ANNUAL REPORTS, WAR DEPARTMENT FISCAL YEAR ENDED JE 3p,ILL I .", i - ... ,,,.t Iw rER ri •L r L F-.E O.F -- THE C REPORT OFTHE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY 1935 IN TWO PARTS PART 1 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1935 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - - - - - - - - - - - Price $2.00 (cloth) (a . 0 I PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT US-CE-C G . ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY 1935 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, Washington, October 31, 1935. 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 ending June 30, 1935. 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 1935 was prosecuted in accordance with the projects authorized by Congress or by the Federal Emergency Administra- tion of Public Works. Nine hundred and seventy-three projects were in force at the close of the fiscal year, exclusive of the flood- control projects on the Mississippi River and its tributaries; the Sacramento River, Calif.; Lowell Creek and Salmon River, Alaska, authorized by Congress; and the flood-control projects in the Muskingum Conservancy District; on the Winooski River in 'Vermont; on the Tygart River, W. Va.; at Los Angeles, Calif.; on the South Canadian River near Tucumcari, N. Mex., and in the Yazoo Basin, Miss., authorized under the Emergency programs. In addi- tion, a few minor flood-control projects scattered throughout the country have been authorized for inclusion in the Emergency Relief program. Active operations were in progress on 358 projects during the fiscal year. The amount expended on the maintenance and improvement of river and harbor works for the year was $154,- 913,328.26; on flood control, $38,766,511.65; on the operation and care of canals, removal of wrecks, and other purposes covered by permanent definite and indefinite appropriations, $7,461,745.74; and for other miscellaneous related work, $98,592.02, a total of $201,- 240,177.67. Congress, by act of June 26, 1934, repealed, effective June 30, 1935, the permanent and indefinite appropriation acts and the works thereunder are in the future to be carried out with funds provided by regular War Department appropriation acts.. REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 During the fiscal year funds in the amount of $205,921,533.84 were received from the Administration of Public Works and from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 for application to river and harbor and flood-control projects, and, with funds pro- vided in the regular appropriations in the amount of $57,943,197.98, have made a total sum available for the improvement of rivers and harbors of $263,864,731.82. The direct employment resulting from the use of these funds has averaged 62,000 men throughout the year, and with indirect employment at least as great, has contributed materially to the relief of unemployment. The total allotments re- ceived from the Administration of Public Works and from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 to October 15, 1935, have made available from emergency sources a total of $493,306,- 955.68 for application to river and harbor, flood control, and mis- cellaneous projects. 'dTe Illinois Waterway, providing a 9-foot draft between Lake Michigan and Chicago, and the intercoastal waterway from the Mississippi River to Galveston was opened to through navigation, and new locks or dams were comii~pIeted or placed uinder construc- tion on the Ohio, Allegheny, Kanawha, Tennessee, Green, and Cape Fear Rivers, and at Harvey, La., on the Louisiana-Texas Intra- coastal Waterway. / The construction of a navigation and power dam on the Columbia River at Bonneville, 40 miles east of Port. land, Oreg., wiha navigation oc to have a usable depth of 27 feet, and 2 power units to develop 86,000 kilowatts, is approxi- mately 30 percent completed. The Emergency Relief program has included the start of construction on the Passamaquoddy tidal power project at Eastport, Maine, which represents the first major develop- ment of this kind to be undertaken, and the start of construction on the proposed sea-level canal across the State of Florida. The Public Works program has materially advanced progress on a number of projects, and ,particularly on the improvement of the inland waterways system.[Ma or ro ects include locks and dams of the 9-foot channel improvementon the upper Mississippi River, which Wil 5percca m1ctfiete with the exhaustion of present funds; the Fort Peck Dam in Montana, which is 19 percent com- pleted; th connectmg ne chaels and harbors of the Great Lakes; the improvementoTm y i teim6iFiinseacoaithrbors; and the completion of the Atlantic Inrraas aay under the con- tracts now under W@7'T ii- grway }now has available a total of 1,430 miles, leaving only 5 miles for completion. However, the projects for the relief program have been selected primarily to meet the requirements of the relief situation. Since the inauguration of the relief program, the annual appropriation for river and harbor improvements has not included funds for new work and, as a result, many items of work urgently needed for navigation, but so located that they did not meet employment relief requirements, have had to be deferred. In the execution of river and harbor works during the year, the approximate quantities in major classifications of work were as fol- lo is: Dredging, 401,752,922 cubic yards; rock removal, 2,378,111 cubic yards; concrete placed, 1,523,025 cubic yards; dikes and bulk- heads 584;406 lineal feet; revetments, 247,403 lineal feet; stone placed in jetties and breakwaters, 2,924,046 tons. RIVERS AND HARBORS 5 The policy of undertaking work by contract when reasonable bids were received was continued during the fiscal year; 67.4 percent of work was done by contract and 32.6 percent with Government plant and hired labor. The water-borne commerce for the calendar year 1934 totaled 414,308,000 tons, having a reported value of $14,714,000,000. The Corps of Engineers, in addition to its normal investigations of river and harbor projects in response to congressional committee resolutions, has undertaken many investigations for the emergency agencies and has loaned its personnel to the National Emergency Council, the Administration of Public Works, and the Works Prog- ress Administration, to aid in the execution of the relief program. The Beach Erosion Board has continued its investigations in co- operation with the appropriate agencies of various States to develop efficient protective works for preventing erosion of shores of coastal and lake waters. A carefully organized safety organization has been established throughout the Department, and gratifying results have been at- tained in reducing the number of accidents, thus providing greater security to the workmen employed, and reducing disability cases. This work has been particularly effective in caring for the safety of the untrained and partly trained workers obtained from relief rolls. FLOOD CONTROL OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER Highly satisfactory progress has been made in the prosecution of the flood-control work on the Mississippi River. A total of 67,591,704 cubic yards of earth was placed in the levees during the fiscal year. Between Cairo and Memphis, dike construction 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 affected by backwaters of the Mississippi have been prosecuted when the local contributions for such work required by law have been provided. The Federal allotments for this work during the fiscal year have amounted to $32,140.91. With the emergency fund provided for the repair and maintenance of flood-control works on any tributaries of the Mississippi threatened or destroyed by flood, the Department was able to assist localities in the repair of flood-control works. 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 $469,740.35 has been allotted for these purposes at various localities in the Mississippi Valley in the 12 months ending June 30, 1935. During the year satisfactory progress was made on the flood-control surveys of tributaries of the Mississippi River system, and about 99 percent of the work is now completed. Projectsunder the Public Works and Emergenoy Relief program.- Under the policy in force throughout the fiscal year, operations under 6 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 the regular appropriations for the activities of the Department were limited to the completion of contracts previously entered into and those necessary for maintenance and similar current operations, new undertakings being provided for under the Public Works program. On October 15, 1935, the following works had been included in the Public Works program or provided for in the Emergency Relief program: Allotted Rivers and harbors National Public Works Emergency Industrial Administra- Relief Recovery Act tion Act Act Passamaquoddy power project, Maine- ----.... -----..... $10, 000, 000 Criehaven Harbor, Maine....------------------------- 40,000 Mystic River, Mass ----------------------------- 00. 0 $800, ------------ 475,000 Boston, Harbor, $230, 806.26 Cape Cod Canal,Mass Mass ..... ---------------------------- ......... . 4,980, 157. 30 1,158, 000.00 5,000,000 New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Mass....------------ ............-- --------------- 221,000 New Haven Harbor Conn. ........... 292, 000.00 60, 000.00 . 75,000 Southport Harbor, Conn---------------------------------- East Chester Creek, N.Y ------------------------- 283,000 Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, N. Y------------ 64, 559.68 East River, N. Y ------------------------------- 1,745, 789. 08 Buttermilk Channel, N. Y------------------------ 122, 051.24 Hudson River Channel, N. Y_._----....--.-----.... 546, 233. 45 126, 650.00 East Rockaway (Debs Inlet), N. Y___------- 82, 600.00 ------ --------- Hudson River, N. Y.----------------------------- 236, 000. 00 2, 350.00 310,000 Great Lakes to Hudson River, waterway ...------------- 5,000,000 Cut-off Channel, Raritan R. to Arthur Kill, N. J-...... 584,000. 00 226, 500.00 New York and New Jersey Channels.......---------------- 390,000. 00 417, 000.00 2,000, 000 Great Kills, Staten Island, N. Y- ------.............. -- 36, 000.00 Shrewsbury River, N. J......-------------------------- -- - - -- ----. 393, 000 Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton------------- 1,439,955. 51 750, 000.00 2, 900, 000 Delaware River, Philadelphia to the sea....-------------- 813, 045.79 Wilmington Harbor, Del...--------------------------- ---------------- --------------..- 180, 500 Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Del. and Md_--.... ... ---------------- .......... ,...... 5,107,000 Ocean City Harbor and Sinepuxent Bay, Md-.......... 292,000.00 89,000 Knapps Narrows, Md.-. --------------------------- 46,121.20 ---------------- Honga River and Tar Bay, Md------------- -----.----------- 40,000 Upper Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Md--............... 37, 342. 70 -.-......... Tangier Channel, Va.................. - - - 42, 000.00 James River, Va----- ----------------- Norfolk Harbor, Va .................----------------------- 583, 837.28 . . .. . ..... . .. .. ..... 100, 000 Inland Waterway, Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C. -- - ----------- (Fairfield Bridge). ------------------------------ ---------.-....-- Pamlico Sound to Beaufort, N. C., channel------------ 40,000.00 Cape Fear River, N. C.-Winyah Bay, S. C., waterway-..... 1,424,743. 20 640, 693.74 Cape Fear River above Wilmington, N. C------------ 1,120, 000.00 Winyah Bay to Charleston, S. C., waterway__--- 1,207, 165.09 55,000 Charleston Harbor, S. C _----_____-.......-- 113, 900.00 ........... Charleston Harbor, Shipyard River, S. C-------------... ---------------- 35,000 Charleston to Beaufort, S. C., waterway---..........- ---- - - -- - - 79,000 Savannah River below Augusta, Ga..-----..--.---- 1, 638,000. 00 Brunswick Harbor, Ga- --------___ ..------ 102, 516.03 ....... -..... St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to the ocean--_ __......... 290, 013.37 Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage area, Florida....-------------------------------------- 4,200,000.00 3, 500, 000.00 2,671, 000 Jacksonville to Miami Waterway, Fla..__----------- 2,000,000.00 199, 841.72 80,000.00 ---------------- Lake Worth Inlet, Fla.. . ..--------------------------- 30,000.00 Fort Pierce Inlet, Fla_........-...-- .-- .------..... 250, 000.00 Miami Harbor, Fla ------------------------------ 2,202,126.04 548,537.82 Tampa Harbor, Fla- - - - - - - 780, 795.42 1,463, 000 River Styx, Fla ..... ..------------------------------- 14, 335.12 Florida cross-State canal__---..----.-........-..-.- -- 5,000,000 St. Andrews Bay, Fla----------------------------.................................. 581, 958.86 Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay Waterway, Fla.... --- 61 119,---678. .......... --- 340, 000 Pensacola Harbor, Fla. .. ..--------------------------- 119, 678. 61 Chickasaw Creek, Ala.......------------ --------------- ------ - ----- ------------ 42,000 Alabama River, Ala.--------- -------------------- 139,997.02 528, 000 Black Warrior, Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala....... 79, 219.93 Mobile Harbor, Ala...........----------------------------- 14, 000.00 Gulfport Harbor and Ship Island Pass, Miss.---------- 48, 383.19 Louisiana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway....-------------- 821,497.94 Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, La----............ 79, 577.63 Mermentau River, La................---------------- 29,974.42 Petit Anse, Carlin, and Tigre Bayous, La..------------- 50,194.53 Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex...--------------------- 1,379, 500.00 Galveston Harbor and Channel, Tex...----------------- 13,121.45 RIVERS ADD HARBORS 7 Allotted Rivers and harbors National Public Works Emergency Industrial Administra- Relief Recovery Act tion Act Act Texas City Channel, Tex..... ----------------------------- $136, 295. 78 -------------------- Houston Ship Channel, Tex.........----...................... 1,570,205.91 $1,043,000.00.......... Freeport Harbor, Tex---------.................. ----. --- 117,000. 00---------- ------------ ---------------------------------- Port Aransas, Tex-........................ 325,883.94 ----------------------- Brazos Island Harbor, Tex..................--- - 2, 853, 027. 58 ...---------------------- Wolf River, Tenn..................... ----------------------------------- 586,500.00 ..---------------------- Mississippi River: Ohio-Missouri Rivers--............... __ .......... 2, 987, 005. 06 1, 008, 994. 94 $1, 000,000 Missouri River-Minneapolis_ ---------------------- 34, 625, 994.94 17, 069,005. 06 25, 000, 000 Missouri River, Kansas City to the mouth....---------------4,824, 780. 11 1, 643, 710. 27 1,684,000 Missouri River, Kansas City to Sioux City....--------------14, 153, 108. 00 15, 000, 000. 00 10, 000, 000 Missouri River at Fort Peck ..------------------------- 25, 000, 000. 00 25,000, 000. 00 21,000, 000 Rock River Pool, Ill -- -------------------------------.---------------------------- 25, 000 Illinois River, Ill----------------.. 910, 000. 00 159,000. 00 2, 500,000 Cumberland River, Tenn.........................-.... 685, 000.00 --........... Allegheny River, Pa_ __--- ----- ___ ___-----1,058, 000.00 240, 000.00 2,800,000 Tygart Reservoir, W. Va-..... - -- _-_-.--.------------3,000,000.00 7,000, 000.00 2,000,000 Ohio River: Lock and dam construction...------------------------3,144,994. 60 72, 500.00 1,200,000 Open channel work. ------------------------------ 1,026,301. 16 13,934.83 .. Kanawha River, W. Va....... ..-.--------------- 6, 408, 324. 87 2, 589, 475. 36 5, 508, 000 Green and Barren Rivers, Ky----. --------------------- 85, 000.00 .--- Agate Bay Harbor, Minn. ------------------------------ 48,404.45---- ----....- Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn. and Wis__.. .---------- 1,089, 273. 83 ................ Ashland Harbor, Wis .............................---------------------------------... 221,894. 69- ..--------.-------. Keweenaw Waterway, Mich__-- --------------------- --------- 215, 000 Marquette Harbor, Mich.. . -72,188.05------------------2-88-5- Port Washington Harbor, Wis------ --------........... 602,994.45- ...... -- --- Kewaunee Harbor, Wis.------------------------------------------------ ------ 420,000 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis- ...........------ _----_ ---------------.............. ---- - 30, 000 Green Bay Harbor, Wis.....------------------------------625,000.00 339,000.00 -- Kenosha Harbor, Wis-------_ ----------------------------- 31,000 Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind--------------_ _3, 061,838.98 415, 000.00------- Indiana Harbor, Ind ......-------------------------------.............................-- 897, 000. 00 757,000.00 Calumet-Sag Channel, Ill.----------------------------1,529,000.00 825,000.00- - -. Mackinac-Round Island Channel, Mich.---.--. - - .-- 434, 000. 00 ..----------------- ------------------------------- St. Mary's River, Mich................... 159,000.98 ..---------------- S. 5 St. Clair River, Mich----------------.-------.-----1, 122, 000. 00 611, 000. 00 50, 000 Channels in Lake St. Clair, Mich__---.-. .....------.-- 1, 049, 300.00- - --- - Detroit River, Mich ................................. - .. 1,402, 000. 00 153, 000. 00 ......... Rouge River, Mich --------------------------------------------- ---------------- 30,000 Toledo Harbor, Ohio .. --------------------------------3, 690, 000. 00 - Lorain Harbor, Ohio -.. 165, 000. 00- - - Lorain Harbor (Black River) Ohio- .. 76, 300. 00- ........----------- Sandusky Harbor, Ohio----------.................... ---- 407, 500.00 192, 000.00-. Cleveland Harbor, Ohio--......----------------------------- 599,487.76 150,000.00--- Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio.....---------.--.-.---------- -456,000.00 75,000.00---------- Conneaut Harbor, Ohio--...... ---------------- 1,010, 500. 00- ..................... Fairport Harbor, Ohio.....--------------------191,000. --- 00 ---------------- Huron Harbor, Ohio.-_------------ - 567, 800.00 ...-------------- -- Buffalo Harbor, N. Y- ..----------------- 655, 500. 00- ...........-. Niagara River, N. Y-- ...------------------------------- 94, 512. 24---- - Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y....- --- - .------- 1, 760, 000 Rochester Harbor, N. Y - .--------------------- ------ .--------- 67, 000 San Diego Harbor, Calif ------------------------ 86,352.0 --------------- ,-800,000 San ranor,iscoHar ali.......... ...... ........... 193,0. ..............--... 00... Ogdensburg Harbor, Y ----------------------------- lN. 1,700.00-------- , ---- ..... Richmond Harbor, Calif--------------------105,000.00- ---------- a point 1Harbor, Monterey mle andLong Beach Harboouver, Califsh ................. Calif-------------------------------207,800.0--------------- 1,595,000.. 00__.. 14000,000 NewpColumbi River a at Bakers---.------ Wash.lif Bay, 818, 000. 00- ...........- ------- Lan Joaquinmd Columbia River, LowerCalif,----------------------------1,15347-,-5.8------- Willamette Rivers----------446, 296.19----------- Columbia Coubai River, SantaC River, between olumbiaCelilo River, Fr,mouth Calfls oebetween of Willamette to Wallula.... River and ---------------------- mouth Columbia ilmteRvr----------- of Willamette River and 20,000.00 4,261 10,000.00-- 000 Saa point n1 mileHarbor, Francisco above Vancouver, Ceals River, Wash-----------------------------------------1 Wash---------------------57193,000.00- 7140,000 ...... 4000 Columbia MVultnomah River at Bakers Channel, Bay, Wash---------------- Oreg------------------18,112. -. 78,577.4---------------- ------ 28------------- Columbia River at Bonneville, O)reg-----.---.............20,240,700.00 12,200,000.00----- Columbia River, Celilo Falls to Wallula-------------------------400, 000 Willapa River and Harbor, Wash------------------------......78533.00............... 207, 000 Grays Harbor and Chehalls River, Wash-----------57. 000. 00---------410, 000 Tacoma Harbor, Wash--------------....................... 51, 609.12- ---------- Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash------------193,6536.88 ....................... Olympia Harbor, Wash-----------------------------..... 105, 467. 00. .......... Wrangell Narrows, Alaska--------------.............. 136, 736. 74-------------------- 8 REPORT OF CHIEF Ol' ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Allotted Rivers and harbors \, National Public Works Emergency Industrial Administra- Relief Recovery Act tion Act Act Honolulu Harbor, Territory of Hawaii_....______.... ---.. $784,800. 00-00 ..- ... __..-- .--------.--- Port Allen Harbor, Territory of Hawaii- ----. --.......680, 000. 00 Kaunakakai Harbor, Territory of Hawaii- ----------- 103, 200. 00 -------------------- Mayaguez Harbor, P. R--...--..---..---------.........---------------.....147, 186. 69 ..--------------------- San Juan Office, Harbor, Chief P. R ---------------------------- 443, 000. 00 of Engineers and administrative expenses ... --.. 31, 000. 00-_ - $1, 000, 000 Total..................................------------------------------------ - 183, 556, 263. 83 $94, 633, 000. 00 122, 798, 500 FLOOD CONTROL West Point, Ga .... . ...------------------------------------------ $596,500 ......----------------... Rio Grande ............... .........-------------------------....--------------- $41,833.84- -......... ---- 125, La---------------------------------------------$1 3.8 -..-...... Black Bayou, La..............................................- .......-....... 000 Fire Point, La......................------------------------------------- ---------------....---...-------- .. 125, 000 Shreves Island, La..-..................--------------------------------.....---------.81-----------_81,200 Grant Parish, La ---- -------------------------- --------------- --------------- 196,000 Long Prairie Levee District, Ark----- ........... ___.- - -....-.-. _........ --. -- 22, 000 Red River Cut-off, Colfax, La_---------------------------- ----- _-------------..__ 200, 000 Arkansas River, Pine Bluff to Jefferson-Lincoln County line ............-------------.. ............-----------------------------------------. 22, 855 Mississippi River, below Ashbrook to below Greenville, Miss....---------------------------------------.------------------------,... 43,126 M is si s s ip p i R i v er n e ar R o s eda le, M i s s- ..- .- .-. -. .- .- . .- . .- . .- . --.. . . .. . . . .. .. 46, 9 34 Mississippi River, Arkansas-Louisiana line to Lake Provi- dence----------------------------------------------------- ..... . 37, 760 Mississippi River, Shipland to Fitler--- ...------------ __ - _____ -.--....... ..... 49, 094 Mississippi River near Greenville, Miss__ .. .___- ____ --- ---__--- __ .... _----_------ 74, 200 Sardis Reservoir, Yazoo River, Miss..------------............ .... ..........--...-------- 1,000,000 Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla-------- ------------- ......------------------------------ 308,000 Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.. .... ------ .... __--------- ----------........... 94,000 W hite River at Clarendon, Ark - ___- _ .... .--__ .__ . - ___-_ . __ . ___... ___-...___ __ 292,000 Conchas Dam, South Canadian River, N. Mex . ____ _... __------------ --------- 4,500, 000 Mississippi River and tributaries---- --- -------------- 44, 000, 000. 00 _ Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky-- .----..-..---------.----- __..--------------- 72, 000 Muskingum Valley, Ohio-_ __ . ..---------------------------22, 090, 000. 00--------- -- Ohio River at Lock and Dam No. 46----------_ -- _------_-_-.-----.-------.---.- 12, 300 Ohio River at Lock and Dam No. 47.............__...... ................................ 6, 700 Green River, Ky--------------------- ......................-------------.................--------------------- 2,000 Los Angeles County project, Calif------...--...................-____-____-...-13,869, 000 Sacramento River, Calif-........-............. --- 1_.... 1,500, 000.0000-------- ...--- Willamette River, Oreg . . .. ..---------------------------------------.---------------- 300,000 Hoquiam, Wash.------------ - ------ ------------------------------ 205, 000 Whatcom and Padden Creeks, Wash-.......................-................ 16, 000 Clallam County streams, W ashington .. ................------------- -- 57, 000 Salmon River, Alaska................--------------------------------------------- $46,000.00.......... Total-............--...-.----.-.----.-.-.--.-.- 67, 631,833.84 46,000. 00 22, 353, 669 MISCELLANEOUS New York and Pennsylvania, survey for flood control.....-.........-....................... $200, 000 Dalecarlia Reservoir, D. C ------- __---------------------$16,944.17..._.. _...... Repair break in water main, Intracoastal Canal, La........ 7, 544. 84--................ --...... Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas survey--------------------25, 000. 00--..-........-....-.. James and Sheyenne Rivers, N. Dak., survey.............. 20, 000. 00-.....--..--.--....--- New River, W. Va., survey ...................-............................... 164, 00 Willamette River, Oreg., survey- ----........................... --....................200,000 Puerto Rico (roads and drainage)_..--........-.--..--. 1, 500, 000. 00 .......... _............ Virgin Islands, swamp reclamation......................... 45, 000.00 $109,200.00............ Total.....----------...-..-.--------........ 1, 614, 489. 01 109, 200. 00 564, 000 Surveys.-Reports on 29 preliminary examinations and surveys have been transmitted to Congress during the fiscal year. In addi- tion, 138 reviews of previous reports requested by resolutions of the RIVERS AND HARBORS Committee on Rivers and Harbors; House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, have been for- warded to the committees. The comprehensive surveys of the prin- cipal river systems of the country, nearly 200 in number, with a view to the formulation of general plans for their improvement, have been continued, and the reports thereon are nearing completion. During the year reports on eight of these river systems were com- pleted and transmitted to Congress, making a total of 181 such investigations that have been completed. An officer and one enlisted man were retained in Nicaragua to continue the collection of hydro- logical and metorological data in connection with the survey for an interoceanic canal across Nicaragua, report upon which was trans- mitted to Congress December 10, 1931. Miscellaneous civil works.-Miscellaneous civil works under the Corps of Engineers are varied in character and include the admin- istration of the Federal laws enacted for the protection and preser- vation of navigable waters of the United States, which govern the establishment of regulations for the use, administration, and naviga- tion of navigable waters, the approval of plans of bridges, the altera- tion of obstructive bridges, the establishment of anchorage grounds and harbor lines, the determination of the head of navigation and the extent to which the laws shall apply to specific streams, the granting of leases and licenses for the use and occupation of Engi- neer Department property, the granting of permits for structures or operations in navigable waters, the removal of sunken vessels ob- structing or endangering navigation, and the supervision of the har- bor of New York to prevent obstructive 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 Washington Aqueduct, and increasing the water supply of the city of Washington; surveys and charting of the northern and north- western lakes, including the Lake of the Woods; studies for the pres- ervation 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; and reports of international boards on power-plant operations affecting the St. Croix River, Lake Memphremagog, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, 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 10 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 have been provided by other general acts and by special acts of Congress and from the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. The following works were 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 for rivers and harbors and flood control from July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935: War Department Appropriation Act of Apr. 9, 1935 : Maintenance and improvement of exist- ing river and harbor works..---------$34, 057,270. 00 Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries-------------- -- 15,000, 000.00 Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River ...... 499, 400. 00 Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif_ 577, 256. 00 Flood control, Lowell Creek, Alaska_.. 2, 000. 00 $50, 135, 926. 00 Permanent annual appropriations for fiscal year 1935 _____ 286, 345.00 Indefinite appropriations (warrants issued dur- ing fiscal year 1935) : Operating and care of canals, etc----------$6, 998,968. 34 Removing sunken vessels, etc----e -323, 538. 18 7, 322, 506.52 Special fund (credits to account from licenses under Federal Water Power Act, June 10, 1920 (sec. 17): Maintenance and operation of dams and other improvements to navigable waters_ 198, 420.46 Allotments made by the Federal Emergency Ad- ministration of Public Works for rivers and harbors and flood control works from July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935: National Industrial Recovery Act, June 16, 1933: Rivers and harbors----------------- $3, 657, 000.00 Flood control_ ----- - - (-)1, 530,166. 16 2,126, 833. 84 Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, June 19, 1934: Rivers and harbors- - ---- -94, 653, 000.00 Flood control_ ...----- --- - 46, 000. 00 Reclamation project, Virgin Islands___ 109, 200.00 94, 808,200.00 Allotments made from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, Apr. 8, 1935: Rivers and harbors, flood control, etc- -107, 986, 500. 00 Administrative expenses ----------------- 1, 000, 000.00 108,986,500.00 Total ----------------------------------------- 263, 864, 731.82 The following amounts have been advanced by local interests for river and harbor improvements under the provisions of section 11 RIVERS AND HARBORS 11 River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1925, and are returnable to them when the necessary Government funds are available: Balance Amounts Amounts due from Project District dUnited received returned United States, July fiscal year during States, June Stte,934 1, 1934 fiscal year 30, 1936 Inland waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C-----------. Norfolk....... $100, 000 0 $100, 000 0 Glencove Creek, N. Y------------- Ne w York, 24, 000 first-----......... 0 24, 000 0 Total------------------------------------124, 000 0 124,000 0 Statement of amounts of vacancy savings transferred to reserve for impounded balances, during the fiscal year 1935, under the Economy Acts of June 30, 1932, March 20, 1933, and March 28, 1934. Net amount of vacancy savings transferredto reserve for im- pounded bal- ances on books Appropriation: of the Treasury Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works --------------------------------------------- $200, 000 Operating and care of canals, etc ------------------------- 100,000 Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries .----------- 75,000 Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif.---------- ---------- 10,000 Total----------------------------- ------------- 385, 000 Expenditur'es.-The total amount actually expended under the di- rection of the Chief of Engineers in connection with the improve- ment of rivers and harbors and flood control during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935, is as follows: Improvement of rivers and harbors (general): New work. __._ _ __ _ $4, 779, 146.99 Maintenance---- 23, 223, 187.97 Surveys under H. Doc. 308 (69th Cong., 1st sess.) new work_ 17, 264.79 Emergency Relief and Construction Act of July 21, 1932: New work--------- ___-- -- -- -- 1, 705, 829.38 Maintenance.-. 75, 777.94 National Industrial Recovery Act, June 16, 1933: Rivers and harbors: New work ............. 93, 661, 918.83 Maintenance- 604, 720. 57 Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, June 19, 1934: Rivers and harbors: New work ..-.. __ -- 30, 510,156.79 Maintenance 10, 325.00 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, Apr. 8, 1935: Rivers and harbors, flood control, etc.: New work----------------- ---------- 325, 000.00 Total- - -- -- -- - 154,913,328.26 12 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Improvement of Mississ8ippi River under Mississippi River Commission: Flood control (general) New work__-----------------------------------$10, 633, 043. 17 Maintenance ----------- 3,410,392.50 Total--- ----------------------------------- 14,043,435. 67 Emergency Relief and Construction Act of July 21, 1932: New work-------------------------------------1, 689, 794. 82 Maintenance------------------------------------- 221, 383. 44 Total---------------------------------------1, 911,178. 26 Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Missis- sippi River: New work--------------------------------------- 615,082. 69 Maintenance------------------------------------- 15, 653. 45 Total-----------------------------------------630,736.14 National Industrial Recovery Act, June 16, 1933: New work------------- ----------------------- 15, 756, 854. 51 Maintenance ----------------------------------- 3, 471, 383. 18 Total------------------------------------- 9, 228, 237. 69 Total -------------------------------------- 35, 813, 587. 76 Improvement of Sacramento River under California Debris Commission: Flood control: New work--------------------------------------- 196, 790. 52 Maintenance------------------------------------- 262, 395. 84 Total----------------------------------------- 459, 186.36 National Industrial Recovery Act, June 16, 1933: New work------ -------------------------------- 520, 098. 59 Maintenance- ------------------------------- 10, 413. 77 Total----------------------------------------- 530, 512. 36 Total------------ ---------------------------- 89, 698. 72 Flood control: Lowell Creek, Alaska (maintenance)--------- --- 202.86 National Industrial Recovery Act, June 16, 1933: Muskingum River Valley reservoirs (new work) - 1, 778, 297.80 Survey, Kansas River, Kans. (new work)------------- 2, 289. 95 Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, June 19, 1934: Salmon River, Alaska (new work)------------------ 27, 445. 10 Surveys under section 10, Flood Control Act, May 15, 1928 (new work) 54, 989. 46 1-------------------------------- Summary: New work-------- ------------------------------ 162, 374, 003. 39 Maintenance -------------------------------------- 31,305, 836.52 Aggregate 193, 679, 839. 91 ------------------------------------- Removing sunken vessels, etc ------------------------------ 260,242. 82 Operating and care of canals, ete 6, 593, 398. 52 Maintenance and operation of dams and other improvements to navigable waters 375, 000. 00 Operating snag and dredge boats on upper Mississippi, Illinois, and Minnesota Rivers _-18, 375. 93 RIVERS AND HARBORS 13 Operating snag boats on Ohio River- ....... ------- __ $26, 775.14 Removing obstructions in Mississippi, Atchafalaya, and Old Rivers -------------------------------------------------- 82, 189.79 Examinations and surveys at South Pass, Mississippi River_ .. 9,614.51 Maintenance of South Pass Channel, Mississippi River--... -. 85, 049.43 Gaging waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.. 8,850.00 Permanent International Commission of Congresses of Naviga- tion----------- ------------------------------ --- --- 2, 249. 60 Total expenditures from Government funds (river and harbor, and flood-control work)------------------201, 141, 585. 65 NOTE 1.-Additional expenditures of $8,500 made by the Mississippi River Commission are included in the amount stated for gaging waters of the Mis- sissippi River and its tributaries. NOTE 2.-The foregoing statement of expenditures from river and harbor funds does not include the following expenditures, made by the Engineer Department: Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration (transfer to War) ---------------------------------------------- $387. 05 Protective works and measures, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, Minn. (United States funds) - 89, 990. 45 Rainy Lake reference (State transfer to War, act May 21, 1930) ------------------------------------------------- 9. 37 Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, Ala. (construction)-------------- 4. 50 Maintenance and operation, Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, Ala___ -- 284. 60 Interoceanic canals - ----- ------------ 1, 762. 33 Public Works Administration, allotment to War, reclamation project, Virgin Islands, 1935 (June 16, 1935) - - 23, 744. 52 Funds advanced for improvement of rivers and harbors, special fund (sec. 11, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1925) -- _-- -- 17,021. 60 Total--------- ------------------------- --------- 98, 592.02 Expenditures have also been made from funds contributed by States, munici- palities, and private parties for improvements as follows: Project New work Mainte- nance Total Elk and Little Elk Rivers, Md-.---------------------------- ...... --..... $394.09 $394.09 Ocean City Inlet and Sinepuxent Bay, Md----.. --. $391,678.83 ----------- 391,678.83 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio (Cuyahoga and Old Rivers)--.. ---- 9, 067.50 9,067. 50 Investigation of beach erosion, Folly Beach, S. C-------------- -2.00 -2.00 Monroe Harbor, Mich-.-.------------------------------- 75,466.58 ...-.... 75, 466.58 Brazos Island Harbor, Tex_------ --------- 565,365.22 ----------- -565, 365.22 Freeport Harbor, Tex.------ --------- -115, 643.07- ............ 115, 643.07 Port Allen Harbor, Hawaii__-. 123, 233. 08 ............ 123, 233. 08 Caloosahatche River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Florida - - - - - - - - --............................. 269, 794.30 ---- 269, 794.30 Newport Bay Harbor, Calif----------..................... 498,000.00- - -- 498,000.00 Glen Cove Creek, N. Y.--------.. -------- 5, 774.11 --------- 5,774.11 New York and New Jersey channels at Carteret, N. J.... 339.36 339.36 Sacramento River, Calif.....-------------------------------------- 450.00 450.00 Nome Harbor, Alaska....-------------------------------------------2, 500.00 2,500.00 Flood control, Salmon River, Alaska......................... 7, 000.00 ------- 7, 000.00 Total Total-......................................-.......... 2,052,294. 55 12,409. 59 2,064,704. 14 Under Mississippi River Commission: Improvement of Mississippi River, Yazoo, Miss., delta levee district.... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,375. 32 --......... 1, 375. 32 Lower Yazoo levee district 257. 52 257. 52 Flood control, Mississippi River, its outlets and tribu- taries-------------------------------------................................................... 56, 315. 06 ------------ 56,315. 06 Total. -.... ................................... 57, 947. 90 --- 57,947. 90 Under California Debris Commission: Yuba River, Calif_............... 4, 576.58 4,576.58 Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif 287, 210.84 66, 329.88 353, 540.72 Total................................... 287,210.84 70,906.46 358,117.30 Grand total, contributed funds.. 2, 397, 453.29 83, 316.05 2. 480,767.34 -- - Grand total, all funds---------------------------------I---- - 203, 720,947.01 Consolidated cost and financial summary as of June 30, 1985 NI -Value of Additional Cost of new Cost of and stocks, plant, un- Plus accounts Minus accounts Total Balance Total to be amount re- work maintenance distributed receivable payable expenditures unexpended accounted for quired for items completion 0 O Seacoast harbors and channels ........... $493, 392,092. 42 $194, 726, 734. 7( $2, 292, 952. 60 $261, 857. 14 $2, 598. 525. 84 $688,075, 111.08 $38, 750, 020.98 $726, 825, 132.06 $118,114,000 H [ntracoastal canals and other waterways __ 121, 525, 329. 65 33, 595, 389. 01 756, 268. 42 57, 608. 78 1, 621, 199. 4 154,313,396. 37 36, 115, 153.77 190,428,550. 14 73, 978,000 Mississippi River system........... 525, 103,846. 60 78, 187, 106. 4 17, 613, 287. 86 920, 708. 33 9, 866, 281.91 611,958, 667.27 137, 049, 529.25 749, 008,196. 52 228,193, 000 Lake harbors and channels ... . 178, 563, 519. 70 46, 683, 687. 7 192, 746. 11 219, 482.18 3,065, 780. 61 222, 593, 655.07 17, 063,118.06 239, 656, 773.13 24, 252, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies a of rivers and harbors.......... 25, 945, 561. Of 60, 275. 70 11,474.36 149,470. 51 25,867,840. 60 2, 304, 023.03 28,171,863.63 Surveys, H. Doc. No. 308, 69th Cong., 1st O sess., and sec. 10 of Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928: River and harbor funds 5, 759,469. 18 .......................................... 5, 759, 469. 18 2, 091.18 5, 761,560.36 Flood-control funds............. 4, 374, 215. 93 .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,374, 215.93 18, 406.84 4,392, 622.77 ----------- 0 Operating and care of canals.............. ............ 136, 361, 154. 23 3, 693, 752. 58 134,192. 67 570, 256. 2 139, 618,843. 19 7, 754, 368. 39 147, 373, 211.58 Removing sunken vessels............... ..-.......... 6, 542, 381.45 ................................... 6, 542, 381.4 - - -- - ------ 6, 542, 381. 45 Dam No. 2, Tennessee River, Ala.: Operating and care of hydroelectrical ............. 1, 711, 656.48 ..... . . . . . . . . . . ............ 1 development ............. ____..... 1, 711, 656. 48| 1, 711, 656. 48 _ 0 Construction... ................. 46, 613, 947.62 359, 592. 52 ......... ...... 46, 973, 540. 14 46,973, 540.14 L Permanent International Association of Congresses of Navigation... 67, 348. 03 ---------------............--------------...............---- 67, 348.03 67, 348.03 Flood control: Mississippi River and tributaries.... 319, 466, 589. 38 75, 544, 266. 26 1, 522, 564. 34 207, 695.93 922, 631.29 395, 818, 484.62 35, 749, 982.26 431, 568, 466.88 52, 846, 576 to Emergency funds for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River-..... 3,107, 393. 84 558, 130. 68 -25,049. 47 2.40 57, 769. 91 3, 582,707. 54 235,335. 53 3, 818, 043.07 811,309 Sacramento River, Calif.... 14, 409,872. 33 588, 000. 20 28, 295.19 2, 132. 14 33, 751.99 14, 994, 547.87 1,332, 443. 72 16,326,991. 59 1, 614, 364 Missouri River at Niobrara, Nebr.. 85, 000.00 85, 000.00 Missouri River at Yankton, S. Dak._ 85, 000.00 85,000.00 Muskingum Valley Reservoirs, Ohio.. 2, 029, 671.13 76, 493. 28 4,656.03 224,878. 68 1, 885, 941. 76 20, 204, 058. 24 22, 090, 000.00 Rio Grande, Tex.............. 41, 833.84 -21, 531.00 41, 833. 84 2,000.00 41, 833.84 Lowell Creek, Alaska... 88,157.87 21, 531. 00 ... 2. ............ 109, 688.87 111, 688.87 994....9 ............ Salmon River, Alaska................ 34, 116. 22 -92. 50 6, 578. 62 27, 445.10 18, 554.90 46, 000.00 . Interoceanic Canal Survey 130,976. 35 130,976. 35 19,023. 65 150,000.00 _03 Plant: River and harbor.... 30, 957, 616. 45 1, 745, 141.08 1, 234, 633.06 31, 468, 124.47 3, 538, 387. 5f 35, 006, 512. 02 Flood control...... 16, 562,908. 15 319, 492. 21 373,056. 62 16, 509, 343. 74 1, 251,260. 27 17, 760, 604.01 i i i ii i Total-- ---------------------............... 1, 714, 708, 380.091 600,825, 191. 801173, 732,018. 71 3, 884,443. 25 20, 724,814.902,372, 425, 218. 95301, 577, 757. 6 2 2, 674, 002,976. 57' S499, 809, 249 c Balance Bunexpended Total to be accounted for Unallotted balances, June 30, 1935: Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works----------------------------- ----......................................----.................----------............... -- $5,929,301.20 $5,929, 301. 20 S Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries- ---- -----................---------................................................................. 14, 934, 568. 98 14, 934, 568.98 Emergency funds for flood control on tributariesof Mississippi River--_-.-. --- ..------ .--.-.. ------------- ---------.- ___. 356, 269.95 356, 269. 95 Total---40.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21, 220, 140. 13 21, 220, 140. 13 Grand total----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 322,797,897. 75 2, 695, 223,116. 70 to I Of this amount, $51,044,638.15 represents the value of plant distributed as follows: 1 Construction Service plant Total H plant C 02 River and harbor.................................................................................... $30, 182, 643. 16 $7, 266, 295. 52 $37,448,938.68 Flood control ----------............................................................................... 9,426,988.84 4,168, 710. 63 13, 595, 699.47 > . . . ...... Total-----------.. . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 39, 609, 632.00 11,435,006.15 51,044,638.15 d sIncludes only projects which have been adopted by Congress. w 0 16 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The Emergency Relief and Construction Act approved July 21, 1932, made a lump-sum appropriation of $30,000,000 for river and harbor improvements throughout the country. Certain allotments, amounting to $29,997.275.56, were made from this appropriation and reported in previous annual reports, leaving an unallotted balance of $2,724.44. In addition, certain sums previously allotted have been withdrawn and reallotted as follows: Amount unallotted, as shown in Annual Report for 1934---------- $2,724.44 Amount withdrawn for reallotment elsewhere------------------ 278, 722. 47 Total -------------------------------------------- 281, 446.91 Allotted to- James River, Va --- 17, 687.00 Tennessee River, Ala ---------------------------------- 150, 000.00 Green and Barren Rivers, and Bear Creek, Ky-------------- 24, 724.44 Total -------------------------------------------- 192,411.44 Balance unallotted --------------------------------------- 89, 035.47 Total -------------------------------------------- 281,446.91 The War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933, made a lump-sum appropriation of $39,388,129 for river and harbor improvements throughout the country. Certain allotments amount- ing to $36,814,240.76, were made from this appropriation and re- ported in previous annual reports, leaving an unallotted balance of $2,573,888.24. In addition, certain sums previously allotted have been withdrawn and reallotted as follows: Amount unallotted as shown in Annual Report for 1934 - $2, 573, 888.24 Amount withdrawn for reallotment elsewhere---------------- 575, 526. 92 3,149,415. 16 Allotted to- Matinicus Harbor, Maine----- ------- 7, 704.64 Cape Cod Canal, Mass -------------------------------- 103, 000.00 Harbor of refuge, Nantucket, Mass------------------------ 2,458.02 Fall River Harbor, Mass --------------------------------- 62. 16 Taunton River, Mass--------------------------------------52.63 Harbor of refuge, Block Island, R. I------------------------1,963.81 Branford Harbor, Conn ---------------------------------- 43.92 Milford Harbor, Conn ------------------------------------ 17. 79 Housatonic River, Conn------ -- - ------ 16.40 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn -------------------------------- 71.07 Stamford Harbor, Conn--------------------------------- 3,438.91 Port Chester Harbor, N. Y---------------------------- - 10,000. 00 East Chester Creek, N. Y-------------------------------- 6,000.00 Browns Creek, N. Y------------------------------------ 6,000.00 Hudson River Channel, N. Y---------------------------- 1, 041.66 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), first New York district------------------------------------- 435.72 Inland waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md ------------------------------------------ 179,166.14 Chester River, Md---------------------------------- - 11, 500.00 Twitch Cove and Big Thoroughfare River, Md------------ 12, 541.98 Potomac River at Alexandria, Va------------------------ 48, 251.74 Potomac River below Washington, D. C------------------ 1,000.00 Rappahannock River, Va -------------------------------- 1, 000.00 Breton Bay, Md----------- ----- 7, 500.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Wash- ington, D. C., district---------------------16, 800. 00 Plant. Washington, D. C., district ........- 33, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS 17 Allotted to-Continued. Appomattox River, Va --------------------------------- $2, 000.00 Inland Waterway, Norfolk, Va., to sounds of North Carolina 10,000.00 Meherrin River, N. C --------------------------------- 10, 000.00 Plant, Norfolk, Va., district ---------------------------- 15,000. 00 Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N. C__...,.... 10, 949. 97 Beaufort Inlet, N. C _ -- _.....3,000. ----.. 00 Cape Fear River above Wilmington, N. C .----- -1, 915.48 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Wil- mington, N. C., district ------------------------ ---- 1, 201.99 Waterway, Charleston to Beaufort, S. C------ --------- 29, 921.43 Plant, Charleston, S. C., district-------------------------78,000. 00 St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to the ocean --.---- - 75, 000.00 Intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville, Fla., to Miami, Fla 162, 710. 81 Miami River, Fla------_---------- --- ___--- --- 3, 000. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Jack- sonville, Fla., district-- ----------------------------- 45, 000. 00 Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, Fla ----------------------- 13,000. 00 Apalachicola Bay, Fla------------------ 2, 000.00 Upper Chipola River, Fla., Marianna to its mouth------- - 8,000.00 Apalachicola River, the cut-off, Lee Slough, and Lower Chi- pola River, Fla_ ------------------------------------ -17, 500. 00 St. Andrews Bay, Fla---------------------------------- 5, 000.00 Intracoastal Waterway, Pensacola Bay, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala- -------- --- ---------------------------- 9,000.00 Intracoastal Waterway, Mobile Bay, Fla., to New Orleans, La---------------------------------------------- 10,500.00 Tombigbee River, Demopolis, Ala., to Walkers Bridge, Miss_ 10, 000.00 Pascagoula Harbor, Miss---------------- ----------- - -- 2, 000.00 Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, La- -------- 197, 042.56 --- Little Oaillou Bayou, La- ...............---- 10, 699.42 Louisiana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway (New Orleans- Sabine River section)- --- ------------- 48, 318.85 Inland Waterway, Franklin to Mermentau, La-............ 12, 739.00 Galveston Harbor, Tex- --- ----------- 102,000. 00 Houston Ship Channel, Tex .-----.......---- 181, 000.00 Oedar Bayou, Tex ------------------------------------- 12, 000.00 Freeport Harbor, Tex ------ ------------- 4, 500. 00 Brazos Island Harbor, Tex- -- ----------- 94, 000.00 Tennessee River, Tenn., Ky., and Ala ---------------------- 35,500.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Nash- ville, Tenn., district - -------------------------------- 89, 400. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) : Pittsburgh, Pa., district-....... -- -------- 71, 804.34 Zanesville, Ohio, district ---------------------------- 35, 000. 00 Huntington, W. Va., district- -- --------- 17, 400.00 Cincinnati, Ohio, district__-- ------------ 30, 800. 00 Louisville, Ky., district .................... --- 34, 700. 00 Green and Barren Rivers and Bear Creek, Ky__ -- - - 55,275. 56 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Duluth, Minn., district-------------------------------------- 22, 000.00 St. Marys River, Mich ---------------------------------- 4, 154.32 Sandusky Harbor, Ohio --------------------------------- 3, 000.00 Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y __------------ -2, 500. 00 Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y -- - 600.00 Niagara River, N. Y V------------------------------------ 6, 500.00 Ogdensburg Harbor, N. Y __------ ---____- ------ 48, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Buffalo, N. Y., district.--------- ----------------------------- 10, 000.00 Plant, Buffalo, N. Y., district . --_._.......-- ---.. 15, 656.29 Crescent City Harbor, Calif _-----..__- -- --- -- 502. 01 San Joaquin River, Calif --------------------------------- 164. 56 Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oreg- _ ---- ----- 1, 000.00 Columbia River at the mouth, Oreg. and Wash--_-____--- 656, 000.00 Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg-- - - ----- 10,000.00 18 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Allotted to---Continued. Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Oreg.-- - ------------ $78, 219.51 Clatskanie River, Oreg --------------------------------- 1,319. 69 Willamette River above Portland, and Yambill River, Oreg - -------------------------------------------- 32, 400.00 Columbia River between foot of Dalles. Rapids and Celilo Falls (Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. and Wash.) ------------ 5, 445. 17 Columbia River and tributaries above Celilo Falls to mouth of Snake River, Oreg. and Wash_ ----------------------- -3, 940.55 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), first Portland, Oreg., district-- _ --------- -119, 877.43 Willapa River and Harbor, Wash ------------------------- 8,000.00 Grays Harbor and Bar entrance, Wash__- ------- 8, 299.61 Seattle Harbor, Wash --------------------------------- 25,000.00 Total ------------------------------------------ 3,149,415. 16 The War Department Appropriation Act approved April 26, 1934, made a lump-sum appropriation of $23,966,645, for river and harbor improvements throughout the country. Certain allotments amount- ing to $17,359,530, were made from this appropriation and reported in a previous annual report, leaving an unallotted balance of $6,607,115. In addition, certain sums previously allotted have been withdrawn and reallotted as follows: Amount unallotted as shown in Annual Report for 1934---- $6, 607,115.00 Amount withdrawn for reallotment elsewhere----..------------2,107, 623.11 Total- ------------------------------------------- 8,714,738.11 Allotted to-- Gloucester Harbor, Mass_ - ---- ---- - 200.00 Lynn Harbor, Mass ------------------------------------ 7,400.00 Cape Cod Canal, Mass-- ------------ 93, 000.00 Saco River, Maine- -.--------------........... 44,000.00 Harbor of Refuge, Nantucket, Mass--- ------ - 44, 648.47 New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Mass-- ......... - 192, 500.00 Harbor of Refuge, Block Island, R. I------------17, 650.00 Connecticut River below Hartford, Conn-- ------- 21,500.00 Breakwaters at New Haven, Conn- -... 18, 500.00 Duck Island Harbor, Conn___ - - - - _ - 8, 100.00 Housatonic River, Conn,------------- -12, 400. 00 Norwalk Harbor, Conn----------------------------------- 350.00 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn ------------------------------- 12, 300.00 Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I------- --- 23, 900.00 Point Judith, Harbor of Refuge, R. I__ 23, 000.00 Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y ----------------------------- -5,300.00 East Chester Creek, N. Y---- ----------- 8,100.00 Newtown Creek, N. Y--------------------------------- 30, 000.00 Harlem River, N. Y-- - ------------- 6,500.00 Hudson River Channel, N. Y--- ---------- 146, 958.34 Hudson River, N. Y ----------------------------- 10, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), first New York district---- ------------- 5,000.00 Woodbridge Creek, N. J---------- - - .. 2,000.00 Raritan River, N. J. ---------------------------------- 21, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), second New York district- --- - --- ~-- -- 10, 000.00 Schuylkill River, Pa ----------------------------- 000.00 18-----130, Inland waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md --------------------------------- 401, 523.86 MiSipillion River, Del .. .... 11, 000. 00 Absecon Inlet, N. J 186, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS 19 Allotted to-Continued. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Phila- delphia district ------------------------------------ $10,000.00 Wicomico River, Md ------------------------------------ .... 2, 248. 30 Potomac River at Alexandria, Va, ------- -- .--- -20, 000.00 Potomac River below Washington, D. C - -- ------- 1,000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Wash- ington, D. C., district,------------------------------ 14, 000.00 Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to the Sounds of North Carolina ------------------------------------------ 32,000.00 Inland waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C- 39, 000.00 Cashie River, N. C- ------------------------------------ 7,500.00 Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N. C -------- ----------- 3,500.00 South River, N. C -------------------------------------- 3,500.00 Intracoastal waterway, Cape Fear River, N. C., to Winyah Bay, S. C ---------------------------.------- 3,500.00 Beaufort Inlet, N. C----------------- ----------------- 42, 000.00 Cape Fear River above Wilmington, N. C --- -- - 102, 400.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Wil- mington, N. C., district -------------------------------- 2,400.00 Charleston Harbor, S. C----- --------------------------- 52,500.00 Savannah Harbor, Ga----------- ------------------- 11, 987.66 Waterway between Beaufort, S. C., and St. Johns River, Fla.: Beaufort, S. C., to Cumberland Sound section------ 16, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Sa- vannah district ------------------------------------- 17, 000.00 Intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla--------- 165, 399.13 St. Johns River, Fla., Palatka to Lake Harney- ------ 7,000.00 Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Fla---------- ------------ 261,897. 51 St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla- -- ----------- 14, 106.68 Apalachicola Bay, Fla ---------------------------------- 4, 294. 69 St. Andrews Bay, Fla ---------------------------------- 70, 500.00 Pensacola Harbor, Fla- --- ------------ 1, 500.00 Intracoastal Waterway from Pensacola Bay, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala ------------------------------------------ 27,000.00 Mobile Harbor, Ala -------------------- --------- 9,560.01 Removing water hyacinths, Mobile River, Ala., tributaries__ 6,000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Mobile district ------------------------------------------- 34, 292.49 Tangipahoa River, La_- ....- ----- --- 86.59 Louisiana-Texas intracoastal waterway. (New Orleans- Sabine River section- --- - --------- -17, 000.00 Pass Manchac, La ------------------------------------- 5,000.00 Removing water hyacinths, State of Louisiana -------- 21, 968.88 Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex-....--------- - 44, 850.00 Galveston Harbor, Tex -------------------------------- 45, 000.00 Galveston Channel, Tex-............------ -- 114, 450.00 Channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, Tex-___ 74, 700.00 .. Little Red River, Ark-------------------- _, - . -- 358.80 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general): Memphis district ---------------------------------- -5,400.00 St. Louis district ---------------------------------- 60, 000.00 Rock Island district ------------------------------ 65, 000.00 St. Paul district-- - -- ------------ 108, 400.00 Missouri River: Kansas City to mouth- ........ -- . ---------- 307, 300.00 Kansas City to Sioux City- ----.--. __--.. --. 50, 000.00 Sioux City to Fort Benton- - -- -- - - 2,500.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general): Kansas City district -------------------------------- 38,000.00 Omaha, Nebr., district ------------------------------ 90, 000.00 Chicago district...------------------- --------- 25, 000.00 Indiana Harbor, Ind --- 27 000. 00 Tennessee River, Tenn., Ala., and Ky- . 56, 500. 00 20 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Allotted to-Continued. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Nash- ville district ----------------- - ------ $50, 000. 00 Ohio River, open-channel work__ -- ------- 427,000. 00 Allegheny River, Pa., lock and dam construction----------- 130, 000. 00 Manistique Harbor, Mich -------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Menominee Harbor and River, Mich., and Wis - _ .- ... -500.00 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis- -------- 12, 000.00 Algoma Harbor, Mich ---------------------------------- 3, 00. 00 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis-.... -- ----------- 6, 000.00 Sheboygan Harbor, Wis- --- - --------- - 8, 000. 00 Milwaukee Harbor, Wis ---------------------- 18,000.00 Holland Harbor, Mich--- ....- ---------- 3, 500. 00 Grand Haven Harbor and Grand River, Mich___ - -- -13, 000.00 White Lake Harbor, Mich-.........---------- 5, 500. 00 Manistee Harbor, Mich 49, 500. 00 Charlevoix Harbor, Mich-.... -- ----------- 8, 000.00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general): Milwaukee district- -- - -------- _9, 000. 00 Detroit district-..........---------- -- 32, 000. 00 Sandusky Harbor, Ohio --------------------------------- 2, 100.00 Vermilion Harbor, Ohio- --- ------------ 10, 000.00 Rocky River, Ohio-------- _ _- -------- 5, 000. 00 Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y --------------------------------- 40, 955.93 Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y- ---- 16, 600.00 Great Sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y_ --------- --- 3,400.00 Little Sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y_ --------- - - 2, 400.00 Oswego Harbor, N. Y ----------------------------------- 4, 000.00 Ogdensburg Harbor, N. Y- --- ----------- 14, 500. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Buffalo district ------------------------------------------- 51, 000. 00 San Rafael Creek, Calif-....- - -- - - 10, 000.00 Willamette River above Portland, and Yamhill River, Oreg 8, 257.90 Coos Bay, Oreg-------------------------------------- 22, 720. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general): First Portland district-.... - ---- - ___ 69, 000. 00 Second Portland district- -- ----------- 31, 609. 98 Grays Harbor and Bar entrance, Wash__ - --- __ 12, 656.68 Seattle Harbor, Wash- ---- __- - --- __ 29, 500. 00 Bellingham Harbor, Wash ------------------------- 1, 000.00 Nome Harbor, Alaska- --- -- -- - -- - 1, 700.00 Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii-.... -- ----------- 8. 000. 00 Kahului Harbor, Hawaii-.... -- ----------- 3, 900.00 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii --------------- --- -- 200. 00 Nawiliwili Harbor, Hawaii-....... - ------- __- 14, 300. 00 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Hono- lulu district_ ---------------------------------- 3, 900.00 Survey of northern and northwestern lakes----------------- 15, 000. 00 Surveys (H. Doc. No. 308, 69th Cong., 1st sess.)------------- 600.00 Plant (operating and repair fund) ...........- 2, 985, 849. 44 Office, Chief of Engineers: Contingencies ___25, 000. 00 Coningnces---------------------------------- 25000 Services ---------------------------------------- 210, 311.00 Printing (sec. 6, River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930) ---------------------------- 35,000.00 Printing (survey reports) ---------------------------- 75, 000.00 Board on beach erosion__ --- ----------- 25,000.00 Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors: Services --------------- ------------------------- 150, 000. 00 Contingencies ------------------------------------- 25,000. 00 Transferred to "Reserve for vacancy savings ", 1935 ------- 200, 000. 00 Total --------------------------------------- 8, 523,892.34 Balance unallotted- - --- 190, 845. 77 Total- - - - - - - - 8, 714, 738. 11 RIVERS AND HARBORS 21 The War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935, contained the following provisions: That the following sums are appropriated, out of any mnoney in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the military and non- military activities of the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, 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 authorized as may be most desirable in the interests of commerce and naviga- tion; 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 bul- letins and the investigation of lake levels; for prevention of ob- structive 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 removing sunken, vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation as authorized by law; for operating and maintaining, keeping in repair, and con- tinuing in use without interruption any lock, canal (except the Panama Canal), canalized river, or other public works for the use and benefit of navigation belonging to the United States; for exam- inations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors; and for printing, including illustrations, as may be authorized by the Com- mittee on Printing of the House of Representatives, either during a recess or session of Congress, 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. VII, title 33, sec. 702j), and such surveys as may be printed during a recess of Congress shall be printed, with illustrations, as documents of the next succeeding session of Congress; and for the purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and motor boats, for official'use, not to exceed $155,150: Provided, That no funds shall be expended for any preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate not authorized by law, $34,057,270: Allotted to- Cape Cod Canal, Mass__--- ----------- $120, 000 Operating and care of Cape Cod Canal, Mass-- ------ 170,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Boston, Mass., district ---------------------------------------- 30, 000 Pollock Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, Mass-- ---------- 50,000 Harbor of refuge at Nantucket, Mass--- -------- 55,000 Cross Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, MassM MMMMMMM 6, 000 Connecticut River below Hartford, Conn,,-....... ---- 23, 000 Duck Island Harbor, Conn -------------------------------- 92, 000 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn---- - ----------- 17, 500 Fivemile River Harbor, Conn----------------- -------------- 3,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Providence, R. I., district ------- 24, 000 22 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Allotted to--Continued. New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y-------------------- . ... . $4, 000 Bronx River, N. Y-------------------------------------- 20,000 Harbor at Flushing Bay, N. Y_-_ - 40,000 Great South Bay, N. Y---------------------------------- 15,000 Browns Creek, N. Y ...--------------- ---------------------- 10, 000 New York Harbor, N. Y----- ---- ----- - -165, 000 Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, N. Y- - ------- 150,000 Buttermilk Channel. N. Y---- -- ----------- 20,000 East River, N. Y- --- 35, 000 Newton Greek, N. Y -------------------------------------- 20,000 Hudson River Channel, N. Y-----------------------------114,000 New York Harbor, N. Y., collection and removal of drift------- 60,000 Tarrytown Harbor, N. Y --------------------------------- 10,000 Peekskill Harbor, N. Y ---------------------------------- -10,000 Rondout Harbor, N. Y ----------------------------------- 3,000 Saugerties Harbor, N. Y- --- ------------ 10,000 Hudson River, N. Y ---------------------------------. 150,000 Operating and care of locks and dams in Hudson River at Troy, N. Y ----------------------------------------------- 22,000 Narrows of Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt- - -------- 800 Burlington Harbor, Vt- ---- ----------- - 15, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), first New York district- - - --- - -- -- -70, 000 Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N. J------------123,000 New York and New Jersey Channels-.... - ------- 118,000 Raritan River, N. J ------------------------------------- 30,000 Washington Canal and South River, N. J- ---------- 8,000 Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, N. J- ------ --- 10,000 Shrewsbury River, N. J ---------------------------------- 10,000 Manasquan River, N. J----------------------------------- 15,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), second New York district- --- ----- --------- 17,000 Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pa., and Trenton, N. J__ 110,000 Delaware River, Pa., N. J., and Del., Philadelphia to the sea___ 1, 000,000 Schuylkill River, Pa ------------------------------------ 210,000 Wilmington Harbor, Del__ --- ----------- 147, 000 Inland waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md -------------------------------------------- 300,000 Operating and care of inland waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md- -- ---------- 105,000 Smyrna River, Del -------------------------------------- 18, 000 St. Jones River, Del ------------------------------------- 18,000 Murderkill River, Del ------------------------------------- 6,000 Mispillion River, Del------------------------------------- 18, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Philadel- phia, Pa., district -------------------------------------- 50, 000 Baltimore Harbor and channels, Md-........------ -100, 000 Ocean City inlet and Sinepuxent Bay, Md- - ------- 30,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Baltimore, Md., district--- --------------------------------------- 15,000 Potomac River at Washington, D. C - ------- -- 15,000 Potomac River below Washington, D. C - ------ -- 90,000 Rappahannock River, Va --------------------------------- 32,000 Milford Haven, Va__ -------------------------------------- 10,000 York River, Va ----------------------------------------- 25,000 Pamunkey River, Va ------------------------------------- 10,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Washing- ton, D. C., district ------------------------------------- 35, 000 James River, Va -------------------------------------- 110, 000 Norfolk Harbor, Va ------------------------------------ 140,000 Appomattox River, Va ----------------------------------- 36, 000 Pagan River, Va ---------------------------------------- 5, 000 Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to the sounds of North Carolina 5, 000 Operating and care of waterway from Norfolk, Va., to the sounds of North Carolina._ --------- 45, 600 _-_-_-----_-_ RIVERS AND HARBORS 23 Allotted to--Continued. Inland waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C-- $55, 000 Operating and care of inland waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C------------ ---- 69, 600 Blackwater River, Va- ...........--------- --- 4, 000 Knobbs Creek, N. C ------------------------------------- -5,000 Meherrin River, N. C--------- ---------------------------- 2,300 Scuppernong River, N. C_--- - ---- -- --------- 11,500 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Norfolk, Va., district ------------------------------------------ 45,000 Plant------------------------------------------------- 15, 000 Inland waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C .. 30, 000 Operating and care of inland waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C ------------------------------------ 14,500 Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N. C-.........------- -- 17, 000 Silver Lake Harbor, N. C--------------__- - 1, 800 Neuse River, N. C -------------------------------------- 12,500 Trent River, N. C -------------------------- --- 1,100 Beaufort Harbor, N. C- ---- -- - -- --- -- 17, 500 Inland waterway, Beaufort to Cape Fear River, N. C., includ- ing waterway to Jacksonville, N. C-....-------- - 90,000 Intracoastal waterway, Cape Fear River, N. C., to Winyah Bay, S. C ------------------------------------------- 10,000 Morehead City Harbor, N. C ------------------------------ -8,000 Cape Fear River, N. C., at and below Wilmington, N. C ........ 150,000 Cape Fear River, N. C., above Wilmington, N. C- - ----- 15,000 Northeast (Cape Fear) River, N. C___-- ------- 2, 000 Black River, N. C --------------------------------------- 2,000 Operating and care of locks and dams Nos. 1 and 2, Cape Fear River, N. C- ----------------------------------------- 12,500 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Wilming- ton, N. C., district ------------------------------------- 20, 000 Winyah Bay, S.. C-------------------------------------- 20,000 Waccamaw River, N. C. and S. C- •--__ ----- - 4, 500 Pee Dee River, S. C---------------- ---------------------- 4,000 Waterway from Winyah Bay to Charleston, S. C - --- - 130,000 Operating and care of locks and dams across Congaree River, S. C -------------------------------------------------- 300 Charleston Harbor, S. C-.......--------- --- 38,200 Ashley River, S. C -------------------------------------- 9,000 Waterway from Charleston to Beaufort, S. C- ---- -- 11,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Charles- ton, S. C., district .------------------------------------- 28, 000 Savannah Harbor, Ga- --- --- ---------- 300,000 Savannah River below Augusta, Ga ------------------------ 63,000 Waterway between Beaufort, S. C., and St. Johns River, Fla. (Beaufort, S. C., to Cumberland Sound section) ------------ -60,000 Altamaha, Oconee, and Ocmulgee Rivers, Ga- - ------ 30,000 Brunswick Harbor, Ga__ -- -- --- ---- --- 90,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Savannah, Ga. district ------------------------------------------ 20, 000 St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to the ocean _... . 250,000 Waterway between Beaufort, S. C., and St. Johns River, Fla. (Cumberland Sound to St. Johns River section)- ----- 8,000 Operating and care of locks and dams in Oklawaha River at Moss Bluff, Fla --------------------------------------- 2,000 Intracoastal waterway from Jacksonville to Miami, Fla- . 125,000 Operating and care of intracoastal waterway from Jackson- ville, Fla., to Miami, Fla. (bridge near Palm Valley) . 3,500 Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla-------- - ----------- 44, 000 Lake Worth Inlet, Fla ----------------------------------- 18,000 Hollywood Harbor (Port Everglades), Fla- - -------- 15,000 Miami Harbor (Biscayne Bay), Fla- -..------ - - - 40,000 Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee Drainage Areas, Fla------------------------------------------------------ 30,000 Tampa Harbor, Fla-------------------------------------- 75,000 24 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Allotted to- Continued. Removing the water hyacinths from navigable waters in the State of Florida --------------------------------------- $7,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Jackson- ville, Fla., district ------------------------------------- 36, 000 Apalachicola Bay, Fla-....... - --- ----- _- - 15,000 Apalachicola River, Fla., cut-off, Lee Slough and Lower Chipola River, Fla_ - - - - - -- 10,000 Channel from Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay, Fla.. 10,000 St. Andrews Bay, Fla ----------------------------------- -40,000 Blackwater River, Fla-........---------- -- 12,000 Pensacola Harbor, Fla- --- -- ----------- 30,000 Intracoastal waterway from Pensacola Bay, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala_ -------------------------------------------- 30, 000 Alabama River, Ala___ --- ----- -------- 52,500 Operating and care of locks and dams on Coosa River, Ga. and Ala ---------------------------- 6,000 Mobile Harbor, Ala ------------------------------------- 205,000 Black Warrior, Warrior, and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala- - - - 40, 000 Tombigbee River, from Demopolis, Ala., to Walkers Bridge, Miss--------------- --------------------------------- 3,000 Operating and care of locks and dams on Black Warrior, War- rior, and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala ------------------------- 400,000 Bayou Labatre, Ala -------------------------------------- 20,000 Gulfport Harbor and Ship Island Pass, Miss__ - ----- 90,000 Pascagoula Harbor, Miss--- --------- ----------- 30,000 Biloxi Harbor, Miss ------------------------------------- 13,000 Removing water hyacinths, Mobile River, Ala., and tributaries_ 25, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Mobile, Ala., district.. ------------------------------------------ 86, 800 Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, La____- - ----- 442, 600 South Pass Channel, Mississippi River, La- -----___ 98,000 Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La 20, 000 Bayou Bonfouca, La -------------------------------------- 6,000 Operating and care of Plaquemine Lock, La- _- ------ 32,500 Operating and care of Keystone Lock, Bayou Teche, La-...... 6, 000 Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway (New Orleans to Sabine River section)------ ---------------------------- 200,000 Inland waterway from Franklin to Mermentau, La ..... 30, 000 Operating and care of Harvey Canals and Lock, La_- - - - 46,000 Operating and care of Hanson Canal, La -4, 500 Operating and care of Schooner Bayou Lock, La- - ----- 8,700 Operating and care of Vermillion Lock, La-................. - 20,000 Bayou Vermilion, La__--- --------------- 13,000 Calcasieu River and Pass, La ..... 25,000 Removing the water hyacinths, Louisiana-------------------- -60,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), first New Orleans district___ ---- -- ---------- 47, 700 Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex- ---- ---- ------ 318,000 Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway, Sabine River to Corpus Christi section----- ----------------- --- 83,000 Operating and care of the Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway, Sabine River to Corpus Christi section (highway bridges)-------- ------------------------------------- 17,000 Galveston Harbor, Tex------- ---------- 240,000 Galveston Channel, Tex__ --- - ---------- 15,000 Channel from Galveston Harbor to Texas City, Tex-.......... 50,000 Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex- -- ----------- 16,000 Houston Ship Channel, Tex- ---------- ---- 220, 000 Double Bayou, Tex..-------------------- -8, 000 Anahuac Channel, Tex ----------------------------------- 20, 000 Cedar Bayou, Tex --------------------------------------- 18,000 Clear Creek, Tex ---------------------------------------- 4, 000 Freeport Harbor, Tex- 71,000 Channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, Tex- 100, 000 Port Aransas, Tex_-- 200, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS 25 Allotted to-Continued. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex -------------------------------- $75, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Galveston, Tex., district ----------------------------------------- 31, 800 Removing snags and wrecks from the Mississippi River below the mouth of Missouri River and from Old and Atchafalaya Rivers- ---------------------------------------------- 25,000 Red River below Fulton, Ark__ 43,000 Cypress Bayou and Waterway between Jefferson, Tex., and Shreveport, La ----------------------------------------- 3,200 Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La- -------------- 125,000 Operating and care of locks and dams on Ouachita River, Ark. and La --------------------------------------------- 200,000 Tensas River and Bayou Macon, La- ------- ----- -- 2,500 Boeuf River, La----------------------------------------- 2,500 Bayous D'Arbonne and Corney, La- -- ---------- 2,500 Yazoo River, MissMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMM10,000 Big Sunflower River, Miss -------------------------------- -4,000 Operating and care of locks and dams, Big Sunflower River, Miss ------------------------------------------------- 5,000 Mouth of Yazoo River, Miss _ - ___5,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Vicksburg, Miss., district ---------------------- ----------------- 11, 000 Arkansas River, Ark. and Okla- -- ----------- 16,000 White River, Ark -------------------------------------- 104,000 Black River, Ark. and Mo_ .. ---_... _---23, -- 000 Current River, Ark. and Mo--------------------------------- 3,800 St. Francis and L'Anguille Rivers and Blackfish Bayou, Ark___ 9,500 Operating and care of locks and dams, Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Upper White River, Ark--... - ------------ 37,000 Removing snags and wrecks from the Mississippi River below the mouth of Missouri River and from Old and Atchafalaya _ Rivers ----------------------------------------------- 25,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Memphis, Tenn., district ----------------------------------------- 26,000 Mississippi River: Ohio River to Missouri River- -- --------- 675,000 Missouri River to Clarksville, Mo- ....