the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge (about 0.73 mile upstream), 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide; and an anchorage area on the west side of the 40-foot channel opposite Lambert Point and South of Craney Island of about 66 acres, 30 feet deep at mean low water, and another of 45 acres, 12 feet deep, near Pinner Point. The mean tidal range is 2.7 feet and the extreme 3 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctuations, due to combined effect of tides and wind, referred to mean low water, are -2 feet and +7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1929, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $6,457,700. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $76,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 5, 1884, provided for the improvement of the Eastern Branch (Annual Report for 1885, p. 1015); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for a 30-foot channel to the navy yard, a 22-foot and a 25-foot channel in the Eastern Branch, and the removal of shoals at the mouth of the Eastern Branch (H.Docs. Nos. 373 and 381, 59th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, providing for a 35-foot channel to the navy yard, 22-foot and 25-foot 16228-E NG 1933-18 272 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 'channels in the Southern Branch, and a 30-foot anchorage area at Lambert Point (H.Doc. No. 551, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 4, 1913, provided for a 24-foot channel in the Western Branch from the mouth to the West Norfolk Highway Bridge (H.Doc. No. 566, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for a 40-foot channel to the navy yard, a 35-foot anchorage opposite Lambert Point, and a 12-foot anchorage near Pinner Point (H.Doc. No. 605, 63d Cong., 2d sess., and H.Doc. No. 140, 65th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 3, 1925, provided for a 30-foot depth in the Southern Branch to the Virginian Railway bridge and a 25-foot depth to the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, and a 25-foot depth in the Eastern Branch from the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge to the Virginian Railway bridge (H.Doc. No. 226, 68th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for a 30-foot depth in the Eastern Branch opposite the terminal of the Imperial Tobacco ,Co. (H.Doc. No. 37, 71st Cong., 1st sess.), an 18-foot channel in the Western Branch above the West Norfolk Highway Bridge (H.Doc. No. 265, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), a 12-foot channel in Scotts Creek (H.Doc. No. 189, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), and a 30-foot anchorage on the west side of the 40-foot channel opposite Lambert Point and elimination of the 35-foot anchorage area (H.Doc. No. 143, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published maps see House Document No. 605, Sixty-third Congress, second session; House Document No. 226, Sixty-eighth Congress, first session; and House Documents Nos. 143, 189, and 265, Seventieth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, in adopting the project for a channel in the Eastern Branch, 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide, extending from the 40-foot channel to a point opposite the terminal of the Imperial Tobacco Co., imposed the con- dition that local interests should give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will provide and maintain, without cost to the United States2 a branch channel of equal depth to the tobacco terminal. This condition has not yet been complied with. All other conditions of local cooperation have been fully complied with. Termina facilities.-The terminal facilities within the limits of this improvement include about 227 wharves, piers, etc., with an aggregate length available for wharfage purposes of about 32 miles. It is considered that the facilities are adequate for the present com- merce of the port. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract in the 40-foot channel, for the restoration of project dimensions in the Southern Branch, and the project depth over a bottom width of 500 feet between the junction of the branches and Hampton Roads, which was in progress at the end of fiscal year 1932, was continued to December 3, 1932, when the contract was completed. The cost of the work was $157,255.33. Miscellaneous maintenance and surveys made during the year cost $42,184.45. The total cost was $199,439.78, all of which was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $133,133.84. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 99.9 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year, as follows: The RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 273 40-foot channel between Hampton Roads and the Belt Line Railroad bridge over the Southern Branch, at the southern end of the United States navy yard, was completed. Opposite the navy yard, areas outside of the 40-foot channel, aggregating about 14 acres, were dredged to a depth of 35 feet, making the total available width for this depth 600 to 800 feet for .about 3,000 feet below the Belt Line Railroad bridge. The above work was performed between 1918 and 1931, inclusive. The channel in the Southern Branch, between the Belt Line Rail- road bridge and the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, was com- pleted in 1928 and 1929. The channel in the Eastern Branch, between the 40-foot channel at the mouth and the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, was com- pleted in 1910, and the channel between the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge and the Virginian Railway bridge was completed in 1928. The channel in Scotts Creek was completed in 1931. The channel in the Western Branch between the 40-foot channel at the mouth and the West Norfolk highway bridge was completed in 1914, and between the West Norfolk highway bridge and a point :3,000 feet upstream, in 1931. The 30-foot anchorage immediately south of Craney Island was completed in 1931. An investigation made during 1929, in connection with providing a 12-foot anchorage 48 acres in extent near Pinner Point, shows that the existing depths at this location are sufficient for an anchor- age of the area required without additional dredging. The controlling depths of the above channels at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: From Hampton Roads to the mouth of the Eastern Branch, 40 feet deep over a width of 500 feet; thence to a point 600 feet below the Belt Line Railway bridge, 40 feet over .a width of 300 feet; thence to the Belt Line bridge, 33 feet over a width of 100 feet; in the Southern Branch between the Belt Line Railroad bridge and the Virginian Railway bridge, and between the Virginian Railway bridge and the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, 28.7 feet and 24.5 feet, respectively; in the Eastern Branch between the 40-foot channel and the Virginian Railway bridge, 23 feet; in Scotts Creek, 10.2 feet; and in the Western Branch between the 40-foot channel and a point 3,000 feet above the West Norfolk highway bridge, 18 feet. This information is based upon surveys made during 1932 and 1933. The work remaining to be done consists of dredging a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide in the Eastern Branch between the 40-foot channel at the mouth and a point opposite the terminal of the Imperial Tobacco Co., a distance of about 1,000 feet, involving the removal of 50,745 cubic yards of material, place measurement. The total cost has been $7,836,959.94, of which $6,318,639.32 was for new work, not including $23,935.71 from contributed funds, and $1,518,320.62 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $7,985,- 783.09 from United States funds, and $23,935.71 from contributed funds. 274 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable--------------- ----------------------- $9, 626. 22 Maintenance: Care of and repairs to floating plant (July 1933- June 1934) ------------------------------ $40, 000.00 Surveys of waterways (July 1933-June 1934) -- 8, 833. 58 48, 833.58 Balance remaining ___________--- ---- _________ __ - 33, 559. 84 Total for all work-------- - --------------- $92,019. 64 The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions in the 40-foot channel between the Belt Line Railroad bridge across the Southern Branch and Hampton Roads, 400,000 cubic yards, February-June 1935-------------------------_ $100, 000.00; Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions in the Southern Branch between the Belt Line Railroad bridge and the Norfolk & Western Ry. bridge, 200,000 cubic yards, November 1934-January 1935_-- ------ __-----_____ -_ 50, 000. 00 Total for all work___------- -------------------- 150, 000. 00. As the required conditions of local cooperation relative to the project for dredging a channel in the Eastern Branch have not been complied with no funds can be profitably expended for new - work during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___________---- _ __- ___ $8, 880, 343. 59, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--- , 590, 359. 89- 1-------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-........ 10, 470, 703. 48 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933- ____.__ 117, 274.04 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------- 10, 587, 977. 52 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------ 41, 175. 33 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933- ------------------ 0, 629, 152. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 --------------------- - 9, 626. 22 Net total expenditures -------- - - ___10, 619, 526. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------- -------- _____ - 50, 844. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_________ 10,670, 370.94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---------... ------- $210, 041.07 $691, 614.38 $1, 081, 182. 12 $16, 116. 31 - - Cost of maintenance--_------------- 391, 576. 01 145, 877. 63 31, 989. 36 248, 462. 25 $199, 439. 78 Total cost---------- ---------- 601, 617. 08 837, 492. 01 1, 113, 171. 48 264, 578. 56 199, 439. 78 Total expended....----------.........---.......----. 567,872. 76 685, 037. 17 1, 345, 611. 63 66, 973. 81 133, 133. 84 Allotted----------------------------- 1,250,000.00 90,000.00 902, 400. 00 -135, 700.00 34,116. 83 -- RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 275 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--- ---------------- -------- $218, 094. 98 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------- -- 34, 116. 83 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 183, 978. 15 ,Gross amount expended------- --------- $494, 862. 61 :Less : Reimbursements collected---------- $360, 774. 70 Receipts from sales ---------------- 954. 07 361, 728. 77 133, 133. 84 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 50, 844. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------- $10, 877. 50 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 5, 274. 95 16, 152. 45 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------- 34, 691.86 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 41, 175. 33 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-- ------------- 75, 867. 19 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------- ------- 11, 200. 00 Amount that can be profitable expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1--- ------------------------ 150, 000. 00 2. THIMBLE SHOAL CHANNEL, VA. Location.-Thimble Shoal lies in the channel between Hampton Roads and the ocean and is 20 miles northeast of the center of Nor- folk Harbor, extending southeasterly 9 miles from a point 11/4 miles feast of Thimble Shoal Lighthouse toward the entrance to Chesa- peake Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1222.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of June 25, 1910. The cost and expenditures on the original project prior to the commencement of operations under the existing project were $333,608.88, all of which was for new work. Existing project.-This provides ,for dredging a channel 9 miles long, 750 feet wide, and 40 feet deep at mean low water. Under or- dinary conditions the mean tidal range is 2.5 feet and the extremes 2 and 3 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctuation, due to combined wind and tides, referred to mean low water, are -2 feet and +7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1928 is $2,325,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate of cost for annual mantenance is $50,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 8,1917 (H.Doc. No. 140, 65th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 551, Sixty-first Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.--Fordescriptions of the terminal facilities for these points see this head under "Norfolk Harbor " and " Channel to Newport News, Va." Operations and results during fiscal year.--Maintenance dredging with U.S. hopper dredge Chinook, operated by hired labor, was prosecuted between April 17 and May 6, 1933, removing 229,820 1 Exclusive of available funds. 276 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 cubic yards of material, bin measurement, and depositing it on the established dumping ground south of the channel. The cost of the work, including surveys, was $20,510.71, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $20,571.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1929 at a saving of $41,227 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in June 1933, was about 39 feet at mean low water for the full bottom width. The total costs and expenditures have been $2,568,901.83, of which $2,283,772.56 was for new work and. $285,129.27 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the. fiscal year 1934. The additional sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended, during: the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance dredging in Thimble Shoal Channel, September-December 1934. Cost and flnancial swmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------- $2, 617,381. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--__ __-__------ 285,129. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 2, 902, 510. 71 Net total expenditures_ _---__- ---...- _ _....---- 2, 902, 510. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 29, 489. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------2, 932, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....------------------......... ........... $107, 281. 32 ..---------.----------------------- Cost of maintenance--...------------------------- $52,805. 59 $50, 098. 61 $67, 217. 61 $20, 510. 71 Total expended..--................---------------------- 79, 985. 08 79, 399.42 50, 840. 33 67, 187. 12 20, 571. 97 Allotted----------------------.. -- _.------------ 50, 000. 00 115,000.00 ------------ 50,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----...--------------------------- $61.26 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ----------------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------- ------------ 50, 061.26 Gross amount expended ---------------------------------- 20, 571. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------- 29, 489. 29 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0, 000. 00 3. CHANNEL TO NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Location.-This channel, which is 10 miles west of Norfolk Har- bor, connects deep water in James River with Hampton Roads. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 400.) Previous projects.--Adopted June 13, 1902. The cost and expend- itures were $237,500, of which $225,000 was for new work and $12,500, '1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 277 for maintenance. For further details see page 1795 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 40 feet deep at mean low water, 600 feet wide, increased to 1,000 feet at the ends, and 31/4 miles long through the shoal north of Middle Ground Light. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 2.7 feet and the extremes 2.1 and 3 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctua- tions due to combined wind and tides, referred to mean low water,. are -2 feet and +7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $1,521,515, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000.. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for a channel 400 feet in width and 35 feet deep at mean low water (H.Doc. No. 550, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the increase in width to 600 feet (H.Doc. No. 605, 63d Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the present channel dimensions (H.Doc. No. 486, 67th Con., 4th sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 605, Sixty-third Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are four piers at Newport News, which are the property of the city, and which are open to general public use on equal terms. All of the other piers and wharves served by this improvement are owned by private corporations or companies. The principal terminal and transfer facilities are those of the Chesa- peake & Ohio Railway Co., and the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. There are also at Newport News a wharf used by steamers of the Eastern Steamship Co. and a small boat harbor. The terminal facilities are adequate for present necessities. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs during the fiscal year. The expenditures were $89.21 for out- standing obligations in the previous fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in June 1931. The controlling depth at the last examina- tion, November 1932, was 40 feet at mean low water over a width of 400 feet. The total costs and expenditures have been $1,352,000, of which $1,252,261.99 was for new work and $99,738.01 .for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, to be applied to redredging the channel to project dimensions, by contract, 17,600 cubic yards, November 1934-January 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------$1, 477, 261. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---- ______- -- ______ 112, 238. 01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----.----- 1, 589, 500. 00 Net total expenditures _----- ____---- - 1, 589, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------______ , 589, 500. 00 278 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.-----.... .----------- -$68, 527. 91 $222, 732. 26 $162, 118. 78 ------------------- Cost ofmaintenance------------------- ---------------- $3,324.99 ..........------------ Total expended --- ----------------- .... 43, 229. 80 200, 632. 29 121, 223.33 82, 896. 81 $89.21 Allotted...............----------------...--------------- ----------. 60,000.00 25,000.00 ------------------------ Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-- ---- _----- -------- $89.21 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 89. 21 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------------------------------- 20, 000.00 4. JAMES RIVER, VA. Location.-This river is formed by the junction of the Cowpas- ture and Jackson Rivers, in Botetourt County, Va., flows easterly 340 miles, and empties into Hampton Roads at Newport News, Va. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 529, 530, and 531.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of July 11, 1870. The cost and expenditures were $763,000. There is no record showing how much of the amount was expended for new work and main- tenance. For further details see page 1797 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the mouth to Hopewell, 69.2 miles; thence 25 feet deep and 200 feet wide, following the cut-off route between Hopewell and the Richmond deep-water terminal, 17.8 miles; and a channel 18 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the deep-water terminal to the Richmond Lock gates, 3.8 miles. Depths of channels are referred to mean low water. The total length of channel included in the project is 90.8 miles. The mean tidal ranges under ordinary conditions for different parts of the river are as follows: Mouth, 2.5 feet; Jamestown, 1.85 feet; City Point, 2.8 feet; Dutch Gap, 3.5 feet; Richmond, 3.9 feet. Following are the extreme ranges under ordinary conditions at the same localities: Mouth, 2.1 to 3 feet; Jamestown, 1.6 to 2.3 feet; City Point, 2.3 to 3.2 feet; Dutch Gap, 2.9 to 3.9 feet; Richmond, 3.2 to 4.2 feet. The ordinary fluctuations of stage at Richmond due to floods are 6 to 12 feet above mean low water. The extreme fluctua- tions are 16 to 32 feet. The flood heights below Richmond diminish rapidly, the extreme, according to available information, being about 11 feet lower at Dutch Gap, 14 miles below, and 17 to 18 feet lower 20 miles below. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects, is $7,630,000. The latest (1930) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $100,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and ,of harbor acts: The act of July 5, 1884, provided for the excavation a channel 22 feet deep at mean low water from the mouth to Rich- mond and the construction of spur and training dikes (S.Doc. No. 147, 47th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for extending the improvement to the head of navigation at the Rich- mnond lock gates (H.Doc. No. 234, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA.7 DISTRICT 279 March 3, 1905, provided for forming a turning basin by widening the channel at Richmond (H.Doc. No. 234, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 314, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the present dimensions of the project. For the latest published map of the river see the latest-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, in adopting the modified project imposed the condition that local interests shall furnish all necessary rights of way and spoil-disposal areas and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will provide adequate terminal fa- cilities and will hold and save the United States free of any and all claims for damages resulting from the cut-offs across Turkey Island, Jones Neck, Dutch Gap, and Aiken Swamp, and will provide such connections as might be necessary for transportation between the sec- tions of land divided by these cut-offs, and that they will provide,when necessary, turning basins in the vicinity of the Richmond terminal and in the vicinity of Hopewell. Under date of January 17, 1931, the city council of Hopewell, by resolution, furnished the necessary assurance that when the necessity therefor had been determined by the War Department necessary terminal facilities and turning basin would be provided in the vicinity of Hopewell, at such locations and in accordance with such plans as had the approval of the Secretary of War. By ordinance approved March 17, 1932, the council of the city of Richmond bound itself to perform the different items of co- operation imposed by Congress in the act of July 3, 1930, for the improvement of the waterway between Hopewell and Richmond, and authorized the expenditure of such funds as may be necessary to de- fray the cost of such cooperation. Terminal fdcilities.-The river's commerce pertaining to Rich- mond is handled in the basin of the former James River & Kanawha Canal, known as Richmond Dock, and at 10 wharves at and in the immediate vicinity of the city. Below Richmond the improvement is served by 42 wharves. The basin at Richmond and the wharves at the city and between it and the river's mouth are adequate for the river's commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work dredging under contract for the construction of cut-off channels to project dimensions at Aiken Swamp and Dutch Gap was commenced Febru- ary 26, 1933, and continued to the end of the fiscal year, when the contract was 70.16 per cent completed. The cost of the work was $281,477.36. Maintenance dredging with U.S. agitator dredge Detroit Wayne, operated by hired labor, on Swann Point-Dancing Point Shoal, was prosecuted between September 8 and 29, 1933. The cost of the work was $11,900.66.. Miscellaneous surveys were made at a cost of $10,488.76. The total cost was $303,866.78, of which $281,477.36 was for new work and $22,389.42 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $430,081.17. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 59 percent completed at the end of the year. The work consisted of dredging on 10 shoals between the mouth and Hopewell and on 3 shoals between Hopewell and Drewry Bluff; dredging and rock 280 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 excavation between Drewry Bluff and Richmond, and constructing regulation works between Hopewell and Richmond. The result o)f this work was a channel between the mouth and Hopewell having the project dimensions of 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide, and a channel between Hopewell and Richmond having a depth of 18 feet throughout over bottom widths varying from 120 to 300 feet between Hopewell and Drewry Bluff, a distance of about 25 miles, and from 110 to 200 feet between Drewry Bluff and Richmond, a distance of 7 miles. The regulation works, consisting of dikes and jetties constructed of sheet piling revetted with riprap, are generally in fair condition, although nearly all of them require further revetting. The head of navigation is at the Richmond Lock Gates, and this feature has not been affected by the improvement of the waterway. Boat navigation is practicable throughout the year between Hampton Roads and Richmond. The controlling depth betwen the mouth and Hopewell, according to a survey made between October 1932 and January 1933, was 24 feet, and the controlling depth betwen Hopewell and Richmond, according to a survey made in June 1931, was 16 feet, this depth occurring at Drewry Bluff. The work remaining to be done is increasing the depth of the channel in portions of the river between Hopewell and a point 3.8 miles below the Richmond Lock Gates to 25 feet over a bottom width of 200 feet, and within these limits excavating, to the same dimensions, three cut-offs aggregating about 4 miles in length, the excavation of one of which is now in progress; and increasing the depth of the channel in the river for a distance of 3.8 miles below the Richmond Lock Gates to a depth of 18 feet over a bottom width of 200 feet, involving the removal of about 9,708,600 cubic yards of material, place measurement. The total cost has been $4,742,313.47, of which $4,191,885 was for new work and $550,428.47 was for maintenance. The total expendi- ture was $4,868,373.38. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, $195,870.51, with an anticipated allotment of $20,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- $41, 389.25 New work: Dredging, under an existing contract, cut-off channels at Aiken Swamp and Dutch Gap, to project dimensions, 755,790 cubic yards, July-September 1933____________________________ 124, 705.35 Maintenance: Dredging to remove shoals in Richmond Harbor, by contract, 63,044 cubic yards, October-November 1933_________________ 20, 000.00 Repairs to U.S. dredge Detroit Wayne-_____--__________ 10, 635. 75 Balance remaining __- ______ -- _____-----____ 19, 140. 16 Total for all work__________________________________ 215, 870. 51 The sum of $385,000, allotted from the National Industrial Recov- ery Act, will be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, as follows: New work: Dredging a cut-off channel at Turkey Island, by con- tract, 2,374,000 cubic yards, October 1933-July 1934- $385, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 281 The additional sum of $905,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work : Dredging a cut-off channel at Jones Neck, by contract, 2,600,000 cubic yards, July 1934-June 1935__________ $416, 600 Dredging river channels between Hopewell and the pro- posed deep water terminal, by contract, 1,802,500 cubic yards, between July 1934 and April 1935______---_ 288, 400 $705, 000) Maintenance : Restoring project dimensions in the channel below Hope- well, by contract, 500,000 cubic yards, January-April 1935--__--------- 100, 000 Restoring project dimensions in the cut-off channels, and securing a channel 18 feet deep between Hope- well and Richmond, by contract, 450,000 cubic yards, July-October 1934 ... ._ _------ 90, 000 Emergency dredging in Richmond Harbor, by contract, 50,000 cubic yards .1....... 10, 000 200, 000 Total for all work---------------------__ 905, 000 The proposed expenditure for maintenance exceeds the average for the last five years because the shoaling was allowed to accumulate during 1932 and 1933, in the 25-foot project below Hopewell, the orig- inal dredging of which was completed in 1931. The proposed new work will complete the project below the pro- posed deep water terminal with the exception of about 1,560,000 cubic yards of material to be dredged from the river channels. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-- _______---__-___-__ $4, 954, 885. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_______________ 550, 428.47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-........ 5, 505, 313. 47 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 163, 674. 22 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------------ ____ -5, 668, 987. 69 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 3, 774. 94 Gross total cost to June 30, 1933- ------------------- 5, 672, 762. 63 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 41, 389.25 Net total expenditures -- -------- -- 5, 631, 373. 38 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _--- -------- 192, 095. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------------- 5, 823, 468. 95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work __ $286, 520. 53 $305, 757. 48 $582,078. 00 $252, 204. 21 $281, 477. 36 Cost of maintenance-- --------------------------- 3, 245. 77 123, 193. 86 22, 755. 16 22, 389. 42 p Total cost..----------------------. 286, 520.53 309,003.25 705,271.86 274,959.37 303,866. 78 'Total expended......---------------------- 311, 904. 72 347, 342. 44 626, 121. 73 371, 177. 49 430, 081. 17 Allotted.______------------------------ 600, 000. 00 146, 400. 00 567, 000. 00 294, 500. 00 462, 068. 95 282 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- _-- ____---------------- $160, 107. 79, Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931 ------------- $30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932______________ 600,000. 00 650, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___________________ 810, 107. 79 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment-------------------- 187, 000. 00 Impounded funds revoked 931.05 187, 931. 05 Net amount to be accounted for .__ __ ___ 622, 176. 74 Gross amount expended---- _____________- ___ 458,449.46 Less: Reimbursements collected --- _____ $27, 910. 04 Receipts from sales___-------- ---- -- 458. 25 28, 368. 29 430, 081. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1.933_ 192, 095. 57 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933________________ 51, 389. 25 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --____-__ _ 120, 463.68 171. 852. 93 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------- 20, 242. 64 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 3, 774.94 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933- ------- 24, 017. 58 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act------ -- 385, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------ 409, 017. 58 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------- 2, 930, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 : For new work - - 1- - -- - - -- - - - - - - - --- - ------------------------------------------ -- -- -- -- -- 705,000.00 For maintenance 200, 000. 00 Total 1------------------ 905. 000. 00 5. WILLOUGHBY CHANNEL, VA. Location.-This channel is located in Hampton Roads and ex- tends from the south border of the main Hampton Roads Channel, a point approximately one fourth mile west of Fort Wool, to the entrance to Willoughby Bay just south of the extreme end of Wil- loughby Spit, a distance of approximately 9,000 feet. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 400 and 1222.) Existing project.--This provides for dredging a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water, over a bottom width of 300 feet, from deep water in Hampton Roads to a point opposite the extreme tip of Wil- loughby Spit. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is: 2.7 feet and the extremes 2 and 7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1929 is $8,500. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is. $500. SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORSNORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 283 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 507, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-A ferry wharf owned by the Chesapeake Ferry Co. and used by its ferries operating between Willoughby Spit and Old Point Comfort, is the only commercial wharf located on Willoughby Spit. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs or expenditures during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in June 1931. The controlling depth at the last examination, January 1933, was 12 feet at mean low water over a width of 225 feet. The total costs and expenditures were $8,500, all for new work. Proposed operations.-An allotment of $5,000 for the fiscal year 1934 will be applied to redredging the channel, by contract, to restore project dimensions, during September 1933. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as it is expected that the work contemplated will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933______________________________ $8, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ____________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------- 8,500. 00 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------- 8,500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------------------- __ 8, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----..------- --------------------------- $8, 121.76 $378. 24 __ Cost ofmaintenance-----------------------....---- Total expended..........------............----------.......------------..------------......... 6, 989. 24 1, 510. 76 _ Allotted...................--------------------------------- ........------------..........-----------..... 8, 500. 00 ------ Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------------------------------------------------------- $5, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_.____ ___-------.. ------- 5, 000 6. APPOMATTOX RIVER, VA. Location.-This river rises in Appomatox County, Va., flows northeasterly 137 miles, and empties into the James River at Hope- well, Va. The portion under improvement extends from its mouth to Petersburg, Va.,a distance of 11 miles, which is the length of the tidal reach. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 531.) Existing project.-This provides for a navigable channel 80 feet wide and 10 feet deep at mean low water between the mouth of the river and Petersburg, the head of navigation, a distance of 11 miles, and a turning basin at Petersburg; for a dam at Petersburg and the excavation for a width of from 200 to 300 feet of a diversion chan- nel connecting the river above the dam at Petersburg with the river 'at a point 21/2 miles below; for about 1.7 miles of levees on the low grounds between the navigable and diversion channels; for a high- way bridge and a railway bridge across the diversion channel; and for other work incidental to the diversion channel. Under ordinary 284 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 conditions the mean tidal range is 2.9 feet and the extremes 2.4 and 3.3 feet. There are no records available of the heights of stage due to ordinary floods. These are estimated at 6 to 8 feet above mean low water at Petersburg, where the extremes are from 15.6 to 17.1 feet. The estimated cost of the navigable channel, revised in 1927, is $578,136 for new work, and the estimated cost (1909) of the diver- sion channel and work incident to its construction was $260,000. The estimated cost of maintenance (1927) of the navigable channel is $6,500 annually. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The acts of June 13, 1902, and March 3, 1909, pro- vided for work pertaining to the diversion scheme (H.Doc. No. 139, 56th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 3, 1871, provided for a navi- gable channel 60 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean high water. (A.R. 1874, pt. II, p. 54) the act of June 25, 1910, provided for in- creasing the width of the navigable channel to 80 feet and for the maintenance of the diversion works at Petersburg (H.Doc. No. 952,. 60th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for increasing the depth from 12 feet at mean high water to 10 feet at mean low water, an increase of 11/2 feet (H.Doc. No. 215, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 952,. Sixtieth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-All wharves and terminals served by the Ap- pomattox are situated on the river front at Petersburg. The wharves constitute a continuous timber bulkhead on piling and having an aggregate length of about 2,313 feet. The terminal facilities are con- sidered adequate for the present river commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract for the removal of a shoal at the mouth of Lieutenant Run was prosecuted between August 28 and September 16, 1932, when the contract was completed. The total cost of the work was $2,691.56. Miscellaneous surveys were made during the year at a cost of $1,286.84. The" total cost was $3,978.40, all of which was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $4,524.51. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in January 1931. The navigable channel, between the mouth and Point of Rocks, a distance of about 3.5 miles, has natural depths ranging from 10 to 30 feet at mean low water over widths in excess of the required width of 80 feet. Dredging operations for the attain- ment of a depth of 12 feet at mean high water (corresponding to a depth of 8.5 feet at mean low water) over a bottom width of 80 feet in the navigable channel between Point of Rocks and Petersburg was completed in 1912. Deepening this channel to the project depth of 10 feet at mean low water was accomplished between September 1929 and January 1931. The diversion channel and the works incidental thereto were completed in 1921. The controlling depth in April 1933 was about 8 feet at mean low water, at the mouth of Lieutenant Run at Petersburg, and at Pye Alley, 5 miles below Petersburg. The head of navigation is Peters- burg. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The total cost has been $1,067,877.46, of which $830,151 was for the new work and RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 285, $237,726.46 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $1,067,- 987, of which $772,987 was applied to the navigable channel and $295,000 was applied to the diversion channel. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable ($6,009.38) and an allotment for the fiscal year 1934 ($9,000), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933________________-______-- - _---___ $9. 46- Maintenance: Dredging by contract at Petersburg (Lieutenant Run) and at Pye Alley, 5 miles below Petersburg, for the restoration of project dimensions, 17,750 cubic yards, August and September 1933 .__ 6, 414. 00 Emergency dredging as necessary_____________________ - _ 2, 085. 92 Balance remaining----____ _---------_----- ------- 6, 500. 00 Total for all work___-- ______ ---- --. --------------- 15, 009.38 The additional sum of $18,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance dredging in the channel between Point of Rocks and Petersburg. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933________------_____________ $852, 651. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------- 237, 726. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 1, 090, 377.46 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_------- ____- 119. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-------------- ___ -1, 090, 496.46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 9. 46 Net total expenditures __--- --- -- 1, 090, 487. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--_________----------------- - 5, 890. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 --------- __ 1, 096, 377. 38 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work __.................--------------------- $7,069.88 $63, 642.73 $17, 001. 68 --------- ,978.--- -- Cost of maintenance ------------------ ------------.------------ 385.39 $4,652.54 $3, 978. 40 Total expended__------------------------ 7, 129. 40 50, 860. 70 23, 029. 57 6, 901.64 4,524. 51 Allotted -------------------- ----------------------------------2, 299. 24 -2, 021. 68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_______________________________ $12, 436. 57 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment__-------------------------- $2, 000. 00 Impounded funds revoked__________------------ 21. 68 2, 021. 68 Net amount to be accounted for_ 10, 414. 89 Gross amount expended________ ____________________ 4, 524. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 5, 890. 38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933____________________-_____ 9. 46 Balance available June 30, 1933 _________________________ 5, 880. 92 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 _____________________________--119. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 -- ___________________ 5, 999. 92 Amount allotted from War Department appropriation account ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933___________________ 9, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_______________________ 14, 999. 92 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - __ 9, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 286 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 7. PAGAN RIVER, VA. Location.-This river, a tidal stream, rises in Isle of Wight County, Va., flows northeast 10 miles, and empties into James River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 529.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of June 14, 1880, and March 3, 1905. The cost and expenditures were $20,671.01 for new work. For further details see page 1798 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel having a least width of 80 feet and a depth of 10 feet at mean low water.between the wharf of the Smithfield, Newport News & Norfolk Steamship Co. (formerly the Old Dominion Steamship Co.) at Smithfield, and the 10-foot contour in James River, a distance of about 62/3 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 2.6 feet. No data for extreme ranges of tides are available. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1920, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, was $54,600. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for widening the channel at certain bends or angles (H.Doc. No. 397, 60th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the present dimen- sions of the project (H.Doc. No. 591, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-There are 16 wharves or landings on this river, of which 14 are at Smithfield, Va., and 2 at Battery Park, about 1 mile above the river's mouth. The length of dockage avail- able at Smithfield is about 1,100 feet. At Battery Park the length of dockage is about 85 feet. The facilities are considered adequate for present and prospective requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract for the restoration of project dimensions between the mouth and Smithfield was continued to September 2, 1932, when the contract was completed. The cost of the work, including surveys, was $13,531.97, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $25,248.18. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1923 at a saving of $23,846 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at the last examination, September 1932, was 10 feet at mean low water. The head of navigation is at Cofer Land- ing, 9 miles above the mouth. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The total cost and expenditures have been $100,199.59, of which $30,754.48 was for new work and $69,445.11 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as it is expected that the work done during 1932 and 1933 will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 287 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $51,425.49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 445. 11 6__________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---__ ---- ___120, 870. 60 Net total expenditures -- _____-________ 120, 870. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_________ ____-_____ 120, 870. 60 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-...--..------------------ Cost of maintenance----------------------- $118. 26 ------------ -------- $22, 381. 65 $13, 531. 97 Total expended........................-------------------------... 118. 26--.------------------- 10, 665. 44 25, 248. 18 Allotted..........--- .......----------------------------- 3, 000. 00 -$3, 014. 03 $37, 000. 00 ----------- -1,086. 38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__--__ __------------__ $26,334.56 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment---____------------ $1, 043. 02 Impounded funds revoked ----------------- 43.36 1, 086. 38 Net amount to be accounted for ____- ---- ---- 25, 248.18 Gross amount expended__ ------------------------------ 25,248. 18 8. WATERWAY FROM NORFOLK, VA., TO THE SOUNDS OF NORTH CAROLINA Location.-This water route extends south from Norfolk, Va., to Pamlico Sound, N.C. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1227, 1228, 1229, and 1931.) Existing project.--This provides for dredging the following chan- nels: Deep Creek, Va., 3 miles long; Turners Cut, N.C., 4.4 miles long; through a shoal in the Pasquotank River, N.C., near Ship Yard Bar, and through a bar in Croatan Sound near Croatan Light- house. A least bottom width of 80 feet and a depth of 10 feet at mean low water are the project dimensions of all the channels named. The limiting width of 80 feet applies to Turners Cut; the channels in Deep Creek and Pasquotank River have been dredged the project depths for widths of 100 feet, while the channel in Croatan Sound has been dredged to a width of 200 feet and a depth of 12 feet. The project also included the cutting of points at sharp bends in the Pasquotank River and the protection of banks in Turners Cut with sheet piling. In Deep Creek and the Southern Branch of the Eliza- beth River the mean tidal range under ordinary conditions is about 3 feet and the extremes 2.3 and 3.2 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctuation in these two streams due to combined effect of tides and wind, referred to mean low water, are about -2 feet and +7 feet. The remaining sections of the waterway are nontidal and not subject to flood. There are at times, however, variations of 1 to 2 feet in level, due to wind. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1899, was $274,310. The latest (1928) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 317, 54th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1896, p. 1086; and H.Doc. No. 131, 55th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1899, p. 1485). The latest published 16228-ENG 1933-19 288 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINFERS, U.S. ARMY, 933 map is found in House Document No. 391, Sixty-second Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-The northern end of this waterway is in Norfolk Harbor, Va., the terminal facilities of which are described under this heading in the report on that improvement. There are three small wharves on the Dismal Swamp Canal. There are three landings along the Pasquotank River, between the south end of the canal and Elizabeth City. At Elizabeth City, N.C., there are 18 wharves. Below Elizabeth City there are two wharves on the east bank of the Pasquotank River. The facilities are considered ade- quate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging and snagging for the restoration of project dimensions in Turners Cut, N.C., immediately south of the South Mills Lock, with U.S. derrick barge No. 14 was performed between December 15, 1932 and May 24, 1933. The cost of the work was $8,930.38, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $8,865.18. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1903 at a saving of $23,114 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was about 8 feet, this depth occur- ring in Deep Creek. Navigation is practicable throughout the year.. The total cost has been $550,800.38, of which $251,196.46 was for new work and $299,603.92 was for maintenance. The total expendi- ture was $550,735.18. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, $1,134.82, and an allotment for the fiscal year 1934, $5,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $65. 20 Maintenance: Dredging in Deep Creek and dredging, snagging, and bank trimming in Pasquotank River, N.C., with the U.S. derrick barge No. 14, October 1933-January 1934--.--.-------- ---- - 6, 069.62 Total for all work----------------- ------------------ 6, 134.82 The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to main- tenance dredging, snagging, and bank trimming in Turners Cut and Pasquotank River, with U.S. derrick barge No. 14, January-March 1935. Cost and financial swmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------_--------- _____ $251, 196. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------______ 299, 603.92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933______________ 550, 800. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------- ----- 65. 20 Net total expenditures---------------------- ------- 550, 735. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__--_____--- --- ___ 1---134. 82 1, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------- 551, 870.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work _______.... i- -- Cost of maintenance ....------------------.. $8, 819. 15 35 $1, 759. $6, 327. 19 $12, 358. 71 $8, 930. 38 Total expended_-__----------------- 10, 273. 14 5,00.0 , 428. 33 ----- 52. 17 14,000.0 14, 278. 85 8, 865. 18 10000 Alotted--------------------------.... Allotted-------_------------------------- 5, 000.00 .....__...__ 14, 000. 00 I______ 10, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 289 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932_---------------------------------------- $10, 000. CO Gross amount expended--------------------- ---------- 8, 865. 18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933____------------------------------- 1, 134. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------------------- 65.20 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------ 1, 069.62 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933 _______ --- 5, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------------6, 069. 62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1___-- __- _ ________-__________ 5, 000.00 9. INLAND WATERWAY FROM NORFOLK, VA., TO BEAUFORT INLET, N.C. Location.--The improvement described consists of a sea-level in- land water route approximately paralleling the Atlantic coast be- tween Norfolk, Va., and Beaufort Inlet, N.C., a distance of 197.91 statute miles; and a lock canal, known as the " Dismal Swamp Canal ", 25 statute miles in length. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1227.) Previous projects.-Partial projects were adopted by acts of March 3, 1873, March 3, 1879, June 18, 1878, June 14, 1880, March 3, 1881, and September 19, 1890. The total cost and expenditures were $292,095.65 for new work and $52,804.35 for maintenance, a total of $344,900. Existing project.-This provides for an inland waterway with a depth of 12 feet at mean low water between Norfolk, Va., and Beau- fort Inlet, N.C., a distance of 197.91 miles, with bottom widths vary- ing from 90 feet in land cuts to 300 feet in open waters, for the con- struction of a tidal guard lock in the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal at or near Great Bridge, Va., for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a suitable bridge across the waterway near Fairfield, N.C., for the purchase of the Lake Drummond (Dismal Swamp) Canal as an adjunct to the Inland Waterway at a price of not to exceed $500,000, and for its maintenance to a depth of about 9 feet over a bottom width of 50 feet. The length of the Dismal Swamp Canal is 25 miles, making the total length of water- ways under improvement 222.91 miles. Data relative to the locks included in the project are as follows: Dimensions Depth on miter sills Esti- Miles Per- Year mated from Great- Character of cent- opened or Nor- Location Widti est t age ton actual; folk, of length P- L foundation to cost Va. avail- Lift pleted gation each ber able per er lock for full width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 12. 04 Albermarle and Chesa- 75 600 2. 7 (1) (1) Piles in sand 100 1932 $492, 980 peake Canal (Great and shells. Bridge, Va.). 10. 7 Dismal Swamp Canal 38 250 12 9 9 -. do 100 1900 45, 000 (Deep Creek, Va.). 33. 1 Dismal Swamp Canal 39 250 12 9 9 ..-----do..-------- 100 1899 45,000, (South Mills, N. C.). 116 feet 1 elevation. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 9 REPORT OF CHIEF OFPENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The waterway is nontidal except in the Southern Branch of Eliza- beth River and in Beaufort Inlet, N.C. In the Southern Branch the mean tidal range under ordinary conditions is 2.7 feet and the extremes are 2.3 and 3.2 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctuation, due to the combined effect of the tide and wind, referred to mean low water, are -2 and +7 feet. In Beaufort Inlet, N.C., under ordi- nary conditions the mean tidal range is 2:6 feet and the extremes are 2.3 and 3.2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1933, is $7,870,600, exclusive of amounts' expended on previous projects. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $90,600. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 25, 1912, adopted the original route of the Norfolk-Beaufort Inlet section (H.Doc. No. 391, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, authorized a change of route in the Albemarle Sound-Pamlico Sound section via the Alligator River-Rose Bay route, and the Pamlico Sound-Neuse River section, via Pamlico Sound-Brant Shoal-Neuse River route, to Alligator River-Pungo River route, and Goose Creek-Bay River route, re- spectively (H.Docs. Nos. 1478, 63d Cong., 3d sess., and 1136, 64th Cong., 1st sess., approved by the Secretary of War Apr. 14, 1919); the act of July 18, 1918, changed the Alligator River-Pungo River route (a proposed land cut connecting the rivers) from a straight line, as approved by the first modification, to a bent line approaching nearer the town of Fairfield, N.C. (approved by the Secretary of War on May 15, 1919); the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the purchase of the Lake Drummond Canal (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 5, 67th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 4, 1933 (Public, No. 433, 72d Cong.), provided for the construction of a suitable bridge near Fairfield, N.C. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 5, 72d Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, authorized the construction of a tidal lock at Great Bridge at a limit of cost of not to exceed $500,000 (S.Doc. No. 23, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the last-mentioned document and House Document No. 1136. Sixty-fourth Congress,'first session. Local cooperation.-The act of March 4, 1933, in authorizing the construction of a highway bridge across the waterway near Fair- field, N.C., imposes the condition that construction shall not be -started until in the opinion of the Secretary of War it is justified by the needs of land and water traffic, and the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers have received satisfactory assurances that by the date of completion of the said bridge, the State or other local interests will provide a suitable bridge across Northwest Fork and a suitable road between Swanquarter and Columbia via the Fairfield C(anal route. Terminal facilities.-The north end of this waterway is in Norfolk 1arbor, the terminal facilities of which are described in the report on that improvement. Between Norfolk and Albemarle Sound there are 13 wharves or landings. Along the route between Albemarle Sound and Pamlico River are 10 wharves. Located upon waters tributary to the Pamlico River-Neuse River section are 15 wharves, aggregating a frontage of about 600 feet. There are eight wharves RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 291 on the section of the waterway from Neuse River to Beaufort Inlet,. with a combined frontage of about 400 feet. At Morehead City,. N.C., there are 27 wharves, their total frontage being about 500 feet. Contiguous to the harbor at Beaufort, N.C., the southern terminus of the waterway, there are 46 wharves, their total frontage being about 1,200 feet. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work dredging in the channel above and below the Great Bridge lock with a hired dredge, to deepen the approaches to the lock and provide material for filling purposes, was continued to August 15, 1932, when the work was completed. The cost of the work was $9,476.12. New work under contract in connection with cleaning up the site of the lock at Great Bridge after completion of construction work was performed during July and August 1932, at a cost of $6,933.09. New work dredging under contract in the channel west of the lock for providing material for filling behind the south lock wall was performed between October 13 and 31, 1932, when the contract was completed. The cost of the work was $3,043.04. Maintenance work, both by hired labor and by contract, in con- nection with surveys and preparation of plans and specifications; for the construction of two bascule highway bridges across the Dismal Swamp Canal at Deep Creek, Va., and South Mills, N.C., was performed during the year at a cost of $3,261.50. Maintenance dredging under contract for the restoration of project dimensions in the Dismal Swamp Canal was commenced October 28, 1932, and continued to the end of the fiscal year when the contract was 39.53 percent completed. The cost of the work was $61,553.53. Miscellaneous surveys were made during the year at a cost of' $27,388.67. The total cost was $111,655.95, of which $19,452.25 was for new work and $92,203.70 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $142,973.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The inland waterway project was; about 99 percent completed at the end of the year. The work re- maining to be done to complete the project is the construction of a highway bridge across the Alligator River-Pungo River land cut section of the waterway near Fairfield, N.C. The controlling depths of the Norfolk-Beaufort section at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Between Norfolk, Va., and the New Holland, Higginsport & Mount Vernon Railroad bridge in Hyde County, N.C., 119 miles, 10.6 feet in Currituck Sound, near Long Point; and between the New Holland, Higginsport & Mount Vernon Railroad bridge and Beaufort, N.C., 78.91 miles, 9.5 feet, opposite the mouth of Adams Creek. The Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal was purchased by the United States from the Chesapeake & Albemarle Canal Co. on April 30, 1913, at a cost of $500,000. The Dismal Swamp Canal was acquired by the United States March 30, 1929, from the Lake Drummond Canal & Water Co. for $500,000. The controlling depth of the navigable portion of the. Dismal Swamp Canal section. 22.4 miles in length, was 5.7 feet, this depth occurring near the north end of the canal. 292 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Navigation is practicable throughout the year on both of the above sections. The total cost has been $9,477;029.09, of which $8,473,271.83, in- cluding $1,000,000 for the purchase of the Albamarle & Cheapeake and the Dismal Swamp Canals, was for new work, and $1,003,757.16 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $9,773,156.10. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable ($104,879.36) and allotments for the fiscal year 1934 ($290,000) will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-.----- ___------- - -__ $12, 143. 79 New work: Repayment of funds advanced for lock construction at Great Bridge -------------- -------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Construction of a highway bridge across Wilkerson Creek, Hyde County, N.C., by contract, January-June 1934- -.------ ___-75, 000. 00 Maintenance: Redredging, under an existing contract, Dismal Swamp Canal, to project dimensions, 889,484 cubic yards, July-October 1933-------------------------------------------------- 92, 735. 57 Construction of two highway bridges across Dismal Swamp Canal at Deep Creek, and South Mills, by contract, August 1933-March 1934--------- ------ ----- ------------- 115,000. 00 Total for all work-------------------------------- 394, 879.36 The additional sum of $185,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work: Repayment of funds advanced for lock construction at Great Bridge------------ --- ------------------------- $100, 000 Maintenance: Redredging channels, to project dimensions, in Currituck Sound, North River, and Alligator River, by contract, 450,000 cubic yards, August-December 1934_______------------------------ 55, 000 Redredging channels, to project dimensions, in shoal places be- tween the New Holland, Higginsport & Mt. Vernon R.R. bridge, across Alligator River-Pungo River land cut, and Beaufort Inlet, by contract, 245,000 cubic yards, August-October 1934_ 30, 000 Total for all work____________________________ ___ 185, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -- _________-___________ $8, 881, 875. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------1, 056, 561.51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ....... 9, 938, 436. 98 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 190, 157. 26 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------- 10, 128, 594. 24 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 1, 605. 65 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------ 10, 130, 199. 89 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 12, 143. 79 Net total expenditures- -- 10, 118, 056. 10 Unexpended balhnce June 30, 1933_-- 103, 273. 71 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 (includes $200,000 advanced funds) ----------------------- 10, 221, 329. 81 1 Completed work increased $116,507.89 to adjust plant account. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA.2 DISTRICT 293 0 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------......-- -----.-- $1, 051, 293. 82 $164, 546. 37 $45, 062. 25 $515, 993. 48 $19, 452. 25 Cost of maintenance------------------ 43, 840. 64 223, 564. 67 214, 774. 63 80, 318. 08 92, 203. 70 Total cost--_-------------- .1,095,134.46 388,111.04 259, 836. 88 596, 311. 56 111, 655. 95 Total expended-..--.------ -_- 1, 123, 469. 14 476, 012. 54 110, 280. 93 626, 361. 67 142, 973. 26 Allotted---------------------------842, 500. 00 50, 000. 00 325, 789. 63 377, 400. 00 161,931. 96 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ___________________________ $84, 315.01 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931------------------------- $5,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, approved July 14, 1932---------------------- 260, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-_ -- -10, 000. 00 275, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-----____- _______-------- 359, 315. 01 Deductions on account of: Revoked, Act June 14, 1932 309. 00 1-----------------------0, Impounded funds revoked _2, 759. 04 Deduction for return of advanced funds --------- 00, 000. 00 113, 068. 04 Net amount to be accounted for- . __________-_________- 246, 246.97 Gross amount expended-----------------------------172, 097. 14 Less: Reimbursements collected--- $28, 278. 13 Receipts from sales -- _ 845. 75 29, 123. 88 142, 973. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__---------_- 103, 273. 71 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933______ -__-___ 12, 253. 18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___------- 92, 539. 47 792.65 1-04, Balance available June 30, 1933_____----____---- 1,518. 94 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_-----------__-__- 1,605. 65 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ------ - 86. 71 Amount (estimated) 1 required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 -------------- 190, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work ---------------------------------------- 100, 000. 00 For maintenance 85, 000. 00 Total 1 -- 185, 000. 00 10. OPERATING AND CARE OF THE INLAND WATERWAY FROM NORFOLK, VA., TO BEAUFORT INLET, N.C. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms a part of the project for the "Inland Waterway from Nor- folk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N.C." (See pp. 289-293, where general information can be found.) 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 Return advanced funds, $100,00; construct highway bridge, $90,000. 294 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The Government owns and operates 5 highway bridges and 1 railroad bridge with draw spans, 1 guard lock, and operates 1 ferry for handling highway traffic on the Norfolk-Beaufort Inlet portion of the Inland Waterway, and owns and operates 2 locks and 2 bridges with draw spans on the Dismal Swamp Canal portion. The portion of the Dismal Swamp Canal between Gilmerton and Deep Creek, which is abandoned for navigation purposes, is crossed by one Government-owned fixed bridge. Operations and results during fescal year.-The structures were maintained and operated in satisfactory condition. The total cost was $179,459.23, of which $169,124.95 pertains to the Norfolk district and $10,334.28 to the Wilmington (N.C.) district. The total ex- penditure was $179,005.72, of which $168,120.50 was disbursed by the Norfolk district and $10,885.22 by the Wilmington (N.C.) district. Condition at end of fiscal year.-For controlling depths and con- dition of channel see page 291. The total cost of operation and maintenance at the end of the fiscal year was $999,042.30, of which $913,679.59 pertain to the Nor- folk district and cost and $85,362.71 to the Wilmington (N.C.) dis- trict cost. The total expenditure was $992,110.54, of which $907,- 065.47 was disbursed by the Norfolk district and $85,045.07 by the Wilmington (N.C.) district. Proposed operations.-The reconstruction of the east wall of the South Mills Lock of the Dismal Swamp Canal, in progress under contract at the end of the fiscal year, will be prosecuted to comple- p tion, and the bridges, locks, buildings, andplant ertaining to the operation of the waterway will be operated and maintained under the allotment from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and finanocal summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ $999, 042. 30 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-----__------- 53. 16 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ----------------- __ 999, 095.46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------ ----- ______ 6, 984. 92 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 992, 110. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _ -29, 653. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 I, 021, 764.43 1--------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work....-........................ ............... .. Cost of maintenance----...---.........-----------........ $50, 428. 25 $78, 039. 39 $128, 492. 53 $143, 376. 95 $179, 459. 23 Total expended-----------------............................ 257. 30 75, 034. 15 130, 911. 48 140, 980. 23 48, 179, 005. 72 52, 500. 00 84, 000. 00 111, 100. 00 Allotted-----....................---...------..----....----...... 179, 700. 00 163, 828. 38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------ --- ______------ - _ $44, 831.23 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriations, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909__ --------------- -176, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- --------- ----- - 220,831.23 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------- 12, 171. 62 Net amount to be accounted for----.. ---- --- 208,659.61 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA.7 DISTRICT 295 Gross amount expended_---__--- - __------- $179,035. 81 Less reimbursements collected_----------- -------- 30. 09 $179, 005. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--____----------------- 29, 653. 89 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------..-------- 7, 623.08 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- ----- __- 17, 485. 13 25, 108. 21 Balance available June 30, 1933__--------------------- 4, 545. 68 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 53. 16 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__-------------- 4, 598. 84 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 ___- __-...-------.--------- - 151, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___---------------- 155, 598. 84 11. KNOBBS CREEK, N.C. Location.-This creek is a nontidal fresh-water stream emptying into Pasquotank River from the west, about 18 miles above its mouth in Albemarle Sound. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1228.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water, from that depth in Pasquotank River to the Nor- folk Southern Railroad bridge, 100 feet wide in Pasquotank River and generally 60 feet wide in the creek, with a turning basin in the sharp bend opposite the plant of the Chesson Manufacturing Co. Being a branch of Pasquotank River, Knobbs Creek is affected by the wind tides which influence that stream and Albemarle Sound. In extreme cases the water rises 4 to 5 feet above mean low water, but the average fluctuation of the water surface is about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1927, is $79,000. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 102, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the. project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are eight wharves with an aggregate available frontage of 1,200 or 1,400 linear feet located on Knobbs Creek. The existing wharves are adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs or expenditures during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in July 1931. The controlling depth in February 1933 was about 11 feet at mean low water. The head of navigation is the upper Nor- folk Southern Railroad bridge, about 1.4 miles above the mouth, and this feature has not been affected by the improvement. Naviga- tion is practicable throughout the year. The total cost and expenditures have been $80,500, all for new work. Proposed operations.-An allotment of $3,000 for the fiscal year 1934 will be applied to dredging shoals in Pasquotank River and Knobbs Creek between the mouth and the Norfolk Southern Rail- road bridge, during April and May 1934. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending 296 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 June 30, 1935, and will be applied to maintenance dredging and snagging in Pasquotank River and Knobbs Creek, between the mouth and the Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge, with U.S. derrick barge No. 14, November 1934-January 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__----------------------- $80, 500 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ --- 80, 500 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------80, 500 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------80. 500 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------------------------- $70, 286. 65 $10, 213. 35 --. Cost of maintenance---------------- ------------------------------------------- Total expended- __ ...------------------ .___ . 40, 135.44 40, 364. 56 - Allotted--.........------------------.....------------------------------------- 76, 500.00 4,000.00 ... ... _.. Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------- -------------------------------- $3, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---- ------------------------ 3, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended 1- - - - - - -- - - in fiscal year ending June 30, - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1935, for maintenance 5, 000 12. MEHERRIN RIVER, N.C. Location.-Rises in Lunenburg County, Va., flows in a southeast- erly direction a distance of about 126 miles, and empties into the Chowan River, N.C., at a point about 39 miles above Albemarle Sound, N.C. (See U.S. Geological Survey, Winton quadrangle, N.C.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of August 2, 1883. The cost and expenditures under this project were $4,584.53 for new work. For further details see page 1802 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of shoals, sunken logs, snags, and other obstructions, so as to make the river safely navigable for vessels of less than 7 feet draft between the mouth and Murfreesboro, a distance of 12 miles. The entire stream is nontidal and, except during freshets, its water surface rises and falls accord- ing as the winds raise or lower the water level of Albermarle Sound. Freshets cause variations of water level of from 3 to 4 feet in the navigable portion of the river. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1907, exclusive of amount expended on previous project, was $6,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 137, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest map see House Document No. 112, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There are 5 small pile wharves, with roughly constructed wooden warehouses, on this river, 2 of which are at Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 297 Murfreesboro, N.C., and 3 between this point and the mouth of the river. The wharfage facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging and snagging at Darden's Bar with U.S. derrick barge No. 14, oper- ated by hired labor, were performed between October 24 and Decem- ber 10, 1932. The cost was $2,754.49, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $2,977.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1908 at a saving of $4,067 under the estimated cost. Logs, snags, trees, and other obstructions have been removed at various times, and there was an available depth of 7 feet at mean low water between Murfreesboro and the mouth of the river at the time of the last examination, November 1932. The head of navigation is at Skinners Landing, 21 miles above the mouth. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The total cost was $30,454.49, of which $1,932.88 was for new work and $28,521.61 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $30,454.49. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations: are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to maintenance snag- ging and bank trimming between the mouth and Murfreesboro. September-November 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------ $6, 517. 41 Cost of maintenance .to June 30, 1933------------------------ 28, 521. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -------------- 35, 039. 02 Net total expenditures --------------- ------ 35, 039. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------- 35,039. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Cost of maintenance------------......... ------------ $5, 017. 63 $3, 321. 06 $678. 94 $2, 754. 49 Total expended -------- ----------------- --- 5,017.63 3, 321.06 455.44 2,977.99 Allotted---....------$2000.00 $00 0--- 4,000.00--------------- --------- 2,754. 49 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------------_ $223. 50 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------------- 3,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------------3, 223. 50 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------245. 51 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------2, 977. 99 Gross amount expended----------------------------------2, 977.99 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ------------------------------------ 4, 000.00 13. ROANOKE RIVER, N.C. Location.-This stream rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains, west of Roanoke, Va., and flows southeasterly for about 200 miles to 298 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Clarksville, Va., where it is joined by Dan River, its principal tribu- itary; and thence, in the same general direction for about 198 miles and empties into the westerly end of Albemarle Sound, N.C. (See TU.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1228 and Post Route Map of North Carolina.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide between the 10-foot contour in Albemarle Sound and the mouth, a distance of about 0.75 mile; removing ob- structions between the mouth and Hamilton, N.C., a distance of 62 miles, so as to furnish a channel adequate for vessels navigating the North Carolina sounds; and by dredging, snagging, and regulation, securing a channel with a least width of 50 feet and a depth of 5 feet between Hamilton and Weldon, N.C., a distance of 67 miles. Depths of channels are referred to mean low water. The rise and fall of the river, resulting from freshets, is from 10 feet to 30 feet for 60 or 70 miles below Weldon, but this fluctuation diminishes toward the mouth, the variations in water level being from 1 foot to 3 feet in the lasb 15 or 20 miles. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $315,500. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor :acts: The act of March 3, 1871, provided for the improvement of the river between the mouth and Weldon (S.Ex.Doc. No. 23, 42d Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1872, p. 726) ; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the entrance channel (H.Doc. No. 211, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published maps see page 1110, Annual Report for 1890, and House Document No. 211, Seventieth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.--There are 9 wharves at Plymouth, N.C., and :2 between this point and Weldon. There are also about 20 ware- houses between the mouth of the river and Weldon. The facilities on this stream are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance snagging, with U.S. derrick barge No. 14 operated by hired labor, between Hamilton, N.C., and Albemarle Sound, which was in progress at the end of fiscal year 1932, was continued to October 23, 1932, when the work was completed. The cost was $7,357.33, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $8,920.03. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about' 87 percent completed. Navigation between Albemarle Sound and Palmyra is practicable throughout the year. Between the 10-foot contour in Albemarle Sound and Hamilton, a distance of 62.88 miles, there was in June 1933 a controlling depth of about 8 feet, this depth occurring between the mouth and the 10-foot contour in Albemarle Sound. No recent examination has been made of the river above Hamilton. When work on this section was suspended, it had a controlling depth of 3 feet to a point 2 miles below Weldon. The work remaining to be donie is the completion, by dredging, snagging, and regulation, of a channel between Hamilton and Wel- don, a distance of 67 miles, to a depth of 5 feet over a least bottom width of 50 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 299 The total cost was $321,051.34, of which $267,137.41 was for new work and $53,913.93 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $321,034.75. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $16.59, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to main- tenance dredging, snagging, and bank trimming with U.S. derrick barge No. 14 between Albemarle Sound and Palmyra, N.C., a dis- tance of 77.88 miles, July-September 1934. Cost and financial sumiaary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____________________________ $267, 137.41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 53, 913.93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933________ 321, 051. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 .... 16. 59 Net total expenditures ---------------- ---------------- 321, 034. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 16. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------- __---321, 051. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.. ........--------------- ----------- $6, 317. 01 $33, 746. 28 ........... Cost of maintenance_ ---.-- --------------- _----. $5, 409. 11 6, 245. 32 3, 324. 95 $7, 357. 33 Total cost--- ..__--. ....---------------- ..... 5, 409. 11 12, 562. 33 37, 071. 23 7, 357. 33 Total expended--...-...----_------------.... 5,409. 11 6, 245. 32 41,808. 95 8,920.03 Allotted_------------_-_----------_$3,000.00 6, 000.00 41, 400.00 2, 000. 00 7,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_..... __..---------- _ ---- $1,936.62 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 3, 1928__------------------__ $2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_______----------- ----- 5, 000.00 7, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for_- __- __--- -- ________---- 8, 936. 62' Gross amount expended_----_ _ --- ________- 8, 920. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---- __-- ______16.; 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ____________---_-_______ - 16. 59) Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------ 48,500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance ( 6;000: 00 14. SCUPPERNONG RIVER, N.C. Location.-This river rises in the center of a peninsula between Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds. It flows in a general northerly di- rection, making a long bend eastward to the town of Columbia,. then. 1Exclusive of available funds. 300 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 turning westward again until it flows into Albemarle Sound. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1228.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1879, and June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures thereunder were $21,248.68 for new work and $13,061.56 for maintenance, a total of $34,310.24. For further details see page 1802 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide on bottom across the bar; thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide on bottom up to and in front of the town of Columbia; thence 8 feet deep and 40 feet wide on bottom to Spruills Bridge, near Creswell, including six cut-offs; thence 7 feet deep and 30 feet wide on bottom to the highway bridge near Cherry; and a turning basin 7 feet deep, of a triangular form 150 feet wide on a side, near Cherry Bridge, at the mouth of Mauls Creek The plane of reference is mean low water. This is a nontidal stream, the oscillations of the surface being controlled by the winds, which cause ordinary variations of 1 foot. The extreme range of wind tides is 5.1 feet, as determined by.one year's tide-gage read- ings. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1925, was $59,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1\arch 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 1196, 62d Cong. 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facillties.-There are 27 wharves on the portion of this river under improvement, of which 9 are below Columbia, 12. at Columbia, 4 near Cross Landing, and 2 at Spruills Bridge. They have a total frontage of 1,530 feet. The existing facilities are con- sidered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in August 1925, resulting in channels having depths at mean low water as follows: Across the bar at the mouth, about 0.5 mile, 10 feet; from the bar to the town of Columbia, about 4.5 miles, 10 feet; Columbia to Spruills Bridge, near Creswell, 12.5 miles, 8 feet; Spruills Bridge to Cherry, 2.5 miles, 7 feet; and a turning basin at the mouth of Mauls Creek, near Cherry, triangular in shape, 150 feet on a side and 7 feet deep, having an area of 9,740 square feet. The head of navigation is at a highway bridge near Cherry, 20 miles above the mouth. Boat navigation is practicable throuighout the year. The total cost was $79,804.49, of which $59,914.95 was for new work :and $19,889.54 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was :$79,804.49. Proposed operations.-An allotment for the fiscal year 1934, $5,000, w-ill ibe applied to redredging, snagging, and bank trimming with iU.S. derrick barge No. 14 between Albemarle Sound and Cherry, a distance of 20 miles, July-September 1933. It pis believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 195, as it is believed the work done during the fiscal year 1934 will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 301 Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ __- $81, 163. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933. - __ 32, 951. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 114, 114. 73 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 114, 114.73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------- 114, 114. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.------------------. Cost of maintenance _..--------- .. ... ._---- ... $9, 357. 44 $4, 790. 13 $114. 76 - - Total expended ----------------------- -$257. 73 9, 357. 44 5, 339. 60 302. 96.. Allotted _ - ------ 2, 500. 00 10, 177. 53 -_____, Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933------------------------------------------------- $5, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------------------ 5, 000 15. MANTEO (SHALLOWBAG) BAY, N.C. Location.-Manteo Bay or Shallowbag Bay, formed by a natural indentation of the shore line, is situated on the northeastern side of Roanoke Island, N.C. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1229.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in Roanoke Sound to the town of Manteo, a distance of about 22/3 miles. The variations of the water surface are due to winds, such variations seldom ex- ceeding 1 or 2 feet higher or lower than the mean stage. The ex- treme range of wind tides is 5.1 feet, as determined by 1 year's tide-gage readings at Manteo. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1908, was $13,750. The latest (1908) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $2,000. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 906, 60 Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-There are 17 wharves on the portion of this harbor under improvement. They have a total frontage of 1,060 feet. The existing facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operation and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1911. The controlling depth in February 1933, when the last exam- ination was made, was 6 feet at mean low water, the project depth. The head of navigation, at Manteo, has not been affected by the improvement. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The total cost was $48,850, of which $10,503.18 was for new work and $38,346.82 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $48,850. Proposed operations.--An allotment for the fiscal year 1934, $12,000, will be applied to redredging, by contract, the channel in Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay to project dimensions, about 48,000 cubic yards, March-May 1934. 302 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as it is expected that the work contemplated will pro- vide for the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-_.....----- -- - --- _ $10, 503.18 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- 38, 346. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-......-.... . 48, 850. 00 Net total expenditures----,----------- - - - 48, 850. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 48, 850. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-.............--- ............ ........................ Cost of maintenance------------------------- $23,399.09............................----- Total expended--------...............................-- ------- ....---..... 23, 399. 09 .. ........ Allotted.......-------------------...........................- $10, 000.00 7,500. 00 .................. Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933 __ _------ ------------ -------------- $12, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------- ---------' 12, 000 16. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the fiscal year amounted to $34,193.31; the expenditure was $34,291.96. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $7,014.52, together with an allotment of $40,000 made July 7, 1933, a total of $47,014.52, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $45,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and finanotal summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- $171, 138. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------- ----------- . 4, 482.47 Net total expenditures --- -------- ---- - 166, 656. 50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- , 014. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 __---------- 173, 671. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - --................ Cost of maintenance.---- --..--------- . $18, 612. 24 . $47, 949.36 $27,366.61 1....... $43, 220.45 $34, 193. 31 Total expended-..- --- .--------- 14, 585.66 47, 831.06 29, 543.36 40, 404.46 34, 291.96 Allotted___--- -----.-.-------- ------ 27, 120. 00 40, 780. 00 52, 500. 00 10, 000. 00 36, 271.02 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $5, 035.46 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved: May 28, 1930------------ ----- ----- $3,000.00 Feb. 23,'1931------------ ------------------- 1, 043. 02 July 14, 1932-_----- ------------ 32,245.51 36,288. 53 Amount to be accounted for .------ -----. 41,323.99 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 303 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-- -- $17. 51 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- __ 41,306. 48" Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 34,291.96 Balance unexpended June 30. 1933_ 7, 014. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ 4, 482. 47 Balance available June 30, 1933-----------------------------2, 532. 05 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------------40, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------------------42, 532. 05 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 45, 000. 00 17. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 port see annual report New work Maintenance for- Nansemond River, Va._ 1932 $167, 477. 11 $48, 625. 61 Blackwater River, Va. ------- ---------- 1932 16,144. 33 24, 055. 67 Edenton Harbor, N.C.1------ 1932 73, 750. 00 -------- Cashie River, N.C.2 ---........--- ------ - - 1932 Mackay Creek, N.C.'-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - 1932 13, 374.60 3,598.96 Hampton Creek, Va. 1--------- 1892 22,000.00 ... Perquimans River, N.C.1_-_-_-_--- - ---- . 1910 13, 750.00...... .. I Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Awaiting local cooperation. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Transmitted toCongress Recommenda- Rection Locally Authorization act Cape Charles Harbor, Va ......-- .... River and Harbor Act, July 3, ------------- 1930. Drummond Lake, Va., locks at...... ..... do Fairfield Canal, N.C-------- --- do___ .....-------- - June 9, 1933 Unfavorable. James River, Va ..... ." .--- .Rivers and Harbors Committee -------------- resolution, May 26, 1933. . Lafayette River, Va -------------- River and Harbor Act, July 3, Jan. 16,1933 Do. 1930. Norfolk Harbor, Va., southern ..... do....----------------------------- branch of Elizabeth River. Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, Rivers and Harbors Committee --------------- N.C., Inland Waterway. resolution, Jan. 25, 1930. Norfolk Harbor and Elizabeth River Rivers and Harbors Committee June 8,1933 Do. and its branches, Va. resolution, Apr. 21, 1932. Norfolk, Va., to sounds of North River and Harbor Act, July 3, ----------- Carolina, including Dismal Swamp 1930. Canal. Norfolk Harbor, Va. (navy yard), Rivers and Harbors Committee June 8,1933 Do. and to Hampton Roads. resolution, May 5, 1932. Paradise Creek, Va ------ River and Harbor Act, July 3, Mar. 24, 1933 1930. Do. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933-20 304 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT This district includes river and harbor improvements in' central and eastern North Carolina from Pamlico River to Shallotte River, N.C., near the State line, embracing the watersheds of all rivers in North Carolina within the limits stated and that portion of the in- tracoastal waterway between Norfolk, Va., and Beaufort Inlet, N.C., south of and including the crossing of the New Holland, Higgins- port & Mount Vernon Railroad crossing in Hyde County, N.C., as well as the portion of the intracoastal waterway from Cape Fear River, N.C., to Winyah Bay, S.C., north of Little River, S.C. District engineer: Maj. R. A. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. T. H. Jackson, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Inland waterway from Nor- 14. Intracoastal waterway, Cape folk, Va., to Beaufort In- Fear River, N.C., to Win- let, N.C- 289 yah Bay, S.C ----.-- 323 2. Waterway connecting Swan 15. Morehead City Harbor, Quarter Bay with Deep N.C 328 Bay, N.C ------ 304 16. Beaufort Inlet, N.O------ 329 3. Far Creek, N.C___ __ 335 17. Harbor of Refuge at Cape 4. Pamlico and Tar Rivers, Lookout, N.C._-_-..-,-. 330 N.C -------------- 306 18. Cape Fear River, N.C., at 5. Silver Lake Harbor, N.C___ 309 and below Wilmington__ 331 6. Neuse River, N.C. 310 19. Cape Fear River, N.C., above 7. Swift Creek, N.C 312 Wilmington 334 8. Contentnea Creek, N.C-... 313, 20. Northeast (Cape Fear) 9. Trent River, N.C- 314 River, N.C 337 10. Channel connecting Thor- 21. Black River, N.C - 339 oughfare Bay with Cedar 22. Operatfng and care of Locks Bay, N.CO.------- - - 316 and Dams Nos.91 and 2, 11. Beaufort Harbor, N.C ... 317 Cape Fear River, N.C___ 340 12. Waterway connecting Core 23. Shallotte River, N.C--- -- 341 Sound and Beaufort Har- 24. Examinations, surveys, and bor, N.C----------- 319 contingencies (general) __ 343 13. Inland waterway, Beaufort 25. Other projects for which no to Cape Fear River, N.C., estimates are submitted__ 343 including waterway to Jacksonville, N.C -...... 321 1. INLAND WATERWAY FROM NORFOLK, VA., TO BEAUFORT INLET, N.C. (SECTION EXTENDING FROM AND INCLUDING THE CROSS- ING OF THE NEW HOLLAND, HIGGINSPORT & MOUNT VERNON RAILROAD TO BEAUFORT INLET) For report on this improvement see page 289. 2. WATERWAY CONNECTING SWAN QUARTER BAY WITH DEEP BAY, N.C. Location.-This waterway is a cut 5,500 feet long through the narrow neck of marshland Just west of Swan Quarter Bay, on the north side of Pamlico Sound, near the mouth of Pamlico River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1231.) Existing project.-This provides for securing by dredging a chan- nel 5,500 feet long, 50 feet wide at the bottom, and 6 feet deep at RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 305 mean low water. Variations in the water surface due to winds seldom exceed 1 or 2 feet above or below mean stage. From observa- tions covering a period of 4 years the extreme range of wind tides is 8.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1907, was $14,575. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost ,of maintenance is $600. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 445, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest printed map see page 1734 of the Annual Report for 1912. Terminal facilities--There are no wharves along this waterway and none are needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done during the year and no expenditures were made. Condition. at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1911 at a saving of $6,024 under the estimated cost. At the close of the fiscal year project dimensions prevailed. The costs :and expenditures were $8,550.98 for new work and $10,433.40 for maintenance, a total of $18,984.38. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand, and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the maintenance of the entire waterway, by removing 15,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during October 1934. Cost and financial sumnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ----------- $8, 550. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------10,433.40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 18, 984. 38 Net total expenditures ---- ----------- ------------------------ 18, 984. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------- 18, 984. 38 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance----------------------- 'Total expended-..------------------------ Allotted -------------------------- ------------------ -$1,091.38 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30. 1935, for maintenance ----------------------------------- $3, 000 3. FAR CREEK, N.C. Location.-Far Creek is located in Hyde County, N.C., and flows in an easterly direction into Pamlico Sound at a point about 95 miles south of Norfolk, Va. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1232.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide from Pamlico Sound to a point about 200 feet below the highway bridge at Engelhard, with a turn- ing basin at the head. There is some lunar tide in Pamlico Sound, 306 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 but the principal variations in the level of the water surface are due to winds. Ordinary winds cause a variation of about .1 foot, while severe storms will double or triple this variation. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1929, is $30,000. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is, $2,000. The project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 112, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are two wharves at Engelhard. One is 100 feet by 3 feet and one 25 feet by 7 feet. The existing facili- ties are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done during the year and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed in May 1931. At the close of the fiscal year there was a controlling- depth of 5.7 feet at mean low water. The total costs and expendi- tures were $34,500, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand, and no work is proposed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the maintenance- of the channel, by removing about 30,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during October 1934. Cost and flnanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------ ------------------ __- $34, 500k Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-....... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-_.. __.__--__ 34, 500 Net total expenditures---------------------------- ---------- 34, 500, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ __---__-__--- 34, 500, Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----------......................-----....-------------.......................----------- $34, 500. 00 . Cost of maintenance .. -------------- ------------------------------------ -------- I ............... Total expended--........................--------------------------------------... 34, 500. 00 ..................... ....... Allotted-.......---------.......-----............------ .....----------------------.. 34,500. 00 .. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance----------------------------------- $6, 000.00 4. PAMLICO AND TAR RIVERS, N.C. Location.-The two names are applied to the same river, it being known as the Pamlico below Washington, N.C., and as the Tar above that point. This stream rises in Person County, flows in a general southeasterly direction for 217 miles, and empties into Pamlico Sound. The Pamlico River is 38 miles long. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 537.) Previous projects.--Adopted by acts of July 4, 1836, and August 30, 1852. The cost and expenditures on this project were $15,000. Emisting project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide .from the 12-foot contour in the - RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 307 river below Washington to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Washington; 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide to Greenville; 20 inches -deep and 60 feet wide to Tarboro; thence to clear the natural channel above Tarboro to Little Falls. The length of section under improve- anent is 87 miles, extending from a point 4 miles below Washington to Little Falls. The stream is nontidal; variations in the water sur- face at Washington, due to prevailing winds, seldom exceed 2 feet. The extreme range of the flood or freshet stage for the upper section is 34 feet at Tarboro. For the lower section, observations covering a period of 4 years show an extreme range due to winds of 8.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $384,700, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $17,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 14, 1876, authorized a channel of 9 feet from the mouth to Washington; the act of May 3, 1879, provided for the section of the river between Washington and Tarboro (H.Doc. No. 68, 45th Cong., 3d sess.); the section of the river be- tween Tarboro and Little Falls (Rocky Mount) was added to the project in 1890 (Annual Report for 1889, p. 1130); the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, authorized changing the depth between Washington and Greenville (H.Doc. No. 342, 59th Cong. 2d sess.); the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, covered the latest modi- fication of the portion between Washington and Greenville and authorized increase in depth from the mouth to Washington from 9 to 10 feet (H.Doc. No. 270, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); and the act ap- proved July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 11, 71st Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the 12-foot channel. The latest published maps are in the two last-mentioned documents. Recommended modifiocation of project.-The abandonment of this improvement above Tarboro, N.C., is recommended in House Docu- ment No. 467, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There are 72 wharves on the portion of this river under improvement, of which 50 are along the water front at Washington, N.C., 1 on Castle Island in front of town, 2 across the river from town, 8 between Washington and the mouth, and 11 be- tween Washington and the mouth of Fishing Creek. They have a total frontage of 4,635 feet. The existing facilities are not con- sidered adequate at Washington, Greenville, or Tarboro. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work for the year consisted of snagging with Government plant and hired labor; the derrick boat Contentnea working between Washington, N.C., and Old Sparta Bridge 42 miles above. The total cost and expenditure was $2,734.97, charged to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in July 1931. At the close of the fiscal year the project depth of 12 feet at mean low water was available from the mouth to Washing- ton. At Washington the limiting depth is 10.5 feet. Above Wash- ington the limiting depth is 4 feet to a point 2 miles below Green- ville, thence 1 foot to the mouth of Fishing Creek. The costs and -expenditures were $426,100.39 for new work and $231,342.89 for maintenance, a total of $657,443.28. 308 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operation.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $960.13, together with an allotment of $13,900 made during July 1933, a total of $14,860.13, will be used as follows: Maintenance: Dredging 50,000 cubic yards of material from the channel at and below Washington under contract (January 1934)----- $10, 000. 00 Operating the Government derrick boat Contentnea above Washington 31/, months (September and October 1933 and May and June 1934)---------------------------------- 4, 860.13 Total for all work------------------------------ 14, 860. 13 The additional sum of $17,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and ivill be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging 60,000 cubic yards of material from the channel at and below Washington under contract (January 1935),--... $12, 000.00 Operating the Government derrick boat Contentnea above Washington about 3 months (January, February, and March 1935) ---------------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Total for all work----------------------------- 17, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary 39 Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__-------------------------441, 100lob. Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 231, 342. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 672, 443. 28 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- __ 672. 443. 28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 -- 960. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_----_----_ 673, 403. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work......... ... $83, 177. 92 $56, 241. 74..... C-ost of maintenance_------------.... ..... $56, 767. 73 $6, 238. 26 4,590. 02 5, 872. 90 $2, 734.97 Total cost..---------------------- 56, 767. 73 6, 238. 26 87, 767. 94 62, 114. 64 2, 734. 97 Total expended--- _ 56, 767. 73 __...................... 5, 684. 80 48, 214.42 102, 221.62 2, 734. 97 Allotted----------------------............................ 45,000.00 2,000.00 123,000.00 16, 500.00 3,315.94 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---________________________________ $379. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 -------------------------------------------3, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____-__--____----___ 3, 879.16 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ------------ 184.06 Net amount to be accounted for -__-. __-..___---____ 3, 695. 10' Gross amount expended_. - - -- -__-___----____ 2, 734.97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--- -___-------____ __ -- 960. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----- -------------------------------- 13, 900. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 __ 14, 860.13 1___________-- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - 17, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 309 5. SILVER LAKE HARBOR, N.C. Location.-Silver Lake Harbor is located at the westerly end of Ocracoke Island, which is a portion of the barrier separating Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. Beaufort Harbor lies about 50 miles southwest, Belhaven is about 60 miles northwest. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1232.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 50 feet wide, extending from that depth in the sound to the 3-foot contour in Silver Lake Harbor, together with a training wall 300 feet long to protect the outer end of the entrance channel from northeast storms. The ordinary range of tide within the lake is about 1 foot, with about 21/2 feet at the outer end of the connecting channel. Severe storm tides have been known to raise the water surface of the lake as much as 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1927, is $11,000. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $900. The project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved July 3, 1930. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 3, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is contained in this document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three small wharves extending from the shore to the deeper waters in the lake, and one at the outer entrance of the channel. While poorly constructed, and few in number, they are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of repairing the training wall 100 feet inshore. Work was done under contract. Approximately 100 tons of rock, weighing from 50 to 300 pounds, were used in the extension. This work resulted in the prevention of the beach eroding into and shoaling the channel at the junction of the channel and shore line on the north side. The total cost and expenditures for this work was $700, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in June 1931. At the close of the fiscal year project dimensions pre- vailed at mean low water. The training wall is considered suffi- cient to protect the channel. The cost and expenditures were $11,000 for new work and $700 for maintenance, a total of $11,700. Proposed operations.-No funds were on hand June 30, 1933, and no work is proposed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $1,800 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel entering the harbor, by removing about 6,000 cubic yards of material, under contract, during October 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ $11, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933______________________________ 700 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933____________-__ 11, 700 Net total expenditures-------------- .. 11, 700 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 __ 11, 700 310 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------......................--....------------............--..... $11, 000 ....---......... Cost of maintenance .----...... .. "..."--..... "- ""..- ..---..................... - $700 Total expended------------------------------------------- 11,000 --.... . 700 Allotted.....------------------------------------------- 11, 000 ---- ----- 700 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 -------------------------------------------- $700. 00 ,Gross amount expended-------------------------------------- 700. 00 Amount that' can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance__------------------------------------1, 800. 00 6. NEUSE RIVER, N.C. Location.-Rises in the northerly part of North Carolina and flows in a southeasterly direction until it reaches Kinston; thence northeast to mouth of Contentnea Creek; thence southeast to a point :20 miles below New Bern; thence northeast until it flows into Pamlico Sound. Its total length is about 300 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 538.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 300 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water up to and in front of New Bern; 4 feet deep at dead low water to Kinston, and during 9 months of the year 3 feet deep at dead low water to Smithfield, to be ob- tained by dredging and snagging. Length of the section included in the project, about 184 miles. The stream is nontidal; variations in the water surface at and below New Bern, due to prevailing winds, seldom exceed 2 feet above or below mean stage. The extreme range of flood or freshet stage for the upper section of the river is 21 feet at Selma. Tide-gage readings at New Bern covering 4 years show the extreme range of wind tides to be 8.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $417,200. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,500. The project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 18, 1878, as extended in 1879, provided for the portion of the river above New Bern (Annual Report' for 1872, pp. 734-741, and Annual Report for 1879, pp. 708--710) ; the act of June 13, 1902, provided for a depth of 8 feet at dead low water at and -below New Bern (H.Doc. No. 317, 54th Cong., 2d sess.), and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for a depth of 12 feet (H.Doc. No. 299, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1889, page 1058. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 49 wharves on this stream, of which 9 are below New Bern, 28 at or near New Bern, 8 at Bridgeton, and 4 above New Bern. They have a total frontage of about 4,200 feet. Existing facilities are adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of snagging with Government plant and hired labor. The derrick boat Contentnea worked between New Bern and Kinston, a distance of 50 miles, clearing the channel between these points. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 311 total cost and expenditure on this work was $2,450.53, all for main- tenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as modified by the act of January 21, 1927, is completed to the practical limit. Due to the fact that it is impracticable to obtain and maintain the proj- ect depth above New Bern by dredging and snagging, the percentage of completion is uncertain. At the close of the year a channel 300 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water existed from the mouth to New Bern, with the exception of Fort Point Channel,. which had a controlling depth of 11 feet. From New Bern to a point 23 miles above, the controlling depth was 4 feet, thence 21/2 feet to Contentnea Creek, thence 1 foot to Seven Springs, 75 miles above New Bern. The channel above New Bern is about 50 feet wide. The costs and expenditures were $403,066.04 for new work, and $182,214.32 for maintenance, a total of $585,280.36. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $1,798.21, together with an allotment of $13,500 made during July 1933, a total of $15,298.21, will be used as follows: Maintenance: Dredging 50,000 cubic yards of material from the channel at and below New Bern under contract (December 1933) _____ $10, 000. 00 Operating the Government derrick boat Contentnea above New Bern about 4 months (November and December 1933 and January and February 1934) _____ ____ 5, 298.21 Total for all work____________________________________ 15, 298. 21 The additional sum of $12,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging 47,500 cubic yards of material from the channel at and below New Bern under contract (December 1934)-------- $9, 500. 00 Operating the Government derrick boat Contentnea above New Bern about 2 months (November and December 1934)_______ 3, 000. 00 Total for all work________________________________ 12, 500. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 _____________________________ $403, 066. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_________________________ 182, 214. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 585, 280. 36 Net total expenditures________ ____ - -_______ _- 585, 280. 36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ______________________________ 1, 798. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933______________ 587, 078. 57 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....---------------------$33, 666. 59 ............----- . . . . Cost of maintenance_-------------------- 3, 754. 21 $1,931.48 $2, 706. 58 $2, 658. 79 $2, 450. 53 Total cost--------------------------- 37, 420. 80 1, 931.48 2, 706. 58 2, 658. 79 2, 450. 53 Total expended . 37, 420. 80 .__----------------------- 1,931.48 2, 706. 58 2, 658. 79 2, 450. 53 Allotted-------------- ------------------------- 500. 00 ----------- -6, 500. 00 3, 272. 57 312 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 - - ------------------ $976. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------------------- 3,500.00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 4, 476. 17 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ----------- 227.43 Net amount to be accounted for------- ------------- 4, 248. 74 eGross amount expended- -------------------------------- 2, 450.53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__----------------------- 1, 798. 21 -------------- 'Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_________-------- 36.90 Balance available June 30, 1933 1, 761.31 ___------------------------ Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------ ------------- --------------------- 13, 500.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_-__---------- 15, 261.31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June --- --- -- -- - -- 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 12, 500. 00 7. SWIFT CREEK, N.C. Location.-Swift. Creek has its source in the swamps of Pitt 'County, about 5 miles south of Greenville, N.C. It flows south- easterly 43 miles and empties into Neuse River 71/2 miles above New Bern, N.C. (See U.S. Geological Survey sheets New Bern, Vance- boro, Ayden, and Winterville.) Existing project.-This provides for clearing the channel from the mouth to Vanceboro, 12 aniles, of snags and overhanging and leaning trees. The rise of water level, due to prevailing winds and floods, reaches its maximum height at Vanceboro of about 12 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1909, was $1,600. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $350. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 360, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). No map of this creek has ever been published. Terminal facilities.-Thereare 8 wharves on this stream, of which 5 are at Vanceboro. They have a total frontage of about 240 feet. The existing facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations;and results during fiscal year.-No work was done dur- ing the year and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1910. A channel 5 feet deep at mean low water, with a minimum width of 50 feet, was available at the end of the year to Vanceboro. The cost of the work under the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $1,600 for new work and $5,422 for maintenance, a total of $7,022. The total expenditures were $7,022. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand, and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $350 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Vanceboro, 12 miles above, with the Govern- ment derrick boat Contentnea, during October 1934. xExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 313 Cost and fnancial summary ,Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $1, 600 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------------- 5, 422 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------------7, 022 Net total expenditures------------------- 7, 022 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------------------7, 022 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----..-........... ....... ..------------ Cost of maintenance ________...... _. _ $223. 65 ....----------- $496.67 $203. 33 - Total expended_____ ....... ________ _______. 222.05,------------ 496. 67 203. 33 Allotted...-- ---- - ... - -- __. $7100.00 _ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance_ _______ ______ $350. 00 8. CONTENTNEA CREEK, N.C. Location.-Rises in Wilson County, N.C., flows in a general south- easterly direction, and empties into Neuse River about 32 miles above New Bern, N.C. (See U.S. Geological Survey sheets Ayden, Falk- land, Kinston, and Wilson.) Existing project.-This provides for clearing the stream of ob- structions so as to obtain from its mouth to Stantonsburg a depth of not less than 3 feet during the higher stages about 9 months of the year. The section under improvement is from the mouth to Stantonsburg, 63 miles. The stream is subject to freshets, rising 11 feet above low water at Snow Hill and Stantonsburg, 32 and 63 miles above the mouth, respectively. Boating stages are generally avail- able from January to June and intermittently during the remainder of the year. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1887, was $77,500.. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881 (H.Doc. No. 85, 46th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1881, p. 1010). The latest published map is on page 1014 of the Annual Report for 1887. Recommended modification of project.-The abandonment of this improvement above Snow Hill, N.C., is recommended in House Document No. 467, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There is one wharf on this stream. The ex- isting facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done dur- ing the year and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1896 at a saving of $13,105 under the estimated cost. The stream was not snagged during the year due to the fact that a shoal at the mouth prevented the Contentea from entering the stream dur- ing the low stage of water that prevailed while she was operating in that vicinity. At present the stream is in poor condition. The cost and expenditures have been $64,394.56 for new work and $31,847.15 for maintenance, a total of $96,241.71. The total expenditures were $96,241.71. 314 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $1,416.29, together with an allotment of $1,000 made during July 1933, a total of $2,416.29, will be applied to snagging between the mouth and Snow Hill, 32 miles above, with the Government derrick boat Contentnea about 12/3 months (August 1933 and April 1934). The additional sum of $1,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to main- tenance snagging between the mouth and Snow Hill, with the Gov- ernment derrick boat Contentnea, during August 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 --------------------------- $64, 394. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---________________ __-__ 31, 847.15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 96,241. 71 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 96,241.71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 1, 416. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 97,658. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--____ - - -- .--............- -- Cost of maintenance___ ....-- __._ --- $537. 44 $454. 20 $495.04 .. $434.47- .- _----- Total expended---------------...---------- 537.44 454.20 495.04 434.47 ..........-------- Allotted------------------------------........... 800.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 -1,000.00 $1, 000. 0 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--___-- ....... ------- -__- $416. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1032----------- ------------------------------ 1,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for..--------------------------------- 1, 416. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-- __------------ -- -1, 416. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4,1933----------------------------------------1, 000. 00 " Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------ 2,416. 29 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance __- - - - - - - - - - - - - ___ - _ - - - - - - - - _1, - 000. 00 9. TRENT RIVER, N.C. Location.-This stream is formed by the junction of Beaver Damn and Tuckahoe Creeks, in Jones County, N.C. It flows for 80 miles (about 40 miles in an air line) in an easterly direction through Jones and Craven Counties, and at New Bern empties into the Neuse River,. being its principal tributary. (See U.S. Geological Survey sheets, New Bern and Trent River.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act approved March 3, 1879. The cost and expenditures on all the above projects were $70,905.40' for new work and $27,104.99 for maintenance, making a total of $98,010.39. For further details see page 1803 of the Annual Report. for 1915. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 315 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide in front of New Bern, a channel of 6 feet depth at dead low water over Foys Flats, and a channel 50 feet wide and 4 feet deep at low water to Trenton. The length of section included in the project is 38 miles. Near the mouth the water level varies about 2 feet under normal conditions, according to prevailing winds. Observations covering a period of four years show that the extreme range of wind tides is 8.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $41,600, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,100. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for a depth of 8 feet at dead low water at New Bern (H.Doc. No. 121, 56th Cong., 2d sess.); Joint Resolution No. 22, approved March 4, 1907, covered the section at Foys Flats; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the work in the upper section of the river (H.Doc. No. 1471, 60th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for increasing the depth at New Bern to 12 feet at mean low water (H.Doc. No. 299, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). For latest printed map see page 1318 of the Annual Report for 1895. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 52 wharves on the portion of this stream under improvement, of which 32 are at or opposite New Bern, 5 are at or near Polloksville, and 3 are at Trenton. They have a total frontage of about 7,650 feet. The existing facilities are con- sidered adequate. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done during the year and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in May 1929. At the end of the year project dimensions existed to Polloksville. From Polloksville to Trenton the controlling depth was 3.5 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $44,294.05 for new work and $29,204.46 for maintenance, a total of $73,498.51. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $1,570.15, together with an allotment of $1,000 made during July 1933, a total of $2,570.15, will be applied to snagging between the mouth and Trenton, 38 miles above, with the Government derrick- boat Contentnea about 12/3 months (July 1933 and March 1934). The additional sum of $2,100 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to mainte- nance snagging between the mouth and Trenton, with the Govern- ment derrickboat Contentnea, during July and November 1934. Cost and finaoiaZl sunvmrrary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------- $115, 190. 45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------- 56, 309. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 171, 508. 90 Net total expenditures ..------------------------- 171, 508. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933- --------------------------- 1, 570. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- ----------- 173, 079. 05 316 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work __..................--..... $4, 882. 57 ... ......... Cost of maintenance .....--------------------- 985. 41 $549. 33 $1, 654. 10 $936. 17 - Total cost----------------------- 5, 867. 98 549. 33 1,654. 10 936. 17 ........ Total expended_----------------------- 5,867. 98 549. 33 1,654. 10 936. 17 - Allotted----------....... ------...............--------....----. 1, 200.00 2, 600. 00 2,000. 00 -1, 000. 00 $1,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -------------------------- $570. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-- ---------------------------------------- 1,000.00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 1, 570. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 1, 570. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------------------------------------- 1, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 2, 570. 15 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - -- - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 _ _ 2, 100. 00 10. CHANNEL CONNECTING THOROUGHFARE BAY WITH CEDAR BAY, N.C. Location.-ThoroughfareBay is on the north side of Core Sound. about 6 miles west of the end of the peninsula at the junction of Core and Pamlico Sounds. It lies about 30 miles by the boat route through Core Sound easterly from Beaufort, N.C. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1233.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep and 50f feet wide on bottom to connect Thoroughfare Bay and Cedar Bay. The length of this channel is about 11/2 miles. There is no lunar tide in the channel or waterway, variations in the level of the water sur- face being due entirely to the action of the wind. Ordinary storms will cause a variation of 1 foot above or below the mean stage, while severe storms may cause a variation of as much as 3 feet. The esti- mate of cost for new work, revised in 1919, was $9,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919. (II.Doc. No. 1125, 63d Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are no wharves on the waterway, and, as it is only a part of a through waterway, none are deemed necessary. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done dur- ing the year and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1921. Project dimensions existed at end of year. The cost and ex- penditures have been $9,000 for new work and $8,000 for main- tenance, a total of $17,000. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand, and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 317 The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel by removing 25,000 cubic yards of material under con- tract, during November 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $9, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------- 8, 000 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------- 17, 000 ----- Net total expenditures______________ 17, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------------17, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work._................................--........................... Cost of maintenance.....-------------------------------------------- ---------------- Total expended .-------...... ---......... -----------------------...--...- ---------- ------------ Allotted----.....-------......... ---------------- $4, 000. 00 -$4, 000. 00---------------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance_ -------------------------------------- $5, 000 11. BEAUFORT HARBOR, N.C. Location.-This harbor is located just inside Beaufort Inlet and extends to the Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge across Newport River. It is about 112 miles square and lies between Core and Bogue Sounds. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 420.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of July 4, 1836. The cost and expenditures were $5,000, all for new work. For further de- tails see page 1803 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the stopping of erosion at the inlet by jetties and sand fences at Fort Macon and Shackleford Points and other shore protection; for a channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water in Bulkhead Channel and Gallants Channel and the same depth with width varying from 200 to 400 feet in front of the town of Beaufort; and the construction of a stone bulkhead extending from Town Marsh across Bird Shoal to the westerly end of Carrot Island. The distance from the inlet to the upper end of Gallants Channel is about 5 miles. The average rise of tide is 2 feet at Beaufort and 31/2 feet at the inlet. As shown by observations made in 1907, the extreme range of tides is 4.8 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, is $262,800. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $17,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1881, provided for the erection of jetties and the securing of a 9-foot channel (Annual Report for 1881, p. 1013), as amended in 1890 (Annual Report for 1890, p. 1134), to provide for a 7-foot channel to Beaufort; the act of March 2, 1907. 318 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 authorized repairs to existing jetties at Fort Macon Point and addi- tional jetties and shore protection; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the 10-foot channel to the inland waterway and the turning basin at Beaufort (H.Doc. No. 511, 61st Cong. 2d sess.); the act of March 2, 1919, provided for an enlargement of the turning basin (H.Doc. No. 1108, 63d Cong., 2d sess.)N; the act of March 3, 1925, authorized the bulkhead across Bird Shoal (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 8, 68th Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the act of July 3, 1930, authorized an increased depth in Bulkhead and Gallants Channels and in front of the town of Beaufort to 12 feet (H.Doc. No. 776, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 48 wharves contiguous to this har- bor. They have a total frontage of about 1,400 feet. The existing facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of repairing the main jetty at Shackelford Point, the bulk- head, training wall, and the Bird Shoal bulkhead, connecting Town Marsh with Carrot Island, and miscellaneous surveys. The work was done during the months of April and May. A total of 261.58 tons of stone was placed on the offshore end of main jetty at Shackel- ford Point and 202.62 tons of stone was placed on the inshore end of this jetty. A total of 100 tons of stone was placed on the Bulk- head Shoal training wall and Bird Island bulkhead. The total cost of this maintenance work was $2,943.10. The total expenditures were $4,227.48. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in July 1931. At the end of the fiscal year the controlling depths were as follows: Gallants Channel, 11.7 feet; Bulkhead Channel, 6 feet. The jetty at Shackelford Point that was threatened is now con- sidered to be in fair condition since the addition of stone. The total cost of the existing project to Juie 30, 1933, was $269,667.38 for new work and $156,830.91 for maintenance, a total of $426,498.29. The total expenditures were $456,148.77. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $3,834.40, together with an allotment of $12.000 made during July 1933, a total of $15,834.40, will be used as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 -- ---------------------- $255. 01 Maintenance: Dredging 50,000 cubic yards of material from the channels under contract (September 1933) ------------------ _--------- 10,000.00 Placing 790 tons of stone on existing jetties and training walls under contract (April and May 1934) --------------------__ 5, 579. 39 Total for all work_-----------_----_____ _15, 834. 40 The additional sum of $17,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Dredging 60,000 cubic yards of material from the channels un- der contract (July 1934) ----------------------------- $12, 000. 00 Placing 800 tons of stone on existing jetties and training walls under contract (April and May 1935) -------------------- 5, 500. 00 Total for all work----.-----______-____---_ 17, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 319 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---- -------------------- $274, 667.38 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------156, 830. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------431, 498. 29 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 29, 905. 49 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------ 461, 403. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 255.01 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------461, 148. 77 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 3, 834. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 464, 983.17 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------------....---- _-- --- Cost of maintenance..............-----------------. $4, 583. 26 - $11, 343. 37 $47, 208. 02 5, 171. 77 $13, 454. 58 3, 258. 22 ------- $2, 943. 10 Total cost.......---------------- 4, 583. 26 11, 343. 37 52, 379. 79 16, 712. 80 2, 943. 10 Total expended-_..--------------------- 28, 981. 56 -107, 868. 25 25, 909. 53 16, 036. 89 4, 227. 48 Allotted_..._ .- _----___-__- _-_ ------ 10, 500. 00 -117, 798. 68 56, 395. 00 -23, 500. 00 1, 066. 90 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------- $6, 994. 98 Amount alloted from War Dept. Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_ _...... 1, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------- 8, 494. 98 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ------------- 433. 10 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 8, 061. 88 Gross amount expended------------------------------ $18, 030. 48 Less: Reimbursements collected---------------$13, 751.00 Receipts from sales-------------------- 52. 00 13, 803. 00 4, 227. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------------3, 834.40 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------- 304. 26 Balance available June 30, 1933-----.------------------------ 3, 530. 14 Amount allotted from War Dept. appropriation act approved March 4, 1933------------------------------------------------------12, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------------- 15, 530. 14 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1- -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17, 500. 00 12. WATERWAY CONNECTING CORE SOUND AND BEAUFORT HARBOR, N.C. Location.-This is a tidal waterway 23/4 miles long which con- nects the waters of Beaufort Harbor in front of the town of Beau- fort with waters of Core Sound by an improved channel by way of Taylors Creek. New Bern, N.C., is 43 miles northwest of Beaufort; Southport, at the mouth of Cape Fear River, is 120 miles to the southwest, and Norfolk is 200 miles north. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 420.) 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933- 21 320 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previousprojects.-Adopted by the act of March 4, 1913. The cost and expenditures were: For new work, $20,000; for maintenance, $12,853.81; a total of $32,853.81. In addition, $10,000 contributed by local interests was spent on new work. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 75 feet wide. The average rise and fall of tide at Beaufort is about 2.5 feet. The extreme range of tide at the Beau- fort end is 4.8 feet, while at the Core Sound end it is probably 4 feet. The length of the section included in the project between 7-foot contours is 23/4 miles. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1921, was $30,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of Septem- ber 22, 1922 (H.Doc. No. 88, 67th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is,in the project document. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of October 10, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended a project for a chan- nel from Pamlico Sound through Core Sound and to Beaufort Har- bor, N.C., to provide a depth of 7 feet and a width of 75 feet via Wainwright Channel, at an estimated cost of $41,400, with $6,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that required for the exist. ing project for waterway connecting Core Sound and Beaufort Har. bor; the project for improvement to include and supersede the ex- isting project designated as the waterway connecting Core Sound and Beaufort Harbor (H.Doc. No. 485, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are five wharves along this waterway. They have a total frontage of about 200 feet. The existing facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done during the year and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1923 at a saving of $2,345 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth was 6.6 feet at mean low water. The costs and ex- penditures have been $27,655.04 for new work and $30,493.15 for maintenance, a total of $58,148.19. Proposed operations.-No funds were on hand June 30, 1933. An allotment of $2,500, made during July 1933, will be used in the maintenance of the entire waterway, by removing 12,500 cubic yards of material under contract, during September 1933. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the main- tenance of the entire waterway, by removing 25,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during August 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -------------------------- $47, 655. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 43, 346. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------- 91, 002. 00 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 91, 002. 00 .....------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- 91,002. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 321 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----....--- ----- ----------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-._------------------ $6, 847. 25 $1, 870. 50 $726. 75 $9, 473. 25 .----------- Total expended-....---------------------- 6, 847. 25 1,870. 50 726. 75 9, 473. 25 ---------- --------------- Allotted -----......--.................... ---- .......... --- -I 1, 500. 00 3, 700. 00 1, 500. 00 .......... Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ____ ___-______ $2, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_----__ -------- 2, 500.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 -- -- - - - - -- -- - - -- - - -- - - -- 30, 1935 for maintenance 5, 000. 00 13. INLAND WATERWAY, BEAUFORT, N.C., TO THE CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING WATERWAY TO JACKSONVILLE, N.C. Location.-This waterway begins at Beaufort Harbor and follows the general line of the coast, passing through Bogue Sound and the sounds and marine marshes to the south, to a point in Myrtle Sound just north of Carolina Beach, crossing the mainland at this point into Cape Fear River, which it enters about 16 miles below Wil- mington. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1234 and 1235.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1837, July 7, 1838, August 2, 1882, March 3, 1905, June 25, 1910, September 19, 1890, August 5, 1886, and August 8, 1917. The cost and expenditures were $198,706.92 for new work and $107,633.94 for maintenance, a total of $306,340.86. For further details see page 1803 of Annual Report for 1915; and page 585 (for New River), page 587 (for waterway between New River and Swansboro), and page 589 (for waterway between Beaufort Harbor and New River; that is, portion between Beaufort and Swansboro), Annual Report for 1917; and Annual Report for 1926, page 533. Existing project.-This provides for a waterway 12 feet deep at mean low water with a bottom width of 90 feet, extending along the coast, from Beaufort, N.C., to the Cape Fear River, a distance of 93.5 miles, with such modifications in routing as the Chief of Engi- neers may find desirable and economical, and including the provision of a tidal lock near the Cape Fear end and a highway bridge in its vicinity. The project also provides for a channel 3 feet deep at mean low water and 40 feet wide in New River to Jacksonville, N.C., a distance of 23 miles. The tidal range varies from 3 feet at the inlets to 1 foot at points between. The tidal range for New River varies from 3 feet at New River Inlet to 1 foot at the head of the marshes and nothing at Tar Landing, 31 miles above. At the Beaufort end of this waterway the extreme range of tide is 4.8 feet. At the various inlets between Beaufort Inlet and New River Inlet the extreme range of tides is probably from 31/2 to 4 feet. At the Cape Fear River end the mean range is 3.5 feet. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 322 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $3,800,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1926) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $150,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of August 8, 1917, provided for the channel to Jacksonville (H.Doc. No. 1775, 64th Cong., 2d sess.), and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the 12-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 450, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-men- tioned document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The north end of this waterway is in Beau- fort Harbor and harbor at Morehead City, the terminal facilities of which are described in the reports for those improvements in this report. There are 23 wharves at or near Swansboro which are also referred to in this report on the improvement of inland waterway, Beaufort to Jacksonville, N.C. Throughout the rest of the water- way the route is through unimproved sections containing no termi- nal facilities. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of dredging under contract and with Government plant and hired labor; and miscellaneous surveys. New work during the year consisted of the removal, under contract, of 6,297 cubic yards of rock, sand, and mud from section II, extending from Swansboro to New River and 202,313 cubic yards of rock, sand, and mud from sec- tion III, extending from New River to the causeway at Wrightsville. Maintenance dredging during the year was done by the U.S. dredge Henry Bacon and consisted of the removal of 119,618 cubic yards of sand and mud from section I; 210,959 cubic yards from section III; 167,831 cubic yards from section IV; and 141,622 cubic yards from section V; a total of 640,030 cubic yards. This work resulted in com- pleting the project and in maintaining the waterway to project di- mensions, except the portion between Beaufort and a point just west of New River where there are several shoals over which the con- trolling depth is 9 feet. The cost during the year was $28,837.62 for new work and $79,966.48 for maintenance, a total of $108,804.10. The expenditures were $125,418.33. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted on December 23, 1932, at a saving of $1,556,492 under the esti- mated cost. The governing depths at mean low water are 9 feet from Beaufort Harbor to a point just west of New River and thence 12 feet to Cape Fear River. The costs and expenditures have been $2,243,507.82 for new work and $149,642.83 for maintenance, a total of $2,393,150.65. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $62,655.48, will be applied to maintenance dredging of about 840,000 cubic yards of material from the entire waterway with the Govern- ment dredge Henry Bacon (July 1, to September 15, 1933). The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the maintenance of the entire waterway, by removing about 1,200,000 cubic yards of material under contract, between January 1 and June 30, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 323 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------_ $2, 442, 214. 74 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_____________________ 257, 276. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 2, 699, 491. 51 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 2, 699, 491. 51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__ _ 662,655. 48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__________-__ 2, 762, 146. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------......-----.. $130. 791. 66 $1, 004, 406. 45 $557, 964. 20 $520, 744. 50 $28, 837. 62 Cost of maintenance.----- - __- -8. 66 8, 948. 51 33. 08 59, 774. 06 79, 966. 48 Total cost --- --...................-- ... 130, 800. 32 1, 013, 354. 96 557, 997. 28 580, 518. 56 108, 804. 10 Total expended---------------------- 99,840.72 840. 72 933, 571. 48 933, 579, 021. 78 654, 786. 92 125, 418. 33 Allotted...-----------------........... 655, 000. 00 835,000.00 186, 000. 00 -136, 700. 00 116, 476. 68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _______________________ _ $71, 597. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931___________________ __ $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932______ _______ 50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----- ________-_______ 60, 000. 00 120, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-----__ ___ -- - 1____597. 13 191, Deductions on. account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 3, 523. 32 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------188,073. 81 Gross amount expended______----____--______ _ 125, 418.33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---- __-------62, 655.48 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------- ____--------- 392. 70 Balance available June 30, 1933__---------- ------- 62, 262. 78 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_________________________________-- 150, 000.00 14. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM CAPE FEAR RIVER, N.C., TO WINYAH BAY, S.C. Location.--This waterway begins at Southport, N.C., and follows in general a route from the Cape Fear River up Elizabeth River 0.7 miles to a point near its headwaters; thence through high ground 2.6 miles to the headwaters of Davis Creek; thence down Davis Creek to the sounds and salt marshes and through the latter to Little River, S.C., a distance of 24.2 miles; thence up Little River 5.7 miles to its headwaters; thence through high ground 21.8 miles to the head of Socastee Creek; thence down Socastee Creek 6.5 miles to the Waccamaw River, and down the latter 27 miles to Winyah Bay; a total distance of 94.5 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1236 and 1237.) 1Exclusive of available funds. 324 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing project.-This provides for a waterway 8 feet deep at mean low water with a bottom width of 75 feet, between Cape Fear River, N.C., and Winyah Bay, S.C., a distance of approximately 94.5 miles. The mean range of tide on Cape Fear bar is 4.5 feet; at inlets 4 feet, varying to 2 feet at points midway between inlets and in Winyah Bay, at Georgetown, 3.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1932 is $5,619,000. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $50,200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 41, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in this document. The construction of bridges in Horry County as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Commilttee Document No. 14, Seventy-second Congress, first session, is included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The existing project imposes the conditions that local interests shall construct and maintain all bridges over the waterway and furnish free of cost to the United States, rights of way of sufficient width for the canal prism and the disposal of spoil there- from. The entire right of way from Cape Fear River, N.C., to Winyah Bay, S.C., has been deeded to the United States, with the exception of small tracts in Horry County, S.C., where court action as to awards in condemnation is pending. The State of North Carolina by act of its general assembly session of 1931 authorized and directed that the State highway commission or the road govern- ing body of any political subdivision of the State of North Carolina construct, maintain, and operate all bridges over the waterway in the State of North Carolina without cost to the United States. The State of South Carolina, by act of its general assembly session of 1932, authorized and directed that the State highway department and the county commissioners of Horry County, S.C., provide and maintain detours and temporary means of crossing the proposed waterway from Little River to Winyah Bay as may be necessary in the interest of traffic over the State and county highways. In connection with the construction of bridges in Horry County, S.C., local interests are required to give satisfactory assurances that they will operate, maintain, and reconstruct these bridges when necessary, and shall relieve the United States from all claims for damages on account of cutting other roads and of any responsi- bility for the construction of bridges or ferries where such other roads are cut by the waterway. Terminal facilities.-There are numerous wharves and landings along the present waterways which are used mostly for shipping agricultural products. These wharves are of the open pile and tim- ber type. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--The work of the year consisted of dredging under contract in section I, and dredging and clearing in the north and south ends of the section between Little River and Winyah Bay; dredging with Government plant RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 325 in sections I and II; and miscellaneous surveys. New work during the year consisted of the removal under contract of 174,340 cubic yards of material from section I, that portion of the waterway be- tween Cape Fear and Lockwoods Folly Rivers; 748,566 cubic yards of material from the North End and 1,872,210 cubic yards from the South End of the section between Little River and Winyah Bay; clearing 104.83 acres of the North End and 214.05 acres of the South End; and the removal with the Government dredge Henry Bacon of 55,308 cubic yards of rock, sand, and mud from section II that portion of the waterway between Lockwoods Folly and Little Rivers, and 113,040 cubic yards from the North End of the section between Little River and Winyah Bay. Contract operations were suspended on the North End on February 20. Maintenance work during the year consisted of the removal of 30,541 cubic yards of material from section I under contract; and the removal of 5,750 cubic yards of material from section I and 24,904 cubic yards from section II with the Government dredge Henry Bacon. This work resulted in securing project dimensions in the waterway from Cape Fear River to a point in Little River 1 mile north of the crossing of State Highway No. 49, with the exception of 400 feet, a distance of 37.5 miles; and from a point 1.3 miles east of the crossing of State Highway No. 38 to Waccamaw River at the mouth of Socastee Creek, a distance of 5 miles. The North End of the canal prism has been cleared for a distance of 7.8 miles, to a point one quarter mile east of the crossing of the county road to Ocean Drive Estate and the South End from a point 1.55 miles east of the crossing of State Highway No. 38 to Waccamaw River. The cost during the year was $376,112.65 for new work and $13,237.41 for maintenance, a total of $389,350.06. The expenditures were $377,788.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year the project was about 25 percent completed. The waterway has been completed, with the exception of 400 feet, from Cape Fear River to a point in Little River 1 mile north of the crossing of State Highway No. 49, a distance of 37.5 miles, and from a point 1.3 miles east of the crossing of State Highway No. 38 to Winyah Bay, with the exception of cut-offs in the Waccamaw River, a distance of 32 miles. No work has been done on the remaining 25 miles between Little and Waccamaw Rivers, and no work has been done in con- nection with the construction of bridges in Horry County, S.C., authorized under the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act. Some shoaling has taken place in the section between Cape Fear and Little Rivers, and the present governing low-water depth in this section is about 6 feet. The total cost of the work under the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $1,406,548.73 for new work and $13,325.13 for maintenance, a total of $1,419,873.86. The total expenditures were $1,343,250.98. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, in- cluding accounts receivable, $318,416.52, and a subsequent allotment of $126,000 made a total of $444,416.52, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, including $14,326.82 to be paid contractor under supplemental agreement terminating the contract for dredging in the north end of the section----- .... ___________--- _ $92, 086. 97 326 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 New work : Dredging in the north end of the section from a point in Little River, 1.5 miles north of the crossing of State Highway No. 49 to a point in the headwaters of Little River, 2.5 miles south of the crossing by U.S. pipe-line dredge Ourrituck and hired labor, July 1, 1933-Mar. 1, 1934 ----- --------------- $183, 133.80 Clearing and dredging in the south end of the section from a point 1.5 miles north of the crossing of State Highway No. 38 to a point 2 miles south of the crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad near Myrtle Beach, S.C., by contract, July 1- Oct. 10, 1933------------------------------------- 119, 455. 35 Balance remaining------- ------------------------------- 49,740.40 Total- --------- ----------------------- 444, 416. 52 An allotment of $1,250,000 made from the National Industrial Re- covery Act of 1933 will be applied as follows: New work : Clearing and dredging from a point 2 miles south of the cross- ing of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to a point 100 feet south of the crossing, by contract, Dec. 1, 1933-Mar. 31b 1934 -------------------------------------------- $172, 328. 13 Clearing 713.77 acres remaining to be cleared, from a point 100 feet south of the crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- road to a point 2.5 miles south of the crossing of State Highway No. 49, working from both ends, by contract, Nov. 1, 1933-July 31, 1934-------------------------------- 90, 000. 00 Construction of a highway bridge at the crossing of State High- way No. 38 in the south portion of the section, by contract, Feb. 15, 1934-Aug. 15, 1934 -__--__---_--_---------------- 100, 000. 00 Construction of a highway bridge at the crossing of State High- way No. 49, in the north portion of the section, by contract, Feb. 15, 1934-Aug. 15, 1934 --- ___----------------- 100, 000. 00 Construction of a combination railway and highway bridge at the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad crossing of the waterway near Myrtle Beach, S.C., by contract, Apr. 1-Sept. 30, 1934__ 150,000.00 Dredging from a point 100 feet south of the crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to a point 3 miles north of the crossing, by contract, Apr. 1-Nov. 1, 1934---------------- 310, 000. 00 Dredging from a point in the headwaters of Little River, 2.5 miles south of the crossing of State Highway No. 49 to a point 5.5 miles south of the crossing, by contract, Apr. 1- Nov. 1, 1934-------------------------------------- 310, 000. 00 Making core borings from a point 2 miles south of the crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to a point 2.5 miles south of the crossing of State Highway No. 49 and at bridge sites, by contract, Oct. 1-31, 1933--------------------------- 9, 592. 63 Location survey and supervision, Sept. 1, 1933, to Nov. 1, 1934_ 8, 079. 24 Total for all work__-------- __ --- __ , 250, 000. 00 1____________ The additional sum of $548,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work: Dredging from the north end of the remaining 11 miles of the waterway to a point 2.3 miles southward, by contract, Nov. 1, 1934-June 30, 1935--------- ------------------------ $262, 500 Dredging from the south end of the remaining 11 miles of the waterway to a point 2.3 miles northward, by contract, Nov. 1, 1934-June 30, 1935---------------------------- --- 262, 500 Total for new work-------------------------------- -- 525, 000 Maintenance: Dredging 200,000 cubic yards of material from section between Cape Fear and Little Rivers, under contract, during De- cember 1934---------------------------------------------- 23, 000 Total--5,------------------------ --- 548,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 327 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__-_- ------------- $1, 406, 548. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 13, 325. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 --- __----- - 1, 419, 873. 86 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-_.__-__ 375. 27 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ----------- ________ 1, 420, 249. 13 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 296. 31 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 --- __ -- _____-__- 1, 420, 545. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933- -- 7------------7__ 7, 294. 46 Net total expenditures-...------__------ -_____- - 1, 343, 250.98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933- ------ -__-------- __ -_ 318, 120.21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-...... __ 1, 661, 371. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--._______-- _____--- _-- -___- --- $188, 319. 93 $841, 742. 04 $376, 112. 65 Cost of maintenance--__-________ ---- ---.. _--- 13, 237. 41 Total cost .. ----.........- ....-.....-.. __ ____ ... __ _ 188, 319.93 841, 742. 04 389, 350. 06 Total expended.. _ ............. ....... ...........-------------- 136, 420. 82 829, 041. 48 377, 788. 68 Allotted.-------.-.-.-...-.-------------.------.-__- 1, 096, 000. 00 47, 600. 00 517, 773. 09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___________---------- ------- $178, 137. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, approved July 14, 1932 _______________-_ $210, 309. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------- 311, 000. 00 521, 309. 00 Amount to be accounted for___________ ________--___ 699, 446. 70 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 3, 537. 81 Net amount to be accounted for ____________________- 695, 908. 89 Gross amount expended ____________-------- $398, 985. 38 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 21, 196. 70 377, 788. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 318, 120. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ 77, 788. 04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 287, 802. 84 365, 590. 88 Balance available June 30, 1933__------------- -- 47, 470.67 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933- .-- -------------- 296. 31 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------ 47, 174. 36 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act..--- 1, 250, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_____________--_ 1, 202, 825.64 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 _-- ___-------------- ---------- 2, 660, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1 ___________---_525, 000. 00 _ For maintenance '-__-- ------------------------ ---- 23, 000. 00 i Total'_ - -_- - __ - ----- --- ---- 548, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 328 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 15. MOREHEAD CITY HARBOR, N.C. Location.-This harbor is situated on the northern shore of Bogue Sound, adjacent to Beaufort Harbor and Inlet. New Bern, N.C., the nearest city of importance, is about 43 miles by inland waterway to the northwest. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 420.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in Beaufort Outer Harbor to Sixth Street, Morehead City, thence 200 to 400 feet wide to Tenth Street, and for a channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide connecting the western end of the harbor with Bogue Sound. The average rise of the tide is about 2.5 feet. One year's observations show that the extreme range of tides is 4.8 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $55,000, with $4,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 649, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) provided for channels 10 feet deep; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 12-foot channel and for the 6-foot channel to Bogue Sound (H.Doc. No. 105, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioied document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 37 wharves along the main water front of the town. They have a total frontage of about 1,182 feet. There is no place where commerce can be transferred direct from rail to water carriers or vice versa, and in this respect the terminal facilities are considered inadequate. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No field work was done during the year and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in March 1931. At the end of the year a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide existed from deep water in Beaufort Outer Harbor to Sixth Street, Morehead City, thence 200 to 400 feet wide to Tenth Street, and a channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide connecting the western end of the harbor with Bogue Sound. The total costs and expenditures have been $56,791.58 for new work and $18,736.99 for maintenance, a total of $75,528.57. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand, and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channels by removing 20,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during September 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 __---------------- ___ $56, 791.58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------18, 736. 99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------- 75, 528. 57 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 75, 528. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ----------------- 75, 528. 57 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 329 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--___------------------------ --------- $36, 500.00 Cost ofmaintenance----------------------- $12. 20-------------------------- ------------ Total expended-_------------------------- 12. 20 - -- 36, 500.00 - - ---------- Allotted------------------------_-------------$4, 871. 43 36, 500. 00------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance_--------------------------------- $4, 000. 00 16. BEAUFORT INLET, N.C. Location.-Beaufort Inlet connects Beaufort Harbor with the Atlantic Ocean and is about 3 miles from the town of Beaufort. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 420.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 300 feet wide and 20 feet deep at mean low water, Beaufort datum, across the bar, to be obtained by dredging. The length of this channel is 11,500 feet. The average rise of tide is 2.5 feet at Beaufort and 3.5 feet at the inlet. From automatic tide gage readings of over 3 years the ex- treme range of tides is 7.9 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1903, was $45,000. The latest (1903) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905 (H.Doc. No. 563, 58th Cong., 2d sess.). For the latest map see House Document No. 1454, Sixtieth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are no wharves on this improvement, and none are needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work was done by Government plant and hired labor and consisted of maintenance dredging by the seagoing dredge Absecon and making miscellaneous surveys. There were removed 156,311 cubic yards of material. The total cost of the work was $20,192.01, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $29,947.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1910. At the close of the year the controlling low water depth was 13.1 feet, the controlling width being about 200 feet. The cost of the work under the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $44,484.24 for new work and $229,557.44 for maintenance, a total of $274,041.68. The total expenditures were $274,041.68. Proposed operations.-No funds were on hand June 30, 1933, and no work is proposed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel, by removing 120,000 cubic yards of material with the Government dredge Comstock, during July 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------$44, 484. 24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 229, 557. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- ---- _-- 274, 041. 68 Net total expenditures--------- ---------- 274, 041. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- ----------- _-- 274, 041. 68 330 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..---- Cost of maintenance............------------------........ $27, 155. 72 $20, 405. 99 $720.91 $15, 535.05 $20,192.01 Total expended--...........------------................-------- 23, 328. 82 24, 232. 89 720.91 5, 780. 01 29, 947. 0 Allotted..............----------................--------------------- 28, 000. 00 -6, 500. 00 13, 500. 00 10, 000. 00 12, 609. 68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--- ------------------------ $17,337.37 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----- --- ---- ---------------------------- 13,500. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 30, 837. 37 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment $700. 00 Revocation of impounded funds------------------- 190. 32 890. 32 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 29, 947. 05 Gross amount expended-------------------------- 30, 309. 17 Less reimbursements collected ----------------------- 362. 12 29, 947. 05 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance---- _ ---------------------------- 15, 000. 00 17. HARBOR OF REFUGE, CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. Location.-Cape Lookout is the middle one of the three prominent capes on the coast of North Carolina. Cape Hatteras is about 74' miles to the northeast and Cape Fear about 95 miles to the southwest. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Nos. 421 and 1233.) Previous projects.-The act of March 3, 1899, appropriated $5,000, which was expended in making an examination, survey, plan, and estimate for a harbor of refuge at Cape Lookout. Existing project.-This provides for a harbor of refuge inclosing by means of a rubble-stone breakwater 7,050 feet long an area of 575 acres of 30 feet or more in depth at mean low water. The mean range of tide is 3.7 feet. Automatic tide-gage readings of over 3 years show 7.9 feet as the extreme range of tides. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1925, is $2,524,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 528, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 25, Fifty-fifth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.--There are two small wharves in this harbor. The existing facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done during the fiscal year and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 56 percent com- pleted. The breakwater is now showing above low water from the original shore line to a point 4,800 feet beyond, with the mattress stone deposited 200 feet in advance of this. The original shore line has moved 1,700 feet seaward on the south side of the breakwater, and the wall for its entire length is from 3 to 6 feet lower than origi-. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 331 nally built. The controlling depth at the harbor entrance at the close of the year was 42 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $1,363,798.72, for new work, and $32,853.75 for maintenance, a total of $1,396,652.47. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand, and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the maintenance of sand fences with hired labor, between July 1 and September 30, 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------$1, 368, 798. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- - 32, 853. 75 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 1, 401, 652. 47 Net total expenditures 1------------------------------ 401, 652. 47 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-----------------1, 401, 652.47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--.-.----------------------------- Cost of maintenance....-------------------$2, 189. 63 $1, 700. 16 $355. 44 ------------.......--------.. Total expended------------------------... 2, 079. 63 1, 700. 16 465. 44--------------------......... Allotted -------- -- ------------------... ----------...... 2, 000.00 -------- ---- $1, 500. 00 -$367. 53 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $367. 53 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 367. 53 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -------------------------------------- 1, 160, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance----------------------------- 2, 000. 00 18. CAPE FEAR RIVER, N.C., AT AND BELOW WILMINGTON Location.-This river is formed by the confluence at Moncure, N.C., in Chatham County, of the Deep and Haw Rivers. It flows in a southeasterly direction and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear, near the southern extremity of the State. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 424 and 425.) Previous projects.-Authorized by acts of March 2, 1829; July 22, 1854; July 11, 1870; March 3, 1873; June 23, 1874; September 19. 1890; June 13, 1902; and March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures on these projects were $4,625,614.67 for new work and $602,614.25 for maintenance, making a total of $5,228,228.92. (For further details see p. 1804 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-The existing project provides for a channel across the bar 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide from Baldhead Point in a southwesterly direction; thence 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide in the river up to Wilmington, with increased width at bends; and for an anchorage basin of the same depth at Wilmington 2,000 feet long, 900 feet wide at the upper end, and 1,100 feet at the lower end, with approaches 1,500 feet long at both ends, and for a turning basin 30 feet deep at Wilmington, 1,000 feet long, and 600 feet wide, with approaches 500 feet long at both ends, located opposite the principal terminals. The plane of reference is mean low water. 332 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The length of the section under improvement is about 30 miles, the upper limit being at Hilton Bridge (Atlantic Coast Line and Sea- board Air Line Railroads) on Northeast Cape Fear River, 11/4 miles above its mouth. The average rise of the tide is 4.5 feet at the ocean bar, 3.5 feet at Keg Island, and 2.5 feet at Wilmington. The ex- treme range of tides is about 6.7 feet at the ocean bar, 5.7 feet at Orton Cove, and 4.1 feet at Wilmington. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,745,700, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $225,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of July 25, 1912, provided for a channel 26 feet deep (H.Doc. No. 287, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 2, 1919, provided for a depth of 30 feet across the bar (H.Doc. No. 746, 65th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of September 22, 1922, modified the project to the extent of providing a new channel across the bar 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide from Baldhead Point in the south- westerly direction (H.Doc. No. 94, 67th Cong., 1st sess.). No work has been done on the 30-foot channel provided for by the act of March 2, 1919, and the act of September 22, 1922, eliminates this modification. The act of July 3, 1930, modified the 26-foot project to Wilmington by providing for 30 feet, with a turning basin opposite the principal terminals (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 39, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the Annual Report for 1914, page 2018, and in House Document No. 615, Seventieth Con- gress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are 65 wharves of all classes at Wil- mington. Their total frontage is about 5,500 feet. It is believed that the terminals at Wilmington are adequate at the present time for the commerce through this port. Below Wilmington there are 23 wharves which are considered adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work of the year consisted of dredging and repairs to Swash Defense Dam, by Gov- ernment plant and hired labor, and miscellaneous surveys. New work during the year consisted of the removal of 408,401 cubic yards of material from section III, the portion of the river between points 9 and 22.6 miles below Wilmington by the dredge Henry Bacon. Maintenance work consisted of the removal of 167,820 cubic yards of material from the ocean bar channel and 97,770 cubic yards of material from the river channels with the dredge Comstock; and the removal of 1,600,341 cubic yards of material from the river channels with the dredge Henry Bacon. Work of repairing Swash Defense Dam was started May 16 and will continue into the next fiscal year. A length of 5,000 feet was repaired by the placing of 360 cubic yards of concrete. As a result of the year's work, the project was com- pleted, ocean bar and river channels and anchorage and turning basins at Wilmington maintained, and 5,000 linear feet of Swash Defense Dam repaired. The cost was $27,026.70 for new work and $124,066.24 for maintenance, a total of $151,092.94. The expendi- tures were $100,013.87. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted on August 14, 1932. A channel 400 feet wide and 30 feet deep at mean low water exists over the ocean bar and a channel of RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 333 the same depth and 300 feet wide exists in the river channels up to Wilmington, except at points where shoaling has taken place on the edges. The anchorage and turning basins at Wilmington have a mean low-water depth of 30 feet. Both New Inlet and Swash De- fense Dams are in good condition except where the concrete topping is in need of repairs. The costs have been $2,033,982.47 for new work and $2,941,065.38 for maintenance, a total of $4,975,047.85. The total expenditures were $5,529,200.47. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, in- cluding accounts receivable, $148,533,24, together with an allotment of $175,000 made during July 1933, a total of $323,533.24, will be used as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------.--------------- $4,916.64 Maintenance : Dredging 150,000 cubic yards of material from sec. III, the portion of the river between 9 and 22.6 miles below Wilming- ton, with the Government dredge Comstock, during Janu- ary 1934----------------------------------------------- 16, 000. 00 Dredging 1,200,000 cubic yards of material from the ocean bar channel with the Government dredge Comstock, from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1933, and from Mar. 1 to June 30, 1934-------- 112, 000.00 Dredging 1,500,000 cubic yards of material from the river channels up to Wilmington and the anchorage and turning basins at Wilmington with the Government dredge Henry Bacon, from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 1933, and from Mar. 1 to June 30, 1934_------------------------- ------------------ 180, 616. 60 Repairing New Inlet and Swash Defense Dams by placing 400 tons of rock and 300 cubic yards of concrete, by hired labor, between July 1 and Aug. 31, 1933------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Total for all work---- -------------------------- 323, 533. 24 The additional sum of $225,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Dredging 750,000 cubic yards of material from the ocean bar channel with the Government dredge Comstock, from Novem- ber 1 to December 31, 1934, and from Apr. 1 to June 30, 1935_ $75, 000. 00 Dredging 1,500,000 cubic yards of material from the river chan- nels up to Wilmington and the anchorage and turning basins at Wilmington, with the Government dredge Henry Bacon, between Nov. 1, 1934, and May 31, 1935-------------- 150, 000.00 Total for all work_------------------------------------ 225, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $6, 659, 597. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- ----------------------- 3, 543, 679. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------10, 203, 276. 77 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 557, 680. 64 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------- 10 760, 957. 41 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------------- 1, 388. 62 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------- 10, 762, 346.03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 4, 916. 64 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 10, 757, 429. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------- 147, 144. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_---_ 10, 904, 574.01 334 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------...................... - $280, 349. 09 $762, 471. 23 $27, 026.70 Cost of maintenance-...---........--..----------........$192, 791. 08 $149, 360. 44 143, 805. 56 117, 674.91 124, 066. 24 Total cost..------------------- 192, 791. 08 149, 360. 44 424, 154. 65 880, 146. 14 151, 092. 94 Total expended-------.........------------- 190, 203. 89 256, 018. 05 651, 282. 59 941, 068. 51 100, 013. 87 Allotted .--------- ..----------------- 150,000.00 515,000.00 1, 110, 500.00 119;400.00 175,480.09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------__ __---- $71, 678.40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------- -------------------------- 200, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-- -------- __-______ 271, 678.40 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--------- 24, 519. 91 Net amount to be accounted for ....... ______ _____-- 247, 158. 49 Gross amount expended__--______--------- --- $311, 675. 14 Less: Reimbursements collected $211, 367. 87 ---------- Receipts from sales --------------- 293. 40 211, 661.27 100, 013.87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------------ ---- 147, 144. 62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 -____13, 083.02 Balance available June 30, 1933-- --------------------- 134, 061.60 Accounts receivable June 30, 19331,----------------------------, 388. 62 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------------ 135,450.22 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------- -------------------------- 175, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ ___----__ _ 310, 450.22 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - -- - - - - - 30, 1935 for maintenance _ 225, 000. 00 19. CAPE FEAR RIVER ABOVE WILMINGTON, N.C. Location.-For location of river see preceding report on Cape Fear River, N.C., at and below Wilmington. Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1881 and June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures were $149,119.19 for new work and $8,177.67 for maintenance, a total of $157,296.86. For further details see page 1805 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a navigable depth of 8 feet at low water from Navassa to the head of navigation at Fayetteville, 115 miles above Wilmington, by the construction of two locks and dams and by dredging of river shoals between Navassa and Fayetteville, and for a dredged channel from Wilmington to Navassa (4 miles) 22 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide. Data regarding completed locks and dams are as follows: 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 335 Distance Distance Maximum Location from Wilming- Distance above available dimen- Lift Wilming- mouth dimen- ton sions Miles Miles Feet Feet Lock and Dam No. 1_---------_Kings Bluff--.---.-.------ 39 69 200 by 40 & Lock and Dam No. 2.......-------- Browns Landing..........------------ 71 101 200 by 40 12 Available Charac- Percent- depth on ter of Kind of construct age of Actual miter sills founda- dam Type of construction comple- cost ater tion tion water Feet Lock and Dam No. 1.... 9 Sand .. Fixed.._ Lock concrete, timber 100 $469, 672 crib; dam rock filled. Lock and Dam No. 2 9 ... do-......do..... Concrete lock, dam rock 9.... 100 553, 19 filled. The tide ranges from 21/2 feet at Wilmington to 1 foot at Lock No. 1, Kings Bluff, N.C., 39 miles above. The extreme range of lunar tides is 4.1 feet at Wilmington and 1.5 feet at Kings Bluff. The maximum variation due to floods ranges from 70 feet at Fayette- ville to 5 feet at Wilmington. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,122,600, of which local interests are to contribute $11,750, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $16,200. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 890, 60th Cong., 1st sess.), modified by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, which provided for dredging a channel 22 feet deep to Navassa. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 39, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) For latest published maps see page 1130 of the Annual Report for 1896 and House Document No. 786, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, additional lock and dam construction, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in H.Doc. No. 786, Seventy-first Congress, third session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Locall cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, provided for a channel 22 feet deep and 250 feet wide from Wilmington to Navassa, subject to the provision that local interests shall contribute $11,750 to the cost of that work. This condition has not been complied with. The work authorized under the public-works program is subject to the condition that local interests furnish assurance satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers that a public wharf will be constructed at Fay- etteville with adequate storage facilities and railroad connections. Terminal facilities.-There are seven wharves between Wilming- ton and Fayetteville. They have a total frontage of about 750 feet. Terminals appear to be adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work was done by Government plant and hired labor and consisted of snagging with 162285-ENG 1933- 22 336 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 derrick boat Northeast. The. river was cleared of obstructions be- tween points 62 and 71 and 95 and 115 miles above the mouth. The total cost was $6,391.70, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,336.35. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The improvement is completed to the practical limit of the existing project, with the exception of the 22-foot channel to Navassa. The percentage of completion of the project is uncertain as it is impracticable to obtain and maintain the project depth by dredging. Locks Nos. 1 and 2 are completed. The controlling low water depths are 7 feet from Wilmington to Kings Bluff, Lock No. 1; 4 feet to Browns Landing, Lock No. 2; and 2 feet to Fayetteville, the head of navigation, and 115 miles above Wil- mington. The cost of the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $1,099,081.71 for new work and $206,936.52 for maintenance, a total of $1,306,018.23. The expenditures were $1,315,436.69. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $15,523.41, plus an allotment of $6,300 made during July 1933, a total of $21,823.41, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------------------------- $172. 90 Maintenance-Maintenance and improvement funds.-Snagging be- tween Wilmington and Fayetteville, 115 miles above, with Govern- ment derrick boat Northeast, about 6 months, between July 1 and Sept. 30, 1933, and Jan. 16 and Apr. 15, 1934------------------- 9, 650. 51 Balance remaining-......-------------- __ ------ 12, 000.00 Total------------ --------------------------------- 21, 823. 41 The sum of $1,520,000 allotted under the National Industrial Re- covery Act will be applied as follows: New work : Constructing a lock and dam at Tolars Landing, about 20 miles below Fayetteville, under contract -------------------- $978, 900. 00 Raising Dam No. 1, at Kings Bluff, 3 feet and making repairs to lock and dam under contract----------------------------- 217, 100. 00 Repairing Lock and Dam No. 2, at Browns Landing, under con- tract-------------------------------------------------- 178, 100. 00 Dredging below Lock and Dam No. 1, and between Locks and Dams Nos. 1 and 2, under contract---------------------- 55, 900. 00 Contingencies --------------------------------------------- 90, 000.00 Total---------------------- ------------------------- 1, 520, 000. 00 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30 1935, and will be applied to mainte- nance dredging and snagging between Wilmington and Fayetteville with the Government derrick boat Northeast, between September 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $1, 248, 200. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- -- 215, 114. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 1, 463, 315. 09 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 , 591. 36 9------------ Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 1, 472, 906. 45 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-- ------------- ---- 172. 90 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 1, 472, 733. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 15, 523. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- ---- 1, 488, 256.96 1 Includes $39,751.57 loss on sale of plant. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 337 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work......... Cost of maintenance..... ------------------- $4, 951. 59 $13, 162. 39 $8, 457. 24 $13, 549. 90 $6, 391. 70 Total expended_ _----------------------- 5, 305. 31 4, 895. 03 -1, 297. 71 3, 649. 63 -4, 336. 35 Allotted__ - -------------------------- ------------ 10, 500. 00 5, 000. 00 -13, 000. 00 7, 026. 73 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $4, 160.33 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 , 000. 09 8------------------------ Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 12, 160. 33 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 973. 27 Net amount to be accounted for-- ----------- 11, 187. 06 Gross amount expended--------------- $12, 540. 64 Less: Reimbursements collected------------$4, 876.99 Receipts from sales-----------------12, 000.00 16, 876. 99' -4, 336. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 15, 523. 41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------------------- 305. 3.7 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------- 15,218.04 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------ 6,300. 00 Amount allotted by the National Industrial Recovery Act-------- 1, 520, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------1, 541, 518. 04 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 3---------------- 11, 750. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1935, for maintenance 2__ 15, 000. 00 20. NORTHEAST (CAPE FEAR) RIVER, N.C. Location.-Rises in the northern part of Duplin County and flows 130 miles in a general southerly direction, emptying into the Cape Fear River at Wilmington, 30 miles above its mouth. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No..150.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 22 feet deep and 150 feet wide, increased at entrances and on curves, from Hilton railway bridge to a point 23/4 miles above the mouth of the river, and for clearing the natural channel for small steamers, thence to Halls- ville and for pole boats to Kornegays Bridge. Total length of section, 103 miles. The tide ranges from about 21/2 feet at the mouth of this stream but decreases to nothing a short distance above Ban- nermans Bridge. The upper portion is subject to freshets of from 8 to 12 feet. The extreme range of lunar tides is 4.1 feet at mouth, 2.5 feet at Castle Hayne, and 2 feet at Smiths Bridge. The maximum variation due to floods is 5 feet at mouth, 8 feet at Kornegays Bridge, and 13 feet at Bannermans Bridge. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $61,400, of which local interests are to contribute $25,375. The latest (1919) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. Exclusive of available funds. a In addition $11,750 to be contributed by local interests. 338 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor- acts: The act of September 19, 1890, provided for clearing the natural channel (H.Ex.Doc. No. 35, 51st Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1890, p. 1181); and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the- 22-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 1356, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map of the whole stream is in House Document No. 35,. Fifty-first Congress, first session, and the latest map of the lower 234 miles is in House Document No. 1356, Sixty-second Congress, third session. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 requires that local or other interests contribute one-half the cost of the 22-foot channel authorized by the act of March 2, 1919, viz,. $25,375. Local interests have not yet contributed these funds. Terminal facilities.-The wharves on the portion of the river under improvement by the United States number five, all of which are just above Hilton Bridge. They have a total frontage of about 700 feet. The water terminals are considered adequate. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work was done by Government plant and hired labor and consisted of snagging with derrick boat Northeast. The river was cleared of obstructions be- tween points 56 and 41 miles above the mouth. There were removed 105 snags, 260 trees, 73 logs and 67 stumps from the channel and 176. trees from the banks. The total costs and expenditures were $1,209.85, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The clearing of the natural chan- nel was completed in 1896. No work has been done on the 22-foot channel. The entire project is about 22 percent completed. The river is in fair condition to Bannermans Bridge, 48 miles above the mouth. Above Crooms Bridge the river is navigable during freshets only, which are liable to occur any month in the year. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is to dredge the chan- nel 22 feet deep and 150 feet wide, increased at entrances and on curves, from Hilton railway bridge to a point 234 miles above the mouth of the river. The costs and expenditures have been $10,687.9- for new work and $52,314.15 for maintenance, a total of $63,002.11. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $288.47, together with an allotment of $4,800 made during July 1933, a total of $5,088.47, will be applied to snagging between the mouth and Hallsville, 88 miles above with the Government derrick boat Northeast, about 31/3 months, during October and November 1933, and April 21 to May 31, 1934. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to main- tenance snagging between the mouth and Hallsville, with the Gov- ernment derrick boat Contentnea, during April and May 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- __- $10, 687. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- ------. __.--------__ 52, 314. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------ - 63, 002. 11 Net total expenditures-_ ..-. 63, 002. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 --- ----- ----------- 288. 47 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- --- 63, 290. 58 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 339 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1322 1933 Cost of new work---------- ---------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance.---------------------- $5. 40 $1, 685. 73 $2, 938. 93 ------------ $1, 209. 85 Total expended-.-------------------------- 5. 40 1, 685. 73 2, 938. 93 --------- 1, 209. 85 Allotted....-----........---...-------.............---------- ...------------2, 000. 00 1, 500. 00 -$2, 500. 00 1, 128. 38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------- $369. 94 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------ ------------------- 1, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for _ ------------------------- 1, 569. 94 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 71. 62 Net amount to be accounted for ,------------------------1, 498. 32 ,Gross amount expended--------------------------------- , 209. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 288. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__________-------__________-- 4,800.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 5, 088. 47 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - -- - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - of existing project 1a 2 375.00 25, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal- - year ending June - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - --- ----- - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 3, 000.00 21. BLACK RIVER, N.C. Location.-This river rises in Sampson County, flows 175 miles in a general southeasterly direction, and empties into Cape Fear River 14 miles above Wilmington and 44 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This provides for clearing the natural channel and banks to Clear Run, 66 miles, and cutting off sharp bends. The tidal range is about 11/2 feet at the mouth and decreases to nothing 30 miles above. The low-water stages prevail usually from May until August, inclusive; during the rest of the year the stage is about 5 to 8 feet higher; but the periods of high and low water are by no means the same every year. The extreme range of lunar tide is 2.3 feet at the mouth and 1.2 feet at Point Caswell. The maxi- mum variation due to floods or freshets is 5 feet at the mouth, 15 feet at Point Caswell, and 19 feet at Clear Run. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1893, was $13,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886 (Annual Report for 1885, pp. 1145-1154, as amended by Annual Report for 1893, p. 1407). No map of this stream has ever 'been published. Terminal facilities.-No wharves exist on this river. Boats use natural landings or prepare landings by smoothing out the roughness and irregularities of the banks. No terminals are deemed necessary. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work was done by Government plant and hired labor and consisted of snagging with the derrick boat Northeast. The river was cleared of obstructions 1Exclusive of available funds. 2 In addition, $25,375 is to be contributed by local interests. 340 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 between points 26 and 46 miles above the mouth. There were re- moved 241 logs, 285 snags, 110 stumps and 291 trees from the channel, and 340 trees from the banks. The total cost and expendi- ture was $1,548.99, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1895 at a saving of $642 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths are 5 feet to Point Caswell, 24 miles above the mouth, 21/2 feet to Hawes Narrows, 32 miles above the mouth, and 11/2 feet to Clear Run, the head of navigation and 66 miles above the mouth. The costs and expenditures have been $12,358.40 for new work and $35,014.79 for maintenance, a total of $47,373.19. Proposed operations.-No funds were on hand June 30, 1933. An allotment of $3,800 made during July 1933, will be applied to snag- ging between the mouth and Clear Run, 66 miles above the Govern- ment derrick boat Northeast, about 21/2 months, during December 1, 1933 to January 15, 1934, and June 1934. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to mainte- nance snagging between the mouth and Clear Run, with the derrick boat Northeast, during July and August 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- $12. 358.40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 35, 014. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------47, 373. 19 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------------47, 373. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- ..------------------- 47, 373.19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work -- -- -- -- --.........- ----- Cost of maintenance----.------------------ $75.84 $1,327. 61 $44. 00 ----------- $1, 548. 99 Total expended....---------------------- 75.84 1, 327. 61 635. 38-----------1, 548.99 Allotted-. . ...------------------------- 1, 000. 00 1, 303. 45 1, 500. 00 -$2, 500. 00 1, 184. 37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 --------------------------------- $364. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------- 1, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 1, 564. 62 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 15.63 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 1, 548. 99 Gross amount expended-----------------------------___ 1, 548. 99 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933 -------------- 3,800.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934.--- ------------------- 3,800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- ----------- 3, 000. 00 OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS NOS. 1 AND 2, CAPE FEAR RIVER, N.C. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for Cape Fear River, N.C., above Wil- 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 341 mington. (See pp. 334-337 of this report, where general informa- tion regarding the improvement can be found.) The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the per- manent indefinite appropriation since November 1, 1916, for Lock No. 1, and March 1, 1918, for Lock No. 2. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The structures were operated and maintained in satisfactory condition. The total cost was $16,323.06. The expenditures were $16,667.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Lock No. 1, together with abut- ments, dam, and dwellings, are in fair condition. Lock No. 2 is in poor condition; the dam and dwellings are in fair condition. A fairly good channel, 7 feet deep at low water, exists from Wilmington to Lock No. 1, 39 miles above; 4 feet to Lock No. 2, 71 miles above; 2 feet to Fayetteville, 115 miles above, the head of navigation. The amount expended for operation and care to June 30, 1933, was $161,809.56. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ -__------ -- $161, 915.95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 106. 39 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 161, 809. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__-------------------------- 4, 029. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------- 165, 838. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------ ---------------------------------------. $6, 434. 67 $16, 323.06 Cost of Cost maintenance....................... of maintenance..... -1 94 $9, 521. 67 $8, 162. ., $7, 461. 41 . Total expended---- --.----------.----.. __7, 612. 01 9, 309. 07 11, 239. 79 6, 473. 37 16, 667.97 Allotted- -..- _-_. ._-_-__-_..------....---- 11, 000. 00 7, 500. 00 10, 500. 00 10, 000. 00 15, 751. 79 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932______ __-------------------- $4, 945. 55 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1909______111111111111111 16, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_--- ___---------------- 21, 445. 55 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------------ 748. 21 Net amount to be accounted for______--______-------- 20, 697. 34 Gross amount expended ---------------------------------------- 16, 667. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933___________--------- - 4, 029. 37 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--_ --------------------------- 154. 82 Balance available June 30, 1933______------------------- 3, 874. 55 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 ____._____ ___-- 2, 300. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 6, 174. 55 6________-------- 23. SHALLOTTE RIVER, N.C. Location.-Shallotte River is a small stream in Brunswick County, N.C., rising in the large swamp country between Cape Fear and Waccamaw Rivers known as Green Swamp. The stream is about 30 miles long and flows in a southerly direction into the Atlantic Ocean at a point about 20 miles west of the mouth of the Cape Fear River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 150.) 342 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previouvs projects.-The river and harbor act approved March 2, 1907, appropriated $3,000 to be expended on this river. The cost and expenditures under this project were $3,000. For further details of previous project see page 1806 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel 4 feet deep at mean low water and 36 feet wide from the mouth to the town of Shallotte. The length of the section under improvement is 9 miles. The river is tidal, the rise and fall varying from 5 feet at the mouth to 3 feet at the town of Shallotte. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $15,400. The latest (1926) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act o,f March 4, 1913 (H.Doc. No. 721, 62d Cong., 2d sess.), provided for improvement to Whites Landing, and the act of January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 273, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), author- ized the extension of the improvement to Shallotte. No map of this stream has ever been published. Terminal facilities.-There are four wharves at the town of Shal- lotte. These terminals are considered adequate for the present needs of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No field work was done during the year, and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1929 at a saving of $321 under the estimated cost. There was avail- able a channel approximately 36 feet wide with a controlling depth of 4 feet to Tar Landing 2 1/8 miles below the head of navigation. The costs and expenditures have been $15,181.37, for new work and $6,467.81 for maintenance, a total of $21,649.18. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand, and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel between the mouth and the town of Shallotte, 9 miles above, by removing 30,000 cubic yards of material, under contract, during November 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $18, 181.37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------- 6, 467. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933___________ 24, 649.18 Net total expenditures----------- ------------------ 24, 649. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_--------- ----. 24, 649. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work. ..--------------------- $6, 773. 54 ...........--.-.. -... - ........ ......... Cost of maintenance-------------------- 4, 236. 07 -----------.......... -....-------....... Total cost................------------.---------- 61 11,009. .......... 11,009. 61 -----------------------------------. Total expended...........................---------------------- Allotted------------------------------- 11,009.61------ - - - - - - - --- - Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance. .----------------- --. -- $6, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N.C., DISTRICT 343 24. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The costs and expenditures during the year were $9,667.53. There were no funds unexpended June 30, 1933. The allotment of $14,000 made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in con- nection with the above items. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the. fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------- --------- -- $33, 367. 53 Net total expenditures __ _____-___---------------_ 33, 367. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------------- 33, 367. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 . 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....------------------ Cost of maintenance ---------------------- $2, 897. 21 $7, 153. 14 $5, 558. 45 $8, 091. 20 $9, 667. 53 Total expended----....------------------- 2, 897. 21 6, 973. 23 5, 738. 36 8, 091. 20 9, 667. 53 Alotted.------------------------------- 7,500. 00 6, 500. 00 4, 000. 00 5, 200. 00 9, 667. 53 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930-------- ----------------------------------- $367.53 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------------ 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ _______________________ 10, 367. 53 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds __..____. 700. 00 Net amount to be accounted for __-_______-___________ 9, 667. 53 Gross amount expended_____---- -__________9, 667. 53 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------- ----------------------------------- 14, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ------------------------- 14, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably - - - - -in expended - - - - - year - - fiscal - - - - -ending - -- June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 - 15, 000. 00 25. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 Name of project port see annual report New work Maintenance for- 1. Belhaven Harbor, N.C .. ..... ......... 1932 $53, 500. 00 .....---------------------------------- 2. South River, N.C--_ - ____-_-----------------_ ----- 1923 12, 452. 02 $3, 547. 98 3. Bay River, N.C ..............................--------------------------------------- 1923 22, 729. 76 4,170.24 4. Smiths Creek, N.C ---- ----------- ---------------------- 1922 14, 471.80 254. 24 Above channels adequate for commerce. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 344 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted to Congress House House document document Recommenda- tion Beaufort to Jacksonville, River and Harbor .. N.C., inland water- Act, July 3, 1930. way, via Craigs Point, Salliers Bay, Howard Bay, New River, Ware Landing, and Richlands, N.C. Core Sound to Beaufort _ do-------------May _-- 17, 1933 ......................--------------------. Unfavorable. Harbor, N.C., water- way. Neuse River, N.C., .... do.... from New Bern to Goldsboro, N.C. Newport River, N.C. _ River and Harbor May 4, 1933 ........----------------------- Do. Act, Mar. 3, 1925. North River, N.C-------.... --....-- do ------------- May 16, 1933---------------------- Do. North River via Back River and Harbor .... do----- - Do. -................ Sound to Lighthouse Act, Jan. 21, 1927. Bay, N.C. Pamlico Sound to Beau- River and Harbor Dec. 5,1932 No. 485 (72d Cong., 2d Favorable. fort, N.C., and Core Act, July 3, 1930. sess.). Sound to Ocracoke In- let, N.C., channels. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT This district includes the watersheds of all rivers flowing into the ocean on the coast of South Carolina, northeast-of Port Royal Sound. It embraces the central portion of North Carolina and all of South Carolina except Beaufort, Broad, and Savannah River Basins, in- cluding the portion of the intracoastal waterway from Cape Fear River, N.C., to Winyah Bay, S.C., south of Little River, S.C. District engineer : Maj. Gilbert Van B. Wilkes, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. T. H. Jackson, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Intercoastal waterway, Cape 7. Operating and care of lock Fear River, N.C., to Win- and dam across Congaree yah Bay, S.C............ 323 River, S.C------- -__ 355 2. Winyah Bay, S.C ________ 344 8. Charleston Harbor, S.C..-- 356 3. Waccamaw River, N.C. and 9. Shipyard River, S.C ...... 360 S.C--------------------- 348 10. Waterway from Charleston to Beaufort, S.C ........ 361 4. Great Peedee River, S.C .... 350 11. Examinations, surveys, and 5. Waterway from Winyah Bay to Charleston, S.C -...... 352 contingencies (general) 12. Other projects for which no -- 363 6. Congaree River, S.C------- 354 estimates are submitted__ 365 1. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM CAPE FEAR RIVER, N.C., TO WINYAH BAY, S.C., SECTION SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER, S.C. For report on this improvement see page 323. 2. WINYAH BAY, S.C. Location.-This bay lies on the coast of South Carolina, 50 miles northeast of Charleston Harbor and 90 miles southwest of the en- trance to Cape Fear River, N.C. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 428.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 345 Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 2, 1882, and August 5, 1886. Total cost and expenditures amounted to $2,560,- 408.22, of which $2,445,851.85 was for new work and $114,556.37 was for maintenance. For further details see page 1806 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 400 feet wide and 18 feet deep at mean low water from the entrance of Winyah Bay, following the western shore as far as may be necessary, to a point on the Sampit River 1 mile above the limits of the city of George- town, to be secured and maintained (a) by the construction of two jetties springing, respectively, from North and South Islands and converging to give an opening 4,800 feet wide at the 18-foot curve on the seaward side of the bar, the jetties to be of stone on brush mattresses, the north jetty having a length of 11,139 feet and the south jetty 21,051 feet; (b) by dredging across the bar to the 18-foot curve indicated; (c) by construction of an earthen dike 14,300 feet long to protect the shore line of South Island at the southerly side of the bay; (d) by dredging in the bay proper, following the south- western shore for a distance of about 6 miles opposite Mud Bay; (e) by the construction of a training wall at the head of this dredged cut; and (f) by dredging in Sampit River opposite the city of Georgetown and across the bar at the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide at Georgetown is 3.3 feet, while the spring tides have a mean rise and fall of 4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1904, is $650,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $46,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 5, 1886, provided for the jetties (H.Ex.Doc.' No. 258, 48th Cong., 2d sess, reprinted on pp. 1154-1170 of the Annual Report for 1885, and H.Ex.Doc. No. 117, 50th Cong., 2d sess., reprinted on pp. 1110-1115 of the Annual Report for 1889). Under this same act the earthen dike was provided as a measure of protection for the south jetty. The act of June 25, 1910, provided for the present channel dimensions and the training wall (H.Doc. No. 398, 58th Cong., 2d sess., reprinted on pp. 1591-1609 of the Annual Report for 1904). For latest published map see Annual Report for 1915, page 2394. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities at the port of George- town served by this improvement consist of five wharves of ordinary timber construction, suitable for ocean-going vessels and a number of smaller wharves and landing places. They are considered ade- quate for the present commerce of the port. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Comstock removed 970,830 cubic yards of sand, mud, and silt from Western Channel in restoring project depth for a width of 200 feet. There were removed by the Coimstock from the mouth of Sampit River 141,343 cubic yards of sand, mud, and silt in increasing the controlling depth to 17.1 feet for a width of 150 feet. The Comstock also removed 85,910 cubic yards of sand from the north side of the Entrance Channel; 12,880 feet of training wall in Sampit River and Western Channel were repaired by driving 380 piling and plac- ing 2,133 fascines by contract. 346 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The costs during the year were $24,889.84 for dredging in the Western Channel, $9,917.69 for dredging the mouth of Sampit River, $4,732.27 for dredging in the Entrance Channel, all by Government plant and hired labor; $4,582.70 for driving piling and placing fas- cines by contract in the repair to Sampit River and Western Chan- nel training walls; $3,056.56 for maintenance of Sampit Wharf and floating plant, $496.73 for general supervision of the project; and $347.39 for laboratory study; a total of $48,023.18, all chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures were $43,228.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 80 percent com- pleted. The jetties were completed in 1903-4. The crest elevations vary from 3 to 5 feet below their original heights. Dikes of various forms have been built to protect the South Island Beach and the shore end of the south jetty. The channels prescribed in the project have been reported as obtained at different times, but never com- pletely maintained. The Sampit River entrance is protected on the eastern side by a timber and brush training wall 2,000 feet long. A survey of this entrance channel made in July 1933 showed a controlling depth of 15.6 feet for a width of 100 feet and a controlling depth of 13.9 feet for a width of 200 feet; the remainder of the channel has project depth for widths ranging from project width to slightly less. The Western Channel is partially protected on its eastern side by timber and brush training walls for a distance of about 20,000 feet. A survey of this channel made in July 1933 showed that there is a controlling depth of 14.6 feet at mean low water for a width of 150 feet and a general depth of 15.5 feet at mean low water. A survey of the entrance channel in January 1933 showed a controlling depth of 17.0 feet for the project width and project depth for a width of 300 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the construction of a permanent training wall springing from Frazier Point at the upper end of Western Channel. The total cost to date amounts to $491,200.73 for new work and $919,590.29 for maintenance, a total of $1,410,791.02. The total expenditures were $1,418,629.04. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $40,018.99, together with accounts receivable, $289.95, a total of $40,308.94, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933---------------------------------$0. 50 Maintenance: Dredging Western Channel and channel in the mouth of Sampit River at Georgetown, by contract, Mar. 16-May 16, 1934------ 23, 000. 00 Repairs to the pile and brush training walls in Western Channel and Sampit River with hired labor, Jan. 1-Feb. 28, 1934------ 7, 000. 00 Maintenance and operation of the U.S. Engineer Wharf and storehouse at Georgetown, S.C., with hired labor, July 1, 1933- June 30, 1934------------------------------------ 3, 600. 00 Model study at the U.S. Waterways Experiment Station, July 1- Sept. 30, 1934-------------------------------------- 4,000.00 General supervision of the project, July 1, 1933-June 30, 1934-- 2, 708. 44 Total for maintenance------------------------------ 40,308.44 Total for all work-- -_-----_-------_ -- 40, 308. 94 RIVERS AND HIARBORS-CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 347 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging Western Channel by contract, Apr. 1-May 15, 1935__ $20, 000 Repairs and additions as found necessary to the pile and brush training walls in Western Channel and Sampit River, by con- tract, Sept. 1-Oct. 31, 1934___ ________ _____ 5, 600 Maintenance and operation of the U.S. Engineer Wharf and storehouse at Georgetown, S.C4, with hired labor, July 1, 1934- June 30, 1935----- ------------------ 2, 400 General supervision of the project, July 1, 1934-June 30, 1935__ 2, 000 Total for all work _ ---------------------------- 30, 000 The interests of commerce do not require the completion of the remainder of the project at the present time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____----------------------- $2, 937, 052. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ---------------- 1, 034, 146. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------3, 971, 199. 24 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 7, 548.57 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-----------------------3, 978, 747. 81 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 289. 95 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------ 3, 979, 037. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------ . 50 Net total expenditures __....___ ---------- _____ 3, 979, 037. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__-------------------------- 40, 018. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 4, 019, 056. 25 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------- --------- Cost of maintenance---------_---_-_-_---- $26, 130. 82 $35, 405. 06 $62, 757. 42 $38, 526. 24 $48,023. 18 Total expended___--------__--------------- 27, 045. 74 36, 910. 62 51, 042. 67 45, 279. 63 43, 228. 44 Allotted- __---------------------------- 35, 000. 00 31, 000. 00 46, 500. 00 20, 000. 00 83, 047. 24 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___--_ $200. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931___---------------------$15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ______---____-- -- 30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__---------------------- 40, 000. 00 85, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__- _____------------_ 85, 200. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds -------- 1, 952. 76 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 83, 247. 43 1 This amount increased by $16,857.50 account adjustment plant rental account. 348 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended_. ----- _----------------- $62, 554. 50 Less: Reimbursements collected--------- $19, 300.56 Receipts from sales------------------ 25. 50 19, 326. 06 ---- $43,228.44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------- ------ 40, 018. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933.---------------------------- 10. 56 Balance available June 30, 1933- ---------- 40, 008. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------289------------------------ 2. 95 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933- ------------ 40, 298. 44 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ______________________________________ 158, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal - - - -ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -year - - - - - - June - - -- - 30, 1935 for maintenance 2 - - - - 30, 000. 00, 3. WACCAMAW RIVER, N.C. AND S.C. Location.-This river rises at Lake Waccamaw, N.C., and flows. southwest 142 miles into Winyah Bay, near Georgetown, S.C. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 152.) Eisting project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at low water, with 80 feet bottom width, from the mouth of the river to Conway, nearly 44 miles; thence a channel 4 feet deep at low water and 50 feet wide to Red Bluff, 26 miles above Conway; thence a cleared channel to Lake Waccamaw. The usual seasonal variation in water surface is about 7.5 feet at Conway and about 12 feet at Star Bluff, 80 miles above the mouth. The tidal variation in Winyal Bay is 3.3 feet and at Conway at low-water stage it is 1.6 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $262.800. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,500. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for the 12-foot channel with 80 feet bottom width to Conway and a cleared channel from Conway to Lake Waccamaw. (S.Ex.Doc. No. 117, 46th Cong, 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1880, p. 848); and the act of July 3,. 1930, provided for the channel 4 feet deep at low water and 50 feet wide from Conway to Red Bluff (H.Doc. No. 82, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). For map of the river see House Document No. 514, Fifty- eighth Congress, second session, and the last-mentioned document. Recommended modification of project.-Recommendation has been made to Congress that the project be modified by eliminating all work between Star Bluff and Lake Waccamaw (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-At Toddville and at Conway there are wharves and warehouses, which are free and open to' all carriers. At intermediate landings there are privately owned free wharves. The terminals are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--The U.S. snagboat Wateree cleared the channel of snags, sunken logs, and overhanging trees from the mouth to Red Bluff (mile 72.5), removing a total of 1,006 obstructions and clearing 46,900 feet of bank. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 349 The costs and expenditures during the year were $5,227.97 for snag- ging and $241.61 in preparation for removing sand shoals and buried logs between the mouth and Red Bluff, a total of $5,469.58. Condition at end of fiscal year.- The 12-foot project channel to Conway was completed in 1924 and obtains for most of the distance. Shoals have, however, formed at several places over which the depth is limited to 10.5 feet for a width of 25 feet. There is a depth of 8.0 feet for the full project width. In the 4-foot channel from Conway to Red Bluff, authorized in 1930 and completed in 1931, sand bars have formed, limiting the controlling depth to 2.8 feet at low water for a width of 30 feet. Above Red Bluff (mile 72.5), no work having been done for several years, the channel is obstructed by logs and snags and cannot be navigated safely. The costs and expenditures have been $262,813.58 for new work and $105,956 for maintenance, a total of $368,769.58. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $6,473.16, will be applied to maintenance in removing obstructions in the form of snags, buried logs, and sand bars, from mile 29, 15 miles below Conway, to mile 69 at Red Bluff, S.C., with the U.S. snagboat Wateree, July 1-August 31, 1933. The additional sum of $4,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, in maintenance snagging from Conway, mile 44, to Red Bluff, S.C., with the U.S. snagboat Wateree for about 1/2 months, September 1-October 15, 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__--------------------- _ $262, 813. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 105, 956. 0( Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1983__________ 368, 769. 58 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 368, 769. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- , 473. 1% Total amount appropriated to. June 30, 1933----- ______- 375, 242. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---- -------------------------------- $12, 500.00 --------------------- Cost of maintenance----------------------- $2, 673.07 $169.77 7,345. 52 $154. 48 $5, 469. 58. Total cost...----------------------- 2, 673. 07 169. 77 19, 845. 52 154. 48 5, 469. 58 Total expended--------------------------- 2, 841. 53 169. 77 16, 950. 61 3, 049. 39 5, 469.58 Allotted ---------------------------------- 1, 000. 00 4, 000. 00 16, 000. 00 ------- -- 11, 942. 74 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------------ ----------------- $3, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----- ---------------------------- ----------- 9, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for___-------------------1-- 12, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 57. 28E Net amount to be accounted for___ ------------- 11, 942.74 350 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended .....------------- ----------- $6, 374.94 Less reimbursements collected -----. ---------- 905. 36 $5, 469.58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------------------ 6, 473. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_------------------------- 4. 55 Balance available June 30, 1933_-------------------- 6,468.61 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1----------------------- -- 4, 500. 00 4. GREAT PEEDEE RIVER, S.C. Location.--Rises in the mountains of North Carolina, and flows generally southeast for 435 miles into Winyah Bay, near Georgetown, S.C. Above the Uharie River, 233 miles from the mouth, it is called the Yadkin. (See U.S. Geological Survey map of South Carolina, 1913.) Existing project.-This provides for a cleared 9-foot channel be- tween Waccamaw River and Smiths Mills, and thence a 31 /2-foot channel to Cheraw at all stages of water. The tidal variation at low-water stage is 31/2 feet at the mouth and 3 inches 34 miles above. The ordinary flood stage is 18 feet above the low-water stage at Smiths Mills, 17 feet at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 27 feet at Cheraw Bridge, respectively 52, 103, and 167 miles from the mouth. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1900, was $235,345. The latest (1900) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provides for the removal of all obstructions so as to secure a navigable depth of 9 feet to Smiths Mills and 3 feet to Cheraw (S.Ex.Doc. No. 117, 46th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1880, p. 844); the act of June 13, 1902, provides for securing a 31/2 -foot channel between Cheraw and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge by means of dredging, snag- ging, and the construction of timber and pile dams (H.Doc. No. 124, 56th Cong., 2d sess.). For map see Annual Report for 1889, page 1180. Recommended modification of project.-Recommendation has been made to Congress that the project be modified by elimination of all work between Jeffreys Creek and Cheraw. (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-There are practically no terminal facilities, except small sheds constructed at a few landings as a protection to freight. They are privately owned. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. snagboat Wateree cleared the channel of obstructions to the project depths from the mouth via Bull Creek to the mouth of Jeffreys Creek, mile 89. A total of 3,498 obstructions were removed and 66,400 feet of bank cleared. The total costs during the year were $11,359.56 for snagging, office expenses, etc., all chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures were $11,069.61. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 351 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1909 at a saving of $51,632.96 under the estimated cost. There exists from the Waccamaw River via Bull Creek to mile 52 a cleared channel 9 feet deep at lowest recorded stage. It is navigable to boats drawing 31/2 feet at all stages of water to Jeffreys Creek (mile 89). Above Jeffreys Creek the river cannot be safely navigated because of many snags and sunken logs. The total costs to date amount to $183,712.41 for new work and $183,435.56 for maintenance, a total of $367,147.97. The total ex- penditures were $366,858.02. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied to the payment of accounts payable. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, in dredging at the mouth of Bull Creek, mile 29.5, and snagging from the mouth of Lynches River, mile 63, to Jeffrey's Creek, for about 12/3 months, July 10- August 31, 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------$183, 712. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 435. 56 1-------------------------83, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------367, 147. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 289. 95 Net total expenditures_-----------------------_ -------- 366, 858. 02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 327. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 367, 185. 47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -........ _. . . .. . . ._..._.. .. .. . .. . . . Cost of maintenance--....-----------------$6, 736. 13 $9, 285. 14 $3, 305. 88 $6, 877. 86 $11,359. 56 Total expended------------------------- 7, 562. 94 6, 308. 68 5,480. 53 6, 877. 86 11, 069. 61 ............... Allotted--........-----------........--------------- 6,000.00 11, 000. 00 4, 500.00 500. 00 10,085.47 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------ ----------------- $1, 311. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-----------------------------$4,200.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act . approved Mar. 4, 1933-- ------------- 6, 000.00 10,200.00 Amount to be accounted for---- ----------------------- 11, 511. 59 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------------ 114. 53 Net amount to be accounted for 11, 397.06 Gross amount expended---------------------------11, 099. 61 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 30. 00 11, 069. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 327. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 289. 95 Balance available June 30, 1933 ------- 37. 50 Amount that can be profitably 1 expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance _-- 5, 000. 00 _--------------------_ 1Exclusive of available funds. 16228--ENG 1933--23 352 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 5. WATERWAY FROM WINYAH BAY TO CHARLESTON, S.C. Location.-The route of the waterway follows creeks, sounds, rivers, bays, and extensive marshland cuts beginning at a point 8 miles below Georgetown in Winyah Bay to Charleston Harbor. The route is tidal throughout and is sheltered from the sea. The route of the present project will shorten the distance from Charleston to Winyah Bay about 91/2 miles, making a total distance of 551/2 miles. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 4 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide, at bottom between Charleston Harbor and Minim Creek, with a branch channel of the same dimensions to Morrisons Landing in McClellanville, and for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 70 feet wide from the mouth of Minim Creek to Winyah Bay. The mean tidal range is 3.5 to 5.1 feet, according to locality. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $500,000. The latest (1932) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $40,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 19, 1890, provided for the chan- nel from Minim Creek to Winyah Bay (Annual Report for 1889, p. 1184); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the channel from Charleston to a point opposite McClellanville (H.Doc. No. 84, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1900, p. 1908); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the branch channel to McClellanville (Annual Report for 1903, p. 1133); the act of March 2, 1919, pro- vided for extending the channel to Minim Creek and thence through the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal to Winyah Bay (H.Doc. No. 178, 63d Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the cut across the Santee Delta at Four Mile Creek (H.Doc. No. 237, 68th Cong., 1st sess.).: For latest published maps see two last-named documents and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 11, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the construc- tion of a waterway 10 feet deep and 90 feet wide between Winyah Bay and Charleston, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers, in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 11, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The conditions imposed requiring that all land needed for the improvement should be furnished free of cost to the United States are being complied with. Local interests have given assurance that the further condition requiring them to replace the present Cove Inlet bridge if and when necessary will be complied with by an act of the State Legislature at its next session. Terminal facilities.-Several small landings are located at con- venient places along the waterway and creeks and bays connecting with it. The facilities are sufficient for the present commerce. Operation and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. snagboat Wateree removed from the channel of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal a total of 117 obstructions and partially cleared 11,300 feet of bank. The Wateree also removed 17 obstructions from Four Mile Creek and partially cleared 200 feet of bank. A total of 107,- 277 cubic yards of sand and mud were removed by contract in re- RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 353 storing project dimensions in the northerly 3,000 feet of the Esther- ville-Minim Creek Canal, including the removal of the remainder of the old training walls, and in the following reaches in the water- way south of the Santee River: Clubhouse Creek, Casino Creek,. Sewee Bay, Capers Creek, Sullivan Island Narrows, and Cove Inlet. The costs during the year were $14,513.50 for dredging in the north end of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal and $21,082.59 for dredging south of Santee River, by contract; $942.08 for snagging the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal by Government plant and hired labor, $119.46 for laboratory study, and $406.95 for general super- vision of the project, a total of $37,064.58, all chargeable to mainte- nance. The total expenditures during the year were $36,741.07. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The previous project, with the exception of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal, had been com- pleted. The controlling depth is 31/2 feet for a width of 40 feet. The work remaining to be undertaken consists of dredging to secure the existing project and also to maintain the present waterway to provide for navigation during the period of construction. The total costs to date amount to $435,213.16 for new work and $521,590.47 for maintenance, a total of $956,803.63. The total expenditures to date amount to $956,803.63. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ($235.69), together with an allotment of $60,000 made July 7, 1933, a total of $60,235.69, will be applied as follows: Maintenance under previous projects: Dredging to restore project dimensions in the northerly 1,600 feet of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal by contract, Sept. 5- Oct. 5, 1933--------------------------------------------- $9, 500.00 Bank protection work at the north end of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal as found necessary, by contract, Jan. 1-Mar. 15, 1934---------------------------------------------------- 12, 000. 00 Dredging the channel in Skrine Creek, Clauson Creek, Hamlin Creek, Vanderhorst Creek, Awendaw Creek, Clubhouse Creek, and Casino Creek, by contract, Jan. 1-Mar. 15, 1934---------- 27, 000. 00 Removing obstructions from the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal in the form of overhanging trees, snags, buried logs and shoals, from a point 3,000 feet from the north end to the south end of the canal, with the U.S. snagboat Wateree, Sept. 20-Dec. 10, 1933---------------------------------------------------- 8, 000. 00 Removing obstructions in the form of sunken logs and stumps from Four Mile Creek Canal with the U.S. snagboat Wateree, Sept. 1-15, 1933_ _---------------------------- --- 1, 500. 00 Completion of model study at the U.S. Waterways Experiment Station, September 1933 ________---------------------------235. 69 General supervision of the project, July 1, 1933-June 30, 1934__ 2, 000. 00 Total------------- ---------------------------------- 60, 235, 69 The allotment of $1,000,000 made from the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 will be applied as follows: New work : Dredging the northerly 28-mile portion of the waterway, extend- ing from a point opposite the mouth of Saltpond Creek, 9.5 miles south of McClellanville, to Winyah Bay, including the branch channel to McClellanville, by contract, Dec. 1, 1933-Oct. 31, 1934--,-------------------------------------- ------------ $484000 Dredging the southerly 24-mile portion of the waterway extending from a point opposite the mouth of Saltpond Creek, 9.5 miles south of McClellanville, to Charleston Harbor, by contract, Dec. 1, 1933-Oct. 31, 1934----------- ----------------------- 480, 000 Revetting 9 inlets, by contract, June 1-Oct. 31, 1934 ---------- 36, 000 Total for all work---------- ------- 000, 000 i__1, 354 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance dredging as may be required during the fiscal year, by contract, Dec. 1, 1934-Feb. 28, 1935 ----- - .----------- - $40, 000 Cost and financial surmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__--___----- -- _..... $435, 213.16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------_--------- -- -521, 590.47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- ..----------. 956, 803. 63 Net total expenditures--------- ------------------------- 956, 803.63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 -- --------------------- 235. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------- 957, 039. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work._------------ Cost of maintenance-----------------$ 126,439.20 $44, 221.03 $36,076.25 $23, 658.60 $37,064.58 Total expended............................ 120, 781.49 51, 754. 08 37,190.13 30, 519.12 36, 741.07 Allotted...-------- ------------------- 141,000.00 58, 000. 00 2, 350.00 7, 100. 00 36, 975. 96 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932.... --.-------- ---- $0. 80 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------- $37, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933............--...... .......... 239.382 37, 239. 32 Amount to be accounted for----......---------------------- 37, 240.12 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds .--..------ 263.36 Net amount to be accounted for..------ ------------- - 36, 976. 76 Gross amount expended-------.-..---.____ .--- $36, 775. 63 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 34.56 36, 741.07 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 235. 69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_----_-----__.-____. __ 105. 67 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------- 130. 02 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------- 0, 000. 00 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act ...- 1, 000, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------__ _ 1, 060,130.02 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :3, 1935, for maintenance 1_ _ __ __, 40, 000. 00 6. CONGAREE RIVER, S.C. The project is 71 percent completed, the work remaining to com- plete being the revetting of about 20,000 feet of the banks in the viinity of Congaree and Gill Creeks. Until navigation is resumed no work is contemplated. For a full description of the project see the Annual Report for 1932, page 600. 1 xclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IARBORS-CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 355 Cost and financial surrary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933______------------ ------- $364, 823. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 320, 876. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 685, 700. 64 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------- 85, 700. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933- ---- __-------------12, 580. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 698, 281.27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..----------------- Cost of maintenance._-------------------- ------------------------.---------------------- $375. 25 ------------------ $100. 00 Total expended..................------ 388. 16 .------------------------.. 100. 00 . _ _ Allotted.....................----- --------- ---------------------------- ----------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ---------------------------- $12, 580. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ _------------------------------- 12, 580. 63 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_ _____ ___---------------___ 149, 000. 00 7. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCK AND DAM ACROSS CONGAREE RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA, S.C. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for Congaree River, S.C. The work car- ried on is the maintenance of the lock and dam mentioned on page 354. The completed lock and dam has been maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriations since April 7, 1906. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The total costs and expenditures during the fiscal year amounted to $54.37. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The lock and dam are completed but were placed out of commission in August 1920; the maneuver boat and all other property have been sold or removed and the build- ings are being rented. The total cost and expenditure to date amounts to $109,542.18, all chargeable to maintenance. Proposed operations.-The project will be maintained during the fiscal year 1934 with funds allotted under the provision of section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ____-...______-_____ __ $109, 542. 18 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------------- _ 109, 542. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 __------__---291. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ .- ________- - 109, 834. 02 1 Exclusive of available funds. 356 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARVIY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Cost of maintenance_ __---------------------$62.91 $570.67 $44.90 $351.05 $54.37 Total expended--_ ..---------------------- -52.91 482.90 132. 67 351.05 54.37 Allotted..---------- -------- ---------------------. --------- 200. 00 500.00 -1.09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-__-------------------------- $347. 30 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- -- _____ 1. 09 Net amount to be accounted for--_----- --------- _ 346. 21 Gross amount expended---_____----------------------- 54. 37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------- ------------------- 291.84 8. CHARLESTON HARBOR, S.C. Location.-This harbor is on the coast of South Carolina, about 15 miles southerly of the middle point of the coast line, 50 miles southwest of Winyah Bay, S.C., and 80 miles northeast of the mouth of the Savannah River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1239 and 470.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 30, 1852; June 18, 1878, August 11, 1886, March 3, 1899, June 25, 1910, August 8, 1917, and July 18, 1918. The total cost and expenditures under all previous projects amount to $6,988,444.61, of which $6,586,455.11 was for new work and $401,- 989.50 was for maintenance. Of. the expenditure for new work $1,032,254.09 was applied to work on the 40-foot project adopted by the 1918 act. For further details see page 1808 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 579, Annual Report for 1926. Existing project.-This provides for commercial purposes a chan- nel 30 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide, from the sea to the inner end of the jetties, thence 600 feet wide to the navy yard, and thence 400 feet wide to Goose Creek, with a turning basin 700 feet wide at the port terminals, together with a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 500 feet wide through Town Creek, at a total estimated cost of $314,000 for new work with $95,000 annually for maintenance. The project also provides for a 40-foot channel 1,000 feet wide from the lightship to the inner ends of the jetties, these jetties to be of stone on log mattress foundation, the north jetty having a length of 15,443 feet and the south jetty 19,104 feet, thence 600 feet wide to the south pier at the navy yard, and thence 1,000 feet wide to the commandant's wharf, at an estimated first cost of $3,603,000 and $250,000 annually for maintenance, both figures being additional to the estimates for the commercial project given above, and that it be considered as a national defense rather than a commercial measure and be prosecuted only as found necessary in the interest of national defense. The above estimates were made in 1925, and are exclusive of ex- penditures on previous projects. The mean tidal range is 5.2 feet, though this is increased to 7 or 8 feet under the influence of northeast winds or storms of long duration. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 357 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 249, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), and is a modification of the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 18, 1878, provided for the two jetties and for auxiliary dredg- ing (Annual Report for 1878, pp. 553-572); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for increase in depth to 30 feet, with a width of 500 feet between the jetties and 1,000 feet seaward thereof (H.Doc. No. 288, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the act of July 18, 1918, provided for the 40-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 1946, 64th Cong., 2d sess., pt. I, pp. 21-29, 57, 58, and 64-68.) The latest published maps are printed in House Document No. 249, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. The act of July 18, 1918, provided that the 40-foot channel up to the navy yard should not be undertaken " until the proposed new dry docks at this navy yard, carrying a depth of 40 feet of water over the blocks, has been authorized." This dock was authorized in the Naval Appropriation Act approved July 1, 1918 (40 Stat. L. 725). Terminal facilities.-Piersand slips extend for about 1 mile along the eastern water front of the city of Charleston, and an additional mile is covered by marginal wharves. The Port Utilities Commis- sion of the city of Charleston owns the terminals at Columbus Street, a large pier near Market Street, and two piers at Tradd Street. It also owns and operates the belt-line railway serving all wharves and warehouses and connecting with trunk lines entering the city. Its wharves are open to the public on a charge basis. The commission has made extensive improvements at its terminal property and piers. Modern facilities exist also at the coal pier of the Southern Railway and at the wharves of the Standard Oil Co., the Charleston Dry Dock & Machine Co., the Clyde Steamship Co., and the Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. On Cooper River above the navy yard a compress and warehouse company has a marginal wharf 700 feet long; and the Texas Corpora- tion, the Sinclair Refining Co., and the Read Phosphate Co. maintain piers at their property. About 10 miles from the city the port terminals, built for Army purposes and to some extent still so used, are now leased by the Port Utilities Commission of the city from the United States Shipping Board for commercial purposes. A 30-foot channel leads to these marginal wharves, 2,030 feet long, where modern facilities exist for transfer of freight between ships and railroads, and extensive ware- houses and rail connections are provided. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No dredging was un- dertaken in the channels of the harbor during the year. There were removed by contract from the slips of the Engineer Wharf 10,035 cubic yards of silt. The costs during the year amounted to $2,517.36 for dredging the slips of the Engineer Wharf by contract, $7,191.36 for maintenance and operation of Castle Pinckney Depot and the Engineer Wharf, and $1,900.61 for inspections, surveys, and contingencies, a total of $11,609.33, all chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures were - $1,713.77. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The commercial project is 80 per- cent completed. The jetties protecting the entrance channel across the bar were completed in 1895. The north jetty is 15,443 feet long 358 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY,, 1933 and the south jetty 19,104 feet long; the distance between their axes at the outer end is 2,900 feet, and their height, as originally built, was 12 feet above mean low water for the greater part of their length. A survey of the Charleston Harbor bar, made in January and March 1933, shows that the entrance channel has a depth of 30 feet for a width of 800 feet and that the channel between the jetties has a depth of 30 feet for a width of 675 feet. A survey made in May and June of Cooper River and Town Creek showed that from the inner ends of the jetties to the navy yard via the Cooper River there is a 30-foot channel 600 feet wide except at the north end of Drum Island where there is a controlling depth of 20.2 feet for that width and a controlling depth of 26.5 feet for a width of 400 feet, and thence a 30-foot channel 400 feet wide to the Ordnance Depot Wharf. From thence to Goose Creek there is a controlling depth of 23 feet for a width of 280 feet. In Town Creek there is a 30-foot channel for a width of 400 feet with controlling depth of 22.2 feet for project width of 500 feet. The substructure of the masonry sea wall of the Engineer Wharf is in need of further repairs. As a result of dredging done by the Navy Department under the Naval Appropriation Act of August 29, 1916, a channel 30 feet deep at all stages, 600 feet wide in straight reaches and increased to 1,000 feet at bends extending from deep water in Cooper River to the United States navy yard, passing to the east of Drum Island, was completed. Dredging done in connection with the construction of the Army supply base at North Charleston provided a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water, with a varying width of 400 to 800 feet from the navy yard to above the supply base, a distance of 31/2 miles. Work remaining to be undertaken consists of the widening of the channel between the jetties to 1,000 feet and the extending of the channel from the Ordnance Depot Wharf to Goose Creek. The costs have been $277,711.72 for new work and $341,731.08 for maintenance, a total of $619,442.80. The total expenditures were $650,799.59. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ($25,211.09), together with accounts receivable ($138.89) and an allotment of $36,000 made July 7, 1933, a total of $61,349.98, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_"___---___ -- ____-_ -____-- $5. 75 Maintenance: Regular maintenance and improvement funds: Dredging the slips of the Engineer Wharf by contract, Jan. 1-15, 1934 --------------------------------------------- 3, 00. 00 Dredging to restore project dimensions in the channel in Cooper River and in Town Creek at the north and west sides of Drum Island, by contract, Oct. 15, 1933-Feb. 15, 1934_- ---- __--49, 027.25 Maintenance and operation of Castle Pinckney Depot and the Engineer Wharf and Garage, July 1, 1933-June 30, 1934-.... 3, 000. 00 General supervision of the project, July 1, 1933-June 30, 1934___ 6,316. 98 Total -- ----------- __--_ 61, 349.98 An allotment of $94,000 made from the National Industrial Re- covery Act of 1933, will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging between the jetties to complete the channel to a depth of 30 feet for the full project width of 1,000 feet, by the U.S. hopper dredge Comstool, Nov. 15, 1933-May 15, 1934 .----...- - -$94,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CIIARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 359 The additional sum of $103,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging the outer bar channel to restore project dimensions with the U.S. hopper dredge Comstock, 5Y2 months, July 1-December 15, 1934 __-------------------------- $82, 400 Dredging the slips of the Engineer Wharf by contract, November 1934 and May 1935 -------------------------------------- 6, 000 Maintenance and operation of Castle Pinckney Depot and Engineer Wharf and Garage, July 1, 1934-June 30, 1935--------............------ 5, 000 General supervision of the project, July 1, 1934-June 30, 1935_... 9, 600 Total for all work _---------.-------.. .. ------ 103, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------$6, 864,166. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 743, 720. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ___-__-- __ 7, 607, 887. 41 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------- 31, 223. 65 Net total cost to June 30, 1933__ __ -___---------_7, 639, 111. 06 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933___------------------- 1--38. 89 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933- .----------------- 7, 639, 249. 95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ -- 5. 75 Net total expenditures__ _ _ Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__-------------------- __-------------- 7, 639, 244. 20 25, 211.09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------- 7, 664, 455. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ___..----__-------__ -$126, 585. 98 $118, 183. 58 -------- $24, 295. 03 ...---------- Cost of maintenance- __---------------- -- 46, 493. 86 78, 090. 49 $18, 778.90 118, 317. 39 $11, 609. 33 Total cost..... ...--.....----------------- 173, 079. 84 196, 274. 07 18, 778. 90 142, 612. 42 11, 609. 33 Total expended---....---------------- 205, 120. 47 197, 146. 21 44, 729, 80 124, 717. 33 -1, 713. 77 Allotted_.- ...----------- ..------ ------ 160,000.00 207, 100. 00 8, 000. 00 . 6,000.00 7, 519. 29 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932______-- ____ __-------- $15, 978.03 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_ __16,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- -------------- __- 31, 978. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 8, 480. 71 Net amount to be accounted for_ ..... ____------------- 23, 497.32 Gross amount expended-----------------------------$69, 144. 01 Less: Reimbursements collected- - $70, 531.00 Receipts from sales 326. 78 70, 857. 78 -1, 713.77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------ __ 25, 211.09 Outstanding liabilities June 30. 1933 ... __ 624.67 Balance available June 30, 1933_ .......... - ______--_ 24, 586.42 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ---------- 38.89 1----- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------- 24, 725. 31 360 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------- ------------------- ------------- $36, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ....-------- -- 94, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------154, 725. 31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending ----- June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 103, 000. 00 9. SHIPYARD RIVER, S.C. Location.-This waterway is a salt-water, tidal tributary of Charleston Harbor, S.C. It has its source about one half mile below the United States navy yard, whence it flows in a southerly direction for about 3 miles and empties into Cooper River about three eighths of a mile above Drum Island. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 470.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 25, 1912, and March 3, 1925. Total cost and expenditures prior to adopting the existing project in 1930 were $4,150, all of which was for new work. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 20 feet deep and 100 feet wide, widened at the bends, extending from a point 50 feet above the Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s plant to deep water in the lower river. The Chief of Engineers is authorized to undertake, without local cooperation, so much of the work contemplated as will provide a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, extend- ing from the Gulf Refining Co.'s wharf to the Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s wharf, at an estimated cost of $24,000. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1928, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $56,000, of which $10,000 is to be contributed by local interests. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 13, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) The latest (1928) approved estimate for an- nual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (R. and H. Con. Doc. No. 13, 71st Cong., 2d. sess.). The latest published map is contained in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 8, Sixty-ninth Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-Conditionsimposed by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, require that local interests shall contribute $10,000 to the cost of the work and furnish the necessary spoil-dis- posal areas. These conditions have not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Wharves are maintained by two lumber com- panies, the Tuxbury and the North State. The Gulf Refining Co. has completed a large marginal wharf about one third of a mile above the mouth of the creek for accommodation of large, deep-draft vessels, and has dredged a 28-foot channel thereto. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs during the year. The total expenditures during the year were $182.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The 12-foot channel, surveyed in March 1932, extending from the Gulf Refining Co.'s wharf to the Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s wharf, authorized to be undertaken without local cooperation, now obtains for a controlling width of 95 feet 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 361 except at the Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s wharf, where the width is 75 feet. The Gulf Refining Co. maintains a channel 30 feet deep and 120 feet wide from the Cooper River up to its wharf, a distance of three fourths of a mile. The cost to date amounts to $22,753.03, chargeable to new work, and $297.19 chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures were $23,050.22. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ($949.78), together with an allotment of $5,000 made July 7, 1933, a total of $5,949.78, will be applied to maintenance dredging to restore 12-foot depth for the project width, by contract, December 16-31, 1933. It is not expected that any additional funds can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as the dredging contemplated during the fiscal year 1934 is likely to be ample for a two-year period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-_ $26, 903. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------- 297. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------27, 200. 22 Net total expenditures_-------- -------------------------------- 27, 200. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------------_ 949. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------28, 150. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ,,- Cost of new work- ..- ____...... -_______------___ $22, 753. 03 Cost of maintenance-----------------------.......------------...........------------............ $297. 19 ------ Total expended-----_------- ________ __..... . ..... 22, 619. 27 248. 65 $182. 30 ..-----........------------..-----------.. Allotted....---- ..... ... 24, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $1, 132.08 Gross amount expended_---------------------------_ 182. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------__ 949. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------ ----------------------- -------------- 5, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-----------------------5, 949. 78 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project 1 - - - - - __, 23, 200. 00 10. WATERWAY FROM CHARLESTON TO BEAUFORT, S.C. Location.-The waterway begins at the Ashley River entrance of Wappoo Cut; passes through Wappoo Cut, Stono, Wadmelaw, North Edisto, and Dawho Rivers, North Creek, Watts Cut, and South Edisto River, Fenwicks Island Cut, and Ashepoo River to St. Helena Sound; thence through Coosaw River, Brickyard Creek, and Beaufort River to Beaufort, S.C. The distances from Charleston 1 In addition, $10,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 362 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 to Yonges Island, Martins Point, and Beaufort are 25 miles, 27 miles, and 741/2 miles, respectively. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 3256.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1881, and June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures were $133,239.22, of which $109,489.64 was for new work and $23,749.58 for maintenance. Existing project.-This provides for a waterway 7 feet deep at mean low water and not less than 75 feet wide from Charleston to Beaufort, S.C., with cut-offs in Wappo Creek and between Dawho and South Edisto Rivers. The mean tidal range is 5.2 feet at Charleston and 7 feet at Beaufort. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1924, is $110,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1924) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (S.Doc. No. 178, 68th Cong., 2d sess.). (For latest published maps of this waterway see U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 3526, and H.Doc. 129, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Recommended modification of project.-Under date of December 5, 1931, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the project for the waterway from Charleston to Beaufort, S.C., through a change in the route to provide a channel 7 feet deep and 75 feet wide to connect the Ashepoo and Coosaw Rivers by a cut across Hutchinson Island through Rock Creek and its south branch and .across Ashe Island, at an estimated cost of $79,050, with $1,000 annually for maintenance, provided local interests furnish all neces- sary rights of way and spoil disposal areas. (H.Doc. No. 129, 72d Cbng., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Compliedwith. Terminal facilities.-The wharves and terminals along the route are sufficient for present and prospective traffic for some time to come. At Charleston there are public wharves and terminals, in addition to the many privately owned ones. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Project dimensions were restored in Stono River by the removal by contract of 2,674 cubic yards of marl and rock and in North Creek by the removal of 37,228 cubic yards of sand, mud, and silt. The costs during the fiscal year were $616.85 for dredging in Stono River by contract, $8,138.78 for dredging in North Creek by contract, and $365.73 for general supervision of the project, a total of $9,121.36 all chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures during the year were $7,091.25. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1929 at a saving of $14,409 under the original estimated cost. A dis- tance of 10 miles has been saved by the portion of the project com- pleted from Dawho River to South Edisto River via North Creek and Watts Cut. The total distance from Charleston to Beaufort is now 721/2 miles measured from the Ashley River entrance of Wap- poo Cut. Project dimensions now obtain over the entire waterway, except for shoals in Stono River north of Johns Island highway bridge and at Church Flats, and in North Creek, where the width ranges from 70 feet down to 45 feet for a controlling depth of 6 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 363 The costs and expenditures have been $95,590.41 for new work and $58,950.84 for maintenance, a total of $154,541.25. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ($744.06), together with an allotment of $13,200 made July 7, 1933, a total of $13,944.06, will be applied to maintenance dredging in the channel at Church Flats in Stono River and in North Creek, by contract, November 1-December 15, 1933. The additional sum of $9,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the channel in Stono River north of Johns Island highway bridge, by contract, August 1-September 15, 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ $205, 080. 05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 82, 700. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 287, 780. 47 Net total expenditures --------------------------------------- 287, 780. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 -------- 744. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------- ----- 288, 524. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----......----------- ---- $10, 570. 58 -...... Cost of maintenance ----------------- - 11, 459.91 $4, 306. 07 $9, 473. 82 $10, 793. 95 $9, 121. 36 ....-------------------22, 030. 49 Total cost ...----.....-- 4, 306. 07 9, 473. 82 10, 793. 95 9, 121. 36 --------------------. Total expended...............-- 21, 761. 16 4, 421. 38 7, 617. 89 14, 914. 73 7, 091. 25 6, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 11, 000. 00 Allotted.................................------------------------- 1, 400.00 7, 835. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 -------------- $8,000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------------ 164. 69 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- - 7, 835. 31 Gross amount expended------------------------------$8, 854.03 Less reimbursements collected-- 1,762. 78 7, 091. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-- ___---- 744. 06 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved March 4, 1933---___ _--_----------13, 200.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ ______ __---_-__ 13, 944. 06 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - 30, 1935 for maintenance 1 _ _ ___ 9, 000. 00 11. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $33,504.38; the ex- penditures were $34,789.69. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with accounts receivable and amount allotted during July 1, 1933 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to pay- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 364 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 ment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $16,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial sammary cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_------- ------------- $138,702.55 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ -- 96. 97 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ._______________-- ___ 138, 605. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 _------------___ 83. 86 -------- __ Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 __- _ 138, 689. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------- .-50 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 138, 688.94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_-- ----- __ ___ 9, 845. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____________ 148, 534. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work....--- ------ --------- $27, 947.02 Cost of maintenance ..................-----------------------. $8, 583.16 $24,081.22 $44, 586.78 $33, 504. 38 27 27, 458. 89 8,473. 71 24, 321. 38 43, 645. Total expended--_--......................------------.. 34,789. 69 Allotted...--.. ...----------------------..... 25,500. 00 ...--.. 5,500. 00 23, 000. 00 42, 000.00 42, 534.48 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ .... __.------------ _-- _-- $2, 100. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931--- ---- _ ----------- $631. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--- ..... - - __- ------- 33, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------- ---------------- 10, 000. 00 43, 631.87 Amount to be accounted for....---------------------------- 45, 732. 62 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ----------- 1, 097.39 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 44,635.23 Gross amount expended--------------------------- 37, 732. 27 Less reimbursements collected_--___------------ 2, 942. 58 34, 789. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --------------------- 9, 845. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 25.80 Balance available June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 9, 819. 74 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------- --------..... _ 83.86 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_ --------- - 9, 903. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------- ---- 17,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--- .. -------- 26, 903. 60 Amount that can be profitably a expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance '-- ----------- -- -- 16, 000. 00 1 xcelusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 365 12. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to Name of project full report June 30, 1933 see annual report for- New work Maintenance Ashley River, S.C.1'_____------------------------------------- 1932 $56, 650 2$35, 000. 00 Mingo Creek, S.C.' ------------------------------------- 1928 29, 050 1,350. 00 Santee River, S.C.......................------------------------------------- 1931 99, 750 164, 741. 67 1 Channel adequate for existing commerce. 2 Expended for general supervision during fiscal year, $54.26. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts anid committee resolutions Transmitted Recomienda- Locality Authorization act to Document no. tion Congress Abbapoola Creek, S.C.. River and Harbor ------ -------------------------------- Act, July 3, 1930. Edisto River and its Act, June 14, 1932_ .. . -.----.------. .-.-- . ------ --------- .------------ branches, South and North Edisto, S.C. (flood control). Russel Creek, S.C-....- River and Harbor -------- ----------------------------------- Act, July 3, 1930. Shem Creek from Hog .... do---------------- --------------------------------------- Island Channel, S.C. Shipyard River, S.C .---- Rivers and Harbors -----.------------------------------------ Committee Reso- lution, May 11, 1933. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT This district includes all watersheds and harbors in the State of Georgia tributary to the Atlantic Ocean; Fernandina Harbor, Fla., and St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla., and their tributary streams; the waterway between Coosaw River, 9 miles north of Beaufort, S.C., and St. Johns River, Fla., and that part of South Carolina embrac- ing the Beaufort, Broad, and Savannah River Basins. District engineer: Maj. D. L. Weart, Corps of Engineers, to August 31, 1932, and Maj. C. Garlington, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. T. H. Jackson, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Savannah Harbor, Ga- ... 366 6. Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga_ __ 383 2. Savannah River below Au- 7. Satilla River, Ga_ 383 gusta, Ga------------- 370 8. St. Marys River, Ga. and 3. Waterway between Beaufort, Fla_____ 385 S.C., and St. Johns River, 9. Fernandina Harbor, Fla ___ 386 Fla-____--------- 373 10. Examinations, surveys, and 4. Altamaha, Oconee, and Oc- contingencies (general) _- 388 mulgee Rivers, Ga .. _- 377 11. Other projects for which no 5. Brunswick Harbor, Ga_ _- 379 estimates are submitted__ 389 366 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 1. SAVANNAH HARBOR, GA. Location.-The entrance is 75 statute miles south of Charleston Harbor, S.C., and 70 statute miles north of Brunswick Harbor, Ga. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 440.) Previous projects.-Adopted by Congress May 18, 1826; March 3, 1855; August 7, 1856; March 3, 1873; June 23, 1874; September 19, 1890; June 3, 1896; and June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures on these projects prior to 1912 were: For new work, $7,260,383.98; for maintenance, $298,894.26; total, $7,559,278.24. For further de- tails see page 1810 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep with a general width of 500 feet from the 30-foot contour in the ocean to the quarantine station, 10.2 miles; thence 26 feet deep with a general width of 400 feet to the Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge 16 miles; thence 26 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the foot of Kings Island, 1.3 miles; and thence 21 feet deep and 200 feet wide with necessary regulating works to the vicinity of the Savannah Creosoting Co., 2.1 miles, a total length of 29.6 miles; for widening the channel to 600 feet at West Broad and Barnard Streets; for an anchorage basin opposite Fort Oglethorpe by widening the 26-foot channel to 900 feet and installing mooring dolphins; for closing South Channel by a regulating dam and dredging a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide between the main river and Wilmington River as a substitute for this portion of the inland waterway; for increasing the width of the channel at Oyster Bed Island; for increasing the width of the channel at Kings Island to 525 feet; for dredging Drakies Cut to a depth of 13 feet and a width of 350 feet; for the raising, exten- sion, and repair of training walls, jetties, and other works; and for bank protection. The plane of reference is mean low water, which varies for differ- ent parts of the harbor. For the upper end of the harbor the mean range of tide is 6.5 feet, with a spring range of 7.6 feet, and for the lower end 6.9 feet and 8.1 feet, respectively. The mean tidal range hase been increased by the improvement about 0.9 foot at the lower end and 1.7 feet at the upper end." The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1930 is $6,146,400, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1926) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $416,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 23, 1874, provided for works of regula- tion (Annual Report for 1873, p. 747); the act of March 2, 1907, made tentative provision for the 26-foot channel, generally 400 to 500 feet wide (H.Doc. No. 181, 59th Cong., 1st sess.), which was definitely adopted by the act of June 25, 1910; the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the 30-foot channel to the quarantine station (H.Doc. No. 1471, 64th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the 21-foot channel above Kings Island (H.Doc. No. 261, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), and for other features of the project (H.Doc. No. 262, 69th Cong., 1st sess.); and the 26-foot channel to the foot of Kings Island was provided for by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (S.Doc. No. 39, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the last three mentioned documents. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 367 Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927, imposes the condition that local interests shall furnish with- out cost to the United States suitable dumping grounds for the dis- posal of material dredged in connection with the initial improve- ment and subsequent maintenance of the channel above Kings Island and shall deed to the United States the necessary land on South Channel for the regulating dam, and shall furnish, without cost to the United States, a right-of-way for the intracoastal waterway ex- tending from the main river near Fort Jackson to Wilmington River, and suitable disposal areas for material dredged in the improvement and future maintenance of the harbor. By a resolution, adopted March 13, 1929, the city of Savannah made available the lands necessary for improvement and future maintenance of the harbor at Kings Island, and binds itself to furnish, when required, such dumping grounds as may be needed in the future improvement and maintenance of Savannah Harbor. The city of Savannah owns the land through which the new route of the intracoastal waterway is projected, and it is believed that the right-of-way necessary will be donated when needed. Land for the site of the regulating dam across South Channel has not yet been furnished by local interests, but it is believed that this will be provided when needed. All other conditions required under previous authorizations have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-This improvement serves numerous wharves and piers owned by individuals and corporations, a municipal wharf, and the terminals of three trunk-line railways and two ocean steam- ship companies. These facilities are considered ample for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 10, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were removed by Government plant and hired labor 5,412,441 cubic yards of ma- terial between the Seabord Air Line Railway Bridge and the seat, at a cost of $382,668.59, all of which was maintenance dredging on the 26- and 30-foot sections of the channel. Examinations and sur- veys were made at a cost of $18,430.77. The total cost of all work was $401,099.36, charged to maintenance. The total expenditures were $187,319.40. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 68 percent completed. The 21-foot channel was completed in 1929; the con- trolling depth, as determined in July 1933, was 19.6 feet at mean low water over a width of 125 'feet. The 26-foot section of the channel, except at bends where widening is necessary, has been dredged to project dimensions for the entire section at different times, but never throughout at the same time. Between the foot of Kings Island and Bull Street, the controlling depth, as de- termined in July 1933, was 23.2 feet on the sailing range but on either side of this shoal a depth of 25.2 feet was available over a width of 125 feet. Between Bull Street and Quarantine the con- trolling depth in July 1933 was 26.5 feet over a width of 300 feet. The 30-feet section of the channel was completed May 10, 1930, ex- cept at bends, where the width is to be increased. The controlling depth as determined June 28, 1933, was 28.6 feet over a width of 200 16228-ENG 1933--24 368 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 feet. Long Island training wall was completed in 1931, with a total length of 13,650 feet and an average height of about 12 feet above mean low water. The widening of the channel at Barnard Street was completed in 1924. An anchorage basin opposite Fort Oglethorpe and mooring dolphins in the same locality were com- pleted in 1926. The mooring dolphin is in good condition, except for two pile clusters which were destroyed by shipping. The widen- ing at Kings Island was completed December 5, 1929. The widen- ing at Oyster Bed Island was completed June 19, 1930. Dredging Drakies Cut was completed January 24, 1931. The 26-foot channel from the Seaboard Air Line Railway Bridge to the foot of Kings Island was completed June 9, 1931. To complete the project the following work is required: (a) Closing South Channel with a regulating dam and dredging channel between the Savannah River and Wilmington River. (b) Raising, extension, and repair of training walls, jetties, and other works. (c) Bank protection. (d) Dredging in the 26- and 30-foot channels to widen bends. The costs under the existing projects were $4,181,113.60 for new work and $9,040,936.89 for maintenance, a total of $13,222,050.49. The total expenditures were $14,498,854.39. Proposed operationr.-Thebalance unexpended on June 30, 1933, $83,655.01, accounts receivable $28,020.43, and an allotment made July 7, 1933, $306,000, a total of $417,675.44, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- $10, 237.63 Maintenance: Dredging 26- and 30-foot channels, lower Front River, North Channel, and entire length of 30- foot channel, U.S. hopper dredge Kingman or similar plant, 4.5 months, July 1-23, 1933, Aug. 28 to Oct. 31, 1933, and Feb. 1 to Apr. 18, 1934___ $133, 487. 81 Dredging 21- and 26-foot channels, from western end of harbor to U.S. quarantine, U.S. dredge Morgan, 12 months, July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934------------------------------------ 216,000.00 Completing bulkhead and other improvements at U.S. engineer yard-------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Supervision of the project and engineering studies not applicable to the above- --- __--_ 30, 000. 00 Care of idle plant---------------------------- 13, 350. 00 Total for maintenance _--__-- --- ____--- _____ 395, 837.81 Unallocated balance------------------------------------- 11, 600.00 Total for all work_ --- -------------- __ ______ - 417, 675.44 Item for supervision covers surveys and engineering studies in connection with silting in the harbor and determining the most advantageous method of dredging for its removal. The expenditure of funds will be at an average rate of about $39,000 per month for the first 6 months and about $22,000 per month for the remainder of the period. It is expected that available funds will be exhausted on June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $500,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1935 as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 369 Maintenance: Dredging 21- and 26-foot channels, from western end of harbor to U.S. quarantine, U.S. pipe-line dredge Morgan or by contract, 12 months ------ ------------------------------------ $216, 000 Dredging 26- and 30-foot channels, lower end of Front River, North Channel and entire length of 30-foot channel, with U.S. hopper dredge Kingman or similar plant, 12 months--------- 284, 000 Total for all work----------------------------------- 500, 000 Additional new work under the project is not required in the interest of navigation at the present time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $11, 441,497. 58 -Costof maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------- 19, 339, 831. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 20, 781, 328. 73 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 -------- , 259, 021. 10 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------- 22, 040, 349. 83 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------------- 28, 020.43 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------- 22, 068, 370.26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------ ---------------- 10, 237. 63 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 22, 058, 132. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------ --------- 83, 655. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 22, 141, 787. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----......... -- _-__-__.$174, 431. 57 $408, 997. 28 $177, 516. 09 $112,097.60 Cost of maintenance......----------------- 476, 046. 32 442, 096. 32 812, 387. 77 36 294, 439. 75 $401,099. Total cost---------------................-----........ 650, 477. 89 851,093. 60 989, 903. 86 406, 537. 35 401,099. 36 Total expended 406, 051.14 931, 958.16 956, 569. 86 330, 224. 16 187, 319. 40 Allotted-------------------................... 690, 000. 00 689, 000. 00 -------............ 843, 300. 00 -378, 300. 00 160, 424. 06 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 --------------------------- $110, 550. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------.---------- $300, 000. 00 Collected from Fourth Corps Area for impounded savings ---------------------------------------- 523.63 300, 523. 63 Amount to be accounted for-------- ------------------- 411, 073.98 Deductions on account of- Revocation of allotments --------------------- 114, 397. 54 Impounded funds--------------------------- 25, 702. 03 140, 099. 57 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 270, 974.41 Gross amount expended---------------- 589, 453. 25 Less : Reimbursements collected---------- $301, 146. 22 Receipts from sales--------------- 100, 987. 63 402, 133. 85 187, 319. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --------------------- 83, 655. 01 1 Includes $174,384.04 charged to previous work. 370 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------__ $17,469. 86 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts.....------------ 2,787. 00 $20, 256. 86 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 63, 398. 15 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 28, 020. 43 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------91, 418.58 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ----------------------------------- 306, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------------- 397, 418. 58 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of 1- - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project 1, 965, 300.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 500. 000. 00- 2. SAVANNAH RIVER BELOW AUGUSTA, GA. Location.-This river (see U.S. Geological Survey maps of South Carolina and Georgia) is formed by the confluence of the Tugalooo and Seneca Rivers on the northwestern part of the South Carolina- Georgia boundary line. It flows southeast, forming the boundary line, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Previous project.--Adopted by the river and harbor act of March 3, 1881. The cost and expenditures on the previous project prior to 1890 were $93,480.09. A subdivision between new work and mnainte- nance is not possible. For further details see page 1813 of Annual Report for 1915. Emisting project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide at ordinary summer low water from Savannah, 17 miles, from the mouth, to the head of navigation at Augusta, Ga., a dis- tance of 201 miles, to be obtained by the construction of one lock with movable dam (details of location and design not fixed), the use of contraction works, the closure of cut-offs, bank protection,, removal of snags, overhanging trees and wrecks, and the dredging of troublesome bars. The mean tidal variation at the mouth of the river is 6.9 feet, and the freshet variation at the head of the- improvement is approximately 18 feet ordinarily, with an extreme of 39 feet. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1930 is $1,933,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance and opera- tion is $75,000 for the first 3 years and $50,000 annually thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 19, 1890, provided for a 5-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 255, 51st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the special improvement, by bank-protection work, of 20 or 25 miles of river immediately below Augusta (H.Dcoc. No. 962, 60th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 101, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the 6-foot channel and the lock and dam. The latest published maps are in the last-mentioned document and in House Document No. 1243, Sixty-fourth Congress. first session. The construction of a lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff, in lieu of the location contemplated under the existing project at an xExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 371 increased cost of $470,000 as recommended by the Chief of Engineers under date of June 19, 1933, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The river and harbor act of July 3, 1930, pro- vides that work shall not be commenced until local interests shall Ihave furnished, free of cost to the United States, the land required for the lock and dam appurtenances, and all necessary flowage and dumping easements, nor until satisfactory assurances have been re- ceived by the Secretary of War that there will be available within 3 years from the date work is started adequate terminals for the economical handling of at least 125,000 tons of commerce annually between Augusta and Savannah, exclusive of sand and rafted or barged logs. The provisions in the above-named act have not been complied with; however, the city of Augusta in council assembled binds itself to comply with these requirements. There are now available at Augusta terminals adequate for the economical handling of at least 50 percent of the commerce specified. Terminal facilities.-The only water terminals served by this im- provement are at Augusta and at or near Savannah. At Augusta the water terminal is owned by the city of Augusta and consists of a wooden dock equipped with electric freight-handling equipment and a warehouse, and provided with rail and highway connections. The Pure Oil Co. has a terminal with a storage capacity of 10,357 barrels for berthing and discharging oil barges. At Savannah there is one municipal wharf, suitable for berths for river steamers, open to the public on equal terms, but it is not equipped with mechanical freight-handling equipment. In addition, there are extensive facili- ties at Savannah, privately owned, for ocean-going and smaller ves- sels. Along the river there are numerous natural landings without wharves or railway connections. The terminal facilities on this im- provement are considered ample for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance snagging was carried on by the U.S. snagboat Macon between August 1 and November 26, 1932, and between April 21 and June 30, 1933, and by U.S. snagboat No. 0 between August 15 and November 29, 1932, at a cost of $29,164.49. The work done cleared the river of the worst obstructions. The U.S. pipe-line dredge Creighton did maintenance dredging in the vicinity of Augusta between July 1 and December 31, 1932, and June 1 to 30, 1933, at a cost of $65,130.18. The total cost was $96,439.04 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $93,118.94. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 33 percent complete, the work remaining to be done consisting of the work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. Some of the contraction works and many of the shore-protection dikes, all of which were completed in 1915, require repairs. The controlling depth at ordinary summer water was 3 feet or greater for about 80 percent of the fiscal year. This depth corresponds 372 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 to a gage height of 7.5 feet and a discharge of 4,000 second-feet at Augusta. The costs have been $639,575.89 for new work and $782,471.11 for maintenance, a total of $1,422,047. The total expenditures were $1,427,633.96. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $39,208.11, together with accounts receivable, $1,500, and an allotment of $23,000 made July 7, 1933, a total of $63,708.11, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------- -------- $13, 169. 59 Maintenance: Dredging below Augusta, removing shoals that interfere with navigation between miles 186 and 201 with U.S. dredge Creighton, 3/2 months, July 1 to Oct. 15, 1933-------------------- $35, 000. 00 Snagging between Savannah Harbor and Augusta with U.S. snagboat Macon, July 1 to Sept. 15, 1933, and May 1 to June 30, 1934, 41/2 months -------- 15, 038. 52 Total for maintenance ___--------------------------- 50, 038. 52 Unallocated balance------------- ------------------------- 500.00 Total for all work--------------------------------63, 708. 11 The expenditure of funds will be at an average rate of about $13,000 per month to October 1, 1933, and about $3,500 per month for May and June 1934. It is expected that the available funds will be exhausted June 30 1934. The allotment of $1,775,000 made from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to work on the project recommended to Congress under date of June 19, 1933. The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Snagging between Savannah Harbor and Augusta, Ga., with U.S. snagboat Macon, 7 months, July 1 to Nov. 30, 1934, and Apr. 1 to June 30, 1935 -------------------- $23, 000. 0o Dredging with U.S. plant as may be necessary to remove shoaling as it occurs during the fiscal year so as to provide reasonably adequate channels for the increased commerce being handled on the river---------------------------- 52, 000. 00 75, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__-------------------------- 733, 055. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------782, 471. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ---------- 1, 515, 527. 09 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933- 7, 256. 55 1----------- Net total cost to June 30, 1933 1, 532, 783. 64 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------- 1, 500. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933---------------------1, 534, 283. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 13, 169. 59 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 1, 521, 114.05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933..... 39, 208.11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- 1,.560,.322. 16 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 373 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------------------- ------------ $11, 346. 54 -------------------- Cost of maintenance ....----------------- $17, 147. 77 $18, 695. 78 27, 171. 72 $98, 710. 68 $96, 439. 04 Total cost-- ..--------------------- 17, 147. 77 18, 695. 78 38, 518. 26 98, 710. 68 96, 439. 04 Total expended----- ---------------- 17, 006. 20 41, 588. 67 34, 026. 96 79, 095. 86 93, 118.94 Allotted -------------------------------- 12, 000. 00 45, 310. 18 61, 900. 00 45, 500. 00 112, 911.98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $19, 415. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932---------- ------------ 117, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 136, 415. 07 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 4, 088.02 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 132, 327.05 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $94, 588.30 Less reimbursements collected----- --------------- 1, 469. 36 93, 118. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------- 39, 208.11 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------------- 13, 169. 59 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 26, 038. 52 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 1, 500.00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------- 27, 538. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------------------------- 23, 000. 00 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act ---- 1, 775, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 , 825, 538. 52 1----------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1---------------- 75, 000. 00 3. WATERWAY BETWEEN BEAUFORT, S.C., AND ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. Location.-This waterway connects Beaufort, S.C., with the St. Johns River, Fla. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 3256 and 3257.) Previous projects-Between Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla.-Previousimprovements in this section were authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of August 2, 1882, August 11, 1888, July 13, 1892, and March 3, 1905. Between St. Johns River, Fla., and Cumnberland Sound, Ga. and Fla.-The first improvement of this section was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of May 23, 1828. The project was modified by the act of June 23, 1874. Under the previous projects prior to 1913 the cost and expenditures were $292,062.51 for new work and $134,797.63 for maintenance, a total of $426,860.14. For scope of previous projects of the inland waterway between Beaufort, S.C., and St. Johns River, Fla., see pages 1814, 1821-1823 of the Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water, with the following widths: Between Beaufort, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., a width of not less than 75 feet; between Savannah, 1 Exclusive of available funds. 374 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., 150 feet; and between Fernandina and St. Johns River, Fla., 100 feet. The project also provides for removing logs and snags from Generals Cut, Ga. The work is to be accomplished by dredging, supplemented by training walls, as necessary. The mean tidal range between Beaufort, S.C., and Fernandina, Fla., is from 6 to 8 feet, and between Fernandina and St. Johns River, Fla., is from 4 to 6 feet, with fluctuations from 11/2 to 2 feet due to winds and lunar phases. 12 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $331,200, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $70,000. The main route from Beaufort, S.C., to St. Johns River, Fla., is as shown on the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 3256 and 3257. From Doboy Sound to Brunswick Harbor an alternate and more protected route is via Darien River, Three Mile Cut, Altamaha River, One Mile Cut, Buttermilk Sound, Mackay River, Back River, Clubb Creek, and Plantation Creek. A shallpw protected route with 3 feet project depth leaves Bruns- wick Harbor and follows Jointer Creek, Jekyl Sound, Little Satilla River, Umbrella Cut, Umbrella Creek, Dover Cut, Dover Creek, Satilla River, Todd Creek, and Floyd Creek to Cumberland River. A channel 5 feet deep and 50 feet wide connects Baileys Cut of Satilla River and Dover Creek, Ga. On the Cumberland Sound section there is a loop 8 feet deep to the wharves at the southern end of Cumberland Sound. The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, consolidated into "Waterway between Beaufort, S.C., and St. Johns River, Fla.", the three former separate projects as shown below: River and H.Doc. con- Ses- Section Harbor Act oc. gress sion Remarks approved- approved- Tune 3,1896 1295 53 3 Route no. 2 adopted. Inland waterway between Sa- Mar. 3,1899 295 53 3 Route no. 1 adopted. vannah, Ga., and Beaufort, July 25,1912 1513 62 2 Modification of route no, 2 pro- S.C. vided for Archer Creek. Mar. 3,1925 2178 68 2 Fixes the minimum width at 75 feet. Waterway between Savannah, iJuly 13, 1892 41 52 1 Original 7-foot channel. Ga., and Fernandina, Fla. Mar. 3,1905 1450 58 2 Provided for Skidaway Narrows. .,July 25,1912 1 1236 60 2 Incorporated alternate routes pre- viously improved as separate projects and the auxiliary chan- nels. Channel between St. Johns Mar. 4, 1913 898 62 2 No map published. River and Cumberland Sound, Ga., and Fla. 1These documents contain published maps. t Senate document. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, provided for work in Generals Cut (H.Doc. No. 581, 63d Cong., 2d sess.), and in Back River (H.Doc. No. 1391, 62d Cong., 3d sess.), and the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides for a channel from Baileys Cut to Dover Creek (S.Doc. No. 43, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). These three documents contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 375 Terminal facilities.-Exclusive of terminal facilities at the ports of entry, this improvement serves 101 wharves, of which 35 are pri- vately owned but open to the public on equal terms. These facilities are considered ample for existing water-borne commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging with the U.S. dredge Creighton, from January 1 to March 24, 1933, resulted in the removal of 234,784 cubic yards, between Savannah and Brunswick, Ga., at a cost of $24,567.61. Maintenance dredging with U.S. tug Brannan and hired labor, from July 1 to December 26, 1932, and from January 19 to June 30, 1933, resulted in the removal of 663,297 cubic yards between Beaufort, S.C., and St. Johns River, Fla., at a cost of $32,219.24. The total cost of maintenance was $59,703.29. The total cost of all work was $59,703.29. The total expenditures were $45,597.23. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted January 20, 1932, at a saving of $1,863.80 under the estimated cost. The improvement cuts have considerably shortened the origi- nal length of this waterway. The training walls and closure dams were completed in 1912 and are in good condition. The controlling depths at mean low water for the following im- proved localities on this waterway and auxiliary channels forming a part thereof follow: Depth Date Depth Date Brickyard Creek _---..._ _- 7. 0 May 1933. Altamaha Crossing 1-- .__.... 1.2 May 1933. Archer Creek--__ ___--__- 5. 4 Do. Generals Cut 2-----........... .6 Do. Ramshorn Creek.._......... 7. 6 Do. One-Mile Cut I-------------- 6. O Do. .... Fields Cut__________-- 10. 0 June 1933. Frederica River......-------------- 6. 9 Do. St. Augustine Crossing..------- 6.4 Do. Mackay River 1-- --- 7.7 Do. St. Augustine Creek--....... 6.9 July 1933. Back River North End 2 .... 8.8 Do. Wilmington River .------------ 8. 3 June 1933. Plantation Creek --..........-------- 6. 4 Do. Skidaway Narrows..----------- 7. 9 May 1933. Jekyl Creek ___------- ---- - 7. 5 Do. Hell Gate-------- ---------- 8. 3 Do. Joint erCreek 2 ----- 1. 1 Do. Florida Passage __ ___ ___---- 6. 7 Do. Todds Creek 2__ ..... 1. 1 Do. Creighton Narrows ......... 7. 1 Do. Cumberland Dividings ..------ 5. 0 Do. Mud River ____..........___- 5. 6 Do. Umbrella Cut . - . . 2.0 Do. Johnson Creek__________ - _ 6. 8 June 1932. Dover Cut 2_ .......------ 6. 8 Do. Old Teakettle Creek-........ 7. 0 May 1933. Fernandina to St. Johns Little Mud River 1 ---- Altamaha Sound-.......-..... _ 6. 6. 8 9 Do. Do. River, Fla ___ __ __-----.. Cut between Baileys Cut and 7. 0 Do. Three-Mile Cut 1. - ..___ - 6. 3 Do. Dover Creek 2______________ 7. 4 Do. 1 Alternate routes. 2 Auxiliary routes. 8 7.0 on east side of range. The costs have been $329,336.20 for new work and $964,932.05 for maintenance, a total of $1,294,268.25. The total expenditures were $1,301,663.32. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $7,271.62, together with accounts receivable $2,637, and an allotment of $70,000 made July 7, 1933, a total of $79,908.62, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $6, 176. 49 Maintenance: Dredging (areas which have shoaled) with U.S. dredge Creigh- ton, Oct. 15, 1933, to May 15, 1934, 7 months.-------------- 69, 057.13 Dredging with U.S. tug Brannan and barge No. 14, 1/ month, July 1-15, 1933.--------------------------------------- 1, 875. 00 Total for maintenance-------------------------------- 70, 932.13 Unallocated balances -- ---- 2, 800. 00 Total for all work------------------ 79, 908. 62 376 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 It is expected that available funds will be exhausted by June 1, 1934. The additional sum of $68,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging (areas which have shoaled) with U.S. dredge Oreighton, 6 months, Nov. 1, 1934-Apr. 30, 1935----- ----------------- $60, 000 Dredging with U.S. tug Brannan and barge No. 14, 2 months, Apr. 1-May 31, 1935------------------------------------..8,000 Total for all work ------------------------------------- 68, 000 Cost and finanoial seummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $621, 398. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------.... -------.. 1,099,729.68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---1-----1, 721, 128. 39 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 10, 934. 56 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------- 1, 732, 062.95 'Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---- --------------------- 2, 637. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------1, 734, 699.95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------- --------- 6,176. 49 Net total expenditures------------- ---------------- ,728, 523.46 {Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 7, 271. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------1, 735, 795. 08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------- .......----- --- -------------. $8, 123. 71 Cost of maintenance .. _----------. $84, 986.71 $72,077.96 $52, 653. 81 77, 466. 01 $59, 703. 29 Total cost-------- ....... - --....... . 84, 986. 71 72, 077. 96 52, 653. 81 85, 589. 72 59, 703. 29 Total expended_--..... ____ .. __--..... ... 91, 224. 73 89, 486. 73 47, 800. 93 78, 698. 28 45, 597. 23 Allotted .....------------------------- 85, 000. 00 82, 000. 00 65, 000. 00 -2, 500. 00 47, 440. 51 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $5, 428.34 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------- $51, 000.00 Collected from U.S. Marine Corps for impounded savings----------------------------------------- 413. 77 51, 413.77 Amount to be accounted for--- ------------------------ 56, 842.11 Deductions on account of revocation-impounded funds----------3, 973.26 Net amount to be accounted for----- ------------------ 52, 868. 85 Gross amount expended------------------------- 104,495.31 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 58, 898. 08 45, 597. 23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------ 7,271.62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------6, 176. 49 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 1,095. 13 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 377 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933__ -------------------- ------ $2, 637. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------- 3, 732.13 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933----------------------------------------------- 70, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------------73, 732. 13 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June --- -- --- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- 30, 1935 for maintenance 1 68,000. 00 4. ALTAMAHA, OCONEE, AND OCMULGEE RIVERS, GA. Location.-These rivers are located entirely within the State of Georgia. (See U.S. Geological Survey map of Georgia.) Previous projects.-Prior to the present one, projects had been adopted and expenditures made under them for the Altamaha River by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, and September 19, 1890; for the Oconee River by River and Harbor Acts of June 18, 1878, September 19, 1890, and March 3, 1905, and for the Ocmulgee River, August 14, 1876, and September 19, 1890. Cost and expenditures were $760,610.26 for new work and $111,- 950.32 for maintenance, a total of $872,560.58. For further details see page 1815 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an appropriation of $40,000 per year for the Altamaha, Oconee, and Ocmulgee Rivers, to be applied, following in general the methods which had been carried on under the previous projects, to maintenance of 3-foot depth dur- ing ordinary summer low water and to the gradual increase on chan- nel depth up to 4 feet, so far as practicable, without sacrificing the maintenance work. These methods are the removal of rock shoals snags, overhanging trees, and other obstructions; the closing of the incipient cut-offs; the revetting of caving banks; and the use of spur dikes and training walls. The width of channel was not specified, but it should vary from 60 to 100 feet, according to locality. This project includes the entire Altamaha River, with a length of 137 miles, the lower 145 miles of the Oconee River, and the lower 205 miles of the Ocmulgee River. The tide at the mouth of the Alta- maha River has a mean rise of about 6.4 feet. Just above the tidal reach which extends about 30 miles above the mouth, the extreme fluctuations due to floods attain a height of 15 feet above ordinary low water. On the Oconee River at Dublin the ordinary fluctuations attain a height of 22 feet and the extreme fluctuations a height of 33 feet above ordinary low water. On the Ocmulgee River at Macon the ordinary fluctuations attain a height of 15 feet and the extreme fluctuations a height of 27 feet above ordinary low water. There is no estimated cost for improvement or for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. (H.Doc. No. 443, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published maps of these rivers are in the following documents: Altamaha River, House Executive Document No. 283, Fifty-first Congress, second session; Oconee River, House Executive Document 1Exclusive of available funds. 378 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 No. 211, Fifty-first Congress, first session; and Ocmulgee River, House Executive Document No. 215, Fifty-first Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-Transfer of freight between the railways and the river is practicable at Doctortown, Dublin, Hawkinsville, and Abbeville. The facilities are considered ample for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. snag boats I No. and No. 2 operated periodically on the Altamaha River from its mouth to The Forks, 144 miles, on the Oconee River from The Forks to 28 miles above Dublin, 106 miles, and on the Ocmulgee River from The Forks to 41 miles above Abbeville, 137 miles, re- moving with hired labor 4,274 snags, at a cost of $20,880.28, which resulted in clearing these rivers of the worst obstructions. The total cost was $20,880.28, all for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $6,625.63. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is of such a nature that the percentage of completion cannot be stated. Channel depths have been increased by the excavation of rock shoals and sand bars, by the construction of contraction and bank protection works, and by the closing of cut-offs. Navigation has been rendered safer by removal of obstructions. Many of the closing dams and con- traction and bank-protection works need refilling and repairs. The controlling depths at ordinary summer low water were about 3.0 feet for the Altamaha, 1.2 feet from the mouth of the Oconee River to Milledgeville, Ga., and 1.6 feet from the mouth of the Ocmulgee River to Macon, Ga. These depths are practicable throughout the year, except during October and November, the usual low-water months. The costs have been $60,847.16 for new work and $596,878.07 for maintenance, a total of $657,725.23. The total expenditures were $733,871.98. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1933. amounting to $9,133, accounts receivable $2,220, and an allotment of $30,000, made July 7, 1933, a total of $41,353 will be applied as: follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-_------------ ---- ___ $4, 782. 3T Maintenance: Snagging with U.S. snagboat No. 1, July 1 to Nov. 15, 1933, and Apr. 15, to June 30, 1934, 7 months, on the Ocmulgee River from Hawkinsville to the mouth and on the Oconee River from Dublin to the mouth_-- -- _----------- -12, 600. 0 Snagging with U.S. snagboat No. 2, on Altamaha River System from the mouth to Hawkinsville on the Ocmulgee River and Dublin on the Oconee River, 7 months, July 1 to Nov. 15, 1933 and Apr. 15 to June 30, 1934_ -- ___ -- ________-____ 23, 970. 63 Total for maintenance__-----------__------ 36,570. 63 Total for all work ------------------------------- 41, 353. 00 It is expected that the available funds will be exhausted June 30,; 1934. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to snagging the three rivers up to RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 379 Hawkinsville on the Ocmulgee and Dublin on the Oconee, with U.S. snagboats No. 1 and No. 2, July 1 to September 30, 1934, and April 15, to June 30, 1935, 51/2 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------- $821, 457. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ---------------- 708, 828. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 --------- 1, 530, 285. 81 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------___- 78, 709. 12 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 608, 994.93 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933__------------------------ 2, 220. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933- ---------- __-- _ 1, 611, 214. 93 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------- __- -__ 4, 782. 37 Net total expenditures___________ ____-___-_ 1, 606, 432. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933______ 9, 133. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1933 __________- 1, 615, 565. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------- ------------ ----------------------------- Cost of maintenance-.-----------------........... $27, 538. 91 $25, 403.92 $26, 053. 71 $27, 501. 88 $20, 880. 28 Total expended ........--..--------------------........... 31, 815. 68 72, 694.75 24, 033. 27 36, 228. 31 6, 625. 63 Allotted--........------------------------- 105, 000.00 -2, 810. 18 27, 000. 00 5, 000.00 10, 621. 14 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__------ _ ----------- $5,137.49 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------------------------------- 12, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _-__---.---------------- - 17, 137.49 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 1, 378. 86 Net amount to be accounted for__----------------- 15, 758. 63 Gross amount expended_____-__ ------ --------- $21, 248. 91 Less reimbursements collected 623. 28 1___________----14, 6, 625. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------- 9, 133. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__------------------------- 4, 782. 37 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 4, 350. 63 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 2, 220. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 -------------- 6, 570. 63 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved _- March 4, 1933_----------- --------------------- 30, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_______-.-------- 36, 570.63 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1935, for maintenance 30, 000. 00 5. BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA. Location.-The harbor entrance is 70 statute miles south of en- trance to Savannah Harbor, Ga., and 25 statute miles north of 2 Exclusive of available funds. 380 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 entrance to Fernandina Harbor, Fla. (See U.S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 447.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 4, 1836, August 5 1886, June 3, 1896, and June 13, 1902. The total cost and expendi- tures under all these previous authorizations prior to 1907 were $643,465.18 for new work and $54,414.07 for maintenance, making a total of $697,879.25. For further details see page 1818 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for channels, as follows: 30 feet deep and 500 feet wide through the bar; 27 feet deep and 400 feet wide at Brunswick Point; 27 feet deep and 350 feet wide in East River; 27 feet deep and 300 feet wide in Turtle River; 24 feet deep and 150 feet wide in Academy Creek; and A cut from Academy Creek to Turtle River, if later decided advisable. A channel in Back River 20 feet deep and 150 feet wide from St. Simon Sound to the mouth of Mill Creek. All depths referred to are mean low water. The mean tidal range on the bar is 6.6 feet, at the city of Brunswick 7.2 feet, and at the upper end of the harbor 7.6 feet, with minor fluctuations due to wind and lunar effects. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $2,403,700, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, of which $10,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $154,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1879, provided for the construction of East River jetty (Annual Report for 1880, p. 959); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for channels in the inner and outer harbors of 30 feet depth at mean high water, with widths varying from 150 feet in Academy Creek to 400 feet across the outer bar; the exten- sion of training wall in East River; and the construction of two spur dikes (H.Doc. No. 407, 59th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for increased widths and depths in the exist- ing channel (H.Doc. No. 393, 64th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of July 3, 1930, provides for a 20-foot channel in Back River and in- creased depths on the bar, Brunswick Point, Turtle River, and East River (S.Docs. Nos. 57 and 132, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The two last- mentioned documents contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-This improvement serves a developed water front of about 3.6 miles, including a wharf 2,000 feet long at the Southern Railway terminals and a wharf owned by the Atlantic Refining Co., with a frontage of 377 feet on Turtle River, and exclud- ing dredged docks. The city of Brunswick owns and maintains one small municipal wharf, 225 linear feet of undeveloped frontage, and the foot of all city streets, though it controls only two of them, the rest having been leased to individuals or corporations. These facili- ties are considered ample for existing commerce. (For further de- tails see Port Series No. 10, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.--Maintenance dredging was carried on by hired labor on the Bar, at Brunswick Point and RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 381 in East River with the U.S. hopper dredge Kingman, from November- 6, 1932, to February 24, 1933, at a cost of $83,393.39. Miscellaneous examinations and surveys for maintenance were $7,255.18. The total cost was $90,648.57, charged to maintenance. The total expenditures were $89,890.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 85 percent conipleted. Maintenance dredging is necessary to take care of the shoaling. The East River training wall and spur dike are in good condition. The controlling depths at mean low water, as determined in March, 1933, were for Brunswick Bar, 27.1 feet over a width of 50 feet; upper Turtle River, 29.9 feet over a width of 300 feet; lower Turtle River, 28.4 feet over a width of 300 feet; Brunswick Point, 27.9 feet over a width of 50 feet; East River, 25.3 feet over a width of 150 feet; Academy Creek, 11.5 feet over a width of 140 feet; and Back River, as determined in May 1933, 14.2 feet. Upper and lower Turtle River and Back River were completed in 1931. Brunswick Point and East River were completed in 1932. To complete the .project, dredging will be required on Brunswick Bar, as authorized by River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The cost has been $2,045,914.22 for new work and $1,394,833.35 for maintenance, a total of $3,440,747.57. The total expenditures were $3,439,366.48. Proposed Operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $4,100.02, accounts receivable, $130, and an allotment of $49,000 made July 7, 1933, a total of $53,230.02, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------------------ $1,518.26 Maintenance dredging in the inner harbor and Brunswick Bar with U.S. dredge Kingman, 2 months, between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, 1933__ 51, 711. 76 Total for all work----- ------------------------------- 53,230.02 It is expected that available funds will be exhausted by December 31, 1933. An allotment under the National Industrial Recovery Act of $180,000, made September 14, 1933, will be applied to dredging on Brunswick Bar, with U.S. dredge Kingman, 7 months, between Jan. 1, 1934, and July 31, 1934. The additional sum of $193,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work: Partial completion of dredging on Brunswick Bar with U.S. hopper dredge Kingman or similar plant, 5 months, between July 31 and Dec. 31, 1934___---_________-----, ...__---- - $94, 000 Maintenance : Dredging Brunswick Point and Turtle River with U.S. dredge Kingman or similar plant, 6 months, between July 1 and Dec. 31, 1934_.___---_---_--------- $14, 400 Dredging in Academy Creek by contract or with Gov- ernment plant, Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 1934, 2 months..------- 35, 000 Dredging in East River by contract or Government plant, Nov. 1, 1934, to Jan. 31, 1935, 3 months--.. -.___ . 49, 600 99, 000 Total for all work-----------------------------------------193,000 382 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost a# ftinasloiai s8ummar Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 1------------------------ $2, 689,379.40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --------------..---------- 1,.449, 247. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 4,138, 626. 82 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ---------- 7.17 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------- 4,138, 633.99 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------- 130. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 -------------------- 4, 138, 763. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------- --------- 1, 518. 26 Net total expenditures 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - , - - -- - -- - 4, 187, 245. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------- -- 4,100. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------- 4,141, 345. 75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------$37, 178. 19 ---------- $506, 759. 26 $375,465. 28 ..........---------- Cost of maintenance--------------..... ----... 107, 824.70 $121, 701.82 49, 169. 19 19, 19. 52 $90, 648.57 Total cost---.............------------------.......... 145, 002. 89 121, 701. 82 555, 928.45 394,664.80 90, 648, 57 Total expended---------..................---------------- 137, 265. 33 123, 871. 23 449, 704.00 510, 508. 68 89, 890. 21 Allotted---...............----------................------------.... 100,000.00 222,000.00 614,000.00 159, 000.00 87,095.75 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------$6, 894. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------------------- -------------- 91, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 97, 894. 48 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 8, 904. 25 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 93, 990. 23 Gross amount expended------ -------------- $92,229.47 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 2, 339. 26 89, 890. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 4, 100. 02 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------------- --- 1, 518. 26 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 2, 581. 76 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------ 130. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 19833----------------2, 711. 76 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act.------- 180, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------- ----------------------------- 49, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------231,711. 76 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project 177, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 : For new work '-- -------------- 94,000.00 For maintenance ------------------------------------- 99, 000. 00 Total ----- _ - ---- 193, 000. 00 1Exclusive of $10,000 expended from contributed funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 383 6. FANCY BLUFF CREEK, GA. Location.-This waterway is tidal and practically unaffected by fresh-water flow. The portion under improvement extends from South Brunswick River, 21/2 miles west of Brunswick, Ga., up Fancy Bluff Creek to near its headwaters, and thence by a cut 1,200 feet long to the Little Satilla River. It has a length of 41/2 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 157.) Existing project.-This provides for obtaining by dredging a 4-foot channel 50 feet wide at mean low water. The waterway has a length of 41/2 miles. The mean tidal range is 7.2 feet, with minor fluctuations. The original and latest approved estimate of cost made in 1913 was $8,000. It was originally estimated that little or no maintenance would be necessary. However, experience indicates that $1,000 will be needed for this purpose about every 3 years. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H.Doc. No. 1342, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions or expenditures during the fiscal year. Conditions at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914. The controlling depth at mean low water, as deter- mined during June 1933, was 3 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $8,000 for new work and $4,200 for maintenance, a total of $12,200. Proposed operations.-No work proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $3,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to maintenance dredging with the U.S. dredge Creighton or similar plant for a period of 10 days, June 20-30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------- ---------------------- $8, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ____- __------------___-4, 200 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_------------ 12, 200 Net total expenditures---------- ----- _ 12, 200 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_____________-_______ 12, 200 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ---------------------------------- 3, 500 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-____-__----,,- 3, 500 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance__-------------------------_---__ 3, 500 7. SATILLA RIVER, GA. Location.-This river has its headwaters in southern and south- eastern Georgia, flows in a generally southeasterly direction, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean through St. Andrew Sound. (See U.S. Geological Survey map of Georgia.) Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags and similar obstructions from the mouth to Burnt Fort, a distance of 52 miles, and the removal of obstructions and the closing of incipient cut-offs from Burnt Fort to Waycross, a distance of 114 miles. The mean tidal range is 6.8 feet at the mouth and 3.2 feet at Burnt Fort. 16228-ENG 1933-25 384 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1933 The freshet variation at Waycross is about 12 feet. The original and latest approved estimate of cost, made in 1912, was $20,000, divided equally between the two portions of the river. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 25, 1912, provided for the improvement of the river from the mouth to Burnt Fort (H.Doc. No. 41, 62d Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of March 4, 1913, provided for the improve- ment of the river from Burnt Fort to Waycross (H.Doc. No. 1113, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map of the lower section is the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 450 and that of the second or upper section will be found in House Document No. 1113, Sixty-second Congress, third session. Terminal facilities.-This improvement serves 5 main loading points at which are small wharves. These facilities are considered sufficient for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance'snagging was carried on by the U.S. snagboat No. 1 and hired labor between November 18, 1932, and January 6, 1933, from mile 54 to 93. The total cost was $2,985.74, all for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $2,985.74. Condition at end of fisoal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914, at a saving of $10,548 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in June 1933, as determined from reports of pilots using the river, were as follows: The mouth to Owens Ferry, 9 feet; Owens Ferry to Burnt Fort, 3 feet; thence to Waycross, the head of navigation, about 1 foot. These depths are at ordinary summer low water, except from the mouth to Owens Ferry, where the depth refers to mean low water. The costs and expenditures have been $9,451.59 for new work and $26,059.55 for maintenance, a total of $35,511.14. Proposed operations.--No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance snagging of the river from the mouth to about 90 miles above with U.S. snagboat No. 1, October 1 to November 30, 1934, 2 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- .. _-------------------------- $9, 451. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 26, 059. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 35, 511.14 Net total expenditures-------_ ----------------------------- 35, 511.14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------------35, 511. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__ ___....________ __-_ Cost of maintenance-------....................... $523. 38 $21.79 $43.90 $5, 359. 71 $2, 985.74 Total expended__-_--..-.-.----... ---. - - 523. 38 20. 83 44. 86 5, 359. 71 2, 985. 74 Allotted--..----------------------------- 2,00.00 -2,00.00 ------------ 5, 600.00 2,311. 14 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 385 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------- $674.60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---- ------------ -------------------- 2, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 3, 074.60 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 88. 86 Net amount to be accounted for 2 985.74 ___------------------------ Gross amount expended-------------- ---------------------- 2, 985.74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance----------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 8. ST. MARYS RIVER, GA. AND FLA. Location.--This river has its source in the Okefenokee Swamp and flows, first, in a southeasterly direction, and thence due north, thence in a southeasterly direction, and empties into Cumberland Sound about 3 miles north of Fernandina, Fla. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map of Georgia.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 17 feet deep at mean low water with a width of 200 feet from the mouth to Cran- dall, 12.5 miles, and for clearing the channel of snags to Kings Ferry, 37 miles above the mouth, and as much farther as may be practicable for a sum of $5,000. The upper limit reached by this expenditure was Traders Hill, 59 miles above the mouth. The mean tidal range is as follows: At the mouth, 5.9 feet; at the Atlantic Coast Line Railway bridge, 55 miles above the mouth, 1.4 feet, with minor fluctuations due to wind and lunar effects. Freshet fluctua- tions on the upper portions are about 10 feet. The original and latest approved estimate of cost of new work, made in 1912, was $19,450. The latest approved estimate of cost, made in 1915, for annual maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 697, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-The city of St. Marys owns and maintains a wharf of 50 feet frontage. There are four private wharves having a total docking space of 800 feet on the city waterfront and two private wharves having a total docking space of 340 feet on North River. These facilities are considered ample for existing water-borne com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance snagging was carried on by the U.S. snagboat No. 1 and hired labor between January 7 and February 18, 1933, from mile 361/2 to mile 69, re- moving 731 snags at a cost) of $2,560.34, resulting in clearing the river of the worst obstructions. The total cost was $2,560.34, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,624.80. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1914 at a saving of $3,762 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water, as determined in June 1933, by steamboat pilots, were as follows: The mouth to St. Marys, 13.5 feet; St. Marys to Kings Ferry, 12.5 feet; Kings Ferry to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, mile 55, 6 feet; from the Atlantic Coast Line bridge to Traders Hill, mile 59 (which is the head of naviga- tion), 4 feet. These depths are practicable throughout the year. The costs and expenditures have been $15,688.36 for new work and $47,136.44 for maintenance, a total of $62,824.80. 386 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operation.-No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance snagging of the river from the mouth to the head of navigation, 55 miles, with U.S. snagboat No. 1, December 1, 1934, to January 31, 1935, 2 months. Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $15, 688. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 47, 136. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 62, 824. 80 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- ---- 62, 824. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------- 62, 824. 80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..--.. --- ---------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance----------------- -- $337. 32 --------------------- $5, 514. 46 $2, 560. 34 Total expended.......------------------------ 377. 32 - -- --- 5, 450.00 2, 624. 80 Allotted.............----------------------------------- -------------------- 6, 000. 00 2,074. 80 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $550. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------- -------------------------------- 2, 450. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 3, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------------375. 20 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 2, 624. 80 Gross amount expended-_--------------------------$2, 718. 73 Less reimbursements collected-------------------------- 93. 93 2, 624. 80 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------ ------------------------- 3, 000. 00 9. FERNANDINA HARBOR, FLA. Location.-The harbor entrance is 221/2 statute miles north of the entrance to Jacksonville Harbor, Fla., and 95 statute miles south of the entrance to Savannah Harbor, Ga. (See U.S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 453.) Existing project.-This provided originally for a 19-foot channel over the outer bar at mean low water by means of two jetties, sup- plemented by dredging. The jetties are constructed of stone, the north jetty being 19,000 feet long and the south jetty 11,000 feet long. As a result of the construction of the jetties, a channel 26 feet deep was obtained over the outer bar, and the project as it now exists is therefore to provide for the extension of this 26-foot channel to the south end of the Florida Terminal Co. development, 400 feet wide up to Calhoun Street and 300 feet above that point. The length of the section included in the project is 7 miles. The mean tidal range on the bar is 5.9 feet and in the inner harbor 6 feet, with minor fluctua- tions due to wind and lunar effects. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1925, was $3,196,400. The latest (1925) approved estimiate of annual cost of mitintenance is $12,500. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 387 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for entrance jetties (Annual Report for 1879, p. 792) ; the act of July 13, 1892, provided for the 19-foot depth (Annual Reports for 1891, pp. 1565-1598; for 1896, p. 1289); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the improve- ment of the inner harbor (H.Doc. No. 388, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the combination of the im- provement of Fernandina Harbor and Cumberland Sound under the general heading of Fernandina Habor; the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the 26-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 227, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The last-mentioned document contains the latest piblished map. Terminal facilities.-There is a total of 7,650 linear feet of dock- ing space located along the 2 miles of water front. The present facilities are considered ample for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions or expenditures during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1927, at a saving of $7,508 under the estimated cost. The construction of two stone jetties, supplemented by dredging on the outer bar, was completed in 1905, and the jetties are in good condi- tion. Most of the spur dikes are in good condition. The control- ling depths at means low water, as determined in June 1933, were as follows: In the inner harbor, 23 feet; through the outer harbor, 24 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $3,188,892.15 for new work and $728,085.28 for maintenance, a total of $3,916,977.43. Proposed operations.-No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The additional sum of $55,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the inner harbor with U.S. pipeline dredge Morgan or by contract, Feb- ruary 1 to May 31, 1935, 4 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $3, 188, 892. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___ 728, 085. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 3, 916, 977. 43 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------3, 916, 977. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-- 3, 916, 977. 43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work _--------------------------- Cost of maintenance ----------------- $23. 64 $120. 53 $199. 70 $1,722. 26 __----- Total expended ...... ... ...-----------------52. 77 418. 48 192. 75 $1, 722. 26 -------- Allotted.....---------------- ------------------- -3, 000. 00 54, 755. 17 -52, 500. 00 -777. 74 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ----------- $777. 74 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 7------------------ 777. 74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance---.--- ------------ 55, 000. 00 388 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMYI 1933 10. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $33,943.96; the expenditures were $34,552.94. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with allotment made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $23,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and finanoial summary Cost of aaintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- $115, 706. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 2, 218. 73 Net total expenditures---------- -------------------- 113, 487. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 10, 414. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 123, 902.47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.......--.....................................--...........--.... Cost of maintenance-..---.---------------- $3, 054.92 $9, 839.37 $19,462.03 $49, 406.39 $33, 943. 9 Total-expended-.. .----------------------- 2, 482. 50 9, 921. 74 17, 784. 04 48, 747. 07 34, 552. 94 Allotted-..........-----------------.......----------------- 12, 500.00 10, 000.00 16, 500.00 45,000.00 39, 402, 47 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ----------------------------$5, 565.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved-- Feb. 28, 1929-------- ------------------------ $4, 569. 09 May 28, 1930-------------------- ----------------- 386. 13 Feb. 23, 1931----- -------------------------- 1, 166. 42 July 14, 1932-------------------------------- 35, 519. 77 41, 641. 41 Amount to be accounted for---- ---------------------- 47,206.41 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------2, 238. 94 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------44, 967.47 Gross amount expended----- ---------------------------- 34, 552.94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------10, 414. 53 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------- 2, 218. 73 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 8, 195. 80 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933------------------------------- ---------- 12, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 20, 195. 80 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 - ------------- ------------------ 23, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 389 11. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1933 report . Name of project see an- nual report New work Maintenance for- Darien Harbor, Ga.1.............................------------------------------------ 1929 2$199, 722. 65 $42, 343. 28 1Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Includes $54,929.44 expended on Doboy bar. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Authorization act Transmitted to Congress Document no. Recommenda- Recommend- Locality to Congress tion Altamaha River sys- River and Harbor tem, the Ocmulgee Act, July 3, 1930. River to Macon, Ga., and the Oconee River to Milledgeville, Ga. Atlantic intracoastal wa- -.... do .......----- - - - terway to the Gulf in- tracoastal waterway across southern Geor- gia or northern Florida. Cumberland Sound, Ga. River and Harbor and Fla., to Missis- Act, Jan. 21, 1927. sippi River waterway. Ocmulgee and Flint River and Harbor May 3,1933 ----------------------- Unfavorable. Rivers, Ga., water- Act, July 3, 1930. way connecting. Ogeechee River, Ga., to ..... do.............-........... -------- Midville, Ga. Pensacola Bay, Fla., to ....-do.------------- Jan. 14,1933 .....................----------------------- Do. Caloosahatchee River and cross-Florida wa- terway to connect with the Florida East Coast Canal. St. Marys River to .....-do--------------------------................ Gulf intracoastal wa- terway by most prac- ticable route. S av an n ah Ha rb o r, Ga-.. . . . . . d o . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . River at Au- Savannah River Au- ----- do-------------- ------------- ------------------------ .... do................................................ gusta, Ga. Savannah River below S.Com.Res. Feb. 17, June 19,1933 ....................--------------------. Favorable. Augusta, Ga. 1931. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT This district includes the waterways and harbors of the State of Florida east of and including the Aucilla River, except Fernandina Harbor, St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla., and their tributaries, and the inland waterway between Cumberland Sound and St. Johns River; it also includes the watersheds of the Suwannee and Withla- coochee Rivers in the State of Georgia. District Engineer, Maj. B. C. Dunn, Corps of Engineers. 390 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Division engineer: Lt. Col. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of En- gineers. IMPROVEMENTS ] Page Page 1. St. Johns River, Fla., Jack- 13. Caloosahatchee River and sonville to the ocean .... 390 Lake Okeechobee drainage 2. St. Johns River, Fla., Jack- areas, Florida... .. 421 sonville to Palatka----394 3. St. Johns River, Fla., Pa- 14. Charlotte Harbor, Fla .... 15. Sarasota Bay, Fla ........ 429 430 latka to Lake Harney _- 395 16. Tampa Harbor, Fla .. 433 4. Oklawaha River, Fla ...... 398 17. St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla_ 437 5. Operating and care of lock 18. Channel from Clearwater and dam in Oklawaha Harbor through Boca River at Moss Bluff, Fla_ 400 Ciega Bay to Tampa Bay, 6. Intracoastal waterway from Fla_ -- _ __ 439 Jacksonville, Fla., to Mi- 19. Anclote River, Fla -------. 440 ami, Fla_ 401 20. Withlacoochee River, Fla. 441 7. Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla.... 408 21. Removing the water hya- 8. St. Lucie Inlet, Fla .__ .. 411 cinth from navigable wa- 9. Hollywood Harbor (Port ters in the State of Flor- Everglades), Fla____.. 412 ida_---------------- 444 1.0. Miami Harbor (Biscayne 22. Examinations, surveys, and Bay) Fla_ . 413 contingencies (general).. 446 1.1. Miami River, Fla .. __ 416 23. Other projects for which no 1.2. Key West Harbor, Fla --- 419 estimates are submitted.- 447 1. ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA.; JACKSONVILLE TO THE OCEAN Location.-This river rises in the marshes of Brevard County, Fla., near the east coast, and flows northwestwardly to Jacksonville thence eastwardly into the Atlantic Ocean, 122 miles south of Savannah River. Its total length is about 285 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 577.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 14, 1880, and June 3, 1896. The cost and expenditures were $4,063,535.91, of which $3,520,- 137.39 was for new work and $543,398.52 was for maintenance. For further details see page 1823 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at local mean low water from the ocean to Jacksonville, following generally the line of the 24-foot channel secured under the previous project, the width to be 300 feet in the straight reaches, increasing to as much as 600 feet in the bends except at Dames Point, which is to be 1,200 feet, and through the jetties, with an anchorage basin opposite May- port (33/4 miles from the entrance), 800 feet in width beyond the channel limits, by jetty and mattress work at the entrance, dredging and rock excavation in the river, dredging between the jetties and on the bar, and stone training walls and shore protection in the river, with possibly a cut-off dam in Mill Cove Channel (21/2 miles from the entrance), and for removing rock and overlying material between the 24-foot curve and the pierhead line at Jacksonville from the Florida East Coast Railroad bridge to Hogans Creek, a distance of 6,080 feet, to a depth of 24 feet at mean low water. The project is subject to such modification in details as the Chief of Engineers may deem advisable. Two converging rubblestone jetties have been built at the entrance. The north jetty is 14,300 feet long and the south jetty is 11,183 feet long. The jetties are parallel and 1,600 feet apart for a distance of 4,022 feet from the sea ends. Stone training walls have been built at seven localities, involving about 7 miles of this class of structure. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 391 Stone revetments at five localities provide about 3.5 miles of shore protection. The training walls and revetments are located between Dames Point and Wards Bank, near the inner ends of the jetties. The length of section included in the project is 28 miles. The mean tidal range is 5.3 feet on the bar, 4.3 feet at Mayport, 2.2 feet at Dames Point (14 miles above the entrance), and 0.9 foot at Jack- sonville. The extreme range is 7.4 feet on the bar, 6.5 feet at May- port, 4 feet at Dames Point, and 2.8 feet at Jacksonville. Strong northeasterly winds raise the water level about 2 feet at Mayport and 2 feet at Jacksonville. Strong southwesterly winds lower the water about 1/2 feet at Mayport and 1 foot at Jacksonville. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1930 is $3,965,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $450,000. Theexisting project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for the main channel (H.Doc. No. 611, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the harbor at Jacksonville (H.Doc. No. 663, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The River and Harbor Act of June 5, 1920, com- bined these two projects, and the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided for widening the bend at Dames Point (H.Doc. No. 483, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the first and last mentioned documents. Terminal faoilities.-These consist of 17 general freight wharves, 16 of which have both railway and highway connections and 1 has highway connection only; of 56 piers for general freight and boat- yard purposes, 36 of which have both railway and highway con- nections and 20 have highway connection only. The Jacksonville municipal terminals at Talleyrand, constructed and equipped at a cost of over $3,000,000, consist of three piers, earth fill in steel-sheet piling, with wooden aprons and three galvanized-iron warehouses over one of them and one over another, and all connected with large storage yard. The facilities, with the exceptions noted, will be ade- quate for the needs of the present commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fscal year.-The repair, under con- tract, of the jetties at the sea ends began on July 23, 1932, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost of this work was $373,312.36 for maintenance. Maintenance dredging, under contract, providing for widening the channel opposite New Berlin in order to reduce current velocities and to improve navigation conditions, was in progress from Decem- ber 13, 1932, to March 10, 1933. The cost was $143,431.46, all for maintenance. Maintenance-dredging operations at Wards Bank widening and Bar Cuts, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year with the U.S. hopper dredge Kingman, continued until August 24, 1932. The cost was $40,747.30, all for maintenance. Maintenance-dredging operations in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year with the U.S. pipe line dredge Welatka at Wards Bank widening, continued until September 19, 1932. This work contemplated the straightening of the shore line to permit the tide to flow more directly to and from the sea between the two jetties. The cost was $264,773.14, all for maintenance. 392 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The U.S. hopper dredge Absecon began dredging in Wards Bank widening on August 12, 1932, and continued until January 21, 1933. The cost was $67,814.47 for maintenance. From July 18-30, 1932, a rock apron was built around the south end of groin at station 4,456 of the south jetty to arrest scouring action during extreme high tide. The cost was $823.13 for main- tenance. The total excavation by all dredges was 6,959,113 cubic yards. The total cost of all activities amounted to $987,899.05, all for mainte- nance. The total expenditure was $966,79L80. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 92.3 percent completed. The Mayport anchorage basin is 72 percent com- pleted. The jetties and all training walls and revetments at present considered necessary have been virtually completed. The repair of the jetties has been virtually completed. The repair of the training walls and revetments has been partially completed. The "Wards Bank training wall has been completed and the easterly end has been revetted with granite riprap. All original dredging has been completed except that necessary to complete the deepening of the Mayport anchorage basin from 27 to 30 feet and the widening and easing of bends in the channel at Browns Creek, Clapboard Creek, and Fulton Cut. Shoaling occurs constantly in the dredged chan- nels, principally below Dames Point. The channel between the inner portion of the jetties has been widened and partially straightened. Project depth of 30 feet at local mean low water, with reduced widths at several localities, was available only during the last 2 months of the fiscal year. Night navigation over the improvement continues to increase. The project depth of 24 feet, opposite the city of Jacksonville, between the Florida East Coast Railroad bridge and Hogans Creek, has been maintained. The material dredged from the north side of Wards Bank Cut and deposited adjacent to and on the north side of the north jetty, in the vicinity of the Fort George Inlet encroachment, has effectively protected the structure. The total cost of the existing project has been $10,467,096.38, of which $3,660,054.21 was for new work and $6,807,042.17 was for maintenance. The total expenditure has been $11,205,807.57. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933 ($257,369.33, together with an expected allot- ment of $195,630.67), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------_--- $126, 310. 73 Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. dredge Wetatka and attendant plant, 8 months, July 1933-February 1934, re- moving shoals as required throughout project__ $150, 000. 00 Dredging with rented United States hopper dredge between jetties at the entrance, 8 months, July 1933-February 1934______ -- _-------- - 131,000.00 Completion about Aug. 1, 1933, of contract for the repair of the jetties------------------ - 11, 000. 00 Impounded balance June 30, 1934--------------- 4, 689. 27 Accrued liabilities June 30, 1934---------------- 30, 000. 00 326, 689.27 Total for all work-- ------------------ .---- 453, 000. 00 It is expected that the available funds will be expended at a fairly uniform rate and will be exhausted on June 30, 1934. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 393 Funds allotted during September 1933 from the National Indus- trial Recovery Act, $200,000, will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging by contract, involving widening and easing of bends at Browns Creek, Clapboard Creek, and Fulton Cut during period October 1933-April 1934 ------------------------------- $190, 000 Engineering and contingencies ____ 10,000 Total for all work-----------------------------------200, 000 The additional sum of $350,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. dredge Welatka and attendant plant, 12 months, removing shoals throughout the project, as required___ $265, 000 Dredging with rented United States hopper dredge at entrance, 4 months, January-April 1935 0, 000 6--------------------- Engineering and contingencies_____- _____-- ___-______ 25, 000 Total for all work___--------------------------------- 350, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__-- -- __- __- $7, 180, 191. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__ __-- .- ___- -_____7, 350, 440. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------14, 530, 632. 29 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 812, 788. 96 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_ ____________ _____15, 343, 421. 25 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------ ---- 52, 232. 96 _____-- Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_____________________ 15, 395, 654. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ._______________ ___ 126, 310. 73 Net total expenditures________------------------- 15, 269, 343. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_------- _____________ 205, 136. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ____________ 15, 474, 479. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__....__--------------------------- $31, 987. 77 $34, 240. 19 $92, 640. 04 . Cost of maintenance__--- ------------- $383, 109. 16 251, 271. 87 675, 520. 24 648, 001. 25 $987, 899. 05 Total cost-------------------- 383, 109. 16 283, 259. 64 709, 760. 43 740, 641. 29 987, 899. 05 Total expended------ 261,.641. 32 ...--------------..... 368, 806. 54 637, 357. 76 811, 195. 69 966, 791. 30 Allotted... ......-------------------------- 360, 000. 00 777, 000. 00 479, 000. 00 145, 865. 46 1, 034,834. 94 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--- .------------------------ $137, 092. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 ------------------ $730, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---__.------------- 345, 000.00 1,075, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ._____ - ____--------- 1, 212, 092. 73 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 40, 165. 06 Net amount to be accounted for .--- __.----------- - 1, 171, 927. 67 Gross amount expended-- -------------------- 1, 258, 031.55 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $290, 932.91 Receipts from sales_ 307. 34 291, 240. 25 966,791.30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 _ __-------------- - 205,136.37 394 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------- $87, 533.45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---- _ -65, 582.86 $153, 116. 31 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------52, 020. 06 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----..-------------- --------- 52, 232. 96 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------104, 253.02 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act---------- 200, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------ 304,.253. 02 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------ 105, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------ -------------------------- 350, 000. 00 2. ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA., JACKSONVILLE TO PALATKA Location.-For location of the St. Johns River, see page 390. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 682, 683, and 684 for this section of the river, and U.S. Geological Survey sheet, Palatka Quadrangle, for upper end of Deep Creek.) Emisting project.-This provides for a channel 200 feet wide and 13 feet deep at local mean low water from Jacksonville to Palatka, 55 miles, to be secured by dredging through four shoals and dredg- ing a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at local mean low water across the bar at the mouth of Deep Creek and thence 50 feet wide across the points and dredging through the shoal at Hastings Landing, 5 miles above the mouth. Jacksonville is 28 miles above the entrance to the river. The mean range of tide is 0.9 foot at Jacksonville and 0.9 foot at Palatka. The extreme range of tide is about 2.8 feet at Jacksonville and about 1.7 feet at Palatka. Strong northeasterly winds raise the water level about 2 feet at Jacksonville and about 1 foot at Palatka. Strong southwesterly winds lower the water level about 1 foot.. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1920, is $219,000. The latest (1919) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $11,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for all except the Deep Creek improvement under the title of " Orange Mills Flats " (H.Doc. No. 523, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1898, p. 1343) ; and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the improvement of Deep Creek (H.Doc. No. 699, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the Annual Report for 1900, page 1976, and House Document No. 699, Sixty-third Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-TheRiver and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1919, requires that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of the improvement of Deep Creek. The necessary easements have been furnished. Terminal facilities.-Thereare small wooden landings at all points above Jacksonville, which are used by river steamers and launches ' Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 395 for handling local freight and passengers. They have no connec- tion with railways, except in the case of one lumber pier and a munic- ipal pier about 350 feet long at Palatka. There is one small dock on Deep Creek at Hastings Landing with highway connection. They are ample for the needs of present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted during the calendar year 1915, except for work in Deep Creek, which is about 50 percent completed. The entire project is 94 percent completed. The controlling depth at mean low water in the river is 13 feet and 7.8 feet at the entrance to Deep Creek. Two sharp bends in Deep Creek near Hastings Landing and five others, downstream and less sharp, interfere with navigation. The work remaining to be done is the completion of 2 cut-offs and easing 5 bends in Deep Creek. The total cost has been $322,026.93, of which $205,698.47 was for new work and $116,328.46 was for maintenance. The total expenditure has been $322,026.93. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $33,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging with the U.S. dredge Congaree and attendant plant, 23/4 months at $12,000 per month, during Jan- uary-March 1935. No funds can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for the reason that the project has been completed except for the work in Deep Creek, which is not considered necessary at this time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-............. $205, 698. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------116, 328. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------322, 026..93 Net totl Net total expe ure --------------------------------------- expenditures________ __ _ 3206.9 322, 026.93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------------322, 026.93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930, 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--- ...---------------- I-- I------------- --- Cost of maintenance .........-------------------- $24, 586. 93 Total expended--..........----------------------- 24, 568. 49 $18. 44---------------------- -- Allotted....------------------------------ 25,000.00 ------------ -$413.07 Amount (estimated)- - -required to be appropriated for completion of - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - existing project 1 $13, 300 Amount that can be profitably - expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1935, for maintenance 33,000 3. ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA., PALATKA TO LAKE HARNEY Location and description.-Forlocation of the St. Johns River see page 390. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 684, 508, 509, and 458.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 14, 1880, and July 5, 1884. The cost and expenditures were $55,404.26, of which $29,- SExclusive of available funds. 396 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 566.26 was for new work and $25,838 was for maintenance. For further details see page 1824 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at local mean low water and 100 feet wide from Palatka to Sanford (90 miles) and 5 feet deep at local mean low water and 100 feet wide from Sanford to Lake Harney (25 miles). This project is an en- largement and extension of previous projects and embraces two mat- tress and stone jetties and two lines of guide piles at Volusia bar, at the head of Lake George, built under previous projects; and dredging and making cut-offs and easing bends in the river. The length of the section included in the project is 115 miles, and its lower end is 83 miles above the entrance to the river. The mean tidal range is 0.9 foot, and the extreme tidal range is about 1.7 feet at Palatka. At low-water stages tidal effect is perceptible in Lake George, 40 miles above Palatka. Strong northerly and neartheast- erly winds raise the water level at Palatka; about 1 foot, and strong southerly and southwesterly winds lower it about the same amount under ordinary conditions. The flood stages in the river usually occur during the fall months and are about 2 feet above ordinary low-water level at Palatka, 3 feet at Lake George, 5 feet at Sanford, and 6.5 feet at Lake Harney. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $215,600, exclusive of" amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1920) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25 1910 (H.Doc. No. 1111, 60th Cong., 2d sess.); and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, to include cut-offs at Butcher Bend, Snake Creek, and Starks, and easing bends at other points (H.Doc. No. 691, 69th Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-Complied.with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of five general freight and pas- senger piers having a total frontage of about 500 feet, including a municipal concrete recreation pier with boat basin adjoining, at Sanford, and one pier at Palatka having rail connections. The facilities are adequate for the commerce on the river and are open to the public. Operations and results during fiscal year.-During June 1933 a predredging survey was made of shoals between Palatka and San- ford at a cost of $1,123.93, all for maintenance. The total expendi- ture was $7.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 73 percent completed. The section from Sanford to Lake Harney was completed in the calendar year 1912,.but shoaling has occurred over short distances and the controlling depth of 3.1 feet at mean low water is in the reach above Mullet Lake. The section between Palatka and Sanford was partially completed in June 1923. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in making three cut-offs and easing a number of bends, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The controlling depth at mean low water for this section of the improvement is 7.3 feet, shoals having formed at Little 1take George, Hermitage Point, Lambs Bluff, Entrance to Lake Meresfbrd, Indian Flats, and Wekiva Reach. The total cost of the existing project has been $308,725.98, of which $152,- RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 397 579.32 was for new work and $156,146.66 was for maintenance. The total expenditure has been $307,609.69. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1933 ($20,000), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----.---------------- -------- $1, 116.29 Maintenance: Dredging with leased plant, 3 months, August- October 1933, removing shoals throughout project, as required----------------- ------------- $17,000.00 Impounded balance June 30, 1934-----------------. 500. 00 Engineering and contingencies-------------------- 1, 383.71 18, 883. 71 $12,000 per month-----------------------------------------30, 000 The additional sum of $93,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work: Dredging by contract, September-December 1934, three cut-offs located at Starks, Snake Creek, and Butcher Bend.-------- $63, 000 Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. dredge Congaree and attendant plant, removing shoals during October-December 1934, 2 2 months, at $12,000 per month ----------------------------------------- 30, 000 Total for all work -------------------------------------- 93, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- $182, 145. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 181, 984. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------364, 130. 24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 1, 116.29 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 363, 013.95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933..---------------------- 20, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 383, 013.95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------------- --------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-...........----------------------------------- $15, 254. 58 $25, 618. 02 $1, 123. 93 Total expended................---------------- ----- ----------------------- 15, 251.53 25, 621.07 7.64 Allotted------------------------------------- $15, 000.00 27, 000.00 18, 880. 24 ..........------------. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $1, 127. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----- -------------------- 21, 127.40 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------ -------- 1, 119. 76 Net amount to be accounted for--- --------------------- 20, 007. 64 Gross amount expended- --------------- ----------------- 7.64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------20,000.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------------- , 116. 29 1------ Balance available June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 18, 883. 71 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------ --------------- 63, 000.00 I Exclusive of available funds. 398 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 : - - -- For new work 1- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $63, 000. 00 For maintenance 1---- ------------------ 30, 000. 00 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total' 93,000. 00 4. OKLAWAHA RIVER, FLA. Location.-This river has its source in the system of large lakes in the central part of the peninsula of Florida and flows in a gen- eral northerly direction, then eastwardly, emptying into the St. Johns River 22 miles above Palatka. The extreme head of the system may be taken as Lake Apopka, 120 miles above the mouth of the river. Previous projects.-The first provision for improvement of the river was made by an act of Congress approved February 24, 1835. The amount expended prior to the existing project was $3,911.95, all of which was for new work. For further details see page 1825 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing projeot.-This provides for deepening the channel to 6 feet at mean low water from the mouth to the head of Silver Springs Run, a distance of 58 miles; for clearing the channel of obstructions from Silver Springs Run to Lake Griffin, including the Kyle and Young Canal and its extension to Morrisons Landing and the J. D. Young Canal from Morrisons Landing to Starkes Ferry (clear title to the canals and sufficient land adjacent thereto to provide for future widening has been conveyed to the United States), with a view to obtaining a navigable depth of about 4 feet to Leesburg, 87 miles above the mouth. The work embraces dredging, snagging, cut-offs at sharp bends, removal of overhanging trees and obstructive aquatic vegetation, and the construction of a lock and dam at Moss Bluff to retain the water lever in Lake Griffin. Lock and darn at Moss Bluff Distance to nearest town: 20 miles by canals. Name of nearest town: Leesburg, Fla. Distance above mouth of river: 66.3 miles by canals. Distance above mouth of Silver Springs Run: 13.7 miles. Width of lock chamber : 30 feet. Greatest available length for full width: 125 feet. Lift above low water: 11.5 feet. Depth on upper miter sill at normal pool level: 7 feet. Depth on lower miter sill at low water: 7 feet. Character of foundation: Piles in sand and clay. Character of construction: Concrete with timber gates. Kind of dam: Movable. Type of dam: Needle. Completed in 1925. Estimated cost: $161,000. The river is nontidal except for a short distance above the mouth at the St. Johns River, where a mean range at low-water stage of about 0.5 foot is found. The mean fluctuation due to rainfall is about 2 feet at the mouth, about 3 feet at the mouth of Silver Springs Run, and about 21/2 feet at Lake Griffin. The extreme fluctuation is IExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 399 about 3 feet at the mouth, 5 feet at Silver Springs Run, and about 41/2 feet at Lake Griffin. The estimated cost of the work proposed, revised in 1929, is $351,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890 (Annual Report for 1889, pp. 1360-1368). It was modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 782, 59th Cong., 1st sess.), and was extended by the River and Harbor Acts of June 25, 1910, and July 25, 1912, to include main- tenance of the levels of the lakes at the head of the river. By the River and Harbor Act of July 27, 1916, provision was made for the acceptance of certain artificial waterways and extensions thereof be- tween Heather Island (5.6 miles above the mouth of Silver Springs Run) and Lake Griffin as part of the watercourse in lieu of portions of the natural bed of the river. The latest published maps will be found in House Document No. 514, Sixty-third Congress, second session, and Annual Report for 1891, page 1626. Terminal facilities.-There are numerous landings along this river, more or less out of repair, privately owned; no charges for wharfage. One wharf at Leesburg has railway connection. The facilities are adequate for the small commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-From September 9, 1932, to January 19, 1933, U.S. derrick boat D-1 was engaged in maintenance dredging and snagging operations from above Starkes Ferry to the mouth of the river, a distance of 74.2 miles. The total cost for the fiscal year was $12,774.54, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $12,773.78. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 89 percent completed. By dredging, making cut-offs, and snagging, a channel has been obtained with a depth of about 5 feet at ordinary stages from St. Johns River to Silver Springs Run, 52.6 miles above the mouth. Full project width has not been obtained throughout this section and several sharp bends require easing. The work of dredging a channel 4 feet deep at low-water stages and of 30 feet bottom width between Silver Springs Run and the lock at Moss Bluff has been completed. A large portion of the dredging of the canal from Silver Springs Run to Starkes Ferry has been done by private interests. The widening and deepening of the canal from Moss Bluff Lock to Starkes Ferry, to provide for the control of Lake Griffin, has been completed and the dike on the east side has been repaired. The waterway is reasonably free from overhanging trees, snags, and obstructions. The controlling depths at extreme low stages are 4 feet from the mouth of the river to Silver Springs Run; 3 feet from Silver Springs Run to Moss Bluff; 6 feet from Moss Bluff to Starkes Ferry, and thence 4 feet to Leesburg. The total cost of the existing project has been $552,302.97, of which $311,352.45 was for new work and $240,950.52 was for maintenance. The total expenditure has been $552,302.97. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. 16228-ENG 1933-26 400 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to the operation of the U.S. derrick boat D-1, or other plant, involving dredging and snagging throughout the waterway February to June 1935. No funds can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for the reason that the completion of the project is not considered essential in view of the relatively small amount of commerce using the waterway. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $315, 264.40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 240, 950. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 556, 214. 92 Net total expenditures-------------- --------------- 556, 214. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------- ---------- 556, 214. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---------. __--------- Cost of maintenance------------------- $2,090.20 53, 750.356 $74,929.07 ---------- 11,431.57 $22,637.80 $1,962.47 7,909.08 - 1 $12,704.54 Total cost. -------------------- . 55, 840. 55 86, 360. 64 22, 637. 80 9, 671.55 12, 704. 54 .51, Total expended..-.---.-.------------. 959. 28 89, 444. 11 27, 156. 60 9, 194. 37 12, 773. 78 Allotted.-------------.------------ 80, 000. 00 30, 000. 00 13, 500. 00 ------------ 12, 692. 97 1Includes $70 reduction on account adjustment of liquidated damages on contract pertaining to previous fiscal year. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- ----- $80. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ----------------------------------------- 14,500.00 Amount to be accounted for ........--------------------------- 4, 580.81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------- -------- 1, 807. 03 Net amount to be accounted for------------ ----------- 12, 773.78 Gross amount expended -------------------------- 14, 648.27 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 1, 874. 49 12, 773. 78 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------------------------------- 39, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 5. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCK AND DAM IN OKLAWAHA RIVER AT MOSS BLUFF, FLA. The improvement, for which report is made under this caption, forms part of the project for improving Oklawaha River, Fla. See pages 398 to 400, where general information regarding the improve- ment can be found. The completed lock and dam has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since August 1, 1929. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock and dam were operated and maintained the entire year. The grounds and buildings were maintained. Repairs were made to the lock tender's dwelling. There were 77 lockages. The total cost and expenditure was $1,028.73, all for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 401 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The lock and dam were com- pleted in 1925 and are in good condition. The United States reser- vation comprises 13.14 acres, on which have been built a dwelling and a storehouse, which are in good condition. The total cost and expenditure from the permanent indefinite appropriation for operat- ing and care of the lock and dam to the end of the fiscal year has been $7,528.73. Proposed operations.-The lock and dam will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- $7, 528. 73 Net total expenditures------------- - - -- - 7, 528. 73 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ------ 759. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------- 8, 287. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work................................................... Cost of maintenance---------------------------- $1,994.46 $2,001.89 $2, 503. 65 $1,028.73 -- Total expended ___.....- .-.-...... --.-.. --. 1,994. 46 1, 856. 29 2, 649. 25 1, 028. 73 Allotted_------............--- .- .--.-. 2, 000. 00 2, 000. 00 2,500. 00 1, 787. 73 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909____ ------------- $2, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---- 212. 27 Net amount to be accounted for--- , 787. 73 1-------------------- Gross amount expended ---------------------------- 1, 028. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 759. 00 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934------------------------- 1, 241. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------2, 000. 00 6. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM JACKSONVILLE, FLA., TO MIAMI, FLA. Location.-The waterway extends from Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., following the St. Johns River to the mouth of Pablo Creek, 23 miles, and thence following in general the line of a canal con- structed by the Florida Coast Line Canal & Transportation Co. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 3257, 3258, 3259, and 3260.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 15, 1844, August 18, 1894, February 26, 1896, and July 13, 1892. The cost and expendi- tures on these projects to June 30, 1927, were $307,997.50, of which $94,775.25 was for new work and $213,222.25 for maintenance. For further details see page 1825 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 655 of Annual Report for 1926. Emisting project.-This provides for an inland waterway in gen- eral 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at local mean low water from Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., a distance of 383 miles, following the 402 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 coastal route. From Jacksonville to a point on the St. Johns River 23 miles east, depths in excess of those called for under this project already exist, and also for a total of abofit 74 miles between the St. Johns River and Miami, or about 25 percent of the total length of the project. The mean range of tide is. 4 feet at junction with St. Johns River, 2 feet in Indian River in vicinity of the inlets, and 1.5 feet in Biscayne Bay. The extreme range at these places is 6 feet, 3 feet, and 2.4 feet, respectively. Tidal effect is imperceptible at points along the waterway distant from inlets. Strong northeasterly winds raise the water level in St. Johns River near Pablo Creek about 2 feet. Strong southwesterly winds lower it about 11/2 feet. Strong northerly winds lower the water level at the northerly end of Indian River from 1 to 2 feet and raise it at the southerly end about the same amount. Strong southerly winds have the opposite effect to a somewhat less extent. Strong easterly winds raise the water level in Biscayne Bay about 1 foot and strong westerly winds lower it about 0.5 foot. Winds have a proportion- ate effect on other lagoons and lakes, depending on their extent. Strong northerly winds usually occur during the winter months. Strong southerly winds prevail during the summer and are not so violent as the northerly wi ds. Heavy rainfall raises the water level at the northerly end of Indian River about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1933, is $6,650,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, with $125,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 586, 69th Cong., 2d sess.), which provided for a bottom width of 75 feet, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, to provide for a width of 100 feet (S.Doc. No. 71, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the former document. Local cooperation.-Before work under the previous project for Indian River was undertaken by the United States the Florida Coast Line Canal & Transportation Co., under charter from the State, had dredged cuts through 23 shoals between Goat Creek and Jupiter Inlet, making a continuous channel not less than 50 feet wide and 5 feet deep at low water. The act adopting the previous project imposed the condition that no part of the money appropriated should be expended until the Florida Coast Line Canal & Transpor- tation Co. should surrender and relinquish to the United States all the rights and privileges which it then held along this section of the canal under its State charter. The canal company formally relin- quished its rights to the United States on March 31, 1894, and the deed was pronounced satisfactory by the Attorney General on April 12, 1894. The acts of January 21, 1927, and July 3, 1930, adopting the exist- ing project, impose the conditions that local interests shall acquire the necessary right of way and the privately owned waterway known as the Florida East Coast Canal and transfer them, free of cost, to the United States, and shall furnish suitable areas for the deposit of dredged material in connection with the work and its subsequent maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 403 The State legislature created a navigation district, known as the " Florida Inland Navigation District ", with a board of commis- sioners consisting of one commissioner from each of the 11 counties through which the waterway passes and having conditional authority to levy taxes and issue bonds for the purpose of complying with the conditions of local cooperation. The board of commisisoners nego- tiated the purchase of the canal company interests and delivered a deed, dated October 15, 1929, conveying the canal property to the United States, which was approved by the Attorney General Decem- ber 3, 1929. The United States took possession of the property on December 11, 1929. Local interests have acquired about 83 percent of the lands re- quired for construction purposes. Local cooperation involving lands required applies to a total of approximately 124 miles, or about 33 percent of the entire waterway. Terminal facilities.-Extensive terminals with railroad and street connections are available in connection with the harbors at Jackson- ville and Miami. Terminals for coastwise vessels have been con- structed at Fort Pierce (Indian River), Riviera (Lake Worth), and Port Everglades (Hollywood Harbor), and similar terminals are contemplated at Port Sewall, near St. Lucie Inlet. The facilities are adequate for the small commerce now handled, but will probably be- come inadequate as the existing project nears completion. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The field office at Fort Pierce, Fla., was closed on August 15, 1932, due to the completion of contracts for constructing the waterway in that section. Operations pertaining to each of the four sections follow: Section I, St. Johns River to St. Augustine, 39 miles.-Dredging under contract, to provide the project dimension waterway from St. Johns River to Tolomato or North River, a distance of 22.9 miles, began October 27, 1932, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. Project dimensions were secured over 80,910 linear feet of waterway, involving the clearing of 113.34 acres of right of way and the removal of 2,337,492 cubic yards of material. The cost was $214,599.38 for new work. Maintenance dredging and snagging operations between Atlantic Boulevard drawbridge and Oak Land- ing were in progress from May 15, 1933, to the close of the fiscal year. A total of 7,346 obstructions, consisting chiefly of logs, stumps, overhanging trees, snags, and a wrecked dipper dredge were removed. The advance in dredging was 535 linear feet and 3,341 cubic yards of material were removed. The cost of this work was $5,438.22 for snagging and $756.82 for dredging, all for maintenance. The total material removed in Section I amounted to 2,341,593 cubic yards, of which 2,337,492 cubic yards pertained to new work. The total cost of all activities was $222,026.66, of which $214,667.80 was for new work and $7,358.86 was for maintenance. Section II, St. Augustine to Melbourne, 145 miles.-Dredging under contract to provide a channel of project dimensions in the vicinity of Crescent Beach Bridge, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on July 26, 1932. The dredge ad- vanced 6,465 linear feet and removed 125,471 cubic yards of ma. terial. The cost was $11,923.58 for new work. Dredging under con- tract to provide a project dimension by-pass channel 3.87 miles long 404 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 at Ponce de Leon Inlet began on August 1, 1932 and was completed January 18, 1933. The material removed amounted to 934,800 cubic yards, requiring the clearing of 28 acres of r'ght-of-way. The cost was $63,397.93 for new work. Dredging under contract, involving a relocation of the channel between New Smyrna and. Mosquito Lagoon (Oak Hill cut-off), began on March 18, 1933, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year, A channel with project di- mensions was secured for a distance of 26,000 linear feet. The ma- terials removed amounted to 1,112,569 cubic yards, and required the clearing of 12.84 acres of right-of-way. The cost was $161,577.26 for new work. Bucket dredging in progress under contract at the beginning of the fiscal year, to provide for widening and deepening the Haulover Canal to project dimensions and for its extension on both ends by the construction of parallel dikes with the dredged ma- terial, was completed December 17, 1932. The material removed and placed in the dikes amounted to 52,531 cubic yards, and a chan- nel with project dimensions 2,500 feet long, connecting the 8-foot channels in Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon, was secured. A total of 7,373 linear feet of dikes was constructed with dredged ma- terial on either end of the canal. The total cost was $30,304.83, all for new work. Maintenance dredging operations on the 5-foot project between the northerly end of Mosquito Lagoon and Ma- tanzas Inlet, were in progress with the U.S. pipe-line dredge Sara- sota from July 18, 1932, to the close of the fiscal dear. A total of 629,298 cubic yards of material was removed from shoals at Eldora cut, Shipyard Canal, Cedar Creek Canal, Beacon No. 19, New Smyrna cuts south and north, Matanzas relocation cut, Washington cut, and several small cuts. The total advance of the dredge was 62,940 linear feet. The cost was $85,256.28 for maintenance. Gen- eral precontract survey for the relocation channel from New Smyrna to Mosquito Lagoon (Oak Hill cut-off), in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed during October 1932. The cost, $14,310.52, is included in costs of dredging reported for this reach. A similar survey for the reach from Matanzas Inlet to Halifax River, on which a small amount of work had been done during the previous fiscal year, was in progress with an augmented survey party from August 1932 to June 1933 when the survey was completed. The cost was $31,928.31 for new work. Miscellaneous surveys and investiga- tions at various localities were made at a cost of $4,937.51, of which $2,347.19 was for new work. The total material removed in section II amounted to 3,127,307 cubic yards, of which 2,498,009 cubic yards pertained to new work. The total cost of all activities was $421,- 481.63, of which $333,635.03 was for new work and $87,846.60 was for maintenance. Section III, Melbourne to New River Inlet, 151 miles.-Dredging under contract to provide the project dimensions throughout Lake Worth, 20.4 miles, began December 6, 1932, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The material removed amounted to 1,921,866 cubic yards, and 105,700 linear feet of channel were com- pleted to project dimensions with 1 to 2 feet overdepth. The cost was $246,401.98 for new work. Dredging under contract to provide a channel with project dimensions from New River Inlet to Brow- ard-Palm Beach County line, 15 miles, began May 8, 1933, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. A total of 35.63 acres of RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 405 right of way was cleared for dredging and 429,730 cubic yards of material were removed. A channel with project dimensions and 1 to 2 feet overdepth was secured for a distance of 16,300 linear feet. The cost was $85,829.68 for new work. The removal of shoal at south end of Lake Worth Creek, in progress with U.S. pipe-line dredge Sarasota at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on July 11, 1932. The advance was 1,863 linear feet, and 19,491 cubic yards of material were removed. The cost was $2,421.74 for maintenance. Bucket dredging operations on the 5-foot project in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year with U.S. derrick boat D-1, were completed on July 31, 1932. Shoals between the north Boca Raton Bridge and Lake Wyman, and at a locality about 2 miles south of the highway bridge at Delray Beach, were removed. The advance of the dredge was 6,105 linear feet. The total material removed amounted to 13,590 cubic yards, of which 2,013 cubic yards was loose rock. The total cost of this work was $4,491.23 for main- tenance. From November 23, 1932, to December 10, 1932, 2,550 cubic yards of material were removed with a leased dragline mounted on a barge from a shoal which had formed in the water- way at the entrance to the Hillsboro Canal. The advance was 595 linear feet, and the cost was $654.34 for maintenance. Surveys for the establishment of permanent reference monuments to indicate the locations of the dredged channels in the Indian River, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, were completed in July 1932. The cost was $18,492.28, all for new work. The general precontract survey from Lake Worth to Great Pocket, in progress at the begin- ning of the fiscal year, was completed in February 1933. The cost was $25,482.23 for new work. A relocation of the proposed channel in Lake Worth from the terminal at Riviera to West Palm Beach, following the west shore of the lake, was approved October 25, 1932. Miscellaneous surveys and investigations were made at various local- ities at a cost of $1,152.09 for maintenance. The total material removed by all dredges in section III amounted to 2,387,227 cubic yards, of which 2,351,596 cubic yards pertained to new work. The total cost of all activities was $402,384.91, of which $393,665.51 was for new work and $8,719.40 was for maintenance. Section IV, New River Inlet to Miami, 25 miles.-Work under con- tinuing, contract to provide project dimensions throughout the sec- tion by dredging, involving the clearing of right of way, began on November 21, 1932. Dredging operations began on December 19, 1932, and were in progress at the close of the fiscal year. Project dimensions with 1 to 2 feet overdepth were secured over a distance of 60,214 linear feet, requiring the clearing of 103.41 acres of right of way and the removal of 1,873,513 cubic yards of material. The cost was $577,489.36 for new work. The total cost of all activities in section IV was $577,938.44, of which $577,549.59 was for new work and $388.85 was for maintenance. Swmmary.--The total material removed by all dredges amounted to 9,729,640 cubic yards, of which 9,060,610 cubic yards, involving the clearing of 293.22 acres of right of way, pertained to new work and 669,030 cubic yards pertained to maintenance. Project dimen- sions were secured over a total distance of 318,489 linear feet, or 60.3 miles, and the total advance of all dredges under maintenance was 72,038 linear feet. A total of 7,346 obstructions were removed. 406 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The total cost of all activities was $1,623,831.64, of which $1,519,- 517.93 was for new work and $104,313.71 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $1,411,749.62. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 55 percent complete. The dredging program, providing for the re- storation of the original depths and widths in the privately con- structed Florida East Coast Canal, was completed during June 1931. The entire waterway has been cleared of logs, snags, over- hanging trees, and boulders. The condition of the project with reference to dredging accomplished is itemized by sections as fol- lows: Section I, 15.3 miles have been dredged to project dimensions and 7.6 miles, or 33.1 percent, remain to be dredged; section II, 56.6 miles have been dredged to project dimensions and 32 miles, or 36.1 percent, remain to be dredged; section III, 87.2 miles have been dredged to project dimensions and 51.3 miles, or 37 percent, remain to be dredged; section IV, 11.4 miles have been dredged to project dimensions and 13.1 miles, or 53.4 percent, remain to be dredged. Dredging to project dimensions has been done over a total of 170.5 miles. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the dredging, to project dimensions, of approximately 104 miles of waterway, of which 41 miles is now in progress. Virtually all of the remaining 63 miles, on which work has not yet been initiated, require local cooperation. Project dimensions now exist over approximately 256.3 miles, or 71.1 percent, of the waterway. The controlling depths are as follows: Section I, St. Johns River to St. Augustine, 5.4 feet; section II, St. Augustine to Melbourne, 4.5 feet; section III, Melbourne to New River Inlet, 4 feet; section IV, New River Inlet to Miami, 5 feet. The total cost of the existing project has been $3,844,363.56, of which $3,649,466.32 was for new work and $194,897.24 was for maintenance. The total expenditure has been $4,075,841.38. Proposed overations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933 ($1,276,402.17 together with an expected allotment of $245,268.28, total $1,521,670.45), will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- $111, 670. 45 New work: Complete, about Jan. 15, 1934, contract for dredg- ing 23 miles of full project dimension channel from St. Johns River to St. Augustine------ $165,000. 00 Complete, about Nov. 1, 1933, contract for dredging a 13-mile project dimension reloca- tion channel extending along the westerly shore of Hillsborough River from New Smyrna to Mosquito Lagoon__--- ___-___ __- 215, 000.00 Complete, about July 15, 1933, contract for dredging 22 miles of full project dimension channel extending the entire length of Lake Worth --------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Complete, about Feb. 1, 1934, contract for dredging 15 miles of full project dimension channel extending from the Palm Beach- Broward County line to New River Inlet-__ 365, 000.00 Complete, about Apr. 1, 1934, work under continuing contract for dredging 25 miles of full project dimension channel from New River Inlet to the turning basin at Miami---- 475, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies--------------- 47, 000. 00 ~1, - 282, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 407 Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. dredge Sarasota 9 months, July 1933-March 1934, removing obstructive shoals throughout the project as required___ $72, 000. 00 Operation of U.S. derrick boat D-1 10 months, July 1933-April 1934, removing snags and obstructions throughout the project-------- 33, 000. 00 Construction and operation, September 1933- June 1934, of a temporary pontoon bridge over Intracoastal Waterway in north end of St. Johns County near Palm Valley- -- __--11, 000. 00 Impounded balance June 30, 1934_ ._________. 4, 000. 00 Accrued liabilities_____________ ___________ 8, 000. 00 $128, 000.00 Total----------------------------------------------1, 521, 670. 45 Funds allotted during September 1933, from the National Indus- trial Recovery Act, $2,000,000, will be applied as follows: New work : Begin, about Nov. 1, 1933, under contract, the enlargement to project dimensions of the 24-mile reach of the waterway from Matanzas Inlet to Halifax River (complete October 1934) ___ $603, 000 Begin, about Nov. 1, 1933, under contract, the enlargement to project dimensions of the 23-mile reach of the waterway ex- tending from the south end of Great Pocket to Lake Worth (complete September 1934) --------------------------------- 460, 000 Begin, about Nov. 1, 1933, under contract, the enlargement to project dimensions of the 15-mile reach of the waterway ex- tending from the south end of Lake Worth to the Palm Beach- Broward County line (complete September 1934)-------------_ 735, 000 Construct by contract, during period February-March 1934, ap- proximately 2,500 linear feet of protection bulkhead at south end of Matanzas Inlet Relocation Channel- -__-__---50, 000 Engineering and contingencies ______ ,_-152, 000 Total for all work - __-_- - -_____________ ____---2, 000, 000 The additional sum of $200,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Construction, by contract, during the year of a permanent high- way bridge over the waterway at north end of St. Johns County near Palm Valley------------------------------------------ $75, 000 Dredging with U.S. dredge Congaree 8 months, removing shoals throughout the project as required- ----- __-----80, 000 Miscellaneous snagging and obstruction removal operations with U.S. derrick boat D-1, 8 months, July 1934-February 1935-_.... 28,000 --------------------------------- Engineering and contingencies____ 17, 000 Total for all work______________------------------ 200, 000 Cost and finanoial summary --- Cost of new work to June 30, 1933________________ $3, 744, 241. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__--- ------------------ 408, 119 .49 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 --------- 4, 152, 361. 06 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933--- __--- - 307, 782. 59 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 -__ -------- --------- 4, 460, 143. 65 .__----- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933____--- ----.. 35,365. 68 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_________------------ 4,495, 509. 33 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---- ______-____ 111, 670. 45 Net total expenditures------------------- 4, 383,838. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___------------- 1, 241, 038. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 193 -- --- 5, 624, 875. 37 408 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---.........---------------$4, 116. 14 $128, 930.86 $1, 347, 784. 59 $588, 505. 61 1$1,574, 181.02 Cost of maintenance-........---- ------------------------------- 89, 134.62 104, 313. 71 Total cost...--------------------4, 116.14 128, 930. 86 1,347, 784. 59 677, 640. 23 1, 678, 494. 73 Total expended-..------------------- 5, 321. 71 113, 235. 01 1, 743, 527. 58 795, 004. 32 1, 411, 749. 62 Allotted.-------------.....----------- 10,000.00 960,000.00 1,595,210.37 267,000.00 2, 477, 152. 96 1 Includes $54,663.09 debit adjustment of plant book and rental balances. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_-------------------------- $175, 633. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932--------------- $375, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- . struction Act July 21, 1932_ _ ----------- 1, 418, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 19337----------------750, 000. 00 2, 543, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for. ------------------------ 2, 718, 633.15 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment - _------6---- 65, 847. 04 Net amount to be accounted for_------------------ 2, 652, 786.11 Gross amount expended--------------------- 1,465,586.39 Less reimbursements collected-. .----.- ------ 53, 836. 77 1, 411, 749. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--. ----------------- 1,241,036.49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------- 10, 858. 45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----- 1,116, 668.81 1, 127, 527. 26 Balance available June 30, 1933------ -----.-------- 113, 509. 23 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_----- ---------------- 35, 365. 68 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933..------------ 148, 874.91 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ---- 2, 000,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934- --- -------- 2,148, 874.91 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - -- June 30, 1935 for maintenance 2 __ - - - - - - _,- - __ -- - - - - - - - 200, 000. 