------- - 328, 000 Clarksville, Mo., to Wisconsin River.. 414, 700 Wisconsin River to Minneapolis, Minn- - ------- 310,400 Operating and care of locks and dams between Missouri River and Minneapolis__ -- ---------- 304,900 Missouri River: Mouth to Hermann, Mo- -- - ---------- 543, 000 Hermann to Kansas City, Mo- - -- -- -- 915, 000 Kansas City, Mo., to Rulo, Nebr__ -- ------- 258,000 Rulo, Nebr., to Sioux City, Iowa- -- -------- 55, 000 Sioux City, Iowa, to Fort Benton, Mont__.- ---- -- 2,000 Removing snags and wrecks from Mississippi River below mouth of Missouri River and from Old and Atchafalaya Rivers ----------------------------------------------- 22,000 Mill Creek and South Slough at Milan, Ill- - -------- 2,000 Operating and care of reservoirs, headwaters of Mississippi River ----------------------------------------------- 16, 900 St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn- .......... ------ 10,900 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill., operating and care------- 115, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general): St. Louis, Mo., district- ----------- ---- 35, 000 Rock Island, Ill., district- -- ----------- 70, 000 St. Paul, Minn., district- --- ----------- 65, 000 Plant, St. Paul district_ ---------- ---- 4,900 Operating and care of locks and dams on Osage River, Mo .. 5,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Kansas City, Mo., district -------------------------------------- 10, 000 26 REPORT OF CHIEF Of ENGINEE1~S, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 Allotted to-Continued. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Omaha, Nebr., district ..- ----------- $10, 000 Ohio River: Open channel work.--------------- -------------- 844,210 Lock and dam construction-....... -- ------- 31, 500 Operating and care of locks and dams- - ---- -2, 623,000 Tennessee River ---------------------------------------- 173,350 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Nashville, Tenn., district ---------------------------------------- 44,460 Operating and care of locks and dams on Cumberland River__ 232,000 Operating and care of locks and dams on the Tennessee River_ 85, 000 Allegheny River, Pa., locks and dams construction--- --- 40,000 Youghiogheny River, Pa------ .....--------- 3, 500 Operating and care of locks and dams, Monongahela River, Pa. and W. Va -------------------------------------- 597,000 Operating and care of locks and dams, Allegheny River, Pa 204,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Pitts- burgh, Pa., district- --- --- ----------- 70,000 Operating and care of locks and dams on the Muskingum River, Ohio------------------------------------------ 122,900 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Hunt- ington, W. Va., district__ - - -- --- --- - 22, 500 Operating and care of locks and dams on Kanawha River, W. Va ---------------------------------------------- 226,000 Operating and care of locks and dams on Big Sandy River, W. Va and Ky., including Levisa and Tug Forks-.......... 51,000 Operating and care of locks and dams on Little Kanawha River, W. Va ----------------------------------------- 28,000 Plant (Huntington, W. Va., district) ------------------------- 11,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Cincinnati, Ohio district ------------------------------------------ 18,900 Operating and care of locks and dams on Kentucky River, Ky 118, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Louisville, Ky., district ------------------------------------------ 38, 700 Operating and care of locks and dams on Green and Barren Rivers, Ky ------------------------------------------- 73, 000 Operating and care of locks and dams on Rough River, Ky 6, 000 Grand Marais Harbor, Minn_ ___-------- --- . 10,000 Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn. and Wis_ --- --- --- 57,000 Ashland Harbor, Wis ------------------------------------- 27,000 Ontonagon Harbor, Mich__-_ - -------- 19, 000 Keweenaw Waterway, Mich-...... -- --------- 103, 000 Marquette Bay, Harbor of Refuge, Mich---------------------- -5,000 Marquette Harbor, Mich--- 15, 000 Warroad Harbor and River, Minn-...... -- ----- __- 15, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Duluth, Minn., district ---------------------------------------- 22,000 Manistique Harbor, Mich ------------------------- 8, 500 Menominee Harbor and River, Mich. and Wis___ - --- -- 17,500 Oconto Harbor, Wis- - - - - - - - - 7, 000 Green Bay Harbor, Wis 20, 000 Fox River, Wis ---------------------------------------- 150,000 Operating and care of locks and dams on Fox River, Wis -- 0-- -92,000 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis 44,000 Algoma Harbor, Wis ------------------------------------ 22,000 Kewaunee Harbor, Wis ------------------------------------ 8, 000 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis --------------------------------- 10, 500 Manitowoc Harbor, Wis------- ------- ___ 12, 000 Sheboygan Harbor, Wis-.....----------- -- 26,000 Port Washington Harbor, Wi WWWWWWWWWs WWW 6, 000 Milwaukee Harbor, Wis- --- - ----------- 26, 000 Racine Harbor, Wis ------------------------------------- 11, 500 Kenosha Harbor, Wis 8, 500 St. Joseph Harbor, Mich .....................- 14, 000 South Haven Harbor, Mich 13, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS .27 Allotted to--Continued. Saugatuck Harbor and Kalamazoo River, Mich -----------------$7, 500 Holland Harbor, Mich ..------------ --------- --------- 14, 500 Grand Haven Harbor and Grand River, Mich__ 57,000 Ludington Harbor, Mich-__ --- --------- - 9, 000 Manistee Harbor, Mich------------- - :37,000 Portage Lake Harbor, Mich ---------------------- 11, 500 Frankfort Harbor, Mich- --- ---------- _ - 17, 000 Charlevoix Harbor, Mich ------------------------------ 27, 000 Muskegon Harbor, Mich-.............------ --- 26, 000 White Lake Harbor, Mich-......--------- -- 10, 000 Pentwater Harbor, Mich-. -- --- ---------- 7,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Milwaukee district ---------------------------------------------- 10,000 Waukegan Harbor, Ill- --- --- ---------- 13, 000 Chicago Harbor, Ill ------------------------------------- 28, 000 Chicago River, Ill ------------------------------------- 15,000 Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind --- ------ 68,500 Indiana Harbor, Ind 3, 500 Michigan City Harbor, Ind --------------------------------- 7, 700 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Chicago, Ill., district (portion in Great Lakes division)- - -- --- 25, 000 Illinois River, Ill_ - - ------------- 341, 000 Operating and care of locks and dams, Illinois River, Ill--------329,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Chicago, Ill., district (portion in Upper Mississippi Valley division)__ 55,000 St. Marys River, Mich ----------------------------------- 100,000 Operating and care of St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich- ----- 305,300 St. Clair River, Mich ------------------------------------- 40, 000 Channels in Lake St. Clair, Mich ----------------------------- 1,000 Detroit River, Mich ------------------------------------- 800, 000 Saginaw River, Mich -------------------------------- 25,000 Black River, Mich 7,000 Rouge River, Mich_----- ....- ------- - - 20,000 Toledo Harbor, Ohio ------------------------------------- 12,000 Examinations, surveys and contingencies (general), Detroit, Mich., district ---------------------------------------- 10, 000 Sandusky Harbor, Ohio ----------------------------------- 13,000 Huron Harbor, Ohio ------------------------------------- 22, 800 --- Lorain Harbor, Ohio-.....---------- - 10, 300 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio-.....---------- --- 68,000 Fairport Harbor, Ohio ----------------------------------- 26,300 Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio- --- - ----------- 31, 700 - Conneaut Harbor, Ohio-............--------- 34,000 Erie Harbor, Pa ---------------------------------------- 21,300 Buffalo Harbor, N. Y-------------- ------------------ 49,800 Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y- ----- 8,400 Operating and care of Black Rock Canal and Lock and Ferry Street Bridge, Buffalo, N. Y 54, 000 Niagara River, N. Y -------------------------------------- 9,500 Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, N. Y- -- --------- 9, 700 Great Sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y ------------------------------ 8,000 Little Sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y ----------------------------- 8,500 Oswego Harbor, N. Y- . ---- ---- ----------- 8,000 Ogdensburg Harbor, N. Y --------------------------------- 20,200 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Buffalo, N. Y., district------------- --------- 35, 000 San Diego Harbor, Calif ---------------------------------- 50, 000 Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif- - ----- -37, 000 San Luis Obispo Harbor, Calif-.... - --- -- 50, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Los An- geles, Calif., district ------------------------------------ 20,000 San Francisco Harbor, Calif-......-- --------- 100, 000 Oakland Harbor, Calif 65, 000 San Pablo Bay and Mare Island Strait, Calif___ 70, 000 Noyo River, Calif-- - 7, 500 28 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Allotted to-Continued. Humboldt Harbor and Bay, Calif__ __________-------------$37,500 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), San Fran- cisco, Calif., district------------------------------------- 25,000 San Joaquin River, Calif- --- ------------ 70,000 Stockton and Mormon Channels (diverting canal), Calif-...... 2,000 Mokelumne River, Calif- --- - ------------ 1,000 Sacramento River, Calif- --- ------------ 130, 000 Feather River, Calif ------------------------------------- 1,500 Suisun Bay Channel, Calif -------------------------------- 22,500 Suisun Channel, Calif- --- -------------- 17, 500 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Sacra- mento, Calif., district ---------------------------------- 15,000 Coos Bay, Oreg------ ---------------------------------- 60,000 Columbia River at the mouth, Oreg. and Wash_ -- -- - -955,000 Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Oreg------- ----------------------------- 444,000 Clatskanie River, Oreg- --- -- ------------ 4,000 Willamette River above Portland and Yamhill River, Oregon___ 85,000 Operating and care of canal and locks at Willamette Falls, Oreg. 36,000 Operating and care of lock and dam in Yamhill River, Oreg... 4,000 Operation and care of Cascades Canal, Columbia River, Oreg___ 15, 500 Operating and care of The Dalles-Celilo Canal---------------- -43,000 Lewis River, Wash----- ---------------------------------- 6,000 Cowlitz River, Wash-------------------------------------- 10,000 Skamokawa Creek, Wash__ --- - ---------- 2,000 Grays River, Wash --------------------------------------- 1,000 Deep River, Wash ---------------------------------------- 2,400 Plant_------------------------------------------------- 16, 650 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), second Port- land district------------------------------------------- 5,000 Plant, second Portland, Oreg., district------.....----- 1,000 Willapa River and Harbor, Wash-..........------- - 50,000 Grays Harbor and Bar entrance, Wash_ ------ - -- 180,000 Grays Harbor, inner portion, and Chehalis River, Wash- --- 58,000 Quillayute River, Wash- --- ----------- 8,000 Puget Sound and its tributary waters, Wash- - ------- 25,000 Operating and care of Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash -.... 90,000 Nome Harbor, Alaska- ----------------------------------- 22,500 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Seattle, Wash., district---------------------------------------- 44, 000 Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii__------------. 15,000 Kahului Harbor, Hawaii-.......- - -- -- 20,000 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii-------------------------------------- 5,000 Nawiliwili Harbor, Hawaii--- ---------------- 20,000 Port Allen Harbor, Hawaii -------- ---------- 15,000 Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii-............------- - 10,000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Honolulu, Hawaii, district ---------------------------------------- 3,000 San Juan Harbor, P. R ------------------------------------ 5, 000 Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general), Puerto Rico district --------- 5,000 Regulation of hydraulic mining and preparation of plans...------- 10,000 Treatment of Yuba River debris situation, restraining barriers-- 15,000 Supervision of New York Harbor, N. Y-_ -------- 190,000 Survey of northern and northwestern lakes ------------------- 190, 000 Office of Chief of Engineers services.--------.....-- 222,280 Rivers and Harbors Board: Contingencies--------------------------------------- 25, 000 Services , 00O 10-------------------------- Office of Chief of Engineers, contingencies- - -------- 25,000 Beach Erosion Board, expenses.---- ---- -------- 25, 000 THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS 29 Allotted to-Continued. Printing, Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930 ------------------------ $35, 000 Printing, H. Doc. 308, 69th Cong., 1st sess., and sec. 10, Flood Control Act, May 15, 1928--------___--- -- 75,000 Permanent International Association of Congresses of Naviga- tion ------------------------------------------------- 3,000 Total -------------------------------------------- 28, 407, 850 Balance unallotted--- --- - - - ------ 5, 649, 420 Total -------------------------------------------- 34,057,270 The amounts that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, are as follows: Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works: New work on projects authorized by Congress $203, 110, 689. 70 Maintenance work on projects authorized by Congress . 40, 868, 915.00 Flood control on projects authorized by Congress ... 31, 822, 109.00 For continuation of work on projects not specifically au- thorized by Congress, but undertaken pursuant to the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 55,000,000.00 Total to be appropriated ------- 330, 801, 713. 70 THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS The creation of the Board and duties assigned to it under the orig- inal 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 of number completed Number Authority for investigations investiga- completed during year remaining tions at close of ending to be com- ordered preceding June 30, pleted fiscal year 1935 River and harbor and flood-control acts---............ 3, 259 3,156 32 71 Concurrent resolution of Congress.11..............1 1....... Senate resolution.-------------------------------------1 1- Resolutions of congressional committees---------------793 529 136 128 Total------------------------------------------- 4,054 3,687 168 199 Number of hearings given at the office of the board during the year_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 62 Net amount expended by the board during the year _ . $190, 768. 94 Estimated cost of projects recommended by the board from its organization to June 30, 1934 .. $1, 078, 773, 779.06 Estimated cost of projects so recommended adopted by Con- gress _ $584, 003. 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 oper- ators, and others concerned in the movement of goods through our 30 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 ports. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, revisions of the following reports were prepared for publication: Galveston, Houston, Texas City, and Corpus Christi, Tex. (no. 6 in three parts); Savan- nah and Brunswick, Ga. (no. 10); Norfolk, Newport News, Ports- mouth, and Hampton, Va. (no. 15); the ports of the Territory of Hawaii (no. 17); Gulfport and Pascagoula, Miss. (no. 19); and the ports of Puerto Rico (no. 21). The following reports were distributed: Charleston, S. C., and Wil- mington, N. C. (no. 9); San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Rich- mond, Upper San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz, and Monterey, Calif. (no. 12); Port Arthur, Sabine, Beaumont, and Orange, Tex. (no. 14); the Panama Canal and its ports (no. 22); and The Ports of Northern New England (no. 24). The following is a list of the Port Series Reports and revisions with year of issue: No. 1. The Port of Portland, Maine, 1921, 1927.1 No. 2. The Port of Boston, Mass., 1922, 1929.1 No. 3. The Ports of Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., 1922-Part 1, The Port of Mobile, Ala., 19291; Part 2, The Port of Pensacola, Fla., 1929.1 No. 4. The Ports of Philadelphia and Chester, Pa., Camden, N. J., and Wil- mington, Del., 1922-Part 1, The Ports of Philadelphia, Pa., Camden, and Gloucester, N. J., and Ports on the Delaware River above Philadelphia, 1932;1 Part 2, The Port of Wilmington, Del., and Ports on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, 1931.1 No. 5. The Port of New Orleans, La, 1924, 1932.1 No. 6. The Ports of Galveston, Houston, and Texas City, Tex., 1924-Part 1, The Port of Galveston, Tex., 19291; Part 2, The Port of Houston, Tex., 1929: 1 Part 3, The Ports of Texas City and Corpus Christi, Tex., 1929.1 No. 7. The Ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, and Grays Harbor, Wash., 1925-Part 1, The Port of Seattle, Wash., 1931; 1 Part 2, The Port of Tacoma, Wash., 1931; 1 Part 3, The Ports of Everett, Bellingham, and Grays Harbor, Wash., 1931.1 No. 8. The Ports of Jacksonville, Fernandina, Miami, Key West, Tampa, and South Boca Grande, Fla., 1925-Part 1, The Port of Jacksonville, Fla., 1930; 1 Part 2, The Ports of Miami and Tampa, Fla., 1931.1 No. 9. The Ports of Charleston, S. C., and Wilmington, N. C., 1925, 1934.1 No. 10. The Ports of Savannah and Brunswick, Ga., 1925. No. 11. The Ports of Portland and Astoria, Oreg., and Vancouver, Wash., 1925-Part 1, The Port of Portland, Oreg., 1931; 1 Part 2, The Ports of Astoria, Oreg., and Vancouver and Longview, Wash., 1931.1 No. 12. The Ports of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Upper San Francisco Bay, Calif., 1927, 1933. No. 13. The Ports of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Luis Obispo, Calif., 1924-Part 1, The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., 1931; 1 Part 2, The Ports of San Diego and San Luis Obispo, Calif., 1931.1 No. 14. The Ports of Port Arthur, Sabine, Beaumont, and Orange, Tex., 1925, 1933.1 No. 15. The Ports of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Hampton, Va., 1927. No. 16. The Ports of Baltimore, Md., Washington, D. C., and Alexandria, Va., 1926-Part 1, The Port of Baltimore, Md., 1933.1 No. 17. The Ports of the Territory of Hawaii, 1926. No. 18. The Ports of Southern New England, 1928. No. 19. The Ports of Gulfport and Pascagoula, Miss., 1925. No. 20. The Port of New York (in three parts), 1926, 1932.1 No. 21. The Ports of Puerto Rico, 1927. No. 22. The Panama Canal and its Ports, 1928, 1932.1 No. 23. The Ports of Olympia and Port Angeles, Wash., 1932. No. 24. The Ports of Northern New England, 1934. 1Revision. THE! BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AlND HARBORS 31 A Lake series of reports, similar in form and scope to the port series, has been published and the following numbers have been issued, though no new ones were distributed during the year: No. 1. The Port of Buffalo, N. Y., 1931. No. 2. The Port of Detroit, Mich., 1931. No. 3. The Port of Milwaukee, Wis., 1931. No. 4. The Port of Chicago, Ill., 1931. No. 5. The Port of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. No. 6. The Port of Duluth-Superior, Minn. and Wis., 1931. No. 7. The Port of Toledo, Ohio, 1931. No. 8. The Ports of Sandusky, Huron, and Lorain, Ohio, 1932. 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. No new numbers were issued during the year, but a new one is in preparation and will be issued in the next fiscal year as No. 3 on Transportation Lines on the Great Lakes. It will contain information on vessels of United States and Canadian registry and, in addition to the usual information on dimensions, will show loaded drafts, heights of superstructures above water line when light, and cargo-handling equipment. The following num- bers have been issued: No. 1. Transportation on the Great Lakes, 1926, 1 1930. No. 2. Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, 1929. Reports not within the scope of the Port Series, Lake Series, or Transportation Series are published as the Miscellaneous Series. The following have been issued in this series: No. 1. Port and Terminal Charges at United States Ports, 1929, 1931,1 1934,1 and supplements in 1932, 1933. and 1935. No. 2. Shipping Charges at United States and Foreign Ports: Consular Serv- ices and Charges, 1928. No. 3. Foreign Trade Zones or Free Ports, 1929, 1934 (reprint). A revision of Report No. 1 was published during the year and one supplement. It is planned to revise this report annually in order to have available current information. A reprint of Report No. 3 was made during the year. 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 fol- lowing members: Brig. Gen. George B. Pillsbury, Col. Earl I. Brown, Col. Gustave R. Lukesh, Col. Elliott J. Dent, Col. Max C. Tyler, Lt. Col. Glen E. Edgerton, and Maj. Robert W. Crawford. The changes in membership were: September 13, 1934. Lt. Col. Dan I. Sultan relieved. September 30, 1934. Col. Win. J. Barden retired. October 1, 1934. Brig. Gen. Geo. B. Pillsbury assigned. February 5, 1935. Maj. Malcolm Elliott assigned for 1 day vice Col. Earl I. Brown. SRevision. 23116--No 1935----3 32 REPORT OF CHIEF OF'ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 February 16, 1935. Col. James A. Woodruff relieved and Col. Gustave R. Lukesh assigned. April 19, 1935. 14aj. Robert W. Crawford relieved and Lt. Col. Glen E. Edgerton assigned. April 22, 1935. Maj. Milo P. Fox relieved as resident member and Maj. Robert W. Crawford assigned. May 13, 1935. Col. Elliott J. Dent assigned for 1 day vice Col. Earl I. Brown. May 20, 1935. Lt. Col. John C. H. Lee relieved and Col. Elliott J. Dent assigned. June 3, 1935. Lt. Col. Francis B. Wilby assigned for 1 day vice Lt. Col. Glen E. Edgerton. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE EASTPORT, MAINE, DISTRICT This district, established May 17, 1935, comprises the Atlantic drainage area and tidal waters in eastern Maine from Point of Main to the international boundary at the head of Boundary Creek. It in- cludes the improvement of the St. Croix River, Cobscook Bay, Machias River, and the tributaries thereof, in the State of Maine. District engineer : Lt. Col. Philip B. Fleming, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. G. R. Lukesh, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page 1. Passamaquoddy tidal power project ----------- ___-----32 2. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted- ---------- 35 1. PASSAMAQUODDY TIDAL POWER PROJECT Location.--Passamaquoddyand Cobscook Bays, arms of the Bay of Fundy, are located at the mouth of the St. Croix River, a bound- ary stream between Maine and New Brunswick. The immediate project proposes the development of power from one of these bays, Cobscook, with structures located in the vicinity of Eastport, and wholly within the State of Maine. (See U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Chart No. 801.) Ecisting project.-This provides for the generation of power by maintaining Cobscook Bay as a separate pool and utilizing the difference in head between this pool and the Bay of Fundy. The mean range of tides is approximately 18.1 feet, with a maxi- mum of 26 feet and a minimum of 10 feet. As the tide changes, and the difference in head between the sea and the pool exceeds 51/2 feet, the turbines will be started and power generated until the difference in head again becomes 51/2 feet, at which time the turbines will be shut down. During the period of operation, the pool level will have changed by several feet, and consequently sluice gates must be provided for restoring the original pool level prior to starting the next cycle of generation. In the absence of an auxiliary source of power, such an arrange- ment would provide no primary capacity owing to the necessity for shutting down the turbines for intervals of about 5 hours, twice each day. A pumped-storage plant is therefore provided, which will utilize the surplus peak power generated at the main tidal power station to pump water into an elevated basin. While the main turbines are not operating, the stored water is drawn through the turbines of the auxiliary plant to supply the primary energy required. RIVERS AND HARBORS-EASTPORT MAINE, DISTRICT 33 The proposed construction will include the following major items: (a) Two rock-fill dams to be constructed across the entrance to Cobscook Bay by dumping material in open water without cofferdams. The dams will have a crest width of 40 feet, lengths along the crest of about 3,000 and 3,400 feet, and a maximum height of 140 feet. They -will be founded upon a clay stratum ranging from 30 to 100 feet deep, overlying solid basalt rock. (b) A gate structure consisting of 25 submerged sluices of the "Venturi- throat" type, controlled by structural steel gates 30 by 30 feet, equipped with individual hoists. An overhead traveling gantry crane and emergency stop-logs will be provided for service requirements. (c) A two-way navigation lock having a chamber 360 feet long, 56 feet wide, and with 12-foot depth over the sill at mean low water. (d) A main generating station containing 10 units initially, with partial substructures provided for the subsequent installation of 10 additional units. Each unit will have a capacity of 16,667 kilovolt amperes at 0.90 power factor, corresponding to a discharge of 7,800 cubic feet per second at 12-foot average head. (e) A pumped-storage plant equipped with nine 15,000-kilowatt centrifugal pumping units and two 22,500-kilowatt regenerating units, operating at about 120-foot head. A storage reservoir will be constructed having an area of about 8,000 acres, with a corresponding energy storage of 15,000,000 kilowatt hours for a 20-foot drawdown, which will be sufficient to insure complete equalization of tidal cycles over any required period of time. The existing project was authorized May 28, 1935, by an initial allotment of 10 million dollars, under the rmergency Relief Appro- priation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935. Terminal facilities-The terminal facilities at Eastport cohsist of 20 industrial wharves, used mainly by the fishing industry and in various states of repair; 1 railroad wharf equipped with trackage facilities and a crane; 1 public wharf for small passenger boats; 1 coastwise-steamship wharf, to which service has been discontinued; and 3 coal and salt wharves serviced by a crane mounted on a tractor. At the neighboring town of Lubec there are 18 industrial wharves serving the fishing industry; 1 ferry wharf for passengers and light freight; 1 public wharf for passengers only; 1 steamship wharf, to which service has been discontinued; and 2 smai1 coal wharves equipped with derricks of about 500 pounds capacity. The terminal facilities in Eastport and Lubec are ample for present 'traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary work was done incident to the organization and establishment of a new engi- neer district at Eastport, Maine. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. Proposed operations.-The initial allotment of $10,000,000 to cover the first year's work, from July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936, will be applied as follows: New work : Mobilization of district, July 1935-------- $200, 000 Preliminary engineering studies on development of general plan, July to September 1935__--- ----------- 50,000 Construction by contract and hired labor of temporary housing and utilities, July 1935 to January 1936-- ------ 1, 225, 000 Construction by contract and hired labor of administration building and laboratories, September 1935 to January 1936___ 150,000 Construction by contract and hired labor of operators' perma- nent houses, including utilities, September 1935 to January 1936------ ---------------------------------------- 220,000 34 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMIY, 1935 New work-Continued. Construction by contract and hired labor of temporary ware- houses and shops, August 1935 to January 1986_ _-----$175, 000 Construction by hired labor of temporary bunk houses, August 1935 to June 1936-------------------------------------300,000 Preparation of aerial mosaic map by Army Air Corps, August 1935 to October 1936.-.---- -------- ------. 10,000 Hydraulic and model studies, July 1935 to January 1936 - - -- 15,000 Foundation investigations by contract and hired labor, August 1935 to January 1936---------------------------------- 350,000 Acquisition of general construction plant, July 1935 to June 1936 - ------------------------------------------------ 500,000 Acquisition of working stock of supplies, hardware, etc., July -- 1935 to June 1936-......... -_ __----125,000 Purchase and rental of lands required for the project and its construction, July 1935 to June 1936 _-600,000 Construction of docks and roads, Estes Head, Treat Island, Dudley Island, and Lubec, by hired labor, September 1935 to January 1936 --------------------------------------- 70,000 Organization of construction camp, water supply, light and power for construction on Treat Island, by contract and hired labor, October 1935 to January 1936-........- __ _95,000 Acquisition of quarry equipment for operation quarries for crushed aggregate and provision of large-sized stone for rock- fill dam construction, by contract and hired labor, October 1935 to March 1936_ _- _____----------------1,050,000 Excavation for navigation lock and construction of cofferdam preliminary to lock construction by contract or hired labor, October 1935 to January 1936- -- O---------- 90,000 Excavation of overburden inside cofferdam area for gate struc- ture, by contract or hired labor, December 1935 to March 1936_ 200,000 Construction of cofferdams for gate structure by contract or hired labor, October 1935 to May 1936 ___--------1, 900, 000 Construction of 2 crib structures for test purposes to determine settlement and for ultimate use as foundations for cableway towers incident to construction of rock-fill dams by contract or hired labor, December 1935 to February 1936- ......... 100, 000 Construction of Pleasant Point Dam by contract or hired labor, December 1935 to April 1936- -- ---------- 200,000 Construction of Carlow Island Dam by contract or hired labor, December 1935 to April 1936__--------- - - 150, 000 Excavation of power-house headrace and tailrace by contract or hired labor, December 1935 to December 1936- - ----- 700, 000 Excavation for main tidal power house by contract or hired labor, December 1935 to October 1936-- - ------- 550, 000 Construction of cofferdam for power house by contract or hired labor, December 1935 to April 1936- -- -------- 300, 000 Temporary highway relocation by contract or hired labor, Feb- ruary to May 1936------------------------------------- 50,000 Clearing and grubbing of dam sites at Haycock Harbor, pumped- storage reservoir by hired labor, October 1935 to April 1936__ 75,000 Clearing of Haycock Harbor pumped-storage reservoir by hired labor, October 1935 to June 1936_------- --- --- - --- 550,000 Total------------ ------------------------------- 10,000,000 The additional sum of $20,000,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to the prosecution of con- struction on the major features of the project in order to bring it to completed stage during the fiscal year 1938. RIVERS AINTD HABBORS---EASTPORT, MAINE, DISTRICT 35 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__ _---------------- Net total expenditures ----- -- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------- - -------- $10, 000,000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-....---- 10,000, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work............................................. ..... ... ...... ... Cost of maintenance......----------------------------- ------ Total expended...... ....-...--------------------------------------------------------- Alloted.....----------------------- -------.......-------------------------- $10, 000,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approv d Apr. 8, 1935----------------------------------- $10, 000, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 10,000,000.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- ---- $41, 691.55 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 70, 464. 81 112, 156.36 Balance available June 30, 1935- -- -- __- -- -_- 9, 887, 843.64 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 1- - __ - - - - - - - - . _- - - - - - 30,000,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work1- _------- --- 20,000,000. 00 2. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures full re- to June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- annual quired to report New work fainte- complete fwork nance St. Croix River, Maine --.........-................ 1924 $200,441.46 $6, 450.19 Completed. Status of reports called for by River and Harbor Act of Aug. 30, 1935 Transmitted De.n. Recommen- Locality Authorization to Congress Doc. no. Redation Eastport Har bor , River and Harbor Maine. Act Aug. 30, 1935. St. Croix River, Maine- ..... do........ ..- - -......- "-....- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 36 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U: S. ARMY, 1935 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT This district includes that portion of the State of Maine from Point of Main, in the town of Machiasport, to the New Hampshire State line; the State of New Hampshire, exclusive of the Connecticut River Basin; 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. John J. Kingman, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. J. A. Woodruff, Corps of Engineers, to February 7, 1935; Col. G. R. Lukesh, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Corea Harbor, Maine_--- 36 14. Boston Harbor, Mass___---- 58 2. Penobscot River, Maine -.. 37 15. Weymouth Fore River, Mass 64 3. Matinicus Harbor, Maine... 38 16. Weymouth Back River, Mass 65 4. Criehaven Harbor, Maine.. 39 17. Plymouth Harbor, Mass -.. 66 5. Georges River, Maine- --- 40 18. Cape Cod Canal, Mass -------- 68 6. Portland Harbor, Maine -. 42 19. Operating and care of Cape 7. Saco River, Maine-.......... 44 Cod Canal, Mass- ---- 77 8. Kennebunk River, Maine -. 46 20. Examinations, surveys, a n d 9. York Harbor, Maine- --- 48 contingencies (general) 79 10. Newburyport Harbor, Mass___ 49 21. Other projects for which no 11. Gloucester Harbor, Mass -. 50 estimates are submitted. 80 12. Lynn Harbor, Mass ---------- 53 22. Plant allotment-- ----------- 80 13. Mystic River, Mass- -- 55 1. COREA HARBOR, MAINE Location.-This harbor, locally known as "Indian Harbor ", lies at the southeasterly extremity of the town of Gouldsboro and just westerly of the entrance to Gouldsboro Bay, about 12 miles east of Bar Harbor, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 305.) Eeisting project.-This provides for an anchorage basin 8 feet deep at mean low water, 600 feet long in an east and west direction, and 400 feet wide in a north and south direction. The mean tidal range is 10.5 feet and the extreme 12.0 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1935 is $44,300. Maintenance costs will be nominal. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 27, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are 12 small wharves, none of which can be approached by vessels at low tide. The wharves are pri- vately owned. Facilities are considered adequate for present com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. Conditions are as shown on the map published in the project document. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 37 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $44,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to dredging anchorage basin by contract during the period August to November 1936. Cost and financial summary Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ___---___ --- _______- _- _-$44, 300 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, new work_ ------------------------------------------- 44,300 2. PENOBSCOT RIVER, MAINE Location.-This river drains a large number of lakes and small streams in north central and eastern Maine, and after assuming definite character as a stream flows abbut 100 miles in a southerly direction through the middle of the State, discharging into Penob- scot Bay, about 90 miles northeast of Portland, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 311.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the river and harbor act of July 11, 1870. Subsequent modifications and addi- tions were authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of July 5, 1884, August 11, 1888, July 13, 1892, and March 3, 1899. The amount expended on original and modified projects prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1907 was $367,800, for new work. For further details of previous projects, see page 1732 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for dredging to a depth of 22 feet between Winterport and Bucksport, about 16 miles below Bangor; for straightening, widening, and deepening to 15 feet the channel near Sterns Mill and near Crosbys Narrows from 3 to 4.5 miles below Bangor; for deepening the basin of the Kenduskeag stream at its junction with the Penobscot to 5 feet; and for deepen- ing the harbor at Bangor to 14 feet and widening it along the Bangor front, giving an additional width of from 100 to 300 feet for a length of about 2,000 feet. The project depths refer to mean low water, which is 3 feet above extreme low tide. The mean range of tide at Bangor is 13.1 feet, and the extreme about 15 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1906, was $130,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1906) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 5, 1884, provided for widening the channel at Bangor and at Crosbys Narrows (S. Ex. Doc. No. 44, 48th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of August 11, 1888, provided for the dredging between Winterport and Bucksport (H. Ex. Doc. No. 133, 50th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of July 13, 1892, provided for a further widening of the channel at Bangor (H. Ex. Doc. No. 37, 52d Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 3, 1899, provided for dredging the Kenduskeag stream (H. Doc. No. 49, 55th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of March 2, 1907, provided for the further widening of the harbor of Bangor (H. Doc. No. 739, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The 38 RE0®PT OF CIE OF ENOINERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Other maps are in House Document No. 652, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Termeinal facilities.-The river front of Bangor Harbor has 18 wharves. They are of the timber crib stone ballasted type. In Kenduskeag stream there are 42 berths for small vessels. In general the wharves are not modern and are in only fair condition. Eleven wharves have physical connection with railroad. There is a ferry location publicly owned. On the east side of the river at Brewer, opposite Bangor, there is one water terminal, a coal-handling plant, having mechanical appliances and adequate facilities. The re- mainder of the terminals at this locality are without such facilities and in poor condition. At South Brewer there is a large pulp and paper plant which has water connections and all necessary facilities pertaining to its business. A number of the private wharves are open to the public at moderate charges. The terminal facilities are be- lieved to be adequate for existing needs. On the north side of the river at Bucksport there are 4 important terminals, 1 a coal-handling plant, 2 used by a large paper manu- facturing plant, and 1 by a passenger and freight steamboat line. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. A survey made in 1934 over reported shoal areas showed a depth of 16.4 feet for a width of 145 feet at Lawrence Cove, a depth of 22 feet for a width of 180 feet at Frankfort Flats, a depth of 15 feet for a width of 300 feet from Crosbys Narrows to Sterns Mill, a depth of 14.1 feet for a width of 250 feet off Ayers Mill, and a depth of 14 feet for a width of 300 feet in front of Highhead Wharf at Bangor. The cost and expenditures have been $138,500, of which $133,220.53 was for new work and $5,279.47 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $121,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance by dredging approximately 256,000 cubic yards between Bucksport and Bangor, by contract (July 1936-June 1937). No maintenance dredging has been done since the project was completed in 1913, and extensive redredging is now required to re- store the channel to project dimensions to meet the needs of com- merce. Cost and financial sumnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- $501,020.53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---...... ------- 5,279.47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-........... 506,300.00 Net total expenditures------------------------------------506, 300. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935___ 506, 300.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance__-------- -------- -- 121, 000.00 3. MATINICUS HARBOR, MAINE Location.--This harbor lies on the easterly side of Matinicus Island, about 20 miles south of Rockland Harbor, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 225 and 1203.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, IMASS., DISTRIOT 39 Existing projeot.-This provides for the construction of a rub- blestone breakwater extending from Youngs Point on Matinicus Island to Indian Ledge, a distance of about 450 feet. The estinmated cost for new work, made in 1908, was $13,000. The estimate of cost for annual maintenance was considered practically negligible. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 653, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the above-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-There are about four wharves, only one of which is of substantial construction. The wharves are used in con- nection with the fishing business of the harbor. The facilities, while limited, apparently meet existing needs. Operations and results duing fiscal year.-Under a contract for repair of the breakwater between Young Point and Indian Ledge, work was commenced October 3, 1934, and completed October 16, 1934. A total of 1,500 short tons of rubblestone was used, repairing in the aggregate about 450 linear feet of breakwater. The cost and expenditure was $7,704.64, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1911. The breakwater appears to be in serviceable condi- tion. The cost and expenditure under the existing project have been $14,000 for new work and $7,704.64 for maintenance, a total of $21,704.64. Proposed operations.---No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $14, 000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 - ---------- 7, 704.64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 21, 704.64 Net total expenditures ...... ------------------------------ 21, 704.64 . Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------------- 21, 704.64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .-----------------------....................---------------------------................--------- Cost of maintenance__...------------------------------...-----.---.-..------.--. $7, 704. 64 Total expended_-------------------------------------------.---------------------- 7, 704. 64 Allotted...--------------------- ----.----------------------------------------- 7,704. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------------------------------------- $8, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------- 795. 36 Gross amount expended ------------------------------- 7, 704.64 4. CRIEHAVEN HARBOR, MAINE Location.-This harbor is on the northwesterly side of Ragged Is- land, one of the largest of a group lying about 12 miles off the mouth of Penobscot Bay, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 225 and 1203.) Existing project--This provides for a rubblestone breakwater ex- tending about 300 feet in a northerly direction from Sunset Point. 40 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The mean range of tide is 9.1 feet; the extreme about 10.4 feet. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1932, is $40,000. Maintenance charges will probably be negligible. The existing project was authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 and by the River and Har- bor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 310, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the above-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Localinterest are to provide, without cost to the United States, the necessary rights-of-way for construction of the shore end of the breakwater. This requirement has been fulfilled. Terminal facilities.-There are several wharves within the harbor, sufficient for present or immediately prospective purposes. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work has not commenced. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended from the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, amounting to $40,000, will be applied to construction, by contract, of a rubblestone breakwater, extending about 300 feet in a northerly direction from Sunset Point (September 1935-March 1936). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as the construction of the breakwater will meet the reasonable requirements of present and prospective commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------...--- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--- Net total expenditures.... Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 11 1 1 1 1 $40, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ------ 40,000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Costof newwork.................. .. ....................................... ........... Cost of maintenance..........---...... .. .......... .. .......... ............ ............ Total expended... - .. - - - - - - .-- - - - - - - - -. - -.-............ -. . Allotted.-- . . ..---- -------------------------------------------------$40,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935 --------------------------------------------- $40, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ ______________-------40,000 5. GEORGES RIVER (THOMASTON HARBOR), MAINE Location.-This river rises in the westerly part of Waldo County and flows about 35 miles in a southerly direction, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean about 50 miles northeast of Portland, Maine. The section included in the project is at and immediately below Thomas- ton, sometimes called "Thomaston Harbor ", about 12 miles above the mouth of the river. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey charts nos. 312 and 1203.) Existing projeet.-This provides for a channel extending about 1 mile downstream from Thomaston, the depth to be 16 feet at mean RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 41 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.--Maintenance dredging, under contract, for restoring project dimensions in the 16-foot chan- nel was commenced November 1, 1934, and completed December 14, 1934. There were removed, under the contract, 55,051 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of material at a cost of $24,356.69. The expenditures were $24,356.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1903 at a saving of $4,212 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in 1934 was 16 feet at mean low water. The cost and expendi- tures have been $65,356.69, of which $25,787.91 was for new work and $39,568.78 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The channel was restored to project dimensions in 1934 and is in satisfactory condition to meet the needs of commerce, and accord- ingly no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Gost and financiat summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $25, 787.91 Cost of maintenaned to June 30, 1935-------------- 39, 568.78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 65, 356. 69 Net total expenditures ---------- --------------------- 65, 356. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------------- 65,356.689 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work......... .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . Cost of maintenance.---------------------------------------------------------$24,356.69 ............ Total expended--------------------------------------------------------- ---- 24,356.9 Allotted---.---------------------------------------------------------- $27, 500 -3, 143. 31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-- --------- $27,500.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 3, 143.31 Gross amount expended ------------------ ------ 24,356.69 42 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 6. 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 river and harbor acts of July 4, 1836, June 23, 1866, and June 10, 1872, and joint resolution of June 5, 1868. 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 south- erly 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 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The harbor has a water front of about 81/2 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, 2 publicly owned ferry landings, and a large modern pier owned by the State. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging, under contract, for restoring project depths in the 30-foot anchor- RIVERS AND IARBORS-BOSTON,1 MASS., DISTRICT 43 age, the 30- and 35-foot channels in the lower harbor, the 30-foot channel in the inner harbor and Fore River, in progress at the close of the last fiscal year, was in progress throughout the fiscal year. There were removed during the fiscal year, 397,557 net cubic yards, scow measurement, from the 30-foot channel; 163,069 net cubic yards, scow measurement, from the 35-foot channel; and 332,- 029 net cubic yards, scow measurement, and 7.9 cubic yards of boul- ders exceeding 2 cubic yards each, from the 30-foot anchorage. The contract is completed except for the removal of shoal areas left after first dredging operations. The cost was $286,438.24 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $249,175.91. 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. On June 30, 1935, project depths were practically restored in the 30- and 35-foot channels and in the 30-foot anchorage. In the 30-foot channel of approach to Back Cove the controlling depth was about 20 feet in 1931, due apparently to deposits from the Presumpscot River. As this part of the channel is no longer used for deep-draft traffic no incon- venience is experienced. The controlling depth between Grand Trunk and Tukeys Bridges was 14 feet at mean low water in 1931. In Back Cove the controlling depth in June 1932 was 12 feet at mean low water. The costs have been $1,578,129.06 for new work and $500,819.09 for maintenance, a total of $2,078,948.15. The total expenditures have been $2,034,242.91. Proposed operations.-The balance at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $18,166.28, together with an allotment of $40,000 made in July 1935, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1935_ --------------------------- $44, 705.24 Maintenance: Complete by Aug. 31, 1935, a contract now in force by dredging shoals in the 35-foot channel in the lower harbor; 30-foot channel in the mawn harbor and Fore River; and in the 30-foot anchorage------------ ----------------------- 13, 461. 04 Total. --------------------------------------------- 58, 166. 28 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. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-----------------------$2, 270, 564. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------.----- 1500,819. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- ----- 2, 771, 383.40 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-..--------------- -44, 705.24 Net total expenditures.------------------------- 2, 726, 678. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------18, 166.28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---- -- .- 2, 744, 844. 44 1 Increased $353.61 account adjustment to prior year's costs. 44 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, TJ. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_. Cost of maintenance. $24, 492.91 .------------------ $58,882.28 $4,020.44 1$20,089.94 $286,438.24 Total expended...---.........------------------17,485. 48 58,974. 41 4, 230. 75 12, 647.03 249,175. 91 Allotted-. --------------......--.. -... -9, 700.00 45,000. 00 -5, 890. 58 279, 989.22_. _ 1 Increased $353.61 account adjustment to prior year's costs. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___ __-------- $267, 342.19 Gross amount expended__- - - - -_ $250,989.19 Less reimbursements collected-- --------- 1, 813.28 249, 175.91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--. 18, 166. 28 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-- ....- ____ 44, 705.24 Balance available June 30, 1935--- -------- --- 26, 538.96 Amount allotted July 3, 1935_---------- ---- 40, 000.00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ........ ------ 13, 461.04 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - 212,000. 00 7. SACO RIVER, MAINE Location.-This river rises in the White Mountain region of New Hampshire at an elevation about 1,900 feet above sea level, flows about 105 miles in a general southeasterly direction, and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean about 16 miles southwest of Portland, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 231.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel depth of 8 feet at mean low water in earth cuts and 9 feet deep in ledge from the sea to the head of navigation at the cities of Saco and Biddeford, a distance of about 6 miles, the width to be 140 feet across the bar, 200 feet in the lower section between the jetties, 140 feet in the middle section, and 100 feet in the upper section, to be secured by means of dredging; a small quantity of rock excavation, several small riprap fetties within the river, a riprap breakwater about 6,660 feet long extending sea- ward from the north side of the mouth of the river, and a riprap jetty or training wall from the south side of the mouth of the river, prac- tically parallel with the breakwater and about 4,800 feet long. The mean tidal range is 8.8 feet; the extreme about 1 foot greater. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $601,000, which includes $20,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1934) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1827, provided for the erection of piers, the placing of buoys, and the removal of obstructions at the entrance of the harbor; the act of June 23, 1866, provided for the breakwater on the north side of the mouth of the river; the act of September 19, 1890, provided for the jetty on the south side of the mouth (S. Ex. Doc. No. 44, 48th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for a project depth of 7 feet and an extension of the s Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 45 jetty on the south side of the mouth of the river (H. Doc. No. 752, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the present dimensions of the channel and the extension of the north breakwater or jetty about 1,600 feet (H. Doc. No. 477, 68th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of August 30, 1935, provided for the extension of the north breakwater or jetty a distance of 860 feet to Sharps Ledge. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 11, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published maps are in House Document No. 752, Sixty-first Congress, second session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 11, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is a small pier near the mouth of the river which is used for summer-passenger business. There are five wharves, all of solid fill construction, at Saco and Biddeford, none of which have railroad connection. Of these, 1 is unavailable be- cause of a rocky berth, 1 is in poor condition, and 3 are in good condition. The latter are used for private business, two are coal- handling terminals and are open to the public on moderate terms; the other is an oil terminal. One coal wharf has modern mechanical appliances, with good efficiency; the other is equipped, but the ma- chinery is crude. Depths range from 6 to 8 feet at mean low tide. The traffic is small and is almost entirely coal. The facilities appear to be adequate for existing demands. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging, under contract, for restoring project depth of 8 feet at mean low water was commenced June 17, 1935, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period, 17,015 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of material were removed, at a cost of $9,366.93 for maintenance. The expenditures were $99.25. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 84 percent of the existing project has been completed. The remaining portion includes ex- tension of the north jetty 860 feet and the removal of a small quan- tity of ledge at Twin Islands. So far as known, there is no urgent necessity for the removal of this ledge at this time. The several small riprap jetties within the river were completed in 1893. The jetties are in generally good condition except that the north jetty requires minor repairs at the inner end. The 8-foot channel is com- pleted with the exception of the removal of the ledge at Twin Islands. A survey made in 1934 shows that shoaling has taken place in the sections of channel previously dredged so that the con- trolling depth on June 30, 1935, was about 6 feet at mean low water. The costs of the existing project have been $489,352.84 for new work and $29,210.35 for maintenance, a total of $518, 563.19. The expendi- tures have been $509,310.79. In addition $20,000 has been expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $43,900.75, will be applied to maintenance dredging between the mouth of the river and the cities of Saco and Biddeford, by contract (July-October 1935), and to minor repairs of north jetty by contract (October-December 1935). The sum of $69,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for constructing an 860-foot extension to the north jetty at the mouth of the river, under contract (July 1936-June 1937). 46 REPORT OF CRIER. OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- ..... ___--. --- 1 $489, 352.84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- ..---..----- 29,210.35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- - -.. 518, 563.19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--,---------- 9,252.40 Net total expenditures--- ----------- 509, 310. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------- --- 43, 900.75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ----- 553, 211.54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -------------------- $3, 631.05 Cost of maintenance-------------------8, 220.10 -$1.38-$9, 366.93 Total cost----.....---------------- 4,589.05 -1.38....-- --.. 9,366.93 Total expended....----------------------13,512. 98 13.90--------------- 99.25 Allotted -------------------------.------------ .................. 10,000.00 -460. 21- ..... 44,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934------------------------------------------$44, 000.00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- -99.25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------- ... 4900 75 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- - - --- 40, 686. 64 Balance available June 30, 1935.- ---------- 3,214.11 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project s---------------------------------------91, 500. 00'. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work . ---------------- ------------- 69,000.00 8. KENNEBUNK RIVER, MAINE Location.--The source of Kennebunk River is in the central part of York County in southwestern Maine. The stream flows about 15 miles in a southeasterly direction and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean about 30 miles southwest of Portland, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1205.) Existinq 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- 1 Tn addition $20,000 contributed funds expended on pew work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HAJtORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 47 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.-None. 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. An examination of the jetties at the mouth of the river, in April 1934 showed that considerable repair work was needed on the easterly jetty and a lesser amount on the westerly jetty. 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. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as it is not believed that maintenance will be necessary during that year. Cost and financial summary .... _ ------------- Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---- $83, 584.01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --- --------- --- 48, 030.23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- - - 131, 614.24 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 131, 614.24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---------- 131, 614.24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-----------------. . .. . . . . ..--------------..--- Cost of maintenance....-------------------------- $37,231.48 $2,954.46 .. ... .------... Total expended.........---------------------------- --. 30, 419. 84 9, 766. 10 0. . . ............ Allotted...-...... -.......... ............ 41,000. 00 -814. 06 23116-ENG 1935-4 48 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U1. S. ARMY, 1935 9. 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 fscal year.-None. Contract was entered into May 20, 1935, for restoration of project depth in the harbor basin west of Stage Neck. The cost was $29.27, charged to maintenance, and the expenditure was $32.50, charged to advertising. 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 5.6 feet in 1934. The costs have been $13,429.27, of which $13,400 was for new work and $29.27 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $13,432.50. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $10,- 970.73, will be applied to maintenance dredging in the harbor basin west of Stage Neck, by contract, November 1935. Upon completion of the maintenance dredging to be done during the fiscal year 1936 the channel will be in satisfactory condition to meet the needs of existing commerce, and accordingly no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------ ___ $57,400.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 .----------------- 29.27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-........... 57, 429.27 ------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--- -3.23 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---------------- -57, 432. 50 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------- 57, 432.50 .- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--- --------. 10, 967.50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -------- 68, 400.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.---------- --------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance. $29.27 .------------------------------------------------------------ Total expended......---------------------------------------------------------------- 32.50 Alte.................................. :- -..... -.... ............ ...... $1 0 . Allotted----------------------------------- $11,000---------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _-----------$11,000.00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 32.50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------- --- 10, 967.50 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------------------- 4, 388.39 Balance available June 30, 1935_---- _........ -6, 579. 11 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------- ----- 3.23 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------------- 6, 582.34 10. NEWBURYPORT HARBOR, MASS. Location.-Newburyportis 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 Newburyport. 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. 50 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMVIY, 19 3 5 The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The north jetty was completed in 1914; the south jetty was completed, except for a length of about 3& 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. An examination of the jetties in April 1935 showed that considerable settlement and storm damage has occurred to both jetties, so that the greater por- tions of each are submerged at high water. The rubblestone mounds, which were constructed in 1932 and 1933 to mark the outer ends of the jetties, have been seriously damaged by storm action. The proj- ect is about 97 percent completed. A survey made in June and July 1931 indicated 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 conditions change rapidly and frequently. The costs and expen- ditures have been $506,708.13, of which $463,843.62 was for new work and $42,864.51 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--- --------- $463, 843.62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- _ ---------- 142, 864. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 - 506, 708.13 Net total expenditures ------------------- --------------- 506,708. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- --------- 506, 708.13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work -........ Cost of maintenance----------.------------ 1$5,808.13 .------------ ........................ Total expended--------------------------...........................----------............ $5, 398.13 ....... $410 ........... Allotted..------....-------------------------------5,848. 13 -40-.- 1Increased by $410 due to refund of liquidated damages to contractor. Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------------------------------------- ... $135, 700 11. GLOUCESTER HARBOR AND ANNISQUAM RIVER, MASS. Location.-GloucesterHarbor is situated at the southern extremity of Cape Ann, about 23 miles northeast by water from Boston Harbor. Annisquam River is a narrow tidal waterway extending across the base of Cape Ann from Gloucester Harbor on the south side to Ipswich Bay on the north side, a distance of approximately 4 miles. A reach of this waterway, at the Gloucester Harbor end, for a length of about 1,800 feet, is known as the " Blynman Canal." (See U. S.. Coast and Geodetic Survey chart no. 243.) 1Increased by $410 due to refund of liquidated damages to contractor. RIVERS AND HARhORS-S-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 51 Previous projects.-Adopted by River ad Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872, August 5, 1886, and June 3, 1896. The cost and expendi- tures 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: Gloueester Harbor.- (a) For a rubblestone breakwater, 2,250 feet long, surmounted by a superstructure of dry walls of heavy split stone enclosing a core of rubblestone from Eastern Point over Dog Bar to Cat Ledge. (b) For the removal of 3 ledges in the inner harbor, 1 to 12 feet and 2 to 15 feet depth at mean low water, and 5 ledges in the outer harbor, 4 to 18 feet and 1 to 25 feet depth at mean low water, aggre- gating 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. Annisquamin River.-For a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water, 60 feet wide from Gloucester Harbor to the Boston & Maine Railroad Bridge 100 feet wide from the railroad bridge to the mouth of the river, and 200 feet wide across the bar in Ipswich Bay, including the removal of a ledge near the Gloucester Harbor entrance. The mean range of tide in Gloucester Harbor is 8.9 feet; the ex- treme range is 12.6 feet. The mean range of tide in Annisquam River is 8.8 feet; the extreme range is about 10 feet. The estimates of cost for new work, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, are as follows: Gloucester Harbor.- (a) For breakwater, $4t6,083.43, 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 maintenance of the breakwater is $1,000. Annisquam River.--$32,500, made in 1932. The latest (1932) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project for Gloucester Harbor 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, provided for the removal of ledges and boulders, and dredging (Annual Report for 1887, p. 503). The existing project for Annisquam River was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 39, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). References to latest published maps.-Project of 1888 for removal of ledges and boulders and dredging (Annual Report for 1887, pp. 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 and Annisquam River is 52 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. There are two commercial wharves on Annisquam River, on the east bank. These facilities are considered adequate for the commerce of the port. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. An expenditure of $200 was made on account of remission by the General Accounting Office of liquidated damages, under the contract for repair of Dog Bar Breakwater completed in previous fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 94 percent completed. The removal of all ledges and boulders between Harbor Cove and Pews Wharf, and other obstructing rocks, was completed in 1896; the dredging of a channel in front of the wharves and in Har- bor 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 break- water, completed in 1905, was built at a cost of $410,097.19. The removal of all ledges was completed in 1916 at a cost of $24,400. 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 $30,460.81 for maintenance, a total of $531,639.65. No work has been done on Annisquam River. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $32,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, for new work dredging in securing a channel of project dimensions in Annisquam River, including removal of a ledge near the Gloucester Harbor entrance, by contract (July-November 1936). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- $522, 178. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 30, 460. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------------ 552, 639.65 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 552, 639.65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------------- 552, 639. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 - Cost of maintenance.w Cost new work ----------------------- . ........ $11 work........................................... $7,38 3 ------- 064 02 $7,---- - Total expended---------------------... -- 11 7,381.-----.....----6,864. 02 $20( Allotted...------------------------------ 10, 000---.-.---.--$2, 607. 37 6,864. 02 200 1 lncreased $200 to cover liquidated damages refunded to contractor. Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 _ ----------------------------------------------- $200 Gross amount expended ---------------------------------------- 200 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project- 32, 500 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work- - -32, 500 1Increased $200 to cover liquidated damages refunded to contractor. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 53 12. LYNN HARBOR, MASS. Location.-This harbor, formed by natural indentation of the coast line, is distant about 14 miles by water in a northeasterly direction from Boston. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 240.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of August 2, 1882, July 13, 1892, June 13, 1902, June 25, 1910, and July 3, 1930. The costs prior to the adoption of the existing project of August 30, 1935, were $797,767.79, of which $738,059.93 was for new work and $59,707.86 for maintenance. The expenditures were $797,797.49. (For further details see Annual Report for 1934, p. 37.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 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 for straightening 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, made in 1935, is $336,000, 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 August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 7, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperatiom.-The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, required that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War that they will dredge and maintain a suitable channel of 25-foot depth extending a distance of 4,800 feet westerly from the inner end of the Federal improvement. This channel has been dredged to a depth of 22 feet. Assurances of its deepening to 25 feet have not yet been given. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of 7,500 feet of wharf frontage. On the west shore of the harbor is a large private 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. the city of Lynn has constructed a bulkhead 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. A filled area of about 137 acres behind this bulkhead affords an opportunity for development of wharves and storage sheds. 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. 4 R21' OF CHIEF OF INEE9, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 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.-None. Final payment was made to contractor for improvement dredging, to 22 feet at mean low water, which was completed June 30, 1934. Contract was entered into June 29, 1935, for the removal of the small ledge area in the 22-foot channel. The cost of surveys to determine extent of the ledge area was $2,403.32. The total costs were $8,205.75, all for new work. The expenditures were $6,618.20. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project of July 3, 1930, for the 22-foot channel, was completed August 6, 1935. The controlling depth is 22 feet at mean low water. No work has been done on the 25-foot project of August 30, 1935. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $16,143.45, will be applied to completion of the project of July 3, 1930, by removal of a small ledge area near the outer end of the 22-foot channel, by contract (July-Aug. 6, 1935). As fulfillment of conditions of local cooperation is not antici- pated in the near future, no new work is proposed during the fiscal year 1937. Maintenance is not required. Cost and flnancial summnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- $738, 059.93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 59, 707. 86 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 797, 767. 79 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ------------ 29. 70 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 7------------------------ 797. 49 Net total expenditures ...----------------------------------- 797, 797.49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------- ---- 16, 143.45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 813, 940.94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ---------------------- $880. 27 $158, 025. 95 $161, 594. 37 $9, 524. 45 $8, 205. 75 Cost of maintenance.----------------- -------------------------------------------- Total expended..................------------------------880. 27 112, 190. 64 197, 009. 34 9,162. 04 6, 618.20 Allotted..............................---------------------------240, 000. 00 -65, 000. 00 143,838. 89 15, 765. 05 7,400. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --------------------------- $15,361.65 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934 ---------------------------------- _ 7,400.00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 22, 761.65 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $6, 619. 16 Less reimbursements collected 96 . .------ 6, 618.20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------- -------- 16, 143.45 Amount (estimated) required to - be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 336, 000. 00 xMinus amount due to deduction of $12,400 as liquidated damages. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBOBS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRIOT 13. MYSTIC RIVER, MASS. Location.-This river rises in Mystic Lakes, Mass., flows in a southeasterly direction, and empties into Boston Harbor near the Charlestown Navy Yard. It is 7 miles in length. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 248 and U. S. Geological Survey Chart "Boston.") Previous projects.-The original project for the lower Mystic was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, and curtailed by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. The cost and ex- penditures on the original project prior to the adoption of the exist- ing project (expenditures on which began in 1910) were $125,723.20 for new work and $10,281.92 for maintenance a total of $136,005.12. For further details see page 1743 of Annual Report for 1915. There has been no previous project for the upper Mystic. Ewisting project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water downstream from the mouth of Island End River, through the Chelsea (north) Bridge to the 35-foot channel of Boston Har- bor, about one-half mile, 600 feet wide at the upper end, and grad- ually narrowing to 300 feet wide at the lower end, and widening of the entrance channel leading to Mystic Wharf; a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 500 feet wide upstream from the mouth of Island End River to the city playground at Charlestown; a chan- nel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the Boston & Maine Railroad (western division) bridge to about 2,500 feet above Wellington Bridge, about 1 mile, and thence 4 feet deep at mean low water, gradually narrowing from 100 feet to 50 feet at the upper end for about 2 miles to the head of commercial naviga- tion at Cradock Bridge in Medford. The mean range of tide is 9.6 feet. The extreme range is 13.7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 is $672,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance of the existing project is $6,000. The existing project was authorized as follows: The River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, provided for the improvement of the channel downstream from the mouth of Island End River to the 35-foot channel of Boston Harbor (H. Doc. No. 1086, 60th Cong., 2d sess.); the improvement of the channel upstream from the mouth of Island End River to the city playground at Charlestown was authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 33, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, provided for the im- provement of the upper Mystic (Annual Report for 1891, p. 672). A map showing the entire river is published in House Document No. 2108, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-In the section of the river benefited by the 30-foot channel project there are on the south bank of the river four wharves aggregating over 4,000 feet of berthing space used for the receipt, storage, and shipment of coal, lumber, and gypsum. These wharves consist of substantial stone or wooden bulkheads, filled solid and in some cases fronted by pile platforms. There is also on the 56 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 south bank a lumber terminal, the largest of its kind on the Atlantic coast. It is equipped with the most modern mechanical appliances, has railroad connection, and occupies 4,400 feet of water front. On the north bank of the river within the scope of this improvement there is a large wharf for receipt and shipment of oil on an extensive scale; immediately adjacent to this wharf is an extensive terminal constructed in connection with an iron works; on the west bank of Island End River, which flows into Mystic River on the north at the head of the 30-foot channel, are situated two large terminal wharves, of 800 feet dockage, for receipt and shipment of coal, coke, tar, and oil. These wharves are connected with the 30-foot channel by a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water dredged by private interests. None of the above wharves is publicly owned, and none is open to general public use. Beyond the scope of the 30-foot channel improvement, and ap- proaching and within the scope of the improvement of the upper Mystic, there are on the south bank in Charlestown and Somerville about 1,850 feet, and on the north bank in Medford about 1,235 feet of available dockage, of which 450 feet on the south bank and 435 feet on the north bank are customarily in use. A large automobile assembly plant is located on the south bank in Somerville. The existing wharves consist of stone and wooden bulkheads, solid filled. None is publicly owned, but two are open to the public on payment of wharfage charges. The capacities of the lower Mystic are being utilized to a gratifying extent. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 25 percent completed. The channel from the mouth of Island End River downstream to the 35-foot channel in Boston Harbor was com- pleted in 1914. To adapt the project to the openings in the draw span of the Chelsea North Bridge built by the city of Boston, the channel above the bridge was widened along the western edge; this work was completed in 1914. In 1916 the channel was cleared of shoals, restoring a controlling depth of 30 feet at mean low water. Work has not been conmmnenced on the channel from the mouth of Island End River upstream to the city playground at Charlestown. A channel of the projected dimensions was completed in the upper Mystic in 1906. A survey in 1916 showed that the portion of the channel normally 6 feet deep had an available depth of about 4.5 feet at mean low water, and that while the portion of the channel normally 4 feet deep had that depth throughout its length, the width had been contracted by caving of the banks. A survey made in 1935 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts indicated that the controlling depth in the lower Mystic is 30 feet at mean low water to the easterly side of the mouth of Island End River. The total cost and expenditures under the existing project have been $170,679.72, of which amount $141,634.84 was for the lower Mystic, $126,632.03 being for new work and $15,002.81 for mainte- nance and $29,044.88 was for the upper Mystic, $28,794.88 being for new work and $250 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 57 Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended, amounting to $475,- 000, will be applied to new work dredging, by contract, about 1,459,000 cubic yards, between the mouth of Island End River and the city playground in Charlestown (September 1935-September 1936). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as on completion of the dredging to be done the entire improvement will be in a condition to meet the reasonable require- ments of present and prospective commerce. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---.. ------ $281, 150. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 .. 25, 534. 7, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__- -- - 306, 684. 84 Net total expenditures _-- - 306, 684. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ 306, 684.84 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------ Net total expenditures.... Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--- ---------- 475, 000. OO Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ ------- 475, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work...... .. . ...... ...... Cost ofmaintenance.-- ------------------------------------------------------- .. Total expended--- --.-..... ....... . Allotted .. ------------------------------------------------ -------------------.................. .... $475, 000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935---------------------------------------- $475,000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_--------- ....- 475, 000. 0O CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MYSTIC RIVER, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--------- --- $281, 150. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------- - 25, 534. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ----- 306, 684.84 Net total expenditures---- ------------ 306, 684.84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--- -------- ___ 475, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ----- 781, 684. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work- .------------ Cost ofmaintenance..-----------....... Total expended Allotted.......------------------------------------------------........................------------------75, 000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- Droved Apr. 8, 1935 $475, 000. 0 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__- 475, 000. 00 58 REPORT OF' CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 14. 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 Chan- nels 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. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 40 feet deep in gen- eral, 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; deepening the main ship channel from President Roads past the United States Navy Drydock No. 3 at South Boston to Commonwealth Pier No. 1, East Boston, to 40 feet for a width of 600 feet with suitable widening at the bend in the channel; an anchorage area 2,000 feet wide, 5,500 feet long, and 40 feet deep, on the north side of President Roads; deepening to 40 feet that part of the approach channel to the United States Navy Drydock No. 3 at South Boston between the main ship channel and the United States harbor lines; 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 Chealsea 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 (Chelsea 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 Federal 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 1935, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects and of sea walls for which RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 59 no estimate was given, was $16,464,700. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $111,000. 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 chan- nel in lower Chelsea Creek (H. Doc. No. 272, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917, provided for the 40-foot channel in Broad Sound (H. Doc. No. 931, 63d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 30, 1935, provided for the 40-foot channel from President Roads to Com- monwealth Pier No. 1, East Boston, 600 feet wide, with an anchor- age area 40 feet deep, 2,000 feet wide, and 5,500 feet long, on the north side of President Roads (H. Doc. No. 244, 72d Cong., 1st sess.), and the deepening to 40 feet of that part of the approach chan- nel to the United States Navy Drydock No. 3 between the main ship channel and the United States harbor line (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 29, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). Prior to inclusion in the River and Harbor Act of 1935, the 40-foot anchorage area was authorized by the Public Works Administration September 6, 1933. References to latest published maps: President Roads to Bridges and the anchorage area, House Document No. 244, Seventy-second Congress, first session; 40-foot approach channel to United States Navy Drydock No. 3, Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 29, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session; sea walls and Nixes Mate Channel, page 1178 of Annual Report for 1911; 27-, 30-, 35-, and 40- foot channels, House Document No. 931, Sixty-third Congress, sec- ond session; upper Chelsea Creek, House Executive Document No. 162, Fifty-third Congress, second session; lower Chelsea 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. Local cooperatio.-The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, required that local interests furnish assurances, satisfactory to the Secretary of War, that they will, by the time that the improve- ment is completed, provide suitable approach channels and berths of 40 feet depth at sufficient of the terminals for the proper utiliza- tion of the improvement. The Commissioner of Public Works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in letter to the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, dated August 8, 1935, gave assurance that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will meet the conditions imposed by the act of August 30, 1935, by dredging the approach channels to a depth of 40 feet from the Boston and Albany Piers in East Boston, and from Commonwealth Pier No. 5, South Boston, to the main ship channel. 60 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 commercial 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 contemplates the development of an extensive area of shore frontage which will ultimately include a system of large modern piers, extensive manufacturing and stor- age areas, and complete railroad connections. Only a portion of the bulkheading and filling has been done on this development to date. The Boston Airport has been established on the westerly portion of the filled area. There are numerous public and private wharves, piers, ferry slips, and drydocks; for description, see pages 56 to 59. of the Annual Report for 1932, and Port Series No. 2, Corps of Engineers, revised 1929. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance work, under contract, for repairs to sea wall at Great Brewster Island was commenced October 15, 1934, and was in progress and about 73 percent completed at the close of the fiscal year. The costs were $7,654.92 for maintenance. Maintenance work, under contract, for repairs to sea wall at Georges Island was commenced October 29, 1934, and was completed May 18, 1935. The costs were $4,689.18 for maintenance. Maintenance work, under contract, for repairs to sea wall at Long Island was commenced June 21, 1935, and was in progress and about 40 percent completed at the close of the fiscal year. The costs were $1,396 for maintenance. Maintenance work, under contract, for repairs to sea wall at Rainsford Island was commenced June 1, 1935, and was in progress and about 60 percent completed at the close of the fiscal year. The costs were $2,812.74 for maintenance. The total cost from regular funds was $16,552.84 all for mainte- nance. Expenditures were minus $19,974.11. Public Works funds.-Contract for dredging section A, the west- erly portion of the 40-foot anchorage, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed April 4, 1935. During the period, 498,941 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of material were re- moved. The costs were $208,430.47 for new work. Contract for dredging section B, the easterly portion of the 40-foot anchorage, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was com- pleted December 1, 1934. During the period 702,603 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of material were removed. The costs were $234,- 055.54 for new work. The total costs from Public Works funds were $442,486.01, all for new work. Expenditures were $517,847.70. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Under the existing project sea walls of a total length of about 3.75 miles have been built and are being maintained on Great Brewster, Lovells, Gallops, Long, Rains- ford, Deer, and Georges Islands, and on Point Allerton. The Nixes Mate or Nubble Channel was completed in 1892, the 30-foot channel RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 61 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, the Broad Sound 40-foot channel in 1930, and the 40-foot anchorage, except for a small triangular area in the northwesterly corner, in 1935. No work has been done on the project for the 40-foot channel from President Roads to Commonwealth Pier No. 1, East Boston, or in deepening to 40 feet the approach channel to the United States Navy Drydock No. 3 at South Boston, authorized by the river and harbor act of 1935. The controlling depth in the 35-foot channel, as ascertained in 1934, was 35 feet at mean low water and 40 feet in 1935 in the 40-foot anchorage. 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 under regular funds have been $12,350,136.83, of which $10,949,655.06 was for new work, and $1,400,481.77 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures have been $12,343,934.41. The total costs under the Public Works funds have been $1,030,- 806.26, all for new work. The total expenditures were $1,030,806.26. Total costs, all funds, were $11,980,461.32 for new work and $1,400,481.77 for maintenance, a total cost of $13,380,943.09. The total expenditures were $13,374,740.67. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable from regular appropriations, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $18,790.34, will be applied to completing repairs to sea walls at Long Island, Rainsford Island, and Great Brewster Island, by contracts now in force (July-August 1935). The sum of $1,080,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: New work: Dredging the northwest corner of section A of the 40-foot anchorage thereby completing the anchorage area, by con- tract (July 1936-June 30, 1937) -------------------------- $80, 000 Dredging the main ship channel from President Roads to Com- monwealth Pier No. 1, East Boston, including the approach channel to the United States Navy Drydock No. 3, to a depth of 40 feet, except where ledge is encountered, for a width of 600 feet, by contract (July 1936-June 30, 1937). 1, 000,000 Total ----------------------------------------- 1,080,000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ __-__-------$12, 305,353. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 -- ----------- 1,400, 481.77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 13, 705, 835. 76 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-- .---------- 1,998. 13 ._._---- Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-- - 13, 707,833. 89 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-- ---------- 8,200. 55 Net total expenditures- _ -------- 13, 699, 633.34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------- _................-16, 792.21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 13, 716, 425. 55 62 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEIS, f. 8. ARMV~, 19 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------------$22,156. 30 Cost of maintenance----.--------------8, 338.29 $2, 841. 78 $117, 052.97 1 $104,188.07 $16, 552.84 30,494. 59 2, 841.78 117,052.97 Total cost--------------------........................ 104,188. 07 16, 552.84 Total expended... .. .... .- 37, 684. 90 9, 212. 51 104, 776. 02 124, 875. 88 -19, 974. 11 Allotted..........--------------------------32, 500.00 --... 237,902.52 -17,605. 02 -31,234. 63 1Increased $525.98 over amount previously reported. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__- .. --- _____-.._-_-.-$28, 052.63 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934 ------------------------------------- . 9, 500.00 Amount to be accounted for-. .---- .-- ..------------- 37,552. 63 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_-- ------------- 40, 734. 53 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 3,181.90 Gross amount expended_-- __ ------- $108,163.82 Less- Reimbursements collected _--.- $107, 895.05 Receipts from sales__--- ---- 20,242. 88 128,137.93 -19, 974. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___- ---- __.. .16, 792.21 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_ ------- -- 13,461. 76 Balance available June 30, 1935_.- ------------- 3,330.45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__ ._ ---------------------- 1,998. 13 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935__ _-------- 5,328. 58 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- $4, 508, 700 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work 2 1, 080,000 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS ------- Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_...- $1, 030, 806.26 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ....... - 1,030,806. 26 Net total expenditures_- --- ----------------------- 1,030, 806. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__- ----- 1,030, 806. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ................................................. $588, 320. 25 ............ $442, 486. 01 Cost of maintenance - - ---........- Total expended_ ."---------. -.. ....... - - J..-- _ _.- .- .- 512, 958. 56 517,847.70 Allotted .................................................................... 800,000.00 230,806. 26 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ..--------------------------- $287,041.44 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934 260, 000.00 ---------------------------------------------- Amount to be accounted for 547, 041.44 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ....- 29, 193. 74 Net amount to be accounted for 517, 847. 70 sExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 63 Gross amount expended ---------- $517, 865. 38 Less reimbursements collected- 17. 68 $517, 847. 70 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR BOSTON HARBOR, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 $13, 336,160. 25 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-.... -.- - 1, 400, 481. 77 .... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- . 14, 736, 642. 02 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935__ 1, 998. 13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935- 14, 738, 640. 15 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935___-------- - 8, 200. 55 Net total expenditures_ -14, 730, 439. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-- . - .--- 16, 792. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- -- 14, 747, 231. 81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work......------------------$22, 156. 30 ..--...... $588, 320. 25 $442, 486. 01 Cost of maintenance- ........ _____5 8, 338. 29 $2, 841. 78 $117, 052. 97 1 104,188. 07 16, 552.84 Total cost--------........-- .- 30,494. 59 2, 841. 78 117, 052. 97 692, 508. 32 459, 038. 85 Total expended............... ........ 37, 684. 90 9, 212. 51 104, 776. 02 637, 834.44 497, 873. 59 Allotted.....-...........---------------- 32, 500. 00 ----------- 237, 902. 52 782, 394.98 199, 571. 73 1 Increased $525.98 over amount previously reported. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 . .---- ..--------------- -- $315, 094. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 --------------------- $9, 500.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934_ --- .------ 260, 000.00 269, 500.00 Amount to be accounted for.---------.... 584, 594. 07 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___ -- - 69, 928.27 Net amount to be accounted for-.... - ---- - - 514, 665. 80 Gross amount expended ------------------------- 626, 029.20 14ess-- Reimbursements collected-........ $107, 912. 73 Receipts from sales --------------- 20,242. 88 128, 155. 61 497, 873.59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_- - - 16,792. 21 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------- ---- 13,461. 76 Balance available June 30, 1935_ ............. ---- 3, 330. 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _ - - ----....--. 1, 998. 13 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 - ------ 5, 328. 58 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- - of existing project 2 4, 508, 700.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - -- -- - - - June 30, 1937, for new work 2 __ 1, 080, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935---5 64 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 15. WEYMOUTH FORE RIVER, MASS. Location.-Rises in Braintree, Mass., and flows in a northerly direction 7.5 miles, emptying into Hingham Bay, Boston Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, and extended by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1905, February 27, 1911, and July 27, 1916. The cost and expenditures on original projects prior to the adoption of the existing project of August 30, 1935, were $635,900 for new work and $5,250 for maintenance, a total of $641,150, exclu- sive of $100,000 expended from contributed funds. For further de- tails see page 1745 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 64 of An- nual Report for 1932. Ecisting project.-This provides for a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water with a general width of 300 feet from Hingham Bay to Weymouth Fore River Bridge at Quincy Point, about 3 miles. The mean range of tide is 9.5 feet. The extreme range is 13.6 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1932, is $506,500, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1932) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 207, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 required that local interests furnish assurances satisfactory to the Aecretary of War that they will dredge and maintain a channel of equal depth and suitable width, extending at least 2,500 feet through and upstream from the Weymouth Fore River Bridge. The Commissioner of Public Works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in letter to the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, dated August 8, 1935, gave assurance that the Conunonwealth of Massa- chusetts will meet the conditions imposed by the act of August 30, 1935. Ternminal facilities.-At the head of the Federal improvement at Quincy Point Bridge there are, on the westerly side below the bridge, 2 wharves with aggregate dockage of 800 feet, 1 of masonry and 1 of masonry and concrete with pile platform extension. On the easterly side there is a wharf about 600 feet in length, in front of which the owners have dredged to 24 feet at mean low tide. A large electric power plant is located at this point. Above Quincy Point Bridge and served by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts improvements are eight wharves in use for water- borne freight. There is also a terminal, with a depth of 32 feet, used for the receipt of petroleum. In this area is the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, with depths up to 32 feet, used for the building and equipping of large naval and commercial vessels. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. The controlling depth in 1935 was 23 feet at mean low water. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 65 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $274,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to dredging the existing 24-foot channel to a depth of 27 feet at mean low water, except where ledge is en- countered, by contract (July 1936-February 1937). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 1 $635, 900 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--- __- -------- 5,250 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------ 641, 150 Net total expenditures -------------------------------------- 641, 150 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 641, 150 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------- -- 506, 500 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work ------------------------------------ 274,000 16. WEYMOUTH BACK RIVER, MASS. Location.-Rises in East Weymouth, Mass., and flows in a northerly direction 4.5 miles, emptying into Hingham Bay at the mouth of Weymouth Fore River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894, and completed in 1912. The cost and expenditures on the original project prior to the adoption of the existing project of August 30, 1935, were $20,478.68 for new work and $6,521.32 for maintenance, a total of $27,000. For further details see page 67 of Annual Report for 1932. Existing project. This provides for a channel 15 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide through the bar at the mouth of the river, thence generally 200 feet wide to the downstream end of the American Agricultural Chemical Co.'s wharf, with a turning basin 350 feet wide and 400 feet long at its inner end. The mean range of tide is 9.4 feet. The extreme range is 13.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1932, is $60,000 (including $20,000 to be contributed by local interests). The latest (1932) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $700. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 32, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-TheRiver and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, required that local interests contribute the fixed sum of $20,000 to the cost of the work and provide, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material. Terminal facilities.-The only commercial wharf has a frontage of about 1,400 feet and is a stone wall, filled, with pile platform in front. It is privately owned, not open to general public use, and is considered adequate for existing commerce. 1 Exclusive of $100,000 expended from contributed funds. 66 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. An examination of the channel in 1931 showed a controlling depth of 12 feet at mean low water throughout. The Navy Department has dredged a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide from the improved channel of that depth opposite the chemical company's wharf to the naval magazine wharf at Hingham. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no new work is proposed during the fiscal year 1937, as fulfillment of conditions of local cooperation is not anticipated in the immediate future. Main- tenance is not required. Cost and financial snmmary _ Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_.111 11111_11 $20, 478. 68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------- 6, 521. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------- 27, 000. 00 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------- 27, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------- 27, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--- -- - ----- ----- 40, 000. 00 17. 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. 1 In addition, local interests required to contribute $20,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 67 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, 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, both of which are open to the public free of charge; one of which is owned by the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, the other by the town. The easterly end of the town wharf is used for the receipt and storage of coal. The facilities appear to be adequate for existing demands. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None 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 15-foot channel was completed in 1927. The controlling depth in 1934 was 15 feet at mean low water. Cost and expenditures under the existing project have been $281,221.55, of which amount $188,571.16 was for new work and $92,650.39 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 not believed that any maintenance operations will be required during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937; therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during that year. Cost an financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $377, 217. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------- - -94, 663.60 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------- 1471, 881.35 Net total expenditures ----- _--__---- 1471, 881. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ----- -- 471, 881.35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ...- - - - - - - - - - .-- .- .-- -.- .- .- - . . . . . . . . . . Cost of maintenance----------------- ..------------------------ -- $50, 696.55 Total expended.....------------ ---------------... --- -- 49, 466.55 $1, 230. 00 Allotted.............................----------------- ....-------- 55,850. 85 -5, 154. 30 1 Exclusive of $108,400 expended from contributed funds. 68 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _ , 384.30 $6------------ Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 5, 154.30 Net amount to be accounted for_ 230. 00 ,-------------------1 Gross amount expended------___ ------------------------------ 1,230. 00 18. CAPE COD CANAL, MASS. Location.-This waterway is a 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 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 Cape Cod Canal at a cost to the United States of $11,500,000; for an open canal 32 feet deep at mean low water with a width of 540 feet in the land cut, 500 feet in a straight channel in Buzzards Bay to Wings Neck, and 700 feet beyond Wings Neck, a harbor of refuge for small ves- sels; mooring basins; the construction of two fixed highway bridges having a horizontal clearance of 550 feet between the main piers with a vertical clearance at mean high water of 135 feet; the construction of a railroad bridge with a vertical lift of 500-foot span, and 135 feet vertical clearance when the span is raised; an improved lighting system, and other accessory and minor features which may be deemed necessary, and to be in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers. The mean range of tide in Cape Cod Bay is 9.1 feet and in Buz- zards Bay 3.9 feet. The mean range of spring tides is about 13 feet in Cape Cod Bay, and 6.5 feet in Buzzards Bay. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $27,145,000, exclusive of $11,500,000, purchase price of the canal. The latest (1934) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $400,000. The purchase of the canal from the Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Co. in accordance with the contract dated July 29, 1921, executed by that company (H. Doc. No. 139, 67th Cong., 2d sess.) was authorized by section 2 of the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927. Prior to the River and Harbor Act of 1935, the Public Works Administration under date of September 6, 1933, authorized con- struction of the three bridges and widening the canal to 205 feet (H. Doc. No. 795, 71st Cong., 3d Sess.), and under date of April 29, 1935, authorized construction of a mooring basin. Dredging and bank protection work was authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act of April 8, 1935. The existing project was subsequently adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 15, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map of the canal and approaches is printed in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 15, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. References to published articles not previously reported.-" Pro- posed Improvement of the Cape Cod Canal " in Civil Engineering, published by American Society of Civil Engineers, volume 5, num- ber 3, March 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 69 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 Miassachusetts has constructed a State pier on the north bank of the canal at Bourne Neck. OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR Regular funds-Maintenance.-The United States sea-going dredge Minquas was employed from July 1, 1934, to May 10, 1935, in maintenance dredging in the canal and approaches thereto. The balance of the year the Minquas was undergoing repairs and altera- tions. There were removed 354,610 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $96,577.67 for maintenance. The United State sea-going dredge Marshall was employed from July 2, 1934, to August 9, 1934, in maintenance dredging in the Buzzards Bay approach channel. There were removed 180,271 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material, at a cost of $25,064.41. The United States sea-going dredge Coinstock was employed from May 2, 1935, to June 29, 1935, in maintenance dredging in the canal and approaches thereto. There were removed 303,125 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $34,363.08. The United States lighter E. R. 101 was employed from October 22, 1934, to April 19, 1935, on the removal of boulders from the Buzzards Bay approach channel and the canal proper. The cost was $45,899.45. Maintenance work, under contract, for dredging a strip 25 feet deep at mean low water and 70 feet wide from the vicinity of station 190+00 to station 400+00, a length of about 4 miles, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed December 20, 1934. During the period, 840,536 cubic yards, scow measurement, of ordi- nary material and 4,083 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $371,264.60. Maintenance work, under contract, for dredging in the existing approach channel in Buzzards Bay, stations 425+00 to 463+00, was commenced April 16, 1935, and was completed April 30, 1935. During the period, 111,381 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $34,489.87. Maintenance work, under contract, for revetment of portions of the south bank of the canal, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed August 20, 1934. During the period 1,093 tons of riprap and 70 tons of broken stone were placed within a length of about 1,800 feet of the canal bank at a cost of $3,703.42. Survey and sweeping operations were carried on by a party from the first New York district in the canal and approach channels, from September to November 1934. The cost was $8,978.27 for maintenance. The total costs from regular funds were $620,340.77, all for mainte- nance. Expenditures were $537,481.56, all for maintenance. Public Works funds-New work.-The following work was done under Public Works contracts: 70 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Under a contract for widening the canal to a bottom width of 205 feet and a depth of 25 feet at mean low water, dredging was com- menced December 15, 1934, and was completed May 31, 1935. During the period, 1,202,359 cubic yards, scow measurement, of ordinary ma- terial and 5,238 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $513,464.79 for new work. Under a contract for dredging the southerly portion of the east mooring basin to a bottom width of 105 feet and a depth of 25 feet at mean low water, for a length of about 3,100 feet, station 20+00 to 51+00, work was commenced June 1, 1935, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period 231,480 cubic yards, scow measurement, were removed at a cost of $57,154.39 for new work. The contract is about 75 percent completed. Under a contract for dredging the east mooring basin to a depth of 25 feet at mean low water over a bottom width varying from 0 to 365 feet, from station 18 + 14 to station 53 + 46, a distance of about 3,500 feet, work was commenced June 29, 1935. Work under contract for the construction of the substructures of two high-level highway bridges, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed December 21, 1934, at a cost during the year of $541,176.69 for new work. Work under contract for the construction of the substructure of a vertical lift railroad bridge, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed December 24, 1934, at a cost during the year of $247,107.82 for new work. Work, under contract for the construction of the superstructures of two high-level highway bridges, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed June 17, 1935, at a cost during the year of $1,261,296.97 for new work. Work, under contract for the construction of the superstructure of a vertical lift railroad bridge was commenced November 1, 1934, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period the steel grillages were placed and the erection of the steel on the approach spans and both towers were completed, not including machinery houses and spires. The costs were $711,995.02 for new work. The contract is about 50 percent completed. Work, under contract for the lighting systems of the two high-level highway bridges was commenced October 10, 1934, and was completed June 21, 1935. The costs were $29,542.87 for new work. Work, under contract for the dismantling of the superstructures of the two old highway bridges was commenced June 24, 1935, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. Work, under contract for the construction of the approaches to the Sagamore high-level highway bridge was commenced May 24, 1934, and was completed June 4, 1935, at a cost during the year of $164,- 105.44 for new work. Work, under contract for the reshaping and seeding of the slopes of the approaches to the Sagamore high-level highway bridge was com- menced May 13, 1935, and was completed June 6, 1935, at a cost of $8,341.12 for new work. Work, under contract for the construction of the approaches to the Bourne high-level highway bridge, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 71 work remaining to be done consists of setting curbing, fine grading of slopes, and clean-up work. The costs were $157,262.13 for new work. The contract is about 85 percent completed. Work, under contract for the construction of the underpass at the north approach to the Bourne high-level highway bridge was commenced August 1, 1934, and was completed June 3, 1935, at a cost of $91,977.26 for new work. Work, under contract for the relocation of two sections of the highway on the south side of the canal between Bourne and Saga- more was commenced March 26, 1935, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period, earth and ledge excava- tion, grading, drainage, and the placing of broken stone and bitumi- nous material were in progress. The costs were $99,504.41 for new work. The contract is about 90 percent completed. Under contract for expert engineering services in designing and supervising construction of the two high-level highway bridges the costs were $22,219.94 for new work. Under contract for expert engineering services in designing and supervising the construction of the vertical-lift railroad bridge the costs were $24,090.35 for new work. Under contract with Massachusetts Institute of Technology con- struction of a small-scale model of the Cape Cod Canal for purpose of studying tidal actions, etc., was in progress. The costs were $5,945.31 for new work. Hired labor work with Public Works funds consisted of surveys and appraisals of real estate to be purchased by the United States in connection with widening the canal, etc., at a cost of $16,053.53 for new work. The total costs from Public Works funds were $3,951,238.04 all for new work. Expenditures were $4,044,737.21. Emergency relief funds.-The only operation consisted of the pur- chase of the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co. property at Sagamore, required in connection with widening of the canal. The costs were $325,015.95 all for new work. Expenditures were $325,000. The total costs for the year, all funds, were $4,276,253.99 for new work, and $620,340.77 for maintenance, a total of $4,896,594.76. The total expenditure was $4,907,218.77. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 20 percent completed. The canal in the land line has a least bottom width of 205 feet and is spanned by two high-level highway bridges. A vertical-lift railroad bridge is now in process of construction, the superstructure of which is about 50 percent completed. The con- trolling depth in the canal on June 30, 1935, was 22.0 feet at mean low water. The controlling depths in the Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay approach channels were, respectively, 23.7 and 25.9 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 $13,191,003.08, of which $11,500,000 (the purchase price) was for new work and $1,691,003.08 for maintenance. Expenditures have been $13,175,537.41. The total costs from Public Works funds were $5,402,754.19, all for new work. Expenditures were $5,014,980.98. 72 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The total costs from Emergency Relief Administration funds were $325,015.95, all for new work. The expenditures were $325,000. The total costs, all funds, were $18,918,773.22, of which $17,227,- 770.14 (including $11,500,000, purchase price) was for new work, and $1,691,003.08, for maintenance. The total expenditures were $18,515,518.39. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $5,936,072.73, of which $130,700.82 pertains to regular maintenance and improvement funds, $1,130,371.91 to Public Works funds, and $4,675,000 to Emergency Relief Administration funds, will be applied as follows: Regular funds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------- $16, 837. 21 Maintenance: Dredging by Government-owned dredge throughout the fiscal year ----------------------------------- 113, 863.61 Total --------------------------------------- 130, 700.82 Public Works Administration funds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935- .... - - --- 415, 107.33 New work: Complete by June 30, 1936, under a contract now in force, construction of superstructure of a vertical-lift railway bridge at Buzzards Bay --------------------- 368, 635. 18 Complete by Aug. 1, 1935, under a contract now in force, approaches to Bourne Bridge_____ 31,905. 19 Complete by June 30, 1936, under 2 contracts in force, a mooring basin 25 feet deep at mean low water, cov- ering an area of approximately 21 acres at the easterly end of the canal_ 178, 108.71 Complete by Aug. 10, 1935, under a contract now in force, relocation of about 2 miles of highway along south bank of canal ______ ___ 9, 775.59 Purchase of materials for transmission line to new rail- road bridge and equipment for series lighting system__ 4,000.00 Relocation of 17,596 feet of railroad on south bank of canal, by contract (September-November 1935) ____ 60, 000.00 Completion of model study of the Cape Code Canal, by Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a con- tract now in force_ 2, 054. 69 Land taking for site of temporary office building, Buz- zards Bay (July 1935) 750.00 Removal of superstructures of both old highway bridges, under contract in force (July-September 1935) ... 8,385.00 Demolition of buildings of Pullman-Standard Car Manu- facturing Co., etc.. (No expense to United States.) Purchase and erecting of bronze tablets for new highway bridges, by contract, (July-August 1935) 596.00 East mooring basin dolphins, by contract, (October 1935- June 1936) 50,000.00 Unobligated balance 1, 054.22 Total -- 1,130,371.91 r-- RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 73 Emergency Relief Appropriation funds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 --------------------------- -$15.95 New work: Excavation, in the dry, and protection of banks, by con- tract (August 1935-June 1936) ------------------- 2, 139, 000.00 Land acquisition (July 1935-June 1936)- - ----- 174, 984. 05 Dredging of a new straight approach channel in Buzzards Bay to depth of 32 feet at mean low water and bottom width of 150 feet, by contract (August 1935-Decem- ber 1936) ------------------------------------ 2, 095, 000.00 Construction of a road-bed for relocation of railroad track on the south side of the canal, by contract (Sep- tember-November 1935) and relocation of railroad at new Buzzards Bay railroad bridge, by contract (Sep- tember 1935-June 1936) -------------------------- 200, 000. 00 Removal, by contract, of superstructure of old railroad bridge after completion of new railroad bridge about Dec. 20, 1935 ----------------------------------- 10, 000.00 Dredging at old bridges, by contract (March-June 1936) 50,000. 00 Loaming and seeding highway slopes- - ------ 6, 000. 00 Total --------------------------------------- 4, 675, 000. 00 The funds that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 ($6,725,000) will be applied as follows: New work: Widening the Hog Island Channel from 150 feet to 400 feet and 32-foot depth at mean low water by contract to be entered into (July 1, 1936-June 30, 1937) _ ------ $3, 000, 000 Land acquisition- - ----- _--------- -100,000 Excavation in the dry, and protection of banks by riprap and bulkheads, by contracts to be entered into (July 1, 1936- June 30, 1937) -------------------------------------- 1, 500, 000 Widening and deepening land cut, by contracts to be entered into (July 1, 1936-June 30, 1937)- - - - - - - -2, 000,000 6,600,000 Maintenance: Dredging by U. S. sea-going dredge Minquas- - ------ 125, 000 Total-------------------------------- ------------------- 6, 725, 000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------ $11, 500, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___ - -------- 1, 691, 003. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-........ 13, 191, 003.08 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-........ 1,360. 80 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-----___-------13, 192, 363. 88 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ...................... 10. 74 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935- - ----- __ 13, 192, 374. 62 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935- --------- 16,837.21 Net total expenditures- -- ---------- 13, 175, 537.41 ..... Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---- ------ 130, 690.08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_--- - 13,306, 227. 49 74 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -.---.- - - - - - -- 60-- ,7 Cost of maintenance--..-----------------$116, 043. 24 $167, 380. 79 $325, 180. 49 1$193,459.06 $620, 340. 77 Total expended --------------------- 147, 454.83 157, 606. 93 317, 722. 09 171,792. 29 537, 481. 56 Allotted-.--.---------------------------153, 000. 00-- - 663, 640. 11 227, 503. 17 227, 528. 76 1 Reduced by $1,296.37 from amount previously reported. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------- -- $440, 642. 88 Amount allotted from War Dept. Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933- .---- $138, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Dept. Appropriation Act approved April 26, 1934------ ----- 193, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Dept. Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935- 120, 000. 00 451, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 891, 642. 88 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments- ----- 223, 471.24 Net amount to be accounted for- 668, 171. 64 Gross amount expended- -- -------- $632, 841. 86 Less- Reimbursements collected----- $6, 854.06 Receipts from sales---------- 88, 506.24 95, 360. 30 537, 481.56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-.....-- -------- 130, 690.08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- -- --------- 16, 969. 51 Balance available June 30, 1935-................. -- 113, 720. 57 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ ---- ----- ---- 10. 74 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 113, 731.31 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2-- - - - - - - 16, 000, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 2- - - _ - - - - ___- - -- - - 6, 600, 000.00 For maintenance 2 - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - 125, 000. 00 Total 2- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - 6 , 725, 00 0. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- -- -------- 5, 402. 754. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- --- 5, 402, 754.19 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935- --- -20, 138.53 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_ _..... ----- 5, 422, 892.72 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_------------------------- 7, 195.59 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935___ - ------ 5, 430,088. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_ - ------ __- 415, 107.33 Net total expenditures__ -- ---------- 5,014, 980.98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 1, 123, 176. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 6, 138, 157. 30 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_ --.......------------... --.. --------...--------- $1, 451, 516.15 $3, 951, 238. 04 Cost of maintenance __ --------------------------------- Total expended-------------...-... ------.--.-----------___-- 970, 243. 77 4, 044, 737. 21 Allotted_---------------------------_-------- .----- -4, 600, 000. 00 1, 538, 157. 30 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _ $3, 629, 756. 23 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933_ --- - ___- $380, 157.30 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934_ _ - ---- 1, 158, 000. 00 1, 538,157. 30 Amount to be accounted for- - 5, 167, 913.53 Gross amount expended $4, 044, 920.12 Less- Reimbursements collected- --- $57.91 Receipts from sales___ 125.00 182.91 4,044, 737. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--- -- __-- 1,123,176. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- ----- $592.45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------850, 050. 66 850, 643.11 Balance available June 30, 1935 -- 272, 533.21 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935- -- ---------- 7,195.59 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 279, 728.80 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS -- Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-..................... $325,015.95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ _ _ _ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-....... 325, 015.95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__ -- --------- 15.95 Net total expenditures- -- --------------- 325, 000.00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ----------.-- -- 4, 675, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ----- 5,000, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_--------------------------------------------------------- ............-............ $325,015.95 Cost of maintenance ..-------- ------------ --------------------------------- Total expended_. ------------------------ .--------------------------------- 325,000.00 Allotted....----------------- ------ 5,000,000.00 ------------------------.------------ Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935 .. ---------------------------------- $5,000, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for----------- - -- 5, 000, 000.00 Gross amount expended ----------------------------------- 325, 000.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ ---- - - -4, 675, 000.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- -- ---------- 15. 95 Balance available June 30, 1935-........... -- --- 4, 674, 984. 05 76 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CAPE COD CANAL, MASSACHUSETTS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__ _______-$17, 227, 770. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- -__- - -- - -1, 691,003. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935.- --- -- 18, 918, 773. 22 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935- -- -- 21, 499.33 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_ 1 111 18, 940, 272. 55 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-.......... ------ 7,206. 33 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 --------------------- 18,947,478.88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935- -- ----- ---- 431, 960.49 Net total expenditures..-----...18, 515, 518.39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 5, 928, 866.40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ --- - 24,444,384. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .-.. - -_ - _. . . - - . ----- . _ . -- .- .......-- - $1, 451, 516. 15 $4,276,253.99 Cost of maintenance -------------- $116, 043. 24 $167, 380. 79 $325,180. 49 1193, 459. 06 620, 340. 77 Total cost . ..------------------ 116, 043. 24 167, 380. 79 325,180. 49 1, 644,975. 21 4,896, 594. 76 Total expended ........---------- - 147, 454. 83 157, 606. 93 317, 722.09 1,142,036. 06 4, 907, 218. 77 Allotted --........------ ___ -- 153, 000. 00- .... ... 663, 640. 11 4,827, 503. 17 6, 765,686. 06 1Reduced by $1,296.37 from amount previously reported. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _ .__ $4, 070, 399.11 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ... $138,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934--------------- 193, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935- - ----- 120, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recov- ery Act approved June 16, 1933--------------- 380, 157.30 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved Julie 19, 1934 _----------- 1,158,000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act approved April .8, 1935 - -------- 5, 000, 000. 00 6,989, 157.30 - Amount to be accounted for-........---- - 11, 059, 556.41 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments------------- 223, 471.24 Net amount to be accounted for ---- ------ -10, 836, 085.17 Gross amount expended------------------------$5, 002, 761.98 Less- Reimbursements collected------- $6, 911.97 Receipts from sales -------- 88, 631.24 95, 543.21 4,907,218. 77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- - ------- 5, 928, 866.40 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 111111 . $17, 577.91 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ 850, 050.66 867,628. 57 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------------------- 5, 061, 237. 83 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_------------------- --- 7, 206. 33 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ----- 5, 068, 444. 16 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 77 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion 1 of existing project ____--------------- $16,000,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1---------------------------------------- 6, 600, 000. 00 For maintenance 1---------------------------------------- 125, 000.00 Total'1---------------------------------------------- 6, 725,000.00 19. 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 68 to 77, 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, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preserva- tion and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The canal was open to navigation throughout the year. Hired labor was employed in making repairs to bulkheads, dolphins, bridges, lighting and signal system, floating plant, and buildings. The two old highway bridges were operated through June 23, 1935, the railroad bridge throughout the year. The two high-level highway bridges were opened to traffic on June 22, 1935. The expenditures during the year were $209,433.56, and the costs $201,795.39, all for maintenance. 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, 1935, was 22.0 feet at mean low water in the canal and 23.7 and 25.9 feet at mean low water in the Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay approach channels, respec- tively. The total amount expended from the permanent indefinite appropriation to the close of the fiscal year was $1,650,597.99, and the total cost has been $1,651,233.73, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-Theobligated balance, $13,751.95, remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care of canals, etc., will be applied to payment of outstanding liabilities. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year from appro- priation, maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works, amounting to $170,000, will be applied to the operation and maintenance of the canal, the highway and railroad bridges, and signal systems. The funds that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 ($150,000), will be applied about as follows: 1 Exclusive of available funds. 78 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Traffic control and vessel statistics: Permanent operating force---- ------------- $22, 560 Operation of Buzzards Bay railroad bridge--------- --- 12, 000 Fuel and electric energy ------------------------------------------ 10, 600 Maintenance and repairs: Buildings and grounds------------------------------- $14, 000 Buzzards Bay railroad bridge___-- - -------- 1, 266 Light, power, and signal systems------------------------ 24, 000 Dolphins ---------------------------------- --- 20,000 Floats, docks, and fenders--- - - 7, 114 ........---- 66,380 Plant operation --------------------------------------------------- 32, 500 Channel work: Tide records, gages, surveys--- --------- 5,000 Emergencies ----------------------------------------------- --- 960 Total ,----------------------------------------------------150, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ -- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__ --------- $1, 651, 233. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935. 1, 651, 233. 73 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 -... 6, 820. 65 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_ - - - _ 1, 658, 054. 38 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ... 5, 675. 98 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-- ---- - - 1, 663,730. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_-- .. ... ------ 13, 132. 37 Net total expenditures_-- --------- _- 1, 650, 597. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ 185, 348. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--_- - -1, 835, 946. 01 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance . $278, 210. 94 $235, 803. 51 .----------------- $203, 109. 44 $201, 795. 39 2$177,205.37 Total expended...---------------------294,417. 61 241, 948. 65 197, 740. 57 172,946. 65 209, 433. 56 Allotted..--------------------------- 300, 000. 00 245, 000. 00 211, 755. 28 165,190. 73 370, 000. 00 2 Increased $857.58, adjustment of plant values, etc. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---..... --------- $24, 781.58 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------- $170, 000.00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, section 6, River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1909__ 200, 000. 00 370, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for _-- - _______________-- 394, 781. 58 Gross amount expended-- ---------- _____ -245, 003. 89 1 Includes $170,000 M. & I. funds. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 79 Less- Reimbursements collected- ----- $34, 850. 84 Receipts from sales_ ----------- 719. 49 $35, 570. 33 $209, 433. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___-- ------- 185, 348.02 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--- ....... -------- 13, 751. 95 Balance available June 30, 1935___ - -- -- - 171, 596. 07 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ .....--- ------- 5, 675. 98 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1985____ ---- 177, 272. 05 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 _ 150, 000. 00 20. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $31,056.08; the ex- penditures were $34,669.95. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, including accounts receivable, amounting to $26,023.24, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1965 ... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- $235, 106.93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_ ----- 235, 106.93 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935__. ------ -- 10.78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 235, 117. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935- -- --------- 2, 975.99 Net total expenditures- --- ----------- 232, 141. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 26, 012.46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -------------- 258,154. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work . Cost of maintenance._ __.------------------$59, 474. 06 $72, 635. 36 $26,927.95 2$20, 394. 73 $31, 056. 08 Total expended... ..---------------------- 58, 553. 04 73, 565. 23 28, 322. 56 13, 198. 65 34, 669. 95 Allotted .. . ..--------------------------- 100, 400. 00 20, 000. 00 27, 385. 97 43, 868. 21 30, 000. 00 2 Increased $7,027.73 over amount previously reported. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___ -- -------- $30, 682.41 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935- ------------------------------------------ 30, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for---- - ----- ---- 60, 682.41 Gross amount expended--- ---------- $35, 457. 65 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935--6 80 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Less reimbursements collected__ ------- -- $787. 70 $34, 669. 95 Balance unexpended June 30. 1935- - -------- 26, 012.46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- -- --------- 3,418. 64 Balance available June 30, 1935- -- -------- 22, 593. 82 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 10. 78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935- - ----- 22, 604. 60 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1-_ __ - -30, 000.00 21. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted (Commercial statistics for these projects are given in part 2 of report) For last Cost and expenditures full re- to June 30, 1935- Estimated Name of project port see amount re- annual quired to report New work Mainte- complete for- nance 1. Bar Harbor, Maine 1_ _.___-____ _ _.... 1931 $406, 591.12 .........--- $57,900 2. Belfast Harbor, Maine 2 -.....--...............-- 1897 61,561.45 . .. Completed. 3. Camden Harbor, Maine 2................ 1931 102,400.00 $30,200.00 Do. 4. Rockland Harbor, Maine 1- - . 1931 915, 862. 73 24, 637. 27 Do. 5. Boothbay Harbor, Maine 2- ----- -- 1915 18,000. 00 ........... Do. 6. Kennebec River, Maine 2.. -----......... . 1931 895, 849.41 26, 061.62 Do. 7. Union River, Maine 2 3 - - - 1912 176, 854.85 14,095.15 Do. 8. Portsmouth Harbor, N. H.2-------- -------...... 1892 130, 567.11 .... Do. 9. Merrimack River, Mass.'---------................. 2' - - - - - _- - - - - 1924 369, 891.49 34, 575. 23 Do. 10. Ipswich River, Mass. 1895 5, 617.91 ----------- Do. 11. Rockport Harbor, Mass. 1--2 1905 91, 229. 25 --....------ Do. 12. Manchester Harbor, Mass.' 3.. . ._-_1908 23,985. 57 ........... Do. 13. Beverly Harbor, Mass.2----------.................. 1931 4246, 047.76 642.65 Do. 14. Salem Harbor, Mass.-............................ 1931 100, 456. 57 7, 500. 00 Do. 15. Malden River, Mass....------------------------1922 7 8104, 853.08 45,096.92 Do. 16. Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass. ....... 1932 94, 584.55 33, 591.89 $162, 000 17. Hingham Harbor, Mass.'------------------------.1913 28, 316.58 10, 000.00 Completed. 18. Scituate Harbor, Mass.1-----------------------.. 2 1931 95, 090.98 31, 500.00 $196,000 19. Duxbury Harbor, Mass. 3 - -- 1908 37, 000.00 $5, 800 20. Provincetown Harbor, Mass....l. .......... _ 1931 347, 453.72 609.00 $13, 300 1 Improvement adequate for commerce. 2 Channel adequate for commerce. a Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 4 Exclusive of $100,000 expended from contributed funds. Under State maintenance. 6Exclusive of $62,000 expended from contributed funds. 7 A~ aiting local cooperation. 22. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935- ---- $214, 554. 01 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935- -- -------- 34, 790.65 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 - ------- __--249, 344. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-.... - -------- 85, 823. 96 Net total expenditures-.................--- --- 163, 520. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 150, 260.48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935___ ---- 313,781. 18 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 81. Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended-----------------.... ------------ ..--- --.--- I.---- ------ - $163, 520. 70 Allotted..........--------------... ...... ... -------------..-.. . .-.. ... 313, 781.18 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933- _-- -- $35, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 .... 278, 781. 18 Amount to be accounted for--- 313, 781. 18 Gross amount expended $330, 341. 83 Less- Reimbursements collected $166, 594. 57 Receipts from sales 226. 56 166, 821. 15 163, 520. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ....- 150, 260. 48 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -- 158, 222. 41 Balance available June 30, 1935 -- 7, 961. 93 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ _134, 790. 65 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 26, 828. 72 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Transmitted to Congress Document no. Recommenda- tion Locality Authorization act I I------------I I--------~---- Bagaduce River, Maine. River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Bar Harbor, Maine..... River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 1, 1935. Bay Harbor, Maine .... River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30. 1935. Boston Harbor, Mass... River and Har b or Apr. 8, 1935 River and Harbor Favorable. (Navy drydock.) Committee resolu- Committee, 29, 74th tion, Apr. 10, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Boston Harbor, Mass__ River and Harbor Dec. 20, 1934 .... . . . . . . . ... Unfavorable. (Shirley Gut.) Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 10, 1934. Boston Harbor, Mass., River and Harbor Act, ....................... Winthrop and East Aug. 30, 1935. Boston. Cape Cod Canal, Mass. River and Harbor Dec. 26, 1934 River and Harbor Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee, 15, 74th Chandlers River, tion, June 13, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. River and Harbor Apr. 30, 1935 .... . . . . . . . ... Unfavorable. Maine. Committee resolu- tion, June 15, 1934. Do. River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Corea Harbor, Maine... River and Harbor Apr. 1, 1935 River and Harbor Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee, 27, 74th tion, Apr. 13, 1934. Cong., 1st seas. Cranberry Island Har- River and Har bor bor, Maine. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. ........................ Dorchester Bay and River and Har bor May 24, 1935 Unfavorable. Neponset River, Committee resolu- Mass. tion, Sept. 16, 1933. Frenchboro Har bor, River and Harbor Maine. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Hendric ks Harbor, S e n a t e committee Southport, Maine. resolution, Mar. 28, 1935. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 82 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued LTransmitted Document no. Recommenda- Locality Authorization act to Congress Document no. tion -I I i Hendricks Harbor, River and Harbor Act, --------------- ------------------------ Unfavorable Maine. Aug. 30, 1935. Ile (Isle) au Haut ---.....-- do.................--------------- ------------------------ Thoroughfare, Maine. Isle au Haut to Kimball River and Harbor --------------- ------------------------ Island, Maine. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 30, 1935. Kennebec River, River and Harbor Act, Maine, from Augusta Aug. 30, 1935. --------------- ------------------------ to Gardiner. Long Cove, Maine..... S e n a t e committee Apr. 30,1935 I-...-----------.. ... Do. resolution, June 5, 1934. D o.. .- ----- River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Lynn Harbor and Sau- S e n a t e committee Dec. 27,1934 Do. gus River, Mass. resolution, Apr. 12, 1934. Manomet Point, Plym- River and Harbor Act, ........................ outh Harbor, Mass., Aug. 30, 1935. Breakwater. Merrimack River, --.....--- do_ .. ..... ........................ Mass., from Lowell to the sea. ........................ Monhegan do_.... Harbor, --.....--- ........................ Maine. River and Ha r bor Mystic River, Mass.... River and Harbor Apr. 27,1935 Committee, 33, 74th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Apr. 16, 1935. New Harbor, Maine River, and Harbor ............... (at Briston). Committee resolu- tion, June 3,1935. Ogunquit-Perkins River and Harbor Act, ........................ Cove, Maine. Aug. 30,1935. Plum Island and Park- --.....---- do ........................ er Rivers, Mass. River and Harbor Prouts Neck, Maine, .... -------- do-------- do_ Committee, 3311, 74th Harbor of Refuge. ..... do-................ Cong., 1st sess. Rock Harbor, Mass ..... Rockland Harbor, River and Harbor Maine. Committee resolu- tion, June 3, 1935. Royal River, Maine.... River and Harbor Act, Jan. 2,1935 ........................ Unfavorable. July 3, 1930 Rye Harbor, N. H...... ... do................ .... do -. Do. Saco River, Maine...... River and Harbor Dec. 5,1934 River and H ar b or Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee, 11, 74th tion, Mar. 20,1934. Cong., 1st sess. Scituate Harbor, Mass__ -.....-do_ . .. ........................ Stonington Harbor, River and Harbor Act, .............. .. ---- Maine. Aug. 30,1935. Jan. 3, 1935 Town River, Quincy, .... do------------ ............... .................. --- Mass. Wohoa Bay and Pleas- River and Harbor Act, Jan. ........................ 3, 1935 Unfavorable. ant River, Maine. July 3,1930. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT This district includes a part of the State of Massachusetts, com- prising the southern coast line, extending as far north as Chathman 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. Mason J. Young, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. J. A. Woodruff, Corps of Engineers, to February 7, 1935; Col. G. R. Lukesh, Corps of Engineers, since that date. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 83 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Pollock Rip Shoals, Nan- 12. Connecticut River b e 1 o w tucket Sound, Mass .. 83 Hartford, Conn ..... 104 2. Harbor of Refuge at Nan- 13. Connecticut River at East tucket, Mass 85 Hartford, Conn --- 107 3. Vineyard H a ven Harbor, 14. Duck Island Harbor, Conn__ 108 Mass .--... 87 15. New Haven Harbor, Conn__ 110 4. Cross Rip Shoals, Nantucket 16. Breakwaters at New Haven, Scunid. Mass 88 Conn-. 114 5. New Bedford and Fairhaven 17. Housatonic River, Conn .. 115 Harbor, Mass ........ 89 18. Bridgeport Harbor, Conn___ 118 6. Providence River and Har- 19. Southport Harbor, Conn___ 121 bor, R. I 93 20. Norwalk Harbor, Conn . . 123 7. Pawtucket (Seekonk) River, 21. Fivemile River Ha rbor, R. I-. 95 Conn .------------------ 125 8. Harbor of Refuge at Point 22. Stamford Harbor, Conn___ 126 Judith, R. I 96 23. Examinations, surveys, and 9. Harbor of Refuge at Block contingencies (general) -- 128 Island, R. I---- 98 24. Other projects for which no 10. Great Salt Pond, Block Is- estimates are submitted__ 129 land, R. I--------------. 100 25. Plant allotment----------- 130 11. Thames River, Conn ... 102 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 the deep water of the sound 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 entrance 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 main- tenance. 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 (Rivers and Harbors Committee 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 United States hopper dredge TV. L. Marshall from April 15 to May 26, 1935, was resumed June 10, and was in progress at the close of the year. During these periods there were 84 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 removed from the cut at the eastern end of the project 270,853 cubic yards, bin measurement, of sand and gravel from the shoals on the south side of the old alinement between buoys no. 1 and no. 3; simi- larly 221,848 cubic yards from between buoys no. 2 and no. 4; and 164,910 cubic yards from Bearse Shoal at no. 6 buoy, a total of 657,611 cubic yards. The total cost was $45,243.07, all for mainte- nance. The expenditures were $24,584.27. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is practically com- pleted. The depths previously secured over the northern tongue of the Stone Horse Shoal have been maintained 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, 1935, the controlling depths were about 33 feet in the cut at the eastern end of the shoals and nearly 30 feet at the extreme edges. The encroachment of Bearse Shoal into the cut at buoy no. 6 was materially reduced. The costs under the project have been $1,083,504.41 for new work and $380,407.17 for maintenance, a total of $1,463,911.58, and the total expenditures $1,437,921.25. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, including accounts receivable, amounting to $84,675.05, as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1935-.-.-- -- ------- $33, 246. 97 Maintenance operation of sea-going hopper dredge to July 15, 1935_ 7,428. 08 Maintenance operations with a sea-going hopper dredge for about 2 months during the spring of 1936_--.....- - 44, 000. 00 Total ....-- ___------------------------- 84, 675.05 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as the completion of the above work should leave the channel in condition to meet the needs of commerce until the fall of 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--- ------ -__ $1, 083, 504. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- ...... ------- 380, 407. 17 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 1,463, 911. 58 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 -------. 1, 689.60 Net total cost to June 30, 1935___- ------- 1,465, 601. 18 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_---------___ 5, 567.04 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-- ....... ---- 1, 471, 168. 22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 33, 246.97 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 1, 437, 921.25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_-- ..... -------- 79, 108. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 1, 517, 029. 28 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work. ... .................... .................................... Cost of maintenance-----------------....................- $24,466.41 $8, 512. 55 $40, 300.06 $50, 791. 56 $45, 243.07 Total expended-.-.1...... ........... 367.42 14, 310. 69 38, 620.99 46, 299. 73 24, 584.27 Allotted .............--- -..- .7 6 590.....,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, ,. I., DISTRICT 85 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ ---- -_______--------$53, 692.28 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935- -------------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- ------ __------103, 692.28 Gross amount expended ------------------------- .. $32,204.19 Less reimbursements collected_------ --- 7, 619. 92 24, 584.27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--..... ------ 79, 108. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--- --------- 33, 528.46 Balance available June 30, 1935__-- ------- 45, 579. 55 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935--- ---------- 5, 567. 04 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_ ......... -- 51, 146.59 2. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT NANTUCKET, MASS. Location.-On the north shore of Nantucket Island about 32 miles east-southeast from Vineyard Haven, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 343.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of March 2, 1829. The costs and expenditures under this project were $45,834.75, for new work. For further details of the previous project, see page 1747, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 15 feet deep at mean low water, without prescribed width, through the bar at the entrance and for converging jetties of riprap, 6,987 feet and 5,755 feet long on the east and west sides, respectively, of the entrance. The mean range of the tide is 3.1 feet, and the maximum range due to the combined effect of wind and other causes is 5 feet or more. The estimate of cost: for new work, revised in 1931, is $522,500, exclusive of amounts expended under previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for the west jetty (H. Doc. No. 18, 46th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1880, p. 423); the act of August 5, 1886, provided for the east jetty (Annual Report for 1885, p. 579); the acts of March 3, 1905, and March 2, 1907, provided for dredging in the channel between the jetties, the estimate for which had not been included in the 1885 estimate. For latest pub- lished map see Annual Report for 1916, page 1912. Local cooperation.-None required by law. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local interests have expended for dredging and rock removal nearly $59,000. Terminal facilities.-These consist of four piers affording about 3,000 feet of berthing space. Facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Specifications were prepared for maintenance dredging and a contract awarded for repairs to the east jetty. There were no costs. The expenditures amounted to $277.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 87 percent completed. The channel has been dredged to project depth with a width of 300 feet, increased at the inner end, and to 12 feet for 86 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. U. S. ARMY, 1935 an additional width of 150 feet. The jetties have been built to varying height and cross section with a view to controlling and regu- lating scour between them. The west jetty is in fair condition; the east jetty needs repairs.. On June 30, 1935, the controlling depth at mean low water in the channel was about 14 feet on the outer and inner bars. To complete the project, the west jetty is to be extended about 800 feet and the height of the east jetty raised if necessary. The costs under the existing project have been $456,482.25 for new work and $192,265.83 for maintenance, a total of $648,748.08. The total expenditures were $649,025.54. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $114,222.54, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ... $7. 50 Maintenance: Repairs to east jetty by contract in July 1935-------------- 59, 430. 00 Dredging about 100,000 cubic yards from entrance channel, by contract, April to July 1936 --------------------------- 54, 785. 04 Total-------------------- ----------------------- 114,222.54 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as the completion of the above works will leave the improvement in satisfactory condition for several years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- $502, 317. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 192, 265.83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 694, 582. 83 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------------ 284.96 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 694, 867.79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 7. 50 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 694, 860.29 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 114, 222. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 809, 082. 83 Fisbal year endinig June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..................................................................... Cost ofmaintenance.-----------------.--.----------.. . . ----------------------------------- Total expended----------------------------........................... ---------------------------------- ............ $277. 46 Allotted ------------------------------------------------------- ..----------- 14,500.00 1... Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933 ----------------------------------------- $2, 458.02 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 26, 1934 ----------------------------------------- 44, 648.47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935 ------------------------------------------ 55,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 ------------------------------------------ 12, 393. 51 Amount to be accounted for Gross amount expended -------------------------- 114, 500.00 -- 277. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 - 114, 222. 54 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 87 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------- $7. 50 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts... -------------- 59, 430.00 $59, 437. 50 Balance available June 30, 1935-------------------------- 54, 785. 04 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ---------------- 66, 000. 00 3. VINEYARD HAVEN HARBOR, MASS Location.-On the north shore of Marthas Vineyard Island at the western end of Nantucket Sound, about 22 miles southeast of New Bedford, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 347.) Ewisting project.-This provides for shore protection at East Chop and West Chop by stone seawalls and jetties; for dredging to a depth of 17 feet an area 150 to 275 feet wide north of the fairway between steamboat wharf and the State breakwater; and for dredging an anchorage 12 feet deep, about 10 acres in area, behind the breakwater. All depths refer to mean low water, the mean tidal range being about 1.7 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to wind and other causes, is 4 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $85,400. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. The project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 11, 1888, provided for the shore protection at the Chops (H. Ex. Doc. No. 112, 47th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1889, p. 611); and the act of August 30, 1935, provided for the 17-foot and the 12-foot dredging behind the State breakwater (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 65,. 74th Cong., 1st sess.). (For map see Annual Report for 1893, p. 812, and the last-named document.) Terminal facilities.-There are 7 piers in the upper harbor, one of which is open to public use. The facilities are considered ade- quate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during the fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 65 percent completed. The protection of the Chops was completed in 1897. The controlling depths in the fairway through the upper harbor are from 16 to 18 feet and in the anchorage area about 7 feet. The shore protection works are in fair condition. To com- plete the project requires the widening of the fairway in the upper harbor and the dredging of the anchorage area. The costs and expenditures have been $55,387.35, all for new work. Proposed operations.-There were no funds available at the close of the year, and no work is contemplated. The sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for dredging in the fairway and anchorage area, by contract, July-November 1936, removing about 136,000 cubic yards. This work is desirable to relieve congestion in the upper harbor. Exclusive of available funds. 88 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 --------------------------- $55, 387. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- .... --- --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ---- 55, 387.35 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 55, 387. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-........ ---- 55, 387. 35 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------- 30, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for new work___ - ---------------------------------- 30,000. 00 4. 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 geographical 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, was $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.-Operations were con- fined to a survey of the dredged areas. There were no costs. The total expenditures amounted to $1,347.56, all for maintenance. 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, 1934, were 30 feet at the edge of the western shoals and over 31 feet through the sailing course, and on the extreme edge of the eastern shoal, 28 feet. The costs and expendi- tures have been $24,200.13 for new work and $18,637.07 for main- tenance, a total of $42,837.20. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $6,000, to maintenance opera- tions with a sea-going hopper dredge for about 10 days in the spring of 1936. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as the completion of the above work will leave the channel in satisfactory condition for use during that period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ___----- ------------- $24, 200. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-_-_---_- 18, 637. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 .... - 42, 837. 20 RIVERS AND HARBORS---PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 89 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ $42, 837.20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 6, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_--- -- 48, 837. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.... --------------------- $5,037.69 $19,162. 44 ..----------------------------- Cost of maintenance-.......- ----.....- .. $10, 622.01 $6, 667.50_--. Total expended--------------------- ------ 6.67 25,500.64 9,-314.83 6,667.50 $1,347.56 Allotted.......--------------------------27,000.00------------14,967.20 5,522.44 1,347.56 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-- ..........------- $6, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935--- ------------------------------------- 6, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---..... -------- 12,000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ------ 4, 652. 44 Net amount to be accounted for -7, 347.56 Gross amount expended---- ---------- __ 1, 347.56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_------ --- 6,000. 00 5. 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 east- ward of Point Judith Harbor, R. I. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 252.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1875, and August 11, 1888. The costs and expenditures under these projects 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 purposes in the area northwest of Palmer Island and above the bridge; a chan- nel 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; and for the maintenance of the 25-foot anchorage area east of the channel and north of Palmer Island. The mean range of the tide is 3.7 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $1,605,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1934) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $21,950. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1907, provided for the 25-foot anchorage area north of Palmer Island (H. Doc. 271, 59th Cong., 90 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS., U. S. ARMY, 1935 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, provided for the 18-foot channel in Acush- net River to Belleville (H. Doc. No. 442, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 30-foot channel, anchorage and maneuvering areas (H. Doc. 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); and the act of August 30, 1935, provided for the present dimensions of the anchorage area northwest of Palmer Island, the maintenance of the 25-foot anchorage, and elimi- nation from the project of the prior authorization for enlarging and deepening the maneuvering area 30 feet deep east of the harbor chan- nel; extension of the western maneuvering area was also authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 16, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). For maps see the two last-mentioned documents. 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 Belleville, 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.-Regular funds: Dredg- ing and rock removal under contract was commenced on May 27, 1935, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the period, 527.9 cubic yards of rock were drilled and blasted. The costs were $1,476.10 for new work, and the expenditures amounted to $2,718.94. Emergency Relief Administration funds: Surveys were made and specifications drawn for extending the western maneuvering area. The costs were $275.91 for new work. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 60 percent completed. Under previous authorizations a 25-foot chan- nel along the New Bedford water front and an anchorage area east of the channel have been completed. 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 maneu- vering area have been dredged to 30 feet except for isolated ledge and boulder areas. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, 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 west- ern 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 Coggeshall 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 entrance channel, the extension of the anchorage and maneuvering areas, and the dredging of the 18- RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 91 foot channel up to Belleville. The costs from regular funds have been $966,584.81 for new work and $201,394.63 for maintenance, a total of $1,167,979.44. The expenditures have been $1,169,222.28. The costs from Emergency Relief funds have been $275.91 for new work, with no expenditures. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $410,781.06, together with $50,000 allotted in July, as follows: Regular funds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-- .- ---------- $6, 154. 98 New work: Rock removal under contract in progress, to be completed in December 1935-__ ------------ 183, 626. 08 Operation of seagoing hopper dredge in channel outside of Butler Flats, about 21/2 months during the summer of 1935-------- ------------------------------ 50, 000. 00 Total --------------------------------------- 239, 781.06 Emergency Relief Administration funds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935_- 1 11-1-- 111-- 1111111275. 91 New work: Dredging extensions to western maneuvering area by con- tract, August to December 1935, about 628,000 cubic yards---- ---------------------------------- 220, 724. 09 Total--- - --------------------------------- 221, 000. 00 The additional sum of $54,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in completing the dredging of the extensions to the western maneuvering area, by contract, July 1936, about 118,000 cubic yards. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- ------ __--$1, 137, 284. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- -..........---201, 394. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 1,338, 679.44 --------- Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 7, 97. 82 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 346, 077.26 1-----------------------1; Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 6,154. 98 ---------------------------- Net total expenditures .. 1, 339, 922.28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------ ---- 189, 781. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 1, 529, 703. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------------......................... $188,115.41 $104,136.58 $90, 942.67-- .....-.... $1,476. 10 Cost of maintenance------........--------......... ---------- 834. 30----------$17,321.80 Total cost--------------------..-.188, 115.41 104, 970. 88 90, 942. 67 17, 321.80 1,476. 10 Total expended_.. _ _ ....--- .-.---- 137, 486. 53 156, 074. 79 98, 005.01 9, 784.43 2, 718.94 Allotted- -------. 282, 000.00 ----............... 14, 694. 27 105, 301.68 -645.19 192, 500.00 92 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 26, 1934 ---------------------------------------- $192, 500.00 Gross amount expended-------------- ---------------------- 2, 718. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- -- ---- ------ 189, 781.06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__ - ---- $6, 162. 20 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- -- __-183, 273.02 -189, 435. 22 Balance available June 30, 1935-.... -- ------- - - 345. 84 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project-- 1 -- --------- 54, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year - ending - 1 - - - June 30, 1937, for new work . 54, 000.00 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ --------- -- $275.91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_5 ........... 275. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_-..... - -------- 275.91 Net total expenditures --- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-.......... - ------ 221, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-..... - -- - 221, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---------...............-----------------------------------------------------$275.91 Cost of maintenance............ Total expended..-.............. .... Allotted.......---------.......---------- --....--------------------------------------------- 221,000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935 ------------------------------------ $221, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- -- ------- -_ 221, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 275.91 Balance available June 30, 1935_ --- ------- -220, 724.09 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN HARBOR, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-___ - --. ---- $1, 137, 560. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 201, 394. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 1, 338, 955.35 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935_ ........ 7, 397. 82 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 1,346, 353. 17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_.- - -------- 6, 430. 89 Net total expenditures_ ---------------------------- 1, 339, 922.28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 410, 781.06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ----- 1, 750, 703.34 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I.y DISTRICT 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__- .--------- $188,115. 41 $104, 136. 58 $90, 942. 67 ------------.... $1, 752. 01 Cost of maintenance _ ------- _ _ ----... ... 834. 30- .-... ... $17, 321.80 _-... Total cost_--------------- 188, 115. 41 104, 970.88 90,942. 67 17,321.80 1,752. 01 Total expended ... - - _ ... -........ 137, 486. 53 156,074. 79 98, 005.01 9, 784. 43 2, 718.94 Allotted-........... ..........282, 000. 00 -..--.. 14, 694. 27 105, 301. 68 -645. 19 413, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ..-- -------------------------------------- $192, 500. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935---- ------------ __- 221, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 413, 500. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 2, 718. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-- -------- 410, 781. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-- ----- $6, 438. 11 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 183, 273. 02 189, 711.13 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 221,069. 93 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ----------------- 54, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for new work 1- _ - - - - - 54,000.00 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 2, 1867, 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 expenditures 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 4.6 feet and the maximum range, due to the com- bined effect of wind and other causes, is 8 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, was $1,350,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $35,000. * Exclusive of available funds. 94 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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.-Fully complied 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.-There were no opera- tions, no costs, and no expenditures. 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 Field Point, over 29 feet (nearly full width) as determined in 1935, 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, both as determined in 1932. The total costs under the exist- ing 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 $1,810,773.13. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in the operation of a sea-going hopper dredge for about 5 months for removing extensive shoals along the sides of the approach channel up to Field Point. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- ----- ------------------ $3, 761, 411. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935.------------------------ 530, 630.88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 4,292,042.44 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- -4, 292, 042. 44 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---- 4, 292, 042.44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ...---------------------...--------... $32, 102,68 ,$26383 --------------- _----- Cost of nlatlthfiance--------------$169,706. 92 22, 250. 24 19 . 59-- Total cost --------------------- .... 169 706.92 54,352.92 2, 849.42 - Total expended-- --------------..... 146, 032. 79 54, 047.98 13,701.26 -$181.65 -$8, 748. 34 Allotted.............. . . ........------------ .......------------------------ -35, 000.00 -5,721.92 -597.50 -15,497.11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $6,748. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 15, 497.11 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 8, 748. 34 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $10, 450.45 Less- Reimbursements cllected-------- --- $11, 203. 38 Receipts from sales------------------ 7, 995. 41 19,198. 79 - -8, 748.34 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ______ 100, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 95 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.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of March 2, 1867, July 5, 1884, and March 3, 1899. The cost and expenditures under this roject, 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 Division street Bridge, 0.2 mile. The mean tidal range is about 4.6 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.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Including the five terminals at and near Phillipsdale, the facilities cover about 5,260 feet of docking space, of which 700 feet is owned by the State of Rhode Island and 4,560 feet owned and used by private owners. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract between Walkers Point and Pawtucket, in progress at the beginning of the year, was completed November 8, 1934. Dur- ing the year 237,061 cubic yards of mud and 55 cubic yards of boulders were removed from the channel reaches above Phillipsdale. The total net yardages removed under the contract were 297,992 of ordinary material and 55 of boulders. The costs were $93,752.26, applied to maintenance. The expenditures were $102,156.01. 23116-ENG 1935--7 96 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 November 1934 was nearly 17 feet to Bass Rock and thence, except for rocky shoals at the edges opposite Bass Rock, about 17 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 $296,621.71 for maintenance, a total of $634,410.56, and the total expenditures $634,410.56. In addition, the sum of $67,792 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in removing by contract four small outcrops of rock re- cently uncovered at the channel edges near Bass Rock. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- ----------- $672, 214. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- 621. 71 2-------------------------296, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 968, 835. 88 Net total expenditures----- ------ --------------------- 968, 835. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-....------ 835.88 96--------------968, Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 --------------------- Cost of new work_...... . .. ._ _ - ------.... _ ... . .__- Cost of maintenance--.....------------ -------------------------------- $24,902.85 $93,752.26 Total expended.------------------ ..-----.----- --- - ---.. - 16,499.10 102,15. ; Oi Allottd------ ........----------------.. ------------------------ -- 121,991.33 -3,336.22 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__--. -- --------- -- $105, 492. 23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 3,336. 22 Net amount to be accounted for- 102, 156. 01 .------------------. Gross amount expended . ------ --- $103, 575. 47 Less reimbursements collected-__-_ - - 1, 419. 46 102,156.01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 8. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT POINT JUDITH, R. I. Location.-Point Judith marks the southwestern entrance to Narragansett Bay. The harbor lies opposite the shallow bight west of the point. It is about 14 miles southwesterly of Newport Harbor, R. I., and 33 miles east of New London Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 276.) Existing project. -This provides for a main breakwater 6,970 feet long, to be built in part on Squid Ledge approximately in the form of the letter V, with its apex facing outward in about a south by west direction and lying from one-half to one and one-fourth miles from shore; for an easterly shore-arm breakwater 2,240 feet long, RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 97 to be built to the eastward of the main breakwater, leaving an entrance to the harbor 1,200 feet in width; for a westerly shore-arm breakwater 3,560 feet long, extending toward the west arm of the main breakwater, leaving an entrance to the harbor 1,500 feet in width; and for the removal of two shoals, one in the anchorage area and the other near the easterly entrance, to a depth of 18 feet at mean low water. All breakwaters are of the rubble-mound type, with the crest 10 feet above mean low water. The mean tidal range is 3.1 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 1919, was $2,537,500. 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 September 19, 1890, provided for the main breakwater (H. Doc. No. 66, 51st Cong., 1st sess.); the act of March 2, 1907, made final provision for the present dimensions of the eastern shore arm (H. Doc. No. 60, 58th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for the western shore arm (H. Doe. No. 911, 60th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for removing the two shoals from the harbor area (H. Doc. No. 2001, 64th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last- named document. Te ninal facilities.-None. Operations and results duing fisoal year.-Repairs to the main breakwater under contract were commenced June 29, 1935. During the year 525 long tons of stone were delivered and placed. The costs were $2,141.18 for maintenance, and there were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was cnpleted in 1921, the breakwaters being completed in, 1914, at a sawving of $166,033 under the estimated cost. The harbor ,is fairly suitable for shelter but has poor holding ground. The wvest shore arm break- water is in good repair and the main and east shoare arm breakwaters are being repaired. The controlling depths at mean low water are: West entrance, about 19 feet; east entrancea about 22 feet; behind the breakwaters, 18 to 25 feet. The costs have been $2,371,467.55 for new work and $465,349.91 for maintenance, a total of $2,836,817.46 and the total expenditures $2,834,676.28. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $23,000, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------------- ---- $2,141. 18 Repairs to breakwaters under contract in progress, to be completed in August 1935---------------------------------------------- 20, 858. 82 Total ---------------------------------------- . 23, i000.0 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscai year 1937, as the completion of the above work should leave the break- waters in good condition for several years and no maintenance dredg- ing is urgently necessary. 98 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- ----------------------- $2, 371, 467.55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------ .------------------ 465, 349. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 2, 836, 817.46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 2,141.18 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 2,834, 676.28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 23, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 2, 857, 676.28 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C ost of new work ------------------------. Cost of maintenance----------------. -----------.. --------.. ----.-. ----. ---.......... -----------.-. ..------------.----------- .-----------------------$2,141.18 Total expended-------------............. --...- ------------ ----------------.......... Allotted---------------------.--------------------------------------------23,000.0 & Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ------------------------------------------ $23, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------23,000.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------- $2, 141. 18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------- 20, 779. 50 22,920.68 Balance available June 30, 1935 ...---------------------------- 79. 32 9. 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-south- west from Point Judith Harbor and about 25 miles southeasterly from Stonington Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 276.) Ecisting project.-This provides for a rubble-mound breakwater extending northerly about 1,950 feet from the shore; a similar break- water about 1,100 feet long, extending northerly and easterly, enclos- ing, with the main breakwater, an area about 800 feet square desig- nated as the inner harbor; masonry walls in the southeastern corner of the inner harbor enclosing an area nearly 300 feet square desig- nated 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 s $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, RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE R. I., DISTRICT 99 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 mnodiflcations of project.-It is recommended that this project be modified by eliminating the dredging of the outer 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 during fiscal year.--Maintenance dredging under contract, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was, completed July 21, 1934. During the period 3,868 cubic yards of sand were removed from the channel into and through the inner harbor, a total for the contract of 13,795 cubic yards. The costs were $1,681.91. Under a contract for maintenance, commenced September 11 and completed September 18, 1934, the corners of the basin were restored to a depth of 9 feet by the removal of 1,964 cubic yards of mud, sand, and clay. The costs were $1,943.50. Under a contract dated June 19, 1935, for repairs to the main breakwater, no stone was delivered dur- ing the fiscal year. The costs were $65.12. The total costs were $3,690.53, for maintenance, and the total expenditures were $4,896.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 94 percent completed. The breakwater and harbor walls were completed in 1916. The inner harbor and basin have been dredged to project 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, 1935, in the channel through the inner and outer harbors to the head of the basin was nearly 15 feet except at the edges. The inner harbor breakwater and the basin walls are in fair condition. To complete the project requires the deepening of the outer protected area adja- cent to the dredged channel. The costs have been $576,856.47 for new work and $129,704.96 for maintenance, a total of $706,561.43, and the expenditures a total of $706,496.31. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $17,650, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-- ------------------------------ $65.12 Repairs to breakwater under contract in progress to be completed in September 1935 -------------------------------------- 17, 584. 88 Total ---------------------------------------------- 17, 650. 00 The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging by contract within the har- bor during the spring of 1937, removing about 13,000 cubic yards of sand. 100 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--..--------- $576, 856.47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------ 129, 704.96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 706,561.43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_- - ----- - -- 65.12 Net total expenditures ______ -- ---------- -706, 496. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ -- --------- 17, 650. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 724, 146, 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work....---------------- - :------- -- --- ----- Cost of maintenance ...... $11, 793.65 ..------------------.. $5, 799. 81 $13, 590.30 $8, 230. 69 $3,690.53 Total expended8----------------------11,498. 21 773.85 17,170.36 8,405.46 4,896.79 Allotted...................... --------------------------- 15, 700. 00 .. 11,923. 79 9,741.97 19,613.81 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_--- ------- _$2, --- 932.98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933 ------------------------ $2, 400, 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 26, 1934__ - --------- 17, 650.00 20, 050.00 Amount to be accounted for 22, 982. 98 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 436.19 Net amount to be accounted for.. 22, 546. 79 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------- 4, 896. 79 B-lance unexpended June 30, 1935_ 17, 650.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 - $65. 12 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 17, 584. 88 17, 650.00 Amunt (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - - - 38, 500.00 Amount thet can be profitably expended in fiscal year endng June 1- - - - - - - - -- -- - -- - -- - - -- -- - -- 30, 1937, for maintenance 6, 000.00 10. GREAT SALT POND, BLOCK ISLAND, R. I. Location.-On the west shore of the island of Block Island just south of the central part of the island. It is 121/2 miles southwest by south from Point Judith Harbor, R. I., and 20 miles southeasterly from Stonington Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 276.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel from the ocean to the pond 600 feet wide with a central depth of 25 feet for a width of 150 feet, sloping gradually up to a depth of 12 feet in a width of 504 feet and thence up to the low-water level with a bottom slope of 1 on 4; for two riprap jetties at the entrance, the northerly one 1,200 feet long, and the southerly one extending 350 feet beyond the 18-foot contour; and for stone revetment and sand fences to protect the banks through the original beach. The mean tidal range is 1 Exclusive of available funds. 'RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 101 about 2.6 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 1928 is $560,000. The latest (1918) 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 June 3, 1896, provided for the channel and jetties (H. Doc. No. 57, 54th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of June 13, 1902, provided for the revetment and sand fences and made final provision for the present dimensions of the jetties (Annual Report for 1900, p. 1276). The latest published map is in House Document No. 60, Fifty-eighth Congress, second session. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of June 24, 1926, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing project be curtailed by omitting the construction of the proposed north jetty (H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-The project was adopted without special con- ditions being imposed, but the State of Rhode Island and the town of New Shoreham expended $124,975.90 in dredging and protecting the channel. Terminal facilities.-These consist of one wharf, with about 600 feet of berthage open to public use and several small wharves and piers privately owned and operated by local fishermen. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract dated May 14, 1935, for maintenance dredging in the entrance channel, no work was done during the year. The costs were $62.10. Under a contract for repairs to the south jetty dated June 19, 1935, no work was accomplished. The costs were $39.30. The total cost was .$101.40 for maintenance, and the total expenditures were $29.35. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 62 percent completed. The channel 300 feet wide and 18 feet deep with a central depth of 25 feet over a width of 150 feet has been dredged into the pond, and the south jetty extended to a length of 1,691 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were about 21 feet for 150 feet width on the bar in the channel off the end of the south jetty; 18 feet and over for a width of about 200 feet throughout the channel. The breakwater needs repairs. To complete the project requires the further widening and deepening of the channel and the construction of the north jetty. The costs have been $189,036.65 for new work and $24,274.43 for maintenance, a total of $213,311.08, and the expenditures $213,239.03. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $23,870.65, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------------- .. $72. 05 Maintenance: Maintenance dredging under contract in force to be completed in September 1935 ---------------------------------- 17, 400. 00 Repairs to breakwater under contract to be completed in Sep- tember 1935 -------------------------------------- 6,398.60 Total --------- ---------------------------------- 23, 870. 65 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as the completion of the above work will place the im- provement in satisfactory condition for several years. 102 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------ $189, 036.65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---. .------------- 24,274.43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 213, 311. 08 ----------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 72.05 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 213,239.03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_-------- --- 23, 870.65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ----- 237, 109.68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C o s t of new work .- . . . .. -.- - --.. . . .. . .. Cost ofmaintenance.........------------------------...------------.......-----------..------------......... $101.40 Total expended................-----------------....----------------------.....----------- ------------ ...........- 29.35 Allotted..............--------------------.....------------------------------------.----------....... 23,900.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ------------------------------------------ $23,900. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 29.35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 23,870. 65 Outstanding liabilities, June 30, 1935__------ -- _-_ $72.05 Amount covered by uncompleted contrzicts------------ 23,254.80 23, 326.85 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------- 543.80 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - - existing project 1 370, 900.00 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 prior to operations under the existing project in 1882 were $184,943.46, of which $148,347.59 was for new work and $36,595.87 was for main- tenance. For further details see page 1754 of Annual Report for 1915. SExisting project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 250 feet wide to the upper end of Bartletts Crossover and thence to Norwich generally 200 feet wide, with increased width in the bends, through Long Reach, and at the head of navigation, a total distance of about 8.6 miles; the construction of five training walls, with their tops 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. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS---PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 103 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 1935, is $1,508,400, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $29,300. 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 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 a channel 18 feet deep above Allyns Point; the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present channel dimensions up to Allyns Point (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 14, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the act of August 30, 1935, made final provision for the present channel dimensions above Allyns Point (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 18, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the two last-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.-Maintenance dredging under contract above Allyns Point, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed October 31, 1934. During this period, 467,957 cubic yards of material were removed, restoring the channel up to Norwich. The total yardage removed under the contract was 530,597. The costs were $188,831.52 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $204,924.41. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 46 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 training walls are in fair condition. The controlling depth at mean low water, as determined in July 1933, was 26 feet to Allyns Point, thence, as determined in October 1934, 19 feet to Norwich, and thence 12 feet in the Shetucket River up to the town wharf. To complete the project requires the deepening of the chan- nel above Allyns Point. The costs under the project have been $688,- 330.08 for new work and $423,506.20 for maintenance, a total of $1,111,836.28, and the total expenditure $1,111,836.28. Proposed operations.-No funds were available at the close of the year and no work is contemplated. The sum of $820,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in deepening the channel between Allyns Point and Nor- wich. The work is necessary to provide for the more economical use, of the upper channel by the growing commerce to Norwich. Under existing conditions no maintenance work is necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_-------- --- $836, 677.67 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------__ 460, 102. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___-- 1, 296, 779. 74 Net total expenditures---- ------------ 1, 296, 779. 74 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ------ 1, 296, 779. 74 104 REPORT OF CGIIE? .OF ENGINEERS, U. S. AR1VY 1'98 5 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cot of nework....--------------------$8, 170. 33 -$7, 628.00 $49,456. 28 $ 1,540. 41 - Cost of maintenance. , -- - 42, 987.15 .------------- . 5 28, 19.55 $188, 831. 52 Total cost ....... ___ ---------- 131, 157. 48 -7, 628. 00 49, 456. 28 39, 819.96 188, 831.52 Total expended-- ...------------------- 145, 473. 72 ......... 36, 323.76 36, 913. 71 204, 924. 41 Allotted ......--------------------------- 23. 000. 00 -12, 782. 14 67, 801.22: 222, 186.45 -11, 825. 79 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__--------------------------- $216, 750.:20 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 11, 825.79 Net amount to be accounted for___ 204, 924. 41 Gross amount expended------------------------ $208, 052. 84 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 3, 128. 43 204, 924.41 Amount (estimated) re CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR DELAWARE RIVE., PILADEILPHIA TO TRENTON Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ ----------------------- 1$4, 63,897. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ -. -----........ 538, 496. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 5, 170, 39&. 90 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 7, 585.70 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------- ----------- 5,177, 979. 6 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_- - --------- 148. 58 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 5, 178, 128.18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935- ---------- 109, 955. 42' Net total expenditures -----------.- -1 5, 068, 172. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----- ---------- -3, 205, 748.63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 8,273,921.39, 1 In addition $15,000 of contributed funds was expended. BIVERS AND MABBORS-PII4DELPHIIA, PA., DISTRICT 271 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work......------------- $455,981.25 $1,094,173.84$13,478.65 $1,016,355.32 $1, 041,138. 49 Cost of maintenance------------........... 5, 971.14 082. 20 16, 22, 978.25 123, 140. 45 109, 891. 90 Total cost---.....------------ 461, 952. 39 1, 110, 256.04 36, 456.90 1, 139, 495. 77 1, 151, 030. 39 1 Total expended--------------- 453, 199.85 1, 118, 207.22 34 36 35, 997,949.08 1, 196, 610. 43 Allotted.. -------------------- 890, 000. 00 210, 230. 13 000.00 1,235,000.00 43, 4,144, 95.51 Balance unexpended July 1,1934_ $257, 403. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ---------------- $110, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933_- ----- ___ 384, 955. 51 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934..----------------------- 750, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 8, 1935- 2, 900, 000. 00 4,144, 955. 51 Amount to be accounted for_--- -- --- --- 4, 402, 359. 06 Gross amount expended--...... --. - $1,196,621.48 Less reimbursements collected_-.... ------ 11.05 -1, 196, 610. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-- .... ------ 3, 205, 748.63 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------- $24,158.61 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 218, 278. 51 242, 437.12 Balance available June 30, 1935__- ------- 2, 963, 311. 51 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------. --- 148. 58 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------- - 2, 963, 460. 09 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion qf existing project - -- - -- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - -- 300, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- 300, 000.00 For maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 125, 000.00 - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- Total 425, 000. 00 2. DELAWARE RIVER, PA., N. J., AND DEL., PHILADELPHIA, PA., TO THE SEA Location.-See page 265, 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. E~isting project.-This provides for a channel from deep water in Delaware Bay, about 8 miles below Liston Point, to Allegheny Ave- a Exclusive of available funds. 23116 ENG 1935--18 272 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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; and for an anchorage 35 feet deep, 1,200 feet wide, and averaging 5,700 feet long at Marcus Hook, Pa.; 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 pierhead 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., 5.6 feet; Chester, Pa., 5.4 feet; New Castle, Del., 5.5 feet; Liston Point, Del., 5.8 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 1935 is $17,600,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1933) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500,000. 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 modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 304, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), to provide for the anchorages between Port Richmond and Mantua Creek, and for extending the 1,000-foot channel width in Philadelphia Harbor to Horseshoe Bend; and by the Public Works Administration September 6 1933, and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 5, 73d ong., 1st sess.), to provide for an anchorage in the vicinity of Marcus Hook, Pa. The latest published maps are in the Annual Report for 1913, page 1746, and in House Document No. 304, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Terminal facilties.-There are 316 piers, wharves, and docks within the limits of the improvement, exclusive of those reported under Wilmington Harbor, Del., including the following municipally owned piers, open to public use: 1 at Gloucester, N. J.; 2 at Chester, Pa.; 1 at New Castle, Del.; and 1 at Delaware City, Del, RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 273 The terminal facilities are adequate for existing commerce and, with additional facilities under construction or contemplated, pro- vide for substantial 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, and pt. II, revised 1931.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds-New work.-None. Maintenance.-Dredging in the upper portion of Philadelphia Harbor between Palmer and Arch Streets in progress at the begin- ning of the fiscal year was completed September 5, 1934. Approxi- mately 180,597 cubic yards were removed during the year at a cost of $99,316.91. The total quantity removed under the contract was 199,597 cubic yards at a cost of $110,617.92. Work was commenced August 1, 1934, under contract for constructing and delivering rein- forced concrete cap units for Hope Creek Dike. This work was completed September 20, 1934. A total of 660 units were con- structed and delivered at a cost of $26,136.19. Maintenance dredging was in progress throughout the year, except during the winter lay-up, with the sea-going hopper dredge New Orleans. The Rossell was operated on the Delaware River at inter- vals throughout the year when conditions in the Christiana and Schuylkill Rivers would permit. The total quantity of material removed from the Delaware River in maintenance work during the year was 6,831,326 cubic yards, bin measurement, of which 1,868,625 cubic yards were deposited in the rehandling basins at Edgemoor, Del.; 1,215,810 cubic yards in the basins at Hog Island; 3,463,506 cubic yards in the Killcohook basins; 205,077 cubic yards at Old- mans Point basins; and 78,308 cubic yards were deposited without rehandling. The cost of dredging, which includes rehandling by pipe-line dredges and the proportionate share of cost of construction and' maintenance of disposal basins, was $714,519.01. Dredging by the agitation method was also done on Liston Range with the dredges New Orleans and Rossell. Approximately 399,128 cubic yards were dredged and pumped overboard by this method at a cost of $3,900.34. The Government derrick boat Rattler was en- gaged at periods during the year in sweeping for and removing scattered boulders, fragments of blasted rock, and other hard shoals from the channel on Bellevue Range. The sweeping operations covered an area of approximately 45,000 square yards at a cost of $904.08. Other maintenance costs during the year included the placing of concrete cap units and repairing Hope Creek Dike by the U. S. derrick boat Rattler, $6,914.77; study of the regimen of the Delaware River, including investigation of discharge, saline content, and silt movement, $5,178.32; surveys and channel examinations, $24,914.65; Doeration and maintenance of tide gages below Philadelphia, $2,752.39; and removing miscellaneous obstructions and debris, $3,968.67. The total cost of work done during the year, from regular funds, was $888,505.33, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were .minus $2,193,213.16. 274 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, UT. S. ARMY, 1935 Public Works funds-New work.-Operations conducted with Public Works funds included two contracts in progress at the begin- ning of the fiscal year, covering dredging of anchorages in the Delaware River opposite Gloucester, N. J., and Marcus Hook, Pa. Contract for dredging an anchorage opposite Gloucester, N. J., was completed July 7, 1934. Approximately 49,386 cubic yards were removed during the year at a cost of $25,370.14. The total quantity removed under the contract was 516,186 cubic yards at a cost of $299,257.86. The contract for dredging an anchorage opposite Marcus Hook, Pa., was completed December 10, 1934. Approximately 1,264,523 cubic yards were removed during the year at a cost of $270,111.53. The total quantity removed under the contract was 2,362,023 cubic yards at a cost of $513,787.93. The total cost of new work con- .ducted with Public Works funds during the year was $295,481.67. Total expenditures were $361,872.67. The total cost, all funds, was $1,183,987-$295,481.67 for new work and $888,505.33 for maintenance. Total expenditures were minus $1,831,340.49. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1934. Portions of the channel are subject to recurrent shoaling, but ac- cording to the latest examinations (May-June 1935) a navigable channel with a controlling depth of 35 feet at mean low water ex- tends for a distance of 63 miles from Philadelphia to the sea. The total length of dikes constructed under the project at Mifflin Bar, Chester Island, Oldmans Point, Edgemoor, Pea Patch Island, Reedy Island, Alloway Creek, Stony Point, and Hope Creek, was 52,372 feet. Portions of the dikes at Edgemoor and Reedy Island are in need of repairs. The total estimated quantity of material other than ledge rock removed by contract in original channel dredging was appiroxi- mately 54,001,483 cubic yards, excluding excessive overdepth dredg- ing. In addition, approximately 8,430,546 cubic yards were re- moved from anchorages at Port Richmond, Gloucester, Mantua Creek, and Marcus Hook. The total quantity removed by Govern- ment plant was approximately 2,829,986 cubic yards, making a total of 65,262,015 cubic yards removed under the project. The total quantity of ledge rock and boulders removed under the project was 145,418 cubic yards, by contract, and 1,239 cubic yards by Govern- ment and leased plant. The total cost of the existing project from regular funds was $41,647,747.38, of which $17,021,228.20 was for new work and $24,- 626,519.18 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $43,249,273.80. The total cost of the existing project from Public Works funds was $813,045.79, all. for new work. Total expenditures were $813,045.79. The total cost of the existing project, all funds, was $42,460,793.17, of which $17,834,273.99 was for new work and $24,626,519.18 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $44,062,319.59. Proposed operations.---It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1935, amounting to $1,258,255.13, as follows: BIVERS AND HARBORS -PHILADELPHIAp PA., DISTRICT 275 Accounts payable Jne 30, 935 -------------- $68, 223. 49 --------- Maintenance: Operation of hopper dredges Delaware, New Orleans, and Rossell; pipe-line dredges Alaboma, Gillespie, Huston, and attendant plant, la rquired, throughout the fiscal year... Chibinel examinatios al- operation of tide gages to June 30, 1, 160, 031. 64 1936--.. ------------------ 30, 000. 00 Total1-----------------------1, 258, 255. 13 Maintenance dredging in the 35-foot channel and anchorages with Government plant will be continued as required throughout the year except during the winter lay-up, when annual repairs will be made. The sum of $1,300,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Maintenance: Operation of hopper dredges, Delaware, New Orleans, Rossell; pipe-line dredges Alabama, Gillespie, Huston, and attendant plant ------------------------------------------- ----- $1 0000, 000 Maintenance dredging in lower Philadelphia Harbor, by con- tract ------------------------- ---------------------- 250, 000 Channel examinations, operation of tide gages ---------------- 50, 000 Total ,300, 000 1------------------------------ Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_------ --- $29, 997, 285. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --------- 25, 651, 928.20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 55, 649, 214.01 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 --------- 1, 624, 122.21 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 57, 273, 336. 22 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 45,627. 70 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------- 57, 318, 963. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ....-- - 68, 223. 49 Net total expenditures- . 57, 250, 740. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ _ -- 1, 212, 627.43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------------ 58, 463, 367.86 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------$1,861, 823. 22 $1,120, 444. 50 $856, 717. 97 $65, 894. 66- -------- Cost of maintenance........... 2, 384, 787.13 2, 083, 586.00 1, 935, 671.27 1,083, 824. 29 $888, 505.33 Total cost------------.............-. 4, 246, 610. 35 3, 204, 030. 50 2, 792, 389. 24 1,149, 718.95 888, 505. 33 Total expended.--------------4, 517, 380. 40 3, 425, 361.92 2,206, 260. 86 1,004, 734. 61 -2,193, 213. 16 Allotted...--_--------------2, 356, 600. 00 296, 359. 62 2, 549, 552. 60 1, 309,140. 55 -1,982,046. 40 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-- .....-.................. $1, 001, 460. 67 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935 ---------------------------------- 1, 000, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for___-- ------- 2,001,460. 67 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments---------- 2,982, 046.40 Net amount to be accounted for .....- -- 980, 585. 73 276 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended_- -- - $1, 389,135. 58 __ Less- Reimbursements collected - . $812, 427. 53 Receipts from sales-------...--...-- 2, 769, 921.21 3, 582, 348. 74 -$2,193;213.10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------------- 1, 212, 627. 43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- --- $68, 223. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- -- -- 25. 00 68,248. 49 Balance available June 30, 1935- -1, 144, 378.94- Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ..--------------------------- 45,627.70 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 1, 190, 006.64 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance _ - - 1 1, 300, 000.00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_----- ----------- ----- $813, 045. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___ --- 813, 045. 79, Net total expenditures- _- - - - _- - -- 813, 045. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_-_--- 813, 045. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------....... ----..----.....-- ..----.-.. 6T $517, 564. 12 $295, 481. Cost ofmaintenance................. ............ .... ................................ ..... . Total expended_...-..-.......-.-.------.-.....----...---.-.-451,173.12 361, 872. 67 Allotted-------------------------------............... ------------ 850, 000. 00 -36, 954. 2 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _- $398, 826. 88 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933----------------------------------------------140, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 538, 826. 88 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments --------------- 176, 954.21 Net amount to be accounted for.------------------------- 361, 872.67: Gross amount expended -------------------------- $362, 149. 91 Less reimbursements collected_..... - -277. 24 361, 872. 67 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA TO THE SEA Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- $30, 810, 331. 60; Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__-- ------ - 25, 651, 928. 20- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 56, 462, 259.80 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935__, ....... 1, 624, 122.21 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-.........- 58,086, 382. 01 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 45, 627. 70 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_.......... __....-58,132, 009.71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_-...... ------- 68, 223.49 Net total expenditures-------------------------58, 063, 786.22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-- --- 1, 212, 627. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------- 59,276,413. 65 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 277 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-----------............... $1,861, 823.22 $1,120,444. 50 $856, 717.97 $583, 458.78 $295, 481.67 Cost of maintenance----------............ 2, 384, 787. 13 2,083, 586.00 1,935, 671. 27 1,083, 824. 29 888, 505.33 Total cost.-............... 4, 246, 610. 35 3,204, 030.50 2, 792, 389. 24 1.667,283.07 1,183, 987.00 Total expended---.-...-.-.....4,517,380.40 ,'425, 361.92 2,206,260.86 1,455,907.73 -1,831,340.49 Allotted........--.----...-.- 2, 356, 600.00 296, 359. 62 2, 549, 552.60 2, 159, 140. 55 -2, 019, 000.61 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 -------------------------- $1, 400,287.55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935- .... ---- $1, 000,000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recov- ery Act approved June 16, 1933_- ----- 140,000.00 1,140, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 2, 540,287.55 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments------------- 3, 159, 000.61 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 618, 713.06 Gross amount expended --------------------- $1, 751, 285.49 Less- Reimbursements collected- $812, 704. 77 Receipts from sales---------- 2, 769, 921.21 3, 582, 625.98 -1, 831, 340.49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------- 1,212, 627.43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------- $68, 223. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 25.00 68,248.49 Balance available June 30, 1935-- -------- 1, 144, 378.94 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------- ---------- 45, 627.70 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935__--- ---- 1, 190,006.64 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 1, 300, 000. 00 3. DELAWARE RIVER AT CAMDEN, N. J. Looation.--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 above 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. (For further details see p. 321, Annual Report for 1932.) 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 1 Exclusive of available funds. 278 REPORT OF OHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Creek is about 2.3 miles... The mean range of tide is 5.6 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, was $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 provide for extending the 30-foot depth upstream to Berkley Street. The latest published maps are ini the project documents. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 70 wharves within the limits of this improvement, of which 67 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, pt. I, revised 1932.) Operations and results during fscal year.-None. No expendi- tures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931 at a saving of $17,394 under the estimated cost. The latest examination (April 1935) shows some shoaling along and near the pierhead line at Cooper Point, and below Kaighn Point, but not of sufficient extent to require maintenance dredging at the present time. The total costs and expenditures, excluding $15,000 contributed funds which were expended for new work, have been $465,159.08, of which $462,905.66 were for new work and $2,253.42 for main- tenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging as required to restore project depth between Kaighn Point and the Camden Marine Terminal. Cost and financial summary, Cost of new work to June 80, 1935---- --- ._111 1 1 $462, 905.66 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 2, 25.3.42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------- 465,159.08 ----------------------..------------- Net total expenditures.... 465,159. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ...-------------- 465,159.08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..-------------------$184, 716.59 $108,863.69-...... Cost of maintenanoe---------------.........------------------$329.077- --....... .-.....-----....------....------ .. Total expended---------------------137, 303.19 156, 277.09 329.97------------------- Allotted...---------------------------259, 000.00 34,910.25- ... .....--.. - - Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance --_-_ ------ .- . . -. $40, 000 1 In addition $15,000 was expended of contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS---PHILADELPHIA, PA.1 DISTRICT 279 4. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, PA. Location.-This river has its source in Schuylkill County, Pa., flows in a general southeasterly direction, and empties into the Delaware 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. (For further details see p. 325, Annual Report for 1932.) 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 Passy- unk Avenue Bridge, thence 26 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Gibsons Point, and thence 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Cleveland Ave- nue (now University Avenue), suitably widened at bends. The length of the section included in the project is about 6.5 miles. The mean range of tide at Penrose Ferry Bridge is 5.6 feet, and at Chest- nut Street, 6.0 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 mod- ified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Har- bors Committee 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 chan- nel below Passyunk Avenue by the United States under certain con- ditions. See paragraph Local cooperation. The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 40, Sev- enty -first Congress, second session. Local cooperatio.-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 municipal 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 280 .. REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 Philadelphia, and letter from the mayor giving assurance that the required annual dredging will be done, as satisfactory compliance with the project requirements for local cooperation. Terminal facilities.-There are 34 wharves located within the lim- its of the improvement. These 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 project dimensions between Yankee Point and Passyunk Avenue, commenced during the previous year, was completed October 9, 1934. The total quantity removed was 356,847 cubic yards at a cost of $122,473.62 for maintenance. The U. S. sea-going hopper dredge Rossell was engaged at inter- vals in maintenance dredging between the mouth and Passyunk Avenue and removed approximately 756,632 cubic yards, bin meas- urement, at a cost of $142,959.44 for maintenance. Channel exam- inations were made as required during the year at a cost of $8,254.49 for maintenance. The total cost of work done during the year was $273,687.55, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $293.771.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is approximately 98 percent completed. The total quantities removed in original exca- vation under the project were 9,511.5 cubic yards, place measure- ment, 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 scattered 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. The portion of the river included in the improvement is subject to rapid shoaling, especially after freshets, requiring frequent re- dredging. The latest surveys (June 1935) show present controlling depths at mean low water available to navigation about as follows: Section Project Present depth depth Mouth to Girard Point.........................--------------------------------------------------30 31.0 Girard Point to Pentose Ferry Bridge..--------------------------------------- 30 30.2 Penrose Ferry Bridge to Passyunk Avenue.........----------------------------------- 30 28.4 Passyunk Avenue to Gibsons Point....-----------------------------------26 15. 5 Gibsons Point to University Avenue................---------------------------------------- 22 14.5 The total cost was $3,173,406.47, of which $1,456,001.01 was for new work and $1,717,405.46 was for maintenance. Total expendi- tures were $3,172,433.04. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1935, amounting to $297,- 744.45, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 281 Accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- $1, 150.92 Maintenance: Dredging by contract between Yankee Point and Passyunk Avenue (Sept.-Nov. 1935)-- - ----------- 73, 500. 00 Dredging by Government hopper dredge Rosselt, mouth to Yankee Point during the fiscal year-- ------- 215, 093.53 Channel examinations throughout the year_---- - -- 8, 000.00 Total -------------------------------------------- 297, 744.45 The proposed dredging is expected to maintain project depth from the Delaware River to Passyunk Avenue throughout the fiscal year. The sum of $300,000 can be profitably -expended during the fiscal year 1937 in channel maintenance, by contract and with Government plant, from the mouth to Passyunk Avenue. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-.......... ----- $1, 981, 001.01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 1, 717, 405.46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 3,698,406.47 --------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 177.49 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 -------------------- 3, 698, 583.96 Minus eaccounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 1, 150.92 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 3, 697, 433. 04' Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 297, 566.96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ - -__ 3, 995, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work................ ........................................................... Cost of maintenance-----------............ $254,886.64 $683,466.43 $265, 744.44 $238,885.90 $273, 687. 55 Total expended---------------230, 941. 00 657, 463.53 298, 904.44 234, 617. 51 293, 771.05 Allotted -------------------........................ 1, 038, 500.00 -113,500.00 310, 000.00 420,000.00 340,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --------------------------- $251, 338. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 -------------------- $130, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation ...... Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-- ----- 210, 000.00 340, 000. 00 ...... Amount to be accounted for--- --- __-- - 591, 338.01 Gross amount expended ----------------------------------- 293, 771. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-- -------- 297, 566.96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 _--------------$1, 144. 56 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-.......... 6. 36 1,150.92 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 296, 416. 04 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_--------- ---- 177. 49 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935- - --- - 296, 593. 53 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- existing project 1 34, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably 1 expended in fiscal - - year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 300, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 282 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 5. WILMINGTON HARBOR, DEL. Location.-This harbor is formed by the Christiana River, which rises in New Castle County, Del., flows northeasterly 16 miles, pass- ing through the city of Wilmington, Del., and empties into the Dela- ware 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. EL'isting 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 & Washing- ton 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, as originally constructed, was a curved, stone-filled pile and timber crib 2,150 feet long. Under the modification of this jetty authorized by the act of July 3, 1930, the outer end, about 1,200 feet in length, has been removed to improve the channel regimen. 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 New- port. Under the influence of prolonged heavy winds the range of tide may vary from about 2 feet below to about 11 feet above mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935 to include the cost of the south entrance jetty, is $1,197,700, 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 har- bor 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 auxiliaries, including a wharf and depot, for maintenance of the project (H. Doc. No. 359, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); the act of September 22, 1922 (H. Doc. No. 114, 67th Cong., 1st sess.), amended by the River RIVERS A D EHARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 283 and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1925 (Senate committee 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 or removal of a portion of the north jetty (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 20, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). Modification of the project to provide f or completion of the new south jetty by the United States (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 32, 73d Cong., 2d sess.) was au- thorized May 28, 1935 under the Emergency Relief appropriation Act of 1935, and by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935. 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 Con- gress, second session. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. 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 rail- ways, drydocks, shipyards, and terminal warehouses equipped with handling appliances. (See Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal yea:.-The U. S. dredge Ros- sell was engaged at intervals in maintenance dredging between deep water in the Delaware River and the Wilmington Marine Terminal (Lobdell Canal), approximately 1,266,417 cubic yards, bin measure- ment, being removed during the fiscal year at a cost of $122,042.64 for maintenance. Channel examinations were made as required dur- ing the year at a cost of $5,956.21 for maintenance. A survey of the Christiana River to ascertain the condition of the channel between Lobdell Canal and Newport was made in September and October 1934 at a cost of $1,204.66, for maintenance. The total cost of work during the year was $129,203.51, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $106,818.47. 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, which work has been authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, and funds partially pro- vided from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and deepening of the inner basin, approximately 4,400 feet long, and from 400 to 600 feet wide, to a depth of 30 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: From Delaware River to Lobdell Canal, 31.5 feet; thence to Market Street Bridge, 14.7 feet; thence to the pulp works, 15.1 feet; thence to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge No. 4, 9.7 feet; and thence to 1,700 eet upstream from the highway bridge at Newport, 6.3 feet. 284 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 The total cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year, exclud- ing $60,000 contributed by the city of Wilmington, which was ex- pended for maintenance, was $3,982,628.04, of which $924,356.12 was for new work and $3,058,271.92 for maintenance. Total ex- penditures have been $3,959,579.78, exclusive of $60,000 contributed. funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, under regular appropriation, amounting to $108,249.01, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------.. ------------- $23,048. 264 Maintenance: Maintenance dredging by hopper dredge Rossell and attendant plant between the mouth and Lobdell Canal, throughout the year-------------- ----------------------------- 78,200. 75 Channel examinations throughout the year ------------------- 7, 000. 00 Total----------------- -------------------------- 108,249.01 The Rossell will be operated during six or more periods of about 2 weeks each distributed approximately uniformly throughout the fiscal year. It is proposed to apply the allotment of $180,500 from Emergency Relief Appropriation funds unexpended on June 30, 1935, to con- struction of steel sheet pile and timber training jetty at mouth of Christiana River, under contract. The proposed dredging is expected to maintain project depth from the Delaware River to the Wilmington Marine Terminal throughout the year. The entrance jetty on the south side of Christiana River is expected to reduce shoaling in the channel. The sum of $221,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Completion of south jetty at mouth of Christiana River under contract -------- ----------------------------------- $25, 000 Maintenance: Maintenance dredging to 25 feet with Government plant from the month to Lobdell Canal--- ----------- 175, 000 Maintenance dredging by contract between Pennsylvania Rail- road bridge (Delaware division) and Newport, Del. (August- November 1936) --------------------------------------- 16,500 Channel examinations throughout year_ __-------- -5, 000 196, 500 Total------ ------------------ --------------------- _ 221,500 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_1111111 1 $1, 326, 477. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 1 ----------------------- 3, 058, 271. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 4, 384, 749. 25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 23, 048.26 Net total expenditures__ ------------ 4, 361, 700. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --... .108,249. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ....... 4, 469, 950. 00 1In addition, $60,000 of contributed funds was expended. RIVERS AND HARBORS----PHILADELPHIA PA.~ DISTRICT 285 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work--------------------$151,482.80 ------------------ =--------- Cost of maintenance-_---------------- 138, 323.04 $233,917.28 $201, 703.87 $118,858. 21 $129,203. 51 Total cost .... --- . 289,805. 84 233, 917. 28 201,703.87 118,858. 21 129, 203. 51 285, 244. 70 217, 733.00 214,997.08 Total expended---....................----.....--------------... 142,906. 21 106, 818.47 Allotted... --------------------------- 325,000. 00228, 000.00 286,000.00 17,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934- ............. ----- $198, 067.48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935 ------------------------------------- 147,000.00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 345,067.48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__.- --- - 130,000.00 Net amount to be accounted for-.----------.. ---- 215,067.48 Gross amount expended- --- - ----------- 106, 818. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 --------------------- 108, 249.01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_- ----- __ 23, 049.26 Balance available June 30, 1935 .................. -- 85, 199. 75 Amount (estimated) required - - - _ to- be appropriated - - - for - - completion - of - - - existing project 2 _. _ 92, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - For new work 2 -- -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - --- - - - 25, 000.00 - - - - - - - For maintenance 196, 500.00 - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- Total 2 221, 500.00 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935.... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures ____- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ 111 __1111111 $180, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_- --- __-----180, 500.00 Fiscal year ended June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew w ork.- - - - . .- - . .- . -. . . . .- .. .- . . .- . . . .. . . . . . Cost ofmaintenance.--------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------............ -. .. . . Total expended $10,0 Allotted------ ---------------------- -. - _ ......---- -- ---......$180,500 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved April 8, 1935 ----------------------------------- $180, 500.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- - ---- ____---- 180, 500.00 SExclusive of available funds. 286 RBPORT OF GHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WILMINGTON HARBOR, DEL. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--...--.....-. ... $1,326, 477.33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- .-... -__-- --- 13,058,271. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-......... 4,384, 749.25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------ ........ 23, 048.26 Net total expenditures --------------- -------------- 4, 361, 700.99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-......- _ _.... --- 288, 749.01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 _ -__- 4, 650, 450. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------------............... $151,482.80 - - - - "$-,-- ---- - Cost of maintenance ----------------- . 138,323.04 $233,917.28 $201, 703.87 $118, 858.21 129,03. 6 Total cost-------. ---------- .289,805.84 233,917. 28 201, 703.87 118, 858. 21 129, 203. 51 Total expended---------------------......................... 285,244.70 217, 733.00 214,997.08 142, 906. 21 106,818.47 Allotted--------------------------- 325,000. 00-...- .................................. 228,000. 00 286, 000.00 197, 500,00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --------------------------... $198, 067.48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved April 9, 1935 --------------- $147, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act approved April 8, 1935_------------- -180, 500.00 327,500. 00 Amount to be accounted for- ----- ------ - 525, 567.48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- - ------ 130,000. 00 Net amount to be acounted for------- - - --- 395, 567.48 Gross amount expended__ --- ------------ 106,818.47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- - -------- 288, 749. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 $23, 048. 26 -------- Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 1.00 23, 049.26 Balance available June 30, 1935__ -- ------- 265, 699. 75 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 92,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 2 - - - - - 25, 000.00 For maintenance 2 __ _ . -_. ... 196, 500. 00 Total ----------------- -------------------------- 221, 500.00 6. 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 Greek and Elk River, about 4 miles west of Chesapeake City, Md., a distance of about 19 miles, with a branch channel extending from Delaware City, 1In addition, $60,000 of contributed funds were expended. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 287 Del., for a distance of 1.8 miles to the junction with the main canal from Reedy Point, Del. The ship canal adopted in 1935 is 9 miles long. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 294 and 1226.) Previous projects.-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 project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, provided for the purchase of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at a cost to the United States not exceeding $2,514,289.70. Its enlargement was authorized by the river and harbor acts of January 21, 1927, and July 3, 1930. For details of its enlargement see Annual Report for 1934, page 242. The total cost under the previous project including $2,514,289.70 for the purchase of the canal was $10,709,755.01 for new work and $3,632,422.78 for maintenance, a total of $14,342,177.79. The total expenditures were $14,495,582.97. Existing project.-This provides for a sea-level channel to ac- commodate vessels drawing 25 feet and having a depth of 27 feet and a width of 250 feet from Delaware River to Elk River and thence 400 feet wide down Elk River and Chesapeake Bay to deep water at or near Pooles Island; alteration of existing bridges over the canal; extension of the entrance jetties at Reedy Point; the en- largement of the anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek to afford an area about 400 feet wide, 1,000 feet long, and 12 feet deep, including provision of sluice gates at the fixed highway bridge; dredging the Delaware City Branch Channel to a depth of 8 feet and a width of 50 feet; deepening the existing basin to the same depth; revetment of both banks east of Fifth Street Bridge; and construction of bulkheads. The portion of the channel extending from the mouth of Back Creek, in Elk River, to Pooles Island, a distance of 27 miles, is included in the Baltimore (Md.) district. The length of the canal included in the Philadelphia district, extend- ing from Delaware River to the mouth of Back Creek is about 21 miles. The mean range of the 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 1935, is $14,000,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $220,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 201, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Does. Nos. 18 and 24, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of the canal is found in Rivers and Har- bors Committee Document No. 24, Seventy-third Congress, second session. 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. 23116-ENG 1935-19 288 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 Georges have been constructed by the United States. A harbor for small boats has been provided, and a wharf has been constructed at Chesapeake City. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year--New work.---Under the former project, refundment of liquidated damages in the amount of $3,050 previously deducted under contract for the construction of bascule highway bridge at Delaware City, Del., completed during the previous fiscal year, and compensation for damages amounting to $2,000 to private property in Delaware City, Del., caused by change of street grade incident to construction of this bridge were made during the year. The total cost of new work during the year was $5,050. Maintenance.