00 7. FORT PIERCE HARBOR, FLA. Location.--Located on the east coast of Florida, about 213 miles south of the entrance to St. Johns River and about 124 miles north of the entrance to Miami Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 163 and 3259.) Existing project.-The Deficiency Act of March 4, 1931, carries an item for dredging at Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla., as follows: Fort Pierce Harbor: For dredgipg the channel of Fort Pierce Harbor, Florida, fiscal years 1931 and 1932, $20,000: Provided, That no part of this sum shall be expended until local interests shall have agreed to maintain such channel upon completion of the dredging herein provided for. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 409 The project developed by private interests provided a depth of 22 feet at mean low water in the channel through the inlet and across Indian River to the turning basin at Fort Pierce terminal. The channel at the entrance was dredged 240 feet wide for a distance of about 3,300 feet, through the inlet 180 feet wide for a distance of about 3,000 feet, across Indian River 100 feet wide to the turning basin, a distance of about 7,800 feet, and the turning basin 775 feet across and 900 feet long. The entrance is protected by parallel stone jetties with revetment extensions at their inner ends 900 feet apart, the north jetty and revetment being about 3,500 feet long and the south jetty and revetment about 3,200 feet long. The mean range of tide at the entrance is about 2.6 feet, with northeast storm tides as high as 5 feet above mean low water. The latest published map of Fort Pierce Inlet, Fla., is printed in House Document No. 252 Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the maintenance of channels 22 and 25 feet deep and the repair of jetties at the en- trance, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Docu- ment No. 252, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project. Under date of February 15, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended the improvement of Fort Pierce Harbor to provide for the maintenance of a channel 240 feet wide and 25 feet deep from deep water in the ocean to the shore line, thence 180 feet wide and 22 feet deep for a distance of 3,000 feet through the inlet and into Indian River, thence 100 feet wide and 22 feet deep to a turning basin 900 feet long, 775 feet wide and 22 feet deep at the western shore of Indian River, and the maintenance of the jetties at the ocean end of the inlet and shore revetments within the inlet in prolongation of the jetties, including such minor changes in channel alignment and dimensions and minor auxiliary works as may be desirable to reduce maintenance costs, all at an estimated cost of $250,000 for initial restoration with maintenance at the rate of $50,000 per year for a period of 4 years and $30,000 a year there- after, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H.Doc. No. 252, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Authorized under public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work authorized under the public-works program is subject to the provisions that local interests convey to the United States, free of cost, all existing works included in said proj- ect and a strip of land at least 50 feet wide on each side of and along and bordering the waterway through the inlet entirely across the barrier land strip between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River and shall provide suitable areas as may be necessary for disposal oi dredged material during initial restoration and future maintenance as and when needed. All prior requirements have been fully com- plied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of two earth-filled piers in steel- sheet piling with berthing space of about 1,500 feet. Transit sheds 70 by 200 feet and 50 by 150 feet are located on the piers, one being 410 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 served by railway and both by highway connections. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operationsand results during fiseal year.--Maintenance-dredging operations with the U.S. hopper dredge Cornstoclc began on May 31, 1933, and were in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The dredge removed 94,922 cubic yards of material from the Bar Cut and 103,812 cubic yards from the channel leading across Indian River to the turning basin, principally near the bend at the junction of the two channels, a total of 198,734 cubic yards (bin measurement). The material was deposited at sea. The cost of the work was $14,112.93 for piaintenance. The expenditure was $4,905.85. Condition at end of ficeal year.-The controlling depths are as follows: Bar Cut 25 feet, channel from Bar Cut across Indian River to the turning basin 22 feet, and 18 feet in the turning basin adja- cent to the terminal slips. The total cost has been $34,112.93, all for maintenance. The total expenditure has been $24,905.85. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------ ---------------------- $10, 361.89 Maintenance: Completion during July 1933 of dredging with U.S. hopper dredge Comstock_------------------------ $800. 00 Dredging with U.S. hopper dredge Absecon in Bar Cut and in channel between the jetties 1 month, March 1934-------- ------------------- 13, 000.00 Impounded balance June 30, 1934---------------- 500. 00 Engineering and contingencies------------------- 432. 26 Balance remaining----- ---------------------- 1, 148.97 15, 881. 23 Total for all work---- --- ------------------------- 26, 243. .2 Funds allotted during September 1933 from the National Indus- trial Recovery Act, $250,000, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Repair of the jetties by contract during period November 1933 to May 1934, involving placing of 38,000 tons of granite over a total of approximately 4,320 linear feet of the north and south jetties at $5.50 per ton and rehandling 7,500 cubic yards of old stone in the jetties at $1 per cubic yard--------------- $216, 500 Dredging by contract or by Government plant and hired labor in the channel across Indian River, February-April 1934------ 26, 000 Impounded balance June 30, 1934--------------------------- 5, 000 Engineering and contingencies------------------------------ 2, 500 Total for all work-- ---------------------------------- 250, 000 The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. hopper dredge Absecon in Bar Cut and in channel between the jetties, 1 month, February 1935-------- $13, 000 Dredging by contract or by Government plant and hired labor in the channel across Indian River, December 1934 to Febru- ary 1935-------------- ------------------------------ 34, 000 Engineering and contingencies2-------------- ---------- 3, 000 Total for all work------ .. -- ------. 50, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 411 Cost and financiat summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- --------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__-----------------____ $34, 112. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 34, 112. 93 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_____-- ------------------ 1, 154. 81 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ___ _____----------- 35, 267. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 10, 361.89 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 24, 905. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------- --------- 25, 088. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------- 49, 994. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-........--------- Cost of maintenance-------------------------------------$20,000. 00 ----------- $30, 000. 00 Total expended----------------------------- ----------- 19,973. 08 $26.92 4, 905.85 Allotted. ---------------------- 20, 000. 00 ---------- 29, 994. 16 Amount appropriated by War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933-----------------------------------------$30, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__---------- 5. 84 Net amount to be accounted for- -.- --------------- 29, 994. 16 Gross amount expended_-__-------- .....- -_ 4, 905. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__---------------------- 25, 088.31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------------- 11, 243. 12 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 13, 845.19 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_- 1,154. 81 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ------- 250, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ______ ____----- 265, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- __------------------------- 50, 000. 00 8. ST. LUCIE INLET, FLA. The project was about 2 percent completed in 1916 when operations were suspended, as the work already done indicated that the cost of the improvement would be excessive. No work was done during the year, and none is proposed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. The balance unexpended July 1, 1933 ($23,304.85), will be applied to general supervision of the project. The abandonment of the project was recommended in House Document No. 370, Sixty-fifth Congress, first session. For further details see Annual Report for 1932, page 687. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ___- ___--------_-------- $26, 688. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 26, 688. 51 Net total expenditures---- -------------------------------- 26, 688. 51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------- ------------------- 23, 304. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ ---- _____-- - 49, 993.36 1 Exclusive of available funds. 412 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work .... $2, 519. 96 ---------- .---------------------------- $675.19 ------.. ------------------- Cost of maintenance----......---------- --- Total expended----.........-------------------- $235.57 2,284. 39 ------------ 675.19 ------ .. Allotted------------------. --------- ------- 50, 000. 00 -------------.......... Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------- $23, 304. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 23, 304. 85 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 --------- ------------------- 1, 410, 000. 00 9. HOLLYWOOD HARBOR (PORT EVERGLADES), FLA. Location.-Located on the east coast of Florida, about 23 miles north of Miami and about 48 miles south of Lake Worth Inlet (West Palm Beach). The site of the harbor is at Lake Mabel. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1248 and 3260.) Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance of the en- trance channel, turning basin, and jetties constructed by local inter- ests. The channel was dredged in rock to 35 feet deep and 210 feet wide from the ocean to the turning basin on thd west side of Lake Mabel, a distance of about 6,900 feet, and the turning basin was dredged in rock to from 18 to 35 feet deep, 1,200 feet wide, and an average length of about 1,200 feet. Two converging angular stone jetties were constructed at the entrance, 500 feet apart at the outer ends and 1,200 feet apart, and parallel for a distance of 800 feet, at the shore ends. The north jetty is about 1,450 feet and the south jetty 1,250 feet in length. Both jetties were built to 6 feet above mean low water with top widths of 6 feet at the shore ends and 12 feet at the sea ends, side slopes.1 on 11/2. Two parallel steel sheet piling bulkheads 800 feet apart protect the land points from erosion. All depths are referred to mean low water. The mean tidal range at the entrance is 2.6 feet. The extreme range is about 3 feet. Maintenance is estimated to cost $44,000 the first year and $35,000 annually thereafter. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 357, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-These consist of one slip about 1,200 feet long by 300 feet wide, with steel bulkhead at the end and both sides, providing about 2,700 feet of berthing space, with a depth of 35 feet. A steel warehouse has been built, with railway and highway con- nections. The facilities are adequate for present needs, though exten- sive additions are contemplated. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A contract for the repair of the jetties was in force at the beginning of the fiscal year, but due to the lack of stone the work was inactive until August 23, 1932, when work was resumed. Between that date and September 16, 1932, when the contract was completed, 3,416 tons of stone were placed in the south jetty from station 300 to 1,000, a distance of 700 SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 413 linear feet. The total cost of this work was $17,222.04, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $21,953.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Tlre repair of the north and south jetties was completed during the fiscal year. No other work has been done on the project by the United States. The controlling depth in the ship channel is 28.3 feet for a width of 150 feet, the constricted width and depth being located between the stone jetties. In the turning basin a controlling depth of 32 feet is available for a maximum width of 620 feet, of which 420 feet is on the north side of the center line and 200 feet south thereof; a controlling depth of 19.2 feet is available for a width of 800 feet, 550 feet of which is north of the center line and 350 feet south thereof. The total cost and expenditures have been $48,192.09, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $35,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging with the U.S. hopper dredge Absecon, involving the removal of shoals, for a period of about 21/2 months, during December 1934 to February 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_____-- _____________-- $48, 192.09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---48, 192. 09 Net total expenditures_------- ---------- 48, 192. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_____________________ 48, 192. 09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.................... - . ... . Cost of maintenance---------------------------------------$30,970.05 $17,222.04 Total expended-- ................. ------------------............................ 26, 238. 97 21, 953. 12 Allotted --------------------------------------- ---- $44, 000.00 9,000. 00 -4, 807.91 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__ __ ____---------------- $26, 761.03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- -------- 4, 807. 91 Net amount to be accounted for- -- __--------- -__--.. 21, 953.12 Gross amount expended-____ _ _- ___- - - - ___ 21, 953. 12 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance --__35, 000. 00 10. MIAMI HARBOR (BISCAYNE BAY), FLA. Location.-Biscayne Bay is a large, shallow, salt-water sound lying between the Florida Keys and the mainland on the east coast of Florida near the southern extremity of the peninsula. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 583 and 3260.) Emisting project.--This provides for a channel 25 feet deep at mean low water, 500 feet wide from that depth in the ocean to near the.outer ends of the jetties, thence 300 feet wide through the entrance and across Biscayne Bay to the municipal turning basin at Miami, and enlarging the turning basin, and for two parallel stone jetties, 1,000 feet apart, the north one to be 3,000 feet long and the south jetty 2,750 feet long. The boundaries of the turning basin are sub- ject to conditional modification. Total length of waterway under improvement about 6 miles. 414 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The mean tidal variation is 2.2 feet at the entrance and 1.5 feet in the bay. The extreme variation is about 3.5 feet at the entrance and 2.4 feet in the bay. Strorig easterly winds raise the water level about 1.5 feet at the entrance and 1 foot in the bay. Strong westerly winds lower the water level about 1 foot at the entrance and about 0.5 foot in the bay. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $3,674,700. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $71,000. The estimated cost of widening the Biscayne Bay Chan- nel to 300 feet and enlargment of the turning basin is $885,000. The river and harbor act approved July 3, 1930, limited expenditures thereon to $200,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for an 18-foot chan- nel in a land cut across the peninsula and for jetty construction (H.Doc. No. 662, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 2, 1907, fixed the width of the channel at 100 feet; the act of July 25, 1912, provided for enlarging the channel to 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide, and for extension of the jetties (H.Doc. No. 554, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the present dimensions at the entrance and a width of 200 feet across Biscayne Bay (H.Doc. No. 516, 67th Cong., 4th sess.) ; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for a width of 300 feet in the channel across the bay and enlarging the municipal turning basin (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 15, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in House Document No. 516, Sixty-seventh Congress, fourth session, and Sen- ate Document No. 95, Seventy-second Congress, first session. For map of proposed widening of Biscayne Bay Channel see River and Harbor Committee Document No. 15, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the enlargement of the turning basin to the dimensions recommended by the Chief of Engineers in River and Harbor Committee Document No. 15, Seventy-first Congress, second session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-Not including the municipal piers, these con- sist of 8 wharves, having a total frontage of 3,500 feet, 5 with 18 to 25 feet and 3 with 8 to 13 feet of water. Two of these wharves have railway and highway connections. In addition to these, 6,250 feet of berthing space has been completed on the south side of New Cut, 2,250 feet having 25 feet and 4,000 feet having 18 feet of water. The facilities are adequate for present needs. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-A steel frame and metal-covered boathouse, approximately 64 by 66 feet, was con- structed under contract at the boat slip on the United States reser- vation at Miami Beach. The work began on January 5, 1933, and was completed on February 4, 1933. The total cost was $3,889.29, all for maintenance. The total ex- penditure was $17,224.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 99 percent completed. The total length of the completed north jetty RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 415 and revetment is 4,688 feet; and of the completed south jetty and revetment 3,850. Deterioration of the jetty crests has taken place, due to wave action and subsidence. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in widening the channel across Biscayne Bay to 300 feet, and the enlargement of the turning basin on the south side, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930. The controlling depths are as follows: 25 feet for the completed portion of the turning basin and for a width of 145 feet in channel across J3iscayne Bay; 25 feet for a full width of 300 feet in the channel between the jetties and revetments, and 25 feet for a width of 500 feet in the outer bar section. The total cost of the existing project has been $4,641,402.76, of which $3,687,153.90 was for new work and $954,248.86 was for main- tenance. The total expenditure has been $4,677,685.60. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933 ($26,112.99, together with an allotment of $193,000 made during September 1933, total $219,112.99), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $892. 52 Maintenance : Repair of the jetties by contract during the period Nov. 1933-April 1934 involving the placing of 30,000 tons of granite over a total of approxi- mately 2,065 linear feet of the north and south jetties, at $5.50 per ton _________--__--$165, 000. 00 Construction by contract during October 1933 on the north reservation, of a 6-unit garage ------ 5, 000. 00 Replacement during November 1933 of approxi- mately 2,200 linear feet of all-metal fence around the north reservation ------------------------- 4, 500. 00 Care and preservation of the reservation-------- -6, 500.00 Impounded balance June 30, 1934_.-.... ___. 4, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies -------------------- 7, 107. 48 192, 107.48 Total for all work --------------------------------------- 193, 000. 00 Balance remaining-------------------------- 26, 112. 99 Total to be accounted for___----------------------- 219, 112. 99 Funds allotted during September, 1933, from the National Indus- trial Recovery Act, $140,000, will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging by contract, involving completion of the widening of the turning basin, during period November 1933-February 1934... $132, 000 Impounded balance June 30, 1934---------------- 3, 000 Engineering and contingencies_- - ------------------- 5, 000 Total for all work------------------------------------------- 140, 000 The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging with U.S. hopper dredge Absecon in bar cut and chan- nel across Biscayne Bay, 3 months, September-November 1934, at $13,000 per month--------------------------------- $39, 000 Care and preservation of the reservation ------------- ---- 5, 000 Engineering and contingencies--------------------------- 6, 000 Total for all work -------- 50, 000 16228-ENG 1933---27 416 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------- $3, 687, 153. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933.------ - ------ -________ 954, 248. 86 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- -------- 4, 641, 402. 76 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-- __-__-__ - 23,243. 79 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_______----- - --------- 4, 664, 646. 55 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 13, 931. 57 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933---------------------- 4, 678, 578. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__ ----------------- ------ 892, 52 Net total expenditures--___---------------------- 4, 677, 685. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__------____--__ ------- 12, 181. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933______________ 4, 689, 867. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work........____-------.........$282, 715. 12 _--------$35,054.79 $158, 610.72 1 -$900. 0( Cost of maintenance_-- ----------------- 34, 802. 80 $223, 293. 45 55, 798. 62 14, 518. 85 3, 684. 42 Total cost---__-.-__----------------317, 517. 92 223, 293. 45 90, 853. 41 173, 129. 57 2, 784. 42 322, 031.83 228, 130. 25 Total expended..........----------------............. 81, 828. 46 201, 475. 89 17, 224. 82 Allotted_-- ------- 175, 000. 00 ......------------------.......... 17, 000. 00 250, 000. 00 -- 2, 175. 71 1Reduced $900 on account of liquidated damages on contract pertaining to previous fiscal year. Balance unexpended July 1,1932..---------------------------- $31, 581.95 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment.------.... 2,175. 71 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 29, 406. 24 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $42,970.83 Less: Reimbursements collected__--- $25, 646.01 Receipts from sales________________-_ 100. 00 25, 746. 01 17, 224. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_______________________ 12, 181.42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-- --------- _____________-- -963. 43 Balance available June 30, 1933_------ ___________-___ 11, 217. 99 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 -------------------- ---- 13, 931. 57 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933______________ 25, 149. 56 Amount allotted during September 1933----------_______________ 193, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act _________ 140, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934______________________ 358, 149. 56 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - - --- - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - ___ _ 50, 000.00 11. MIAMI RIVER, FLA. Location.-Rises in the southeasterly edge of the Everglades and flows southeast and east, emptying into Biscayne Bay about 1 mile south of the turning basin at the Miami municipal piers, the terminus of the Miami Harbor project. (See U.S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 583.) 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 417 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 150 feet wide and 15 feet deep for a distance of 3 miles above the mouth, thence 125 feet wide and 15 feet deep to a point 41/s miles above the mouth, thence 90 feet wide and 15 feet deep to a point 51/2 miles above the: mouth, each section to have suitable side slopes. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 1.4 feet. The extreme range is about 1.7 feet. The project also provides for an approach channel 700 feet wide and 6 feet deep to the harbor line at the seaplane base at Dinner Key, with an enlargement at the inner end, and for a channel 8 feet deep and 50 feet wide along the easterly edge, at an estimated cost of $120,000, with maintenance estimated at $2,000 annually. The Miami River Channel was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, which authorized the appropriation of $800,000 for the prosecution of the work. The channel in the vicinity of Dinner Key was authorized by the following item in the War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932: That the existing project for the improvement of the Miami River, Fla.,. authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, is hereby modi- tied to include the improvement recommended by the Chief of Engineers in the report submitted in Senate Document No. 95, Seventy-second Congress, first session, provided that the authorization of $800,000 for the existing project shall not be increased but is hereby continued as the total authorization for the project as herein modified. The latest published map of the locality is contained in Senate Document No. 95, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-The act authorizing the improvement provides; that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands needed for the purpose of this improvement, and that local interests shall provide all needed spoil-disposal areas. By a resolution dated November 19, 1931, the city commission of Miami, Fla., has guaranteed: That all lands required for right-of-way aid spoil areas for this project will be furnished without cost to the United States. That the city of Miami will hold and save the United States free of all claims for damages to structures or otherwise on account of the execution of the work. The improvement of the channel at Dinner Key was authorized subject to the provision that local interests furnish free of cost to, the United States suitable bulkheaded areas for deposit of the dredged materials. Terminal facilities.-There are a number of small privately owned: marginal wharves along the river, with a total berthing space of about 900 feet. All wharves have highway connection. Railway connection is not provided. The facilities are adequate for the present needs. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging under con- tract, to provide the 15-foot channel, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, continued throughout the year. Project depth and width were secured for a distance of approximately 23,000 lin- ear feet. The material removed, principally rock and sand,. amounted to 979,129 cubic yards, and was deposited in spoil areas adjacent to the river bank and in two approved areas in Biscayne- Bay. Under the terms of the contract, 237 feet of timber bulkhead, 418 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 290 feet of rubble stone wall, 35 timber piles, 3 timber wharves, and 25 feet of marine railway were removed. The cost was $471,453.82 for new work. Dredging under contract to provide an approach channel, with project dimensions, to the seaplane base at Dinner Key began on February 27, 1933, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. Project dimensions were secured over an area of 2,239,697 square feet, and 235,048 cubic yards of material were dredged and placed ashore behind bulkheads provided by local interests on Din- ner Key. The cost was $45,517.37 for new work. The total cost was $517,025.14, all for new work. The total ex- penditure was $504,744.37. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 94 percent complete. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the completion of the dredging in Miami River and at Dinner Key under existing contracts. The controlling depth is 5.6 feet in Miami River, located 11/2 miles from the mouth, and 4.3 feet in the Dinner Key Channel. The total cost has been $600,287.96, all for new work. The total expenditure has been $565,219.57. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1933 ($80,408.31), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- $35, 068.39 New work: Completion of contract, about Aug. 31, 1933, in- volving widening and deepening the Miami River for a distance of approximately 51/2 miles above its mouth ------------------------------- $18, 000. 00 Completion of contract about Aug. 31, 1933, involv- ing the dredging of an approach channel to the seaplane base at Dinner Key_-------__-----_ 19, 000. 00 Impounded balance, June 30, 1934_ .... ___.__-_ 1, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies----------------- 7, 339. 92 45, 339. 92 Total for all work_---- -___-__- -_____- _____ _ 80, 408. 31 No funds can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as the work contemplated during 1934 is expected to meet the needs of commerce during this period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-----------------------_ $600, 287. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ... . __ ___-- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 600, 287. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ______-____ 35, 068. 39 Net total expenditures------------------------------565, 219. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _____ ___ 80, 408. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933______________ 645, 627. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----.------------ --------------------------------- $83, 262. 82 $517, 025. 14 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------------------------- Total expended.--------------- . ------------------------------------ 60, 475.20 504,744.37 Allotted_------------------------..--.---------..-..------. 578, 000. 00 67, 627. 88 RIVERS AND IIHARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 419 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 --------------------------- $517, 524. 80 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21. 1932__--------- 18, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ _---- _ . ..---------------- 625. 524. 80 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--- 40, 372. 12 Net amount to be accounted for _------------------- 585, 152. 68 -- ------------------- Gross amount expended $504, 946. 90 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 202.53 504, 744.37 Balance uncexlpelled June 30, 1933 ------------- 80, 408. 31 Outstanding lial)ilities June 30, 1933--- 1, 515. 43 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---- 74, 419. 27 75, 934. 70 Balance available June 30, 1.933_------ 4,4173. 61 12. KEY WEST HARBOR, FLA. Location.-Key West is located on the island of Key West, near the western end of the Florida Keys. It is about 516 statute miles from Jacksonville, 644 statute miles from New Orleans, and 220 miles south of the entrance to Tampa Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 584.) The harbor proper lies in front of the town. Previous projects.-Adopted by act of August 2, 1882. The cost and expenditures were $27,500, of which $25,000 was for the im- provement work and $2,500 was for the survey. For further details see page 1827 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of coral heads and reefs from the main ship channel and anchorage, so as to give a clear depth of 30 feet at mean low water and a width in the channel of 300 feet; and for a northwest entrance channel with a depth of 17 feet at mean low water and of sufficient width for navigation to be obtained by the construction. of a stone jetty on each side of the entrance and by dredging; removing the middle ground to the extent of widening the channel opposite the wharves to a width of 800 feet and a depth of 26 feet at mean low water. The mean range of tide is 2.6 feet at the northwest entrance and 1.4 feet in the main ship channel and in the harbor. The extreme range of tide is 3.5 feet at the northwest entrance, 2 feet in the main ship channel, and 2.5 feet in the harbor. Ordinary strong winds from any direction appear to have little effect on the water level. Hurricanes, however, have been known to raise the water level 4 feet above mean low water in the harbor when the wind was from the southerly direction. The estimate of cost of the east jetty at the northwest entrance was $500,000; for the extension of the east jetty, $200,000; and for the west jetty, $900,000; or $1,600,000 in all, exclusive of amounts ex- pended on previous projects. No approved estimate of cost of dredg- ing work at that entrance has been made. The estimated cost of the work in the main ship channel and the anchorage was $48,000. Estimated cost of the work in removing the middle ground was $321,200, or a total estimated cost of $1,969,200 for new work. The latest (1931) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance, exclusive of the jetties, is $13,500. 420 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing project was authorized by the following river and -vided harbor acts: The River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, pro- for the northwest entrance (H.Doc. No. 145, 50th Cong., 2d :sess., and H.Ex.Doc. No. 39, 51st Cong., 1st sess., reprinted in An- nual Reports for 1889, pp. 1328-1337, and for 1890, pp. 1581-1596), this being later modified by special act approved May 28, 1908, which authorized the application of funds already appropriated to the removal of certain reefs in the main ship channel; the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, provided for the main ship channel (H.Doc. No. 706, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The removal of the middle ground was provided for by the act of July 18, 1918 (H.Doc. No. 185, 65th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in House Document No. 706, Sixty-second Congress, second session; House Document No. 680, Sixty-third Congress, second session; and House Document No. 185, Sixty-fifth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-.These consist of 4 wharves and 6 piers. All have connections with city streets, two piers having rail connections. Terminals are adequate for present needs, and with the exception of one wharf are open to the public. In addition to the above there are four Government piers. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done. The total cost and expenditures incurred in connection with an in- spection of the harbor was $17.71, for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project as a whole is about 50 percent completed. The project for the main ship chan- nel and anchorage was completed in the calendar year 1914, at a total cost of $31,384.23. A clear channel with a least depth of 30 feet at mean low water and a least width of 300 feet was made through the main ship channel, and a reef in the anchorage area, with only 22 feet of water over it, was removed to a depth of 30 feet. A channel 18 feet deep and 250 feet wide was dredged through the northwest channel bar in 1921. The removal of -the middle ground was com- pleted in the calendar year 1923, the channel being dredged to a depth of 26 feet at mean low water for a width of 800 feet and a length of 3,835 feet opposite the wharves. At the northwest en- trance the west jetty has been built to a height of from 3 to 5 feet below mean low water for a length of 6,452 feet, and the east jetty has been built to a height of 3 feet above mean low water for a length of 5,642 feet and to a height of from 5 to 7 feet below mean low water for a farther length of 5,712 feet. The last work on the west jetty was done in the fiscal year 1900 and that on the east jetty in the fiscal year 1909. No further work on the jetties is considered necessary. At the end of the fiscal year the controlling depths at mean low water were 30 feet for a width of 300 feet in the main ship channel, 26 feet for a width of 800 feet in the middle ground, and 18 feet for a width of 160 feet in the northwest channel. The work necessary to complete the project is the completion of the jet- ties at the northwest channel. The west jetty is about 20 percent complete, the east jetty is about 67 percent complete, and the jetties as a whole are about 60 percent complete. The total cost of the existing project has been $1,198,911.34, of which $1,012,908.75 was for new work and $186,002.59 was for main- ienance, including $33,658.67 for new work in the main ship channel, RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 421 $2,274.44 expended in removing coral heads from the main ship chan- nel under authority given in the special act of May 28, 1908, and $345,887.16 expended for new work in removal of the middle ground. The total expenditure has been $1,198,911.34. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $27,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to maintenance dredging with the U.S. hop- per dredge Absecon, involving the removal of shoals at the north- west entrance for a period of about 2 months, during July and Au- gust 1934. The funds for maintenance are greater than the average for the preceding 5 years because better maintenance of the north- west entrance channel is contemplated. No funds can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, involving the completion of the jetties, for the reason that the commerce at present making use of the project does not justify the relatively high cost of this work. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ---- $1, 040, 408. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_-------------- 186. 002. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------1, 226, 411. 34 -------------------- Net total expenditures---- . 1, 226, 411. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------1, 226, 411. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work___ -- ---------- $40, 039. 95 ...------------... ................- - - Cost of maintenance_ 27, 697. 24 $774. 23 $8, 161. 01 $18, 422. 78 $17. 71 Total cost_ 67, 737. 19 774. 23 8, 161. 01 18, 422. 78 17. 71 Total expended 62, 972. 10 5, 708. 09 1, 873. 90 24, 709. 89 17. 71 Allotted __ - - - 41, 000. 00 3, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 -------------- 2, 788. 6; Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ------ $2, 806. 37 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 2, 788. 66 Net amount to be accounted for -- - - 17. 71 Gross amount expended - ------------ 17. 71 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-__-____--- 956, 303. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------- 27, 000. 00 13. CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE DRAINAGE AREAS, FLORIDA Location.-The Caloosahatchee River has its source in Lake Okee- chobee and flows in a general southwesterly direction, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico through San Carlos Bay, about 30 miles south of the entrance to Charlotte Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 473 and 1255.) Lake Okeechobee is a large fresh-water lake located in south central Florida. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 804 and 805.) St. Lucie Canal was constructed by the Everglades drainage dis- trict as a control canal for Lake Okeechobee. It begins at about the 422 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 middle of the east shore of Lake Okeechobee and empties into the south branch of the St. Lucie River. St. Lucie River, south branch, from the entrance of the St. Lucie Canal flows north for about 6 miles to Stuart where it joins the northwest branch forming the St. Lucie River thence east, south- east, and east about 7 miles, emptying into the Indian River oppo- site St. Lucie Inlet. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Chart No. 1247.) Taylor Creek is formed by the junction of several small creeks that have their headwaters in Allapattah Flats and flows generally in a southeasterly direction, emptying into Lake Okeechobee at its most northerly extremity. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 804.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 2, 1882 and August 11, 1888. The cost and expenditures for these projects were $149,585.76, of which $9,456.59 was for new work below Fort Myers; and $17,993.17 was for new work, and $122,136 for maintenance, above Fort Myers. Existing project.-The project for lower Caloosahatchee River provides for a channel 200 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water from the Gulf of Mexico to Punta Rasa, a distance of about 3.5 miles, thence 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep at mean low water to Fort Myers, a distance of about 16 miles, with a turning basin at that point. The project for Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okee- chobee drainage areas provides for improving the Caloosahatchee River and Canal from Lake Okeechobee to the Gulf of Mexico by straightening and by dredging a channel which will provide a dis- charge outlet capacity of 2,500 cubic feet per second from Lake Okee- chobee and a navigation channel at least 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide, including necessary control works (Lake Okeechobee to Fort Myers, 65 miles), improving Taylor Creek by providing a channel 6 feet deep, when the lake is at elevation 14, and 60 feet wide from Okee- chobee City into Lake Okeechobee, a distance of about 4.8 miles, providing a levee and a navigation channel 6 feet deep when the lake is at elevation 14 and 80 feet wide, following in general the south shore of the lake for a distance of about 63 miles, and a north shore levee about 21 miles long; providing for the protection of the St. Lucie Canal from erosion and silting, and improving St. Lucie River to provide a channel 6 feet deep at local mean low water and 80 feet wide from St. Lucie Canal to Indian River, a distance of about 13 miles. The project document authorized the levees to be con- structed with muck core capped with 3 feet of rock to elevation 31 feet above mean low water at Punta Rasa, and to be so built as to be capable of being raised an additional 3 feet, and crest width of 10 feet; lake-side slope 21/2 to 1 with rock riprap 31/2 feet thick and land-side slope 2 to 1 with rock riprap 2 feet thick. All levees are subject to modification of location and design at the discretion of the Chief of Engineers. The mean range of tide at Punta Rasa is 1.7 feet. The extreme range is 2.5 feet. Tidal in- fluence is perceptible at La Belle, 55 miles above Punta Rasa, at low- river stage. The mean range of tide at St. Lucie Inlet is 2.6 feet. The extreme range is about 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1933, is $17,200,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, and of which RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 423 $2,000,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance, outside the limits of the Everglades drainage district, is $15,000. The existing project for the Caloosahatchee River below Fort Myers was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 8, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The existing project for the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okee- chobee drainage areas was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (S.Doc. No. 115, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest pub- lished map of the lake is in the latter document, and maps of the remainder of the project are in House Document No. 215, Seventieth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, adopting the existing project, provides that the State of Florida or other local interests shall contribute $2,000,000 toward the cost of the improvements, that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for the acquirement of any lands necessary for the purpose of this improvement, and agree to maintain all works and channels within the limits of the Everglades drainage district and to charge no tolls on any of these navigable waterways and that whenever authorized by Congress the United States shall have the right to modify or improve any of these waterways and their appurtenant structures, and that the St. Lucie Canal, the Caloosahatchee Canal, and the other channels forming the proposed cross-State waterway shall be navigable waters of the United States and subject to the Federal laws for the protection of such waterways. The State legislature created a flood-control district known as the Okeechobee flood-control district, with a board of commissioners hav- ing conditional authority to levy taxes and to issue bonds for the purpose of complying with the conditions of local cooperation; $296,772. 31 has been contributed by this district toward the cost of the improvements. Terminal facilities.-In the vicinity of Fort Myers on the Caloosa- hatchee River these consist of 3 freight piers, 1 railroad terminal pier, 1 municipal recreation pier, and 4 privately-owned piers. There are numerous small wooden-pile landings along the upper Caloosa- hatchee River along the lake shore, in St. Lucie Canal, and St. Lucie River, including one railroad terminal pier at Stuart. The facilities are adequate for present needs. Operations and results duri g fiscal year.-Construction surveys, preliminary surveys, subsurface exploration, have been continued. A total of 66 miles of levee location line and rights-of-way has now been surveyed along the east, south, and west shores of Lake Okee- chobee. These surveys included (a) 4,370 linear feet of core boring by United States plant and hired labor, also (b) 1,690 linear feet drilled under contract; (c) 122,300 linear feet of wash boring to hard materials for investigation of foundation conditions and materials suitable for use in constructing the levee; (d) completion of pre- liminary plans and estimates for 29 miles of floodway and navigation channel. Along the Caloosahatchee River the following work was done: (a) resurvey of 28 miles of floodway and navigation channel location, including 96 miles of traverse lines; (b) 110 miles of section line traverse; (c)restoration of 130 lost meander and section corners. 424 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 All field location survey work, including boring, foundation investi- gation, rights-of-way information, office computations, designs, and mapping was about 95 percent completed at a cost of $90,270.50. U.S. pipe-line dredge Congaree continued dredging auxiliary flood- way channel in Lake Okeechobee between Rocky Reef and Liberty Point, removing 240,508 cubic yards of material over a distance of 8,562 linear feet at a cost of $49,342.97, and it also removed 17,557 cubic yards of material from seven shoals in the St. Lucie Canal at a cost of $10,584.95. Work by this dredge was discontinued on Jan- uary 11, 1933. Between November 23, 1932, and May 1, 1933, U.S. dipper dredge Mayaca was reconditioned; beginning May 1, the Mayaca has dredged 35,394 cubic yards of material, over a distance of 2,390 feet, from the Rocky Reef-Liberty Point auxiliary floodway channel in Lake Okeechobee, at a cost of $11,025.01. This work is still in progress. Contract was entered into under date of October 7, 1931, for con- struction of 35,000 linear feet of levee and navigation channel be- tween Clewiston and Moore Haven; work was begun January 6, 1932, and is still in progress. Under this contract 2,516,004 cubic yards of material were placed in the levee embankment during the fiscal year at a cost of $412,611.93. Contract was entered into under date of September 6, 1932, for construction of 65,000 linear feet of levee and navigation channel between Miami Locks and Pahokee; work was begun August 15, 1932, and is still in progress. Under this contract 1,511,896 cubic yards of material were placed in the levee during the fiscal year at a cost of $212,061.53. Contract was entered into under date of October 24, 1932, for dredging of 45,000 linear feet of aux- iliary floodway channel between Lake Okeechobee and Nicodemus Slough and for construction of 97,900 linear feet of levee and naviga- tion channel between Moore Haven and Fisheating Creek; work was begun January 6, 1933, and is still in progress. Under this contract 717,298 cubic yards of material have been dredged from the auxiliary floodway channel at a cost of $60,863.35. The total cost for the fiscal year for new work was $846,760.24; of this $794,119.85 was from United States funds and $52,640.39 was from contributed funds. The total expenditure was $814,789.04, of which $52,640.39 was from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 18 percent complete. The portion of the Caloosahatchee River below Fort Myers and on the bar at the entrance was completed in 1913. The dredging in the St. Lucie River was completed in 1931. The work to be done to complete the project as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, involves: (a) The improvement of the Caloosahatchee River and canal from Lake Okeechobee to the Gulf of Mexico by straightening and by dredging a channel which will provide a discharge outlet capacity of 2,500 cubic feet per second from Lake Okeechobee and a navigation channel at least 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide, including necessary control works. (b) Dredging Taylor Creek to provide a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Okeechobee City into Lake Okeechobee. (c) The construction of a levee and navigation channel 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide, following in general the south shore of the lake. (d) The construction of a levee on the north shore of the lake. (e) Provision of suitable protection works in the St. Lucie Canal. RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 425 The approximate controlling depths at low water, Punta Rasa datum, are as follows: St. Lucie River, 7 feet; St. Lucie Canal, 6 feet; Lake Okeechobee to Clewiston, 5 feet; Lake Okeechobee to entrance to Caloosahatchee Canal, 2.5 feet; Moore Haven to Fort Myers, 2.5 feet; Fort Myers to Punta Rasa, 9.5 feet; 11 feet thence to the Gulf. The water level of Lake Okeechobee ranged from 12.4 to 15.3 feet with an elevation of 13.9 feet at the close of the year. The total cost of the existing project has been $1,827,702.31, of which $1,453,990.13 from United States funds and $219,612.14 from con- tributed funds, a total of $1,673,602.27, was for new work, and $154,100.04 was for maintenance. The total expenditure has been $1,763,560.48, of which $1,543,948.34 was from United States funds and $219,612.14 was from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933 ($1,414,665.45 United States funds and $102,- 160.17 contributed funds, total $1,516,825.62). will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1933_ - _ $98, 523. 39 New work: Completion during September 1933 of contract for construction of 35,000 linear feet of levee and navigation channel be- tween Moore Haven and Clewiston_ _ ___ _ _ ___ __ _ _ 75, 063. 63 Continue under continuing contract the construction of 12.4 miles of levee and navigation channel between Bacom Point and Miami Canal_--______-_________________ _-- 495, 047. 88 Continue under continuing contract the construction of 18 miles of levee and navigation channel between Moore Haven and Fisheating Creek__ _ _ __ _ __________ _ _ __ _ __ 415, 462. 05 Complete by January 1934, by United States plant and hired labor, the construction of 4 miles of auxiliary floodway channel between Liberty Point and Lake Okeechobee____ 67, 500. 00 Begin about October 1933, under contract or United States plant and hired labor, the placing of riprap along channel slope of the navigation channel between Liberty Point and Moore Haven______- _____-_____-____________ _ _ 100, 000.00 C(omplete about Mar. 1, 1934, by United States plant and hired labor, muck overburden removal, division 2, east shore_----- -- 106, 500.00 Impounded balance June 30, 1934_ 20, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies- 138, 728. 67 Total for all work_-- --- 1, 516, 825. 62 Funds allotted during September 1933 from the National Indus- trial Recovery Act ($4,200,000) will be applied as follows: New work: Begin about October 1933, under contract, the construction of 4 hurricane gates along the south shore of Lake Okeechobee be- tween Moore Haven and the St. Lucie Canal_ --_ ______ - $700, 000 Begin about October 1933, under contract, the construction of 10 drainage culverts through the south shore levee between Fish- eating Creek and St. Lucie Canal_ _ __ 312, 500 Begin about October 1933, under contract, the construction of 14 miles of levee and navigation channel between Liberty Point and Miami Canal __ __________- _ _ -- 2. 5'. 500 Begin about October 1933, under contract, the construction of a portion of 14.9 miles of levee and navigation channel along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee between Bacom Point and St. Lucie Canal -- - _ 486, 000 Impounded balance June 30, 1934---_ 30, 000 Engineering and contingencies_-- -- - 171, 000 Total for all «ork_____ _4, 200, 000 426 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The additional sum of $8,307,400 ($6,629,170.69 United States funds and $1,678,230 to be contributed by local interests) can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: New work : Complete remainder of 12.4 miles of levee and navigation channel along the south shore of Lake Okeechobee, between Bacom Point and Miami Canal_________ $497, 250 Complete remainder of 18 miles of levee and navigation channel between Moore Haven and Fisheating Creek________----- 88, 550 Complete remainder of 14.9 miles of levee and navigation channel along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee, between Bacom Point and St. Lucie Canal_____ __ ______________ 2,266, 700 Begin about March 1934, under contract, the dredging of about 20 miles of floodway and navigation channel in the Caloosa- hatchee Canal between Moore Haven and Fort Thompson__ . 761, 250 Begin about July 1934, under continuing contract, the dredging of 41 miles of floodway and navigation channel in the Caloosa- hatchee River between Beautiful Island and Fort Thompson__ 1, 000, 000 Begin about July 1934, under contract, the construction of hurri- cane gate structure no. 1 (lock and spillway at Moore Haven) _ 367, 000 Begin about July 1934, under contract, the construction of lock and spillway, near Ortona, on the Caloosahatchee Canal ___ 300, 000 Begin about July 1934, under contract, the construction of 17 drainage spillways on the St. Lucie Canal___ 376, 600 Begin about July 1934, under contract, the construction of 15 miles of levee and navigation channel along the north shore between Kissimmee River and Nubbin Slough ..... 1, 237, 500 Begin about July 1934, under contract, the construction of 1 hurricane gate structure at Tayl6rs Creek _____ 213, 400 Begin about July 1934, under contract, the construction of 5 drainage culverts through levee along north shore_______ ___ 156, 250 Begin about July 1934, under contract, the dredging of Taylors Creek between Lake Okeechobee and Okeechobee City ....... 60, 900 Engineering and contingencies --------------- 935, 000 Total.------------------ ----------------- 8, 260, 400 Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. dredge Sarasota in channel below Fort Myers, 31/2 months, September to December 1934 at $8,000 per month___---------------------------$28,000 Dredging with U.S. dredge Sarasota in St. Lucie River between Lock 2 and Stuart, 2 months, January and February 1935 at $8,000 per month- --- 16, 000 Engineering and contingences --------- , 000 n00 ,-7307, 400 Total for all work_____ _ 8, 307, 400 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_______________________ $1,481, 439. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___________ 276, 236. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 1, 757, 675. 93 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933__________ 23, 421. 61 Net total cost to June 30, 1933__________________________ 1, 781, 097. 54 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933__--__-- _____________ 10, 959. 95 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933____________________ 1, 792, 057. 49 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_______________________ 98, 523.39 Net total expenditures____---- -- - - -- _________ 1, 693, 534. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 __- ___-- _____ -___ 1, 403, 705. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 __--_______ 3, 097, 239. 60 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 427 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ___________________________$119, .. 689. 66 $420, 927. 73 1 $793,869.85 Cost of maintenance _ _____$25, 675. 00 $33, 790. 38 _ Total expended.-------------- ..---------. 31, 076. 02 33, 835. 71 112, 174. 79 396, 039. 75 762, 148. 65 Allotted_________........... _ ________..._ _ 12, 000. 00 20, 000. 00 735, 000. 00 7, 545. 87 1, 929, 225.73 1 Includes $250 credit adjustment plant book and rental values. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_________________ $236, 628. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932_ _____________ __________________ 2,133,000.00 Amount to be accounted for____________ 2, 369, 628. 42 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_____ 203, 774. 27 Net amount to be accounted for__ 2, 165, 854. 15 Gross amount expended --- -- -- _ $772, 067. 92 Less reimbursements collected-__ 9, 919. 27 762, 148. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------1, 403, 705. 50 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------- 10, 380. 98 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 565, 084. 43 575, 465. 41 Balance available June 30, 1933_ 828, 240. 09 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 10, 959. 95 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-.... 839, 200. 04 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-- 4, 200, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___ 5, 039.200. 04 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------------- 8, 100,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: -- -- - - - - - - - - - - 6 , 5 8 2 , 1 7 0. 0 0 For new work 6 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- For maintenance- 47, 000. 00 Total --- , 629, 170. 00 6---------------------------- CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 --------------- $219, 612. 14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 - _ 219, 612. 14 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------- 219, 612. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 102, 160. 17 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933------------- 321, 772. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--- -------------------- ----------- ------------ $9, 047. 70 $157, 924.05 $52, 640. 39 Cost of maintenance_-------------------- ---------------------------------- -------- --------- Total expended --------------- --- ----------------------- 9, 047. 70 157, 924.05 52, 640. 39 Contributed ------------------- ---------------------- 200, 000. 00 96, 772. 31 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 428 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ --------------------------- $129, 800. 56 Contributed, Authority Act July 3, 1930---_____---- -- __ 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____________________________ 154, 800. 56 Gross amount expended- ----------------- 52, 640.39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--.-- 102, 160. 17 Amount (estimated) required to be contributed for completion - of existing project 1- -___________ 1, 678, 230. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for new work 1---- -_____ -_________1, 678, 230. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CALOOSAHATOHEE RIVER AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE DRAINAGE AREAS, FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $1, 701,052. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----------- ___-____- 276, 236. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------1, 977, 288. 07 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 23, 421.61 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------ ____ 2, 000, 709. 68 -_________ Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 --------------- __ 10, 959. 95 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933______________________ 2, 011, 669. 63 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 -- ___ _________ 98, 523. 39 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 1, 913, 146. 24 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 1, 505, 865. 67 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1933------------------------------------------ 3, 419, 011.91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------___ - _ _.--------------- $128, 737. 36 $578, 851. 78 1$846, 510. 24 Cost of maintenance -$25,675.00 .-------------- ----------------------- $33, 790. 38 ...---- Total expended--------- ------------- 31, 076. 02 33, 835. 71 121, 222. 49 553, 963.80 814, 789. 04 Allotted ------------------ ---------- 12, 000. 00 20,000.00 935,000.00 104, 318. 18 1,954, 225. 73 1 Includes $250 credit adjustment plant book and rental balances. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $366, 428. 98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932--------------$2, 133, 000. 00 Contributed-Authority Act July 3, 1930---------- 25, 000. 00 2, 158, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------_ 2, 524,428.98 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ ..----- __ 203, 774. 27 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------- 2, 320, 654. 71 Gross amount expended--______ ____ ___-_ 824, 708. 31 Less reimbursements collected ------------------- 9, 919. 27 814, 789. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------1, 505, 865. 67 SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 429 $10, 380. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ 565, 084. 43 $575, 465. 41 Balance available June 30, 1933 - 930, 400. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933__ 10, 959. 95 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-- 941, 360. 21 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act -------. 4, 200, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ 5, 141, 360. 21 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated and contributed for completion of existing project 1 -9. 778. 230. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 18.............. S, 260, 400. 00 For maintenance 1-__ --- 47, 000. 00 1 Total ___ 8, 307, 400. 00 14. CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FLA. Location.-This harbor is a large bay on the west coast of Florida. The entrance is 70 miles south of the entrance to Tampa Bay and 150 miles north of Key West. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 474 and 1255.) Previous projects.--Appropriations for removing obstructions were made in 1881, 1882, and 1886. Improvement of Charlotte Har- bor and Peace Creek was authorized by acts of September 19, 1890, and June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditure were $119,000, all for new work. For further details see page 152 of Annual Report for 1890, page 1828 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 291 of Annual Report for 1904. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide, increased to 500 feet wide at the bend, from the Gulf of Mexico to South Boca Grande, just inside the entrance, thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water at Boca Grande to the end of the municipal terminal at Maud Street, Punta Gorda, with a turning basin 200 feet square at the outer end of the terminal. The mean range of tide is 1.2 feet at South Boca Grande and 1.4 feet at Punta Gorda. The extreme range is about 2 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 11/2 feet. Strong northerly and easterly winds lower the water level about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, is $108,500. The latest (1930) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $29,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 699, 62d Cong., 2d sess.), provided for a depth of 24 feet at the entrance; the act of March 3, 1925 (H.Doc. No. 113, 66th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the 27-foot depth at the entrance; and the act of July 3, 1930 (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 1, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the 1Exclusive of available funds. 430 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 10-foot depth to Punta Gorda. The latest published maps are in the project documents and House Document No. 657, Sixty-eighth Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a phosphate wharf at South Boca Grande and a municipal earth fill pier in steel-sheet piling (completed in 1929) about 850 feet long at Punta Gorda. The facilities are adequate for the needs of the present commerce. Both wharves are open to the public. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in the calendar year 1931 at a saving of $15,968 under the the estimated cost. The controlling depths in the channel are 27 feet for a width of 300 feet from the Gulf of Mexico through the bar to South Boca Grande, thence 9.5 feet for a width of 100 feet to Punta Gorda. The total costs and expenditures have been $366;- 636.40, of which $92,531.80 was for new work and $274,104.60 was for maintenance. In addition, $15,562.78 was expended for new work from funds contributed by local interests. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $58,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to the operation of a U.S. hopper dredge about 21/2 months, removing shoals from the bar cut during the period July to September 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------1 $211, 531. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 __________________ -274, 104. 60 Total cost of permanent work to June 20, 1933 ---------- 485, 636.40 Net total expenditures --- __-- _____________ 485, 636. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--__- ____________ 485, 636. 40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------...................................--------------- ... .....------------ $6, 477. 54 ..-- Cost of maintenance -----------..................... $130, 440. 72 --------------- $29, 996. 80 - Total expended-------------..................----......... 107, 473. 09 $1,952. 64 6, 411. 29 39, 172. 32 - Allotted----.............-----------........---------..... 51,000.00 -7, 000. 00 29,000.00 16,000. 00 -$98. 14 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------- ------- --------------- $98. 14 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 98. 14 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance__--------------------------- 58, 000. 00 15. SARASOTA BAY, FLA. Location.-This is a shallow sound on the west coast of the penin- sula of Florida, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a chain of low sand keys. At its northern end it connects with the southern extremity of Tampa Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1256.) 1In addition $15,562.78 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS_.JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 431 Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of September 19, 1890, June 3, 1896,. and March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures on these projects were $125,000.50, of which $75,854.45 was for new work and $49,146.05 for maintenance. For further details see page 776 of Annual Report for 1918 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water from Tampa Bay through Sarasota Bay to Sarasota by way of Bulkhead Cut and Cortez Cut, to Long- boat Inlet, and thence through Long Key Cut, and thence 75 feet wide and 3 feet deep at mean low water through Little Sarasota Bay to Venice, by dredging through shoals. The length of the sec- tion covered by the project is 38 miles. The mean tidal range is 1.5 feet. The extreme range is 2 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. Strong northerly winds lower the water level about 1.5 feet. Northerly winds prevail during the winter months and southerly winds during the summer months. The water level is usually lower in the winter than at other times. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1925, is $193,500, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 844, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-Consist of 1 municipal concrete pier, 1 rail- way pier, 1 freight wharf, and 10 privately owned boat landings. The municipal pier and the freight wharf are open to the public; the railway pier is used mainly for storing private Pullman cars and occasionally for transshipment of lumber and building material to nearby keys. A marginal dock, 500 feet long, has been constructed along the terminal island. The facilities are adequate for the present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A survey in connection with proposed dredging at the southerly end of Little Sarasota Bay was made at a cost of $75.78 for maintenance. During the fiscal year the total cost of completed maintenance work was reduced $7,289.14 due to adjustment of plant cost and rental accounts. The total expenditure was minus $4,573.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 86 percent completed. In Little Sarasota Bay channels 4 feet deep and from 50 to 75 feet wide have been dredged. The controlling depth at mean low water is 7 feet from Tampa Bay to Sarasota, and 11/2 feet to Venice. The work remaining to be done is the widening of the channel in Little Sarasota Bay, involving rock removal principally at Mangrove Cut. For that portion of the harbor dredged by the city of Sarasota, the controlling depths are 8 feet through New Pass, 10 feet in the entrance channel to Payne terminals, and 81/ feet in the basin at Payne terminals. The total cost has been $199,992.98, of which $139,686.46 was for new work and $60,306.52 was for main- tenance. The total expenditure was $204,904.97. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933 ($10,584.36), will be applied as follows: 16228--ENG 1933----28 432 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Accounts payable June 30, 1933 __ __________________________ _ $107. 88 Maintenance: Dredging by contract during September and October 1933, involving the removal of shoals in the 3-foot project in the vicinity of Venice Inlet (Caseys Pass) ------ --------------------------- $2, 300. 00 Impounded balance ------------------------------ 200. 00 Engineering and contingencies____________________ 500. 00 3, 000. 00 Total for all work_ -------------- 3, 107. 88 Ba!ance remaining ----------------- 7, 476. 48 Total to be accounted for______________________________ 10, 584.36 The additional sum of $18,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the channels of Sarasota Bay with the U.S. dredge Sarasota and attend- ant plant, 21/2 months, during the period December 1934-February 1935. No additional funds can be profitably expended for new work for the reason that rock excavation is required at a cost not justified by the limited commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---________------ -__--_ $215, 540. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_____________1__________ 109, 452. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------324, 993. 48 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 5, 019. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933.----------------------330, 013. 35 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 -- _________ -_______ - - -107. 88 Net total expenditures-----------.---....----__ __ 329, 905. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_---- ----- __ _________ -__- 5, 564. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ ------- - _ 335, 469. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work_-.--------------------- ------------------------- --------- Cost of maintenance ------ ------------ $23, 204.07 $6, 794.5 ------------ $7, 213.36 Total expended....--------------------------- $413. 77 13, 478. 38 -5, 110.01 -$20,219.75 -4, 573. 12 Allotted-------- ------ -------------- 12, 000. 00 7, 000. 00 -------..... ............-35, 030. 04 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $36, 021. 41 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- _ 35, 030. 04 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------- ------- 991. 37 Gross amount expended-__----------------------- $4, 048. 71 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 8, 621. 83 -4, 573. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933______-- --- ___--____ 5, 564. 49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --------------------- -_ 107. 88 Balance available June 30, 1933 ------------------------------ 5, 456. 61 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933- -------------------- 5, 019. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------10, 476.48 Amount (estimated) required to be-- - appropriated for completion of 1 - - - - - - - -- - ----- ----- -- - - -- - -- - -- - -- - existing project 53, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 18, 500.00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 433 16. TAMPA HARBOR, FLA. Location.-This harbor is a large natural indentation of the Gulf of Mexico approximately midway of the western coast of the penin- sula of Florida. The entrance is about 220 miles north of Key West, about 330 miles from Pensacola, 360 miles from Mobile, and 512 miles from New Orleans. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 586 and 587.) Previous projects.-For Tampa Bay: Adopted by acts of June 14, 1880, and August 11, 1888. The amount expended on these projects was $130,000 for new work. For Tampa and Hillsboro Bays: Adopted by acts of June 14, 1880, March 3, 1899, and March 3, 1905. The amount expended on these projects was $740,157.70, of which $723,050.46 was for new work and $17,107.24 was for maintenance. In addition, $80,000 was spent for new work in Hillsboro Bay, which was appropriated under the head of Tampa Bay, and is included in the expenditure reported under that head. The total expenditure above reported includes $96,832.91 expended in Hillsboro River under the project of March 3, 1899. For Hillsboro River: Adopted by act of June 14, 1880. For further details see pages 1829, 1830, and 1831 of the Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a depth of 29 feet at mean low water on Egmont Bar, thence 27 feet deep to and in the several channels of Tampa Harbor, with widths of 500 feet on the bar, 300 feet in Tampa Bay, Ybor Channel (formerly Ybor Estuary), and Garrison Channel (formerly Hendry and Knight Channel), and Sparkman Channel (formerly Tampa Northern and Sparkman Bay Channels), and 200 feet in Hillsboro Channel and Seddon Channel (formerly Seddon Island Channel), with turning basins at the mouth of Hillsboro River and at the entrance to Ybor Channel; for securing and maintaining by dredging a channel 2,400 feet long and 200 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water in Hillsboro River from a point 100 feet south of the Lafayette Street Bridge to the turning basin at the mouth of the river. The channel connecting Port Tampa with the channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Tampa is to be 26 feet deep with sufficient width. The mean range of tide is 1.8 feet at the lower end of the bay, 1.8 feet at Port Tampa, and 1.8 feet at Tampa. The extreme range is 2.5 feet at the lower end of the bay and at Port Tampa and 2.9 feet at Tampa. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1.5 feet. Strong northerly winds, which usually occur in the winter months, lower the water level about 2 feet. The estimated cost for new work (revised in 1930) is $4,944,300, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $75,000. The existing consolidated project is derived from the following detailed projects existing on the date of consolidation, viz: For Tampa Bay, project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 52, 55th Cong., 3d sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, which fixed the dimen- sions of the channel as 26 feet deep with sufficient width. The latest published map is in House Document No. 88, Fifty-fifth Congress, first session. 434 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 For Tampa and Hillsboro Bays, project was authorized by the fol- lowing river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for channel 24 feet deep in Hillsboro Bay (H.Doc. No. 634, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the 27-foot depth from the Gulf of Mexico up to and in the several channels of Hills- boro Bay (H.Doc. No. 1345, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished maps are in House Document No. 634, Sixty-first Congress, second session; Annual Report for 1914, page 2130; and House Docu- ment No. 1345, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. For Hillsboro River, project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, under the title of " Improving Hillsboro Bay, Fla." (H.Doc. No. 545, 55th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in House Document No. 132, Sixty-third Congress, first session, and Senate Document No. 22, Seventy-second Congress, first session. The River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, authorized the consolidation of the above projects to form a single project for Tampa Harbor. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, pro- vided for increasing the depth of Egmont Channel to 29 feet and the width of Sparkman Channel to 300 feet (H.Doc. No.- 100, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening to 30 feet of channels in Hillsboro and Port Tampa Bay as recom- mended by the Chief of Engineers, in Senate Document No. 22, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the pub- lic-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of December 7, 1927, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a width of 300 feet in Hillsboro Channel at an estimated cost of $351,560 (H.Doc. No. 100, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of December 8, 1931, the Chief of Engineers recom- mended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a depth of 32 feet and a width of 600 feet on Egmont Bar; a depth of 30 feet and a width of 400 feet in Mullet Key cut; a depth of 30 feet and a width of 300 feet in all other project channels in Tampa Harbor, except in Hillsboro River; a turning basin 30 feet deep, 2,000 feet long, and 550 feet in maximum width at the entrance to the Port Tampa terminals; at an estimated cost of $3,675,000, with $125,000 annually for maintenance, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (S.Doc. No. 22, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) (Deepening 30-foot channels included under public-works program.) Local cooperation .- Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-At Tampa these consist of 34 piers and wharves with depths of from 5 to 27 feet. All but eight are open to the public on payment of wharfage charges. On the east shore of Hillsboro Bay there are two large phosphate plants, each providing about 1,000 feet of berthing space with pri- vately dredged channels 23 and 27 feet deep connecting with the Hillsboro Channel of the Tampa Harbor project. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary work, under contract, to provide for widening Sparkman Channel (6,400 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 435 linear feet) to 300 feet, began on December 21, 1932, by the initia- tion of levee construction on Seddon Island to retain the spoil. Dredging operations began on February 10, 1933, and were in prog- ress at the close of the fiscal year. Project dimensions were secured over 1,925 linear feet of channel, and material amounting to 229,536 cubic yards was removed. The cost was $80,352.83, for new work. Dredging operations to obtain full overdepth in Egmont Channel were in progress with U.S. hopper dredge Ben yaurd from October 31, 1932, to January 7, 1933. Overdepth averaging about 3 feet, with a minimum of 1.4 feet, was obtained over approximately 17,000 linear feet of channel. Material amounting to 656,064 cubic yards (bin measurement) of sand, shell, and mud was removed. Th e cost was $48.415.69, for new work. Maintenuance-dredging operations with the U.S. hopper dredge Com aTock were in progress from February 23, 1933, to May 27, 1933. The dredge removed 412,661 cubic yards of material from cuts A, B, C. and 1), Hillsboro Bay Channel; 72,936 cubic yards from cuts B, E. and F, Tanmpa Bay Channel; 170,747 cubic yards from Seddon Channel; and 2,437 cubic yards from Garrison Channel; a total of 65,.T81 cubic yards (bin measurement). The dredging in Tampa Bay Channel was supplemented by blasting. Project dimen- sions with overdepth ranging from 1 to 3 feet were secured except in Tampa Bay Channel, where no overdepth was obtained. The cost was $42,307.02, for mainteanance. Maintenance-dredging opera- tions with the U.S. hopper dredge Absecon began on June 26, 1933, and were in progress at the close of the fiscal year. There were removed, from cuts G and J, Port Tampa Channel, 25,210 cubic yards (bin measurement) of material at a cost of $4,136.99. Two general examinations of the ship channel from Tampa to the Gulf of Mexico were made. The total cost was $6,412.17, for main- tenance. General precontract survey was made for widening Spark- man Channel. Similar survey for dredging in Hillsboro Channel under the 30-foot project began on May 12, 1933, and was completed on June 13, 1933. The cost of the latter survey was $3,500.05. The total cost for the fiscal year was $181,624.70, of which $128,768.52 was for new work and $52,856.18 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $127,655.70. Condition at end of flseal /,ear~.-The existing project is about 55.5 percent completed. The 27-foot project was completed with the ex- ception of the completion of the widening of Sparkman Channel now being prosecuted under contract. The controlling depths are: 30.4 feet in Egmont Channel at the entrance to Tampa Bay, 26 feet in Hillsboro Channel, 27 feet in Seddon Channel, 25.5 feet in Spark- man Channel, 26 feet in Garrison Channel. 26.5 feet in Ybor Chan- nel, and 27 feet in Tampa Bay and Port Tampa Channels. Rapid shoaling with mud occurs in the channels at Tampa and in upper Hillsboro Bay. The Hillsboro River project was completed in 1905. The controlling depth is 10 feet at mean low water. The total cost of work under the existing project has been $5,875,682.48, of which $4,780,735.09 was for new work and $1,094,947.39 was for mainte- nance. The total expenditure has been $6,054.201.69. 436 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933 ($258,695.31), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------_ $20, 323.39 New work: Completion of contract about Feb. 1, 1934, for widening of Sparkman Channel 100 feet on the westerly side----.------------------------------$144, 371. 92 Maintenance : Dredging with U.S. hopper dredge Absecon, 6 months, September 1933-February 1934, remov- ing shoals throughout the project, as required_ 78, 000. 00 Impounded balance June 30, 1934 ------ ------ 5, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies__1__________ _ 11, 000. 0() 238, 371. 92 Total for all work -------------------------------------- 258, 695. 31 Except as noted, it is expected the available funds will be expended at a fairly uniform rate, and will be exhausted on June 30, 1934. Funds allotted during September 1933 from the National Indus- trial Recovery Act, $727,500, will be applied as follows: New Work : Begin about Nov. 1, 1933, and complete during October 1934, under contract, the dredging required to widen and deepen to a depth of 30 feet Hillsboro and Port Tampa channels, including the construction of a turning basin at Port Tampa 693, 500 $_____________ Impounded balance June 30, 1934 -___________ 6, 000 Engineering and contingencies ----------- 28, 000 Total for all work_ -- 727, 500 The additional sum of $125,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. hopper dredge Absecon, 9 months, October 1934-June 1935, removing shoals throughout project as required_ $117, 000 Engineering and contingencies___- - -_____-______ _- 8, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- _ 25, 000 Cost ands financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 --- -$___$5, 633, 785. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------_ 1, 112, 054. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 - 6, 745, 840. 18 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 160, 087. 13 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 6,-------------------------6. 905, 927. 31 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 38, 755. 47 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 6-------------------- 6, 944, 682. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_-___ -________-______ 20, 323.39 Net total expenditures_ 6, 924, 359. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 219, 939. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 7. 144, 299. 23 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 437 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work --------------------- $2, 043. 15 ....----------- $95, 986. 68 $7, 602. 68 $128, 768. 52 Cost of maintenance_ . 322, 776. 20 $83, 708. 67 106, 656. 39 113, 259. 89 56, 750. 55 Total cost_ --------- ___ --- ___ 324, 819. 35 83, 708. 67 202, 643. 07 120, 862. 57 185, 519. 07 Total expended .... _ __ 274, 659. 64 94, 945. 26 183, 053. 57 88, 369. 28 127, 655. 70 Allotted.. ....... . _____-..... .... 144, 614. 79 101, 000. 00 198, 440. 00 16, 000. 00 285, 787. 68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 - - - $61, 807. 86 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932-----------------$233, 550. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933___ 94, 000. 00 327, 550. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 389, 357. 86 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 41, 762.32 Net amount to be accounted for_ 347, 595. 54 Gross amount expended--------------- ------------ $215, 869. 08 Less: Reimbursements collected $88, 163.38 Receipts from sales----------------- 50. 00 88, 213. 38 127, 655. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-..... 219, 939. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 - $23, 678. 93 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 623. 13 1------------17, 141, 302. 06 Balance available June 30, 1933 8, 637. 78 7-------------------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-_ - 38, 755. 47 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------- 117, 393. 25 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act........ 727, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ 893. 25 8-------844, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ --- --- 125, 000. 00 17. ST. PETERSBURG HARBOR, FLA. Location.-St. Petersburg is situated on the west shore of Tampa Bay, about 17 miles from the entrance of Tampa Bay, 21 miles from Tampa, and 83/4 miles from Port Tampa. The entrance to Tampa Bay, known as Egmont Channel, is on the west coast of Florida, about 200 miles north of Key West (see U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 587). Original condition.-Bayboro Harbor basin had shoaled generally to 10 feet or less, with a least depth of 4 feet. The channel had nar- rowed to 75 feet, with a least depth of 9 feet. The shoaling had pro- gressed until the minimum usable depth into the basin was 31/2 feet at mean low water through a narrow channel. Previous projects.-Adopted by act of July 25, 1912. The cost and expenditures were $53,220.25, of which $32,688.62 was for new - Exclusive of available funds. 438 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 work and $20,531.63 was for maintenance. For further details see page 769 of Annual Report for 1929. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 250 feet wide, 19 feet deep, from that depth in Tampa Bay to the basin at the port of St. Petersburg, a distance of about 1 mile, and for a depth of 21 feet, 1,400 to 1,700 feet long and 900 feet wide, in the port of St. Peters- burg. The mean range of tide is 1.5 feet. The extreme range is 1.9 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1.5 feet. Strong northerly winds, which occur mostly during the winter months, lower the water level about 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1928, is $45,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (S.Doc. No. 229, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in that document. The Deficiency Act of March 4, 1929, authorized the expenditure of $17,000 for dredging a channel 16 feet deep and approximately 200 feet wide on the easterly side of Point Pinellas lighted beacon in a direction approximately 328 ° true, the westerly boundary of the channel to be dredged as close to the said beacon as practicable. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-In Bayboro Harbor are 9 privately owned marginal wharves having length of 515 feet. A concrete municipal quay 800 feet long faces Bayboro Harbor along its northeast side and a spur of the municipal electric railway has been extended to this quay. A concrete wharf 1,500 feet long, constructed by the city of St. Petersburg, extends along the north side of the dredged basin known as the port of St. Petersburg. The facilities are adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in the calendar year 1931 at a saving of $753 under the esti- mated cost. The south edge of the entrance channel coincides with the axis of the former 10-foot Government channel leading into Bay- boro Harbor. The controlling depths at mean low water are 19 feet in the entrance channel and 21 feet in the port of St. Petersburg. The total costs and expenditures on the existing project, exclusive of the Point Pinellas Channel, have been $44,246 90, all of which was for new work. The sum of $17,000 was expended on the Point Pinellas Channel in 1929-30, securing a channel 6,200 feet long, 200 feet wide, with a controlling depth of 14 feet, which still obtains. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933 ($15,000), will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. hopper dredge Absecon, 5 weeks, during Sep- tember and October 1933, involving the removal of shoals .in the entrance channel ---------------------------- ----------- $14, 000 Impounded balance June 30, 1934-------------------------------_ 300 Engineering and contingencies__------___-- ---------- - - 700 Total for all work------_ _15, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 439 No funds can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as the work contemplated during 1934 is expected to meet the needs of commerce during this period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_--------- $93, 935. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------ 20, 531. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- __ 114, 467. 15 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 114. 467. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_------------------ -------- 15, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__ -- 129, 467. 15 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work... - - $17, 000. 00 $44, 246. 90 . - --- Cost of maintenance----- - - - - - - - - 18. 95 Total cost_ 17, 018. 95 44, 246. 90 - - - Total expended -- $415. 28 16, 603. 67 44, 238. 86 $8. 04 - -- Allotted- .. 17, 000. 00 50, 587. 55 -6, 753. 10 $15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------------ $15, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ __--------------------- 15, 000 18. CHANNEL FROM CLEARWATER HARBOR THROUGH BOCA CIEGA BAY TO TAMPA BAY, FLA. Location.-Clearwater Harbor and Boca Ciega Bay are sounds on the west coast of the peninsula of Florida, north of Tampa Bay, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a chain of low sand keys. With the Narrows, which connects them, they form a part of the coastal waterway from Tampa Bay to St. Josephs Sound. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1257.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 50 feet wide and 5 feet deep at mean low water from Clearwater Harbor to Boca Ciega Bay and through the upper part of said bay, thence 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water to Tampa Bay. The length of the waterway covered by the project is 26 miles. The mean range of tide is about 1.8 feet. The extreme range is about 2.3 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. Strong northerly winds, which usually occur in the winter months, lower the water level about 11/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1919, was $101,200. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for all except the 8-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 1190, 60th Cong., 2d sess.), and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the 8-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 135, 63d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in these documents. Terminal facilities.-These consist of six wharves, used for freight and passengers, having a total berthing space of 540 feet. All have highway connections, the wharf at Gulfport having connections with 440 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the St. Petersburg Electric Railway also. The facilities are ample for the needs of the locality and are open to the public. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fscal year.-The project was completed in 1920. The controlling depth at the entrance is 8 feet, in the upper bay 4 feet, and 31/2 feet north of McKays Creek in Clearwater Harbor. The total costs and expenditures have been $197,848.23, of which $105,877.01 was for new work and $91,971.22 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging in Boca Ciega Bay with the U.S. dredge Sarasota and attendant plant, 11/2 months, during February-March 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------- $105, 877.01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------91, 971.22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 197, 848. 23 Net total expenditures ----- ------------------------- 197, 848. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------- 197, 848. 23 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C ost of new work -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - --.---..-.-- Cost of maintenance ____-------------------_ $6, 005. 08 $16, 052.89 - - - --.- -- - $13,801. 94------------- ------ Total expended---.----------------------- 6, 031. 14 15, 903. 28 13, 791.94 Allotted................................---------------------------- 16, 000. 00 20, 000.00 -273. 64 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ---------- - ___ $12, 000 19. ANCLOTE RIVER, FLA. Location.-Rises in the western part of the peninsula of Florida and flows southwestwardly, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico about 38 miles north of the entrance to Tampa Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1257.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water with width increased at entrance and at bends from Anclote Anchorage in the Gulf of Mexico to the county bridge at Tarpon Springs, with a turning basin at the latter point 200 feet wide and 500 feet long. The length of the section included in the project is about 41/2 miles. The mean range of tide is about 1.5 feet at the entrance and 2 feet at Tarpon Springs. The extreme range is about 2 feet at the entrance and 2.5 feet at Tarpon Springs. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. Strong northerly winds, which occur mostly dur- ing the winter, lower the water level about 12 to 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $82,500. The latest (1927) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $6,000. The project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for a channel 6 feet deep to Sponge Harbor and thence 4 feet deep to Tarpon Springs (H.Doc. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 441 No. 200, 55th Cong., 2d sess.), and the act of January 21, 1927, extended the 6-foot channel to Tarpon Springs (H.Doc. No. 18, 63d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the latter docu- ment and House Document No. 229, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of January 13, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project to provide for a channel 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep, from the Gulf of Mexico to the lower end of the present turning basin, the channel to be suitably widened at the entrance and at bends, at an estimated cost of $90,000, with $8,000 annually for main- tenance, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H.Doc. No. 229, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Termninnal facilities.-These consist of one municipal marginal wharf at Tarpon Springs, berthing space 330 feet, with about 51/2 feet of water, used by sponge and fish boats and small launches. Highway connection only is provided. The facilities are inadequate for the neels of the locality. Operationic, aad results during fiscal year.-None. (Conditico at ed of fiscal year.-The project, modified for a 6-foot depth above Sponge Harbor, was completed in 1929 at a saving of $14,622 undler estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water from Anclote Anchorage to Tarpon Springs, is 4.9 feet. The total costs and expenditures have been $151,192.32, of which $76,051.86 was for new work and $75,140.46 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging throughout the project with the U.S. dredge Sarasota and attendant plant, 11/2 months, during the period March-April 1935. Cost and financial s1ummary ( Cost of new work to June 30 1933 - ------------ $76 051.8'i- Cost of maintenance to June 3), 1933--- 75, 140. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 151, 192. 32 Net total expenditures_----------------- _ _--_ _ 151, 192. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-- 151, 192. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -- $16, 225. 53 $8, 174. 83 Cost of maintenance 8, 744.89 $8, 337. 47 Total cost 24, 970. 42 8,174. 83 8, 337. 47 Total expended. 24, 806. 37 8, 319. 90 8, 337. 47 -- - Allotted ___. . . . . . 4,000.00 -849.78i-I Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, fr maintenance -- ---- ---------- ---------- $12, 000 20. WITHLA('OOt'HEE RIVER, FLA. Location.-Rises in the central part of the peninsula of Florida and flows in a general northwestwardly and westwardly direction, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico about 20 miles southeast of Cedar Exclusive of available funds. E 442 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Keys, Fla., and 95 miles north of the entrance to Tampa Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 179.) Previous projects.-A project for the improvement of the entrance was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures under this project were $30,000 for new work. For further details see page 1832 of the Annual Report for 1915. Elisting project.-This provides for securing and maintaining a channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep at mean low water from the 10-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico to Port Inglis, just within the river entrance, by dredging and rock excavation, and for removing snags, overhanging trees, and loose rock, and cutting through shoals in the upper river, with a view to making a draft of 2 feet available for about half the year as far as Pembertons Ferry (Croom), 85 miles above the mouth. - The lengths of the sections included in the project are 4.1 miles from the Gulf to Port Inglis and 85 miles to Pembertons Ferry (Croom). The mean tidal range is 2.8 feet, and the extreme range is about 3.5 feet at the mouth. The effect of the tide is perceptible for about 11 miles above the mouth. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level at the mouth about 1 foot, and strong northerly winds, which usually occur during the winter, lower the water level about 11/2 feet. Freshets raise the water level in the upper river from 4 to 6 feet and at the mouth about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1925, is $385,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928} approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1881, provided for the work in the upper river (Annual Report for 1880, pp. 1110-1119); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the work at the entrance (H.Doc. No. 483, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). The latter document contains the latest published map of the entrance. The latest published map of the river to Pembertons Ferry (Croom) is in House Document No. 199, Fifty-fifth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a small oil-transfer wharf at Inglis, one small dock at Panasoffkee open to public use, and pri- vate landing docks scattered along the river. The facilities are con- sidered ample for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project for the entrance is about 85 percent completed. The channel from Port Inglis to the 10-foot contour in the Gulf has been dredged to a depth of 10 feet at mean low water and a width of 85 feet, whereas a width of 100 feet is required under the project. The total cost of this work has been $287,265.42. of which $255,385.29 was for new work and $31,880.13 for maintenance. Snags, overhanging trees, sunken logs, loose rock, and boulders, and some rock ledges were remover from the upper river, enabling light-draft boats to ascend the river to Pembertons Ferry (Croom) except at low stages. This project was practically completed during the fiscal year 1893. The river is now fairly clear of obstructions between Croom and the power dam and between the power dam and the mouth. The lock at the power dam is inoperative. The total cost of this work has been $31,888.92, of which $29,700 was for new work prior to 1894 and $2,188.92 was for subsequent maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 443 The controlling depths are: From Gulf to Port Inglis, 8 feet for a width of 80 feet; from Port Inglis to Inglis, about 7 miles from mouth, 6 feet; from Inglis to lock in Florida Power Co.'s dam, 11 miles above mouth, 4 feet; from the lock to Stocktons Ferry, 4 feet; to the head of navigation at Pembertons Ferry (Croom), 85 miles from the mouth, the limiting depth is 2 feet during half the year and 1 foot during low stage. The depths are referred to mean low water of the Gulf from the Gulf to the dam and to low-water stage of the river above that point. The project as a whole is 74 percent complete, the work remaining being the 15-foot widening of the entrance channel at Port Inglis, which is not considered necessary at the present time, due to the relatively small use being made of this channel. The total costs and expenditures have been $319,154.34, of which $285,085.29 was for new work and $34,069.05 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts receivable July 1, 1933 ($12,000), will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with leased plant during November-December 1933 in- volving the removal of shoals in the entrance channel _---.._ $11, 000 Impounded balance June 30, 1934-__ 350 Engineering and contingencies ___ _ 650 Total for all work __ _ __ -_ 12, 000 The funds for maintenance dredging are greater than the average for the preceding 5 years because better maintenance is justified by the commercial navigation using the entrance channel. No funds can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as the work contemplated during 1934 is expected to meet the needs of commerce during this period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------ ----------------------- $315, 085.29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 34, 069. 05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------349, 154. 34 Net total expenditures---------------------- ------------------- 349, 154. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------12, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 361, 154. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------- ---------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance...----------------- $10, 607.47- - T otal expended --.........---------------- 10, 661.87 - Allotted .--- --------- -------------------------------------- -$107. 38 ---------- $12, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933------------------------------------ $12, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------------- 12, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------------_ _ 100,000 1Excluive of available funds. 444 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 21. REMOVING THE WATER HYACINTH FROM NAVIGABLE WATERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA Location.-The water hyacinth is found in the fresh-water streams and lakes in various parts of the State, and at times on the St. Johns River and its tributaries, the Withlacoochee River and its tribu- taries, and the Caloosahatchee and Kissimmee River system. Existing project.-The existing project, as modified, provides for the destruction or removal of the water hyacinth in the navigable waters of the State so far as they constitute an obstruction to com- merce, using any mechanical, chemical, or other means not injurious to cattle. The use of log booms to close sloughs and backwaters as an auxiliary means was contemplated. No estimate of the final cost of the work has been made. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $7,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 91, 55th Cong., 3d sess.). The project was modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902, which authorized the exterminating and removing water hyacinth from navigable waters by any mechanical, chemical, or other means what- soever. The project was again modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, which prohibited the use of any chemical process injurious to cattle which might feed upon the plant. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Inspections were made as follows: St. Johns River at Hawkinsville, Crows Bluff Bridge, Astor Bridge and Palatka, Six Mile Creek, Trout Creek, Black Creek, Hicpochee (Three Mile) Canal, and the Withlacoochee River between Pembertons Ferry (Croom) and the Florida Power Corporation's dam, 4 miles above Inglis. A total of 992,700 square yards of hyacinth jams were removed by the drifting process from Black Creek in the vicinity of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and the State Highway Bridge. Between August 25, 1932, and January 31, 1933, 1,617,427 square yards of hyacinth jams were broken up and drifted through the bridge over the St. Johns River at Astor. The removal of hyacinth jams simultaneously at various points on the Withlacoochee River between Pembertons Ferry (Croom) and the Florida Power Corporation's dam, 72 miles, began on May 1, 1933, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. An extensive growth of grass located between Rutland Bridge and Panasoffkee Run, which had been holding a jam 4.6 miles long, was removed sufficiently to permit the hyacinth to be drifted through. Between Dunnellon and the power dam no work had been done since 1928, and it was necessary to remove 293 floating logs, 25 tree tops, 250 small snags, and 100 overhanging trees to facilitate break- ing up and drifting the hyacinths. There were removed 366,350 square yards of hyacinth, all by the drifting process. A total of 2,976,477 square yards of hyacinth were removed by drifting during the fiscal year. The work was done by hired labor and the total cost was $3,244.22, all of which was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $2,839.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-By various means portions of the Withlacoochee River between the Florida Power Corporation's dam, 4 miles above Inglis, and Pembertons Ferry (Croom) have been RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 445 cleared of hyacinth obstructions from time to time, and now a rea- sonably clear channel exists for shallow-draft navigation from the dam to Croom, a distance of approximately 72 miles. A consider- able length of the upper portion of the Withlacoochee River between Croom and Silver Lake is blocked with this growth, as are also the creeks and sloughs tributary to the St. Johns River, Kissimmee River, Rice Creek, Black Creek, Trout Creek, and Six Mile Creek, where there is practically no traffic to disturb and keep the plant broken up. During high stages of water the creeks and sloughs discharge the hyacinth into the main rivers, at times in such quan- tities as to become a serious menace to navigation, principally at bridges. The hyacinth situation at the close of the year in the upper reaches of the St. Johns River had not become troublesome, due to the low stage of the river preventing the plant from drifting out of the tributaries. The total cost has been $251,589.34, all of which was for maintenance. The total expenditure has been $251,152.81. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1933, will be applied to maintenance involved in the removal of the water hyacinth in the St. Johns River and tributaries, the Withlacoochee River, and in any other navigable waterways in the district where such work may become necessary. The work will be done by hired labor. It is expected that the available funds will be expended at a fairly uniform rate and will be exhausted on June 30, 1934. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 ($7,000), will be applied to the removal of the water hyacinth by hired labor from the various navigable water- ways in the district as such work becomes necessary. Cost and financial unntoiiary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 $251, 589. 34 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 251, 589. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 436. 53 Net total expenditures _ 251, 152. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_________________ 11, 142. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 262, 295. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance - - - -- $6, 067. 44 $7, 548. 18 $7, 495. 36 $7,526. 38 $3, 244. 22 Total expended_------------------ 5. 763. 29 7. 784. 59 7, 405. 73 7, 907. 65 2, 839. 43 Allotted ---------------------------------- 7,500.00 7,000.00 6,000.00 2 00.00 13, 795. 74 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932______________ $186. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932___ _____--------------- $7, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ ____-- ------------------ 7, 000. 00 14,000.00 Amount to be accounted for___ ____14, 186. 62 446 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_________________ $204. 26 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 13,982. 36 Gross amount expended___ __2,------------------- ----------------- 2, 839. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --------------------- 11, 142. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933___--- -- ______-_____----436. 53 Balance available June 30, 1933__ 706.40 1-----------------------0, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1--_ 7, 000. 00 22. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $213,861.38; the expenditures were $210,320.31. The total cost has been $472,747.77. The total expenditure has been $468,336.20. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $36,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933________________________ $472, 747. 77 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------- 3, 477. 40 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_--- __________-______ 476, 225. 17 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------- ----- __ - 145. 47 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933- -__-___--- _____.. 476, 370. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---__- - ____ 8, 034.44 Net total expenditures_--- __-__----__ -_______ 468, 336.20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------- -- 82, 085. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_------------- 550, 422. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .... .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. Cost of maintenance----......---...- ....- . $71, 283. 89 $55, 108. 16 $69, 912. 35 $62, 581. 99 $213, 861. 38 Total expended.......................---------------------- 62, 353. 84 60, 440. 44 68, 668. 28 66, 553. 33 210, 320. 31 Allotted.........---...--..................--------------------... 115, 000. 00 36, 400.00 64, 500. 00 66, 250. 00 264, 772. 18 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 __----------------------$27, 634. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 28, 1930_________- ___-____- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------- --- ---- 121, 077. 02 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved Feb. 23, 1931______________---- 8, 761. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ 1--------------------- 36,000. 00 275, 838. 19 Amount to be accounted for--__------------------------------ 303, 472. 30 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 11, 066. 01 Net amount to be accounted for .__________ __________ 292,406. 29 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 447 Gross amount expended-___---. - $211, 749. 54 ----------------------- Less reimbursements collected. 1, 429. 23 ----------------------- $210, 320. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ 82, 085. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------- $5, 765.51 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- ------- __ 11, 213.14 16, 978. 65 Balance available June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 65, 107. 33 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933____-------- -- --------- _____ 145. 47 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__ - - 65, 252. 80 -_______ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30,1935, for maintenance a-------------------------------___ 36, 000. 00 23. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1933 report Name of project see annual report New work Maintenance for- 1. Lake Crescent and Dunns Creek, Fla.' 2________-_-_----____ 1931 $10, 276. 25 $5, 723. 75 2. Kissimmee River, Fla. ----------------------------------- 1931 23, 479. 18 25, 202. 14 3. Orange River, Fla. ------------------------------------ 1931 2, 000. 00 7, 921. 29 4. Manatee River, Fla.-------- --------------------------- 1931 123, 349. 56 81, 702. 44 5. Crystal River, Fla.1 -_-- ...........-------------..- 1919 25, 000. 00 9, 000. 00 6. Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla.' 3 _ _ . _---------- 1932 147, 020. 98 30, 000. 00 7. Suwannee River, Fla.------ -- _-------------------------- 1931 76, 417. 96 32, 394. 06 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2Awaiting local cooperation. 3Revoked during fiscal year $6,979.02. a Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933-29 448 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Status of reports caled for by river andi harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted Recommen- to Congress dation Alafia River, Fla.._ --------------- River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930- May 11, 1933 Unfavorable. Caloosahatchie River, Fla._.-....... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolution, Feb. 8, 1926. Caloosahatchee River and Lake Senate committee resolution, Okeechobee drainage areas, Fla., June 9, 1932. and Inland Waterway from Port Everglades to Caloosahatchee River, via New River, North New River Canal, and Lake Okee- chobee. Canaveral Harbor, Fla..--.--_ _--- River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, May 2,1933 Do. 1925. Clearwater Harbor, Fla., including River and Harbor Act, July 3, Big Pass and Little Pass. 1930. Hollywood Harbor (Port Ever- Rivers and Harbors Committee glades), Fla. resolution, Jan. 29, 1932. Jupiter Inlet, Fla-------------------- Rivers and Harbors Committee Oct. 10, 1932 Do. resolution, Jan. 21, 1932. Key West Harbor, Fla.....---.... Rivers anil Harbors Committee July 5, 1933 Do. resolution, Jan. 25, 1930. Kissimmee River, Fla., from Kissim- River and Harbor Act, July 3, mee to Fort Bassenger, and from 1930. Fort Bassenger to Lake Okechobee. Lake W orth Inlet, Fla .... _-d o _ ........................ Manatee River, Fla._..-- - River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, May 4,1933 Do. 1925. M ia m i H arb o r , Fl a. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . Rivers and Harbors Committee resolution, Apr. 21, 1933. Do...-----......---------------------- Senate committee resolution, Jan. 14, 1932. Miami River, Fla_. ... ---_ _ __ - River and Harbor Act, July 3, May 4,1933 Do. 1930. Mosquito Inlet, Fla_---.. . - -- Senate committee resolution, May 2,1933 Do. Apr. 18, 1929. Oklawaha River, Fla., to Kissimmee Rivers and Harbors Committee River system, via Lake Griffin, resolution Aug. 12, 1933. Lake Tohopekaliga and Lake Apopka. Ponce de Leon Inlet at the mouth of River and Harbor Act, July 3, May 2,1933 Do. Halifax and Indian Rivers near 1930. New Smyrna, Fla. San Carlos Bay, Fla., channel from ..-----. do ....................... Punta Rasa to deep water in Gulf of Mexico. St. Johns River, Fla., in vicinity of .-- do_- Dames Point and New Berlin. St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to Senate committee resolution, Palatka. Mar. 20, 1926. St. Johns River at Sanford to Indian Senate committee resolution, River near Titusville, Fla., water- Mar. 18, 1932. way. S t. L ucie Inlet, F la __ ___ . . ..... River and Harbor Act, Sept. 22, Jan. 16,1933 Do. 1922. St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla ...... _ Rivers and Harbors Committee -- - -- - -- - resolution, Feb. 23,1933. Waldo, Fla., canal to Little Lake Rivers and Harbors Committee . . - -- - -- - Santa Fe, via Lake Alto. resolution, Mar. 30, 1933. Withlacoochee River, Fla ........ River and Harbor Act, July 3, . . - -- - -- - 1930. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT This district includes the eastern portion of the State of Alabama, the western portion of the State of Georgia, and the northwestern portion of the State of Florida. It includes specifically the water- sheds of the Alabama River, the watersheds of the rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico through the State of Florida west of the Aucilla River, and the harbors in that portion of the State. District engineer: Maj. R. A. Sharrer, Corps .of Engineers. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 449 Division engineer: Lieut. Col. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, 10. Narrows in Santa Rosa Fla_____________________ 449 Sound, Fla____ _ 465 2. Apalachicola Bay, Fla------ 451 11. Blackwater River, Fla --- 466 3. Apalachicola River, Fla., the 12. Escambia and Conecuh Riv- cut-off, Lee Slough, and ers, Fla. and Ala -_--- 468 lower Chipola River------ 453 13. Pensacola Harbor, Fla -- 470 4. Upper Chipola River, Fla., 14. Intracoastal Waterway from from Marianna to its mouth. 455 Pensacola Bay, Fla., to 5. Flint River, Ga------------ 456 Mobile Bay, Ala _______ 472 6. Chattahoochee River, Ga. 15. Alabama River, Ala ----- _ 474 and Ala___ 458 16. Operating and care of locks 7. Channel from Apalachicola and dams on Coosa River, River to St. Andrews Bay, Ga. and Ala____ _ 478 Fla_--------------------- 459 17. Examinations, surveys, and 8. St. Andrews Bay, Fla_ _-_ 461 contingencies (general)___ 479 9. Choctawhatchee River, Fla. 18. Other projects for which no and Ala___ _ 463 estimates are submitted__ 480 1. CARRABELLE BAR AND HARBOR, FLA. Location.-CarrabelleBar and Harbor are located on the coast of northwest Florida, about 185 miles east of Pensacola Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 182.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of June 3, 1896. The cost and expenditures on this project were $21,704.08 for new work. For further details see page 1833 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-The existing project provides for a channel across the inner and outer bars at East Pass 150 feet wide and 201/2 feet deep at mean low water, including the closing of an opening in Dog Island; and for a channel 18 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the 18-foot contour in the outer harbor to a point about 2,500 feet outside the mouth of the river, with a suitable turning basin at this point, thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the wharves at Carra- belle. The total length of the 10-foot channel is 5,500 feet; of the 18-foot channel, 7,000 feet; and of the 201/2-foot channel about 23/s8 miles. The mean range of tide throughout this harbor is 1.4 feet, while the extreme range, except during storms, is 4 feet. The esti- mated cost of the channel across the bars at East Pass, together with the closing of the Dog Island opening, made in 1899, exclusive of amount expended on previous project was $27,450. No estimate for the balance of the project was made, but the act of March 2, 1907, ap- propriated $60,000 for the work. The estimated cost for maintenance is about $20,000 every five years, or an annual average of $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for the channel at East Pass and the work at Dog Island (H.Doc. No. 63, 56th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the other work in the project without any prior report having been made thereon. The latest published map is found in House Document No. 227, Fifty- sixth Congress, second session. 450 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Terminal facilities.-None, other than boat landings built along the waterfront on piles bulkheaded and filled in. They answer the purpose and no better facilities are required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee, operated by hired labor, carried on dredging opera- tions from May 1 to June 8, 1933, resulting in the removal of 56,415 cubic yards of material from a point opposite the wharves at Carra- belle, to the 11-foot contour at mouth of river. The cost was $10,015.47, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $7,614.62. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The opening in Dog Island had been closed. The part of the project pertaining to the channel across the bars at East Pass was completed in 1909; that pertaining to the 10-foot channel was completed in 1909; that pertaining to the 18-foot channel was completed in 1913. The turning basin has not been made. The project is 97 percent completed. On June 30, 1933, the controlling depths were as follows: For the 10-foot channel, 11.0 feet; for the 18-foot channel, 14.0 feet; for the bars at East Pass, 19.0 feet. The costs were $57,353.04 for new work and $163,043.67 for maintenance, a total of $220,396.71. The total expenditures were $217,995.86. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $3,296.93, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities and the remaining balance reported for revocation. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, because maintenance is not required annually. Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------__ ---- $79, 057. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----__------------------163, 043.67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------ ___- ... 242,100. 79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------_.---------------- 2, 400. 85 Net total expenditures--------------------- --------- 239, 699. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 3, 296. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- --------- 242,996.87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_.. . . . . . . . . . .-. .. . . . ..---..... . --- Cost of maintenance ---..----------------- $638. 13 $5, 984. 50 ------------- ............ $10, 015.47 Total expended..-------------------------- 638. 13 5, 984. 50 ----------------------- 7, 614. 62 Allotted................................... ---------------------------- 1, 500.00 6,000. 00 10, 911.55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------... ------------------------------ $11, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 88. 45 Net amount to be accounted for .--------------------------- 10. 911. 55 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 7, 614. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 296. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------------------- 2, 400. 85 Balance available June 30, 1933_------------------------- 896. 08 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 451 2. APALACHICOLA BAY, FLA. Location.-This bay is situated on the coast of northwest Florida 160 miles east of Pensacola Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 183.) Previous projects:-Adopted in the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, and the act approved March 3, 1899, amended and extended it. The total cost and expenditure on the original and amended projects since 1833 were $303,379.26, of which $134,613.50 was for new work and $168,765.76 for maintenance. (For further details see p. 1833, Annual Report for 1915.) Exisiting project.-This provides for a channel from the Gulf of Mexico 10 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide through West Pass and Link Channel and 100 feet wide thence to the town of Apalachicola, and for a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide through Bulkhead Shoals. The mean range of tide throughout this harbor is 2 feet. The extreme range, except during storms, is about 3 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1927, was $82,144, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1927) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $14,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1907, provided for a channel 18 feet deep through West Pass and Link Channel, 10 feet deep across the bar, and 9 feet through Bulkhead Shoals (H.Doc. No. 422, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the present dimensions of the project (H.Doc. No. 106, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Te minal facilities.-None other than small marginal wharves for river boats and coastwise traffic built along the water front on piles, bulkheaded and filled in. They answer the purpose, and no better facilities are required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee, operated by hired labor, carried on dredging op- erations in the River Bar Channel from December 20, 1932, to April 29, 1933, removing 278,514 cubic yards of material from this channel. The cost was $29,345, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $28,929.80. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, as modified in 1927, has been completed. A timber bulkhead 9,874 feet long was constructed to protect the already completed 10-foot channel at the mouth of Apalachicola River. This bulkhead was destroyed during 1916 by two severe storms and has never been rebuilt. The con- trolling depths on June 30, 1933, were as follows: River Bar Chan- nel, 9.7 feet; St. Georges Channel, 7.2 feet; Link Channel, 9.2 feet; West Pass, 10.4 feet; and Bulkhead Shoals, 9 feet. The costs were $82,144.59 for new work and $446,198.55 for maintenance, a total of $528,343.14. The total expenditures were $528,068.17. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $25,435.99, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_- __________ --- _____________ $274.97 452 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Maintenance: Restoration of project dimensions in the River Bar Channel, employing the U.S. pipe-line dredge Mus- cogee for a period of 24 months (October, Novem- ber, December 1933) at $9,200 per month-------- $20, 700. 00 Surveys------------------ -- 2, 025.03 $22, 725. 03 Proposed expenditure-------------------------------------23, 000. 00 Balance remaining---------------------------------------- 2,435.99 Total-------------------------------------------------- 25, 435. 99 The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for dredging in the River Bar Channel, employ- ing the U.S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee during November 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_-------------------------- $216, 758. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 614, 9434. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 831, 722. 40 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------- 274. 97 Net total expenditures----------- ----------------------- 831, 447. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 25, 435. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------- 856, 883.42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----------. ------------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance.---------------------- $14, 250. 71 $52, 736. 04 $31, 863. 68 $25, 244. 25 $29, 345.00 Total expended------------------------ 6,362. 51 56, 431. 19 32, 496. 24 25, 384.48 28, 929. 80 Allotted------- ------------------------ -25, 381. 50 66, 000. 00 22, 500.00 5,000. 00 52, 914. 63 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------_------ $1, 451.16 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------- $30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------- --------- 23, 000. 00 53,000.00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------------ 54, 451. 16 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 85.37 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------------- 54, 365. 79 Gross amount expended------------------------------ 29, 070. 03 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 140. 23 28, 929. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------------25, 435. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------------------------ 274. 97 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------25, 161.02 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 10, 000. 00 ___------------------------------------ 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 453 3. APALACHICOLA RIVER, FLA., THE CUT-OFF, LEE SLOUGH, AND LOWER CHIPOLA RIVER Location.-The Apalachicola River is formed at the southwest corner of the State of Georgia by the junction of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and flows south a distance of 112 miles, emptying into Apalachicola Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 183.) Previous projects.-The sum of $13,000 represents the cost and expenditures between 1828 and 1831, but apparently under no definite project. In the years 1835 and 1836 appropriations amount- ing to $9,000 were made for the "Chipola River." Work under existing project was begun in 1875. Existing project.-This provides for a channel in the Apalachicola River 6 feet deep at low water and 100 feet wide, to be secured by the removal of snags and overhanging trees and by widening and straightening Moccasin Slough, and for a channel 5 feet deep and 60 feet wide through the cut-off, Lee Slough, and lower Chipola River. The mean range of the tide at the mouth of Apalachicola River is 2 feet, and the variation between low and high water is about 30 feet at the point where the river is formed. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1923, is $106,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 23, 1874, provided for the channel in the Apalachicola River (H.Doc. No. 241, 42d Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1873, p. 698); the act of June 13, 1902, provides for the work in the cut-off, Lee Slough, and lower Chipola River (Annual Report for 1889, p. 1416). No map of Apalachicola River has been published in congressional documents. A map of the cut- off, Lee Slough, and lower Chipola River will be found in the Annual Report for 1891 opposite page 1696. Terminal facilities.-At Apalachicola, Fla., the facilities consist of six wharves built on piling with wooden framework. The land- ing at Blountstown, Fla., is a natural one, provided with a ware- house, open to all carriers. The landing at River Landing, Fla., is a natural one, used in connection with a warehouse erected on trestlework, and the freight is handled by double-track hoist. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during the fiscal year.-There were no active operations during the fiscal year. The expenditures were $36.64 for inspections, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1924. At the end of the fiscal year the contraction works were in fair condition. The controlling depth is 5 feet. Boats draw- ing 5 feet can operate throughout the year at a stage of zero on the River Junction gage. Greater drafts are available usually from January to July of each year. The costs were $108,463.69 for new work and $148,099.70 for maintenance, a total cost of $256,563.39. The expenditures were $256,600.03. 454 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year amounting to $9,961.36, together with an allotment of $1,038.64 to be made in the future, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------- $528.93 Maintenance: Dredging in the mouth of the Styx River, a tributary, employing U.S. pipe-line dredge Mwscogee and attendant plant 4 days (September 1933) ------------------------------------ 1, 000.00 Repairs to contraction works at mile 82 above the mouth, employ- ing the U.S. pipe-line dredge Muscagee and attendant plant 5/9 month (October 1933) at $9,000_---- --------------- - 5, 000. 00 Snagging operations employing the U.S. snagboat Albany for 1 month (September and October 1933) -------------------- 4,471.07 Total------------------------------------------ 11, 000. 00 All funds will be exhausted by October 31, 1933. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for repairs to contraction works and snagging employing the U.S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee and U.S. snagboat Albany during September and October 1934. Cost and ftnancial aummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------_____ 69 $121, 463. Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --------------- __148,099. -- - 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-- - -.... 269, 563. 39 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 565. 57 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------------------....- 270, 128. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- -- 528. 93 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 269, 600. 03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---------------- _ - 9, 961. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------. 279, 561. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work....----------------------...---- Cost ofmaintenance........... ....-------------------- $108..65 ------------- $10, 000 Total expended--------.............-------------------...... 108.65 ------------ 10,000 ----------- $36.64 Allotted..... . .....---------------------- 2,600.00 $10, 000 ------------ ------------ 9,998.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 2.00 Net amount to be accounted for - _____------- -__9, 998. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------- --------- 36. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-___---- __-___ - -____ 9, 961. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_----------------------------- 528. 93 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 9,432. 43 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance -- _-------- __-______--__ 15, 000. 000 SEzxclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 455 4. UPPER CHIPOLA RIVER, FLA., FROM MARIANNA TO ITS MOUTH Location.-This river rises in the southeast portion of the State of Alabama and flows in a general southerly direction through Ala- bama and northwest Florida for a distance of about 125 miles, empty- ing into Apalachicola River through Lee Slough and lower Chipola River. (See U.S. Geological Survey charts for west Florida.) Previous projects.-In 1835 and 1836 appropriations totaling $9,000 were made for the Chipola River, but there is no record of the expenditure of this sum. Work under existing project was begun in 1900. Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel 3 feet deep at low water and 60 feet wide from the foot of the Dead Lakes to Marianna, a distance of 55 miles, by rock excavation and snagging. The variation between low and high water is approximately 14 feet. The original estimate for new work, made in 1888, was $41,000, exclusive of the cost of necessary plant. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899. (Annual Report for 1899, p. 1416.) No map of the upper Chipola River has been published in any congressional documents or annual report. Recommended modification of project.-The project has been rec- ommended for abandonment. (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-None, other than natural landings for river boat traffic. These landings answer the purpose, and no better facili- ties are required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no active operations and no expenditures during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project has been completed from Look and Tremble Shoals to the mouth. Practically no work has been done at Look and Tremble Shoals, or from that point to Marianna, a distance of approximately 20 miles. The existing project is about 75 percent completed. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year, up to Look and Tremble Shoals, the present head of navigation, is 3 feet, which depth is available throughout the year. Greater depths are usually available from January to June. There is a gage on this stream above Look and Tremble Shoals near Altha, Fla. The work remaining to complete the project is the improvement from and including Look and Tremble Shoals to Marianna, which would probably require the construction of one lock and dam to carry deep water across these shoals. The con- struction of a lock and dam, however, was not contemplated in the original estimate nor included in the project. The costs and ex- penditures have been $36,781.12 for new work and $55,193.43 for maintenance, a total of $91,974.55. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to snagging operations employing the U.S. snagboat Albany during July and August 1934. 456 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 193 3 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ ______ $36, 781. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------- -------- 55, 193.43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933___ -- ___---- 91, 974. 55 Net total expenditures_______---- ___--------------- 91, 974. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933______________------ 91, 974. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------. ------ ---------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance- .. ------------------------ ----------- $12, 000. 00 ---------------------- Total expended--------------------------- ---------- 12, 000. 00 ...........-- Allotted ...-.- ---------- --- -$9, 525.45 12. 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1____________-----------$10, 000 5. FLINT RIVER, GA. Location.-The river rises in the west central part of the State of Georgia, flows in a generally southeasterly direction to Albany, and thence southwest to the southwest corner of the State, where it joins with the Chattahoochee River in forming the Apalachicola River. (See U.S. Geological Survey charts for southwest Georgia.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 3 feet deep at extreme low water from the mouth of the river to Albany, a distance of 101 miles, to be obtained by dredging, rock excavation, building contraction works, and removal of snags; and a channel for light-draft steamers at moderate stages from Albany to Montezuma, a distance of 79 miles, to be obtained by the removal of loose rocks, snags, and overhanging trees. The extreme fluctua- tion of stage due to floods was 33 feet, while the average variation between low and high water is approximately 21.5 feet. The esti- mated cost of new work between the mouth and Albany, revised in 1928, is $715,000, and between Albany and Montezuma, made in 1879, $15,100. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 23, 1874, provided for the present channel dimensions from the mouth to Albany (Annual Report for 1873, p. 707); the act of June 14, 1880, extended the project to Mon- tezuma (Annual Report for 1879, p. 818). The latest published map is in House Document No. 986, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of July 25, 1917, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the proj- ect by eliminating improvement of that portion of the river above Albany (H.Doc. No. 302, 65th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-The facilities at Brainbridge consist of a nat- ural landing, with a warehouse, and double-track steam hoist. At Albany the facilities consist of a natural landing with no improve- ments. These facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VMONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 457 Operations and results during the fiscal year.-There were no ac- tive operations during the fiscal year. The total expenditure was minus $110,093.87 due to receipts from sales and reimbursements. Condition at end of fiscal yea.-Work of improvement has been carried on from the mouth to Albany Shoals, a distance of 103 miles, and in this stretch the channel is in good condition for a width of 70 feet. The existing project was 98 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year for the portion of the river below Albany was 3 feet. Vessels re- quiring 4 feet of water can operate throughout the year as far as Bainbridge, Ga. Vessels requiring a depth in excess of the above can ordinarily operate on the river as far as Albany between the months of November and June. The work remaining to be done to complete the project to Albany, Ga., consists of widening various dredged cuts from 70 to 100 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $640,819.77 for new work and $182,577.77 for maintenance; a total of $823,397.54. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, because the present channel is adequate for existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $640, 819. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 _____-___ -____________ 182, 577. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 823, 397. 54 ----------- Net total expenditures_,__------------------------ 823, 397. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------823, 397. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_ .------------ ___---- $16, 067. 42 ........... $33, 323. 96 $46, 310. 61 Cost of maintenance__ ...------------ ----------- $43, 659. 69 6, 939. 34 368. 50 Total cost__.. ._.........________-- 16, 067. 42 43, 659. 69 40, 263. 30 46, 679. 11 Total expended__------------------ 48, 769. 27 31, 004. 56 18, 335. 50 6, 092. 33 -$110, 093. 87 Allotted.........--------------------------- 30, 000. 00 56, 000. 00 48, 500. 00 -45, 000. 00 -146, 102. 46 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_--- ------------------- __ $36, 008. 59 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotments_ ------------------- 146, 053. 40 Revocation of impounded funds -----.------- _ 49. 06 146, 102. 46 Net amount to be accounted for__ -- 110, 093. 87 Gross amount expended_ ------------------------- 2, 490. 26 Less: Reimbursements collected---------- $1, 904.01 Receipts from sales ------------- 110, 680. 12 112, 584. 13 -110, 093. 87 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--------------------------------------- 89, 200. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 458 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 6. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER, GA. AND ALA. Location.-The river rises in the north central part of the State of Georgia and flows in a southwesterly direction to West Point and thence in a southerly direction to join with the Flint at the south- west corner of the State of Georgia, forming the Apalachicola River. (See U.S. Geological Survey charts for northwest Georgia.) Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, made an appropriation of $5,000 for the section of river between West Point and Franklin, Ga., and appropriations therefor were continued until 1899, when they were discontinued due to unfavor- able report on survey directed by the act of March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 111, 56th Cong., 2d sess.). The cost and expenditures on this project were $19,719.22 for new work. (For further details see p. 1834 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel 4 feet deep at low water and 100 feet wide from the mouth to Columbus, Ga., a distance of 164 miles, by the removal of timber obstructions, dredging, contraction works, and shore protection. The variation between average low and high water is approximately 20 feet. The extreme fluctuation is 54.7 feet at Columbus. The estimated cost of new work, from the mouth to Columbus, Ga., revised in 1924, is $1,156,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $60,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 23, 1874 (H.Doc. No. 241, 42d Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Re- port for 1873, p. 699). No map of the Chattahoochee River below Columbus has been printed in any congressional document. Terminal facilities.-The terminals at Alaga, Columbia, and Eu- faula, Ala., consist of natural landings provided with warehouses and hoists, open to all carriers on equal terms. These facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no active operations during the fiscal year. Thd total expenditure was minus $21, 924.63 due to receipts from sales and reimbursements. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end at the fiscal year dredging, open-channel work, and snagging operations had been carried on from the mouth of the river to a point 164 miles above the mouth. The existing project was 94.1 percent complete. The con- trolling depth at the end of the fiscal year at low water was 2 feet. Vessels drawing not more than this may operate on the river through- out the year, and 4 feet can be carried ordinarily from January to August, inclusive: Gages are established on this river at Columbus, Ga., and Columbia, Ala. At the end of the fiscal year some of the works where improvement has been done were in poor condition and in need of repair. The costs and expenditures have been $1,081,084.85 for new work and $943,588.64 for maintenance, a total of $2,024,673.49. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 because the present channel is adequate for existing commerce. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 459 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------- $1, 100, 804. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 943, 588. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 2, 044, 392. 71 Net total expenditures__ ----------------------- 2, 044, 392. 71 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 2, 044, 392. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ----------------...... . $6, 273. 31 $85, 530. 54 $25, 915. 71 Cost of maintenance .. ------------ --------------------------------------------- Total expended....-------------- -- 2, 837.02 55,472. 73 -105, 670. 90 -$13, 107. 37 -$21, 924. 63 Allotted ......................------------------------ 60, 000.00 20, 000.00 -125, 152. 57 -21, 257. 67 -33, 850. 55 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ------------------------ $11, 925. 92 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment_-_----------- $33, 843. 87 Revocation of impounded funds ------------------ 6. 68 33, 850. 55 Net amount to be accounted for_---____----__---- -21, 924. 63 Gross amount expended------------------------- 1,108. 02 Less: Reimbursements collected __________ $2, 315.05 Receipts from sales 20, 717. 60 23, 032. 65 -21, 924. 63 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------------------------------------75, 000. 00 7. CHANNEL FROM APALACHICOLA RIVER TO ST. ANDREWS BAY, FLA. Location.-This waterway extends from a point 6 miles above the mouth of the Apalachicola River in a northwesterly direction to St. Andrews Bay, Fla. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 184.) Existing project.-This provides for a canal 5 feet deep at mean low water and 65 feet wide at the bottom from Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay by way of the natural waterways indicated above. Dredging was required over a distance of about 23 miles, the depth of cut ranging from 1 foot to 18 feet. The mean range of tide is 2 feet and the extreme range, except during storms, 3 feet. The estimated cost of new work, made in 1910, was $450,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $3,000, but as work is not necessary each year, maintenance is al- lowed to accumulate, requiring an expenditure of about $15,000 every 5 years. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 670, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of this waterway is printed in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 52, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of December 30, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay, with 3 460 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 cut-offs and 3 easements, at an estimated cost of $340,000, with $1,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 52, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee, operated by hired labor, carried on dredging oper- ations at shoal places throughout this waterway from July 1 to December 13, 1932, removing 158,169 cubic yards of material, restor- ing the project dimensions, and providing one foot overdepth for advance maintenance. The total cost of this work was $47,889.58, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $57,603.51. C'ondition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1915. On June 30, 1933, the entire channel had a depth of 6 feet and project width. The costs were $505,930.01 for new work and $89,- 731.75 for maintenance, a total of $595,661.76. The expenditures amounted to $595,077.25. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $1,045.93. will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities and the remaining balance reported for revocation. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 because maintenance is not required annually. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------- $505, 930. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- ---------------------- 89, 731. 75 .. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----_ .___ 595, 661. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--- -------------- 584. 51 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 595, 077. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 1, 045.93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_____________ 596, 123.18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work. ..-------------------------. ........------------------------ Cost of maintenance---------------------- $3, 853.62 ----------- $10, 989.39 $21, 619. 01 $47, 889.58 Total expended ..------- - ---- -----------.. 60, 833. 08 -$1, 554. 04 10, 989. 39 11, 320. 57 57, 603. 51 Allotted...-------------------------- -62, 746. 83 -1, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 40, 000. 00 29, 970.01 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ ---------------------------- $28, 679.43 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved February 23, 1931-------------------------------------- 30, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- ------- ____-------------_ 58, 679. 43 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds -------- 29. 99 Net amount to be accounted for__-- __--------------- 58, 649. 44 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $58, 083. 75 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 480. 24 57, 603. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 , 045. 93 1----------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 584. 51 Balance available June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 461.42 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MVONTGOM1ERY, ALA., DISTRICT 461 8. ST. ANDREWS BAY, FLA. Location.-This bay is located on the northwest coast of the State of Florida, 110 miles east of the entrance to Pensacola Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 184.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 22 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide through East Pass from the Gulf of Mexico to St. Andrews Bay. The length of the channel to be dredged on the outer bar through East Pass was 10,000 feet, while through Camel Back Shoal the distance was 6,000 feet. The mean tidal range is 1.4 feet, and the extreme range, except during storms, is about 4 feet. The estimated cost of this project, made in 1909, was $203,560 for new work. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 12, 61st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map of St. Andrews Bay will be found in House Docu- ment No. 789, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the construction of a new channel extending from deep water in the bay across Lands End to the Gulf of Mexico to be 300 feet wide and 27 feet deep in the bay and across Lands End, and 450 feet wide and 29 feet deep in the approach channel in the Gulf, protected by 2 jetties each about 700 feet long as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 33, Seventy-third Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included under public- works program. Local cooperation.-The work to be carried out under the public- works program is subject to the conditions that local interests shall furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will construct an adequate deep-water terminal, and shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, all rights of way required for the improvement and suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during initial construction and future maintenance as and when needed. The conditions relative to the furnishing of all rights of way are being complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are numerous small wharves located on St. Andrews Bay, and one concrete-steel pier at Bay Harbor, owned by the municipality of Panama City, Fla. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Benyaurd carried on dredging operations from August 15 to September 30, 1932, resulting in the removal of 482,629 cubic yards of material from the entrance channel, and 76,114 cubic yards from Camel Back Shoals, a total of 558,743 cubic yards. The cost of this work, all for maintenance under previous project, was $37,888.15 and the expenditures were $38,246.54. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1914. The usual easterly shoaling of the Hurricane Island Shoal has continued, shifting the deep water to the eastward of the orig- inal channel location, and causing a curve in the course of the chan- nel at this point. On June 30, 1933, the project depth existed 462 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 throughout the entire channel, except for a distance of 800 feet near inner end of Gumps Ranges, where the controlling depth is 20.2 feet. The costs were $203,560 for new work and $498,638.38 for maintenance, a total of $702,198.38, and the total expenditures were $701,753.12. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $31,677.07, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933 ------------------------------ $445. 26 Maintenance: Dredging old entrance channel employing U.S. hopper dredges Absecon and Benyard two thirds of a month each, August and September 1933------ $29, 000. 00 Surveys --------------------------------------- 554. 74 29, 554. 74 Total -------------------------- ----- 30, 000. 00 Balance remaining........----------- ----. --------------------- 1,677.07 Total--------- ------------------------------------ 31, 677. 07 An allotment of $435,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: New work : Dredging a new entrance channel across Lands End, by con- tract, about 2,500,000 cubic yards, from November 1933 to ...-----.---- July 1934--- --------------- ------------- $240, 000.00 Construction of 2 composite jetties in Gulf of Mexico protecting new entrance channel, by contract, from November 1933 to March 1934 ...--------------------------------------- 150, 000.00 Dredging new entrance channel in Gulf of Mexico employing U.S. hopper dredge Benyaurd and attending plant 1.5 months, ...----------------- May and June 1934---------------- 45, 000. 00 Total -------------------------------------------- 435, 000. 00 All funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to the operation of a United States seagoing hopper dredge in the entrance channel 11/3 months during October and November 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $203, 560. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 498, 638. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------- 702, 198. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 445. 26 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 701, 753. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 31, 677.07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------733, 430. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C ostofnew w ork -..................--- .. . . - ..-- - .. .. . .- .-. .- .- . . . . . .- . . . .. . Cost of maintenance----_-_-----------.$3, 272.79 $33, 611.01 $29, 350.70 $35, 303.19 $37,888.15 Total expended-- ---------.............. 4,052. 61 27,359. 18 31,002.53 37, 162. 83 38,246.54 Allotted --.-.-.. .-------. --..-......... 5,000. 00 35, 000. 00 45, 000. 00 -9, 000. 00 54, 870.19 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 463 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________________________--____ $15, 053. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation ------- Act approved July 14, 1932________ $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 __-_____--------------- 30, 000. 00 55, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ -- - ___________-----____-70, 053. 42 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ----------- 29. 81 Net amount to be accounted for__ 69, 923. 61 Gross amount expended__________-_______- -____ $38, 314. 79 Less reimbursements collected_______ - - -______-__ 68. 25 38, 246. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ________________-__- - 31, 677.07 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933___ 445. 26 Balance available June 30, 1933_____________--___-- -_ -- 31, 231. 81 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-___-__. . 435, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___ ___________- 466, 231. 81 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_---__-- ______ .--.----- 40, 000. 00 9. CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER, FLA. AND ALA. Location.-Rises in the southeast part of the State of Alabama and flows in a southerly direction for a distance of about 175 miles through Alabama and Florida, emptying into the eastern end of Choctawhatchee Bay, about 64 miles east of Pensacola Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 185.) Previous projects.-The cost and expenditures up to the adoption of a definite project were $12,876.62. The River and Harbor Act approved May 3, 1881, authorized certain work, the cost and expend- itures being $24,513.86. Work under existing project was begun in 1874. For further details see page 1834, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for improvement of Cypress Top Outlet, for maintenance of a navigable channel at low water from the mouth to Geneva, Ala., a distance of 96 miles, by the removal of snags and overhanging trees, and for a channel for low-water navi- gation 3 feet deep and 60 feet wide between Geneva and Newton, Ala., a distance of 44 miles, to be obtained by the removal of hard, blue-clay obstructions, by rock excavation, and by the removal of snags and overhanging trees. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 2 feet, and the extreme range, except during storms, is about 4 feet. The highest stages reached in floods are 36 feet at Newton, Ala.; 46.1 feet at Geneva, Ala.; and 27.1 feet at Caryville, Fla. The esti- mated cost of new work between the mouth and Geneva, made in 1872, exclusive of amount expended on previous project, was $34,332, and between Geneva and Newton, made in 1889, $57,125. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $12,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 23, 1874, adopted the improvement of that portion of the stream between the mouth of the river and 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228 -Na 1933 30 464 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Geneva, Ala. (S.Doc. No. 63, 42d Cong., 2d sess.) ; the acts of August 2, 1882, and September 19, 1890, provided for work between Geneva and Newton; the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the improvement of Cypress Top Outlet. The latest published map is in House Docu- ment No. 742, Seventy-second Congress, first session. 'Terminal facilities.-None; and none are required other than the landings used by small craft. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. snagboat Choctawhatchee performed the following work from August 1 to September 11, 1932: Repaired 126 feet of jetty at Cowford Bar; repaired 86 feet of jetty at Cypress Top, and removed two snags from river. The cost of above work was $4,377.16, charged to mainte- nance. The expenditures were -$7,483.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1906. Navigation and operations are now confined to that portion of the river between the mouth and the mouth of Holmes River, a distance of 271/2 miles, which may be regarded as the head of navigation, and to the lower 9 miles of East River. The low- water depth in the former portion is 41/2 feet, and in the latter 2.6 feet. The controlling depth at Cypress Top Outlet (the mouth of the river) is 4.0 feet. The costs were $134,494.02 for new work and $258,904.79 for maintenance, a total of $393,398.81. The total ex- penditures were $393,351.29. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $10,162.13, will be applied to the payment of out- standing liabilities and the remaining balance reported for revo- cation. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as the present channel is adequate for existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933________ $171, 884. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933______________--__________ 258, 904. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------ _____ 430, 789. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ______________________-__ 47. 52 Net total expenditures --- __-- -__ _________--- ____ 430, 741. 77 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----_______--_________ ___10, 162. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_______________ 440, 903.90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---- ------------------- Cost of maintenance--.........---------------- $10,802. 68 $13, 468.03 $11,893.93 $14, 994. 14 $4, 377. 16 Total expended----...................---------------------- 10, 579. 12 12, 987. 96 23, 718. 31 12, 767. 39 -7, 483. 29 Allotted. _----_----------- ---------------- 7, 800. 00 10, 000. 00 11, 000. 00 1,800. 00 2, 327. 28 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------------_ $351.56 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------$11, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------- 2, 000. 00 13, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----,_-_-------_-- -13, 351. 56 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 465 D'eductions on account of: Revocation of allotment_-------------------------- $9, 204. 14 Revocation of impounded funds _____________ 1, 468. 58 -------- $10, 672. 72 Net amount to be accounted for_- ------ ____-___ -__2, 678. 84 Gross amount expended_ -___--------------------- 7, 909. 48 Less : Reimbursements collected_______----- $6, 188.63 Receipts from sales______------- 9, 204. 14 15, 392.77 -7, 483.29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__-----------_----------- 1, 1062. 13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------------__-------- 47:52 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------_ 10, 114. 61 10. NARROWS IN SANTA ROSA SOUND, FLA. Location.-This is a narrow body of water about 34 miles in length, with a width ranging from 11/2 miles at its junction with Pensacola Bay on the west to a width of about 150 yards at the east end, where it joins Choctawhatchee Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 186.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water with no reference to width. This project included dredg- ing a channel 3,000 feet long through the bar at the entrance of the narrows into Choctawhatchee Bay and various other short channels into Santa Rosa Sound, aggregating a total of 9,200 feet additional. The mean range of tide in the sound is 1.4 feet. The extreme range, except during storms, is about 3 feet. The estimated cost of new work was $24,000. The estimated cost of maintenance is $2,000 per annum. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 565, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). No map of this work has been published in a printed document or report. Terminal facilities.-None, other than natural landings and about 10 small boat landings used by fishing boats and trading launches. These facilities appear to be adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging operations, under contract, were carried on at 10 localities in the eastern por- tion of Santa Rosa Sound from March 18, 1933, to June 14, 1933, inclusive. During this period the contractor removed 428,238 cubic yards of material. The cost of this work was $40,021.46, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $38,986.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1912. On June 30, 1933, a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide was available throughout this waterway. The costs were $22,525.86 for new work and $56,851.91 for maintenance, a total of $79,377.77. The expenditures amounted to $77,708.18. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $5,858.91, will be applied to the payment of out- standing liabilities and the remaining balance reported for revocation. The additional sum of $7,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging employing U.S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater during April 1935. 466 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------- __- _____________ $22, 525. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 56, 851. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--- -_- 79, 377. 77 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 669. 59 Net total expenditures__--- --- __-_ 77, 708. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 5, 858. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----- ---------- 83, 567. 09 FiscaLyear ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.... Cost of maintenance.....-------------------.................. $1,186. 69 .....-----------....----------......... $1, 725.85 $40,021.46 Total expended........---------------------- -3, 898. 03 -----------........-----------..... 1, 090. 89 38, 986. 83 Allotted.............----------------......................---- -5, 085. 03 ----------- $3, 500. 00 ------------ 42, 436. 63 ----------- __ Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____-__ $2, 409. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930----------------------$20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 __-____---____--__ 20,500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931--------------------------- 2,197. 54 42, 697. 54 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------45, 106.65 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------------ 260. 91 Net amount to be accounted for--- --------------------- 44, 845. 74 Gross amount expended-------- ------------------------- 38, 986. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 5, 858.91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 1, 669. 59 Balance available June 30, 1933-- ------ -_____-__ - 4, 189. 32 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 7, 000. 00 11. BLACKWATER RIVER, FLA. Location.-Rises in the south central part of the State of Alabama and flows in a southwesterly direction for a distance of 75 miles through the States of Alabama and Florida, emptying into Black- water Bay. ' (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 186.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved March 3, 1899. The total cost and expenditures under this project were $5,000. Work under existing project was begun in 1906. For further details see page 1834, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the mouth to Milton, a distance of 10 miles, to be secured by dredging at necessary points. The river is tidal throughout the portion under improvement. The mean range of tide is 2 feet, and the extreme range, except during storms, is 3 feet. The estimated cost of new work made in 1902, exclusive of 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 467 amount expended on previous project, was $15,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905 (H.Doc. No. 193, 58th Cong., 2d sess.). There is no map of the Blackwater River published in any congressional docu- ment or annual report. Terminal facilities.-There is a timber wharf at Milton and one at Bagdad, both pile structures, extending to 16 feet of water. These facilities appear to be adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging operations, under contract, were carried on where shoaling had occurred at Hunt's Bar and near Lewis Light. This work was started January 23 and completed March 15, 1933, resulting in the removal of 108,569 cubic yards of material. The cost of above maintenance work was $12,018.53. The expenditures were $11,687.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1916. On June 30, 1933, the project requirements existed through- out the channel. The costs were $36,649.90 for new work and $74,068.99 for maintenance, a total of $110,718.89. The total ex- penditures were $110,387.79. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $689.33, will be applied to the payment of out- standing liabilities and the remaining balance reported for revoca- tion. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 because maintenance is not required annually. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------____ -- ___________---- $41, 649. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -- ---------------------- 74, 068. 99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---- ---- __ 115, 718. 89 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------_331.10 Net total expenditures------ ------------------------- 115, 387. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 689. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 116, 077. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work --------- Cost of maintenance ........---------------------- $9. 81 $12, 318.45 ......--------------------- $12, 018. 53 Total expended--- -- _----------------- -5, 610. 48 12, 318. 45 ------------ ---------- 11, 687.43 Allotted.......----------------------------- 1, 379. 71 6, 200. 00 .... ...... .... . 11,397.41 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ...- ________ -- _____ __-- $979. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931-------------------------- $1, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932________------- _____ 10, 500. 00 11, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____________________________ 12, 479. 35 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 102. 59 Net amount to be accounted for-----------__ 12, 376. 76 468 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended_--.....__________ - ___- $11, 723. 71 Less reimbursements collected_---------------------- 36. 28 - $11, 687. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 _____ -____ 689. 33 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ ______-__ - --- -__ -_ 331. 10 Balance available June 30, 1933 -------- ______________----- 358. 23 12. ESCAMBIA AND CONECUH RIVERS, FLA. AND ALA. Location.-One stream, rising in central Alabama below Union Springs, flows southwesterly to Florida State line, thence southerly through Florida to Escambia Bay, an arm of Pensacola Bay. In Alabama approximately 168 miles long, and known as Conecuh River; in Florida 65 miles long, and known as Escambia River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 186.) Previous projects.-The sum of $5,000, appropriated in 1833, " for the Escambia River only ", was expended. The River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, adopted the original project modified by the act of March 2, 1907. The total cost and expenditures prior to the adoption of the present project were $71,175. Work under exist- ing project was begun in 1881. For further details see page 1837, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for a dredged channel 2,200 feet long, 150 feet wide, and 51/2 feet deep at mean low water through the bar at the mouth of the river, and a navigable channel from the mouth to Patsaliga Creek, a distance of 147 miles. The channel above the mouth of the river was to be obtained by the removal of certain obstructions to navigation and by the construction of dikes, wing dams, and shore protection to obtain 5 feet to the Florida State line. A navigable channel in the Conecuh River was to be obtained by the removal of snags, closing cut-offs, and constructing wing dams. Dikes and wing dams are of the usual pile and brush type. The mean range of the tide at the mouth of the river is 2 feet, and the extreme range, except during storms, is 3 feet. At the Florida State line the ordinary seasonal fluctuation of stage does not exceed 8 feet. The highest flood stage attained in the record flood of 1929 was 31.3 feet above low water at the Florida State line and 50.6 feet at River Falls, Ala., 144 miles above the mouth. The original estimates for new work, exclusive of the amount expended on previous project, were $25,000 for the Escambia River, including the bar at the mouth, made in 1879, and $31,000 for the Conecuh River, made in 1905. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for the channel through the bar at the mouth of the river and to the Florida State line (Annual Report for 1879, p. 852); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for improvement of the Conecuh River (H.Doc. No. 159, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The only published map of this river will be found in House Document No. 701, Sixty- third Congress, second session. Recommended modification of project.-The project has been recommended for abandonment. (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 469 Terminal facilities.-None are required other than the natural landings now in use. Operations and results durin fisal year.-The U.S. snagboat Choctawhatchee, operated by hired labor, was employed on this stream from September 16, 1932, to February 28, 1933. The first 75 miles above mouth of Escambia River was worked over. A dike was constructed across fhe upper mouth of Delaney River to divert the flow of water back into Escambia River. The cost of above work was $12,211.50, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $12,055.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted about 1882 at a saving of $8,838.78 under the estimated cost. Recent operations prior to present year have been confined to the channel at mouth of river and to the bar immediately inside mouth. On June 30, 1933, the controlling depth in this channel was 6.1 feet for a width of 50 feet. The first 10 miles above the mouth has a depth of 7 feet. From this point to mouth of Murder Creek, depths vary from 3 to 5 feet. Conditions above mouth of Murder Creek are not known, since no work has been done higher upstream for many years. The costs were $47,161.26 for new work and $104,575.24 for maintenance, a total of $151,736.50. The total expenditures were $151,580.69. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $293.05 will be applied to the payment of out- standing liabilities and the remaining balance reported for revocation. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 on snagging operations employing the U.S. snagboat Choctaw;hatchee during July and August 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 - .... -------- $118, 336.26 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --------------- - 104, 575.24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------222, 911. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 155. 81 Net total expenditures__--22------------ --------------- 2, 755. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 293.05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 223, 048. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .------------------.------------ ------------------------------- Cost of maintenance______________________ $3, 273. 83 $6, 352. 91 --------- ------------ $12, 211. 50 Total expended___ ______________ _ 3, 273. 83 6, 352. 91 ---------------------- 12, 055. 69 Allotted__-- --------- --------------- --- 4, 800. 00- ---- ._-- _--- 12, 348. 74 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930------------------------ $10, 600.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation --------- Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_ ------ 5, 000. 00 $15, 600. 00 470 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment ----------- ----------- $3, 197. 54 Revocation of impounded funds__----_____ -____ 53. 72 $3,251.26 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 12, 348. 74 Gross amount expended______________ ____________________ 12, 055.69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_____________________- 293. 05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_______________-______ ____ 155. 81 Balance available June 30, 1933___________________________ 137. 24 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1______________ 5, 000. 00 13. PENSACOLA HARBOR, FLA. Location.-This harbor is a natural indentation of the coast line of northwest Florida about 40 miles east of Mobile Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 186.) Previous projects.-Authorized by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved June 18, 1878, amended and modified by acts of August 18, 1894, and March 3, 1899. Under this project and its modifications the total cost and expenditures were $721,338.21, of which $594,688.55 was for new work and $126,649.66 for maintenance. Work under existing project was begun in 1903. For further details see page 1835, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 500 feet wide from the Gulf of Mexico to the dock line at the east end of the city of Pensacola, and also provides that $150,000 might be used in constructing or purchasing a seagoing suction dredge. Under this project channels to the depth above indicated were required to be dredged for a distance of 10,000 feet through the outer bar and 1,200 feet through the inner bar. The mean range of tide throughout the harbor is approximately 1.4 feet near the entrance and about 2 feet at the head of the bay. The extreme range, except during storms, is about 3 feet. No esti- mate of the cost of new work is made. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902. The latest published maps of the entire harbor will be found in the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1911, opposite page 1684, and in House Document No. 253, Sev- enty-second Congress, first session. The Annual Report for 1891, at page 1733, gives the latest detailed map of entrance, while the An- nual Report for 1914, at page 2162, gives the detailed survey of the outer bar. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the construction of an entrance channel 32 feet deep and 500 feet wide from the Gulf of Mexico to deep water in Pensacola Bay, and an inner harbor chan- nel parallel to the pierhead line and not less than 50 feet therefrom 500 feet wide and 30 feet deep, with approach channels 250 feet wide and 30 feet deep at each end of the inner harbor channel and an 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 471 approach channel 250 feet wide and 30 feet deep to the pierhead line south of Muscogee Wharf, was included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended odification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil disposal areas for dredged material and provide if deemed advisable bulkheads to re- tain the excavated material. These conditions are being complied with. Terminal facilities.-Modern rail-connected terminal facilities exist of adequate capacity for present commerce. (See Port Series No. 3, pt. 2, revised 1929, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operated by hired labor, carried on dredging op- erations in the entrance channel from July 1 to August 14, and from October 3 to 5, 1932, resulting in the removal of 768,429 cubic yards of material from a channel 500 feet wide and 31 feet deep. The cost of above work was $34,530.94, all for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $61,128.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1915. On June 30, 1933, the project depth and width existed throughout the entire channel. The costs under the existing project were $352,249.74 for new work and $687,626.54 for maintenance, a total of $1,039,876.28. The total expenditures were $1,039,066.91. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year amounting to $45,071.49 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $809. 37 Maintenance: Operation of a United States seagoing hopper dredge to restore project dimensions in the entrance chan- nel 1 month (September and October 1933)-...... $30,000.00 Surveys----------------- 4,, 190. 63 34,190. 63 Balance remaining 071.49 1------------------------- Total--------------------------------------------------- 45, 071.49 All funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. An allotment of $177,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging inner harbor channels near city of Pensacola by con- tract,, about 1,1.10,000 cubic yards, from November 1933 to April 1934___________-------------------- $127,000 Dredging entrance channel to increased depth employing U.S. hopper dredge Benyaurd 1 month, April 1934 ----------------- 30, 000 Engineering and contingencies------------------------- 20, 000 Total__----------------------------------------------- 177, 000 The additional sum of $45,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to the operation of a United States seagoing hopper dredge in the entrance channel during Decem- ber 1934 and January 1935. 472 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------- $946, 938. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------- - 814,276. 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 1, 761, 214.49 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------- ----- 809.37 Net total expenditures_- ------- ------------ 1, 760, 405. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 45, 071.49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--- ---- 1, 805, 476.61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C ost of new work.... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . Cost of maintenance.....-------------------$7,165. 55 $75, 530. 65 $26, 242. 71 $77, 035. 99 $34, 530. 94 Total expended-----------------------7, 252. 08 50, 928. 49 42, 721. 23 45, 310. 01 61, 128. 52 Allotted----------------------------------- 86,000.00 28, 000.00 36, 000.00 60,000. 00 37, 901.59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $68, 298.42 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931 -- - -$6, -______------- 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ----------------- 35, 000.00 41, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------------- 109, 298. 42 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment --- ---- ___ 1, 102.40 Revocation of impounded funds-------------------- 1, 996. 01 3, 098.41 Net amount to be accounted for -___ 106, 200. 01 Gross amount expended 7, 269. 61 6------------------------------ Less: Reimbursements collected- - - $4, 478.69 Receipts from sales---------------------- 1, 662. 40 6,141.09 61,128. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --..---------------------- 45, 071.49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------1, 301. 32 Balance available June 30, 1933__--------------------------------- 43, 770.17 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act _ ------- 177, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 19'34----------------------220, 770. 17 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1------------------------------------- 45, 000. 00 14. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM PENSACOLA BAY, FLA., TO MOBILE BAY, ALA. Location.-The proposed waterway, 64 miles long, will connect the cities of Pensacola, Fla., and Mobile, Ala. The waterway follows Pensacola Bay, Big Lagoon, Old River, Perdido Bay, Bay La Lanche, Wolf Bay, Portage Creek, Oyster Bay, Bon Secours River and Bay, and Mobile Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1265 and 1266.) 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 473 Existing project.-This provides for a waterway 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide at the bottom from Pensacola Bay to Mobile Bay through the natural waterways indicated above and dredging the connecting links between these waterways. The mean range of tide is about 1.2 feet, and the extreme range, except during storm, 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1929, is $600,000, with an annual maintenance cost of $29,000 for the first three years and $10,000 thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 42, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps of this waterway are United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1265 and 1266. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-None, except those at Pensacola and Mobile. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging was done under contract from September 6, 1932, to end of June 1933. Two dredges were operated a portion of this time-one at the Portage Creek end, and one from Oyster Bay. A composite jetty 1,300 feet long was constructed by contract on south side of canal entrance into Pensacola Bay. This contract work was started December 24. 1932, and completed June 30, 1933. The total cost was $187,350.89, charged to new work. The expenditures were $127,574.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 46.5 per- cent completed. The portion of canal dredged from Pensacola Bay to Portage Creek Basin, a distance of 21 miles, has the project dimen- sions, except at entrance into Pensacola Bay, where the canal has shoaled to a depth of 4 feet for a distance of about 1,550 feet. The dredged portion of canal from mouth of Bon Secour River eastward, a distance of 4.5 miles, has a depth of 10 feet and a bottom width of 100 feet. The total cost was $282,244.14 of which $279,098.48 was for new work, and $3,145.66 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $231,297.06. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $215,154.42, together with an allotment of $25,- 845.58 to be made in the future, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_ ___________------ _ _ $50, 947. 08 New work: Dredging from head of Portage Creek to State Highway, Bon Secours Bay, and entrance to Big Lagoon by existing contract, about 3,531,000 cubic yards, from July 1933 to February 1934___ $185, 377. 50 Engineering and contingencies-------------- -- 4, 675. 42 190, 052. 92 Total_____ ______ -------------- 241, 000. 00 The above funds will be expended at, a uniform rate during the year and will be exhausted by March 31, 1934, and will result in completion of the project. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in Mobile Bay and other localities after adjust- ment of side slopes, employing a United States pipe-line dredge 11/2 months during April and May 1935. 474 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $279, 098. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----- -------- ___________ 3, 145. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- ----------- 282, 244. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__-----------__ ___ ____ 50, 947. 08 Net total expenditures__-- __- -- -_______ __- ___-- 231, 297. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1.933-------------------------- 215, 154. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____--------- 446, 451.48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---------------...........-----__._ _$63, 459. 59 $28, 288. 00 $187, 350. 89 Cost of maintenance ________________....................... ............ 494. 32 .......... Total cost...--.----------- --------........ 63, 459. 59 28, 782. 32 187, 350. 89 Total expended------------..................------....-----------.......... ----------- ....... 21,377,97 82,344.57 127, 574.52 Allotted -------------...... ----------- ------------------- 275, 000. 00 -62, 176. 00 233, 627. 48 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------- ------------------ $109, 101.46 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932----- ---------------------------- 243, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_.------ -__ - -___- -__ 352, 101.46 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment - - ___-_- $8, 348. 21 __-- Revocation of impounded funds--------------- 1, 024. 31 9, 372. 52 Net amount to be accounted for -- 342, 728. 94 - ______________-- Gross amount expended___-_ ______ _-------- 137, 357. 82 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $1, 435.09 Receipts from sales------- 8, 348. 21 8__------ 9, 783. 30 127, 574. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ 215, 154. 42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__------------ 50, 947. 08 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------ - 154, 319. 30 205, 266. 38 Balance available June 30, 1933--------_____ -- ___ 9, 888. 04 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 June 30, 1935 for maintenance __________________________ 20, 000. 00 15. ALABAMA RIVER, ALA. Location.--This river is formed 18 miles above Montgomery, Ala., by the junction of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers. From this junction it flows in a southwesterly direction through the State of Alabama for a distance of 320 miles, and unites about 44 miles north of the city of Mobile, in the southwestern part of the State, with the Tombigee River to form the Mobile River. (See U.S. Geological Survey charts for central and southwest Alabama.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 18, 1878, and July 13, 1892. The total cost and expenditures under this project were 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 475 $419,445.69, of which $400,420.57 was for new work and $19,025.12 for maintenance. Work under existing project was begun in 1905. For further details see page 1837, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel by open- channel work not less than 4 feet deep at low water from the mouth to Wetumpka, Ala., a distance of 331 miles. Under this project dredging and construction works were required at various obstruct, ing shoals, usually consisting of gravel bars distributed over the entire length of the river. The variation between average high and low water is 40.4 feet. The extreme variation is 58 feet at Mont- oomery. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is 1,155,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $75,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1905, provided for the channel from the mouth to Montgomery (H.Doc. No. 378, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the channel from Mont- gomery to Wetumpka (H.Doc. No. 1089, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of Alabama River will be found in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2124. Terminal facilities.-On the east bank at Montgomery, Ala., there is a natural landing connecting with the city streets and with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. The facilities are considered ade- quate for existing conditions. A wharf is needed at Selma, Ala. The various natural landings below Montgomery, except at Selma, appear to serve present purposes. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater, the towboat Georgia, and attendant plant were employed on the construction and repair of contraction works at Carters Shoal, mile 52; Haines Island, mile 95; Steins Island, mile 107; Wilcox Bar, mile 120; Blacks Bluff Bar, mile 124; Yellow Jacket Bar, mile 129; Evans Upper Bar, mile 134; Millers Ferry Bar, mile 146; McGuires Bar, mile 149; Lower Portland Bar, mile 176; Gardners Island, mile 233; and Benton Bar, mile 245 above the mouth of the river. At these localities 3,626 linear feet of sand, gravel, and rock dikes were built and repaired, using 91,074 cubic yards of sand and gravel and 6,388 tons of rock, at a cost of $51,966.76. In addition, 1,402 linear feet of permeable pile dikes were built, using 855 piles and 915 tons of rock, at a cost of $13,393.57. Channel dredging resulted in the removal of 97,328 cubic yards of sand and gravel, at a cost of $26,424.51. Snagging operations, employing the U.S. snagboat Montgomery, were carried on between Montgomery, mile 302, and the mouth of the river, resulting in the removal of 2,002 obstructions, at a total cost of $21,518.39. During the fiscal year all plant in the district not already owned by Alabama River was transferred to that project. This involved a transfer of funds amounting to $150,052.47. The total cost was $113,303.23, of which $58,823.67 was for new work and $54,479.56 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $234,380.04. Conmdition at end of fiscal year.-The channel depth has been im- proved at the shallowest bars and shoals between the mouth of the 476 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 river and Montgomery, Ala., by dredging and contraction works; be- tween Montgomery, Ala., and Wetumpka, Ala., the work has con- sisted in removing snags. At the end of the fiscal year the existing project was 92 percent completed. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was about 3.8 feet at various bars. Boats drawing 3.8 feet or less can usually operate throughout the year. Gages are established at Montgomery, Selma, Coy, and Claiborne, the read- ings on the two first-named gages for extreme low water being -3 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project from Montgomery, Ala., to the mouth is the construction of approximately 6.000 linear feet of spur dikes. The completion of that portion of the project from Montgomery, Ala., to Wetumpka, Ala., is not con- templated at the present time due to the absence of all commerce on that section of the river. At the end of the fiscal year the channel was in good condition. Some of the dikes were in need of repair. The total cost was $2,270,123.77, of which $575,655.68 was for new work and $1,694,468.09 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,811,563.22. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended ($82,731.55) plus accounts receivable ($20,502.36) at the end of the year, amounting in all to $103,233.91, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_______________ __________________ $12, 665. 20 Maintenance : Repairs and renewals of contraction works and dredging beween miles 234 and 35 above the mouth, employing the U.S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater, towboat Georgia, and attendant plant, 3 months (July-September 1933) 52, 837.16 ---------- Proposed expenditure------------------------------- ---- 65, 502. 36 Balance remaining--------------------------------------- 37, 731, 55 Total ------------------- ----------------- 103, 233. 91 An allotment of $140,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: New work: Construction of contraction works and dredging be- tween miles 244 and 35 above the mouth, employing the U.S. pipe- line dredge Blackwater, towboat Georgia, and attendant plant, 5 months (October-December 1933 and May and June 1934) ____ $140, 000. 00 Expenditures will be at the rate of about $21,800 per month during July, August, and September 1933. For October, November, and December 1933, and May and June 1934, the rate will be about $28,000 per month. All funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Repair and renewal of contraction works and dredging between miles 302 and 35 above the mouth, employing the U.S. pipe- line dredge Blackwater, towboat Georgia, and attendant plant, 3 months (July-December 1934 and June 1935) ____ $50, 000.00 Snagging operations from mile 302 to the mouth, employing U.S. snagboat Montgomery, 4 months (July-October 1934).. 25, 000. 00 Total -------------------------------------------------- 75, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 477 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ $976, 076. 25 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------1, 713, 493. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- - - 2, 689, 569. 46 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 533, 602. 29 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_-------------------------3, 223, 171. 75 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 20, 502. 36 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933---------------------- 3, 243, 674. 11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 -- ---------- 12, 665. 20 Net total expenditures. 3, 231, 008. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 2, 731. 55 8--------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 3,313, 740. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .... _ $33, 399. 89 $50, 729. 07 $76, 546. 95 $14, 666. 46 $58, 823. 67 Cost of maintenance 45, 746. 77 18, 394. 31 70, 738. 86 156, 382. 94 54, 479. 56 Total cost_ __ 79, 146. 66 69, 123. 38 147, 285. 81 171, 049. 40 113, 303. 23 Total expended ________________.--- 237, 851. 57 175, 258. 46 282, 817. 64 98, 543. 84 234, 380. 04 Allotted ___________ ____________ _______ 253, 833. 65 185, 000. 00 289, 152. 57 1, 257. 67 279, 731. 44 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 $37, 380. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__ -- $260, 052. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1.933 ....-- 40, 000. 00 300, 052. 47 Amount to be accounted for__ 337, 432.62 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- - -- 20, 321. 03 Net amount to be accounted for_ - - -- __ 317, 111. 59 Gross amount expended --- 386, 582. 05 Less: Reimbursements collected - _ $151, 932.63 Receipts from sales_ 269. 38 152, 202. 01 234, 380. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-- 82, 731. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 16, 388. 65 Balance available June 30, 1933 6, 342. 90 6----6,------------------ Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 20, 502. 36 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------- 86, 845. 26 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act----------- 140, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_--------------------- 226, 845. 26 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_ _______ ___----------------- 439, 350. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 478 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 16. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON COOSA RIVER, GA. AND ALA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for Coosa River, Ga. and Ala. See Annual Report for 1931, page 892, where general information can be found. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since June 30, 1890, for Locks and Dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3; since September 22, 1913, for lock and dam at Mayos bar; since May 19, 1914, for Lock and Dam No. 4. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All locks were kept in operation during the year. The expenditures amounted to $10,730.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.--Locks and Dams 1, 2, and 3, lock and dam at Mayos bar, and Dam No. 5 had been completed. Lock and Dam No. 4 had been completed, except about 1 percent of work required on the lock, which consists in the completion of the back fill and completion of the upper guard wall. The result of the work was to provide 4-foot navigation from Mayos bar to Rome, Ga., and 31/4 miles from Lock No. 4 to Gadsden, this depth being controlled by the sills at Lock No. 1. All locks and dams are in good condition so far as completed, except Lock No. 1 and Dam No. 5. At Lock No. 1 the miter sills are badly worn and are in need of replacement to permit successful operation of the lock. At Dam No. 5 there are two breaks in the dam aggregating a total length of approximately 225 feet. Repairs are not contemplated at either of these. The total expenditures for the operating and care of the 5 locks and 6 dams to the end of the fiscal year were $542,309.11. Proposed operations.--The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priatioli provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- $539, 433. 32 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-------------3, 603. 86 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------ 543, 037. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------- ----- 728.07 Net total expenditures ------------------------ 542, 309. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 2, 408. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 544, 718. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...... - -------------- Cost of maintenance------------------ $9, 421. 91 $12, 221.80 $17,844. 70 $24, 546.12 $9,922.06 Total expended......------------------------- 14, 717. 97 17, 488. 47 15, 621. 67 28, 602. 16 10, 730. 21 Allotted----.....------------------------15,000.00 16,000.00 28,000.00 18,000.00 10,728.66 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MONTGOMERY, ALA., DISTRICT 479 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -------------------------- $2, 410.51 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------------------------- 12, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 14, 410. 51 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 1, 271. 34 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 13, 139. 17 Gross amount expended------------------------- $10,792.96 Less receipts from sales______------------------------ 62.75 10, 730. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 2,408. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 861. 72 Balance available June 30, 1933__------------------------- 1,547. 24 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934------------------------- 9, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 _-_________- - __------ 10, 547. 24 17. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $9,666.50. The expenditures were $9,870.90. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with accounts receivable, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in con- nection with the above items. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933____ __ _______ $74, 256. 95 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933________ _________ 1_____ 75. 86 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 _________-- ----- ___-74, 332. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 303. 64 Net total expenditures 029. 17 7________-_______7_ 74, Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_____ _____14, 121.17 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 88, 150. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work ..-------------------... I-------- Cost of maintenance--.......----------------- $5, 457. 33 $15, 507. 63 $27,569. 82 055. 67 $16, $9, 666. 50 Total expended...--.......------......-------------..... 5, 328. 87 15, 399. 92 30, 737.90 12, 691. 58 9, 870. 90 Allotted---------- ------------------------ 22, 000. 00 8, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 7, 300. 00 23, 450. 34 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__ ________________________ $541.73 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930__---- -________ $2, 526.27 -_______ Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__--------------------------11, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931______ -__________________ 373. 28 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_____ _________________ 10,000. 00 - 23, 899. 55 Amount to be accounted for-_ _...... 24,441.28 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-- ----- 449. 21 Net amount to be accounted for-----------, _ 23, 992. 07 16228-ENG 1933-31 480 REPORT OF CHGRIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $10, 514.80 Less reimbursements collected--- 6----------------------643. 90 $9, 870. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933________________________ 14, 121.17 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------ 645. 47 Balance available June 30, 1933 ______________________ 13, 475. 70 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933___ 75. 86 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_________________ 13, 551.56 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15, 000. 00 ___ 18. Other prdjects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] Forlast Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 Name of project port see annual report New work Maintenance for- 1-- -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - 1. St. Marks River, Fla. _ ___ __ ____ 1931 $47, 010. 86 _________-__ 2. Entrance to St. Josephs Bay, Fla.1--- ________________ 1931 2 20, 105. 99 $1, 402. 88 3. La Grange Bayou, Fla.3 4 -------------------------------- 1931..... . 2, 160. 80 4. Holmes River, Fla. .. _____________________ ________ 1931 5 6, 401. 25 38,813.21 5. East Pass Channel from- - the - - - - - of - - - - Gulf - - Mexico - - - - - Choctaw- - - - - - - - into - -- -- -- -- - hatchee Bay, Fla. .... ..... .... 1932 - -8, 657. 23 6. Coosa River, Ga.l and Ala.l 7 ______________.__________________ 1931 2, 574, 911. 97 162,892.27 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Exclusive of $20,000 expended from contributed funds. 3 Awaiting local cooperation. 4 Commercial boats have withdrawn, and at present no traffic exists. 5 Exclusive of $2,160.80 which amount was expended for work on La Grange Bayou. 8 The new pass affords a channel of project dimensions from the Gulf of Mexico into Choctawhatchee Bay. ?Abandonment (except operating and care) recommended in 1920. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Authorization act Transmitted to Congress House documents House documents Recommenda- Recommenda- Locality Apalachicola Bay, Flal Rivers and Harbors Mar. 3,1933 - - - Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 8, 1932. Apalachicola River at Rivers and HarborsDec. 30,1932 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. St. Andrews Bay, Committee resolu- Committee No. 52 Fla., channel. tion, Jan. 19, 1932. (72d Cong., 2d sess.). Carrabelle Bar and Har- Senate committee res- May 15, 1933 _ Unfavorable. bor, Fla. olution, Jan. 29, 1926. Chattahoochee River, River and Harbor - - Ga., and connecting Act, July 3, 1930. waterways. Chico Bayou, Fla ------- River and Harbor ._ - - Act, Sept. 22, 1922. Flint River, Ga., to Al- River and Harbor ...............-- -- bany, Ga. Act, July 3, 1930. Flint River, Ga., to --. do .- - ........... -...............- Montezuma, Ga. Pensacola Bay, Fla., ----- do .------ --------..........-- --- channel into Bayou Chico. Santa Rosa, Fla., to _..do ..-. __ May 2,1933 ..----------------------- Do. deep water in Choc- tawhatchee Bay, chan- nel. St. Andrews Bay, Fla_._ River and Harbor May 5,1933 No. 33 (73d Cong., 1st Favorable. Act, Jan. 21, 1927. sess.). 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 481 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT This district includes the harbors on.the Alabama and Mississippi coasts and the rivers of western Alabama and eastern Mississippi. District engineer: Lt. Col. R. S. Thomas, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of En- gineers. IMPROVEMEN TS Page Page 1. Mobile Harbor, Ala __ _ 481 7. Pascagoula Harbor, Miss___ 495 2. Intracoastal waterway, Mo- 8. Gulfport Harbor and Ship bile, Ala., to New Orleans, Island Pass, Miss 498 La _____________________ 484' 9. Pascagoula River, Miss____ 500 3. Black Warrior, Warrior, and 10. Biloxi Harbor, Miss 501 Tombigbee Rivers, Ala___ 486 11. Wolf and Jordan Rivers, 4. Tombigbee River, from De- Miss____ 503 mopolis, Ala., to Walkers 12. East Pearl River, Miss ___ 504 Bridge, Miss_ 490 13. Removing the water hya- 5. Operating and care of locks cinths (Mobile River, Ala., and dams on Black War- tributaries) __ _ ___ 506 rior, Warrior, and Tom- 14. Examinations, surveys, and bigbee Rivers, Ala_ ___ _ 492 contingencies (general)___ 507 6. Bayou Labatre, Ala ______ 494 1. MOBILE HARBOR, ALA. Location.-This harbor, located along the lower 5 miles of Mobile River, is in the southwestern part of the State of Alabama, 91 miles by water from Pensacola Harbor, Fla., on the east and 90 miles from Gulfport Harbor, Miss., and 144 miles from the mouth of the Missis- sippi River on the west. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Nos. 1266 and 1267.) Previous projects.-The original project for the bar channel was adopted June 13, 1902. The original project for the bay and river channels was adopted May 20, 1826, and subsequent projects adopted July 11, 1870, March 3, 1879, August 11, 1888, March 3, 1899, June 25, 1910, and August 8, 1917. The cost was $10,779,785.79, of which $6,683,104.68 was for new work and $4,096,681.11 was for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $11,739,246.59. For further details see page 1840 of Annual Report for 1915; pages 802 and 807 of Annual Report for 1916; and page 833, Annual Report for 1929. Existing project. This provides for a channel across Mobile Bar 36 feet deep at mean low water and 450 feet wide, and about 1.5 miles long, connecting the 36-foot contours south and north of the bar; for a channel 32 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide from deep water in Mobile Bay to a point at the north edge of the pro- posed quarantine anchorage basin; for a channel 32 feet deep at mean low water and 350 feet wide from the north edge of the quar- antine anchorage basin to the mouth of Mobile River; for an anchor- age basin 32 feet deep at mean low water extending 1,000 feet south from the north edge of the present pier of the Mobile quarantine station and 200 feet west of the west edge of the dredged channel in Mobile Bay; and for a channel 32 feet deep at mean low water, with a width of 500 feet, from the mouth of Mobile River to a point ap- 482 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 proximately 5,000 feet below the mouth of Three Mile Creek, and a width of 300 feet from that point to the highway bridge across Mobile River about 1,000 feet below the mouth of Chickasaw Creek,. for easing the bends at the .mouth and about 3,000 feet above the nouth, and for the removal of sunken obstructions. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range at the lower end of the improve- nment is 1.1 feet and at the upper end 1.4 feet, and the extreme tidal ange is 3.4 feet at the lower end and 3.6 feet at the upper end. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1930 is $478,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $360,000. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 26, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of the locality is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-.The facilities of this port are considered adequate for the existing commerce and will suffice for a considerable increase thereof. (See Port Series No. 3, pt. 1, revised 1929, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal yeai.-Work, consisting of dredging and the removal of sunken obstructions, was carried on with United" States plant and hired labor, and by contract. The U.S. pipe-line dredge Wahalak, working in the Mobile Bay channel removed 1,465,565 gross cubic yards, over a distance of 14,743 feet, of which 544,722 cubic yards were for new work and 712,887 cubic yards were for maintenance. Under contract, 9,630,481 gross cubic yards were removed from the Mobile River and Bay channels over a total distance of 117,392 feet. From the Mobile River channel, 608 ob- structions were removed. The total cost was $392,637.02, of which $234,947.22 was for new work and $157,689.80 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $357,742.14. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 93 per- cent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging the bay channel to project dimensions from a point 2,200 feet south of beacon 42 to beacon 38, and dredging the outer bar channel to a width of 450 feet and depth of 36 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water ascertained during June 1933 were as follows: Outer bar channel, 33 feet; Mobile Bay channel, 32 feet; Mobile River channel, 32 feet. The total cost was $1,179,706.13, of which $465,- 266.50 was for new work and $714,439.63 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,060,133.80. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $334,678.54, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- $42, 724. 23 Impounded balances and vacant positions------------ ---------- 18, 566.88 New work (by contract): Complete new work in the Mobile Bay Channel during July 1933 by removing approximately 708,000 cubic yards --.------ ------------------------------------- 56, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 483 Maintenance: Dredging to be advertised about Oct. 1, 1933, and completed about June 30, 1934, on the west 220 feet of the Mobile Bay Channel, where neces- sary, between Beacon 38 and deep water at the lower end of the bay ____- - - -__---- $154, 000. 00 Snagging in Mobile River with U.S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 8 months (July 1933 to Feb- ruary 1934) ----------------------------- 28, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies-....__-- __---- 17, 868.23 $199, 868. 23 Total------------------------- 317, 159. 34 Balance --------------------------------------------- 17, 519. 20 Total-- ------------------------------------------- 334, 678. 54 The sum of $50,000 allotted from funds made available by the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be applied as follows: New work (by United States plant) : Complete new work in the Mobile Outer Bar Channel by the operation of 1 seagoing hopper dredge, 2 months, at $25,000 per month, during November-December 1933_____ $50, 000 The additional sum of $310,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance (by United States plant) : Operation of U.S. 20-inch pipe-line hydraulic dredges Pascagoula and Wahalak in the Mobile Bay Channel about 13 dredging months, July 1934 to June 1935___ _ _-________________ $260, 000 Operation of U.S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt on snagging work in Mobile River about 12 months, July 1934 to June 1935.--------- 36, 000 Engineering and contingencies_-------------------------- 114, 000 Total__ . ____ ______ $310,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $7, 148, 371. 18 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___________________--- 4, 811, 120. 74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 11, 959, 491. 92 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 825, 020. 24 Net total cost to June 30, 1933___________ 12, 784, 512. 16 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_________-------__ - 57, 592. 46 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933__-._______--------- 12, 842, 104. 62 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__--------------- 42, 724. 23 Net total expenditures__________________________ 12, 799, 380. 39 -- Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_______ __________-----277, 086. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 13, 076, 466. 47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 cs o Cost of new work _.....--------... ...........$132,800.00 $97,519.28 $234,947.22 Cost of maintenance --------------- $194,238. 08 $236, 260.85 376,806.97 148,359.68 157,689.80 Total cost. ----------------- 194, 238. 08 236,260.85 509,606.97 245,878.96 392,637.02 Total expended-----------..------ 191, 132. 98 34,404.08 469,781.55 232,610.11 357,742.14 Allotted------... ------------------- 220,000.00 -17,815.97 612,800.00 -126,381.59 516,007.08 _ _ 484 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__ _---.-.-___-___-___ $118, 821. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------- $182, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932_-_____-_ 198, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------ 160, 000. 00 540, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ ---------------------------- 659, 321. 14 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 24, 492. 92 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 634, 828. 22 Gross amount expended -------------------- 687, 767.48 Less: Reimbursements collected ---------- $329, 957. 34 Receipts from sales---------------- 68. 00 330, 025. 34 357, 742. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 277, 086. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 50, 983. 22 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- 37, 548. 18 88, 531. 40 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------------188, 554. 68 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------- ---------------------- 57, 592. 46 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------246, 147. 14 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ---------- 50, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--------------------- 296, 147. 14 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 310, 000. 00 2. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, MOBILE BAY, ALA., TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. Location.-This waterway, 119 miles in length, lies in the south- western portion of Alabama, the southern portion of Mississippi and the southeastern portion of Louisiana. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1266 to 1269.) Previous projects.-Lake Pontchartrain channel adopted August 30, 1852, June 25, 1910, and August 8, 1917. The total costs under these projects were $61,669.42, of which $56,372.22 was for new work and $5,297.20 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $58,138.77. Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound Channel. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts May 23, 1828, and July 25, 1912. The total costs were $172,411.42, of which $101,976.81 was for new work and $70,- 434.61 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $168,831.30. For further details see page 962 of the Annual Report for 1930 and page 838 of the Annual Report for 1929. Existing project.-This provides for a straight channel 300 feet wide and 10 feet deep from the 10-foot contour in Mobile Bay to the 10-foot contour in Mississippi Sound; and a channel 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep from the 9-foot contour in Grand Island Pass connecting Lake Borgne with Mississippi Sound, through the Rigo- 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 485 lets and Middle Ground Channel in Lake Pontchartrain to the 9-foot contour in Lake Pontchartrain near the end of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 13/4 feet and the extreme tidal range is about 3.4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $75,000, of which $55,000 applies to the 10-foot channel and $20,000 to the 9-foot channel. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $21,000, of which $7,000 applies to the 10-foot channel and $14,000 to the 9-foot channel. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 4, 71st Cong., 1st sess., 10-foot channel, and H.Doc. No. 341, 71st Cong., 2d sess., 9-foot channel). The first-mentioned document contains the latest published map of the 10-foot channel. Terminal facilities.-There is a wharf and landing at Mandeville. The Industrial Canal and New Basin Canal, both controlled by the State of Louisiana, are the terminals for most of the traffic on Lake Pontchartrain. The existing terminal facilities are considered adequate. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All work consisted of dredging and was carried on with United States plant and hired labor. In the section of the waterway between Mobile Bay and Mis- sissippi Sound, over a distance of 5,000 feet, the U.S. pipe-line dredge Wahalale removed 161,319 gross cubic yards of mud, sand, and shells. No work was done in the New Orleans-mouth of Rigolets section. The total cost was $14,176.34, of which $6,907.87 was for new work and $7,268.47 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $17,055.28. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed during the fiscal year 1933. The controlling depths ascertained June 1933, were as follows: Mobile Bay to the 10-foot contour in Mississippi Sound section, 10 feet; mouth of Rigolets section, 9 feet; New Or- leans-mouth of Rigolets section, 9 feet. The total cost has been $100,905.63, of which $77,884.13 was for new work and $23,021.50 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $104,485.75. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $14,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to the operation of one United States 20-inch pipeline hydraulic dredge during June 1935 in the section of water- way between the mouth of Pearl River and the Rigolets. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ ________ _------- $179, 860. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 93, 456. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_ 273, 317. 05 Net total expenditures ----------------------- 273, 317. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ --------- 29, 891. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-- 303, 208. 68 486 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------- -------------------------- $58,057.23 $5,345. 29 $6, 907.87 Cost of maintenance_-------- ------------ $91.97 $3, 580.12 10, 904.51 4,848. 52 7,268.47 Total cost--............------------..-----------........... 91. 97 3,580.12 68, 961. 74 10, 193. 81 14, 176. 34 Total expended------------------------- 111.62 ------------ 56, 799.28 30,631.19 17, 055.28 Allotted-.--__--- ------------------------ ---- 5, 000. 00 72, 986. 82 2, 844. 02 43, 438. 45 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--.-------------------------- $3,508.46 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---- ---------- ------------------------ 50,000.00 Amount to be accounted for.---------- ------------- 53, 508.46 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------6, 561. 55 Net amount to be accounted for.----- ---------------- 46,946.91 Gross amount expended------------- ------------------- 17,055.28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 29, 891. 63 Amount that can be profitably- - expended in fiscal year ending June - - - -- - - - -- -- - - - - - - -- -- - -- - -- 30, 1935, for maintenance 14, 000.00 3. BLACK WARRIOR, WARRIOR, AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, ALA. Location.-The above names apply to what is virtually a single stream having its source in northern Alabama, flowing in a gen- eral southwesterly direction, and uniting with the Alabama River to form the Mobile River, 45 miles above Mobile Bay. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map of Alabama.) Previous projects.-The original project for the improvement of Warrior River now combined with the Black Warrior and Tom- bigbee Rivers was adopted by act of March 3, 1875. The total cost of previous projects prior to adoption in 1884 of the existing project was $656,930.78, of which $606,930.78 was for new work and $50,000 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $656,930.78. For further details see page 1841 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of 17 dams and 18 locks, the extra lock being at Dam No. 17, where the lift of 61 feet is equally divided between two locks in tandem, and for such dredging and clearing of channels by snagging as might be neces- sary to secure an all-year channel of 8 feet depth at low water from the mouth of the Tombigbee River to the junction of the Mulberry and Locust Forks of the Black Warrior River, a distance of 3621/2 miles, and thence for a distance of 36 miles on the Mulberry Fork to Sanders Ferry and 16 miles on the Locust Fork to Nichols Shoals, making a total distance of 4141/2 miles. The maintenance of the section of the Tombigbee River below Lock No. 1 to its mouth, a distance of 66 miles, formerly reported under the title " Tombigbee River, Ala., from mouth to Demopolis (maintenance of channel) " authorized by the river and harbor acts approved September 19, 1890, and June 13, 1902, is included in this project. The last separate report under the above-quoted title is shown on page 781, Annual Report for 1926. The following statement shows condition of locks and dams, all of which have been open for through traffic since May 1915: 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 487 Location and other data for locks in this system Dis- Depth Width of chamber and over Lock No. tance Nearest town Dis- greatest length available Lift sills at aove tance for the full width (feet) low water Miles Miles Feet Feet 1_ _ _- _ 66 St. Stephens, Ala-........ 3 281.9 by 52_...--..--.--... 9. 00 1 8. 0 2---------- 137 Pennington, Ala---------- 6 286 by 52- _.---------------12. 00 8. 5 3 .______------159 Oakchia, Ala-------------- 5 .... do................--------- 10.00 8.5 4___________ 186 Demopolis, Ala_ ...-.- _-. 1 285.6 by 52--------------- 10. 00 8. 5 5 _____- -____ 201 Cedarville, Ala-----.... 5 .... do------... ----------- 10. 00 8. 5 6------------- 221. 5 Sawyerville, Ala----------.......... 5 ----..do----....---------------- 10. 00 8. 5 7---------- 237 Wedgeworth, Ala---------......... 5 284.7 by 52-------------- 10.00 8.5 8________ ___ 253 Akron, Ala...........---------------- 3 284.7 by 51.65----.........-------. 10. 00 8. 5 9 __ ___-__ 270 Powers, Ala---------------- . ....... 4 284.7 by 52--------------10. 00 8. 5 10 ....________ 317 Tuscaloosa, Ala--------------........... 286.6 by 52_-.-. . - .- - 9. 86 8. 5 11---, - 317. 5 .... do ...------ ---- .. 286 by 52.... . 8. 50 8. 5 12 ....----------- 318 __do-----------.... 1 286.2 by 52... -----......10. 50 8. 5 13 _-------_ 325 Tidewater, Ala---............___- . 285.5 by 52........--- .. 12. 14 8. 5 ... __...___. 14____ 328. 5 Searles, Ala__--_-......... 8 282.1 by 52-----............... 14. 00 8. 5 15__ _-___ 335 Kellerman, Ala-- ........ __.. 6 -. do---- ....---------------- 14. 00 8. 5 16 -_------- 341.5 __ do.. . ....... 14 285.5 by 52....---------.. 21.00 ----.. 8. 5 17 2---------- 343 .. do-- ---- 14 .. do.. ...------------- 61. 00 8. 5 Total lift-..--------... 242. 00 Type of construction Date Actual cost Lock No. foun dation dam of com- of lock and Lock Dam pletion dam 1---------...... Soft rock ....... Fixed___ Concrete__ Concrete___- ------------- 1909 $560, 290. 02 2 ........--------- Hard clay----------..do----... ... do-.... Timber crib, stone filled._ 1915 560, 114. 09 3----------- do ..------------- do----....---....do .... do ..----------------- 1915 609, 622. 80 4_ - _do-----.... -... do--..-- -- .. do-.. do-----------------1908 479, 000. 00 5...... d.-. do----------do .do----------- -- do--- -- do---.--------------- 1908 501,000.00 6--------- Piles.-----------. do---.- -- do-----..-...do-----.--------------- 1908 443,000.00 7..------------.do---------- do----- -----do------- do------------------ 1903 225, 600.00 8. . do.--------------do---.- ---- do---------do------------------ .----------- 1903 212, 400.00 9---------_ __do---........ -- . do----- --- do-- .do------ ----------- 1902 202, 440.00 10 .------ . Hard sandstone .... do- ...--- Stone-...... do---- -- ..---------- 1895 244, 500. 00 11----------- do----------do do do..----------------- 1895 170, 000. 00 12------ ------ do..------.---do.... - -. do-------do- --------------- 1895 160, 500.00 13-.............. -do--------------do----- -- do----- Stone------------------ 1905 203, 700.00 14--..... -- do-------------do.--- Concrete-- Concrete___---- -------- 1910 414, 714. 89 5....------------do..---------- do- do- do---------------- 1910 430, 233.87 16----------- -do----------. . do- ---- do----- --- do--------------------- 1915 520, 853.68 17 2-..o-------------do----------do-..... . do- -do ---------------- 3 1915 3,174, 070.00 1 River is tidal below this lock and daily gage readings show that on an average of only 2 days per year is the depth over the sill less than 8 feet, the minimum being 6.9 feet. 2 Double lock. 3 Opened to navigation in 1915. Now 99 percent completed; the remaining 1 percent covers cost of sub merged land. 4 Estimated cost. Payments for submerged lands not completed. Cost to Jan. 1, 1932, $3,138,630.58. The tidal influence extends from Mobile 111 miles to Lock No. 1, where the tidal effect is apparent only at low stages of river. At Mobile the mean and extreme tidal ranges are 1.4 feet and 3.6 feet, respectively. These are at times slightly increased by the effect of winds. The greatest fluctuation of river stages is at Demopolis, Ala., the maximum at this point being 59.7 feet. The maximum fluctua- tions at other points are 40 feet at Lock No. 1, 111 miles from Mobile; 57.8 feet at Tuscaloosa, Ala., 362 miles from Mobile; 25 feet at Bir- mingport, 419 miles from Mobile; and 39.3 feet at Cordova, 439 miles from Mobile. The ordinary fluctuations at these points are at Lock No. 1, 20 feet; at Demopolis, 35 feet; at Tuscaloosa, 40 feet; at Bir- mingport, 10 feet; and at Cordova, 15 feet. The works of improve- 488 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 ment have reduced the amount of fluctuations at different points from 3 to 10 feet. There was no original approved estimate for the existing project. Estimates for the different parts of this project were made from time to time and were modified as different items were added to project. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1926, is $10,020,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $50,000. The original appropriation for the existing project was made July 5, 1884. The report of a board of engineer officers recommending a project for slack-water navigation was approved by the Secretary of War April 19, 1887. The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1889, provided for the construction of the first locks between Tuscaloosa and Demopolis; the act of June 13, 1902, merged the individual projects for the Black Warrior, Warrior, and Tombigbee (below Demopolis) ; and the act of August 22, 1911, authorized the extension to its final limits (Annual Reports for 1887, p. 1302; 1891, p. 1461; 1901, p. 1858; and H.Docs. No. 259, 54th Cong., 1st sess.; No. 178, 56th Cong., 2d sess; No. 72, 62d Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, provided for the raising of various dams 2 feet and raising the lock walls 2 feet at Lock No. 1 to provide a minimum depth of 8 feet at low water; also for widening the chan- nel to 150 feet where practicable (Annual Report for 1918, p. 876). The latest published map for the Tombigbee River and tributaries is published in House Document No. 56 (73d Cong., 1st sess.), for the Warrior River, ,page 1702, and for the Black Warrior River, in An- nual Report for 1913, page 2144. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of October 17, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project for the improvement of the Warrior, Black Warrior, and Tombigbee Rivers so as to provide for the abandonment of the project for the slack-water improvement of the Tombigbee River above Demopolis, and to provide for a depth of 9 feet, and a width of 200 feet, where practicable, from the mouth of Tombigbee River to mile 457 on the Sipsey Fork, mile 454 on the Mulberry Fork, and mile 430 on the Locust Fork, by dredging a cut-off channel 9 feet deep, 150 feet wide, and 2.4 miles long in the vicinity of Sunflower Bend; by installing temporary flashboards on Dams Nos. 1 to 12, inclusive, and raising existing Dams Nos. 13 to 16, inclusive, each 1 foot; by the construction of crest gates 12 feet high on Dam No. 17; and by dredging shoals as required, at an estimated cost of $690,000, with $65,500 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation, (H.Doc. No. 56, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of January 27, 1931, the Chief of Engineers recom- mended modification of the existing project to provide for the re- moval of snags, rocks, fallen trees, bank slides, and other obstruc- tions from Mobile River from the mouth of Chickasaw Creek to the junction of the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers, at an estimated annual maintenance cost of $2,500. (H.Doc. No. 728, 71st Cong., 3d sess.) Terminal facilities.-Facilities,comprising loading and transfer stations, wharves, etc., have been provided along this waterway. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 489 All are privately owned and operated except the terminals at Tuscaloosa and leased to a private company, but serves the general public and terminals at miles 367 and 419 are owned and operated. by the Inland Waterways Corporation and serve the general public. These terminals are adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Negotiations for the purchase of land submerged by Dam No. 17 were continued. In widening and improving the channel 12,291 cubic yards of rock were removed. Snagging in the Lock No. 17 pool was carried on and 16,054 obstructions were removed. In maintaining the channel below Lock No. 1, 328,868 cubic yards of flood deposit and 299 obstructions were removed. All work was done with United States plant and hired labor. The cost was as follows: For new work, $40,503.84; for maintenance, $29,360.04; a total of $69,863.88. The total expen- ditures were $57,007.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 99 percent com- pleted. Seventeen locks and dams have been built (see table under " Existing project," p. 487); the channel has been dredged, original snagging completed over the section below Lock No. 17, 343 miles; and principal lock houses built at all locks. The project depth of 8 feet over a minimum width of 100 feet obtains throughout the entire length of the improvement, and all-year navigation for boats is possible to the extent of the channel dimensions. The work re- maining to be done consists of widening the channel by the removal of rock, complete the removal of snags above Lock No. 17, and com- plete payment for submerged land above Dam No. 17. The total cost was $10,368,656.41, of which $9,879,595.81 was for new work and $489,060.60 was for maintainence. The total expenditures were $10,352,621.71. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $77,891.68, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable__- ___ ___--__----__ $16, 034.70 Maintenance (by United States plant and hired labor) : Dredging in river channel below Dam No. 1, with U.S. pipe-line dredge Pettus 10 days in August 1933 and with a United States pipe-line hydraulic dredge 11/ months (Apr. 5 to May 20, 1934) at $15,000 per month-__________ __-_ $46, 965. 30 Snagging below Dam No. 1 with the U.S. snag- boat R. C. McCalla 10 days in August 1933 and 20 days in April 1934 at $3,000 per month ____ 3, 000. 00 49, 905. 30 Total---------- -- 66, 000. 00 Balance ------------------------------------- 11, 891, 68 Total ------------------- 77, 891. 68 The sum of $80,000 allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be applied as follows: New work (by United States plant and hired labor) : Widening and improving channel on the Tombigbee and Warrior Rivers by removal of rocks, 7 motnhs (September-November 1933 and April-July 1934) at $5,000 per month------------ $35, 000 Snagging above Dam No. 17, 9 months (September 1933 to June inclusive, 1934) at $5,000 per month__ _--------------- 45, 000 Total_ ____ - - -- -- - - 80, 000 490 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance (by United States plant and hired labor) : Dredging in river channel below Dam No. 1, with United States pipeline dredges, 3 months at $15,000 per month--- ------- __-- $45, 000 Snagging below Dam No. 1 with the U.S. snagboat R. C. MoCalla, 1% months at $3,000 per month___ __-------------------- 5, 000 Total --------------------------------------- __ __ 50, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-____________- __-.____ $10, 486, 526. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__--- -___ -______-___ 539, 060. 60 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 11, 025, 587. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-- -------- ______-_____ 16, 034. 70 Net total expenditures ------ _______________________ 11, 009, 552.49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ___ ______________ 77,891. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___-- __-11, 087, 444. 17 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 _...........-...- Cost of new work ... _ _... $4,329.43 $20, 828. 23 $28,879.77 $38, 675.96 $40, 503. 84 Cost of maintenance ................------------------- 25, 525. 02 18, 701.98 18, 991. 14 19, 637. 50 29, 360.04 Total cost__......---.........--- .......------------29, 854. 45 39, 530. 21 47, 870.91 58, 313. 46 69, 863. 88 Total expended------........................... ---------------- 41, 515. 26 47, 771. 14 39, 317. 24 64,805. 17 57, 007.32 Allotted..-........................ ..... 28, 000. 00 44, 500. 00 51,000.00 19,745.84 102,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ----.. ________ ___ -_ $32, 899. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----- __-___- -____ $74, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ........ 28, 000. 00 102, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------------- 134, 899. 00 Gross amount expended_--------------------__------__ 57, 007. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_____________ 77, 891.68 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------- -- __- ---- __ 16, 034. 70 Balance available June 30, 1933_------____- __----__ 61, 856. 98 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ________ 80, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___________________ 141, 856. 98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --- ---------- 60, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 50, 000. 00 4. TOMBIGBEE RIVER, FROM DEMOPOLIS, ALA., TO WALKERS BRIDGE, MISS. Location.-The source of this river is in northeastern Mississippi, and it flows in a southeasterly direction. Its mouth is 45 miles above Mobile Bay, where its junction with the Alabama River forms 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 491 the Mobile River. Its total length is about 503 miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps of Alabama and Mississippi.) Previous projects.-Work between Demopolis and Columbus was commenced in 1871 and modified in 1879. For the section above Columbus there are no previous projects. The cost on the section between Demopolis and Columbus was $63,382.98, of which $47,- 342.98 was for new work and $16,040 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $63,382.98. For further details see page 1842, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel 6 feet deep at low water by snagging, true cutting, bank revetment, bar improvement, and the construction of locks and dams from Demop- olis to Columbus, 149 miles. The distance from the lower end of project at Demopolis to the mouth is 185 miles. The present project for the section from Columbus to Walkers Bridge, 169 miles, pro- vides for securing a high-water channel by the removal of obstruc- tions. This part of the improvement was formerly divided into two sections, but later appropriations were made for the work as one improvement. The extreme fluctuation is 59.7 feet at Demopolis, 45.9 feet at Columbus, and 42.1 feet at Aberdeen. Exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, the original estimate of the cost of new work for the section between Demopolis and Columbus was $779,400, including lock and dam construction, and $28,500 for annual maintenance. The latest estimate, made in 1916, and found in House Document No. 1137, Sixty-fourth Con- gress, first session, increased these amounts to $4,500,000 for lock and dam construction and $90,000 for annual maintenance, but no provision has yet been made by Congress for lock and dam con- struction. The original estimate for the section above Columbus was $47,000 for new work and $6,500 for annual maintenance. The latest (1928) approved estimate provides only for the removal of snags above Demopolis at an annual cost of $5,000, the present com- merce not warranting an annual expenditure in excess of this sum. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 19, 1890, provided for the im- provement and maintenance of the section between Columbus and Demopolis (H.Doc. No. 156, 51st Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Re- port for 1890, p. 1719) ; the acts of March 3, 1873, and August 11, 1888, provided for the improvement and maintenance of that part of the waterway between Columbus and Walkers Bridge (Annual Reports for 1873, p. 548, and 1882, p. 1312) ; and the act of February 27, 1911, consolidated the improvement from Demopolis to Walkers Bridge under one head and made one appropriation for this section. Since 1911 work has been restricted to improvement at and below Aberdeen. There are no published maps. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of May 15, 1916, the Chief of Engineers recommended that this project be mod- ified to provide for snagging only at an estimated cost of $15,000 annually. (H.Doc. No. 1137, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) Under date of October 17, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recom- mended the abandonment of the project for the slackwater improve- ment of the Tombigbee River above Demopolis. (H.Doc. No. 56, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). 492 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities along this waterway and none are required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs and no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The percentage of the approved project accomplished from Demopolis to Columbus can not be stated. Since 1902 expenditures have been applied to maintenance under existing projects for the entire section. For a distance of 119 miles above Aberdeen navigation is impracticable except for rafting at mean and high water. From Aberdeen to Columbus, about 50 miles, navigation is possible at high-water stages, but dangerous on account of rapid fluctuation. From Columbus to Demopolis, 149 miles, navigation for about four months each year is comparatively safe at mean and high stages for river steamers with a draft of 5 feet. The controlling depth at low water is about 1 foot and navigation is confined to small craft. The total costs and expenditures have been $356,151.59, of which $150,307.73 was for new work and $205,843.86 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal year ending June 1934. The sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, in the operation of one United States snagboat about 1 month, at such time as required by the needs of traffic. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_------------------------ $197, 650. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 221, 883. 86 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------ 419, 534. 57 Net total expenditures _________--____________ _ 419, 534. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933____________________________ 2, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_____ _____ 422, 034. 57 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------------- ---------------------------------- --- Cost of maintenance__________-------- $1, 352. 55 ------------ $1, 575. 74 Total expended ..---.-------- - 1,352. 55-_- -...... . 1,575.74 -.... Allotted----- _________-------------- ---- ------- $5,000.00 2, 500.00 -$2,315. 46 -______ Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 __________ __ _ $2, 500 -_____________ Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 -------------- 2, 500 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June ~lLLL~laL~t C)V l7'rrl 1~1 --------- 30, 1935, for maintenance 1'- ,-,, --------------------- ---------------- 3, 000 5. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON BLACK WARRIOR, WARRIOR, AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, ALA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for Black Warrior, Warrior, and Tombig- bee Rivers, Ala. See pages 486 to 490, where general information 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 493 regarding the improvement can be found. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since the following dates: Lock No. Date Lock No. Date 1...------- Sept. 6,1908 10__-------------------------------- July 1,1896 2--------------.--------- Nov. 1,1914 11 ........----------------------------------- do.... 3 .. - Sept. 21, 1914 12.....------------------------------------ do -..... 4. --- Dec. 1, 1908 13 --------- July 4, 1905 5 ----------------------------------- Sept. 1, 1908 14_ Mar. 29, 1910 6...------------------------------- Oct. 1, 1908 15_ - --- May 2,1910 7-------- ------------------------- Nov. 7, 1903 16 ------ Jan. 1, 1915 8 ..---------------------------------- Jan. 1, 1903 17-_ May 13, 1915 9 ----------- o-------------do .- Operations and results during fiscal year.-All 17 locks and dams, telephone line of 186 miles, and other equipment and plants were operated and maintained by United States plant and hired labor. Total cost was $378,972.99, total expenditures were $424,022.71. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The 17 locks and dams have been completed (see table under Existing project, p. 487) and are all open for traffic to tows 50 feet wide, 280 feet long, and 8-foot draft. The dams at Locks Nos. 5 to 9, inclusive, miter sills at Locks Nos. 4 and 7, guide walls at Locks Nos. 1, 5, 9, and 14, and the lock wall at Lock No. 10 are in need of extensive repairs, and minor repairs are necessary to gates, valves, and guide walls at several of the locks. With above exceptions all locks are in good condition. The depth of not less than 8 feet is maintained throughout the canalized sys- tem by the removal of obstructions from the channel and dredging of bars. The total cost from the permanent indefinite appropria- tion to the end of the fiscal year was $7,463,257.75. The total ex- penditures were $8,026,365.42. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotment from the permanent and indefinite ap- propriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 __________________________ $7, 463, 257. 75 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ----..... 567, 429. 43 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ________________________ 8, 030, 687. 18 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_________ 16, 965. 94 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_______________________ 8, 047, 653. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__________________ 21, 287. 70 Net total expenditures____ _________________ 8, 026, 365. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933____________________________ 100, 021. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_____________ 8, 126, 386. 47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .--------------- Cost of maintenance_ $409, 093. 86 $468, 227. 60 $511, 794. 65 $466, 871. 53 $378, 972. 99 Total expended 406, 920. 76 465, 675. 00 467, 810. 96 522, 380. 33 424, 022. 71 Allotted- 1400, 000. 00 1 390, 000. 00 1 513, 400. 00 1 530, 000. 00 365, 202.70 494 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--- -------------- __.._ _ $158, 841.06 Amount allotted from permanent inedfinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909...----- -------------- 398, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 556, 841.06 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_------------- 32, 797. 30 Net amount to be accounted for___------------------- 524, 043. 76 Gross amount expended__------------------------ $495, 815. 81 Less : Reimbursements collected------- ---- $71, 733.10 Receipts from sales 60. 00 ___---------------- 71, 793. 10 424, 022. 71 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933___ _________----- 100, 021.05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------- 29, 714.74 Balance available June 30, 1933_ _ __ 70, 306. 31 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933___ ________---_____-_______ 16, 965.94 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------- __ 87, 272. 25 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934_____________ __________ 320. 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_____________________ 407, 272.25 6. BAYOU LABATRE, ALA. Location.-This is a tidal stream about 10 miles long, is located in the southwestern part of the State of Alabama, and empties into Mississippi Sound. It is 45 miles by water from Mobile Harbor, Ala., on the east, and 18 miles from Pascagoula Harbor, Miss., on the west. The entrance to the bayou from Mississippi Sound is through the channel across the bar at its mouth. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1267.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide across the bar and 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide between the mouth and the county highway bridge, except where the existing depth is 6 feet or more for a width of at least 50 feet. The length of the channel across the bar is 3,500 feet, and the section of the bayou included in the project is 21/2 miles in length. The mean and extreme tidal ranges are 13/4 and 33/4 feet, respectively. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1923, was $20,000, with $5,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (H.Com.Doc. No. 4, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are five small wooden wharves, which are used exclusively in connection with canning factories located on the bayou. These wharves are considered adequate for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done. Cost, amounting to $174.24, was for survey of channel and district office expenses. The expenditures were $174.24. Condition at end of. fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1926 at a saving of $1,369 under the estimated cost. The project depths and widths have been obtained in the channel in RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 495 Mississippi Sound, across the bar at the mouth of the bayou, and in the bayou up to the county highway bridge. The controlling depths ascertained during June 1933 were as follows: Mississippi Sound Channel, 6 feet; Bayou Labatre Channel, 6 feet. The total costs and expenditures have been $25,064.41, of which $18,631.29 was for new work and $6,433.12 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the balance unex- pended July 1, 1933, $9,935.59, to the operation of one United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge about one-half month at such time as required by the needs of navigation. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to the operation of one United States 20-inch pipe-line hydraulic dredge about one-half month at such time as may be required by the needs of navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -- --------- $18, 631. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_---_ 6, 433. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 25, 064. 41 Net total expenditures_ ----------- ---- ----- 25, 064. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 935. 59 9------------------------ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-- 35, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - Cost of maintenance $80. 00 .--------------------- $183. 46 $5, 162. 45 $93. 53 $174. 24 .Total expended__...------------------------- 161.34 133.99 5, 117.05 -725. 46 174. 24 Allotted.....----------------------------------- ------------ 10, 000.00......... Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ____--_------------------------ $10, 109. 83 Gross amount expended----------------------------------------- 174.24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 9, 935. 59 Amount than can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ ----------- 10, 000. 00 7. PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MISS. Location.-This harbor, located along the lower 6.8 miles of Pas- cagoula River and the lower 4 miles of Dog River, is in the south- eastern part of the State of Mississippi, about 61 miles by water from Mobile Harbor, Ala., on the east, and about 44 miles from Gulfport Harbor, Miss., on the west. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1267.) Previous projects.-Appropriations were made for Pascagoula River by acts of March 2, 1827, May 23, 1828, and February 24, 1832. The first definite project was adopted by act of June 14, 1880. The cost on previous projects was $1,317,065.76, of which $904,441.61 was 1Exclusive of available funds. 162285-ExNG 1933--:2 496 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 for new work and $412,624.15 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $1,317,065.76. (For further details see p. 1843 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for a through channel of the maximum dimensions that can be secured by the expenditure of $283,000, but not exceeding a depth of 25 feet and width of 300 feet across the outer bar at Horn Island Pass, and thence a depth of 22 feet and width of 225 feet to the railroad bridge at Pascagoula, and thence a depth of 22 feet and width of 150 feet, increased at sharp bends, to a point on Dog River 4 miles above its mouth. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range here is 13/4 feet and the extreme tidal range is 83/4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1914, is $283,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000 for the outer bar channel at Horn Island Pass and $100,000 for the ,channels in the river and through Mississippi Sound. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 4, 1913, provided for limiting the channel dimensions subject to local cooperation (H.Doc. No. 682, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 4, 1915, modified the required local cooperation and provided for the present channel dimensions (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 12, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of this locality may be found in House -Document No. 211, Fifty-fourth Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-The municipal wharf on the east side of Pas- ,cagoula River has an available dockage of 1,094 feet. The Louis- ville & Nashville Railroad Co.'s trestle in the Pascagoula River at Pascagoula, Miss., just north of their bridge, and the Missis- 0sippi Export Railroad wharf on the Dog River at Moss Point, Miss., have an available dockage of 60 and 380 feet, respectively. The Farnsworth Coal Co. has a wharf on the Pascagoula River, located just north of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.'s trestle. All private terminals, together with the municipal wharf, are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series, No. 19, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done. Cost, amounting to $459.51 was for survey of channel and district office expenses. The expenditures were $9,514.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The 21-foot Horn Island Pass Channel was completed in the calendar year 1908. The existing project, at the end of the fiscal year, was 42.4 percent completed. The controlling depths, ascertained June 1933 were as follows: Horn Island Pass, 19 feet; Mississippi Sound Channel, 8.5 feet; and Pas- cagoula River Channel, 17 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of obtaining such additional depths and widths of channel, not exceeding the maximum dimensions, as may be secured 'by the total authorized expenditure of $283,000. The total cost was $706,122.83, of which $103,037.87 was for new work and $603,084.96 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $705,915.09. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MVOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 497 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable _ _____ _ ________ $207.74 iMaintenance : Operation of one United States pipe-line hydraulic dredge about 1/2 months, August 1933 and Apr. 1-15, 1934, in the Missis- ------------------------------------- 29, 000. 00 sippi Sound Channel___ Engineering and contingencies_ -------------------------------- 792. 26 Total----------------------------------30.000. 00 Balance _____--------------------------------------------------- 1, 358.32 Total------------------------------------------ -- 31, 358. 32 The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year, 1935, to be applied to the operation of one United States pipe-line hydraulic dredge about 2 months at $20,000 per imonth at such time as may be required by the needs of navigation in the Pascagoula Channel. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ --------- $1, 007, 479. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 015, 709. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 2, 023, 188. 59 iMinus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 207. 74 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 2, 022, 980. 85 ,Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-__ 31, 358. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------2, 054, 339. 17 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ----------- - -- Cost of maintenance --- $43, 359. 40 $24, 475. 75 $777. 61 $40, 781. 28 $459. 51 Total expended----------------------- 43, 003. 24 27, 858. 08 686. 80 34, 135. 50 9, 514. 32 Allotted _--------------- ---- 30, 000. 00 51, 000. 00 ---- - - -51,075. 83 30, 000. 00 lBalance unexpended July 1, 1932___ ------------------------------- $10, 872. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation ----------------------- Act approved July 14, 1932___ $20, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933_------------------- 10, 000. 00 30, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------- __ 40, 872. 64 Gross amount expended _________-------9, 514. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------- -------- 31, 358. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_----------------------------- 207. 74 Balance available June 30, 1933---------.------------------ 31, 150. 58 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------------- 180, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance ------------------------------------ 40, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 498 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 193 8. GULFPORT HARBOR AND SHIP ISLAND PASS, MISS. Location.-GulfportHarbor is located on Mississippi Sound in the southeastern part of the State of Mississippi, about 44 and 90 miles by water from Pascagoula Harbor, Miss., and Mobile Harbor, Ala., respectively, on the east and 78 miles from New Orleans (via the inside route through Lake Borgne, the Rigolets, Lake Pontchartrain, and industrial canal) on the west. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic: Survey Chart No. 1267.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 120, 55th Cong., 3d sess.); March 2, 1907, February 27, 1911, and January 21, 1927. (For further details see p. 1846 of Annual Report for 1915 and p. 857, Annual Report for 1929.) The cost of the previous projects was $2,581,310.46, of which $269,017.92 was for new work and $2,312,292.54 was for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $2,561,968.76. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 27 feet deep and 300 feet wide across Ship Island bar, a channel 26 feet deep and 220 feet wide through Mississippi Sound, and a depth of 26 feet in the anchorage basin at Gulfport. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range here is about 13/4 feet and the extreme tidal range is about 31/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1927 is $200,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $185,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 692, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of this locality is in the project document. Local cooperation.-None required by law. Terminal facilities.-The municipal wharf provides a dockage length of 200 feet. The Gulf & Ship Island Railroad wharf pro- vides a dockage of 850 feet. The Gulf & Ship Island Railroad pier- provides an available dockage of 3,800 feet. Existing terminals are considered adequate for present commerce. (See Port Series No. 19, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-All work consisted of dredging in the Mississippi Sound Channel and the Gulfport An- chorage Basin, and was performed with United States plant and hired labor. The U.S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula removed 4,810,- 995 gross cubic yards of mud, sand and shells over a distance of 54,946 feet, of which 4,458,661 cubic yards were charged to main- tenance, and 14,528 cubic yards were credited yardage within the scope of the specifications under which this work was performed. The channel depths being sufficient, no work was done in the Ship Island Pass Channel during the fiscal year. The total cost was $88,- 947.63, of which $931.39 was for new work and $88,016.24 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $81,360.92. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project approved July 3,1930, was 93 percent completed. The remaining work to be done is dredg- ing to the project depth a portion of the Gulfport Anchorage Basin. The controlling depths at mean low water ascertained dur- ing June 1933, are as follows: Ship Island Bar Channel, 27 feet; Missississippi Sound Channel, 24 feet; Anchorage Basin, 23 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 499 The total cost was $216,619.39, of which $70,424.61 was for new work and $146,194.78 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $224,195.37. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $120,056.70, plus an allotment of $44,943.30 to be made later will be applied as follows: Accounts payable_--------------------------------------------- $11, 765.72 IVIaintenance : By hired labor, dredging about 3,000 feet south of Beacon 4 to about 4,000 feet south of Beacon 2 and from the south edge of the Anchorage Basin to a point about 1,400 feet south, in the Mississippi Sound Channel, with the U.S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula, 1 month (July 1933) at $20,000 per month_ __________________ - -__ $20, 000. 00 By hired labor, dredging in the Mississippi Sound Channel from the south edge of the Anchorage Basin to about 11,000 feet.south of Beacon 2, with the U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Chinook, 41/2 months (March-June 1934) at $28,000 per month ___ ---------- 128, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies ___________________ 5, 234. 28 153, 234. 28 Total -- -- ---------- _-- 165, 000. 00 The sum of $50,000 allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be applied as follows: .New work (by contract or by United States plant): Complete new work in the Gulfport Anchorage Basin by the removal of 575,000 cubic yards from the west two thirds of the basin (November 1933- Jan. 15, 1934) ------------------------------------------------- $50, 000 The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: New work (by United States plant) : Complete new work in the Ship Island Pass Channel coincidentally with maintenance dredging by the operation of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge about one- half month, June 1935___________________ __---------------------$12, 500 Maintenance (by United States plant) : Operation of the United States 20-inch pipeline hydraulic dredge Pascagoula in the Mississippi Sound Channel, about 6 months, October 1934 to March 1935___ ______1______________________ 120, 000 Operation of 1 seagoing hopper dredge in the Ship Island Pass Channel coincidentally with improvement dredging, about one-half month, June 1935____________________ $12, 500 Engineering and contingencies___________ 5, 000 137, 500 Total -_____----- __----- ---------- 150, 000 Cost and financial sum mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- -------- $339, 442. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 _________________ 2, 458, 487. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- 2, 797, 929. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933._____________-_--- ____ 11, 765. 72 Net total expenditures_________------------------ 2, 786, 164. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _._...._._ 120, 056. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------- 2, 906, 220. 83 500 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 , 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work- - ...........--- - - ------ _ -- - ------------. $69, 493. 22 $931. 39* Cost of maintenance__-... _______ - $93, 398. 38 $102, 817. 57 $113, 974. 09 58, 178. 54 88, 016. 24 Total cost__----------------.--. 93, 398. 38 102, 817. 57 113, 974. 09 127, 671. 76 88, 947. 63 Total expended.-----------------____. ..... 102,878. 43 92, 614.99 133, 732.23 142, 834. 45 81, 360. 92- Allotted_- ----------------------------- 80, 000. 00 150, 000. 00 123, 000. 00 30, 000. 00 155, 000.00, Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___--------------------------- $46,417.62. Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------- $80, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---- 75, 000 155, 000. 00- Amount to be accounted for---------------------------201, 417. 62 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 81, 360. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 120, 056. 70i Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 11, 765. 72. Balance available June 30, 1933 - ---------- 108, 290. 98 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ___ ---- 50, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------158, 290. 98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_--_ - ----- 79, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work ---------------------------------- 12, 500. 00 For maintenance 1_____------------------------------------ 137, 500. 00 Total 1-- -___------------------------- - 150, 000. 00 9. PASCAGOULA RIVER, MISS. Location.-This river is formed by the confluence of the Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers near Merrill, in the southeastern part of Mississippi, and empties into Mississippi Sound at Pascagoula. (See U.S. Geological Survey map of Mississippi.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of June 14, 1880. The cost: was $15,000, all charged to new work. The total expenditures were $15,000. (For further details see p. 1845'of Annual Report for- 1915.) Existing project.-This provides only for the maintenance of the channel above the mouth of the Dog or Escatawpa River, a distance of 82.1 miles, by the removal of obstructions from time to time. The mean and extreme tidal variations at the mouth are about 11/2 and 4- feet, respectively. The ordinary and extreme fluctuations at Merrill,. due to floods, are 19.4 and 26.2 feet, respectively. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886, and included dredging at the mouth of the river. The act of March 3, 1899, limited the improvement to the section 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 501 above the mouth of Dog River, and appropriations since have been made accordingly. This project is based on an examination for report of which see Annual Report for 1879, page 835. For the latest published map see House Document No. 1723, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs and no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The controlling depth at mean low water is 7 feet from the mouth of Dog River to Dead Lake, 32 miles, and 3 feet in the remaining 50 miles of the project section above Dead Lake. The total cost and expenditure was $104,853.42, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 by the operation of one United States snagboat about one month, as the needs of navigation require. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_________________________ $15, 000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ 104, 853, 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ____________ 119, 853. 42 Net total expenditures_____________________ _ 119, 853. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__________________________ 2, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ 122, 353. 42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - - ------- --- . ------ ------------ --- Cost of maintenance__ _________________ $60. 00 $4, 766. 09 Total expended__ 60. 00 4, 766. 09 Allotted_--------- $2, 500. 00 -$2, 430. 38 - Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -------------------------------- $2, 500 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 _________________ __- _ 2, 500 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance %____-----------3,000 10. BILOXI HARBOR, MISS. Location.-Located on the Mississippi Sound in the southeastern part of the State of Mississippi. It is 32 miles by water from Pas- cagoula Harbor, Miss., on the east, and 14 miles from Gulfport Harbor, Miss., on the west. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1267.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 2, 1882 and July 5, 1884. The cost of the previous project was $130,691.80, of which $44,382.27 was for new work and $86,309.53 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $129,859.05. (For further details see p. 1846 of Annual Report for 1915 and p. 863 of Annual Report for 1929.) 1Exclusive of available funds. .502 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing project.-This provides for a channel west of Deer Island 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the 10-foot contour in Mississippi Sound to the south water front of the city of Biloxi, and thence north of Deer Island to deep water in Back Bay of Biloxi. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 13/4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1927 is $82,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects but including $30,500 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1927) approved .estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $18,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act .approved July 3, 1930. (H. Doc. No. 754, 69th Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published map of this locality may be found in the project document. Local cooperation.-The act adopting the existing project provides that local interests shall construct a public terminal adequate for .coastwise traffic, under plans to be approved by the Chief of Engi- neers, and contribute $30,000 toward the first cost of the improvement. The above provisions were modified as follows by the War Depart- ment Appropriation Act of February 23, 1931: " That the conditions imposed upon the improvement of Biloxi Harbor, Miss., authorized to be carried out in accordance with the report submitted in House Document No. 754, Sixty-ninth Congress, :second session, may, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers of the Army and the Secretary of War, be modified so as to provide that the local interests shall give assurances that they will construct a public terminal adequate for coastwise traffic, under plans to be approved by the Chief of Engineers of the Army, whenever in his opinion such construction is necessary, and that such local interests, in the event of modification of such conditions, shall contribute therefor at least $5,000 toward the first cost of the improvement and at least $5,100 annually thereafter for five successive years." The initial payment of $5,000 has been made, and assurances given as required by the act. Terminal facilities.-Consist of a number of light timber wharves .owned by private parties but available to the public without charge. 'These are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work was carried on with United States plant and hired labor and consisted of dredging. A total of 233,987 gross cubic yards of mud and sand were removed by the U.S. pipe-line dredge Wahalak from the Biloxi Channel, over a distance of 6,886 feet. The cost was $2,987.80 from United States funds and $5,200 from contributed funds, a total of $8,187.80, .charged to maintenance. The total expenditures were $8,356.80, of which $3,156.80 were United States funds and $5,200 were con- tributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed during the fiscal year 1932 at a saving of $43,088.48 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth ascertained June 1932 was 9 feet. 'Cost under the existing project was $33,353.35 from United States funds, and $5,000 from contributed funds for new work and $3,545.97 from United States funds and $5,200 from contributed funds for maintenance, a total of $47,099.32. The expenditures were $37,732.07 from United States funds and $5,000 from con- :tributed funds, a total of $42,732.07. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 503 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the balance unex- pended July 1, 1933, of $23,041.15 and the amount of $5,000 due from local interests, to the operation of one United States pipe-line hy- draulic dredge about 5 weeks, April 16-May 22, 1934. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as it is not believed that work will be necessary to meet the needs of navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ______ _ 77, 735. 62 $--------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ __ _---------------- 89, 855. 50 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-- _ 1167, 591.12 Net total expenditures-------------------------------------- 1167, 591. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933- _--_--------------------------- 23, 041. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 --- 190, 632. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...__________________________.... ..... .. $33, 353. 35 -- -- Cost of maintenance-- --- _____- -- _ $6, 164. 40 $88. 24 $6, 428. 08 558. 17 $2, 987. 80 Total cost...-.... 6, 164. 40 88. 24 6, 428. 08 33, 911. 52 2, 987. 80 Total expended__________________________ 6, 164. 40 38. 77 6, 287. 80 34, 575. 27 3, 156. 80 Allotted_________ ______________________ ___________ 9, 000. 00 52, 000. 00 -10, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ _____________------- $11, 197. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_______________ -- ________________ 15,000.00 Amount to be accounted for _____________--------- 26, 197. 95 Gross amount expended _____________---------_ _ _ -_3, 156.80, Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_- -- _23, 041. 15 11. WOLF AND JORDAN RIVERS, MISS. Location.-This improvement, located in the southeastern part of the State of Mississippi, consists of dredged channels 1.6 and 2 miles long, respectively, at the mouths of Wolf and Jordan Rivers, tribu- taries of St. Louis Bay. It is 24 miles by water from Gulfport, Miss., on the east, and 54 miles from New Orleans, La. (via the in- side route through Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, and the Indus- trial Canal), on the west. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1268.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging at the mouths of these streams, channels 7 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, extending from the 6-foot contour in St. Louis Bay to the 7-foot contour in each stream. The length of the dredged channel at the mouth of Wolf River is about 1.6 miles and at the mouth of Jordan River about 2 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range here is about 13/4 feet, and the extreme tidal range is about 31/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1906, was $30,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of. maintenance is $2,000. 1In addition $5,000 was expended for new work and $5,200 for maintenance from contributed funds. ..504 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 917, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities and none are :required, as this project is for dredging channels through bars at the mouths of Wolf and Jordan Rivers, Miss. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1908 at a saving of $805 under the estimated cost. All work on this improvement consisted of dredging, and expenditures since its completion have been applied to maintenance. The controlling depths at mean low water in these channels ascertained during June 1931 are as follows: Wolf River, 6 feet; Jordan River, 6 feet. The total costs and expenditures were $61,196.67 of which $29,195.19 was for new work and $32,001.48 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to the operation of one United States 20-inch pipe-line hydraulic dredge about one half month at such time as may be required by the needs of navigation. Cost and financial summary "Cost of new work to June 30, 1933____________________________ $29, 195. 19 'Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933________________--_______ 32, 001. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_____________ 61, 196. 67 -Net total expenditures_----__- _______ -_________________ 61, 196. 67 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__________________--- 61, 196. 67 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work ...------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance. _ $4, 150. 25 _ -- $146. 62 $74. 25- ----- 'Total expended -_________________________ 4, 190. 94 _---_--- 99. 18 121. 69 ------ _----- Allotted. - - .. 7,500.00 -$2,500.00 . -- ...-757.88.......... -Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance _____ ___________ _____ __________ _ $12, 000 12. EAST PEARL RIVER, MISS. Location.-This improvement consists of a dredged channel 1.3 miles long, located in Lake Borgne at the mouth of East Pearl River, which forms the boundary line between the States of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is 35 miles by water from Gulfport Harbor, Miss., on the east and 43 miles from New Orleans, La. (via the inside route through Lake Borgne, the Rigolets, Lake Pontchartrain, and the industrial canal), on the west. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1268.) Previous projects. Adopted by acts of July 5, 1884, and March 3, 1899. The cost was $28,199.80, all charged to new work. The total expenditures were $28,199.80. For further details of previous project see page 1846 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for restoring at the mouth of East Pearl River the former project depth of 9 feet at mean low RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 505 water over a width of 200 feet, thereby connecting the 9-foot con- tour in Lake Borgne with the same contour in East Pearl River, a distance of about 1.3 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range here is about 13/4 feet, and the extreme tidal range is about 31/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1907 was $34,000, exclusive of amount expended under'previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 328, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map of this locality may be found in House Document No. 206, Fifty-fourth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities, and none are required, as this project provides for restoring a depth of 9 feet at the mouth of East Pearl River, Miss. Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Project completed in 1911 at a saving of $24,072 under the estimated cost. The costs and expendi- tures have been $8,928.13 for new work and $34,144.18 for mainte- nance, a total of $43,072.31. For further details see page 938, Annual Report for 1931. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year ending June 1934. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to the operation of one United States 20- inch pipe-line hydraulic dredge about one half month at such time as may be required by the needs of navigation. The above amount is larger than the average expenditure for -maintenance during the preceding 5 years due to the fact that this channel was dredged only once during that period and has to be dredged only at long intervals. Cost and financial summary 'Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____________________________ $37, 127. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ 34, 144. 18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933______________ 71, 272. 11 Net total expenditures_______________________ 71, 272. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__ 71, 272. 11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 'Cost of new work - - - - - - i8 - 6- -- -. -- 6 . .- . --. Cost of maintenance __ _ $181. 69 $10, 034. 09 $146. 62 $74. 25 - Total expended----- - -------- 222. 38 10, 034. 09 99. 18 121. 69 -- - Allotted. _- -_ _ ___- 11, 000. 00 1,037. 57 -$940. 36 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _---- _ _$1, 977. 93 _Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ___________ 940. 36 Net amount to be accounted for____ 1, 037. 57 Gross amount expended -- 1, 037. 57 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance __ _____ _ 10, 000. 00 506 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 13. REMOVING THE WATER HYACINTH, MOBILE RIVER ALA., TRIBUTARIES Location.-The water hyacinth is a floating aquatic plant which infests numerous fresh-water streams tributary to the South At- lantic and Gulf coasts. It propagates from the seeds and suckers, spreads quickly in most localities, and may cause entire suspension of navigation if not removed. Existing project.-This provides for the extermination or removal of plants from the navigable waters of the States of Florida, Ala- bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, so far as they are or may become an obstruction to navigation, by any mechanical, chemical, or other means whatsoever; for the construction and operation of boats equipped with suitable machinery for such removal; and for the construction and operation of log booms to prevent the drifting of plants from one stream to another. The estimated cost adopted in 1899 was $25,000 each for two boats, $10,000 for operation in each district, and $1,000 for the establishment of booms. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000.. The existing project was authorized by the following river and' harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, made appropriations for the States of Florida and Louisiana and provided for the extermination or removal of plants, the building of boats, and the establishment of booms (H. Doc. No. 91, 55th Con., 3d sess.) ; the act of June 13,. 1902, authorized the use of any mechanical, chemical, or other means whatsoever; the act of March 3, 1905, made the appropriation avail- - able for the State of Texas; the acts of March 3, 1905, and March 2,. 1907, in making appropriations for Florida, provided that no chemi- cal process injurious to cattle which may feed upon the water hya- cinth shall be used; the act of July 25, 1912, made the approprai- tion available for the State.of Mississippi, and also made available for use in that State the operating plant pertaining to the work in Louisiana; and the act of July 27, 1916, made the appropriation available for the State of Alabama. Terminal faciiities.-None. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Spraying operations by hired labor and United States plant were carried on in the Industrial Canal, Three Mile and Chickasaw Creeks, and Dog River, and 331,125 square yards of hyacinths were removed. The total cost was $9,550.18, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $8,341.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is for maintenance. The total cost was $34,363.24, and the total expenditures were $33,484.13. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended of $10,415.87 at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of $2,584.13 to be made, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable------------------------------------...-----$879. 11 Maintenance: Spraying of water hyacinths and/or removal of water hyacinths by mechanical methods in Three Mile Creek, Chica- saw Creek and tributaries, Bayou Sara, Dog River, and other minor tributaries of Mobile River __---__ -------- __-- 1 2,120. 89 Total --------------------------------------------- 13, 000. 00 The additional sum of $12,000 can be nrofitablv expended during the fiscal year 1935, and will be applied to the operation of one RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 507 launch and barge equipped with spraying outfit on the spraying of hyacinths in the tributaries of Mobile River for a period of about 11 months. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of maintenance to July 30, 1933--____---------- ------------- $34, 363.24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------ 879. 11 Net total expenditures-------------------------------33, 484. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__-- ____________________ 10, 415. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ___________ 43, 900. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - --.- Cost of maintenance___-__-____-- - --.. -$1, 745.84 -- ------------ - $1, 015. 31 --.............. ------------ $9, 550. 18 Total expended ----------------------- 1,775. 29 $284. 06 980. 05 ------------- 8, 341. 79 Allotted------. ----------------- --- --------------- --------- ----------------------- 14,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_____________--__ _______ _ $4, 757. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_____________________--__ $4, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_________________________ 10, 000. 00 14, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_______________________________ 18, 757. 66 -- Gross amount expended__--________- -- -8, -__________ 341. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__------- _____________ 10, 415. 87 Outstanding liabiilties June 30, 1933___________________________ __ 879. 11 Balance available June 30, 1933______________________ 9, 536. 76 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1 12, 000. 00 14. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $35,982.28; the expenditures were $36,072.80. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied to the payment of accounts payable and as needed during the fiscal year 1934, to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_____________________________ $79, 200. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933______------------- 1, 398. 66 Net total expenditures___________________________ 77, 801. 73 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--- ---- __-___-__ 26, 040. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------- 103,841.87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__.....---------------- Cost of maintenance__- -__- ___-. ___.-___-_ $6, 833. 09 $9, 755. 81 $8, 884. 97 $17, 085. 50 $35, 982. 28 Total expended__.---- ------------------- 6, 079. 65 9, 965. 87 8, 624. 49 17, 058. 92 36, 072. 80 ..............-----------------..................... Allotted-------- --- 18, 000. 00 9, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 9, 500. 00 56, 841. 87 1 Exclusive of available funds. 508 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_______________________________ $5, 271. OT Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved May 28, 1930-----__-- $2,484. 22 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931 ______ 940. 36 $3, 424. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932________________________ 28, 875. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933___________________ ------ 25, 000.00 57, 299. 58: Amount to be accounted for _____________ __________________ _ 62, 570. 65 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ______________-- - 457.71 Net amount to be accounted for--_____________________________ 62, 112. 94 Gross amount expended ---- _________________________ 36, 191.81 Less reimbursements collected__________----___- -_______119. 01 36, 072. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ___________________ __ 26,040. 14 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-_________--------- ____ - 1, 445. 04 Balance available June 30, 1933 ___-______________- ______ 24, 595. 10 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ 40, 000. 00:a _---------------_ Status of reports called) for river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Authorization act Transmitted to Congress House Document House Document Recommen- Re en- Locality to Congress Hdation Black Warrior, Warrior Rivers and Harbors and Tombigbee Rivers, Committee resolu- Ala. tion, June 7, 1933. Chickasaw Creek, Ala.... River and Harbor Feb. 4, 1933 No. 47 (73d Cong., Favorable. Act, July 3, 1930. 1st sess.). Pearl River, Miss., below --.... do-.. Jackson. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT This district embraces the southern part of Louisiana, from Pearl River on the east to Sabine River on the west, and south of Red River, including the Passes of the Mississippi River, that portion of the river between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La., insofar as the removal of shoals obstructive to navigation is concerned, and that portion of the intracoastal waterway, Mobile Bay, Ala., to New Orleans, La., extending from the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal in Lake Pontchartrain to Long Point Light in Lake Borgne. District engineer: Lieut. Col. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers,. July 1 to November 30, 1932, and Maj. Henry Hutchings, Jr., Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Lieut. Col. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of' Engineers. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 509 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Southwest Pass, Mississippi 13. Operating and care of Key- River, La______________ 509 stone Lock, Bayou Teche, 2. South Pass Channel, Missis- La --- - --- 531, sippi River, La. (mainte- 14. The Louisiana and Texas In- nance)-_-_- 514 tracoastal Waterway from 3. Examinations and surveys the Mississippi River at or at South Pass, Mississippi near New Orleans, La., to River, La_____ 517 Corpus Christi, Tex. (New 4. Mississippi River between Orleans-Sabine River sec- Baton Rouge and New tion)_- ______ _- 532- Orleans, La__ - 519 15. Operating and care of Har- 5. Intracoastal waterway, Mo- vey Canals and Lock ... 542h bile Bay, Ala., to New 16. Operating and care of Han- Orleans, La. (Inner Har- son Canal, La 543 bor Navigation Canal in 17. Operating and care of Lake Pontchartrian to Schooner Bayou Lock, La. 545 Long Point Light in Lake 18. Operating and care of Ver- Borgne section)- 484 milion Lock, La 546 6. Chefuncte River and Bogue 19. Petit Anse, Tigre, and Carlin Falia, La____________ 520 Bayous, La _ 547 7. Tangipahoa River, La_ .. 522 20. Bayou Vermilion, La ..... 547: 8. Tickfaw, Natalbany, Pon- 21. Mermentau River, Bayou chatoula, and Blood Nezpique, and Bayou des Rivers, La_____ 523 Cannes, La____ 549, 9. Little Caillou Bayou, La___ 524 22. Removing the water hya- 10. Big Pigeon and Little Pigeon cinth, Louisiana .- 551 Bayous, La _ - 525 23. Examinations, surveys, and 11. Bayou Teche, La 527 contingencies (general)___ 553 12. Operating and care of Pla- 24. Other projects for which no quemine Lock, La ...... 530 estimates are submitted__ 555. 1. SOUTHWEST PASS, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LA. Location.Southwest Pass is the westernmost of the mouths of, 'the Mississippi River. It flows in a generally southwest direction. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1272.) Previous projects.-Authorized by acts of July 4, 1836,; March 3, 1837; August 30, 1852; July 8, 1856; March 2, 1867; and March 3,, 1873. The cost and expenditures were $1,729,988.53. For scope of improvements contemplated by above acts see page 1847,, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel through Southwest Pass 1,000 feet wide and 35 feet deep. The general plan of improve- ment approved in April 1923 provides for contracting the lower 8.3 miles of the Pass to a width of 1,750 feet by means of jetties, spur- dikes, and inner bulkheads; for dredging the channel between the bulkheads and depositing the dredged material between the bulk- heads and jetties; for dredging a channel through the outer bar. inclining to the left of the jetty axis; for the construction of small revetted openings through the narrow portions of the banks of the. Pass for purpose of strengthening these banks; for closure of minor outlets not required for maintenance of the banks; for the construc- tion of sills to prevent the enlargement of The Jump, and Cubits Gap; for dredging in the river at Head of Passes as far up as Cubits, Gap, a distance of 3.5 miles; for the construction of a sill across the. head of South Pass to limit the flow through that:Pass; for repairs to sill across Pass a l'Outre and bank revetment at Head of Passes;. for construction of dikes with a view to reducing thq width of the. 510 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 river above Head of Passes; for the construction of a submerged deflecting dike above the Head of Passes; and for other minor work. The plane of reference is mean low water. Average variation due to tides at the mouth is 16 inches, at the head 10 inches, affected by wind or other causes, and extreme tide is 28 inches. The east jetty is approximately 4.8 miles in length and the west jetty 3.8 miles. The jetties are composed of a substructure of brush mattresses, origi- nally built to about the elevation of mean low water, surmounted with a superstructure of concrete and large riprap. Spur dikes are composed of cribwork of round piling, filled with willows and stone, or with a curtain of round piles along the upstream face. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $14,500,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $415,000 for a channel width of 500 feet and $680,000 for a width of 1,000 feet. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902, and provides that the details of the work may be modified at the discretion of the Secretary of War. (See H.Doc. No. 329, 56th Cong., 1st sess.; Annual Report, 1900, p. 2287, et seq.) Act of May 28, 1908, authorized dredging in the river at the Head of Passes as far up as Cubits Gap. The act of March 3, 1909, made provision for increasing the plant by addition of a large dredge. For report of the Board of Engineer officers in 1916 see pages 2420- 2426 of Annual Report for 1916. For latest chart see page 2372 of Annual Report for 1920. Terminal facilities.--The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans owns and operates the majority of the terminal facilities of the port of New Orleans. The dock board has 3 fruit landings, equipped with 14 banana unloaders, and other economical devices are included in the com- modity-handling equipment of the port. All public port facilities are served by paved roadways and also by the Public Belt Railroad, municipally owned and operated, which connects with all 12 trunk lines entering New Orleans. The board has constructed a public cotton-handling terminal, with a storage capacity of 461,856 high-density bales. There are three ship-side grain elevators, with a total combined storage capacity of 5,122,000 bushels. The board has constructed an inner harbor navigation canal. The canal connects the Mississippi River with Lake Pontchartrain and has a depth of 30 feet, referred to mean low Gulf level, and bottom widths of from 125 to 300 feet. The dock board has constructed, on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, a quay wharf of reinforced concrete. The wharf is 265 feet wide by 2,400 feet long and is served on the front and rear by the Public Belt Railroad and suitable city streets. Among other important port facilities at New Orleans may be mentioned seven floating dry docks, the largest having a capacity of 16,000 tons, and the public coal and bulk-commodity-handling plant. There are four railroad terminals on the Mississippi River, with 13,850 linear feet of wharves, of which 11,920 linear feet are covered with sheds, affording 1,858,065 square feet of area. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 511 Most of port's wharves are covered with transit sheds, affording an area of over 8,000,000 square feet. The facilities of the port of New Orleans are considered adequate for its commerce. (For further details see H.Doc. No. 652, 66th Cong., 2d sess., and Port Series No. 5, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to maintenance. Work by hired labor and United States plant consisted of removal of 1,509,541 cubic yards from the bar and lower jetty channels and 122,527 cubic yards from the entrance channel at the head of the pass by U.S. hopper dredges Benyaurd and Chi- nook at a cost of $173,133.88; repairs to east jetty by placing of 4,750 tons of stone at a cost of $35,721.94; maintenance of spur dikes at a cost of $2,296.15; maintenance of inner bulkheads at a cost of $1,917.38; maintenance of outlets and spillways at a cost of $14,495.83; maintenance of banks of the pass by construction of brush dikes and brush and pile revetment at weak places at a cost of $57,643.88; maintenance of buildings and walks at Burrwood at a cost of $19,854.68; maintenance of wharves and moorings at a cost of $7,370.71; rehabilitation and maintenance of telephone line at a cost of $2,994.82; channel surveys, investigations, and examina- tions at a cost of $31,391.12; and operation of a model of the Head of Passes at a cost of $260.02. The total cost was $347,080.41, all maintenance, and the total expenditure $328,547.25. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 93 percent com- pleted. The jetties were completed to present length in 1921. East jetty foundation is 25,400 feet long, and the portion above high water is about 21,080 feet. The west jetty is 19,960 feet long and has 19,000 feet above high water. Inner bulkheads were completed to present length in 1923. Their lengths are: East bulkhead, 22,822 feet; west bulkhead, 15,080 feet. During the period 1908 to 1923, mattresses were added to the sill at Head of Pass a l'Outre, mattress sills were placed across Cubits Gap and the Jump, 11 outlet bayous in the pass were closed, the mattress sill across Southwest Pass was removed, 53 spur dikes were constructed in the lower 9 miles of the pass, and 5 spur dikes and a submerged deflecting dike were built at Head of Passes. All structures are in good condition, excepting the dikes between the bulkheads and jetties which are no longer needed, and the east jetty, which has settled along a portion of its length and will be raised to grade by addition of concrete capping during the coming fiscal year. Channel conditions on June 30, 1933, were as follows: 35-foot channel Length of Central channel Mini- Average depths mum width width Miles Feet Feet Feet Entrance channel into head of the pass-------------_ ------------ 1.0 650 850 37 to 43 Through the pass from head to sea end of jetties 19. 4 ...---------------- 800 1,000 41 to 79 Through the bar channel at mouth of pass ---------------------. 8 800 1,300 41 to 51 L6228--NG 1933----33 512 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Throughout the length of the pass a 35-foot channel with an average width of 1,000 feet and a least width generally of not less than 450 feet was maintained during the year, with the exception of a very short period when the controlling depth on the center line was reduced to 32 feet by shoaling due to flood stage in the river, This shoaling took place at the junction of the jetty and bar chan- nels abreast the ends of the jetties and was promptly removed by dredging. At no time were the 35-foot contours closed across the channel. At the Head of Passes the shoaling was of minor nature, the controlling depth on the entrance range being reduced to 29 feet, mean low-water datum, at a time when the available depth was to 21/2 feet in excess of the depth referred to mean low water, due to high stage in the river. The full depth was restored by a small amount of dredging. The flood stage of the river reached 17.41 feet on the New Orleans (Carrollton) gage on June 16, 1933. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of a relatively small amount of dredging and possible additional contracting dikes at the Head of Passes and in the lower jetty channel. The total expenditures have been $22,179,719.85, and the total cost $21,462,421.50, of which $13,533,513.33 was for new work and $7,928,908.17 for maintenance. Proposed operation.-The balance unexpended, $318,491.42, plus accounts receivable, $30,964.23, at the end of the year and allotment of $138,500 made September 9, 1933, a total of $494,464.23, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933.--..-------------------------$12, 866.91 Reserved for impounded balances- ---------------------------- 1, 677. 20 Maintenance (with Government plant and hired labor): Maintenance dredging by U.S. dredge BenqUlrd, or substitute, in bar and lower jetty and entrance at Head of Passes chan- nels, about 8 months at $21,000 per month, as required- _. 168, 000.00 Maintenance of jetties as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934 ---------- -------------- . 105, 000. 00 Maintenance of spur dikes as required between July 1, 1933, and June 830, 1934 --------------------------------- 11, 911. 54 Maintenance of inner bulkheads as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934------ .... ----------------------- 11, 500. 00 Maintenance of outlets and spillways as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934-.----- ---------------------- 10, 000. 00 Maintenance of banks of pass as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934------------------------------ 5, 000. 00 Maintenance of buildings and walks as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934----------------------------- 20,000. 00 Maintenance of wharves and moorings as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934--- .... --- --------- 15, 000.00 Maintenance of telephone lines-----......- - - -___-__ 1,500. 00 Examinations and surveys--..------- __-.. - ------- 25, 000.00 Dike construction at east jetty-------- ----------------- 25,000.00 Rehabilitation maintenance of banks of pass at mile 10, etc._ 75, 500. 00 Total----------- -------------------------------- 487, 955. 65 It is expected that these operations will provide a channel suitable for the needs of commerce, and that the available funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $439,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1935, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA. DISTRICT 513 Maintenance (with Government plant and hired labor) : Maintenance dredging by U.S. dredge Benyaurd, or substitute, in the bar, lower jetty, and entrance at Head of Passes channels and other localities, about 8 months, as required between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935, at $21,000 per mnonth------------ $168, 000 Maintenance of jetties, dikes, and bulkheads, as required between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935- 160, 000 Maintenance of outlets and spillways as required between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935---- ------------------------- 15, 000 Maintenance of banks of pass as required between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935_ ------------------------------------- 25, 000 Maintenance of buildings and walks___ ------------------ 26, 000 Maintenance of wharves and moorings__,___,-------------- 25, 000 Examinations and surveys-__.------------------- --- 20,000, Total ----------------------------------------------- 439, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $15, 263, 501. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 _--------------- ----- 7, 928, 908. 17 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- -__--- 23, 192, 410. 03 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-__----- 699, 201.03 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 -- -- _--_----- - 23, 891, 611. 06 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 30, 964. 23 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 --------------- 23, 922, 575. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------12, 866.91 Net total expenditures ______._____--____ 23, 909, 708. 38 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------.. --------------- 318, 491.42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------- 24, 228, 199. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----- ------------------------ ------------------------------ Cost of maintenance,-.-----------------$152, 062. 25 $294,865.73 $168, 589. 73 $347,869. 79 $347, 080.41 Totalexpended.. .........-----------------............... 314, 057. 31 416, 391. 27 245, 540. 07 326, 460. 85 328, 547. 25 Allotted---------------------.................................. 367,500.00 300,000.00 236, 366.83 -15,000.00 526, 935. 04 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ __ ----....- $120, 103. 63 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932 ----- -_ $285, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------ 300, 000. 00 585, 000. 00) Amount to be accounted for--- 705, 103. 63 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- ------ 58, 064. 96 Net amount to be accounted for-.-.....----- ___ 647, 038. 67. Gross amount expended _---------------- 742, 075. 04 Less: Reimbursements collected .------- $407, 388. 94 Receipts from sales----------- 6, 138. 85 413, 527. 79 328, 527. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ ------------- - 318, 491.42 514 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------- $17, 600. 18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 802. 47 Impounded balances fiscal year 1938-------------- 957. 20 $19, 449. 85 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------- ------------ 299,041.57 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 --- --------------------- 30, 964.23 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------ 330,005.80 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 1, 000, 000, 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- - -_-_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 439, 000. 00 2. SOUTH PASS CHANNEL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LA. (MAINTENANCE) Location.--The entrance is 107.5 miles from New Orleans, La.; 141 miles from Mobile, Ala., on the east; and 349 miles from Galveston, Tex., on the west. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1272.) Existing project.-The existing project authorized James B. Eads and associates to construct such permanent and sufficient jetties and auxiliary works as are necessary to secure and maintain for a period of 20 years through the Pass a channel 26 feet in depth and not less than 200 feet wide at the bottom and having through it a central depth of 30 feet, without regard to width, at the termination of the maintenance period the channel to be maintained by the United States; construction and maintenance of sill and submerged deflect- ing dikes across head of South Pass and maintenance of sill across Pass a l'Outre, removal of west dike, and construction of submerged and spur dikes at Head of Passes; for dredging a channel 35 feet deep, no width specified, through the shoals in the river between Cubits Gap and Head of Passes, 31/2 miles; and for a seaward exten- sion of the west jetty at mouth of Pass. The plane of reference is mean low water. Variation of water surface is. 16 inches at the mouth and 10 inches at the head, due to tide. The extreme range of tide at the mouth is 28 inches. East jetty foundation is 12,070 feet long. Inner east jetty is 11,170 feet long. The west jetty is 7,820 feet long. Inner west jetty is 4,710 feet long. The jetties are com- posed of a substructure of brush mattresses surmounted by a super- structure of concrete. Auxiliary works are spur dikes and inner jetties, which are composed of a cribwork of round piling filled with willows and stone. The amount paid James B. Eads and associates was $8,000,000, being the total cost of new work. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $150,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1875, amended by acts of June 19, 1878, and March 3, 1879. The Emergency Act of June 6, 1900, provided for the maintenance by the United States and appropriated a sum not exceeding $100,000 annually for this work. The River and Harbor Act of May 28, 1908, authorized dredging in the river. The removal of west dike, and construction of spur dikes and bank revetment at Head of Passes were based on the additional works planned in 1916 by the Board of 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 515 Engineers officers appointed by the Secretary of War for Southwest Pass (Annual Report for 1916, pp. 2420-2426). For latest published map see page 2656 of Annual Report for 1919. Terminal facilities.-For description of the public docks, ware- houses, wharf sheds, industrial canal, and quartermaster storehouses at New Orleans, La., see report for Southwest Pass, Mississippi River. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations during the fiscal year were confined to maintenance. Work by hired labor and United States plant consisted of removal of 118,778 cubic yards from the entrance channel at the head of the pass by U.S. hopper dredge Benyard at a cost of $14,946.50; maintenance of east and west jetties and east jetty longitudinal dike and spillway at a cost of $18,578.95; maintenance of spillways through banks, at a cost of $4,200.20; maintenance of dikes, sills, and other structures at the Head of Passes, at a cost of $66,925.93; maintenance of wharves, moorings, buildings, and walks at Port. Eads and Head of Passes at a cost of $11,909.98; and miscellaneous examinations and surveys at a cost of $637.32. The total cost was $117,198.88, the total expenditures being $138,587.34. Conditions at end of fiscal year.-Improvement begun by James B. Eads in 1875 comprised east and west jetties at the mouth, with lengths of 12,070 and 7,820 feet, respectively; 36 spur dikes between the jetties; two mattress sills and various dikes at Head of Passes; and dredging the channel. These works were completed on July 8, 1879, when the 20-year period of maintenance by contract began. Two side outlets were closed and spur dikes were built at two localities in South Pass. Inner east and west jetties with lengths of 11,170 and 4.710 feet, respectively, were completed in 1886. The Eads contract ended January 28, 1901. Since the latter date the pass has been maintained by the United States." The work done includes a shoreward extension of 872 linear feet to inner east jetty; maintenance placing of a mattress sill across the head of South Pass, and an upstream extension, 1,300 feet long, of the headland dike between South and Southwest Passes; sinking of 217,798 square yards of mattresses for bank protection purposes at the Head of Passes; construction of spur dikes along the left bank above Head of Passes; and placing a submerged deflecting dike across the head of Pass a l'Outre. Throughout the year a channel of project dimensions was maintained without addition or extensive repair to existing works, except for a short period when the through channel was reduced to a depth of 28 feet in the entrance channel at the head of the pass. On June 30, 1933, controlling channel conditions obtained in the entrance channel at the Head of Passes where there was a channel 35 feet deep with a minimum width of 450 feet. The total expenditures have been $14,192,842.31 and the total cost $14,094,356.98 of which $8,765,000 was for new work and $5,329,356.98 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended ($12,584.66), plus accounts receivable ($9,167.28), at the end of the year together with 516 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMIY, 19 33 the permanient annual ,appropriation of $100,000, a total of $121,- 751.94, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- $6, 063. 32 Maintenance (with Government plant and hired labor) : Maintenance dredging by U.S. dredge Benyaurd, or substitute, in the entrance channel from Gulf and at entrance channel at Head of Passes, about 1 month at $21,000 per month, between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934 _-------------- 21, 000.00 Maintenance of jetties, dikes, bulkheads, and spillways below Head of Passes as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934 -------------- ------------------------- ---- 34, 000. 00 Maintenance of dikes, sills, and structures at Head of Passes as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934__ 29, 840. 92 Maintenance of buildings, wharves, and moorings at Port Eads and Head of Passes as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934----------------------------- 10,000. 00 Balance --- ---------------------------------------- 20, 847. 70 Total --------- ------------------------------ 121, 751.-94 It is expected that these operations will provide a channel suit- able for the needs of commerce and that the available funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as it is believed that the permanent annual appropriation of $100,000 for that year will be sufficient to maintain the existing channel and keep the regulating works in repair. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------- ------------- $8, 765, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------ -------------- 1 5, 329, 356.98 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--- ...----- 14, 094, 356. 98 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933- -___- -- 95, 381. 37 Net total cost to June 30, 1933...--------1----- 14,189, 738.35 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---.........-------.. 9,167. 28 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------_--------- 14,198, 905. 63 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--3__----_---- ------ - 6, 063. 32 Net total expenditures--------- ------------------- 14, 192, 842. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_---- -------------- 12, 584. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 14, 205, 426. 97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work _.................. .. . -----------. ---------- I^--- --------- Cost of maintenance-----------------....................... $138, 904. 78 $131,847.42 $99, 356. 93 $90, 903. 73 $117, 198. 88 Total expended-----------------..................127, 810. 08 76, 756. 95 75, 346. 93 69, 867. 17 138, 587. 34 Allotted.........-------------------------............. 100, 000.00 95, 000.00 100, 000.00 80, 000. 00 90,143. 67 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-- -- _-------------- ----- $61, 028. 33 Amount allotted from River and Harbor Act approved June 6, 1900--------------------------------------------100,000.00 Amount to be accounted for------- ------------------- 161,028.33 SDecreased account plant rental adjustments, $700; decreased account damages col- lected, $2,556.37. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 517 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment_________ -- __ ___- $9, 024. 81 Impounded funds revoked ------------------- 831.52 $9, 856.33 Net amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 151, 172. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------- 195, 072.30 Less: Reimbursements collected ---------- $56, 454. 07 Receipts from sales ------------------- 30. 89 56, 484.96 138, 587. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 12, 584. 66 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 __-----------------------6, 326.36 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------6, 258.30 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_____ 9, 167.28 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------__--- 15, 425. 58 3. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS AT SOUTH PASS, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LA. Existing project.-The existing project provides for making ex- aminations and surveys of the outer channel in the Gulf of Mexico, throughout the pass, and at the Head of Passes, and dredging shoals in river between Cubits Gap and Head of Passes, where necessary to secure a depth of 35 feet with practical width. The latest estimate for the work (maintenance) made in 1928 is $10,000 per annum. The project was adopted by the act of March 3, 1875. The act of August 11, 1888, appropriated a sum not exceeding $10,000 annually for this work. The act of June 13, 1902, authorized a continuation of mak- ing examinations, notwithstanding the termination of the contract with the late James B. Eads, and the act of May 28, 1908, added the dredging of shoals in the river. For the latest charts of South Pass and Head of Passes see page 2656 of the Annual Report for 1919. Terminal facilities.-See report for Southwest Pass. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations during the fiscal year, all by United States plant and hired labor, consisted of making frequent examinations and surveys in the entrance channels at the head and mouth of the pass, a complete survey of the pass proper, a survey between the Head of Passes and Baptiste Col. lett's Bayou 111/2 miles above the head, and miscellaneous survey work in connection with navigation, construction work in progress, and investigations and studies under way. Continuous water level records were obtained at each end of the pass and at Pilottown above the Head of Passes. Percentage of total flow through the three main passes 1 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1 1931 1932 1933 Southwest Pass.__-.. _ _ -_____.---. 40. 0 39. 7 39. 0 39. 0 40. 6 37. 95 40. 64 40. 25 South Pass...._ -__..... -_.... -____ 17. 6 17. 6 18. 4 17. 5 17. 6 16. 90 17. 00 17. 27 Pass a l'Outre................. --..... 42. 4 42. 7 42. 6 43. 5 41.8 45. 15 42. 36 42. 48 Total._...-------.----.__ 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100. 00 100.00 100.00 1 Due to the low river stages that obtained during the 1926 and 1931 floods, these observations were probably influenced by wind and tide to a greater extent than during other years. 518 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The total cost was $9,924.12, and the total expenditure was $10,311.63. Condition at end of fiscal year.-There has been expended a total of $587,362.76 for examinations and surveys, the cost of this work being $587,930.64, all maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended ($567.88), plus accounts receivable ($587.63) at the end of the year, together with the permanent annual appropriation of $10,000, a total of $11,155.51, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 198 --------------------------- $1, 155.51 Examinations and surveys at the rate of $644.34 per month during the fiscal year--- ------------------------------------------- 7, 732. 12 Balance remaining -------------------------------- ------- 2, 267.88 Total-------------------------------------------------- 11, 155. 51 It is expected that funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. No additional funds for the fiscal year 1935 are necessary as the annual appropriation of $10,000 for that year will be sufficient to carry on the work under the project. Cost and flnaniaZ wsummary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- $587, 930. 64 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------------- 587. 63 Gross total costs to June 30, 193 ---------------------- 588, 518. 27 Minus accounts payable. June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 155. 51 Net total expenditures--------------------- -------- 587, 32. ''6 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------_----------------- 567. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 587, 980. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new w ork__. -.... -.-..... ... .... . .......... Cost of maintenance------------------ $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $9, 924. 12 Total expended-.._.. ._------------------ 9, 431.94 9, 829. 69 10, 441.86 9, 662. 40 10, 311. 63 Allotted -----........................ 0, 000.00 .----------- 10, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 10, 000.00 9, 924. 12 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------- ---------- -------- _ $955. 39 Amount allotted from River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902---..------------------------------ ---------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------- ----------------- 10,955. 39 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 75.88 Net amount to be accounted for------- ----------------10, 879. 51 Gross amount expended------ ------------------- $10, 316.33 Less reimbursements collected----------------4. 70 10, 311.63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 567. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------1, 155. 51 Balance available June 30, 1933-------- - -------------- -- 587.63 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------ 587. 63 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 519 4. MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BETWEEN BATON ROUGE AND NEW ORLEANS, LA. Location.-The Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans flows in a general southeasterly direction through the south- eastern portion of the State of Louisiana. Other data are as follows: Maximum Minimum Average ------------------------------------------ ....... Width......................... feet 4, 700 1,500 2, 900 Discharge-. ---- .......... .... __ .. .... __. -... second-feet__ 1, 358, 000 135, 000 ......-.... Fall of water surface...... .... feet (approximate)__ ..-------------------- 27. 0 0. 5 Mean velocity---------------- feet per second (approximate)_-- 9. 0 0. 5---------- Previous projects.-The improvement of this section of the river was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 35 feet deep at low water and 300 feet wide between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La., a distance of 132 miles, at an estimated annual cost of $14,000 during years in which high floods occur. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927. (H.Doc. No. 105, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-The city of Baton Rouge has recently in- stalled a modern terminal, including a reinforced concrete wharf 504 feet long. Attached to the main wharf is a large floating dock, to and from which freight is transferred by means of escalators. A triple-track car barge, 300 feet long, with capacity for 16 cars, serves for interchange of all freight destined to either east or west bank. The facilities are served by a municipal terminal with a maximum handling capacity of 40 cars per day. The facilities of the port of Baton Rouge are considered adequate for its commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations during the fiscal year were confined to maintenance, all by Government plant and hired labor; 123,430 cubic yards were removed from the chan- nel at Red Eye Crossing, near Brusly, La., 4 miles below Baton Rouge, La., by the U.S. hopper dredge Chinook. The total cost was $7,287.41, and the amount expended was $18,871.66, all for mainte- nance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-A channel of project depth and width was uniformly available throughout the year. The dredging operations performed at Red Eye Crossing provided for full proj- ect depth and width at extreme low-water stage during the fiscal year. The total costs and expenditures have been $75,631.07, all maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, $22,363.78, at the end of the year will be applied as follows: Maintenance dredging by U.S. dredge Benyaurd as required between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934, nine-tenths month at $21,000 per month__--------------------- -------- ----------- $18, 900. 00 Examinations and surveys------------------ 3, 100. 00 Balance remaining---------------------- 363. 78 Total---------------------------------- ----------------- 22, 363. 78 It is expected that these operations will provide a channel suit- able for the needs of commerce and that the available funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. 520 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to maintenance dredging by U.S. dredge Benyaurd, or substitute, as may be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------$75, 631.07 Net total expenditures ----------------------- 75, 631. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------.----- -- --- 22, 363. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------97, 994. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----..........................------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance----------------....................... $11, 835.46 $24, 938.70 $4, 680.32 $12, 931.69 $7, 287.41 Total expended......---------....---------............-- 11, 835. 46 24, 927. 56 4, 542. 72 1, 396. 18 18, 871. 66 Allotted..........------..................------------------....... -1, 000.00 39, 000.00 20, 000. 00 -23, 000.00 19, 994. 85 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -- -------- $21, 240. 59 $., Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved . Mar. 4, 1933------------------------ --- ----- 20, 000. 0(O ...- Amount to be accounted for----- -- ------..... ,---.. 41, 240. 59 .----- Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----.... 5.15 Net amount to be accounted for--------- ---------- 41,235.44 Gross amount expended------------- -- - $18, 985.79 Less reimbursements collected-_ .------ 114. 13 18,871.66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------22, 363.78 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - ,----- 20,000. 00 5. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, MOBILE BAY, ALA., TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. (INNER HARBOR NAVIGATION CANAL IN LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN TO LONG POINT LIGHT IN LAKE BORGNE SECTION) For report on this improvement see page 484. 6. CHEFUNCTE RIVER AND BOGUE FALIA, LA. Location.--The Chefuncte River rises in the upper portions of Tangipahoa and Washington Parishes, La., and flows southerly into Lake Pontchartrain, opposite New Orleans. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269.) Previous projects.-Authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1872. The cost and expenditures were $5,221 for new work. For further details of previous projects see page 731, Annual Report for 1913. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean Gulf level from that depth in Lake Pontchartrain via Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia to Washington Street, Covington, La. The total length of improvement is 14 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide at the mouth is about 10 inches, and near Covington about 3 inches, and the extreme range about 14 inches and 1 Exclusiye of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 521 5 iiches, respectively. The variation of water surface in the upper Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia, due to floods, is about 8 feet; that in the lower Chefuncte River at Lake Pontchartrain, due to winds, is about 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, was $8,460, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881, which provided for dredging and removal of obstruc- tions (H.Ex.Doc. No. 54, 46th Cong., 2d sess.), and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present dimensions of the channel (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 2, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2437 of the Annual Report for 1916. Terminal facilities.-Terminals are located at Madisonville and Houltonville. There is no terminal at Covington. The banks in the upper courses are generally firm and high and landings are made directly on the banks in some of these places. Except at Cov- ington, the terminals are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions and no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The obstructions in Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia were originally removed in 1886 and the channel through the bar was originally dredged in 1903. The exist- ing project was completed in 1929. The controlling depths on June 30, 1933, were 10 feet over the bar at the mouth of the Chefuncte River, 8 feet in the river and in Bogue Falia to mile 13, and 61/ feet from mile 13 to Washington Street, Covington, La., available throughout the year. The channel is in good condition. The total costs and expenditures have been $55,658.77, of which $19,342.24 was for new work and $36,316.53 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance operation of one United States 15-inch hydraulic dredge 15 days during May 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------$24, 563.24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------36, 316. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 60, 879. 77 Net total expenditures ------------ ---- ---------- 60, 879. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___________________ 60, 879. 77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----....-------------- Cost of maintenance ------------------- $4, 301. 17 $5, 000. 00 Total expended-------------------------- 4, 301. 17 5, 000. 00 -_--------- .............- - ----- Allotted-----......---- ------------ ----------- 9, 301. 17------------..------ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ------------- _ ---- $5, 000 522 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 7. TANGIPAHOA RIVER, LA. Location.-This river has its origin in the State of Mississippi and flows in a generally southerly direction about 110 miles to Lake Pontchartrain, La. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269.) Existing project.-This project provides for the improvement, without dredging, by removing overhanging trees, snags, and ob- structions for a distance of 531/2 miles above the mouth. The varia- tion of the water surface, due to freshets, is from 3 to 20 feet in the upper reaches, from 2 to 5 feet in the lower reaches, and from 2 to 4 feet in the lower reaches due to tides and winds. The estimated cost of new work, made in 1878, was $10,700. There is no approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872 (H.Ex.Doc. No. 54, 46th Cong., 2d sess.), and modi- fied by the act of June 14, 1880. The latest published map is in House Document No. 257, Sixty-sixth Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-The project has been recommended for abandonment (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.---There were no opera- tions. Expenditures were $7.32 in payment of outstanding liabilities from the previous fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1884. The controlling depths on June 30, 1933, were as follows: Over bar at mouth, 3.5 feet; mile 0 to mile 8.8, 7 feet; mile 8.8 to mile 14.8, 2 feet, and unnavigable above this point. All depths are referred to mean Gulf level. The channel is in good condition to mile 8.8 and fair to mile 14.8. The total costs and expenditures were $13,858.14, of which $11,500 was for new work and $2,358.14 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance operation of one United States 15-inch hydraulic dredge during May 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------__ _ $11, 500.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-- ----------------- _2, -- 358. 14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-- ----------- 13, 858. 14 Net total expenditures_------------------- -------- 13, 858. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- - -_____________- _ 13, 858. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work......................------------------------------------- --------------------------- Cost of maintenance----------............----------------- ----------- $2,314. 60 $43. 54 - Total expended--------..............----------- ------------------------ 2, 311. 35 39.47 $7. 32 Allotted --------------------------- ------------------------------ 3, 500. 00 ------ -- 1, 141. 86 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 523 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_________________________ -__ $1, 149. 18 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__________1, 141.86 Net amount to be accounted for___ -___----_ -_____--- 7. 32 Gross amount expended_____________----------------------------- 7. 32 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance----------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 8. TICKFAW, NATALBANY, PONCHATOULA, AND BLOOD RIVERS, LA. Location.-Natalbany and Blood Rivers and tributaries of Tick- faw River; Ponchatoula River is a tributary of Natalbany River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269.) Tickfaw River rises in the extreme southwestern part of the State of Mississippi and flows in a southerly direction to Lake Maurepas, a distance of about 105 miles. Natalbany River flows in a generally southerly direction, and dis- charges into Tickfaw River about 2 miles above its mouth. Ponchatoula River flows in a southerly and southwesterly direc- tion, and discharges into Natalbany River about 33/4 miles above its mouth. Blood River is a small stream, flowing in a southeasterly direc- tion and discharging into Tickfaw River about 71/2 miles above its mouth. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of obstructions in the Tickfaw River from its mouth to a point 26 miles above on the Blood River from its mouth to the head of navigation, about 4 miles; and on the Natalbany and Ponchatoula Rivers for a distance of 151/2 miles, the total length of improvements being 451/2 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches at the mouth of the Tickfaw River and about 3 inches at the head of navigation on each stream. The extreme variation of water sur- face due to freshets is about 9 feet in the upper reaches of all streams and about 30 inches at the mouth of the Tickfaw River. The esti- mate for new work adopted in 1881 was $10,230. There is no approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881 (H.Ex.Doc. No. 54, 46th Cong., 2d sess., and An- nual Report for 1880, p. 1182). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2439 of the Annual Report for 1916. Terminal facilities.-There are a number of small private wharves on each of these streams, and all unloading is done by hand. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal yea.--There were no opera- tions. Expeditures were $1.07 in payment of outstanding liabilities from the previous fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1921. The controlling depths, mean low Gulf on June 30, 1933, and available throughout the year, were as follows: Tickfaw River, 6 feet on bar at entrance, 16.5 feet to mile 10, 10 feet to mile 17, and not navigable above mile 17; Natalbany River, 8.5 feet to mile 10; Ponchatoula River, 12 feet to mile 4; Blood River, 7 feet to mile 4. Mile 0 is at mouth of stream in each case. The streams are in good condition. Head of navigation for boat traffic 524 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 on Tickfaw River is at mile 17, on Natalbany River at mile 10, and on Ponchatoula and Blood Rivers at mile 4. The total costs were $27,928.77, of which $8,115.49 was for new work and $19,813.28 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $27,928.77. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $5,000 can be expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance operation of one United States snag- boat during November and December 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 115. 49 $-------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---.------------------- 19, 813.28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------27,928.77 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------27,928. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------- 27,928.77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...--.......-----------..........--- --------------------------------------------- ,Cost of maintenance-------------....................---------------------...........--- $2,825.82 $7.35 --------- Total expended................------------------..-----------------------............ 2, 820. 95 11. 15 $1.07 Allotted...-------------..........--------..........------------.... ............----------- 3, 000. 00 ------------ -166. 83 Balance unexpended July 1, 1982---------------------- ------ $167. 90 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---- ------------- 166. 83 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 1.07 Gross amount expended-------------------------- -------------- 1.07 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------------------------------------ 5,000.00 9. LITTLE CAILLOU BAYOU, LA. Location.-This bayou has its source in Bayou Terrebonne, 42 miles below Houma, La., and flows 32.8 miles in a southerly direc- tion, emptying into Terrebonne Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 198.) Ewisting project.-This provides for improvement from the head of the bayou at Bayou Terrebonne, to Robinson Canal, about 20 miles, by removing obstructions and by dredging, to obtain a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water by 40 feet wide on the bottom. The normal fluctuation of tide is 3 to 6 inches, but winds may raise or lower the water surface about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work was $85,000 and $3,000 annually for maintenance. These esti- mates were made in 1922. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927 (H.Com.Doc. No. 5, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Localinterests were required to furnish, with- out cost to the United States, all land and spoil areas required for the work, to make any necessary changes in bridges, and to keep the waterway free from water hyacinths. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 525 Terminal facilities.-Freightis unloaded directly on or from the banks, and sugarcane is handled by means of stationary derricks. These methods are satisfactory for the demands of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions. The total costs were $287.14, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $300.40. Condition at end of fiscal year.-In 1928 and 1929 obstructions were removed and the channel was dredged from the head of the bayou to Robinson Canal, 20.6 miles, obtaining a channel 5 feet deep at mean low Gulf by 40 feet wide on the bottom, and completing the project at a saving of $7,238.96 under the estimated cost. The con- trolling depth on June 30, 1933, was 5 feet, available throughout the year. The bayou is navigable throughout its length. The total costs and expenditures were $78,261.70, of which $77,761.04 was for new work and $500.66 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance operation of one United States 15-inch hydraulic dredge July 16 to September 15, 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-_--------_-------------------- $77, 761. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------______ 500. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ----... . 78,261. 70 Net total expenditures___------------------------ - 78,261. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 --__-______-__- 78, 261. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ......------------------- $60, 635. 37 $17, 125. 67 _ Cost of maintenance ...........---------------- -.--- -------... $91.16 $122. 36 $287.14 Total expended .. _-----------------------_ . 53, 528. 72 24, 232. 32 79. 79 120. 47 300. 40 Allotted.-------------------------------- ------------------------ -6, 500. 00 -238. 30 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-_______----------------------- $538. 70 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 238. 30 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------------------300. 40 Gross amount expended------------------------------ 300. 40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ----------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 10. BIG PIGEON AND LITTLE PIGEON BAYOUS, LA. Location.-These bayous lie in the south central part of Louisiana. (See U.S. Geological Survey, Louisiana, Chicot and Foster Quad- rangles.) Big Pigeon Bayou connects Grand River and Grand Lake. Little Pigeon Bayou connects Big Pigeon Bayou with Grand Lake. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of obstructions in Big Pigeon and Little Pigeon Bayous throughout their entire length. The variation of water surface due to floods from the Atchafalaya River is from 1 to 5 feet. There is no approved estimate of cost for new work nor for annual maintenance. 526 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, and subsequent acts authorized the use of funds for maintenance. The latest published ip is 'printed opposite page 2442, Annual Report for 1916. These bayous were formerly carried under the project "Bayou Plaquemine, Grand River, and Pigeon Bayous, La." Bayou Plaque- mine and Grand River now form a part of the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway from Mississippi River at or near New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex. (New Orleans-Sabine River section), and are included therein. Operations and results during fseal year.---There were no opera- tions. The total expenditures were $103.78. Condition at end of fiscal year.--On June 30, 1933, the controlling depth on Big Pigeon Bayou was 8 feet in stream and 5 feet at Grand Lake entrance; and in Little Pigeon Bayou, 7 feet, available throughout the year. The channels are somewhat obstructed by snags. The project is for maintenance only. The total costs were $24,698.66, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $26,972.36. Proposed operations.---The balance unexpended at the end of the year, $1,446.76, plus accounts receivable, $89.94, a total of $1,536.70, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 _.----------- ------ ____ Maintenance operation of one United States snagboat, 15 days during $4. 11 ___ January 1934----------- ------------------------------ 1,485.83 Balance remaining_ ___ ____---------------------_ 46. 76 Total ---------------------------------------------- 1,536.70 The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to operation of one United States snagboat during July and August 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----- ----------------- $24, 698. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------ 24, 698. 66 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------------- 2, 187.87 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_ - ______----- __26, 886. 53 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_____--------------__-- 89.94 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-_____--- ____ __ __ 26, 976. 47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------- 4. 11 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 26,972. 36 Unexpended balance June 36, 1933--------__---- 1,446. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------28, 419. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work......................----------------------........--..-----------....----..------------------------- Cost of maintenance_ ----------------------- ---------- $103. 70 $223. 65 .. Total expended-----..............---....---------------------- --- 90.70 2,406, 57 $103.78 Allotted....---- --------------- ------------------------- ................---- -------.....-......... 4, 000. 00 -21. 60 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 527 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_---__ ----------------- $1, 572. 14 Deductions on account of impounded funds revoked ---------------- 21. 60 Net amount to be accounted for.--------------------- -- 1, 550. 54 Gross amount expended ------------------------- ---- $674. 23 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------- 570. 45 103. 7& Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------- 1, 446. 76 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------$40. 55 Impounded balances for year 1933--------.---------------- .55 41. 10 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------, 405. 66 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 89. 94 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 495. 60 1--------------, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1'__ _-__--- ________ ------- 5, 000. 00 11. BAYOU TECHE, LA. Location.-Bayou Teche has its source in Bayou Courtableau, in St. Landry Parish, and flows in a southeasterly direction a distance of 125 miles, to where it joins the lower Atchafalaya River, about 101/2 miles above Morgan City, La. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic. Survey Chart No. 1116.) Previous project.-Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of July 11, 1870, and September 19, 1890. The cost and expenditures were $45,704.43. For further details see page 1851, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide on the bottom from the mouth of the stream to New Iberia, La., 54.5 miles, thence 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide on the bottom to Keystone Lock, 18 miles, and thence 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide on the bottom to Arnaudville, La., 34 miles, to be secured by dredging, removing snags and overhanging trees, and construction of a lock and dam and regulating works. The plane of reference is mean Gulf level. Keystone Lock Distance from New Iberia__ _ 18 miles. Distance from intracoastal waterway-- --------------- 82.5 miles. Width of chamber -------------------------------- 36 feet. Length available for full width__6------------------ 1 0- feet. Lift feet. 8-------------------------------------- Depth on miter sill at mean Gulf level feet. 8-------------- Character of foundation- ------------------------ Timber piles. Kind of dam ------------------------------------------- Timber, rock-fill. Type of construction------------------------------- Concrete. Percentage of completion--------------------------- Completed in 1913. Cost----------------------------------- ---- --------- $257,720.48. The auxiliary dam across Bayou Vermilion, 135 feet from the junction of Bayous Fusilier and Bourbeau, has decayed and is no longer effective. There are also four controlling gates, each 31/2 feet 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933--34 528 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 in the clear, in Spanish Lake Canal, between Bayou Teche and Spanish Lake, about 1 mile from Keystone Lock, La. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches at the mouth, 4 inches just lelow the lock, and zero above the lock, the extreme range of tide being about 12 inches, 6 inches, and zero, respectively. The variation of the water surface above Key- stone Lock due to freshets is from 2 to 7 feet, while just below the lock it has been as high as 12 or 15 feet and near the mouth about 4 or 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $850,000, ex- clusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance from mouth to Arnaudville is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 19, 1890, provided for the im- provement of the stream from its mouth to St. Martinville by re- moving obstructions and dredging (Annual Report for 1889, p. 1532); the Act of March 2, 1907, provided for the construction of the lock and dam and the extension of the improvement to Arnaud- ville (H.Doc. No. 527, 59th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the increased channel dimensions from the mouth to Keystone Lock (H.Doc. No. 1329, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 288, Sixty-sixth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Expenditurefor 6-foot navigation to Arnaud- ville, La., was "contingent upon all lands necessary for lock and dam purposes and canal feeders being deeded to the United States free of cost, and upon the United States being secured against pos- sible claims for damages resulting from the overflow of lands by reason of lock and dam improvements or from the draining of Span- ish Lake." The land for lock and dam site was deeded to the United States in 1909. Personal bonds, dated August 4, 1909, were given to the amount of $10,000 to secure the United States against the above-mentioned claims and were accepted September 29, 1909. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, provided " that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands or easements required for the purpose of this improvement." Terminal facilities.-Between the mouth and Breaux Bridge there are a few small private wharves. Steamboats operating on the bayou load or discharge their cargo directly on the banks. Through rates exist from the mouth to Jeanerette, at which point there is a slip about 400 feet long, the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks paralleling the slip. Barges are towed to this slip and cargo is transferred by means of conveyors. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Practically all wharves are privately owned, but public landing is permitted without charge. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. 15-inch hydraulic dredge Delatour began work at New Iberia on August 18, 1932. This maintenance dredging, which consisted of removing 235,247 cubic yards from the existing channel, is 80 percent complete. The total costs were $46,985.03 and the total expenditures were $46,367.32, all maintenance. Conditionat end of flcal year.-The lock and dam were completed in 1913. The dredging and snagging done in 1916 completed that RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 529 part of the existing project for the 6- by 50-foot channel from Arnaudville to Keystone Lock. The contract dredging done in 1918 to 1920 completed that part of the previous project for a 6- by 50-foot channel from Keystone Lock to mile 39.7 above the mouth. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, authorized an 8- by 80-foot channel from New Iberia to the mouth, which is about 98 percent complete. From the mouth to mile 5.8, a channel 8 by 80 feet, or greater, already existed, and a new channel has been excavated 8 by 80 feet from this point to mile 50.06, about 3.65 miles below New Iberia, and 8 by 60 feet from this point to New Iberia. The work required to complete the project is the widening of the channel to a bottom width of 80 feet from mile 50.06 to New Iberia, and to a bottom width of 60 feet from New Iberia to Keystone Lock. The whole project is about 84 percent complete. The lock and dam are in good condition. The channel conditions are bad from the mouth to Franklin and good above that point. The controlling depths on June 30, 1933, at mean low Gulf level were: Mouth to Franklin, 7.6 feet; Franklin to New Iberia, 8 feet; New Iberia to Breaux Bridge, 6 feet; Breaux Bridge to Arnaudville, 4 feet, available throughout the year. The total costs were $927,987.77, of which $708,625.40 was for new work and $219,362.37 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $989,337.54. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year ($43,187.74), plus accounts receivable ($7,541.68), and antici- pated allotment of $15,812.26, a total of $66,541.68, will be applied as. follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1933______ ___________________ $271. 70 Maintenance operation of one United States 15-inch hydraulic dredge Aug. 21, 1933, to Jan. 21, 1934________________________ 55, 000. 00 Repairs to plant ------ __ _____,, - -__ -______ 11, 269. 98 Total______ -- _--_____,__-_ 66, 541. 68 The addtional sum of $141,400 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1935 in dredging, under contract, a chan- nel 8 by 80 feet from mile 50.06 to New Iberia and a channel 8 by 60 feet from New Iberia to Keystone lock during the period October 1934 to March 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--______---- _____-------- $754, 329. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 219, 362.37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- ----- __-- 973, 692.20 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_________- 54, 079. 79 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--_____-- -------------- 1, 027, 771. 99 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933__----------------------- 7, 541. 68 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-__ ________--------1, 035, 313. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_--__---------------271. 70 Net total expenditures______-- _ __------ ------- 1, 035, 041. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__----------------- 43,187.74 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------- 1, 078, 229. 71 530 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....._--------------------- $6,620. 34 -$77. 57 $875. 74 $2, 655,83 -------.. Cost of maintenance.-------------- -------------------- ------------ 65, 275. 61 $46, 985. 03 Total cost-...................---------------------------......--------------------........... 67, 931.44 46,985. 0 Total expended....----------------------...................... 3, 909. 42 -44, 632. 63 91, 230. 38 49, 333. 59 46, 367. 32 Allotted------ ------------------------------ --------- 75, 983. 24 , 908.09 74, 952. 20 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--__------------------------ $14, 602. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------- $44, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-----------------------__ 40,000.00 84, 500.00 Amount to be accounted for__.----- 102. 8E G__-o------99, Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--..-------- 9, 547. 80 Net amount to be accounted for....---------------- - 89, 555. 0 Gross amount expended --------------------- $136,906.28 Less: Reimbursements collected ---.-- - $90, 378.62 Receipts from sales------------------ 160. 34 90, 538.96 46, 367. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__----- ---- ----- _ 43, 187. 74 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 1, 606. 85 Balance available June 30, 1933 ---------------- ___--41, 580. 89 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------7, 541.68 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---- 49, 122. 57 Amount (estimated)- - -required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- existing project 1 141, 400.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935 for new work '_ 141, 400. 00 12. OPERATING. AND CARE OF PLAQUEMINE LOCK, LA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway from the Mississippi River at or near New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex. (New Orleans-Sabine River section.) See pages 532 to 542 of this report. The completed lock has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropria- tion since July 1, 1909. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock, structures and grounds were maintained in good condition and all necessary routine and maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $34,067.28 all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $34,208.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The controlling depth on June 30, 1933, was 10 feet at low water. The total costs were $599,005.30, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $606,899.28. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 531 Proposed op.rations.--The lock and grounds will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1.909. Cost and financial summary 'Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------$599, 005. 30 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933________ -_8, 672. 53 Net total cost to. June 30, 1933_-----------------___- 607, 677. 83 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ___- ____ ___ - 1.67 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933__ - 6_________-_-----607, 679. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_ 11__1___1_____1_ 780.22 Net total expenditures ___________ - - -__________ 606, 899. 28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 3, 145.97 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------- __-__-- 610, 045.25 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C ost of new work ... ...... ...--... . ...| ... ... . .... - ------------------ $24, 022. 53 $22, 523. 14 $23, 515. 25 Cost of maintenance........ $27, 010. 59 $34, 067. 28 Total expended...................----------------------- 22, 727. 96 24,361. 23 23, 472. 84 24, 397. 35 34, 208.26 ---------------------------- 20, 000.00 Allotted......................... 22,500.00 27, 500.00 25,000.00 28,170. 75 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $9, 183. 48 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909--___----- -_ 30,000. 00 ____ Amaont to be accounted for------------------------------ 39, 183.48 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ----------- 1, 829. 25 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------37, 354. 23 Gross amount expended_ $35, 665. 44 Less reimbursements collected--------------- 1,457. 18 34, 208. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_---------------- 3,145.97 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------- 1, 012. 22 Impounded balances fiscal year 1933------------------- 77. 46 1, 089. 68 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------- ----- 2, 056.29 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_ __ ---------- 1. 67 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------ 2, 057.96 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934__ ____________--------------32, 350. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------ ---- 34, 407. 96 13. OPERATING AND CARE OF KEYSTONE LOCK, BAYOU TECHE, LA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for Bayou Teche, La. See pages 527 to 530 of this report, where general information may be found. The com- pleted lock and dam have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since July 1, 1913. Operations and results during the fiscal year.--The lock, dam, structures, and grounds were maintained in good condition and all 532 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 necessary routine and maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $3,583.37 and the total expenditures $3,768.28. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The United States reservation comprises 12.27 acres. The controlling depth on June 30, 1933, was 8 feet at mean Gulf level. The total costs were $82,057.21. The total expenditures were $82,254.18. Proposed operations.-The lock, dam, and grounds will be oper- ated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefi- nite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------- $82, 057. 21 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-------------- 239. 64 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-------8------------ - 82, 296. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-- __- ____________________ 42.67 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 82, 254. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------- -- -_____ 471. 75. Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--- ...--------- 82, 725.93. Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work-.....----------------- Cost of maintenance-----....................--------------... $3, 492. 20 $3, 597. 54 $3, 286.86 $3, 639. 91 $3, 583. 37 Total expended-._. ..---------------------- 3, 522. 08 3, 607.03 3, 721. 79 3, 476. 40 3,768. 28 Allotted---------- ---------------------------- 2, 500.00 3, 000. 00 3, 500. 00 3,234.42 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_------__ - ------- __ -_____$1,005.61 Amount alloted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------------------------ 3, 500. 0 Amount to be accounted for __., _--,_- - 4, 505. 61 Deductions on account of impounded funds revoked -------- _____ 265.58 Net amount to be accounted for- - -_______________-- 4,240. 03 Gross amount expended-----------------------------------3, 768. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------- _ 471. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 -------------------------- _ 44. 47 Balance available June 30, 1933 ---------------- _________ 427. 28 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 __---... _____--- - 4,420. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 194___________________ 4, 847.28 14. THE LOUISIANA AND TEXAS INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT OR NEAR NEW ORLEANS, LA., TO, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX. (NEW ORLEANS-SABINE RIVER SECTION) Location.-This section of the intracoastal waterway extends from the Mississippi River at or near New :Orleans to the Sabine River; La. and Tex. The section from the Mississippi River to Atchafalaya River, La., leaves the Mississippi River about 3.5 miles above Canal Street and RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 533 follows Harvey Canal No. 1, Bayou Barataria, to Bayou Villars, a land cut south of Lake Salvador to Harvey Canal No. 2, Harvey Canal No. 2 to Larose, La., on Bayou Lafourche, up Bayou La- fourche to Lockport, La., on Company Canal, through Company Canal and a land cut to Houma, La., thence over a land cut south of Bayou Black to Bayou Cocodrie, thence through Bayou Cocodrie and a land cut to Bayou Black, thence through Bayou Black, Bayou Chene, and Bayou Boeuf to the Atchafalaya River about 0.5 mile south of Morgan City, La., a total distance of 102 miles. Harvey Canal connects with the Mississippi River by Harvey Lock at Harvey, La., opposite New Orleans, about 31/2 miles above Canal Street. The other route follows the Mississippi River to Plaquemine, Bayou Plaquemine, and the Grand River system to Morgan City, a total distance of 176 miles. Bayou Plaquemine connects with the Mis- sissippi River by Plaquemine Lock, 112 miles above New Orleans, La. The section from the Atchafalaya River to Vermilion River, La., begins at the western end of the Mississippi-Atchafalaya section and follows the Atchafalaya River 2.5 miles, portions of Little Wax Bayou, Possum Bayou, cut-offs, a land cut passing through North Bend Plantation to Bayou Bartholomew, Bayou Bartholomew to Little Bay, a land cut skirting the north edge of Cote Blanche Island and the west edge of Weeks Island to Vermilion River, about 24 miles below Abbeville, La., a total distance of about 63 miles. The section from Vermilion River to Mermentau River, La., begins at the western end of the Atchafalaya-Vermilion section and follows Vermilion River 1.3 miles, a part of the Schooner Bayou cut-off canal, and a land cut running in a general northwesterly direction to Mermentau River at a point about 0.5 mile above its'entrance into Grand Lake and about 16 miles below the town of Lake Arthur, La., a total distance of about 43 miles. Vermilion Lock is being con- structed about 1.75 miles west of Vermilion River to prevent the ingress of salt water from Vermilion Bay. Data regarding the lock are given in the paragraph " Existing project." The section from Mermentau River to Calcasieu River, La., begins at the western end of the Vermilion-Mermentau section and follows the Mermentau River upstream for about 1.5 miles, a land cut run- ning in a west-southwesterly direction to Lake Misere, passing north of the lake and Bayou Misere, westerly to Sweet Lake, south and west of Sweet Lake, northwesterly to Bayou Tete Bois, Bayou Tete Bois, Black Bayou, and cut-offs to a point on Calcasieu River about 16.6 miles below the city of Lake Charles, La., a total distance of about 38 miles. The section from the Calcasieu River to Sabine River, La. and Tex., begins at the western end of the Mermentau-Calcasieu section and follows the Calcasieu River upstream about 1.6 miles, a land cut running in a southwesterly direction 2.8 miles, thence west 22 miles to Sabine River at a point about 3 miles below Orange, Tex., a total distance of about 26.4 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116.) .534 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previous projects.-The projects for the different sections of this improvement were adopted by the following river and harbor acts: August 11, 1888; March 2, 1907; June 25, 1910; March 2, 1919; March 3, 1909, February 27, 1911, July 25, 1912, August 8, 1917, July 18, 1918, and September 22, 1922. The total cost of work under these projects has been $4,440,020.11, of which $3,991,058.63 was for new work and $448,961.48 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $4,483,469.03. In addition, $273,266.97 of contributed funds has been expended for new work. (For further details see pp. 878-895 of Annual Report for 1924.) Existing project.-This provides for a waterway from the Missis- :sippi River at or near New Orleans, via two routes to Morgan City, La., thence via one route to the Sabine River, La. and Tex., having a depth of 9 feet at mean low water and a bottom width of 100 feet with appropriate side slopes, with such passing places, widening .at bends, locks or guard locks, and railway bridges over artificial cuts as are necessary, and for the purchase or construction of a pipe-line dredge. The length of this section of the waterway is 349 miles via the northerly or Plaquemine route and 275 miles via the southerly or Harvey Canal route. Maintenance of a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 40 feet wide on bottom, with appropriate side slopes and overcut, from the Mississippi River at or near New Orleans to Morgan City, La., via the Harvey and the Company Canals; and the maintenance of a 5 by 40 foot channel along other sections of the route, authorized by the acts cited in Previous projects, until the completion of the 9- by 100-foot channel described above, are contemplated. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches and the extreme about 14 inches. A severe storm may cause a high tide of from 6 to 9 feet. The estimate of cost for new work of th 9- by 100-foot waterway, revised in 1927, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $9,752,000, including $500,000 for a dredge, with $185,000 annually for maintenance. HARVEY LOCK Miles from New Orleans (Canal Street) .. 3.5. Miles from Mississippi River-___-------- 0.13. Width of chamber______---------------- 75 feet. Length, available for full width_____--- 425 feet. Lift-------------------------------- 0.0 to 19.6 feet. Depth on miter sill at low water--- ------ 12 feet. Character of foundation------------ . Timber piles. Kind of dam----_-------------------- None. Type of construction------------------ Reinforced concrete. Percentage of completion--------------- 66. Estimated cost (including approaches)- .-- $1,852,000. PLAQUEMINE LOCK Miles from New Orleans (Canal Street) ._. 112. Miles from Mississippi River------------0.10. Width of chamber--------- ---------- 55 feet. Length available for full width-. -------- 260 feet. Lift---------------------------------- 0.0 to 28 feet. Depth on miter sill at low water---------. 10 feet. (Character of fourldation-------------- Timber piles. Kind of dam_- ------------------------ None. Type of construction_--_ ---------------- Concrete. Percentaqge of completion------------ . -- Completed, 1909. Cost---- ---------------------------- $1,302,006.38. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 535 VERMILION LOCK Miles from Abbeville, La 3. 2---------------- Miles from Vermilion River.---------- 1.75. Width between abutments--------------- 56 feet. Length available for full width __----___. 1,182 feet. Lift--_--------------------------------- 0.0 to 5 feet, either direction. Depth on gate at mean low Gulf level- 12 feet. :_ Character of foundation__--- --.. Timber piles. __-_ Kind of dam ---------------------------- Reinforced-concrete spillway dam, vertical cast-steel gates, timber- pile foundations. Type of construction________----- __ Reinforced concrete. Percentage of completion---------------53. Estimated cost___-----------------------$300,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1925, and January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 238, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in this document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, provides that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this improvement, that local interests shall defray the cost of constructing or re- modeling all highway bridges, together with their subsequent main- tenance and operation, and shall furnish, without cost to the United States, all rights of way and necessary spoil-disposal areas; and that work on the New Orleans-Sabine River section shall not be com- menced until the Secretary of War has received satisfactory assur- ances that there will be available by the date of its completion adequate vessels, terminals, and auxiliary equipment for the eco- nomical handling of at least 500,000 tons of commerce annually. The above-mentioned assurances were accepted by the Secretary of War under date of March 12, 1929. Local interests have secured the necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas, and the titles to the deeds have been accepted by the Secretary of War, and the Chief of Engineers as follows: Mississippi River to Bayou Blue, November 5, 1931; Bayou Blue to Atchafalaya River, June 11, 1931; Plaquemine to Morgan City, November 6, 1929; Atchafalaya River to Vermilion River, February 14, 1928, and August 1, 1929; Vermil- ion River to Mermentau River, February 14, 1928, and July 15, 1929; Mermentau River to Calcasieu River, April 4, 1929; Calcasieu River to Sabine River, January 15, 1913. Terminal facilities.-At the Mississippi River end of the Harvey Canal there is a Government-owned wharf open to all, free of charge. On Bayou Terrebonne, at Houma, there are several small privately- owned wharves. On the Atchafalaya River, at Morgan City, there are 2 large and 3 small wharves open to all without charge; there are several private wharves. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Mississippi River- Atchafalaya River section.-Maintenance work on the 9 by 100-foot channel consisted of removing 3,374 snags and obstructions and dredging 110,800 cubic yards of material from the Plaquemine- Morgan City section by hired.labor. 536 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Under authority of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, an allotment of $988.87 was made for removing ob- structions from Bayou Sennette. The work consisted of removing 130 snags and obstructions by hired labor as maintenance. New work during the fiscal year was as follows: Harvey Lock.--Work of constructing the concrete lock walls and floor was completed. The work performed by the contractor during the year consisted of driving 2,754 linear feet of foundation piling and 1,168 square feet of steel sheet pile cut-off wall, placing 3,236.9 tons of pervious material in the foundation, placing 38,783 cubic yards of concrete and 6,428,143 pounds of steel reinforcement in the concrete. The entire contract was completed April 29, 1933. Work of furnishing, setting, and erecting the fixed irons, gates, -and operating machinery under contract was completed. All work with the exception of service tests on the equipment, was completed June 22, 1933. The service tests cannot be made until the lock is put in operation. Back filling the pit around the lock up to the original ground elevation by dredging was started June 14, 1933. This work is being done by hired labor, and at the end of the fiscal year a total bf 25,000 yards of material had been placed in the pit. Work of preparing plans and specifications for the emergency dam, the office and residences, the bulkheads and guide walls in the approaches, and a permanent warehouse and machine shop was carried on during the year. Harvey railroad bridge.-The substructure and superstructure have been completed under contract. Plans and specifications for the interlocking system were prepared, the work was advertised, and bids rejected. This work will be done by railroad company forces. Contract and specifications for grading and track work were prepared. Plans and specifications for the bridgetender's residence were prepared. Harvey Lock to station 55.-Work of enlarging the 5- by 40-foot canal to 9- by 100-foot project consisted of dredging 29,500 cubic yards of material by hired labor. This material was deposited -as back fill for the new Harvey Lock. Harvey to Bayou Blue.-Work accomplished under contract con- sisted of dredging 4,452,993 cubic yards of material. A total of 34.7 miles of canal was completed to project dimensions. Harvey Canal No. 2.--Work of enlarging the 5- by 40-foot canal at the Larose Bridge site was done by hired labor and consisted of dredging 80,979 cubic yards of material. Bayou Lafourche.--A total of 929,690 cubic yards of material was dredged by hired labor in deepening this stream to project dimensions over a distance of 6.9 miles. Company canal.-Work of enlarging the 5- by 40-foot canal at the town of Lockport was done by hired labor and consisted of dredging 25,100 cubic yards of material. Bayou Blue to Atchafalaya River.-Work accomplished under con- tract consisted of dredging 2,848,124 cubic yards of material. A total of 13.6 miles of canal was completed. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 537 Houma IntracoastalCanal.-Work of enlarging the 5- by 40-foot canal in the vicinity of Houma was done by hired labor and con, sisted of dredging 11,014 cubic yards of material. Plaquemine to Morgan City.-Work on this section was prosecuted at intervals by hired labor; 165,417 cubic yards of material was dredged in completing 4.2 miles of channel. Atchafalaya River-Vermilion River section.-Maintenance work done by hired labor consisted of dredging 1,572 cubic yards of ma- terial from 5- by 40-foot project through Hanson Canal. Atchafalaya River to Bayou Gregorie.-Work accomplished under contract consisted of dredging 2,215,999 cubic yards of material. A total of 17.7 miles of canal was completed to project dimensions. Bayou Gregorie to Vermilion River.-Work accomplished under contract consisted of dredging 1,148,134 cubic yards of material, thus completing 5.8 miles of canal. Bayou Sale railroad bridge.-The fender system for the bridge was completed under contract. Vermilion River-Mermentau River section-Vermilion Lock.- Work accomplished under contract was as follows: Removed 15,800 cubic yards common excavation; constructed and unwatered the cofferdams for both gate and sluiceway sections; drove 6,085 linear feet creosoted timber piles, 36,313 linear feet of untreated timber piles, and 21,210 square feet of steel sheet piles; placed 365 cubic yards of pervious material, 3,187 cubic yards of concrete, 382,358 pounds of reinforcing steel, 7,610 pounds of struc- tural steel, and 2,165 pounds of steel castings; completed 4 lock tenders' residences, the sanitary system, the well, and pump house. All structural steel has been fabricated and delivered to the work. The manufacture of the operating machinery and electrical equip- ment has been substantially completed and approximately 30 percent delivered to the site of the work. North Fork Canal.-The contractor dredged 36,507 cubic yards of material from the 5- by 40-foot canal extending from the Intra- coastal Waterway to a point west of Schooner Bayou Lock, 3.6 miles. Surveys.--Surveys and work incidental to constructing the Intra- coastal Waterway were carried on throughout the fiscal year. A survey party was kept in the field collecting hydraulic data for use in connection with the operation of Vermilion Lock. The total -costs were $2,211,233.57, of which $7,193.06 was for main- tenance under the previous project; $22,141.70 for maintenance and $2,181,898.81 for new work under the existing project. The total expenditures were $2,253,374.31. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Harvey Canal and Harvey Canal No. 2 were purchased and possession taken on March 10, 1924; the Company Canal was purchased and possession taken on June 17, 1925; a 5- by 40-foot channel was completed in the Houma Canal in 1924; in the Vermilion River to Schooner Bayou cut-off in 1923; and from Mermentau River to Calcasieu River in 1922. The 12- by 90-foot canal from Calcasieu River to Sabine River was completed in 1925, and since enlarged to a 30- by 125-foot channel by Calcasieu Parish in 1927. 538 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Mississippi River-Atchafalaya River section--Harvey Lock.-The contract for constructing the concrete lock walls and floor was com- pleted April 29, 1933. The contract for furnishing, setting, and erecting the fixed irons, gates and operating machinery was com- pleted June 22, 1933. Backfilling around the lock is 15 percent complete. Harvey railroadbridge.-Work on the substructure was completed under contract in 1932. Work on the superstructure was completed in 1933. The entire contract is 60 percent complete. There yet re- mains the grading of approaches and track work, installation of signal system, and the construction of the bridgetender's house to, complete the contract. Dredging from Harvey Lock to station 55 by hired labor is 14.4 percent completed, 29,500 cubic yards have been dredged and de- posited as backfill for the new Harvey Lock, and there remain 174,900 cubic yards to be dredged. Dredging from Harvey to Bayou Blue under contract is 95.4 per- cent completed, 6,252,347 cubic yards have been dredged, thus com- pleting 38.6 miles of canal, and there remain 301,753 cubic yards yet to be dredged. Dredging by hired labor in Harvey Canal No. 2 at Larose was completed in 1933. Dredging by hired labor in Bayou Lafourche is 98 percent com- pleted, 1,476,512 cubic yards have been dredged, 11.7 miles of channel completed, and there remain 30,000 cubic yards yet to be dredged. Dredging by hired labor in Company Canal at Lockport was com- pleted in 1932. About 212 linear feet of steel bulkhead is yet to be constructed under contract. Specifications are being modified to, comply with 30-hour-week conditions. Dredging from Bayou Blue to Bayou Chene (Atchafalaya River) under contract is 84.3 percent completed, 7,367,959 cubic yards have been dredged, 29.8 miles of canal completed, and there remain 1,631,- 129 cubic yards yet to be dredged. Dredging by hired labor on the Houma Intracoastal Canal was completed in 1932. About 1,700 linear feet of timber bulkhead is yet to be constructed under contract, specifications for which have been approved, but bids: have not been solicited. About 225 linear feet of timber bulkhead is yet to be constructed under contract, specifications for which have not been prepared. Plaquemine-Morgan City" alternate route.-A total of 1,382,680, cubic yards have been dredged by hired labor, 54.2 miles of channel completed, and there remain 151,100 cubic yards to be dredged. Work on this section is 89 percent completed. The brush dike in Flat Lake was completed in 1931 and is in poor condition. Atchafalaya River-Vermilion River section.--The dredging on the subdivision from the Atchafalaya River to Bayou Gregorie was com- pleted in 1933. The Bayou Sale railroad bridge, including approaches and fender system, was completed in 1932. Dredging on the subdivision from Bayou Gregorie to Vermilion River was completed in 1932. Vermilion-Mermentar section.-The dredging of this section was completed in 1932. An earth dam was constructed across the canal RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 539 at the Vermilion Lock site to prevent the entrance of salt water from Vermilion Bay until such time as the lock is completed. The 5- by 40-foot canal through North Fork extending from the Intracoastal Waterway to a point west of Schooner Bayou Lock was completed in 1932. Vermilion Lock is 53 percent completed. Mermentau River-Calcasieu River section.-This section was com- pleted in 1932 at a saving of $781,649.73 under the estimated cost. Calcasieu River-Sabine River section.-This section was completed to a depth of 12 feet over a bottom width of 90 feet in 1925 and to a depth of 30 feet over a bottom width of 125 feet in 1927. The controlling depths at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1933, were as follows: From the Mississippi River to the Atchafalaya River via Plaquemine route, 9 feet, and via Harvey route from Har- vey Lock to mile 1, 5 feet; mile 1 to mile 47.8, 9 feet; mile 47.8 to mile 48, 5 feet; mile 48 to mile 51.7, 9 feet; mile 51.7 to mile 63.3 via Bayou Terrebonne, 5 feet; mile 63.3 to mile 82.4, 9 feet; mile 82.4 to mile 83.4, 5 feet; mile 83.4 to mile 102 at the Atchafalaya River, 9 feet; Atchafalaya River, mile 102, to Vermilion River, mile 164.5, 9 feet; mile 164.5 to mile 166.3, 9 feet; mile 166.3 via Schooner Bayou Lock to mile 171, 5 feet; mile 171 to Mermentau River, mile 207.4, 9 feet; mile 207.4 to Calcasieu River, mile 247, 9 feet; mile 247 to Sabine River, mile 275, 30 feet. Dredging of the entire project is 95.7 percent completed, Harvey Lock 66 percent completed, Vermilion Lock 53 percent completed. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $6,072,958.83, of which $6,002,075.44 was for new work and $70,883.39 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $6,075,- 744.44. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $662,110.90, plus accounts receivable, $806.69, allotment of $452,500 made August 15, 1933, and anticipated allotment of $85,000, a total of $1,200,417.59 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- $119, 052.99 New work, by contract: Mississippi-Atchafalaya section (Harvey route): Harvey Lock: Bulkheads and approaches (Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, 1933)_ 172, 500. 00 River revetment and guide walls (Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 1933) -------------------------------------- 60, 000.00 Office and switchboard installation (Nov. 1, 1933, to Jan. 1, 1934) ------------------------------- 17, 250. 00 Construction of double-track railroad bridge and raising tracks at Harvey, La. (July 1 to Dec. 1, 1933) ------ -------- -------- 185, 800. 00 Dredging from Harvey (station 55) to Bayou Blue (July 1 to Sept. 2, 1933) 40, 306. 75 Dredging from Bayou Blue to the Atchafalaya River (July 1 to Dec. 15, 1933) --------------------- 150, 672.65 Construction of bulkhead at Lockport, La. (Oct. 16 to Nov. 15, 1933) ----- --------------------- 12,650.00 Construction of bulkhead at Houma, La., Connely subdivision (Nov. 1, 1933, to Jan. 14, 1934)------.... 48, 300. 00 Vermilion-Mermentau section: Construction of Vermilion Lock (July 1 to Oct. 1, 1933). 122, 566.07 540 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 New work (by hired labor and Government plant) : Mississippi-Atchafalaya section: Dredging 9- by 100-foot channel from Harvey Lock to station 55 (July 1 to Dec; 15, 1933). --- -....- - $45,000.00 Dredging 9- by 100-foot channel in Bayou Lafourche near Lockport, La. (Nov. 1-15, 1933) -------------------- 8, 050. 00 Dredging at mouth of Bayou Sennette for detouring traffic while old Harvey Lock is closed to navigation (Sept. 5 to 15, 1933)-------------------------------- 3, 250. 00 Repairs to floating plant during the fiscal year--.....--- 24, 519.13 Harvey Lock : Dredging approaches (Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, 1933)- --- ___- 12, 500. 00 Miscellaneous construction (July 1, 1933, to May 1, 1934)_ 09,750. 00 Upper approach levees (Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, 1933) .-------- 63,250. 00 Total for new work-----__----------------------- 1,095,417. 59 Maiptenance: By hired, labor and Government plant in the Mississippi- Atchafalaya section, the Atchafalaya-Vermilion section, Vermilion-Mermentau section, Mermentau-Calcasieu section, and the Plaquemine-Morgan City section of the 9- by 100- foot and the 5- by 40-foot channels where required: 31/2 months in 9 by 100 canal------------------------ 35, 000. 00 1 month in 5 by 40 canal, June 1984------------------ 10, 000. 00 Dredging in Flat Lake 3 months (Nov. 1, 1933, to Feb. 1, 1934) -------------------------------- ----- 30, 000. 00 Repairs to Flat Lake Dike (Nov. 1-30, 1933) ----------- 30, 000. 00 Total for maintenance............-------------------------- 105, 000. 00 Total for all work .-- ----------.------------ 1,200,417. 59 The sum of $440,000 allotted from the National Industrial Re- covery Act will be applied as follows: Harvey Lock: Work buildings and bulkheads by contract (Nov. 1, 1933, to Apr. 1, 1934) ---------- -------------- ---------- Emergency dam and derrick by contract (Nov. 1, 1933, to - $130,000 Apr. 1, 1934) ----------------------.-.-------- 175,000 Residences by contract (Dec. 1, 1933, to Mar. 1, 1934)--------- 20, 000 Terraces by contract (Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 1933) --------------- 33,000 Grading, fencing, and roads by contract (Dec. 15, 1933 to May 1, 1934) ---------------------------------------- 20,000 Dredging 9- by 100-foot waterway, Plaquemine to Morgan City section, by hired labor (Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, 1933) ----------- 44, 000 Constructing bulkhead in Houma Canal by contraict (Nov. 26 to Dec. 26, 1933) ------------------ 000 6-------------------6, Hydraulic survey and investigations, Vermilion-Mermentau sec- tion by hired labor (July 1, 1933, to JUne 30, 1934)- ---- _ 12, 000 Total National Industrial Recovery Act funds_-. ---- _ - 440, 000 The proposed new work during 1934 will complete the entire project. The additional sum of $140,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenanwe (by hired labor and Governent plant) Mississippi-Atchafalaya section..... 000 $-------------- Plaquemine-Morgan City section-_---------------- ------------ , 000 Atchafalaya-Vermilion section-_ ,_ --------------------- 25,000 ermilion-Mermentau section-------- ------ ------------- 25, 000 Mermentau-Calcasieu section ------------------------ 25,000 Total ------------- ---------------------... 140,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 541 This work will be carried on intermittently throughout the fiscal year as necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- ----------------------- $9, 993, 134. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--________- _______ 2 519, 844. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 10, 512, 978. 94 Value of plant, material, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 164, 480.83 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------10, 677. 459. 77 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_...... _________1 11 806. 69 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------ 10, 678, 266. 46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 119, 052. 99 Net total expenditures------------------------- 10, 559, 213. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------ 662, 110. 90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 11, 221, 324. 37 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ...-------------- $43, 126. 23 $459, 938. 54 $1,228, 787. 26 1$2,043,510. 20 $2, 181, 898. 81 Cost of maintenance __-------------- 9, 431. 96 -30,161. 60 22, 027. 58 2 52, 876. 00 29, 334. 76 Total cost_- ..--. _.. _ 52, 558. 19 429, 776. 94 1,250, 814. 84 2,095,386. 20 2, 211, 233.57 Total expended------------------- 36, 531. 60 536, 312. 50 1,226, 354. 41 1, 874,851. 39 2, 253, 374. 31 Allotted ....... _ _ ___............_-5, 801. 17 3,010,000.00 967, 500. 00 -667, 949. 21 1, 521,527. 61 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____---------------- $1,393, 957.60 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved May 28, 1930----------- $9,479.02 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931------------ 3, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved July 14, 1932----------1,465, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932------------ 108, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------- 67, 500. 00 1, 653, 479. 02 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- 3, 047, 436. 62 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__ 109, 011.13 Deductions on account of impounded funds revoked 22,940.28 131, 951. 41 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 2, 915, 485. 21 Gross amount expended --------------------- 2, 305, 009.08 Less: Reimbursements collected .------ $50, 718. 51 Receipts from sales-------------- 916. 26 51, 634. 77 2, 253, 374. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---- __- ___. 6-_ 110. 90 662, 1 Increased $7,150 account amount allowed contractor for work completed in 1932. 2 Increased $8,023.53 account adjustment of plant values and charged to previous projects. 542 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_--...--- $188, 105.20 Impounded balances fiscal year 1933_------------ 1.17 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 421, 317. 77 $609, 424.14 Balance available June 30, 1933_ ---------------------- 52, 686. 76 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 806.69 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_-- - 53, 493. 45 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-------- 440, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_------------- ---- 493,493. 45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1935, for maintenance 140, 000. 00 15. OPERATING AND CARE OF HARVEY CANALS AND LOCKS, LA. Location.--Harvey Lock is located at Harvey, La., opposite New Orleans. Harvey Canal connects with this lock. Harvey Canal No. 2 is about 7.2 miles long and connects Lake Salvador with Bayou Lafourche; it is separated by about 24.3 miles from Harvey Canal following the present existing route. Existing project.-This provides for the purchase of the Harvey Canals and Lock and was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919. (H.Doc. No. 610, 63d Cong., 2d sess.) Lock Miles from New Orleans (Canal Street) --------------------. 3.5. Miles from Mississippi River------------------------------ 0.13. Width of chamber_-- ----------- ------------------- 29.9 feet. Length available for full width 50 feet. 1------------------------------- Lift----------- ---------------------------------- 0-19.6 feet. Depth on miter sill at low water__------------------------ 6.5 feet. Character of foundation----- ------------------- Timber piles. Kind of dam_----------- ------------------------- None. Type of construction------------------- Concrete. Date of completion-- .----------------------------- Not known. Cost (lock, lock site, andccanals purchased) $----------- -$515,000. Terminal facilities.--Just below the bridges there is a Government- owned wharf open to all, free of charge. There are several small rivate wharves. There are no terminal facilities on Harvey Canal Vo. 2. Operations and results a uring fiscal year.---The lock, canals, and grounds were maintained in good condition, and all necessary routine work thereon performed. The total costs were $23,373.49 and the total expenditures $25,827.03. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted by the purchase of the lock and canals in 1924. The amount paid for the lock and Harvey Canal No. 1 was $425,000 and for Harvey Canal No. 2, $90,000. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year in the canals was 5 feet and in the lock 7 feet, mean low Gulf. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $288,415.94. The total expenditures were $297,896.27. Proposed operations.-The lock and grounds will be operated and maintained under allotment from the permanent indefinite appropri- ation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 543 The present lock will be permanently closed to navigation about September 15, 1933, to allow the necessary levees and approach structures for the new Harvey lock to be built. It is expected that the new lock will be opened to navigation by December 15, 1933. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------- --------- -__$288,415.94 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 -------- - 9, 341.47 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----- -- - Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_ ___- ____ ------ _________-- -- - - 297, 757.41 -__ -518. 54 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_ ____-----______--298, 275. 95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 379. 68 Net total expenditures----- ------------------------- 297, 896. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------- __ __3, 679.13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -_____________ 301, 575.40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cst of new work ...... -..-- $...------------. Cost of maintenance- -__---------------- $27, 199. 28 $24, 829. 84 $25, 961. 67 $23, 225. 48 $23, 373. 49 Total expended-----.-------------------- 25, 442.02 24, 703.88 31, 896. 14 21, 758. 87 25, 827.03 Allotted--- --------------------------.. . 30, 000. 00 23, 500. 00 26, 000.00 30, 000.00 18, 075.40 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_____________________________ $11, 430. 76 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------------- __----20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-______ ____________ ____31, 430. 76 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 1, 924. 60 Net amount to be accounted for __________________________ 29, 506. 16 Gross amount expended_-------------- --- $30, 891.91 Less reimbursements collected__--__---------- ___- 5, 064. 88 25, 827.03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 679. 13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------- $544. 42 Impounded balances f.y. 1933---------------------------139. 74 684. 16 Balance available June 30. 1933__----------------------- 2, 994. 97 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_--_-------------------------- 518. 54 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_------------- 3, 513. 51 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 --- ____------------------ - 31, 400. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ------------------- 34, 913. 51 16. OPERATING AND CARE OF HANSON CANAL, LA. Location.-Hanson Canal leaves the right bank of Bayou Teche be- low the town of Franklin; it is 4.1 miles long. Its westerly end is about 21/ miles from the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Water- way, with which it connects through Bayou Portage. It connects with Bayou Teche by Hanson Lock. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116.) 16228-ENG 1933-35 544 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing project.-This provides for the purchase of the Hanson Canal at a cost not to exceed $65,000, and was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. Hanson Lock Miles from Franklin, La ---- 1. 5. Miles from Bayou Teche------------ 0.0. Width of chamber --- -__ ___------26.5 feet. Length available for full width-------. 937 feet. Lift---- ------------------------- 0-5 feet. Depth on miter sill at low water------- 5.0 feet. Character of foundation -------------. Timber piles. Kind of dam--------------------- None. Type of construction---------- --- Concrete buttresses, wooden mitering gates, earth-lock chamber. Percentage of completion__ Completed 1907. Cost___-------------------- $65,000, including 4.1 miles of canal. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-The lock, canal, structures, and grounds were maintained in good condition and all necessary routine and maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $3,462.19, all for maintenance, and the total expendi- tures $3,654.95. Condition at end of fiscal year.-This property was purchased by the United States in 1923, at a cost of $65,000. The controlling depth on June 30, 1933, was 5 feet at mean low Gulf in the canal and 4 feet in the lock chamber. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $36,256.04, all for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $36,208.87. Proposed operations.-The lock, canal, and grounds will be oper- ated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and finanoial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933________________--___----- $36, 256.04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---__________---------- 47. 17 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 36, 208. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 __------------- -------- 911. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____-___ ____ 37, 119. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.. . . . . ... ....--------- - . -.-----.-.- Cost of maintenance---- -------------- $3, 703. 93 $3, 585. 48 $2, 882. 65 $3, 292. 86 $3, 462. 19 Total expended---------------------------- 3, 742. 97 3, 616. 89 2, 875. 76 3, 276. 76 3, 654.95 Allotted-..........................--------------------------- 3, 600. 00 3, 800. 00 3, 500. 00 3, 500. 00 2, 719. 88 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -$1, ------------- 846. 08 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------------------ __ 3, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_..----- --------------- 4,846. 08 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--------- 280. 12 ...... Net amount to be accounted for-- ----- - 4, 565.96 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 545 Gross amount expended----------------- ------ $3, 657. 95 Less: Reimbursements collected------------- $2.00 Receipts from sales_,-------------------------1. 00 3.00 $3, 654. 95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 11.01 9----------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--_,----------------------- 298. 29 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 612. 72 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934---------------------------- 3, 800. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------------------4, 412. 72 17. OPERATING AND CARE OF SCHOONER BAYOU LOCK, LA. Location.-Schooner Bayou Lock is located in Vermilion Parish, La., on the 5 by 40 intracoastal waterway between Vermilion Bay and the Mermentau River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116). Existing project.-This provides for the construction of the Schooner Bayou Lock and Dam and was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 640, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). Schooner Bayou Lock Miles from Abbeville, La--------------- 21. Miles from Vermilion River-------------. 9. Width of chamber--------------------- 36 feet. Length available for full width---------- 300 feet. Lift--------------------------------- 0-3 feet. Depth on miter sill at low water--------- 8 feet. Character of foundation---------------- Timber piles. Kind of dam--------------------------Timber. Type of construction------------------- Concrete buttresses, wooden gates turning on horizontal hinges at bottom, earth lock chamber. Percentage of completion----------------Lock completed 1913; dam com- pleted 1914. Cost----------------------------------$40,018.10 for lock and $8,500 for dam. Local cooperation.-The project provided that rights-of-way be furnished free of cost to the United States. The necessary land for the lock and dam was deeded to the United States and accepted March 13, 1909. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-The lock, dam, structures, and grounds were maintained in good condition and all necessary routine and maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $5,198.26, all for maintenance, and the total expendi- tures $5,083.35. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The lock and dam were com- pleted in 1913 and 1914, respectively, at a cost of $40,018.10 for the lock and $8,500 for the dam; both are in good condition. The con- trolling depth on June 30, 1933, was 8 feet at mean Gulf level. The total costs were $102,562.73, all for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $102,201.23. Proposed operations.-The lock, dam, and grounds will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite ap- propriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. 546 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------- ____ __ -- - -___ $102, 562. 73 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ____1______ --- 7. 89 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_- ---- __--------__ 102, 580. 62 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 379. 39 Net total expenditures-- -------- 102, 201.23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 2,103. 82 Total amount apropriated to June 30, 1933--- - 104, 305.05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 "Cost of new work...----------------------- Cost of maintenance----....................---------------... $5, 112. 18 $4, 404. 88 $5, 018. 52 $5, 217. 86 $5, 198. 26 Total expended...........------------------------- 4, 945. 64 5,191. 47 5, 027. 45 4, 662.18 5, 083. 35 Allotted---------------------------------- 4, 800. 00 5,000. 00 5, 500. 00 5, 000. 00 5, 574.59 lalance unexpended July 1, 1932-----------------------------$1, 612. 58 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909__------------ --------- 5, 900. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------ ---------- 7, 512. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 325.41 Net amount to be accounted for-....... .------------- 7,187.17 Gross amount expended-------------------------------- $5,230.39 Less reimbursements collected__ ------------------- 147. 04 5, 083. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 2,103. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__------------------ 501.17 Impounded funds fiscal year 1933-----------------------62.28 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------_ 1, 228.42 1, 791.87 Balance available June 30, 1933___-------------------------- 311. 95 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 -------------------------- 5, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_____--- ----- 5, 811.95 18. OPERATING AND CARE OF VERMILION LOCK, LA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption fbrms part of the project for the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway from the Mississippi River at or near New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex. (New Orleans-Sabine River section). See pages 532 to 542 of this report, where general information may be found. Operations and results during flscal year.--Lock and sluiceway under construction by contract. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction of lock and sluice- way about 53 percent completed. Proposed operations.--The lock, sluiceway, and grounds will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent in- definite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934___--------------------------- $13,000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__. ---------------------------- 13, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 547 19. PETIT ANSE, TIGRE, AND CARLIN BAYOUS, LA. Location.--Bayou Tigre is a tributary of Bayou Carlin; Bayou Carlin is a tributary of Bayou Petit Anse. Bayou Petit Anse has its source in Iberia Parish, about 5 miles northwest of New Iberia. It flows in a southwesterly direction for about 15 miles to its intersection with the Intracoastal Waterway, thence for a distance of about 3 miles to Vermilion Bay. Bayou Tigre has its source in Vermilion Parish about 6 miles northeast of Abbeville and flows in a southerly direc- tion for about 7 miles to its junction with Bayou Carlin. Bayou Carlin has its source in Lake Peigneur in Vermilion Parish and flows in a southerly direction about 7.5 miles to its confluence with Bayou Petit Anse at a point about 2.3 miles above the Intracoastal Waterway. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1277.) Existing project.-No project has been authorized by Congress. The dredging of a channel in Bayou Petit Anse, 9 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the intracoastal waterway to a point 3.2 miles upstream, thence 5 feet deep and 40 feet wide to the highway bridge at the upper end of Avery Island about 6.1 miles; and a channel 5 feet deep over a bottom width of 40 feet in Bayou Carlin from Bayou Petit Anse to Lake Peigneur about 7.6 miles, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 225, Seventy- second Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $38,500, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modiflcation of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition that local interests furnish all rights of way and suitable areas for disposal of dredged material, and shall construct a suitable public terminal at the head of Avery Island and reconstruct all highway and railroad bridges to provide suitable clearances, all without cost to the United States. Terminal facilities.-Existing terminal facilities are confined to small private docks and cane hoists. Terminal facilities are further described in House Document No. 225, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done. Proposed operations.-The allotment of $38,500 from National Industrial Recovery Act funds will be applied to completion of the project by contract during the period January 1 to March 31, 1934. No additional funds can be expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, as it is not believed that maintenance dredging will be required during that year. Cost and financial summary Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act _________ $38, 500 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 _____-______ _____________ 38, 500 20. BAYOU VERMILION, LA. Locatian.-Bayou Vermilion, also called Vermilion River, is formed by the junction of Bayous Fusilier and Bourbeau, west of 548 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Arnaudville, La., and flows in a southwesterly direction to the west- ern end of Vermilion Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of June 14, 1880. The cost and expenditures were $9,900. For further details see page 762, Annual Report for 1914. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 51/ feet deep (no width specified) at mean low Gulf from Vermilion Bay to the South- ern Pacific bridge at Lafayette, La., a distance of 51 miles, to be ob- tained by dredging and removing obstructions. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide at mouth is 10 inches and the ex- treme 14 inches. The variation of water surface, near the mouth due to hurricanes, and in the upper reaches due to floods, is from 8 to 10 feet. The estimated cost of new work, adopted in 1892, exclusive of amount expended on previous project, was $25,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892 (H.Ex.Doc. No. 273, 51st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2549 of the Annual Report for 1917. Terminal facilities.-At Bancker, Rosehill, Abbeville, and Pin- hook Bridge there are ordinary wharves. At Abbeville there is a public wharf without charge, and a private one owned by the South- ern Pacific Railroad, with conveyors for transferring freight from wharf to top of bank. Along the stream there are several derricks for loading cane on barges. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during the fiscal year.-There were no oper- ations and no expenditures during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1896. The controlling depths on June 30, 1933, were as follows: Over bar at mouth, 3 to 4 feet, mean low Gulf; mouth to Abbeville, 11 feet, mean low Gulf; Abbeville to Milton, 5 feet; Milton to Pinhook Bridge, 3 feet, mean low water, available through- out the year. The head of navigation is at Pinhook Bridge, mile 49 from the mouth. The channel is in good condition from mouth to Abbeville, fair from Abbeville to Milton, and poor above Milton. The total costs and expenditures have been $126,133.54, of which $25,000 was for new work and $101,133.54 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are avaliable. The sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance operation of one United States bucket dredge August 1, 1934, to March 31, 1935. This amount exceeds the average expenditure for maintenance during the past five years, due to the requirements of commerce for a better channel to connect with the intracoastal waterway. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- _--------------------__ $34, 900. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__------------------------101, 133. 54 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933___________136, 033.54 Net total expenditures_ _----------------136, 033. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ----------------- 136, 033. 54 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 549 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----------------------..--. Cost of maintenance_ _------------------$10, 000. 00 $1, 872. 78 $13. 27 $1, 067. 49 ..--- .-.-. Total expended......-----------------------10, 000. 00 1, 872. 78 11. 64 1, 069. 12 - Allotted--------------- ----------........... ..------------3, 000. 00 - - -46.46 ---- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance-------------------------------- $40, 000.00 21. MERMENTAU RIVER, BAYOU NEZPIQUE, AND BAYOU DES CANNES, LA. Location.-Mermentau River is formed by the junction of Bayous des Cannes and Nezpique, 2.25 miles above Mermentau, La., and flowing in a southwesterly direction empties into the Gulf of Mexico. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116.) Bayou Nezpique rises in Evangeline Parish, flows in a southerly direction, and empties into the Mermentau River. Bayou des Cannes rises in Evangeline Parish, flows in a south- southwesterly direction, and empties into the Mermentau River. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of obstructions to navigation to secure the natural channel throughout the entire Mermentau River, a distance of 71.5 miles, and through Bayou Nez- pique from its mouth to 25 miles above, and Bayou des Cannes from its mouth to Evangeline Bridge (mile 8.5) ; for improving the chan- nel in Lower Mud Lake by constructing a brush dam to concentrate the action of the current and by dredging; and for removing a por- tion of the wrecked dam 7 miles above the mouth. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide on the Mer- mentau River near the mouth is 10 inches and near the head about 3 inches, the extreme range being 14 inches and about 5 inches, re- spectively. The variation of the water surface near the mouth may be as much as 7 or 8 feet, due to hurricanes on the Gulf, and near the head from 8 to 12 feet tlue to freshets. On Bayou Nezpique, under ordinary conditions, the range of tide is about 3 inches at the mouth and nothing at the head. On Bayou des Cannes, under ordi- nary conditions, the range of tide is about 3 inches at the mouth and nothing at the head. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1892, was $23,615; and that for the removal of the dam, made in 1916, $1,500. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 13, 1892, provided for the general proj- ect (Annual Report for 1891, p. 1862) ; the act of July 27, 1916, pro- vided for the removal of a portion of the wrecked dam near the mouth (H.Doc. No. 1232, 64th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the improvement of Bayou des Cannes (H.Doc. No. 1398, 65th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is printed in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 36, Seventy-second Congress, first session. 550 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Recommended modification of project.-Under date of June 9, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project to provide a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide, from the intracoastal waterway to the junction of Bayous Nezpique and des Cannes, at an estimated cost of $30,000 with maintenance esti- mated at the rate of $1,200 annually, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 36, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-There are several private wharves and ware- houses at Grand Chenier. These are small ordinary wharves. There is a well-constructed public wharf at Lake Arthur, La., with- out charge. At Mermentau, La., the Southern Pacific Railroad owns a long wharf, with a spur running to the wharf. There is another small landing and warehouse at this place without charge. There is a large rice-storage warehouse on Bayou Nezipique. On Bayous des Cannes and Nezpique there are few private landing places and small wharves along the route, which are sufficient to meet the pres- ent demand of commerce and are open without charge. The facili- ties are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-There were no op- erations or expenditures during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1917. The controlling depths, mean low Gulf, on June 30, 1933, were Mermentau River; Over bar at entrance to Gulf, 3 feet; mile 0 to 3, 8 feet; through Mud Lake, mile 3 to 6, 3.7 feet; mile 6 to 13, upper Mud Lake, 8 feet; through lake, mile 13 to 16.5, 7.8 feet; mile 16.5 to 24.5, Grand Lake, 11 feet; through lake, mile 24.5 to 36, lower end, 3 feet; upper end, 5 feet; mile 36 to 47, Lake Arthur, 12 feet; through lake, mile 47 to 53, 5 feet; mile 53 to 71.5, 40 feet. Bayou Nezpique: Mile 0 to 23, 8 feet; mile 23 to 25, head of improvement, 3 feet, Bayou des Cannes: Mile 0 to 8.5, Evangeline Bridge, 5 feet. Mile 0 is at mouth of stream in each case. These depths are avail- able throughout the year. Channel conditions are good in Mermen- tau River, Bayou Nezpique, mile 0 to 22, and fair in Bayou des Cannes, mile 0 to 8.5. The total costs and expenditures have been $65,627.96, of which $27,580.35 was for new work, and $38,047.61 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance operation of one United States bucket dredge from April 1 to June 30, 1935, in removing obstructions in Bayou des Cannes from mile 0 to mile 8.5, and in dredging a channel through Mud Lake. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $27, 580. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- ---------------- ------ 38, 047. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---- ------- 65, 627. 96 Net total expenditures- ------- ---------- ------ 65, 627. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -----------__---- 65, 621. 96 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 551 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.. Cost of maintenance ---------------------------- $15, 000. 00 $3, 994. 03 - Total expended.. -------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 3, 994. 03 ----------- --- --------- Allotted......---------------------------$15, 000. 00------------ 4, 000. 00 -$5. 97 ------------ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------------------------------------------ $15, 000 22. REMOVING THE WATER HYACINTH (LOUISIANA) Location.-Lakes and streams tributary to the Gulf coast. Existing project.-This project provides for the extermination or removal of plants from the navigable waters of the States of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, so far as they are or may become an obstruction to navigation, by any mechanical, chemi- cal, or other means whatsoever; for the construction and operation of boats equipped with suitable machinery for such removal; and for the construction and operation of booms to prevent the drifting of plants from one stream to another. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, made appropriations for the States of Fjorida and Louisiana and provided for the extermination or removal of plants, the building of boats, and the establishment of booms (H.Doc. No. 91, 55th Cong., 3d sess.) ; the act of June 13, 1902, authorized the use of any mechanical, chemical, or other means what- soever; the act of March 3, 1905, made the appropriation available for the State of Texas; the acts of March 3, 1905, and March 2, 1907, in making appropriations for Florida, provided that no chemi- cal process injurious to cattle which may feed upon the water hya- cinth shall be used; the act of July 25, 1912, made the appropriation available for the State of Mississippi and also made available for use in that State the operating plant pertaining to the work in Louisi- ana; and the act of July 27, 1916, made the appropriation available for the State of Alabama. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities of the various streams from which hyacinths were removed are described in the reports for the improvement of these streams. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-The U.S. steamer Hyacinth carried on spraying operations in Bayous Barataria, Bon- fouca, Chene Blanc, Lacassine, Lafourche, Manchac, and Middle; Amite, Blind, Blood, Natalbany, Ponchatoula, and Tickfaw Rivers; North Pass and sections of the intracoastal waterway. The U.S. barge Chene carried on spraying operations in Bayous Barataria, Bedico, Black Boeuf, Chevreuil, Cocodrie, Des Allemands, Gorche, Grand, Grand Caillou, Lafourche, Little Wax, and Sennette; Blind and Tangipahoa Rivers; Lake Natchez, and Hanson Canal: and sections of the intracoastal waterway. A total of 29,076,333 square yards of hyacinths were sprayed. The U.S. barge Chene removed 552 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 8,368 square yards of alligator grass from Bayous Barataria and Sennette, and the intracoastal waterway; and by agreement with Terrebonne Parish 1,353,098 square yards of alligator grass were removed by hand from Bayous Black, DeLarge, Grand Caillou, LeCarpe, and Terrebonne; making a total of 1,361,466 square yards of alligator grass removed. Both sprayboats were also engaged in miscellaneous work such as pile driving, removing obstructions, and hyacinth boom installation and maintenance. The total costs were $55,604.95, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $58,726.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.-From 1900 to 1902 a boat with suitable machinery for removing and crushing the hyacinth was operated. Since then the U.S. steamer Htyacinth, equipped with means for spraying plants with a solution of arsenic and soda, has been used in those streams of such commercial importance as to justify improvement. Booms have been constructed at certain points to prevent the drifting of the plant from nonnavigable streams into those which are navigable. The work done has resulted in a great benefit to navigation. In 1915 the U.S. barge Chene was equipped for spraying smaller streams, but was placed out of commission in September 1922. A new steel hull for the Hyacinth was constructed in 1925 and new upper works built thereon. The barge Chene was recommissioned in August 1929 and in 1930 her machinery was changed to greatly increase her efficiency. In 1932 a new steel sprayboat was purchased and the machinery from the old barge Chene transferred to the new sprayboat. This new plant was commissioned in March 1933. The total costs were $666,048.54, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $705,990.57. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, $23,626.01, in- cluding accounts receivable, $12.89, at the end of the year together with anticipated allotment of $14,373.99, a total of $38,012.89, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- $2, 735.02 Reserved for impounded balances-- ---- ----------------- 26. 40 Maintenance (hired labor and Government plant) : Removal by structures, July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934--------- 2, 200. 00 Removal by floating plant, July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934 ------ 30, 051. 47 Removal by hand, July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934-------------- 3, 000. 00 Total--------------------------------------------- 38, 012. 89 It is expected that the available funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. The additional amount of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance (hired labor and Government plant) : Removal by structures ---------------------------------- $10, 000 Removal by floating plant----------------------------- --- 35, 000 Removal by hand-------------------------------------- 5, 000 _----------50, Total-_------ --------------------------- 000 The expenditures for hyacinth removal will be increased due to the addition of some one hundred miles of intracoastal waterway and its crossing of numerous hyacinth infested streams. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA.9 DISTRICT 553 Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ $666, 048. 54 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------42, 664. 16 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--- ..---------------------- 708, 712. 70 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 12. 89 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-------------------- 708, 725.59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 2, 735. 02 Net total expenditures---- ----------------------- 705, 990. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 23, 626. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------__ 729, 616. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ........ __.__...... Cost of maintenance_______________________ $28, 682.05 $31,923.45 $24,161._19 $33,035.53 $55, 604.95 Total expended----......... ............ 22, 879. 00 33, 470.35 30,156.53 42, 484.91 58, 726.21 Allotted- .__----------------------------25, 000. 00 49, 000. 00 32,000. 00 22, 013. 07 55, 523. 51 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------$26, 828. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_________________________ $29, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------ - - __- - ___-30, 000. 00 59, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for . ---------------------------- 85, 828. 71 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--------- 3, 476. 49 Net amount to be accounted for _____________________ 82, 352.22 Gross amount expended____----- ___..-- -_____ 71, 272. 23 Less- Reimbursements collected ------------- $12, 405. 22 Receipts from sales_______________ 140. 80 12, 546. 02 58, 726.21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------- 23, 626. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__ __---,_ __--3, 142. 42 Impounded balances fiscal year 1933_------------------ 26. 40 3, 168. 82 Balance available June 30, 1933 _____-------- ------------- 20, 457. 19 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_ _--_------_------------------- 12. 89 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--_---------__ 20, 470. 08 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- ----- 30, 1935, for maintenance___ 50, 000. 00 23. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $14,383.17; the expenditures were $14,403.66. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as needed during. the fiscal year 1934 to pay- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 554 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 ment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $22,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- $76,349.58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------- .25 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 --------------------- 76, 349. 83 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 -------------------- 238.49 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 76, 111.34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------ 23, 595. 90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 9, 707. 24 9-------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------------ ------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance...........------------------- $4, 797. 09 $11, 692.83 $22, 509. 04 $22, 967. 45 $14, 383. 17 Total expended----............-----............-------------..... 4, 257. 88 12, 073. 20 20, 609. 69 24, 766. 91 14, 403. 66 Allotted---..............------------------------- ...... 10, 900. 00 14, 500. 00 15, 000.00 24, 000. 00 34, 407. 24 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__---. _-_----------------_ $3, 592.32 Amount allotted from War Department' Appropriation Act approved- Feb. 12, 1925 ----------- _--_-$2, 500. 00 Mar. 23, 1928------....------.....---------------------- 238. 30 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved- May 28, 1930---------- --------------------- 5, 330. 80 Feb. 23, 1931---------------------------------3, 011.31 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved- Mar. 4, 1933 --------------- -- -------------- 15, 000. 00 July 14, 1932 -------------------------------- 12, 000. 00 38, 080. 41 Amount to be accounted for - ____--- -- -- _____-41, 672. 73 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 3, 673. 17 Net amount to be accounted for----- 37, 999. 56 Gross amount expended -------- ___ --------- __ 829. 40 -_14, Less receipts from sales -------------------------- 425. 74 14, 403.66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 23, 595.90 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ ---------------- 481.38 Impounded funds fiscal year 1933------ - - ----------- 3.75 485.13 Balance available June 30, 1933-----------------------23, 110. 77 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933____---------------__--------__ _ .25 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_ ---- __ -- __ 23, 111. 02 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - - - -_________ - - - - _- - - - - - - ___ __ 22, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ORLEANS, LA.2 DISTRICT 555 24. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. JI of report] For Cost and expenditures to last June 30, 1933 full re- Name of project port see annual New work Maintenance report for- 1. Bayou Bonfouca, La............. - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1932 5,500.00 2. Pass Manchac, La.2 4_________________...........................____________............... 2 1931 1, 374.10 $4, 531.36 3. Amite River and Bayou Manchac, La. 5__....-.-.-.-..--.-__ 1932 28, 233. 68 61,973. 63 4. Barataria Bay, La.26......................................... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1932 73, 037. 11 24, 360. 88 5. Bayou Lafourche, La.7___ . 1925 252, 935. 48 15, 445. 38 6. Bayou Terrebonne, La. 8...______________________________________................................. 1932 120, 088. 71 121, 691. 31 7. Bayou Grossetete, La.2__________----- .--.-.-.-- __ 2 1932 29, 392. 49 22, 470. 41 8. Atchafalaya River, Morgan City to the Gulf of Mexico, La. .__. 1930 501, 963. 23 152, 765. 14 9. Bayou Queue de Tortue, La.2........-------------------- 2 -- ------ 1924 33, 355.18 4, 276.10 10. Bayou Plaquemine Brule, La. 2 _ __....................... _ 1932 32, 759. 90 28, 864.70 11. Calcasieu River and Pass, La. 9 10__ __. ................ 1932 495, 913. 63 188, 125. 55 1 Government funds. 2 Channels adequate for commerce. 3 Contributed funds. S Revoked during the fiscal year $248.04. 5 Revoked during the fiscal year $1,850.40. 6 Revoked during the fiscal year $183.77. 7 Modification of project is recommended in H.Doc. No. 45, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 8 Revoked during the fiscal year $3,011.31. o Modification of project is recommended in H.Doc. No. 172, 72d Cong. 1st sess. 10oExpended $1.68 for general supervision and $1,739.90 revoked furing the fiscal year. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Authorization act TransComied House document Recommenda- Black Bayou, La-------........Rivers and Harbors Mar. 2,1933 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, May 5, 1932. Castaigne Bayou, La..-- Rivers and Harbors .........--..-- Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 11, 1932. Chien Lake, La., to the River and Harbor Intracoastal Water- Act, July 3, 1930. way. Grand Bayou Pass, La_. do.....--- -... Lacombe Bayou, La - -.... Rivers and Harbors Jan. 18, 1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee, No. 53 tion, May 21, 1926. (72d Cong., 2d sess.). Lafourche Bayou, La_-. River and Harbor Dec. 9,1932 No. 45 (73d Cong., 1st Do. Act, July 3, 1930. sess.). Do--...--.--------- Rivers and Harbors - - - - - - - - - Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 5, 1933. Little Caillou Bayou, Rivers and Harbors ............---- ------------------------ La. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 14, 1932. Mississippi River to In- River and Harbor -..--.......... tracoastal Waterway, Act, July 3, 1930. via Bayou Manchac, Amite River, Lake Maurepas, Pass Man- chac, Lake Pontchar- train, and the Rigo- lets, La. New Orleans, La., to River and Harbor Apalachicola River, Act, Mar. 3, 1925. Fla., and Apalachicola and Chattahoochee Rivers to Columbus, Ga., inland waterway. --- -- - - - - - - - - Plaquemine Brule River and Harbor Oct. 27,1932 Unfavorable. Bayou, La. Terre au Boeuf Bayou Act, July 3, 1930. Rivers and Harbors ------------------------ and Delacroix Island, Committee resolu- ------------------------ La. tion, Feb. 25, 1927. Vermilion River, La-.... River and Harbor Dec. 9, 1932 Do. Act, July 3, 1930. 556 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT This district includes all work of river and harbor improvements in Texas with the exception of the Red River Basin and Johnsons Bayou, La. District engineer: Maj. Milo P. Fox, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Sabine-Neches Waterway, 8. Houston Ship Channel, Tex_ 580 Tex-------------------556 9. Double Bayou, Tex 585 2. Johnsons Bayou, La------- 3. The Louisiana and Texas 562 10. 11. Anahuac Channel, Tex Cedar Bayou, Tex-- ----- 86 588 Intracoastal Waterway 12. Clear Creek, Tex ---------- 590 from the Mississippi River at or near New Orleans, 13. 14. Freeport Harbor, Tex ----- Channel from Aransas Pass 591 La., to Corpus Christi, to Corpus Christi, Tex-_ 597 Tex. (Sabine River-Cor- 15. Channel from Pass Cavallo pus Christi section) .---- 563 to Port Lavaca, Tex----- 600 4. Galveston Harbor, Tex_.... 569 16. Port Aransas, Tex---..--- 601 5. Galveston Channel, Tex__- 572 17. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex_ 606 6. Channel from Galveston 18. Examinations, surveys, and Harbor to Texas City, contingencies (general)_-- 612 Tex--------------- 575 19. Other projects for which no 7. Channel to Port Bolivar, estimates are submitted_- 613 Tex--------------- 578 1. SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY, TEX. Location.--This is a consolidation of the old improvements of "Harbor at Sabine Pass and Port Arthur Canal" and " Sabine- Neches Canal, including Sabine River to Orange and Neches River to Beaumont, Tex." Sabine Pass is on the Gulf of Mexico, approxi- mately 80 miles east of Galveston and 435 miles west of New Orleans. It connects Sabine Lake with the Gulf of Mexico. The Port Arthur Canal extends from near the upper end of Sabine Pass to the Port Arthur docks at the mouth of. Taylors Bayou, a distance of 7 miles. Near its upper end the Sabine-Neches Canal joins and ex- tends to the mouths of the Neches and Sabine Rivers. The water- way next extends up the Neches River to Beaumont and up the Sabine River to Orange. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 517 and 533.) Previous projects.-The original project for improvement of Sabine Pass was adopted by act of March 3, 1875, and subsequent projects and modifications by acts of August 2, 1882, June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, and June 19, 1906. The Port Arthur Canal was con- veyed to the United States free of cost in 1906, and the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, incorporated it in the project. The Sabine and Neches Rivers were first improved under the River and Harbor Acts of June 18, 1878, and March 3, 1899, and the Sabine- Neches Canal was first improved under the River and Harbor Acts of March 3,*1905, and March 2, 1907. The project was enlarged by the River and Harbor Acts of February 27, 1911, July 25, 1912, March 2, 1919, and September 22, 1922. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 557 The cost and expenditures prior to the adoption of the existing project were $7,560,508.29, of which $5,180,831.51 was charged to new work and $2,379,676.78 charged to maintenance. In addition, $577,506.78 was expended from contributed funds for new work, of which $111,348.55 was for construction of the guard lock and $466,- 158.23 for dredging. For further details see page 1863 of Annual Report for 1915 for the Sabine and Neches Rivers, Sabine Pass, and Port Arthur Canal, and page 985 of the report for 1916 for Sabine- Neches Canal. (See also pp. 1100 and 1105 of Annual Report for 1921, and p. 874 of Annual Report for 1926.) Existing project.-This provides for channel depths at mean low water of 33 feet over Sabine Pass outer bar, 25 feet in the Sabine River from the cut-off below Orange, Tex., up to and including the Orange turning basin, and 30 feet in all other channels and turning basins. The channel bottom widths as now provided for are 450 feet over Sabine Pass outer bar; 300 feet between the Sabine Pass jetties and in Sabine Pass; 200 feet in the Port Arthur Canal; 125 feet in the channel connecting the Gulf Refining Co.'s turning basin in Tay- lors Bayou with the Port Arthur west turning basin; 150 feet in the Sabine-Neches Canal from the head of the Port Arthur Canal to the mouth of the Neches River; 125 feet in the Sabine-Neches Canal from the mouth of the Neches River to the mouth of the Sabine River and up the Sabine River to the cut-off below Orange, Tex.; 150 feet in the Sabine River from the cut-off below Orange up to the Orange turning basin; 125 feet in cut-offs and 150 feet in the open river in the Neches River from the mouth to Beaumont, Tex. The project also provides for two turning basins at the head of the Port Arthur Canal, one 420 feet wide by 1,800 feet long and the other 600 feet wide by 1,700 feet long, and one turning basin at Orange, Tex., and one at Beaumont, Tex., each 500 feet wide by 1,500 feet long; for extending the Beaumont turning basin upstream over a bottom width of 350 feet to a point 200 feet above the newly constructed city wharves; for the construction of two passing places in the Sabine-Neches Canal; and for an anchorage basin in Sabine Pass near Sabine Light with a bottom width of 800 feet, including the navigable channel, and a length of 4,500 feet, with dolphins on 100-foot -centers along the east side of the basin. The project for jetty work provides for two rubble mound jetties at the pass, the eastern jetty to be 25,270 feet long and the western jetty 21,860 feet long, and includes the removal of the guard lock in the Sabine- Neches Canal. The mean tidal variation at the entrance is about 1 /2 feet, at Port Arthur about 1 foot, and at Orange and Beaumont about five-tenths foot. The effect of the wind is often greater than that of the tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $6,250,000, made up as follows: $3,494,500 for dredging work, of which $385,500 has been contributed in cash and useful work performed, and $2,755,500 for jetty work. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance dredging is $420,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 25, 1912, provided for the present 558 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 dimensions of the jetties (H.Doc. No. 773, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the acts of September 22, 1922, and January 21, 1927, provided for the dimensions of the channels and turning basins (H.Doc. No. 975, 66th Cong., 3d sess., S.Doc. No. 152, 67th Cong., 2d sess., and H.Doc. No. 287, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of March 3, 1925, pro- vided for the removal of the guard lock (H.Doc. No. 234, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in House Document No. 975, Sixty-sixth Congress, third session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 27, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the enlargement of channels in the Sabine-Neches Waterway to provide a channel 450 feet wide and 35 feet deep through outer Sabine Pass Bar; a channel between the jetties 35 feet deep and 450 feet wide at the outer end, decreasing to 32 feet deep and 300 feet wide at the inner end; a depth of 32 feet in all channels and turning basins between the jetty channel and the mouth of the Neches River, and in the Neches River to and including the Beaumont turning basin; a width: of 250 feet in the canal between Sabine Pass and Port Arthur, 200 feet in the canal between Port Arthur and the mouth of the Neches River, 200 feet in the Neches River including cut-off channels; a new cut-off at the bend at Smiths Bluff in the Neches River of the same dimensions; an anchorage basin in Sabine Pass 800 feet wide, 3,000 feet long, and 32 feet deep; a channel through the west turning basin at Port Arthur 325 feet wide, 1,700 feet long, and 32 feet deep; and a turning basin in Taylors Bayou 150 to 1,000 feet wide, 2,900 feet long, and 32 feet deep, as recommended by the Chief of Engi- neers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 27, Seventy- second Congress, first session, was included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included under public- works program. Local cooperation.-The work included under the public-works program is subject to the condition that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States all necessary rights of way and suitable spoil disposal areas during initial construction and for fu- ture maintenance as and when needed; dumping privileges for the disposal of material excavated in new work and maintenance on re- claimed land lying between Sabine Lake and the Port Arthur and the Sabine-Neches Canal except on such parcels as the Chief of Engineers may exempt; and convey to the United States the owner- ship of a parcel of reclaimed land, about 20 acres in area, located as may be determined by the Chief of Engineers along the water- front of Port Arthur, Tex. None of the above requirements have been met except that the State of Texas by legislative act has granted authority to place spoil on most of the reclaimed area between Sabine Lake and the Sabine-Neches and Port Arthur Canal. Cooperation required under prior acts have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Modern terminal facilities adequate for pres- ent commerce exist. (See p. 938, Annual Report for 1932, and Port Series No. 14, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Miscellaneous survey work was done at various places on the waterway. The field office RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 559 at Port Arthur, Tex., was maintained. The following maintenance dredging was done: Cubic Plant Locality Date yards re- moved U.S. hopper dredge Chinook_.- Sabine Pass jetty channel and June 19-30, 1933------------- 346, 188 outer bar. U.S. pipe-line dredge Kimble.. Neches River__ ________ July 1-Aug. 16, 1932; Dec. 12, 423, 390 1932-June 15, 1933. Do_____________________ Sabine-Neches Canal .......... Aug. 17-Dec. 11, 1932-...... 196,000 Do -------------------- Sabine River__--------------June 16-30, 1933------------- 13, 842 U.S. pipe-line dredge San Ja- Neches River__________ __ July 1-12, 1932......-------------- 25, 685 cinto. Do.----------------------- Port Arthur Canal........---------- July 13-17, 1932; Aug. 29- 373, 929 Oct. 13; and Nov. 11-30, 1932. Do--------------------_.. Sabine-Neches Canal .-------- Oct. 14-Nov. 10, 1932--------.......... 127,886 Do------- ------------- Port Arthur turning basins Dec. 1, 1932-Mar. 27, 1933- ... 375, 376 and entrance thereto. Do_-------------------- Sabine Pass_.--------------- July 18-Aug. 28, 1932; and Mar. 28-May 12, 1933-_..... 219, 561 Contract dredging ------------ Sabine River -------------- June 6-30, 1933_------- ------- 59, 339 The total amount of dredging done during the fiscal year was 2,161,196 cubic yards, all maintenance. The total cost during the fiscal year was $381,120.53, all for main- tenance. The total expended during the fiscal year was $338,544.77. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Sabine Pass jetties are com- pleted to full project dimensions. The project for dredging is com- pleted except the proposed anchorage basin in Sabine Pass, which work cannot be commenced until required local cooperation has been met. The entire project is 98 percent completed. The controlling depths below mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1933, were as follows: Sabine Pass outer bar, 32 feet; Sabine Pass Jetty Channel, 32 feet; Sabine Pass, 30 feet; Port Arthur Canal, 30 feet; Port Arthur turning basins, 31 feet; Taylors Bayou turning basin, 27 feet; Sabine-Neches Canal from head of Port Arthur Canal to Neches River, 31 feet; Sabine-Neches Canal from mouth of Neches River to mouth of Sabine River, 30 feet; Neches River mouth to Beaumont turning basin, 30 feet; Beaumont turning basin, 30 feet; Sabine River mouth to cut-off near Orange, 30 feet; Sabine River, cut-off to Orange, 20 feet; Orange turning basin, 20 feet. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year 1933 has been as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds..--..----------------------------- $4, 724, 137. 43 $4, 158, 468. 69 $8,882, 606. 12 Contributed funds.......-------------------------------- 353, 500. 00 ---------------- 353, 500. 00 Total__.----------- ------------------------- 5, 077, 637. 43 4, 158, 468. 69 9, 236, 106. 12 The total expended to the end of the fiscal year was $9,073,889.21, which includes $1,965.49 for Mississippi River flood relief work. 16228-ENG 1933--36 560 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 In addition $353,500 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the year, amounting to $349,772.87, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- $59, 319.40 Maintenance: Dredge inland channels where'necessary with U.S. dredge Kimble or Sam Houston (July 1933 to June 1934) ----------------------------------- $210, 000. 00 Complete contract to dredge Sabine River near Orange, Tex. (July 1933 to September 1933)- 26, 000. 00 Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channel with U.S. dredge Chinook (July 1933)---------- 30, 000. 00 Repair Sabine Pass east of jetty by contract (September 1933) ------------------- 3, 000. 00 Surveys and contingencies (July 1933 to June 1934) ------------------------------------- 4, 669. 99 Reserved for impounded balance and vacant po- sitions-----------------------------------11, 000. 00 284, 669.99 Total---- ---- --------------------- 343, 989. 39 Balance -------------------------------- ------------- 5, 783. 48 Total -------------------------------------------- 349, 772.87 The sum of $1,500,000 allotted from the National Industrial Re- covery Act approved June 16, 1933, will be applied as follows: New work : Dredge the waterway to project dimensions from station 265 in Sabine Pass through Sabine Pass, Port Arthur Canal, Port Arthur west and Taylors Bayou turning basins and Sabine- Neches Canal to mouth of Neches River by contract (Novem- ber 1933 to September 1934) --------------------------- $815, 000 Dredge the waterway to project dimensions from the mouth of Neches River to Beaumont, Tex., including the Beaumont turning basins and possibly the Smiths Bluff cut-off by con- tract (November 1933 to September 1934)------------------ 462, 500 Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channel with U.S. hop- per dredge Chinook (September 1933 to March 1934) -------- 200, 000 Surveys and contingencies (July 1933 to June 1934) ---------- 22, 500 Total-------- ----------------------------------- 1, 500, 000 It is expected these funds will be expended at a fairly uniform rate and be exhausted or obligated by July 1, 1934. The additional sum of $479,000 can be profitably expended for work to be done during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredge inland channels where necessary with two United States hydraulic dredges (July 1934 to June 1935) --------------- $360, 000 Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channel with United States seagoing hopper dredge (July, August and September 1934) ----------------------------------------------- 90, 000 Surveys and contingencies (July 1934 to June, 1935),,--.--- - 29, 000 479, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 561 Cost and financial sumnmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ __-___-__-$-------__--- $9, 904, 968.94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933____ ________- _____ 6,538, 145.47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- -------- 16,443, 114.41 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 __..____ 246, 430. 81 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-----------------_ 16, 689, 545. 22 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 _______________________ 2,989.39 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 16, 692, 534. 61 _------------_---- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_____----------- 58,137. 11 Net total expenditures ___ ____- _ _____- - -____ 16, 634, 397. 50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_______---------__-_ 346, 783.48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -- ___-16, 981,180. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ________________- - Cost of maintenance___ - --.------- __- __$401, 646. 26 166, 811. 22 $166, 430. 56 - _----__1 590, 419. 28 $639, 753. 10 $29, 800. 06 583, 061. 42 $ $381, 120. 53 Total cost-.--.---.------------__ 568, 457. 48 756, 849. 84 639, 753.10 612, 861.48 381,120. 53 Total expended- .. 690, 407. 76 ----..................... 749, 892. 63 679, 682. 14 681, 339. 88 338, 544. 77 824, 000.00 306, 700. 00 425, 000. 00 -65, 000.00 Allotted --....................--------........... 542, 421. 44 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_________ $142, 906.81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932______________ $425,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ___ ----- 320, 000.00 745, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for_________________________ 887, 906. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ 202, 578.56 Net amount to be accounted for__ 685, 328.25 Gross amount expended _______________ 548, 069.01 Less : Reimbursements collected ---------- $39, 628. 12 Receipts from sales _____--------- 169,896.12 209, 524.24 338, 544. 77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 346, 783. 48 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 63,908.72 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----- ----- 22, 363. 35 86, 272.07 Balance available June 30, 1933____________________________ 260, 511. 41 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933___ 2,989.39 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_ 263, 500. 80 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act----- ---- 1, 500, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_________________---1,763, 500.80 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 1935, for maintenance 1___ _______________ 479, 000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 562 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 2. JOHNSONS BAYOU, LA. Location.-This bayou rises in the extreme southwestern portion of Louisiana and flows northwest about 7 miles to Sabine Lake. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 517.) Existing project.-This provides for a 6-foot channel at mean low Gulf level through the bar at the mouth of Johnsons Bayou. No width was specified. The mean tidal variation is about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1897, was $2,500. No esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance has been approved. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 299, 54th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1897, p. 1789). No map has been published. Terminal facilities.-There is one small wharf about 20 feet long situated at the " lower landing." It is sufficient for present require- ments. Operations and results during fiscal year.--During April 1933 the bar at the mouth of Johnsons Bayou was redredged by contract to a depth of about 9 "feetbelow mean low Gulf level, by the removal of 37,507 cubic yards. The costs and expenditures were $7,884.70, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fsscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1899 at a saving of $238 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth over the bar at the mouth of Johnsons Bayou, at the end of fiscal year 1933, was 7 feet below mean low Gulf level. The total cost to the end of fiscal year 1933 was $56,303.61, of which $2,261.35 was for new work and $54,042.26 for maintenance. The total expended was $56,303.61. Proposed operations.-No work is expected to be necessary during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The sum of $9,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to redredging the project channel by contract in August, 1934. Cost and fnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $2, 261. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- --___ __ __-- 54, 042. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_...___... - 56, 303.61 Net total expenditures_............__ ----------- 56,303.61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_------------------------- 986. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___________- 57, 290. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...................- .. ............ Cost of maintenance---------------------....................... $13.02 $7, 272. 92 ........... $7, 972. 93 $7, 884. 70 Total expended_------.-....-......... --.-. 10. 85 7, 276. 09 .----------- 7,972.93 7,884.70 Allotted---------......... -------------------- 6,000. 00 8,000.00 $7,000.00 -- 6,500.00 8,233.29 RIVERS AND HARBORS GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 563 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------------$638. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------------------------------ 9,000.00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 9, 638. 13 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 766. 71 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 8, 871.42 Gross amount expended- ---------------------------------------- 7,884.70 7, Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------ 986. 72 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1935, for maintenance 1 9, 000. 00 3. THE LOUISIANA AND TEXAS INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT OR NEAR NEW ORLEANS, LA., TO COR- PUS CHRISTI, TEX. (SABINE RIVER-CORPUS CHRISTI SECTION) Location.-This section of the intracoastal waterway will extend from Sabine River, about 3 miles below Orange, to Corpus Christi, Tex. The total length is about 295 miles, of which about 81 miles will require no work. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1116, 1117, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, and 1286.) Previous projects--Sabine Riven-Galveston Bay Section.-None. (1) West Galveston Bay and Brazos River Canal, Tex., acts of July 13, 1892, July 8, 1896, and June 13, 1902, the latter providing for the purchase of the Galveston and Brazos River Canal, and the act of March 2, 1907. (2) Channel between Brazos River and Matagorda Bay, Tex., acts of June 25, 1910, and March 2, 1919. (3) Charn/el from Pass Cavallo to Aransas Pass, Tex., acts of March 2, 1907, and July 25, 1912. For a full description of all previous projects see pages 941, 944, and 947 of Annual Report for 1926. The total cost of all previous projects prior to operation under the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $1,919,256.82, of which $534,161.70 was for new work and $1,385,095.12 for maintenance. The total expenditures on previous projects to June 30, 1933, were $1,916,640.27. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet bottom width, with 1 foot overcut in artificial cuts, and 2 feet in lakes, from Sabine River to Corpus Christi, Tex. The section of the waterway from the Sabine River end of the Calcasieu-Sabine section to the Port Arthur Canal passes through channels having dimensions larger than those approved for this waterway. From Galveston Bay near Port Bolivar to the west end of Galveston Channel and from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi the route also follows channels having dimensions larger, than those approved for the waterway. The project also authorizes the pur- chase or construction of a 20-inch pipe-line dredge and provides for locks in the canal on each side at the Brazos River crossing. The mean tidal variation is 0.5 foot at Orange, 1 foot at Port Arthur, 1.7 feet in Galveston Bay, 1.8 feet at Freeport, 1 foot in Matagorda Bay, and 1 foot at Corpus Christi. The extreme ranges of tide under ordinary conditions are 1 foot at Orange, 1.5 feet at Port Arthur, 2.3 feet in Galveston Bay, 2.5 feet at Freeport, 1.5 feet in Matagorda Bay, and 1.5 feet at Corpus Christi. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind. Strong north winds have depressed the water as much as 2 feet below mean low tide. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 564 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $9,600,000 (including $6002000 for a dredge), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, a d $530,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: The act of March 3, 1925, adopted the section o:fThe waterway from Sabine River to Galveston Bay, and the act of January 21, 1927, adopted the section from Galveston Bay to Corpus Christi, Tex. (H.Doc. No. 238, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1925, and January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 238, 68th Cong., 1st sess.), pro- vide that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any land required for the improvement and that local interests shall defray the cost of constructing or remodeling all high- way bridges, together with their subsequent maintenance and opera- tion, and shall furnish without cost to the United States all rights-of- way and necessary spoil-disposal areas. Work shall not be commenced until the Secretary of War has re- ceived satisfactory assurances that there will be available, by the date of its completion, adequate vessels, terminals, and auxiliary equip- ment for the economical handling of at least 400,000 tons annually on the Sabine River (Galveston Bay section), and 300,000 tons annually on the Galveston Bay (Corpus Christi section), and that the general carrier service required for the New Orleans-Sabine River section will be extended to terminals on Galveston Bay and at Houston. Local interests have not complied with all of these requirements but have furnished rights-of-way and dumping grounds for the Sabine River-Galveston Bay section and through Galveston County west- ward from Galveston Channel and have furnished satisfactory assur- ances covering terminals, vessels, and auxiliary equipment for the whole waterway. Terminal facilities.-There are terminal facilities at Orange, Port Arthur, Galveston, Freeport, Port Aransas, and Corpus Christi, where this waterway follows channels improved under other projects. (See Port Series Nos. 6 and 14, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year--New work.-Miscel- laneous field and office work was done. Plans and specifications have been prepared covering a railroad bridge over the waterway at Mud Bayou near High Island, Tex. Three contracts for dredg- ing in the Sabine River-Galveston Bay section were completed by the removal of 8,247,064 cubic yards; and under one contract 2,117,123 cubic yards were removed from the Galveston Bay-Freeport section. Local interests constructed a highway bridge over the wat- erway on the Port Arthur-Sabine highway, and secured approval of plans for a highway bridge at Mud Bayou near High Island, Tex. The cost of work under the existing project was $402,190.65, all for new work. The amount expended on the existing project was $610,547.92. Maintenance.-The following work was done on the 5-by-40-foot previous project. West Galveston Bay and Brazos River Canal, Tex.-The leased light draft dredge Diesel No. 1 did maintenance dredging in this section between August 1 and October 11, 1932, removing 147,094 cubic yards of material at a cost of $6,038.81, restoring the channel RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 565 to project dimensions from the Galveston Causeway to the entrance channel into Mud Island Cut. In addition the U.S. derrick barge No. 8 removed old bridges, piers and other obstructions near the Galveston Causeway at a cost of $5,309.74. The total cost was $11,348.55. The expenditures were minus $17,708.83. Channel between Brazos River and Matagorda Bay, Tex.-The log booms were maintained and operated. The four bridges cross- ing the section were operated, maintained, and repaired. Mainte- nance dredging was done by the leased light-draft dredge Bulldog between July 1-30, 1932, and by the leased light-draft dredge Diesel I No. between October '13 and December 31, 1932, and between Jan- uary 1 and June 30, 1933, operating in the main channel. The dredges restored the channel from a point about 5 miles westward of the Old River (Freeport Harbor) to a point about 2 miles westward of the eastern end of Matagorda Bay. The dredge Diesel No. 1 was returned to the Brazos River Diversion Channel June 10, 1933, to remove the excessive shoaling each side of the Diversion Channel due to rise in the Brazos River. The total yardage dredged was 688,911 cubic yards. The cost was $40,529.21. The expenditures were $11,293.72. Channel from Pass Cavallo to Aransas Pass, Tex.-No work was done, no cost incurred, and no expenditures made The total cost of the entire project was $578,812.14, of which $526,934.38 was for new work on the existing project and $51,877.76 was for maintenance work on previous projects. The total expendi- tures amounted to $610,547.92, of which minus $6,415.11 was ex- pended on previous projects. Condition at end of fiscal year-New work.-The entire route of the waterway has been surveyed and mapped. All rights-of-way and dumping grounds have been secured for the Sabine River-Gal- veston Bay section, and from Galveston Bay westward to the Gal- veston-Brazoria County line. Local interests have been requested to secure rights-of-way and dumping grounds as needed from the Galveston-Brazoria County line to Corpus Christi. Dredging the Sabine River-Galveston Bay section has been coin- pleted except a mile length of waterway at the proposed railroad and highway bridges at Mud Bayou near High Island, Tex. Plans and specifications for the railroad bridge have been submitted. Plans have been approved for the highway bridge. Dredging the Galveston Bay-Freeport section is about 20 percent completed. The entire project for dredging is about 35 percent completed. The cost of new work on the existing 9-foot project to the end of the fiscal year was $1,125,116.29. The total expended on the ex- isting 9-foot project to the end of the fiscal year was $1,105,552.29. Maintenance (previous projects).-The controlling depths in the 5- by 40-foot waterway on June 30, 1933, were as follows: West Galveston Bay and Brazos River Canal, Tex.-Ruling depth was 43/4 feet at mean low tide, except across Oyster Bay where the ruling depth is about 3 feet. The bottom width is about 40 feet. Channel between Brazos River and Matagorda Bay, Tex.-Ruling depth Old River (Freeport Harbor) to near the Brazos River Diver- sion Channel 31/2 feet; east side of Diversion Channel, 21/2 feet; to the San Bernard River, 5 feet; to Dog Island Channel, Matagorda 566 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Bay, 4 feet; all at mean low tide. Bottom width, 45 feet; thence to Port O'Connor 4 to 10 feet. The channel across the bar at the mouth of the Colorado River has been reported 11/4 feet on a soft mud bottom 40 feet wide. Channel from Pass Cavallo to Aransas Pass, Tex.-Ruling depth 31/2 feet across the bar at the entrance to Port O'Connor bulkhead channel, thence 41/2 feet to Aransas Pass, exgept across Mesquite Bay where 31/2 feet on a soft mud bottom is found, all at mean low tide. The ruling bottom width ranges from 40 to 50 feet. The costs and expenditures on the 5-foot waterway are included in the costs and expenditures given in paragraph "Previous projects." Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the year, amounting to $448,353.49, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- $22, 838. 85 Reserved for impounded balances ----- _------------------------ 63. 50 New work (existing project) : Complete contract for furnishing plans and speci- fications and supervision as requested for railroad bridge at Mud Bayou near High Island, Texas (July 1933 to February 1934) ---------------- $2, 000. 00 Complete contract to dredge waterway from Gal- veston Bay to Galveston-Brazoria County line (July 1933 to May 1934)------------------ 103, 670.29 Surveys and contingencies (July 1933 to June 1934) ---- ----------------------------- 13, 922. 82 Total for new work ------------------------------- 119, 593.11 Maintenance (existing project) : Redredging the Sabine River-Galveston Bay section where necessary (January to March 1934) ..----- 34, 000. 00 Maintenance and operation of Mud Bayou railroad bridge (February 1934 to June 1934)-----------2, 000. 00 Surveys and contingencies (July 1933 to June 1934) ---------- 9, 000.00 45, 000. 00 Maintenance (previous projects) : Dredging channel, West Galveston Bay-Brazos River Canal, 111,100 cubic yards, by leased plant or by contract (between Jan. 1 and June 30, 1934).. .. . .. .. . .. . 5, 000. 00 Dredging channel between Brazos River and Mata- gorda Bay, by leased plant or contract, 488,880 cubic yards (between July 30, 1933, and June 1934) --- ___ 22, 000. 00 Maintenance channel across bar at the mouth of the Colorado River, by leased plant or contract, 100,000 cubic yards (Aug. 30, 1933, to Oct. 30, 1933) _ ________ 8, 000. 00 Maintenance and operation of 4 bridges as needed during the year, H.L. or contract ________ 3, 000. 00 Maintenance and operation of 2 log booms as needed during the year, H.L._________________ 1, 800. 00 Dredging channel between Pass Cavallo and Aransas Pass by leased plant or contract, 200,000 cubic yards (Mar. 1, 1934, to June 30, 1934)- 10, 000. 00 Repairs to Port O'Connor bulkheads as needed, H.L_ 200. 00 50, 000. 00 Total for maintenance ------------------------------- 95, 000. 00 Total for all work ---------------------------------- 237, 595. 46 Balance remaining_______----------------- 210, 758.03 Total----- ------------------------------------ 448, 353. 49 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 567 It is expected that the funds will be expended at a fairly uniform rate and be exhausted or obligated by June 30, 1934. The sum of $432,000 allotted from the National Industrial Re- covery Act approved June 16, 1933, will be applied as follows: New work: Construct railroad bridge, approaches, fenders, and signal system at Mud Bayou near High Island, Tex., by contract (Septem- ber 1933 to February 1934) _________________ ________ $202, 000 Construct bridge tender's house at Mud Bayou railroad bridge by contract (September and October 1933) -6------------------ , 000 Construct a steel sheet pile and stone dike at entrance into Gal- veston Bay near Port Bolivar by contract (September 1933 to January 1934) ------------------------------------- __ 110,000 Construct with a United States dredge a hydraulic fill connecting the shore with steel sheet pile and stone dike at entrance into Galveston Bay near Port Bolivar, Tex. (February and March 1934) -- ---------------------------------------- 40,000 Dredge a mile length of the waterway at Mud Bayou railway bridge near High Island, Tex., with United States dredge or leased plant (February and March 1934) - -_____-- - _ 39, 000 Surveys and contingencies (July 1933 to June 1934)-------------35, 000 Total------------------------------------------------- 432, 000 The additional sum of $855,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: New work: Complete dredging the Galveston-Freeport section, (September 1934 to June 1935)------------------------------------ $600, 000 Surveys and contingencies (July 1934 to June 1935)------ 20, 000 Total for new work___--------------------------- 620, 000 Maintenance (existing project) : Dredging by contract or leased plant, Sabine Rover Galveston Bay section and Galveston Bay-Freeport section (July 1934 to June 1935) ----------------- $150, 000 Maintenance and operation of Mud Bayou railroad bridge (July 1934 to June 1935) _-------------------_ 7, 500 Surveys and contingencies (July 1934 to June 1935) ____ 7, 500 165, 000 Maintenance (previous projects) Dredging channel between Brazos River and Aransas Pass by contract or leased plant (July 1934 to June 1935) as needed-------------------------------- 50, 000 Dredging bar at mouth of Colorado River by contract or leased plant (July to November 1934)__________ 14, 000 Maintenance and operation of 4 bridges (July 1934 to June 1935)__----------------- ------------------ 3, 500 Maintenance and operation of 2 log booms (July 1934 to June 1935) ---------- ------------------------ 1, 500 Repairs to Port O'Connor bulkheads as needed (July 1934 to June 1935) --------------------------------- 1, 000 70, 000 Total for maintenance---------------- ------------------ 235, 000 Total for all work----------------------------------------- 55, 000 The total requested for maintenance exceeds the average annual expenditure during the last 5 years, due to completion of a part of the new project and shoaling in the old project channel. 568. REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Oost and financial summar Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $1, 659, 277.99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_____________________ 1, 385, 095.12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 --------- 3, 044, 373.11 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ----------- 420. 26 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_ ____-__ - -_______- -3, 044, 793.37 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-- -------------- __ --- 238. 04 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933- ----------- -___3, 045, 031.41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 22, 838. 85 Net total expenditures_--------__-_-----__ ____ 3, 022, 192. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--- ------------ ____ -___ 448, 115.45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- ---- ____3, 470, 308.01 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.......... ------- $20, 611.48 $6, 556. 81 $67, 994. 66 $441, 753. 30 $526, 934.38 Cost of maintenance------------.............. 109, 450. 67 86, 151. 61 128, 305. 69 81, 956. 05 51, 877. 76 Total cost........... --....... 130, 062. 15 92, 708. 42 196, 300. 35 523, 709. 35 578, 812. 14 Total expended--------------.................... 189, 450. 83 97, 884. 06 204, 886. 13 350, 600. 29 604, 132. 81 Allotted---...........-------------------................ -50, 000.00 1, 139, 000.00 -280, 500. 00 -1, 115, 014. 57 692, 041.09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------$360, 207. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932 ---------------- $485, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932 000. 00 2-------------50, Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__------------------ 34, 000. 00 769, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 1, 129, 207.17 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 76, 958. 91 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 1, 052, 248. 26 Gross amount expended-__------.-----------____ 718, 498. 95 Less : Reimbursements collected --------- $53, 926. 20 Receipts from sales 439.94 6----------------0, 114, 366.14 604, 132. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933___---------------------- 448, 115. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------- 37, 925. 40 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 90, 398.18 128, 323. 58 Balance available June 30, 1933 --------- --------- 319, 791. 87 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------ ------------- 238. 04 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933----------- 320, 029. 91 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-. -.... 432, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 752, 029. 91 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ____---------- -7, 923, 300. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 569 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 : For new work' 1---------------------------------- -- $620, 000.00 For maintenance 1_________________----__ -- 235,000. 00 Total 1 _----85------------------- 5, 000. 00 4. GALVESTON HARBOR, TEX. Location.-This harbor is situated on the Gulf of Mexico, on the northern portion of the coast of Texas, 345 miles west of the mouth of the Mississippi River and 330 miles northeast from the mouth of the Rio Grande. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 520.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts approved June 23, 1874, June 14, 1880, and August 5, 1886. Total cost and expenditures under previous projects, including repairs made to jetties damaged by storm of 1900, were $8,508,123.29, of which $8,421,996.57 was for new work and $86,126.72 was for maintenance. For further details see page 1854, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for two rubblestone jetties ex- tending from Galveston Island (on the south) and Bolivar Peninsula (on the north) into the Gulf of Mexico (the south jetty being 35,900 feet long and the north jetty 25,907 feet long) and for the dredging of a channel between them 35 feet deep at mean low tide and 800 feet wide on bottom from the Gulf to Galveston Channel, a distance of about 6 miles. It further provided that this channel should be maintained for a period of two years, at the end of which time the advisability of permanently adopting these dimensions would be de- termined. Upon the completion of the 2-year period thg Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, in connection with The 30-foot depth authorized for Galveston Channel, approved the tentative adoption of depths of " 32 feet on the inner bar and not over 34 feet on the outer bar." In the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927, Congress authorized an increase in the project depth of Gal- veston Channel to 32 feet, and depths of 34 and 35 feet on the inner and outer bars. (H.Doc. No. 307, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 2 feet on the outer bar and 1.64 feet on the inner bar. The extreme ranges are 2.76 and 2.27 feet, respectively. The height of the tides is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers " in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimated cost of maintaining a 35-foot depth in the outer bar and a 34-foot depth in the inner bar, made in 1928, is $150,000 annually. The present jetties were authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 5, 1886 (H.Doc. No. 85, 49th Cong., 1st sess.); their extension and the construction and operation of a new dredge by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 340, 59th Cong., 2d sess., as modified by Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 11, 59th Cong., 2d sess.), the deepening of the chan- nel to 35 feet, with width of 800 feet for an experimental period of 1 Exclusive of available funds. 570 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 2 years, by the River and Harbor Act approved July 18, 1918 (H.Doc. o. 758, 65th Cong., 2d sese.). The latest published maps are printed in the Annual Report for 1915, page 2623, and in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 31, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the dredging of channels 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the highway ferry landing on Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula channelward of harbor lines, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Har- bors Committee Document No. 31, Seventy-second Congress, first session, was included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.--Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-Extensive terminal facilities are located on Galveston Channel, Texas City Channel, Port Bolivar Channel, and the Houston Ship Channel. (See Port Series No. 6, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. seagoing hop- per dredge Galveston worked on maintenance dredging in the inner and outer bar channels from December 5 to 21, December 30 and 31, 1932, and from January 9 to April 1 and from June 26 to 30, 1933, removing in that time 1,255,697 cubic yards (hopper measurement). The U.S. hopper dredge Chinook worked on inner and outer bar channels June 16 and 17, 1933, and removed 12,293 cubic yards of material (hopper measurement). Minor repairs were made to south jetty by U.S. derrick barge No. 8. A quantity of scattered riprap was placed back in the jetty and 432.54 tons of new cover stone were placed be*een March 1 and 31 and between April 18 and May 6, 1933. U.S. derrick barge No. 8 dredged a flotation channel to south jetty, removing 6,600 cubic yards of material between April 1 and 17, 1933. The total cost for the fiscal year on this improvement was $89,- 900.89, all for maintenance. The total expenditures for the fiscal year were (minus) $18,089.54. Condition at end of fiscal year.---The project was completed in 1910, except the 35-foot channel. The 35-foot channel was com- pleted March 1922. The tidal scour assisted by dredging had pre- viously formed a channel midway between the jetties 32.5 feet deep at mean low tide and 1,450 feet wide between the 30-foot contours. On June 30, 1933, the ruling depth was about 331/2 feet in the inner bar channel on a bottom width of 700 feet and 35 feet in the outer bar channel over a bottom width of 600 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $4,731,950.76, of which $2,441,080.43 was for new work and $2,290,870.33 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,725,270.26. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended July 1, 1933, amounting to $161,082.65, will be applied during the fiscal year 1934 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_____ -- ____ __ ----- -____-_______ $6, 680. 50 Reserved for impounded balances____ ___. __ __ ____ 436. 31 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 571 Maintenance : Dredging inner and outer bar channels to 34 and 35 feet by United States seagoing hopper dredge July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934------------------ $138, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies-------- ----- 7, 383. 19 $145, 383. 19 Total---- ------------------------------------- 152, 500. 00 Balance remaining ---------------------------------------- 8, 582. 65 Total --------------------------------------------- 161, 082. 65 The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, amounting to $15,000, will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Dredging in the channels leading to the highway ferry landings at Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula by contract (October and November 1933) and during fiscal year 1935------------- $14, 000 Engineering and contingencies------------.. ---- -------------- 1, 000 Total 000 1--------------------- The additional sum of $152,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to dredging of inner and outer bar channels with United States seagoing hopper dredge (Jan. 1 to June 1, 1935). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------- -- $10, 863, 077. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------- 2, 376, 997.05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------13, 240, 074. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 6, 680. 50 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 13, 233, 393. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------- 161, 082.65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 13, 394, 476. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.------... --- -------------- ----- -------- Cost of maintenance $88, 098. 44 $163, 731. 83 $140,865. 64 .------------------ $38, 918. 57 $89, 900.89 Total expended---------.......--....--..--........---- 69, 387.80 192, 966. 15 94, 14062 30,949.32 -18,089.54 180, 000. 00 55,000.00 126,00000 -140, 000. 00 Allotted----................................--------------------.. 923. 13 84, Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-___---------------------- $58, 069.98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------$23,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------ 150, 000.00 173, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for_------ ----------- 231, 069.98 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 88, 076. 87 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 142, 993. 11 572 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended__----------------------- $160, 339. 39 Less: Reimbursements collected ------ $95, 600. 61 Receipts from sales--- ------ ___- 82, 828.32 178, 428. 93 -$18, 089. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ -__-______ 161, 082. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------- 7, 119.81 Balance available June 30, 1933-----------------------153, 962. 84 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act --------- 15,000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------ _ 168, 962. 84 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1--_ ------ ---- 152, 500. 00 5. GALVESTON CHANNEL, TEX. Location.-This channel extends from a point in Galveston Har- bor between Bolivar Peninsula and Fort Point across the former inner bar to and along the wharf front of Galveston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 520.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 32 feet deep at mean low tide and 1,200 feet wide from the outer end of the old inner bar near Fort Point to Fifty-first Street in the city of Gal- veston, and for its extension, when the interests of navigation and commerce require it, with a width of 1,000 feet and depth of 32 feet at mean low tide, to Fifty-seventh Street in the city of Galveston; and for an extension of the existing sea wall, which lies along the Gulf front of Galveston, from its angle at Sixth Street and Broad- way to the south jetty, with protection at its junction with the south jetty, this extension of the sea wall being for the purpose of protect- ing the outer end of the channel from the effects of hurricanes. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1.1 feet and the extreme range about 1.6 feet. The height of tide is depend- ent largely on the wind, and during strong north winds in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimated cost of new work on the channel, revised in 1927, is $3,041,000 and of the sea-wall extension, revised in 1922, $2,986,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance of the channel is $225,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for the excavation of the channel 1,200 feet wide and 30 feet deep from outer end of inner bar to Fifty-first Street (H.Doc. No. 264, 56th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 3, 1905, provided for the purchase or con- struction of a hydraulic pipe-line dredge; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the extension of the channel from Fifty-first Street to Fifty-sixth Street, with a width of 700 feet and a depth of 30 feet (H.Doc. No. 768, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of June 25, 1910, pro- vided for the extension of the channel at such time as the interests of navigation and commerce demand to Fifty-seventh Street, with a width of 1,000 feet and depth of 30 feet between Fifty-first and Fifty-seventh Streets (H.Doc. No. 328, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 573 act of July 27, 1916, provided for the extension of the sea wall from angle at Sixth Street and Broadway to a point abreast of the near- est battery at Fort San Jacinto (H.Doc. No. 1390, 62d Cong., 3d sess.) ; the act of September 22, 1922, provided for the further extension to junction with the south jetty and protecting it at this junction and for repairing the sea wall in front of the Fort Crockett Reservation (H.Doc. No. 693, 66th Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the present channel dimensions (H.Doc. No. 307, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest maps are pub- lished in the Annual Report for 1914, page 2285, House Document No. 693, Sixty-sixth Congress, second session, and House Document No. 307, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities at Galveston are the most extensive on the Texas coast. They are located almost entirely on the south side of the channel and extend from Tenth Street to Forty-fifth Street, a distance of 21/2 miles. The wharf system has sufficient capacity to furnish berthage for about 79 average-size ocean-going freight carriers at one time. The terminal facilities at Galveston are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 6, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-A small force was em- ployed occasionally throughout the year in maintenance of the sea- wall extension, viz, filling small gullies, cutting weeds on the rear slope, making repairs to the brick pavement, care of construction plant, etc. The total cost during the fiscal year was $15,623.05, all of which was for maintenance. The total expenditure during the fiscal year was (minus) $94,169.84. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year the channel dredging was 70 percent completed and the entire project was 90 percent completed. The sea-wall extension, with fill and pav- ing, was completed in the fiscal year 1926. The channel was com- pleted to a 32-foot depth from the outer end of the old inner bar at Fort Point Light to Forty-third Street in the fiscal year 1929. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the dredging of the section from Forty-third Street to Fifty-seventh Street to the project depth of 32 feet, with 1,200 feet widths from Forty-third Street to Fifty-first Street and 1,000 feet wide from Fifty-first Street to Fifty-seventh Street, the work on this section being contingent on the development of the water-front facilities on the properties of the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway and other adjacent owners. The ruling depth in the channel on June 30, 1933, was about 301/2 feet at mean low tide for a least width of 600 feet. The total costs on the existing project to the end of the fiscal year 1933 have been as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds: Channel----..............-------------------......------------....$1, 610, 874. 19 $2,945,684.52 $4, 556, 558. 71 Seawall........-------------------_----------------- 2, 300, 589. 49 ---------- ___ _ 2, 300, 589. 49 Total United States funds-_ ---------- _ -_3, 911, 463. 68 2, 945, 684. 52 6, 857, 148. 20 Contributed funds 710, 274. 77710, _____........___...............------..... 274. 77 Total .....----------- ____-----............... ______ ... 4, 621, 738. 45 2, 945, 684. 52 7,567,422.97 574 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The total expenditures on the existing project to the end of the fiscal year have been $6,905,970.61. In addition, $710,274.77 was expended from contributed funds for sea-wall construction. Proposed operations.---The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1933, amounting to $226,501.17, together with an additional allotment of $16,249.21 to be made later will be applied during the fiscal year 1934, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------- --------------------- $1, 201. 82 Reserved for impounded balances------------------------------- 74. 31 Maintenance : Dredging by contract August 1933 to January 1934_ $228, 000. 00 Maintenance of seawall extension slope and paving by hired labor with Government plant (July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934)------------------------ 5, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies------------------- 3, 474. 25 Reserved for impounded balance------------------ 5, 000. 00 241, 474. 25 Total---- --------------- -------------- 242, 750. 38 It is expected that the funds will be expended at a fairly uniform rate and will be exhausted about July 1, 1934. The additional sum of $200,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging of channel by contract (Oct. 1, 1934, to Jan. 31, 1935) - ------------------------------------- $175, 000 Maintenance of sea-wall extension slope and paving by hired labor with Government plant (July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935) ---------- 15, 000 Operation of drag-line machine, constructing levees for dredging, etc., by hired labor with Government plant (July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935)------------------------------------------------ ---- 7, 000 Engineering and contingencies--------------------------------- 3, 000 Total------------------------------ --------------- 200,000 No funds can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1935 for the reason that the water-front facilities west of Forty-sixth Street have not been developed by the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway and other adjacent owners and there is no need for further development at present. Goet and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-- ---------------------- $3, 911, 463.68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 2, 945, 684. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------6, 857, 148. 20 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 49, 773. 85 Net total cost to June 30, 1933- ---------------------- 6, 906, 922. 05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 250. 38 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------- 6, 907, 172. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 201.82 Net total expenditures-----------------------------6, 905, 970. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------- ------- 226, 250. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 7, 132, 221. 40 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 575 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---_ _---- ------- $397, 599. 88 Cost of maintenance.------------------- 27, 615. 69 $214, 219. 64 $142, 608. 95 $198, 247. 46 $15, 623. 05 Total cost------ --------------- 425, 215. 57 214, 219. 64 142, 608. 95 198, 247. 46 15, 623. 05 Total expended-----..... ----- ----------- 459, 849. 87 159, 016. 63 221, 110. 37 214, 458. 63 -94, 169. 84 Allotted.............--------------------------- -10, 000. 00 200, 000. 00 200, 000. 00 -15, 000. 00 119, 721.40 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ $12, 359. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------------------- 215, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_------__-_____-___--_ 227, 359. 55 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------95, 278. 60 Net amount to be accounted for- --- _______- __ _ 132, 080. 95 Gross amount expended______- - -- -______-____ $67, 343.93 Less : Reimbursements collected _______ _ $66, 236.54 Receipts from sales---------------- 95, 277. 23 161, 513. 77 -94, 169. 84 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------226, 250. 79 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 -- _____________________ 1, 385, 60 Balance available June 30, 1933.------------------------ 224, 865. 119 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------- ---- --- 250. 38 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__________ 225, 115. 57 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1____---- ------- ---- ----- 1, 430, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1__ _____ __ 200, 000. 00 6. CHANNEL FROM GALVESTON HARBOR TO TEXAS CITY, TEX. Location.-Texas City is on the mainland of Texas on the west side of Galveston Bay, about 71/2 miles northwest of the city of Galveston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 520 and 1282.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1899, and enlarged by River and Harbor Act approved June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 328, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The cost and ex- penditures prior to the beginning of the present project in 1913 were $561,905.69, of which $366,822.48 was for new work and $195,083.21 was for maintenance. (For further details see p. 1856, Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low tide and 300 feet wide on bottom from deep water in Galveston Harbor to the harbor at Texas City, a distance of about 7 miles, with a pile dike on its north side 28,200 feet long covered with clay and other material dredged from the channel, with a harbor 800 feet wide on bottom and 30 feet deep at mean low tide extending from a point 1,000 feet to the southward of the present oil pier to the south prop- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1 6228-ENG 1933--37 576 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 erty line of the Texas Sugar Refining Co., and for the construction of a rubble-mound dike a short distance south of the existing pile dike and extending between stations 4+000 and 26 +000 of that dike. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 11/4 feet and the extreme range is about 11/2 feet. The height of tide is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface pnay be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,890,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, of which $49,450 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance of the channel and dike is $161,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H.Doc. No. 1390, 62d Cong., 3d sess.), which pro- vided for all features of the project except the southerly extension of the harbor and the rubble-mound dike, these latter works being au- thorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 107, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last- mentioned document. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the extension of the rubble-mound dike to shore, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 4, 73d Cong. 1st sess., was included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Modernterminal facilities are located on the mainland at the inner end of this channel and are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 6, pt. 3, revised 1928, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in the channel commenced under contract November 9, 1932, and was completed January 25, 1933, a total of 2,931,810 cubic yards of material being removed from the channel and harbor between sta- tions 32+000 and -1 + 753, and deposited on the old pile dike north of the channel and on the spoil bank across the harbor from the docks. The total cost during the fiscal year was $133,571.47, all for maintenance. The total expenditure during the fiscal year was $96,792.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as modified by the River and Harbor Act of 1930 is completed. The channel was com- pleted in 1916 and the harbor in 1931. The pile dike on the north side of the channel was completed in 1915, and the rubble mound dike in 1932. The ruling depth on June 30, 1933, was about 33 feet for a least width of about 300 feet. The total costs on the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $2,057,507.16 for new work, of which $2,028,766.48 were United States funds, $28,740.68 contributed funds, and $2,729,410.34 for maintenance, a total of $4,786,917.50. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 577 The total expenditures on the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $4,786,910.97, of which $4,758,170.29 were United States funds and $28,740.68 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1933, amounting to $49,113.19, will be applied during the fiscal year 1934, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $6. 53 Maintenance: Maintenance of channel with United States pipe-line dredge, April and May 1934___--.----- -- ___-$35,000. 00 Engineering and contingencies_-- 3, 993. 47 Reserved for impounded balance .--.---------- 2, 000. 00 40, 993. 47 Total --------------------------------------------- 41, 000. 00 Balance -- ---------------- ------------------------- , 113. 19 Total ---- ___- -- ------ 49, 113. 19 It is expected that the funds will be exhausted about July 1, 1934. The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, amounting to $219,000, will be applied to extension of rubble mound dikes by contract (October 1933 to June 1934). The additional sum of $160,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance of the channel by contract, between July 1, 1934, and December 31, 1934. Cost and financial summary , Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 '--- _------- $2, 395, 588. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933______________________ 2, 924, 493. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 5, 320, 082. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--__-____---___ - -____ - - 6. 53 Net total expenditures ------------ 5, 320, 075. DS Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 49, 113. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19331-__ ---- 5, 369, 189. 17 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...........__-.... .. ________ . . $104, 559. 66 $740, 182. 91 _. Cost of maintenance_---_ ------ _ $247, 199. 57 $266, 427. 89 161, 034. 58 65, 688. 62 $133, 571. 47 Total cost _-.......-__--- ..... 247,199.57 266, 427.89 265, 594. 24 805,871.53 133, 571.47 Total expended_ __ ._ _ _--.-- 260, 028. 60 236, 348. 83 233, 678. 01 799, 729. 09 96, 792. 83 ....---------------.............................-- Allotted-- 300, 000. 00 155, 000. 00 475, 525. 00 426, 000. 00 61, 664. 17 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 --- $84, 241. 85 __---------------------___ Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 .--------------------- $60,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_- --- _----------_ 40, 000. 00 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted fpr ________------------------ -_ 184, 241.85 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 38, 335. 83 Net amount to be accounted for-.....--------- - 145, 906.02 1 In addition, $28,740.68 was expended from contributed funds. 578 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended---------------------- -- $136, 454. 59 Less: Reimbursements collected ---------- $2, 170, 77 Receipts from sales ---------------- 37,490. 99 39, 661. 76 $96, 792. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933____------------ --------- 49, 113.19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 6. 53 Balance available June 30, 1933 __----------------------- 49, 106. 66 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act------- 219, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934.________------------ 268,106.66 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - 30, 1935, for maintenance ____ 160, 000. 00 7. CHANNEL TO PORT BOLIVIA, TEX. Location.-PortBolivar is at the end of Bolivar Peninsula, which is on the east coast of Texas, between the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay. It is on Galveston Harbor and about 4 miles north of the city of Galveston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 520.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures were $94,811.50, of which $48,710.75 was for new work and $46,100.75 for maintenance. For further details see page 1856, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low tide and 200 feet wide on bottom, beginning at deep water in Galveston Harbor and extending to a turning basin 1,600 feet long, with an average width of about 750 feet and 30 feet deep at mean low tide in front of the wharves. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1.7 feet and the extreme range about 2.3 feet. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimated cost of new work, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, is $187,000 (revised in 1928). The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance of the channel and turning basin is $20,000, which provides for a depth of 20 feet in the channel and 20 feet in the turning basin, 500 feet square, these dimensions being sufficient for the operations of the railway ferry and occasional small lumber schooners which use the port. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for all except the present dimensions of the turning basin (H.Doc. No. 328, 61st Cong., 2d sess.), and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the present dimensions of the turning basin (H.Doc. No. 1122, 65th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of June 24, 1926, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be curtailed by providing for a channel depth of 20 feet, 200 feet wide, with a turning basin of the same depth 500 feet square (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 579 Terminal faciities.-The terminals consist of two piers, one 400 feet wide by 1,200 feet long and the other 1,200 feet long by 210 feet wide. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Between January 17 and February 25, 1933, the turning basin in front of Slip No. 3 was redredged under contract to an approximate width of 500 feet and a depth of 24 feet, a total of 202,180 cubic yards of material being removed and deposited inshore south of the slips. The total cost during the year was $22,863.42, all for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $22,922.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 90 percent complete. The channel, with 200-foot bottom width and turning basin 1,000 feet square, was completed to a 30-foot depth in March 1912. The change in the dimensions of the turning basin called for in the revised project has not been made, as there has not been any demand for it. Constant shoaling occurs, and the project dimensions have been only partly maintained, as a greater depth than the 20-foot depth now dredged is not demanded by shipping. The ruling depth on June 30, 1933, was 21 feet at mean low tide in the channel and 23 feet for a width of about 500 feet in the turning basin at the entrance to Slip No. 3. The total costs and expenditures have been $532,455.48, of which $85,213.85 was for new work and $447,241.63 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1933, amounting to $24,385.72, will be applied during the fiscal year 1934 as follows: Dredging in the channel and part of turning basin to a 20-foot depth by contract, January and February 1934_ - - $23, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies-----------------------------------, 300. 00 Total for maintenance 24, 300. 00 Balance--------------------------------------------------------- 85.72 Total--------------------------------------------------- 24, 385. 72 The additional sum of $24,000 can be profitably expendeh during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to dredging the channel and part of turning basin to 20-foot depth, by contract, between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935. The amount required for maintenance exceeds the average expended for that purpose during the past 5 years and is due to increased shoaling in the channel and turning basin. It is not proposed to maintain project dimensions for the reason that lesser depth and width are sufficient for commerce at this port. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------- - $133, 924. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 493, 342. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------- 627, 266. 98 Net total expenditures6-----------------------------------------27, 266. 98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_------------------------------ 24, 385. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 651, 652. 70 580 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.... Cost of maintenance- .------------------ $29, 499. 01 $13, 336. 67 $17, 451. 66 $7, 514. 39 $22, 863. 42 Total expended ---------------------- .... _29, 436.18 I 13, 399. 49 17, 077. 76 7, 829. 45 22,922. 26 Allotted--- ---------------------------- 18, 000.00 16, 250. 00 24, 000. 00 -20, 000. 00 39, 822. 70 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_____________ $-------------------------- 485. 28 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_______________ ______ $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ____--_____-- __-11,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 -- ___________- 24,000.00 40, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ ______________ 47, 485. 28 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- 177. 30 _---------- Net amount to be accounted for_________------- 47, 307. 98 Gross amount expended --------------------------------__ 22, 922. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 24, 385. 72 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -------------------------------------- 102, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 __- - 24, 000. 00 _________ 8. HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEX. Location.-The channel connects Galveston Harbor, at a point opposite Port Bolivar, with the city of Houston, Tex., extending 50 miles in the northwesterly direction across Galveston Bay through the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou to a turning basin at the head of Long Reach with a light-draft channel 7 miles long from the turning basin to Main Street, Houston. (See U.S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Charts Nos. 1282 and 532.) Previous projects.-Authorized by acts of June 10, 1872, 1877, March 3; 1879, March 3, 1899, February 20, 1900, March 3, 1905, and March 4, 1913. The cost and expenditures were (including the pur- chase of the Morgan cut and canal), $5,308,739.27, of which $4,105,- 156.87 was for new work and $1,203,582.40 was for maintenance. In addition to these amounts $1,409,178.78 was expended from con- tributed funds, $1,209,178.78 being for new work and $200,000 for maintenance. (For further details see p. 1856 of the Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water, 250 feet wide across Galveston Bay to and through Morgan Point to the upper end of Morgan cut, thence with a general width of 200 feet through San Jacinto River to a point 4,000 feet above Baytown, thence 150 feet wide through San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou to head of Long Reach where it ends in a turning basin about 1,000 feet wide and 30 feet deep, and for widening the bends at Lynchburg, Norsworthy, Manchester, and Harrisburg. The project also provides for suitable widening of the channel in front of the wharf at Manchester, for certain cut-offs and easing of sharp bends, for the construction of a dike 26,000 feet long to protect the 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 581 channel in upper Galveston Bay, and for a light-draft extension of the channel, 10 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide, without easing the bends, through Buffalo Bayou from the turning basin to the mouth of White Oak Bayou in Houston, Tex. The mean tidal range under ordinary conditions is about 1.3 feet in the lower part of Galveston Bay, 0.6 foot in the upper bay, and less than 0.5 foot in the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou. The extreme ranges under ordinary conditions are about 1.6 feet, 1.3 feet, and 1 foot, respectively. Freshets sometimes cause rises of over 12 feet in Buffalo Bayou. The height of the tides, however, is depend- ent largely on the wind, and during strong " northers " in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below' mean low tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $7,082,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but inclusive of $1,365,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $550,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of March 3, 1905, provided for the easing or cut-off of sharp bends and the construction of the pile dike (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 35, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the 30-foot channel, the widening at Manchester, and the present dimensions of the turning basin (H.Doc. No. 1632, 65th Cong., 3d sess.): the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the light-draft exten- sion of the channel to the mouth of White Oak Bayou (H.Doc. No. 93, 67th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for widening the channel through Morgan Point and to a point 4,000 feet above Baytown and for widening certain bends (H.Doc. No. 13, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the last- mentioned document and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document .No. 28, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the modification of the project to provide a channel 32 feet deep from deep water in Galveston Bay to and including the Houston turning basin with a width of 400 feet through Galveston Bay, 300 feet in the cut through Morgan Point, 200 feet thence to a point 4,000 feet above Baytown, and 150 feet thence to the turning basin, suitably widened at the bends, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 28, Seventy-second Congress, first session, was included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.--Included under public- works program. Local cooperation.-The work included under the public-works program is subject to the provision that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction and for future mainte- nance as and when needed. These conditions have not yet been com- plied with, but it is understood that they will be promptly complied with when disposal areas on land are needed. All cooperation required under prior acts has been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The city of Houston and the Harris County Houston Ship Channel navigation district have constructed modern terminals which supplement privately owned wharves. 582 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing facilities serve existing commerce. Plans are said to be in preparation to extend the facilities as rapidly as commerce justi- fies and funds are available. (See Port Series No. 6, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work: Under contract, the widening or easing of the bends at Lynchburg and Norsworthy were completed, and the widening of the bend at Harris- burg was nearly completed. A total of 3,049,730 cubic yards of sand, silt, and clay was removed in all this work at a cost of $305,157.24. Between May 11 and June 30 the U.S. derrick barge No. 8 was engaged in removing a ledge of rock from the Harrisburg bend widening which the contractor's dredge was unable to remove and was permitted to leave unexcavated. A total of 799 cubic yards of rock, clay, and sand was removed at a cost of $7,566.19. Maintenance.-Duringthe year maintenance dredging was done by the U.S. pipe-line dredges Raymond and Sam Houston. The Ray- mond between July 1 and July 29 redredged 2,300 linear feet of the section of the channel between the Pasadena Ferry and the Texas Co.'s slip, removing 95,574 cubic yards of material. The Sam Houston, between June 27 and 30, redredged 500 linear feet of the channel in lower Galveston Bay from Beacon No. 1 southward, re- moving a total of 27,800 cubic yards of sand, silt, and clay. A total of 123,374 cubic yards of sand, silt, and clay was removed in all this maintenance work by Government plant. The total cost of this work was $29,382.22. The U.S. derrick barge No. 8, between July 6 and October 13, removed snags, logs, and other obstructions from waters adjacent to the channel and cleaned up the banks of the waterway of logs, overhanging trees,'etc., at a cost of $14,455.18. There were addi- tional costs amounting to $14,821.42 for miscellaneous surveys, in- spections, etc. The total cost of all work was $371,382.25, of which $312,723.43 was for new work and $58,658.82 for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $912,783.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 93 percent completed. The entire ship channel, including the widen- ing in front of the wharf at Manchester, has been completed to existing project dimensions except for the widening of the bends at Harrisburg and Manchester, and the dredging of a small area in the extreme end of the southwest extension of the turning basin. To complete the existing project the uncompleted portion of the turn- ing basin, the widenings referred to above, and the light-draft ex- tension of the channel above the turning basin are to be dredged and the dike, 26,000 feet long, to protect the channel in upper Galveston Bay is to be completed. A side or tributary channel, 10 to 12 feet deep and 3,700 feet long, has been excavated from the ship channel to the mouth of Goose Creek. The ruling depths at mean low tide along the center line of the channel on June 30, 1933, were as follows: Through Galveston Bay, 30 feet; thence to mouth of Vinces Bayou, 31 feet; thence to the turning basin, 30 feet, with 30 to 35 feet in the turning basin; thence to Houston, 3 feet. The ruling depth in the channel to mouth of Goose Creek was about 6 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 583 The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year 1933 has been as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds_______ ________-- _______--_ $5, 177, 255. 49 $5, 746, 904. 86 $10, 924, 160. 35 Contributed funds....----------------------------- 1, 365, 000. 00 ...----------------. 1, 365, 000. 00 Total__ ------.-- __ -------________ -_6, 542, 255. 49 5, 746, 904. 86 12, 289, 160. 35 The total expenditures have been $12,312,022.37. In addition, $1,365,000 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year, amounting to $637,871.45, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 _________ __-__ ----- $72, 610. 94 Reserved for impounded balances_ ____ _-_-_-__ ___ - -- 1, 380. 96 New work: Widening channel by dredging under existing con- tract in accordance with project adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (between July 1, 1933, and Sept. 30, 1933) __-__________ $74, 204. 58 Completion of removal of ledge rock in Harrisburg easing by United States plant (between July 1 and July 30, 1933) ------------------------ _ 3, 000.00 Total for new work----------------------------------- 77, 204. 58 Maintenance: Dredging by United States plant or by contract to to remove shoaling in channel and turning basin (between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934) ______ 242, 000. 00 Building levees and preparing dumping grounds for United States plant (between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934, as needed)-----------------_ 8, 000000.00 Engineering and contingencies--------------------18, 619. 04 Total for maintenance--------------------------------- 268, 619. 04 Reserved for impounded balance -----------------------__ _ 25, 000. 00 Total for all work_ 444, 815.52 Balance _ ___ 193,055. 93 Total-------------- --------------------------------- 637, 871. 45 The sum of $1,500,000 allotted to this improvement from the Na- tional Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, will be ap- plied as follows: Widening and deepening lower Galveston Bay section of channel be- tween first turn above Bolivar Roads and Red Fish Reef, by con- tract (between October 1933 and September 1934)-------------- $819, 000 Widening and deepening so much of upper Galveston Bay section of channel as funds will permit, by contract (between November 1933 and June 1934) ------------------------------------------- 500, 000 Widening and deepening, by United States hopper dredge, lower Gal- veston Bay section of channel between Bolivar Roads and first turn (between December 1933 and June 1934) ------------------------ 50, 000 Construction of field office building at Harrisburg by contract (be- tween October and December 1933) ----------------------- _ 14, 000 Completion of Norsworthy easing by United States plant (between October and December 1933) _------------------- ------ _ 40, 000 Engineering and contingencies- - -- -- --- 77, 000 1, 500, 000 584 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The additional sum of $450,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Removal of emergency shoaling from the turning basin and ship channel by the operation of one United States pipe-line dredge and booster when required or by contract (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935) ----------------------------------- $375, 000 Maintenance dredging of the shallow-draft project between the ship channel turning basin and Main Street in Buffalo Bayou, with United States plant or by contract (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935) ------------------------------------ 25, 000 Building levees and preparifig dumping grounds for United States plant (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935) -------------- 10, 000 Engineering and contingencies----------------------------- 40, 000 Total for maintenance--------- -------- ---------------- 450, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------ ------------ ---- $9, 282, 412. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------- 6,950, 487. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------ --- 16, 232~ 899. 62 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 1, 360, 657. 44 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------------------- 17, 593, 557. 06 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------- 99, 815. 52 Gross total costs to June 30, 193-------------------- 17, 693, 372. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---- ------- ------------- 72, 610. 94 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 17, 620, 761. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------- 538, 055. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_---------_- 18, 158, 817. 57 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------------................ $621.31 $34, 116. 45 ....---------- $209, 437. 51 $312, 723. 43 Cost of maintenance---.......-------....... 752, 209. 30 1,249, 853. 08 $335, 871.60 519, 683. 71 58, 658. 82 Total cost-..-------------- 752, 830. 61 1,283, 969. 53 335, 871.60 729, 121. 22 371, 382. 25 Total expended..----------------- 740, 734. 74 1,302, 116. 96 357, 628. 41 568, 324. 58 912, 783. 83 Allotted----. ----------------- 1,175,000.00 650,000.00 814,000.00 -190,000.00 1, 160, 154. 47 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ------------------------- $290, 685.29 Amount alotted from War Department Appropria- tion Acts approved Feb. 12, 1925 ------------------------------ $200.00 Apr. 15, 1926-----------------------------1, 962. 75 July 14, 1932 -------------------------- 959, 399. 71 Feb. 23, 1927------------------------------- 454. 02 Mar. 4, 1933-----------------------------245. 000. 00 1, 207, 016. 48 Amount to be accounted for 497, 701. 77 1-----------------------, Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ..------------- 46, 862.01 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 1, 450, 839. 76 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 585 Gross amount expended----------------------- $1, 771, 539. 66 Less : Reimbursements collected ----- $858, 482.18 Receipts from sales------------ 273. 65 858, 755. 83 $912, 783. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------ ------ 538, 055. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 $107, 089. 97 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 32, 670. 70 139, 760. 67 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------ 398, 295. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_ 99, 815. 52 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------ 498, 110. 78 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act--- 1, 500, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------ 1, 998, 110. 78 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 1 480, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1------------ 450, 000. 00 9. DOUBLE BAYOU, TEX. Location.-This bayou enters upper Galveston Bay on the east side about 30 miles north of Galveston and about 81/4 miles south of Anahuac. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) Existing project.-The existing project provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low tide and 100 feet wide through the bar at the mouth of Double Bayou. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 0.7 foot, and the extreme range is about 0.9 foot. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 11/2 feet below mean low tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $12,500. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 387, 55th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities on this waterway are confined to small wharves for local use. They are considered ade- quate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. No costs were charged to this improvement for the year. The expenditures during the year were $4,624.28. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 70 percent completed, a channel 5 to 7 feet deep at mean low tide and 60 to 85 feet wide having been dredged. The channel has yet to be widened to 100 feet whenever commerce justifies. Ruling depth at mean low tide on June 30, 1933, was 3.9 feet in the entrance channel and 5.8 feet inside the bayou. The cost of new work has been $6,953.20 and of maintenance, $98,863.44, a total of $105,816.64. The total expenditures were $105,816.64. 1Exclusive of available funds. 586 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1933. amounting to $7,000, will be applied during the fiscal year 1934 to maintenance dredging as needed by United States plant or by con- tract or leased dredge, and to miscellaneous surveys, inspections. and estimates. No work is expected to be necessary during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and no funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- $6, 953. 20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 98, 863.44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 816. 64 1------------05, Net total expenditures_ _------------ 105,816.64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------ -------------- 7, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 112, 816. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C ostofnew work- _-- - ......... - - .... - -- $- 6 Cost of maintenance __------------------- $4, 109. 88 $6, 937. 94 -- ___--__- $4, 624. 28 Total expene.......----------.............-------------.. 4, 096. 88 6,950.94 ______________ $4, 624. 28 10, 000. 00 5, 000.00 Allotted---.........--.....______.....__...... $9, 000. 00 -13,000. 00 4, 355. 55 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------- ---------- $7, 268. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------- ----------------------------- 7, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------14, 268.73 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 2, 644. 45 Net amount to be accounted for -- 11, 624. 28 _------------------------ Gross amount expended__-_____-___ -__________-_ 4, 624. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------- 7, 000. 00 10. ANAHUAC CHANNEL, TEX. Location.-The town of Anahuac is on the northeast side of upper Galveston or Trinity Bay, opposite the mouth of the Trinity River, 38 miles north of Galveston and 25 miles northeast of Seabrook. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) Existing project.-There is no definite project for this channel. The River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1905, contained an item for " Improving West Galveston Bay Channel, Double Bayou, and mouths of adjacent streams, including Trinity River, Anahuac Channel, and Cedar Bayou ",but at the time of the appropriation no recommendation of definite channel dimensions had been made to Congress. A channel 6 feet deep at mean low tide and 80 feet wide was dredged in 1905 from Galveston Bay to the wharves at Anahuac, a distance of 16,000 feet. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 0.7 of a foot and; the extreme range about 0.9 of a foot. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind, and RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 587 during strong " northers " in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 11/2 feet below mean low tide. The latest (1928) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,500. The latest published map is contained in House Document No. 440, Fifty- sixth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities are at Anahuac and consist of several small wharves and slips for local use. They are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-During the year a rudder boom was maintained at the head of Browns Pass, Trinity River, to divert drift down the Southwest Pass and prevent, so far as possible, its movement into the Anahuac Channel. The total cost of its maintenance and repair for the year was $1,741.34. No other work was done. Total cost of all the work on this improve- ment for the year was $1,741.34, all for maintenance; the total expenditure for the year was $4,023.40. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1911. The ruling depth on June 30, 1933, was about 2.5 feet at mean low tide. The cost of new work under the existing project has been $5,975.10 and of maintenance $181,710.87, a total of $187,685.97. The total expenditures were $187,649.96. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1933, amounting to $10,621.10, will be applied during the fiscal year 1934 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------------- $36. 01 Maintenance : Dredging as needed by United States plant or by con- tract or leased dredge (between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934) --------------------------------- $7, 500. 00 Operation and maintenance of boom to prevent for- mation of drift jams (between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934) ----------------------------- 1, 100.00 Engineering and contingencies ---------------------- 513.99 9, 113. 99 Total for all work----------------------------------------9, 150. 00 Balance------------------------------------------------------1,471. 10 Total -------------------------------------------- 10, 621. 10 It is expected that the funds will be exhausted about June 30, 1934. This is an important light-draft channel serving communities without railroads, and its maintenance to project dimensions is necessary. The additional sum of $11,000 can be profitably ex- pended during fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with United States dredge or by contract or leased dredge (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935) --------------- $8, 000 Removal of snags by a United States derrick barge, if required (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935) ---------------------- 1, 000 Operation of boom by hired labor (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935) ------------------------------------------------ 1, 300 Engineering and contingencies----------------------------------- 700 Total for all work------------------------------------_ 11, 000 588 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Cost and financal summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $5, 975.10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 181, 710. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 187, 685. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 36. 01 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 187, 649. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------- 10, 621. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 198, 271.06 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------- --------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance---.--.........--------------- $14, 101. 92 $7, 842. 59 $22, 297. 58 $10, 354. 53 $1, 741. 34 Total expended-...... ... .....--------------------- 14, 743. 59 7, 853. 52 21, 641. 26 8, 792. 08 4, 023. 40 Allotted..... .....--------- -------------------.......... 30, 500. 00 -2, 500. 00 11,000. 00 7, 000. 00 8, 853. 57 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $5, 790.93 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-- ---------- ----------------------------- 9, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_1---------------------------4, 790. 93 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 46. 43 1------------------ Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------14,644. 50 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 4, 023. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 10, 621. 10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------- --------.----- 36. 01 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 10, 585.09 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1---_--------- 11,000.00 11. CEDAR BAYOU, TEX. Location.-This bayou is about 30 miles long, flowing south and emptying from the eastern shore into the northwest corner of upper Galveston Bay, about 11/2 miles below the mouth of San Jacinto River and about 281/2 miles north of Galveston, Tex. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of September 19, 1890, and July 13, 1892. The cost and expenditures were $108,871.28, of which amount $39,087.15 was for new work and $69,784.13 was for maintenance. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low tide and 100 feet wide from the Houston Ship Channel to a point on the bayou 11 miles above the mouth. The project also includes the jetties at the mouth of the bayou provided for under the previous project. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 0.6 foot and the extreme range 1.3 feet. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong " northers " in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 3 feet below mean low tide. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1930, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 589 $50,000, of which $25,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (S.Doc. No. 107, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in this document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, provides that local interests shall contribute 50 percent of the estimated first cost of the improvement, but not to exceed $25,000, and shall furnish, without cost to the United States, all necessary easements, rights-of-way, and dumping grounds. These conditions have not yet been completely met, but local inter- ests have complied with all the necessary requirements to complete the channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of a few small wharves for local use located at various places along Cedar Bayou. They are considered adequate for the commerce that exists at present. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance: Under contract the channel was redredged between December 30 and March 13 from a connection with the Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth, a distance of 16,400 feet, a total of 257,244 cubic yards of sand, silt, shell, and clay being re- moved at a cost of $26,437.12. The total costs were $26,437.12, all for maintenance. Total expenditure was $26,437.12. Condition alt end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 50 percent completed. The channel has been completed to existing project dimensions from a connection with the Houston Ship Chan- nel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth. Two brush and stone jetties-north jetty, 1,413 feet long, and south jetty, 2,888 feet lbng-have been built from shore along the sides of the channel, both jetties being built to an elevation 2.5 feet above mean low tide. To complete the project the bayou is to be dredged to project dimensions to a point 11 miles above the mouth. The ruling depth in the channel on June 30, 1933, was 101/2 feet from the Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth and about 6.7 feet thence to mile 11. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $25,151.13 for new work, of which $12,575.56 were United States funds and $12,575.57 contributed funds, and $26,457.46 for maintenance, a total of $51,608.59. The expenditures were $39,033.02 from United States funds and $12,575.57 from contributed funds, a total of $51,608.59. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1933, amounting to $19,951.64, will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Dredging by United States plant or by contract or leased dredge to remove shoaling in channel (between November 1933 and June 1934) ____ _----------- $19, 000.00 Miscellaneous surveys, inspections, and estimates (between October 1933 and June 1934) - -- 500. 00 Total for maintenance------- 9, 500. 00 1----------___ Balance--------------------------------- 451. 64 Total____________--- -- _____ - - -- 19, 951.64 It is expected that these funds will be exhausted about June 30, 1934. 590 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Recent increase in the traffic on this channel, due to barging of oil, has created a demand for its maintenance at all times. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, to be applied to maintenance dredging with United States dredge or by contract or leased dredge during the fall months of 1934. Cost and financial sum'mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ - __ ---- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___________--_____- ___ $51, 662.71 96, 241. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------147, 904. 30 Net total expenditures 1--------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_--__ _______------------ 19, 951. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----____- ____ 167, 855. 94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ......... Cost of new work---....------------------------------.........----......--------- $12, 575. 56 _--------- Cost of maintenance--...............--------------------- $19. 50 $21, 652. 61 $20. 34 - -$26, 437. 12 Total expended----.........................---------------------- 16. 25 21, 655.86 20. 34 $12, 575. 56 26, 437. 12 Allotted- -------------------------- -------- 6, 000. 00 , 21,000. 00 28, 500. 00 -23, 000. 00 45, 723. 84 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- - -- -_____ _-_-- $664.92 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------- $27,000.00 Amounted allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------- 19, 500. 00 46, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------ _______------ Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 47,164. 92 776. 16 __-- Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------- 46, 388. 76 Gross ------------- amount expended___ --------------- 26, 437.12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 _----------______-- 19, 951.64 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ______________________________________ 12, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - -- - -- - -- - 30, 1935, for maintenance 2 20, 000. 00 12. CLEAR CREEK, TEX. Location.-Clear Creek has its source about 13 miles south of Houston, Tex., and flows southeast for a distance of about 25 miles, emptying into the west side of upper Galveston Bay at a point 24 miles northwest of Galveston, Tex. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 4 feet deep at mean low tide and 50 feet wide across the bar at the mouth in Galveston Bay and through Clear Lake to deep water in Clear Creek. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 0.6 foot and the extreme range 1.3 feet. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong " northers " in the winter season the 1 Exclusive of $12,575.57 contributed funds. 2Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 591 water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The original estimate of cost for new work, made in 1900;, was $10,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $6,000. The project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902 (H.Doc. No. 449, 56th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of small wharves for local use located at the town of Seabrook, at the mouth of the creek, and at various points along the length of the waterway. They are considered adequate for the commerce that exists at present. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs or expenditures during the year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1908. Ruling depth on June 30, 1933, was about 3.0 feet in the en- trance channel and 3.1 feet across the lake at mean low tide. The cost of new work under the existing project has been $14,290.95 and of maintenance $58,371.02, a total of $72,661.97. The total expenditures were $72,661.97. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. This channel was last redredged in February 1930, and it is ex- pected that, due to gradual shoaling, redredging will again be needed during the fiscal year 1935 to provide adequately for commerce. The sum of $9,000 can therefore be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to maintenance dredging by U.S. dredge or by contract or leased dredge. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____________ ____ $14, 290. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__1_____ - 1-____________ 58, 371. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933__________________ 72, 661. 97 Net total expenditures_--------------------- 72, 661. 97 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-- -------------- 72, 661. 97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------- -------------- Cost ofmaintenance--------- ---------- $146. 51 $11, 119. 02 $19. 34 ---. . - Total expended --------------- 105. 35 11, 160. 18 19.34 Allotted ...........----------------..-------------. 6, 000. 00 -6, 000. 00 7, 000. 00 -7, 731. 27 -$186. 92 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_________________________________ $186. 92 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __________-----186. 92 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1------------------------ ----- 9, 000.00 13. FREEPORT HARBOR, TEX. Location.-This harbor is formed by the improvement of the Brazos River, Tex., from the mouth to Freeport, about 6 miles above. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 525.) 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228--ENG 1933--38 592 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The mouth of the Brazos River is about 47 miles southwest of Galveston Harbor entrance and about 137 miles northeast of Aransas Pass (Port Aransas). Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act approved June 14, 1880. The total cost and expenditures were $147,098.43, all for new work. For further details see page 1860 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel about 22 feet deep at mean low tide and not to exceed 25 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the jetties up to the present steamship wharf, and for such extension of the project upstream toward the town of Freeport as may be found desirable, to be attained by dredging, by jetties at the mouth of the harbor, and by a diversion dam in the Brazos River, a diversion channel, and necessary auxiliary works in general accord- ance with plan no. 6, as proposed by the district engineer, together with a lock in the diversion dam, approximately 200 feet long, 55 feet wide, and 121/2 feet deep over the miter sills. The Secretary of War is authorized to modify the route of the diversion channel and any or all of the auxiliary features in such manner as may seem to him satisfactory and desirable, after con- sideration of such alternative plans as may be submitted by local interests; provided, however, that in no such case shall the total first cost to the Government of the modification of the project author- ized by the act of March 3, 1925, exceed the sum of $500,000, nor the estimated annual maintenance cost to the Government exceed $75,000, including care and operation of a lock, if provided. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, modified the act of March 3, 1925, so as to provide that, when local interests shall have furnished assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will maintain the diversion channel, the United States shall assume the cost of main- tenance of the navigable channel, estimated at $75,000 annually, in- cluding care and operation of the lock, if provided. (See Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 18, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1.8 feet and the extreme range about 21/ feet. Freshets in the river, except under extreme conditions, do not cause a greater variation in the water surface than the tidal action. The estimate of cost for new work, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, revised in 1928, is $2,260,000, of which $1,100,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $75,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for " dredging and such other work as may be deemed most effective in the judgment of the Secretary of War in improving and developing the harbor ", and also provided for taking over the jetties and other auxiliary works built at the mouth of the river by a private company; as a result of an examination authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, the work was confined to maintenance of the jetties (H.Doc. No. 1087, 60th Cong., 3d sess.); by the River and Harbor Act of February 27, 1911, dredging was again authorized in addition RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 593 to repairs to the jetties. The act of March 4, 1913, provided for the construction of the seagoing hopper dredge, one half the cost to be charged to this improvement and one half to Aransas Pass. The act approved August 8, 1917, modified the project by providing for the purchase of one 15-inch pipe-line dredge and equipment, its opera- tion for an experimental period of 3 years, the operation of the seagoing dredge one half time for 3 years, and repairs to the jetties (H.Doc. No. 1469, 63d Cong., 3d sess.). The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, provided for the diversion dam, the diversion channel, and necessary auxiliary works (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 10, 68th Cong., 2d sess.) and the act of July 3, 1930, further modified the project to provide for maintaining the diversion channel at the expense of local interests (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 18, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are printed in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 15, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the modification of the project to provide a channel from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to the jetty entrance 32 feet deep and 300 feet wide, thence 30 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the turning basin at Brazosport as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 15, Seventy-second Congress, first session, was included in the public- works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of May 3, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide a channel from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to the jetty entrance, 32 feet deep and 300 feet wide; thence a channel 30 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the turning basin at Brazosport, and a depth of 30 feet in the turning basin, at an estimated cost of $226,500, with $100,000 annually for maintenance, this being $25,000 more than now required; and so as to provide for a channel 30 feet deep and 200 feet wide to and including the turning basin near the Stauffer chemical plant at Freeport, at an additional cost of approximately $79,000; subject to certain condi- tions of local cooperation, including the contribution of $100,000 toward the cost of the improvements from the Gulf to the Brazosport turning basin, and 50 percent of the cost of the improvements above Brazosport (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 15, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Channel to Brazosport included under public-works program. Local cooperation.-The 32- and 30-foot channel to Brazosport included in the public-works program is subject to the condition that local interest furnish free of cost to the United States suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during the initial construction and future maintenance, and shall contribute $100,000 toward the cost. These conditions are being complied with. All local cooperation required by prior acts have been fully com- plied with. Terminal facilitie.-The terminal facilities are located at the towns of Freeport and Velasco at the upper end of this improvement and at a point about a mile above the inner ends of the jetties. The 594 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 facilities at Freeport consist of a small wharf, privately owned, and one free public wharf owned by the municipality of Freeport. The wharves at Velasco are in such a bad state of repair as to be practically useless. The facilities just inside the mouth of the river consist of 1 sulphur-loading dock, about 250 feet long, 1 oil dock, and 1 steamship wharf, about 450 feet long, with wooden shed. .The existing facilities are considered adequate for the commerce that exists. Provision has been made for the construction of a public wharf. Operations and results during fiscal year--New work.-None. Maintenance.-During the month of September, parts of the months of October and December 1932, and part of January and April 1933 a total of about 60 dredging days, the U.S. seagoing dredge Galveston removed 509,796 cubic yards, hopper measurement, from the Sea Bar Channel and the outer end of the jettied channel at a cost of $42,408.69, maintaining the channel at project dimensions. The cost amounted to $46,214.67, of which $12.83 were contributed funds for new work and $46,201.84 for maintenance. The total ex- penditures amounted to $48,236.16, of which $90.01 were contributed funds and $48,146.15 United States funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The diversion channel and auxiliary works, includ- ing the Velasco-Lake Jackson Levee and drainage ditch, have been completed, together with the dredging in the jetty channel from the Gulf to and including Freeport Harbor turning basin and in the river from the turning basin to near the town of Freeport. In 1908 two parallel jetties, the northeast jetty, 4,708 feet long, and the southwest jetty, 5,018 feet long, were completed, together with spur dikes and bank protection in the river just above their inner ends. The jetty channel from the Gulf of Mexico to the Freeport Harbor turning basin has been dredged to 25 feet at mean low tide and 150 feet wide on bottom. The turning basin has been dredged to 25 feet deep at mean low tide and channel extended from the turning basin to near Freeport, 25 feet deep at mean low tide and 300 feet wide on bottom. The ruling depths on June 30, 1933, were: Sea Bar Channel, 25 feet on a 150-foot bottom; jetty channel, 22 feet on a 150-foot bottom, with 241/2 feet in the Freeport Harbor turning basin, and 23 feet thence to Freeport on a bottom 300 feet wide. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $3,134,- 253.69, of which $1,101,061.89 was from United States funds, and $533,302.79 was from contributed funds for new work and $1,499.- 889,01 for maintenance. The total expenditures to June 30, 1933, were $3,133,780.49, of which $2,600,477.70 was from United States funds and $533,302.79 was from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The United States funds unexpended July 1, 1933, $158,309.62, together with funds to be contributed by local interests amounting to $75,000, a total of $233,309.62, will be applied during the fiscal year 1934, as follows: UNITED STATES FUNDS Accounts payable June 30, 1933_------------- $473. 20 Reserved for impounded balance---___-------------- 35. 31 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 595 Maintenance: Maintenance of sea bar channel, with Government plant, as needed from time to time, 500,000 cubic yards (between Jan. 1, 1934, and June 30, 1934)_ $45, 000. 00 Repairs to jetties, under contract (between Aug. 1, 1933, and Oct. 1, 1933) ------------------------- 72, 000. 00 Engineering, surveys, beacon repairs, etc________ 7, 491. 49 Reserved for impounded balance and vacant posi- tions --------------- 3, 000. 00 $127, 491. 49 Total_ -------------------------- 128, 000. 00 Balance ------------------------------------------ 30, 309. 62 Total ------------------------------------------------- 158, 309. 62 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Maintenance: Engineering and contingencies, to provide for any needed channel protection, intracoastal canal protection and recti- fication of works other than normal maintenance-------------- $75, 000. 00 Total contributed and United States funds-----------------_ 233, 309. 62 The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, amounting to $126,500, and funds to be contributed, amounting to $225,000, a total of $351,500, will be applied as follows during the fiscal year 1934: New work : Dredging sea bar channel, with Government plant, 32 feet deep and 300 feet wide on bottom 1,430,000 cubic yards (September 1933 to February 1934) ----------------------------------- $114, 000 Dredging channel 32 feet deep 200 feet wide on bottom from the outer ends of the jetties to Brazosport, thence about 375 feet wide, 32 feet deep to Station 224 just below Freeport, under con- tract, 3,520,000 cubic yards at 6.7 cents (September 1933 to June 30, 1934) _____________--------------------- ------- 237, 500 351,500 Total___ - __-__________________ 351,500 The additional sum of $120,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging sea bar channel, with Government plant, 740,000 cubic yards (during October and December 1933 and March 1934) ___ $74, 000 Dredging channel from jetty entrance to Freeport under contract, 600,000 cubic yards (during January and March 1934) ------- 42, 000 Engineering, surveys, beacon repairs, and contingencies -__ __ _ 4, 000 Total------ 120, 000 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS -- __--- _--------------- Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___ $1, 248, 160. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- 1, 499, 889. 01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 2, 748, 049. 33 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ___------ -473. 20 Net total expenditures_______-------------------- 2, 747, 576. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__________------------------ 158, 309.62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ----------- 2, 905, 885. 75 596 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----------------------$416,900.83 $10, 052. 18 ---------- .------------------ Cost of maintenance.------,-----------$3, 364.37 37, 829. 22 $77,833.29 $87, 823.77 $46,201.84 Total cost-------------------------- 500, 255. 20 47,881.40 77, 833. 29 87, 823. 77 46, 201.84 Total expended...........................----------------------.. 428,143. 31 102, 755. 22 86, 951. 41 86, 834. 82 48, 146. 15 Allotted..-------------------------------- 50,000.00 25, 000. 00 130,000.00 -50000.00 190, 274.67 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_----_-------------------- $16, 181.10 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__--------------------- $65, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__-------------------- 128, 000.00 193, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 209, 181. 10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- ----------- 2, 725.33 Net amount to be accounted for_ .- ... -------- - 206, 455. 77 Gross amount expended -_ 48, 516. 61 _--------------------- Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 370. 46 48, 146. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 158, 309.62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------- ---------------- 509. 21 Balance available June 30, 19331-----------------------57, 800.41 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act- ... 126, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_--- ------- 284, 300. 41 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance __ 120, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $533, 302. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__ ---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------533, 302. 79 Net total expenditures----------- - - - -- - - - 533, 302. 79 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933-_.--_---- ------- 533, 302. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...........-----------------------------$398,241.92 $126, 947. 12 $1, 839. 46 $12. 83 Cost of maintenance....-------------------------------------------------------------- Total expended--- ------------------------- 319, 972. 38 211, 438. 05 1, 802. 35 90. 01 Allotted-.------------------------- $25,000. 00 475, 000. 00 50,000.00 - -16, 697.21 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $16, 787.22 Deductions on account of refund ------------ _____--- - -____16, 697. 21 Net amount to be accounted for. _______________-------90. 01 Gross amount expended------------------------- ----- ----------- 90. 01 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 597 CONSOLIDATED COST' AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR FREIEPORT HARBOR, TIX. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ___ ------ $1, 781, 463. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---__ ___.-- ----- 1,499, 889. 01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 3, 281, 352. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------- ------ __ 473. 20 Net total expenditures _----___ _ _-------------- 3, 280, 878. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 --- __-----__ ___ - 158, 309. 62 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1933---------------------------------------------- 3, 439, 188. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--__---_-----___-------$416, 900. 83 $408, 294. 10 $126, 947. 12 $1, 839. 46 $12. 83 Cost of maintenance---------..... __ _--_ 83, 354. 37 37, 829. 22 77, 833. 29 87, 823. 77 46, 201. 84 Total cost---------...........------- - 500, 255. 20 446, 123. 32 204, 780. 41 89, 663. 23 46, 214. 67 Total expended---------..........--..---- . 428, 143. 31 422, 727. 60 298, 389. 46 88, 637. 17 48, 236. 16 Allotted__...-----------------__ ----- 75, 000. 00 500, 000. 00 180, 000. 00 -50, 000. 00 173, 577. 46 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $32, 968. 32 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------- $65, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ----- -------- -- 128, 000.00 193, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________---- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment and refund ------ 225,9, 968. 32 422. 54 Net amount to be accounted for___ ----------- 206, 545. 78 Gross amount expended_ ______________ $48, 606. 62 Less reimbursements collected--- __---------- 370. 46 48, 236. 16 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933____-------------------- 158, 309. 62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ____________------------509. 21 Balance available June 30, 1933__ _ - -_____ - ____- 157, 800. 41 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-----------126, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------- ____-------- 284, 300. 41 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - -- - - - - - - - June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 ________________ _ 120, 000. 00 14. CHANNEL FROM ARANSAS PASS TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX Location.-This channel extends from Aransas Pass through the depression known as " Turtle Cove " and through Corpus Christi Bay to Corpus Christi Harbor, on the west side of the bay, a distance of 203/4 miles west of Port Aransas. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1285 and 1286.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts approved Mar 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. The cost and expenditures were $342,907, of which $280,455.14 was for new work and $62,451.86 for maintenance. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low tide and 200 feet wide on bottom, provided with widened 1Exclusive of available funds. 598 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 passing places, from deep water at Port Aransas through Turtle Cove and Corpus Christi Bay to the east side of the Corpus Christi breakwater. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1 foot and the extreme range about 11/2 feet. The heights of tides are dependent largely on the winds, and during strong " north- ers " in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $2,232,800, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $249,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, which provided for a channel 25 feet deep (H. Doc. No. 321, 67th Cong., 2d sess.) and the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, provided for the present dimensions of the project (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 9, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the last-mentioned document and House Document No. 130, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of December 5, 1931, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to include maintenance by the Federal Gov- ernment of the channel and maneuvering basin between the break- water and the shore line of Corpus Christi Bay, at an estimated cost of $5,000 per annum (H.Doc. No. 130, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Terminals have been constructed at Corpus Christi, Aransas Pass, Harbor Island, and Ingleside. The present facilities are adequate to care for the existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 6, pt. 3, revised 1932, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance: During parts of July, August, and September 1932 the U.S. pipe line dredge Gulfport redredged parts of sections numbered 1, 2, and 3 at a cost of $29,553.37. The total cost for maintenance work for the fiscal year, including surveys, inspections, etc., was $42,056.81. The total expenditures for the fiscal year were (minus) $238,719.82. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in September 1931 at a saving of $109,354 under the esti- mated cost. The ruling depths June 30, 1933, were: Section no. 1, 28 feet; section no. 2, 30 feet; section no. 3, 28 feet; and section no. 4, 28.5 feet; all 200 feet wide on the bottom. The total cost under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year 1933 was $3,298,440.24, of which $2,123,446.59 was for new work and $1,174,993.65 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $3,356,986.24. In addition, $16,903.75 was expended from contrib- uted funds for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year, amounting to $213,667.92, will be applied during the fiscal year 1934, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- $1, 412. 81 Reserved for impounded balances__ 113. 60 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 599 Maintenance: Dredging channel by contract, 3,026,380 cubic yards (Standard Dredging Co., July 3, 1933, to March 3, 1934) ------------------------------------ $154, 336.18 Repairs and upkeep of Corpus Christi, United States reservation and office as needed during the fiscal year, H.L--------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Engineering, surveys, triangulation, beacons, etc__ 7,190. 75 Reserved for impounded balance -___-____- - 5, 000. 00 $176, 526. 93 Total -------------------------------------------------- 178, 053. 34 Balance -------------------------------------------------- 35, 614. 58 Total -------------------------------------------------- 213, 667.92 It is expected the available funds will be expended at a fairly uniform rate and will be exhausted on or about June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $187,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging channel by contract, about 3,000,000 cubic yards (be- tween Jan. 1 and June 30, 1935) ---------------------------- $172, 500 Repairs and upkeep Corpus Christi United States reservation and office as needed during the fiscal year_------------------ _ 14, 500 Total ________---------------------__ --- 187,000 Cost and financial swummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___________________________ $2, 403, 901. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__--- - _1 ______--_----- 1, 237, 445. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 3, 641, 347. 24 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-------- 59, 905. 47 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_____________---_______ _ 3, 701, 252. 71 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933__________------------ 53. 34 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933- __-.-------------- - 3, 701, 306. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-__- __ 1----------- 1, 412. 81 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 13, 699, 893. 24 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 .__ ___-____ ___--- 213, 614. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 3, 913, 507. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ...... _.. -------------- __ -- -$168, 105. 79 $237, 540. 51 ---------- Cost of maintenance .....---------------- $162, 492. 13 $137, 864. 91 122, 403.84 221, 823. 47 $42, 056. 81 Total cost ...... ______ _____ _____ 162, 492. 13 137, 864. 91 290, 509. 63 459, 363.98 42, 056. 81 ____- Total expended_..-. __ - -____ 215, 308. 28 187, 105. 24 241, 974. 06 362, 553.71 -238, 719. 82 Allotted- ----- __...................__... 200, 000. 00 105, 000. 00 565, 000. 00 -180, 000. 00 -40, 769. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ __.__--- - _-__________- $15, 663. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_ ____------- $115,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------- 200, 000. 00 315, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_----- -______-_____- 330, 663. 87 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 355, 769. 11 Net amount to be accounted for- -_____-_________ __ -25, 105.24 1 In addition $16,903.75 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. 600 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $84, 717. 50 Less: Reimbursements collected- --------- $45, 202. 56 Receipts from sales- ....------------- 278, 234. 76 323, 437.32 -----$238, - 719. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 213, 614. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 635.37 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------- 211, 979. 21 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------------------------ 53. 34 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------- 212, 032. 55 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - 30, 1935 for maintenance 2 187, 000. 00 15. CHANNEL FROM PASS CAVALLO TO PORT LAVACA, TEX. Location. -The bar at Pass Cavallo is 125 miles southwest of Gal- veston entrance and 54 miles north of Aransas Pass. Port Lavaca lies 26 miles to the northward of the pass, across Matagorda and Lavaca Bays. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1117.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low tide and 80 feet wide from deep water in lower Matagorda Bay to Port Lavaca, a distance of about 8 miles. Under ordinary condi- tions the mean tidal range is about 1 foot and the extreme range about 2 feet. The height of tide is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong " northers " in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The original estimate of cost for new work was $10,000, with $2,500 annually for mainte- nance. These estimates were made in 1908. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 1082, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities located at Port Lavaca consist of two wooden piers, 30 feet wide and 500 feet long, with a slip between about 200 feet wide. They are sufficient for the demands of the port commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were $52.47, for inspections, all charged to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1910. On June 30, 1933, the ruling depth was 7 feet in the Gallinipper Reef Channel and 7 feet in the Sand Point Reef Chan- nel over a bottom width of 75 feet. Elsewhere the channel had a ruling depth of 7 feet. The total costs and expenditures have been $19,500, of which $9,699.48 was for new work and $9,800.52 for maintenance. Proposed operation.---The balance unexpended,; amounting to $10,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging through the chan- nels through Sand Point and Gallinipper Reefs, by leased plant or by contract, as may be needed during the fiscal year 1934. No funds are expected to be required for the fiscal year 1935 as it is probable that channel depths will remain ample for the anticipated commerce. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 601 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 --------------------------- $9, 699. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 9, 800. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 19, 500. 00 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------------ 9, 500. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 10,000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------29, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ..... Coto e ........ ok------------- I... ------ -------- ------ --- --------- ------- Cost of maintenance-------------- $2, 273. 11 $2, 145. 94 $28. 48 -.....--- $52. 47 Total expended-------------------...................--.....------------ 4, 419. 05 28. 48 ------------ 52. 47 Allotted....----------------------------. 10, 000. 00 4, 500. 00 _ o-___-- -10, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------------- $52.47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__ ------------------ 10, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 10, 052.47 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 52. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 10, 000. 00 16. PORT ARANSAS, TEX. Location.-PortAransas is on the southern portion of the coast of Texas, 180 miles southwest of Galveston and 132 miles north of the mouth of the Rio Grande. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Map No. 1285.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. The improvement was taken over by the Aransas Pass Harbor Co. on June 30, 1890, under authority of the act of May 12, 1890. This company relinquished its rights to the United States on March 27, 1899. The cost and expenditures by the United States were $1,092,079.29, all for new work. In addition thereto there was expended by the citizens of Rockport and Corpus Christi the sum of $9,938.93, and by the Aransas Pass Harbor Co. the sum of $401,554.18, making a total of expenditures by the United States and local interests of $1,503,572.40. For further details see page 1861 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for two rubblestone jetties ex- tending into the Gulf from St. Joseph and Mustang Islands, the project lengths of which are 11,190 and 8,650 feet, respectively, and for a channel between them 30 feet deep at mean low tide in the inner part, 33 feet deep at mean low tide in the outer part, and 600 feet wide on the bottom, from the Gulf to Harbor Island Basin. The project further provides for a stone dike on St. Joseph Island about 19,100 feet long connecting with the north jetty and extending up this island to prevent a channel being cut around the north jetty; for an inner basin at Harbor Island, 30 feet deep at mean low tide, 450 feet wide, and about 3,000 feet long; and for the dredging of an 602 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 approach channel 12 feet deep at mean low tide and 100 feet wide with basin at end leading from Harbor Island Basin to the town of Port Aransas. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1.1 feet and the extreme range about 2 feet. The height of tides is de-' pendent to some extent on the winds, and during strong " northers " in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1931, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and of $105,000 contributed by local interests, is $2,664,500. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $200,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for taking over the old or curved portion of the north jetty, which had been constructed by private parties; the acts of June 13, 1902, and March 3, 1905, pro- vided for the completion of this old or curved portion according to the plans of its builders; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the extension shoreward of the old curved portion of the north jetty to connect with St. Joseph Island and for the construction of the south jetty (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 5, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of February 27, 1911, provided for the dredging of the roadstead in the Harbor Island Basin to a depth of 20 feet and for 10,000 linear feet of the stone dike on St. Joseph Island (H.Doc. No. 1094, 61st Cong., 3d sess.); the act of March 4, 1913, provided for the deepening of the channel between the jetties and the Harbor Island Basin to 25 feet, for the extension of the jetties, the extension of the.stone dike on St. Joseph Island 9,100 feet, and for the ap- proach channel 12 feet deep to the town of Port Aransas (H.Doc. No. 1125, 62d Cong., 3d sess.); and the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided for deepening the entrance channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island and the provision of an inner basin at Harbor Island of reduced area but greater depth (H.Doc. 214, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the last-mentioned document, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Docu- ment No. 35, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the modification of the existing project to provide a channel 37 feet deep and 700 feet wide from deep water in the Gulf to a point opposite the outer end of the south jetty, thence decreasing to 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide to a point opposite Spur Dike A, thence 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide to the inner basin, thence a channel 35 feet feet deep and 400 feet wide (decreasing to a width of 300 feet) to a point opposite the western end of the basin dredged by the Humble Oil & Refining Co. at its docks on Harbor Island with widening opposite the north- west corner of Mustang Island, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 35, Seventy-second Congress, first session, was included in the public- works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in the public- works program. Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition that no expense shall be incurred RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 603 by the United States for any land that may be required for the pur- pose of the improvement. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal fareilities.-The principal terminal facilities are located on Harbor Island at the head of Aransas Pass and consist of a single wooden steamship wharf about 1,000 feet long, with a wooden shed, terminal tracks and switches, and a terminal railroad leading thence to the town of Aransas Pass on the mainland, about. 61/2 miles dis- tant, where it connects with the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Rail- way (Southern Pacific Railway system). In addition to these there is an oil-loading dock of creosoted timber construction leased by the Atlantic Pipe Line Co. These terminal facilities are privately owned, but open to all on equal terms, except the leased Atlantic Pipe Line Co. Dock. At the inner end of the 12-foot channel leading to the town of Port Aransas the public wharf, built by the town, is open to general public use. These terminal facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Additional terminal facilities are located at Corpus Christi, Ingleside, and on Harbor Island, and are described in report on Channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, Tex. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance:The U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Galveston operated in the inner and outer channels throughout July and August, during parts of September, October, all of November, and part of December 1932, and from April 20 to May 26, 1933, redredging the channel to project dimen- sions of 30 feet deep inside, 400 feet wide on bottom, and 33 feet outside, ranging from 400 to 600 feet wide on bottom. A total of 857,152 cubic yards bank measure (1,875,707 cubic yards, hopper measure) was removed at a cost of $100,771.57. In addition 15,177 cubic yards were removed from the Humble Oil & Refining Co.'s basin at a cost of $17,816.73. Between July 7 and 30, 1932, the U.S. pipe-line dredge Gulfport redredged the inner basin, removing 147,111 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $16,709.57. The total yardage removed by both dredges during the fiscal year amounted to 1,182,320 cubic yards allowable (2,200,777 gross), at a total cost of $121,234.90. The total expenditure for the year was $137,044.42, all charged to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.--About 65 percent of the existing project has been completed. Two jetties have been built, the north jetty 9,240 feet long, extending from south end of St. Joseph Island, and the south jetty 7,385 feet long, extending from north end of Mustang Island, with four riprap spurs constructed from the inner face of the north jetty to the edge of the present channel. A stone dike connecting with the north jetty has been built on St. Joseph Island, its total length being 20,991 feet, this part of the project being completed in 1916. The channel between the jetties from the Harbor Island Basin to the Gulf of Mexico has been dredged to 30 feet at mean low tide inside and 33 feet deep at the Gulf end. Harbor Island Basin has been deepened to 30 feet at mean low tide over an area 650 feet wide and about 1,000 feet long at the lower end adjacent to the docks. The approach channel from the Harbor Island Basin to the town of Port Aransas was completed in 1914. 604 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The Harbor Island Basin is yet to be completed, 650 feet wide and 3,000 feet long, the jetties fully extended, and the jetty channel widened to 600 feet. On June 30, 1933, the ruling depth in the channel between the jetties was 33 feet inside and 32 feet outside, with a least navigable width of about 400 feet. The bar channel shows a ruling depth of 33 feet, 400 feet wide on bottom. The Har- bor Island Basin had a ruling depth of 25 feet over the portion (650 by 1,070 feet) . immediately in front of the wharves, with from 9.5 to 12 feet in that portion north of the wharves between St. Joseph Island and Harbor Island. The channel to the town of Port Aransas had a ruling depth of 8 feet at mean low tide on a bottom width of 100 feet. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year 1933 has been as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds........------------------ --------- $2, 269, 515. 46 $2, 594, 004. 43 $4, 863, 519. 89 Contributed funds --.......------------------------------------ .. 135, 651.34 135, 651. 34 Total---------------------...........................------................. ------- 2, 269, 515. 46 2, 729, 655. 77 4, 999, 171. 23 The total expenditures on the existing project from United States funds to the end of the fiscal year 1933 have been $4,863,139.10. In addition, $135,651.34 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended July 1, 1933, includ- ing accounts receivable, amounting to $116,835.66, together with an additional allotment of $26,194.97 to be made, will be applied as follows during the fiscal year 1934: Accounts payable June 30, 1933________ $370. 45 Reserved for impounded balances--------- -------------- 39. 60 Maintenance: Dredging channel, by Government plant, from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to abreast of Cline's Point, about 750,000 cubic yards (between Apr. 1, 1934, and June 30, 1934) ------------------- $75, 000.00 Dredging inner harbor, with Government plant or by contract, about 600,000 cubic yards (between Sept. 1, 1933, and Jan. 1, 1934) --------------- 45, 000. 00 Dredging channel to the town of Port Aransas, by contract, 150,000 cubic yards, as may be needed (during November 1933) 000. 00 __---------------------12, Repairs to St. Joseph Island dike and sand dam, re- vetment at Clines Point, and repairs to United States wharf on Mustang Island, by hired labor, as may be needed during the year---------___ 6, 620. 58 Reserved for impounded balance._-------------- 4, 000. 00 - 142, 620. 58 Total --------- ---------------------------------- 143, 030. 63 The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, amounting to $210,000, will be applied as follows during the fiscal year 1934: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 605 Jew work: Dredging channel with Government plant from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to a point opposite the end of the south jetty, 37 feet deep, 700 feet wide on bottom, thence to a point opposite spur A, 35 feet deep, reducing in width to 400 feet at spur A, thence 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide to near Clines Point, about 1,200,000 cubic yards (between Oct. 1, 1933, and Mar. 31, 1934) ------------------------------------------------ $120, 000 Dredging channel, by contract, 35 feet deep, 400 feet wide, on bot- tom from near Clines Point to a point opposite the western end of the Humble Oil & Refining Co. basin at Harbor Island, about 900,000 cubic yards (between Sept. 22, 1933, and Jan. 1, 1934) --------------------------- -- 81, 000 Engineering, surveys, survey plant', repairs, etc- -- ,000 9----------__ Total ----------------------------------------------- 210, 000 No extension of the jetties is now considered necessary, as their present lengths are such as to assist economically in channel main- tenance. The additional sum of $147,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging channel with Government plant, about 900,000 cubic yards (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935) -------------------- $90, 000 Dredging inner harbor, by Government plant or by contract, about 200,000 cubic yards (between July and August 1934 and Janu- ary and February 1935) ------------------------------------- 20, 000 Dredging channel to the town of Port Aransas, as needed, about 100,000 cubic yards (between Feb. 10 and Mar. 10, 1935)-------- 15, 000 Repairs to St. Joseph Island dike, said dam, and Clines Point revetment by hired labor, as needed during the year------------ 15, 000 Engineering, surveys, survey-plant repairs, etc------------------- 7, 000 Total------------------------------------ -- 147,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $3, 361,594. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------- 2, 594, 004. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 5, 955, 599. 18 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- -40. 97 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------------------------5, 955, 558. 21 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----- ----------------- 30. 63 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------------5,955, 588.84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933___ 370. 45 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 5, 955, 218. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------ 116, 805. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 6, 072, 023. 42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work ..--------- I----------------------- Cost of maintenance _-----------------108, 836. 44 $154, 588. 94 $123, 433. 70 $138, 220. 68 $121, 234. 90 Total expended................---------------------- 90, 784. 64 173, 504. 91 111, 410. 65 133, 275. 15 137, 044. 42 llotted--......----------........-------------------------200, 000. 00 190, 000. 00 -90, 000.00 182, 273. 42 606 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -- _____------------------ $71, 576. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 --------------- $50,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 -------------------- 140, 000.00 190, 000. 00 -- Amount to be accounted for ______________--.--. _-- 261, 576. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ -------- 7, 726. 58 Net amount to be accounted for-- ----------- __- - _ 253, 849. 45 Gross amount expended---___-__- _______-___ $138, 246.24 Less: Reimbursements collected _----- - $242. 70 Receipts from sales 959.12 1, 201. 82 137, 044. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------116,805.03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 422. 05 Balance available June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 116, 382. 98 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------ 30. 63 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_--- -- __-_ 116, 413. 61 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act _______ 210,000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__---- - _---- 326, 413. 61 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 _ - __ - - _ - - - - - - - __ __- 147,000. 00 17. BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TEX. Location.-This harbor is at the extreme south end of the coast of Texas, about 7 miles north of the mouth of the Rio Grande, and about 125 miles south of Port Aransas. The harbor is at the inner end of Brazos Santiago Pass, which lies between Brazos and Padre Islands, and is the natural outlet from the Laguna Madre to the Gulf of Mexico. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1288.) Previous projects.-Authorized in 1878, 1881, and March 2, 1919. The costs on the original and modified projects were $675,855.30. In addition, $123,361.67 was expended from contributed funds for new work. The total expenditures were $677,393.46 United States funds and $123,361.67 contributed funds, a total of $800,755.13. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide through Brazos Santiago Pass, with jetty protection; for a channel 25 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the pass to a point on the westerly side of Long Island; for a channel 25 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the end of the Brazos Santiago Pass-Long Island Channel to and including a turning basin 500 feet square at Point Isabel; and for a channel 25 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the end of Brazos Santiago Pass-Long Island Channel to and including a turning basin 1,000 feet square in the vicinity of Brownsville. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 11/2 feet and the extreme range about 2 feet. The height of the tides is dependent, to some extent, on the wind, and during strong "northers " in the 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 607 winter season the water surface in the southern end of the Laguna Madre may be raised 4 feet or more above the mean low tide in the Gulf. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1930, is $4,783,000, of which local interests are to contribute $2,425,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The estimate of annual cost of maintenance made in 1930 is $150,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 16, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published maps are in Rivers and Har- bors Committee Document No. 9, Seventieth Congress, first session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 10, Seventy-first Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of April 2, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be modi- fied to eliminate the provision requiring the contribution of specific sums of money and to provide, in lieu thereof, that local interests shall contribute funds sufficient to cover the entire cost of the origi- nal dredging of all channels and turning basins inside of the entrance channel through Brazos Santiago Pass and that no work shall be undertaken upon the channel,.through the pass until local interests have contributed sufficient funds for the execution of either or both of the channels to Point Isabel and/or to Brownsville, respectively, including the turning basins, all other conditions of local cooperation heretofore established to remain in full force and effect. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 10, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Local coop eration.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, in adopting the existing project for further improvement at this locality provides: (a) That local interests shall donate to the United States the north end of Brazos Island from a due east and west line 2,000 feet south of the old Coast Guard station, and the south end of the Padre Island from a due east and west line 500 feet north of the quarantine station. (b) That local interests shall give assurances satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War that suitable terminal facilities will be made available. (c) That no work shall be undertaken on the channel to Brownsville until the sum of $2,175,000 has been contributed to the cost of the project and neces- sary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas have been furnished free of cost to the United States. (d) That no work shall be undertaken on the channel to Point Isabel until the sum of $450,000 has been contributed to the cost of the project and neces. sary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas have been furnished free of cost to the United States. (e) That no work shall be undertaken on any part of the project until local interests shall have contributed either or both of the sums aforesaid. In adopting the project the act provides that no expense shall be incurred for the acquiring of any lands required to be donated to the United States for the purpose of this improvement or for other purposes; that the channel from the inner side of the pass to Long Island and thence to the turning basin near Brownsville shall be situated entirely within what is known as the "Brownsville naviga- tion district " and shall take the most direct practicable route toward Brownsville; that if both the Brownsville and Point Isabel Channels and turning basins are constructed, the total amount to be contrib- nlted in cash by local interests shall be in the sum of $2,425,000, thus 162285 ENG 1933--39 608 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 avoiding duplication of the expense of constructing the channel from the inner side of the pass to Long Island, estimated at $200,000; and that the width of any or all inner channels may be widened provided such proposed widening meets the approval of the Chief of Engi- neers and all expense incident thereto is paid by local interests. The south end of Padre Island and the north end of Brazos Island have been deeded to the United States as required under (a) above. The transfer was approved and title accepted by the United States Attorney General November 15, 1932. The plans of the terminals, required under (b) above for the Port Isabel-San Benito navigation district, were approved by the Chief of Engineers October 24, 1932, and those for the Brownsville navi- gation district were approved by the Chief of Engineers January 5, 1933. The requirements under (c) above have not yet been met but local interests are acquiring all the required areas, rights-of-way, and easements, and are preparing to raise the funds needed. The requirements under (d) above have been met by the Port Isabel-San Benito navigation district, furnishing $275,000 in cash and $175,000 in a bond as authorized by the Chief of Engineers July 6, 1932. The bond was approved by the Judge Advocate Gen- eral January 19, 1933. The rights-of-way deeds were approved and accepted by the Chief of Engineers October 17, 1932. The Port Isabel-San Benito navigation district has complied with all the conditions required under (e) above. The funds were re- ceived January 24, 1933. The Brownsville navigation district has not furnished the funds to be contributed under (e). Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities at Brazos Island. At Point Isabel there is a railroad wharf, owned by the Rio Grande Railway, extending out into the bay for a distance of 1,400 feet. This wharf will probably care for the traffic that develops after improvement of the harbor, at least in its initial stages. Operations and results during fscal year-Neuw work.-The opera- tions carried on during the fiscal year for the channel from westward of Long Island to and including the turning basin near Brownsville, consisted of making alinement and rights-of-way surveys, borings, preparation of plans, and specifications for dredging, etc. The total cost of the above operations was $110.25. The operations carried on during the fiscal year for the chan- nel from Brazos Santiago Pass to and including the turning basin at Point Isabel, consisted of making alinement and rights-of-way surveys, borings, etc. Under contract approved March 6, 1933, there were removed from this channel 1,862,771 cubic yards, at a total cost of $130,919.92. Maintenance.-The operations carried on during the fiscal year consisted of making surveys and borings of Brazos Santiago Pass and repairs to shore ends of dikes. The total cost of the above operations was $4,459.11. The total cost for all work during the year was $135,489.28, of which $11.40 were United States funds and $131,018.77 were contributed funds all charged to new work, and $4,459.11 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $102,171.51, of which $3,688.57 were United States funds and $98,482.94 were contributed funds. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 609 Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work on the jetties, jetty channel, and channel from westward of Long Island to and including the turning basin near Browsville has not yet been started. The chan- nel across the bar and through Brazos Santiago Pass had on June 30, 1933, a controlling depth of 12 feet about 200 feet wide across the bar, 18 feet about 350 feet wide through the pass and 6 feet about 600 feet wide for a distance of 2,500 feet at outer end of channel-all depths refer to mean low tide. The dredged channel across the bay between the pass and railroad wharf at Point Isabel has a controlling depth of 2 feet and width of 100 feet. The railroad wharf, however, can be reached through the Laguna with a controlling depth of 4 feet. Dredging on the channel front Brazos Santiago Pass to and including the turning basin at Point Isabel was started on April 18, 1933, and at the end of the fiscal year 13,800 linear feet of the channel was completed to project dimensions, 25 feet deep below mean low tide and 100 feet bottom width. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $150,795.11, of which $9,324.70 were United States funds and $137,011.30 contributed funds for new work, and $4,459.11 United States funds for maintenance. The total expenditures under the existing project were $116,099.78, of which $11,953.53 were United States funds and $104,146.25 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The United States funds unexpended July 1, 1933, including accounts receivable, $10,341.89, together with unex- pended balance of funds contributed by local interests amounting to $179,492.08, a total of $189,833.97, will be applied during the fiscal year 1934 as follows: UNITED STATES FUNDS Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $267. 86 Reserved for impounded balances-------------------------------- 23.44 Maintenance : Repairs to shore ends of dikes, by hired labor or contract, as required (between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934) ________________________ $2, 000. 00 Surveys of bar and channels (between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934)-------------------------- 6, 735. 16 8, 735. 16 Total----------------------------------------------------9, 026. 46 Balance ---------------------------------------------------- 1, 315. 43 Total --------------------------------------------------- 10, 341. 89 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS New work : Accounts payable June 30, 1933-----------------------------32, 865. 05 Completion of channel dredging, by contract, Brazos Santiago Pass to Point Isabel (between July 1, 1933, and October 1933) ---------------------- $144, 205.43 Rights-of-way, surveys, borings, together with preparation of plans and specifications of channel from Long Island to Brownsville (between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934) ------------------- 2, 421. 60 146, 627. 03 Total contributed funds--------------------------------- 179, 492.08 Total United States and contributed funds-- 188, 518.54 Total balance -_-------- - - -___- -- 1, 315. 43 Total-------- __ _-_ 189, 833. 97 610 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The sum of $2,500,000 allotted to this improvement from the National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933, will be applied as follows: New work: Construction of jetties, at Brazos Santiago Pass, by contract (between Oct. 1, 1933, and June 30, 1935) ---------------- $2, 400, 000 Dredging bar channel with U.S. hopper dredge (between July 1, and Oct. 30, 1934)-- - ------- - -- --- 100, 000 Total ------------------------------------ ---- 2, 500, 000 The additional sum of $119,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Repairs to jetties and shore branch of existing dikes, by contract or hired labor, and surveys as required (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935) ---------------------------------------- $19, 000 Dredging jetty channel by United States hopper dredge, about 500,000 cubic yards (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935)___ 50, 000 Dredging inner channels, by contract or Government plant, about 400,000 cubic yards (between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935)___ 40, 000 Engineering and contingencies --- __-___-___-___ _________- 10, 000 Total------- ------- ----------------------------- 119, 000 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 _______ ______ $685, 180. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------4, 459.11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- --.------ - 689, 639.11 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933__--------- -50. 72 Net total cost to June 30, 1933____------------------------ 689, 588. 39 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933__ -___------------- 26. 46 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933__-------- --------- 689,614. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------- 267. 86 Net total expenditures ____---------___ __--689, 346. 99 U1nexpended balance June 30, 1933 10, 315. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------699, 662.42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...... -------------------- $21, 522. 44 $8, 966. 89 $5, 338. 27 $4, 225. 76 $11.40 Cost of maintenance--------------------- .....----------- 4, 459.11 ....------------------------------- Total cost..........................---------------------- 21, 522. 44 8, 966. 89 5, 338. 27 4, 225. 76 4, 470. 51 .......................--------------..... Total expended------ 12, 201. 14 10, 501. 26 5, 928. 96 2, 336. 00 3, 688. 57 11,000.00 Allotted ................................--------------------------------- -6, 250.00 9,000.00 -5,000.00 8, 498.64 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 __-------------- ___ -- $5, 505. 36 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved March 4, 1933------------------------------------ 9, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----- 14, 505. 36 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ....... 501.36 Net amount to be accounted for- ---.. ----- - 14, 004.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 611 Gross amount expended-- --- ------- --- $5,285.94 Less reimbursements collected ___------------- 1, 597. 37 $3, 688. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 0, 315. 43 1----------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_--------------------------- 623. 77 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 9, 691.66 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933__-- ------------------------- 26. 46 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933___ ______-9, 718. 12 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act----_---- 2, 500, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___________------- 2, 509, 718. 12 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 ___________ - __-- - __ 119, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ ------------ __- -------- $260, 372. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------------260, 372. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 __________---__------__- 32, 865. 05 Net total expenditures-- 507. 92 2------------------227, Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 __------------------------ - 179, 492. 08 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933 -- - -____-___407, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .___. __ _....... _ _ _...__ ........ ............ $3, 992. 69 $2, 213. 66 $131, 018. 77 Cost of maintenance ------------------------------------------------------------- Total expended-............... .--------- ............ 2, 339. 08 3, 324. 23 98, 482. 94 Allotted--------------------.....................--------------------------- 30, 000. 00 ---------- 253, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___---------------------- $24, 975.02 Amount contributed during fiscal year 1933 ------------------ 265, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ .... _______ __-______ -_ 289, 975. 02 Deductions on account of refund ____-------- ------- - 12, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for- -- ____-__------__---- 277, 9,75. 02 Gross amount expended_ __._______ ----- ______ - - 98, 482. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 179, 492. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------- $49, 626. 60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------119, 731. 76 169, 358. 36 Balance available June 30, 1933 __----------------- 10, 133. 72 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TEX. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $945, 552. 97 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___--- --- __-________-- 4, 459. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 950, 012. 08 - Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 _______ -50. 72 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 949, 961. 36 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------_________-- 26. 46 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933----------- ___ __--_ 949, 987. 82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 33, 132. 91 Net total expenditures_ .. __.. ___ ____--__ _- 916, 854. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ___ ________ 189, 807. 51 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1933_ 1, 106, 662. 42 1Exclusive of available funds. 612 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__ _-------------------- $21, 522. 44 $8, 966. 89 $9, 330. 96 $4, 867. 86 $131, 030. 17 Cost of maintenance ----- _ ------------------------------------------------ 4, 459. 11 Total cost............----------------------............ 21, 522. 44 8, 966. 89 9, 330. 96 4, 867. 86 135, 489. 28 Total expended-------------- ------------ 12, 201. 14 10, 501. 26 8, 268. 04 5, 660. 23 102, 171. 51 Allotted_------- ---- 11,000. 00 .----------------- -6, 250. 00 39, 000.00 -5, 000. 00 ......... Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-- __---. ___---------------- $30, 480. 38 Amount contributed during fiscal year 1933---------$265, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------- 9, 000. 00 274, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_______________--------- 304, 480. 38 Deductions on account of refund and revocation of allotment __. 12. 501.36 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 291, 979. 02 ---------- Gross amount expended____ ___-____ $103, 768. 88 Less reimbursements collected____ - -______- _ 1, 597. 37 102, 171. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --- 189, 807. 51 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------- 50, 250. 37 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 119, 731. 76 169, 982. 13 Balance available June 30, 1933_ -- ________-______-__ 19, 825.38 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933___--- --- _____ - 26. 46 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933____-__-- _ 19, 851.84 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act---------- 2, 500, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ._____... _____-- 2, 519, 851. 84 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance _ --- _ ________ 119, 000. 00 18. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $36,974.51; the expenditures were $36,980.47. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with an allotment to be made during fiscal year 1934, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------$129, 020. 23 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933____-___ 1, 609. 72 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 130, 629. 95 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_-- __-.....__ _____ 142. 91 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_- ----- - __-- ______--130, 772. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__ ______--------------- 497.63 Net total expenditures________--- -------- --- _ 130, 275. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------- -- ___ 22, 311. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 152, 587. 19 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 613 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work ......---------- ----- - ------. i-----------.------------------- Cost of maintenance--------_-------------- $17, 172. 09 $8, 180. 66 $13, 541. 12 $53, 029. 11 $36, 974. 51 Total expended------------------------- 17, 145. 01 8, 180. 66 13, 470. 70 54, 498. 39 36, 980. 47 Allotted------------------------------- 30, 000. 00 11, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 55, 000. 00 41, 587. 19 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------------- $17, 705.24 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------- $14, 238. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------ 28, 809. 37 43, 047. 50 Amount to be accounted for ---- 60, 752. 74 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment , 460. 31 1------------------ Net amount to be accounted for------------------ ---------- 59, 292. 43 Gross amount expended------------------------------ 37, 871. 27 Less reimbursements collected _---- 890. 80 36, 980. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 22, 311.96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 40. 09 6--------------------- Balance available June 30, 1933------------- --------- 21, 671. 87 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- 142. 91 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------- 21, 814. 78 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance a--------------------- ------ 10, 000. 00 19. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For Cost and expenditures to last full June 30, 1933 report Name of project see annual report New work Maintenance for- 1. Turtle Bayou, Tex.1 .__-__--_ __-_------------- 1932 $8, 899.97 2$57, 685. 83 2. Mouth of Trinity River, Tex. 1---------___ -______ __ 1928 79, 540. 44 10, 870. 95 3. Trinity River, Tex. ------------------------------------ 1932 2, 002, 661. 37 8352, 680. 90 4. Dickinson Bayou, Tex.' --------------------------------- 1931 6,287. 28 55, 553. 83 5. Chocolate Bayou, Tex.'- __ . . ..------- 1922 6, 512. 12 33, 248. 17 6. Brazos River, Tex., from Velasco to Old Washington 1....---..-- 1.924 216, 989. 48 223, 010. 52 7. Bastrop Bayou, Tex. ----------------------------------- 1931 9, 920. 22 427, 129. 21 8. Guadalupe River to Victoria, Tex.'--- ---------------------- 1922 172, 547. 28 106, 100. 36 1 Channel adequate for commerce. 2 Revoked during fiscal year $1,775.83. 3 Revoked during fiscal year $454.02. 4 Revoked during fiscal year $200. a Exclusive of available funds. 614 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted to Congress House document Recommen- datlon Anahuac Channel, Tex.. River and Harbor Act, May 10, 1933 Unfavorable. July 3, 1930. Baffins Bay, Tex....... River and Harbor Act, ............ .- Jan. 21, 1927. Brazos River, Tex., up River and Harbor Act, . .. -- - -- - to Rosenberg. Jan. 21, 1927. Brazos River up to Vel- Rivers and Harbors ............... ------------------ asco, Tex. Committee Resolu- tion, July 3, 1933. ------------------------ Clear Creek and Clear River and Harbor Act, ..... .........- Lake, Tex. July 3, 1930. Colorado River, Tex-.... Rivers and Harbors ............... ----------,----,--------- Committee Resolu- tion, Dec. 17, 1931. Do-..................Rivers and Harbors .............. ,....................... Committee Resolu- tion, July 19, 1933. Corpus Christi to Point River and Harbor Act, Isabel, Tex., intra- July 21, 1927. coastal waterway, in- cluding Aroyo, Colo., to Missouri Pacific bridge near Harlingen. Galveston Harbor, Tex., Rivers and Harbors Apr. 27,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. to Texas City, Tex., Committee Resolu- Committee No.-4 channel. tion, Oct. 10, 1932. (73d Cong., 1st sess.). Galveston West Bay River and Harbor Act, -......-...--..- ......................- and adjacent waters, July 3, 1930. Tex. Guadalupe River, Tex., Act, May 31, 1924.... ..-............- .......................- flood control. Guadalupe River, Tex. River and Harbor Act, ...............- Mar. 3, 1925. ........................ Guadalupe River, Tex., River and Harbor Act, ........................ ...--.........-- and channel in San July 3, 1930. Antonio Bay connect- ing Guadalupe River with intracoastal waterway. Louisiana and Texas in- River and Harbor Act, tracoastal waterway July 3, 1930. from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley. Louisiana-Texas Intra- Rivers and Harbors ............... coastal Waterway. Committee Resolu- tion, Jan. 19, 1932. Offatts Bayou, Tex.... River and Harbor Act, --- ,---------,,------ July 3, 1930. Sabine-Neches Rivers and Harbors way, Tex. Water- Committee Resolu- tion, June 3, 1932. June 12, 1933 ------------------ Unfavorable. Sabine-Neches Water- way and Port Arthur Rivers and Harbors ..............- Committee Resolu- ------------- ,----------- Canal. tion, Mar. 16, 1933. --- ,-------------,------- Sabine River, La. and Rivers and Harbors ............... Tex. Committee Resolu- tion, Apr. 21, 1932. Trinity River, Tex., River and Harbor Act, ............... ------------------------ flood protection. July 27, 1916. Trinity River, Tex., Act, May 31, 1924.... flood control. Trinity River, Tex......River and Harbor Act, ..............- ----------------------- July 3, 1930. Do.................. Senate Committee ............... -----------------,------- Resolution Dec. 10, 1929. Turtle Bayou, Tex...... River and Harbor Act, ..............- ------------------ July 3, 1930. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 615 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT The streams under improvement in this district are tributaries of the Mississippi River which flow through northwestern Mississippi, southern Arkansas, southern Oklahoma, northern Texas, and the northern half of the State of Louisiana. District engineer: Maj. Thomas B. Larkin, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Brig. Gen. H. B. Ferguson, Corps of Engi- neers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Red River below Fulton, 8. Yazoo River, Miss_-..--.. 632 Ark_-------------------- 615 9. Tallahatchie and Coldwater 2. Cypress Bayou and Water- Rivers, Miss____--------- 634 way between Jefferson, 10. Yalobusha River, Miss ..---- 635 Tex., and Shreveport, La__ 618 11. Big Sunflower River, Miss_- 636 3. Ouachita and Black Rivers, 12. Operating and care of lock Ark. and La---------_ 620 and dam, Big Sunflower 4. Operating and care of locks ------------ River, Miss 639 and dams, Ouachita River, 13. Mouth of the Yazoo River, Ark. and La_ -- _____- 624 Miss_------------------- 641 5. Tensas River and Bayou 14. Examinations, surveys, and Macon, La_ -626 contingencies (general)-__ 642 6. Boeuf River, La 28 15. Other projects for which no 6----------- 7. Bayous D'Arbonne and Cor- estimates are submitted-. 643 ney, La ----------------- 630 1. RED RIVER BELOW FULTON, ARK. Location.-Red River rises in the arid regions of eastern New Mexico. It enters Mississippi River at Red River Landing, La. Previous projects.-The project was adopted May 23, 1828. Modi- fications were made June 10, 1872, June 18, 1878, March 3, 1879, August 2, 1882, July 5, 1884, August 11, 1888, and September 19, 1890. The cost and expenditures before existing project was adopted, July 13, 1892, were $1,553,877.50, for new work. For further details, see page 1868 of Annual Report for 1915. Existinfg project.-This provides for continuing improvement of Red River from Fulton, Ark., to the Atchafalaya River, La., 463 miles by systematic clearing the banks, snagging, dredging shoals, building levees (either alone or in cooperation with riparian States), closing outlets, revetting caving banks, and preventing injurious cut-offs. The lower end of the section included in the project is 7.6 miles above the mouth of the river. No proposed channel dimensions were given. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage between high and low water of from 30 to 45 feet. Unusual floods occasionally increase this range about 10 feet. The work being continuous, no estimate for completion was made. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $75,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892 (Annual Reports for 1890, p. 1829, and for 1891, p. 1957). (For latest published map see H.Doc. No. 848, 65th Cong., 2d sess.) 616 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Terminal facilities.-Red River Barge Line owns a warehouse at Moncla Landing. The city of Alexandria, La., has a warehouse for receiving steamboat freight. Both of these warehouses are open to the general public. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Duringperiods August 6 to 12, September 8 to 26, and September 29 to October 7, 1932,) the U.S. dredge Todd removed 231,838 cubic yards of material from the channel near thel\nouth of Kings Bayou. From September 23 to 24, and October 20 to 27, 1932, U.S. snag- boat Jos. E. Ransdell removed 118 obstructions to navigation between the mouth and, the mouth of Black River, a distance of 35.5 miles. From August 15 to October 31, 1932, U.S. quarterboat No. 5 removed 8,014 obstructions from the channel between Shreveport, La., and Johnson's Bayou, a distance of 231.1 miles. This work is classed as maintenance and was all done by hired labor. The costs were: Snagging and chopping, $10,266.07; dredg- ing, $22,665.77; and surveys and gage observations, $1,449.06. Cost of maintenance ---------------------------- $34, 380.90 Total expended --------------------------------------- 21, 296. 40 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work under the existing project being continuous and no estimate being made, the date or percentage of completion cannot be stated. From January to July the prevailing stage is 6 feet and over, and minimum depths are about 4 feet to Fulton, Ark., 5 feet to Shreveport, La., and 6 feet to Alexandria, La. During the remainder of the year stages near zero may be expected, wtih minimum depths less than 1 foot from Fulton to Shreveport, 1 to 2 feet Shreveport to Alexandria, 4 feet from Alexandria to mouth of Black River, and 6.5 feet thence to mouth. _--- Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1933 -- $409, 928. 91 Cost of maintenance __------__-- - - ___ -- ___- 1, 436, 146. 85 Total cost-------- 846, 075. 76 1----------------1, Total expended---.--------------------------- 1, 990, 678.98 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended plus accounts re- ceivable at the end of the year will be applied to maintenance using Government plant and hired labor as follows: Accounts payable---------------------------------------- $8, 662.67 Maintenance : Dredging, mouth to mouth of Black River with U.S. pipe-line dredge Waterway, 3% months (Septem- ber, October, and December) at $15,000 per month_ $57, 500. 00 Chopping, mouth of Black River to Shreveport, La., with U.S. quarterboat No. 5, 5 months (July, Au- gust, September, October, and November) at $4,000 per month---- --------------------.. 20, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies- ------------- 6, 681.51 84, 181. 51 Total for all work------- --- _-_----------92, 844. 18 Balance remaining -------------- ---------------------- 3, 736. 47 Total--------------- -------- -- 96, 580. 65 The sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 617 Maintenance: Dredging, mouth to mouth of Black River with U.S. pipeline dredge Waterway, 3 months (September, October, November) at $15,000 per month---------------- ---------- ---------------- $45, 000 Snagging, mouth to Alexandria, La., with U.S. snagboat Jos. E. Ransdell, 11/2 months (last one-half of October and November) at $8,000 per month------------------------------- 12, 000 Chopping, mouth of Black River to Shreveport, La., with U.S. quarterboat No. 5, 21/2 months (last half July and August and September) at $4,000 per month_---_ -------------------- 10, 000 Engineering and contingencies---------- ------------------- 8, 000 75, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__------------------------ $1, 963, 806. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___----___--__------------ 1, 436, 146. 85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----- ---- 3, 399, 953. 26 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----- ___--_ 152, 046. 85 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 552, 000. 11 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 , 219, 04 1------------------------ Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------- ----- 3, 553, 219. 15 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933- _---- ---------------- 8, 662. 67 Net total expenditures--_----------------------- 3, 544, 566. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------- --- 95, 361. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ---------- 3, 639, 918.09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -.... Cost of maintenance-_- __----------------- $49, 294. 29 $52, 635. 74 $42, 108. 91 $71, 908. 31 $34, 380. 90 Total expended-----......----------------- 130, 806. 79 61, 492. 17 101, 238. 43 72, 922. 94 21, 296. 40 Allotted --------------------------------- 144, 000. 00 112, 600. 00 162, 500. 00 -7, 770. 96 23, 957. 14 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------- $92, 700. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931---------____----__ $15, 541. 92 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932___-________ ___ 55, 000.00 70, 541.92 Amount to be accounted for-------- ------------------ 163,242. 79 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 46, 584. 78 Net amount to be accounted for---...... .__________ 116, 658.01 Gross amount expended------------ ------------- 268, 490.67 Less reimbursements collected _------ -____-____ 247, 194.227 21, 296. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-----------------------95, 361.61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933___-- ----- __-9, 005. 60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__-- 834. 25 9, 839. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 85, 521. 76 __---------------___ Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------ 1, 219.04 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ------________ 86, 740. 80 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 _____ _ __________________ 75, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 618 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 2. CYPRESS BAYOU AND WATERWAY BETWEEN JEFFERSON, TEX., AND SHREVEPORT, LA. Location.-This bayou rises in northeast Texas and flows to Caddo Lake, through this lake to Big Willow Pass, and through Big and Little Willow Passes, Soda Lake, Twelve Mile Bayou, the new diversion canal, and Cross Bayou to the Red River at Shreveport, La. Strictly speaking, Cypress Bayou proper ends where it enters Caddo Lake, but the name is frequently applied to the whole water- way above described. Existing project.-This provides for dredging and straightening the channel, removing obstructions, and clearing the banks in the lower 66 miles of Cypress Bayou from the Red River at Shreveport, La., to Jefferson, Tex., and for the construction of a dam without a lock at the foot of Caddo Lake. CADDO LAKE DAM Lo ation: At foot of Coddo Lake, La. and Tex., about 23 miles above mouth of Jefferson-Shreveport Waterway. Below Mooringsport, La.: 2 miles. Length: 3,400 feet. Type: Fixed, on pile foundation. Date of completion: December 21, 1914. Cost: $100,553.47. Below the dam the fluctuations of the water level depend chiefly upon backwater from the Red River, the maximum being about 10 feet. At the dam the fluctuations are from zero to 8 feet above the crest of the spillway, and at Jefferson the maximum is 24.2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work was $20,000 for open-channel work (Annual Report, 1872) and $100,000 for the dam (1907). The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,700. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 10, 1872, provided for open-channel work (Annual Report for 1872, p. 572); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the construction of the dam (H.Doc. No. 220, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 236, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There are 5 private wharves and landings at Mooringsport and 1 wharf at Jefferson. They are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work consisted of car- ing for Caddo Lake Dam. The total cost during the fiscal year was $1,248.28, all for maintenance. The total expended during the fiscal year was $1,223.23, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The dam at the foot of Caddo Lake was completed in 1914, completing the project. Its construc- tion and maintenance insures a 4-foot navigable depth at low water from that point up to Jefferson, but cuts off all possible navigation to Shreveport except for such light-draft boats as may pass over the dam at high stages. Below the dam navigation is largely dependent on backwater from Red River. A stage from 15 to 24 feet on the Red River gage at Shreveport, depending on the run-off from Cy- press Bayon drainage area, is necessary to provide a 4-foot depth RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 619 up to the dam. Such stages are short in duration and irregular in occurrence. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year 1933 has been as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds ..........--------------------------------------- $202, 817. 48 $232, 375. 68 $435, 193. 16' Contributed funds ...................------------------------------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 Total..........................-----------------------------------------. 202,817.48 282,375.68 485,193.16 The total expenditures on the existing project to the end of the fiscal year 1933 have been $435,168.11. In addition, $50,000 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, plus accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied to maintenance using Government plant and hired labor as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 -------------------------------- $37. 69 Maintenance: Salary for dam tender------------------------ $1,260.00 Engineering and contingencies----------------------504.38 1, 764. 38 Total for all work 1------------------------ 802. 07 Balance remaining-------------------------------------- 48. 48 Total--------------------------------------_ 1, 850. 55 The sum of $1,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance: Salary of dam tender----------------------------------------- $1,260 Engineering and contingencies -------------------------- -- 440 Total ------------------------- --------------- 1,700 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__------------------------- $202, 817. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------__ 232, 375. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 435, 193. 16 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 12. 64 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------- ------------- 435, 205. 80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 37. 69 Net total expenditures ------------------------------435, 168. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 1, 837. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 437, 006. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work... Cost of maintenance ---------------- $1, 771.16 $9, 128. 73 $1,446. 52 $1,433.40 $1,248. 28 Total expended__. .... Allotted....---- ... ..--.-..- ... . .___ ---.. 1, 747. 33 8, 8,0.0j- 000.00 1 9, 141. 82 ... - 1,433. 26 - -6000 j~.~~~~~/--,600 1, 557. 40 1, 223. 23 ,8.1 1, 387. 41 i t ! 1 1 620 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $1, 673.73 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933- ----------------------------------- 1, 500.00 Amount to be accounted for--------- ------------- ------ 3, 173. 73 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- -- 112. 59 Net amount to be accounted for-------- ----------------- 3, 061. 14 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------- 1, 223.23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 1, 837. 91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------- 42. 94 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------- -------- 1, 794. 97 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- 12. 64 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933- , 807. 61 1-------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - ---- 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 1, 700.00 3. OUACHITA AND BLACK RIVERS, ARK. AND LA. Location.-Ouachita River rises in Polk County, Ark., and flows through Arkansas and Louisiana. It is joined by Tensas and Little Rivers at Trinity, La., below which place it is called Black River, and enters Red River. Previous projects.-The project was adopted March 3, 1871. Mod- ifications were made June 10, 1872, August 14, 1876, and July 5, 1884. The amount expended before existing project was adopted, June 13, 1902, was $605,802.19 for new work. A separate project for work in the Ouachita River between Camden and Arkadelphia was adopted August 11, 1888, and $9,000 was expended on this por- tion of the river for new work. There was expended on Lock and Dam No. 7, since eliminated from the project, the sum of $59,265.44, making a grand total of $674,067.63, all for new work, which also represents the cost. (For further details, see p. 1869 of the Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This proposes to obtain a navigable depth of 61/2 feet at low water from the mouth of Black River, La., to Cam- den, Ark., a distance of 351 miles, by the construction of six locks and dams, with necessary dredging, and to remove logs, wrecks, and overhanging trees, etc., between mouth of Black River and Arkadel- phia, Ark., 417 miles. The location and description of the locks and dams which are included in the project are contained in the table following. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 621 Distance from nearest Greatest Depth town or Above Width available Lift at on miter No. Location mouth mouth of lock length low sill at nearest of Black chamber for full water normal naviga- River width pool ble trib- of lock level utary Miles Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet 2 Harrisonburg, La....----------. --.. 10.1 73. 3 55 268 14. 4 6. 9 3 Riverton, La__---.. ---.-.. ___-_-_ 12. 0 134. 0 55 268 14. 8 6. 5 4 Monroe, La-.-------------.-__ _ - 4. 0 178.1 55 268 8. 9 6. 5 5 Sterlington Reach, La............... 1 .6 208. 3 55 268 6. 9 6. 6 6 Near Felsenthal, Ark.----__------ 1 3.3 238. 7 55 268 9. 7 7. 6 8 Near Calion, Ark----......--- -__. 1 10.5 297. 5 55 268 13. 5 6. 5 No. No. Location foundationof Character damof Kind Type of construction ofYear com- Cost pletion 2 Harrisonburg, La__ Piling in clay _ Movable_ Concrete Poiree needle dam; 1921 $470, 394. 69 steel mitering lock gates. 3 Riverton, La-....... Piling in sand .. do-- do-- ---------------- ....--- ---... 1920 681, 072.84 4 Monroe, La ...----------- do-- .-----..... do-----......----.....do----. 1915 641, 630. 23 5 Sterlington Reach, Piling in clay do-...... .... Concrete Chanoine wicket 1926 901, 096.17 La. dam; steel mitering gates. 6 Near Felsenthal, Piling in sand_ .._do- ..........do.....___--------__.... 1923 4 914, 844. 67 Ark. 8 Near Calion, Ark.._ Piling in clay..do ....--- ........------------ 1926 do-..........------ a 915, 445.96 1Nearesttown. 2By river-2 miles by highway. 3 Dam failed Aug. 10, 1917, and was rebuilt under permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care of canals. Type of dam now is concrete Poiree needle pass and Chanoine wicket weir. 4 Includes cost of original structure to June 30, 1919 ($559,539.34), and the cost of modifications to permit elimination of Lock and Dam 7 ($355,305.33). 5 Includes actual cost of original structure to June 30, 1919 ($592,922.43), and the cost of modifications to permit elimination of Locks and Dams 7 and 9 ($322,523.53). Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage from 25 to 45 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occasionally increase this range about 10 feet. The latest revised estimate of cost of the system of locks and dams, made in October 1920, as modified by the actual cost of nos. 2 3, 4, and 6, since completed, was $4,576,838.52. The latest (1933 ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintaining the improvement by removing obstructions to navigation between Camden, Ark., and the mouth of Black River, La., is $100,000. No estimate for maintenance :above Camden has been approved. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for the construction ,of Locks and Dams Nos. 4 and 6; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for Locks and Dams Nos. 2 and 8; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for obtaining sites for Locks and Dams Nos. 3 and 7; the act of July 25, 1912, for their construction; the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the construction of Lock and Dam No. 5; and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for modifying Locks and Dams Nos. 6 and 8 to raise their pool levels, which with dredging will obviate the neces- sity for constructing Locks and Dams Nos. 7 and 9. The act of March 3, 1871, provided for open-channel work from Arkadelphia to the mouth, and the act of July 5, 1884, provided for the extension of such work in that portion of the stream known as Black River. The canalization work of the project is based on report contained in House Document No. 448, Fifty-seventh Congress, first session (Annual Report for 1902, p. 1435). 622 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, provided for certain changes in Locks and Dams Nos. 6 and 8 (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 7, 65th Cong., 2d sess.). Lock and Dam No. 1 was eliminated from the plan by the Secretary of War under authority given by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907. The open- channel work of the project is based on reports submitted in House Executive Document No. 60, part. 4, Forty-first Congress, third session, and the Annual Report of 1883, page 1155. The latest pub- lished xnap of the section of these rivers included in the project is in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Terminal facilities.-A warehouse open to the public. Operations and results during fiscal year.-From July 1 to No- vember 18, 1932, the U.S. dredge Waterway removed 426,594 cubic yards of material from the channel at Smithland Landing, Missouri- Pacific Railroad bridge, Romeo Shoals, Spoon Camp, Cold Bite, Buffalo Flats, Jacks Island Shoal, Fausts Bar, Marsh Landing, approach to Lock 3, Upper Breston, Breston, Upper Columbia, Thompsons Bayou, W. H. Hough Landing, Bayou Louis, Outlet of Tew Lake, Bayou Ha Ha, Jonesville Reach, Nicholia Landing, Lis- more Landing, Pin Hook Landing, Kincaid Bayou, Workinger Bayou and Plouden Bayou. During periods from July 5 to November 26, 1932, the U.S. dredge Todd removed 528,448 cubic yards of material from the channel at Harrisonburg, Columbia, Jacks Landing, Horseshoe Lake, Bayou Duchesne, Bushley Bayou, Mouth of Black River, David Landing, Berlew Landing, Acme Landing, Monterey Landing, approach to Lock 2 and Buffalo Landing. During periods from July 1 to November 6, 1932, the U.S. snag- boat Jos. E. Ransdell removed 2,044 obstructions to navigation be- tween the mouth of Black River and Camden, Ark., a distance of 350.8 miles. From November 1 to November 19, 1932, U.S. quarterboat No. 5 removed 1,923 obstructions from the channel between Frank Pierre Creek and the mouth of Boeuf River, a distance of 146.2 miles. This work is classed as maintenance and was all done by hired labor. The cost for snagging and chopping was $25,520.43, for dredging $128,368.01, and for surveys and gage observations it was $1,038.31. Cost of maintenance__________________________ $154, 926. 75 Total expended ----------------------------------------- 155, 895.88 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The six locks and dams embraced in the existing project for slack water improvement of the Ouachita River were completed in 1924 and provide navigation to Camden, Ark. (See table under Existing project, p. 621.) The head of navi- gation is Arkadelphia, Ark., to which point boats may occasionally run during high water if snags, overhanging trees, or other similar obstructions do not interfere. From January to June the gage at Monroe, La,, generally reads 10 feet or more, caused by the river above, and minimum depths exceeding 7 feet are usual between the mouth of Black River and Camden, Ark., a distance of 350.8 miles. At intervals during this period the reading of the Camden gage exceeds 15 feet, and minimum depths of 7 feet may be expected be- tween Camden and Arkadelphia. During the remainder of the year RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 623 the pools furnished by Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, with moderate dredging in Black and Ouachita Rivers, provide depths of 6.5 feet between the mouth of Black River and Camden, Ark. Cost of new work--------------------__----------------- $4, 574, 551. 81 Cost of maintenance ----------- 1, 133, 546. 59 Total cost_----------------------------- 5, 708, 097. 90 Total expended ---------------------------------------- 6, 060, 046. 38 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended plus accounts re- ceivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $3,000 made during August 1933, will be applied to maintenance, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933- ------------------ --- $10, 711. 28 Maintenance : Dredging with U.S. pipe-line dredge Todd, 52/3 months (June to October 1933, inclusive, and June 1934) at $15,000 per month-----------------$85,000.00 Snagging with U.S. snagboat Jos. E. Ransdell, 2 months (August and September) at $8,000 per month ------------------------ ---------- 16, 000. 00 Chopping with U.S. quarter boat No. 10, 4 months (July, August, September, October) at $4,000 per month__--------------------------------16, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies------------------ 7, 474. 90 124, 474. 90 Total for all work ---------------------------------- 135, 186. 18 Balance remaining__------------------------- 11, 447.86 Total -------------------------------------------- 146, 634. 04 The sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. pipe-line dredge Todd, 41/2 months (June, July, August, September, and first half of October) at $15,000 per month--- $67, 500. 00 Snagging with U.S. snagboat Jos. E. Ransdell 2 months (August and September) at $8,000 per month ---------------------------------- 16, 000. 00 Chopping with U.S. quarter boat No. 10 2 months (July and August) at $4,000 per month-------- 8, 000.00 Engineering and cgntingencies ------------------ 8, 500. 00 $100, 000.00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-----------------------$5, 248, 618.94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- 1, 133, 546. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 6, 382, 165. 53 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 340, 831. 71 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 6----------------------, 722, 997. 24 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----- ------------------ 21, 828. 05 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-------------------- 6, 744, 825. 29 Miniss accounts payable June 30, 1933 1------------------------ 0, 711.28 Net total expenditures-----------------------------6, 734, 114. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------121, 805.99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------- 6, 855, 920. 00 16228-ENG 1933 40 624 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---------------------.......................... $1, 380.43 $6, 619. 57 .......................... Cost of maintenance ---- 87, 175. 50 -----....................... 95,172.14 $62,167.44 $139, 702. 43 $154,926. 75 Total cost.................. 88, 555. 93 -........ 101, 791. 71 62, 167. 44 139, 702. 43 154, 926. 75 Total expended........- ..--- ----. . . 134, 882. 02 94, 972. 78 62, 442. 29 404, 316. 39 155, 895. 88 Allotted....------. ---.-.--.--. .----- 118, 789. 49 127, 000.00 445, 200.00 ............ 228, 061. 51 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-- _------------------------- $49, 640. 36 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 _____-----___--$142, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------------ 90, 000. 00 232, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------- ------ - ___- 282, 140. 36 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 4, 438. 49 Net amount to be accounted for-- ----- -- __-__-- 277, 701. 87 Gross amount expended -------------------- 393, 019. 62 Less reimbursements collected --------------- 237, 123. 74 155, 895. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 121, 805. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---------- 11, 308. 69 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 15.00 11, 323. 69 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------110, 482.30 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_____------ ___-_____----- 21, 828. 05 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------- 132, 310. 35 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance -_-________________________ ___ 100, 000. 00 4. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS, OUACHITA RIVER, ARK. AND LA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for improving Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La. (See pp. 620 to 624, where general information may be found.) The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation for the following periods: No. 2, since November 1, 1918; no. 3, since Janu- ary 1, 1919; no. 4, since January 1, 1915; no. 5, since October 14, 1924; no. 6, from January 25, 1913, to June 30, 1919, and from January 1, 1923, to June 30, 1933; no. 8, from October 1, 1912, to August 31, 1923, and November 16, 1924, to June 30, 1933. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The improvement was operated and maintained in satisfactory condition throughout the year. The total cost for the year was $194,831.66 of which $101,851.10 was for operating and care proper and $92,980.56 for improvement and reconstruction. The total expenditures for the year were $226,311.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Locks and Dams 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 were completed in 1924. The locks and dams are in good 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 625 condition and are raised when needed, ordinarily between July and December. They furnish continuous pools which, supplemented by moderate dredging, provide a navigable depth of 6.5 feet from the mouth of Black River to Camden, Ark. When river stages are high, usually between January and June, the dams are not operated. The total cost to June 30, 1933, was $2,560,587.54 of which $1,058,- 647.10 was for operating and care proper and $1,501,940.44 for improvement and reconstruction. The total expenditures were $2,568,146.85. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent, indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ _____.. ___--__ $2, 560, 587. 54 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ---------- 27, 915. 48 Net total cost to June 30, 1933__-------------------- 2, 588, 503. 02 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 --------------------- 4, 214.41 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ----------------- 2, 592, 717. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933- --- ________-----_--- 24, 570. 58 Net total expenditures_____-___- -_________ - - 2, 568, 146. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933______--------- 81,298. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------- 2, 649, 445. 01 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ........... Cost of maintenance____-----------------_$179, 771. 58 $153, 884. 98 $243, 741. 73 $225, 193. 87 $194, 831. 66 Total expended..............---------------------- 248, 018. 82 162, 300. 38 242, 639. 24 173, 496. 73 226, 311. 69 Allotted...................... --------------------------- 175, 000.00 200, 000. 00 225, 000. 00 250, 000. 00 173, 007. 54 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____________________________ $134, 602.31 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909_1_______------- 180, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____________________________ 314, 602. 31 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _________-__ 6, 992. 46 Net amount to be accounted for________________________ 307, 609. 85 Gross amount expended____________________________ $336, 106. 55 Less reimbursements collected----------------------109, 794. 86 226, 311. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933______________________ 81, 298. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_____________ 24, 750. 17 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 2, 061.45 26, 811. 62 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------------- 54, 486. 54 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_______________________- __ 4, 214. 41 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_______________ 58, 700. 95 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934-_ ------ - 87, 700. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___ -146, 400. 95 626 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 5. TENSAS RIVER AND BAYOU, MACON, LA. Location.-Tensas River has its source in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La., and joins Ouachita and Little Rivers at Jones- ville, La., in forming Black River. Bayou Macon rises in Desha County, Ark., and enters Tensas River. Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the river and harbor act approved March 3, 1881. The cost and expenditures prior to adoption of existing project July 5, 1884, were $3,000 for new work. (For further details see p. 1871 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags, sunken logs, and overhanging timber on Tensas River from Tendal (for- merly Dallas), La., to the mouth, 137.8 miles, and on Bayou Macon from Floyd, La., to the mouth, 111.6 miles, and for dredging the bars between Chamberlain Bar and Kirk Ferry, in the Tensas River,. 10 miles and 38 miles, respectively, above the mouth to a depth of 4 feet and width of 60 feet. At medium and high stages the channel under improvement in these streams has an average width of about 150 feet, with minimum depth of about 8 feet. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage. of about 45 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occa- sionally increase the range about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1922, is $48,395,. exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of July 5, 1884, provided for removal of snags, etc. (H.Ex.Doc. No. 38, 46th Cong., 3d sess.), and the act of September 22, 1922, provided for dredging the channel in Tensas River (H.Doc. No. 95, 67th Cong., 1st sess.). A map of both streams is published in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, required that local interests contribute $4,200 to be used for dredging bars between Chamberlain and Kirk Ferry. This require- ment has not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.--From February 11 to March 8, 1933, U.S. quarterboat No. 5 removed 1,112 obstructions from the channel of Tensas River between Tendal, La., and the mouth of Bayou Macon, a distance of 95.1 miles. From March 11 to March 31, 1933, U.S. quarterboat No. 5 removed 1,077 obstructions from the channel of Bayou, Macon, between the mouth and Delhi, La., a distance of 87.5 miles. The work on Tensas River above Westwood Place (mile 81.0), is. classed as new work; that below Westwood Place and that on Bayou Macon, as maintenance. This work was all done by hired labor using Government-owned plant. Cost of new work--------------------------------------------- $2, 504. 13 Cost of maintenance ---------------------------------- 1,883.46 Total cost ------------------------------------- 4,387. 59 Total expended--_--_--_------------_ ___--3, 389. 53 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 627 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 75 percent completed. Tendal, La., on Tensas River, and Floyd, La., on Bayou Macon, are the heads of navigation, but due to the non- completion of the project above Westwood Place on Tensas River navigation above this point is limited to small craft and rafted timber. However, bank clearing during the fiscal year has made such navigation less difficult. In ordinary seasons a depth of 6 feet or more may usually be expected from January to June on these streams. During the remainder of the year the depth is usually reduced to about 1 foot. A gage reading of 3.5 feet or more at Delhi, La., is favorable for light-draft navigation, and 6.5 feet or more for heavy-draft naviga- tion on Bayou Macon. A gage reading of 20 feet or more at Clay- ton, La., is favorable for light-draft navigation and 23 feet or more is favorable for heavy-draft navigation on Tensas River. The work remaining to complete the project consists in removing the remain- ing obstructions from Tensas River between Westwood Place and Tendal (formerly Dallas), and dredging in that river between Chamberlain and Kirk Ferry, authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved September 22, 1922. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1933----------$35, 366. 57 Cost of maintenance- ______ 81, 168. 70 Total cost ------------------------------------ 116, 535.27 Total expended ---------------------------------------------- 116, 529. 11 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to bank clearing and blasting obstructions between Delhi, La., on Bayou Macon and the mouth of Tensas River, using Government plant and hired labor as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------------------ $6. 16 Maintenance : Chopping with U.S. quarterboat No. 5 one-half month (October) at $4,000 per month- $2, 000.00 Engineering and contingencies ----------------------- 514. 89 2, 514. 89 Total for all work______ 2, 521.05 Balance remaining _ __ ___ __________________________ 67. 45 Total____ ____---------- ____ 2, 588. 50 The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 using Government plant and hired labor as follows: Maintenance : Bank clearing and blasting obstructions Delhi, La., to mouth of Bayou Macon and Tendal, La., to mouth of Tensas River, with U.S. quarterboat No. 5, one half month (October) at $4,000 per month _____ ____________-------------- $2, 000.00 Engineering and contingencies------------------------------ 500. 00 ------------- Total _______________-- __ 2, 500.00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------- $38, 366. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 _ __ _ ------- ____81, 168. 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------- 119, 535. 27 628 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933___---__---------__- - $6. 16 Net total expenditures __--___ --- --__-- 119, 529. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 2, 588. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__----------- 122, 117. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..-------------------------------------------------.--------- $2, 504. 13 Cost of maintenance--------------------- $4, 000.00 ....------------ $1, 469. 93 $177. 75 1,883. 46 Total cost......................--------------------------- 4, 000. 00 ..........------------ 1,469. 93 177. 75 4, 387. 59 Total expended --- ..------------------- 4, 000. 00 ....------------ 11, 566. 43 -- 2, 147. 79 -3,389. 53 Allotted.....................-------------------------------- 5, 500. 00 $5, 576. 35 5,000.00 7, 770.96 -15, 229. 70 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- ------ --------- _____- $14, 428. 67 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 --------------------------------------------- 409. 57 Amount to be accounted for------- ------___14, --- 838. 24 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------15, 639. 27 Net amount to be accounted for-------- _----- __ --_- -801.03 Gross amount expended- ---------------------- $4, 403.93 Less: Reimbursements collected------ --- - - $22. 50 Receipts from sales ----------------..- 7, 770. 96 7, 793. 46 -3, 389.53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----------- 2, 588. 50 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--.------- ---------------- 6. 90 Balance available June 30, 1933_ --. .. ---.. _-.-.--- _ -2, 581. 60 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - 1 30, 1935 for maintenance _ _ - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - ___- 2, 500. 00 6. BOEUF RIVER, LA. Location.-This river rises in Desha County, Ark., and enters Ouachita River at Sicily Island Gorge. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags, logs, and overhanging trees between Wallace Landing and the mouth, a distance of 166 miles. The project was afterwards modified to in- clude the closure of three outlets near Point Jefferson. At medium and high stages the channel has an average width of about 200 feet with minimum depth of about 8 feet. Floods ordi- narily cause fluctuations of stages of about 30 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occasionally increase this range about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work for removing snags, etc., made in 1880, is $20,020. The estimate of cost for new work for closing the outlets, revised in 1928, is $15,000. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1881, provided for the removal of 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 629 snags, etc. (Howuse Executive Document No. 38, 46th Cong., 3d sess.), and the acts of August 5, 1886, and August 11, 1888, provided for closing the outlets (House Executive Document No. 99, 48th Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published map see Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Recommended modification of project.-It is recommended that this project be modified by the elimination of all work above Girard, La. (The abandonment of the entire project was erroneously recom- mended in House Document No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of mainte- nance applied to overhead was $138.53. The expenditures were $134.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 67 percent completed. The head of navigation is Wallace Landing. The removal of snags was completed in 1896 as far upstream as Point Jefferson, 150.8 miles above the mouth. Navigation above this point is limited to small craft and rafted timber. The outlets were closed in 1887-88, but the dams were washed away in 1890. The outlets deplete the channel and make navigation more difficult. The work remaining to complete the project consists in reclosing the above-mentioned outlets and the removal of obstructions from Point Jefferson to Wallace Landing, a distance of about 15 miles. In ordinary seasons a depth of 6 feet or more may usually be ex- pected between January and June from the mouth to Point Jeffer- son. During the remainder of the year the depth is usually reduced to 1 foot. A gage reading at Girard, La., of 3.5 feet or more is favorable to light-draft navigation, and 6.5 feet or more is favor- able to heavy-draft navigation. Cost of new work--------------------------------------------$30, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance -------------- __-_101, 236. 88 Total cost___-- -------------------------------- 131, 236. 88 Total expended ------------------------------ 131, 233. 17 Proposed operation.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance: Clearing banks and removing obstructions between Girard, La., and the mouth with U.S. quarterboat No. 5, half month (October) at $4,000 per month-----------------------------------------$2, 000 Engineering and contingencies ------ ----------- 500 2, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____ __ -- ____ __-___$30, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 __- ______----------------101, 236. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------131, 236. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 3.71 Net total expenditures--- -------------------------------- 131, 233. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ------------ -- 2, 355. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--- 133, 588.86 630 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931' 1932 1933 Cost of new work ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of maintenance..................------------------- $3, 923. 65 ..------------ $2, 648. 51 $356. 97 $138. 53 Total expended..------------ .....-----------.. 3, 923. 65 ------------ 2, 555. 17 448. 31 134. 82 Allotted--------------- ..-------------- 3,000.00 -$576. 35 3,000. 00 ------------ -4.01 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_______________________ __ $2, 494.52 Deduction on account of revocation of allotment -------------------- 4. 01 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 2, 490. 51 Gross amount expended____________________ __ _ 134. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933______ _______-----------2, 355. 69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_------ __ _-__ _--- 4.20 Balance available June 30, 1933 -- __-__----------------- 2,351.49 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- 30, 1935, for maintenance 2, 500. 00 7. BAYOUS D'ARBONNE AND CORNEY, LA. Location.-Bayou D'Arbonne is formed by the junction of three tributaries near Farmerville, La. These streams rise in Claiborne Parish, La. Below the junction Bayou D'Arbonne enters Ouachita River. Existing project.--This provides for the improvement of Bayous D'Arbonne and Corney between the mouth of the former and Cobb Landing on the latter, a distance of 57 miles, by removing snags, logs, stumps, and leaning trees obstructing navigation. At medium and high stages the channel under improvement in these streams has an average width of about 125 feet, with minimum depth of about 8 feet. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuation of stage of about 20 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occa- sionally increase this range about 10 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work in Bayou D'Arbonne, and about 3 miles up Bayou Corney, made in 1883, was $15,000; and for the new work in Bayou Corney alone, made in 1887, $8,000. The latest approved estimate of cost for maintenance in both streams, made in 1933, is $2,500 a year until 1935, and bian- nually thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 5, 1884, provided for work in both streams as far up as Stein Bluff (S.Ex.Doc. No. 69, 48th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 13, 1892, provided for extending work up to Cobb Landing (same document and p. 1489, Annual Report for 1887). A map of both streams is published in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The cost of maintenance applied to overhead was $207.78. The expeditures were $202.22. I Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IIARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 631 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1896 at a saving of $4,000 under the estimated cost. Cobb Landing on Bayou Corney is the head of navigation. In ordinary seasons a depth of 7 feet or more may be expected from January to June within the limits of the project. During the remainder of the year the depth is reduced to about 1 foot. A gage reading of 3.5 feet or more at Farmerville, La., is favorable to light-draft navigation, and 6.5 feet or more is favorable to heavy-draft navigation. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------$19, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance- ------ 37, 803. 88 Total cost_--------- -- --- 56, 803. 88 Total expended____ 56, 798. 32 Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance: Chopping with U.S. quarterboat No. 10 one half month (Septem- ber) at $4,000 per month__ $2, 000 Engineering and contingencies----------------------------------- 500 2, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------ $19, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------- 37, 803.88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------- 56, 803. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 5.56 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 56, 798.32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___ ---------- 2, 295. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-----------------59, 094. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ..........-------------------------- --------.----. --... Cost of maintenance------------------- $2, 000. 00 -----.... $307. 19 $188. 91 $207. 78 Total expended-..---.-------------------- 2, 000.00 ------------ 291.29 204.81 202.22 Allotted ---------------------------------------------- $2, 500. 00 500.00----------- -6.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $2, 503.90 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 6. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------- -- --- 2, 497.90 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 202.22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------2, 295. 68 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- -- 6. 31 Balance available June 30, 1933-2, 289. 37 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 ---- 2, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 632 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 8. YAZOO RIVER, MISS. Location.--This river is formed by the junction of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers, in Leflore County, Miss., and enters the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Miss. Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873. Total cost and expenditures under it prior to adoption of existing project, March 3, 1875, were $39,023.06 for new work. For further details see page 1871 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags, wrecks, sunken logs, overhanging trees, and other obstructions throughout the entire length of the river, a distance of 189 miles. The channel under improvement has an average width of about 200 feet and a minimum depth of 4 feet at all stages during the entire year. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage of about 35 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occasionally increase this range about 5 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work to be finished in 4 years, made in 1874, was $120,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1914) approved estimate for an- nual cost of maintenance is $16,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1875 (p. 364 of Annual Report for 1874). A map of the stream is published in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The cost of maintenance applied to overhead was $1,900. The expenditures were $1,581.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1888. The river is navigable throughout its length. In ordinary seasons the gage at Yazoo City usually reads 6 feet or more between January and June, and depths exceeding 10 feet may be expected from the mouth to the head of the river. During the re- mainder of the year this gage frequently registers below zero, and depths of 4 feet or more are usually found. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-- $________________ -___-$320, 637.64 Cost of maintenance.-------__.---- ------- - - 350, 866. 26 Total cost-------------------------------------- 671, 503.90 Total expended--------------------------------------- 671,451.25 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to maintenance of channel between the mouth and Greenwood, Miss., using Government plant and hired labor as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933- ------------------------- $52. 65 Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. dredge and snagboat Sunflower, /2 month (September) at $5,000 per month-.- $2, 500. 00 Snagging and chopping with U.S. dredge and snag- boat Sunflower and U.S. quarterboat No. 9, 2 months (August and September) at $4,000 per -nQh 1i1UULU----------,-,---------- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- a, a0N0 vvv vv RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 633 Maintenance--Continued. Engineering and contingencies--------------------$2, 043. 58 $12, 543. 58 Total for all work -- 2, 596. 23 1------------------- Balance remaining ___________--5, 384. 73 Total--------------------------------------------------- 17, 980. 96 The sum of $16,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 using Government plant and hired labor as follows: Maintenance: Dredging channel between mouth and Greenwood, Miss., with com- bined dredge and snagboat Sunflower, 1 month (July)---------- $5, 000 Snagging and chopping between mouth and Greenwood, Miss., with combined dredge and snagboat Sunflower and U.S. quarterboat No. 9, 21/2 months (June, July, and August)-------------------10, 000 Engineering and contingencies_------ ---------- 1, 000 Total------------------------------------------- 000 1----------6, Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____------------------ ---- $359, 660. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 350, 866.26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_------------710, 526. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__---------------- 52. 65 Net total expenditures____-- ___-------_-------___ 710, 474. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 17, 980. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ __ 728, 455. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_----------------. Cost of maintenance ------- __ - $19, 036. 66 -___ $6, 176. 52 $13, 086. 16 $22, 171. 05 $1,900.00 Total expended ___------------------ 21, 297. 05 6, 330. 15 12, 973. 65 22, 396. 16 1, 581. 12 Allotted---.............-- ... ........-----------. 16, 000.00 3, 293. 80 20, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 15, 968. 24 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___ -- - _______---- - - $3, 593. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------- -------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ _____--____--_______ 23, 593. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_____--- _.__. 4, 031. 76 Net amount to be accounted for__----__________ - __-__- 19, 562. 08 Gross amount expended-____________________________ $1, 847. 35 Less reimbursements collected _____________--______--266. 23 1, 581. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------17, 980. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__ 52. 65 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------- 17, 928.31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1-------------------------------------- 16, 000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 634 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 9. TALLAHATCHIE AND COLDWATER RIVERS, MISS. Location.-TallahatchieRiver rises in Tippah County, Miss., and joins Yalobusha River in forming Yazoo River at Greenwood. Coldwater River rises in Marshall County, Miss., and empties into the Tallahatchie River. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of wrecks, snags, sunken logs, leaning trees, and shoals between the mouth of the Tallahatchie and the mouth of Coldwater River, a distance of 111.1 miles, and up the latter stream to Yazoo Pass, about 40 miles farther. While dredging is not specifically mentioned in the project, it is necessary as a means of maintenance and has been so authorized. At medium and high stages the channel under improvement in these streams has an average width of about 300 feet, with a depth of 10 feet or more. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage of about 35 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occasion- ally increase this range about 5 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work to be finished in two seasons, made in 1879, was $40,000 for Tallahatchie River and $25,000 for Coldwater. The latest (1933) approved estimate for cost of maintenance of both streams is $2,500 every 3 years or an average annual cost of about $833. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879 (S.Ex.Doc. No. 42, 45th Cong., 3d sess.). A map of both streams is published in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1892 at a saving of $21,518 under the estimated cost. Yazoo Pass, Miss., on Coldwater River, is the head of navigation. The streams are navigable at all stages from the mouth of Tallahatchie River to Minter City, Miss., on the Tallahatchie River, 41.6 miles. In ordinary seasons from January to June the gage at Swan Lake may be expected to read 6 feet or more, and depths exceeding 5 feet are generally found between the mouth of Tallahatchie River and Yazoo Pass on Coldwater River, 151.2 miles. During the remainder of the year this gage reading falls to about zero, and minimum depths of 4.5 feet to Minter City and 1 foot above to Yazoo Pass are normal. Cost of new work $---------------- Cost of maintenance--__-_____-_____________- 173, 066. 02 Total cost----- -------------------------- 216, 547.50 Total expended------------------------------------------216, 547. 50 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance : Snagging and chopping between mouth and mouth of Coldwater River, with U.S. quarterboat No. 9, one half month (September), at $4,000 per month 000 $--------------------- Engineering and contingencies---------------- 500 Total .. ---- ----------------------------- 2,500 RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 635 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------$43, 481. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 __ ______ __ 173, 066. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------216, 547. 50 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------------- 216, 547. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------------216, 547. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ------------------- Cost of maintenance__--------- ------------------ --- $2, 500. 00 - Total expended -------------------------- $3, 348. 02 -$1,924. 02 ------------ 2, 500.00 - Allotted-..--- -----------------------......... -1, 145. 06 -5, 486. 22 $2, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1----------------------------------------- $2, 500 10. YALOBUSHA RIVER, MISS. Location.--The Yalobusha River rises in Chickasaw County, Miss., and flows westerly across central Mississippi to a junction with Tallahatchie River. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of leaning timber, drift, and the most dangerous snags, between Grenada, Miss., and the mouth, 63 miles. At medium and high stages the channel under improvement was 125 to 225 feet wide with depths suitable for 3-foot navigation. The Yalobusha River is subject to violent fluctuations in stage and to in- termittent and frequent periods of low flow. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations in stage of about 25 feet between high and low water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1881, was $7,000. No approved estimate for annual maintenance has been made. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881 (S.Ex.Doc. No. 35, 46th Cong., 2d sess., and p. 1414 of Annual Report for 1881). No map of the stream has been pub- lished. Recommended modifieation of project.-The project is recom- mended for abandonment. (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-None. Operations an'd results during fiscal year.-From October 17, 1932, to January 27, 1933, the U.S. quarterboat No. 9 removed 8,125 ob- structions between the mouth and Grenada Highway bridge, a dis- tance of 62.9 miles. This work is classed as maintenance and was all done by hired labor. Cost of maintenance-------------------------------------------- $8, 159. 35 Total expended------------------------------------------------- 8, 159. 35 Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1884. Grenada, Miss., 62.9 miles above the mouth, is the head of navigation. In ordinary seasons from January to June the gage at Grenada may be expected to read 5 feet or more, and depths 1Exclusive of available funds. 636 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 exceeding 3 feet are generally found between the mouth and head of navigation. During the remainder of the year the stage often falls to about 2.5 feet and minimum depths of less than 1 foot are frequent. Cost of work under existing project to June 30, 1933-------------- $7,000.00 Cost of maintenance------ -------------------------- 12, 159.35 Total cost--------9---------- ------------------ 19, 159. 35 Total expended....-------------------------------------------19, 159. 35 Proposed operations.-None. Cost and financial summary Cost c )fnew work to June 30, 1933 ......--------------------------- $7, 000. 00 Cost o)f maintenance to June 30, 1933.. __------------------_------ 12, 159. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933__----------- 19,159.35 Net tc tal expenditures-___--------------------------------- 19, 159. 35 Unexi )ended balance June 30, 1933_------........ ----.---.---- --- 840. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ___----------20, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 new work...----------- ............................. Cost of maintenance ......................... ..... $8,159. 35 Total expended-------------..............- --...... --------------------------------------------- 8, 159.35 Allotted- .. ....- ..-------------------. .----------------------- ----------- ---------- 9,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930---____ ------ ___------ $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932___ __----- -------- 4, 000. 00 $9, 000. 00 Gross amount expended___-------------------------- 8, 159. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 840. 65 11. BIG SUNFLOWER RIVER, MISS. Location.-This river has its source in Mud Lake, Coahoma County, Miss., and enters Yazoo River about 44 miles above its mouth. Previous projects.-The original project was authorized March 3, 1879. The cost and expenditures under this project prior to adop- tion of existing project, March 2, 1907, were $101,637.44, of which $66,000 was for new work and $35,637.44 for maintenance. For further details see page 1871 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the improvement of the river from the mouth to Baird, a distance of 96.1 miles, by the closure of outlets, the construction of contraction works, and the removal of snags, sunken logs, leaning trees, and other obstructions; and from. Baird to the mouth of the Hushpuckena, 75.3 miles, by the construc- tion of a lock and dam at Little Callao Landing and open-channel RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 637 work, including dredging and construction work. The principal fea- tures of the lock and dam are as follows: Number : 1. Location: Little Callao Landing, Miss. From nearest town: 17 miles. Above mouth of river: 62 miles. Lock: Width of lock chamber, 36 feet; greatest available length for full width of lock, 160 feet; lift at low water, 16.9 feet; depth on miter sill at low water, 5.1 feet; gates, wooden miter; character of foundation, piling in sand. Kind of darn: Movable, Poiree, needle. Type of construction: Concrete. Percentage of completion: Officially finished 1918. Actual cost: $402,288.40. The project proposes to obtain a channel at low water from the mouth of Big Sunflower River to the mouth of the Hushpuckena, a distance of 171.4 miles, with an average width of about 100 feet and a least available depth of 41/2 feet. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage between high and low water of about 30 feet. Unusual floods occasionally increase this range about 5 feet. Exclusive of amount expended on previous project, the latest ap- proved estimate of cost for new work for closing outlets, made in 1906, was $75,000; for constructing lock and dam, revised in 1914, $500,000; and for open-channel work, revised in 1928, $186,700. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance by removing snags, etc., is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1907, providing for closing outlets, constructing contraction works, and removing obstructions from the mouth to Baird (H.Doc. No. 667, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the act of July 25, 1912, provided for construction of lock and dam and open-channel work above Baird (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 2, 62d Cong., 2d sess.).A map of the stream is published in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Recommended modification of project.-It is recommended that this project be modified by the elimination of all work between Pentecost and the mouth of the Hushpuckena River. (The abandon- ment of the entire project was erroneously recommended in H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-From August 5, to October 6, 1932, the U.S. combined dredge and snagboat' Sunflower and attendant U.S. quarterboat No. 9 removed 5,109 obstructions from the channel between the mouth and the highway bridge near Blaine, Miss., a distance of 125.9 miles. This work is classed as maintenance and was all done by hired labor. Cost of maintenance ------- - --------------- $10, 724. 12 Total expended ------------------------------------------------ 9, 744. 19 Condition at end of fscal year.-The outlets were closed under the existing project in 1909 and the construction work was finished in 1912. The single lock and dam contemplated was completed in 1918, as stated in the table in the existing project, at a saving of $97,711.60. The open-channel work above the dam is about 20 per- 638 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 cent completed. The mouth of Hushpuckena River is the head of navigation. However, due to the incompletion of the project above Pentecost, navigation is limited to small craft and rafted logs. A minimum depth of 5 feet below Pentecost may be expected from January to June. During the balance of the year the pool formed by the lock and dam in connection with open-channel work now furnishes a depth of 4.5 feet. In that part of the river below tha dam a gage reading of 69.5 feet or more at Holly Bluff, Miss., is favorable to light-draft navigation, and 72.5 feet or more is favor- able to heavy-draft navigation. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging the channel to a mini- mum depth of 4.5 feet from Pentecost to the mouth of Hushpuckena River and depositing the spoil along the banks to contract the width of the river, and the completion of open-channel work above Baird, Miss. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1933-------. $494, 026. 65 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------- 234, 949. 32 Total cost---------------------------------------- 728, 975. 97 Total expended--------------- ----- --------- 751,109.00 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended plus accounts re- ceivable at the end of the year will be applied to maintenance of channel between the mouth and Lock and Dam No. 1, using Govern- ment plant and hired labor as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------ __ --- ____ $279. 41 Maintenance: Snagging and chopping with U.S. combined dredge and snagboat Sunflower and U.S. quarterboat No. 9, 1 month (October), at $3,000 per month____________ $3, 000. 00 Dredging channel between mouth and Lock and Dam No. 1 with U.S. combined dredge and snagboat Sun- flower, one fifth month (October), at $5,000 per month--- ----------------------------------- 1, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies ------------------ 1, 048. 05 5,048.05 Total for all work-_ - ___-__---- -_ 5, 327. 46 Balance remaining- ----- _ _-------------------- 1, 150. 12 Total------------------------------- --------------- 6, 477. 58 The sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 using Government plant and hired labor as follows: Maintenance: Dredging channel between mouth and Lock and Dam No. 1 with U.S. combined dredge and snagboat Sunflower and U.S. quarter- boat No. 9, one half month (May), at $5,000 per month_------- $2, 500 Snagging and chopping between mouth and Lock and Dam No. 1 with combined dredge and snagboat Sunflower, 1 month (June)__ 4, 000 Engineering and contingencies - ---------------------------- 1, 500 Total------------------ ------------------------ 8, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___-- ____________-_---- - _ $560, 026. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--__--------------------_ 270, 586. 76 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_---- _--- 830, 613. 41 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 639 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ----------- $22, 367. 78 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 852, 981. 19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------- 44. 66 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-__- __---,___- 853, 025. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 279. 41 Net total expenditures_ __-______-___ 852, 746.44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_____--------__ 6, 432.92 6------ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__--- ------ - 859, 179. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work___ ----------------------------- Cost of maintenance ....---------------------------- $2, 645. 86 $8, 176. 19 $179. 46 $10, 724. 12 Total expended---------------------------$8, 570.87 4,948. 53 2, 780. 22 -3, 745. 78 9, 744. 19 Allotted---------------------------- -3,000.00 -3, 172. 34 8,200.00 ----------- 5,061. 55 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ ----- __---- - ___ _ $11, 115.56 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932______1 1___1111111___1$2,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933- 4, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ ____-------__ -___ 17, 115. 56 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------- ---- 938. 45 Net amount to be accounted for_______----------- 16, 177. 11 Gross amount expended ___--- __----------- 37, 658. 11 Less reimbursements collected______-- ---------------- 27, 913.92 9, 744. 19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 6, 432.92 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ----------------------------- 290. 03 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------- 6, 142. 89 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------- 44. 66 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__-------------- 6, 187. 5. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1________------------------------ ----- 8, 000. 00 12. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCK AND DAM, BIG SUNFLOWER RIVER, MISS. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for improving Big Sunflower River, Miss. See pages 636 to 639, where general information may be found. The completed lock and dam has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since May 1, 1918. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock and dam at Little Callao Landing has been operated as required during the fiscal year, and plant, structures, and grounds have been maintained in good condition. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933--41 640 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 This work is classed as maintenance and was all done by hired labor. The total cost for the year was $5,461.50, all of which was for operating and care proper. The total expenditures for the year were $5,586.08. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The lock and dam is in good condition. The dam is raised when needed during the low-water season, which occurs ordinarily between July and December. It provides a pool varying in depth from 22 feet to 1 foot for a distance of 61.8 miles upstream when the gage at the lock reads 22 feet. During low water the pool extends the navigable portion of the river to Pentecost, Miss., 124.6 miles above the mouth. -When river stages are high, usually between January and June, the lock and dam is not operated. The total cost to June 30, 1933, was $144,245.81, of which $92,915.36 was for operating and care proper and $51,330.45 for improvement and reconstruction. The total expended to June 30, 1933, was $144,165.02. Proposed operations.-The lock and dam will be operated and maintained under allotment from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933..----------------------- $144, 245. 81 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------- ------------- 26. 26 Gross total costs to June 80, 1933----_--------------_ 144, 272. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 -- --------- _- 107. 05 Net total expenditures .------ --------------- 144, 165. 02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 -------------------- 1, 398.82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- ---------- 145, 563. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------- Cost of maintenance...................-----------------...--.. $7, 199. 06 $7, 473. 15 $5, 744. 10 $5, 426. 85 $5, 461. 50 Total expended--..........................--------------- ------ 7, 130. 28 7, 502. 88 5, 762. 36 5, 630.85 5, 586.08 Allotted--------------......---------------...................8,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 2,658.13 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $4, 326. 77 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909----------_____-_-- --- _ 3, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __ ____ --.____-____ ______ 7, 326. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ----.... 341. 87 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 6, 984. 90 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $6, 003. 14 Less reimbursements collected-------___ -------------- 417. 06 5, 586. 08 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------- ----__-___ - 1, 398. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------- --- 114. 10 Amount covered by uncomplete contracts- ....-- __-. 10. 87 124. 97 Balance available June 30, 1933--------_1------ 1, 273. 85 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 641 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $26.26 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ___ 1, 300. 11 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934------------------------------ 5, 600. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ ____- 6, 900. 11 13. MOUTH OF THE YAZOO RIVER, MISS. Location.-'See report for Yazoo River, page 632. Existing project.-This provides for opening a new outlet for the Yazoo River through the wrong end of Old River, across a neck of lowland to Lake Centennial, around the head of De Soto Island, and down the east arm of Lake Centennial to the Mississippi River just below the city of Vicksburg. The total length of the proposed canal is 9.3 miles, with least width of 98.5 feet, and bottom of canal prism 6.5 feet below zero on the Vicksburg gage. The ordinary fluctuation between high and low water is about 44 feet. Extreme floods occasionally increase this range about 15 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work, made in 1893, was $1,200,000. The latest (1933) approved estimate for cost of maintenance is $3,000, biennially. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892 (H.Ex.Doc. No. 125, 52d Cong., 1st sess.). A map of the project is published in the Annual Report for 1902, page 1422. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1904 at a saving of $20,789 under the estimated cost. The canal is navigable at all times, the minimum depths being generally about 6 feet greater than the simultaneous readings on the Vicksburg gage. The controlling depth during the fiscal year was about 6 feet. Cost of new work to June 30. 1933 $1, 179, 210. 87 Cost of maintenance -_-- - 88, 099. 71 Total cost 1, 267, 310. 58 Total expended -____- 1, 267, 310. 58 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to maintenance of channel, using Government plant and hired labor as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. dredge and snagboat Sunflower, one fifth month (September), at $5,000 per month__ $1,0,0.00, Total for all work__ 1, 030. 00 Balance remaining ___ 3, 285. 0O Total-- -- --- -- - 4, 285. 60 The sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging channel with U.S. combined dredge and snagboat Sun- flowier, one half month (October), at $5,000 per month -___ ._ $2, 500 Engineering and contingencies-__ __________ ___________--__ 500 Total__ ___ _ _ ________ _ 3,0W 642 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------. -------------------- $1, 179, 210. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 88, 099. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 1, 267, 310. 58 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 1, 267, 310. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 4, 285.60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------- --- 1, 271, 596. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C os t o f ne w wor k . .-- - - --- -- - - - - - - - -- - -. . . . Cost of m aintenance_ __ . ____._... __._. __.. _... __ $6, 957. 66 $56. 74 ... .-.-- Total expended ------- ........-------.. .- -- 6,984.90 29. 50 ---------- Allotted --- ----------- 8, 300.00 ..........------------.. $3,000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------....------------------- $1, 285. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------- ---------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------- ------------------ 4, 285. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------------- 4, 285. 60 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year - ending June -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 3, 000. 00 14. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year was $8,071.73. The expedi- tures were $7,641.37. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $11,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financia summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------.2 $36, 846. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 204. 99 Net total expenditures--------------------- ---------- 36, 641. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933- ------------------- 7, 061.92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 43, 703.29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.. ---------- --------- ------------------------ Cost of maintenance- ------ _----------- $2,930.48 $4, 721.89 $11, 655. 43 $6, 466. 83 $8,071.73 . Total expended---- .. 25. 92 ...--------------------- 7, 498.12 11, 924. 26 6, 551.70 7, 641.37 Allotted-...........------ ......-------------------------- 7, 500. 00 4, 500.00 14,000.00 ------------ 14, 703. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------- $11, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------- 4, 500. 00 $15, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 $3,000 added to previous work and allotments to date. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 643 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_----------------- $796. 71 Net amount to be accounted for _____________________- 14, 703.29 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $7, 957. 72 Less reimbursements collected_ ----- __------------- 316. 35 7,641.37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933____________________ 7, 061.92 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 236.92 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 6, 825.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ _ - - - ___ - _ 11, 000. 00 15. Other projeots for which no estimates' are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 Name of project port see annual report New work Mainte- for- w nance 1. Ouachita River above - - - - -Camden - - - - to- - Arkadelphia, - - - - - - - - - - - - Ark.'------------_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _- - 1916 $17, 500. 00 $5,000.00 2. Little River, La. 1890 2, 500. 00 3. Bayou Bartholomew, 2 La. and Ark.' 2-------- 1931 45, 873. 53 42, 857. 25 4. Saline River, Ark. _______________ ____________ ________ 1931 26, 900. 00 12, 791.67 5. Steele and Washington Bayous and Lake Washington, Miss.' 2.... 1931 19, 049.81 8,000.00 6. Red River from Fulton, Ark., to mouth of Washita River, Okla. 13_ 1924 378, 573. 82 182, 157.05 1 Channels adequate for small amount of existing commerce. 2 Abandonment recommended (H.Docs. Nos. 1692 and 1694, 64th Cong., 2d sess. and 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). 3 Curtailment of project recommended (H.Doc. No. 947, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization ansmitted Document no. Recommenda- Red River, Ark. and River and Harbor La., from Fulton to Act, Mar. 3, 1925. the mouth. Red River, Ark., Okla., River and Harbor and Tex., from Fulton, Act, July 3, 1930. Ark., to mouth of Washita River, Okla. Steele Bayou, Miss--------....do-- --------------------------------------- Sunflower River, Miss..__.do.... IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT This district includes the Arkansas, White, and St. Francis Rivers and their tributaries in the northern half of the State of Arkansas, the northeast portion of Oklahoma, the southeast portion of Kansas, and the southern portion of Missouri; and the rivers in the western part of the State of Tennessee that flow into the Mississippi River. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 644 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 District engineer: Maj. Brehon B. Somervell, Corps of Engineers, and Maj. Edwin C. Kelton, Corps of Engineers, acting district engi- neer, April 20, 1933 to June 30, 1933. Division engineer: Brig. Gen. Harley B. Ferguson, Corps of Engi- neers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1.. Arkansas River, Ark. and 6. Operating and care of Locks Okla__ -------------------- 644 and Dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3, 2. White River, Ark_ - - - - 647 Upper White River, Ark__ 657 3. Black River, Ark. and Mo___ 650 7. Wolf River, Tenn__-------_ 660 4. Current River, Ark. and Mo_ 652 8. Examinations, surveys, and 5. St. Francis and L'Anguille contingencies (general) ... 661 Rivers and Blackfish Bayou, Ark_------------- 654 1. ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. AND OKLA. Location. This river rises in central Colorado and flows in a southeasterly direction to the Mississippi River, 37 miles above Arkansas City, Ark. Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 3, 1832; April 8, 1876; March 3, 1879; June 14, 1880; July 5, 1884; August 5, 1886; and August 11, 1888. The cost and expenditures under these projects prior to June 30, 1902, were $903,311.93 for new work and $1,347,471.53 for maintenance, a total of $2,250,783.46. For further details see page 1872, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for improving the river from its mouth to Neosho (Grand) River (465 miles) by snagging and dredg- ing operations, by contraction works and revetments, and by a levee near Pine Bluff, Ark. (117 miles above the mouth). The dimensions of the channel are not specified. The several types of structures used in the improvement are shown in the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1902, page 1576. The ordinary freshet fluctuation is about 16 feet throughout the portion of the river covered by the project. The flood fluctuation is 60 feet at the mouth of the river, 32 feet at Little Rock, and 33 feet at Neosho (Grand) River. As the project is indefinite, no estimate of the cost of completion has been made. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $40,000. The existing project results from the combination of prior projects by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. To this the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, added a levee near Pine Bluff to prevent a cut-off (H.Doc. No. 71, 61st Cong., 1st sess.). Index to published maps of sections of the river is given on page 1171, Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1921. Terminal facilities.-Otherthan a paved bank slope at Little Rock and private-owned log slips at saw and stave mills at Little Rock and sand derricks and elevators at Little Rock and Pine Bluff, there are no terminal facilities. Those mentioned are adequate for exist- ing commerce. Operations ad results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance by hired labor with the Government snagboat Arkansas. Snagging operations were from the mouth to Bayou RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 645 Meto, 64 miles, during the low-water period in the summer and fall of 1932. Operations began at Silver Lake (52 miles above the mouth) July 1, 1932', and ended November 30, 1932, at Red Fork (30 miles above the mouth). During this period 34 snags and 2 stumps were removed from the channel and 1,605 trees felled on caving banks. There were no snagging operations on the Arkansas River from July 20 to November 17, 1932. The cost for maintenance dur- ing the year was $10,324.05. The expenditure was $10,473.77. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The construction of permanent works for general improvement of the river was suspended in 1902 and completion of the project is not contemplated. Of the works erected prior to 1902 only those in a short reach of river immediately above Little Rock and the bank revetment at Pine Bluff remain ef- fective. The new works of permanent nature since then were for protecting a levee against caving bank and for preventing a cut-off. Dredging operations below Pine Bluff (1914 to 1916) did not give results commensurate with the cost. All dredged channels were obliterated by the first freshet following the date of dredging. As a consequence there has been no increase in depth for navigation. Snagging operations are the activities now relied upon to benefit navigation. They render it easier and safer, but because of addi- tional obstructions brought into the river by caving banks and shift- ing channels these must be repeated continually. Under average conditions 4-foot draft can be taken to Little Rock from the middle of February to the middle of July. From the mid- dle of August to the middle of December the draft is generally limited to about 2 feet. Because of the rise and fall of the surface of the shoals with the rise and fall of the water surface there is no definite gage-depth relation. During this fiscal year stages suitable for navigation by boats of 4-foot draft obtained during the periods July 1-July 17, December 26-January 7, April 20-May 6, and May 14-June 5 and 22 days during 5 other separate periods of shorter duration. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were: For new work: Construction of revetment in Trusty Bend - $60, 000. 00 Construction of levee opposite Pine Bluff_________ 55, 200. 00 Total_ ____---_- 115, 200. 00 For maintenance: Operating snagboats -- 770, 870. 10 Maintenance of original permanent works excepting those at Pine Bluff-__ __-_ 18, 771. 73 Maintenance of works at Pine Bluff: Levee -- _-_____ $16, 341. 89 Revetment_. 367, 911. 16 384 253 05 Bank protection at Little Rock____________ __ __ 35, 559. 00 Hydraulic dredging 667, 744. 15 Total cost for maintenance________________________ _ 1, 877, 198. 03 Grand total to June 30, 1933___________ 1, 992, 398.03 The total expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $2,002,909.38. 646 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be applied to snagging operations by the U.S. snagboat Arkansas over the used portions of the river in the summer of 1933 and the care and repair of the snagboat Arkansas during the winter and high-water period following. These operations will ab- sorb the unexpended balance by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $7,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, in channel and plant mainte- nance. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------ __-.... - $1, 018, 511.93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------.----------------3, 224, 668. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ---------- 4, 243,180. 49 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 10, 944. 63 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------- 4, 254, 125.12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933___----------------- 432. 28 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 4, 253, 692. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------ 14, 110. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ---------- 4, 267, 803. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work- --- Cost of maintenance-.........------------- $55,673.27 _ $29, 610.26 $35,404.41 $25,183.69 1...... ---- $10,324.05 Total expended...------------------- 48, 002. 92 31, 904. 95 26, 814. 41 23, 697. 99 10, 473. 77 Allotted. .-.....-...-...-.........-....... 37, 500.00 22,696. 03 26,750. 00 --2,889. 62 21, 910.68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------- $2, 674. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-----__________________ $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933----------------- --- 3, 100. 00 28, 100. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 30, 774. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment and impounded funds --------------------------------------- 6, 189. 32 Net amount to be accounted for_ ......... __-_______--_ 24, 584. 71 Gross amount expended- --------------- ________ $24, 187. 51 Less reimbursements collected 713. 74 1----------------------3, 10, 473. 77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_-------------------- 14,110. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-----________--- - 432. 28 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------__------ 98. 11 530. 39 Balance available June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 13, 580. 55 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal_year ending June 30, 1 -- - - - - 1935, for maintenance ______________- _________ 7,500.00 1 xclusive of available funds RIVERS AND HARBORS--MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT ,647 2. WHITE RIVER, ARK. Location.-This river rises in northwestern Arkansas and flows 690 miles, first north into Missouri, then southeasterly through Ar- kansas to the Mississippi River, 45 miles above Arkansas City, Ark. Previous projects.-Adopted by the river and harbor acts of March 3, 1871; June 23, 1874; August 4, 1876; June 14, 1880; July 5, 1884; and March 3, 1899. The cost and expenditures on the previous project were $362,801.57 for new work and $3,198.43 for maintenance, a total of $366,000. For further details see page 1874 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for channel maintenance between the mouth of the river and Batesville, 301 miles, by snagging and dredging and by contraction works. The stream has an ordinary freshet fluctuation of 15 feet throughout the portion covered by the project, and an extreme flood fluctuation of 60 feet at the mouth, and of 36 feet at Clarendon, Newport, and Batesville. No estimate of cost has been given, and since 1899 the work has been prosecuted under annual estimates for maintenance by snagging and dredging The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $35,000. The existing project is authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, which made appropriation for completion of prior project for improving the river from its mouth to Forsyth, Mo., and provided that the additional sum appropriated should be expended " in the discretion of the Secretary of War." The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, adopted a project for the improvement of the river above Batesville by locks and dams, thereby making that place the head of the open-river improvement project. Sketch map of Little Rock district printed in Annual Report for 1911, opposite page 1877, includes a sketch outline of this stream. Terminal facilities.-Railway spur tracks are available for trans- fer of freights between car and boat at Newport and Clarendon. There are log slips for use of the owners only at those towns and at Augusta, Des Arc, Crocketts Bluff, and St. Charles. Steamboat warehouses are maintained at St. Charles and Crocketts Bluff prim- arily for the use of the owners. In 1932 a rice terminal was erected by local interests at Preston's Ferry and a cotton, rice, and general merchandise terminal was built at Devalls Bluff. Permit for a similar terminal at Newport has recently been issued. Operations and results dring fiscal year.-All actual operations were for maintenance by hired labor with Government and leased plant and consisted of snagging and dredging operations. The snagging was done between the mouth and Jacksonport (264 miles) by the Government snagboats C. B. Reese and Tom Stallings. By those operations 1,382 snags, 72 saw logs, 135 stumps, and 3 drift rafts were removed from the channel and 1,357 trees, felled on caving and sliding banks. The C. B. Reese operated between the mouth and Little Red River (183 miles) between the dates of October 18, 1932, and January 15, 1933, and laid up for the season at Devalls Bluff (125 miles above the mouth). The Tom Stallings worked over the river between the mouth and Jacksonport, a total of 31/2 months, in periods between June 19, 1932, and January 25, 1933, and laid up for 648 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the season at Newport, Ark. (258 miles above the mouth). The dredging operations were carried on over the river at various shoals between the mouth and Clarendon, Ark. (100 miles), by hired labor and the use of the leased 12-inch Diesel powdered cutter head dredge Illinois and its attendant plant. By these operations a sand dam containing 53,000 cubic yards was constructed across Sibley Chute, 61/2 miles above the mouth of the river and the following shoals were dredged to the extent shown in the table below in order to pro- vide a 41/2 -foot depth between the mouth and Devalls Bluff (125 miles) during the low-water period between August 9 and November 20, 1932. Summary of dredging operations Dredged Miles Shoal above mouth Length Width Cubic (feet) (feet) yards Above mouth---------.............-----.....----.....--------------------------........................... 250 90 3, 000 Poverty Point..........------------------------------------------ 8 500 65 8, 000 Bradley Bayou----------------------------------------- 34 1,150 65 9, 000 Girrards Reach----------------------- ----------------- 39 875 00 12, 500 Below Big Island--------------------------------------- 40 1,325 100 15, 500 Foot Big Island----------------------------------------41 850 100 11,000 Lower Hog Point----.... --------... --.... -----.-- 44 1, 075 100 15, 500 St. Charles Bend---------------------------------------- 58 1,250 100 14,000 St. Charles Ferry..............................--------------------------------------- 59 600 100 7, 000 Simpsons Ferry..--....-- ---- 62 700 100 10,000 Crocketts Bluff ----------------------------------------- 70 1, 000 100 14,500 ead Round Lake---------................-----------------------------............................. 77 250 90 2,500 Maurys Reach ----------------------------------------- 86 1,800 90 28,500 Dead Man Point-------- ------------------------------- 99 2,500 80 28,000 Townsend Mill--.-------------------- ------------------ 100 500 80 6,500 Total ------------------------------------------------- 14,625 ---------- 185, 500 The costs during the year were for snagging $30,447.73, and for dredging $38,937.60, a total cost of $69,385.33. The expenditures for the year were for snagging $37,897.12 and for dredging $38,- 937.60, a total of $76,834.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for mainte- nance, completion is not contemplated. Only very slight traces of 6 out of 8 wing dams built in the period 1890-94 between Newport and the mouth of the river are visible at dead-low-water season, and the effect of these on the channel is of no consequence. All chan- nels dredged in the section of the river between the mouth of Black River and Batesville have been obliterated by floods, and there is no increase in channel depth over the shoals in that section of the stream. Snagging operations have materially improved the condi- tion of the channel from the mouth as far as the mouth of Black River, 265 miles. This river is generally spoken of as navigable to the mouth of Black River by boats of 3-foot draft at any time. Under ordinary conditions 6-foot draft may be taken to the mouth of Black River from the 1st of February to the last of June and again from the middle of November to the end of December. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, a navigable depth of 41/2 feet was main- tained throughout the year as far as Devalls Bluff (125 miles). Three-foot draft could be taken to the mouth of Black River (265 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 649 miles) at any time, and 5-foot draft in periods as follows: July 1 to 17, December 25 to June 26. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1933, are: For maintenance: Snagging operations--------------------------------- $625, 356. 93 Dredging operations------------------------------------- -- 54, 765. 56 Total-------------- -------------------------------- 680, 122. 49 Specials : Augusta, for prevention of cut-off--------------------------- 314. 84 Devalls Bluff, for prevention of cut-off---------------------- 883. 36 Little Red River, snagging (1914) --------------------------- 500. 00 Total--------------------------------------------- ----- 1, 698. 20 Total costs to June 30, 1933 681, 820. 69 The total expenditures were $725,511.35. Additional expenditures ($50,620.16) for the prevention of cut-off at Augusta are shown on page 1060, Annual Report of Chief of Engineers for 1924, under appropriation title While River at Augusta Narrows. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be applied to maintenance of channel under approximate distribution as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_-----------_-__-_ $2, 232. 47 Snagging operations, about 4 months with Government snagboats Arkansas and Stallings, August-December 1933_____------____ 26, 100. 00 Care and repair of snagging plant during high water season 13, ------- 667. 53 Dredging below Devalls Bluff, Ark., with leased plant and hired labor, 4 months, "August-December 1933--------------------46, 000.00 Balance remaining ___------------------- 1, 253. 77 Total for all work_ ..---- -------- --- _ 89, 253. 77 These operations will absorb the unexpended balance by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $140,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Snagging operations, about 31/2 months with Government snagboats, with hired labor, August-December 1934 __---_______________ $22, 000 Care and repair of snagging plant during high water season........ 9, 500 Dredging with leased plant and hired labor between the mouth of the river and Newport, Ark., August-December 1934 _____-_________ 108, 500 Total for all work--------------- ------------------- 140,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 _____ ____ __- _____--- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $362, 801.57 685, 019. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------ , 047, 820. 69 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 45, 704. 51 Net total cost to June 30, 1933___ ______ _____-___-1, 093, 525. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 2, 013.85 Net total expenditures ______---------__ __ 1, 091, 511.35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------ 89, 253. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------ 1, 180, 765. 12 650 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1390 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------....... ------------------ --------- ---------------------- I------------ Cost of maintenance--------. .-----------$48, 782. 87 $42, 340. 35 $51, 610. 09 $39, 135. 18 $69, 385. 33 Total expended---.........................------------------.. 65, 844. 24 16, 165. 64 32, 804. 53 39, 481. 54 76, 834. 72 Allotted.---- ------------------------ 34, 000. 00 20, 832.78 30, 750.00 42, 841.28 124, 446. 22 --_ ----------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ $41, 642. 27 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--__- ___----------- $51, 499. 57 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933___-- -- __-__----_ 75, 500. 00 126, 999. 57 Amount to be accounted for__--- ____________------__ 168, 641.84 Deductions on account of revocation, impounded funds------------2, 553. 35 Net amount to be accounted for_ 166, 088. 49 Gross amount expended_-- ----------------------- 98, 525. 81 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 21, 691. 09 76, 834. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ________-______----------89, 253. 77 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933- ------ ---- 2, 013. 85 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts __---------__ 218. 62 2, 232. 47 Balance available June 30, 1933_____________ _-______ _____ 87, 021. 30 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 -_ _ 140, 000.00 3. BLACK RIVER, ARK. AND MO. Location.-This river rises in Iron County, Mo., and flows in a southerly direction 300 miles to White River, at Jacksonport, Ark. Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871. It is not practicable to state the amount expended under the project; however, it is known to have been very small. For further details see page 1877, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This contemplates improvement of the river below Poplar Bluff, Mo., 213 miles, by snagging operations, by deep- ening the water on shoals by wing dams, and by concentrating the water into one main channel by the closure of secondary channels. The stream has an ordinary freshet fluctuation of 10 feet at Poplar Bluff, 4 feet near Corning, Ark., and 15 feet at the mouth. Its flood-stage fluctuations are 19 feet at Poplar Bluff, 11 feet near Corning, Ark., and 36 feet at the mouth. The original estimate was $80,800, to be expended in two working seasons (Annual Report for 1880, p. 1326.) The River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, appropriated an amount to complete the estimate and author- ized maintenance of the improvement. While dredging is not men- tioned in the project, it is necessary as a means of maintenance and has been authorized. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $18,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, and March 3, 1881. (Annual Report for 1880, p. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 651 1325.) The approximate location and course of the navigable por- tion of this stream are shown in district map (sketch) printed in Annual Report for 1911, opposite page 1877. Terminal facilities.-Private-owned log slips or chain conveyors for the use of the owners are maintained at the several saw and stave mills. The facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance by hired labor and Government plant. The opera- tions were by the snag boat Tom Stallings which worked over the river from its mouth to Black Rock, 67 miles, and by the snag barge Harve Goodwin which worked over the river between Black Rock (67.4 miles above the mouth) and Popular Bluff (213 miles above the mouth). The results accomplished were the removal from the channel of 1,803 snags, 323 logs, 319 stumps, and 15 drift rafts, and the felling of 1,059 trees. The costs during the year were $24,697.67, and the expenditures $17,939.37, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for mainte- nance, completion is not contemplated. The wing dams built at two shoals and the dams built across the secondary channels at two islands during the early operations under this project are of no effect now. Of the channels dredged under later operations, only that at Julia Dean remains, and it is only fairly effective. Snagging opera- tions have materially improved conditions and made navigation possible at Poplar Bluff (213 miles) by boats of 18-inch draft and to Current River (96 miles) by boats of 2.5-foot draft during low- water period. During the fiscal year the period for 4-foot naviga- tion to mouth of Current River was December 24 to June 30. The period of 3-foot navigation to Poplar Bluff was November 1 to June 13. One and six tenths feet was the controlling depth to Poplar Bluff during the period of lowest water. The costs were $80,000 for new work and $427,334.49 for mainte- nance, a total of $507,334.49. The total expenditures were $583,659.50. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, $15,837.94, will be expended for maintenance of channel by snagging operations, using Government plant and hired labor, and care and repair of plant, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $439. 57 Snagging with U.S. snag boat Tomn Stallings, 1 month during the sum- mer and fall of 1933------------------------------------------ 3, 000. 00 Snagging with U.S. snag barge Harve Goodwin, between the mouth and Poplar Bluff, Mo., 4 months during the summer and fall of 1933 ------------------ --- 4, 400. 00 Care and repair of plant during the high-water period following___ 7, 998. 37 Total for all work- - - ___15, 837.94 These operations will absorb the unexpended balance by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $13,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Snagging operations about 31/2 months with Government plant and hired labor, August-December 1934----------------------------- $9, 500 Care and repair of snagging plant during high-water season ___ 3, 500 Total for all work___- ------- ------- 13, 000 652 , REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___------.-- --- $80,000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------- ---------- 427, 334. 49 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ______------ - 507, 334. 49 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_..---------- 76, 674.15 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------------- 584,008.64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 349. 14 Net total expenditures ------------ ---------------- 583, 659. 50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------15, 837. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-------------- 599, 497. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933. Cost of new work----------------.----------- -----.------------------------ Cost of maintenance------ . ..------------- $6, 727. 14 $30,280.06 $14, 979. 365$22, 614.31 $24,697.67 Total expended----.....---..................----------------- 49, 926. 27 72, 41. 7 18, 111. 15 16, 676. 53 17, 939 37 Allotted...................-----------------.............---------------- 7,250. 00 74, 90.14 16,000.00 -2,144.36 31, 171. 16 IBalance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------ ---- $2,606.15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ..------- --------- ----- $20, 500. 00( Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933-------------------- --- 12, 100. 00 32, 600.00 Amount to be accounted for----- ---------------------- 35, 206. 15 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- , 428. 84 1--------- Net amount to be accounted for__------------------------ 33, 777. 31 Gross amount expended_ ------------------ 23, 946. 90 Less receipts from sales---------------------------- 6, 007. 53 17, 939. 37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------ 15, 837. 94 Gatstanding liabilities June 30, 1933- __.--- --- ------- 358. 03 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts .- ,_------- 81. 54 439. 57 Balance available June 30, 1933 ------------------- 15, 398. 37 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 13, 000. 00 4. CURRENT RIVER, ARK. AND MO. Location.-This river rises in Dent County, Mo., and flows in a southerly direction 200 miles to Black River, about 5 miles above Pocahontas, Ark. Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. The cost and expenditures thereunder and a further project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881, were $7,000. For further details see page 1878, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the improvement of the river from its mouth to Van Buren, Mo., 94 miles, by snagging operations 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 653 and by contracting the channel at the worst shoals by wing dams. The stream has an ordinary freshet fluctuation of 13 feet throughout the portion covered by the project and an extreme flood fluctuation of 26 feet at Van Buren, Mo., and of 22 feet at its mouth. The esti- mate of cost for new work is $10,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894 (Annual Report for 1891, p. 2065). A sketch map of the river is given in House Document No. 157, Fifty-first Con- gress, second session. Terminal facilities.-Privately owned log slips and tie hoists for the use of the owners only exist at Van Buren and Doniphan. Operation and results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance and were by hired labor with Government plant. The snag barge Harve Goodwin worked over the river below the Arkan- sas-Missouri State line (41 miles) during the period November 1 to December 20, 1932, removing from the channel 221 snags, 6 logs, 90 stumps, and 5 drift rafts, and felling 100 trees. The costs and expenditures during the year were $2,377.64, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for main- tenance, completion is not contemplated. Operations under the project have been limited to removal of snags and boulders between Van Buren and Doniphan, Mo., and removal of snags below Doni- phan. At the close of the fiscal year the channel obstructions are only those that have been brought in by late freshets. The con- trolling channel depths in low-water seasons are 3 feet from the mouth to White Horse Shoal, 31 miles; 14 inches to Caughorn Creek, 19 miles farther; and 10 to 12 inches to Van Buren, an additional 46 miles. The costs have been $10,000 for new work and $112,916.89 for maintenance, a total of $122,916.89. The expenditures were $122,916.89. Proposed operations.-None proposed for the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $3,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, in channel maintenance by snagging operations over the used portions of this river. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ _--------------- ----- $17, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 112, 916. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------129, 916. 89 Net total expenditures---------------- ---- --- 129, 916. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- --- 1,121. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------- 131, 038.11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .-- -------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-- _----------------- $4, 343. 82 $1, 688. 51 $2,607. 09 $2, 061. 40 $2, 377. 64 Total expended ------------------- 22, 035. 58 -16, 247. 95 2, 607. 09 2, 061. 49 2, 377. 64 Allotted ----- ------------------- ----- 9, 250. 00 -20 162. 67 2, 750. 00 -771. 44 3, 437. 22 654 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $61. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ----------------------------------------- 3, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 3,561. 64 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------------ 62. 78 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------3, 498. 86 Gross amount expended------------------------..---- $2, 430. 35 Less reimbursements collected-------- --------------- 52. 71 2,377.64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------- 1,121.22 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - -- -- - --- - -- -- - -- 30, 1935 for maintenance 3, 500. 00 5. ST. FRANCIS AND L'ANGUILLE RIVERS AND BLACKFISH BAYOU, ARK. Location.-The St. Francis River rises in St. Francois County, Mo., and flows in a southerly direction 460 miles to the Mississippi River, 8 miles above Helena, Ark. The L'Anguille River has its source in the flat lands of Poinsett and Craighead Counties, Ark., whence it flows in a southerly direction, cutting through Crowleys Ridge and entering the St. Francis Basin at Marianna and flowing into the St. Francis River 12 miles above the mouth of the latter. Blackfish Bayou rises in the west-central portion of Crittenden County, Ark., flows in a southwesterly direction and empties into the St. Francis River about 38 miles above the latter's mouth. Previous projects.-The original project for improvement of St. Francis River was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1871; June 14, 1880; July 5, 1884; August 11, 1888; and June 13, 1902, the latter adding L'Anguille River to the improvement. The origi. nal project for L'Anguille River was adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 18, 1878. The original project for Blackfish Bayou was adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 73, 65th. Cong., 1st sess.). The total cost and expenditures were $92,000.34 for new work and $90,345.15 for maintenance, a total of $182,345.49. For further details see pages 1878 and 1879, Annual Report for 1915, and page 1147, Annual Report for 1918. Existing pro ect.-This provides for the removal of snags in St. Francis River from its mouth to Marked Tree, in L'Anguille River from its mouth to Marianna, and in Blackfish Bayou from its mouth to Fifteenmile Bayou, with the object of maintaining the channels clear of snags and similar obstructions at the lowest navigable stage. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,500. Within the limits of the project the St. Francis River has an ordi- nary freshet fluctuation of about 12 feet when not affected by back- water from the Mississippi River. The extreme flood fluctuation is about 26 feet at Marked Tree, gradually increasing to 60 feet at the mouth. These extreme flood fluctuations are produced by overflow and backwater from the Mississippi River. When not influenced by the flood stages of that river the maximum stage of the St. Francis 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 655 below Marked Tree does not exceed 20 feet. The ordinary freshet fluctuation of L'Anguille River is about 6 feet and extreme flood range 50 feet at Marianna; this latter, however, is due to backwater from the Mississippi River. L'Anguille River when uninfluenced by the Mississippi River never has a fluctuation exceeding 12 feet. The fluctuation of stage in Blackfish Bayou is about 48 feet, due entirely to backwater from the Mississippi River. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 60, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map of these streams is in that document. Terminal facilities.-At Parkin a railroad-owned log slip provides a means of transfer of rafted commerce to railway car. Log slips or chain conveyors for the use of the individuals owning them exist at the several mills along the river. The present terminal facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance by hired labor and Government plant. The snag- barge Stephen Anderson worked over the St. Francis River between the mouth and Marked Tree (148 miles above the mouth), over the L'Anguille River up to Marianna (8 miles) and in Blackfish Bayou up to the mouth of Fifteenmile Bayou (6 miles). On account of high stages no work was done above Marked Tree. The results of these operations are shown in the following table: Summary of snagging operations Snags Logs Stumps Trees St. Francis River __.......____-............... ....... 1, 286 385 60 1,359 26 8 --------- L'Anguille River.........................................----------------------------------------- 38 Blackfish Bayou............................. .....------------------------------------------ 9 5 ------- 227 Total- ..................... - __ -_-__-. ..... __ 1,321 398 60 1,624 The costs were $10,196.47, and the expenditures $8,746.83, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Snagging operations have been the only activities under existing or previous projects. The chan- nels within the limits of the project are in good condition for navi- gation during medium and higher stages. At low stages snags are the principal obstruction. Under average conditions boats of 4-foot draft can ply St. Francis River to Marked Tree until the middle of July, and boats of 2-foot draft until the latter part of August each year. During period of lowest water, which generally occurs in October and November, channel depths do not exceed 12 to 16 inches in any part of the river. The low-water depths in Black- fish Bayou to Fifteen-mile Bayou and in L'Anguille River to Mari- anna are but 8 to 10 inches. The navigation periods on those streams are controlled in the main by backwater stages from the Mississippi River. During this fiscal year the period for 4-foot draft to Marked Tree was limited to the period November 15 to June 30, and to Marianna to two periods as follows: July 1 to July 24 and December 18 to June 28. During periods of lowest water controlling depths were less than 2 feet. 16228-ENG 1933--42 656 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The costs under the existing project to June 30, 1933, were $118,- 663.33, and the expenditures $130,929.50, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, $9,277.89, less $27.89 to be revoked, will be expended in channel and plant maintenance by hired labor and the use of Government plant approximately as follows: For snagging operations on the three rivers with Government plant and hired labor, in the summer and fall of 1933-------------- . $6, 500 - For care and repair of plant during the high-water period following-- 1, 750 For snagging operations above Marked Tree during the summer of 1933 (under section 3, River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930)-------- 1, 000 Total for all work--------------------- -------------- 9, 250 These operations will absorb the unexpended balance by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $9,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: For snagging operations on the three rivers with Government plant and hired labor, in the summer and fall of 1934___------------------- $7,500 For care and repair of plant during the high-water period following__ 1, 500 Total for all work--- ---------------------------------- 9, 000 Cost and flanotnal summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 - __---------------$92, 000.34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933______----------------- 209, 008. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ..---------301, 008.82 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 --------- 12, 302.89 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------ 313, 311. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- -- 36. 72 Net total expenditures-------------......----------------- 313,274. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 9, 277.89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---.----------- 322, 552. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...... Cost of maintenance-...-.--.-...--.. .. - $12, 183. 00 $8, 739. 50 $10, 911.64 $11,160. 35 $10, 196. 47 Total expended............................ 27, 821. 61 8, 676. 86 9, 473. 90 10, 208. 88 8, 746. 83 Allotted---------.....................---..--------------............ -- 9, 000. 00 8, 801.00 9, 750. 00 1, 964. 14 16, 283. 50 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $741.22 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_------- ------- ----- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------- 7, 650. 00 17, 650. 00 Amount to be accounted for.----------------.... --... 18, 391.22 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 366. 50 Net amount to be accounted for_---.....- ---- .... 18, 024.72 Gross amount expended---------------------------- 8, 809. 13 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 657 Less reimbursements collected__--- _________---------- $62. 30 $8, 746. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933- --- ----------- 9, 277. 89 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 -----------.. ------ 37. 83 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 7. 77 45. 60 Balance available June 30, 1933- , 232. 29 9------------------------ Amount that can be profitably expended in- -fiscal -- year ending June - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ 9, 000. 00 6. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS NOS. 1, 2, AND 3. UPPER WHITE RIVER, ARK. Location.-These works are on the White River, Ark.; no. 1 being 1 mile below Batesville, Ark.; and nos. 2 and 3 being 7.8 and 19.7 miles, respectively, above that city. Previous projects.-See Previous projects of White River, page 1874, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of 10 fixed dams with concrete locks to give 4 feet navigation the year around. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, after providing for the completion of the third lock and dam, abandoned further construc- tion work, its language fixing the appropriation carried therein as the final one. The stream is nontidal, with an ordinary freshet fluc- tuation of 16 to 18 feet, and with an extreme flood fluctuation of 38 feet just below Lock No. 1 and of 51 feet at Calico Rock, 39 miles above Lock No. 3. The estimated cost for the 10 locks and dams originally projected was $1,600,000. The maintenance of the three that have been constructed is provided for under the permanent in- definite fund for operation and care of canals and other works of navigation under varying annual estimates. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1899 (H.Doc. No. 78, 54th Cong., 2d sess.). The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, directed the abandonment of further new work on the project (H.Doc. No. 150, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The locations, dimensions, etc., of the three completed locks and dams are as follows: Lock No. 1 Lock No. 2 Lock No. 3 Location ....------------------- Batesville ..----------- Earnheart-..---........Walls Ferry. Distance from mouth of river.._ 300.6 miles---------- .. 309.4 miles--------........--. 321.3 miles. Dimensions of locks: Length available---- .---- 147 feet----___ 147 feet._._____ -- 147 feet. -... . Width between walls ....... 36 feet--..------- ---- 36 feet-------------- 36 feet. Lift at low water -------- 13.5 feet.....------------ 15 feet. 14 feet........--------------.. Depth on lower sill ......... 5.5 feet------------- 5 feet--------------4 feet. Depth on upper sill -----..5 feet---.do------------- feet. 5----------------- Foundations-------------- Bedrock------------ Bedrock .------------- Bedrock. Dams: Kind of ---------------- Fixed-------------- Fixed---------- --- Fixed. Type of construction _- - . Timbercrib filledwith Timber crib filled with Timber crib filled with stone. stone. stone. Length.----------------- 660.5 feet_------------ 658 feet.........------------- 750.7 feet. Date of completion.------------- 1904---------------- 1905--------------- 1908. Cost of construction ....--------- $278,587.56 .....---------- $297,627.94------------ $236,981.31. All dams are with concrete caps. 1Exclusive of available funds. 658 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The approximate location of these locks and dams is shown on district map (sketch) printed in Annual Report for 1911, opposite page 1877. Terminal facilities.-Log slips, derricks, and conveyors exist at the several woodworking establishments, all for the individual use of the owners. The terminal facilities are adequate for the present commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-All work was for main- tenance with hired labor and Government plant. Lock and Dam No. 1.-Other than the operations of the lock and routine maintenance of buildings and grounds, work consisted in placing 684 cubic yards of derrick stone in scoured area below the dam, 119 cubic yards of one-man stone above abutment, and 118 cubic yards of one-man stone in depression below Ramsey ferry landing on south bank. Lock and Dam No. 2.-In addition to the operation of the lock and routine maintenance of buildings and grounds, the lock laborer's cottage was painted and 330 feet of sewer line with two man holes were installed. In scoured area below the dam 1,721 cubic yards of derrick stone were placed. Lock and Dam No. 3.-Work during the year was limited to opera- tion of the lock and to routine maintenance of appurtenant river structures and buildings and grounds. Channel dredging and snagging Place Date Length Width Mud Gravel of cut of cut Feet Feet Cu.yd. Cu. yd. Maxwell Shoal---------------- ____August and September 1932-..... 1, 390 30 ......-------- 4, 785 Earnhearts Shoal_--------------- September 1932.....-----------------...... 629 30 ..... 2, 190 Cackling Pullett------------------...........do...................------------------------ 764 30 ....... 2, 265 Approach, Lock 2..........-----------------... -- do----------------------------------------- 490 87 Batesville Shoal__--------------- October 1932..-------------- ----- 1, 450 30 -- --.- 8, 540 Approach, Lock 1.....--..........--- do------------------------------------ 220 25 McClellan Shoal--------------- October and November 1932_ 1, 549 .-- 30 ....... 5, 625 Approach, Lock 3-------------- November 1932.... 222 ..------------------ 30 850 ----------- Total..... .. .. ------------- 6,004 -----------..------------ -__- _ 1,560 23, 517 Floating plant.-A new creosoted wood hull was built at Lock No. 1 for the dipper dredge No. 1226 at a cost of $12,115 which in- cluded the cost of repairing and removing machinery and cabin to the new hull now numbered 3301. Other repair was limited to routine overhaul. The cost for operation, maintenance, and repair of the works during the fiscal year was $58,397.16, and the expenditures during the fiscal year were $47,974.19. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The new work accomplished to the end of the fiscal year is the construction of the three locks and dams shown in tabulation under paragraph Existing project. They represent the project as 30 percent completed when further construc- tion was suspended. These works give, by the aid of dredging, all- year-round slack-water navigation for 3-foot draft from 1 mile below Batesville to Guion, 33 miles. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 659 The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were: For new work (construction of locks and dams) ---------------- $813, 196. 81 For maintenance (operating and care) _____________-__-1, 114, 684. 54 Total cost to June 30, 1933___- -- 927, 881. 35 1------------------- 1, The total expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were: For new work (construction of locks and dams) $813,196. 81 For maintenance (operating and care)-----------------------1, 154, 276.43 Total expenditures to June 30, 1933------- __ -________1, 967, 473. 24 Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite ap- propriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary for maintenance and improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__________ $813, 196. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__ Net total expenditures ______________________ _ 813, 196. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------- ______--813, 196. 81 Cost and financial summary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___-- __- ___ _______._ $1, 114, 684. 54 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_______ -_ 40, 113. 93 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ______-._____ ________- 1, 154, 798. 47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_--------__ - -____-______ - 522.04 Net total expenditures______- -_________- ___ _ 1, 154, 276. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---.------ -------------- 6, 140. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 __________-- 1, 160, 417. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .... . .--- Cost of maintenance $63, 964. 45 $51, 176. 90 $41, 356.58 $41, 619. 13 $58, 397. 16 Total expended 62, 567. 76 54, 463. 51 37, 044. 65 64, 260. 30 47, 974. 19 Allotted . . ..---------------------------------50, 000. 00 0 45, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 47, 884. 29 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _---- -------------- --- $6, 229. 87 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------------ ______ 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____. __ ______-- -_______- -56, 229. 87 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- -- 2, 115. 08 Net amount to be accounted for____________-____________ 54, 114. 79 Gross amount expended-------------------------____ $48, 039. 19 Less receipts from sales_ __ -____ __---------- 65. 00 47, 974. 19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933________ 6, 140. 60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_____- ___- -___-_ 522. 04 660 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------$115. 83 $637.87 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 5, 502.73 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934-------. ---------------- 18, 560.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 24, 069. 73 7. WOLF RIVER (MEMPHIS HARBOR), TENN. Location.-Wolf River rises in Benton County, Miss., and flows generally northwesterly through Shelby County, Tenn., emptying into the Mississippi River within the corporate limits of the city of Memphis, Tenn. Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of August 7, 1894, authorized dredging at the mouth of Wolf River as an item in the improvement of Memphis Harbor, the work being carried out under the supervision of the Mississippi River Commission. Existing project.-No project has been authorized by Congress. The improvement of Wolf River, Tenn., to provide a channel 9 feet deep at low water (71/2 feet below zero on the Memphis gage) from its mouth to North Second Street Road with bottom widths of 250 feet from the mouth to Keel Avenue and 200 feet from Keel Avenue to North Second Street Road, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers.in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 26, Seventy-second Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $738,000, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States, all rights-of-way required for channel enlargement and straightening, and suitable areas with re- taining levees where needed for disposal of dredged material during initial construction and future maintenance as and when needed, and shall furnish assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of War saving the United States free from damages resulting from the work. These conditions are being complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 16 terminals operating in the port of Memphis, 5 being located on the Mississippi River front, 3 on Tennessee Chute, and 8 on Wolf River. Operating and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has yet been done. Proposed operationz.-The allotment of $738,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to dredging the channels referred to in the paragraph, Existing project. Cost and financial sumnmary Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act__---------- $738, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___ 000 7----------------------- RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 661 8. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $15,874.71; the expenditures were $15,967.14. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to pay- ment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $13,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- ..... __.________--- 1 $39, 458. 22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 168. 18 Net total expenditures _._______-__- _______ Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------- _--------_____ 139, 290. 04 8, 279. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_.. _______ - 147, 569.84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----------------- Cost of maintenance----------------------- $500 $2,047. 37 ------------ $5, 812. 88 $14, 138. 26 $15, 874. 71 Total expended ______-___ __-__ _______ _ 500 2, 126. 18 4, 873. 82 14, 737. 90 15, 967. 14 Allotted _____ - -____--______-- ___ __ __ 500 4, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 12, 500. 00 22,984.84 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________-------------------------------- $1, 262. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_-____________-__---- $16,600.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 _______________________-__8, 000. 00 24, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ -___--- - - - ____-25, 862. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 1, 615. 16 Net amount to be accounted for___ 24, 246. 84 Gross amount expended -------------------------- 16, 952. 64 Less reimh-.. ment. collected------------------------ 985. 50 15, 967. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------- 8, 279. 70 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 168. 18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------- 14. 23 182.41 Balance available June 30, 1933 -------------------- 8, 097.29 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 2______________________________________ 13, 000. 00 1 Old project costs increased $1,085. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 662 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization Transmitted to Congress House document Recommen- dation Arkansas River and trib- River and Harbor------.. ------------------------ utaries, Ark. and Okla. Act, Jan. 21, 1927. Arkansas River, Kans., Act, May 31, 1924.....------------------------------- Okla., and Ark., flood control. Black River, Ark. and River and Harbor Jan. 18,1933 ....---..............-----------------..... Unfavorable. Mo., and Black River, Act, Aug. 8, 1917. Ark. and Mo., above Black Rock, Ark. (flood control). Cache River, Ark-..... River and Harbor ... Act, Jan. 21, 1927. Canadian River, Act, May 31, 1924. ---------- -------------- N.Mex Tex., and Okla. (food control). Cimarron River, ---..- do--...----------- ------------------------ N.Mex. and Okla. (flood control). Deep River, Okla. (flood ..-..- do-......---------------- -------- control). Little River, Okla. ..... do...--- ------------------------ (flood control). North Fork Canadian --.....--do-------... -------------------------- River, Tex. and Okla. (flood control). Verdigris River, Okla ..... do-...------------------------------- (flood control). IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT This district includes the Mississippi River between the Ohio River and Clarksville, Mo.; Missouri River, mouth to Hermann, Mo.; and removing snags and wrecks from the Mississippi River between the mouths of the Ohio and Missouri Rivers, and from Old and Atchafalaya Rivers. On March 24, 1933, the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Illinois River and Clarksville, Mo., was transferred to this dis- trict from the Rock Island, Ill., district. This section is included in the report of Mississippi River between the Illinois River and Minneapolis, Minn. District engineer: Maj. William A. Snow, Corps of Engineers. Sector engineer: Lieut. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers; Lieut. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Mississippi River between 4. Removing snags and wrecks the Ohio and Illinois Rivers. 662 from the Mississippi River; 2. Mississippi River between below the mouth of the mouth of Illinois River and Missouri River, and from Clarksville, Mo_____ 674 the Old and Atchafalaya 3. Missouri River, mouth to Rivers_ _ 669 Hermann, Mo- 707 5. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) __ 672 1. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE OHIO AND ILLINOIS RIVERS Location.-The Mississippi River rises in Lake Itasca, Minn., flows south 2,470 miles, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The portion included in this report embraces two sections-the 195-mile RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 663 section known as the middle Mississippi, between the tributary Ohio and Missouri Rivers, and the 23.3-mile part of the upper Mississippi between the Missouri and Illinois Rivers, 1,078 to 1,296.3 miles from the Gulf. Previous projects.-The original project for the improvement of the Mississippi River between the Ohio and Illinois Rivers was recommended by a board of engineers in a report dated April 13, 1872, and concurred in by the Chief of Engineers. The cost and expenditures for the middle Mississippi prior to the adoption of the present project in 1881 were $1,495,000 for new work. For that part of the river between the Illinois and Missouri Rivers adopted in the River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872, and March 2, 1907, the cost and expenditures were $1,264,058.78. The total costs and expenditures of previous projects for the entire section between the Ohio and Illinois Rivers were $2,354,058.78, of which $2,212,455.68 was for new work and $141,603.10 for mainte- nance. For further details see pages 1879 and 1880 of the Annual Report for 1915. Emisting project.-This provides for obtaining and maintaining a minimum channel depth of not less than 9 feet, a minimum width of not less than 300 feet at low water, with additional width in bends from the mouth of the Ohio River (1,078 miles from the Gulf) to the northern boundary of the city of St. Louis, 191 miles; thence 200 feet wide, with additional width in bends to the mouth of the Illinois River, 27.3 miles, all to be obtained by regulating works and dredging. First, by regulating works, for closing sloughs and secondary channels, and narrowing the river. The following table shows the project width for middle Mississippi: Low water Mean stage Bank full Subdivision of river Length Width Mean Width Mean Width dMean depth depth depth Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet River Des Peres to Grays Point .... ..------------. 125. 7 2, 250 8 3, 250 14. 8 4, 600 23. 3 ............-- Commerce to Commercial Point------------ 7. 2 2, 500 8 4, 500 13. 0 6, 000 20. 3 Commercial Point to Ohio River--......- - . 32. 2 2, 000 8 3, 500 14. 0 4, 800 24.9 Building new banks where the natural width is excessive and protecting new and old banks from erosion where necessary to secure permanency. Second, by dredging or other temporary expedients to maintain channels of project dimensions. The project for regulating works was adopted in 1881 (Annual Report, 1881, p. 1536). Dredging was introduced as a part of the project by the River and Harbor Acts of 1896, 1902, 1907, and 1922, the latter of which provides for dredging channels to landing places on the main river and subsidiary sloughs for the river above the mouth of the Missouri River. That part of the project for the middle Mississippi which proposed regulating works was practically abro- 664 REPORT OF CHIEF OP ENGINEERS, TJ.S. ARMY, 1933 gated by acts of March 3, 1905, March 2, 1907, and the joint resolution of June 29, 1906. The River and Harbor Act of June 25,1910, restored regulating works to the project and began appropriations with a view to the completion of the improvement between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers within 12 years, at an estimated cost of $21,000,000, exclusive of amounts previously expended. (H.Doc. No. 50, with accompany- ing atlas, 61st Cong., 1st sess.; and H.Doc. No. 168, 58th Cong., 2d sess.) The River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, provided for a depth of 9 feet and width of 300 feet from the Ohio River to the northern boundary of St. Louis and increased the estimate for main- tenance to $900,000 annually. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 9, 69th Cong., 2d sess.) The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, modified the project between the northern boundary of the city of St. Louis and Grafton (mouth of Illinois River) to provide for a channel 9 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide with addi- tional width around bends, at an estimated cost of $1,500,000, with $125,000 annually for maintenance. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 12, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) SThe estimated cost of new work, revised in 1931, is $35,650,000, with $1,100,000 for annual maintenance. Terminal facilities.-The water terminal and transfer facilities of the district are fully described as of December 31, 1918, in House Document No. 652, Sixty-sixth Congress, second session, pages 1211- 1239. Additional data for terminal facilities is also contained in Transportation Series No. 2, 1929, Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Extensive construction works were carried on throughout the year with river stages suit- able for construction; work was carried on by hired labor with Gov- ernment plant and by contract from July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933. The district's standard forms of construction were used. Regu- lating works were maintained and project dimensions of channels were secured by dredging. Location, quantities, and costs of regu- lating works follow: Dikes or hurdles Bank protection (revetment) Miles Mattress Class of work and lo- above Paving cality mouth squares, cality of hio No. Linear Costs No. Lineart Squares, 100 Costs bank 100 square pro- square feet tected NEW WORK, BT CONTRACT Greenfield Bend----------.......... 5 ---------------------- 2 9, 690 12, 929 4, 252 $257, 183. 79 Elk Island, Mo__ -- 8 --.... ... ... .--- __.. 1 '795 901 523 15, 738. 45 Beechridge-Elk Island..... 11 3 875 $4, 820. 28 ..._ 3, 605 3, 950 879 43, 946. 34 Buffalo Island- - --....... 17- ------------- .--- 1 1, 240 1,311 928 18, 629. 79 Sliding Towhead . ... 24 .------------ __-- 1 2, 400 3, 775 1,837 54, 434. 82 Brooks Point, Ill ..--------..... 24 3 2, 720 57, 019. 65.. Do--....--..------------- 25 2 600 33, 554. 65-.---- --.. Do ....------------------ 26 ------------------- 1 3, 265 3, 592 1, 291 51, 854. 54 Powers Island ___-----. .-------------------------- 36 ------------.--.. -- 129. 49 Burnham Island, Il . 38 --------..---..-----------.... 1 1,700 1, 698 1, 001 25, 109. 22 Clear Creek-raysboro 45 ------------..... ...... 1 1, 765 1,357 797 27, 120. 24 Cape Girardeau, Mo ...- 48 ....--...--...--------------............ 1 1, 500 2, 287 522 32, 983.04 Do---...---. ---..... ,....------ .... 50 -.....-------- .----....--------- 2 7,185 6, 600 4, 268 93, 562. 35 Giboney Island..-------........ 50 5 5, 265 65, 441.47 ...................... RIVERS AND HARBORS ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 665 Dikes or hurdles Bank protection (revetment) Miles Mattress Class of work and lo- above Paving cality nouth of inea Linear squares, ivero No. L earet Costs No. Ieet Squares, 100 Costs bank 100 square pro- square feet pro- tected feet NEW WORK, BY CON- TRACT-con. Devils Island - Kinney Point ..... .. 57 5 3, 910 $87, 525. 56 Grand Tower Island 78 1 2, 750 2, 200 1, 482 $51, 920. 53 Brunkhorst__ 85 ____ _____ _ 1.. 1 2, 505 2, 675 1, 082 39, 652. 56 Liberty Bend, Ill.._____ 95 -__-----.... 1 2, 000 2, 053 994 31, 434. 29 Red Rock-Liberty Island_ 96 6 3, 025 98, 295. 10 -. Rockwood-Crain Island __ 103 3 270 7, 685 14 Crain Island ---............ 106 5 1, 705 63, 765.30 Kaskaskia Island ........ 114 3 1, 190 49, 254. 47 Fort Chartres ....... __ 131 2 2, 090 102, 183. 78 1 6, 605 6, 751 2, 661 137, 225. 42 Fort Chartres West ______ 133 1 3, 430 3, 719 1, 397 59, 041. 61 James Island 146 __ _ __ 1 6, 000 5, 910 2, 624 130, 109. 57 Cornice island_________.. 149 _---_ _-___ ... 1 2, 800 2, 931 1, 463 44, 292. 34 Herculaneum, Mo_..__ 152 3 1, 500 48, 131. 25 Chesley Island____ . 160 3 1,500 48,292 64. Twin Hcliows-Pulltight 164 9 6, 540 261, 928. 35 -- Wood River _---- 1.99 5 2, 665 88, 848 69 1 6, 300 6, 185 3, 121 103, 838. 02 Total_____________ .. _____ 57 33, 855 1, 016, 746. 33 19 65, 535 70, 824 31, 122 1, 218, 206. 41 NEW WORK, UNITED STATES PLANT AND IIR, I) LABOR Beechridge 13 1 685 685 67 10,019.33 Grand Lake Towhead 14 - 26.40 Sliding Tonwhead 25 1 1, 560 1,948 268 24,583. 19 Kinney Point . _.....58 2 2, 530 8, 18045 Hamilton Landing.. 99 I1 980 974 376 19, 588. 52 Rockw ood, Ill..... 102 1 740 24, 048. 97 .1..... ... .... , 704. 76 Illinois State Farm..... 114 1 480 14, 851. 13 1 1,030 1,021 193 12, 997. 13 Old River, Mo_ 118 1 300 13, 113.46 . Ste. Genevieve Isl., Ill 122 4 1,000 22, 002. 51 Fort Chartres West ..-. 133 1 330 330 ______ 5, 550. 39 Sycamore Landing.- 134 2 850 30, 928 84 Penitentiary Point. 136 4 1, 035 40,610.06 ------- --- -- _. Fish Bend-............ 140 2 770 19, 409. 01 Harlow Island.. ... 140 1 415 17, 593. 92 Osborne Field 143 -i 1 200 200 113 3, 406. 89 James Landing-........... 146 1 475 11, 459. 32 Slphur Springs-.... 157 2 940 31, 757. 55 Wood River_ 199 1 50 581. 11 Maple Island 200 2 845 40, 050. 27 Total .. 2 24 10, 430 274, 586. 60 6 4, 785 5, 158 1, 017 77, 876. 61 Maintenance by United States plant and hired labor 16,315 139, 992. 32 1,121 8,283 160. 624. 06 The cost of new regulating works was $2,587,415.95, including $2,234,952.74 for contract work; the cost of maintenance was $300,616.38. The required 9-foot channel was maintained by the 8 United States and 3 contract dredges, except for short periods, until a dredge could get to the shoal; during the spring season there was at no time less than a 9-foot channel below the mouth of the Mis- souri River. During the year 91 shoals developed, 42 required dredging once, 18 required dredging twice, 1 required dredging 3 times, 2 required dredging 4 times, 1 required dredging 6 times, and the balance, 27, disappeared without dredging. There were 12,831,843 cubic yards of sand and gravel dredged by United States 666 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 dredges from 63 channels through 44 bars, and 537,879 cubic yards dredged outside the channels. In addition, 895,217 cubic yards were dredged by contract from 6 channels through 4 bars. The chan- nels dredged had a combined length of 36.7 miles, an average width of 330 feet, and an average gain depth of 5.3 feet. The total cost of dredging was $820,869.16, which includes $90,626.51 for contract dredging in channels. Hydrographic surveys were made covering 624.3 miles of river. The cost of surveys and gages was $152,501.36, including $12,373.28 for aerial survey. The total cost of the work was $3,879,394.42, of which $2,605,407.52 was for new work, including $17,991.57 expended in preliminary sur- veys for locks and dams and $1,273,986.90 for maintenance, including dredging and surveys. The total expenditures were $4,173,239.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The regulating works are about 77 percent completed. The quantities required to complete the proj- ect are estimated as follows: 75 dikes, 114,490 linear feet; 15 revet- ments, 233,878 linear feet. All work is in excellent repair and has greatly improved the channel. Dredging is required at low stages to remove temporary shoals and maintain the required channel depths. In recent years the project dimensions of channels have generally been maintained throughout the navigation season with only slight and infrequent delays to navigation. The navigation season usually extends from the early part of February to the latter part of De- cember the river being generally closed by ice the remainder of the year. For 6 months the river is usually above a 10-foot stage, and the minimum channel depth has generally prevailed throughout the district without dredging. The following table gives condition of channel: dfford- Pro- Con- Length AffAffor le ing 12 posed trolling Sections of ingless Period' more Period low depth section than9 than 9 feet water June width 30,1933 Miles Miles Days Miles Days Feet Mouth of Ohio to Commercial Point-......---... 32. 2 0.9 8 31.3 292 2, 000 9. 0 Commercial Point to Commerce------------- 7.2 .3 2 6.9 298 2, 500 9. 0 Commerce to Grays Point...---......-------...-------...... 6. 9 ---------......-----.......... 6. 9 300 2, 085 9. 0 Grays Point to Grand Tower--------------- 33.5 2. 4 16 31. 1 284 2, 250 8. 5 Grand Tower to Fort Gage_ ---------------- 36. 2 2. 0 18 34. 2 282 2, 250 9. 0 Fort Gage to Little Rock-------........... 9. 5 2. 5 38 7.0 262 2, 250 9.0 Little Rock to River Des Peres.--__-------- 46. 5 5.1 18 41.4 282 2,250 8.5 River Des Peres to northern boundary, city of St. Louis-.........---.....................----------------------- 19. 0 ---------------- 19. 0 300 1,700 9. 0 Northern boundary to mouth of Missouri River....---_----_------. ------------------- 4.1 .2 4 3. 9 296 2, 250 9.0 Mouth of Missouri River to Illinois River ..... 23. 2 11.1 73 12.1 227 1,400 8.0 1 Total days but not continuous. 2 Navigation season, Feb. 15 to Dec. 15; 300 days. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $24,969,652.14 for new work and $16,208,390.68 for main- tenance, including dredging and surveys, a total of $41,178,042.82. The total expenditures on the existing project are $44,284,478.94. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, $1,722,205.84, in- cluding accounts receivable at the end of the year, $65,266.03, together RIVERS AND HARBORS ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 667 with an allotment of $1,220,000 made since June 30, 1933, $3,007,471.87, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable ___ $76, 027.94 Outstanding checks, June 30, 1933_ __- 10, 448. 14 New work (completion of existing contracts) : Pile dikes: Brooks Point -------------------------- $157, 240.00 Red Rock & Liberty Island-------------- 9, 097. 00 Beechridge-Elk Island__---------__- 224, 347.28 Fort Chartres-... _- ---------------.. 190, 225. 85 Kaskaskia Island------------------ 87, 265. 00 Twin Hollows-------_-----.........- 2, 759. 14 Sand dams : Wood River-_----______- 26, 627. 58 Revetment : Cape Girardeau- ------- ___--- ____ 15, 556. 00 Sliding Towhead ------------------- __ 5, 491. 15 Wood River---------------------- 46, 509. 00 Greenfield Bend- __--------------_ 289, 835. 00 Beechridge-Elk Island 861. 00 6-__------------68, Brooks Point__-------____ ____----- 103, 526. 92 Fort Chartres----------____------- 24, 012.00 Powers Island ------------------------- 46, 500. 00 Clear Creek-Graysboro_ ------------ - 35, 379. 00 Fort Chartres West .__.. ____----_ 27, 692. 00 1, 360, 923.92 Maintenance: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933_______________________ 44, 506. 15 Outstanding checks, June 30, 1933___ 64, 048. 62 Dikes and revetment, various localities--------- 356, 000. 00 Snagging----------- ---------------------- 75, 000. 00 Surveys, gages, and studies.--. 945. 23 9_________---95, Dredging----------------- ------ ------- 905, 000. 00 1, 431, 945.23 Balance remaining ---------------------------------------- 19, 571. 87 Total------- ------------------------------ 3, 007, 471. 87 The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act ($3,000,000) will be applied as follows: New work, by contract: Piling dikes : Cairo Protection, Ill-_ $80, 000 Brooks Point, Ill_--------------------------_ 120, 000 Giboney, Island, Ill__ --------- 160, 000 Devils Island, Ill., and Kinney Point, Mo -..... 160, 000 Union Point, Ill---------- 120, 000 Brunkhorst, Ill___________________________ 120, 000 Liberty, Mo __ 120, 000 Ste. Genevieve, Ill 000 1-------------------------60, Harlow Island, Mo ---------- 80, 000 Calico Island, Ill --------- 120, 000 Chouteau Island, Ill _____________-- -___ 240, 000 - - $1, 480, 000 Revetment : Elk Island, Mo., and Boston Bar, Ill-------------90, 000 Sliding Towhead, Mo --------------------- 60, 000 Little Flora Creek, Mo., and Swiftsure, Ill........ 90, 000 Liberty, Ill--------------------------------_ 60, 000 Horse Island, Mo., and Kaskaskia Island, Ill ---- 270, 000 Ellis Grove, Ill., and Ste. Genevieve, Mo 180, 000 Turkey Island, Ill____ ____ 240, 000 ____------------------------- Establishment Island, Mo_ ------- 180, 000 Sawyer Bend, Mo., and Chouteau Island, Ill . -.. 135, 090 Seventy Six, Mo---------------------------215, 000 1, 520, 000 Total------------------------------------------------ 3, 000, 000 668 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Project dimensions of steamer channels will be maintained. Work upon regulating structures will be that necessary for their proper maintenance. The new work now being performed under contract aims to improve the most difficult crossings in the steamboat channel,. and protect the most rapidly caving banks. These operations, in- cluding maintenance of plant, will be carried on continuously except in midwinter, when navigation and river work are interrupted by ice conditions. The low-water season, July to November, inclusive, is the most favorable time for the construction and maintenance of regulating works, especially for placing revetment and repairing paving. Dredging will be required, depending upon river stages, to main- tain the channels at their full project dimensions. The additional sum of $4,500,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work: By contract: Dikes, July 1934 to June 1935-------------- $1, 134, 000 Revetment, July 1934 to December 1934 .. - . 1, 760, 000 By hired labor with United States plant: Dikes, July 1934 to June 1935 ------ -60,6-- 000 Revetment, July 1934 to December 1934------ 46,000 $3,000,000 Maintenance: By hired labor with United States plant: Dikes and revetment, July 1934 to June 1935--------------- 480, 000 Project dimensions of channel by dredging, July 1934 to June 1935 ----------- __------------ 840, 000 Surveys, gages, and studies, July 1934 to June 1935_ 180, 000 1, 500, 000 Total for all work ---- --------------------------- 4,500,000 Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------- - ___- $27, 182, 107. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- 16,349, 993. 78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 --------- 43, 532, 101. 60 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 _.___-- 3, 537, 114.03 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-------------------- 47, 069, 215. 63 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------- 65,266. 13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------ 47, 134, 481. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 _--------__-___-- - -2 495, 944. 04 Net total expenditures -- - __-- ___--__ __--- 46, 638, 537. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ------- , 722, 205. 84 11----------1--- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-----.. - 48, 360, 743. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .$1, 925, 527. 33 $2, 029, 138. 39 $2, 548, 923. 51 -......-...... 1$1,271,886. 34 $2, 605, 407. 52 Cost of maintenance---............. ------- 331, 613. 25 1,097, 739. 19 1, 115, 201. 32 1,381, 301. 45 1, 273, 986. 90 Total cost....-------------..... 2, 257, 140. 58 3, 126, 877. 58 3, 664, 124. 83 2, 653, 187. 79 3, 879, 394. 42 Total expended---....-----------. 2, 689, 198. 96 2, 495, 756. 56 3, 938, 013. 40 3, 228, 742. 78 4, 173, 239. 29 2,125, 000.00 2,060,000. 00 4,281,000.00 Allotted-.............-----------........... 269, 578. 67 5, 696, 431.24 xReduced $40,595.68, account work on locks and dams transferred to examinations, surveys, and contingencies, general. SIncludes $375,409.96 for dredge Dundee. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 669 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__ ____________----__---- $199, 013. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved February 23, 1931------------ $6,317. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932 ---------------- 3, 354, 000.00 Amount alloted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932_.---------- 2,500, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved March 4, 1933 ----------- 60, 000. 00 5, 920, 317. 66 Amount to be accounted for____________________________ 6, 119, 331. 55 Deductions on account of revocations (includes $192,567.29 im- pounded funds revoked)------------------------- --- 223, 886. 42 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 5, 895, 445. 13 Gross amount expended_---------- $5, 845, 896. 76 Less : Reimbursements collected--__- $1, 564, 680. 98 Receipts from sales- ----------- 107, 976. 49 1, 672, 657. 47 4, 173, 239. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933___--- ._______ 1, 722, 205. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------- 139, 557. 80 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 1, 419, 791. 46 - 1, 559, 349. 26 Balance available June 30, 1933-------__----------------- 162, 856. 58 Accounts receivable June 30, 19336----------------- 266. 13 6____5, Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------228, 122.71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------------------- 1, 220, 000. 00 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act..._ 3,000, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ___--------- ------- 4, 448, 122. 71 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------------------------- _- 6, 340, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 3, 000, 000. 00 For new work For maintenance 1-------------------------------------- 1, 500, 000. 00 Total----------------------------------------------- 4, 500, 000. 00 2. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MOUTH OF ILLINOIS RIVER AND CLARKSVILLE, MO. See report "Mississippi River between the Illinois River and Min- neapolis, Minn.", page 674. 3. MISSOURI RIVER, HERMANN TO THE MOUTH See report " Missouri River, Kansas City to the mouth ", page 707. 4. REMOVING SNAGS AND WRECKS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW THE MOUTH OF MISSOURI RIVER AND FROM OLD AND ATCHAFALAYA RIVERS The section of the Mississippi River covered in this report was formerly in charge of the St. Louis engineer district, but for the 1Exclusive of available funds. 670 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 purpose of administration on July 1, 1930, it was divided into three reaches, which are under the supervision and direction of the district engineers at St. Louis, Mo., Memphis, Tenn., and Vicksburg, Miss. The St. Louis district extends from the mouth of the Missouri River to the mouth of the Ohio River, a distance of 195 miles. The Memphis district extends from the mouth of the Ohio River to the mouth of the Arkansas River, a distance of 398 miles. The Vicks- burg district extends from the mouth of the Arkansas River to the Head of the Passes, 671 miles, and includes 8 miles of Old River and 30 miles of the Atchafalaya River. District engineers: St. Louis, Mo., Maj. William A. Snow, Corps of Engineers. Memphis, Tenn., Maj. Brehon B. Somervell, Corps of Engineers. Vicksburg, Miss., Maj. T. B. Larkin, Corps of Engineers. Division engineers: Brig. Gen. T. H. Jackson, Corps of Engi- neers, for the river below the mouth of the Ohio, and Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers, for the river above the mouth of the Ohio. Location.-The snagging district embraces that portion of the river between Head of Passes and the mouth of Missouri River, 1,260 miles, 8 miles of Old River (present mouth of Red River), and 30 miles of Atchafalaya River from Red River to Melville, La.; total, 1,295 miles. Previous projects.-Forthe removal of these obstructions general appropriations were made at irregular intervals as early as' 1824. The amount expended prior to 1879, when the first definite allot- ment was made for the work, was approximately $358,627.35. For further details, see page 1880, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This is a continuation of the plan adopted in 1879, and provides for the removal and destruction of snags, wrecks, drift heaps, and other obstructions to navigation in the Mississippi River between Head of Passes (13 miles from mouth of South Pass) and mouth of Missouri River, and in Old and Atchafalaya Rivers (38 miles) to Melville, La.; also for the felling of large trees on or near caving banks, thereby decreasing the number of snags to be destroyed thereafter. The work is done by the Department's steel-hull snag boats J. N. Maconb, built in 1874; H. G. Wright, built in 1881; C. B. Reese, built in 1879 (rebuilt 1901); and the C. W. Howell, built in 1881; all fitted with the necessary equipment and appliances and operated by Government employees. In addition, United States dredge St. Paul and the dredge Vulcan, leased for work in Memphis Harbor, were also used on the work. Annual appropriations or allotments were made for this work, 1879 to 1886, inclusive, except in 1883 and 1885. A continuous an- nual expenditure of $100,000, or as much thereof as might be neces- sary for the maintenance of this service, was authorized by section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of August 11, 1888, and has been available each year to the present time. In addition thereto, and to cover costs greatly increased by war conditions, an appropriation of $50,000 was made in the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, and allotments of $25,000, $20,000, $17,500, and $13,000 were made from War Department Appropriation Acts of June 30, 1922, March 2, 1923, June 7, 1924, and April 15, 1926, respectively. RIVERS AND ITARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 671 No modification of the project has been made since its adoption except that the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909, included the Atchafalaya and Old Rivers from their junction with the Missis- sippi and Red Rivers to Melville, La., in the district to be served. Terminal facilities.-Forinformation under this heading reference should be made to the report on improving the Mississippi River between Ohio and Illinois Rivers and to reports of the Mississippi River Commission and district engineers thereunder: Operations and results during fiscal year.-The entire section of the river was patrolled and cleared of obstructions, except from War- renton to Head of Passes, 454 miles, where work was not required. Mouth of the Missouri River to mouth of the Ohio River (St. Louis district).- During the year, 1,616 snags were destroyed, 33 trees cut, 7 drift heaps removed, 4 wrecks destroyed, and 2,818 miles run. Of this total, 2 wrecks were removed, 10 trees cut, 7 drift heaps removed, 1,485 snags pulled, and 1,550 miles run on the Missouri River, Kansas City to mouth. The total cost during the fiscal year was $39,323.75, and the total expenditures were $23,719.41. Month of the Ohio River to moath of the Arkansas River (Mem- phis district) .- During the year, 2,485 miles were run, 985 snags destroyed, 240 stumps and 66 logs removed, 74 trees cut, 510 piles pulled, 5 sunken barges and 5 wrecks removed. Memphis Harbor and Wolf River from mouth to Jones & Laughlin steel plant were cleared of snags and obstructions. The total cost during the fiscal year was $24,245, and the total expenditures were $30,931.66. Mouth of Arkansas River to head of the Passes and Old and Atchafalaya Rivers (Vicksburg district).- Eleven complete trips were made between the mouth of Arkansas River and Warrenton, Miss.; 118 snags were destroyed, 1 wreck removed, and 3,094 miles were run. The total cost during the fiscal year was $24,517.33, and the total expenditures were $25,000. During these snagging trips a total of 2,719 snags were destroyed, 7 drift heaps removed. 304 stumps and logs removed, 107 trees cut, 510 piles pulled, 15 wrecks destroyed, and 8,397 miles were run. The total cost during the fiscal year was $88,086.08, and the total expendi- tures were $79,651.07, all charged to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being one of contin- uous maintenance of channel, no estimate of completion and total cost can be made. Each freshet brings down new obstructions and changes in location of channel, which are constantly going on, uncover old obstructions. The number of obstructions destroyed annually varies from several hundred to several thousand. (Annual Report, 1920, p. 2503,) This work is of great benefit to commerce and navigation of the river, and disasters caused by vessels striking channel obstructions seldom occur. Operations in the various districts provided a channel reasonably free from snags at the end of the fiscal year, and there is sufficient plant available to take care of future work. The total cost of the existing project at the end of the fiscal year was $4,731,537.82. The total expenditures under the existing proj- ect were $4,755,682.45, of which $3,999,807.72 was from appropriation provided under section 7 of the act of August 11, 1888. 16228--ENG 1933--43 672 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-Operations will be carried on with funds allotted from the appropriation of $100,000 provided by the act ap- proved August 11, 1888. For the fiscal year 1935, it is believed that the appropriation of $100,000 under the act of August 11, 1888, will be sufficient. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ $5, 090,165. 17 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 5, 090, 165. 17 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 37,009.66 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------- __ 5, 127, 174. 83 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------- 12, 865. 03 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 5, 114, 309. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 30, 935. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 5, 145, 245. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...--------------.------I-------- Cost of maintenance .----.. $54,960. 31 ...------------------ $89, 009.50 $88, 632. 19 $97, 494. 01 $88, 086. 08 Total expended--------------------------- 83,947.92 90,347.26 61,-996.78 78, 295.48 79, 651. 07 Allotted.----------------------------- 100, 000. 00 99, 980. 89 81, 506. 24 85, 502.05 52,556.41 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-- ------ _____ _______-_ $58, 030.60 -__ -___ Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Aug. 11, 1888----------------------------------- 100,000.00 Amount to be accounted for- -- ___ __-___---158, 030. 60 Deductions on account of revocations (includes $3,945.16 impounded funds revoked) ----------------------------------------- 47, 443. 59 Net amount to be accounted for__---__ -__-- _-__--- 110, 587.01 Gross amount expended _________________---. $146, 834. 16 Less : Reimbursements collecteL---------- $62, 825. 56 Receipts from sales_ .- _________-__ 4, 357. 53 67, 183, 09 79, 651.07 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 30, 935. 94 __ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------------------ _____ 13, 252. 95 Balance available June 30, 1933..-------- -------- -___ 17, 682. 99 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934-------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934______________________ 117, 682.99 5. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year amounted to $60,457.08, the expenditures were $61,018.06. The authorized withdrawal, $20,000, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 673 Cost and lAnanccial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- $91,957.08 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 -------------- 500. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 92, 4b7. 08 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------- 92, 457.08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------70, 486. 90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------162, 943.98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C ost of new w ork - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - --........- Cost of maintenance ........................ .$8, 653.26 $8, 774.80 $7, 168. 39 $6, 903. 55 $60, 157.08' Total expended ..................... . 8,141.91 8,282.01 7,462.14 7, 552.96 61,018.06 Allotted--- ----- --- - --- 5,000.00 9,000.00 7,500.00 ------ 131,443.98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $00. 98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------- $72, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------- 60, 000. 00 132, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------__ 132, 000. 00 Deductions on account of impounded funds revoked-------------- 556. 02 Net amount t Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee rieolution Locality Authorization act Transgressd House document Recommenda- to Congress tion Mississippi River be- Rivers and Harbors Dec. 16, 1932 Unfavorable. tween Missouri River Committee Reso- and Minneapolis. lution Jan. 26, 1932. Do - --------------- Rivers and Harbors Committee Reso- lution Jan. 29, 1932. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT The Rock Island district comprises the watershed of the Missis- sippi River from the mouth of the Wisconsin River to Clarksville, Mo., a distance of 358 miles, and includes locks at Keokuk, Rock Island, Moline, and at the Le Claire Canal; and also the Illinois and 16228-ENG 193.8--44 688 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Mississippi Canal. The district at one time extended from the mouth of the Missouri River to Minneapolis, Minn., but that part above the mouth of the Wisconsin River was transferred to the St. Paul district on December 1, 1919, that part below the Illinois River was transferred to the St. Louis district on August 1, 1928, and that part between Clarksville, Mo., and the mouth of the Illinois River was transferred to the St. Louis district on March 24, 1933. t District engineer: Lieut .Col. Glen E. Edgerton, Corps of Engineers. !..Sector engineer: (Vacant) Division engineer acting to May 30, 1933, and district engineer, first Chicago district, acting since that date. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers; Lieut. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page, 1. Mississippi River between 5. Operating snag boats on Wisconsin River and upper Mississippi River Clarksville, Mo ._____ _.. 674 and tributaries_......... 688 2. Operating and care of lock 6. Operating and care of Illi- and dry dock at Keokuk, nois and Mississippi Canal, Iowa (formerly Des Ill --- ---------------- - 690 Moines Rapids Canal) . 686 7. Mill Creek and South Slough 3. Operating and care of lock at Milan, Ill--------------694 and dam at Moline, Il1__ 686 8. Examinations, surveys, and 4. Operating and care of Le contingencies (general) 695 Claire Canal, Iowa ------- 686 1. For report on this improvement see page 674. 2-4. For reports on these improvements see page 686. 5. OPERATING SNAG BOATS ON.UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES Location.-That portion of the Mississippi River covered by snag boat operations extends from the mouth of the Missouri River to the head of navigation at Washington Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis, Minn. Snag boat operations extend up the Illinois River from its mouth to La Salle, Ill., and to the improved or partially improved portions of the Minnesota, St. Croix, Chippewa, Black, Galena, and Rock Rivers. Existing project.-This provides for operating snag boats and removing snags, wrecks, trees, and other obstructions, and such temporary aid to navigation as may be proper and practicable in the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Missouri River and Minneapolis, 669 miles; in the Illinois River between its mouth and La Salle, 223 miles; and in the Minnesota, St. Croix, Chippewa, Black, Galena, and Rock Rivers. These operations are prosecuted under a permanent appropriation of not to exceed $25,000 annually. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1867, provided for the purchase and operation of two dredge boats and snag boats on the upper Mis- sissippi River, and the act of August 11, 1888, provided for a perma- nent annual appropriation for the work; the act of March 2, 1907, added the Illinois River from its mouth to Copperas Creek to the project; and the act of March 3, 1909, added the Minnesota River and other tributaries of the upper Mississippi now or heretofore RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 689 improved by the United States, i.e., the Illinois River from Cop- peras Creek to La Salle, and the Minnesota, St. Croix, Chippewa, Black, Galena, and Rock Rivers. A map on a very small scale, in three parts is published in the Annual Resort for 1914, pages 2448- 2452 and 2454. Terminal facilities.-See reports on sections of the Mississippi River above the Missouri. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Snagboat work was performed in the Mississippi River between Minneapolis and the mouth of the Missouri River, in the Illinois River between La Salle and the mouth of the river, and in the St. Croix River between Still- water, Minn., and the mouth of the river. The cost of the work dur- ing the fiscal year was $12,303.70. The expenditures were $13,505.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The rivers were in good condition with respect to snags and other obstructions. The cost of snagboat work to June 30, 1933, was $1,559,670.65. The expenditures were: From specific appropriations, $549,640; from annual appropria- tions authorized by act of August 11, 1888, $1,010,030.65. Total $1,559,670.65. Proposed operations.-Snags and other obstructions in the main river and certain tributaries will be removed through occasional use, when necessary, of Engineer Department plant normally employed on other tasks. Cost and financial sununary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 - $1, 559, 674. 20 Net total expenditures -- 12 1, 559, 674. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 15, 039. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 .-........ 11, 574, 713. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_ -- --- , iiii.-------ii - - Cost of maintenance -$16,951.01 $11,520.40 $14,077.35 $22, 604. 41 1$12,307.25 Total expended- --- 17, 716.70 11, 831. 15 12, 254. 95 23, 224. 95 13, 509.11 Allotted - 25, 000. 00 24, 785. 84 17, 489. 01 10, 797. 76 14, 025. 09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932$------------------------------- 14, 520. 10 Amount allotted from First Deficiency Act approved Jan- uary 20, 1933 -------------------------------------- $3. 55 Amount allotted from River and Harbor Act, August 11, 1888------------------------------------------ 25, 000. 00 25, 003. 55 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------_ 39, 523. 65 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment and impounded funds ---- ------------------------------ 10, 974. 91 Net amount to be accounted for ... _ 28, 548. 71 Gross amount expended______________________________ $13, 583 64 Less reimbursements collected----------------------_ 74. 53 ------ 13, 5. 11 Balance unexpenled June 30, 1933_ 15, 039. 63 1 Includes $3.55 account claim adjustment. 2 Includes expenditures made and reported by first Chicago district. 690 IREPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 6. OPERATING AND CARE OF ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI CANAL, ILL. Location.-This canal connects the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, proceeding from a point on the Illinois River about 12 miles from La Salle, across the State of Illinois to the Mississippi River at the mouth of Rock River. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a canal from the Illinois River, near Bureau Junction, running westerly via the Bureau Creek Valley to Rock River, near Colona, thence in the bed of Rock River. to the rapids near Milan, Ill., and thence to the Mississippi River at the mouth of Rock River, at Rock Island, the length of the main line being 75 miles. The feeder, 29.3 miles in length, extends from Rock Falls on Rock River, to the summit level of the canal, about 28 miles from the Illinois River. There are 32 locks in the main canal, described in the following tabulation: There is also a lock and controlling works at the head of the feeder at Rock Falls, and a lock in Rock River at Rock Falls connecting the pool of the Government dam with the power com- pany's dam below. This lock has dimensions similar to those in the main canal and cost $75,000. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1902 (H.Doc. No. 297, 57th Cong., 1st sess.), is $8,911,551.12. The cost of operation and maintenance is payable from the permanent indefinite appro- priation for operating and care of canals. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890 (H.Doc. No. 316, 51st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is shown on page 2013 of Annual Report for 1908. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided for the pay- ment of $8,450.75 to the Mud Creek special drainage district for work accomplished by the said district in reducing the maintenance cost on the canal to the United States (H.Doc. No. 108, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The act also authorized the Secretary of War to expend from funds appropriated and available for maintenance and improve- ment of:existing river and harbor works the sum of $25,235 as a con- tribution toward the relocation arid reconstruction of the highway bridge across the Illinois and Mississippi Canal at Wyanet, Bureau County, Ill., known as Bridge No. 10: Provided, That the highway authorities of Bureau County, Ill., furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will reconstruct and maintain said bridge without further cost to the United States. Table showing importantfeatures of locks in Illinois and Mississippi Canal Length Great- Dis- of lock Width est Depth Depth tance cham- length Lift at on up- on low- Year Gates, Cost of of Designation Distance from nearest city from ber be- cham- avail- low per sill er sill Foundation com- mater- Gates, kind lock Illinois tween able for water at low at low pleted ial River ber water miter full water sills width i Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 1... ... Illinois River, 2,000 feet west .. 0.38 163.08 35 143.08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and clay .......... 1906 Wood_ M iter.......$43, 263. 04 0 2..... At Bureau Junction___________ __. 1. 25 163. 08 35 143.08 9.0 8. 17 7.0 Sand, clay, and gravel_ __ 1906 ..do___ ---- do -__ 43, 598. 60 3---- 2 mile west of Bureau Junction__ 1. 95 163. 08 35 143. 08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Quicksand and gravel___ 1906 -do___ - do...... 40, 687.10 0 4 2% miles west of Bureau Junction_ 3.45 163. 08 35 143. 08 9.0 8. 17 7.0 Sand and gravel ........ 1906 __do-__..... do .. .. 39, 688. 37 - 5 3% miles west of Bureau Junction. 4.60 163. 08 35 143. 08 8.0 8. 17 7.0 ....- do _ 1906 __do _- ____do ...... 40, 596. 20 6 . 5 miles west of Bureau Junction___ 6. 50 163. 08 35 143. 08 10. O0 8.17 7.0 Sand, hardpan, and 1906 ._do___ --- do -...... 42, 944. 48 gravel. 0 7-- 3 miles east of Tiskilwa_ 7. 20 163. 08 35 143. 08 8.0 8. 17 7.0 Loam and sand ...--- 1906 __do___.....d o -...... 37, 347. 55 8-.- -- 2 miles east of Tiskilwa. 8.20 163. 92 35 149. 75 8.0 8.17 7.0 -- d o ................. -- 1.906 _-do___Marshal and 36, 930. 86 miter. 9 -... . . . 1% miles east of Tiskilwa____ ----- 8.50 163. 92 35 149. 75 8.0 8.17 7. 0 Clay .. .. . ..--- -. 1906 _do___ ... ..do ...... 32, 747. 89 10 11 . 12 . . . At Tiskilwa_____ 1 mile west of Tiskilwa ........ _ 1% miles west of Tiskilwa...... 10. 30 11. 10 11. 60 163. 92 163. 92 163. 92 35 35 35 149. 75 149. 75 149. 75 9.0 9.0 8. O0 8.17 8. 17 8. 17 7. O0 Sand and gravel .... 7.0 7. O ...do du . . . . . 1906 1906 _do___ ....do ...... 34, 549. 94 _do___ ..do . . . 37, 154. 43 1906 . do___ ___do ........36, 476. 36 n0 O 13 _------- 14___ __ 3 miles west of Tiskilwa ._ 3 miles east of Wyanet _. ---..... 12. 35 13. 25 163. 92 163.92 35 35 149. 75 149. 75 10.O0 10. 0 8. 17 8. 17 7. O0 Loam and clay... 1906 __do___ _ do ...... _do_ ... .do__ 32, 869. 11 31, 972. 98 7 .0 S a n d a n d g r avel . .. .. . 1906 15 2% miles east of Wyanet __.. _ 13.80 163.92 35 149. 75 10. O0 8.17 7. O ....- do_ 1906 __do___ . ..do - . 30, 324.44 16 2 miles east of Wyanet __________ 14. 00 163. 92 35 149. 75 11. O0 8. 17 8. O Loam, clay, and sand 1906 __do___.....do ..... .. 34, 607. 85 17 18 . 1% miles east of Wyanet --........14.30 163. 92 163. 92 35 149. 75 149. 75 10. 0 8. 17 7. O0 Sand and gravel ..... 1906 __do_ _ ...do ..... 1906 __do___.... _do ...... 32,975. 11 .. 35, 901. 29 1 mile east of Wyanet_ 15. 20 35 9.0 8. 17 7. O Clay and gravel ...... 1906 -__do___ .. do 19 ......... At Wyanet- 149. 75 . . . 34, 620. 29 16. 10 163. 92 35 10. 0 8.17 7. O Sand and gravel ...... do . . - 20 ..-... 1 mile west of Wyanet_ 17.10 163. 92 35 149. 75 11. O0 8. 17 7. O Loam, clay, and sand. 1906 __do___ .. do . . . 38,292. 39 21 -- - - 1% miles west of Wyanet -........ 17. 40 163. 92 35 149. 75 11.0 8. 17 8.0 --- do_ 1906 __do___ 39, 632. 51 H Guard lock 29 miles north main-line canal .... 57. 00 168. 75 35 149.0 (1) 8. 3 6. 5 Limestone . . 1906 __do___M-iter ...-- 32, 712. 57 - Rock River_ At Rock Falls, I1l- _ 57. 13 163. 17 35 143. 08 (1) 8. 47 6.6 .do 1912 __do___.....do . -- -. 75, 605. 01 Lock 2 22 . 13 miles west of Wyanet 28. 80 163. 08 35 143. 08 9.0 8. 17 7. 0 Clay_ 1906 __do___ ..do . . . 41, 863. 97 23 . 10 miles east of Geneseo_ 38.30 163.08 35 143.08 11.0 8.17 7. O - - do-- - - - - - - - 1906 __do___ .....do 41, 356. 46 24 ......... At Geneseo_ 48.30 163. 08 35 143. 08 11.0 8. 17 7. O Clay and gravel ...... 1906 -__do___.....do - ..... 47, 034. 32 H- 25 -- - - 51% miles west of Geneseo .... 53. 75 163. 08 35 143.08 8.0 8.17 7. O Sand-- --- - - - - 1906 --do___ do . . . 40, 479. 10 26 .. 5 miles east of Colona -. : __ 54. 70 163. 08 35 143.08 9.0 8. 17 7.0 .. . do- _ -- • 1906 -- do--- __ _ do ...... 40, 404. 75 27_ 22 miles east of Colona_ __ 57. 00 163. 08 35 143.08 8.0 8. 17 7.0 Gravel 1906 .__do______do ...... 39, 077. 15 1 Variable. 2 Rock River Lock is on Rock River at Rock Falls, Ill. It is located in the south end of the Sterling Dam and about 600 feet below the guard lock of the Illinois and Mississippi Canal (feeder section). Table showing importantfeatures of locks in Illinois and Mississippi Canal-Continued Length Great- Dis- of lock Width est Depth Depth tance chain- length Lift at on up- on low- Year Gates, Cost of Designation Distance from nearest city from ber be- cham- avail- low per sill er sill Foundation com- mater- Gates, kind dock Illinois tween able for water at low at low pleted ial River miter ber full water water C sills width Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 0 28--...... At Colonsa---------------------- 59. 50 163. 08 35 143.08 8. O0 8. 17 7. 0 Rock....---------------- 1906 Wood_ Miter_ .- __ $30, 786. 53 29..----...--- 2 miles west of Colona...____________ 61. 90 163. 08 35 143.08 11:0 8.17 7. O do ... 1906 ___do..-----do 36, 631. 54 'r c ..... 30-------- 1 miles east of Milan--_ 70. 20 168. 75 35 149. O 0.0 7. O 7. Rock, etc., hardpanlay 1894 __-do-- do-.... . 71, 588.09 I 31..--------- 1 mile west of Milan---------------72. 90 165. 42 35 145. 42 6. 7. 17 7.17 7. Clay and gravel . .. 1894 ___do-- - do-.... . 38, 711. 44 C H 32-.....-.. 33 miles west of Milan............... 75. 00 163. 08 35 143. 08 12. O 8. 0 ...... ----- 7. O .... do------- 1894 _do--- ---- do.....- . 85, 468. 31 z 0 NoTE.-There are no dams except at the guard lock and Lock 30. At the former locality there is a fixed dam across the Rock River, with a movable crest constructed of wood, concrete, and steel; at Lock 30 there are crib dams across the north and south channels of Rock River. The north dam has a 60-foot opening and has been superseded by a concrete power dam a short distance below; the south dam adjoining Lock 30 has been reinforced with concrete laid in the water. H U1 Co Ca RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 693 Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-Norie. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted in removing deposits of mud from canal prism, aqueducts, seep ditches, and creek channels: repairs to locks, bridges, buildings, fence, telephone lines, and painting houses and bridges. The apron of the Sterling Dam was repaired. Canal banks were riprapped where necessary. Repairs to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridges near Colona and Tiskilwa, Ill., were completed by the contractors. During the fiscal year 1933 the canal was open to navigation 262 days. The cost of operation was $167,957.26. Expenditures were $183,101.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.--All locks (33 in number), dams, aqueducts, buildings, and other appurtenances are in fair condi- tion. The channel has an existing depth of approximately 7 feet, a bottom width of 52 feet, and a water surface width of 80 feet, except at aqueducts where the width is 40 feet and at locks 35 feet. The cost of operation and care of the canal to June 30, 1933, was $3,799,- 418.46. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project .for the construction of the canal were $7,580,143.41. The amount expended from the permanent indefinite appropriation to June 30, 1933, was $3,832,218.59. Proposed operations.-The canal will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appropriation pro- vided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and finan~cial summary for maintenance and improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------- $7, 580, 143. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 33, 1933 7, 580, 143. 41 Net total expenditures_-----_ ------------------------------ 7, 580, 143. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- ---- 7, 580, 143. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - - - ------------ - - -- . - ---------- ------------ $33, 685. 75 .. . . . --. ..-- ------ Cost of maintenance -------- -------- . - - - ---- ---- . Total expended .- .................. .-- - - 8, 450. 75 $25, 235. 00 -- ... Allotted ....... - ...- 33, 685. 75 - Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- $3, 799, 418. 46 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 38, 055. 05 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 3, 837, 473. 51 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ---- --- 240. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-----------------------3, 837, 713. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_____________--__-- ----- 51,494. 92 Net total expenditures--- 3, 832, 218. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------- ------- 25, 814. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------ - 3, 858, 033. 58 694 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...---------------------(- ---------------- -----. Cost of maintenance----__ _ - $175, 685.82 $170, 006. 53 $176,749. 93 $217, 035. 77 _----------- $167, 957. 26 Total expended .... .180, -- ..----------------.-- 085. 65 172, 668. 29 190, 331. 18 197, 218. 87 183, 101. 64 Allotted---............-----------.-------------... ............ 165, 000. 00 177, 500. 00 185, 740. 00 213,000. 00 175, 356.05 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $33, 560. 58 Amount allotted from permanent -indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909----------------------186, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for----------------- - 219, 560. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 10, 643. 95 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------- 208, 916.63 Gross amount expended------------------------ $185, 157.49 Less: Reimbursements collected------------ $1, 876. 53 Receipts from sales 1------------- 179. 32 2, 055. 85 183, 101. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------25, 814. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------- 6, 758. 38 Balance available June 30, 1933 9, 056. 61 1---------------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 240. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------19, 296. 61 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934__----------------------- 152,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ------------------ 171, 296.61 7. MILL CREEK AND SOUTH SLOUGH AT MILAN, ILL. Location.-Mill Creek empties into South Slough about 1 mile east of the town of Milan, Ill., and 6.5 miles above the mouth of South Slough, which empties into the Mississippi River. Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of January 21, 1927. The costs and expenditures amounted to $85.24. Existing project.-This provides for flood gates in the walls ol the canal, or other devices for carrying the flood waters of Mill Creek across the canal right-of-way into Rock River; for the con- struction of a levee on the east bank of Mill Creek extending from the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad to the canal embank- ment; for the construction of a levee on the west bank of Mill Creek and its extension in a westerly direction to a connection with Water Street at the point " E ", shown on map in project docuiiment; and for the removal of obstructions in Mill Creek and South Slough, at an estimated cost of $87,500 for new work and $2,000 annually for maintenance. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 19, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project docu- ment. Terminal facilities.-None. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 695 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The contract for exca- vation of a new cut-off channel and deepening and enlarging South Slough over a distance of about 2.8 miles was completed by the contractor on July 15, 1932. The cost of the work was $2,154.09,, all of which was for new work. The expenditures were $5,793.68. Condition at end of fiscal ear.-At the end of the fiscal year the project was complete and in good condition. The total cost under the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $63,633.58, all for new work. The expenditures were $63,633.58. Proposed operations.-Funds allotted in July 1933 will be ex- pended for minor dredging and snagging to maintain channel. The additional sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to minor dredging and snagging to maintain channel. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_______________---------------- $63, 718. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-______-- __ 63, 718. 82 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------------- 63, 718. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_---------------- 63, 718. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_ _ - - - $85. 24 $9, 368. 33 $52, 111. 16 $2, 154. 09 Cost of maintenance Total expended___ _ 85.5.24- 4, 531. 05 53, 308. 85 5, 793. 68 Allotted _ 87, 500. 00 -23, 866. 42 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_________________ ____ $29, 660.10 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- 23, 866. 42 Net amount to be accounted for_ -- 5, 793. 68 Gross amount expended---- 5, 793. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------------------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ -- -- - 2, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_________________________________ 2, 000. 00 8. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $16,060.36; the ex- penditures were $16,147.07. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with accounts receivable and amount allotted during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to pay- ment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. 1Exclusive of available funds. 696 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 .....--- ...---- ----.. ---------- $34, 502. 56 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---- ----------------------- 7. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 -----------. 34, 510. 06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------ 280. 84 Net total expenditures-------- -_ 34, 229.22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 33, 568. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------67, 797. 23 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--.---------------................- -...------------------------- Cost of maintenance .. .$_______________ .$393.94 $1, 573. 30 $4, 233. 89 $12, 241. 07 $16, 060.36 Total expended-..........____ __ ...... ___-__ 393. 94 1, 573. 30 3, 894. 88 12, 220. 03 16, 147. 07 Allotted......... ....----------------------------- 1, 000.00 7, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 .......... 49, 297.23 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ------------------------------ $417. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved July 14, 1932------_------------------------- $15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------- ------------------- 35, 000.00 50, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 50, 417. 85 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--.------- 702. 77 Net amount to be accounted for_ ___- _____ 49,715.08 Gross amount expended- ---- __-------- _ 16, 536. 67 Less reimbursements collected_-___----------- 389. 60 16, 147. 07 ------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 _.---.---- 33, 568. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----- ------------------ 326. 81 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------33,241.20 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------- 7. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------------ 33, 248.70 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933..-------------------------- 56, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 89, 248. 70 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ' 1 .... 10, 000. 00 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted House document Recommenda- to Congress tion Colona, Ill., to the Mis- River and Harbor Apr. 29, 1933 ....................... Unfavorable. -sisippi River at Mo- Act, July 3, 1930. line pool. Waterway. Illinois and Mississippi .... do .---........ .......................... 'Canal, Ill:, from Bu- reau Junction on the Ilinois River to Rock Island on the Missis- sippi River. Rock River, Ill., from ....-do--..---------------- ---------------------- Rockford to the Illi- nois and Mississippi Canal, near Sterling. Rock River, Ill. and .....-do .------- --------- ------------------- Wis., from Janesville to Rockford. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 697 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THIE ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT This district includes the Mississippi River and its tributaries from its source to and including the Wisconsin River; Red River of the North, Minn. and N.Dak., and its tributaries; and those waters in North Dakota north of the Missouri River watershed. On July 31, 1919, the international boundary waters in Minnesota which flow toward Hudson Bay, prior to that date included in this district, were transferred to the Duluth, Minn., district. On December 1, 1919, the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Wisconsin River and Minneapolis, Minn., formerly a part of the Rock Island, Ill., district, was transferred to this district. On February 7, 1930, the Wisconsin River, formerly included in the Milwaukee, Wis., district, was transferred to this district. District engineer: Col. Wildurr Willing, Corps of Engineers, to June 16, 1933, and Maj. Dwight F. Johns, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Sector engineer: (Vacant) Division engineer acting to May 30, 1933, and district engineer, first Chicago district, acting since that date. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineer: s; Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. Page Page 1. Mississippi River between 4. Operating and care of reser- mouth of Wisconsin River voirs at headwaters of Mis- and Minneapolis, Minn___ 674 sissippi River-_ 700 2. Operating and care of locks 5. Gaging Mississippi River and and dams on the Missis- its tributaries, at or near sippi River between the St. Paul, Minn 701 Wisconsin River and Min- 6. St. Croix River, Wis., and neapolis, Minn 686 Minn 702 3. Reservoirs at headwaters of 7. Minnesota River, Minn 704 Mississippi River. 697 8. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) .. _ 705 1 and 2. For reports on these improvements see pages 674 and 686. 3. RESERVOIRS AT HEADWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER Location.-Reservoirs are located on the Mississippi River and several of its tributaries in Itasca, Hubbard, Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing Counties, Minn., as follows: IMPROVEMENTS Outlet Area Name of reservoir Water- Above shed Original Reser- River St. Paul lake voir Miles Sq. miles Sq. miles Sq. miles Winnibigoshish__ Mississippi ._______________ 408 1, 442 117 179. 4 Leech Lake__ Leech_ 410 1, 163 173 250. 9 Pokegama__ Mississippi____ 344 660 24 35. 0 Sandy Lake Sandy __ 267 421 8 16. 6 Pine River _.. Pine_ 199 562 18 23. 7 Gull Lake_- Gull .-. ...... - . . 168 287 20 20. 5 698 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. The cost and expenditures on the original project were $782,662.10-$681,805 being for new work and $100,857.10 for main- tenance of such reservoirs as were completed prior to 1894. These ex- penditures were prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1899. For further details see page 1888, of the Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the reconstruction of the five original reservoir dams, viz, Winnibigoshish, Leech Lake, Pokegama, Sandy Lake, and Pine River, and the construction of Gull Lake Res- ervoir. The estimated cost, revised in 1928, exclusive of amount ex- pended on previous projects, is $895,000. The above dams are of solid concrete construction, Pokegama being built on bedrock and the others on pile foundations. The Sandy Lake Dam includes a lock 160 feet long, 30 feet wide, with a maximum lift of 9.5 feet and a depth of 2.5 feet on the lower sill at low water. The construction of an equalizing canal between Winnibigoshish and Leech Lake Reser- voirs, at an estimated cost of $61,200 (later increased to $71,200), was subsequently added to the project, but no work was done, and this part of the project was abandoned in the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. The abandonment of the ditches to connect Long Lake to Round Lake and Round Lake to Gull Lake was recom- mended in House Document No. 413, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session, and was ordered by Congress in the River and Harbor Act of July 27, 1916. The maintenance of the reservoirs is provided for by annual allotments from the indefinite appropriation for " operat- ing and care of canals and other works of navigation." The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for the reconstruc- tion of 4 of the 5 original dams and surveys to determine the extent of lands overflowed by the reservoirs; the act of March 2. 