--Maintenancedredging of shoals west of Chesapeake City by leased dredge No. 4 in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed July 31, 1934. During the period 38,990 cubic yards were removed at a cost of $12,033.95. The work of shoal removal east of Summit Bridge by the leased dredge President and attendant plant was terminated July 31, 1934. Approximately 22,011 cubic yards were removed at a cost of $13,699.98. Preliminary studies, reports, and estimates were initiated under contract dated March 19, 1935, in connection with changes in the lo- cation or foundation of the piers or in the approaches to the exist- ing highway and railroad bridges across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The cost of this item was $3,500. Under contract dated April 25, 1935, for advance maintenance dredging of the channel between St. Georges and Chesapeake City, work was commenced May 6, 1935, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period 77,312 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed, resulting in a channel 90 feet wide and 16 feet deep for a length of 5,000 feet at a cost of $47,848.49. The U. S. dredges Gillespie and Dalecarliawere engaged at inter- vals during the fiscal year in restoring the channel at the Reedy Point entrance to the canal, removing 579,634 cubic yards at a cost of $79,362.73. During the period July 1 to July 5, 1934, the dredge Mantua was engaged in restoration of the channel in the Delaware City Branch Channel, removing 1,347 cubic yards at a cost of $1,373.82. At intervals between August 1 and October 31, 1934, the dredge Mantua was engaged in restoration of the channel at Lorewood Grove, removing 126,582 cubic yards at a cost of $23,514.30. During the period March 15 to April 15, 1935, the dredge Mantua was engaged in maintenance dredging of the channel in Back Creek, removing 80,838 cubic yards at a cost of $13,914.01. The U. S. derrickboat No. 37 was employed at intervals from the beginning of the fiscal year until April 15, 1935, dredging miscel- laneous shoals between the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge and Chesa- peake City, removing a total of 194,220: cubic yards at a cost of $74,272.51. During the period April 15 to June 30, 1935, the derrick- boat No. 37 was engaged in maintenance dredging of the channel in Back Creek, removing 130,127 cubic yards at a cost of $44,777.15. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRIOT 289 Rehandling and disposing of 69,815 cubic yards dredged material from areas covered by operations of leased plant at a cost of $10,993.76. The rebuilding of the north side dike to prevent erosion during storm tides in progress at the end of fiscal year was completed Sep- tember 12, 1934. During the period approximately 1,850 feet were constructed at a cost of $11,335.52. Other maintenance work included miscellaneous operations, such as removal of miscellaneous obstructions and debris; revetting and repairing banks; constructing bulkheads across washes on canal banks; and repair and maintenance of auxiliary works including dolphins, boardwalks, channel markers, etc., at a total cost of $30,251.92. Miscellaneous surveys and examinations were made dur- ing the fiscal year at a cost of $28,707.85. The total cost of work during the fiscal year was $400,635.99 of which $5,050 was for new work and $395,585.99 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $118,861.05, all charged to work under former project. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The work of deepening the canal to 27 feet by dredging and by dry excavation from the Pennsyl- vania Railroad bridge to Elk River has been advertised, for execu- tion by contract, with funds provided from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, was 9.7 feet at mean low water (Delaware River datum) but boats drawing 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: From Delaware River to Fifth Street Bridge, 2.0 feet, and thence to the junction of the new canal, 4.6 feet. No costs have been incurred or expendi- tures made under the existing project. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable June 30, 1935, under regular appro- priations amounting to $657,842.49 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935.----------------------------$79,030.26 Maintenance: Operation of pipe-line dredge Mantua, derrickboat No. 37, and attendant plant in channel maintenance throughout the year_ 180, 312.23 Advance maintenance to -17 feet, St. Georges to Chesapeake City, under existing contract ___--- ------------.-- 323,000.00 Maintenance and repair of canal banks, boardwalks, bridge fenders, etc., throughout the year (hired labor) ------------- 35, 000.00 Tides, currents, and engineering data ---------------------- 25, 000.00 Studies and estimates in location or foundations of piers or approaches to existing bridge across canal under existing contract--- --------------------------------------- 15, 500.00 Total------ --------------------------------- 657, 842.49 Maintenance dredging with the pine-line dredge Mantua and der- rickboat No. 37 and attendant plant throughout the year (except during the winter lay-up, when annual repairs will be made), to- gether with advance maintenance dredging between St. Georges and Chesapeake City, under contract in force, to be completed about November 1935, will insure for existing traffic a channel of better than project depth throughout its length. It is proposed to apply the funds allotted from the appropriation provided in the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 amount- ing to $5,107,000, as follows: 29 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Acquiring rights-of-way between Delaware River and Elk River by condemnation and negotiation-- -------- ___------$800, 000 Dredging channel to a depth of 27 feet with 250-foot bottom width from Elk River to Bethel, Md., by contract___- ---- __ 2,244,145 Excavation in the dry to plane of 15 feet above mean low water from Bethel, Md., to Canal, Del. (Pennsylvania Railroad bridge), by contract- ---------------------------------------------- 911,917 Clearing of land and construction of banks around basins for dis- posal of dredged material between Delaware River and Bethel, Md., by hired labor ------------------------------------- 1,115,938 Removal of old canal lock at Chesapeake City, Md., by contract .. 25, 000 Model study at U. S. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., to determine plan for extension of jetties, by hired labor... 10, 000 Total--------- ---------------------------------- 5,107,000 The sum of $9,215,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Acquisition of additional land required_------ -- $200,000 Dredging channel to a depth of 27 feet with 250-foot bottom width from Delaware River to Bethel, Md., by contract - -4, 753,000 Extension of existing jetties at Delaware River end by contract 290, 000 Alteration of existing highway and railroad bridges crossing the canal by contract ------------------------------------- 500, 000 Construction of bulkhead wharves (steel sheet pile) and dol- phins, by contract ------------------------------------- 340, 000 Enlargement of anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek at Chesapeake City, Md_--------------------------------- 43,000 Dredging Branch Channel at Delaware City to 6 feet --------- 67, 000 Dredging channel from Courthouse Point to Pooles Island in Chesa- peake Bay -------------------------------------------- 2, 700, 000 Total for new work ------------------------------ 8, 893, 000 Maintenance: Operation and repair of pipe-line dredge Mantua, derrickboat No. 37 and attendant plant ----------------------------- 210, 000 Maintenance of canal banks, boardwalks, and auxiliary works__ 64, 000 Maintenance of disposal areas--- ...---------18, 000 Channel examinations and surveys---------- - -30, 000 Total maintenance-- ------------------------------- 322, 000 Total for all work ------------------------------- 9, 215, 000 The foregoing expenditure will complete the work of dredging a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water with a bottom width of 250 feet from Delaware River to Elk River and from Courthouse Point to Pooles Island; the alteration of existing bridges crossing the canal; and the extension of existing jetties at the Delaware River end. Work remaining to complete the project will consist in placing of riprap stone revetment where required, and the removal of antici- pated slides in the deep-cut section of the canal, between the Penn- sylvania Railroad bridge and Bethel, Md., occurring after original construction. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--- _------$10, 709, 755. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 -3, 632, 422. 78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 14, 342, 177. 79 RIVERS AND HARJBOBS---PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRIOT 29! Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935_ -- - $224, 401.22 - Net total cost to June 30, 1935....... . - 14, 566, 579. 01 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935______. 8,034. 22 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------- ----------- 14, 574, 613.23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_---- -----.---- ----- 79, 030. 26 Net total expenditures- -- ------------ 14, 495, 582. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------- 649, 808.27 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_- --- 15, 145, 391. 24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------- $98, 620. 94 $76, 488. 19 $166, 781. 10 $76, 817. 79 $5, 050.;00 Cost of maintenance-----------.......... 288, 275. 00 204, 800. 06 261, 193. 72 277, 811. 60 395,585.99 Total cost_--------------- 386, 895. 94 281, 288. 25 427, 974. 82 354, 629. 39 400, 635. 99 Total expended--------------- 435, 072. 51 311, 458. 67 434, 421.25 298, 041.05 118, 861.05 Allotted ...............--------- 490, 000. 00 -355, 000. 00 377, 334.84 452,843.47 550, 000.06 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934- ------------- - $218, 669. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------- $218, 476. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934--------------- 401, 523.86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-- ---------------- 300, 000.00 920 V V 000.00 ..... Amount to be accounted for --------- .-- 1,138, 669.26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments .... ... .. 369,999.94 Net amount to be accounted for------------------- 768, 669. 32 Gross amount expended------ ----------------- $458, 469.80 Less- Reimbursements collected--------- $8, 882.81 Receipts from sales- ---- - -330, 725.94 389, 608.75 118, 861. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------- .__ 649, 808.27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- ----- $79, 137.43 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts.--------346, 985. 93 426,123. 36 Balance available June 30, 19352----------------------------23, 684. 91 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 8, 034. 22 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------231, 719. 13 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------- 8, 893, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: 1 - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - For new work 8, 893, 000.00 For maintenance ------------------------------------ 322, 000. 00 Total --- -------------------------------------- 9, 215, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 292 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. 8. ARMY 19 35 EMERGENCY BRELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_-- ---------------------------- -------------------- ------------- Net total expenditures----- ----------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------ $5,107,000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- .------- 5,107, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work----------------------------------------- Cost ofmaintenance Total expended......-........ .... . . . . .. .. Allotted . --- ----------------------------------------- .......--------------------....... $5,107,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, approved Apr. 8, 1935 ------------------------------- $5, 107,000.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------- -------------- 5,107, 000.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ..------------------------- 350, 000. 00 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------. 4, 757, 000.00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR DELAWARE RIVER-CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERWAY Cost of new work to June 30 ,1935-- -------- $10,709,755. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 3, 632, 422.78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ___ 14, 342, 177. 79 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 _....... 224, 401.22 ------------------- Net total cost to June 30, 1935_ 14, 566, 579.01 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 8, 034.22 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-...... ----- 14, 574, 613.23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 79, 030. 26 Net total expenditures__---------------------------- 14, 495, 582.97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_------ --- 5, 756,808.27 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ----------- 20, 252, 391.24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..------------- $98,620.94 $76, 488.19 $166,781.10 $76, 817. 79 $5, 050.00 Cost of maintenance....-----------288, 275. 00 204, 800. 06 261,193. 72 277, 811.60 395, 585. 99 Total cost..--------- 386, 895. 94 281, 288. 25 427, 974.82 354, 629. 39 400, 635.99 Total expended-_- ------. :_.. 435, 072.51 311,458.67 434,421.25 298, 041.05 118, 861.05 Allotted. ...........--------------------- 490,000.00 -355,000.00 377,334.84 452,843.47 5,657,000.06 RIVERS AND: HARBORS---PHLADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 293 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $218, 669. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933........----------$218, 476. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934......----------401, 523. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------ 300, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935-----------5, 107, 000. 00 6, 027, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for.... ----------------------- 6, 245, 669.26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments------------- 369,999.94 Net amount to be accounted for --------------------- 5,875, 669.32 Gross amount expended----------------------458, 469.80 Less- Reimbursements collected $8, 882. 81 .-------- Receipts from sales-...----------.. 330, 725. 94 339, 608. 75 118, 861. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------ 5, 756,808. 27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_----------- $429,137.43 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 346, 985.93 776, 123. 36 Balance available June 30, 1935 --------------------- 4,980,684.91 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 8, 034.22 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 4,988, 719. 13 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8, 893, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 8,893, 000.00 For maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 322, 000.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 9, 215, 000. 00 7. 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. 286-293.) The canal has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since August 13, 1919, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The canal was open to navigation throughout the year. The lift spans of the Government highway bridges at Chesapeake City, Summit, St. Georges, and Reedy Point were lifted 8,290, 224, 6,942, 7,853 times respectively, and the bridge over the Delaware City Branch Channel was lifted 204 times during the fiscal year. The Pennsylvania Railroad bridge was operated by the railroad company throughout the year. During 1 Exclusive of available funds. 294 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, 8,508 vessels of various types passed through the canal. The total cost was $104,888.30 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $109,000.23. 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, 1935; was 9.7 feet at mean low water (Delaware River datum), but by taking advantage of the tide under direction of the dispatching system, boats drawing as much as 12 feet were navigating the waterway without excessive delay. The controlling depths at mean low water in the Delaware City Branch Channel were as follows: From Delaware River to Fifth Street Bridge, 2.0 feet; and thence to the junction of the new canal, 4.6 feet. The total cost to date of operation, maintenance, repairs, etc., was $2,513,270.24. The total expenditures were $2,507,487.36. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities, amounting to $6,453.64. The allotment from maintenance and improvement funds, $105,000, will be applied to the operation and care of the canal, as follows: General operating expenses $41,272 ---------------------------------- Operation of bridges ---------------------------------------- 45, 393 Ordinary maintenance and repair of bridges ---------------------- 18, 335 Total ----------------------------------------------- 105, 000 The amount of $105,000 will be required to maintain and operate the canal during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: General operating expenses ---------------------------------- $41, 000 Operation of bridges ---------------------------------------- 45,000 Ordinary maintenance and repair of bridges ---------------------- 19,000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 105,000 Cost and finanoial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ---------------------- $2, 513, 270.24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 2, 513, 270. 24 ---------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------- 653.30 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 513, 923. 54 2---------------------, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 6,436.18 Net total expenditures- - ----- - ---- 2, 507, 487.36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 111, 243.91 Total amount appropriated to Tune 30, 1935----------- 12, 618, 731. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------------------- ..... Cost of maintenance ----------------- $127,982. 07 $113, 880. 29 $93, 617. 08 $99, 061.20 $104, 888.30 Total expended --.---------------------- 111, 301.37 136, 618.22 96, 781.06 92, 413. 02 109, 000.23 Allotted_ - --------------------------- 143, 500. 00 110, 000.00 87, 964. 72 104, 251.73 202,000. 00 xIncludes $105,000 maintenance and improvement funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 295 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 .------------------------- $18, 244.14 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935____ $105, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appro- priation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 8, 1909 ---------------------------------- 97,000.00 202, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for--- ---------- 220, 244. 14 Gross amount expended-- ------ -$109, 050.23 Less reimbursements collected-- 50. 00 109, 000.23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_-......... ---- 111, 243.91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_-- --------- 6, 453.64 Balance available June 30, 1935-- .... ------- 104, 790.27 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 653.30 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_- ---- 105, 443.57 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - June 30, 1937, for maintenance .............. 105, 000.00 8. SMYRNA RIVER, DEL. Location,.-This stream, formerly Duck Creek, rises on the Mary- land-Delaware divide, flows 15 miles along the boundary line between 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 Re- port 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 60 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 mouth 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 half-way 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, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. 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 June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 815, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are nine wharves and landings of pile and timber construction. The terminals are adequate for existing commerce. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 296 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 193 5 Operations and results during fiscal year.---None. Expenditures amounting to $5.64 were in payment of outstanding liabilities on June 30, 1934. 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 June 30, 1935, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 4.8 feet; thence to Mill Creek, 5.3 feet; and thence to Smyrna Landing, 4.3 feet. The costs and expenditures were $80,302.05 for new work and $63,322.74 for maintenance, a total of $143,624.79. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1935, amounting to $21,214.44, as follows MIaintenance: Dredging the channel between Delaware Bay and Prices Land- ing about 48,000 cubic yards, by contract (July-November 1935) -------------------------------------------- $16, 000.00 Repairs to jetties, 1,500 tons of stone in place, by contract (October-December 1935)-____----------------5,214.44 Total-------------------------------- ------ 21, 214. 44 No funds will probably be needed during the fiscal year 1937, as it is believed that the maintenance planned during the fiscal year 1936 will provide for the needs of navigation for a period of at least 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- -_-------- $135, 386.83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--_ --------- 86, 045. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_ ---- 221, 432. 42 Net total expenditures- _ -__--------------- 221, 432.42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_-____ ---------. 21, 214.44 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -------------- 242, 646.86 Fiscal year ended June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work...........---------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance .......----------------------------------- $13,163. 96 $9,460. 83 ............ Total expended ---------------------- . _....................... 13,163. 96 9,455. 19 5. 64 Allotted___-------..--------.-...-....--.-----..---.---.--.-13,163.96 10,000.00 20,675.27 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------..--------------- $544.81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------. ---- $2,675.27 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ----------------------- 18, 000.00 20, 675.27 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------21,220.08 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 5.64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 21, 214.44 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project1 - - - - - -- _ 52, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 297 9. 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. Existing 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 further 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 is 41/2 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 preyious 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 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 re- quired 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.-Fully complied with. 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.-None. 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 June 30, 1935, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 2.7 feet; thence to Barker Landing, 6.8 feet; thence to Lebanon, 5.3 feet; and thence to Dover Wharf, 4.8 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.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $18,000 to maintenance dredg- ing of the entrance channel, about 60,000 cubic yards, by contract (August-November 1935). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as it is believed the restoration to project dimensions planned during the fiscal year 1936 will insure a usable channel until the fiscal year 1938. 298 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMVIY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- $207, 102. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 43,654.13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---- ------ 250, 756. 50 Net total expenditures....-----------------------------------250, 756. 50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 18,000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 268, 756.50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.....----------------------------------------- $25,200- ..-- ...- . Cost of maintenance...---------------------------------------------------------------- Total expended.........-------------------------------------------25, 200 Allotted........------........------------------------...........------------....... 25, 200 $18, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 --------------------------------------------- $18, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ----------------------------- 18,000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------116, 000 10. MURDERKILL RIVER, DEL. Location.-Rises in Kent County, Del., flows northeasterly 19 miles, 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/ miles. The mean range of tide is 4.8 feet at the mouth and 1.8 feet at Frederica. 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.-An adjustment in cost and expenditures was made during the year, resulting in a reduction of $32 and $29.50, respectively. Condition at end of fiseal 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 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 299 is not considered important. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 4.8 feet; thence to Frederica, 4.6 feet. The costs and expenditures were $180,568.22, of which $37,630.07 was for new work and $142,938.15 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30,1935, amounting to $10,382.77, to maintenance dredg- ing of the entrance channel, about 40,000 cubic yards, by contract (September-October 1935). The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance dredging of the present channel outside the mouth and the removal of the shoals in the river, about 60,000 cubic yards, by contract (August-November 1936). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_-------- ....- $37, 630. 07 Cost of nmaintenance to June 30, 1935- __----------- 142, 938. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-..... -- 180, 568.22 Net total expenditures-- ------------------------------- 180, 568. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_----------. 10, 382. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__ ---- 190, 950.99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_ Cost of maintenance .. $13, 949.11 $10, 542. 50 $7.64 $11, 217.76 -- $32.00 Total expended__- ----- ____ - 14, 500. 15 10, 544. 00 7. 64 11, 215. 26 -29. 50 Allotted__-- ----------------------- 13,500 - -----....... 13,000.00 6,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-___- ----------- $4, 353.27 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--...-----... ---- -------------------------------- 6, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for--- --------- 10, 353.27 Gross amount expended Less reimbursements collected--- --------- $29. 50 -29.S50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_- - ---- _ _10,382.77 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- 22, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ' -------------- - 15, 000. 00 11. MISPILLION RIVER, DEL. Location.-Rises on the boundary line between Maryland and Dela- ware, 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.) 1 Exclusive of available funds. 00 RE'POR'T OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARIMY, 1935 Previous projects.-Adopted March 3, 1879, July 13, 1892, modi- fied 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. Emisting 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 $87,050, 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.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 14 wharves or landings of pile and timber construction. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Maintenance dredging under contract for a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide between Milford and cut-off no. 3 was commenced January 19 and completed April 9, 1935. There were removed 38,494 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of mud, sand, and clay, at a cost of $13,459.84 for maintenance. Maintenance dredging under contract for a channel 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide across the flats from Delaware Bay to the mouth of the river, and thence 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide to the fish-factory wharf, was commenced May 20 and completed June 12, 1935. There were removed 31,106 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud, sand, and shells at a cost of $9,109.59. Surveys and plans in connection with these contracts cost $2,116.19 for maintenance. The total costs were $24,685.62 for maintenance and the total expenditures were $20,790.65. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1924. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 6 feet, and thence to Mil- ford, 5.8 feet. The costs were $87,249.89 for new work and $104,694.24 for maintenance, a total of $191,944.13. The total expenditures were $188,049.16. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $19,573.36 to repairing the jetties at the entrance, about 7,200 tons of stone in place, by contract (August-October 1935). The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance at the mouth by contract (September-December 1937) about 16,000 cubic yards. RIVERS AND ARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 301 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $236, 048. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 165, 866. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------401,914.96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------3, 894.97 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- .. . 398, 019.99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------- ----------------- 19, 573.36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 417,593. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work ....---------............. Cost of maintenance------ 2, 220..03-------$3 ,485.80 $5,107."80 $24,685. 6 Total expended....._.....................-30,470. 67------------- 846.81 7,746. 79 20, 790. 65; Allotted......................... -.... 17,970. 67 -"- - 10,000.00 9,957. 61 29, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934.....---------------------------- $11, 364. 01 Amount allotted from War Department appropriation act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ---------------------- $11, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department appropriation act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ----------------------- 18, 000. 00 29,000.00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 40, 364. 01 Gross amount expended ----------------------------------- 20, 790. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 19, 573.36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 3, 924. 27 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 15, 649.09 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1_- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,000. 00 12. 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. Closure of the present outlet of Broadkill River may be desirable to insure an adequate tidal flow through the new inlet channel and reduce maintenance costs in the section of the canal connecting the 1 Exclusive of available funds. 302 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 proposed harbor with Broadkill River, as provided in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 56, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. The mean range of tide is 41/ 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 mnap of the whole river is in the above document, and of the mouth in House Document No. 128, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are four wharves of pile and timber construction; the terminals are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.A survey of the entrance channel was made July-September 1934. The cost and expenditures were $713.97 for maintenance. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 2.6 feet; thence to the Tussocks, 4.1 feet, and thence to Milton 2.2 feet. The costs and expenditures were $68,227.97 for new work and $101,723.67 for maintenance, a total of $169,951.64. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1935, amounting to $6,786.03 to surveys and channel examinations throughout the year. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $68, 227.97 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 101, 723. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------- --- 169, 951.64 Net total expenditures 951.64 1------------------------------ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ ---- -------- ---_ 6, 786.03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------176, 737.67 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work:. - -- - ,,Cost of maintenance ........... ---- -- -.-- - . . . ..- - . .. --- .. . . .---------------------------------------------------------- $7i3.97 Total expended....--------------------.-...... ----------------------.... .....------------ ..-. ------- 713.97 Allotted ---------------------------------------------------------- $7, 500--- RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 303 halance unexpended July 1, 1934__ __.- $7, 500.00 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- 713.97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------- 6, 786.03 13. HARBOR OF REFUGE, DELAWARE BAY, DEL. Location.-This harbor is at the lower end of Delaware Bay, a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean on the Delaware side of the bay. It is about 120 miles from New York Harbor, about 114 miles from the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, and about 101 miles from Phila- delphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of May 7, 1822, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of August 2, 1882, January 23, 1880, and July 4, 1836. The total cost and expenditures of all projects, prior to the adop- tion of the existing project which was begun in 1897, were $2,749,- 451.79, all for new work. For further details see Annual Reports for 1874, part II, page 146, and 1932, page 230. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a break- water about 8,000 feet long, beginning at a point about 6,000 feet from Cape Henlopen and extending in a northerly direction for a distance of 2,695. feet; thence in a northwesterly direction for 5,330 feet; for the construction of 5 ice piers located in prolongation of this line and 10 more in a line perpendicular thereto extending toward the Delaware shore, and for a channel 15 feet deep and 300 feet wide from deep water in Delaware Bay to the pier of the Atlantic Fisheries Co. at Lewes, Del., with a turning basin 600 feet square at the inner end. The mean tidal range at this locality is about 4.3 feet. The extreme tidal range due to wind and equinoctial tides is about 1 foot greater. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 is $2,590,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $28,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896 (H. Doc. No. 112, 52d Cong., 1st sess.) A subproject for the construction of 10 ice piers was approved by the Secretary of War, April 23, 1900, and a subproject for five additional icepiers was approved June 30, 1902. The project was modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 15, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) to provide for a channel 18 feet deep to the Queen Anne Pier at Lewes, Del. No work has been done on this channel. The project was further modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 56, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), to provide for a channel 15 feet deep to the pier of the Atlantic Fisheries Co., about 0.7 mile east of the Queen Anne Pier. The latest published maps of this locality are printed in the two last-named documents. Local cooperatio.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides that no work shall be undertaken on the 18-foot channel to Lewes, Del., until local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will dredge to 18 feet in the berths at the Queen Anne Wharf or that 23116-ENG 1935-20 304 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 they will construct another wharf open to the general public and having approximately the same berthing facilities. These condi- tions have not yet been complied with. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provides that local interests shall give assur- ances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will dredge their berthing facilities to a depth of 15 feet and that at least one pier will be made available for the use of visiting craft, subject to general dockage rates. Terminal facilities.--The only terminal facilities are the piers at Lewes, Del., five in number, besides the Government iron pier, which is not in usable condition. The only wharf of a public character is the Queen Anne (or Collins) Pier, at the western end of the pro- posed 18-foot channel, which is open to the public on payment of charges. It is about 1,150 feet long and 16 feet wide, except the outer 150 feet, which is 32 feet wide, and is in good condition. It has no rail connections and no cargo-handling machinery, the present business being limited to delivery of supplies to tugs and other small craft. There are two other private piers in use about a mile east of the Queen Anne Pier, owned by fertilizer companies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. No funds were expended during the year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Based on a comparison of the cost of new work done under the existing project with its total estimated cost, the project is about 87 percent completed. According to the latest (1926) survey, the limiting depth for vessels in the protected area west of the outer breakwater ranges from 20 to 40 feet at mean low water. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the provision of a 15-foot channel to the Atlantic Fisheries Pier near Lewes, Del., and a turning basin 600 feet wide at the inner end, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. The controlling depth in the proposed channel to the Atlantic Fish- eries Pier is about 12 feet at mean low water. The breakwater is in good condition, except for some settlement at the lower end. Repairs to the ice piers were completed in 1927. The cost of new work under the project was $2,238,205.34 and the cost of mainte- nance was $120,455.55, making a total cost of $2,358,660.89. The total expenditures under the project were $2,358,660.89. Proposed operations.-No funds are available for this project. The sum of $65,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to dredging a 15-foot channel, 300 feet wide, from deep water to the Atlantic Fisheries Co. Pier, with turning basin 600 feet wide at inner end, by contract (July-August 1936.) Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ ___..... --- _____ $4, 987,657.13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 _-________--------120, 455.55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 __---5,108,112. 68 Net total expenditures-------------------------- -------- 5, 108, 112.68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__- ------------ 5,108,112. 68 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-..-.. _......... ------ 65,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work.- ----------- 65, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 305 14. INLAND WATERWAY BETWEEN REHOBOTH BAY AND DELAWARE BAY, DEL. Location.-This waterway, a tidal canal, situated in the south- easterly part of Sussex County, extends 12 miles from Rehoboth Bay northward through the highland west of the town of Rehoboth to Gordon Lake; thence through the marshes back of Cape Henlopen to Lewes River. It then follows the latter a distance of about 11/4 miles west of the town of Lewes, Del., and empties into Delaware Bay through a new inlet to be dredged 21/3 miles southeast of the present mouth of Broadkill River. Beyond the proposed new in- let, the inland waterway extends westward a distance of about 2 miles to its junction with the Broadkill River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Charts Nos. 379, 1218, and 1219.) Previous projets.-A canal along a slightly different route formed a part of the projected waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delaware Bay, begun in 1886 and abandoned in 1905. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel near Lewes, Del., 6 feet deep and 200 feet wide, protected by jetties 500 feet apart and 1,700 feet long; for widening the existing canal to 100 feet from the Broadkill River to the South Street Bridge at Lewes, with a basin of the same depth 1,200 feet long and up to 375 feet in width at the latter point; for a channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide (40 feet wide through deep cutting) extending about 71/2 miles from Lewes to Rehoboth Bay; and for two parallel rubble mound jetties 725 feet long at the entrance from Rehoboth Bay. The project also includes the construction of 1 railroad and 1 highway bridge at Rehoboth. The mean range of tide at the Dela- ware Bay end is 41/2 feet and at the highway bridge near Rehoboth about 0.6 foot. The extreme during storm tides is from 1 foot below mean low water to 3 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1935 is $526,000, exclu- sive of amount expended on previous projects, and exclusive of $60,000 contributed funds, but including $14,275 for the purchase of land since obtained free of cost to the United States, making the actual estimated cost to the United States for the construction of the canal $571,725, which includes $60,000 contributed funds and $37,343.58 awarded the railroad company in full for all damages to that com- pany for the erection and maintenance of a railroad bridge across the canal at Rehoboth. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $19,500. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 823, 60th Cong., 1st sess. and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 51, 61st Cong., 3d sess.) and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Har- bors Committee Doc. No. 56, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), to provide an entrance channel near Lewes, protected by jetties, and widen the canal from the Broadkill River to the South Street Bridge at Lewes, with a basin at the latter point. The latest published maps are found in the last-named document. Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, requires a contribution of $60,000 toward the cost of the work and rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas as re- 306 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 quired for new work and future maintenance without cost to the United States. Terminal facilities.-There are 2 wharves at Lewes, Del., 1 owned by the town and 1 Government-owned, both open to public use, and 2 private wharves at Rehoboth, 1 of which has direct railroad connec- tion. These wharves 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.-About 45 percent of the existing project has been completed. The remaining portion is reinforcing the jetties irk Rehoboth Bay, built in 1903 under previous project, and dredging entrance channel near Lewes; constructing steel sheet pile jetties, widening the canal from Broadkill River to South Street Bridge at Lewes and dredging turning basin at the latter point. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1931, were as fol- lows: From the Delaware Bay to the mouth, 2.6 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Lewes, 4.4 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Rehoboth, 3.8 feet; and thence to Rehoboth Bay, 4.3 feet. The cost of the existing project to date is $264,499.73 for new work and $21,603.53 for maintenance, a total of $286,103.26, the total expendi- tures being the same. Of this cost and expenditure, $69,710.25 was in payment September 15, 1915, to the railroad company of award in condemnation proceedings under the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $170,- 000 together with $60,000 to be contributed by local interests can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 to be applied to the construction of jetties and dredging as authorized in the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935. Cost and 1nancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $264, 499. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 21, 603.53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 286, 103.26 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------286,103.26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------------ 286, 103.26 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - ------------- ----------------------- 170, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work 000.00 1------------------------------- 15. INLAND WATERWAY FROM CHINCOTEAGUE BAY, VA., TO DELA- WARE BAY AT OR NEAR LEWES, DEL. Location.-This tidal waterway extends northerly from Chinco- 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 1In addition, $60,000 is to be contributed by local interests. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 307 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. For further details see page 382, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance of the three bridges built by the Government at Ocean View, Del., under the pre- vious 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 Bridge at a cost of $289.61 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $360.31. Condition at end of fiscal year.-As the project is for mainte- nance, it is impracticable to state the percentage of completion. The Cedar Neck and Jefferson Bridges were recently examined and found to be in need of repairs. The State of Delaware, in August 1928, com- pleted a concrete 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 here- tofore been maintained by the Government but which has now been closed to highway traffic. The total cost and expenditures were $10,399.70, for maintenance. Proposedoperations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $300.30, to repairing the bridges throughout the year. The funds will probably be exhausted about June 30, 1936. The sum of $500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for continuing annual maintenance of these bridges. Cost and finamcial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------- $168, 411. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_-- ------- - 35, 730. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ----- 204, 142.00 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 204,142.00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_--- ..... --------- 300.30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_-.......----. 204, 442.30 Fiscal year ended June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work- Cost of maintenance------------------ $1, 132. 40 $36. 11 $114. 89 $126. 69 $289.61 Total expended ----------------------- 1,132. 40 34. 83 116. 17 55.99 360. 31 ----------------------------- Allotted-....... 800. 00- ....... 300.00 .... 308 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMIY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---------------------------- $660.61 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------- 360.31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------------------300.30 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.500.00 16. 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 $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 facilitses.-There are 17 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.--A survey to determine the condition of the channel was made in August-September 1934. The costs and expenditures were $623.71 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1920 at a saving of $1,898 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1935, was 11.5 feet from the Delaware River to the upper end of the project. The costs and expenditures were $33,101.64 for new work and $93,827.12 for maintenance, a total of $126,928.76. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1935, amounting to $26,376.29, to maintenance dredg- ing to project dimensions throughout the project, about 50,000 cubic yards, by contract (September-December 1935). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as it is believed that the restoration to project dimensions planned during the fiscal year 1936 will provide for the needs of navigation for a period of at least 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $33, 101.64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 93, 827. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 126, 928.76 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 309 Net total expenditures-. -- .... ------- $126, 928.76 .-..........---------------.. Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-. , - 26, 376.29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 153, 305.05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .................... ....... . ..- ........ .. . Cost of maintenance_-------------------- $977.28-- -$623.7 Total expended-----------------------1,805. 05--------------------------- 623. 71 Allotted -25,194.95--------------------- --------------------------.......................... $27,000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--- ---------- $27, 000.00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 623.71 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_------ --- 26, 376.29 17. 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 between 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 Marters sand plant, a distance of 51/4 miles; and 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide, thence to Clements Bridge, 13/4 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 tide is from about 11/2 feet below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $104,500, of which $50,000 has been contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 217, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, which provides for the extension of the project from Marters sand plant to Clements Bridge (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 15, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The project documents contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The authorization for extending the channel to Clements Bridge contains the requirement that local interests fur- nish suitable spoil-disposal areas during initial construction and fu- ture maintenance and give satisfactory assurances that suitable wharves or landings will be provided at or near Clements Bridge. 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 expected 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.-No operations were in progress and no expenditures were made. 310 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY? 1935 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 64 percent completed. The remaining portion is the dredging to project dimen- sions from Marters Sand Plant to Clements Bridge. The controlling depths at mean low water in June 1935 were as follows: From the Delaware River to the mouth, 8.5 feet; thence to Marters Sand Plant, 9.8 feet; and thence to Clements Bridge, 3.6 feet. The total cost and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year, excluding $50,000 contrib- uted funds, were $16,057,39, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $38,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in original dredging by contract from Marters Sand Plant to Clements Bridge. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 1 $16, 057.39 Net total expenditures --------------------------------- 16, 057.39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------------------ 16, 057. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of Cost new work -... of maintenance------ -........... ... ..... ...... ... . $16,057. 39 ------------------------------------------------------ Total expended--_-__ .--------------------------- _ ____-_-_ _ 15,947. 39 $110 Allotted. ----------------------------------------------- 16,057. 39 -...------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------------------------------------------- $38, 500 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work-------------------------------------------- 38, 500 18. 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. For further details see page 339, Annual Report for 1932. 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, 11/2 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, ex- clusive 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 coopertio.-Fully complied with. xIn addition $50,000 of contributed funds were expended. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PIHILADELPHIA, PA.1 DISTRICT 311 Terminal facilities.-There are five timber wharves on this stream -all being private property, except a municipal wharf at the foot oI one of the streets. The facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract for a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide between the Delaware River and white highway bridge, and 6 feet deep and 40 feet wide in the upper portion of the creek at Woodbury was commenced October 6 and completed December 1, 1934. There were removed 32,859 cubic yards of mud, place measurement, at a cost of $9,227.95, for maintenance. The cost of surveys and preliminary plans in connection with this work amounted to $772.05, for maintenance. The total costs and expenditures were $10,000, all for maintenance. 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 .controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: Entrance channel at the mouth, 6.0 feet; thence to the white bridge, 6.7 feet; thence to the red bridge, 5.4 feet; and thence to the highway bridge at Woodbury, 5.1 feet. The costs and ex- penditures were $24,142.70 for new work and $46,210.44 for main- tenance, a total of $70,353.14. 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 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $27, 093. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 46, 210. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 .----------- 73, 303.45 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 73, 303.45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------------- 73, 303.45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work... 'Cost of maintenance----------------------------------------$353.14 ------------ $10,000 Total expended .............-------------------......------------------------ 353.14 ------------ 10, 000 Allotted..................--------------------------------------......---------- 353.14 $10,000... ... Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---------------------------- $10,000.00 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 10, 000. 00 19. 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 Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Previousprojects.-Adopted by act of August 2, 1882, and modified in 1889. The cost and expenditures were $3,000 for new work. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915. 312 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Ewisting project.-This provides 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; 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 overhanging 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 up- stream 73/4 miles 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, revised in 1935, was $170,030,r exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. 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 and the 10- and 12-foot channels- (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 project was modified by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, to provide for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the Delaware River to the Strathmann 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. (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 14, Seventy-third Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map of the whole creek is in House Document No. 123, Fifty-fifth Congress, second session. 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 Congressi first session. Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935 requires local interest to furnish necessary rights-of-way and spoil disposal areas free of cost to the United States. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 wharves of pile and timber con- struction on this stream. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 66 percent completed. The remaining portion is the dredging of the channel to project dimensions from Delaware River to Friars Landing. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as fol- lows: From Delaware River to the phosphate works, 11.9 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Paulsboro, 10.1 feet; thence to Berkley (Mount Royal), 7.2 feet; and thence to Mantua, 1.5 feet. The cost and expenditures were $109,958.52 for new work and $72,112.70 for main- tenance, a total of $182,071.22. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 313 Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1935, amounting to $5,000, to maintenance dredg- ing to project dimensions between the Delaware River and Paulsboro, about 7,000 cubic yards, by contract (September-November 1935). The sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in original dredging by contract from the Delaware River to Friars Landing. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $112, 958. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 72,112.70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ----- 185, 071.22 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 185, 071.22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 5, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 190, 071.22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work.............. .... .................... ............................. Cost ofmaintenance......=.------------------$11,864.11............. Total expended--.-.--.....-- . 12, 321. 22 ... ............................ ......... Allotted --------------------------- 8,321.22 - ---......-.-...... -... $5, 000 -.......... Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------- .. _------------$5, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ...----------------- ------------- 5, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- existing project 25,000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1 - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - 1937, for new work 25,000 20. 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. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) 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 Delaware 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 three- fourths mile. The mean range of tide is 6 feet at the mouth and 5 feet at Swedesboro. The extreme range of tide is 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1913, was $106,535, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. 'Exclusive of available funds. 314 n POR' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 Molonox 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-men- tioned 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1922 at a saving of $23,627, under the estimated cost. The con- trolling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: From the Delaware River to the mouth, 4.5 feet; thence to Bridge- port, 7.4 feet; thence to Springers Wharf, 7.6 feet; and thence to Swedesboro, 3.7 feet. The costs and expenditures were $82,907.73 for new work and $82,754.58 for maintenance, a total of $165,662.31. Proposed operations.--No funds are available. The sum of $18,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging between the Dela- ware River and Swedesboro, about 60,000 cubic yards, by contract (July-December 1936). Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $83, 664. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 82, 754. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 166, 419. 54 Net total expenditures ----- ----..- 166, 419. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- ---- 166, 419.54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work........ ... ..--.-........... Cost of maintenance-----------------..................---. ------- $25,952.42 ..............-....... Total expended------.............---.----------..........------------ 25,765.97 $383.57........... ............ Allotted-.-.-.-.-............... .. .-... 26, 500. 00 -350. 46 . . Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ------------------------------- $18,000.00 21. SALEM RIVER, N. J. Location.-Rises in Salem County, N. J., flows westward 10 miles, thence southward 13 miles to the city of Salem, N. J., where it is RIVERS AND HARBORS- PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 315 joined by Little Salem River, or Fenwick Creek, from the eastward, and thence westward 3 miles, emptying into the Delaware River about 45 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 294.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of 1870, modified in 1878, and a subsequent project adopted March 2, 1907. The cost and expendi- tures were $55,809.34 for new work and $48,000 for maintenance, a total of $103,809.34. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915, and page 349 of Annual Report for 1924. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 150 feet wide from deep water in the Delaware River through Salem Cove, and thence 100 feet wide to the fixed highway bridge in the city of Salem, including a cut-off to eliminate a large horseshoe bend just below the city of Salem. The length of the section included in the project is about 4 miles. The mean range of tide is 6 feet, and the extreme range is from 1 foot below mean low water to about 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $175,000 (one-half of which is to be contributed by local interests), exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (H. Doc. No. 110, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-The existing project requires that local inter- ests contribute 50 percent of the estimated cost of new work and that a right-of-way for the proposed cut-off shall be conveyed to the United States free of cost. The contributions thus far made pro- vide the right-of-way for the cut-off and for 50 percent of the cost of the 12-foot channel up to a point 225 feet above the county (Penns Neck) highway bridge, amounting to $51,825.10, of which $27,905.82 was contributed by the State of New Jersey, $19,932.73 by the county of Salem, and $3,986.55 by the city of Salem. Terminal facilities.-There are 13 wharves on the river, all at Salem, N. J. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Government cost was incurred in the amount of $266.34 for maintenance in connection with contract for dredging from the mouth of Little Salem River upstream, completed in prior fiscal year. A survey to determine the condition of the channel was made November 1934 to January 1935 at a cost of $1,584.76. The total costs were $1,851.10. The expenditures were $15,489.63, for mainte- nance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 60 percent of the existing project has been completed. The uncompleted portion of this project includes the dredging of the section, commencing about 225 feet above the county (Penns Neck) highway bridge to the fixed highway bridge at Salem. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: From Delaware River across Salem Cove and through cut-off to Penns Neck Bridge, 11.5 feet; thence to the fixed highway bridge at Salem, 9.2 feet. The 316 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 total costs and expenditures of the work under the existing project are as follows: United Contrib- States uted Total funds funds New work.. . . . $51,825.09 ..------------------------------------------- $51, 825.10 $103, 650.19 Maintenance..---------------.. . ---------------------------- 24, 774. 91 ...... 24, 774.91 Total.. . ..-------------------------------------------- 76,600.00 51,825.10 128,425.10 Proposed operatione.-No funds are available. The sum of $14,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging between Penns Neck Bridge and the fixed highway bridge at Salem, N. J., about 40,000 cubic yards, by contract (March-June 1936). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------- - - $107, 634.43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 -- ----------------- 72, 774.91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 180, 409.34 Net total expenditures. 1 180, 409. 34 .--------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ .-......... _ . 180, 409.34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work - - - - - - - --. Cost of maintenance-----------------------_----------------------$19, 748.90 $1,851.10 Total expended_.........---...---....---.-------------.--.-.-------.----6,110.37 15, 489.63 Allotted -------------------------------------------------------....... 35,000.00 -13, 400. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__- __--------------------$28, 889.63 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment - -- - -- _ 13, 400.00 Net amount to be accounted for--- -------- __-15, 489.63 Gross amount expended- _ ---------- $15, 522.03 Less reimbursements collected_- - ---------- 32. 40 15,489. 63 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - existing projects 36,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance2 _ - - - -- -- _ - -_ - - - - - - 14, 000.00 22. COHANSEY RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river rises in Salem County, N. J., flows southerly and southwesterly through Cumberland County 261/2 miles and empties into the Delaware Bay about 62 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) SPrevious projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873, and modified in 1879. The cost and expenditures 1 In addition $51,825.10 expended from contributed funds for new work. s Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 317 prior to the adoption of the existing project were $36,000 for new work. For further details see page 1785, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel through a neck of land at the mouth, 7 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, from Delaware Bay to Broad Street, Bridgeton, N. J., thence 75 feet wide to Commerce Street Bridge, a distance of 740 feet, and thence 60 feet wide to the Nail Works bridge, a distance of 900 feet. Total length of the sections included in the project is 1.6 miles. The mean range of tide is 51/2 feet at the mouth and 7 feet at Bridgeton. The extreme range of tide is from 2 feet below mean low water to 3 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1905, was $55,800, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. No. 645, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 23 wharves along this stream and most of these have direct railroad connection. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A survey to ascertain the condition of the channel between Nail Works bridge was made in December 1934 at a cost of $741.47. The total costs were $741.47, and the total expenditures were $749.04. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1912 at a saving of $7,221 under the estimated cost. The con- trolling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to Stony Point, 7.5 feet; thence to 800 feet down- stream from Broad Street Bridge at Bridgeton, 7 feet; thence to Broad Street Bridge, 4.1 feet; thence to Commerce Street Bridge, 3.1 feet; and thence to the Nail Works bridge, 2.4 feet. The costs and expenditures were $48,578.89 for new work and $92,521.11 for main- tenance, a total of $141,100. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging between Broad Street Bridge and Stony Point, about 50,000 cubic yards, by contract (August-October 1936). Uo8t and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ....-------------------------- $84, 578.89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 92, 521.11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 177, 10000.00 --------------------------- Net total expenditures ........ 177, 100.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935.-------------------- 177,100.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work.-- Cost of maintenance----------------------------------------------$34, 258. 53 $741.47 Total expended ------------------------------------------------ 34, 250.96 749.04 Allotted..................................- ...... . 000.00 38, ---......... -3,000.00 318 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934.....--------------------- ------- $3, 749. 041 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__.--- - -- 3, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for........ --------------------- 749. 04 Gross amount expended___---- -- ----------------- 749.04 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance-------- ------------------------ 25, 000.00 23. 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 ex- penditures were $43,000 for new work. For further details see page 1785, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide, across the bar at the mouth in Maurice Cove; 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Millville drawbridge, thence 60 feet wide to the mill dam. The sections of the river included in the project are from the 8-foot contour in the Delaware Bay to the 8-foot contour in the mouth of the Maurice River, a distance of 314 miles, and from French Bar, 3 miles below Millville draw bridge, upstream to the mill dam, a distance of 4 miles. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 5 feet and at Millville 6 feet. The extreme tidal range is from 1 foot below mean low water to 1 foot above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 is $221,200, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 664, 59th Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act, approved August 30, 1935, which pro- vides for a channel 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide across the bar at the mouth in Maurice Cove (H. Doc. No. 275, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in House Documents No. 664, Fifty- ninth Congress, first session, and No. 275, Seventy-third Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-The project as modified by the River and Har- bor Act of 1935 provides that before the initial or any subsequent maintenance dredging is undertaken suitable guaranties shall be fur- nished by responsible local interests that the United States and the contractors will be held and saved free of claims for damages because of the deposit of the excavated material. 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.-A survey to ascertain the condition of the entrance channel across Maurice River Cove was made in January and March 1935. The total cost was $1,431.94, for maintenance, and the total expenditures for the year were $13,555.21. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 319 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 45 percent completed. The remaining portion is the dredging to 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide across the bar at the mouth in Maurice Cove authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935, and the dredging to project dimensions of a section of the channel in the upper river. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 6.6 feet; thence to the drawbridge at Millville, 7.2 feet; and thence to the mill dam, 3.6 feet. The costs were $100,984.49 for new work and $108,595.01 for maintenance, a total of $209,579.50. The expendi- tures were $209,579.50. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $107,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 of which $65,000 will be applied to completion of the modification of the project by the 1935 River and Harbor Act, and $42,000 to maintenance dredging across Maurice Cove. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to J.Tune 30, 1935-............ ----- $143, 984.49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__-- ------- 108, 595. 01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_ ---- 252, 579. 50 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 252, 579. 50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935...... Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-............. 252, 579. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work . ...... .....------------.........-----------.. $11,954. 62 ..---------------. - Cost of maintenance-----....................------------- $4, 944. 70 ------------ 25,964. 65 $29,392. 79 $1,431. 94 Total cost ---------------------- 4,944. 70 ------------ 37, 919. 27 29, 392. 79 1,431.94 Total expended------------- ...........----------.... 5, 960. 50 ------------ 37,919. 27 17,269.52 13, 555. 21 Allotted..------------- ------------- 27, 039. 50 ------------ 37, 919. 27 33, 500. 00 -2, 675. 27 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934- -- ---- ----- $16, 230. 48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___.---- - 2, 675. 27 Net amount to be accounted for -------------- 13, 555. 21 Gross amount expended--- --------- $13, 600. 96 Less reimbursements collected_-- -------- 45. 75 13, 555. 21 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - 120, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work --------------------------------------- 65,000.00 For maintenance -------------------------------------- 42, 000.00 Total ------------------------------------ 107,000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935----21 320 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 24. 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.) Exwisting 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.-Surveys to ascertain the condition of the inlet channel was made in July and October 1934 at a cost of $500.95 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $717.39 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1917 at a saving of $331,725 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1935, was 25.2 feet from the Atlantic Ocean to the inner limit of the project. The costs and expenditures were $879,274.62 for new work and $414,521.30 for maintenance, a total of $1,293,795.92 from United States funds. In addition $100,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. It is believed that no additional dredging will be required during the fiscal year 1937, and no funds can, therefore, be profitably expended during that year. Cost and flancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 1 $879, 274. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___----------------------- 414, 521. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 1,293 795. 92 Net total expenditures ------- --------------------- 1,293, 795.92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ..... 1,293, 795.92 1 In addition, $100,000 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HAREORS -PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 321 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 I1935 Cost of new work---------------------....... ..................--- - --- --- --- - ---- -- ---------- Cost of maintenance-------.......-....... . ... $625.37 $3,273. 61 $147,099. 54 -$18,778.18 $500.95 Total expended- ................... - 638. 24 -... 1, 788. 80 149, 725. 56 -20,135.83 717.39 Allotted--...-... ............-.... ..- ....... 52, 000. 00 100, 000. 00 - ....-.... -19,904.08 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---------------------------- $20, 621.47 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 19,904. 08 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 717.39 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------- 717.39 25. ABSECON INLET, N. J. Location.-This inlet is located on the coast of New Jersey about 65 miles north of Delaware Breakwater, between Brigantine Beach on the north and Absecon Beach on the south. It forms the en- trance to the harbor at Atlantic City, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous project.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, and provided for obtaining and maintaining by dredging for a period of 5 years a channel through the inlet 12 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide, the question; of continuing the improvement to be then determined in the light of the commerce developed. The project was completed in 1916. The cost and expenditure upon the previous project prior to beginning work on the existing project (expenditures on which began in 1923) were $226,496.89 for new work and $235,785.61 for maintenance, a total of $462,282.50. Existing project.-This provides for obtaining and maintaining by dredging an entrance channel 20 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide. The length of channel included in the project is 1 mile. The mean range of tide is 41/2 feet. The extreme range of tide, due to ocean storms, is very great, but its full extent is not known. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $500,000. The latest (1922) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $50,000. It is provided in the project that should the channel at any time have a deleterious effect on the Atlantic City beach, work upon the improvement may cease, it being understood that the project is adopted on the basis that the interests of the beach in front of the city are superior to those of the Inlet. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922 (IH. Doc. No. 375, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the Annual Report for 1887, page 818. Terminal facilities.-There are 9 wharves served by this improve- ment; 1 is Government owned, 6 are privately owned and open to the general public use upon payment of moderate wharfage, and 2 are publicly owned. Three of the wharves have direct railroad connection. There is also a continuous line of piers or landing places for pleasure craft on both sides of the large basins which 322 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 indent the south shore of the inner channel. There are 3 shipyards and 3 marine railways at this locality. The facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The sea-going hopper dredge Absecon was operated from May 13, 1935, to the end of the fiscal year in maintenance dredging of the entrance channel. A total of 145,122 cubic yards, bin measurement, of sand and silt was re- moved at a cost of $37,663.37. The total costs during the year were $37,663.37 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $20508.35. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 43 percent completed. The work to be done to complete the project is to continue dredging the channel to project dimensions across the ocean bar. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1935, was 9.7 feet in the channel across the ocean bar. The costs were $214,977.06 for new work and $45,385.32 for main- tenance, a total of $260,362.38. The expenditures were $244,122.95. SProposed operationis.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1935, amounting to $165,674.56, to payment of out- standing obligations and to operation of Government plant for maintenance dredging, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 .... $19, 088. 64 Maintenance dredging with dredge Absecon as required through- out the year, including surveys ---------------------------- 146, 585. 92 Total___ --------------------------------------------- 165, 674. 56 The sum of $180, 000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance dredging with the dredge Absecon, includ- ing surveys throughout the year. Cost and financial snnnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $441,473. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 281, 170. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 722, 644. 88 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------------ 2, 666. 30 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 725,311. 18 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 182.91 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_-...... ------ 725, 494.09 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 19, 088.64 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 706, 405.45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 165, 491.65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 871, 897. 