1907, provided for the reconstruction of Sandy Lake Dam and the construction of Gull Lake Reservoir; the act of June 25, 1910, pro- vided for the construction of an equalizing canal between Winnibi- goshish and Leech Lake Reservoirs (H.Doc. No. 363, 61st Cong., 2d sess.), but this part of the project was abandoned in the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. For maps see pages 1973 and 1978 of Annual Report for 1911. Upper and lower operating limits authorized by regulation approved Feb. 1, 1931 Maximum Minimum Reservoir Maximum Minimum stage stage stage stage Winnibigoshish_ - -14. 20 6. 00 Sandy .............. . 11.00 7. 00 Leech Lake..... ...--------------- 5. 24 1.00 Pine_------------------ 15.00 9. 00 Pokegama .-- .......-------------- 12. 00 6.00 Gull ---------------------.......... 7. 00 5.00 Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is at Cohasset one small privately owned dock, which is also open to the public, and is used for dock- ing launches and outboard motor boats. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done dur- ing the year. The costs and expenditures for the fiscal year were $55, in payment for lease of land at Pokegama Dam and incidental office expenses, classed as new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 699 Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project is 99 percent com- pleted, the only work remaining to be done being the acquisition of flowage rights on a number of tracts around the reservoirs. The five dams originally built of timber have been reconstructed in concrete. A concrete dam has been constructed at Gull Lake. Three dikes at Winnibigoshish, 4 at Pokegama, 2 at Sandy Lake, and 16 at Pine River have been constructed. Flowage rights have been acquired on practically all lands affected by the construction, maintenance, and operation of the reservoirs. Previous projects Existing projects Reservoir Capacity Cost C Cost led (approxi- pleted (approxi- mate) mate) Cubic feet Winnibigoshish------------------------ 43, 430, 000, 000 1884 $214,000 1900 $154,200 Leech Lake ------------------------ 33, 230, 000, 000 1884 171,805 1902 75, 000 Pokegama__---------------------- ----- 5, 260, 000, 000 1884 85, 000 1904 112, 000 Sandy Lake----------------------------3, 160, 000, 000 1895 114,000 1909 104, 000 Pine River -_----------------- . -.--------- 7, 730, 000, 000 1886 97,000 1907 118, 500 Gull Lake._- 3,090,000,000 .................. 1913 77,200 Total.........---------------------------- 95, 900, 000, 000 -..-.. 681,805 ___ 640,900 The total costs and expenditures were $884,604.17, being $880,139.35 for new work and $4,464.82 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be applied as follows: Payment of such awards as may be made in the pending proceedings for the acquisition of flowage rights - - $16, 000. 00 Balance remaining----------------------------------------- 20, 112. 14 Total ----- _____---36, 112. 14 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and filnac'ial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ - -- - $1, 561. 944. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -__-- ---- --- 105, 321. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------- 1, 667. 266. 27 Net total expenditures_______ _ _ 1, 667, 266. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---.. 36, 112. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ 1, 703, 278. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_ $560 79 - - $3,417.94 - $325.26 -- $55. 00 Cost of maintenance 4, 459. 42 $5. 40 Total cost . .. ----- ----- 560 79 3, 417. 94 4, 784. 68 5. 40 55.00 Total expended_ -2, 644. 21 3, 417.94 4, 621.70 168. 38 55. 00 Allotted. ------- -- ----- -------- ------------------- 700 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Ralance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------L------------ $36, 167. 14 Gross amount expended ----------------------------------- 55. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 36, 112. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------------36,112.14 4. OPERATING AND CARE OF RESERVOIRS AT HEADWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI .,RIVER The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for reservoirs at headwaters of Mississippi River. See page 697, where general information can be found. The completed reservoirs have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since February 1, 1895. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The reservoirs were operated and maintained. Minor repairs were made to the appurte- nant structures. Reservoirs at headwaters of the Mississippi River [Mean monthly stages for the fiscal year] 1932 1933 Reservoir July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Winnibigoshish. 1. 47 1.07 0.74 0.48 0.66 0.88 1, 06 1. 25 1. 41 1. 73 2. 28 2. 80 Leech Lake. -. Pokegama Sandy Lake ----- . 18 5.82 9.16 -. 12 5.08 7.69 -. 39 4.74 7. 06 -. 57 4.44 6. 94 -. 54 4.54 7. 32 -. 50 4.46 7. 57 -. 47 4.46 7. 70 -. 30 4.50 7.84 -. 19 4.58 7. 86 -. 02 5.66 7.91 8. 45 .33 7.20 .61 8.48 9. 43 Pine River 12.66 11.64 11.02 10.81 10.99 11.10 11.20 11.32 11.54 11.91 13.14 14.0 Gull Lake 5. 64 5.19 4.93 4.69 4.83 4. 94 5.08 5. 24 5. 37 5.74 6.42 6. 84 The costs for the year were $12,103.74 for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $14,130.39. Condition at end of fiscal year.-All reservoirs and appurtenances were in good condition. The total costs to June 30, 1933, were $895,908.39. The total expenditures were $895,844.99. Proposed operations.-The reservoirs will be operated and main- tained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appropria- tion provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------$895, 908.39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-- 3.40 6-------------------- Net total expenditures --------------- --- 895, 844.99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----- ----------------------- 4, 306. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 900, 151.09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work --................ ............- - .... .. .. Cost of maintenance ..... . .. . . $17, 379. 25 $17, 391. 73 $22, 404. 55 $18, 127. 57 $12, 103.74 Total expended ____________________ ..... __ 1, 368. 62 732. 79 1---6, 22, 500. 15 16, 093. 47 14, 130 39 Allotted- - 11,500.00 16,000. 00 22,000. 00 17, 500. 00 14, 850. 68 RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 701 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------$3, 585. 81 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1090----------------------------16,000.00 Amount to be accounted for__ 19, 585.81 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 1, 149. 32 Net amount to be accounted for-- .-- 18, 436. 49 Gross amount expended_--------------------------- $14, 341.41 Less reimbursements collected --------------------------- 211. 02 14, 130. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --------- 4, 306. 10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 504. 57 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 3, 801. 53 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934_1------------------------------0, 700. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 -- --- 4,501. 53 1--- 5. GAGING MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AT OR NEAR ST. PAUL, MINN. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for gaging the waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The work carried on is the establishment, maintenance, and reading of gages at. or near St. Paul, Minn. Gages have been maintained under annual allotments from the appropria- tion provided for in joint resolution of February 21, 1871, and modi- fied by section 6 of River and Harbor Act of August 11, 1888, and section 9 of River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Gages were read at Elk River and Days High Landing on the Mississippi River and at Montevideo and Mankato on the Minnesota River. The gage at Elk River was transferred to the Geological Survey on August 15, 1932, and that at Days High Landing was discontinued January 31, 1933. Those at Montevideo and Mankato were read throughout the year. The costs and expenditures were $249. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Gages have been established, read, and maintained at various points on the Mississippi River and its tributaries in the vicinity of St.. Paul. The total costs and expendi- tures to June 30, 1933, were $13,731.31. Proposed operation.-The reading and maintenance of gages at Montevideo and Mankato on the Minnesota River will be continued throughout the year. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 731. 31 $-------------------------13, Net total expenditures----------------- 13, 731.31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- ___ ------ 13, 731. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work. Cost of maintenance $350 $350 $350 $350 $249 Total expended 350 350 350 350 249 Allotted 350 350 350 350 249 702 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Aug. 11, 1888-------------------------- ------------- $350. 00 Deductions on account of revocation: Impounded funds-------------------------------------- $4. 50 Allotments -------------------------- 96. 50 101.00 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------------ 249. 03 Gross amount expended------------------------------------------249. 00 6. ST. CROIX RIVER, WIS. AND MINN. Location. -The source of the river is in northwestern Wisconsin. It is about 160 miles long and for its greater part forms the bound- ary between Wisconsin and Minnesota. It flows southwesterly and then southerly into the Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis., 29.5 miles below the Omaha Bridge, St. Paul, Minn. The portion in- cluded in this improvement extends from the mouth to Taylors Falls, a distance of 52.3 miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota, scale 1: 500,000, for general location.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 200 feet wide and 6 feet deep at low water between the mouth and Stillwater (24 miles), and a channel 3 feet deep at mean low water between Stillwater and Taylors Falls (28 miles); also the improvement of the harbor and water front at Stillwater. The ordinary fluctuations between mean low and mean high water are about 7.5 feet at Osceola and about 17.8 feet at Stillwater. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1927, is $150,400. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 18, 1878, provided for dredging, etc., for a 3-foot channel between the mouth and Taylors Falls (H.Doc. No. 75, pt. 6, 43d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 3, 1896, provided for the harbor and water front at Stillwater; and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the 6-foot channel to Stillwater (H.Doc. No. 378, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest printed map is in House Document No. 1008, Sixty- fourth Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of December 15, 1931, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project to provide for the maintenance of a channel 9 feet deep and of suitable width from the mouth to Stillwater at an esti- mated cost of $5,000 annually, in connection with the improvement of the upper Mississippi River to afford a depth of 9 feet (H.Doc. No. 184, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-At Stillwater there is a concrete-paved levee, 550 feet long and 40 feet wide, sloping from the top of the river bank to the water. There is also a piling and timber trestle wharf on the right bank of which 276 feet is dock and 96 feet approach. At other points along the river, landings are made on the banks. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance channel dredging was done at mouth of Kinnikinic River by hired labor and the use of Government plant, the length of cuts aggregating 2,061 feet. A total of 34,526 cubic yards of sand and gravel was removed. A protection mattress for the diversion of the mouth of Kinnikinic RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 703 River was constructed under contract, a total of 751 cubic yards of rock and brush being placed. A total of 306 snags was removed from the river between Taylors Falls and Stillwater. These snags consisted mainly of old logs, stumps, and piling. The work was done by hired labor with rented plant. The costs during the year were $3,942.83 and the expenditures $7,425.48, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1930. The maximum draft that could be carried June 30, 1933, was 1 foot at mean low water above Stillwater and 6 feet at mean low water between Stillwater and the mouth. The total costs and expenditures were $200,406, being $150,409.50 for new work and $49,996.50 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of $3,000 made since June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Between Taylors Falls and Stillwater: Marking channel for navigation (July 1-15)--------- $200 Removal of snags (July and August) ---------------- 1, 000 Between Stillwater and the mouth: Dredging at mouth of Kinnikinic River as may be found necessary. (Dates cannot be stated at this time.) ----------------------- 1, 800 $3, 000. 00 Balance remaining--------------------------------------------- 1, 341. 59 Total_---------------------------------------------------- 4, 341. 59 NoTE.-Above work to be done by hired labor and use of Government or rented plant. The additional amount of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 to be applied to maintenance, dredging channel between Stillwater and the mouth of river. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-----------------------------$150, 409. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 49, 996. 50 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 200, 406. 00 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------------200, 406. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 1, 341. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------201, 747. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.......... $7, 985. 22 ..--------------------- $11, 014. 78 - - ---------. -------- Cost of maintenance ....------------------- -- $1, 460. 69 $11, 737. 48 $3,942. 83 Total expended........----------------------- .. 773. 58 11,226. 42 842. 54 8, 872. 98 7, 425. 48 Allotted ..-----------....... --------- -- . - _.--------- 3, 000. 00 5, 500. 00 5, 000. 00 4, 982. 59 16228-ENG 1933-45 704 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------- ------------ $3, 784.48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------- ----- ------------------ 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 8, 784. 48 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--------- --- 17. 41 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 8,767. 07 Gross amount expended----------------------- ------- ------ 7, 425.48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------- ---------- 1, 341. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ -------------------- 4, 341. 59 Amount that can be profitably expended in- -fiscal year ending- - June -- - -- -- - -- -- - ---- - - - - ---- 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 3, 000. 00 7. MINNESOTA RIVER, MINN. Location.-This river has its source in South Dakota, about 35 miles from Browns Valley, Minn. It is about 400 miles in length, its general direction of flow being easterly, and it empties into the Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn. For general location, see United States Geological Survey map of Minnesota. Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1867, and modified by the acts of August 11, 1888, and July 13, 1892. The costs and expenditures on the orig- inal and modified projects were $117,542.79 for new work, all prior to adoption of existing project in 1892. For further details, see page 1890 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for open-channel improvement from the Mississippi River to Shakopee (25.6 miles) to accommodate vessels of 3-foot draft. The object to be accomplished by this im- provement is to obtain a channel with 4 feet of water from the Mis- sissippi River to Shakopee, which will accommodate vessels of 3-foot draft. The fluctuation in level from mean low to mean high water is 8.6 feet, and from extreme low to extreme high water 19.7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1892, is $10,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892 (p. 2209 of the Annual Report for 1891). The latest pub- lished map will be found on page 1574 of the Annual Report for 1888. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done. The expenditures were $104.05 for maintenance, in payment of out- standing liabilities of the previous year. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed dur- ing the fiscal year 1932. A draft of 3 feet is practicable between the mouth and Shakopee for nearly the full navigation season. Work done has been the dredging of a section about 1.5 miles di- rectly above the mouth and the removal of snags from the mouth to Shakopee. In 1893 a low dam was built half a mile above the mouth of the river, which made'the main outlet through the Fort 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL., MINN., DISTRICT 705 Snelling chute, about 1.5 miles above the mouth proper. This dam was removed in 1908, and by dredging and contraction work the original mouth was opened up. Since 1911 the only work done has been the removal of sand bars and snags between the mouth and Shakopee. Navigation by steamboat is impossible except at medium and high stages. The maximum draft that could be carried June 30, 1933, at mean low water was 3 feet. The total costs to June 30, 1933, under the existing project, were $36,285.87, being $12,730.69 for new work and $23,555.18 for maintenance. The expenditures were $36,266.99. Proposed operations.--No operations are proposed for the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------------- $130, 273.48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------23, 555. 18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 828. 66 1--------------53, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 18.88 Net total expenditures__---------------------------------153, 809.78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------- ----- 18. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------- 153, 828. 66 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---.... -------------------------------------- ---... $3, 448. 27 Cost ofmaintenance--....---.. ---- ------------------------------------ 4, 551. 73 ........... ------------- ---------------------------------- Total cost...........-- 00 -_......... 8, 000. Total expended.. ....----------- ..---------------------------- ------------ 7, 877.07 $104.05 Allotted__----------------------_ --- --$314. 85 8, 000. 00- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_- $122.93 Gross amount expended------------------ 104. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---- ------------------------- 18.88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------- 18. 88 8. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $36,631.32; the expenditures were $36,432.26. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with accounts receivable and amount allotted during July 1933 will be applied as needed to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $31,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $98, 081. 72 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 , 023. 20 1------------------------ Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------------99, 104. 92: Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 351.65 Net total expenditures-------------------- 98, 753. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___ 74, 866. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--.... ---- 173,620. 11 706 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....----------------------------------------------------------- .------------ Cost of maintenance- .-------------------- $490.77 $5, 801. 24 $25, 831. 15 $29, 327. 24 $36, 631.32 Total expended---................---------------------..... 490.77 5, 490. 53 26, 198. 39 30, 141.32 36, 432. 26 Allotted--...---...................----------------------- 900. 00 23, 000. 00 36, 500. 00 3, 000. 00 109, 620. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--__ --- _---------------- $1, 678. 99 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__--------------------- $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------- 88, 000. 00 113, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ ___--------------114, 678. 99 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------3, 379. 89 Net amount to be accounted for__ ----- _____- 111, 299.10 Gross amount expended_--__----------------------- $62,426.62 Less reimbursements collected___________--____ ___ 25, 994. 36 36, 432.26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------------------ 74, 866. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ----------------------- -- 537.68 Balance available June 30, 1933 329. 16 7---------------------74, Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------- -- ------------------ 1, 023. 20 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 -- ___ -_____ 75, 352.36 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--- ------------------------------------ 30, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ .____- _______- 105, 352.36 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1__ ___ ___________________ 31, 000.00 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act to Congressd Document no. Rectomenda- Minnesota River, Minn. River and Harbor .. Act, July 3, 1930. M ississippi River, from ... .-...... do..-.... . .... ... .... ....... Brainerd to Minneap- olis, Minn. Mouse River, N.Dak. Act, Feb. 27, 1931....... (flood control). IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT The improvement of the Missouri River and its tributaries above Hermann, Mo., is under the jurisdiction of the Kansas City district. The improvement of that section of the Missouri River from its mouth to Hermann, Mo. (about mile 104), is under the jurisdiction of the St. Louis district. Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 707 District engineers: At Kansas City, Mo., Capt. Theodore Wyman, Jr., Corps of Engineers. At St. Louis, Mo., Maj. W. A. Snow, Corps of Engineers. Sector Engineer: Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo. Division Engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers. Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Missouri River, Kansas City 5. Operating and care of Lock to mouth_ 707 and Dam No. 1, Osage 2. Missouri River, Kansas City, River_ ______- _ 719 Mo., to Sioux City, Iowa__ 712 6. Examinations, surveys, and 3. Missouri River, Sioux City, contingencies (general) ___ 721 Iowa, to Fort Benton, 7. Other projects for which no Mont 715 estimates are submitted__ 722 4. Osage River, Mo----------- 718 MISSOURI RITER Location.-The Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin Rivers conjoin at Three Forks, Mont., to form the Missouri River, which flows southeasterly 2,473 miles across or along seven States to the Mis- sissippi River, 17 miles above St. Louis. 1. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO THE MOUTH Location.See preceding paragraph. Practically the entire length is contained within the State of Missouri. Previous projects. The first appropriation for improvement by regulation was made in the River and Harbor Act of June 18, 1878. The original plan for comprehensive improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, modified by River and Harbor Acts of July 5, 1884, September 19, 1890, and June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures on all projects prior to that of 1912 were $7,663,130.48, distributed as follows: Prior to project of 1902, $6,970,- 510.57 for new work and maintenance; subsequent to project of 1902. $289,592.82 for new work, and $403,027.09 for maintenance. For details of previous projects see page 1891 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for securing a permanent naviga- ble channel with a minimum low-water depth of 6 feet and a mini- mum width of 200 feet, with a reasonable additional width around the bends, by means of bank revetment, permeable dikes to contract and stabilize the waterway, removal of snags, and occasional dredg- ing. Ordinary and extreme fluctuations of stage are 16 and 38 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1931, is $62,000,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $2,000,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 1287, 61st Cong., 3d sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, which fixed the up- stream limit of the improvement at the upper end of Quindaro Bend, 708 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMIY, 1933 388 miles from the mouth, and providing for dredging (H.Doc. No. 463, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, provided for a minimum width of 200 feet. For latest pub- lished map see page 2876 of Annual Report for 1919. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of October 3, 1933, it was recommended to Congress that the project for naviga- tion on the main stem of the Missouri River as heretofore authorized, namely from the mouth to Sioux City, be vigorously pressed to com- pletion, and that, in addition the reservoir at the site of Fort Peck be built to the maximum practicable capacity, and be operated primarily for navigation, with such arrangement for future instal- lation of power as will permit the maximum production of hydro- electric power consistent with the primary demands of navigation; and for these purposes an authorized expenditure of $145,000,000 be authorized, together with the maintenance that may be found necessary. Local cooperation.-The project provides that cooperation from benefited localities may be required, in case a comprehensive plan is adopted by Congress for an apportionment of expense, where any improvement confers special benefit; and receipt of contributions from private parties, to be expended with Government funds upon authorized works where such would be in the interest of navigation, is authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. The Secretary of War has approved the general principle of cooperative construction on the Missouri River below Kansas City on the basis that 25 percent of the cost of any special installation shall be paid by the United States and 75 percent by the local interests. Terminal facilities.-At Kansas City, Mo., a municipal terminal consists of a reinforced concrete and brick warehouse and offices (300 by 85 feet) ; a machine shop (30 by 30 feet) ; and a loading platform along landward side of structure. There is a total floor space of 25,500 square feet. About 400 feet downstream there is a bulk- handling dock consisting of a 250-foot timber pile railroad trestle and a concrete loading platform. A second municipal terminal at the foot of Main Street consists of a steel and stucco warehouse (306 by 40 feet) and a reinforced concrete loading platform (180 by 48 feet). Miami, has a 2-story brick warehouse (50 by 80 feet) in fair con- dition, and a frame warehouse (40 by 60 feet) in poor condition. Hermann, has two municipal warehouses and two elevators. The foregoing terminals are adequate for existing needs. Operations and results during fiscal year, Kansas City to Her- mann, Mo.-New work completed during the year with Government funds consisted of 233 dikes totaling 185,278 linear feet, 2 abatis totaling 1,060 linear feet, 30 pieces of revetment totaling 80,979 linear feet, and 5 revetment spillways. In addition to completed work there are in process of construction under contract and by hired labor 10 dikes to total about 14,172 linear feet and 8 pieces of revet- ment to total about 38,886 linear feet. Maintenance and repairs were made to 15,060 linear feet of dikes and 49,378 linear feet of revetment. Snagging operations resulted in the removal of 1,420 snags, 575 piles, 7 wrack heaps, 2 wrecks, and 1 old mattress from 284 miles of river operated upon. Dredging operations consisted of RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 709 the removal of 15,964,030 cubic yards from 30 localities by the U.S. dredges Clark, Lewis, St. Paul, and McGregor at a cost of $412,224.17, all charged to new work. Two drill boats drilled 31,704 linear feet of rock at a cost of $37,432.33, charged to new work. Maintenance dredging consisted of the removal of 7,105,460 cubic yards from 32 localities at a cost of $115,005.42. Unallocated sur- veys amounting to $86,048.12 were made during the fiscal year. The total cost of channel marking during the year amounted to $73,950.63. Construction by contract of an inspection boat, two pontoons, and a radio station consisting of 1 land station and 2 floating stations, was completed during the fiscal year. The cost of new work was $7,026,104.15 and the cost of mainte- nance $593,997.05, a total of $7,620,101.20. The expenditures during the fiscal year amounted to $7,621,335.42. Hermann, Mo., to the mouth.-New work completed during the year with Government funds consisted of 67 dikes totaling 53,600 linear feet and 6 pieces of revetment totaling 11,745 linear feet. In addition to completed work there are in process of construction, under contract and by hired labor, 14 dikes to total about 13,005 linear feet and 4 pieces of revetment to total about 13,700 linear feet. Snagging operations resulted in cutting 10 trees from the banks and removal of 255 snags from the channel. Dredging oper- ations, resulting in an average gain of 8 feet in channel depth, con- sisted of the removal of 1,509,372 cubic yards from 12 localities by the U.S. dredges St. Paul, Dundee, Clark, and Ft. Chartres at a cost of $44,188.60, all charged to maintenance. Hydrographic sur- veys were made covering 103 miles of river. The cost of surveys and gages was $23,629.68, all charged to maintenance. The cost of new work was $1,324,891.56 and the cost of mainte- nance $217,191.33, a total of $1,542,082.89. The expenditures during the fiscal year amounted to $1,586,975.65. The total cost of work during the fiscal year, on both sections, was $9,162,184.09, of which $8,350,995.71 was for new work and $811,188.38 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $9,208.- 311.07. For expenditures by local interests see paragraph Local cooperation. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Under previous project for the systematic improvement of the " first reach ", a 45-mile section from Murrays Bend, near Jefferson City, Mo., to Gasconade River, there was constructed 12.3 miles of revetment, 104,000 linear feet of dike, 2,800 linear feet of abatis, and 1 bank head. The construction of this work extended from 1892 to 1901 and produced a low-water depth of at least 6 feet where naturally as little as 21/2 feet had existed. The cost was $2,500,000. Under the existing project, beginning with the appropriation of June 25, 1910, for systematic work on the 6-foot channel, the work for a completely controlled and regulated river is about 97 percent completed. The work accomplished includes 778,659 linear feet of revetment and 5 revetment spillways for the purpose of permanently fixing the banks; 1,344,447 linear feet of pile dikes, 35,842 linear feet of retards, 16,561 linear feet of levee, and 28,500 linear feet of abatis for stabilization of channel widths and closing of auxiliary chutes; and the removal of 18,816,027 cubic yards of material dredged from 710 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the channel to obtain channel depths. The entire channel is becom- ing fixed and there is such a marked improvement of channel depths that at ordinary stages there exists a 6-foot depth from Kansas City to the mouth. Of the 388 miles of river within the project, 371 miles is regarded as substantially completed and 17 miles as partially completed. From the opening of navigation early in March to the close of August, the ruling depth generally fluctuates between 4 and 11 feet above mean low water. A low-water season of 3 months succeeds (to Dec. 1) with river stages around ordinary low water, during which period the dependable channel depth in partially improved sections may not exceed 5 feet. Dredging is required at low stages to remove temporary shoals and maintain the required channel depth for navigation. The total cost for Kansas City to Hermann, Mo., under the exist- ing project is $53,107,090.09, of which $44,994,046.49 was for new work and $8,113,043.60 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $54,738,711.46. The total cost for Hermann, Mo., to the mouth, under the existing project, was $14,092,191.50, of which $12 702,892.13 was for new work and $1,389,299.37 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $14,090,114.57. The net total expenditures under the existing project, beginning with the appropriation of June 25, 1910, for systematic work on the 6-foot channel amounts to $68,828,826.03. The cost of new work is $57,696,938.62 and the cost of maintenance is $9,502,342.97, a total of $67,199,281.59. For expenditures by local interests, see paragraph Local cooperation. Proposedoperations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $1,065,000 made during July 1933, will be applied toward securing the 6-foot channel, from Kansas City to the mouth, necessary main- tenance of existing works, removal of channel obstructions, repairs of working plant, and general supervision, surveys and inspection. It is believed that available funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. It is proposed to carry on operations during the fiscal year 1934 as follows : Kansas City Hermann, to Hermann, Mo., to Total Mo. mouth Accounts payable June 30, 1933...............------------------------- $390, 841. 73 $4, 000. 00 $394, 841. 73 New work (July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934): Channel-contraction and bank-protection work by dike and revetment construc- tion, by contract--..--............................----------------------------- 1,007, 683. 74 144, 239. 00 1, 151, 922. 74 Balance remaining---......................-------------------------------............... 484, 135. 73 137, 738. 52 621, 874. 25 Total---- ----------------------------------- 1, 491, 819.47 281, 977.52 1, 773, 796. 99 Maintenance (July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934), by hired labor: Maintenance and repair of existing works...--------------- 715, 474. 09 135, 000. 00 850, 474. 09 Snagging operations-------------------------------- 24, 525. 91 11,000. 00 35, 525. 91 Project dimensions of channel by dredging ------------------------ 150, 000. 00 150, 000. 00 Surveys, gages, and studies-.....................-------------------------------.....----- ..... 25, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 Total-----...............------------------------------------................ 740, 000. 00 321, 000. 00 1,061, 000. 00 Total for all work 2,622, 661...2.0,77.2 3 29 3.7 Total for all work ---------------------------------- I 2, 622, 661.20 606, 977. 52 3, 229, 638. 72 RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 711 It is impossible to give exact time for doing work, but if river stages are favorable the greater part will be completed during the fall :season. The additional sum of $5,076,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Kansas City Hermann, to Hermann, Mo., to Total Mo. mouth New work (July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935): Channel-contraction and bank-protection work by dike and revetment construc- tion: By contract --------------------- - - - -- $2, 226, 000 $500, 000 $2, 726, 000 By hired labor---- - 300, 000 --------------- 300, 000 Project dimensions of channel by dredging: By hired labor 400, 000 _ 400, 000 Total---------------------- . .___------------------ - - 2, 926, 000 500, 000 3, 426, 000 Maintenance (July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935) by hired labor: Maintenance and repair of existing works__ _- 750, 000 320, 000 1, 070, 000 Snagging operations-_ 50, 000 20, 000 70, 000 Project dimensions of channel by dredging- _ 250, 000 100, 000 350, 000 Surveys, gages, and studies _-- - 100, 000 60, 000 160, 000 Total--------------------------------... 1, 150, 000 500, 000 1,650, 000 Total for all work- .-.. - 4, 076, 000 1, 000, 000 5, 076, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--- $64, 957, 042. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__ 9, 905, 370. 06 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 74, 862, 412. 07 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ---------- 2, 042, 246. 16 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 76, 904, 658. 23 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933______ 5_________5.91 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 _______________ 76, 905, 184. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933______________________ 413, 227. 63 Net total expenditures___________________________ 76, 491, 956. 51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ________________ 2, 164, 112. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_- 78, 656, 069. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-..... _ $4, 663, 334. 77 $13, 819, 854. 64 $9, 694, 631. 02 $6, 769, 662. 95 $8, 350, 995. 71 Cost of m aintenance.. ........ 662, 667. 90 1, 785, 691. 68 1, 331, 820. 97 2, 090, 293. 21 811, 188. 38 Total cost 5, 326, 002. 67 15, 605, 546. 32 11, 026, 451. 99 8, 859, 956. 16 9, 162, 184. 09 Total expended.------------- 6, 905, 818. 16 14, 041, 498. 84 10, 916, 775. 76 9, 499, 153. 29 9, 208, 311. 07 Allotted.-------------------- 8, 925, 000. 00 14, 390, 000. 00 14, 614, 245. 70 2, 668, 600. 00 7, 874, 672. 44 712 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--....... ------------------- $3, 497,.751.44 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved July 14, 1932-------- $5, 690, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932 ----- 2, 158, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------ 214, 000. 00 8, 062, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------- 11, 559, 751.44 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------ 187, 327.56 Net amount to be accounted for---------------- -------- 11, 372, 423. 88 Gross amount expended ------------------ $9, 508, 701. 89 Less: Reimbursements collected----- $293, 362. 37 Receipts from sales---------- - 7, 028. 45 300, 390.82 9, 208, 311.07 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 2, 164, 112. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------ 588, 181. 79 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 1, 489, 269. 86 2, 077, 451.65 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 86, 661. 16 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 525. 91 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------- ---- 87,187. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933 ---------------------------------- 1, 065, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-----------------1, 152, 187. 07 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1 - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 3, 426, 000. 00 For maintenance 1- - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 650, 000. 00 Total 1- -- - - - - -- - - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- 5, 076, 000. 00 2. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY, MO., TO SIOUX CITY, IOWA Location.-See page 707. The river is the boundary between the States of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Previous projects.-Under the River and Harbor Act of August 14, 1876, the first regulation works were constructed at St. Joseph and Nebraska City; but a project for systematic river improvement was not adopted until August 2, 1882, modified by the River and Harbor Acts of July 5, 1884, September 19, 1890, and June 13, 1902. The total cost up to, but not including, the allotment from War De- partment Appropriation Act of March 23, 1928, was $3,220,842.38, of which $2,586,616.56 was for new work, and $570.203.93 for mainte- nance and $64,021.89 was for plant and materials. The expendi- tures were $3,220,842.38. Existing project.-This provides for securing a permanent navi- gable channel 6 feet in depth and to conform to the character and methods of improvement of the section of river between the upper end of Quindaro Bend and the mouth, namely, by means of bank revetment, permeable dikes to contract and stabilize the waterway, removal of snags, and occasional dredging. The ordinary fluctua- tion is about 14 feet and the extreme fluctuation about 38 feet. ' Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS ANP HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 713 The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1932, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $77,000,000. Appropri- ations are limited by law to an amount of $27,000,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 1120, 60th Cong., 2d sess.), which authorized the appropriation of $12,000,000 for. the prosecution of this project and the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, authorized the additional appropriation of $15,000,000, or a total of $27,000,000. 1'erminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-New work com- pleted during the year, with Government funds, consisted of 174 dikes totaling 145,538 linear feet, 1 abatis totaling 330 linear feet, 4 pieces of revetment totaling 12,887 linear feet, and recrowning 700 linear feet of an existing levee. In addition to completed work there are in process of construction, under contract and by hired labor, 29 dikes to total about 54,599 linear feet and 5 pieces of revet- ment to total about 16,262 linear feet. Maintenance and repairs were made to 3,626 linear feet of dikes and 8,844 linear feet of revet- ment. Snagging operations resulted in the removal of 168 snags between Kansas City and St. Joseph. Dredging operations consisted of the removal of 1,334,133 cubic yards from Pomeroy Bend by the U.S. dredge Robert McGregor at a cost of $27,869.23, charged to new work. Unallocated surveys amounting to $41,151.02 were made dur- ing the fiscal year. The cost of new work was $4,161,251.93 and the cost of mainte- nance $96,159.60, a total of $4,257,411.53. The expenditures were $4,110,050.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Considerable work has been done between Kansas City and St. Joseph, a distance of 82 miles, resulting in a marked improvement of the channel and stabilization of the banks. The entire channel in this section is becoming fixed, and at ordinary stages there exists a 5-foot depth. Dredging is required at low stages to remove temporary shoals and maintain the required channel depth for navigation. Under the existing project, beginning with the allotment from War Department Appropriation Act of March 23, 1928, for system- atic work on the 6-foot channel, the work accomplished includes 111,166 linear feet of revetment for permanently fixing the banks; 263,102 linear feet of pile dikes, 3,818 linear feet of abatis, 2,287 linear feet of jetties, and recrowning 700 linear feet of an existing levee, and 19,218 linear feet of retards for stabilization of channel widths and closing of auxiliary chutes; and the removal of 1,334,133 cubic yards of material dredged from the channel to obtain channel depths. The total cost of work under the existing project is $11,052,506.56, of which $10,642,829.08 was for new work and $409,677.48 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $10,765,485.59. For expenditures by local interests see paragraph Local cooperation. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $220,000 made during July 1933, will be applied to work on the 6-foot project in channel-contraction and bank-protection work, maintenance of existing works, removal of channel obstructions, general supervision, surveys, and inspections. It is believed that available funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. 714 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 It is proposed to carry on operations during the fiscal year 1934, as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933--------- -------------------- $310, 482. 70 New work (July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934) : Channel-contraction and bank-protection work by dike and revetment construction: Completion of existing contracts, extraordinary withdrawals______________--------------------- 1, 847, 885. 12 Channel-contraction and bank-protection works by dike and revetment construction: By hired labor --------- ------------------ ---- $354, 627. 96 Mjaintenance by hired labor (July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934) : Maintenance and repair of existing works-- 156, 000. 00 Project dimensions of channel by dredging-' 60, 000. 00 Snagging operations----------------------- 6, 215. 14 Balance remaining ---------------------------------------- 576, 843. 10 Total 735, 210. 92 2,------------------------------ It is impossible to give exact time for doing work, but if river *stagesare favorable the greater part will be complete during the fall :season. The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, $14,153,108, will be applied to work on the 6-foot project at various localities in channel-contraction and bank-protec- tion work, general supervision and inspections. It is believed that available funds will be exhausted by September 30, 1934. It is im- possible to give exact time for doing work, but if river stages are favorable the greater part will be completed during the fall and spring seasons. The additional sum of $3,620,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work (July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935) : Channel-contraction and bank-protection work by dike and revetment construction (by contract)_ $3, 200, 000 Project dimensions of channel by dredging ...--- 150, 000 $3, 350, 000 Carried forward ----------------------------------------- 3,350, 000 Maintenance by hired labor (July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935) : Maintenance and repair of existing works---------- $250, 000 Snagging operations------------__ ------------------- 20, 000 270, 000 Total for all work_--------------------------------------_ 3, 620, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------__ $13. 229, 445. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 979, 881. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------14, 209, 327. 05 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ----------- 87, 483. 62 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------- 14, 2968, 810. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 310, 482. 70 Net total expenditures--------------------------------13, 986, 327. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------- ------------- 2, 515, 210. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 16, 501, 538.89 RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 715 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----.. --.. _ $179, 699. 59 $2, 734, 550. 24 $2, 316, 465. 56 $1, 001, 638. 96 $4, 161, 251. 93 Cost of maintenance ... 82, 693. 47 82, 405. 64 22, 292. 94 193, 155. 39 96, 159. 60 Total oost---------------262, 393. 06 2, 816,955. 88 2, 338, 758. 50 1,194, 794. 35 4, 257, 411. 53 Total expended__---------------- 377, 058. 11 2, 440, 322.95 2, 565, 619.44 1,180, 384. 90 4,110, 050. 44 Allotted_ ._.. ....... . _ -...1, 500, 000. 00 2, 875, 000. 00 1, 925, 000. 00 271, 400. 00 6, 109, 296. 51 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------- $515, 964. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved July 14, 1932--------- $850, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932-----------5, 000, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------ 300, 000. 00 6, 150, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 6, 665, 964. 85 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------ 40, 703. 49' Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 6, 625, 261. 36 Gross amount expended-----------------------$4, 161, 468.12 Less: Reimbursements collected-------- $51, 416. 18 Receipts from sales ------------- 1. 50 51, 417. 68 4, 110, 050.44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 2, 515, 210.92: Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ 652, 447. 31 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------- 1, 860, 548. 47 2, 512, 995. 78 Balance available June 30, 1933 ------------- 2, 215. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933___ ------------ 220, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------- 14, 153, 108. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------14, 375, 323. 14 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- - -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - -- - tion of existing project 1 2 - - - - 50, 000, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3, 350, 000. 00 For maintenance 1---------------------------------------- 270, 000. 00 Total ---------------------------- ------- 3, 620, 000. 00 3. MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, TO FORT BENTON, MONT. Location.-See page 707. Through this section the river flows across the States of Montana and North Dakota and South Dakota; forming the northeastern boundary of Nebraska. Previous projects.--Projects were adopted and modified by river' and harbor acts as follows: August 14, 1876, above the mouth of the Yellowstone; June 18, 1878, Sioux City; March 3, 1879, Ver- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 Estimated cost of existing project $77,000,000, appropriations limited by law to $27,000,000, which has all been appropriated. 716 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 milion; and August 2, 1882, Sioux City to Fort Benton. Modifica- tions of September 19, 1890, and August 18, 1894, extended the im- provement to Great Falls, then to Stubbs Ferry, Mont. The total cost up to June 30, 1912, was $2,827,268.06, of which $2,606,655.87 was for new work, $216,405.74 for maintenance, and $4,206.45 for plant and materials. The total expenditures were $2,827,268.06. For further details, see page 1108 of Annual Report for 1927, and page 1894 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the expenditure of from $75,000 to $150,000 yearly for 5 years from date of the project in the removal of snags and rocks from the channel and in bank protection within easy boat reach of landings, towns, and railroad crossings between Sioux City, 769 miles above the mouth, and Fort Benton. Since the expiration of the 5-year limit, funds have been expended in the maintenance of existing landings. At Sioux City the ordinary fluctuation is about 10.4 feet, and the extreme fluctua- tion (freshet of 1892 from Floyd River) is about 25 feet. At Fort Benton the ordinary fluctuation is about 7.3 feet, and the extreme fluctuation about 17 feet. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 91, 62d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-The.facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No new work was accomplished during the fiscal year. Maintenance and repairs were made to 300 linear feet of revetment. There were 1,872 trees cut from along the banks and 103 snags and 2 rock ledges removed from the channel. The cost of maintenance was $4,285.43. The expenditures were $3,814.31. Condition at end of fiscal year.-As cutting of the banks is less marked above Sioux City and is of little moment above the mouth of the Yellowstone River, the demand for bank-protection works is not so urgent as on the lower Missouri River. In 1878 rock dams and dikes were built between Fort Benton and Carroll, Mont., to concentrate the meager low-water flow, and the rapids were cleared of rocks and boulders; but, lacking maintenance, the river has re- verted for the most part to the previous state. Limited appropria- tions hold Government expenditures to meritorious cooperative projects and a small amount of repairs to existing works. From April to October, inclusive, drafts of 30 inches are practi- cable to Pierre, 26 inches to the Montana State line, and 22 inches to Fort Benton. The cost of new work under the existing project, up to June 30, 1933, was $512,965.22, and the cost of maintenance was $401,481.74, a total of $914,446.96. Expenditures were $918,538.47. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $10,000 made during July 1933, will be applied to the maintenance of existing works and snagging operations. It is believed that avail- able funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. It is proposed to carry on operations during the fiscal year 1934, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 717 Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------------- $43.33 Maintenance (July 1. 1933. to June 30, 1934) : Maintenance of existing works (by hired labor) .... $7, 956.67 Snagging operations (by contract)----------------- 3,250.00 11, 206. 67 Balance remaining ------------------------------------- - _ 3,222. 55 Total (including accounts payable) ------------------------ 14,472.55 The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance (July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935) : Maintenance of existing work (by hired labor) ------------------- $7, 750 Snagging operations (by contract) __------------------------------__ 2, 250 Total for all work--------__ ----------------------------------- 10, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $3, 119, 621.09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 617, 887.48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 3, 737, 508. 57 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 8, 131.29 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 3, 745, 639. 86 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 210. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 745, 849. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 19,33-- ----------------------- 43. 33 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 3,745, 806. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 4,262. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 3, 750, 069.08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work___ _______________ $20, 802. 56 $36, 094. 34 $8, 477. 12 $42, 332. 32 Cost of maintenance...._-------------- ... 6, 789. 16 8, 165. 27 10, 277. 47 12, 742. 45 4, 285. 43 Total cost _ . _-- 27, 591. 72 ._________________ 44, 259. 61 18, 754. 59 55, 074. 77 4, 285. 43 Total expended ..___________-_____---...-- 26, 400. 13 43, 951. 18 18, 159. 89 59, 025. 14 3, 814. 31 Allotted ________ __________-_____- __ --- _ 50,000. 00 10,000. 00 5,000.00 59,000. 00 -198. 98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------------- $8, 275. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 98. 98 Net amount to be accounted for---_ ------------------------- , 8, 076. 86 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $4,535.81 Less- Reimbursements collected----------------- $362. 60 Receipts from sales------------------------358. 90 721.50 3, 814.31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------4, 262. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------ ------------------------ 562.00 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------------- 3, 700. 55 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- 210, 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------_ 3,910.55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933------- ----------------------------------- 10,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------------------- 13,910.55 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1-- - - -_ 10, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 718 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 4. OSAGE RIVER, MO. Location.--This river, rising in eastern Kansas, flows easterly 516 miles in sinuous bends to the Missouri River, 188 miles above its mouth and 13 miles below Jefferson City. Existing project.-This provides for a lock and dam and for open- channel work consisting of wing dams and training walls, removal of obstructions and dredging between the mouth and Warsaw, a distance of 170 miles. However, actual improvement is being con- fined to the section below the Bagnell Dam (mile 75.2) to obtain a. channel 80 feet wide and 3 feet deep at low water. Ordinary and extreme fluctuations are 15 and 41 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1928, is $250,000, ex- clusive of Lock and Dam No. 1, for open-channel work as far as. Niangua River. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost. of maintenance is $12,500. LOCK AND DAM NO. 1, OSAGE RIVER Nearest railroad station--------------------Osage City, Mo., 6 miles. Distance above mouth of river__ 7.4 miles. Lock dimensions------------------------- 42 by 220 feet. Lift of lock ------------------------------16 feet. Depth on lower miter sill at low water--------.. 9 feet. Character of foundation--------------------. Piles in gravel. Kind of dam---------------------------- Fixed with movable crest.' Type of construction--------------------- Concrete. Year completed --------------------------- Lock, 1906; dam, 1911. Cost------------------------------------ $468,419.98. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871 (H.Doc. No. 60, 41st Cong., 3d sess., Annual Report for 1871,. p. 327), which provided for deepening the channel over the shoals. by dredging as far as Roscoe, 238.5 miles above the mouth. It was. modified by the following river and harbor acts: The act of Septem- ber 19, 1890, provided for commencement of construction of a lock and dam; the act of March 3, 1899, provided for a lock and dam: (Annual Report for 1898, p. 3474) ; the act of June 24, 1902, declared the river nonnavigable above the dividing line between Benton and St. Clair Counties, Mo., 185 miles; and the act of March 4, 1904,. provided for the construction of a power dam without lock at War- saw, Mo., 172 miles above the mouth, the act of January 14, 1901,. having authorized the construction of the dam. For latest published map see Annual Report for 1911, page 2012. Terminal facilities.-On the Lake of the Ozarks there are numer- ous private docks. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no op- erations of any consequence during the fiscal year. The total cost during the fiscal year amounted to $573.63, all for maintenance; net expenditures were minus $1,105.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 91 per- cent complete as far as Linn Creek, mile 109, which was the head of' active improvement, when a hydroelectric power plant and dam was built on the Osage River at Lakeside mile 75.2, or 4.7 miles above 19-foot fixed dam of concrete with 7-foot movable crest of chanoine wickets and Chittenden drum weirs. RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 719 Bagnell, Mo. The river has been in good condition as far as Bag- nell Dam, affording channel depths of 2 feet or more. Light-draft traffic has been made feasible below mile 75.2 throughout the year, except when blocked by ice as a result of channel contraction, dredg- ing, and the removal of obstructions. The net total expenditures on the project amount to $1,202,898.69 to June 30, 1933. The cost of new work for the period July 1, 1903, to June 30, 1933, was $658,075.71 (including $468,419.98 for lock and dam) and the cost of maintenance for the same period was $544,- 261.52 (including $260,171.72 for maintenance and replacement of the lock and dam). Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1934. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance by hired labor (July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935) : Snagging operations $1------------------- 000 Emergency work--------------------------------------------- 2, 000 Total -------------------------------------------- 3, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30 1933--------------------------- $658, 075. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 544, 261.52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 1, 202, 337.23 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 561.46 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-------------------------1, 202, 898.69 Net total expenditures.-------------- -- --- 1, 202, 898.69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 8, 101.31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------- - 1, 211, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....--------------------------- Cost of maintenance_- -- - $11, 158. 72 $14, 361. 82 $6, 155. 81 -$12. 00 $573. 63 Total expended ....____________.... .... 13, 966. 71 9, 390. 65 -101. 33 -1, 360. 97 -1, 105. 72 Allotted .....---- ------------------------ 12, 500. 00 -------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------ -- - $6, 995. 59 Less reimbursements collected------------------- -1, 105. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------- 8, 101. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 398. 05 1------------------------ Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 6, 703. 26 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1--------------------- 3, 000. 00 5. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCK AND DAM, OSAGE RIVER The improvement for which report is made under this caption •forms part of the project for improving Osage River, Mo. See 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228--ENG 1933---46 720 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 page 718, where general information regarding the improvement can be found. The completed lock and dam has been operated and main- tained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since July 1, 1912. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The structures were maintained and operated in satisfactory condition. The total ex- penditure during the fiscal year was $6,239.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The lock has been in operation since March 1906 and the dam since February 1911, although the latter was not entirely completed until January 1, 1914. Actual cost of both structures was $728,591.70, of which $260,171.72 was expended in reconstruction and repairs after partial failure of the dam. The completed project affords a dependable channel depth of 3 feet at low water to mile 21 above the mouth, or 14 miles above the dam. There is a privately owned and operated dam on the Osage River at mile 75.2. The total expenditures to the end of the fiscal year from the indefinite appropriation amounted to $181,782.64. Proposed operations.-The lock and dam will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933____- ____________________ $181, 751. 47 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------- ____-128. 60 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ____________________ 181, 880. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------- ________-97.43 Net total expenditures__________------ ___________ 181, 782. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__--------________________ 1, 956.85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------183, 739.49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work... . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. . Cost of maintenance.............-------------.....--.... $8, 466. 97 $13,209. 44 $6, 366. 93 $8, 042. 23 $6, 336..22 Total expended---__............................ 7, 288. 32 10,151. 25 8,447. 86 8, 289. 57 6, 239. 12 Allotted--------------_---- ------ 6, 500.00 8,000. 00 10, 000. 00 8,000. 00 5,909. 09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_-- ....... ___-___...-_______ $2, 286. 88 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909 - __-- ---- -- 6,500.00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 8, 786. 88 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 590,91 Net amount to be accounted for_-..... ____- _________ 8, 195. 97 Gross amount expended_----- ----------------- _____ _ 6, 239. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---------- __ ----- 1, 956. 85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933- ----------.- ____-___ - 319. 50 Balance available June 30, 1933------ __-__ -- __-______ 1, 637.35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ -- --------------- ___ _3, 700. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-.. ______-- 5,337.35 RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 721 6. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $34,524.43; the expenditures were $34,994.96. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, in amount of $81,265.38, together with accounts receivable ($277.60) and amount allotted July 7, 1933 ($20,000), will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $252, 561. 36 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------- ------------------- 277. 60 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 252, 838. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--- ------------------------- 100. 70 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 252, 738. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------81, 265.38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------334, 003. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ..-.. Cost of maintenance ----_--_-----_ $13, 118. 65 $47, 292. 46 $157, 625. 82 $34, 524. 43 Total expended.. - 12, 967. 14 47,066. 27 157, 709. 89 34, 994. 96 Allotted-- - _ _ _-- -- $10,000. 00 8,500. 00 50, 000. 00 150, 000. 00 115, 003. 64 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $1, 256. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------$37, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------- 80, 000. 00 - 117, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 118,256. 70 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 1, 996. 36 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 116, 260. 34 Gross amount expended -- ------ --- $36, 451.87 Less reimbursements collected- 1, 456. 91 34, 994. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 81, 265. 38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------------------- 277. 00 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 80, 988.38 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- 277. 60 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 -- 81, 265. 98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------------___ _ 20, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ ____ ___--_-___ 101, 265. 98 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1 ______-_-------------- -- 20, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 722 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARIY, 1933 7. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 Name of project port see report New work Mainte- for-, nance 1. Missouri River at and near the towns of Niobrara, Nebr., and Yankton, S.Dak.1.......------- .......----------................. 1932 2. Gasconade River, Mo.2..--------------------------------......... 1931 $139, 003. 21 $85, 076. 57 3. Yellowstone River, N.Dak., Mont., and Wyo.-------------- 1900 122, 029. 59 1 Awaiting local cooperation. 2 Present conditions adequate for existing needs. Curtailment of project recommended in H.Doc,. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 8 Abandonment approved in 1902. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Transmitted to Congress House document Recommenda- tion Locality Authorization act Kansas (Kaw) River, River and Harbor --------------.......................... Kans. and Mo. Act, July 3, 1930. Missouri River, from --------- _........ do.......--------------- .---------- Kansas City, Mo. to Yankton, S.Dak. Missouri River from River and Harbor ----.---------....................... Quindaro Bend to its Act, Jan. 21, 1927. mouth. Missouri River, from River and Harbor --------------.......................... Sioux City, Iowa, to Act, July 3, 1930. mouth of Yellowstone River, N.Dak. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE FIRST CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT This district includes the Illinois River and its tributaries in Illi- nois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, together with the waterways con- necting the Illinois River with the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. District engineer: Lt. Col. Dan I. Sultan, Corps of Engineers. Sector engineer: (Vacant) Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers, acting to May 30, 1933, and Lt. Col. Dan I Sultan, Corps of Engineers, acting since that date. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers. Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEEMENTS Page Page 1. Illinois River, Ill ______--- 722 3. Operating snag boats and 2. Operating and care of locks dredge boats on upper Mis- and dams, Illinois River, sissippi River and tributa- Ill- 735 ries__ 737 4. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) ... 738 1. ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-The Illinois River (entirely within the State of Illi- nois), formed by the confluence of the Kankakee and the Des Plaines Rivers at a point in Grundy County, about 42 miles above Starved RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 723 Rock, near Utica, Ill., flows in a southwesterly direction, and empties into the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill., about 38 miles above St. Louis. The Illinois Waterway extends from the upper end of the Federal project on the Illinois River at Starved Rock, near Utica, to Lock- port, a distance of 60 miles. At Lockport connection is made with the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal which extends 30 miles from Lockport Lock to the West Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River at Damen Avenue, 6.1 miles from Lake Michigan. At a point 12.4 miles from Lockport Lock the Calumet-Sag Channel, 16.2 miles long, joins the Chicago Sanitary Canal with the Little Calumet River at Blue Island, Ill., at a point 14.2 miles from Lake Michigan via the Little Calumet and Calumet Rivers. Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, April 10, 1869, July 11, 1870, June 14, 1880, and March 2, 1907. The cost of work under these projects was $3,017,370.06, of which $2,569,102.04 was for new work and $448,268.02 was for maintenance. The expenditures were $3,144,650. For further details see page 1945 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel with least dimen- sions of 9 feet in depth and 200 feet wide from the mouth of the Illinois River to Utica, Ill., and a navigable channel with a minimum depth of 9 feet from Utica to the heads of the Federal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of January 21, 1927, and July 3, 1930. The act of January 21, 1927, provided for a channel with least dimensions of 9 feet in depth and 200 feet wide from the mouth of the Illinois River to Utica, a dis- tance of 230 miles; for the modification of the two United States locks and dams and for the removal of the two State dams when title thereto had been transferred to the United States. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 4, 69th Cong., 1st sess., and S.Doc. No. 130, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) The act in adopting the project author- ized the appropriation of not to exceed $3,500,000 for carrying on the work. The act of July 3, 1930, provided for an extension of the project so as to provide a navigable channel depth of not less than 9 feet from Utica, Ill., to the heads of the present iederal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers, distances of 96.1 miles (to Lake Street) and 98.2 miles (to Turning Basin No. 5), respectively, to be secured by means of completed dams, locks, lateral canals, and dredging begun by the State of Illinois, in general accordance with the present plans of the State for that work. (S.Doc. No. 126, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) The act in adopting the project authorized the appropriation of not to exceed $7,500,000 for carrying out the work. The total amount authorized to be appropriated is $11,000,000 for new work, in addition to amounts expended on previous projects. The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $373,000. The act of 1930 in adopting the extension of the project provides: That the said project shall be so constructed as to require the smallest flow of water with which said project can be practically accomplished in the development of a commercially useful waterway; that the water authorized at Lockport, Ill., by the decree of the Supreme Court of the United State, 724 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 rendered April 21, 1930, and reported in volume 281, United States Reports in cases nos. 7, 11, and 12, original; October term, 1929, of Wisconsin and others against Illinois and others, and Michigan against Illinois and others, anid New York against Illinois and others, according to the opinion of the Court in the cases reported as Wisconsin against Illinois, in volume 281, United States Re- ports, page 179, is hereby authorized to be used for the navigation of said waterway: That as soon as practicable after the Illinois waterway shall have been completed in accordance with this act, the Secretary of War shall cause a study of the amount of water that will be required as an annual average flow to meet the needs of a commercially useful waterway as defined in said Senate document (S.Doc. No. 126, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), and shall, on or before Janu- ary 31, 1938, report to the Congress the results of such study with his recom- mendations as to the minimum amount of such flow that will be required annually to meet the needs of such waterway and that will not substantially injure the existing navigation on the Great Lakes to the end that Congress may take such action as it may deem advisable. That the project thus adopted shall be in all its parts a navigable waterway of the United States, forever free to the public use of all, unencumbered by any tolls or restrictions of any kind whatsoever except such as may be imposed by Congress. That no claim shall lie against the United States because of any contractual obligations which have been or may be entered into by the State of Illinois as regards the construction of a waterway between Utica and Lake Michigan. Locks and dams forming a part of the project are described in-the following table: Illinois River FROM THE MOUTH TO UTICA Depth on miter Location Dimensions sills at low Character of foundation water Lift at Name of lock Avail owr, 00 Miles Width able- 1927 Upper Lock Dam above mouth Nearest town Nearesttowncham- of length project Lower length mouthber for full width H W Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Kampsville 31. 5 Kampsville, Ill----------------- 73 300 6. 2 10 9 Piles in clay and sand------ ------- Piles in clay and sand. La Grange 77. 5 Versailles, Ill - __- 73 300 4. 7 11 9 Piles in mud and sand------------- Piles in mud and sand. O2 C) I Type of construction Percent- Year of Name Kind of dam age of com- Cost C Lock Dam tion pletion 0 H Q O Kampsville ----------------------- Fixed ------ Masonry.--------------------Pile---------------------------- 100 1893 $444, 100 La Grange....--------------------------do -------------------- ....... do ....-------------------- do-------------------------- 100 1889 485, 034 H C O r 02o H H Illinois Waterway FROM UTICA TO LOCKPORT Location Dimensions Depth on miter sills I ti Name of lock Lift at low w Miles above Nearest town Width of Available water Lower mouth mouth chamber chamber length for full width Lower Upper 0 bd Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Starved Rock....-------- Marseilles--- .... ----------- -------------- .........---------------------------------- 231.0 244. 5 Utica_ ------------------- ----------------- Marseilles ----------------------------------- 110 110 600 600 18.2 24.1 14.8 14.1 16.8 18. 6 z Dresden Island---------------------------------- 271.5 Morris ------------------------------------- 110 600 20. 9 13.1 16. 8 0 Brandon Road---------------------------------- 286. 0 Joliet.......... ..---------------------------------------.. 110 600 33. 7 14. 1 17. 8 Lockport-------------------------------------- 291. 1 Lockport....-- ---------------------------------- 110 600 37.0 15. 2 18. 2 0 Type of construction Character of foundation Estimated Percent- Year cost to the t4 Name Kind of dam ageof comple- ofcom- United States for ci Lock Dam Lock Dam tion pletion comple- H tion F.. Percent Starved Rock..-------- Movable (Taintor gates) --------- Concrete-...... Concrete and structural steel-...... Rock- .-. Rock.---------- 98. 4 2 109, 000 Marseilles..--------------do---- . ------....----- do--------- dodo----- do---- ------------------- ---- do------- . do------ . --..... 97. 3 -------- 2690, 000 Dresden Island --------- do-- ...- ..----...--- - do--- .... .___--. do---_---- ... do___,.... .... do ..... 97. 5- - 1,681,000 Brandon Road do .... ------------- do-----------------do...-------------------- do ..... --------- do..--------..... 97. 9 ...-------- 2 1,635, 000 03 Lockport ..... ... M ovable (sector gates)- _ _ do ...-- ....-- .. do--..... .. ...--- _ do-...... - __ .do _.. ... 99. 1 . 270, 000 1 Low water is water surface for flow through sanitary canals of 1,500 cubic feet per second plus domestic pumpage. 2 Locks and dams partially constructed by State of Illinois. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 727 The latest published map and profile of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers are contained in House Document No. 182, Seventy- second Congress, first session. The River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, modified the exist- ing project subject to the condition that the State of Illinois transfer to the United States without cost all rights and titles in the two State-owned dams on the Illinois River, and that local interests fur- nish the United States without cost all necessary areas for the dis- posal of materials dredged in creating and maintaining the channel authorized. By deed dated March 28, 1928, the State of Illinois transferred these locks and dams to the United States. Permission has been granted by many riparian landowners for use of their lands for the disposal of dredged material. The State of Illinois appropriated $20,000,000 for the construction of a waterway providing minimum 8-foot depths in channels not less than 150 feet wide, from the upper end of the Federal project on the Illinois River to Lockport. The lock and dam at Starved Rock was about 95 percent complete, The Marseilles Lock was about 95 per- cent, the Marseilles Canal 98 percent, Dresden Island Lock and Dam about 20 percent, Brandon Road Lock and Dam about 70 percent, and the Lockport Lock about 95 percent complete before the passage of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, which requires that the State of Illinois shall proceed, subject to the supervision and ap- proval of all expenditures and obligations by the Secretary of War, to construct the highway bridges at the Brandon Road and Mar- seilles Canal, to make the necessary alterations in other highway bridges across the Illinois Waterway, to make the necessary arrange- ments and agreements for the alterations of the railroad bridges across said waterway and to do such other work on said waterway as the Secretary of War shall direct and the available funds of the State make possible; the bridges mentioned not to become the prop- erty of the United States, and no obligations to be incurred by the United States to maintain, operate, or replace them. Terminal facilities.-Of the 13 principal cities and towns along the Illinois River, about 5 own dock frontage, more or less im- proved for boat landings; 4 own dock frontage with no improve- ments; and 4 own no frontage except at street ends. Grain elevators are available at 18 points between Grafton and Hennepin where grain can be loaded directly into barges. A cement-loading plant is located at Peru. At Peoria, the largest city on the river, a municipal terminal has been constructed. Of an available frontage of 1,100 feet, 205 is occupied by a dock house and 190 feet by an open dock. The dock house is served by a wharf boat 45 feet by 230 feet, and an escalator capable of handling 1,000 tons a day. Operations and results during fiscal year-Mouth to Utica, Ill.- New work.-Operations have been in progress throughout the year. A total of 365,160 cubic yards of material has been dredged from the channel, by contract. Surveys in connection with widening the channel were continued. Improvement of boatyard at Peoria, Ill., by contract and hired labor was continued. 728 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Removal of old wooden breakwater and construction of new steel breakwater were begun. Approximately 39,500 square feet of steel piling were driven. Maintenance.-A total of 231,547 cubic yards of material has been dredged from the channel by contract and 5,980 cubic yards of mate-. rial has been dredged from the channel by hired labor and Govern- ment plant. Surveys in connection with maintenance dredging were continued. Discharge observations were taken throughout the year at seven different points on the river. Gage readings were continued. The total cost of the work for this section was $164,734.65 of which $60,845.83 was for new work and $103,888.82 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $179,752.55. Utica, Ill., to heads of Federal projects on the Chicago and Calu- met Rivers.-Contracts covering lock electrical equipment and com- pletion of junction lock at Brandon Road; lock electrical equipment, temporary control house, and road approaches to lock and dam at Dresden Island; stilling basin at Marseilles; lockkeepers' dwellings at Starved Rock and Marseilles; Goose Lake pump house and drain- age, Kankakee roads and clearing in Dresden Island Pool; clearing in Marseilles Pool; La Salle County poor farm drainage in Starved Rock Pool; and removal of Jackson Street dam in Brandon Road Pool were awarded. Clearing of land in Brandon Road Pool and a portion of Marseilles Pool was completed by hired labor. New work.-Contract work was as follows: Lockport Lock.-Installation of the electrical equipment was com- pleted. The cost was $29,062.12. Brandon Road Lock and Dam.-Operatingmachinery was tested, and lock electrical equipment was installed at a cost of $22,918.57. The Junction lock, involving 121 cubic yards of excavation, 109 cubic yards of concrete, 37,392 pounds of structural steel and 4,300 feet board measure, of white oak was completed. The cost was $6,342.35. Dresden Island Lock and Dam.-The lock and dam were completed by the construction of the remaining 30 percent of the land wall of the main lock, the arch dam on the sill of small lock, the headgate structure, ice-chute pier and spillway, and the remaining 65 percent of the Tainter gate structure. The metal work contract was com- pleted and the operating machinery tested. The cost was $330,684.51. A temporary control house was completed and lock electrical equip- ment installed. A north and a south road approach to the lock and dam, consisting of approximately 6,720 feet of gravel road was constructed. The cost was $31,998.13. Marseilles Lock and Dam.-At the lock the remaining 88 percent of the installation of electrical equipment was completed. Work was started on the construction of lockkeepers' dwellings and 10 per- cent completed. The remaining 82 percent of the dam was com- pleted, involving the construction of cofferdam and excavation for the south half of the Tainter gate dam, the placing of concrete for 5 piers in the river section and 4 piers in the headrace structures; also 390 feet of spillway and the ice chute in the river section and 162 feet of spillway in the headrace structures, and installation of all metal work. The stilling basin was constructed. The cost was $474,263.13. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 729 Starved Rock Lock and Dam.-The remaining 60 percent of lock electrical equipment was completed. Work was started on lock- keepers' dwellings and 10 percent completed. The cost was $19,984.07. Pools.--Flowage surveys, appraisals, and investigations for the purchase of land were carried on by hired labor at a cost of $31,241.58. Contracts for furnishing of abstracts of titles for flowage easements in La Salle, Grundy, and Will Counties were carried on at a cost of $1,628.21. Miscellaneous surveys and engineering investigation in all pools were carried on. In Brandon Road pool the remaining 27 percent of the contract for the walls through Joliet was completed by the construction of ap- proximately 1,100 feet of the west wall between Jefferson and Jackson Streets and aproximately 110 feet of the east wall between the Chi- cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge and Jefferson Street. The remaining 94 percent of the contract for walls through Joliet extension no. 1 was completed, involving the construction of approxi- mately 3,650 feet of wall on the east side of the river from Jefferson Street to a point approximately 750 feet below Ruby Street. The cost was $324,968.41. The removal of Jackson Street dam was com- pleted. Aproximately 2,511.1 cubic yards of material were removed at a cost of $6,611.47. Clearing was done by hired labor at a cost of $1,445.92. In the Dresden Island pool, 3 parcels of land involving approxi- mately 687 acres were cleared at a cost of $18,000.31. The Goose Lake pump house consisting of 3 electric driven pumps installed in a concrete and brick building and the Goose Lake drainage system consisting of approximately 4.000 feet of ditches, 1,100 feet of dike and a reservoir were completed. The Kankakee Road construction, involving the raising and graveling of road surfaces, installation of culverts, etc., was completed. The cost was $64,530.75. Under the dredging contract, which was completed, 109,264.96 cubic yards of rock and 524,008.43 cubic yards of earth were removed. This gives a channel of 200 feet width to project depth. The cost was $49,712.39. In the Marseilles pool, under dredging contract 63,371 cubic yards of rock and 1,873,460 cubic yards of earth were removed. The con- tract was 79 percent completed. A 100-foot channel width of project depth was obtained for the length of pool, except for a short distance where dredging is in progress. The cost was $705,691.70. One parcel of land of approximately 194 acres was cleared at a cost of $8,256.37, also a parcel of land was cleared by hired labor at a cost of $3,162.11. In the Starved Rock pool, the remaining 30 percent of the Wirtz Levee was cbmpleted and the La Salle County Poor Farm drainage ditch was constructed at a cost of $1,808.50. Under the dredging contract 230,716 cubic yards of rock were moved and 70,776 cubic yards of earth. The contract was practically completed to project width and depth except for clean-up operations. The cost was $495,832.62. Maintenance.-In the Dresden Island pool, 5,001.15 cubic yards of earth were removed by contract at a cost of $3,403.36. 730 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 In the Marseilles pool, 33,000 cubic yards of earth were removed by contract at a cost of $9,843.22. In the Starved Rock pool, 585 cubic yards of earth were removed by contract at a cost of $544.16. The total cost of the work for this section was $3,452,257.49 of which $3,436,851.28 was for new work and $15,406.21 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $3,518,987.23. The total cost for the two sections was $3,616,992.14 of which $3,497,697.11 was for new work and $119,295.03 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $3,698,739.78. Condition at end of fiscal year-Mouth to Utica, Ill.-The project as modified by the act of January 21, 1927, is complete except for dredging to increase channel widths at bends and other restricted points. At Kampsville the controlling depth of the river, as it pre- vails with a flow of 6,500 cubic feet per second through the Chicago Drainage Canal (authorized until Dec. 31, 1935), was 9 feet. Due to the lowering of Kampsville Dam 2 feet in 1905-6 by the Sani- tary District of Chicago under permit of the Secretary of War, the controlling low-water depth over the upper miter sill at Kamps- ville Lock was 6.5 feet. The restoration of the original height of a part of the Kampsville Dam during May and June 1931 has in- creased this depth to approximately 9 feet. The total cost under the existing project for this section to June 30, 1933, was $2,677,930.68 of which $2,527,465.24 was for new work and $150,465.44 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,760,827.44. Utica, Ill., to heads of Federal projects on the Chicago and Calu- met Rivers.--In the section between Utica and Lockport, Ill., com- prising the upper 43 miles of the Illinois and the lower 18 miles of the Des Plaines Rivers, the channels in their present condition are navigable under restricted conditions. At the E. J. & E. bridge near Joliet, Ill., mile 290.1, the horizontal clearance is 40 feet, but a new lift bridge is under construction, which will provide clearance for the full width of channel. The vertical clearance is limited to 17.0 feet at the Seneca Bridge, mile 253, and a new bridge is under con- struction. Channel depths are limited to 7.5 feet where dredging operations are still in progress. Prior to the adoption of the Federal project, the Sanitary Dis- trict of Chicago had constructed a channel (the Chicago Drainage Canal) having a minimum width of 160 feet and a controlling depth of 20 feet at low water between Lockport and the head of Federal navigation on the Chicago River, and a channel (the Calumet Sag Canal) 16.2 miles long with a minimum surfadce width of 60 feet, minimum bottom width of 36 feet, and a controlling .depth of 20 feet connecting the Chicago Sanitary Canal with the head of Fed- eral navigation on the Calumet River. Five locks and four dams, except for minor parts, are complete. (For condition see table under Existing project, which gives the percentage of completion.) The following work remains to be done to complete the project: Dredging in Brandon Road, Marseilles and Starved Rock Pools; permanent control houses at Brandon Road and Dresden Island; lockkeepers' dwellings at Starved Rock, Marseilles, Dresden Island, RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 731 and Brandon Road locks; extension of Joliet Walls at Ruby Street; raising lower approach walls at Starved Rock and Marseilles locks; boiler houses at Starved Rock Lock, Marseilles Dam, and Dresden Island Lock; standby power units at all locks; roads in the Dresden Island area, and miscellaneous small items of work. The existing project is 98 percent complete. The total cost under the existing project for this section to June 30, 1933, was $6,512,589.11, of which $6,460,385.63 was for new work and $52,203.48 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $6,224,397.06. The total cost of existing project for the two sections from the mouth of the Illinois River to the heads of Federal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers to June 30, 1933, was $9,190,519.79, of which $8,987,850.87 was for new work and $202,668.92 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $8,985,224.50. Proposed operations, mouth to Utica, Il.-The balance unex- pended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, to- gether with an allotment of $155,000, made since June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933_ ___ _____ ________ _ $36,053. 43 New work (completion of existing contracts) : Dredging, mile 56.6 to mile 220.5, July to Decem- ber 1933 ----------------------------------- $152, 000. 00 Dredging, mile 37.9 to mile 227.2, July to Decem- ber 1933 --------- ------ 130, 000. 00 Construction of breakwater, Peoria, July to Oc- tober 1933-----------------------------------38, 950. 00 - 320, 950. 00 Maintenance (work to be performed by Government plant and hired labor) : Miscellaneous surveys, including cross sections, discharge observations, and maintenance of gages---------------------------------------30, 000. 00 Operating snag and dredge boats---------------- 2, 000. 00 Work to be performed by contract or hired labor: Channel dredging, mile 0 to 231, July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934------------------------------- 114, 461. 42 146, 461. 42 Total___ _ _ _------- 503, 464. 85 The additional sum of $200,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging to maintain channel depth and width by contract July 1934 to June 1935 ___________-----_------------------ $158, 000 Miscellaneous surveys by hired labor including cross sections, dis- charge observations, and maintenance of gages_ __----------- 30, 000 Boatyard at Peoria ___ ______ __ ------------------- 10,000 Operating snag and dredge boats__---------------------------- 2, 000 200, 000 As a result of the contemplated work, the project providing a channel with least dimensions of 9 feet in depth and 200 feet in width, widened at bends and critical areas from the mouth to Utica, Ill., is expected to be completed. Proposed operations, Utica, Ill., to heads of Federal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers.-The balance unexpended includ- 732 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 ing accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allot- ment of $340,000 made since June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933, including $227,724.50 for land and flowage easements___------------------------------------- $403, 667. 27 New work (completion of existing contracts): Dredging Starved Rock Pool July to September 1933$-----------------------------------85, 866. 00 Dredging Marseilles Pool July to October 1933__- 280, 300. 00 Dredging Dresden Island Pool July to September 1933--------------------------- -------- 47, 026. 00 413, 192.00 Hired labor: Acquisition of lands and flowage ease- ments, July 1933 to June 1934 __...___ ___-- 10, 000. 00 Contract: Dredging, removing boulders which are a menace to navigation, in areas not covered by existing contracts, October to December 1933---------- 50, 000. 00 Lockkeepers' dwellings, Starved Rock and Mar- seilles, July to October 1933---------------- 27, 000. 00 Boiler houses, Starved Rock, Marseilles, and Dres- den Island, October to December 1933-------- 45, 000. 00 Miter gate seals, Starved Rock, Brandon Road, and Lockport, October to December 1933------- 4, 000. 00 Outlet alterations, Goose Lake pump house, Dres- den Island Pool, October and November 1933... 1, 000. 00 - 137, 000.00 Maintenance (work to be performed by Government plant and hired labor) : Miscellaneous surveys, including cross sections, discharge measurements and maintenance of gages---------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Operating snag and dredge boats- 2, 000. 00 ___- .---- Work to be performed by contract or hired labor: Channel dredging, recurring maintenance, Utica to Lockport, July 1933 to June 1934 -------------- 80, 951. 33 107, 951.33 Balance remaining ---------------------------- 164, 759. 21 Total--_ ------------------------------ 1, 226, 569. 81 The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act ($910,000) will be applied as follows: Starved Rock Lock and Dam (October 1933 to June 1934, contract) : Raising approach walls_______---____---------- - $71, 000 Fire lines and water mains------------------------- 8,000 Lighting dam---------------------------------- 13, 200 Standby power unit ------------------------------ 15,400 Splashboards on dam------------------------- 3, 300 Cutting stop log recesses and emergency dam for locks_. 33, 700 $144, 600 Marseilles Lock and Dam (October 1933 to June 1934, con- tract) : Raising approach walls ------------------------ 27, 000 Fire lines and water mains- ..-- __ . ------ 8, 000 Lighting dam------------------------------------- 8, 300 Standby power unit----- 1-5, 400 Cutting stop log recesses and emergency dam for locks__ 83,700 92, 400 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 733 Dresden Island Lock and Dam (October 1933 to June 1934, contract) : LockkeCpers' dwelling-------------------------------$26, 500 Fire lines and water mains ____________________ - 10, 800 Lighting dam----------------------------------------- 8, 000 Road to Goose Lake pump house------------------ 8, 000 Standby power unit---------------------------------- 15, 400 Splashboards on dam__--__________ _________________ 3, 000 Channahon Road-- ______________________ _______20, 100 Emergency dam for locks__________ ______________ 4, 700 $96, 500 Brandon Road Lock and Dam (October 1933 to June 1934, contract) : Joliet wall extension no. 2_______________________ 80, 000 Dredging pool---------------------------------------- 69, 000 Dredging, channel widening at Ruby Street-.. _____-. . 54, 000 Fire lines and water mains--------------------------- 800 Lightng dam______________ Lighting da-----------------------------------------5,0 8, 000 Standby power unit__ _________________ __________ 15, 400 Raising manholes and placing snubbing posts and fenders__ -------------------------------------------- 3,700 Cutting stop log recesses and emergency dam for locks__ 36, 300 267, 200 Lockport Lock (October 1933 to June 1934, contract) : Stand-by power unit--------------------------------- 15, 400 Cutting stop log recesses and emergency dam for locks__ 31, 100 46, 500 All pools (October 1933 to June 1934, contract) : Portable air compressor_________--- - ________ ____ 5, 100 Miscellaneous roads____-- - -_______--___--- 8, 000 Dredging to widen channel at critical points ________107, 700 120, 800 Widening channel at critical places, July to December 1934 __ 132, 300 Balance _-_-___- --- remaining ___ - 9, 700 Total--------- 910, 000 The additional sum of $400,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: New work: Widening of channels and construction of miscellaneous structures -------------------------------------------------- $110, 000 Maintenance : Maintenance dredging in all pools as required--------- $263, 000 Miscellaneous surveys including cross sections, discharge observations, and maintenance of gages____________- 25, 000 Operating snag and dredge boats________-------2, 000 290, 000 Total all work for 1935_---- _--------------------- ------_ 400, 000 Upon completion of the work listed, the project will be completed except for permanent control houses at Dresden Island and Brandon Road and lockkeepers' houses at Brandon Road and Lockport. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____---------------------- $11, 556, 952. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933____ __________ _ 650, 936. 94 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------- 12, 207, 889. 85 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------ 315, 304. 93 Net total cost to June 30, 1933__--_--- _--------------- 12, 523, 194. 78 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 --- ---- ------ 46, 400. 42 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 -_.. 12, 569, 595. 20 734 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U.S. ARMY, 1933 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 _---- ----- - $439, 720. 70. Net total expenditures----------------------------12,129, 874. 50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___---- ___-_____-----__ 1,186, 733. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933______- __ 13, 316, 608. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--...------------..... $107, 075. 47 $737, 164. 60 $2, 024, 841. 13 $2, 732, 426. 62 $3, 497, 697. 11 Cost of maintenance --- ----------- 3, 957. 93 ------------ 4, 021. 35 72, 787. 67 119, 295. 03 Total cost .......-----------------..... 111, 033. 40 737, 164. 60 2, 028, 862. 48 2, 805, 214. 29 3, 616, 992. 14 Total expended .-----------------118, 241. 06 573, 940. 84 1, 959, 387. 17 2, 643, 624. 09 3, 698, 739. 78 Allotted.-----------------------850, 000. 00 849, 500. 00 3, 390, 300. 00 349, 000. 00 4,158, 158. 36 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 __________ _______ ____ $727, 315.28 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932___ ________--$4, 188, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933___-------_ 14, 663. 53 4, 202, 663. 53 Amount to be accounted for__________________________ 4, 929, 978. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 44, 505. 17 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------- 4, 885, 473.64 Gross amount expended---------------------$3, 891, 152. 32 Less: ;.Reimbursements collected------- $191, 703. 04 Receipts from sales --------- 709. 50 192, 412. 54 3, 698, 739. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------- 1, 186, 733. 86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__---------- 440, 922.07 Reserve for impounded balance.___-____---- 1,580. 93 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 289, 799.79 732, 302. 79 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 454, 431. 07 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933--_____________----------- 46, 400. 42 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_-------- ___ 500, 831.49 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933_ _------_ _ -- ---- --- 495, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act --------- 910, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------- 1, 905, 831.49 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_________----------- 231, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 : - -- - -- -- -- -- - -- -- - -- -- -- -- - -- - - - - -- For new work i___1 110, 000. 00 For maintenance ------------------------------------ 490, 000. 00 Total 1---- ---------------------------------- 600, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 735 2. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for improvement of the Illinois River, Ill., as modified by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930. For general information regarding the improvement see pages 722 to 734 of this report. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropria- tion as follows: La Grange since 1889 and Kampsville since 1893. In accordance with the act of Congress approved January 21, 1927, modifying the project for improvement of Illinois River so as to provide a 9-foot channel, the locks and dams at Copperas Creek and Henry, formerly owned by the State of Illinois, were by deed dated March 28, 1928, transferred to the United States, which took pos- session on July 1, 1928. These locks have been maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriations since that date. The project as modified included the removal of these two dams, and this work has been completed. The act of July 3, 1930, provided for an extension of the project so as to provide a navigable channel depth of not less than 9 feet from Utica, Ill., to the heads of the present Federal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. The locks on this section were placed in operation on the following dates: Starved Rock, April 4, 1932; Marseilles, May 22, 1932; Dresden Island, September 30, 1932; Bran- don Road, January 13, 1932; and Lockport, October 5, 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance and oper- ating forces have been maintained throughout the year at Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Marseilles Lock, Dresden Island Lock and Dam, Brandon Road Lock and Dam, and Lockport Lock. The locks and dams at La Grange and Kampsville were operated and maintained, and all appurtenant property and plant cared for. The cost was $345,933.05, of which $22,121.01 was for La Grange Lock, $52,160.08 for Kampsville Lock, $373.19 for Copperas Creek Lock, $0.00 for Henry Lock, $36,771.77 for Starved Rock Lock, $23,475.60 for Marseilles Lock, $7,459.77 for Marseilles Dam, $46,841.26 for Dresden Island Lock, $87,250.56 for Brandon Road Lock, $63,972.51 for Lockport Lock, $4,222.92 for special surveys, and $1,284.38 for installation of channel buoys. The expenditures were $484,399.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-A navigable channel now exists connecting the Mississippi River at Grafton with Lake Michigan via the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, and the Chicago River with a secondary outlet to Lake Michi- gan via the Calumet-Sag Channel and the Calumet River. A navi- gable depth of 9 feet is secured by a system of 7 locks and 6 dams. Two of the dams, Kampsville and La Grange, are fixed, and are iii poor condition because of advanced age, 44 and 40 years, respectively. Recent repairs and improvements to the adjacent locks have placed them in fair condition. Between Utica and Lockport, 4 movable dams and 5 locks have been completed during the current year and are in good condition. At Lockport, water not used for lockage passes through the powerhouse and spillway owned by the Sanitary District of Chicago. The project depth of 9 feet is everywhere 16228-ENG 1933-47 736 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 available, except at 1 or 2 points, where maintenance dredging will shortly be in progress. The controlling depth at. these points was 7.5 feet. The five locks between Utica and Lockport are completed, includ- ing installation of electrical operating equipment. The total cost of operation and care has been $1,353,892.51, of which $493,822.39 was for La Grange Lock; $563,247.34 for Kamps- ville Lock; $6,172.79 for Copperas Creek Lock; $2,445.97 for Henry Lock; $45,491.74 for Starved Rock Lock; $26,186.28 for Marseilles Lock; $7,459.77 for Marseilles Dam; $90,259.39 for Brandon Road Lock; $46,841.26 for Dresden Island Lock; and $66,458.28 for Lock- port Lock; $4,222.92 for special surveys and $1,284.38 for installation of channel buoys. The total expenditures from the permanent indefinite appropria- tion were $1,489,823.95. Proposed operations.--The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March "3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------- -- _ $1, 353, 892. 51 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 168, 019. 69 Net total cost to June 30, 1933____-- --- _____ ____ __ 1, 521, 912.20 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------- -- ______ 7, 101. 95 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933__---___________ 529, 014!15 1__1, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 -------- _______________ 39, 190. 20 Net total expenditures ---- __-_____ ----- -_____ 1, 489, 823.95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_______________________- 358, 269.46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--. . 1_____ 1,848, 093.41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-.... Cost of maintenance..................... $19,427.72 $22,707.81 $69, 990. 78 $299, 132.00 $345,933.05 Total expended_-----..........I.. . 16, 126. 17 23, 829. 66 56, 077.48 307,112.02 484,399. 01 Allotted_------..............-........ .. 34,000.00 10,000.00 125,000.00 331,220.00 745,328.61 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__.. _____ -__-- ------ __ $97, 339. 86 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------------------------ 760,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----____________________ 857,339. 86 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------. 14, 671.39 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 842, 668. 47 Gross amount expended -- ____________________ $513,233.91 Reimbursements collected--- ____________ _______ 28, 834. 90 ---- 484, 399. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 _.. ________ 358,269. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---__ _________ 43, 648. 93 Reserve for impounded balance-- ----- _ 692. 11 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 737 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- $5, 761. 71 $50, 102. 75 Balance available June 30, 1933-----_-------------------- 308, 166. 71 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 7, 101. 95 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 315, 268. 66 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934--_______--------- _______ 133, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_________________ 448, 268.66 3. OPERATING SNAG BOATS AND DREDGE BOATS ON UPPER MISSIS- SIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES-ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-Snag and dredge boat operations on the Illinois River extend from its mouth to the Illinois and Michigan Canal entrance at La Salle, a distance of 223 miles. (For location of Illinois River see p. 722 of this report.) Existing project.-This provides for removing snags and similar obstructions in the river and the most serious obstructions on the banks, under the permanent annual appropriation provided by the act of August 11, 1888. The existing project for that portion of the river from its mouth to Copperas Creek was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, and was extended from Copperas Creek to La Salle by the act of March 3, 1909. The project was further extended to the heads of the present Federal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers by act of July 3, 1930. A map of this river is published in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-See report on Illinois River. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 60 snags was removed from the river channel by use of Government plant and hired labor. The cost was $1,989.08, all maintenance. Expenditures were $2,633.40. Condition at end of fiscal year.-There were no obstructive snags in the channel. The total expenditures for'this work from the per- manent indefinite appropriation for operating snag boats on the upper Mississippi and tributaries were $28,236.40, all maintenance. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to employ available plant in removing snags and similar obstructions in the river channel and the removal of the more serious obstructions on the banks. Opera- tions will be governed by the amount allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation for " operating snag and dredge boats on upper Mississippi, Illinois, and Minnesota Rivers." Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $28, 236.40 Net total expenditures_ ___------------------- 28, 236. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- __ ____-____ 28, 236. 40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---- ---------------------------- Cost of maintenance-------------------$1,50. 2, 000.00 $2, 000. 00 ------------ ------------ $2,000.00 $1,989. 08 Total expended-------------------------......................... 777. 36 2,722. 84 2,000. 00 1,35. 68 2,633. 40 d.Allotted--------.----- 2, 000. 00 1, 500. 00 4, 000. 00 2, 000. 00 -10. 92 738 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------$2, 644. 32 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-- ..--------- 10. 92 Net amount to be accounted for_--_ ---- _---------- 2, 633. 40 Gross amount expended-_ -- __-------------------- $2, 707. 93 Less reimbursements collected-------------------------- 74. 53 2, 633. 40 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $80,431.41; expendi- tures were $78,536.85. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $6,391.73, together with accounts receivable, $913.38, and the allot- ment of $55,000 made during July 1933 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The sum of $55,000 can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_......_' $218, 161.64 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933- 433. 17 -1, 1-------- Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ----------------- _, 219, 604. 81 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 913.38 Gross total costs to June 30, 1938 ---------------------- 220, 518. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 5, 307. 44 -- Net total expenditures__ ___----------------- - 215, 210. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___ 6, 391. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-.---------- 221, 602. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work......................................-------- --------...................... Cost of maintenance ------- ,.-------------------____ _ $9, 231.25 $87, 005.02 $41,493.96 $80, 431.41 Total expended---------------------............................----..... 8, 184. 75 88, 031. 67 40, 457.48 78, 536.85 Allotted --........-----------.......................---------------------- ____ 29, 000. 00 108,172. 12 3, 000. 00 81, 430. 36 - Balance unexpended July 1, 1932______ _______-_______- _ $3, 498.22 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931__________--________ $6,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__ -------------- 80,000. 00 - 86, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_------- ___ --- ________-__ 89, 498. 22 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--------- 4, 569. 64 Net amount to be accounted for__-- ------ _____-__ 84, 928. 58 Gross amount expended__-------------------------- 87, 031. 23 Less: Reimbursements collected- ____------- $8, 494. 08 Receipts from sales ----------------------- . 30 8, 494. 38 78, 536. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ -_________-----___ 6, 391. 73 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__------------_---- 5, 327.02 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 739 Reserve for impounded balance------------------------- $205. 70 $5, 532.72 Balance available June 30, 1933_ -------------------------- 859.01 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_____________------------------------ _____913.38 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_--__- __----- _ 1, 772.39 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_________________-__-_- 55, 000.00 EXAMINATION AND SURVEY REQUIRED BY THE RIVER AND HARBOR ACT APPROVED JULY 3, 19 3 0 The duty of making a preliminary examination and survey pro- vided for by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, of the Calumet River, Little Calumet River, Lake Calumet, and the Sag Canal, Ill., with a view to providing a connection with and terminal transfer harbors for the waterway from Chicago to the Mississippi River, was assigned to a special board of engineers. Reports dated November 22, 1930, and June 15, 1933, were received and are re- ceiving consideration by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and- Harbors. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT This district includes the entire drainage basin of the Cumberland River, the drainage basin of the Tennessee River from Riverton, Ala., to its mouth, where it enters the Ohio River at Paducah, Ky., and the territory of the southern tributaries of the Ohio River between the mouth of the Cumberland River and the mouth of the Ohio River. The district embraces a large portion of middle and western Tennessee and portions of western and eastern Kentucky, northern Alabama, and northern Mississippi. District engineer: Maj. Frank S. Besson, Corps of Engineers. Sector engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers. Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEMENTS Page Pag 1. Cumberland River, Tenn. 4. Tennessee River below River- and Ky., below Nashville_ 739 ton, Ala------------------ 749 2. Cumberland River, Tenn. 5. Examinations, surveys, and and Ky., above Nashville_ 742 contingencies (general) -- 747 3. Operating and care of locks and dams on Cumberland River ______________ _ 746 1. CUMBERLAND RIVER, TENN. AND KY., BELOW NASHVILLE Location.-This river is formed by the junction of Poor and Clover Forks in Harlan County, Ky., about 687 miles above its mouth, and flows west to Burnside, Ky., from whence it makes a loop into Tennessee, passes Nashville, and returns to Kentucky, 1Exclusive of available funds. 740 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 emptying into the Ohio near Smithland, Ky. (See United States post-route map of Kentucky and Tennessee.) Previous projects.-The act of July 17, 1832, made the first ap- propriation for this section of the river, but the act of March 3, 1871, was the first to define a project for its improvement. The act of September 19, 1890, adopted a special project for the improve- ment of the mouth of the river. The total cost and expenditures on all projects prior to the adoption of present or canalization project in 1892 were $460,000, all of which was for new work. For further details see page 1901 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of six locks and dams (Locks A to F), beginning with Lock A, 41.4 miles below Nashville, and ending with Lock F, 149 miles below Nashville, to secure 6-foot navigation at low water between Lock F and Lock 1, the first lock constructed under the project for the section of the river above Nashville. The construction of Lock and Dam No. 52, Ohio River, has created a pool of more than 6-foot depth in the Cumberland River as far as Lock and Dam F. The following table shows the principal features of the locks and dams included in the project: Lock A Lock B Lock c Nearest railroad station...---------....... Fox Bluff, Tenn., at Hickory Point, Tenn., Sailors Rest, Tenn., station. one half mile. 1 mile. Distance above mouth of river.... 151.2 miles----------............ ........... 141.1 miles---------- 109.4 miles. Lock dimensions..........--------------. 52 by 280 feet..--------........52 by 280 feet......-------- 52 by 280 feet. Lift above normal pool of dam 12.75 feet....-----------......... 12 feet-----___---- 12 feet. below. Depth on miter sills at low water feet, upp....erfeet 6.8eetl6.5 ..... 6.5 feet. Character of foundation.------. Rock_____............ Rock.............--------------.... Rock. Kind of dam.....----------------- Fixed_ __--.----_ .Fixed..-------------- Fixed. Type of construction- .--------.. Stone masonry lock, Concrete lock, timber Concrete lock, tim- timber crib dam. crib dam. ber crib dam. Placed in operation-___-. -- Nov. 26, 1904--------.......... Nov. 9, 1916 ---------....... Sept. 2, 1918. Cost of lock and dam ......... $392,223.15----------............. $573,005.43----------.. $604,782.76. Lock D Lock E Lock F Nearest railroad station...---------... Bear Spring, Tenn., Cadiz, Ky., 12 miles.. Eddyville, Ky., at 5% miles. station. Distance above mouth of river.... 88.2 miles----............. 65.7 miles-----------............. 43.6 miles. Lock dimensions -------------- 52 by 280 feet-.----- 52 by 280 feet--------..... 52 by 280 feet. Lift above normal pool of dam 11 feet-------........---_ 10 feet.-----.---------- 13.3 feet. below. 1 Depth on miter sills at low water_ 6.5 feet................ 6.5 feet.-------........ 6.5 feet. Character of foundation------.......--.. Rock 2---............_ Rock 2---......-- Rock.2 Kind of dam----------------..................-.. Fixed--------------................. Fixed.--------------- Fixed. Type of construction--...... - -..I Concrete lock, timber Concrete lock, timber Concrete lock, tim- crib dam. crib dam. ber crib dam. Placed in operation .............. Dec. 21, 1916.....--------- Nov. 20, 1922--------....... Nov. 1, 1923. Cost of lock and dam ............ $504,095.17----.-----. $940,833.05----------............. $1,006,943.71. I Referred to low-water open river. s Abutment founded on piles; dam partly on rock and partly on gravel. The extreme fluctuation in the stage of the river varies from about 55 feet to about 60 feet at different localities. Fluctuations below extreme high water are so variable that it is impracticable to fix the stage commonly referred to on other streams as ordinary high water. Excluding amount expended on previous projects, the estimated' cost of the project, revised in 1919, was $4,596,448. For a detailed statement of this revision see page 1282, Annual Report for 1920. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 741 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 13, 1892, provided for Lock A (Annual Report for 1890, p. 2151) ; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for Locks B to F, and ford the dredging below Lock F (H.Docs. Nos. 758, 60th Cong., 1st sess., and 1481, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). For map see House Document No. 1481, Sixtieth Congress, second session, page 8. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the repairing of existing dams A to F and raising them by movable crests, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 38, Seventy-third Congress, first session, has been included in the public- works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-At Nashville, Tenn., there is a 5-story termi- nal building 300 feet long and 140 feet wide, built of reinforced concrete, having large and convenient loading platforms. There are also two railway inclines for transferring freight between cars and river vessels. At Clarksville, Tenn., there is a warehouse with in- cline tramway. At Dover, Tenn., there are two warehouses with incline tramways. At Fox Bluff, Tenn., there is a railway incline owned by the Tennessee Central Railway Co. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-All the locks and dams under this project have been completed. Since the completion of Dam 52, Ohio River, during 1928, year-round 6-foot navigation is afforded from the mouth of the river to Lock F. Between Lock F and Nash- ville there are several shoals, over which the controlling depth is 5 feet. The total costs and expenditures have been $4,312,767.83, of which $4,253,698.41 is for new work and $59,069.42 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The funds allotted from the National In- dustrial Recovery Act, $868,000, will be applied as follows during fiscal year 1934: Raising crests of Dams A, B, C, D, E, and F: Contract for purchase of crest gates and metal parts--------------$94, 400 Contract for purchase of steel sheet piling---- 53, 500 Contract for steel reinforcing metal- ---- 29, 500 Total-- -- 177, 400 The balance of the above allotment, $690,600, will be expended during fiscal year 1935 on work of raising crests of Dams A-F, inclusive, as follows: Contract for concrete cap and miscellaneous labor and materials inci- dent to alterations to dams ___ ------ $539, 100 Engineering and contingencies------------------------------------- 151, 500 Total -------------------------------- ------------ 690, 600 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------- $4, 713, 698. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 __________------ 59, 069. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---- ----- 4, 772, 767. 83 Net total expenditures_____ -- - ___-___-- - -- -__ 4, 772,767. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------ 4, 772, 767. 83 742 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending Tune 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-__.--_____._----------- $28, 341.37 $731. 50 $5, 233. 04 ..................... ------- ----------------------------------- ..................... --------- Cost of maintenance------- Total expended.......................-----------------------... 1, 731. 17 131. 27 5, 621. 54 -$75. 00 ..... Allotted... .......................--------------------------- -82,084. 47 -20, 629. 07 --------------------- - -- $286. 50 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $286.50 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 286.50 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------- 868, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_------------------------ 868,000.00 2. CUMBERLAND RIVER, TENN. AND KY., ABOVE NASHVILLE Location.-See report on Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky., below Nashville. Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 14, 1876, March 3, 1881, and July 5, 1884. The cost and expendi- tures on all projects prior to the adoption of the present project in 1886 were $366,252.94, all of which was for new work. For further details see page 1898 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 17 and No. 21, to secure 6-foot navigation at low water from Nashville (192.6 miles above the mouth) to Waitsboro Shoals (322.1 miles) and 4-foot navigation from Waitsboro Shoals to Burnside (4 miles). The project also provides for the periodic removal of snags and similar obstructions from Nashville to Burn- side (326.1 miles). The project as modified by River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, further provides for raising Dam No. 1 by 3 feet (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 26, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). The following table shows the principal features of the locks and dams included in the project: Lock No. 1 Lock No. 2 Lock No. 3 Lock No. 4 Nearest railroad sta- Nashville, Tenn., Madison, Tenn., Hendersonville, Gallatin, Tenn., 4 tion. 2%miles. 1% miles. Tenn., 3%miles. miles. Distance above mouth 190 miles--.-... 201.6 miles ------ 218.6 miles-__-__ 237.3 miles. of river. Lock dimensions 1- ... 52 by 280 feet...... 52 by 280 feet-..... 52 by 280 feet-...... 52 by 280 feet. Lift above normal pool 9.5 feet....----------. 11 feet......----------12 feet---------......... 12 feet. of dam below. Depth on miter sills at 6.5 feet----------.......... 6.5 feet......----------.. 6.5 feet--------..-- 6.5 feet. low water. Characteroffoundation- Rock__.......... Rock.......-----------. Rock....----------........ Rock. Kind of dam--------- Fixed- ......... Fixed.......-----------... Fixed.......-----------. Fixed. Type of construction..- Stone masonry Stone masonry Stone masonry Stone masonry lock, timber crib lock, timber crib lock, timber crib lock, timber crib dam. dam. dam. dam. Placed in operation ... Nov. 26, 1904...... Oct. 9, 1907- ..- Oct. 15, 1908....... Nov. 17, 1909. Cost of lock and dam - $395,634.45.--.___-- $340,241.65--........ $348,354.46-----.... $346,429.99. See footnotes on p. 748. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 743 Lock No. 5 Lock No. 6 Lock No. 7 Lock No. 8 Nearest railroad sta- Lebanon, Tenn., Hartsville, Tenn., Carthage, Tenn., Carthage, Tenn., 5 tion. 11 miles. 6 miles. 7 miles. miles. Distance above mouth 264.8 miles- ..... 282.2 miles -... 300 miles...--------...... 318.2 miles. of river. Lock dimensions 1-...... 52 by 280 feet...... 52 by 280 feet ..... 52 by 280 feet .---- 52 by 280 feet. Lift above normal pool 12 feet ....-.-.... 12 feet ....----------- 12 feet----------- 12.75 feet. of dam below. Depth on miter sills at 6.5 feet.........----------..6.5 feet .......---------- 6.5 feet....--.....-------- 6.5 feet. low water. Characteroffoundation_ Rock.........----------- Rock...----------- Rock-----------............. Rock. Kind of dam-_--------.. Fixed......-----------. Fixed___..... _... Fixed......-----------.. Fixed. Type of construction.__ Stone masonry Stone masonry Stone masonry Concrete lock, tim- lock, timber crib lock, timber crib lock, timber crib ber crib dam. dam dam. dam. Placed in operation.... Oct. 18, 1909...-... Oct. 21, 1910-....... Oct. 18, 1910-.... __ Sept. 15, 1924. Cost of lock and dam__ $373,590.40-......... -_____. $378,568.15-----......$680,915.21. $369,357.48_ Lock No. 9 Lock No. 10 Lock No. 11 Lock No. 12 Nearest railroad sta- G ordons ville, Double Springs, Double Springs, Livingston, Tenn., tion. Tenn., 12 miles. Tenn., 19 miles. Tenn., 20 miles. 19 miles. Distance above mouth 332.9 miles- .- _-_ 349.1 miles- .... 366.7 miles-......_ 385.2 miles. of river. Lock dimensions 1...... 52 by 280 feet-...... 52 by 280 feet-...... 52 by 280 feet .....-- 52 by 280 feet. Lift above normal pool 12.75 feet 12.75 feet ......... ...--------- 12.75 feet.....--------. 12.75 feet. of dam below. Depth on miter sills at 6.5 feet .----------6.5 feet-.......--------- 6.5 feet......---------... 6.5 feet. low water. Character of foundation. Rock----------- Rock----------- Rock -----------.. _ Rock. Kind of dam ....---------. Fixed . Fixed.. Fixed----------- Fixed. ..-------------. Type of construction-.. Concrete lock, tim Concrete lock, tim- Concrete lock, tim- Concrete lock, tim- ber crib dam. ber crib dam. ber crib dam. ber crib dam. Year completed k 7-- _ ------- -(2)- (2)____________ - --- (2)(ic -- (2). Estimated cost 3 of lock $780,500-...........-$756,500-...........-$735,500 $764,000. and dam. Lock No. 13 Lock No. 14 Lock No. 15 Nearest railroad station_.. Livingston, Tenn., 29 Livingston, Tenn., 35 Glasgow, Ky., 38 miles. miles. miles. Distance above mouth of 399.2 miles----._ 421.2 miles- ........---------- 440.4 miles. river. Lock dimensions 1-....... 52 by 280 feet---------... -.... 52 by 280 feet----------.... 52 by 280 feet. Lift above normal pool of 12.75 feet------------- 12.75 feet..--- ..----------. 12.75 feet. dam below. Depth on miter sills at 6.5 feet______________ 6.5 feet------------- 6.5 feet. low water. Character of foundation Rock_____ ... ___ .. __ Rock ..---------------- Rock. K in d of d a m _ ___ __ __ Fixe d . . .............. _ F ixe d --- - -- -- -- -- -- - F ix e d . Type of construction ... Concrete lock, timber Concrete lock, timber Concrete lock, timber crib dam. crib dam. crib dam. Year completed---------(2)----------- (2)-.------------------ - (2). Estimated cost of lock $766.000_-------------- $749,000 -..------------- $784,000. and dam. Lock No. 16 Lock No. 17 Lock No. 21 Nearest railroad station___. Burnside, Ky., 35 miles_ Burnside, Ky., 28 miles_ Burnside, Ky., 29 miles. Distance above mouth of .....--- 463.2 miles----- 474.2 miles ------- 489.7 miles. river. Lock dimensions 1-...._ 52 by 280 feet....---------- 52 by 280 feet----------.....--.. 52 by 2804 feet. Lift above normal pool of 12.75 feet______________ 12.75 feet.........------------- 14 feet. dam below. Depth on miter sills at 6.5 feet__-.... ___--- 6.5 feet----...-------------- 6.5 feet. 5 low water. Character of foundation__ Rock .....---------------- Rock.--.--------- ----- Rock. Kind of dam______ _ Fixed --------------- Fixed... --------------- Fixed. Type of construction .... - Concrete lock, timber Concrete lock, timber Concrete. crib dam. crib dam. Year completed--------... ()---- (2)--------------------- -...... Oct. 20, 1911. Estimated cost of lock $718,000 -____ _____ $877,000_-.....-------.... $361,498.20. and dam.3 1Clear width and length, available for full width. 2Construction not yet commenced. 8Estimate made in 1919. 4 19.5 feet above low water, open river. SLow water in the open river gives only 1 foot on the lower miter sill. 744 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The extreme fluctuation in the stage of the river varies from about 55 feet to about 70 feet at different localities. Fluctuations below extreme high water are so variable that it is impracticable to fix the stage commonly referred to on other streams as ordinary high water. The estimated cost of the existing project (revised in 1930) is $10,575,183.24. This includes the estimate for Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 7 and 21, $2,854,000 (already completed), and $7,688,500 for Locks and Dams Nos. 8 to 17, and $25,000 for raising Dam No. 1 in accordance with River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The esti- mated cost each of Locks and Dams Nos. 8 to 17 is given in the table above. The estimated cost of snagging operations is $5,000 per annum. The existing project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886 (Annual Report for 1884, p. 1663), which provided for locks and dams. This report left the final plan of improvement to the Secretary of War. The dimensions of the locks were fixed in accordance with reports of March 30, 1887, and November 25, 1890 (Annual Reports for 1888, p. 1622, and 1892, p. 1933). The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, which adopted the report of the Board of Engineers, dated February 26, 1906 (H.Doc. No. 699, 59th Cong., 1st sess.), limited the lock and dam construction to Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 7 and 21. The River and,Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, made provision for Locks and Dams Nos. 8 to 17. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 10, 63d Cong., 2d sess.) The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides for raising Dam No. 1 3 feet (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 26, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 740, Sixty-third Congress, second session. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of May 13, 1926, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be modi- fied so as to provide for elimination of the proposed Locks and Dams Nos. 9 to 17, inclusive, and the substitution of a combined power and navigation system to consist of three dams at such locations and of such heights as to canalize the entire stretch in question to a depth of 6 feet at low water from the head of the 6-foot low-water pool of Dam No. 8 to Dam No. 21 with appropriate locks; the dams to be constructed and maintained by and at the expense of power interests, under conditions to be imposed by the appropriate Federal agencies; the United States to meet the cost of the locks, which will be built at such time and in such manner as the needs of navigation and economy of construction dictate; provided that local interests shall bind them- selves to furnish adequate water terminals at all towns and important landings; and shall furnish, without cost to the United States, all land necessary for the locks and their appurtenances; and provided further that the power interests shall assume all flowage damages resulting from their developments. The estimated first cost to the United States is $3,000,000, with $30,000 annually for maintenance and operation of the locks. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 6, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-At Burnside, Ky., there are two warehouses with tramways and one railway incline. At Carthage, Tenn., there is a railway incline and a belt conveyor. In addition to the foregoing there are many unimproved private landings along the river, at a RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 745 number of which are sheds or warehouses without regular attendants, where the owners receive and care for freight at reasonable charges. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost and expendi- tures were $5.51, for new work. The funds reserved for reproduction, in colors, of maps of Cumberland River survey were transferred to Examinations, Surveys and Contingencies, and the work was com- pleted under that allotment. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Under the existing project Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, and No. 21 have been completed. The project as a whole is about 40 percent completed. For details of these locks and dams see table under heading Existing project. The locks and dams provide at extreme low water a navigable channel 6 feet deep from Lock 1 (2:6 miles below Nashville) to Niagara Shoals (140.6 miles above Nashville) ; 6 feet deep from Lock 21 to Waitsboro Shoals (25 miles); and 4 feet deep from Waitsboro Shoals to Burnside, Ky. (4 miles). The expenditures for main- tenance have kept the channel above Nashville fairly free from snags and surface obstructions. The depth at extreme low water over the shoalest part of the reach between head of pool, Lock and Dam No. 8 and Lock 21 (55 miles in Tennessee and 101.9 miles in Kentucky) is about 0.5 foot. In this section 3-foot navigation is practically cer- tain from February 1 to May 1 and usually possible from January 1 to June 1. Four-foot navigation is usually possible from February 1 to May 1, but no period can be fixed during which it is reasonably certain. Navigation for vessels drawing over 4 feet is uncertain at all times. When the Celina gage reads 1 foot, 16-inch navigation is practicable, and for each additional foot of reading on this gage the navigable depth is increased 0.8 foot. There remains to complete the project the construction of Locks and Dams Nos. 9 to 17, inclusive. The total cost and expenditures were $3,831,861, of which $3,725,- 791.43 is for new work and $106,069.57 is for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ ------------ ____--__ $4, 092, 044. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_----___ ---- __ ___ -____ 106, 069. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -------- ___ 4, 198, 113. 94 Net total expenditures_________-- __-__________ 4, 198, 113. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--- __-----___ 4, 198, 113.94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work __ ...____- _________-__ $14, 038. 68 .. $393. 11 $33. 852. 46 $5. 51 Cost of maintenance_______ __----_-- __ 3, 913. 29 __........ 2, 584, 45 . _________ Total cost ___17, _....__ 951. 97 -- 2, 977. 56 33, 852. 46 5. 51 Total expended__...- .. _ -43, 399. 26 -$8, 187. 36 2. 759. 56 33, 672. 46 5. 51 Allotted ______________________________-70, 480. 17 -9, 082. 50 25, 000. 00 - ------- --13,283.39 746 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------- ------------------- $13, 288. 90 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 13, 283.39 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 5. 51 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- 5. 51 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------- 6, 849, 000. 00 3. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON CUMBERLAND RIVER The above work forms part of the project for Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky. See pages 739 to 746, where general information regarding the improvement can be found. Locks A and No. 1 have been operated under the permanent indefinite appropriation since July 1, 1905. Locks B to E and nos. 2 to 7, inclusive, have been so operated since the dates of their respective completion, as shown on pages 740 and 742. Lock F has been so operated since January 1, 1925. Lock 8 has been so operated since July 1, 1925. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The 15 locks were oper- ated and locks, buildings, grounds, and floating plant cared for and maintained by hired labor. The work of recapping Dam No. 4 with concrete was completed. Approximately 175 miles of river were snagged. Flashboards to raise pool level were placed on Dam A. About 1,500 square yards of paving behind lock wall at Lock No. 1 were repaired. Deposit, amounting to 42,500 cubic yards, was removed from various locks. The total costs for the fiscal year were $181,563.18. The total expenditures were $180,948.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.--For condition of canalization see page 742 for the section above Nashville and page 739 for the section below Nashvile. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $2,634,202.34 and the total expenditures were $2,802,456.95. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- $2, 634, 202. 34 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---- -------- 178, 191. 63 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 2, 812, 393. 97 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 1, 495, 89 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933----------------------2, 813, 889. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 11, 432. 91 Net total expenditures--------------------- 2, 802, 456. 95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------52, 040. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 2, 854, 497.90 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 747 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------ .------------ --------. --- -------- Cost of maintenance__------------------$143, 826.06 $177, 925. 15 $172, 486. 41 $230, 428. 24 $181, 563. 18 Total expended _ 103. 21 ._----------------------193, 175, 687. 67 181, 039. 26 225, 270. 96 180, 948.30 Allotted...............---------------....------------ 145, 000.00 200, 000. 00 175, 000. 00 232, 500. 00 177, 425, 54 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________------------------- $55, 563. 71 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909__------------------------191, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- ----------------- ------ 246, 563.71 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds 574. 46 1----------3, Net amount to be accounted for------------------------232, 989. 25 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $220, 979. 70 Less : Reimbursements collected __________ $38, 946. 11 Receipts from sales ------------------ 1, 085. 29 40, 031. 40 180, 948. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 52, 040. 95 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------ ------------- 14, 735. 56 Balance available June 30, 1933- .--------------------- 37, 305. 39 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---- ------------------------- 1, 495. 89 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 .-- ____---- 38, 801. 28 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934------------------------- 132, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-_ ____ -___- 170, 801.28 4. TENNESSEE RIVER BELOW RIVERTON, ALA. For report on this improvement see page 749. 5. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $25,401.71; the expenditures were $24,649.19. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with allotment of $10,000 made during July 1933 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of ex- penses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The addi- tional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and f nancial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------- $119, 751.71 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------- 149. 91 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 119, 901. 62 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__---------------------- 1, 604.14 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 118, 297. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 2; 431. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 120, 728.91 748 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ..... ....---- -- . --- _ . . . _-_.-. . -. -. - - -.. . ... .. . .. .. . . . Cost of maintenance--------------------- $500.00 $2,669. 12 $39,499.07 $51, 681.81 $25, 401.71 Total expended-----------...... ----................. 00.00 2,264.04 27, 554.22 63,33003 24,649.19 Allotted- --........----------.......------------.............. 3,000. 00 5,000.00 79,000.00 10, 000. 00 23, 728.91 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------- -- $3, 351.71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------............--------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------- ---------------- 28, 351..71 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 1, 271.09 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 27, 080. 62 Gross amount expended----------------------- ----- $27, 794.75 Less: Reimbursements collected---------------$3, 126. 81 Receipts from sales...---------------------- 18. 75 3,145. 56 S 24,649.19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 2,431.43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------1, 648. 79 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------------- 782.64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------- --------------------- 10, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 10, 782. 64 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal yeak ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 10, 000. 00 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CHATTANOOGA (TENN.) DISTRICT The improvement of the Tennessee River is under the direct juris- diction of the district engineers at Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn. The Chattanooga section extends from the head of the river, 4.4 miles above the Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, Tenn., to Riverton Lock, 0.7 mile above Riverton, Ala., a distance of 425.6 miles; the Nashville section extends from Riverton Lock to the mouth at Paducah, Ky., a distance of 226.5 miles. District engineers: At Chattanooga, Tenn., Maj. R. R. Neyland, Corps of Engineers; at Nashville, Tenn., Maj. Frank S. Besson, Corps of Engineers. Sector engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers. Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHATTANOOGA, TENN., DISTRICT 749 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Improvement of Tennessee 4. Operation, maintenance, and River ------------------- 749 repair of Dam No. 2, Ten- 2. Operating and care of canals, nessee River, including the locks, and dams, Tennes- hydroelectrical develop- see River_ 758 ment-----------------_ 762 3. Tennessee River, Dam No. 2, 5. Examinations, surveys, and Muscle Shoals, Ala_----- 759 contingencies (general) .. _ 764 6. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted _- 766 1. IMPROVEMENT OF TENNESSEE RIVER Location.-The Tennessee River is formed by the junction of the French Broad and the Holston Rivers in eastern Tennessee, 4.4 miles above the Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, flows southwest into northern Alabama, thence in a generally westerly course across north Alabama, and from the northeast boundary of Mississippi nearly due north across Tennessee and Kentucky, entering the Ohio River at Paducah, 652.1 miles from the junction of the French Broad and Holston Rivers. See United States post-route maps of Kentucky and Tennessee. Previous projects.- (A) Above Chattanooga: Adopted by the acts of August 30, 1852, June 10, 1872, August 18, 1894, and July 25, 1912. (B) Chattanooga to Riverton: Adopted by the acts of July 25, 1868, April 26, 1904, January 7, 1905, March 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. (C) Below Riverton: Adopted by the acts of July 25, 1868, Sep- tember 19, 1890, August 18, 1894, March 3, 1899, and July 25, 1912. The costs were as follows: Projects 1852, 1871, 1894, and 1912, above Chat- tanooga: New work-----------___-------------------- $2, 350, 128.26 Maintenance--_------------------------- 207, 578. 10 $2,557, 706. 36 Projects 1852 and 1860 for work between Knoxville and Kellys Ferry: New work------------------------------------------ 51, 406. 94 Projects 1868, 1871, 1890, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1912, 1916, and 1925, Chattanooga to Riverton: New work------------------- ------ $9, 984, 016.07 Maintenance -------------------------- 419, 575. 70 - -- - 10, 403, 591. 77 Projects 1868, 1890, 1894, 1899, and 1912, below Riverton : New work------------------------------- 1, 621, 641.39 Maintenance ----------------------------- 488, 872. 27 2, 110, 513. 66 Total for all previous projects------------------------- 15, 123, 218. 73 The expenditures have been $15,708.974.35. For further details see pages 1902 to 1906 of Annual Report for 1915, and pages 1190-1194, 1196-1216, and 1220-1222, Annual Report for 1929. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep at low water from the mouth to Knoxville, Tenn., a distance of 647.7 miles, 750 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 to be obtained by the construction of low dams; provided, that under the provisions of the Federal water power act a high dam with locks may be substituted for any two or more of the low dams and built by private interests, States, or municipalities; and, provided further, that in case high dams are built before the United States shall have built the projected locks and low dams which are to be replaced, the United States shall contribute to the cost of the substituted structures an amount equal to the estimated cost of the works of navigation for which substitution is made. The Chief of Engineers was directed to ascertain and report to Congress on the first day of the first regular session of the Seventy- second Congress, advising the prospective cooperation offered by responsible interests, under the Federal Water Power Act, in the pro- gram of construction recommended by the Chief of Engineers, pro- viding for the 9-foot project by means of high dams. The total number of low navigation dams now included in the project is 32 (exclusive of those already built under previous projects). The following table contains information concerning various fea- tures of the proposed locks and low dams, and such existing locks and dams as are included in this project: Location Lock Pool elevation Dimensions above mean sea level 00 I Name Miles Per- cent- Year Estimated abovMilesDistance from nearest town or mouth of navi- Character of foun- cent- opened or actual cost Q dation age of to navi- of each lock nI mouth gable tributary Width Length avail- comple- gation and dam chain-he able for Lift Lower Uppertion co full co ber width 00 Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Aurora Landing ....----------- 42. 2 11.1 miles above Birmingham, Ky ______ _ 110 600 13 302 315 Hard gravel- ..-- (1) (1) $2, 750, 000. 00 I White Oak Landing________ 83. 3 52.2 miles above Birmingham, Ky...__________ 110 600 13 315 328 do (1) (1) 2, 735, 000. 00 I Perryville_ _________________ 135. 6 At Perryville, Tenn_ - -- 110 600 15 328 343 ..... do...... (1) (1) 2, 960, 000. 00 1 0 Wolf Island_-------------- 192. 0 2.5 miles above Savannah, Tenn_ 110 600 10 343 353 do (1) (1) 2, 420, 000. 00 I H Big Ben Shoals 204. 2 2 6. 66 2.7 0 .9 miles o v e RHamburg, m i l e a babove i v e r t o n , A Tenn ....-.. 110 110 600 600 14 23. 6 3353 67 367 39 0. 6 Rockd o (1) ( ) (1) (1 ) 2, 620, 000. 00 3 , 3 9 1 , 0 00 . 0 0 I Colbert Shoals Canals..... ia_ _________________ .. . 1 I Head Colbert Shoals -.... 234. 6 8.8 miles above Riverton, Ala _---- __ 110 600 13. 4 390. 6 404 . do - (1) (1) 1926 2, 665, 000.00 3 989, 215. 25 I H Dam No. 1 256. 8 0.3 mile above railroad bridge at Florence, Ala__ 60 300 12.1 404 416. 1 Limestone (Lau- 100 i derdale chert). Wilson Dam (Dam No. 2)___ 259. 4 2.9 miles above Florence, Ala----------------- 60 4300 489 416. 1 505. 1 do 99 1927 447,737, 044. 27 General Joe Wheeler Dam 5_ 274. 9 18.4 miles above Florence, Ala----------------110 600 38. 9 505. 1 54. 4 Rock 15 _.... 6 738, 029. 49 I Lock B________ ________ 285. 1 19.3 miles below Decatur, Ala__--------__--___ 110 600 10 520 530 _____do __- ..-. (1) (1) 7 1, 488, 000. 00 ---------- I Milton Bluff------------- Indian Creek Bar --..... 287. 7 321. 2 16.7 miles below Decatur, Ala-_ - 16.8 miles above Decatur, Ala_____________ ____ 110 110 600 600 11 7 530 541 541 548 . do .do __ (1) (1) (1) (1) 3, 195, 000. 00 2, 200, 000. 00 I O 1 O Beards Reef______ 355. 8 2.3 miles below Guntersville, Ala _ . -..- 110 600 16 548 564 .do --- (1) (1) 2, 890, 000. 00 I M ink Creek_______________ 374. 2 16.1 m iles above G untersville, Ala 110 600 11 564 575 .... do .... --..... (1) (1) 2, 415, 000. 00 I Bellefonte._______________ 390. 6 32.5 miles above Guntersville, Ala 110 600 8 575 583 -. do -.. __----- (1) (1) 2, 200, 000. 00 I Widows Bar_____________ 407. 6 56.5 miles below Chattanooga, Tenn 8 110 8600 9. 6 8583 8592. 6 --. do ....... (8) (8) 8s 1, 595, 000. 00 I H Hales Bar Lock and Dam._ 431. 2 32.9 miles below Chattanooga, Tenn 60 267 36. 6 592. 6 9629. 2 do -- 100 1913 10 236, 388.87 Sherman Hill_____________ 468. 7 4.6 miles above Market Street Bridge, Chat- 110 600 11. 8 629. 2 641 .- __ do .__---- (1) (1) 2, 300, 000. 00 1 tanooga, Tenn. United States Quarry 486. 4 22.3 miles above Market Street Bridge, Chat- 110 600 12 641 653 - do _ .. (1) (1) 2, 300, 000. 00 I tanooga, Tenn. 1 Proposed dam, no work performed; estimated cost. 2 Will submerge existing Riverton Lock of Colbert Shoals Canal. 3 Actual cost. 4 Flight of 2 locks, authorized under sec. 124, National Defense Act of June 3, 1916 (H.Doc. no. 1262, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). 5 Will submerge existing Locks Nos. 1 and 2 of Muscle Shoals Canal, Locks A and B of Elk River Shoals Canal and eliminate Milton Bluff project. 6 Contract price for lock under construction. H 7 Existing Lock B (Elk River Shoals Canal) to be reconstructed to provide 9-foot depth. Estimated cost shown is for reconstruction. Present Lock A will be drowned out. 8 Existing dam will be reconstructed to provide 9-foot depth and size of lock increased. Estimated cost shown is for reconstruction. 9 Present elevation of dam (626.2) is increased 3 feet at present by flashboards. Modification to provide 9-foot instead of 6-foot depth will be required. toActual cost to United States of existing lock; cost to power company was about $6,686,700. Location Lock Pool elevation Dimensions above mean sea level leveMilesPer- Year Estimated above Distance from nearest town or mouth of navi- Character of foun- cent- or actual cost to navi- of each lock 0 mouth gable tributary Width Length dation of avail- complegation and dam Lift Lower Upper tion fullfor cham- able width 0 O Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Sale Creek..............-----------------.. 494.8 30.7 miles above Market Street Bridge, Chat- 110 600 10 653 663 Rock.-----------.. --- (1) (1) $2,130,000.00 tanooga, Tenn. Kelly Shoals-.------------ -- 510. 8 46.7 miles above Market Street Bridge, Chat- 110 600 10 663 673 .....-- do------------- (1) (1) 2, 130, 000. 00 tanooga, Tenn. 0 Watts Bar...............-----------------. 529. 9 37.9 miles below Kingston, Tenn -------------- 10 600 10 673 683 _ do_ -(1) _... (1) 2, 130, 000. 00 White Creek Island--...... 543. 9 23.9 miles below Kingston, Tenn-------------- 110 600 10 683 693 .... do.------------ (1) (1) 2,130, 000. 00 Half Moon Island---...------- 550. 6 17.2 miles below Kingston, Tenn--______--_ 110 600 10 693 703 .... do------------. (1) (1) 2, 070,000. 00 Caney Creek Island-....... 562. 9 4.9 miles below Kingston, Tenn.--------------- 110 600 10 703 713 --.. do .------------ (1) (1) 2, 070, 000. 00 Seven Island Shoals-....... 575.1 7.3 miles above Kingston, Tenn --------------- 110 600 10 713 723 _. do- ......... (1) (1) 2,070,000.00 Sweetwater Island..---------- 584. 3 7.2 miles below Loudon, Tenn ______________ 110 600 10 723 733 -- .(1) do------------ (1) 2, 070,000.00 Rock Quarry Bar....----------- 594. 3 2.8 miles above Loudon, Tenn ... - . .____.__ 110 600 10 733 743 -do...----------(1) (1) 2,070, 000.00 Sister Island Shoals-........ 604. 6 13.1 miles above Loudon, Tenn_______ _____ 110 600 10 743 753 .----do ..------------ (1) (1) 2, 070, 000. 00 Coulter Shoals-------------- 608. 6 17.1 miles above Loudon, Tenn--------------- 110 600 10 753 763 --___do __...____ (1) (1) 2, 070, 000. 00 0 Rogers Island ..-------------- 618. 1 29.6 miles below Knoxville, Tenn------------- 110 600 10 763 773 --. do .------------ (1) (1) 2, 040,000.00 Georges Branch........------------ 630. 6 17.1 miles below Knoxville, Tenn------------- 110 600 10 773 783 ... do-...... . (1) (1) 2, 040, 000.00 Little River Shoals-....__ 634.9 12.8 miles below Knoxville, Tenn-------------..... 110 600 10 783 793 _- do . (1) (1) 1, 960, 000. 00 Williams Island ------------ 638. 6 9.1 miles below Knoxville, Tenn....-------------- 110 600 10 793 803 ....- do- ------ - (1) (1) 1, 960,000.00 i 1 Proposed dam, no work performed; estimated cost. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHATTANOOGA, TENN., DISTRICT 753 The extreme fluctuation in the stage of the river varies from about 49 to 55 feet below Riverton; from 30 to 53.4 feet between Riverton and Colbert Shoals; from 30 to 33 feet between Colbert Shoals and Florence; from 11 to 33 feet between Florence and Browns Island; from 11 to 49 feet between Browns Island and Hales Bar; from 16 to 53 feet between Hales Bar and Chattanooga; from 36 to 53 feet above Chattanooga. The estimated cost, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $74,709,000 for new work and $40,000 annually for the maintenance and operation of each lock and dam. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 328, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), which author- ized the appropriation of $5,000,000 for the prosecution of work on this project. The latest published maps are in the project document. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of December 7, 1931, a report was transmitted to Congress reporting on the prospec- tive cooperation offered by responsible interests under the Federal water power act in the program of construction recomm'ended by the Chief of Engineers providing for the 9-foot project on the Tennessee River by means of high dams. In this report it is also recommended that the appropriation of funds be authorized for the construction of low navigation dams to provide 9-foot navigation from head of Colbert Shoals to the Hales Bar Lock and Dam below Chattanooga, at an estimated cost of approximately $22,500,000, which is $17,500,000 in excess of the present authorized appropriation. (H.Doc. No. 131, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-A full and complete report of terminals along the Tennessee River in 1918 is contained in House Document No. 652, Sixty-sixth Congress, second session. Additional data are also con- tained in Transportation Series No. 2, 1929, Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Modern river terminals, municipally owned, have been constructed at Chattanooga, Tenn., but the other public terminals are mostly unimproved landings. The existing commerce is generally being handled at great disad- vantage, due to lack of more suitable wharves, transfer facilities, and warehouses, and this condition undoubtedly discourages the trans- portation of freight by river. Operations and results during fiscal year-Above Chattanooga (188 miles) .- The existing channel was maintained by dredging, dike construction, and the removal of snags and other surface ob- structions which had become a menace to navigation. Dredging was completed at Bogart Shoals, Bussell Shoals, and in the vicinity of Knoxville (Pickle Island) involving the removal of 5,710 cubic yards of sand, gravel, and loose boulders and 6,866 cubic yards of blasted rock, at a total cost of $40,724.45. Dike construction was completed at Bussell Shoals. This work involved the placing of 2,854 cubic yards of rock. The cost of dike construction was $11,600.67, all for maintenance. Repairs to dikes were made at Bogart Shoals and in the vicinity of Knoxville (Pickle Island). This work involved the placing of 6,585 cubic yards of rock. The cost of this repair work was $6,862.16. 754 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 As an aid to navigation during low-water stages, the system of range boards and cross boards marking the navigable channel in this section (188 miles) was maintained at a cost of $4,786.83. All of this work was done with Government plant and hired labor. The total cost for this section was $63,974.11, all for maintenance. Chattanooga to Riverton (237.6 miles).- The existing channel was maintained by dredging and dike construction between Hales Bar Lock and Dam and Florence Bridge, Ala. Approximately 55,436 cubic yards of sand and gravel was removed from the channel at a total cost of $43,273.73. A dike was constructed at Lower Bellefonte Bar, using 4,153 cubic yards of rock at a cost of $8,677.01. Dikes were repaired from Lock A to Widows Bar (121.4 miles), involving the handling of 4,000 cubic yards of rock at a cost of $10,857.33. Where required, the channel was searched for boulders at a cost of $301.79. Removal of a rock ledge (45 cubic yards) at the mouth of Sequatchie River was accomplished at a cost of $868.04. As an aid to navigation during low-water stages, the system of range boards and cross boards marking the navigable channel in this section (237.6 miles) was maintained at a cost of $3,528.54. No claims for flowage damages as a result of the construction of Widows Bar Lock and Dam were settled during the fiscal year 1933. Unsettled cases incurred a cost of $355.58. All of this work was done with Government plant and hired labor. A contract is now in force for the construction of a lock at the site of the proposed General Joe Wheeler Dam (Dam No. 3). A cofferdam and adequate construction plant have been constructed. A total of 24,277 cubic yards of earth and rock has been excavated for the footing of lock walls and lock chamber, and 16,648 cubic yards of concrete have been poured. The total contract price is $1,158,711.45, and a sum of $131,870.50 has been paid to the con- tractor to date. The cost of the work in connection with construc- tion of lock at the site of the General Joe Wheeler Dam was $292,462.07. The total cost for this section was $360,324.09, of which $292,- 462.07 was for new work and $67,862.02 for maintenance. The total cost for the section above Riverton was $424,298.20, of which $292,462.07 was for new work and $131,836.13 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were. $468,479.41. Below Riverton (226.5 miles).-No new work was done during the fiscal year. Maintenance dredging was completed at Riverton Lock approach, Swallow Bluff Island, and Eagle Nest Island, and brought. to 26 percent of completion at Indian Creek Shoals, and 27 percent of completion at Bear Creek Shoals. A total of 80,236 cubic yards of sand, gravel, and loose rock was removed at a cost of $76,060.74. At Petticoat Riffle 400 linear feet of dike was constructed at a cost of $8,675.40. Installation of channel markers and marine buoys was made at a cost of $749.35. Miscellaneous channel investigations were made at a cost of $3,859.61. The total cost in this section was $89,345.10, all of which was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $83,601.44. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHATTANOOGA, TENN., DISTRICT 755 Preliminaryinvestigations under the 9-foot project.-Preliminary investigations were carried on in connection with the 9-foot project adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, con- sisting of hydraulic studies to determine the type of dam best adapted for each site, the preparation of project layouts and esti- mates of cost. Wash borings and topographic and hydrographic surveys were made at Riverton Lock, Colbert Shoals Canal, Head Colbert Shoals, General Joe Wheeler Dam (Dam No. 3), Lock B, Milton Bluff, Lewis Bluff, Coles Bend Bar, Honey Landing, Buck Island, and Widows Bar. Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey a precise line of levels was run from Bridge- port, Ala, to Riverton Lock, Ala., a distance of 187.4 miles. This work was done by hired labor and Government plant at a cost of $77,845.11. Diamond core drilling for subsurface investigation of lock and dam sites was completed, under contract, at Head Colbert Shoals, General Joe Wheeler Dam (Dam No. 3), Burdine Bar, Coles Bend Bar-Site I, Honey Landing, Guntersville-Site E, Beards Reef, Buck Island, Gunters Landing, and at Widows Bar Lock and Dam. The operations carried on under this contract involved an aggre- gate penetration of 5,746.6 linear feet of overburden and 8,980.3 linear feet of rock, at a total cost of $64,603.13, of which the con- tractor's earnings amounted to $41,993.38. The total cost on the entire river during the year was $656,091.54, of which $434,910.31 was for new work and $221,181.23 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures during the year were $552,080.85, of which $215,478.45 was for maintenance of existing channel and $336,602.40 for new work under the 9-foot project. Condition at end of fiscal year (previous projects)-Above Chat- tanooga.-Under previous project the open-channel work for se- ,curing a channel 150 feet wide and 3 feet deep at extreme low water was about 58 percent completed. The minimum available depth in the section above Chattanooga is about 1 foot at extreme low water. The river is usually navigable for 2-foot draft from December 15 to August 1, and for 3-foot draft from January 1 to June 1. Draft of 4 feet and over is occasionally practicable for short disconnected periods, during high-water months, from Janu- ary to April, inclusive. When the United States Geological Survey gage at Loudon reads 3.4 feet, 2-foot navigation is practicable, and for each additional foot of reading on this gage 1 additional foot of navigable water depth is available. Chattanooga to Riverton.-Under previous projects Hales Bar Lock and Dam was completed and placed in operation November 1. 1913, providing 6-foot low-water navigation up to Chattanooga, Tenn. (32.9 miles). Widows Bar Lock and Dam has been in opera- tion since 1925. The minimum available depth between Hales Bar and Widows Bar Dam is 4.5 feet. The limiting depth between Widows Bar Lock and Dam and the head of Wilson Dam Pool (132.5 miles) is about 3 feet at 1931 low water. The construction of Dam No. 2 (Wilson Dam), 2.9 miles above the railroad bridge at Florence, Ala., submerged Locks Nos. 3 to 9, inclusive, of the Muscle Shoals Canal and provided a depth 756 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 of 9 feet for a distance of 14.7 miles. Between Wilson Dam and Colbert Shoals Canal 4 feet minimum depth is available over miter sills at Riverton Lock, 6.25 feet; and in the open river over Colbert and Bee Tree Shoals, 1 foot. 2 Dam No. to Florence Bridge, Ala. (DamNo. 1) .- The project is considered completed at a saving of $610,784.75 under the estimated cost. The present limiting depth between Dam No. 1 and Dam No. 2 is 7 feet, which is ample for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. This depth may be increased to 9.5 feet when needs of navigation require it. Below Riverton.-Additional dredging to maintain a navigable depth of 5 feet during the next fiscal year is necessary at McCul- lochs Bar, Hurricane Islands, Rockport Bar, mouth of Duck River, Beech River Shoals, Kellys Island, Double Island, Wolf Island, Diamond Island Shoals, Big Bend Shoals, Indian Creek Shoals, and Bear Creek Shoals. A navigable depth of 5 feet, available when the Johnsonville gage reads zero and the lower gage at Riverton Lock reads 7 feet, is ordinarily available throughout the year except at Indian Creek and Big Bend Shoals, where on account of rock bottom the navigable depth is restricted to 41/2 feet. From December 15 to August 15, 6-foot navigable depth or greater is available. Nine-foot project.-Preliminaryinvestigations were continued in connection with the project. The total cost of work since the project was modified in 1930 has been $1,545,888.60, of which $598,463.85 was for new work and $947,424.75 was for maintenance. The expenditures have been $1,325,504.05, of which $499,575.92 was for new work and $825,928.13 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $230,000 made since June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933----------------------____ $104, 071. O7 New work: Completion of construction of lock at General Joe Wheeler Dam (Dam No. 3), by contract, July 1, 1933-June 30, 1934_ 985, 482. 85 Maintenance : Above Riverton: Dredging, repair of dikes, dike construction, snagging, and the sweeping of dredged channel in rock cuts, July 1, 1933-June 30, 1934 ______ _______ __ 133, 145.40 Maintenance of channel markers, Aug. 1, 1933-Oct. 31, 1933---------------- --- --- - 4, 500. 00 Below Riverton: Maintaining channel by dredging, July 1-Dec. 31, 1933, and May 1-June 30, 1934..-..----.. 66, 671. 46 Shoal surveys, July 1-Dec. 31, 1933_____ 12, 000. 00 Placing channel markers, July 1-Dec. 31, 1933_ 2, 600. 00 Bank protection, July 1-Dec. 31, 1933_ .__ 4, 700.00 Stream gaging in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey--- ------ - 1, 200. 00. Balance unexpended---------------------------- --- 66, 352. 21 Total-- ------------ ------------------------ 1, 380, 722. 90 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHATTANOOGA, TENN., DISTRICT 757 The additional sum of $250,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance (by Government plant and hired labor) : Above Riverton: Dredging, repair of dikes, removal of surface obstruc- tions, and the sweeping of dredged channels, July 1, 1934-June 30, 1935.--_--__ __ ---- --------- _ - $140, 000.00 Maintenance of channel markers, Aug. 1-Oct. 31, 1934__ 5, 000. 00 Below Riverton: Dredging, July 1-Dec. 31, 1934, and May 1-June 30, 1935_ 105, 000.00 Total for all work--------- ------ ------------------ 250, 000. 00 Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 - _ 14, 605, 656. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---- -__-_-------- 2, 063, 450. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------ 16, 669, 107. 33 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 463, 711.96 Net total cost to June 30. 1933 ------ __-- _____-17, 132, 819.29 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933- 111,11111111_ 5, 730.18 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_-------------- 17, 138, 549. 47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 --------- __--104, 071. 07 Net total expenditures--------------------- 17, 034, 478. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ------ 1, 144, 992. 81 _--------------_ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_11 __1 18, 179, 471. 21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------.......------ - $68, 196. 20 $71, 211. 63 $46, 906. 04 $116, 647. 50 $434, 910. 31 Cost of maintenance - --.... _ 160, 699. 85 178, 741. 42 458, 148. 59 268, 094.93 221, 181. 23 Total cost------------_ -228, 896. 05 249, 953. 05 505, 054. 63 384, 742. 43 656, 091. 54 Total expended-.--.-.---.--------__- -362, 089. 94 431, 424. 53 436, 742. 30 360, 253. 44 552, 080. 85 Allotted....______- __________ ___.............. 408, 064. 64 402, 800. 00 472, 233.00 -40, 000. 00 1,665, 990. 05 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 $31, 083. 61 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved June 7, 1924---------------- $13, 569. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932- --- __- __--365, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932-- ----- 1, 925,000.00 2. 303. 569, 9 r. VV , , UU .VV. Amount to be accounted for -______ .. ____ ___ 2, 334, 653.50 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------- 637, 579. 84 Net amount to be accounted for-. ______-- - 1, 697, 073.66 Gross amount expended-------------- ----------- 705, 174. 98 Less: Reimbursements collected------. $:148, 057. 13 Receipts from sales__ 5, 037.00 153, 094. 13 552, 080. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ ---____________ 1,144, 992. 81 758 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 ---- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ _--_ ___ $118, 660. 84 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts..------..-- 972, 990. 03 - $1, 091, 650. 87 Balance available June 30, 1933-- ....-------------------- 53, 341. 94 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933__ --------------- 5, 730.18 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------- 59, 072. 12 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved March 4, 1933-- ------.---- . ----- _------ 230, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-- ..-..--------- - 289, 072.12 Amount (estimated) 1required to -be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 - _ - . - - . - - - - _ - 3, 416, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1935, for maintenance 250, 000. 00 2. OPERATING AND CARE OF CANALS AND LOCKS AND DAMS ON TENNESSEE RIVER The above forms part of the project for the Tennessee River. See pages 749 to 758, where general information regarding the im- provement can be found. The work carried on is the operation and maintenance of the fol- lowing canals and locks and dams which have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since the dates stated below: Hales Bar Lock and Dam, November 1, 1913; Widows Bar Lock and Dam, October 1, 1925; Muscle Shoals Canal, 1890; Lock and Dam No. 2 (Wilson Dam), June 1927; Dam No. 1, March 1, 1926; Colbert Shoals Canal, November 1911. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The locks were oper- ated and lock buildings, grounds, and equipment were cared for and maintained by hired labor. The total costs for the fiscal year were $63,609.63. The total expenditures were $83,235.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Structures were all in good con- dition. At Widows Bar Lock and Dam minor replacements and repairs to deck timbers in the dam will be made. Dredging is re- quired at Widows Bar Lock and Dam, in Muscle Shoals Canal, and Colbert Shoals Canal. The total amount expended from the permanent indefinite appro- priation for operation and care was $2,739,874.34. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary (Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_____________________ $2, 718, 070. 00 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933___________ 23, 024. 83 Net total cost to June 30, 1933___----- _____-_____ -- 2, 741, 094. 83 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---......--- - 569. 18 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933______________________ 2, 741, 664. 01 1 Exclusive of available funds. SEstimated cost of 9-foot project, $74,709,000. Expenditures limited by law to $5,000,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHATTANOOGA, TENN., DISTRICT 759 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933- ------........--- - $1, 789. 67 Net total expenditures-.- -- -- __------ ---- 2, 739, 874. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--- ------- _____-____ 2, 543. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 _____-_____ 2, 742, 418. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----.... ------------------------------------------------------------ --- Cost of maintenance------...............--- $65,858. 03 $82, 001. 36 $84, 702. 60 $78, 647. 87 $63, 609. 63 Total expended...................----------------------- 71, 543. 29 80, 296. 27 78, 554. 09 85, 830. 22 83, 235. 29 Allotted........----...---------------------.....................--- 68, 322. 00 79, 123. 00 90, 000. 00 69, 000. 00 83, 095. 59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- -------- .... $2,683. 69 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909_ ___--__-____- __- ______- 89, 241.09 Amount to be accounted for __---------------_____-_ 91, 924. 78 -- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--_____- ____ 6, 145. 50 Net amount to be accounted for________________________ 85, 779. 2& Gross amount expended__ ______--- - ______-___-- - $85, 154. 49 Less reimbursements collected __-----______-___ 1, 919. 20 83, 235. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933____-._________-______-- 2,543. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--___---. ____ - ___ , 430. 50 2_____ Balance available June 30, 1933 __.. --- ________-___-_ 113. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------- 569. 18 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 6------------------ 82. 67 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934___ --___-___- _______- 64, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ ______------- 64, 682. 67 3. TENNESSEE RIVER DAM NO. 2, MUSCLE SHOALS, ALA. Location.-See corresponding paragraph under "1. Improvement of Tennessee River ", page 749. The section of river covered by this report known as the Muscle Shoals section flows in a westerly direction through the northern part of Alabama from the head of Browns Island (170.9 miles below Chattanooga, Tenn.) to Florence, Ala. (256.5 miles above the mouth of the river), a distance of 36.7 miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey topographical map of Muscle Shoals and Rogersville, Ala., quad- rangles.) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of two locks, a dam, and a power house 2.9 miles above the railroad bridge at Florence, Ala., securing a least depth of 9.5 feet at extreme low water for, a distance of 14.7 miles, and for the generation of electrical power for the production of nitrates or other products needed for munitions of war and useful in the manufacture of fertilizers and other useful products. The pool above the dam submerges Muscle Shoals Canal Locks Nos. 3 to 9, inclusive, constructed under a former project. 760 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. AR1MY, 1933 The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1923, is $45,800,000 for completion of locks, dam, and power house, and the installation of eight main units of a total capacity of 230,000 kilovolt-amperes. In 1925, $2,000,000 was added to this estimate for the purchase of transformers and the construction of high-tension switch yards, a utility building, etc., making the total estimated cost $47,800,000. Preliminary studies of plans, etc., were begun in the fiscal year 1918. Preliminary work, such as the construction of camp, roads, railroads, and coffer works, together with the purchase of equipment and supplies, was begun in the summer of 1918 and was well under way when work was suspended by order of the War Industries Board on August 21, 1918, and was not resumed until November 9, 1918. It was not until the beginning of the spring of 1919 that a sufficient force could be gathered together to resume operations satis- factorily. Construction operations on the lock and dam and power house were continued at full speed until about April 15, 1921, when, due to shortage of funds, work was gradually shut down, and on June 30, 1921, it was practically on a maintenance basis. Construc- tion operations on a small scale were resumed on July 15, 1922, with the balance of the funds allotted from the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916. Under date of August 26, 1922, an allotment of $600,- 000 was made by the President from the balance of the funds pro- vided by the National Defense Act, which enabled the work to be pushed more vigorously, and on October 1, 1922, when the funds appropriated by the act of June 30, 1922, became available, work was fully resumed. The work was carried on vigorously until the dam was completed and ready for operation. Although there are at present only 8 generating units installed at Wilson Dam, with a combined capacity of 260,000 horsepower, there is a provision for ultimate installation of 18 units totaling 610,000 horsepower. The following data relate to the new locks and the dam, similar data for the old locks being given on pages 1219, 1221, and 1222 of the Annual Report for 1917: Designation: Wilson Dam (No. 2). • Location: 2.9 miles above Florence, Ala., and 259.4 miles above the mouth of "the river. Length of locks available for full width: 300 feet. Width: 60 feet. Total lift of locks: 89 feet above lower pool, or about 96 feet above extreme low water in the open river. Depth on miter sills: 9.4 feet on lower sill below normal pool of Dam No. 1. -Depth on intermediate sill, 8.9 feet; depth on upper sill, 12 feet below normal pool of Dam No. 2. Character of foundation: Limestone (Lauderdale chert). Kind of dam: Fixed, with movable crest gates 18 feet high. Type of construction: Concrete. Percentage of completion: 100. The ordinary and extreme fluctuations in the river are about 11 feet and about 31 feet, respectively. The existing project for the Wilson Dam (No. 2) and appurte- nances was adopted by letter of the President, dated February 23, 1918, under authority of section 124 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916 (plans of the Wilson Dam (No. 2), and appurtenances in H.Doc. No. 1262, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). For map see House Document No. 1262, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHATTANOOGA, TENN., DISTRICT 761 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Minor construction op- erations were continued throughout the year on the lock, dam, power house, and camp. Necessary repair and depot work was performed for plant operating under other allotments that do not own suitable facilities. Repairs, storage, and disposal of surplus plant and mate- rial were continued. The total costs for the year amounted to $13,396.58 for new work. Net expenditures were $13,594.49. All operations were carried on by hired labor and Government plant. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as a whole is more than 99 percent complete. No further work is required under exist- ing project on the power house, lock, and dam sections. Consider- able surplus plant and material remain for disposal. Repair and depot facilities for river activities required for proper maintenance of floating plants are available and held in storage for installation at Wilson Dam. The costs under the existing project to end of the fiscal year were :$46,591,155.84 for new work and $359,592.52 for maintenance; total, $46,950,748.36. Expenditures under the existing project were $46,971,248.61. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_____-_-----------------_______ $946. 09 Improving such temporary buildings as are required for semiperma- nent use; to complete the improvement of roads and grounds; to remove all temporary structures and tracks; and to dispose of surplus plant and material, pending transfer to the Tennessee Valley Authority___ __ ______________-____13, 699. 01 Total (including accounts payable)___ _____-----------___ 14, 645. 10 In view of the proposed transfer of Dam No. 2 to the Tennessee Valley Authority no work is proposed by the Department during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to, June 30, 1933--___-----------___ $46, 591, 155. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933________________________ 359, 592. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--- ____ 46, 950, 748. 36 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 _.-.--. 21, 247. 54 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 _______.... ________ . 46. 971, 995.90 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------- - - 198. 80 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------- 46, 972, 194. 70 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------ -- 946. 09 Net total expenditures_......----------------------- 46, 971, 248. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933____------ ---------__ - 14, 446. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-___----- _ 46, 985, 694. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------$150, 560. 33 $18, 537. 65 $26, 886. 01 $23, 005. 64 $13, 396. 58 Cost of maintenance___------------------- 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 Total expended_--------- .. 99, 272. 52 22, 039. 34 11, 079. 59 14, 801. 60 13, 594. 49 Allotted ............................ -22, 700. 03 0. 00 0. 00 -750,000. 00 -1, 349. 36 762 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ -------------------- ----- $29, 390. 15 Deductions on account df revocation of allotment----------------- 1, 349. 36 Net amount to be accounted for ____--______---------- 28, 040. 79 Gross amount expended------------------------- $16,288.25 Less reimbursements collected _,------- $2, 661.01 Less receipts from sales ------------------- 32. 75 2, 693. 76 13, 594. 49° Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------14, 446. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-- __------------------- 4, 761.31 Balance available June 30, 1933 _____________-----------9, 684.99' Accounts receivable June 30, 193------------------------------ 198.80 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------------9, 883. 79' 4. OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF DAM NO. 2, TENNES- SEE RIVER, INCLUDING THE HYDROELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for improvement of the Tennessee River, Browns Island to Riverton. (See p. 749 of this report, where general information regarding the improvement can be found.) The dam and hydroelectrical development have been operated and maintained since April 1, 1926, under appropriations provided by Congress. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The hydroelectrical development was operated and maintained in excellent condition throughout the year. The plant furnished all energy used for the navigation locks, residences, and works at Dam No. 2 and delivered energy to the Alabama Power Co. and the Southern Tennessee Power Co. under existing agreement. Cleaning and overhauling the main generators were brought to completion. The right-of-way for trans- mission line to U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 2 was cleared of timber and brush. The spillway gate operating machinery was cleaned and painted. New Piezometer tubes were installed in the power house tailrace and grease indicators were installed in turbin units nos. 1 to 4. Power and telephone lines in the residential section were repaired. Permanent residences and semipermanent office and work buildings were painted and repaired where necessary. Malaria- control work in cooperation with State authorities was carried on during the mosquito-breeding season. The displacement tanks and floats for spillway gate no. 34 were removed, inspected, and spot painted. A new turbine governor and accumulator tank for the auxiliary unit were installed. The north side carpentry shop was wrecked and the lumber salvaged. All gages used in connection with power-plant operations were reset to read in mean-sea-level elevations. New thermometers were installed on generator bearings on five units. Roads, grounds, and tracks were improved and main- tained. A small combination guard and fire-fighting force was maintained. General drafting and engineering work, cost keeping, collection, and compilation of stream flow and electric power data and routine office and warehouse work were carried on throughout the year. During the first half of the fiscal year the Wilson Dam plant fur- nished energy to the full extent of the river flow for considerable RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHATTANOOGA, TENN., DISTRICT 763 periods of time. The maximum 30-minute station peak for the year was 109,900 kilowatts and the maximum 24-hour generation was 2,567,500 kilowatt-hours. Net expenditures for the year for operation, maintenance, and repair amounted to $203,483.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project of 8 hydro- electric units with a combined rating of 230,000 kilovolt-amperes and 4 step-up transformer banks with a combined rating of 260,000 kilovolt-amperes (all that were to be installed at this time) is com- pleted and operating satisfactorily as energy is required. The out- put, except that required for camp and works at Dam No. 2, is sold to the Alabama Power Co. under existing agreement. Following is a statement of the output, with its disposition and revenue received, during the fiscal year: Power used by United States Dam No.U Energy Total gen- Dam No. United delivered erated ydro- stcon- States to Alabama Revenue electric rucon, Nitrate Total Power Co. plant tion locks, PlatNo. and camp Kilowatt- Kilowatt- Kilowatt- Kilowatt- Kilowatt- Kilowatt- 1932 hours hours hours hours hours hours July_--------------__ 6, 120, 200 229, 513 52, 687 62, 517 344, 717 5, 775, 483 $11, 550. 97 August--. _-------- 24, 650, 200 259, 916 54, 284 60, 068 374, 268 24, 275, 932 48, 551.86 September- .------ . 46, 513, 400 355, 440 72, 960 62, 420 490, 820 46, 022, 580 92, 045. 16 October---------------71, 643, 800 436, 534 124, 266 69, 613 630, 413 71, 013, 387 142, 026. 77 November _------------44, 453, 800 507, 939 157, 861 72, 205 738, 005 43, 715, 795 87, 431. 59 December...-..... 60, 190, 300 637, 793 167, 507 80, 687 885, 987 59, 304, 313 1 119, 034.29 1933 .January_----- _ -_ 5, 669, 300 394, 200 178, 100 81, 018 653, 318 5, 015, 982 10, 031. 96 February---_----------- 4, 557, 400 389, 573 160, 827 68, 496 618, 896 3, 938, 504 7, 877. 01 March---------- ------ 5, 064, 500 433, 663 156, 837 68, 355 658, 855 4, 405, 645 8, 811: 29 April----------------- 4, 649, 300 328, 025 143, 275 65, 033 536, 333 4, 112, 967 8, 225. 93 .4, May-----___------_ 859, 000 226, 652 107, 348 60, 322 394, 322 4, 464, 678 8, 929. 36 June--.........-----..--...-------- 20, 864, 200 256, 061 82, 139 60, 430 398, 630 20, 465, 570 40, 931. 14 Total__ __-299, 235, 400 4,455,309 1, 458,091 811,164 6, 724,564 292, 510, 836 1 585, 447. 33 1 By agreement with Alabama Power Co. that $560,000 would be paid for ealendar year 1932, the Alabama Power Co. paid the difference to the Treasurer of the United States The difference amounted to $425.66 in 1932. The total expenditures from the appropriation for maintenance, operation, and repair from April 1, 1926, to June 30, 1933, amounted to $1,691,326.3. The total revenue has amounted to $4,988,202.53. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an appropriation of $225,484, carried in the War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved March 4, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933_ _ _______ $2, 036. 91 Estimated amount to be revoked from appropriations for fiscal years 1932 and 1933 ----------------------------------------------- 30, 464.20 Maintenance: Operation, maintenance, and repair of the works at Dam No. 2, including the hydroelectrical development, during the fiscal year 1934, pending transfer to the Tennessee Valley Au- thority _----_________,______ ---------------- 54, 963.09 Balance unexpended___ _________________________ 170, 520. 91 ------------------------------------------ Total (including accounts payable) 170, 985.11 764 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 In view of the proposed transfer of Dam No. 2, including the hydroelectrical development, to the Tennessee Valley Authority, no work is proposed by the Department during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ .___-____--- ____-- $1, 575, 925. 16 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_____ 113, 626. 83 Net total cost to June 30, 1933__------ ------------- _______ 1, 689, 551. 99 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 3, 811. 65 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_______________-----1, 693, 363. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 _______ ____--___- 2, 036.91 Net total expenditures---------------------- 1, 691, 326. 73 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933____---- ---------------- 254, 173. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 1, 945, 500. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----------.--------------------.-- -------------------------------- Cost of maintenance- - -- - - - - -------- - $182, 450. 84 $208, 437. 81 $236, 247. 81 $244, 993. 73 $206, 624. 11 Total expended---------------------- 231, 158. 73 232, 460. 57 254, 394. 45 247, 561. 36 203, 483. 99 Allotted--.....................------------------------- 269,445.60 228,522.72 193, 236. 93 -43,634.59 422, 929. 53 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ______----------------- $34, 727. 92 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__-- -------- $245,184.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------- 225, 484. 00 470,668.00 Amount to be accounted for ______ ____--_____-___ 505, 395.92 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _________- _ _ 47, 738.47 Net amount to be accounted for__---- __-- -___________ 457, 657. 45 Gross amount expended--- ---- ___________--273, 947. 77 Less: Reimbursements collected----__-___ $70, 460. 78 Receipts from sales ------------ 3.00 70, 463. 78 203, 483.99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------_ . -..____ -__ 254,173.46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 4, 290.94 Balance available June 30, 1933__--1 _____ ___,_1 249, 882. 52 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_----------------____ ___ ___ 3, 811. 65 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--__ -___- 253, 694. 17 5. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The total cost during the year was $109,275.67. The total expendi- tures were $138,834.99. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with accounts receivable and allotment made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHATTANOOGA, TENN., DISTRICT 765 Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------$297, 250. 19 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------ ---- 4, 467. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------------301, 717.19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 2, 859. 63 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933----------------------- 304, 576. 82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 29, 736. 47 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 274, 840. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 148, 987. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_111 423, 827. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------- -- - ...-- .- -- =-. Cost of maintenance .. ..... . $17, 667. 29 -... -. $11, 832. 71 $58, 774.17 $50, 953. 92 $158, 022. 10 Total expended _________________________. 3,048.21 26,440.79 54,231.71 52,284.65 138,834.99 Allotted ---------------------------- 29, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 75, 000. 00 9,900. 00 284, 427. 70 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------------_ $3, 394.64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------- $97, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------------------------200, 000. 00 297, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 300, 394. 64 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 12, 572. 30 ...---------------------- Net amount to be accounted for--- 287, 822. 34 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $149, 448. 71 Less : Reimbursements collected------------- $10, 543. 56 Receipts from sales 0.16 7------------------- 10, 613. 72 138, 834. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------------- 148, 987. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 29, 899. 65 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------- 119,087. 70 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 2, 859. 63 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------- 121, 947. 33 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------ --------------------- 50, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------------------- 171, 947. 33 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 50, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 766 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 6. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted (Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report) For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1933 report, Name of project see annual report New work Maintenance for- - - - - - - - Rivers, French Broad and Little- -Pigeon ---- - - - - - ........----------------..... -Tenn. - - - - - - - - -------- 1931 $249, 604. 80 $33, 554. 02 Hiwassee River, Tenn.1 ---.. 1.923 113, 311. 26 9, 754. 45 Clinch River, Tenn. and Va. .....-----.....------..............------------------------ 2 1923 53, 949. 19 7, 873. 24 1Channels adequate for existing commerce. Abandonment recommended. 2 Annual Report for 1928, p. 1195, contains information as to "Investigation, Proposed Cove Creek Dam, Clinch River, Tenn." Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committtee resolutions Authorization act Transmitted to Document no. Recommen- Re men- Locality dation Cataco Creek and its Act, Apr. 15, 1932__ branches, Morgan County, Ala. (flood control). Flint River, Ala. and --___do----.---------------------------------- -- Tenn. (flood control). do _--- Flint Creek and its ..----- - -------------------- branches, Morgan County, Ala. (flood control). Flint River, Ala. and River and Harbor June 9,1933 -- -. Unfavorable. Tenn. Act, July 3, 1930. OHIO RIVER For the actual construction of the new locks and dams and the operation and care of the completed structures and open-channel work the river is divided into four sections under the immediate supervision and direction of district engineers at Pittsburgh, Hunt- ington, Cincinnati, and Louisville. The Pittsburgh section extends from the head of the river at Pitts- burgh, Pa., to about mile 109 between Captina Island and Powhatan Point, a distance of 109 miles, and includes Emsworth and Dashields Locks and Dams and Dams Nos. 4 to 13, inclusive; the Huntington section extends from about mile 109 between Captina Island and Powhatan Point to about mile 317.5, just below the mouth of the Big Sandy River, Ky., a distance of about 208.5 miles, and includes Dams Nos. 14 to 28, inclusive; the Cincinnati section extends from about mile 317.5 just below the mouth of the Big Sandy River, Ky.. to about mile 556.2, just above Madison, Ind., a distance of about 238.7 miles, and includes Dams Nos. 29 to 39, inclusive; the Louis- ville section extends from a point 50 miles above Louisville and 1.5 miles above Madison, Ind., to Mound City, Ill., a distance of 417.2 miles, and includes Dams Nos. 41 (with the Louisville & Portland Canal) to 54. District engineers: At Pittsburgh, Pa., Maj. Wilhelm D. Styer, Corps of Engineers; Huntington, W.Va., Maj. Fred W. Herman, RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 767 Corps of Engineers; Cincinnati, Ohio, Lt. Col. Charles L. Hall, Corps of Engineers; Louisville, Ky., Lt. Col. W. A. Johnson, Corps of Engineers. Sector engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers. Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Construction of locks and 3. Open-channel work, Ohio dams, Ohio River- __.._ 767 River__ ____---__-------779 2. Operating and care of locks 4. Operating snagboats on the and dams, Ohio River -- 777 Ohio River below the Penn- sylvania State line------- 784 1. CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON THE OHIO RIVER Location.-The Ohio River is formed by the junction of the Alle- gheny and Monongahela Rivers and empties into the Mississippi River at Cairo, Ill. The total length of the river is 981 miles. Previous projects.-The first lock and dam on the Ohio River was provided by act of March 3, 1879. The construction of dams was provided for by acts, as follows: Dam No. 6, September 19, 1890; Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5, June 3, 1896; Nos. 13 and 18, March 3, 1899; Nos. 8, 11, 19, and 37, June 13, 1902; No. 26, March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures on original and subsequent projects prior to com- mencement of operations under the existing project, adopted in 1910, including amount expended for purchase, etc., of Louisville and Portland Canal, were $17,657,273.78.' For further details see page 1907 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This contemplates the improvement of the entire Ohio River by the construction of locks and dams so as to pro- vide a minimum channel depth of 9 feet in the pools formed thereby and the widening of the Louisville and Portland Canal at Louis- ville, Ky. The total number of dams now included in the project, exclusive of Dams 1 and 2, which were abandoned upon completion of the Emsworth Dam, and Dam No. 3, which was abandoned upon completion of Dashields Dam, is 51 or less. The project provides for one lock with usable dimensions of 110 by 600 feet at each dam, and in addition thereto second locks at the Emsworth and Dashields Dams and at Dam No. 41, with usable dimensions of 56 by 360 feet. Except at Emsworth and Dashields, all the dams are of the mov- able type with navigable passes varying in length from 600 to 1,248 feet, closed by wickets of the Chanoine type. In addition to the navigable pass each dam (except the fixed dams at Emsworth and Dashields) is provided with one or more regulating weirs. In con- nection with Dam No. 41, which extends from the Indiana shore just above the Ohio Falls Railway bridge to the power house of the Louisville Hydroelectric Co., there is a canal (Louisville and Port- land) along the left bank 2 miles long and 200 feet wide at the narrowest section, with locks at the lower end of the canal. 1 In these figures no credit is allowed for the item of $257,778 received as dividends on stock of the Louisville & Portland Canal Co., held by the general Government, this money not being disbursable by the Engineer Department. 16228--ENG 1933--49 768 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 492, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). This pro- vided for 54 locks and movable dams; for a minimum width of the Louisville and Portland Canal of 170 feet, and for a new lock at the lower end of this canal with a width of 85 feet. Under the dis- cretionary authority given to the Secretary of War, the following modifications have since been made: On March 24, 1911, the width of the Louisville and Portland Canal was increased from 170 to 200 feet and the width of the proposed new lock at that point from 85 to 110 feet. On September 12, 1913, a further modification was made by omit- ting Lock and Dam No. 42. This was accomplished by adjusting the lifts on Dams Nos. 43, 44, 45, and 46. On September 4, 1917, under authority granted by the river and harbor act of August 8, 1917, the project was still further modified by the substitution of a fixed dam at Emsworth for movable Dams Nos. 1 and 2. On July 14, 1925, a further modification was made by omitting Lock and Dam No. 40, through the rebuilding of Dam No. 41 as a power-navigation dam, and adjusting the lift to provide the project depth up to Dam No. 39. On January 28, 1926, a second fixed dam at Dashields, Pa., was authorized, thereby further modifying the project. This dam re- places movable Dam No. 3 and is adapted to the ultimate replace- ment of movable Dam No. 4. On September 18, 1931, a third fixed dam at Montgomery Island, Pa., was authorized, resulting in a further modification of the proj- ect. This dam will replace movable Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1933, including ex- penditures on previous projects prior to adoption of the 9-foot project in 1910, is $124,826,000. Additional information concerning the project, including a discus- sion of the details of construction is published in House Document No. 1159, Sixty-second Congress, third session. This document contains a map of the river and its principal tributaries, on which is indicated the locations then proposed for the various dams. A map of the river on a scale of 1 inch equals 600 feet, in 280 sheets, with an index map based upon the survey made in 1911-14 by the United States Engineer Department, and revised for the section above Louis- ville, Ky., in 1930-31, has been issued from the United States engi- neer office, Louisville, Ky. A map of the entire flood plain of the Ohio River from 6 miles above Louisville, Ky., to the mouth, on a scale of 1 inch equals 2,000 feet, in 38 sheets, with an index map, compiled from the Ohio River charts and topographic sheets of the United States Geological Survey, revised and extended by planetable and hydrographic surveys and aerial photographs, made in 1930-31, has also been published by the United States engineer office, Louis- ville, Ky. A further report in review of the project, made in compliance with the provisions of section 14 of the River and Harbor Act approved March 4, 1915, is published in House Document No. 1695, Sixty- fourth Congress, second session. This report recommends a substi- tution of fixed for movable dams on the upper river and discusses the RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 769 possibility of maintaining the project depth below Dam No. 48 by means of dredging. In the River and Harbor Act of July 18, 1918, the Secretary of War was authorized to modify the project in accord- ance with the report submitted in House Document No. 1695, Sixty- fourth Congress, second session, provided that the authorized omis- sion of locks and dams below Dam No. 48 shall not become effective until it shall be satisfactorily demonstrated that the project depth of 9 feet on that section of the river can be maintained by open-channel work. No advantage was taken of this authority, and Dams Nos. 49, 50, 51, 52, and 53 have been constructed, leaving the question as to the construction of Dam No. 54 still undetermined. The following table contains information concerning various fea- tures of the locks and dams included in the existing project: Lock 03 Location Dimensions Depth on miter sills Per Year Estimated or Character of dam cent- opened actual cost No. i i age to foundation navi- of each lock Character of com- and dam 1 td Width Greatest foufldation pleted gation 0 Miles length below Distance from nearest town or mouth of of available Lift Upper Lower O Pitts- navigable tributary cham- for full 0 burgh ber width O I- . 1 - 1 1 Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 1 Replaced--......------------------------ ------------------- - -------------------- $870, 034.01 600 13.---- 13. 0 -------- Rock -- - - - - - - Rock-(114 feet); 1921 3, 082, 743.08 6.2 Emsworth, Pa-----.......----------------- 360 10.9 13. 0 13. 0 gravel (1,613 feet). 2 Replaced....--------------------------- --------------------- 100oo 976, 766.77 ---------------------- 1, 144, 588. 18 0 3 do __- ...-- ----------- 13.3 Dashields Lock and Dam, 2 miles below 156 600 13.5 13. 0 Rock__.. . .... Rock...........------- 100 1929 4 3, 508, 046. 63 Sewickley, Pa. 360 }13. 75 4 18. 6 Legionville, Pa-------------------- -------- 110 600 7. 6 16. 6 9. 5 ...do----_.. Gravel; piles in 100 1908 1, 071, 472.21 gravel. Q 5 24. 1 Freedom, Pa --------------------------- 110 600 7.5 14.,5 10.0 .___do-- -...... .. -do----------...... . 100 1907 1,080,132.04 6 29.3 Beaver, Pa---------------------------------- 110 600 6. 7 14. 2 11.0 Rock gravel-_..... Piles in gravel--...... 100 1904 1, 123, 441.80 31.6 Montgomery Island Lock and Dam, 4.9 110 600 } 19.4 16 12 Rock--------------- Rock...............--- 49 3 6, 000,000.00 miles above Midland, Pa. S56 360 .0 7 36. 5 Midland, Pa ----------------------- 110 600 6.9 15.4 11.0 . do ....-.. ... .....-- do--...----- 100 1914 1, 075, 000. 00 46. 4 Newell, W.Va __-------------------------- 110 600 6.4 15.4 12. 0 Piles in gravel- .... Rock; piles in gravel_ 100 1911 1, 167, 456. 24 8 100 9 56. 0 New Cumberland, W.Va ----- .------ ____110 600 7.4 15. 4 11.0 .--- do - __ Piles in gravel-...... 1914 1,177,100.00 10 66. 2 Steubenville, Ohio ----------------------- 110 600 8.4 16. 4 11.0 Rock and piles in ..... do---------.......... 100 1915 1,138, 000. 00 gravel. 11 76. 9 2.3 miles below Wellsburg, W.Va _--------- 110 600' 7. 3 15.4 11. 1 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1911 1, 162, 164. 70 gravel. gravel. t-d 12 87. 4 Wheeling, W.Va -------------------------- 110 600 8.4 15. 4 11.0 100 1917 1, 166, 103. 55 03 13 96. 1 McMechen, W.Va ........----------------- 110 600 7.3 13.8 9. 5 --.-- do------. ....- ----- do .. ..------- 100 1911 1, 222, 389. 11 r 02 14 114.0 Woodland, W.Va ------------------------- 110. 600 8. 3 16.4 11.0 Rock- --- ...... Rock ........------ 100 1917 1, 133, 371. 47 15 129. 1 New Martinsville, W.Va-------------- 110 600 7.8 15.4 11.0 ... do....-.------- ... do ....-------- 100 1916 1, 165, 411. 13 16 146. 5 Bens Run, W.Va_---------------------- 110 600 7.8 15.4 11.2 do .-- .... -.. do--------- 100 1917 -- 1, 275, 251. 73 17 167. 5 4 miles above Marietta, Ohio--------- 110 600 8. 2 15.4 11.0 ---. do-- ---..... ----- do---- ------ 100 1918 1,362, 582. 58 18 179.9 412 miles above Parkersburg, W.Va __--- 110 600 6.2 14. 2 11.0 .. do .. ..--. .. ..... do ............ 100 1910 927, 091. 26 110 600 16. 9 11.0 Piles in sand, gravel, ---- ,do ---------- 100 1916 1, 213, 847. 92 19 192. 2 Little Hocking, Ohio----------------- 7.7 and rock. 20 202. 5 Belleville, W.Va __---------------------- 110 600 7.5 15. 4 11.0 Rock-o............. . do----------- 100 1917 936, 696. 01 21 214. 5 Portland, Ohio ___----------------------- 110 600 5.6 15.4 11.0 --- do -- - -- _do_ 100 1919 1, 484, 561.96 22 220. 9 Ravenswood, W.Va_----------------- 110 600 7.8 15.4 11.2 do .--- --- -- -----do------------- 100 ---- 1918 1, 218, 791.66 23 231.4 Millwood, W.Va--.---------------------- 110 600 8. 1 15. 4 11.0 ____do---------....-- do -- ---------- 100 1921 1,835,941. 59 24 242. 5 Graham, W.Va- ------------------------ 110 600 7. 0 15. 4 11. 0 . do..----.-- - - do .......------- 100 1919 1, 187, 241. 87 25 260. 7 5 miles above mouth of Kanawha River. --. 110 600 9. 0 15. 4 11. 0 do _ __do . 100 1922 1,923, 704. 60 26 278. 5 Hogsett, W.Va .--------------------------- 110 600 7. 5 16. 9 11. O do _do 100 1912 1, 307, 241. 24 27 301. 0 4 miles above Proctorville, Ohio _........... 110 600 6. 4 15. 4 11. 1 do do 100 1923 2, 015, 601. 50 28 311. 6 Huntington, W.Va __- - 110 600 7. 1 15. 4 11. 0 do do_ 100 1915 1, 063, 132. 77 29 3 19 .9 A sh la nd , Ky _____.. . . . .-.-.-.-- . . . . ..- -. ... 110 6 00 8 .0 15. 4 11.0 do do 10 0 19 16 1, 0 6 4, 7 01 . 29 30 339. 4 3 miles below Greenup, Ky_________________ 110 600 7. 5 15. 4 11. O do do 100 1923 1, 579, 617. 80 31 359. 3 3 miles below Portsmouth, Ohio ------... 110 600 7. 5 15. 4 11.0 _- do do 100 1919 1,359, 230. 62 32 382. 6 1 mile above Rome, Adams County, Ohio__ 110 600 7. 5 15. 4 11. 0 Piles in sand and Caissons on gravel 100 1926 2, 951, 215. 97 gravel. and clay. 33 405. 1 3 miles above Maysville, Ky__ 110 600 7. 0 15. 4 11.0 -___-do_ Piles in sand and 100 1921 1,872, 868. 31 gravel. 34 434. 1 Chilo, Ohio ___________....... ... .... ... ... 110 600 5. 6 15. 4 11.0 ____-do _ _ do 100 1925 3, 437, 056. 58 35 451. 0 1 mile below New Richmond, Ohio_________ 110 600 6. 4 15. 4 11. O do _ _do __- 100 1919 1,894, 942. 52 36 460. 9 10 miles above Cincinnati, Ohio 110 600 7. 9 15. 4 11.1 ... do do.. do 100 1925 3, 704, 534. 91 37 483. 2 Fernbank, Ohio_________ 110 600 7. 8 12. 3 11. 0 Rock_ Rock_-- 100 1911 1, 297, 923. 86 38 503. 3 .. McVille, Ky _______________________.. .. . . 110 600 7. 3 15. 4 11. O0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1924 2, 857, 040. 24 gravel. gravel. 39 531. 7 1 mile above Markland, Ind_ 110 600 6. 0 15. 4 11. 0 ___do______-___ Rock and piles in 100 1921 2, 222, 447. 98 sand and gravel. 40 555. 9 Eliminated _--------------- -- - - sd a. 41 604.0 Louisville, Ky 56 360 37.0 19. 0 11.0 Rock ----------- Rock------ 100 1921 57, 507,146. 47 42 _...... Eliminated - ---- ---- ------ --- 0--------------- 43 633. 2 3 miles below West Point, Ky 110 600 9. 0 15. 4 11. 0 Pile------------ Pile ................ 100 1921 2, 587, 731. 88 44 663. 2 Leavenworth, Ind .______________ . 110 600 9. 0 15. 4 11.0 do Rock and pile _ 100 1925 2, 818, 763. 39 45 703. 0 Addison, Ky_______________ 110 600 9. 0 15. 4 11. 0 Rock ___- ________-- do _ 100 1927 3, 057, 080. 05 O 46 47 757. 3 Owensboro, Ky_ 777. 7 Newburg, Ind _............. 110 110 600 600 9. 0 9. O 15. 4 15. 4 11. 0 11. O Pile _- do... Pile ---------..... do 100 100 1928 1928 3,005, 672. 4, 415, 525. 82 75 48 809. 6 6 miles below Henderson, Ky_ 110 600 9. 0 15. 4 11.0 o do_ do _ 100 1922 3, 062, 699.94 49 845. 0 2 miles below Uniontown, Ky-........... 110 600 11. 0 15. 4 11. 0 Rock_______________ Rock _ 100 1928 3, 164, 392. 20 50 876. 8 1 mile below Weston, Ky _.___........... 110 600 8. 0 15. 4 11.0 do------ Rock and pile..... 100 1928 3, 602, 725. 28 d 1Actualcosts except Montgomery Island Lock and Dam, which is estimated. 2 Replaces Dam No. 3. 3 New fixed dam; will replace existing movable Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6. 4 Clear width and length of new auxiliary lock. 5 Completed with large new lock in 1921. Completed with new dam and raised canal and lock walls in 1928. Construction of an axiliary lock commenced in 1929, which lock was completed in 1930. 00 Lock Location Dimensions Depth on miter Per Year sills Per Year Estimated or No, Character of dam cent- opened actual cost 0. Character of foundation of each lok foundation age to of each lock 0 Miles Width Geatet foundation pleted gation and dam below Distance from nearest town or mouth of of length Pitts- navigable tributary cham- available Lift Upper Lower burgh ber width 0 H Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 0 51 903. 1 0.6 mile below Golconda, Ill---------------- 110 600 8. 0 15. 4 11. 0 Rock and boulders - Pile ..---------------- 100 1929 $4, 370, 566. 20 52 938. 9 1.3 miles below Brookport, Ill .-------------- 110 600 12. 0 15. 4 11.0 Pile..----------------do-------------- 100 1928 4, 462, 836. 79 53 962.6 10.8 miles below Joppa, Ill-----------------110 600 13.4 15.4 (6) --- do ....---------. ... do_ ---- 100 1929 5,413,867.94 54 974. 2 Mound City, Ill _------------------------ 110 600 (7) (7) (7) Rock------------ Gravel..------------ 0 ------........ () 9118, 726, 496. 40 0 6 Dam below not commenced. 7 Necessity for construction has not yet been determined. TiJ s Not commenced. o Exclusive of $6,675,513.63; details below. L3 Repair station, Marietta, Ohio--------............... -- ----- ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST OF PROJECT ............................................--------- c 7.------------------------------- 78, 700.00..................$178,700. Louisville and Portland Canal, and Indiana chute (under previous project)----------- ----- ---------------------------------------------------- 5, 359,203.17 Repairs to Sand Island Dike, Louisville, Ky. (maintenance) .......------------------....--......................... ------------------------------------------------------------- 130 000.00 Examinations, surveys, contingencies, plant, and miscellaneous.............................................------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,007,610,46 6,675, 513. 63 Total .............................................................. 125,1.3------------------------------------ I-' us C4 RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 773 Principal towns and cities along the Ohio River Miles Miles Miles Location below below Location below 1lw Location below bew Pitts- Pitts- Pitts- burgh burgh burgh Pittsburgh, Pa--_____........... ____ Ironton, Ohio-.... -------- 327. 2 Cannelton, Ind..--------..... 724. 1 Ambridge, Pa..........------------ 15.9 Portsmouth, Ohio----.... 356. 0 Rockport, Ind---------......... 747. 3 Aliquippa, Pa...........------------ 18. 5 Maysville, Ky..--------- 408. 6 Owensboro, Ky--------........ 755.9 East Liverpool, Ohio..... 43. 5 Newport, Ky_----------469. 8 Newburg, Ind------- ........-- 778. 0 Steubenville, Ohio-------... 68. 0 Cincinnati, Ohio--...--- 470. 2 Evansville, Ind..--------..... 792. 3 Wheeling, W.Va---------......... 90. 5 Covington, Ky.....---- 470. 9 Henderson, Ky------......-- 803. 8 ..........--- Bellaire, Ohio--------- 94. 6 Lawrenceburg, Ind ... 492.9 Mount Vernon, Ind.... 829.2 Marietta, Ohio----------- 172. 0 Aurora, Ind ..----------- 496. 7 Shawneetown, Ill-...-..857. 8 Parkersburg, W.Va-.... 184. 6 Carrollton, Ky....--- - 545. 7 ---- Golconda, Ill..........------ 902. 4 Point Pleasant, W.Va.... 265. 2 Madison, Ind..---------- 557. 7 Paducah, Ky---------- 934. 4 Gallipolis, Ohio....---------- 269. 7 Jeffersonville, Ind--.... 602. 7 Metropolis, Ill--------- 943.9 Huntington, W.Va....... 308. 3 Louisville, Ky.--------- 603.9 Mound City, Ill- ..... 973.4 Catlettsburg, Ky....---- 317. 2 New Albany, Ind ------ 608. 5 Cairo, Ill ........--------------.... 979. 3 Ashland, Ky ------------ 322. 6 Leavenworth, Ind-.... 664. 0 Terminal facilities.-Modern public terminals, with warehouses, equipped with operating machinery for transferring materials, have been constructed by private interests at some of the larger cities and towns. The city of Pittsburgh contemplates the early construction of an adequate modern terminal with ample facilities for river-to-rail transfer of freight for general use. A complete list of terminals available to the public, on the Ohio River, as of January 1, 1933, can be obtained from the division en- gineer, Upper Mississippi Valley Division, St. Louis, Mo. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work accomplished during the fiscal year and classed as new work was as follows: Fixed dain at Dashields, Pa., replacing old Dam No. 3.-Construction of two lockkeepers' houses by contract was completed. The entire locks and dam and appurtenant works are complete except for a garage. The total cost, all for new work was $19,870.42. The net total expenditures during the fiscal year were $19,870.42. Third fixed dam at Montgomery Island, Pa.-The lock cofferdam was com- pleted and 262,000 cubic yards of common excavation and 17,800 cubic yards of rock excavation have been removed. The upper guard wall was completed. On the land wall the first four monoliths were completed and the second lift has been placed for 13. On the middle wall base pours have been made for 20 monoliths and the second lift has been placed for 18. On the river wall the second lift has been placed for 17 monoliths. The emergency dam founda- tion and upper miter sill have been completed except for 14-foot offsets at either end. Test holes have been drilled at the sites of the middle wall, land wall, and emergency dam to determine the nature of the underlying strata. U.S. dredge Beaver removed 28,600 cubic yards of material from the temporary navigation channel to an average depth of 12.5 feet. The total cost, all for new work, was $1,189,702.82. The total expenditures during the fiscal year were $1,097,500.03. Locks and Dams Nos. 15, 16, 17, and 22.-The work of raising the heights of the lower guide walls at Locks Nos. 16, 17, and 22 was completed. At Lock No. 15 this work was 7 percent completed. The total cost during the fiscal year amounted to $28,903.39. The expenditures were $27,794.92. Lock and Dam No. 29.--The contract for constructing a new tripping bar weir was awarded on November 11, 1932. About 55 percent of the work was completed. Lock and Dam No. 35.-The construction of three new lockkeepers' dwellings and installation of machine shop tools was completed. 774 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Lock and Dam No. 87.-The survey, preliminary plans, and estimate for a new dam site in vicinity of the present dam was completed. Final drawings and estimate for alteration of the dam on its present site were in progress at close of fiscal year. The total cost during the fiscal year for locks and dams in the Cincinnati district was $44,505.11 for new work; the expenditures were $48,008.80. Re- imbursements during the year amounting to $81,015.62, exceeded the expendi- tures by $33,006.82. Lock and Dam No. ]41.-The esplanades and roadway at the auxiliary lock were paved with concrete and the north outer bank was riprapped. The pre- liminary grading and riprapping were done by hired labor with Government plant and the concrete work by contract, at a total cost of $16,491.99. Eighty stumps and dead trees were removed from the shore line above Dam No. 41. The hydroelectric plant, constructed by the Louisville Hydro-Electric Co. for the utilization of power from the dam, was in operation during the year, with the exception of 54.1 days when there was no usable head. The total production was 285,058,500 kilowatt hours, and the total available was 292,- 721,100 kilowatt hours. Flowage damages from Dam No. 41.-The purchase of flowage easements necessitated by raising the pool of Dam No. 41 was continued; also the property surveys in connection therewith. Sixty-nine easements were purchased at a cost of $60,416.49. To date 399 claims have been received, and purchase of easements approved in 163 cases, payment made in 117 cases, and 101 claims have been rejected. Lock and Dam No. 48.-Construction of a small storage warehouse by hired labor was completed. Lock and Dam No. 49.-Payment was made for one parcel of the land washed away below the abutment of the dam. The total cost during the fiscal year at Locks and Dams Nos. 41, 48, and 49 (Louisville district) was $109,346.71, for new work, and the expenditures were $112,101.65. The total cost during the year for new work was $1,392,328.45; total expenditures were $1,224,260.20. Condition,at end of fiscal year.-The entire system of 50 locks and dams is practically completed. All of the structures are in opera- tion, thereby providing 9-foot navigation throughout the entire length of the river. At certain locations where gravel deposits or obstructive bars exist, dredging operations, supplemented by contrac- tion works, are executed in order that the full project depth may be afforded at all times. The table under existing project shows the year of completion of locks and dams now in operation. Plans have been approved and construction has been started on a new fixed dam at Montgomery Island which will replace existing Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6. The total cost of existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $102,849,289.62 for new work and $130,000 for maintenance, making a total cost of $102,979,289.62. The total expenditures under the existing project were $102,830,494.77. The total cost and expenditure on previous 6-foot canalization, the works of which were incorporated in the above, was $17,657,273.78, making a total cost of $120,506,563.40 for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 775 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allot- ment of $70,000 made since June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933-----------------------__ $99, 355. 15 New work (completion of existing contracts) : Third fixed dam, Montgomery Island: Completing construction of locks under contract (July 1933-June 1, 1934)- __ $1, 078,200. 00 Completing construction of lock gates and emergency dam (July 1933-April 1934)- 6, 000.00 1,084,200.00 Lock No. 15: Complete raising of guide wall by contract (July 1-Aug. 15, 1933) ------------------------------ 18, 341.10 Lock No. 29: Tripping Bar Wier (July-October 1933) ------ 22, 174. 74 Accounts payable----------------------------------------- 1, 806. 60 Dam No. 41: Purchase of flowage rights over land bor- dering the Ohio River and tributary creeks in the pool_ $67, 518. 40 Clearing banks in pool_ 500. 00 68, 018. 40 Dam No. 49: Purchase of land at abutment--------------- 175.00 Total for new work-------- 1, 192, 909. 24 Balance remaining_____________________ ______ 519, 799. 53 Total 814, 870. 52 1------------------------------- The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act ($2,945,000) will be applied as follows: New work : Construction of third fixed dam, Montgomery Island, by contract (November 1933-June 30, 1935) ------- _-----------------$2, 450, 000 Raising crest of Dam No. 45 (October 1933 to October 1934) 102, 000 Raising crest of Dam No. 46 (October 1933 to October 1934) __ .. 123, 000 Raising crest of Dam No. 49 (October 1933 to October 1934) .... 142, 000 * Raising crest of Dam No. 50 (October 1933 to October 1934) .... 128, 000 Total ------------------------------------------- 1, 814, 870. 52 The additional sum of $350,000 can- be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work : Third fixed dam, Montgomery Island: Removal of Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6 by contract (in time to aiticipate completion of dam) ----------- $40, 000 Purchase of flowage easements (July 1934-June 30, 1935) - ----------------------------------- 70,000 _ _- $110, 000 Lock No. 14: Raising lower guide wall---------------------- 20, 000 Dam No. 30: Construction one additional beartrap by contract (July 1-Dec. 31, 1934) --------------------------------- 175, 000 Dam No. 41: Purchase of flowage easements-------------------45, 000 Total, new work-------------------------------------- 350, 000 776 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost fand fflnanoal summary Oost of new work to June 30, 1933 --------------------- 12 $120, 506, 563. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------- 130,000.00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ---------- 120, 636, 563. 40 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------- -47, 633.10 Net total cost to June 30, 1933__------------------- 120, 588, 930. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------- --------- 101, 161. 75 Net total expenditures_--------------------------- 120, 487, 768. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------- 1,743, 870.52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ......... 2122, 231, 639. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.... --------------- $6, 400,414. 37 $2, 683, 084. 83 $681, 975.56 $985, 161.03 $1, 392, 328. 45 Cost ofmaintenance------- ----------- Total expended--.... --------------- 5, 194, 594. 24 2, 399, 898. 44 566, 093. 41 979, 379. 64 1, 224, 260. 20 Allotted-----------------------............................. 2, 550, 480.00 158,850.00 361, 296.58 469,316.88 2, 857,097.50 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $111, 033.22 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932 --------- - $1, 080, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932 -------- 60, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------ 1, 825, 000. 00 2, 965, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------- -------------. 3, 076, 033.22 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments-------------- 107, 902. 50 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 2, 968, 130. 72 Gross amount expended------------------------- $1,309, 393. 56 Less: Reimbursements collected ------ $4, 117. 74 Receipts from sales ---- __---. 81, 015. 62 85, 133.36 1,224, 260.20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 1, 743, 870. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------- 71, 030. 38 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-- ---- 915, 894. 88 986, 925. 26 Balance available June 30, 1933_------------------------ 756, 945. 26 Amount allotted from Wad Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933----------- ------- ---- ----- 70, 000.00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act------- 2,945, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 3, 771, 945. 26 Amount (estimated) 8required to be appropriated for completion ----- ----- ----- ----- ---- - ---- ---- --- of existing project --- 350, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in -fiscal year ending June -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 30, 1935, for new work 350, 000. 00 1 Previous cost reduced $81,015.62 account transfer of cost marine ways and plant to open channel improvement. 'Increased $1,526,064.68 account modification and readjustment of contracts. * Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 777 2. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON THE OHIO RIVER The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for construction of locks and dams on the Ohio River. See pages 766 to 776, where general information re- garding the improvement may be found. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since the following dates: No. No. 1. October 7, 18851 27. July 23, 1923 Emsworth, September 1, 1921 28. March 1, 1915 2. October 13, 1906 29. December 1, 1916 3. February 1, 1908 30. October 19, 1923 Dashields, Pa. 31. October 22 1919 Small lock, August 1, 1929 32. May 1, 1926 Large lock, August 23, 1929 33. October 28, 1921 4. February 1, 1908 34. July 31, 1925 5. November 21, 1907. 35. September 3, 1919 6. August 3, 1904 36. August 14, 1925 7. September 16, 1914 37. January 1, 1911 8. July 14, 1911 38. October 31, 1924 9. November 2, 1914 39. March 15, 1921 10. October 31, 1915 41. Including Louisville and Portland 11. August 1, 1911 Canal, July 1885 3 12. January 16, 1917 New lock, May 1, 1921 13. August 1, 1911 Small lock, August 1, 1930 14. August 20, 1917 New dam, January 1, 1928 15. July 1, 1916 43. June 13, 1921 16. August 16, 1917 44. September 12, 1925 17. August 1, 1918 45. September 13, 1927 18. May 1, 1910 46. September 15, 1928 19. October 16, 1916 47. January 1, 1928 20. January 16, 1917 48. January 1, 1922 21. September 5, 1919 49. January 1, 1928 22. December 1, 1918 50. October 16, 1928 23. September 26, 1921 51. August 25, 1929 24. August 27, 1919 2 52. October 27, 1928 25. June 1, 1922" 53. September 1, 1929 26. August 1, 1912 2 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The locks and dams were operated as required, and the necessary repairs made thereto and to the appurtenant structures. The total cost of operating and care for the entire river during the fiscal year was $2,549,458.54; the total expenditures were $2,803,- 348.61. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The entire system, comprising 50 locks and dams, is practically completed and all of the structures are in operation. The dams, when raised, provide a 9-foot depth through- out the entire length of the river. At various localities where bars or gravel deposits exist, dredging and contraction works are exe- cuted to provide an adequate and dependable channel of project depth at minimum pool conditions. 1Replaced. 2 To be replaced by dam with double locks at Gallipolis. 2 Prior to date stated these works were operated and maintained between 1874 and 1882 from funds derived from tolls, rents, etc. 778 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 The structures were maintained in good condition. Nos. 4 and 5 are so deteriorated as to require excessive maintenance and repairs. Plans have been approved and work started on the construction of a new fixed dam at Montgomery Island which will replace existing Locks and Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6. The total cost for operation and maintenance at the close of the fiscal year was $32,298,691.29. The total expenditures were $33,292,- 845.63, of which $31,595,265.44 was allotted from the permanent in- definite appropriation and $1,697,580.19 was derived from other sources. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams and canal will be op- erated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefi- nite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ ___-------__ $32, 298, 691.29 Value of plant, materials etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------1, 018, 992.99 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-3_ _- --- _----------- 33, 317, 684.28 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------- 30, 346. 15 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933___------------- - 33, 348, 030. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------- 55, 184. 80 Net total expenditures------------------------ 33, 292, 845.63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _ --- --- 290, 001.21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---_------ 33, 582, 846. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------- -- Cost of maintenance--------.. .$1, -- 530, 257.92 $2, 181, 261. 38 $2, 733, 368. 17 $3, 036,666. 52 $2, 549, 458. 54 Total expended--------.-.--.-.- - 2,063,414.07 2, 273, 100. 30 2, 818, 599.88 2,994,445.50 2,803, 348.61 Allotted_.-- -- ----------------- 2,192, 300.00 2,459,000. 00 2, 780, 000. 00 3,001, 149.47 2,494,991.68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------- $598, 358.14 Amount allotted from Federal Water Power Act ap- proved June 10, 1920----------------------- $183, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appro- priation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909-------------------------- ------- 2, 594, 049. 39 2, 777, 049. 39 Amount to be accounted for _.....____.__ -- ___- 3, 375, 407. 53 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments-------------- 282, 057.71 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------__ 3, 093, 349. 82 Gross amount expended---------_ -------------3, 258, 624. 48 Less : Reimbursements collected------- $417,125. 79 Receipts from sales ------------- 38, 15Q. 08 455, 275. 87 2, 803, 348. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933____------- ---- _-__. 290, 001. 21 RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 779 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933________,----_ $179, 8591. 56 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 18, 297. 89 $198, 157.45 Balance available June 30, 1933__---------------------- __ 91, 843. 76 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-----------------------------_ 30, 346.15 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------- 122, 189. 91 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 _ ___________--___ -- 2, 233, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___ _________----2, 355, 189. 91 3. OPEN-CHANNEL WORK, OHIO RIVER Open-channel work on the Ohio River is in charge of the district engineer in whose district the work is located. Information as to the limits of the four districts on the Ohio River, as well as the district engineers in charge thereof, is contained on page 766. Existing project.-The project adopted by the act of March 3, 1827, originally covered the entire length of the Ohio River from its mouth near Cairo to Pittsburgh, a distance of 981 miles. With the com- pletion of the canalization project, the work under the project for open-channel work consists mainly of removing obstructive bars and widening and deepening the channel at the upper ends of pools where necessary in order that the full project depth of 9 feet contemplated by the canalization project may be obtained. After this depth has been obtained, it is anticipated that periodic dredging will be re- quired at some localities in order to maintain such depth. In addi- tion, an effort will be made to obtain and maintain this depth on that section of the river below Lock and Dam No. 53 by open-channel work. Under the project for open-channel work no project depth had been fixed by Congress, but it was found necessary, to properly aid packet and barge navigation, prior to completion of the canalization project, to secure a low-water channel having a minimum depth of from 4 to 6 feet and a width, according to the difficulty of running the channel, of from 400 to 600 feet; and to permit the movement of large coal tows, which movement occurs at stages of water exceeding 10 feet, it has been found necessary to remove the points of projecting bars which form at various points along the river but mainly at the mouths of creeks and other tributaries. The accomplishment of this twofold purpose has involved the concentration of current by closing back channels at islands with low dams, the contraction and straight- ening of wide, open, channels by low dikes, the dredging of bars and shoals, and the removal of snags and wrecks. The River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927, authorized the construction of ice piers as a part of the project for open-channel work, these piers to be constructed with funds allotted from the ap- propriations for general open-channel work. (H.Doc. No. 187, 67th Cong., 2d sess.) The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, authorized re- forestation of the sloughs on Kentucky Peninsula near Evansville, Ind., and a 200-foot strip along the upstream bank and for bank pro- tection at an estimated cost of $200,000 (H.Doc. No. 409, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). This document contains a map of the locality. 780 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The extreme range of river stages varies from 32.9 feet at Pitts- burgh, Pa., to 69.2 feet at Cincinnati, Ohio, with 46.7 feet at Louis- ville, Ky. (head of the falls), 48.1 feet at Evansville, Ind., and 56.2 feet at Cairo, Ill. (mouth of the river). Incidental to the direct improvement of the Ohio is the mainte- nance of existing works, including dikes, dams, and ice piers; also harbor lines below mouth of Big Sandy River. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1933, is $17,050,000, which includes $200,000 for bank-protection work near Evansville, Ind., authorized in the 1930 River and Harbor Act. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927, authorizing the construction of ice piers for general open- channel -work, imposes the condition that before work is begun on any ice pier, local interests convey to the United States free of cost such riparian rights as may be deemed necessary in connection with the improvement at the locality. The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, authorizing the reforestation of the sloughs on Kentucky Peninsula near Evansville, Ind., and a 200-foot strip along the upstream bank and for bank pro- tection, provides that no expense shall be incurred by the United States .for the acquiring of any lands required for the purpose of this improvement. Terminal facilities.-See page 773. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging and contrac- tion works, where required to provide an adequate and dependable channel of project depth at minimum pool conditions, were executed. The work accomplished during the year was as follows: Pittsburgh district.-Dredging operations were continued 'with U.S. dipper dredges Oswego, Beaver, and Allegheny, and by contract at Bakers Island, a distance of 49 miles below Pittsburgh. The amount of dredged material removed by Government plant was 254,700 cubic . yards. Dredged material removed by contract at Bakers Island was 130,000 cubic yards. Channel buoys were in- spected and cleaned at regular intervals and missing buoys replaced. The cost was $48;443.55 for new work and $57,133.55 for maintenance, a total of $105,577.10. The amount expended was $75,900.70. Huntington district.-Dredging operations were continued by 2 Government dipper dredges and 1 small Government pipe-line dredge, and in addition two contracts were let on one of which a pipe- line dredge was used and on the other a derrick boat. The quan- tity of material removed was 563,339 cubic yards. The cost during the fiscal year was $244,320.52, all for maintenance; the amount expended was $206,395.22. Cincinnati district.-Dredgingoperations were carried on in the Cincinnati district by the U.S. pipe-line dredges C. B. Harris and Major J. C. Mallery, U.S. dipper dredges Marietta and Carrollton and under contract. The amount of material dredged was 1,403,595 cubic yards, practically all of which was removed from the channel. United States repair yards, Dam No. 37.-Marine ways and attendant shops and plant were in continuous operation during the fiscal year. Dockages and repairs were made to various pieces of Engineer Department plant as well as to the U.S. lighthouse tender RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 781 Greenbrier. A steel trestle on concrete piers was constructed for the storage of a spare rolling lock gate. The cost was $123.82 for new work, offset by an adjustment of $2,054.26 charged to maintenance, making the cost for new work -$1,930.44. The cost of maintenance was $538,392.50, making the net cost in the Cincinnati district during the year $536,462.06. The expenditures were $273,887.05. Louisville district.-Dredging to obtain and maintain a channel of the project dimensions was continued during periods of favor- able river stages with the U.S. suction dredges C. B. Harris, H. S. Taber, Lake Charles, Ste. Genevieve and Grafton and U.S. dipper dredges Watauga and Nolin River. The quantity of material removed was 4,550,139 cubic, yards. The construction of 3,050 linear feet of bank revetment at the head of Stewarts Island was completed under contract in July 1932. The revetment consists of a lumber mattress below pool and stone paving above pool. The total cost of this work was $66,943.21. Two spur dikes with a combined length of 1,735 feet were con- structed near the foot of Pryors Island for the purpose of further stabilizing the channel and thereby decreasing the amount of dredg- ing required at this location. These dikes, which work in conjunc- tion with the back channel dike and two spur dikes previously constructed, are of the rock and gra'vel fill type and were constructed of material obtained locally by hired labor, at a total cost of $55,501.48. The construction of three dikes with a total length of 3,066 linear feet and 2,950 linear feet of bank revetment was started at Walkers Bar under contract. At the end of the year the contract was 30 percent complete and costs amounted to $60,482.29. A model study was completed at the U.S. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., to predetermine the effects of contraction works on the channel in the vicinity of Raleigh Bar. The total cost of the study was $11,539.30. Throughout the low-water season one towboat with crew was assigned especially to sounding, snagging, and marking the channel at critical bars. The cost in the Louisville district during the fiscal year was $128,713.27 for new work and $794,074.20 for maintenance, a total of $922,787.47. The expenditures were $1,136,779.53. Plant.-Under contracts the dredge H. S. Taber was docked and the hull repaired; scow No. 148, barges Nos. 50, 51, and 186 and derrick boat No. 30 were docked, cleaned, repaired, and painted. The machinery of the dredge H. S. Taber was overhauled and the cabin painted by hired labor. Under contract 1 new boiler sheet was installed in each of the 3 boilers on the towboat Miami. Gen- eral overhaul repairs to the machinery of the towboat Miami and to all other items of plant in active service were made by hired labor. During the year the following items of plant were acquired by transfer: Launch Youghiogheny and boathouse from the Pittsburgh district; towboats Scott and Gillette from the Huntington district; the dredge C. B. Harris, towboat Ottawa, 1 derrick boat, launch Zane, 2 oil barges, 2 cargo box barges, 1 store barge, and 30 pontons from the Cincinnati district; and 1 barge from the St. Louis district. 782 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Derrick boat No. 32 and barges Nos. 26 and transfer. Drillboat No. 154 and launch Breekinridge were sold. 27 were disposed of by There were no charges to permanent costs as all strictly plant costs are carried as deferred items until reimbursed or liquidated by rentals, transfers, sales, etc. The reimbursements exceeded the expenditures by $340,587.78. The cost during the year on the entire river was $1,809,147.15, of which $175,226.38 was for new work and $1,633,920.77 was for maintenance; the amount expended was $1,352,374.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Dredges were operated through- out the year with a view to providing an adequate and dependable channel 9 feet deep at minimum pool conditions. In general this channel was maintained. Local stabilization of channel was effected at various points by construction of dikes and bank revetment. The cost of work amounted to $19,082,535.27, of which $11,051,- 251.40 was for new work and $8,031,283.87 for maintenance. The amount expended was $21,237,344.79. Proposed operations.- The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $717,000 made since June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: New work (completion of existing contracts) : Accounts payable ----------- ------------------------ $15, 831.35 Dredging (July to December 1933) ------------------ 235, 575.99 Dikes and revetment at Walkers Bar (July to October 1933)_ 136, 566. 82 Total new work------------------------------------372, 142. 81 Maintenance : Accounts -payable ---------------------------------- 136, 889. 99 Dredging (July 1933 to June 1934) ---------------------- 983, 806. 25 . Surveys and channel marking (July 1933 to June 1934)__ 125, 617. 88 Dikes and revetments (July 1930 to June 1934) -- 48, 000. 00 Hydrographic surveys-------- ------------- 31, 685. 88 Snagging------ --------- --------------------------- 40,000.00 Total maintenance---- 229, 110. 01 1--------, Balance remaining --- _________-_-___ 1, 480, 413. 18 Grand total (including accounts payable) -------------- 3,234, 387.34 The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act ($930,000) will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging (October 1933 to October 1934) ---------------- $175, 000. 00 Dikes and revetments (September 1933 to October 1934)____ 755, 000.00 Total new work ------------------------------------ 930, 000. 00 The additional sum of $1,950,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: New work : Dredging -------------------- ------------------------- $383, 000 Construction of dikes and bank revetment---------------__ 220, 000 Surveys and experimental studies---------------------------10, 000 Total new work----------------_ 613, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 783 Maintenance: Dredging ------------------------------------------- $1, 170, 500 Surveys and channel marking ------------------------ 126, 500 Dikes and revetments------------------------------------40, 000 Total maintenance , 337, 000 1------------- Total --------------------------------------------- 1, 950, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $11, 051, 251. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -..... 8, 031, 283. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--- 19, 082, 535. 27 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933- 1, 810, 032. 78 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------------------- 20, 892,568 05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 --- - 497, 498. 08 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933----- --------------- 21, 390, 066. 13 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----- -------- 152, 721. 34 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 21, 237, 344. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------ 2, 019, 889. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 23, 257, 234. 05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_------------ $638, 923. 87 $1, 355, 487. 60 $1, 962, 275. 94 $1, 161, 226. 03 $175, 226. 38 Cost of maintenance ------------------ 301, 454. 04 278, 860. 59 970, 922. 21 1, 633, 920. 77 Total cost_-------------- 638, 923. 87 1, 656, 941. 64 2, 241, 136. 53 2, 132, 148. 24 1,809, 15 147. Total expended--- ----------- 606, 939. 13 2, 190, 469. 31 2, 284, 660. 99 937, 671. 51 1, 352, 374. 72 Allotted.. ___.......- - -- 1, 585, 500. 00 2, 367, 572. 13 2, 964, 334. 35 1, 270, 878. 99 3, 008, 602. 83 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _-------------------------- $363, 661. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932-------------- $2, 087, 015. 62 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932----------- 303, 919. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-- , 190, 000. 00 1------------- 3, 580, 935.40 Amount to be accounted for ------------ ------------ 3, 944, 596. 55 Deductions on acount of revocation of allotments------------ --- 572, 332. 57 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 3, 372, 263. 98 Gross amount expended--------------------- $3, 405, 590.21 Less: Reimbursements collected-- $2, 026, 742.23 Receipts from sales-_ 26, 473. 26 2, 053, 215.49 1, 352, 374. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 2, 019, 889. 26 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------- ----- 255, 530. 20 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 306, 185.49 561, 715. 69 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------- 1, 458, 173. 57 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_ ___------------------------ 497, 498. 08 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 __--------- 1, 955, 671. 65 16228-ENG 1933-- 50 784 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount, allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933--------------------- -------------- $717, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act- ------ , 930, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------ 3, 602, 671.65 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of 1- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project 4, 700, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- - --- 613, 000. 00 For maintenance 1-------_ __ ------ -- 1, 337, 000. 00 Total 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - -- - -- -- - -- - 1, 950, 000. 00 4. OPERATING SNAG BOATS ON THE OHIO RIVER BELOW THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE The improvement for which report is made under this caption is an outgrowth of the project for improving Ohio River. (general im- provement) for which report is made on page 766 of this report, where general information regarding the improvement can be found. The cost of removing snags, wrecks, and other obstructions on the Ohio River was borne by the appropriation for general improve- ment until 1890, when the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, authorized an annual expenditure of not to exceed $25,000 for re- moving snags, wrecks, and other obstructions in the Ohio River. This amount was increased to $50,000 by section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Snagging work was continued during all periods of the year as required, excepting when the stages of the river were too high for efficient work. During the period the following obstructions were removed from the channel: 801 snags, 20 wrecks, 342.1 tons of stone, 540 tons of silt, and 1,545.4 cords of drift. The total cost was $41,211.19; expenditures were $43,705.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Owing to natural causes snags are continuously being deposited in the river, rendering continuous work necessary to provide an unobstructed channel for navigation. No statement can be made of the proportion of the work accomplished. The operations of the plants provided a reasonably clear channel at the end of the fiscal year. The existing plant in each district is sufficient to take care of the work as it arises. The total amount expended to the end of the fiscal year was $1,594,297.32. Proposed operations.-Fundsfor carrying on operations under this project have been heretofore provided from the permanent annual appropriation of $50,000 authorized by act of June 3, 1896. Due to the fact that no funds were allotted under this authorization for the fiscal year 1934, necessary snagging will be done by the respective districts from the allotment for open channel work, Ohio River. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 785 Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- $1, 594, 346. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 49. 06 Net total expenditures-----_------ 594, 297. 32 1------------------, Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 8, 688. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 1, 602, 985. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance___ ------------------ $54, 100. 01 $38, 016. 72 $49, 361. 82 $50, 000. 00 $41, 211. 19 Total expended........---..............-------------------.. 57, 240. 92 45, 792. 35 40, 621. 60 48, 420. 97 43, 705. 75 Allotted._----------__ 50, 000. 00 __------------------ 50, 000. 00 38, 189. 10 38, 692. 93 48, 082. 53 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-__------------------------------ $4, 311.73 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved June 3, 1896--------- -------------------------------- 50, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for---------- ----------- 54, 311.73 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment------------------------ $1, 768. 11 Revocation of impounded funds-------------------- 149. 36 1, 917. 47 Net amount to be accounted for----- ------ ------------- 52, 394. 26 Gross amount expended ----------------------------------- 43, 705. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 8, 688. 51 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------- 49. 76 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 8, 638. 75 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT This district includes the watershed of the Ohio River above mile 109, between Captina Island and Powhatan Point, a distance of 109 miles, and includes Emsworth and Dashields Dams and Dams Nos. 4 to 13, inclusive. The rivers included in this district are the Mo- nongahela, Pa., and W.Va., the Allegheny, Pa. and N.Y., Youghio- gheny River, Pa., tributaries not now under improvement, and the upper Ohio for 109 miles below its head at Pittsburgh, Pa. District engineer: Maj. W. D. Styer, Corps of Engineers. Sector engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers. Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEME S Page Page 1. Monongahela River, Pa. and 6. Ohio River above mile 109, W.Va------------------- 786 construction of locks and 2. Operating and care of locks dams ------------------ 766 and dams, Monongahela 7. Operating and care of locks River, Pa. and W.Va __- - 790 and dams at Emsworth and Dashields, and nos. 3. Allegheny River, Pa., open- channel work_ ------------ 791 4 to 13, inclusive, Ohio 4. Allegheny River, Pa., con- River ------------------ 777 struction of locks and 8. Ohio River, open-channel dams_ __--- -- -793 work_ ------- 779 5. Operating and care of locks 9. Youghiogheny River, Pa__ 798 and dams, Allegheny River, 10. Examinations, surveys, and Pa-- --- 797 contingencies (general) ... 800 786 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 1. MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA. AND W.VA. Location.--This river is formed by the junction of the Tygart and West Fork Rivers, about 1 mile south of Fairmont, W. Va., arnd flows in a northerly direction 128 miles to its junction with the Allegheny River, forming the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, Pa. (See U.S. Geological Survey Charts for Pennsylvania and West Virginia.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of June 10, 1872, and ex- tended by the acts of June 3, 1896, and June 4, 1897. Under these projects, all completed, the cost and expenditures were $5,420,540.52 for new work and $741.66 for maintenance, a total of $5,421,282.18. For further details see page 1910 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the improvement of the river by 14 locks and dams to afford slack-water navigation from Pitts- burgh, Pa., to 4 miles above Fairmont, W.Va., a distance of 131 miles. Original Locks Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive, were built by the Monongahela Navigation Co. and acquired by the United States in 1897, and Locks 8 to 15, inclusive, were built by the United States prior to 1904. Locks 7, 8, and 9 are replaced by new Locks 7 and 8. Increased traffic necessitated an enlargement and improvement of the locks and dams between Pittsburgh and Rices Landing, Pa. In re- building the locks and dams from nos. 1 to 6 the adopted standard was two parallel chambers each 56 by 360 feet, with 8 feet depth on sills and fixed concrete dams. New Locks Nos. 7 and 8 are single chambers 56 by 360 feet. The project includes the building of Locks 10 to 15, inclusive, single locks 56 by 182 feet, with 7 feet depth on sills, and fixed concrete dams, which are still adequate for the present traffic. The channel width varies from 125 feet in pool no. 15 to 500 feet in pool no. 1. The existing project was authorized as follows: Enlargement and improvement of Lock and Dam No. 6, additional works at Lock No. 3, and for new repair steamer and new dredge boat with equipment, by the act of March 3, 1899, at an estimated cost of $185,556 (see Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1897, pp. 2423-2424); also acquisition of land and additional im- provements at nos. 5 and 6, authorized by the act of March 3, 1905, at a cost of $7,850. (See Annual Report for 1904, p. 460.) Rebuilding of Lock and Dam No. 2, by the act of June 13, 1902, "in accordance with the report submitted by the engineer in charge, dated February 4, 1902" (not printed), at an estimated cost of $655,961; estimate increased in 1910 to $698,961 (see Annual Report for 1909, p. 1756). Rebuilding of Lock and Dam No. 3 by the act of March 3, 1905, at an estimated cost of $589,196. (H.Doc. No. 209, 58th Cong., 2d sess.) Reconstruction of Lock and Dam No. 5, by the act of March 2, 1907, at an estimated cost of $756,042. (H.Doc. No. 209, 58th Cong., 2d sess.) Reconstruction of Lock and Dam No. 6, by the act of March 4, 1913, at an estimated cost of $356,400 (H.Doc. No. 1217, 62d Cong., 3d sess.) ; estimate increased in 1916 to $418,860. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA.2 DISTRICT 787 Additional improvements by the act of September 22, 1922 (H.Doc. No. 228, 67th Cong., 2d sess.), at estimated costs as follows: Guide walls and guard walls, nos. 1 to 6------------------------_ $1, 255, 130 Lengthening land chamber of Lock No. 3 to 720 feet-- ------------- 787, 722 New chamber (360 feet long), Lock No. 4------------------------ 699, 786 Lock and Dam No. 7-_---------------------------------------_ 1,161, 241 Lock and Dam No. 8__________________-----------------1,165, 758 Lock and Dam No. 7 (second chamber) -------------------------- 419, 126 Lock and Dam No. 8 (second chamber)-------------------- 504, 465 Reconstruction of Dam No. 4____________________________________ 397, 211 Marine ways, repair plant, office, and warehouse________________--250, 000 Total -_______________- __ -- 6,640,439 The act of July 3, 1930, modified the existing project so as to provide for the construction of new locks and dam about 21/2 miles below the existing structure, at an estimated cost of $2,175,000, in lieu of the work authorized at old Lock and Dam No. 4. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 22, 70th Cong., 2d sess.) A con- gressional amendment approved January 31, 1931, provided " that the Chief of Engineers may, in his discretion, locate the new locks and dam above the existing structure and on such site as he may deem most desirable." (Pub. Res. 117, 71st Cong., 3d sess.) The total estimated cost of new work, revised in 1930, is $12,500,- 000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. Looks and dams, Monongahela River, Pa. and W.Va. Depths on miter Location Dimensions sills at normal Character of foundation pool level Lift at i normal No. Avail- pool Width able level Miles of above Nearest town cham- length Lower Upper Lock Dam mouth for full ber width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 1 1.9 Pittsburgh, Pa ..---- 1 56 360 7.4 10. 0 12. 0 Rock ..... Rock and gravel. 2 11. 2 Braddock, Pa.. 1 56 362 8.3 11.6 12. 1 Gravel...- Gravel. 3 23.8 Elizabeth, Pa_-__... 1 56 } 8.2 11.9 12. 1 Rock...... Do. 4 41. 5 Ch arleroi, Pa __.. ...... i 56 } 10.6 10. 9 14. 1 Gravel .... Do. I 56. 5 Brow nsv ille , P a .. ..... 1 56 1 56 360 360 12.4 13. 1 11.6 10. 7 12. 0 11.8 Rock...... Do. Rock and S__do....----- 6 68. 3 Rices Landing, Pa_ .. gravel. 7 84. 8 Greensboro, Pa--------- 56 360 15. 0 10. 5 11. 0 Rock and Rock and fire clay. fire clay. 8 90. 6 Point Marion, Pa_ ..... 56 360 15.0 10. 5 11.0 ___do ..... Do. 10 101.5 Morgantown, W.Va ... 56 182 10.2 7.4 8.0 __do......- Do. 11 104. 1 Uffington, W .Va-.. .... 56 182 10. 7 6.9 8.0 ___do.....---Do. 12 109. 1 Little Falls, W.Va...... 56 182 10. 7 7.0 8.0 __do-....-- Do. 13 111.6 __..do___----------- 56 182 10. 7 7.0 8.0 ___do.....-- Do. 14 115. 0 Lowsville, W.Va ._ - 56 182 10. 7 7.0 8.0 -- do....... Do. 56 182 182 10. 7 7.0 8. 0 _ _do ..... Do. 15 124. 2 H oult, W.Va... . ..---- i 12 chambers. 788 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Lock and dams, Monongahela River, Pa. and W.Va.-Continued Type of construction Percent- Kind of age of comple- Estimated or dam comple- tion actual cost Lock Dam tion 1 Fixed------........ Concrete-.......---------..... Timber and concrete--------. 100 1932 $971, 244. 27 2 -..... do....-----... do...........------------.... Concrete-----.... ------- 100 1927 905, 098. 44 3 do--------- .---- ............ do-------------................. do.....------------------- 98 -------- 1, 681, 538. 00 4 ..... do-------.............--do---------------do...............do..---------------------.......... 99 ----- 2, 002, 000.00 5 .... ----- do-....----....----------do....................do..... ------ 100 1927 1, 074, 812. 00 6 ..... do__....._ .. do .............. Timber and concrete-------...... 98 99 - - --------. 2, 769,507.04 622, 750. 00 S7 -.... do-------...... --..--..do------------ Concrete------ -------------- 8 - do---...---...-- d-------------- -do---------.. -----------. 99 -........ 3 2, 083, 514. 23 10 .....- do-----.... ----- do--------------..... do ... --------------- 100 1903 210, 444. 64 11 .do-------.............do...................------ do ...--------------------- 100 1903 227, 668. 41 12 ..... do-------.............do ..........--------------....... do....---------------------100 1904 200, 550. 35 13 ..... do------------...........do ................... do...--------------------- 100 1904 190, 690. 51 14 .....- do.............do...................do ... 100 1904 210, 126. 87 15 -.....do-------........--.....do----------...........-----.....do ... 100 1904 175, 828. 52 ! Practically completed. 3Estimated. Marine ways, etc__-------------------------------- ------ $250, 000, 00 Abandoned Lock and Dam No. 4---- ----------------------- 780, 816. 00 Abandoned Lock and Dam No. 8------------------------------ 245, 900.00 Abandoned Lock and Dam No. 9------------ ---------------- 191, 000. 00 Partial cost of worn-out and abandoned Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive, and franchise--_----------------------- 2, 744, 501.17 Terminal facilitie.-Boat landings are maintained by municipali- ties along the river. A large number of tipples at mines and hoists of various types at manufacturing plants are maintained for private use in loading and unloading coal, coke, billets, steel, sand, gravel, oil, acid, etc., but these are not available for the purpose of general commerce. Exist- ing private terminals are adequate for shipment and receipt in the Pittsburgh district of the type of commerce now in existence. The Glassport terminal of the American Barge Line Co. affords facilities for limited commerce beyond the capacity of the packet boats not handled through private terminals. The provision of river-to-rail and rail-to-river transfer terminals on an extensive scale is not im- portant, since 98 percent of traffic using the river passes through private terminals, which are more than adequate for the prospective commerce. Operations man results during fiscal year.-At new Lock and Dam No. 4, the dam, land and river wall powerhouses and adminis- trative building on the middle wall were completed by contract. Old Dam No. 4 was removed, dredging between the old dam and the new lock was completed and 83,320 cubic yards of dredged material were deposited as fill behind the guide walls by Government plant. The esplanade, gage house, and riprapping of the bank below the abutment were completed by hired labor. The entire lock and dam and appurtenant works are complete except for minor miscellaneous work. The total cost, all for new work, was $288,713.15. The total expenditures were $281,438.60. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 99 percent complete. Fourteen locks and dams are in operation, furnishing slack-water navigation from Pittsburgh, Pa., to a point 4 miles RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGHII, PA., DISTRICT 789 above Fairmont, W.Va., a distance of 131 miles. The controlling depth between Pittsburgh and Dam No. 10 is 8 feet, and above Dam No. 10, 7 feet. Further information relating to the locks and dams may be found under the table in paragraph " Existing project." The river is navigable throughout the year except for about 5 days an- nually on account of high water and ice below Lock No. 7 and for 30 days annually above Lock No. 7. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the ex- tension of the upper guard structure at Lock No. 7, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, as modified by the act of July 3, 1930. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year, all for new work, was $10,220,750.74. The total expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $10,215,799.33. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------ __----- _____ -------- _ $4, 951.41 Miscellaneous work, Lock No. 4___- __ __...._________ __ 1, 000.00 Balance remaining ------------------------------ 59,428.76 Total ---- 5, 380.17 6-------------------------- The additional sum of $16,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work: Extending upper guard wall, Lock No. 7, by contract (July 1934-August 1934) ------------- --------------------- $16, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 __-________-- __-__ $15, 641, 291. 26 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 - -- -------- 741. 66 - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -__.___- 15, 642, 032. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__---------- - _____- 4, 951. 41 Net total expenditures_-----1----------------------- 15, 637, 081. 51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _____________________ 65, 380. 17 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ __----__ 15, 702, 461.68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_____________ -- $178, 121. 34 $126, 680. 83 $512, 777. 27 $1, 527, 907. 10 $288, 713. 15 Cost of maintenance-------------- Total expended_-----_ ----- --- 177, 589. 29 138, 072. 57 338, 989. 50 1, 688, 734. 56 281, 438. 60 Allotted-.......-- ---------------------... 425, 000. 00 -700, 000. 00 1, 578, 500. 00 450, 000. 00 280, 985. 41 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__------_-______ $65, 833. 36 Amount alloted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------------------------- 286, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ________------------351, 833. 36 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------5, 014. 59 Net amount to be accounted for--,-... .______ 346, 818. 77 Gross amount expended ---------- ___________ $306, 180.74 Less reimbursements collected- ----------- 24, 742, 14 281, 438. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --------------------- 65, 380. 17 790 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Outstanding liablities June 30, 1933 ...--------------- $4, 723. 36 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_----- 635. 00 $5,358.36 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 60, 021.81 Amount (estimated) required to*be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - of existing project 68, 500.00 Amount that can be profitably expended - - - - - - in - - fiscal - - - - - - year - - - - ending - - - - - - - June - -- - - - - - 30, 1935 for new work__ ____________ 16, 000.00 2. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS, MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA. AND W. VA. The improvement forms part of the project for Monongahela River, Pa. and W.Va. See pages 786 to 790. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation as follows: Nos. 1 to 6, since July 7, 1897; No. 7, since November 11, 1925; No. 8 since October 12, 1925; No. 10, since December 7, 1903; No. 11, since December 17, 1903; No. 12, since December 19, 1903; No. 13, since January 4, 1904; No. 14, since December 28, 1903; and No. 15, since December 23, 1903. Operation of No. 4 was discontinued, and operation of new No. 4 commenced on October 10, 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.--All structures were operated and maintained in serviceable condition throughout the year. In addition to ordinary repairs, painting of structures, plant, etc., and dredging of lock approaches, channel dredging was per- formed in Pools Nos. 1, 3, 5, and 6. The total costs of operation and maintenance during the fiscal year were $571,697.79. The total expenditures during the year from the permanent indefinite appropriation amounted to $414,308.88. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The 14 locks and dams are in serviceable condition. The head of navigation is at a point 4 miles above Fairmont, W.Va. For controlling depths and conditions of locks and dams see Monongahela River, Pa. and W.Va., pages 786 to 790 of this report. The total cost of operation and maintenance to the end of the fiscal year was $18,733,552.78. The net total amount expended from the permanent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year was $19,411,820.85. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- $18, 733, 552.78 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand Jund 30, 1933 _....... 688, 581. 55 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------ 19, 422, 134. 33 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 --------..--.-------- - 14, 885. 08 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ---- -------- 19, 437, 019. 41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_-.. __- __------- 25, 198. 56 Net total expenditures----------------- 19, 411, 820. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------- 265, 626: 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 19, 677, 447. 84 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 791 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work--..------------------ Cost of maintenance ....----------------- $780, 370. 54 $856, 540. 25 $939, 115. 63 $819, 979. 94 $571, 697. 79 Total expended________ ______ __------------ 780, 370. 54 942, 714. 76 901, 394. 40 709, 711. 23 414, 308. 88 Allotted.__ ______ __ __----..-._ 600, 000. 00 900, 000. 00 925, 000. 00 843, 879. 99 360, 155.42 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -------------------------------- $319, 780. 45 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------------------------ 675, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------994, 780. 45 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment and impounded funds __-__________-- -- - --- -- -- 314,844.58 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 679, 935. 87 Gross amount expended---------------------- $1,098, 411. 72 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $518, 690.78 Receipts from sales ------------- 165, 412. 06 684, 102. 84 414, 308. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------265, 626. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------- 75, 635. 54 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___ 8, 795.00 84, 430. 54 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------181, 196. 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 14, 885. 08 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1938 --------------- 196, 081. 53 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 ------------------------- 325, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 521, 081. 53 3. ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA.-OPEN-CHANNEL WORK Location.--This river rises in northern Pennsylvania, flows north- westward into New York, and thence southward to Pittsburgh, Pa., where it joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio. Its length is 325 miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey Charts of Penn- sylvania and New York, unnumbered.) Existing project.-This provides for improvement of the open channel from the mouth to the New York State line, 214 miles, by the removal of boulders and snags and the construction, where needed, of low dams and dikes to close secondary channels and con- centrate the low-water flow on shoals. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1879, provided for channel clearing and low dams and dikes from the mouth to French Creek (H.Ex.Doc. No. 21, 46th Cong., 3d sess., reprinted in the Annual Report for 1879, p. 1371); and the act of August 2, 1882, extended similar improvement from French Creek to the New York State line (S.Ex.Doc. No. 89, 46th Cong., 2d sess.). The original approved (1879) estimate for work from the mouth to mouth of French Creek, 126 miles, was $51,425, and the approved (1880) estimate for extension of the work from French Creek to New York State line, 88 miles (214 miles from the mouth), was $40,000; total, $91,425, all of which was for new work. 792 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $5,000. The latest published map is in House Document No. 740, Sixty-third Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of boat land- ings along the river. Privately maintained terminals adequate to the needs may be relied on to develop with the increase in commerce. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-None. There were no costs or expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1898. Of the 10 constructed low dams and dikes, those at Six Mile and Nicholson Islands and the two Cowanshannock dikes have been permanently eliminated by the extension of slack water from the mouth of the river to Rimerton. The latter two have been removed. The remaining open-channel structures, while much de- teriorated, still perform their functions. There has been established a well-defined channel from 150 feet wide and 1 foot deep at low water at the Niew York State line to about 200 feet wide and 11/2 feet deep at low water at the head of Pool No. 8, Rimerton, Pa. Slack-water improvements, from the mouth to Rimerton, Pa., have reduced the open-channel improvement by 61 miles. For locks and dams completed, see report on construction of locks and dams. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $330,839.89, of which $197,000 was for new work and $133,839.89 for maintenance. The total expenditures under the existing project are $330,839.89. Proposed operations.-Noneduring 1934. The additional sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in miintenance, repairs to open-channel struc- tures, and removal of channel obstructions (July 1934-October 1934). (ost andt fitnancia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $197, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 133, 839. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 330, 839.89 Net total expenditures---------- --------------- 330, 839. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 80, 1933------------------.. 330, 839. 89 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 cost of new work----------------- ------------------------------------------------- Cost: of maintenance_ __------------------- $2,686.73 $2,943.94 $4, 321. 66 $3,025.43 __--____--__ Total expended---------- ------------- 2,686. 73 2,943.94 4,321. 66 3,025.43 _____....._ Allotted-------------.. . .---------------- 3,000.00 3,000.00 2,500.00 -2,000.00 -.....-..... Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------- ------- $784. 63 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------ ----------------------------- 2, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for.........---------------------------- 3, 284. 63 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment..----------------3, 284. 63 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance-.....---......----------- 2, 500.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 793 4. ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA.--CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND DAMS Location.-See report on Allegheny River, Pa., open-channel improvement. Existing project.-This project provides for eight locks and dams establishing a least slack-water depth of 9 feet in the lower 61 miles of the river. After dredging a 9-foot channel with a 200-foot width below Lock No. 2, Lock and Dam No. 1 are to be eliminated. The estimate for new work, revised in 1930, is $14,346,126.82. No estimate for maintenance was made. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 5, 1886, provided for Lock and Dam No. 1 (Annual Report for 1886, p. 1545, which contemplated a fixed dam); on September 29, 1891, the Secretary of War authorized the change to a movable dam (Annual Report for 1891, p. 2366) ; the act of June 3, 1896, provided for Locks and Dams Nos. 2 and 3 (Annual Report for 1896, p. 2214); the act of July 25, 1912, provided for Locks and Dams Nos. 4 to 8, inclusive (H.Doc. No. 540, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The act of July 3, 1930, modified the existing project so as to pro- vide for a depth of 9 feet in the lower 61 miles; for the replacement of Lock and Dam No. 1 by a dredged channel 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide up to Lock No. 2; and for the modification of Locks and Dams Nos. 2 and 3 by the construction of a standard lock (56 by 360 feet) riverward of the present locks, the deepening and otherwise improving of the existing locks, the protection of Dam No. 2, and the raising of Dam No. 3 to its original elevation, or 11/2 feet higher than at present, at a total estimated cost of $3,615,000. Provided, that the Secretary of War, after further investigation, may substi- tute a single high dam for the two low dams, with two standard lock chambers, at an estimated cost, including the cost of dredging below Dam No. 2, of $4,498,000. (H.Doc. No. 356, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 8, inolusive, Allegheny River Depth on miter Location Dimensions sills at normal Character of foundation pool level NaLiftat No. normal Miles Width Avail- pool Miles able level above Nearest town cham- length Lower Upper Lock Dam mouth ber for full width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 1 1. 7 Pittsburgh, Pa--------- 55 286 7. 0 8. 0 15. 0 Gravel.... Gravel. 12 6. 7 Aspinwall, Pa----------....... 56 360 18. 0 12. 25 11. 0 Rock-.... Rock. 2 7. 0 ..... do_ _- ......---- .... 56 291 11.0 11.0 10.0 .do..-... Gravel. 13 14. 7 Cheswick, Pa----------..... 56 360 12. 0 10. 8 10. 5 - do------ Do. 3 16. 7 Springdale, Pa-------....... 56 289 10. 5 7.0 6. 5 Hardpan_. Do. 4 24. 0 Natrona, Pa........------------ 56 360 13. 5 7. 5 9. 0 Rock_ .... Rock. 5 30. 5 Freeport, Pa----------- 56 360 12. 0 11. 0 11. 0 Gravel-.. Gravel. 6 37. 0 Glen Irwin, Pa---------....... 56 360 12. 0 11. 0 11. 0 Rock ..... Do. 7 46. 0 Kittanning, Pa___--------- 56 360 13. 0 10. 0 11. 0 Gravel ... Do. 8 53. 3 Templeton, Pa---------...... 56 360 15. 0 10. 5 11.0 Rock- .... Rock. 1 Under construction. 794 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Locke and Dams Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, Allegheny River-Continued Type of construction Percent- Year No. Kind of dam ageofof com- Etiatedor comple- actual cost Lock Dam tion pletion 1 Movable..... Concrete ......--------. Chanoine wicket.........---------- 100 1902 2$591,187. 42 12 Fixed------.......---...--do--..........----------.. Concrete-----------------......... 10 _-- -_ 1,800, 000. 00 2 ..... do-------......---...do..--------------..do...............-------------------. 100 1908 2 544,928. 85 13 ---- do----------do--------------- do- ----------------------- -- - 1, 750,000.00 3 -..-. do- --- ..---- do ...----- -- - Timber crib-------------- 100 1904 2 310,103. 36 4 ..-. do----....---do .------------.. . Concrete_------- ---------- 991 .-------- 1, 529, 152. 44 5 - do---d,d--.......do........... do. - - --- 99 ------- 1, 794,133.93 6 do---do--- -- do---------------do------- ----------- 99 - . 1, 772,178.00 7- do---------do---------------do-------------------- 98 ..- _ 1,720,000.00 8 --- do------ ---- do------------- --.--- do.-------------------- 98 .-- 2,469,442.82 Total_ ..-- . . . ..------------ .----- -... .... - -------...14, 281, 126.82 1 Under construction. 2 Actual cost. NOTE.-When Dam No. 3 is raised to original elevation (733) the minimum depth on lower miter sill at Dam No. 4 will be 9.5 feet. Recommended modifications of project.--Under date of January 15, 1931, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for extending a dependable 9-foot navigable depth to East Brady, by raising the pool of Dam No. 8 by 10 feet, by means of movable crest gates, and constructing Dam No. 9 with an initial lift of 15 feet, subject to the provision that the Chief of Engineers may, in his discretion, modify the plan for im- provement by constructing two new locks and dams without raising the pool of Dam No. 8; all at an estimated cost of not to exceed $3,800,000 with not to exceed $74,000 annually for operation and care (H.Doc. No. 721, 71st Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Tipples and numerous hoists are privately maintained for use in loading and unloading coal, coke, sand, gravel, and manufactured articles. The. transshipment of freight between river and railroads is handled at privately owned river-to-rail sand and gravel hoists. Operations and results duoing fiscal year.-At new Lock No. 2, construction under contract of the lock and dam was commenced on. December 8, 1932. The lock cofferdam was completed and 11,200 cubic yards of common excavation and 42,000 cubic yards of rock excavation removed. The upper guard wall and upper guide wall were completed. On the land wall 7 monoliths were completed, the third lift placed for 1, and foundations placed for 4. On the river wall 2 monoliths were completed and the third lift placed for 3 others. The foundation was placed for the upper miter sill. A 400- foot section of cofferdam for the dam was completed and 111,200 cubic yards of common excavation and 360 cubic yards of rock exca- vation were removed from the dam site. Foundations were placed for the first 5 monoliths of the dam and the final lift was placed on the abutment wall. The lock and dam are 33 percent complete. Eighteen thousand four hundred and seventy cubic yards were dredged by contract from the lower approach to the lock. Dredging of a channel 200 feet wide and 9 feet deep in Pool No. 2, by contract, was completed, a total of 91,300 cubic yards being removed. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 795 * At new Lock No. 3 construction under contract of the lock was commenced on January 9, 1933. A railroad siding and storage buildings were constructed. The lock cofferdam was completed and 24,312 cubic yards of common excavation and 14,400 cubic yards of rock excavation were removed from the site of the lock walls. Foun- dations were placed for 13 monoliths on the land wall and for 5 monoliths on the river wall. The lock is 31.0 percent complete. At lock No. 4 a contract was awarded for the extension of the upper guide wall. Work was commenced on December 29, 1932, and 14 cells of sheet-steel piling driven for the foundation. Work was suspended February 20, 1933, on account of expected high water and running ice, at which time the work was 21 percent complete. Capstans were furnished and installed by contract at Locks Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. In pools nos. 6 and 7, channels 200 feet wide and 9 feet deep were dredged by contract, 43,000 cubic yards being removed from pool no. 6 and 19,000 cubic yards from pool no. 7. At Lock No. 8 the finish floor in the power house and esplanade paving were placed by hired labor. Construction of two lockkeep- ers' dwellings by contract was completed. The total cost, all for new work, was $952,214.75. The total expenditures during the fiscal year were $887,189.14. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 86 percent complete. Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, are in operation, giving slack-water navigation from the mouth to Rimerton, Pa., a distance of 61 miles, with a controlling depth of 7 feet on the upper sill of Lock No. 3. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the exten- sions to guide walls at Locks Nos. 4 and 5 and additional bank pro- tection and the erection of two lockkeepers' houses at Lock No. 7, the completion of a dredged 9-foot channel from Lock No. 1 to Lock No. 2, the elimination of Locks and Dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3, and the completion of new Locks and Dams Nos. 2 and 3. For condition of locks and dams, see table under " Existing proj- ect." Available minimum drafts vary from 7 to 8 feet from March to November. The total costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $11,572,428.85 for new work and $238,815.07 for maintenance, a total of $11,811,243.92. The total expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $11,745,205.69. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------$66, 038. 23 New work (completion of existing contracts) : Completing construction of Lock and Dam No. 2 by contract (July 1933-Apr. 1, 1934) _- 874, 000.00 Completing construction of Lock No. 3 by contract (July 1933-Apr. 1, 1934) -------------------- 400, 000. 00 Completing extension to upper guide wall Lock No. 4 by con- tract (July 1933-Oct. 1, 1933)---------------------- 39, 000.00 Balance remaining___------------- 874. 47 Total ----------------------------------------------- 1,379, 912. 70 796 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 It is estimated that funds will be exhausted during April 1934. * The funds allotted under the National Industrial Recovery Act ($900,000) will be applied as follows: New work: Construction of Dam No. 3 and abutment by contract (October 1933-March 1935) ------------------- --- ___ 000 -_____$900, The additional sum of $200,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work: Hired labor dredging Cogleys Island (September 1934-October 1934)---------- - --------------------------------- $15, 000 Hired labor dredging Mosgrove, Pa. (July 1934-August 1934) Removal of existing Locks Nos. 1, 2, and 3 and Dams Nos. 1 and 3 15, 000 ----- by contract (to anticipate completion of new Lock and Dam No. 3 and to be completed in about 5 months) ------------------- 170, 000 Total --------------------------------------------- 200, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------- -- $11, 572, 428.85 238, 815. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------..........----......----..... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------... 11, 811, 243. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------- 66, 038. 23 Net total expenditures--.-------------------------- 11, 745, 205. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _---__--------------- 1, 379, 912. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----- ----- 13, 125, 118. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---....--...--........... $784, 599. 77 $1, 877, 197. 12 $1, 231, 533. 96 $846, 973.64 $952,214.75 Cost of maintenance--- ---.... --------- --------.. -----............................--- ................ Total expended.------------------ 741, 788.77 1,765,627.85 1,441, 449.14 863, 665. 25 887, 189.14 Allotted------ ,10, 000. 00 800,000.00 .......................--------------... 154, 000.00 -228,000.00 2,845,083.69 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_____----------____--__-_ -$577, 981.85 Amount allotted from War Dept. Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------- ------------- $751, 442.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932---------- 4, 000, 000. 00 4, 751, 442. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------ 4, 173, 460. 15 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment and impounded funds----------- ------------------ ------------ 1, 906, 358. 31 Net amount to be accounted for --------------- - 2, 267, 101. 84 Gross amount expended ------- --------------- $897, 793.43 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $10, 590. 69 - Receipts from sales---------- 13. 60 10, 604. 29 887, 189.14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--.---- -__ - -. 1,379, 912.70 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 797 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__- --- __- -$44, 063.21 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 1, 312, 444. 71 $1,356,507.92 Balance available June 30, 1933______------- __---------- 23, 404. 78 Amount allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act- ____ 900, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ -..------ -__- 923, 404. 78 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---- ------- 575, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for new work 1-- 200, 000. 00 ,_____________-_----_-- .. 5. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS A!N4D DAMS, ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA. The improvement forms part of the project for Allegheny River, Pa., Construction of Locks and Dams, see pages 793 to 797, where general information regarding the improvement can be found. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation as follows: No. 1, since Jan- uary 1, 1903; no. 2, since November 10, 1906; no. 3, since November 29, 1904; no. 4, since September 6, 1927; no. 5, since October 20, 1927; no. 6, since October 10, 1928; no. 7, since November 11, 1930; and no. 8, since May 21, 1931. Operation and results during fiscal year.-The operation and maintenance in serviceable condition of Locks Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, and channel dredging constitutes the principal activities. The total cost of operation and maintenance during the year was $184,661.66. The total expenditures from the permanent indefinite appropriation during the fiscal year were $189,517.03. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Eight locks and dams are in satisfactory operating condition, maintaining their pools, with head of slackwater navigation at Rimerton, Pa., 61 miles above the mouth. For controlling depths and conditions of locks and dams see report on Allegheny River, Pa., Construction of Locks and Dams, pages 793 to 797 of this report. The total cost of operation and mainte- nance to the end of the fiscal year was $3,085,842.76. The net total amount expended from the permanent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year was $3,085,031.04. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933______________ ________ $3, 085, 842. 76 Value of plant, material, etc., on hand June 30, 1933__--------- - 904. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 3, 086, 746. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 715. 72 1________-----------1 Net total expenditures-------------------- 3, 085, 031. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___---------- ------------- 6, 156. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------- 3, 091, 187. 15 1 Exclusive of available funds. 798 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------ -------- -------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance . $167, 678. 98 $213, 083. 22 $202, 112. 03 $219, 138. 77 $184, 661. 66 ...----------------- Total expended.._......._...........---------------------- 167, 678.98 216, 367. 11 195, 663. 53 239, 827. 95 189, 517. 03 Allotted .....................--------------------------- 150,000.00 235, 000.00 200, 000. 00 239,000.00 150, 410. 97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_-,----- -------- _------------- $45, 262. 17 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River andHarbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909-----------------------166,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ --------------- 211, 262. 17 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--------- 15, 589. 03 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 195, 673. 14 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $196, 106. 27 Less reimbursements collected__ -- ____ __-- _----- 6, 589. 24 189, 517. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-----___-___-__-6, 156. 11 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------- --- 2, 968. 38 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts____ __-- 840. 00 3, 808.38 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------- 2, 347. 73 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934- ------ ----------------- 182, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ----------------- 184, 347. 73 6. OHIO RIVER ABOVE MILE 109, BETWEEN CAPTINA ISLAND AND POWHATAN POINT 7. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS AT EMSWORTH AND DASHIELDS, PA., AND NOS. 4 TO 13, INCLUSIVE, OHIO RIVER 8. OHIO RIVER, OPEN-CHANNEL WORK 6-8: For reports on these improvements see page 766. 9. YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER, PA. Location.-This river, the principal tributary of the Monongahela, rises in Preston County, W.Va., near the western boundary of Mary- land and flows northwestward 123 miles to McKeesport, Pa., where it empties into the Monongahela River, 15.5 miles above its mouth. See United States Geological Survey charts for Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. Previous projects.-Adopted by acts approved June 25, 1910, and January 21, 1927. The total costs and expenditures ori previous projects, prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1930, were $48,894.75, of which $47,194.75 was for new work and $1,700 for maintenance. Existing project.-This provides for the canalization of the river from the mouth to West Newton, Pa., 18 miles, by the construction of three locks and dams. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1928, is $3,670,400. There is no estimate for annual maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 799 The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 9, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). A map of the river is printed in House Document No. 82, Fifty-sixth Congress, first session. The Chief of Engineers is authorized to revise the plans and estimates to meet any changes in conditions. Terminal facilities.-Privatelymaintained terminals for unloading coal, sand, gravel, manufactured products, etc., ample for present requirements, exist at McKeesport, Pa. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Derrick boat Monallo commenced redredging the channel at Fifteenth Street, McKeesport, Pa., to remove deposits formed during the year. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $892.31. The total expenditures during the fiscal year were $892.31. Condition at, end of fiscal year.-The effect of Pool No. 2, Monon- gahela River, upon the dredged channel in the lower portion of the Youghiogheny River, permits of commercial movements at the low water stage from the mouth to Fifteenth Street, McKeesport, Pa., by vessels of approximately 9-foot draft. No construction work has yet been done on the canalization project adopted by the 1930 River and Harbor Act. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $13,192.31, all for maintenance. The total expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $13,192.31. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $3,000 made July 5, 1933, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Hired labor dredging maintenance of 9-foot channel mouth to 15th Street, McKeesport (July 1933) ------------------- $3, 000.00 Balance remaining------------------------ ------ 3, 563. 35 Total 563. 35 6------------------------- The work will be done during July by Government plant. The additional sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Hired labor dredging maintenance of 9-foot channel mouth to 15th Street, McKeesport (July-October 1934)-------------------- $4, 000 The relative desirability of the improvement in the interests of commerce and navigation entails the postponement of new work on the canalization project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------------- $47, 194. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------14, 892. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 62,087. 06 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------- 62, 087. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__ 3, 563. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ 65, 650. 41 16228-ENG 1933--51 800 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_--. ___----------- - $30, 692.91 $4, 211.32-- ---- _ __--- -- -- Cost of maintenance-- ----------------.------------ 1,700.00 $10,500.00 $1,800.00 $892.31 Total cost_...---------- ----- - 30, 692. 91 5, 911.32 10,500. 00 1,800.00 892.31 Total expended....---- .......----------- 30, 692. 91 5,911.32 10, 500.00 1, 800. 00 892. 31 Allotted--------- ..------------------- 1, 700. 00 2,000.00 8, 500.00 1, 800.00 4, 455.66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932----------------------------- $4, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for .....--------------------------------- 4, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds..--------... 44. 34 Net amount to be accounted for.-------------------------- 4,455. 66 Gross amount expended------------- ----- --------- 892. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 .....----------------------- 3, 563. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------.---------- ------- 11. 11 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 552. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--....-------..... --- 6, 552. 24 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - -- - - - - - - of existing project 1 3, 670, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4, 000. 00 30, 1935 for maintenance 10. EXAMINATION, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $61,027.08; the expenditures were $34,005.25. The balance unexpended June 80, 1933, together with amount allotted during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above item. The additional sum of $64,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and.financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_-----.__--------------- $290, 044. 72 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------------ 2, 442. 61 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------- 292, 487. 33 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------_------------ ---- 1, 012. 79 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 291, 474. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 35,.665.10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 _-______,- 327, 139. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.... .............................................................----- Cost of mantenance--.--------------- $1,166.65 $35,586.69 $65,684.61 $126, 579.69 $61,027.08 Total expended-.....---------------- 1,166. 65 35, 068. 53 65, 410. 20 155, 823. 91 34,005. 25 Allotted-......--.-------------- ---- 20, 000. 00 40, 000. 00 106, 000. 00 96, 350. 00 57, 789. 64 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--HIUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT 801 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__-------------- $11, 880. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_______________________-_ $784. 63 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------- 44, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933____________________ ___ 22, 000. 00 67, 284. 63 Amount to be accounted for_______________________________ 79, 165.34 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds -.---. 9, 494. 99 Net amount to be accounted for - _______________ -- 6_____- 69, 670. 35 Gross amount expended----------------- $97, 420. 55 Less reimbursements collected-- 415. 30 -63,6----------------- 34, 005. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------- 35, 665. 10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ________________________ 2, 961. 40 Balance available June 30, 1933__------- ------------- ___- 32, 703. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ---- ---------------- ---- 30, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 _______ ___ _____ 62, 703. 70 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1---------------6--------- 4, 000. 00 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmittgressd House document Recommenda- to congress tion Allegheny and Monon- Act, May 31, 1924 ------- gahela Rivers (flood control). Allegheny River, Pa. Rivers and Harbors .-------------------------------- and N.Y. Committee Resolu- tion, Sept. 23, 1933. Beaver River, Pa., She- River and Harbor -- nango River, Pa., and Act, July 3, 1930. Mahoning River, Pa. and Ohio. Kiskiminitas and Cone- River and Harbor maugh Rivers, Pa. Act, Jan. 21 1927. Monongahela River, Pa. Rivers and Harbors .............................. and W.Va. Committee Resolu- tion, Jan. 20, 1931. Youghiogheny River, River and Harbor Jan. 9, 1933 -------------------- Unfavorable. Pa., from Fifteenth Act, Jan. 21, 1927. Street, McKeesport, to West Newton. Youghiogheny River, River and Harbor Oct. 27, 1932 ----------------------- Do. Pa., from West New- Act, July 3, 1930. ton to Connellsville. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE HUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT This district embraces those portions of the States of Ohio, Ken- tucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, lying in the drainage basins of the Ohio River and tributaries from about mile 109 between Captina Island and Powhatan Point, Ohio, to about mile 317.5 just below the mouth of Big Sandy River, Ky., a distance of about 208.5 miles, including the following streams im- 1Exclusive of available funds. 802 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 proved for slack-water navigation: Ohio River, W.Va., with its Locks and Dams Nos. 14 to 28, inclusive; Muskingum River, Ohio; Little Kanawha River, W.Va.; Kanawha River, W.Va.; Big Sandy River, W.Va., and Ky., including Tug and Levisa Forks. District engineer: Maj. Fred W. Herman, Corps of Engineers. Sector engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers. Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Construction of locks and 6. Kanawha River, W.Va------ 808 dams, Ohio River-------- 766 7. Operating and care of locks 2. Operating and care of Locks and dams on Kanawha and Dams Nos. 14-28, River, W.Va--- -- 813 Ohio River_-------- 766 8. Operating and care of locks 3. Ohio River, open-channel and dams on Big Sandy work ------------------- 766 River, W.Va. and Ky., in- 4. Operating and care of locks eluding Levisa and Tug and dams on Muskingum Forks__------------------- 814 River, Ohio_----------- -- 802 9. Examinations, surveys, and 5. Operating and care of locks contingencies (general),. 817 and dams on Little Kana- wha River, W.Va..------- 805 1-3. For reports on these improvements see page 766. 4. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON MUSKINGUM RIVER, OHIO Location. This river, 110 miles in length, is formed by the junc- tion of the Walhonding and Tuscarawas Rivers at Coshocton, Ohio, flows in a southerly direction and empties into the Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio. Existing project.--This authorized the taking over, restoration, maintenance, and operation of the State works and plant to provide slack-water navigation between Lock No. 1, at Marietta, Ohio, and Dresden, Ohio, a distance of 91 miles. Navigation is afforded by 11 locks and dams and 4 short lateral canals. The minimum depth which it is now possible to maintain without extensive improvement is 4.5 feet, although in certain portions 5.5 feet is available. Above the site of the old Lock No. 11 the minimum depth actually main- tained is 2 feet. The navigable depth between Lock No. 1 and the mouth, a distance of 0.25 mile, is provided by Dam No. 18, Ohio River, and by dredging. The original estimate of cost of restoring the dams taken over from the State of Ohio was $200,000. To this was added later the construction of a new Lock and Dam No. 11, at a cost of about $143,000, the repair and extension of a levee at Dam No. 10, and some minor work, the net total expended from specific appropriations having been $301,722.53. The construction of a new Lock No. 1, was done in connection with the construction of an ice harbor as part of the Ohio River improvement and was not a part of this project. The maintenance of these works is provided for by annual allot- ments from the appropriation for operating and care of canals, etc. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbors acts: The act of August 5, 1886, provided for taking over RIVERS AND HARBORS-HUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT 803 from the State of Ohio the locks and dams then in existence (nos. 1 to 10) and the restoration of these works by the United States (H.Doc. No. 48, 49th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 3, 1905, provided for the construction of Lock and Dam No. 11 and the ex- tension of the levee at Lock No. 10, and other new work of minor importance (H.Doc. No. 241, 58th Cong., 2d sess.). No map of the river has been published. The following table gives the characteristics of the locks and dams: Lock Lock Dimensions and Location (nearest Upper Lower Dam town, all in Ohio) Miles sill sill No. from Great- below below Lift Foundation mouth Width est avail- upper lower (clear) able pool pool length Feet Feet Feet 1 Marietta ____---- 0. 25 56 179 7. 58 10. 84 2 4.77 Piles in sand and gravel. 2 Devols_ 5. 75 36 160 6.00 5.50 10.47 Rock. 3 Lowell 4____________ 13.87 36 160 7.00 5. 50 14. 48 Gravel. 4 Beverly 4............ 24. 71 36 160 6.00 5. 52 9. 42 Do. 5 Luke Chute ... _-- 32. 97 36 160 6.00 5.50 10. 90 Rock. 6 Stockport ---- 39. 11 36 160 6.00 5. 50 12. 05 Do. 7 McConnelsville - 48. 22 36 160 6. 00 5. 50 10. 14 Do. 8 Eagleport -... __ 56. 00 36 160 8.00 5. 50 10.99 Gravel. 9 Philo ............... 66. 84 36 160 8.00 5.50 11. 28 Rock. 156.5 10 Zanesville 6 4__-____ 75. 82 35. 5 158. 5 6.50 112. 7.04 15.72 Rock and gravel. 5012 11 9.00 711.38 Ellis -_- -. ---. -- 83.92 36 160 5.00 S7.12 1 7.38 Piles in sand and gravel. Lock Dam and Location (nearest When Total Dam No. town, all in Ohio) Foundation Type of construction (all com- pleted cos 1 cost fixed dams) 1 Marietta. -.------ Sand and gravel....---------.. Rock filled timber crib.... 1890 3 $327, 500. 00 2 Devols ----.---- Rock... ------------------- do ------------------ 1840 91, 000.00 3 Lowell 4... - --- do ......------------------- do------ --------- 1840 160, 000. 00 4 Beverly 4----- Rock and gravel.------------..do-----------------1840 122, 000. 00 5 Luke Chute---------.do....-------------------do-----------------1840 91, 000. 00 6 Stockport_--------_ Rock.. ---..do ----------------- 1840 .......----------------- 88, 000. 00 7 McConnelsville 4__ Rock and gravel .-------......-----.. do-----------------1840 127, 000. 00 8 9 Eagleport --------. Philo .----------- Piles in sand and gravel-....._. do ------------------- Rock ........-------------------- do----------------- 1840 1891 5 90, 000.00 86, 000.00 10 Zanesville 6 4-- --- Soft rock-----------------do -------------- 1840 127, 000. 00 11 Ellis--------------- See note 9 below .........--------- Concrete---------------191010 143, 095. 66 1 Cost to the United States, $301,722.53, exclusive of cost of Lock and Dam No. 1, which was constructed under the Ohio River project. 2 Normal lift above normal pool of Dam No. 18, Ohio River. Lock No. 1 has intermediate gate, only lower chamber usable. 3 Replaced an older lock on opposite side of river. 4 Lateral canal between dam and lock. 5 Replaced an older lock at lower end of lateral canal which was also abandoned. 6 Double lock, flight of 2 tandem. 7 Movable top of 4 feet high of Boule gates. 8 Crest of fixed part. 9 150 feet of dam adjacent to lock on piles in sand and gravel. Remainder of dam, including pier and abut- ment, on rock. 10Replaced an older lock and dam located 2.6 miles farther upstream. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-Terminal facilities consist of a privately owned wharf boat at Marietta at a point on the Ohio River 600 feet 804 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 above the mouth of the Muskigum River, various private and public landings, generally unimproved, at points accessible to public roads, and 4 coal tipples, 1 a short distance above Lock No. 9, 2 at 612 and 7 miles above Lock No. 9, respectively, and 1 about 9 miles above Zanesville. There are also 3 sand-and-gravel unloading tipples, 2 in Marietta and 1 in Zanesville. In a number of instances the munici- palities own paved wharves on their river fronts which are free to all. The facilities, while somewhat meager, are adequate for exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The locks and dams were operated as required and the necessary repairs to maintain in serviceable condition were made thereto and to the appurtenant structures. Navigation was suspended 13 days on account of ice and high water and 100 days on account of extensive reconstruction work at Lock No. 8. Lock No. 8.-Rebuilt the upper miter wall, 174 lineal feet of the river wall, and 54 lineal feet of the land wall. Renewed the wooden floor of the lock chamber and repaired the lock gates. Dredging.-Approximately 60,000 cubic yards of material were removed from the lock approaches, canals, and channels. The total cost of maintenance during the fiscal year was $170,299.43. The expenditures were $119,073.06. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The locks and dams as a whole are in poor condition. The river wall at Lock No. 5 should be rebuilt and extensive repairs should be made to the gates and sills at Lock No. 10 and to the gates at Lock No. 11. The available depth for navigation is 41/2 feet. The total expended on the project at the close of the fiscal year from specific appropriations, including an allotment from the Deficiency Act of 1910, is as follows: New work-------------------- ------- --------- $301, 722. 53 Maintenance (repairs to levee, Dam No. 10, Zanesville, Ohio, act of Mar. 3, 1925) ------------------------- -------- 5, 462.08 From permanent indefinite appropriation----------------- 3, 698, 329.11 Total-- ------------------------------------ 4, 005, 513. 72 The project for improvement of this river, consisting of rehabilita- tion of the old State's works, was completed in 1891. New lock and Dam No. 11 was completed in 1910. Proposed operations.--The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary for maintenance and improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1983------------------------- $301, 722. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 5, 462. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 307,184. 61 Net total expenditures....-------..... --------------------- 307, 184. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---8----8---------- -- 307, 184. 61 RIVERS AND HARBORS-HUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT 805 Cost and financial summary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -- __ --- -------.... $3, 684, 126. 98 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 35, 674. 22 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 _-_-- --------- __ 3, 719, 801.20 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------------- 330. 78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ---- '--- --- 3, 720, 131.98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ----............ 21, 802. 87 Net total expenditures-------------- ---------------3, 698, 329.11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------_---------------- 21, 042. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------- 3, 719, 371.15 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_------------- _ ----------- --------- - Cost of maintenance - -------- $68, 585. 25 $76,489.00 $74, 260. 18 $80, 019.42 $170, 299.43 Total expended.________ 62, 036. 94 63, 783. 29 62, 400. 22 88, 701.07 119,073.06 Allotted................ ....-........ 39, 000. 00 75, 000.00 70,000. 00 81,500.00 121, 745.28 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ _ _------------$18, 369.82 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909----------------------- 169, 596. 36 Amount to be accounted for ------------- ------------ 187, 966. 18 Deductions on account of Revocation of allotment__------ ------. $38, 987.38 Revocation of impounded funds_____-____-- __ 8,863.70 47, 851. 08 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 140, 115. 10 Gross amount expended_____------------ 194, 054.74 Less : Reimbursements collected_ - ____---$35, 016. 30 Receipts from sales_-- -------- 39, 965. 38 74, 981. 68 119, 073.06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--- ------------------- 21, 042. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---------------- 21, 515.41 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds----- -- 287. 46 21, 802. 87 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- -- 760. 83 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 330. 78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__ --------- ---- 430. 05 Amount allotted for fiscal year 194 ....--..-- -------------------- 94, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ _ -- __ _ 93, 569. 95 5. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER, W.VA. Location.-This river, 160 miles in length, rises on the western slope of Laurel Hill, W.Va., flows in a general northwesterly direc- tion, and empties into the Ohio River at Parkersburg, W.Va. 806 REPORT O' CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previous projects.-Adopted by the act approved August 14, 1876. The amount expended on previous projects prior to commencement of operations under the existing project was $214,418, of which $213,- 513.30 was for new work and $904.70 for maintenance. For further details see page 1912 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for 5 locks with fixed dams, to give a navigable depth of 4 feet from the mouth of the river to Creston, a distance of 48 miles. Under this project 1 lock and dam (no. 5) was constructed, and 4 locks and dams (nos. 1 to 4) were purchased from the Little Kanawha Navigation Co. The cost of purchase and repair of Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 4 was $282,059.50 and the cost of constructing Lock and Dam No. 5 was $167,875. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for the construction of a lock and dam (no. 5) 2 miles above Burning Springs (Annual Report of 1875, pt 1, p. 740); the act of March 3, 1905, provided for the purchase and repair of Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 4, in- clusive (H.Doc. No. 309, 58th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1904, p. 2607). The latest published map is contained in House Document No. 732, Seventy-first Cong., third sess. The following table gives the characteristics of the locks and dams: Little Kanawha River Location Lock dimen- Available sions depths over miter sills at normal pool Great- Lift at levels Year 'Cost of Lock est av- normal of com- lock and No.1 Dis- avail- pool dam Nearest town (all in tance able Width levels pletion dam West Virginia) above length mouth of Upper Lower cham- ber Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 1 Parkersburg. . ..-------- 3. 5 125 23 6. 4 11.1 10. 2 1874 2 Slte.....------------................. 14. 5 125 23 11.3 9. 7 4.4 1874 75,000 3 Elizabeth...............------ 25. 5 125 23 11.0 9. 7 5. 0 1874 4 Palestine -.........--- ..-------------........31.0 125 23 11.9 8. 5 4.1 1874 5 Burning Springs...------..-----..... 40. 5 125 26 12. 4 7. 6 4. 0 1891 167, 875 1 Character of foundation, rock; kind of dam, fixed. Type of construction-lock, stone; dam, timber crib filled with stone. Land wall of Lock No. 5 on piles in gravel. ' Puhase price. Terminal facilities.-Terminalfacilities consist of privately owned wharf boats, 1 at Parkersburg and 1 at Creston at the head of slack water in Pool No. 5, and a gasoline- and oil-loading station and a stiff-leg derrick located about 1/2 miles above the mouth of the river. The terminal facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The locks and dams were operated as required and the necessary repairs made thereto and to the appurtenant structures. Navigation was suspended for a total of 16 days on account of ice and high water. Dock No. .- Major repairs were made to the river side leaf of the lower lock gate. The total cost of maintenance during the fiscal year was $13,634.96. The expenditures were $13,242.47. RIVERS AND HARBORS-HUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT 807 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The locks and dams are in fair condition, except Lock No. 4. At this lock the two lower aprons were considerably damaged during the past winter and the bank has scoured at the abutment above pool level. The project depth of 4 feet is available. The total expenditures under existing project at the end of the fiscal year are as follows: New work---- ---------------------------------- $257, 022. 72 Maintenance --------------------------------------------- 22, 977. 28 From permanent indefinite appropriation ___- ___________--- 602, 618. 05 Total------ ------- ---------------------------- 882, 618. 05 The project for improvement of this river was completed during the fiscal year 1914. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary for maintenance anr improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 --- '-------- -- $470, 536. 02 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- -__ 23, 881.98 Total cost of permanent work to June 30 1933-------------494, 418. 00 Net total expenditures __--- __--------494, 418. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30 1933 -------------- 494, 418. 00 Cost and financial sunmary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------- $597, 839.18 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 5, 435.91 Net total cost to June 30, 1933__ 275.09 6------------------------03, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__ ___--------- 6__-------- 657. 04 Net total expenditures_--- _---________ _ -_ 602, 618. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 1, 666. 25 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 04, 284. 30 6-------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work- . .-...--------........ .......... Cost of maintenance-.....__ ---- ...------- $22, 303. 78 $19, 866.12 $83, 399. 25 $17, 365. 68 $13, 634. 96 Total expended....---- ........-----------------.. 22, 978. 32 16, 614. 26 83, 463. 55 12, 833. 44 13, 242. 47 Allotted-------- -------------------------- 18, 500. 00 50, 000 00 48, 700. 00 11,000. 00 11, 196. 37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------- $3, 712. 35 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909----------------------------12,000.00 --------------------------- 15, 712.35 Amount to be accounted for___________ Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- - 803. 63 Net amount to be accounted for___ ---------- 14, 908. 72 Gross amount expended___________--___________ $13, 892. 33 Less reimbursements collected -649. 86 13, 242.47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------ 1, 666. 25 808 'REPORT OF COIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 -- , Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_--_--------_----- $537. 21 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds - 59. 06 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 60. 77 $657.04 Balance available June 30, 1933 ---. , 009. 21 1--------------- Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 ---------------------- 13, 400. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__-------------------- 14, 409.21 ... . KANAWHA RIVER, W.VA. Location.--This river, 97 miles in length, is formed by the junc- tion of the New and Gauley Rivers, a short distance above Kanawha Falls, W.Va., flows in a general northwesterly direction, and empties into the Ohio River, at Point Pleasant, W.Va. Previou8 project~8..Adopted by act of March 3, 1873, and modi- fied by the act of March 3, 1875. The amount expended was $50,000. (For further details see p. 1913 of Annual Report for 1915.) Ewisting project.-The existing project provides for eight locks with movable dams and two locks with fixed dams to furnish a 6-foot navigable depth from the mouth to a point 90.57 miles above. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides for the replacements of Locks and Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5, with two new locks and dams, and provides further that any dredging in the section of river above Charleston shall be prosecuted with a view to obtaining a depth of 9 feet and a width of 200 feet. The extreme fluctuations of the river are due to floods,and vary from 36.2 feet above low water at Kana- wha Falls, about 5 miles above the head of the slack-water improve- ment and about 2 miles below where the Kanawha River is formed by the junction of the New and Gauley Rivers, to 62.1 feet above low water at the mouth at Point Pleasant, W.Va., where the maximum stage is governed by the Ohio River. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1930 is $10,450,000, this amount being exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1875 (Annual Report for 1875, pt. 2, pp. 90 to 98), which provides for the construction of nine locks with movable dams and three locks with fixed dams. This project was modified by reducing the number of movable dams to eight (Annual Report for 1879, p. 550), and after 2 of the 3 fixed dams had been constructed the con- struction of the third (No. 1) was postponed until its necessity should become more apparent. The act of July 3, 1930, povided for the replacement of Locks and Dams 2 to 5 and for dredging (H.Doc. 190, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are contained in House Documents Nos. 41, Sixty-third Congress, first session, and 190, Seventieth Congress, first session. RIVERS AND HARBORS-HUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT 809 Kanawha River Location Lock dimensions Available depths over Lift at miter sills at Lock normal normal pool Character No.Dis- Greatest pool levels of founda- No. Nearest town (all in West tance available Width levels tion Virginia) above length of mouth chamber Upper Lower Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 11 2 Montgomery 84. 84 271 50 10. 33 8. 00 8. 67 Rock. (3) London__--------------- 82. 81 360 56 24. 00 18. 00 12. 00 Do. 3 Hansford__---- ...... - - _ 79. 72 272 50 13. 67 10. 67 7. 00 Do. 4 Cabin Creek Jc____-_____- ___ 73. 51 274 50 7. 25 14. 00 6. 75 Do. (3) Marmet--___-. __________ 67. 75 360 56 26. 85 18. 00 12. 00 Do. 5 .... do-______--____ ___-_ 67. 56 274 50 7. 50 14. 00 6. 50 Do. 6 Charleston .... - -_________ 54. 28 313 55 8. 50 15. 25 6. 75 Do. 7 St. Albans._______________- 44. 20 313 55 8. 25 15. 00 6. 75 Do. 8 Plymouth...-------------------36. 22 313 55 8. 00 16. 25 8. 25 Do. 9 Woods ______________ ___ _ 25. 50 313 55 6. 25 13. 75 7. 50 Do. 10 Buffalo_ - 19. 20 313 55 7. 00 14. 00 7. 00 Do. 11 Point Pleasant_ 1. 81 313 55 5. 65 17.00 11.35 Hardpan. Lock' Location nearest town of Year of Year of Cost of Cost No. (all in West Virginia) Kind of dam Type of construction of dam com- lock and No. (allinWest Virginia) pletion dam 1 1 --------- . . . . . . . . . . . i- $353...... ..------------------------.----------------------------- 608.. 2 Montgomery--........ Fixed__ _________ Crib ..------------ 1887 $353, 608 (3) London------------ Roller gates ..--------- Concrete movable crest .-- (4) 53, 178, 700 3 Hansford .... _______ _ Fixed-------------- Crib __.-------------------- 1882 5490, 000 4 Cabin Creek Jc-.-. Movable chanoine ..-. Wicket pass and weir_- 1880 5275, 000 (3) Marmet _ --- _------- Roller gates --------- Concrete movable crest .- (4) 3, 476, 000 5 ...__ do __ Movable chanoine -.. W icket pass and weir ..... 1880 5 275, 000 6 Charleston ...----------- do...--------.--------do ------------------- 1886 2337, 625 7 St. Albans....__ .----.. do.. .. do -........ ...-------------- - 1893 2 341, 136 8 _ Plymouth ------------- do..--------------do--. ----------------- 1893 2 281,975 9 Woods ---------------- _ do ..-------------- do ------------------- 1898 2 307,120 10 Buffalo..--------------..-----do------ --. ..----- do ------------------- 1898 2282, 006 11 Point Pleasant ..---------- do ..---------------- do --.------------------ 1898 2 637, 803 1The construction of this lock and dam has been omitted from the project. 2 Actual. 3 These dams will replace existing Locks and Dams Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive. 4 Under construction. (Twin locks.) 5Estimated. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the construction of locks at the site of the dam on Kanawha River at Winfield, W.Va., and at Gallipolis, Ohio, on the Ohio River, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 31, Seventy-third Con- gress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 21, 1933, it was recommended to Congress that the further improvement of the Kanawha River is advisable to provide a channel 9 feet deep through the river by the construction of a hew dam near Winfield, W.Va., with twin locks having usable dimensions 56 by 360 feet and a new dam in the Ohio River near Gallipolis, Ohio, with 1 lock 110 by 600 feet and 1 lock 110 by 360 feet, all at an estimated cost of $12,200,000, the exact location and design of the dams and locks to be left to the discretion of the Chief of Engineers (H.Doc. No. 31, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The construction of the locks has been included in the public-works program. Terminal facilities.-The public terminal facilities consist of a paved wharf and a wharf boat for handling packet shipments at 810 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Charleston, W.Va. There are three gasoline and oil unloading sta- tions at Charleston, Pratt, and Cabin Creek, but not available for public use. Numerous coal tipples owned by private interests exist, available for use only to the owners for loading into barges the coal mined by them. There is also a freight terminal at Charleston where freight may be transferred from barge to cars or vice versa. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract for the land lock of the proposed twin locks at Marmet, W.Va., was awarded November 23, 1931, and completed. The total cost of this work, including extra work items, was $522,245.98. Contract for the dam at Marmet, W.Va., was awarded October 15, 1932. The work under this contract is approximately 50 percent complete. The contract for installing the power-house machinery, lock illumination and signal equipment, and tow-haulage units was completed and accepted June 5, 1933. A new channel for the lower approach to the new lock was completed; 33,202 cubic yards ma- terial were removed. The acquisition of flowage easements has not actually begun but 95 percent of negotiations, surveys, and title work is complete. Purchase of one tract of the Marmet abutment property was completed on September 26, 1932, for a consideration of $25,575. The contract for furnishing certificates of title covering affected parcels on the left and right banks was awarded and the work under contract on left bank is 85 percent complete and on right bank 80 percent complete. Contract for the river lock of the proposed twin locks at London, W.Va., was awarded April 2, 1932, and completed and accepted on August 15, 1932. The total contract cost of this work, including extra work items, was $891,054.69. Contract for landward lock, a roller gate dam, a power house on the river wall of river lock, altering of the upper miter gates of river lock and furnishing and installing the power-house machinery and lock illumination system was awarded on December 28, 1932. The con- tract is approximately 35 percent complete. A new channel for the lower approach to the new lock was completed; 10,275 cubic yards material were removed. The acquisition of flowage easements in the London pool has not actually begun but the negotiations, surveys, and title work are complete. Purchase of one tract of the abut- ment property for a consideration of $3,000 was authorized; the abstract of title has not been finally approved by the Attorney General. The contract for furnishing certificates of title covering affected parcels on left and right banks were awarded. Certificates have been furnished for approximately 20 percent of the areas. Maintenance work consisted of placing and maintaining buoys for marking channel. The total cost during the year was $1,612,- 212.26, of which $1,610,882.55 was for new work and $1,329.71 was for maintenance. The total expenditures during the year were $1,780,878.99. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The river is improved by a system of 2 fixed (nos. 2 and 3) and 8 movable (nos. 4 to 11) dams with locks. The structures are in fairly good condition except the four older ones-nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5. These structures are being replaced RIVERS AND HARBORS-HUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT 811 by two high-lift locks and dams authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, the construction of which is now in progress. Above that point in the unimproved portion of the river the minimum depth in the open channel is less than 1 foot. The total cost under the existing project to the end of the year was $8,250,659.85, of which $8,233,184.35 was for new work and $17,475.50 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $8,207,355.42. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $45, 048. 52 New work (existing contracts) : Continue construction of Marmet Dam and in- stallation of permanent lock gate for Lock A July 1-Dec. 15, 1933_------------------------ $470, 500. 00 Continue construction of London Lock B and Dam and appurtenant works July 1-Dec. 15, 1933_ 91, 009. 26 8--------------------------------------- Purchase of land, London Lock site------------ 11, 500. 00 1, 373, 009. 26 Balance remaining ------------------------------------------ 2,2504. 13 Total_ 420, 561. 91 1-------------,---------------- The additional sum of $485,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, to be applied follows: .as New work (existing contracts) : Complete construction of Marmet Dam and installation of perma- nent lock gate for Lock A, Dec. 16, 1933-Mar. 15, 1934---------$145, 500 Complete construction of London Lock B and Dam and appur- tenant works, Dec. 16, 1933-Mar. 15, 1934-------------------- 334, 000 Claim, London Lock A (completed contract) -------------------- 6, 000 Total--------------------------------------------- 485, 500 The sum of $6,015,000 allotted from funds provided in the Na- tional Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: New work (Government plant and hired labor) : Purchase of land, London and Marmet abutment sites---------- $50, 000 Purchase of flowage easements, London and Marmet pools---. 500, 000 Purchase of land for lock site, Winfield Lock ----------- __ 25, 000 Purchase of land for lock site, Gallipolis Lock_--- 25, 000 Clearing banks, London and Marmet pools, Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 1933 ------------------------------------ 40, 000 Removal of old works, Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1934 __ 100, 000 Proposed contracts: Core borings, Winfield Lock and Dam site, Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 1933------------- 3, 000 Core borings, Gallipolis Lock and Dam site, Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 1933---___ _-----------2, 500 Construction of twin locks, power house on river wall of Lock A and furnishing and installing the power house machinery and lock illuminating system at the Winfield Lock and Dam, Oct. 15, 1933, to Nov. 20, 1934--------------------------- 2, 045, 000 Construction of locks at Gallipolis Lock and Dam, Nov. 1, 1933, to June 30, 1935 --------------------- 3, 214, 500 Construction of esplanade and improvement of grounds, July 1, to Aug. 31, 1934------------------------------------------- 10, 000 Total -------------- ---- 6, 015, 000 812 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The additional sum of $107,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, to be applied as follows: New work (hired labor and Government plant) : Removal of old works July 1 to Dec. 31, 1934----------------- $100, 000 Clearing banks, London and Marmet pools------------------- 7, 000 Total------------- ---------------------------------- 107,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------- -------------- $8, 283,184. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 17, 475.50 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------. 8, 300, 659. 85 Value of plant materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 443. 54 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------ 8, 301, 103.39 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------- 1, 300. 55 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933---------------- ---- 8, 302, 403.94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 45, 048. 52 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 8, 257, 355.42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------- ------------ 1, 419, 261.36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 9, 676, 616. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----------------------------........... -------- $374, 615. 73 $2, 003,073.82 $1,610, 882. 55 Cost of maintenance----.... ...... .......--------------------------............--........................ 16, 145. 79 1,329. 71 Total cost---..----------------------------------- 374, 615. 73 2, 019, 219. 61 1, 612, 212. 26 Total expended.........__ __....... ------........ 336, 442. 88 1,845, 421.30 1, 780, 878. 99 Allotted.........------.......------------------------------------............... 2,050,000.00 397, 000. 00 2, 935, 004. 53 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 -------------------------- $265, 135.82 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932------------- $1, 030, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act aproved July 21, 1932-----------2,300, 000. 00 3, 330, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 3, 595,135.82 Deductions on account of- Revocation of impounded funds-------------- 14, 995. 47 Revocation of allotment-------------------- 380, 000. 00 394, 995. 47 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 3, 200,140. 35 Gross amount expended--------------------- 1, 806, 617. 87 Less: Reimbursements collected-------. $25, 513.88 Receipts from sales---------- ---- 25. 00 25, 738. 88 1, 780, 878. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------- --------- 1, 419, 261.36 RIVERS AND HARBORS--HUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT 813 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------ $30,944. 29 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds_ 581, 81 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-_-__ 1, 203, 357. 88 $1, 234, 883. 98 Balance available June 30, 1933_ _-_---__-------------- 184, 377.38 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---__------------------------ 1, 300. 55 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------- 185, 677.93 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act .------ 6, 015, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ___- ____-,___-_ 6, 200, 677. 93 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 -_____ _ - 1, 293, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for new work _ 107, 000. 00 7. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON KANAWHA RIVER, W.VA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms a part of the project for the improvement of Kanawha River, W.Va. See pages 808 to 813 where general information regarding the improvement can be found. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation. See Existing project, page 808. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The locks and dams were operated as required and the necessary repairs made thereto and to the appurtenant structures. Channel work.-Approximately 84,000 cubic yards of material, 460 snags and other obstructions were removed from the lock approaches and channels. The cost of maintenance during the fiscal year was $229,642.70. The expenditures were $148,293.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The locks and dams are in fairly good condition with the exception of nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 which will be replaced by the London and Marmet Locks and Dams which will be completed during the next fiscal year. The existing locks and dams provide a minimum navigable depth of 6 feet from the mouth to 88.8 miles above the mouth. The total cost under the exist- ing project to the end of the fiscal year was $4,669,567.83. The ex- penditures were $4,715,077.33. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------$4, 669, 576. 83 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 _____. 51, 693.11 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------------- ------- 4, 721, 269. 94 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 -------------------- 1, 189. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------4, 722, 459. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_ -.--------------- - 7, 382. 48 Net total expenditures --- ----- ------ 4, 715, 077. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ -___-_-- ____---__-_ 35, 389.72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____- -___4, 750, 467. 05 1 Exclusive of available funds. 814 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------------- Cost of maintenance------------------ $174, 833. 56 $190, 613. 75 $253, 062. 47 $299, 389. 18 $229, 642.70 Total expended ..... ----------------------183, 472. 03 164, 681. 08 314, 841.27 311, 466.39 148, 293. 57 Allotted----------- -----------..------------ 165, 000.00 160, 800. 00 270, 945. 09 361, 934. 29 130, 064. 22 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------- $53, 619. 07 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1909----------------------- 220, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-....__---------------- 273, 619. 07 Deductions on account of: Revocation of impounded funds__-------------- $15,484.67 Revocation of allotment ____ --------------- 74, 451.11 89, 935. 78 Net amount to be accounted for __ ___-------------------- 183, 683.29 Gross amount expended--- --------------------- 228, 696. 89 Less: Reimbursements collected _------ $5, 952.21 Receipts from sales------..--. 74, 451. 11 80, 403. 32 148, 293. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933- -- _--__-35, 389. 72 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------- 10, 278. 01 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds-------. 889. 26 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--- -__-. 1, 164. 23 12, 331.50 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 23, 058.22 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------- 1, 189. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------_--- 24, 248. 09 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934_-------------------------- 213, 500.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_---------------- 237, 748. 09 8. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON BIG SANDY RIVER, W.VA. AND KY., INCLUDING LEVISA AND TUG FORKS Location.-This river, 27 miles in length, is formed by the junction of the Levisa and Tug Forks at Louisa, Ky. flows in a northerly direction and empties into the Ohio River at Catlettsburg, Ky. Le- visa Fork, 160 miles in length, rises in southwestern Virginia, and flows in a general northerly direction; and Tug Fork, 154 miles in length, rises in southwestern West Virginia, and flows in a general northwesterly direction. Previous projects.-Adopted by act of July 18, 1878, and modi- fied by acts of June 14, 1880, and July 13, 1892. Total cost and ex- penditures on original and modified projects were $380,431.16. (For further details see Annual Report for 1915, p. 1929.) Existing project.-This provides for three locks and dams on the main river, two locks and dams each on Levisa Fork and Tug Fork, and regulating works below Lock No. 1, reaching to the Ohio River. Only the three locks and dams on the main river and the lower lock and dam on each fork have been constructed. The existing im- provement gives a connection with vool formed by Dam No. 29, RIVERS AND HARBORS-HUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT 815 Ohio River, a slack-water depth of 6 feet from the Ohio River to Louisa, Ky., 27 miles, and thence to Cox Branch on Levisa Fork and to Bear Branch on Tug Fork, 17.5 and 12.5 miles, respectively, above Louisa. The clearing of the forks above slack-water limits to Pikeville on Levisa Fork and to Pond Creek on Tug Fork is also included in the project. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $2,256,800. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since the date given opposite each: No. 1. Big Sandy, February 1, 1905. No. 2. Big Sandy, May 10, 1905. No. 3. Big Sandy, January 1, 1897. No. 1. Levisa Fork, January 1, 1910. No. 1. Tug Fork, January 1, 1910. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for the construction of lock and fixed dam near Louisa, Ky.; the act of July 13, 1892, substituted a movable dam at lock near Louisa, Ky. (H.Doc. No. 25, 52d Cong., 1st sess.); act of March 3, 1899, provided for construc- tion of two locks and dams on main stream (H.Doc. No. 456, 55th Cong., 2d sess.); act of June 13, 1902, provided for removal of obstructions and construction of one lock and movable dam each on Levisa and Tug Forks, and raising crest of Dam No. 3; act of March 3, 1905, provided for regulating works at mouth of river; act of March 2, 1907, provided for the construction of a service bridge at Dam No. 1 and the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the construction of an additional lock and dam each on Levisa and Tug Forks. (An index map of Big Sandy River and Levisa and Tug Forks, is printed in H.Doc. No. 235, 56th Cong., 2d sess.) The following table gives the characteristics of the locks and dams included in this report: Lock Location Dimensions 3 Lock Dam-Type u and W of construc- Dam Bo Founda- tion 1 a a No. F otion Nearest town a g 8o Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet 1 Catlettsburg, Ky_ 0. 3 55.0 160. 0 13. 5 9. 0 Sandstone Needle pass 1905 $318,417.64 wicket weir. 2 Buchanan, Ky___ 12.9 55.0 160.0 12.6 6.0 ___do____ _ ____do ________ 1905 278, 893. 10 3 Louisa, Ky ____ _. 26. 6 52. 0 158. 0 10. 6 7.8 ___do _______.___ do_________ 1897 396, 304. 98 1L Gallup, Ky______ 35. 4 55. 0 160. 0 11. 0 8. 7 ___do _-- - ____do________1910 250, 128. 70 2L Richardson, Ky__ 45. 4 55. 0 160. 0 12. 0 do do . (2) 3 545, 000. 00 1T Saltpeter, W.Va_ 31. O0 55.0 160.0 12.0 7. 7 Piles in _____ do...__.. 1910 268, 452. 26 gravel. 2T Webb, W.Va..... 40. 0 55. 0 12. 0 Sandstone -_. do...- - (2) 3 507, 500. 00 1 All movable dams. 2Not bilt. 3 Estimated, 1928. 16228-ENG 1933---52 816 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Recommended madiflcation of project.-Recommendation was made September 8, 1914, that the slack-water improvement of the Tug and Levisa Forks be discontinued. (H.Doc. No. 1159, 63d Cong., 2d sess.) Terminal facilities.-Terminal facilities consist of 2 privately owned terminals, 1 at Kenova, W.Va., and 1 at Leach, Ky. Operations and results durring fscal year.-The locks and dams were operated as required and the necessary repairs made thereto and to the appurtenant structures. The total cost of maintenance during the fiscal year was $26,192.38. The expenditures were $22,559.34. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The locks and dams are in fair condition and reasonably meet the demands of navigation. The 6-foot slack-water depth is available for about 7 miles above the mouth. Above this point the slack-water depth is reduced to 4 feet or even less. The total expended at the close of the fiscal year from specific appropriations is as follows: Previous project-------------------------------------- $380, 431. 16 Existing project: New work-------- -------------------- $1,204, 304.92 Maintenance------------------------------ 64, 857. 66 1, 269,162. 58 From permanent indefinite appropriation-- --- ----------- 930, 896.74 Total ----------------------------------------- 2, 580, 490.48 Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. (os and financial summar/ for maintenance and improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------- --------- $1, 584, 736. 08 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 64, 857. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 1, 649, 593. 74 Net total expenditures - -- ---- _-- ..- 1, 649, 593.74 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-__--- - 1, 649, 593. 74 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project-1-----_------ ----- -- 1, 052, 500. 00 Cost and ftnanial summary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 __- _ _____-----___ $923, 902. 74 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------- 9, 941.62 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_.....------------ -_ 933, 844. 36 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933- --- --- _______ -- -- __ 357. 71 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-__-- -___- ___ __ 934, 202. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 305. 33 Net total expenditures------------------------------930, 896. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-....---------.. 2, 242. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------933, 139. 67 RIVERS AND HARBORS-HUNTINGTON, W.VA., DISTRICT 817 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance---. _----------- _-$42, 199. 58 $44, 162. 13 $39, 887. 34 $27, 636. 61 $26, 192. 38 'Total expended.---------------------- 40, 574. 65 43, 111. 19 42, 392. 53 29, 154. 71 22, 559. 34 Allotted-------.. ...---------......------------ 35, 000. 00 42, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 19, 000. 00 20, 152. 47 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $4,649.80 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909---- -------------------- 22, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_----------------- ---------- 26, 649. 80 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 1, 847. 53 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 24, 802. 27 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $25, 177.12 Less: Reimbursements collected------------- $2, 602.78 Receipts from sales-------------- 15. 00 - 2, 617.78 22, 559. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------2, 242. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------ 3, 012. 08 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds------- 251. 82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------- 41.43 3, 305. 33 Balance available June 30, 1933------ ------------ -1, 062.40 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------ 357. 71 Unobligated balance available June 30 ,1933---------------- 704.69 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934--------------------------23, 800. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------23, 095.31 9. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $36,186.83; the ex- penditures were $27,492.43. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with allotment made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---___ -- $242, 535. 73 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933--------- -2, 119. 53 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------240, 416.20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 7, 741. 24 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 232, 674.96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 11, 798. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------__ 244, 473. 11 818 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----....-.------------ ------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance--..------------------ $32, 153. 20 $43, 390. 22 $81, 834. 55 $48, 970.93 $36, 186. 83 Total expended--.......--------------------............. 24, 534. 32 49, 035. l' 82, 486. 42 49, 126. 62 27, 492.&3. Allotted--------------------------................................... 57, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 68, 500. 00 30, 000.00 38, 673.11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------ ---------------- $617. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931--------- --------------- $1,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------- ---------- 25,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------------- 14,000.00 40, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 40, 617.47 .-------------------------- Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds.---------- 1, 326. 89 Net amount to be accounted for---.-------------------- 39,290. 58- Gross amount expended------------------------------ 28,145. 75 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 653.32 27, 492.43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--.....-------....--...----------11,798.15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933.....--...-------------........ 10, 554.54 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds------ -- 220.35 10, 774. 89 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------.-------1, 023. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-- ----------------- 21, 023.26 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ------ -- 30, 1935, for maintenance' 25, 000. 00 - Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and comm4ttee resolutions Locality Authorization act Authorization Locality act Transmitted to Congress House document Recommenda- tion Big Sandy River and River and Harbor _--_--. --... Tug and Levisa Forks, Act, July 3, 1930. W.Va. and Ky. Kanawha River, W.Va., River and Harbor Apr. 21,1933 No. 31 (73d Cong., 1st Favorable. from Lock No. 5 to its Act, Jan. 21, 1927. sess.). mouth. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CINCINNATI, OHIO, DISTRICT This district comprises the stretch of the Ohio River from about mile 317.5 below Pittsburgh, which is just below the mouth of the Big Sandy River, Ky., to about mile 556.2 just above Madison, Ind., 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CINCINNATI, OHIO2 DISTRICT 819 :a distance of about 238.7 miles, and includes Dams Nos. 29 to 39, inclusive; also all work on the Kentucky River, Ky. District engineer: Lt. Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers. Sector engineer : Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. G. R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers; Lt. -Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page -1. Ohio River open-channel 4. Operating snagboats on the work _ __ __ _ 766 Ohio River -------------- 766 2. Construction of Locks and 5. Operating and care of locks Dams Nos. 29-39, Ohio and dams on Kentucky River__________________ 766 River, Ky------------ 819 3. Operating and care of Locks 6. Examinations, surveys, and and Dams Nos. 29-39, Ohio contingencies (general) ._. 822 River. ---------------- 766 1-4. For reports on these improvements see page 766. 5. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON KENTUCKY RIVER, KY. Location.-The Kentucky River is formed by the confluence of its north and middle forks about 4 miles east of the town of Beattyville in east central Kentucky, the south fork joining the main stream at that place. (See U.S. Geological Survey chart for State of Ken- tucky; scale, 1: 500,000.) Ewisting project.-The project provides for 14 locks and fixed dams to give, in connection with the improvement of the Ohio River, a slack-water navigation of 6 feet minimum depth from the Ohio River to points on the three forks a short distance above Beattyville, Ky. The total length of pool water of 6-foot project depth is about 263 miles. The river ordinarily rises to a height of 50 feet in the lower part and 30 feet in the upper part. The extreme height due to floods from Ohio River backwater exceeds 65 feet in lower sec- tions and occasional floods exceed 40 feet in the upper pools. The original estimate of cost, which contemplated the rehabilita- tion of the State locks and dams and the extension of slack water to the three forks at Beattyville, was $1,074,402, revised later to $4,865,550 for its completion. The maintenance of these works is provided for by annual allotments from the appropriation for oper- ating and care of canals, etc. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879, in accordance with the report published in House Document No. 47, Forty-fifth Congress, third session. No map of the river has been published. The following statement shows the characteristics of the several locks and dams in this project: 820 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Lock Location Dimensions When No. Depth corn- Cost Greatest Lift of on Founda- pleted Miles available lock lower tion Nearest town from Clear length miter mouth width (full sill width of lock) Feet Feet Feet Feet 11 Carrollton, Ky-....._ 4. 0 37 145 17. 0 6. 8 Rock and clay. 12 Lockport, Ky--....- 31.0 38 145 13. 9 6. 1 Rock -..... 13 Gest, Ky------------. 42.0 38 145 12.5 6.5 do....... 1884 $1,350,384. 8 14 Frankfort, Ky.------ 65. 0 38 145 13.9 6.7 ...do-...... 15 Tyronne Ky---------....... 82.2 38 145 14. 5 6.4 ___do..... 16 Salvisa, Ky..--.-____ 96. 2 52 147 14. 4 6. 0 Rock and 1894 314, 846. 70+ piles. 17 High Bridge, Ky.... 117. 0 52 148 15. 3 6. 9 Rock...... 1897 290, 768. 44 18 Little Hickman, Ky__ 139. 3 52 146 18. 0 6. 0 _-do 1900 --..... 275, 463. 14 3 9 Valley View, Ky..... 157. 0 52 148 18. 0 - 6. 0 .. do...... 1903 237, 645. 75 110 Ford, Ky ....------- 176. 3 52 148 17. 0 6.0 --. do--..... 1904 221, 499. 58 311 College Hill, Ky 201. 3 -..... 52 148 18. 0 6. 0__do....... 1906 296, 592. 95 412 Ravenna, Ky 221. 3 -........ 52 148 18. 0 6. 0 _--do....... 1910 425, 693. 33 413 Willow, Ky.....--- - 239. 3 52 148 18.0 7. 0 do 1915 460, 365. 52 414 Heidelberg, Ky-..... . 249.3 52 148 18.0 7. 0 --_do--.- 1917 392,902. 06 21 Fixed dam, crib.construction. Built by the State of Kentucky. Cost is given for repairs by United States only. aFixed dam, concrete construction. 4 Fixed dam, concrete construction, movable crest. Terminal facilities.-For general merch'andise and miscellaneous freight practically no terminal facilities exist except a wharf boat in the Ohio River at the mouth of the Kentucky River and a num- ber of small, poorly kept warehouses along the stream. At and near Beattyville large tanks are provided for the storage of oil, which is shipped in barges. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The locks and dams and necessary plant have been maintained in good condition. Some interruption to traffic was caused by high water, ice, and repairs. An allotment of $1,500 was made available March 2, 1933, for the purchase of approximately 6.7 acres of land damaged as a result of the construction of Dam No. 13. Necessary title papers to cover this conveyance were being prepared at the end of the year. The total expenditures for the year were $62,842.83 for maintenance work, by day labor. Cost of work, $176,719.71. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1917 at a saving of $689,910.95 under the estimated cost, The work accomplished under the project has been the rehabilita- tion of the five old State locks and dams and the construction of new Locks and Dams Nos. 6 to 14, inclusive. A slack-water depth of 6 feet now exists from the Ohio River to the head of pool formed by Dam. No. 14, or 260 miles. The year of completion of the various locks and dams is given in the table in the paragraph Exist- ing 'project. The works have been maintained in good condition. Necessary repairs and additions have been made and suitable plant for assisting in the operation and care of the locks and dams has been provided. The works are now in fairly good condition and afford a controlling depth of 6 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS--CINCINNATI, OHIO, DISTRICT 821 The total expenditures on this project to the end of the fiscal year are as follows: For new work-------------------------- -------- ------ $4,175, 639. 05 For operating and care of locks and dams- -------------- 6, 182, 154. 74 Total------------------ ------------------------ 10, 357, 793. 79 Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priations provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary for maintenance and improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $4, 175, 639. 05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 4,175, 639. 05 Net total expenditures ---------------- ------------------ 4, 175, 639. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------- ---------------- 1, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 4, 177, 139. 05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - Cost of maintenance. --------------- Total expended-- --- -- -----.... I. . . ---------------...... Allotted..........-----...------- ------------ $1, 500.00 -------------- ------------.. ... Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------- $1, 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 -------------- 1,500.00, Cost and financial summary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__------------------ $5,957, 066. 34 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 225, 535. 66 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------- 6, 182, 602. 00 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------- 241. 02 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-----------------__--- 6, 182, 843. 02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 688.28 Net total expenditures ..--- 6, 182, 154. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933- ----------------- -- 87, 563. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-- 6, 269, 718. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work-----....----------- -------------------------- ---------------------- Cost of maintenance__--------------$276, 229. 15 $193, 848. 36 $211, 651.65 1 $169,510.52 $176, 719. 71 Total expended.---- ---------------- 231, 955. 31 228, 978. 44 216, 067. 83 87, 134. 84 62, 842. 83 Allotted_ _------ ---------------- --- 200, 000. 00 250, 000.00 180, 000. 00 117, 516. 72 97, 115. 31 1 Increased $372, amount of loss from sale of plant charged into 1932 completed work. 822 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------- $53, 291.14 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909----------------------- 115, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----1---------------------- 168, 291. 14 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds --------- 17, 884. 69 Net amount to be accounted for--__ ___--------- 150, 406.45 Gross amount expended__ __--------- $187, 596.21 Less : Reimbursements collected---------- $107, 403. 08 Receipts from sales __.... ___- 17, 350. 30 124, 753. 38 62, 842.83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 87, 563.62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------- 29, 346. 50 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------- 58, 217. 12 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------------------------ 241. 02 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------__ 58, 458. 14 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934- --------------------- 64, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934___---------------- 122, 958.14 6. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $27,509.16; the expenditures were $28,169.85. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with allotment made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $21,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ $111, 746. 47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 528.02 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 111, 218. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 8, 816. 56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------120, 035.01 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C ost of new w ork ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cost of maintenance---------------------- $5,218.84 $20,526.64 $25, 387.40 $33, 104.43 $27, 509. 16 Total expended-............--...-----...-----------.......... 4, 735. 33 20, 779. 61 25, 532. 67 31, 980. 99 28, 169. 85 Allotted-............................-------------------...---.... 17, 750. 00 24, 600.00 34, 700.00 13, 500. 00 28, 485. 01 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--- ..... - ------------ - $8, 501.40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930-_--------------------- $268.22 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--16---------------------- , 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ----------------------- 14, 500.00 30, 768. 22 Amount to be accounted for - _------------------------ 39, 269. 62 RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 823 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment___________________________ $1, 000. 00 Revocation of impounded funds---------------------1, 283. 21 $2,283.21 Net amount to be accounted for-__ ___--- - 36, 986.41 Gross amount expended---------------- 28, 169. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------8, 816. 56 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------ 606. 62 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------------8, 209.94 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933---------------------------------------------- 21, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------- _____ -__- 29, 209.94 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ----------------------------------- 21, 000.00 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and cornmi ttee resolutions Locality Authorization act toCongress Document no. Recommen- to Congress dation Erie Harbor, Pa., to River and Harbor Act,_________-------------- Ohio River,via French Sept. 22, 1922. Creek and Allegheny River. Erie Lake to Ohio River River and Harbor Act, ______- ________.------ Canal, via the Miami Mar. 2, 1919. and Erie Canal, Ohio, or other routes. Great Miami River, River and Harbor Act,--------- Ohio. July 3, 1930. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT This district comprises that part of Kentucky included within the watersheds west of that of the Kentucky River and north of that of the Cumberland River, the basin of the Wabash River in Indiana and Illinois, the falls of the Ohio River at Louisville, Ky., and the existing and proposed locks and dams in the Ohio River between 1.5 miles above Madison, Ind., and Mound City, Ill., a distance of 417.2 miles and includes Dams Nos. 41 (with the Louisville and Portland Canal) to 54. District engineer : Lt. Col. W. A. Johnson, Corps of Engineers. Sector engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers; Lt. Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since May 19, 1933. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Locks and Dams Nos. 41 and 5. Green and Barren Rivers 43-53, Ohio River_-------- 766 and Bear Creek, Ky _ 824 2. Operating and care of Locks 6. Operating and care of locks and Dams Nos. 41 (includ- and dams on Green and ing Louisville and Port- Barren Rivers, Ky _- _ -_ 829 land Canal), and 43-53, 7. Operating and care of lock Ohio River -------------- 766 and dam on Rough River, 3. Ohio River, open-channel Ky 830 work _________--- -- ___ 766 8. Tradewater River, Ky_____ 833 4. Operating and care of lock 9. Examinations, surveys, and and dam at Grand Rapids, contingencies (general) __ 834 Wabash River - - - 824 10. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted_ 835 1-3. For reports on these improvements see page 766. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 824 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 4. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCK AND DAM AT GRAND RAPIDS, WABASH RIVER The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for Wabash River, Ind. and Ill. See Annual Report for 1931, page 1396, where general information re- garding the improvement can be found. The completed lock and dam have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefi- nite appropriations since 1897. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work consisted of caring for Government property. The costs were $974.27 and the expenditures amounted to $987.21. Condition at end of fical year.-The lock and dam are in bad condition. The project was abandoned on June 30, 1933. The total costs are $109,289.59 and the expenditures from the indefinite appro- priation are $109,262.53. Proposed operatiohn.--None. Cost and fiaan4oalZ semmary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ _-_- ..-- ____----$109, 289. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------- 27. 06 Net total expenditures___ __.--------------------- 109, 262. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 32.31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 109, 294. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..----------------------------- -------- ------------------------ ..... Cost of maintenance------------------ - $1, 373. 38 $1, 160. 16 $1,225.38 $1,212. 73 $974. 27 Tothl expended----- ---.-.-.. ........... 1,295. 73 1, 145. 49 1, 300. 20 1, 225. 23 987. 21 Allotted ......------------------------------- 1,300. 00 1, 500. 00 1, 000. 00 1,100. 00 900. 69 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-- ----------- - ------------------- $118.83 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------------------------------- 1, 000. 00 'Amount to be accounted for -- _-..--..-- 1,118.83 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------------......... 99. 31 Net amount to be accounted for -------- ,---------------- 1, 019. 52 Gross amount, expended ------------------------ ------- 987. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 32. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------- ------------------- 32.31 5. GREEN AND BARREN RIVERS, AND BEAR CREEK, KY. Location.-Green River rises in Casey County, Ky., flows in a northwesterly direction, and empties into the Ohio River about 8 miles above Evansville, Ind. Barren River rises in Monroe County, Ky., flows in a northwesterly direction, and empties into Green River, one half mile above Lock No. 4, Green River. Existing project.-The purchase by the United States, in 1888, of the then existing improvements made by the State of Kentucky on Green and Barren Rivers, committed the Government, under sec- tion 4 of the River and Harbor Act of July 5, 1884, to the operation and maintenance of the system, including operation of the locks, re- RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 825 moval of snags, landslides, etc., from the channels of the streams, restoration of unserviceable structures, and construction of new ones where needed. This project was subsequently modified by extend- ing slack-water navigation from the upper limits of Pool No. 4 to Mammoth Cave, Ky. (Green River above the mouth of Big Barren River), by the construction of two additional Locks and Dams Nos. 5 and 6. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, further modified the project to provide for locks 56 feet wide and 360 feet long in Dam No. 5, Green River, and in Dam No. 1, Barren River, and for cap- ping Dam No. 5 with concrete and raising its crest 2 feet with a movable A-frame top (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 2, 71st Cong., 1st sess.), and to include the improvement of Bear Creek, Ky., by widening the bends (H.Doc. No. 685, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). Fluctuations in stage due to floods vary considerably at the differ- ent locks. At Lock No. 3, Green River, ordinary fluctuations from this cause vary from 12 to 15 feet above pool level, with maximum stage of about 28 feet above pool stage reached in 1913. At Lock No. 1, Barren River, fluctuations due to floods vary from 7 to 10 feet above pool level. During the flood of 1913 the stage reached about 31 feet above pool stage. The location, cost, and principal features of the locks and dams included in the system are shown in the following table: Location Greatest Depth Depth length Lift at on lower on upper Width of length Lift at miter miter - Lock and dam Distance lock of lock normal sill at sill at pool normal normal Nearest town from from chamber available chamber for full level normal normal mouth width pool pool of river level level GREEN RIVER Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet No. 1----------- Spottsville ......... 9. 2 35. 5 139 1 11.5 9. 7 7.1 No. 2__________ __ Rumsey ---------- . 63.1 36 141 14 5.9 7.8 No. 3------------ Rochester----------- 108. 4 35.8 137. 5 16. 9 6. 7 7. 3 No. 4 2 ........--... Woodbury-......... 149. 0 35. 8 138 15. 9 6. 6 6. 6 No. 5 . - Glenmore .......... 167. 9 36 145 13.9 4. 6 7. 7 No. 6 ------ Brownsville----..... 181. 8 36 145 11 7 8 BARREN RIVER No. 1 2---___-__ Greencastle- 15 } 36 140 15.8 4.2 7.4 Cost of Lock and dam Character of Kind of Type of construction Year co- a foundation dam Type of construction damand eco-lock pleted 4 GREEN RIVER No. 1 ------ Shale and coal-.... Fixed __-- Wood crib, concrete cap.. 1835-40 $179, 110 No. 2 ........... Shale.._____________---do . Wood crib------------------ 1895 295, 696 No. 3 -.....-- . Rock .---------- ---- ... do------- .. do..--------------------- 1833-36 121, 377 No. 4 ....------------.. do-------------do ...--------- do---------------------- 1839 125, 718 No. 5--------- .........---. Gravel--------------do-------... do --....--- --------.. ....-- 1899 179, 435 No. 6 .----------. - do ___do -. Wood crib, concrete cap..-.. 1905 168, 415 BARREN RIVER ..... do_ No. 1---------------............ ------------ __do..... .... do ...--------.....------- 1841 142,298 1At normal pool Dam 48, Ohio River. 2 New locks authorized by 1930 River and Harbor Act, 56 feet wide and 360 feet long, now under con- struction. 3 From mouth of Green River. ' Does not include modification by 1930 River and Harbor Act estimated to cost $2,116,112 826 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The original improvements were purchased at a cost of $135,000,. the cost of operating the system and restoring or replacing the origi- nal structures, except Lock No. 2, Green River, being provided for by annual estimates and allotments for the purpose. The rebuilding of Lock No. 2 and the extension of the system by the construction of Locks and Dams Nos. 5 and 6, Green River, were provided for by specific appropriations. The original estimate for the reconstruction of Lock No. 2 was $130,000 (Report for 1891, p. 2439), subsequently increased to $170,000. The original estimate for the extension of the system by the construction of Locks Nos. 5 and 6, Green River, was $361,346.40 (Report for 1891, p. 2481), subsequently increased to $365,673.20, the latter sum including an authorization of not exceed- ing $5,000 for snagging and clearing the banks of that part of Nolin River affected by slack water from Dam No. 6, Green River. The estimated cost of new locks at Dam No. 5, Green River, and Dam No. 1, Barren River, was $1,116,112 and of the work in Bear Creek $23,000, of which $10,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The total estimated cost of new work, revised in 1930, is $2,819,540.. The maintenance of these works except the work in Bear Creek is provided for by annual allotments from the appropriation for oper- ating and care of canals, etc. The estimated cost of maintenance of the channel in Bear Creek is $500 per annum. The existing project was authorized by the following acts: The River and Harbor Act of August 11, 1888, provided for the purchase of the original improvements (House Ex. Doc. No. 111, 49th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the Deficiency Act of March 3, 1893, provided for building' Lock No. 2, Green River (Annual Report for 1891, p. 2439); the ;River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, provided for the construction of Lock No. 5, Green River, and the River and Harbor Act of June 13,. 1902, for the construction of Lock No. 6, Green River (Annual Re- port for 1891, pp. 2478 and 2481). The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, contained an appropriation for $5,000 for continuing the improvement of Green River above the mouth of Big Barren River, with the following proviso: That the Secretary of War may, in his discretion, expend such portion of said amount as may be necessary for removal of snags in Nolin River. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, authorized the construc- tion of new locks at Dam No. 5, Green River, and Dam No. 1, Barren River, the modification of Dam No. 5, Green River, and the widening of bends in Bear Creek, Ky. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Docu- ment No. 2, 71st Cong., 1st sess., and H. Doc. No. 685, 69th Cong., 2d sess.) Recommended modification of project.-Under date of October 10,. 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended the improvement of Nolin River, Ky., as a modification of the project for Green and Barren. Rivers to provide for removal of obstructive bars, boulders, over- hanging rocks, and snags from the mouth to Meredith Ferry, a dis- tance of 7% miles, at an estimated cost of $15,000 with maintenance estimated at $1,000 annually in addition to that now required, sub- ject to the condition that no expense shall be incurred by the United RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 827 States for the acquiring of any lands or easements required for the purpose of the improvement. (H.Doc. No. 480, 72d Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides that in connection with the improvement of Bear Creek, Ky., local interests are to contribute $10,000 to the first cost of the Fdredging, provide necessary rights of way at the bends, furnish without cost to the United States satisfactory areas for the disposal of excavated material, and assume all flowage damages along Bear Creek. These conditions have not been met. Terminal facilities.---At Bowling Green, Ky., on the Barren River, there are nine wharves or landings. In addition to the terminal facilities at Bowling Green, there are located at various points in the pools of Green and Barren Rivers about 50 unimproved landings with small warehouses. There are also several small coal tipples. It is believed that the existing terminal facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Borings amounting to 221.3 linear feet were made at the site of new Lock and Dam No. 5, Green River. Property surveys were made and agreements entered into for purchase of 26.89 acres of land at the site of Lock and Dam No. 5, Green River, and 13.1 acres at the site of Lock No. 1, Barren River. Bids for construction of Lock and Dam No. 5, Green River, were opened January 5, 1933, and award of contract was made for $680,216.05. The work is 12.88 percent complete. Bids for construction of Lock No. 1, Barren River, were opened January 27, 1933, and award of contract was made for $553,885.20. The work is 7.42 percent complete. The cost for new work was $190,163.41, and the expenditures were $161,121.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The system as a whole is in only fair condition. Reconstruction of Lock and Dam No. 5, Green River, and Lock No. 1, Barren River, is in progress. Dams Nos. 2, 3, and 4, Green River, are in poor condition and should be recon- structed in the near future. The system comprises seven locks, with fixed dams, and affords through navigation throughout the year for boats of 5-foot draft or less and not exceeding 138 feet in length and 35 feet in width, from Lock No. 1, Green River, to Mammoth Cave, a distance of 1871/9 miles, or from Lock No. 1, Green River, to Bowling Green, Ky., on Barren River, a distance of 171 miles. Through navigation to the Ohio River is afforded at all seasons as a result of the pool created by Lock and Dam No. 48, Ohio River, which provides a low-water depth of 9.3 feet on the lower miter sill of Lock No. 1, Green River. Bear Creek is obstructed by snags and sharp bends. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is that authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930. The total costs under the existing project up to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: INew work -__ --- -------------------------------------- $880, 936. 31 Maintenance (removal of snags and deposits from Nolin River and Bear Creek, Ky.) -------------------------------------------- 1, 060.27 Total ------------------------ -- -- 881, 906. 58 The total expenditures were $852,954.46. 828 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 33 Proposedoperation.--The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: New work (purchase of land for work under existing contracts) : Purchase of land for Lock and Dam No. 5, Green River-... .. $3, 426. 10 Purchase of land for lock and Dam No. 1, Barren River- _- - 1, 850. 00 Total--------------------------------------------- 5, 276. 10 Emergency funds, act of July 21, 193.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933---- - - - $31, 077.38 New work (completion of existing contracts) : Construction of Lock and Dam No. 5, Green River ---- 97, 213. 03 6-- Construction of new Lock No. 1, Barren River- -- --- - 611, 155. 90 Purchase of land at Lock and Dam No. 5, Green River ..... 599.30 Contract: Construction of control house and installation of equipment at Lock and Dam No. 5, Green River--- -------- 15, 000. 00 Construction of control house and installation of equipment at Lock and Dam No. 1, Barren River- ----- -------- 15, 000. 00 Dredging upper approach to Lock No. 5, Green River .-------- 25, 000. 00 Hired labor with Government plant: Dredging lower approach to Lock No. 5, Green River------ - 13, 000. 00 Total including accounts payable ____---------- 1, 408, 045.61 The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act ($60,000) will be applied as follows: Hired labor with Government plant: Removal of existing Lock and Dam No. 5, and dredging lower approach to lock-...........____. $60, 000 New Lock and Dam No. 5, Green River, and new Lock No. 1, Barren River, are scheduled to be completed in March and April 1934, respectively. The removal of the old lock and dam and the dredging of the lower approach will be from March to June 1934. No work is proposed in the fiscal year 1935, since the foregoing operations will complete all work on the project with the exception of dredging in Bear Creek which is contingent on local interests contributing $10,000 to the cost. Cost and flaancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------- $880, 936. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------- 1, 060.27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -------- 881, 996. 58 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 2, 008. 73 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------------------- 884, 005. 31 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 26. 53 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933---------------------- 884, 031. 84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 31, 077. 38 Net total expenditures ------------------ ---------- 852, 954. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------1, 413, 295.18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ---------- 2, 266, 249.64 RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 829 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_...........-.-- ....----------------------- $11, 633. 63 $8, 711.11 $190, 163.41 Cost of maintenance------------------- $500.00 --.-------------............------------......................--- Total expended-..---.--------------. 500.00 ------------ 11,489.96 8,854.78 161,121. 29 Allotted--.-- ..----------------------- 500.00 ------------ 20,000.00 - .------- 1,574, 321.48 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_------------------------------ $94. 99 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932_------------ - $6, 500. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932 1,770,000.00 ------- 1, 776, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------- ----------------- 1,776, 594.99 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment ------- ----- ..-- 200, 000. 00 Revocation of impounded funds --------------- 2,178. 52 202, 178. 52 Net amount to be accounted for-----1----------------, 574, 416. 47 Gross amount expended----_---------- __-__162, -- 700. 21 Less reimbursements collected----- 578. 92 1------------1, 161, 121. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 -------------- -1, 413,295. 18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --- __--_-- 36, 599. 69 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 1, 227, 671. 28 1, 264, 270. 97 Balance available June 30, 1933 --------------------- 149, 024. 21 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------- 26. 53 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__ 149, 050. 74 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-------- 60, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ ________________ 209, 050. 74 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1' -__________--- -- 13, 000. 00 6. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON GREEN AND BARREN RIVERS, KY. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for Green and Barren Rivers, and Bear Creek, Ky. See page 824 where general information regarding the improvement can be found. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropria- tion since their purchase by the United States in 1888. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work consisted of maintenance and operation of seven locks and dams and the snagging and dredging plant. The locks were in operation except when sub- merged by high water. The costs were $103,934.55, and the expenditures amounted to $82,840.94. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The system as a whole is in fair condition. For details see report on improvement. The total ex- 1Exclusive of available funds. In addition local interests are to contribute $10,000. 830 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 penditures from the permanent indefinite appropriation were $3,687,380.56. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary ,Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___-- ___------- -- $3, 646, 028. 99 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933--------___ 64, 314. 17 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-------- __---------- - 3, 710, 343. 16 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933__---- - -- 147. 53 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ______-_____--____ 3, 710, 490. 69 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 _________-- - - - 23, 110. 13 Net total expenditures .........- _________ __----- 3, 687, 380. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 19,150. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------3, 706, 531. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-...........-- ..------......................... Cost of maintenance-------------------- $98,303. 35 $118,100. 05 $107, 498. 68 $116,569.47 $103,934. 55 Total expended-----..................---------....----...... 104, 354. 47 107, 132. 06 108, 536. 11 97, 062. 45 82, 840. 94 Allotted---------------------------.................................105, 000. 00 105, 000. 00 110, 000. 00 109, 074. 93 65, 559. 83 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--_ -- -- __--- -__ ______ $36, 432. 09 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909 -------------------- - 70, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__.._______ - -___ 106, 432.09 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ____------ 4, 440. 17 Net amount to be accounted for__-- ---- ____ __--- - 101, 991. 92 Gross amount expended------ __ -- ____ - -- _____-$97, 741.60 Less: Reimbursements collected__________ $14, 886. 86 Receipts from sales_--___ -______-__ 13. 80 14, 900. 66 82, 840. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 .----__________ --- 19, 150.98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------ 23, 759. 94 Balance available June 30, 1933 -- __ ______- - -4, 608. 96 -_______ Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------ -- 147. 53 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_____.______ -4, 461.43 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934------------------------- 74, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_______ __ - - 69, 538. 57 7. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCK AND DAM ON ROUGH RIVER, KY. Location.-This stream is one of the principal tributaries of Green River and lies wholly within the State of Kentucky. It rises in Hardin County, flows westerly and empties into Green River at Livermore, 71 miles from the mouth of that river. (See U.S. Geo- RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 831 logical Survey Charts, Kentucky quadrangles: Central City, Hart- ford, Whitesville.) Existing project.-This provides for clearing the river of obstruc- tions and for the construction of a lock and dam to carry slack water to Hartford, Ky. The new work provided for having been com- pleted, the project now contemplates the maintenance of the lock and dam and keeping the river channel free from snags and other obstruc- tions to navigation. At the lock the ordinary fluctuations due to floods vary from 6 to 10 feet above pool level. During the flood of 1913 a stage of about 20 feet above pool stage was reached. The location and principal dimensions, etc., of the lock are as follows : Name: Lock No. 1, Rough River. Nearest town, Livermore, Ky------ ------------------------- miles__ 8 Mouth of Rough River, in Green River, Ky----------- -------- do -_ 8 Width of lock chamber --------------------------------------- feet 27 Greatest length available for full width-----------------------do --__ 125.1 Lift at pool stage------------------------------------------do -- 9.4 Depth on lower miter sill at pool stage------------------------do -- 4. 9 Depth on upper miter sill at pool stage--------------------- do---- 6. 8 Character of foundation: Rock. Kind of dam: Fixed. Type of dam: Wooden, stone-filled crib, stepped. Cost of lock and dam: $72,186.35. The original estimate for building the proposed lock and dam and removing obstructions from the river amounted to $56,729.80 (Re- port for 1885, p. 1901). The project and estimate were subsequently modified (Reports for 1891, p. 2447, and 1896, p. 2280), changing the dimensions of the structures and substituting a concrete lock and abutment for the masonry lock and timber abutment originally proposed. The revised estimate under which the work was under- taken was as follows: Cost of lock and dam, etc., complete---------------------------$96, 556.05 Clearing banks and channel__---- ------- -- -------- 9, 000.00 Total-------------------------------------- 105, 556. 05 The maintenance of these works is provided for by annual allot- ments from the appropriation for operating and care of canals, etc. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, in accordance with the report published in the Annual Report for 1885, page 1894. The latest published map of Rough River is printed in House Document No. 662, Seventy-first Congress. third session. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities except a few unimproved private landings. It is believed the facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock was in oper- ation 326 days and submerged 39 days. The lock gates were cleaned and painted and the operating machinery cleaned and oiled. All necessary repairs were made to fences and buildings. The cost was $1,132.11 and the expenditures were $1,202.53. Condition at end of fiscal year--The lock and dam were completed in 1896 at a cost of $72,186.35, and the removal of the obstructions 16228--ING 1933--53 832 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 contemplated in the project in 1899 at a cost of $9,000. The lock and dam afford slack-water navigation at pool stage to Hartford, Ky., 29.3 miles from the mouth of the river, for boats not exceeding 123 feet in length 27 feet in width, and 4-foot draft. The lock was opened to navigation December 12, 1896, and has been in oper- ation since that date. The total costs of operating and care were $52,901.69. The total expenditures under the existing project up to the end of the fiscal year, not including outstanding liabilities or contract obligations, were as follows: For new work-------- ------- ----------------------- $105, 500. 00 For maintenance (from the permanent indefinite appropriation)___ 52, 861.99 Total--------------------------------------------158, 361. 99 Proposedoperations.-Thelock and dam will be operated and main- tained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary for maintenance and improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ ______ ________ $105, 500. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_______________ 105, 500. 00 Net total expenditures-----------------------105, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------105, 500. 00 Coast and financial summary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------$52, 901. 69 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 . ---------- 39. 70 Net total expenditures -__---__-__---_________-___ 52, 861. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------------- 202. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ...... 53, 063. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------ --------.------------- ------ ------------ Cost of maintenance------------..................----.... $1, 318. 42 $1, 228. 09 $2, 720.81 $1, 564. 78 $1, 132. 11 Total expended--------------------............................1, 192. 29 1, 318. 09 2, 778. 66 1,521. 81 1, 202. 53 Allotted_.. . 2,500. 00 ..------------------------- 1,000.00 1,000. 00 1,600. 00 881.76 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___ $522. 77 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909-- - 1, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----------------------------1, 522. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds------------ 118. 24 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------1, 404. 53 Gross amount expended ----------------------- 1, 202. 53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_______ --- ___----- ----- 202.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------------------- 47. 58 Balance available June 30, 1933.--- ------------- ------- 154.42 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934- -------------------- 1, 100:.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------ --- 1, 254. 42 RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 833 8. TRADEWATER RIVER, KY. Location.-This river is a tributary of the Ohio River lying wholly within the State of Kentucky. It rises in Christian County, flows in a northwesterly direction, and empties into the Ohio River, near Caseyville, Ky., at a point 104 miles from the mouth and 77 miles below Evansville, Ind. (See U.S. Geological Survey, Kentucky quadrangles: Shawneetown, Morganfield, Providence, Dawson Springs, Princeton, and Cave in Rock.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of March 3, 1881. The total costs and expenditures were $17,568.48. (For further details see Annual Report for 1899, p. 445.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep at pool stage from the mouth of the Tradewater River to the tipple of the Bell Coal & Navigation Co., a distance of 3 miles, at an estimated cost of $2,500, with $500 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 5, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). An index map of the river is published in House Docu- ment No. 39, Sixty-third Congress, first session, and the latest pub- lished map is in House Document No. 479, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There is a coal tipple at a point 3 miles above the mouth. This is believed to be sufficient for present or prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs or expenditures. . Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in May 1931. The project depth of 9 feet obtains throughout. The costs and expenditures on the existing project have been $2,500, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, in removing slides and snags by hired labor with Government plant. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ --------- $18, 568. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 1, 500. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933______________ 20, 068.48 Net total expenditures_ --------------------------- 20, 068.48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -________--------20, 068. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----------------------------------- - $2, 500. 00 ---------------------- Cost of maintenance---------------------- $568.39 $500.00------------ ---------------- Total expended .------------ 000.00 500.00 2,500.00 Allotted.__.----------- - 500.00 500.00 2,500.00.. Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 1 1 1 1 11----------------------------- $500 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ _---------------------- 500 Amount that can he profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ---------------------------- 500 834 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 9. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $30,801.86; the expenditures were $36,650.49. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with accounts receivable and allotment made during July 1933, will be applied to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $22,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and fi4an~ial swnurnary Cost o)f maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------- ------- $155, 586.40 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_____-- -7. 20 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-------------- -----. 155, 579. 20 Plus a ccounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 20. 74 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 155, 599. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_.-------------------- 161.62 Net total expenditures - ------------------- ---- 155, 438. 32 Unexptended balance June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 4, 601. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1983 ...-----...-- 160, 039. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------------------ Cost of maintenance---------...................---------- $1, 742. 38 $4,939. 06 $13, 915. 86 $104, 187. 24 $30, 801. 86 Total expended..............----------------------- 1,042. 38 3,822. 26 13, 554. 25 100, 368, 94 36, 650. 49 Allotted.................................----------------------------- 6, 000. 00 5, 000. 28,000. 00 80, 521.54 39, 717.96 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 .. _______________________....$1, 533,71 Amount alloted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932______ . _____-- - __ $28, 000, 00 Amount alloted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------___ 12, 000. 00 - 40, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------- 41, 533. 71 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds --------- 282. 04 Net amount to be accounted for_--------------------_ 41, 251. 67 Gross amount expended __________-_____________ $40, 314.97 Less reimbursements collected -_______ ----------- 664. 48 --- --- 36, 650.49 3, Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_------------------ 4. 601. 18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_____________..____-___ _ 170. 09 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 4, 431.09 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 20. 74 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 __ --- 4, 451. 83 Amount alloted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------------- -------------------------- 22, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__________________-- 26, 451.83 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ..... 22, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULITH, MINN., DISTRICT 835 10. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for this project are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 Name of project port annual see report for- New work Maintenance Wabash River, Ind. and Ill__.__-___-___.... __ ___ ... .. ..... 1931 1..... $814, 712. 07 ------------ The above project was abandoned on June 30, 1933. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted to Congress House document House document Recommenda- Recommenda- to Congress tion Green and Barren Rivrs, Rivers and Harbors lu- Jan. 27,1933 Unfavorable. ers, Ky. Committee resolu- tion July 13, 1932. Erie and Michigan River and Harbor May 4, 1933 ..... . Do. Lakes to Ohio River Act July 3, 1930. waterway, via Mau- mee River, Wabash River, St. Joseph River, St. Marys River, and other waterways. Nolin River, Ky -___--__do ._________________Dec. 5, 1932 No. 480 (72d Cong., Favorable. 2d sess.). Ohio River in vicinity Rivers and Harbors Apr. 29,1933 -- --- -- Unfavorable. of Mount Vernon, Ind. Committee resolu- tion Jan. 13, 1932. Saline River, Ill .--.. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion Dec. 17, 1930. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT This district comprises all harbors and tributary waterways on the United States side of Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. District engineer: Maj. A. K. B. Lyman, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. E. M. Markham, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Grand Marais Harbor, Minn_ 835 9. Grand Marais, Harbor of 2. Agate Bay Harbor, Minn.... 837 Refuge, Mich___---------- 856 3. Duluth-Superior Har bor, 10. Warroad Harbor and River, Minn. and Wis ------------ 840 Minn ------------------ 858 4. Ashland Harbor, Wis _ _ _ 845 11. Baudette Harbor and River, 5. Ontonagon Harbor, Mich___ 847 Minn------------------860 6 Keweenaw Waterway, Mich_ 849 12. Examinations, surveys, and 7. Marquette Bay, Harbor of contingencies (general)___ 861 Refuge, Mich------------_ 853 13. Other projects for which no 8. Marquette Harbor, Mich .... -- 854 estimates are submitted_ 862 1. GRAND MARAIS HARBOR, MINN. Location.-The harbor is situated on the north shore of Lake Superior, 106 miles northeast from Duluth, Minn. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 9.) 836 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing project.--This provides for rock-filled timber-crib break- water piers 350 feet in length from the east and west points of the bay to narrow the entrance, and for dredging an anchorage area of 26 acres to a depth of 16 feet, referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. The ordinary variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1898, was $163,954.63. The latest (1928) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879 (H.Ex.Doc. No. 75, 43d Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published maps see House Document No. 939, Sixtieth Congress, first session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 22, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of April 20, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for enlarging the inner basin by dredging an additional area of about 10.5 acres to a minimum depth of 16 feet, and for deepening portions of the enlarged basin near the en- trance to 20 and 18 feet, and for the construction of concrete walls across the ledge at the southeast corner of the harbor, at an estimated cost of $44,000, with $500 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 22, 724 Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-There are three privately owned wharves. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The timber superstruc- tures on the west breakwater 350 feet in length and that on the inner 75 feet of the east breakwater were replaced with concrete and 727 tons of riprap were placed around the base of the cribs. The total costs were $31,765.45 for maintenance repairs to breakwaters. The total expenditures were $31,759.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1901 at a saving of $3,018 under the estimated cost. The dredging was completed in 1897. There is a controlling depth of 14.5 feet at low-water datum in the harbor area under improve- ment, as shown by a survey in June 1933. Under permit, private parties have dredged 420,795 cubic yards since 1922 without cost to the United States. No dredging was done during the fiscal year. The breakwaters are in excellent condition, except for the need of some riprap along the base of the cribs. The gravel spit along the eastern side of the harbor is too low to prevent waves from rolling into the harbor during severe storm periods. The cost of the existing project was $160,936.68 for new work and $81,245.53 for maintenance, a total of $242,182.21. The total expen- ditures were $242,175.97. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, to- gether with an allotment of $20,000 made during July 1933, will be applied to maintenance as follows: RIVERS AND. HARBORS-DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT 837 ------------------------------------ Accounts payable June 30, 1933_______________ $6. 24 Dredging with U.S. dipper dredge Gaillard during August and Sep- tember 1933 000. 00 1----------------16, Breakwaters, riprap at toes of cribs by hired labor during October 1933---------------- ----------------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Total 20, 006. 24 Funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for placing a dike about 1,000 feet long near the lake side of the gravel spit on the east side of the harbor with hired labor. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ ---------- $160, 936. 68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 81, 245. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 242, 182. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_-______ ______ _____- 6.24 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 242, 175. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 __________ 6. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------- 242, 182. 21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ... - Cost of maintenance $745. 84 $53. 65 $1, 231. 63 $4, 000. 00 $31, 765. 45 Total expended------------------------- 745. 84 53. 65 1, 231. 63 4, 000. 00 31, 759. 21 Allotted _- 1-----, 500. 00 3, 500. 00 -3, 768. 37 4, 000. 00 31, 765.45 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-_ ------------ $35, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments -- 3, 234. 55 Net amount to be accounted for 31, 765.45 Gross amount expended__ _- _________------- $32, 388. 14 Less reimbursements collected--------------- 628. 93 31, 759. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 6, 24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---------- _ 6.24 Amount allotted July 5, 1933 from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933_____---------------------------------- 10, 000.00 Amount allotted July 31, 1933 from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932______________----------------------------------- 10, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably- - expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 10, 000.00 2. AGATE BAY HARBOR, MINN. Location.-The harbor is situated on the north shore of Lake Superior, 27 miles northeast from Duluth, Minn. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 9.) Exclusive of available funds. 838 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing project.-This provides for narrowing the natural en- trance by the construction of rock-filled, timber-crib, breakwaters, 1,050 and 900 feet long, from the eastern and western points of the bay, respectively, and for dredging a small area to a depth of 18 feet, referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. The ordinary variatiori of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1887, was $244,208. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886 (H.Ex.Doc. No. 94, 48th Cong., 2d sess.); the con- struction of two breakwater piers was approved by the Secretary of War January 4, 1887. (Annual Report for 1887, p. 1952.) For latest published map see Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 17, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the dredging to 26 feet deep of a maneuvering area on the north side of the harbor and connecting the east breakwater to shore, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Docu- ment No. 17, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been in- cluded in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.--Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition that any lands needed will be pro- vided free of cost to the United States. Terminal facilities.-The following wharves, privately owned, are in use: Three ore docks, with total length of 3,696 feet and storage capacity of 168,800 gross tons, thoroughly modern. One coal dock and storage ground 275 by 850 feet, capacity 150,000 tons, thoroughly modern. One pulpwood wharf 450 feet long. One merchandise wharf 414 feet long. One tug wharf 133 feet long. There are no publicly owned wharves. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The rubble mound foundations of the breakwaters were repaired by the placing of 13,184 tons of additional stone around the west breakwater and 5,858 tons around the east breakwater. Preliminary work was done in connection with repairing the superstructure of the west breakwater. The total costs and expenditures were $48,266.11 for maintenance repairs to breakwaters. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1901 at a saving of $10,150 under the estimated cost. The east breakwater is in excellent condition. The timber superstruc- ture of the west breakwater is in poor condition and two cribs are badly tilted and in a weakened condition. There was a controlling depth of 22 feet of water up to the ore docks as shown by a survey in June 1933. The depth at the en- RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT 839 trance is over 50 feet. The total costs and expenditures were $234,057.53 for new work and $154,309.59 for maintenance, a total of $388,367.12. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $64,364.80, will be applied as follows: Maintenance : West breakwater, 700 feet-complete recap by contract, during July to October 1933 _--------------------------------__ $38, 000. 00 West breakwater, 200 feet-replace substructure, place tem- porary superstructure and add ripfap with hired labor during May and .June, 1934------------------------------------- 16, 364. 80 Total for maintenance------------------------------------54, 364. 80 Balance remaining --------------------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Total --------------------------------------------------- 64, 364. 80 The allotment of $73,700 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: Dredging harbor to depth of 26 feet by contract during October and November 1933 and May and June 1934----------------------- $53, 700. 00 Breakwater-connecting east breakwater with shore by contract dur- ing May and June 1934 ____ ___________-____ _____ 20, 000. 00 Total for new work______________________-- ---- _ 73, 700. 00 No work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1935; therefore no funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-----------------------------$234, 057. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------154, 309. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------- 388, 367. 12 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------------- 388, 367. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ 4, 364. 80 6-------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------_ 452, 731.92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_-------------------------- Cost of maintenancew-wor- .. . $637. 48 $912.52 $1, 038. 95 $48, 266.11 Total expended ...------------------------- 637.48 912.52 1,038.95 -- 48, 266. 11 Allotted------ ------------------- ----- ------- 3,750. 00 -1,961. 05 - -- 112, 630.91 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931----------------------- $32, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------------_ 16, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------- 65, 000.00 $113, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-________-_ __ 369. 09 Net amount to be accounted for ___________________--__ 112, 630.91 840 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended _____-__--------___ __- - - $48, 848.43 Less reimbursements collected ____582. 32 - $48, 266. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------64, 364. 80 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------------------37, 814.45 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------- 26, 550. 35 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act_________ 73, 700. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_________________ 100, 250. 35 3. DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MINN. AND WIS. Location. This harbor is at the extreme western end of Lake Superior. The cities of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., are situated on the north and south sides, respectively. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 966.) Previous projects.-Superior and Duluth were separate improve- ments until consolidated by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. The original project for the harbor at Superior City was adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867; for Duluth Har- bor by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871. These projects were modified by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, March 3, 1881, July 5, 1884, August 5, 1886, August 11, 1888, and July 13, 1892. The total cost and expenditures were $1,547,195, which cannot be divided as to new work and maintenance. For further details see page 1929 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for rebuilding the canal piers at Duluth entry with stone-filled timber-crib substructure and concrete superstructure, 1,734 feet long and 300 feet apart for 1,250 feet, then flaring to 540 feet apart at the harbor end; for replacing the north and south piers at Superior entry with concrete piers, 2,096 and 1,584 feet long, respectively, 500 feet apart for 808 feet, then flaring at the harbor end; for constructing 4,205 feet of rubble mound breakwaters, 900 feet of concrete pierheads on stone-filled cribs, and 896 feet of concrete shore revetments at Superior entry, the lake ends being 600 feet apart on the 30-foot contour in prolongation of the entrance channel and diverging to 2,100 feet apart at the shore line, for dredg- ink a lake approach to Duluth entry 300 feet wide to a depth of 30 feet and a channel 300 feet wide between the piers to a depth of 24 feet; for dredging a channel 500 feet wide between the piers at Superior entry to a depth of 24 feet, a central channel 600 feet wide between the breakwaters and pierheads to a depth of 30 feet, and a stilling basin of 35 acres inside the breakwaters to a depth of 24 feet; for dredging a harbor basin of 380 acres to a depth of 22 feet inside Duluth entry and a harbor basin of about 296 acres to a depth of 20 feet inside Superior entry; and for dredging channels, includ- ing a channel in Howards Bay, varying from 100 to 600 feet in width throughout the harbor and aggregating 18 miles in length to a depth of 20 feet. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT 841 Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. Highest single gage reading, November 28, 1905, was 3.7 feet above low-water datum; lowest single gage reading, January 23, 1926, was 1.95"feet below low-water datum; the annual fluctua- tion is about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $5,936,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $52,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 3, 1896, provided for dredging alone (H.Ex.Doc. No. 59, 53d Cong., 3d sess.); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for rebuilding the piers at Superior entry; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the enlargement of the plant for Supe- rior entry and for additional dredging near the draw span of the Northern Pacific Railroad bridge (H.Doc. No. 82, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) ; section 4 of the Administrative Act of May 28, 1908, provided for dredging an additional area for the basin inside the Duluth entrance to a depth of 22 feet (H.Doc. No. 221, 60th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of July 27, 1916, provided for continuing improve- ments by enlarging the Superior Harbor Basin (H.Doc. No. 651, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of March 2, 1919, provided for remov- ing the shoal point in the southerly end of the East Gate Basin (H.Doc. No. 1018, 64th Cong.. 1st sess.) ; and the acts of January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 245, 69th Cong., 1st sess.); and July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 32, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the.channel in Howards Bay. For 1 'oest published map see Annual Report for 1903, page 1808, and ivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 32, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the following modification of the project for improvement of Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn., and Wis., as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 482, Seventy-second Congress, second ses- sion, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act: A flared lake approach to Duluth entry 32 feet deep, and a channel between the piers 32 feet deep at the pierheads, gradually decreasing to 26 feet at the harbor basin. A flared lake approach to Superior entry 32 feet deep, a channel be- tween the breakwater entrance and the pierheads, with a width vary- ing from a minimum of 600 feet to a maximum of 1,100 feet, 32 feet deep at the breakwater entrance, gradually decreasing to 28 feet at the pierheads, and a channel between the piers, 28 feet at the pierheads, gradually decreasing to 25 feet at the harbor basin. A depth of 26 feet in the northern part of the harbor basin inside Duluth entry consisting of 201 acres; a depth of 25 feet in the south- ern portion of the harbor basin and part of the East Gate Basin; and a depth of 22 feet in the remainder of East Gate Basin. A harbor basin of 290 acres 25 feet deep inside Superior entry; and Superior Front Channel through Superior Bay, 13,200 feet long, 600 feet wide, and 22 feet deep. 842 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 A depth of 25 feet in the south channel of St. Louis Bay from the entrance to the cross channel, inclusive, with widths varying from 500 to 900 feet; a cross channel of the same depth with minimum width of 1,150 feet, and a depth of 25 feet in the north channel of St. Louis Bay opposite the cross channel; elsewhere in the north channel and the south channels and the St. Louis River to a point 9,600 feet above the Grassy Point bridge, a depth of 21 feet and a minimum width of 400 feet, except at Arrowhead bridge. A channel in Allouez Bay, 2,100 feet long, 400 feet wide, and 22 feet deep, a channel in Howards Bay 6,000 feet long, narrowing in width from 300 feet to 125 feet, and 21 feet deep. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-Except that the facilities for handling pack- age freight, lumber, and general merchandise are susceptible of im- provement, the terminal facilities, consisting of wharves, ore docks, and grain elevators, are believed to be adequate for existing com- merce, and are being increased as necessity demands. Operations and results during fiscal year.--The following main- tenance work was done by United States plant: 235,789 cubic yards of material were dredged in removing shoals, and 7,203 tons of stone were placed in repairing the Superior Entry breakwaters. The shore extension to the south breakwater at Superior Entry was riprapped with 2,345 tons of stone by contract. The cost of the various items of work done during the year were as follows: $41,366.01 for dredging, $35,870.34 for breakwater re- pairs, $1,911.75 for inspections and surveys, and $1,174.51 for harbor patrol. The total costs were $80,322.61, of which $1,434.33 was for new work and $78,888.28 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $77,730.25. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $167,983 under the estimated cost. The following work has been accomplished: Seventeen miles of chan- nels with a width of from 100 to 600 feet and a depth of 20 feet, completed in 1902; new piers, aggregating 3,468 feet in length, of concrete on stone-filled cribs founded on piles, completed in 1901 at Duluth Canal; concrete park and sea walls and an engineer office building completed at Duluth Canal in 1906; a vessel yard near Duluth Canal, completed in 1904, was further enlarged and im- proved in 1924, 1927, and 1931; Duluth Harbor Basin, with an area of 446 acres, with 22 feet of depth, completed in 1915; the approach to Duluth entrance dredged to 30 feet and canal to 24 feet, completed in 1907; the canal at Superior Entry widened to 500 feet, and all con- crete piers, aggregating 3,680 feet in length, completed in 1909; lake approach to canal entrance deepened to 30 feet and canal to 24 feet, completed in 1909; converging breakwaters comprising 4,205 linear feet of rubble mound, 900 linear feet of stone-filled cribs and concrete superstructure pierheads founded on piles, and 896 linear feet of concrete shore revetments on pile foundations, completed in 1912; enlargement of East Gate Basin completed in 1920, with a present total area of basin 213 acres and depth of 20 feet; Superior Entry stilling basin, with an area of 35 acres and depth of 24 feet, com- pleted in 1915; Superior Harbor Basin with an area of 296 acres RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT 843 and a depth of 20 feet, dredged in 1920 and 1931; the channel in Howards Bay, 11/s miles in length, was deepened to 20 feet in 1928 and 1931. All piers and revetments are riprapped. The controlling depth in this harbor and up the St. Louis River to a point opposite the northerly end of Big Island is 20 feet at low- water datum, as shown by surveys completed in May 1933. There is some shoaling along the sides of channel and basins, and large shoal areas occur in Duluth Harbor Basin as accumulation of several years. The head of navigation for excursion steamers, small craft, rafts, and logging is at Fond du Lac, on the St. Louis River. The entrance piers, the buildings and docks at the vessel yard, and the engineer office building are all in good condition. The riprap along the channel faces of the piers at the Duluth Canal and Superior Entry has settled. The rubble mound break- waters at Superior Entry have settled, and parts of them have opened up, exposing the core rock. The shore line at the inner end of the south breakwater at Superior Entry has eroded until the breakwater has separated from the shore. The north breakwater has been recon- nected to shore by a shore wing, but the beach is cutting away at the end of this wing. The costs of the existing project were $5,768,016.69 for new work and $1,665,572.46 for maintenance, a total of $7,433,589.15. The total expenditures were $7,924,657.31. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, including accounts receivable at end of the fiscal year, together with allotments totaling $33,967.80 received during July 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_ _ ------------ $5, 431.08 Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. dipper dredge Gaillard during October and November 1933 and April and May 1934_---------------- 43, 500. 00 Breakwaters-main portions, repairs with U.S. derrick boat Coleman during April and May 1934_ ______ _ 10, 000. 00 Breakwaters-rubble mound wings, repairs with U.S. derrick boat Coleman during October and November 1933--__ 9, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies_____________----------5__ 8, 727. 91 Total for maintenance ___--------------------------------76, 658. 99 The allotment of $1,276,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: Deepening of channels and basins by contract between October 1933 and November 1935---------------------------------$1, 233, 000. 00 Riprapping piers at Superior Entry by contract in May and June 1934--------------------- 43, 000. 00 Total for new work_----------------------------------- 1, 276, 000. 00 Total for new work and maintenance_- - --- 1, 352, 658. 99 Annual maintenance dredging for the removal of shoals, and main- tenance repairs to breakwaters and piers will be necessary. Shore protection and groins are necessary to stop the beach erosion in the vicinity of the breakwaters. Building alterations and repairs will be required at United States vessel yard. Routine operations will be 844 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. AR1MY, 1933 carried on. The additional sum of $122,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance as follows: Dredging with U.S. dipper dredge Gaillard during the fall of 1934 and spring of 1935_---- --- ------------------------------------ $53, 000 Breakwater repairs with U.S. derrick boat Coleman during fall of 1934 and spring of 1935------------- ----------------- ------ 15, 000 Shore protection by contract or hired labor during summer of 1934__--- 30, 000 Pier repairs with hired labor during spring of 1935_-- ...------------- 5,000 Vessel yard buildings, alterations, and repairs with hired labor during summer of 1934 ----------------------------------------- 3, 500 Replacement of two small motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles_ 1, 500 Engineering and contingencies -__- ____ -------------------- 14, 000 Total--------------- ------------------------------ 122, 000 Cost and financial ,summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------- $7, 315, 211. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_--------------- ----- 1, 665, 572. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------8, 980, 784. 15 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 --------- 496, 484. 49 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 __--____-------- 9, 477, 268. 64 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 14. 75 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------9, 477, 283.39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------ _---- 5, 431.08 Net total expenditures ______------_ _ _______ ___ 9, 471, 852. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ _ 42, 691.19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___________ 9, 514, 543. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------..........-------.....------------ ------------ $124, 886, 62 $29, 256, 36 $1, 434. 33 Cost of maintenance-------------------- $46, 312. 46 $111, 461. 58 227, 211, 50 103 626. 78 78, 888. 28 Total cost..........................---------------------- 46, 312. 46 111, 461.58 352, 098, 12 132, 883. 14 80, 322. 61 Total expended .............---------------------- 17, 659. 90 89, 035. 92 213, 387. 67 158, 871. 26 77, 730. 25 Allotted --------- ---- --------------- 45, 000. 00 163, 600. 00 285, 250. 00 -53,009. 33 115, 346. 66 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _-----__.-----_-____ .. $5, 074. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 15, 1926_-- - -______$10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932----------------59,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933____________- -- _ 65, 000. 00 134, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____--- 1---....____..... 139, 074. 78 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------ ___-__ 18, 653.34 Net amount to be accounted for---------- -- .1-----20, 421. 44 RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT 845 Gross amount expended_____________ -- ______ $242, 052. 90 Less: Reimbursements collected ----- $164, 060. 44 Receipts from sales- 262. 21 164, 322. 65 $77, 730. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------42, 691. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 5, 431.08 Balance available June 30, 1933_____ _ -_______ ___ _ 37, 260.11 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-----_______ _________ 14.75 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933----___------- 37, 274. 86 Amount allotted July 5, 1933 from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ---------------------------------- 28, 000. 00 Amount allotted July 31, 1933 from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1933------------------------------ 5, 967. 80 Amount allotted Sept. 16, 1933 from National Industrial Recovery Act_ _____ _ ____- __ _ __ -- 1,276,000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934.-- 1, 347, 242. 66 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 30, 1935 for maintenance 122, 00. 00 4. ASHLAND HARBOR, WIS. Location.-The harbor is situated at the head of Chequamegon Bay, on the south shore of Lake Superior. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 961 and 964.) Existing project.-This provides for an 8,000-foot breakwater and a dredged channel 20 feet deep along the dock front, 75 feet outside the harbor line, 200 feet wide from a point 400 feet west of Seven- teenth Avenue West produced to Eighth Avenue West produced, 400 feet wide from Eighth Avenue West produced to Ellis Avenue produced; for an entrance channel 400 feet wide extending in a north- erly direction from the easterly end of this channel; and a basin 22 feet deep and about 4,800 feet long, extending from a point about 400 feet west of the Soo Dock to a point 1,000 feet east of the'Chi- cago & North Western Dock No. 3, and extending from a line 75 feet outside of the harbor line to deep water in the bay. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. The ordinary variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $493,400. The latest (1930) estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $12,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 5, 1886, provided for a breakwater 7,900 feet long and dredging to remove shoal (H.Ex.Doc. No. 89, 48th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1886, p. 1674, and 1887, p. 1966), the act of August 11, 1888, appropriated $60,000 for "con- tinuing improvement on the enlarged project." On the completion 1 Exclusive of available funds. 846 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 of the Poe Lock in 1896, with an available depth of 20 feet, the dredging at Ashland Harbor was carried to a similar depth; the act of March 3, 1899, provided for the extension of the breakwater to the shore, but the act of June 6, 1900, directed that in lieu of this extension there should be substituted a detached breakwater extend- ing 4,700 feet out from the shore at a point 2,600 feet east of the main breakwater (prolonged) and parallel thereto; the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the completion of this improvement, omitting the detached breakwater, and defining the depth and extent of chan- nel to be dredged (H.Doc. No. 1698, 64th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the widening of part of this channel, for an entrance channel; and for the basin in the eastern part of the harbor (S.Doc. No. 133, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening of the east basin to 25 feet and the west channel as far as Eighth Avenue West extended, to 21 feet, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 46, Seyenty-second Congress, first session, has been .included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-The city of Ashland owns 4,150 feet of water front, exclusive of street ends, for future public needs, and has one wharf, which is now in ruins. The wharves and ore docks, with the exception of those for handling lumber, are served by railroads. The facilities are considered ade- quate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance repairs were made to 5,635 linear feet of the breakwater, and 41,047 cubic yards of material was dredged in the removal of shoals from the west channel. The costs were $12,901.18 for dredging and $15,525.97 for breakwater repairs, making a total of $28,427.15, all for maintenance. The total expenditures during the year were $30,113.23. Csndition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The breakwater is in good condition, except for some settlement of stone causing low places which should be brought up to the prescribed elevations. In March 1933, the time of the last survey, there was a controlling depth of 20 feet in the west channel and 22 feet in the basin. Some shoaling has occurred, mostly in the eastern portion of the basin. The costs of the existing project were $510,480.80 for new work and $432,104.97 for maintenance, making a total of $942,585.77. The total expenditures were $944,271.85. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $6,361.98, together with an allotment of $5,000 made during July 1933 will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U.S. dipper dredge Ga4llard during June 1934----------------- -------------- $11, 361. 98 The allotment of $208,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to deepening of channel and basin by contract during fall of 1933 and season of 1934. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTII, MINN., DISTRICT 847 The additional sum of $14,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging with U.S. dipper dredge Gaillard during the summer of 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------------ $510, 480. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 432, 104. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------_-------942, 585. 77 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 1, 686. 08 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 944, 271. 85 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------- 944, 271. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------- 6, 361. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ --- 950, 633. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 i 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work________________$154, 844. 13 $92, 209. 70 Cost of maintenance.W r $883. 76 $541. 86 3,500. 00 14, 446. 17 $28, 427. 15 Total cost .........---------------------------. 883. 76 541. 86 158, 344. 13 106, 655. 87 28, 427. 15 Total expended ___----------------------- - 883.76 541.86 107, 464.17 157, 535.83 30, 113. 23 Allotted--......----------....-----------------------.....---...... ------- 3,500.00 230,000. 00 -8,500. 00 36, 475. 21 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_______ $64, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 12 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for .________----- 76, 500. 00 Deductions on account of: Return of advance funds ------------ $40, 000.00 Revocation of allotment ------------------------- 24. 79 40, 024. 79 Net amount to be accounted for __ _ 36, 475. 21 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $30,153.97 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 40. 74 30, 113.23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------- 6, 361. 98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933---------------------------------------------- 208, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_- ___-_ _ 219, 361. 98 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance -------------------- 14, 000. 00 5. ONTONAGON HARBOR, MICH. Location.-The harbor is situated on the south shore of Lake Superior. It consists of the improvement of the mouth of Ontona- gon River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 9.) 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933---54 848 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previous project.-Adopted by act of March 2, 1867. The cost and expenditures were $284,801.24 for new work and $113,326.76 for maintenance, a total of $398,128, prior to commencement of work under existing project in 1911. For further details see page 1931 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 150 feet wide and 17 feet deep through the bar; and 100 feet wide and'15 feet deep between the entrance piers; for two short channels 75 feet wide and 15 feet deep leading from the inner end of the Government piers. to the nearest end of the principal wharves on each side of the river; and for maintenance of this channel and the 4,990 feet of entrance piers. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. The ordinary variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above, low-water datum. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1910, was $15,400, exclusive of amount expended on previous. project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual main- tenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, which provided for a channel 15 feet deep at low- water datum and pier maintenance (H.Doc. No. 602, 61st Cong.,. 2d. sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-There are no publicly owned wharves. There are one merchandise and coal wharf, one coal wharf, and a few small fish wharves in active use. The terminal facilities are adequate for the commerce of the harbor Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging was done in May and June 1933 in which time a total of 76,181 cubic yards was removed. The timber superstructure on 1,069 feet of the west pier was rebuilt in concrete during July to September 1932, and minor repairs made to other portions of the piers. .All work was done with United States plant and hired labor. The costs were $14,444.10 for dredging and $21,530.57 for pier repairs, making a total of $35,974.67, all for maintenance. The total expenditures during the year were $34,635.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1925 at a saving of $10,940 under the estimated cost. The piers are in good condition except for the inner 834 feet of the east pier which is in poor condition. At the end of the fiscal year the project depths of 17 feet in the lake approach and 15 feet in the balance of the channels were avail- able. The total costs and expenditures were $4,460 for new work and $312,217.51 for maintenance, making a total of $316,677.51. Proposed operations.-No funds were available June 30, 1933. An allotment of $13,000, made in July 1933, will be applied to mainte- nance, as follows: Dredging with U.S. dipper dredge Gaillardtduring May and June 1934_ $10, 000 Piers, minor repairs by hired labor during October 1933__----_ -------- 3, 000 Total- -------------------------------- 13, 000 Funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-DULUTII, MINN., DISTRICT' 849 Annual maintenance dredging, minor repairs to the stone-covered portions of the piers and major repairs to the inner 834 feet of the east pier will be necessary. The additional sum of $55,000 can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, as follows: Dredging with U.S. dipper dredge Gaillard during spring of 1935-..._ $15, 000 Piers, minor repairs to stone-covered portions during fall of 1934 by hired labor--------------- ---------------------- 5, 000 Recap 834 feet of east pier by contract or hired labor during fall of 1934 -- ------------------- 35, 000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 55, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------------- $289, 261. 24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ 425, 544. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-.......... 714, 805. 51 Net total expenditures------------------------------_ 714, 805. 51- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___-- - -- 714, 805. 51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----------------- Cost of maintenance-__ - $32, 338. 34 $22, 789. 89 $46, 689. 13 $18, 010. 07 $35, 974. 67 Total expended-------- ------ 32, 016. 50 19, 310. 35 38, 725. 82 30, 764. 05 34, 635. 64 Allotted -------- ---------------- ----- 11, 000. 00 55, 000. 00 55, 000.00 -24, 500. 00 16, 772. 96 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------$1----------------------- $7, 862. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_______________________-- $5, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_______ ____ 14, 000.00 19, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _.--- -- ------ 36, 862. 68 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 2, 227. 04 Net amount to be accounted for------- ------ 34, 635. 64 Gross amount expended_ ________----- 35, 727.65 Less reimbursements collected 092. 01 1-------------------------, 34, 635. 64 Amount allotted on July 5, 1933, from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 13, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 55, 000. 00 6. KEWEENAW WATERWAY, MICH. Location.-This waterway is a navigable channel, minimum width 120 feet, 25 miles long, partly natural and partly artificial, across Keweenaw Point, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 944.) Existing project.-This provides for a navigable channel across Keweenaw Point approximately 25 miles long, 20 feet deep, with least bottom width of 120 feet, with necessary pile and timber revet- ments; for a stone-filled timber-crib pier 3,714 feet long at the lower 1Exclusive of available funds. 850 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 entrance extending to 20-foot depth of water; for conierging stone- filled timber-crib breakwaters at upper entrance, with westerly break- water 2,745 feet long and-easterly breakwater 2,485 feet; for an upper entrance anchorage basin 3,600 feet long by 600 feet wide, with 5,924 feet of timber mooring piers; for a lower anchorage basin one half mile long and 800 feet wide, with a timber mooring pier 2,000 feet long; and for a curved cut-off channel at Princess Point 200 feet wide, 20 feet deep, and about three fourths of a mile long. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1919, was $2,723,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual maintenance is $100,000. On account of its length, the waterway is affected in a very slight degree by lake fluctuations of short duration. The annual fluctuation is about 1 foot. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 19, 1890, provided for a 16-foot channel of 70-foot bottom width, the renewal of canal revetments, the reconstruction and extension of piers at the upper entrance to 30-foot depth of water, and at the proper time for the increase of the channel depth to 20 feet with bottom width of not less than 120 feet ;by modification approved March 15, 1898, the increase in width and depth of channel was authorized (H.Doc. No. 105, 49th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for an anchorage basin just within the lower entrance about one half mile long, 800 feet wide; for a mooring pier on its westerly side. 2,000 feet in length; and for the purchase of the necessary land (H.Doc. No. 325, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the Princess Point cut-off channel (H.Doc. No. 835, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 6, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide, including work already accom- plished, for a waterway across Keweenaw Peninsula via Portage Lake, 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide, increased to 400 feet through Portage Lake below the shoal at its head and with a straight cut-off channel from Princess Point to Messner's Point; for a flaring eastern entrance from Keweenaw Bay, 28 feet deep in the outer portion, diminishing to 25 feet in the inner portion; protected by break- water 5,714 feet long; for a mooring basin inside the east entrance, one half mile long, 800 feet wide and 25 feet deep with mooring piers protected by fender piling; for converging breakwaters at the west- ern entrance, with westerly. breakwater 2,645 feet long and easterly breakwater 2,485 feet, having an entrance 500 feet. wide between the breakwaters; for a western entrance channel 32 feet deep lakeward of the entrance between the breakwaters, diminishing to 25 feet in quiet water and enlarged inside of the breakwaters into a maneuvering basin 1,000 feet in maximum width and 3,000 feet long; for a moor- ing basin inside the west entrance 3,600 feet long and 800 feet wide and 25 feet deep, with mooring piers protected by fender piling; and for revetting the banks as necessary, and new pierheads 400 feet long at the west entrance to the canal, at a total estimated cost, in addition to funds already expended, of $2,650,000, with maintenance estimated at a total of $60,000 annually. (H.Doc. No. 55, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTHI, MINN., DISTRICT 851 Terminal facilities.-There are 31 privately owned wharves, hav- ing a combined length of 19,040 linear feet, which are served by im- provements made along Keweenaw waterway. The city of Han- cock has one publicly owned wharf. The village of Houghton has wharf improvements at the ends of three streets. It is considered that the facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No new work was done. The following maintenance work was done with United States plant and hired labor: 151,455 cubic yards of material were dredged from the lower entrance and Portage River; minor repairs were made to 8,022 feet of revetments at the upper end; 2,506 tons of stone were placed as maintenance repairs to the breakwaters at the upper en- trance; the lower entrance breakwater was riprapped with 2,025 tons of stone by contract and 1,920 feet of the mooring pier on the west side of the Lily Pond were removed. The costs of the work done during the year were $33,598.68 for dredging, $20,003.71 for breakwaters, $12,804.15 for revetments and mooring piers, $5,140.04 for inspections and surveys, $1,821.59 for waterway patrol, $1,056.42 for care of buildings and grounds, mak- ing a total of $74,424.59, all for maintenance. The total expenditures during the year were $72,985.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1926 at a saving of $749,652.41 under the estimated cost. The breakwaters at the upper entrance are in good condition except for the shore connections which are in poor condition. The breakwater at the lower entrance is in good condition except for a weakness occurring in about 300 feet of the substructure. The remaining timber revetments along the waterway are in fair condition. The remaining 380 feet of timber mooring pier at the west side of Lily Pond Harbor of Refuge is badly decayed and should be removed. Annual redredging of channels will be required indefinitely. The controlling depth, as shown by the last survey completed in March 1933 was 20 feet. The costs of the existing project were $1,973,347.59 for new work and $1,476,417.45 for maintenance, a total of $3,449,765.04. The total expenditures were $3,453,316.81. Proposed operation .- The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, to- gether with allotment of $32,032.20, made since July 1, 1933, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $174. 55 Dredging with U.S. dipper dredge Gaillard during July and August 1933-------------- -------------------- 21, 750. 00 Completing repairs to shore connections to upper entrance break- waters by contract during July to October 1933---------------- 52,000.00 Repairs to upper entrance breakwaters with U.S. derrick boat Cole- man during September and October 1933 and May and June 1934 _ 15, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies---------------- -------------------- 7, 240. 46 Total------ , 165. 01 9-------------------------- Funds will be exhausted or obligated by June 30, 1934. Annual dredging for the removal of shoals and minor repairs to breakwaters and revetments will be necessary. The additional sum of $72,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance as follows: 852 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Dredging with U.S. dipper dredge Gaillard during summer of 1934.... $22, 000 Repairs to upper entrance breakwaters with hired labor during summer of 1934--------------- --------------- ------------- 10, 000 Repairs to lower entrance breakwater with hired labor during summer of 1934--------- -------------------------------------- 20, 000 Repairs to revetments w.th hired labor during fall of 1934 and spring of 1935---------------- ----- -------------------------- 10, 000 Engineering and contingencies-- ----------------- ------- 10, 000 Total---------------------------------------- 72, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $1, 973, 347. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_______-- ______----- 1, 476, 417.45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------3, 449, 765.04 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 3, 726.32 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-.... 3, 453, 491.36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 174. 55 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 3, 453, 316. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__----__-------________ 64, 132. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------3, 517, 449.62 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 .-.------ Cost of new work--- _._----- -------------- Cost of maintenance------ ......---------------..... $130, 150. 04 $118, 326. 60 $154, 597. 82 $76, 955. 34 $74, 424. 59 Total expended -------------------------- 130, 579. 52 98, 686. 16 155, 468. 87 86, 149. 01 72, 985.01 Allotted..---.......----------...------------ 121, 700. 00 161, 000. 00 b0, 000. 00 28, 500. 00 137, 116. 49 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--___-----------------____ -___ $1.33 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931----- ---- -_________$8, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------- _____----130, 000. 00 138,000.00 Amount to be accounted for______ _____________________ 138, 001. 33 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ___-----__--_ 883. 51 Net amount to be accounted for_____ __________ _______ 137, 117. 82 Gross amount expended--------------------------- 74, 778. 94 Less reimbursements collected ...-. ---- 1, 793. 93 72, 985. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933.------ ____ - -__ -___64, 132. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_--___ ___ __ 174. 55 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------52, 602. 27 52, 776. 82 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 11, 355.99 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--- ------------------------------------ 32, 032.20 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--_...----------- _ 43, 388. 19 Amount that can be profitably expended - - - in fiscal year ending - June 30, 1935 for maintenance' 72, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. IIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT 853 7. MARQUETTE BAY, HARBOR OF REFUGE, MICH. Location.-This harbor (known also as Presque Isle Harbor), situated on the south shore of Lake Superior within the city limits of Marquette and about 3 miles distant from Marquette Harbor, is about 11/2 miles long and one-half mile wide and is protected by a breakwater. It is an indentation in the shore behind Presque Isle Point. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 935.) Existing project.-This provides for a 1,000-foot stone-filled timber crib breakwater off Presque Isle Point and a 216-foot shore exten- sion. The project is referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. 'The harbor is subjected to fluctuations of water level, not exceeding 2 feet, due to wind and barometric conditions and to annual varia- tions of about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1902, was $57,500. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 3, 1896, provided for a 1,000-foot breakwater off Presque Isle Point (H.Doc. No. 318, 54th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the 216-foot shore extension (Annual Report for 1903, pp. 474, 1823). The latest pub- lished map is in House Document No. 473, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of August 9, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for an extension of the breakwater by 1,600 feet and dredging the harbor to a depth of 26 feet in the inner portion and 28 feet at the entrance, at an estimated cost of $547,000 with maintenance estimated at the rate of $4,000 annually in addi- tion to that now required. A change in the designation of the project to " Presque Isle Harbor, Mich.", was also recommended (H.Doc. No. 473, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). Terminal facilities.-There is one wharf 60 by 100 feet for han- dling pig iron and one ore dock 1,200 feet long, having 200 pockets with normal storage capacity of 50,000 gross tons. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done or funds expended. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1903 at a saving of $2,444 under the estimated cost. The breakwater is in good condition except for the need of riprap along the base of the cribs. The controlling depth in the harbor on June 30, 1933, was over 21 feet below low-water datum. The costs and expenditures were $55,056.34 for new work and $99,890.40 for maintenance, a total of $154,946.74. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $10,000 will be applied to maintenance work consisting of placing riprap around the base of the cribs in the breakwater with hired labor during August and September 1933. Funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. 854 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The harbor shore should be riprapped near the inner end of the breakwater. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1934 for that purpose. Cost and flnamoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------.......------------$55, 056. 34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 99, 890. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------- 154,946.74 Net total expenditures--------------- ----------------- 154,946. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 164,946. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work. . ..----. ..------------------- Cost of maintenance------- ------------- $909. 54 $561. 18 -------------------------------- Total expended............. 918. 94 ......-------------------------. 561. 18 - . ------.-----. . ..------- ------------ .......------------... .............. ..------------ Allotted...-------------................-----------........-- $10,000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931------------------------------------- $10,000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_---- ---------------------- 10, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - -- - - 1935 for maintenance 1_ ___-_ 5,000 8. MARQUETTE HARBOR, MICH. Location.-This harbor is situated in Marquette Bay on the south shore of Lake Superior. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 935.) Existing project.-This provides for a 4,500-foot breakwater, the inner 3,000 feet of stone-filled timber cribs, and the outer 1,500 feet of rubble-mound construction, and for the removal of a small shoal to a depth of 22 feet, giving a protected area of 350 acres. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. This harbor is subject to very marked undertow, with a consequent fluctuation during storms amounting at times to 21/2 feet. The annual fluctua- tion is about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1910, was $1,228,000. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the" following river and harbor acts: The act of March 9, 1867, provided for a 2,000-foot breakwater (H.Doc. No. 56, 39th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1866, pp. 8 and 77); the act of August 11, 1888, provided for a 1,000-foot extension of the breakwater (Annual Report for 1889, pp. 272 and 2021); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for an addi- tional 1,500-foot extension of the breakwater and for the removal of a shoal jn the northerly part of the harbor (H.Doc. No. 573, 61st 1 'Exclusiveof available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT 855 Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 20, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening of certain areas of the harbor from 22 to 25 feet as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Docu- ment No. 20, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been in- cluded in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-These consist of one ore dock 1,118 feet long, storage capacity 47,250 gross tons; one coal dock about 1,500 feet in length; two old wharves slightly used; one freight and passenger wharf 400 feet in length; one oil pier 700 feet long. There are also several small fish wharves without railroad con- nections. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance work was done with United States plant as follows: 16,056 cubic yards of ma- terial were removed from shoals in the northern part of the harbor during July 1932; .2,848 tons of stone were placed in repairing the rubble-mound portion of the breakwater in August 1932; and the harbor side of the concrete-capped portion of the breakwater was riprapped with 1,696 tons of stone by contract during May 1933. The costs were $15,602.87 for breakwater repairs and $5,977.92 for dredging, or a total of $21,580.79, all for maintenance. The total expenditures during the year were $21,569.28. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1922 at a saving of $182,943 under the estimated cost. The concrete-covered breakwater was completed in the fiscal year 1905, the dredging in 1910, and the rubble-mound portion of the break- water in 1922. The rubble-mound portion of the breakwater has settled in places and patching and resurfacing is necessary on a por- tion of the concrete-capped breakwater. The controlling depth in the harbor on June 30, 1933, was 22 feet. The costs of the existing project were $1,045,123.51 for new work and $296,911.53 for maintenance, a total of $1,342,035.04. The total expenditures were $1,342,008.33. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, to- gether with an allotment of $11,000 made in July 1933 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 --------------------- $26.71 Maintenance: Breakwaters, repairs to rubble mound with U.S. der- rick boat Coleman during July 1933 andJune 1934--------------- 13, 848. 65 Total -------------------------------------------------- 13, 875. 36 The allotment of $79,200 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to deepening harbor to depth of 25 feet by con- tract during October and November 1933 and May and June 1934. The additional sum of $11,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance repairs to the breakwater with U.S. derrick boat Coleman during the spring of 1935. 856 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost arnd financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------__-------------- $1, 045, 123. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------- 296, 911. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ---------- 1,342, 035. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 26. 71 Net total expenditures____ ___--_------------___- 1, 342, 008. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 2, 875. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 , 344, 883. 69 1------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work....------------------------------ Cost of maintenance---- -------------- $6,932. 62 $5, 860. 96 $7, 814. 63 $28, 139. 32 $21, 580.79 Total expended__----------------------- 6, 935. 36 683. 49 6, 648. 63 34, 467. 59 21, 569. 28 Allotted--------... ....-------------------------- 6, 800. 00 11, 500.00 20, 029. 42 9, 500. 00 24, 429. 44 -_____-__-__-____________ Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___ $15.20 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931----------------------------- $8, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_____________________ 16, 500. 00 24, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------24, 515.20 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ 70. 56 Net amount to be accounted for__ -_ ________-___ 24,444. 64 Gross amount expended ___________________ _ 21, 738. 51 Less reimbursements collected__--------------- 169. 23 - 21, 569. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------- ---- ___-____ 2, 875. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 26. 71 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------2, 848. 65 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__ ------------------------------------------- 11, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933___ 79, 200. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--------------------- 93, 048. 65 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1------------ 11,000.00 9. GRAND MARAIS HARBOR OF REFUGE, MICH. Location.-The harbor is situated on the south shore of Lake Superior. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 9.) Existing project.-This provides for parallel timber-crib piers 500 feet apart-aggregate length 3,450 feet-extending out to a depth in the lake of 22 feet at ordinary low water; for closing the natural entrance by a pile dike 5,770 feet long; and for dredging a channel 300 feet wide and 18 feet deep between the piers, and 500 feet wide and 20 feet deep at the lake approach. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT 857 above imean tide level at New York. The ordinary variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1894, is $484,000. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual mainte- nance is $15,000. The existing project, except for the pile dike, was adopted by the river and harbor act of June 14, 1880, pursuant to which plans were approved by the Secretary of War, August 5, 1881. (Annual Report for 1881, p. 2050). The project was extended in 1894 to provide for the pile dike (Annual Report for 1895, p. 351). For the latest pub- lished map see House Document No. 1286, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There is no rail connection with the harbor. There are two fish wharves, 230 and 90 feet long, respectively, and one general merchandise wharf 100 feet long. The facilities are considered adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done or funds expended. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 85 percent completed. Parallel piers were built 500 feet apart, 1,912 and 1,545 feet long, respectively, and a pile revetment 100 feet long at the in- ner end of each pier; a channel 250 feet wide and 18 feet deep was dredged between the piers from the lake to the bay; and a pile dike was built in 1895-97 to close the natural entrance, 5,770 feet in width. The piers are in fair condition, except for the need of some riprap along a portion at the base of the cribs. The timber portion of the pile dike is in poor condition and the stone protection has set- tled. The controlling depth in the channel is 15.5 feet, as shown by a survey of May 1933. To complete the project there remains to con- struct 193 linear feet of crib piers and dredging to widen the inner portion of the channel, now 250 feet wide, to fhe project width of 300 feet. This work is not considered necessary to meet present require- ments of navigation. The costs and expenditures were $355,885.29 for new work and $394,458.59 for maintenance, a total of $750,343.88. Proposed operations.-No funds were available June 30, 1933. An allotment of $10,000, made in July 1933, will be applied to main- tenance repairs to piers. Riprap will be placed at toes of cribs with U.S. derrick boat Coleman during July and August 1933. Funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. No work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1935; therefore no funds can be profitably expended. Cost and fe/ancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933________________--___--- ____ $355, 885. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933________________--____ 394, 458. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-- ____--- 750, 343. 88 Net total expenditures_-------------------------------- 750, 343. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__ 750, 343. 88 '858 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.--------- ------------ ------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance_------------------ $14, 503. 29 $1,498.00 $21, 608. 72 $19, 686. 06 ---------- 'Total expended ___.... ___ ____-____ 16, 233. 74 2, 084. 06 20, 289. 91 18, 279. 42.______ Allotted.---- ..------- ---- --------. 4, 000. 00 17, 500. 00 5, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 ....... Amount allotted from War Department appropriation act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------___ ----------- $10, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 .---------------------- 10, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of exist- ing project 1__ ____-____________ 128, 000 10. WARROAD HARBOR AND RIVER, MINN. Location.-Warroad Harbor and River are at the southwestern extremity of Lake of the Woods, 36 miles west of the mouth of Rainy River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 842, Lake of the Woods.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging and maintaining a 'channel 8 feet deep from the landing at Warroad to deep water in the lake, the channel being 9,200 feet long, 200 feet wide within the harbor, and 300 feet wide out in the lake; for a turning basin 500 by 900 feet to a depth of 8 feet; and for a pile-brush-stone jetty on the north side of the channel extending from the shore 700 feet into the lake. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake 'of the Woods, which is taken at 1,056 feet above mean tide level at New York. This depth corresponds to a depth of 10 feet on Lake Survey Chart No. 842 of this locality. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $118,000. The latest (1928) approved esti- mate for annual maintenance is $10,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, and modified by the following river and harbor acts: June 6, 1900; June 13, 1902 (H.Doc. No. 92, 56th Cong., 2d sess.) ; March 3, 1905; June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 703, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) ; and July 25, 1912. The latest published map is opposite page 1984 in the Annual Report for 1911. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of June 24, 1926, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be cur- tailed by reducing the channel width to 100 feet and the turning basin to 250 feet. (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-A pile and plank wharf'80 feet in length has been provided by the village of Warroad for free use by the public. Two commercial companies' fish wharves 60 feet in length are not open to the public. These wharves are served by spur tracks. There are also a number of minor wharves. These facilities are ample for the needs of existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No new work was done. Maintenance work consisted of dredging during July and August 1932 and May and June 1933 with United States plant, a total of 95,984 cubic yards at a cost of $25,523.03. The total expenditures during the year were $17,335.90. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTH, MINN., DISTRICT 859' Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as a whole is 76 per- cent completed. The protective jetty was completed in 1910 and reconstructed as a rubble mound in 1929. It is in good condition. The turning basin at the Warroad wharves was completed in 1911, and a channel 200 feet wide and 8 feet deep was completed in 1915. The controlling depth in the channel in June 1933 was 6.5 feet below low-water datum, which is 1,056 feet above mean tide level at New York, for a least width of 100 feet. Annual maintenance is necessary. The shore revetment is in need of minor repairs. The work to be done to complete that part of the existing project outside of the present used dredging lines consists of widening the lake channel from 200 to 300 feet for a distance of 7,460 feet. This has not been done, because the additional width is not necessary to meet present requirements. The total costs of the existing project at the end of the fiscal year were $83,805.36 for new work and $209,296.21 for maintenance, a total of $293,101.57. The total expenditures were $342,049.47. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933. $5,653.63, together with an allotment of $9,000, made in July 1933, a total of $14,653.63, will be applied mainly to removal of shoals in the lake approach and river channel with U.S. pipe-line dredge Traverse during July 1933. Funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. Maintenance dredging and minor repairs to the shore revetment will be necessary. The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, as follows: Dredging with U.S. pipe-line dredge Traverse during summer of 1934 and spring of 1935---------------------------------------------$20, 00 Minor repairs to shore revetment with hired labor during summer of 1934 , 000 5------------------- Total --------------------------------------------- 25, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------$83, 805. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------- 209, 296. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------- 293, 101. 57 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-------------- 49, 130. 26 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------------342, 231. 83 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------- ------- 182. 3 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 342, 049. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------------- , 653. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------- 347, 703. 1 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work _ , _ _---------,--------- . _ . 8--- -- Cost of maintenance - $8, 529. 37 $37, 376. 66 $31, 103. 27 $3, 862. 18 $25, 523. 03 ------ Total expended _- 16, 016. 59 25, 711. 79 23, 600. 49 13, 071. 52 17, 335. 90 Allotted - - - -- - 22, 000. 00 34, 000. 00 13, 500. 00 --- 22, 903. 10 860 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---_------------------------- $86.43 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------ $12, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------- ------------------ 12, 000. 00 24, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ --- __--_-------- 24, 086. 43 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment , 096. 90 1--------------- Net amount to be accounted for_ __-.... .___------- 22, 989. 53 Gross amount expended __- ----- __-_____- 17, 469. 97 Less reimbursements collected ____-----________- _ 134. 07 17, 335. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------- --------- 5, 653.63 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 -..... __ __---- ____ -_ 182.36 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 5, 471. 27 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----- ----------------------------------- --- 9, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------14, 471. 27 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- _____- __ ___ 25, 000. 00 11 BAUDETTE HARBOR AND RIVER, MINN. Location.-Baudette River has its source in the swamp lands of northern Minnesota and flows in a northeasterly direction to Rainy River, its mouth being about 10 miles from where Rainy River empties into Lake of the Woods. Its total length is about 31 miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map of Minnesota, scale 1: 500,000.) Eiisting project.-This provides for dredging a channel 81/2 feet deep and 75 feet wide for a distance of about 950 feet from the mouth of the river, with an increase in width at the inner end to form a turning basin with a maximum width of 250 feet. The project depth is referred to low-water datum at Baudette, which is taken at 1,056 feet above mean tide level at New York. The ordinary variation of water level during any one navigation season is 1.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1919, was $5,000. The latest (1919) approved estimate for annual maintenance is $800. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 109, 63d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Teirninal facilities.-The village of Baudette has a timber wharf about 41 feet long. There is also a privately owned timber wharf, having a river frontage of about 54 feet. At Spooner there is a village-owned timber wharf about 70 feet long. All these wharves are open to the public without charge. In addition to the foregoing there are several privately owned small and little-used wharves on both sides of the river. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done or funds expended. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DULUTH, MV INN., DISTRICT 861 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1919 at a saving of $475.32 under the estimated cost. The available depth in the channel in May 1931 was 6.5 feet for a least width of 75 feet at low water datum (1056.0). The costs and ex- penditures were $4,524.68 for new work and $12,542.13 for main- tenance, a total of $17,066.81. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1934. The additional sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging with U.S. pipe-line dredge Traverse during the summer of 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 193 __________________ 4, 524. 68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933____________________________ 12, 542. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_____________ 17, 066. 81 Net total expenditures________ 17, 066. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 17, 066. 81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - --- ------- ---- - - ----- -- -- -- ..-------- Cost of maintenance ._____.- .-- $503. 93 $39. 68 $8, 000. 00 ___ Total expended .___. . . -- ..- . 503. 93 .------ 39. 68 8,000. 00 . .....- Allotted ....------- ------------- ---- 2, 766. 81 5, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance_______________________________ $8, 000 12. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $22,485.61; the ex- penditures were $22,495.19. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, $3,443.80, together with allotment made during July 1933 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $23,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933________________------__- $117, 466.96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 170.48 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 117, 296. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 3,443. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 120, 740. 28 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_---- ----- -------- -------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance__------------- -- $2, 427. 52 $12, 559. 62 $46, 390. 59 $33, 603. 62 $22, 485. 61 Total expended ..........------------------ 2, 378. 52 11, 821. 48 46, 061. 00 34, 540. 29 22, 495. 19 Allotted _.---- .. ----------------- ------- 13, 500. 00 12, 400. 00 40, 000. 00 31, 009. 33 23, 130. 95 862 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__________---__--------------- $2, 808. 04 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------------$20,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-- --------------------- 5, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 27, 808. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 869. 05 1---------------- 1, Net amount to be accounted for__ ____________________25, 938. 99 Gross amount expended------------------------------ 29, 093.01 Less reimbursements collected---- 597. 82 -6, 6--------- 22, 495. 19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------- 3, 443. 80 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_____--- ______________-_ 170. 48 Balance available June 30, 1933 3, 273. 32 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------ ----- 15, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934____________________ 18, 273. 32 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1------------------------ ____-23,000.00 13. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1933 report Name of project see annual report New work Maintenance for- Port Wing Harbor, Wis--.................-----.............---------------..-------------.......... 1932 $48, 355. 23 $62, 436. 77 Above channels are adequate for existing commerce. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Transmitted Recommen- Locality Authorization act o Congress House document daReomen Duluth - Superior Har- River and.Harbor Act, Dec. 5,1932 No. 482, 72d Cong., Favorable. bor, Minn. and Wis. July 3, 1930. 2d sess. Keweenaw Waterway, .... do----..........---------.... Feb. 8,1933 No. 55, 73d Cong., Do. Mich., and south shore 1st sess. of Lake Superior, in the vicinity of Kewee- naw Point, Mich. Marquette Bay, Har- ... do-------------................. Aug. 10, 1932 No. 473, 72d Cong., Do. bor of Refuge (Presque 2d sess. Isle Harbor), Mich. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MVILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 863 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT This district includes the rivers and harbors in the States of Michigan and Wisconsin on the west shore of Lake Michigan, con- stituting the original Milwaukee district, and the harbors along the east shore of Lake Michigan, in the State of Michigan, to the Straits of Mackinac, and thence along the north shore to Seul Choix Point Lighthouse, including the waters draining into this part of Lake Michigan, constituting the former Grand Rapids (Mich.) district. District engineer: Maj. H. M. Trippe, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Edward M. Markham, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMEN TS Page Page 1. Manistique Harbor, Mich__ 863 16. Kenosha Harbor, Wis ---- 906 2. Menominee Harbor and 17. St. Joseph Harbor, Mich___ 908 River, Mich. and Wis -.. 866 18. South Haven Harbor, Mich_ 911 3. Oconto Harbor, Wis _.-- 868 19. Saugatuck Harbor and Kal- 4. Green Bay Harbor, Wis__. 870 amazoo River, Mich_ ___ 913 5. Fox River, Wis____ 873 20. Holland Harbor, Mich_--- 915 6. Operating and care of locks 21. Grand Haven Harbor and and dams on Fox River, Grand River, Mich------ 918 Wis- ______________ 879 22. Muskegon Harbor, Mich___ 922 7. Sturgeon Bay and Lake 23. White Lake Harbor, Mich__ 925 Michigan Ship Canal, Wis_ 881 24. Ludington Harbor, Mich___ 927 8. Algoma Harbor, Wis ....- 883 25. Manistee Harbor, Mich_ . 929 9. Kewaunee Harbor, Wis_-. 886 26. Portage Lake Harbor, Mich_ 933 10. Two Rivers Harbor, Wis___ 889 27. Frankfort Harbor, Mich___ 934 11. Manitowoc Harbor, Wis___ 891 28. Charlevoix Harbor, Mich__ 937 12. Sheboygan Harbor, Wis ... 894 29. Examinations, surveys, and 13. Port Washington Harbor, contingencies (general)___ 939 Wis _ _ __ _ 897 30. Other projects for which no 14. Milwaukee Harbor, Wis_... 900 estimates are submitted-- 940 15. Racine Harbor, Wis ....._ 903 1. MANISTIQUE HARBOR, MICH. Location.-This harbor is on the north shore of Lake Michigan, about 135 miles northeasterly from Green Bay Harbor and 220 miles northerly from Milwaukee. Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. The cost and expenditures prior to commencement of work under the existing project in 1905 were $3,955.05 for new work. For further details see page 1933 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for two breakwaters extending from the shore on either side of the mouth of the Manistique River, 1,744 feet and 1,480 feet in length for the east and west breakwaters, respectively, and for a channel 18 feet deep except where rock is encountered at less depth; this channel extends from that depth in the lake up the river a distance of 1,650 feet from its mouth, having a total length of 3,200 feet from the outer end in the lake; the chan- nel varies in width from 225 feet to 475 feet, the west side at the river mouth being protected by a revetment 375 feet long. The breakwaters are formed of stone-filled piling and timber cribs, capped with concrete superstructure; the revetment is formed of stone-filled plank cribs. 16228--ENG 1933-- 55 864 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 1 /2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1908, was $338,462, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1905, provided for the break- waters and outer harbor (H.Doc. No. 429, 58th Cong., 2d sess.). The act of March 2, 1907, provided for the present location of the west breakwater and the present channel dimensions (approved by the Secretary of War April 3, 1908, in an unpublished report of March 13, 1908). For latest published map see Annual Report for 1908, p. 1942. Local cooperation.----Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The existing wharf facilities are fairly ade- quate for existing commerce. It is believed that a wharf, with rail connection and under public control, should be provided. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 20,335 cubic yards for restoration of project depth 'and of sweeping entrance channel and removing boulders, by hired labor and use of Government plant, at a cost of $9,475.22, which was the total cost for maintenance. The total net expenditures were $9,326.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1917 at a saving of $31,210 under the estimated cost. The breakwaters enclosing the basin and the dredging of the channel to 18 feet depth below low-water datum over practically all the area below the car-ferry slip were completed in 1915. The channel above the slip was dredged to ledge rock in 1917, thereby completing the project. The plank crib revetment was completed in 1909. The piers and breakwater are generally in good condition. The super- structure of the plank crib revetment is in a very dilapidated con- dition, but immediate repairs thereto are not considered necessary, as it is not essential to the preservation of the harbor. The con- trolling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 17 feet over practically the full width of the entrance channel up to 400 feet above the car-ferry slip. The controlling depth above this point was 15.5 feet over a minimum width of about 65 feet along the west revetment to the lumberyard slips. The channel varies in width from about 275 feet at entrance between breakwaters to 475 feet in the basin, narrowing again to about 225 feet above the car-ferry slip. The total costs of permanent work under the existing project are $307,252.18 for new work, $71,801.27 for maintenance, a total of $379,053.45. The total expenditures are $378,677.35. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $9,000 made in July, will be applied as follows: ,RIVERSAND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 865 Accounts payable June 30, 1933-- ------------------------------- $376. 10 Maintenance: Dredging entrance channel with United States plant, 46 days, at $210 (including soundings and sweeping entrance channel and removing boulders with derrick barge and attendant plant), about July-August 1933 and May 1934_ _---------------- _ 9, 660. 00 Minor repairs to piers and breakwater, by hired labor July- August 1933-------------------------------------- ----- 3, 600. 00 Engineering and contingencies_ 863. 90 Total _ _ ------- ------------------------------_14, 500.00 Balance remaining____________------------------- 400. 88 Grand total---------- ------------------------ - 14, 900.88 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 10 days, at $550, summer, 1934------------------------------------------------------- $5, 500 Engineering and contingencies----------------------------------- 500 Total------------------------------------ 6, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ----- __-__- ------_____$311, 207. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933______ _________71, 801. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------- 383, 008. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933______________ ____________ 376. 10 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 382, 632. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_____________________________ 5, 900. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--- - 388, 533. 28 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-- Cost of maintenance_ $4, 904. 03 $676. 62 $540. 44 $5, 875. 80 $9, 475. 22 Total expended -.... 4, 920. 90 676. 62 514. 70 5, 673. 98 9, 326. 68 Allotted__________ -2, 500. 00 4, 500. 00 -4, 500. 00 15, 000. 00 I I I Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________ ___ __ $227. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_____________________________ $9, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933______________________________ 6, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____ 15, 227. 56 Gross amount expended __ 9, 518. 46 Less reimbursements collected _________ 191. 78 9, 326.6S Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__ 5, 900. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------- 376. 10 Balance available June 30, 1933_ _. 5, 524. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------------------------------9. 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ _- _ 14, 524. 78 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance '__ ___ 6, 000. 01 1 Exclusive of available funds. 866 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 2. MENOMINEE HARBOR AND RIVER, MICH. AND WIS. Location.-On the west short of Green Bay, distant about 49 miles northeasterly from Green Bay Harbor, and about 155 miles from Milwaukee via Sturgeon Bay Canal. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7.) Previous projects.-Priorto 1902, the harbor and river constituted two works. Harbor: River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1871, September 19, 1890, March 3, 1899; the amount expended was $200,471.67 for new work, $33,811.10 for maintenance, a total of $234,282.77. River: River and Harbor Acts of September 19,1890, July 13, 1892, June 3, 1896; the amount expended was $111,951.63 for new work, $2,382.49 for maintenance, a total of $114,334.12. The cost and expenditures on harbor and river prior to commence- ment of work under existing project in 1902 were $312,423.30 for new work,; $36,193.59 for maintenance, a total of $348,616.89. (For further details see p. 1933 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for protecting the mouth of the river by parallel piers 400 feet apart about 1,870 feet and 2,681 feet in length for the north and south piers, respectively, and for a channel 20 feet deep from that depth in the bay to the upper end of the Marinette municipal wharf, about 4,700 feet above the Ogden Street Bridge, and 8,700 feet from the outer end in the bay where the width is 600 feet, reducing to 300 feet between the piers and up to Ogden Street Bridge, thence 200 feet in the river to the upper end of the channel, with a turning basin 18 feet deep for 600-foot vessels on south side of the channel just below the municipal wharf. Except for 168 feet of concrete caissons at outer end of south pier, the piers are formed of stone-filled piling and timber cribs, the entire north pier and 1,276 feet of the south pier having been repaired with concrete superstructure and 801 feet of the south pier repaired with rubble superstructure. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme :fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pres- :sures, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, was $106,800, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1871, provided for the entrance piers (Annual Report for 1867, p. 132); the act of June 13, 1902, consolidated the project for the harbor and river and authorized a channel 18 feet deep (H.Doc. No. 419, 56th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of March 4, 1913, partially restored the work above the bridge which had been eliminated by the act of March 3, 1905, and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present dimensions of the channel and for the turning basin (H.Doc. No. 171, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-There are several privately owned wharves and the city of Marinette maintains a public wharf. It is believed RIVERS AND HIARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 867 that a suitable public wharf, with warehouse and rail connections, should be provided by the city of Menominee. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 57,000 cubic yards, by hired labor and use of Government plant, for restoration of project depth at a cost of $9,884.37, which was the total cost for maintenance. The total net expenditures were $10,373.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $27,327.41 under the estimated cost. The entrance piers were completed in 1884 and the dredging in 1931. The inner 654 feet of the north pier and 604 feet of the south pier are no longer essential for the preservation of the channel, and these piers are therefore maintained only for lengths of about 1,216 and 2,077 feet, respectively. The controlling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 19 feet in the channel to the Marinette municipal wharf and 17 feet in the turning basin. The river is available for rafting and logging for about 102 miles above its mouth. The total costs of permanent work under the existing project are $79,472.59 for new work and $249,242.98 for maintenance, a total of $328,715.57. The total expenditures are $329,204.25. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $17,000, made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933__________________________________ $46. 24 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 42 days, at $350, September-October 1933-----------------------------------14, 700. 00 Riprap piers, by hired labor, 1,000 tons at $2.50, November 1933- --------------------------- , -------- 2, 500. 00 Engineering and contingencies ------------ 1, 208. 69 Total ------------------------------------------ ------ 18, 454. 93 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 25 days, at $350, sum- mer 1934 ---------------------------------------------- -- $8,750 Riprap piers, by hired labor, summer 1934, 1,000 tons at $2.50____ 2,500 Engineering and contingencies----------------------------------- 750 Total ----------------- ----- ---- 12, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to .June 30, 1933---------------------------- $391, 895. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----___---__---------- ---- 285, 436. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933___------- 677, 332. 46 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 534. 92 ------------------- Net total cost to June 30, 1933______-- 677, 867. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 46. 24 Net total expenditures--- --------- 677, 821. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 .1---------------------- ------- 1, 454. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- 679, 276. 07 868 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--- _______________.___________________ Cost of maintenance-----------.---------.. $9, 715. 17 $24, 925. 12 --- $6, 245. 10 $17, 062. 94 13, 901. 18 728. 44 $9, 884. 37 Total cost ------- ---------------- 6, 245. 10 17, 062. 94 23, 616. 35 25, 653. 56 9,884. 37 Total expended..................-----------------------. 6, 245. 10 13, 792. 58 18, 054. 68 34, 485. 59 10, 373. 05 Allotted ... ..........--------------------------- 11,000.00 20, 000. 00 37, 000. 00 1,800.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ---------------------------- $10, 027. 98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------------- 2,000.00 Amount to be accounted for____ 12, 027. 98 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments ----------------- 200. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ -11, 827.98 Gross amount expended ---- - - __-- __----__-- - - 10, 373.05 Balance, unexpended June 30, 1933--_____________--- 1,454.93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1983-------------- ----- 46. 24 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 408. 69 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------------- ----------------- 17, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 69 1-------------------8,408 Amount that can be profitably - expended in fiscal year ending June -- -- -- - --- - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1____ ______ __ __ - 12, 000. 00 3. OCONTO HARBOR, WIS. Location.-This harbor is on the west shore of Green Bay, distant about 31 miles northeasterly from Green Bay Harbor, Wis., and about 25 miles southwesterly from Menominee Harbor, Mich, and Wis., at the mouth of Oconto River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No 7.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882. A modification of this project was approved by the Chief of Engineers March 11, 1897. The amount expended thereunder prior to commencement of work under the existing project in 1911 is $84,569.47 for new work and $8,161.18 for maintenance- a total of $92,730.65. For further details of previous projects see page 1934 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for protecting the river mouth by parallel piers 140 feet apart, extending from the shore line on either side of the Oconto River, 1,350 feet and 2,200 feet in length for the north and the south piers, respectively, and for a channel 15 feet deep at low-water datum from that depth in the bay up the river a distance of 800 feet above its mouth to the upper end of the turn- ing basin, or a total length of 3,800 feet, varying in width from 150 feet at the outer end, reducing to 100 feet between the piers and en- larging to 375 feet in the turning basin. The piers are formed of slab and stone filled piling, about 70 feet of the outer end of the south pier having been repaired with concrete superstructure. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 869 The low-water datum for projects of improvement on Lake Mich- igan is 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctu- ations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1909, was $75,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 2, 1882, provided for the piers, except for the inner 300 feet of the south pier and 250 feet of the north pier built by the city (Annual Report for 1881, p. 2066); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for present channel dimensions (plan C, H.Doc. No. 538, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of two municipally owned wharves of 400 and 100 feet frontage, respectively, for miscel- laneous freight, which are open to general public use. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 56,172 cubic yards, by hired labor and use of Govern- ment plant, to provide a channel 9 feet deep to the municipal wharf at a cost and expenditure of $5,000, which was the total cost of maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1912. The piers were completed in 1885 and the dredging in 1912. The north pier is washed out. The south pier is in fair condition, but there is a gap at the root which permits sand to enter the basin. The controlling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 8 feet in the entrance channel and over a width of about 100 feet on the north side of the turning basin along the municipal wharf. The river is available for logging and rafting for a distance of about 50 miles above its mouth. The costs and expenditures have been $46,184.25 for new work and $10,815.75 for maintenance, a total of $57,000. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed, no funds being available, and none can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial sumary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__________________________ $130, 753.72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933________________________ 18, 976. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- __ 149, 730. 65 Net total expenditures ________- 149, 730. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____________________ 149, 730. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.. ------------------ --------- ------ ----------------- -I-- Cost of maintenance-- ----------------- --------------------- ----------- ----------- $5, 000. 00 Total expended ___.------.--- ---- --- --- 5, 000.00 Allotted--.-- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------- 8, 000. 00 870 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 -------------------------------------------- $8, 000 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ---------- 3, 000 Net amount to be accounted for__________----__ 5, 000 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 5, 000 4. GREEN BAY HARBOR, WIS. Location.-Located at the mouth of the Fox River, at the head of Green Bay, distant about 180 miles from Milwaukee, Wis., via Sturgeon Bay Canal, and about 49 miles southwesterly from Me- nominee Harbor, Mich. and Wis. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 23, 1866. This project was modified by subsequent river and harbor acts as follows: June 23, 1874, July 13, 1892, and June 3, 1896. The costs and expenditures thereunder prior to commencement of work under the existing project in 1897 were $396,974.49 for new work, $8,918.19 for maintenance, a total of $405,892.68. For further de- tails see page 1934 of Annual Report of 1915. Existing project.--This provides for an outer channel in Green Bay about 71/2 miles long and 21 feet deep, from that depth in the bay to the mouth of the river, varying in width from 500 feet at the outer end to 200 feet at the river mouth, the portion through Grassy Island, about 700 feet long, being protected by parallel timber revet- ments 220 feet apart, the east one having concrete superstructure; for an inner channel in the river about 31/2 miles long and 18 feet deep from that depth in the river at the southerly limits of the city of Green Bay to De Pere, having a width of 150 feet; and for a turning basin 18 feet deep at the upper end of the inner channel for turning 500-foot vessels. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 21/2 feet above or below the mean level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work on the outer channel, revised in 1927, was $625,600, and that for the inner channel and basin, re- vised in 1925, was $121,500 (of which $50,000 was contributed by local interests), both estimates being exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest approved estimates for annual cost of maintenance are for inner channel and turning basin (1925) $5,000, and for outer channel and revetments at Grassy Island (1927) $18,000, a total of $23,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 23, 1866, provided for the revetments at Grassy Island (Annual Report for 1867, p. 70) ; the act of June 3, 1896, provided for a depth of 15 feet in the inner channel (unpub- lished report approved July 11, 1896); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for a depth of 18 feet in the outer channel (H.Doc. No. 232, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the turning basin 15 feet deep (H.Doc. No. 522, 61st Cong., 2d RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 871 sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided that the improvement of Green Bay Harbor should include the maintenance of the turning basin at De Pere (H.Doc. No. 1017, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of March 3, 1925, provided for increasing depth of inner channel and turning basin to 18 feet (H.Doc. No. 294, 68th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for increasing depth of outer channel to 21 feet (H.Doc. No. 585, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published maps see House Documents Nos. 585, Sixty-ninth Congress, second session, 294, Sixty-eighth Congress, first session, and 128, Seventy-second Congress, first session, and Rivers and Harbors Com- inittee Document No. 40, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of December 7, 1931, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for straightening and widening to 300 feet the channel from Tail Point Bend to the mouth of Fox River on the present channel alinement, and for widening the bend out- side of Tail Point, at an estimated cost of $350,000, with $22,000 annually for maintenance (H.Doc. No. 128, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of June 29, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for the deepening of the outer channel to 22 feet below datum and widening it to 300 feet from the bend at Tail Point to the river mouth, including widen- ing of the bend outside of Tail Point Light, removal of the west timber revetment at Grassy Island, and straightening from the inner end of that island to the river mouth, at an estimated cost of $625,000, with $22,500 annually for maintenance of the entire outer channel ($4,500 in addition to the present estimated cost). Widening the channel in Fox River through the city of Green Bay by the removal of shoals at the mouth of East River and between the two upper railroad bridges to a depth of 22 feet below datum, at an estimated cost of $109,500, with about $1,000 annually for maintenance, subject to the provision that the city of Green Bay shall contribute $20,000 toward the cost of work within the city limits. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 40, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 29 private wharves for the handling of coal, oil, lumber, grain, pulpwood, and package freight located on this waterway. Green Bay has one municipal wharf open to the public. Operations and results dturing fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 84,900 cubic yards, by hired labor and use of Government plant, for restoration of project depth, at a cost of $22,771.08 which was the total cost for maintenance. The total net expenditures were $17,193.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $79,813.09 under the estimated cost. The project for the outer channel was completed in 1931. The project for the inner channel and turning basin was completed in 1926. The west revetment at Grassy Island, built in 1870, is in fair condition. The east revetment, built in 1869, has been provided with concrete superstructure and is in good condition. The controlling 872 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 20 feet in the outer channel and 17 feet in the inner channel, including the turning basin at De Pere. The head of deep-water navigation is at De Pere. The costs have been $617,286.91 for new work and $313,864.19 for maintenance, a total of $931,151.10. The total ex- penditures were $927,757.63. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $16,500 made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- $4, 843.07 Maintenance: Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Depere, 102 days at $150, July- August 1933 and May-June 1934__ 1-----------------------5, 300.00 Engineering and contingencies----------------------------- 1, 156. 93 Total (including $4,800 estimated outstanding obligations on June 30, 1934) 300. 00 2-----------------------21 Balance remaining ---------------------------- -------------- 915. 24 Grand total---------------------- --------- --- 22, 215. 24 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $22,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 43 days at $350, sum- mer and fall 1934 ------------------------------------- $15, 050 Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Depere, 39 days at $150, summer 1934 ------------------------------------------------- 5, 850 Engineering and contingencies- ,100 1------------------- Total------------------------------------------- 22,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------$1, 014, 261. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------ 322, 782. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ----------- 1, 337, 043. 78 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 1, 449. 60 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 338, 493. 38 1-----------------------, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 4, 843.07 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 1, 333, 650. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 5, 715. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--- , 339, 365. 55 1-------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work______..........___________......... $35, 217. 01 $105, 995. 84 $117, 714.'90 $64, 244. 72 _ Cost of maintenance__ ___....- ... _ .. .__._ 1, 574. 35 8, 837.18 ------ 11,094. 05 $22, 771.08 Total cost-------------_,.--- _-- 36, 791.36 114, 833. 02 117, 714. 90 75, 338. 77 22, 771.08 Total expended--.......---- ---------- 34, 909. 45 100, 349. 82 101, 795. 86 109, 807. 10 17, 193. 43 Allotted-----.......- --------------------- 80,000. 00 40, 000. 00 37, 000. 00 -26, 000. 00 19, 812. 24 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 873 ------------------------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_______________ $3, 096.43 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931__-_-_-_-_ $4, 112.24 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932___- - _______-------12, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__----__----- ---- _ ----------- 4, 000. 00 20, 112. 24 Amount to be accounted for_ ..... - -____---_- __- 23, 208.67 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments------- ---------- 300. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------22, 908. 67 Gross amount expended-___________________________ 17, 193. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933______----------------- 5, 715.24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------- 4, 843. 07 Balance available June 30, 1933______------------- 872. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-_-----------------------------------------------16, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934____________---------- 17, 372. 17 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1 -------------- __________ _ 22, 000. 00 5. FOX RIVER, WIS. Location.-This river rises in Columbia County, Wis., and flows in a northerly direction into Green Bay. Its length is about 176 miles. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 73.) Previous projects.---As provided by special act of July 7, 1870, and River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. The original project was modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873. The cost and expenditures thereunder prior to commencement of the existing project in 1886 were $3,239,909.63 for new work, of which $591,161.39 was spent solely on the Wisconsin River. The improve- ment of the Wisconsin River was abandoned in 1887. (Annual Report for 1887, p. 2096.) For further details see page 1940 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for deepening and widening the channel of Fox River from De Pere, 7 miles above the mouth, to Portage, Wis., a total length of 156 miles, the depth between De Pere and Montello, 125 miles, to be 6 feet, with 9.6 feet in rock cut below De Pere Lock and 7 feet in other rock cuts on the lower river below Menasha Lock; and from Montello to Portage, 31 miles, the depth to be 4 feet; the width of channel from Lake Winnebago to Montello to be 100 feet, with necessary widening at bends; for the construction and reconstruction of 27 locks and 16 dams; for a concrete retaining wall at Kaukauna; for construction and maintenance of harbors having depths of 6 feet on Lake Winnebago; for widening Neenah Channel to 100 feet, with a 6-foot depth for a length of about 1 mile; and for dredging, snagging, and otherwise improving Wolf River from its mouth to New London, a distance of 47 miles, the depth to be 4 feet. All depths are referred to standard low water. 1Exclusive of available funds. 874 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Ordinary and extreme fluctuations of water level above and below mean stages on various parts of the improvement, due to floods and other causes, are about as follows: Ordinary fluctua- Extreme fluctua. tions tions Place Above Below Above Below mean mean mean mean stage stage stage stage Feet Feet Feet Feet Lower Fox River at De Pere Dam .......................--------------------------- 1.0 1.4 2. 5 4. 0 Lake Winnebago- . ----- ... .......... 1. 2 .....----------------------------------.. 1. 3 2. 2 3. 7 Upper Fox River at Berlin Dam ---------------------------- 2. 7 1.4 5. 7 2. 0 Wolf River at New London..........................------------------------------- 5. 0 2. 6 8. 8 3. 0 The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1928, was $1,398,000 for the upper river and $635,000 for the lower river; total, $2,033,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000 for the upper river if project dimensions are once fully obtained and $110,000 for the lower river; total, $130,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 5, 1886, provided for improvement of the Fox River (plan of a board approved Dec. 10, 1884, as modified by the Chief of Engineers May 14, 1886, Annual Report for 1885, pp. 2041-2045); the act of September 19, 1890, provided for dredg- ing Fond du Lac Harbor on Lake Winnebago (Annual Report for 1890, pp. 2389-2394) ; the act of June 3, 1896, provided for improve- ment of the Wolf River (without prior survey or estimate) ; the acts of June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, and March 2, 1907, provided for im- provement of Stockbridge, of Calumet and Miller Bay, and of Broth- ertown Harbors, on Lake Winnebago (without prior surveys or esti- mates); the act of March 3, 1925, provided for increasing the depths in rock cuts on the lower river, for widening Neenah Channel, and for concrete retaining wall at Kaukauna (H.Doc. No. 294, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published maps see House Document No. 146, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session, and House Document No. 294, Sixty-eighth Congress, first session. Locks and dams, Fox River, Wis. Depth at Dis- normal pool Charac- tance Clear Avail- ter of Kind of Date of Actual Name of lock or dam from Nearest town tance able Lift Type of construction comple- width founda- dam cost Green length Breast Lower tion tion Bay wall i miter sill I- - - i -- 1 1 - z Miles Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet De Pere Lock 2 7. 1 De Pere-__- - 35. 8 144. 0 8.9 8. 1 9. 7 Rock...... Composite .... ..... 1897 $14,159.39 -4 De Pere Dam 2 7. 2 ....- do--- ----- ___do-- .. Fixed 3 __ Concrete__ . ... 1929 209, 536. 08 Little Kaukauna Lock 2. 13.0 -----d o ...... . 6 36. 6 137. 6 7.2 8.0 7.4 Clay ..... Composite ..-...... 1896 8, 986. 52 Little Kaukauna Dam 2. 13. 1 ----- d o ........ 6 Clay and Fixed 3 4___ Piles and concrete___ 1926 179, 397. 62 gravel. w Rapide Croche Lock 2_ 18. 9 Wrightstown _ 2 36. 6 136. 4 8.0 8. 9 7.8 Clay . --- Stone masonry . 1859 (6) Rapide Croche Dam 2____ _______ 19. 2 d o ---- ..... 2 Rock ..- Fixed 3 4_- Concrete .....- 1930 118, 975. 40 Kaukauna Fifth Lock 2 22. 8 Kaukauna _ 35. 6 144. 0 9. 1 6. 7 8. 8 ___do -- ........... Composite . -...... 1898 13, 309. 90 Kaukauna Fourth Lock 2............. 23. 1 do ........ ..... 36. 6 144. 1 10. 2 6.9 6.0 ___do ..-.- Stone masonry . 1879 37, 536. 37 Kaukauna Third Lock 2_ 23. 2 .do .... . ---- 36. 6 144. 0 10. 2 6.9 6. 3 ___do -- - do ._....------- 1879 -- 39, 948. 41 Kaukauna Second Lock 2. 23.4 ----. do _ 35. 0 144. 0 9. 6 6.0 6.0 ___do..- ............ -.--do--. .....--- - 1903 24, 312. 77 Kaukauna First Lock 2____________ Kaukauna Dam 2_ 23.6 24. 0 ----- do - do ...... .... ----- 35. 1 144. 4 11. 0 6.9 6.0 ___do ....-- ---- do ............. ___do .... Fixed 3 __. Concrete __--- - 1883 1931 38, 703. 52 123, 763. 41 C Kaukauna Guard Lock_______________ 24. 0 .....d o ------- 40. 0 9.4 ___do- -. Stone masonry . 1891 12, 630. 30 Little Chute Combined Lock, Lower 2. 25. 4 Little Chute__ 1 35.4 146. 5 10.9 6.0 8. 6 ___do .-.. ............ ....do ........... 1879 Little Chute Combined Lock, Upper 2- 25. 4 -----d o -- - 1 36. 3 144. 1 10. 6 7. 6 6.0 Hardpan__ ............ -do -_ -- 1879 102, 303.82 (-5 Little Chute Second Lock 2.......... 26. 4 -----do...- . 35. 0 144. 2 13.8 8.0 6.2 Rock -- ............ - -do - - --- 1881 48, 555. 36 Little Chute First (guard) Lock 2.... 26. 6 --- -do .. .. . 35. 4 6.6 ___do -- ............ .....d o ...............1904 7,816.56 Little Chute Dam 2 26. 6 -----do--.... ___do .... Fixed 3 Concrete -- 1932 82, 553. 74 Cedars Lock 2 27. 3 -----do -...- 35. 0 144.0 9.8 6.8 7. 3 ___do -.. Stone masonry.. 1888 34, 972. 19 Cedars Dam 2 Appleton Fourth Lock 2 27. 4 -----d o . -... ___do..-- Fixed .... - Timber cribs 5-.... 1878 18, 348. 06 30. 7 Appleton ..... 35. 0 144. 0 7.6 8. 1 7.9 ___do .... Stone masonry ... 1907 40, 892. 55 Appleton Lower Dam 2_______________ 30. 9 -_..do- ----- ___do --- Fixed --.. Timber cribs .... 1889 23, 456.98 Appleton Third Lock2_ 31. 3 -----do ....... 35. 0 144. 0 8. 7 6. 0 8. 6 ___do -. ............ Stone masonry 1900 32, 238. 39 v Appleton Second Lock 2 31. 6 ----.do .... .... 35. 1 144. 6 9. 6 6.9 6.0 Clay ..... ............ o .............. - - - - -d 1901 7 22, 939. 54 Appleton First Lock 2_ 31.9 --- do ........ 35. 0 144. 7 10. 0 6. 6 6.0 Rock ..... -----do ..... ......... 1884 36, 004. 48 Appleton Upper Dam_ 32. 2 ----.do__ ___do --- ---------- Fixed 3 ___ ----- do ... .. . . . . . . . . . 1874 60, 480. 69 H td U1 Menasha Lock 2 37. 0 Menasha ....- 35. 4 144. 70 8. 5 7.2 8.0 M enasha Dam 2................ 37. 8 .....do -------- Clay ..... -Fixe-d 3_-- Composite Timber cribs- __ 1899 7 19, 326. 46 Hardpan-. Fixed 3_.. 1887 23, 553. 84 12 Depth shown is on breast wall, which is controlling depth for upper pool. Original structure built prior to assumption of control by the United States on Sept. 18, 1872. H s Provided with sluices, 4 Flush boards used. 5 Being rebuilt in concrete. 6 Unknown. 7 Partially rebuilt, Locks and dami, Fox River, Wis.-Continued Depth at Dis- normal pool Charac- tance Avail- ter of Date of Name of lock or dam from Nearest town tanDis- Clear able Lift Kind of Actual founda- dam Type of construction comple- cost Green length Breast Lower tion tion Bay wall miter sill O Miles Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Eureka Lock-. _ 80.9 Eureka- ....-- 2 35. 7 148. 6 2.0 7.9 10.1 Sand- --.. Stone masonry. -.. 1876 $51, 127.51 Eureka Dam ..-- 80. 9 _-- do- ...... 2 .... Earth ... Fixed 3-_ Timber and plank _ 7.-4 .----- 1879 10, 276. 15 Berlin Lock ------------------------ 89.2 Berlin -- 2 34.8 148. 6 1.3 9. 2 Clay ---- Stone masonry...--.. 1878 44, 370. 98 Berlin Dam_ 89. 2 -_ do ....- 2 Earth .... Fixed 4.__ Timber cribs....... 1894 14, 747. 14 White River Lock__........... 99. 2 Princeton_-- 6 34.5 148.5 1.9 7. 2 7 10. Clay -- - Stone masonry ..- 1878 58, 709. 94 H 0 O White River Dam__ 99. 2 ... do-.....- 6 Earth -- Fixed 4 Timber cribs.------- 1895 17, 285. 64 0 Princeton Lock___ -- 108.6 do .... do---- 3 34.9 148.4 1.5 7.3 9. 5 Sand----.. Stone masonry _- 1878 51, 577. 84 Princeton Dam___ 108. 6 -_ o--do------ 3 ___do .- ..- Fixed __.... Timber cribs- ----- 1898 11, 265. 69 0 Grand River Lock.....--------- 129. 3 Montello...... 3 34.7 148. 3 1.4 6. 4 9.8 Clay- - - Stone masonry...... 1878 56, 989. 43 Grand River Dam ------------- 129. 3 -- do..---.... 3 --- --- ------- Clay and Fixed 3a. - sand. Timber cribs-....... 1898 8, 446. 86 z Montello Lock 2__ 132. 6 --- do .. 35. 3 137. 0 3.8 4.8 5.7 Sand .... Composite- ..... 1901 74, 889. 83 0 Montello Dam 2-- --- 132.6 --- do ----- - ----?- ---- ..- --do-....... Timber cribs- ----- 1868 (6) Governor Bend Lock 2............... 156. 7 Portage .--- 6 35. 0 137. O --.- 3.8 87. 0 5. 2 --- do---- -- Fixed do....... . . . ----- 1899 8, 892. 00 Governor Bend Dam ... 156.7 _. do........ 6 "-------- 1--4.- ___do- ... Fixed.. -- ._- do---- - - 1865 (6) Fort Winnebago Lock 2_...........__ 160. 9 ---.... do--------- 2 34. 3 137. 0 6.4 5.8 5.6 Clay- .... Composite-...... 1890 12, 088. 45 r12 Portage Lock 2 .. 163. 1. ... do.-------- 35. 2 146. O 2.3 10. 5 8.2 Sand...... .----------- Concrete .-- -- 1928 179, 604. 83 1 Depth shown is on breast wall, which is controlling depth for upper pool. 2 Original structure built prior to assumption of control by the United States on Sept. 18, 1872. 3 Provided with sluices. 4 Flush boards used. 6 Unknown. 7 Partially rebuilt. s Depth shown is on upper miter sill, which is controlling depth. C3 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 877 Terminal facilities.-The wharf and landing facilities are in gen- eral adequate for the accommodation of existing commerce. Operations and results duringfiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of completing, by contract, the work of rebuilding sluiceway and spill- way sections of Little Chute Dam, which was in progress at the close of the previous fiscal year, at a cost of $64,848.96. Construction of new concrete dam and removal of old timber crib dam at Cedars (Kimberly), by contract, was commenced at a cost of $16,030.13. The construction of a new concrete lock at Rapide Croche was com- menced by hired labor and use of Government plant. The right lock wall, including retaining wall and upper and lower wing walls, was completed at a cost of $111,139.08. Dredging 64,721 cubic yards, by Government plant, for restoration of project depth above Apple- ton First Lock, below Menasha Lock and at Calumet Harbor on Lake Winnebago and removing snags and shoals from Wolf River at Red Banks, Boom Bay Cut and above Fremont, cost $30,065.10. The total cost was $222,083.27 for maintenance. The total net expendi- tures were $229,213.73. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 44 percent completed (upper river, 25 per cent; lower, 83 per cent). Twenty-two original locks and nine original dams have been re- built; five additional locks and dams have been built by the United States. (See existing project for year of completion of each.) The structures and the dredging in pools have increased the original depths generally about 2 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water at the close of the fiscal year were as follows: Fox River: Feet De Pere to Eureka Lock _______________________________ 6. 0 ---------- Eureka Lock to 3 miles above Berlin Lock______________ -4. 5 3 miles above Berlin Lock to Montello Lock___________ 3. 5 Montello Lock to Governor Bend Lock __________________ 2. 5 Governor Bend Lock to Portage Lock__ _____________ _____ 2.0 Wolf River : Mouth to 1 mile below Partridge Crop Lake_________________------- 4. 0 1 mile below Partridge Crop Lake to New London- ___________---- - 2. 5 Harbors on Lake Winnebago___________---- ---------------------------------- 5.5 The practicable drafts of vessels is about one half foot less than the controlling depths and prevail throughout the year except when the rivers are frozen, usually from December 1 to April 1. The head of navigation for boat traffic is New London on the Wolf River and Portage on the upper Fox, except that during high water on the Wisconsin River boats can proceed from Portage to the Mississippi River. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is dredging in the upper Fox River and the upper portion of the Wolf River; also rock removal and deepening Neenah Channel on lower Fox River. Deepening Neenah Channel is no longer desired by navigation interests. The remaining rock removal is not needed unless there is a material increase in commerce. Additional dredg- ing on the upper river is no longer considered necessary and is not justifiable from an economic standpoint. The total costs of perma- nent work under the existing project are as follows: 878 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Section New work Maintenance Total Upper river.....------------------------------------- $358, 295. 80 $220, 856. 94 $579, 152. 74 Lower river...................-------------------------------------513, 428. 21 852, 121.03 1, 365, 549. 24 Total...---------------..................--.............-------------------- 871, 724. 01 1, 072, 977. 97 1, 944, 701. 98 The total expenditures have been as follows: Upper river, $579,- 152.74; lower river, $1,745,797.39; total, $2,324,950.13. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $105,000, made during July, will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1933_ -- __-________-__-- $7, 296. 56 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Depere, 160 days, at $150 about August-November 1933 and May-June 1934 __ ________ 24, 000. 00 Operation of U.S. bucket dredge Winneconne, 160 days, at $130, about August-November 1933 and May-June 1934---------- 20, 800. 00 Complete reconstruction of Cedars Dam, 654 linear feet, by con- tract in force, July-November 1933------------------------ 66, 100. 00 Complete reconstruction of Rapide Croche Lock by hired labor, July 1933-April 1934 _--- ---------------------------- 85, 000. 00 Repairs of plant, winter 1933-34-------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies _ ____-----__ _-____ 10, 587. 83 Total (including $12,252.07 accounts receivable and $31,000 estimated outstanding obligations on June 30, 1934) -- _-_217, 784. 39 The lower timber crib dam at Appleton is badly decayed and has inadequate flood discharge capacity. The dam should be rebuilt as soon as funds are available. Dredging is required annually for main- tenance of project dimensions of channels. The additional sum of $143,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Depere, 125 days, at $150, summer and fall, 1934, and spring, 1935 -- ------------------------ $18, 750 Operation of U.S. bucket dredge Winneconne, 125 days, at $130, summer and fall, 1934, and spring, 1935- ----------------- 16, 250 Reconstruction of Appleton lower dam, 530 linear feet, at $190, by contract or United States plant, April-November 1934------- 100, 700 Engineering and contingencies------ ------------------- ----- 7, 300 Total--------- ------------- ---------------------$143, 000 Cost and financial suwmnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------- ----------------- 1 $4, 111, 633. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------- - 1, 072, 977. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------. 5, 184, 611. 61 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 375, 292. 64 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_-------- _- -- --- 5, 559, 904. 25 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933- ---- -------------- 12, 252. 07 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933---.--- ------------- 5, 572, 156. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----- ----------------- 7, 296. 56 Net total expendituresa-----,_ ------ .- __ _ 5, 564, 859. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ --. - -__ __..____--- 100, 532. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 5, 665, 392. 08 1 Includes $591,161.39 expended on Wisconsin River. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 879 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work- _-_-_.. ...-------. $48, 215. 98 $24, 160. 13 .. ------------ Cost of maintenance---.........----------------87, 894. 00 144, 079. 13 $150, 858. 62 $139, 576. 46 $222, 083. 27 ........ Total cost---- __.......----------------. 136, 109. 98 168, 239. 26 150, 858. 62 139, 576. 46 222, 083. 27 - Total expended_..----________-___- 139, 272. 32 122, 989. 46 144, 215. 38 122, 716. 21 229, 213. 73 __......-....... Allotted...__. ............. 155, 000. 00 91,000.00 151, 000.00 80, 000. 00 226, 784.84 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__-------------------------- $102, 961. 21 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930______- _______------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_ .___ __-_____---___ 114, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932_________________ 67, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ _--__--- _ _ __---------40, 000. 00 231, 000. 0! Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 333, 961. 21 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------- 4, 215. 16 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 329, 746. 05 Gross amount expended____- ___-- ________-----_- 259, 254. 74 Less: Reimbursements collected------------ $30, 001.01 Receipts from sales------------------ 40. 00 30, 041. 01 229, 213. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933______------ ---------- 100, 532. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-----------------27, 358. 45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___-- __-- 62, 264. 63 89, 623. 08 Balance available June 30, 1933 909.24 1___________--------- Accounts receivable June 30. 1933-------------------- 12, 252. 07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933______--____-_ 23, 161. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 28, 1930 40,----------------------- 4,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933__65----------- -------- 65, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_-------------------- 128, 161. 31 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1__________------- --------------- 1,161,300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_________ ___ ____________ 143, 000.00 6. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON FOX RIVER, WIS. The improvement forms part of the project for Fox River, Wis. See page 873, where general information regardiig the improvement can be found. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriations since 1885. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228--ENG 1933--56 880 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of making necessary repairs to locks, dams, canal banks, and lock houses, at a cost of $48,356.20. The locks and dams were operated in accordance with the existing project and gages were read at a cost of $36,458.94. All work was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The total cost was $84,815.14. The total net expenditures were $80,039.70. Condition at end of fiscal year.- (See report on Fox River, Wis., p. 877.) The total costs of permanent work from the indefinite appropriations are $3,605,077.96. The total expenditures are $3,595,253.19. Proposed operations.-The locks and dams will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and finanoial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__---------------------- $3, 605, 077. 96 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933__________ 1, 806.40 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-__--------------- 3, 606, 884. 36 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- .60 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 -- ----------------- 3, 606, 884. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 11,631.77 Net total expenditures-------------------------- 3, 595,253. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------- ^------- 24, 445.31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ .--- ______ 3, 619, 698. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----....-------------------- Cost of maintenance..........------------------. $90, 242. 08 $132, 599. 11 $115, 187. 42 $109, 135. 22 $84, 815. 14 Total expended.........---- .---------------------- 95, 860. 55 86, 790. 74 115, 537. 24 108, 423. 08 80, 039. 70 Allotted...... ------------------------- .100, 000. 00 95,000. 00 103,000. 00 110, 000. 00 93, 06. 94 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________________ _______________ $11,428. 07 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909__________________________ 100, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for_______________________________ 111, 428. 07 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- ___________ 6, 943. 06 Net amount to be accounted for___ __________ ________ 104, 485. 01 Gross amount expended________________________ $80, 306. 60 Less reimbursements collected__________ 266. 90 80, 039.70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--_________________ 24, 445. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------------ __-- __ 15, 015. 91 Balance available June 30, 1933_________________________ 9, 429. 40 Accounts receivable ----------------------- .60 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 9, 430.00 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 ------ ______________---_ 92, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-- 101, 430. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 881 7. STURGEON BAY AND LAKE MICHIGAN SHIP CANAL, WIS. Location.-This improvement is on the west shore of Lake Michi- gan, distant about 52 miles northeasterly from Green Bay and about 128 miles northerly from Milwaukee. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of March 3, 1873, modified by act of June 14, 1880. The United States assumed possession of the canal April 25, 1893, as provided by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892. The original project for the canal was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894, modified by River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. The cost and expenditures thereunder prior to commencement of the existing project in 1903 are as follows: New work, including purchase price of canal, $323,419.40; mainte- nance, $30,410.21; a total of $353,829.61. For further details see page 1935 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an outer harbor or stilling basin protected by two converging breakwaters, each 1,344 feet in length, extending from the shore on either side of the easterly or Lake Michigan end of the canal; for a channel extending from, deep water in the lake to the canal entrance at the shore line, a total length of 1,300 feet, varying in width from 600 feet at the outer end in the lake to 160 feet at canal entrance; for a revetted canal 7,200 feet in length, varying in width from 160 to 250 feet; for a channel through Sturgeon Bay from the westerly end of the canal to deep water in the bay, a distance of 4 miles, having a width of 200 feet; .and for a turning basin 1,600 feet long, maximum width 500 feet, located at the westerly end of the canal at the head of Sturgeon Bay; .all channels and the turning basin to be 19 feet deep. The break- waters are formed of stone-filled piling and timber cribs and have been provided with concrete superstructure; the revetments are formed of piling and timber, 914 feet having been repaired with concrete superstructure. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1919, was $251,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1873, provided for the breakwaters (Annual Report for 1874, pt. 1, p. 142); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the present canal revetments and channel dimensions and consolidated the canal and harbor works (H.Doc. No. 117, 56th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the turning basin (H.Doc. No. 1382, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-As the canal and connecting channel is a through waterway, the only terminal facilities are in the city of Sturgeon Bay, 4 miles from the west end of the revetted portion of 882 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the canal. These facilities consist of 3 small coal wharves; 2 ship-- building yards and 1 package-freight wharf. There is also a large stone wharf located about 5 miles northwesterly from the city of Sturgeon Bay. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 16,000 cubic yards, by hired labor and. use of Govern- ment plant, for restoration of project depth at a cost of $3,108.43, which was the total cost for maintenance. The total net expendi- tures were $3,377.02. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1919 at a saving of $7,777 under the estimated cost. The- harbor entrance piers were completed in 1880, the canal revetments in 1903, and the dredging in 1904. Pile revetments require repairs and backfilling. About 260 feet of south plank crib revetment is in fair condition but will require rebuilding above the water surface in. a few years. The controlling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 17.3 feet over a minimum width of about 1004 feet along the northerly side of the channel through the outer harbor and 18.5 feet over the full width throughout the revetted canal.. The entire channel through the outer harbor and revetted canal has. been swept and all loose stone removed to project depth and more where there is greater depth to ledge rock. There is a controlling depth of 18 feet over the full width in the channel west of the- revetted canal. The costs have been $243,223.05 for new work, $388,- 402.59 for maintenance, a total of $631,625.64. The total expendi- tures were $632,233.45. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $18,000, made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $14. 601 Maintenance " Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 10 days, at $550, July 1933--------------------------- ------------- 5, 500. 00 Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 31 days, at $350, October-November 1933--------------------------- __ 10, 850.00 Minor repairs to revetments and backfilling, with United States plant, October-November 1933--------___________________________ 9, 500. 00 Engineering and contingencies-------------------- -------- 1, 635. 40 Total---------------- ----------------------------- 27, 500. 00 Balance remaining -------------------------------------- 103. 40 Grand total ______________-__----_____-_- ---- 27, 603. 40 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $23,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 45 days, at $350, fall, 1934----------------------------------------------------- $15, 750 Minor repairs to revetments with U.S. plant, fall, 1934_ 6, 000 Engineering and contingencies------------------_------ 1, 250 Total-- --- ------------------------------- 23, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS---MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 883 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____________-_______--_---- $566, 642. 45 =Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_-------------------------- 418, 812. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_________--- 985, 455. 25 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933- - 622. 41 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 _ - --__ -- 986, 077. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933______________ ___ 14. 60 Net total expenditures_________________________ 986, 063. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933______________ 9, 603. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ 995, 666. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 C ost of new work .. . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . Cost of maintenance- .......- _ -- - - $35, 017. 21 $44, 636. 89 $30, 814. 63 $83, 387. 51 $3, 108. 43 Total expended------------------------- 34, 136. 51 44, 634. 46 31, 842. 10 82, 701. 69 3, 377. 02 Allotted..... ... .. .... 56, 500. 00 16, 000. 00 ...---------------------------- 100, 000. 00 -3, 000. 00 1,300. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__-------------------------------- $11, 680.42 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 -------------------------------------------- 1,500.00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 13, 180. 42 :Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------ ----------- 200. 00 Net amount to be accounted for 980. 42 1-------------------------- Gross amount expended-- -$3, 380. 02 Less receipts from sales------------------------------- 3. 00 3, 377. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------- 9, 603. 40 Balance remaining ----- ________________ 32. 51 Grand total_ --------------------------------------- 14, 532.51 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $9,000 can be profitably- expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 21 days, at $350, April 1935- _ ---------------------------- ---- $7, 350 Minor repairs to piers and revetments, by hired labor, during the fiscal year ------------------------------------- 1, 000, Engineering and contingencies __________650' Total-------------------------------- 9, 000, Cost and fnancial summary -- __--- Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ -$266, ___________---- 416. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 283, 390. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------ 549, 807. 22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 65.95 Net total expenditures--- .... 549, 741. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----- ------------------------ 532. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ----- 550, 273. 78 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 891 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 -Cost Cost of new work....-----------.............................................. of maintenance----....--------------- $9, 102. 42 $80, 371. 15 $29,523.49 $6, 776. 21 $7, 717. 33 Total expended.. -------------- _ 18, 305. 36 -------.. 76, 437. 49 24, 264. 06 12, 013. 01 7,679. 15 Allotted-------------..............------...........---- ---- 64, 500. 00 24, 500. 00 45,000. 00 -17,000.00 5, 800. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__________________________________ $2, 411. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ________________________________ $1, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ___ __----- __________ 5, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-__-- 8, 411.66 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment .--- -------- 200. 00 Net amount to be accounted for _ 8, 211.66 8________---------___ Gross amount expended----------------------------8, 163. 32 Less reimbursements collected _-----------------------484. 17 7, 679. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 _____ _______________--532. 51 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ___---- - ----- 65. 95 Balance available June 30, 1933______________________------466. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved Mar. 4, 1933___- 14, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__--------------- 14,466. 56 Amount that can be profitably expended - - in - fiscal - year - ending June- 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 _ _ 9, 000. 00 11. MANITOWOC HARBOR, WIS. Location.-This harbor is on the west shore of Lake Michigan, dis- tant about 79 miles northerly from Milwaukee and about 106 miles from Green Bay via Sturgeon Bay Canal. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted in 1854, the first appropriation for the improvement having been made by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1852. The project was modi- fied by subsequent River and Harbor Acts of 1881, 1890, 1896, and 1902. The cost and expenditures prior to the commencement of work under the existing project in 1907 were $400,126.14 for new work and $54,287.93 for maintenance, a total of $454,414.07. For further de- tails see page 1937 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an outer harbor or stilling basin formed by two breakwaters extending from the shore on either side of the mouth of the Manitowoc River, 425 feet apart at their outer ends and diverging to a distance of 2,180 feet apart at their inner ends, having lengths of 2,540 feet and 2,290 feet for the north and south breakwaters, respectively, and for a channel 18 feet deep, extending from that depth in the lake through the outer harbor to the mouth of the river, a total length of about 2,000 feet, with a width of about 500 feet. The breakwaters are formed of stone-filled 1 Exclusive of available funds. 892 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 timber cribs, concrete caissons, and piling, all of which are capped with concrete superstructure. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one- half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctu- ations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure,. of about 11/. feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1907, was $486,000,. exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess., as modified by R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 3, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). For the latest published maps see House Document No. 136, Sixty-third Congress, first session, and House Document No. 481, Seventy-second Congress,, second session. Recomumended modification of project.-Under date of October 10, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for an entrance channel 650 feet wide and 21 feet deep, for removal of the old pier constructed by the Federal Government at the river entrance, and for the construction of a pile. clump fender in the river, all at an estimated cost of $60,000 with maintenance estimated at $2,000 annually in addition to that now required. (H.Doc. No. 481, 72d Cong., 2d sess.) Terminal facilities.-Besides 3 car-ferry slips there are 12 wharves used for handling miscellaneous commodities. While these facilities. are considered fairly adequate for existing commerce, it is believed the city should provide a suitable wharf with warehouse and rail- way connection, which should be open to the general public. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of sweeping and removing bowlders and other obstructions from the harbor entrance approach at a cost of $2,756.45. Repairs to the superstructure of the concrete caisson section of the south break- water, in progress at the close of the fiscal year, cost $5,560.41. Soundings cost $401.26. All work was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The total cost was $8,718.12 for maintenance. The total net expenditures were $6,257.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1910 at a saving of $251,751 under the estimated cost. The breakwaters, completed in 1910, are in good condition, except that the concrete superstructure on the caisson sections requires. repairs. The dredging was completed in 1908. The controlling- depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 19 feet over a minimum width of about 200 feet in mid-channel through the outer basin, diminishing to about 15 feet along the edges of the 500- foot channel. The costs are $234,248.48 for new work and $413,- 828.76 for maintenance, a total of $648,077.24. The total expendi- tures are $645,944.48. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the, year, together with an allotment of $34,600, made during July, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 893 Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $2, 599. 53 Maintenance : Operation of United States dipper dredge Kewlaunee, 20 days, at $350, during the fiscal year_------------------------------ 7, 00000 Large riprap for breakwaters, by hired labor, fall, 1933, 1,000 tons, at $4__-------- ------------------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Complete repairs to south and commence repairs to north caisson breakwater, by hired labor, during the fiscal year-__.. 21, 800. 00 Engineering and contingencies 2, 200. 47 Total (including $5,000 estimated outstanding obligations on June 30, 1934) ----------------------------------------- 37, 600. 00 Balance remaining---------------------------------------- 2, 759. 57 Grand total------------------------- 40, 359. 57 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $9,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 21 days, at $350, summer, 1934-------------- --------------------------- $7, 350 Minor repairs to piers and breakwaters, by hired labor, during the fiscal year___-------- ---------------------------------- 1, 000 Engineering and contingencies----------------------------------- 50 Total-------------------------------------------------- 9, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------- _ $634, 374. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 468, 116. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 1, 102, 491. 31 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 466. 77 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 1, 102, 958. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 2, 599. 53 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 1, 100, 358. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 5, 759. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------1, 106, 118. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------------- - Cost of maintenance--_ ----------------- $5, 945. 62 $7, 676. 94 $3, 218. 28 $4, 880. 79 $8, 718. 12 Total expended------..........---------------- 5, 963. 61 7, 676. 94 3, 218. 28 5, 208. 18 6, 257. 97 ... Allotted----- _------------------------ 6, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 7, 000. 00 .....------------ 5, 800. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $6, 217. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930----- $2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 _ ----------- 4, 000. 00 6, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for_------------------------- 12, 217. 54 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- -- 200. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ 12, 017. 54 Gross amount expended_ ----------------- 6, 257. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 -------- _ 5, 759. 57 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 3, 162.78 Balance available June 30, 1933------ 2, 596. 79 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__ 34, 600. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ------- 37, 196.79 Amount that can be profitably ' expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1 --- 9, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 894 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, i933 12. SHEBOYGAN HARBOR, WIS. Location.-This is on the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 26 miles south from Manitowoc and, about 55 miles north of Milwaukee. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 23, 1866. This project was modified bLsub- sequent River and Harbor Acts of 1873, 1881, 1894, 1899, and 1902. The total cost and expenditures prior to commencement of the exist- ing project in 1907 are $487,816.64 for new work and $87,131.46 for maintenance, a total of $574,948.10. For further details see page 1937 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an outer harbor or stilling basin formed by a breakwater extending from the shore about 2,250 feet north of the mouth of the Sheboygan River for a total length of 3,829 feet, and a south pier 2,750 feet long extending into the lake about normal to the shore on the south side of the mouth of the river, and for a turning basin 900 feet wide and 20 feet deep in the outer harbor with an entrance channel 3,300 feet long through the south side of the basin, the width being 200 feet at the inner end of south pier and 350 feet at outer end of breakwater, the depth being 20 feet, increasing to 22 feet at the lakeward end. The north breakwater is formed of stone-filled timber cribs, concrete caissons, and piling, all of which is capped with concrete superstructure. The south pier consists of timber cribs and piling, 1,250 linear feet of which has also been provided with concrete superstructure. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluc- tuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost of new work revised in 1927 was $497,000. This estimate is exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $12,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1907, provided for the north break- water (H.Doc. No. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for preserving the south pier as part of the project, for the turning basin, and for present channel dimensions, and elimi- nated the proposed south breakwater (H.Doc. No. 475, 68th Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published map see House Document No. 475, Sixty-eighth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are several private wharves, and the city of Sheboygan has established a public terminal equipped with warehouse. These facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 500 cubic yards for restoration of project depth at a cost of $112.01. The placing of stone during the previous fiscal year as riprap along the north caisson breakwater involved a cost of $776.24. Minor repairs to piers cost $2,118.23. Rebuilding, by contract, the RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 895 superstructure on the inner 1,239.5 linear feet of the south pier, in concrete, in progress at the close of the fiscal year, cost $31,366.17. All work except rebuilding the superstructure on the south pier was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The total cost was $34,372.65 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $36,150.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project providing for construction of north breakwater was completed in 1915 and the south pier in 1904. Work on the modified project for turning basin and increased depth in entrance channel was completed in 1931 at a saving of $72,723 under the estimated cost. The pier and breakwater are in good condition, except that both require riprap. The inner 260 feet of the south pier has been entirely removed and replaced with a revetment by private interests under permit granted July 16, 1931, by the Secretary of War. The pier is therefore main- tained only for a length of about 2,490 feet. The controlling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 19 feet in the entrance channel and turning basin for the full width in the east- erly half and for a width of 350 feet from the face of the south pier in the westerly half. Sheboygan River is navigable for a dis- tance of about 11/2 miles above its mouth for craft drawing not more than 4 feet. The costs were $424,277.39 for new work and $370,601.18 for main- tenance, a total of $794,878.57. The total expenditures are $790,683.94. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $22,000 made during July, will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1933 $4, 655. 63 _------------------------------- Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 38 days at $350, July 1933 and June 1934______________________---------------_____13,300. 00 Complete rebuilding concrete superstructure on 1,240 linear feet of south pier, by contract in force, July 1933________________ 10, 000. 00 Riprap breakwater and pier, by hired labor, during the fiscal year, 4,000 tons, at $3------------------------------------_ 12, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies_____________-------------- __________----------2, 051.35 Total (including $47.13 accounts receivable and $4,000 esti- mated outstanding obligations on June 30, 1934)-------- 42,006. 98 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. Riprap is required along the north breakwater and south pier. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expend- ed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 23 days at $350, summer 1934 and spring 1935 ------------------------- $8, 050 Riprap breakwater and pier, with U.S. plant, during the fiscal year, 2,000 tons, at $3--------------------------------------- 6. 000 Engineering and contingencies ------------------------- 950 Total------------- --------- ------------ 15, 000 16228-E NG 1933-57 896 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $912, 094. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------457, 732. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 1, 369, 826. 67 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------------ 413. 87 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------_----__1, 370, 240. 54 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----------__ --------__47, 13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933---------- -------- 1, 370, 287. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 4, 655. 63 Net total expenditures 365, 632. 04 1,1____________-________ Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------- 19, 959. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 , 385, 591. 89 1----------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---- ...--------------.... $24, 919. 35 ----------- $16, 702.05 $8, 214.92 -. Cost of maintenance ....-------...------------- 3, 530. 36 $13, 716. 76 7, 544. 56 19, 156. 37 $34, 372. 65 Total cost---- ------------------ 28, 449. 71 13, 716. 76 24, 246.61 27, 371.29 34, 372. 65 Total expended..................--------------------------- 28, 474. 45 13, 716. 76 19, 262. 40 26, 383. 00 36, 150.52 ......... ------------ Allotted----------...... ------------ 5, 000. 00 46, 000.00 18, 000.00 -5, 000. 00 48, 550. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_______________________-__ $7,560.37 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930-----------_---- __$40, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------------- 9, 000. 00 49,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- ___ 56, 560. 37 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 450. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 56, 110. 37 Gross amount expended__ _-_-- __ --- _____---- 36, 160. 52 Less reimbursements collected------- ----------------- 10. 00 36, 150. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__________________________ 19, 959.85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_________________ 4, 060. 58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- ___ 9, 265. 67 13, 326. 25 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 6, 633. 60 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 _____________ ____ 47. 13 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933___--------------- 6, 680. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 2---------- ?Balance available for fiscal year 1934-----------------------_ 28, 680. 73 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1---------- 15, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS.7 DISTRICT 897 13. PORT WASHINGTON HARBOR, WIS. Location.-On the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 53 miles south from Manitowoc and about 29 miles north from Mil- waukee. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870. This project was modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 14, 1876. The cost and expenditures prior to the commencement of the existing project in 1910 were $188,495.08 for new work, $15,123.46 for maintenance, a total of $203,618.54. (For further details see p. 1938 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for two parallel piers about 150 feet apart, having a length of 920 feet each, and for a channel 16 feet deep from that depth in the lake leading to two interior basins having the same depth, the west basin being 150 by 490 feet, and the north basin, 190 by 770 feet; this channel has a total length of about 1,400 feet and varies in width from 375 feet at the outer end in the lake to about 120 feet between the piers. The piers are formed of stone-filled timber cribs; about 370 feet of the south pier and 93 feet of the north pier at the inner ends have been provided with rubble superstructure. The project depth referred to is low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluc- tuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1909, was $30,000, exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,600. The existing project was authorized by the folowing river and har- bor acts: The act of July 11, 1870, provided for the entrance piers and the south basin (H.Ex.Doc. No. 28, 41st Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of August 14, 1876, provided for the north basin. (Annual Report for 1876, pt. 2, p. 379) ; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for present channel dimensions (H.Doc. No. 306, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). (For lat- est published maps see Annual Report for 1903, opposite p. 1856, and H.Doc. No. 168, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the construction of a north breakwater 2,592 feet long, removal of 650 feet of the north pier, dredging an outer basin and entrance channel to 21 feet and inner basins to 18 feet below the established datum plane of Lake Michigan, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 168, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work to be carried out under the public- works program is subject to the following conditions: (1) That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for the ac- quiring of any lands required for tlhe purpose of the improvement. 898 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 (2) That no work shall be undertaken on the project until the Secretary of War is satisfied that improvements by local interests on the south side of the harbor will be sufficiently advanced to afford the adequate utilization of the harbor by the time that the Federal improvement is completed. (3) That the authorization of the project shall not relieve the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co., or its successors and assigns, of any obligation imposed in the approval of the plans for the structures and work on the south side of the harbor. As it is now proposed to land the shore connection at a street end against an existing revetment, no land will be required to be donated to the United States. Negotiations are in progress relative to the matter of additional improvements to be built by local interests on the south side of the harbor and early compliance is anticipated. By an amended War Department permit of November 22, 1932, the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. agreed to dredge and main- tain, as a settling basin for silt and stone deposits from Sauk River, all the area south of the former Government dredging limits over to their newly constructed wharves to certain specified depths, in lieu of the annual payment of $4,000 to the United States for estimated increased dredging costs due To diversion of the river into the har- bor, which was required by the original permit dated October 25, 1930. Under the original permit the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. has removed the old south pier and revetment and all required original dredging has been done. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 private wharves which handle coal, lumber, fish, and miscellaneous freight. The city of Port Washington operates a wharf with warehouse which is open to public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 43,500 cubic yards for restoration of project depth at a cost of $7,297.93. Minor repairs to piers cost $8.94. All work was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The total cost was $7,306.87 for maintenance. The total net expenditures were $5,749.78. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1911 at a saving of $7,554 under the estimated cost. The north pier was completed in 1887, the south pier in 1893, and the dredging in 1911. The old south pier has been entirely removed and the entrance channel widened to 215 feet at the outer end, increasing to 240 feet at the inner end of the north pier by private interests under permit granted October 25, 1930, by the Secretary of War. The entrance width has been temporarily reduced to 165 feet by a crib and rubble mound on the south side of the entrance by War Department permit dated November 10, 1932. The con- trolling depths at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 17 feet over the Government portion of the entrance channel and west basin and 20 feet over the private channel to the south. The north basin had a controlling depth of 14.5 feet. The costs were $22,446.30 for new work and $86,833.58 for maintenance, a total of $109,279.88. The total expenditures were $107,806.06. Proposed operations.-The balance of regular funds unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $3,000 made during July, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 899 Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------------- $2, 318. 14 Maintenance: Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 10 days at $350, May 1934------------------------------------------------ 3, 500. 00 Minor repairs to piers and revetments, by hired labor, during the fiscal year--1,---------------------------------------- 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies ------------------------------- 357. 26 Total---------------------------------------------------- 7, 175. 40 The funds from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: New work: Construction of entire north breakwater and shore connection, removal of old north pier and dredging by contract, November 1933-November 1935------------------------------ $625, 000. 00 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $7,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 16 days at $350, summer 1934_ ----------------------------------------------- $5, 61)0 Minor repairs to piers and revetments, by hired labor, during the fiscal year---------------------------------------------- 1, 000 ----------------------------------- Engineering and contingencies___ 400 Total7--- ----------------------------------------------- , 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ----------------------------- $210, 941. 38 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------101, 957. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 312, 898. 42 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 -------- 844. 32 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------------313, 742. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 - - 2, 318. 14 Net total expenditures_-------------------- 311, 424. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------_---- 4. 175. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 --------------- 315, 600. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...--- - ------------------------ Cost of maintenance- .....--- - --- $7, 263. 73 $12, 004. 75 $7,660.32 - ---- $7,306.87 Total expended ...... 7, 263. 73 12, 004. 75 3, 660. 32 $83. 27 5, 749. 78 Allotted ----------------------- 9, 000. 00 13, 000. 00 6,000. 00 -5, 000. 00 1, 900. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- $8, 025. 18 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930_-------------------------------- -------- 2, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-- 10, 025. 18 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ 100. 00 Net amount to be accounted for - - - 9, 925. 18 Gross amount expended_------ - 5, 749. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ - ---- - 4, 175.40 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----- - 2, 318. 14 Balance available June 30, 1933 - -1, 857. 26 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act------ 625, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__ 3, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 _..- --- - - 629, 857.26 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - --- - 7, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 900 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 14. MILWAUKEE HARBOR, WIS. Location.-On the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 85 miles northerly from Chicago and about 83 miles west of Grand Haven, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7.) Previous projects.--The original project for improvement of Mil- waukee Harbor was adopted by act of 1843. This project was modi- fied by River and Harbor Acts of 1852, 1869, and 1899. The original project for the harbor of refuge was adopted by act of 1881. The project of June 13, 1902, consolidating the harbor and harbor of refuge was modified by act of 1905. The total cost and expenditures on the harbor and harbor of refuge prior to the commencement of the existing project in 1907, but including an expenditure of $14,633.85, made under the abandoned project of 1910 for widening rivers and dredging turning basins, are $1,293,220.26 for new work, $459,305.16 for maintenance, a total of $1,752,525.42. For further details see page 1938 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a north breakwater 9,961 feet long and a south breakwater 9,671 feet, more or less, in length, ex- tending to the shore, thereby forming a protected basin in which is to be located a commercial harbor to be constructed by the city of Milwaukee, the width of entrance between the two breakwaters to be about 500 feet. It further provides for the protection of the river mouth by two piers, 360 feet apart at the outer ends and 550 feet apart at the shore line, about 1,656 feet and 1,608 feet in length for the north and south piers, respectively; for a channel 21 feet deep, extending from that depth in the lake to the mouth of the river, a total length of about 2,850 feet, the width of channel outside the piers to be 600 feet; the removal of the remaining portions of the original south pier and of the point of land at the foot of the present pier, so as to provide a channel width of about 500 feet at the river mouth; and the abandonment of so much of the previous project as related to dredging inside the shore line for the formation of turn- ing basins and widening channels. The breakwaters are formed of stone-filled timber cribs and concrete caissons, all of which is capped with concrete superstructure. The inner entrance piers are formed of concrete caissons, stone-filled timber cribs and piling and are also provided with concrete superstructure. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to the wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $4,575,000, exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $55,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 30, 1852, provided for the north pier (S.Doc. No. 175, 25th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 3, 1899, RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 901 provided for the 19-foot channel dimensions (H.Doc. No. 61, 54th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 3, 1881, provided for the inner 7,600 feet of the breakwater (Annual Report for 1881, p. 2122); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the south pier (Annual Report for 1906, p. 1752), and also provided for extending the breakwater 1,000 feet without prior survey or estimate; the act of September 22, 1922, provided for extending north breakwater, for a south break- water, and for deepening and widening channel (H.Doc. No. 804, 66th Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published maps see House Docu- ment No. 667, Sixty-first Congress, second session, Annual Report for 1911, page 2332, and House Document No. 289, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, dredging a por- tion of the outer harbor between East Wisconsin Avenue extended and East Bay Street extended to 21 feet, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 289, Seventy-second Con- gress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of April 1, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modifications of the exist, ing project to provide for a depth of 21 feet in the outer harbor between East Wisconsin Avenue extended and East Bay Street ex- tended, and easterly of a line 50 feet lakeward of the pierhead line, at a cost to the Federal Government of not to exceed $125,000, with $8,000 annually for maintenance, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H.Doc. No. 289, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Partially included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work to be carried out under the public- works program is subject to the condition that the original dredging be done by the city of Milwaukee and the city of Milwaukee to be reimbursed conditionally for original dredging done. All prior requirements have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Numerous wharves, private and municipal, exist. These facilities are inadequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 34,000 cubic yards for restoration of project depth at a cost of $5,748.35. Placing 21,608 tons of small stone for chinking large riprap along the breakwaters cost $37,055.77. Repairs to su- perstructures on piers and north breakwater cost $3,107.09. The re- building of 758 linear feet, more or less, of south breakwater by contract, in progress at the close of the previous fiscal year, was completed at a cost of $174,164.31. All work, except rebuilding the damaged portion of the south breakwater, was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The total costs were $211,220.08 for new work and $8,855.44 for maintenance, a total of $220,075.52. The total net expenditures were $122,847.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project in effect prior to the modification of August 31, 1933, is about 981/2 percent completed. The city of Milwaukee has dredged the area in the outer harbor south of the inner entrance piers and lakeward of the pierhead line to more than 21 feet below datum. The north breakwater was 902 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 completed for a length of 8,210 feet in 1909 and the extension of 1,751 feet in 1925, making the total length 9,961 feet; the north pier in 1905 and the south pier in 1910. The south breakwater was completed in 1929 except for placing additional riprap and repair- ing about 756 feet damaged by a storm of October 22-23, 1929. Rebuilding the damaged section of the breakwater and the placing of additional riprap was completed in 1932. The south shore con- nection was completed in 1928. Dredging operations for deepen- ing and widening entrance channel were completed in 1930. Some additional small stone is required around the caisson breakwaters to chink the voids in the large riprap. The concrete superstructures on the timber crib section of the north breakwater and on the harbor piers are showing considerable disintegration, but not to such extent as to endanger the structures. The controlling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 21 feet over the full width of the entrance channel through the outer harbor and between the inner piers. The costs have been $4,515,167.70 for new work and $589,330.23 for maintenance, a total of $5,104,497.93. The total expenditures were $6,239,938.47. Proposed operations.-The balance of regular funds unexpended at the close of the year, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, less revocation of $40,000, made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ___- ------------------------- $14, 400.23 New work : Complete placing small stone to chink the voids in the large riprap now in place along the breakwaters, with United States plant, during the fiscal year - __------------- 72, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies ----------------------- 6, 000. 00 Total for new work------ - - --------------___ _ 78, 000. 00 Maintenance: Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 21 days at $350, about July 1933 and June 1934------------------------- 7, 350. 00 Continue repairs to concrete superstructure on breakwaters and entrance piers with United States plant during the fiscal year- 14, 000. 00 Repairs of plant, winter 1933-34-----.------------------. 22, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies -------------------------- 3, 976. 84 Total for maintenance -------------------- 47, 326.84 Total (including $55,727.07 accounts receivable) 139, 727.07 Balance remaining----------------------------------------- 63, 904. 29 Grand total--------------------------------------------203, 631. 36 The funds from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be ap- plied as follows: New work: Dredging to be done in outer harbor by the city of Mil- waukee, to be paid for by the United States at not to exceed 10 cents per cubic yard, place measure, during the fiscal year --------- $25, 000 The available funds will be sufficient for the project to June 30, 1935, and no additional funds can be profitably expended. RIVERS AND IHARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 903 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____-_____________-_______ $5, 808, 387.96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------___---- 1, 048, 635. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933__________ 6, 857, 023. 35 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 1, 094, 113. 70 Net total cost to June 30, 1933___________________ ____ 7, 951, 137. 05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933________________________ 55, 727. 07 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 8, 006, 864. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933________________________ 14, 400. 23 Net total expenditures__ 7, 992, 463. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__________________________ 187, 904. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 8, 180, 368. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnewwo Cost of new work __---------- $780, 212. 13 $1,025,160.93 $177,628. 00 $174, 781.30 $211,220.08 Cost of maintenance_- .-.--- - 13, 358. 49 10, 767. 14 10, 629. 07 13, 009. 34 8, 855.44 I i i. Total cost_----- ---- ----- 793, 570. 62 1, 035,928.07 188,257.07 187, 790. 64 220, 075. 52 Total expended.__- -------- 715,131.75 799,421.56 499,165.96 164, 397. 62 122, 847. 79 Allotted ...........-.......... ... 460, 000. 00 775,000.00 535,500.00 -80,000. 00 -38, 386. 06 I I Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________-____ _ _____$_ $349, 138. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 ----------------------------------------- 60, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________ ________- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 409, 138. 14 98, 386. 06 ___ Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 310, 752. 08 Gross amount expended_____------------- -- __ -$606, 949. 84 Less: Reimbursements collected ----- $483, 763. 85 Receipts from sales_______ -- _-- 338. 20 484, 102. 05 122. 847. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ 187, 904. 29 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------ ______ 59, 990. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts________ 6, 242. 17 66, 2:32. 47 -- Balance available June 30, 1933 ____________--_------ 121, 671. 82 ---- Accounts receivable June 30, 1933__ ----------------- 55, 727. 07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_---_________ 177, 398. 89 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act.------__ 25, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934______________ ___ 202, 398. 89 15. RACINE HARBOR, WIS. Location.-On the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 26 miles southerly from Milwaukee and about 64 miles northerly from Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7.) 904 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previous project.-The original project was adopted by the citizens of Racine about 1842 or 1843. The citizens' project was modified by acts of 1866, 1899, and 1902. The cost and expenditures by the United States prior to the commencement of the existing project in 1907 are $427,239.97 for new work, $79,536.95 for maintenance, a total of $506,776.92. For further details see page 1939 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for two breakwaters extending from the shore on either side of the mouth of Root River, 2,640 feet and 2,652 feet in length for the north and south breakwaters, respec- tively, and for a channel varying in width from 650 feet at the outer end to 200 feet at the river mouth, 19 feet deep; this channel extends from that depth in the lake a distance of 2,300 feet to the mouth of the river. The breakwaters are formed of stone-filled timber cribs, concrete caissons, and piling, all being capped with concrete superstructure. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The latest revised estimate (1920) for the new work under existing project is $703,200, exclusive of inner 300 linear feet of pile pier and 450 linear feet of rubble mound, no longer considered necessary. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (Annual Report for 1909, p. 1973). (For latest published map see Annual Report for 1914, p. 2906.) Terminal facilities.-These consist of 5 coal wharves, 1 package- freight wharf, 1 lumber wharf, and 2 fishing wharves. While these facilities are considered generally adequate for existing commerce, there should be a publicly owned or controlled wharf with railroad and terminal facilities, open to all on equal terms. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 93,000 cubic yards, by hired labor and use of Govern- ment plant, for restoration of project depth at a cost of $10,045.20, which was the total cost for maintenance. The total expenditures were $5,133.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was sub- stantially completed in 1924 at a saving of $50,180 under the esti- mated cost. The concrete superstructure on north breakwater and shore connection is showing considerable disintegration,- but not to such an extent as to endanger the structures. The south breakwater and shore connection are in good condition except that the break- water needs riprapping. The controlling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 19 feet over the full width of the entrance channel througi the outer harbor. The costs were $653,- 020.04 for new work and $234,153.84 for maintenance, a total of $887,173.88. The total expenditures were $882,505.42. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MIILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 905 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $2,000, made during July, will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1933- - - ------- $5, 225. 13 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 6 days, at $350, May- June, 1934 __ _-_ 2, 100. 00 Large riprap for breakwaters, by hired labor, during the fiscal year, 1,000 tons, at $4------------__ 4, 000. 00 Minor repairs to breakwaters and piers, by hired labor, during the fiscal year. __-- 750. 00 Engineering and contingencies_ __-- __- _ 481. 54 Total (including $556.67 accounts receivable) - 12, 556. 67 Balance remaining _ _ ___ __ 128. 69 Grand total_ _-_ _- _______________ _ 12, 685. 36 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $13,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 23 days, at $350, spring 1935_---- --- $8, 050 Large riprap for breakwater, with United States plant, during the fiscal year, 1,000 tons, at $4__---- - 4, 000 Engineering and contingencies_ - - 950 Total _ ______- -_ - __13, 000 Cost and financial s ulmmary' Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ $1, 080, 260.01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933______________ 313, 690. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 S1, 393, 950. 80 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 556.67 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_ 1,394, 507. 47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ____________ 5, 225.13 Net total expenditures_______________________ 1, 389, 282. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_________ 10, 128. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933. 1, 399, 411. 03 6 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .. ---- --- --00 0 ---------- ----------- ---------- Cost of maintenance ...... $17,182.07 $8,167.38 $13,752.78 $8,264.56 $10,045.20 Total expended. . . 20, 522. 11 9, 273. 87 13,079.07 7,827.45 52 5,133. Allotted____ 14,000.00 22,500.00 00 -5, 700. 3,830.24 I I Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $11, 431. 97 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------------------ --------- 4, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _- __-- 1-- 5, 431. 97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__ 169. 16 Net amount to/be accounted for _____.___-...._..._ 15, 262. 21 906 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended - __----------- - $18, 733.21 Less reimbursements collected_____ - 1--------- 13, 599. 69 $5, 133.52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 10, 128.69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----__----------------------5, 347. 41 Balance available June 30, 1933-----,------------ _---- 4, 781. 28 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------- -- 556. 67 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------- --- __-- 5, 337. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ 2, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_.....__.--------- 7, 337. 95 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1____ _________ __-_______,_ 13, 000. 00 16. KENOSHA HARBOR, WIS. Location.-On the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 35 miles southerly from Milwaukee and about 54 miles northerly from Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7.) Previous projeots.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1852. This project was modified by subsequent river and harbor acts, as follows: June 23, 1866, Septem- ber 19, 1890, March 3, 1899, and June 13, 1902. Total cost and ex- Senditures prior to commencement of the existing project in 1907 are 453,839.49 for new work, $21,818.17 for maintenance, a total of $475,657.66. For further details see page 1939 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a detached breakwater 800 feet long, for two parallel piers about 250 feet apart; 1,077 and 1,872 feet in length for the north and south piers, respectively, and for a channel 200 feet wide, 19 feet deep; this channel extends from that depth in the lake a distance of 2,350 feet to an interior basin 18 feet deep. The breakwater is formed of stone-filled cribs; the piers are formed of stone-filled cribs and piling. The entire north pier, 75 feet of the south pier, and the entire breakwater are capped with concrete superstructure. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level pre- vailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1906, was $35,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $9,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for the parallel piers, for 600 feet of breakwater, and for the present channel and basin dimensions (H.Doc. No. 328, 54th Cong., 2d sess., and H.Doc. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 907 No. 164, 55th Cong., 3d sess.); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for extending the breakwater 200 feet (H.Doc. No. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 3, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published maps see Annual Report for 1903, page 1863. Terminal facilities.-More efficient use of existing terminals, the construction of 400 feet of revetment on the east side of the basin, and utilization of available frontage for development of additional terminals, particularly for the receipt of coal, is considered neces- sary to meet requirements of existing commerce and to better utilize the harbor facilities which have been provided by the Federal Government. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 19,000 cubic yards, by hired labor and use of Government plant, for restoration of project depth at a cost of $4,044.66 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $6,291.54. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1909. The north pier was completed in 1895, the south pier and dredging in 1900, and the breakwater in 1909. The timber superstructure on south pier, which was badly damaged by storms in 1929, has been repaired. The controlling depths at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 19 feet in the entrance channel between the piers and 18 feet over practically the entire inner basin. The costs were $40,553.04 for new work and $262,304.18 for maintenance, a total of $302,857.22. The total expenditures were $300,864.11. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $10,000 made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 __----------------- ----- $2, 208.59 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. hopper dredge, Meade, 8 days at $550, April 1934----------------- -------------------------- 4, 400. 00 Riprap and filling piers and breakwater, by hired labor, 500 tons, at $4, during the fiscal year------ 2, 000.00 Minor repairs to piers, by hired labor, during the fiscal year___ 900. 00 Engineering and contingencies__------------------------------498. 99 Total (including $7.58 accounts receivable) --- 10, 007. 58 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $9,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee, 15 days at $350, May 1935_ -------------------------------------------- $5, 250 Riprap and filling piers, with United States plant, during the fiscal year, 500 tons at $4__ 2, 000 Minor repairs to piers and revetments, with United States plant, during the fiscal year----------------------------------- 1, 000 Engineering and contingencies 750 Total_________---- - 9, 000 908 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -_ $494, 392.53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --- ___- --- ___________ 284, 122. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -_ 778, 514. 88 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------- 207. 90 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_ --------------------- 778, 722. 78 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------ 7.58 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_ 778, 730.36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933..-------------------------- 2, 208. 59 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 776, 521. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 --------------------- 776, 521. 77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ..... Cost of maintenance .. $296. 96 ..-----------......--------- $30, 962. 03 $4, 889. 48 $5, 937. 63 $4, 044. 66 Total expended------------------------- 505. 88 30, 962. 03 4, 889. 48 1, 697. 64 6, 291. 54 Allotted----------------------------- 6, 000. 00 33, 600. 00 4, 000. 00 -5, 000. 00 -150. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---- ----------------------- $6, 441.54 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------150. 00 Net amount to be accounted for___ ____ - ______ __ 6, 291. 54 Gross amount expended --------------------------- $8, 507.24 Less reimbursements collected--___----- ____-- 2, 215. 70 6, 291.54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------ -------- __--2,-7.208.5958 ___ Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_- -2, 201. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933----------------------------------------------- 10, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-- -- -7, _____-___________- 798. 99 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 9 000. 00 17. ST. JOSEPH HARBOR, MICH. Location.-Located on the east shore of Lake Michigan, about 60 miles from Chicago, the harbor is formed by the junction of the St. Joseph and Paw Paw Rivers, and extends from Lake Michigan along the city front of St. Joseph to the Benton Harbor Canal, and thence along the canal to Benton Harbor. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7, Lake Michigan.) Previous project.-The original project was adopted by the act approved July 4, 1836, and was modified by the acts of 1866, 1875, 1880, and 1892. The cost and expenditures thereunder, prior to be- ginning work under the existing project in 1900, were $503,113.23 for maintenance and new work. (For further details see p. 1945 of Annual Report for 1915.) 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 909 Existing project.-This provides for protecting the mouth of the St. Joseph River by two timber crib and pile piers and revetments, 250 to 325 feet apart at their inner and outer ends, respectively, hav- ing lengths of 2,854 feet on the north side and 2,603 feet on the south side; for an entrance channel 18 feet deep; for a channel 18 feet deep, 150 feet wide in the St. Joseph River, 3,500 feet along the city front, including a turning basin; and for a canal 15 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 4,700 feet long, extending to Benton Harbor. The south pier for a length of 745 feet and the entire north pier and revetment have been repaired with concrete superstructure, and 500 feet of the south revetment has been repaired with rubble super- structure. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Mich- igan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctua- tions of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1897, was $380,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $17,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1875, provided for interior revet- ment (H.Ex.Doc. No. 160, 43d Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of June 14, 1880, provided for the Benton Harbor Canal (Annual Report for 1880, pp. 2030, 2031, and 2049 to 2055) ; and the act of March 3, 1899, provided for the present dimensions of the piers and the remaining features of the existing project (H.Doc. No. 307, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1898, p. 2496). The latest published complete map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-There is a package freight terminal con- nected with the electric-railway line. There are several privately owned wharves connected with steam-railway lines, which are open to general use. Except for a few street ends there are no publicly owned wharves. While these facilities are generally adequate for existing traffic conditions, a public wharf open to all on equal terms should be acquired. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 71,790 cubic yards for restoration of project depth at a cost of $10,346.67. The placing of 4,987 tons of stone as filling and riprap cost $8,241.31. All work was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The total cost was $18,587.98 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $21,955.96. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1907 at a saving of $76,906 under the estimated cost. Pier construction was completed in 1904 and dredging in 1907. The timber superstructure on the outer end of the south pier is in poor condition. The controlling depths below low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 19 feet over entrance bar, 17 feet in the channel to Benton Harbor Canal, and 16 feet in a narrow, winding channel in Benton Harbor Canal. The costs were $303,093.38 for new work and $495,201.90 for maintenance, a total of $798,295.28. The total expenditures were $797,971.81. 910 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $18,000 made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- $643.31 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, and dipper dredge Kewaunee, 38 days, at $450, July 1933 and May-June 1934__ 17, 100. 00 Complete riprapping piers by hired labor, summer, 1933, 1,000 tons, at $3----------------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Minor repairs to piers and revetments, by hired labor, during ___ the fiscal year_ ------------------------------- ------- 1,000. 00 Engineering and contingencies------------------------- - 1, 277. 42 Total (including $20.73 accounts receivable and $3,000 esti- mated outstanding liabilities June 30, 1934) ------------- 23, 020.73 Balance remaining-------------------------------272.54 Grand total__ ------------------- ----------------------- 23, 293.27 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $13,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 22 days, at $550, April- May 1935 --------------- ------------ ------------- $12,100 Engineering and contingencies----------------------- --------- 900 Total----------------------------------------------- 13, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $806, 206. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 495, 201.90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 1, 301, 408. 51 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 299. 11 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 301, 707. 62 1-----------------------, Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------ -- --------- 20. 73 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933___ 1, 301, 728. 35 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 43. 31 6-------------------- Net total expenditures---------------------_ 1, 301, 085. 04 Unexpected balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 5, 272. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 1, 306, 357.58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_ Cost of maintenance-..--- --. - - -----$7, 347.95" $18, 606. 16 $35, 460. 56 $70, 544. 50 $8,87.98 Total expended.---.----------------------- 7,855. 21 12, 097. 91 39,155.12 69, 511. 34 21,955. 96 Allotted __ 7,000.00 _____________-----------------------------_ 5,500.00 147, 000.00 -33,000.00 4,850.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ........ __ $22, 378. 50 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------------ 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- ..... 27, 378.50 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-.... --- - 150. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------- - _------ 27, 228. 50 RIVERS AND IIARBORS--MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 911 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $21, 987. 09 Less reimbursements collected_--------------- - 31. 13 $21, 955. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__ __---------------- 5, 272. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 _-- -------- -- 643. 31 Balance available June 30, 1933--_----------- 4, 629. 23 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 __ __--------- 20. 73 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_______________ 4, 649.96 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__ 18, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_____________--- ___ 22, 649. 96 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1______----_ _ 13, 000. 00 18. SOUTH HAVEN HARBOR, MICH. Location.--Located on the east shore of Lake Michigan, about 77 miles from Chicago, and consists of the lower part of Black River, which flows into the lake through a channel protected by revetments and piers. The city of South Haven is situated on both banks of the river. The nearest harbors are St. Joseph Harbor, 24 miles to the south, and Saugatuck Harbor, 22 miles to the north. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7, Lake Michigan.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1867, and was modified by the River and Harbor Acts approved June 14, 1880, August 2, 1882, and August 11, 1888. The cost and expenditures thereon prior to begin- ning work under the existing project in 1911 were $318,472.25, of which $187,232.83 was for new work and $131,239.42 was for main- tenance. (For further details see page 1947 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for protecting the mouth of Black River by two piers and revetments, 200 to 170 feet apart, with lengths of 2,143 feet and 2,182 feet for the north and south sides, respectively; for an entrance channel 19 feet deep and 120 feet wide to the mouth of the river; thence a channel 17 feet deep and 90 feet wide extending up the river to a turning basin, 300 feet wide, located immediately below the bridge. The length of channel between en- trance piers is 2,200 feet and in the river to the bridge 2,600 feet, a total length of 4,800 feet. The piers and revetments are formed of timber cribs and piling. The piers and revetments are capped with concrete except for the outer 400 feet on both piers and 1,236 feet at inner ends of the revetments. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctua- tions of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. 1Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933--58 912 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The estimate of cost of new work made in 1903 was $279,370, ex- clusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 11, 1888, provided for the channel from the inner end of the piers to the highway bridge, and the act of March 3, 1905, provided for the remaining features of the exist- ing project (H. D)oc. No. 119, 58th Cong., 2d sess.). This document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are several privately owned wharves, in poor condition, with railroad connection, which are open to gen- eral use. The city has constructed a municipal wharf and warehouse which is open to the general public on like terms for like service. The facilities are ample for the existing small traffic. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of May 24, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide an entrance channel 21 feet deep and 130 feet wide from deep water in Lake Michigan to the shore line, thence a channel of the same width and 19 feet deep to the Dyckman Avenue Bridge, and enlargement of the existing turning basin to a width of 375 feet and a depth of 19 feet, all at an estimated cost of $67,500 with $2,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 9, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 66,729 cubic yards, by hired labor and use of Govern- ment plant, for restoration of project depth at a cost of $12,956.92, which was the total cost for maintenance. The total expenditures were $12,875.19. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913 at a saving of $117,351 under the estimated cost. The dredging was completed in 1912 and the extensions to the piers in 1913. The timber superstructures are generally in poor condition. The controlling depths below low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 18 feet on the entrance bar and in the channel be- tween the piers and 16 feet in a narrow channel in the river. The costs were $162,018.74 for new work and $363,869.11 for mainte- nance, a total of $525,887.85. The total expenditures were $525,788.80. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $22,000, made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--- ---------- $99. 05 Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade and dipper dredge Ke- waunee, 46 days, at $450, August 1933 and April 1.934-------- 20, 700. 00 Minor repairs to piers and revetments, by hired labor, during the fiscal year----------------------------------------------- 1, 000.00 Engineering and contingencies------------------------------ 1, 700. 95 Total------------------------- 23, 500.00 Balance remaining--- 50. 59 Grand total - -- --- - -23, 550. 59 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 913 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $14,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 22 days, at $550, April 1935_- -- ___ __ _ _ ___---- $12,100 Minor repairs to piers and revetments with United States plant during the fiscal year------------------------- 1,000 Engineering and contingencies_- 900 Total _________________ 14,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ - -- $349, 251. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -------------------- 495, 108. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-- 844, 360. 10 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------__ 99. 05 Net total expenditures------------------------------_ 844, 261. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ --------- 1, 550. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 845, 811. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-- - Cost of maintenance. $8, 325. 10 $16, 773. 21 $49, 314. 74 $38, 590. 75 $12, 956. 92 Total expended-. - ...... ....-------. 8,593. 85 12, 850. 88 55, 554. 21 36, 256. 29 12, 875. 19 - Allotted-....... ....................... 10, 000. 00 87, 500. 00 7, 000. 00 -4, 000. 00 10, 850. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ---------- $3, 575. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 -------------------- 11, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ __ --------------------------- 14, 575. 78 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------------ 150. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-- 14, 425. 78 Gross amount expended ___ - -- $13, 090. 78 Less reimbursements collected_-- - - 215. 59 12, 875. 19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --------- 1, 550. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__ - 99. 05 Balance available June 30, 1933-----------------------------1, 451. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved -____________-____ Mar. 4, 1933_ __ 22, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ----------------- _ 23, 451. 54 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 30, 1935, for maintenance '__-_-_-___ ___-- 14, 000. 00 19. SAUGATUCK HARBOR AND KALAMAZOO RIVER, MICH. Locationm-Located on the east shore of Lake Michigan about 90 miles from Chicago. The nearest harbors are South Haven Harbor, 22 miles to the south, and Holland Harbor, 8 miles to the north. The 1 Exclusive of available funds. 914 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 harbor is at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7, Lake Michigan.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the act of 1868, and was modified by the act of 1870. The cost and expendi- tures thereon prior to the commencement of work under the existing project in 1904 were $207,785.92, of which $90,231.99 was for new work and $117,553.93 for maintenance. For further details see page 1947 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel between parallel piers, 200 feet apart, having lengths of 2,778 feet and 2,514 feet for the north and south piers, respectively, and for a channel 16 feet deep extending from that depth in Lake Michigan to the mouth of the river, thence 14 feet deep, 90 feet wide in the Kalamazoo River up to Saugatuck, a distance of 9,700 feet; this channel to be main- tained until November 1916. The piers are formed of timber cribs and piling. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pres- sure, of about 1 /2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1910, was $286.000, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $9,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of June 3, 1896, provided for the entrance channel (H.Doc. No. 192, 54th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for deepening the entrance to 16 feet; and the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the depth of 14 feet in the river (H.Doc. No. 635, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 608, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Legislation authorizing the abandonment of the project has been recommended in House Document No. 292, Sixty-fifth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-At the village of Saugatuck there are several landing places for small steamboats and one for translake boats. At the village of Douglas there is a steamboat pier. The terminal facilities are available for general use and are adequate for the exist- ing traffic. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of repairing 2 broken sections in the north pier and 1 broken section in the south pier by driving new round and sheet piles and providing new wales and rods at a cost of $9,875.41. The placing of 581 tons of stone as filling and riprap cost $1,550.27. Dredging done during the previous fiscal year involved a cost of $138.12. All work was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The total cost and ex- penditure was $11,563.80 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1911 at a saving of $11,705 under the estimated cost. Pier construction and dredging between the piers was completed in 1908; dredging in the river was completed in 1911. The superstructure RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 915 on the outer 100 feet of each pier was repaired in 1928 and additional portions were repaired in 1932 and 1933; the condition of the re- maining timber superstructure on the piers and revetments is poor. The controlling depths below low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 12 feet on the entrance bar and 11 feet in the channel between the piers to the river. The costs and expenditures were $274,294.80 for new work, and $148,546.04 for maintenance, a total of $422,840.84. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed, no funds being available, and none can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost andl f nancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------$364, 526. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 266, 099. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------ 630, 626. 76 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 630, 626.76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------- 630, 626. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ---.------------ ------------------- Cost of maintenance .. __ _ ........... $12, 765. 35 $419. 64 $122. 96 $4, 123. 96 $11, 563. 80 Total expended ___-----______________ _____-. 23, 790. 76 419. 64 122. 96 4, 123. 96 11, 563. 80 Allotted - ------------------------------- .8, 500. 00 --------------------- 20, 000. 00 -4, 312. 24 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $15, 876. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--------------- 4, 312. 24 Net amount to be accounted for-_ --- ------ 11, 563. 80 Gross amount expended______-____________--- $12, 582.79 Less reimbursements collected_------------------------ 1, 018. 99 11, 563.80 20. HOLLAND HARBOR, MICH. Location.-Located on the east shore of Lake Michigan about 95 miles from Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7, Lake Michigan.) Previous project.-The original project was adopted by the act of 1852, and was modified by the acts of 1866, 1873, 1879, 1884, and 1892. The cost and expenditures thereunder prior to the commence- ment of work under the existing project in 1899 were $304,217.30, $176,619.80 for new work and $127,597.50 for maintenance. For further details see page 1948 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for protecting the outlet of the channel from Black Lake by extending the converging entrance piers to shore, the extensions for the north and south piers being 500 and 700 feet, respectively, making the total length of the north pier 1,250 feet and that of the south pier, 1,500 feet, the distance between them being 300 feet at the outer end and 950 feet at the shore line; for removing the existing pile pier connections between the entrance and the inner piers; for inner piers along the channel from Black 916 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Lake about 180 feet apart, 1,755 feet and 1,639 feet long for the north and south piers, respectively; and for dredging a channel 20 feet deep from that depth in Lake Michigan to the shore line and thence 18 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the wharves at the city of Holland, with a turning basin of the same depth and 400 feet wide at the inner end. The total length of the dredged channed at the harbor entrance is 3,000 feet and that of the channel in the upper part of Black Lake is 11,200 feet, the total distance from the outer end of the channel to the wharves at Holland being 5.4 miles. The piers and revetments are built of timber cribs and piling, the north converging pier, the entire north pier and revetment, and 643 feet of the outer end of the south inner pier and revetment having been repaired with concrete superstructure. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and ex- treme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevail- ing at the time. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1930, was $504,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $14,000. The existing project was authorized .by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 30, 1852, provided for an artificial channel between Black Lake and Lake Michigan; the act of March 2, 1867, provided for piers and revetments to protect the channel (Annual Report for 1866, pp. 106 to 109); the act of March 3, 1899, provided for extending the inner piers (H.Doc. No. 272, 54th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 3, 1905, provided for the converging piers (Annual Report for 1905, p. 2176) ; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for extending the converging piers to shore and for the present channel dimensions. (H.Doc. No. 588, 69th Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-There are two package-freight terminals on the south side of Black Lake, one at the city of Holland, the other near the west end of the lake. There is a private wharf at Holland which is open to general use. The wharves at Holland are connected with the steam railway. There are no public or municipal wharves. The terminals are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 282,727 cubic yards (new work) to obtain project depth of 20 feet in the channel through the basin between the converging piers and project depth of 18 feet in the channel between the inner piers and revetments to Black Lake and in the inner channel in Black Lake to the wharves at the city of Holland at a cost of $38,214.21. Dredging 76,445 cubic yards for restoration of project depth in the entrance channel to Black Lake cost $10,407.16. Re- building superstructure, in concrete, on 752 linear feet of the north converging pier and 643 linear feet of the south inner pier and revetment, in progress at the close of the previous fiscal year, was completed at a cost of $28,737.12. Rebuilding superstructure, in concrete, on 801 linear feet of the south converging pier, in progress RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 917 at the close of the fiscal year, cost $11,482.71. Rebuilding super- structure, in concrete, on 998 linear feet of the south revetment, in progress at the close of the fiscal year, cost $14,217.56. The placing of 5,627 tons of stone for riprap along the south converging pier cost $13,240.70. Minor repairs to piers and revetments were made at a cost of $1,000.11. All work was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The costs were $38,214.21 for new work and $79,085.36 for maintenance, a total of $117,299.57. The total expend- itures were $121,342.47. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project in effect prior to the modification of July 3, 1930, is completed. The pier construction was completed in 1910. Dredging to deepen the entrance channel and to provide the inner channel in Black Lake was completed in 1933 and 1932, respectively. No work has been done on that part of the last modification of the project providing for extending the converging piers to shore as that work is no longer considered necessary. Con- crete superstructure is being built on the south converging pier and the remainder of the south inner pier and revetment. The control- ling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 19 feet on the entrance bar in Lake Michigan and in the basin be- tween the converging piers, and 17 feet in the channel between the inner piers to Black Lake. There was a controlling depth of 17 feet in the inner channel in Black Lake to the wharves at Holland. The costs were $353,222.20 for new work and $468,522.11 for maintenance, a total of $821,744.31. The total expenditures were $819,368.95. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $40,000, made during July, will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1933-__- _ __- _ __-_- _ $8, 554. 09 Maintenance: Oiperation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 30 days, at $550, November 1933 and June 1934___ _-__ _________ 16, 500. 00 Complete rebuilding superstructure on 800 linear feet of south breakwater, by hired labor, September 1933_ 19, 000. 00 Complete reinforcing substructure and rebuilding superstructure on 1,000 linear feet of south revetment, by hired labor, Sep- tember 1933 , 700. 03 8----------------------- Minor repairs to piers and revetments, by hired labor, during the fiscal year------------------ -- 1, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies---------------------- 2, 287. 60 Total (including $41.69 accounts receivable and $6,000 estimated outstanding liabilities June 30, 1934)--------------------- 56, 041. 69 Balance remaining -------------------------------- 16, 204. 22 Grand total ------------------------------------- 72, 245.91 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 17 days, at $550, spring 1935-_ _ ___-- $9, 350 Engineering and contingencies ----------------------- 650 Total __ 10, 000 918 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933____-__________ -- _______ $529, 842.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_________________________ 596, 119. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------1, 125, 961. 61 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 6, 137. 04 Net total cost to June 30, 1933________________ _____ 1, 132, 098.65 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------------ 41. 69 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ___________---____ 1, 132, 140. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_._____________________- 8, 554. 09 Net total expenditures_______- ___-______-__ 1, 123, 586. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_____________________________ 32, 204. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ----- __- 1, 155, 790. 47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------- Cost of maintenance...........----------------........... ----------.......... $18, 219. 11 $52, 684.42 ------------------- $1,812. 53 $45, 601. 13 $38, 214. 21 79, 085. 36 Total cost-------------------........................... 18, 219. 11 52, 684. 42 1, 812. 53 45, 601. 13 117, 299. 57 Total expended-.....------------------- 22, 664. 86 45, 350. 60 5,055. 57 38, 977.13 121, 342. 47 Allotted------------------------........................ 80, 000. 00 1-16, 000. 00 4, 000. 00 00 92, 50000. 84, 260. 93 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--___________--__----------__ $69, 285. 76 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------------ ---------------- 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___________-- 169, 285. 76 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 15, 739. 07 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 153, 546. 69 Gross amount expended----------__ _ $123, 402.83 Less reimbursements collected ----------------------- 2, 060. 36 121, 342. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------_______________ 32, 204. 22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------------------- 20, 609. 32 Balance available June 30, 1933.___ -_____ 1, 594. 90 1_______- Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 41. 69 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_----------- -- 11, 636. 59 Amount allotted from War Department act approved March 4, 1933_ 40, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ------------------- 51, 636. 59 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project exising 150, 800. 00 -______----------------------------------- 15,80.0 rojet'-- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_____________________ 10, 000. 00 21. GRAND HAVEN HARBOR AND GRAND RIVER, MICH. Location.-This project is located on the east shore of Lake Michi- gan at the mouth of and in the lower portion of the Grand River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 765, 76, and 7, Lake Michigan and U. S. G. S. Grand Rapids quadrangle.) 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 919 Previous projects.-The original project for the river was adopted by the act of 1881. A new project was adopted by the act of 1896, and was modified by the act of 1902. The total cost and expenditures prior to the commencement of work under the existing project in 1905 were $324,756.60, of which $311,329.15 was for new work and $13,427.45 for maintenance. For further details see page 1949 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for protecting the mouth of the river by piers and revetments, 415 feet apart at the entrance, dimin- ishing to 390 feet inside, about 3,569 and 5,549 feet in length for the north and south sides, respectively, and for a channel 23 feet deep and generally 300 feet wide and 1,500 feet long from that depth in the lake to a point about 1,000 feet inside the pier ends; thence 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide and 11/4 miles long to the car-ferry slip, with an enlargement at the upper end; thence 21 feet deep and 200 feet wide and 11/ miles long from the car-ferry slip to the Grand Trunk Railway bridge at Ferrysburg; and thence 8 feet deep at low- water datum and 100 feet wide and 143/4 miles long to Bass River, the total length of channel being about 71/2 miles. The piers and revetments are built of timber cribs and piling, 2,893 feet of the north side and 2,796 feet of the south side having been provided with concrete superstructure. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1932, is $745,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1932) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $35,000. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level in the harbor are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/ feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 23, 1866, as amended by the acts of June 14, 1880, September 19, 1890, and July 13, 1892, provided for the piers and revetments; the act of June 3, 1896, provided for a channel 100 feet wide in the river from Grand Rapids to Grand Haven (H.Doc. No. 197, 52d Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of June 13, 1902, extended the channel in the river one half mile upstream to Fulton Street, Grand Rapids (Annual Report for 1903, p. 510); the act of March 3, 1905, provided for a depth of 6 feet in the river channel (H.Doc. No. 216, 58th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, consolidated the projects for the harbor and river and authorized the present dimensions of the channel, eliminating all that portion of the river above Bass River (S.Doc. No. 88, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-There are five package freight terminals, a car-ferry slip, and a sand and gravel company terminal with rail con- nections. The terminal facilities are adequate for the existing com- merce, except that there should be a public wharf in Grand Haven for transfer between rail and water. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 103,651 cubic yards for restoration of project depth, below 920 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the Grand Trunk Railway bridge, at a cost of $15,490.08. Dredging 82,095 cubic yards for restoration of project depth in the river above the Grand Trunk Railway bridge, cost $10,452.94. Placing 4,895 tons of stone for riprap around the outer ends of the piers and as filling for the north revetment cost $12,070.08. Repairs were made to piers and revetments at a cost of $10,945.38. Repairing substructure and building concrete superstructure on 606 linear feet of the north revet- ment, by contract, in progress at the close of the previous fiscal year, was completed at a cost of $7,848.47. All work, except repairing substructure and building concrete superstructure on 606 linear feet of the north revetment, was done by hired labor and use of Govern- ment plant. The total cost was $56,806.95 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $59,976.28. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The project for the harbor in effect prior to the modification of July 3, 1930, was completed in 1906 at a saving of $261,389 under the estimated cost. That portion of the channel between the car-ferry slip and the Construction Materials Corporation plant near the Grand Trunk Railway bridge was wid- ened and deepened to the new project dimensions in 1930 with ad- vanced funds. The deepening of the river to the new project depth above the railway bridge to Bass River was completed in 1931. The work remaining to be done under the new project is a small amount of deepening and widening of the channel below the car-ferry slip. The entire existing project is about 97 per cent completed. Portions of the revetments still require repairs and stone filling. The con- trolling depths at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 20 feet in a channel 240 feet wide to the Grand Trunk car-ferry slip, thence 19 feet to the Grand Trunk Railway bridge, thence 7 feet to Bass River. The costs were $723,919.39 for new work and $1,262,463.36 for maintenance, a total of $1,986,382.75. The total expenditures were $1,982,165.98. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year together with an allotment of $60,000, made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $5, 190.32 Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 26 days, at $550, No- vember 1933 and April 1934_------------------------------- 14, 300.00 Operation of U.S. bucket dredge Tompkins, 194 days, at $90, July-November 1933 and April-June 1934------------------17, 460.00 Riprap and refill piers and revetments, by hired labor, during the fiscal year, 6,000 tons, at $3------------------------ 18, 000. 00 Minor repairs to piers and revetments, by hired labor, during the fiscal year---------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies------------------------------- 3, 049. 68 Total (including $5,000 estimated outstanding liabilities June 30, 1934)------------------------------------___ ---- 63, 000. 00 Balance remaining -------------------------------- 4, 480. 10 Grand total6------------------6------------- ------ 7,480. 10 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The channel below the carferry slip should be dredged to new project dimensions as soon as funds are available to complete the entire project. The additional sum of $66,000 can RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 921 be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work: Deepening and widening channel below carferry slip to project di- mensions, by contract or United States plant, summer 1934 ---- $20, 000 Engineering and contingencies---------------- ------------ 1,000 Total for new work_----------------------------------------- 21, 000 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 19 days, at $550, spring 1935------------------------------------------------ 10, 450 Operation of U.S. bucket dredge Tompkins, during the fiscal year, 200 days, at $90------- -------------------- 18, 000 Complete riprapping piers with United States plant, during the fiscal year, 2,500 tons, at $3_ ----------------------------------- 7, 500 Minor repairs to piers and revetments, with United States plant, during the fiscal year________----------------------------------------- 5, 000 Engineering and contingencies__------------------------- 4, 050 Total for maintenance_------------------------------- 45, 000 Grand total__ ----------------- ---------------- 66, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $1, 035, 248. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 275, 890. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 2, 311, 139. 35 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933--- - 973. 55 Net total cost to June 30, 1933____ _ __ - 2,312, 112. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_ ______----- 5, 190. 32 Net total expenditures--------------------- ---- 2, 306, 922. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_----------------------------- 7, 480. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ 2, 314, 402. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ..... ------- ... . $55, 072. 00 $2, 312. 21 -_,- 06.-9 Cost of maintenance--------------------- $15, 493. 45 $69, 421.18 24, 975. 69 43, 589. 48 $56,06.95 Total cost-------------------------- 15, 493. 45 69, 421. 18 80, 047. 69 45, 901. 69 56, 806. 95 Total expended- - 20, 379. 95 59, 831. 83 84, 123. 03 42, 159. 82 59, 976. 28 Allotted--------------------------------- 56, 500. 00 28, 000. 00 95, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 43, 727. 86 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---- 23, 728.52 $----------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------ $40, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932---------- ---- 25, 650. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 --------- 4, 000. 00 69, 650. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------_ 93, 378. 52 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------_ 25,922. 14 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 67,456. 38 Gross amount expended- $62, 564.69 Less reimbursements collected---- -___ 2, 588. 41 59,976.28 Balanie unexpended June 30, 1933 7, 480. 10 922 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------- $3, 900. 09 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 296. 61 1,-- $5, 196. 70 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 2, 283.40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 000. 00 6-------------------------- Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------------2, 283.40 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - ---- ---- 21, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - For new work 1 21, 000. 00 For maintenance 1-- -------------- 45, 000. 00 1 - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - - -- -- Total , 000. 00. 22. MUSKEGON HARBOR, MICH. Location.-This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, about 114 miles from Chicago and 80 miles from Milwaukee. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7, Lake Michigan.) Previous projects.--Adopted by the acts of 1867, 1872, 1874, 1882, 1890, 1894, 1899, and 1902. The cost and expenditures prior to the commencement of work under the existing project were $1,059,590.91, of which $613,407.96 was for new work and $446,182.95 for mainte- nance. For further details see page 1950 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1399, Annual Report for 1924. Existing project.-This provides for an exterior basin in Lake Michigan, formed by two arrowhead breakwaters, the south 1,514 feet and the north 1,404 feet long, 500 feet apart at the outer ends, diverging at an angle of about 90 ° , the inner ends connected with the shore by suitable structures 1,660 feet and 1,561 feet long on the north and south sides, respectively; for the removal of 1,003 feet of the existing north pier and 1,106 feet of the existing south pier; for dredging a channel 600 feet wide at the entrance, decreasing toward the new pier heads to 500 feet wide and 240 feet wide between the piers with depths varying from 24 feet at the harbor entrance to 21 feet at the shore line and in the inner channel to Muskegon Lake, about 6,000 feet from the harbor entrance. The south breakwater and shore connection are built of concrete caissons and piling capped with concrete; the north breakwater is a rubble mound and the inner piers and revetments are built of timber cribs and piling, 1,878 feet of the north pier and revetment and 692 feet of the south pier and revetment having been capped with concrete. The project depth referred to is low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean -stage, and extreme fluc- tuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $2,134,500 exclusive of amounts expended on previous project. The latest (1922) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. 1 Exclusive of available funda RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 923 The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1925 (H.Doc. No. 494, 67th Cong., 4th sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminals are at the city of Muskegon, at the inner end of Muskegon Lake. There are several piers, in poor condition, provided with railroad connections and warehouses, which are open to general use. The city has a few landing places available for small craft, such as motor boats. The facilities are adequate for the existing traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 32,464 cubic yards for restoration of project depth at a cost of $6,163.98. Rebuilding superstructure, in concrete, on outer 1,878 linear feet of the north pier and revetment and outer 692 linear feet of the south pier and revetment, in progress at the close of the previous fiscal year, was completed at a cost of $60,438.54. Rebuilding superstructure, in concrete, on the inner 2,372 linear feet of the north revetment, in progress at the close of the fiscal year, cost $13,135.51. Repairs to piers and revetments, including the placing of 56 tons of stone for filling and riprap, cost $5,046.96. The construction of new north breakwater and shore connection and old pier removal, by contract, completed during the previous fiscal year, involved a cost of $5,600. All work, except the construction of the new north breakwater and shore connection and old pier removal, was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The costs were $5,600 for new work and $84,784.99 for maintenance, a total of $90,384.99. The total expenditures were $119,679.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project for an arrowhead type of harbor was completed in 1932 at a saving of $283,908 under the estimated cost. The south breakwater and south shore connec- tion was completed in 1930. The north breakwater and shore con- nection and removal of old piers was completed in 1931. Deepening and widening entrance channel was completed in 1932. Concrete superstructure is being built on 2,372 feet of the north revetment. The remainder of the south revetment is in need of repairs. The controlling depths at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 22 feet over the full width of channel through the outer harbor and 21 feet between the inner piers to Muskegon Lake. The costs were $1,856,192.44 for new work and $135,225.75 for maintenance, a total of $1,991,418.19. The total expenditures were $1,991,651.83. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $69,000 made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------------ $10,691.34 Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 25 days at $550, October-November 1933 and June 1934_ ------------------- 13, 750. 00 Complete reinforcing substructure and rebuilding superstructure on 2,372 linear feet of north revetment, by hired labor, Sep- tember 1933---------------------------------------- 43, 500. 00 Stone backfilling for revetments, by hired labor, during the fiscal year, 1,000 tons at $3----------------- ------------ 3, 000. 00 924 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Maintenance--Continued. Minor repairs to piers and revetments, with United States plant, during the fiscal year---------------------- -------------- $3, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies --------------------------- 4, 058. 66 Total (including $10,000 estimated outstanding liabilities June 30, 1934) ----------------------------------------- 78, 000. 00 Balance remaining---------------------------------------- 22, 999.99 Grand total_______________------------------------------100,999.99 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The old south revetment along the entrance channel is badly decayed and it has failed to such extent in places that the substructure should be reinforced and straightened up where possible, and the remainder should be completely rebuilt as soon as funds are available. The additional sum of $138,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 18 days, at $550, spring 1935-------------------------------------------------- $9, 900 Reinforce substructure and rebuild superstructure in concrete on 1,624 linear feet of south revetment, and rebuild 1,000 linear feet of south revetment, with concrete superstructure, by U.S. plant, summer and fall 1934, at $46------------------------------- 120, 704 Engineering and contingencies___ 7, 396 Total--------_---------------------------- __1_38.000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ----------------- _ $2, 469, 600.40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------- ------------ _ 581, 408. 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-- ________ 3, 051, 009. 10 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ----- ______ 10, 924.98 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 -_______ ________ ___ 3, 061, 934. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-- ------ _____ ______-_ 10, 691. 34 Net total expenditures __________________________ 3, 051, 242. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___________________________ 31, 999.99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933______________ 3, 083, 242. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .... - -- $136, 356. 86 $362, 418. 36 $695, 441. 38 $555, 704. 73 $5, 600. 00 Cost of maintenance ...............-.... _ 4, 534. 61 9, 152. 40 2, 290. 31 25, 269. 67 84, 784. 99 Total cost ......140, 891. 47 371, 570. 76 -.................. 697, 731. 69 580, 974. 40 90, 384. 99 Total expended_______.............__________________ 139, 584. 74 289, 613. 46 645, 525. 74 691,126. 16 119, 679. 75 Allotted__...-.........--.........96, 000. 00 830, 000. 00 625, 000. 00 -83,000. 00 -1,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932______________________ .________ $152, 679.74 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 1; 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for .__..__. ___--. 151, 679.74 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 925 Gross amount expended__________________________ $123, 297. 94 Less reimbursements collected_______________________ 3, 618. 19 $119, 679. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_________________ _ 31, 999. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933___ 18, 874. 70 Balance available June 30, 1933___________________________ 13, 125. 29 Amount allotted from War Department act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ 69, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934______________________ 82, 125. 29 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_______________________________ 138, 000. 00 23. WHITE LAKE HARBOR, MICH. Location.-On the east shore of Lake Michigan, about 120 miles from Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7, Lake Michigan.) Existing project.-This provides for the abandonment of the old outlet and the creation of a new channel 16 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and about 1,950 feet long from Lake Michigan to White Lake be- tween parallel piers and revetments having lengths of 1,715 feet and 1,953 feet on north and south sides, respectively. The piers and revetments are built of timber cribs and piling. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a tempo- rary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1907, was $353,550. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,500. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1867, and amended by River and Harbor Acts approved March 3, 1873; July 5, 1884; July 13, 1892; and March 2, 1907. These amendments relate principally to the length of the proposed piers and revetments, and the estimated costs, except the last one, which increased the project depth by dredging. The latest published map is in House Document No. 2053, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-About three fourths of a mile south of the village of Montague, at the inner end of White Lake, is a package freight wharf; across the lake, at the village of Whitehall, are two or three small wharves available for boats of shallow draft. The terminal facilities are ample for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 71,946 cubic yards, by hired labor and use of Government plant, for restoration of project depth at a cost of $9,257.91, which was the total cost for maintenance. The total expenditures were $6,597.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1908 at a saving of $145,688 under the estimated cost. The project depth was obtained in 1908. The piers have been repaired, so 1 Exclusive of available funds. 926 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 that they will serve their purpose for a short time without extensive repairs. The controlling depths at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 16 feet on the entrance bar and 15 feet in a narrow channel between the piers to White Lake. The costs were $207,862.44 for new work and $275,164.35 for maintenance, a total of $483,026.79. The total expenditures were $480,599.96. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $10,000 made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 $------------------------- 426. 83 Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 10 days, at $550, June 1984--------------- ----------------------------- 5, 500. 00 Riprap and refill piers, by hired labor, during the fiscal year, 1,500 tons at $3 ------- -------------------------- 4, 500. 00 Engineering and contingencies --------- _-______--- 573. 17 Total (including $3,000 estimated outstanding liabilities June 30, 1934) ------------ ----- -------------------- 13, 000. 00 Balance remaining_------- - - -------- 1, 003.49 Grand total_ ---- ---- ______------- 14, 003.49 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 10 days, at $550, spring 1935---------------------------------------------------$5, 500 Engineering and contingencies-------------- ----------------- 500 Total , 000 6------------------- Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- $207, 862. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- - --- ____ -_____-275, 164. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 483, 026. 79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------2, 426. 83 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 480, 599. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 4, 003.49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 _-_______-___- 484, 603.45 Fiscal year ended June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----------------------------------------------.------------.------------ Cost of maintenance-----------------------__--- $6,450.44 $32,688.68 $1.31 $9, 257.91 Total expended------------------------............................ $454. 93 5, 339. 28 30, 965. 26 3, 069. 68 6, 597. 29 Allotted-----------------------------4, 000. 00 28, 500. 00 14, 000. 00 ------------ 3, 475. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ..----------------------- $7, 125.78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---_----3,------------------------------------ 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-------- ---------------- 0, 625. 78 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------- 25.00 Net amount to be accounted for--- 10, 600. 78 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 927 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $6, 622.35 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 25. 06 $6, 597. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------__-- 4, 003. 49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 2,434. 33 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 569. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933-------------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 11, 569.16 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 ___ 000. 00 6------------, 24. LUDINGTON HARBOR, MICH. Location.-This harbor, located on the east shore of Lake Michi- gan, about 156 miles from Chicago, is the outlet of Pere Marquette River, which expands into Pere Marquette Lake before emptying into Lake Michigan. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7, Lake Michigan.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the act of 1867, and was modified by the acts of 1886, 1888, and 1899. The cost and expenditures prior to commencement of work under the existing project in 1908 were $617,867.30, of which $491,416.22 was for new work and $126,451.08 for maintenance. For further details see page 1951 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an exterior basin in Lake Michigan, formed by two breakwaters, each with main arm 1,800 feet long, 400 feet apart at the outer ends, diverging at an angle of 90 ° , and with shore connections, 1,103 feet and 2,004 feet in length for north and south breakwaters, respectively; for the removal of the outer end of the inner piers; for dredging the exterior basin to a depth of 18 feet; and for an inner channel about 2,000 feet long connecting Pere Marquette Lake with Lake Michigan, the mini- mum navigable width being 150 feet and depth of 18 feet. The breakwaters are built of stone-filled timber cribs and piling. The main arm of each breakwater and 804 feet of the south shore con- nection have been repaired with concrete superstructure. Also the entire north pier and revetment and the entire south pier and revet- ment are provided with concrete superstructure. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctua- tion of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1916, was $1,090,587, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1867, provided for the entrance 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933-- 59 928 REPORT OF CHIEF O~F ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 piers (Annual Report for 1867, p. 114); the act of March 3, 1899, provided for a channel 18 feet deep below low water (2 feet below mean lake level, 1860-75) between Lake Michigan and Pere Mar- quette Lake, for pier extensions, and reconstruction and repairs to existing structures (H.Doc. No. 273, 54th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the breakwaters, shore connections, and removal of outer ends of the two inside piers (H.Doc. No. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 3, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 25, 1912, provided for addi- tional riprap and stone filling (Annual Report for 1912, p. 1044); the act of July 27, 1916, provided for dredging in the basin and for riprap for the breakwaters (Annual Report for 1916, p. 1401). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1914, page 2974. Terminal facilities.-The main terminal is that of the Pere Mar- quette Railway Co., with three car-ferry slips, wharves with ware- houses and grain elevator, all with railroad connection. The ter- minal facilities are adequate for the existing boat lines but are very poor for general commerce, there being no public wharf for transfer between rail and water. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 6,918 cubic yards for restoration of project depth at a cost of $2,231.96. Minor repairs to piers and revetments cost $70.30. All work was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The total cost was $2,302.26 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,800.60. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed in 1918 at a saving of $54,501 under the estimated cost. The dredging was completed in 1917 and the riprap in 1918. The timber super- structures of the inner portions of the shore connections are in poor condition. The controlling depths at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 21 feet in mid-channel through the outer har- bor and 19 feet in the channel between the inner piers to Pere Mar- quette Lake. The costs were $1,036,085.93 for new work and $587,- 259.22 for maintenance, a total of $1,623,345.15. The total expendi- tures were $1,623,499.30. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $10,000, made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------- --- -__ -__ $110. 75 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade 20 days, at $550, October-November 1933---- ------ I--__-____-______ 11, 000. 00 Riprap breakwaters and shore connections, by hired labor, dur- ing the fiscal year, 1,000 tons at $3-------- -------------- 3, 000. 00 Minor repairs to breakwaters, piers, and revetments, by hired labor, during the fiscal year. --- _--______ -- -- -_____- 2, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies----------------------------1, 372. 40 Total ---------------- --------------------------- 17, 483. 15 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The old timber superstructure on the south shore connection is badly decayed and should be rebuilt in concrete as soon as funds are available. The additional sum of $89,000 can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--MIILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 929 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 15 days, at $550, fall, 1934__ $8, 250 Rebuild superstructure on south shore connection, by contract or with United States plant, summer and fall, 1934, 1,200 linear feet, at $55------------- ----------------------------- 66, 000 Riprap breakwaters, with United States plant, during the fiscal year, 3,000 tons at $3-------------------------------------------9, 000 Engineering and contingencies---------------------------------- 5,750 Total ------------------------------------------------------ 89,000 Cost and financial sumrmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $1, 527, 502. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933______------______ 713, 710. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------------ 2, 241, 212. 45 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933--------- 264. 90 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------__ -____ 2, 241, 477. 35 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 110. 75 Net total expenditures,_--------------------_____ 2, 241, 366.60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------- 7, 483.15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 2, 248, 849. 75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work........ Cost of maintenance.. ..------------------ $49,410.94 $49, 979.63 $28, 588.70 $10,223.63 $2,302.28 Total expended_-------.-.-..---.--------66, 299.15 32, 999.41 26, 997.11 15,193. 68 1,800.60 100,000.00-61,500.00 42,000.00-15,000.00 Allotted---..................-------------------............... 5,900.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_________-------------------------------___ $3, 383.75 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 000. 00 6----------------------- Amount to be accounted for--------------------------------9, 383. 75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------- 100. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 9,283. 75 Gross amount expended------------------------------------------, 800. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------7, 483. 15 -111111111111 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_111111111 110, 75 Balance available June 30, 1933------- 7, 372. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4,1933--------------------------------- -------------- 10, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934- ----- ___ ______ _ 17, 372. 40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 89, 000. 00 25. MANISTEE HARBOR, MICH. Location.-On the east shore of Lake Michigan, about 179 miles from Chicago and 26 miles north of Ludington Harbor and 10 miles south of Portage Lake Harbor. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 776.) SEixclusive of available funds. 930 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved' March 2, 1867, and was modified by the River and Harbor Acts approved June 10, 1872, March 3, 1873, March 3, 1875, August 14, 1876, September 19, 1890, July 13, 1892, March 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. The cost and expenditures prior to the commencement of the existing project in 1913 were $505,908.67, of which $354,998.68 was for new work and $150,909.99 for maintenance. For further details see page 1952 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an enlarged harbor entrance with a south breakwater having main arm 1,300 feet long and shore connection 1,185 feet long; the dredging of an entrance basin 23 feet deep, 570 feet wide, and 1,600 feet long to outer end of the south pier; a channel between the piers. 120 to 220 feet wide, 21 feet deep, and 2,000 feet long; dredging the river 21 feet deep, with a minimum width of 100 feet from the inner end of the north revetment to Manistee Lake, about 6,400 feet. The piers and breakwater are built of stone-filled timber cribs and piling, the shore connection for the breakwater being capped with concrete superstructure. The north pier and revetment is 2,797 feet and the south pier 695 feet long, 1,327 feet of the north pier and revetment and the entire south revetment being capped with concrete. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $486,200, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1867, provided for the entrance piers (Annual Report for 1867, p. 115); the act of September 19, 1890, provided for extending the channel a distance of 8,000 feet to connect with Manistee Lake and for further pier extension (Annual Report, 1891, p. 2678); and the act of July 25, 1912, provided for the south breakwater and shore connection (H. Doc. No. 599, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present channel dimensions (S.Doc. No. 131, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The act of July 25, 1912, required the dona- tion to the United States, without cost, of a strip of land 200 feet square at the inner end of the shore connection of the breakwater. This provision was complied with by deed of April 10, 1913, for a strip of land 220 feet wide fronting on Lake Michigan. The act of July 3, 1930, provided " that no work shall be under- taken on the section of the river through and above the bridges (Smith Street and the Manistee & Northeastern R.R. Bridges) until they have been modified in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War." The State highway commission has a permit for the re- quired new Smith Street Bridge, but the railroad company states that it is financially unable at present to rebuild its bridge as required. Termincl facilities.-There is a Government and private wharf on the north side of the river and two package-freight wharves with warehouses on the south side. The ends of city streets, available for public docking purposes, are inadequate. There is need for a public wharf. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 931 Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 97,365 cubic yards for restoration of 20- and 18-foot depths in entrance channel and river, respectively, at a cost of $11,934.98. Minor repairs to piers and revetments cost $140.91. Rebuilding superstructure in concrete on 1,309 linear feet of the south break- water and 441 linear feet of the north revetment, by contract, in progress at the close of the fiscal year, cost $27,124. All work, except rebuilding the superstructure on the south breakwater and north revetment, was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. The total cost was $39,199.89 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $23,950.60. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project in effect prior to the modification of July 3, 1930, was completed in 1923. The entrance basin was dredged, the outer 300 linear feet of the south pier was removed, and the wrecked outer end of the north pier was removed in 1923. No work has been done on the last modification of the project. The timber superstructures on north revetment and on the breakwater are being rebuilt in concrete. The remaining timber superstructure on the north pier is in only fair condition.. The controlling depths at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 19 feet on entrance bar and in the outer basin and channel between the piers and 17 feet in the river. The costs were $441,243.90 for new work and $292,765.19 for maintenance, a total of $734,009.09. The total expenditures were $717,099.54. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $9,000 made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-----------------------------$17, 074.69 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 18 days, at $550, Oc- tober 1933; April-May 1934- -- - 9, 900. 00 Complete reinforcing substructure and rebuilding superstruc- ture on 441 linear feet of north revetment, by contract in force, August 1933__ ---------------------------- __ 8, 000:00 Complete concrete superstructure on 1,309 linear feet of south breakwater, by contract in force, August 1933 -------------- 30, 000. 00 Riprap breakwaters and pier, by hired labor, during the fiscal year, 900 tons, at $3-----------------------------------2, 700. 00 Engineering and contingencies-- -------------------------- 4, 583.03 Total (including $165.14 accounts receivable) ------------ 72, 257. 72 Balance remaining ------------------------------------------ 308. 01 Grand total_-__ _____ ---________ -___ -- 72, 565. 73 The new project dimensions for the channel below the bridges should be provided as soon as funds are available. Dredging is re- quired annually for maintenance of project dimensions of channel. The additional sum of $48,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work : Deepening and widening lower portion of channel, by contract, summer and fall 1934_ __ _ $30, 000 Engineering and contingencies------------------------ 2, 000 Total for new work__ $32, 000 932 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 22 days, at $550, fall 1934-- ---------------------------------- $12, 100 Riprap breakwater and pier, by hired labor, during the fiscal year, 1,000 tons, at $3----------------------- 3,000 Engineering and contingencies-- 00 9----------------------- Total for maintenance---------------------------- $16, 000 Grand total . ---------------------------------------- 48, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------- ------------------ $796, 242.58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 443, 675. 18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 1, 239, 917. 76 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 165. 14 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------1, 240,082. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 17, 074. 69 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------ 1, 223, 008.21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------- --------------- 63, 400. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 1, 286, 408.80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ................... .... ........... ... ... . .. .... - .- . ...--...- ... Cost of maintenance.---- --------...........$52,393.40 $21, 688.21 $12, 131.05 $16, 363.60 $39, 199.89 Total expended.---------------------6..... 54,084.53 14,037.14 15,813.71 18,615.65 23,950.60 Allotted -- _ _____-------... ----........... 17, 000.00 21, 500.00 11, 000. 00 5, 700. 00 81, 695. 57 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------- $5, 655. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ---------------------- $11, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932-------------------- 69, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------ 2, 000. 00 82,000.00 Amount to be accounted for__--- -- ---- ----------- 87, 655. 62 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments-- -- 304. 43 Net amount to be accounted for..------- ----------------- 87, 351. 19 Gross amount expended . --------------------------- 26, 468.64 Less reimbursements collected-----------------____ 2, 518. 04 23, 950. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------- 63,-400.59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933___- ______---- 4, 409.45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_________----54, 315.33 58, 724. 78 Balance available June 30, 1933_---- ----------- ____ 4, 675.81 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---- __________________ 165.14 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__------ ---- 4, 840. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved Mar. 4, 1933___ 9, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934______________---__------- 13, 840.95 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------------- 45, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 : 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - For new work -- 32, 000. 00 For maintenance 1---- --------------- 16, 000. 00 Total 1 ------------------------------------------ 48, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 933 26. PORTAGE LAKE HARBOR OF REFUGE, MANISTEE COUNTY, MICH. Location.-On the east shore of Lake Michigan, about 186 miles from Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7, Lake Michigan.) Existing project.-This provides for a harbor of refuge, with an entrance channel from Lake Michigan to Portage Lake, 300 feet wide and 18 feet deep, protected by piers and revetments. The proj- ect depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1902, was $344,300. There is no approved estimate for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879 (Annual Report for 1879, p. 1634). The latest pub- lished map is in House Document No. 558, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Legislation authorizing the abandonment of the project for this harbor is recommended in House Document No. 588, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-The main terminals are at the inner end of Portage Lake, where there are inexpensive landing places. The terminal facilities are ample for the existing meager commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of dredging 15,803 cubic yards by hired labor and use of Govern- ment plant at a cost of $2,548.60, which was the total cost for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,384.53. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Pier construction under existing project was completed in 1901. The full project depth has never been obtained. The piers are in need of repairs. The controlling depths at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 15 feet on the entrance bar and 9 feet in a channel about 80 feet wide between the piers to Portage Lake. The costs were $256,129.21 for new work and $160,819.15 for maintenance, a total of $416,948.36. The total expenditures were $417,026.01. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $25,000 made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ $9. 47 Maintenance : Operation of U.S. bucket dredge Tompkins, 44 days, at $90, Sep- tember-October 1933---------------------------------- 3, 960. 00 Remove top three courses of old timber superstructure on 850 linear feet of the north and 900 linear feet of the south piers, by hired labor, August-October 1933-----------------------16, 150. 00 Riprap and refill piers, by hired labor, August-September 1933, 3,000 tons, at $3------------------------------------------9, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies ---------------------------- 1, 880. 53 Total --------------------------------------------- 31, 000. 00 Balance remaining---------- 271. 33 Grand total ------------------- 31, 271. 33 934 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. Additional stone is required for riprap. The additional sum of $16,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 11 days, at $550, summer 1934 ------------------------------------------------ $6, 050 Riprap piers with United States plant during the fiscal year, 3,000 tons, at $3-------------------------------------------- 9, 000 Engineering and contingencies ___---- ___--- __-- ------ __ 950 Total----------------- ---------------------------- 16, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------$256, 129. 21 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --.----------------- 160, 819. 15 __ Total cost of permanent work to June'30, 1933-----------416, 948. 36 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---_-- -__-__- 87. 12 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--- .--------------------- 417, 035.48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----. -- 9. 47 Net total expenditures _____ _- ---- ___ __--- 417, 026. 01" Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------... 6, 271.33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------------- 423, 297. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---............. ---.....------ Cost of maintenance.-------.------------ $7,800.31 $4,043.07 $6,259. 04----- - $2,5648.60 Total expended-................----------------------........... 7,800. 31 4, 043.07 2,172. 60 4,328.16 2, 384. 53 Vllotted.........------------------------------- 7, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 4, 000. 00 -----......... 5, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $3, 655. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_------------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 8, 655. 86 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 2, 384. 53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ____________________ 6, 271. 33 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------------------- 9. 47 Balance available June 30, 1933_..... __ __-_______---- 6, 261. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--- ---------------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 31, 261. 86 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - _- - _ 16, 000. 00 27. FRANKFORT HARBOR, MICH. Location.-This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, about 204 miles from Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No.. 7, Lake Michigan.) 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 935 Existing project.-This provides for an exterior basin in Lake Michigan, formed by two breakwaters, 450 feet apart at the outer ends, diverging at an angle of about 90 ° , the main arm and the shore connection of the north breakwater being 972 feet and 1,000 feet in length, respectively, and the main arm and the shore connection of the south breakwater being 1,190 feet and 1,400 feet in length, respec- tively; for the removal of 801 feet from the north and 1,172 feet from the south pier; dredging the basin 20 feet deep and 800 feet wide at the entrance, decreasing toward the new pierheads to 600 feet wide; and dredging the channel between the piers 18 feet deep to Lake Betsie (Aux Becs Scies). The breakwaters and shore connection are built of concrete caissons and piling capped with concrete. The inner piers and revetments are built of timber cribs and piling, the inner 459 feet of the south revetment having been capped with concrete. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Mich- igan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $1,687,000. The estimated annual cost of maintenance (1923) is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 23, 1866, as amended in 1868, 1879, and 1892, provided for a new outlet 12 feet deep, protected by piers and revetments; the act of June 3, 1896, provided for a depth of 18 feet (Annual Report for 1902, p. 473); and the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the exterior breakwaters, removal of portions of piers, and present dimensions of channel (H.Doc. No. 208, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-The railroad terminal, consisting of two car- ferry slips, is on the south side at inner end of the entrance channel. The end of a city street is available for public use. The terminal facilities are adequate for the existing commerce, practically all of which is by car ferry. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of dredging 37,861 cubic yards, by hired labor and use of Government plant, for restoration of project depth, at a cost of $4,234.98. The placing of stone, by hired labor, for riprap at outer end of south breakwater, during the previous fiscal year, involved a cost of $16.06. The construction of new north breakwater and shore connection, re- moval of 801 linear feet of old north pier and 357 linear feet of old south pier, and dredging the remainder of the outer basin to new project depth was completed by contract at a cost of $332,506.50. The costs were $332,506.50 for new work and $4,251.04 for maintenance, a total of $336,757.54. The total expenditures were $393,895.18. Condition at end of fscal year.-The project for the arrowhead type of harbor was completed in 1932. Construction of the south breakwater and shore connection, removal of south pier, and dredg- ing south half of channel were completed in 1931. The north break- water and shore connection and the remainder of the pier removal and dredging was commenced on April 11 and completed November 936 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 7, 1932. The greater portion of the inner piers and revetments are in very poor condition. The controlling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 21 feet in the channel through the outer basin over a middle width of 400 feet and in the channel be- tween the inner piers to Lake Betsie. The costs were $1,692,715.34 for new work, and $305,939.67 for maintenance, a total of $1,998,- 655.01. The total expenditures were $1,987,353.99. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, together with an allotment of $20,000, made during July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- $11,301. 02 Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 25 days, at $550, November 1933 and June 1934_ 13, 750. 00 Engineering and contingencies------------- ------------ 948. 98 Total (including $2,000 estimated outstanding liabilities June 30, 1934) ------------------------------------ 26, 000. 00 Balance remaining--------------- ------------------ 7,414. 37 Grand total_----------------- ---------------------- 33, 414. 37 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimen- sions of channel. The remaining portions of the inner piers and re- vetments are badly decayed and damaged, and should be reinforced and rebuilt as may be necessary as soon as funds available. The ad- ditional sum of $135,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 17 days, at $550, fall, 1934; spring, 1935 -------------- -------------------- --- $9, 350 Reinforce substructure and build concrete superstructure on 415 linear feet of south crib pier, with United States plant, during the fiscal year, at $55 per foot____________ ______________ 22, 825 Reinforce substructure, rebuild such portions as necessary, and build concrete superstructure on 1,200 linear feet of north crib and pile revetment, with United States plant, during the fiscal year, at $75---------------------------------- ------------- 90, 000 Engineering and contingencies____---- ______ __________ 12, 825 Total---------__ ---------------------------------- 135,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $1,692, 715. 34 Cost of maintenahce to June 30, 1933 _________________________ 305, 939. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 1, 998, 655. 01 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_---___________ 301. 02 _____11, Net total expenditures_-----------------------------_ 1,987, 353. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_________-------------------------- 13,414.37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933______________ 2, 000, 768. 3 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929, 1930 1931 1932 1933 $32,460.28 $200, 252. 77 $457, 290. 50 $203,082.46 Cost of new work.........................--------------------. $332, 506. 50 Cost of maintenance-------- -------------- 2, 458. 01 14, 995. 33 14, 339. 94 8,879.80 4, 251.04 34, 918.29 215, 248.10 471, 630.44 Total cost--------------- --.................-----......... 211, 962. 26 336, 757. 54 Total expended----------------------............................ 34, 324. 15 160, 997. 56 441, 711.96 222, 563. 26 393, 895. 18 Allotted. .....---------------. 35,000.00 283,000.00 395,000.00 -65,000. 00 206, 465. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--IMILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 937 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-. --------------------- $200, 844.55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932___-- - ----------------------- 207,000.00 Amount to be accounted for__------------------------- 407, 844. 55 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--__ -- _----535. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--- 407, 309. 55 4------------------ Gross amount expended------------------------ $401, 525. 89 Less reimbursements collected _-- ___-______ 7, 630. 71 393, 895. 18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 -------- _-----_----- 13, 414. 37 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --------------- 3, 319. 36 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 8, 134. 62 11, 453.98 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 1,960. 39 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ 20, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 194 ______________-----21, 960. 39 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance -- _ 135, 000. 00 28. CHARLEVOIX HARBOR, MICH. Location.-On the east shore of Lake Michigan about 276 miles from Chicago and about 45 miles from the Straits of Mackinac. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 7, Lake Michigan.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 15 feet deep from Lake Michigan to Charlevoix Lake, protected where needed by piers and revetments. The piers at the entrance are formed of stone-filled timber cribs and rubblestone, being 781 feet and 452 feet in length on north and south sides, respectively. The revetments are built of piling. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctua- tions of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1902, was $186,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 14, 1876, provided for the channel from Lake Michigan to Round Lake; the act of August 2, 1882, provided for the channel from Round Lake to Charlevoix Lake; the act of June 13, 1902, increased the project depth from 12 to 15 feet. The latest published map is in House Document No. 26, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There is one wharf in the city of Charlevoix, at the inner end of the south revetment, which is open to general use. The terminal facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 938 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Operations and results during fiscal year.---Operations consisted of dredging 7,364 cubic yards, by hired labor and Government plant, for restoration of project depth at a cost of $2,667.38, for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $2,330.64. Condition at end of fisacl year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1902 at a saving of $105,795 under the estimated cost. The north revetment of the lower channel is in poor condition. The south revetments of the lower and the upper channels were repaired and provided with concrete superstructure in 1930. The outer 303 feet of the north pier and 452 feet of the south pier have been covered with a concrete slab deck. The controlling depth at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 16 feet in the lower and upper channels to Charlevoix Lake. The costs were* $80,205.04 for new work, and $271,048.83 for maintenance, a total of $351,253.87. The total expenditures were $351,312.82. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the close of the year, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $5,000, made during July, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 11 days, at $550, July 1933--------------------------------------------- $6, 050. 00 Repairs to superstructure, rubble mound portion of north pier, by hired labor, during the fiscal year, 1,100 tons, at $3.50- __ 3, 850. 00 Engineering and contingencies ---- ---------------------- 611.63 Total (including $11.63 accounts receivable) ____ 10, 511. 63 Balance remaining ------------------------------------- 23. 50 Grand total---------------------------------------10, 535.13 Dredging is required annually for maintenance of project dimensions of channel. The additional sum of $6,000 can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of U.S. hopper dredge Meade, 10 days. at $550 --------- $5, 500 Engineering and contingencies_ .----------- - - - . 500 Total_ ------------------------------------------------- 6, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-----_______------__ ____ $80, 205.04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------- ___ - 271, 048. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------ --- __. 351, 253.87 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---- -___ -____ 47. 32 Net total cost to June 30, 19338_ ------.. __.......... . 351, 301. 19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1983--_-------------_________ 11. 63 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-- --- __ --- -____-____ 351, 312. 82 Net total expenditures-------- --------- ---------------- 351, 312. 82 Unexpended balance June 80, 193------_------------------ - 5, 523. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--- - -____- - 356,836.32 RIVERS AND HARBORS--MILWAUKEE, WIS., DISTRICT 939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - -------- ------- Cost of maintenance-..--...-- - $125. 03 ..--....----- $23, 878. 74 $51,076.28 $10, 496.07 $2, 667.38 Total expended----------------------- 4, 830. 42 25, 039. 36 50, 227. 10 10, 580. 32 2, 330. 64 Allotted -_____-___ ----......... ____ _ 117, 000. 00 -34, 783. 42 ...... ............ 3, 000. 00 1, 950. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $5, 904.14 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 _________________ --- 2, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-_---------------------------- 7, 904. 14 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 50. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 7, 854. 14. Gross amount expended----------------------------------------- 2,330.64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------5, 523. 50 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------_-------------___-- 11. 63 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ------------ 5, 535. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Act approved Mar. 4, 1933..__ 5, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-.-------- -___ 10, 535. 13 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1935, for maintenance 1-- ___ _------------- 6, 000. 00 29. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $6,617.94, and the expendi- ture was $7,575.27. The balance unexpended together with allot- ment made during July 1933 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items.. The additional sum of $8,000 can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 __---- - __-____-_ $38, 898. 65 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------------ 326. 24 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 38, 572. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 -------------------------------- 557. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------39, 130. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__.....................------------- ...................---- Cost of maintenance--.------------------- $2, 471. 15 $7, 275.46 $14, 469. 42 $8, 064. 68 $6, 617. 94 Total expended--- ......----------------------- 2, 471. 15 7, 188. 23 14,491. 69 6, 846. 07 7, 575. 27 Allotted..................----------------------------......... 10, 000. 00 6, 000.00 16, 000. 00 ------------ 6, 830. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 940 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932. ---------------------------- $1, 302. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-- -------------------------- $4, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-..-----...----------------- --- 3, 000. 00 7, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for.....---------....---.....--------------- 8,302. 86 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 170.00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------- ------ 8, 132.86 Gross amount expended-----------------------------7, 589.18 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 13. 91 7, 575. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 193----------------- 557. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------ 326. 24 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------------- 231. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------- ---------------------- 13, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------..------------ 13, 231.35 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - --- -- --- -- --- --- -- 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 8, 000. 00 30. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For Cost and expenditures to last June 30, 1933 full re- Name of project port see an- nual New work Maintenance report for- 1- Gladstone Harbor, Mich......---....----------...........-------------------- 1912 $7, 280. 59 $252. 17 2. St. Joseph River, Mich.'1---------__............... 1923 4, 555. 49 5, 194. 51 3. Pentwater Harbor, Mich.'------------------------------- 1932 179,899.10 173,920.90 4. Petoskey Harbors------------------------------------- 1931 118,239.40 75,044.02 1 Channels adequate for commerce, abandonment recommended in 1926. 2 Project provides only for breakwater which was completed in 1908; superstructure was rebuilt in con- crete and structure fully riprapped in 1930. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act ransmitted House document Recommen- to Congress dation Glen Arbor and Glen River and Harbor May 10,1933 ----------------------- Unfavorable. Haven Harbors, Mich. Act, July 3, 1930. Grand Haven Harbor, .....--- Mich. Oct. 27,1932 do.....----...-------....... ----------......---- Do. Michigan Lake to Mis- ----...- do............... sissippi River water- way via Green Bay Harbor, Fox River, and connecting b ters, the Portage Ca- wa- ----------------------- nal and Wisconsin River, Wis. Manistee Harbor. Mich_ ---- do--------------- July 6,1933 Do. Manitowoc Harbor, Wis_.....- do.--------- . Dec. 5, 1932 No. 481 (72d Cong., Favorable. 2d sess.). Rivers Do..........-------- and Harbors --. . .. -- --- - .. .. . . .-- . . . . . . . . . . . . ..- Committee resolu- tion, June 2, 1933. SExclusive of avai lable funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 941 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Locality Authorization act to Congress House document Reommen- to Congress dation Menominee Harbor and Rivers and Harbors River, Mich. and Committee resolu- Wis. tion, Apr. 29, 1933. Oconto Harbor, Wis_ . Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, June 2, 1933. Pensaukee Harbor, Wis -.. -do Port Washington Har- Rivers and Harbors Dec. 8, 1932 . . _ Unfavorable. bor, Wis. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 21, 1932. St. Joseph Harbor, Mich_ Senate committee res- ----------------------------- olution, Sept. 1, 1933. Sheboygan Harbor, Wis_ Rivers and Harbors . . Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 16, 1933. South Haven Harbor, Rivers and Harbors May 24,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Mich. Committee resolu- Committee Doc. tion, Dec. 6, 1932. No. 9 (73d Cong., 1st sess.). Two Rivers Harbor, Rivers and Harbors----- ------------------------ Wis. Committee resolu- tion, June 10, 1933. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT This district includes the harbors on Lake Michigan from Wau- kegan, Ill., to Michigan City, Ind., inclusive, together with the navi- gable waterways entering Lake Michigan at Chicago and Michigan City, or between them, and the navigable tributaries of such water- ways. District engineer: Col. W. G. Caples, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. E. M. Markham, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Waukegan Harbor, Ill ..... 941 5. Indiana Harbor, Ind .... 954 2. Chicago Harbor, Ill ... 944 6. Michigan City Harbor, Ind__ 958 3. , Ill C River, Ill_______ 948 7. Examinations, surveys, and 4. Calumet Harbor and River, contingencies (general) _--- 960 Ill. and Ind _____ 950 1. WAUKEGAN HARBOR, ILL. Location.-This harbor is on the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 51 miles south of Milwaukee and about 38 miles north from Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 74.) Previous projects.-An appropriation of $15,000 was made by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1852, for a breakwater. This work was abandoned. The original project was adopted June 14, 1880, and modified August 2, 1882. The cost and expenditures prior to commencement of the existing project in 1903, and including ap- propriation of $15,000 made by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1852, are $218,233.54 for new work, $15,710.87 for maintenance, a total of $233,944.41. (For further details see p. 1940 of Annual Report for 1915.) 942 REPORT OF, CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing project.-This provides for- (a) A detached timber crib breakwater 600 feet long, and the construction of a northerly and westerly extension to shore about 1,300 feet long. (b) Two parallel piers of timber cribs and piling, about 240 feet apart, 1,613 and 3,212 feet long for the north and south pier, respectively, the inshore end of south pier being on a line diverging from the general line of the pier (Annual Report for 1906, p. 1760). (c) A channel 200 feet wide, 18 feet deep, extending from Lake Michigan to an inner basin of the same depth, protected on the east side by a pile revetment 882 feet long; including a bulkhead estimated to cost $30,000, in front of the city park, with additional dredging near the lake end of the north pier, and an enlarging of the inner basin. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $614,300, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but includ- ing $30,000 (cost of bulkhead) to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) -approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,000, on the completion of the project. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for the parallel piers and basin (Annual Report for 1880, p. 1942); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the detached breakwater, for extending the piers, and for the present channel dimensions (H.Doc. No. 343, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the extension of the breakwater to shore, dredging near the outer end of the north pier, and enlarging the inner basin (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 27, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published map see the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, provided that no work shall be done on enlarging the inner basin until local interests have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will assume the cost of a bulkhead in front of the city park at an estimated cost of $30,000. These assurances have not been given. Terminal facilities.-These consist of two coal wharves, one salt wharf, one package-freight and fishing wharf, owned by the city of Waukegan, and the North Shore Coke & Chemical Co. has a wharf 1,000 feet long, equipped with a coal-handling tower. These facili- ties are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fisal year.---Rebuilding of the superstructure on the outer 1,640 feet of the south pier, begun in April 1932, was completed in August, 1932, at a cost of $29,592.25. The superstructure on the outer 1,000 feet of the north. pier was re- built in concrete at a cost of $26,087.55. The dredge Kewaunee re- moved 28,500 .cubic yards of material from the channel to restore project depth at a cost of $4,966.59. Approximately 2,030 tons of riprap were placed around the piers and breakwater at a cost of $10,332.56. Miscellaneous surveys wer 3 made at a cost of $622.31. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 943 All work was done by hired labor and Government plant except placing riprap. The total cost was $71,601.26, all maintenance. Total expenditures were $58,970.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 90 percent completed. The north pier and east revetment were com- pleted in 1904 and the south pier in 1909. The outer 600 feet of the breakwater was completed in 1904 and its shore-arm extension in 1931. All structures are in good condition. The controlling depth in the channel and basin is 171/2 feet below low water datum, based on soundings taken in March 1933. The mean water level in June 1933 was 0.22 foot above datum. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is dredging near the outer end of the entrance piers and dredging to enlarge the inner basin. The total cost was $1,274,689.23, of which $533,524.82 was for new work and $741,164.41 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $1,270,288.25. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year was $14,313.87 which, after deducting accounts payable of $4,400,98, and a revocation of $9,500 in August 1933 was reduced to $412.89. Project dimensions should be obtained in the area near the harbor entrance and in the inner basin. Dredging is necessary to maintain the project depth in the entrance channel. Additional riprap will be required around the new breakwater extension. The additional sum of $37,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work: Dredging near harbor entrance, by contract or with Government plant, fall of 1934__----------------- _ $15, 000 Dredging to enlarge inner basin, by contract or with Government plant, fall of 1934____ .____________ 8,000 Engineering and contingencies _____________________ - 2, 000 $25, 000 Maintenance: Dredging entrance channel, with Government plant, spring of 1935-------------------- ------------------------- 7, 000 Riprapping piers and breakwaters, by contract, fall of 1934_ 4,000 Engineering and contingencies __ -____ - ____-__-__- 1,000 12, 000 Total for all work _ __ _______---------------------- 37, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__---- ---_______--- $751, 758.36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --------------------------- 756, 875. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 1,508, 633. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 4, 400. 98 Net total expenditures_- --- __ --- _________ ---- 1, 504, 232. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------- 14, 313. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_--___------ 1, 518, 546. 53 16228-ENG 1933-60 944 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-......... - .__.------.--------- .___ $33, 175. 95 $190, 034. 48 ............ -------- $2, 947. 75 $90, 500. 67 Cost of maintenance-------...........--........... 90, 575. 70 75, 040. 25 $71,601.26 Total cost----.....---------------..................... 2,947.75 90,500.67 123,751.65 265,074.73 71,601. 26 Total expended_.. ....-------------------- 3, 903. 18 82, 656. 97 99, 073. 68 306, 279. 80 58, 970. 32 55, 000. 00 110, 300. 00 306, 000. 00 Allotted...................---------------.......-------........ 39, 000. 00 41, 454. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $31, 830. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__----------------------------------------- 110, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 141,830. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments ---------------- 68, 546. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------73, 284. 19 Gross amount expended----------- ----------- $68,964. 73 Less: Reimbursements collected ------------ $5, 403. 91 Receipts from sales...-------------------- 4, 590. 50 9, 994. 41 58, 970. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--- ------------------- 14, 313. 87 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-----------------------------4, 400. 98 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------9, 912.89 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - existing project 1 ... _ _ 50, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25, 000.00 For maintenance 1 - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12, 000. 00 -- -- Total 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37, 000. 00 2. CHICAGO HARBOR, ILL. Location.--Northeastern Illinois, near the southern end of Lake Michigan; 80 miles in a southerly direction from Milwaukee, Wis. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 753.) Previousprojects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1833, and modified by acts of June 23, 1866, March 2, 1867, July 1, 1868, and April 10, 1869. Work was continued under these projects until 1870, the total cost and expenditures being $446,005, the divi- sion between new work and maintenance not being available. For further details see page 1941 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the following work: (a) An inner breakwater, all of timber cribs, enclosing an inner basin of about 224 acres in extent, the breakwater being in two sections, as follows: The main inner breakwater 4,036 feet long with 300 feet of shore return on north end; a southerly extension 2,550 feet long. (b) An exterior breakwater enclosing an outer basin of about 970 acres in extent, the breakwater being in two sections as follows: The main exterior breakwater built of timber cribs and 5,413 feet long; and the southerly exten- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 In addition $30,000 is to be contributed by local interests. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 945 sion built of rubble mount and concrete caissons and 5,000 feet long, exclusive of the harbor entrance gap of 500 feet. (c) Maintenance dredging to a depth of 21 feet of that part of the inner basin lying north of a line drawn eastwardly perpendicular to the eastern boundary of Grant Park, from the northern end of said boundary, and also of the entrance to Chicago River from the lake to Rush Street over a width varying from 470 to 190 feet. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Seasonal fluctuations in mean stage from low water in winter to high water in summer average about 1.2 feet. Local and temporary fluctuations of 0.1 to 0.5 of a foot due to wind and difference in barometric pressures occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infrequent intervals. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1914 was $3,686,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintentnce is $50,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 11, 1870, provided for the inner break- waters and inner basin (H.Doc. No. 114, 41st Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1879, pp. 1562-1567); the act of June 14, 1880, provided for the exterior breakwater (Annual Report for 1879, pp. 1562-1567) ; the act of March 3, 1899, provided for the present depth in the basin and entrance to Chicago River (Annual Report for 1897, pp. 2790-2791) ; the act of July 25, 1912, provided for the shore arm and southerly extension of the exterior breakwater (H.Doc. No. 710, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of March 2, 1919, modified the area to be dredged in the inner basin (H.Doc. No. 1303, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map of this harbor is in the Annual Report for 1914, opposite page 2924. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-The outer harbor terminals consist of two slips, one opening off from the main river and one opening off from the inner basin; wharves fronting on the river itself, and a munici- pal pier extending into the outer basin from the lake front at the outer end of Grand Avenue. The outer harbor facilities are not entirely adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Rebuilding the super- structure of the inner breakwater with concrete by hired labor and Government plant was started in September 1932, and 300 feet com- pleted. An additional 1,800 feet of old superstructure has been removed and 1,650 feet retimbered ready for concreting. Cost, $86,207.16. Repairs were made to the rubble-mound breakwater by hired labor at a cost of $15,508.58. About 6,620 tons of riprap were placed around the main exterior and caisson breakwaters, by con- tract, at a cost of $17,849.42. The total cost was $119,565.16, all maintenance. Total expenditures were $122,434.19. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1923 at a saving of $276,658 under the estimated cost. The entrance to Chicago River has been improved by the construction of parallel entrance piers and dredging a channel 190 to 470 feet in 946 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 width to a depth of 21 feet below datum. The northerly arm of the inner breakwater (timber, completed in 1874) is deteriorated and is being rebuilt above the water line. The southerly arm (timber com- pleted in 1880; concrete superstructure completed in 1930) is in good condition. The exterior breakwater (timber, 5,413 feet, completed in 1889; concrete superstructure, completed in 1930) is in good conci- tion. The southerly extension (rubble mound, 2,270 feet, completed in 1917) and the south arm (rubble mound, 1,500 feet, completed in 1920; and concrete caisson, 1,188 feet with 42 feet of rubble mound connection, completed in 1923) have deteriorated to some extent in the rubble mound portions. Settlement and displacement of stone has occurred in places along the underwater slopes and a number of deck stones have disintegrated. Additional stone will be required. The north pier (concrete superstructure, 975 feet, completed in 1908) is in good condition. The controlling depth is 20 feet, based on soundings taken in January 1932, and referred to low-water datum. The mean water level in June 1933 was 0.22 foot above datum. The total cost was $4,842,915.25, of which $3,409,844.22 was for new work and $1,433,071.03 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $4,999,636.36. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the. end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable of $1,167.14, together with allotments of $78,600 and $62,000 made during August 1933 will be applied to maintenance, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ ---- _ $30,271.50 Rebuilding about 2,000 feet of superstructure on inner breakwater, with Government plant, summer of 1933 and spring of 1934-.... 180, 000. 00 Repairs to rubble mound breakwater in concrete with Government plant, summer of 1933----------------------------- ------ 12, 000.00 Repairs to rubble mound breakwater with rubble stone by con- tract, summer of 1933-------- ------------------------- 22, 500.00 Engineering and contingencies-- ------- -------------------- 27, 395. 64 Balance remaining---------------------------------------- 5, 530. 45 Total ------------------------------.------------ 277, 697.50 The old timber superstructure on the inner breakwater is badly decayed and rebuilding in concrete should be continued as fast as funds can be made available. Underwater portions of the rubble mound breakwaters have been washed out and should be replaced with heavy stone. Concreting of the disintegrated stones in the deck section should be continued. Dredging of the entrance channel is necessary to restore project depth. The additional sum of $222,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Rebuilding about 1,200 feet of superstructure on inner breakwater with Government plant, summer of 1934--------------------- $120, 000 Repairs to rubble mound breakwater with rubble stone by contract, summer of 1934----- ------------------------------------ 50, 000 Repairs to rubble mound breakwater with concrete, with Government plant, summer of 1934-------------------------------------- 12, 000 Dredging entrance channel, by contract, summer of 1934------------- 12, 000 Engineering and contingencies ---- ----------------- _ 28, 000 Total--------------- ------------------------------- 222, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 947 Cost and financial summary -Costof new work to June 30, 1933_------------------------ $3, 855, 849. 22 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 1, 433, 071. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 5, 288, 920. 25 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 163, 475. 46 Net total cost to June 30, 1933____---------------- 5, 452, 395. 71 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------- 1----------- 1, 167. 14 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ------------------ 5, 453, 562. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------- __--------- 7, 921. 49 Net total expenditures ______ -- 5, 445, 641. 36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------_ - 135, 930. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------__ 5, 581, 571. 81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 'Cost of new work ,Cost of maintenance ---------------------- $87, 983. 87 $7, 515. 70 $257, 873. 83 $28,158.89 $119,565. 16 'Total expended___- .. __ ____--... _ 86, 674. 01 -__ 96, 006. 11 239, 153. 81 20, 983. 04 122, 434. 19 Allotted........---------------------------. 100, 000. 00 227, 700. 00 35,000. 00 -820. 29 228, 721.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ---------------------------- $29, 643. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_--... ,__ ---- -- $95, 325. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_--- --------- __ -92,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__---------------- 50, 000. 00 237, 325. 14 Amount to be accounted for ____ __ 968.78 2-------------------------- 266, Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 8, 604. 14 Net amount to be accounted for-- -------- - 258, 364. 64 'Gross amount expended _____________________ $125, 501. 13 Less: Reimbursements collected- --- $1, 960. 04 Receipts from sales_ --.. _______ 1, 106.90 3, 066.94 122, 434. 19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 135, 930. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --- _____------7, 923. 49 Reserve for impounded balance----------------------- 449. 84 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 22, 348. 01 30, 721. 34 Balance available June 30, 1933_----------------------- 105, 209. 11 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----- ------------------------ 1, 167.14 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------- 106, 376. 25 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- - - - - June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ ____ ______-_ _ 222, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 948 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 3. CHICAGO RIVER, ILL. Location.-Cook and Lake Counties, Ill., the navigable portions: being wholly in Cook County and the city of Chicago. (See U.S.. Lake Survey Chart No. 753.) Previous projects.--Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. modified by acts of March 3, 1899. June 13, 1902, and March 2, 1907, and superseded by act of March 2, 1919. The cost and expenditures prior to adoption of the existing project (act of Mar. 2, 1907) were $955,885.87 for new work and $109,462.55 for maintenance, a total of $1,065,348.42. For further details see page, 1942 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for maintenance dredging to 21 feet below the hydraulic grade line, corresponding to low-water datum in Lake Michigan, of the main river from Rush Street to. the junction of the North and South Branches (0.7 mile); the North Branch from the junction to North Avenue (2.22 miles); the North Branch Canal (1.04 miles); and the North Branch Turning Basin,. the channels and turning basin to be maintained to project depth to within 20 feet of existing docks. The width of channel in main river varies from 200 to 300 feet, in North Branch from 50 to 150 feet, and in the North Branch Canal from 70 to 110 feet. The lengths in miles of the navigable portions of the river are as, follows: Mites Main River from Rush Street to junction of North and South Branches__ 0. 70 South Branch and West Fork to Ashland Avenue--__,__----- - 4. 08 South Fork of South Branch to Chicago! Junction Ry. bridges (east and west' arms) ----- --------------------------------------- 1.59" North Branch to Belmont Avenue____________________________ 5. 14 North Branch Canal (Goose Island cut-off)- -_--____--__-___1. 04 Total----- 12. 55 1_------- All depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, with due allowance for hydraulic grade resulting from the drainage- canal, which reaches a maximum of 2 feet at Ashland Avenue. Fluc- tuations in stage are practically those resulting from changes of water level in Lake Michigan. On Lake Michigan seasonal fluctua- tions in mean stage from low water in winter to high water in sum- mer average about 1.2 feet. Local and temporary fluctuations of 0.1 to 0.5 foot, due to wind and difference in barometric pressures, occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infrequent intervals. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1899, was $810,600, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of -March 3, 1899, provided for the present channel depth; the act of March 2, 1907, was interpreted by the Chief of Engineers on April 11, 1908, as adopting the new work of the then existing project (H.Doc. No. 95, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of March 2, 1919, which eliminated all work except main- tenance of those portions described (H.Doc. No. 1294, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1914, opposite page 2928. Local cooperation.-Compliedwith. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 949 Terminal facilities.-In the Chicago River and its branches there is a total wharfage, including numerous slips, of about 150,000 feet, about 15,000 feet of which is used by private interests for shipping purposes. These terminals are owned and operated by steamboat lines, grain, coal, and lumber companies, and various other indus- tries. They are more than adequate in extent for existing com- merce. There are no public docks, wharves, or other terminal facili- ties on the main river or its branches. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Miscellaneous surveys were made at a cost of $227.48. The total cost was $227.48, all main- tenance. Total expenditures were $178.04. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914 at a saving of $265,921 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth up to the North Branch Turning Basin is 19.2 feet via the North Branch of the river. The North Branch Canal, be- tween Reese and Eastman Streets, is shoaled by the debris from an elevator fire, the west half of the channel being entirely filled and the east having a controlling depth of about 10 feet. Elsewhere along the North Branch Canal the controlling depth is about 18.5 feet. Depths in the turning basin are 21 feet or greater, except in the west half, where they are about 17.5 feet. Depths are based on soundings taken in June 1933 and are referred to low-water datum. The mean water level in June 1933 was 0.22 foot above datum. The heads of navigation for commercial vessels are Belmont Avenue on the North Branch and Ashland Avenue on the South Branch, 5.85 and 6.63 miles, respectively, from the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The total cost was $1,197,488.43, of which $544,678.70 was for new work and $652,809.73 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $1,197,438.99. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of $25,000 made in August 1933, will be applied to maintenance, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------------- $49. 44 Dredging North Branch Canal, Chicago River, by contract, August 1933-------------------------------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies----------------------------- 1, 528.73 Balance remaining---------------------- ----------------------- 14, 500.00 Total-------------------------------------------------- 31, 078. 17 Dredging to maintain project depth in the river will be necessary. Therefore the additional sum of $55,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Dredging, by contract, summer of 1934--------------------------$50, 000 Engineering and contingencies ------------------------------------- 5, 000 Total------------------------------------------------------ 55, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 193--------------------------- $1, 500, 564. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 762, 272. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 2, 262, 836. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 49. 44 Net total expenditure _----------------------- 2, 262, 787. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 - -------------------- - ----- 6, 078. 17 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 2, 268, 865. 58 950 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..... . .----------------- - ----------- ------------- ---- ----------- Cost of maintenance...................----------------.. $38, 769.23 $167, 845.64 $93, 257. 15 $462. 70 $227.48 Total expended----------------...........----................. ---- 39, 009. 62 169, 540.28 89, 463. 41 4, 258. 92 178.04 Allotted----.....---............------------------------.............. 23,000.00 200,100.00 76, 400. 00 -10,889.02 ....... _. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------$6,260.55 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------. 4. 34 Net amount to be accounted for_.....----------- - -6, 256. 21 Gross amount expended...-------------------------------- 178. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------- ----- 6, 078.17 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --.... __.__-- - $49.44. Reserve for impounded balance...-------.-------- -__-. 8. 92 58. 36 Balance available June 30, 1933___---- ----- 6------ 6, 019. 81 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal- -year ending June - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- -- 30, 1935, for maintenance 55,000. 00 4. CALUMET HARBOR AND RIVER, ILL. AND IND. Location.-NortheasternIllinois (Cook County), near the southern end of Lake Michigan, 121/2 miles south of Chicago Harbor, and known on the Great Lakes as South Chicago Harbor, it being within the corporate limits of the city of Chicago. A part of the break- water and of the anchorage behind the same are in Indiana. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 754.) Previous projects.-The original project for Calumet Harbor was adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified August 11, 1888. Work was continued under these projects until 1896, the total cost and expenditures being $454,484.53. The original project for Calumet River was adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 5, 1884, and modified August 5, 1886. The cost and expenditures under this original and modified project were $446,718.98, of which $401,488.50 was for new work and $45,230.48 for maintenance. (For further details see p. 1943 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.---This provides for the following work: (a) A breakwater (timber crib) 4,400 feet long, running from the shore due east, together with an extension of the same 2,500 feet long in a southeasterly direction. (b) Deepening of anchorage area (about 366 acres in extent) sheltered by bre:kwater to 21-foot depth. (c) Extension of south pier (timber crib) 800 feet. (4) Deepening Calumet River entrance to 21-foot depth 2 from the lake to the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. bridge near the old shore line, the channel to be 200 feet wide at the surface and 160 feet wide at the bottom at the inner end, and widened at the outer end. (e) A channel 200 feet in width, with 20 foot navigable 8 depth from the mouth of the river at the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway bridge, near the 1Exclusive of available funds: 2 Low-water datum for Lake Michigan (see report Chicago Harbor), to which all depths at this harbor are referred. 8 In order to give a navigable depth of 20 feet the estimates provide for dredging to a depth of 21 feet (low-water datum for Lake Michigan) below One Hundred and Twenty- second Street and 21.5 feet above that point. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 951 old shore line of Lake Michigan, to The Forks (5.47 miles), with five turning basins located at intervals between these points. The turning basins above the one nearest the mouth to be of such shape and dimensions as will enable a vessel 650 feet in length to turn with ease and the turning basin at The Forks to have a water-surface diameter of 750 feet. Fluctuations in stage of the river are practically those resulting from changes of water level in Lake Michigan. On Lake Michigan seasonal fluctuations in mean stage from low water in winter to high water in summer average about 1.2 feet. Local and temporary fluc- tuations of 0.1 to 0.5 foot, due to wind and difference in barometric pressures, occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infrequent intervals. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $2,140,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $70,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (Annual Report for 1896, pp. 2584 et seq., and H.Doc. No. 277, 54th Cong., 1st sess.), and amended by the Secretary of War on July 11, 1902, under authority of the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. The act of March 3, 1905, provided for the present channel dimen- sions between the mouth of the river and One Hundred and Twenty- second Street, 4.2 miles, and for the five turning basins (H.Doc. No. 172, 58th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the present dimensions of the channel between One Hundred and Twenty-second Street and The Forks, and of the turning basin ad- joining the upper limit of the project at The Forks. (H.Doc. No. 349. 60th Cong., 1st sess.) The widening of the outer end of the entrance channel was author- ized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919. (H.Doc. No. 237, 63d Cong., 1st sess.) The act of September 22, 1922, consolidated the two projects for Calumet Harbor and Calumet River to form a single project for Cal- umet Harbor and Calumet River, Ill. and Ind. The latest published maps appear opposite pages 2930 and 2932, Annual Report for 1914, and in House Document No. 494, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the construction of about 5,000 feet of breakwater, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 494, Seventy-second Congress, second session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification, of project.-Under date of November 7, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project for Calumet Harbor and River be modified so as to provide, including the work already accomplished for: (a) An outer harbor protected by two breakwaters, one extending from the shore due east 4,400 feet, thence southeasterly 2,500 feet, and the other a detached break- water extending about 5,000 feet southeasterly with an entrance 600 feet wide between the breakwaters; (b) dredging the outer harbor area to a depth of 26 feet with a minimum width of 3,000 feet; (c) an entrance channel to the river 26 feet deep between existing bulk- heads to the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. bridge near the 952 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 original shore line; (d) a channel in Calumet River, thence to The Forks, with a minimum width of 200 feet and with a depth of 25 feet to the Semet Solvay wharf, near One Hundred and Eleventh Street; a depth of 23 feet through the rock section in the vicinity of One Hundred and Eleventh and One Hundred and Fourteenth Streets, thence a depth of 21 feet to One Hundred and Twenty-second Street, and thence a depth of 21.5 feet to the head of the improve- mnent; (e) widening and straightening the river channel, except through the rock cut, to lines 20 feet from the bulkhead lines now or hereafter established; (f) five turning basins at intervals along the channel, of suitable size for turning the largest lake cargo car- riers, and each of the same depth as the adjacent channel; all at an estimated cost of $4,540,000 in addition to the amounts heretofore authorized, with maintenance estimated at $125,000 per annum, which is $55,000 in excess of the estimated amount now required; provided, that the widening of the channel at any locality or the future excava- tion of a turning basin shall not be commenced until certain condi- tions of local cooperation have been complied with (H.Doc. No. 494, 72d Cong., 2d sess.) The breakwater construction is included in the public-works program. Local cooperation.-The act of 1March 3, 1905, required as a con- dition precedent to Federal expenditure upon any one of the five turning basins the donation to the United States of the land neces- sary for that turning basin. As a result the land needed for turning basins nos. 1, 3, and 5 has been conveyed to the United States. The total area thus conveyed is 17.85 acres, and the value of the land at the time of its conveyance was approximately $35,700. Ter minal facilities.-Extensive terminals have been constructed by private interests, which are adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 236,442 cubic yards of material was dredged from the river channel between its mouth and the General Chemical Co.'s plant, by contract, at a cost of $52,426.31. About 3,723 tons of riprap were placed around the breakwater, by contract, at a cost of $9,850.32. The'total cost and expenditure was $62,276.63, all maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 96 percent completed. The breakwater (completed in 1904, concrete super- structure completed in 1924) is in good condition but is in need of additional riprap. Under permit from the Secretary of War the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. and its predecessors have removed all the south pier (completed in 1897) and rebuilt the frontage with a concrete dock wall 2,961 feet in length. The controlling depth in the entrance channel is about 21 feet, based on soundings taken in May 1933. Depths in the river up to the plant of the General Chemical Co., about 4.2 miles above the E. J. & E. Railway bridge, are generally greater than 21 feet except on a few scattered shoals on which depths are about 19.5 feet. From the plant of the General Chemical Co. to the upper limits of turning basin no. 5, 1.4 miles, depths are irregular, varying from 18 to 21 feet. Depths are based on soundings taken in July and December 1932 and June 1933. The mean water level in June 1933 was 0.22 foot above datum. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 953 head of navigation for commercial vessels is at The Forks, the pres- ent limit of Government improvement. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the construction of turning basins nos. 2 and 4. This work awaits the cession of the necessary land, free of cost, to the United States. The total costs and expenditures were $3,698,349.11, of which $1,947,308.07 was for new work and $1,751,041.04 for maintenance. Proposed operation.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, was $10,909.07, which after an allotment of $55,000 made in July 1933, and revocations of $40,000 and $25,000 in August 1933, was reduced to $909.07, which amount will be applied to such maintenance work as may be necessary during the fiscal year 1934. The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act ($2,092,700) will be applied to new work as follows: Construction of a breakwater extension about 5,025 feet long to protect an enlarged harbor of refuge, by contract, September 1933 to November 1935--------------------------------- $1, 988, 000 Engineering and contingencies------------------------------ 104, 700 Total 092, 700 2--------------------------- Dredging to maintain project depth in the channels will be neces- sary to provide for the present needs of navigation. Additional rip- rap is required to protect the breakwater. Minor repairs to the piers and breakwater will probably be necessary. The additional sum of $68,500 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fis- cal year 1935, as follows: Dredging, by contract, spring of 1935------------------------------ $50, 000 Riprapping breakwater, by contract, summer of 1934----------------10, 000 Repairs to piers and breakwater, by contract or with Government plant during the fiscal year-------------------------------------- 3. 000 Engineering and contingencies-------------------------- ------------ 5, 500 Total----------------------------------------------------- 68,500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $2, 803, 281. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------1, 796, 271. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 4,599, 552. 62 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 4, 599, 552. 62 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------- ----- 10, 909. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 4, 610, 461. 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----....---------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance---.---..---------------.. $46, 105. 17 $2, 343. 55 $396, 478. 98 $12, 874. 14 $62, 276. 63 Total expended--_--------------------..... 46, 579. 88 4, 663.30 383, 075. 12 26, 651.66 62, 276. 63 Allotted.- 000. 00 -1, 000. 00 4-.-----------------------48, 413,000. 00 -- 18,753. 73 45, 514. 77 954 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-----,----------------------- $27, 670. 93: Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932-------------------------------------- 46, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for.,----------------- -------- 73, 670. 93 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds --.--. 485. 23 Net amount to be accounted for--------------- ------- 73, 185. 70 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------62, 276. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_--- -----.... ----- 10, 909. 07' Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933--------------_ _ --- ---------_55, --- 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-.. 2,092, 700. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ...----------------- 2, 158, 609. 07 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 192, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8, 500. 00 5. INDIANA HARBOR, IND. Location.-Northwestern Indiana (Lake County), on southwest shore of Lake Michigan, 18 miles southeast of Chicago Harbor. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 754.) Previous project.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. Cost and expenditures: For new work, $60,667.41; for main- tenance, $2,509.54; total, $63,176.95. For further details see page 1943 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for: (a) A northerly rubble-mound breakwater 2,520 feet long and an easterly reinforced concrete-caisson breakwater 3,402 feet long, the construction and' placing of a lighthouse crib, and dredging the breakwater entrance. (b) An outer harbor channel increasing in depth from 23 feet at the inner end to 26 feet at the north entrance. (c) An inner harbor channel 22 feet deep and 160 feet wide from the outer harbor to White Oak Avenue on the Lake George Branch and to the north line of One hundred and forty-first Street on the Calumet River Branch, and the main- tenance of a channel 20 feet deep and 80 feet wide in the remainder of that branch except the removal of sewage deposits and other city refuse, after com- pletion and acceptance from private parties. (4) The construction of a turning basin at the forks, 22 feet deep. The United States has accepted as completed and assumed the maintenance of 7,400 feet of the main inner channel, all of the extension toward Lake George, and 550 feet of the Calumet River Branch south of the turning basin at the forks. That part of the channel from the end of the 550-foot section mentioned above to the Grand Calumet River has not as yet been completed by local inter- ests or accepted for m.aintenance by the United States. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Seasonal fluctuations in mean stage from low water in winter to high water in summer average about 1.2 feet. Local and temporary fluctuations of 0.1 to 0.5 foot, due to wind and difference in baro- metric pressures, occur daily. - Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infre- quent intervals. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 955 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $2,088,480, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1930) .approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $70,000 until the unprotected banks of the canal have become stabilized, and :$40,000 thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for the outer harbor and the maintenance of the inner harbor channel (H.Doc. No. 1113, 60th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 4, 1913, originally provided for the breakwaters (H.Doc. No. 690, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the lighthouse crib, dredging the breakwater entrance, and for the present length and alinement of breakwaters (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 6, 65th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 20, 1922, modified the length of channel to be maintained in extension to Lake George (Public, No. 176, 67th Cong.), and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present channel dimensions and for the turning basin at the forks (Rivers and Har- bors Committee Doc. No. 21, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest pub- lished maps are in the last-mentioned document. The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, authorized the Secre- tary of War to modify the project so far as relates to length and alinement of breakwaters and to sell to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. approximately 1,180 linear feet of the shoreward end of the exist- ing north breakwater, for the sum of $90,000, and apply this sum to the extension of the east breakwater. The sale was consummated and the amount credited to the appropriation September 20, 1925. The act of June 30, 1932 (Public, No. 219, 72d Cong.), authorizes the Secretary of War to sell to the Inland Steel Co. approxi- mately 1,903 feet of the southerly end of the existing east breakwater, subject to such conditions and limitations as he may impose to insure proper maintenance of the breakwater and to protect the interests of navigation, for the sum of $114,180, and pay the proceeds into the United States Treasury. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the extension of the outer breakwater about 2,300 feet, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 29, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of May 20, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended the further improvement of Indiana Harbor and Canal, Ind., to provide for extending the outer breakwater about 2,300 feet to the north; for an entrance chan- nel generally 800 feet wide with a depth of 28 feet at the outer end and 26 feet at the inner end; for dredging the anchorage and maneu- ver basin in the outer harbor to a depth of 26 feet and the channel between the bulkheaded fills in the outer harbor to a depth of 25 feet; for widening the main stem of the Indiana Harbor Canal to a bottom width of 260 feet with a depth of 22 feet from the outer harbor to the Forks; and for dredging the Calumet Branch from the forks to One Hundred and Forty-first Street to the same width and depth, all at an estimated cost of $1,820,000, with $53,000 annually for maintenance, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. 956 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 29, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The breakwater extension has been included in the public-works program. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is now in existence about 26,700 feet of wharfage along the main channel and the extension toward Lake George. Of this amount about 5,100 feet along the outer harbor and the inner harbor channel is being used by steel, oil, and construction companies. The wharves now in use are fully equipped and are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work: Dredging by contract to produce the project depth of 22 feet along the west side of the canal between Dickey Place and Canal Street, and along the north side of the Lake George Branch for a distance of about 1,150 feet above the Forks, and deepening the center 100 feet for 850 feet lakeward of Forsythe Avenue, together with deepening and widening the Calumet River Branch to a point 550 feet landward of the Forks, was completed in September 1932, at a cost of $61,185.63. A total of 319,542 cubic yards of material was removed. Maintenance: Approximately 169,000 cubic yards of material was removed from the entrance channel and inner harbor canal, at a cost of $32,937.78. About 3,520 tons of riprap was placed around the caisson breakwater at a cost of $9,346.15. All the above work was done by contract. The total costs and expenditures were $103,469.56, of which $61,185.63 was for new work and $42,283.93 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 90 percent completed. The north breakwater (rubble mound, 2,520 feet, completed in 1922) is in good condition except where a few capstones have disintegrated and washed out. The east breakwater (concrete caisson, 3,402 feet, completed in 1926) is in good condition, with the exception of portions of the superstructure which have disintegrated to some extent. Depths in the outer harbor channel vary from 23 to 29 feet. Midchannel depths in the entrance channel are generally more than 23 feet with shoals alongside of 17 to 20 feet. Midchannel depths in the outer 3,500 feet of the canal are about 22.5 feet for a width of about 80 feet, with depths of 16 to 21 feet alongside. For the remaining 1,400 feet to the Forks the con- trolling depth is about 19.5 feet. Depths in the turning basin at the Forks are from 19.5 to 25 feet. Depths in the Lake George Branch vary from 18 to 24 feet, and in the improved portion of the Calumet River Branch from 14.5 to 19.5 feet. Depths are based on soundings taken in April and May 1933 and are referred to low-water datum. The mean level in June 1933 was 0.22 foot above datum. The head of navigation for commercial vessels is at the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad bridge on the Lake George Branch, about 3 miles from the outer harbor. The part of Indian.a Harbor Canal between a point 550 feet south of the south end of the turning basin at the Forks and the north line of One Hundred and Forty-first Street, which is to be dredged by local interests to a depth of 20 feet and a bottom width of 80 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 957 feet, has not as yet been completed or accepted by the United States for widening and deepening. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is deepen- ing and widening the west half of the main canal from the entrance to Dickey Place to full project dimensions and the upper 3,700 feet of the Lake George Branch. The total costs and expenditures were $2,078,699.88, of which $1,771,358.03 was for new work and $307,341.85 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, was $21,281.87, which, after an allotment of $35,100 made in July 1933 and revocations of $30,000 and $25,500 in August 1933, was reduced to $881.87, which amount will be applied to such maintenance work as may be necessary during the fiscal year 1934. The funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act ($937,000) will be applied to new work as follows: Construction of a breakwater about 2,320 feet long in extension of the existing concrete-caisson breakwater, by contract, September 1933 to November 1935------------------------ $891,000 Engineering and contingencies -------------------------------------- 46, 000 Total---------------------------- 937, 000 Dredging will be necessary to restore project depth in the channels. There has been some deterioration of the breakwaters and repairs will be needed. The additional sum of $68,500 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Dredging, by contract, fall of 1934--------------------------------- $60, 000 Repairs to breakwaters by contract, or with Government plant, during the fiscal year--------------------------------------------------- 3, 000 Engineering and contingencies---------------------------------------5, 500 Total------------------------------------------------------ 68, 500 Cost and financia'o summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $1, 832, 025. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- ------ 309, 851.39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 2, 141, 876. 83 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- --- 2,141, 876. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 21, 281.87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 2, 163, 158. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work- _.... - ---------.--------- $56, 384. 20 $147, 727. 56 $61, 185. 63 Cost of maintenance----- --------------- $9, 096. 22 $28,925.82 19, 000. 91 13, 391. 43 42, 283. 93 Total cost-- ....--------------------- 9, 096. 22 28, 925. 82 75, 385. 11 161, 118. 99 103, 469. 56 Total expended-- ...-------------------- 8, 898. 59 29, 634. 51 53, 183. 53 184, 749.52 103, 469. 56 Allotted .--- 25,000.00 ----------- .---------------------------- 286, 000. 00 ------------ 62, 713.09 958 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--- - ----------------- $62, 038.34 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------- --------------------------------- 63,000.00 Amount to be accounted for------......------------------- 125,038.34 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----- ----- 286.91 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 124, 751.43 Gross amount expended---- ------------------------- 103,469. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 21, 281. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933------------- -------- ---------- ------------ 35, 100.00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act_---------- 937, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-..--------- ---- 993, 381.87 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 317, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 68, 500. 00 6. MICHIGAN CITY HARBOR, IND. Location.-Northwestern Indiana (in Laporte County), on the southeasterly shore of Lake Michigan, 38 miles in a southeasterly direction from Chicago Harbor. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. revious projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 4, 1836, and work was continued under this project until 1870, total cost and expenditure being-$287,388.97. For further details see page 1944 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a detached breakwater, east and west entrance piers, and a dredged channel, 120 to 150 feet wide and 18 feet deep, from Lake Michigan to the upper of two turning basins, which are also to have a depth of 18 feet. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michi- gan, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Seasonal fluctuations in mean stage from low water in winter to high water in summer average about 1.2 feet. Local and temporary fluctuations of 0.1 to 0.5 foot, due to wind and difference in baio- metric pressures, occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infre- quent intervals. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $1,153,600, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project is based on the following reports and river and harbor acts: The " east breakwater " and " old east pier " enclos- ing the outer basin were based on the recommendations of a board of engineers as published in Annual Report for 1870. The original entrance piers were constructed prior to the project of 1870. The east pier was extended in accordance with reports of boards of engineers as published on pages 2187-2189, Annual Report for 1881, pages 2264-2266, Annual Report for 1882; and in accordance with River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899. The west pier as at present located and the present entrance-channel dimensions were authorized SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 959 by joint resolution of Congress approved May 13, 1908. (Public, No. 23.) The upper limit of the inner channel is in accordance with the Annual Report for 1882. The act of March 3, 1899, provided for the detached breakwater in accordance with the report published on pages 2903-2904, Annual Report for 1897; the act of March 3, 1905, provided for the lower turning basin. The act of January 21, 1927, provided for the present depth in the channel and turning basins, the elimination of the improvement of Trail Creek above the middle turning basin and of the uncompleted portion of the detached breakwater, and the abandonment of the old breakwater and pier enclosing the harbor basin. (H.Doc. No. 279, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map appears opposite page 2938, Annual Report for 1914. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities at this harbor consist of about 15,000 feet of wharfage, about 2,000 feet of which is owned by the city. About 1,000 feet is in use. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The United States dipper dredge Kewaunee removed 36,500 cubic yards of material from the entrance channel in May and June 1933 to restore project depth up to the Franklin Street Bridge. The cost was $6,615.95. Miscellaneous surveys were made at a cost of $440.78. The total cost was $7,056.73, all maintenance. Total expenditures were $1,144.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in May 1929 at a saving of $15,202 under the estimated cost. Concrete superstructure was completed on the detached breakwater in 1925 and on the entrance piers in 1931. All structures are in good condition with the exception of 615 feet of the inner end of the west pier, which is to be removed by the Northern Indiana Pub- lic Service Co. under Secretary of War permit. No soundings have been taken in the channel below Franklin Street since dredging, but the minimum depth is believed to be about 17 feet. Depths in the draw of the Franklin Street Bridge vary from 10 to 16 feet. From Franklin Street to the Michigan Central Railroad bridge the controlling depth is 11.5 feet, and from the latter point to the head of the project 7.5 feet. Depths are based on soundings taken in May 1933 and are referred to low-water datum. The mean water level in June 1933 was 0.22 foot above datum. The head of naviga- tion for commercial vessels is the turning basin at the head of the project, 1.04 miles above the outer end of the west pier. Above this point depths are sufficient for small launches only. The total cost was $2,108,538.95, of which $1,139,906.39 was for new work and $968,632.56 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $2,102,626.34. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year was $8,177.15, which, after deducting accounts payable of $5,912.61 and a revocation of $2,000 in August 1933 was re- duced to $264.54. This amount will be applied to such maintenance work as may be necessary during the fiscal year 1934. 16228-ENG 1933-61 960 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Dredging to maintain project depth in the channels will be neces- sary. Additional riprap is needed around the detached breakwater. The additional sum of $16,500 can be profitably expended for main- tenance during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Dredging with Government plant, summer of 1934-------------------- $5,000 Riprapping detached breakwater, by contract, summer of 1934--..... 10,000 Engineering and contingencies__----- ------------------------- 1, 500 Total ----------------------------------------------- 16,500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_------------------ $1, 427, 295. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--9-------------------- 68, 632. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 2, 395, 927. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_1 _ 1 -, 1 5, 912. 61 Net total expenditures-------------- -------------- 2, 390, 015. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__-------------- - 8, 177. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 2, 398, 192. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.----.--------------- $26,052.29 Cost of maintenance.----.-------------- 1,995.37 $59,954.74 $164,006. 5 $95,127.90 $7, 056.73 Total cost..------------.................... 047. 66 59, 954. 74 28, 164, 006. 55 95, 127. 90 7, 056. 73 Total expended------.......................----------------.. 27, 360. 39 65, 287. 17 159, 674. 57 94, 520. 68 1, 144. 12 ---------------------------- Allotted..... 265, 400. 00 113, 000. 00 -41, 000.00 -21, 025. 90 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_----------------------------, $30, 347. 17 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 21, 025.90 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 9, 321.27 Gross amount expended----------------- ----------------- 1, 144. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------___-- 8, 177. 15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-__-------------------- 5, 912.61 Balance available June 30, 1933_------ --- ____ ___--- 2, 264.54 Amount that can be profitably expended, in fiscal year ending June , 30, 1935, for maintenance 1----- ---------------- 16, 500. 00 7. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $21,343.81; the expenditures were $21,162.53. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ $90, 822. 42 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_---------------------__ 237. 30 Net total expenditures--------- -------------------- 90, 585. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------- -------- 3, 127. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_--- ---- - 93, 712. 23 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 961 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....----- ------------ ------------------ ------------------------ 43 $24, 056. 79 $21,343.81 Cost of maintenance_.._ - $11, 976. 75 $8, 689. 64 $12, 005. Total expended--.----- ..----- 10, 229. 86 ____---------- 10, 065. 20 12, 340. 74 24, 036. 79 21, 162. 53 Allotted----......----..........----..------------------ 18, 000.00 6, 500. 00 29, 230. 00 2, 000. 00 23, 232. 23 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___- ------------------- $1,057.41 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 __------------------- $20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------ 5, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____----------------------- 26, 057.41 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------1, 767. 77 Net amount to be accounted for- -__--- ------------- 24,289.64 Gross amount expended ____--_----------------------- 21,162. 53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------- 3, 127.11 _----------__ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933________________ __ $237. 30 Reserve for impounded balance------------------------- 42. 83 280. 13 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 22, 846. 98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 - -- -- ___ - 22, 846. 98 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance ______ _______ 25, 000. 00 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization ac Transmitted House document Recommenda. to Congress tion Calumet Harbor and River and Harbor Dec. 8,1932 No. 494 (72d Cong., 2d Favorable River, Ill. and Ind. Act, July 3, 1930. sess.). Chicago Harbor, Ill .-.. Rivers and Harbors Apr. 20,1933 ........................ Unfavorable Committee resolu- tion, June 23, 1932. Michigan City Harbor, Rivers and Harbors Apr. 17, 1933 ----------------------- Do. Ind. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 11, 1932. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT This district includes the lakes, rivers, and harbors along the east coast of the State of Michigan and northwest portion of the State of Ohio from St. Marys River on the north to Port Clinton Harbor on the south, both inclusive. District engineer: Maj. D. McCoach, Jr., Corps of Engineers to July 30, 1932, and Maj. R. C. Crawford, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. E. M. Markham, Corps of Engineers. 1Exclusive of available funds. 962 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. St. Marys River, Mich...------ 962 8. Saginaw River, Mich---....--- 986 2. Operating and care of St. 9. Harbor of Refuge at Harbor Marys Falls Canal, Mich_ 969 Beach, Lake Huron, Mich- 989 3. Channel between Mackinac 10. Black River, Mich- ...... 990 Island and Round Island, 11. Rouge River, Mich -------- 992 Mich------------------- 970 12. Monroe Harbor, Mich--- ....-- 995 4. St. Clair River, Mich....-------971 13. Toledo Harbor, Ohio- --.. - 998 5. Channels in Lake St. Clair, 14. Examinations, surveys, and Mich-------------------974 contingencies (general)_._ 1001 6. Detroit River, Mich-------- 978 15. Other projects for which no 7. Alpena Harbor, Mich .-... 984 estimates are submitted. 1002 1. ST. MARYS RIVER, MICH. Location.-This river flows from the eastern end of Lake Superior into the northern end of Lake Huron. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 9.) Previous projects.-Authorized by the acts of July 8, 1856, August 2, 1882, and August 5, 1886. The total amount expended and the total cost prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1892 was $2,904,807, all for new work. (For further details see p. 1956, Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for channels through St. Marys River, which, at low-water datum, are suitable for vessels drawing 20 feet when upbound and 24 feet when downbound, with a least width of 500 feet in the upbound and 300 feet in the downbound routes. The specific improvements embrace channels through three shoals between Lake Superior and the head of the falls, having minimum widths of 1,000 feet with depths at low-water datum of 27 feet through Round Island Shoals and Middle Ground and 26 feet through Vidal Shoals; constructing 4 locks, 2 canals, and an emergency dam for each of the canals at the falls; deepening and widening the tailrace of the United States power plant; constructing remedial works at the inlet of the power canal of the Michigan Northern Power Co.; constructing compensating works at the falls; dredging through shoals between the lower end of the canals and the upper entrance to Lake Nicolet, including extension of anchorage and maneuver area below the locks and the widening of angle at Light No. 27; dredging to widen and deepen the upper entrance channel into Lake Nicolet; excavating channels from Lake Nicolet to Lake Munuscong on either side of Neebish Island, a distance via West Neebish of 14. miles and via Middle Neebish 15 miles, the Mid- dle Neebish, or upbound, route to have a least width of 500 feet and the West Neebish, or downbound, route 300 feet; and dredging shoals between Lake Munuscong and the mouth of the river. The following table shows the principal features of the four locks and emergency dams. All structures are located at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.: RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 963 Weitzel Lock Poe Lock Davis Lock Fourth Lock Miles above mouth...---------------------------- 47 47 47 47 Clear width of chamber-------- __ - feet-{ 60 at gates80 100 80 80 Length between miter sills ------------ do .-. 515 800 1, 350 1, 350 Lift 1_ -- do..--- 20. 5 20.5 20.5 20.5 Depth on upper breast wall 1-.......--- do---.. 16 22 24. 5 24. 5 D ep th on lo wer b re ast wall I ... . .... .. d o ... 12 . 6 18 24 . 5 24 . 5 Foundation -------------------------------- Rock Rock Ilk Rock Type of construction__ Masonry Masonry Concrete Concrete Estimated cost_--------------------------- $1, 160,000 2 $4, 738, 865 3 $6, 200, 000 4 $3, 275, 000 -________________ Completed b__________________ 1881 1896 1914 1919 Emergency dams South Canal North Canal Miles above mouth ...- 47------------------------------47. Estimated cost ----------- $240,000 .________ ...--.. -..... $300,000. Type ._..---..... . Swing bridge, sliding wickets.---- Removable trusses, revolving wickets. Cost, com pleted- .......-- $294,608.16 ------------------- $269,224.31.6 Year completed 1911--- . -------------------- 1922. 1 At low water, 601.1 above and 580.6 below. 2 Includes cost of deepening and enlarging South Canal. 3 Includes cost of North Canal. 4 Includes canal excavations to provide necessary approaches to lock, canal walls, and piers, and emer- gency dam. 6 Opened to commerce. 6 Including engineering, office, and inspection. NOTE.-The limiting draft to the locks is determined by the depth over the breast walls. In the following table are stated other characteristic features of the improvements belonging to the existing project: Project Dis- Used by datum tance upbound Mini- planes Con- Name of improved channel Length mouth from orbound down- dth w mumh w Projectmum sea abe depth tling Projecttrolling mouth bound width level depth of river vessels New York Feet Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Round Island Middle Ground- ---- -- ______ 59 Both_....------ ---------- 601.5 27 Round Island Shoal No. 1--..------ 5, 000 59 -__do. ... 1, 000 1, 000 601.5 27 27. 0 Round Island Shoal No. 2 . -......- 9, 800 57 ___do ..-. 1, 000 975 601. 5 27 27. 0 ....-------.--- Vidal Shoals------ - 9, 000 52 ___do__.__ 1, 500 1,000 601. 2 26 26. 0 South Canal---------------- - 7,400 47 do- West approach ..---- -----.... ....--------..---------------- 1108 1 108 601. 1 24 24. 0 Weitzel Lock- __________----------.._____ .... . 60 580. 6 12. 6 12. 6 Poe Lock- -------------------...--- ----------------- ..--- 100 580. 6 18 18. 0 East approach_ _____.__ __________ ___ _____ ____ 340 580. 6 19. 5 19. 5 North Canal---------- --------- 7, 515 47 Both.--------- ------..---- -------- ...... West approach ________.....-.-.-_______._____ 280 601. 1 24 24. 0 Davis Lock....--------------------------------------------- 80 580. 6 24. 5 24. 5 Fourth Lock -___-.... -_- . -___-- ___________ .-- -_-- --- 80 580. 6 24. 5 24.5 East approach ____________.---___.____._ .... _._ _312 580. 6 24. 5 24. 5 Course 1-Bayfield Channel- .......- 580.5 } Anchorage and maneuver area_ 9, 400 46 Both 1, 500 1,300 580.3 26 22. Angle at Light No. 27-------- Courses 2 and 3-Little Rapids ..__ 24, 200 41 .__do-...- 600 600 { 579.9 25 21.0 Lake Nicolet (Hay Lake) 22, 000 37 _do ------- ------- 579. 9 26 22. 4 Middle Neebish (upbound route): Course 5-Lower end of Lake 17, 900 33 Up 500 500 579. 9 21 21. 4 Nicolet. Course 6-Dike ......-------------.. 17, 000 30 .__do .... 500 500 579. 7} 21 22. 0 Course 7-Munuscong Channel- 17, 100 27 _-_do .... 500 500 579. 7 21 21.6 Course 9-Sailors Encampment 12, 000 23 ___do .... 500 500 579. 6 21 22. 0 Channel. West Neebish (downbound route): Course 4-Lower end of Lake 11, 000 35 Down___ 300 300 579. 9 25 25. 0 Nicolet. Course 5-Lower end of Lake 23, 400 30 ___do ...- 300 300 579.9 25 25. 0 Nicolet. Course 6-Rock cut----- .....----- 14, 100 28 _..do----. 300 300 1 579.97 27 22. 4 -------------.... Course 7___ 13, 300 25 _._do...- 300 300 579. 6 25 25. 0 Course 8-Moon Island .-... 12, 600 23 _._do ... 300 300 579. 6 25 25. 0 Twin Island Shoal--.-. ------ --...... 17 Both--------........ 579.6 26 22. 6 Crab Island Shoal ............... ..... _ -.......... __do.-_-- ........_-------...... -- 1 579. 6 26 22. 6 1Two channels past Bridge Island, each 108 feet wide; minimum width of connecting channel 304 feet . 964 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Project cost estimates Year Amount of Items made estimate 1Round Island Shoals 1 and 2 and Vidal Shoals (dredging channel)------..................------. 1891 $85, 487 Vidal Shoals Channel (widening) --------------------------------------- 192 } 298, 000 Round Island Middle Ground (dredging) .........................-................. 1925 802, 000 Weitzel Lock, including deepening canal .....................----------------------------------- 1878 2, 460, 000 Poe Lock .................. .........................................----------------------------------------------------------. 1886 4, 738, 865 Canal widening........................................................----------------------------------------------------- 1904 1,020, 000 Davis Lock ....... ...... ............. 1906 ....................--------------------------------------------------------- 6, 200, 000 Fourth Lock...............................................--------------------.......------------------------------------. 1910 3, 275, 000 Extension northwest pier ...........................---------------------------------------------- 1925 277, 000 Ship channel................................................................--------------------------------------------------------. 1891 556, 333 Lake Nicolet (Hay Lake) and Neebish Channels..-.-....................-...... 1900 5, 750, 000 Extension anchorage and maneuver area below locks-- --....-- _--.. .....- _ _ 1920 245,000 Middle Neebish route (widening channels)---........ . _ -.- --.. -_____ . 1925 3, 842, 000 Downbound route (deepening channels)-----------------...............------------------ 1928 8, 006, 300 Total...................------------------------------------------------------- -------- 37, 555, 985 The project depths are referred to low-water datums for Lakes Superior and Huron, which are taken at 601.6 and 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Each year the St. Marys River rises and falls about 1 foot as meas- ured by the monthly mean levels. Since 1860 the difference be- tween the highest and lowest monthly mean levels above the locks has been about 33/4 feet, and below the locks about 7 feet. From day to day the level fluctuates somewhat, due to wind and baro- metric pressure, such changes frequently amounting to several inches and sometimes to a foot or more. In addition to these changes in level, occasionally a considerable oscillation takes place within two or three hours, which is somewhat in the nature of a seiche; such changes amounting to over 5 feet have been known to occur within three hours. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $33,000,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance, not includ- ing operation and care of the locks, is $75,000. Tailrace deepening: The River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915, provided for the deepening and enlargement of the tailrace of the United States power plant between the power house and deep water at the foot of the rapids, a distance of about 2,250 feet, estimated cost $150,000, and authorized the diversion for this purpose of so much as might be necessary of the unexpended balance of appropria- tions for the Davis Lock. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 11, 1870, provided for the Weitzel Lock and improving the existing State canal by widening and deepening in accordance with report by Maj. O. M. Poe, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, not published; the act of August 5, 1886, pro- vided for the Poe Lock (H.Doc. No. 72, 49th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 13, 1892, provided for dredging through the shoals above the falls and the shoals below the falls between the lower end of the canal and the upper entrance channel into Hay Lake, now Lake Nico- let (H.Ex.Doc. No. 207, 51st Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1891, p. 2810) ; the acts of June 13, 1902, and March 3, 1905, provided RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 965 for enlarging the old canal (H.Docs. Nos. 128, 56th Cong., 2d sess., and 215, 58th Cong., 3d sess.); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the Davis Lock and second canal and emergency dam (plan 3, H.Doc. No. 333, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 25, 1912, pro- vided for the fourth lock (H.Doc. No. 64, 62d Cong., 1st sess.); the act of September 22, 1922, provided for the widening of the upper approach to the canals through Vidal Shoals, and the extension of anchorage and maneuver area below the locks (report of district engineer, dated October 29, 1920, printed in H.Rept. No. 775, 67th Cong., 2d sess., pp. 30-32); the act of March 4, 1915, provided for deepening the tailrace of the power plant; the act of March 3, 1909, provided for the lease of water power at the falls and the lease entered into with the Michigan Northern Power Co. provided for the construction of remedial and compensating works; and the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the Hay Lake and Neebish Channels work in that section of the river below the locks (H.Doc. No. 128, 56th Cong., 2d sess.). The act of January 21, 1927, provided for removal of Round Island Middle Ground, extension of Northwest Canal Pier, and widening channels Middle Neebish route (H.Doc. No. 270, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The act approved July 3, 1930, pro- vided for deepening channels throughout the downbound route (H.Doc. No. 253, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-This improvement serves the through com- merce between Lake Superior and the lower lakes, and it has not materially influenced the terminal facilities at the towns along its route, which consist only of small docks for the accommodation of local traffic. Operations and' results during fiscal year-New work-Deepening downbound channel.- Contractors'operations were in progress under the following divisions of this project: Round Island Middle Ground, 100 percent completed; Round Island Shoal No. 1, 100 percent completed; Round Island Shoal No. 2, 100 percent com- pleted; Vidal Shoals, about 93 percent completed; Bayfield Channel, about 28 percent completed; Angle Courses 1-2, Bayfield and Little Rapids Channels, about 23 percent completed; Courses 2-3, Little Rapids Channel, about 31 percent completed; Lake Nicolet, about 88 percent completed; Courses 4, 5; 7, and 8, West Neebish Channel, 100 percent completed; Angles Courses 5-6 and 6-7, West Neebish Channel, 100 percent completed; Course 6 Rock Cut, West Neebish Channel-original contract operations 100 percent, change order approved June 1, 1932-100 percent, and removal of material beneath cofferdams 100 percent completed; Crab Island Shoals, 100 percent completed. During the fiscal year 5,847,350 cubic yards of material other than rock and 104,415 cubic yards of ledge rock, or a total of 5,951,765 cubic yards, were removed under contracts. Six hundred and thirty-eight cubic yards removed from beneath cofferdams, Course 6 Rock Cut, West Neebish Channel, by U.S. derrick boat Merganser. Maintenance.-Duringthe fiscal year 774,877 cubic yards of mate- rial was removed from Winter Point Shoal by the U.S. hopper dredge Gen. G. G. Meade, and 5,880 cubic yards of material was re- 966 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 moved from small shoals in channels above and below locks by U.S. derrick boat Merganser. Examination of existing channels by sounding and sweeping was continued. Automatic water-level gages were maintained and Lake-level records compiled. Total costs for fiscal year were $1,573,458.02, distributed as follows: New work: Deepening downbound channel---------------- $1, 489,892. 56 Maintenance: Dredging Winter Point Shoal------------------------ 43, 831.86 Dredging by United States derrick boats---------------- 4, 878. 94 Removal of obstructions...------------ ------------------- 155. 96 Miscellaneous surveys- - -------------- _.._-_ 22, 250. 46 Water levels---....-----_-_ --------------- - 9, 972. 67 Extension of United States power plant --------------- 2,475. 57 83, 565. 46 The total expended during the fiscal year was $1,809,875.38. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project as modified in 1930 is about 98 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the completion of the deepening of the downbound channel, work on which is in progress. Above the falls, from Lake Superior to head of canal, there is a channel having a least width of 1,000 feet and available depth of 22 feet below low-water datum of 601.6 at Lake Superior and 601.1 at head of canal. At the falls there are four locks, reached by the North and South Canals. The narrowest point in the South Canal, leading to Weitzel and Poe Locks, is at the Inter- national Bridge crossing, where there are two channels, each 108 feet wide. The depth in the canal leading to the Poe Lock is 24 feet. The narrowest point in the North Canal, leading to the Davis and Fourth Locks, is at the International Bridge crossing, where it is 280 feet wide. The depth of this canal is 24.5 feet, except near the westerly entrance, where it is 24 feet deep. The controlling dimen- sions of locks are as follows: Weitzel Lock, width 60 feet, depth 12.6 feet; Poe Lock, width 100 feet, depth 18 feet; Davis and Fourth Locks, width 80 feet, depth 24.5 feet. The channels in the east or lower-level approaches have depths as great as the locks to which they lead. Each canal is provided with a movable dam for use in case of emergency. Below the falls, from the locks to Lake Huron, there is a channel with depth generally of 21 feet and width of not less than 600 feet where upbound and downbound traffic use the same channel, and not less than 300 feet where upbound and downbound traffic are separated. The West Neebish Channel was closed to navigation April 24, 1931, to permit the deepening between cofferdams of Course 6 Rock Cut. Data as to depths and widths of the several improved channels are given in table on page 963, under the general heading " Existing project." The costs have amounted to $31,163,642.12 for new work and $869,413.99 for maintenance, a total of $32,033,056.11. The total expenditures under the existing project have amounted to $32,021,962.83. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 967 Looks Date of Number or name of lock com- Actual pletion cost Weitzel-----.............. ----------------------------------- .....-------------------- 1881 $983,335 Poe ...............--.................------------------..................................------------------------------------- 1896 2,837,337 Davis-------- ......................--..........................---------------------................----------------------- 1914 2, 200. 000 Fourth...........--..---------.....-----------..................-------------------..............----------------------------..--........ 1919 1, 750,000 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended including accounts receivable, at the end of the year ($264,000), together with allotments totaling $501,000 made during the fiscal year 1934, total $765,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $146, 000 New work: Deepening present channel through Vidal Shoals, completion con- tinuing contract in force, June 1931 to December 1932; estimated date of completion, Sept. 30, 1933_---------------------_ 17, 000 Deepening present channel through Course 1, Bayfield Channel, completion continuing contract in force, November 1932 to De- cember 1934; estimated date of completion, Dec. 1, 1933------- 212, 000 Deepening present channel through Angle Courses 1 and 2, Bay- field and Little Rapids Channels, completion continuing con- tract in force, November 1932 to December 1934; estimated date of completion, June 1, 1934__________________--..- ___-- 157, 000 Deepening present channel through Courses 2 and 3, Little Rapids, completion continuing contract in force, November 1932 to December 1933; estimated date of completion, June 1, 1934___ 100, 000 Deepening present channel through Nine-Mile Point Shoal (Lake Nicolet), completion continuing contract in force, November 1931 to December 1933; estimated date of completion, Oct. 30, 1933---------- ----------------------------------- 190,000 Deepening present channel through Crab Island Shoal, completion contract (Emergency Relief and Construction Act, July 21, 1932) in force, November 1932 to June 1933, contract completed_ 6, 000 Total new work---------------------------------------- 718, 000 Maintenance: Channel sweeping, dredging, and removing shoals and other ob- structions by United States plant---------------------------- 32, 000 Engineering, surveys, contingencies_--------------------___- 15, 000 Total maintenance___ ___ __ 47, 000 Total new work and maintenance -------- 765, 000 The allotment of $175,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to deepening present channel through Twin Island Shoals by contract, bids to be opened September 27, 1933; estimated date of completion, December 1, 1934. Funds for ordinary maintenance are required. The sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, to be applied as follows: Maintenance : Channel sweeping, removing shoals and other obstructions by U.S. derrick boat Merganser and other United States plant $40, 000 --------- Engineering, surveys, and contingencies------------------------- 35, 000 Total maintenance- -------------------- 75, 000 1100 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. 968 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financ.al summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------- - --------- $34, 068, 449.12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------- 869, 413. 99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933__---- 34, 937, 863. 11 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 133, 399. 25 Net total cost to June 30, 193_-- ----- ----------- 35, 071, 262. 36 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 1, 871.63 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------ 35, 073,133. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ___--- -------------- 146, 364.16 Net total expenditures_--_,__------ 34, 926, 769. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 264, 174. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-----------35, 190, 944. 60 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----- --------.-- $692, 420. 49 $2, 205, 430. 47 $1, 171, 897. 76 $2, 082, 664. 34 $1, 489, 892. 56 Cost of maintenance _ -_ 58, 214. 71 26, 782. 80 71, 675. 52 47, 401. 28 83, 565. 46 Total cost --------------- 750,635. 20 2, 232, 213. 27 1, 243, 573. 28 2, 130, 065. 62 1, 573, 458.02 Total expended ......... __ __ 590, 951. 43 2, 107, 890. 54 I1,411, 754. 30 1,904, 200. 35 1,809, 875. 38 Allotted....________---____.........____ 1,825, 000. 00 1, 881, 000. 00 1, 772, 000. 00 -189, 662. 25 1,609, 047. 97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--_ ------ __ _________ $465, 002. 18 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932___-__---_ $1,601, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932 .------ _ -41, 000. 00 1, 642, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------ 2, 107, 002. 18 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ______---- - - 32, 952. 03 Net amount to be accounted for-....______..__-- - 2, 074, 050. 15 Gross amount expended__-- _________ ___ $1, 821, 644.60 Less reimbursements collected_________________ 11, 769. 22 1, 809, 875.38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 264, 174. 77 Reserve for impounded balance-_ -__-- - - ____-- $764. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --- _________ 146, 364. 16 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---- ____ 12, 492. 69 Other unaudited liabilities_-_ -- - - - __ 94.32 159, 715. 25 Balance available June 30, 1933---_____________________ 104, 459. 52 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933__----_______________ _______ 1, 871. 63 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933___-___-_ - - 106, 331. 15 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-... __. 175, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ _____________ 281, 331. 15 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 ,for maintenance 1___- - - - - - _- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 969 2. OPERATING AND CARE OF ST. MARYS FALLS CANAL, MICH. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for the improvement of St. Marys River at the Falls, Mich. See pages 962 to 968, where general informa- tion regarding the improvement can be found. The Weitzel Lock has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since 1881, the Poe Lock since August 3, 1896, the Davis Lock since October 21, 1914, and the Fourth Lock since September 18, 1919. Operations and results during fiscal year.-During the calendar year ending December 31, 1932, the United States canal was open to navigation 241 days, from April 17 to December 13. During that time a total of 5,580 vessels, aggregating 13,795,750 registered tons, and carrying 18,146,968 short tons of freight and 5,939 passengers passed through the Davis and Fourth Locks in 3,998 lockages. The Canadian lock, at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, open to navigation 244 days, April 17 to December 16, 1932, made 2,579 lockages and passed 3,099 vessels, with an aggregate registered tonnage of 3,455,155, and carrying 2,333,905 short tons of freight and 14,302 passengers. The locks, dams, and canals were operated as required, and the necessary repairs made thereto and to the appurtenant structures. The total expenditures were $217,192.84; total cost, $224,861.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Weitzel Lock has been out of commission since October 31, 1918, its operation not being neces- sary. The Poe Lock is not in operation due to reduced lake traffic. The Davis and Fourth Locks are in operation. The principal fea- tures of the four locks are stated in table on page 963. The Weitzel and Poe Locks are served by one canal and the Davis and Fourth Locks by a separate canal. The depth that may be carried through the smallest lock is 12.6 feet and through the largest lock 24.5 feet at low-water datum, but at the prevailing stages the channels leading to the locks restrict the draft of vessels to about 18 feet. The total expenditures for operating and care from 1881, when the Weitzel Lock was put in service, to the end of the fiscal year amounted to $6,496,146.61. Proposed operations.-The locks and canals will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 -________ ___- $6, 479,340.34 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 _ 31, 716. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------ 6, 511, 056.34 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------- 826. 47 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933___--- 6, 511, 882. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933___-_ 15, 736.20 Net total expenditures--_------___--------_ --- 6, 496,146. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-- ----- 43, 821. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 .-------- 6,539,968. 21 970 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ......... Cost of maintenance-------------------$254,047.38 --- ------ $248, 794. 66 $249,045. 74 $270,488. 04 I- -- $224, 861. 74 Total expended.......-------------------------- 25,498.58 25, 399.76 254,719.83 369,292.39 217, 192. 84 Allotted---..................----...........------------------- 234, 000.00 270, 000. 00 336, 000. 00 295, 000. 00 218, 587. 96 ......... Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_----- ------- ___ $42, 426. 48 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909- --- ----- 249, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------- _- 291, 426. 48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 30, 412. 04 Net amount to be accounted for -____- ---------- 261, 014.44 Gross amount expended ---------- $232, 257.97 Less: Reimbursements collected ---------- $15, 057.13 Receipts from sales _-------------. _8. 00 15, 065. 13 217, 192.84 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 -______________--- 43, 821. 60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 __ -- ______--15, 736. 20 Reserve for impounded balance__ 627.11 1,1_______-_______ Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 7, 846.32 Other unaudited liabilities________________ ___ 2, 412.24 27, 621. 87 Balance available June 30, 1933--------- _------- 16,199. 73 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----- ---- --- 826. 47 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-- 17, 026. 20 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 ... _------_---------- 227,000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ __---- 244,026. 20 -____ 3. CHANNEL BETWEEN MACKINAC ISLAND AND ROUND ISLAND, MICH. Location.-This waterway is located between Mackinac Island and Round Island, in the Straits of Mackinac. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 6.) Existing project.-No project has been adopted by Congress. The provision of a channel between Mackinac Island and Round Island, Mich., 1,250 feet wide, 27 feet deep, below low water datum, elevation 578.5 feet, and 3,250 feet long, as recommended by the Chief of En- gineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 2, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done. Proposed operations.-No regular funds are available for work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. Funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act, total $300,000, will be applied to deepening and widening present channel between Mackinac and RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 971 Round Island, Mich., by contract, bids to be opened February 1934; estimated date of completion, December 1, 1934. No funds will be necessary for maintenance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------- ---------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 _- ----------- Net total expenditures- -- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- ----------- Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-------- $300, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------------ 300, 000. 00 4. ST. CLAIR RIVER, MICH. Location.-This river connects Lakes Huron and St. Clair. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 43.) Existing project.-This provides for channels as follows: Used by Length Distance upbound Project Project Project Name of channel of chan- from or down- width depth datum nel mouth bound planes vessels Feet Miles Feet Feet _ -..... Foot of Lake Huron ._______.. _ _ 20, 000 42 Both.__.__ 800 26 579. 6 Port Huron Middle Ground......------ 8, 300 37. 5 Down_____ 1, 400 25 578. 2 South Park------------------------- 8, 200 34 Both .._.. 1,000 25 577.6 Stag Island: West Channel---______ ---- -__ 21, 500 31 ___do- ... 1, 000 25 577. 4 East Channel ___----..._____ ____ - 15,000 31 Up .. 800 20 577. 4 St. Clair Middle Ground. -____-__-- 16, 500 27 Both ..___ 900 25 576. 6 Marine City Middle Ground--------- ..........--- 4, 200 20 ___do ..... 1,000 25 575. 8 Michigan Salt Works Shoal __________ 7, 500 18 ___do.___.. 1, 000 25 575. 7 Roberts Landing Shoal__..... _.......... 10, 000 15 _do ... -- -- 1,000 25 575. 4 Head of Russell Island ... __ _.......... 6, 500 12. 5 ___do.-- _ 1, 000 25 575. 1 Grand Point Shoal___--. -___.__.____ 6, 000 9 ___do- .... 1,000 25 574. 8 Head of Squirrel Island_____ .............. 7, 500 7. 5 -- do-.... 1, 000 25 574. 6 Southeast Bend _____-. -. _____________ 27, 000 5 __do ...... 600 25 573.9 Improvement at all localities consists of deepening or widening of the natural channels by dredging. The project also provides for compensating works, consisting of a number (estimated at 31) of submerged rock sills, with crests 31 feet below datum. The project depths are referred to low-water datums for Lakes Huron and St. Clair, which are taken at 578.5 and 573.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The water level of this river fluctuates with the levels of the Lakes above and below it, which during the course of each year are subject to a consistent seasonal rise and fall, the lowest stages prevailing during the winter months and the highest during the summer months. At the .head of St. Clair River, as measured by monthly mean levels, the water may rise and fall each year during the navigation season as much as 1.3 feet. During the past 22 navigation seasons the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean levels has been about 4.9 feet. Occasional fluctuations due to winds of high velocity may be as much as 3.5 feet in 6 hours. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $3,140,500 for dredging and $2,900,000 for construction of submerged sills. 972 972 BQRT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- iance of dredged channels is $33,500. No expense of maintenance will probably be required for submerged sills. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 13, 1892, provided for the 20-foot chan- nel in the river (H.Doc. 1o. 207, 51st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 27, 1916, provided for a channel along the Port Huron water front (H.Doc. No. 782, 64th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the deepening of the channel to 25 and 26 feet and for compensating works (H.Doc. No. 253, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the document last mentioned. Terminal facilities.-This improvement serves the through com- merce between the upper and lower lakes, and it has not materially influenced the terminal facilities at the towns along its route, which consist only of small docks for the accommodation of local traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Detailed surveys, ex- tending from head of St. Clair Flats Canal to Roberts Landing above Algonac, preparatory to deepening to present project depths were made. Studies in connection with proposed compensating works were also made. Dredging under continuing contract at foot of Lake Huron, for deepening to present project depth was started on June 14, 1933, in the westerly half of the channel near lakeward end of contract area. At the end of the fiscal year there had been re- moved a total of 198,052 cubic yards, place measure. The contract is about 11.2 percent completed. The costs were, for surveys, $17,136.83, and dredging, $38,947.02, a total of $56,083.85, all for new work. The total expenditures were $28,349.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 14 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the completion of deepening of the channel through the shoal at the foot of Lake Huron to 26 feet, and through scattering shoals throughout the entire length of the river to 25 feet, a total distance of 44 miles. There are also to be constructed about 31 submerged compensating rock sills. The work already done has consisted of dredging shoal areas with a view to deepening or straightening channels to previously authorized dimensions. The controlling depth, as determined by survey made in 1932 is 20 feet at project datum for widths varying from 500 to 1,400 feet. The costs were $889,223.93 for new work and $439,258.59 for main- tenance, a total of $1,328,482.52. The total expenditures were $1,303,283.69. Proposedoperations.-The balance unexpended including accounts receivable at the end of the year, $201,000, together with allotments of $300,000 made during the fiscal year 1934, total $501,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------- ------------------ $33, 000 New work: Deepening present channel at foot of Lake Huron, completion continuing contract in force, December 1932 to November 1933; estimated date of completion, Nov. 15, 1933 ________________ 308, 000 Deepening present channel in St. Clair River from Harsens Island to Light No. 1 by U.S. hopper dredges, July to November 1933; 1100 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICHI., DISTRICT 973 New work-Continued. estimated date of completion, Nov. 30, 1933_-- _--_------- 1 $130, 000 Deepening present channel in St. Clair River from Light No. 1 to St. Clair Flats Canal by U.S. hopper dredge, August to Septem- ber 1933; estimated date of completion, Sept. 15, 1933_ -_ 2 120, - 000 Total, new work ____________--- ------- ------ 491, 000 Maintenance : Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge, including surveys and super- vision, September 1933---------------------------------- 10, 000 ---- Total, new work and maintenance ____-------------- 501, 000 The allotment of $1,700,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: New work : Deepening present channel at Head of Russell Island by con- tract; bids to be opened Sept. 27, 1933; estimated date of com- pletion June 30, 1934 ------------------------------ 1$134,000 Deepening present channel from Port Huron to Squirrel Is- land by United States hopper dredges and/or by contract or contracts; bids to be opened February 1934; estimated date of completion Dec. 31, 1934--------_---_---------------- 1, 316, 000 Construction of two compensating weirs at head of St. Clair River, in the vicinity of Port Huron, by contract; bids to be opened February 1934; estimated date of completion Dec. 31, 1934 ------------------------------------------- 1250, 000 Total new work (N.R.A.) ----------------------------- 1, 700, 000 The construction of the compensating works provided for in the project should be continued. Funds for ordinary maintenance are also required. The funds that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 ($695,000), will be expended about as follows: New work: Construction of compensating weirs at head of St. Clair River by continuing contract to be entered into in the late summer of 1934------------- -------------------------------- 3 $675, 000 Maintenance: Dredging by United States hopper dredge -------------------- 15, 000 Surveys, examinations, and contingencies-------------------- 5, 000 Total maintenance------------------------------------ 20, 000 Total new work and maintenance .- ___----------..... 695, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_. ------ -------------- $889, 223. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 _.-----__------- 439, 258. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ---------- 1, 328, 482.52 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_..--.... 8, 535. 80 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ---_---------__---_ 1, 337, 018. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933. -------------------- 33, 734. 63 Net total expenditures------------------...... . 1, 303, 283. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 --------------------- 201, 086. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--__------ 1, 504, 370.04 1100 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. 2 20 percent of completion expected to be accomplished a 32 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. 974 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ----------- ------------------------------------------- $56,083. 8 Cost of maintenance----------------------- $1, 627.16 $12,136.05 $19, 553. 32 $412.27---- -. Total expended- ....---------------------- 1, 788. 01 12, 136. 53 15, 628. 21 6, 803. 87 28, 349. 74 Allotted............................---------------------------- 10, 000. 00 18, 700.00 11, 000. 00 -8, 001.00 228, 437. 20 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-....------ $--------- $998. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 ----------------------------------- 230, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------------- 230, 998. 89 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- 1,1___________- 562. 80 Net amount to be accounted for-------- --------------- 229, 436. 09 Gross amount expended ____-----.----- --- $28, 472.12 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 122. 38 28, 349. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------- 201, 086. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ .------ ---- 33, 734.63 Reserve for impounded savings--------------- 242. 83 33, 977. 46 Balance available June 30, 1933-__------...--- 167,108. 89 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ------ 1, 700,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--- ------------ 1, 867, 108. 89$ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------- 2, 960, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 675, 000. 00 For maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - - - -- - -- - 20, 000. 00 1 - -- - - -- -- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - Total __ 695, 000. 00 5. CHANNELS IN LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICH. Location.-Lake St. Clair is the smallest of the Great Lakes. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 42.) Previous projects.-Acts of 1852, 1853, 1867, and 1873. The total amount expended on, and the total cost of the original and modified: projects (including the middle channel), prior to the commencement of operations under the existing project in 1886, was $656,060. For further details see page 2882, Annual Report for 1896, and pages 1957-1958, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for ship canals consisting of two dredged cuts at the mouth of the south channel of St. Clair River, each 300 feet wide and 25 feet deep, these cuts to be separated for a distance of about 7,221 feet by a sand dike 100 feet wide, revetted on each side by sheet piling, the east side of the east cut to be pro- tected by a dike of the same length but only 50 feet in width. From the south end of the dike the channel is to be 25 feet deep and 700> 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 975 feet wide, increasing to 800 feet and maintaining that depth across Lake St. Clair to head of Detroit River. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake St. Clair, which is taken at 573.5 feet above mean tide at New York. As measured by monthly mean levels, the water may rise and fall dur- ing the navigation season each year as much as 1.4 feet. During the past 22 navigation seasons the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean level has been about 4.1 feet. Occasional fluc- tuations due to winds of high velocity may be as much as 1 foot in 6 hours. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $4,552,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 5, 1886, provided for the present dikes (Annual Report for 1885, p. 2159) ; the act of July 13, 1892, provided for the deepening of the east cut of the canal and for dredging the channel at Grosse Pointe (H.Doc. No. 207, 51st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the second cut at the canal for downbound vessels (H.Doc. No. 234, 56th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 2, 1919, provided for a 21-foot depth in the Grosse Pointe Channel for a length of about 51/4 miles (H.Doc. No. 188, 65th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for a 25-foot depth through the canals and the channel through Lake St. Clair (H.Doc. No. 253, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished maps are in the last-mentioned document and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 3, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the removal of the center dike in the St. Clair Flats Canal and deepening the channel to 25 feet, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 3, 72d Cong., 1st sess., has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work: Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Taylor in midlake was started on July 24, 1932, and finished on November 30, 1932. During that time the dredge removed 2,513,262 cubic yards of material, bin measure, over a channel length of about 3 miles. Contract dredging to present project depth at upper end of lake in northerly 2,000 feet of contract area, was started on June 20, 1933. At the end of the fiscal year there had been removed 99,170 cubic yards, place measure. Dredging under contract to present project depth in the easterly half of the channel in lower end of the lake near lakeward end of contract area was started on June 23, 1933. At the end of the fiscal year there had been removed 51,530 cubic yards, place measure. 16228-ENG 1933-62 976 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The costs during the fiscal year were distributed as follows: New work: Operation of United States dredges__________-- $71, 580. 19 Dredging under contract------ --------------- 23, 691. 07 $95, 271. 26 Maintenance: Custody of canal--- ----------------------------------- 1, 988. 64 Total for new work and maintenance-------------------- 97, 259. 90 The total expenditures were $90,073.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The.project is about 41 per cent completed. The easterly dike for the protection of the St. Clair Flats Canal was completed in 1892. The dike along the westerly edge of the old canal which, since the construction of the downbound channel in 1906, separates the upbound and downbound channels, was completed in 1892. The east dike is now in fair condition. The west dike, however, has failed in two separate places due to rotting of timbers and insufficiency of piling length, and is in a bad state of repair. The controlling depth in the channels, as determined by survey made in 1933, is 20 feet, referred to project datum. The width of channels varies from about 294 feet in the canals to 800 feet in Lake St. Clair. The total length of channel included in the project is 17 miles. The costs have amounted to $2,005,551.26 for new work and $848,- 849.36 for maintenance, a total of $2,854,400.62. Additional costs have been paid from St. Clair Flats Canal allotments for operation and care amounting to $235,346.42 and a sum of $107,024 for dredg- ing in connection with the ship-channel project for lakes as a whole in 1893-94. The total expenditures were $2,844,213.93. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year ($627,000) will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933------------------------------ $20, 000 New work: Deepening present channel from a point 500 feet below St. Clair Flats Canal for a distance lakeward of 15,400 feet, completion contract, April to December 1933; estimated date of comple- tion, Nov. 1, 1933_ ____-__ _____________1209,000 Deeping easterly one half of present channel from a point 1,500 feet lakeward of Peach Island front range light, lakeward a distance of 25,300 feet, completion contract, March to December 1933; estimated date of completion, Dec. 1, 1933----------- 205, 000 Total new work ....... .-- - 434, 000 Maintenance: Custody of canal----------------------------------------- 2, 400 Repairs to dikes, St. Clair Flats Canal-------- __---------- 2, 500 Examination of channels-...__ -- __ 3, 100 Total maintenance__----------------- 8, 000 Balance remaining ----------------------------------------- 185, 000 Total new work and maintenance__.-------------- _-- ------- 627, 000 1 100 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 977 The allotment of $382,300 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to removal of the center dike from and deepening present channel in St. Clair Flats Canal by contract; bids to be opened September 27, 1933; estimated date of completion, October 31, 1934. Dredging of the westerly half of the channel at the lower end of the lake should be carried to completion. The dredging of the new channel near mid-lake should also be completed. This latter work can be done most economically by United States hopper dredges, and funds for their operation should be made available. The channel below the St. Clair Flats Canal is subject to continuous shoaling. Maintenance dredging is therefore necessary. The funds that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 ($516,000), will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging westerly half of present channel from point 1,500 feet lakeward of Peach Island front range light, a distance of 25,300 feet, completion of contract---------------------------- $385, 000 Deepening present channel in mid-lake by United States hopper dredges, including surveys and examinations -------------- 120,000 Total new work - -- ----------------- ---------- 505, 000 Maintenance: Dredging by United States hopper dredge -------------------- 5, 000 Custody of canal _--___------------------------------------- 1, 500 Examination of channels and contingencies ------------------- 4, 500 Total maintenance -------------------------------------- 11, 000 Total new work and maintenance- 516, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $2, 661,611. 26 _-------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_------------ 848, 849. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30 1933-------- 3, 510, 460. 62 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 9, 744. 74 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 3, 520, 205.36 __------------------ Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933__------------------------ 136. 85 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------------- 3, 520, 342. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933,--------------------- 20, 068. 28 Net total expenditures_ ------------------------- 3, 500, 273. 93 Unexpended balance June 30 1933---------------------------- 627, 068. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___------------- 4, 127, 341. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--...--------------------------------------- $130, 856.97 $95, 271.26 Cost of maintenance....------------.------ $52, 019. 06 $29,904. 68 $122, 649. 97 16, 329. 12 1, 988. 64 Total cost..........---------------------- 52, 019. 06 29, 904. 68 122, 649. 97 147, 186. 09 97, 259. 90 Total expended ............ .. . ____ ..... . 52, 266. 14 27, 873. 68 111, 781. 96 155, 258. 37 90, 073. 12 Allotted............------------------------. 52, 000. 00 112, 000. 00 216, 000.00 -- 712, 331. 58 2 100 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. 978 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ------------ ---------------- $4, 809. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------- $275,000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932-------------438, 000. 00 713, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------717, 809. 60 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 668. 42 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 717, 141. 18 Gross amount expended------------ ----------- 100, 808. 46 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 10, 735. 34 90, 073. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------- - 627, 068. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------ 20, 068. 28 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 414, 165. 53 Reserve for impounded savings-- ----------------- 132.22 434,366. 03 Balance available June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 192, 702.03 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------ 136. 85 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------- 192, 838. 88 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------- 382, 300. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 575, 138. 88 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion ------------------------------------ of existing project_ 2 313, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - For new work 1 - - - - 505, 000. 00 For maintenance 1--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11, 000. 00 Total 1 -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- --- - -- 516, 000. 00 6. DETROIT RIVER, MICH. Location.-This river connects Lakes St. Clair and Erie. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 41.) Previous projects.-Acts of June 23, 1874, July 5, 1884, August 5, 1886, August 11, 1888, July 13, 1892, and March 3, 1899. The total amount expended was $2,097,254. For further details see page 1958 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a 2-way channel 25 feet deep and 800 feet wide through shoals at head of river, 26 feet deep and 800 feet wide through Fighting Island Channel, and 26 feet deep and 600 feet wide through Ballards Reef north of junction with Livingstone Channel; for a downbound channel, known as Living- stone Channel, west of Bois Blanc Island, 26 feet deep and at least 450 feet wide from its upper end to opposite Bar Point, thence 26 feet deep and 800 feet wide to the 26-foot contour in Lake Erie, pass- ing west of Detroit River Lighthouse; for an upbound channel, known as the Amherstburg Channel, 22 feet deep and 800 feet wide, from Lake Erie to the lower junction with Livingstone Channel, passing on the east side of Detroit River Lighthouse, thence 21 feet deep and at least 600 feet wide, passing on the east side of Bois Blanc SiEclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 979 Island to the head of Livingstone Channel; for a dike on the west bank of the rock cut through Livingstone Channel to ameliorate cross currents; for a compensating waste bank between Livingstone and Amherstburg Channels at their north junction; and for improv- ing channel to Wyandotte by removing shoal at head of Grosse Isle. The following table shows the characteristic features of the existing project: Used by Length Distance upbound Project Project Datum Name of channel of from or down- width depth planes channel mouth bound vessels Feet Miles Feet Feet Feet :Shoals at head of Detroit River....... 23, 000 26. 0 Both-..... 800 25 573. 6-573. 4 Fighting Island Channel___-------- 26, 000 12. 0 _._do...... 800 26 572. 1-571.9 Ballards Reef Channel (north of junc- 14, 000 6.0 _...do-...... 600 26 572. 1-571. 8 tion with Livingstone Channel). Livingstone Channel________.......... 84,000 ---------- Down _..... { 800 26 571. 8-570. 8 600 22 Amherstburg Channel ....... ___..... 57, 000 ....--------- Up....... 600 21 571.8-570. 8 800 22 Grosse Isle Shoal________________ - 600 14. 2 Local.....-----...... .. 20 572. 1 By authority of River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, the channel passing to the west of Detroit River Lighthouse (formerly a part of Amherstburg Channel) is now included in Livingstone Channel project, and the channel to the east of Detroit River Light- house (part of the original Livingstone Channel project) is now included in Amherstburg Channel project. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lakes St. Clair and Erie, which are taken at 573.5 and 570.5 feet, respectively, above mean tide level at New York. Each year during the navigation season the river rises and falls about 2 feet as measured by the monthly mean levels. In the past 71 years the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean levels during the navigation season has been about 4 feet. Oc- casional fluctuations in depths of several feet, produced by high easterly or westerly winds, respectively, raise or lower the water level at the west end of Lake Erie, and similarly affect the level of the lower Detroit River; such changes have been as much as 6 feet within 8 hours. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $22,000,000. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $38,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The acts of June 13, 1902, March 3, 1905, and June 25, 1910, provided for the Amherstburg Channel and removal of Grosse Isle Shoal (H.Docs. Nos. 712, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and 40, 58th Collg., 3d sess.) ; the act of March 4, 1913, provided for the Fighting Island Channel (H.Doc. No. 17, 62d Cong., 1st sess.); the acts of March 2, 1907, June 25, 1910, March 2, 1919, provided for the Livingstone Channel (H.Docs. Nos. 266, 59th Cong., 2d sess.; 676 61st Cong., 2d sess.; and 322, 65th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act oy July 3, 1930, provided for channel depths of 25 and 26 feet (H.Doc. No. 253, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in 980 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the last-mentioned document, a nd Rivers. ahd. :Harbors Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the provision of a channel 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide through the Middle Ground opposite the head of Fighting Island as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 1,. Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-Within the city of Detroit limits are more than 6 linear miles of docks fronting on the river, and the appliances for handling freight are adequate. A number of docks are owned by railroads and large manufacturing corporations over which no freight is received except for their own use. Other docks are owned by steamship lines, where preference is given to their own vessels. There are, however, still other docks that are believed to be open to the use of all vessels upon equal terms, including one with a terminal warehouse. These docks are adequate for the needs of the general commerce. Operations and results du ring fiscal yearn.-New work: Continu- ing contracts were made for deepening the rock portions of Ballards Reef and Livingstone Channels.. Also other, contracts were made for deepening Fighting Island Channel and for deepening 13,000-foot length of the earth portion of Livingstone Chanel southerly from the rock section. Contract operations were begun at Livingstone Channel rock section on July 25, 1932, and at Fighting Island Chan- nel on April 1, 1933. Material was removed in amounts of 323,200 cubic yards, mainly rock, from Livingstone Channel; and of 130,000- cubic yards of earth from Fighting Island Channel. Maintenance: Contract for the construction of a new warehouse at the Atwater Street dock in Detroit, Mich., was completed September 20, 1932. Maintenance dredging by the U.S. hopper dredge Burton was in progress October 24-31, 1932, in the channels passing east and west of Detroit River Lighthouse at mouth of river. Material was removed in amount of 81,036 cubic yards, bin measure. The Amherstburg Channel, now used by both upbound and down- bound traffic, was swept to locate obstructions to navigation. About 30 boulders, or loose rocks, were found and removed. Discharge measurements were continued to determine the volume of flow, the effect of channel improvements upon lake levels, and lo- cation of necessary compensatg works because of future channel deepening. For this purpose three self-registering water gages are maintained at about 11/2-mile intervals along the Canadian shore near the mouth of the river. The most southerly of these gages was operated during the entire year; the others only when the river was free from ice. The costs during the fiscal year ($877.018.43) were distributed as follows: RIVES AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 981 New work: Deepening downbound channels--------------------- $868, 004.88 Maintenance : Dredging by Government plant ----------------------------- 3, 270. 39 Channel examinations-------------------------------------- 5, 400. 72 Hydraulic measurements-- -------- -------------------- 342. 94 Total new work and maintenance ---------------------- 877, 018. 43 Construction of Atwater Street warehouse; cost during fiscal year, $25,528.15; total cost__ -- 32, 727. 53 The total expenditures were $703,811.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 55 percent completed. The work already done has consisted of dredg- ing, rock excavation, and the construction of dikes and compensating works. The Amherstburg Channel was completed in 1914 and the Grosse Isle Channel in 1904. The following table gives widths, lengths, and controlling depths referred to project datum planes for the several channels at the close of the fiscal year: Project Control- Minimum Length of Name of channel datum ling depth width channel plane Feet Feet Feet Feet Shoals at head of Detroit River ------------------- 573. 4-573. 1 21. 8 800 23, 000 Fighting Island Channel__________ _________ 572. 2-572. 1 21. 8 800 26, 000 Ballards Reef Channel (north of junction with Living- stone Channel)-----------------------------572. 1-571. 8 21. 8 600 14, 000 Livingstone Channel (rock section) ------------- --- 571. 8-570. 8 21.8 450 30,000 Livingstone Channel (earth section)---- 570. 8 21. 8 800 50, 000 20. 8 Amherstburg Channel--------_ -----------_ 571. 8-570. 8 21.8 600 57,000 Grosse Isle Shoal (channel to Wyandotte) - 572. 1 20. O ... 600 The dikes and compensating works are in good condition. The costs have been $13,976,337.42 for new work and $158,784.55 for maintenance, a total of $14,135,121.97. The total expenditures were $14,085,239.64. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the year ($609,000) together with allotments of $1,572,000 made during the fiscal year, and antici- pated additional allotments of $205,000, total $2,386,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 - $153, 000 New work: Deepening the rock section of Livingstone Channel for a length of 32,000 feet downstream from its junction with Ballards Reef Channel, under continuing contract in force, August 1.932 to May 1936; estimated date of completion December 1935--------------------------------------------------- 1, 318, 000 Deepening the present channel through the rock section of Ballards Reef Channel by continuing contract in force Jan- uary 1933 to June 1935; estimated date of completion June 1935____ -- -------------------------------- 2 432, 000 Deepening present channel at Fighting Island, completion con- tract (Emergency Relief and Construction Act, July 21, 1932) November 1932 to Aug. 15, 1933; estimated date of completion, Nov. 15, 1933---------------------------------- 68, 000 165 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. 245 percent of completion expected to be accomplished 8 100 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. 982 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY,- 19 3 3 New work---Continued. Deepening present channel through earth section of Livingstone Channel, section 3200 to 4500; completion of contract (Emer- gency Relief and Construction Act, July 21, 1932) January 1933 to December 1933; estimated date of completion Dec. 1, 1933 --------------------------------------------- $295, 000 Total new work ------------------------------ 2, 266, 000 Maintenance: Dredging by United States hopper dredge at Lake Erie and of navigation channel (September 1933) -------------------- 10, 000 Engineering, surveys, and contingencies- -------- _---_T 15, 000 Total maintenance ---------_______-- - ______ 25, 000 Balance remaining------------- ------------------------ 95, 000 Total for all work (less N.R.A.) - -__-_ -- ___ 2, 386, 000 The allotment from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied as follows: New work: Deepening present channel at head of Detroit River, comple- tion of contract in force September 1933 to July 31, 1934; estimated date of completion July 31, 1934______________- 1 $126, 664 Deepening present channel through earth section of Ballards Reef (sec. - 150 to -50), completion of contract in force September 1933 to July 15, 1934; estimated date of comple- tion July 15, 1934------------------------------------ 148, 000 Deepening present channel in earth section of Livingstone Channel (sec. 4500 to Lake Erie) by contract or contracts; bids to be opened February 1934; estimated date of comple- tion July 1, 1935_---__ ----- ________________ - 11, 725, 336 Deepening present channel across the head of Grassy Island to Wyandotte by contract; bids to be opened Sept. 27, 1933; esti- mated date of completion Dec. 1, 1933__________________ 117, 000 Total new work (N.R.A.) --------------------------- 2,017, 000 The deepening of the rock channels in Detroit River probably will determine the date of completion of the entire connecting channel project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, and work under continuing contracts is planned accordingly. The channels in lower Detroit River are used by all vessels ply- ing between the upper and lower Lakes. The volume and importance of the commerce make necessary the maintenance of project depth in those channels. During the progress of deepening Livingstone Channel, all traffic is being diverted to the Amherstburg Channel, and annual examinations by sweeping the latter channel ate neces- sary, as well as occasional examinations of like character due to vessel touches. Obstructions found as a result of such examinations are promptly removed. About 3 miles' length at Lake Erie end of the Amherstburg Channel is subject to shoaling by deposit of silt and sand, and such shoals should be removed, preferably by United States hopper dredges. The funds that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 ($2,379,500) will be applied about as follows: New work: Deepening rock section of Livingstone Channel for a length of 32,000 feet downstream from Ballards Reef; completion of continuing contract in force '--1-- $1, 709, 500 1100 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 983 New work-Continued. Deepening rock section of Amherstburg Channel at Ballards Reef for a length of about 7,000 feet north of junction with Livingstone Channel; completion of continuing contract in force 1---------- $652, 000 Total new work. ____________,_2, 361, 500 Maintenance : Dredging by United States hopper dredge_________________ 9, 000 Sweeping Amherstburg Channel and removal of obstructions by United States plant_______ -______________________ 3, 000 Engineering, surveys, contingencies_________________________ 6, 000 Total maintenance ____________-- ______ __- 18, 000 Total for all work_--- - - __--------__ -______-__ 2, 379, 500 The average annual expenditure for maintenance during the past 5 years was about $13,000. The additional amount now requested is due to the necessity of more extensive sweeping, dredging, hydro- graphic, and derrick-boat work. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___________________________ $16, 073, 591. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_______________________ 158, 784. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------16, 232, 375. 97 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 4, 441. 20 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 16, 335, 946. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__ 153, 452. 86 Net total expenditures_________________________ 16, 182, 493. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_________________________ 609, 758. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_____________ 16, 792, 251. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .... --------------------- $377. 40 $57, 171. 57 ........----------...------------. $868, 004. 38 Cost of maintenance ...----------------- 14, 883. 76 16, 820. 16 $18, 289. 90 $11, 162. 23 9, 014. 05 Total cost_ -_- ---------- 15, 261.16 73, 991.73 18, 289.90 11,162. 23 877, 018.43 Total expended-.---.---...--- ..-------- 15, 490. 40 77, 973. 85 40, 338. 89 89, 558. 78 703, 811. 01 Allotted------- ---------------- 75, 000. 00 56, 500. 00 18, 000. 00 266, 534. 43 1, 103, 636. 91 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___ __ ____________ _____ $209, 932. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved July 14, 1932-___,__ _____ $1,068,000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932__________ 795, 000. 00 1, 863, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ______ 2, 072, 932. 42 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ 759, 363. 09 Net amount to be accounted for_______ 1, 313, 569. 33 1 100 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. 984 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended----------------------- $742, 605. 64 Less : Reimbursements collected -------- $38, 786. 63 Receipts from sales-------------- 8. 00 38, 794. 63 $703, 811. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------609, 758. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --------___ -153, 452. 86 Reserve for impounded balance------------------ 712. 93 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 324, 844. 96 Other unaudited liabilities__________--- ___-- 221. 89 479, 232.64 Balance available June 30, 1933 . ---- 130, 525. 68 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----_------------------- 4,441.20 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------134, 966. 88 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------2, 017, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------2, 151, 966. 88 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------ -- 3, 740, 600.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1 ------------------------------------ 2, 361, 500. 00 For maintenance __---- ---------------------- 18,000.00 Total 1------ ----------------------------------- 2, 379, 500. 00 7. ALPENA HARBOR, MICH. Location.-Located on the northwest shore of Thunder Bay, Lake Huron. The river has its source in Montmorency and Alpena Coun- ties, Mich., and empties into Thunder Bay. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 5.) Previous projects.-Acts of August 14, 1876, and August 2, 1882. The total amount expended was $18,888.70. For further details see page 1957 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 161/2 feet deep from that depth in Thunder Bay to a point on Thunder Bay River seven eighths mile above the lighthouse; for the protection of the said channel on the south side by the construction of a rubble mound over a length of about 660 linear feet landward from the end of the old docks and by the construction of a rubble breakwater from the same point lakeward for a distance of about 370 feet; for channel width of 200 feet from the 161/2 -foot contour in Thunder Bay to the outer end of the breakwater, thence tapering to 100 feet in a distance of about 500 feet, thence 100 feet to Second Avenue Bridge, thence 75 feet for 1,600 feet, and thence 50 feet to upper limit of improvement. The total length of the river included in the project is 4,620 feet, and the improved channel extends 2,500 feet farther into the bay beyond the lighthouse. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Huron, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Each year the level of Thunder Bay River rises and falls about 31/2 feet. From day to day the level changes somewhat, due to wind and barometric pressure, such changes frequently amounting to more 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 985 than a foot. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is :$150,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of September 19, 1890, provided for the dredging (Annual Report for 1889, p. 2288); and act of March 2, 1919, as amended by act of September 22, 1922, provided for the other fea- tures (H.Doc. No. 830, 65th Cong., 2d sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 1, 67th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished maps are in House Document No. 830, Sixty-fifth Congress, second session, and River and Harbor Committee Document No. 42, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended odification of project.-Under date of June 29, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for a channel 200 feet wide and 21 feet deep, from that depth in Thunder Bay to the outer end of the existing Federal project channel; for deepening the present Federal project channel to 181/ feet, with existing widths from its outer end to the upper end of the Fletcher Paper Co. dock, about four fifths mile above the lighthouse; and for a turning basin near the latter point, 15 feet deep and about 160,000 square feet in area, at an estimated cost of $94,000, with $2,500 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 42, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are docks for total lengths of about 2,000 feet on the right bank and about 2,100 feet on the left bank. These docks are privately owned, but about 800 feet length of that on the right bank is open to public use on equal terms. These ter- minal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract in river and bay channel was started on July 1, 1932, and completed on August 19, 1932. During that time there were removed 52;271 cubic vyards of material. The costs during the fiscal year were $18,045.18 applied to main- tenance. The total expenditures were $17,926.98. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 80 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is a small por- tion of the channel widening in the bay section at the river mouth, and the excavation of rock for a length of about 1,000 feet at the upstream end, where there is a least depth of about 11 feet. The widening of the bay section will be completed in connection with maintenance dredging, but there is no prospective need for the removal of rock at the upper limit. The work done consisted in dredging a channel in Thunder Bay and River and in the construc- tion of a rubble breakwater near the mouth of the river, the latter being completed in 1924. The controlling depth as determined by survey of 1932 was 15.4 feet at datum. The head of navigation is a dam about 1 mile above the mouth of the river. The costs and expenditures have been $107,032.67 for new work and $111,676.79 for maintenance, a total of $218,709.46. 986 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. The commerce using this harbor requires full project dimensions up to the Fletcher Paper Co. dock. Funds for maintenance dredging should be made available. The sum of $5,000 can be profitably ex- pended for maintenance dredging during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and ftnaoial snmrnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------___- $125, 921.37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----- ----------------- 111,676.79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------- ----- 237, 598. 18 Net total expenditures-_ _----------- ---- 237, 598. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-- ---------- __- 237, 598.16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work......------- - --- I----------- ----------- Cost of maintenance.... ......-....--.. $26. 10 $21.99------------ 678. 32 $18,045.18. Total expended----------.--------------- 16. 16 31. 93 -------- __- 796. 52 17,926. 98 ---------------------...------------ Allotted..................... 151.91-------------800. 00 17, 923.50 Balance unexpended July 1, 193------- $3. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------------------------- 30,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------- ------ ------------ 30, 003.48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--_______ ___ 12, 076. 50 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------- 17, 926.98 Gross amount expended_-- -__ --- -__ ___ -- $17,981.25 Less: Reimbursements collected-------------- $53. 46 Receipts from sales--------------------. 81 54. 27 17, 926. 98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project--- ---------------------------------- 43, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance_____-- -______________ 5, 000. 00 8. SAGINAW RIVER, MICH. Location.-This river is formed by the union of the Tittabawassee and Shiawassee Rivers and discharges into the south end of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 5.) Previous projects. Acts of June 23, 1866, June 23, 1874, June 18, 1878, March 3, 1879, August 2, 1882, and August 5, 1886. The total amount expended on all projects, and the total cost, prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1910, was $962,556.26. For fur- ther details see page 1957 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 181/2 feet deep and 200 feet wide from deep water in Saginaw Bay to the Sixth Street Bridge in Saginaw, Mich., thence 16/ feet deep to the junction with. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 987 the Tittabawassee River, a distance of 27 miles. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Huron, which is taken at 578.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Due to storms the level of the river at its mouth rises and falls about 3 feet. Spring freshets and excessive rains have caused an abnormal rise of as much as 14 feet at Saginaw. Occasionally a considerable change takes place within a few hours, resulting from the raising or lowering of Saginaw Bay by violent winds. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,600,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $80,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for a channel 200 feet wide, with depths of 181/2 feet in the bay and 16 feet in the river (H.Doc. No. 740, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present dimensions of the project (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doe. No. 30, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of the locality is in the latter document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-At present the lengths of docks in a fair state of repair in use are about 2,700 feet at Bay City and 1,000 feet at Saginaw. These docks are privately owned and are understood to be open to all vessels upon equal terms. Two private docks, one for the Chevrolet Motor Co., at Saginaw, Mich., about 600 feet long, and one for the Consumers Power Co., located at Zilwaukee, about 1,100 feet long. Suitable turning basins have been constructed oppo- site these docks. These terminal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging of the bay channel and river channel from Sixth Street Bridge in Saginaw to mouth of river, started on July 21, 1931, was completed on October 29, 1932. During the fiscal year there were removed 1,037,372 cubic yards of material, making the grand total removed under the contract 3,061,566 cubic yards. Final surveys following contract operations were made. The costs were $269,083.83, all for new work. The total expendi- tures were $549,130.02. Condition art end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1932 at a saving of $30,473 under the estimated cost. As a result of dredging, the channel is now 200 feet wide throughout, with a minimum depth of 181/2 feet from deep water in the bay to the Sixth Street Bridge in Saginaw. A survey of 1931 and 1932 shows a controlling depth of 161/2 feet between the Sixth Street Bridge at Saginaw and the Pere Marquette Railway bridge about 16 feet and from that point to the upper limit of the project a depth of 11 feet. The existing project has been completed. The costs have been $1,569,526.96 for new work and $506,841.06 for maintenance, a total of $2,076,368.02. The total expenditures were $2,076,376. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year ($18,000) plus an allotment 988 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 of $9,000 made July 7, 1933, total $27,000, will be applied about as follows: Maintenance: Maintenance dredging by U.S. hopper dredge, July-August 1933___ $20, 000 Engineering, surveys, and contingencies----------------------- 7, 000 Total for all work_-----------__--------___-- ____ - -- 27, 000 This river is subject to extensive shoaling. Commerce using this river requires full project dimensions. Funds for maintenance dredging should be made available. The sum of $65,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance dredging during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging in river and bay channels, either by contract or U.S. hopper dredge--------------------------------- ------ $60, 000 Engineering, surveys, contingencies __- _______ ___ __-__--5, 000 Total for all work -------------------------------------- 65, 000 Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $2, 532, 083.22 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------- _- ------ 506, 841. 06 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------- -- 3, 038, 924. 28 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933- ------------- 7. 98 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--.... - ------ _-3, 038, 932. 26 Net total expenditures---------------------------------3, 038, 932.26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 18, 514. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ----------- , 057, 446. 40 3__ Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------------.......-------- . $2, 335. 00 $526, 973. 19 $269, 083. 83 Cost of maintenance-...__ ........ -....... $26, 934. 48 $53, 611. 65 25, 928. 33 17. 50 ...-------- Total cost ...................--- .... 26, 934. 48 53, 611. 65 28, 263. 33 526, 990. 69 269, 083. 83 Total expended......................---------------------- 26, 498. 77 59, 817. 76 30,375.72 447,974. 50 549, 130.02 Allotted---- _............. __ ___-........... 50,000. 00 17, 600. 00 200, 000. 00 250,000. 00 361, 273. 44 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_------ - -__ ----------- __ $6, 370. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------- --------------------------- 562,000.00 Amount to be accounted for _--------__-----------_ 568, 370. 72 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------------- 726. 56 Net amount to be accounted for.__---------------- - 567, 644. 16 Gross amount expended_-------. ------ ___.___ $549, 237.39 Less: Reimbursements collected------------ $106. 32 Receipts from sales------------------ 1. 05 107. 37 549. 130.02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933- ---------------- 18, 514. 14 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------- ------------ 7. 98 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ----------- 18, 522. 12 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - ending June- - - -- - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 65, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 989 9. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT HARBOR BEACH, LAKE HURON, MICH. Location.-This harbor is located on the west shore of Lake Huron. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 5.) Existing project.-This provides for the formation of a harbor of refuge protected by stone-filled timber-crib breakwaters-the main breakwater being 4,716 feet long, the north one 1,204 feet long and attached to the main breakwater, the original north entrance, 304 feet wide, being reopened to a depth of about 10 feet, and the south breakwater 1,956 feet long. The entrance channel between the main and south breakwaters is 600 feet wide and 21.9 feet deep. The anchorage area is approximately 3,000 feet long by 1,200 feet wide and 19.9 feet deep. The project depths are referred to a stage 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The normal elevation of the water surface in Lake Huron varies from year to year. During each year the level is subject to a seasonal rise and fall, the lowest stages prevailing dur- ing winter and the highest during summer months. Such yearly changes, measured by monthly mean levels, may be as much as 1.8 feet. During the past 22 navigation seasons the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean levels during the navigation season has been about 4.9 feet. Occasional fluctuations, due to winds of high velocity, may be as much as 2 feet in 8 hours. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1917, was $1,658 550. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of March 3, 1871, adopted the site and made provision for the harbor (Annual Report for 1873, p. 292); the act of June 19, 1882, appropriated $10,000 for the purchase or hire of a boat for use in enforcing harbor regulations; the act of August 8, 1917, provided for closing the north entrance and dredging the main entrance and the anchorage area (H.Doc. No. 1700, 64th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. The act of January 21, 1927, authorizes the Secretary of War to remove such portion of the breakwater, in the interest of sanitation, as will not be detrimental to purposes of navigation. Terminal facilities.-There is but one dock, about 500 feet long. This dock is privately owned, but it is open to all vessels upon equal terms. Terminal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. No costs and no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was coinm- pleted in September 1928 at a saving of $457,951 under the estimated cost. The work consisted in the construction of three breakwaters, the dredging of an entrance channel, and the dredging of an anchor- age area about 72 acres in extent under the protection of the break- waters. The breakwaters were originally built in 1885, and since that time it has been necessary to top them with concrete and to protect about 6,170 feet of the outer face with heavy riprap. The north entrance was closed by rubble mound in 1920 and reopened to about 10 feet depth in 1928. Dredging was completed in 1922. 990 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The harbor has controlling depths of 21.5 feet at its entrance and about 19 feet within anchorage area, as shown by survey of 1928. The breakwaters are in fair condition, except that riprap along lake face of main breakwater needs repair, and some fenders on harbor face of main breakwater need replacing. Th costs and expenditures have been $1,200,598.17 for new work and $1,467.239.92 for maintenance, a total of $2,667,838.09. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934. Due to exposure to severe wave action, occasional repairs or replacements of riprap are necessary at times. The funds that can be profitably expended for such maintenance work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, is $5,000. Cost and f/nancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------- --------- $1,200, 598. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------1, 467, 239. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------ --- 2, 667, 838.09 Net total expenditures-------- 667, 838. 09 2-------------------------2, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------- 2,667, 838. 09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ----..------ .--.-.------ $17, 538. 95 - Cost of maintenance----.....---------------- 555. 86 $51. 89 ----------- $27, 102. 42 - - Total cost -------------------------- 18,094. 81 51.89 ............27,102.42 .. Total expended.... ... .... 22, 340. 95 ...----------------------... 73. 38 1, 353. 43 25, 663. 22 ... Allotted...---------- --------.-----.------ 4,000. 00 -500. 00 22, 500. 00 588. 32 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, for maintenance-------------- -------------------- $5, 000 10. BLACK RIVER, MICH. Location.-This river has its source in the northern part of Sani- lac County, Mich., and empties into the St. Clair River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 43.) Previous projects.-Authorized by acts of June 10, 1872, and August 11, 1888. The total expenditures and the total costs under these projects prior to the consolidation of the projects for Black River and mouth of Black River was $97,856.89, of which $85,848.58 was for new work and $12,008.31 was for maintenance. For further details see page 1441 of Annual Report for 1916. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 17 feet deep from deep water in St. Clair River to the Grand Trunk Railroad bridge, 160 feet wide at the mouth, decreasing to 100 feet about 800 feet from the mouth, thence 100 feet wide for 2,600 feet, decreasing to 75 feet for a distance of 4,800 feet at the upper end; and for a settling basin 75 feet wide and 19 feet deep, beginning at the Grand Trunk Rail- road bridge in Port Huron and extending upstream a distance of about 2,300 feet. The length of the section included in the project RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 991 is 10,500 feet. The project depth is referred to local low-water datum in the St. Clair River at the mouth of the Black River, which is taken at 577.5 feet above mean tide at New York. Each year the level of the river rises and falls from 4 to 6 feet, due to the fact that spring freshets raise the level considerably above the normal. The level also changes from day to day, due to winds, such changes amounting to several inches. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $60,700. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $7,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor acts: The act of September 19, 1890, provided for the chan- nel from the mouth to the Grand Trunk Railway bridge (Annual Report of 1889, p. 2291); the act of July 13, 1892, provided for the section thence to Washington Avenue (no printed report); the act of September 22, 1922, consolidated the projects for Black River at Port Huron and mouth of Black River (H.Doc. No. 436, 64th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the set- tling basin (H.Doc. No. 162, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest pub- lished maps are in House Document No. 436, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 54, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Recommended modification of project.- Under date of January 25, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for deepening the channel and set- tling basin to 20 feet and for widening to 100 feet two bends, one at the foot of Twelfth Street and the other below the Grand Trunk Railway bridge, at an estimated cost of $86,000, with $2,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 54, 72d Cong., 2d sess.) Terminal facilities.-There are docks on both sides of Black River, and between these docks and the upper limit of improvement there are five docks varying in length from 100 to 500 feet. All docks are privately owned, and they are believed to be restricted to the use of the owners. The present terminal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract dated April 25, 1933, was started on May 6, 1933, and completed on June 1, 1933. The work consisted in removing several isolated shoals between the mouth of the river and the Grand Trunk Railway bridge. The total quantity removed under this contract amounted to 8,259 cubic yards. During May 1933 local interests dredged the channel above the Grand Trunk Railway bridge to Washington Avenue. No funds having been allotted during the fiscal year, the costs for the maintenance dredging done by the United States, amounting to $4,667.85, were paid by authority of the Chief of Engineers from funds allotted for channels in Lake St. Clair and examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. The total expenditures were $365.06. 16228--ENG 1933-63 992 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. As a result of dredging in 1933, the channel has a minimum width of 60 feet at full project depth. Some shoaling has occurred in the settling basin, where present depths are about 16 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $54,474.29 for new work and $145,967.61 for maintenance, a total of $200,441.90. Proposed operations.-An allotment of $6,500 made July 7, 1933, act of March 4, 1933, will be applied to maintenance dredging, includ- ing surveys and supervision, and will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. The commerce using this channel requires full project dimensions. Funds for maintenance dredging should be made available. The sum of $7,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--- -------- ___- -- ________ $140, 322. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------ __-___-- _____ ___-157, 975. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----_________ 298, 298. 79 Net total expenditures_ -------------------------- 298, 298. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____________________ 298, 298. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__------------ ---------------- $178. 77 $19, 596. 87 ...... Cost of maintenance ----------------___ $9, 109. 50 $6,210. 57 12, 795. 68 2, 099. 97 -$0. 25 Total cost...........------------ ... . 9,109. 50 6, 210. 57 12, 974. 45 21, 696. 84 -. 25 Total expended ____...___.. ........... 14, 398. 69 ...... 6, 069. 43 10, 182. 90 24, 234. 63 365. 06 Allotted ..-- __...............- 8,500. 00 -__............. 7, 300. 00 27, 703. 76 -2, 000. 00 -1, 035. 33 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-....... ,,- $1, 400. 39 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 1, 035. 33 Net amount to be accounted for-- ....... ------ ___ -___- 365.06 Gross amount expended_________-__ ________ __ $524. 74 Less reimbursements collected___ --------------- _ 159. 68 365.06 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance -. ___ __ -7, 7_______________-- 000. 00 11. ROUGE RIVER, MICH. Location.-The river rises in Oakland and Washtenaw Counties, Mich., and empties into the Detroit River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 415.) Previous projects.-Authorized by the act of August 11, 1888. (Annual Report for 1887, pp. 2275-2278); joint resolution of April 11, 1898 (H.Doc. No. 138, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1898, p. 2605), and the act of March 2, 1907. (H.Doc. No. 289, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) The expenditures and costs prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1917 were $50,082.49 for new work and $56,607.51 for maintenance, a total of $106,690. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 21 feet deep from that depth in Detroit River through the" short-cut canal" to Maples RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 993 Road, with width of 400 feet at the entrance, tapering to 200 feet in a distance of 2,000 feet; thence 200 feet wide to Maples Road; and for a channel 22 feet deep from the mouth of the river for a distance of about 1,400 feet (1,800 feet from present harbor line), with a width of 240 feet at the mouth, tapering to 100 feet at a distance of 800 feet from the mouth; and a channel 17 feet deep and 100 feet wide from this second bridge to junction with the 21-foot chan- nel. The length of the improvement from its upper limits to Detroit River via short-cut canal is about 31/2 miles and via the natural channel is about 41/2 miles. The project depths are referred to local low-water datum in the Detroit River at the mouth of the Rouge River, which is taken at 572.2 feet above mean tide at New York, 2 feet below mean lake level, 1860-75. These depths correspond to depths of 21.2, 20.2, and 16.2 feet on Lake Survey Chart of this locality. The level of this river, except during floods, changes with the level of the Detroit River, which fluctuates to an average extent of about 1.5 feet during the navigation season. The estimate of cost for new work on the 21-foot channel, revised in 1920, was $590,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $14,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 11, 1888, provided for the 17-foot section (Annual Report for 1887, pp. 2275-2278); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the 22-foot channel at the mouth of the river (H.Doc. No. 289, 59th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of August 8. 1917, provided for the 21-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 2063, 64th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 19, Seventy- second Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of May 4, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project to provide a channel 25 feet deep with widths provided in the existing project from the mouth of the old channel upstream for a distance of 1,300 feet, and for a channel 21 feet deep extending from the junction of the old channel and the short-cut canal into the old channel for a distance of 3,000 feet, with a width of 150 feet, decreasing to 130 feet at the north end of the Peerless Portland Cement Co. wharf and suitably widened at the bend in the channel, at a total estimated cost of $197,000 with $11,000 annually for main- tenance in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 19, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is an iron-ore dock near the river's mouth, equipped with unloading machinery. The Ford Motor Co. has-an ore and coal dock near the head of the river improvement with the most improved type of unloaders. Two docks fully equipped for handling oil and oil products, also one dock equipped for handling gypsum rock, have been constructed along the river bank. These docks have good railroad connections. In addition there are 5 docks owned by sand and gravel companies which 994 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 have unloading machinery and 2 lumber docks. There are also a number of smaller docks for launches and rowboats. All docks along the river are privately owned and understood to be restricted to use of the owners. These terminal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton from October 31 to December 4, 1932, restoring project dimensions in the 21-foot project channel and par- tially restored project depth but not full width in the 22-foot section. A total of 177,474 cubic yards, bin measure, was removed. Surveys incidental to dredging operations were made. The costs were $17,215.79, for maintenance. The total expenditures were $17,136.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1923 at a saving of $28,354 under the estimated cost. The work consisted in dredging and in construction of five dolphins at the mquth of the short-cut canal. Both items of work were com- pleted in 1923. Surveys made during January 1933, show that shoaling is progres- sive. The 21-foot channel has generally a depth of 21 feet and width of about 150 feet, but several small areas exist where the controlling depth at datum is 201/ feet for a width of about 100 feet. The 17-foot channel has full depth where it passes the docks of the Detroit Sulphite Pulp & Paper Co. and Peerless Portland Cement Corporation, but in the lower stretch the controlling depth is about 14 feet. The 22-foot project channel has full depth but not full width. All bridges have been altered in accordance with the requirements of law. The turning basin at the head of the improvement has been completed. The head of navigation is determined by a fixed bridge about 2,600 feet above the upper end of the improvement. The costs have amounted to $561,645.86 for new work and $288,- 856.77 for maintenance, a total of $850,502.63. Also contributed funds in amount of $20,000 have been applied to the work. The total expenditures under the existing project have amounted to $850,445.63. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the year ($21,0.00) will be applied about as follows: Maintenance : Maintenance dredging by U.S. hopper dredge, September-October 1933-------------------------- ----- -------- $20, 000 Engineering and contingencies-------------------------- 1, 000 Total for all work ..-------- ----------------- 21, 000 Rouge River is used by deep-draft ore, stone, coal, and oil carriers. The importance and volume of traffic now using this river, require the maintenance of full project dimensions. Shoaling is progres- sive and annual maintenance dredging is required. The sum of $21,000 can be profitably expended for this purpose during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 995 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_...- _ _.. - $611, 728. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 345, 464. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------- 957, 192. 63 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------ ----- ____-___- 57. 00 Net total expenditures- - 957,135. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _____ 3, 957. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___ - ______ 961, 092. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .._.-- - Cost of maintenance- .---...------- ------- $27, 602. 83 $91, 728. 43 $68, 659. 56 $14, 351. 59 $17, 215. 79 Total expended _.... ....... _ ..___ ..... 28, 017. 52 91, 244. 26 57, 693.97 25, 506. 49 17, 136. 43 Allotted-___ _--______----____ _-------- 90, 000. 00 61, 000. 00 33, 000. 00 -8, 003.40 19, 906. 23 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________________ $1, 187.40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ---- ---------------------------------- 20,000.00 Amount to be accounted for --. __ _________________ __ 21, 187. 40 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___________-- 93. 77 Net amount to be accounted for_-- ____ -___ __--21, 093.63 Gross amount expended_________________________ $17, 137. 69 Less receipts from sales------------_________________ 1. 26 17, 136. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --- _____----------___ 3, 957. 20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------- --------------------- 57. 00 -------- Balance available June 30, 1933____--.-----.. - 3, 900. 20 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1__________________________---- 21, 000. 00 12. MONROE HARBOR, MICH. Location.-The harbor is located on the lower reach of the Raisin River, and empties into Lake Erie at Monroe, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 3.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide in Lake Erie, a distance of about 14,800 feet; thence 21 feet deep and 200 feet wide, with necessary additional width at bends, through the existing canal and in Raisin River, for a distance of about 9,200 feet; thence 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the lower wharves at Monroe, a distance of about 3,800 feet. The project also provides for riprapped protecting dikes on each side of the channel extending lakeward for a distance of about 1,200 feet; for a turning basin with an area of about 22 acres and depth of 18 feet; and for the removal of the two existing piers and the rock and timber revet- ments in the existing canal. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 996 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is taken at 570.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. The level of the river varies with that of Lake Erie, which fluctu- ates irregularly from year to year, the greatest annual fluctuation being about 21/4 feet and the least about three fourths of a foot as measured by monthly mean levels. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,145,600, of which local interests are to contribute $490,500. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $35,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The acts of February 24, 1835, modified by the act of June 10, 1872, provided for a 9-foot channel, protected by revetments and piers (Annual Report for 1872, p. 237); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 21-foot channel, dikes, and turning basin (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 22, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The act also provided for maintenance of a depth of 18 feet and a bottom width of 80 feet in the existing channel in Lake Erie and up Raisin River to the vicinity of the existing dock of the Newton Steel Co., pending dredging of channel of the dimensions authorized in the act. The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Act of July 3, 1930, requires local interests to contribute one-half of the cost of the work, but not to exceed $500,000, and to furnish, without cost to the United States, per- petual easement in all lands within 200 feet of the center line of the channel and all land necessary for the turning basin. Act approved July 14, 1932, modified the above conditions in ac- cordance with the provisions contained in Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 12, Seventy-second Congress, first session, which provides that the execution of the project may be begun when an agency empowered by law to levy and collect taxes in amount sufficient to meet the required payments has entered into a formal agreement with the Secretary of War for the payment of one half of the principal of the cost of the improvement, not to exceed $500,000, in annual installments of $50,000, and has made the first payment; and the lands and easements have been furnished as pre- scribed under the conditions of adoption of the project. Terminal facilities.-At the city of Monroe are some small pri- vately owned docks. It is understood that these docks are open to all vessels upon equal terms. The Newton Steel Co. has constructed a private dock. The terminal facilities are adequate for the exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.-Detailed surveys were completed with the view to contract work for securing project channel dimensions. The work was divided into two sections and contracts entered into for each as follows: Section A, including 14,800-foot length of approach channel and 4,740-foot length of river channel; and section B, including the remaining 4,460 feet of river channel and the turning basin upstream therefrom. Work on sec- tion A was begun April 18, 1933, and it has consisted in the removal of trees, brush, piles, and remnants of old piers in prepara- tion for hydraulic dredging. Work on section B, by hydraulic RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 997 dredging, was begun April 26, 1933, mainly in turning basin at upper end, and material has been removed in amount of 135,000 cubic yards. The costs during the fiscal year were $23,922.98 for new work, $4.87 for maintenance, a total of $23,927.85. The total expenditures were $26,154.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, exclusive of work authorized in 1930, has been completed at a cost of $164,639.41. The project, as modified in 1930, is about 20 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the deepening and widening of the channel and the construction of the dikes and turning basin. The controlling depth from Lake Erie to a point 2,000 feet above the mouth of the river is 18 feet, the dredging to this depth for a width of 80 feet in the lake and 70 feet in the river having been done in 1928-29 by private interests under War Department permit. Thence for a distance of 2,000 feet there is a depth of 9 feet as shown by survey of 1929; and thence to Monroe, a distance of 8,000 feet, there is a depth of 6 feet as shown by surveys of 1921 and 1929. The head of navigation is the upper limit of the improvement at Monroe. The revetments and piers already constructed will be destroyed in the process of providing the new channel. The costs have amounted to $188,562.39 for new work and $134,559.76 for maintenance, a total of $323,122.15. The total expenditures have amounted to $313,600.14. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be applied about as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 _-_ _____-- $9, 000 New work : Deepening present channel from Lake Erie to upper end of canal, a distance of 19,540 feet, completion contract April to December 1933; estimated date of completion, Dec. 1, 1933 ----------- '387, 000 Deepening present channel from upper end of canal, upstream a distance of 4,460 feet, completion contract March to December 1933; estimated date of completion Dec. 1, 1933______-------- 176, 000 Total for all work---------------------------------------- 572, 000 The funds that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 ($25,000), will be applied to maintenance dredg- ing in lake and river channels by United States hopper dredge, including surveys and contingencies. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___------------------------- $188, 562.39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_-------------------------- 134, 559. 76 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- -- 323, 122. 15 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-_-------------------------- 9, 522. 01 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 313, 600. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 572, 365. 88 Total amount appropriated to June .30, 1933--------------- 885, 966. 02 1 100 percent of completion expected to be accomplished. 998 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -- ---------------------------------------------- $23, 922.98 Cost of maintenance----.-----.----------- $0.50 $10.60 $18,526.77 $18,641.66 4.87 Total cost_...-.-....---.- .----- - -0.50 10. 60 18, 526.77 18, 641.66 23, 927.85 Total expended---------------------- -- 0. 50 -- 0. 50 464. 52 24, 955. 31 26, 154. 44 Allotted__---------------------......................................---- -164. 40 28, 000. 00 9, 755. 00 586, 185. 15 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________------------------------- $12, 335. 17 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932 $600, 000.00 Contributed funds------- ---------- 50, 000. 00 650, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------__- - 662, 335. 17 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---- 63, 814. 85 Net amount to be accounted .for---------------------------- 598,520.32 Gross amount expended -------------------------- 26, 249. 89 Less reimbursements collected___ ____-___ 95.45 26, 154. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-- ..-..------- ___ 572, 365. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ 9, 522.01 Reserve for impounded balance----__----- __ 150. 39 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- __________ 562, 495. 77 Other unaudited liabilities----- ---- _______---- 97.99 572, 266. 16 Balance available June 30, 1933__----____-_____---- 99.72 Amount that can be profitably expended - - in fiscal year ending June- 30, 1935 for maintenance 1_ 1 25, 000. 00 13. TOLEDO HARBOR, OHIO Location.-This harbor comprises the lower 7 miles of Maumee River and the channel about 9 miles long through Maumee Bay to Lake Erie. The Maumee River has its. source in northern Indiana and empties into Lake Erie. The fall, velocity of current, and dis- charge are unknown. The harbor is located at the westerly end of Lake Erie, 99 miles westerly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 3.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 23, 1866, June 14, 1880, July 5, 1884, August 5, 1886, July 13, 1892, and August 18, 1894. The total amount expended and the total cost under these projects prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1899 was $1,624,695.45 for new work and maintenance (not separable). For further details see page 1959 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 400 feet wide and 21 feet deep from deep water in Lake Erie through Maumee Bay and Maumee River to Fassett Street Bridge, a distance of 15 miles; thence 200 feet wide and 19 feet deep for a distance of 1 mile, termi- nating in a turning basin 500.feet wide; and for a stone-revetted earth dike, 1,000 feet long, to form a foundation for range lights in Maumee Bay. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is taken at 570.5 feet above mean tide level at 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICI., DISTRICT 999 New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 4 feet above to 2 feet below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 9 feet above to 6.5 feet below that plane. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $1,375,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1926) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $100,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for the section above Fassett Street Bridge (H.Doc. No. 198, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1898, p. 2693); and the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the section below that bridge (H.Doc. No. 865, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 21, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening of the entrance channel to a depth of 25 feet to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad dock with a turning basin 18 feet deep, 8.25 acres in area, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 21, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Reconmmended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition that disposal areas will be provided free of cost. Terminal facilities.-The city of Toledo has provided a lagoon near the mouth of the river suitable for the winter mooring of vessels. Three large railroad terminals for the handling of ore and 4 for coal are open to shippers of these commodities; 1 fuel dock and 3 docks with elevator facilities for handling grain. Three pipe- line docks for shipment of oil, 1 pipe-line dock for receipt of gasoline, and 3 fish docks are private. Two package-freight ter- minals are leased by companies operating regular lines of vessels. Considerable wharf frontage is owned by railroads, which is available for the transshipment of miscellaneous cargoes, such as lumber, etc., to and from cars. Of 10 sand and gravel docks, 2 are for public use. Four docks at street ends are owned by the city of Toledo, at which freight may be loaded or unloaded free of charge, no storage being allowed. Terminal facilities are regarded as adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging by the U.S. hopper dredge Burton in Maumee Bay Channel was in progress from August 22 to October 23, 1932, and material was re- moved in amount of 198,665 cubic yards, bin measure. Surveys were made to determine depths after dredging. Also a detailed survey was made of the channel in Maumee River and Bay with the view to determining quantities of material prior to contract work of deepen- ing, the cost of which is included in deferred charges. A field office at Toledo was maintained for supervision of surveys and inspections. The costs of the several items of work, except for detailed survey, were as follows: 1000 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Maintenance dredging - ----------------------------------- $29, 484. 02 Supervision of harbor-- ..-------------------------- --------- 2, 253. 13 Total----------------- ---------------- 31, 737. 15 The total expenditures were $32,678.41. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work done has consisted in the excavation of a channel, 21 feet deep, to the Fassett Street bridge, completed in 1915; in the excavation of a channel, 19 feet deep, extending 1 mile above Fassett Street bridge, completed in 1903; and in the construction of a dike between the range lights in the bay, completed in 1906. The controlling depth along the axis of the channel from Lake Erie to Fassett Street bridge is about 21 feet for a least width of about 300 feet. For about five eighths of a mile above Fassett Street bridge the controlling depth is about 20 feet for a minimum width of about 150 feet. The head of navigation for light-draft boats is about 7 miles above the present upper limit of improvement. The costs have amounted to $1,267,406.91 for new work and main- tenance prior to 1903 (not separable) and to $1,917,842.44 for main- tenance since 1903, a total of $3,185,249.35. The total expenditures were $3,194,115.85. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year ($48,000) will be applied as follows : Accounts payable, June 30, 1933-____-_______________________ $10, 000 Maintenance : Dredging in Maumee Bay and River channels by United States hopper dredge, October 1933------ ---------------- ___ 20, 000 Supervision of harbor _- 2, 300 Engineering, surveys, contingencies - ___-_______________15, 700 Total for all work (regular)------------------------------48, 000 New work.-The allotment of $2,930,000 from the National Indus- trial Recovery Act will be applied to deepening and widening present channels and providing a turning basin in Toledo Harbor by contract or contracts; bids to be opened October 15, 1933; estimated date of completion July 1, 1935. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- -- ____ -- ____ -______$2,892, 102.36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933____________________ 1, 917, 842. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 4, 809, 944. 80 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 2, 088. 77 Net total cost to June 30, 1933____- -______________ 4, 812, 033. 57 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----- __-__________ 16, 202. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ------------------- 4, 828, 236. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 9, 424. 77 Net total expendiures--------------------- -------- 4, 818, 811.30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------- 32, 440. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------- 4, 851, 252. 28 RIVERS AND HARBORS-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1001 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .................. - I. . . . . . . .. Cost of maintenance----................ . $65, 007. 74 $81, 122. 54 $363. 390. 83 $57, 584. 67 $31, 737. 15 Total expended____-................. _ . 64, 263. 19 63, 394. 85 317, 102.41 129, 439. 85 32, 678. 41 Allotted . _- ------------------------.. 65, 000. 00 455, 000. 00 -35, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 63, 986. 31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ____ $1, 133. 08 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932----------------------------------- 69, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --- __________________ 70, 133. 08 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 5, 013. 69 Net amount to be accounted for .... 65, 119. 39 Gross amount expended -- ------- $95, 892. 63 Less : Reimbursements collected ----- $63, 208.22 Receipts from sales-- 6. 00 63, 214. 22 32, 678. 41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------- 32, 440.98 Outstariding liabilities June 30, 1933 ------ ----- $9, 424. 77 Liability for impounded savings_ _____--- 251. 51 9, 676. 28 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ -- 22, 764. 70 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 16, 202. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------- 38, 967. 20 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act -------- 2, 930, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_____------------_ 2, 968, 967. 20 14. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $29,937.97; the expenditures were $27,490.87. The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the year ($6,684.54), together with an allotment of $38,000, made July 5, 1933, totaling $44,684.54, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --------------------------- $166, 180. 63 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 822. 13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 167, 002. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------- ---- 2, 658. 00 Net total expenditures__---------------------------------- 164, 344. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_--------------------------- 5, 862.41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------- 170, 207. 17 1002 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---------------------.------------------------ Cost of maintenance--------------------- $9, 181.41 $22,827.97 $83, 740. 79 ----------------------- $20, 492.49 $29, 937.97 Total expended------.........--.........---------------..... 8,565. 27 23, 974.39 76, 069. 63 28, 244.60 27, 490.87 Allotted-............-----------------..................---------- 23, 000. 00 31, 250. 00 65, 000. 00 19, 500. 00 30, 957. 17 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $2, 396. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------------------ ----- 32,044.70 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------34,440.81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment..-----..----------1, 087. 53 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 33, 353. 28 Gross amount expended-__---- __-------- ____ $29,097. 50 Less reimbursements collected--- --- ----- ___ -- 1, 606. 63 27, 490. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 __ 5, 862. 41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------- - 2, 658. 00 Reserve for impounded balance----__ --____ -- --- -___ 148. 83 2, 806. 83 Balance available June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 3,055.58 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933--________ ________--__-___ 822. 13 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ___-_______-____ 3, 877. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved *Mar. 4, 1933-- ---------------------------------------- 38, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ ......... __- -__ 41, 877. 71 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- ---- 20,000. 00 15. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1933 Name of project report see annual report New work Mainte- for- nance 1. Mackinac Harbor, Mich--------------..............----.....-- . 1931 $77, 982. 12 $23, 419. 02 2. Cheboygan Harbor, Mich--------------.................--.-. 1931 199, 612. 05 36, 451. 54 3. Port Clinton Harbor, Ohio_--------.......... --....---........ 1931 a 71, 949.86 35, 553. 60 Channels adequate for commerce. Include maintenance costs prior to 1894. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1003 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Document Recomen- Locality Authorization act to Congressd to Congress House odation Black River, Mich-...... Rivers and Harbors Jan. 25,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee No. 54 tion, May 5, 1932. (72d Cong., 2d sess.). Maumee River, from River and Harbor May 4,1933 ----------- ____ _ _Unfavorable. Toledo, Ohio, to Fort Act, July 3, 1930. Wayne, Ind. Monroe Harbor, Mich_ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 23, 1933. Port Austin Harbor, River and Harbor July 8, 1933 -------- - DDo Mich. Act, July 3, 1930. Point Lookout, Mich-.......do..-------------..............July 10, 1933 ---------------------- Do. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE BUFFALO (N.Y.) DISTRICT This district comprises all of the south shore of Lake Erie from and including Sandusky Harbor, Ohio, to Buffalo Harbor, N.Y., the east side of Niagara River, all of the south shore of Lake Ontario eastward from Niagara River, and the St. Lawrence River as far east as the international boundary line. District engineer: Maj. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers, to November 1, 1932; First Lt. T. H. Stanley, Corps of Engineers, acting district engineer to December 10, 1932; and Lt. Col. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. E. M. Markham, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Sandusky Harbor, Ohio_- . 1003 13. Rochester (Charlotte) Har- 2. Huron Harbor, Ohio_ _-- 1006 bor, N.Y- 1044 3. Lorain Harbor, Ohio_ __-.- 1009 14. Pultneyville Harbor, N.Y__ 1047 4. Cleveland Harbor, Ohio --- 1012 15. Great Sodus Bay Harbor, 5. Fairport Harbor, Ohio __-- 1017 N.Y. . 1048 6. Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio .... 1020 16. Little Sodus Bay Harbor, 7. Conneaut Harbor, Ohio --- 1023 N.Y 1051 8. Erie Harbor, Pa_ 1027 17. Oswego Harbor, N.Y .-... 1053 9. Buffalo Harbor, N.Y ...... 1030 18. Cape Vincent Harbor, N.Y_ 1057 10. Black Rock Channel and 19. St. Lawrence River, between Tonawanda Harbor, Ogdensburg, N.Y., and N.Y------------- -- 1035 Lake Ontario_ 1059 11. Operating and care of Black 20. Ogdensburg Harbor, N.Y 1060 Rock Canal and Lock and 21. Examinations, surveys, and Ferry Street Bridge, Buf- contingencies (general) __ 1063 falo, N.Y- ------------ 1040 22. Other projects for which no 2. Niagara River, N.Y ...... 1042 estimates are submitted__ 1064 1. SANDUSKY HARBOR, OHIO Location.-This harbor is located in the southeasterly portion of Sandusky Bay. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 3.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 11, 1844, June 23, 1866, March 3, 1873, July 5, 1884, August 11, 1888, and August 18, 1894. The total cost and expenditures were $477,149. 09 for new work and maintenance (not separable). (For further details see p. 1960 of Annual Report for 1915.) 1004 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 400 feet wide and 21 feet deep from deep water in Lake Erie through Sandusky Bay, a distance of about 3 miles, to the city water-front docks, thence along the water front, a channel about 11/2 miles in length, 300 feet wide, 22 feet deep, ending in a turning basin 550 feet wide, 22 feet deep; for protecting works consisting of a stone jetty on the easterly side of the channel extending northeasterly from Cedar Point, a distance of 6,000 feet, with suitable pierhead; a short stone spur at Cedar Point; and for the revetment of the slope adjacent to the channel in the vicinity of the front range light with a brush-and- stone mattress. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is taken at 570.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 6 feet above to 2.5 feet below that plahe. The estimate' of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $2,088,000 (including $275,000 contributed by local interests), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for the channel-protec- tion works (H.Doc. No. 362, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1898, p. 2708), and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the latest dimensions of the dredged channel and of the east jetty and pierhead (H.Doc. No. 982, 64th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for deepening the dock channel to 22 feet (H.Doc. No. 584, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the last two documents. Recommnended modification of project.-Under date of April 26, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommends modification of the existing project so as to provide for enlargement of the turning basin at the westerly end of the dock channel by (a) extending the dredged area 250 feet northerly to obtain a total width of 800 feet; (b) extend- ing the basin, as widened, 200 feet westward; (c) expanding the widened basin a sufficient distance in an easterly direction to obtain a total length of 950 feet along the northern boundary and 1,150 feet along the southern, thence converging to the present channel width (300 feet) in a distance of 550 feet on the northern side and 450 feet on the southern, -and constructing a dike with the excavated rock on the north side of the channel and basin, all at an estimated cost of $407,500, with $3,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 2, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-The city of Sandusky has constructed two municipal wharves, which are leased to private interests to operate a coal terminal thereon, which terminal is open to shippers of coal, and handles about 99 percent of all the tonnage shipped by water from this harbor, or 90 percent of the total receipts and shipments. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1005 Two other terminals with warehouses are used by regular vessel lines carrying passengers and miscellaneous freight, open to the public. Two fuel docks, privately owned, do a public business. One dock for stone, 1 for stone and sand, 4 for sand, 5 for fish, and 1 for lumber are private. Three private docks, of which two are on Cedar Point, handle passengers and merchandise in connection with the summer resort in that locality. The city of Sandusky owns docks at two street ends which can accommodate small boats, and one dock near the foot of Jackson Street, all open to the public. The facilities are regarded as adequate for the needs of existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-U.S. hopper dredge Burton restored the project depth in the straight and outer bar chan- nels, cost $15,195.07. Government plant and hired labor repaired 1,130 linear feet of the east jetty, cost $9,363.75. The total cost of maintenance for the year was $24,558.82 and the expenditure was $26,103.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1930. A channel of the existing project width, length, and depth was completed in the outer bar and straight channels in 1925 and in the dock channel in 1930. The east jetty from Cedar Point, 5,940 feet long, with a pierhead 60 feet long at its outer end, was com- pleted in 1921. The short spur dike at Cedar Point and the revet- ment of channel slope near the front range light were completed in 1901. The protecting works are generally in good condition. The jetty requires repairs where settlement has taken place. The con- trolling depth in the outer bar and straight channel is 21 feet and in the dock channel 21 feet. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $2,437,279.87, of which $1,997,758.21 was for new work and $439,521.66 for maintenance. The total ex- penditure was $2,436,668.77. In addition, $325,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $611. 10 Maintenance : Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton, July 1933--------------2, 588. 90 Sounding and sweeping dock channel, September 1933------_ 1, 800. 00 Total---------------------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Balance remaining------------------------------- 94. 64 Total funds-------------------------- 5, 094. 64 Redredging is required annually in the outer and straight chan- nels and periodically in the dock channel. For these items of main- tenance funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton___------------------------- $18, 000 Dredging dock channel, by contract________------------------------75, 000 Total---------------------------------- -------------------- 93, 000 1006 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 _____ ______ __$2, 474, 907. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------- ----------------- 439, 521.66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 2, 914, 428. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------- 611.10 Net total expenditures------------------------ 2, 913, 817. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------ - -------- 5, 094. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------- 2, 918, 912. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30- 1.929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..................-------------------$260, 392. 66 $572, 140. 77 $2, 603. 08 ...------------------------ Cost of maintenance_.-.-----.. --- _ 25, 603.47 21, 402. 72 11, 012. 73 $13, 685.94 $24, 558. 82 Total cost---------........................... 285, 996. 13 593, 543.49 13, 615. 81 13, 685. 94 24, 558. 82 Total expended-----------------------............................ 257, 734.34 563, 594. 10 75, 759. 29 11, 956.37 26, 103.57 Allotted--------- -- 280,000.00 -------------.......................... 204,000.00 15,000.00 -15,000.00 26, 547.08 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $4, 651. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------$24,600. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_.. _ _ ,__ -- ---- 2, 000. 00 20, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 31, 251. 13 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ................. 52. 92 Net amount to be accounted for 31, 198. 21 Gross amount expended______----------------- - 26,265. 29 Less reimbursements collected -------- ----- __- ----- 161. 72 26, 103. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---_____ 5, 094. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------__--------- 611.10 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-- --------- - 4, 000. 00 4.-, 611 - ... 10 .. Balance available June 30, 1933___ ____ ___ _-- -------- 483. 54 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __ 93, 000. 00 2. HURON HARBOR, OHIO Location.--This harbor is located at the mouth of Huron River, which flows into Lake Erie. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 3.) Previous projects.--Adopted by acts of May 20, 1826, and Septem- ber 19, 1890. The total cost and expenditures were $269,789.07. For further details see page 1961 of Annual Report for 1915. 1 In addition, $250,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1007 Existing project.-Thisprovides for a pier of timber cribs with con- crete superstructure on the west side of the entrance channel 1,970 feet long and for a rubble-mound breakwater on the east side 1,750 feet long with an entrance 300 feet wide between pierheads; for the removal of the old east pier; for widening the river from the lower slip of the Wheeling &Lake Erie Railroad to its mouth to a least width of 200 feet; for constructing a new spur pier on the east side of the widened channel; for dredging a channel of approach 300 feet wide and 19 feet deep; and for dredging the area of about 14 acres shel- tered by the west pier and east breakwater to a depth of 19 feet. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is taken at 570.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3 feet above to 0.5 foot below, low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 5.5 feet above to 2.5 feet below that plane. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1928, is $325,000, ex- clusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $9,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of March 3, 1905, provided for the west pier, east breakwater, channel of approach, and dredging the sheltered area (H.Doc. No. 122, 58th Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the removal of the old east pier, construction of new spur pier, and the river widening and enlargement of the sheltered area (H.Doc. No. 5, 63d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 478, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of October 10, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for a channel with a depth of 25 feet in soft material and 26 feet in hard material from deep water in the lake to the south side of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Co. slip no. 1 at the entrance to the river, the channel to be 400 feet wide in the lake and 300 feet wide inward from the outer pierhead, narrowing to 250 feet at the head of the channel; for enlarging and deepening to 19 feet the west turning basin inside the mouth of the river; for extending the west pier, 1,200 feet lakeward, with a pier- head at its outer end; for the removal of the outer end of the east breakwater and construction of a new pierhead thereon; for extend- ing the shore protection at the inner end of the west pier 200 feet west- ward; and for eliminating from the project the spur pier now author- ized on the east side of the river entrance; and eliminating also the dredging of the sheltered area outside the channel in the outer har- bor; at an estimated cost of $666,500, but at an estimated net increase in the total cost of the project of $574,200, with an annual mainte- nance estimated at $3,500 in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H.Doc. No. 478, 72d Cong., 2d sess.) Elimination of the proposed spur pier was also recommended in House Document No. 467, Sixty-ninth Congress, First Session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Co. has deepened and maintained the channel above the limits of the Fed- eral improvement. This company has a dock with a frontage of over 16228-ENG 1933--64 1008 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 1 mile, which affords facilities for handling iron ore, coal, sand, and limestone, together with dock space for lumber etc. Two fish docks are private. The facilities are regarded as adequate for the needs of existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Burton restored the project depth in the entrance channel at a cost of $4,753.29 for maintenance. The expenditure was $8,318.60. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 71 percent com- pleted. Dredging for enlargement of the sheltered area and the con- struction of new spur pier on the east side of the widened channel remains to be done to complete the project. The easterly rubble- mound jetty and the west pier were completed in 1908, except the extension of west pier to shore, in order to close the breach provided for in the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, which was done as a necessary maintenance measure in 1914 subsequent to submitting the recommendation to Congress. Dredging, except the enlargement of the sheltered area, was completed in 1920. The old east pier was removed in 1919. The superstructure on 1,190 feet of the west pier was renewed with concrete in 1925. The outer concrete section of west pier and the west pierhead showed considerable settlement, which was checked in 1915 by repairs then made, and the pierhead further protected by riprap placed in 1922. The harbor works are generally in good condition. The protection to the shore end of the west pier was repaired and extended in 1929. The sheltered area has not been maintained and has shoaled to from 4 to 18 feet, except in the channel. The controlling depth in the channel is 19 feet, low- water datum. The total cost of existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $517,797.65, of which $232,659.08 was for new work and $285,138.57 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $517,796.30. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $1. 35 Maintenance : Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton, April 1934-------------5,598.65 Total------------------- 5, 600. 00 Balance remaining ---------- --- 84. 84 Total funds ---------------- ----------------- 5, 684. 84 Redredging is required annually and the sum of $13,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging by U.S. hoppe r dredge Burton. The relative desirability of the improvement in the interests of commerce and navigation entails the postponement of further new work on the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, *1933____------------------------- $502, 448. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 285, 138. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 787, 586. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 1.35 Net total expenditures_ _-__ -------------- 787, 585. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 5, 684. 84 !otal amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-- 793, 270. 21 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1009 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-- - - - - -- ----- Cost of maintenance ------------------ $17, 102. 97 $10, 075. 59 $5, 445. 93 $12, 485. 77 $4, 753.29 Total expended .... _ 16, 191. 05 9, 988. 65 5, 506. 37 8, 945. 61 8, 318. 60 Allotted---_- - --- - 17, 700. 00 13, 000. 00 18, 300. 00 ----------- -3. 50 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------$14, 006.94 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 3. 50 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 14, 003. 44 Gross amount expended ------------------------------- 8, 318. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 5, 684. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------- - $4. 85 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 4, 500.00 4, 504. 85 Balance available June 30, 1933_------------------------ 1, 179.99 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------ 92, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1-------------------------------- 13, 000. 00 3. LORAIN HARBOR, OHIO Location.-Located at the mouth of Black River, which flows into Lake Erie. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 3.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of May 23, 1828. The total cost and expenditures were $292,202.88 for new work and maintenance (not separable). For further details see page 1961 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an outer harbor about 60 acres in area formed by converging rubble-mound breakwaters with an aggregate length of 6,350 feet and having an entrance 500 feet wide between pierheads of timber cribs with concrete superstructure located at the outer ends of the breakwaters; for 2 piers at the mouth of the river 300 feet apart, the west pier of timber cribs with concrete superstructure 1,003 feet long, and the east pier 1,875 feet long, of which 1,763 feet is of timber cribs with concrete superstruc- ture and 112 feet is of sheet pile and rubble-mound construction; and for dredging the outer harbor and channel 250 feet wide and 20 feet deep, with suitable widening at the bend, between the piers and upstream to the American Shipbuilding Co.'s Dry Dock No. 2, a length of about 4,900 feet. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is taken at 570.5 feet above mean-tide level at New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 5 feet above to 2 feet below that plane. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,023,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for the present 1 Exclusive of available runds. 1010 R:EPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1333 dimensions of the entrance piers (H.Doc. No. 131, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1898, p. 2718) ; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for widening Black River from the inner end of the' east- erly Government pier to Erie Avenue Bridge (no printed report); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the present dimensions of the breakwater (H.Doc. No. 980, 64th Cong., 1st sess.), and for deepen- ing the outer harbor and channel between piers to the Erie Avenue Bridge (H.Doc. No. 985, 64th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for extending the 20-foot channel to the American Shipbuilding Co.'s Dry Dock No. 2 (H.Doc. No. 587, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 469, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening of the outer harbor channel to the American Shipbuilding Dry Dock No. 2, to 25 and 26 feet, and the widening of 2 bends above the limits of the Federal project to a depth of 20 feet, and the turning basin at the National Tube Company's dock to 17 feet, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 469, Seventy-second Congress, second session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperiation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition that local interests provide without cost to the United States all rights of way and easements required for widening the bends and turning basin and provide disposal areas and agree to maintain these improvements after completion; that deepening the outer harbor and the channel upstream to the American Shipbuilding Co.'s Dry Dock No. 2, shall not be undertaken until local interests furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide and maintain the same depth in the channel in Black River from the upper end of the Federal project to the upper end of the National Tube Co.'s dock. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-One iron ore and one coal terminal are owned by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., together with dock space for storage of sand, transshipment of lumber, etc., to or from cars, which are open to the public. Extensive docks of the National Tube Co. handle iron ore, limestone, and sand, and are not open to the public. One dock for sand and two fish docks are privately owned. The American Shipbuilding Co. has dry docks and facilities for building and repairing the largest lake vessels. The city of Lorain owns a public dock without rail connections which is open to the public. Terminal facilities at Lorain Harbor are regarded as ade- quate for the needs of existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--New work: The east and west basins in the outer harbor were deepened to project depth of 20 feet by contract; cost $83,619.96. Maintenance: The U.S. hopper dredge Burton restored the project depth in the entrance channel and in the river up to the American Shipbuilding Co.'s Dry Dock No. 2; cost $10,299.85. The total cost for the year was $93,919.81 of which $83,619.96 was for new work and $10,299.85 was for maintenance. Total expendi- ture was $93,559.30. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1011 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1933 at a saving of $4,682 under the estimated cost. The harbor has been improved by the construction of parallel piers at the mouth of the Black River and by dredging a channel 20 feet deep, with a least width of 250 feet, and in the river up to the American Ship- building Co.'s Dry Dock No. 2. An outer harbor about 60 acres in area has been provided by constructing breakwaters and by dredging to a depth of 20 feet. The piers were completed in 1908; the break- waters, including pierheads, in 1915, except extension of west break- water to shore, which was completed in 1921. At the end of the fiscal year the harbor works were generally in good condition. The controlling depth in the outer harbor and the entrance channel up to the American Shipbuilding Co.'s Dry Dock No. 2 is 20 feet at low-water datum. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $1,229,971.70, of which $1,018,318.33 was for new work and $211,653.37 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $1,229,- 611.19. In addition $3,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the year, together with allotments of $17,500 made in July 1933 will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_ __ ------------------ $684. 14 Maintenance : Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burto, June 1934- - 8, 705. 63 Repairs to breakwaters by Government plant, September 1933__ 10, 000. 00 Total-------------------------------- -------- ----- 19, 389. 77 Balance remaining------------------------------------------- 443. 53 Total funds---------------------------------- -- 19, 833.30 Funds allotted September 14, 1933, under the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be expended as follows: New work: Dredging to widen two bends in the river to a depth of 20 feet and the turning basin at the National Tube Co. to a depth of 17 feet, by contract, October 1933 to October 1934, and dredging the outer harbor channel to the American Shipbuilding Docks ---------- $745, 000 Redredging is required annually and minor repairs to break- waters are necessary. For these items of maintenance funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Dredging, by U.S. hopper dredge Burton $13, 500 Minor repairs to breakwaters, by Government plant _________________ 5, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------------- 18, 5010 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------- 1 $1, 310, 521. 21 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 211, 653. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 522, 174. 58 1_______-__-, Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 323. 63 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 , 522, 498. 21 1---------------------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 684. 14 Net total expenditures_ 1-------------------------- 1, 521, 814. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 2, 009. 67 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-- ----- 1, 523, 823. 74 x In addition, $3,000 was expended from contributed funds. 1012 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_--_ _________________--_-- -____ _ __ _$26,322. 89 $11, 313. 19 $83, 619. 96 Cost of maintenance....------------------- $7, 687. 22 $934. 48 25, 107. 66 11, 956. 85 10, 299. 85 Total cost...............----------------------- 7, 687. 22 934. 48 51, 430. 55 23, 270. 04 93, 919.81 Total expended.............---------------------- 4, 125. 25 5, 624. 58 44, 003. 47 31, 206. 68 93, 559. 30 Allotted.........-- --....--------------..... ...---------- 10, 600. 00 16, 800. 00 69, 500. 00 -12, 500. 00 95, 568. 97 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-___----------------------------------------- $8, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act ap- proved July 21, 1932 ----------------------- --- 97, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933- _-- __.- - 3, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 108, 600.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------13, 031. 03 Net amount to be accounted for____.___ - -95,9__________- 568.97 Gross amount' expended------------------------- $93, 901. 77 Less reimbursements collected____---------------- 342. 47 93, 559. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---______ ______- ___---2, 009. 67 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933______________________ 684. 14 Balance available June 30, 1933--_____________________ 1, 325. 53 Accounts receivable June 30. 1933------__ -_-____ __-_________ 323.63 Unobligated balance available June 30, 193___________-___ 1, 649. 16 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act 45, 000. 00 7--------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------------------------------ 10,600.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 - -- __ 757, 249. 16 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - _- -_ - 30, 1935, for maintenance 18, 500. 00 4. CLEVELAND HARBOR, OHIO Location.-This harbor is on the south shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 3.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1825, June 23, 1866, March 3, 1875, August 5, 1886, and August 11, 1888. The total cost and expenditures were $1,564,153.56 for new work and maintenance (not separable). For further details see page 1962 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the formation of an outer harbor 5 miles long and 1,600 to 2,400 feet wide, 19 feet deep, with provisional dredging to 23 feet, and constructing 2 breakwaters, the east one to be 21,270 feet long, with pierhead at easterly end, of which 3,300 feet is of timber-crib substructure with stone superstruc- ture and 17,970 feet of rubble-mound construction; and the west one, which is connected with the shore, to be 7,130 feet long, comprising 5,997 feet of timber cribs with concrete superstructure, a " gap " of 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1013 201 feet, and 932 feet of pile and timber-crib construction; a main entrance 700 feet wide between converging rubble-mound break- waters extending 1,250 feet lakeward from and between the main breakwaters; 2 parallel stone-filled timber-crib piers with concrete superstructure, 325 feet apart, at the mouth of Cuyahoga River; the east pier to be 1,602 feet long and the west pier 1,738 feet long; a channel between them 19 feet deep, provisional dredging to 23 feet, and 2,000 feet long measured from the outer end of the piers; straightening and improving 41/2 miles of Cuyahoga River in co- operation with the city of Cleveland, at a cost to the United States not to exceed $400,000; and a stone-filled wooden-pile wharf with concrete superstructure, and a reinforced-concrete storehouse at the foot of East Ninth Street in the outer harbor. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is taken at 570.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations produced by wind and other causes are from 4.5 feet above to 1 foot below that plane. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, to include $400,000 for the straightening of Cuyahoga River, is $5,442,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects; inclusive of provisional dredging to 23 feet, revised in 1932, $5,580,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $40,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1875, provided for the west break- water (Annual Report for 1876, p. 558); the act of August 5, 1886, provided for a part of the east breakwater (Annual Report for 1886, p. 1865); the act of June 3, 1896, provided for rebuilding the piers and completing the east breakwater (H.Doc. No. 326, 54th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1896, p. 2949); the act of March 3, 1899, as modified by the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the chan- nel between the piers and the east and west outer-harbor basins 19 feet deep and provisional dredging to 23 feet depth (H.Doc. No. 156, 55th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1899, pp. 3075 and 3078); the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the main harbor en- trance and east breakwater extension (H.Doc. No. 118, 56th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the wharf and store- house (H.Doc. No. 270, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for closing a gap in the east breakwater (report not printed),; the act of July 27, 1916, provided for the pierhead at the easterly end of the east breakwater (H.Doc. No. 891, 63d Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the improvement of Cuyahoga River (H.Doc. No. 707, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). For the latest published map of Cleveland Harbor see House Document No. 477, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening of the entrance channel, the west basin, and a portion of the east basin to 25 feet as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Docu- ment No. 477, Seventy-second Congress, second session, has been in- cluded in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. 1014 hEPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 193,3 Recommended modification of project.-Under date of October 31, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide in addition to works heretofore authorized, for deepening to 25 feet the west basin, the entrance channel through the outer harbor and between the piers up to the New York Central swing bridge, and that part of the east basin located westerly from a line drawn perpendicular to the east main breakwater, beginning 800 feet easterly from the westerly end thereof; removal of the easterly 150 feet of the main west break- water; construction of a spur breakwater 400 feet long to protect the gap in the west breakwater shore arm; elimination from the project of the present authorization for extending the west pier 298 feet southward; and for the abandonment of the inner 932 feet of the shore arm of the west breakwater, at a total estimated cost of $600,000, with no increase in the estimated cost of annual main- tenance (H.Doc. No. 477, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). (Partially included in public-works program.) Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, appropriated $5,000 to enable the United States to cooperate with the city of Cleveland in the preparation of final plans for the improve- ment of the Cuyahoga River, with the provision that the Govern- ment's share in the cost of the improvement, in accordance with the final plans adopted, shall not exceed $400,000. Final plans were approved by the Secretary of War March 13, 1931. Terminal facilities.-Outer harbor: The city of Cleveland owns two wharves at the foot of East Ninth Street. The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. operates an extensive ore terminal west of the river entrance. East of the river there are three slips providing wharves for two coal-loading machines and for passenger and packet freight business and one wharf used for shipping automobiles, all of which are privately owned and are open to shippers of commodities for which the facilities are suited. One lumber wharf, one for builders' supplies, one for general merchandise, and the United States Engineer Department wharf are private. Inner harbor: The Cuyahoga River, together with the Old River and connecting slips, provide approximately 13 miles of wharves, about 50 percent of which are used. One railroad company main- tains a coal terminal and one has an ore terminal. Three railroads have wharves for the transshipment of packet and miscellaneous freight. These facilities are open to all shippers. Four companies operating blast furnaces have private terminals for ore and lime- stone. Two docks are equipped with grain elevators, which are not open to the public. There are extensive lumber wharves, and con- siderable quantities of sand, gravel, crushed stone, oil, and fish are handled over river docks by their private owners. The city of Cleve- land owns public docks at several street ends. The facilities are considered adequate for the needs of existing commerce of Cleveland Harbor. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work: The U.S. hopper dredge Burton deepened a part of the east basin to project depth; cost $8,254.38. Maintenance: Government hopper dredges restored the entrance channel through the outer harbor and in the river up to the New RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1015 York Central Railroad Co.'s bridge, and a part of the west basin, to the maintained depth of 21 feet. The dredges also dredged the chan- nel through the east basin; cost $56,940.10. Government plant and hired labor made minor repairs to the east breakwater; cost $4,076.66. An oil storehouse was constructed by contract at the engineer wharf, foot of East Ninth Street, as a permanent improvement. The total cost for the year was $69,271.14, of which $8,254.38 was for new work and $61,016.76 was for maintenance. Total expendi- ture was $22,935.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 93 percent com- pleted. The river entrance channel has been improved by the con- struction of parallel piers 325 feet apart and dredging to a depth of 23 feet at low-water datum up to the New York Central Railroad bridge. The east pier and 1,440 feet of the west pier were com- pleted in 1900 and the dredging in 1909. An outer harbor, about 1,300 acres in extent, has been formed by the construction of an aggregate length of about 30,700 feet of breakwater, including con- verging arms, completed in 1915. The main entrance has been widened to 700 feet and protected by converging arms extending lakeward from the east and west breakwaters, completed in 1908. The outer harbor was deepened, 1905-9, to 23 feet at low-water datum throughout the west basin, in the entrance channel, and over a portion of the east basin adjacent to the entrance channel. Over the remaining portion of the east basin, as far east as East Ninth Street, a depth of 21 feet at low-water datum has generally been secured. A wharf was built at the foot of East Ninth Street in 1910 and a storehouse in 1915. A concrete base for light tower was constructed at east end of east breakwater in 1917 in lieu of the east- end pierhead. The harbor structures were generally in good con- dition at the end of the year, except the shore end of the west break- water, 932 feet long, which has not been maintained. The inner 437 feet of this shore arm is now buried in the upland. The breakwater requires some minor repairs. The superstructure of the East Ninth Street Wharf has been replaced with concrete. All work provided for by the project has been completed, except cooperatively, widening the mouth of the river, extending west pier 298 feet upstream, and straightening and improving the channel of Cuyahoga River. At the end of the fiscal year the controlling depth in the main entrance channel and through the west basin was 20 feet. The con- trolling depth in the channel through the east basin to East Ninth Street was 20 feet. East of East Ninth Street, depths range from 19 to 30 feet outside the harbor line. Depths elsewhere in the project area range from 10 to 21 feet. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $7,251,433.29, of which $5,178,068.81 was for new work and $2,073,364.48 for maintenance. Total expenditure was $7,468,233.92. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year, together with allotments of $86,400 made in July, August, and September 1933, will be ex- pended as follows: 1016 I',PORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1.933 Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- Storehouse and division overhead---------------------------- $3, 524. 06 9, 871.41 ------ Maintenance: Dredging by U.S. hopper dredges Burton and Taylor, December 1933, March and April 1934---------------------------- 73, 298. 61 Repairs to breakwaters by Government plant November 1933 and April 1934---------------------------------------- 20, 100. 00 Total--------------------------- 106, 794. 08 Funds allotted September 14, 1933, under the National Industrial Recovery Act June 16, 1933, will be expended as follows: New work: Deepening the west basin, entrance channel, and a portion of the east basin to 25 feet by contract October 1933 to November 1935----- -------------------------------------------------- $485, 000 Redredging is required annually and minor repairs to break- waters are necessary. For these items of maintenance funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Dredging by U.S. hopper dredges Burton and Taylor $83, 700 -------------- Repairs to breakwaters by Government plant------------------------5, 000 Total-------------------------------------------------- 88, 700 The relative desirability of the improvement in the interest of commerce and navigation entails the postponement of future new work on the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------$6, 742, 222. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 2, 073 364. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 8, 815, 586. 85 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 211, 829. 60 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------------------------9, 027, 466. 45 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 445.09 8------------------------ Gross total costs to June 30, 1933----------------------9, 035, 911. 54 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 3,524.06 Net total expenditures--------------------------------9, 032, 387. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 11, 948.99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------------- 9, 044, 336. 47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work _--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8, 254. 38 Cost of maintenance. ......--- ---... .... $61, 015. 14 $64, 141. 37 $182, 113.32 $170, 551. 49 61, 016. 76 Total cost------ --------------- 61, 015. 14 64,141.37 182, 113. 32 170, 551.49 69, 273.14 Total expended-__-----------.-.-- ...... 51, 650.06 43, 392.86 181, 506. 40 299,459. 58 22, 935.99 Allotted..............................----------------------------75, 200. 00 167, 000. 00 219, 400. 00I 84, 000.00 5, 512. 88 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------$29, 372. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 --------- $20, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 000. 00 1--------------------------5, 35, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------64, 372.10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment and impounded funds----------------------------------------------------- 29, 487. 12 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------34, 884. 98 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1017 Gross amount expended ________________ ____$208, 947. 36 Less: Reimbursements collected----------- $173, 065.33 Receipts from sales-- 12, 946. 04 186, 011. 37 $22, 935.99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------11, 948. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------ 8, 017. 33 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------__ 9, 318.09 17, 335. 42 Balance available June 30, 1933 --------- -- 5,386.43 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933- ------------ 8, 445.09 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------- 3,058.66 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-----------485, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ________------------------- -- 132, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ _ ------- 620, 058. 66 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ____ _ _________ _ 401, 9,00. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 ________ _____- ___-_____- 88, 700.00 5. FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO Location.-Located at the mouth of the Grand River, which empties into Lake Erie 33 miles by water easterly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 3.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1825, and May 20, 1826. The total cost and expenditures were $368,940.09 for new work and maintenance (not separable). For further details see page 1963 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of two break- waters to form an outer harbor about 360 acres in area, the west breakwater to be 3,378 feet long and connected with the shore and the east one 6,750 feet long, the pierheads at the outer end of each breakwater to be 600 feet apart; two parallel timber-crib piers 180 feet apart at the mouth of Grand River, about 793 feet long on the west side and 1,252 feet long on the east side, including the inner 674 feet, which has not been maintained; and for dredging the outer harbor and the channel between the piers to a depth of 19 feet. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is taken at 570.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are between 3 feet above and 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 4 feet above to 1 foot below that plane. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1930, is $1,810,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1825, modified by the acts of 1830, 1881, and 1890, provided for the piers; the acts of March 24, 1896, and June 3, 1896, modified by the act of March 3, 1905, provided for 1Exclusive of available funds. 1018 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 the breakwaters (H.Doc. No. 347, 54th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Reports for 1903, p. 2084, and 1905, p. 2349) and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for a 1,400-foot extension of the east breakwater, for the present dimensions of the piers and for the dredging (H.Doc. No. 206, 63d Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of January 21, 1927, modi- fied by the act of July 3, 1930, provided for a 4,000-foot extension of the east breakwater at a limit of cost to the United States of $715,000 (H.Doc. No. 592, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). For the latest published map see House Document No. 472, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of August 11, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for a depth of 25 feet in soft material and 26 feet in hard material in the entrance channel and basin; for the removal of the west pier at the entrance to Grand River; and widening the river channel to 300 feet with a depth of 25 feet from the entrance between the piers to a point 1,300 feet above the present project limit; for the construction of a bulkhead on the west side of the widened channel; and for the extension of the west breakwater northward for a distance of 500 feet, all at an estimated cost of $580,000 with $1,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H.Doc. 472, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, requires local interests to contribute $304,000 toward the cost of extending the breakwater 4,000 feet and dredge the channel of ap- proach to their terminal at their own expense. The River and Har- bor Act approved July 3, 1930, waived the condition requiring local interests to contribute to the cost of the breakwater extension. The condition requiring dredging has not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. has ob- tained and maintained a channel in the river with an available depth of 18 feet at low-water datum for about 1 mile above the limits of the Federal project. The Fairport, Painesville & Eastern Railroad Co. has extended this channel about 2,200 feet farther upstream to afford access to docks in connection with the Diamond Alkali Co. One large ore terminal, 1 coal dock, and 1 dock equipped with a warehouse for miscellaneous freight and elevator for handling grain do a general public business. One limestone dock and 4 fish docks are privately owned. There are no publicly owned terminals. The facilities are regarded as adequate for the needs of existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work: Deepening of the east and west basins of the outer harbor to 19 feet, by contract, has been in progress during the fiscal year. The contract is 59 per- cent completed; cost $52,267.74. Maintenance: The U.S. hopper dredge Burton restored the proj- ect depth in the entrance channel; cost $7,933.88. The total cost for the year was $60,201.62, of which $52,267.74 was for new work and $7,933.88 was for maintenance. The total expend- iture was $56,522.39. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 84 percent com- pleted. The harbor has been improved by the construction of paral. lel piers 180 feet apart at the mouth of the Grand River. The west RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1019 pier is 788.2 feet long and the east pier 1,252 feet long. The inner 671.5 feet of the east pier has not been maintained and has fallen into decay. Two outer breakwaters have been constructed with a total length of 10,128 feet, sheltering an area of about 360 acres. A channel 19 feet deep has been dredged through the outer harbor, in the east basin, and between the piers. The piers were completed in 1904. The work remaining to be done is the completion of the dredging in the outer harbor on the west side of the entrance chan- nel to 19 feet. This work will be done during the fiscal year 1934. The controlling depth in the channel and the east side of outer harbor is 19 feet at low-water datum. The harbor works are in good condition except for some minor repairs to breakwaters. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $1,922,453.20, of which $1,521,388.85 was for new work and $401,- 064.35 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $1,917,715.01. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $21,000 made in August 1933 will be expended as follows: Accounts payable (new work) June 30, 1933_____---------------------- $4, 849.16 New work: Deepening the outer harbor to project depth, by con- tract, July to October 1933------------------------------------ 46, 390. 88 Maintenance: Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton, April-May 1934 -------------------------- $10, 600. 00 Minor repairs to breakwaters, by Government plant, May 1934-__---------------------------- - 10, 000. 00 20, 600. 00 Total------------------------------------------- --- 71, 840. 04 Balance remaining---------------------- --------------- --- 400. 00 Total funds------------------------------- 2, 240. 04 7-------------- Redredging is required annually and the sum of $26,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------- ---- $1, 890, 328. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 401, 064. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_--- 2, 291, 393.29 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_ ------------------------ 2, 291, 393. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------- 4, 738. 19 Net total expenditures 6. 10 2---------------------------83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------- , 240. 04 5,-------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_._ __ 2, 337, 895. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ___ --- ------------ $260, 163. 65 $378, 903. 49 $52, 267.74 Cost of maintenance___------------------ I$12, 434. 79 $7, 044. 57 6, 160. 33 12, 480. 56 7, 933. 88 Total cost .......---------------------- 12, 434. 79 7, 044. 57 266, 323. 98 391, 384. 05 60, 201. 62 .....-------------------- Total expended--- 10, 986. 71 7, 127.83 164, 086. 36 492, 274. 77 56, 522. 39 Allotted.-------.- -.---------------------- 14, 500. 00 12, 500. 00 650, 000. 00 --10,932. 86 106,703.47 1020 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 : 3 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ------- _________ --- ______ $1, 058. 96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ----------------------------------------- 446,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- ___ _______-----____-447, 058. 96 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds and allotment -------------------------------------------- 339, 296. 53 Net amount to be accounted for- ---- -_____----__ - 107, 762.43 Gross amount expended_--___ --- _____-- __ - $56,873.46 Less reimbursements collected-------- ____351. 07 56, 522.39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 _____-_________-___ _ 51, 240. 04 Outstanding liabilities June. 30, 1933 --------------- 4, 849.16 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--- __-___ 39, 732.26 44, 581. 42 Balance available June 30, 1933 ____---- -- 6, 658. 62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - -- - -- - - -- - -- 30, 1935, for maintenance 1__ 26, 000. 00 6. ASHTABULA HARBOR, OHIO Location.---Located at the mouth of Ashtabula River, which flows into Lake Erie 59 miles easterly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 3.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of May 20, 1826, and March 3, 1829, July 3, 1832, March 2, 1867, June 10, 1872, March 3, 1881, and July 8, 1890. The total cost and expenditures were $565,192.27 for new work and maintenance (not separable). For further details see page 1963 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an outer harbor about 175 acres in area and 20 feet deep, protected by breakwaters, the west breakwater 7,180 feet long, the new east breakwater 4,500 feet long, with an entrance 600 feet wide between pierheads and removal of 600 feet of the outer end of the old east breakwater and of such addi- tional part as may be necessary. The breakwaters, except about 430 feet of the west one, which has a timber-crib substructure, are rubble-mound structures. The pierheads are stone-filled timber cribs with concrete superstructures. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is taken at 570.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are between 3 feet above and 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by winds or other causes, are from 4 feet above to 1 foot below low- water datum. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1919, is $1,933,529, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 3, 1896, provided for the breakwaters (Annual Report for 1895, p. 3122) ; the act of March 3, 1905, pro- vided for extending the west breakwater shoreward (no printed re- port); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for enlarging the outer harbor by extending the west breakwater lakeward and shoreward xrExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1021 and by constructing a new east breakwater, for pierheads, and for the removal of a part of the old east breakwater (H.Doc. No. 654, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for connecting the west breakwater with the shore and for dredging in the outer harbor (H.Doc. No. 997, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). For the latest published map see the latter document. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the extension of the east breakwater 700 feet and the west breakwater 600 feet, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 43, Seventy-third Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of Decem- ber 19, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a depth of 25 feet in soft material and 26 feet in hard material in a certain portion of the outer harbor and to the inner limits of dredging; for extending the west breakwater lakeward 600 feet and constructing a converging arm 700 feet long from the east breakwater, each terminating in suitable pierheads; and for removing the portion of the east break- water within the new entrance so formed, all at an estimated cost of $925,000, with maintenance estimated at $1,000 per annum in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local The breakwater construction is included in the public works program. Terminal facilities.-Extensive ore and coal terminals are owned by the New York Central Railroad Co. along the east side of the river and the slip 1,000 feet easterly thereof, and by the Pennsyl- vania Railroad Co. along the west side of the river. These comprise 3 ore and 2 coal docks equipped with mechanical appliances and are open for general public business. These railroads have an aggre- gate developed dock frontage of 18,500 feet. Two terminals, one on each side of the river, provide facilities for car ferries which ply between Ashtabula and Port Burwell and Port Maitland, Ontario, Canada. There are two privately owned fish docks and a large ship- yard and dry dock. The city of Ashtabula owns 132 feet of dock on the east side of the river which can accommodate small boats and is open to the public. The terminal facilities are regarded as adequate for the needs of existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work: The west- erly 800 feet of the east basin in the outer harbor was deepened to project depth of 20 feet, by contract; cost, $31,808.53. Maintenance: The U.S. hopper dredge Burton restored the project depth in the entrance channel; cost, $9,657.25. Government plant and hired labor reinforced the north side of the west breakwater pierhead with stone and made minor repairs to the breakwater; cost, $13,973.09. The total cost for the year was $55,438.87, of which $31,808.53 was for new work and $23,630.34 was for maintenance. The total ex- penditure was $53,627.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 92 percent com- pleted. Under the existing project as first adopted a west break- water 3,380 feet long and an east breakwater 1,200 feet long were built, affording an outer harbor of limited area. Under the provi- sions of the River and Harbor Acts of June 25, 1910, and March 2, 1022 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 1919, the west breakwater was extended shoreward and lakeward to an aggregate length of 7,180 feet; a new outer east breakwater 4,500 feet long was built; the east and west breakwaters were terminated with pierheads at their outer ends; and the outer 600 feet of the old east breakwater was removed. The breakwater and pierheads were completed in 1915 and the extension of west breakwater to shore, provided by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, in 1923. Deep- ening the westerly 800 feet of the east basin was completed in 1933. The harbor works are generally in good condition. The west break- water pierhead requires some additional stone riprap reinforcement on the north side. The controlling depth in the entrance channel is 20 feet. The work remaining to be done is to deepen a portion of the outer harbor to 20 feet and complete the removal of the east inner break- water provided for conditionally without estimate. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $2,078,102.17, of which $1,769,457.27 was for new work and $308,644.90 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $2,076,291.12. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $7,000 in July 1933, will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-----------------------------$1, 811.05 Maintenance: Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton, June 1934--- ..------- 6, 677.37 Repairs to breakwater, by Government plant, July 1933 and June 1934------------------------------------------ 10, 000. 00 Total--------------- ------------ ---------------- 18, 488. 42 Balance remaining-------------------- -- -------------- 5, 599. 64 Total funds--------------------- ---------- --------- 24, 088:06 Funds allotted September 14, 1933, under the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be expended as follows: New work: Extending the east breakwater 700 feet and west break- water 600 feet with pierhead, and removing a portion of the present east breakwater, by contract, November 1933 to November 1935__. $575, 000 Redredging is required annually and the sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton. The relative desirability of the improvement in the interest of commerce and navigation entails the postponement of future new work on the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ----- ____- - -________$2, 334, 649. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ ____-- -- ----- __ 308, 644. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- -________ 2, 643, 294.44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933- - - - -__________----1, 811. 05 Net total expenditures__.----- -__----___ _- 2, 641, 483.39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ -___-_____-_______ __ 17, 088. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 2, 658, 571. 45 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1023 Fiscalyear ending June 30- 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_- _-___----- - - - - ...... ..... $31, 808. 53 Cost of maintenance------------------- $4, 533. 83 $19, 971.94 $91, 762. 39 $24, 200. 33 23, 630. 34 Total cost-----------------------4, 533. 83 19, 971. 94 91, 762. 39 24, 200. 33 55, 438. 87 Total expended...------------------------- 310. 27 20, 742. 63 95, 188.93 24, 289. 58 53, 627. 82 Allotted .....---------------------------- 12, 400. 00 106, 800. 00 18, 500. 00 2, 723. 98 70, 715. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__ $20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932_---- 37, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------- 14, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 71, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ----------- 284. 12 Net amount to be accounted for __ --------- __ 70, 715. 88 Gross amount expended ___- -- $54, 076.17 Less reimbursements collected_-- 448. 35 53, 627. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933__------------- 17, 088. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ ------------------ 1, 811. 05 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------6, 010. 00 7, 821. 05 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 9,267. 01 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act 575, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ 584, 267.01 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -------------------------------- 164, 100.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance- 2,000. 00 1-------------------------- 7. CONNEAUT HARBOR, OHIO ,ocation.--Located at the mouth of Conneaut River, which flows into Lake Erie 73 miles by water easterly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 3.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 2, 1829, July 13, 1892, February 24, 1893, and March 24, 1896. The total cost and ex- penditures were $845,055.69, of which $805,271.72 was for new work and $39,783.97 was for maintenance after 1903. For further details see page 1964 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of two con- verging breakwaters to form an outer harbor about 200 acres in extent, the west breakwater, of rubble-mound construction, to be 4,700 feet long and the east one 2,750 feet long (1,700 feet of rubble mound and 1,050 feet of timber crib with concrete superstructure), the pierheads at the outer end of each breakwater to be 600 feet apart; two timber-and-concrete piers at the mouth of the Conneaut River, 200 feet apart for the outer 428 feet and widening to 300 feet apart at the inner end of the west pier, the east pier 1,467 feet long and the west pier 1,073 feet, of which only the outer 300 feet is now 1 Exclusive of available funds. 162285-ENG 1933--65 1024 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, ].933 maintained by the United States; for removing the old west break- water and for dredging the outer harbor and between the piers to the inner end of the west pier to a depth of 20 feet. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is taken at 570.5 feet above mean tide level at New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are between 3 feet above and 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 4 feet above to 1 foot below low- water datum. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1926, is $1,164,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1916) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the following River and Harbor Acts: The act of July 13, 1892, provided for relocating the channel and the construction of new piers; these provisions were voided by the act of February 24, 1893, which provided for widening and deep- ening of the existing old channel in lieu thereof; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the breakwaters and pierheads and the removal of a portion of the old west breakwater (H.Doc. No. 653, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the present alignment of the west breakwater, for removing all the old west breakwater, and for dredging to 20 feet (H.Doc. No. 983, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). For the latest published map see the last-mentioned document. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the additional breakwater construction recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 48, Seventy-third Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National In- dustrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.--Under date of December 15, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended further improvement of Conneaut Harbor so as to provide- (a) A depth of 25 feet in soft material and 26 feet in hard material in the eastern part of the outer harbor, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (b) Extending the west breakwater 830 feet, and the east breakwater 925 feet lakeward,' with a suitable pierhead at the outer end of each, and removing the present outer arm of the west breakwater. (c) Extending the west breakwater to shore, leaving a 100-foot gap at the inner end of the present structure, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (d) Eliminating from the project the present authorization for extending the west breakwater 255 feet shoreward. (e) Removing the outer 428 feet of the east and west piers and modifying correspondingly the inner limit of dredging in the outer harbor, all at an estimated cost of $1,650,000, but with a net increase of $1,604,000 over the estimated cost of completing the present project and with maintenance esti- mated at $1,500 annually in addition to that now required. (H.Doc. No. 48, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) Breakwater construction included in public-works program. Terminal failities.-The railroad and dock companies have ob- tained and maintained a channel in Conneaut River 20 feet deep at low-water datum from the upper limit of the Federal project to a point about 3,000 feet above the outer ends of the piers. There are about 6,800 feet of improved dock frontage, part of which is owned by the Pittsburgh, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Co., and the bal- ance by the Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Co., both subsidiary com- RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1025 panies of the United States Steel Corporation. One dock has been reconstructed and the channel widened south of the inner end of west pier. There is one fish dock in the outer harbor just west of the river mouth. There is no publicly owned dock at the harbor. The pri- vately owned terminals are regarded as adequate for the needs of existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Burton restored the project depth in the west basin and entrance channel: cost, $14,666.20. Government plant and hired labor made minor repairs to the west breakwater and pierhead; cost, $12,682.44. The total cost for maintenance for the year was $27,348.64 and the expenditure $25,704.09. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 93 percent com- pleted. Under existing project a length of 4,445 feet of the new west breakwater was completed in 1916; the old east breakwater, 1,050 feet long, has been extended shoreward 800 feet (completed 1911) and lakeward 900 feet (completed 1923), total length 2,750 feet; 642 feet of the old west breakwater was removed in 1916 and the remaining 600 feet in 1925. Two piers have been constructed at the mouth of the Conneaut River. The east pier is 1,467 feet long and the west pier 428 feet long. Only the outer 300 feet of the west pier is maintained by the United States. The entrance channel through the outer harbor and between the piers was dredged to 20 feet in 1919. The channel between the piers is maintained by the United States only to 300 feet southerly of the outer end of the west pier. The harbor structures were generally in good condition. The rubble-mound breakwaters require minor repairs. The controlling depth in the west basin and in the channel through the outer harbor and between the piers was 20 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the construction of 255 linear feet shore- ward extension of west breakwater and complete deepening to 20 feet the remainder of the outer harbor. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $1,228,232.74, of which $1,080,686.47 was for new work and $147,546.27 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $1.226,340.27. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $22,500 in July 1933, will be ex- pended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 --------------------------- $1, 892. 47 Maintenance : Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton, May 1934__------ 11, 707. 53 Repairs to breakwaters by Government plant, July 1933-May 1934 ----------------------------------------- -12, 600. 00 Total----------------------------------------------- 26, 200.00 Balance remaining------------------------------------------ 455. 09 Total funds ------------------------------- 26, 655. 09 Funds allotted September 14, 1933, under the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be expended as follows: New York: Extending the east breakwater approximately 925 feet and the west breakwater approximately 852 feet with pierhead. Removing a part of the outer arm of the west breakwater and the end of the p:ers. by contract, November 1933 to November 1935___ $1, 077, 000 1026 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Redredging is required annually and minor repairs to breakwaters are necessary. For these items of maintenance funds can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton ------------------------ $16, 700 Repairs to breakwaters, by Government plant------------------------10, 000 Total-------------------------------------------- 26, 700 The relative desirability of the improvement in the interest of commerce and navigation entails the postponement of future new work on the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $1, 885, 958. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 187, 330. 24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------- ---- 2, 073, 288. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 1, 892. 47 Net total expenditures-- ------------------------ 2, 071, 395.96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------ ---------------------- 4, 155.09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------2, 075, 551.05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...---------------------------------------- $1, 564. 76 $42,887.19 - - -.-.-- Cost of maintenance __ $6, 435. 58 $4, 823. 72 6, 365. 36 4, 750. 31 $27, 348. 64 Total cost_ -_-- _ 6, 435. 58 4, 823. 72 7, 930. 12 47, 637. 50 27, 348. 64 Total expended.----------------------- 1, 759.52 8, 933. 70 7, 156. 23 48, 848. 67 25, 704. 09 Allotted--....------- -------- ------------ 4, 000. 00 11, 000. 00 60, 000.00 -15, 000. 00 24, 891. 22 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _______________ $4, 967. 96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932____________ $15, 000000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ________________ 10, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________________________ 29, 967. 96 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 108. 78 Net amount to be accounted for_______________________ 29, 859. 18 Gross amount expended__________________________ $26, 440. 57 Less reimbursements collected_-- _________- __- 736. 48 2 5 7(A nlO GtJ, (V~. Ve Balance unexpended June 30, 1933___--__-___________ 4, 155. 09 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_________ __________ 1, 892. 47 Balance available June 30, 1933 _____________ ___ 2, 262. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933 22, 500. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act__________ 1, 077, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_____ _____ 1, 101, 762. 62 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 83, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1----------- 26, 700.00 ' Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1027 8. ERIE HARBOR, PA. Location.-Located in Presque Isle Bay, formed by Presque Isle Peninsula, on the south shore of Lake Erie. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 3 and 332.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of May 26, 1824, and modifi- cations were subsequently made by approval of the report of a board of engineers in 1855 and in 1865; by the act of March 2, 1867; by approval of the report of a board of engineers in 1870; and by acts of August 5, 1886, and September 19, 1890. The cost and expendi- tures were $841,867.43, of which amount $736,967.04 was for new work and $104,900.39 for maintenance since 1887. For further de- tails see page 1965 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide, about 9,000 feet long from lake to harbor basin, passing between piers 360 to 450 feet apart, of the timber- crib type, with concrete superstructure, extending to the 16-foot contour in the lake, the north pier to have a length of about 3,248 feet, and the south pier about 2,215 feet, further extensions lakeward when required to meet advance of said contour; for a timber-crib breakwater 2,530 feet long, with about 1,200 linear feet of stone superstructure, extending from the inner end of the south pier to the mainland, thus closing the balance of the opening at the eastern end of the harbor; for deepening the harbor basin over certain areas at the east and west ends to 20 feet, and the basin off the public dock to 18 feet, and for plant growth and emergency protection work on the peninsula. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, elevation 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 5.9 feet above to 2.7 feet below that plane. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $275,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of May 26, 1924, provided for the construction of the breakwater and piers and dredging of the entrance channel and for brushwood protection of the beach of Presque Isle Penin- sula (document or report not known) ; the act of March 3, 1899, pro- vided for the deepening of channel and harbor basin to present dimensions and for concrete superstructures and extensions of piers, and for plant growth and emergency protection work on the penin- sula (H.Doc. No. 70, 55th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1897, p. 3237), as modified by act of June 25, 1910 (Rivers and Har- bors Committee Doc. No. 26, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of November 28, 1922 (Public, No. 366), reconveyed Presque Isle Peninsula to the State of Pennsylvania for park purposes. The latest published maps are in the Annual Report for 1911, page 2510, and Lake Survey Chart No. 332. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of January 4, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the further improve- ment of Erie Harbor, Pa., is advisable to provide for an entrance 1028 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 channel 25 feet deep in soft material and 26 feet deep in hard ma- terial, 500 feet wide lakeward of the entrance piers, and 300 feet wide between the piers and into the harbor on a straight alinement; for a channel of the same depths and 600 feet wide from the entrance channel to a line 50 feet outside of the pierhead line at the ore termi- nal, suitably widened at the junction with the entrance channel; for a harbor area 21 feet deep, and with an ,rea of approximately 117 acres, extending to a line 50 feet outside the bulkhead line in the east- ern part of the harbor; for a channel of the same depth and 300 feet wide connecting this harbor area with natural deep water in the bay; and for a channel 21 feet deep and 200 feet wide leading to a line 50 feet outside of the harbor line at the westerly coal docks; and elimi- nation of the southerly 1,330 feet of the south breakwater from the project works; at an estimated cost of $377,000, with maintenance estimated at $5,000 annually in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H.Doc. No. 52, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-The developed water front has a length of about 2 miles, extending from the foot of Parade Street at the east end to foot of Cascade Street at the west end. Two groups of ter- minals have been established along this harbor frontage and within the United States harbor line, which is located about 1,800 feet beyond the shore line. The westerly group of terminals consists of three piers. One is equipped with a car dumper for the shipment of soft coal, but has not been used for several years. In addition there is a sand wharf for storage and shipment of building sand dredged from Lake Erie and a soft-coal fuel wharf. This is for fueling small excursion steamers, fish, and other tugs. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results dutrig fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Burton restored the project depth in the entrance channel and easterly part of the basin; cost $16,045.04. Minor repairs were made to 1,200 linear feet of the south breakwater with hired labor; cost $1,997.44. The total cost of maintenance for the year was $18,042.48 and the expenditure was $29,894.18. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 88 percent completed. The Presque Isle Peninsula has been reconveyed to the State of Pennsylvania for park purposes. The dredging was completed in 1911 and the breakwaters and piers in 1915. There is now a harbor basin with a depth of 16 to 20 feet, with an entrance channel at its easterly end 300 feet wide, and 20 feet deep at low-water datum, protected by the two piers and the south breakwater. Rubble-mound shore protection works about 3,000 feet long and a steel-pile bulkhead faced with stone have been con- structed along a part of the neck of Presque Isle Peninsula for the protection of the harbor. The bulkhead is 5,662 feet long, including shore returns, with 5,052 feet stone faced. The harbor structures are generally in good condition. A section of the north pier shows con- siderable settlement. One thousand two hundred linear feet of the south breakwater was repaired during the fiscal year. The remain- ing 1,330 feet has not been maintained. The north breakwater has RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1029 not been maintained and is no longer considered necessary in the in- terest of commerce and navigation. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the re- location of the outer entrance channel and extension of the north pier provided for, conditionally, without estimate. There is a controlling depth of 20 feet at low-water datum in the outer and inner channels, and in the harbor basin leading to the docks at the easterly end; 15 feet to coal docks at westerly end; and 16.5 feet to the public dock, foot of State Street. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $1,392,859.15, of which $244,380.01 was for new work and $1,148,479.14 ,for mainte- nance. The total expenditure was $1,392,807.11. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, together with allotments of $15,- 600 made in July 1933, will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 --------------------------------- $89. 50 Maintenance : Dredging with U.S. hopper dredge Burton May 1934 17,247.96 --------- Total------ ------------- 17, 337.46 Balance remaining--_____------------------ 307.45 Total funds 644.91 1------------------------- The relocation of the outer entrance channel is considered desira- ble. Maintenance dredging is required annually. For these items funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows : New work: Dredging new channel at outer entrance, by contract__-_ $20, 00. 00 Maintenance: Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Burton 37, 000.00 ------------ Total_----------- - 57, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ _______-------------$981, 347.05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ____----------1, 253, 379. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 2, 234, 726. 58 Net total cost to June 30, 1933________----------- 2, 234, 726.58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933______---------------------- 37. 46 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 __------- ---- 2, 234, 764. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 89. 50 Net total expenditures_________------------------- 2, 234, 674. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------- 2, 007. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__------------ 2, 236, 681.99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .-------------------------- Cost of maintenance---_ - --------------- $21, 995. 37 $71, 235. 54 $125, 306. 20 $19, 959. 77 $18, 042.48 Alottleped---------------2, Total expended_-------__---------------- 000.8 21, 871. 00 86 170, 500. 004,50.09j-,00.0 63, 828. 69 124, 927. 36 16, 200. 67 29,,0.4 894. 18 llotted _________________ _________________ 29, 0.00 170, 500.00 42, 500.00 1-5, 000. 00 9, 905. 43 i _ i 1030 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY , ; '1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------$21,996. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------- 10, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------31, 996. 20 Deductions on account of impounded funds revoked --------------- 94. 57 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------31, 901. 63 Gross amount expended $30, 671.92 Less reimbursements collected_------------------------_ 777. 74 29, 894. 18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------- 2, 007. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------------------------- 89. 50 Balance available June 30, 1933 917. 95 1,------------------------ Accounts receivable June 30, 1933--- 37. 46 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------__ 1, 955. 41 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar 4, 1933 ------------------------------------------------- 11, 700. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__ 13, 655.41 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -- ------------ 30, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work -__ 20, 000.00 For maintenance -_--- - -_ 37, 000.00 Total 1---___------ - 57, 000.00 9. BUFFALO HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-Located at the eastern end of Lake Erie. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 3, 312, and 314.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of May 20, 1826, with modifications by River and Harbor Acts of July 7, 1838, June 23, 1866, June 23, 1874, June 3, 1896, March 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. The total cost and expenditures were $6,161,232.33, of which $4,277,585.69 was for new work and $1,- 883,646.64 for maintenance since 1887. For further details see page 1967 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an outer harbor about 41/2 miles long and 1,600 feet wide, formed by a breakwater system ap- proximately parallel to the lake shore, extending from Stony Point to the head of Niagara River, and comprising a total length of about 22,404 feet, with two entrance channels, one at the north end 21 feet deep at low-water datum and 1,300 feet wide, and one at the south end, natural depth 21 to 26 feet, and 550 feet wide, and a gap about in the center for water circulation, natural depth about 20 feet and about 250 feet wide; for a depth of 23 feet in area C at the north entrance and a depth of 21 feet in areas A, B, D, F, G, H, I, and K (but extending only to within 100 feet of the harbor line), in the outer harbor, and a triangular area at the junction of the North Entrance Channel and Black Rock Channel; for an en- trance channel to the inner harbor (Buffalo River and City Ship Canal) 21 feet deep and 180 to 250 feet wide, with enlargement at 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1031 the inner end by the removal of the Watson elevator site to a depth of 21 feet; for a south pier of timber-crib type 1,760 feet long at the entrance to the inner harbor; and for a sand-catch pier 1,148 feet long in the outer harbor about opposite the middle gap. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, elevation 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water surface are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations due to wind and other causes about 9 feet above and 31/2 feet below that plane. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $895,150, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $55,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of May 20, 1826, provided for the construction of the south pier, modified in 1868, for extension (documents or reports not known, except as to extension, Annual Report for 1868, pp. 222, 232); the act of June 23, 1874, inferentially provided for the sand-catch pier modified by the act of June 3, 1896 (report of Board of Engineers, Annual Report for 1876, pt. 2, p. 573, and for 1895, p. 3153); the act of June 23, 1866, inferentially provided for construction of the breakwater (report of Board of Engineers, Annual Report for 1868, pp. 232-236, and for 1876, pt. 2, p. 569); modified by the act of June 3, 1896 (report of Board of Engineers, Annual Report for 1895, p. 3153), by the sundry civil act of March 3, 1905, and by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H.Doc. No. 240, 59th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 3, 1899, modified by the act of March 3, 1909, provided for the construction of the north breakwater (H.Doc. No. 72, 55th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of June 6, 1900, modified by the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the deepening of the entrance channel to the inner harbor and removing rock shoal therein (specified in acts); the act of June 25, 1910, pro- vided for the extention of Federal project to Commercial Street and removal of the Watson elevator site (H.Doc. No. 298, and R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 2, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of July 25, 1912, provided for securing the depth of 21 feet over areas A, B, and D, in the outer harbor, and a depth of 23 feet over area C in the main outer entrance for a width of 800 feet (H.Doc. No. 550, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the deepening of areas F and G (H.Doc. No. 1139, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) and of a triangular area at the north entrance (H.Doc. No. 1004, 65th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the removal of a shoal between the entrance channel to Buffalo River and Erie Basin (H.Doc. No. 481, 68th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the deepening of areas H, I, and K in outer harbor (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 1, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-first Congress, first session, and Lake Survey Chart No. 314. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the additional breakwater construction recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 46, 73d Cong., 1st sess., has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. 1032 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,' U.S. ARMY, 193 3 Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of January 4, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended further improvement of Buffalo Harbor so as to provide for the extension of the south entrance breakwater 1,000 feet; for the extension of the south break- water at the middle gap, 300 feet; for the deepening to 23 feet the portion of the outer harbor north of the line perpendicular to the south breakwater and 2,000 feet north of its southern end, including the triangular area just inside of the north entrance; the deepening to 25 feet of the south entrance and that portion of the outer harbor south of the line defined above; for removal to 27 feet of three small shoals located on the direct route of approach to the south entrance; and for the elimination from the project works of the sand-catch pier; all at an estimated cost of $1,863,000, with $5,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required; subject to the condi- tions that no dredging shall be done within 50 feet of the United States harbor lines, and subject to certain conditions of local coopera- tion (H.Doc. No. 46, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). Breakwater construction included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-Outer harbor: Consists of two canals or slips at the southern end of the harbor which provide wharves for unload- ing and shipping iron ore and limestone. One is that of the Bethle- hem Steel Co., Inc., Lackawanna plant, an industrial concern manu- facturing steel products, the other the Union Canal, occupied on one side by the Hanna Furnace Co. and the Bethlehem Steel Co. and on the other side by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and the Great Lakes Portland Cement Co. In addition to the 3 iron ore docks there is 1 shipbuilding wharf, 1 grain elevator, 2,000,000 bushels capacity, completed in 1926, 1 package-freight terminal, 1 Ford Motor Co.'s assembling and reclaiming plant with slip 200 feet by 1,000 feet on south side of plant, and 11/2 piers with slip between them owned by the city of Buffalo. Inner harbor: The Buffalo River, City Ship Canal, and connect- ing basins and slips provide facilities for the following: 20 grain elevators, storage capacity 39,948,000 bushels, with modern appli- ances for unloading grain from vessels and transfer to cars and canal barges; 4 coal docks, for loading hard coal in vessels, 2 trestles of an obsolete type, 1 belt conveyor, and 1 modern car dumper; 3 ore docks for unloading iron ore from vessels-2 owned by industrial plants manufacturing steel product and cast iron, the other is an ore-trans- fer dock, owned by a railroad company. There are also 14 merchan- dise wharves, of which 12 are controlled by the trunk lines entering Buffalo; the other 2 are owned by private parties; also 3 railroad- controlled flour docks.. Sixteen minor docks are used for unloading limestone, sand, gravel, gypsum, and lumber. Passenger and mer- chandise lake transportation companies control or own 3 docks and another is used by summer excursion steamers. There are 5 public docks, 3 of which are owned by the city of Buffalo and 2 by the State of New York. Of the former, the dock at the foot of Main Street is the most important, having a frontage of 200 feet. It is used principally by small dispatch boats and excursion steamers, under regulation and control of the Buffalo city harbor master. The two State docks are part of the New York Barge Canal system and comprise the Erie and Ohio Basins. RIVERS AND HARBORS-=BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1033 As a rule the terminals owned or controlled by the railroad and lake transportation companies and grain elevators are open to use on equal terms by water carriers, while those owned by industrial corporations or individuals are not. Out of a frontage of 17,100 feet ot private property protected by the outer breakwater, completed in 1903, about 5,300 feet is improved with terminal facilities. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-About 4,425 linear feet of stone sea slope on the lake side of the old breakwater were under construction by contract at the close of the fiscal year. The work is about 28 percent completed; cost, $24,726.03. About 1,970 linear feet of concrete banquette of the old section of the breakwater were repaired by contract; cost, $37,109.47. Government dredges restored a part of the outer harbor to project depth; cost, $24,438.97. Gov- ernment plant and hired labor repaired the banquette on 125 linear feet of the south pier at a cost of $5,746.16, and made minor repairs to the old and Stony Point Breakwaters at a cost of $5,437.20. The total cost of maintenance for the year was $97,457.83 and the expenditure was $62,724.81. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The work done under the project is the construction of the south pier, protecting the entrance to the inner harbor in Buffalo River; dredging and rock excavation to secure a channel 21 feet deep at low-water datum, 180 to 250 feet wide in Buffalo River to inner end of pier and 250 to 720 feet wide upstream from the pier to and including the " Watson elevator site " at the junc- tion of the Buffalo River and the City Ship Canal, and the forma- tion of an outer harbor 41/2 miles long, 1,600 feet wide, and 13 to 25 feet deep at low-water datum. The outer harbor is protected by a breakwater system having a total length of 22,404 feet, with entrances near the north and south ends, and consists of the Stony Point Breakwater, 1,602.9 feet long, completed in 1899, to which is attached the south entrance arm, 1,000 feet long, completed in 1914; the south breakwater, 9,989 feet long, completed in 1903; the north breakwater, 2,203.5 feet long, com- pleted in 1901; the old breakwater, 7,608.6 feet long, completed in 1893. There are 9,113 feet of timber crib with concrete superstruc- ture, 370.5 feet of timber crib with stone superstructure, 4,670.5 feet of timber crib with stone-concrete superstructure, and 8,250 feet of rubble mound. The breakwater system was originally 23,604 feet long, but by sale of 1,200 feet of the shore end of the Stony Point Breakwater to the Lackawanna Steel Co. in 1918 it was reduced to its present length. The south pier was completed in 1869 and the sand-catch pier in 1897. The project areas in the outer harbor and in the entrance channel have been deepened to 21 feet, and area C in the outer entrance channel to 23 feet at low-water datum; however, scattered boulders in this area have reduced the available depth to 22 feet. The harbor structures are in good condition except the sand- catch pier, which isnot maintained, the parapet on a portion of the 1034 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 old breakwater, and the concrete banquette on a part of the south pier which require repairs. The controlling depth in harbor and channels is 20 feet at low- water datum. The total cost of the present project to the end of the fiscal year was $2,311,017.85, of which $994,824.88 was for new work and $1,316,192.97 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $3,410,550.32. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year, together with allotments of $91,300 made in August and September 1933, will be expended as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1933_ $17, 250. 13 Plant repairs------------------------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging in Buffalo River, by contract, August 1933 17, 500. 00 Stone sea slope on old breakwater, by contract, July to Septem- tember 1933-------------------------------------------- 164, 063. 50 Stone sea slope on old breakwater, by contract, July-August 1933----------------------------- ------------------------ 8, 534. 46 Repair of concrete parapet on part of old breakwater, by con- tract, April-June 1934-----------------------------------50, 000. 00 Repairs to structure, by Government plant, October 1933; April-May 1934 --------------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Dredging by U.S. hopper dredge Taylor, July 1933-June 1934__ 16, 709. 92 Dredging outer entrance channel, by Government plant, June 1934__---------------------------------------------------- 10, 700.00 Total------------------ --- __ 344, 758. 01 Total funds 344, 758. 01 Funds allotted September 14, 1933, under the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be expended as follows: New work: Extending the south entrance breakwater about 1,000 feet and the south breakwater at the middle gap about 300 feet, by contract, November 1933 to November 1935_ _________ $804, 000. 00 Redredging is required annually and minor repairs to breakwaters are necessary. For these items of maintenance, funds can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Dredging entrance channel and river, by contract---- ------ $25, 000 Dredging, by U.S. hopper dredge Taylor__ 37, 500 Repairs to breakwaters by Government plant .... .. ---- 5, 000 Total ...... . __-_____---------- 67, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ,_--- --- - $5, 272, 410. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933- -- ------ 3, 199, 839. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 __-______ 8, 472, 250. 18 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933- - 1, 098, 576. 40 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 9, 570, 826. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ____ 18, 206. 20 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 9, 589, 032. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ________________17, 250. 13 Net total expenditures_ 9, 571, 782. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___ 235, 251. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------- 9, 807, 034. 46 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1035 i Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931. 1932 1933 Cost of new work-.. .. .... ..--- - --------- $1,254.11 $27,334.99 $73,057.48 $29.760.43 38,170.54 154, 934. 10 148,763.98 180,107.48 $97,457.83 Cost of maintenance - ---------- 39,424.65 182, 269. 09 221,821.46 209,867.91 97,457.83 Total cost -------..---------------- T otal expended . -........................ 99,908,99 99,416.24 740,343.69 428,262.58 62,724.81 I I - I - Allotted __--- ---------- - 146, 000. 00 81, 200. 00 11,138,998.11 -13, 218. 50 228, 980.29 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $68, 996.33 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 --------------- $279, 870. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ___-------- 25, 000. 00 304, 870. 49 Amount to be accounted for-----------------------------373, 866. 82 Deductions on account of revocations of allotments and impounded ----------- funds_ --- ------------------------ -------- 5, 890. 20 Net amount to be accounted for-- -- -- 297, 976. 62 Gross amount expended $426, 148.25 Less : Reimbursements collected------------$335, 823. 63 Receipts from sales ------------------ 27, 599. 81 363, 423. 44 62, 724.81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------- 235, 251. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933- 22, 677. 15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts __ 203, 632. 26 - 226, 309. 41 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------- 8, 942. 40 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 8, 206. 20 1------------------------- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------27, 148. 60 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act -------- 804, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_--------------------_ 831, 148.60 Amount that can be p)rofitably expended in fiscal year end'ing June 30, 1935. for maintenance___ _________________________________ 67, 500.00 10. BLACK ROCK CHANNEL AND TONAWANDA HARBOR, N.Y. Locatioi.-The improvement under the above heading comprises those formerly designated by three titles, viz, Lake Erie entrance to Black Rock Harbor and Erie Basin, N.Y., Black Rock Harbor and Channel, N.Y., and Tonawanda Harbor and Niagara River, N.Y. Previous projects.---Lake Erie section, none. The original project for Black Rock Harbor and Channel was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1829. The original project for Tonawanda Harbor and Niagara River was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. The cost and expenditures on these projects were $58,027.28, all for new work. For further details see items 5 and 7, page 1970, of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 21 feet deep from Buffalo Harbor, north entrance channel, to opposite Sixth Avenue, 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1036 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 North Tonawanda, total length 131/ miles, as follows: 400 feet wide to Erie Basin, Buffalo, a distance of 2,300 feet, suitably widened at the bend, and thence 500 feet wide to the foot of Maryland Street, Buffalo, a distance of 2,190 feet; thence 350 feet wide, narrowing to 200 feet wide, 500 feet northwest; and from thence 3.3 miles through Black Rock Channel, generally 200 feet wide, but widened to 240 feet at the curve opposite the foot of Porter Avenue, and widened to 300 feet at the angle immediately south of the International Bridge. The project also provides for a ship lock at Bridge Street, for a bridge over the canal at Ferry Street, and for the repair of Bird Island Pier, and the towpath wall. From the ship lock the project continues with a channel 400 feet wide in the Niagara River to the natural deep-water pool at the upstream end of Rattlesnake Island, a distance of 3.4 miles, and provides for the removal of 200 feet of the westerly end of Rattlesnake Island Shoal, making a channel 500 feet wide, a channel 400 feet wide from the downstream end of the deep-water pool at the Tonawanda waterworks intake crib to the foot of Tonawanda Island opposite Second Avenue, North Tonawanda, a distance of 5,000 feet and a turning basin about 1,230 feet long and 1,050 feet wide, extending from the foot of T onawanda Island to a point opposite Sixth Avenue; and for a channel 16 feet deep and generally 400 feet wide in Tonawanda Inner Harbor, 6,800 feet long, and 16 feet deep and generally 180 feet wide in Tonawanda Creek, 1,400 feet long. The project depths correspond to depths of 20.2 feet above the lock, increasing gradually to 20.4 feet at Tonawanda, and to a depth of 15.4 feet in Tonawanda Harbor, on the Lake Survey Chart Upper Niagara River, Index No. 312. Ordinary fluctuations of water level above the lock are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations produced by winds and other causes are about 9 feet above to 31/2 feet below that plane. River fluctua- tions gradually decrease to about 70 percent of fluctuations above the lock when they reach North Tonawanda. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1925, is $6,876,630, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $23,000. Description of Black Rock Lock Location, foot of Bridge Street, Buffalo, N.Y. (in city limits). Dimensions : Feet Length between miter sills-----------------6--------------------50 Available length for full width ---------------------------- 625 Width in clear (between fenders) -----------------------------68 Depth on miter sills at low water (-2 feet m.r.l. and m.l.1.)------- 22 Lift---------------------------------------------------- 5.2 Foundation (lock), bedrock. Dam, fixed. Type of construction: Lock, concrete walls; steel mitering gates. Dam; the dam consists of Squaw Island and Bird Island Pier lying between the canal and Niagara River. The pier was built of timber cribs filled with stone in 1822-34, chiefly by State of New York. Cost is unknown. Cost of lock ------------------------ --------------- $1, 037, 213. 20 Approach walls and office storehouse------_ 526, 842. 53 Total --------------------- ------- 1, 564, 055. 73 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1037 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 11, 1888, provided for the channel in Niagara River (H.Doc. No. 83, 50th Cong., 1st sess.), modified by the act of June 3, 1896, for its deepening to 16 feet and extension to the foot of Tonawanda Island and in Tonawanda inner harbor (Annual Report for 1897, pp. 3116-3120; by the act of June 13, 1902, for deepening Tonawanda Creek to 16 feet (H.Doc. No. 143, 56th Cong., 1st sess.), by act of March 3, 1905, for deepening to 21 feet, except Tonawanda inner harbor and Creek and main river channel along and to the foot of Tonawanda Island (H.Doc. No. 428, 58th Cong. 2d sess.); and by act of July 27, 1916, for deepening the channel along and to the foot of Tonawanda Island, ending in a turning basin and making consolidated funds available therefor (H.Doc. No. 658, 63d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 13, 1902, pro- vided for the channel in Lake Erie to the foot of Maryland Street (H.Doc. No. 125, 56th Cong., 2d sess.), modified by the act of August 8, 1917, for widening it at the bend and making consolidated funds available thereto; the act of March 3, 1905, provided for the 21-foot channel through Black Rock Canal and for ship lock, bridge, and repair of pier and wall (H.Doc No. 428, 58th Cong., 2d sess.), modi- fied by the act of September 22, 1922, for widening channel at the foot of Maryland Street (H.Doc. No. 981, 66th Cong., 3d sess.), modi- fied by the act of March 3, 1925, for widening Black Rock Canal im- mediately south of the International Bridge and for the removal of the westerly end of Rattlesnake Island Shoal (H.Doc. No. 289, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in House Document No. 981, Sixty-sixth Congress, third session, U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 312 and 314, and House Document No. 289, Sixty-eighth Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of April 15, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for removal of the rock shoals in the Lake Erie entrance to the canal and in the canal south of the Ferry Street Bridge, to a depth of 22 feet at low water datum; enlarge- ment of the North Tonawanda turning basin by widening it 200 feet to the westward; the construction of an 800-foot southerly extension to the Bird Island Pier; the improvement of the guide pier of Black Rock Lock as proposed; and the elimination from the Federal proj- ect of the upper 150 feet of the Tonawanda Creek Channel, fixing the upper limit at the downstream side of the Main-Webster Street Bridge, at an estimated cost of $1,044,000, with $2,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required. (H.Doc. 28, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminals along the canalized channel above the Black Rock Lock. Transfer of freight takes place across the towpath to commercial plants on the east side, consisting of one grain mill at the foot of Albany Street, one grain elevator, mill and malting house, foot of Brace Street, one sand and gravel yard at the foot of Bird Avenue, and a carwheel foundry at the foot of Forest Avenue. Transfer from boats is feasible by revolving derricks with buckets and slings, hoisted and swung over the towpath, except at the eleva- 1038 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 tor, where movable grain spouts overhang the towpath. Transfer is insignificant, except at the sand yard. The city of Buffalo uses frontage at the old Massachusetts Street waterworks pumping station, and owns frontage at the Porter Ave- nue waterworks pumping station (part leased to the Buffalo Yacht Club) and used only for small-boat landings. It also owns a pier at the foot of Georgia Street. Under permit of the Secretary of War, dated June 23, 1913, the northerly 2,950 feet of Bird Island Pier and adjacent area was turned over to the city of Buffalo for occupation and use as a public park and landing facilities, that part of the pier to be maintained by the city. Under this permit the city constructed two bulkheads, one im- mediately south and the other immediately north of Ferry Street along the easterly limit of the area occupied under the permit. In addition the bulkhead in Niagara River, 815 feet along the westerly limit of the area south of Ferry Street and 1,924 feet north of Ferry Street has been completed. Total cost $628,925. Along the easterly bank of the Niagara River, below the Black Rock Lock, the terminals consist of the following: American Radia- tor Co., machine-tool department, formerly the Buffalo Copper Smelting Works, three sand and gravel yards, one at the foot of Hamilton Street, one extending from the foot of Austin Street, to the foot of Hertel Avenue, Buffalo; and the third at the foot of Ontario Street; one passenger dock at the foot of Amherst street; a coal dock to supply fuel to the C. R. Huntley power plant 3 miles below the lock, a ferry dock about 31/2 miles below the lock; an oil dock about 4 miles below the lock; and a blast furnace dock on Rattlesnake Island, 4 miles below the lock; all used exclusively by the owners thereof. At Tonawanda and North Tonawanda the terminal facilities con- sist of wharves along the river frontage extending one-fourth mile above and 2 miles below the Tonawanda Creek; also all of the 13/4 miles of water front of Tonawanda Island, of the main shore of North Tonawanda, and the water front to Tonawanda Creek from its mouth to the Webster-Main Street highway bridge, a distance of 1,400 feet. There are 10 lumber docks, 2 sand and gravel docks, 1 ore dock, 1 pulpwood dock, 1 fueling dock, 1 passenger dock, landing for ex- cursion boats, 1 ferry dock, a small boat repair yard and the Paper Board Corporation's dock. The ore dock, sand and gravel, and fueling docks are equipped with unloading machinery, but the other docks have no such appliances. All wharves have railroad connections, are owned by the com- panies using them, and are open to all water carriers which are suit- able and chartered for the traffic. There are also two State docks which are part of the New York Barge Canal system, one in North Tonawanda, the other in Tona. wanda on opposite sides of Tonawanda Creek. These terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results dring fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Taylor removed a shoal area in the Black Rock Canal near the foot of Bird Avenue; cost $4,358.81. Government plant and hired labor made minor repairs to the low sections of Bird Island Pier; cost $5,462.86. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1039 The total cost for the year was $9,821.67 for maintenance, and the total expenditure was $7,116.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $720,161 under the estimated cost. The channel from Buffalo Harbor north entrance channel to oppo- site Sixth Avenue, North Tonawanda, is completed. The different sections of this channel were completed as follows: Lake Erie sec- tion in 1909, widened at the bend opposite foot of Georgia Street, Buffalo, in 1924; Black Rock Canal section in 1915, widened just south of the International Bridge at Buffalo in 1928; Niagara River section from lock to deep-water pool above Tonawanda in 1913 and the removal of 200 feet of the westerly end of Rattlesnake Island Shoal in 1928; and widening the channel opposite the foot of Mary- land Street, Buffalo, in 1930. The Tonawanda Creek Channel was completed in 1902. Tona- wanda Inner Harbor Channel was completed in 1904. The lock, including wing walls and retaining walls above the lock, was com- pleted in 1914, and the 100-foot east wing wall extension in 1927. The guide pier connecting with the west lower wing wall was com- pleted in 1916. The bridge at Ferry Street was completed in 1914, the Ferry Street storehouse in 1923, the lock-operating houses and office-storehouse in 1924, the storage-warehouse in 1930, and the oil storehouse in 1931. Structures are all in good condition except the towpath wall and low part of Bird Island Pier, which requires frequent repairs. The controlling depths at low-water datum are: Lake Erie section and Black Rock Canal, 18 feet; Niagara River Channel, 18.5 feet; Tonawanda Harbor, 16 feet; and Tonawanda Creek Channel, 12.6 feet. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $6,545,258.04, of which $6,156,468.60 was for new work and $388,789.44 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $6,647,852.74. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with allotments of $46,500 made in July and Sep- tember 1933 will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 ----------------- $252. 70 Maintenance: Dredging in Lake Erie Entrance channel by contract, October and November 1933 50, 500. 00 Dredging by hopper dredge Taylor, June 1934 3, 065. 76 Total __-- --- 53, 818. 46 Total funds -- -- _- 53, 818. 46 Redredging is required annually and minor repairs to structures are necessary. For these items of maintenance funds can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Dredging by hopper dredge Taylor ___ __________ 3, 000 $---------- Repairs to structures by Government plant ________---______----- 10, 000 13, 000 16228-ENG 1933 66 1040 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $6, 214, 495. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ___________________ 388, 789. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------6, 603, 285. 32 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 102, 847. 40 Net total cost to June 30, 1933________________________ 6, 706, 132. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------ ------------------- 252.70 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 6, 705, 880. 02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 5, 398. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___________ 6, 711, 278.48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ..........- Cost of new work--......_..---------.--------- $70, 388. 72 $3, 407. 41 $88, 806. 55 .. ___.______.......... Cost of maintenance--.....----------------- 16, 595.00 12, 681.15 78, 565. 29 $25, 602. 34 $9, 821. 67 Total cost.-_.---.-------------- 86, 983. 72 16, 088. 56 167, 371. 84 25, 602. 34 9, 821.67 Total expended-----..........----------------- 104, 491. 41 45, 491. 21 167, 082. 76 25, 201. 20 7, 116. 56 Allotted-----------------------------------62, 500. 00 138, 800.00 22, 000.00 -7, 600.00 5, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------------- $7 515. 02 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------------------- ---------------- 5, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- _ 12, 515. 02 Gross amount expended------------------------------$7, 985. 97 Less reimbursements collected_______________-_____-__ 869. 41 7, 116. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ 5, 398. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 252. 70 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 5,145. 76 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------------------------------------------- 26, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------------31, 645. 76 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13, 000. 00 11. OPERATING AND CARE OF BLACK ROCK CANAL AND LOCK AND FERRY STREET BRIDGE, BUFFALO, N.Y. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y. See pages 1035 to 1040, where general information can be found. The work carried on is the operation and maintenance of the lock and the Ferry Street Bridge. The lock has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriations since August 17, 1914, and the bridge since July 9, 1914. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock was in continuous operation 259 days and in operation during the day only, for 93 days. The lock was closed March 8 to March 20, 1933, for underwater cleaning and repairs. The Ferry Street Bridge was in 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1041 continuous operation 259 days and during the day only, for 106 days. The signal station at the foot of Genesee Street, Buffalo, N.Y., was maintained except from December 16, 1932, to May 14, 1933. The U.S. dipper dredge Irondequoit dredged in the canal from May 18 to June 6. The Ferry Street Bridge was painted by hired labor. The total cost for the fiscal year was $53,833.95, and the total expenditure was $54,782.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work done consisted in the operation and maintenance of the Black Rock Canal and Lock and Ferry Street Bridge. The structures are all in good condition. The controlling depth in the canal at the end of the fiscal year was 18 feet at low-water datum, and the ordinary fluctuations of water surface are about 31/2 feet; extreme fluctuations in lake 9 feet above and 3 feet below, and at lock, 7 feet above and 2 feet below that plane. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $1,258,593.79. The total expenditure from the indefinite appropriation was $1,254,487.30. Proposed operations.-The structures will be operated and main- tained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1909. Cost and ftnancial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_____ ---- __- - $1, 258, 593. 79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933___----------------- ----- 4, 106.49 Net total expenditures_______------------------- 1, 254, 487. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 _______ 7, 347. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 261, 834. 64 1------------, Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__-------------- Cost of maintenance......-----------------$82, 216. 69 $81, 517. 45 $65, 470. 84 $70, 838. 06 $53, 833. 95 Total expended.. ......-------------------------- 78, 077. 13 80, 258. 77 62, 735. 53 74, 014. 44 54, 782. 74 _ Allotted------_ ---------------------- 78, 000. 00 92, 000. 00 70, 000. 00 60, 000. 00 52, 055. 06 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ _-- ---------------- $10, 075.02 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909---------------------------- 60, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ __ _________----- - -- _ 70, 075. 02 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds --- __--- 7, 944. 94 Net amount to be accounted for 130. 08 6------------------------- ------------------- Gross amount expended_ .__-__ $56, 159. 64 Less reimbursements collected_______------------- 1, 376. 90 54, 782. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 7, 347. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_________________ 6, 221. 13 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 707. 20 - 6,928. 33 Balance available June 30, 1933_ ------------------- 419. 01 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934_----------- __ 57, 652. 66 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_ 58, 071. 67 1042 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 12. NIAGARA RIVER, N.Y. Location.-For description of Niagara River see report on Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y. The part of the river included in this project is that extending from North Tonawanda, 131/ miles from Lake Erie, to Niagara Falls, a distance of 71/2 miles. The lower limit of the improvement is about 16 miles from the mouth of the river. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 312.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 13, 1892, August 18, 1894, and June 25, 1910. The cost and expenditures were $68,507.24, all for new work. For further details see page 1970 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide in the east channel from the downstream end of the existing 21-foot channel opposite Sixth Avenue, North Tonawanda, to the upstream end of the 12.7-foot channel near the Niagara Falls waterworks intake crib; and for a channel 12.7 feet deep and from 300 to 400 feet wide from the Navy Island Channel (natural) to the foot of Hyde Park Boulevard (formerly called Sugar Street), Niagara Falls, N.Y. The project depths are referred to the sloping river surface when Lake Erie is at low-water datum, elevation 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 2 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 51/2 feet above to 11/2 feet below that plane. The project also provides for the construction of compensating works just above the contracted section of the river at Fort Erie, this work forming a part of the project for deeper channels in the con- necting waters of the Great Lakes, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 253, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,616,600, including $27,562.50 contributed by local interests, and $700,000 for compensating works, but exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $9,000, of which $5,000 is for maintenance of the compensating works. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 25, 1912, provided for the channel 12.7 feet deep from the Navy Island Channel and widening and deepen- ing to 12.7 feet of the Niagara Falls waterworks channel from the intake crib to the foot of Hyde Park Boulevard (formerly called Sugar Street) (H.Doc. No. 549, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); and thle act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 12-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 289, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) and for the compensating works (H.Doc. No. 253. 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the Annual Report for 1915, page 3306, Lake Survey Chart No. 312, and in the two last-mentioned documents. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-Those between North Tonawanda and Niag, ara Falls are confined to two docks-one at the foot of Hyde Park RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1043 Boulevard (formerly called Sugar Street), 660 feet long, owned by the Empire Builders Supply Co., and reserved for their private uses, and the other at the foot of Iroquois Street, 204 feet long, owned by the Niagara Falls Power Co., open to all water carriers on equal terms of rental. These facilities are considered adequate for the small amount of existing commerce. Additional terminal facilities have been assured as required under modification of project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work: Dredging and rock excavation by contract was begun during the fiscal year for deepening to the project depth of 12 feet the east channel from the downstream end of the existing 21-foot channel to the upstream end of the 12.7-foot channel at Niagara Falls, N.Y. The work is about 6 percent completed; cost, $2,406.14. The total cost for the year was $2,406.14, and the expenditure was $636.87; all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 2 percent completed. The channel from Tonawanda to the Niagara Falls waterworks intake has been completed to the previous project depth of 10.6 feet at low-water datum for its full width of 200 feet, but this has shoaled, so in 1931 its controlling depth was only 9 feet for a least width of 150 feet at Cayuga Island Reef. Deepening this channel to project depth of 12 feet was in progress at the end of the fiscal year and will be completed during the fiscal year 1934. The project channel from the natural Navy Island Channel to the foot of Sugar Street has been completed, except for ledge rock in the downstream 500 feet of Schlossers Channel and for scattered boulders over the remainder. The controlling depth is 10 feet for a least width of 160 feet. The work remaining to be done is the removing of scattered boulders from the channel and deepening to 12.7 feet of 500 feet of the downstream end of Schlossers Channel; completion of the chan- nel in the east branch of the river from Sixth Avenue, North Tona- wanda, tt the Niagara Falls waterworks intake crib, and the con- struction of compensating works just above the contracted section of the river at Fort Erie. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $50,166.08, of which $31,461.40 was for new work and $18,704.68 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $48,396.81. In addi- tion, $27,562.50 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_--------------------------------- $1, 769. 27 New work: Dredging new channel from Tonawanda to Niagara Falls by contract July to December 1933----------------------- 317, 593. 86 Total------------------ ------------------------------- 319, 363. 13 Balance remaining -------------------- --------- 68,000. 00 Total funds-------------------------------------------- 387, 363.13 Funds allotted September 14, 1933, under the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be expended as follows: New work : Excavating ledge rock and material other than ledge rock; and removing boulders from Schlossers Channel, by contract, October 1933-August 1934 __------------------ $80,000 1044 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERSj U.S. ARMY, 1933 No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1935, therefore no funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------$99, 968. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------__------------ 18, 704. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------ 11.8, 673.32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 1,769. 27 Net total expenditures ___------_------ --- 116, 904.05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------- ----- 387, 363.13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------ 504, 267.18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ----------------------------------------------- ----------- $2,406. 14 Cost of maintenance ... -------------------- ....... $387. 59 $558.33 ......-----------13,704.68 Total expended... ..........------------------------- 691. 60 558.33 ------------ 13,704.68 636.87 Allotted---------- ------------- -------- ----------------------- $15 000.00 -1, 295. 32 388 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932_.--------------------------------- $500, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 112, 000.00 Net amount to be accounted for ------ __ ___- _ 388, 000. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 636. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933- -------------------- 387, 363. 13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---------- ___ $1, 769. 27 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------317, 593. 86 319, 363. 13 Balance available June 30, 1933------ --______________ 68, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------- 80, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--______ _______- _ 148, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - of existing project 2- - - - -__ - - __- _ 1, 092, 000. 00 13. ROCHESTER (CHARLOTTE) HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This harbor is on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 2 and 241.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 2, 1829, August 2, 1882 and by authority of the Chief of Engineers on July 18, 1896, and March 2, 1897. The cost and expenditures were $865,322.95, of which $247,793.88 was for new work and $617,529.07 for maintenance since 1840. For further details see page 1971 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide lakeward of and 150 feet wide between parallel piers of the timber-crib type with concrete superstructure, about 450 feet apart, ,from the lake to the pool at the mouth of the Genesee River, 1 In addition, $27,562.50 was expended from contributed funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1045 so as to be at all times available for vessels drawing 18 feet, the west pier to be 3,616 feet long and the east pier 3,109 feet long. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake On- tario, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York City. Or- dinary fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and fluctuations due to winds are small. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1910, was $31,680, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $17,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1829, provided inferentially for construction of the piers and a channel 12 feet deep (Annual Report for 1874, p. 247), modified by the act of August 2, 1882, for exten- sion of piers and deepening channel to 15 feet (Annual Report for 1881, p. 2437), by authority of the Chief of Engineers March 2, 1897, to obtain and maintain a channel not more than 161/2 feet deep at low water, 200 feet wide (Annual Report for 1897, p. 3270) ; and by the act of June 25, 1910, for the channel 20 feet deep (H.Doc. No. 342 61st Cong., 2d sess.) ; concrete superstructure on piers authorized under maintenance by the Chief of Engineers in 1905 (Annual Re- port for 1905, p. 2393). The latest published maps are in House Document No. 484, Seventy-second Congress, second session, and Lake Survey Chart No. 241. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of October 10, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for a channel from deep water in the lake to New York Central Railroad bridge near the mouth of the river, on an alignment centrally located with respect to the entrance piers, and with a width of 300 feet lakeward of the pierheads and 200 feet shoreward of the pierheads, and a depth of 20 feet, and for a turning basin of the same depth, 600 feet in width, opposite the municipal terminal, all at a total estimated cost of $67,000, with maintenance estimated at $4,000 annually in addition to that now required. The elimination from the existing project works of 580 feet of the inner end of the west pier, and 410 feet of the inner end of the east pier is recommended (H.Doc. No. 484, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). Terminal facilities.-Those on the west side of the Genesee River are 1 trestle, for the shipment of soft coal, located about 3 miles inside the harbor entrance; 1 car-ferry slip immediately below the coal trestle for the transfer of railroad cars to ferryboats; 1 wharf adjoining the car-ferry slip for unloading feldspar from vessel to car; a railway passenger and freight wharf, about 1,000 feet long, located 1 mile inside the harbor entrance; 1 municipal passenger and freight terminal 1,200 feet long, on the west side of the river between Beach avenue and the New York Central Railroad bridge, completed in 1932. On the east side of the river, opposite the New York Central Rail- road wharf, there is a sand wharf. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Taylor restored the entrance channel to project depth; cost $10,348.12, for maintenance. The expenditure was $10,170.32. 1046 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913 at a saving of $9,872 under the estimated cost. The piers were completed in 1895 and the dredging in 1913. The wooden superstructure has been replaced with concrete on 2,699 feet of the east pier and 3,086 feet of the west pier. The portions of the piers having concrete superstructure are in good condition, except that about 300 linear feet of the concrete superstructure on west pier is badly cracked and has settled from 3 to 12 inches and about 500 feet more is cracked but has not settled. The remaining 530 feet at the inner end of the west pier shoreward of the shore line had not been maintained and has been recommended for abandonment. Of the remaining 410 feet at the inner end of the east pier, 176.7 feet at the southerly end are maintained by the New York Naval Militia, 148.5 feet north is occupied and maintained by the city of Rochester under permit from the Secretary of War, and the remaining 85 feet is not maintained and is in poor condition. The channel is unstable and requires annual redredging to maintain project depths. The controlling depth in the channel between deep water in Lake Ontario and deep water in the Genesee River, above the inner ends of the piers, is 19.5 feet at low-water datum. The total cost under the existing project was $326,652.94, of which $21,808.10 was for new work and $304,844.84 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $326,505.09. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $8,200 made in July 1933, will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 $267. 10 Maintenance, dredging with hopper dredge Taylor April 1934 12,032. 90 Total--------------------------------- ----- 12, 300. 00 Balance remaining_ ---------------- 258. 16 Total funds ------------- 12, 558. 16 Redredging is required annually and the sum of $21,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging by hopper dredge Taylor. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1983 -_.-----....... $269, 601. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 .. ------------ _ -_ - --- 922, 373. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 __ 1, 191, 975. 89 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933__ -- 119. 25 Net total cost to June 30, 1933- -- ------ - 1, 192, 095. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 193__ 267. 10 Net total expenditures- ---- 1, 191, 828. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933- 4, 358. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------1, 196, 186.20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 19331 Cost of new work -------- Cost of maintenance...------------- $14, 966. 92 $15, 368. 52 $25, 930. 24 $16, 795. 96 $10,348. 12 Total expended ..-.. - ____------------- 3, 625. 89 27, 787. 64 25, 758. 21 16, 857. 92 10, 170. 32 Allotted__ ._-- ......---------------..------ 12, 200. 00 29, 000. 00 16, 000. 00 ,-- - 11, 198. 50 ~~i I ! RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1047 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--- ---- $3, 329. 98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-_-_ 11, 200.00 Amount to be accounted for____ 14, 529. 98 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- 1. 50 Net amount to be accounted for .... - 14, 528. 48 Gross amount expended_ $10,210 .97 Less reimbursements collected _- -- 40. 65 10, 170. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ 4, 358. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ 267. 10 Balance available June 30, 1933 4, 091. 06 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 . _ ___-- 10, 300. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 -- 14, 391. 06 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_________ 21, 000. 00 14. PULTNEYVILLE HARBOR, NEW YORK Location.-This harbor is located on the south shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of Salmon Creek. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 2.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and about 700 feet long, from that depth in the lake to the mouth of Salmon Creek, between two timber crib piers 210 feet apart, west pier 910 feet long and east pier 572 feet long. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake On- tario, elevation 244.0 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordi- nary fluctuations of water surface-are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum and fluctuations due to wind are small. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1875, is $71,000. There is no approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870. (See Annual Reports for 1874, p. 250; 1875, p. 334; and 1884, p. 2138.) The latest published map is in House Document No. 375, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-The abandonment of this project was recommended in House Document No. 375, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-None, and none required. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Removal, by contract, of the outer 404 feet of the west pier and the outer 167 feet of the east pier was in progress and 305 linear feet had been removed at the close of the fiscal year at a cost of $2,621.08 for maintenance. The expenditure was $46.36. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1883. The piers are of the timber-crib type, the west pier being 910 feet long and the east pier 572 feet long. The piers were completed in 1883. The dredging was completed in 1881. The last maintenance dredging was done in 1907 and the last pier repairs made in 1908. The timber superstructures of the piers are badly de- 1Exclusive of available funds. 1048 REPORT OF CHIEF -OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 cayed and most of the superstructures and some of the crib sub- structures on the lakeward end of the piers have been washed away. About 404 linear feet of the outer end of the west pier and 167 linear feet of the east pier were being removed, under contract, at the end of the fiscal year, as they were considered a menace to small-boat navigation. Soundings in June 1931 showed a controlling depth of 2 feet at low-water datum over the bar at the mouth of Salmon Creek. The total cost under the existing project was $87,621.08, of which $68,218.66 was for new work and $19,402.42 for maintenance. Total expenditure was $85,046.36. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be expended as follows: Accounts payable-- ...----.-------- --------- -------------- ---- $2, 574. 72 Maintenance: Removal of piers by contract July and August, 1933___ 4, 878, 92 Total-------------------------- -------------------- 7, 453. 64 No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1935, therefore no funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ----------------- _-- ---- $68, 218.66 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------ _-- ----- 19, 402. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -------- 87, 621. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------- 2,574. 72 Net total expenditures-- ------ _---_---_ - - 85, 046.36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_--------------------- 7, 453.64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933.__________--_ 92, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew w ork_._ - - - - Cost of maintenance--------------- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- --------------------------------- - - - - - - - - ----- $2,621.08 Total expended.........---------------.-----.--. ..--------------------------------- 46.36 Allotted -------------- -------------------------------------.................... .7, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_ _________---____________ ..... $7, 500. 00 Gross amount expended---___ -__-_____-___-________ 46.36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------------7, 453. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_________ ________ $2, 574. 72 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 4, 878. 92 7, 453.64 15. GREAT SODUS BAY HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This is a nearly land-locked bay on the south shore of Lake Ontario. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 2 and 234.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 2, 1829, and June 23, 1866. The cost and expenditures were $361,771.80, all for new work. For further details, see page 1972 of Annual Report for 1915. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1049 Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 18 feet deep and 150 feet wide between parallel piers, and 250 feet wide in Lake Ontario from deep water in the bay to deep water in Lake Ontario, the piers to be of the timber-crib type, with concrete super- structure, 450 feet apart; the west pier to be 1,580 feet lore and the east pier 1,294 feet long, connected at its inner end with a timber- crib concrete breakwater 1,653 feet long. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake On- tario, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordi- nary fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and fluctuations due to wind are small. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $99,190, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1829, provided inferentially for the piers and breakwater (Annual Report for 1876, pt. II, 589), modified in 1833 to provide for a channel 150 feet wide and 15 feet deep (Annual Report for 1874, p. 253), modified in 1882 for extend- ing the piers to the 15-foot contour in the lake (Annual Report for 1881, p. 2442), concrete superstructure on piers and breakwater authorized under maintenance by the Chief of Engineers, March 25, 1907 (Annual Report for 1908, p. 2194), modified by the act of March 3, 1925, to provide for a depth of 18 feet (H.Doc. No. 192, 68th Cong., 1st sess.); and modified further by the act of July 3, 1930, to provide for widening the channel in Lake Ontario to 250 feet (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 17, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in House Document No. 192, Sixty-eighth Congress, first session, and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 23, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of April 19, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for an entrance channel parallel to the entrance piers extending from deep water in the lake to deep water in the bay, 22 feet deep and 300 feet wide to just lakeward of the pierheads, thence narrowing to 200-foot width with 20-foot depth between the piers, widening to 300-foot width with 20-foot depth to deep water in Great Sodus Bay, at an estimated cost of $147,500, with maintenance estimated at the rate of $2,000 annually in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local coopera- tion (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 23, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. (Northern Central division) owns and operates a trestle for the shipment of hard or soft coal, located on the west side of Great Sodus Bay, 13/4 miles inside the harbor entrance. The railroad company also owns a wharf about 200 feet long, located about five-eighths mile north- easterly from the coal trestle, which is in a very dilapidated and unusable condition. The terminal is open to use by all chartered water carriers on equal terms. There are no public docks. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. 1050 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Taylor restored the entrance channel to project depth; cost $2,745.15 for maintenance. The expenditure was 4,822.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pletei ii 1931 at a saving of $2,936 under the estimated cost. The structures are all of the timber-crib type. The superstructure of the piers and of the east breakwater have been replaced with con- crete. The east breakwater, 1,653 feet, and the west breakwater, 495 feet long, were completed about 1834; the west pier in 1884; the east pier in 1886; and the dredging to the present project depth (18 feet) and width in 1931. The piers are in good condition, except the lake end of the west pier, which has been washed out and needs repairs. The west breakwater is not maintained. The controlling depth in the entrance channel at the close of the fiscal year was 17.5 feet at low-water datum. The channel is un- stable and requires annual redredging to maintain the project depth. The total cost under the existing project was $538,648.32, of which $96,253.66 was for new work and $442,394.66 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $538,699.50. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with an 'allotment of $3,200 in July 1933, will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30: 1933 $-------------- 126. 04 Maintenance : Repairs to west pier by contract, October 1933 500. 00 6----------------, Dredging by hopper dredge Taylor May 1934 __ 9, 023. 96 Total__ - -- 15, 650.00 Balance remaining 355. 15 Total funds ___ -- - - - 16, 005. 15 Redredging is required annually. For this maintenance work funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows : Dredging by contract-------------------------------------_ $25, 000. 00 Dredging by hopper dredge Taylor---------------------------___--9, 000. 00 34, 000.00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ _ --------- $458, 025. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__ 442, 394. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 __ 900, 420. 12 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ------------ 177. 22 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_ 900, 597. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 111111111111111111111111 126. 04 Net total expenditures--__ ---------------------- _ 900, 471. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------12, 805. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------_ 913, 276. 45 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1051 I I II I Fiscal year ending June 30 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_________________ $7, 526. 85 $9,530. 55 Cost of maintenance._ $3, 334. 16 $5, 321.94 29, 181.88 8, 936. 96 $2, 745. 15 Total cost__________________ 3, 334. 16 5,321.94 36, 708. 73 18, 467. 51 2,745.15 Total expended _- -- --. -256. 80 7, 557. 55 21, 871.64 31, 925.81 4, 822. 46 Allotted--_-----.--- -6, 200. 00 18,000. 00 31,000.00 .00 13, 491.65 i Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $4, 135. 96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved ------------------ Mar. 4, 1933_ 13, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ __ -- - --- - 17, 635. 96 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds -- 8. 35 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 17, 627. 61 Gross amount expended _______-_- -- - - $5, 036. 52 Less reimbursements collected_-------------------------- 214. 06 4, 822. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------- 12, 805. 15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_______________ 126. 04 -- Balance available June 30, 1933 ------ 12, 679. 11 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1---------------------------------------34, 000. 00 16. LITTLE SODUS BAY HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This is a nearly landlocked bay 15 miles by water west of Oswego Harbor, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 2 and 227.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 30, 1852, June 23, 1866, and March 3, 1871. The cost and expenditures were $232,327.75, all for new work. For further details see page 1973 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 151/2 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the lake to the bay between parallel piers of the timber-crib type with concrete superstructure, about 250 feet apart, the west pier to be 1,747 feet long and the east pier 1,810 feet long, connected at its inner end with a timber-crib concrete break- water 1,680 feet long. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Ontario, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and fluctuations due to wind are small. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1882, was $80,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 30, 1852, provided inferentially for the piers (Annual Report for 1874, p. 256), modified in 1871 to pro- vide for the east pier 250 feet from the west pier and the connecting east breakwater (Annual Report for 1871, p. 234), modified in 1881 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1052 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 to provide for extending the piers to the 15-foot contour in the lake and for a channel 15 feet deep (Annual Report for 1881, p. 2444), modified by the Chief of Engineers June 29, 1898, to restore and maintain the entrance channel 150 feet wide and 151/2 feet deep with- out further extension of the piers for the present (Annual Report for 1899, p. 546), modified by the act of June 13, 1902, to provide for east pier extension of 300 feet (Annual Reports for 1901, p. 3364 and 1902, p. 517), concrete superstructure on piers and breakwater authorized under maintenance by the Chief of Engineers in 1905 and 1907 (Annual Report for 1905, p. 2397, and for 1907, p. 2121). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1881, page 2446, and Lake Survey Chart No. 227. Terminal facilities.-The Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. owns and operates a trestle for the shipment of hard coal, located on the east side of Little Sodus Bay three fourths of a mile inside the harbor entrance. The terminal is open to use by the chartered water carriers on equal terms. There are no public docks. These facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge Taylor restored the entrance channel to project depth; cost was $2,662.83 for maintenance, and the expenditure was $5,232.91. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1906 at a saving of $10,934 under the estimated cost. The structures are all of the'timber-crib type, the piers and 1,600 feet of the east breakwater having concrete superstructure. The west and east piers were completed in 1886 and 1906, respectively, and the dredging in 1896. The piers and the part of the east breakwater having concrete superstructure are in good condition. The lake face of one crib and both lake and channel faces in a second crib in west pier, each 30 feet long, have been breached and repaired with stone and concrete-block riprap. The lakeward 500 linear feet of the west pier was riprapped in 1930 to reinforce the pier and prevent further breaching. The timber superstructure of the remaining 80 linear feet at the east end of the east breakwater is decayed, but rebuilding is not considered necessary. The west breakwater is buried in sand and not maintained. The controlling depth is 15 feet at low-water datum for the project width of 150 feet. The channel is unstable and requires redredging annually. The total cost under the existing project was $498,210.12, of which $69,066.20 was for new work and $429,143.92 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $498,116.86. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with allotments of $2,700 in July 1933, will be expended as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 -------------- $93. 26 Maintenance : Dredging by hopper dredge Taylor May 1934---------- 6, 206. 74 Total----------------------------------------------------- 6, 300. 00 Balance remaining-- ----------------------------------------- 118.12 Total funds-------------- ---------- ---- - 6,418.12 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1053 Redredging is required annually. For this maintenance work funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Dredging by contract_------------------------------------------ $25, 000. 00 Breakwater repairs by contract-------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Dredging by hopper dredge Taylor -------------------------- 6, 000. 00 Total-------------------------------------------------- 41, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------- $301, 393. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------- --------- 429, 143. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 _ 730, 537. 87 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 93. 26 Net total expenditures__ _ _-----730, 444. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------- 3, 718. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-- 734, 162. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .. . .--------- Cost of maintenance ___-..___.------.---. . $1, 195. 17 $24, 833. 57 $9, 045. 46 $15, 154. 98 $2, 662.83 Total expended-.........................._2, 461. 69 15, 760. 68 18, 690. 29 12, 562. 66 5, 232. 91 Allotted---------------------------...................................7, 000.00 26, 000. 00 7, 000. 00 7,000. 00 4, 900. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $4, 051. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933-------------------------------- 4, 900. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------------8, 951. 03 Gross amount expended-------------------------- ---- $5, 245.87 Less reimbursements collected--------------------------- 12. 96 5, 232. 91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ 3, 718. 12 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------ 93. 26 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------- ---------- 3, 624. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933------------------------------------------------- 300. 00 Balance available for fiscal year, 1934----------------------3, 924.86 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance _ __ 41, 000. 00 17. OSWEGO HARBOR, N.Y. Location.-This harbor, 59 miles by water east of Rochester (Char- lotte) Harbor, N.Y., comprises now the lower 2,200 feet of the Oswego River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 2 and 22.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 2, 1827, March 2, 1831, June 23, 1866, July 25, 1868, July 11, 1870, March 3, 1881. September 19, 1890, the sundry civil act of March 3, 1893, and acts of August 18, 1894, June 3, 1896, March 2, 1907, and March 2, 1919. The total costs were $2,133.661.58, of which $1,187,977.27 was for new 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1054 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 work and $945,684.31 for maintenance since 1881, and the total ex- penditures were $2,133,661.58. For further details, see page 1973 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance of 145 feet of the west inner breakwater, for an outer west breakwater 4,359 feet in length, of stone-filled timber crib substructure and concrete superstructure; and for an arrowhead rubble-mound breakwater sys- tem, west arrowhead breakwater, 2,700 feet long, east arrowhead breakwater about 2,200 feet long; for dredging to a depth of 21 feet at low-water datum in the outer harbor east of the Lackawanna coal trestle and in the Oswego River north of the north line of Seneca Street (areas A, C,.D, E, F, G, and W); for dredging the outer harbor west of the east side of the Lackawanna coal trestle (area B), to a depth of 16 feet; no dredging to be done within 50 feet of established harbor lines; for removal of a part of the west outer breakwater, the lighthouse pier, and a part of the west inner break- water; for the abandonment of the east inner breakwater; for the elimination from the existing project of the east outer breakwater never constructed; and for the removal of the upper and lower islands in the Oswego River. Work on the project is to be initiated by constructing the breakwater system, by the removal of certain structures specified herein, and by dredging and rock excavation in areas A and C, at an approximate cost of $2,200,000, the remainder of the work not to be undertaken until local interests have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that suitable terminal facilities will be constructed requir- ing the improvements contemplated. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake On- tario, elevation 244.0 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and fluctuations due to wind are small. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $3,435,000, which includes $1,188,000, the cost of that part of outer west break- water included in the existing project. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $33,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 11, 1870, provided inferentially for an outer breakwater to form the outer harbor .(Annual Report for 1870, pp. 54, 220, 221), modified by the act of March 2, 1907, for stone riprap and concrete superstructure under plan (a) (H.Doc. No. 55, 58th Cong., 2d sess.), and further modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, providing for the other features of the project (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 24, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-The State of New York has built a terminal wharf, 1,000 feet long and 150 feet wide, just west of the river en- trance. It has a mooring channel on each side 100 feet wide and 23 feet deep at low water. The cost of the work was $348,684. A second State-owned terminal is located along the east bank of the river from RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1055 the south side of Cayuga Street to the north side of Seneca Street, about 600 feet long. Terminal facilities now existing, in addition to the two State terminals above mentioned, consist of 2 coal trestles, 1 in the outer harbor and 1 on the east side of Oswego River; about 20 platform 1. wharves, all but 4 being in the inner harbor; pulpwood wharf in the inner harbor; 1 passenger wharf on the river having a frontage of 200 feet; and 4 public wharves at the ends of public streets, used only for occasional unloading of sand and gravel for public works. Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.-The con- struction of the east arrowhead breakwater, 2,200 feet long, with a pierhead at the outer end, which was begun, under contract, during the fiscal year 1931, was completed; cost, $30,552.02. Dredging and rock excavation in the Oswego River and part of the outer harbor, which was begun under a continuing contract during the previous fiscal year, was completed; cost, $248,551.96. The U.S. dipper dredge Irondequoit completed dredging the 100-foot-wide channel through the west outer harbor, which was begun during the previous fiscal year; cost, $31,031.05. Maintenance: The west arrowhead breakwater was repaired under contract; cost, $19,392.09. Minor repairs were made to the concrete superstructure by contract; cost, $3,533.80. The construction of a stone sea slope along the lake face of the west outer breakwater was begun, under contract, in April 1933. The work was 21 percent com- pleted at the end of the fiscal year; cost, $36,528.92. The U.S. der- rick Oswego made minor repairs to west outer breakwater; cost, $1,449.54. The derrick Oswego removed shoals from the outer harbor and the harbor entrance; cost, $4,980.44. The outer harbor was sounded and swept; cost, $722.18. The total cost was $376,742 of which $310,135.03 was for new work and $66,606.97 for maintenance. The expenditure was $453,515.78. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project is 89 percent completed. Under the existing project there have been constructed a west inner breakwater; a west outer breakwater, completed in 1882; a west arrowhead breakwater 2,700 feet long, completed in 1931; and an east arrowhead breakwater 2,200 feet long, completed in 1932. The west outer breakwater was originally 6,032 feet long, but was reduced to 4,359 feet in 1931 by the removal of 1,673 feet. The old lighthouse pier and a part of the west inner breakwater, together with the upper and lower islands in the Oswego River were removed in 1931. The Oswego River, to the north line of Seneca Street, and the outer harbor east of the Lackawanna coal trestle have been deep- ened to the project depth of 21 feet, except a strip about 200 feet wide along the harbor line east of the mouth of the Oswego River. The west outer breakwater consists of a stone-filled timber-crib substructure with a concrete superstructure. A stone sea slope is being constructed along its lake face to reinforce the stone riprap previously placed. The concrete superstructure has settled in places and will require repairs. The arrowhead breakwaters are rubble- mound structures and are generally in good condition except some settlement of the slope stone around the east breakwater pierhead. The east inner breakwater has been abandoned and all but 175 feet 16228-ENG 1933--67 1056 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 of the west inner breakwater has been removed. The portion re- maining is maintained for a wharf for Government plant. A depth of 21 feet at low-water datum is available in the Oswego River to the north line of Seneca Street and in the outer harbor east of the Lackawanna coal trestle except in a 200-foot wide strip along the harbor line east of the mouth of the Oswego River. The 100-foot channel in the outer harbor west of the Lackawanna coal trestle has shoaled so there is a controlling depth of only 12 feet for a 50-foot wide channel. A shoal projects from the north side of the channel just west of the gap in the breakwater with only about 7 feet depth at the harbor line increasing to 12 feet at the middle of the channel. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the deep- ening of the 200-foot strip along the harbor line east of the mouth of the Oswego River, and the completion of the deepening of the outer harbor west of the Lackawanna coal trestle to the full width of 400 feet. The total cost was $3,157,539.28, of which $3,041,691.98 was for new work and $115,847.30 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $3,146,493.87. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year and other receipts, will be expended as follows: Accounts payable----------------- ---------------------- $15,429.86 Maintenance: Stone sea slope along breakwater, by contract, July-Novem- ber 1933-------- -------------------------------- 133, 442.08 Dredging in west basin and outer harbor, by contract, October-November 1933----------- -------------- _-- 38, 700. 00 Removal of 'shoals by Government plant, July 1933--- - -__ 2, 500. 00 Repairs to breakwater by Government plant, April-May 1934___ 5, 049.04 Total------------------------------------------- 195, 120. 98 Balance remaining--------------------------------------- 29.00 Total funds.------------------------- - 195, 149. 98 Redredging is required annually and minor repairs to breakwaters are necessary. For these items of maintenance funds can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Dredging in outer harbor, by contract__-- ________________ __ $25, 000 Breakwater repairs by Government plant------------------------__ 5, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- 30, 000 The relative desirability of the improvement in the interests of commerce and navigation entails the postponement of further new work on the project. Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933.______-__________ _______ $4, 229, 669. 25 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------- 1, 061, 531. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------5, 291, 200. 86 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 3, 926. 77 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-----------_________ 5, 295, 127. 63 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-----------------____ - 457.68 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_--__----- -- _______ 5, 295, 585. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 --------- ________--- -- 15, 429. 86 Net total expenditures--- ---------------------- 5, 280, 155. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ----------- - 192, 972. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------- 5,473, 127. 75 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1057 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-- ................... ..... . .----------$317, 715. 28 $1, 225, 841.67 $310, 135.03 Cost of maintenance_ .-.-..-------. .- $25, 528. 99 $23, 381. 39 49, 053.49 -------.-.-.. 66, 606. 97 25, 528. 99 Total cost--..................... 23, 381.39 366, 768. 77 1,225, 841. 67 376, 742. 00 Total expended....................... 22, 808. 58 25, 540. 60 192, 940. 15 1, 308, 664. 89 453, 515.78 Allotted.------------........... . ................ 65,000.00 1,312,000.00 351,000.00 418, 043.76 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------- --------------- $228, 444.32 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------- $353, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932----------- 170, 000. 00 523, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- 751, 444. 32 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment and impounded funds ------------- ------------------------------- 104, 956. 24 Net amount to be accounted for---------- ----------- 646, 488. 08 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $456, 002. 21 Less: Reimbursements collected_.,---------$2, 408. 38 Receipts from sales 8. 05 7------------------ 2, 486.43 453, 515. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ...------------ ,-- 192, 972.30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------- 16, 191.12 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 134, 091.46 150, 282. 58 Balance available June 30, 1933----------- ------- 42, 689. 72 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------ 457. 68 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------- 43, 147. 40 Amount (estimated) - - required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project 1 393, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 30, 000. 00 18. HARBOR AT CAPE VINCENT, N.Y. Location.-The harbor is located on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River 21/2 miles from Lake Ontario and 49 miles by water north of Oswego, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 2.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of June 3, 1896. The cost and expenditures were $247.29 for surveys, and charged to new work. For further details of previous project see page 1975 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a timber-crib breakwater 1,500 feet long in the St. Lawrence River parallel to and 500 feet from the railroad wharf, 150 feet, or as much of the breakwater as required, to be shore return at the upper end. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1926, is $252,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1058 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (Annual Report for 1897, pp. 3286-3288). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1903, page 2165. Terminal facilities.-The package-freight and passenger wharf of the New York Central Railroad Co., also used by the passenger ferry to and from Kingston, Ontario, Canada; 1 hay wharf; 1 fueling wharf; and 1 private merchandise wharf having no railroad con- nection. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operation and results during scal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 79 percent com- pleted. The work done under the existing project has been the con- struction of a breakwater 1,381.3 feet long, of which 50 feet of the upstream end is shore return. The breakwater is of the timber-crib, concrete-superstructure type, and is in good condition, except that the surface of the concrete is disintegrating and is scaled off to a depth of 3 or 4 inches in places. The available depth in the ap- proach to and around the breakwater is 19 feet at low-water datum. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the con- struction of 168.7 linear feet of breakwater, which is considered un- necessary at the present time. The total cost under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $226,752.71, of which $198,819.03 was for new work and $27,933.68 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $226,752.71. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work will be done during the fiscal year 1934. Dredging is required, and the concrete superstructure on the break- water requires repairs. For these items of maintenance funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Dredging by contract----- ------------------- ----------- $10, 000 Breakwater repairs by contract_ ------------- ------------- 10, 000 Total--------- ---------------------------------- 20, 000 The relative desirability of the improvement in the interest of com- merce and navigation entails the postponement of future new work on the project. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------ $199, 066. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------- 27, 933. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -------------- 227. 000. 00 Net total expenditures__------------------- 227, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------------- 227, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.... Cost of maintenance-- ------------------ $262.44 $539.35 $326.32 ------------.------------ Total expended---------------------------272.44 518.75 336.92 Allotted ......------------------------ ------------- ------------------------ -- RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1059 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------ -- -- ---------- $53, 200 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. for maintenance_ 20, 000 19. ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BETWEEN OGDENSBURG, N.Y., AND LAKE ONTARIO Location.-This river is the outlet from the Great Lakes. It lies along the international boundary between the United States and Canada from its head at Lake Ontario to the mouth of the St. Regis River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts-St. Lawrence River Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6, Index Nos. 13, 14, 15, and 16; and Coast Chart No. 1, Index No. 21.) Previous projects.-The act of September 19, 1890, modified in 1893, 1896, and 1897, provided for the removal of rock ledges to a depth of 18.4 feet. Expenditures on these projects prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1930 amounted to $68,000 for new work. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of shoals lying in United States waters, to a depth of 27 feet, to secure a safe channel with a least width of 450 feet between Ogdensburg, N.Y., and Lake Ontario. The project depth is referred to the sloping river surface when Lake Ontario is at low-water datum, elevation 244.0 feet above mean tide at New York City. This river surface slopes from elevation 244.0 feet at Lake Ontario to elevation 243.63 at Ogdensburg, N.Y. Ordinary seasonal fluctuation of water surface is from about 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum. Other fluctuations, due.to wind and other causes, are small. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1930, is $550,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. Maintenance is not necessary. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. (H.Doc. 316, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published maps are in the project document and in Lake Survey Charts nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, and 21. Terminal facilities.-The improvement serves the through com- merce between the Great Lakes and ports on the St. Lawrence River and through traffic through the St. Lawrence Canals to tidewater. The only terminal facilities along this portion of the river are located at small ports such as Cape Vincent, Clayton, Alexandria Bay, Morristown, and Ogdensburg, and on the Canadian side the ports of Brockville and Prescott. The only United States port that has facilities adequate to use the full dimension of the present chan- nel is Ogdensburg, N.Y. Its terminal facilities are described in detail in annual report for that harbor. Operations and results during) fiscal year.-The removal of 13 shoals lying in United States waters between Ogdensburg, N.Y., and Lake Ontario, which was begun under contract during the fiscal year 1931 was continued throughout the year, and is about 87 percent completed. The cost was $132,827.05 for new work, and the expenditure was $182,863.23. 1060 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 69 percent completed. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the removal of shoals in order to secure a channel of project depth and width. The removal of these shoals is now in progress and will be completed in 1933. The controlling depth in the channel at the close of the fiscal year was 18 feet at low-water datum. The total cost under the existing project was $377,955.72, all for new work. The total expenditure was $360,333.32. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be expended as follows: Accounts payable--------------------------------------- $17, 673.48 New work: Removal of shoals by contract July-October 1933-_... 71,232. 72 Total-------------------------------------------- 8, 906. 20 No operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1935 and no funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ---------------- ---- $445, 955. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933.......... ---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------- --- 445, 955. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------- -------- 7, 622.40 1---- Net total expenditures_ .. ___---_---..... __-... 428, 333. 32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 88, 906.20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------517, 239. 52 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-......- .--..---- ---..-. ----- $8, 3465.29 $236, 783.38 $132,827.05 Cost of maintenance.._ ... .... .... ..... ..... ... .. Total expended.......................... ....................... 6,213. 51 171, 256: 58 182, 863 23 Allotted................................. ..... 450, 000.00 -114, 000.00 ..----------------------------------------- 113, 239. 52 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------_-.- - - -___ $158, 529.91 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ---------------------------------------- 114, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-__- -- __ _____------__ -- 272, 529.91 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ----- 760. 48 Net amount to be accounted for_------__ -____-___- 271, 769.43 Gross amount expended- __-----_-_-__ ----- _-- $182, 990.91 Less reimbursements collected -- _---____- _________ 127. 68 182, 863. 23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-__ -------- __- __- 88, 906.20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --------------- 17, 673. 48 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-..-------- 71, 232. 72 88, 906. 20 20. OGDENSBURG HARBOR, N.Y. Location.--This harbor is located on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, 62 miles by water from Lake Ontario. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart 13.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1061 Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 2, 1867, August 2, 1882, and September 19, 1890; by authority of the Chief of Engi- neers, dated February 27, 1897; and by act of March 3, 1899. The cost and expenditures were $401,892.14, of which $271,379.82 was for new work and $130,512.32 for maintenance. For further details of previous projects see page 1975 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an upper entrance channel 19 feet deep and 400 feet wide; for a channel 19 feet deep and 350 feet wide along the city water front; and for a lower entrance channel and basin 19 feet deep, 1,600 to 2,100 feet wide, along the lower wharf frontage. The project depth is referred to the sloping river surface when Lake Ontario is at low-water datum, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary seasonal fluctuations of water surface are from about 3.9 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum. Other fluctuations, due to wind and other causes, are small. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1919, was $259,970, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for the several channels 19 feet deep and generally 300 feet wide (H.Doc. No. 920, 60th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for widening of the upper entrance channel to 400 feet and of the city-front channel to 350 feet (H.Doc. No. 663, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished maps are in House Document No. 663, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session, and House Document No. 266, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening of the lower basin to 21 feet and the removal of the old elevator wharf, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 266, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-Work included under the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands or property rights. Terminal facilities.-The principal freight wharves are those of the New York Central Railroad Co. and the Rutland Railroad Co. The former is located on the west side of the Oswegatchie River. Transfer of freight between Ogdensburg and Prescott, Ontario, Can- ada, is by car ferry. The Rutland Wharf is situated in the lower harbor, with a frontage of 2,300 feet. There are 2 grain elevators, 1 with a storage capacity of 500,000 bushels and the other of 90,000 bushels; 4 coal docks for handling and storing both hard and soft coal; 1 lumber wharf, little used; 2 small wharves, known as the " Plumb " and " Hacket ", are used mainly for summer passenger traffic, excursion boats; 1 wharf used by a passen- ger ferry that operates during the entire year between Ogdensburg and Prescott, Ontario, Canada, on the opposite shore of the St. Lawrence, a distance of about 1 mile. Generally the wharves are open to all water carriers on equal terms. There is also 1 public 1062 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 wharf located in the central harbor used as a passenger landing during the summer months, open to all water carriers free of charge. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Government dredges restored the channels to project depth. The total cost was $44,064.18 for maintenance and the expenditure was $49,989.88. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1919 at a saving of $59,433 under the estimated cost. The upstream entrance channel has a controlling depth of 19 feet. The Oswegatchie River from Lake Street Bridge to its mouth has a con- trolling depth of 18 feet; the city-front channel from the mouth of Oswegatchie River to the Rutland Railroad car-ferry dock has a con- trolling depth of 19 feet; and the lower entrance channel and basin have a controlling depth of 19 feet. The total cost of the existing project at the end of the fiscal year was $337,757.39, of which $200,536.61 was for new work and $137,220.78 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $337,440.25. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, together with allotments of $8,100 in July 1933, will be expended as follows: Accounts payable--- ---------------------- $317. 14 Maintenance: Dredging by hopper dredge Taylor, June 1934 -------- 12, 582. 86 Total -- 900. 00 1-------------------------- Balance remaining____ ---- ------- ---------------------------- 275. 90 Total funds---------- --------------------------- 13, 175.90 Funds allotted September 14, 1933, under the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be expended as follows: New work: Deepening to 21 feet and enlarging the lower basin and removing the old elevator wharf, by contract, October 1933 to De- cember 1934--- -------- ---------------------------- $187, 000 Redredging is required annually and $30,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary (ost of new work to June 30, 1933-- -- $471, 916. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 - 267, 733. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 739, 649. 53 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 317.14 Net total expenditures 739, 332. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------ 5, 075. 90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933________________ 744, 408. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-................ -I.. - Cost of maintenance---------------------- $15, 618.49 $5, 986.95 $16,229.20 $9, 185.42 $44, 064. 18 Total expended.......----------.........------------............ 15, 618.49 724.51 15, 514.46 8,919.76 49, 989.88 A Ilotted-.---.- ....--. - -2,000. 00 15, 000. 00 33, 500.00 -14, 000. 00 45, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1063 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_______________________---- $10, 065. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932._ . -- ______------- $32,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------- --- 13, 000. 00 45, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-........ __- - _ 55, 065. 78 ------------------------------ Gross amount expended__ 59, 065.78 Less reimbursements collected 775.90 49, 989. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ --- 5, 075.90 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-_- -------- 317. 14 Balance available June 30, 1933 ______ ________-______-4, 758. 76 Amount alloted from National Industrial Recovery Act------------187, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved March 4, 1933 __--------------- 4, 800.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934________-______-_ 196, 558. 76 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending _ June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1______'__________________ _ 30, 000.00 21. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year amounted to $47,220.57; the expenditures were $44,409.17. The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with an allotment of $36,400, made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_------------------- $173, 879. 83 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-- __------ 1, 501.06 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------- 175, 380. 89 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 , 850. 75 6------------------------ Net total expenditures_ _ ----------------------- 168, 530. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ __------------------------- 17, 196. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 726. 65 1--------------85, Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-..... ..---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance----------------------- $15, 204. 77 $19, 515. 63 $37,120. 04 ------------------------- $54,818.82 $47, 220. 57 Total expended--...---...------------------- 13, 544. 93 21, 068. 19 32, 216. 61 57, 291. 24 44, 409. 17 Allotted---------..............------------------------ 26, 000. 00 18, 000. 00 49, 000. 00 37, 888. 49 54, 838. 16 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1064 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- --------------------------- $6, 767. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931--------------------------- $27,000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------ ____ ---------------- 28, 000 55, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------- --------------- 61, 767. 52 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--- 161.84 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------- 61, 605.68 Gross amount expended----- ---------------------------- 44, 409.17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-- ------------------ 17,196.51 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 - ---------------------- 10,024.45 Balance available June 30, 1933---_------------------- 7, 172.06 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act Approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------------------.------ 36, 400. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ------------------- 43, 572. 06 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1935, for maintenance - 25, 000.00 22. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For Cost and expenditures to last full June 30, 1933 report Name of project see an- nual report New work Maintenance for- 1. Vermilion Harbor, Ohio 1.......... ----------.................... 1932 $133,277.55 $51,009.64 2. Dunkirk Harbor, N.Y-----------.......-----------------------2 1932 867, 424. 04 521, 665. 46 8. Sackets Harbor, N.Y- ------------------------------------ 1898 a 20,000.00 .............. 4. Morristown Harbor, N.Y-- ------------------------------- 21931 6, 220.93 479.07 6. Waddington Harbor, N.Y... ---.----------------------- 1932 35, 500.00 .............. i Revoked during fiscal year: $14, 500. hannels and protection adequate for commerce. C2 8Amount includes maintenance. Not separable. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted House document Recommenda to Congress tion Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio. River and Harbor Dec. 19,1932 No. 43 (73d Cong., 1st Favorable. Act, July 3, 1930. sess.). Black Rock Channel -.....---- do-------------................ Apr. 17,1933 No. 28 (73d Cong., 1st Do. and Tonawanda Har- sess.). bor, N.Y. Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo .....---do, ............... Jan. 5, 1933 No. 46 (73d Cong., 1st Do. River, and Buffalo sess.). Ship Canal, N.Y. Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, River and Harbor iIncluding channel in Cuyahoga and Old Act, Mar. 2, 1919. River and Harbor SDec. 5,1932 No. 477 (72d Cong., 2d sess.). Do. Rivers. Act, July 3, 1930. Conneaut Harbor, Ohio. ------do---------------- Dec. 16,1932 No. 48 (73d Cong., 1st Do. sess.). Dunkirk Harbor. N.Y.. Rivers and Harbors Committee Resolu- tion, June 1, 1932. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1065 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions- Continued Locality Authorization act Transmitted House document Recommenda- to Congress documetion Erie Harbor, Pa........ River and Harbor Jan. 4, 1933 No. 52 (73d Cong., 1st Favorable. Act, June 3, 1930. sess.). Fairport Harbor, Ohio - ..... do __.......---____ Aug. 12, 1932 No. 472 (72d Cong., 2d Do. sess.). Great Lakes-Atlantic Rivers and Harbors Tidewaters deeper Committee Resolu- waterways. tion, Mar. 7, 1928. Great Lakes to Hudson Rivers and Harbors River Waterway. Committee Resolu- tion, May 26, 1932. Huron Harbor, Ohio ..- River and Harbor Dec. 5, 1932 No. 478 (72d Cong., 2d Do. Act, July 3, 1930. sess.). Lorain Harbor, Ohio .- July 25,1932 ....do----............. No. 469 (72 Cong., 2d Do. sess.). Do................. Senate committee ......................... resolution, June 8, 1933. River and Harbor Act, Sept. 22, 1922. Olcott Harbor, N.Y.. ._ River and Harbor Oct. 27, 1932 1 _ I Unfavorable. Act, July 3, 1930. Oswego Harbor, N.Y___ Rivers and Harbors Committee Resolu- tion, Dec. 16, 1932. Pultneyville Harbor, River and Harbor Aug. 15,1932 ---- --.-- ---- -.. 1I..--- Do. N.Y. Act, July 3, 1930. Rochester (Charlotte) -...do.. --............ Dec. 5, 1932 No. 484 (72d Cong., 2d Favorable. Harbor, N.Y. sess.). Sackets Harbor, N.Y ...Rivers and Harbors Committee Resolu- tion, Aug. 29, 1933. Sandusky Harbor, Ohio_ Rivers and Harbors Apr. 26, 1933 Rivers and Harbors Do. Committee Resolu- Committee No. 2 tion, Apr. 13, 1932. (73d Cong., 1st sess.). Wilson Harbor, N.Y -_ River and Harbor July 6, 1933 ------------------------ Unfavorable. Act, July 3,1930. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT This district comprises that part of California which lies south of Cape San Martin (about 265 miles north of the entrance to Los Angeles Harbor) and south of the San Joaquin Valley drainage basin, together with the drainage basin of the Colorado River and its tributaries: District engineer: Maj. W. H. Lanagan, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Thomas M. Robins, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. San Diego Harbor, Calif_ -- 1065 3. San Luis Obispo Harbor, 2. Los Angeles and Long Beach Calif _-______-_ 1072 Harbors, Calif___________ 1068 4. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) -_- 1073 1. SAN DIEGO HARBOR, CALIF. Location.-San Diego Harbor is located just north of the United States-Mexico boundary line, and is about 96 and 506 miles south- east of Los Angeles Harbor and San Francisco Bay, respectively. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5107.) 1066 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of March 3, 1875, Sep- tember 19, 1890, and June 25, 1910. The cost was $154,703.68 for new work and $59,904.21 for maintenance, a total of $214,607.89. The total expenditures were $214,607.89. For further details see page 1976 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a rubble-mound jetty 7,500 feet long on Zuninga Shoal; for an entrance channel 40 feet deep, 800 feet wide; for a bay channel 35 feet deep, 900 to 2,000 feet wide, from deep water near Ballast Point to the turning basin opposite the municipal piers; for a turning basin 35 feet deep opposite the municipal piers; for a channel to National City and Chula Vista 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide; and for an earthern dike 7,735 feet long to divert the San Diego River from San Diego Bay to False Bay. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.4 feet. The extreme range is about 9 feet. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $2,304,800, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, of which $10,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000 for dredging entrance channel. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1875, provided for the diversion dike (Annual Report, 1873, p. 1142); the act of September 19, 1890, provided for the jetty on Zuninga Shoal (H.Doc. No. 177, 50th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 4, 1913, provided for a 35-foot channel through the outer bar (H.Doc. No. 1309, 62d Cong., 3d sess.); the act of July 27, 1916, provided for widening the approach (area B) to San Diego Municipal Pier No. 2 by dredging area C (north of area B) (H.Doc. No. 648, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of August 8, 1917, provided for dredging area A (south of area B) (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 8, 64th Cong., 2d sess.), and for dredging the 35-foot channel through the middle ground (H.Doc. No. 140, 65th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of September 22, 1922, pro- vided for dredging areas D and E (H.Doc. No. 1000), 66th Cong., 3d sess.); the act of March 3, 1925, provided for widening the ap- proach (area C) to San Diego Municipal Pier No. 1 by dredging a portion of area F (north of area C) (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 2, 6th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of July 3, 1930, pro- vided for the 40-foot channel through the outer bar, for dredging along the south and north banks of the main channel; for dredging the turning basin, for dredging area H, and for dredging channel to National City and Chula Vista (S.Doc. No. 81, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published map see the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides that before any work is undertaken on the turning basin, local interests shall furnish necessary disposal areas and give as- surances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will deepen the areas adjacent to the municipal piers and the part of area F covered by the existing project to a depth of 35 feet, and that before any work is undertaken on the channel to Chula Vista, local interests shall contribute $10,000 in RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1067 cash. These conditions have been complied with, except in the case of the channel to Chula Vista. Terminal facilities.-There are 46 wharves on the waterfront of San Diego, 2 at Coronado and 1 at North Island. The existing terminal facilities are adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 13, pt. 2, revised 1930, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract 476,778 cubic yards, place measurement, were dredged in widening the bay channel 200 feet on its southerly side at a cost of $113,548.39. Be- tween February 8 and 18, 1933, the U.S. hopper dredge A. Mackenzie dredged 10.423 cubic yards place measurement, in completing the widening of the bay channel 200 feet on its northerly side at a cost of $10,781.30. Between February 19, and April 30, this dredge dredged 321,180 cubic yards place measurement, for new work, and 78,497 cubic yards place measurement, for maintenance, in deepening aned maintaining to depth of 40 feet at mean lower low water the entrance channel at costs of $32,064.99 and $9,915.68, respectively. The dike diverting the San Diego River from San Diego Bay to Mis- sion (False) Bay was strengthened by widening the crest to 15 feet, and raising the dike to a uniform grade of about 11/2 feet above low places in the structure. A total of 17,474 cubic yards of earth fill and 1,373.6 cubic yards of rubble stone riprap were placed in the dike under two contracts at costs of $5,506.81 and $5,724.33. Routine inspections were made at a cost of $20.97. The total cost of this work was $156,394.68 for new work and $21,167.79 for maintenance, a total of $177,562.47, all Government funds. The total expenditures were $175,893.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 91.4 percent com- pleted. The dike was completed in 1876. The jetty on Zuninga Shoal was completed in 1904. All dredging authorized by acts prior to that of July 3, 1930, was completed before or in 1926. The en- trance channel has been dredged to a depth of 40 feet but not to full width, and the deepening of the turning basin and area H to 35 feet has been completed. On June 30, 1933, the controlling depth was 40 feet in the entrance channel, 35 feet in the bay channel, the turning basin, and area H, and 17 feet in the Chula Vista Channel. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is: Dredg- ing the entrance channel 40 feet deep and 800 feet wide, and dredging a channel to National City and Chula Vista 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide. The cost of the existing project was $2,101,939.65 from Govern- ment funds and $4,440.59 from contributed funds, for new work, and $112,521.05 for maintenance, a total of $2,218,901.29. The amount expended on the existing project was $2,217,227.14 including $4,440.59 contributed by the city of San Diego for dredging in front of the municipal piers. Proposed operations.-An allotment of $124,500 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to new work, for completing Ilbe dredging of the entrance channel by Government plant and hired labor. October 1933 to February 1934. The additional sum of $374,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance repairing of the jetty on Zuninga Shoal by contract, July 1934 to June 1935. 1068 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The above work will complete the project and maintain project dimensions in the entrance channel. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-----------------------$2, 256, 643. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 172, 425. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------- 2,429, 068. 59 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-- -5. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------- 2, 429, 063. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933.-----------------__- 1,669. 15 Net total expenditures----------------- -------------- 2, 427, 394. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_---_-------- - __---------- 20, 008.73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------ ----- 2, 447, 403. 17 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------- ------- $20, 545. 59 .........----------.. $260, 293.42 $136, 476.65 $156,394.68 Cost of maintenance........--.........------------------- 8,293. 59 $626.24 ............ 1, 652. 84 21, 167. 79 Total cost------------- -----------.... 28,839.18 626. 24 260, 293.42 138, 029.49 177, 562.47 Total expended...............---------------------- 28, 859. 50 1, 700. 64 197, 259. 45 199, 956. 56 175, 893. 32 Allotted.................................---------------------------- 46,000.00 -16,938. 50 395,000.00 0. 00 193, 593.30 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $2, 308. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 -------------- _----- $35, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932 .------.----- , 134, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----__----------------- 35, 000. 00 204, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-.---- -- ___ _-___ 206,308. 75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment - -___ 406.70 lo____ 10, Net amount to be accounted for __________ 195, 902. 05 Gross amount expended_-- --------- Less reimbursements collected _--- ___ __ - -____ _ - 175, 997. 46 104. 14 __-------- 175, 893.32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----- - -___- _______ 20,008. 73 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------------------- 1, 669. 15 Balance available June 30, 1933 .___18,339.58 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act --------- 124, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_____---_ 142, 839. 58 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 374,000.00 2 2. LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH HARBORS, CALIF. Location.-These harbors are 410 miles southeast of San Francisco Harbor and 96 miles northwest of San Diego Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5146.) 12 In addition, $4,440.59 was expended from contributed funds. Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1069 Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1871, March 3, 1881, June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, June 25, 1910, and July 18, 1918. The cost of previous projects was $2,187,046.59 for new work and $139,347.45 for maintenance, a total of $2,326,394.04, which was the total amount expended. For further details see page 1977 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a breakwater 11,152 feet long extending easterly from Point Fermin and a detached breakwater 12,500 feet long in prolongation easterly thereof; for an entrance channel 35 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide with a turning basin at Los Angeles 35 feet deep; for a channel 35 feet deep and 650 feet wide in the east basin from the turning basin to United States station 406; for dredging to a depth of 35 feet and 400 feet wide in Cerritos Channel from United States station 406 to the Long Beach turning basin; for a turning basin 35 feet deep at Long Beach; for an en- trance channel to Long Beach Harbor 35 feet deep and 300 to 500 feet wide; for maintenance of the Long Beach Breakwater south of the outer end of Pier A; for dredging to a depth of 35 feet an area 2,300 feet long, with an average width of about 1,200 feet in the outer harbor on the west side of the entrance to Los Angeles inner harbor; for dredging to a depth of 35 feet the area east of the Los Angeles entrance channel and southwest of a line running S. 60 ° E. from the southwest corner of Reservation Point; and for the con- struction of silt-diversion works for the protection of Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.8 feet. The extreme range is about 9 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1931, is $17,500,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimates for annual cost of maintenance are $125,000 for dredging and $50,000 for repairs to the breakwater. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 25, 1912, provided for dredging in Los Angeles outer harbor west of the entrance channel (Rivers and Har- bors Committee Doc. No. 8, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the silt-diversion works (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 9, 64th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of September 22, 1922, provided for a triangular area of approach to Los Angeles inner harbor entrance channel (H.Doc. No. 1013, 66th Cong., 3d sess.); the act of March 3, 1925, provided for dredging the main- entrance channel to a depth of 35 feet and width of 1,000 feet, in- cluding the reclamation of Reservation Point (H.Doc. No. 349, 68th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of July 3, 1930, provides for a detached breakwater 12,500 feet long (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 33, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) in prolongation of the existing break- water (authorized by the act of June 3, 1896); for widening the fairway on the easterly side of the entrance to Los Angeles inner harbor; for dredging a channel 35 feet deep and 650 feet wide in the east basin from the turning basin to United States station 406; for dredging to depth of 35 feet and 400 feet wide in Cerritos Chan- nel from United States station 406 to the Long Beach turning basin; for a turning basin 35 feet deep at Long Beach; for the entrance 1070 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 channel of Long Beach Harbor, 35 feet deep and 500 feet wide; and for maintenance of the Long Beach Breakwater south of the outer end of Pier A (S.Doc. No. 130, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published maps see House Document No. 349, Sixty-eighth Congress, first session, and Senate Document No. 130, Seventy-first Congress, second session. The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, provides that in no case shall dredging be done within 50 feet of established pierhead lines, or existing piers and wharves. Local coooperation.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-In Los Angeles Harbor there is a total of 65,408 linear feet of wharves. In Long Beach Harbor there is a total of 6,940 linear feet of wharves. The existing terminal facilities are adequate for present commerce. (See Port Series No. 13, Corps of Engineers, pt. 1.) Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Under contracts 116,492 cubic yards of material were dredged in the fairway easterly of Los Angeles Inner Harbor entrance channel and the material deposited on the site of the proposed detached breakwater extension at a cost of $80,216.21, and 53,143 solid cubic yards of stone were placed on the breakwater mound at a cost including surveys, of $127,176.36. Ridges left by the U.S. hopper dredge A. Mackenzie in dredging entrance to Long Beach Harbor during the previous fiscal year were leveled by sweeping with hired plant at a cost of $943.31. Tests were made with Goldbeck cells of the pressure on the earth mound of the superimposed enrockment at a cost of $1,567.30. Under contract, repairs were made to enrockment at Reservation Point with asphaltic concrete, 230.2 tons of asphaltic concrete were placed at a cost of $3,153.61. The total cost of the above work was $209,903.18 for new work and $3,153.61 for maintenance, a total of $213,056.79. The total expenditures were $198,966.63. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 56.5 percent com- pleted. The San Pedro breakwater was completed in 1912. Silt- diversion works were completed in 1923. All dredging authorized by acts prior to that of July 3, 1930, was completed before, or dur- ing, July 1930. In Long Beach Harbor, dredging of the turning basin by the city of Long Beach was completed in 1926; dredging of the harbor entrance was completed in 1932 with the exception of a small amount of cleaning up, which was completed in fiscal year 1933. On June 30, 1932, the controlling depths in the project channels were as follows: In Los Angeles Harbor, 35 feet in the approach to the channels in the outer harbor, in the, triangular area, in the inner harbor entrance channel, in the turning basin, in the East Basin Channel, and in Cerritos Channel. In Long Beach Harbor the controlling depths were 35 feet in the entrance channel, 40 feet in the turning basin, and 35 feet in Cerritos Channel. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is to com- plete the 12,500-foot detached breakwater and to widen the fairway at the entrance to Los Angeles Inner Harbor. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $9,889,723.50 for new work, and $453,903.29 for maintenance, a total of $10,343,626.79. The total expenditure was $10,317,362.92. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1071 Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, in- cluding accounts receivable, amounting to a total of $480,787.13, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_ ---------- $404. 14 New work: Enrockment of 1,400 feet of detached breakwater under existing contract, July to November 1933_ ---- 480,382. 99 Total -- -------------------- 480, 787. 13 An allotment of $1,650,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to new work during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935, for constructing an extension about 4,000 feet long of the de- tached breakwater, October 1933 to January 1935. The additional sum of $550,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work: Completion of about 1,200 feet of extension to detached breakwater under continuing contract January to June 1935-__- $500,000 Maintenance: Repairs to breakwater, Long Beach Harbor, by contract November 1934 to January 1935 -------------------- _ 0, 000 Dredging entrance channel, Long Beach Harbor, by Government plant and hired labor, February and March 1935 - ___ 30, 000 Total for all work---------------------_ ----- 550, 000 The above work will provide a further extension of the detached breakwater toward its full project length of 12,500 feet and will maintain to project dimensions the Long Beach Breakwater and entrance channel. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ _-- __ ___ _ _ _ $12, 076, 770. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ _ 593, 250. 74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- 12, 670, 020. S3 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933..... 284. 88 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 - 12, 670, 305. 71 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 2.,115. 72 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933- - 12, 672, 421. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-___ 28, 664. 47 Net, total expenditures -- ------- 12, 643, 756. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__---- 478, 671. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ 13, 122, 428. 37 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__ $791, 959. 50 $131, 866. 23 $486, 132. 52 $200, 056. 88 $209,903.18 Cost of maintenance_ 763. 67 194, 689. 68 410. 00 3, 153. 61 Total cost--- ------- 791, 959. 50 132, 629. 90 680, 822. 20 200, 466. 88 213, 056.79 Total expended------ 906,258.86 103, 317.31 606, 075.95 284, 162. 01 198, 966. 63 Allotted------------------------------ 175, 000. 00 195, 000. 00 656, 500. 00 15, 000. 00 644,300. 64 16228-ENG 1933--68 1072 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-.--------- __------------ $33, 337. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved February 23, 1931------------ $3, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--- --------- _---- _67, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932----- _-- .__--- 700, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------- 68, 000. 00 838, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for..-------------------------- 871, 337. 40 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments-__--------- 193, 699. 36 Net amount to be accounted for------ ------------- 677, 638.04 Gross amount expended _-----__- - __ ___ 230, 327.27 Less reimbursements collected--- ------------ 31, 360. 64 198, 966.63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---------------- - 478, 671.41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------- 404. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- --- 407, 234.78 .407, 638. 92 Balance available June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 71, 032. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_----------- _____ ------ 2, 115.72 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ----------- - 73, 148. 21 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-........ 1, 650, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----- ..... _. - . 1, 723,148.21 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,480, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 500, 000. 00 For maintenance - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50, 000. 00 Total 1 - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - -- - -- - -- - ---- -- - -- - -- 550, 000. 00 3. SAN LUIS OBISPO HARBOR, CALIF. Location.-This harbor is 9 miles south of the city of San Luis Obispo, 190 miles northwest of Los Angeles Harbor, and 220 miles southeast of San Francisco Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5386.) EExisting project.-This provides for the construction on Whaler Reef of a rubblestone breakwater 6 feet above mean high water with a top width of 20 feet, extending from Point San Luis to Whaler Island, a distance of 336 feet, and southeasterly from the island a distance of 1,820 feet, giving a total distance, including the island, of 2,401 feet. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.3 feet. The extreme range is about 9 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1893, is $568,660. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 11, 1888 (S.Doc. 81, 49th Cong., 2d sess.). Enlarged dimensions were authorized under date of January 17, 1893 (Annual 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1073 Report for 1893, p. 3226). In 1898 the line of the breakwater was deflected about 110 toward the harbor (Annual Report for 1898, p. 2933). Terminal facilities.-There are three wharves, with total berthing frontage of 2,734 feet, which are considered to be adequate for pres- ent needs. (See Port Series No. 13, Pt. 2, revised 1930, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. The results have been to give increased security to vessels anchored at the wharves. The minimum usable depths on .June 30, 1932, in the protected areas vary from 20 to 33 feet at mean lower low water. The storms of the past winter have damaged the concrete slab on the breakwater about 350 feet out from Whaler Island, carried away some stone from the harbor side between 300 and 700 feet out, and from the end for about 15 feet back. About 5,000 tons of stone will be required to repair the damage. The total cost of the existing project was $568,417.13 for new work and $19,715.08 for maintenance, a total of $588,132.21. Total expenditures were $588,132.21. Proposed operations.--No funds are available, and no work is contemplated for the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance repairs to the breakwater by contract (July to September 1934). This amount exceeds the average cost of maintenance for the past 5 years, due to more extensive breakwater repairs being required on account of storm damage. The work will restore the breakwater to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $568, 417. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-___ ___ ________--------19, 715. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_______- - 588, 132.21 Net total expenditures__---- ----- ------- __ 588, 132. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_____-___- 588, 132.21 -________ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance------__ --------------------- 30, 000. 00 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $8,871.47; the expenditures were $8,871.47. The $11,833.49, balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary .Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-_________ ____-------- $46, 071. 47 Net total expenditures ______ ------------------ 46, 071. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 11, 833. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 57, 904.96 1074 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.._- Cost of maintenance-------------------... $1, 200. 00 $15, 390. 91 $7, 968.38 $12, 640. 71 $8, 871. 47 Total expended......._----.... __----........... 1, 175. 56 15, 499. 08 7, 749. 56 12, 775. 80 8, 871. 47 Allotted ....------------...........-----------....... 2, 500. 00 18, 700. 00 16, 000.00 ......... 20, 704. 96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931-------------------------$2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__ _ 10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----- 9, 300. 00 $21, 300.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 595. 04 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 20, 704. 96 Gross amount expended---------------------------- 8, 925.48 Less reimbursements collected ---- - - - _____________-- 54. 01 8, 871. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 193--------88 --- ------ 11, 833. 49 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -------------- 30, 1935, for maintenance 1________________________ 10, 000. 00 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Transmitted Recommenda- Locality Authorization act to Congress House Document No. Recommenda- Alamitos Bay, Calif .... River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930. _ -...................... Hueneme Harbor, Calif- River and Harbor Act, ............ _ ----------.............. Jan. 21, 1927. Los Angeles Harbor, River and Harbor .. Calif. Act, July 3, 1930. Los Angeles and Long Senate committee .. Beach Harbors, Calif. resolution, Apr. 8, 1932. Morro Bay, Calif .. -. Senate committee resolution, Oct. 10, 1929. Newport Bay, Calif._. River and Harbor Act, ------ Jan. 21, 1927. San Diego Harbor, Calif. River and Harbor Act, _ July 3, 1930. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT This district comprises all the waterways and their tributaries along the Pacific coast from Cape San Martin, Calif. (about 150 miles south of the entrance to San Francisco Bay), on the south to the Oregon State line on the north, except the waters of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries. District engineer: Lt. Col. H. A.- Finch, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Thomas M. Robins, Corps of Engi- neers. Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1075 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. San Francisco Harbor, Calif_ 1075 10. Monterey Harbor, Calif -__ 1094 2. Redwood Creek, Calif _... 1078 11. Humboldt Harbor and Bay, 3. Oakland Harbor, Calif ___.. 1080 Calif ------------------ 1095 4. Richmond Harbor, Calif.. 1083 12. Crescent City Harbor, Calif_ 1098 5. San Pablo Bay and Mare 1085 13. Noyo River, Calif--------- 14. Examinations, surveys, and 1099 Island Strait, Calif 6. Suisun Bay Channel, Calif 1088 contingencies (general)__ 1101 7. Suisun Channel, Calif ------ 1090 15. Other projects for which no 8. Petaluma Creek, Calif ._. - 1091 estimates are submitted_ 1102 9. San Rafael Creek, Calif----- 1092 1. SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR, CALIF. Location.-The works included under this project are in San Francisco Bay, in the vicinity of San Francisco, and in the approach channels to the Golden Gate, the bay entrance. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5532.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of July 25, 1868, June 10, 1872, June 23, 1874, March 3, 1899, June 13, 1902, June 25, 1910, and September 22, 1922. The total cost was $1,505,719.94, of which $1,030,398.99 was for new work and $475,320.95 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,631,562.34. For further details see page 1978 of Annual Report for 1915, page 1749 of Annual Report for 1921, and page 1633 of Annual Report for 1929. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel through the San Francisco Bar on the line of the main ship channel, 45 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide; the removal of Presidio Shoal, Rincon Reef Rock (inner), Rincon Reef Rock (outer), Blossom Rock, and Alcatraz Shoal westward of a north-and-south line 2,000 feet west of Alcatraz Light to a depth of 40 feet; the removal of Arch Rock, Shag Rocks Nos. 1 and 2, Harding Rock, Raccoon Shoal, and Point Knox Shoal westward of a north-and-south line through Point Stuart Light to a depth of 35 feet; and the removal of a portion of the shoal channelward of the pierhead line near the mouth of Islais Creek to a depth of 34 feet, including the approach channel E shown on map printed in House Document No. 337, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session, and the area adjacent to and immediately south of it. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.7 feet, with an extreme range of 10.2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1930 is $1,418,600, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $225,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of January 21,.1927, providing for the dredg- ing at Islais Creek (H.Doc. No. 337, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the remainder of the project (H.Doc. No. 196, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 50, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening of the bar channel to a depth of 50 feet and the removal of Black Point Shoal to 40 feet, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers 1076 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 50, Seventy-second Congress, second session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended nodification of project.-Under date of October 31, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for a depth of 50 feet for the main ship channel over the bar; for the removal of Black Point Shoal to a depth of 40 feet; for limiting the removal of Alcatraz Shoal to that portion westward of a north-and-south line 2,500 feet west of Alcatraz Light; for a depth of 35 feet in the approach channel to Islais Creek; and for the elimination from the project of the area south of the flared approach channel to Islais Creek; all at an estimated cost of $498,000, in addition to cost of completing the present project, with no increase in the present estimated cost of mainte- nance. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 50, 72d Cong., 2d sess.) (Included in part in the publio-works program.) Terminal facilities.-The State has 43 piers, 15 passenger- and automobile-ferry slips, 5 car-ferry slips, a large union passenger depot, some 5 miles of bulkhead wharves parallel to the seawall, pro- viding an aggregate of 17.2 miles of berthing space. The existing facilities are considered to be adequate for present needs. (See Port Series No. 12, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The continuing con- tract for removing rocks in the bay was completed August 31, 1932. A total of 46,645 cubic yards of rock above the limiting planes of allowable overdepth was removed, of which 18,973 cubic yards were removed during the fiscal year. The U.S. hopper dredge Culebra worked on the bar channel from November 11 to December 14, 1932, and from January 16 to March 16, 1933, removing 1,283,858 cubic yards of material, and completing the 45-foot project channel. Dur- ing inclement weather the dredge worked on Alcatraz Shoal, remov- ing 274,794 cubic yards, and on Point Knox Shoal, removing 181,538 cubic yards. This was all new work. The only maintenance work was a survey of Presidio Shoal. The cost was $421,755.94 for new work and $448.36 for mainte- nance, a total of $422,204.30. The expenditures were $382,113.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 59 percent com- pleted. The dredging of area E of the Islais Creek Shoal was com- pleted in 1930, the deepening of Presidio Shoal in 1931, the removal of various rocks in 1932, and the dredging of the channel across the bar in 1933. The controlling depths over various items of the project and the dates on which these depths were determined are as follows: Main Ship Channel, 45 feet, February 20, 1933; Islais Creek Shoal, 33.5 feet, June 30, 1932; Presidio Shoal, 40 feet, July 8, 1932; Rincon Reef Rock (inner), 41 feet, August 27, 1932; Rincon Reef Rock (outer), 41 feet, August 60, 1932; Blossom Rock, 42 feet, May 10, 1932; Arch Rock, 35 feet, August 19, 1932; Shag Rocks Nos. 1 and 2, both 37 feet, August 25, 1932; Harding Rock, 35 feet, August 3, 1932. Work on the other features of the project has not advanced sufficiently to affect the depths shown in the project document. The work remaining to be done is the completion of the removal of Alcatraz and Point Knox Shoals and the removal of Raccoon Shoal RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1077 and of a portion of Islais Creek Shoal south of and adjacent to area E. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $835,801.03 for new work, and $26,323.17 for maintenance, a total of $862,124.20. The expenditures were $803,664.66. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, on July 1, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933----------------------------- $3, 127.84 Maintenance, dredging on Presidio Shoal, with Government plant and hired labor, March to June 1934_-___ --------- _ __---___-45,000.00 Balance remaining --------------------------------------- 47,033. 96 Total --------------------------------------------- 95, 161. 80 Funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to the following new work: Deepening the bar channel to 50 feet and removing Black Point, Raccoon, Alcatraz, and Point Knox Shoals, with Government plant and hired labor, October 1933 to September 1934______--------------- $255, 000; Removal of the wreck of the A. H. Luznsman from Black Point Shoal, by contract, April and May 1934_... __ __.--------__ -___ 20, 000 Total--------------------------------------------- 275, 000 The additional sum of $110,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 on maintenance dredging on the bar channel and the shoals in the bay with Government plant and hired labor from October 1934 to February 1935. This work will be necessary to insure adequate depths for commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 _- $1, 866,200.02 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 501, 644. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 2, 367, 844. 14 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 -------- 1, 041, 654. 85 Net total cost to June 30, 1933___ 3, 409, 498.99 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------28, 855.85 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-------- ------------ 3, 438, 354. 84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_---------------------- 3,127. 84 Net total expenditures_ ----------------- 3, 435, 227. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 66, 305.95- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- ------ 3, 501, 532. 95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work _____.... .------------------ ___ $41,902. 75 $30,718.43 $329, 724. 99 $421, 755.94 Cost of maintenance. ------------------ $88, 828. 67 14, 678. 01 145, 578. 83 25, 496. 93 448. 36 Total cost ----.............------------------ 88, 828. 67 56, 580. 76 176, 297. 26 355, 221. 92 422, 204. 30r Total expended_- --.- ----------- -- 12, 144. 81 50, 234. 59 114, 798. 30 351, 886. 52 382, 113. 99 . Allotted-----------.......................-----......... -25, 000. 00 30, 000. 00 360, 000. 00 -6, 184. 94 433, 114. 15 1078 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------- ------------------- $15,305. 79 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----- ... - ----... $400,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------45, 000. 00 445, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---- ---------------------- 460,305. 79 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ...--------- 11, 885. 85 Net amount to be accounted for-- - -__------------- 448, 419. 94 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $563, 181.93 Less: Reimbursements collected ---------- $181, 002. 95 Receipts from sales---------------- 64. 99 181, 067. 94 382, 113. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----__-----_ ------- 66, 305. 95 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------- 3, 127. 84 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------............ 10.00 3,137. 84 Balance available June 30, 1933-------_--....-------- 63, 168. 11 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 28, 855. 85 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------- 92, 023.96 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------- 275, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934---------..--------...... 367,023.96 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - existing project 582, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year 1- - - - - - - - - -- - ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance ___ 110, 000.00 2. REDWOOD CREEK, CALIF. Location.-This creek is a tributary of San Francisco Bay, about 20 miles south of the city of San Francisco. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5531.) Previous projects.--Adopted by the acts of July 5, 1884, and June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures of the original and modified projects was $31,442.66. For further details see page 1979 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide from San Francisco Bay to the junction of Redwood Creek and West Point slough, with an enlargement about 1,000 feet long and 350 feet wide at its head; thence 5 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the old municipal wharf on the right bank at the mouth of Steinberger slough, about three fourths of a mile below Redwood City. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at the mouth of the creek is 8 feet, with an extreme range of about 13.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $62,300, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but inclusive of $26,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,500. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1079 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, which provided for a 5-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 307, 61st Cong., 2d sess.), and modified by the act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 142, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), which provided for the 20-foot channel. The latest published map is in the latter document. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of May 25,. 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide a channel 27 feet deep and 200 feet wide from deep water in San Francisco Bay to the junction of Redwood Creek and West Point Slough, with a turning basin about 1,800 feet long, 700 feet wide, and 27 feet deep at the inner end of the channel, all at an estimated cost of $188,000 for new work, with $10,000. annually for maintenance in addition to that now required. The net estimated first cost to the United States is $94,000. Subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 10, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 5 wharves and 1 bulkhead landing on Redwood Creek and 1 wharf on West Point Slough. The above facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done, no. costs were incurred, and no expenditures made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depth was 20 feet from deep water in San Francisco Bay to the junction of the creek with West Point Slough for the full widths except in the eastern portion of the en- largement at the head of the project where the controlling depth was 10 feet; thence 15 feet to the wharf of the Pacific Portland Cement Co.; thence, on May 14, 1932, the controlling depth was 8 feet for a distance of approximately 4,000 feet upstream; thence the channel shoaled to mean lower low water at the head of the project. The head of navigation is at the bridge at the Bay Shore -ighway, about 4,000 feet above the head of the project. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $62,320.80 for new work, of which $36,320.80 was from United States funds and $26,000 from contributed funds, and $7,023.41 from United States funds for maintenance, a total of $69,344.21. The expendi- tures were $69,344.21, of which $43,344.21 was from United States funds and $26,000 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-No operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $67, 763. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_----___ _--__ -- 7, 023. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_ 74, 786. 87 Net total expenditures___ ______------ 74, 786. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-------- ___-_ 74. 786. 87 1080 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 -Cost of new work----------------------------------- -$26,000.00................... Cost of maintenance --------------------- $88.40 $389.15 ... , ...........................-- Total expended ...------------------------- 180. 77 389. 15 26, 000. 00 -. Allotted.---.....--.-..-...- -.. . --.-..--.. -405.79 26,000.00 .................... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- $10, 000. 00 3. OAKLAND HARBOR, OALIF. Location.-Located on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay, opposite the city of San Francisco. The inner harbor is situated between the cities of Oakland and Alameda. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Charts Nos. 5531 and 5532.) Previos projes.--Adopted by the acts of June 23, 1874, June 13, 1902, March 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. The cost of the original and modified projects prior to the adoption of the existing project was $4,386,801.03 for new work and $684,028.18 for maintenance, a total of $5,070,829.21. The expenditures were $5,070,829.21. For further details see page 1979 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1755 of Annual Report for 1921, Eisting project.--This provides for an entrance channel about 11/2 miles long, 30 feet deep, and 800 feet Wide, through the shoal :southeast of Yerba Buena (Goat) Island, narrowing to 600 feet at the ends of Oakland Jetties; a channel from the ends of the jetties to the tidal canal, 30 feet deep, 600 feet wide, to the west end of Gov- ernment Island, thence 500 feet wide through Brooklyn Basin; for dredging to a depth of 30 feet a triangular area about 2,700 feet long and of a maximum width of 300 feet at the western end of Brooklyn Basin; a turning basin at the east end of Brooklyn Basin 30 feet deep, 500 feet wide, and 1,200 feet long; a channel 1.9 miles long in the tidal canal, 30 feet deep and 275 feet wide from the Brooklyn Basin to Park Street, and 25 feet deep above the Park Street Bridge, to San Leandro Bay; a total channel length of 101/2 miles. The project provides also for an entrance channel to the outer harbor, 30 feet deep and 800 feet wide at the bay end, narrowing to 600 feet at the pierhead line. The project also includes parallel rubble-bound jetties at the entrance, a north jetty 9,500 feet long, and a south jetty 12,000 feet long; the maintenance of the north channel of Brooklyn Basin, 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide, the main- tenance to 30-feet depth and to within 75 feet of the pierhead line of the area along the south side of the channel from Harrison Street eastward to harbor line point no. 58 in Brooklyn Basin; and 3 highway bridges across the tidal canal, constructed by the United States and operated by local authorities. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6.1 feet and the extreme range is 11 feet. 1In addition, $26,000 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1081 The estimated cost of new work, authorized by the acts of Sep- tember 22, 1922, January 21, 1927, and July 3, 1930, is $1,492,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and of which $150,000 is to be contributed by local interests. Overdepth dredg- ing in the main channel, in the nature of deferred maintenance, involved an estimated expenditure of $1,035,000. The latest (1930) approved estimlate for annual cost of maintenance is $110,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The jetties, by the act of June 23, 1874 (Annual Report for 1874, pp. 382-383) ; the north channel in Brooklyn Basin, by the act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 647, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the channel across the shoal southeast of Yerba Buena Island, and thence to Webster Street, the south channel in Brooklyn Basin, the turning basin at the east end of Brooklyn Basin, the channel in the tidal canal from Brooklyn Basin to Park Street, by the act of September 22, 1922 (H.Doc. No. 144, 67th Cong., 2d sess.); the entrance chan- nel to the outer harbor by the act of January 21, 1927, as modified by the act of July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Docu- ment No. 43, 71st Cong., 2d sess.); the channel from Webster Street to Brooklyn Basin, the maintenance of the area to within 75 feet of the pierhead line south of the channel from Harrison Street to harbor line point no. 58 in Brooklyn Basin, the dredging of a triangular strip about 2,700 feet long and having a maximum width of 300 feet and the deepening to 25 feet of the tidal canal above Park Street to San Leandro Bay, by the act of January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 407, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), as modified by the act of April 28, 1928. The drawbridges across the tidal canal were required by the decree of the court in the condemnation proceedings whereby title was obtained to the right of way for the tidal canal. The latest published maps are in House Document No. 407, Sixty-ninth Con- gress, first session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 43, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-All requirements of local cooperation have been satisfactorily met except those pertaining to the maintenance of the north channel in Brooklyn Basin and the deepening of the tidal canal. Terminal facilities.-There are 89 wharves and 15 ferry slips in the harbor. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 12, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge San Pablo worked in Oakland Harbor between March 1 and April 15, 1933, easing the angle between the inner and outer harbor chan- nels, and removing 163,456 cubic yards of material for maintenance. The cost was $19,699.97, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $18,665.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 82 percent completed. The channel across the shoal southeast of Yerba Buena Island was 32 feet deep for the full width of 800 feet except along the extreme northern edge where the depth was 30 feet; the entrance channel to the outer harbor was 32 feet deep, 800 feet wide at the bay end and 600 feet wide at the pierhead line; the channel to the inner harbor was 31 feet deep, 800 feet wide at the bay end and 600 feet wide at the harbor entrance; thence in the harbor the channel was 1082 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 32 feet deep to Chestnut Street, Alameda, with a width of 600 feet to Oak Street, Oakland, widening to 800 feet at the eastern end of the outfitting wharf of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd., again widening to about 1,200 feet at the western end of Brooklyn Basin, then narrowing to 500 feet opposite the eastern end of Fort- mann Basin, which width continues to Chestnut Street, Alameda. The depth in the turning basin varied from 20 to 29 feet. Thence in the tidal canal the depth was 29 feet for a width of 300 feet to Oak Street, Alameda; thence 16 feet to San Leandro Bay. The north channel in Brooklyn Basin was 21 feet deep and 200 feet wide. The work remaining to be done is the deepening of the tidal canal, which cannot be done until the three bridges across it have been altered or replaced by local interests. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $1,218,009.23 for new work, of which $1,134,462.21 were United States funds and $83,547.02 contributed funds, and $1,323,276.93 for main- tenance; a total of $2,541,286.16. The expenditures were $2,553,- 159.63, of which $2,469,612.61 were from United States funds and $83,547.02 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, on July 1, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933- --------------------------- $72. 96 Surveys and inspections, and overhaul of district survey boat-------- 929.04 Balance remaining----------- ------------------------ -- 2, 597. 90 Total----------------- ----- --------------------- 3, 599. 90 The sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging in the entrance channels and in the channel in the inner harbor with Goverment plant and hired labor during the period April to June 1935. The work will be neces- sary to maintain the project channels. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933________________________$5, 521, 263. 24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------2, 007, 305. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 7, 528, 568. 35 ---------- Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 11, 493. 10 ----------- Net total cost to June 30, 1933_-------------- 7, 540, 061.45 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_________-_______- -__ - 453. 33 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933__--- .______._______ 7, 540, 514. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 --------------- - 72.96 Net total expenditures -17, 540, 441. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------- - 3, 146. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------ 7, 543, 588. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..._____ _ __________ $127, 786. 97 $53, 792. 70 $125, 475. 02 $65, 110. 18 . -......... Cost of maintenance . . ............ _ 31, 059. 05 202, 874. 01 393, 114. 78 99, 734. 70 $19, 699. 97 Total cost. _________________ _ _ 158, 846. 02 256, 666. 71 518, 589. 80 164, 844. 88 19, 699. 97 Total expended--------------------- 143, 448. 13 253, 486. 12 427, 568. 28 289, 527. 10 18, 665. 835 Allotted-...- - 92, 500. 00 480, 000. 00 195, 000. 00 22, 888. 41 19, 562. 79 ' In addition, $83,547.02 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1083 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---__----------------- $2, 249. 61 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932___________----------------------------------------------- 20,000.00 Amount to be accounted for-__--- 22, 249. 61 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 437. 21 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 21, 812. 40 Gross amount expended------------------------------$24, 421.99 Less reimbursements collected-------------------------5, 756. 16 18, 665. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 3, 146. 57 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------------- 174. 93 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------- 525. 00 699. 93 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------------- 2,446. 64 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- 453. 33 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933----------------------2, 899. 97 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------------- _ 207,500.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ------------------------------------ 50, 000.00 4. RICHMOND HARBOR, CALIF. Location.-Located on the eastern shore of San Fransisco Bay about 10 miles north of Oakland. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Chart No. 5532.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep from San Francisco Bay to Ellis Slough, 400 feet wide between the bay and the turning basin at Municipal Wharf No. 1; thence 300 feet wide to Point Potrero; thence 475 feet wide to the north turning basin;: for a turning basin 800 feet square with suitable approach widening at the northerly end of the improvement; for the main- tenance of a turning basin opposite Point Potrero with a maximum width of 750 feet; and for the construction of a training wall 10,000 feet long extending in a general westerly direction from Brooks Is- land. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.9 feet, with an extreme range of 11.0 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,174,000. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 8, 1917, provided for a channel 24 feet deep, 600 feet wide, and for the training wall (H.Doc. No. 515, 63d Cong.. 2d sess.) ; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for a channel 30 feet deep, with widths as specified above (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 16, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the provision of a channel 30 feet deep and 500 feet wide between Terminals Nos. 1 and 2, and widening the channel to 1,000 feet off Point Potrero and a turning basin 850 feet wide and 1,000 feet long opposite Terminal SExclusive of available funds. 1084 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 No. 3, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 7, Seventy-third Congress, first session, is included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The acts adopting the project require local interests to contribute one half the first cost of the work. The city of Richmond has contributed $569,500 for work within the project, thus fulfilling all requirements for work done to date. In addition the city has expended $130,000 in deepening portions of the channel to 30 feet prior to the authorization of that project depth, $305,000 in dredging adjacent to the project channel, and $165,000 for con- struction of bulkheads to impound dredged material. Other local interests have spent $775,000 in dredging and reclamation work adjacent to the project, the principal items being a channel 300 feet wide, 30 feet deep, and 4,000 feet long in Ellis Slough connecting with the upper end of the project channel; a branch channel to the plant of the Ford Motor Co.; and a retaining wall to impound material for the reclamation of tidelands. The work included in the public-works program is subject to the condition that local interests furnish all disposal areas. Terminal facilities.-There are 9 wharves and 4 ferry slips in Richmond Harbor and 5 wharves in Ellis Slough and minor water- ways tributary to Richmond Harbor at its northern extremity. Operations and results during fiscal year.--No work was done except surveys to determine the condition of the channel at a cost and expenditure of $83 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 88 percent com- pleted. The channel from deep water in San Francisco Bay had a controlling depth of 30 feet for a width of 400 feet to Terminal No. 1; on February 10, 1933, the channel was 300 feet wide and 30 feet deep to the turn at Point Potrero; thence 30 feet deep and 750 feet wide around that turn; thence 30 feet deep and 475 feet wide to the turning basin at the head of the project. In the turning basin the controlling depth was 25 feet for a width of 725 feet. The work remaining to be done is the widening of the turning basin to 800 feet and deepening to 30 feet and the construction of a flared approach to it. The cost of the existing project was $1,043,730.06 for new work ($518,952.40 from United States funds and $524,777.66 from con- tributed funds) and $224,068.20 for maintenance ($189,268 from United States and $34,800.20 from contributed funds), a total of $1,267,798.26. The expenditures were $1,267,798.26, of which $709,- 220.40 was from United States funds and $559,577.86 from con- tributed funds. Proposed operations.-The $95,000 allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to new work, widening the channel between Terminal No. 1 and Point Potrero to 500 feet, widening the turn at the latter point to 1,000 feet, and dredging a turning basin opposite Terminal No. 3, by contract, October 1933 to February 1934. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1085 The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance repairs to the training wall by contract, August and September 1934. Cost and fnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ ___ --- $518, 952.40, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 189, 268.00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------1708, 220. 40 Net total expenditures--------------------- --------------- 708, 220. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------------- 1708, 220.40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__-__... __ ......-- ..........$82, 703. 33 $106, 979.83 $58, 459. 15 __.... .------- ..---------... 34, 579. 61 Cost of maintenance .- __................ $1, 615.96 ..---...........-- $83.00 Total cost..._ 1,615. 96 ____..................... 82, 703. 33 106,979. 83 93, 038. 76 83. 00 Total expended........................... 852. 77 57, 658. 92 103, 567. 60 121, 628. 59 83. 00 Allotted............------------------------- ......------------ 140, 000. 00 ......------------ 16, 800. 00 -79. 60 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ __ _ $162.60 Deductions on accoupt of revocation of: Allotment-------- ------------------------------ $72. 05 Impounded funds--------------- --------- 7. 55 79. 60 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 83. 00 Gross amount expended-------------- 83.00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act---------- 95, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------------ 95, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project 23 68, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 2---------------- 20, 000. 00 5. SAN PABLO BAY AND MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIF. Location.-The channel extends from a point in the lower end of San Pablo Bay west of Pinole Point in a general northeasterly direction across Pinole Shoal in San Pablo Bay to the junction of Carquinez Strait and Mare Island Strait, thence northwesterly in Mare Island Strait to the causeway connecting the Mare Island Navy Yard with the city of Vallejo. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5533.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of June 13, 1902, February 27, 1911, and August 8, 1917. The total cost was $2,446,083, of which $1,086,703.45 was for new work and $1,359,379.55 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,639,730.97. The above total does not include $22,422.40 'recovered by a contractor subse- quently through a ruling by the Auditor for the War Department. (For further details for San Pablo Bay see p. 1981 of Annual 1Excluding $559,577.86 contributed funds, of which $524,777.66 was for new work and $34,800.20 for maintenance; in addition $275,414.77 was expended from contributed funds for work outside the project. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 8 In addition $62,200 to be contributed by local interests. 1086 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Report for 1915, and for details of Mare Island Strait improvement by the Navy Department see p. 4 of H.Doc. No. 1103, 60th Cong. :2d sess.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel across Pinole Shoal in San Pablo Bay 600 feet wide and 35 feet deep; thence through Mare Island Strait a channel 600 feet wide and 30 feet deep, with a turning basin 1,000 feet wide in front of the quay wall, 30 feet deep, except in the northeast corner adjacent to the causeway and the northerly limits of the city of Vallejo, where the project depth is 26 feet. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.9 feet at the lower end of San Pablo Bay, and 6.6 feet opposite the Mare Island Navy Yard, with an extreme range of about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $750,000, including $500,000 estimated cost of maintenance during progress of work, but exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1931) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $165,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of February 27, 1911, provided for a depth of 30 feet through Pinole Shoal (H.Doc. No. 1103, 60th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for a depth of 35 feet and the turning basin (H.Doc. No. 140, 65th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for increasing the width of the channel to 600 feet and decreasing the channel depth in Mare Island Strait to 30 feet (H.Doc. No. 104, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-There are 3 wharves along the southern shore of San Pablo Bay, 2 along the northern shore, 10 wharves along the southern shore of Carquinez Strait, and 4 on the northern shore of this strait. The facilities are adequate for existing needs. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge San Pablo worked intermittently in Mare Island Strait channel and turning basin about 11/4 dredge months, removing 323,903 cubic yards of material, hopper measurement, as maintenance, at a cost of $20,- 432.56. No work was done on Pinole Shoal Channel except a survey to determine its condition, at a cost of $233.30. The total cost was $20,665.86, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $47,256.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1929. On May 3, 1933, the channel through Pinole Shoal was 36 feet deep for the full width of 600 feet, except at the turn at Buoy No. 7, where the north half of the channel shoals to about 31 feet; on the same date the channel in Mare Island Strait from Carquinez Strait to the turning basin had a controlling depth of 28 feet for a width of 600 feet. The turning basin is 1,000 feet to 1,100 feet wide, with a controlling depth of 30 feet on the west side and 25 feet on the east side. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $132,923.90 for new work and $438,809.85 for maintenance, a total of $571,733.75. The expenditures were $540,180.41. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1087 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, on July 1, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933-----------------------------$3,970.76 Maintenance, dredging in Mare Island Strait channel and turning basin and in Pinole Shoal channel, with Government plant and hired labor, December 1933 to February 1934----------------- 31, 029. 24 Balance remaining --------------------------------------- 14, 057. 82 Total --------------------------------------------- 49, 057. 82 The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging in Mare Island Strait channel and turning basin and in Pinole Shoal channel, with Govern- ment plant and hired labor, September 1934 to February 1935. The work will be necessary to provide adequate depths for navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ ----------------- $1, 219, 627. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------- 798, 189. 40 1,---------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------3, 017, 816.75 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------- 136, 613. 55 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-----------------------3, 154, 430. 30 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 28, 812.89 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------.---- - 3,183, 243.19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 3, 331. 81 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 3, 179, 911.38 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 20, 244. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------- ----- 3,200, 156.31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work __--.... - __$132, 612. 21 -__-- $311.69 ..-..-- .---......---- ..-...- Cost of maintenance ---- _----------- 175, 439. 11 61, 745. 96 $74, 820. 05 $101, 516. 80 $20, 665.86 Total cost- ------.-------- -- 308, 051.32 62, 057. 65 74, 820. 05 101, 516. 80 20, 665. 86 Total expended ----.............------ ..... 335, 017. 54 38, 037. 43 83, 327. 82 48, 157. 46 47, 256. 29 Allotted_ _ _ _ _ 305, 000. 00 __------------------------ -65, 000. 00 100, 000. 00 -115, 497. 91 44, 263. 41 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ---------------------------- $23, 237. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------- ----------- $45,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------- 20, 000. 00 65, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 88, 237. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------20, 736. 59 Net amount to be accounted for---------------- 67, 501. 22 Gross amount expended------------------------ $234, 808.82 Less: Reimbursements collected--------- $187, 064.15 Receipts from sales----------------- 488.38 187, 552. 53 47, 256.29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------- .- ------ 20, 244. 93 2 162 8-aNo 1933- 69 1088 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------- $3, 804. 76 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__------- 166. 00 $3, 970. 76 Balance available June 30, 1933_----_1----------------- 6, 274.17 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------28, 812. 89 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------- 45,087.06 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance __ 75, 000. 00 6. SUISUN BAY CHANNEL, CALIF. Location.-Suisun Bay is about 30 miles northeast of San Fran- cisco. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5534.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act approved March 2 1919. The cost to the United States of the original project was $118,718.26, of which $58,901.25 was for new work and $59,817.01 was for main- tenance. In addition, $65,000 was contributed, of which $59,551.24 was for new work and $5,448.76 for maintenance. The expenditures were $118,718.26 from United States funds and $65,000 contributed funds, a total of $183,718.26. For further details see page 1562 of Annual Report for 1926. Existing poject.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide across Bulls Head Point Shoal, thence 26 feet deep and 300 feet wide across Point Edith and Middle Ground Shoals to the mouth of New York slough, and for a channel 20 feet deep and 250 feet wide extending easterly south of Seal Islands from the main channel at Point Edith to the main channel again at Bay Point. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6.3 feet. The extreme range is 9.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1930 is $172,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects but inclusive of $20,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of January 21, 1927, provided for a 26-foot channel through the bay (H.Doc. No. 554, 68th Cong., 2d sess.), and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 30-foot channel across Bulls Head Point Shoal, and for the channel south of Seal Islands (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 23, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Docu- ment No. 4, Seventieth Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening of the channel to 30 feet, 300 feet wide, through Bulls Head Point, Point Edith, and Middle Ground Shoals to New York slough, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers, is included in the public- works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Local cooperation.--Underthe provisions of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, local interests are required to contribute $20,000, the entire estimated cost of deepening the channel across Bulls Head Point Shoal to 30 feet. This condition has not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Along the channel, between the western end of the bay and the mouth of New York slough, there are 3 wharves i Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1089 and 2 car-ferry slips. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-From January 3 to 5 and February 26 to 28, 1933, the U.S. hopper dredge San Pablo removed 19,348 cubic yards of material from a small shoal in the channel across Bulls Head Point Shoal. From May 23 to 27, 1933, the U.S. hopper dredge A. Mackenzie removed 66,573 cubic yards of material from Middle Ground channel. All the work was main- tenance. The cost was $6,691.62 for maintenance. The expenditures were $6,693.04. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931, except for deepening the 26-foot channel across Bulls Head Point Shoal to 30 feet, for which local interests have not con- tributed the cost as required by the project. The controlling depth in the main channel in the bay was 26 feet except near the edges of the Point Edith Channel in the vicinity of buoys 5 and 7 where the depth was 25 feet. The controlling depth in the channel south of Seal Islands was 19 feet for the full channel width except in the north one third of the channel opposite the wharf of the Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Co., where the controlling depth was about 13 feet. The cost of the existing project was $142,026.28 for new work and $27,525.68 for maintenance, a total of $169,551.96. The expendi- tures were $169,551.96. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1934. Under the National Industrial Recovery Act, the amount of $83,000, for dredging Suisun Bay Channel from Point Edith to Stake Point, was included in a total allotment of $990,000 for providing a 30-foot channel in Suisun Bay Channel and San Joaquin River from the Southern Pacific-Suisun Bay Bridge up to Stockton, Calif. The former work will be by contract, from October 1933 to Febru- ary 1934. It is expected the funds will be exhausted by April 30, 1934. The additional sum of $22,500 can profitably be expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging by contract in the above 30-foot channel in Suisun Bay Channel, and in the 20-foot channel southerly and easterly of Seal Island, in March and April 1935. Cost and financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__-- -_ $200, 927. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__ 87, 342. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933__________ 288, 270. 22 Net total expenditures ___-------____ 288, 270. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____________________ 288, 270. 22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_____________________. $5, 590. 82 $136, 435. 46 Cost of maintenance $11, 748. 89 11. 29 $20, 822. 77 $6, 691. 62" Total cost --- 11, 748. 89 5,602. 11 136, 435. 46 20,822. 77 6,691. 62 Total expended-------- 12, 552. 63 1, 365. 39 140, 686. 10 20, 949. 35 6, 693. 04 Allotted _ . _ _ 20, 000. 00 86, 000. 00 -__ . 5, 770. 22 1090 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----..-----.. -----------------.--- $922.82 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------- ----------------------------------- 22, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------- -------- 23,422.82 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment--------------------------- $16, 678. 81" Revocation of impounded funds -------------------- 50. 97 16, 729. 78 Net amount to be accounted for---------- ------ -------- 6, 693.04 Gross amount expended-----------------------------------6, 693. 04 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------- 83, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------------ 83,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - 22, 500.00 7. SUISUN CHANNEL, CALIF. Location.-Suisun Slough is a tidal inlet with its mouth on the northwest side of Suisun Bay, about 7 miles northeast of Benicia and 36 miles northeast of San Francisco. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5534.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 125 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean lower low water up to the head of navigation, with a harbor of the same depth at the town of Suisun 1,400 feet long and 150 feet wide, and the removal of a rock from the center of the channel about 2 miles below the head of navigation. The length of the section requiring dredging is about 1 mile, the lower end of this section being about 16 miles from the mouth of the slough. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6.4 feet, with an extreme range of 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1908, was $25,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 1110, 60th Cong., 2d sess.), and amended by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913, to provide for modification of the project by the Secretary of War. The latest published map is in the document mentioned. Terminal facilities.-Thereare three wharves in the city of Suisun, with a total of 530 feet of berthing space. These facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The channel was re- dredged, under contract, between October 19 and December 16, 1932; the quantity of material removed was 149,554 cubic yards. The cost and expenditures were $15,958.40, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1920 at a saving of $2,015 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth on December 15, 1932, was 8 feet throughout the channel and the harbor basin. The cost and expenditures of the existing project were $22,984.77 for new work and $31,922.64 for maintenance, a total of $54,907.41. Proposed operations.-There was no balance unexpended at the end of the year, and no work is proposed for the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1091 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $22, 984. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------31, 922. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----- ----- 54, 907. 41 Net total expenditures------------------------------------54,907. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------------54, 907. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...- - Cost of maintenance......------------------ $26. 58 $177. 21 ------------------------ 15, 958. 40 Total expended..... .....---------------------- $72.77 $177.21 ------------------------ $15, 958. 40 Allotted. ' - -- $335. 12 $15, 958. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931----------------- ----------------------- $16, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds_ -- 41. 60 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------15 ,958. 40 Gross amount expended_ -- ------ 15, 958.40 8. PETALUMA CREEK, CALIF. Location.-This stream rises in the hills north of Petaluma, flows southeasterly about 20 miles, and empties into the northwest side of San Pablo Bay about 22 miles from San Francisco. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5533.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of June 14, 1880, July 13, 1892, July 18, 1918, and March 3, 1925. The cost of previous proj- ects was $212,082.95 (not including $15,558.55 contributed funds) for new work and $314,692.30 for maintenance, a total of $526,782.25. The expenditures were $526,775.25 from United States funds and $15,558.55 from contributed funds; a total of $542,333.80. For further details see page 1982 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1665 of Annual Report for 1929. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 200 feet wide in San Pablo Bay to the mouth of the creek; thence 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide in the creek to Western Avenue, Peta- luma, including a depth of 8 feet in the turning basin; thence 4 feet deep and 50 feet wide to Washington Street Bridge; thence 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide to a point 935 feet above the Washington Street Bridge. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6.5 feet at the entrance and 7.5 feet at the head of navi- gation, with an extreme range of 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1928, is $185,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $22,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 183, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in this document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 33 wharves and landings on the creek, which are considered to be adequate. 1092 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The channel from the lower end of cut off B to the foot of Western Avenue, Petaluma, was dredged, under contract, between December 21, 1932, and June 5, 1933.. A total of 552,127 cubic yards of material was removed. The cost was $85,062.57, all for new work. The expenditures were $84,714.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed June 5,1933, at a saving of $99,937.43 under the estimated cost. The con- trolling depth over the flats in San Pablo Bay south of Beacon 2 was 612 feet, thence 8 feet in the channel to the foot of Western Avenue, Petaluma, including the turning basin; thence 5 feet to the Washington Street Bridge; thence the channel shoaled to mean lower low water at the head of the project. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $85,062.57, all for new work. The expenditures were $84,714.57. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1933. will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. No work is contemplated for the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------- $297, 145. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------- 314, 692.30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ----------- 611, 837. 82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 348. 00 Net total expenditures-------------------- ---- 611, 489. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------- 348. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--- ----------- 611, 837. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -- $85,062.57 work - Cost of maintenancew - ---- --------- $304. 88 $49, 975. 76 $45, 047. 58 $370. 23 $85, 062. 57 Total expended_ _-- 304. 88 49, 702. 34 44, 728. 96 688. 85 84, 714. 57 Allotted ---------- ----- 50, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 45, 000. 00 -49,582.19 85, 062. 57 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932___ $166, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment - --- __ 81, 437. 43 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 85, 062. 57 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 84, 714. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933___ -- 348. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933- - - ------ 348. 00 9. SAN RAFAEL CREEK, CALIF. Location.-This is a small, mainly tidal stream about 2 miles in length, flowing easterly and emptying into the west side of San Francisco Bay, 14 miles north of San Francisco. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5532.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet bottom width across the flats in San Francisco Bay to the mouth SIn addition $15,558.55 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1093 of the creek; thence 6 feet deep and 60 feet bottom width up to Irwin Street, San Rafael; a cut-off through Goose Neck Bend, and a turning basin 200 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 6 feet deep at San Rafael, near the head of the project. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.9 feet, with an extreme range of 10.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, was $73,000. The latest (1931) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $17,500. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 801, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). No map of the locality has been published. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 6 wharves and 5 bulkhead landings on San Rafael Creek. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Between July 23 and October 22, 1932, the channel was redredged, by contract, 246,193 cubic yards of material being removed at a cost and expenditure of $31,256.54 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1928. On October 22, 1932, the controlling depths were 9 feet in the channel across the flats to the mouth of the creek and 7 feet in the creek to the head of the project at Irwin Street, San Rafael. The cost and expenditures under existing project were $73,452.66 for new work ($32,358.85 from United States funds and $41,093.81 from contributed funds) and $139,747.10 for maintenance, a total of $213,199.76. Proposed operations.-None. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 1----------------------------- $32, 358.85 -_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_ _-- --- 139, 747. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------172, 105. 95 Net total expenditures 1---- ------------------------- 172, 105. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 72, 105. 95 1------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------------------------- Cost of maintenance - $52, 414. 29 $25. 00 $13, 000 ------------ $31, 256. 54 Total expended__________________________ 52, 309. 24 130. 05 13, 000 ------------ 31, 256. 54 Allotted ----------------------- -11, 500. 00 -950. 59 13, 000 ---------- 31, 256. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ----------------------------------------- $31,300.00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- 43. 46 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 31, 256. 54 Gross amount expended---------- ---- ------------- __ 31, 256. 54 1 In addition $41,093.81 was expended from contributed funds. 1094 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 10. MONTEREY HARBOR, CALIF. Location.-Located about 90 miles south of San Francisco Bay, at the south end of Monterey Bay, an indentation in the coast of Cali- fornia. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5403.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of July 25, 1912. No work was done. No expenditures were made. Existing project.-This provides for a breakwater 1,300 feet long, with the shore connection extending about 750 feet due east from a point about halfway between Reeside Avenue and the Presidio boundary, and the outer section bearing about S. 70o E. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.5 feet. The extreme range is about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1929, is $610,000. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $18,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 12, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress the extension of the breakwater for a length of about 400 feet as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 45, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-Compliedwith. Terminal facilities.-The existing facilities consist of two wharves with a total of about 2,600 feet of berthing space. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under continuing con- tract the new work of constructing the breakwater was continued and 54,252 tons of mainly large stone were placed at a cost of $197,- 965.89. The expenditures were $186,249.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 84 percent com- pleted based on the quantity of stone placed, now totaling 189,963 tons. The work remaining to be done is to place the remainder of the slope and capstone under the existing contract, which should be completed by the end of the calendar year 1933. The cost of the existing project was $395,900.92, all for new work. The expenditures were $373,207.57. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------- --- $22, 693.35 New work, construction of the first 1,300 feet of breakwater during the period July 1933 to June 1934, under contract in force---- 48, 545.37 Total-------- ------------------------------- 71, 238. 72 The sum of $240,000 allotted from the National Industrial Recov- ery Act will be applied to new work, extension of the breakwater, by contract, October 1933 to March 1934. It is expected that all funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1095 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for new work, completion of the first 1,300 feet of breakwater under the existing contract during July and August 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------$395,900.92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------------395, 900.92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------22, 693.35 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 373, 207. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 71, 238. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------444, 446.29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------------------------------.... ..... ------------. _. $197, 935. 03 $197, 965. 89 Cost of maintenance--------- - Total expended------ -------------------------------------------- 186, 958.11 186, 249.46 Allotted_ ---------------------------------- ------------ $200, 000. 00 -------- 244, 446. 29 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $13, 041.89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932___-----------------------------------------245, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------- __ 258, 041.89 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 553. 71 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------____ 257, 488.18 Gross amount expended------------------------ $186, 251. 96 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 2. 50 186, 249.46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_-_--- ___ 71, 238. 72 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 _ 22, 693. 35 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----__ 48, 545. 37 71, 238. 72 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act --------- 240, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-----------------------240, 000.00 Amount (estimated) -required - - - to be appropriated for completion of -- - - -- -- - - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- - -- - -- - existing project 1 - -_ 25, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for new work ---------------------------------- 25, 000.00 11. HUMBOLDT HARBOR AND BAY, CALIF. Location.-Humboldt Bay is a small, land-locked harbor on the coast of California, 225 miles north of San Francisco Bay and 70 miles south of Crescent City Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5832.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of March 3, 1881; March 3, 1889; September 19, 1890; July 3, 1892, and March 2, 1907. The costs and expenditures on the original and modified projects were $2,261,370.93 for new work and $98,205.75 for maintenance, a total of $2,359,576.68. For further details see pages 1982 and 1984 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1673 of Annual Report for 1929. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1096 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing peroject.-This provides for two rubble-mound jetties at the entrance-the north jetty about 4,500 feet in length and the south jetty 5,100 feet long, not including shore revetments; for a channel 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide from deep water in Humboldt Bay to the foot of N Street, Eureka; a channel 20 feet deep and 250 feet wide across Indian Island Shoal; a channel 18 feet deep and 150 feet wide to Arcata Wharf; and a channel 20 feet deep and 250 feet wide through the shoals at the entrance to Fields Landing Chan- nel. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6.4 feet at the south jetty and 6.7 feet at Eureka. The extreme range is 12.5 feet at the south jetty and 12 feet at Eureka. The estimate of cost for new work on the jetties, revised in 1922, was $3,200,000, and for the channels, made in 1927, was $187,000, of which $95,000 was to be contributed by local interests. These esti- mates are exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance by dredging is $14,000. There is no approved estimate for main- tenance of the jetties. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, providing for rebuilding the jetties (H.Doc. No. 950, 60th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of July 3, 1930, providing for the channels in front of Eureka, across Indian Island Shoal, to Arcata Wharf, and at the entrance to Fields Land- ing Channel (H.Doc. No. 755, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest pub- lished map is contained in the latter document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 40 wharves and 7 small boat land- ings. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hopper dredge San Pablo worked in the various bay channels from July 29 to Sep- tember 30, 1932, removing 165,498 cubic yards of material. Other maintenance work consisted of repairs to the south jetty by placing 1,852 tons of concrete, repairs to the north jetty by placing 9,168 tons of concrete and 2,660 tons of stone, 328 tons of concrete and 3,525 tons of stone in a shore-protection groin, and 250 tons of stone on the inshore revetment of the north spit. All the work was done by hired labor at a total cost of $129,743.42 for maintenance. The expenditures were $109,547.49. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931. The north jetty was completed in 1925, the south jetty in 1927, and the channel dredging in 1931. Repairs to the two jetties were completed in 1933. The controlling depths in the various channels in the bay and the dates on which these depths were determined are as follows: Entrance channel between the jetties, 28 feet in 1931; channel in front of Eureka, 19 feet, October 1932; Samoa (Indian Island) Channel, 21 feet, September 1932; Arcata Channel, 18 feet, October 1932; Fields Landing entrance channel, 22 feet, October 1932; Fields Landing Channel, 19 feet, July 1932. The total cost of the existing project was $2,554,856.89 for new work ($2,459,856.89 from United States funds and $95,000 from con- tributed funds) and $3,259,838.37 for maintenance (all United States RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1097 funds), a total of $5,814,695.26. The total expenditures to the same date were $5,827,837.98 ($5,732,837.98 from United States funds and $95,000 from contributed funds). Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, on July 1, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933------------------------------- $487.52 Maintenance, repairs to the jetties at the entrance to the bay, with Government plant and hired labor, and watching and care of plant_ 9, 512. 48 Balance remaining----- --------------------- ----- ------- 8, 631.58 Total--------------- ---------------------------- 18 631.58 The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance, dredging in the various project channels, with Govern- ment plant and hired labor, August 1934----- ------------------ $15, 000 Watching and care of plant------------------------------------ 5, 000 Total-------------------- --------------------------- 20, 000 The above work will be necessary to restore project depths in the various channels and to watch and care for the Government plant at the jetties. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ----------------------------- $4, 721, 227. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------- 3, 358, 044.12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 8, 079, 271. 94 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 12, 482. 48 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------- 8, 091. 754. 42 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------- - 792.12 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------8, 092, 546. 54 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------- ---------------- 131. 88 Net total expenditures 1_---------- 8, 092, 414. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 17, 839. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 8, 110, 254. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 .. Cost of new work __._____________$66, 764. 94 $17, 820. 05 - Cost of maintenance $21, 594. 71 $29, 635. 24 56, 743. 21 $247, 037. 92 $129, 743. 42 Total cost_-_- 21, 594. 71 29, 635. 24 123, 508. 15 264, 857. 97 129, 743. 42 Total expended__________________________ 7, 333. 89 40, 556. 28 92, 885. 94 318.950.09 109, 547. 49 Allotted__-_____- _____..... .-. -__________ 60, 000. 00 293, 000. 00 70, 600. 00 112, 639. 12 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $14, 747. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, approved July 14, 1932---------------------------------------- -- 120, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 747. 83 1--------------------------- 1 In addition, $95,000 was expended from contributed funds. 1098 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment .----------------------- $1, 500. 00 Revocation of impounded funds------------------ 5, 860. 88 $7, 360. 88 Net amount to be accounted for -- .--------- -- 127, 386. 95 Gross amount expended--------------------------112, 267. 14 Less: Reimbursements collected_ $2, 599. 65 Receipts from sales-------------------- 120. 00 29,719. 65 109, 547. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-----------------------17, 839. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 487. 52 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 17, 351.94 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933- 92. 12 7---------------------- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933---------------18. 144.06 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1935, for maintenance 1__ -----_-____ _ 20, 000. 00 12. CRESCENT CITY HARBOR, CALIF. Location.-Located 17 miles south of the Oregon State line and midway between San Francisco Bay and the mouth of the Columbia River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5895.) Existing project.-This provides for a rubble-mound breakwater 3,000 feet in length, bearing approximately S: 27 ° E. from Battery Point. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6.8 feet; the extreme range of tide is 12 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $1,145,000. The approved estimate for annual maintenance is $35,000. The existing project was adopted by the river and harbor act of July 18, 1918 (H.Doc. No. 434, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) The conditions of local cooperation were modified by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 4, 467th Cong., 2d sess.), and the project was modified by the act of January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 595, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are two wharves in this harbor, which are considered adequate for existing commerce. • Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work con- sisted of repairs to improvements at the land end of the breakwater. The cost was $2,635.61 for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,643.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1930 at a saving of $237,273 under the estimated cost. The total cost of the existing project was $907,726.88 for new work ($690,611.34 from United States funds and $217,115.54 from contributed funds) and $219,750.94 for maintenance ($191,866.48 from United States funds and $27,884.46 from contributed funds), a total of $1,127,477.82 ($882,477.82 from United States funds and $245,000 from contrib- asxclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1099 uted funds). The total expenditures were $1,127,476.07 ($882,476.07 from United States funds and $245,000 from contributed funds). Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1933 will be applied to maintenance contingencies. No work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ___------$690, 611. 34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ____- 866. 48 1______________- 191, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 __ - 882, 477..82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_________ 1. 75 1-___________ Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 882, 476. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 __ ___143. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 __--_____-_ 882, 619. 36 Fiscal year ending Junel) 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933. Cost of new work__.......__. _____ ______ $73, 257. 93 $375, 395. 83 $23, 929. 07 Cost of maintenance__________________ 113, 429. 01 10, 095. 24 15, 696. 71 $2, 257. 85 $2, 635. 61 Total cost___ ..---.. ......-- ___________ _ 186, 686. 94 385, 491. 07 39, 625. 78 2, 257. 85 2, 635. 61 Total expended______________ __________ 133, 860. 21 399, 183. 78 84, 275. 56 -1, 279.94 2, 643. 86 Allotted_ .------------- __ 345, 000. 00 100, 000. 00 -58, 000. 00 -2, 500. 00 1,119. 36. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ...... __ $1, 667. 79 Amount allotted from Wa;r Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931------------------------ $1, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_ __ __- -___ __ 200. 00 1, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for.__---__________-__ 2, 867. 79 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 80. 64 Net amount to be accounted for__- -------------_____- 2, 787. 15 Gross amount expended________________-- - ______- _ 2, 643. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------- __-__ 143. 29 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 1.75 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------------- 141. 54 13. NOYO RIVER, CALIF. Location.--This stream rises in the Coast Range Mountains and flows westerly, emptying into the Pacific Ocean through Noyo Cove, about 135 miles northwest of San Francisco. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Chart No. 5703.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of September 22, 19221 The cost under this project was $11,985.28 (not including $7,179.86 contributed funds) for new work and $32,096.55 (not including $820.14 contributed funds) for maintenance, a total of $44,081.83. 1Not including $245,000 contributed by local interests: $217,115.54 for new work and $27,884.46 for maintenance. 1100 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The expenditures were $44,081.83 from United States funds and $8,000 from contributed funds. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide and a channel in the river 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide extending to the highway bridge at Noyo, to be ob- tained by dredging and jetty construction. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.9 feet. The extreme range is about 11.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1930, is $180,000. The latest approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (S.Doc. No. 156, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 7 wharves, 3 oil terminals for fuel- ing fishing boats, and 1 boat-repair plant, equipped with marine rail- way. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Repairs to the jetty, commenced during the previous fiscal year, were completed in July 1932, 83 cubic yards of concrete being placed in that month, making a total of 937.4 cubic yards for the job. The channel at the mouth of the river was redredged by contract between October 17 and December 22, 1932, a total of 7,210 cubic yards of material being removed, all at a cost of $6,706.61 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $24,591.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. At the end of the fiscal year the controlling depth in the channel at the mouth of the river was 51/2 feet, thence about 8 feet to the head of the project. The cost and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $183,684.66 for new work and $18,252.71 for maintenance, a total of $201,937.37. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1933, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Redredging at the mouth of the river, by contract, October to December 1933 and again April to May 1934----------------- $10,000. 00 Balance remaining -------------------------- 1, 316. 60 Total------_-------------- ------------------------- 11, 316. 60 No work is contemplated for the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -------------------------- $195, 669.94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 50, 349. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 246, 019.20 Net total expenditures------- ----------------------------- 246, 019. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 11, 316. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ - 257, 335. 80 xNot including $8,000 contributed by local interests: $7,179.86 for new work, and $820.14 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1101 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------ ---------------------- _____... $48, 471.82 $127, 912. 84 ___ Cost of maintenance_ -------------. ___. - $3, 859. 60 $2, 444. 21 ------------ 11, 546. 10 $6, 706. 61 Total cost. __----------_ . ____......__ 3, 859. 60 2, 444. 21 48, 471. 82 139, 458. 94 6, 706. 61 Total expended--....-.......-__ _.____ _ 3, 766. 79 2, 504. 79 10, 308. 95 167, 036. 90 24, 591. 52 Allotted ----------------------------- 6, 500. 00 3, 000. 00 190, 000. 00 20, 000. 00 -64. 20 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_______ ___________________ $35, 972.32 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ---------- 64. 20 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 35, 908. 12 Gross amount expended___-____-- ----- __- 24, 591. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --_-________-- ___--- 11, 316. 60 14. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $7,682.62; the expenditures were $7,686.04. The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $26,508.35, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $24,000 can bei profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------- -------- $44, 052.28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933___--------------- __ ----- 345.22 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------- 43, 707. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------- ------------ - 26, 508. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 _____________ 70, 215. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....---------.............................................................. Cost of maintenance------------------- $2, 834. 71 $8, 791.03 $14, 001. 99 $10, 741. 93 $7, 682. 62 Total expended_.---------------.-------- 2, 798. 02 8, 568. 28 13, 441. 85 11, 212. 87 7, 686. 04 Allotted------------..............------------- ---- 9, 000. 00 8, 000. 00 13, 500. 00 6, 000. 00 32, 515. 41 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_- $1, 678.98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931------- ---------------------- $72. 05 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932- ------------------ 8, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933___ -------------------------- 25, 000.00 33, 072.05 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 34, 751.03 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-.------ _ 556. 64 Net amount to be accounted for__------------------------ 34, 194. 39 Gross amount expended_------------------------ 7, 686. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933___------------------- 26, 508. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 399. 89 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------26, 108. 46 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - -- - -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- 1935, for maintenance 24, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 1102 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 15. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for this project are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 Name of project port see report New work Maintenance - -- -- -- -- - - --- --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Napa River, Calif. .............. .. 1930 $27,555.55 $34,595.68 1 Inactive pending action by Congress on modifications recommended by the Chief of Engineers, December 8, 1931 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doec. No. 6, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted House Document Recommen- to Congress dation Albany Harbor, Calif_.. River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930. ----------------------- Berkeley Harbor, Calif_ ...... do................. --------------------- Corte Madera Creek, -..... do............. May 15, 1933 ----------------- ,-,- Unfavorable. Calif. Crescent City Harbor, Rivers and Harbors Calif. Committee Resolu- -------------,---,------ tion, June 14, 1933. Emeryville Harbor, River and Harbor Calif. Act, July 3, 1930. Humboldt Harbor and Senate committee re- July 1, 1933 -------------------- Do. Bay, Calif. solution, December 24, 1929. Humboldt Bay and Rivers and Harbors Harbor, Calif., im- Committee Resolu- provement of Arcata tion, Jan. 7, 1932. Channel. Humboldt Bay and Rivers and Harbors Harbor, Calif., im- Committee Resolu- .provement of inner tion, Dec. 9, 1932. channel. Humboldt Harbor and Rivers and Harbors Bay, Calif., modifica- Committee Resolu- ..----------............ tion of existing project. tion, Sept. 15, 1933. Oakland Harbor, Calif__ Rivers and Harbors May 1, 1933 Do. Committee Resolu- tion, Dec. 17, 1930. Oakland Harbor, Calif._ Rivers and Harbors Committee Resolu- tion, Aug. 18, 1933. Redwood Creek, Calif., Rivers and Harbors May 25,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. from Redwood City to Committee Resolu- Committee No. 10, San Francisco Bay. tion, Dec. 17, 1930. (73d Cong., 1st sess.). Richmond Harbor, Calif. Rivers and Harbors .....do ........Rivers and Harbors Do. Committee Resolu-. Committee No. 7, tion, Dec. 6, 1932. (73d Cong., 1st sess.). San Francisco Harbor, Rivers and Harbors Oct. 31,1932 Rivers and Harbors Do. Calif. Committee Resolu- Committee No. 50, tion, Jan. 8, 1932. (72d Cong., 2d sess.). San Francisco Bay Rivers and Harbors May 25,1933 Rivers and Harbors Do. (Lower) and Guada- Committee Resolu- Committee No. 8, lupe River, Calif. tion, Dec. 6, 1932. (73d Cong., 1st sess.). Trinidad Bay, Calif-.. - River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930. RIVERS AND HARBORS- SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1103 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT This district embraces the drainage basins of Suisun Bay, the Sac- ramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries, and those parts of southern Oregon and of northwestern Nevada which con- stitute that portion of the Great Basin that tends to drain toward central Nevada. District engineer: Capt. J. G. Drinkwater, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Thomas M. Robins, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. San Joaquin River, Calif_-- 1103 5. Feather River, Calif-------- 1116 2. Stockton and Mormon Chan- 6. Middle River and Empire nels (diverting canal), Cut, Calif---------------1117 Calif ------------------- 1109 7. Examinations, surveys, and 3. Mokelumne River, Calif..... 1111 contingencies (general)-... 1119 4. Sacramento River, Calif- 1112 1. SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, CALIF. Location.-San Joaquin River rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows 320 miles to Suisun Bay. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 26 feet deep at mean lower low water and 100 feet wide on the bottom, except in New York Slough, where the width is to be 300 feet, following the river route, from the mouth of New York Slough to the city of Stockton, a distance of 41.5 miles, via New York Slough, San Joaquin River, and Stockton Channel, with levees set back 230 feet from the center of the channel, and having suitable passing places with a turn- ing basin at Stockton; for dredging in Mormon Slough from its mouth to Center Street, Stockton, a distance of 1.7 miles, to a depth of 9 feet at mean lower low water and a width of 100 feet; for a depth of 9 feet in Fremont Channel and McLeod Lake; for cutting off sharp bends and making cut-offs in the river; for partial closing of side channels at Lairds Slough and Paradise Cut by weirs to con- fine the low-water flow to one main channel; and for snagging, re- moving overhanging trees, and constructing brush wing dams from the mouth of Stockton Channel to Hills Ferry, 86 miles, to facilitate light-draft navigation on this part of the river during higher stages of water. All depths are referred to mean lower low water. The following table shows the tide and flood conditions prevailing: San Joaquin River Range in feet Miles from Place of mouth Mean Extreme Ordinary Extreme river tidal 1 tidal flood flood Collinsville..................---------------- .....---------..------....--- 0 5.8 7. 0 8 0 9.9 Mouth, Stockton Channel__..... ..-- ....--------------... ... 38. 5 3.2 4. 5 8. 5 13.7 San Joaquin Bridge ....... ________... .. _ ..... 54. 5 1. 1 1. 5 17. 0 21.0 Hills Ferry .....------.............. . 124. 5 ------------.... --...... .- 12. 0 16. 0 1 Mean lower low water to mean higher high water. 16228--ENG 1933--70 1104 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $4,046,400. This amount includes $1,100,000 for the construction of two dredges and also $1,307,500 contributed by local interests toward the cost of dredging. The latest (1927) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $181,000 during the first year and $111,000 annually thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The acts of August 14, 1876, March 3, 1881, July 5, 1884, August 11, 1888, July 13, 1892, August 18, 1894, and June 3, 1896, provided for cutting off sharp bends and making cut-offs in San Joaquin River below the mouth of Stockton Channel, dredging Mormon Channel, snagging, removing obstructions, and construct- ing wing dams in San Joaquin River from Stockton Channel to Hills Ferry, and the partial closing of side channel at Laird Slough and Paradise Cut, without adopting any specific dimensions; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the 9-foot channel up to Stockton (H.Doc. No. 1124, 60th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 25, 1912, provided for the improvement of Fremont Channel and McLeod Lake (H.Doc. No. 581, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); and the act approved January 21, 1927, provided for the 26-foot project (H.Doc. No. 554, 68th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in House Docu- ments Nos. 332, Sixty-fifth Congress, first session, and 554, Sixty- eighth Congress, second session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the deepening of the 26-foot channel in San Joaquin River and Stockton Channel to 30 feet and for channel bottom widths of 150 feet above Criminal Point (Venice Island), and 300 feet below Criminal Point, as recom- mended by the Chief of Engineers under date of June 10, 1933, is included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction and future maintenance as and when needed. Conditions of local cooperation required under prior acts have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-In New York Slough there are 13 wharves: 1 is for deep-sea vessels and the remainder for river boats and fish boats; 1 has spur track; 2 have oil pipe lines. The city of Stock- ton port terminal is provided with rail service over a public belt railroad. There are seven privately owned warehouses on the river between Stockton Channel and the mouth of Old River, and one warehouse just above Santa Rita Slough. On the river below Stockton Channel, landings and sheds are used to handle traffic, except at Antioch and below, where extensive wharves and warehouses exist. In the delta country on both sides many warehouses have been constructed to store commodities later shipped on the main river. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1105 Operations and results during fiscal year.-A Government hopper dredge removed 423,975 cubic yards of material from the 26-foot channel section, at a cost of $48,386.07, and dredges, under contract, removed 4,637,105 cubic yards at a cost of $414,577.89. Dredges under contract placed 271,945 cubic yards of material in channel levees at a cost of $28,752.77. Surveys, grading levees, and planting willows, by hired labor, cost $31,665.39. Borings, totaling 2,073 linear feet, under contract, cost $2,779.76. Settlement of claim for pumping, under contract, was $1,933.95. The above was for new work and completes the San Joaquin River 26-foot channel. Dredges, under contract, removed 327,830 cubic yards from the 26-foot channel section at a cost of $38,276.30 for maintenance. Government plant and hired labor removed 72 snags and over- hanging trees from the lower river and 905 snags from the upper river at a cost of $6,624.07. Surveys and plant charges cost $6,274.90. A dredge, under contract, removed 4,380 cubic yards from the river channel below, and 84,120 cubic yards above Stockton, at a cost of $8,151.41. The above work was maintenance. Under authority of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3. 1930, a clamshell dredge, under contract, removed shoals from the following waterways, for maintenance, at a cost of: Salmon Slough, 10,000 cubic yards ------------ $889. 15 Crocker Cut, 8,000 cubic yards------------------------------------ 986. 11 Old River, 9,400 cubic yards___________________________________ 981. 99 Tom Paine Slough, 21,000 cubic yards__- 985. 55 Doughty Cut, 10,000 cubic yards------------------------------- 971. 18 The costs for the year were $592,236.49, of which $287,135.09 was United States funds and $240,960.74 contributed funds, for new work, and $64,140.66 was United States funds for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $707,508.04, of which $466,547.30 was United States funds and $240,960.74 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 97 percent completed. The 26-foot channel from Suisun Bay to Stockton, via New York Slough, San Joaquin River, and Stockton Channel, 41.5 miles in length, has been completed. A 4-foot depth is available in Mormon Channel. The controlling depth in Fremont Channel and McLeod Lake is 9 feet. The river from the mouth of Stockton Channel up to Hills Ferry usually has a controlling depth of 6 feet from April to June, inclusive. Navigation in this section above San Joaquin Bridge (Southern Pacific Railroad crossing) is impracticable in the low stages after June. Total cost was $4,056,766.54, of which $1,968,550.27 was United States funds and $1,307,500 contributed funds for new work, and $780,716.27 United States funds for maintenance. Total expendi- tures were $4,064,432.69, of which $2,756,932.69 was United States funds and $1,307,500 contributed funds. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $79,652.45, plus subsequent allotments from regu- lar maintenance and improvement funds, amounting to $36,847.55, 1106 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 and accounts receivable amounting to $1,133.14, will be applied as, follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933__---------------------------- $2, 078.91 Maintenance: Dredging 26-foot channel in San Joaquin River near Turner Cut 10 miles below Stockton, by contract clamshell dredge, August and September 1933 ------------------------------------ $37, 180. 00 Dredging 26-foot channel in New York Slough (San Joaquin River) from its mouth at Suisun Bay, 3 miles upstream, by contract hydraulic dredge, August to November 1933 ________-----__ __ 42, 581.28 Dredging 30-foot channel where needed in San Joaquin River from its mouth upstream to Stock- ton Channel, and in the latter up to Edison Street, at Stockton, by contract hydraulic dredge, in November or December 1933----- ----------- 17, 250.00; Removal of snags, by Government plant and hired labor, in the river where needed, from its mouth to Southern Pacific (Lathrop) Bridge, 55 miles, from September 1933 to February 1934 -------- 3, 600.00 Dredging in tributary channels, 'south of 26-foot channel, under hourly basis contract for hire of clamshell dredge, in October or November 1933__, 4, 000. 00 Resurveys of channels and levees, and miscella- neous surveys, estimates, and inspections, by Gov- ernment plant and hired labor, July 1933 to June 1934---7,--------------------------------- . 200.00 Total for maintenance --------------------------- 112, 176. 46 Total authorized ordinary withdrawals-__________ - 113, 890. 19 An allotment of $907,000 under the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, will be applied to dredging the 30-foot channel in San Joaquin River and Stockton Channel from mouth of the river to Stockton, by contract hydraulic dredges, October 1933 to June 1934. The additional sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging 9-foot channel in Stockton Channel above Edison Street, Stockton; in Mormon Channel, Fremont Channel, and McLeod Lake by contract, July to December 1934_ --------- __ .- $2, 0001 Dredging 30-foot channel in Stockton Channel below Edison Street, and in San Joaquin River where needed, total distance 42 miles, by contract, July to December 1934 _.----- -___- __-____- 65, 000 Removing shoals by clamshell dredge, in the river between Stock- ton Channel and Lathrop Bridge, 16 miles upstream, by contract, August or September 1934------------------------------------- 3, 000 Snagging in main river, above and below Stockton Channel, by Government plant and hired labor, as required--- ---------- 5, 000 Dredging in tributary channels by clamshell dredge by contract, July or August 1934------------------------------------- 5, 000, Total------- -------------------------------- 80, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1107 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933____________________________ $1, 968, 550. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933________________ -- _______ 780, 716. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933___________ 2, 749, 266. 54 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933___________ 8, 611. 92 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_______________________ 2, 757, 878. 46 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 _______________________ 1, 133. 14 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 _______________________ 2, 759, 011. 60 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933___ 2, 078. 91 Net total expenditures_________________________ 2, 756, 932. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ___________________________ 112, 757. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___________ 2, 869, 689. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---------_ $17, 892. 82 $55, 055. 85 $648, 899. 42 $509, 536. 08 $287, 135. 09 Cost of maintenance--_- __ ---- -- --- 18, 713. 07 3, 331. 06 6, 766. 93 17, 293. 52 64, 140. 66 Total cost_------------ ---------- 36, 605. 89 58, 386. 91 655, 666. 35 526, 829. 60 351, 275. 75 'Total expended----__-----------_ . 37, 653. 21 29, 579. 74 421, 059. 57 679, 436. 73 466, 547. 30 Allotted____.--------------------_ 206,500.00 248,000. 00 236,000.00 145, 000.00 575, 887. 74 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932.---------- $3, 416.61 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------_ $407, 500. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932 600. 00 1--------------------38, Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 5, 000. 00 7------------------------- 621, 100. 00 Amount to be accounted for 624, 516. 61 __-----------------------------_ Deductions on account of revocation of: Allotment -------------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 Impounded funds----------------------------- 10, 212. 26 45, 212. 26 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 579, 304. 35 Gross amount expended----------------------- 504, 605. 16 Less: Reimbursements collected------------ $37, 718. 74 Receipts from sales------------------ 339. 12 38, 057. 86 466, 547.30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 112, 757.05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------ 2, 919. 68 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----- ------ -8, 592. 82 11, 512. 50 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------------- 101, 244. 55 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 1, 133. 14 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ... ---- 102, 377. 69 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act----------- 907,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ,009,377.69 1--------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1------------------------------------ 80, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1108 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARlIMY, 1933 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $1, 307, 500. 00 Net total expenditures _____---------- - ---------- , 307, 500. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933-------------------- 1, 307, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.---.--- --------- ------ $33. 56 $43, 073 29 $400, 387.37 $609, 545.04 $240,960.74 Cost of maintenance---- -------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ Total expended------------------------- 33.56 43, 073.29 400,387.37 609,545.04 240, 960. 74 Contributed----__------- _-------------- 35,000.00 365,000.00 191,500.00 600,000.00 116, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------- ----- $124, 960. 74 Amount contributed by city of Stockton- ------- 116, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 240, 960. 74 Gross amount expended---------------------------------- 240, 960. 74 CONSOLIDATED COST' AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, CALIF. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $3, 276, 050. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 780, 716. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 4, 056, 766. 54 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933--------- 8, 611.92 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 4, 065, 378. 46 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 1, 133. 14 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933----------------------- 4, 066, 511. 60 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 2, 078.91 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 4, 064, 432. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 112, 757. 05 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1933------ ----------------------------------- 4, 177, 189. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----------------- $17,926. 38 $98, 129. 14 $1,049,286. 79 $1, 119, 081. 12 $528, 095. 83 Cost of maintenance ................. 18, 713. 07 3, 331.06 6, 766. 93 17, 293. 52 64, 140. 66 Total cost ------------------- 36, 639. 45 101,460 20 1, 056, 053. 72 1, 136, 374. 64 592,236.49 Total expended......___.._____ .... ... 37, 686. 77 2,653. 03 821, 446. 94 1, 288, 981.77 707, 508. 04 Allotted and contributed----....-------.. ... 241,500. 00 613,000. 00 441, 500. 00 745, 000.00 691,887. 74 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- ......... -------. __- $128, 377. 35 Amount contributed by city of Stockton-----------$116, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------- 407, 500. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932 ..--... 138, 600. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-----------------75, 000. 00 737, 100. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ ---- __ -------- _--_-865, 477. 35 1 Does not include $8,500 contributed by city of Stockton in 1928 for making surveys for right of way, nor $6,000 contributed by the city of Stockton in 1929 for widening channel at Banner Island Turning Basin. RIVERS AND IARBORS-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1109 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment_ _______-____- - $35, 000. 00 Revocation of impounded funds-------__ 10, 212. 26 $45, 212. 26 Net amount to be accounted for-.. ___----_____------ 820, 265. 09 Gross amount expended------- ----- _____ ____ 745, 565.90 Less : Reimbursements collected-__--- $37, 718. 74 Receipts from sales ------- ___ ---- 339. 12 38, 057. 86 707, 508.04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------- ___-_-112, 757. 05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ___________ 2, 919. 68 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 8, 592. 82 11, 512. 50 Balance available June 30, 1933______________ _______- 101, 244. 55 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 1, 133. 14 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__________ 102, 377. 69 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ________ 907, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1935________________- -- 1, 009, 377. 69 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1___________________________________ 80, 000. 00 2. STOCKTON AND MORMON CHANNELS (DIVERTING CANAL), CALIF. Location.-This is an artificial cut located about 2 miles northeast of Stockton. (See .S. Geological Survey Sheet " Stockton quad- rangle.") Existing project. This provides for diverting the waters of Mor- mon Slough before reaching Mormon and Stockton Channels by means of a dam in the slough 3 miles east of Stockton, and a canal 150 feet wide, with average cut of 7.9 feet, thence to the north branch of the Calaveras River, 4.63 miles; by the enlargement of the cross section of this branch to 1,550 square feet, thence to its mouth at the San Joaquin River, 5 miles; and by the construction of a levee along the west side of the canal and the south side of the north branch of the Calaveras River from the material excavated. The height of the levee is limited by necessary railway and highway crossings to about 3 feet above the contemplated flood surface. The canal is empty during the greater part of the year, but at times of extreme flood there is a depth of about 12 feet, and at ordinary flood a depth of about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1906, was $280,395. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H.Doc. No. 152, 55th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1899, p. 3188). The latest published map is in House Document No. 256, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-See report on San Joaquin River, Calif. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Brush and trees were cleared from 186 acres of the canal by hired labor at a cost of 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1110 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 $5,731.07. Surveys and inspections cost $972.94. Total costs were $6,704.01, for maintenance. The expenditures were $7,328.02. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1910 at a saving of $27,244 under the estimated cost. Most of the silt formerly deposited in Stockton and Mormon Channels is diverted therefrom by this canal, thereby obviating serious incon- veniences to navigation and the expensive annual dredging formerly necessary in these channels. Total cost was $337,128.17, of which $253,151.03 was for new work and $83,977.14 for maintenance. The expenditures were $337,068.66. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $1,451.68, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $59. 51 Maintenancee: Removal of brush, overhanging trees, and other obstruc- tions froni the channel and banks of both sections of the diverting canal, by Government plant and hired labor, October and November 1933------------ -------------------------------------- 1,090.00 Balance remaining ----------------------------------------- 302. 17 1, 451.68 The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Removal of brush, overhanging trees, and other obstructions from the channel and banks of both sections of the diverting canal, by Government plant and hired labor or by contract, July to December 1934---------------------------------------- $2, 000 Dredging deposits of silt from the Calaveras section of the diverting canal, by contract, November or December 1934-------------- 3, 000 Total----- ---------------------------------------- 5, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------$253, 151.03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_------------------------ 83,977.14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------337, 128. 17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 59. 51 Net total expenditures----- ------------------------- 337, 068. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 1, 451. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -------------- 338, 520. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...---- .--- ...------- Cost of maintenance-........-------......---------- $3, 696.89 $4, 907.91 $3, 222. 93 $2,988. 70 $6, 704.01 Total expended--.--..................------------------- 3, 482. 09 5, 174. 34 2, 417, 03 3, 148. 90 7, 328. 02 llotted .........--------------............------------------.. 3, 200. 00 5,000. 00 4, 500, 00 ------------ 4, 425.34 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1111 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________-------------- - $4,354.36 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 -------------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------ - 9, 354. 36 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ----------- 574. 66 Net amount to be accounted for----------_-------..... 8,779. 70 Gross amount expended -- ------------------ 7, 328. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--___- ____ ____-- 1,451. 68 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 59. 51 Balance available June 30, 1933_.-- __-___-...-- 1,392. 17 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1__________ __-_ -_ __ _ 5, 000.00 3. MOKELUMNE RIVER, CALIF. Location.-This river rises near the crest of the Sierra Nevada and empties into the San Joaquin River 20 miles above the mouth of the latter. (See U.S. Geological Survey " Topographic Map of the Sacramento Valley, Calif.") Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags and ob- structions and occasional dredging of shoals from the mouth of the river to Galt-New Hope Bridge, a distance of 35 miles, including both forks. The mean low low-water depths considered sufficient for needs of navigation are as follows: Mokelumne River Location of section going upstream Depth Length Feet Miles Mouth of river to lower junction North and South Forks-------------------------- 11 4 Lower junction North and South Forks to Snodgrass Slough via North Fork- .--- 9 8 Snodgrass Slough to upper junction North and South Forks via North Fork _. _ 4 1 Lower junction North and South Forks to upper junction of same at New Hope Landing via South Fork .-------------------------------------------------- 9 14 New Hope Landing to Galt-New Hope Bridge - ---------------------- 3 8 At low-river stages the range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at the mouth is 4 feet, with extreme tidal range of 5 feet; there is no tide at the upper end, just above Galt- New Hope Bridge. Ordinarily flood fluctuation is 5.5 feet at the mouth and 12 feet at the upper end. Extreme flood fluctuation is 8 feet at the mouth and 17 feet at the upper end. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1881, was $8,250. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 5, 1884. (Annual Report for 1882, p. 2637.) For latest pub- lished map see House Document No. 1160, Sixty-third Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-The Western Pacific Railroad has a ware- house at Terminous, on Potato Slough; otherwise commodities are handled on landings or directly on the banks at various points. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. 1Exclusive of available funds. 1112 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Government plant and hired labor removed 246 snags from the river channel at a cost and expenditure of $1,637.56 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1885. Controlling depths are as shown in the table under Existing project, except in the third section, where 3 feet is the con- trolling depth. The channel is reasonably free of obstructions to the head of navigation, except for a few that usually develop at low- water stages in the fall. Total cost and expenditures were $54,597.56, of which $8,500 were for new work and $46,097.56 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be applied to removing snags, overhanging trees, and other obstructions by Government plant and hired labor, November 1933. The additional sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging sand bars and shoals by contract, December 1934 -------- $1, 200 Removing snags, overhanging trees, and other obstructions by Gov- ernment plant and hired labor, September 1934------------------ 800 Total------- ----------------------------------- 2,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___ ------ $8, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 46, 097. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------54, 597. 56 Net total expenditures__--_---- ------------------------------ 54, 597. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 360. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------54, 958. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work......... Cost of maintenance- ------------------ $6, 757.80 $3, 030. 77 $4, 905. 59 ------------ $1, 637. 56 Total expended....------------------------- 427. 38 9, 369. 25 4, 905. 59 .........------------ 1, 637. 56 Allotted-------------------------...........................----......5, 800. 00 3, 000. 00 3, 700. 00 ---------- 1, 998. 32 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------- ------------------------------- $2, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 1.68 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------1, 998.32 Gross amount expended------------..------------------------ 1, 637. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 360. 76 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1--------------2,000.00 4. SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF. Location.-This river is formed by numerous streams draining the Trinity and Warner Mountains in northern California, and empties into Suisun Bay at Collinsville. (See U.S. Geological Sur- vey "Topographic map of the Sacramento Valley, Calif.") 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SACRtAMENTO, CALIF., DITiRfiC 1113 Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of March 3,1875, August 7, 1882, December 21, 1889, July 13, 1892, and August 18, 1894. The cost and expenditures thereunder prior to commencement of opera- tions under the existing project in 1899 were $738,918.14, of which $185,198.19 is estimated as for new work and $553,719.95 for mainte- nance. For further details see page 1985, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project. This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean lower low water and 150 to 200 feet wide from the mouth of the river to Sacramento, 59 miles; thence 4 feet deep at low water to Colusa., 86.2 miles; thence 3 feet deep at low water to Chico Land- ing, 51.3 miles; and such depths as practicable thence to Red Bluff, 52.4 miles. Below Sacramento the results are to be obtained by means of wing dams at or near shoals, supplemented by dredging. Above Sacramento the results are to be obtained by removal of snags and concentration of the channel by temporary works. The follow- ing table shows the tidal and flood conditions prevailing: Saoraslento River Miles Range in feet Place from mouth Mean Extreme Ordinary Extreme of river tidal I tidal flood flood Collinsville ..------------------------------------ 0 5. 8 7. 0 8 9. 9 Sacramento-_ 59. 0 2 2. 0 3. 0 20 30. 0 Vernon 7-------------9. 3 Trace 20 24.O0 Colusa -.... 145. 2-_------------ - 25 32. 0 Chico Landing_- 196.5 -------------------- 20 25.0 Red Bluff - 248.9 _ 24 29.0 1 Mean lower low water to mean higher high water. 2 Tide at low-water season only. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $198,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects on the Sacra- mento River below Sacramento. The latest (1930) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $200,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act approved March 3, 1899, provided for a depth of 7 feet below Sacramento (H.Docs. No. 186, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and No. 48, 55th Cong., 3d sess.); the act of July 25, 1912, provided for the work above Sacramento (H.Doc. No. 76, 62d Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the 10-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 123, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published maps of the section below Sacramento see House Document No. 1123, Six- tieth Congress, second session; and of the section above Sacramento, House Document No. 76, Sixty-second Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.--In House Document No. 1893, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session, it was recommended that Chico Landing, instead of Red Bluff, be made the head of the improvement. Terminal facilities.-At Sacramento there are 4,810 linear feet of wharves, of which 1,850 linear feet are owned by the city and 420 linear feet are open to general public use. There are 245,700 square feet of warehouse space, of which 103,700 square feet are owned by the city and 21,000 square feet are open to general public use. 1114 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 On the west bank, opposite Sacramento, are four wharves of a total length of 350 feet, with 108,560 square feet of warehouse space, all privately owned and used. Between Sacramento and Chico Landing there are 47 warehouses, and numerous small landings. Freight is also handled directly on the bank. Between Sacramento and the mouth of the river there are, in addition to 1,440 linear feet of wharf with warehouse facilities at Rio Vista, 17 large wharves, about 36 large warehouses, and many small warehouses and landings, all owned and operated by private interests. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal iyear.-Above Sacramento Government plant and hired labor removed 3,989 logs, snags, and other obstructions and 14,150 cubic yards of material from the river channel; repaired 45 wing dams and 9 dolphins; and drove 5 dol- phins, at a total cost of $37,403.05. A hired clamshell dredge re- moved 4,800 cubic yards of material from the river channel at a cost of $543.03. At and below Sacramento Government plant and hired labor dredged 443,300 cubic yards from shoals at a cost of $38,250.81; removed 13 logs and snags from river channel; placed 70,800 cubic yards of material in spoil-area embankments; planted grass on 21 acres and performed other miscellaneous work on spoil area; and repaired 54 wind dams, at a cost of $42,020.60. A hired clamshell dredge removed 81,530 cubic yards from the river channel and 51,700 cubic yards from Steamboat Slough, at a cost of $16,462.16. A bituminous-surfaced road, 600 feet long, was constructed under con- tract at a cost of $1,273.49. General and miscellaneous surveys of the river cost $8,123.15. Plant charged to completed work was $20,673.22. Total cost of these activities was $164,749.51 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $138,889.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The former 7-foot project for work below Sacramento was completed in 1904. The existing proj- ect-10-foot channel-was completed in 1931. The controlling low- water depths in August 1932 were as follows: From the mouth of the river to the mouth of Cache Slough, 17 feet; from the mouth of Cache Slough to Sacramento, 10 feet; from Sacramento to Colusa, 21/,2 feet; from Colusa to Butte City (26 miles above), 2 feet; from Butte City to Sidds Landing (8 miles above), 13/4 feet. There is no, regular navigation above Sidds Landing, 179.4 miles above the mouth, and maintenance work has been done above this point since 1921. The total cost was $2,597,525.79, of which $196,616.74 was for m new work and $2,400,909.05 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,663,158.03. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $50,937.23, with accounts receivable, $2,130.42, and subsequent allotments totaling $83,489.34 a total of $136,556.99, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933 _______ _____ $5,598. 83 Outstanding checks June 30, 1933--------------------------------- 1,958. 16 Total deductions--- ---------------------------- 7, 556. 90 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1115 Maintenance : Dredging at Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, including purchase and preparation of additional spoil area, July and August 1933 and May and June 1934 __ $83, 000 Dredging below Sacramento, by contract, July to Sep- tember 1933--_ __ _ __ _ 7, 000 Snagging below Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, December 1933_ 1, 200 Maintenance of wing-dam system at and below Sacra- mento, by Government plant and hired labor, July to October 1933 and June 1934 ____________ 23, 500 Dredging above Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, July and August 1933 _ 1, 800 Snagging above Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, July to September 1933 and May and June 1934-- --- 3, 500 Maintenance of wing-dam system above Sacremento, by Government plant and hired labor, July to October 1933 and June 1934_________________ ______ 4, 000 General survey of river, November 1933 to April 1934__ 5, 000 Total for maintenance_-----______--___ $129,000.00 Total authorized ordinary withdrawals--------__ _______--- 136, 556. 99 The additional sum of $165,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging at Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, including expense for spoil area, July to September 1934-------- $75, 000 Dredging below Sacramento, by contract, August 1934------------ , 000 Snagging below Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, December 1934 ----------------------------------------- 4, 000 Maintenance of wing-dam system at and below Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, July to November 1934------- 39, 000 Dredging above Sacramento, by contract, September 1934 --------- 4, 000 Dredging above Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, July and August 1934 ------------------------------------ 3, 000 Snagging above Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, July to October 1934----------- ------------------------ 18, 000 Maintenance of wing-dam system above Sacramento, by Government plant and hired labor, July to November 1934---------------- 16, 000 Total ---------------- ---------------------------- 165, 000 Cost aund financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------$381, 814. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------ ----------------- 2, 954, 629. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------3, 336, 443. 93 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 69, 100. 65 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---- ----------------- 3, 405, 544. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 2, 130. 42 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------- 3, 407, 675. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 5, 598. 83 Net total expenditures-- -- ----------------------- 3, 402, 076. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 50, 937.23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------3, 453, 013.40 1116 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -.. ._-- ___.---------- $70, 452. 97 $29, 443. 66 $25, 042. 46 _-_ .--- -. ... ...----------- Cost of maintenance--....-------------- 115, 988. 81 173, 447. 73 194, 989. 70 $171, 318. 45 $164, 749. 51 Total cost--------- --------------- 186, 441. 78 202,891.39 220, 032. 16 171, 318. 45 164, 749. 51 Total expended.......-----............----------.. 186, 485. 44 187, 276. 71 213, 255. 61 233, 209. 31 138, 889. 82 Alloted.............. 217, 000. 00 ......--------------- 147, 000. 00 234, 000. 00 88, 699. 24 141, 252. 33 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $48, 574. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------------------------------------- 150,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for...----------------------------- 198, 574. 72 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--.------- 8, 747. 67 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------. 189, 827. 05 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $162, 582. 95 Less : Reimbursements collected ------------ $23, 593.13 Receipts from sales----------------- 100. 00 23, 693. 13 138, 889.82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 50, 937. 23 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------- 5,282.82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- -12,061.10 17, 343. 92 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 33, 593.31 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- --- 2, 130. 42 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------35, 723. 73 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1--------------__ 165, 000. 00 5. FEATHER RIVER, CALIF. Location.-This river rises in the Sierra Nevada, and empties into the Sacramento River about 20 miles above the city of Sacramento. (See U.S. Geological Survey sheet " Topographic Map of the Sacra- mento Valley, Calif.") Previous projects.-Adopted by act approved July 27, 1916, with- out previously published report. The cost and expenditures prior to the adoption of the existing project were $6,169.46, of which $6,159.90 was from contributed funds and $9.56 from the United States funds. Existing project.-This provides for improvement of the river from its mouth to Marysville by providing for a channel of such depths as may be practicable at an average annual cost not in excess of $10,000, and that no local cooperation be required in addition to the contribution already made by local interests in accordance with the requirement of the act of Congress of July 27, 1916. The latest (1931) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $1,500. Ordinary flood fluctuation is 20 feet, and extreme flood fluctuation is about 25 feet. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1117 No. 1, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) (For latest published map see U.S. Geological Survey "Topographic Map of the Sacramento Val- ley, Calif.") Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are several small landings, all pri- vately owned. All other traffic is handled directly on the bank. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done and there were no costs or expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-This project is one of mainte- nance. The controlling depth from the mouth at Vernon up to Marysville is usually 3 feet from about February 15 to June 15. The channel and banks have been cleared of the worst obstructions and any possible navigation thereby facilitated. The work remain- ing to be done is the removal of obstructions and construction of wing dams as needed. The cost and expenditures for all work under this project were $7,819.05 for maintenance, of which $3,978.95 were United States funds and $3,840.10 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-There was no balance unexpended at the end of the year and no operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1934. The additional sum of $1,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for removing obstructions from channel and banks by snagging, wing dams, and dredging work (as needed), by contract or hired labor. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933______ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 19331______________________ _ $3, 988. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933__________________ 3, 988. 51 Net total expenditures 1--- ------- ------ 3, 988. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933___________________ 3, 988. 51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----------------------- Cost of maintenance_______---------- .....----- __ .... $1, 356. 09 $2, 127. 61 - ------------ ------------------------ Total expended ......------ 1, 356. 09 2, 127. 61 ............ Allotted--..-------------.. ..------...---------------------- $2,000. 00 1, 500. 00 - . -$16. 30 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____________---- ____________ $16. 30 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------- ------------------------- 1, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________________________ 1, 516.30 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______________ 1, 516. 30 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance_____________________________ 1, 500. 00 6. MIDDLE RIVER AND EMPIRE CUT, CALIF. Location.-Middle River is a connecting slough in the delta region of the San Joaquin River. It connects with San Joaquin River 17 1 In addition $10,000 was expended from contributed funds. 1118 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 miles below the city of Stockton. Empire Cut is an artificial water- way, providing with Whiskey Slough and Turner Cut a connecting waterway between Middle River and San Joaquin River. (See U.S. Geological Survey, California quadrangles Bouldin, Woodward Island, Holt, Union Island, Stockton, and Lathrop.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep at mean lower low water and 100 feet wide through the shoal at the junction of Empire Cut and Middle River, Calif. The length of the section requiring dredging is about 500 feet. The mean range of tide in Middle River and Empire Cut is about 3 feet during seasons of extreme low water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1928 is $3,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $800. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 481, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the above document and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 48, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of July 13, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project to provide a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide in Middle River below Borden Highway Bridge, in Latham Slough between Middle River and Empire Cut, and in Empire Cut, Whiskey Slough, and Turner Cut between Middle River and San Joaquin River, all at an estimated cost of $6,500 for new work, with $1,500 annually for maintenance, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 48, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities on these waterways, other than bank landings along the channels. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in January 1931, at a saving of $1,400 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth is 9 feet at mean lower low water. Total costs and expenditures were $1,600 for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $800, will be expended in maintenance dredging, by contract, in the channel across the shoal at the junction of Middle River and Empire Cut in October or November 1933. The additional sum of $800 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 in maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore a 9-foot channel across the shoal at the junction of Middle River and Empire Cut. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--_,___________--_____ $1, 600.00 Total cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 , 600. 00 1_____________ Net total expenditures__------------------------ ----------------- , 600. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_-------------------------------800. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__---- 2, 400. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1119 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------------------.......................... ---- ... ....... ------------ $1,600. 00 -. Cost of maintenance... ..-............... .... . ... ... . .................... Total expended........................------------------...------------------------1, 600. 00 ---...-------........... Allotted.....------------------------------------------------ 1, 600. 00 ------------ $800. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------ ------------------------------------- ------- $800 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------- 800 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for mintenance 1 --- ---------------------------------- 800 7. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $13,360.22, the expenditures were $13,526.94. The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $1,453.21, and allotment of $8,000 made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ___________------------ $61, 939. 59 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933_------- .. ----------- __ --- 74. 18 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933__--------------_- 62, 013. 77 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-- --- ---------- _ 145. 49 Net total expenditures_ .... ________ ______------- 61, 868. 28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__ _---------------------------- 1,453. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------63,321.49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .------------------------ Cost of maintenance ------------------- $5, 796. 47 $7, 602. 61 $13, 472. 00 $21, 708. 29 $13, 360. 22 Total expended . ............------------------... 5, 697. 20 7, 243. 17 12, 735. 19 22, 665. 78 13, 526. 94 Allotted__.........--------------------------- 11, 800. 00 4, 000. 00 18, 000. 00 14, 000. 00 14, 321. 49 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_------------------------------ $658. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930_--_ ------------------------- $16. 30 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 000.00 1-------------------------5, Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_ 1 11 1 111----------------- 500. 00 15, 516. 34 Amount to be accounted for__ ____-----------------_ 16, 174. 96 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds , 194. 81 1---------- Net amount to be accounted for-------------- ------------ 14, 980. 15 2 Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933- 71 1120 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $17,242.61 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 3, 715. 67 $13,526.94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------ 1, 453. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933- ----------- --------- 164.12 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------- 1, 289. 09 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 74.18 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 363. 27 1--------------, Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------------------- --------- 8, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934-------------------- 9, 363.27 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1-------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act to Congress House Document Recommenda- to Congress tion Mokelumne River, Act Jan. 31, 1931_............________..... ........ Calif., and its tribu- taries (flood control). Sacramento River, Rivers and Harbors Calif. Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 18, 1933. Sacramento and Kern Rivers and Harbors Rivers, Calif. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 5, 1933. San Joaquin River and Senate committee June 10, 1933 ..............--------------------...... Favorable. Stockton Channel, resolution, June 29, Calif. 1932. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT This district comprises Oregon, that part of the State of Wash- ington the waters of which are tributary to the Columbia River below the Snake River, and the Snake River Basin in Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada. District engineer: Maj. Oscar O. Kuentz, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Thomas M. Robins. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Coquille River, Oreg ....... 1121 14. Operating and care of canal 2. Coos Bay, Oreg--------- 1123 and locks at Willamette 3. Coos River, Oreg- ..------ 1126 Falls, Oreg_ 1156 4. Umpqua River, Oreg 1128 15. Operating and care of lock 5. Yaquina River, Oreg 1130 and dam in Yamhill River, 6. Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg .. ..... 1158 Oreg__-------------- 1132 16. Operating and care of Cas- 7. Tillamook Bay and Bar, cades Canal, Columbia Oreg---------------- 1135 River, Oreg__ 1159 8. Nehalem Bay, Oreg ------- 1138 17. Operating and care of The 9. Columbia River at mouth, Dalles-Celilo Canal _- -- 1162 Oreg. and Wash-....... 1140 18. Lewis River, Wash........ 1164 10. Skipanon Channel, Oreg __ 1143 19. Cowlitz River, Wash ..... 1166 11. Columbia and Lower Wil- 20. Skamokawa Creek, Wash_ 1168 lamette River, below Van- 21. Deep River, Wash __.. 1169 couver, Wash., and Port- 22. Examinations, surveys, and land, Oreg----------- 1145 contingencies (general) -- 1170 12. Clatskanie River, Oreg _ _ _ _ 1150 23. Other projects for which no 13. Willamette River above estimates are submitted - 1172 Portland and Yamhill River, Oreg---------- 1152 SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1121 1. COQUILLE RIVER, OREG. Location.-This river rises in the Coast Range, flows in a general westerly direction for about 100 miles, and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Bandon, Oreg., about 225 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River and 420 miles north of San Francisco Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5802 and 5971.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 14, 1880, and July 13, 1892. The cost and expenditures were, for new work $340,725.58, and for maintenance $41,467.17, making a grand total of $382,192.75. For further details see page 1986 of the Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for two rubble mound high-tide jetties at the river mouth, the south jetty 2,700 feet long and the north 3,450 feet; and for a channel, 16 feet deep at mean lower low water, between the sea and the eastern end of the north jetty. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at the river mouth is 6 feet, and the extreme range about 10 feet. At Myrtle Point the tidal range is about 1 foot, and maximum freshet stages are about 20 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $275,600, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000 for dredg- ing. There is no approved estimate for maintenance of jetties. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for the jetties (S.Ex.Doc. No. 14, 45th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1879, p. 1806); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for channels of varying dimen- sions above Bandon (H.Doc. No. 673, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 2, 1919, provided for a 13-foot channel from the ocean to Bandon (H.Doc. No. 207, 65th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for deepening the channel between the sea and the eastern end of the north jetty (H.Doc. No. 186, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map of the entrance is found in the last-mentioned document, and that of the river in House Document No. 70, Sixty-fifth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-At Bandon there are four wharves. Be- tween Bandon and Coquille there are several small privately owned wharves. At Coquille the city owns 527 feet of water front and maintains 236 feet of municipal wharves. There are also several privately owned wharves in this vicinity. The existing terminals are adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fscal year.-New work on the re- vised 16-foot project below Bandon in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year by drag-line scraper No. 1 was discontinued January 14, 1933, owing to lack of funds. During that period the drag line removed 17,290 cubic yards of sand, gravel, and boulders, at a cost of $0.81 per cubic yard, obtaining depths from 14 to 16 feet. New work, including surveys and inspections for the year, cost $19,513.02. The expenditures were $22,924,10. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, which in- cludes the entrance from the ocean to Bandon, is about 95 percent completed. The jetties were completed in 1907, and the entrance 1122 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 channel was dredged to 12 and 13 feet in November 1925. The outer 300 feet of the north jetty and the outer 200 feet of the south jetty enrockments have subsided below the ordinary low-water level. The crest of the remaining portions of the enrockments is above low water. A survey of the entrance in May 1933 shows a controlling depth of 12 feet in a channel 200 feet wide across the ocean bar on project channel line. The controlling depth from the ocean bar to Bandon was 12 feet in a channel about 150 feet wide. The total cost of the existing project was as follows: United States Contributed Total funds funds New work ..------. ------------- -----------------....... $316,640.21 $72, 891. 20 $389, 531.41 Maintenance.. ------.....----------------------------------------- 112,307.22 -------------- 112, 307.22 Total....--- ----- --------------- -------------- 428, 947.43 72, 891.20 501, 838.63 The expenditures totaled $437,261.26. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $20,100.49, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $5.00 Maintenance dredging, with Government plant and hired labor, April, May, and June 1934------------------------------19, 995. 00 Subtotal---- --------------------------------------- 20,000. 00 Balance remaining__---------------- 100. 49 Total-------------------- 20, 100. 49 The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging, with Government plant and hired labor, in entrance channel, during July and August 1934 and May and June 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-___--_---1 _____ $657, 365. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_------_________________ 153, 774.39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------811, 140. 18 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 8,318. 08 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_________________________ 819, 458.26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_________________________ 4.25 Net total expenditures-__________-____________- 1819, 454.01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933___________________________ 20, 100. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------- 839, 554. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-------------..................... -$35, 438. 35 $86, 062. 88 $19, 513. 02 Cost of maintenance-------------------....................... $7, 557. 40 $5, 817.79 8, 445. 80 ..-----------........... Total cost....----------------------- 7, 557.40 5,817.79 43, 884.15 86,062.88 19, 513.02 Total expended......----------------------................... 12, 736. 52 773.34 37, 033. 28 91, 422. 82 22, 924. 10 Allotted .................... ... 5, 000.00 8,400. 0 108000. 00 30,000.00 18, 861.80 1 Exclusive of $72,89.20 expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1123 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $24, 162.79 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------- --------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ...--------------------------------- 44, 162. 79 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------------1,138. 20 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 43, 024. 59 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $28, 286. 75 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 5, 362. 65 22, 924.10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-----------------------20, 100.49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------ 5. 00 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 20, 095.49 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1-------- ----------------- 20, 000.00 2. COOS BAY, OREG. Location.-This bay is located on the Oregon coast about 200 miles south of the mouth of Columbia River and 445 miles north of San Francisco Bay. It is about 13 miles long and 1 mile wide, with an area at high tide of about 15 square miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5802 and 5984.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1879, September 19, 1890, and August 18, 1894. Both the cost and expenditures there- under were $980,897.27, of which $802,096.44 was for new work and $178,800.83 for maintenance. For further details see page 1987 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project. This provides for two rubble-mound high-tide jetties at the entrance; for dredging on the bar; and for a channel between the bar and Millington, on Isthmus Slough, 24 feet deep through Pigeon Point Reef and 22 feet elsewhere, 300 feet wide in front of Marshfield, North Bend, and through the rocky reef near Pigeon Point, and generally 200 feet elsewhere to Smith's mill, and 150 feet wide above Smith's mill to Millington. The plane of refer- ence is mean lower low water. The mean of the higher high waters above the plane of reference and the extreme tidal ranges at the entrance are 6.4 feet and about 11 feet, respectively, and at Marshfield 6 and 10 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $3,981,600, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $165,000, not including repairs to the jetties. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 19, 1890, provided for two jetties (An- nual Report for 1890, p. 2936) ; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for dredging the ocean bar channel without further jetty construction (H.Doc. No. 958, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the 22-foot channel to Smith's mill (H.Doc. No. 325, 65th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of September 22, 1922 (H.Doc. No. 150, 67th Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the restoration of the north jetty, 9,600 feet long, construction of a south jetty about 3,900 feet 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1124 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 long, and the extension of the 22-foot bay channel from Smith's mill to Millington; the act of January 21, 1927, authorized the extension of the jetties to such lengths as may be practicable within the esti- mate of total cost of the jetties, $3,250,000, as given in that document; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for a channel 24 feet deep and 300 feet wide through Pigeon Point Reef, following a location along the westerly side of the bay (H.Doc. No. 110, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-At North Bend there is a municipal wharf 384 feet long fronting on the channel. There are about 1,400 feet of privately owned mill wharves, for the sole use of their owners, with- out mechanical appliances or railway connections. At Marshfield there is a broken line of privately owned wharves about 4,500 feet in length, without railway connections. About one half mile above these the Southern Pacific Co. maintains a wharf that has 510 feet of frontage and railway connections. At Marshfield the only public wharf has a frontage of about 1,006 feet. At East Marshfield there is a public wharf with 100 feet frontage and a privately owned wharf with 60 feet frontage About 1 mile above Marshfield there is a private wharf about 1,000 feet in length. It is believed that the existing terminals are adequate for the needs of the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsduring the year consisted of maintenance only. Maintenance of bar channel.-Work was in progress intermittent- ly by the U.S. dredges Col. P. S. Michie and A. Mackenzie, the Michie removing 261,917 cubic yards at a cost of about $0.10 per cubic yard and the Mackenzie removing 462,972 cubic yards at a field cost of about $0.04 per cubic yard. Maintenance of Coos Bay Channel.-When conditions were un- favorable for bar work the Michie dredged the bay channels, remov- ing a total of 445,289 cubic yards at a cost of about $0.12 per cubic yard. Repairs to dredge " Col. P. S. Michie."-Repairs to the dredge Michie, including installation of new boilers, were made at a cost of $132,698.29. The dredge left on June 15, 1933, for temporary duty in Alaska for the Seattle district. The cost of all work during the year under the existing project for Coos Bay totaled $180,347.43. The expenditures were $161,162.41. Condition at end of fiscal year.-All new work on the existing project is completed at a saving of $57,867.44 under the estimated cost. The south jetty was completed in 1928, its length being 4,576 feet, and the north jetty in 1929, its length being 7,616 feet. The other features of the project were completed in 1932. At the begin- ning of the fiscal year the controlling depth was 32 feet on the ocean bar and between the jetties. After dredging ceased, during the winter months, the bar shoaled to 23 feet, and this condition con- tinued until May 31, 1933, when dredging was resumed. At the close of the fiscal year the controlling depth in the entrance channel was 32 feet. The controlling depth between the entrance and head of the bay is about 21 feet. The total cost of the existing project was as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1125 United States Contributed Total funds funds New work--_---- ___---------_------- $3, 921, 019. 42 $2, 713. 14 $3,923, 732.56 Maintenance. _----------------------------------- 2, 441, 496. 82 8, 386.86 2, 449, 883. 68 Total_. -...--..- --.------------ -- 6, 362, 516. 24 11, 100. 00 6, 373, 616. 24 The total expenditures have been $6,704,126.26 of which $6,693,- 026.26 were United States funds and $11,100 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, in- cluding accounts receivable, amounting to $112,049.96, plus $7,950.04 to be allotted, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- $45, 721. 62 Maintenance: Dredging bar and bay channels, with Government plant and hired labor, April 1934------------- $16, 100. 00 Maintenance of bay channels, by contract---------- 58, 178. 38 74, 278. 38 Total------------------- --------------------- 120, 000.00 The additional sum of $160,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging bar and bay channels, with Government plant and hired labor, July to December 1934; March to June 1935 ----- $115, 000 Maintenance of bay channels, March to June 1935-------------- 45, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- 160, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 1 $4, 723, 115. 86 ----------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 2, 620, 297. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------- 7, 343, 413. 51 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---- ------ 350, 568. 65 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------- ------------- 7, 693, 982. 16 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------- ---------- 6, 538. 62 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------- 7, 700, 520. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------ 26, 597, 25 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 7, 673, 923.53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------105, 511.34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-----------... 7,779, 434. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work......-----------------$434, 961. 56 $248, 747. 30 $45,332. 15 $79, 099. 64 ....... _...... Cost of maintenance . 15,739. 85 308, 957.35 .... ..---------- 438, 217. 81 114, 985. 97 1 $180, 347. 43 Total cost-.............-.--. 450,701. 41 704. 65 483, 549. 96 557, 194, 0856. 61 180, 347. 43 Total expended........------------------- 508, 675.09 561, 253. 45 441, 918. 13 153, 899. 60 161, 162. 41 Allotted...-.--.--.--...-.-..-----.-.- 808, 000. 00 312, 000.00 107, 000. 00 -139, 367. 02 223, 635.13 1 $75,112 charged into completed work account of loss on sale of plant. 1In addition, $11,100 was expended from contributed funds. 1126 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 33 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--- ----------------------- $43, 038. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932- - --------------- $112,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 -------------------- 120, 500. 00 232, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for__. ----------------- 275, 538.62 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___--------- 8, 864. 87 Net amount to be accounted for__----------------------- 266, 673. 75 Gross amount expended------------------------- 244, 554. 77 Less: Reimbursements collected --------- $72, 012. 80 Receipts from sales--------------- 11, 379. 56 83, 392. 36 161, 162.41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------- 105, 511.34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_11111111 1 29, 721. 62 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_________ 16, 000. 00 45, 721. 62 Balance available June 30, 1933--____------------------ 59, 789. 72 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 __ '6, 538. 62 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933-------------66, 328. 34 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_____ _____- _____---- ___-- - 160, 000.00 3. COOS RIVER, OREG. Location.-This river rises in the Coast Range in southern Oregon, flows about 60 miles in a westerly direction, and empties into Coos Bay nearly opposite Marshfield, Oreg. (See U.S. Geological Survey, Coos Bay quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags and boulders from a channel 50 feet wide from the mouth of the river to the head of navigation on both forks. The section under improve- ment includes the mouth and 51/2 miles of the main river and about 81/2 miles of each fork. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The mean of the higher high waters above the plane of reference and the extreme tidal ranges under ordinary conditions at the mouth of the river are 6 and 10 feet, respectively, and there is a range of about 1 foot at the head of navigation in the forks. Freshet stages usually reach a height of from 10 to 15 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1898, is $8,000. The latest (1923) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. (H.Doc. No. 237, 53d Cong., 3d sess.) The latest published map is in this document. Terminal facilities.-There are several small wharves and landing places on the river used by small steamers and launches. There are no railroads near the river. The existing terminal facilities are believed to be adequate for the present needs of navigation. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Annual maintenance of the project channels in the main river and in the forks, which was 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1127 in progress at the beginning of the year, was completed during July 1932. The work was done by a 11/2 cubic yard bucket dredge hired by the hour. During the year the dredge removed 4,873 cubic yards of sand and gravel at a cost of $837.87 or about $0.17 per cubic yard. The expenditures were $1,123.27. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1899. The controlling depth after annual maintenance dredging is about 4 feet, with a zero gage reading, in a channel about 50 feet wide from the mouth to the head of navigation on both forks, a distance of about 23 miles. During August and September the river is at its lowest stage. The costs and expenditures have been $62,671.54, of which $8,000 was for new work and $54,671.54 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $2,665.77, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging and snagging by contract north and south forks during May and June 1934 650.00 $--------------- Balance remaining-------------------------------------------15. 77 Total---- --- 2, 665. 77 ---------------- The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, dredging, and snagging by contract, on north and south forks during, July and August 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------- $8, 000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 54, 671. 54 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------62, 671.54 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- --------- 62, 671. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------------- 2, 665. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 --------------- 65, 337. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work----.--. --------------------- --------------------------- ------ Cost of maintenance._----------_--------- $1, 397. 31 $3, 892. 46 $3, 068. 61 $901. 46 $837. 87 Total expended____-----------------------2, 393. 82 3, 069. 58 2, 695. 51 2, 227. 11 1, 123.27 ...---------------- Allotted ................------------- ... 2,400. 00 3, 000. 00 2, 000. 00 ----------- 1,937. 31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ------------------- $1, 851.73 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------------- 1, 950. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 3, 801. 73 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 12. 69 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------3, 789.04 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $1,209. 24 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 85. 97 1, 123.27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------- 2,665. 77 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30 1935 for maintenance 1------------------- 3, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 1128 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 4. UMPQUA RIVER, OREG. Location.-This river rises in the Cascade Range, flows westerly about 120 miles, and empties into the Pacific Ocean about 180 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River and about 465 miles north of San Francisco Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5802 and 6004.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of March 3, 1871, and modi- fied in 1886. The total cost and expenditures under previous pro- jects were $39,242.29, all for new work. (For further details see p. 2967 of Annual Report for 1898.) Existing project.-This provides for a jetty on the north side of the entrance approximately 8,000 feet in length westerly from the high-water line to the sea; for dredging on the ocean bar; and for the construction of a south jetty if sufficient improvement is not af- forded by the north jetty and dredging. The present authorization for a south jetty is limited to an expenditure of $500,000. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. T.he tidal range between mean lower low water and higher high water at the river mouth is 6.7 feet, and the extreme range is about 10 feet. The ranges are about the same at Scottsburg, the head of tide, 25 miles from the mouth. Freshet heights are about 20 feet at Scottsburg. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,753,000, exclusive of dredging and of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance (north jetty only) is $50,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 22, 1922, provided for a north jetty 7,500 feet in length (H.Doc. No. 913, 65th Cong., 2d sess.) and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the present dimensions of north jetty and for dredging the ocean bar (H.Doc. No. 320, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The act of July 3, 1930, provided for a south jetty (H.Doc. No. 317, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the last-mentioned document and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 9, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project. Under date of February 15, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for the construction of the south jetty extending to a point about 1,800 feet south of the outer end of the present north jetty, at an estimated cost of $1,200,000, and dredging to provide a usable channel 26 feet deep at mean lower low water, at an estimated annual cost of $150,000, including jetty maintenance, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 9, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-At Gardiner there is approximately 500 feet of wharf frontage, of which 60 feet is publicly owned. At Reeds- port, there is about 750 feet of usable wharf frontage, all privately owned. There is no public wharf at Reedsport, but there is about 2,200 feet of publicly owned water frontage. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Construction of the south jetty, about 2,500 feet long, under contract, was begun in Janu- RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1129 ary 1933, and at the end of the fiscal year the receiving wharf, ap- proach tramway and track, and jetty tramway were completed. Enrockment began on May 2, 1933, and 47,333.3 tons of stone had been placed by the end of the fiscal year. A survey of the entrance was made in June 1933 at a cost of $1,806.20. The total cost for the year was $163,024.70, of which $130,802.49 was for new work and $32,222.21 was for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $102,180.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 80 percent completed. The north jetty was completed in 1930. Ex- perimental dredging only has been done on the bar. The south jetty is under construction. The sea end of the north jetty for about 500 feet has been beaten down by the seas to such extent that it is submerged at high tide. The contract for constructing the south jetty was about 40 percent completed, is to be completed by December 1, 1933. Soundings taken on the bar near the close of the year show a con- trolling depth of 15 feet over a width of about 500 feet, following the channel range. Vessels drawing 16 feet may now cross the bar at high tide, under obtaining sea conditions. The channel from the entrance to Reedsport was dredged to a depth of 16 feet in 1924 by the port of Umpqua, but has shoaled to about 12 feet. No maintenance work has been done in the river channel, which is to be maintained by the port of Umpqua. The total cost of the existing project was as follows: United States Contributed Total New work___-_---_....------------ ----------- $1, 102, 972. 91 $276, 500. 00 $1, 379, 472. 91 Maintenance------............-------...................----------------------- 337, 95173 337, 951. 73 .................---------------------------... Total----- 1, 440, 924. 64 276, 500. 00 1, 717, 424. 64 The expenditures totaled $1,411,756.40 United States funds and $276,500 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $199,949.64, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---_ $154, 768.86 _------------------------ New work: Completion of south jetty under existing contract, July to December 1933-------------------- $40, 000. 00 Engineering and contingencies---------------- 5, 122. 43 45, 122. 43 Subtotal-------------------------- -------------- 199, 891. 29 Balance remaining ---------------- --------------------- 58. 35 Total ------------------------------- 199, 949. 64 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. 1130 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_----------------___ $1, 142,215. 20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------ ------- - -2337, 951.73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 1, 480, 166. 93 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_--------- 202. 81 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 .. _ ____- 1,480, 369.74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------- 29, 371.05 Net total expenditures_ _----_------------ ____ 1,450, 998. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------- __ ------ 199, 949. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ .....___-- 1, 650, 948. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work___.... .. ____---------$341, 097. 90 $237, 116. 82 $89, 051. 13 $21, 060. 71 $130, 802.49 Cost of maintenance___ ---------------- ------------ 35, 103. 31 107, 950. 59 98, 675. 62 2 32, 222. 21 Total cost ._. .- 341, 097. 90 -----............... 272, 220. 13 197, 001. 72 119, 736. 33 163, 024. 70 Total expended---.......................------------------... 308, 737. 05 286, 196. 26 180, 436. 63 127, 727. 55 102,180.86 Allotted. ....-------------------------- 340,000.00 177,000. 00 110,000.00 I-30,000.00 299, 206.04 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_____--- ___-___-- _____ $2, 924.46 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act ap- proved July 21, 1932 _------ ------- -- 450, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ______________-_________ 452, 924. 46 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___--- ----- ___- 150, 793. 96 Net amount to be accounted for _____________________ 302, 130. 50 Gross amount expended------- ------------------ $104, 426. 93 Less : Reimbursements collected_ __.__---_ $518. 72 Receipts from sales---------------- 1,727. 35 2, 246.07 102, 180. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933______________________ 199,949. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933______________-_ 706. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_____________ 154, 062. 56 154, 768. 86 Balance available June 30, 1933___ ------- _ _________ __ 45,180. 78 5. YAQUINA RIVER, OREG. Location.-This river rises in the Coast Range, flows about 50 miles in a westerly direction, and empties into Yaquina Bay, located on the Oregon coast. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 6058 and 5802.) Existing project.-This provides for two controlling half-tide dikes of piling, brush, and stone, each about 1,100 feet long (constructed by local interests), and for a channel 10 feet deep, at mean lower low water, and 150 feet wide in straight reaches and 200 feet wide on curves, from Oysterville, 3 miles above the mouth of the river, 1In addition, $276,500 was expended from contributed funds. 2 $30,416.01 charged into completed work account of loss on sale of plant. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1131 to Toledo on Depot Slough, about 61/2 miles above Oysterville. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The mean of the higher high waters above the plane of reference and the extreme tidal ranges under ordinary conditions at the mouth of the river are 8.1 feet and about 11.5 feet, respectively, and about 5 feet and 8 feet, respectively, at Elk City. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1911, is $72,000. The latest (1911) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913. (H.Doc. No. 519, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-At Yaquina, at the mouth of the river, which is also the head of the bay, there is a small wharf of about 50 feet frontage owned by the Southern Pacific Co., whose branch line termi- nates there. The port of Toledo has a public wharf in Depot Slough, at Toledo, with frontage of about 750 feet. The city of Toledo also has a public wharf of about 100 feet frontage on Depot Slough, built to accommodate small motor boats. There are also at Toledo two slips having special facilities for transferring lumber to lighters. The existing terminals are believed to be adequate for present needs of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract in Depot Slough at Toledo was in progress from December 1932 to May 1933. A total of 46,867 cubic yards of silt and sand were removed at a unit cost of $0.21 per cubic yard. A small amount of dredging along the wharf frontage in Depot Slough was done by the port of Toledo during September 1932. The cost for the year was $11,461.63, of which $618.74 was for routine surveys and inspections, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $15,186.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914. The controlling depth between the mouth of the river and Toledo is about 91/2 feet at mean lower low water in a channel 150 feet wide. The controlling depth is adequate for existing navigation, which con- sists mostly of barges used for lightering lumber from Toledo to ocean vessels with load drafts of about 18 feet at Newport on Yaquina Bay. In Depot Slough the depth is 10 feet, except for a short distance at extreme upper end of the project channel, where the depth is about 8 feet. Above Toledo to the head of navigation the controlling depth is about 2 feet in a channel 100 feet wide at mean lower low water. The total cost of the existing project was as follows: United States Contributed Total funds funds New work ___-.----------------------_____.. $28, 800. 00 $43, 200. 00 $72, 000. 00 Maintenance___ ._ __------------------ ---------------------- 41, 778. 68 3, 000. 00 44, 778. 68" Total ... .......------------------- 70, 578. 68 46, 200. 00 116, 778. 68 1132 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 193.3 The total expenditures have been $116,777.35, of which $70,577.35 were United States funds and $46,200 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $606.70, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $1. 33 Surveys and inspection--- ---------------------------------------- 498. 67 Subtotal---------------------------------------------------500. 00 Balance remaining----------------------------------------------- 106.70 Total------ ------------------------------------ 606.70 No additional funds are required for fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------------ $28, 800. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------- 41, 778.68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 70, 578. 68 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 1.33 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 70, 577. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 193------------------------------ 606. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------71, 184.05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--...----------------- -------------------------- --------- Cost of maintenance---- ------------------------------------- $16,317. 05 $11, 461. 63 Total expended......--------- ------ --------- ------------ ------------ 12, 590. 38 15, 186. 97 Allotted ---------------------------------- $9, 000 $1, 500 $9, 500 ------------ 8, 384. 05 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ----------------------------- $7, 409. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-- ------------------------------------------- 8, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------- 15,909. 62 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------- 115. 95 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 15,793. 67 Gross amount expended---- ---------------------- $15, 213.56 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 26. 59 15, 186. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 06. 70 6--------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------------------------- 1. 33 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------- ------- 605. 37 6. YAQUINA BAY AND HARBOR, OREG. Location.--This bay is located on the Oregon coast, about 115 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5802 and 6058.) Previous projects.--The River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, provided for the improvement of the entrance. Subsequent projects were adopted by acts of June 3, 1896, June 6, 1900, and March 3, 1 In addition $46,200 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1133 1905. The total cost and expenditures were $713,338.96, of which $707,313.45 was for new work and $6,025.51 for maintenance. For further details see the Annual Report for 1893, part 4, page 3314, and House Documents Nos. 68, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session; 110, Fifty-sixth Congress, first session; and 109, Sixty-fifth Congress, first session. Existing project.-This provides for two high-tide, rubble-mound jetties at the entrance 1,000 feet apart at the end of the north jetty, the north jetty to be 3,700 feet in length, and the south jetty to be 5,800 feet in length and to project seaward about 800 feet beyond the end of the north jetty; for a spur jetty based on the channel side of the south jetty 4,700 feet from its sea end, 800 feet in length, to deepen the channel across the inner bar between the jetties; for the removal of subaqueous rock from the outer bar reef, to secure a depth of 20 feet at mean lower low water in the entrance; and for a channel 200 feet wide and 18 feet deep from the entrance to the railroad terminus at Yaquina, a distance of about 41/2 miles. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The mean of the higher high waters above the plane of reference and the extreme tidal ranges at the entrance are 8 feet and about 111/2 feet, respectively, and about 5 and 8 feet, respectively, at Elk City, 18 miles above the mouth of the Yaquina River. The tidal influence extends about 5 miles above Elk City. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1920, is $1,518,430, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1919) approved estimate for cost of maintenance is $5,000 every 2 years to maintain 18 feet in the bay channel. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $30,000 for dredging in the entrance. There is no approved estimate for main- tenance of the jetties. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for the improvement of the entrance; no project was adopted (see Annual Report for 1881, p. 2589); the act of June 6, 1900, provided for rock removal at en- trance (H.Doc. No. 110, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 3, 1905, repealed the previous acts relating to the improvement of the entrance, but provided for 2 years' maintenance; the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the restoration and extension of the jetties con- structed under previous projects, rock removal in the entrance, and dredging in the bay up to the railroad terminus at Yaquina (H.Doc. No. 109, 65th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-Newport has about 750 feet of wharf front- age, of which about 450 feet is publicly owned. At Yaquina (the terminus of the Southern Pacific Co.'s branch rail line) the railroad maintains a wharf with a frontage of about 50 feet. The existing terminals are believed to be adequate for the present and prospective commerce of the near future. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in the bar channel by the U.S. dredge Savannah continued until the end of September 1932, when the dredge was transferred to the Columbia River. The dredge removed 107,481 cubic yards from the bar and 113,871 cubic yards from the bay channel, a total of 1134 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 221,352 cubic yards at a cost of $37,389.60 or about $0.17 per cubic yard. Surveys of the bay and entrance cost $1,425.37. Jetty construction.-A contract was entered into January 11, 1933, for reconstructing the north and south jetties to full project length. By the close of the fiscal year the contractors had constructed a track from the Pacific Spruce Corporation's logging railway to the shore end of the south jetty, a distance of about 6,500 feet, constructed 2,304 feet of jetty tramway, leaving about 696 feet yet to be built, and placed 33,528.19 tons of stone in this jetty. The north jetty tramway was completed for a distance of 2,992 feet leaving about 3,118 feet yet to be constructed. No stone had been placed in the north jetty. The cost of the work on both jetties was $144,865.82. The total cost of the work was $183,680.79, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $145,445.89. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1930. The sea end of the north jetty has subsided below low-tide level for a distance of about 500 feet and the south jetty about 800 feet. Restoration of both jetties was in progress. The crest of the ocean bar is about 1,600 feet seaward from the sea end of the south jetty and about 2,400 feet seaward from the end of the north jetty. A survey made near the close of the year shows a controlling depth of 21 feet in a channel 400 feet wide over a rocky shoal at the end of the south jetty. The channel between the jetties inside of the rocky reef has a controlling depth of 19 feet on the channel range, due to a sandy shoal extending from the north jetty to midchannel, but depths of 20 feet or more prevail about 100 feet south of the channel range. The controlling depth on the ocean bar is 13 feet in a channel 400 feet wide on the channel range. A depth of about 17 feet may be carried to sea in a channel turning abruptly in a southerly direction from the outer end of south jetty. This channel is bordered by some dangerous rocks on the land side and is hazardous in bad weather. The total cost of the existing project is as follows: United States Contributed Total funds funds New work---....-- -------------------------- -------- $823, 992. 83 $729, 168. 48 $1, 553. 161. 31 Maintenance ------------------------------------ 293, 712. 95------- 293, 712. 95 Total.........--- ------------------------------------ 1, 117, 705. 78 729, 168. 48 1, 846, 874. 26 The total expenditures have been $1,804,569.21, of which $1,075,- 400.73 were United States funds and $729,168.48 contributed funds. Proposed operations.--The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $452,077.25, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------------- $351, 553.50 Maintenance: Completion of restoration of north and south jetties under existing contract, July to December 1933--------------- 97, 889. 08 Subtotal ----------------------------------------- 449, 442. 58 Balance remaining--------------------------- ---------- 2, 634. 67 Total " ------------------------------------------- 452, 077. 25 No additional funds will be required for the fiscal year 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1135 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_. - $1, 531, 306. 28 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------------------- 299, 738. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------1, 831, 044. 74 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933__________ -141. 78 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 -------------------- 1, 830, 902.96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------__--------------- 42, 163. 27 Net total expenditures__________.___________----_ 11, 788, 739. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 452, 077. 25 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__ __ 2, 240, 816. 94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....__---__-------------.. $31, 916. 08 $35, 723. 14 $19,831. 02 Cost of maintenance.-------- 1, 788. 84---. 24, 534. 69 $82, 506. 11 $183, 680. 79 Total cost......---------------------- 33, 704. 92 35, 723. 14 44, 365. 71 82, 506. 11 183, 680. 79 Total expended__--_---_----------------- 22, 456. 50 38, 313. 01 52, 979. 13 78, 684. 01 145, 445. 89 Allotted----.................------------------------. 12, 500. 00 59, 000. 00 92, 000. 00 23, 000. 00 576, 977. 98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1933____-------------------------- $20,545. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__--------------------- $84, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 11932 -- __--------- 550, 000.00 634, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____ ________ 654, 545. 16 6_________ Deductions on account of revocation of allotment______________ 57, 022. 02 Net amount to be accounted for___ ___-___-________ 597, 523. 14 Gross amount expended_________------------------- 150, 406. 86 Less reimbursements collected____________-----__--- __ 4,960. 97 145, 445. 89 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933________________------__ 452, 077.25 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_____________1, 160. 57 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___ 350, 392. 93 351, 553. 50 Balance available June 30, 1933--______----- ________ 100, 523. 75 3. TILLAMOOK BAY AND BAR, OREG. Location.-This bay is located on the Oregon coast about 50 miles south of the mouth of Columbia River. (See U.S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Charts Nos. 5902 and 6112.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 11, 1888, and July 13, 1892. Both the cost and expenditures were $148,707.39, of which $77,208.92 was for new work and $71,498.47 for maintenance. For further details see page 1989 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a jetty about 5,700 feet long on the north side of the entrance; for a channel through the bar 18 feet deep and of such width as can be practically and economically obtained; for a channel 200 feet wide and 18 feet deep from deep 1 In addition $729,168.48 was expended from contributed funds. 16228-ENG 1933--72 1136 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 water in the bay to and including a turning basin 500 feet wide and 18 feet deep in Miami Cove; and for a channel 200 feet wide and 16 feet deep from the Miami Cove Channel to Hobsonville, with a turning basin 500 feet wide and 16 feet deep at that point, with such regulating works as may be found desirable. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The mean of the higher high waters above the plane of reference and the extreme tidal ranges at the entrance under ordinary condi- tions are 7.9 feet and about 11 feet, respectively, and at Tillamook City, 12 miles from the entrance, are about 6 feet and 10 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1925, is $1,026,400, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1925) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000 for entrance and bay channels. No provision was made for main- taining the jetty. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of July 25, 1912, and March 4, 1913 (H.Doc. No. 349, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of July 27, 1916, appropriated $5,000 for main- taining the channel between Bay City and Tillamook City, but no special report covers this item. The act of March 2, 1919, authorized the abandonment of that portion of the project above Bay City (H.Doc. No. 730, 65th Cong., 2d sess.). The act of March 3, 1925, authorized the Miami Cove and Hobsonville Channel and the aban- donment of the Bay City Channel (H.Doc. No. 562, 68th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperations-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-Tillamook has about 1,000 feet of wharves fronting on Hoquarten Slough, all privately owned. At Garibaldi there is a privately owned and operated lumber-mill wharf of about 500 feet frontage. At Bay City there is a small, publicly owned float landing suitable for small motor boats; also, a small privately owned wharf for small fishing boats. The existing terminal facilities are considered ade- quate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging of the bar and bay channels to Miami Cove by the U.S. dredge Col. P. 8. Michie began July 23, 1932, and was discontinued Septem- ber 15, 1932. The dredge removed 139,107 cubic yards of sand from the bar, and 80,037 cubic yards from the bay channel, a total of 219,144 cubic yards, at a cost of $24,934.07, or about $0.11 per cubic yard. These operations restored the bay channel to Miami Cove to project depth of 18 feet. Reconstruction of the north jetty, under contract, was completed February 8, 1933. During the year the contractor placed a total of 139,870 tons of stone (making a total of 320,350 tons) at a cost of $230,447.90, or about $1.65 per ton. Surveys for dredging work cost $2,500.28. The cost for the year was $257,882.25, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $300,937.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 98 percent completed. The jetty was completed to a length of 5,400 feet in October 1917 and restored and extended to full project length of 5,700 feet in February 1933. The jetty has now been restored to RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1137 project height except for about 300 feet at the outer end where it has been beaten down by the sea. The 18-foot channel from the entrance to Miami Cove was restored to project depth in April 1927. The Miami Channel is completed to Miami Cove, but no work will be done on the 16-foot Hobsonville Channel until navigation requires deeper water. A survey of the entrance, made in June 1933, shows a controlling depth of 20 feet in a channel 400 feet wide across the bar. From the ocean bar to the bay there is a channel along the north jetty about 300 feet wide, with depths from 20 to 44 feet. The controlling depth in the 18-foot project bay channel to Miami Cove was 15 feet. Boats drawing about 16 feet enter the bay at high tide and proceed to the mill wharf in Miami Cove. The cost of the existing project was as follows: United States Contributed funds funds Total New work_ __..................................---------------------------------- $574, 446. 78 $398, 832. 70 $973, 279. 48 :Maintenance..__..---------------...............------------........ -------- 710, 024. 04 5, 450. 00 715, 474. 04 Total__..__ ....-----------------------...... 1, 284, 470. 82 404, 282. 70 1, 688, 753. 52 The total expenditures have been $1,688,246.15, of which $1,283,- 963.45 were United States funds and $404,282.70 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $13,469.61, plus $16,700 to be allotted, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------------- $751.92 Maintenance : Dredging with U.S. dredge Col. P. S. Michie on bar and in bay channels during September and October 1933--------__ 28, 000. 00 Surveys and inspections------------------------------------ 1, 417.69 Total----------------------------------------- --------- 30, 169. 61 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance : Dredging with Government plant and hired labor, in bay and bar channels, during September 1934 and June 1935-------- $27, 000. 00 Surveys and inspections---------------------- ------------- 3, 000. 00 Total--------------------------------------------------------- 30, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary ,Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $651, 655. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 781, 522. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 19331--------- 1, 433, 178. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 507. 37 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 1,432, 670. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------- -------- 13, 469. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 1, 446, 140. 45 1 In addition $404,282.70 was expended from contributed funds. 1138 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work.... Cost of maintenance----..-... $38,816. 21 $38, 541. 05 $32, 893.02 $309,077. 98 ---....---........... $257, 882. 25 Total expended.......--------..-------------.............. 38, 514. 57 32, 965. 03 28, 669. 31 270, 267. 07 300, 937. 99 Allotted---------------------------- 35, 000. 00 43, 500. 00 458, 000. 00 -82, 000. 00 186, 640. 59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------- --------------- $127, 767.01 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932---------------------------------------- 195, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----- --------------------- 322, 767.01 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------8, 359. 41 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 314, 407. 60 Gross amount expended.------------ ---------------------- 300, 937.99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------- 13, 469. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 751.92 Balance available June 30, 1933--1----------------------- 1.2, 717. 69 Amount (estimated) 1"required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - - - -- - - of existing project - 32, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 30, 000. 00 8. NEHALEM BAY, OREG. Location.-Nehalem Bay is an indentation of the Oregon coast about 45 miles south of the mouth of Columbia River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5902.) Previous projects.--Adopted by act of September 19, 1890. The amount expended thereunder was $685.68. For further details see page 1991 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for two high-tide rubblestone jetties at the entrance to the bay, designed to secure a permanent depth of at least 8 feet at mean lower low water. The south jetty is to be 2,565 feet long in extension of the one 2,385 feet long con- structed by the port of Nehalem. The north jetty is to be 3,850 feet long, and based on the north spit. The jetties are slightly converg- ing, with their outer ends 700 feet apart and about on the 6-foot contour. The mean of the higher high waters above the plane of reference and the extreme tidal ranges at the entrance under ordinary condi- tions are 7.4 feet and 11 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1912, is $632,350, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. No provision was made for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the river and harbor act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 623, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published map see page 3206, Annual Report for 1916. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.--Wheeler has 700 feet of wharf frontage. Nehalem has 280 feet of privately owned wharves, but 80 feet of 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1139 this frontage has always been free to all. The existing terminals are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in the bar channel by U.S. hopper dredge No. 11 was continued until September 17, 1932. The dredge removed a total of 12,420 cubic yards of sand from the bar channel at a cost of $6,242.62. The costs for the year was $6,242.62, all for maintenance. The expenditure was $6,770.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted at a saving of $25,518 under the estimated cost. The south jetty was completed in 1915 and the north jetty in 1918. The outer end of the north jetty has subsided below the low-tide level for a distance of about 200 feet, and the south jetty about 600 feet. A survey of the entrance made in, June 1933 shows a controlling depth between the jetties of 13 feet in a channel 250 feet wide, following close to the south jetty. The channel across the ocean bar (1,500 feet outside of the sea ends of the jetties) has a controlling depth of 8 feet in a width of about 400 feet. The expenditures for the south jetty totaled $411,982.84 and for the north jetty $197,016.48. The total cost under the existing project was as follows: United States Contributed Total funds funds New work__ _______________________ __________ $302, 006. 03 $304, 825. 61 $606, 831. 64 Maintenance..________________________ ___________. __ 10, 566. 00 _ - - 10, 566. 00 Total 312, 572. 03 304, 825. 61 617, 397. 64 The expenditures were $617,397.64, of which $312,572.03 was from United States funds and $304,825.61 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $8,892.66, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------------------ $50. 00 Maintenance: Dredging, with Government plant and hired labor, April and May 1934------------------------------------------------ 8, 550. 00 Subtotal ------------------------------- ------- 8, 600. 00 Balance remaining--------------- ----------- 292.66 Total-------------- - -------------- 8, 892. 66 The additional sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging with Government plant and hired labor during September and October 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------------ $302, 691. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------------10, 566. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 313, 257. 71 1 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------------- 313, 257. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_----------------------------- 8, 892. 66 _ 30, 1933-- -- Total amount appropriated to June 322, 150. 37 SIn addition $304,825.61 was expended from contributed funds. 1140 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933' Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------- ----- --------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-- ----------------.......... ......------------..------------. $2, 859. 29 $6, 242. 62 ..---------- ------ Total expended........------........--- ------------------------.......... 2,331. 19 6, 770. 72 Allotted .....................-------------------------...........--------...----.......----------......-----------.. 5,000.00 12,994. 57 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ----------------------------- $2, 668.81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931-- ------------------------ $5, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ---------------------------- 8, 000. 00 13, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 15, 668. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------- ---------- 5.43 Net amount to be accounted for-- --------------------- 15, 663.38 Gross amount expended-------------- ----------------- 7,516 98 Less reimbursements collected 46. 26 7------------------------ 6, 770. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 8,892.66 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 -------------------------- 50. 00 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------- 8,842. 66 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ------------------------------------ 8, 000.00, COLUMBIA RIVER General description.-This river rises in British Columbia, through which it flows for 425 miles. It enters the United States in north- eastern Washington, flows southerly to the mouth of Snake River, thence westerly between Oregon and Washington, and empties into the Pacific Ocean 610 miles north of San Francisco Bay and 160 miles south of the Straits of Juan de Fuca. The total length of the river is nearly 1,200 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5902, 6151, 6152, 6153, 6154, 6155, and 6146; also Geo- logical Survey map of Washington.) 9. COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE MOUTH, OREG. AND WASH. Location.-(See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nosw 5902 and 6151. For description of the Columbia River see preceding paragraph.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of July 5, 1884. Both the cost and expenditures on this project were $1,986,253.14, all for new work. For further details see page 1999 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel across the bar 40 feet deep at mean lower low water, and of suitable width (not less than one half mile), to be secured by dredging and by converging rubble-mound jetties, the south jetty being about 7 miles and the north jetty about 21/2 miles long, terminating 2 miles north of the end of the south jetty. Mean lower low water is the plane of refer- ence. The tidal range on the bar between mean lower low water and 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1141 mean higher high water is about 8 feet and the extreme tidal range is about 12 feet. The estimate of cost for new work was as follows: For the south jetty extension, revised in 1909, $8,014,164; for the north jetty, revised in 1913, $5,966,573; and for remodeling and operating the dredge, made in 1905, $250,000; a total of $14,230,737, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,500, to cover the cost of hydrographic surveys only. Jetty maintenance is done only at intervals of several years and is covered by special allotments. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1905, made final provision for the south jetty, the construction of the north jetty, and dredging (H.Doc. No. 94, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1903, p. 2275). The construction of the north jetty was approved July 29, 1910, and a modification of its alinement December 27, 1913. The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1921, opposite page 1868. Terminal facilities.-Forterminal and transfer facilities served by improvement see report on Columbia and lower Willamette Rivers. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The operations con- sisted of maintenance of south jetty from Clatsop Spit to the Knuckle, a distance of about 11/2 miles; making hydrographic and current surveys; emergency bank protection on Sand Island; and the construction of two pile and stone dikes to stabilize the channel by checking erosion of Sand Island. Contract for jetty mainte- nance work was completed December 20, 1932, with the placing of 465,376.94 tons, making a total of 700,473.53 tons of stone placed, and raising the enrockment to a crest elevation of about 24 feet above mean lower low water. On Sand Island a total of 110,000 sandbags were placed by day labor. Under contract, two dikes 2,280 and 4,000 feet in length were con- structed. The shorter one is based on Sand Island near the east end and the other at a point about 7,000 feet east. The cost of maintenance work during the year was as follows: Maintenance of south jetty-__ $720, 507. 00 Hydrographic surveys and current observations-----------------11, 228. 16 Dike construction ---------------------------------------- 155, 945. 42 Sandbag protection, Sand Island----------------------------- 10, 580. 81 Total -------------------------------------------------- 898, 261. 39 The total expenditures have been $1,018,962.36, all United States funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1918 at a saving of $2,873,231 under the estimated cost. The inshore end of the north jetty is in good condition. On the outer half sloughing of the enrockment into deep water along the south side has taken place, and at the outer end for a distance of about 1,000 feet the enrockment has been leveled down to about low water. The jetty as a whole is in fair condition. The south jetty has been reconstructed from Clatsop Spit to the Knuckle, about 11/2 miles and this part is in good condition. 1142 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Between the Knuckle and the sea end of the jetty, a distance of about 21/4 miles, elevation of the old enrockment varies from about 1 foot below mean lower low water to 3 feet above, except at the outer end, where for a distance of about three fourths of a mile it slopes down into deep water. Survey of June 1933 shows the channel westward of the ends of the jetties to have not less than the project depth of 40 feet at mean lower low water for a width of 8,000 feet and depth of 45 feet for a width of about 3,000 feet. Between the ends of the jetties, in the vicinity of Buoy No. 6, the depth has increased during the year from 42 to 43 feet for a channel width of about 2,500 feet. In the throat about 21/2 miles inside the ends of the jetties, the channel has continued to shift to the north, but a desirable cutting off of the top and easterly side of Clatsop Spit is in evidence. A draft of 35 feet is practicable at mean lower low water under ordinary conditions. The cost of the existing project totaled $15,- 232,673.67, not including $475,000 and $25,000 contributed by the ports of Portland and Astoria, respectively, and expended for new work. Of this amount, $11,357,506.35 was for new work and $3,875,- 167.32 for maintenance. The expenditures totaled $15,232,152.16. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $8,050.28, plus allotment of $1,200,000 made in August 1983 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- $566. 40 Maintenance: Completion of enrockment of about 4,750 feet of south jetty westward from the Knuckle, including trestle work, under contract, October 1933 to Dec. 30, 1934-----------------1, 190, 283. 88 Emergency bank protection ----------------------------- 1, 200. 00 Beach erosion surveys fiscal year 1934---------------- ----- 10, 000.00 Hydrographic surveys and other office work----------------- 6, 000. 00 Total. ------------------------------------------ 1, 208, 050. 28 The sum of $610,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Partial extension of enrockment of south jetty to full contem- plated distance of 9,500 feet from Knuckle under continuing contract Jan. 1 to June 30, 1935----------------------- $600, 000. 00 Hydrographic surveys and other office work------------------- 10, 000. 00 Total--------- ----------------------------------- 610, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 1-------------------------- $13, 343, 759. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ..--------------------- 3, 875, 167. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 17, 218, 926.81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------- 521. 51 Net total expenditures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17, 218, 405. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 8, 050.28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------- 17, 226, 455. 58 1 Not including $500,000 expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1143 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..................................... Cost of maintenance--. _----------------$474. 39 $1, 537. 92 $6, 247. 58 $611, 013. 73 $898, 261.39 Total expended.----------------------- 417. 39 1, 939. 82 6, 014. 66 490, 158. 01 1, 018, 962. 36 Allotted---- ----------------- ----------------------- 600, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 903, 031. 58 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $123, 981.06 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932------------------------------------ 910, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_______-------------- 1, 033, 981. 06 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------6----- 6, 968. 42 Net amount to be accounted for __-------------- 1, 027, 012. 64 Gross amount expended______--_-_- - - $1, 022, 243.05 Less receipts from sales____----------- 3, 280. 69 1, 018, 962.36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 8, 050. 28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--__----------------------- 546. 40 Balance available June 30, 1933__ _----------------------- 7, 503. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act of Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------- - ---------------- 1, 200, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934______________--------------- 1, 207, 503.88 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_______ ________________ - 610, 000. 00 10. SKIPANON CHANNEL, OREG. Location.-This channel is a tidal waterway extending south 1.8 miles from deep water in Columbia River to the city of Warrenton, Oreg. The channel enters the Columbia about 10 miles above its mouth and 4 miles below Astoria, Oreg. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6151.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide extending from deep water in Columbia River to the railroad bridge at Warrenton, Oreg., a distance of 1.8 miles, and for a turning basin 30 feet deep. The channel is to be obtained and maintained by dredging and the maintenance of exist- ing bulkheads (the latter by local interests). Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is about 8 feet; the extreme tidal range is about 12 feet. The estimated cost of new work, made in 1928, is $135,000, with $15,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 278, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). This docu- ment contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-Complied with. 1Exclusive of available funds. 1144 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Terminal facilities.-The city of Warrenton owns an open wharf with 300-foot frontage. The Prouty Lumber Co. has a wharf with 500-foot frontage and the Youngs Bay Lumber Co. a wharf with 300-foot frontage, both used for making shipments of lumber from their plants. The Smiley mill also has a lumber wharf with 300- foot frontage. All of these sawmills are connected by spur tracks with the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. The facilities are considered adequate for the present needs of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work consisted of mak- ing hydrographic surveys. No dredging was done during the year. The expenditures were $115.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $13,574.40 under the estimated cost. Survey of March 29, 1933, showed a least channel depth of about 26 feet at mean lower low water over the shoal at the entrance to the channel and 28 feet in the channel between bulkheads. The bottom width is about 200 feet. A ,draft of 25 feet is practicable at mean lower low water. The total cost under the existing project was $121,425.60 for new work. The expenditures were $121,541.04. Proposed operations.--The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $17,837.18, plus allotment of $3,500 to be made, will be applied as follows: Maintenance dredging, by contract with port of Astoria, during August and September 1933---------------------------- $21, 000. 00 Balance remaining_ __ -- - ------------- ___-- - 373.18 Total------------------------- ------------------------ 21, 373.18 The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging, by contract, during period August to October, inclusive, 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------__ -------------- $121, 425. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 121, 425. 60 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 -115. 44 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------ 121, 541.04 Net total expenditures.------------------------- __ --- - 121, 541. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------- -__ 17, 873. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------1----139, 414. 22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------...................-------------------------............ $58,313. 85 $63,111.75 Cost of maintenance -----------............... --- Total expended......................__--------------------------........ 23, 611. 06 97, 814. 54 $115. 44 Allotted -----------------------...............................--.... 139, 000. 00 -17, 574. 40 17, 988. 62 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1145 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932________------- $15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------- 3, 000. 00 $18, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- - 11.38 Net amount to be accounted for--------_____----___- 17, 988.62 GGross amount expended ___--____--______--- __ -- 115. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------17, 873. 18 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_____________ 15, 000. 00 11. COLUMBIA AND LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVERS BELOW VAN- COUVER, WASH., AND PORTLAND, OREG. Location.--This project embraces 1031/ miles of Columbia River below Vancouver, Wash., and 14 miles of Willamette River below Portland, Oreg. For description of Columbia River see page 1140, and of Willamette River page 1152. Previous projects.-Some relief dredging was done between 1866 and 1876. Projects were adopted by acts of June 18, 1878; July 13, 1892; June 13, 1902; and March 3, 1905. Both the cost and expendi- tures on these projects were $1,529,413.14 for new work and $1,214,- 864.79 for maintenance, a total of $2,744,277.93. For further details see pages 1995 and 1998 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 35 feet deep and 500 feet wide in the Columbia River from its mouth to the mouth of the Willamette, 99 miles, and thence up the Willamette to Portland, about 14 miles; 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide in the Columbia from the mouth of the Willamette to Vancouver, Wash., 41/2 miles; and auxiliary channels 10 feet deep and 300 feet wide in the vicinity of Cathlamet, Wash., and 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide connecting deep water in Willamette Slough at St. Helens, Oreg., with deep water in the Columbia, about 2 miles, and for the construction of stone and pile dikes and revetments. The plane of reference in the estuary from the mouth to Harrington Point is mean lower low water; thence to Portland and Vancouver, low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at the mouth of the Columbia is about 8 feet, and at Portland and Vancouver about 21/2 feet at low stages of the rivers. Extreme tidal ranges are about 12 feet and 3 feet, respectively. An- nual freshets have but little effect on depths at the mouth of the Columbia; at Portland and Vancouver they average about 21 feet, while the highest known reached a stage of 33 feet above low water. The estimate of cost for new work exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, revised in 1930, is $3,466,000, including the dike construction authorized in 1912 and 1922, and for a channel 35 feet deep by 500 feet wide, but not including work contributed by the port of Portland nor the estimate of $750,000 for a new dredge authorized by Congress in 1922 for better maintenance, nor enlarge- ment of the channel from the mouth of the Willamette to Vancouver, authorized by the act of March 3, 1925, estimated to cost $123,000. The (1930) approved estimate for annual maintenance is $705,000. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1146 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 18, 1878, provided for the dike at St. Helens Bar (Annual Report for 1877, p. 1019); the act of July 13, 1892, provided for the closing dike at head of Oregon Slough and dikes at Deer Island and Walker Island (H.Doc. Nos. 36 and 38, 52d Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of June 13, 1902, provided for replacing the revetment of Coon Island (H.Doc. No. 673, 56th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of February 27, 1911, provided for two pipe-line dredges and accessories, and the act of July 25, 1912, provided for increasing the main channel depth to 30 feet (H.Doc. No. 1278, 61st Cong., 3d sess.); the act of July 27, 1916, combined the improvements below Portland, Oreg., and between Vancouver, Wash., and the mouth of the Willamette (without prior report); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for Cathlamet Channel (H.Doc. No. 120, 63d Cong., 1st sess.); the act of September 22, 1922, authorized the construction of an additional dredge (which was not built) and accessories for better maintenance, and the construction of contraction works (H.Doc. 1009, 66th Cong., 3d sess.); Public Resolution No. 105, Sixty-seventh Congress, approved March 4, 1923, provided for the channel from deep water in Willamette Slough to deep water in Columbia River (H.Doc. No. 156, 67th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 3, 1925, provided for enlarged channel dimensions from the mouth of the Willamette River to Vancouver, Wash. (H.Doc. No. 126, 68th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of March 3, 1927, authorized the closing of the east channel at Swan Island in the Willamette River, on condition that the main channel be opened to project dimensions on the west side of the island by the port of Portland (Rivers and Harbors Commit- tee Doc. No. 10, 69th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for a 35-foot channel 500 feet wide from Portland to the sea (H.Doc. No. 195, 70th Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 8, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published maps see Annual Report for 1911, page 2606, and House Documents Nos. 879, Sixty-third Congress, second session; 195, Seventieth Con- gress, first session; and 235 and 249, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the dredging of a channel 300 feet wide and 28 feet deep from the mouth of the Willamette River to the Interstate Highway Bridge at Vancouver, with two turning basins, each generally 2,000 feet long and 800 feet wide and 28 feet deep, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 249, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Modifications of the exist- ing project were recommended by the Chief of Engineers as follows: Under date of January 23, 1932, modification was recommended so as to provide a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide in the St. Helens Channel, and a channel 30 feet deep and 500 feet wide con- necting the upper end of the St. Helens Channel with the main ship channel of the Columbia River, at an estimated cost of $50,000, with $6,600 annually for maintenance (H.Doc. No. 235, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Complied with. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1147 Terminal facilities.-At Portland, Oreg., there are under public ownership four terminals for general cargo. There is one dry dock of 10,000 tons and another of 15,000 tons capacity, both under public ownership and operation. Under private ownership, but open to the public on equal terms, are 9 general cargo, 6 grain and flour, 8 lum- ber, 8 crude oil and gasoline terminals, besides outfitting and storage wharves. At Astoria, Oreg., there is a large municipal terminal with large grain elevator and coal bunkers in connection. There are also pri- vate wharves used for shipment of canned salmon, lumber, and flour, and for the receiving of coal, oil, and general merchandise. At Vancouver, Wash., there is a municipal terminal wharf. There are also privately owned wharves for shipment of lumber and other commodities. At Kalama, Wash., there is a municipal wharf. The port of Longview has a public terminal on the Columbia River at Longview, Wash., and the Long-Bell Lumber Co. and Weyerhaeuser Timber -Co. have wharves in the same vicinity for the shipment of lumber. At other small towns on the Columbia River between Portland and Astoria there are sufficient private facilities to accommodate the river steamers, and at seven points there are large sawmill docks used entirely for the shipment of lumber in ocean-going carriers. These facilities, with the planned extensions, are considered ade- quate for the present needs of commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 11, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work dredging was done by the United States dredges s Multnomah, Clatsop, and Savannah; a contractor's dredge Natoma, and dredge Clackamas, leased from the port of Portland. The total excavation for new work was 4,300,048 cubic yards, in a channel length of about 19 miles. The work of closing break in Sand Island with a pile dike and sand fill was completed. The United States dredges worked at Martin Island, Kalama, Dobelbower, Pillar Rock, Tongue Point, Upper Sands, and Flavel bars; dredge leased from the port of Portland at St. Helens bar, and work done by the contractor was at Westport and Wauna bars. The total new work excavation by Government and leased plant was 3,520,448 cubic yards and by contract 779,600 cubic yards. Maintenance dredging was done by U.S. dredges Multnomah, Wahkiakum, and Clatsop, and the port of Portland dredges Colum- bia and Clackamas working under lease. The total excavation for maintenance was 8,110,107 cubic yards, covering a channel length of about 29 miles. The work was done at Vancouver, Morgan, Willow, Henrici, Upper Martins, Lower Martins, Kalama, Dobelbower, Slaughters, Walker Island, Fisher, Eureka, Puget Island, Brook- field, Harrington Point, No. 2 Beacon, Tongue Point, and Upper Sand bars. Other maintenance work consisted of repairs to existing dikes and revetments, repairs to plant, surveys, and miscellaneous work with Government plant. A contract was awarded on March 25, 1933, for maintenance con- struction of two additional dikes and auxiliary works at Sand Island. At the end of the year this work was about 13.2 percent completed. 1148 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 The cost of principal classes of work was as follows: New work: Dredging, including surveys------------------$214, 045. 61 Emergency work, closing gap in Sand Island ---- 46, 812. 40 .-- Dike construction--------------------------- 109, 352. 45 $370, 210. 46 Maintenance: Dredging, including surveys-------------------- 409, 032. 59 Dike construction ------------------------ 24, 659. 95 Dike and revetment repairs-------------------- 6, 996. 41 Loss during the year on sale of plant charged to costs---------------------------------- 6, 390. 38 447, 079. 33 Total for all work--------------------------------------817, 289. 79 Expenditures were $829,019.09, all United States funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The 35- by 500-foot channel project was completed during the fiscal year at a saving of $103,866.23 under the estimated cost. A total of 121 dikes have been constructed, including 5 built by the port of Portland aid 10 by the port of Vancouver. All dikes except one are in good condition. The channel is in good condition. A draft of 30 feet is practicable at low tide throughout the year and at higher tide drafts of 32 to 35 feet are practicable. In the Columbia below the mouth of Willam- ette River the least depth referred to mean lower low water datum at end of June 1933 is 30 feet at low tide and 38 feet at high tide near the mouth, decreasing to about 33 feet at high tide at the mouth of the Willamette during low stages of the river. In Willamette River a least depth of 31 feet at low water is available. To Van- couver a draft of 241/2 feet at low water is practicable from August to October, 25 feet from November to March, and 27 feet from April to July, with corresponding available river stages of 3 to 1, 1 to 4, and 4 to 7 feet, respectively. The total cost of the work under the existing project was $9,532,- 490.33, of which $3,263,606.57 was for new work and $6,268,883.76 for maintenance, not including- $98,527.20 for new work and $24,- 319.82 for maintenance from contributed funds. The expenditures have been $10,254,449.64 from United States funds and $122,847.02 from contributed funds, a total of $10,377,296.60. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, in- cluding accounts receivable, amounting to $822,525.58, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------------- $204, 880. 52 Maintenance: Dredging channel in Columbia River, with 2 Government hopper dredges, July 1933 to May 1934, inclusive; and with 2 Government pipe-line dredges and dredge leased from port of Portland, July 1933 to January 1934------------------ 455, 758. 48 Repairs to United States Government moorings--------------- 8, 100. 00 Repairs to existing dikes, etc., by contract, September 1933 to February 1934_--------------14, 261. 00 Replacement of tug Mendell---------------------------------80, 000. 00 Subtotal----- ------------------- ------------------ 763, 000. 00 Balance remaining--- -------------------------------- 59, 525. 58 Total 525. 58 8-----------------22, RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1149 Funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act, amounting to $426,500, will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging channel in lower Columbia River at Harrington Point, by contract, October 1933 to October 1934----------------$330, 000 Dike construction in lower Columbia River, at Harrington Point, by hired labor or contract, May to September 1934----------- 39, 500 Subtotal ---------------------------------- ---- 369, 500 Dredging Vancouver Channel and 2 turning basins, by contract, October 1933 to March 1934------------------------------57, 000 Total ----- ----------------- 426, 500 The additional sum of $685,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging the channel in Columbia River, where necessary, to re- store project depths between Vancouver and the mouth, by hired labor and/or contract, July 1934 to June 30, 1935-----------__ $655, 000 Repairs to existing dikes and other works, as necessary, Septem- ber 1934 to February 1935_------------------------------- 30, 000 Total------------- - -- ------------- 085, 6-- 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-----------------------1 $4, 793, 019. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ' 7, 483, 748. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------12, 276, 768. 26 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 733, 496. 41 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------- 13, 010, 264. 67 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 9, 410. 60 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 ------ 13, 019, 675. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------20, 947.70 Net total expenditures -- 112, 998, 727. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__ 813, 114. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------13, 811, 842. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work. ----- $19, 783. 32 .......----------. $293, 244. 94 $601, 448. 02 $370, 210. 46 Cost of maintenance-- -----------.. 396, 256. 01 284, 285. 17 425, 718. 35 147, 898. 82 447, 079. 33 Total cost.......-------------_____ .. 416, 039. 33 284, 285. 17 718, 963. 29 749, 346. 84 817, 289. 79 Total expended_._-----.------------ 372, 178. 48 380, 686. 83 605, 662. 83 686, 116. 55 829, 019. 09 Allotted---... .----.. _----------- .299, 500 00 532, 400.00 970, 000.00 -1, 196. 88 1,480, 071. 37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-__ 2 $162, 062. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932 __--- ___- $624, 397. 54 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932___------- 345, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------- 590, 160.00 1, 559, 557. 54 Amount to be accounted for __-__--._____ ___ 1, 721, 620.24 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--- ----- ____ 79, 486. 17 Net amount to be accounted for___--- -- _- -__- -__ 1, 642, 134. 07 1 In addition $122,847.02 was expended from contributed funds, $98,527.20 for new work, and $24,319.82 for maintenance. 2 In addition $472.80 was returned to contributors. 1150 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended -----------------------___ $965, 213.59 Less: Reimbursements collected --------. $133,385. 80 Receipts from sales--------------- 2, 808. 70 136, 194. 50 $829, 019. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------ 813, 114. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_------------- $19,980.70 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- -- 171, 867. 72 191, 848. 42 Balance available June 30, 1933_-_--------------- 621, 266. 56 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------_---------- ---------- 9, 410. 60 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------630, 677.16 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-------- 426, 500.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934- ___--- ----.. 1, 057,177.16 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 30, 1935, for maintenance ___ _______ 685, 000. 00 12. CLATSKANIE RIVER, OREG. Location.-This river rises in the Coast Range in Oregon, flows northwesterly about 28 miles, and empties through Beaver and Wal- lace Sloughs into the Columbia River 65 miles below Portland. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6152.) Previous projects.--Adopted by act of March 3, 1899. The total cost and expenditures were $39,026.29, of which $15,537.30 was for new work and $23,488.99 was for maintenance. For further details of original project, see page 2000 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for dredging and maintaining a through channel 6 feet deep and 40 feet wide from the town of Clats- kanie to Columbia River, a distance of about 4 miles. Low water is the plane of reference. The variation of water levels due to tides is about 4 feet and to freshets in the Columbia River about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1915, was $4,620. The latest (1924) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for improvement below Clatskanie (H.Doc. No. 218, 55th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of June 25, 1910, provided for dredging from Clatskanie to the railroad bridge (H.Doc. No. 633, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 18, 1918, provided for the maintenance from the mouth to Clatskanie without prior printed report; and the act of September 22, 1922, provided for improvement and maintenance from the town of Clats- kanie to the Columbia River (H.Doc. No. 698, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-A wharf and a warehouse at Clatskanie are owned by a transportation company. On Beaver Slough there are 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1151 five private wharves which have regular steamboat service. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging by contract between the town of Clatskanie and the Columbia River was com- pleted in November 1932. A total of 9,175 cubic yards of material were removed from the channel, at a cost of $1,538.42, all for maintenance. The channel was restored to project dimensions, 6 feet deep and 40 feet wide on the bottom. The expenditures were $1,586.35. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1924 at a saving of $917 under the estimated cost. The channel is in good condition, with project width and depth avail- able, except near the town of Clatskanie, where a short shoal with a controlling depth of about 3 feet at low water has formed since dredging was completed. Cost of the existing project was $43,- 914.68, of which $3,703.34 was for new work and $40,211.34 for maintenance. The expenditures were $43,962.61. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $4,068.79, will be applied, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging, with Government plant and hired labor, or by contract, Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, 1933---------------------------------- $4, 000. 00 Balance remaining------------------------------------------- 68. 79 Total------------------------------------- 4, 068. 79 The additional sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging of channel with Government plant and hired labor, or by contract, July 1 to August 31, 1934. Cost and financial summnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___ $19, 240. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 700. 33 6------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------- 82, 940. 97 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 47.93 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------------- 82, 988. 90 Net total expenditures------------------------ ----------------- 82, 988. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------ 4, 068. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 8-------------_ 7, 057. 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 .. Cost of new work--- ------------------- Cost of maintenance---.-------------- $3, 855. 64 $2, 615. 82 $2, 057. 78 $2, 766.03 $1, 538. 42 Total expended-----------------------3, 562. 42 2, 615. 82 2, 057. 78 2, 766. 03 1,586. 35 Allotted --- -------------------------- 3, 000. 00 500. 00 ------------..... -- 323. 74 5, 655. 14 16228-ENG 1933-73 1152 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931----------- ----------------------------- $2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------- __-------------------------------_ 3, 700.00 Amount to be accounted for________________ __________ 5, 700. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--________---------44. 86 Net amount to be accounted for 5, 655. 14 Gross amount expended-- __1__---------------___ 1, 586. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --------- ___----- -- 4, 068. 79 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- - 30, 1935, for maintenance 4,000.00 13. WILLAMETTE RIVER ABOVE PORTLAND AND YAMHILL RIVER, OREG. Location.-The Willamette River rises in the Cascade Range in southwestern Oregon, flows northerly, and empties into the Columbia River about 100 miles from the sea. Its length from the source of the middle fork is about 294 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6155 and the U.S. Geological Survey Map, State of Oregon.) The Yamhill River rises in the Coast Range, flows easterly, and empties into the Willamette River about 42 miles above Portland. Its length from the source of the south fork is about 52 miles. Previous projects.--For the Willamette River adopted by acts of March 3, 1871, and July 13, 1892. Both the cost and expenditures thereunder were $247,747.51 for new work. For further details see page 1997 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.---This provides for improvement of Willamette River between Portland and Oregon City by a channel 8 feet deep at low water, 200 feet wide below Cedar Island, and 150 feet wide thence to Oregon City; and for a channel 21/2 to 31/2 feet deep at low water and of no prescribed width from Oregon City to Corvallis (106 miles); by snagging between Corvallis and Harrisburg (33 miles); by the removal of Copeleys Rock, 9 miles above Portland, and by necessary dredging, snagging, dike, and revetment work be- tween Portland and Corvallis. The project also provides for a chan- nel in Yamhill River 4 feet deep at low water and 60 feet wide from its mouth to McMinnville (18 miles) to be secured by means of a lock and dam near Lafayette and the removal of obstructions. The sec- tion of Willamette River in the vicinity of Willamette Falls at Oregon City is covered by a project described on page 1779 of this report. Lock and dam on Yamhill River: Location: 11/2 miles from Lafayette, Oreg., 8 miles above the mouth. Lock dimensions: One lock, 210 by 40 feet. Lift of lock : 16 feet. Depth on sills at low water: 4 feet on upper sill; 2 feet on lower sill. Character of foundation: Timber piling in clay. Kind of dam: Fixed. Type of construction: Timber crib. Date of completion: September 21, 1900. Cost: $72,164.83. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1153 For the Willamette River below the falls at Oregon City ordinary fluctuation of stage of water is 15 feet and the extreme fluctuation due to flood conditions 35 to 50 feet. Above Oregon City the ordi- nary fluctuation is 12 to 20 feet and the extreme is 20 to 27 feet. For the Yamhill River the ordinary fluctuation is 35 feet and the ex- treme 48 feet. Tidal changes vary from about 21/2 feet at the mouth of the Willamette to zero 26 miles above the mouth. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $459,300, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1932) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $80,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of June 3, 1896, provided for the improvement of Willamette River above Oregon City (H.Doc. No. 260, 54th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1896, p. 3309) and Yamhill River (Annual Report for 1895, p. 3602); and the act of July 25, 1912, provided for a 6-foot channel in the Willamette River below Oregon City (H.Doc. No. 438, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The project was modi- fied in 1904 by abandoning the 20-mile stretch of the river between Harrisburg and Eugene as unworthy of improvement (Annual Re- port for 1904, p. 3529); and the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 8-foot channel (H.Doc. No. 372, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published map see Annual Report for 1903, page 2260, and the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-Between Portland and Willamette Falls the terminals are privately owned mill wharves and oil-receiving sta- tions. Above the falls there are small wharves privately owned or natural landings. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work in the 8-foot channel of Willamette River between Portland and Oregon City, Oreg., consisted of the removal of 89,466 cubic yards of material at a cost of $22,990.90. Maintenance dredging in Willamette River between Portland and Independence, Oreg., consisted of the removal of 55,874 cubic yards of material, mostly gravel, by the U.S. dredge Monticello at a cost of $16,862.53; and 64,616 cubic yards by hired dredges at a cost of $14,037.45, a total of 120,490 cubic yards at a cost of $30,899.98. Other maintenance work consisted of the removal of 210 snags from Willamette and Yamhill Rivers at a cost of $2,656.30, the con- struction of 3,155.7 linear feet of pile and stone dikes under contract at a cost of $32,583.69, and surveys before and after dredging of all bars between Portland and Independence at a cost of $15,685.32. These operations resulted in maintaining the project depths of 21/ and 31/2 feet at low water between Oregon City and Independ- ence, and securing a controlling depth of 6 feet between Portland and Oregon City. The total cost was $106,211.19 of which $22,990.90 was for new work and $83,220.29 for maintenance. The expenditures were $108,444.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 65- percent completed. The new work on the 8-foot channel, Portland to Oregon City, is about 68 percent completed. The controlling depths at low water on upper Willamette River at the end bf the year were 8 feet between Portland and Cedar Island (10 miles), 6 1154 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 feet thence to Oregon City (3 miles), 21/2 feet from Oregon City to Salem (59 miles), and on Yamhill River 2 feet from its mouth to McMinnville (18 miles). Traffic above Salem is confined to log rafts and occasional launches. The river is open between Salem and Corvallis (47 miles), but the steeper slope of the river above Cor- vallis discourages traffic. The controlling depth between Salem and Corvallis is about 1 foot at low water. The bank revetment at Inde- pendence and the dam and revetment at Wheatland are all in fair condition. One lock and dam in Yamhill River was completed in 1900 (see table under " Existing project "). For condition of lock and dam at the end of the fiscal year, see page 1159. The work remaining to complete the project is dredging the 8-foot channel authorized by the 1930 River and Harbor Act. The total cost of the existing project was $1,448,119.68, of which $284,044.21 was for new work and $1,164,075.47 for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,521,615.80. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, in- cluding accounts receivable, amounting to $269,801.89, will be ap- plied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_ ____ .. _______ __ $78, 438. 52 New work: Dredging 8-foot channel in Willamette River, vicin- ity of Clackamas Rapids, by contract, July 1 to Sept. 15, 1933 22,000.00 ----------------------- $----- Rock excavation, 8-foot channel, Willamette River, near Oregon City, and modification of Lock No. 1 at Willamette Falls (Oregon City) and lower lock approach by lowering floor, constructing new gates and miter sill, retimbering lock, and constructing emergency cofferdam recess, by con- tract, July 1 to Sept. 15, 1933 ----------- 80, 000. 00 102, 000. 00 Maintenance: Construction and repair of dams, dikes, and revet- ments in Willamette River between Newberg and Independence, by contract or by Government plant and hired labor, July 1 to November 1933 and Apr. 1 to June 30, 1934___ -- __---- 3, 800. 00 Dredging, by contract, between Portland and Ore- gon City locks, May and June 1934-__------ 13, 000. 00 Dredging in Willamette River between Portland and Independence and in Yamhill River, with Government plant and hired labor, July 1 to Aug. 31, 1933, and April to June 30, 1934 __. - 23, 100. 00 Dredging in Willamette River between Portland and Independence and in Yamhill River, by hired plant, July 1 to Aug. 31, 1933, and Apr. 1 to June 30, 1934--- ------------------------ 23, 100. 00 Snagging, Portland to Harrisburg, as needed, by Government plant and hired labor, July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934-- -__--_- _ -- ---- 5, 250. 00 Surveys, Willamette River, Portland to Independ- ence, July 1 to Aug. 31, 1933; Apr. 1 to June 30, 1934--6------------------------------- , 000. 00 Construction of new quarterboat -------- ---- 8, 590. 09 82, 840. 09 Subtotal ---------- ------------ .------- 263, 278. 61 Balance remaining_.. _ ... ._____ _ __ __ ... _ ..__ __ _ 6, 523.28 Total----------. --- ------------------- . 269, 801. 89 RIVERS AND HIARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1155 The additional sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 as follows: Maintenance: Construction and repair of dams, dikes, and revetments in Wil- lamette River between Newberg and Independence, by contract, July to September 1934, May and June 1935_ -------- __$20, 000 Dredging in Willamette River between Portland and Independence and in Yamhill River, with Government plant and hired labor, July to September 1934, May and June 1935___--- -__--- 20, 000 Dredging in Willamette River between Portland and Independence and in Yamhill River, by hired plant, July to September 1934, May and June 1935-------------------------------------- 20, 000 Dredging in Willamette River between Portland and Oregon City, __- by contract, July and August 1935 ----- ----------- 10, 000 Snagging, by Government plant and hired labor, as needed------ 5, 000 Surveys, Willamette River between Portland and Independence and Yamhill River, July to October 1934, April and May 1935__ 5, 000 Total for all work-__- __.................... --- __. 80, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ _____------------------ $531, 791. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 1, 164, 075. 47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------1, 695, 867. 19 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 --------- 80, 638. 39 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 --.------ - ___- 1, 776, 505. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----------------------- - 235. 67 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_---- ------------- __ 1, 776, 741.25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_- ______------ __ 7, 377.94 Net total expenditures- ---_____ ____ ----___ 1, 769, 363. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 --- ____------------ 269, 566. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_..________ 2, 038, 929. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_.._ __$4, -------------------------- -- 241.47 $7, 510. 41 $22, 990. 90 Cost of maintenance---.....--------------- $37, 279. 81 $103, 432. 06 92, 563. 36 144, 950. 78 83, 220. 29 Total cost - -........ __..... ._ _------------ 96, 804. 83 152, 461. 19 106, 211. 19 Total expended--.....--------------------- 30, 995. 18 89, 488. 39 129, 220. 39 167, 462. 42 108, 444. 86 ----------- Allotted.... ----------------- 63, 000. 00 232, 000. 00 85, 000. 00 24, 000. 00 355, 253. 32 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----------------------- $22, 757. 76 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_____________________ $55, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932___________________ 219, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__-- --- - __------- 86, 000. 00 360, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_----__ -- _________--__ 382, 757. 76 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 4, 746. 68 Net amount to be accounted for_--- -__-__- ____-______ 378, 011. 08 1156 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Gross amount expended----------------------- $118, 512.33 ------------------------ Less receipts from sales_ 10, 067. 47 $108,444.86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------- 269, 566.22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__ ------ 1, 957. 11 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 76, 481. 41 78, 438. 52 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 191, 127. 70 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------------------------- -- 235. 67 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933--------------191, 363.37 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1--- ---------------------- 80, 000.00 14. OPERATING AND CARE OF CANAL AND LOCKS AT WILLAMETTE FALLS, OREG. Location.-Willamette Falls is formed by a rocky reef in the Willamette River at Oregon City, Oreg., about 251 2 miles above the mouth of the river. The difference in level between pools above and below is about 44.2 feet at low water. The canal and locks (going upstream) consist of a bulkheaded approach 200 feet long; flight of four locks, each 210 feet long by 40 feet wide, each lock having a lift of about 11.05 feet; a canal basin 1,250 feet in length; a guard lock 210 feet long by 40 feet wide at the upper end of the basin; and a bulkheaded approach to the upstream or southerly 'entrance 1,000 feet long, making a total length of about 3,500 feet. Existing project.-This provides for the purchase, rehabilitation, and deepening to 6 feet at low water of the existing canal and locks and the separation of the canal from the water-power intake by the construction of a concrete division wall. LOOKS, AND DAM ON WILLAMETT E RIVER Location: At Willamette Falls, near Oregon City, Oreg., 251/2 miles above the mouth. Lock dimensions: Series of four locks, each 210 by 40 feet." Lift of each lock: 11.05 feet,8 average. Depth on miter sills at low water: 6 feet. Character of foundation: Rock. Kind of dam: Fixed.4 Type of construction : Concrete. Year of completion: 1873. Purchased by United States April 26, 1915. Cost: Unknown. Purchase price, $375,000. The ordinary fluctuation of the stage of water above the locks is 12 feet, and the extreme, due to flood conditions, 20 feet. Below the locks the ordinary fluctuation is 15 feet and the extreme 50 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1912, is $680,000. This includes the price paid for the canal and locks. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 A guard lock 210 feet by 40 feet, which is used only at higher stages of water, is located at the upper end of the canal basin. 8 A concrete division wall, 1,227 feet long, extending from Lock No. 4 to the guard lock, separates the upper basin of the canal from the headrace, which formerly led directly from the basin and supplied water for the power plants operated by the Crown Willamette Paper Co. and the Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. 4 The dam is owned by private parties. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1157 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for the purchase and rehabilitation of the system and the construction of the concrete divi- sion wall (H.Doc. No. 202, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1900, p. 4374), and the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the deepening of the locks (H.Doc. No. 1060, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The last-mentioned document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is no public highway leading to the locks. The Crown Willamette Paper Co. has constructed a timber wharf about 850 feet in length, extending to and supported by the concrete division wall built in the lock canal by the United States. This wharf is used mainly for the shipment of their products and receipt of material and supplies. For terminal facilities on the Willamette and Yamhill Rivers see page 1153. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted in repairs to lock gates, sills, walls, and fenders, and general policing and care of locks, grounds, buildings, and operating machinery, re- sulting in continuous service during the year, excepting when neces- sary repairs were made. The concrete wall in guard lock is about 60 percent complete. Work on wall was stopped, pending action on survey report Willamette River, " Portland to Eugene." Concrete base for wall and removal of rock bluff in lock basin have been com- pleted. Removal of rock bluff has enabled traffic to pass this point without danger from falling rocks. The costs for the year were $27,405.92, all maintenance. Expenditures for the year for main- tenance under allotments from permanent indefinite appropriation were $27,907.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The final report on the project for purchase and rehabilitation of the canal and locks was given in the Annual Report for 1923, where the project was reported 98 percent complete. No further work is considered necessary. The depth over the miter sills is 6 feet at low water. The locks and grounds are in fair condition and are continuously serviceable, except when high water or necessary repairs prevent. Expenditures for purchase and rehabilitation of the locks and canal were $677,122.20, of which $300,000 was from contributed funds. Costs for maintenance from the permanent indefinite appro- priation were $386,928.47. Expenditures were $388,191.15. Proposed operations.-The canal and locks will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary for maintenance and improvement funds _ Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 1_ $377, 122. 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--____ 377, 122. 20 Net total expenditures______ ---- __ 377, 122. 20 .Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____________________ 377, 122. 20 SIn addition $300,000 was expended from contributed funds. 1158 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Cost and finacial sntymary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- $386, 928.47 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 2, 118. 75 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------- 389, 047. 22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 856. 07 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 388, 191. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------10, 485.09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 398, 676. 24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-..... Cost of maintenance.......--------------------------- $38, 062. 09 $29, 381. 26 $31, 952. 37 $27, 405. 92 Total expended----------------------........................... $31, 805. 44 39, 247. 81 28, 007, 54 33, 813. 51 27, 907.86 Allotted----------------------------................................. 20,000.00 35,000.001 30,000.00 35,000.00 32, 671.94 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 --- ------------------------ $5, 721.01 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 3, 1909----------- ------------------------------ 35, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 40, 721. 01 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------2, 328.06 Net amount to be accounted for--------- -------------- 38, 392.95 Gross amount expended----------- ---- ----- $31, 566. 93 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- -- 3, 659. 07 27, 907. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------10,485. 09 Outstanding liabilities June 30. 1933--------------------------1, 542. 70 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 8, 942. 39 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934------------------------- 22, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------- 31, 442. 39 15. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCK AND DAM IN YAMHILL RIVER, OREG. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for Willamette River above, Portland and Yamhill River, Oreg. See pages 1152 to 1156 where general infor- mation regarding the improvement can be found. The completed lock and dam has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since September 24, 1900. Terminal facilities.--A country road in good condition, leads from Lafayette, 11/2 miles, to the locks. There are no terminal facilities at the locks. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of minor repairs to the lock, dam, and buildings, policing of grounds, and care of operating machinery, resulting in continuous service during the year, except when inoperative on account of high water. The work accomplished during the year was done by hired labor and Government plant, at a cost of $6,855.67. Expenditures for the year for maintenance under allotments from permanent indefinite appropriations totaled $6,916.80. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1159 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The depth over the upper lock miter sill at low water is 4 feet, and 2 feet over the lower miter sill. The lock, dam, and grounds are in fair condition. The lock is in service the year around, except for short periods during high-water stages and is used principally for the passage of log rafts. (For further details see table, p. 1152.) Costs for maintenance from the permanent indefinite appropriation were $90,914.24. Expenditures were $90,870.37. Proposed operations.--The lock and dam will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appro- priation provided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost andc financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------- ____ $90, 914. 24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_--------------------- 43. 87 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 0, 870. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ------------------------------ 295. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------___91, 166. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.-------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance_______..._____-_ $3, 919. 80 $1, 458. 78 $2, 209. 13 $6, 855. 67 Total expended_- ____.- -- _____.___.-- __ $5, 607. 12 3, 904. 87 1, 470. 59 2, 214. 38 6, 916. 80 Allotted. _______-------------- 4, 000. 00 3, 900. 00 3, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 1, 578. 73 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_____-----------------$5, 633.88 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 3, 1909------------------------------------------ 2, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------- 7, 633. 88 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- ---- 421. 27 Net amount to be accounted for_______------------------ 7, 212. 61 Gross amount expended------------------------------ $7, 202. 81 Less reimbursements collected _ ___ -_--- - __-- 286. 01 6, 916. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------- 295. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__---_ ------------------------ 57.24 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 238. 57 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934 ___ -------------------- 3, 200. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934__------------------ 3, 438. 57 16. OPERATING AND CARE OF THE CASCADES CANAL, COLUMBIA RIVER, OREG. Location and description.-This improvement includes about 41/2 miles of the river where it passes through the Cascade Range. There is a fall, at low water, of 24 feet in the upper one half mile and a total fall of about 37 feet to the foot of the lower rapid. (For description of Columbia River see p. 1140. See U.S. Geological Survey, Mount Hood quadrangle.) 1160 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing project.-This provides for a canal with one lock around the upper Cascades Rapids and open-river improvement below the canal. The section of river under improvement is about 41/2 miles in length, and its lower end is about 141 miles from the mouth of the river. 'The canal has a length of 3,000 feet and a clear width be- tween side walls of 90 feet. The lock is located at the lower end of the canal and has two chambers in flight, with detailed information as follows: Dimensions of lock Dimensions Lift Available depth, Lock Foundation Greatest m lower i te r available Clear At low At high sill, for full width water water water width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Lower chamber_---.-.-...-.-- Rock.............. 469 90 24 0 8 Upper chamber-------------...... -do-----............. 462 90 0 18 8 There are no dams on the canal. The lower chamber only is used up to a 13-foot stage (upper pool), after which the upper chamber alone is used up to a 42-foot stage, lower gage, when the canal is " drowned out." The ordinary summer freshets reach a stage of 42 feet at the foot of the canal and 30 feet at the upper entrance. The highest freshet of record (1894) reached a height of 60 feet at the lower entrance and 50 feet at the upper entrance. Freshets occur during the winter months, due to rains, and reach a stage of 15 feet at the lower gage, but do not interfere with the navigation of the canal. Ice condi- tions, which often close the river to navigation, occur usually in January or February. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1894, including $413,360 for the second lock chamber and protective works, is $3,856,763. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 14, 1876, provided for the construc- tion of a canal around the Cascades of the Columbia, in the State of Oregon, and the act of July 13, 1892, provided for contracts to com- plete the project (Annual Report for 1875, p. 789) ; the act of June 3, 1896, provided for the second lock chamber and protective works (Annual Report for 1895, p. 3571); and the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the removal of obstructive rock in the rapids below the canal. For latest published map see Senate Executive Document No. 26, Fifty-third Congress, third session. Terminal facilities.-None. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The canal was in service throughout the year, except from December 11 to 20, 1932, and from February 9 to 15, 1933, when closed on account of ice conditions, and from June 17 to 20, 1933, on account of the freshet height, the crest of which reached a 32.3-foot stage in upper pool, June 19, 1933, the highest stage since 1928. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1161 The costs from indefinite appropriations on account of operation, maintenance, repairs, etc., were $19,801.89. •The expenditures were $19,720.02. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The canal, though in operation since 1896, was not fully completed until 1914 and is in excellent condition. The cost and expenditure for construction of the canal were $3,903,780.30. There has been considerable traffic during the past 2 years, due to the increase of log rafting from the river above the canal and in recent months to wheat shipments. The controlling depth in the canal is 8 feet at low water. The cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933, was $489,873.30. The expenditures were $498,954.07. Proposed operations.-The canal will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appropriation pro- vided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary for maintenance and improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_------- -- -- $3, 903, 780. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------- 3, 903, 780. 30 Net total expenditures---- ------------- 3, 903, 780. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------ 3, 903, 780. 30 Cost and financial summary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------ ------------------ $489, 873. 30 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-------------............. 9, 531.43 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------- --------------- 499, 404. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 450. 66 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 498, 954. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------..------------------ 2, 702.20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------501, 656. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work....----------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance ---------------------------- $18, 266. 77 $17, 455. 40 $16, 782. 66 $19, 801.89 Total expended.........---------------------- $21, 347. 47 17, 311. 11 17, 346. 36 15, 268. 39 19, 720. 02 Allotted ------------------------------- . 18, 500. 00 20, 000. 00 17, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 16, 285. 47 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-----------------------------$6, 136. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 3, 1909- ,-----------------------------------------19, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------- ------- ---- 25, 336.75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------2, 914. 53 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 22,422.22 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $20, 534. 19 Less reimbursements collected-----.--------------------- 814. 17 19, 720. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------------2, 702.20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933- -------------------------- 879. 85 Balance available June 30, 1933__ 1, 822. 35 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934,----------,,-- 12, 300. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------- 14, 122.35 1162 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 17. OPERATING AND CARE OF THE DALLES-CELILO CANAL Location.-This improvement embraces about 12 miles of the Co- lumbia River between The Dalles and Celilo, Oreg. (See U.S. Geo- logical Survey Map of Oregon.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of August 18, 1894. The cost and expenditures were $47,112.83, for examinations and surveys. For further details, see page 1993 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for open-river improvement from the foot of Threemile Rapids to the foot of The Dalles (Fivemile) Rapids, and a continuous canal on the Oregon shore from the foot of The Dalles (Fivemile) Rapids to the head of Celilo Falls, the canal to have a depth of 8 feet, width of 65 feet at the bottom, and length of 81/2 miles, with five locks, as follows: Detailed information of looks Dimensions Lift Avail- able Miles Great- from When lower Lock Foundation est epth corn- Cost n length Clear Low High looner pleted trance able for width water water sill full width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 0 Tandem Locks 1.... Rock---------.......... 265. 0 45. 0 70. 0 22. 0 7. O0 1915 $477, 600 1. 6 Fivemile Lock...........do-........ 265. 0 45. 0 12. 0 15. O 7. 0 1915 246, 700 5. 2 Tenmile Lock 2-..........do- ...... 265. O0 50. 0 .. 7. 5 7. 0 1915 149, 600 8. 1 Celilo Lock ...........-- do........ 265. 0 -------- 45.0 .... 6. 5 7. O0 1915 103, 200 1 2 chambers in flight. 2 Not used at low water. There are no dams in the canal. The lower end of the canal is about 4 miles and the lower end of the Threemile Rapids about 1 miles above The Dalles, Oreg. / The normal river freshets at the lower end of the canal reach a stage of 45 feet and the highest flood 70 feet above low water. At the upper end of the canal the normal freshets are about 18 feet and the maximum rise 33 feet. The canal was designed to operate to a stage of 18 feet at the upper pool and is then " drowned out " until the river recedes to a stage of 18 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1908, is $4,845,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The cost of operation and care of the canal and locks is paid from the perma- nent indefinite appropriation for operating and care of canals, etc. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905 (Annual Report 1904, p. 3475). For latest published map see Annual Report for 1915, page 3380. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.--The canal was in serv- ice from the beginning of the fiscal year to April 11, 1933, with the exception of 552 hours in December and 288 hours in February, when RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1163 it was closed by ice. The freshet of 1933 reached, on June 18, its crest of 21 feet at Celilo (110 on Celilo gage; 60.4 on gage at Tandem Lock, Big Eddy). A break occurred in the canal on the night of April 11, 1933, at a point about 6 miles above the lower entrance. A section of river embankment about 100 feet in length was washed out to a depth of about 26 feet below the floor level, and the material under the floor was washed out to a depth of from 20 to 24 feet for a distance of about 350 feet. A temporary flume was completed on May 31, 1933, to carry water across the break and thus enable the lower (tandem) lock to be operated. Repair work on the break, under contract was begun during May 1933 but was suspended after about 60 percent of the fill was com- pleted, on account of the annual freshet. Work will be resumed as soon as river conditions permit. The work during the year, aside from repairs noted above, con- sisted mainly of care of canal plant and buildings, and dredging of river deposit from Celilo entrance to canal. The U.S. dredge Celilo removed 9,155 cubic yards of river deposit at a field cost of $4,514.68, or about $0.49 per cubic yard. The costs from indefinite appropriation for operation, maintenance, and repairs, were $40,841.29. The expenditures were $38,591.93. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The canal, which was completed in 1915, is in excellent condition, with the exception of the break now under repair, as noted above. The lower end of the canal is about 4 miles above The Dalles, Oreg. For detailed information of the locks see table under Existing project. The total cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933, was $336,403.03. The total expenditure from the indefinite appropriation was $337,201.47. Proposed operations.-The canal will be operated and maintained under allotments from the permanent indefinite appropriation pro- vided by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909. Cost and financial summary for maintenance and improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___________________________ $4, 716, 205. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 4, 716, 205. 16 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 4, 716, 205.16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__ ______________ 4, 716, 205. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....-_-_-.................. ......-.... $248. 12 ---------- $6, 127. 97 -- .----- Cost of maintenance.....-------------------- -- ........... Total expended-----........... $174. 61 ..--------------- -1, 214. 34 -7...--- ------912. 37 Allotted..-----...... -------------------------- ------------.----------- Amount to be accounted for (receipts from sale of property)----------- $82. 40 Deductions on account of revocation of funds_ -------------------- 82.40 1164 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------ --- ___--------- $336, 403.03 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933__--------.- . 3, 417. 38 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------- 339, 820. 41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933__----------------- 2, 618. 94 Net total expenditures---------------- -------------- 337, 201.47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_ 81, 021. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 .--------- __-- 418, 222. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-...........- Cost of maintenance---------- --.------------ $20,902.38 ----- ------ $16, 223. 59 $15, 894.99 $40,841.29 Total expended------ --..----------- $19, 795. 09 20, 407. 59 15, 970. 24 15, 425. 15 38, 591.93 Allotted- - .--------------------- 15, 000.00 21, 000. 00 19, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 105, 413. 78 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____-------------------- $14,199.21 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 3, 1909 ------------- ---------------------------- 107, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------ 121, 199.21 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------- 1, 586. 22 Net amount to be accounted for- _____----.- ---- ___ 119, 612. 99 Gross amount expended- --------------------- ------ 38, 591.93 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 -------------------- 81, 021.06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 .. _._......... $2, 722.21 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- ----------- 4, 133. 79 6, 856. 00 Balance available June 30, 1933----------------------- 74, 165.06 18. LEWIS RIVER, WASH. Location.-This river rises in the Cascade Range in Washington, flows westerly and southwesterly 110 miles and empties into the Columbia River about 26 miles below Portland. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 6153 and 6154.) Previous projects.--The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures thereunder prior to commencement of work under the existing project in 1914 were $30,350, of which $22,251.62 was for new work and $8,098.38 for maintenance. For further details of previous projects see page 2001, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for a low-water channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide to the forks (33/4 miles); 4 feet deep and 50 feet wide on the East Fork from its mouth to La Center (3 miles) ; 4 feet deep and 50 feet wide on the North Fork from its mouth to Woodland (3 miles), to be secured by dredging and by the con- struction of regulating works and for clearing the channel to Run- yon (16 miles above Woodland). The variation of water level due to tide ranges from about 2 feet at the moutli to 1/ feet at La Center RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1165 and zero at Woodland. During freshets a stage of about 18 feet in the main river is reached. The estimate of cost for liew work, made in 1913, is $61,500, ex- clusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H.Doc. No. 28, 62d Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published map see page 3557 of Annual Report for 1904. Recommended modification of project.-It is recommended that the project be modified by eliminating all work on the East Fork and on the North Fork above Woodland. (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-At La Center, on the East Fork, and at Woodland, on the North Fork, respectively, the terminals, pile and timber structures, are publicly owned and are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1927 at a saving of $25,619 under the estimated cost. The work done has extended low-water navigation to Woodland and La Center, to which points the controlling depths are about 2 feet and 1 foot, respectively. The total cost and expenditure was $94,324.58, of which $35,880.44 was for new work and $58,444.14 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $1,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging and snagging, between October 1933 and June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $1,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance snagging, where and as needed, July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ ------------------- $58, 132. 06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ___ __ _ _ 66, 542. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -------------- 124, 674. 58 Net total expenditures_ -------------------------- 124, 674. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--_____----------------------- 1, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933________________ 125, 674. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.... ------------ Cost of maintenance--...----------------------------- $0. 60 $48. 33 Total expended----------------------------------- -- . 60 48.33 Allotted..--------- ----------------.........----------- -2, 000. 00 1, 000.00 -$1, 275.42 $1, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------------------- - $1, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30. 1933------ ------------------------ 1, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance '-------------------_ 1, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1166 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 19. COWLITZ RIVER, WASH. Location.-This river rises in the Cascade Range in Washington, flows westerly and southerly about 120 miles, and empties into the Columbia River about 45 miles below Portland. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6153.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of June 14, 1880. Both the cost and expenditures were $53,182.93, of which $4,999 was for new work and $48,183.93 for maintenance. For further details see page 2000 of Annual Report for 1915. EEistinq project.-This provides for a channel 4 feet deep at low water and 50 feet wide from the mouth to Ostrander (9 miles), thence 21/2 feet deep and 50 feet wide to Castle Rock (10 miles), and thence 21/2 feet deep at low water and not less than 40 feet wide to Toledo (18 miles), to be secured by snagging, dredging, and regulating works. The water level, due to tides, varies from 4 feet at the mouth to zero at Ostrander, and there is an extreme fluctua- tion of about 20 feet during freshets. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1912, was $39,100, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 1167, 60th Cong., 2d sess., from the. mouth to Castle Rock, and H.Doc. No. 404, 61st Cong., 2d sess., from Castle Rock to Toledo). For the latest published map see House Document No. 1167, Sixtieth Congress, second session. Recommended modification of project.-It is recommended that the project be modified by the elimination of all work above Castle Rock (H.Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-Above Kelso the terminal facilities are limited to two log dumps. At Kelso there are a number of small private wharves and one public landing. Between Kelso and the mouth there are two private commercial wharves. These facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Opjerations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 310 linear feet of training dikes were built under contract during the year, at a cost of $1,381.91. In the sections where these dikes have been built they have proved effective in stabilizing the project depth of 4 feet at low water between the mouth of the river and Ostrander (9 miles). The cost was $1,381.91, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,748.78. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913 at a saving of $6,192 under the estimated cost. The project depth and width between the mouth of the river and Ostrander are available. The total cost of the existing project was $140,085.36, of which $32,907.62 was for new work and $107,177.74 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $140,165.86. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1167 Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $6,472.04, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $0. 88 Maintenance : Dredging channel with Government plant and hired labor, or by contract, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1933-------------- $4, 500 Construction and repair of dikes between mouth of the river and Ostrander, by contract, July 15 to September 1933------------------------------------------, 500 6, 000.00. Surveys, June 1 to July 1, 1934-------------------------------- 471. 16 Total------6,--------------------------------------- 472. 04 The additional sum of $18,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging channel with Government plant and hired labor, or by contract, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1934-------------------------- $3, 000 Construction and repair of dikes, by contract, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1934 ---------------------- --------------- 14, 000 Surveys------- ---------------------------------------- 1, 000 Total -------- ------------------------------------ 18, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 $37, 906. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 155, 361. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------------193, 268. 29 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------- 80. 50 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 193, 348. 79 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 193, 348. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------------6, 472. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------199, 820. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 . 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work --------------------- Cost of maintenance.....................--------------------- $34. 60 $1, 629. 78 $7, 924. 74 $31,313. 29 $1, 381.91 Total expended----.------------------ -- 1. 50 1, 690. 00 7, 864. 52 31, 026. 92 1,748. 78 Allotted.........------.............------------------- ------------ 18, 500. 00 18, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 4,970. 83 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------------------------------- $3,249.99 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--- ----------------------------------- - 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------- 8, 249.99 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- -- ------- 29. 17 Net amount to be accounted for- -------------------------- 8, 220., 82 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 1, 748.78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933- ..--------------------- 6, 472. 04 16228-ENG 1933-74 1168 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------ .88 Balance available June 30, 1933__------------------------ 6, 471. 16 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance __ ___ ______ 18, 000.000 20. SKAMOKAWA CREEK, WASH. Location.--This creek rises in Wahkiakum County, in the south- western part of the State of Washington, flows southwesterly and southerly about 10 miles, and empties into the Columbia River about 34 miles from the mouth. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6152.) !Existing project.-This provides for a channel 61/2 feet deep at mean low water and 75 feet wide between Steamboat and Brooks Sloughs, about 1,600 feet. The variation of water level due to tides is about 5 feet and to freshets about 12 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1919, is $2,400. The latest (1925) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was. authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H.Doc. No. 111, 63d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are 3 privately owned wharves, 1 on Steamboat Slough and 2 above Brooks Slough, used for general freight and passenger purposes, and these are considered adequate for the present or prospective demands of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 9,486.1 cubic yards were removed by contract from the navigable channel, restor- ing the project depth and width at a cost and expenditure of $1,582.51 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1920. The controlling depth was about 51/2 feet. The total cost and expenditure of the existing project was $18,182.51, of which $2,400 was for new work and $15,782.51 for maintenance. Proposed operations.---The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $1,993.05, will be applied to maintenance, dredging of channel with Government plant and hired labor, or by contract, August 10 to September 10, 1933. The additional sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, dredging of channel with Government plant and hired labor, or by contract, July 1 to Sep- tember 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------- _ - $2, 400.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------15, 782. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 18, 182.51 Net total expenditures---------- ------------------------- 18, 182. 51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------- 1, 993. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 20, 175. 56 xExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1169 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....---------------- -- - Cost of maintenance__ ------------------- $1, 936. 16 $877. 12 $1, 056. 54 $1, 529. 58 $1, 582. 51 Total expended ....----------------------- 1,981. 68 877. 12 1,056. 54 1, 529. 58 1, 582. 51 Allotted- ----------------------------.... . 1,200. 00 2, 000. 00 _----------------- 3, 575. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__ ------------------------------------------ $2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 193311... 1, 600.00 Amount to be accounted for_ ____________---- - 3, 600. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_____-- 24. 44 Net amount to be accounted for____-______---____ 3, 575.56 Gross amount expended __-___----_ 1, 582. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 1, 993.05 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2, 000. 00 21. DEEP RIVER, WASH. Location.-This river is mainly a tidal slough of Grays Bay, Wash., an estuary on the north side of the Columbia River, about 20 miles above its mouth. The slough extends northerly about 4 miles from the northern end of Grays Bay, and the section above the head of the slough has several small tributaries. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6151.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean lower low water, 100 feet wide through the bars at the mouth of the river and the entrance thereto, and 60 feet wide in the river up to the town of Deep River. The mean range of tide is 6 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, was $18,200. The latest (1923) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $2,400. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925. (H.Doc. No. 218, 68th Cong., 1st sess.) There is no published map. Terminal facilities.-There is one privately owned wharf at the town of Deep River for general freight and passenger purposes and is considered adequate for the present demands of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 8,871 cubic yards was removed from the mouth of the river, under contract, at a cost and expenditure of $1,387.18. The work restored the project depth in the channels. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1928 at a saving of $2,815 under the estimated cost. There is now a channel between deep water in Columbia River 8 feet deep at mean lower low water with a least width of 100 feet as far as the mouth of Deep River, and 8 feet deep and 60 feet wide, thence to the town of Deep River. 1Exclusive of available funds. 1170 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 The total cost was $26,394.15, of which $15,384.40 was for new work and $11,009.74 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $26,428.20. Proposed operations.--The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $2,455.58, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: dredging channel with Government plant and hired labor, or by contract, Aug. 10 to Sept. 15, 1933--------$2, 400. 00 Balance remaining-------------------------------------------55. 58 Total------------- --------------------------------- 2, 455. 58 The additional sum of $2,400 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, dredging of channel, with Gov- ernment plant and hired labor or by contract, July 1 to Aug. 31, 1934. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- -- _--------_ ---------- $15, 384. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------11, 009. 74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 26, 394. 14 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 -------- - 34. 06 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------ 26, 428. 20 Net total expenditures __- - --------------------- 26, 428. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----- -------------- 2, 455. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 28, 883. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...... Cost of maintenance---..------------------ $123.00 $1, 484. 61 ............ $8,014.95 $1, 387. 18 Total expended......------------------------- 19. 00 1, 484. 61 ------------ 4, 818. 68 4, 617. 51 Allotted.............................-------------------------------------- 2, 400. 00 7,00, 00 783.78 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 --------------------------- $6, 289. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------- 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 7, 089. 31 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--- ------------- 16. 22 Net amount to be accounted for- __ _______-7, 073. 09 Gross amount expended_ -- ___--__ ------------------ - 4, 617. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---_____--------- 2, 455. 58 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2, 400. 00 22. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $75,459,05; the expenditures were $73,619.68. The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $33,302.82, will be applied as needed during the fiscal 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1171 year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. It is expected these funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $16,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ------------ __--__ $241, 629. 12 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30 1933 ----------- __- -719. 54 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------- __-______ 240, 909. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ____---------____--4, 155.16 Net total expenditures ...------------------------ 236, 754. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__________------ ____-___ 33, 302. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 --____- ____- 270, 057. 24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_.- Cost of maintenance.....--..---------------- $14, 205. 40 $23, 037. 57 $23, 687. 59 $105, 239. 51 $75, 459. 05 Total expended..................-----------------------. 13, 414. 88 21, 625. 75 25, 188. 63 102, 905. 48 73, 619. 68 Allotted_ .. ---------------------------- 25, 000. 00 18, 600. 00 40, 300. 00 75, 000. 00 103, 657. 24 Balance unexpended July 1,° 1932 ____- --- __________--___$3, 265.26 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932___ -___ __ _ $70,000. 00 -____ Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----__________________ _ 38, 600. 00 108, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for_--__--------- 111, 865.26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----__-____ - 4, 942. 76 Net amount to be accounted for--_----------- 106, 922. 50 Gross amount expended_ ------ __ _-----_____ 82, 812. 80 Less reimbursements collected_________--________-__ 9, 193. 12 73, 619.68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------- ----- 33, 302. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933----------- ------------- 4, 651. 66 .---- --- Balance available June 30, 1933 _-__ ---- 28, 651. 16 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 1-- -- __ 16, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1172 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 23. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For Cost and expenditures to last June 30, 1933 full Name of project report see annual New work Maintenance report for- 1. Siuslaw River, Oreg. 12_ _______ ________________----------- 1931 3 $526, 588. 87 $42, 551. 43 2. The Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. and Wash....-------- ----------- 1932 4, 716, 205. 16 ---- _------ 3. Columbia River and tributaries above Celilo Falls to mouth of Snake River, Oreg. and Wash.1 a - __ _________ 1931 4494, 610. 90 96, 889. 10 4. Snake River, Oreg., Wash., and Idaho 1 ___________-------__ _ 1931 5 302, 891. 74 182, 773. 72 5. Lake River, Wash_ ___ ------------ - - - - - - - - - - - .------- - -- -- -- - 1932 2, 700. 00 4, 000. 00 6. Skamokawa (Steamboat) Slough, Wash. 1932 7. Grays River, Wash_ _-- -- - --- ___-- _ 1932 2, 500. 00 3, 507. 99 1 Channel adequate for present commerce. 2 Expended during the fiscal year 1933 for general supervision and survey, $492.21. Impounded funds of $61.51 to be revoked. 3 Exclusive of $322,531.59 expended by local interests. 4 Does not include $25,000 contributed funds expended for new work. b Does not include $85,000 contributed funds expended for new work. 6 Awaiting local cooperation. a Modification of project recommended in R. & H. Com. Doc. No. 16, 73d Cong. 2d Sess. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutionJ Transmitted I Recommenda- Locality Authorization act to House document Recom n Congress Bakers Bay, Columbia River and Harbor Jan. 26, 1933 No. 44 (73d Cong., Favorable. River, Wash. Act, July 3, 1930. 1st sess.). Beaver Slough, Oreg., _.-_ do................ May 2, 1933 Unfavorable. Westport Slough to Wallace Slough. Columbia and Lower Rivers and Harbors May 24, 1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Willamette Rivers be- Committee resolu- Committee No. 6 tween Portland, Oreg., tion, Jan. 12, 1933. (73d Cong., 1st sess.). and the sea. Columbia River, Wash. Senate Committee Aug. 21, 1933 .............-......... Do. and Oreg. (Warren- resolution, May 12, dale Dam). 1932. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- Rivers and Harbors Columbia and Snake tion, Jan. 20, 1931. Rivers, Celilo Falls to Senate Committee June 15, 1933 Committee No. 16 Do. mouth of Snake River. resolution, Jan. 22, (73d Cong., 2d sess.). 1931. Coos Bay, Oreg._...__ River and Harbor Jan. 16, 1938 ....................... Unfavorable. Act, July 3, 1930. Do................._ Senate Committee resolution, May 11, 1933. Coquille River, bar and Senate Committee .............. -------............... entrance, O reg. resolution, Dec. 8, 1932. Lewis and Clark River, River and Harbor Oct. 27, 1932 ...................... Do. and lower harbor of Act, July 3, 1930. Astoria, Oreg. Nehalem River, bar and --...do..-............ May 13, 1933 Do. entrance, Oreg. Port Orford Harbor, ..----- do_---.-----___ Aug. 15, 1933 Do. Oreg. Smith River, Oreg-..... ....--do.............. ............... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- Tillamook Bay and tion, May 5, 1932. Do. Senate Committee Sept. 16, 1933 entrance, Oreg. resolution, May 12, 1932. River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930. Willamette River, Port- Aug. 23, 1933 ------------------------ Do. Senate Committee land to Eugene. resolution, May 29, 1930. Yaquina Bay, River Senate Committee -- -. -- -- - ------------------------ and entrance. resolution, July 25, 1933. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1173 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT This district includes the States of Washington and Idaho except the basins of Snake River and Columbia River below the mouth of the Snake; it also includes that part of Montana west of the Rocky Mountains and Alaska. District engineer: Lt. Col. C. L. Sturdevant, Corps of Engineers. District engineer of former Juneau, Alaska, district, which in- cluded the Territory of Alaska July 1-13, 1932; Maj. Malcolm El- liott, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Thomas M. Robins, Corps of Engi- neers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Willapa River and Harbor, 11. Everett Harbor and Wash_------------------ 1173 Snohomish River, Wash_ 1194 2. Grays Harbor and Bar en- 12. Bellingham Harbor, Wash__ 1196 trance, Wash ----------- 1176 13. Kootenai River, Idaho and 3. Hoquiam River, Wash-.... 1178 Mont___ _ ___ 1198 4. Quillayute River, Wash --- 1179 14. Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska_ 1199 5. Puget Sound and its tribu- 15. Wrangell Narrows, Alaska_ 1200 tary waters, Washington_ 1181 16. Harbor of Refuge, Seward, 6. Waterway connecting Port Alaska_ - -- - 1202 Townsend Bay and Oak 17. Nome Harbor, Alaska-- - 1203 Bay, Wash- 1182 18. Lowell Creek, Alaska, flood 7. Olympia Harbor, Wash__. 1183 control __- - 1207 8. Tacoma Harbor, Wash_--- 1185 19. Examinations, surveys, and 9. Seattle Harbor, Wash _- 1188 contingencies (general)___ 1209 10. Operating and care of Lake 20. Other projects for which no Washington Ship Canal, • estimates are submitted__ 1210 -1190 Wash-__ ____________- 1. WILLAPA RIVER AND HARBOR, WASH. Location.-Willapa Harbor consists of the lower reaches of Will- apa River and Willapa Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean located about 30 miles north of the mouth of Columbia River. The en- trance to the bay is between Cape Shoalwater on the north and Leadbetter Point on the south. Willapa River rises in the State of Washington about 30 miles east of the harbor, flows in a general westerly direction and empties into the bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6185.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, and modified August 18, 1894, March 3, 1899, June 13, 1902, March 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. The cost and expenditures on original and modified projects prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1916 were $228,083.83 for new work and $7,176.62 for maintenance, a total of $235,260.45. Con- tributed funds for new work amounted to $6,596.92. For further details of previous projects adopted prior to June 25, 1910, see page 2001 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance, by dredg- ing, of a channel over the bar at the mouth of Willapa Bay, 23 feet deep at mean lower low water and of such width as is economically obtainable, and for a channel 24 feet deep at mean lower low water and 200 feet wide from deep water in Willapa Bay to the forks of 1174 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the river at Raymond and 24 feet deep and 150 feet wide up the South Fork as far as the deep basin above the Cram lumber mill, and up the North Fork to a point opposite Twelfth Street, with a turning basin 250 feet wide, 350 feet long, and 24 feet deep at the latter point, and a closing dike at Mailboat Slough. The length of the section included in the project is 26 miles. The extreme tidal range at Willapa Bay entrance is 13.6 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 8.1 feet at the entrance and 9.6 feet at South Bend. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1918 was $819,170, exclusive of.amounts ex- pended on previous projects, but including $71,775 contributed by local interests. The latest (1926) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $50,000. The project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 27, 1916 (H.Doc. No. 706, 63d Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the river channel, and the act of January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 565, 69th Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the maintenance of the bar channel. The latest published maps are printed in the former document and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 41, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of June 29, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for a channel over the bar at the mouth of Willapa Bay, 26 feet deep, with a minimum width of 500 feet, at an estimated cost of $80,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 41, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 5 sawmill wharves, 2 city wharves, 1 port wharf, 1 railway wharf, and 2 oil wharves on Willapa River. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in the bar channel was continued by the U.S. dredge Mackenzie from July 1 to September 19, 1932. A total of 661,766 cubic yards was removed. Surveys of the bar channel were made in July, August, September, and December 1932 and April and June 1933, and of the river channels in June 1933. The total cost was $67,575.70, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $87,248.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1924 at a saving of $225,437 under the estimated cost. The dikes constructed under previous projects are in good condition. Surveys in June 1933 showed a controlling depth of 27 feet over a width of 500 feet across the bar but south of where dredging was last done, the dredged channel having been shoaled by encroach- ment of the north spit to a depth of 14 feet. The controlling depth in the river channels in June 1933 was 21 feet below Raymond, and 24 feet in the forks except in the upper portions where there is no navigation at present and no recent soundings have been taken. The total costs of the existing project have been $521,957.42 from Federal funds and $71,775 from contributed funds for new work and $400,465.74 for maintenance, a total of $922,423.16 from Federal funds and $71,775 from contributed funds. The total expenditures have been $905,022.95 from Federal funds and $71,775 from con- tributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1175 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_______________ ______ ______ $37.94 Maintenance dredging of bar channel, with Government plant and hired labor (August-September 1933) __-_ _____________ 57, 737.44 Balance remaining----------------------------------------------- 566. 12 Total______ _ _______ --- ______-- - 58,341.50 The additional sum of $144,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, for maintenance, as follows: Dredging of bar channel with Government plant and hired labor (July-August 1934) _-------------------------------------------- $49, 000 Dredging in Willapa River with Government plant and hired labor or by contract (July 1934-March 1935)- -------- ----------- 95, 000 Total---------------------------------- 144, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 1-------------------------------$750, 041. 25 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 407, 642. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_ _....... 1, 157, 683. 61 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 -17, 362. 27 Net total cost to June 30, 1933____~_ -- __------------ 1, 140, 321. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 1111111----- 1111111 37. 94 Net total expenditures _____________-------------------1, 140, 283. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__--_ 58, 341. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------1, 198, 624. 90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work - -- - - -.-- - - -- - - - - Cost of maintenance___-- __.... $9, 254. 50 $4, 425. 22 $31, 501. 15 $198, 741. 23 $67,575 70 Total expended_ .. .. __ _- __ 9, 068. 70 7, 645. 67 20, 538.09 173, 027. 09 87, 248. 56 Allotted -.......-..... ....... ___ .... ____ . 20,000.00 -2, 000.00 50, 000. 00 120, 000. 00 130,142. 90 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ ______________-----___------- $15, 447.16 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931 _____________ _ $42, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 .__________________ 40, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-_________-_______-- 55, 800. 00 137, 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for _------------------------------153, 247. 16 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_____---_-------- 7, 657. 10 Net amount to be accounted for _____-----------------_ __ 145, 590. 06 Gross amount expended-- ..... . ___- -__ -______ 96, 733. 25 Less reimbursements collected_----------___-- 9, 484. 69 87, 248. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------------------------ 58, 341. 50 Outstanding liabilities June 30 1933 ------------------ 37.94 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _______-----2. 06 40. 00 Balance available June 30, 1933 ___58, 301. 50 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year - - - - - - - - ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance 2 __ 144, 000. 00 1In addition, $78,371.92 was expended from contributed funds. 2Exclusive of available funds. 1176 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 2. GRAYS HARBOR AND BAR ENTRANCE, WASHINGTON Location.-Grays Harbor lies at the mouth of Chehalis River, in the southwestern part of the State of Washington, 45 miles north of the entrance to Columbia River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6195.) Existing project.-This provides for a south high-tide rubblestone jetty 13,734 feet long, and a north midtide jetty 16,000 feet long, and for a channel over the bar of such depth as can be secured by dredg- ing at an estimated annual cost of $250,000 without reconstruction or extension of the jetties. The width between the westerly ends of the jetties is 6,500 feet. The extreme tidal ranges are 14.4 feet on the bar and 16.6 feet in the harbor. The ranges between mean lower low water and mean higher high water are 9.1 feet on the bar and 10.1 feet in the harbor. The cost of the jetties is $2,567,993.34 for new work and $622,986.45 for maintenance. The project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 3, 1896, provided for the south jetty (Annual Report for 1895, pp. 3517-3533); the act of March 2, 1907, provided for a north jetty 9,000 feet long (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 2, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for extension of the north jetty 7,000 feet and fixed the length of the south jetty at 13,734 feet (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 29, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the acts of August 8, 1917 (H.Doc. No. 1729, 64th Cong., 2d sess.), and January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 582, 69th Cong., 2d sess.), provide for dredging. The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1916, page 3249. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of November 18, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing projects for Grays Harbor and bar entrance, Washington, and Grays Harbor, inner portion, and Chehalis River, Wash., be combined under a modified project for Grays Harbor and Chehalis River, so as to provide for an entrance channel across the bar 600 feet wide and 30 feet deep, to be secured by a south high-tide jetty 13,734 feet long and a north midtide jetty 16,000 feet long and by dredging; for a channel 26 feet deep from deep water in Grays Harbor to the Union Pacific Railroad bridge at Aberdeen, to be 350 feet wide to Grays Harbor City, thence from 200 to 350 feet wide to Aberdeen; and for a channel 150 feet wide and 16 feet deep in the Chehalis River from Cosmopolis to Montesano, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. The adoption of this project will increase the maintenance cost to the United States by an estimated amount of $58,000 per annum. (H.Doc. No. 53, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-There are 17 sawmill wharves, 9 industrial wharves, 2 miscellaneous wharves, 1 oil wharf, 1 railroad wharf, and 2 port terminals. One port terminal, located between Aberdeen and Hoquiam, has a storage shed, is equipped with 2 cranes and other mechanical handling facilities, and has berthing capacity for 4 ves- sels each 500 feet long. The other, near Westport, was built to accommodate fishing craft. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 7, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging was continued by the U.S. dredge Culebra a total of about 61/2 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1177 months, and by the U.S. dredge Mackenzie about 3 months, a total of 1,428,932 cubic yards being removed from the bar channel and 118,754 cubic yards from the inner harbor, at a total cost of $199,- 928.04, including incidental surveys and repairs. The total expend- itures were $186,150.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1916. The south jetty was completed in 1902 with a groin at station 1050. In June 1933, the crest of its enrockment sloped from the elevation of midtide at the shore to the elevation of 10 feet below mean lower low water in a distance of 3,000 feet, thence it varied between 1 foot and 10 feet below mean lower low water for the remaining 9,500 feet, the average elevation being about 6 feet below, and the outer end 10 feet below that plane. The north jetty was completed to midtide elevation in December 1913. It was later restored and raised to or above ordinary high water, this work being completed in January 1916. The crest of its enrockment, in J-une 1933, sloped from 17 feet above mean lower low water at the shore to the elevation of mean lower low water in a distance of 1,000 feet, whence it varied between the elevation of mean lower low water and 3 feet below that plane for a distance of about 7,000 feet to the outer end. The controlling depth in the bar channel on June 26, 1933, was 29 feet for a width of 300 feet. The costs of the existing project have been $2,567,993.34 for new work and $2,472,686.62 (not including $15,393.33 contributed funds) for maintenance, a total of $5,040,679.96. The total expenditures have been $5,341,413.15 from Federal funds and $15,393.33 from con- tributed funds. Proposedoperations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------------- $7, 291. 24 Maintenance dredging of bar channel with Government plant and hired labor, July-September 1933 and May-June 1934 (2 dredges during the latter period) ---------------------------------- 140,245.36 Balance remaining June 30, 1934-------------------------------45, 833.01 Total------- ------------------------------------------ 193, 369. 61 The additional sum of $180,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging in the bar channel with Government plant and hired labor during the period July- October 1934 and May-June 1935 (2 dredges during the latter period). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ - $2, 567, 993. 34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 2, 472, 686. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------- 5, 040, 679. 96 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 307, 164. 52 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------------5, 347, 844.48 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------ 859. 91 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------- 5, 348, 704. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_ 7, 291.24 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 15, 341, 413. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 193, 369. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---- ------ 5, 534, 782. 76 1 In addition $15,393.33 was expended from contributed funds. 1178 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of maintenance_ 942. 20 $204, 627. 10 $165, 362. 18 _----------------$249, $126, 760. 80 $199, 928. 04 Total expended------......-------------- 224, 083. 91 114, 144.40 149,439. 10 101, 486.36 186,150.74 ....- .. - -- • -- - Allotted--------------------------230, 000. 00 104, 500. 00 180, 000. 00 -109, 000. 00 336, 187. 76 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $43, 332. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_______________________ $40,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 _________,-------121, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------------ 215, 000.00 376, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ .__-______-_-___ 419, 332. 59 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-.,.._,_ __--- 39, 812. 4 Net amount to be accounted for__---------_______ 379, 520. 35 Gross amount expended ----------- .-,.-- 292, 060. 15 Less: Reimbursements collected-_______- $105, 217. 41 --------------- Receipts from sales.... 692.00 105, 909. 41 186, 150. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---- ------- -------- 193, 369. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 --------------- 7, 291.24 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 556.93 7, 848. 17 Balance available June 30, 1933 --------------- ----- 185, 521.44 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933________________--------------859. 91 Unobligated balance available June 30. 1933------------------ 186,381.35 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- 30, 1935, for maintenance ___ _- - - - - - _- - - - - - - - __ _____ _180,000. 00 3. HOQUIAM RIVER, WASH. Location.-This river rises in the Olympic Mountains, flows south- ward for about 18 miles, and empties into Grays Harbor at Hoquiam, Wash. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 6195.) Eaistin project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 18 feet deep at mean lower low water from the mouth to the junction of the Little Hoquiam and the East Branch, a distance of about 2 miles. The extreme tidal range is 16.6 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 10.1 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $106,000. The latest (1911) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H.Doc. No. 268, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). This document con- tains the latest map of the locality. Terminalcfacilities.-Located on Hoquiam River are 5 sawmill wharves, 3 industrial wharves, and 2 miscellaneous wharves. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1179 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract, 6,830 cubic yards of rock were removed, November 7, 1932, to March 17, 1933, completing the channel to project dimensions, at a total cost and expenditure of $32,373.05, including surveys. Condition at end of fisal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1933 at a saving of $54,706.36 under the estimated cost. The project depth is available. The costs and expenditures have been $51,293.64 for new work and $3,816.35 for maintenance, a total of $55,109.99. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $51, 293. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 3, 816. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------55, 109. 99 Net total expenditures ------------- ----- -------- 55, 109. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------- 55, 109.99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.......... -- $9, 997. 63 ------------------------ -- -- $32, 373. 05 Cost of maintenance-------- ----------------- ------------ $1,436.94 ................ Total expended_-----...... ---__ 9, 997. 63 -_____ ------------- 1, 436. 94 ------------ 32, 373. 05 Allotted.............--....-------------....---- --------..... 3, 300. 00 ------------ 1, 436. 94 _....---.._32, 373. 05 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act ap- proved July 21, 1932-- ------------------------------------- $52, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 20, 126. 95 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 32, 373. 05 Gross amount expended --------------------- 32, 373. 05 4. QUILLAYUTE RIVER, WASH. Location.-This river is formed by the junction of the Soleduck and Bogachiel Rivers, and flows westerly 5 miles to the Pacific Ocean at La Push, Wash., about 30 miles south of Cape Flattery. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6102.) Existing project.-This provides for a jetty on the easterly side of the mouth, and a dike, with groins, on the westerly side, with a view to stabilizing the entrance channel. The length of the section included in the project is 1,500 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 8.8 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1931, is $84,000 and $4,000 annually for maintenance during the first 2 years and $1,000 annually thereafter. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 125, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). This document con- tains the latest map of the locality. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are no dockage facilities other than landing places for small boats. 1180 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract, re- pairs, and extensions were made to the dike, jetty, and revetment at the mouth of the river, July 12 to October 11, 1932, a total of 15,411.9 tons of rock being placed. The total cost and expenditures were $32,350.73, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 80 percent completed. The construction of the jetty and dike was commenced in April 1931, and completed in October 1931. The groins were omitted. The jetty and dike were damaged by flood and storm during the first winter so that it was found necessary to restore them and to reinforce the revetment at the shore end of the jetty. This work was completed in October 1932, the end of the jetty having been built up to 16 feet above mean lower low water. On June 8, 1933, the dike was found to have subsided about 3 feet in the middle of the length and the end of the jetty to have subsided about 12 feet, it being about 4 feet above mean lower low water. The controlling depth in the entrance channel was found to be 6 feet on that date. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is con- struction of the groins based on the dike and James Island. The costs and expenditures have been $68,000 for new work and $32,350.73 for maintenance, a total of $100,350.73. Proposed bperations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated for the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance and repairing the jetty and dike by con- tract, April-May 1935. Cost and flinancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------______ __ $68, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_------____--___---- 32, 350. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 19331___ _-___ 100, 350. 73 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 100, 350. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------------.. 100, 350. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-........- .....-.-- ..- -.......-..... - $13, 136. 24 $54, 863. 76 ---....-. Cost of maintenance --- ------ ,------------ ------------ ------------ $32, 350.73 Total expended---.......................- ..- 6, 563. 28 61, 436. 72 32, 350. 73 Allotted.-- ------------------------------ ------------ 72, 000. 00 31, 000. 00 -2, 649. 27 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__---------------------- -- $35, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_....------.___ 2, 649. 27 Net amount to be accounted for- -.. . _-----_-___-- 32, 350. 73 Gross amount expended---------------------------------- 32, 350. 72 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------------------------------- , 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance-------------------- 4, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1181 5. PUGET SOUND AND ITS TRIBUTARY WATERS, WASH. Location.-PugetSound is located in the western part of the State of Washington. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 6300, 6450, and 6460.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882. The cost and expenditures under this project were $67,495.58 for maintenance prior to adoption of the existing project in 1892. For further details see page 2003 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for maintenance work on the rivers tributary to Puget Sound by snagging and dredging. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, (Annual Report for 1893, p. 3425.) The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1913, page 3127. Recommended modification of project.-On May 9, 1928, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for dredging shoals which interfere with the move- ment of navigation at an estimated cost of $125,000, with $10,000 annually for maintenance in addition to the present cost of operating the snag boat. (H.Doc. No. 307, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities at the numerous har- bors on Puget Sound and its tributary waters are in general con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. snag boat W. T. Preston operated 10 months in the waters tributary to Puget Sound, removing 2,414 snags, 80 piles, a sunken dredge, and automo- bile; dredging 12,777 cubic yards of material; placing channel mark- ers; making minor repairs to river banks, and closing a subsidiary slough. The work was done by hired labor at a cost of $23,809.75, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $21,978.03. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work has consisted chiefly of snagging and dredging in the principal tributaries of Puget Sound. No permanent results are obtainable, but the maintenance of existing channels requires practically continuous operation of the snag boat. The controlling depths range from 1 to 40 feet at mean lower low water. The costs have been $43,336.92 for new work and $690,704.27 for maintenance, a total of $734,041.19. The total expenditures have been $789,606.13. Proposed operaltions.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------------- $96. 50 Maintenance dredging and snagging with Government plant and hired labor throughout the year------------------------------------ 19, 061. 66 Balance remaining June 30, 1933------------------------------- 1, 964. 27 Total--------------------------------------------------- 21, 122. 43 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, dredging, and snagging with Government plant and hired labor throughout the year, the work being necessary to keep the project channels open for navigation. 1182 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933____._____ .- _ _____--- $43, 336. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------_---------------- 758, 199. 85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933___ 801, 536. 77 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_---- 55, 661. 44 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 857, 198. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-__---------------------- 96. 50 Net total expenditures__------------------- --- 857, 101.71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 21, 122. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 _________-- - 878, 224. 14 Fiscal year ended June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ----- Cost of maintenance_----.----------. $14,946.75 $10, 570.30 $14,478.71 $18,072. 37 $23,809.75 Total expended--............................ 55, 998. 66 6, 986. 43 12, 723. 67 21, 642. 86 21, 978. 03 Allotted--.-.---. -_-_------------- -_---_ 50, 615. 77 -6, 000. 00 20, 000. 00 ------.-. 23, 608.37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___ ------ __----------___ $19, 492.09 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------ $8,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---__--- ----- -- _---- 18, 000.00 26, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 45, 492.09 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ----.. 2, 391. 63 Net amount to be accounted for- ----- _- _-- 43, 100. 46 Gross amount expended ----.- ---------..---- 28, 276. 08 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 6, 298. 05 21, 978. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----- --- ---- -___ 21, 122.43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------- 96. 50 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds---------- 4. 73 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------... - - 968. 50 1, 069. 73 Balance available June 30, 1933 -------------- _____ - 20, 052.70 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 25, 000. 00 6. WATERWAY CONNECTING PORT TOWNSEND BAY AND OAK BAY, WASH. Location.-The canal connects two bays which are arms of Ad- miralty Inlet, on the west side of Puget Sound, in the northwestern part of the State of Washington, about 40 miles north of Seattle. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6405.) Existing project.-This provides for a canal 15 feet deep at mean lower low water, 75 feet wide on the bottom and about 4,800 feet long, and for the construction of jetties to protect the channel at the southern or Oak Bay end, and a bulkhead for the retention of 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS---SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1183 dredged material. The extreme tidal range is 16 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 8.8 feet in Port Townsend Bay and 9.6 feet in Oak Bay. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1915, was $77,500. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913. (H.Doc. No. 625, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) The lat- est published map is in the Annual Report for 1915, page 3441. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities directly served by the canal. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A survey was made in August 1932, showing a controlling depth of 131/2 feet. The project depth of 15 feet was restored by dredging 3,109 cubic yards, November 28 to December 9, 1932, by Government plant and hired labor. The total costs and expenditures were $1,198.46, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1915 at a saving of $4,178 under the estimated cost. Shoal- ing was removed by hired dredge in 1916 and 1920, by contract in 1930, and by Government plant in 1932. Repairs to the bulkhead on the west side of the channel were made during the fiscal years 1922, 1923, 1925, and 1928, and to the west jetty in 1925. The project depth was available at completion of dredging, December 9, 1932, and no later information is available. The costs and expenditures have been $73,322.35 for new work and $49,523.42 for maintenance, a total of $122,845.77. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $73,322. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_-------------------- 49, 523.42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_--------- _ 122, 845. 77 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 122, 845.77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------- 22, 845.77 1---------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ......------------------- Cost of maintenance_.___.__------- - -$6. 60 $15, 750. 21-_-----__ $1, 198. 46 Total expended--_---------__--------- ----- -6. 60 15, 750. 21 . ............ ........ 1, 198. 46 Allotted ----------------.....--------------------------- 10, 000. 00 ..------- -$1, 252. 69 1,198. 46 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931----------- ------------------------------ $1,200.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- ---- 1. 54 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 1, 198.46 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 1, 198. 46 7. OLYMPIA HARBOR, WASH. Location.-This harbor is near the southern end of Puget Sound at the head of Budd Inlet, about 45 miles southwest of Tacoma. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6462.) 16228-ENG 1933--75 1184 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Existing project.-This provides for a channel on the east side of the harbor, 26 feet deep at mean lower low water and 250 feet wide, from deep water in Budd Inlet to the bend, and the same depth and 200 feet wide from the bend to a point 6,000 feet from Fourth Street in Olympia, and 12 feet deep, and 250 feet wide thence to Fourth Street, with a turning basin 500 feet wide at the inner end, and a channel 12 feet deep at mean lower low water and 200 feet wide on the west side of the harbor, with a turning basin 800 feet long and 400 feet wide. The extreme tidal range is 21 feet. The range be- tween mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 14.8 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $267,800. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The acts of July 13, 1892 (H.Doc. No. 32, 52d Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1892, p. 2733), January 21, 1927 (H.Doc. No. 244, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), and July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 5, 71st Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the channel on the east side of the harbor, and the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the channel on the west side of the harbor (H.Doc. No. 405, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 5, Seventy-first Congress, first session. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 27, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide the following: (a) Elimination of the provision for a channel on the east side of the harbor, 12 feet deep and 250 feet wide, extending from the inner end of the entrance channel to Fourth Avenue, with a turning basin 500 feet wide on the inner end; (b) elimination of the provision for a channel on the west side of the harbor, 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide, with a turn- ing basin 800 feet long and 400 feet wide; (c) a channel 30 feet deep and generally 300 feet wide, with suitable additional width at the bend and at the inner end, extending from deep water in Budd Inlet to the existing turning basin dredged by local interests, at an esti- mated cost of $68,000 for new work and $1,500 annually for main- tenance. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 3, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 wharves, 1 a publicly owned terminal, and 9 privately owned. Of the latter, 2 are oil wharves located on the deep channel, and 6 are sawmill wharves with only sufficient depth for lightering. The publicly owned terminal has ship-side tracks and berthing capacity for four large ocean-going vessels. It has a transit shed and cold-storage facilities and is equipped with a crane and other mechanical handling devices. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For fur- ther details see Port Series No. 23, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions during the year, and no money was expended. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $9,788.70 under the estimated cost. The project depths are available. The costs and expenditures have been $258,011.30 for new work and $14,487.72 for maintenance, a total of $272,499.02. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1185 Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is contemplated for the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging in the entrance channel, by contract, May-June 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------------ $258, 011. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--...---------------------- 14, 487. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ---------- 272, 499. 02 Net total expenditures_ ___ -- -- 272, 499. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ----------------- 272, 499. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.-----.. ------------------------------- $46, 247. 48 ----------- ----- Cost of maintenance---------------------..................... $65. 70 ..... Total expended---------------------- -5, 859. 27 - 46, 247. 48 $1,--_--_. .. Allotted.............................. -5,924.97 -$1,500. 00 46, 000. 00 .... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance ----------- ___-----____ $10, 000. 00 8. TACOMA HARBOR, WASH. Location.-This harbor embraces all of Commencement Bay, an arm of Puget Sound, 30 miles south of Seattle. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6451.) Existing project.--This provides for (a) a city waterway having a channel 500 feet wide and 29 feet deep at mean lower low water from deep water in Commencement Bay to the Eleventh Street Bridge, 500 feet wide and 22 feet deep to the Fourteenth Street Bridge, and varying from 500 to 250 feet wide and 19 feet deep from the Fourteenth Street Bridge to the end of this waterway, a total length of 8,500 feet; (b) for a channel 500 feet wide, 3,650 feet long, and 32 feet deep at mean lower low water in the Puyallup Waterway after the Puyallup River shall have been diverted there- from by local interests; and (c) for a channel in Hylebos Waterway 200 feet wide and 30 feet deep from Commencement Bay to Lincoln Avenue, a distance of about 10,000 feet, thence 150 feet wide and 26 feet deep to the head of the waterway, a distance of about 3,000 feet. The extreme tidal range is 18.8 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 11.8 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1905, is $150,000 for the city waterway, $640,000 (revised in 1925) for the Puyallup Waterway, and $136,000 (made in 1930) for Hylebos Waterway, or a total of $926,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance of city waterway is $5,000. Puyallup Waterway will be maintained by local interests. The estimated (1930) cost of maintenance of Hylebos Waterway is $12,000 annually for the first 2 years and nominal expenditure after that time. The project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for the city waterway (H.Doc. 1186 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 No. 76, 56th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 3, 1905, provided for the Puyallup Waterway (H.Doc. No. 520, 58th Cong., 2d sess.)'; the act of June 25, 1910, required the diversion of Puyallup River (S. Doc. No. 418, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the Hylebos Waterway (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 25, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps of the locality are in the last-named document, on page 2540, Annual Report for 1905, and in House Document No. 167, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the construction of two training walls each about 700 feet long, at the mouth of Puyallup River, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in River and Harbor Committee Document No. 55, Seventy-second Congress, second session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of March 2, 1933, the Chief of Engineers recommended the following modifica- tions to the existing project for Tacoma Harbor: (a) Abandonment of the project for improving Puyallup Water- way. (b) Construction of two training walls, each about 700 feet long at the mouth of Puyallup River, at an estimated cost of $50,000 with $2,500 annually for maintenance. (Included in public-works pro- gram.) (c) Maintenance by the United States of a channel in Wapato Waterway to within 50 feet of the pierhead lines; this channel to be 700 feet wide and 34 feet deep over such length as shall have been dredged at the expense of local interests to dimensions stated, at an estimated annual cost for maintenance of $1,000. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 55, 72d Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation.-Compliedwith. Terminal facilities.-Thereare 33 wharves and piers having a total berthing space of 20,728 feet suitable for the use of ocean-going car- riers. Of these, 9 are general cargo wharves open to public use on equal terms. There are also 23 wharves with 7,900 feet of berth- ing space, used mainly by local vessels. Of these, 18 are privately owned, 4 are owned by the city, and 1 by the port commission. Three of the city wharves are for general cargo and the port wharf is for the use of fish boats. These 56 terminals provide storage for 365,000 tons of merchandise and 63,000,000 feet of lumber, and nearly all have connection with the railways by means of spur tracks. Nine of them are grain wharves, 11 are at lumber mills, 5 are oil wharves, 2 are for coal, and the remainder are industrial or for private business. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 7, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Survey of the city waterway south of Eleventh Street was made in June 1933. There were no other operations, and no costs or expenditures were charged to this project. Condition at end of fisoal year.-The existing project is 47 percent completed. The city waterway was completed in 1905. Shoaling was removed by dredging under contract in 1917, 1924, 1928, and 1931, and the RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1187 project depths obtain except very close to the wharves and in the upper 1,000 feet of the waterway and a shoaling of 1 foot between Eleventh and Fourteenth Streets. The cost of new work on this waterway has been $150,018.58 and of maintenance $96,928.04, a total of $246,946.62, not including $5,000 expended for maintenance from contributed funds. The Hylebos Waterway was completed in 1931. The cost of this waterway has been $124,085.51, all for new work. The project depths are available. Work on the Puyallup Waterway was commenced in 1908 and suspended in April 1910. At that time, 1,811,599 cubic yards of material had been removed. In November 1909 the channel exca- vated was practically obliterated by filling caused by a flood in the Puyallup River. The River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, authorized the suspension of work and directed that no further work be done on this project until local interests diverted the Puyallup River from the waterway or otherwise prevented excessive deposits therein. The waterway has shoaled to its original condition, and io navigation is possible except small boats towing logs at high tide. The cost of new work on this waterway has been $159,584.46, and of maintenance $4,415.54, a total of $164,000. Except for the Puyallup Waterway the project is completed. The costs of the existing project have been $433,688.55 for new work and $101,343.58 for maintenance, a total of $535,032.13, not including $5,000 contributed funds for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $535,032.13 from Federal and $5,000 finds from contributed funds. Proposed operations.--There were no unexpended funds on June 30, 1933. An allotment of $50,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to the construction of training walls at mouth of Puyallup River, by contract, October 1933-March 1934. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, for maintenance dredging in Hylebos and city waterways, by contract, May-June 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -------------------------- $433, 688. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 1------------------- 101, 343. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 535, 032. 13 Net total expenditures 1--------------------------------------- 535, 032. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------------------- 535, 032. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work____.----------- .---------------- ------ $90, 595.73 $33, 489. 78 ------------ Cost of maintenance-- --- --------------- $55.16 $426. 40 36, 485. 13 ........................ Total cost------------------------ 55. 16 426. 40 127, 080. 86 33, 489. 78 . - ..- - -- ,I . . .. -.. Total expended____--- ------------------- 55. 16 426. 40 91, 442. 56 69,128. 08 ------------ Allotted-..... ...------ ..--- -------------------------- 4, 500.00 161, 000. 00 -11, 467. 87 ----.-- -- 1In addition, $5,000 was expended from contributed funds. 1188 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act------------$50, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 1934--------------------------- 50, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------------ 480, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance__ -------------------------------------- 15, 000 9. SEATTLE HARBOR, WASH. Location.-This harbor includes all waterways within the city limits of Seattle. The chief anchorage basin is Elliott Bay, an arm of Puget Sound, 30 miles north of Tacoma. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6445.) Existing project.-This provides for maintenance of the east and west waterways to a depth of 34 feet at mean lower low water, with a width of 750 feet for distances of 6,500 and 5,200 feet, respectively, from the pierhead line in Elliott Bay, and for dredging the Duwam- ish waterway 200 feet wide and 30 feet deep at mean lower low water between the west waterway and First Avenue South, 150 by 20 feet between First and Eighth Avenues South, thence 150 by 15 feet to a point about 1.4 miles above Fourteenth Avenue South Bridge, with a turning basin 600 by 350 feet and 20 feet deep just south of the First Avenue South Bridge, and a turning basin 500 by 250 feet and 15 feet deep and settling basin with capacity of about 100,000 cubic yards. at the upper end of the waterway, a distance of 27,060 feet, or 5.12 miles. The total length of waterways included under the project is 7.34 miles. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 11.28 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $381,000, of which $140,476 was to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $4,000 for the east waterway, $6,000 for the west waterway. The latest (1922) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $48,000 for the Duwamish waterway. The project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of, March 2, 1919 (S.Doc. No. 313, 65th Cong., 3d sess.), provided for maintenance of the east and west waterways 34 feet deep, and of the Duwamish waterway, 20 feet deep and 150 feet wide, as far south as the Eighth Avenue South Bridge; and the acts of March 3, 1925 (H.Doc. No. 108, 68th Cong., 1st sess.), and of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 126, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), provided for enlarging the Duwamish waterway. The latest published maps of the locality are in the last-mentioned document and in House Document No. 211, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of January 5, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide, in addition to the work now authorized, for the maintenance of east waterway north of Spokane Street. 700 feet long and 400 feet wide, to a depth of 34 feet, and for the main- tenance of a turning basin, including the head of the east waterway at the junction of the waterways south of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway bridge, to a depth of 30 feet, all at an RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1189 estimated cost of $4,750 annually, an increase of $750 over the cost of maintaining the existing project, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H.Doc. No. 211, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 90 piers and wharves located in Seattle, exclusive of those on Salmon Bay, Lake Union, and Lake Washington, which are given under " Lake Washington Ship Canal." Fifty-two are located on Elliott Bay, 16 on east waterway, 6 on west waterway, 15 on Duwamish Waterway, and 1 on Shilshole Bay; 33 of them are commercial terminals open to public use on equal terms, 3 of which serve grain elevators. There are also 3 private grain- handling wharves, 7 oil wharves, 2 coal bunkers, 5 wharves at ship- builders' plants, 25 at industrial plants, and 15 for miscellaneous purposes. The commercial terminals have a total berthing capacity of 45,881 feet, and provide covered storage of 4,043,200 square feet and open storage of 2,686,915 square feet. Two of the grain ele- vators are of the concrete tubular type; the one owned by the port commission has a capacity of 1,500,000 bushels; that of the Fisher Flouring Mills has a capacity of 2,500,000 bushels. The elevator owned by the Northern Pacific Railway Co. and operated by the Northwestern Dock & Elevator Co. has a capacity of 167,000 bushels. (For further details see Port Series No. 7, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Project depths in Duwamish Waterway above Fourteenth Avenue South were restored by dredging 382,227 cubic yards under contract, August 24 to October 8, 1932. Surveys of Duwamish Waterway were made in January and June 1933. The total costs were $25,943.77, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $26,074.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931, except the settling basin. A survey in October 1931 showed a controlling depth in Duwamish Waterway of 29 feet below First Avenue South. A survey in June 1933 showed a controlling depth in Duwamish Waterway from First to Eighth Avenue of 18.6 feet, from Eighth to Fourteenth Avenues of 13 feet, and extensive shoaling above Fourteenth Avenue South in the upper 7,000 feet, reducing the depths to about 1 foot at the head of the waterway. A survey in April 1932 showed the project depth available in the west waterway except for slight shoaling on the sides, and that the project depth in the east waterway is available except for a small area in the southwest corner and along the east side where some shoaling to less than 30 feet has taken place in two areas close to the wharves. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project is to dredge the settling basin above Fourteenth Avenue South, at an estimated cost of $20,000, of which half is to be paid by local interests. The total costs and expenditures have been $169,442.46 from Fed- eral funds and $69,332.64 from contributed funds for new work, and $51,028.47 from Federal funds for maintenance, a total of $220,470.93 from Federal funds and $69,332.64 from contributed funds. 1190 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Maintenance dredging in Duwamish Waterway, by contract, Jan- uary-February 1934 ------------------------------------ $34, 400. 00 Balance remaining June 30, 1934-_____-- __------_______ - 5.15 Total-- ------------------------------------------- 34, 405. 15 The sum of $48,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging in Duwamish, east and west waterways, by contract, April-May 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------- ------------- $169, 442. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-- ----------------- - 51,028. 47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_ --------- 220, 470. 93 Net total expenditures_--- -------------- ---- 220, 470. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ___________________________ 34, 405. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 -- ___ 254, 876. 08 Fiscal year ended June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--...... ---.-------- $110,235. 28 $24, 538. 70 $199. 49 $33, 657. 15 . _ Cost of maintenance.................---------------------...... 95. 21 10, 695. 96 1, 441. 19 921. 99 77 $25,943. Total cost_-.---.----------------- 110, 330. 49 35, 234. 66 1,640. 68 34, 579. 14 25, 943. 77 Total expended--......----------------_ 95, 035. 47 50, 475. 24 1, 680. 12 34, 463. 16 26,074. 75 Allotted-------------------------................................--. 15, 000.00 8, 009. 00 95, 026.89 -80, 000.00 53, 849. 19 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 --- - __- __----_______-- $6, 630. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------------- $22, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-- --------------------- 32, 000. 00 54, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-___------____________ 60, 630. 71 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 50. 81 1----------------- Net amount to be accounted for__ ______________________ 60, 479. 90 Gross amount expended--------------------------------- 26, 074. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 --------------------- 34,405. 15 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of 2 existing projects 84-- - -10, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- 30, 1935 for maintenance 48, 000. 00 10. OPERATING AND CARE OF LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL, WASH. Location.-This improvement lies entirely within the city of Seattle and extends from Puget Sound through Shilshole Bay, Salmon Bay, Lake Union, Portage Bay, and Union Bay to deep water 1 In addition $69,332.64 was expended from contributed funds. Exclusive of available funds. 8In addition, local interests are to contribute $10,000. * For settling basin. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1191 in Lake Washington. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6447.) Previous projects.--Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of Au- gust 18, 1894, and modified June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures on the original and modified project prior to commencement of oper- ations under existing project in 1910 were $485,002.45, all of which was for survey and improvement by dredging. For further details see page 2003, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project. This provides for a double lock and fixed dam with movable crest and necessary accessory works at the Narrows at the entrance to Salmon Bay, approximately 1/4 miles from deep water in Puget Sound; for a channel 34 feet deep at mean lower low water and 300 feet wide from Puget Sound to the Great Northern Railway bridge, about 5,500 feet, with a passing basin and log basin at the turn below the railway bridge; thence 34 feet deep and 150 to 200 feet wide to the locks, about 900 feet; and a guide pier 600 feet long; for the revetment of the canal banks between the locks and Lake Union and between Lakes Union and Washington; and for the excavation by King County or other local agency of a channel 25 feet deep at low water and 75 feet wide at the bottom from the locks into Lake Washington. The following table shows the principal features of the double lock and dam. (The structures are located at Seattle, Wash.) Large lock Small lock Miles above mouth....-------------------------------------------------- 1 1- 14 Clear width of chamber -.............................-------------------------------------- feet.. 80 30 Maximum available length ......--.------------.------ ----------------. do.... 760 123 Lift-. ..-- ...----------------------------------- ----------------- do.... 26 26 Depth on upper miter sill 1--------------- --do-----d 36 16 Depth on intermediate miter sill 2--------------.....................................-- -29do... .. Depth on lower miter sill a--.....------------ -do..... 29 16 Character of foundation....---------------- ------------------------------ Clay. Clay. Kind of dam-----....................--------------------....................................-----------------------------(3) (3) Type of construction----...............--- ..------------------------------------------ (4) (4) Year completed--.....------ ------------------------------------------- 1916 1916 Cost------------- ----- --------- 5-------------------------- (5) (5) I Low water in upper pool. 2Mean lower low water in Puget Sound. 3 Fixed dam with movable crest. 4 Concrete. * The cost of double lock and dam was $2,224,712 and the emergency gates, completed in 1923, $174,698.31, The length of section included in this project is about 8 miles. The extreme tidal range is 19 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 11.3 feet, and between mean lower low water and extreme low water is 4 feet. The ordi- nary fluctuation in the upper pool is approximately 6 inches and the extreme fluctuation is 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1926, is $3,375,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The cost of maintenance is defrayed from the permanent indefinite appropria- tion for operating and care of canals and other works of navigation. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, as modified by the act of March 4, 1913, provided for a double lock and fixed dam with movable crest and necessary accessory works at the entrance to Salmon Bay, the 1192 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 dredging of a channel from the locks to deep water in Puget Sound, and excavation by local interests of a channel from the locks into Lake Washington (H.Doc. No. 953, 60th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for dredging below the locks and revet- ting canal banks (H.Doc. No. 800, 64th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of September 22, 1922, provided for increased dimensions of the channel between Puget Sound and the locks and a 600-foot extension of the lower guide pier (H.Doc. No. 324, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 140, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the modification of the existing project so as to provide a channel 30 feet deep with a width of 100 feet from the locks to Lake Union, 200 feet thence to Portage Cut, 100 feet through Portage Cut, and thence 200 feet wide through Union Bay to Lake Washington, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 140, Seventy-second Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works pro- gram under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-In Salmon Bay, 1 wharf is Government owned and 3 are municipally owned. Of 11 privately owned wharves, 2 are mill wharves equipped with facilities for rapid handling of lumber and 8 are industrial wharves. Lake Union has 4 wharves open to public use, 3 of which are publicly owned; there are 3 sawmill wharves; there are also 23 other private wharves, of which 17 are industrial and 6 are distribu- tion stations for coal, oil, and building materials. Lake Washington is in its initial development as to large termi- nals and industries. Four wharves owned by the county are open to public use. Four private wharves have sufficent depth for ocean carriers. All of these wharves are of pile and timber construction. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 7, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The locks were oper- ated throughout the year and work continued in connection with maintenance of gates, valves, machinery, buildings, and grounds, all being done by hired labor. The cost was $80,315.31 for mainte- nance. The expenditure was $86,075.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project for the con- struction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal was completed in 1932 at a cost and expenditure of $3,346,778.43 for new work and $110,201.86 for maintenance, a total of $3,456,980.29. In addition, there was expended by the State of Washington $246,567.07 and by King County $742,070.51 in the excavation of the channel above the locks and in the construction of concrete revetment at the portage. The water from the locks into Lake Washington is nontidal and is maintained at mean elevation of 21 feet above mean lower low tide of Puget Sound, with a maximum variation of 2 feet. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1193 controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Puget Sound to the locks, 34 feet at mean lower low water; between the locks and Lake Union, 30 feet; and between Lake Union and Lake Washington, 24 feet at normal pool level for a bottom width of 75 to 100 feet. The total costs for operating and care have been $1,420,515.31. The total expenditures from the permanent indefinite appropriation have been $1,422,232.94. Proposed operations.-There were no unexpended funds on June 30, 1933. An allotment of $180,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to new work enlarging the channel between the locks and Lake Washington, by dredging 662,000 cubic yards, by contract, October 1933-September 1934. This work will complete the project and, as it will be maintained by allotment from the permanent indefinite appropriation for oper- ating and care of canals, etc., no additional funds will be required. Cost and financial summary for maintenance and improvement funds Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------ ----------------- $3, 831, 780. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--_-------------- ------- 110, 201. 86 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ________ 3, 941, 982. 74 Net total expenditures__----- ---- --- - - -- - _ 3, 941, 982. 74 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---------- ------ 3, 941, 982. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ........ - . .---- ____ $2, 057. 99 $9, 057. 68 $6, 687. 54 $23, 703. 83 .-........ Cost of maintenance__. --- __-------- _ 23, 000. 04 17, 748. 33 11, 707. 82 . 83 Total cost_ .........---- - . -25, 058. 03 26, 806. 01 18, 395. 36 23, 703. 83 Total expended-........................... 9, 342. 40 28, 270. 63 16, 389. 23 22, 251. 13 $53. 34 Allotted_..-----.. ---------------------- 32, 531. 30 39,172. 43 21,000. 00 -7, 742. 00 -1,480. 01 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------ $1, 533. 35 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__-- --- __--- -1, 480. 01 Net amount to be accounted for-... --......- __---------- 53. 34 Gross amount expended - ______-____---__ $1, 675. 29 Less reimbursements collected ----------------------- 1, 621. 95 53. 34 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act----_---- 180, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934________________--______ 180, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary for operating and care funds Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--- ---------- $1, 420, 515. 31 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-------- 2, 161. 89 Net total cost to June 30, 1933__.-----...._____ 1, 422, 677. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--... ----..... 444. 26 Net total expenditures ____---....____ ____- 1, 422, 232. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------- __ ____ ------ 20, 683.46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933----------- 1, 442, 916.40 1194 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work...--------- Cost of maintenance- --- $85, 821. 62 $91, 857. 12 $88, 174. 89 $98, 096. 77 $80, 315. 31 Total expended- - - -- - ___ -- 86, 611. 89 90, 316. 85 90, 022. 35 98, 977. 11 86, 075. 75 Allotted.. ..... 83, 000. 00 ..--------------------------- 80, 000. 00 90, 000. 00 97, 500. 00 96, 806. 70 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__------ __--------------- $9, 952. 51 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909_--__ ___--------------- 110,000.00 Amount to be accounted for___-------------------------119, 952. 51 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_------------- 13, 193. 30 Net amount to be accounted for___________------------- 106, 759. 21 Gross amount expended__------------------------- $87, 085.05 Less reimbursements collected _______---_-______ 1, 009. 30 86, 075. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933________---------- 20, 683.46 Outstanding liabilit es June 30, 1933----------------- 444. 26 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_________-- 211. 67 655.93 Balance available June 30, 1933 _________-----------20,027.53 Amount allotted for fiscal year 1934______________---------- 66, 300. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 6, 327. 53 8------------------- 11. EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WASH. Location.-Everett Harbor is located on Port Gardner Bay, at the northern end of Possession Sound, an arm of Puget Sound, 30 miles north of Seattle and 45 miles south of Bellingham. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6448.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894, and modified April 23, 1902, and March 3, 1905. The cost and expenditures on original and modified projects prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1910 were $418,209.14 for new work and $5,868.63 for maintenance, a total of $424,077.77. For further details see page 2005 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a training dike with gap of such width as may prove advisable at the outlet of the Old River Channel; for raising 6,000 feet of the existing dike or bulkhead in Everett Harbor to an elevation of 14 feet above mean lower low water; for extending the spur dike on the south side of the gap eastwardly to the pierhead line; for maintaining to a depth of 30 feet, at mean lower low water, the channel designated as east water- way in Everett Harbor, which is to be dredged to 30 feet by local interests, to the east of the proposed municipal dike and fill; for maintaining a channel approximately 100 feet wide between deep water in Everett Harbor and the gap in the dike to a depth of not exceeding 8 feet; the construction of closing dikes and mattress sills across subsidiary sloughs of the main river; and for dredging a channel 75 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean lower low water in Old River Channel to the head of Steamboat Slough. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1195 The length of improvement under this project is 5.5 miles. The extreme tidal range is 18 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 11.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $368,400. exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1930) approved esti- mate of annual cost of maintenance of the east waterway and the channel to the gap is $5,500. No estimate has.been made for main- taining the Old River Channel, nor for maintenance of dikes. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H.Doc. No. 1108, 60th Cong., 2d sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 377, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in House Document No. 649, Sixty-third Congress, second session, and House Document No. 377, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Recommended modification of project.-The dredging of certain shoals which interfere with the movement of navigation in Puget Sound and its tributary waters is recommended in House Document No. 307, Seventieth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-On the deep-water harbor there are 9 pri- vately owned wharves, 3 of which are for general cargo and open to public use, 2 are lumber wharves, 2 are fish wharves, 1 an oil wharf, and 1 an industrial wharf. There is also a float owned and operated by the port commission for landing small boats. On Sno- homish River there are 8 lumber wharves. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Survey of the harbor and river was commenced June 6, 1932, and completed July 15, 1932. The total costs were $1,213.41, all for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $1,747.34. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depth in the Old River Channel is 2 feet at mean lower low water. The depth through the opening in the dike is about 1 foot. Dredging of the east waterway by local interests is practically completed. The costs and expenditures have been $310,246.15 for new work and $81,410.96 for maintenance, a total of $391,657.11. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. Cost and finanoal summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $728, 455. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------ 87, 279. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- 815, 734. 88 Net total expenditures------------ -- ------------- 815, 734. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 815, 734. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work... .. --------------- ----------------- $84,809.98 -$927.50 .. Cost of maintenance- $432.69 $2, 079.41 4,876.93 29,193. 21 $1, 213.41 Total cost--.-.---------------- 432. 69 2, 079.41 89, 686.91 28, 265. 71 1, 213. 41 Total expended------...-----------------... -5, 005. 54 2, 067. 47 61, 902. 95 55, 527. 68 1, 747. 34 Allotted ____ _____ _ __ __ ___ _ -5, 454. 93 __________'1 132, 000. 00 1-14, 821. 241 -66.72 3,0.0-1,8.24 6.7 Alloted-----------------I- 1196 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ ---- _--------------------- $1, 814. 06 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds.-------- 66. 72 Net amount to be accounted for_____-------------------- 1, 747. 34 Gross amount expended------------------------------- 1, 747. 34 12. BELLINGHAM HARBOR, WASH. Location.-This harbor is a part of Bellingham Bay, an arm of Puget Sound, about 18 miles south of the international boundary and about 100 miles north of Seattle. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6378.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. The cost and expenditures on this project prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1910 were $56,581.93 for new work and $1,092.05 for maintenance, a total of $57,673.98. For further details see page 2006 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for (a) dredging a channel known as the Whatcom Creek waterway from deep water to the head of the harbor, 363.2 feet wide, 26 feet deep at mean lower low water for the outer 3,800 feet and 18 feet deep for the inner 1,300 feet; and (b) for an entrance channel in Squalicum Creek waterway 200 feet wide, 26 feet deep, from deep water in the bay to the main pierhead line. The extreme tidal range is 16.5 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 8.5 feet. The esti- mate of cost for new work revised in 1913, is $81,782 for Whatcom Creek waterway and $25,000 (made in 1927) for Squalicum Creek waterway, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000 for Whatcom Creek waterway and $500 after the first 2 years for Squalicum Creek waterway. The project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for Whatcom Creek waterway (H.Doc. No. 1161, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for Squalicum Creek waterway (H.Doc. No. 187, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map of Whatcom Creek waterway is in the former document, and of Squalicum Creek water- way in the latter. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, adopting the project for Whatcom Creek waterway, required that local interests provide all necessary bulkheads and groins and pay for all necessary filling in connection with the improvement. These conditions were complied with to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War and approved by him on November 22, 1911. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, adopting the project for Squalicum Creeg waterway, required local interests to give assur- ances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engi- neers that they will dredge and maintain the inner channels desig- nated as areas B and C in the project document and construct a suitable public terminal. These conditions were complied with on January 27, 1931. In addition to the work required by the acts adopting the project, the city of Bellingham has deepened a basin in the central portion of the waterway 1,000 feet long, 330 feet wide, and 35 feet deep at mean lower low water, at a cost of $28,800. Terminal facilities.-There are 11 wharves on Whatcom Creek waterway, of which 2 are publicly owned and open to general public RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1197 use. There is one publicly owned wharf on Squalicum Creek water- way. The other wharves on the harbor are owned by private manu- facturers. These facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. (For further details see Port Series No. 7, Corps of Engineers.) Operation' and results during fiscal year.--A shoal at the head of Whatcom Creek waterway was removed in May 1933 by Govern- ment plant and hired labor, a total of 7,337 cubic yards of material, 3 snags and 8 piles being removed. Surveys of Whatcom Cteek waterway and Squalicum Creek waterway were made in August 1932. The total costs and expenditures were $2,103.30, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The dredging of the entrance channel in Squalicum Creek waterway was completed in 1931. The dredging of Whatcom Creek waterway was completed in 1913, and shoaling in the inner portion was removed in 1918, 1920, 1924, 1931, and 1933. The con- trolling depths at mean lower low water in August 1932 were as follows: Squalicum Creek waterway, 26 feet; Whatcom Creek water- way, 24 feet for the outer 3,800 feet, and 17 feet for the inner 1,300 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $112,013.16 for new work and $31,099.31 for maintenance, a total of $143,112.47. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1934. The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, for maintenance dredging in Whatcom Creek waterway, by contract, July-August 1934. Cost and financiat sumanary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -------------------------- $168, 595. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933---------- ------------- 32, 191. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------ 200, 786. 45 Net total expenditures-- 786.45 2--------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------------- 200, 786. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ... ----------------- Cost of new work.-.. _.. .- . .$30, 231.02 . .... ... . .. Cost of maintenance-----------------------.................... 9, 929. 97 ------------ $2, 103. 30 Total cost.--.----------- ----------- ---- ......-- 40, 160. 99 ----------- 2, 103. 30 Total expended----- -------................-----.......... 40, 160. 99 ------------ -$6, 772. 28 ...........------------ 2, 103. 30 Allotted _......-- 6, 772. 28 -------------- ...---------.................. $12, 000.00 28, 484. 00 ------------ 1, 780. 29 ---------------------------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ $323.01 Amount allotted from War Department appropriation act approved Feb. 23, 1931___------------------------------------------- 1,800. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 2,123. 01 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 19. 71 Net amount to be accounted for------------------- 2,103. 30 Gross amount expended --------- --------------------- 2,103. 30 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance- ----------- 20, 000. 00 1198 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 13. KOOTENAI RIVER, IDAHO AND MONT. Location.-This river rises in British Columbia, flows into Mon- tana, and thence through the northeastern corner of Idaho back into British Columbia, where it empties into the Columbia River through Kootenai Lake. (See Priest Lake Quadrangle published by U.S. Geological Survey.) Existing project.-This provides for removing snags in the 47-mile stretch below Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and for removing dangerous rocks in the canyon 5 miles above Jennings, Mont. The range be- tween ordinary low and high water is about 25 feet, and the maxi- mum flood stage on record is 35 feet, noted by the Great Northern Railway Co. at its bridge at Bonners Ferry in the great floods of 1894. The act of June 3, 1896, appropriated $5,000 for improving the river from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, to the international boundary line. The act of July 19, 1897, appropriated $5,000 to defray the expense of removing obstructions from the river above Jennings, Mont., no maintenance being required. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896 (H.Ex.Doc. No. 93, 52d Cong., 2d sess., and H.Ex.Doc. No. 233, 53d Cong., 3d sess.), for the section below Bonners Ferry and by the Deficiency Act of July 19, 1897 (H.Doc. No. 73, 55th Cong., 1st sess.), for the section above Jennings, Mont. The latest published map is in House Document No. 1588, Sixty-third Con- gress, third session, for the section below Bonners Ferry, and in House Document No. 73, Fifty-fifth Congress, first session, for the section above Jennings, Mont. Operations and results during fiscal year.-By hired labor and rented plant, 477 snags were removed from the river below Bonners Ferry, Idaho, November 7 to December 8, 1932, at a cost of $3,763.05 for maintenance. The expenditures were $3,871.95. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1899 at a saving of $745.46 under the estimated cost. Snag- ging in the river below Bonners Ferry, Idaho, was completed in 1897, and rock removal in the canyon 5 miles above Jennings, Mont., was completed in 1899. Maintenance snagging was done below Bon- ners Ferry in 1931 and 1932. There has been no increase in con- trolling depths. The costs and expenditures have been $9,254.54 for new work and $5,642.60 for maintenance, a total of $14,897.14. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. Cost and finanoia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_ .____------------- $9, 254. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 5, 642. 60 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ------- ___ 14, 897. 14 Net total expenditures--- --- -- ____-14, 897. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933---___- -------------- 14, 897.14 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1199 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work-.................. I. . . .. . . . . Cost of maintenance_..... ....... ___ ___.......... $1, 645. 10 __ ....... .... $234.45 $3, 763. 05 Total expended ---........... _ --------------------- ____...... 1, 621. 03 149. 62 3,871.95 Allotted.----------------- -------------------- ----------- 3, 500. 00 -1, 200. 00 3, 342. 60 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------------- $529.35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved February 23, 1931 ---------------------------------------4, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------4, 529.35 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------------657.40 Net amount to be accounted for .- -..-----3, 871. 95 Gross amount expended $3, 899. 53 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 27. 58 3, 871. 951 14. KETCHIKAN HARBOR, ALASKA Location.-Ketchikan Harbor is located on the coast of Revil- lagigedo Island and on the northeasterly side of Tongass Narrows. The harbor is approximately 98 miles northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and 102 miles southwest of Wrangell, Alaska. Juneau is 276 miles to the northwest. The locality is shown on Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 8075 and 8094. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a stone breakwater, with concrete cap, 940 feet in length, to protect that por- tion of the harbor in the vicinity of Ketchikan Creek, and for dredg- ing the protected area to an average depth of 10 feet at mean lower low water. The mean range of tide is 13 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1927, is $272,000. Maintenance is expected to be merely nominal for many years. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 113, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There is approximately 1 mile of developed water front, along which numerous wharves have been constructed for the accommodation of deep-sea vessels. These facilities are pri- vately owned, but are open to public use upon payment of wharfage charges. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Under contract, 855 linear feet of concrete cap were placed on the breakwater. The cost was $5,233.63, all for new work. The expenditures were $5,177.63. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1933 at a saving of $47,054.16 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth is 10 feet at mean lower low water. The total costs and expenditures have been $224,945.84, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935. 16228-ENO 1933- 76 1200 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial sumrrary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 --- _------------------- $224, 945. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- ------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ----------- 224, 945. 84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------- 56. 00 Net total expenditures----..-------------- ----------- 224, 889. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 56. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-------- 224, 945. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .................. _ _ ....... _ _ _ ........... $59, 988. 76 $159, 723. 45 $5, 233. 63 Cost of maintenance...........----- ----------- ---------------------------- ............ ------------ Total expended--......-----------........ --------------- ------------ 20, 198. 16 199, 514.05 5, 177. 63 Allotted......------------------- -------------------------------------- 220, 000. 00 -287.79 5,233.63 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act ap- proved July 21, 1932 ------------------------------------- $9, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_- -------------- 3, 766. 37 Net amount to be accounted for----- " 5, 233. 63 Gross amount expended _---_--------------_-- --.-.- - 5, 177. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933- ------------------ -- 56. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-- ---- ------------------- 56. 00 15. WRANGELL NARROWS, ALASKA Location.-Wrangell Narrows lies to the west of Mitkof Island connects Sumner Strait with Frederick Sound, and forms a part o1 the inside water route from Puget Sound to southeastern Alaska. The locality is shown on Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 8170 and 8200. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 200 feet wide on the bottom and 21 feet deep at mean lower low water, with increased depth in rock, and 27 feet deep at Shoal No. 2. The estimate of cost for the entire project outlined in House Docu- ment No. 179, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session, was $2,000,000 for new work and $10,000 annually for maintenance. This estimate was made in 1921. Congress adopted this project subject to the condition that " no greater sum than $500,000 shall be expended on this project until specifically authorized by law." The estimated annual cost of maintenance of the partial project so authorized is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1925 (H.Doc. No. 179, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document, and House Document No. 647, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the modification of the existing project so as to provide for a channel 24 feet deep and 275 feet wide at Shoal No. 1, the easing of curves at Shoals Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 12; the removal of a rock pinnacle opposite Anchor Point, and five small rock pinnacles in the towing channel, as recommended by RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1201 the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 647, Seventy-first Congress, third session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities at Petersburg consist of two cannery wharves, a sawmill wharf, and a general wharf. All are pile structures. They are privately owned but open to public use on payment of wharfage charges. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Survey was made in August and September 1932. Maintenance dredging was com- menced by the U.S. dredge Col. P. S. Michie June 21, 1933, and 54,107 cubic yards were removed from shoal no. 2 to the end of the month. The costs were $9,243.49, all for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $625.92. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The limited project was com- pleted in 1928. A minimum depth of 18 feet exists at mean lower low water. The costs have been $452,970.93 for new work and $133,020.33 for maintenance, a total of $585,991.26. The total ex- penditures have been $577,373.69. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933------------------------------ $8, 617. 57 Maintenance dredging by Government plant and hired labor, July- September 1933--- ------------------------------ 53,734. 01 Total-- ------------------- ----------------------- 62, 351. 58 An allotment of $142,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to new work, removing 6,627 cubic yards of rock and 22,925 cubic yards of loose material, by contract, December 1933-July 1934. No work is contemplated for the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933___-- ______ -___ -___ $452, 970. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------133, 020. 33 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------585, 991. 26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------- 8, 617. 57 Net total expenditures_________-____------__ ______ 577, 373. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 2, 351. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ __-- ___-639, 725. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work......---------------------................... $3, 817. 30 --------............................... Cost of maintenance- --.........--- ---.-- 8, 547. 41 $44, 232. 82 $747.77 $44, 000. 00 $9, 243. 49 Total cost_................... .. 12, 364. 71 44, 232. 82 747. 77 44, 000. 00 9, 243.49 Total expended----....... - ..---.-- .----. 58, 427. 08 43, 484. 07 800. 73 44, 000. 00 625.92 Allotted_....------.---------------------- 47, 000. 00- _--- _ 36, 747. 77 8, 000. 00 62, 977. 50 ____ ____ ___ _ - ___- __ _ L____- _ __ -__1 1202 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-- --------------- ----------------------- $63, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 22. 50 Net amount to be accounted for------ ----------------- 62, 977. 50 Gross amount expended---- --------------------------------- 25.92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 62, 351. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------- $10, 339. 38 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds-----. 95.39 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ 4, 045. 05 14, 479. 82 Balance available June 30, 1933,-_ 47, 871. 76 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act--------- 42, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934------------------- 189, 871. 76 16. HARBOR OF REFUGE, SEWARD, ALASKA Location.-This harbor is located at Seward, Alaska, on the west side of the north end of Resurrection Bay. The harbor is about 130 miles west of Cordova, Alaska. The locality is shown on Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8529. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a break- water 580 feet long 'and the dredging of an area of about 207,000 square feet to a depth of 12.5 feet at mean lower low water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1927 was $85,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. 109, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-Docking facilities at Seward include one commercial wharf, owned by the Alaska Railroad, which is avail- able to the use of the public on payment of the usual wharfage charges, one wharf owned by the Standard Oil Co., and one owned by the San Juan Cannery. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Arrangements were made with the Alaska Railroad to place 2,000 cubic yards of armor rock on the breakwater. There were no field operations, and no costs or expenditures were charged to the project. Collections on account of overpayments and receipts from sales, totaling $273, reduced by that amount the cost of new work as previously reported. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. Additional armor rock is required on the breakwater to replace that removed by heavy wave action. The controlling depth is 12 feet at mean lower low water. The total costs and expenditures were $103,202.61, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Furnishing and placing 2,000 cubic yards of armor rock, in breakwater August-September 1933 by the Alaska Railroad------------------ $10, 000 Balance remaining (to be revoked) ------------------------------ 10, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- 20, 000 No work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1203 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ___----_____-__ __-__ $103, 202. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 _______-103, 202.61 Net total expenditures_____---------__-------- ___ 103, 202. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__----___ -__- -_____ 20, 000. 00 -____ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____-____- 123, 202. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ------- ----------- ------------ .--------- $40,172. 80 $63, 302.81 -$273.00 Cost of m aintenance- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total expended------- ----------- ------------ 852. 85 39,852.85 63, 622.76 63---------- -273.00 Allotted" Allotted------- - - ----------- .-- - -- -- -- . - - " 107, 000.00 " -3, 524.39 -- 273.-------- -273.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------$20, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______________ 273. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 19, 727.00 Gross amount expended--------------------------$242.45 Less receipts from sales------------------------------ 30. 55 --273.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 __-__ - 20, 000. 00 17. NOME HARBOR, ALASKA Location.-Nome Harbor is in the portion of North Sound in front of the city of Nome, Alaska, at the mouth of Snake River. It is a shallow, open roadstead about 115 miles north of the Apoon mouth of the Yukon River and 125 miles northwest of St. Michael Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 9380.) Existing project.-This provides for two parallel timber and con- crete jetties, each 400 feet long, at the mouth of Snake River, and a channel 8 feet deep at mean lower low water from Norton Sound, through Snake River, to the mouth of Bourbon and Dry Creeks, in the city of Nome, ending in a basin of similar depth 200 feet wide and 250 feet long and revetting the banks of the river. The length of the section included in the project is 1,500 feet. The extreme tidal range is 2.8 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 1.4 feet. The water levels are influenced more by wind than tide, an offshore wind sometimes causing a level of from 2 to 3 feet below mean lower low water for days at a time and a level of 14 feet above mean lower low water having been noted as a result of storms. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1921, was $273,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000, of which $2,500 is to be contributed by the city of Nome. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917. (H.Doc. No. 1932, 64th Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published maps are in the above-mentioned docu- ment, and House Document No. 404, Seventy-first Congress, second session. 1204 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of May 19, 1930, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for dredging the entrance channel and turning basin to a depth of 8 feet; for extending the east jetty ap- proximately 616 feet; and for such extension of the west jetty, not more than 216 feet, as may be found to be necessary, at an estimated cost of $253,000, with $20,000 annually for maintenance; subject to such modification in location and design as may be found to be advisable (H.Doc. No. 404, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-In accordance with the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, the city of Nome furnished evi- dence, accepted by the Secretary of War, on December 22, 1917, that it would contribute $2,500 annually toward the maintenance of the improvement and furnish all lands or easements necessary to the proper execution of the work. These conditions have been met. Terminal facilities.-Cargoes and passengers from ocean vessels are lightered to and from shore, a distance of 11/2 to 2 miles. There is one privately owned wharf, about 75-foot front, which is open to general public use on payment of wharfage charges. When weather permits, the lighters and small coastwise vessels load and unload directly on the beach. The city constructed in 1924 a municipal wharf with a frontage of 150 feet along the north side of the basin. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract, 5,369 cubic yards were dredged in maintenance of the channel in Snake River at a cost of $6,612.05. By hired labor, 1,610 cubic yards were excavated along the north revetment at a cost of $4,816.70, the north revetment was extended 184 feet at an angle of 35 degrees from the old structure as main- tenance work to prevent erosion by waves in the basin and seasonal repairs were made to the existing jetties and revetments at a cost of $10,887.89, and ice removal was done at a cost of $252.55. With a view to reducing future maintenance cost, a small grapple dredge, two scows, and a tugboat were procured. The total costs were $22,569.19, applied to maintenance, of which $20,069.19 was from United States funds and $2,500 from contributed funds. The expenditure from United States funds was $38,545.43. In addition, $2,500 was expended from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1923. Annual redredging and repairs to jetties and revetments are necessary. The controlling depths at mean lower low water on May 31, 1933, were as follows: Basin, 6 feet; channel, 5.8 feet; bar, 7.6 feet. Rough water has prevented later soundings. The costs of the existing project have been $272,950.13 for new work and $209,019.79 for maintenance from United States funds, and $27,500 for maintenance from contributed funds, a total of $481,969.92 from United States funds and $27,500 from contributed funds. The total expenditures have been $504,846.04 from United States funds and $27,500 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The fuAds unexpended June 30, 1933, $44,539.41 (including $2,500 to be contributed by the city of Nome), will be applied to maintenance, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1205 Accounts payable June 30, 1933_____--- --- $14, 215.92 Repairs to jetties, by hired labor, July-October 1933------------ 12, 000. 00 Repairs to revetments, by hired labor, July-October 1933----------7, 000.00 Dredging, by hired labor, 5,000 cubic yards, July-October 1933 and May-June 1934 ------ ---- ------------------------------ 7, 500. 00 Ice removal, by hired labor, April-May 1934 _------__-------- 600. 00 Overhauling dredgigg plant__ __________________ _ 1, 223. 49 Construction of marine ways, by hired labor, October 1933-- ....- 2, 000. 00 Total------- ---------------------------------- 44, 539. 41 The additional sum of $25,000 (including $2,500 to be contributed) can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for main- tenance, as follows: Repairs to jetties, by hired labor, July-October 1934_ ... ___-.___. . $6, 000 Repairs to revetments, by hired labor, July-October 1934 -- _-_-__ 6, 400 Dredging, by hired labor, 8,000 cubic yards, July-October 1934 and May-June 1935 000 1--------------------- Ice removal, by hired labor, April-May 1935 ____-. ___-______-- 600 Total-------- ---------------------------------------- 25, 000 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 --- ___- ___- ___ -_____ $272, 950. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------- __-209, 019. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933- ----- ____- 481, 969.92 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 37, 092. 04 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_----------- ___ --- 519, 061. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-- ---- ------------ 14, 215. 92 Net total expenditures-----------___-__--------- - 504, 846. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 --- --------- __ 42, 039. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_-- ---------- 546, 885. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_..... .__.______. _ _- . . Cost of maintenance..._.------------------ $22, 487. 90 $25, 216. 73 $21,437.88 $22, 868. 10 $20, 069. 19 Total expended---.....----... ---- 20, 901. 18 31, 004. 90 22, 888. 85 23, 107. 56 38, 545. 43 Allotted-. ------.---- -- __ ________-- 19, 500. 00 31, 300. 00 19, 400. 00 4, 000. 00 75, 735. 32 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_----- ______-- _-_____ _ $4, 849.52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---- --------- $16, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 0, 500. 00 6----------------------- 77, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for---------------- ---- 81,849.52 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ,264. 68 1-------_ Net amount to be accounted for .------. --------------- 80, 584.84 1206 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $41, 054. 43 Less : Reimbursements collected -------- $2, 500.00 Receipts from sales----------- 9.00 2,509. 00 $38, 545. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 42, 039.41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 $17, 933.71 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds ------ 201.30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 427. 00 18, 562. 01 Balance available June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 23, 477.40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22,500. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------_ $27, 500. 00 Net total expenditures_------ --------------- --- 27, 500. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933-------------------- 27, 500.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost ofnew work...... Cost of maintenance. --------------------- $2, 500 $2, 500 $2,500 $2, 500 $2, 500 Total expended............-------------.....------------ 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2, 500 Contributed......-------..---....-------...... ....... 2, 500 2, 500 2, 500 2, 500 2, 500 Amount contributed by city of Nome----------------------------$2, 500 Gross amount expended------- -- -------------------------- 2, 500 Contributed by city of Nome, July 8,1933-- ---------------------- 2,500 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 -------------------------- 2,500 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NOME HARBOR, ALASKA Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------ $272, 950. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------ 236, 519. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-----------509, 469. 92 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------37, 092.04 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------------------ 546, 561. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------14, 215. 92 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 532, 346. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 42, 039. 41 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1933_ 574, 385.45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work .--------------------.- --------- .-.---.--------... Cost of maintenance----- $24, 987. 90 $27, 716. 73 $23, 937. 88 $25, 368. 10 $22, 569. 19 Total expended- _-___--_--------------- 23, 401. 18 33, 504. 90 25, 388. 85 25, 607. 56 41, 045. 43 Allotted and contributed--...............------------. 22, 000. 00 33, 800. 00 21, 900. 00 6, 500. 00 78, 235. 32 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1207 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------ $4,849.52 Amount contributed by city of Nome-----------------$2, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------------- 16, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------- 60, 500. 00 79, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for 84, 349. 52 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds--------------1, 264. 68 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 83,084.84 Gross amount expended------------------------------43, 554. 43 Less: Reimbursements collected---------------- $2, 500. 00 Receipts from sales---------------------- 9.00 2, 509. 00 41, 045. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 42, 039.41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--1-----------------7, 933.71 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds -------- 201. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- -- ---- 427. 00 18, 562. 01 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------------- 23, 477.40 Contributed by city of Nome, July 8, 1933----------------------- 2, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934----------------- ------ 25, 977.40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 for maintenance---------------------------------------- 25, 000.00 18. LOWELL CREEK, ALASKA, FLOOD CONTROL Location.-Lowell Creek is a torrential, glacier-fed stream about 41/2 miles long, which rises in the mountains west of Seward, Alaska, and flows eastward into Resurrection Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Alaska, through the city of Seward. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8529.) Existing project.-Public Resolution No. 52, Sixty-ninth Congress, approved February 9, 1927, authorized the Secretary of War to expend not to exceed $125,000 for the protection of property at Seward from damage due to floods and overflows of Lowell Creek, and the work contemplated by this resolution was assigned by the Secretary of War to the Alaska Road Commission. The regulation of Lowell Creek was accomplished by the construction of an intake dam 8 feet high and 330 feet long across the mouth of Lowell Creek canyon and a timber flume of rectangular section, 12 feet wide, 7 feet deep, and 3,300 feet long, extending from the dam, through the city of Seward, to Resurrection Bay, where the debris-laden flood flow was dumped in deep water. When the Alaska Road Commis- sion was transferred to the Department of the Interior (act ap- proved June 30, 1932 Public, No. 218, 72d Cong.) the project was assigned to the Chief of Engineers. The latest estimated cost of new work, contained in an unpublished report submitted by the president Alaska Road Commission to the Secretary of the In- terior, through the Secretary of War, on January 19, 1925, was $120,000. The act approved February 14, 1933 (Public, No. 336, 72d Cong.) authorizes the Secretary of War to submit estimates for the 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1208 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 proper maintenance of the flood-control works. No approved esti- mate for annual maintenance has been made. Local cooperation.-In accordance with the Act of Congress ap- proved February 9, 1927, the city of Seward and the Territory of Alaska jointly contributed the sum of $25,000 toward the cost of construction. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Arrangements were made for relining the floor of the flume with secondhand steel rails to be furnished gratis by the Alaska Railroad, and preparatory work and assembly of material was commenced in June 1933 by hired labor. The cost for the year was $1,335.72, all for maintenance. The expenditure was $310. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed by the Alaska Road Commission in 1929 at a cost of $123,157.87, of which $25,000 was contributed jointly by the city of Seward and Territory of Alaska. The dam is in good condition, and the flume will be restored by the relining of the floor now in progress. The costs have been $98,157.87 for new work and $12,760.64 for main- tenance, a total of $110,918.51, from United States funds and $25,000 for new work from contributed funds. The total expenditures have been $99,892.79 from United States funds and $25,000 from con- tributed funds. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------ ----------------------- $1, 025. 72 Repairs to include relining floor of flume, by hired labor in coopera- tion with the Alaska Railroad July-August 1933---------------7, 000. 00 Repairs to dams, cut-off walls and control of glaciation, August 1933 to June 30, 1934--------------- ------------------------ 12, 973.25 Balance remaining (not authorized for withdrawal) --------------- 100. 34 Total--------------------------------------------- 21, 099.31 The additional sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, repairs to flume structure, by hired labor, as required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------1 $98, 157. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-----------------------12, 760. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------110, 918. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933.--1---------------------- , 025. 72 Net total expenditures-------- --------------------- 109, 892. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------- 21, 099. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 130, 992. 10 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.... Cost of maintenance...........------------------- ------..------------ ------ $1, 335. 72 Total expended --------------------------------------------------- ------------ 00 Allotted----...........------------------------ -------------------------- 21, 409. 31 SIn addition, $25,000 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1209 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 23, 1928-------------------------- $417.21 Amount allotted from Third Deficiency Act approved May 29, 1933--------------------------- ----------- 21, 000. 00 $21, 417. 21 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ------- 7. 90 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 21, 409. 31 Gross amount expended--- 402. 57 Less : Reimbursements collected--------------- $2.57 Receipts from sales---------------------------90. 00 ------ 92. 57 310. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-------------------------------21, 099. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------- $1,025. 72 Outstanding liabilities account impounded funds-------- 29. 75 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------- 126. 68 1, 182. 15 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 19, 917. 16 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4, 000.00 19. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $36,926.22; the expenditures were $38,040.40. The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, amounting to $40,721.59, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $60,000 cen be profitably (expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary 1 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $152, 460. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933---------------------------- 68. 69 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 152, 391. 95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------------------ 40, 721. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------------- 193, 113. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..-----------. Cost of maintenance------------------$22, 829. 63 $34, 799. 18 $29, 732. 04 $28, 173. 57 $36,926.22 Total expended.............-----------------------. 21, 405. 55 35, 117. 86 29, 130. 91 28, 697. 23 38, 040. 40 Allotted----_ ------------------------ 42, 300. 00 30, 250. 00 32, 500.00 7, 287.79 75, 775. 75 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932------------------------------- $2, 986. 24 Allotted from War Department Appropriation Act of May 28, 1930------------------------------- ----------- $1, 538. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931---------------------------- 15, 196. 87 Allotted from Emergency Act approved Dec. 20, 1930----- 89. 95 x Consolidated with report of former Juneau (Alaska) District. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 1210 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 --------------------- $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ---------------------- 36, 500. 00 $78, 325. 53 Amount to be accounted for--- ------------ 81, 311. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- _ 2, 549. 78 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------78, 761. 99 Gross amount expended--------------------------------- 38, 040. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------ --- 40, 721.59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------------------- 83. 15 Balance available June 30, 1933---------------------------- 40, 638.44 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - -- - -- -- - -- - - - --- --- - - 30, 1935, for maintenance 60, 000. 00 20. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1933 Name of project port see annual report for- New work Maintenance 1. Grays Harbor, inner portion, - and - - - Chehalis - - - - - - River, - - - - - - - ..- - - - - - - Wash.1 - - - -..- - 1932 2 $387, 156. 90 $159, 047. 19 2. Port Gamble Harbor,- -Wash.$ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1931 4 11, 911. 08 588. 92 3. Skagit River, Wash. .... 6.................. - - -- - - - - - - - - - .................... -- - - -------- - -- 1931 99, 829. 80 29, 257. 81 4. Swinomish Slough, Wash.8 - 7........ -- - - -- - - ........ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.- 1932 183, 029. 51 44, 279.07 5. Anacortes Harbor, Wash. - 1931 846, 376.90 _- 6. Columbia River, Wenatchee to Kettle Falls, Wash------------.......... 1923 274, 390. 53 7, 692. 58 7. PoIson Bay, Flathead Lake, Mont-..-------------------------- 1918 4, 491. 14 258. 86 8. Wrangell Harbor, Alaska 3 ----------- 1931 37, 321.32 167.43 9. Port Alexander, Alaska 3.. .---.-------------------- 1932 17, 000. 00 -----...- 1 Awaiting further local cooperation for the section above Cosmopolis; no work required at present below that point. Revoked during fiscal year, $3,576.68. Modification recommended in H.Doc. No. 53, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 2 In addition, $68,330.39 was expended from contributed funds, $35,834.27 for new work, and $32,496.12 for maintenance. 8 Project completed; no maintenance required at present. 4In addition, $21,260.09 was expended from contributed funds. 5 Awaiting local cooperation for work on Skagit City bar; no work required on remainder of project at present. 6 Further work withheld pending review of reports. 7 Modification recommended under date of May 24, 1933. 8In addition, $23,188.45 was expended from contributed funds. 9 Modification recommended in House Doec. No. 202, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Congress Transmitto House document Recommenda- to Congress tion Anacortes Harbor and River and Harbor May 10, 1933 --------------------...... Unfavorable. Cap Santa Waterway, Act, July 3, 1930. Wash. Columbia River to Pu- _-- do.------------- Apr. 24, 1933 ----------------------.... Do. get Sound intracoastal waterway, by way of Shoal Water Bay and Grays Harbor, Wash. Columbia River to Pu- Rivers and Harbors .. get Sound intracoastal Committee resolu- waterway. tion, Aug. 12, 1933. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1211 Status of reports called, for by river and harbor acts and committee resolu- tions-Continued Locality Authorization act Transmitted to Congress House document Recommenda- tion I- - - / - CodvaHrbr Ala-- Cordova Harbor, Alas- Rivers and Harbors ka. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 20, 1933. Craig Harbor, Alaska--_ River and Harbor Apr. 25,1933 Unfavorable. Act, July 3, 1930. Egegik River, Alaska--- ...----do----.------------ Dec. 23,1932 No. 51 (73d Cong., Favorable. 1st sess.). Everett Harbor, Wash.. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- ------------------------ tion, Aug. 7, 1933. Gastineau Channel, River and Harbor Alaska. Act, Jan. 21, 1927. River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930. No.t53 I (73d Cong., Grays Harbor and Che- Rivers and Harbors Nov. 11, 1932 1st sess.). Do. halls River, Wash. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 7, 1932. Grays Harbor, Wash..-- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Sept. 25, 1933. ...................... Green River, Wash., Act Feb. 15, 1933------ flood control. Ketchikan Creek and Rivers and Harbors Saxman Harbor, Ton- Committee resolu- gass Narrows, Alaska. tion, May 26, 1933. Kodiak Harbor, Alaska_ Rivers and Harbors Apr. 12,1933 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, May 11, 1933. Kootenai River, Idaho__- Senate Committee resolution, Jan. 31, 1933. Neah Bay, Wash., har- River and Harbor July 8,1933 .......--------------.... Do. bor of refuge. Act, July 3, 1930. Nooksack River,Wash., Act Feb. 26, 1925 ---- flood control. Olympia Harbor, Wash_ Rivers and Harbors Apr. 27,1933 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee No. 3 tion, Mar. 9, 1932. (73d Cong., 1st sess.). Do_--------------- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, June 6, 1933. Petersburg Harbor, River and Harbor Dec. 5, 1932 No. 483 (72d Cong., Do. Alaska. Act, July 3, 1930. 2d sess.). Shilshole Breakwater, do-------------- ----... Nov. 15,1932 ------------------------ Unfavorable. Shilshole Bay, Wash. Skykomish River, Sno- Act Feb. 26, 1925. .--- homish County, ................ ......................... Wash., flood control. Snohomish River, Sno- -do-------------.... .. -- homish County, ................ ......................... Wash., flood control. Snoqualmie River, Sno- _-- do....------------ homish County, ................ ......................... Wash, flood control. Stilaguamish R iv e r, --- do----------------- Snohomish County, Wash. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- Swinomish Slough, tion, Dec. 23, 1932. May 24,1933 I_----------------I Favorable. Wash. Senate Committee resolution, June 9, 1932. Tacoma Harbor, Wash._ Rivers and Harbors Mar. Rivers and Harbors 2,1933 Do. Committee resolu- Committee No. 55 tion, May 5, 1932. (72dCong., 2d sess.). Washington Lake Ship River and Harbor May 10, 1933 ------------------------ Unfavorable. Canal-......... ..... Act, June 5, 1920. Wedge Cape, Nagai Is- River and Harbor Apr. 29, 1933 --------------------- Do. land, Alaska. Act, July 3, 1930. Willapa River and Har- Rivers and Harbors bor, Wash. Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 12, 1933. I I I I 1212 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT This district includes all islands in the Hawaiian group. District engineer: Maj. S. L. Scott, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Thomas M. Robins, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii__ 1212 5. Port Allen Harbor, Hawaii__ 1220 2. Kahului Harbor, Hawaii -- 1215 6. Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii_ 1221 3. Hilo Harbor, Hawaii-..-. _ 1216 7. Examinations, surveys, and 4. Nawiliwili Harbor, Hawaii__ 1218 contingencies (general) _ _ 1222 1. HONOLULU HARBOR, HAWAII Location.-This harbor is located on the south coast of the island of Oahu. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 4109.) Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 35 feet deep at mean lower low water and 400 feet wide; deepening the inner harbor to 35 feet at mean lower low water, with a general width of 1,200 feet; easing the curve where the entrance channel joins the inner harbor; dredging to 35 feet at mean lower low water along the reserved channel, a channel 800 feet wide and 1,000 feet long, and thence a channel along the northerly side of the reserved channel 300 feet wide and about 3,000 feet long to connect Honolulu Harbor with Kapalama Basin. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 1.9 feet and the extreme tidal range under ordinary conditions is 2.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $3,283,000. The estimate of cost for annual maintenance, revised in 1930, is $12,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1905, provided for all the improve- ment except the dredging along the reserved channel (Annual Report of 1905, p. 2565); the act of August 8, 1917 (H.Doc. No. 392, 64th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the channel 800 feet wide and 1,000 feet long; and the act of July 3, 1930 (H.Doc. No. 753, 69th Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the channel northerly of the reserved channel. The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Supplementing the work authorized by Congress, the further im- provement of Honolulu Harbor so as to provide for an entrance channel 40 feet deep at mean lower low water and 500 feet wide; widening the harbor basin by cutting off a strip of Sand Island about 320 feet wide, including the replacement of such existing depot facilities of the Bureau of Lighthouses as are necessarily removed to make way for the improvement; and the maintenance of the im- proved portion of the reserved channel for its full width of 400 feet throughout, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 54, Seventy-third Congress, first session, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. RIVERS AND ARBORS-IIHONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1213 Terminal facilities.-The United States Government controls a small portion of the water front and has constructed terminal facili- ties for the use of the Army Transport Service, the Navy, and the Lighthouse Service. These facilities are not available for general use. By far the greater part of the improved portion of the water front is controlled by the Territory, and the facilities thereon, to- gether with those owned by private interests, are administered by the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Territory and are open to all shipping on equal terms. There are 30 piers and wharves, of which 6 are owned by the United States Government, 14 by the Territory, and the others by corporations. The facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 17, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The dredging of a channel 300 feet wide, about 3,000 feet long, and 35 feet deep along the reserved channel was completed by the contractor September 19, 1932. The quantity removed during the fiscal year was 436,499 cubic yards (place measurement) at a cost of $241,055.86 for new work. In maintaining the harbor 88,665 cubic yards of material (hopper measurement) were dredged by the U.S. dredge San Pablo at a cost of $16,161.22. In addition, miscellaneous construction and care of plant was performed at a cost of $8,229.63. The total costs were $265,446.71, of which $241,055.86 was for new work and $24,390.85 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $276,977.85. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed Sep- tember 19, 1932. The controlling depth at the close of the fiscal year was 34 feet mean lower low water. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $3,- 417,189.94, of which $3,167,563.43 was for new work and $249,626.51 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $3,457,977.54. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 193-------------------------------- $8, 299. 96 Maintenance: Dredging entrance channel and harbor basin shoals by Government plant and hired labor, July-Novem- ber 1934-------------------------------------- $24, 000. 00 Hydrographic surveys of harbor, by hired labor, October 19331-----------------------------------, 000. 00 Patrolling harbor and operation of Engineer Depart- ment storehouse, yard and plant by hired labor, July 1933-June 1934---------------------------- 5, 951. 15 30, 951. 15 Total---------------------------------------- 39, 251.11 Funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act, amounting to $792,000, will be applied to new work, as follows: Dredging area in front of new location for Department of Commerce and Treasury Department wharves; by contract, 92,000 cubic yards, December 1933, January-February 1934-------------------------- $55, 000 Widen and deepen entrance channel by contract; 424,000 cubic yards, March-June 1934 _-----______ _ 140, 000 1214 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Provide replacement for existing depot facilities of Bureau of Light- houses and remove old Bureau of Lighthouses facilities and old Treasury Department wharf by contract, December 1933 to March 1934--------------------------------------------------------- $20, 000 Removal of Sand Island by contract dredging, April 1934-November 1935------------------------------------------------------- 577, 000 Total----------------------------------------------- 792, 000 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging channels and harbor basin by contract, March-April 1935_ $9, 000 Patrolling harbor and operation of Engineer Department storehouse, yard and plant, by hired labor, July 1934-June 1935 000 6----------, Total----- ------------------------------------- 15, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 - ---------------------- $3, 167, 563. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_---- ___----------_ 249 626. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ---------- 3, 417, 189. 94 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 48, 791.61 Net total cost to June 30, 1933------- --------- _ 3, 465, 981. 55 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 295.95 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 __-- -__-------- 3, 466, 277. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ----...----------- - 8, 299.96 Net total expenditures---- ---------------------- - 3, 457,977. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------- ---- 39, 251. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------- 3, 497, 228. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----................ - -$30, 294. 18 $335, 398. 01 $113, 449. 18 $241, 055. 86 Cost of maintenance...------------------ $5, 194. 85 37, 888. 65 14, 147. 38 5, 871. 94 24, 390. 85 Total cost---------------......................... 5,194. 85 7, 594. 47 349, 545. 39 119, 321. 12 265, 446. 71 Total expended------------........................ 5, 182. 75 4, 680. 97 239, 355. Os 257, 962.31 1 276, 977. 85 Allotted ....------------------------------ -- 45, 172.43 415, 000. 00 100, 000. 00 295, 101.08 1 Exclusive of repayment of $350,000 advanced funds. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932___------____ ___ -- - - -_______ $21, 127. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932.----------------------------- $260, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_________________ __ ___ 36, 000 296, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__________ -- ____________ 317, 127. 88 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds 898.92 ----------- Net amount to be accounted for-.............. _______- 316, 228. 96 Gross amount expended- ___----____--____- _________ 276, 977.85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_--.. ________________ 39, 251. 11 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__________________________-_ 8, 349. 96 Balance available June 30, 1933 ____ ____________ -_ 30, 901.15 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933_----------------------------__ 295. 95 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__ 31, 197. 10 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act 792, 000. 00 ----------- Balance available for fiscal year 1934--------_......... .__ 823, 197. 10 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance _- -_- - - - - -- -- - -- -- - -- ___- -_ - - 15, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1215 2. KAHULUI HARBOR, HAWAII Location.-This harbor is on the north coast of the island of Maui. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 4105.) Existing project.-This provides for the extension to a total length of 2,850 feet of the privately constructed rubble-mound breakwater on the east side of the harbor, for a rubble-mound breakwater on the west side with an approximate length of 2,396 feet, and for the dredging of a basin in the lee of the east breakwater to a depth of 35 feet, mean lower low water, and a maximum width of 1,450 feet. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 2.4 feet and the extreme tidal range under normal con- ditions is 3.4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $1,988,000. The latest (1931) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for the extension of the east breakwater and the dredging of basin (H.Doc. No. 593, 61st Cong., 2d sess.), and the act of July 27, 1916, provided for the west breakwater (H.Doc. No. 1330, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The act of January 21, 1927, provided for the extension of both breakwaters and the enlargement of the dredged basin (H.Doc. No. 235, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is one pier and one wharf at the end of the harbor, both owned by the Territory. Pipe lines for fuel oil, molasses, kerosene, gasoline, distillate, and water are available. The facilities are adequate for the commerce. For further details see Port Series No. 17, Corps of Engineers. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Harbor surveys were made and breakwaters and Government property cared for at a cost of $4,612.77 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,894.73. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed De- cember 21, 1931. The controlling depth at last survey, August 1932, was 35 feet mean lower low water. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $2,057,- 147.62, of which $1,778,560.46 was for new work and $278,587.16 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,063,809.29. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933_--_ --------------------- $450. 00 Outstanding checks June 30, 1933---------------------- 731. 75 $1, 181. 75 Maintenance: Dredging shoals in harbor, by Government plant and hired labor, October 1933------------------------- 17, 000. 00 Repair of rubble-mound breakwater, by hired labor, March 1934--------------------------------------900. 00 Survey of harbor, by hired labor, and operation of dis- trict motor boat Mamala July 1933-June 1934--- 3, 918. 25 Balance remaining -- __--------------------------- 467. 70 22, 285. 95 ------- Total-.- ----------------------------- _ 23,467.70 16228-ENG 1933--77 1216 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance repairs to rubble-mound break- waters, by contract, January-June 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------- $1, 778, 560. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 278, 587. 16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933...------- 2, 057, 147. 62 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_ -------- 7, 111. 67 Net total cost to June 30, 1933--------- ---------- 2, 064, 259. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 450. 00 Net total expenditures -_2, 063, 809. 29 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---___------ ------- 23, 485.95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ---------- 2, 087, 295.24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.-------...- --------- $359, 858. 17 $223, 958. 63 $360, 379. 22 $116,470.18---------- Cost of maintenance-----......................------------....--------- 79, 244. 98 95, 617. 55 26, 918. 04 $4, 612. 77 Total cost----------------------- 359, 858. 17 303, 203. 61 455, 996. 77 143, 388. 22 4, 612. 77 Total expended ------------------- 291, 899. 42 271, 216. 80 503, 776. 47 201, 118. 22 4, 894. 73 Allotted.------------------------------ 300, 000. 00 585, 000. 00 150, 000. 00 ....------------- 8, 817. 58 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_--____---- - $19, 563.10 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------ ----------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____----------------- 34, 563.10 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds---------- 6, 182.42 Net amount to be accounted for__-----_ ------------ - 28, 380.68 Gross amount expended--_----_____ ------- _,-- $4, 911.23 Less: Reimbursements collected _____-------$16. 00 Receipts from sales ----------------------- 50 --- 16. 50 4, 894. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933----------------------23, 485. 95 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 ---___-.. - __.----.... -_ 450. 30 Balance available June 30, 1933------------------------ 23, 035. 65 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -_- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20, 000. 00 3. HILO HARBOR, HAWAII Location.-This harbor is on the east coast of the island of Hawaii. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 4103.) Existing project.-This provides for a rubble-mound breakwater 10,170 feet long; and for dredging to a depth of 35 feet at mean lower low water an entrance channel to Kuhio Bay, and an area within the bay about 1,400 feet wide and 3,000 feet long (areas A, B, and C). The range of tides between mean lower low water and 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1217 mean higher high water is 2.3 feet, and the extreme range under ordinary conditions is 3.2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1925, is $3,800,000. The latest (1925) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1907, provided for a breakwater at a cost of $1,700,000 (H.Doc. No. 407, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 25, 1912, provided for dredging the entrance to Kuhio Bay without increasing the original limit of cost (H.Doc. No. 417, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the extension of the breakwater and dredging areas A, B, and C, in the bay (H.Doc. No. 235, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-The Territory of Hawaii has constructed three piers at the head of Kuhio Bay. The facilities are adequate for the commerce. For further details see Port Series No. 17, Corps of Engineers. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Harbor surveys were made and the breakwater and Government property cared for at a cost of $4,582.97 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,637.95 Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed July 30, 1930. The controlling depth at last survey, October 1932, was 35 feet mean lower low water. The width of the entrance channel for 35-foot depth was 1,100 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $3,447,- 794.49, of which $3,408,825.58 was for new work and $38,968.91 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $3,449,342.29. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Outstanding checks June 30, 1933--------------------------------- $245. 67 Maintenance : Dredging shoals in harbor, by Government plant and hired labor, October 1933------------------------$7, 600. 00 Inspection of breakwater by hired labor, July 1933- June 1934------------------------------------ 658.66 8, 258.66 Total --------------------------------------------- _ 8, 504. 33 The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, minor repairs to breakwater, by Government plant and hired labor, January-March 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---------------------------- $3,408, 825. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- 38, 968. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 3, 447, 794. 49 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 1, 547. 80 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 __________________-- - - - 3, 449, 342. 29 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 3, 449, 342. 29 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------- ---- 8, 504. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-- --- - - 3, 457, 846. 6 1218 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work______-- . __.. ----- __ __-$663, 236. 60 $246, 851. 64 $4, 770. 54 __ ____............ Cost of maintenance---------------..... ....... 1, 642. 50 15, 950. 88 2, 248. 02 $4, 688. 79 $4, 582. 97 Total cost.........----------........-----------... 664, 879. 10 262, 802. 52 7, 018.56 4, 688. 79 4,582.97 Total expended________________--____ 602, 972. 33 323, 647. 59 7, 586. 01 5, 552. 19 4, 637. 95 Allotted_ __---- _--------------------- 250,000. 00 110, 000. 00 -5,000. 00 .......... 11,846.62 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_______________________________-_ $1, 295. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932_______________________ $4, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933______--____________________ 8, 000. 00 12, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 3,295. 66 1____________-____ Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds----------- 153. 38 Net amount to be accounted for__ 13, 142.28 Gross amount expended --------------------------- 4, 638.45 Less reimbursements collected-------------------------- .50 4, 637. 95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_____________________________ 8, 504. 33 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ _____----------------------- 5, 000. 00 4. NAWILIWILI HARBOR, HAWAII Location. This harbor is located on the east coast of the island of Kauai. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 4111.) Existing project.-This provides for a rubble-mound breakwater about 2,150 feet in length along the reef which separates this bay into an inner and an outer harbor; for an entrance channel 35 feet deep with a minimum width of 600 feet and a length of about 2,400 feet; for a harbor basin 35 feet deep, 1,300 feet wide, and with an average length of about 2,000 feet protected by a filled area in addition to the protection afforded by the breakwater. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is about 1.8 feet, the extreme tidal range being about 4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $1,900,000, of which $200,000 was contributed by local interests. The latest (1931) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $35,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919. (H.Doc. No. 609, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published map is found in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Terminal facilities.-Approximately 47.5 acres of the reef extend- ing from the west side of the harbor have been reclaimed for ter- minal facilities. The Territory has recently constructed a concrete wharf with concrete-steel transit shed on the southern side of the reclaimed area. This wharf has a frontage of 435 feet on the north 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1219 basin of the harbor. A second wharf for trans-Pacific commerce is being constructed in prolongation of the present wharf and to the westward. The existing facilities are not adequate for trans-Pacific commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-During July and Aug- ust 1932 minor repairs were made to the breakwater, 205 tons of rock being placed at a cost of $6,471.66 for maintenance. Surveys were made and Government property cared for at a cost of $7,061.31 for maintenance. The total costs were $13,532.97 for maintenance. The total expend- itures were $14,064.49. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed July 12, 1930. The controlling depth at last survey, November 1932, was 35 feet mean lower low water, except for an area immediately in front of the new Territorial wharf which was shoaled to a depth of 28 feet mean lower low water. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1933, was $1,293, 727.00, of which $1,197,178.23 was for new work and $96,548.77 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,317,566.69. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, will be applied as follows: Outstanding checks, June 30, 1933 ..... .________ $400. 00 Maintenance: Dredging shoals in harbor by Government plant and hired labor, August-September 1933------------$39,000. 00 Emergency repairs to rubble mound breakwater, by Government plant and hired labor, January- June 1934---------------------------------- 6, 937.48 Maintenance of rubble mound breakwater, by hired labor, July 1933-June 1934_ __-_ _ _ ---__ _-- 2, 500. 00 Surveys and operation of district motor boat Mamala, July 1933-June 1934------------------------- 3, 000. 00 51, 437. 48 Total -------------------------------------------- 51, 837.48 The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance, repairs to breakwater by Gov- ernment plant and hired labor, January-March 1935. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------------$1, 197, 178. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------- 96, 548. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 293, 727. 00 1-----------, Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933------------ 23, 839. 69 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------- 1, 317, 566. 69 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 1, 317, 566. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----- ---------------- 51, 837. 48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 1, 369, 404.17 1220 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work---- ....--------- - $233, 006. 54 $211, 422. 96 $44, 560. 64 Cost of maintenance_------------------ 2, 207. 73 11, 302. 72 52, 891. 83 $4, 685. 81 $13, 532. 97 Total cost_ -------------------- 235, 214. 27 222, 725. 68 97, 452.47 4, 685.81 13, 532. 97 Total expended ------------------------- 178, 162. 27 253, 382. 60 135, 190. 50 9, 936. 32 14, 064.49 Allotted-..........----------.......-----------..--- 325, 000. 00 -115,000.00 89, 649. 19 ------------ 63, 566. 05 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__________-________________- $2, 335.92 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------------$28, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------ -------------- 36, 000. 00 64, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 66, 335.92 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds ------------ 433. 95 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------65, 901.97 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 14, 064. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_____ _____---___ 51, 837. 48 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - --- -- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 20, 000.00 5. PORT ALLEN HARBOR, HAWAII Location.-This harbor is located on the southern coast of the island of Kauai, about 115 miles northwest of Honolulu, and is some- what sheltered by a mountain on the north. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 4108 and 4117.) Existing project.-No project has been authorized by Congress. The construction of a rubble-mound breakwater about 1,200 feet long on the east side of the bay; and dredging a harbor basin about 1,000 feet wide, 1,500 feet long and 35 feet deep at mean lower low water, with an entrance channel 500 feet wide and of the same depth, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 30, Seventy-third Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $880,000, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the following conditions of local cooperation: 1. That local interests shall contribute $200,000 toward the total cost of improvements. 2. That the local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, all necessary rights-of-way and quarry rights for securing stone for the breakwater. Terminal facilities.-There is a short breakwater and terminal facilities at the southeastern end of the bay for transfer of cargo by lighter to and from vessels moored well off shore. Oil and molasses are pumped through floating pipe-lines between shore and ship. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 2Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1221 Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has yet been done. Proposed operations.-An allotment of $680,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, together with $200,000 contributed funds, a total of $880,000, will be applied to new work as follows: Construction of rubble mound breakwater about 1,200 feet long, by contract, December 1933-May 1935--------------------- -------- $602, 000 Dredging to a depth of 35 feet a harbor basin, about 1,000 feet wide by 1,500 feet long and an entrance channel 500 feet wide, December 1933-September 1934----------------------------------------- 278,000 Total-------------- -------------------------- 880, 000 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 for maintenance dredging of harbor basin and entrance channel, by contract, March-April 1935. Cost and financial summary Allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933___--------------------------- ------------------------------ $680, 000 Balance available for fiscal year 19341._------------- 680, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - --- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- - - - --- 30, 1935, for maintenance 2 __ 15, 000 6. KAUNAKAKAI HARBOR, HAWAII Location.-This harbor is located centrally on the southern coast of the island of Molokai, about 54 miles southeast of Honolulu and 36 miles northwest of the port of Kahului. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 4121.) Existing project.-No work has been authorized by Congress. The provision for dredging a harbor basin about 1,500 feet long, 600 feet wide, and 23 feet deep at mean lower low water, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 35, Seventy-third Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $120,000, was included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project.-Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The work included in the public-works pro- gram is subject to the condition set forth in the project document, that no expense shall be incurred by the United States in acquiring land or easements required for the prosecution of the work or for its maintenance. Terminal facilities.-There is one open reinforced concrete wharf which is owned by the Territory and is open to all on equal terms. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done. Proposed operations.-An allotment of $120,000 from the National Industrial Recovery Act will be applied to new work, dredging a harbor basin, about 1,500 feet long, 600 feet wide, and 23 feet deep, by contract, December 1933-March 1934. 1 Exclusive of $200,000 contributed by local interests. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 1222 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Cost and financial summary Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933---------------------------------------- $120, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934_----------------------- 120, 000. 00 7. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $1,973.89; the ex- penditures were $1,997.57. The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $182.75, together with allotment of $2,800 made during July 1933, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of accounts payable June 30, 1933, and of expenses to be incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__------- __------------- $28, 317.25 Net total expenditures_------------ -------------- _ 28, 317. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__------------------------------ 182. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ---------- 28, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance_ _ ._ ------------ .---------------- $6, 327. 66 $20, 105. 70 $1, 973. 89 Total expended ............... --------------- ....--------------- ........ 5, 382. 25 20, 937. 43 1,997. 57 Allotted---------......--.........-------------------------------------...............------------ 7, 000. 00 17, 500. 00 2, 000. 00 -- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________-_____________________ $180. 32 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- _ 2, 180. 32 Gross amount expended------------ --------------------------- 1,997. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------------------------- 182. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__------------------------------------------------- 2, 800.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934________________________ 2, 982.75 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1 - - ________________ ____ - ________ 3, 000. 00 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act ransmitted House document Recommenda- to congress tion Hawaii coast, Honuape, River and Harbor Act, May 1,1933 .........-------------------. Unfavorable. Kailua, Kawaa, Pun- July 3, 1930. aluu. Honolulu Harbor, Ha- _ _. do .. ... Dec. 9, 1932 No. 54 (73d Cong., 1st Favorable. waii. sess.). Kalihi Harbor and Kee- .... do ------------- _ June 13, 1933---- Unfavorable. hi Lagoon, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. Kaunakakai Harbor, Is -_. do------------- Apr. 17, 1933 No. 35 (73d Cong., 1st Favorable. land of Molokai, Ha- sess.). waii. Port Allen, Kauai, .... do_ - - Apr. 26,1933 No. 30 (73d Cong., 1st Do. Hawaii. - sess.). 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PUERTO RICO DISTRICT 1223 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PUERTO RICO DISTRICT This district includes the rivers and harbors of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. District engineer: Lt. Col. R. T. Ward, Corps of Engineers, to December 24, 1932, Lt. Col. E. D. Ardery, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. G. M. Hoffman, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. San Juan Harbor, P.R ..-- - 1223 3. Mayaguez Harbor, P.R-... 1229 2. Ponce Harbor, P.R .--------- 1225 4. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general)- - 1230 1. SAN JUAN HARBOR, P.R. Location.-The harbor is located on the north coast of Puerto Rico. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 908.) Previous projects.-Before the American occupation about $647,- 000 had been expended under Spanish administration. The original project by the United States was authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditure on the project adopted by the United States were $747,684.28 for new work and $44,730.86 for maintenance, a total of $792,415.14. (For further details see p. 2007, Annual Report for 1915, and p. 1718 of Annual Report for 1916.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 600 feet wide at the entrance, and thence 500 feet wide along the main fairway to a point opposite the city of San Juan, a distance of 11/4 miles; dredging to the same depth an area of about 162 acres within the harbor proper, and extending this depth into the San Antonio Channel for about 4,200 feet, with a width of about 1,200 feet at its mouth, narrowing to 600 feet 2,000 feet from the mouth, increasing to 800 feet at the easterly end. The mean tidal range is about 1.1 feet, and the extreme varies between 0.4 and 1.8 feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1919, is $1,700,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual maintenance is $24,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917 (H.Doc. No. 865, 63d Cong., 2d sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922 (H.Rept. No. 775, 67th Cong., 2d sess.), and the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, modified the conditions of local cooperation. The latest published map is printed in the first-mentioned document. Local cooperation.--The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, modified former conditions of local cooperation as follows: The existing project for the improvement of San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, is hereby modified in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers submitted April 9, 1930, so as to fix the total amount of cash cooperation re- quired from the people of Puerto Rico at $150,000, which amount shall become payable 5 years from the date of the approval of this act: Provided, That the foregoing modification of the project stated shall be conditional upon the 1224 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 communication by the Government of Puerto Rico to the Secretary of War, within 1 year immediately following the date of approval of this act, of the acceptance by the Government of Puerto Rico of the arrangement hereinbefore outlined. The report of the Chief of Engineers referred to is printed as Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 45, Seventy-first Con- gress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are six piers with aggregate berthing space of about 6,530 feet and bulkhead wharves of an aggregate length of about 3,750 feet on the northerly side of San Juan Harbor including San Antonio Channel, capable of docking deep-draft ves- sels. For further details see Port Series No. 21, Corps of Engineers- Operations and results during fiscal year.--A survey showing the condition of the improvement was completed. Supervision of navi- gable waters of Puerto Rico and maintenance of the United States Engineer suboffice and laid-up plant at San Juan and preservation of buildings and grounds were continued. Dredging in Guanica Harbor for the Insular Government with the U.S. dredge Barnard in progress at the beginning of the year was completed on July 13, 1932. The Barnard left Guanica Harbor in tow of the Navy Department tug Umpqua on July 15 and arrived at Savannah, Ga., on July 22, 1932. The total costs for the year were $28,258.27, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $20,426.38. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1928. The controlling depth in the entrance channel on June 30, 1933, was about 31 feet at mean low water, and in the harbor and San Antonio Channel was 30 feet at mean low water. The costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $1,825,162.45 for new work and $486,059.71 for maintenance, a total of $2,311,222.16. The total expenditures have been $2,310,594.23. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1933, amounting to 9,330.52, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933------------------------------ $194. 96 Maintenance of San Juan office, preservation and repair of buildings, structures, and grounds, assigned to the Engineer Department, and for supervision and maintenance of laid-up plant_--------------_ 9, 135.56 Total-------------- ---- --------------------------- , 330. 52 Less credit for accounts receivable to accord with authorized with- drawals ----- ---------------------------------------- 1, 333. 23 Total authorized withdrawals----------------------------- 7, 997. 29 The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for preservation and repair of build- ings, structures, and grounds, assigned to the Engineer Department, and for supervision and maintenance of laid-up plant. RIVERS AND HARBORS-:PUERTO RICO DISTRICT 1225 Cost and financial sumary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_________________________ $2, 572, 846. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------- -______________ 530, 790. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------3, 103, 637. 30 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933_-__-- -- ,766. 20 Net total cost to June 30, 1933___________-- -_____ 3,101, 871. 10 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------------------- , 333. 23 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933------------_______ 3, 103, 204.33 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933_----------_______ 194.96 Net total expenditures- ------------------------- _ 3, 103, 009. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_-------------__---------- 7, 997. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____------_ 3, 111, 006. 66 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work . __..... _-------------- $46, 892. 66 -----------------....... .. ....... __------------ Cost of maintenance ------------------- $19, 355. 86 8, 359. 22 $9, 305. 35 $140, 899. 13 $28, 258. 27 Total cost_----------------------_ 19, 355. 86 55, 251. 88 9, 305. 35 140, 899.13 28, 258. 27 Total expended--------..........---- _ -91, 774. 49 12, 408. 48 14, 475. 31 109, 543. 17 20, 426. 38 Allotted _ -138, 943. 92 -------------.-.--.------.-- 10, 000. 00 8, 200. 00 135, 000. 00 -657.44 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__________________________ __ $29, 081. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932-- -- 2----------------------2, 750. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____________ _________ 31, 831.11 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- __-- - -__-- 3, 407. 44 Net amount to be accounted for_________ -__ -________ 28, 423. 67 Gross amount expended-----_-------- $83, 716. 20 _ _------- Less: Reimbursements collected------- $49, 823.28 Receipts from sales----------------- 13, 466. 54 63, 289. 82 20, 426. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------__ ----------- __ 7, 997.29 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_-- _-- 224. 21 Balance available June 30, 1933_______---- ___------------ 7, 773.08 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 1, 333.23 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ------------- 9, 106.31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_-------------------------------- 5, 000.00 2. PONCE HARBOR, P.R. Location.-Ponce Harbor is located on the south central coast of Puerto Rico. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 927.) Existing project.-This provides for a sea wall of an aggregate length of 2,362 feet, extending 2,000 feet along the causeway easterly of the municipal pier and about 362 feet westerly from the munic- ipal pier across a coral reef to deep water in the harbor; a bulkhead 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1226 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 surmounted by a suitable concrete platform to be constructed under the protection afforded by the sea wall of an aggregate length, 6,690 feet, 2,870 feet to be designed for water 30 feet in depth, 1,470 feet to be designed for water 18 feet in depth, and 2,350 feet to be designed for water 9 feet in depth; and dredging three areas, 30, 18, and 9 feet in depth channelward of the bulkheads, containing ap- proximately 77, 47, and 29 acres, respectively. The mean tidal range is one tenth of a foot, and the range of the great tropic tides is nine tenths of a foot. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1922, is $1,016,000 of which $762,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1922) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved March 3, 1925 (H.Doc. No. 532, 67th Cong., 4th sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of May 9, 1932, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the ex- isting project so as to provide that the United States shall undertake, without contribution by local interests, the dredging included in the project and return to local interests funds contributed and ad- vanced for such dredging, all other portions of the improvement hereafter to be at the expense of local interests. (Rivers and Har- bors Committee Document No. 18, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-The project was adopted subject to the condi- tions that bulkheads should be constructed by the municipality of Ponce under plans approved by the War Department or by the United States at the expense of the municipality, at an estimated cost of $508,000, and that one half of the cost of the sea walls and dredging, estimated also at $508,000, should be borne by local inter- ests and contributed in advance of the work by installments equal to the appropriations or allotments made by the United States. Terminal facilities.-There is one pier of modern design and a bulkhead wharf under construction in the harbor. The pier is lo- cated at Penoncillo Point and owned by the municipality of Ponce. The bulkhead wharf, 1,890 feet long, is being constructed under the supervision of the insular government. The transfer facilities when completed are considered adequate for the present needs of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance of the sea wall by hired labor, constructed at the joint expense of the United States and the city of Ponce, suspended at the beginning of the fiscal year, was resumed in January 1933 and completed on May 17, 1933. The work performed during the year consisted of 75 cubic yards of excavation, placing 848.05 tons of riprap stone, placing 24 cubic yards of concrete under water and 364 cubic yards of back fill. The cost of this work was $4,944.02. The Department of the Interior of Puerto Rico performed con- siderable work of test loading different sections of the bulkhead wharf. No work of a nature to fit the terminal for public use had been undertaken prior to the end of the fiscal year. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PUERTO RICO DISTRICT 1227 The total cost for the year, exclusive of $1,126.95 contributed funds which were expended for new work, was $7,638.91, of which $1,700.85 was for new work and $5,938.06 for maintenance. Total expendi- tures, exclusive of $1,126.95 contributed funds, were $7,682.90. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work to be done at the joint expense of the United States and local interests estimated to cost $508,000 is about 60 percent complete. The work now planned under the project does not contemplate completion of all the work author- ized but is confined to the 30-foot maneuvering and berthing area and the bulkhead wharf and sea wall adjacent thereto. At the close of the fiscal year the maneuvering and berthing area adjacent to the new bulkhead wharf, varying from 900 to 1,300 feet wide, had been dredged to a depth of 30 feet at mean low water to within 20 feet of the face of the new bulkhead wharf except for a section about 500 feet long and 100 feet wide 400 feet from its westerly end, where partial failure of the wharf occurred in August 1931. The area shoreward of the bulkhead wharf had been filled with dredged ma- terial and was ready for terminal structures. The sea wall, 362 feet in length at the seaward end of the terminal area, constructed at the joint expense of the United States and local interests, completed in February 1931, which had settled at its outer end, was repaired dur- ing the year. Local interests had practically completed a section of bulkhead wharf about 1,500 feet long on the southerly side of the 30-foot dredged area and had connected its easterly end with the waterway leading to the old municipal pier by means of a riprap bulkhead and was planning to proceed with the necessary terminal structures. There remains to be done to complete the entire project, at the joint expense of local interests and the United States, the construc- tion of a sea wall 2,000 feet long and dredging two areas to 18 and 9 feet in depth, containing approximately 47 and 29 acres, respectively. There remains to be constructed by the city of Ponce, to complete the project, about 970 linear feet of bulkhead for 30-foot depth, 1,470 linear feet for 18-foot depth, and 2,350 linear feet for 9-foot depth. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year, ex- cluding $99,126.95 contributed funds which were expended by the United States and $180,120 expended by the municipality of Ponce, P.R., was $136,247.91, of which $99,126.95 was for new work and $37,120.96 for maintenance. Total expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year, excluding $99,126.95 contributed funds, expended by the United States, and $180,120 expended by the municipality of Ponce, P.R., were $136,238.51. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $117.38, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933______---------------------------- $9. 40 Outstanding checks June 30, 1933_______--------- _------------------ 128. 13 Maintenance: Expenses incidental to maintenance of the sea wall-- 117. 38 Total authorized withdrawals ------------------------------- 254. 91 No work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1935 and no funds can be profitably expended 1228 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- _-__--_---- -,_--- $99, 126. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 37, 120. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------- --- 136, 247. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------------- 9. 40 Net total expenditures 36, 238. 51 1---------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 117. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-__-- --- _ 136, 355. 89 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..---- ------------------ $350.20 $1,745. 65 $56, 351. 36 $39, 605. 20 $1, 700. 85 ................---------- Cost of maintenance--------- ----------------------------------- 30, 394. 16 5, 938. 06 Total cost -------------------------- 350. 20 1, 745. 65 56, 351. 36 69, 999. 36 7, 638. 91 Total expended---------------------------- 274. 30 1, 793. 93 39, 762. 43 86, 562. 52 7, 682. 90 Allotted---------------------------------------------- -72, 400. 00 73, 400. 00 5, 000. 00 2, 355. 89 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_,--_ ___ _ _ $5, 444. 39 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------- --------------------- -------------- 2, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ ___ __ _ 7, 944. 39 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----- __ 144.11 Net amount to be accounted for--------- - -------- 7, 800. 28 Gross amount expended---------------------------$8, 814. 59 Less reimbursements collected -------------------- 1, 131. 69 7,682.90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933---------__---__----- - 117. 38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_-------------- -- ---- -.- 9. 40 Balance available June 30, 1933 ----------------------- - 107. 98 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933_----------- ------- - 107.98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - - - -- -- - - -- 154, 900. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933------------------- ----------- $99, 126. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---__------___ 99, 126. 95 Net total expenditures__ ____-------------------- 99, 126. 95 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933-.-------------------- 99, 126. 95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....--------- ------------ ----------------- $17, 314. 65 $80, 685. 35 $1,126.95 Cost of maintenance-- -- - - Total expended-----------------. .----. . ...- 80,685.35 17,314...........65 1,126.95 Contributed . ----------------------------------------------------- 70,000.00 1,126. 95 x Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PUERTO RICO DISTRICT 1229 Amount contributed during fiscal year 1933-------------------- $1, 126. 95 Gross amount expended , 126. 95 1------------------------- Amount (estimated) 1 required to be contributed for completion - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - - -- of existing project 482, 800. 00 CONSOLIDATFD OOST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR PONCE HARBOR, PUERTO RICO Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 -------------------------- $198, 253. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------- ------ 37, 120. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 235, 374. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------- ------------ 9.40 Net total expenditures- -------------- ---------- 235, 365.46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------- ------------------- 117.38 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1933_ 235, 482. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work__----------------------- $350. 20 $1,745.65 $73, 666.01 $120, 290. 55 $2,827.80 Cost of maintenance-------.----..---..--------------------------- 30, 394. 16 5, 938. 06 Total cost_------------------------- 350. 20 1, 745. 65 73, 666. 01 150, 684. 71 8,765. 86 Total expended_.------------------------- 274. 30 1, 793. 93 57, 077. 08 167, 247. 87 8, 809. 85 Allotted and contributed--.------------------ -- 72, 400. 00 73, 400. 00 75, 000. 00 3, 482. 84 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ----------------------------- $5, 444. 39 Amount contributed during fiscal year 1933----------- $1, 126. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------------- 2, 500. 00 3, 626. 95 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 9, 071. 34 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 144. 11 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------8, 927. 23 Gross amount expended ---------------------- 9, 941. 54 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 1, 131. 69 8, 809. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------- 117. 38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------------------------------ 9. 40 Balance available June 30, 1933--------------------------- 107. 98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated and contributed for completion of existing project 1 ___________-_-___ _ 637, 700.00 3. MAYAGUEZ HARBOR, PUERTO RICO Location.-The harbor is located at about the center of the west coast of Puerto Rico. The harbor lies between Point Algorrobo and Point Guanajibo, about 33/4 miles apart, and extensive coral reefs about 2 miles offshore. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Chart No. 901.) Existing project.-No work has been authorized by Congress. SThe provision of a channel of approach to the terminal 30 feet deep, with a width of 500 feet from its inshore end to a point opposite the westerly end of the terminal, thence increasing in width to 1,000 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1230 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 feet at the 30-foot contour, as recommended by the Chief of Engi- neers in House Document No. 215, Seventy-second Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $179,000, has been included in the public-works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Recommended modification of project. Included in public-works program. Local cooperation.-The proposed work is subject to the condition that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable bulkheaded areas for the disposal of dredged material. Terminal facilities.-The terminals consist of three small piers used by lighters, located in shoal water in the east central sec- tion of the harbor and a modern deep-water terminal consisting of a bulkhead wharf about 1,270 feet in length and a storage shed 60 by 600 feet immediately shoreward thereof, located in the north- east section of the harbor. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The channel dredged at the ex- pense of local interests into the deep-water terminal had a con- trolling depth of about 26 feet for a width of about 150 feet. The United States had expended no funds on the project at the end of the fiscal year. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act appropriation of June 16, 1933, amounting to $179,000, as follows: Reimbursement to local interests of funds expended by them in dredg- ing in the project area from Dec. 21, 1931, to June 22, 1932---- $21, 000 New work: Dredging to complete channel to the existing deep ter- minal by contract or by Government plant and hired labor (Decem- ber 1933 to June 1934), total estimated cost-------------------158, 000 Total---------------------------- ------------------------ 179, 000 No work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1935 and no funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933---------------------------- $179, 000 Available for fiscal year 1934 ------------------------------------- 179, 000 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year amounted to $2,826.48. The expenditures were $2,823.10. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1933, amounting to $5,087.76, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1934 to payment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------------- $12, 373. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----------------------- 5. 12 Net total expenditures 12, 368. 84 -_-------__- Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-- _5, 087. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933------------ 17, 456. 60 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PUERTO RICO DISTRICT 1231 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..-.. Cost of maintenance __-------------------- $452. 18 $2, 621. 40 $4, 644. 88 $1, 787. 17 $2, 826. 48 Total expended---------------------------- 428. 56 2, 649. 68 4, 171. 54 2, 295. 96 2, 823. 10 Allotted -----------------------------...... 4, 650. 00 3, 500. 00 1, 000. 00 1, 000. 00 7, 306. 60 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932______-...._____________ ___- $604. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------- --------------------------------- 7, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_______ 8, 104.26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- ________-----193. 40 Net amount to be accounted for_ ________-_,- 7, 910. 86 Gross amount expended__-_____-_______ ________ $2, 854. 60 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 31.50 2, 823. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---------------------- 5, 087.76 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---___________-------------- 5. 12 Balance available June 30, 1933 ------------------------- 5, 082. 64 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, -- -- --- -- -- -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1935, for maintenance 1_____ __ 5, 000. 00 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Transmitted to Congress Rouse House document document Recommenda- Recommenda- Locality Authorization act tion Arecibo Harbor, Puerto River and HarborAct, Sept. 12, 1933 ------------------------ Favorable. Rico. Mar. 3, 1925. Mayaguez Harbor, Puer- Rivers and Harbors Jan. 26, 1933 ----------------------- Do. to Rico. Committee resolu- tion, June 9, 1932. San Juan Harbor, Puer- Rivers and Harbors------ ------------------------ to Rico. Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 6, 1932 SURVEYS FOR NAVIGATION, FLOOD CONTROL, POWER, AND IRRIGATION Existing project.-The existing project provides for making in- vestigations of those navigable streams and their tributaries whereon power development appears feasible and practicable, with a view to the formulation of general plans for the most effective improvement of such streams for the purposes of navigation and the prosecution of such improvement in combination with the most efficient develop- ment of the potential water power, the control of floods, and the needs of irrigation. The River and Harbor Act of January 21,1927, adopted the project as laid down in House Document No. 308, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session, and added the following streams to those listed in that docu- ment: Red River, Yazoo River and tributaries, Pearl River, Alta- maha River and tributaries, tributaries of the Warrior, Coosa, and Tombigbee Rivers. The Floor Control Act approved May 15, 1928, 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16228-ENG 1933-- 78 1232 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 extended the scope of the investigation and surveys so as to include tributaries of the Mississippi River system, subject to destructive floods, and laid down certain additional investigations on these tributaries. The estimated cost of the work described in House Document No. 308 is $7,322,400. In addition, the act of May 15, 1928, authorized the expenditure of $5,000,000 of flood-control funds for the surveys of the tributaries of the Mississippi River. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work on each of the surveys involved was inaugurated in the spring of 1928. Valuable cooperation has been received from other Federal agencies; from States, county, and municipal engineers; from levee and drainage districts, hydroelectric companies, railroads, universities, and other local sources of information. Steam gaging stations where needed have been established mainly in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey. At the close of the fiscal year 1933, 156 reports on surveys had been completed, and work on the remaining streams was being vigorously prosecuted, with a view to completing all re- ports during the fiscal year 1934. Allotment of funds by streams to June 30, 1933, for prosecution of the studies has been as follows: Allotted from- Engineer district and name of Transmitted Printed in Document stream River and Flood-con- to Congress No.- harbor funds trol funds Boston, Mass.: Androscoggin River............. $9, 751. 23 Dec. 2,1930 H. 646/71/3. Kennebec River.............. 9, 400. 54 Dec. 4,1930 H. 658/71/3. Kennebunk River............... 343.93 June 18,1930 H. 481/71/2. Machias River................------------- 1, 372. 47 Dec. 2, 1930 H. 642/71/3. Merrimack River ...............---------- 18, 599. 02 .... do....... H. 649/71/3. Penobscot River._------------_ 11,001.61 --.....do .....-------- H. 652/71/3. Presumpscot River---------.............. 412. 53 -..--do........H. 645/71/3. Saco River-------...................... 5, 626. 88 Dec. 4, 1930 H. 659/71/3. St. Croix River.........-----..... 5, 550. 54 Dec. 2, 1930 H. 643/71/3. Salmon Falls River............. 2, 525. 27 June 19,1930 H. 483/71/2. Union River_................... 2, 950. 54 Dec. 2, 1930 H. 648/71/3. Providence, R.I.: Connecticut River----...........-----... 133, 491.12 Housatonic River............ 17, 100. 00 Feb. 9, 1932 H. 246/72/1. Pawcatuck River........... 652. 20 Nov. 26, 1929 R. & H. Com. 49/71/2. Pawtucket River................ 3, 400. 0T do........R. ....---- & H. Com. 50/71/2. Taunton River................ 1,000.00 do.....-- R. ..... & H. Com. 51/71/2. Thames River--........... -- 17, 399. 17 Dec. 2,1930 H. 644/71/3. First New York, N.Y.: Ausable River------.................. 797. 06 June 21,1930 H. 488/71/2. Batten Kill__........... ........ 3, 599. 46 Dec. 15,1930 H. 685/71/3. Big Chazy River................ 6, 087, 38 June 23,1930 H. 490/71/2. Boquet River...__.._........... 2, 744. 83 Aug. 9,1929 R. & H. Com. 48/71/2. Hoosic River...--.............-- 4, 726. 32 Dec. 15,1930 H. 684/71/3. Hudson River and tributaries.._ 2, 877. 77 Dec. 9, 1931 H. 149/72/1. Kinderhook Creek.............. 3, 981.37 Dec. 2, 1930 H. 653/71/3. Lamoille River.................. 23, 312. 63 Dec. 10,1931 H. 145/72/1. Missisquoi River__.. _ 5, 997. 91 June 27,1930 H. 496/71/2. Mohawk River................. 1,462. 93 Dec. 10,1931 H. 158/72/1. Otter Creek. . ............... 10, 234. 02 ---...do ....... H. 144/72/1. Poultney River._______....._... 4, 557. 18 June 19,1930 H. 485/71/2. Rondout Creek and Wallkill 5, 968. 10 Dec. 23,1930 H. 704/71/3. River. Saranac River_.................. 1, 115. 38 June 23,1930 H. 492/71/2. Wappinger Creek........... 6, 203. 96 --------- - Apr. 23,1930 R. & H. Com. 55/71/2. Winooski River................ 36, 539.17 ------------ Feb. 26, 1931 H. 785/71/3. Second New York, N.Y.: Raritan River_.................. 2, 565. 10 .............. Dec. 27,1929 R. & H. Com. 53/71/2. SURVEYS FOR NAVIGATION, FLOOD CONTROL, POWER, ETC. 1233 Allotted from- Engineer district and name of Transmitted Printed in Document stream River and Flood-con- to Congress No.- harbor funds trol funds SI I i- Philadelphia, Pa.: Delaware River and tributaries. $77, 228. 56 Lehigh River____ 13, 552. 08 Feb. 9,1932 H. 245/72/1. Mongaup River .___ .__ .. 2, 058. 38 Dec. 4, 1930 H. 660/71/3. Neshaminy Creek............... 1, 599. 61 May 24,1930 H. 429/71/2. Neversink River................ 3,123.46 Dec. 9, 1931 H. 147/72/1. Perkiomen Creek............... 2, 407. 82 June 19,1930 H. 482/71/2. Shohola Creek__. 1,875. 06 Dec. 10,1931 H. 155/72/1. Tohickon Creek................. 926. 85 June 19,1930 H. 486/71/2. Baltimore, Md.: Susquehanna River ............ 201, 276.30 ............----------- ------- I Washington, D.C.: Occoquan Creek... Potomac River__.............. S210, 903.71 Apr. 22,1932 H. 101/73/1. Pamunkey River .......... 9, 000. 00 Jan. 9, 1930 R. & H. Com. 54/71/2. Patuxent River_----............ 2, 900.00 --- .. do........ H. 463/71/2. Rappahannock River-...... 30, 500. 00 Norfolk, Va.: James River--..---- ......--- 108, 107. 08 ------------ Aug. 23,1933 Meherrin River__. 5, 131. 84---.------ June 2, 1930 H. 446/71/2. Roanoke-Staunton Rivers....... 180,750.32- - - - - - - - - - - -- Wilmington, N.C.: Cape Fear River_... 58, 901. 43 Neuse River_. --------------- 32, 278.57 --------------------- .-.-..- June 1,93 1,1932 H. 500/72/2. Tar River_........ 4, 520. 00 -------............. Dec. 16, 1931 H. 187/72/1. Charleston, S.C.: Santee River._ __ 109, 497. 68 ...........Mar. 3,1933 H. 96/73/1. Yadkin-Peedee Rivers-......... 115, 805. 45 May 16, 1933 -............ H. 68/73/1. Savannah, Ga.: Altamaha River and tributaries- --------------------- --------------- ,93 142, 520.75 ------------------ 3, 193 -. St. Marys River_____ 793. 23 Satilla River__ __ 5, 842.55 .------------- Dec. 27, 1929 R. & H. Com. 52/71/2. Savannah River_.....__.........124, 140. 00 ............................. Jacksonville, Fla.: Suwannee River__.. 9, 001. 22 Withlacoochee River-__-__ _ 15, 476. 15 Montgomery, Ala.: Apalachicola River-...-......... 246, 631.44 Mobile River including Coosa 258, 305. 69 River and tributaries. Mobile, Ala.: Pearl River_.-..--------------- 18, 590.86 June 2, 1930 H. 445/71/2. Tombigbee River and tribu- 67, 950.00 taries. Oct. 27, 1932 Hi. 56/73/1. Warrior River and tributaries-.. 185, 877.71 New Orleans, La.: Amite River.__ __.......... 1,942. 31 June 18, 1930 H. 480/71/2. Bayou Nezpique___......_..... 18, 597. 37 Bayou Teche____............. 21, 166. 67 Dec. 9, 1932 H. 75/73/1. Calcasieu River__________....._ 29, 165. 19 Chefuncte River__.__ 876. 28 June 19, 1930 H. 487/71/2. Tangipahoa River..... 932. 82 ..... do.----__ H. 484/71/2. Tickfaw River_.... 817.88 Aug. 9, 1929 H. 110/71/1. Galveston, Tex.: Guadalupe River............... 65, 578. 23 Vicksburg, Miss.: Big Black River .. _.._.. _ $24, 300. 00 Dec. 9, 1932 H. 72/73/1; Ouachita River._ 13, 000. 00 24, 000.00 Red River_____ __________ 43,000.00 619, 978.37 Yazoo River and tributaries---- 64, 000.00 138, 239. 52 Memphis, Tenn.: Arkansas River and tributaries _ 25, 344. 04 428, 584. 16 Fourche La Fave River........ 820.77 7,000.00 -- ----------- Grand River.____.. .___. .__ 4,060.33 27, 000.00 Hickman, Ky. (flood control) -- Jan. 28,1931 H. 729/71/3. Illinois River__ _ _ 3,865.51 7,000.00 Mayfield Creek__.__. .__..- - 1,000.00 Dec. 10,1931 H. 156/72/1. Mississippi River below Cape Dec. 16,1931 H. 188/72/1. Girardeau, Mo. Petit Jean River_ ____-___------ 758. 51 6,000.00 Poteau River__ __ .... _ _.. ...._ 677.81 5,000.00 St. Francis River_ H. 159/7112. St. Francis River (back-water area). White River__________ 5, 001.21 19, 471. 82 -172,998. 84 SMar. May 24, 1930 30, 1932 H. 430/71/2. H. 102/73/1. 1234 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Allotted from- Engineer district and name of Transmitted Printed in Document stream River and Flood-con- to Congress No.- harbor funds trol funds St. Louis, Mo.: Meramec River__----------- $7, 500. 00 - --------- - Bec. 15, 1930 H. 686/71/3. Mississippi River._.. --...... 23, 000. 00 $54,057.11 ..........--.. Rock Island, Ill.: Des Moines River.............. 5, 000.00 1,800. 00 Dec. 16,1930 H. 682/71/3. Iowa River- - --------- ---- 5, 000. 00 Dec. 13, 1929 H. 134/71/2. Maquoketa River............... ....---...... June 26,1933 Mississippi River._--------.... 4, 500. 00 42, 800. 41 Rock River.........____........ 3, 000. 00 June 26,1933 Skunk River....... .... ...----------- 2, 500. 00 Dec. 14, 1931 H. 170/72/1. Turkey River_ __ __ Mar. 3, 1933 H. 98/73/1. Wapsipinicon River-............ June 20, 1933 St. Paul, Minn.: Chippewa River.__ _ 11, 594. 91 3, 635. 00 Dec. 14, 1931 H. 171/72/1. Minnesota River................ 2, 011. 69 9, 920. 00 Mississippi River: Above Coon Rapids ____ } 41,007.56 Below Coon Rapids ........ 30, 170. 04 May 25, 1933 H. 66/73/1. St. Croix River _ _ 9, 519. 17 3, 605. 33 June 9,1930 H. 462/71/2. Wisconsin River._. 4, 296. 67 3, 220. 00 Jan. 17, 1930 H. 259/71/2. Kansas City, Mo.: Bad River..._.........._...... 2, 500. 00 10, 500. 00 White River_...............___. 3, 500. 00 16, 000. 00 }June 26,1933 Big Sioux River__________....._ 4,000. 00 8,000.00 Little Sioux River_............._ 3, 500.00 }Dec. 4, 500. 00 16, 1931 H. 189/72/1. Cannon Ball River______.. __ 2,000. 00 9, 500.00 Grand River, S.Dak-........... 2,000. 00 9, 500. 00 Oct. 27, 1932 H. 76/73/1. Moreau River .__-.... ______..... 2, 500. 00 9, 500. 00 Cheyenne River_ 9,000. 00 55, 500. 00 Dec. 16, 1931 H. 190/72/1. Galatin River ______.__........ 2,000. 00 5,000. 00 Jefferson River______________ 2, 500. 00 7, 000. 00 __do........ .. H. 193/72/1. Madison River_______. __ 4, 500. 00 5,000.00 Gasconade River_____ 4, 500. 00 7,000. 00 ..-..do.....--- H. 192/72/1. Grand River, Mo__ __ 17, 000. 00 24, 000. 00 Jan. 26, 1932 H. 236/72/1. James River ........ 9. 000. 00 33, 400. 00 Mar. 24, 1933 H. 83/73/1. Kansas River______________ 39, 143. 88 143, 000. 00 Little Missouri River__ __ 2, 500. 00 14, 000. 00 May 10,1933 H. 64/73/1. Marias River ...... 4, 500.00 5, 500. 00 Dec. 16, 1931 H. 191/72/1. Milk River . _.____ 3, 000. 00 35, 500. 00 Oct. 27,1932 H. 88/73/1. Missouri River...._............_ 38, 919. 58 395, 919. 29 Musselshell River_....____..... 3,000. 00 7, 100. 00 Dec. 10, 1931 H. 146/72/1. Niobrara River_. 4, 500. 00 19, 500. 00 Oct. 27, 1932 H. 90/73/1. Osage River_......___._._____.. 11, 000. 00 56, 500. 00 Dec. 23,1932 H. 91/73/1. Platte River-................... 20,000.00 227, 811. 66 Yellowstone River ___ __ 14, 000. 00 193, 000. 00 Nashville, Tenn.: Cumberland River ........... __ 141, 000. 00 205, 000. 00 Apr. 28, 1933 H. 38/73/1. Chattanooga,Tenn.: Tennessee River___ _ 313, 315. 00 2, 500. 00 1 Mar. 24, 1930 1 H. 328/71/2. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Allegheny River.__ __ __ 8, 500. 00 63, 241. 78 Beaver River. 2,000. 00 38, 320. 90 Monongahela River.....___.__ 15, 900. 00 50, 393. 45 Ohio River___ 2, 600. 00 53, 102. 98 Huntington, W.Va.: Big Sandy River_............_ 5, 279. 87 12, 065. 61 Guyandot River..___.... 3, 621. 70 442. 13 Dec. 9, 1931 H. 150/72/1. Hocking River____ _____...___. 4, 752. 09 Feb. 11, 1933 H. 82/73/1. Kanawha River_.___......____ 37, 224. 46 30, 820. 34 Little Kanawha River...- 6, 671. 68 6, 459. 48 Feb. 2,1931 H. 732/71/3. Muskigum River___ 7, 702. 29 17, 513. 99 Ohio River...................__ ............. 14, 987. 67 Twelve Pole Creek .... _ ___. 3, 940. 52 June 20,1933 Cincinnati, Ohio: Ohio River (Upper Mississippi Valley Division) .......... .. 2, 483. 31 Kentucky River ________ 24, 400. 00 104, 889. 75 Oct. 27, 1932 H. 85/73/1. Licking River____ _ 26, 900. 00 13, 956. 93 June 30, 1932 H. 86/ 73/1. Miami River_...__ 11, 700. 00 8,110. 52 Dec. 16,1930 H. 681/71/3. Ohio River____ 500. 00 10, 848. 49 Scioto River................. ............. 29, 067. 03 .. - - - - -- - Louisville, Ky.: Green, Barren, and Rough Riv- ers............................ 57, 000. 00 71, 500. 00 Oct. 27, 1932 H. 81/73/1. Ohio River...................... ............ 233, 894. 02 Salt River___ _______ ___.._.. 1, 200. 00 . June 1z, 93U H. 477/71/2. Tradewater River____ 2, 200. 00 .......----------- June 19, 1930 H. 479/71/2. Wabash River.___ 33, 600. 00 305, 602. 87 Feb. 17, 1933 H. 100/73/1. SURVEYS FOR NAVIGATION, FLOOD CONTROL, POWER, ETC. 1235 Allotted from- Engineer district and name of Transmitted Printed in Document stream River and Flood-con- to Congress No.- harbor funds trol funds Duluth, Minn.: Amnicon River-_--....... $4, 000.00 Dec. 10,1931 H. 164/72/1. Bad River -_--- 8, 057. 87 Dec. 9, 1932 H. 71/73/1. Baptism River ................. 2, 600. 00 Feb. 15,1932 H. 250/72/1. Manitou River------------ 2, 480. 00 }- - --- ---- Beaver Bay River .............. 2,480. 00 Jan. 14,1932 H. 226/72/1. Big Fork River-_- - 14, 200. 00 Oct. 27,1932 H. 73/73/1. Brule River, Minn.......... 4, 648. 55 Dec. 9, 1932 H. 74/73/1. Brule River, Wis........... 3, 860. 00 -- - - ---- .- .- Jan. 14, 1932 H. 227/72/1. Carp River---------------- Cascade River................. 2, 500. 00 2, 280. 00 ........ ... ..... --. ..--- ...... - Dec. Oct. 9, 1931 27, 1932 H. H. 142/72/1. 77/73/1. Devil Track River _-__- Gooseberry River ............ --- 2, 280. 00 1, 980. 00 .. ----- . May Jan. 17, 1932 26,1932 H. H. 79/73/1. 238/72/1. Kawishiwi River___ Little Fork River........... 7, 379. 99 11, 900. 00 .------ .-- ---- May Oct. 27,1932 4,1933 H. H. 65/73/1. 87/73/1. Montreal River...-.......... Pigeon River---- ......... 4, 900. 00 8, 521.16 ------- _--do_____. Mar. 3,1933 H. H. 89/73/1. 92/73/1. Poplar River--------------- 3,180. 00 Temperance River-_-- -- Apr. 30, 1932 H. 93/73/1. 2, 780. 00 - - - - - - - - Rainy River............... ... 38, 399. 55 St. Louis River......_........ 14, 244. 63 Jan. 14,1933 H. 95/73/1. Sturgeon River....------------- 10, 165. 83 Dec. 9, 1932 H. 97/73/1. Vermilion River....------------ 8, 188. 81 --- _do ...... H. 99/73/1. Milwaukee, Wis.: Grand River, Mich -.... __ ..- 32, 477. 27 Oct. 27,1932 H. 80/73/1. Kalamazoo River------------ 20, 042. 36 Jan. 14, 1932 H. 224/72/1. 09 $273.--- - - - - . -. Manistee River..... .__ 20, 766. 53 Dec. 9, 1931 II.159/72/1. Manistique River-__----- 8, 176. 10 Dec. 19,1929 R. & H. Com. 56/71/2. Menominee River ...-......... 27, 015. 35 9, 351. 33 -- Dec. 9, 1931 H. 141/72/1. Muskegon River .---- . Oconto River ---............. - 30, 175. 10 58 7,375. -- 6, 200. 00 -- Dec. 10, 1931. H. 143/72/1. Peshtigo River-___. St. Joseph River _ - - 9, 960. 39 1,978. 50 . . . ---_ 34, 263.91 -------- June ..- do ..-- . May 23, 1932 23, 1930 H. 489/71/2. H. 491/71/2. H. 94/73/1. W olf River -------------------- First Chicago, Ill.: 32, 174. 49 ____.--_ Mar. 15, 1932 H. 276/72/1. Fox River....................... 1,809. 36 Apr. 26, 1930 H. 410/71/2. Illinois River.................... 10, 237. 22 Dec. 16,1931 H. 182/72/1. Kankakee River_- - - 11, 261. 20 Feb. 26, 1931 H. 784/71/3. Sangamon River_- - 19, 536. 03 Dec. 16, 1931 H. 186/72/1. San Francisco, Calif.: Eel River._ 18, 995. 00 Aug. 23, 1933 Klamath River_.-. 9, 381.18 Mad River...................... 13, 000. 00 Aug. 23, 1933 Sacramento, Calif.: Kern River... .-.--- ..- __ ..- 13, 700.00 Sacramento River...----------- 115, 382. 92 Feb. 27, 1931 }. 791/71/3 San Joaquin River----. 67, 168. 27 June 27,1933 2 Sacramento-San Joaquin-Kern 126, 000. 00 Rivers. Portland, Oreg.: Columbia (lower) River ........ 256, 132. 49 Mar. 29, 1932 H. 103/73/1. Cowlitz River 16, 460. 20 .------------- Dec. 11, 1930 H. 666/71/3. John Day River................ 57, 699. 93 May 24, 1932 H. 84/73/1. Lewis River---------------- 11, 811. 05 Dec. 16, 1930 H. 680/71/3. ............... Snake River................... 51, 302. 11 Wilamette River------------ 26, 182. 43 Feb. 27,1932 H. 263/72/1. Seattle, Wash.: Chehalis River _...------------- 9, 520. 96 Dec. 9, 1931 H. 148/72/1. Columbia (upper) River_ .--_ 392, 414. 53 Mar. 29; 1932 H. 103/73/1. Puy allup River------------- 16, 049. 68 Dec. 10, 1931 H. 153/72/1. Skagit River_......-.-.- -.. 79, 159. 65 Sept. 14, 1933 Snohomish River_------------. 64, 700. 19 Stilaguamish River--.... _----- 20, 641.76 Dec. 4, 1930 H. 657/71/3. Total.. ..----------------- 5, 740, 279. 18 4, 225, 133. 59 1 Partial report. " 2 Final report. 1236 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION This Commission, consisting of three officers of the Corps of Engi- neers, was created by the act of Congress approved March 1, 1893 (27 Stat.L., p. 507), as amended by the act of February 27, 1907 (34 Stat.L., p. 1001), and has jurisdiction and duties extending over the drainage area of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, compris- ing the great central valley of California and extending from the crest of the Sierra Nevada on the east to that of the Coast Range on the west and from Mount Shasta and the Pit River Basin on the north to the Tehachapi Mountains on the south. These rivers empty into the head of Suisun Bay, ultimately discharging into the Pacific Ocean through the connecting bays and straits and the Golden Gate. The duties prescribed by the act creating the commission are: First. To regulate hydraulic mining in such a way as to permit its resumption and continuance under such restrictions as to prevent the resulting debris from being carried into navigable waters or otherwise causing damage. Second. To study and report upon general hydraulic and hydrau- lic-mining conditions and matters affecting or affected by them and to make surveys, mature and adopt plans for the purpose of improv- ing the navigability, deepening the channels, and protecting the banks of the rivers, and affording relief from flood damages. While the Commission was to "adopt" plans as a result of its study, the act creating it did not provide means for directly carrying them out. Congress, however, has from time to time adopted certain of the plans formulated by the Commission and charged it with their execution, under the direction of the Secretary of War and the super- vision of the Chief of Engineers. During the past year, the Commission consisted of Lt. Col. T. M. Robins, Corps of Engineers (president); Lt. Col. Henry A. Finch, Corps of Engineers; and Capt. J. G. Drinkwater, Corps of En- gineers (secretary). The secretary has immediate supervision of the work of the Commission. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Regulation of hydraulic min- 3. Control of floods, removal of ing and preparation of debris, and improvement of plans-_ * .-- 1236 Sacramento River, Calif_ 1241 2. Treatment of the Yuba River debris situation-restrain- ing barriers___ 1238 1. REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC MINING AND PREPARATION OF PLANS Location.-Operationsare largely limited to the territory between Mount Lassen on the north and the Yosemite Valley on the south, on the western watershed of the Sierra Nevada. (See U.S. Geo- logical Survey sheets for the area, 25 in number.) CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 1237 Existing project.-This provides for regulating hydraulic-mining operations, planning the improvement of conditions upon the Sacra- mento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries affected by such operations, and the preparation of plans to enable hydraulic mining to be resumed. On application by prospective miners, full investi- gation is made by the commission, and permits to operate are issued to those who provide satisfactory debris-restraining basins by con- struction of suitable dams where necessary. The estimate of cost for this work, revised in 1916, is $18,000 per annum. The existing project was adopted by the act of March 1, 1893, as amended by the act of February 27, 1907, and the plan of operation is therein speci- fied. For latest published map see Annual Report for 1913, page 3170. Local cooperation.-Mine owners are required to bear all expenses incurred in complying with the orders of the commission for regu- lation of mining and restraint of debris. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-One hundred forty- nine hydraulic mining inspections were made at a cost of $3,075. Operations of one gold-dredging company under permit, and somewhat similar operations of other companies, for which permits are not required, were supervised. The Commission has given con- sideration to reclamation and flood-control work in cooperation with State and local interests. Administrative work overlaps that of improvements nos. 2 and 3 hereunder and that of the Sacramento engineer district. The cost of these activities was $3,921.47. All work was done by hired labor. The total cost for all activities was $6,996.47, charged to maintenance. Total expenditures were $6,676.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The commission has received 1,096 applications for licenses for hydraulic mining. Thirty-five mines are licensed. Surveys have been made of those portions of the Yuba, Feather, Bear, and American Rivers containing great de- posits of mining debris. Plans have been made for flood and debris control in the Sacramento River basin; and flood control in the San Joaquin River basin. (See nos. 2 and 3 hereunder.) Work remaining to be done is in general, the continuation and supervision of all the above or similar operations. The total cost of all work was $526,475.43 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $527,104.13. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $166.72, and an allotment of $6,900 made subse- quently will be applied as follows: Applications for permission to mine by hydraulic process will be duly investigated and considered; mines operating under existing permits will be regulated and there will be the necessary inspections, preparations, and approval of plans, etc., as during preceding years; studies, examinations, surveys, and miscellaneous operations will be continued. It is expected that the funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. In order that the work as carried on in preceding years by the commission may be continued, and that the demands of the State and 1238 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 general public requiring consultation with the commission may be met, and the results of the commission's studies made available thereto, the additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935 on operations similar to the above. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --------- $526, 475. 43 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-_-------- 684. 78 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_ ------------------------ 527,160. 21 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------ 93. 31 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933-------- -------------- 527, 253. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------------- 149. 39 Net total expenditures- _------------------- ------- 527, 104. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 -- 66. 72 1--------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933- 527, 270. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....--------------..-I------------ Cost of maintenance -__ $15, 289. 57 $13, 449. 76 $18, 772. 33 $17, 387. 93 $6, 996. 47 Total expended-- -_--------------------- 15, 316. 82 14, 991. 65 16, 085. 30 19, 535. 70 6, 676.99 Allotted ....---------------------------- 15, 680. 00 18, 000. 00 17, 350. 00 ------------ 6, 666.64 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------------$177.07 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932- ------------------------------------------ 7, 280. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ - - ------ 7,457. 07 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment----------------------- $120. 00 Revocation of impounded funds - _ 493. 36 613. 36 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------6, 843. 71 Gross amount expended-_--------------------------7, 629. 80 Less reimbursements collected------------------------952. 81 6, 676.99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 166.72 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933---------------- 142. 15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 24. 57 166. 72 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------------- 93. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------- 6, 900. 31 Balance available for fiscal year 1934 ...-- 6, 993. 31 1 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance -- --- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- - 10, 000. 00 2. TREATMENT OF THE YUBA RIVER DEBRIS SITUATION- RESTRAINING BARRIERS Location.--The works are located on the Yuba River, between Marysville and the place where the river emerges from the foot- Exclusive of available funds. CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 1239 hills, near Hammonton, some 10 miles easterly from Marysville, and about 9 miles below the Narrows. (See U.S. Geological Survey "Topographic Map of the Sacramento Valley, Calif.") Existing project.--This provides for storage of mining debris within the bed of the Yuba River by means of a debris barrier, and by the restraint of the flow channel to narrow limits by means of training walls and other regulation works. The object of storing this debris in the Yuba River-a nonnavigable stream-is to keep it from passing into the Sacramento and Feather Rivers to the detriment of navigation therein. The variation in water levels due to floods is about 12 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1900 is $800,000,, one half of which was appropriated by the State of Cali- fornia. The latest (1922) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $30,000. For details of this project in its original form see Annual Report, 1917, page 1810, Previous projects. The existing project was adopted in a rather indefinite form by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896, and in its more definite form by River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. (H.Doc. No. 431, 56th Cong., 1st sess.) For latest published map see United States Geo- logical Survey" Topographic Map of the Sacramento Valley, Calif." Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902, required that one half the cost of the project, $400,000, should be pro- vided by the State of California, and the State has met this condition and has also appropriated one half of the maintenance costs. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Below Daguerre Point in the river hired labor was used to remove 1,349 snags and other obstructions at a cost of $2,707.75 and 3 retards, 2 bankheads, and extension of an existing retard were constructed, under contract, at a cost of $12,255.76. Surveys above Daguerre Point cost $809.48. Total costs and expenditures were $15,772.99 for maintenance, of which $10,944.03 was United States funds and $4,828.96 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 96 percent completed. Three training walls, having a total length of 85,100 feet and providing two 500-foot channels, have been built, partly by gold- dredging companies and partly by the United States. A cut was made through Daguerre Point and a concrete spillway constructed therein. The channel between Marysville and the training walls has been cleared of obstructions, current retards have been installed, and old sand channels have been blocked. The result has been to hold millions of yards of mining debris in the Yuba River which would otherwise have passed into the navigable channels of the Feather and Sacramento Rivers. The total costs and expenditures were as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds_ ______ ....------------------------ $361, 482.28 $124, 883. 85 $486, 366. 13 Contributed funds_ ___________--------------------.. 361, 776. 74 115, 723. 26 477, 500.00 Total....____ ---------------- __--- ...... .. 723, 259. 02 240, 607. 11 963, 866. 13 1240 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $20,896.68 (including $15,000.contributed by the State of California), will be used as needed between July and De- cember 1933 to clear the channel between Marysville and Daguerre Point by removal of snags, brush, and trees, and blasting of hardpan; to repair, reinforce, and protect the Daguerre Point Dam; and for bank protection on both banks from 5 to 9 miles above Marysville. It is expected these funds will be exhausted by December 31, 1933. The additional sum of $12,000 (together with an equal contribu- tion from the State of California) can be profitably expended as needed during the fiscal year 1935, between July and December 1934, on work similar to the above. The work is necessary to prevent debris entering the Feather and Sacramento Rivers. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__ --------- _ ---- -- $361, 482.28 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------------------------124, 883. 85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 486, 366. 13 Net total expenditures__ ----------------------------- ____ 486, 366. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------- -- ------------ 5, 896. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ----------- 492, 262. 81 Fiscal year ended June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work -- - - -- - - - - I----- Cost of maintenance_ ---------------- $12, 218. 61 $26, 638. 86 $8, 862. 18 $12, 664. 66 $10, 944. 03 Total expended__-_,__ __________- 12, 252. 32 26, 669. 18 8,862.18 12, 664. 66 10, 944.03 Allotted....-- .... ...-------------------------..27,000. 00 ... 17, 500.00 -----------.. 14,762.81 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 ----- ---------------- $2, 077.90 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------------------------------- 15,000.00 Amount to be accounted for___________________________-_ 17, 077. 90 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 237. 19 Net amount to be accounted for- 1___.______ __1--. 16, 840. 71 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------10, 944. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933______________----------5, 896. 68 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1_ _______________ 12, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933---$________________________ _ 361, 776. 74 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933____________________________ 115, 723. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933____________ 477, 500. 00 Net total expenditures-- ------------- ----------------- 477, 500. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------- ----- _________ _ 15, 000. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933- ..-..... 492, 500. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 1241 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-----....---------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance... $12, 252. 33 $26, 669. 18 ......------------------ $8, 862. 18 $9, 913. 60 $4, 828. 96 Total expended---.----------------------- 12, 252. 33 26, 669. 18 8, 862. 18 9, 913. 60 4,828.96 Contributed ..........................------------------------- 42, 252. 33 2, 773. 92 4, 000. 00 13, 500. 00 15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--_-----_ -------- $4, 828. 96 Amount contributed by State of California-------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____________________________ 19, 828. 96 Gross amount expended -------------------- 4, 828.96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 000. 00 1____________----__ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance 1--------------- 12, 000. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR YUBA RIVER, CALIF. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----------------------- $723, 259.02 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933__------------------ 240, 607. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 963, 866. 13 Net total expenditures--------------------- 9,63, 866. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------------------- 20, 896. 68 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1933_ 984, 762. 81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work-..................................-- ---- - . Cost of maintenance_ __------------------$24, 470. 94 $53, 308. 04 $17, 724. 36 $22, 578. 26 $15, 772. 99 ----------------------- 24, 504. 65 Total expended._. 53, 338. 36 17, 724. 36 22, 578. 26 15, 772. 99 Allotted and contributed--------------- 69, 252. 33 2, 773. 92 21, 500. 00 13, 500. 00 29, 762.81 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ -- - ------..- ---------..- $6, 906. 86 Amount contributed by State of California----------- $15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932------------------ ----- 15, 000.00 30, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for___ -- -__----------------36, 906. 86 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds- - -- 237. 19 Net amount to be accounted for__.--- -___--_____----- 36,669.67 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 15, 772. 99 Balance unexpended June 30) 1933---------------------- 20, 896. 68 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for maintenance _24, -_____--___-____-- -________--_ 000. 00 3. CONTROL OF FLOODS, REMOVAL OF DEBRIS, AND IMPROVEMENT OF SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF. Location.-For location of Sacramento River see page 1112. Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, and was formerly reported under 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1242 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the title "Alleviation of debris conditions in the Sacramento and Feather Rivers." The costs under this project were $250,328.71 from United States funds and $680,000 from contributed funds, a total of $930,328.71, all for new work, prior to beginning work under the existing project in 1917. The total expenditures were $680,000 each from United States funds and contributed funds. For further details of this work see Annual Report for 1917, page 1815 et seq. Existing project.-This provides for the enlargement of the river channel below the mouth of Cache Slough, for making two cut-offs between the Feather River and Colusa, for the construction of four bypass weirs and the reconstruction of another, for the construc- tion of outfall gates at mouth of Butte Slough, and the construction of project levees. These items of work are features of the general plan of flood control described in the two project documents, the remaining portions of which are being provided entirely at State and other local expense. The above work is subject to the following provisions, viz: (a) That the United States assume responsibility for the execution of and pay for all work of enlargement and rectification of the river channels and the construction of weirs, including future purchases of land and easements for spoil areas. (b) That in the future the United States contribute one half the cost of construction of the project levees to the grade and with the cross section adopted by the California Debris Commission, pro- vided the remaining funds needed be placed at the disposal of the commission and the work be done by the latter. (c) That the limit set on the contribution of the United States by the act of March 1, 1917, be increased from $5,600,000 to $17,600,000, including what has already been appropriated. (d) That the annual appropriations be increased to $1,000,000, the limit set by existing law, so as to permit completion of the work within a reasonable time. (e) That the United States return to the State of California the amount which has been expended on the project by the California Debris Commission from funds contributed by the State at the time of the modification approved by the act of May 15, 1928. (f) That the United States do whatever work may be found neces- sary to maintain the increased capacity of the channels of the rivers, sloughs, and other waterways, including protection of their banks, and to insure the preservation of the weir structures in effective condition. (g) That the added contribution and the assumption by the United States of the increased responsibility be conditional on the passage of legislation by the State of California which shall provide for the execution of the remainder of the project at the lexpense of the State and other local interests, in general conformity with the suggestions contained in the report of California Debris Commission in Senate Document No. 23, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session, and which shall also make illegal any levees, ditches, or other works in the by-passes or on the lands reserved for overflow-that might reduce or impede the flood run-off, unless approved by the California Debris Com- mission. CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 1243 The estimate of costs for new work, made in 1925, is $20,791,500, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects, of which the sum of $3,191,500, half of the estimated cost of future levee construc- tion, is to be contributed by local interests. The United States is to assume responsibility for the maintenance of all work in the river channels and of the weirs, estimated in 1925 to cost $100,000 annu- ally, and local interests are to assume responsibility for the main- tenance of all other parts of the project. The operation of the mov- able top of the Sacramento weir is to be undertaken by the State, in accordance with schedules to be established by the California Debris Commission. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of March 1, 1917 (H.Doc. No. 81, 62d Cong., 1st sess., as modified by R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 5, 63d Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 (S.Doc. No. 23, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published map see Senate Document No. 23, Sixty- ninth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-The Flood Control Act of March 1, 1917, pro- vides that no money shall be expended until assurances have been given satisfactory to the Secretary of War that the State of Cali- fornia will contribute annually for the work, until its full equal share thereof shall have been contributed, sums equal to those expended annually for the work by the United States; that the river levees contemplated in the project document will be constructed to such grade and section and within such time as may be required by the California Debris Commission; that all rights of way, easements, and lands shall be provided free of cost to the United States, and that no money paid or expenses incurred therefor shall be computed as a part of the contribution of the State of California toward the work of improvement. Such assurances were approved by the Sec- retary of War as satisfactory on July 13, 1917, and this local coop- eration, progressive with the work, is now in force. The Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928, requires the State of Cali- fornia or other local interests to contribute one half the cost of construction of the project levees to the grade and with the cross section adopted by the California Debris Commission. One half the cost of these project levees was estimated in 1925 to be $3,191,500. The added contribution and the assumption by the United States of the increased responsibility is conditional on the passage of legisla- tion by the State of California which shall provide for the execution of the remainder of the project at the expense of the State and other local interests, in general conformity with the suggestions contained in Senate Document No. 23, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session, and which shall also make illegal any levees, ditches, or other works, in the bypasses or on lands reserved for overflow, that might re- duce or impede the flood run-off unless approved by the California Debris Commission. The State of California Act of May 4, 1925, in conjunction with section 2 of the Reclamation Board Act, fulfills the above-required conditions. Terminal facilities.-See page 1113. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-United States pipe-line dredges removed 8,512,200 cubic yards, at a cost of $505,752.37. Con- tract dredges removed 181,010 cubic yards of material in enlarging 1244 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the Sacramento River Channel below the mouth of Cache Slough, and also placed 52,880 cubic yards in retaining embankments out- side of project channel; total cost of the contract dredging was $20,355.27. Contractors placed 97,066 tons of revetment rock along 40,877 linear feet of levees, at a cost of $102,334.04. Hired labor was used to plant 58 acres of spoil bank with grass, at a cost of $7,061.44. Plant charged to completed work was $17,881.23. Levees totaling 3,941,677 cubic yards were constructed under con- tract along rivers and bypasses, at a cost of $514,507.29. Colusa Weir was constructed, under contract, at a cost of $129,040.95. A contractor removed 7,435 cubic yards of material from Colusa by- pass, at a cost of $1,521.77. Hired labor was employed on prelimi- nary surveys, borings and grading levees, at a cost of $30,463.18. General surveys for flood-control estimates cost $9,682.99. Plant charged to completed work was $484.09. All the above was new .work. Hired labor was used to clear approximately 76 acres of land in front of Sacramento, Fremont and Tisdale Weirs; remove 11,803 trees from and slope river banks along the Sacramento River, at a cost of $30,229.15. Contractors placed 38,099 tons of revetment rock along 7,405 linear feet of river banks, at a cost of $63,063.09, and a hired dredge placed 140,004 cubic yards of material for revetment purposes, at a cost of $11,869.58. All the above was maintenance. Total cost of all work under this project was as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds---------------------------.................................. $1,080, 457. 62 $105, 161.82 $1, 185, 619. 44 Contributed funds----------------------------...................................... 258, 627. 00 258, 627. 00 Total--------------------------------............................................. 1, 339, 084. 62 105, 161.82 1, 444, 246. 44 T he total expenditures were $1,235,439.07, of which $976,812.07 was United States funds and $258,627 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 63 percent completed. The total excavation under the existing and previous projects, for new work, is 167,302,856 cubic yards, of which 137,444,380 cubic yards, including 2,272,850 cubic yards for maintenance, were exca- vated by United States hydraulic dredges, 16,945,096 cubic yards by contract hydraulic dredges, and 12,913,380 cubic yards by contract clamshell dredges. It is estimated that this has produced a channel with a capacity of 565,000 second-feet below Cache Slough. Cut-offs at Collins Eddy and between Wild Irishman and Kinneys Bends were made in 1918 and 1919, respectively. Sacramento Weir was completed in 1917, Fremont Weir in 1924, Tisdale and Moulton Weirs in 1932, and Colusa Weir in 1933. Outfall gates at Knights Landing were constructed in 1930. No work has been done on the construction of the outfall gates at the mouth of Butte Slough. For controlling depths, see report on Sacramento River navigation project, page 1114. CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 1245 The total cost of the existing project was as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds-__------------------. -- $12, 531, 974. 49 $419, 049. 95 $12,951, 024. 44 Contributed funds_-------------_ - -.... 528, 641. 56--.---- --... - 528, 641. 56 Total-........--- ......---...- -------. 13, 060, 616. 05 419, 049. 95 13, 479, 666.00 The total expenditures on the existing project were $13,189,702.20, of which $12,661,060.64 were United States funds and $528,641.56 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, amounting to $1,438,201.88 (including $235,147.04 contributed or to be contributed by local interests, and accounts receivable, $4,797.08), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable (approximate), June 30, 1933, after deducting amounts earned on existing construction contracts____________ $25, 000. 00 Outstanding checks (approximate), June 30, 1933, after similar deductions to above____________________ ________ 19, 500. 00 Estimated savings under Economy Act of Mar. 20, 1933__________ 2, 200. 00 Total deductions______-___-___ 46, 700. 00 New work-Project levees: Completion of levees under existing contracts, including pay- ment of related accounts payable and outstanding checks, from July to October 1933, under contracts in force June 30, 1933: Around Liberty Island, on west side of Yolo By-pass; along easterly, side of Yolo By-pass, 3 miles southerly from Elkhorn Station, below Fremont Weir; along the easterly bank of Sacramento River, from Meridian, 11.5 miles down- stream; on westerly bank of Sacramento River, from Colusa northerly 8.4 miles _ 40, 000. 00 Construction of levees under cooperative program with local interests: Along Haas Slough, 10 miles north of Rio Vista (Yolo By-pass), and in American River District No. 1, easterly from Sacramento, including miscellaneous surveys, plans and estimates_________ _______ 100, 000.00 Total for new work _......... 140, 000. 00 Maintenance: Repairs to Sacramento, Fremont, Tisdale, and Moulton Weirs, by Government plant and hired labor, August to December 1933 _-_____ 6, 000. 00 Protection of banks in cooperation with the State of California with surveys, from the mouth of Cache Slough up to Prince- ton, 21 miles above Colusa, at various locations, July 1933 to May 1934; including removal of trees and brush and sloping of banks by Government plant and hired labor; and deliver- ing and placing rock, and filling behind by clamshell dredge, by contract ____--------------------------- 105, 000. 00 Drydocking and/or repairs of U.S. hydraulic pipe line dredges Sacramento and San Joaquin, and attendant plant, July to November 1933; and expense of plant while idle, and main- tenance of storehouse, yards and grounds at Rio Vista, Calif., during the fiscal year; drydocking to be by contract, remainder of work by hired labor_--------------------- 42, 000. 00 Total for maintenance----------------------- ---------- 153, 000. 00 Total application of funds above, including contributions_ 339, 700. 00 Balance remaining_------------------------------------1, 098, 501.88 Total------------------------------------------------ 1, 438, 201. 88 1246 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 193 The funds allotted under the National Industrial Recovery Act, amounting to $1,500,000, along with $500,000 to be contributed by the State of California, will be applied as follows: New work: Completion of enlargement of river channel below the mouth of Cache Slough, to mouth of river, 15 miles, by contract dredges, including related miscellaneous work, and surveys, November 1933 to June 1934___ . ____ $720,000 Revetment work as shore protection, from Cache Slough to mouth of river, by contract, November 1933, to June 1934 __.... 155, 000 Construction of project levees, with surveys, plans and estimates, under cooperative program with local interests (contributing one half the cost), October 1933 to June 1934, by contract: Along east levee of Yolo By-Pass; the south bank of American River, east of Sacramento; the Feather River, near Marys- ville; and the Sacramento River, above Colusa------------ 1, 000, 000 Construction of concrete outfall gates at mouth of Butte Slough, near Sutter City, Calif., by contract, February to June 1934_ 125, 000 Total for new work ------------------------------- 2, 0O, 000 It is expected these funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. The additional sum of $1,530,000 (of which $685,000 is to be con- tributed by local interests) can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work and maintenance: Construction of project levees, with surveys and plans under cooperative program with 14cal interests (contributing one half the cost), by contract: Along the flood-control project lines of the Sacramento, American, and Feather Rivers, and Yolo Bypass, during entire fiscal year (exact location to be determined by mutual agreement with contributing in- terests) ---------------------------------- ----- $1, 270; 000 Dredging flood channels, from Cache Slough to mouth of river, by contract dredges, July to December 1934------------- 100, 000 Protection of banks, by contract, with surveys, from the mouth of Cache Slough, up to Princeton, 21 miles above Colusa, at various locations, July 1934 to June 1935------------------ 150, 000 Repairs to Sacramento, Fremont, Tisdale, and Moulton Weirs, by Government plant and hired labor, as needed during fis- cal year --------------------------------------------- 10, 000 Total for all work--------------------------------1, 530, 000 The above amount for maintenance is in excess of the average cost of maintenance during the preceding 5 years due to the increased amounts of bank protection work necessary (for which local interests will contribute one third of the cost), as the project approaches com- pletion, and as a practically negligible amount of such work has been done in past years. CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 1247 TINITED STATES FUNDS Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_____ ________________ $12, 782, 303. 20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933_----------------------- 419, 049. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933---------- 13, 201, 353. 15 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933----------_ 178, 875. 37 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_______________ - 13, 380, 228. 52 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 __________________ 4, 797. 08 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933____________,- _____ 13, 385, 025. 60 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-_____-_____----__ __ 43, 964. 96 Net total expenditures_ --.---- ___ __ -- __________ __ 13, 341, 060. 64 _ Unexpended balance June 30, 1933__-------- ---- ---- __1, 198, 257. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------ 14, 539, 318.40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work _._............ $584, 058. 47 $744, 353. 60 $863, 217. 18 $734, 435. 63 $1,080,457.62 Cost of maintenance ------------- 99, 802. 91 47, 446. 97 96, 865. 47 4, 818. 61 105, 161.82 Total cost-.------------ -- 683, 861. 38 791, 800. 57 960, 082. 65 739, 254. 24 1, 185, 619.44 Total expended ---------------- . 497, 243. 51 1 5, 127, 607. 84 920, 654. 77 815, 624. 50 976, 812. 07 Allotted ------------------------ 5, 370, 000. 00 1, 000, 000. 00 1, 000, 000. 00 ....- ... 1,719, 418. 40 1 Includes $4,370,000 refunded to State of California. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932-------__ __ _-------------___ $455, 651.43 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932__________ $1,000, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_________-______ 768, 480. 00 1, 768, 480. 00 Amount to be accounted for_----_____----------------- 2,224, 131. 43 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds-------- 49, 061. 60 Net amount to be accounted for_ --__- -___________ 2, 175, 069. 83 Gross amount expended_-------____-_____- $1,324, 536.78 Less: Reimbursements collected------- $346, 590. 15 Receipts from sales_-__________ 1, 134. 56 347, 724. 71 976, 812.07 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933______-- - ___-___ 1, 198, 257. 76 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933______________ 19, 784. 78 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 72, 987. 69 92, 772. 47 Balance available June 30, 1933 --------- _________-- 1, 105, 485. 29 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933____ ____--- ------- 4, 797. 08 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933 ---- ________ 1, 110, 282.37 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act---------- 1, 500, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934____________________ 2, 610, 282. 37 Amount unappropriated under authority of sec. 13 of the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 2------------------------- 2, 191, 620. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 745, 000. 00 For maintenance 2_______________________________________ 100, 000. 00 Total 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ 845, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 16228--NG 1933 79 1248 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933__------------------------ $1,208, 641.56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ______- - 1, 208, 641. 56 Net total expenditures - - - , 208, 641. 56 1________________-----_ Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 120, 147. 04 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933------------- 1, 328, 788. 60 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work..... -------- $21, 754. 82 $154, 026. 44 .--------------------- $94, 335. 46 $258, 627.00 Cost of maintenance....................... ............------------...........----------------------........................ Total expended..--------------------------------21, 754. 82 154,026. 44 94, 335. 46 258, 627.00 Contributed---------------------------............................... (1) 86, 384. 00 116, 116. 93 144, 627. 63 301, 660. 04 1 $4,370,000 previously contributed and expended on this project refunded to State of California in accordance with provisions of Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 (Sen. Doc. No. 23, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), Balance unexpended July 1, 1932---------------------------- $77, 114. 00 Amount contributed by State of California------------------- 301, 660. 04 Amount to be accounted for____-- 378,774. 04 Less gross amount expended ____-------------258, 627.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ------ ------------- 120,147. 04 Amount remaining to be contributed under act of May 15, 1928 2__ 2, 542, 711. 40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: - - - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - For new work 2 2 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635, 000. 00 - For maintenance 50, 000. 00 Total__ ------------------ 6-----000. 00 685, CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF. Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ------------------- $13, 990, 944. 76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 --- --------------- __ 419, 049. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------14, 409, 994. 71 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933 ---------- 178, 875.37 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------14, 588, 870. 08 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----------------------- 4, 797.08 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 -------- __---- 14, 593, 667. 16 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-- ------------------- 43, 964. 96 Net total expenditures --.. ___________---------_ 14, 549, 702. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 1, 318, 404. 80 .------------------. Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1933 ------------------------------------ ------- 15, 868, 107. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1249 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.----------- -$584, 058. 47 $766, 108. 42 $1, 017, 243. 62 $828, 771. 09 $1,339,084.62 Cost of maintenance---------............. 99, 802. 91 47, 446. 97 96, 865. 47 4, 818.61 105, 161. 82 Total cost..--------------- 683, 861. 38 813, 555. 39 1, 114, 109.09 833, 589. 70 1, 444, 246. 44 Total expended------.----------497, 243. 51 15, 149, 362. 66 1, 074, 681. 21 909, 959. 96 1, 235, 439. 07 Allotted_-.----.-.---------- 370, 000. 00 65, 1,086, 384. 00 1, 116, 116. 93 144, 627. 63 2, 021,078.44 1 Includes $4,370,000 refunded to State of California. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__-__---------___-____ $532, 765.43 Amount contributed by State of California-------- $301, 660. 04 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932__-__--_-_ 1,000, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933___,_ ---_- 768, 480. 00 2, 070, 140. 04 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 2,602, 905.47 Deductions on account of revocation of impounded funds -------- 49, 061. 60 Net amount to be accounted for__.________-- -- _ 2, 553, 843. 87 Gross amount expended ----------- _------- $1, 583,163. 78 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $346, 590. 15 Receipts from sales , 134. 56 1-------------- 347, 724. 71 1, 235, 439. 07 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933_ --- ___________1_ 1,318, 404. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933------- __- _ $19, 784. 78 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --- 72, 987. 69 92, 772. 47 Balance available June 30, 1933____ 225, 632. 33 1______________ 1, Accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------_ _____--- 4, 797. 08 Unobligated balance available June 30, 19331______________ ,230, 429. 41 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act --------- 1, 500, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1934____-___-_____ 2, 730, 429. 41 Amount remaining to be appropriated and contributed under act of May 15, 1928 2----------------------____ 4, 734, 331. 40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- For new work 2 1, 380, 000. 00 For maintenance 2- .150, 000. 00 Total 2--- ---------- 530, 000. 00 1------, MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION Commission headquarters.-Vicksburg (Miss.) Office, Johnston Circle, Vicksburg National Military Park. Address, P.O. Box 665. Commissioners.-The commissioners during the fiscal year were Brig. Gen. H. B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers, president; Charles H. West, civil engineer until his death on June 1933; Robert L. 7, Faris, assistant director, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 2Exclusive of available funds. 1250 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 until his death on October 5, 1932; Edward Flad, civil engineer; Col. Ernest Graves, United States Army, retired; Lawrence A. Glenn to May 27, 1933; Col. George R. Spalding, Corps of Engineers; and Leo O. Colbert, commander United States Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey, from May 22, 1933. The Mississippi River Commission, constituted by act of Congress of June 28, 1879, is in charge of the improvements of the Mississippi River from Head of Passes to the mouth of the Ohio River, includ- ing the rectification of Red and Atchafalaya Rivers at their junction with the Mississippi, the building of levees, and the improvement of the several harbors for which specific appropriations have been made. It was charged with the survey of the Mississippi River from Head of Passes to its headwaters and with gaging the river and its tributaries. Act of Congress approved March 4, 1913, pro- vided funds for levees from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Rock Island, Ill., and acts approved July 27, 1916, and March 1, 1917, provided for continuation of levee work between those points and extended the jurisdiction of the commission to include work on the Ohio River from its mouth to the mouth of the Cache River, and on the Arkansas River from its mouth to its intersection with the division line between Lincoln and Jefferson Counties, Ark. By act of Con- gress approved September 22, 1922, the jurisdiction of the commis- sion was extended for purposes of levee and bank protection to the tributaries and outlets of the Mississippi River between Cairo, Ill., and Head of Passes, and by act of Congress approved March 4, 1923, jurisdiction was extended to include the tributaries and outlets of the Mississippi between Rock Island, Ill., and Head of Passes, insofar as they may be affected by the flood waters of the Missis- sippi River. By the act of May 15, 1928, the project authorized therein is to be prosecuted by the Mississippi River Commission under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers and subject to the provisions of that act. Location.-The Mississippi River rises at Lake Itasca, Minn. It flows in a general southerly direction and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Previous projects.-The original project contained in the report of the Mississippi River Commission, dated February 17, 1880, con- templated the permanent fixing and improvement of the channel to a depth of at least 10 feet at the extreme low water by the contrac- tion of the low-water width to about 3,000 feet, the protection of the banks against caving, and the control of the flood water by means of levees. Existing project.-The existing project is to maintain a channel not less than 9 feet deep and not less than 300 feet wide from the mouth of the Ohio River to Head of Passes, near the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of 1,070 miles,' by open-channel work and by dredging; to confine the river below Cairo to a permanent position by bank revetment and contraction works; to maintain a navigable channel between the waters of the Mississippi, Red, and Atchafalaya 1 The River and Harbor Act of Jan. 21, 1927, adopted a project providing for a chan- nel 35 feet deep at low water and 300 feet wide between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La., a distance of 132 miles (H. Doc. No. 105, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). This work is under the jurisdiction of the first New Orleans engineer district. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1251 .. ivers; to control flood waters from Rock Island to Head of Passes by levees; and to make such surveys, examinations, and investiga- tions of the Mississippi River and its tributaries as may be deemed necessary for the execution of the project. Specific provisions were .made by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896, for constructing dredging plant and maintaining for low-water navigation below Cairo a channel of 250 feet width and 9 feet depth at all periods of the year, except when stopped by ice; by the act of June 4, 1906, for extending the. limits of levee construction from the mouth of the Ohio River up to Cape Girardeau, Mo.; by the River and Harbor Act of July 27, 1916, for similar further extension of limits of levee construction from Cape Girardeau, Mo., up to Rock Island, Ill.; for the extension of limits of construction of both levees and revetment up the Arkansas River from its mouth to its intersection with the division line between Lincoln and Jefferson Counties; and for the improvement of the Ohio River from its mouth to the mouth of Cache River; and by the Flood Control Act of March 1, 1917, for the construction of levees needed for flood control in addition to those needed for navigation, in accordance with " plans of the Missis- sippi River Commission heretofore or hereafter adopted, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate $45,000,000 ", subject to the provision that not more than $10,000,000 shall be expended therefor during any one fiscal year. The jurisdiction of the commission was extended by the River and Harbor Act approved September 22, 1922, for the purpose of levee protection and bank protection to the tributaries and outlets of the Mississippi River between Cairo, Ill., and Head of Passes, insofar as these tributaries and outlets are affected by the flood waters of the Mississippi River. The act approved March 4, 1923 (Public, No. 528, 67th Cong.), provides for continuing the improvement of the Mississippi River in accordance with the Flood Control Act approved March 1, 1917, " and a sum not to exceed $10,000,000 annu- ally is hereby authorized to be appropriated for that purpose for a period of 6 years beginning July 1, 1924 ",and also provides that any funds which may hereafter be appropriated under authority of this act, and which may be allotted to works of flood control, may be expended upon any part of the Mississippi River between Head of Passes and Rock Island, Ill., and upon the tributaries and outlets of said river insofar as they may be affected by the flood water of said river. The project was further modified by the Flood Control Act ap- proved May 15, 1928, in accordance with the plan set forth in House Document No. 90, Seventieth Congress, first session. This act author- ized the appropriation of $325,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the project recommended therein, which proposes to protect the allu- vial valley of the Mississippi, consisting of the St. Francis, the Yazoo, the Tensas, and the Atchafalaya Basins, as well as the alluvial lands around Lake Pontchartrain, from the maximum flood predicted as possible. This is to be done by raising existing levees about 3 feet and strengthening them greatly and by permitting flood waters in excess of what the leveed channel will safely carry to find their way to the Gulf through the natural floodways in the lowlands of the 1252 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 basins adjacent to the river, which lowlands have always carried extraordinary flood waters. Protecting levees are planned on the edges of these natural floodways so as to restrain the waters within them so far as practicable and to protect the good lands outside. These protecting levees are to be located so as to reclaim the maxi- mum amount of land that is economically justified, and where there are already such levees (for .example, in the Atchafalaya Basin), the project contemplates using the same levees but strengthening them. The flood waters will not escape into the floodways until they have reached a dangerous stage in the main leveed channel. This insures that the lands within the floodways will be subject to over- flow only during extraordinary floods. In general, the lands within the floodways will be protected from all floods except those extraor- dinary floods which occur on an average of only once in from 10 to 15 years. A limited area in the St. Francis Basin in southeast Mis- souri, and the city of Cairo, Ill., is to be given additional safety by a floodway between Birds Point and New Madrid, Mo., which will, during extraordinary floods only, become an adjunct of the main channel and thereby widen the river and hold down stages. The city of New Orleans is to be given adequate protection by a controlled spillway at Bonnet Carre emptying into Lake Pontchar- train from the river above the city. The adopted project also provides for revetting to stabilize the river channel and prevent excessive caving of banks; this, supple- mented by contraction works and dredging will insure a navigable channel not less than 300 feet wide and 9 feet deep. The Flood Control Act, in addition to the plan for control of floods in the alluvial valley, made provision by section 6 for flood-control work on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Ill., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., and on tributaries and outlets, insofar as they are affected by backwater of the Mississippi; and by section 7 for an emergency fund to be used in rescue work or in the repair or mainte- nance of any flood-control work on any tributaries threatened or de- stroyed by flood, including the flood of 1927; and for examinations, surveys, and projects to be made as speedily as possible for flood control on the tributary streams. Section 7 was amended by act approved June 19, 1930, providing for reimbursement of levee districts or others for expenditures here- tofore incurred or made in repair, etc., of flood-control works de- stroyed, etc., by the flood of 1927 or subsequent flood or caving banks on any tributaries or outlets of the Mississippi River. In accordance with section 7 of the act dated May 15, 1928, author- izing appropriation of $5,000,000 for rescue work or in repair or maintenance of flood-control work on tributaries of Mississippi River, the sum of $3,348,000 has been appropriated as follows: Deficiency Act approved May 29, 1928____________ ______-___$1, 000, 000 War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 28, 1929 _______ 800, 000 War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930--- __- 400, 000 War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_------ 400, 000 War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932- __-__- 400, 000 War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------ - 348, 000 Total--- ------- _-----------_3, 348, 000 MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1253 Recommended modification of project.-Under date of January 28, 1931, a report was transmitted to Congress recommending certain flood-control works at the city of Hickman, Ky. (H.Doc. No. 729, 71st Cong., 3d sess.). Under date of March 4, 1931, a report was transmitted to Con- gress on a review of existing projects for flood control and naviga- tion of the Mississippi River in its alluvial valley as shown by Public Document No. 391, Seventieth Congress (H.Doc. No. 798, 71st Cong., 3d sess.). Under date of December 16, 1931, a report was transmitted to Con- gress on the Mississippi River below Cape Girardeau, Mo., made in compliance with section 11 of the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 (H.Doc. No. 188, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, provides as follows: Section 2 provides that no local contribution to the project therein adopted is required. Section 3 reads in part as follows: Except when authorized by the Secretary of War upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, no money appropriated under authority of this act shall be expended on the construction of any item of the project until the States or levee districts have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will (a) maintain all flood-control works after their completion, ex- cept controlling and regulating spillway structures, including special relief levees; maintenance includes normally such matters as cutting grass, removal of weeds, local drainage, and minor repairs of main river levees; (b) agree to accept land turned over to them under the provisions of section 4; (c) provide without cost to the United States all rights-of-way for levee foundations and levees on the main stem of the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Mo., and the Head of Passes. Section 6 provides as follows: Funds appropriated under authority of section 1 of the act may be expended for the prosecution of such works for the control of the floods of the Mississippi River as have heretofore been authorized and are not included in the present project, including levee work on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Ill., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., and on the outlets and tributaries of the Mississippi River between Rock Island and Head of Passes insofar as such outlets or tributaries are affected by the backwaters of the Mississippi: Provided, That for such work on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Ill., and Cape Girar- deau, Mo., and on such tributaries, the States or levee districts shall provide rights-of-way without cost to the United States, contribute 331/3 percent of the costs of the works, and maintain them after completion: And provided further, That not more than $10,000,000 of the sums authorized in section 1 of this act shall be expended under the provisions of this section. Terminal facilities.-See Port Series No. 5, port of New Orleans, La., 1924 (revised 1932); also contains information on terminal facilities. Additional data have been published as Transportation Series, Report No. 2, Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Sessions of the com- mission: The one hundred and ninety-eighth session of the commis- sion (Oct. 13-20, 1932) and the one hundred and ninety-ninth session (May 18-26, 1933) were held on the steamer Mississippi from St. Louis, Mo., to New Orleans, La. Public hearings were given to representatives of navigation, levee, commercial, and other interests at these two sessions. 1254 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Surveys, gages, and observations: Gages were maintained and discharge, slope, and sediment observations made. Surveys were made over important works and along caving banks. Floodway, levee repair and setback, revetment, hydrographic, aerial, and con- struction surveys were also made. An under-water survey to de- termine the condition of revetments on Mississipi River between Beckwith Bend, Mo. (32),' and Keyes Point, Tenn. (160),' was made. Observations were made in connection with the progress of cut-offs, Mississippi River and Atchafalaya Basin. Field work on the map of the alluvial valley, scale 1: 62,500, was completed in 1932 and publication is now in progress. A hydrographic survey of the Atchafalaya River was begun. Bank protection and regulation: Below Cario 41,024 linear feet (7.8 miles) of new revetment were constructed and placed for bank protection; in addition, about 15,379,800 square feet of mattress were constructed and placed as repairs to and renewals of old work. A total of 29 permeable pile dikes (aggregate length of 54,640 linear feet) under contraction works program were constructed, not in- cluding one dike not completed (450 linear feet); in addition 990 linear feet of dikes were constructed for repairs to or renewals of existing contraction works. Levees: A total of 108,616,303 cubic yards of material was placed in levees during the fiscal year, of which 100,986,637 cubic yards were placed under section 1 on the main river; 6,551,536 cubic yards under section 6 on the upper Mississippi or on tributaries; and 1,078,130 cubic yards under sections 6 and 7 of the act of May 15, 1928 (repairs of flood damage). Floodways and spillways: Levee-location surveys were continued, as were hydraulic and other studies. The intercepting drainage ditch and set-back levee of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway and the appurtenant structures have been completed, except the closing of a small gap in the levee at the Missouri-Pacific Railroad crossing and about 1,100 feet at the lower end; all rights-of-way have been secured, except the 1-acre parcel required for the levee across the Missouri Pacific Railroad; flowage easements have been acquired over 35 percent of the floodway lands. Boeuf Basin diversion studies were continued; plans for protection of West Monroe were completed, and construction of levees for south portion of West Monroe was completed. All work in connection with the Bonnet Carre spillway structure was completed on February 10, 1931; side levees have been raised to final grade except for a small portion near the lake end of lower levee and at the gaps left open for the highway and railroads; lands required for rights-of-way and flowage have been obtained except flowage rights over the three railroads crossing the floodway. Atchafalaya Basin studies were continued; experimental dredging operations have been carried on during the year to develop a main channel and improve the discharge of flood waters; construction of the west basin and east basin levees was begun. Dredging operations Channel dredging: During the dredging season of 1932, 8 dredges were operated on Mississippi River on 37 1Figures in parentheses indicate distance in miles below Cairo. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1255 crossings from Belmont Point to mouth of White River, 19 to 392 miles below Cairo, in the Memphis district, a total of 12,117,826 cubic yards of material was moved; 1 dredge was operated in the Vicks- burg district on 1 crossing, Shipland (548) moving a total of 184,363 cubic yards; and 1 dredge was operated in the second New Orleans district on 1 crossing, Buckridge (634) moving a total of 258,653 cubic yards. With the exception of the dredging at Shipland and Buckridge, no other channel dredging was required in the Vicksburg or second New Orleans districts in Mississippi River. Harbor dredg- ing: Dredging was also done in Memphis Harbor, 227 miles below Cairo, where 406,163 cubic yards of material were moved. Correc- tive, channel improvement, and miscellaneous dredging: Memphis district, 12,142,986 cubic yards; and Vicksburg district, 10,422,696 cubic yards. Dredging in connection with cut-offs: Dredging to produce cut-offs was done at three points on the Mississippi River in the second New Orleans district, i.e., Diamond Point (613), 3,442,706 cubic yards, opened January 8, 1933; Glasscock (723) 3,654,088 cubic yards, opened March 26, 1933; and Giles Bend (Cowpen Point) (690), 1,859,010 cubic yards, opened May 25, 1933. In the lower Atchafalaya River, 14 dredges, some of which operated part time, were engaged in experimental corrective dredging and channel im- provement, with 3 cut-off channels excavated, i.e., 2,081,884 cubic yards at Butte La Rose (64 1), opened March 20, 1933; 730,600 cubic yards at Cow Island (72 ), opened December 23, 1932; and 138,158 cubic yards at Bayou Chene (82 ), opened March 4, 1933: The following was also accomplished in the Atchafalaya Basin: Bayou La Rompe was enlarged at mile 77,1 just above the junction with Big Tensas Bayou; Splice Island at mile 79 1 in Tensas Bay was removed; in addition to these, agitation dredging was done from the head of Cow Island cut-off to the head of Bayou Chene cut-off. Waterways experiment station: Experiments conducted included investigations relative to the placement and location of contraction works; tests on various proposed types of revetment; tests of railway embankment protection works; solution of the problem of erosion at the toe of spillway aprons; tide and wave studies as related to the maintenance and development of harbors; investigations aimed to determine critical tractive forces for movement of bed materials found in the Mississippi River and its tributaries; and experiments for the determination of methods applicable to the problem of di- verting the bed load of the Mississippi River as desired. Ten experi- ments were undertaken for engineer districts outside the Lower Mississippi Valley Division, as follows: St. Louis (2), Detroit (1), Chicago (1), Charleston (1), Galveston (1), Mobile (1), Louisville (1), First New Orleans (1), and Jacksonville (1). These experi- ments ranged all the way from determinations of effects of jetties and breakwaters in harbors to investigations aimed to devise method of prevention of shoaling at the entrance to lock chambers. Research and experimentation were continued for the solution of general prob- lems relating to the control and improvement of the Mississippi River system. 1Distance in miles below head of Atchafalaya River. Costs and expenditures during the year, exclusive of receipts from sales, etc. CTI Costs I Net expenditures Cot New work Maintenance New work Maintenance I I I I UNITED STATES FUNDS (SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS) O New project: Tributary levees and above Cairo (sec. 6, Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928): Rock Island engineer district.... .... .................................... $110, 226. 22 $165, 329. 79 ----- -- - -- - O St. Louis engineer district---- .-------- 454, 574. 51 443, 835. 52 Memphis engineer district .----------.--.--- 82, 530. 95 70, 495. 47 .. ...... ..... . Vicksburg engineer district_,....... 28, 145. 53 21, 040. 43 Second New Orleans district_-- -- 23, 156. 33 23, 156. 33 Mississippi levees, including levee work around Cairo and certain levees necessary to keep water out of St. Francis Basin (Memphis engineer district)_ 6, 147, 623.91 $73,202. 65 6, 356, 570. 19 $71, 985.65 L Mississippi levees (Vicksburg engineer district) .... _____ ...................... 4, 980, 328. 81 312, 426. 65 5, 820, 598. 16 368,802.36 ' Mississippi levees (Second New Orleans district)-..------- - -- - - 4, 774, 361. 15 85, 475. 21 4, 951, 061.42 85, 486. 99 South bank Arkansas (levees) (Vicksburg engineer district) . ___....... .................. 268, 365. 21 2,679.23 285, 363. 09 3, 232. 27 Boeuf Basin levees (Vicksburg engineer district).............................. 117, 880. 96 117, 375. 89 South bank Red (levees) (second New Orleans district) ...................................... 459, 930. 63 5, 045. 64 440, 950. 03 5, 045. 64 M Atchafalaya River levees (second New Orleans district) ------ ---- .------- - .................- 39, 469. 22 2, 427. 35 38, 611.41 2, 427. 35 g Atchafalaya Basin protection levees (second New Orleans district)_-------- ---------------------- 1, 080, 305. 93 1, 161, 218. 26 ................ Rights of way, flood-way levees (Memphis engineer district) - ---------... --------------------- 17.75 17. 75 ................ South bank Red rights of way (levees) (second New Orleans district) ... ------------------------------ 4, 845. 71 4, 835. 96 Atchafalaya River rights of way (levees) (second New Orleans district) --------------- ------__..----- 10, 605. 18 10, 605. 18 Rights of way protection levees (second New Orleans district)..--.------- 3, 028. 59 ............... ...... ... 5, 368. 59 ... . tJ Flowage flood ways (Memphis engineer district) . ----------------------------------------------841, 555. 37 ............. - 841,123. 58 Drainages, Birds Point-New Madrid flood way (Memphis engineer district) ................................. 1 -1, 385. 38 --....-....-.--- 284. 63 Rights of way and flowage, Bayou des Glaises set-back (second New Orleans district).... ,------------------ 41, 536. 95 __ . ____. . 39, 194. 08 . . . . . Construction Bonnet Carre (second New Orleans district) ..-----------------------...... - ------------ 177, 834. 83 ...... ..... 285, 689. 00 . . Rights of way, flowage, and damages, Bonnet Carre (second New Orleans district)-------................... 839, 566. 90 839, 805. 29 Revetments: Memphis engineer district ...----------- --------... . .---------- -------......................... 2, 061, 712. 71 2, 494, 886. 27 2, 259, 199. 90 1, 978, 339. 23 Vicksburg engineer district... ....................................................... 1, 555, 181. 23 764, 657. 81 2, 205, 536. 54 1, 370, 029. 05 Second New Orleans district .... .... .... ...--. 214, 213. 54 865, 625. 63 -278, 942. 09 893, 882. 37 Waterways experiment station (expenditures from revolving fund, reimbursements being made quarterly).._ 13, 018.90 4, 339. 63 Dredging: Memphis engineer district ..------------- ------------------------------------------- 1, 429, 832. 75 ................ 1, 569, 125. 19 Vicksburg engineer distirct. .-----.----------------------- . . . ------.. . . . . 462, 766. 55 .......... _ .. 454, 537. 79 Second New Orleans district......................................................... 3, 215, 378. 16 --........... 3, 451, 474. 74 Contraction works: 9.4_ 0.2. _1 cl Memphis engineer district -------- --------------------------------- ---- --- ---- 1, 367, 256. 76 258, 603. 99 456. 668 14 Vicksburg engineer district..---------------------- 474,853.34 .-.---- - .-.-.- 471, 527. 83 ----------- Second New Orleans district------------------------- 198, 916.19 _...... -........ 198,916. 19 ... - Mapping: Memphis engineer district- ------------ --------------------------------------------- 9, 749. 82 ............--. 9,138.32 ----- Vicksburg engineer district-- -----------------------................................................ . 68, 934. 25 ------------- 68, 934. 25 ................ Second New Orleans district -------------.............................................. ........ 8, 035. 66 ................ 8, 052. 69 ................ Surveys, gages, and observations: Rock Island engineer district.----------------........... - _.......- ..................... ..------ ..... 55. 83 55. 83 -- - -----" "-- St. Louis engineer district.........................................-----..............-...............--- 24, 828. 93 28, 314. 37 Memphis engineer district ................---------------------------------.................-----......................... 65, 914. 41 45, 019. 89 ----- ---- ---- Vicksburg engineer district ..----------..................................----- ............................. 68, 689. 64 1 = ="" "" 68, 286. 77 Second New Orleans district......-----------------.................----------....... 73, 656. 64 73, 327. 86 ---------------- Office, Chief of Engineers (allotment for Mississippi River Commission work), revolving fund, reimbursed quarterly _._--- ---- -1,456.87 ---------------- Mississippi River Commission (expenditures from revolving fund for office of president, Mississippi River Commission, reimbursements being made quarterly) ................................. _........ .... 8, 088.71 696. 23 Total . .------------------ ------ ------------------- - 31, 784,479. 67 4, 865, 030.43 025, 355. 00 33, 5, 028, 209.87 36, 649, 510. 10 38, 053, 564. 87 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS New project: Flood control, tributary levees and above Cairo (sec. 6, Flood Control Act, approved May 15, 1928): 00 Rock Island engineer district_............................................__ .................... 82, 954.76 ---------------- 82, 954.76 -- H St. Louis engineer district........................---------------- -...............- -.............- -....... 223,365. 59 --------------- 223, 365.59 ------- 00 Memphis engineer district ------------------------... ---------------------------------------------- 35,387.48 ------------ 35, 387.48 __ -_- 00 Vicksburg engineer district-............------- .............--......................................... 1,055.83 .,---------- --. 1,055.83 00 Second New Orleans district__ ----.................. ..... 11, 636.74---------.---. -- 11, 636.74 Improvement of Mississippi River (levees): H Memphis engineer district .........--- -----------...... -------------- .. ....... -----------....... 4, 505. 33 ---- -------..- 4, 505. 33 - Vicksburg engineer district ........................... ......................... . 11.88 ---------- _ ---- 11.88 Total...................................---............ 358,917. 61------- 358,917. 61" CI Consolidated total of specific appropriations and contributed funds .......... _....... (32, 143, 397. 28 4,865, 030. 43 33, 384, 272. 61 5, 028, 87 209. 37,008, 427. 71 38, 412,482.48 UNITED STATES FUNDS (PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS, ETC.) Gaging waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries (Memphis engineer district) ------------------ ----- 8, 792. 20 8, 776. 53 - -- - Removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, indefinite (Memphis engineer district) - - 13, 396. 67 11,795. 60 -- - Total ........... ................ 87 20,572.13 22, 188. 8------------------------------------------------------------------------------22, -- ---- ----- 1Cost for this fiscal year, $529.02, reduced $1,914.40 to balance on form no. 90, although reduction is applicable to prior cost. I- t"D 1258 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The general survey of the Missis- sippi River from Head of Passes, La., to its headwaters at Lake Itasca, Minn., a distance by river of 2,4341 miles, has been completed and maps of the river published. A resurvey from Cairo, Ill., to the Head of Passes, La., a distance of 1,070 miles, has been completed and maps published. Special surveys, including surveys of the Atchafalaya River and portions of the Red and Black Rivers, have been made. Various discharge, gage, and other observations have been made on the Mississippi River and tributaries and the Gulf of Mexico. Works for the improvement of the channel have been exe- cuted at various places below Cairo and levees built for flood control from Rock Island, Ill., to near Head of Passes, La., 4841 miles above to 1.070 miles below Cairo. Effective revetment below Cairo is now in place and in good condition on about 159.3 miles of river bank; about 5 miles of permeable dikes and about 1 mile of pile and rock groins for bank protection and about 32.8 miles of permeable dikes for channel regulation are also in place. There are 2,414 miles of levee (1,836 miles, section 1, main river, and 578 miles, section 6, upper river and tributaries), with earthword aggregating 778,012,756 2 cubic yards (705,700,896 2 cubic yards, section 1, and 72,311,860 cubic yards, section 6). The existing levee system protects a total of about 27,413 square miles (26,267 square miles, section 1, and 1,146 square miles under section 6 of act approved May 15, 1928) of land against ordi- nary floods. About 66.2 percent of the total yardage required to complete the levees under section 1 of the adopted grade and section is now in place; and about 83.7 percent of the total yardage required to complete the levees under section 6 to the approved grade and section is now in place. As a result of dredging, there is now, with rare exceptions, a good navigable channel at all stages, with a depth of 9 feet or more over a width of at least 300 feet for a distance of 842 miles below Cairo and a depth of not less than 35 feet over a width of several hundred feet for the remaining 240 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. The necessary plant required for surveys, dredging, and bank protection has been constructed and maintained. Cost and expenditures to June 30, 1933 Cost of new Cost of main- Total cost Total net ex- work tenance penditures United States funds (specific appropri- ations): Old project: Prior to Flood Control Act of Mar. 1, 1917--------------.... . $70, 605, 442. 36 $23, 140, 164. 37 $93, 745, 606. 73 $93,745,606.73 Flood control--------------- 57, 386, 315. 22 23, 350, 783. 85 80, 737, 099. 07 80, 737, 099. 07 New project, flood control--------........123, 634, 934. 53 16, 525, 683. 73 140,160, 618. 26 155, 763, 971. 71 ___ __ ...... Total___...._....._... 251, 626, 692. 11 63, 016, 631. 95 314, 643, 324. 06 330, 246, 677. 51 Contributed funds: Old project ----------- _____-...... 18, 689, 451. 26 625, 763. 38 19, 315, 214. 64 19, 315, 214. 64 New project....-- ....-----------------.... 1, 044, 894. 79 28, 390. 50 1, 073, 285. 29 1, 073, 285. 29 Total_ .------------------- 19, 734, 346. 05 654, 153. 88 20, 388, 499. 93 20, 388, 499. 93 Grand total-.-_-- 271, 361, 038. 16 .------------- 63, 670, 785. 83 335, 031, 823. 99 350, 635, 177. 44 xRevised, using Upper Mississippi Valley Division mileage, Minneapolis to mouth Ohio River, 1931. 2 Includes 88,626,783 cubic yards to be abandoned in course of construction. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1259' Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1933, together with funds in the amount of $44,000,000 allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act, will be applied during the fiscal year 1934 in the prosecution of work under the modified project adopted by the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928. It is believed that all funds will be expended or obligated prior to June 30, 1934. The sum of $11,900,000, in addition to any balances remaining from former appropriations, can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. Any balances on hand June 30, 1934, will be needed to pay outstanding liabilities, contract obliga- tions, and incidental expenses. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------_---------_--- - $251, 626, 692.11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933------ ------------- 63, 016, 631. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933-------- 314, 643, 324. 06 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---- -- 16,432, 674.44 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------------- ------- 331, 075, 998. 50 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933----------_---------- 627, 135. 44 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_--- .-------..... 331, 703, 133.94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933----- ------------- - 1, 456, 456. 43. Net total expenditures ___- ------------------ - 330, 246, 677.51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------ ---------------- 29, 189, 085. 61 Total amount allotted to June 30, 1933 __ __ 359, 435, 763. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.....--------...$14, 349, 166. 47 $22, 711, 470. 04 $33, 709, 978. 46 $24, 968, 029. 78 $31, 784, 479. 67 Cost of maintenance------........ 4, 583, 181. 16 4, 091, 921. 54 2, 467, 472. 39 2, 106, 142. 45 4, 865, 030. 43 Total cost......----------.. 18, 932, 347. 63 26, 803, 391. 58 36, 177, 450. 85 27, 074, 172. 23 36, 649, 510. 10 Total expended 24, 135, 659. 48 -.........-... 23, 572, 070. 74 35, 008, 169. 17 26, 952, 142. 63 38, 053, 564. 87 Allotted .----------------- 25, 106, 053. 28 32,147, 904. 57 37, 605, 831.55 150,132, 504. 87 4,239,294.96 1 Does not include $127,000 allotted for surveys under sec. 10 of flood-control act approved May 15, 1928 (work not under supervision of Mississippi River Commission). Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _ _____ $17, 110, 145. 61 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931-__------ $1,089, 581. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved July 14, 1932 _.___.. 31, 930, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932-__ 15,500, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------- 2,341, 156. 03 50, 860, 737. 98 Amount to be accounted for------------------------ 67, 970, 883. 59- Deductions on account of transfer of impounded savings to sur- plus fund as provided for in acts of June 30, 1932, and Mar. 20, 1933 ---------------------------- ------------------ 728, 233. 11 Net amount to be accounted for_-- ------------------- 67, 242. 650. 48 1 Amount reported on p. 1936, annual report for fiscal year 1932 ($309,307,472.64) decreased $4,214.39 (amount reverted to Treasury under deficiency act of Oct. 19, 1888). 1260 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Gross amount expended______--------- $60, 405, 578. 81 Less: Reimbursements collected__ $21, 932, 565.38 Receipts from sales-------- 419, 448. 56 22, 352, 013. 94 $38, 053, 564. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------------------- 29, 189, 085. 61 Outstanding liabilities from June 30, 1933 ----- 3, 343, 127. 01 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -_. 13, 100, 982. 96 16, 444, 109. 97 Balance available June 30, 1933-------------------- 12, 744, 975. 64 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933--------------------------- 626, 452, 14 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933----------- 13, 371, 427. 78 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-_____- 44, 000, 000.00 Amount available for fiscal year 1934___ __ -------- 57, 371, 427. 78 Amount unappropriated under authority of sec. 1 of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928---------------- 296, 846, 576. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, for new work and maintenance_----- ___-- 11, 900, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933-------------------------- $19, 734, 346. 05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933-------------------------- 654, 153.88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 .-------- - 20,388, 499. 93 Net total expenditures__--------------------------------- 20, 388, 499. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---------------------------- 295, 916. 75 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1933-______-- 20, 684, 416. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work._------------------ -- $467, 098. 83 $130, 695. 68 $149, 391. 82 $319, 330. 81 $358, 917. 61 Cost of maintenance_------------------717, 049. 85 27, 429. 57 960. 93 - Total cost-- -1, 184, 148. 68 .------------------ 158, 125. 25 150, 352. 75 319, 330. 81 358, 917. 61 Total expended_....------------------ -1,184, 148.68 158, 125. 25 150, 352. 75 319, 330. 81 358, 917. 61 Contributed -----------.... . --------- -1, 305, 501. 63 178, 652. 34 448, 567. 95 515, 821. 31 -14, 791. 76 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932- $669, 626.12 Amount contributed under section 6 of Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 ________------------------ $116, 633. 33 Amount contributed for improvement of Mississippi River under section 4 of River and Harbor Act of Mar. 4, 1915__--____--------------------------- 9, 760. 00 126, 393.33 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 796, 019.45 Deductions on account of unexpended balances returned to con- tributors -------------------------------------------------- 141, 185. 09 Net amount to be accounted for-- _____---------------- 654, 834. 36 x Does not include unallotted balance of $17,270,267.97 (act of Mar. 4, 1933). 2 Exclusive of available funds. Includes $774,866.41 for completion of surveys under sec.8 10, Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928. Exclusive of available funds. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1261 Gross amount expended--__ ------------------- $360, 712.50 Less reimbursements collected____--------------- 1, 794. 89 $358, 917. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------ ------------ 295, 916. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933--------------- 22, 128.29 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 93, 707.30 115, 835. 59 ,Balance available June 30, 1933___------------------- 180, 081.16 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ----- ____------___- - 683. 30 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------ 180, 764. 46 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES AND CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1933 ________ __ $271, 361, 038.16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------------------- 63, 670, 785. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 -------- 335, 031, 823. 99 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-------- 16, 432, 674. 44 Net total cost to June 30, 1933_-----__- --- -- 8__ 464, 498. 43 351, Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 __--__-. 6__._____ 627, 135. 44 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933 _________--------- 352, 091, 633.87 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ------------------- 1, 456, 456. 43 Net total expenditures----------------- - 350, 635,177. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------- 29, 485, 002. 36 Total amount allotted and contributed to June 30, 1933__ 380, 120, 179. 80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work.....---------.. $13, 882, 067. 64 $22, 842, 165. 72 $33, 859, 370. 28 $25, 287, 360. 59 $32, 143, 397. 28 Cost of maintenance-------.. . 3, 866, 131. 31 4, 119, 351. 11 2, 468, 433. 32 2, 106, 142. 45 4, 865, 030. 43 Total cost ........-----------. 17, 748, 198. 95 26, 961, 516. 83 36, 327, 803. 60 27, 393, 503. 04 37, 008, 427. 71 Total expended------------- 22, 951, 510. 80 23, 730, 195. 99 35, 158, 521. 92 27, 271, 473. 44 38, 412, 482. 48 Allotted and contributed...._ 23, 800, 551. 65 32, 326, 556. 91 38, 054, 399. 50 4, 755, 116. 27 50, 117, 713. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932_ _ $17,779, 771.73 Amount allotted from War Department Ap- propriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931__- $1, 089, 581. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved July 14, 1932_ -- _-___ - 31, 930, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932 - 15, 500,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------2, 341, 156. 03 Amount contributed under sec. 6 of Flood Con- trol Act of May 15, 1928_ _-- ---------------- 116, 633. 33 Amount contributed for improvement of Missis- sippi River under sec. 4 of River and Harbor Act of Mar. 4, 1915-------------------------- 9,760. 00 50, 987, 131. 31 Amount to be accounted for- ------------------ Deductions on account of unexpended balances contributed funds returned to contributors, $141,185.09; and United "of 68, 766, 903.04 States funds transferred to surplus fund, $728,233.11.... 869, 418.20 Net amount to be accounted for________ ---------- 7, 897, 484. 84 6--- 1262 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Gross amount exnene n-- - -- -- $60, 766, 291. 31 Less: Reimbursements collected_ $21, 934, 360. 27 Receipts from sales------- 419, 448. 56 22, 353, 808. 83 $38, 412,482.48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------- 29, 485, 002. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ -....... 3, 365, 255. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---- 13, 194, 690. 26 16, 559, 945. 56 Balance available June 30, 1933 -- __-------------_12, 925, 056. 80 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933-------------------------- 627, 135.44 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933------------13, 552, 192. 24 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act-------- 44, 000, 000. 00 Amount available for fiscal year 1934---------------- 57, 552, 192.24 Amount unappropriated under authority of sec. 1 of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928---------------------- 96, 846, 576. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal 1 year ending - -- - -- - -- - - June 30, 1935, for new work and maintenance 11, 900, 000. 00 EMERGENCY WORK ON TRIBUTARIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER Under section 7 of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, theapropr iation of $5,000,000 was authorized as an emergency fund to be allotted by the Secretary of War on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, in rescue work or in the repair or maintenance of any flood-control work on any tributaries of the Mississippi River threatened or destroyed by flood, including the flood of 1927. The costs and expenditures under the emergency fund during the year, exclusive of receipts from sales, etc., are summarized below: Costs Net expenditures Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River Mainte Mainte- nance New work nance ROCK ISLAND ENGINEER DISTRICT Repair of levees on Iowa River in levee districts nos. 8, 11, and 14, Louisa County, Iowa.--------.-.-.--..-.- $89. 20 I------......... $89.20 ....---------- , , 1 T otal --........--..--- .-- -- - ..-.-.--- . .- 89.20 89. 20 .......---------... i Ii ST. LOUIS ENGINEER DISTRICT Repair of levees: Perry County drainage and levee districts, Mis- souri...................-- -. ............ $51.84 ------------------------ Lost Creek drainage and levee district, Illinois-....... ......... 77. 50 ... Kelly Lake drainage and levee district ........................ 12. 50 .. City of Beardstown drainage and levee district, Illi- --- n ois_------------ ...... ...... ... .. .. 117.50 South Beardstown drainage and levee district, Illi- nois .--- -----. ----.---------- 00 .. 210. Crane Creek drainage and levee district, Illinois---............ 25. 00 .. Mauvais Terre drainage and levee district, Mis- souri ..-- -- -.. - -------.-...-.........- 73.75 .. Coon Run drainage and levee district.............. ............ 25.00 . Meredosia drainage and levee district, Illinois .................. 2,150. 88 - Total-.. ................. . . .... 2,743.97 I- - - - - - ---- -- 1 Exclusive of available funds. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1263 Costs Net expenditures Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River Minte- Mainte- New work Mainte- nance New work ane nance MEMPHIS ENGINEER DISTRICT Maintenance and repair of levees on White River, Ark ........... .--. ....--- - ... ....- - .... $0. 76 $0. 76 Emergency flood protection on the St. Francis River and tributaries, Arkansas and Missouri Emergency flood protection on the Arkansas River and ------------ 146, 185. 01 142, 696. 27 tributaries, Arkansas_......... __._ .. .. _______ 7, 963. 20 8,166.15 Emergency flood protection on the White River and tributaries, Arkansas. --............. .... 7, 109. 66 7, 142. 17 Claim of Western Clay drainage district of Clay Coun- ty , Ark ...... .--- .----..--- ------ .-- ------ 1,091.75 1,091. 75 Claim of Dardanelle drainage district, Yell County, Ark -........ .....__... ....... .............. 10, 743. 13 10, 743. 13 Repair of levees: Arkansas River, Dardanelle drainage district, Yell County, A rk _...... . .. ..... ....... ...... 5, 572. 05 5, 572. 05 Arkansas River, levee district no. 6, Conway Coun- ty, near Morrilton, Ark_.....__..... .... 3, 906. 28 3, 906. 28 Drainage district 17, Little River, Mississippi County, Ark ... ............._-_ __ . .____ ..... 26, 952. 54 24, 643. 24 Claim of Pope County levee and drainage district no. 1, Pope County, Ark ................... _ _ _ __...... 4, 211.34 4, 211.34 Claim of New Gascony levee and drainage district no. 1, Jefferson County, Ark_..............______ .....____.. 1,275. 84 1, 275. 84 Repair of levees in the St. Francis drainage district, Clay and Green Counties, St. Francis River, Ark...__... 7,115. 35 7,115. 35 Repair of flood-control works on the Meosho River near Council Grove, Kans.____... ____... . _ .. 3, 860.96 3, 860.96 Claim of St. Francis drainage district, Clay and Green Counties, Ark.....................................-- 10, 967. 54 ............ ------------- .-----.- .------..- 236, 955.41_---- T otal---- -- 220, 425.29 I__ _-- VICKSBURG ENGINEER DISTRICT Repair of levees: Matthews Bayou drainage district, Tallahatchie ----------------_-- .-.--- 2, 614. 84 County, M iss___..- 3, 059.96 Tallahatchie River, Miss., near Glendora, Miss-.... 84. 00 377. 17 Emergency flood work: Upper Yazoo River and tributaries, Miss.......... 28, 031.98 23, 157.96 Ouachita, Black, and Red Rivers, and tributaries, Ark. and La__-------------------------------- 5, 577. 01 -256. 66 Repair of levees, Panola-Quitman drainage district, Tallahatchie River, Miss_......_______________.. 102. 02 335. 73 Levees, Arkansas River, Ark., Farelly Lake levee dis- trict,Ark_... -322. 23 Repair of levees: Patterson Bayou drainage district, Tallahatchie County, Miss------------.----- 1, 882. 29 1,883.12 Red River, Ark. (Garland levee district), near Gar- land City, Ark._-. . _ _._________ _ 2, 768. 53 2, 939.49 Red River levee district no. 1, Lafayette County, Ark...___-------------- 70. 41 712.04 Claim of Eudora western drainage district, Chicot County, Ark__._------------------ 4,128. 67 4, 128. 67 Repair of levees: Red River and tributaries, Orton levee district, Little River County, Ark_.....____..._______ 4, 906. 78 4, 906. 78 Grand Bend on north bank of Red River, Rapides Parish, La_----------------------------- 2, 247. 05 2,247. 05 Left bank of Yazoo River in Eden drainage district, Yazoo County, Miss_____________ 2, 549. 68 2, 549. 68 Red River in Saline levee and drainage district, Avoyelles Parish, La______ .___________31, 017. 59 30, 969. 80 Yazoo River in Atchafalaya drainage and levee district, Yazoo and Humphreys Counties, Miss _ 2, 622. 15 2,622.15 Repair of existing levees on Tallahatchie River in Loco- polis drainage district, Tallahatchie County, Miss-__ 1, 150. 11 1, 150. 11 Repair of levees on Coldwater and Tallahatchie Rivers in Newson Lake drainage district, Quitman and Tallahatchie Counties, Miss_____________________ 1,597. 47 1,597.47 Repair of Roane levee on Tallahatchie River, Talla- hatchie and Leflore Counties, Miss_ .. _____.____ 337. 33 320.94 Repair of levees on Yazoo River in Belzoni drainage district, Washington County, Miss-.... -- _- 352. 98 352.98 16228-ENG 1933--80 1264 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Costs Net expenditures Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River Mainte- Mainte- New work Mnte- nance New work Mnte- nance VICKSBURG ENGINEER DISTRICT-continued Construction of loop levee, Red River, Garland levee district, Miller County, Ark.... $10, 784. 64 ----------- -...............---- $10, 222. 56 ---------- Levee construction on Red River, Miller levee district no. 2, Miller County, Ark -__. ----------- . 2, 557. 73 ------------ 2, 524. 54 Total..... ..........................---------------------------------- 105, 383. 26 .-----. 95, 479. 31.. SECOND NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT Repair of levees in Red River and Bayou des Glaises levee district, La.-south bank Red River below Moncla, La---.-------------------------------------- $18, 810. 73 ------------ $18,810. 73 Investigation of claims under act approved June 19, 1930 (Public, 395, 71st Cong.)--..------- ------------------------- 2, 500. 00 ------ 2, 500. 00 Total--................-----------..-------------------..---.....------------......... 21, 310. 73 ............ 21, 310. 73 342,427. 87 24, 054. 70 315,993. 80 21, 310. 73 Grand total.--..---------------------------1. 36-482. 57 337, 304. 53 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933----- ------------------- $1,734, 226. 61 Cost. of maintenance to June 30, 1933_- ------------- __- _ 868, 986. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933----------- 2, 603,213.44 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933-------- 11, 918. 11 Net total cost to June 30, 1933 ------- __-- -- ---- 2, 615, 131.55 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933 ------------- 26. 83 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933_ __--_--------- 2, 615, 158. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 -- ----- -------- - 25, 625.60 Net total expenditures_------------------------- 2, 589, 532. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933-------------------------- 351, 768. 06 Total amount allotted to June 30, 1933---------------- 2, 941, 300. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work_- -------------- - $55, 342. 26 $261, 479. 75 $517, 260.81 $557, 715.92 $342, 427.87 Cost of maintenance -................ .... 375, 449. 91 305, 817. 68 43, 390. 90 120, 000. 00 24, 054. 70 Total cost-----__........................._ 430, 792. 17 567, 297. 43 560, 651.71 677, 715. 92 366, 482. 57 Total expended........................... 420, 455. 35 564, 859. 01 569, 635. 30 697, 014. 95 337,304. 53 Allotted---------------------................. 635, 933.62 419, 055. 06 425, 698. 83 785, 032. 29 580, 581.04 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932________ $108, 491. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930 $___________ $101. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931 _______ _______ 237, 349.80 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ______ _______ _ _ 350, 143. 27 587, 594. 67 Amount to be accounted for___-------------------------- 696, 086. 22 Deductions on account of transfer of impounded savings to sur- plus fund as provided for in acts of June 30, 1932, and Mar. 20, 1933--- -------------------------------------- --- 7, 013.63 Net amount to be accounted for _---------------------- 689, 072. 59 MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1265 Gross amount expended_-__ _____ ____ -____ $382, 184. 39 Less : Reimbursements collected-----------$44, 865. 86 Receipts from sales------------------ 14. 00 44, 879. 86 $337, 304. 53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933____----- ____ 351, 768.06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ 30, 685. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 47, 817.18 78, 502. 32 Balance available June 30, 1933_________ ___--------273, 265. 74 ------ Accounts receivable June 30, 1933____________________ _ 26. 83 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933__----------- 273, 292. 57 Amount unappropriated under authority of sec. 7 of Flood Con- trol Act approved May 15,.19281 ----------------------------- 1, 652, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - -- - - June 30, 1935, for new work and maintenance 2 ________ 435, 000. 00 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMIS- SION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1933, OFFICE PRESIDENT MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION, Vicksburg, Miss., August 18, 1933. Subject: Annual Report for 1933. To: The Chief of Engineers, United States Army. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION The project comprises navigation, flood control, and correlated works on the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the Head of Passes, La., and flood-control works in the upper Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Rock Island, Ill., on the outlets of the Mississippi River, and on its tributaries up to the limit of backwater effect of the Mississippi River. DISTRICTS AND OFFICE OF PRESIDENT Eight engineer officers have been detailed as assistants to the presi- dent of the Commission. One is ini charge of operations with one assistant; another is in charge of planning and is secretary of the Commission and acts as executive and administrative assistant; an- other is in charge of technical matters; and the other is in charge of the waterways experiment station, with three assistants. The river has been divided into five engineer districts as a matter of convenience in administration, and engineer officers of the Army are detailed as district engineers in charge thereof. The duties of the district engineers consist of the prosecution of general surveys, including field work, reduction and plotting of field notes and maps, and maintenance of permanent marks pertaining to surveys; mainte- nance of all high-water gages, regular river and tide gages; dis- charge and slope observations on the Mississippi River and its tribu- taries; preparing plans and specifications; and carrying on general 1 Exclusive of unallo ed balance of $399,685.53. * Exclusive of aqvailable funds. 1266 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 improvement work in accordance with Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, and amendment, under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, in their respective districts; and the disbursement of funds allotted by the Chief of Engineers to their respective dis- tricts. The district limits for flood-control work are as follows: Rock Island engineer district.-MississippiRiver from mouth of Illinois River to Rock Island, Ill., 262' miles. District headquarters are at Rock Island, Ill. St. Louis engineer district.-MississippiRiver, from upper limits of Memphis district to and including mouth of Illinois River, 176' miles on left bank and 168 miles on right bank. This district also has charge of all commission work on the Illinois and Missouri Rivers. The limit of jurisdiction on tributaries under the act of 1923 is that point where levees designed for protection against tribu- tary floods would have to be further raised by reason of backwater from the Mississippi River. In other words, it is the point where the backwater curve from the maximum Mississippi River flood meets the maximum flood line of the tributary. On the Illinois River this point has been fixed at mile 120, near Havana, and on the Missouri River at St. Charles, Mo. District headquarters are at St. Louis, Mo. Memphis engineer district.-Mississippi. River, from Cape Girardeau, Mo., on right bank, and Thebes, Ill., on left bank, to the south bank of Arkansas River, 450 miles on right bank; and to Coahoma-Bolivar County line, Mississippi, 407' miles on left bank, of which Cape Girardeau to Cairo, 54 miles on right bank, and Thebes to Cairo, 46 miles on left bank, is restricted to levee work. This district has charge of all commission work on the following tributaries: Ohio River to mouth of Cache River (act, July 27, 1916); to above Shawneetown, Ill. (backwater limit); White River to Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark. (backwater limit); St. Francis River to the mouth of the Tyronza River just above Parkin (backwater limit) ; and the south bank of the Arkansas River to the line between secs. 10 and 11, T. 7 S., R. 5 W., fifth principal meridian, near Lake Point, Ark. (backwater limit), to division line between Lincoln- Jefferson Counties, Ark. (act July 27, 1916). This district also has charge of all dredging operations below Cairo, Ill., district head- quarters are located on Government reservation at West Memphis, Ark., opposite Memphis, Tenn. Vicksburg engineer district.-MississippiRiver, from lower limits of Memphis district to Warrenton, Miss., 210 miles on right bank and 244 miles on left bank. Headquarters at Vicksburg, Miss. This district has charge of all commission work on the Arkansas River (south bank), Yazoo - River, Ouachita River, and the north bank of the Red River, as follows: On the south bank of the Arkansas River to a point one half mile downstream from Pine Bluff city limits (adopted project limits, act May 15, 1928); on the Yazoo River to the mouth of Wolf Lake above Yazoo City (backwater limit) ; on the Ouachita River in the vicinity of Lock and Dam No. 8, mile 330, above mouth of Red River (backwater limit); and on the 1Revised, using latest mileage, mouth of Ohio River to Minneapolis. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1267 Red River to Alexandria, La. (backwater limit), exclusive of works on the south bank. Second district, Newt Orleans.-Mississippi River, Warrenton, Miss., to Head of Passes, La., 461 miles. District headquarters are at New Orleans, La. This district has charge of all commission work on south bank of Red River extending upstream as far as Boyce, La., thence along Bayou Jean de Jean to Hotwells, La. (adopted project limits, act May 15, 1928). The Atchafalaya River from the head to Morgan City is affected by overflow from the Mississippi and all of this basin is within the geographical limit of this district. PREVIOUS PROJECTS See page 1944, Annual Report for 1932. EXISTING PROJECT The existing project is set forth in the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, as published in the Annual Report of the Chief of Enigneers, United States Army, for 1929, page 1924. The work proposed includes: 1. Flood protection by construction, extension, and repair of levees, and in certain localities construction of spillway and flood ways, from Rock Island, Ill., to Head of Passes, 1,578 miles; and also upon the tributaries and outlets of the Mississippi River insofar as they may be affected by the flood waters of the Mississippi River, in cooperation with the several States and levee boards. The essential features of the plan are as follows: A flood way opposite Cairo, Ill., from Birds Point to New Madrid, Mo. Protection levees in the basins on the west side of the Mississippi River below the Arkansas River to protect the better lands in these basins and prevent the excess flood waters of extraordinary floods from spreading over the entire area of these basins, whenever conjectural floods of the future contain more water than can be safely carried by the leveed channel of the main Mississippi River. Excess waters escape out of the main channel naturally at the heads of the Tensas and Atchafalaya Basins where existing levee protection is not sufficient to prevent such escapage. A controlled spillway to hold the levels down to safe stages at and near New Orleans. Greater protection against crevasses by reason of the strengthening and rais- ing of main river levees except at the heads of the Tensas and Atchafalaya Basins. The progressive revetment of caving banks to protect the foundation of the levees and to stabilize the river both for flood control and navigation. Improved navigation channels for river traffic, not less than 300 feet wide and 9 feet deep, to be obtained by dredging and training works where necessary between Cairo and New Orleans. 2. Continuation of improvement below the mouth of the Ohio River so as to "give safety and ease to navigation" on the Mississippi River at all stages by facilitating the interchange of traffic, " commerce, trade, and the Postal Service, with a view to securing a permanent channel depth of 9 feet" by means of: (a) Revetment of caving banks and contraction work to "correct, perma- nently locate, and deepen the channel, and protect the banks of the Mississippi River ", and for the preservation of harbors and the security of levees. (b) Dredging, for the purpose of maintaining at all stages a navigable chan- nel 300 feet in width and 9 feet in depth, including construction, operation, and maintenance of suitable dredge boats and auxiliary devices and appliances there- for. Dredging is also carried on for the creation and maintenance of harbors and connecting channels. 1268 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 3. The maintenance of a navigable channel between the waters of the Missis- sippi, Red, and Atchafalaya Rivers. 4. Physical investigations: Maintenance of gages and discharge measurements of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, preparation and publication of maps and physical data; surveys and investigations covering all phases of river regimen governing the work of channel improvement and flood control "from the headwaters of the Mississippi River to Head of Passes." 5. Other miscellaneous details incident to the execution of the general project. LOCAL COOPERATION (See p. 1959, Annual Report for 1932) The net total amount contributed for work under supervision of the Mississippi River Commission to June 30, 1933, amounted to $20,684,416.68, of which $19,315,214.64 was for the old project and $1,369,202.04 for the new project. SURVEYS, GAGES, AND OBSERVATIONS (See p. 1961, Annual Report for 1932) A hydrographic survey of the Atchafalaya River, extending from the head to a point 10 miles below Butte La Rose, La., was com- pleted in 1932. Observations were made in 1932 in the vicinity of river-miles 635 to 650 for the purpose of studying the progress of the Yucatan Point cut-off, Mississippi River. An overbank survey covering the Arkansas River and levees from Pine Bluff to Yancopin, Ark, was completed in 1930-31. An underwater survey to determine the condition of revetments on Mississippi River was completed in 1932. Surveys and reports required under sections 3, 6, and 7 of the May 15, 1928, act are made as required. Surveys required under section 11 of Flood Control Act were completed in 1931 and reports submitted. Gages have been established and maintained at various places on the Mississippi River and tributaries, on Lake Pontchartrain, and the Gulf of Mexico, and the readings published. Discharge and other observations on the Mississippi River and tributaries at various stations are made each year, and the results have been published from 1838 to 1923. Physical data are compiled and card-indexed. During the year the regular gages on Mississippi River and tribu- taries, gages in backwater areas, and on Lake Pontchartrain, the Biloxi tide gage in Gulf of Mexico, and high- and low-water gages on Mississippi River were maintained. The regular gages were read throughout the year and low- and high-water slope profiles obtained. High-water gages, Mississippi River, and gages in backwater areas were also read during the high water of 1933; regular gages were established and readings commenced at Wickliffe, Ky. (4.3),1 Missis- sippi River, and at Morgan City, La., Atchafalaya River, during the fiscal year. Surveys were also made for studies of proposed levee repairs in connection with sections 6 and 7 of the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928. Hydrographic survey from Cairo, Ill. (0), to Hickman, Ky. (36),' was completed from Cairo to the foot of Wolf 1 Distance in miles below Cairo. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1269 Island, Mo. (25).' A line of levels was run and permanent bench- marks established between Richardson's Landing, Tenn. (185),' and Memphis, Tenn. (227),1 on the left bank and between Island 40 (214)- and Memphis on the right bank. An underwater survey to deter- mine the condition of revetments between Beckwith Bend, Mo. (32),1 and Keyes Point, Tenn. (160),' was made. Aerial survey, Missis- sippi River, was made in Vicksburg district during low water of 1932 to show changes in Mississippi River alinement; a similar survey of the Mississippi River and portions of Atchafalaya Basin in the second New Orleans district was begun. Observations were made in connection with the progress of the cut-offs at Yucatan Point (639),' Diamond Point (614),' Giles Bend (Cowpen Point) (690),1 and Glasscock Point (723),1 Mississippi River, and at Butte La Rose, Cow Island, Bayou Chene, and other cut-offs on the Atchafalaya River; a system of special gages was established in connection with the observations. Surveys were made over important works and along caving banks, Mississippi River. Floodway, levee, revetment, and construction surveys were made as required. Hydrographic surveys to determine movement of thal- weg were made. A hydrographic survey of the Atchafalaya River, extending from the head to a point 10 miles below Butte La Rose, La., was commenced in June 1933 and a hydrographic survey of the Mississippi River from Vicksburg (602)' to 2 miles below mouth of Old River (774)' was commenced in October 1932; the latter sur- vey was extended into Old River for a distance of about 2 miles. Discharge, slope, and sediment observations were taken at selected stations on the Mississippi River and tributaries from September 1928 to June 1929. A series of measurements of current velocity at each tenth of sounded depth from the surface to the bottom were also made at each station. Discharge observations were made at 11 regular stations on the Mississippi River and at 12 regular stations on tributaries during the fiscal year 1933; sediment observations were taken at 3 of the stations on Mississippi River and at 1 of the tributary stations, and a series of measurements of current velocity at each tenth of sounded depth from the surface to the bottom were made at 3 of the Mississippi River stations. Discharge observa- tions were also taken at other selected locations in the lower alluvial valley. The total expenditures for surveys, gages, and observations during the 12 months ending June 30, 1933, amounted to $215,004.72. The total expenditures for surveys, gages, and observations to June 30, 1933, amounted to $6,617,476.42, of which $2,355,671.01 was expended on the new project and $4,261,805.41 on old project. ALLUVIAL VALLEY MAPPING Contoured maps, scale 1: 250,000, of the St. Francis, Yazoo-Tensas, and Atchafalaya-Ponchartrain Basins were published in 1929 and are now in process of revision; a contoured map, scale 1: 500,000, of the alluvial valley from Cape Girardeau to Gulf of Mexico was pub- lished during the fiscal year 1931. Data relative to existing maps and proposed surveys were collected for use in the publication of a SDistance in miles below Cairo. 1270 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 'contoured map of the alluvial valley on a scale of 1: 62,500; of the 1851/2 quadrangles originally authorized for this map under the allu- vial mapping project, and 17 quadrangles later authorized, 1723/4 -quadrangles were assigned the War Department. These quadrangles have been completed and forwarded to the printer for reproduction, all of which have been published as advance sheets, scale 1: 62,500, thus completing the quadrangle mapping required under the May 15, 1928, act assigned to the War Department; during the fiscal year 1933 the published advance sheets were in process of editing and correcting. Of the 2021/2 quadrangles within the alluvial valley map, 293/4 quadrangles are being mapped by the Geological Survey for the War Department, of which 26 quadrangles have been com- pleted for reproduction and are available as advance printed sheets, scale 1: 48,000. Expenditures for alluvial valley mapping during the 12 months ending June 30, 1933, amounted to $86,125.26. There were no trans- fers of funds to the Department of the Interior, Geological Sur- vey Office, for use in performing mapping in the lower Mississippi Valley during fiscal year 1933. The total expenditures for alluvial valley mapping (new project) to June 30, 1933, amounted to $1,145,- 678.07, which includes $330,942.72 transferred to Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Office, for direct expenditure by that office. GENERAL STAGE OF THE RIVER DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 1933 Moderate to low stages prevailed in the Mississippi River for the first half of the fiscal year 1933. Due to heavy rains, however, river stages exceeded bankful in March-April 1933 and again in May- June 1933. Crest stages during the high-water period occurred during the first part of April from Cairo, Ill. (0.0), to Memphis, Tenn. (227), 1 and during the first part of June from Helena, Ark. (307),1 to New Orleans, La. (967).1 From Cairo to just below Helena the 1933 crest stages were from less than a foot to less than 2 feet lower than the crest stages of 1929; below Arkansas City, Ark. (437),1 the 1933 crest stages were several feet below the crest stages of 1929. The tributary streams, especially the St. Francis, White, and Yazoo Rivers were subjected to extreme high stages of several months' duration. A record maximum stage occurred during the 1933 high water at St. Francis, Ark., on St. Francis River, 256 miles above its mouth. The Mississippi River levees were not endangered at any time as a result of the progress made in flood-control work during the past 41/2 years. No record minimum or maximum stages were established during the fiscal year on the Mississippi River. The following gives a general outline of the stages at principal gaging stations from Cairo, Ill., to Carrollton, La. The stage of the Mississippi River was above 20 feet on the Cairo, Ill., gage (0.0), July 1 to 19, August 22, December 17 to 21, 24 to 31, 1932, and January 1 to June 18, 1933, totaling 202 days; above 30 feet, July 10 to 16, December 30, 31, 1932, January 1 to 17, 23 to February 12, February 17 to March 7, and March 20 to June 9, 1933, totaling 148 days; above 40 feet, January 3 to 11, 28 to February 3, 1Distance in miles below Cairo. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1271 26 to March 3, 23 to April 30, and May 13 to June 4, 1933, totaling 84 days; above 50 feet, April 2 to 8, and May 19 to 29, 1933, totaling 18 days. The highest reading for the 12 months ending June 30, 1933, was 51.9 feet on April 5, 1933, and the lowest, 7.9 feet on Sep- tember 20, 27, 1932. At Memphis, Tenn. (227),1 to gage readings were below mean low water, 3.12 feet on September 22, and from October 16 to 19, 1932. The highest reading for the 12-month period was 40.4 feet, on April 11, 1933, and the lowest, 2.7 feet, on October 19, 1932. At Vicksburg, Miss. (602), the highest stage for the fiscal year, 48.9 feet, was recorded on June 10, 1933, and the lowest, 5.5 feet, on September 25, 26, and October 23, 1932. The stage of the Mississippi River was above 10 feet on the Angola, La., gage (771),1 July 1 to August 7, 13 to 19, 24 to September 7, October 30 to November 2 and 26, 1932, to June 30, 1933, totaling 281 days; above 20 feet, July 8 to 30, December 30, 31, 1932, and January 1 to June 30, 1933, totaling 206 days; above 30 feet, January 7 to June 29, 1933, totaling 174 days; and above 40 feet, April 11 to June 25, 1933, totaling 76 days. The highest reading for the 12-month period was 48 feet, from June 12 to 14, 1933; and the lowest 5.3 feet, on October 6, 1932. The highest stage for the 12-month period, July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933, on the Carrollton, La., gage (967),1 was 17.5 feet on June 15, 1933, and the lowest, 0.5 foot, on October 5, 1932. DREDGES AND DREDGING When it became apparent that channel improvement by contraction works could not meet the pressing needs of commerce within a rea- sonable time limit, experiments were commenced looking to channel maintenance during low water by means of hydraulic dredges of large capacity. The development of an efficient dredge to operate in an open channel exposed to shifting winds and the river currents, that would quickly open a cut through the crest of a sand bar from one pool to the next, required a great deal of experimental work, covering not only the hydraulic and mechanical details but .also the practical manipulation of the dredge under the conditions imposed. A long series of experiments was made to determine the best form of suction head; the economic size of suction and discharge pipes; the velocity of flow in these pipes; the percentage of material that could be pumped and delivered; the best type of pump, number and shape of blades, speed of pump revolutions; anchor piles and hauling cables; pontons for supporting the discharge pipes, etc. The proper manipulation required an intimate knowledge of sand-bar formation and the trend of the current between successive pools, which could only be gained by hydraulic experiments and by long-time contact with the problem. A new problem in channel adjustment was intro- duced during the fiscal year by the construction of permeable pile dikes; dredging played an important part in obtaining the desired results as explained in more detail under bank protection and regu- lation, page 1974. As each new dredge was built, an effort was made to eliminate the defects of its predecessor. The two new dredges, Potter and 1 Distance in miles below Cairo. 1272 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Ockerson, completed in 1932, dig a cut 8 feet deep and 32 feet wide through a sand bar at the rate of 600 feet per hour. A satisfactory type of hydraulic dredge for Mississippi River channel dredging has been developed, but studies, experiments, and improvements are still under way. Four channel dredges are now available for use during the low- water season, covering about 5 months each year; 1 self-propelling dredge, the B. M. Harrod, sank March 12, 1933, and 1 other self- propelling dredge, the Iota, was condemned. One cutter-head dredge is available for harbor work. Two new larger and more powerful self-propelling channel dredges each having a length of 244 feet, 52-foot beam, and 9-foot depth, with a 5-foot draft, were under construction at the end of the fiscal year. A total of over 35,682,000 cubic yards has been dredged ini chan- nel maintenance on the Mississippi River during the past 5 years. The present law requires the maintenance of a channel not less than 9 feet in depth and 300 feet in width at all stages of the river except when closed by ice. A navigable channel has been main- tained since 1895, and a channel of project dimensions has been maintained since 1902, except as follows: For 18 days in 1903 and a few days in 1904 the depths at one bar were 8 and 81/2 feet. For a few days there was a depth of between 8 and 9 feet at 5 bars in 1908, 7 bars in 1910, 5 bars in 1914, 2 bars in 1916, 1 bar in 1917, 1 bar in 1920, 6 bars in 1922, 1 bar in 1924, 4 bars in 1925, 4 bars in 1927, 19 bars in 1930, and 14 bars in 1931. For a few days there was a depth of between 7 and 8 feet at 1 bar in 1908, 1 bar in 1921, 8 bars in 1924, 12 bars in 1925, 1 bar in 1927, 11 bars in 1930, and 8 bars in 1931. For a few days at 1 bar in 1913, 4 bars in 1916, 3 bars in 1918, 1 bar in 1919, 2 bars in 1920, 5 bars in 1921, 8 bars in 1922, 2 bars in 1923 7 bars in 1924, 7 bars in 1925, 7 bars in 1927, 5 bars in 1930, and 1 bar in 1931, the required width was not fully maintained. A channel of project depth and width was maintained during the low-water seasons of 1926 and 1928. The project depth was fully maintained except at 9 bars in 1929, at 32 bars in 1930, and at 14 bars in 1932. The low-water season of 1930 covered the longest.low-water period of record, extending over practically the entire year. For a few'days there was a depth of between 61/2 and 81/2 feet at 1 bar in 1930, 1 bar in 1931, and a depth of 6 feet at 1 bar in 1932. A shortage of dredging plant was created by the sinking of two dredges in 1929, which were replaced in 1932. MEMPHIS DISTRICT Mississippi River.-During the low-water season of 1932, ending June 30, 1933, 10 dredges were operated on Mississippi River in the Memphis district from Belmont Point (19)1 to mouth of White River (392).' A total of 24,260,812 cubic yards of material were moved at a total cost of $1,176,870.62. The above work was divided as follows: Channel dredging: Eight dredges were operated on 37 crossings from Belmont Point (19)1 to mouth of White River (392),' moving a total of 12,117,826 cubic yards of material at a total cost of $614,005.26. 1 Distance in miles below Cairo. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1273 Channel adjustment (contraction) dredging: Six dredges were operated to eight crossings from below Caruthersville dikes (116)1 to Trotters (304),' moving a total of 2,295,051 cubic yards of material at a total cost of $134,971.63. Experimental corrective dredging: Seven dredges were operated at six localities from Kentucky Point (71)' to Mhoon Bend (272),1 moving a total of 9,453,616 cubic yards of material at a total cost of $382,205.01. Keyes Point (experimental corrective) dredging: Two dredges were operated at Keyes Point (165),' moving 273,837 cubic yards of material at a total cost of $11,681.06. This work not completed at end of fiscal year. Experimental drag dredging: One dredge was operated at Happy Valley (206),1 moving a total of 111,008 cubic yards of material at a total cost of $32,291.58. Snagging and removing obstructions: One dredge was operated in sinkihg the wreck of the tug Colle below the Harahan Bridge opposite Memphis, Tenn. (227),' moving 9,474 cubic yards of material at a total cost of $1,716.08. Memphis Harbor, Tenn.-One dredge was operated in Memphis Harbor (227),' dredging 406,163 cubic yards of material at a total cost of $41,435.60. VICKSBURG DISTRICT Mississippi River.-During the low-water season of 1932, ending June 30, 1933, six dredges were operated on the Mississippi River in the Vicksburg district from Walker Bend (490) 1 to Racetrack Towhead (610). 1 A total of 10,607.059 cubic yards of material were moved at a total cost of $550,018.31. The above work was divided as follows: Channel dredging: One dredge was operated on one crossing at Shipland (548),1 moving a total of 184,363 cubic yards of mamterial at a total cost of $4,861.18. No other channel dredging was neces- sary in the Vicksburg district, between mouth of Arkansas River (399) 1 and Warrenton (610). 1 Surveys of river crossings were made during low stages and channel lines at crossings were marked by buoys, at a total cost of $30,179.86 (not included in total dredging costs). Channel adjustment (contraction) dredging: Two dredges were operated on one crossing from Kings Point (598)' to Delta (601),1 moving a total of 1,795,997 cubic yards of material at a total cost of $122,452.22. Experimental corrective dredging: Three dredges were operated at 1 two localities from Walker Bend (490)' to Cottonwood (557) moving a total of 2,709,428 cubic yards of material at a total cost of $209,828.64. Agitation dredging: Three agitation dredging units were operated, moving a total of 5,917,271 cubic yards; 114,280 cubic yards at Cottonwood Bar (557),' 1,266,309 cubic yards at Milliken Bend (580),1 1,404,117 cubic yards at Duckport to Delta (598-602),1 3,132,565 cubic yards at Racetrack Towhead (606-612)' at a total cost of $212,876.27. 1 Distance in miles below Cairo. 1274 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 SECOND DISTRICT, NEW ORLEANS Mississippi River and Atchafalaya Basin.-During the fiscal year ended June 20, 1933, 21 dredges were operated on Mississippi River and in the Atchafalaya Basin in the second New Orleans district. A total of 12,165,099 cubic yards of material were moved at a total cost of $1,498,463.14. The above work was divided as follows: Channel dredging: One dredge was operated at one crossing at Buckridge (634),1 moving a total of 258,653 cubic yards of material at a cost of $9,161.02. No other channel dredging was necessary in the second New Orleans district between Warrenton (610)1 and Baton Rouge (842).1 Surveys of river crossings were made at low stages and channel line at crossings was marked by buoys. The total cost of the work including dredging at Buckridge, amounted to $29,040.27. Dredging in connection with cutoffs, Mississippi River: Correc- tive dredging to produce cutoffs and thereby straighten the river and lower flood heights was done at three points in this district. The plant used consisted of 3 pipe line dredges, 1 bucket.dredge, and 4 levee machines. Diamond Point cutoff (613.6 to 626.0)1 was opened on January 8, 1933, 3,442,706 cubic yards of material having been dredged from the initial channel. The dredged cut is 9,500 feet long. On June 12, 1933, near the high-water peak, the discharge through the cutoff was 412,900 cubic feet per second. On June 30, 1933, the discharge was 1.27,700 cubic feet per second or about one third of the total discharge of the river. This cutoff is gradually enlarging and deepening and will eventually provide project depth (9 feet) at all stages. Glasscock cutoff (722.8 to 736.5)1 was opened on March 26, 1933, 3,654,088 cubic yards of material having been dredged at the end of the fiscal year. The dredged cut is 20,800 feet long. While 27,000 cubic feet per second were discharged through the cut on June 14, 1933, further dredging is necessary to secure a channel during low- water stages. Giles Bend (Cowpen Point) cutoff (689.7 to 703.9)1 was opened to high-water flow on May 25, 1933, 1,859,010 cubic yards of material having been dredged. The dredged cut is 10,000 feet long. Thirty- seven thousand cubic feet per second were discharged through the cut during the high-water peak on June 15, 1933, but further deep- ening of the initial channel is necessary to secure flow during low- water stages. The total cost in the second district, New Orleans, for corrective dredging on the Mississippi River, was $1,003,718.11, which also in- cludes the cost of general operations in connection with the cutoffs. Dredging, Atchafalaya Basin: Dredging operations were carried on in the lower Atchafalaya Basin for the purpose of developing a main channel through the swamp section. The plant used consisted of 5 pipe line dredges, 5 bucket dredges, and 4 agitator dredges, some of which operated part time.. Three cutoff channels were dredged. Butte la Rose cutoff (mile 63.6 to 70 below head of Atchafalaya River) was opened on March 20, 1933, and was later deepened and enlarged. The length of the cut was 21,000 feet and 2,081,884 cubic yards of material was dredged. The maximum discharge was 33,000 cubic feet per second into the upper end of the cutoff. 1 Distance in miles below Cairo. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION- 1275 Cow Island cutoff (mile 71.5 below head of Atchafalaya River) was cut through on December 23, 1932. The length of the cut was 2,000 feet and 730,600 cubic yards of material have been dredged to date. This channel is being enlarged and deepened. The maximum discharge was 26,000 cubic feet per second. Bayou Chene cutoff (mile 81.9 to Tarleton Bayou) was completed to its present status ofMarch 4, 1933. The cut is 5,700 feet long and 138,158 cubic yards of material have been dredged. This chan- nel is to be enlarged. The maximum discharge to date was 2,000 cubic feet per second. The channel of Bayou La Rompe was enlarged at mile 77 (below head of Atchafalaya River), just above Tensas Bayou and Splice Island at mile 79 (below head of Atchafalaya River) in Tensas Bay was removed, leaving a single deep channel. In addition to these and other minor operations, agitation dredging was carried on from the head of Cow Island cut-off to the head of Bayou Chene cut-off. The total cost of the work in the Atchafalaya River Basin was $1,564,823.10, which includes the cost of dredging and general opera- tions in connection with developing the channel. Old River.-No dredging was done in Old River, La. (772),' during the fiscal year. Experimental dredging to determine the feasibility of training channels by early dredging, prior to the low-water stage, and thus prevent the difficulties encountered at that time has been undertaken by the Memphis district. In the Vicksburg district there has been less trouble with low-water navigation during the past 3 fiscal years than in previous years, notwithstanding the low stages that prevailed during the low-water seasons. In 1930 a system of fre- quent surveys of river crossings and markings of channel line at the crossings by buoys was inaugurated. This system is probably re- sponrsible in large measure for less navigation trouble than in years of higher low-water stages. Another favorable feature was the absence of sudden minor rises or freshets during the low-water sea- son. Such rises cause fills in the channel crossings, these being scoured out as the freshet subsides or a new channel formed; in either case there is an interval of difficult navigation. The total expenditures for dredging during the 12-month period ending June 30, 1933, were $5,475,137.72, of which $1,569,125.19 was expended by the Memphis district, $454,537.79 by the Vicksburg dis- trict, and $3,451,474.74 by the second New Orleans district. The above expenditures include, in addition to channel maintenance dredging, experimental dredging in the Atchafalaya River Delta, and cut-offs and corrective dredging in the Mississippi River. The total expenditures for dredging to June 30, 1933, amounted to $26,841,514.93, of which $13,202,996.84 was expended on the new project and $13,638,518.09 on the old project. CONDITION OF CHANNEL Except when blocked by ice and during other rare and brief periods, there is generally in the Mississippi River below Cairo a good continuous navigable channel with a depth of 9 feet or more 1Distance in miles below Cairo. 1276 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 and a width of at least 300 feet for a distance of 842 miles and with a depth of not less than 35 feet and a width of several hundred feet at all times for the remaining 240 miles to Gulf of Mexico. This navigable channel is also of ample width and of at least 14 feet depth below Cairo during 5 to 8 months of each year when high stages of river prevail. The following are depths and widths for the different stretches of the river below Cairo that can usually be relied upon except dur- ing the lowest unusual stages: Cairo to Memphis, Tenn., 227 miles, least depth 9 feet for width of 300 feet. Low-water channel maintained by dredging. Memphis to Vicksburg, Miss., 375 miles, least depth 9 feet for width of 300 feet. Low-water channel maintained by limited amount of dredging. Vicksburg to Baton Rouge, La., 240 miles, least depth 11 feet for width of 300 feet or more. Low-water channel maintained by a limited amount of dredging at rare intervals. Baton Rouge to New Orleans, La., 133 miles, least depth 35 feet for width of 300 feet. Channel maintained by the first district, New Orleans, La. New Orleans to Quarantine Station, La., 90 miles, least depth 62 feet for width of several hundred feet. Channel maintained by the first district, New Orleans, La. On June 30, 1933, the governing depth to the Gulf through South Pass was 30 feet, with a minimum width of 500 feet, and a govern- ing depth of 35 feet, with a minimum width of 650 feet, through Southwest Pass, both referred to mean low water in the Gulf at the Passes, as reported by the district engineer, first district, New Orleans, La. SNAGGING AND REMOVING WRECKS Expenditures from allotments under appropriation for " removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, in- definite (act of March 3, 1899) " are considered to be made under supervision of the Mississippi River Commission when the expendi- tures are for removal of wrecks in the Mississippi River or in other streams as far back as the flood waters of the Mississippi River extend. No work was done during the fiscal year 1933 in the Vicksburg or second New 'Orleans districts in removing wrecks. There was allotted to the Memphis District under this appropria- tion $11,795.60 on September 19, 1'932, for removing the wreck of the steamer Kate Adams (Wolf River, Memphis Harbor), all of which was expended. There was also allotted to the Memphis Dis- trict under this appropriation, $3,000 for removal of wrecked steamer Alabama, $1,398.93 of which remains unobligated. Snag- ging on lower Mississippi River in fiscal year 1933 is reported by the district engineer, St. Louis, Mo. BANK PROTECTION AND REGULATION Since the adoption of dredging in 1896 the permanent work of channel improvement has been confined chiefly to the revetment of banks. The extent of caving bank requiring revetment was, how- MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1277 ever, relatively so great when compared to the funds available that it has been necessary to confine the work to cases of urgent necessity, such as threatened cut-offs, endangered levees of such large size as could only be replaced at excessive cost, and the harbor fronts of cities. The construction of works for bank protection on such an extensive scale and in locations so difficult as those found on the lower Missis- sippi was at the beginning a problem beyond the experience of engi- neers. The first experiments included woven-willow mattresses of different thicknesses varying from 2 to 12 inches, and of different degrees of compactness, elasticity, and roughness of surface. The method of operation comprised three parts: First, the subaqueous revetment; second, the grading of the bank above the water surface; third, the upper bank protection. The unsatisfactory woven-willow mats, with upper bank protection of brush and stone, were followed by stronger and more durable fascine mats about 16 inches thick, bound so tightly with wire cables as to be nearly impervious to the wash of the current through them, the upper bank being paved with hand-laid rock, or concrete in blocks or in situ. On account of the increasing amount of bank revetment for pro- tection against caving and the decreasing supply of economically available willows for the construction of mats, it became necessary to develop some form of mattress that would not require the use of willows. Memphis istrict.-Experiments with concrete as a substitute for the subaqueous willow mats were made from 1914 to 1918. Be- ginning in 1914, experiments were made in the first and second districts (Memphis engineer district) with large sheets of concrete, 125 by 50 feet by 4 inches in thickness, reenforced with wire mesh and %/s-inchcables. Later experiments were made in the same dis- tricts with concrete mats consisting of slabs 240 feet long by 12 feet wide by 33/4 inches thick, reinforced both transversely and longi- tudinally with 1/2- by 2-inch steel bars and wire mesh fastenings. During the year ending May 31, 1924, 1,100 linear feet of bank were protected by subaqueous mats of this type. Owing to the excessive cost and difficulty of placing this type of mat its further use was abandoned. A type of revetment known as the lapped-slab concrete revetment was developed during 1925 to 1927. Mats are formed of reinforced concrete slabs, 4 inches thick, 6 feet wide, and 11 feet long, over- lapping and interconnected. During the year ending May 31, 1927, there was a small amount of experimental work done at Cow Island Bend and at Knowlton, Ark. The results of this experimental work were so encouraging that the district was authorized to construct a power operated sinking plant embodying the improvements sug- gested by the actual work. This plant as designed, with continued minor modifications and alterations for increased economy and effi- ciency, placed during the fiscal year 1928, 5,800 linear feet; fiscal year 1929, 13,000 linear feet; fiscal year 1930, 20,398 linear feet; and fiscal year 1931, 31,849 linear feet of concrete lapped-slab revetment. Continued experiments developed a new type of slab during the fiscal year 1931. These slabs, 10 by 6 feet by 4 inches, are designed to be interconnecting, but eliminate the lap and consequent waste of 1278 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 protective covering of the old type of slabs. The new slab is so designed as to utilize all plant and equipment designed for the lap slab except the end forms. It is expected that approximately 24,500 linear feet of concrete mattress of the butt-slab type will be installed during the coming season. The concrete plant at present consists of a mixing plant with auxiliary plant, which will average casting 1,500 to 1,600 slabs in a 20-hour day. This plant is designed to insure accurate control to assure concrete of the strength designed. The power-operated sinking plant can be used in a unit 630 feet long or a 500-foot unit with a 130-foot auxiliary unit. A mattress 630 feet long by 225 feet wide can be placed in about two 10-hour shifts. Subaqueous investigation in the Memphis district during the low- water season of 1931 disclosed faults from various causes in existing bank-protection works. Based on the early findings of the subaqueous investigation, there was initiated in the Memphis engineer district in September 1931 an intensive study of all metals which might be used for reinforcing and fastenings, as well as to determine which of these metals might be practicable for use, both from the stand- point of prolonged life through corrosion-resistant properties and with only a reasonable increase in cost. This step was taken since the subaqueous investigation showed that a large percentage of the failures noted in bank-protection work was caused by failure from corrosion of the metal fastenings previously used. Experiments were also carried on with a view to improvement of the forms used in casting articulated concrete mattress. In order to reduce the cost of the slab type of mattress, the slabs were cast with 3-inch instead of 4-inch thickness, and were assembled with butt rather than lap joint. The result of these experiments and investigations indi- cates the desirability of abandoning the slab type of concrete mat- tress and the improvement of articulated type mattress by increasing the width of the individual blocks and by using noncorrosive rein- forcing and fastenings of some material having corrosion-resisting properties equal to commercially pure copper. Preparations were initiated in 1932 for an accelerated corrosion test using concentrated waters of the Mississippi River in order to determine what non- corrosive materials are suitable for use as reinforcing and fastenings. Corrosion tests on copper, copper alloys, and stainless steels and irons were commenced early in the fiscal year 1933 and are still in progress. Corrosion-resistant wire and strand are also proposed to be used in the construction of fascine willow mattress; this type of mattress, however, does not offer possibilities of much reduction of cost nor increase in length of life, which appear probable with the improved type of articulated concrete mattress. The articulated concrete unit transferred from the Vicksburg dis- trict in 1931 was retransferred to that district after working about 1 month this season. This district retained 1 of the 2 sinking plants transferred from Vicksburg and with minor alterations to the casting plant and construction of a mooring barge is equipped to lay stand- ard articulated concrete mattress. Noncorrosive fabric, wire, and fastenings were used in all work during the past season. Work was continued on the design of the articulated mattress and on the types of noncorrosive materials for construction. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1279 Vicksburg district.-Experiments were begun in the third district (Vicksburg engineer district) in 1915 with concrete mats. These mats as now built are formed of reinforced concrete slabs 3 inches thick, 111/ inches wide, and 3 feet 11 inches long, reinforced and connected by bracket-type noncorrosive no. 5 wire fabric so designed that completed mattress will have a unit strength of 4,000 pounds per foot and tension in every direction. The units formed with the above fabric, each 4 feet by 25 feet (100 square feet), are clipped together with noncorrosive wire clips. Various changes have been made in the interest of durability and economy, and experiments looking to further efficiency are being continued. The amount of reinforced concrete mats placed in the Vicksburg district during the 13 months ending June 30, 1929, was 26,435 linear feet; during the 12 months ending June 30, 1930, 14,030 linear feet; during the 12 months ending June 30, 1931, 15,198 linear feet. There was no rein- forced concrete mat placed during the 12 months ending June 30, 1932. Work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, consisted in placing 14,215 linear feet of new revetment constructed for bank protection. In addition, 3,221,700 square feet of mattress were con- structed and sunk as repairs and renewals of old revetment work. The season's work also included revetment surveys and repairs to plant. There has been placed to date in this district a total of 203,641 linear feet of concrete mats. Second district, New Orleans.-The concrete revetment unit in use by the second district, New Orleans, was completed and placed in the field during fiscal year 1929. During the 13 months ended June 30, 1929, a total of 15,843 linear feet of new revetment (willow mats) was placed in the second New Orleans district; during the 12 months ended June 30, 1930, 7,857 linear feet of new concrete revetment was placed and 11,610 linear feet of new willow mats, total 19,467 linear feet; during 12 months ending June 30, 1931, 1,741 linear feet of new concrete revetment and 1,782 linear feet of new willow mats, total 3,523 linear feet; 155 linear feet of new concrete revetment was placed during fiscal year 1932, and 190 linear feet during fiscal year 1933. Extensive experiments, based on the use of asphaltic mixtures, were carried out during the year in the second district, New Orleans, in an effort to develop a mattress free from openings with all metal parts embedded in a protective medium. Surveys along the river between Baton Rouge and the northern limits of the district de- veloped the fact that bar sand of uniform composition, as well as a deposit known to geologists as " l o ess ", which has proven of value as a filler in asphaltic mixtures, were available in ample quantities. Exhaustive laboratory tests and studies were undertaken with these materialls to dedtermine the best asphalt mixture suitable for use in a reinforced asphaltic mattress and a satisfactory mixture formula was developed. The reinforced asphaltic mattress is composed of this special asphaltic mixture cast in a series of successive launches, welded together to form a continuous unbroken mattress, in which all cables, reinforcing, and fastenings are completely embedded and thoroughly protected. Actual working scale trials of the reinforced 16228--ENG 1933 -81 1280 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 asphalt mattress were made in the second district, New Orleans, during January and February 1933. An experimental plant was developed to manufacture and sink asphalt mattresses. About 12,000 square feet of asphalt mattresses were made and sunk in the Mississippi River at the Engineer depot, New Orleans. Water of maximum depth of 85 feet, with a current of 5.6 feet per second, was encountered during launching. The mattress was successfully made and launched under all sorts of weather conditions. Con- siderable drift was encountered due to rising river, so that it may be said that general conditions obtaining were quite severe. The results of the trials to date are favorable. A full-size plant is now under construction with an expected capacity of 150,000 square feet per day, operating double shift. Summary.-Since work began in 1928 under the present flood- control project provided for in congressional act dated May 15, 1928, approximately 346,500 linear feet of new revetment for bank pro- tection covering more than 65 miles of river bank has been con- structed and placed along the Mississippi River below Cairo; under the contraction works program more than 173,000 linear feet of dikes (32.8 miles) have been constructed in the Memphis district. Plans and specifications for contraction work plant for the Mem- phis district were completed in 1930 and construction thereof completed during the fiscal year 1931. Plant is available in the Vicksburg district for contraction work. Studies and surveys in connection with contraction works on lower river were continued. Work during the 12 months ending June 30, 1933, within the Memphis, Vicksburg, and second New Orleans districts consisted in placing 41,024 linear feet of new revetment, constructed for bank protection; in addition about 15,379,800 square feet of mattress were constructed for repairs to and renewals of old revetment work. A total of 29 permeable pile dikes (aggregate length 54,640 linear feet) under the contraction-works program were constructed; and approximately 990 feet of dike were constructed for repairs to or renewals of existing works in connection with contraction works in Memphis district. The total expenditure during the 12-month period ending June 30, 1933, was $9,799,100.26, which includes $8,428,045 for revetment (all expended from United States funds) and $1,371,055.26 for contraction works. The total expenditure on revetment and contraction work from 1881 to June 30, 1933, amounted to $109,217,429.12 (old project, $56,651,219.18; new proj- ect, $52,566,209.94). This total includes $3,201,987.63 contributed by local interests (old project, $3,137,219.97; new project, $64,767.66), but does not include $353,171.60 expended by the city of New Orleans. The following table shows the total length of effective revetment in place and the amount constructed during the 12 months ending June 30, 1933: MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION . 1281 Effective length of bank protection, June 30, 193388, and length built during. 12 months8, July 1, 1932,. to June 30, 1938 Below Built Effective Locality Cairo Bank of river during revetment year in place Memphis engineer district: Miles Linearfeet Linear feet Below Cache River, Ill. (on Ohio River)- Cairo, Ill. (on Ohio River) -------------------- _ 14 Right---- 0 8, 380 1 - do-------------- 0 832 Beckwith Bend, Mo ------------------------ 33 - do--0 4, 818 Hickman, Ky__-_-------------------------- 36 Left__---- ----------- 0 7, 849 Reelfoot Front, Ky-_________-- ------------ . 40 -- do----__-....O- 0 14, 137 Bend Island No. 8, Mo-___ .--- -- --- -45 Right-----________ 0 10, 842 Slough Landing Neck, Tenn__-........... -61-63 . Left-- ----- -- 2 5, 104 22, 324 New Madrid, Mo____ ......- __ ...-- 71 Right--- 0 4,450 New Madrid Bend, Mo______ _----------- --- 71-75 .. do. . . 0 14, 288 Do.. ------------------------------ 71-75 .... do--------- 0 3 41,500 Merriwether Bend, Tenn _................... 88 Left.___ 2 4, 013 4,013 Hathaway Landing, Tenn__-....... - ____ -. 105 _--_do- .__-_____ 2 4,076 4,076 Gayoso Bend, Mo-- _____..---------- -___109-110 Right -- - 0 11, 720 Caruthersville, Mo--__ ___-___- ___- __-..... 112 .----- do------------- 0 2, 342 Bells Point, Mo_____________ -- __ __ _- do----- .114 0 5, 50 Linwood Bend, Tenn_______--____---__ 118-119 Left_______ _ 2 3, 675 15, 675 Baders Front, Mo__________ ________.... 121 Right--_______- __-0 5 8, 200 Island No. 18, Mo_________ . _ __ 122-123 . - do ...... 0 4, 795 Huffman-Hickman, Ark---- . ___ -... 130-132 -. do......... -__ 0 14, 944 Barfield, Ark______________ ____ 142-144 do ....... 0 18, 155 Plum Point Reach: Daniels Point, Ark....______. _________ 152 do__-------______... 0 (). Ashport, Tenn -______--- --- __--- _ 155-159 Left....-----___... 0 (6) Kate Aubrey, Tenn-_______r-. __..__ _ 158 Right ____ 0 2, 5003 Keyes Point, Tenn _____ .. ______-__ 159-161 Left . ____- _ 2 1,754 9, 494 Fletchers Bend, Ark ______._______.____ 160-163 Right -___________ 0 (6) Elmot Bar, Tenn_._________________ 162-163 do -_ _ 0 5, 040 Osceola, Ark_ 1-6---.....-do....165 -do-- 0 5,823 Bullerton Bar, Ark .____ . _____ 166-169 do........ 0 16, 975 Golden Lake, Ark_______.. ___________ ____ 191 do__......___ _ 0 (6) Chute of Island No. 35, Tenn____ ._______- --- 192 - do.____-...___ 0 5,000 Bend of Island No. 35, Ark__ ___________ 192 do..__-______ 0 () Happy Valley, Ark __________ _______ __ 206-207 .do___....._-_- 0 10, 61& Robinson Crusoe Island, Ark____ ---- ___.._- 225 -. do___.......___ 0 5 744 Hopefield Bend, Ark ___________ ___ 227 do _________ 0 682, 700 Memphis, Tenn _______________------- 227-228 Left 0 6 5, 483 Tennessee Chute, Tenn __________________ ... 231 ___do...._____.___ 0 1,000 Bauxippi-Wyanoke, Ark_______________ _ 233-235 Right __ 00______ 23,919 Cow Island Bend, Ark___. 248-249 .. do ..... . 0 13, 334 .... Do------------- .... _ - ... - - 250 .- .. do.... . .. 0 52, 876 Norfolk, Miss ______________________________ 252-253 Left 0 12, 992 Star Landing, Miss_________________________ 255-257 __ do__.---_____ 0 7, 100 . Porter Lake, Ark ___________________________ 258-260 Right 0 13, 560 Polks Landing, Miss ----- --------------- 263-264 Left -...---...... 0 12, 094 Mhoon Bend, Miss__-- ______--_ -___- 273 __do--------- , 46 6,983 Walnut Bend, Ark________________________-_ 278 Right-- 0 6, 680 Trotters Landing, Miss _____.- __________ 304 Left..----------------- 0 20, 714 Do------------------------------------- 305 _.. do ---------. 0 9, 0001 Helena, Ark....____ _________________________ 307 Right-.. .. . _... * 1,014 86,014 Delta, Miss___________ _____ ___ _ 315-316 Left ......-..-- 0 7, 195 Friar Point, M iss_______ _____ _______ 318 - ... do ----- ----.. 0 8.4, 235 Old Town Bend, Ark_____________ ________ 325 Right------------- 0 10, 260 Fair Landing, Ark______ 336 _._ do ..... _. 0 10,650 Avenue, Ark________________________________ 346 _- do _ .----. - 0 11,769 Sunflower, Miss --__----------------- 354-357 Left-----------------.......... 0 10, 420) Knowlton, Ark-__-__- -- - -- .----------- 366 Right .........------------- 0 10,.820' Laconia, Ark-----.... -------------------- -- 376 .....- do--...---------......... 0 1, 280 1 Miles above mouth. 2 Concrete mats. 3 Linear feet of bank protected by rock groins. 4 1,500 linear feet pile groins lost. 5 Linear feet of bank protected by permeable crib dikes. 6 Inactive due to channel change, 5,400 linear feet, Daniels Point; 14,140 linear feet, Ashport; 16,290 linear feet, Fletchers Bend; 4,735 linear feet, Golden Lake; 4,987 linear feet, Bend of Island. No. 35; 14,024 linear feet, Hopefield Bend; 9,317 linear feet, Memphis; 3,400 linear feet, Riverton;: 3,350 linear feet, Lake Bolivar Front (inactive for several years; see 1930 annual report); 2,600 linear feet, Vaucluse; 4,200 linear feet, Long- wood; 11,300 linear feet, Louisiana Bend; 12,600 linear feet, Lake Providence; 2,900.linear feet, Fitler Bend; 13,700 linear feet, Albemarle Bend; 1,950 linear feet, opposite Delta Point; 8,547 linear feet, Yucatan Bend; 11,675 linear feet, Hard Times Bend; 15,190 linear feet, Giles Bend; 19,394 linearfeat,Marengo Bend; .12,757. linear feet, Deer Park. 7 Built and paid for by Union Sand & Gravel Co. 8 Length corrected. * Willow fascine mats. 1282 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Effective length of bank protection, June 30, 1933, and length built during 13 months, July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933--Continued Built Effective Locality Below Bank of river during revetment Cairo year in place Vicksburg engineer district: Miles Linearfeet Linear feet Riverton, Miss----.... ------ -------- 396 Left------............--- 0 6 7,200 Pendleton, Ark. (Arkansas River)--........ 150 Right............. 0 3, 000 Do----------------------------------- 150 ..... do............. 0 ' 460 Red Fork, Ark. (Arkansas River)-........... 1 30 ..... do...........-------- .....-- do........... 0 6, 050 Caulks Neck, Ark___---...............-- 407 -do----------- 0 4, 800 Lake Bolivar Front, Miss ................. _ 415 Left...------......... 0 6 14, 675 Cypress Bend, Ark__.-.------.-.-.-..--.. 427 Right............. 0 7, 740 Arkansas City and Yellow Bend, Ark........ 10438 ..... do-------............-- 0 14,930 Ashbrook Neck, Miss--...................... 445 Left------------- Left............... 0 19, 140 Panther Forest, Ark____-.---.------..---- 450 Right-----............---- 0 7,500 Millers Bend, Miss__... ....... .......... 460 Left------------............... 24,000 88, 245 Tarpley Neck, Miss._ 462 ....do---...------- 2 1, 760 1, 760 - Leland Neck, Ark _...................... 1o471 Right...........--------- 0 17, 538 Do-------............---...................-- 471 ..... do-_------- 0 o 11 4, 615 Greenville, Miss.____._________..____._....._ 480 Left-------.........-- 0 29, 430 Vaucluse, Ark_ . ._......_ ........ _._ 489 Right-......--..----- 0 6 1,400 Sunnyside, Ark_-______--____............___ 491 2 2,750 810, 570 Lower American Cut-off, Miss........----. 497 2 2, 950 2, 950 Longwood, Miss__.._. . . _... _ _............. 501 ..... do--------- 0 Grand Lake, Ark.______........ ____ 508 0 19,880 Princeton, Miss________________ 515 Left---........---...---- 0 6, 550 Lake Providence Reach: Louisiana Bend, La...................... 522 Right------...........-- 0 (6) Lake Providence, La-........ _........._ 540 ..... do-----------............ 0 (6) Valewood, Miss .......... 528 Left.............. 0 13, 820 Hagaman, La ............................. 544 Right------............-- 0 14, 320 Fitler Bend, Miss_.......... 551 Left-------.........--...... 0 6 10, 300 Cottonwood, Miss__... 557 0 10, 000 Goodrich, La................................ 561 Right ------.........--- 0 4, 870 Albemarle Bend, Miss ...................... 570 Left............... 0 (6) Milliken Bend, La_ .............. 584 0 6, 440 Duckport, La...__ 594 -do--------- Left--------------- 0 7, 490 iFalse Point, La____ 597 ig------do-------- S1,965 1,965 Delta Point, La__ _ _ -- -do----------- 600 - Rightdo........----..... 0 3, 650 Opposite Delta Point_-_ 600 Left -............ 0 (6) Vicksburg Harbor, Miss__ _ ..... do.--.------ 601 ----- do......... 790 5, 740 Barge Line Terminal, Miss --------------- 601 ..... do......... 0 2, 250 Reid-Bedford Bend, La_.... 608 0 12, 550 Second district, New Orleans: Yucatan Bend, Miss ................... .. do------- ----------------------- 639-640 Left----------............... 0 (6) Hard Times Bend, La.__ill11111111111111 do----------- 645 Right--------- 0 (6) o.. Hard Scrabble Bend, La___________ 655-656 Legt----------- 0 7,444 Bondurant Chute, La__.................... Right......... 657 ..... do-........-- 0 5, 780 Cottage Bend, La....... 664 ....do --....... 0 5,028 Kempe Bend, La............................ 671-675 ....do-......... 0 29, 815 Giles Bend, Miss. 689-692 Left ---.......... 0 (8) Marengo Bend, La--...... 697-700 Right............ 0 (6) Natchez Front, Miss_............ _.__ 704-706 Left-----.......... 0 3, 957 Deer Park, La........ 728-729 Right............ 0 (6) Grand Bay, La--- -------------------------- 816 ....do........... S190 7,840 Plaquemine, La--......................._... 863 ....do....... 0 6, 635 Avondale, Laents........-....-.. .. 962 0 5,804 New Orleans Harbor_____________ 965-979 0 68, 440 -- ' 1 Total revetments 1241, 024 1314841, 268 1 Miles above mouth. 2 Concrete mats. 6 Inactive due to channel change, 5,400 linear feet, Daniels Point 14,140 linear feet, Ashport; 16,290 linear feet, Fletchers Bend; 4,735 linear feet, Golden Lake; 4,987 linear feet, Bend of Island No. 35; 14,024 linear feet, Hopefield Bend; 9,317 linear feet, Memphis; 3,400 linear feet, Riverton; 3,350 linear feet, Lake Bolivar Front (inactive for several years; see 1930 annual report); 2,600 linear feet, Vaucluse; 4,200 linear feet, Long- wood; 11,300 linear feet, Louisiana Bend; 12,600 linear feet, Lake Providence; 2,900 linear feet, Fitler Bend; 13,700 linear feet, Albemarle Bend; 1,950 linear feet, opposite Delta Point; 8,547 linear feet, Yucatan Bend; 11,615 linear feet, Hard Times Bend; 15,190 linear feet, Giles Bend; 19,394 linear feet, Marengo Bend; 12,757 linear feet, Deer Park. s Length corrected. * Linear feet of bank protected by permeable pile dikes. 1o Mileage corrected. ui 415 linear feet destroyed by 1933 high water. 127.8 miles. 13Does not include 1,500 linear feet of pile and rock groins, 20,820 linear feet of permeable crib dikes, nor 5,075 linear feet of permeable pile dikes. 1A159.3 miles. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1283 The following table shows the total length of effective contraction works in place and the amount built during the 12 months ending June 30, 1933: Effective length of contraction works, June 30, 1933, and length built during 12 months, July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933 Effective Locality Below Bank of river Built dur- permeable Cairo ing year dikes in place Memphis engineer district: Miles Linearfeet Linear feet Dorena Landing, Mo--...-------...--------- 37-40 Right-..O-__ 0 1 5, 000 Island 8, Ky...---------------------------- 42-48 Left-------------- 16,504 12 12,804 Chute of Island 8, Ky___________-. -_____ 43-45 do 0 1 5, 054 Kentucky Point, Ky__.---------------------- 70-71 --- do------------ 1 316 1 8, 216; Toney Towhead, Tenn----- ----..--------- 76-79 . .do .. . 0 1 6, 000 Point Pleasant, Tenn-----_____ ____...... 79-81 -. do__.. __-_- _ 1 213 1 8, 445 Ruddles Point, Mo________-- - _____- - 85-87 Right .. .__- -__ 0 1 4, 229 Head of Island 13, Mo----.....____________ 91-92 __do__-__ _ 1 4, 412 1 4, 412 Island 15--Gayoso, Mo____ 3 .... _________ 105-107 .___do ._____----__ 1 4, 000 1 4, 000 Caruthersville, Tenn. _______ ________ 4 110-113 Left-._-_---- ___-- 1 2, 900 1 8, 686 - Below Caruthersville, Mo-........ - -113-114 Right ....... 1 2, 374 1 2, 374 Bells Point, Mo________________________ 115-117 .. do_----...- ___ 13, 580 1 3, 580 Booths Point, Tenn----. _____________- 119-121 Left--- ----... . . 1 , 500 1 1, 500 Head Island 21, Tenn-- .... - - 127-130 - ...do ........ 0 18, 657 Ashport-Golddust, Ark.5------- 5 5154-158 Right ...... 1 285 1 1 10, 436 Ashport-Golddust, Tenn. .... 5158-160 Left---------------- 0 1 51,600 Keyes Point, Tenn .-------- ----.. . 162-164 --- __do-------- _-_ 1 5, 622 16,847 Below Luxora, Ark----------------------163-164 Right ------------ 0 1 5, 600 Island 34, Ark.._____________ _______________ 6 179-182 _ do _ 1 3, 500 1 6, 161 Morgan Point, Ark_______________________ 185-187 -. do - -- 0 1 6, 025 Chute of Island 35, Tenn__________________5 194-197 Left 1 15. 1 7 11,130 Below Island 35, Ark______________________5 196-198 Right ___- _ 0 813, 950 Do-_ ____-_ _.._....-------- 5 1 196-199 -- do 1 2, 736 1 56, 594 Redman Point, Ark.5--- -- - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 218-220 do-.......20 do 0 1 5 , 018; Redman Point, Tenn. 5219-221 Left--------------- 1 626 1 5 3, 784 Vice Presidents Island, Tenn________-6 229-230 i .do-- 0 13, 685 Cat Island, Ark_____________________________ 250-253 Right------------ 1 7, 749 1 7, 749 Prairie Point, Ark__________________________ 301-303 do 7, 341 17, 341 Island 63, Miss__ _____________________________328-331 Left-------- 1 967 1 4, 999 Vicksburg engineer district: False Point, La 597 Right. ----- ---- 1 9 450 1 9 450 Total contraction works------------------ ---------------- ---- 55, 090 11 173, 326 1 Permeable pile dikes. 2 Previously listed as two items, miles 42-48 and mile 44. 3 Incorrectly shown as Missouri in 1932 annual report. 4 Incorrectly shown as mile 113-116 in 1932 annual report. 5 System regrouped since 1932 annual report. 6 Revised. 7 400 linear feet have been removed since 1932 annual report. 8 Permeable crib dikes. 9 Dike was not completed due to high water and change in plans. 1010.4 miles. 1132.8 miles. Effect of dikes in channel adjustment.-The effectiveness of the dikes is, for the most part, dependent upon their capacity to retain sediment carried down the main channel. The heavy load of sedi- ment comes during half bank full or higher stages of the river and the systems listed above, although subjected to few high-water stages have been highly successful. A study of their effectiveness in creating a fill to February 1933 indicated an average annual ac- cretion of approximately 4.5 feet. The dikes at the head of Island 8 have been quite successful in. the purpose for which they were intended, i.e., closing the chute and diverting the flow around to the right of the island. 1284 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The Ruddles Point dikes have produced good results in forcing the bar out, thereby leaving a good navigable channel with little *orno dredging required. At Toneys Towhead the dikes constructed in 1930 and 1931 have been successful in gathering a fill into the bend and opening the channel to such an extent no material dredging has been required. Construction on permeable dikes at False Point, La. (597), was begun December 1932. Due to unfavorable river stages these dikes have not been completed and the effect on channel adjustment has not been. determined. LEVEES On June 30, 1933, the estimated content of the levee lines already up to or in process of construction to the approved grade and section covering the Mississippi River from Rock Island, Ill., to Cape Girar- deau, Mo., and on the outlets and tributaries of the Mississippi River between Rock Island and Head of Passes, La., insofar as such out- lets and tributaries are affected by backwater of the Mississippi River on which data were available as provided for in section 6 of the act of May 15, 1928, was about 72,311,860 cubic yards; about 14,131,803 cubic yards remain to be placed to complete the work. The estimated content of the levee lines already up to or in process of construction to the adopted project grade and section covering the main river project levees from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the Head of Passes, La., as provided for in section 1 of the above act, was about 617,074,113' cubic yards; about 315,139,224 cubic yards remain to be placed to complete this project. A total of 1,078,130 cubic yards were placed in levees under sections 6 and 7 of the above act during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1933 (maintenance and repairs); no estimate can be made of the yardage remaining to be placed under section 7. During the past 5 years more than 341,250,000 cubic yards have been placed in levees (over 323,918,000 cubic yards under section 1 and over 17,332,000 cubic yards under section 6 of the act dated May 15, 1928); in addition some 3,482,000 cubic yards were placed under sections 6 and 7 of the act during the same period (maintenance and repairs). Yardage placed increased from 23,000,000 in fiscal year 1929 to over 107,538,000 in 1933, and prices have been gradually re- duced from an average of 26.7 cents per cubic yard in 1929 to 15.5 cents per cubic yard in 1933. For convenience of administration, allotment of funds, and han- dling of local contributions for levee purposes, the Mississippi River front below Rock Island, Ill., has been divided by the Federal author- ities into reaches designated as levee districts. In some instances these reaches or districts embrace the river fronts of several local levee organizations, the names and locations of which, as now estab- lished, are as follows: 'This estimate reduced due to closer surveys and yardage to be abandoned previously included not heretofore reported, see table 2, page 71. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1285 MISSISSIPPI RIVER Rock Island to New Boston, Ill.; left bank (484 to 435 ). Muscatine to mouth of Iowa River, Iowa; right bank (457 to 435'). Mouth of Iowa River to Burlington, Iowa; right bank (436 to 406'). Oquawka to Dallas, Ill.; left bank (418 to 392'). Mouth of Des Moines River to La Grange, Mo.; right bank (364 to 338'). Warsaw to Quincy, Ill.; left bank (362 to 329'). La Grange to mouth of Missouri River, Mo.; right bank (338 to 197'). Quincy to Hamburg Bay, Ill.; left bank (329 to 267'). Head Chouteau Island to Prairie du Pont, Ill.; left bank (195 to 176'). St. Louis to Cape Girardeau, Mo.; right. bank (182 to 54 1). Prairie du Pont to Grand Tower, Ill.; left bank (176 to 821). Grand Tower to Gale, Ill.; left bank (82 to 48'). Little River drainage district; right bank (49'). Thebes to Cairo, Ill.; left bank (46 to 0'). Upper St. Francis levee district, vicinity of Cape Girardeau, to New Madrid, Mo.; right bank (541 to 71'). Reelfoot levee district, Hickman, Ky., to Slough Landing, Tenn.; left bank (36 to 60'). Slough Landing Neck Dike; left bank (61 to 65'). Lower St. Francis levee district, vicinity of New Madrid, Mo., to mouth of St. Francis River; right bank (71 to 298 ). Upper Yazoo levee district, from just below Memphis, Tenn., to the Bolivar- Coahoma County line; left bank (227 to 365 2). Lower Yazoo levee district, Bolivar-Coahoma County line to mouth of Yazoo River; left bank (365 to 602 ). White River levee district, Helena, Ark., to White River; right bank (307 to 3912). Homochitto levee district, mouth of Yazoo River to Baton Rouge; left bank (602 to 834'). Upper Tensas levee district, one half mile downstream from city limits of Pine Bluff, Ark., on the Arkansas River, 116 miles above its mouth, to opposite Warrenton, Miss.; right bank (609'). Lower Tensas levee district, opposite Warrenton, Miss., to mouth of Red River, including Palmyra Island; right bank (609 to 772 2). Atchafalaya levee district, Red River to Bayou Lafourche; right bank (772 to 895 2). Lafourche levee district, Bayou Lafourche to 'Orleans levee district; right bank (895 to 975 2). Barataria levee district, Orleans levee district to Head of Passes; right bank (989 to 1,070 ). Pontchartrain levee district, Baton Rouge to Orleans levee district; left bank (842 to 966 2). Lake Borgne levee district, Orleans levee district to Head of Passes; left bank (979 to 1,0701). Orleans levee district, composed of the parish of New Orleans. It extends from the Lafourche levee district to the Barataria levee district, right bank (975 to 9891) and from the Pontchartrain levee district to the Lake Borgne levee district, left bank (966 to 979'). Local levee districts on tributaries of the Mississippi River up to the limit of flood-control work as provided for under the approved project are as follows: 'Eldred, Illinois River from mouth to mile 120, near Havana, Ill. (backwater limit) : Left bank.-Nutwood, Fairbanks (Keach), Hartwell, Hillview, Big Swan, Scott County, Mauvais Terre, Naple City, Coon River, Willow Creek, 1Miles aMiles above Cairo, measured along a mid-channel line established in 1931. below Cairo. 1286 REPORT OF CHIE OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Meredosia Lake, Indian Creek, city of Beardstown, South Beardstown, Lost Creek, and slough special drainage and levee districts. Right bank.-Valley City, McGee Creek, Little Creek, Big Prairie, Crane Creek, Coal Creek, Kelly Lake, Big Lake, West Mantanzas, Seahorn, Kerton Valley, Langellier, and Lacey drainage and levee districts. Wood River.-Wood River drainage and levee district. Missouri River, from mouth to St. Charles, Mo. (backwater limit) : Right bank.-St. Louis County levee district no. 1. Ohio River from mouth to mouth of Cache River (act July 27, 1916) (back- water limit is above Shawneetown, Ill.) : Left bank.-None. Right bank.-Cairo, Mounds, and Shawneetown drainage districts. White River from mouth to Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark. (backwater limit) : Left bank.-Clarendon and White River levee districts. Right bank.-Little Red River levee district no. 1. St. Francis River from mouth to mouth of Tyronza River, just above Parkin, Ark. (backwater limit) : No local districts. Arkansas River from mouth to the line between sections 10 and 11, T. 7 S., IR. 5 W., fifth principal meridian, near Lake Point, Ark. (backwater limit); division line between Lincoln-Jefferson Counties, Ark. (act July 27, 1916) ; the adopted project limit on south bank (act May 15, 1928) is one half mile down- stream from Pine Bluff city limits, Arkansas) : Left bank.-Farelly Lake, Jefferson County, and New Gascony levee districts. Right bank.-Southeast Arkansas, Linwood-Auburn, and Frenchtown levee districts. Ouachita River from mouth to vicinity of Lock and Dam No. 8, 330 miles above mouth of Red River (backwater limit) : Left bank.-Texas Basin levee district. Yazoo River from mouth to mouth of Wolf Lake above Yazoo City, Miss. (backwater limit) : Left bank.-Rocky Bayou, Eden Bayou, and Willis Creek levee and drainage districts. Right bank.-Warren County and Atchafalaya levee and drainage districts. Red River, from mouth to Alexandria, La. (backwater limit); the adopted project limit on south bank (act, May 15, 1928) is Boyce, La., thence along Bayou Jean de Jean to Hotwells, La.: Left bank.-Saline levee and drainage district. Right bank.-Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf levee district from Boyce to Moncla ; Red River and Bayou des Glaises levee and drainage district from Moncla to mouth of river. Atchafalaya River, from mouth to Morgan City, La: West bank.-Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf levee district from junction of the Atchafalaya and Bayou des Glaises at Simmesport, La., to Butte La Rose on the Atchafalaya River. East bank.-Atachafalaya levee district. (NoTE.-The Atachafalaya levee district includes entire basin down to Morgan City, with the exception of the right-bank levee from Simmesport to Bayou Courtableau.) The following tabulations covering levee work under sections 1, 6, and 7 of the act approved May 15, 1928, are similar to the tabula- tions given in previous reports. The tabulations have been brought up to date and show the present conditions of levees below Rock Island, Ill., and levee operations during the 12 months ending June 30, 1933, as compiled from data submitted by the district engineers. The column " Estimated final contents " of the levees given in table 1 is based on grades, sections, and quantities fixed pursuant to section 6 of the project adopted by Congress May 15, 1928. The same column of table 2 is based on grades, sections, and quantities, as MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1287 provided for in section 1 of the above act. Table 3 covers work accomplished under section 7 of the May 15, 1928, act, for repairs of flood damage; the levees are reconstructed to their original grade and section. Levees in the several districts that have been completed to the approved grade and section are as follows: Rock Island engi- neer district, 249.1 miles; St. Louis engineer district, 176.0 miles; Memphis engineer district, 289.7 miles; Vicksburg engineer district, 267.3 miles; and second district, New Orleans, 479.2 miles; total, 1,461.3 miles. TABLE 1.--Present condition of Mississippi River levees from Rock Island, Ill., to Cape Girardeau, Mo., and on the tributaries and outlets of the Mississippi River between Rock Island and Head of Passes, insofar as such tributariesand outlets are affected by the backwater of the Mississippi River; and levee operations for the 12 months, from July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933, as provided for in section 6 of the act of May 15, 1928 w Per- Ap- O0 In system Built Contents Built Total Lost or Contents, now mate Built to ap- Built since b t aban- Jnenarea H Name of engineer district, and reach or whstem existing proved ne si, built une30, Required fiEstimated buit pro- 0 levee district om- levees grade isting United cal June 30, ince30, isting to complete tents proved tested plted pleted (1) and isting States author J 3, June30 is grade epiot N section levees ities 1932 1932 alevees xist- grade and 0 section lev 0 Sq. z Rock Island engineer district: Miles Miles Miles Cu. yd. Cu. yd. Cu. yd. Cu. yd. Cu. yd. Cu. yd. Cu. yd. Cu. yd. miles 0 O Rock Island to New Boston, Ill---------.........s Muscatine to mouth of Iowa River, Iowa 4. 31.4 22. 0 31.4 22. 0 31.4 22. 0 3, 751,895 567,945 --- 567, 945 .......... 4, 319,840 ...........------- 2, 514, 220 _--------------------------...........-- ,319,840 2, 514, 220 ............------------ 2, 514, 220 100.0 100.0 44 34 zN Mouth of Iowa River to Burlington, Iowa 34. 7 34. 7 34.7 3, 405, 832--------.- _._--------------- _ 5 3, 405, 832 .........------------3, 405, 832 100. 0 70 oN Oquawka to Dallas, Ill. 6- - - 20. 3 20. 3 15. 3 2, 496, 369 ------------------------......---------- 2, 496, 369 33, 959 2, 530, 328 98. 7 29 90 Mouth of Des Moines River to La Grange, Mo. 7-.............------------------........ 21.4 21.4 21.4 1,640,943 ----- -------------- -. 1,640,943 ..------------.........-1, 640, 943 100.0 30 Warsaw to Quincy, Ill _---------------- 40.8 40.8 40. 8 2, 595, 637 422, 937 ----- 422, 937 .......... 8 3, 018, 574 - ............ 3, 018, 574 100. 0 74 La Grange to mouth of Missouri River, Mo.9-- - --....-- - . 33. 0 33. O 33. 0 2, 339, 206 .---...---...........-- - ....... 2, 339, 206 ............ 2,339, 206 100. O 62 Quincy to Hamburg Bay, Ill-----------............ 53. 0 53. 0 50. 5 7, 583, 55 ---- ........---------....-----...........--_.... _ 10 7, 583, 855 271, 647 7,855, 502 96. 5 172 St. Louis engineer district: Head of Chouteau Island to Prairie du 0 Pont, Ill---. ------------------ 21.0 21.0 21.0 2, 632, 235 .................................... 2, 632, 235 ............------------2, 632, 235 100. 0 96 Prairie du Pont to Grand Tower, Ill..... 16. 0 16. 0 16. 0 485, 946 ........... ............. ...... 485, 946 ........... 485, 946 100. 0 46 St. Louis to Cape Girardeau, Mo........ 17. 6 17. 6 17. 6 1, 443, 816------------------ ! -. 1, 443, 816 ............ 1,443, 816 100.0 32 Grand Tower to Gale, Ill.11.------------- 42. 2 42. 2 42. 2 2, 915, 783 ..--------- ---------------- 2, 915, 783 ............ 2, 915, 783 100. 0 75 Havana to Beardstown, Ill. (Illinois River)-------..............................-------------------.... 32. 2 32. 2 .6 4, 583, 435---------------------------------- 4,583, 435 4, 016, 565 8, 600, 000 53. 3 30 w Beardstown, Ill., to mouth of Illinois Co River (Illinois River)....--------------.. 172. 1 172. 1 78. 6 26, 466, 152 4, 757, 410 .......---- 4, 757, 410 ---------........ 31, 223, 562 9, 242, 590 40, 466, 152 77. 2 194 emphis engineer district: Shawneetown, Ill. (Ohio River)-.................... 3. 9 3. 9 3. 9 620, 000 317,178 ....... 317,178 .......... 937,178 3, 328 940, 506 99. 6 2 cksburg engineer district: 12 Atchafalaya drainage and levee district (right bank, Yazoo River, Miss.).... -------------------- 13. 3 13. 3 4. 0 285, 000 86, 286 .--------..... 86, 286 .......... 371, 286 563, 714 935, 000 39. 7 156 cond district, New Orleans: Saline (Beaver levee, left or north bank Red River) la..... 142. 9 142. 9 14 2. 9 105, 000 399, 780 ..------ 399, 780 5105,000 399, 780 ...........----- 399, 780 100. 0 (16) Total.....-.--.-.-..----.... ---..-.. 577. 8 577.8 435. 9 65,865, 324 6,551, 536-------- 6,551,536 105,000 72, 311,860 14, 131,803 86,443,663 83. 7 1, 146 1Regardless of grade and section. 2 Revised estimate. 3 Includes 1.8 miles of levee along Iowa River, left bank, from mouth to bluffs, in Louisa County Levee District No. 15. 4 Includes 6.8 miles of levee along Iowa River, right bank, from mouth to bluffs, in Iowa River-Flint Creek Levee 3 Does not include 5,474 cubic yards placed in filling crevasses District No. 16. in Keithsburg Drainage District, Illinois, 1929. 6 Includes 3.3 miles of levee along Henderson River, right bank, from mouth to high ground in HendersoninCounty Drainage District No. 3 and 2.5 miles along Henderson River left bank, from mouth to high ground in Henderson County Drainage District No. 1. 7 Includes 8.3 miles of levee along Des Moines River, right bank, and 6.3 miles of levee along Fox River, left bank, in Des Moines-Mississippi Levee District No. 1, Missouri. 8Does not include 118,810 cubic yards placed in filling crevasses in Indian Grave District in 1929. Y La Grange to opposite mouth of Illinois River. 10Does not include 5,100 cubic yards placed in filling crevasses in South Quincy Drainage and Levee District 11Includes 5.7 miles of levee along Big Muddy River, left bank, from mouth to bluffs in Preston Levee and in 1929 and 1930. 12See also table 3, page 74 for Farelly Lake levee work. Drainage District. 13This work is now under the jurisdiction of the Vicksburg engineer district. 14This mileage applies to Beaver levee only. 15Yardage abandoned due to construction 16Included in area protected levee system of new levee. in Saline Levee District. I-'0 001 00 -4 TABLE 2.--Present condition of main river levees, from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Head of Passes, La., and levee operationsfor the 12 months from July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933, as provided for in section 1 of the act of May 15, 1928 Built Percent Approx- In Built, to Contents, Built uilt Total Lost Contents, now imate e oao r dsince June3,30, Required Estimated built Name of engineer district and reach system exist- adopt- June 30, since built to to finaln final ade to area or levee district when ing ed 1932, by local since e 1933, com- lev- grade existing United local June 30 nce existing complete contents grad tected pleted ees 1 and sec- levees States author- 1932 June 30 levees and with tion ities 1932 sec- existing . ...... _ _tion levees C Cubic Memphis engineer district: Miles Miles Miles Cubic yards Cubic yards yards Cubic yards Cubic yards Cubic yards Cubic yards Cubic yards Little River drainage district ..- 2 19. 1 19.1 17. 4, 569, 83 5, 043 5, 043 4, 574, 882 25, 111 4,600,000 99.4 400 Thebes to Cairo, Ill-----____--_ 3 9. ( 9. ( 9. 3, 417, 093 3, 417, 09 3, 417, 093 100.0 11 Ohio River ------------ ---- 4 6. 6. ( 2, 292, 101 2, 292, 101 2, 292, 101 100.0 12 Upper St. Francis__-..- ...... 5 117. 7 6 116. 88. 28, 165, 004 796,157 96,157 828, 261, 161 93, 677, 259 91030, 903, 129 1188.1 700 0 Lower St. Francis_______ 12227. 226.4 86. 5 74, 875, 487 3, 711, 963 3, 711, 963 13723, 451 8 77,863, 999 9 32, 658, 90 91099, 887,301 1167. 3,500 - White River ____________.... _ 14 75. 75. 11. 2 27, 777, 517 4, 536, 972 4, 536, 972 13 1, 320, 451 8 30,994, 031 931, 655, 284 91053, 557, 664 1140. 910 H Reelfoot... .. .... Slough Landing Neck Dike ___- . 1522. 22.3 7.1 6, 654, 944 1' 850, 000 -- --_-.-. 86, 654, 944 94, 739, 000 9 109, 561, 069 1o1, 058, 665 11 50.4 310 M 169.2 176. 9 18 3. 8 850, 00( 8 295, 00( 1172. 1 20 5 Upper Yazoo..______.. __.....__ 2193. 3 2193.3 55.1 51, 978, 660 20, 984, 618 20, 984, 618 13 5,637,29 8 67, 325, 549 9 19, 551, 55( 91079,140, 975 11 75. 3, 281 O Vicksburg engineer district: Lower Yazoo, east bank Missis- sippi River, Miss_________ 200.0 187. 7 117. 4 116, 116, 0151 11, 162, 2201........ 11, 162, 220 134,197, 450 8123, 080, 781 9 17, 927, 933 10o129,831.837 1 86.1 2,140 Upper Tensas: z South bank, Arkansas River, Ark---- 2286.8 2281.7 63. 7 23, 316, 942 1, 777,367 ....... 1, 777, 367 13211, 245 8 24, 883, 064 9726, 723 91025, 376, 933 11 97.1 West Bank, Mississippi River, Ark . 2275.2 22 75. 2 33. 1 41, 411, 494 6, 802, 425 ...... 6, 802, 425 13 2, 558,866 45, 655, 05 91, 265, 516 946, 920, 569 97.3 2,000 - West Bank, Mississippi River, 10 La- ..................... Boeuf floodway: 90. 01 90.0 45. 0 49, 760, 780 13, 414,0471 ..-. 13, 414, 047 13 5, 561,846 857, 612, 981 98, 633, 931 9 54,463, 462 1184.1 Arkansas .... 14, 007,155 14, 007,155 0.0 --. Louisiana.. ................. 4. 1 4. 1 4.1 ........ 574, 801 574,801 574, 801 33, 108, 565 33, 683, 366 1.7 Second district, New Orleans: Lower Tensas_______ 156. 8 156. 8 63. 5 59, 554, 075 14, 779, 999 14, 779, 999 137,116,000 8 67, 218, 074 28, 252, 782 1078, 021,726 1163.1 2, 242 Atchafalaya (front) ......... 127. 3 127. 3 56. 6 49, 149, 649 10, 623, 704 10, 623, 704 1311, 332,000 8 48, 441, 353 5, 897, 823 1053,000,000 1188.1 5, 418 Lafourche............____________ ( 3 23 849,000 8 9,895,989 9,119, 971 10 11,456,038 1120.4 } 2,248 81.8 81.8 59. 21 17, 825, 701 918,302 - 918, 302 13 24 545, 000 7,454, 014 25 26 345, 986 7,800,000 95.6 Barataria........---.... 71.9 71.9 28. 2 6, 595, 914 417, 895 417,895 13 306, 000 86, 707, 80 1,424,592 106,410,480 1177.1 (327) Pontchartrain.. .___- 126.0 126.0 90.4 37,908,344 3,559,820 . (13232, 655, 000 3, 559, 820 . 13 24 433, 000 8 32, 698, 791 3, 739, 763 10 34, 954, 013 1189.1 } 1,028 8 5, 681, 37 9251, 500,000 910 6, 997,161 1178.6 Bonnet Carre spillway, side levees_ 9 11.8 11.3 11.3 10, 588, 753 370, 945 370, 945 10, 959, 691 9 25, 302 9 10, 985, 000 99.8 Lake Borgne .__. . 47.9 47.9 21.01 6, 245, 604 86, 245, 604 25868, 896 1o 6,123, 232 1185.8 731 c Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf- 123. 5 123. 5 83. 6 13, 288, 954 4,860,628 ..... 4, 860, 628 131,172,000 8 16, 977, 581 94, 000,000 to 16, 714, 592 1176. 1 1,326 C Atchafalaya (back) . . 53.1 53.1 41. 6 12, 591, 055 156,846 156, 846 8 12, 747, 901 1, 247, 997 to13,973,347 1 91.1 (s) (28) Bordelonville-West .... __...___ 11.8 11.8 11. 8 29 3, 098, 515 522,914 - . 522, 914 13645, 000 2, 976, 42 92, 976, 429 100.0 30) West Atchafalaya Basin 31, East Atchafalaya Basin .... - _---- 32 131.8 328.9 8. 9 33 1, 945, 857 1,627,126. 1, 627,126 333, 572, 981 34 49, 727, 3553, 300, 000 017 6. 7 (30) ______ 117. 6 0. 2 0. 2 ....- .- .- ... 82,846.. . 82, 845 82, 841 9 36, 117, 155 936, 200, 000 0. (28e) Ring levees: Simmesport, Mel- ville, and Morgan City 21.3. - -- S4, 600, 000 9 4,600,000 0.0 (38) ------ 100 98663-----------7 986,637 Total -- - - - - - - - - - . 2,120. 6 1,836.0, 1,025.4 649,978,297 100, 986, 637 ------- 1100,986,6371 45, 264,038 18705, 700,896 315,139, 224 932,213,337 89 66.2 26. 267 1 Regardless of grade and section. 2 Includes 13.7 miles in main-line diversion levee; 2.7 miles in Ramsey Creek Levee; and 2.9 miles in Sals Creek Levee. $ Includes 6.2 miles of Cairo drainage district (Mississippi River) levee and 3.4 miles of Cairo front (Mississippi River) levee. 4 Includes 5.2 miles from Cache River Levee to lower end Cairo sea wall (Ohio River) and 1.4 miles of Mound City front (Ohio River) levee. Includes 34.5 miles of Birds Point-New Madrid setback levee and 83.2 miles of Mississippi River front-line levee, Commerce to New Madrid; 56.2 miles of front-line levee below Birds Point-New Madrid; and 27 miles above Birds Point. 6 This figure decreased 0.2 mile due to closer surveys. 7 207,294 cubic yards were actually moved but only 96,157 cubic yards were added to section as the remainder was cut-out and replacement due to slides in levee. 8 These figures include yardage to be abandoned in the course of construction, the total to be abandoned benig 88,626,783 cubic yards as follows: Memphis district, 30,417,887 cubic yards; upper St. Francis Levee district, 1,035,291 cubic yards; lower St. Francis Levee district, 10,635,604 cubic yards; White River Levee district, 9,091,658 cubic yards; Reelfoot Levee district, 1,832,875 cubic yards; Slough Landing Neck Dike, 86,335 cubic yards; upper Yazoo Levee district, 7,736,124 cubic yards; Vicksburg district, 23,193,185 cubic yards; lower Yazoo Levee district, east bank Mississippi River, Miss., 11,176,881; upper Tensas Levee district, south bank Arkansas River, Ark., 232,854 cubic yards, west bank Mississippi River, La., 11,783,450 cubic yards; second New Orleans district, 35,015,711 cubic yards; lower Tensas Levee district, 17,449,130 cubic yards; Atchafalaya (front) Levee dis- trict, 1,339,176 cubic yards; Lafourche Levee district (above Bonnet Carre), 7,559,922 cubic yards; Barataria Levee district, 1,721,921 cubic yards; Pontchartrain Levee district (above Bonnet Carre), 1,484,542 cubic yards, (below Bonnet Carre) 184,211 cubic yards; Lake Borgne Levee district, 991,268 cubic yards; Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf Levee districts, 4,262,990 cubic yards; Atchafalaya (back) Levee district, 22,551 cubic yards. Note.--Some of these figures have been revised due to closer surveys having been made. 9 These figures revised due to closer surveys and new locations. 10The estimated final contents equals contents June 30, 1933, plus the yardage required to complete to grade and section, minus the yardage to be abandoned in the course . of construction. 11 Percentage of completion arrived at as follows: Subtract amount required to complete from the estimated final contents, dividing the remainder by the amount given under estimated final contents. 12Includes 13.7 miles of New Madrid-Sikeston Ridge (St. Johns Bayou) levee. (Note.-This figure increased 1.4 miles due to proposed extension at upper end.) Also 214.1 miles of Mississippi River front-line levee. 13Abandoned due to construction of new levee. 14Includes 7.2 miles of Laconia back-circle levee and 68.3 miles of Mississippi River front-line levee. 15Increased 0.1 mile due to proposed extension at lower end. 16Increased 3.9 miles to include Watson Point Dike, proposed connecting levee and extension. 17Increased 3.7 miles to include Watson Point Dike. 18This part of dike not to be disturbed, and is considered to grade and section. 19 Increased 655,000 cubic yards to include Watson Point Dike. C 20 Partially protected. 0 1Decreased 2.4 miles due to new loop construction. 22Includes fuse plug levee not to be enlarged to adopted grade and section. 23Above Bonnet Carre spillway. 24Below Bonnet Carre spillway. 25Estimated amount required to reconstruct levees due to caving banks. 26This figure revised due to closer surveys and the abandoning of 545,000 cubic yards which had not been previously reported. o 27 Included in Lafourche Levee district. a8Included in Atchatalaya (front) Levee district. 29 Revised to include 645,000 cubic yards, existing old levee yardage which was not included in contents for fiscal year ending June 30, 1932. 30oIncluded in Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf Levee district. rIncludes Bordelonville-Hamburg Levee. a1Includes 8.3 miles of Bordelonville-Hamburg Levee. 33Includes 1,945,857 cubic yards Bordelonville-Hamburg Levee, a4Revised due to raise in grade, increase in section and new locations. 32Revised due to raise in grade, increase in section, and new locations, also inclusion of the Bordelonville-Hamburg Levee. 36Included in respective levee districts, 37Includes yardage to be abandoned in the course of construction, see annual report 1932. The total shown in the 1932 report, column "Contents 1932 'has been revised by an addition of 1,300,000 cubic yards (655,000 cubic yards Watson Point Dike; 645,000 cubic yards old existing levee, Bordelonville-West). 38Includes 88,626,783 cubic yards not up to project grade and section to be abandoned in the course of construction. 29 Percentage of 66.2 arrived at by subtracting 88,626,783 cubic yards (to be abandoned in the course of construction) from 705,700,896 (contents 1933), and dividing the:remainder b, by 932,213,337 (estimated final contents). The percentage of completion of works under section 1 of the project excluding Boeuf and Atchafalaya floodways and ring levees (141,790,521 C cubic yards) on which very little work has beep done, is 77.5. 1292 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 'TA.LE 3.--Yardage plaoed during 12 months, from July 1, 1932, to June 80, 1933, in repairing levees on tributaries of the Mississippi River threatened or de- 8troyed by flood, including the flood of 1927, as provided for in section 7 of the aot of May 15, 1928 Built Total Remain- Percent Levee district sin 1, iing to be July 1, under built pleate 1932 sec. 7 ROCK ISLAND ENGINEER DISTRICT Cubic Cubic Cubic Iowa River: yards yards yards Louisa Levee Districts Nos. 8 and 11, Iowa-.......... . 44, 768 None 100. 0 Levee District No. 14, Louisa County, Iowa -------...............--. 22, 172 None 100. 0 O. L. Asby._ ---.....----------------------- -........ 2, 006 None 100.0 Cedar River: Muscatine County, Iowa........................ .........- 16,634 None 100. 0 M ill Creek: Vicinity Milan, Ill._ ...... _.......... .. _--- - --......... 508 None 100.0 ST. LOUIS ENGINEER DISTRICT Cinque Hommes Creek: Perry County, No. 3_........................... 12, 600 None 100. 0 Mississippi River: Perry County, No. 3, Missouri_....................... 1, 437 None 100. 0 Meredosia Lake Levee.....---------------------------------- 6, 270 6, 270 None 100. 0 MEMPHIS ENGINEER DISTRICT Arkansas River: Conway County Levee District No. 1_............_.-......-........ 44, 703 None 100. 0 DO...................---------------------------......------------ 23, 022 None 100.0 Do--------------------------------------.... 26, 147 None 100. 0 Conway County Levee District No. 2_................................ 7, 183 None 100.0 Conway County Levee District No. 6_............................... 5, 986 None 100. 0 Meredosia Lake Levee .---------------- --------------- 9, 216 9, 216 None 100.0 Dardanelle Drainage District, Yell County, Ark----------- 33,439 33, 439 None 100.0 Faulkner County Levee District No. 2 __....... __........... 38,977 None 100. 0 Fourche Island Levee District----............................. 57, 516 None 100. 0 Fourche Place Levee District _-.- - - ..................... 1,331 None 100. 0 Logan County Levee District No. 1_.................... __...... 1,500 None 100.0 Logan County Levee District No. 3_----.......................... 6, 500 None 100. 0 Do------------------------------------------------- 17, 374 None 100. 0 Oberste Levee--------------------------------- 3, 979 None 100. 0 Perry County Levee District No. 1- ........-......-.... __--.-..-. 8, 693 None 100. 0 Do------------------------------- 3, 730 None 100. 0 Do-------------------------------------- 811 None 100. 0 Yell County Levee District No. 1...................... - . ..... __ 33, 698 None 100.0 Do _--------------------------------------------- ---- 2, 932 None 100. 0 Black River: Curia C reek Levee D istrict----------- - - -- - - - -- - -. . . . . . 16,929 None 100. 0 Western Clay Drainage District No. 2- -............... -......... 3, 924 None 100. 0 Do--.....---------------------------------.......................................... 1, 516 None 100. 0 Little Red River: Little Red River Levee District No. 1---- Little Red River Levee District No. 2--- ....... . .__ ____ --... .___________ 13, 199 46, 656 None 100. 0 __ None 100. 0 NeoSho River: Allen Levee District_ __- - 4, 755 None 100. 0 Brown Levee- ........ 3,085 None 100. 0 Brogan Levee District--- -- ------- ---......... 13,918 None 100. 0 Council Grove, Kans., Improvement District-- ---- _... 9, 868 9, 868 None 100. 0 Delos-Johnson Levee District --- _.............................. 3,944 None 100.0 Dutton Levee District_. . . ..----................. 14, 319 None 100.0 Edwards-Marsh-Bell Levee District ....- Gibbons Levee District --.................. - ..-. __ ___ -......... 6, 269 None 100.0 1, 562 None 100.0 Hewitt Levee District__-----____............ ..... 2, 717 None 100. 0 Heath Levee District -.-.- ___ ___.... . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 16, 803 None 100.0 Ilsett-Blackburn Levee District ....-...-.... -_________ .__ 10, 365 None 100. 0 Labette County Levee District- -...........-........ __-__- 2, 103 None 100. 0 Linden Levee District.. -- ......- 11,399 None 100. 0 Lawrence Levee District_ .--- ........................ 16, 080 None 100. 0 Nation Levee District-___ ______. ... ... ..... -- ... 2, 698 None 100. 0 Nixon Levee District-. .. _____ ___.__ __.......... 4, 949 None 100. 0 Rosenthal Levee District____.---.- , ... .......... .... 35, 710 None 100. 0 Sheltz Levee District_............---- ............... 7, 984 None 100. 0 Wikle Levee District--..-- _...................... 15, 665 .t. Francis River: None 100. 0 St. Francis Drainage District, Clay and Green Counties-...--.... ... 23,946 None 100. 0 Do 7,635 None 100.0 'Council Grove, Kans., Improvement District------------ 43, 951 43,;951 151, 049 22.5 IDunklin County Drainage District No. 256 - .-. 10, 102 None 100. 0 D o ----.. ....... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... 11, 621 None 100.0 53, 614 None 100.0 Dunklin Connty Drainage District No. 2____ ...................... 7, 657 None 100. 0 Mingo Drainage District--__- .. ____- ____ . 11,890 None 100.0 Mississippi County Drainage District No. 17---- -----------......... 11, 759 None 100.0 Do- 20, 041 Nono S100.0 'Council Grove, Kans., Improvement District------..... 190, 535 190, 535 276, 425 40. 8 Mud Slough Drainage District---- 7, 682 None 100.0 MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1293 TAMin E3.-Yardage plaeed during 12 months, from July 1, 1932, to June 80, 1938, repairing levees on tributariesof the Missisippi River, etc.-Continued Built since Total Total built Remain- Percent Levee distict Juy, unider ing to be com- 1932 sec. 7 uilt plete MEMPHIS ENGINEER DISTRICT--continued Cubic Cubic Cubic yards yards yards Verdigris River: Hall Levee ----------------------- White River: ----------- 1, 921 None 100. 0 Jackson County Levee District No. 3- -------...................... 3, 965 None 100. 0 Do------------------- ------------------------------- 2, 296 None 100.0 Gibson Levee District-------------------------------------- 12, 500 None 100. 0 Jackson County Levee District No. 2- --------------------- . 39, 158 None 100. 0 Do-------------------------- -------------- ---------- 8,114 None 100.0 Do---- ----------- ___ ----------------- 14, 038 None 100.0 Padgett Island Levee District---- ------------------ .- 32,283 None 100. 0 Village Creek-White River Levee District - ----------------.. 19, 574 None 100. 0 Do---- ---------------------------------------------- 12,172 None 100. 0 White River Levee District, Woodruff, Prairie, and Monroe Counties, Ark ---___--------. ________---- __------- 134, 352 None 100. O0 Phillips County Drainage District No. 1 of Phillips and Monroe Counties, Ark_-----........... --..... . ...-....... 11, 912 None 100. 0 VICKSBURG ENGINEER DISTRICT Red River (left bank): Bossier Levee District, La----- __ ____ ....... __-_--------. 115, 656 None 100.0 Ogden Levee District, Ark__----------------------------- -. 32,369 None 100.0 Red River Levee District No. 1, Ark-_ - __ ...... __--------- 28, 271 None 100.0 Hempstead County Levee District No. 1, Ark ..........,.-..-..... 40, 115 None 100.0 Orton Levee District, Ark- ----........................ . 37, 405 64, 882 None 100.0 Saline Levee and Drainage District, La----------------- 240, 881 240,881 None 100.0 Grand Bend Levee repair__.----------------------- - 9,719 9,719 None 100.0 Red River (right bank): Garland Levee District, Ark-_--.................. _.. 144, 931 214, 004 None 100. 0 Miller Levee District No. 2, Ark____....__--------- -__.. 21,733 21, 733 None 100. 0 Arkansas River (left bank); Farelly Lake Levee District, Ark____---- __.....____------ -. 175, 639 _.................. Farelly Lake Levee District, Ark. (placed under par. 2, of sec. 6, act of May 15, 1928)_-- .-------------- -- ___ --- 149, 401 1 434, 328 1,665, 672 20. 7 Tallahatchie River (left bank): Locopolis Drainage District, Miss------------ _....- - 1, 595 5, 764 None 100. 0 Matthews Bayou Drainage District, Miss--- ------------- 6,938 9, 538 None 100.0 Panola-Quitman Drainage District, Miss --- --------------- . 68, 913 506,900 12. 0 Patterson Bayou Drainage District, Miss -- --------------- 7, 553 7,553 None 100. 0 Private levee near Roane, Miss--...................... -.- 356 356 663 34. 9 Tallahatchie River (right bank): Newsum Lake Levee District, Miss_.-_ _ _---------- - 2 2, 918 16, 617 2 47, 082 26. 1 Private levee near Glendora, Miss- ---- __---------_ _ ----. 1, 036 .................... Yazoo River (left bank): Eden Levee District, Miss------------ 9, 845 9, 845 None 100.0 Yazoo River (right bank): Atchafalaya Levee District, Miss.... 10,764 10, 764 None 100.0 SECOND DISTRICT, NEW ORLEANS Red River (right bank): Red River and Bayou des Glaises Levee and Drainage District: Barbins Landing Levee-.....---------------- -__ ._ _____.. 36, 428 None 100. 0 Bayou Leaunoir Levee------------------------ - 18, 996 18, 996 None 100. 0 Barbins Landing Levee (lower)- -....... 40,091 40, 091 None 100. 0 Barbins Landing Levee (upper)...------------------ _ 41,730 41,730 None 100. 0 Bettevy Levee______------------------------- - 11, 691 11, 691 None 100. 0 Brouillette Levee ...------------------------------ 19, 380 19, 380 None 100. 0 Johnsons Cross Levee_____-- ---- ----- __ - -___-- 8,924 8, 924 None 100. 0 Normans Landing Levee- ............... _ _.... ._ ...... 40, 167 None 100. 0 Atchafalaya Basin: Cypremont Crevasse ......-----......................... .......... 342, 500 None 100.0 Port Barre-South Levee.........-----------------......................... 22, 170 None 100. 0 Total ....................-----.................-----------------------------------... 1,078,130 3,482,327 1 Includes 32,253 cubic yards placed by local authorities. 9 Increase due to additional repairs after 1932 high water. The following is a statement of the amounts expended by the United States Government, under supervision of the president, Mississippi River Commission, in the construction of levees; and the amounts expended by States, levee districts, and communities inter- 1294 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 ested, from 1882 to December 31, 1932, covering cost of yardage placed, right-of-ways, interest, engineering expenses, repair work, high-water expenses, crevasse closing, and so forth: Net expenditures by Net expenditures by United States from United States from Government funds contributed funds Expended by Districts local orani Total zations Old project New project Old project project ...------------ $3,297,182. Northern .....-- 58 $19,287. 55 $1, 156, 801. 30 $9, 643. 78 ------------ $4,482,915. 21 ----......543, 117. 40 Rock Island engineer-............---- - ..-...... .. 271, 744.87 $5,026,767.04 5, 841, 629. 31 St. Louis engineer........ .....-------- . 1, 108, 584. 32 .....- --..... 553, 879. 86 12, 570, 633. 44 14, 233, 097. 62 Memphis engineer-.......21, 898, 591. 58 21, 720, 330. 82 4, 592, 925. 15 27, 856. 74 54, 336, 179. 68 102, 575, 883. 97 Vicksburg engineer-.......30, 257, 665. 36 28, 062, 433. 37 6, 054, 329. 85 28, 292. 00 42, 001, 711. 25 106, 404, 431.83 Second New Orleans-.....26, 633, 403. 70 21, 142, 233. 21 4, 373, 938. 37 ----.....93, 565, 487. 72 145, 715, 063.00 Total -- _82, 086, 843. 22 72, 595, 986. 67 16, 177, 994. 67891, 417. 25 207, 500, 779. 13 379, 253, 020. 94 .-------- Total United States and contributed funds expended under supervision of the president, Mississippi River Commission, for all purposes, including revetments, levees, dredging, surveys, and so forth, from June 28, 1879, to June 30, 1933, is $352,279,566.21 of which $656,748.28 was expended from the emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of the Mississippi River (sec. 7, Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928). The amount of $1,932,784.50 expended from the emergency fund for work not under direction of the Mis- sissippi River Commission is not included in the total reported. Birds Point-New Madrid floodway.-The setback levee and at- tendant drainage facilities from Birds Point to New Madrid, Mo., have been completed and flowage easements over the lands in the floodway are being acquired as rapidly as court proceedings can be consummated. Boeuf Basin.-Surveys for the location of the protection levees have been made. During fiscal year 1931 comprehensive revision studies were made for Boeuf Overflow Basin and estimates on a number of alternate plans were prepared. During the fiscal year 1932 surveys and studies were made to determine feasibility of diverting excess Mississippi River waters through a ditch located in the thalweg of the Boeuf Basin, the original pilot ditch to be enlarged by erosion. During the fiscal year 1933 diversion studies were continued. Plans and estimates for the protection of West Monroe, La., were completed. The construction of protection levees for the south portion of West Monroe have been completed. Plans for the estimates of the east bank protection work at Monroe, La., and vicinity are practically complete. It is anticipated that most of the remainder will be completed during the fiscal year 1934. Atchafalaya Basin.-Topographic surveys of the lower Atcha- falaya Basin were made for use with the revision of plans study, Atchafalaya Basin. Experimental dredging operations have been carried on in the basin throughout the year to develop a main chan- nel and improve the discharge of flood waters. In connection with the dredging operations, preliminary hydrographic surveys were made and comparative cross sections, velocity readings, and thalweg soundings were taken at intervals to determine the results of the operations. Construction of the West Atchafalaya Basin levee from MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1295 Palmetto to Dauterive and of the East Atchafalaya Basin levee from Maringouin to Bayou Sorrel was begun and continued throughout the year. Bonnet Carre spillway.-The Bonnet Carre spillway and the side levees of the floodway have been practically completed. The rights in land required have been secured. An elevated highway crossing over the floodway has been arranged for. Crossings for railroads are awaiting court proceedings, but in an emergency the floodway can be used. The spillway structure consists of a weir divided into separate needle-control openings 1by piers spaced 22 feet on centers, a rear concrete apron protected by riprap, a concrete fore apron with dentiled baffles, and an articulated concrete slab talus 6 inches in thickness resting upon layers of riprap and gravel. The data for the Bonnet Carre spillway are as follows: Location, 32.8 miles above Canal Street, New Orleans, and 942.4 miles below Cairo, Ill. High-water elevation, 24.3 mean Gulf level corresponding to elevation 20.0 Carrollton gage. Project discharge, 250,000 cubic feet per second. Length of spillway between abutments, 7,698 feet. Clear opening, 350 weirs, at 20 feet, 7,000 feet. Spillway cost, $3,605,255.20. Width of floodway between center lines of levees at lake, 12,000 feet. Length of floodway, 5.7 miles. Area of floodway, 7,860 acres. Maximum height of levees, 19.3 feet. Total length of side levees, 11.8 miles. Floodway completed, 99.4 percent (June 30, 1933). Floodway cost to date, $3,947,917.23. Estimated Total in Per cent t Section total under place comple ed contract ace to date Cubic yards Cubic yards 1. Lower highland -------------------------------------- 560, 000 516, 506 1 100.0 2. Upper highland -------------------------------------- 400, 000 376, 796 1 100. 0 3. Lower swamp: --------------------- Hydraulic fill---------------- 2 2, 300, 000 3, 450, 000 1 100. 0 Superimposed fill ._.--------------------------------- 2 250, 000 375, 000 1 97. O0 Cut-off ditches--------------------------------------- 360, 000 3 547, 079 1 100.0 4. Upper swamp: Hydraulic fill.._---------------------------------- 23, 000, 000 4, 443, 696 1 100. 0 Superimposed fill.----------..----------------------- Cut-off ditches--------------------------------- 310, 000 2 470, 000 4 453, 000 716, 468 1 100.'0 1 100. 0 1 Complete except for gaps at highway and railroad crossings. 2 50 percent excess permissible. 3 Includes 7,079 cubic yards placed in cross dikes. 4 Includes 11,468 cubic yards placed in cross dikes. HIGH WATER OF 1933 The Mississippi River exceeded bank full stage (the point where water overflows the bank, which is about the elevation of the base of the levee) at Cairo from the latter part of March to the latter part of April and again from the middle of May to early in June 1933. Crest stages for the 1933 spring high water at principal gage stations were as follows: Cairo, Ill., April 5, 1933, 51.9 feet; Memphis, Tenn., April 11, 1933, 40.4 feet; Arkansas City, Ark., June 4-6, 1933, 53.6 16228-ENG 1933- 82 1296 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 feet; Vicksburg, Miss., June 10, 1933, 48.9 feet; Angola, La., June 12-14, 1933, 48.0 feet; and Carrollton, La. (New Orleans), June 15, 1933, 17.5 feet. Construction work under the flood-control program throughout the lower Mississippi Valley was appreciably regarded .during the entire period of high-river stages together with an ex- tended period of unfavorable weather conditions. No unusual con- ditions or emergencies arose along the Mississippi River during the passage of the high water. The Mississippi River levees were not endangered at any time, as a result of the great 'progress made in flood-control work during the past 41/2 years. From Cairo to just below Helena on the main river, stages of the 1933 high water did not reach the 1929 crest by from 1/2 foot to just over 2 feet. Below Arkansas City, Ark., on the main river, the 1933 crest stages were several feet below the crest stages of 1929. The tributary streams, especially the St. Francis and White Rivers in Missouri and Arkansas and the Yazoo River and tributaries, were subjected to extremely high stages during the spring of 1933. On the St. Francis River four floods were experienced between January 1 and June 1, 1933, the crest of each exceeding 22 feet on the gage at St. Francis, Ark. The highest of these waters crested at St. Francis, Ark., on May 19, ,with a record stage of 27.1 feet. There were 29 breaks in the local levees north of the Missouri-Arkansas State line during the period, :all excepting one of which were closed, by the combined efforts of the Government and local interests, while the water was still flowing through, thereby materially lessening the flood damage. The total :area overflowed by reason of the breaks on the St. Francis during the fiscal year aggregated 117,100 acres. On the White River stages of 1933 high water reached crests of 32.1 feet at Newport on May 19; 28.4 feet at Georgetown on May 23; 26.9 feet at DeValls Bluff on May 25, and 31.0 feet at Clarendon on May 28, 1933. One break .occurred in the levees on the left bank 5 miles below Newport, Ark., on May 19. This break was 200 feet in length and caused the inunda- tion of 5,440 acres. The levees below this point were sufficiently strong to withstand the flood. The United States assisted local inter- ests in flood fighting by furnishing sacks and other materials and .engineering supervision. High stages prevailed in the Yazoo River and tributaries during April and May 1933 but were about 1 to 2 feet lower than the high water of 1932. Some damage to flood- ,control works occurred on these streams, requiring emergency high- water fighting. There were 4 breaks in the local levees (3 on the Tallahatchie River and the other on the Yalobusha River). The total area overflowed by reason of the breaks aggregated 64,000 acres. In the Atchafalaya Basin, Port Barre South and Ramah South Levees were protected from high water during the spring of 1933, the work consisting in topping approximately 5 miles of low levee, construct- ing approximately 41/2 miles of temporary wave-wash revetment with a backing of earth-filled sacks, and closing two small blowouts or crevasses in the levee line about 1 mile below Courtableau Crossing. The United States assisted local interests in flood fighting. Where the existing levees had been constructed by local interests to a rea- sonable height and section to withstand ordinary floods, these efforts iwere successful. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1297 WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION All experiments of this station are conducted for the purpose of aiding in the development of plans for flood control, navigation, har- bor improvement etc., with a view to obtaining the most economical and efficient engineering plans.- While the primary missions is to determine the solution of problems relative to the Mississippi River and its tributaries, many studies have been undertaken under au- thority of the Chief of Engineers for districts outside the lower Mississippi Valley division. As a matter of fact, in the past year experiments have been undertaken for districts representative of every division in the United States but two. All experiments per- formed have a direct practical application to the work of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, in its administration of the rivers and harbors of the Nation. The Waterways Experiment Station holds as an unvarying principle the maintenance of closest contact with the field in all experimental work. This contact is kept both by station personnel visiting the prototype and by engineers from the field visiting the station while any particular model study is in progress. From July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933, the following experiments have been undertaken: Performed for (Missis- Name given to experi- Scale of Purpose of the experiment or scope of sippi River Commis- ments (soils investi- 1=horizontal the model. (Status of tests.) All sion and outside dis- gations) d=vertical kinds of mechanical analyses tricts)- Levee seepage-----.......--- Levee 10 feet Locate hydraulic gradient and seepage Mississippi River Com- high. lines in levees of standard section and mission. of varying materials. Loop of levees, standard section, 10 feet high, of vari- ous materials, and placed in various ways, kept full; measurements taken. (Observations in progress.) Starved Rock Lock and 1= 1:180_.. - Determination of means of stopping silt- District engineer, Chi- Dam. [d=1:50------ ing of channel, method of operating cago. Dam. Taintor gates of dam. (Completed.) To develop methods of improving navi- Island No. 351=1:600_..-. Mississippi River Com- Island No. 35 ------- d=1:150 ..... gation. (Nearing completion.) mission. 1=1:1,500 Determination of effects of dredging on Bend. - ---- d=1:150....- dLaconia point bar to end of stopping bank Do. a attack. (Experiment completed.) :-800. - - -- .. do Fitler Bend......----------d=1 :25 ..- do Do. 1=1:1,000 Determination of method of closing old Race Track towhead-- d=1:100_____ back channel by dikes and dredging. Do. Race Track towhead_--. d=1:100.--. (Experiment completed.) iotchkiss Bend = 1:600..... To develop dikes upstream to improve } -ke . d=1:150..... navigation conditions. (Completed.) Do. St. Clair River St. Clair com- River com- d=1:100.-- 1:30 and To determine kind, number, and placing District engineer, De- of weirs to raise level of Lake Huron. troit (Great Lakes pensating weirs. 1:100. (Test in progress.) division). 1=1:600_.._ Determination of possibilities of divert- Mississippi River Com- Bed load diversion. . {d=1:150__ ing bed load from main channel. (Ex- mission. periment completed.) Fort Chartres, Missis- l1=1:1,000.... To develop dikes system to improve depths over crossings. (In }District progress.) J Louis. engineer, St. sippi River. ld= 1:100.....J Brooks Point, Missis- f1=1:1,000__-- I do ................... Do. sippi River. )d=1:100.....-- Action of bed load at ------------ Determination of characteristics of a bi- Mississippi River Com- stream fork. i furcated flume. (First and second mission. phases complete, more to come.) St. Andrews Bay, Gulf 1=1:2,000__. Determination of effects of jetties and Gulf of Mexico divi- of Mexico. d=1:100___ possibilities of new channels. (Experi- sion. 1:100 ment completed.) Brazos-Santiago Pass,1=1:300.... -- Determination of effects of jetties on pres- ,sion. } Do. Gulton. Mexico divi- d= 1:150.... ent channel. (In progress.) 1298 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UJ.S. ARMY, 19 3 3 Scale of Purpose of the experiment or scope of Performed for (Missis- Name given to experi- sippi River Commis- ments (soils investi- hmootal the model. (Status of tests.) All sion and outside dis- :gations) = hovertical, kinds of mechanical analyses tricts)- St. Lucie Canal spill- 1=1:16_ --- Design of spillway and dam, drainage District engineer, Jack- ways. =1:16---- canals entering navigation canal. sonville. (Experiment completed.) Railroad embankment Full scale.- Determination of means of protecting Mississippi River Coma- protection sills. railroad embankments from erosive mission. effects of overtopping flood waters. (Experiment closed after model had withstood, without damage, over 300 hours of overflow at high velocities and great depths.) Development of contraction system for l1= 1:720___...... improvement of navigability in Raleigh bar....--------- d=1:72__ -- Raleigh Bar Reach, Ohio River. District engineer, (Study completed and report ren- Louisville. dered.) To determine effects on bed and water surface profiles of a cut-off at Diamond 1 1:2400 Diamond Point cut-off_ Sd=1:120-.... 2= Point. (Experiment completed and work accomplished vation in nature. Obser- Mississippi River Com- of effects produced to date mission. reveals close check of model dependa- bility.) Concrete and gravel Flume tests Determination of possibilities and char- Do. revetments. to full scale. acteristics of proposed new revet- ments. (Experiment completed.) Tetrahedral block revet- ..... do..-------.....--do............------............. Do. ment: Tractive force.......----- ..... do-..... Determination of critical depths and Do. slopes to cause movement of any given bed material. Bed-load investigations_ -Samples -.......... taken and analyzed from more Do. than 1,000 reaches of the Mississippi River and its lower tributaries, with a view to determining critical tractive forces and physical characteristics. (Tests in progress.) Island No. 9----........ {1=1:600-..... d= 1:150 ... Determination of effects of dikes, dredge cuts, retards and dams to end of im- proving navigation and measuring Do. bank attack. (Completed.) Toney's Towhead, Mis- l=1:1000 _ To develop dike system to improve Do. sissippi River. d=1:100_ - conditions for navigation. (In prog- ress.) Millikens and Paw Determination of cut-offs, diversions, Paw Bends, Missis- 1=1:1000... and other problems, Mississippi River, DD. sippi River. d= 1:100_.... from mile 560 to mile 650. (In prog- ress.) d=:100 Determination of cut-offs, diversions, Giles and Glasscock d=:100 and other problems, Mississippi River, Do. Bends, Mississippi River. ~1=1:100.. from mile 650 to mile 740. (In prog- ress.) Lake Long bifurcation fl=1:500...... J Study of bed load movement at this } Do. (Atchafalaya). d=1:50_...... stream fork. (In progress.) Head of Passes, Missis- -=1:600...... To improve navigation, Head of Passes, first District engineer, d=1:150--..... New Orleans dis± sippi River. Mississippi River. (In progress.) trict. Division engineer, Winyah Bay, South "1=1:500..... 1Study of means of increasing navigable South Atlantic divi- Carolina division. d=1:100-.....j depths in the harbor. (In progress.) sion. Cow Island cut-off (Atdhafalaya). Island No. 20, Missis- 1d= f1=1:400..... Study of bed load and current direction MississippiRiver Com- 1:75...... J after this cut is effected. (In progress.) J mission. 11Study of effects of regulating works on Do. sippi River. d progresS.) Atchafalaya River Ba- 1 1__Study of the effects of changes in the S:100... regimen of the effluents of the Atcha- Do. sin. =1:100 falaya. (In progress.) Robinson Crusoe Island {1=1:1000_.... d=1:125-.....( Study of proposed regulating works. (In progress.) District engineer, Memphis. Articulated concrete Full scale; Study of the causes of leeching of subsoil Do. mattress study. small- scale from under concrete materials. (In models sup- progress.) plementing. Reports published to date include Sediment Investigations on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, prior to 1930 (out of print); Experiment to Determine the Limit of Backwater Influence in the Illinois River; Hydraulic Studies of Proposed Dam No. 37, Ohio ASSOCIATION OF CONGRESSES ON NAVIGATION 1299 River; Experiments to Determine the Erosive Effects of Floodwaters on Railroad Embankments; Experiment to Determine the Effects of the Several Proposed Levee Extensions South of Eagle Lake, Miss.; Sediment Investigations on the Mississippi River and Its Tributaries, 1930-31; Model Study of Effects of Dikes on the River Bed at Walkers Bar, Ohio River; Experiment to Determine the Effects of Proposed Dredged Cutoffs in the Mississippi River; Model Study of Effects of Operating Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway; Ex- periment to Determine the Effects of Mississippi River Backwater on the Red River; Model Studies of Dike Location. H. B. FERGUSON, Brigadier General, Corps of Engineers, President Mississippi River Commission. EXAMINATION AND SURVEY REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF MARCH 3, 1921 The commission was charged with the duty of making a prelim- inary examination and survey provided for by the act of March 3, 1921 (Public, No. 372, 66th Cong., 3d sess.), of Atchafalaya, Black and Red Rivers in Louisiana for protection from flood waters of Mississippi River. Report of the commission, dated July 1, 1926, on the investigation was received. It is being held by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors for the purpose of securing addi- tional information and for further study. PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE CONGRESSES OF NAVIGATION 1. By an act approved June 28, 1902, Congress appropriated the sum of $3,000 per year for the support and maintenance of the Per- manent International Commission of the Congresses of Navigation and for the payment of the actual expenses of the properly accredited national delegates of the United States to the meetings of the con- gresses and of the commission. The object of the association is the promotion of inland and maritime navigation by means of organized congresses and the publication of pertinent information. Its head- quarters are in Brussels, Belgium, but the congresses are held in various countries upon invitation. 2. The membership of the association comprises three general classes-government, coporate, and individual. Governments are represented by delegates, the number of delegates being based on the amounts received annually from such governments and their na- tionals for the expenses of the Commission. Corporate membership may include the privilege of representation by delegate or not, ac- cording to the amount of the annual subscription paid by the holder of each membership of this class. Life individual membership may be secured upon the payment of a single fee, or ordinary individual membership upon the payment annually of a fixed fee. 3. The general affairs of the association are managed by a per- manent commission with the assistance of the permanent council. The Commission is composed of delegates from the contributing governments, and the council from the members of the permanent 1300 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Commission, the representation in each case being according to the amount of the annual contribution. 4. During the fiscal year the United States was represented as follows: On the American section of the permanent commission by Col. Spencer Cosby, United States Army, retired, chairman; Rear Admiral Frank T. Chambers, Civil Engineers Corps, United States Navy, until his death on November 10, 1932; Maj. Gordon R. Young, Corps of Engineers, United States Army; Brig. Gen. Charles Keller, United States Army, retired; Mr. J. Spencer Smith, president of the Board of Commerce and Navigation of the State of New Jersey; Mr. Roy Miller, active vice president of the Intracoastal Canal Associa- tion of Louisiana and Texas; Brig. Gen. Herbert Deakyne, United States Army, retired; Col. Thomas H. Jackson, Corps of Engineers, United States Army; and Lt. Col. James J. Loving, Corps of Engi- neers, United States Army. Colonel Loving also served as secretary of the American section. On the American section of the permanent council by Colonel Cosby and General Keller. 5. A meeting of the commission was held in Brussels, Belgium, on May 23, 1933, and the United States was represented by Colonel Cosby and Col. W. J. Barden, Corps of Engineers, United States Army. 6. Copies of the semiannual bulletins and other publications, printed in English, were received from the office in Belgium and distributed to the American members. 7. The expenditures during the year from the above appropriation amounted to $1,556.84, of which $1,000 was for the support and maintenance of the association, being the regular annual contribu- tion for that purpose, and the balance was for the payment of travel- ing expenses of delegates from the United States and for miscella- neous office expenses. The outstanding obligations at the close of the year amounted to approximately $1,400 and were for the expenses of delegates and office expenses. INT ROCEANIC CANAL SURVEYS The proposed canal route across Nicaragua. extends from Brito on the Pacific via the Rio Grande, Lake Nicaragua, the Rio San Juan and the Rio Deseado to Greytown on the Atlantic, and is 173 miles long. A survey of the Nicaragua route was made in 1901, and Public Resolution No. 99, Seventieth Congress, approved March 2, 1929, authorized a further survey to bring the data up to date as well as an investigation of additional facilities needed at the Panama Canal, to be made under the direction of the Secretary of War and super- vision of the Chief of Engineers, with the aid of such civilian engi- neers as the President deemed advisable. The President appointed the Interoceanic Canal Board to assist the Chief of Engineers. The Governor of the Panama Canal made the investigations at Panama and a provisional battalion of United States Engineer troops made the survey in Nicaragua. The report of the Chief of Engineers, together with the reports of the Interoceanic Canal Board, of the Governor of the Panama Canal, and of the officer in charge of the survey, was submitted on REPORT OF BOARD ON EXPERIMENTAL TOWBOATS 1301 December 5, 1931, and published in House Document No. 139, Sev- enty-second Congress, first session. An officer and one enlisted man are stationed in Nicaragua to continue the collection and compilation of hydrological and meteoro- logical data pertaining to the proposed canal. During the past fiscal year the collection of these data has in- volved the operation on the watershed of 17 rainfall recording sta- tions, 8 for evaporation records, 6 for observing the lake level and 2 each for recording temperature, humidity, and wind velocities, and 1 for measuring the discharge of the San Juan River. The records have been brought up to date by combining the year's results with previous records. The appropriation for the investigation and survey was $150,000, of which $130,500 has been expended or obligated. The continuous collection of hydrological and meteorological data pertinent to the canal in Nicaragua isbeing paid for from the amount remaining from the original appropriation. REPORT OF BOARD ON EXPERIMENTAL TOWBOATS FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES In compliance with the River and Harbor Acts approved June 25 1910, and July 27, 1916, a board of engineer officers was appointed for the purpose of carrying out their provisions. The personnel of the board has changed from time to time. Personnel of the board.-Under Special Orders Nos. 8 and 20 War Department, office Chief of Engineers, dated February 11 and April 16, 1928, respectively, the following were detailed as members: Col. George R. Spalding, Lt. Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Lt. Col. C. L.. Hall, Maj. John C. Gotwals, Maj. G. R. Young, Capt. John C. Drinkwater, and the members of the previous board were relieved. Special Order No. 41, War Department, office Chief of Engineers, dated July 13, 1929, dissolved the board which was appointed by Special Orders Nos. 8 and 20 of 1928, and in lieu thereof the follow- ing members were detailed: Col. George R. Spalding, Lt. Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Lt. Col. Charles L. Hall, Maj. John C. Gotwals, Maj. Gor- . don R. Young, and Senior Engineer Carl H. Giroux. At the end of the year members of the board were unchanged. Desoription.-The River and Harbor Acts approved June 25, 1910, and July 27, 1916, provided for the design and construction of two experimental towboats with a complement of suitable barges and necessary loading and unloading facilities for towing and delivering supplies along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and in making the design for such boats the types of boats in use for simi- lar purposes on nontidal rivers in this and other countries shall be investigated and considered. Existing project.-To design and construct two experimental tow- boats of modern but different types with a complement of suitable barges and necessary loading and unloading facilities for towing and delivering supplies along the Mississippi River and its tribu- taries, and in making designs for such boats the types of boats in use for similar purposes on nontidal rivers in this and other coun- tries shall be investigated and considered. The project is authorized by section 1 of the River and Harbor Act approved June 25, 1910, 1302 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 .and section 1 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 27, 1916. The preliminary report of the board is printed as House Document No. 857, Sixty-third Congress, second session, and supplemental re- port is printed as House Document No. 108, Sixty-seventh Congress, first session. The second supplemental report on investigations of the board on experimental towboats for Mississippi River and its tributaries, approved and submitted by the board on June 17, 1929, was mimeographed, and copies distributed, during the month of September 1929. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The collection of data as to controlling out-of-water height of all classes of boats operating on the rivers within the upper Mississippi Valley division was con- tinued by correspondence and actual measurement. The cost during the year was $32.11, all of which was for new work. The amount expended was $802.47. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The compilation of information as to controlling heights of different boats plying the rivers in the upper Mississippi Valley division was being continued, and these ,data are being given further study. The second supplementary report was prepared late in fiscal year 1929 and distributed to interested parties during fiscal year 1930. This report is supplemental to the reports of February 20, 1914, and March 2, 1921. Scope of current report.-The following were among the more important items considered: (a) A summation of previous reports and studies. (sb) The study of the best modern practice in water transportation on the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries. (c) The economic composition and draft of tows for long haulage of various bulk cargoes. (d) Model tests of individual barges, fleets, and towboats, and handling, taking into consideration the dimensions of channels, velocities of flow, clearance of bridges, sizes of locks, and other :physical characteristics of the rivers concerned. (e) Application of conclusions to river improvements. (f) Summary of the board's conclusions. The board has reserved for further study the subjects of minimum. clearances for the economical operation of self-propelled barges and harbor tugs, short haulage and intermill ferriage, and proper han- dling of lesser tows, together with towboat design and terminal facilities. The total costs and expenditures have been $439,628.55, of which .$416,386.58 was for new work and $23,241.97 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The studies and investigations will be con- tinued. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933____________-_ $416, 386. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933----------------------- 23, 241. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 _____---__ 439, 628. 55 Net total expenditures _-----_------__-__ ---- ____ 439, 628. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933------------------- ------- 60, 371.45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933...----- ---- 500, 000. 00 FEDERAL WATER POWER ACT 1303 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ..- Cost of new work_----- ___- - _ $1, 441. 79 $1, 888. 20 .......-------.... $1, 435. 36 $32. 11 Cost of maintenance ---......----- - -- ---.---------- I--------- ---------- Total expended-....---...___ ____ _______I 1,616. 89 1,922.08 ------------ 665.00 802.47 Allotted ..-------- ---------- ---------- ----------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932__________________----------- $61, 173.92 Gross amount expended--___-_____________________ 802.47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933-_____------------ 60, 371.45 INVESTIGATIONS AND SUPERVISION OF PROJECTS UNDER' THE FEDERAL. WATER POWER ACT The Federal Water Power Act of June 10, 1920, created the Fed- eral Power Commission and was modified by act of June 23, 1930,, entitled "An act to reorganize the Federal Power Commission." The law provides that no water-power license affecting the navi- gable capacity of any navigable waters of the United States shall be issued until the plans of the dam or other structures affecting navigation have been approved by the Chief of Engineers and the- Secretary of War. There is further provision whereby any person or corporation intending to construct project works in any stream over which Congress has jurisdiction, other than navigable waters, may file a declaration of intention for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission will attach. To July 1, 1929, only work of an engineering nature had been re- ferred to the War Department by the Commission. Since that date in addition to the duties noted below certain work pertaining to accounting and related matters has been assigned to. the War Department, as indicated in the following table: Number of projects on which supervision of all accounting work, includ- ing the supervision of preparation and the verification and certification to the Commission of statements of cost of original project and of all additions thereto and betterment thereof and of all annual operating and financial reports requested by the Commission has been assigned__ 4 Number of projects on which supervision of certain accounting and re- lated work during the construction period only has been assigned___ 12 Special reports relating to accounting work requested------------------- 5 Special reports relating to accounting work rendered5__________________ .5 To July 1, 1932, the following work of an engineering nature had, been referred to the War Department by the Commission: Engineering reports submitted----------------------------- ----------- 278 Public hearings held------------------------------------------------- 71 Licenses and permits referred for field supervision----------------. 131 Licenses and permits referred for supervision of stream gaging--------- 2- Declarations of intention referred for report__--____-- ___------------- 119 Reports submitted on declaration of intention____-- ____....-_______ 119 During the past fiscal year work of an engineering nature has been assigned and accomplished, as follows: *Engineering reports requested-- 6--__-------- Engineering reports submitted---------------------------------------- 9 Public hearings held------------------------------------------------ 2 1304 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Field investigations still in progress ---- 99__ Licenses and permits under supervision__---------------------------- 58 Declarations of intention referred for report ---- ------ ---------- 1 Reports submitted on declaration of intention or applications considered as declarations---------------------------------------------- 1 Declarations of intention still under investigation--..--------------- O0 The necessary expenses of transportation and subsistence of per- sonnel engaged in investigations and the cost of supervision under the provisions of the Federal Water Power Act are paid from appro- priations made for the Federal Power Commission. All other costs of administration of the laws in question are paid from funds avail- able for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor work. During the fiscal year funds were allotted as follows for the inves- tigation of water-power projects in cooperation with the Federal Power Commission and the supervision of operations under water- power permits and licenses: From appropriations for the Commission_- -------- _--_ $2, 392. 79 From appropriations for works of river and harbor improvements__ 23, 581. 25 Total------- ------------------------------------- 25, 974. 04 ABANDONMENT AND CURTAILMENT OF RIVER AND HARBOR PROJECTS By resolution of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, House of Iepresentatives, dated April 18, 1930, a review of reports on "Aban- donment and curtailment of river and harbor projects ", printed in House Document No. 467, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session, with a view to determining whether any changes in the recommendation made therein are advisable at the present time is requested. Infor- mation in response to this resolution is being collected by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and report thereon will be submitted as soon as practicable. MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS In addition to the work of improving rivers and harbors, civil works of a miscellaneous character as listed below have been com- mitted to the Corps of Engineers. Reports thereon are found at the pages indicated. Beach Erosion Board (p. 1316). District of Columbia : Anacostia Park, reclamation and development (p. 1309). Water supply, maintenance of Washington Aqueduct (p. 1313) and construc- tion of work for increasing supply (p. 1316). International boundary waters (p. 1323). Lake Memphremagog, International Board (p. 1323). Lake of the Woods, regulation of level (p. 1325). New York Harbor, supervision to prevent obstructive or injurious deposits (p. 1306). Niagara Falls, preservation of and supervision of power companies operating at (p. 1324). Lake Superior Board of Control (p. 1325). Rainy Lake Reference (p. 1329). St. Croix River Board of Control (p. 1323). 8t. Lawrence Board of Control (p. 1325). MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS 1305 Survey of northern and northwestern lakes including Great Lakes, Lake Chamr plain, Lake of the Woods, and other boundary and connecting waters between that lake and Lake Superior, and natural navigable waters of the New York State canals (p. 1317). Work accomplished.---The work of the fiscal year is summarized as follows: Anchorages established or modified, under the provisions of section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 4, 1915---- _______------------- 5 Bridge plans approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War, under the provisions of section 9 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899, and the General Bridge Act of Mar. 23, 1906_---------_ 151 Bridges, obstructive, alteration ordered by Secretary of War, under pro- visions of section 18 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899____ 5 Bridge rules and regulations, established or modified, under the provisions of section 5 of the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 18, 1894____________ 26 Dams, other than water-power structures, plans approved by Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War, under the provisions of section 9 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899_______---------- ---- 2 Harbor lines established or modified, under the provisions of section 11 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899___-------------------- 8 Navigation regulations established or modified, under the provisions of section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 8, 1917--------- 10 Permits issued for work or structures in navigable waters, under the pro- visions of section 10 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899-- 2, 231 Sunken vessels investigated or removed, under the provisions of sections 19 and 20 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899___________- 209 Harbor of New York: Supervision maintained, 16 violations of law reported for prosecution, 18 convictions obtained or cases settled by compromise, 14 prosecutions pending at end of fiscal year. Anacostia Park: About 2.6 percent of the project executed during the fiscal year; project about 79.2 percent completed. Washington aqueduct: Water supply maintained without interruption; the average daily per capita consumption was 174 gallons; the average total con- sumption per 24 hours was 87,220,000 gallons, the maximum 120,520,000 gallons. Survey of northern and northwestern lakes: Revised editions of 33 charts and 1 new chart were issued; about 13,050 charts were sold and 5,280 were issued for official use; field work was in progress on Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Detroit River, Lake Ontario, Lake Champlain, and Rainy Lake. Preservation of Niagara Falls: The supervision of power companies was continued. Appropriations.-The funds with which the miscellaneous civil works were prosecuted during the year totaled $2,338,200.37, and were derived as follows: For investigations, inspections, hearings, reports, service of notice, or other action incidental to examination of plans or sites of bridges or other structures built or proposed to be built in or over navigable waters or to examinations to alleged violations of laws for the protection and preservation of navigable waters of the United States or to the establishment or marking of harbor lines or establishment of anchorages: Allotted during year $168, 734. 18 .---------------------------- 'These funds were allotted from river and harbor appropriations in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1905: For the investigation and removal of sunken vessels: Balance on hand July 1, 1932_ ____-- ____ ,--- 104, 664. 75 Allotted during year----------------------------_ 203, 972. 20 Received from sales and reimbursements during year.... 3, 501. 80 1306 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 These funds were allotted from the permanent indefinite appro- priation made for the purpose by section 20 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899: For other civil works: Balance on hand July 1, 1932 ------ _-------------- $581, 191. 40 Allotted during year--------------------------- 1, 249, 051. 74 Received from sales and reimbursements during year ... 27, 084.30 These funds were made available by special appropriations made by Congress in State Department, War Department, deficiency, District of Columbia, and by special acts: Total ___-_.________- ________ _ ______- 2, 338, 200.37 Expenditures.-The total expenditures for the fiscal year, exclu- sive of outstanding liabilities, amounting to $191,943.83, were $1,446,024.92, expended as follows: For investigations, inspections, hearings, and other action inci- dental to administration of Federal laws------------------$168, 734. 18 For the removal of sunken vessels------------------------242, 793. 27 For other civil works -------------------------- 1, 034, 497. 47 Total ------------------------------------------ 1, 446, 024. 92 Total funds available ---------------------------------- 2, 338, 200. 37 Total expenditures----------------------- $1, 446,024.92 Outstanding liabilities ------------------------ 191, 943, 83 Revoked during year---------------------------39, 322.97 Impounded savings during year------------------ 72, 945.24 1, 750, 236. 96 Balance available June 30, 1933-----------------------587, 963. 41 FUNDS NEEDED FOR MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS The amounts which can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as indicated in the respective reports, are as follows: Supervision of deposits, harbor of New York_________ $207, 000 Survey of northern and northwestern lakes___ 190, 000 Expenditures to be paid from Federal and District of Columbia funds; recommended in estimates submitted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia : Washington Aqueduct, District of Columbia------------------- 470, 000 Reclamation of Anacostia River Flats, D.C 180, 000 Total amount which can be profitably expended for miscella- neous civil works under the direction of the Chief of Engineers --------------------------------------------- 1, 047, 000 SUPERVISION OF THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK Supervisor.-Capt. R. Drace White, United States Navy. The laws enacted for the preservation of the tidal waters of New York Harbor or its adjacent or tributary waters and of the waters of Long Island Sound are administered by the supervisor of New York Harbor, a line officer of the Navy, under the direction of the Secretary of War. The supervisor is charged under the laws with the duties of preventing any obstructive or injurious deposits in the waters under his jurisdiction and the prevention of any interference with safe navigation of the channels of the harbor by deep-draft vessels. SUPERVISION OF THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK 1307 The laws relating to the supervision of New York Harbor are acts of Congress of June 29, 1888 (25 Stats. 209), amended by section 8 of act of May 28, 1908 (35 Stats. 424-426); act of Congress of August 18, 1894 (28 Stats. 360); act of Congress of May 28, 1908 (35 Stats. 426); act of Congress of February 16, 1909 (35 Stats. 623); act of Congress of June 7, 1924 (Oil Pollution Act, 1924). Operations and results during the fiscal year.--Notices to acquaint navigation interests with the laws and regulations relating to the harbor were issued with a view to obtaining cooperation in their administration; dumping grounds for stone, ashes, street sweepings, garbage, sewerage sludge, and other refuse were designated; and 4,616 permits were issued for the removal of approximately 1,700,000 cubic yards of material. Soundings were taken at frequent intervals over the designated dumping areas to insure that sufficient depth of waters is maintained. Supervision was exercised by means of inspectors and patrols. Three patrols are maintained-1 at the mouth of the harbor to col- lect permits and observe conditions of loading, 1 to insure that no material is deposited at places othei than the designated dumping grounds and to keep the main channels free of any interference to the safe navigation of these channels by deep-draft vessels, and 1 along the water front to prevent the discharge into navigable waters of waste oil and sludge, rubbish, and waste resulting from loading operations. The amounts of material reported to have been removed are constantly checked by the patrols. FLOATING PLANT During the past fiscal year the construction of the 121-foot Diesel- ,driven patrol boat Active was completed and the boat assigned to service, replacing the Lamont, which had been in continuous serv- ice 37 years. In addition a 38-foot boat was constructed and placed in commission during the year, replacing the Lookout. The Lamont :and the Lookout were sold. Actions to end of fiscal year 1933 for violations of act of June 29, 1888, and its amendments _Number of cases reported to United States attorneys for prosecution: Prior to fiscal year 1933------------- ---------------------------- 786 During fiscal year 1933-------------------------------------- 16 Total---- ------------------ -------------------------- 802 Number of convictions obtained or cases settled by compromise: Prior to fiscal year 1933------- -------------------- ----- --- 594 During fiscal year 1933-------------------------------------- 18 Total--------------- ------------- ------------------- 612 lNumber of cases nolle prossed or discontinued: Prior to fiscal year 1933-------- ---------------------------- 137 During fiscal year 1933----------------------------- ---------- 24 Total------- ---------------------------------------- 161 1308 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, IU.S. ARMY, 1933 Number of cases dismissed after trial: Prior to fiscal year 1933---------------------------------------- 14 During the fiscal year 1933---------------------------------- 1 Total_---_ ---------------- 15 Number of cases pending June 30, 1933----------------------------- 14 Grand total--------------------- ---------- 802 The cost of operating the vessels and the work of the office for the- year was $168,335.24. Proposed operations.-(a) The allotment of $175,000 for mainte- nance and routine operations will be expended as follows: I 1. Salaries and wages ----------- ------------------------- $101, 500 2. Fuel (coal, oil, gasoline) --.--- _------_--------------- 19, 000 3. Subsistence of crews-------------- ------------------------ 15, 000 4. Docking and repairs---------------- -------- ------------- 29, 000 5. Supplies, general ------------------------- ---------- 8, 8,000 6. Office rent ----------------------------------------------- 1, 000 7. Miscellaneous expenses--------------------------------------- 1, 500 Total------------------ ---- ------------------------ 175, 000 (b) The approximate date when it is estimated funds will be exhausted is June 30, 1934. (c) The amount which can be profitably expended for the service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, is $207,000, distributed as follows: 1. Salaries and wages------ ---------------------------------------- $112, 000 2. Fuel (coal, oil, gasoline) ------------------------------------ I 29, 000 3. Subsistence of crews___ ~---~~--~~--------------------- ------- 16, 500 4. Docking and repairs ... 35, 000 5. 6. Supplies, general ------ Wharfage and office rent. ---------------------------------------- 9,000 -~l~l~------~~~-~--------------------- - ------------------------------ 4, 000 l-------- 7. Miscellaneous expenses -- -------------------C------------------- 1, 500 Total--------- ------------------------------------ 207, 000 Cost and finanoal summary Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ----- 4, 545, 794. 59 $---____ Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 424, 228. 14 Net total cost to June 30, 1933---------------------- 4, 970, 022. 73 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933------------------------- 722. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933........--------------------4, 970, 745.23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933-------- --..-------------- , 416.34 Net total expenditures-----------..-.... --------- 4, 969, 328. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--_----__ _ -_-- --------- - 4, 462. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933--------- __ 4, 973, 791. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ...-- .... ....................... - .................---- ..... ....... Cost of maintenance . .- -...... .. ..--.. . . .. .... Total cost.. ................------------------------------------ -----....----------- ..------- Total expended---.....---.. --------- -$208, 236.48 $308, 964.92 $204, 005.36 $248,503 22 $323,143.45 Allotted . 317, 360. 00 ........--------------------------- 174, 360.00 193, 500. 00 137, 630. 00 251, 247. 18 ANACOSTIA PARK 1309 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932--------------------------- $76, 359. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932----------------------- $261, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------ 5, 000. 00 266, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------- ----------- 342, 359.11 Deductions on account of impounded savings revoked June 30, 1933- 14, 752. 82 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 327, 606. 29 Gross amount expended------------------------ $334, 491.88 Less: Reimbursements collected------ Receipts from sales------------------ ----- $9, 144. 60 2, 203. 83 11, 348. 43 323, 143. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------ -------------------- 4, 462.84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933-------------------------- 2, 016. 31 Balance available June 30, 1933------------ ------------ 2, 446. 53 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933---------- ------------------- 722. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933----------- - 3,169.03 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933--------------------------------- 175,; 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1933------------ 78, 169. 03 1------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1935 for maintenance __ 207,000.00 ANACOSTIA PARK AND THE RECLAMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANACOSTIA RIVER AND FLATS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER TO THE DISTRICT LINE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA District engineer: Maj. J. D. Arthur, Jr., Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. T. H. Jackson, Corps of Engineers. Location.-The Anacostia River enters the Potomac River at Washington, D.C. Previous projects.-Forthe part of the project below the Anacostia Bridge, which is also a river and harbor improvement, see Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1919, page 553, under heading "Existing project." For a description of the previous projects for the improvement extending upstream from the Anacostia Bridge see Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1923, page 1990, under heading " Existing project." Existing project.-This provides for the improvement of the river and for the reclamation and development of the adjacent flats from the mouth of the river upstream to the District of Columbia bound- ary line, a distance of about 61/3 miles, to afford a river channel 15 feet deep in the section between Anacostia Bridge and Massachusetts Avenue, 9 feet deep thence to Benning Road. The section from the mouth upstream to the Anacostia Bridge was dredged to a depth of 20 feet under a river and harbor project. The dredged material is to be used for fills. The project includes a constant-level lake or lateral basin on the west side of the river to be known as Lake Kingman and a smaller lake on the east side of the stream. The normal surface elevation of 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1310 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 the lakes is to be 2 feet above mean low tide, and they are to be dredged to a depth of 6 feet. A culvert or small bridge is to be con- Istructed over Lake Kingman on the line of Benning Road, and a lock and bridge is to be built at the lower end of Lake Kingman. Influent and effluent gate-control works are to be provided to maintain a constant level in both lakes. Masonry sea walls on a riprap substructure are to be constructed along the tidal channel of t river to extend 6 feet above mean low water; the walls of the lakW are to extend 3 feet above mean low water or 1 foot above the level of the lake. A portion of the reclaimed tract is to be set aside for develop- ment by the Agricultural Department for a national arboretum and botanical garden. A strip of water-front land on the right bank of the river between the Anacostia Bridge and the Pennsylvania Rail- road freight bridge is to be set aside for commercial purposes. The bridges at Benning Road over the main channel are not to be altered. The estimated cost of the project is $4,125,000 (October 1923). To this must be added $150,000 appropriated by act approved July 3, 1930, for cost of land not covered in estimated cost of project because .of subsequent adverse court decision as to United States ownership. The acts of Congress authorizing and defining the present plan of improvement are as follows: District of Columbia appropriation acts approved March 2, 1911 (36 Stats. 1005); July 2, 1914 (38 Stats. 549); March 3, 1917 (39 Stats. 1040); March 3, 1915 (38 Stats. 923); August 31, 1918 (40 Stats. 950); July 11, 1919 (41 Stats. 99); June 5, 1920 (41 Stats. 954); February 28, 1923 (42 Stats. 1364); June 7, 1924 (43 Stats. 572); March 3, 1925 (43 Stats. 1246); May 10, 1926 (44 Stats. 448); March 2, 1927 (44 Stats. 1328); February 25, 1929 (45 Stats. 1295); July 3, 1930 (46 Stats. 986); February 23, 1931 (46 Stats. 1410); and June 29, 1932 (47 Stats. 376). The latest published map is found in Annual Report of Chief of Engineers, 1924, at page 1994. Local cooperation.-The funds for this project have been appropri- ated by the District of Columbia appropriation bills, which, through the fiscal year ended June 30, 1920, provided for half of the expense to be borne by the District of Columbia. From that date to June 30, 1924, the expense was borne 60 percent by the District of Colum- bia and 40 percent by the United States. Beginning July 1, 1924, the District of Columbia pays all required above the lump sum appropriated from United States revenues. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U.S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Dalecarliawas engaged from July 1 to September 27, 1932, and from December 6, 1932, to May 31, 1933, in dredging in section G, Anacostia River, depositing a total of 461,675 cubic yards (credited and gross) on the adjacent flats. The U.S. derrickboat Benning was engaged from July 1 to 27, 1932, and from October 2, 1932, to May 31, 1933, in trenching for sea-wall foundation and building levees around Upper East Lake and Navigation Channel, section G, handling 166,291 cubic yards of material. Of this amount 63,080 cubic yards were credited to reclamation of the adjacent flats. ANACOSTIA PARK 1311 The U.S. excavator No. 2 was engaged from January 13 to Feb- ruary 23, 1933, in building levees in section G, Anacostia River, handling 11,376 cubic yards of material. A labor gang was engaged. throughout the year in reinforcing levees and miscellaneous work in section G, Anacostia River. The total cost of dredging and levee work was $79,614.85. A total of 148,563 cubic yards of select material was placed on the dump fills north of Benning Road, section G, at a cost of $2,053.90 for supervision. A total of 31,047 acres of land was acquired by purchase and condemnation during the year at a cost of $18,546.69. Sheet pile wing walls were constructed to protect street-railway tracks at Benning Road and other contingent items were handled during the year at a cost of $674.18. Miscellaneous surveys and investigations were made at a cost of $3,654.41. The total cost of work for the year was $104,544.03, all applied to new work. In addition $4,830.30 was charged to the cost of completed new work during the year. The total expenditure was $95,472.40. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The table below indicates the work accomplished and expenditures therefor on the project to June 30, 1933. The project is 79.2 percent completed. The controlling depth below Anacostia Bridge in March 1933 was 21.5 feet, with a width of 300 feet; between Anacostia Bridge and Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge in March 1933, it was 14 feet, with a width of 400 feet; between Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge and Penn- sylvania Railroad bridge in December 1929 it was 16 feet, with a width of 400 feet; between the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge and, Benning Bridge in August 1932, it was 6 feet, with a width of 100 feet; between the Benning Bridge and the District Line in May 1933, it was 5 feet, with a width of 100 feet, and in Lake Kingman the controlling depth was 5 feet at mean low water. Itemized statement of cost and work to June 30, 1933 Item Work accom- Cost plished Study and investigation--- --------------------------------------------------- $31, 180.23 Reclamation: (a) Dredging -------- - -...... cubic yards-- 11, 196, 145 1, 374, 988.62 (b) Dump fills--- ------------------------------------------------- ------ 37, 742. 35 Sea walls: (a) Channel-foundations-... ...-------------------------- linear feet__ 38, 539 513, 202. 27 (b) Channel-masonry ...--------- ------- do_ 24, 424 290, 874. 30 (c) Lake and islands-foundations ..-------------------- do-.... 27, 620 323, 086. 29 (d) Lake and islands-masonry--------------------------do --- 16,068 99, 767.95 Land.......--.----- -- -------------------------------------- acres.. 391. 651 456, 121. 68 Allen Bridge---- ----------------------------------------------------------- 81,503.91 Plant and repair yard.... --------------------------------------------------------- (1) Lock, bridge, and influents...--------------------------------------------------- 87, 370. 93 Effluent house and connecting cable -- -------------------------------. ________ 27, 700. 78 Contingencies------------------ --------------------------------------- 58, 533. 80 Engineering and clerical expenses ---_-------- --------------- (1) Miscellaneous surveys--------- - ------------------------------------ -------------- 2 3, 654. 41 Total cost-- ------------------------------------------------ 3, 385, 727.52 1 Cost under these items included in totals for the other items. 2 To be distributed to above items. 16228-ENG 1933-83 1312 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1933, $137,472.58, will' be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1933- ------------------------- $3, 275. 40 New work: Dredging operations, U.S. dredge Dalecarlia, sec- tion G ---------------------------------- $10, 400. 00 Trenching and levee construction operations, U.S. derrick boat Benning, section G__---------- 7, 200. 00 Labor gang on levees, waste weirs, etc------------ 3, 000.00 Supervision of dump fills ------------- 2, 400. 00 Sea-wall foundations, navigation channel, section G (July 1933) - : 3, 000. 00 Sea wall, masonry, navigation channel, section G (July to November 1933 ; April to June 1934)___ 62, 000. 00 Purchase and condemnation of land-------------- 44, 000. 00 Miscellaneous surveys __ -- ------.----.-- - 2, 197.18 134, 197. 18 Total------------ ------------------- ------------ 137, 472. 58 It is expected the funds will be practically exhausted by June 30, 1934. It is proposed to do the above work with Government plant and hired labor. The sum of $180,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1935, as follows: New work: Dredging (July 1934 to June 1935) $15, 000 Trenching and levee construction (July 1934 to June 1935) ------ 10, 000 Labor gang on levees, etc. (July 1934 to June 1935) ----------- 4, 000 Supervision of dump fills (July 1934 to June 1935) ------------- 3, OOQ Sea-wall foundations (July to October 1934) ____--------------- 48,000 Masonry sea wall (July to November 1934) ___--- _---- -_-- 70, 000 * Effluent conduit (April to June 1935) ------------------- 30, 000 Total------------------- --------------------------- 180, 000 It is proposed to do the above work with Government plant and hired labor, except that the riprap stone for sea-wall foundations will be purchased under contract. Cost and financial summary Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933_______________ $3, 385, 727. 52 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 4, 302. 69 Net total cost to June 30, 1933----------------------- 3, 390, 030. 21 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933___________________________ 3, 390, 030. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933 ______-____-______-_ 3, 275. 40 Net total expenditures____________________________ 3, 386, 754. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 ---.----- __-------___ __ 137, 472.58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933__-- __---___ 3, 524, 227.39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work ......------------------- $331, 245. 90 $178, 496.58 $335, 664.39 $223,799. 10 $104, 544. 03 Cost of maintenance---...------------------- --------------------------------------- Total cost--------------------------- 331, 245.90 178, 496. 58 335, 664. 39 223, 799. 10 104, 544. 03 Total expended.----.............---------..... 309, 679 26 210, 908.40 329,688 88 226, 284. 20 95, 472. 40 Appropriated- ......................----------------. 180,000.00 330,000.00 179, 520.00 179, 520. 00 -5, 171. 10 WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 1313 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932______________________________ $238, 116.08 Amount to be accounted for--------------- ---------------- 238, 116. 08 Deductions on account of amount of impounded funds carried to surplus fund------------------------------------------- 5, 171.10 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 232, 944. 98 Gross amount expended----------------------- $107,504. 74 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 12, 032. 34 95, 472. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 ---- ___ -_________ 137, 472. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933_ 45, 341. 41 Balance available June 30, 1933 ---- - ------------- 92, 131. 17 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933___________ 92, 131.17 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 750, 772. 61 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - 30, 1935, for new work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 180, 000.00 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT District engineer : Maj. J. D. Arthur, Jr., Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. T. H. Jackson, Corps of Engineers. Description.-A description of the system and of previous projects for construction and maintenance is printed at pages 2206-2208 An- nual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1930. The control of the system was vested in the Chief of Engineers by the act of March 2, 1867, and section 1800, Revised Statutes. The total cost on the entire system to June 30, 1933, including accrued liabilities, was $28,553,429.62, of which $21,699,122.02 was for construction, $6,597,780.17 was for maintenance and operation, $223,621.81 was for spring-water supply, and $32,905.62 for deferred charges. Existing project.-The existing project provides for the care, maintenance, and operation of the system up to the point where the purified water is delivered to the District of Columbia distribut- ing system, and also for the care and maintenance of the Conduit Road, McMillan Park, and the meters on the various Government services. Local cooperation.-Up to the end of June 30, 1916, the expenses of the Washington Aqueduct were paid one half by the District of Columbia and one half by the United States, since which time they have been paid wholly out of the revenues of the water department of the District of Columbia. Of the appropriations for increasing water supply, District of Columbia, $25,000 has been appropriated wholly out of the revenues of the United States, $3,200,000 out of revenues payable, 60 percent by the District of Columbia and 40 percent by the United States, and of the balance after June 30, 1924, the District of Columbia paid all required above lump sum appropriated from United States revenues. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The average turbidity was reduced from 166 to 0.99 and the bacterial content from 2,886 to 3.9 per milliliter. The average daily consumption was 87,220,000 gallons, and the maximum was 120,520,000 gallons, making the aver- age per capita consumption in the District of Columbia 174 gallons per day. The average daily consumption of water in Government 1Exclusive of available funds. 1314 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1.933 buildings was 9,163,000 gallons, or approximately 9.5 percent of the total. Over 11,000 tubes of water from various points in the system were examined for bacterium colon, and after sterilization, the aver- age number of bacterium colon per 100 millimeters was found to be 0.35. Average alkalinity of the filtered water was 57; average pH value was 7.8; and average hardness was 79. The cost of water delivered to the water department for distribution to consumers was $47.17 per million gallons, as compared with $48.94 in 1932. Under an appropriation of $150,000 (District of Columbia Act of June 29, 1932), plans and specifications were prepared for a booster pumping station to lower the water level in Dalecarlia Reservoir, and thereby increase the flow through the conduits from Great Falls. Contracts were let to the De Laval Steam Turbine Co., Trenton, N.J., for four vertical motor-driven pumping units, and to the Roller- Smith Co., Bethlehem, Pa., for the necessary low-tension oil circuit breaker switch gear and appurtenances. TOTAL COST The total cost under the appropriation for the fiscal year, including accrued liabilities, was $431,363.38. The distribution of cost was as follows: Cost per Total million gallons Collecting system--. ------------------ -------------------------- $51, 122. 48 $1. 61 Purification system- _......------- ----- ----....------------ ----------------- 252, 756. 11 7. 94 Distribution system.................................----------------------------------------------. 127,484.79 4.00 Total......--.......--------------------------------------------------431,363.38 13. 55 PROPOSED OPERATIONS (a) Funds appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, approved June 16, 1933, will be used as follows: For operation, including salaries of all necessary employees, maintenance and repair of Washington aqueducts and their accessories, including Dalecarlia, Georgetown, McMillan Park, First and Second High Service Reservoirs, Wash- ington Aqueduct Tunnel, the filtration plants, the pumping plants, and the plant for the preliminary treatment of the water supply; ordinary repairs, grading, opening ditches, and other maintenance of Conduit Road; purchase, installation, and maintenance of water meters on Federal services; purchase, care, repair, and operation of vehicles, including the purchase and exchange of one passenger-carrying motor vehicle at a cost not to exceed $650; purchase and repair of rubber boots and protective apparel, and for each and every pur- pose connected therewith, $400,000. (b) The amounts which can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 (estimated), are as follows: For operation, including salaries of all necessary employees, maintenance, and repair of Washington aqueducts and their accessories, including Dalecarlia, Georgetown, McMillan Park, First and Second High Service Reservoirs, Wash- ington Aqueduct Tunnel, the filtration plants, the pumping plants, and the plant for the preliminary treatment of the water supply; ordinary repairs, grad- ing, opening ditches, and other maintenance of Conduit Road; purchase, instal- lation, and maintenance of water meters on Federal services; purchase, care, repair, and operation of vehicles, including the purchase and exchange of one passenger-carrying motor vehicle at a cost not to exceed $650; purchase and WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 1315 repair of rubber boots and protective apparel, and for each and every purpose connected therewith, $470,000. Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the superintendence and con- trol of the Secretary of War over the Washington Aqueduct, its rights, appurte- nances, and fixtures connected with the same, and over appropriations and expenditures therefor as now provided by law. Financial sumary as of June 30, 1933 Unexpended Washington water supply Appropriated Reverted to (less accruals Cost to June Treasury and receiv- 30, 1933 ables Total to June 30, 1932-_-_---------_ -- --- $28, 487, 515. 73 $371, 156. 85 $261.35 $28, 116,097. 53 Act of June 29, 1932-__ -__-----------_ _ -_ 1612, 450. 00 33, 622.19 141, 495. 72 437, 332. 09 Total___________________________.. . 29, 099, 965. 73 404, 779. 04 141, 757. 07 28, 553, 429. 62 Encumbered . ------------------- ---------------- -------------- ------------- 141, 757. 07 1 Includes an appropriation of $150,000 for "booster pumping station." Division of expenditures Paid by-- Units Total United States District of Water depart- Columbia ment Total construction_ . $10,965, 377. 11 $9, 090, 041. 24 $1, 643, 703. 67 $21, 699, 122. 02 Total maintenance _ 1, 222, 316. 72 955, 473. 18 4, 419, 990. 27 6, 597, 780. 17 Total spring-water supply - 223, 621. 81 . __ . . . .. _ ....... 223, 621. 81 Total deferred charges __.__ _ - 32, 905. 62 32, 905. 62 Total -.... . .. _---_ 12, 411, 315. 64 10, 045, 514. 42 6, 096, 599. 56 2S, 553, 429. 62 Washington Aqueduct, District of Columbia, nmaintenance 1931 : July 1, 1932, balance unexpended_ ._...__ _-----------____ -$1, 850. 69 June 30, 1933, amount expended during fiscal year___------ ---------- June 30, 1933, balance carried to surplus fund--------------- 1, 850. 69 1932: July 1, 1932, balance unexpended ____-----__ - 38, 904.44 June 30, 1933, amount expended during fiscal year------------- 38, 643.09 June 30, 1933, balance unexpended __------------------------- 261. 35 June 30, 1933, outstanding liabilities _____ ________ __. 57 June 30, 1933, balance available__-- ____ _____-260. 78 1933: Amount appropriated by act approved June 29, 1932 462, 450. 00 June 30, 1933, amount expended during fiscal year------------ 380, 971. 74 81, 478. 26 June 30, 1933, carried to surplus fund (impounded) ----------- 33, 352.26 June 30, 1933, balance unexpended-------------------------- 48, 126. 00 June 30, 1933, outstanding liabilities __------_______---24, 355. 19 23, 770. 81 June 30, 1933, amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 23, 923. 00 June 30, 1933, balance available----------------- -- 152. 19 June 30, 1933, accounts receivable-----.-.---- ------- 152. 19 June 30, 1933, unobligated balance available . .... 1316 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 BOOSTER PUMPING PLANT 1933: Amount appropriated by act approved June 29, 1932-------- $150, 000.00 June 30, 1933, amount expended during fiscal year _______-- 8, 219. 24 141, 780. 76 June 30, 1933, carried to surplus fund (impounded) ........ 269. 93 June 30, 1933, balance unexpended__ 141, 510. 83 June 30, 1933, outstanding liabilities ---- ___-__-_______- 1, 428. 29 140, 082. 54 June 30, 1933, amount covered by uncompleted contracts------66, 177. 00 June 30, 1933, balance available___-------- _____________ 73, 905. 54 June 30, 1933, accounts receivable June 30, 1933, unobligated balance available _______ -___ 73, 905. 54 INCREASING WATER SUPPLY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933_ --- ------- $8, 725, 100. 00 ___-- Total amount expended to June 30, 1933 ------- _____ 8, 718, 100. 00 June 30, 1933, balance unexpended --- ____ - -________- 7, .00. 00 June 30, 1933, outstanding liabilities________________ _____ 7, 000. 00 June 30, 1933, balance available_ 48-INCH MAIN AND RENO RESERVOIR Balance of $28,399.28 carried to surplus fund on April 19, 1933. BEACH EROSION BOARD The Beach Erosion Board was established and its duties defined by section 2 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (Pub. No. 520, 71st Cong.), which authorized and directed the Chief of En- gineers, under the direction of the Secretary of War, to cause in- vestigations and studies to be made in cooperation with appropriate State agencies of the various States on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts and on the Great Lakes and the territories, with a view to devising effective means of preventing erosion of the shores of coastal and lake waters by waves and currents. The act also pro- vides for the release to the appropriate State agencies of the in- formation obtained from these studies and for the payment of the costs of the investigations. Under the terms of the act the board is to consist of 4 officers of the Corps of Engineers and 3 civilians, selected by the Chief of Engineers with regard to their special fitness, from among the State agencies cooperating with the War Department. The members of the board are: Col. W. J. Barden, Corps of Engineers; Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers; Col. E. J. Dent, Corps of Engineers; Maj. G. R. Young, Corps of Engineers; Richard K. Hale, associate commissioner, Department of Public Works, Bos- ton, Mass.; Victor Gelineau, chief engineer, Board of Commerce and Navigation, State of New Jersey; Thorndike Saville, consulting en- gineer, Department of Conservation and Development, State of North Carolina. All requests for cooperative investigations with appropriate State agencies have been referred to the Board for consideration and recom- mendation. In addition, a number of questions concerning shore protection of Federal property or arising in connection with river NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES 1317 and harbor projects, have been referred to that portion of the board composed of officers of the Corps of Engineers, which has been designated as the Shore Protection Board. The work accomplished by the Board, since its organization, and the status of its operation at the close of the fiscal year, are shown by the following table: Ordered With- Corn- Remain- Character of investigation orr drawn leted ing Cooperative studies------------..... --------------------------- 11 2 2 7 Federal studies 1---------------------------- 13 ........ 12 1 General investigations . .......------------..--- ------------. 8 ----- - 3 5 Total---------- ------------------------------------- 32 2 17 13 1Shore Protection Board. Cost and financial summary.--Expenses incident to the operations of the board are paid from funds appropriated for examinations, surveys, and contingencies for rivers and harbors. Total amount allotted to the board since its organization...---------- $50, 258. 30 Net expenses of the board since its organization ---------------- 45, 372. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933 __--- -_-----_-------- 4, 885. 76 Net expenses of the board for the fiscal year 1933 ----------------- 12, 982. 69 SURVEY OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES [Conducted by the U.S. Lake Survey Office, Detroit, Mich.] District engineer: Maj. James W. Bagley, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. E. M. Markham, Corps of Engineers. Surveys-Great Lakes.-The existing general project, stated in detail in the Annual Report for 1907, pages 844 to 850, comprises the following work: Ascertainment and charting of depths in all significant regions of the Great Lakes to a plane 30 feet below the adopted low-water datum of the open lakes, and 25 feet below the corresponding datum in the channels of the connecting river; com- pletion of triangulation and precise leveling needed to control the areas under survey; river-discharge measurements; investigations of lake levels; magnetic surveys in and near main vessel courses; and prompt examination of areas where obstructions to navigation have been reported. Surveys-New York State canals.-The Sundry Civil Act of March 4, 1911, provided that the survey be extended to include the lakes and other natural navigable waters of the New York State canals. The project contemplated revision and adjustment by field reconnaissance of all existing survey data pertaining thereto, sup- plemented by such additional topographic and hydrographic surveys as might be required for the publication of navigation charts of these waters. Field work under this project has been completed, and the full set of charts has been published. Surveys--Lake Champlai.-The scope of operations was extended by the sundry civil act of June 23, 1913, to include Lake Champlain. Surveys of harbors and other important areas were commenced dur- ing the field season of 1928 and will be continued until sufficient data are available to revise the charts to conform to present conditions and requirements. 1318 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 Surveys--Boundary waters between the Lake of the Woods and Lake Superior.-The sundry civil act of August 1, 1914, extended the work of the Lake Survey to include these waters. The project provides for the preparation of navigation charts of the American waters of the Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake, complete with hydrography, and for the preparation of charts of the remainder of the boundary waters without hydrographic detail, it being considered that existing commerce does not warrant the preparation of complete navigation charts except for the two lakes named. Chats.-The existing chart project, adopted April 17, 1909, pro- vides for revising old charts and preparing new ones. Further de- tails concerning it and a detailed statement of the work required to complete it are printed on pages 1918-1923 of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1917. The number now in force, including four charts of the Lake of the Woods, is 125. The proposed series will include 8 additional charts-6 of the boundary waters from Lake of the Woods to Lake Superior and 2 of the Great Lakes series. One of the present charts will be printed as an inset on an existing coast chart and one will be discontinued. The series as now contemplated will therefore con- tain 131 separate charts, as follows: Estimated number of Lake Survey charts of Great Lakes------------- 109 Charts of natural navigable waters of the navigation system of New York State canals----------------------------------------------- 7 Charts of Lake Champlain.----...---------------- --------------- 5 Charts of Lake of the Woods and adjacent boundary waters ___- - -___ 10 Number of charts contemplated in series __________-____---131 This is not considered a final determination of the number of charts that will be needed. Changing conditions may indicate later the advisability of discontinuing some of those now issued or may show the need of charts not provided for in this project. Bulletins.-The work pertaining to the Bulletin of the Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes consists in publishing annually in April a revised volume of coast and harbor descriptions, etc., and seven monthly supplements from May to November giving changes and additions. Investigation of lake levels.-The present general project is the continuation and extension of that published in the Annual Report for 1898, pages 3774-3776. A hydrograph, showing the monthly mean of water levels of the different lakes from January 1, 1860, to and including June 1930, is included in the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers 1930, page 2230. Estimated cost of the work.-The cost of additional new work re- quired to complete the survey of Rainy Lake in accordance with the existing project is estimated at $35,000. The cost of maintenance work, which includes revision and reissue of charts, revisory sur- veys of harbors, and miscellaneous investigations of obstructions to navigation, observation and study of lake levels, publication of bul- letins, supplements and notices to mariners, and other continuing necessary activities, is estimated at $170,000 for the fiscal year 1934. NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES 1319 OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING THE YEAR Surveys.-Four parties were at work in the field on July 1, 1932, and operations were continued until November 21. Four parties were organized in the spring of 1933. Work was begun May 4 and was continued to the end of the fiscal year. Localities and character of the work are as follows: Lake Michigan: Chicago, Calumet, and Indiana Harbor, revisory surveys including triangulation, sounding, and sweeping. Lake Huron: Six Fathom Bank, sounding and sweeping. Detroit River: From Lake St. Clair to Fort Wayne, topography and sounding. Lake Ontario: Deep-sea sounding and revision of magnetic sur- veys. Completed July 18, 1932. Lake Champlain: Missisquoi Bay and Richelieu River 't o ' on half mile north of Hospital Island, sounding and topography. Local revisory surveys in the vicinity of Rouses Point, Point au Fer, Little Chazy River, Otter Creek, Vergennes, Ticonderoga, and Plattsburg, topograph, sounding, and sweeping. Rainy Lake: Rainy River above the dam at International Falls, sounding. Rainy Lake, west end, to longitude 93°12 ' , sounding and sweeping. South channel to longitude 93000', and north side of open traverse from longitude 93020' to longitude 92040 ' , sounding. Michigan: Lower Peninsula, recovery of control points. Miscellaneous: Inspection, care, and repair of water gages. Charts.-Duringthe year ended June 30, 1933, revised editions of 33 charts and 1 new chart were prepared and issued. Five new charts are in course of preparation. Revision of negatives for print- ing on offset press is under way. The number of charts sold during the year by the Detroit office was 10,708 and by the Buffalo, New York City, and Albany offices 2,342, the aggregate sales being 13,050. The proceeds of sales; amounting to $5,296.20, were deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States. The Detroit office issued 4,733 charts for official use, and the Buffalo, New York City, and Albany offices 547, a total of 5,280. Bulletin, etc.-The present edition of the bulletin is 2,200 copies. Supplements Nos. 3 to 7, Bulletin No. 41, were issued between July and November 1932. Copy for Bulletin No. 42 was prepared during the winter and for- warded to the Public Printer in February. The edition was received in April. Supplements Nos. 1 and 2 were printed locally under contract and were issued in May and June 1933. In addition to the periodical publications, mentioned above, 12 mimeographed notices of monthly stages of the Lakes and several special notices relating to conditions of immediate concern to navi- gation were sent to newspapers, vessel interests, and Government officials in the lake region. Similar information was also furnished from time to time to the Superintendent of Lighthouses, eleventh district, for publication in weekly Notices to Mariners issued by the Lighthouse Service. Investigation of lake levels.-Thirteen self-registering gages and one staff gage were operated throughout the year at the regular stations on the Lakes and connecting rivers. Self-registering gages were 1320 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 operated at St. Clair Flats Canal and Monroe, Mich., during the navigation season. A temporary self-registering gage was installed at Alpena, Mich., in June 1933. A staff gage was established June 2, 1933, at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club to give elevations of Lake St. Clair. Under agreement with the United States engineer office, Detroit, the care and operation of the self-registering gages at Am- herstburg, Ont., were assumed in March. Temporary gages were maintained south of Amherstburg, Ontario, and at Gibraltar, Mich., from July to November 1932 and from April to July 1933. A tem- porary gage was installed at Wyandotte, Mich., in April. A study of the changes in the hydraulic conditions in the Niagara River between 1898 and 1932 was completed. Considerable study has been given the hydraulics of the St. Clair and the Detroit Rivers. A review of that part of the report of the joint board on St. Law- rence Waterway relating to compensation of lake levels and revision to meet present conditions of the compensating works therein pro- posed has been made. The total cost for new work during the year was $25,945.20 and for maintenance $159,336.87, aggregating $185,282.07. The total ex- penditures during the year, after deducting receipts from sales, were $168,712.92. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The present project for surveys on the Great Lakes as formulated in 1907 and the project work on New York State canals and on Lake Champlain have been com- pleted. The field work on Lake of the Woods and adjacent waters, including Rainy Lake, is about 85 percent.completed. Charts.-OnJune 30, 1933, there were in force 125 charts, compris- ing 108 of the Great Lakes, 5 of Lake Champlain, 7 of New York State canals, 4 of Lake of the Woods, and 1 Hydrographic Office chart of the Great Lakes. These charts are on sale at the Lake Survey office at Detroit, at the canal office at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and at the United States Engineer offices in Buffalo, Albany, and New York City. Complete sample sets are on file at the United States Engineer offices at Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Cleveland, and Oswego, affording additional facilities for examina- tion and selection before placing orders. From 1882 to June 30, 1933, a total sum of $145,054.29 was derived from the sale of charts and deposited in the United States Treasury. In all, 915,533 of these charts have been sold and issued for actual service. The following work, a portion of which is well advanced, remained on June 30, 1933, for completion of the chart project for the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, and the New York canals as outlined on pages 1919-1922 of the Chief of Engineers Report for 1917, and of the chart project for Lake of the Woods and adjacent waters adopted April 24, 1928, and their subsequent modifications. (a) The preparation and issue of 9 entirely new charts, viz, Chicago Harbor and River, Calumet Harbor and River, Niagara River, and 6 charts of Lake of the Woods and adjacent boundary waters. (b) The preparation and issue of three new charts to replace charts now obsolete or soon to become so, viz, Detroit River, Lorain and Erie, and Fairport Harbors. (c) The revision for projection of one chart, viz, Portage Lake Harbor. The bulletins, which contain descriptions of coast lines, harbors, channels, menaces to navigation, and other important information NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES 1321 supplementary to the charts, but of too voluminous a character to be incorporated thereon, are issued free in connection with the charts. They are distributed annually according to a carefully revised mail- ing list, and a stock of the current bulletin and the supplements thereto is kept on hand for issue to new chart purchasers. Monthly means of water levels for stations named, expressed in feet above mean sea level [Adjusted levels of 1903] 1932 1933 Stationp N Au July gust Station Sep- ter Octo- No- Oo-ber vem- De- cem- Jan- an Feb- Feb March April May June ber ber her uary ruary Marquette -...602. 68 602. 87 602.91 602. 60 602. 47 602. 25 602.07 601. 96 601.83 601.91 602. 37 602. 69 Milwaukee_ __ 578. 64 578. 54 578. 25 578. 11 577. 95 577. 68 577. 72 577. 64 577. 76 578. 09 578. 63 578. 76 Harbor Beach__ 578. 63 578. 49 578.33 578. 04 577. 90 577. 66 577. 53 577. 54 577. 52 577. 84 578. 36 578.66 -- Cleveland ___ 571.74 571.49 571.20 570. 64 570. 54 570. 38 570. 67 570. 60 570. 92 571.67 572. 11 572.04 Oswego ....-.. 245. 90 245. 59 245. 04 244. 57 244. 38 244. 30 244. 33 244. 31 244. 27 244. 85 245. 32 245.45 Costs and expenditures under existing project.--It is impracticable to determine separately the costs for new work and for maintenance since the adoption of the existing project. The approximate com- bined cost found by deducting expenditures of $3,973,897.31 under previous projects from the total cost of permanent work is $3,325,- 288.40. The total expenditures under the existing project up to June 30, 1933, amount to $3,449,091.73. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the balance of funds unexpended on June 30, 1933, plus a subsequent allotment of $29,000, as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1933___-------------------------- $1, 948. 57 New work: Hydrographic survey of Rainy Lake: Operation of launch under lease------------- $2, 500.00 Expenses of survey party, field and office ------ 17, 500. 00 20, 00. 00 Maintenance: Maintenance of gages at various stations on Great Lakes----- 8, 000. 00 Hydraulic surveys, including discharge measurements in outflow rivers: Operation of Government launch-__ -_______ $1, 000.00 Expenses of survey party, field and office-.__.__ 9, 000. 00 10, 000.00 Revisory surveys, including harbor surveys and in- vestigations of shoals and menaces: Operation of steamer and launches ---------- _ 40, 000. 00 Expenses of survey parties, field and office_.._ 20, 000.00 60, 000. 00 Recovery and remarking of control points: Expenses of survey party, field and office--------------------------------- 8, 000.00 Chart preparation, correction, issue, and sales-------------- 79, 051.43 Purchase of new equipment for chart preparation- - ... ____.. 29, 000. 00 Preparation of bulletins, preparation and publication of supple- ments --------------------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Balance remaining ------------------------------------- 2, 584. 65 Total-- ----- - ---------- 221, 584. 65 The cost of operations will average about $18,700 per month prior to December 1- and after May 1, while parties are in the field, and 1322 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 about $11,800 per month during the remainder of the year. It is expected that available funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1934. For utilizing existing organization and plant to the best advantage, work estimated to cost $190,000 can be profitably carried on during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as follows: New work: Hydrographic survey of Rainy Lake: Operations of launch under lease_ __ ________-$2, 500 Expenses of survey party, field and office____________ 17, 500 $20, 000 Maintenance : Maintenance of gages_--____----------__--------------- 8, 000 Hydraulic surveys, including discharge measurments in outflow rivers: Operation of Government launch _______________ $2, 000 Expenses of survey party, field and office------------10, 000 12, 000 Revisory surveys: ---- Operation of steamer and launches----_____ __-- 37, 000 Expenses of survey parties, field and office-___--- -- 20, 000 57, 000 Recovery and remarking of control points ---------- 10, 000 Chart preparation, correction, issue, and sales------------ 80, 000 Preparation of bulletins, preparation and publication of supple- ments --- ------------------------------------------ 3, 000 Total----------------- --------------------------- 190, 000 Cost and financial summary Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------- $7, 299, 185.71 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933---------- 125, 731.03 Net total cost to June 30, 1933-----------------------7, 424, 916. 74 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1933---- -------------------- 20. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1933--------------------- 7, 424, 937. 61 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933--------------------- 1, 948. 57 Net total expenditures .----------------- -7, 422, 989. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933 --- ----------- 192, 584. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933____-------- 7, 615, 573. 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ofnewwor Cost Cost of new work ------.... -----------.... $69, 844. 67 $71, 319. 98 $47, 652. 98 $31, 568. 71 $25, 945. 20 Cost of maintenance-___............ . . 81, 991.51 81, 958. 40 121, 767, 87 160,166. 32 159, 336. 87 Total cost......... ... .... .... . 151, 836.18 153, 278. 38 169, 420. 85 191, 735. 03 185, 282. 07 Total expended.....-................ 144, 083. 90 200, 716. 42 192, 402. 64 195, 526. 65 168, 712. 92 Allotted...............---------------- 150,000.00 217,000.00 197,300.00 18, 250 1 370,000.00 I i I Balance unexpended July 1, 1932____________-------------- $10, 189.49 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932__$___ _______ __ _ $135, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_-------------------- 235, 000. 00 370, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _________-___-________-- 380, 189.49 Deductions on account of impounded balances revoked--------- 18, 891. 92 Net amount to be accounted for ________________--° - 361, 297. 57 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 1323 Gross amount expended_---------------------------- $172, 228. 26 Less : Reimbursements collected --------- $3, 486. 99 Receipts from sales ------------------- 28. 35 3, 515.34 $168,712.92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933------------------------ 192, 584.65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933 2, 221.92 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 7, 393. 92 9, 615.84 Balance available June 30, 1933---11111111111111111111 1 182, 968. 81 Accounts receivable June 30, 1933----- --------------------------- 20. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933----------------182, 989. 68 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------___ 20,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1935: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 170, 000. 00 1 Total ----------------- 190,000.00 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS OPERATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ST. CROIX RIVER BOARD OF CONTROL Constitution and duties.-The Board was organized in pursuance to conditions in the orders of the International Joint Commission approving the maintenance and operation of the dam built by the St. Croix Water Power Co. and the Sprague Fall Manufacturing Co., Ltd., across the St. Croix River at Grand Falls in the State of Maine, and subsequent agreements reached between the two Governments. The Board is charged with the duty of formulating and admin- istering rules under which the power plant and accessories are to be operated to prevent as nearly as possible a level of water at the dam higher than 203.5 (mean sea-level datum), and to secure to the users of water below Grand Falls the flow of water to which they are entitled. The Board is also charged with the supervision of the operation of all fishways on that portion of the St. Croix River that forms the international boundary. The members of the Board are Mr. J. T. Johnston from Canada and Col. Sherwood A. Cheney, Corps of Engineers, to August 25, 1932, and Lt. Col. Richard Park, for the United States, since that date. Operations during the fiscal year.-Supervision was maintained and inspections made to insure that the regulations of the Inter- national Joint Commission were being carried out. LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG Lake Memphremagog, lying in northern Vermont and southeast- ern Quebec, has as its outlet Magog River in Canada. In 1920 a petition filed by the city of Newport and the towns of Derby, Coven- try, and Barton, all in Vermont, alleged that they had been injured 1 Exclusive of available fends. 1324 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 by the raising of the lake level through the construction and opera- tion of power plants on the Magog River. Upon the suggestion of the Dominion of .Canada an international board composed of an engineer of each of the respective Governments was appointed to consider the matter and submit a joint report to each Government as to the level or levels at which Lake Memphremagog should, so far as possible, be maintained. At the request of local interests consideration of the problem was suspended until 1931, when a survey was made and maps prepared. The report prepared by the American member is now under consid- eration by the Board. Mr. J. T. Johnston, director of the Dominion Water Power and Reclamation Service, Canada, served as a member of the Board. The district engineer at Boston served as the United States member. PRESERVATION OF NIAGARA FALLS District engineer: Maj. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers, to November 1, 1932; First Lt. T. H. Stanley, Corps of Engineers, act- ing district engineer, to December 10, 1932; and Lt. Col. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. E. M. Markham, Corps of Engineers. Desoription.--The history in brief of the operations of the War Department in behalf of the preservation of the scenic grandeur of the Falls and rapids of Niagara River may be found by reference to the following sources: Annual Reports of the Chief of Engineers and appendixes thereto: Pages 1703 to 1705, Report for 1915; pages 2067-2069, Report for 1920; and pages 2104-2105, Report for 1921; Diversion of Water from the Great Lakes and Niagara River, the War Department, June 1921; Senate Document No. 128, Seventy-first Congress, second ses- sion, containing report by the Special International Niagara Board; and a Supplemental Report on the Fall of Rock, which was submitted on November 10, 1931. Operations during the fiscal year.-Records of water levels above the Falls were obtained by means of four self-registering gages. Records obtained from the Niagara Falls Power Co. furnished water elevations in the gorge of Niagara River at Station No. 3A. SUPERVISION OF POWER COMPANIES DIVERTING WATER FROM NIAGARA RIVER Description.-Thesupervision of power companies diverting water from Niagara River was commenced by the War Department in 1906, pursuant to an act of Congress, for the purpose of preserving the navigable capacity of the river, its integrity, and proper volume as a boundary stream, and the scenic grandeur of the Falls and rapids. Project.-The existing project includes the supervision of the di- version of water by the Niagara Falls Power Co., Niagara Falls, N.Y., a licensee under the Federal Power Commission, and the main- tenance of gages used in connection therewith. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 1325 FINANCIAL SUMMARY The sum of $601.74 was expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and represents a portion of an allotment made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL TO CONTROL THE OPERATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER POWER CO.'S WORKS IN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER NEAR MASSENA, N.Y. An order of the International Joint Commission issued after a hearing on the application of the St. Lawrence River Power Co. for permission to continue to maintain the submerged rock weir con- structed by the company in the South Sault Channel of the St. Law- rence River, authorized the maintenance of the weir and, among other things, provided for a board of engineers to pass upon and control the new and old works involved. The members of the Board during the fiscal year were J. T. John- ston for Canada and Maj. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers, to December 15, 1932, and since that date Lt. Col. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, for the United States. Operations during the fiscal year.-The Board kept in touch with conditions by means of inspections and with respect to the diversion by means of monthly reports of the power company, showing the amount of water diverted and power-house performance from day to day. LAKE SUPERIOR BOARD OF CONTROL The Board is charged with the supervision of the operations of all compensating works and all power canals and accessories with a view to maintaining the level of Lake Superior between elevations of 602.1 and 603.6 above mean tide at New York. The members of the Board for the fiscal year 1933, were Mr. J. T. Johnston for Canada and Maj. D. McCoach, Jr., Corps of Engineers, until July 30, 1932, and Maj. R. C. Crawford, Corps of Engineers, since that date, for the United States. Operations during the fiscal year.--The Board kept in touch dur- ing the year with conditions obtaining to the diversion, through representatives of the United States and Canada on the ground, and by means of regular and systematic reports of the water levels in Lake Superior and in the channels above and below the Sault Locks, and in Lake Huron. Records of discharge through the rapids, navi- gation canals, and power plants at the Sault were also systematically reported to the Board. LAKE OF THE WOODS, MINN. Location and description.-The Lake of the Woods is an irregu- larly shaped body of water 1,485 square miles in area, lying partly in northwestern Minnesota and partly in eastern Manitoba and west- ern Ontario, Canada. The southerly portion of the lake is an ex- panse of relatively shallow open water about 30 miles wide, bor- dered on the United States side in Minnesota by low and generally swampy shores. 1326 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 EXisting project.--The convention between the United States and Great Britain proclaimed July 17, 1925, provides for the regulation of the level of the Lake of the Woods in order to secure to the in- habitants of the United States and Canada the most advantageous use of the waters thereof and of the waters flowing into and from the lake on each side of the boundary between the two countries. The convention also provides for the establishment and main- tenance of a Canadian Lake of the Woods Control Board to regulate and control the outflow of the waters of the lake, and for the estab- lishment and maintenance of an International Lake of the Woods Control Board, composed of 2 engineers, 1 representing the United States and the other representing Canada, to whose approval the rate of total discharge shall be subject whenever the elevation rises above elevation 1,061 or falls below elevation 1,056, sea-level datum. The members of the International Board during the fiscal year were Maj. A. K. B. Lyman, Corps of Engineers, for the United States, and Mr. J. T. Johnston for the Dominion of Canada. Detailed operations prescribed by the convention and by an act of Congress approved May 22, 1926, as amended by an act approved April 18, 1928, are: (a) For the regulation of the lake in accordance with articles 1, 4, and 5 of the treaty when the level is outside the limits specified above. (b) For the acquisition by purchase or condemnation of flowage easements up to elevation 1,064, sea-level datum, upon all lands in the United States bor- dering on the Lake of the Woods, on the Warroad River, and on Rainy River, all in the State of Minnesota. (o) For various protective works and measures as specified in article 8 of the convention. (d) For investigation and report on all claims for damages caused to the inhabitants of the United States by fluctuation of the levels of the Lake of the Woods due to artificial obstructions in the outlets of said lake prior to the acquisition of flowage easements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work performed included procurement of flowage easements and the control of lake levels. Negotiations in condemnation proceedings for the procurement of flowage easements were continued. Preparatory to trials in court, surveys were made of such tracts as have been noticed for trial. During the fiscal year payment was made in 47 cases, and 30 addi- tional cases were transmitted to the Department of Justice for pro- curement of the necessary authority for final payment. Appeals were taken under the act of Congress of February 28, 1931, in 97 cases in which the easement had been imposed by court decree previously thereto. Eighteen cases were tried in the United States district court, in which cases action on the jury verdicts is still pending. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has not yet ren- dered a decision in the 4 cases argued before it during the fiscal year 1932. Briefs were filed and arguments were presented to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in 1 case carried to that court on appeal of the Government. Of the 50 cases tried in the United States District Court to date, 17 have been paid into the registry of the court, 16 on the basis of jury verdicts, and 1 by compromise; 15 have been appealed to the United States Circuit INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 1327 Court of Appeals, where briefs and arguments have been presented in 6; and action is still pending on the jury awards in 18 cases. All easements yet to be obtained, 627 in number, are in process of condemnation in the Federal courts. The total number of past damage claims is 495. All reports on these were submitted to the Chief of Engineers in 1931, thus com- pleting that work. Lake levels were controlled in cooperation with the other members of the International Lake of the Woods Control Board constituted for the purpose. Contact was maintained with Canadian officials, data gathered, and studies made for further action to be taken when required. The costs of the work of the year were $17,267.51 for surveys and investigation of easements, and $13,211.36 for the purchase of ease- ments, totaling $30,478.87. There were no expenditures during the year on past damage claim work. Condition at end of fiscal year.--All surveys and mapping, ex- cept such as may be required in connection with condemnation cases appealed for trial in court, have been completed. Protective works have been constructed. Status of the procurement of flowage easements 1. Cases disposed of: Purchased by the War Department-----___ __--____ 7 Easements acquired through condemnation proceedings------- 180 Tracts above easement limit included in condemnation proceed- ings but subsequently dismissed-------------------------- 7 United States lands included in condemnation proceedings but subsequently dismissed-------------------------------- 13 Dismissed from proceedings because of reversion of title to United States by cancellation of homestead entry------------ 1 208 2. Cases to be dismissed from condemnation proceedings: United States lands mistakenly included in proceedings ..-------- 1 Tracts formerly held by homestead entrants, but title to which has since reverted to United States by reason of homestead entry cancellations__--___------------__-------__ 33 -34 3. Cases in various stages of completion yet to be disposed of through condemnation : Commissioner's awards reported, notice thereof served, and ap- peals therefrom filed- ------------------------------- 467 Cases tried in Federal court and appeals from verdicts taken- Appealed by United States------------------------- 1 Appealed by land owners------------------------ 14 -- 15 Cases tried in Federal court and action on verdict pending ------ 18 Cases previously disposed of but permitted to be brought back into the proceedings by appeals filed under the amendatory act of Feb. 28, 1932, under Court Ruling of Apr. 29, 1933 91 Cases ready for payment subject to approval of department of Justice : Settlement reached by agreement-------------------26 Commissioners' awards accepted by both sides- -------- 10 36 627 Total easements in proceedings______________________-__ 869 16228-ENG 1933-84 1328 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 The costs to the end of the fiscal year 1933 in connection with protective works and measures and the procurement of flowage ease- ments are as follows: Protective works and measures -------------- -- $157, 122.59 Flowage easements-------------------------------------- 261, 428. 09 Total--------- ------ --------------------------- 418, 550. 68 The total.expenditures were__-- _----_-----_---------------- 423, 590. 00 INVESTIGATION OF CLAIMS FOR THE FLOWAGE DAMAGES LAKE OF THE WOODS, MINN. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933_--------------------------- $73, 976. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--------_.__ _.... ...... _ __ ----..-. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933------------- 73, 976.17 Net total expenditures__---------------------- 73, 976. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933---------------- --- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 ------------- 73, 976. 17 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work------------------........................ $11, 242.34 $15, 533.02 $26, 751.98 -$227. 54 $296.92 Cost of maintenance...................................................... ICostof maintenance- -,----------------- ------ - ------- ------ ------- ........... ------- Total cost---------------------......................11, 242. 34 15, 533. 02 26, 751.98 -227.54 296.92 Total expended.-----------------------9, 755. 91 16, 080. 93 26, 824. 98 -189. 96 296.92 Allotted---....--...................-- -------------------------------- .. 15,000.0014, 000.00-23. Balance unexpended July 1, 1932...--------------------------- $320. 75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------- 23. 83 ...-.... --.------------------- Net amount to be accounted for---- 296. 92 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------- .296. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933......__ PROTECTIVE WORKS AND MEASURES, LAKE OF THE WOODS AND RAINY RIVER, MINN. Cost and finaotal summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933- _--- ------------------ $192, 749.92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933--..----------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ---------- 192, 749.92 . Minus accounts payable June 30, 1933------- -- ------------ 165. 46 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 192, 584. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933--------------------------181, 334. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-------------- 373, 919. 15 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 1329 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work............----------------------------- $98, 562. 61 $32, 138. 33 $43, 335.86 $18, 693. 12 Cost of maintenance----------------------......................------------............----------------------------- Total cost---.........------.............----------.... ----------- 98, 562. 61 32, 138. 33 43, 335. 86 18, 693. 12 Total expended-------......-------------..---- -------- 82, 482. 69 41, 632. 59 43, 878. 48 18, 590. 70 Allotted----------------------------- $375,000.00 .......-------..................------------------------ -1, 080. 85 Balance unexpended July 1, 1932----_----------------------- $201,006.24 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment , 080.85 1------------------ Net amount to be accounted for 1_______--_____--__ 199, 925.39 Gross amount expended___----------------- -___$19, 741.28 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 1, 150. 58 18, 590. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1933--------- -- ___ ____ 181, 334. 69 (Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1933__________ ___ ___________ 181, 334. 69 PROTECTIVE WORKS AND MEASURES, LAKE OF THE WOODS AND RAINY RIVER, MINN. (WAR DEPARTMENT) Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--________ -____-______-- - - - $225, 800. 76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 ___________ ________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933 ____________225, 800. 76 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1933--_________ 5, 204. 78 Net total cost to June 30, 1933__ _____ ____________ 231, 005. 54 Net total expenditures -------------------- 231, 005. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933----------------------- 43, 994. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933 _______________ 275, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work--------..................-------- $50, 314.03 $97, 303.19 $22, 884.18 $17, 359.01 $11, 785. 75 Cost of maintenance....... .. . , .-...-- --....-. , - --------- -- 1 - 0--. Total expended....-----...........------------------- 48, 086. 12 96,860. 31 22, 238. 57 17, 575. 28 11, 526.02 Allotted- -------------- -------- ------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1932 _____ -____----_________ _ $55, 520.48 Gross amount expended _------------------ ------ $11, 657. 48 Less reimbursements collected_____ - -- - - 131. 46 11, 526. 02 Balai}ce unexpended June 30, 1933_--- ____________-___-- - 43, 994. 46 Balance av&ilable June 30, 1933--______________________________ 43, 994. 46 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1933___________________ 43, 994. 46 RAINY LAKE REFERENCE Existing project.-This project includes the engineering studies and field operations relating to questions referred to the Interna- tional Joint Commission by the United States and Great Britain. The questions seek to determine whether from an economic standpoint 1330 REPORT OF CHIEF OF. ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1933 it is practicable and desirable to regulate the levels of Rainy Lake, Namakan Lake, the waters controlled by the dams at Kettle Falls, and provide storage facilities upon all or any of the boundary waters above Namakan Lake with a view to securing the most advantageous use of the waters of Rainy Lake and of boundary waters flowing into and from Rainy Lake for domestic and sanitary purposes, for navigation purposes, for fishing purposes, and for power, irrigation, and reclamation purposes, and the most advantageous use of the shores and harbors of both Rainy Lake and the boundary waters. flowing into and from the lake. Mr. Stuart S. Scovil was appointed as the Canadian engineer and the district engineer at Duluth, Minn., was appointed as the United States engineer to make the necessary engineering studies. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-The field work of surveys has been completed and the report submitted by the United States engineer has been under consideration by the International Joint Commission. RAINY LAKE REFERENCE Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1933--------- __------------------- $115, 973. 66 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1933 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--_______ 115, 973. 66 Net total expenditures.- ------- __ ____- 115, 973. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1933_____________ ______ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1933-__ _____ ___ 115, 973. 66; Fiscal year ended June 30 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Cost of new work....---------------------..................... $2,722.60 $15,944.60 -$9. 26 ....................... Cost of maintenance ....................... ......---- ..................................... Total expended ....----------------------- 2, 847. 10 15, 116. 38 874. 36 - -. Allotted-------...................-- --------------................ -- 15, 982. 92 ......- 9. 26 .............. NoTE.--The above cost and financial summary includes the work done with $10,000 allotted from War Department appropriation of Feb. 12, 1925, "Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor- works" for investigation of Rainy Lake watershed. LYTLE BROWN, Major General, Chief of Engineers. FINDING LIST SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS REPORT BY DISTRICTS P'age River and Harbor Board -_____________ ______ 27 Boston, Mass ---- ------------ __--- _________ _ 29 Providence, R.I------------------------------------------------------ 53 New York City, first district-____________________ 94 New York City, second district_-------------------------- ____ 161 Philadelphia, Pa __---------_________ -- _ 185 Wilmington, Del___________________ 202 Baltimore, Md_ --------------- _ _____ 238 Washington, D.C-_______________ 254 Norfolk, Va-_________________ 270 Wilmington, N.C----------------------------------------------------304 Charleston, S.C _ ___ ------------ _ 344 Savannah, Ga_ __ ____ _____------------------------------------------ 365 Jacksonville, Fla -___ 389 Montgomery, Ala------------------------------- 448 Mobile, Ala__ 481 New Orleans, La., first district_-- 508 Galveston, Tex - 556 Vicksburg, Miss ---------------------------------------------- 615 Memphis, Tenn --------------------------------------------- 643 'St. Louis, Mo------------- __ --------------- 662 Mississippi River between the Illinois River and Minneapolis, Minn ...... 674 Rock Island, Ill -...-- 687 St. Paul, Minn-_ 697 Kansas City, Mo_ -- ------------- 706 Chicago, Ill., first district 7---------------- Nashville, Tenn __- 739 Chattanooga, Tenn ___ -- - 748 Ohio River, locks and dams and open-channel work__ 766 Pittsburgh, Pa_______ 785 Huntington, W.Va _------------- 801 ,Cincinnati, Ohio --- ------- 818 Louisville, Ky_______ ---- ----------- 823 Duluth, Minn _ 35 8-------------- Milwaukee, Wis ---------------------------------------- 863 Chicago, Ill., second district -------------------- 941 Detroit, Mich___-------------- 961 Buffalo, N.Y__ -- ___------------------- 1003 Los Angeles, Calif --------------- 1065 San Francisco, Calif- ------------------------------ 1074 :Sacramento, Calif------------------- ------------------- 1103 Portland, Oreg ------------------------ 1120 :Seattle, Wash ---------------------------------- --- 1173 Honolulu, Hawaii-------------------- 1212 Puerto Rico ------------------------ ------------------- ---------- 1223 Surveys for navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation -- 1231 California Debris Commission_________------------------- 1236 Mississippi River Commission --_ - -- ----- ---- 1249 1331 INDEX A Page Abandonment and curtailment of river and harbor projects, review of reports .--------------------------------------------------- 1304 Abbapoola Creek, S.C., examination and survey__ ---------- 365 Absecon Creek, N.J., improvement------- ------------------------- 214 Absecon Inlet, N.J., improvement __--------------. .- 219 Academy Creek, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement -------------- 379 Acushnet River, New Bedford Harbor, Mass., improvement- ----.----- - 58 Advanced funds for river and harbor improvement---__..----------- 8 Agate Bay Harbor, Minn., improvement_ .... ____ __-___-- 837 Alabama River, Ala., improvement ____- -_____----- ------------ 474 Alabama, State of, removal of water hyacinths from------------------ 508 Alafia River, Fla., examination and survey_____------- ----------- 448 Alamitos Bay, Calif., examination _____-___-_____-_____ 1074 Albany Harbor, Calif., examination_ _--------------------- 1102 Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, N.C. and Va., improvement ----------- 289 Albemarle Sound, N.C., improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va., via Pasquotank River_,---.. --------------------------------------- 287 Alexandria, Va., improvement of Potomac River at-------------------257 Algoma Harbor, Wis., improvement ___... ________------------ 883 Allegheny River, Pa.: Construction of locks and dams------------------------------ 793 Examinations and surveys_ -______-------------_801, 823 Improvement by open-channel work------------------------------ 791 Operating and care of locks and dams---------------- ---------- 797 Review of reports--------- ---------------------------- 801 Alligator Creek, S.C., improvement of waterway from McClellanville to Charleston -- _________----- 352 Alligator River, N.C., improvement of waterway via river.___--- - 290 Alloway Creek, N.J., improvement____------- 237 Alpena Harbor, Mich., improvement ___-___ 9___---__------ Altamaha River and Sound, Ga.: Examination and survey of river------ ------------------ 389 Improvement of river__ ______---- ----- --- - -- 377 Alto Lake, Fla., review of reports on waterway via___ ---- ______---- 448 Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor, N.Y., improvement------------ --- 112 Amite River, La.: Examination -__------ ------------------------------------ 555 Improvement -------------------------- 555 Anacortes Harbor, Wash.: Examination --------------------------------------------- 1210 Improvement-------------------------------------------- 1210 Anacostia Park--- --------- -------------------------------- 1309 Anacostia River, D.C.: Improvement----- ------------ 269 Reclamation and development of the flats _--------------- -- _ 1309 Review of "reports-------- ---- 270 Anahuac Channel, Tex.: Examination and survey----- -------------------------------- 614 Improvement----------- ----------------------------------- 586 Anchorage grounds, rules for establishment of------- - 1------- 1305 Anclote River, Fla., improvement-------- ------------------------ 440 Annapolis Harbor, Md., review of reports-....------------- - 254 1333 1334 INDEX Apalachicola Bay, Harbor, and River, Fla.: Page Examination and survey of waterway to New Orleans, La-. ----- 555 Improvement of channel to St. Andrews Bay __- _________-------459 Improvement of harbor in bay--------------- ----------------- 451 Improvement of river, including the Cut-off, Lee Slough, and lower Chipola River--- ---------- ---------------------------- 453 Review of reports on waterway to St. Andrews Bay- ____ -______ 480 Review of reports on bay------------------------------------ 480 Apopka Lake, Fla., waterway via, review of reports ________ 448 Appomattox River, Va., improvement .------------------- -- __ 283 Appoquinimink River, Del., improvement ___ ________________ _ _ 237 Appropriations: Allotments and transfers under War Department Appropriation Acts of February 28, 1929, and May 28, 1930------------------------ 14 Allotments under War' Department Appropriation Act of February 23, 193115------------------------------------- Allotments under War Department Appropriation Act of July 14, 1932-------------16--------------- --------------------------- Allotments under War Department Appropriation Act of March 4, 1933-------------------------------------------------- 23 Allotments under Emergency Relief and Construction Act of July 21, 1932 --------------------------------------------------- 22 Miscellaneous civil works ------------------------------ 1305 Permanent appropriations--_-_.----------- --- -, 7 Rivers and harbors --------------------------------------- 7 Aqueduct, Washington, D.C., maintenance and repair of 1313 Aquia Creek, Va., improvement-------------------------- 269 Aransas Bay and Pass, Tex.: Improvement at Harbor Island___-- __---- -01 6----- Improvement of channel to Corpus Christi (via Turtle Cove)_-. Arcata Channel, review of reports on Humboldt Bay and Harbor, Calif__ 1102 _ 597 Arecibo Harbor, P.R., examination and survey----__-- _______------ 1231 Arkansas River, Ark. and Okla.: Examinations and surveys--------- -------------------------- 662 Improvement --- ------------------------------------------- 44 Arroyo Colorado, Tex., examinations and surveys--------------------- 614 Arthur Kill, N.Y. and N.J.: Improvement---------- ------------------------------------ 166 Improvement of channel to Raritan River--- -____ 168 Arthur Lake, Mermentau River, La., improvement ____- __ _____----- 549 Ashepoo River, S.C., improvement of waterway via--------- ------- 361 Ashland Harbor, Wis., improvement ---------------------------- 845 Ashley River, S.C., improvement----------------------- ------ 365 Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio: Examination -------------------------------------------- 1064 Improvement--------- -------------------------------- 1020 Association of Congresses of Navigation, permanent international------_ 1299 Astoria, Oreg., examination of lower harbor-- ....-.------------ 1172 Atchafalaya River, La.: Improvement -------- ------------------------------------ 555 Removing snags and wrecks _____ ___________ ___-- - - - - 669 Survey by the Mississippi River Commission _....___ -- ____-_ 1299 Atlantic tidewaters to Great Lakes deeper waterways, review of reports__ 1065 Augusta, Ga.: Examination and survey of Savannah River at_--------------__- 389 Improvement of Savannah River below------------- __-___-- 370 Aux Bees Seies Lake, Frankfort Harbor, Mich., improvement ----------- 934 B Back Bay of Biloxi, Miss., improvement of Biloxi Harbor- - ___-501 13ack Cove, Portland Harbor, Maine, improvement --------- 30 Back River, Ga., improvement of waterway via-_-------------- 374 Back River, Md., examination and survey- ---- - -____-----254 Back (Weymouth River), Mass., improvement-.. - - ----.... 52 Baffins Bay, Tex., examination and survey- --- 14 6--------- INDEX 1335 Page Bakers Bay, Columbia River, Wash., examination- ___- __-__--1172: Baltimore, Md.: Engineering district--- ----------------------------------- 238 Harbor and channels: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 239 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 254 Barataria Bay and Bayou, La., improvement_ -- __- __---____ 555 Bar Harbor, Maine, improvement--___ --- - -- -- -- _ -- 52 Barnegat Inlet, N.J., review of reports___________________________ 238 Barren Islands Gaps, Md., examination and survey__------------------ 254 Barren River, Ky.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 824 Operating and care of locks and dams_.... Review of reports ___-_-_-- ------------------------------------------ ____- 8290 835 Bartholomew Bayou, La., and Ark.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 643 Improvement of Louisiana-Texas intracoastal waterway ----------- 533 Bastrop Bayou, Tex., improvement_ ___ ___-___--___ 613 Baton Rouge to New Orleans, La., improvement of Mississippi River between --------------------------------------------------- 519 Battery, The, New York Harbor, N.Y., removal of shoal in Hudson River off Pier A------------ ------------------------------------- 138 Baudette Harbor and River, Minn., improvement____________________ 860 Bayboro Harbor, Fla., improvement_----- ......-. - - - -____ 437 Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor, N.Y., improvement- ______-- - -118 Bay River, N.C., improvement ----------------------------------- 343 Bayside Channel, New York Harbor, N.Y., improvement __-___- --- ___ 112 Beach Erosion Board-------------- ---------------------------- 1316 Bear Creek, Ky., improvement----------------------------------- 824 Bear Creek, Md., examination and survey__ __-_----------- 254 Beaufort Harbor and River, N.C.: Examination and surveys__ ------------------------------------ 344 Improvement of harbor ------ __-----_-_ - - -- -- -- __ 317 Improvement of waterways to Cape Fear River, including waterway to Jacksonville, N.C------------------------------------------ 321 Improvement of waterway to Core Sound- -_- - 319 -______________ Improvement of waterway to Jacksonville, N.C--------------------321 Improvement of waterway to New River ----- -____-__-_______- - 321 Beaufort Inlet, N.C.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 329 Improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va______________________ 289 Improvement of waterway to Pamlico Sound __________________ 290 Operating and care, waterway to Norfolk, Va--- -__------------ 298 Review of reports, waterway to Norfolk, Va---------------------303 Beaufort, S.C.: Improvement of waterway to Charleston-... --------------- 361 Improvement of waterway to St. Johns River, Fla ________- - 373 Improvement of waterway to Savannah, Ga----------------------373 Beaver River, Pa., examination_____- ______--- - - - - 801 Beaver Slough, Oreg., examination-------------------------------- 1172 Belfast Harbor, Maine, improvement-------------------------------________________ 52 Belhaven Harbor, N.C., improvement___----------- __ 343 Bellingham Bay and Harbor, Wash., improvement of Whatcom Creek waterway (now Whatcom Harbor)- ---------------------------- 119 Benton Harbor Canal, St. Joseph Harbor, Mich., improvement---------- 908. Berkeley Harbor, Calif., examination --------------------------- 1102 Betsie Lake, Frankfort Harbor, Mich., improvement ______---------- 934 Beverly Harbor, Mass., improvement_______------------------ 52 Big Kanawha River, W.Va., operating and care of locks and dams-------813 Big Lagoon, Fla., improvement of intracoastal waterway via 472 ------------ Big Muddy River, Ill., examination-------------------------------- 673 Big Sandy River, W.Va. and Ky.: Examination--------------- ------------------------------ 818 Improvement, including Tug and Levisa Forks- ------ __ 814 Operating and care of locks and dams_------------- 814 1336 INDEX Big Sunflower River, Miss.: Page Improvement -------------------------------------------- 36 Operating and care of lock and dam ---- ----------------- 639 Big Thoroughfare River, Md., improvement . __------------------- 247 Big Timber Creek, N.J.: Improvement--------- --------------- 203 Review of reports----------------------------------------- 238 Biloxi Harbor, Miss., improvement- -------.------------------ - 501 Biscayne Bay, Fla., improvement_ ---------------------- 413 Black Bayou, La., review of reports .-------------------------- - 555 Blackflsh Bayou, Ark., improvement-......---------.. ------ - - 654 Black Lake, Mich., improvement of Holland Harbor __.------------ . 915 Black River, Ark. and Mo.: Examinations and surveys .--.----------------- ---- 662 Improvement------ --------- ------------------------------- 650 Black River, La.: Examination and survey---------------------------------- -- 1299 Improvement----------- ---------------------------------- 620 Black River, Lorain, Ohio, improvement------ --------------------- 1009 Black River, Mich.: Improvement------------------------------------------- 990 Review of reports----- -------------------- ---------------- 1003 Black River, N.C., improvement----------------------- ----------- 339 Black River, Wis., operating snag and dredge boats--- ....-------------- 688 Black Rock Harbor and Channel, N.Y.: Examination of channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y ----------- 1064 Improvement--_-------- -------------------- ------------------- 1035 Improvement of Lake Erie entrance------ .......------------- 1035 Operating and care of canal and lock, etc--.....---------_-- ____ 140 Black Rock Harbor, Conn., improvement---- - - -- ___________ , 86 Black Warrior River, Ala.: Improvement --------------------------- 486 Operating and care of locks and dams ....---- - -------- __ 492 Review of reports--------------------------- 508 Blackwater River, Va., improvement--_____--__------------------ 303 Blackwater River, Fla., improvement-------------___-- - -__ -466 Block Island, R.I.: Construction of harbor of refuge____--- ______ ----- ___________ 67 Improvement of Great Salt Pond-------__ -------- 93 -__________- Blood River, La., improvement_-----------------____ 523 Boards: See also Commissions. Engineers for Rivers and Harbors----------------------------- 27 Experimental towboats, Mississippi River----------------------1301 International : Lake Memphremagog --------------------------- 1324 Lake of the Woods, board of control ____------------ 1326 Lake Superior, board of control- -------- - - 1325 Niagara River, special international--------.------------ 1324 Rainy Lake reference --- __---------------------- - 1329 St. Croix River, Maine, and New Brunswick, board of control___ 1323 St. Lawrence River, near Massena, N.Y., board of control------- 1325 Boca Ciega Bay, Fla., improvement _____ __ 439 Boeuf River, La., improvement------------------ ----------------- 628 Bogue Fallia, La., improvement----------------------------------- 520 Bogues Bay, Va., improvement---------------------------------- 321 Bonfouca Bayou, La., improvement__-______ --- ------------ - 555 Bon Secours River and Bay, Ala., improvement of intracoastal water- way via-_ -------------------------------------------------- 472 Bonnet Carre Spillway --------- ----- ---------------------- 1295 Booms, permits for erection of ______________--_____-_________ 1305 Boothbay Harbor, Maine, improvement______________________________ 52 Boston, Mass.: Engineering district___------------------ 29 Improvement of harbor-.......--- 40 Review of reports on harbor------- 53 INDEX 1337 Boundary waters: Page Between Lake of the Woods and Lake Superior, surveys and chart- ing---- ------------------- --------------------------- 1317 Investigations and surveys: Lake Champlain__--------------------_ ------------------- 1317 Lake Memphremagog-------_------------------ -- 1324 Lake of the Woods------------------------ -------- 1317 Niagara Falls-- ---------------- ------------------- 1324 Rainy Lake, Minn., and Ontario____________----------------- 1318 St. Croix River, Maine, and New Brunswick, board of control-- 1323 St. Lawrence River, near Massena, N.Y_----_ ----------- - 1325 Bradfords Bay, Va., review of reports--- ------------------- -------- 254 Brandywine River, Wilmington Harbor, Del., improvement ------------ 217 Branford Harbor, Conn., improvement------------------------------ 77 Brazos Island Harbor, Tex., improvement-------------------------- 606 Brazos River, Tex.: Examination and surveys __________------------ -------- 614 Improvement of mouth------------------- ------------------- 591 Improvement from Velasco to Old Washington -------------------- 13 Review of reports------------------------ ----------------- 614 Brazos-Santiago Pass, Tex., improvement- ------------------- 606 Breton Bay, Md., improvement---------------------------------- 269 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn., improvement _______---___----------- 85 Bridges : Alteration of, obstructing navigation-------------------------- 1305 Construction across navigable waters---- ---------------------- 1305 Rules governing opening of draws_--__ _______--------------- 1305 Broad Creek, Md., improvement---------------------------------- 253 Broad Creek River, Del., improvement --- -------------------------- 244 Broadkill River, Del.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 234 Review of reports- ---- --------------------- ------ 238 Broad Sound, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement-------- ----------- 40 Bronx River, N.Y., improvement-__ - ------- ------------------ 160 Browns Creek, N.Y., improvement------__--------------------------- 160 Brul4, Plaquemine Bayou, La., improvement_---------------------- 555 Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement__-------------- 379 Budd Inlet, Olympia Harbor, Wash., improvement------------------- 1183 Buffalo Bayou, Tex., improvement of waterway to Houston- . -_______--- 580 Buffalo, N.Y.: Engineer district-_______________-_________ 1003 Examination and survey of harbor, river, and ship canal ----------- 1064 Improvement of Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor------- 1035 Improvement of harbor ------------------------------------- 1030 Operating and care of Black Rock Canal and Ferry Street Bridge___ 1040 Bulkhead lines, establishment ------------------------- 1305 Burlington Harbor, Vt., improvement ---------- ------- 158 Burr Creek, Conn., improvement------------ ------ 86 Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, N.Y., improvement------------ 122 Byram River, Port Chester Harbor, N.Y., improvement _______- -__- -94 C Cache River, Ark., examination______-- ________--___-____ 662 Caddo Lake, Tex. and La., improvement by construction of dam at foot of_ 618 Caillou Bayou, La. (Little) : Improvement----------------- -- 524 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 555 Calaveras River, Calif., improvement-- ______---------___ -- - - - 1109 Calcasieu Pass and River, La.: Improvement-- -------------------------------- -------- 555 Improvement of intracoastal waterway ----- ----__ 533 California Debris Commission ------------ i1236 _------------__ Caloosahatchee River, Fla.: Examination and survey to Pensacola Bay, Fla_ __ 389 Improvement- . - - _...... 421 Review of reports- - - --------------------------------- 448 1338 INDEX Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind.: Page- Examination and survey - ____ -___ -_____-_____-_ 739,961 Improvement of harbor (South Chicago Harbor) ------------------ 950 Improvement of river ------------------------------------- 950 Cambridge Harbor, Md., im'provement_ ........- ___-- 253. Camden Harbor, Maine: Examination and survey_ -- --------------------- 53 Improvement ----------------------------------------------------- 52 Canadian River, N.Mex., Tex., and Okla., examinations with a view to control of the floods------------------------------------------ 662 Canals: See also Waterways. Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal, N.C., improvement-____________ 289 Appropriation for operation and care--------------------------- Benton Harbor Canal, St. Joseph Harbor, Mich., improvement - _ 908" Black Rock Canal and Ferry Street Bridge, Buffalo, N.Y., operating and care ----- ----------------------------------- 1040 Calaveras River, Calif., to Mormon Channel, San Joaquin River, improvement-- ----------------------------------------- 1109 Cape Cod Canal: Improvement-------------------------- ----------------- 46 Operating and care ------------------------------------ 491 Cascades Canal, Columbia River, Oreg., operating and care--------- 1159 Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Del. and Md.: Improvement -------------- -------------------------- 220 Operation and care of canal and locks-----__ -__--_---- -__- 226. Review of reports--------------------- --------- --- 238 Colbert Shoals Canal, Ala., operating and care _____-____ ___- 758 Company Canal, La., improvement of Louisiana and Texas intra- coastal waterway_---------------------------------------- 533. Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. and Wash.: Improvement _ ---------------------------- 1172 Operating and care------------------------------------ 1162 Dismal Swamp Canal, Va. and N.C.: Examination and survey--------------------------------- 303' Improvement of waterway via _______ _______-- - - ____ 289° Drummond Lake Canal, Va. and N.C.: Examination and survey of locks at------- ------- - - 303. Improvement of waterway via__------------289, Estherville-Minim Creek Canal, S.C., improvement---------------- 352: Hanson Canal, La., operating and care_______________--__________ 543 Harvey Canals, La.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway via- -__--___---__ 533 Operating and care5-___________--__________ ______ 542' Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill.: Examination and survey -- ------------------------------ 696 Improvement of Mill Creek and South Slough___---------------- 694 Operating and care of canal_------------------------- -__690' Interoceanic Canal, surveys-----------------------1300 Keokuk (Des Moines Rapids) Canal and Dry Docks, Mississippi River, operating and care-__-- -__--__--------. - ------- - 686 Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash.: Examination and survey_-- --------- ______--- - __ -- 1211 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1190 Operating and care--------------------------------------- 1190 Le Claire Canal, Iowa, operating and care 86 6___________ Louisville and Portland Canal, Ohio River, Ky.: Enlargement_---------------- 767 Operating and care-------------------------------------777 Miami and Erie Canal, Ohio, and branch canal to Lake Michigan, etc., examination and survey------------------------- 823 Muscle Shoals Canal, Ala., operating and care_________ _________ 758 North New River Canal, review of reports ______- - -__-___ -___448 Operation and care, appropriation for_______---- --- -- ----- 8 Port Arthur Ship Canal, Tex.: Improvement- -556 Review of reports----__- - - - - - -614 INDEX 1339 ,Canals--Continued. Sabine-Neches Canal, Tex.: Page Contributions for improvement___ --- ---------- -------- 558 Improvement------------------------------------------ 556 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 614 Sag Canal, examination and survey--- ----------------------- 739 St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich.: Improvement----------------- 962 Operating and care------------------------------- 969 San Joaquin River, Calif., Mormon Channel to Calaveras River, im- provement-- --------------------------------------- 1109 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal, Wis., improvement--______ 881 Thoroughfare Bay to Cedar Bay, N.C., improvement________ --- 316 Willamette Falls Canal, Oreg., operating and care --- __-_____ 1156 Canaveral Harbor, Fla., examination and survey _________________ _ 448 Cannes, des Bayou, La., improvement____ ______---_____-549 °Cape Charles City Harbor, Va., improvement __- __-- - -____- 253 Cape Charles Harbor, Va., examination and survey__ -____________ 303 Cape Cod Canal: Improvement ----- __ 4--------------- Operating and care--- ------------------------------------ 49 Cape Fear River, N.C.: Improvement above Wilmington _____________---_ 334 Improvement at and below Wilmington ------------------ __ 331 Improvement of Northeast Branch_____- -____---, __- -327 Improvement of waterways to Beaufort, N.C., including waterway to Jacksonville, N.C -------------------------------------- 321 Improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay, S.C--------------- 323 Operating and care of Locks and Dams Nos. 1 and 2_ - -___- - 340 Cape Lookout, N.C., improvement of harbor of refuge____ ____ - _ .__- 330 Cape May, N.J., improvement of Cold Spring Inlet, N.J----------------212 Cape Vincent Harbor, N.Y., improvement lo----------___ -________1057 Cap Sante waterway and Anacortes Harbor, Wash., examination----__-- 1210 ---------------------------------- 547 Carlin Bayou, La., improvement________________ Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, Fla.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 449 Review of reports _- _ ___---------- 480 Carters Creek, Va., improvement--------------------------------- 269 Cascades Canal, Columbia River, Oreg., operating and care__________ 1159 Cashie River, N.C., improvement---- ------------------------------ 303 Castaigne Bayou, La., review of reports_____________________________ 555 Cataco Creek and its branches, examination for flood control-......... 766 Cavallo Pass, Tex., improvement of channel to Port Lavaca_______ 600 Cedar Bayou, Tex., improvement_________________--_________ 588 Cedar Bay to Thoroughfare Bay, N.C., improvement------------------- 316 Cedar Creek, Conn., improvement________________________ __ - 86 Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla., improvement----------------------------- 447 Champlain Lake, N.Y., and Vt.: Burlington Harbor, Vt., improvement____ ___________________ 158 Narrows, improvement ------------------- ___--__--___ 155 Plattsburg Harbor, N.Y., improvement -________---_____ ___160 Port Henry Harbor, N.Y., improvement ____-_______ ___ 160 Surveys and charting- _--------- _ _---- -- _ _ ______ _ 1317 Channels. See Rivers and harbors, Canals and Waterways. Charles River, Boston, Mass., improvement_.___-- __- -______-___ 40 Charleston, S.C.: Engineering district ------------------------------------ 344 Improvement of harbor -------------------------------------- 356 Improvement of waterways to Beaufort __ _____________ 361 Improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay__ __________________ 352 Charlevoix Harbor, Mich., improvement ____________--------------- 937 Charlotte Harbor, Fla., improvement------429 Charlotte (Rochester) Harbor, N.Y.: Examination and survey--------------- -------------------- 1065 Improvement --- -- -_-- - -- _--_- - - _- 1044 Charts and maps, northern and northwestern lakes ----------- - - 1318 1340 [N1)EX Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala.: Page Examination and survey--------------------------------- 480, 555 Improvement below Columbus--------------------------------- 458 Chattanooga, Tenn., engineering district---------------------------- 748 Chazy River, topography and sweeping ___----------------- _ 1319 Cheboygan Harbor and River, Mich., improvement of harbor- ___-- -- 1002 Cheesequake Creek, N.J., improvement__ -------------------- 184 Chefuncte River, La., improvement_ - -- ----- 520 Chehalis River, Wash.: * Examination and survey ------------------------- 1211 Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1210 Review of reports-------------------------------------------1211 Chelsea Creek, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement------------------- 41 Chequamegon Bay, Ashland Harbor, Wis., improvement _____------ ___ 845, Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal, N.C., and Va., improvement -------- 289 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Del. and Md.: Improvement----------------- ---------------------------- 220 Operating and care of canals and locks _--------------------- 226 Review of reports .----------------------------------------- 238 'Chesapeake Bay, Md. and Va.: Thimble Shoal, improvement ------------------------------ 275 Waterway to Tangier Sound, via Ewell, Md., review of reports------ 254 York Spit, removal of shoals opposite- ----------------------- 239 Chester River, Md------- -------------------------------------- 253 Chester River, Pa., improvement.------------ ----------------- 237 Chicago Harbor and River: Improvement of harbor--- ..-- -------------------------------- 944 Improvement of river------- ---------------------- --------- 948 Review of reports on harbor.--.-------- ------------------- 961 Revisory surveys---------- ----------------- 1319 Chicago, Ill., engineering districts: First---- -- ------------------ ------------------------ 22 Second ----------------------------------------------------- --- 941 Chickasaw Creek, Ala., examination and survey_---------------_____ 508 Chico Bayou, Fla., examinations and surveys- -- _ ------- 48( Chien Lake, La., to intracoastal waterway, examination----------------555, Chincoteague Inlet and Bay, Va.: Waterway on coast of Virginia, improvement__ _________- __-_ 253 Waterway to Delaware Bay, improvement------------_________ ___ 235 Chipola River, Fla.: Improvement of lower river-- ------------------------------- 453 Improvement of upper river------------------- -- ------- - 455 Chippewa River, Wis., operating snag and dredge boats------------- 688 Chocolate Bayou, Tex., improvement------------------------ ____ 613. Choctawhatchee River, Fla. and Ala.: Examination and survey of waterway to Santa Rosa, Fla----------- 480 Examination and survey of waterway to bay-------------------- 480 Improvement of East Pass Channel -- _ ---------------- 480 Improvement of river---------- ---------------------------- 463 Choptank River, Md., improvement------- - ____ -__________ ----- 253 Christiana River, Del., improvement of Wilmington Harbor----- .. ---- 217 Cimarron River, N.Mex., and Okla., examination with a view to control of the floods--------------------- -------------------------- 662 Cincinnati, Ohio, engineering district_---_______---__ _____________ 818 Claiborne Harbor, Md., improvement____-------------- ---- _-----_ -- 243 1172 Clark River, Oreg., examination__________----------___- -- Clatskanie River, Oreg., improvement__------------------------------1150 Clear Creek and Lake, Tex.: Examination and survey--------------------------------------- 614 Improvement of creek----_ ---------- ---------------------- 590 Clearwater Harbor, Fla.: Examination and surveys----------------------------------------448. Improvement of channel to Tampa Bay --------------------------- 439 Cleveland, Ohio: Examinations of harbor __------------------------------ - 1064 Improvement of harbor__ _------------------------1012 INDEX 1341 Page Clinch River, Tenn., and Va., improvement ___---766 Clinton Harbor, Conn., examination and survey ---------------------- 93 Cockrells Creek, Va., improvement-__--------------------__ -_ 269 Coenties Reef, New York Harbor, N.Y., removal -- ________________ 125 Cohansey River, N.J., improvementY.___ - - ____ -- -__ -___________ 237 Colbert Shoals Canal, Tennessee River, Ala., operating and care-- ___ 758 Cold Spring Inlet, N.J.: Examinations and surveys ____________ -___________-_ 238 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 212 Coldwater River, Miss., improvement_____- -_________ - - - 634 Colgate Creek, Md., examination and survey------------------------ 254 Colona, Ill., to Mississippi River at Moline Pool, examination of water- way ------------------------------------------------------ 696 Colorado River, Tex., review of reports -- - -- ______-_______ _____ 614 Colombia River, Oreg., and Wash.: Cascades Canal, operating and care__....---------- ----- 1159 Celio Falls to Snake River, including tributaries, improvement from_ 1172 Celio Falls to The Dalles Rapids, improvement ______- -__ ____- 1162 Celio Falls to The Dalles Rapids, operating and care of canal and locks ------------------------------------------------- 1162 Examinations and surveys________________________________ 1172, 1210 General statement regarding_________________________ -___ 1140 Mouth, improvement ------------ ____ _- ____- - -- -_______ 1140 Mouth to Willamette River, improvement ____-- - ___________1145 - -- Review of reports ------------------------------------- 1172,1210 Wenatchee to Kettle Falls, Wash., improvement-----------------1210 Commencement Bay, Wash., improvement________________________ 1185 Commerce for calendar year 1932_ - __- - -- 4 Commissions : See also Boards. California Debris Commission1-------------------------------236 Federal Power Commission, investigations and supervision of proj- ects under --------------------------------------------- 1303 Mississippi River Commission. -- ---- 1249 Permanent International Association of Congresses of Navigation__ 1299 Company Canal, La., improvement of Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway ------------- ------------------------------------ 532 Compton Creek, N.J.: Examination and survey ______----.- 185 Improvement- ---------------------------------------- 177 Conecuh River, Ala., improvement_ ............................ . 468 Conemaugh River, Pa., examination and survey_ .... - -__ __-- 801 Coney Island Channel, N.Y., improvement--------------- ----------- 117 Coney Island Creek, N.Y., review of reports------------------------- 161 Congaree River, S.C.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 354 Operating and care of lock and dam----------_ _ 355 Congresses of Navigation, Permanent International Association of ___- 1299 Conneaut Harbor, Ohio: Examination-------------------------------------------- 1064 Improvement ----------------------------------- 1023 Connecticut River, Mass. and Conn.: Examinations---------- -------------------------- 93 Improvement above Hartford, Conn------------------------------- 93 Improvement below Hartford, Conn______________----------.- _ 74 Review of reports, between Hartford and Holyoke, Mass____---------- 93 Consolidated cost and financial summary _________-----------------12 Constable Hook to Ellis Island, New York Harbor, examination and survey----------------------------------------- 185 Contentnea Creek, N.C., improvement ___-- - 313 ------------------ Cooper River, N.J., improvement_______ - __---__--------- 202 Coosa River, Ga. and Ala.: Improvement_______------------------- --------------------------- 480 Operating and care of locks and dams - ----------------- 478 Coosaw River, S.C., improvement of waterway via ---------- 361 1342 INDEX Coos Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg.: Page Examination__---------- -------------------------------- 1172 Improvement of entrance to bay and harbor_______-_____-___ 1123 Improvement of river----____-- __------------------- 1126 Copperas Creek, Ill., lock and dam, operating and care-____--------- Coquille River, Oreg.: 735 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1121 Review of reports----------- ----------------------------- 1172 Cordova Harbor, Alaska, review of reports ---- __-__-__-__-- 1211 Corea Harbor, Maine, examination and survey-_____-______ ----- __ _ 53 Core Sound, N.C.: Examination and survey of waterway to Beaufort Harbor _________ 344 Examination and survey of channel to Ocracoke Inlet, N.C -------- 344 Improvement of waterways to Beaufort Harbor ______________ _ 319 (Corney Bayou, La., improvement -------------------------------- 630 'Corpus Christi, Tex.: Examinations and surveys---------------------------------- 614 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to the Mississippi River___ 532, 563 Corsica River, Md., improvement 253 Corte Madera Creek, Calif., examination and survey-----------------1102 'Cos Cob Harbor, Conn., improvement ------------------- - 93 Cowlitz River, Wash., improvement_______--- _________-___ 1166 Cowpasture River, Va., improvement of James River, Va -------------- 278 Craft, sunken, removal of____ 1------------------ Craig Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey-____ 211 1___________- Craven Shoal, New York Harbor, improvement _________-__________ 112 Crescent City Harbor, Calif.: Improvement-------- --------------------------------- 1098 Review of reports-- ---------------------------------------- 1102 Crescent Lake and Dunns Creek, Fla., improvement_________ ________ 447 Crisfield Harbor, Md., improvement-----------------------------253 Croatan Sound, N.C., improvement of waterway via------------------287 Cross Rip Shoals, Mass., improvement___________________________ 5 Crystal River, Fla., improvement---------------------------------- 447 Cumberland River, Ky. and Tenn.: Above Nashville, improvement 7_______------ 742 Below Nashville, improvement__________-------------------------------- 739 Operating and care of locks and dams_ 746 Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla.: Examination and survey of waterway to Mississippi River 389 Improvement--- ------------------------------------ 387 Improvement of waterway between Savannah and Fernandina -____ 373 Improvement of waterways to St. Johns River, Fla ____________ _ 373 Current River, Ark. and Mo., improvement--------------------------652 Curtailment and abandonment of river and harbor projects, review of reports----------------- -------------------- - ---- 1304 Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Md., improvement of channel to--------------- 239 Curtis Creek, Md., examination and survey -- ------------ -- 254 Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, Ohio: Examination -- --------- ------------------------------- 1064 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1012 Cypress Bayou, Tex. and La.: Construction of dam at foot of Caddo Lake 18 6___________ Improvement of, including connecting lakes between Shreveport, La., and Jefferson, Tex_______ 618 Cypress Top Outlet, Choctawhatchee River, Fla., improvement -- 463 D Dalecarlia Reservoir, Washington, D.C 1------------------ Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. and Wash: Improvement ---------------------------------------- --- 1172 Operating and care---------------------------------------- 1162 D'Arbonne Bayou, La., improvement ___________-____________ 630 Darien, Ga., improvement of harbor- - 380 INDEX 1343 Dashields Dam, Pa.: Page Construction -------------------------------------- ____-------- 767 Operating and care------------- -------------------------- 777 Davis Creek, N.C., improvement of waterway via __________----- - - - - 323 Dawho River, S.C., improvement of waterway via___ -- __-------361 Deals Island, Md., Upper Thoroughfare, improvement ______________ 250 Debs Inlet, N.Y., improvement- - - -- - -- ________----- 105 Deep Bay, N.C., improvement of waterway to Swan Quarter Bay .--- -__ 304 Deep Creek, Fla. improvement ___________-______--_____- 394 Deep Creek, Va., improvement of waterways to sounds of North Caro- lina via Elizabeth River _____________-_ 287 Deep River, Okla., examination with a view to control of the floods------ 662 Deep River, Wash., improvement ________________________1169 Delacroix Island and Terre au Boeuf Bayou, La., review of reports -- 555 Delaware and Chesapeake Canal, Del. and Md.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 220 Operating and care of canal and locks--------------- ---------- 226 Delaware Bay and River, Pa., N.J., and Del.: At Camden, improvement ---------------------------- 196 Breakwater and harbor of refuge in bay, improvement------------- 201 Intracoastal waterway to New York Bay, examination and survey__ 185 Review of reports_-----_-------- ------ - 202, 238 Philadelphia and Camden Harbors, improvement ---- -__-- 186, 189, 196 Philadelphia to sea, improvement ________------__ 189 Philadelphia to Trenton: Improvement __185 ------------------------ 185 Improvement------------- Review of reports---------------------------------------202 Review of reports on harbor of refuge in bay ___________---238 Waterway to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md.: Improvement ---------------- Operating and care- ----------- Review of reports--------- __---_----- -------------------------- 220 _ 226 238 Waterway to Chincoteague Bay, improvement -------------------- 235 Waterway to Rehoboth Bay: Improvement----- ---------------------------------- 237 Review of reports------------------- ------------------- 238 De Pere, Wis., improvement of Green Bay Harbor_____--------- - 870 Derelicts. See Wrecks. Des Cannes Bayou, La., improvement_-------------------- 549 Des Plaines River, Ill., improvement_ - -_________ __-------- 722 Detroit, Mich., engineering district_-------____---__- ---- 961 Detroit River, Mich.: Improvement --------- --------------------------------- 978 Improvement of channels in waters connecting Great Lakes--------- 962 Topography and sounding __________-____--- ______ 1319 Diamond Reef Channel, N.Y., improvement__________________ ___ 126 Dickinson Bayou, Tex., improvement__-- ------ ___ 613 Dismal Swamp Canal, Va. and N.C.: Examination and survey------------------------------------303 Improvement of waterway via _---------------------------- 289 District of Columbiaa: Anacostia Park------------------------------------------- 1309 Anacostia River, reclamation of flats ------------------- 1309 Aqueduct, increasing water supply_______ _________-____ _ 1313, 1316 Aqueduct, maintenance and repair ___________________________ 1314 Government buildings, consumption of water in ______________ 1313 Improvement of Potomac River_-- ..... -- ____ _____ ___- 254 Water supply, increase in__---- _--------1316 Dock Lines, establishment_-- ----- 1305 Dog Island Harbor, St. George Sound, Fla., improvement--...... __-. 449 Dog River, Miss., improvement ---------------------------------- 495 Dolphins, permits for erection of___------------------------------- 1305 Dorchester Bay, and Neponset River, Mass.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 52 Review of reports- _"__ - - - __- - _- . -- --- ___ _ ___53 16228-ENG 1933--85 1344 INDEX Page Double Bayou, Tex., improvement----- ------------------------ 585 Drawbridges: See also Bridges. Rules for opening.---------------------- ----------------- 1305 Drawings. See Maps and Charts. Drift removal from New York Harbor--......--------------------- 143,1306 Drummond Lake Canal, Va. and N.C.: Examination and survey of locks at-------------------------- - 303 Improvement of waterways via_------------------- -------- 289 Duck Creek (Smyrna River), Del., improvement_....---------------. 228 Duck Island Harbor, Conn., construction of harbor of refuge-- ------------ 93 Duluth, Minn.: Engineering district----------- ------------------------ ---- 835 Examination of Duluth-Superior Harbor-----.------------------- 862 Improvement of Duluth-Superior Harbor_-------------- -------- 840 Dunkirk Harbor, N.Y.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1064 Review of reports- ---------------------------------- ----------- 1064 Dunns Creek and Crescent Lake, Fla., improvement.------------------ 447 Duwamish River, Wash., improvement of east and west waterways, Seattle Harbor---- -------------------------------------------- 1188 Duxbury Harbor, Mass., improvement--------------------------------- 52 Dymers Creek, Va., improvement-------------------------------- 269 E Easements, flowage, on Lake of the Woods ------------ ----- _-_1326 East (Ambrose) Channel, New York Harbor, N.Y., improvement-------- 112 East Chester Creek, N.Y., improvement-.....------------------.. 98 Eastern Bay, Claiborne Harbor, Md., improvement_-----------_-_-- 243 Eastern Branch, Elizabeth River, Va., improvement of Norfolk Harbor._ 270 East Norwalk Harbor, Conn., improvement .------------ _------ 89 East Pass Channel, Fla., from Gulf of Mexico into Choctawhatchee Bay, improvement---.....----------------------------- ----------- 480 East Pass, Fla., improvement of Carrabelle Harbor.------------------ 449 East Pearl River, Miss., improvement ------------------------- 504 East River, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement-- ------- ---- 379 East River, N.Y., improvement, including Coenties Reef-------------- 124 East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, N.Y., improvement---- ------------- 105 Echo Bay Harbor, N.Y.: Improvement-------------------------------- ----- 160 Review of reports------------------------------------------ 161 Edenton Harbor, N.C., improvement__. ------------------------ 303 Edgartown Harbor, Mass., improvement------ ----- 93 Edisto River and its branches, South and North Edisto, S.C., examination for flood control------ -------------------------------- 3-65 Eel River, Mass., improvement of Plymouth Harbor........_--_ __ --- ... 45 Egegik River, Alaska, examination and survey------ ... -----..- - 1211 Electrical power, Niagara River, N.Y., control and regulation-..... 1320, 1324 Elizabeth River, N.J., improvement_...---------------------------- 169 Elizabeth River, Va.: Examination and survey---- ----------------------------- 303 Improvement of Norfolk Harbor, including Eastern, Southern, and Western Branches----------------- ---- ------------------ 270 Improvement of waterways to sounds of North Carolina via Pasquo- tank River------------- --------------------------------- 287 Review of reports ---------------------------------------- 303 Elk River, Md., improvement....------------------------------- 253 Elliot Bay, Wash., improvement of Duwamish River and east and west waterways-- ---------------- ----------------------------- 1188 Emergency relief and construction act of July 21, 1932------------------ 9 Emeryville Harbor, Calif., examination------------------------ 1102 Empire Cut, Calif., improvement------------ ---------------------- 1117 Emsworth Dam, Pa., operating and care--- ----------------------- 777 Engineers, the Board of, for Rivers and Harbors---------- ------------. 27 INDEX 1345 Page English Kills, Newtown Creek, N.Y., improvement____----------------- 133 Erie and Miami Canal, examination and survey_ _ - ---------- ---- 823 Erie Basin, N.Y., improvement of channel in Lake Erie--------------10.35 Erie Harbor, Pa.: Examinations and surveys---- ---...........-------------- - 1065 Improvement---- ------------- -------------------------- 1027 Erie, Lake: Black Rock Harbor, improvement of entrance to----------------- 1035 Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement--------- 962 Examination and survey of waterways to Ohio River__ - -- __823,835 Surveys, charts, etc., of northern and northwestern lakes---------- 1317 Water levels------------------------------------------ -- 1321 Escambia River, Fla., improvement _----------------------- - 468 Esopus Creek, N.Y., improvement of Saugerties Harbor -------------- 146 Estherville-Minim Creek Canal, S.C., improvement _---------------- 352 Estimates of appropriations required: Miscellaneous civil works --- --------------------- 1306 -_____- Rivers and harbors, etc- __---- ---------------------- - - 26 Eureka, Calif., improvement of channel in front of ____----___ _ 1096 Everett Harbor, Wash.: Improvement--------- ---------------------------------- 1194 Review of reports------------------- -------------------- 1211 Expenditures: Miscellaneous civil works _ 1------------------ 1306 Rivers and harbors__-__ -------------- 9 Experimental towboats, board on -------------------------------- 1301 F Fairfield, N.C., examination and survey of canal to inland waterway__._ 303 Fairhaven Harbor, Mass., improvement__. -------------------- -57 Fairport Harbor, Ohio: Examination and survey------ ---------------------------- 1065 Improvement--------- ------------------------------------ 1017 Falia, Bogue, La., improvement------ ------------------------- 520 Fall River Harbor, Mass., improvement__--- -- ---------------- 60 Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga., improvement___-- ---- __-- 383 Far Creek, N.C., improvement------------ ----------------------- 305 Feather River, Calif.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 116 Work of California Debris Commission------ -___ _---------- 1236 Federal Power Commission, Niagara Falls power companies, supervision and inspection---------- ----------------------------------- 1324 Federal Water Power Act, investigation and supervision of projects ----- 1303 .Fenwicks Island Cut, S.C., improvement of waterway via-.............. 361 Fernandina Harbor, Fla.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 386 Improvement of waterways to Savannah, Ga.--- --------------- 373 Fighting Island Channel, Detroit River, Mich., improvement------------- 978 Filtration plant, Washington Aqueduct, D.C -- --------------------- 113 Financial summary as of June 30, 1933 .....----------..... ----- 12 Fishers Island, N.Y., improvement of Hay (West) Harbor.----------- 93 Fish traps or weirs: Inspection expenses------------- ------------------------- 1305 Permits for construction_ -------------------------- __ 1305 Fivemile River Harbor, Conn., improvement__. -------- - ------ - 93 Flint River and Creek, Ala. and Tenn., examination for flood control __ 766 Flint River, Ga.: Examinations and surveys- ----- --- - - 480 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 456 Flood control: On Mississippi River and tributaries----------------_ _ ---- 4, 1249 On Sacramento River, Calif -. --- -- 1241 Surveys for- - - - _-_- --__-_ - -- _1231 1346 INrEX Page Florida East Coast Canal, improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jack- sonville to Miami, Fla., via----------------------------------- 401 Florida (northern), examination and survey of waterway across, to connect the Atlantic intracoastal waterway with proposed Gulf intra- coastal waterway-------- ------ ---------------------------- 389 Florida, removal of water hyacinths from waters of State- ----- --- 444 Flushing Bay, N.Y.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 160 Review of reports------ ----------------------------------- 161 ,Fore (Weymouth) River, Mass., improvement_- ----- _____----- - 52 Fore River, Portland, Maine, improvement--__------------_--------- 30 Fort Pierce Harbor and Inlet, Fla., improvement of harbor _______-- - 408 Fort Point Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement---------------- 41 Fox Head Point and Rye Beach, examination of coast of New Hamp- shire between --------------------------- -------------------- 53 Fox River, Wis.: Examinations --------------------------------------------- 940 Improvement ---------------------------------------------873 Improvement of Green Bay Harbor-------- __--- ----------- 870 Operating and care of locks and dams__-__--- --____-- __ 879 _ Foys Flats, N.C., improvement of Trent River at ----------------- - 315 Frankfort Harbor, Mich., improvement_ . Freeport Harbor, Tex., improvement_ _______-__________-- __------------ - 934 - 591 French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers, Tenn., improvement-- ------ 766 French Creek, Pa., examination and survey of waterway via-__-------- 823 Furlough and compensation deductions------ ---- 8 G Galena River, Ill., operating snag and dredge boats-_.. __- ___-__ - 688 Galveston Bay and Harbor, Tex.: Examinations and surveys_____--- - -- ___-_-- - 614 Improvement of Galveston Channel-________--------- 572 Improvement of Galveston-Texas City Channel- -___ 575 Improvement of harbor entrance-___- -569 ________---__- Improvement of Port Bolivar Channel___- 578 Improvement of waterway to Houston_ _____-- - ____--- 580 Galveston, Tex., engineering district--------------------- 556 Gasconade River, Mo., improvement _____ ___________- -______- 722 Gastineau Channel, Alaska, examination and survey-----------------1211 Gaging: Mississ'ppi River and principal tributaries ___________--_-__ -_ 701 Northern and northwestern lakes, level_ -____ ____ ____-------- 1319 Gedney Channel, New York Harbor, N.Y., improvement----------------112 Genesee River, Charlotte Harbor, N.Y., improvement_ ... ___.___ ___ 1044 George, Lake, channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement__ 962" George, Lake, St. Johns River, Fla., improvement ______ Georges River (Thomaston Harbor), Maine, improvement -------------- _______ __ 395 29 Georgetown Harbor, D.C., improvement of Potomac River at------------ 254 Georgetown Harbor, S.C., improvement of Winyah Bay_- 344 -___________ Georgia (southern), examination and survey of waterway across, to connect the Atlantic intracoastal waterway with the proposed Gulf intracoastal waterway -- ___ ----------- _________ __ -- _-389 Gladstone Harbor, Mich __ 940 Glen Arbor Harbor, Mich., examination __ ----------- - - 940 Glencove Creek, N.Y., improvement_--____--- --- __-------- 103 Glen Haven Harbor Mich., examination__ ------ ___----940 Gloucester Harbor, Mass., improvement----------- ------------- 36 Government buildings, District of Columbia, consumption of water in____ 1313 Gowanus Creek Channel, New York Harbor, N.Y., improvement--------- 160 Grand Bayou Pass, La., examination and survey-------- ------ 555 Grand Haven Harbor, Mich.: Examination------- ------------------------------------- 940 Improvement-------------------- 918 Grand Lake, Mermentau River, La., improvement .------..-------- 549 INDEX 1347 Page , Grand Marais, Mich., improvement of harbor of refuge----------------- 856 Grand Marais, Minn., improvement of harbor ------------------------ 835' Grand Rapids, Wabash River, Ind. and Ill., operating and care of lock and dam ------------------------------------------------------ 824 Grand River, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, improvement__ - -1017 ___-- Grand River, Mich., improvement of Grand Haven Harbor------------ 918 Grays Harbor, Wash.: Examinations------ ------------------------------- 1210, 1211 Improvement of inner portion------------------------------- 121(1 Improvement of entrance ----------------------------------- 1176 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1211 Grays River, Wash., improvement__ ____________- ____ __--_ 1172 Great Kills, Staten Island, N.Y., improvement ---------------------- 184 Great Lakes: Channels in waters connecting, improvement __- ----- ___----962 Control and regulation of waters of Niagara River and preservation of Niagara Falls ---------------------------------------1324 Discharge 1324, 1325 1--------------------------------- Elevation------------------------------ -- 1321 Examination and survey of Miami and Erie Canal, branch canal to Lake Michigan, and other routes between Lakes Erie and Mich- igan and the Ohio River---------------------------------- 823, 835 Review of reports of deeper waterways to Atlantic tidewater -------- 1065 Review of reports on deeper waterway' to the Hudson River-------- 1065 Surveys, charts, etc., of northern and northwestern lakes-----------1317 Water levels___------------------- -- - -- - -- - 1318, 1321 Great Miami River, Ohio, examination and survey_---- -_____- _ 8___ 823 Great Peedee River, S.C., improvement _________-_________________ 350 Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R.I., improvement_----- ........-- - .93 1048 Great Sodus Bay N.Y., improvement of harbor---------------------- Great South Bay., N.Y., improvement ------------------------------ 160 Green Bay Harbor, Wis.: Examinations and surveys___ --------- ---------------- 940 Improvement--- ---------------------------------------- 870 Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River R.I., removal-_________________ 64 Green River, Ky.: Improvement -------------------- 824 Operating and care of locks and dams__________________________ 829 Review of reports------------------------------------------ 835 Green River, Wash., examination for flood control _________________ 1211 Greensport Harbor, N.Y., improvement----------------------------- 160 Greenwich Harbor, Conn., improvement-__----- ------------------ 93 Griffin Lake, Fla., waterway to Kissimmee River, review of reports ------ 448 Grosse Pointe Channel, Lake St. Clair, Mich., improvement------------- 975 Grossetete Bayou, La., improvement--------------------------- 555 Guadalupe River, Calif., review of reports_ __..___ - -_____________ 1102 Guadalupe River, Tex.: Examinations and surveys-------------------- 614 Improvement to Victoria- ------------------------- 613 Gulfport Harbor, Miss., improvement------------------------------ 498 Gull Lake, Minn., reservoir dam: Construction------- ------------------------------------- 698 Operating and care---- ----------------------------------- 700 H Hackensack River, N.J.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 162 Review of reports 1------_ 185 Hales Bar Lock and Dam, Tennessee River, operating and care--------- 758 Hampton Beach, N.H. (beach erosion), examination and survey 53, Hampton Creek, Va., improvement_--- _______ ____ 303 Hampton Roads, Va.: Improvement of approaches to Norfolk Harbor .-- - - 270 Review of reports__----- --------- ------- 303 -- Hanson Canal, La., operating and care-.... 543 1348 INDEX Page Harbor Beach, Mich., harbor of refuge, improvement ------------------ 989 Harbor Cove, Gloucester, Mass., improvement- ------------------- 37 Harbor lines, establishment------------------------------------- 1305 Harbors and rivers. See Rivers and harbors. Harlem River, N.Y., improvement ..------------------------------- 137 Harvey Canals, La.: Improvement of intercoastal waterway ------------------------ 533 Operating and care-- ...--------------------------------------- 542 Hastings Lock and Dam, Mississippi River, improvement------------- 678 Havre de Grace, Md., improvement of Susquehanna River at ------- 258 Hawaiian Islands: Examinations and surveys-------------------- 122 Hilo Harbor, improvement------ -- ------- 1216 Honolulu Harbor, improvement--- Kahului Harbor, improvement-------- -------------------- ------- ----------------------- 1215 1212 Kaunakakai Harbor, improvement ------- -------------------- 1221 Nawiliwili Harbor, improvement ----.--.-.-------- _ 1218 Port Allen Harbor, improvement- -------.....------- -- -- 1220 Hawaii engineering district------- -------------------------- 1212 Hay Lake (Nicolet Lake) Channel, St. Marys River, Mich.: Improvement ----------------------- ---------------------- 962 Improvement of channels in waters connecting Great Lakes ..-------- 962 Hay (West) Harbor, N.Y., improvement------------------- --------- 9 Hell Gate, East River, N.Y., improvement--------......---- -------- 126 Hempstead Harbor, N.Y., improvement----------- ---------- 102 Hendry and Knight Channel, Fla., improvement of Tampa Harbor-------433 Hennepin Canal (Illinois and Mississippi Canal), Ill., operating and care- 690 Henry Lock and Dam, Illinois River, Ill., operating and care-..-----------735 Herring Bay and Rockhole Creek, Md., improvement--------------... 253 Highways. See Roads. Hillsboro Bay and River, Fla., improvement------------------------ 433 Hingham Harbor, Mass., improvement-_-----_---_ -52 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii, improvement------------------------------ 1216 Hiwassee River, Tenn., improvement-- -------------------------- 766 Hog Island, Va., to the Great Machipongo Inlet, examination and survey of channel------ ------------------------------------------ 238 Holland Harbor, Mich., improvement...---------.... -------- - -915 Hollywood Harbor, Fla.: Improvement---------- - ---------------------------- 412 Review of reports----------------------------------------- 448 Holmes River, Fla., improvement------------------------ 480 Honga River, Md., examination and survey--------------------------- 254 Honolulu, Hawaii: Engineering district----- --... ............-. - - 1212 Examination of harbor- ------------------------------------- 1222 Improvement of harbor---------.. -------------------------- 1212 Honuapo Harbor, Hawaii, examination---------- .---------------- 1222 Hoquiam River, Wash., improvement_____-----------__ ------ --- - 1178. Horn Harbor, Va: Improvement- ..-- 269 Review of reports--- -------------------------------------- 270 Housatonic River, Conn., improvement _----------_----___---- 83 Houston to Galveston ship channel, Tex., improvement--------- - - 580 Howard Bay, N.C., examination and survey of waterway via .--- __ _ 344 Hudson River, N.Y.: __-------148 Improvement above New York..-------- -_ -- Improvement at New York---------------------------------- 137 Peekskill Harbor, improvement----T--------..------------ 160 Review of reports---- ------------------------ - 161 Review of reports, Troy to Waterford------------------------- 161 Review of reports at Ossining, N.Y----- --------------------- 161 Review of reports at Weehawken and Edgewater, N.J--------- --- 161 Review of reports on waterway to Great Lakes --------------- 1065 Rondout Harbor, improvement----- -------------------------- 144 Saugerities Harbor, improvement---------------.... -- _-- 146 INDEX 1349 Hudson River, N.Y.-Continued. Page Tarrytown Harbor, improvement-___-. .-----------. --- .160 Troy Lock and Dam, operating and care-----...... ------------------ 154 Hueneme Harbor, Calif., examination--...--..---- ----...... --- .. 1074 Humboldt Bay and Harbor, Calif.: Improvement---------------------------- 1095 Review of reports------------- ------------------------- 1102 Huntington Harbor, N.Y., improvement-------------......--------------. 104 Huntington, W.Va., engineering district-------------------------- 801 Huron Harbor, Ohio: Examination and survey--------- ------------------------- 1065 Improvement ...-------- ------------------------------------- 106 Huron Lake: Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement--------- 962 Surveys, charts, etc-- ___--------___--__----_ _ _ 1317,1319 Water levels-- ----------------- ---- 1318, 1321 Hutchinson River (East Chester Creek), N.Y., improvement_ _.- -- 98 Hyacinths, water, removal: From Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas waters--------... 506, 551 From Florida waters----------------- -------------- 444, 551 Hydraulic mining in California, regulation and preparation of plans.... 1236 Hydraulics. Seq Water levels. Hydrology. See Water levels. I Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill.: Examination and survey --------------------------------- 696 Improvement of Mill Creek and South Slough__-------------------- 694 Operating and care of canal ....-------------.. ----- _ 690 Illinois River, Ill.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 722 Operating and care of locks and dams------------------_..------- 735 Operating snag boats and dredge boats--.-------------------- 688, 737 Indiana Harbor, Ind., improvement-----___- - _-954 Indian River, Del., review of reports-.------------------------------ 238 Indian River, Fla.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., via---------------------------- ----------------------- 401 Review of reports .----- ---- ------------------------------ 448 Inland waterways. See Canals and Waterways. Inside routes. See Canals and Waterways. Insular possessions: Honolulu, Hawaii, engineering district------------------------1212 Puerto Rico, engineering district__-- -------------- ------ 1223 International Association of Congresses of Navigation---.....--.----- 1299 International boundary waters ---------------------------------- 1323 Interoceanic Canal, survey_-----.----.-------------- -- 1300 Intracoastal waterways. See Canals and Waterways. Ipswich River, Mass------------------------------------------- 52 Irrigation, surveys for---------------------------------------- 1231 Isle au Haut to Kimballs Island, Maine, examination and survey of channel---------------------------------------------------- 53 .Jackson Creek, Va., review of reports- ------------------------- 270 Jackson River, Va., improvement of James River, Va----------------- 278 Jacksonville, Fla.: Engineering district__ _------------ ---------------- 389 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to Miami, Fla- ..-..--- . 401 Improvement of St. Johns River opposite------------------------ 390 Review of reports of St. Johns River to Palatka- --- __.----- - 448 Jacksonville, N.C., improvement of waterway to Beaufort---------......... 321 Jamaica Bay, N.Y., improvement_------------- _-----------__-___ _108 James River, Va.: Improvement -------------------------------------- 278 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 303 1350 INDEX Page Jefferson-Shreveport Waterway, La. and Tex., improvement------------... 618 Jefries Point Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement -------- - 40 Jekyl Sound, Ga., improvement of waterway via---------------------374 ..... .... Johnsons Bayou, La., improvement-__------------ - 562 Johnsons Creek, or River, Conn., improvement----__ -- 86 Jordan River, Miss., improvement-------------------------------- 503 Judith Point, R.I., construction of harbor of refuge ----------------- 93 Jupiter Inlet, Fla., review of reports.------------------------------ 448 K Kahului Harbor, Hawaii, improvement- Kailua Harbor, Hawaii, examination. ------------------------ __-__-___- 1215 1222 Kalamazoo River, Mich., improvement---------------------------- 913 Kalihi Harbor, Hawaii, examination--------------- ------------------ 1222 Kampsville Lock and Dam, Illinois River, Ill., operating and care------ 735 Kanawha River, W. Va: Examination and survey --------------------------------- 818 Improvement ---------------------------- _--- 808 Operating and care of locks and dams---- -------------------- 813 Kansas City. Mo., engineering district---------------------------- 706 Kansas River, Kans. and Mo., examination_______ ------ ___-___--722 Kaskaskia River, Ill., examination ---------------------------- 673 Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii: Examination and survey-- ---------------------------------- 1222 Improvement---- -------------------------------------- 1221 Kwaa Harbor, Hawaii, examination----------------------------- 1222 Kaw River, Kans. and Mo., examination---------------------------722 Keehi Lagoon, Hawaii, examination ------------------- 1222 Kennebec River, Maine, improvement------------------------------- 52 Kennebunk River, Maine, improvement----------32 Kenosha Harbor, Wis., improvement---------------- 906 Kentucky River, Ky., operating and care of locks and dams------------ 819 Keokuk (Des Moines Rapids) Canal and Dry Dock, Mississippi River, operating and care---- -------- ----------------- ----- 686 Kern River, Calif., review of reports----------------__-________ 1120 Ketchikan Creek, Alaska, review of reports_----__ ___-_________ 1211 Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska, improvement_------------------------ 1199 Kewaunee Harbor, Wis., improvement ----------------------------- 886 Keweenaw Waterway, Mich.: Examination------------------ ------------- --------- ------ 862 Improvement------------- -- ------------------------------ 849 Keyport Harbor, N.J., improvement------------------------------ 176 Keystone Lock, Bayou Teche, La., operating and care------------------531 Key West, Fla.: Improvement of harbor at___ -- -------------- 419 Review of reports on harbor----- ------ - ------- 448 Kill Van Kull, N.Y. and N.J.: Examination and survey--------------------------------------- 185 Improvement of Staten Island-New Jersey Channels_____________ 166 Kimballs Island to Isle au Haut, Maine, examination and survey of channel__--------------------- ------------------------------- 53 Kings County, Wash., improvement of Lake Washington Canal by.... 1191 Kiskiminitas River, Pa., examination and survey ___----___ -------- 801 Kissimmee River, FI.: Examination and survey- ----------------------------------- 448 Improvement ------------------------------ 447 Knapps Narrows, Md., improvement------------------------------ 249 Knight and Hendry Channel, Fla., iniprovement of Tampa Harbor------ 433 Knobbs Creek, N.C., improvement------------------------------- 295 Kodiak Harbor, Alaska, review of reports-- ----------------------- 1211 Kootenai River, Idaho and Mont.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1198 Review of reports-- -- ------ --------- 1211 INDEx 1351 L Page Labatre Bayou, Ala., improvement-------------------------------- 494 Lacombe Bayou, La., review of reports ------------------- 555 Lafayette River, Va., examination and sarvey . ----.-.- ------- 303 Lafourche Bayou, La.: Examination----------- --------------------------------- 55 Improvement__--- ------------------------------------------- 555 Review of reports------------ ----------------------------- 555 La Grange Bayou, Fla., improvement------------------------------ 480 La Grange Lock and Dam, Illinois River, Ill., operating and care Lake Calumet, Ill., examination and survey--------------------- -------- 35 --- 739 Lake Champlain, N.Y. and Vt.: Burlington Harbor, Vt., improvement---_-_- , 158 Narrows, improvement------ ------------------------------- 155 Plattsburg Harbor, N.Y., improvement--------__---- - 160 Port Henry Harbor, N.Y., improvement 60 1---------------- Rouses Point, N.Y., improvement_ ___ __------- 160 Surveys and charting --------------------------------- 1317, 1318 Lake Mabel, Fla., improvement of Hollywood Harbor____------------- 412 Lake of the Woods, Minn.: Condemnation proceedings for procurement flowage easements-.... 1326 Status-------------- -------------------------------- 1327 Regulation of levels__---- __------------------------- 1325 Surveys and charting-------------------------------------- 1317 Lake Memphremagog, investigation of levels by International Board.__ 1324 Lake Pontchartrain, La., improvement- ------------------------ 484 Lake River, Wash., improvement----- --------------------------- 1172 Lakes, Great: Channels in waters connecting, improvement-------------------- 962 Control or regulation of waters of Niagara River and preservation of Niagara Falls----------------------------------------1324 Discharge----------------- ------------------------------ 1317 Elevation------------------------------------------ ------ 1324 Examination and survey of Miami and Erie Canal, branch canal to Lake Michigan and other routes between Lakes Erie and Michigan and the Ohio River-__ _-_-_--------------------- 823, 835 Review of reports on deeper waterway to Atlantic tidewaters-------- 1065 Review of reports on deeper waterway to Hudson River-----------1065 Surveys, charts, etc---- --------------------------- 1305,1317,1320 Water levels----------------------------------------------- 1321 Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash.: Examination and survey------- --------------------------- 1211 Improvement of waterway to Puget Sound-__------__ 1190 Operating and care of waterway to Puget Sound- ----- ____-- 1190 Lake Washington, Miss., improvement--------------------------- 43 Lake Worth, Fla., improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., via------------------------------------------401 Lake Worth Inlet, Fla., examination and survey------------------ 448 La Lanche Bay, Ala., improvement of intracoastal waterway via-------- 472 L'Anguille River, Ark., improvement_ ------- ----------------- 654 Larchmont Harbor, N.Y., review of reports--__----------------- _ 161 La Trappe River, Md., improvement------------------------------ 25 Lavaca Bay, Tex., improvement of channel from Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca---------------------------------------------------- 600 Le Claire Canal, Iowa, operating and care_______________-------------- 686 Leech Lake Reservoir, Minn.: Construction ---------------------------------------------- 698 Operating and care---------------------------------------- 00 Lee Slough, Apalachicola River, Fla., improvement--_ _____------- 453 Leipsic River, Del., improvement-..- ------------------- ___ 237 Levels, water. See Water levels. 1352 INDEX Levisa Fork, Big Sandy River, Ky.: Page S Examination --- -------- -------------------- 818 Improvement ------------------------------- 814 Operating and care of locks and dams--------------------------814 Lewis River, Oreg., and Wash., improvement------------------------- 1164 Lewis and Clark River, Oreg., examination and survey---------------1172 Lighthouse Bay, N.C., examination and survey of channel to North River via Back Sound-------------------------- ------------------- 344 Little Annemessex River, Md., improvement of Broad Creek, Md.-------- 253 Little Caillou Bayou, La.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 524 Review of reports----------------------------------------555 Little Calumet River, Ill., and Ind., examination and survey------------ 739 Little Elk River, Md., improvement --------------- ------- -- 253 Little Kanawha River, W.Va., operating and care of locks and dams------ 805 Little Machipongo River, Va., improvement...............------------------------- 253 Little Narragansett Bay, R.I., and Conn., improvement _.----------------- 69 Little Pigeon and French Broad Rivers, Tenn., improvement-----------............ 766. Little River, Del., improvement-------- ------- -------------- - 229 Little River, La., improvement--------------------- ------------ 643, Little River, Okla., examination with a view to control of floods--- ..-- 662 Little River, S.C., improvement of waterway via ---------------------- 323 Ldttle Sarasota Bay, Fla., improvement of Sarasota Bay---------------430 Little Sodus Bay, N.Y., improvement of harbor. . .--------------- 1051 Livingstone Channel, Detroit River, Mich., improvement--.--- ___-_- 978 .Locklies Creek, Va., improvement-------------------- ----------- 269 Log booms, permits for construction___ ..... , --.. ....-- .... 1305 Long Beach Harbor, Calif.: Improvement of channel to Los Angeles Harbor ------------------ 1068 :. Review of reports of harbor--------------------------------- 1074 Lookout Cape, N.C., improvement of harbor of refuge----------------- 330 Lorain Harbor, Ohio.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 1065 Improvement --------------- ----------------- ------ 1009 Review of reports-------------------------------- --------------- 1065 Los Angeles, Calif.: Engineering district----- ---------------- 1065 Examination of harbor--- --------------------------------- 1074 Improvement of harbor------------------------------------ 1068 Review of reports on harbor--------------------- --------------- 1074 Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway: Examination and survey from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley--------------------- -------- ------ 614 Improvement, Mississippi River to Corpus Christi--------------....... 532, 563 Review of reports------------------------------------------------ 614 Louisiana, State of, removal of water hyacinths from-----... ------ 551 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky.: Enlargement------------------------------------------------ 767 Operating and care------- ------------------------------ ---- 777 Louisville, Ky., engineering district---------------------------- ---- 823 Lowell Creek, Alaska, flood control_------------------ ------------ 1207 Lower Chipola River, Fla., improvement--------------------------- 453 Lower Thoroughfare at or near Wenona, Deal Island, Md----------- 253, Ludington Harbor, Mich., improvement ------------------------ 927 Lynn Harbor, Mass., improvement- ------ ------------------- 38 M Mabel Bay and Lake, Fla.: Examination of waterway to Caloosahatchee River-------------- 453 Improvement of Hollywood Harbor-------- -------------------- 412 Machipongo (Great) Inlet to Hog Island, Va., examination and survey of channel--- --- ------ ------------------ ----------- 238 Machodoc (Upper) Creek, Va., improvement_ .. __--------------- 269 Mackay Creek, N.C., improvement ----------------------------- 303 Mackinac Harbor, Mich., improvement. 1--------------- INDEX 1353 Page Mackinac Island, Mich., to Round Island, Mich., channel, improvement- 970 Macon Bayou, La., improvement--- ------------------------ ------ 626 Mahoning River, Pa. and Ohio, examination-__ ------ ______- _____- 801 Main ship channel, New York Harbor, N.Y., improvement--_------------- 112 Malden River, Mass., improvement ------------------------- - 52 Mamaroneck Harbor, N.Y.: Improvement-------- ------------------------------------- 96 Review of reports-------------- -------------------- ------- 161 Manasquan Inlet and River, N.J., improvement----------------------181 Manatee River, Fla.: Examination and survey--__------------------------------ 448 Improvement-- --------------------------------- _----------- 447 Manchac Bayou, La.: Examination of waterway via--------------------------------555 Improvement--- ---------------------------------------- 555 Manchac Pass, La.: Examination of waterway via-- ----------------------------- 555 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 555 Manchester Harbor, Mass., improvement ------------------------ 52 Manhasset Bay, N.Y., improvement----------------------------- 160 Manistee Harbor and River, Mich.: Examination of harbor------------------------------------- 940 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 929 Manistique Harbor, Mich., improvement ___ ------------------- __ 863 Manitowoc Harbor, Wis.: Examination and survey----------------------------------- 940 Improvement ------------------------------------------ --- 891 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 940 Manteo Bay, N.C., improvement---------------------------------- 301 Mantua Creek, N.J.: Improvement ----- 207 Review of reports---------------------------- 238 Maps and charts, northern and northwestern lakes -------- ___---- 1318 Mare Island Strait, Calif., improvement -------------------- 1085 Marquette Bay and Harbor, Mich.: Construction of harbor of refuge in bay__- ___--------- 853 Examination and survey of harbor -------------------------- - 862 Improvement of harbor------------------------------------ 854 Marthas Vineyard, Mass., improvement --------------- ___ --- 93 Matanzas River, Fla., improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jackson- ville to Miami, Fla., via_____-- _______ ________ -_ 401 Matawan Creek, N.J., improvement-__----------------------- 184 Mattaponi River, Va.: Review of reports -------------------------------- 270 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 265 Mattituck Harbor, N.Y., improvement-----------------------------160 Maumee Bay and River, Ohio: Examination of river_______________---------------- 1003 Examination and survey of waterway via ---------------------- 835 Improvement of Toledo Harbor___-_ --- __--------------- 998 Maurepas Lake, La., examination of waterway via ------------------- 555 Maurice River, N.J.: Examination and survey_ --------------------- 238 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 210 Mayaguez Harbor, P.R.: Improvement --------- ------------------------------- 1229 Review of reports--- ---------------------------------- 1231 McClellanville, S.C., improvement of waterway to Charleston-----------352 Meherrin River, N.C., improvement_ ----- - __------------------296 Memphis, Tenn., engineering district------------------------------ 643 Memphremagog Lake, Vt., operations of International Board for Inves tigation of Levels-------------------- ---------------------- 1324 Menominee Harbor and River, Mich. and Wis.: Improvement -- -- -__--- _- ----- --- -_ 866 Review of reports------------------------ ---- 941 1354 INDEX Mermentau River, La.: Page Improvement, including tributaries---------------------------- 549 Improvement of intercoastal waterway 33 5---------------- Improvement of waterway to Sabine River------------------ ----- 532 Merrimack River, Mass., improvement ----------------------------- 52 Miami and Erie Canal, Ohio, examination and survey-----------------823 Miami (Great) River, Ohio, examination and survey------------------823 Miami Harbor and River, Fla.: Examination and survey of river-----------------------------448 Improvement of harbor----------------------- 413 Improvement of intercoastal waterway to Jacksonville, Fla- ------- 401 Improvement of river_------------_____- - ___ 416 Review of reports on harbor---------------------------------448 Mianus River, Conn.: Improvement ---------- ------------------------------------ 93 Review ofRevewreports_______ ___ _ f rpors------------------------------------ 993 Michigan City Harbor, Ind.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 958 Review of reports__-----------------------------------------961 Michigan, Lake: Canal to Sturgeon Bay, improvement---------------------------881 Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement ---------- 962 Discharge ___----------------------------------------------- 1317 Elevation------- ----------------------------------------- 1319 Examination and survey of waterways to Ohio River- - --- -835 Examination of waterway to Mississippi River _______-__-__ __-- 940 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, operating and care 90 6---------------- Surveys, charts, etc --------- Water levels-- __---- ________-___----- ----------------------------- - 1318 1321 Middle Neebish Channel, St. Marys River, Mich., improvement------- Middle River, Calif., improvement-- _- -__- Milford Haven Harbor, Va., improvement-------------------------- - -___ ___-__ 962 _- 1117 269 Milford Harbor, Conn., improvement------------------------------ 81 Mill Creek and South Slough, Ill., improvement __________-- - ______ 694 Mill Creek or River, Conn.: Improvement of New Haven Harbor____ ____ - -__________---- 79 Improvement of Stamford Harbor----------------------------- 90 Milwaukee, Wis.: Engineering district-_---- ------------------------------ 863 Improvement of harbor-________------------900 Mingo Creek, S.C., improvement______________ __________ 365 Minim Creek-Estherville Canal, S.C., improvement _.__________- -__ 352 Mining, hydraulic, in California ---------------------------------1236 Minnesota River, Minn.: Examination ---- ---------------------------------------- 706 Improvement ------ ---------------------------------------- 704 Operating snag and dredge boats__ -6886---------------- Miscellaneous civil works------------------------------------ 1305 General statement regarding-- ------------------- 6 Mispillion River, Del., improvement _______________________ 233 Missisquoi Bay, sounding and topography __ - __,,_--- - - 1319 Mississippi River: Examinations and surveys: Brainerd to Minneapolis, Minn ----------------------- 706 Head of Passes to headwaters (Mississippi River Commis- sion)--- --------------------------------- 1250, 1268 Illinois and Mississippi Canal_______-------- ___------- ____ 696 Minneapolis, Minn., in vicinity of 06 7---------------- New Orleans, La., to Apalachicola River, Fla., waterway-------- 555 South Pass--- -------------- --- ------------- 517 Waterway from Colona, Ill., to Moline pool- -- _-_- --- 696 Waterway to Cumberland Sound, Ga----------------------- 389 INDEX 1355 Mississippi River-Continued. Examinations and surveys-Continued. Page Waterway to intracoastal waterway via Bayou Mancha -------- 555 Waterway to Lake Michigan-----_------------------------ 940 Experiment station------ ----------------- 1297 Flood control, emergency work on tributaries ------------ ____1262 Gaging, including tributaries, at or near St. Paul, Minn--------- 701 Improvements: Baton Rouge to New Orleans, La--------- ----------- 519 Cubits Gap to Head of Passes------------------------- ---- 509 Hastings Lock and Dam-_-- -------------- 678 Head of Passes to Ohio River (Mississippi River Commission)__ 1250 Illinois River to Minneapolis, Minn ------------------------ 674 Leech Lake and Mississippi River 98 6------------------ Minneapolis to mouth of Wisconsin River .......... -- - 674 Missouri River to Illinois River 62 6----------------- Missouri River to Ohio River______ _______ - ____-___--662 New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex., intracoastal water- way------- ------------------------------------- 532, 563 Ohio River to Illinois River------------------------------662 Passes: Head of, to Ohio River----------------------------- 1250 South Pass--------------------------------------- 514 Southwest Pass, including shoals between Cubits Gap and Head of Passes---------------------------------- 509 Reservoir dams at headwaters_ - __ -- ___--- -__-- -______- 697 Sabine River, waterway to-- --------------------- 532 Wisconsin River to Illinois River__-- -- _____ 674 6---- Levees, Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Mo------------------1284 Mapping alluvial valley- __--__________ _ ,_- 1269 Operating and care: Hastings Lock and Dam___ ---------------------------- 686 Illinois and Mississippi Canal---------------------------- 690 Keokuk Lock and Dam_--- ------..-___----------__ _-- 686 Le Claire Canal, Iowa------------- ____ -- 686 Locks and dams above the Illinois River -- __------686 Moline, Ill., lock and dam at- ------ -______--__686 Reservoir dams at headwaters -------------- __-___-700 Snag and dredge boats above Missouri River_.....__..- 688, 737 Snag boats below Missouri River-_ -___---------- -669 Twin City Lock and Dam-___-----_----6---------------- -686 Removing wrecks----------------------------------- --- 127 Review of reports, Missouri River to Minneapolis, Minn-.....---... 687 Mississippi River Commission : Flood protection by ------ ---------------------------------- 1249 Improvement of Mississippi River by--------------------------1249 Report of President--------- ---------------------------- 1265 Mississippi Sound, Miss. and Ala.: Gulfport Ship Island Channel and Ship Island Pass, improvement_ 498 Improvement of channel to Mobile Bay-------------------- 484 Mississippi, State of, removal of water hyacinths from waters of ------- 551 Missouri River : Examinations and surveys ------------------------------ 7-- 722 Improvement: At Niobara, Nebr., and Yankton, S.Dak., flood control--__------ 722 Contributions from private agencies for--------------------- 708 General ------------------ --------------------------- 707 Kansas City to mouth------ ----------------------------- 707 Kansas City to Sioux City --___-__- - -______-- ____ 712 Sioux City to Fort Benton ------------------------------ 715 Mobile, Ala., engineering district -------------------------------- 481 Mobile Bay and Harbor, Ala.: Improvement of channel to Mississippi Sound- --- ____- - -___-- 484 Improvement of harbor and bar_------___----- 481 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to New Orleans, La--- --- 484 Improvement of initracoastal waterway to Pensacola Bay, Fla----- 472 1356 INDEX Page Mobile River, Ala., removing the water hyacinths in river and tributaries- 506 Mokelumne River, Calif.: Examination for flood control -------------------------------- 1120 Improvement----------------------------------- -------- 1111 Moline Harbor, Ill.: Improvement of Mississippi River between Wisconsin River and Illi- nois River------------- -------------------------------- 674 Operating and care of lock_ ... -- --- _--------- ------ _ 686 Monhegan Harbor, Maine, examination and survey--------------------- 53 Monongahela River, W.Va., and Pa.: Examination --------------------------------------------- 801 Improvement---------------------------- ---- 786 Operating and care of locks and dams--------------------------- 790 Review of reports --------- ---------------------- 801 Monroe Bay and Creek, Va., improvement------------------------- 269 Monroe Harbor, Mich.: Improvement------ --------------------------------------- 995 Review of reports----------------------------- 1003 Monterey Harbor, Calif., improvement__------------------------- 1094 Montgomery, Ala., engineering district -- ----------------------- 448 Morehead City Harbor, N.C, improvement--------------- ----------- 328 Mormon Channel, San Joaquin River, Calif., improvement------- 1109 Morris Cove, New Haven Harbor, Conn., improvement___------------ 79 Morristown Harbor, N.Y., improvement---------------------------- 1064 Morro Bay, Calif., review of reports--- --------------------- 1074 Mosquito Inlet, Fla., review of reports ------------------------- 448 Mount Hope Bay, Mass., improvement----------------------------- 60 Mount Sinai Harbor, N.Y., review of reports------------------------ 161 Mouse River, N.Dak., examination for flood control7------------------ 706 Muddy River, Ill. (Big), examination---------...... --------. 673 Mud Lake, Mermentau River, La., improvement-. ------------.--- 549 Mulberry Creek, Va., improvement------ ------------------------- 269 Murderkill River, Del., improvement------------------- 231 Muscle Shoals, Tennessee River, Ala.: Dam No. 2 (Wilson Dam), improvement and maintenance, including hydroelectric development -----------..------ 755, 759, 762 Operating and care of canal- ------------------------ --- 758 Operating and care of Lock and Dam No. 2 (Wilson Dam)--------.. 758 Muskegon Harbor, Mich., improvement----9------------------------ 22 Muskingum River, Ohio, operating and care of locks and dams---------- 802 Mystic River, Conn., improvement-.......---- ---- ------------- 93 Mystic River, Mass: Examination-------- ---------------- ---------------------- 53 Improvement------------------------------- 52 N Nagai Island, Alaska, examination of Wedge Cape-------... -- ----- 1211 Nandua Creek, Va., improvement----- .... _ ------------- _ 253 Nansemond River, Va., improvement._--------------------------_ 303 Nantasket Beach Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement ----- - 40 Nanticoke River (including Northwest Fork), Del. and Md. improvement- 244 Nantucket Harbor and Sound, Mass.: Construction of harbor of refuge- -------------------------- 93 Improvement of: Cross Rip Shoals------ --------------------------------- 56 Pollock Rip Shoals------------------------------------- 53 Napa River, Calif., improvement_------------- ----- -------- __ 1102 Narragansett Bay, R.I., improvement ----------------- - ----- 64 Narrows of Lake Champlain, N.Y., and Vt., improvement------- ... ---. 155 Nashville, Tenn., engineering district . . _---------------------- - 739 Natalbany River, La., improvement------------------------------523 Navesink (North Branch of Shrewsbury) River, N.J., improvement- .... 179 Navigable waters. See Bridges; Rivers and harbors; Wrecks; and Regulations. Navigation, Congrerses of, Permanent International Association ....- 1299 INDEX 1357 Page Navigation, surveys for---------------------------------_ _ 1231 Nawiliwili Harbor, Hawaii, improvement___----__----------- - 1218 Neah Bay, Wash., examination --------------------------------- 1211 Neches River, Tex.: Improvement of Sabine-Neches Canal__5------------- --------- 5 56 Review of reports on Sabine-Neches waterway, Tex------ ....-- -.. 614 Neebish Channels, St. Marys River, Mich., improvement--..------------ 962 Nehalem Bay, Oreg., improvement ---------------- 1138 Nehalem River, Oreg., bar and entrance, examination .....- 1172 Neponset River, Mass., improvement------ 52 Nezpique Bayou, La., improvement _----- ---------------------- 549 Neuse River, N.C.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 344 Improvement_____,,,-mproemen , ---------------------------------------------- 310 310 Newark Bay, N.J., improvement_-- ------- __------- -162, 166 New Bedford Harbor, Mass., improvement_ 57 Newburyport Harbor, Mass., improvement_--------------__----.... 35 New Hampshire coast, examination between Rye Beach and Fox Head Point ------------------------------------------------------ 53 New Haven Harbor, Conn.: Examination and survey------------------------------------ 93 Improvement by dredging, etc------------------- ......- 79 New Jersey and New York Channels: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 185 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 166 New Jersey-Staten Island Channels, N.Y. and N.J., improvement------...... 166 New London Harbor, Conn.: Examination and survey------------------------------------- 93 Improvement------------------- -------------------------- 71 New Orleans, La.: Engineering district ---------------------------------------- 508 Examination and survey of waterway to the Apalachicola River, Fla. 555 Improvement of intracoastal waterway in Louisiana and Texas, ex- tending to Corpus Christi, Tex_---------... _-__--- 532,563 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to New Orleans, La-----.. 484 Improvement of Mississippi River to Baton Rouge, La---___---- 519 Newport Bay Calif., examination and survey-- ----------------- 1074 Newport Harbor, R.I., improvement__---------------- 93 Newport News, Va., improvement of channels to---------------- 276 Newport River, N.C.: Examination and survey ---------- -------------------------- 344 Improvement of waterways between Beaufort and New River--... . 321 New River, Fla.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., via-- ------------------------------------------------ 401 Review of reports------------ ----------------------------- 448 New River, N.C.: Examination and survey--- -------------------------------- 344 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 321 Improvement of waterways to Swansboro and Beaufort --..... 321 New Rochelle Harbor, N.Y., improvement_.----------------- 160 Newtown Creek, N.Y., improvement----- ------------------------ 133 New York and New Jersey Channels: Examination and survey1------------------------------------ 85 Improvement---------- -------- ------------------- 166 New York Bay and Harbor, N.Y.: Ambrose Channel, improvement.- ---- ------------- -- 112 Anchorage Channel, improvement- - ------- 112 Arthur Kill, improvement- ___--- --------- ----------- 168 Battery, the removal of shoal in Hudson River off Pier A-------__.. 138 Bay Ridge Channel, improvement-......--------------- --- 118 Bayside Channel, improvement --- ___.----------------. 112 Bronx River, improvement----------------------------------- 160 Buttermilk Channel, improvement .---------------- 122 Channel, Staten Island-Hoffman and Swinburne Islands--.. .... 112 Coenties Reef, removal --------------- 125 1358 INDEX New York Bay and Harbor, N.Y.-Continued. Page Coney Island Chahnel, improvement-------------------------- 117 Constable Hook to Ellis Island, examination and survey----------- 185 Craven Shoal, improvement------------------------------- -- 112 Drift, collection and removal--______-------- -- __-143,1307 East (Ambrose) Channel, improvement_______------- --------- 112 East Chester Creek, improvement__--- -- ___---- - 98 East River, improvement, including Coenties Reef____ .. .-.. _- 124 Examinations and surveys------------------------ 161,185 Flushing Bay.: Improvement ------ ---------------------------------- 160 Review of reports----- -------------------------------- 161 Gedney Channel, improvement- ------------------------------- 112 Gowanus Creek Channel, improvement.------------------------ 160 Great Kills, Staten Island, improvement-__----_------... 184 Harlem River, improvement--------------------- ------------ 137 Hell Gate, East River, improvement--------------------------- 125 Hudson River Channel, improvement------------------------- 137 Hutchinson River (East Chester Creek), improvement ------------ 98 Intracoastal waterway to Delaware River, examination and survey__ 185 Kill Van Kull, improvement _________-___________- - -____- 166 Main Ship Channel, improvement ----- ------------------------ 112 Narrows to the sea, improvement- .-- -__-- -- -________ 113 New Jersey-Staten Island Channels, improvement___------___-- 166 Newtown Creek, N.Y., improvement--------------------------- 133 North (Hudson) River, improvement ---------- __- ____ __ ___ 148 Oil pollution, New York Harbor_ -----------------------------1307 Red Hook Channel, improvement------- -__.--------___ -- 118 Review of reports on channel at Weehawken and Edgewater, N.J Shooters Island Channel, improvement-- ----------------------- 166 -- 161 Staten Island-Hoffman Island-Swinburne Island Channel-------------- 112 Staten Island-New Jersey Channels, improvement _______________ 166 Staten Island Sound, improvement_---------__------_ 166 Supervision, to prevent destructive or injurious deposits ----------- 1306 fIew York engineering districts: First------------------------------------------ --------- 94 Second ------------- ---------------------------------- 161 New York State canals, surveys and charting of natural navigable waters--------------------------------------- ---------- 1317 Nezpique Bayou, La., improvement------------------------------- 549 Niagara Falls: Preservation of Falls and permits for water-power diversions---... 1324 Supervision for the Federal Power Commission ------------------ 1325 - Supervision of power companies---------------------------- 1324 Niagara River, N.Y.: Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, improvement ------- 1035 Buffalo Harbor, improvement--------------1-----------------030 Control and regulation of water of, and preservation of the Falls... 1324 Improvement-------------... -- ------ ------- 1042 Supervision of power companies at the Falls------------------ 1324 Surveys, ete----------- -------- --------------------- 1324 Nicaraguan Canal, survey1-------------------------------------300 Nleolet Lake (Hay Lake) Channel, St. Marys River, Mich., improve- ments---------------------------------------------------- 962 Nitrate plants, Muscle Shoals, Tennessee River ___ __.____ -______ 759 Nolin River, Ky.: Examination and survey_ - 835 Improvement of Green River, Ky------- --------------------- 824 Nome Harbor, Alaska, improvement ----------------------------- 1203 Nomini Creek, Va., improvement__ -- 269 Nooksack River, Wash., examinations_-____________________ _ 1211 Norfolk Harbor, Va.: Examinations and surveys _________________ ___________ 303 General improvement, including main channel of Elizabeth River and portions of southern, eastern, and western branches ----. 270 Improvement of channels to Newport News ...- - - -.-. 276 INDEX 1359 Norfolk Harbor, Va.-Continued. Page Improvement of Scotts Creek, Va---..-- ------------------ ----- 272 Improvement of Thimble Shoal __ __-- ___------__ -275 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Inlet_-------- ------- 289 Improvement of waterway to sounds of North Carolina (to Pamlico Sound) via Pasquotank River_-__---_-- .... ----.-------- 287 Operating and care of waterways to Beaufort Inlet, N.C---------- 293 Review of reports------------------------------------------ 303 Norfolk, Va., engineering district___------------- - - -- -- 270 North Carolina sounds: Examination and survey of waterway to Norfolk, Va-------------- 303 Improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va_______________--------287 Northeast River, N.C., improvement______________________------------------------------ 337 North Edisto River, S.C., improvement of waterway via __- ____-__- 361 Northern and northwestern lakes: Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement---------- 962 Discharge - ---------- ----------------------------- 1317 Elevation --------------------------------------- 326 1------- Surveys, charts, etc-___--. __________----- - - 1317, 1318 Water levels--- --------- ------------------------------- 1321 North Fork, Canadian River, Tex. and Okla., examination with a view to control of the floods--------------------------------------662 North River, N.C.: Examination and survey--------------- ------------------ 344 Examination and survey of channel to Lighthouse Bay, N.C., via Back Sound -- --------------------------------------- 344 North (Hudson) River, N.Y., improvement__.....------------ __ 148 Norwalk Harbor, Conn., improvement ---- ---. ----- __- 89 Norwich Harbor, Conn., improvement of Thames River----------------72 Noyo River, Calif., improvement ---------------------------------1099 O Oak Bay to Port Townsend Bay, Wash., waterway, improvement---------1182 Oakland Harbor, Calif.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1080 Review of reports--- ------------------------------------- 1102 Occohannock Creek, Va., improvement____ ________ -________-__ 248 Occoqpan Creek, Va., improvement ___________________ 259 Ocean City Inlet, Md., improvement ______________________-__ ___ 251 Ocmulgee River, Ga.: Examination and survey------- ----------------------------- 389 Examination and survey of waterway to Flint River- -__ -_____- 389 Improvement----- ----------------------------------------- 377 Oconee River, Ga.: Examination and survey---- -------------------------------- 889 Improvement----------------------------------------------377 Oconto Harbor, Wis. : Improvement ------------------ ------------------------- 868 Review of reports--------- ------------------------------ 941 Ocracoke Inlet and Island, N.C., examination and survey of channel from Core Sound to Inlet ------------------------------------------ 344 Offatts Bayou, Tex., examination and survey_-------___----------- 614 Ogdensburg Harbor, N.Y., improvement --------------------------- 1060 Ogeechee River, Ga., examination and survey ----------------------- 389 Ogunquit Harbor, Maine, examination__________ ___ __---__ _-- 53 Ohio River: Dashields Dam, Pa.: Construction ---- -------------------------------------- 767 Operating and care __........._______ _-----____ _- - 777 Emsworth Dam, Pa., operating and care_-------___----- -777 Examinations and surveys of waterways to Lakes Erie and Michi- gan--------------------------------------------- 823, 835 Examination and survey of Miami and Erie Canal, etc 823 Falls at Louisville, Ky., improvement at- --------- - 767 General improvement (open-channel work) __ ------- - 779 16228-ENG 1933 86 1360 INDEX Ohio River--Continued. Page Locks and dams, construction -------------------------------- 767 Locks and dams, operating and care-------------------------- -77 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky., enlargement------------------ 767 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky., operating and care -------.. 777 Review of reports.......----------------------------------------- 835 Snag boats, operation -------------------------------------- 784 Okeechobee Lake drainage area: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 421 Review of reports------------------------------------------ 448 Oklawaha River, Fla.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 398 Operating and care of lock and dam at Moss Bluff, Fla------------ 400 Review of reports on waterway to Kissimmee__------------------ 448 Olcott Harbor, N.Y., examination and survey---------- ------------- 1065 Oldmans Creek, N.J., improvement--------- --------------------- 237 Old River, Fla. and Ala., improvement of intercoastal waterway via-.... 472 Old River (present mouth of Red River), La., removing snags and wrecks-------------------------------------------------- 669 Old River, Ohio, examination _---_-_- _-___-- -- -- 1064 Old River, Wash., improvement---.--------------------------.. 1194 Olympia Harbor, Wash.: Improvement ------------- -- ----------------------------- 1183 Review of reports----------- -------------------------------- 1211 Onancock River, Va., improvement ------------------------------- 253 Ontario Lake : Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement---------- 962 Discharge ----------- ------------------------------------ 1317 Improvement of St. Lawrence River to Ogdensburg, N.Y--------- 1059 Surveys, charts, etc---------------------------------------1319 Water levels---..---- ----------------------------------- 1321 Ontonagon Harbor and River, Mich., improvement..---....----------------..... 847 Orange River, Fla., improvement-------------- ------------------- 447 Osage River, Mo.: Improvement ------------------------------------------------- 718 Operating and care of lock and dam--------------------..........------ 719 Oswego Harbor, N.Y.: Improvement----....-- ------------ ---------------------- 1053 Review of reports------------------------------ ----------- 1065 Otter Creek, Vt.: Improvement --- --------------------------- -------------- 160 Surveys ------------------------------------------------- 1319 Ouachita River, Ark. and La.: Improvement ------------------------------------ ----- 620, 643 Operating and care of locks and dams_------------------.---- . 624 Oyster, Va., examination and survey of channel to Atlantic Ocean-----.... 238 P Pagan River, Va., improvement--......-------------------- -286 Pamlico River, N.C., improvement-------------------------------------- 306 Pamlico Sound, N.C.: Examination and survey of channel to Beaufort, N.C----------- -- 344 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Inlet-....--------2-----------. 290 Improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va--------------------- 287 Pamunkey River, Va., improvement------ ------------------------ 267 Panama Canal, survey---------------------------------------- 1300 Paradise Creek, Va., examination and survey --------------------- 303 Pascagoula Harbor and River, Miss.: Improvement of harbor------ ------------------- ---------- 495 Improvement of river above mouth of Dog River ------- - --- 500 Pasquotank River, Va., improvement of waterway via----------------- 287 Passaic River, N.J., improvement -------------------------------- 162 Pass Cavallo, Tex., improvement of channel to Port Lavaca --------- 600 Pass Manchac, La.: Examination of waterway via ---. -------------------------- 555 Improvement--- ----------- ------------------------------ 555 INDEX 1361 Page Patapsco River, Md., improvement of Baltimore Harbor and Channels--- 239 Patuxent River, Md., improvement- ---------------------- 269 Pawcatuck River, R.I. and Conn.: Improvement---- --------------------------------------- 69 Review of reports 9-------------- 93 Pawtucket (Seekonk) River, R.I. : Examination and survey------------------------------------- 93 Improvement --------------------- 65 Peace River and Creek, Fla., improvement of creek ------------------ 429 Pearl River, Miss.: Examination and survey------- ----------------------------- 508 Improvement of East Pearl River---------- ------------------ 504 Peconic River, N.Y., improvement-------- ------------------------ 160 Peedee, Great River, S.C., improvement ____----- ---------------- 350 Peekskill Harbor, N.Y., improvement__---------------- 160 Penobscot River, Maine, improvement ----------------------------- 52 Pensacola Bay and Harbor, Fla.: Examination and survey of waterway to Caloosahatchee River- - -.. 389 Examinations and surveys-------------------------- 480 Improvement of harbor-__ ------------------------ -- 470 Improvement of intracoastal waterway from bay to Mobile Bay, Ala. 472 Pensaukee Harbor, Wis., review of reports------------------------- 941 Pentwater Harbor, Mich., improvement_---- 9---------------- 940 Perdido Bay, Fla. and Ala., improvement of intracoastal waterway via___ 472 Pere Marquette Lake, Ludington Harbor, Mich., improvement ----------- 927 Perkins Cove, Maine, examination___------------------------ 53 Permanent International Association of Congresses of Navigation-------- 1299 Permits: For construction of bridges --------------------------------- 1305 For diversion of water from Niagara River, N.Y---------------- 1325 For private structures and operations in navigable waters ---------- 1305 Perquimans River, N.C., improvement _------------------- ----- 303 Perth Amboy, N.J., examination and survey of cut-off channel off-..... 185 Petaluma Creek, Calif., improvement ---------------------- 1091 Petersburg Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey_ --------.---- 1211 Petersburg, Va., improvement of Appomattox River------------------- 283 Petit Anse Bayou, La., improvement--- - -------------.------ -547 Petoskey Harbor, Mich., improvement -- _---- __------------ 940 Philadelphia, Pa.: Engineering district ....---------------------------------- 185 Improvement of Delaware River at_ ---------------------- 186, 189, 196 Pierhead lines, establishment __--_..... -------------- __-- 1305 Piers, permits for construction ___ .....------------- -- - 1305 Pigeon Bayous, La., improvement- ----------------------- -- 525 Pigeon (Little) and French Broad Rivers, Tenn., improvement----------- 766 Pine Bluff, Ark., improvement of Arkansas River at6------------- 644 Pine River Reservoir, Minn.: Construction------------------------------------------- --- 698 Operation and care---------------------------------------- 700 Pittsburgh, Pa., engineering district .------------------------------- 785 Plaquemine Bayou, La.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway via---------------------- 533 Operating and care of lock and dam in--------------------------- 530 Plaquemine Brule Bayou, La.: Examination------------------------------------- ---------------- 555 Improvement---------------------------------------- ...... 555 Plattsburg Harbor, N.Y., improvement-----------------------------160 Pleasant River, Maine, examination--------------------------------- 53 Plymouth Harbor, Mass., improvement----------------------------- 45 Pocomoke River, Md.: Examination and survey----------------------------------------- 254 Improvement ------- r-------- ---------------------------- 253 Point Isabel, Tex.: Examination and survey of waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex-------- 614 Improvement of Brazos Island Harbor-.--- ------......- 606 1362 INDEX Page Point Judith Pond, R.I., examination and survey of entrance to chan- nel of ----------- -------------------------------------- 93 Point Judith, R.I., harbor of refuge: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 93 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 93 Point Lookout, Mich., examination and survey ------------------ 1003 Pokegama Reservoir, Minn.: Construction----------- ------------- ------ 698 Operating and care- ----------------- ------------ ---- 700 Pocomoke River, Md., examination and survey-----------------------254 Pollock Rip Channel, Mass., improvement------------------- -------- 53 Pollution of navigable waters, New York Harbor----- -------------- 1307 Poison Bay, Flathead Lake, Mont., improvement-------------------- 1210 Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla., examination and survey-------------------- 448 Ponce Harbor, P.R., improvement-------------------------------1225 Ponchatoula River, La., improvement of Tickfaw River------------- 523 Pontchartrain Lake, La., improvement ---------------------- 84 4---- Poquonock River, Conn., improvement --. ---------------- 86 Portage Canal, Wis., examination of waterway vi 40 9----------------- Portage Creek, Ala., improvement of intracoastal waterway via-------- 472 Portage Lake harbor of refuge, Mich., improvement------------------- 933 Port Alexander, Alaska, improvement----....------------------- ---- 1210 Port Allen, Hawaii: Examination and survey 222 1------------------- Improvement--------------- ---- -------------- ----- ----- 1220 Port Aransas, Tex.: Improvement ----------------------------------------- 601 Improvement of Harbor Island Basin-------------------------601 Port Arthur Canal, Tex.: Improvement---------------------------------------------- 556 Review of reports --- --------------- 614 Port Austin Harbor, Mich., examination and survey---------- 1003 Port Bolivar, Tex., improvement of channel to---------------------- 578 Port Chester Harbor, N.Y., improvement----------------------------94 Port Clinton Harbor, Ohio, improvement--------- ----------------- 1002 Port Everglades, Fla.: Improvement------------------------ 412 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 448 Port Gamble Harbor, Wash., improvement---------1-- ------------- 210 Port Henry Harbor, N.Y., improvement---- ------------------ 160 Port Huron, Mich., improvement of Black River at------------------ 990 Port Jefferson Harbor, N.Y., improvement---------------------------160 Portland and Louisville Canal, Ky.: Enlargement----------------------------------------------------767 Operating and care-- --------- --------------------------- 777 Portland Harbor, Maine: Examination along the water front of South Portland-------------- 53 Improvement-------------------------------------- -------- 30 Portland, Oreg., engineering district---------- -------- 1120 Port Lavaca, Tex., improvement of channel to Pass Cavallo------------- 600 Port Orford, Oreg., examination--------------------------------- 1172 Port series reports---------- --------------------------------- 28 Portsmouth Harbor, N.H., improvement----------------------------- 52 Port Townsend Bay to Oak Bay, Wash., waterway improvement------1182 Port Washington Harbor, Wis.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 897 Review of reports---- ------------------------------------ 941 Port Wing Harbor, Wis., improvement -------------- 862 Potomac River: Improvement at Alexandria, Va ------- 257 Improvement at Washington, D.C-----------------------------254 Improvement below Washington, D.C-------------------------- 258 Review of reports _-----2------------------------ 270 Power companies at Niagara Falls, N.Y., supervision of,___- 1324 INDEX 1363 Power, water : Page Niagara River, N.Y., control and regulation __----- ------- 1324 Surveys for ---------------------------------------------- 1231 Presque Isle Harbor, Marquette, Mich.: Examination and survey---------------------------- ------ 862 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 853 Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pa., improvement_____- -______-____ 1027 Private structures and operations in navigable waters, permits for ___ 1305 Providence Harbor and River, R.I.: Improvement --------- ------------------------------------- 64 Improvement of Pawtucket (Seekonk) River _______ - Removal of Green Jacket Shoal-------------------------------64 __-- - -65 Providence, R.I., engineering district--.------------------------------- 53 Provincetown Harbor, Mass., improvement-----__52 Public-works program, works included, to October 15, 1933- _____- 5 Puerto Rico: Engineering district------ ------------------------------- 1223 Improvement of San Juan Harbo _------------ __------- -_- 1223 Puget Sound, Wash.: Improvement of, and tributaries _______-____-- - _________ 1181 Improvement of Lake Washington Canal__________------ 1190 Operating and care of Lake Washington Canal ________-------1190 Pugsley Creek, N.Y., review of reports----------------------------- 161 Pultneyville Harbor, N.Y.: Examination --------------------------------------------- 1065 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1047 Punaluu Harbor, Hawaii, examination----- -__- ________- -____1222 Pungo River, N.C., improvement of Bellhaven Harbor ------ 343 Purchase or condemnation of easements, Lake of the Woods, Warroad River, and Rainy River_ -__- ___-- -_________-__ - _ 1326 Purification of water supply at Washington, D.C------------------- 1313 Puyallup River, Wash., improvement of Tacoma Harbor-_--- -- __-- 1185 Q Quantities of work done ------------------------------------------ 4 Queenstown Harbor, Md., improvement_ ... ___ ____ -- ______ _ 253 Queue de Tortue Bayou, La., improvement_____ - -_______________-_ 555 Quillayute River, Wash., improvement_ ---------------------------- 1179 Quinnipiac River, New Haven, Conn., improvement ____ ___ ____ 79 R Raccoon Creek, N.J., improvement.--------------------------------209 Racine Harbor, Wis., improvement_ --- ______-____- -- -___ 903 Rahway River, N.J.: Improvement ------------------------------------ --- 184 Examination and survey -- ----- 185 Rainy Lake reference, investigations for International Joint Commission 1329 Rainy River, survey operations-------------------------------- 1319 Raisin River, Mich., improvement of Monroe Harbor 995 Rappahannock River, Va., improvement___----- ___ --- ------ - 260 Raritan Bay and River, N.J.: Examination and survey of channel to Arthur Kill-------------- 185 Improvement of channel to Arthur Kill __- -____----- 168 Improvement of bay_------------------------------------ 166 Improvement of river- 171 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 185 Red Hook Channel, New York Harbor, N.Y., improvement---- ------- 118 Red River, La., Ark., Tex., and Okla.: Cypress Bayou and lakes to Jefferson, Tex., improvement----------- 618 Examinations and surveys ------- ---------------------- 643, 1299 Improvement below Fulton, Ark ------------------------------ 615 Improvement from Fulton, Ark., to mouth of Washita River, Okla__ 643 Jefferson-Shreveport waterway improvement ____------,------- 618 Rectification of mouth by Mississippi River Commission__---- - 1250 A1364 INDEX Redwood Creek, Calif.: Page Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1078 Review of reports_..,------- ----------------- - 1102 Regulations and rules: For anchorage grounds------ ------------------------------- 1305 For navigable waters------.-------------------------------- 1305 For opening of drawbridges--- ------- ------ ------ 1305 Rehoboth Bay, Del., waterway to Delaware Bay: Improvement----------------------------------..---------- 237 Review of reports------ ------------------------------------ 238 Reservoirs: Mississippi River headwaters: Construction--------- --------------------------------- 697 Operating and care--------------------------------------- 700 Tidal Reservoir, Potomac River, D.--------- ------------------ 255 Washington Aqueduct, D.C----------------------------------- 1313 Rhodes Point to Tylerton, Smiths Island, Md., examination and survey of channel from------- ------------------------------------ 254 Richelieu River, soundings and topography------------------------ 1319 Richmond Harbor, Calif.: Improvement----- ------------------------------------- 1083 Review of reports --------------------- ---------- 1102 Richmond Harbor, Va., improvement of James River..----------------- 278 Rigolets, the, La., examination----- ----------------------------- 555 Rivers and harbors: Abandonment and curtailment of projects------------------- 1304 Advanced funds for improvement of---------------------------- 8 Allotments and transfers under War Department Appropriation Acts of Feb. 28, 1929, and May 28, 1930--------------------------14 Allotments under War Department Appropriation Act of Feb. 23, 1931 ------------------------------------------------- 15 Allotments under War Department Appropriation Act of July 14, 1932 -- -------------------------------------------------- 16 Allotments under War Department Appropriation Act of Mar. 4, 1933 ----------------- ----------------------------------- 23 Allotments under Emergency Relief and Construction Act of July 21, 1932------ ------------------------------------------ 22 Appropriations for operations during the past year---------------- 7 Board of engineers for,----------------- --------------------- 27 Bridges, construction and alteration-------------------------1305 Bridges, regulations for opening of draws --------------------- 1305 Contributed funds for improvement of---------- ----------------- 11 Estimate of appropriations for----......--.....--------...---- 26 Expenditures during the past year-.------------------------------ 9 Harbor lines, establishment--------------------------------- 1305 Public-works program on Oct. 15, 1933,------- - - ----------- _ 5 Regulations for establishment of anchorage grounds-------....----- 1305 Regulations for opening of drawbridges-------------- ---------- 1305 Structures other than bridges, permits for erection--------------- 1305 Works included in public-works program to Oct. 15, 1933----.---.. 5 Roanoke River, N.C., itnprovement------------------------------- 297 Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, N.Y.: Examination and survey----1----- ------------------------- Improvement ---------------------------------------------------- 1065 1044 Rockhole Creek and Herring Bay, Md., improvement----------------- 253 Rock Island, Ill., engineering district---------------------------------- 687 Rockland Harbor, Maine, improvement-------------- --------------- 52 Rockport Harbor, Mass., improvement----------------------------- 52 Rock River, Ill., and Wis.: Examination ----------------------------- - 696 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, operating and care------------------ 690 Operating snag boats and dredge boats-------------------------- 688 Rondout Harbor, N.Y.: Improvement -------------------------------------------------- 144 Review of reports--------------------- ----------------- 161 Root River, Wis., improvement of Racine Harbor__ - ------ 903 INDEX 1365 Page Rouge River, Mich., improvement .------ ------------ .--- 992 Rough River, Ky., operating and care of lock and dam-- -----.-- _ - 830 Round Island, Mich., to Mackinac Island, Mich., channel, improvement_ 970 Round Lake, Charlevoix, Mich., improvement--------------------- 937 Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N.Y., improvement------------ ---- 160 Royal River; Maine, examination in vicinity of ------------------ -53 Rules and regulationss: For anchorage grounds--------------------------------- 1305 For opening of drawbridges-__----- -- -- - 1305 Russell Creek, S.C., examination and survey----------- 365 Rye Beach and Fox Head Point, examination of coast of New Hamp- shire between------- ---------------------------------------- 53 Rye Harbor, N.H., examination----------------------------------- 53 S Sabine-Neches Canal, Tex.: Contributions for improvement--------------__-_ --- -- 558 Improvement- -- ------------------- 556 Review of reports -------------------- ---------------------- 614 Sabine River, La. and Tex.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex------ 563 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to New Orleans, La-------- 32 Improvement of Sabine-Neches Canal------------- _ ____- 556 Improvement of Sabine Pass Harbor __----------------556 Improvement of waterway to Calcasieu River, La ------ __--- 533 Improvement of waterway to Mermentau River, La----5----------33 Review of reports----- -------------- 614 Sackets Harbor, N.Y.: Improvement ------ ---- --------------------------------- 1064 Review of reports----------------------------------------- 1065 Saco River, Maine, improvement ------- --------------------------- 52 Sacramento, Calif., engineering district ---------------------------- 1103 Sacramento River, Calif.: Flood control by California Debris Commission-- ............----- 1241 Hydraulic mining ----------------------------------------- 1236 Improvement ------- -------------------------------- 1112,1241 Removal of debris by California Debris Commission........------ 1241 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1120 Sag Canal, examination and survey--------------------------- 739 Sag Harbor, N.Y., improvement___------- -- 160 Saginaw River, Mich., improvement------------------------------- 986 St. Andrews Bay, Fla.: Examinations and surveys ---------------------------- 480 Improvement of bay-------- -------------------------------- 461 Improvement of channel to Apalachicola River .... _____.....__.. 459 Review of reports on waterway to Apalachicola Bay--------__- 480 St. Clair Flats Canal, Lake, and River, Mich.: Gages--------------------------------------------- ---- 1319 Improvement of channels in Lake St. Clair_------------___---- 974 Improvement of channels in waters connecting the Great Lakes.... 962 Improvement of St. Clair River _------- ----------- 971 St. Croix River, Maine, and New Brunswick, operations of International Board of Control ------- ------------------------------------ 1323 St. Croix River, Maine, improvement ------------------------ 52 St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn.: Improvement------------------------ --------------------- 702 Operating snag boats and dredge boats_---------------------- 688 St. Francis River, Ark., improvement----- 54 6------------__ St. Jerome Creek, Md., improvement_---------------- - - __ 269 St. Johns River, Fla.: Examinations and surveys_--- ----------------------- 448 Improvement between Jacksonville and Palatka, including Orange Mills Flats and Deep Creek-------------------------------- 394 Improvement between Palatka and Lake Harney-------------- 395 Improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, via__ 401 1366 INDEX St. Johns River, Florida--Continued. Page Improvement, Jacksonville to the ocean..--....-- ...------ ------- 390 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort, S.C-------------------- 373 Improvement of waterway to Cumberland Sound----------------- 373 Review of reports on waterway to Indian River ------------------ 448 Review of reports, Jacksonville to Palatka--...------------------ 448 St. Jones River, Del., improvement------- ....----- - ----- -- 230 St. Joseph Harbor and River, Mich.: Examination and survey of waterway via river----------------835 Improvement of harbor ---- ------------------------- ----- 908 Improvement of river------------------------------------ 940 Review of report on harbor 9----------------- St. Josephs Bay, Fla., improvement of entrance 480 .--------------------- St. Lawrence River: Board of control to control the operation of the St. Lawrence Power Co., near Massena, NY-------------- --------------------- 1325 Improvement between Ogdensburg, N.Y., and Lake Ontario ------- 1059 St. Louis, Mo., engineering district------------------------------- 662 St. Lucie Canal, Inlet, and River, Fla.: Examinations and surveys_ ------------------------------- 448 Improvement of canal and river-------- -- -------------------- 421 Improvement of inlet-.---------- -------------------------- 411 St. Marks River, Fla., improvement ..----------------------------- 480 St. Marys River and St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich.: Channels and waters connecting the Great Lakes, improvement- 962 Improvement of river at the falls, including Hay Lake (Nicolet Lake) and Neebish Channels---- --------------------------- 962 Operating and care of canal--------------------------- ---- 969 Surveys, etc--------- ------------------------------------- 1317 St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla.: Examination and survey of waterway to proposed Gulf intra- coastal waterway---------------------------------------- 389 Improvement--- ---------- -------- ------------- 385 St. Marys River, Ohio, examinations----------------------------- 835 St. Paul, Minn.: Engineering district------------------------- -------------- 697 Gaging Mississippi River at---------------------------- ---- --- 701 St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla.: Improvement ---------- ---------------------------------- 437 Review of reports- -------------------- -------------- 448 Salem Harbor, Mass., improvement--------------------------------- 52 Salem River, N.J., improvement--------------------------------- 237 Saline River, Ark., improvement---__---------------------____ 43 Saline River, Ill., review of reports------------------------------- 835 Salliers Bay, N.C., examination and survey of waterway via------------ 344 Salmon Bay, Wash: Improvement of Lake Washington Canal-------------------- ------ 1190 Operating and care of Lake Washington Canal--------------------- 1190 Salmon Creek, N.Y., improvement of Pultneyville Harbor-------------- 1047 Salt Pond, R.I., examination of entrance to channel of------------------ 93 Sampit River, S.C., improvement of Georgetown Harbor-.------------- 345 San Antonio Bay, Tex., channel in, examination and survey------------- 614 San Carlos Bay, Fla., examination and survey of channel in-------------448 San Diego Harbor, Calif.: Examination- ....------------------- 1074 Improvement-------------------------------------- 1065 Sandusky Harbor, Ohio: Improvement- --------- - --------------- 1003 Review of reports--__-------------- -- ------------------- 1065 Sandy Lake Reservoir, Minn.: Construction ---------------------------------------------- 698 Operating and care------------------------------ 700 San Francisco Bay and Harbor, Calif.: Improvement of harbor----------------- ---- 1075 Improvement of Oakland Harbor ----------------- 1080 Review of reports on harbor --------- ----------------------- 1102 INDEX 1367 Page San Francisco, Calif., engineering district ----- _______-___ 1074 San Jacinto River, Tex., improvement of waterway via- - ---- __ -580 San Joaquin River, Calif.: Hydraulic mining ----------------------------------------- 1236 Improvement ---------------------- ----------------------- 1103 Improvement of Stockton and Mormon Channels_ ... _________- 1109 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1120 Work of California Debris Commission-- ____----------- 1236 San Juan Harbor, P.R.: Improvement 1------------------ Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1231 San Leandro Bay, Oakland Harbor, Calif., improvement--------------- 1080 San Luis Obispo Harbor, Calif., improvement----------------------1072 San Pablo Bay, Calif., improvement___--- - --........- ________ 1085 San Rafael Creek, Calif., improvement,_---- ------- __ 1092 Santa Rosa, Fla.: Examination and survey of channel to Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla 480 Improvement of narrows in sound_______-___ ___- _____ -_ 465 Santee River, S.C., improvement ---------------------------------- 365 Sarasota Bay, Fla., improvement ________-________________ 430 Satilla River, Ga., improvement_ _--________- - 383 - _________ _- Saugatuck Harbor, Mich., improvement_____________________________ 913 Saugatuck River, Conn., improvement______-___________________ 93 Saugerties Harbor, N.Y., improvement_________________________- __ 146 Saugus River, Lynn Harbor, Mass., improvement ___________------ - - 39 Savannah, Ga., engineering district_ -_______--____-__-_____ 365 Savannah Harbor and River, Ga.: Examinations and surveys_________--___---------- _____389 Improvement of harbor ------------------- 366 Improvement of river below Augusta______- ____-- - - ______---- 370 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort, S.C------------------------ 373 Improvement of waterway to Fernandina, Fla -- ________________ 373 Review of reports on river___ - --------------------------------- 389 Saxman Harbor, Alaska, review of reports________________ _______ 1211 Saybrook Harbor, Connecticut River, Conn., improvement _____________ 74 Schooner Bayou, La., operating and care of lock __________---__ 545 Schuylkill River, Pa., improvement________--_______________ 197 Scituate Harbor, Mass., improvement___ -___ - _ -______________ 52 Scott Point, Tennessee River, Ala., lock and dam at Hales Bar, operating and care -------------------------------------------------- 75$ Scotts Creek, Va., improvement of Norfolk Harbor___________________ 270 Scuppernong River, N.C., improvement_ -- - ____-_____ -- - _______- 299 Seattle Harbor, Wash., improvement of Duwamish River and east and west waterways- ------------------------------------------- 1188 Seattle, Wash., engineering district 173 1------------------ Seddon Island Channel, Fla., improvement of Tampa Harbor- -_____- 433 Seekonk (Pawtucket) River, R.I.: Examination and survey_----__ -------------- -- - 93 Improvement----------------------------------- -- 93 Seward, Alaska, construction of harbor of refuge------------------- 1202 Shallotte River, N.C., improvement_________-____ ___________------341 Shallowbag Bay, N.C., improvement________ _____- 3--________- 301 Shark River, N.J., review of reports___________________ ______ 185 Shaws Cove, New London, Conn., improvement___________------- 71 Sheboygan Harbor, Wis.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 894 Review of reports_______________------------------------------------------ 941 Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., improvement_________-------------------- 160 Sheffield Island Harbor, Conn., improvement of Norwalk Harbor ____- 89 Shell Reef Channel, N.Y., improvement __---------------- --- - 125 Shem Creek, S.C., examination and survey--------------------------365 Shenango River, Pa., examination_____------______ 801 Shilshole Breakwater and Bay, Wash., examination and survey ------- 1211 Ship Island Harbor and Pass, Miss., improvement of pass and channel to Gulfport -- •-- -____----- _- _- _ _ -_498 1368 INDEX Shipyard River, S.C.: Page Improvement------- ---------- ------- --- ------ 360 Review of reports---------- Shoal Harbor, N.J., improvement----------------- ------------------- ----- -------------- 365 177 Shoal Water Bay, Wash., examination of waterway via--------------- 1210 Shooters Island Channel, N.Y. and N.J.: Examination and survey........-------------------- --------------- 185 Improvement--------------- ----------------------------- 166 Shreveport, La., to Jefferson, Tex., improvement of waterway----------- 618 Shrewsbury River, N.J.: Improvement .---------------------------------------------- 179 Review of reports------------------------------------------ 185 Silver Lake Harbor, N.C ------------------------ 309 Silver Springs Run, Fla., improvement---------------------------- 398 Sinepuxent Bay, Md., improvement------------------------ ------- 251 Siuslaw River, Oreg., improvement1------------------------------172 Skagit River, Wash., improvement .------..---.-------1210 Skamokawa Creek, Wash., improvement------------------------- 1168 Skamokawa Slough, Wash., improvement-------------------------- 1172 Skipanon Channel, Oreg., improvement--__4------------------------- 114 Skykomish River, Wash., examination for flood control.---------------- 1211 Slack-water systems. See Canals and Waterways. Slaughter Creek, Md., improvement---------------------------- 253 Smith Creek, Md., improvement_ _ .---------- ------- 269 Smiths Creek, N.C., improvement------------- ....--.....---------------- 343 Smith River, Oreg., examination and survey ----------------------- 1172 Smiths Creek, N.J., examination 85 1---------------- Smyrna River, Del., improvement_-- ... --.-- ---- _-----__ 228 Snake River, Idaho, Oreg., and Wash.: Improvement ------ ---------------------------------- -- 1172 Review of reports -------------------- -- ---------- 1172 Snohomish River, Wash.: Examinations -_ -------------------------------------------- 1211 'Improvaement ..------------------------------------------- 194 Improvement of Puget Sound and tributaries --..----------- - 1181 Snoqualmie River, Wash.: Examination for flood control --------------------------- 1211 Improvement of Puget Sound and tributaries ----------------- 1181 Socastee Creek, S.C., improvement of waterway via 8--------------32 Soda Lake, La., improvement of waterway via..--------------------- 618 South Chicago Harbor, Ill., improvement_--.------------- ..-- 950 South Edisto River, S.C., examination___...------------------------ 365 Southern Branch, Elizabeth River, Va.: Examination and survey---------------------------------- 303 Improvement of Norfolk Harbor ----------------- --- 270 South Haven Harbor, Mich.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 911 Review of reports ...----------------------------- ------------ 941 South Pass, Mississippi River: Examination and surveys........... ----------------------- 517 Maintenance of channel-------- . ------- ___---__ -- 514 Southport Harbor, Conn., inmprovement----------------------------- 93 South River, N.C., improvement -------------------------------- 343 South River, N.J., improvement------------------------------__ 174 South Slough and Mill Creek, Ill., improvement----------------_ ----- 694 Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, improvement, including shoals be- tween Cubits Gap and Head of Passes, and dredge construction------ 509 Sparkill Creek, N.Y., examination and survey-- -------------- ----- 161 Sparkman Bay Channel, Fla., improvement of Tampa Harbor------... 433 Spring Garden, Baltimore, Md., improvement of harbor at------------ 239 Squalicum Creek, improvement of Bellingham Harbor, Wash-------- 1196 Stamford Harbor, Conn., improvement_--. ------------------. 90 Staten Island-New Jersey Channels, improvement--........-----------..-------.. 166 Staten Island Sound (Arthur Kill), N.Y. and N.J.: Examination and survey-8----------------------1----. 85 Improvement-------------------- -, ------------------ 166 INDEX 1369 Page Steamboat Slough, Wash., imnprovement ----------- _--------- - 1172 Steele Bayou, Miss.: Examination and survey -------------- --------------------- 643 Improvement- _-------------------------643 Stilaguamish River, Wash., examination for flood control-------------1211 Stillwater Harbor, Minn., improvement of St. Croix River ---------- 702 Stockton Channel, San Joaquin River, Calif: Improvement----------------- --------------------------- 1109 Review of reports-- -------- ----------------------------- 1120 Stonington Harbor, Conn., improvement __--------------- 93 Stono River, S.C., improvement of waterway via- ._....-.- ......- 361 Structures in navigable waters, permits for private structures and opera- tions------ --- --------------------------------- -------- 1305 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal, Wis., improvement----------- 881 Suisun Bay Channel, Calif., improvement_____--1-- --------------------- 088 Suisun Channel, Calif., improvement----------------------------- 1090 Sunflower River (Big), Miss.: Examination and survey_ ---------- -------------- 643 Improvement --- ---------------------- 636 Operating and care of lock and dam__. ------------------- 639 Sunken craft, removal of------------------ ------------------- 1305 Superior-Duluth Harbor, Wis.: Examination --------------------------------------------- 862 Improvement ------------------------------------------- 840 Superior Lake: Board of control ----------------------------------------- 1325 Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvements---------- 962 Discharge_ ----------- -- ----------------------------------- 1317 Elevation----_ ------------------------------------------- 1319 Examination and survey of south shore-..-.----.----------- 862 Surveys, charts, etc ---------------------------- 1317 Water levels----------- --------------------------------- 1321 Supervision of New York Harbor, N.Y., to prevent destructive or in- jurious deposits------------------------------------------ 1306 Surface levels. See Water levels. Surveys: General statement regarding____ --------- 6 International boundary waters_----------------------- ----- 1323 Navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation-.--.----------- 1231 Of northern and northwestern lakes__------------ --- _----- 1317 Susquehanna River, Md.: Improvement above and below Havre de Grace, Md---------------- 253 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 254 Suwanee River, Fla., improvement----------------------- 447 Swan Quarter Bay, N.C., improvement of waterway from Deep Bay, N.C., to Bay----------- ------------------- 304 Swansboro, N.C., waterway to New River and Beaufort, improvement___ 321 Swift Creek, N.C., improvement------- --------------------------- 312 Swinomish Slough, Wash.: Improvement------------------------------------1210 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1211 T Tacoma Harbor, Wash.: Improvement ------ _ ------------------------------------ 1185 Review of reports---- --- -------------------- 1211 Tallahatchie River, Miss., improvement 6---------------- 634 Tampa Bay and Harbor, Fla.: Improvement------------ -- --- 433 Improvement of channel to Clearwater Harbor ---------- - 439 Improvement of Hillsboro Bay and River-_ -__-__-__-___- 433 Tangier Channel, Va.: Improvement - ----- __--------_- --- --- - 253 Review of reports--. -------------------------- 254 1370 INDEX Tangier Sound, Va.: Page Examination and survey of channel at south end of Tangier Island-. 254 Review of reports on waterway to Chesapeake Bay, via Ewell, Md,. 254 Tangipahoa River, La., improvement------------------------------ 522 Tar Bay, Md., examination and survey- ------ -- ------------- 254 Tar River, N.C., improvement---------------------------------- 306 Tarrytown Harbor, N.Y., improvement- --------------------------- 266 Taunton River, Mass., improvement______-___-____------------ --- 61 Taylor Creek, Fla., improvement _ --- 422 Teche Bayou, La.: Improvement 27 5---------------- Operating and care of Keystone Lock__ ____------------- 531 Operating and care of waterway to Mississippi River, Harvey Canals_ 542 Tennessee River: Above Chattanooga, improvement_______-______-___ 749 Below Riverton, Ala., improvement____-- ___--- -749 _ Chattanooga to Riverton, improvement ________------------ --- 749 Colbert Shoals Canal, operating and care ___- -- __-- ----------- 758 Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, improvement and maintenance, includ- ing hydroelectrical development ____-__-. ______--__ 755; 759, 762 Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, operating and care--____------------ 758 Dam No. 2 to Florence Bridge, Ala.: Improvement of Dam No. 1------------------------------- 756 Operating and care of Dam No. 1--------------------------758 General Joe Wheeler Dam, improvement Hales Bar Lock and Dam, operating and care--________- ___ -_____ ______-- 754 ---- ___ 758 Muscle Shoals Canal, operating and care._____-- 7______---- 758 Muscle Shoals nitrate plants------- -------------------------- 759 Widows Bar Lock and Dam, operating and care- -- __--- -- _ 758 Tensas River, La., improvement ---------- 626 Terre aux Boeuf Bayou and Delacroix Island, La., review of reports... 555 Terrebonne Bayou, La., improvement ------- ---- _______----_ 555 Texas and Louisiana intracoastal waterway: Examination, Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley__ 614 6_________- Improvement, Mississippi River to Corpus Christi_____________ 532, 563 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 614 Texas City Harbor, Tex.: Improvement of channel to Galveston --- 575 Review of reports on channel to Galveston_________-___-____ _ 614 Texas, State of, removal of water hyacinths from waters of___ ___-- -- 551 Thames River, Conn., improvement--------------------------------72 Thimble Shoal, Chesapeake Bay, Va., improvement Thomaston Harbor, Maine, improvement----------------------------29 _____--_________ 275 Thoroughfare Bay with Cedar Bay, N.C., channel connecting, improve- ment --- ------------------------------------------------ 316 Thunder Bay Harbor and River, Mich., improvement .... ___-__--__ - - 984 Tickfaw River, La., improvement of, including tributaries _____ ____-- 523 Tigre Bayou, La., improvement ---------------------------------- 547 Tilghman Island Harbor, Md., improvement_______________________ _ 253 Tillamook Bay, Bar, and entrance, Oreg.: Improvement of bay and bar_---- ........... __ _____- 1135 Review of reports on bay and entrance______ ________________ 1172 Tohopekaliga Lake, Fla., review of reports_--._________________ - 448 Toledo Harbor, Ohio, improvement---- --------------- ___ 998 Tombigbee River, Ala., and Miss.: Demopolis, Ala., improvement below (construction of locks and dams) ------------------------------------------------- 486 Demopolis, Ala., to Walkers Bridge, Miss., improvement__------- 490 Operating and care of locks and dams----------------------- -- 492 Review of reports--------------------------- ------------- 508 Toms River, N.J., improvement__ __---------------------------------- 216 Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y.: Examination and survey---------------------------------- 1064 Improvement------ ------------------------------------- 1035 Tongass Narrows, Alaska, review of reports- - - - ----- 1211 NIDEX 1371 Page Towboats, experimental, for use on Mississippi River___________-_ 1301 Tradewater River, Ky., improvement----------------- __- --- -- 833 Traps, fish, permits for construction___---- ---- _ 1305 Tred Avon River, Md., improvement -------------- ------ ---------- 253 Trent River, N.C., improvement---------------------- ------------ 314 Trinidad Bay, Calif., examination ---------------------------- 1102 Trinity River, Tex.: * Examinations and surveys 614 Improvement ------------------------------ 13 6-------------- Improvement of mouth_______--------- -- ----- __ ___--- 613 Review of reports------ - ----------------- 614 Troy Lock and Dam, Hudson River, N.Y., operating and care- ___ ____- 154 Tuckahoe River, Md., improvement__------------- ----------------- 253 Tuckerton Creek, N.J., improvement--- ------ 215 Tug Fork, Big Sandy River, W.Va., and Ky.: Examination and survey- -------------------------------- 818 Improvemeat --------------------------------------------- 814 Operating and care of locks and dams ----- ____---------814 Turners Cut, N.C., improvement of waterways via--__. __-____--- 287 Turtle Bayou, Tex.: Examination and survey- ---------------------------- 614 Tmprovemen- ------------------ 613 Turtle Cove, Tex., improvement of waterway via __________________ 597 Turtle River, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement ______________-- - - - 379 Twelvemile Bayou, La., improvement of waterway via ----------- -618 Twin City Lock and Dam, Mississippi River, operating and care------ 686 Twin Rivers, Wis., improvement of Two Rivers Harbor--------------- 889 Twitch Cove, Md., improvement-- - -------------------- 247 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis.: Improvement ------- ------------------ 889 Review of reports---------------------------------------- 941 Tyaskin Creek, Md., improvement_--- ------- --- 253 Tylerton to Rhodes Point, Smiths Island, Md., examination and survey of channel from------ ----------------------------------- 254 U Umpqua River, Oreg., improvement_ -- ____------ ----- -1128 Union Lake, Wash., improvement of waterways via __._____-- 1190 -___ Union River, Maine: Improvement-------- ---- ----------------------------- 52 Examination ---- --------------------------------------- 53 Upper Chipola River, Fla., improvement-- _____ _____ 455 4______- Upper Machodoc Creek, Va., improvement-----------__-___ _____ 269 Upper Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Md., improvement ______________ 250 Upper White River, Ark., operation of locks and dams--- _------- 657 Urbanna Creek, Va., improvement _---- - _---____ -__ 262 V Verdigris River, Okla., examination with a view to control of the floods - 662 Vermilion Bay and River, La.: Examination of river_--___----_____-______ -- -_ 555 Improvement ------ ------------ -------------------------- 547 Improvement of intercoastal waterway via-------------- __--533 Vermilion Bayou, La., improvement__------- - - - - _______ -- 547 Vermilion Harbor, Ohio, improvement ___------------------_ 1064 Vermilion Lock, La., operating and care -----_____ -______ -____ - 546 Vicksburg, Miss., engineering district ____________-----_______-_ 615 Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass.: Improvement--------- ---- --------------------------------- 93 Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 93 Virginia coast waterway improvement __-__---_____-__-- ___-__- 253 1372 INEX W Wabash River, Ind. and Ill.: Page Examination and survey of waterway via--------------- ----- 835 Improvement-- ------------------------------------------ 835 Operating and care of lock and dam at Grand Rapids.------------- 824 Waccamaw River, N.C. and S.C.: Improvement of river---------- --------------------------- 348 Improvement of waterway via_ --------- - ..------------- 323 Waddington Harbor, N.Y., improvement--------------------------- 1064 Wadmelaw River, S.C., improvement of waterway via..---------------... 361 Waldo, Fla., review of reports on canal to Little Lake Santa Fe-------- 448 Wallabout Channel, N.Y., improvement_--_------------------------ 132 Wappinger Creek, N.Y., improvement- -- ----- _---------- 160 Wappoo Cut, S.C., improvement-------------------------------- 361 Warren River, R.I., improvement---- ---------- -------------- 93 Warrior River, Ala.: Improvement --------- ---------------------------------- 489 Operating and care of locks and dams on Black Warrior River-- Review of reports-------- -------------------- ------------- 508 ---- 492 Warroad Harbor and River, Minn., improvement-.... --- _-----------858 Warwick River, Md., improvement--..-...-------------- ---- 253 Washington Bayou and Lake, Miss., improvement----------------------643 Washington Canal, N.J., improvement----------------------------- 174 Washington, D.C.: Anacostia Park------- --------------------- -------- 1309 Anacostia River, reclamation of flats--------------------------1309 Aqueduct, increasing water supply-__ --- ------------- 1313, 1316 Aqueduct, maintenance and repair-. ----- 1----------------13 Engineering district---------------------------------------- 254 Government buildings, consumption of water in- ---------- 1313 Improvement of Potomac River at-----------------------------254 Water supply, increase ------- ----------------------- 1316 Washington Lake, Miss., improvement-- - 6----------------- 643 Washington Lake, Wash.: Examination and survey _____----------------- 1211 Improvement of waterway to Puget Sound- ---- ------ --- 1190 Operating and care of waterway to Puget Sound --------------- 1190 Water consumption: District of Columbia .-----------------.. --- ----- 1313 Government buildings, District of Columbia--------------------- -- 1313 Water hyacinths, removal of, from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi- ana, and Texas waters-------- ------------ -------------- 506, 551 Water levels: Mississippi River and principal tributaries, gaging__ _----__--- 701 Northern and northwestern lakes, levels, etc------__--------- - 1321 Water power : Investigations for Federal Power Commission -- Niagara River, N.Y., control and regulation of ------- _ _----------- ------- 1324 1324 Surveys for_-------------------------------------------1231 Tennessee River, Wilson (no. 2) Dam------------------------- 759 Waters, navigable. See Bridges, Rivers and harbors, and Wrecks. Water supply, Washington, D.C- 3------------------ 1316 Waterways: See also Canals. Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay, Fla., improvement --------- 459 Beaufort, N.C.: Improvement of waterway to Cape Fear River, including water- way to Jacksonville, N.C------------------------------- 321 Improvement of waterways to Core Sound -------------- 319 Improvement of waterways to New River--- -__-- ---- 321 Beaufort, S.C., to St. Johns River, Fla., improvement ---- __------ 373 Beaufort to Jacksonville, N.C., improvement-------------------- 321 Cape Cod Canal, Mass., improvement------46--------- Cape Fear River, N.C., to Winyah Bay, S.C., improvement--------- 323 INDEX 1373 Waterways-Continued. Charleston, S.C.: Page Improvement of waterway to Beaufort---------------- ----- 361 Improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay---- ---------- __ 323 Chesapeake Bay to Delaware River, Del. and Md. (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal) : Improvement ------- ------------------------- -------- 220 Operating and care of canal and locks---------------------- 226 Chesapeake Bay to Tangier Sound, via Ewell, Md., review of reports. 254 Chien Lake, La., to intracoastal waterway, examination-- __-----. 555 Clearwater Harbor to Tampa Bay, Fla., improvement 4-------------39 Colona, Ill., to the Mississippi River at Moline Pool, examination ___ 696 Core Sound to Beaufort Harbor, N.C.: Improvement ----------- ---------------------------- 319 Examination and survey--------------------------------- 344 Corpus Christi to Point Isabel, Tex., examination-----------------614 Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla., to Mississippi River, survey------ 389 Delaware Bay, Del.: Waterway to Chincoteague Bay, Va., improvement ---------- 235 Waterway to Rehoboth Bay, Del.: Improvement--- ------------------------------------ 237 Review of reports- -- __- ------ __-- --. -------- 238 Erie Harbor, Pa., to Ohio River, via French Creek and Allegheny River, examination and survey__--__----- --.- ___ ____- 823 Florida (northern), examination and survey of waterways across, to connect the Atlanticintracoastal waterway with the proposed Gulf intracoastal waterway-----------------------------------389 Galveston to Houston, Tex., improvement--------- ----- _ _ 580 Georgia (southern), examination and survey of waterways across, to connect the Atlantic intracoastal waterway with the proposed Gulf intracoastal waterway-------------- - - 389 Great Lakes-Atlantic tidewaters deeper waterway, review of reports- 1065 Great Lakes to Hudson River deeper waterway, review of reports _ 1065 Hylebos Waterway, Tacoma Harbor, Wash., improvement ---------- 1185 Interoceanic Canal, survey______----------- ---- __ 1300 Jacksonville, Fla., to Miami, Fla., improvement------------------- 401 Jefferson, Tex., to Shreveport, La., improvement of waterway 618 Keweenaw Bay to Lake Superior, Mich., improvement__ __________ 849 Lakes Erie and Michigan to the Ohio River, examination and surveys of waterways from-------- ----------- --------------- 823, 835 Lake Michigan to Mississippi River, examination of waterway--___- 940 Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway: Examination, Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley--------- 614 Improvement, Mississippi River to Corpus Christi---------- 532, 563 Review of reports_ __-------------------- 614 Mackinac Island, Mich., to Round Island, Mich., improvement------ 970 Miami and Erie Canal, Ohio, and branch canal to Lake Michigan, and other routes between Lakes Erie and Michigan and the Ohio River, examination and survey-------------------------__ 823, 835 Mississippi River, La., improvement of intracoastal waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex----------------------------------532,563 Mississippi River to intracoastal waterway via Bayou Manchac, ex- amination ---------------------------------------------- 555 Mississippi River to Sabine River, La. and Tex------------------ 532 Mobile Bay, Ala., to New Orleans, La., improvement.---------... 484 New Orleans, La., to Apalachicola River, Fla., examination and survey--- ------------ ---------------------------------- 555 New River, N.C., to Swansboro and Beaufort, improvement--------- 321 New York and New Jersey Channels, improvement---------------__ 166 Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N.C.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 289 Operating and care--------------------------------------- 293 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 303 Norfolk, Va., to sounds of North Carolina: Improvement---------- ----- ------ 287 Examination and Av y ------ -- - ----------- 303 1374 INDEX Waterways--Continued. Page Ocmulgee River to Flint River, Ga., examination and survey------- 389 Oklawaha River to Kissimmee River, Fla., through Lake Tohopeka- liga and Lake Apopka, review of reports---------------------- 448 Pamlico Sound, N.C., to Beaufort Inlet, improvement------------ 290 Pensacola Bay, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala., improvement------------472 Port Townsend Bay to Oak Bay, Wash., improvement ------------- 1182 Puget Sound to Lake Washington: Improvement-------------- -------------------------- 1190 Operating and care----------------------------------- 1190 Sabine-Neches waterway, Tex.: Contributions for improvement-- ---------------------------- 558 Improvement --------------------------------------- 556 Review of reports--------- -------------------------- 614 St. Marys River, Fla., to proposed Gulf intracoastal waterway, exam- ination and survey ----- -_------ -------------------- 389 Savannah, Ga., to Beaufort, S.C., improvement___--------- 373 Savannah, Ga., to Fernandina, Fla., improvement---------------- 373 Skipanon Channel, Oreg., improvement_- ----------------- 1143 Swan Quarter Bay to Deep Bay, N.C., improvement---------------304 Texas and Louisiana intracoastal waterway, Corpus Christi, Tex., to the Mississippi River, improvement-- ------------------ 532, 563 Virginia coast waterway, improvement------------------------ 253 Waukegan Harbor, Ill., improvement------------------------------ 941 Wedge Cape, Nagai Island, Alaska, examination---------------- - 1211 Weirs, permits for construction--..--- -------------------------- 1305 Westchester Creek, N.Y., improvement__ _---_--1-- _- 100 -_____ Western Branch, Elizabeth River, Va., improvement-------------------270 West (Hay) Harbor, Fishers Island, N.Y., improvement---------------- 93 Westport Harbor, Conn., improvement-------------- --------------- 93 West River, Conn., improvement_ ------- ____--- -79 Weymouth Back River, Mass., improvement ------------------- 52 Weymouth Fore River, Mass., improvement--------------------------52 Wharves, permits for construction __---- --- --- --. 1305 Whateom (Bellingham) Harbor, Wash., improvement of Whatcom Creek waterway---- ------------------ ------------------------ 1196 Whitehall Harbor, N.Y., Narrows to Lake Champlain, improvement --- 155 White Lake Harbor, Mich., improvement .--------------------------- 925 White River, Ark.: Improvement by open-channel work_ --.----.---- __----- --- 647 Operating and care of locks and dams -- - 657 / Wickford Harbor, R.I -------- 93 Wicomico River, Md., improvement ------------------------------- 246 Widows Bar Lock and Dam, Tennessee River, operating and care... 758 Willamette River, Oreg.: Examination-------- ------------------------------------- 1172 Improvement above Portland --------- -------- - - -1152 Improvement below Portland-------- ------------ 1145 Operating and care of canal and locks at Willamette Falls--------- 1156 Review of reports------ ----------------------------------- 1172 Willapa Harbor and River, Wash.: Improvement---- ----------------------------------- 1173 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1211 Willoughby Channel, Va., improvement_ ......-................... ___ 282 Wilmington, Del., engineering district-- ..... -- ------- 202 Wilmington Harbor, Del.: Improvement------------------ ----- 7 Review of reports---------- ----------------------------- 238 Wilmington, N.C., engineering district__.------------------------- 304 Wilson (No. 2) Dam, Muscle Shoals, Tennessee River, Ala.: Improvement and maintenance, including hydroelectrical develop- ment---------------------------- ----- 762 Operating and care--------------------- 758 Wilson Harbor, N.Y., examination------------------------------- 1065 Winnebago Lake, Wis., improvement of Fox River -------------- 873 INDEX 1375 Winnibigoshish Reservoir, Minn.: Page Construction ---------------------------------------------- _ 698 Operating and care........_ _------------------------- 700 Winthrop Beach, review of report on Boston Harbor, Mass ____________ 53 Winthrops Cove, New London, Conn., improvement_.-.. ____....... __ 72 Winyah Bay, S.C.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 344 Improvement of waterway to Cape Fear River, N.C------ ------- 323 Improvement of waterway to Charleston_--- ------------- -__- 352 Wisconsin River, Wis., examination with a view to providing a 9-foot barge canal to Lake Michigan_ ........ ___ -------------- _ 940 Withlacoochee River, Fla.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 448 Improvement -- ------------------------------------------- 441 Wohoa Bay and Pleasant River, Maine, examination--- --- __-____-- 53 Wolf Bay, Ala., improvement of intracoastal waterway via- -- ___--__ 472 Wolf River, Miss., improvement----------- .--------. . 503 Wolf River (Memphis Harbor), Tenn___________________ ___ 660 Wolf River (tributary of the Fox), Wis., improvement_------_-------- 873 Woodbridge Creek,. N.J., improvement------------------------------170 Woodbury Creek, N.J., improvement----_-------__ ---__.__------ 206 Wrangell Harbor and Narrows, Alaska: Improvement of harbor_............. __.. __...-------- - 1210 Improvement of narrows-----__ ___ ----- ------------- 1200 Wrecks: Appropriations-.--- --- --------------------------------- 1305 Expenditures during the year----------------------------- 10,1306 Permanent appropriation for-------.------------------------ 8 Removal of----------------------------------------------1305 Yalobusha River, Miss., improvement ____------------------- 635 Yamhill River, Oreg.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1152 Operating and care of lock and dam_-__- ____-- ____,- - -_____ 1158 Yaquina Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg.: Improvement of bay and harbor _______---___---________-- - 1132 Improvement of river____ -------------------- _ 1130 Review of reports on bay, river, and entrance-------------------- 1172 Yazoo River, Miss.: Improvement ----- --- ----------------- ---------- 632 Improvement of mouth--------------- --------------- 641 Ybor Estuary Channel, Fla., improvement of Tampa Harbor.....------------ 433 Yellow Mill Pond, Bridgeport, Conn., improvement- -- __---.-- - 86 Yellowstone River, N.Dak., Mont., and Wyo., improvements-----------.......... 722 York Harbor, Maine, improvement__-__ -___------ --------- 34 York River, Va., improvement ---- --------------- ------ -- ,------- 263 York Spit, Chesapeake Bay, Va., shoals opposite, removal-------------- 239 Youghiogheny River, Pa.: Examination.--------------------------------------------- 801 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 798 Yuba River, Calif., construction of restraining dams ------- ---------- 1238 0 16228-ENG 1933---87