10 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance.....---------------- ----------------------- ----------- $37,663.37 Total expended---- .......-------------------- $3351820, 508. 35 Allotted --.......------------ ---- ------------ ------------------------------------ 186,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 323 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934 ---------------------------------- $186,000.00 Gross amount expended---- ------------- 20, 508.35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-- ----- --- 165, 491.65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935.-------- --- 19, 134.76 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 89 146, 356. Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_----------------------------- 182.91 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935___ ---- 146, 539. 80 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-----------------285, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 180,000.00 26. 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 pub- lished 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.-Maintenance dredging of the channel across Absecon Bay to the mouth and within the creek in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed July 11 1934. During the period 7,883 cubic yards, place measurement, o mud, sand, and shells were removed, resulting in a channel of project dimensions. The cost was $2,128.41 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and examinations in connection with this work was $740.37 for maintenance. The total cost was $2,868.78. The expenditures were $15,157.14 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1913 at a saving of $3,065 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, across the fiats in Absecon Bay to the mouth was 4.7 feet; and thence to the highway bridges at 1 Exclusive of available funds. 324 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, TJ. S. ARMY, 1935 Absecon, 3.3 feet. The cost and expenditures were $11,934.96 for new work and $55,765.04 for maintenance, a total of $67,700. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. It is believed that no additional work will be required during the fiscal year 1937 and, accordingly, no funds can be profitably expended during the year. Cost and finarncial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- $11,934.96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 55, 765.04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------- ------ 67, 700. 00 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------------- 67, 700. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------------- 67, 700. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work.. --------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance----------.................. -------------------------------------------- $15, 131. 22 $2, 868, 78 Total expended----------_----- __ ___--------------------- 2,842.86 15, 157. 14 Allotted -------------------- ---------------------------------- 18,000. 00----------.. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $15, 157. 14 Gross amount expended-------------- --------------------- 15, 157. 14 27. BARNEGAT INLET, N. J. Location.-This inlet is located on the east coast of New Jersey, about 50 miles south of Sandy Hook and 23 miles north of Little Egg Harbor. It forms the main entrance to Barnegat Bay, the largest of the bays on the New Jersey coast which are separated from the ocean by narrow barrier beaches. The inlet lies between Island Beach on the north and Long Beach on the south. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1216.) ERisting project.-This provides for a channel 300 feet wide, 8 feet deep through the inlet and 10 feet deep through the outer bar, the channel to be protected by two converging stone jetties extending to the outer 12-foot contour and spaced 1,000 feet apart at the outer ends; a channel 8 feet deep and 300 feet wide extending in a north- westerly direction from the gorge in the inlet to the Oyster Creek Channel just northwest of Sunset Shoal; and a channel across the inner bar 8 feet deep and 300 feet wide extending from the Oyster Creek Channel to deep water in Barnegat Bay. The mean range of tide at the inlet gorge is 2.7 feet and in Barnegat Bay about 6 inches. The extreme range of tide at the inlet is from 1.5 feet below mean low water to 2.6 feet above mean high water. SThe estimate of cost for new work made in 1'935 is $533,000, of which $355,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 19, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the above document. RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PAZ, DISTRICT 325 Local cooperation.-Theproject is subject to the condition that the State of New Jersey or local interests shall contribute two-thirds of the first cost of the work, but not to exceed $355,00). Terminal facilities.-There are four docks or terminals located in the inner harbor at Barnegat City which furnish adequate facilities for the present commerce of the locality. All are private, three being used for fishing interests and the other by Coast Guard boats. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fisoal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. The controlling depths at mean low water (May- June 1935) were 7.1 feet across the outer bar, 1.9 feet across the inner bar, and 2.7 feet in Oyster Creek channel. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as it is not expected the condition of local cooperation will be complied with in time to permit of work being done during that year. Cost and financial summary Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- $178, 000 28. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $51,640.66. The expenditures were $41,496.21. The balance unexpended, including accounts receiv- able June 30, 1935, amounting to $56,810.41, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ...... 2 $323, 562.42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 323, 562.42 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------- --------------- 479.39 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------ 324, 041. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-- .---- 7, 860..25 Net total expenditures--- .316, 181.56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- ---- ------------ 56, 331.02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__--- ------- 372, 512. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 cost of new work......................... Cost of maintenance --.--.--.--.---------- $40, 888.92 $73, 036.43 $56,756.62 $58, 578.81 $5,60.66 Total expended------------------------ 36, 581.30 45, 628. 30 76, 999. 72 72,939.-73 41, 496. 21 Allotted- . ...--------------------------- 44, 150.00 26, 500. 00 68, 656. 76 108, 955.82 60,000.00 2Decrease adjustment 1 In addition, local interests are to contribute $355,000. of $1,468.79 made in cost of completed work in prior years. 326 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---------------------------- $37, 827.23 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved ApIr. 26, 1934 -------------------- $10, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 --------------------- 50,000.00 60,000.00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 97, 827.23 Gross amount expended--- ---------------------- 49, 604.38 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 8, 108. 17 41, 496. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 56,331.02 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ---------------- 7, 990. 68 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 18.00 8,008. 68 Balance available June 30, 1985 ------------------------ 48, 322.34 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ------------------------------- .. 479.39 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--- -------- 48, 801.73 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 50,000.00 29. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted (Commercial statistics for these projects are given in part 2 of report.) For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Chester River, Pa.' -........-- 1 - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - --- --......... - -- 1931 $6,000.00 $650. 26 $3,600. 2. Appoquinimink River, Del. - 1931 36, 973. 35 40, 998. 56 $3,000. 3. ------------------------ Leipsic River, Del,'............... 1931 36, 956. 06 32,167. 94 Completed. 4. Little River, Del.1' -------------------------- 1934 12,015.86 46, 020. 59 Do. 5. Oldmans Creek, N. J.1... ------- 1931 31,188.43 19, 511. 57 $88,800. 6. Alloway Creek, N. J.1.......-------- 1931 21,397.73 33,002.27 Completed. 7. Tuckerton Creek, N. J... ------- 1933 60, 242.16 103,137.84 Do. 8. Toms River, N. J.1..-------------- 1933 10, 050.00 15, 007.59 Do. I Channel adequate for existing commerce. 30. PLANT ALLOTMENT, PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT Cost and flnancial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--------- $2, 803, 646.:38 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 242, 237.41 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ------------------- 3,045,883.79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 105, 057. 71 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 2, 940, 826.08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 243, 596.91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 3,184,422.99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended----------------------------------- ............-----------------------........................ $2,940,826.08 Allotted...-- ..---------------------------------------------------- ----------- 3,184,422.99 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 327 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933....---------------$39, 310. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 302, 905. 00 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts_ 3, 102, 426.49 Amount to be accounted for__----------_ - $3, 444,641.49 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_- ------- 260, 218. 50 Net amount to be accounted for- -3,184, 422. 99 Gross amount expended- - -------- $3, 916, 504. 55 Less- Reimbursements collected - $713, 928. 49 Receipts from sales__ --- 261, 749. 98 975, 678.47 2, 940, 826. 08 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___ - ------- 243, 596.91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ ---- $119, 293. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 84, 916.57 • 204, 209. 71 Balance available June 30, 1935--------5 - 39, 387.20 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 242,237.41 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-.......-.... 281, 624.61 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolution Locality Authorization act Transmitted Document number Recommenda to Congress Dcmntnme ion Absecon Inlet, N. J..... River and Harbor --------------- ------------------------ Committee Resolu- tion, Apr. 16, 1935. Barnegat Inlet, N. J ... River and Harbor ------- ------ ------------------------ Committee Resolu- tion, Mar. 26, 1935. --------------- ------------------------ Cedar Run Creek, River and Harbor Act, N. Y., from the main Aug. 30, 1935. channel to Wire Creek. Chesapeake and Dela- do............. ....-- ware Canal at Chesa- peake City, Md., anchorage basin and bridge alterations. Cohansey River, N. J_. Senate Committee Resolution, June 27, 1935. Delaware Bay Harbor River and Harbor June 5,1935 River and Harbor Favorable. of Refuge. Committee Resolu- Committee 56, 74th tion, Jan. 16, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Delaware River, Easton River and Harbor Act, -...-.......-........... to Stroudsburg, Pa. Aug. 30, 1935. Delaware River, Phila- River and Harbor Dec. 22,1934 Unfavorable. delphia to Trenton. Committee Resolu- tion, Dec. 14, 1929. Do. River and Harbor June 24, 1935 River and Har b or Favorable. Committee Resolu- Committee 66, 74th tion, Jan. 30, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Delaware River be- River and Harbor ... i..._......----- tween Philadelphia, Committee Resolu- Pa., and Trenton, tion, July 31, 1935. N. J. Delaware River be- Senate Committee De..24...934. tween Philadelphia Resolution, June 12, and the sea. 1935. Frankford Creek, Pa...-- River and Harbor Committee Resolu- Dec. 24,1934 ------------------------ ----------------------- Unfavorable. tion, Jan. 29, 1934. Indian River and In- River and Harbor dian River Inlet, Del. Committee Resolu- -.. ------------------------ tion, Feb. 21, 1935. ............... Menantico Creek, Cum- River and Harbor Act, berland County, N. J. Aug. 30, 1935. ------------------------ 328 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARIMY, 1935 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolution-Continued Transmitted Recommenda- Locality Authorization act to Congressd Document number tiRecommenda- Mispillion River, Del_ River and H ar bor ............... or.......... Committee Resolu- tion, Feb. 13, 1935. New Jersey internal River and Harbor Act,_.......-........... waterway, Shrews- Aug. 30, 1935. bury River to Dela- ware Bay via Manas- quan-Barnegat Canal, and including an en- trance through Barne- gat Inlet. New Jersey State In- ..... do ................--................. land waterway v to Delaware Bay, water- way across Cape May County, N. J. St. Jones River, Del.... River and H arb or ......................... Committee Resolu- tion, Jan. 28, 1935. Schuylkill River, Pa.... River and Harbor ..................... Committee Resolu- tion, Apr. 8, 1935. West Creek, N. J-..... River and Harbor Jan. 3,1935 Unfavorable. .-------------------- Committee Resolu- tion, Nov. 2 1935. ---------- River and Harbor Act, ............................ ..... Do................ Aug. 30, 1935. 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. E. I. Brown, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Baltimore Harbor and Chan- 9. Pocomoke River, Md ... 341 nels, Md-_--- -. ___- 328 10. Twitch Cove and Big Thor- 2. Inland waterway from Dela- oughfare River, Md -.. 342 ware River to Chesapeake 11. Starlings Creek, Va .... 344 Bay, Del. and Md. (section 12. Tangler Channel, Va....... 345 Courthouse Point to Pooles 13. Ocean City Inlet, and Sine- Island)------------- 333 puxent Bay, Md ..... 346 8. Chester River, Md..... 333 14. Parish Creek, Md .-.... 352 4. Knapps Narrows, Md .. , 334 15. Annapolis Harbor, Md-... 353 5. Honga River and Tar Bay 16. Examinations, surveys, and (Barren Island Gaps), Md_ 336 contingencies (general)__ 354 6. Broad Creek River, Del _. 337 17. Other projects for which no 7. Wicomico River, Md ._ 338 estimates are submitted- 355 8. Upper Thoroughfare, Deals 18. Plant allotment--------- 355 Island, Md------------_. . 340 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 329i 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.-PatapscoRiver: 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 orioinal 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, and page 389 of the Annual Report for 1932. Eaiating 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 121/2 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, respectively. 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 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 330 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. Comn. 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; simi- lar 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 deposited. 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 has constructed 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 was 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, 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 city of Baltimore to incur an indebtedness of $50,000,000 for RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MID., DISTRICT 331 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- ;nission, 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. For further details see page 391, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredg- ing was continued during the year by the U. S. dredge Delaware in Cutoff-Brewerton Angle, Craighill section, Craighill-Cutoff Angle and Brewerton Section, 4,149,001 cubic yards bin measure of ma- terial being removed and deposited on the Government dump in Chesapeake Bay, Md. Work was in progress at the end of the year. The total costs were $244,505.44, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $140,849.49. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 73 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, Ferry Bar section from Port Covington entrance channel to Ferry Bar, and the Spring Garden section, including turn- ing basin from Ferry Bar to Western Maryland 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 March 1932; Craiglill section 37.2 feet along the center line and 37.4 feet along the sides, ascertained in May 1935; Craighill-Cutoff angle, 37.1 feet, ascer- tained in May 1935; Cutoff section 37.4 feet along center line, 36.8 feet along the sides, ascertained in January 1933; Cutoff-Brewerton angle, 37.0 feet, ascertained ir October 1934; Brewerton section to entrance to Sparrows Point, 35.0 feet, ascertained in June 1935; and for the r mainder bf the section to Brewerton-Fort McHenry angle, 33.4 feet, ascertained in June 1933; Brewerton-Fort McHenry angle, 31.8 feet, ascertained in June 1933; Fort McHienry section, 33.3 feet, ascertained in July 1933; Curtis Bay section, 33.8 feet, ascertained in July 1933; Ferry Bar section, from its intersection with the Fort McHenry section, to the private channel leading to the Western Maryland Railway Piers, 32.1 feet, 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 Har- bor Channel, above Hanover Street Bridge, ascertained in January 1928; Quarantine anchorage 33.4 feet, ascertained in July 1933; Fort McHenry anchorage, 31.7 feet, ascertained in July 1933; and Riverview anchorage, 32.9 feet, ascertained in July 1933. Total costs were $6,479,935.38, of which $3,215,246.93 was for new work 332 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 and $3,264,688.45 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $6,432,363.11. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1935 ($186,815.34), including accounts receivable of $418.13, will be ap- plied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935------ _-----------------------$36,062.36 Maintenance: Dredging by United States plant in the following sec- tions of the project channels: Brewerton section, Brewerton-Fort McHenry angle, Fort McHenry section, Quarantine anchorage, Curtis Bay section, Ferry Bar section and York Spit section, 8 months during period July 1, 1935 to Feb. 29, 1936_- --- 150, 752.98 Total for all work .---------------------------------- 186, 815. 34 The additional sum of $365,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Completion of the 37 feet deep by 1,000 feet wide channel in York Spit section.--_- --------- ---- $50, 000 Maintenance: Dredging where needed July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937__ 315, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- 365,000 The amount necessary for maintenance exceeds the average ex- pended for that purpose during the preceding 5 years because of dredging of extra width and depth, for advance maintenance, in sections of the channel, where maintenance dredging is necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- ---------- $11, 979, 250. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- - -------- 3, 664, 490. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------- 15, 643, 740. 55 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ---------- 11, 928.04 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-- -------- 15, 631, 812. 51 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_-- .................... 418,13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------------------- 15, 632, 230. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_- - ------- 36, 062.36 Net total expenditures_ ---------------------------- 15, 596, 168.28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--- --------- 186, 397.21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ -.... - 15, 782, 565.49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -------------............ $635, 981.81 $873,242. 33 $490, 297. 93 $127, 531.96 ...... .. Cost of maintenance .....-----------.. 300, 351.43 27, 467. 68- ............ 55, 474. 72 $244, 505.44 Total cost--------------............... 936, 333.24 900, 710. 01 490,297. 93 183, 006.68 244, 505.44 Total expended---------------................. 777, 582. 72 1,165, 215. 27 475,192. 28 181,421.08 140, 849.49 Allotted ------------------- ..... 1,051,660.00 232,112.12 741,182.64 193, 707.55 15, 723.18 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ - --- - $311, 523. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved April 9, 1935------------------------------------ 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 411, 523. 52 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 84, 276. 82 Net amount to be accounted for 327, 246. 70 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MID., DISTRICT 333 Gross amount expended_-...._--. 279,144.53 $-------- Less- Reimbursements collected.----------. $57,458.22 Receipts from sales--------------- _ 80, 836.82 138,295.04 $140, 849.49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___- ------- 186,397. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-- ----------------- 36, 062.36 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 150, 334.85 _--------418. Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_---- 13 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935- ----- 150, 752.98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 189, 400 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - -- -- - -- --- --- - - -- - - -- 50,000 For maintenance 315, 000 - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 1 365,000 2. INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE BAY, DEL. AND MD. (Section: Courthouse Point to Pooles Island.) For report on this improvement see page 286. 3. CHESTER RIVER, MD. Location.-Rises in Kent County, Del., flows in a generally south- westerly direction, and empties into Chesapeake Bay. Its total length is less than 50 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 78.) No.Previous projeots.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873, and provided for a channel 100 feet in width and 7 feet in depth at mean low water from Chester River to Eastern Bay through Kent Island Narrows, Md. A project was adopted March 3, 1881, for dredging a channel 8 feet deep by 120 feet wide from Sprys Landing to Crumpton, Md. The total cost and expenditures on these projects prior to the existing project were $38,041.46. For further details see page 129 of Annual Report for 1882. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide at mean low water from Crumpton to Jones Landing, a distance of 61/4 miles, the lower end of the improved section being about 33 miles from the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide is 2.4 feet and the extreme tidal range is 4 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1900, was $19,562.50, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1922) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890 (H. Ex. Doc. No. 65, 51st Cong., 1st sess.). Maps of the locality are printed in House Documents Nos. 797 and 1587, Sixty-third Congress, second and third sessions, respectively. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 334 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Terminal faoilities.-There are two bulkhead wharves on the Ches- ter River section, in poor condition, with dockage room of 100 and 120 feet, and available depths of 2 and 6 feet, respectively. In Kent Island Narrows there are eight timber pile wharves adjacent to crab and oyster houses, in fair condition, aggregating approximately 700 lineal feet of dockage, with available depths of from 3 to 13 feet. All privately owned and open to general public use and considered ade- quate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Work under contract for restoring project dimensions in the Kent Island Narrows section was commenced November 3 and completed December 20, 1934, 38,287 cubic yards of material being removed. The total costs and expendi- tures, all for maintenance, were $11,500. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1903 and is in good condition. The controlling depth in the river proper, ascertained in November 1929, was 6 feet to Kirbys Landing, which is about 2 miles below Jones Landing, and 8 feet in Kent Island Narrows section, ascertained in December 1934. The costs and ex- penditures on the existing project have been $17,659.48 for new work and $61,257.78 for maintenance, a total of $78,917.26. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------------- $55, 700. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------------- 61, 257.78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_ ....---- 116, 958. 72 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 116, 958. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 116, 958.72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost $11, 5wor0 Cost of of maintenance------------------ ie _. $4, 431. 39 ---.--.-- $975. 04---.------------ $11,50 Total expended . ------------------------ 301.27 5, 105. 16-------------------------11,500 Allotted..........................----------------------------.11,500.00 -6,093.57------------------------.11,500 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved: Mar. 4, 1933 ------------------------------------------ $11, 500. 00 Gross amount expended_-- $11, 581. 00 ....-------- Less-- Reimsbursements collecte. - $8. 0 - Receipts from sales- - - . 1.00 81.00 - 11, 500.00 4. KNAPPS NARROWS, MD. Location.-This waterway is a small channel separating Tilgh- man Island from the mainland of the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay about 40 miles south of Baltimore, Md. (Se U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep, 75 feet wi~le, widened at the bends. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1932, is $68,700, with maintenance estimated at $1,500 annually. The existing project was authorized by the Public Works RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 335 Administration September 16, 1933, and subsequently adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 308, 72d Cong., 1st sess.), which document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-Complied with. 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 fiscal year.--Work under contract for dredging a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water, 75 feet wide, suitably widened at the bends, through Knapps Narrows from the 9-foot depth in Harris Creek to the 9-foot depth in Chesapeake Bay, and a turning basin 310 feet long, 130 feet wide, and 7 feet deep, was commenced September 11, 1934, and completed April 15, 1935, 257,977 cubic yards of material being removed. The total costs and expenditures, all for new work, were $45,401.87. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed to full dimensions in 1935. The controlling depth at mean low water is 9 feet. Total costs and expenditures (Public Works funds), all for new work, were $45,871.61. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1., 1935, of $4,127.39 will be applied to payment of outstanding liabilities and the unobligated funds transferred to work on other projects. No work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937, as no maintenance is expected to be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__ _____ _ --- $45, 871.61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_- ---- 45, 871.61 Net total expenditures -------------------------------------- 45, 871. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------- 4, 127. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---------------- 49,999. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_------------__------.--------.. .... .-.---. ----- -$469.74 $45, 401.87 .........----------------................------------... Cost of maintenance------------------------------------ Total expended ----------------------------------------------------- 469. 74 45, 401.87 Allotted -------------------------------------------------------- 68,700.00 -18, 701.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___-- -------- - $68, 230. 26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___---- -- 18, 701.00 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 49, 529.26 Gross amount expended ------------------- .---- $45, 402.87 Less receipts from sales____-------------------------- 1.00 - 45, 401.87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- -- 4, 127. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_--- ----------- 249, 59 Balance available June 30, 1935-------------------- 3, 877. 80 23116ENG 1935-- 22 336 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 5. HONGA RIVER AND TAR BAY (BARREN ISLAND GAPS), MD. Location.-Honga River is a tidal estuary of Chesapeake Bay and penetrates Dorchester County on the eastern shore of Maryland be- tween Hoopers Island and the mainland; Tar Bay is a water area between Barren Island and the mainland peninsula and Hoopers Island. Fishing Creek connects Tar Bay and Honga River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey chart no. 1224.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean "lowwater from the 7-foot contour in Chesapeake Bay through Tar Bay and Fishing Creek to the 7-foot contour in Honga River. The mean range of tide is about 1.4 feet. Total length of the channel is 25,300 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, is $40,000, with $5,000 annually for maintenance. The project was adopted under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 and by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. (Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doc. No. 35, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The project was adopted subject to the con- ditions that local interests provide spoil-disposal areas as needed, free of cost to the United States, and construct a suitable public freight terminal adjacent to the waterway. Complied with except for the completion of the freight terminal. Terminal facilities.-None. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None in the field. Pre- liminary work on specifications and negotiations for local coopera- tion were in progress at the end of the year. There were no expendi- tures during the year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the project pending compliance with local cooperation. The controlling depth at mean low water is about 4 feet, ascertained in October 1931. There were no costs or expenditures. Proposed operations.-The allotment made July 7, 1935, from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 ($40,000) will be applied to completion by contract of the project during the period August 1, 1935, to April 30, 1936. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as no maintenance is contemplated. Cost and financial summnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures.... ... Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-.............. $40, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work - - - - - .....-...................... - - - - --...- Cost of maintenance ........... Total expended . Allotted-----------------------------------------------.----------------.---$40, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 337 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934.... Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935 ------------------------------------------- $40, 000.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--- ---------- 40,000.00 6. 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 Nanticoke 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, was $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 bulk- head wharves. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The total costs, $55.51, all for maintenance, were for office expenses. The total expenditures were $2.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1913. The controlling depth, ascertained in June 1934, is 8 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures on the existing project have been $14,520 for new work and $35,851.02 for maintenance, a total of $50,371.02. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is proposed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_-- ---------- $64, 520.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--- --------- 43, 313.59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___ --- 107, 833.59 Net total expenditures---- ------------- 107, 833.59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ------- 107, 833.59 338 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ....... Cost of maintenance -------------------- .. $173. 90 $21, 392. 85-----------$8, 076.93 $55.51 Total expended------------------------- 173. 90 21, 392. 85-------------8, 130. 00 2.44 Allotted--------------------......................35, 000. 00 -13,433. 25------------9,985. 83 -1,853.39 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $1, 855. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 1, 853.39 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 2.44 Gross amount expended- ------------------------ 2.44 7. 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. Existing 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, was $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- foot 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.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of approximately 8,000 feet of solid bulkhead wharf, all privately owned, about 6,000 feet of which RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD.9 DISTRICT 339 are open to general public use. They are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work under contract for restoration of the project was commenced May 31, 1935, in the main river and the north and south prongs and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $8,374.54. The total expenditures were $1,778.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depth at mean low water in the main river up to a point bout 1,000 feet above Wicomico Creek is 12 feet, thence for about 500 feet, 10.5 feet, thence 12 feet to the Main Street Bridge at Salisbury, ascertained in June 1935; in the South Prong 9 feet to the Division Street Bridge ascertained June 1935, thence 8.5 feet to the turning basin, and in the North Prong 9 feet throughout, ascertained in June 1935. The costs have been $140,748.04 for new work and $77,415.62 for maintenance, a total of $218,163.66. The expenditures have been $211,567.34. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1935 ($14,- 921.78), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935--- 96. 32 5------------------------- Maintenance: Dredging for restoration of the project dimensions in the North and South Prongs and in the main river at Salisbury, Md., under existing contract July 1 to July 31, 1935-....---- 8,325.46 Total-- 14,921.78 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--- ------ -_ $190, 748.04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 -- -__--------77,415. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ----- 268, 163.66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_-------- --- 6, 596.32 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 261, 567. 34 ............---- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---- 14,921.78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-..... --- 276, 489. 12 Fiscal year endin, . June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------------- $54,208.09 $20,150.97 ---------------... -------..................... Cost of maintenance.................... 222. 31 ..................... .......... $8,374. Total cost.-.-.---...-..-. 54, 430. 40 20, 150. 97--.-.--------------- 8,374.54 Total expended_ ----------------- 36,189.09 40, 361. 63 .........------------........-----------.. 1,778. 22 Allotted....- ..... -------- ............ 73,000. 00------------ -$333. 53 $14, 200. 00 2, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_-...... - ----- $14,200.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930 --------------------------- $251.70 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ------------------------- 2,248.30 2, 500.00 Amount to be accounted for- _... ___----- 16, 700.00 340 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended --------------------------..$1,780.22 Less receipts from sales.-------......... ---- 2. 00 $1, 778.22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_-----..------14,921.78 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------------- 13, 230.92 Balance available June 30, 1935 1, 6------------------------1 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.) Previous 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. Existing project.-This provides for 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. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1932, is $47,000, with maintenance estimated at the rate of $2,000 annually. The existing project was authorized by the Public Works Administration Septem- ber 16, 1933, and by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doc. No. 37, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) The project document contains the latest published map. Recommended modifications of project. Abandonment of the project adopted in 1882 was recommended in House Document No. 467, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. 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 free public use along the water front connecting with the local road system. These condi- tions have been met, except that the dock and road have not been built. Terminal facilities.-There are two small packing houses along the project channel, at which sea food is landed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The total costs, $298.60 all for new work, were for office expenses. The total ex- penditures were $173.09. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1934. The controlling depth at mean low water ascertained in June 1934 is the project depth. The total costs and expenditures (Public Works funds) were $37,672.79 all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is proposed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. RIVERS AND HARBORS---BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 341 Cost and financiat summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ...-.. ------------ __-- $37, 672. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ........--- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------37, 672.79 Net total expenditures_-------------------------------------- 87, 672. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935___________ 37, 672.79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-----------------------.............------------............------------............-............ $37,044.10 $298.60 Cost of maintenance--------.. . ..----------------------------------------------------- Total expended------..........------------ 37,169.61 173.09 ..................... Alloted.. .. ............ ............ ............ 7 0.0 9 5.3 Allotted -------------------------------------------------------- 47,000.00 -9,657.30 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------ ...... __...... _ '..$9,830.39 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- --------- 9, 657.30 Net amount to be accounted for__-- -------- 173.09 Gross amount expended-- ------------ _-$487.45 Less reimbursements collected-. ---------------------- 314. 36 173.09 9. POCOMOKE RIVER, MD. Location.-The Pocomoke River, Md., is a tributary of Pocomoke Sound, an estuary of and on the easterly side of Chesapeake Bay about 40 miles north of Cape Charles, Va. Previous project.-The original project for Pocomoke River was adopted June 18, 1878, and modified by the act of August 5, 1886. The costs and expenditures were $20,500 for new work. For further details see page 1789, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from Shad Landing to Snow Hill, a distance of about 41/3 miles. The mean range of tide is 2.5 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3.7 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $165,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896 (Annual Report for 1895, p. 1167), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 227, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), which document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-The project authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of 1935 is subject to the requirements that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States all lands needed for rights- of-way and suitable spoil areas and release the United States and its contractors from all claims for damages resulting from the initial improvement and its maintenance. These conditions have not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The present water fronts at Pocomoke City and at Snow Hill consist of pile and timber bulkheads with earth fills. Some have warehouses and factories with mechanical han- dling facilities and rail sidings. Practically all are privately owned, most of them are in bad repair. Any appreciable increase in com- 342 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 merce at Pocomoke City would necessitate the construction of a new terminal and the repair of existing terminals. Considerable land areas are available for the development of additional terminals if and when needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project adopted in 1896 was completed in 1904. The controlling depth at mean low water is 9 feet. No work has been done on the modified project authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935. The total cost and expendi- tures on the existing project to June 30, 1935, have been $14,000 for new work and $8,210.02 for maintenance, a total of $22,210.02. Proposed operation.-None during fiscal year 1936. The sum of $151,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for new work in completion of project by contract. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_-------- --- $34, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 8, 210. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 42, 710. 02 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 42, 710. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ------- 42, 710. 02 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project_------------ ---- 151, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work__-- -------------- 151, 000.00 10. 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 7 feet deep at mean low water and 60 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 estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $34,900. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. 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, the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 313, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the 5-foot channel, and the act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 67, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the 7-foot channel. The latest published maps are in House Document No. 313, Seventy-first Congress, second session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 67, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 343 Local cooperation.-The project as modified August 30, 1935, re- quires that local interests furnish the lands required for the im- provement and for the disposal of dredged materials. All prior requirements fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are nine small open-pile wharves pri- vately owned open to general public use, which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work under contract for restoring project dimensions was commenced December 27, 1934, and completed March 7, 1935. The 25-foot bottom width and 5-foot depth were restored in Twitch Cove from Day Marker No. 2 to about 200 feet southwest of Day Marker No. 4, a distance of about 1,100 feet; in Big Thoroughfare River from about 400 feet southeast of Beacon No. 9, to a point about 400 feet northwest of Day Marker No. 11, about 2,100 feet, in Big Thoroughfare River from about 80 feet west of Beacon No. 15 to the west end of the canal connecting the river with Levering Creek, about 1,000 feet; and in Tylers River from its junction with Big Thoroughfare River at Beacon No. 9 to a point about 600 feet north of Day Marker No. 5, a distance of about 2,900 feet. Sixty thousand eight hundred and thirty-five cubic yards of material were removed. The total costs and expenditures, all for maintenance, were $12,541.98. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project prior to modi- fication in 1935 was completed in 1931. The controlling depth ascer- tained in March 1935, is 5.2 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $12,400 for new work and $13,300.59 for maintenance, a total of $25,700.59. No work has been done under the project as modified by the River and Harbor Act of 1935. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 is as follows: New work: Dredging by contract to project dimensions------------- $20, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1 5-------------------------- .- $12, 40. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------- 13,00. 50 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------- 25, 700.59 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 25, 700. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 25, 700.59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work _-..............._.. . $7, 644. 20 $1, 855.80 ....... .... .. . Cost of maintenance- --.......................................................... $258. 61 $12, 541. 98 Total expended-----------------------3........................... 89,2.01 5,607.99- ----. 258.61 12,541.98 Allotted. ..---------------------------- 12,000. 00 -2, 500.00 ------------ 258. 61 12,541.98 344 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933 ---------------------------------------- $15, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 2, 458. 02 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 12, 541.98 Gross amount expended . ------------------------------------ . 12,541.98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project_ ------------------------------------- 20,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work_ ------------------------------- 20, 000.00 11. STARLINGS OREEK, VA. Location.-Starlings Creek is an estuary of Pocomoke Sound at the southerly end of Saxis Island, Accomac County, Va., about 11 miles southeasterly of Crisfield, Md. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from that depth in Pocomoke Sound to the mouth of Starlings Creek, with a turning basin of the same depth and 1,000 feet long inside the entrance, all essentially as shown on the project map. The mean tidal range is about 1 foot at mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, is $27,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc., No. 46, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). This document contains the latest published may. Local cooperation.-The existing project is subject to the pro- vision that local interests construct bulkheads to form a public terminal and furnish, free of cost to the United States, spoil-disposal areas as needed for new work and future maintenance. Not com- plied with. Terminal facilities. None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and con- dition is as described in the project document. Proposed operations.-None for fiscal year 1936. The sum of $27,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Completion of project by dredging,--.- ------ $27, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 .... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935:. Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1935..---------------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__..... Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------------ $27, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work .............. -27, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 345 12. TANGIER CHANNEL, VA. Location.-This is a tidal channel about 1 mile long, extending from Tangier Island, Va., in a northeasterly direction to deep water in Tangier Sound, Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Chart No. 1223.) Existing project.-This provides for a straight channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the 7-foot contour in Tangier Sound to the town of Tangier, with an anchorage basin adjacent to the town 400 feet square and 7 feet deep. The length of the section included in the project is 1 mile, its lower end extending into Tangier Sound. The mean range of tide is 1.7 feet and the extreme tidal range is 4.7 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 is $53,434. The latest (1935) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 107, 63d Cong., 1st sess.); the present dimensions of the channel and anchorage were authorized by the Public Works Administration January 3, 1934, and by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 51, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 51, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three bulkhead wharves having an aggregate frontage of approximately 250 feet. These wharves are open to all free of charge. Any considerable increase in commerce would create a demand for additional facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The project was com- pleted by contract dredging August 18, 1934, over a distance of 2,180 feet, providing a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep with a turning basin 400 by 400 feet of the same depth at the upper end; 60,826 cubic yards of material were removed. The total costs, all for new work, were $14,294.30. The total expenditures were $20,318.34. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted August 18, 1934. The controlling depth at mean low water, ascertained August 1934, is 7 feet. The costs and expenditures were $15,627.98 for new work and $7,789. 57 for maintenance, from regular funds, and $42,000 for new work from Public Works funds. The total costs and expenditures, all funds, were $65,417.55. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--------- --- $15, 627. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- - ---------- 7, 789. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_ ---- 23, 417.55 Net total expenditures ----------- ------------------------ 23, 417.55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ------- 23,417. 55 346 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $42,000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------- - --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___ --- 42,000.00 Net total expenditures---------------- -------------------- 42, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_--------- - 42,000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.........-------------------------... ... .. .. $27, 705. 70 $14,294.30 Cost of maintenance. ......... .................--- - - ---.........- ---..........- -----... Total expended.---..-...-----------------------------------21,681. 66 20,318.34 Allotted. .......--------------------- -...---------.------------ 37,000.00 5,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 -- -$15, 318. 34 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recbvery Act approved June 16, 1933 ------------------------------------------ 5,000.00 Amount to be accounted for- -- ---------- 20, 318.34 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $20, 557. 46 Less reimbursements collected- --------- _ 239. 12 20,318.34 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR TANGIER CHANNEL, VA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- -- -------- _ $57, 627. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- _ -- ---------- 7, 789.57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- --- -65, 417.55 Net total expenditures..---..------------------- -65, 417. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 --- ----- - 65, 417. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 . Cost of new work ....... ------------------------------------------------- $27,705. 70. $14,294.30 Cost of maintenance.------------------------------------------ Total expended ------------------------------------------------- 21,81.6 20,318.34 Allotted-- - ------------ --------------.. . ------- 37,000.00 5, Q00.O0 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $15, 318.34 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933 ------------------------------- 5,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-- ---------- 20, 318.34 Gross amount expended----..... ---- - $20, 557.46 Less reimbursements collected___ - -------- 239. 12 20, 318. 34 13. 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.-This provides for the construction of an inlet between the Atlantic Ocean and Sinepuxent Bay, with a depth of 10 feet and width of 200 feet, protected by jetties; a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the inlet through Sinepuxent Bay to Ocean City; a channel 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the inlet RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 347 to Green Point, and thence 100 feet wide into Chincoteague Bay; a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide, and 3,000 feet long from the inlet to the marsh area south of the railroad on the west side of Sinepuxent Bay, with two turning basins of the same depth; and for a channel 6 feet deep and 125 feet wide from the inlet channel to a point opposite North Eighth Street in Ocean City, thence 75 feet wide into Isle of Wight Bay. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $870,000, of which amount $500,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $32,000. The mean range of ocean tide is 3.4 feet. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 38, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 60, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). Prior to adoption by the 1935 River and Harbor Act, the project recommended in Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 38, Seventy-second Congress, first session, was authorized September 16, 1933, by the Public Works Administration and the project recommended in Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc- ument No. 60, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session, was authorized under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-The extension of the project authorized in the 1935 River and Harbor Act (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 60, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) is subject to the requirement that local interests furnish without cost to the United States all rights-of-way and disposal areas, and that competent public authority acquire and dedicate to public use a frontage of approximately 1,000 feet along the north side of the fishing harbor channel and extending to the south boundary of the railroad rights-of-way, a width of approxi- mately 180 feet. All prior requirements have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Numerous wharves and landings of pile and timber construction are located along the bay at Ocean City. Operations and results during fiscal year, Public Works funds.- Work under contract for dredging in Sinepuxent and Chincoteague Bays was completed July 27, 1934, 1,109.794 cubic yards of material being removed. Work under contract for constructing north jetty was completed October 1;, 1934, 28,406.2 tons of core and 10,165.1 tons of cap stofie being placed. Work under conitractfor constructing the south jetty was commenced August 27, 1934, and completed May 25, 1935, 39,546.75 tons of core stone and 17,288.30 tons cap stone being placed. Dredging by contract in the inlet and connecting channel in Sinepuxent Bay was commenced April 29, 1935, and was in progress at the end of the year, 353,032 cubic yards of material being removed. During the year a concrete wall 400 feet long, 6 feet wide at bottom, 2 feet 8 inches wide at the top, and 5 feet high was constructed on the north jetty. The interstices in the rock work under the concrete wall from mean low water to mean high water were filled with asphaltic concrete. The total costs, all for new work, were $475,887.61, of which $84,208.78 were United States Public Works funds and $391,678.83 contributed funds. The expenditures were $139,551.61 United States funds and $391,678.83 contributed funds, a total"of $531,230.44. Maintenance and improvement funds.-During the year 111 tons of one-man stone were.placed by hired labor in maintenance of the jetties. 348 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The total costs were $606.44, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $414.08. The total costs from all funds were $476,494.05-$84,208.78 for new work, Public Works funds; $606.44 for maintenance, regular funds; and $391,678.83 for new work from contributed funds. The total ex- penditures from all funds were $531,644.52-$139,551.61 Public Works funds, $414.08 regular funds, and $391,678.83 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 89 percent completed. The north and south jetties are completed, as is also the channel from the inner end of the inlet at Ocean City in Sinepuxent Bay to the 5-foot contour in Chincoteague Bay. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is completion of dredging through the inlet and bay, and completion of the dredging authorized by the 1935 River and Harbor Act. The controlling depth at mean low water is 5.6 feet in the inlet, thence 5 feet to the end of the channel in Chincoteague Bay. The total costs of the existing project were $762,547.43, of which $273,024.16 were Public Works funds (for new work), $488,916.83 contributed funds (for new work), and $606.44 regular funds (for maintenance). The total expenditures were $752,724.01, of which $263,393.10 were from Public Works funds, $488,916.83 contributed funds, and $414.08 regular funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1935, $94,- 468.35 including $192.36 accounts receivable-$53,799.26 allotted from Public Works Administration funds, $29,585.92 allotted from Main- tenance and Improvement funds, and $11,083.17 contributed by the State of Maryland, together with $89,000 to be allotted from Emer- gency Relief funds, a total of $183,468.35 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935-- ............------- $10, 019. 28 New work: Completion of dredging through inlet and bay by contract, July 1, 1935, to August 31, 1935...... 55, 055. 51 Dredging by contract to provide a fishing harbor channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide, extending 3,000 feet into the marsh south of the railroad, with 2 turning basins, and a channel from the inlet channel 6 feet deep and 125 feet wide to North Eighth Street in Ocean City and thence 75 feet wide to deep water in Isle of Wight Bay, Oct. 15, 1935, to Mar. 31, 1936 .. 89,000. 00 Maintenance: Maintenance of jetties and channels where necessary, July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936 ---------------------------- 29, 393.56 Total ------------------------------- ------------ 183,468.35 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance of channels and jetties. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935.--- - _---- -- $606.44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ----- 606. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-- ------------------------ 192.36 Net total expenditures --------------------------------- 414.08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935c - 29, 585. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935.,_ 30, 000. 00 RIVERS AND IIARBORS--BALTIMORE, IMID., DISTRICT 349 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 ,.1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work -- .- .- .-- . .- -- ..- .- .. .. .. ...- -- - -- --- Cost of maintenance....---------------------------------------....... ..............--------------------............. $606.44 414.08 Total expended--------------------------.............-----------.............. Allotted........----------------------..-------------------------------...........--............--..........-----------............. 00 000. 30, Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------- ---------------------------------- $30, 000.00 Gross amount expended-__ -------------------------------- 414.08 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- - --------- 29, 585.92 -- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ ___ ---------- 192.36 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 29, 393.56 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance' 1- - - - - - - - - - -- - 30, 000.00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- - ------------ $273, 024.16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--- ------ - ---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_ ---- 273, 024.16 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935_ ..-........ 3.50 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-- ---------- --- -- 273, 027.66 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935- -- --------- 192.36 Gross total cost to June 30, 1935- -- -------- 273, 220. 02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935- -- --------- 9, 826. 92 Net total expenditures___ --- --------- 263,393. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 53, 606.90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ -_- - 317, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931' 1932 1933 1934 1935 $188,815.38 Cost of new work......................-------------------------................................. $84, 208.78 Cost of maintenance.......................................................................... ............................--------------. -----.----..------- Total expended-------------------- 123, 841. 49 139, 551.61 ----- 281,000.00 Allotted......................--------------------------------------------.------......-............ 36, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-___ -- ------- $157, 158.51 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 ------------------------------------------ 36,000.00 Amount to be accounted for .- -------------- 193, 158. 51 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $432, 958.12 Less--- Reimbursements collected --------- $293, 400. 51 Receipts from sales_- -- -- -6. 00 293,406.51 139, 551.61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 53, 606. 90 1 Exclusive of available funds. 350 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_-..... --- $6, 551.28 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 13, 889.87 $20, 441. 15 Balance available June 30, 1935---- 33, 165. 75 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ --- ----- 192. 36 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 33, 358. 11 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new workto June 30, 1935-------------- ----------- $273, 024. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 606.44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 273, 630. 60 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935__ 3. 50 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 273, 634. 10 .------. Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_- - ---------- 192. 36 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 273, 826. 46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935___ - 10, 019.28 Net total expenditures_--- ---------- 263, 807. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------83, 192.82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__ 347,000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work....---------------------- ---------------------- 188,815.38 $84, 208. 78 Cost of maintenance--.....----.----.-----------.------------.-..-----------.---606. 44 Total cost ------------------------------------------------------------- 84, 815. 22 Total expended---------------------------------------------123, 841. 49 139, 965. 69 Allotted......................... .....----------------------------------....---------- 281,000.00 66, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1,1964....... $157, 158. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 --------------------- $30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933 ------------------------ 36,000. 00 - --. 66,000.00 Amount to be accounted for---------------- ------- 223, 158.51 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $483, 372. 20 Less : Reimbursements collected-- -- - $293, 400. 51 Receipts from sales-- --- -- 6. 00 293, 406. 51 139,965. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ ------ - -- 83,192. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_-............. $6, 743. 64 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- ......... 13, 889. 87 20, 633. 51 Balance available June 30, 1935_ ------- --- 62, 559. 31 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-_- -------- ---- 192. 36 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_- ----- 62, 751.67 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance _ _ 30, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS A TD HARBQRS--BAL'IM0RE, D., PISTRICT i CONTRIBUTED FUNDS. Cost (of new work to June 30Q,1935 -------------------- :-:$488, 916. 83 Cost oof maintenance to June 30, 1935-, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------------ 488, 916. 83 Net t otal expenditures-------------- --------------------- 488, 916. 83 Unexi pended balance June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 11, 083. 17 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1935 --------------- 50 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------_--_-_-_----------------------------. - -$97, 238.00 $391, 678.83 Cost of maintenance----- -------- ---------- --------------------------------------- Total expended ------------------... ------------ --------------------- 97, 238. 00 391, 678. 83 Contributed......................----------------------------------------------------150, 000.00 350, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $52, 762. 00 Amount contributed by State of Maryland- -- __ 350, 000.00 -------- Amount to be accounted for 402, 762. 00 Cross amount expended_ _- 391, 678. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 11, 083.17 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_- ------ ___11,083. 17 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR OCEAN CITY INLET AND SINEPUXFENT BAY Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------ $761, 940. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- -- ------------ --------- 606. 44 Total cost of pe manent work to June 30, 1935 762, 547.43 ------------ Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935_- -- --- 3. 50 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 550.93 762-------------------, Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 192. 36 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_ ------ - -762, 743. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935___ -- ------- 10,019.28 Net total expenditures --- -------------------------- ...-- 752, 724. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------ 94, 275. 99 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1935__ 847, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ------------ ------------ ---------------------- $286,053.38 $475, 887. 61 Cost of maintenance---..........-----------.---...------.-------------------------------------......... 606. 44 Total cost ------------------------------------------------- 286,053. 38 476,494. 05 Total expended ----------------------------------------------------- 221, 079. 49 531, 644. 52 Allotted and contributed-... - -..............................- 431, 000.00 416, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $209, 920. 51 Amount contributed by State of Maryland ---------- $350, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ----------------------- 30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Notional Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933 ---------------------- 36, 000. 00 416, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------------ 625 920. 51 Gross amount expended____- -------- 825, 051.03 23116-ENG 1935--23 352 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Less: Reimbursements collected -- $293, 400. 51 -..... Receipts from sales----------------- -6.00 $293, 406. 51 $531, 644. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935....----------------. 94,275.99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- ------- 6, 743. 64 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----- ----- 24, 973. 04 31, 716.68 Balance available June 30, 1935_..-. .-- --- --- 62,559. 31 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_-....... _________192.36 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------ 62, 751.67 Amount that can be profitably- expended - - - in fiscal- -year ending - June - ___ - - 30, 1937, for maintenance I _ 30, 000.00 14. PARISH CREEK, MD. Location.--ParishCreek is a small branch of the West River, an estuary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Maryland western shore, about 7 miles south of the mouth of the Severn River. Existing project.-The existing project provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 50 feet wide, widened at the ends, from deep water in West River to the head of the south fork of Parish Creek, and an anchorage basin at the junction of the north fork having a depth of 6 feet and an area not exceeding 11/2 acres. The mean tidal range is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1931, is $19,300, includ- ing $1,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1931) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $300. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 185, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the above-mentioned document. Local cooperation.--Localinterests are required to contribute $1,000 toward the cost of the improvement, furnish suitable spoil-disposal areas free of cost to the United States, and give assurances satisfac- tory to the Chief of Engineers that they will provide a suitable water freight terminal at the head of Parish Creek, open to all on equal terms. Not complied with. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition t end of fiscal year.-No work has been done, and con- dition is as given in the project document. Proposed operations.-The sum of $19,300 (including $1,000 con- tributed funds) can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Nevd work: Completion of the project by contract dredging---------- $19, 300 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------ -$ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ Net total expenditures . __ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ________ Total amount appropriated to Jufite 30, 1935 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -.... Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project _ - - -- - 18, 300 Amount that can be profitably expended- in fiscal - year ending - June 1- 30, 1937, for new, work 18, 300 1 In addition, $1,000 to be contributed by local interests. RIVERS AND IIHARBORS-BALTIIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 353 15 ANNAPOLIS HARBOR, MD. Lovation.-Annapolis Harbor includes certain portions of the Severn River and College and Spa Creeks bordering the city of Annapolis, Md. Previous project.-The River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, adopted a project for a channel 24 feet deep and 150 feet wide from Chesapeake Bay to opposite the Naval Academy, at an estimated cost of $66,000. No work was done on the project, and it has been recommended for abandonment. With funds appropriated for this project two shoals in the vicinity of the Naval Academy wharves were dredged, one to a depth of 20 feet and the other to a depth of 14 feet, at a total cost of $8,475.42. No dredging has been done in Annapolis Harbor since 1886, except that done in 1903 by the Navy Department, when a channel 30 feet deep and 180 feet wide was dredged in the Severn River from Chesapeake Bay to a turning basin opposite the Naval Academy. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in Severn River to a point opposite the city slip and an anchorage basin 12 feet deep in Spa Creek below the county highway bridge, at an estimated cost of $24,000, with $2,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 23, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in this document. Local cooperation.-The existing project is subject to the pro- vision that local interests shall furmnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas, properly diked or bulkheaded where necessary, for disposal of dredged materials during initial construction and future maintenance when and as needed. Not complied with. Terminal facilities.-The water front from the mouth of Spa Creek to the highway bridge is developed to a large extent for com- mercial purposes. On the north bank of the stream, just above the Naval Academy wall, there is a ferry dock and a lumber wharf, both of pile and timber construction. Above the steamboat dock is the city slip. In addition to an open frontage owned by the city (of Annapolis, this slip is occupied by two oil companies, a sea-food packing house, a sand-and-gravelyard, an ice plant, and a hardware and marine supply company. Between the city slip and the bridge a concrete bulkhead was built for a yacht basin, but further con- struction has been suspended pending the completion of financial arrangements. On the southern bank of Spa Creek there are 4 marine repair plants, 2 of which are below the bridge., One plant has 4 marine railways, with capacities ranging from 50 to 275 tons. Each of the other 3 plants has 1 railway of about 20-ton capacity. Most of the wharves are privately owned and not open to the pub- lic. The old steamboat wharf and the city slip are used by the pub- lic to some extent. Boats are not permitted to land along the Naval Academy wall. The existing facilities are adequate for present neeeds. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project and the condition is as given in the project document :354 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGFINEERS, UIX.S. ARMy1 I 1935 Proposed operations.-None, The sum of $24,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Completion of project by dredging --- -------------- $24, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_-_---_- -- $8, 475.42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ __-.. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------. 8,475 42 Net total expenditures--.. --------------------------- 8, 475. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---- --- 8, 475.42 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-- ------------------------------------- 24, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work -------------------------------------- 24,000.00 16. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $17,020.90; the ex- penditures were $17,054.30. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, together with accounts receivable, $3.00 a total of $17,146.60, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses incurrred under this heading. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 --------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--- ...............- $91, 401.21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ----- 91, 401.21 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_-- ----------- 3.00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-- -------- 91,404.21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_- - - - -- 207. 16 Net total expenditures- 91, 197. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 17,143. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 108, 340. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work...---------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance.------------------ .$8, 279. 80 $15, 091. 21 $21, 633. 22 $15,287. 91 $17, 020. 90 Total expended...----------------------- 8,318. 61 14, 616. 59 21, 430. 59 15, 565.05 17, 054. 30 Allotted-----... .......----------------------- 14,000.00 7,000.00 24,751.29 28,089.36 15,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ------------------- .. $19, 197.90 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------------15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------- --- 34, 197.90 Gross amount expended___ -------------------------- $17, 524. 31 Less reimbursements collected .------------------------ 470.01 17, 054. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 17, 143. 60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_----- --- --- 207. 16 Balance available June 30, 1935- ...........----- 16, 936.44 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_--- ------------------ 3.00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-- 16, 939. 44 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance _-__-_ __--5, - --- 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. IIVERS .AND .HAtBOSt BAL'IVI1ORE, MD., DISTRICT 356 17. Oitl ids pr Iects for whifth'no estita are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report) For last Cost and etpenditured to full re- June 30, 1934 Estimated Name of project port see ,amount Annual required to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Susquehanna River above and below Havre de 1931 $270,664.40 $44,255.60 Completed. Grace, Md.1 2. Elk and Little Elk lRivers, Md.1 2 s............ 132 90, 515. 37 44, 342.35 Do. 8. Corsica River, Md. ---------------------... 1 1932 39, 070. 85 17,;611. 85 Do: 4. Queenstown Harbor, Md. '.. - -.....- _ 1931 44, 858. 27 26, 314.84 Do. 5. Claiborne Harbor, Md..------- __ ------.... 1933 42, 973. 65 48, 584. 27 Do. 6. Tllghman Island Harbor, Md.. ....-....... 1922 2,973.00- ...-.- $7,790 7. Tred Avon River, Md.l 6 _ _1923 12, 692.87 1,140. 93 7$22,000 8. LaTrappe River, Md. .:1: ... ...... 1922 8,063.87 15, 967. 97 CompleeL, 9. Choptank River, 1 d __'_,___._.__.,__.1931 . 84, 296. 34 21, 649. 83 Do. 10. Tuckahoe River, Md :l ..- -----..... 1923 9, 727. 36 1, 092. 64 Do. 11. Warwick River, Md.' .---------------- __ 1922 22,040. 82 24, 641.00 Do. 12. Cambiridge Harbor, Md.---1--------- 931 81, 597, 56 6,987. 30 Do. 13. Slaughter Creek, Md.'--------------------- 1922 4,140. 00 500. 00 Do. 14. Nanticoke River (including Northwest Fork), 1923 48, 815. 31 26, 974. 69 Do. Del. and Md.1 15. Tyaskin Creek, Md. s . - _ -..._ ---- 1923 16, 296.63 18, 266. 39 Do. 16. Lower Thoroughfare at or near Wenona, Deals 1922 12, 200.00 700.00 Do. Island, Md.' s 17. Crisfield Harbor, Md.1 --------------------- 1931 144,950.47 2,839. 46 Do. 18. Broad Creek, Md.1 9.................. 1932 28, 227. 19 38,872.17 Do. 19. Onancock River, Va. _---------------------- 1931 89, 667.09 26,983. 55 $55,500. 20. Nandua Creek, Va.- - - - - - - 1932 6, 987. 81 ........... Completed. 21. Occohannock Creek, Va. ...... ------------------- 1933 13, 859.14 14, 315. 20 Do. 22. Cape Charles City Harbor, Va.o10------- 1920 105, 533. 68 39, 206.37 Do. 23. Waterway on the coast of Virginia 1---- 24. Little Machipongo River, Va.1 .1931 -- 1931 9,404. 45 11,802.46 15,000. 00 -------------- Do. Do. 25. Herring Bay and Rockhole Creek, M d.'--.. 1931 6, 300.00 - ----. - Do. 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Revoked during fiscal year 1933, $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. 5 Insufficient potential commerce to justify the improvement and available funds ($7,790.27) were revoked. 6 Awaiting local cooperation for work in North Fork. 7 Available funds for the North Fork revoked account noncompliance with terms of local cooperation. 8 Abandonment recommended in 1926. SRevoked during fiscal year 1933, $49.63. 10 Abandonment recommended in 1915. 18. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ------------ $84, 470. 51 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _ _-------------2-------- 29.29 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 84, 499.80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 531.94 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 83, 967.86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------------ 308.:96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 84, 276. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended ...----------- _- ------------ $83,967.86 Allotted...............------------------.... ------------------------------------------------ 84, 276. 82 c6 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ----------------------------------------- $84, 276. 82 Gross amount expended- -- - -. $88, 897. 41 Less: Reimbursements collected ------------- $4, 398. 11 Receipts from sales-------------------- 531.44 4, 929. 55 83,967.86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ - -308,96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 531.94 Balance available June 30, 1935- --- - ---. --- 222. 98 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_-. - -29.29 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935----- .. . . -- 198.69 BStatus of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee rekctions Locality Authorization act toransmitte Congresston Document No. Reommenda- Back Creek, Anne River and HarborAct, --------------- Arundel County, Md_ Aug. 30, 1935. Baltimore Harbor and River and Harbor -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------ Channels, Md. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 11, 1932. Black Walnut Harbor, River and Harbor Act, Talbot County, Md. Aug. 30, 1935. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------ Broadwater Creek, Md. ...- do ------------ Cambridge Harbor, Md. River and Har b or Committee resolu- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------- - - - ------------------------ ------------------------ tion, July 31, 1935. Cambridge Creek to River and Harbor Act, -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I ------------------------ Fishing Bay, channel via Little Blackwater Aug. 30, 1935. ------------------- River, Md. Cherrystone Channel ---...- do....------------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------ to Cape Charles, Va., channel connecting. Chesapeake Bay to Chincoteague Bay, ---------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Va., inland water- --.....-- do............- way. Chfincoteague Bay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------ establishing harbor of refuge at Greenback- ille and Franklin .....--- do............ City, Accomac County, Va. Claiborne-Annapolis ..... do.......--.- ,,.. ferry at Matapeake, ------------------------ ------------------- Md. Channel at the entrance of. Crisfield Harbor, Md.. River and Harbor - -- -T-- -- --- - - Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 27, 1934. Elk River, Md......... River and Harbor s. .. --------. ---- Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 7, 1934. Farm Creek, Md---_. River and Harbor Act, --------------- ------------------------ Aug. 30, 1935. Fishing Creek, at the ---.- do....------------ --------------- north end of Calvert t+ County, Md. (har- bor at mouth). Fox Creek, Dorchester ---..--do----........-------- --------------- III------------------------ County, Md., chan- nel in Southeast Branch. George Island Landing, .....--- do............. --------------- - ----------------------- Md., to deep water in Chincoteague Bay, channel from. Goose Creek, Md ......- ...-----. do...------------. --------------- ------------------------ GreatChoptankWater- ----.- do.------------ --------------- ------------------------ way to Little Chop- tank River, Md., con- struction of a sea-level waterway. Hog Island, Va., chan- River and Harbor nels to Great Machi- Committee resolu- pongo Inlet. tion, Feb. 3, 1934. 3 7 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, VD4., DISTRICT Status of reports called for by river and harbor cts and cotmitte es lOtions-- Continued Locality Authorization act 1 Transmitted to Congress Document No. , 1 Recommenda- tion Honga River and Tar River and Harbor Apr. 24,1935 River and Har bor Favorable. Bay (Barren Island Committee resolu- Committee 35, 74th Gaps), Md. tion, Dec. 6, 1932. Cong., 1st sess Jones Creek, Wicomico River and Harbor Act, ---------.-...-------- County, Md., and Aug. 30, 1935. -- - ----------- Nanticoke River. Jones Creek and Nanti- ....do...-------.. . -----------------.--- coke River in the vicinity of Waterview and Nanticoke, Wi- comico County, Md. Little Annemessex -- do............---- --------------- ---------------- River to Tangier Sound, Md., channel via Cedar Creek, a land cut and Flat Cap Creek. Little Creek, Queen -.---- do----------------- Annes County, Md. Little Island Creek, Talbot County, Md. do ---------------- irr----r r------- --------------- Lake Ogleton and Wal- ----- do- - ------------- nut Lake, Anne Arundel County Md., Channels to. Magothy River to ..... do-.........-----......-----I-------------- ----------- Cypress Creek, Anne Arundel County Md., channel. McCreadys Creek, Elli- ..... do--------.-- ------------------------ ott Dorchester County, Md. --------------- Northeast River, Md., ... do...------------ ..- --------------.........- head of. Ocean City Harbor and River and Harbor June 20,1935 River and Harbor Do Sinepuxent Bay, Md. Committee resolu- Committee 60, 74th tion, June 3, 1935. Onancock River, Va.... River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. --------------- Cong., 1st sees. -------------.......... -------------- Plain Dealing Creek .....---do------------. -------------------.. and Oak Creek, Md., channel connecting. Pocomoke River, at or .....---do------------ --- -- - - - -- - --- ---.-.... near Snow Hill, Md. to Chinocoteague Bay, waterway. Pocomoke River, Md., River and HarborAct, June 5, 1936 House 227, 74th Cong., Do "The Muds." July 3, 1930. 1st sass. Pocomoke River, Md., River and Harbor to Sinepuxent Bay, Committee Resolu- - .. .. waterway. tion, Mar. 15, 1934. Pungoteague Creek, Va_ River and Harbor -----------------.......- Committee resolu- tion, May 10, 1934. Dec. 29, 1934 Qunby Creek, Va...... River and Harbor Dec. 29,1934 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- -......-...-----........- tion, Jan. 5, 1934. June 5, 1935 Rockhall Harbor, Kent Riverand HarborAct, County, Md. Aug. 30, 1935. May 20, 1935 River and Harbor Favorable. Starlings Creek, Va... .. River and Harbor 1935 May 20, Committee resolu- Committee 46, 74th tion, Mar. 18, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Susquehanna River, River and Harbor Pa. and Md. Committee resolu- ..,......1................ tion, Mar. 15, 1934. Tangier Sound, Va....- River and Harbor Act, Jan. 3, 1935 Jan. 3, 1935 Unfavorable. Jan. 21, 1927. Tangier Sound to River and Harbor June 25, 1935 River and Harbor Favorable. Chesapeake Bay via Committee resolu- Committee 67, 74th Ewell, Md. tion, May 10, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Upper Chesapeake Bay River an d Harbor ----...........-........................ and Susquehanna Act, Aug. 30, 1935. River, Havre de Grace, Md. Upper Thoroughfare, .....-- do------------................ Deals Island, Md. -----------........... Wicomico River, Md.. Senate Committee res- olution, June 27, 1935. _ i i _ 3 E REPOTtdi dCfCEF 0+ ENGIEERS, U. S. M1VIY, 19 3 5 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, Rappannock, York, Niattaponi, and Pamunkey. District engineer: Lt. Col. John C. H. Lee, Corps of Engineers, to August 31, 1934; 1st Lt. Frank 0. Bowman, Corps of Engineers, to September 11, 1934; Maj. R. W. Crawford, Corps of Engineers, to April 18, 1935; 1st Lt. W. J. Matteson, Corps of Enineersi since that date. Division engineer: Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers: IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Washington Harbor, D. C__. 358 13. Urbanna Creek, Va..-.. _376 2. Potomac River, north side 14. Mill Creek, Va-.___--------_ 377 of Washington Channel, 15. Jackson Creek, Va,------- 378 D. C ------------------- 361 16. Milford Haven, Va- -.. 379 3. Potomac River at Alexan- 17. Horn Harbor, Va.-_,, ..380 dria, Va---------------- 362 18. York River, Va ------- 381 4. Potomac River below Wash- 19. Mattaponi River, Va-_-_ , 382 - ington, D. C-.... - 361 20. Pamunkey River, Va------- 384 5. Occoquan Creek, Va,._ 365 21. Channel connecting Y o r k 6. Monroe Bay and Creek, Va_ 307 River, Va., with B a c k 7. Nomini Bay and Creek, Va_. 338 Creek t Slaight's Wharf° 335 8. Breton Bay, Md .-- . 369 22. Examinations, surveys, and 9. Smith Creek, Md--------- -371 contingencies (general) 386 10. Little Wicomico River, Va-. 372 23. Other projects for which no 11. Rappahannock River, Va-._ 373 estimates are submitted 387 12. Totuskey Creek, Va__ 375 24. Plant allotment ---------- 388 1. WASHINGTON HARBOR, D. C. Location.-Washington Harbor is located at the junction of the Anacostia River with the Potomac River within the District of Columbia, 110 miles upstream of the mouth of the Potomac River, southerly 202 miles from Baltimore, Md., and northerly 195 mits from Norfolk, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 560.) Previous projects.-The original project for the Potomac River was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 11, 1870, August 2, 1882, and March 2, 1833. For further details see page 1791 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 295 of Annual Report for 1934. The River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, authorized an allotment for'work on the Anacostia River, joint resolution of Con- gress of April 11, 1898, made appropriation for a survey, and a proj- ect was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 87, 55th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1899, page 1443). For further details see page 430 of Annual Report for 1932. The total costs Under these previous projects to June 30, 1935, were $3,029,000.78 for new work and $1,831,609.62 for mainte- RIVERS A ND UARB O -WASHINGTON,, D. C', DISTRICT 859 nance, a total cost of $4,860, 610.40. The total expenditures were $4,860,401.98. Exmisting pro ject.--This project is a combination and extension o f the latest projects for the Potomac River at Washington, D. C., and the Anacostia River, D. C The project: provides (1) Virginia Channel--fromn. Giesboro Point to the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a channel 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide; (2) .Washington Channel. from Hains Point to the head of Washington Channel a..channel 24 ,feet deep and 400 feet wide with the width increased as necessary to afford a low-water cross-section area 6df25,000 square feet; :(3) Anacostia River--from Giesboro Point to the' Anacostia :Bridge, a channel 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide, with turning basin 800 feet wide and approximately 2,400 feet long of same depth opposite the Navy Yard; +(4) Anacostia, River fromi the BAnacostia, Bri~dge, a channel 24 feet deep and 2000feet wide, to a turning basin 400 feet square of same depth at the foot of Fifteenth Street SE4 The. plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal;ranges are:IMean, 3.0 feet; extreme, 4.5 feet; and irregular, 7.5 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in:' 1935 is $325000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous"projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $83,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 22, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document. Terminal facilities.-On the Virginia Channel (Georgetown waterfront) there are 10 wharves, generally of the bulkhead type, of timber, stone, and concrete, privately owned. Railroad and crane service are available at a number of the wharves. On the Wash- ington Channel are 30 wharves of open pile and bulkhead construc- tion, all owned by the Federal Government, but most of which are leased to private parties or serve governmental agencies. On the Anacostia River is about 23/4 miles of commercial waterfront on which are located 7 privately owned and 2 Government wharves, and 3,500 linear feet of bulkhead with slips for governmental agencies. Some of the wharves and slips have transfer and rail facilities. The wharves of the Washington Harbor are only open to the public by special arrangement, except for the District of Columbia fish wharves on the Washington Channel. Terminal facilities, except for those in the Washington Channel, are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.'-The U. S. derrickboat Atlas was engaged in construction of levees for deposit basin at Gravelly Point from May 1 to 24, ;935, depositing 24,229 cubic yards of material on 6,400 linear feet of levee at a cost of $3,014.84. The tidal gates were operated and repaired throughout the year at a cost of $4,589.65. A total of $14,626 was credited to the cost of completed work. The total cost for the year was minus $61,968.62, all applied to maintenance. The total expenditure for the year was minus $481,045.29 for project Potomac River at Washington, D.-C., due to reimbursement for value of plant and materials transferred to "Plant allotment." There was no work on the project Anacostia River during the year and no cost or expenditures. 860 REBPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGIERS, T S. ARMY, 19 835 Condition at end of flecl year.-The previous project for Potomac River at Washington, D. C., was completed in 1913, and that for the Anacostia River was completed in 1919. No work has been done on the modified project. The controlling depth at mean low water in March 1935 was 17.4 in the Virginia Channel, Potomac River, for a width of 400 feet; in July 1934, 20.3 feet in the Washington Channel, Potomac River, and in the Anacostia River in December 1934, 20.3 feet for a width of 300 feet to the Anacostia Bridge; and in March 1933, 14.0 feet up- stream of the Anacostia Bridge. The total costs and expenditures under the former projects which were combined to form Washington Harbor are stated.under Previous projects. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1 1935, $24,- 502.21, carried over from project Potomac River at Washington, D. C., will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935--------------------------------- $208. 42 Maintenance: Reinforcement and maintenance of levees of deposit basin at Gravelly Point with United States derrickboats (March to June 1936) --------------------------------------- 12, 000.00 Dredging in front of inlet gates, Tidal Basin, Washington, D. C.,' with U. S. dredge Datecarlia (July 1935) ----- --------------- 4, 000. 00 Maintenance and repair of tidal gates, Tidal Basin, by hired labor (July 1935 to June 1936) ------------------------ 6,000.00 Surveys and investigations by hired labor (July 1935 to June 1966) .............---------------------------------------------- 2, 293. 79 Total for all work---------------------------------- 24, 502. 21 The additional sum of $427,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Dredging project channels from Giesboro Point to foot of Fifteenth Street Southeast in Anacostia River by contract (July to De- cember 1936) ---------------------------------------- $147, 000 Reinforcement of levees of deposit basin at Gravelly Point with U. S. derrickboat (July to October 1936) -------------------- 5, 000 152, 000 Maintenance: Dredging in Virginia Channel and at forks of the channel at Hains Point, Washington, D. C., and deposit in area at Gravelly Point, approximately 1,100,000 cubic yards by contract (July to December 1936) ------------------ ----------------- 258, 000 Reinforcement of levees of deposit basin at Gravelly Point with United States derrickboat (July to October 1936)----- ---- 10, 000 Maintenance and repair of tidal gates, Tidal Basin, by hired labor (July 1936 to June 1937) -------- ------------------ 5, 000 Surveys and investigations by hired labor (July 1936 to June 1937) ------------------------------------------------ 2, 000 Total --------------------------------------------- 275, 000 Total for all work-----........------------------------------ 427, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 361 Cost.and fimancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------- ------------ $3, 029, 000. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------- 1, 831, 609. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 4, 860, 610. 40 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 208.42 Net total expenditures----------------------------4, 860, 401. 98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 24, 502.21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 4, 884, 904. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ......................... .------ I.. ---- Cost of maintenance................-----------------$113, 454. 87 $14, 975. 83 $5, 460. 64 $34, 096. 07 -$6, 968.62 Total expended..... -50, 438. 03 ....--------------------- 40, 448. 94 14, 379. 73 68, 561.81 -481,045.29 Allotted.....--........................---------------------------- 500. 00 -28, 300. 00 -12, 717. 09 43, 330. 95 -509, 716. 50 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $53, 173. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935--------- ------------------------------ 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _ -- ------------------------ 68, 173. 42 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------524, 716. 50 Net amount to be accounted for-- --------------------- 456,543.08 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $171, 986.07 Less: Reimbursements collected----------$235, 633. 09 Receipts from sales---------------- 417, 398. 27 653, 031. 36 -- 481,045.29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------- -------- 24, 502. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------ 208. 42 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 24, 293. 79 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------- 325, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 000. 00 1------------------------------- For maintenance 1--------------------------- 275, 000. 00 Total I------------ ------------- 427, 000. 00 2. POTOMAC RIVER, NORTH SIDE OF WASHINGTON CHANNEL, D. C. Location.-The area covered by the project is the north side of the Washington Channel waterfront upstream of the War College, all located in the District of Columbia. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 560.) Existing project.--This provides for development of the commercial waterfront of the Washington Channel by construction of (1) a yacht harbor in four sections on the upstream half of the section with berthing space for about 286 boats; (2) two wharves for activities of SExclusive of available funds. 362 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 the District of Columbia; (3) three wharves for existing transporta- tion lines and general service; (4) construction of bulkhead walls; (5)' removal of the old and dilapidated existing structures, etc. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1933 is $1,650,000, of which the District of Columbia is to contribute $389,000, the cost of the two wharves for District of Columbia activities. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 13, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that the Dis- trict of Columbia shall contribute $389,000 toward the cost of the improvement. TerTninal facilities.-The entire commercial waterfront is Govern- ment owned, and of the 30 wharves only 4 can be classed as modern. The District of Columbia constructed in 1916 a municipal fish wharf and a harbor police wharf partially completed at a total cost of $236,360. The facilities are inadequate for existing commerce. For further details see the project document. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition, at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the project. See page 360 for controlling depth of Washington Channel. Proposed operations. None. No funds are available. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 on new work, consisting of the. preparation of detailed plans and specifications for structures covered by the project. Cost and fi nancial swan; ary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 - -__ Net total expenditures ----- --- -------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ...-----. -- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project x-- - _i------ $1, 261, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work .- 15, 000. 00 3. 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, was $116,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,500. 1 Exclusive of $389,000 to be contributed by the District of Columbia. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 363 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (I. 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.-Dredging by contract was in progress from April 15 to June 30, 1935, a total of 296,967 cubic yards of material was dredged from the Alexandria water- front and placed in deposit areas, at a cost of $49,796.94. The U. S. derrick boat Atlas dredged channels to the deposit basins at a cost of $9,308.21. The total cost for the year was $59,104.95, all applied to maintenance, and the expenditures were $35,769.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1912 at a saving of $20,786 under the estimated cost. The control- ling depth in June 1935 was 14 and 23 feet at mean low water for the upper and lower sections, respectively, of the improvement. The total cost of the existing project was $243,045.79, of which $95,214.52 was for new work and $147,831.27 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $219,710.63. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $46,230.21, will be applied to payments under contract for dredging which was in progress at close of preceding fiscal year. No additional funds can be expended during the fiscal year 1937, as it is not believed that maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--__-------------------- $95, 214.2 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------___ 147, 831.27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------_ 243, 045. 79 _ 23, 335. 16 Net total expenditures---------------------- 219, 710. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------_ _ 46,230. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-..... 265, 940.,84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work .- -- -- Cost of maintenance _ ___________ $59, 104. 9 Total expended ...-----.----- --... - ------------....... _ - ---- ..... --- . 35, 769. 79 Allotted ........---------.----- - - - - - - - -- -- ---------- ----------- -- ... ..... 82, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------$48, 251.74 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934___------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 19329 -- 13, 570. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931-- 177. 37 Amount to )e accounted for__ -- $82, 0)0. O0 Gross amount ex)ended -- -- - 35, 7609. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 46, 23). 21 364 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ,___ _ $1, 692.66 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__________ 37, 036. 12 ------ $38, 728. 78 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 7, 501.43 4. POTOMAC RIVER BELOW WASHINGTON, D. C. Location.-The Potomac River is formed 21 miles below Cumber- land, Md., and flows southeasterly to the Chesapeake Bay, about 80 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey 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 Washing- :ton; 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 was $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.-The U. S. derrick boat Atlas in period October 12 to 20, 1934, dredged the entrance channel to Herring Creek, Md., a tributary of the Potomac River below Washington, D. C., removing 11,704 cubic yards of material at a cost of $1,000, under the provisions of Section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. 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 March 1935 as follows : Con- Con- Shoal Shoal trolling tName of bar Name of bar trolling depth depth (feet) (feet) Naval Magazine-----------------------23. 5 Upper Smith Point .........--------------------- -- 23. 2 Marshall Hall_-------------------------- 21.7 Lower Smith Point-Maryland Point__ 22. 0 Mattawoman- ------------------------.. 23. 0 Kettle Bottom.------------------------ 24. O0 The costs and expenditures were $153,836 for new work and $301,- 380.76 for maintenance, which includes $1,000 for Little Wicomico River, Va., and $1,000 for Herring Creek, Md., a total of $455,216.76. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $91,- 000, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND IIARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 365 Maintenance: Dredging on Marshall Hall, Smith Point, Thomas Point, and Mary- land Point Bars, approximately 850,000 cu. yds., by contract (August to December 1935) ------------------------------ $90, 000 Removing shoal and snags from entrance to Little Wicomico River with United States derrick boat (September 1935), under provi- sions of sec. 3 of River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930--..---------1, 000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 91,000 The additional sum of $90,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging by contract on Naval Magazine, Mattawoman, and Smith Point Bars. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------$153, 836. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------- - 301. 380. 76 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------- 455,216. 76 Net total expenditures-- ---------------------------------- 455,216. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------91, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 546, 216. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C ost of new work .. -- . .. . . . . ----... -- -- - - - --.. . . . . -- .. - ..----.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Cost of maintenance _....-------------------- $299. 88 $2, 317. 54 ........... $1, 000 $1, 000 Total expended __-- __._-------------- 27.85 2, 589. 57 1, 000 1, 000 Allotted-- .......---------------------------- ... 4, 500.00 -1, 882. 58 1, 000 92, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933--- ---- ------- $1,000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 26, 1934 , 000 1------------------------------ Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935------------------------------ 90, 000 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------------- $92, 000 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 1, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 91, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 90, 000 5. 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 Potomac River about 26 miles below Washington, D. O. (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 fur- ther details see page 1792, Annual Report for 1915. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 366 :REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. Doe. No. 75, 51st Cong., 1st sess.); was modified December 5, 1890 (see Annual Report for 1890, p. 1089, and 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.-Dredging by contract was in progress from March 27 to April 20, 1935; a total of 4,800 linear feet of channel on two bars dredged, depositing 40,163 cubic yards (82,663 cubic yards gross) on adjacent flats or on island above Sandy Point at a cost of $6,491.18. The U. S. derrick boat Atlas was engaged from October 25 to November 9, 1934, in rebuild- ing 5,265 linear feet of levees on island deposit basin, at a cost of $1,515.09. The total cost for the year was $8,006.27, all applied to maintenance, and the expenditure was $7,734.43. 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 were built, and channels aggregating 2.6 miles were dredged. The controlling depth April 1935 was 6.6 feet at mean low water. The total cost was $122,286.85, of which $41,252.95 was for new work and $81,033.90 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $122,015.01. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $4,- 265.57, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935 $271. 84 Maintenance contingencies__-- ------------------------- 1,993. 73 Unallocated balance---------------------- ------------- 2, 000. 00 Total_ ------------------ _ 4, 265. 57 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as it is not believed that maintenance will be necessary. No funds are requested for new work, as construction of dike at Upper Mud Bar is not considered necessary at this time. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 367 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------- _______--__ $66, 252. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 1, 033. 90 8-------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------------147, 286.85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------------- 271.84 Net total expenditures__ __------ -------- _-- -- 147, 015. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_-------- ---------------- 4, 265. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------151, 280. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..------- - Cost of maintenance. _ - - _ . $664. 56 : $2,:-- 384. 68 - -------- $8, 006. 27 Total expended 155. 39 2,893. 85 -- 7, 734. 43 Allotted - -- 1, 950. 76 $12, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --- - - $12, 000.00 Gross amount expended. - -- ---------- -- 7, 734. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__-- 4, 265. 57 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- --- 271. 84 Balance available June 30, 1935_- ---- __ 3, 993. 73 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 1___ 22, 700. 00 6. MONROE BAY AND CREEK, VA. Location.-Located in Westmoreland County, Va., 75 miles in a southerly direction from Washington, D. C., Monroe Bay is a slight indentation on the right bank of the Potomac River. Monroe Creek is a tidal stream 5 miles in length and discharges into Monroe Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 558.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water and 950 feet long, through the bar at the entrance, and within the creek a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep and 2,500 feet long, with turning and anchorage basin 500 feet in width at the upper end in the vicinity of the Colonial Beach waterworks. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 1.6 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1928 was $15,200. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $700. The existing project was adopted by the river and harbor act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doec. No. 172, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are 11 small wharves and landings in the creek, all of which are privately owned and open to the public by special arrangements. None of the wharves have terminal or transfer facilities, and the structures are considered inadequate for present and future needs. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935-- 24 368 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1931, at a saving of $2,740 under the estimated cost. A total of 110,736 cubic yards of material has been dredged from the chan- nels. The controlling depth in March 1935 was 8.7 feet at mean low water at the entrance channel and 6.6 feet within the creek. The total cost and expenditure under the existing project was $12,460.07, all for new work. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, in maintenance dredging on inner channel and basin with United States plant during July 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____________________________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935.__ $12, 460. 07 ------ - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ____________ 12, 460. 07 Net total expenditures _---- __--- ___-___ 12, 460. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____________________________----- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935________ _____-12, 460. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ...___ _. ........ _ $12, 112. 68 $347. 39 Cost of maintenance -- - ------------ ------ --------- -------- Total expended ....-------------------- 13, 216. 91 -756. 84 Allotted.............--- _---- ------------- .. 15, 200. 00 -2, 739.93 .. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance_____-_____ - _______- - -- $6, 000 7. NOMINI BAY AND CREEK, VA. Location.-Nomini Bay and Creek are located in Westmoreland County, Va., on the right bank of the Potomac River, 24 miles up- stream of its mouth and 84 miles downstream of Washington, D. C. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 558.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep and 150 feet wide through the bar at the mouth of the creek and 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide within the creek to Deep Point Wharf with turn- ing basins of the same depth and about 300 feet square at Deep Point Wharf and McGuires Wharf, and protection of channel at the mouth with a riprap jetty 2,410 feet long at White Point. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 1.8 feet; extreme, 2.2 feet; irregular, 3 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $87,946. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $1,900. The existing project providing for a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide through the entrance bar was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873 (S. Ex. Doc. No. 25, 42d Cong., 3d sess.); modified in 1879 by increasing the channel width to 150 feet RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 369 (Annual Report for 1879, p. 606); modified in 1885 by increasing the channel width to 200 feet and providing for training dikes (Annual Report for 1885, p. 966); modified in 1908 by decreasing channel width to 150 feet (Annual Report for 1908, p. 254), and modified by River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 30, 72d Cong., 1st sess.), which ex- tended the project upstream. The latter document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-The adopted project provides that local in- terests shall furnish suitable areas for the deposit of dredged ma- terial from initial excavation and for future maintenance within 1,500 feet of the channels, including release from any claims for damages to oyster grounds by reason of such deposits. The require- ments have not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are seven wharves in Nomini Creek, all of open pile construction and open to the public on equal terms. The facilities are considered adequate. (For full description of termi- nal facilities see H. Doc. No. 652, 66th Cong., 2d sess.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted except for the extension of the improved channel upstream of the entrance bar to Deep Point, which was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. The project is 96 percent complete. The training dike and channel of project dimensions through the bar at the mouth were completed in 1912. The con- trolling depth in the entrance channel for a 150-foot width was 9.8 in August 1933 and upstream to Deep Point was 8 feet in January 1932. The total cost and expenditures were $78,446.21 for new work and $30,841.62 for maintenance, a total of $109,287.73. Proposed operations.-None during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $9,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in completion, by contract, of the project as authorized by the 1935 River and Harbor Act. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------- ------------- $78, 446. 21 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------------- 30, 841. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------109, 287. 83 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 109, 287. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------------109, 287. 83 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------ ---------------------------------- 9, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work , 500. 00 9___________________ 8. BRETON BAY, MD. Location.-This is a tidal estuary about 61/2 miles long, located in St. Marys County, Md entering the Potomac River on its left bank 30 miles upstream of the mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 558.) Previous projects.-The original project for improvement was adopted June 18, 1878, and modified in 1886 and 1890. The cost and 370 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 expenditure under these previous projects to 1891 were $37,500. For further details, see page 290 of Annual Report for 1910. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide from the mouth to Leon- ardtown, Md., a distance of 61/4 miles, with a turning basin of same depth 400 feet by 600 feet at the Leonardtown wharf. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 1.7 feet; extreme, 2.7 feet; irregular, 4.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1899, was $36,480 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1903) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 209, 56th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1889, page 1002. Terminal facilities.-There are two open pile wharves at Leonard- town privately owned but open to the public, and an open pile Standard Oil wharf. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Dredging by contract was in progress from March 11 to 25, 1935, in the turning basin at Leonardtown, Md., 41,036 cubic yards (59,077 cubic yards gross) being placed on the adjacent flats. The total cost for the year was $6,302 55, all applied to maintenance, and the expenditures were $6,215.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 90 per- cent completed in 1907; the part not completed was dredging of the channel to full project width of 200 feet and subsequently naviga- tion has not justified completion of the project. The controlling depth in March 1935 was 10 feet at mean low water for a 150-foot channel width. The total cost of the existing project was $22,302.55, of which $10,423.55 was for new work and $11,879 for maintenance.. The total expenditure was $22,215.30. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $1,284.70, will be applied to payment of outstanding obligations and maintenance contingencies as may be necessary. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as it is not believed that maintenance will be necessary. No funds are requested for new work to complete the project as enlargement of the basin to full project dimensions is not necessary for present navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_____________________________ $47, 923.55, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 1, 879. 00 1--------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 --------- 59, 802. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 _ -- - 87. 25 Net total expenditures -- 59, 715. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ ------- - -- 1, 284. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 61, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON D. C., DISTRICT 371 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -- - - - - - - - - -- Cost of maintenance _---------- - - - - - - ------------ ------------ --- - - - - ----------- - - - ----------- - --- $6, 302. 55 Total expended -_ _--------------- ------------ ---------- ------------ ------------ 6, 215.30 Allotted........ ------------------- . ------------------------ . --------------------- 7,500, 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------------ $7, 500.00 Gross amount expended____ ________,______-______________ 215. 30 6 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935____--__-----_------_ 1, 284. 70 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ _-_ _____--------- 87. 25 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------------- 1, 197. 45 Amount (estimated) required _ to be appropriated for completion of existing projects '___ -________ _ 7, 500.00 9. SMITH CREEK, MD. Location.-This is a tidal stream 31 miles in length located in St. Marys County, Md., entering the Potomac River on the left bank 10 miles upstream of its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 557.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 150 feet wide, and 1,100 feet long across the en- trance bar. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 1.4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1927 was $7,500. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost. of maintenance is $800. The existing project was' adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 177, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Terminal facilities.-There are eight wharves on Smith Creek, all privately owned and open to the public by special arrangement. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results dwing fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931, at a saving of $2.248 under the estimated cost. A total of 18,127 cubic yards of material was dredged. The controlling depth in March 1935 was 11.8 feet at mean low water. The total cost under the existing project was $5,252.22, all for new work. The total expenditure was $5,252.22. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging with United States plant during August 1936. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 372 'EPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary ----------- Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___________----- $5, 252. 22 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 -------- 5, 252. 22 Net total expenditures__________ -________- -_ 5, 252. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_-------------------- 5, 252. 22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 ....... Cost of new work -------------------- .... . $2, 673. 73 $2, 578. 49.................. Cost of maintenance ----------------- ----------------------------------------------- Total expended.-.----------------------- 2,923. 17 2,329. 05- Allotted 5,500. 00 -247. 78 -............................... I Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937; for maintenance--- ------------------------------- $4, 000 10. LITTLE WICOMICO RIVER, VA. Location.-Little Wicomico River is a tidal estuary lying in Northumberland County, Va., flowing in a southeasterly direction to the Potomac River, which it enters on the right bank one-half mile upstream of its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 557.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide, extending from deep water in the Potomac River to deep water in Little Wicomico River, for two stone jetties extending to the 8-foot contour in the Potomac River, and for bulkhead walls from the inner ends thereof extending sufficiently into Little Wicomico River to stabilize the dredged inner channel. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range before improvement is 1.2 feet in the Potomac River at the entrance and 0.5 foot within the river, with winds causing variations of 2 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, is $75,000, including $5,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 24, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that local in- terests shall contribute $5,000 toward the first cost, provide necessary spoil-disposal areas, and release the United States and its agents from all claims for damages resulting from the dredging or construc- tion work. State authorities have advised that the $5,000 cash con- tribution is available and steps have been initiated to secure releases where damage can occur. Termninal facilities.-There are numerous small wharves and stag- ings for private use, an oyster-shucking and packing plant, and a marine railway and boat-building yard. These facilities are con- sidered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the project. Under a Civil Works Administration project in 1934 two RIVERS AND HARBORS -WASHINGTON, I D. C., DISTRi T 373 storm-breached entrances were closed and a temporary timber jetty constructed at the main entrance to the river. Subsequently the United States, under provision of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, removed shoals at a cost and expenditure of $1,000 under an allotment to the project "Potomac River below Washington, D. C." The controlling depth in 1935 in the entrance was 2.0 feet for a width of 30 feet. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $70,000 and $5,000 to be contributed by local interests can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work : Dredging project channels by contract, November and December 1937---------- ---------------------------------- $24, 000 Construction of riprap-stone jetties by contract, July and August 1937------------------------------------24, 000 Construction of sheet-pile bulkheads by contract, August to October 1937------- --------------------------------------- 27,000 75, 000 Cost and finanwial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures______ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------------- $70, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new works ------------------------ 70, 000 11. RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER, VA. Location.-Rises in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and flows southeasterly about 212 miles to Chesapeake Bay, which it en- ters about 40 miles north of Old Point Comfort. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 534, 535, 536.) 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 Tappanhannock; ex- treme, 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 was $171,000, ex- clusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1926) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $22,000. SExclusive of required local contribution of $5,000. 374 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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, extending 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 terminals are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, the derrick- boat Atlas was engaged in dredging Mill Creek from September :22 to::30, 1934, removing 1,490 cubic yards of material at a cost of $1,000, and: dredging the entrance to Greenvale Creek, October 1 to 9, 1934,, removing 5,727 cubic yards of material at a cost of $1,000. Accrued costs for snagging in the previous fiscal year were $417.55. The total cost for the year was $2,417.55, all applied to mainte- inance, and the expenditures were $4,197.52. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1910. The controlling depth February 1935 was 9.5 feet at mean low water. The total cost of the existing project was $630,- 272.85, of which $217,487.20 was for new work and $412,785.65 for maintenance, which includes $994.59 for Parrotts Creek, and $1,000 each for Greenvale and Mill Creeks, Va. The total expenditures were $630,272.85. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935, $32;000, and an additional anticipated allotment of $12,000, will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Redredging 7 shoals between Port Royal and Fredericksburg, by contract (July to, November 1935), approximately 200,000 cubic yards--------- ------------------------------- 43, 000 Protection of sand fills, Port Royal to Fredericksburg, with hired labor (July 1935 to, June 1936)_ 1, 000 Total---------------- --------------------- 44, 000 The.additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: Maintenance: Redredging channels, Tappahannock to Fredericksburg, with United States plant (July to November 1936) ---------------- $29, 000 Protection of sand fills, Port Royal to Fredericksburg, with hired labor (July 1985 to June 1936)_-------------------------------- 1, 000 Total---------------------------------------------------- 30, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------- ----- $414, 633.03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------- 526, 285. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30+,193_____________5 940, 918. 68 Net total expenditures_ ------------------------- 940, 918. 68 Unexpended balance June 30, 195---------------------- 32,000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ---- 972, 918. 68 RIVERS AND HARBORSWASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 375 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -- -- ----------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance_-----------_--- --- $65, 353. 25 $7,157. 50 $1, 434.70 $43, 316.36 $2,417. 55 Total expended-.--- ------------------- 51, 247. 58 21, 414. 05 1, 470.26 41, 536. 39 4, 197. 52 ... _ Allotted----------- ---------------- 19, 000. 00 1, 500. 00 -29. 74 44,733. 91 33, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1,1934 ..... ------------------- $3,197. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------------------------- $1,000. 00 Amount allotted from::War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------------32, 000. 00 --- - 33, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__--------___-__--_ 36, 197. 52 Gross amount expended--------------------------------_ :4, 197. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------- ------ 32, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year enliding June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - -_- ----- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '000.00 12. TOTUSKEY' CREEK, VA. Location..-Totuskey Creek, 'located :in Richmond County., Va., flows in a southerly direction about 15 miles to :the lRappahannock River which it enters on the left bank about:35 miles upstream of its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 535.) Previous projects.-After a survey and examination authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 23, '1874, appropriations of $2,500, $2,500, and $5,000 were made by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, March 3, 1881, and August 2,. 1882, respectively. Thi: total ($10,000) was expended in construction of 2,117 lineal' feet of longitudinal timber dike at Booker Bar, 4 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water, 150 feet wide through the bar at the mouth, and 80 feet wide upstream to Totuskey Bridge, a. distance of about 41/2 miles, and the repair of dike at Booker Bar constructed under the previous project. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 1.6 feet at the mouth and 2.0 feet at Totuskey Bridge, with winds causing variations of 2 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1931 is $36i000, in- cluding $1,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 183, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document. Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that local in- terests shall furnish free of cost to the United States necessary spoil disposal areas within 1,200 feet of the channel and contribute $1,000 to the cost of the work. The county board of supervisors have appropriated $1,000 for the local contribution and local interests have advised that the disposal areas will be furnished when funds become available. 1Exclusive of available funds. 376 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Terminal facilities.-There are 2 county-owned wharves and 12 privately owned shore landings. Terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing and future commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the project. The controlling depths in 1935 were 4.0 on the entrance bar and 5.0 within the creek. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $35,000, and $1,000 to be contributed by local interests, can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1937 in dredging project channels by contract during July to September 1936. Cost and financial summary CoSt of new work to 'une 30, 1935------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_-___ ___-__ - 10, 000. 00 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------__------- 10, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------- ------------------------------ 35, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work__ 35, 000. 00 13. URBANNA CREEK, VA. Location.-Unbanna 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- 1 of riprap 1,895 feet long, and 1 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, was $70,000. 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, 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 for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 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 RIVERS AND IHARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 377 good condition; about 70 percent of the timber dike has been de- stroyed. The controlling depth in February 1935 was 9.4 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 available. The sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, in maintenance dredging with United States plant on entrance channel at Urbanna in September 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- $38, 811. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------- 42, 930. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ____ 81, 742.16 Net total expenditures_ ----------------------------- 81,42. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------------------- 81, 742. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.... .................................................................. Cost of maintenance.....--..........---------------- $9, 525. 69 $474.31 .. Total expended----.........------------------- 7,173.15 2,826.85 .. Allotted .......-----.........---....-------....-----....-------- 10, 000. 00...................................... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ..--- ----- $6, 000. 00 14. MILL CREEK, VA. Location.-The creek is a tidal estuary in Middlesex County, Va., entering the right bank of the Rappahannock River 8 miles upstream of its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 534.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 11 feet deep and 100 feet wide at mean low water, extending from deep water across an indentation of the Rappahannock River to a turning basin 300 feet square at the new wharf in Mill Creek. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 1.3 feet, with winds causing variations of 2 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1935 is $7,500. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doec. No. 20, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that local in- terests furnish suitable soil-disposal areas on shore, construct levees adequate to retain the dredged material, and release the United States and its agents from all damages to oyster grounds or other proper- ties which may result from the dredging operations. Steps have been taken to secure compliance with the requirements when funds become available. Terminal facilities.-A first-class wharf has been constructed at the foot of a secondary State road leading to the location of the authorized turning basin. The facilities are considered adequate for present and future commerce. 378 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--No work has been done under the project. The controlling depth in 1934 in area covered by proj- ect was 9.2 feet. Under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, shoals were removed at a total cost and .expenditure of $1,000, under an allotment made to the project "Rappahannock River, Va." Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $7,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for completion of the project, by contract. Cost and financial sununary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935________________________________ Net total expenditures___---- -___ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-___--- -- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project _...-- --- --- $7, 500 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work -- - 7,500 15. JACKSON CREEK. VA. Location.-The creek is the tidal estuary with two prongs in Mid- dlesex County, Va., entering the Piankatank River on its left bank 11/2 miles upstream of the mouth. The creek is 47 miles northerly from Norfolk, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 534.) Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 8 feet deep at mean low water with a width of 60 feet increased to 80 feet at the outer end following in general the existing channel. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 1.2 feet with winds causing variations of 2 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1934 is $11,800. The latest (1935) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $800. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 41, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that local in- terests shall provide the necessary areas within 1,000 feet of the proposed channel for the deposit of dredged material, including re- lease from damages to oyster grounds; construct within the creek a suitable free wharf and provide a suitable road connecting it with an improved State or county road and remove the existing parts of the wrecked wharf which obstruct the proposed channel. Steps have been taken to secure compliance with requirements when funds become available. Terminal facilities.-The waterway has 22 small privately owned wharves and 2 marine railways. These facilities will be adequate upon completion of the free wharf. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 379 Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the project. The controlling depths in 1935 in entrance channel are 3 to 4 feet for 40- to 60-foot channel widths. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $11,800 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1937 in dredging project channels with United States plant during August 1936. Cost andE financial summary Cost of new work to, June 30, 1935-------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___ ------- ------- Net total expenditures-------- ---------------------------- Total amount appropriated to. June 30, 1935---------------------- ---- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project __ --------- --------- $11, 800 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work--------------------------------------__ ------- 11, 800 116. MILFORD HAVEN, VA. Location.-Milford Haven in Mathews County, Va., is a tidal estu- ary or strait on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, about 35 miles north of Old Point Comfort. It lies between Gwynns Island and the main shore at the mouth of the Piankatank River. Elisting project.-This provides for dredging a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water, with a minimum width of 200 feet, through the bars at the northwest entrance and between Cricket Hill and Callis Wharf, a distance of 1 mile, and for the construction of a stone jetty, 1,183 feet long, at the northwest entrance. The plane of refer- ence is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 1.3 feet; ex- treme, 2 feet; irregular, 4 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, modified in 1909, was $27,500. 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. 299, 53d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1895, pp. 1267-1270), extended by River and Harbor Act of June 6, 1900, for dredging of shoal within harbor, and in 1906 (Annual Report for 1906, p. 1114) and 1909 (Annual Report for 1909, p. 1241) for construction of jetty at entrance. The latest pub- lished map is in House Document No. 299, Fifty-third Congress, third session. Terminal facilities.-The waterway has eight improved wharves of open-pile construction and a small marine railway. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1910 at a saving of $2,932 under the estimated cost. The control- ling depth October 1934 at mean low water was 11.2 feet on the entrance bar and 9.0 feet on the inner bar. The costs and expenditures were $24,568.25 for new work and $3,673.94 for maintenance, a total of $28,242.19. 380 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935, $10,000, will be applied in dredging approximately 32,000 cubic yards of material from the inner channel by contract in May 1936. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as it is not believed that maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------------- $24, 568. 25 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------- ---------------- 3, 673. 94 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------------ __ 28, 242. 19 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 28, 242. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------------10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-.------ ---------- 38, 242. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1335 Cost of new work............. Cost of maintenance- - Total expended----------------------------------------- Allotted --------- _ ------------ _ ------------ ---------- ------- $10,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ---------------------- $10, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------ ------ 10, 000 17. HORN HARBOR, VA. Location.-This is a tidal estuary located in Mathews County, Va., entering Chesapeake Bay on its western shore 43 miles northerly of Norfolk, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 494.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide across the entrance bar. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is about 2 feet with winds causing variations of 2 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1933 is $12,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 124, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 22, 73d Cong., 2d sess.), which removed the requirement that local interests contribute $6,000 toward the cost of the improvement. The latest published map is in the latter docu- ment. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to provide free of cost to the United States suitable spoil disposal areas during initial construction and future maintenance, not less than 800 feet and not more than 1,200 feet from the center line of the channel, and furnish releases from all damages to oyster grounds that may be caused by dredging. Terminal facilities.-There are 18 wharves and stagings and 1 mInarine railway within the harbor. Two wharves are open to the RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 381 public, and two are solely for fuel-oil companies. The existing facilities are considered adequate. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the project. The controlling depth in 1935 was 4.5 feet at mean low water on entrance bar. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended for new work dur- ing the fiscal year 1937, in dredging project channels by contract. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------- ------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- Net total expenditures Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------------------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ex- isting project---_$1---------------------------------- 2,000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work --------------------------------------- 12, 000 18. YORK RIVER, VA. Location.-This river is formed at West Point, Va., by. the con- fluence of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers, and flows south- easterly 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 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, revised 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 modi- fied 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.-None. 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 completed in 1899, but is now in poor condition. Channels aggregating 2.5 miles were dredged. Thlle controlling depths are as follows: 382 REPORT, OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Name Depth Width Date Feet Feet Poropotank Bar... ------------------------------------------- ....... . 20.5 300 November 1934 West Point Bar............................-------------------------------------------21. 0 200 Do. Basin, West Point ----------------------------------------- ..... _________ __ .... .... _____.... 14 ..... Do. The costs and expenditures were $180,904 20 for new work and $154,392.57 for maintenance, which includes $784.91 for Poropotank Creek, a total of $335,296.77. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935, $25,000, will be applied in dredging approximately 140,000 cubic yards of material from the turning basin at West Point, Va., by contract (February and March 1936). No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as it is not believed that maintenance will be necessary. No funds are requested for new work to complete the project, as enlargement of the channel and basin to full project dimensions is not necessary for present navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------------- $180, 904. 20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- ------------------- _ 154, 392. 57 -Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------- 335, 296. 77 Net total expenditures_____________-____________ 335, 296. 77 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_------------------------__ 25, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------- 300, 296. 77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work--------- Cost of maintenance________--------- -------- ------------------ $24, 250. 09 $118. 58 - -- ------ $784. 91 ----------- Total cost.--..-- ..--------------- ....-- 24, 250. 09 118. 58 784. 91 _ Total expended ----- _- ----- ---- 23, 813. 58 555. 09 -1 784. 91 Allotted .........----------...... ----------- .------------..--. ... 5, 431. 33 $1,000 -15. 09 $24, 800 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934______ ----------------------- --- $200 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--_ ------------------------------ 25, 000 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------------------25, 200 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------------- 200 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- --- - 25, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_______------------__---------- 25, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ex- isting project 1 ----------------------- 128, 000 19. MATTAPONI RIVER, VA. Location.--Rises in Virginia and flows in a southeasterly direction for about 120 miles to its junction with the Pamnunkey River at West 1Exclusive of available funds. DIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHITNGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 383 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 maintenance. For further details see page 531 of Annual Report for 1918. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the mouth to Locust Grove, a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Locust Grove to Rosespout, with a basin im- mediately above Rosespout 7 feet deep, 180 feet wide, and 400 feet long, and snagging between the mouth and Dunkirk, Va. The disc tances from the mouth to Locust Grove, Rosespout, and Dunkirk are 28, 34, and 41 miles, respectively. The plane of reference is meani low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 3.9 at Walkerton, 2.9 at West Point; extreme, 4.5 at Walkerton, 3.9 feet at West Point; ir- regular, 7 feet at Walkerton, 6 feet at West Point. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $19,250. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 861, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) which provided for improved channels to Pointers (Rosespout) and snagging to Dunkirk, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 47, 73d Cong., 2d sess.) to provide for the present channel dimensions. The latest published map is in the latter document. Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that local inter- ests shall furnish suitable deposit areas for dredged material with- out cost to the United States. These requirements will be met when funds become available. Terminal facilities.-PointersWharf, a shore landing, is the princi- pal terminal in the portion of the waterway covered by the dredging 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. The facilities are adequate for commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Accrued costs for snag- ging in preceding fiscal year were paid. The total costs and expendi- tures for the year were $200, all applied to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year..-No work has been done under the project as modified in 1935, and no expenditure for new work was. required under the project prior to modification as channels of project dimensions had been secured by the operating requirements of hy- draulic dredges under the previous project. The controlling depth in June 1933 was 7.3 feet to Locust Grove, and in March 1935 was 5.3, feet to Rosespout. The total costs and expenditures were $46,057.22,, applied to maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $27.250 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, of which $19,250 will be applied, by contract, to comple- tion of the project as authorized in the 1935 River and Harbor Act 23116-ENG 1935-25 384 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 and $8,000 will be applied to maintenance dredging and snagging with United States plant during September and October 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_----___ - .___- $51, 249. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ _____ -- _______-106, 497. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------ __-__157, 746. 93 Net total expenditures_.....------------... -- 157, 746. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 --__- ---..- ______ 157, 746. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__,,,,,,,,-- .........- Cost of maintenance_----------------- - - . - .- 8-9i-,2- $8, 910. 27 --'i - $595.00 1$233.21 -- $4,266.56 5 - -- 20. $200.00 Total expended----- 9, 091. 15 -............... 595. 00 233. 21 4, 266. 56 200.00 Allotted------------------------------ -- -----.... -648.07 -6. 40 4,406. 17 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _-----__ _ __-__-___ -________-_$200 Gross amount expended------------- -------------------------- 200 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------- ----------------------------- 19, 250 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937- For new work ----------------------------------------- 19,250 For maintenance ----------------------------------------- 8, 000 Total------------------ ---------------------------- 27, 250 20. PAMUNKEY RIVER, VA. Location.-Rises in Virginia and 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 revised 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 385 Operations and results during fiscal year.--Accrued costs for snag- ging in preceding fiscal year were paid. The total costs and expendi- tures for the year were $1,017.91, 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 March 1935 was 5.8 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 $94,248.53 for maintenance, a total of $125,624.97. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935, $10,000, will be applied to dredging of approximately 50,000 cubic yards of material from five shoals in the river, in April 1936, by contract. The additional sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in removing snags with United States plant from the channels of the river. Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935______________ ________ _ $31, 376.44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935______-___ ____...____ 94, 248. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 125, 624. 97 Net total expenditures-- __ __-_______________125, 624. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- - -_____- -___ -- __-_____ 10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_________ ___-135, 624. 97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .... Cost of maintenance.----. __$9, --- ___ _____ 157. 82 $742.45 $1,329.13 $5, 379. 73 $1, 017. 91 Total expended ---------------------- 9, 212. 80 742.45 1,329. 13 5, 379. 73 1, 017. 91 Allotted....-------------- ---------------- -2, 300. 31 -35. 30 6, 362. 07 10,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_.- _---. ---------------- $1,017.91 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------------------------- 10,000. 00 .Amount to be accounted for_------------------___ - 11, 017. 91 Gross amount expended---------------------- 1, 017. 91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------- __------------ 10,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance --------------------------------- 4, 000. 00 21. CHANNEL CONNECTING YORK RIVER, VA., WITH BACK CREEK TO SLAIGHT'S WHARF Location.---The channel known as the "Thorofare " lies in York County, Va., 39 miles northerly from Norfolk, Va., and connects Back Creek, a tidal estuary on the west shore of Chesapeake Bay 1Exclusive of available funds. 386 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 with the York River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 494.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 80 feet wide across the York River flats, and 60 feet wide through the Thorofare. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 2.4 feet with winds causing variations of 2 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1934, including $2,500 to be contributed by local interests, is $22,500. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 6, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that local in- terests shall contribute $2,500 toward the cost of the improvement and furnish free of cost to the United States suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction and for future maintenance as and when needed, and that they will construct a public wharf at or near Slaight's Wharf and an improved road connecting it with the main highway. Steps have been taken to secure compliance with the requirements when funds become available. Terminal facilities.-There are no landings or other facilities on the Thorofare. A number of small wharves and landings in Back Creekserve the individual owners. These facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. :Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the project. The controlling depths in 1935 were 11/2 to 2 feet for a 15-foot width channel. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $20,000, and $2,500 to be contributed by local inter- ests, can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1937 in dredging project channels by contract. Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____ __ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 .. __ Net total expenditures Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------------------------------------- $20, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1981, for new work ----------------------------------- 20, 000 22. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $59,851,40; the ex- penditures were $59,853.39. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $35,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. 'Exclusive of required local contribution of $2,500. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 387 Cost anu financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 . . Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- $292, 399. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 92,399. 11 2------___ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------ 1,691. 42 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 290, 707. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_------------ -- ___--42, 862. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 333, 570. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost-of new:work ------------- --- ------------ ------- Cost of maintenance---------------_ --- $46,636. 59 $30, 273. 04 $33, 456.30 $28, 971.07 $59, 851.40 Total expended_.-.------------------- 51, 741. 06 30,824. 36 31, 349. 66 30, 249.12 59, 853.39 Allotted .............................--------- ___ 46, 000.00 5, 500. 00 28, 330. 00 62, 950. 00 65, 800. 00 Balance Unexpended July 1, 1934... _ _______________________ $36, 915. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------- $16, 800.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934---------------------- 14, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------- 00 35,000. 65, 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for------- ------------------- 102, 715. 70 Gross amount expended---------------------- --- 59, 853.39 Balance utexpended June 30, 1935 ----------------- ___ 42, 862. 91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------- --- $1,955.42 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 96. 00 2, 051.42 Balance available June 30, 1935 ______________--_____ 40, 810. 89 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1-________________ 35, 000. 00 23. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report June 30, 1935 amount Name of project see annual re- required to port for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Aquia Creek, Va.------------------------- 1928 $52, 464.84 $11,750.00 Completed. 2. Upper Machodoc Creek, Va.'--_---------------1916 20, 281. 28 6,118. 72 Do. 3. Patuxent River, Md. a________________________ 1905 14, 000. 00---.--.--.- $6,000. 4. St. Jerome Creek, Md.' 3 .--------------------- 1890 26, 500.00 --------------- $26,000. 5. Cockrells Creek, Va. .----- 1932 ------------------------- $59,000. 6. Dymers Creek, Va.'--------- --------------- 1912 5, 581. 99 3, 418. 01 Completed. 7. Mulberry Creek, Va.' ----------------------- 1929 2, 392. 60 107. 40 Do. 8. Locklies Creek, Va.--------------------------- 1 - 1928 11, 581. 22 518. 78 Do. 9. Carters Creek, Va. 3 1932 28, 397. 55 1, 190. 93 $8,050. 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Abandonment recommended in 1903. 8Awaiting local cooperation. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 388 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 24. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------------$445, 097. 63 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 33, 455. 95 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---------------------- 478,553. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 11, 434. 47 Net total expenditures,,-----------------------------467, 119. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----- ----------------- ---- 72, 720. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 539, 839. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 ..------------.......--------.....----------- Cost ofnew work...--..............--------.........---------------........------ Cost ofmaintenance----------------------- --- ------.......--------------------- ---... Total cost. ..--.------ ------------ Total expended.....--------------------------------................... ..----.............------------ -----------. $467, 119. 11 Allotted ----------------- ----- ------------------------ 539, ..................------------ 839.72 .... Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------- ------------- $68,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934-------- -------------- 15,123. 22 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930----------- ----------- 40, 000. 00 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts 416, 716.50 ----- Amount to be accounted for_--- -__-__-____-_ __----- $539,839.72 Gross amount expended ------------------------- 631, 319. 51 Less reimbursements collected -- 164, 200. 40 467, 119. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 72,720. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------------------29, 689. 51 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------43, 031.10 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------- -------------------- 33, 455.95 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------- 76,487. 05 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Trano Congress Document No. Recommenda to Congress tion Beach Creek, Va_. River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 1, 1935. Breton Bay, Md ._. River and Harbor Dec. 20, 1934 -_ _ Unfavorable.. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 29, 1934. Coan River, Va--....---- River and Harbor Jan. 1, 1935 ----------------------- Do Committee resolu- tion, May 10, 1934. River and Harbor Do--......------..........----. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Dickersons Bay, River and Harbor . Gloucester County, Committee resolu- Va. tion, Jan. 28, 1935. Dogue Run, Va- ...River and Harbor .. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Drum Point Harbor, .. do.......-....... . Md. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 389 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions- Continued Transmitted Recommenda- Locality Authorization act to Coneds Document No. tion Jackson Creek, Va-----. River and H arb or . Committee resolu- tion, June 20, 1935. Lake Conoy, Md., and River and Harbor ... entrance from Poto- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. mac River. Little Wicomico River, River and Harbor Feb. 26,1935 River and Harbor Favorable. Va. Committee resolu- Committee 24, 74th tion, Jan. 5, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Mattox Creek, Va...... River and Harbor May 31, 1935------------------ Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, May 10, 1934. Mill Creek, Va., and River and Harbor Feb. 1, 1935 River and H arbor Favorable. channel to Rappa- Committee resolu- Committee 20, 74th hannock River. tion, Jan. 5, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Mulberry Creek, Va -_ River Co.-............. and Har bor Dec. 28,1934 .... Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 13, 1934. Neale Sound, Md-..... River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Occupacia Creek, Va .. do--.... ------------------------------------ Potomac and Anacostia River and Har bor Feb. 25,1935 River and Harbor Favorable. Rivers. Committee resolu- Committee, 22, 74th tion, June 16, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. St. Jeromes Creek, St. River and Harbor Act, Marys County, Md. Aug. 30, 1935. St. Marys River, Md-....... do....-- .... ... . .. ... . ...... Wicomico River, Md., ..... do....-----.--------- - - -- - - Chaptico Wharf to Budds Landing. York River, Va., to River and Harbor Sept. 24,1934 River and Harbor Do. Back Creek, channel Committee resolu- Committee, 6, 74th from. tion, Jan. 5, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Winter Harbor, Va-..._ River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. 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: Capt, M. J. Noyes, Corps of Engineers, to Sep- tember 22, 1934, and Col. E. D. Peek, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENT Page Page 1. Norfolk Harbor, Va_ --- __ 390 6. Hampton Creek, Va---- 405 2. Thimble Shoal Channel, Va_ 396 7. Channel from Phoebus, Va., 3. Channel to Newport News, to Hampton Roads __- 407 Va------------ --- 398 8. Appomattox River, Va----- 408 4. James River, Va___-- 399 9. Pagan River, Va_------ 410 5. Willoughby Channel, Va___ 404 10. Nansemond River, Va____ 412 390 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Page Page 11. Waterway from Norfolk, 15. Blackwater River, Va--___ 426 Va., to the sounds of 16. Knobbs Creek, N. C .---- - 427 North Carolina ---------- 413 17. Meherrin River, N. C------ 428 12. Operating and care of the 18. Edenton Harbor, N. C- 431 waterway from Norfolk, 19. Cashie River, N. C___---__ 432 Va., to the sounds of 20. Roanoke River, N. C_ ___. 434 North Carolina---------- 416 21. Scuppernong River, N. C___ 435 13. Inland waterway from Nor- 22. Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, folk, Va., to Beaufort In- N. C _________________ 437 let, N. C - __ 418 23. Examinations, surveys, and 14. Operating and care of the contingencies (general)__ 438 inland waterway from 24. Other projects for which no Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort estimates are submitted__ 439 Inlet, N. C____________ _ 424 25. Plant allotment ------- 439 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 HIampton 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 and Cape Henry. The harbor extends between the 40-foot contour in Hampton Roads and 2,500 feet above the Norfolk & Western Rail- way bridge over the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River, a distance of 16.03 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; and March 2, 1907. 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 3.10 miles long to a point 2,500 feet above the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, making a total distance of 16.03 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 with- in 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NORFOLK, VA.1 DISTRICT 391 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 + 9.62 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $6,557,700. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $81,500. 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. Does. Nos. 378 and 381, 59th Cong., 1st sess.); the act of June 25, 1910, provided for a 35-foot channel to the navy yard, 22-foot and 25-foot 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.); 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.); and the following features of the project were authorized May 28, 1935, by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and by the act of August 30, 1935: The extension of the 25-foot channel in the Southern Branch, with a minimum width of 200 feet, to a point 2,500 feet above the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, and a turning basin 500 feet square at a suitable location (H. Doc. No. 182, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are printed in the following documents: Norfolk Harbor, House Docu- ment No. 605, Sixty-third Congress, second session; Southern and Eastern Branches Elizabeth River, House Documents Nos. 226, Sixty- eighth Congress, first session, and 182, Seventy-third Congress, second session; anchorage basin vicinity Craney Island, House Document No. 143; Scotts Creek, House Document No. 189; and Western Branch 392 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Elizabeth River, House Document No. 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 assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will provide and maintain, without cost to the United States, a branch channel of equal depth to the tobacco terminal. This condition has not yet been complied with. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, in modifying the project for the extension of the 25-foot channel above the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge across the Southern Branch, imposed the condition that local interests shall furnish, without cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction and for future maintenance as and when needed. This condition has been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities within the limits of this improvement include about 227 wharves, piers, etc., with an ag- gregate length available for wharfage purposes of about 32 miles. It is considered that the facilities are adequate for the present commerce of the port. For further details see page 465, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging by contract for the restoration of project dimensions in the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River between the Virginian and Norfolk & Western Railway bridges, in progress at the close of the last fiscal year, was continued to August 8, 1934, when the work was completed. There were removed 125,085 cubic yards of material from 5,982 feet of channel. The cost of the work was $23,983.96. Maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge Raritan was per- formed intermittently between March and June 1935, in the 40-foot channel in front of the United States navy yard and between the United States Army base and Hampton Roads. There were removed 68,735 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $6,548.91. Maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge Manhattan in the 40-foot channel between Craney Island and Hampton Roads for the restoration of project dimensions was commenced on June 9, 1935, and continued to the end of the fiscal year. There were removed 169,693 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $15,773.97. Miscellaneous maintenance and surveys made during the year cost $23,497.71. The total cost was $69,804.55, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was minus $240,681.88, all from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 96 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year, as follows: The 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- RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 393 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 completed 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 chan- nel at the mouth and the West Norfolk highway bridge was com- pleted in 1914; and between the West Norfolk highway bridge and a point 3,000 feet upstream in 1931. The 30-foot anchorage immedi- ately south of Craney Island was completed in 1931. An investiga- tion made during 1929, in connection with providing a 12-foot anchorage 48 acres in extent near Pinner Point, shows that the exist- ing depths at this location aresufficient for an anchorage 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, 38 feet deep; thence to the United States navy yard, 40 feet; thence to the Belt Line bridge, 33 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, 28.5 feet and 25 feet, respectively, and to a point 2,500 feet above the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, 17 feet; in the Eastern Branch between the 40-foot channel and: the Vir- ginian Railway bridge, 22.2 feet; in Scotts Creek, 10 feet; and in the Western Branch between the 40-foot channel and a point 3,000 feet above the West Norfolk Highway bridge, 17 feet. This information is based upon surveys made during 1933 and 1935. 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, and dredging a channel 25 feet deep and 200 feet wide to a point 2,500 feet above the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, across the Southern Branch, with a turning basin 500 feet square at a suitable location, involving the removal of 455,500 cubic yards of material. The total cost has been $7,497,941.92, of which $6,318,639.32 was for new work, not including $23,935.71 from contributed funds, and $1,17,9,302.60 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $7,490,- 732,57r-fo.n United States funds and $23,935,71 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, pertaining to regular funds, $280,921.20, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935--_ -- ------------------------ $20, 230. 04 Maintenance: Maintenance of the 40-foot channel between Craney Island and Hampton Roads with U. S. hopper dredge Manhattan,1,756,900 cubic yards, July 1935-January 1936 691.16 1----------------------85, Maintenance of the 30-foot channel of the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River between the Belt Line Railroad bridge and the Virginian Railway bridge, by contract, 300,000 cubic yards February-June 1936 ------------------------------------- 75, 000. 00 Total for all work (regular funds) -------------- 280, 921.20 394 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year pertaining to emergency relief funds, $100,000, will be applied to new-work dredg- ing in the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River for the extension of the 25-foot channel to a point 2,500 feet above the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, by contract, 320,500 cubic yards, during the period August-December 1935. The additional sum of $225,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, to be applied to maintenance of the 40-foot channel between the Belt Line Railroad bridge across the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River and Hampton Roads. The proposed expenditure exceeds the average for the last 5 years, as shoaling was allowed to accumulate during the fiscal years 1934 and 1935 in the 40-foot channel. Dredging is contemplated during the fiscal year 1936, but the rate of annual fill will make maintenance work necessary annually. Cost and financiaal summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------- $8, 880, 343.59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------.---- 1, 251, 341. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 10, 131, 685. 46 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------------ 2, 875. 64 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------------------- 10,134, 561.10 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------- 10, 149. 55 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_ .------------- -_ 10, 144, 710. 65 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 20, 234. 54 - Net total expenditures______----_________- _ 10, 124, 476. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ 111111__________111111270, 771.65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_-- --- -__-10, 395, 247. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------- $1,081,182. 12 $16, 116. 31 Cost of maintenance .. ... 31, 989. 36 248, 462, 25 $199,439. 78 $55, 974. 11 $69,804. 55 Total cost------------- 1,113, 171.48 264, 578, 56 199, 439. 78 55, 974. 11 69, 804. 55 Total expended-------------- 1,345, 611.63 66, 973:81 133,133. 84 -254,368. 64 -940, 681. 88 Allotted 902, 400. 00 -135,700. 00 .--------------------- -34,116.83 -94, 299. 70 -180,823.48 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934______ _________ ____ $210, 913. 25 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935 --- ---------------------- 140, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ ........ __-- 350, 913. 25 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--------------- 320, 823. 48 Net amount to be accounted for_______________________ 30, 089. 77 Gross amount expended ___________-------___ $234, 054.47 Less-- Reimbursements collected------- $188, 885. 52 Receipts from sales --------- 285, 850. 83 474, 736. 35 -240, 681. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------- 270, 771. 65 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 395 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -_ _________________ $21, 677. 62 Balance available June 30, 1935- -- ______-________ 249, 094. 03 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------- __-------__-- 10, 149. 55 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ____________ 259, 243. 58 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11, 200. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1_ 225, 000.00 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_....__ ____ ____ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- --------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--______________________ $100, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -- _____________ 100, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work-...... .. .. ..........------------ Cost of maintenance-._.... ....... .. Total expended....... ...... Allotted......-------------------------------- -------- ----------------------- $100,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935------------------------------ -- $100, 000' Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--- ____________------------- 100, 000 OONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NORFOLK HARBOR, VA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--- --------- $8, 880, 343. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935______----------- 11, 251, 341. 87 .- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-.- _-___-10, 131, 685.46 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935________- 2, 875. 64 Net total cost to June 30, 1935---___--------------- 10, 134, 561. 10 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 10, 149. 55 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 -------------- 10, 144, 710. 65 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 20,234. 54 Net total expenditures___----------------------- 10, 124, 476. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__-------------------------- 370, 771. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 --------- 10, 495, 247. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---------------$1,081, 182. 12 $16,116. 31 31, 989. 36 Cost of maintenance ..---------....... 248, 462. 25 $199,439.78 $55, 974.11 $69, 804. 55 - - ..--- Total cost--....... 1, 113, 171.48 264, 578. 56 199, 439. 78 55, 974. 11 69, 804. 55 -------------- 1,345, 611.63 Total expended .... 66, 973. 81 133, 133. 84 -254, 368. 64 -240, 681.88 Allotted-----.............----------------.... 902, 400.00 -135, 700. 00 -34,116.83 -94, 299.70 -180, 823.48 1Exclusive of available funds. 396 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-__- __________- ___ $210, 913.25 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---_____________________ $140, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 8, 1935-- ______-___ 100, 000. 00 240, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------- 450, 913.25 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _____________ 320, 823. 48 Net amount to be accounted for______________________ 130, 089. 77 Gross amount expended ---.--------------- $234, 054.47 Less- Reimbursements collected _______ $188, 885. 52 Receipts from sales--------------285, 850. 83 474, 736. 35 -240, 681. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 _________ -________370, 771. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ______________- ____- 21, 677. 62 Balance available June 30, 1935__________________________ 349, 094. 03 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ______________________________ 10, 149. 55 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_____________ 359, 243. 58 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 _____________ 11, 200.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1___ ______ __________________ 225, 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 east 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. For further details see page 470, Annual Report for 1932. 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 +9.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1928 was $2,325,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance 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. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 397 Terminal facilities.-For description 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 Raritan, between February 27 and June 27, 1935, resulted in the removal of 1,487,590 cubic yards of mate- rial, and the restoration of project depth. The total cost was $89,428.80, all for maintenance. The total ex- penditure was $63,708.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1929 at a saving of $41,227 under the estimated cost. Proj- ect depth prevailed at the end of the fiscal year. The total costs have been $2,658,330.63, of which $2,283,772.56 was for new work and $374,558.07 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $2,632,610.80. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable, at the end of the fiscal year, $40, 868.86, will be applied to the payment of accounts payable and maintenance contingencies. The additional sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, in maintenance of the channel with Government plant, July to October 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-----------------------$2, 617, 381.44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 374, 558. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------- 2, 991, 939.51 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 4, 588. 54 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------------2, 996, 528. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ___-__ ______-------- 30, 308. 37 Net total expenditures _.....-__ ------- ____ -__ 2, 966, 219. 68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------- 36, 280. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935' ------- 3, 002, 500.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work. Cost of maintenance.............._______ _ $50, 098. 61 $67, 217. 61 $20, 510. 71- . $89, 428.80 Total expended-- .---..-. -...... __ , 50, 840. 33 67 12 ,,__20, 571.97 ,187.. 63, 708. 9 Allotted-------..........---..-.---. -115, 000.00 .--.-.----- 50, 000. 00 $70, 500 00- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934. ---------~.--------------------- $99, 989. 29 Gross amount expended ---- ---- $68, 905. 60 Less reimbursements collected ____ ___-___- -- __ 5, 196. 63 63, 708. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------- 36. 280. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------30,643.05 Balance available June 30, 1935-------_______ 5, 637. 27 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ _1 _____111111111__ _14, 588. 54 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------- 10. 225. 81 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1_________ -- - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - - 100, 000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 398 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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.) Previousprojects.-Adopted June 13, 1902. The cost and expendi- tures were $237,500, of which $225,000 was for new work and $12,500 for maintenance. For further details see page 1797 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 +9.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, was $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 (H. Doc. No. 550, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 8, 1917 (H. Doc. No. 605, 63d Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of January 21, 1927, which provided for the present channel dimensions (H. Doc. No. 486, 67th Cong., 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 facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. For further details, see page 472, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging with a hired pipe-line dredge, for the removal of four shoals, between August 31 and September 6, 1934, resulted in the removal of 16,228 cubic yards of material and the restoration of project dimensions. The total cost and expenditure was $11,996.01, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. Project depth prevailed at the last examination, September 1934. The total costs and expenditures have been $1,364,015.26, of which $1,252,261.99 was for new work and $111,753.27 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are, proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to maintenance dredg- ing with Government plant, November 1936-January 1937. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 399 Cost au finaawiial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___________- ----------$1, 477, 261.99 Cost of maintenance to Jiine 30, 1935 ______----- _________---124, 253. 27 Total cost of permanent work to Jule 30, 1935______ 1, 601, 515. 26 Net total expenditures_ ___...-..----...-- - 1, 601, 515. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935________-__---- 1, 601, 515. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1936 Cost of niew work ------------------- $162, 118. 78 , iaintenance- Costofm . -- _._.. _ - ... $3 324. 99 - . $19. 25 $11,996. 01 Total expended_______________ __ 121, 223. 33 82, 896. 1 $89.21 19. 25 11, 996. 01 Allotted__-- ---- ....... _________ 25, 000. 00 --------------------- 20,000. 00 -7, 984. 74 Balance uiexpended July 1, 1934 $19, 980. 75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______________ 7, 984. 74 Net amount to be accounted for__ ___ _ __------------------ 11,996. 01 Gross amount expendd ------------------------------------ 11,996. 01 Amoutiit that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance .------------- 50, 000. 00 4. JAMES RIVER, VA. Location.-This river is formed by the junction of the Cowpasture 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, including $23,000 appropriated in 1836 and 1852. There is no record showing how much of the amount wa expended for new work and maintenance. 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 Hope- well and the Richmond deep-water terminal, 17.8 miles; and a chan- nel 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 sane 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. 23116-NG 1935-- 26 400 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 harbor acts: The act of July 5, 1884, provided for the excavation of a channel 22 feet deep at mean low water from the mouth to Richmond 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- mond Lock gates (H. Doc. No. 234, 56th Cong., 1st sess.) ; the act of 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.), pro- vided for the present dimensions of the project. For the latest pub- lished map of the river see the last-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 facilities 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 de- termined 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 dif- ferent items of cooperation 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 defray the cost of such cooperation. Terminal facilities.-The river's commerce at Richmond is handled at the city-owned terminals City Wharf and Richmond Dock, and at 14 privately owned wharves located within or in the immediate vicinity of Richmond Harbor. Below Richmond the improvement is served by 42 wharves. The Richmond terminals and wharves together with the wharves between Richmond and the river's mouth are adequate for the river's commerce. For further details see page 477, Annual Report for 1932. OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR Regular funds.--Maintenance dredging with U. S. dredge Talcott,. in the channels between the mouth and Hopewell, in progress at the end of the last fiscal year, was completed on January 31, 1935. There were removed 1,875,498 cubic yards of material, restoring project RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 401 depth over the full bottom width of 43,693 feet of channel. The cost of the work was $146,769.19. Miscellaneous surveys, inspections, and river-flow studies were made during the year at a cost of $7,047.21, all for maintenance. The total cost of the work with regular funds was $153,816.40, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $178,866.61. Public Works funds.-New work dredging under contract, for the construction of a cut-off channel across Turkey Island to a depth of 25 feet over a bottom width of 200 feet, in progress at the end of the last fiscal year, was completed on August 27, 1934. There were re- moved 229,691 cubic yards of material, completing 5,175 feet of chan- nel to project dimensions. The material removed was deposited on areas provided by the city of Richmond without cost to the United States. The cost of the work was $65,502.22. The total cost of the work with Public Works funds was $65,502.22, all for new work. The total expenditure was $147,612.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was about 73 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year at a cost of $4,301,553.51 from regular funds and $583,836.53 from Public Works funds. The work performed with regular funds consisted of dredging on 10 shoals between the mouth and Hopewell and on 3 shoals between Hopewell and Drewry Bluff, dredging a cut-off channel across Aiken Swamp and Dutch Gap, dredging and rock excavation between Drewry Bluff and Richmond, and constructing regulation works between Hopewell and Richmond. The result of this work was a channel between the mouth and Hope- well having project dimensions of 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide; a channel between Hopewell and Dutch Gap, a distance of about 18.5 miles, having a depth of 18 feet over bottom widths varying from 120 to 300 feet; a cut-off channel across Aiken Swamp and Dutch Gap, a distance of about 1.6 miles, 25 feet deep over a bottom width of 200 feet; and a channel between Aiken Swamp and Richmond, a distance of about 12 miles, 18 feet deep over bottom widths varying from 110 to 200 feet. 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 work performed with Public Works funds was dredging a cut-off across Turkey Island. The head of navigation is at the Richmond Lock, and this feature has not been affected by the improvement. Navigation is practicable throughout the year between Hampton Roads and Richmond. The controlling depth between the mouth and Hopewell was 25 feet. The controlling depth between Hopewell and Richmond was 18 feet. The work remaining to be done is the removal of about 6,390,300 cubic yards of material for the completion to project dimensions of about 19 miles of channel between Hopewell and Richmond. The total cost, all funds, was $5,738,470.23, of which $4,903,077.04 was for new work and $835,393.19 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $5,738,304.45. 402 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $126,036.27, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------------ $165. 78 Maintenance: Dred'ging in Richmond Harbor, by contract, 79,500 cubic yards, August-September 1935----------- ------------------- 21, 670. 49 Restoring project dimensions in channels below Hopewell, by contract, 3 5,000 cubic yards, December 1935-March 1936 75, 000. 00 Restoring shoal areas to a depth of 18 feet between Hopewell and the proposed Richmond deep-water terminal, by con- tract, 75,000 cubic yards, October-November 1935-------- 15, 000. 00 Emergency dredging in Richmond Harbor, by contract, 47,000 cubic yards, probably June 1936____-_____-___ 14, 200. 00 -______ Total for all work ___________ 126, 036. 27 The additional sum of $980,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: New work: Dredging cut-off channel at Jones Neck, by contract, 2,600,000 cubic yards, July 1936-March 1937-------------------$705, 000 Maintenance: Restoring project dimensions in channels below Hopewell, by contract, 1,250,000 cubic yards, September 1936-June 1937____ 250, 000 Emergency dredging in Richmond Harbor by contract, 83,000 cubic yards ------------------------------------------25, 000 Total for all work .. 9--------------------------- 000 The proposed expenditure for maintenance exceeds the average for the last 5 years due to the rate of annual fill in the shoals below Hopewell. It is believed that annual dredging will be required for some years to come until the channels have become stabilized. Cost and financial sunm/mary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 082, 240. 51 $--------------------$5, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--________--__-________ 835, 393. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 5, 917, 633. 70 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 165. 78 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 5, 917, 467. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____________--- - -__-_ 126, 036. 27 Totai dlmount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 6, 043, 504. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of ew ork ......------------------- $582, 078. 00 $252,204. 21 $281, 477. 36 $109, 668. 51 Cost 6hf tiititenani e.------------------- 123, 193. 86 22, 755. 16 22, 389. 42 132, 318. 90 $153, 816.40 T otal cost.----- -----.--.------------ 705, 271.86 274, 959. 37 303, 866. 78 241,984.41 153, 816.40 Total expended.----------- -------- -626,121. 73 371, 177. 49 430, 081. 17 107, 227. 93 178, 866. 61 Allotted-------........ ------------------- _ 567, 000. 00 294, 500. 00 462, 068. 95 166, 159. 84 53, 875. 40 1 Increased by $17,687-allowance to contractor, Aiken-Dutch Gap work. RIVERS AND HARBORS---NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 403 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 -... _____ $251, 027. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Apprparia- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------- - $110, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Con- struction Act approved July 21, 1932 ........-..-- 17, 687. 127, 687. 00 Amount to be accounted for ... __.,._...- .. .... 378, 714. 48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments-__.--- -- 73, 811. 60 Net amount to be accounted for ,---, ..- -,-- -,.. 3Q4, 902.88 Gross amount expended __________-__----_ $180, 338. 15 Less reimbursements collected, - -------- 471. 54 1,1...- 178, 866. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------- 126, 036.27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------- __----- 165. 78 Balance available June 30, 1935_----------_------___ 125, 870. 49 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------- 1, 700, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 2_______________________________________ 705, 000. 00 For maintenance 2- - - - . - - -- -- - - - - __ - _ 275, 000. 00 Total ----- -------------------------------------- 980, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNns Cost of new work to June 30, 1935.----------------------- $583, 836. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 583,836. 53 Net total expenditures __-------------------------------583, 836. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------_ .75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ __________ $583, 837. 28 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------- ..............-----........----.......----- ...------------ $518, 334. ...------------... 31 $65, 502.22 Cost of maintenance ................ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ......................------ Total expended--------------------------------------- ----------- 436, 224. 24 147, 612.29 Allotted------------------------...............................---------------------------- 595,000.00oo -11, 162.72 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 -------------------------- $158, 775. 76 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933-- ----------------------------------------- . 2.37 Amount to be accounted for__-__--- ----- 158, 778. 13 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments ____ 11, 165. 09 -____ Net amount to be accounted for -----..... _--------147, 613.04 Gross amount expended .......----------------...--...------. $150,196. 95 Less reimbursement collected ---------------------- 2,584. 66 147, 612. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---_-_---------_------------- .75 2 Exclusive of available funds. 404 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 OCONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR JAMES RIVER, VA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ __- - ---- -______--- $5, 666, 077. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----__--------- 835, 393. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- -------- 6, 501, 470. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1985..- ----------------------- 165. 78 Net total expenditures_ 6..__----_____-----____ 6, 501, 304. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------....------------------- 126, 037.02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 6, 627, 341.47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-.............---- . --- .$582,078. 00 $252, 204. 21 $281, 477. 36 $628, 002. 82 $65, 502. 22 Cost of maintenance.........--- - _ 123, 193.86 .--. 22, 755. 16 22, 389. 42 132, 315.90 153, 816. 40 Total cost-_ ------------------ _ -705, 271. 86 274, 959.37 303, 866. 78 760, 318. 72 219, 318. 62 'Total expended._ _--------------------- 626,121. 73 371, 177.49 430, 081. 17 543,452. 17 326, 478. 90 Allotted_..--------------------------- 567, 000. 00 294, 500. 00 462, 068. 95 761, 159. 84 42, 712. 68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__---__-- - -__--_ -----_ $409, 803. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 195-------------------- $110, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933- ------------------- 2. 37 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932..--------------- 17, 687. 00 -- _ 127, 689. 37 Amount to be accounted for_---__ -- --------- 537, 492 61 Deductions on account of revocations of allotments-------- ---- 84, 976. 69 Net amount to be accounted for .__- - ___ ___---- -__ 452, 515. 9'2 Gross amount expended____- -_______------- $330, 535. 10 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 4, 056. 20 326, 478. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------------ 126, 037.02 iOutstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___1_1111111111111111111 165. 78 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------125, 871.24 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2___________________ .. ______ 1, 700, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 705, 000. 00 For maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 275, 000. 00 Total 2- - - - -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - 980, 000. 00 5. WILLOUGHBY CHANNEL, VA. Location.- This channel is located in,Hampton Roads and extends from deep water in Hampton Roads to the entrance to Willoughby Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 400 and 1222.) 1Increased by $17,687-allowance to contractor, Aiken Swamp-Dutch Gap work. SExclusive of available funds RIVERS AND IHARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 405 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 'Willoughby Spit. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 2.7 feet and the extremes -2 and + 9.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1929 was $8,500. The latest (1929) 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. Doec. No. 507, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published 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. (For further details see H. Doc. No. 507, 70th Cong., 2d sess.) Operations and results curing fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931. The controlling depth at the last examination, January 1935, was 11 feet at mean low water. The total costs and expenditures were $8,500, all for new work. Proposedoperations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to maintenance dredg- ing, by contract, during July and August 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------------ $8, 500 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- - ------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------------- 8, 500 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------8, 500 'Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 8, 500 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.........--------------------$8, 121. 76 $378. 24----------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance...------------------------------------------ ------------ 'Total expended ------------------------ 6,989. 24 1,510. 76----- ------------ Allotted -------- 8, 500. 00 ----------- ----------- $5,000 -$5, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_--------------------------------- $5, 000 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- ---- 5, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance---------------- --- - -------- 12, 000 6. HAMPTON CREEK, VA. Location.--This creek is a tidal estuary of Hampton Roads, located entirely within Elizabeth City County, Va. It is about 3 miles in length, flows in a southerly direction and empties into 406 REPOT QF GCIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Hampton Roads about 1.5 miles west of Fort Monroe. (See U. S. Coast and Geadetic Survey Charts Nos. 400 and 1222.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of June 18, 1878. The cost and expenditures were $12,000 for new work. For further details see Annual Reports for 1878 and 1879, pages 72 and 85, respectively. Exiting project.-This: provides for dredging a channel 12 feet deep from the vicinity of Old Point Comfort across Hampton Flats and up the creek to Hampton Highway Bridge at Queen Street, with a width of 2f00 feet in the outer portion of the channel and a width of 150 feet in the creek, suitably widened at the bends. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 2.7 feet and the extremes -2 feet and +9.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 is $88,000. The latest 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 September 19, 1890, provided for a channel 9 feet deep across the bar at the mouth, varying in width from 300 feet at outer end to 200 feet at the inner end, and a channel of the same depth and 200 feet wide from the mouth of the creek to Hampton Highway Bridge (Annual Report for 1889, page 974), and the act of August 30, 1935, provided for the present dimensions of the project (Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doc. No. 34, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentionedi document. Lacal Qooperation.-.The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, in modifying the project, imposed the condition that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of the dredged material during initial construction and for future maintenance when and as needed; that no work on the project shall be undertaken until the deposit of dredged material in suitable adjacent waters which are now or may hereafter be used for the cultivation of oysters under the laws of the State, has been authorized under the laws of the State; unless it is determined that no waters in which such deposit is to be made are now or may hereafter be so used. Terminal facilities.-There are about 30 wharves located on Hamp- ton Creek, with a total frontage of about 3,000 feet. None of the wharves has direct rail connection but are connected to the streets of Hampton with the highways of the locality. Most of the wharves are privately owned and are utilized in connection with local enter- prises. One 'public wharf owned by the county of Elizabeth City, open to the public without charge, and a wharf owned by the Hampton Yacht Club are utilized without charge by visiting yachts. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was about 12 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was about 8 feet across the bar at the mouth and 9 feet in the creek. The head of navigation is at the Queen Street Bridge at Hampton, 0.8 mile above the mouth. Navi- gation is practicable throughout the year. The work remaining to be done is a channel 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide across Hampton Flats, and a channel 12 feet deep and RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA,q DISTRICT 407 150 feet wide in Hampton Creek, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935. The total cost and expenditures have been $10,000, for new work. Proposed operations.--No funds are available and no operations :are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $78,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to new work dredging, by contract, during August 1936 to February 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- --- $22, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_______ ________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935________________ 22, 000 Net total expenditures___-- -____ ___-__--- -- 22, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-----______-________ 22, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ex- isting project_ -------------------------------------------------- 78, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work ---------------------------------------- 78, 000 7. CHANNEL FROM PHOEBUS, VA., TO DEEP WATER IN HAMPTON ROADS Location.-The channel parallels the west shore of the Fort Mon- roe Military Reservation and leads from deep water in Hampton Roads to the Phoebus water front at the mouth of Mill Creek. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Charts Nos. 400 and 1222.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide from deep water in Hampton Roads to the Phoebus water front, a distance of about three-fourths of a mile. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 2.5 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctuation referred to mean low water due to combined effect of wind and tides are -2 feet and + 9.5 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1935 is $9,800. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 33, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1985, in adopting the project imposed the condition that local inter- ests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of the dredged material during initial construction and for future maintenance when and as needed; that no work on the project shall be undertaken until the deposit of dredged mate- rial in suitable adjacent waters which are now or may hereafter be used for the cultivation of oysters under the laws of the State has been authorized under the laws of the State; unless it is determined that no waters in which such deposit is to be made are now or may hereafter be so used. Terminal facilities.-Two wharves with a combined frontage of about 1,000 feet are located on the Phoebus water front. Three Government-owned and -maintained wharves are located on the 408 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fort Monroe Reservation along the east side of the channel and are used solely by the military authorities. A ferry slip, utilized by the ferries operating between Willoughby Spit and Old Point, is located on the Government reservation just above the Government- owned wharves. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the existing project. The channel leading to Phoebus has a con- trolling depth of about 8 feet at mean low water for a minimum width of 200 feet. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. No costs or expenditures have been incurred under the existing project. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $9,800 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to new work dredging, by contract, during July 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__---------- --------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_........__ Net total expenditures___ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ex- isting project ---------------------------------------- $9, 800 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work -- -__-----------_ .9--9, 800 8. APPOMATTOX RIVER, VA. Location.-This river rises in Appomattox 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 17 miles, which is the length of the tidal reach. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 531.) Previous projects.-None. Prior to the adoption of a project, the sum of $22,500, appropriated in 1852, was expended in making a survey of the river. 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 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT : 409 The estimated cost of the navigable channel, revised in 1927, was $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. Doec. 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 in the river at the mouth of Lieutenant Run was performed between September 4 and 7, 1934. The work accomplished was the removal of 16,138 cubic yards of: material and the restoration of 1,527 feet of channel to project dimensions. The cost of the work was $6,519.13. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made during the year at a cost of $1,965.37, all for maintenance. The total cost was $8,484.50, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $8,603.50. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 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 attainment 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 Peters- burg was completed in 1912. Deepening this channel to project depth was accomplished between September 1929 and January 1931.. The diversion channel and the works incidental thereto were com- pleted in 1921. The controlling depth in June 1935 was 6.6 feet at mean low water, occurring at Petersburg, the head of navigation. Naviga- tion is practicable throughout the year. The total cost has been $1,086,046.50, of which $830,151 was for new work and $255,895.50 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $1,085,761.21, of which $790,761.21 was applied to the navigable channel and $295,- 000 was applied to the diversion channel. 410 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $35,071.16, will be applied to maintenance of the channel, by contract, between the mouth and Petersburg during September- December 1935. The additional sum of $18,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, to be applied to maintenance of the channel, by contract, between the mouth and Petersburg dur- ing September and October 1936. Maintenance dredging is required annually for the removal of material carried down by freshets and deposited in both the navigable and diversion channels. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_. .__________ 1________ $852,651. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ---- __________________ 255, 895. 50 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_____- __ 1, 108, 546. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_--__ ___-- - ________ 285. 29 Net total expenditures----- ------------- 1, 108, 261.21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935111 35,071. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_---- --.----- 1, 143, 332. 37 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work--------------------.. $17, 001. 68-------- Cost of maintenance--------------------- 35. 39' $4,652. 54 $3,978. 40 $9, 684. 54 $8, 484. 50 Total cost-.------------------------17, 387. 07 4, 652. 54 3,978. 40 9, 684. 54 8,484. 50 Total expended.......----------------------........... 23, 029. 57 6, 901. 64 4, 524. 51 9, 170. 71 8, 603. 50 -2, 299. 24 -2, 021. 68 8, 954. 99 Allottd...................................-------------------------------.........38, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1,1934 --------------------------- $5, 674. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ...---------------- $2, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--______----- ----------------- 36, 000 38, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 43, 674.66 Gross amount expended _______________ _______----- 8, 603.50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 35, 071.16 Outstanding liabilitiet June 30, 1935---------------------------- 28. 29 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 34, 785. 87 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance - _ ------------- __ 18 00. 00 9. 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. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 411 I'xisting 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. Doe. 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. Operation and results during fiscal year.-None. 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, October 1933, was 6.6 feet at mean low water. The head of navigation is at Cofer Landing, 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.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $5,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, by con- tract, during April 1936. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as it is expected that the work con- templated will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _____--______ ___- $51, 425. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- 69, 445. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 --------- __ 120, 870. 60 Net total expenditures-------------------- ----------- 120, 870. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------ ---------------.- 5, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June :0, 1935------------ 125, 870. 60 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------------------ Cost of maintenance ------ ---------- ------------ h--------- $22,381. I----- - - - ---------- ---------- 65 $13, 531.97......... Total expended---- ------- - 1,665.44 25,248. 1 Allotted-- ------------- $37, 000-1, , '------086. 38------------ 5,000 412 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935 --------------------------------------------- $5, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ __----------------------------- 5, 000 10. NANSEMOND RIVER, VA. Location.-This river, a tidal stream, rises in Nansemond County, Va., flows northerly 25 miles, and empties into James River imme- diately above the mouth of the latter stream in Hampton Roads. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 529.) Previous projects.-The original project for Nansemond River was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873, and modified by the act of June 18, 1878. The cost and expenditure on original and modified projects prior to the commencement of opera- tions under the existing project was $37,000, of which $30,000 was for new work and $7,000 was for maintenance. There was no pre- vious project for the Western Branch. For further details see page 1797 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel between the mouth and a point, 0.45 mile above the highway bridge at Suffolk, a distance of about 18.66 miles, 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide, with a turning basin 200 feet square at Suffolk; and dredging a channel in the Western Branch between its mouth and Reids Ferry, a dis- tance of about 2 miles, to a depth of 10 feet over a bottom width of 80 feet. Depths of channels are referred to mean low water. The mean tidal ranges under ordinary conditions for different parts of Nansemond River are as follows: Suffolk Bridge, 3.4 feet; Newmans Point, 2.8 feet. The extreme ranges under ordinary con- ditions at the same localities are as follows: Suffolk Bridge, 2.8 feet to 4 feet; Newmans Point, 2.3 feet to 3.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects was $135,000. The latest (1930) approvesd estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was adopted by the following River and Harbor Acts: The act of August 11, 1888, provided for a channel in Nansemond River 12 feet deep and varying from 400 to 200 feet wide between Town Point, about 3.2 miles from the mouth, to the mouth of the Western Branch, 8.3 miles; 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide between the mouth of the Western Branch and the head of navigation and dredging a turning basin 200 feet square at Suffolk; and constructing spur dikes and training walls at the mouth of the Western Branch (Annual Report for 1887, p. 1001); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present dimensions of the project (H. Doc. No. 184, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). For map see House Docu- ment No. 1246, Sixty-second Congress, third session. Local cooperation.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.--There are 15 wharves on the river, of which 4 are at Suffolk, Va. All are open-pile construction and are pri- vately owned. The facilities are considered adequate for commerce. For further details see page 490, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fAisal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1932. Dredging operations in 1910 and prior years re- sulted in a channel:of project dimensions between the highway bridge RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 413 at Suffolk and the mouth, and a turning basin at Suffolk. The con- trolling depth was 9.7 feet in 1927. The dredging during the fiscal years 1931 and 1932 resulted in channels of project dimensions be- tween a point 0.45 mile above the Suffolk highway bridge and the mouth, the turning basin at Suffolk, and in the Western Branch of Nansemond River between Reids Ferry and the mouth. The controlling depths at mean low water, at the last examination, February 1932, were 12 feet in Nansemond River and 10 feet in the Western Branch. The head of navigation of Nansemond River is at its formation at the junction of Smiths and Cohoons Creeks, 19 miles above the mouth. Navigation is practicable through the year. The total cost and expenditure was $179,102.72, of which $137,477.11 was for new work and $41,625.61 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to maintenance dredging, by contract, during April 1937. Cost and f tancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-__--_---- __-___________ $167, 477. 11 :Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------- ---- _ 48, 625. 61 ____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------ __-- 216, 102.. 72 Net total expenditures__ --------- --------- 216, 102. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- __ 216, 102. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 ----------------- Cost of new work ........................- $63, 505.89 $31, 325. 07 Cost of maintenance .............. -- ---------- -- ---------- ------ -_-___- -- Total expended ------------------- 39, 966. 05 54, 365. 05 $468. 90 Allotted- -----.............---.-.-- - - . 64, 800.00 33, 000. 00 -3, 000. 00 .. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937,. for maintenance__-------------------------- $8,000 11. 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 1231.) For description see page 492, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for dredging channels to depths of 10 feet at mean low water, over a least bottom width of 80 feet, in Deep Creek, Va., Turners Cut, Pasquotank River, and Croatan Sound, N. C., and maintaining the Dismal Swamp Canal (which con- nects Deep Creek and Turners Cut) to a depth of about 9 feet over a bottom width of 50 feet. The limiting width of 80 feet applies to Turners Cut; the channels in Deep Creek and Pasquotank River have been dredged to depths of 10 feet over bottom widths of 100 feet, while the Croatan Sound channel has been dredged to a depth of 12 feet over a bottom width of 200 feet. The project further 414 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 provides for the protection of banks in Turners Cut with sheet piling, and cutting certain sharp points in Pasquotank River, in order to shorten its course. The component parts of the waterway and their lengths are about as follows: Deep Creek, Va., 3 miles; Dismal Swamp Canal, 22 miles; Turners Cut, 4.5 miles; Pasquotank River,. 30 miles; Albemarle Sound, 20 miles; and Croatan Sound, 12.5 miles; a total of 92 miles. The total length of the Dismal Swamp Canal is about 25 miles, of which a 22-mile portion, a lock canal extending between Deep Creek, Va., and South Mills, N. C., alone is navigable. Data relative to the looks included in the project Dimensions on Depthsills miter Esti- Miles . Per- Year mated fr nromt Great-Character of cent- opened or Nor- Location width est foundation age to navi- actual [folk, of length com- cost of Va. cham-_avail- Lift Up- Low- pleted gaton each able per er lockpleted ber for full width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 10. 7 Dismal Swamp 38 250 12 9 9 Piles in sand 100 1900 $45, 000 Canal (Deep and shells. Creek, Va.) [33. 1 Dismal Swamp 39 250 12 9 9 .... do-......... 100 1899 45, 000 Canal (South Mills, N: C.) The waterway is nontidal except in Deep Creek, where the mean tidal range under ordinary conditions is 3 feet and the extremes 2.3 and 3.2 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctuation in this stream due to combined effect of tides and wind, referred to mean low water,. are about -2 feet and +9.62 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, exclusive of the purchase price of the Dismal Swamp Canal. The latest (1928) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: the act of March 3, 1899, adopted the original route of the waterway (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); and the act of March 3, 1925,. provided for the purchase of the Lake Drummond Canal (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. 5, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 415 .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. For further details see page 493, An- nual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Maintenance work un- der contract for the construction of a spillway at Lake Drummond, Va., was commenced on June 18, 1935, and continued to the end of the fiscal year, when the work was about 10 percent completed. The cost of the work was $246.87. Maintenance dredging under contract for the removal of a shoal at the mouth of Dismal Swamp Canal Feeder Ditch was performed between July 18, and August 4, 1934, resulting in the removal of 10,200 cubic yards of material and the restoration of 1,240 feet of channel to project dimensions. The cost of the work was $3,730.16. Maintenance dredging under contract for removal of shoals in Deep Creek, Va., and Turners Cut, N. C., was performed between August 16, 1934, and February 15, 1935, resulting in the removal of 217,832 cubic yards of material from 17,954 feet of channel in Deep Creek, and 6,223 cubic yards of material from 675 feet of channel in Turners Cut. The cost of the work was $40,968.11. Maintenance snagging in Dismal Swamp Canal with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, in progress at the end of last fiscal year, was completed on October 30, 1934. The cost of the work was $6,752.21. Maintenance dredging, snagging, and bank trimming in the Feeder Ditch of the Dismal Swamp Canal was performed between November 1, 1934, and March 15, 1935. The cost of the work was $6,453.22. Miscellaneous maintenance and surveys made during the year cost $1,870.11. The total cost was $60,020.68, all for maintenance. The total ex- penditure was $60,747.16. Condition at end of fiscal .year.-The project was completed in 1903 at a saving of $23,114 under the estimated cost. 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 at the end of the fiscal year was 10 feet. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The total cost has been $1,424,202.55, of which $751,196.46 (includ- ing $500,000 for the purchase of the Dismal Swamp Canal) was for new work; and $673,006.09 was for maintenance. The total expendi- ture was $1,424,017.60. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $34,252.40, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935---___ - - __-_____-________ - $184. 95 Maintenance: Construction of spillway at Lake Drummond, Va., by existing con- tract, July-October 1935---------------------------------- 28, 592. 45 Dredging, snagging, and bank trimming in Turners Cut and Pasquotank River, with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, during April-May 1936---------------------------------- 4, 300. 00 Funds held to satisfy contractor's claim for refund of liquidated damages, Deep Creek and Turners Cut dredging__---________ 1,, 75.-00 Total for all work ---------------------- 8------- 34, 252. 40 23116--ENG 1935-- 27 416 REPORT OF CIIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to main- tenance, dredging, snagging, and bank trimming in Dismal Swamp Canal, Turners Cut, and Pasquotank River, with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, during July-November 1936. The proposed expenditure exceeds the former requirements due to the inclusion of the Dismal Swamp Canal in this project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--------------------------- $751, 196. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935________________-__ 23 673, 006. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------1, 424, 202. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------ ------------ 184. 95 Net total expenditures----------------------------1, 424, 017. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 34, 252.40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 , 458, 270. 00 1-------------- Fiscal year ending June 30- 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-.......-------.........------.... $6,327. 19 $12, 358. 71 $8,930. 38 $193.55 $60, 020. 68 Total expended--------..................-------........ 6,428.33 14,278.85 8,865. 18 134.82 60, 747. 16 Allotted...__......... __........-_-____ 14,000.00 ------------ 10,000.00 46, 999.56 47, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------------- --- $47, 999. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------$15, 000 .00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_____________---------32, 000. 00 47, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __ __------------ ____-_-- 94,999. 56 Gross amount expended ----- ------------------------- 60, 747. 16 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 34, 252. 40 Outstanding liabilities June 30. 1935__________---_ $542. 45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 28, 066. 14 28, 608. 59 Balance available June 30, 1935________ __-_______--5, 643. 81 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 4________________________ 10, 000.00 12. OPERATING AND CARE OF THE WATERWAY FROM NORFOLK, VA., TO THE SOUNDS OF NORTH CAROLINA The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms a part of the project "Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to the Sounds of North Carolina." (See pp. 413-416, where general information can be found.) 1 Includes $500,000 transferred from Norfolk-Beaufort Inlet Waterway. SIncludes $312,400.44 transferred from Norfolk-Beaufort Inlet Waterway. *Previous costs increased $787.50, payment of liquidated damages. SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 417 The Government owns and operates two highway bridges with draw spans and two locks. The abandoned portion of the Dismal Swamp Canal between Gilmerton and Deep Creek is crossed by an earth fill with a steel pipe culvert. The bridges and locks have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The structures were operated and maintained in a satisfactory condition. The cost was $43,644.65. The total expenditure was $41,987.38. Condition at end of fiscal year.-For controlling depths and con- ditions of channel, see page 415. The total cost of operation and maintenance at the end of the fiscal year was $338,389.06. The total expenditure was $336,731.79. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance at the end of the fiscal year, $1,657.27, remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $45,600, from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied to the operation and maintenance of bridges, locks, and buildings as follows: Operation of locks, and dams, and other works-.. --............. _ $25, 920 Maintenance and repairs__-- -____----- - -- _ --------- 4, 880 Improvement and reconstruction ---------------------- 9, 500 Channel work----------------- ------------------------------ 300 Emergencies -- ------------------------------------------- 5, 000 Total for all work- 45, 600 The additional sum of $45,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works-- --------- -___-- $25, 800 Maintenance and repairs-. __________- -- ________ ____- 6, 800 Improvement and reconstruction -------------- 7, 400 Emergencies ---------------------------- 5, 000 Total for all work------------------------------------- 45, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1.935 ----------------------- ----------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_____---_____----------- 1 $338, 389.06 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-----------338', 389. 06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------- ----- 1, 657. 27 Net total expenditures--------------- 336, 731. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935___ 48, 612. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 385, 344. 41 1 Includes $294,744.41 transferred July 1, 1934, from O. & C., Norfolk-Beaufort Inlet waterway. SIncludes $339,744.41 allotted from permanent indefinite appropriations. 418 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-.......... ....... -.-.- __- . 4 . Cost of maintenance___ ... __ _ ___________ ___________ _________ ____________ $43, 644. 65 Total expended_ 1,- -- - - - - - - - - - 41,98738 Allotted --------- ..... ... ...-... ---................ .... ..... .90, 600.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 __________________--_-- $45, 600.00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909__ 45, 000'. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------------- $90, 600. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 41, 987. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-- 612. 62 -48,4-------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------- , 657. 27 1------------------ Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 46,955. 35 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- -- - - -- -- - - - -- 30, 1937, for maintenance 3______ 45, 000. 00 13. 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. For description of the waterway see pages 495-497, Annual Report for 1932. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1227, 1228, 1231, and 1233.) Previousprojects.-Partialprojects 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. For further details see page 497, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for an inland waterway with a depth of 12 feet at mean low water between Norfolk, Va., and Beaufort Inlet, N. C., a distance of 197.91 miles, with bottom widths varying from 90 feet in land cuts to 300 feet in open waters, for the construction of a tidal guard lock in the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal at or near Great Bridge, Va., and for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a suitable bridge across the water- way near Fairfield, N. C. aExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 419 Data relative to the lock included in the project is as follows: Dimensions on Depthsills miter Esti- Miles Per- mated from Great- cent- or Nor- Nor- Location Looeat-Character Width length foundationof cent- g opened to navi-c or folk, of length om- gation cost of Va.cham- avail- Lift pleted each be able per er lock for full width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 12. 04 Albemarle and 75 600 2. 7 (1) (1) Piles in sand 100 1932 $492, 980 Chesapeake and shells. Canal (Great Bridge, Va.). t 16 feet 1 elevatioh. 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 + 9.62 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, but including the purchase price of the canal. The latest (1933) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $90,600. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor 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, respectively (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 pro- posed land cut connecting the rivers) from a straight line, as ap- proved 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 4, 1933 (Public, No. 433, 72d Cong.), provided for the construction of a suitable bridge near Fairfield, N. C. (Rivers and Harbors Committee 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The north end of this waterway is in Norfolk Harbor, the terminal facilities of which are described in the report 420 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. AR1MY, 1935 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 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. Con- tiguous 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. For further details, see page 499, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results duing fiscal year--Regular funds.-Main- tenance dredging, by contract, for the restoration of project dimen- sions in Currituck Sound, North River, and Alligator River was commenced on May 10, 1935, and continued to the end of the fiscal year, when the work was about 20 percent completed. A total of 328,768 cubic yards of material were removed from 22,071 feet of channel. The cost of the work was $20,968.26. Maintenance work, by contract, for the construction of a highway bridge across Core Creek was commenced on April 10, 1935, and con- tinued to the end of the fiscal year, when the work was about 27 per- cent completed. The cost of the work was $24,321.15. Maintenance dredging, by contract, for the restoration of project dimensions between Neuse River and Beaufort Inlet, in progress at the close of the last fiscal year, was completed on July 27, 1935. There were removed 43,563 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $11,982.27. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made during the year at a cost of $10,348.58, all for maintenance. The total cost of the work with regular funds was $67,620.26, charged to maintenance, of which $29,356.75 pertains to the Norfolk district, and $38,263.51 to the Wilmington (N. C.) district. The total expenditure was $162,453.68, of which $120,782.61 was disbursed by the Norfolk district and $41,671.07 was disbursed by the Wilmington, N. C., district. Public Works funds.-New work, by contract, for the construction of a highway bridge across the Alligator River-Pungo River land cut was commenced on February 16, 1935, and continued to the end of the fiscal year, when the work was about 51 percent completed. The cost of the work was $41,369.73. The total cost of the work with Public Works funds, which per- tains to the Norfolk district, was $41,369.73, all for new work. The total expenditure was $33,201.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was about 99 percent completed at the end of the year at a cost of $8,123,213.36 from regu- lar funds and $41,369.73 from Public Works funds. The work re- maining to be done to complete the project is the completion of the highway bridge across the Alligator River-Pungo River land cut sec- tion of the waterway near Fairfield, N. C., at an estimated cost of $90,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 421 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, 11 feet, in North River and Alligator River; and between the New Holland, Higginsport & Mount Vernon Rail- road bridge and Beaufort, N. C., 78.91 miles, 11 feet, in the section between Neuse River and Beaufort Harbor. 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. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The costs have been $8,123,213.36 from regular funds (including $500,000 for the purchase of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal) and $41,369.73 from Public Works funds, a total of $8,164,583.09, for new work, and pertains to the Norfolk district; and $1,018,634.43, for maintenance, of which $847,710.11 pertains to the Norfolk district and $170,924.32 pertains to the Wilmington, N. C., district. The expenditures were $9,121,058.23 from regular funds and $33,201.43 from Public Works funds, a total of $9,154,259.66, of which $8,992,- 801.83 was disbursed by the Norfolk district and $161,457.83 was disbursed by the Wilmington, N. C., district. Proposed operations (regular funds) .- The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year pertaining to regular funds, $297,461.18, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-------- --------------------- $20, 789. 56 Maintenance: Dredging in Currituck Sound, North River, and Alligator River, N. C., by contract, 1,343,073 cubic yards, July-October 1935___ 93, 573.24 Dredging in southern branch of Elizabeth River between the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge and Great Bridge, and Lower North Landing River and urrituck Sound, by contract, 500,000 cubic yards, February-June 1936 ____-____----__ 50, 500.00 Snagging and bank trimming in the waterway between Norfolk and the New Holland, Higginsport & Mount Vernon Railroad bridge with the United States derrick barge, October-Novem- ber 1935----------------------------------------- 4, 500. 00 Completing Core Creek bridge, under an existing contract, July- December 1935- ------------------------------- 65, 641. 64 Dredging between Neuse River and Beaufort Harbor, by con- tract, 330,000 cubic yards, September-December 1935-.... __ .61, 894. 24 Purchasing additional right-of-way between Neuse River and Beaufort Inlet ------------------------ --------------- 562. 50 Total for all work (regular funds) --------------------- 297, 461. 18 Public Works funds.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year pertaining to Public Works funds, $58,520.81, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------------------ $9, 890. 54 New work : Completion of the constructon of highway bridge across the Alligator River-Pungo River section of the waterway near Fair- field, N. C., by existing contract, July-September 1935-------- 44, 630. 27 Balance remaining---- --------------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Total---------------- --------------------------- 58, 520. 81 422 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging channels to project dimensions, in shoal places, between Norfolk and the New Holland, Higginsport & Mount Vernon Rail- road bridge, by contract, 500,000 cubic yards, January-April 1937---------------------------------------- ------- $50,000 Dredging between the New Holland, Higginsport & Mount Vernon Railroad bridge and Beaufort Harbor, by contract, 120,000 cubic yards, April-May 1937- ----------- ----------------- 30, 000 Total-- , 000 80------------------------ Cost and financial summary MAINTENANOE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--- ------------------ 1 $8, 415, 309. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ---------------- __- 21,071, 438. 78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 9,486, 747. 79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__--______ - ___- __ 20, 789. 56 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 9, 465, 958. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- -- ------------------ 297, 461. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_-____- ... 9,763, 419. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------......---........-------------- $45, 062. 25 $515, 993. 48 $19, 452. 25 ----------------------- Cost ofmaintenance......-----------------.... 214, 774. 63 80, 318. 08 806. 26 92, 203. 70 $287, $67, 620. 26 Total cost---------.......---.......------------ 259, 836. 88 596, 311. 56 111, 655. 95 287, 806. 26 67, 620. 26 Total expended ............-------------------------- 110, 280.93 626, 361. 67 142, 973. 26 197, 848. 89 162, 453. 68 Allotted..--.----------------------------- 325, 789. 63 377,400. 00 161, 931. 96 365, 490. 04 189, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ___------------. - _-- $270', 914. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------- ------------ $65, 00. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934-__--- ---------- -- 39, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935..-----------------------85, 000. 00 - 189, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----- __ ___ - -- - --___ -____ 459, 914. 86 Gross amount expended.-- - -------------- $162, 521. 18 Less- Reimbursements collected__ __- ___---$37. 50 Receipts from sales ------------------- 30. 00 67. 50 ------ 162, 453.68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------- 297, 461.18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -------- $21, 352. 06 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 146, 871.37 168, 223. 43 Balance available June 30, 1935 .------- ------------- 129, 237. 75 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June a 30, 1937, for maintenance - ----------------- 80, 000. 00 2 Reduced by $500,000 transferred to Waterway to Sounds of North Carolina. 2 Reduced by $312,400.44 transfered to Waterway to Sounds of North Carolina. 8 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS---NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 423 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------- ----------- - - $41, 369. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 _ ... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 41, 369. 73 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935---.------ -----------.. 1, 722. 24 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------- -- --- --------- 43, 091. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-- , 890. 54 9----------------------- Net total expenditures . ----------------------- .--------- 33, 201. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 56, 798. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------_---_ 90, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..-------- Cost of maintenance----- ------------.------------------------------..........--- $41, 369. 73 ------------ ------------ ------------ Totalexpended--------- ------------------------------------.------------ 33, 201.43 ......... Allotted--- ...... ---------- ------------ -------- ------------ 90, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933... $90, 000. 00 ....----------------------------------------- Gross amount expended- -_- _- ------ ------ $33, 238.82 Less reimbursements collected ....------------- 37. 39 33, 201.43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__ ---- _----------- 56, 798. 57 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 $9, 928. 06 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_----__---- 44, 180. 17 54, 108. 23 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------ 2, 690. 34 Accounts receivable June 30', 1935 .--- --- 1, 722. 24 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------------4, 412. 58 CONSOLIDA-TE D 0ST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WA TERWAY, NORFOLK, VA., TO BEAUFORT INLET, N. C. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- ..- .-------------- 1$8, 456,678. 74 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935______--------- 1, 071, 438. 78 Total cost of permianent .work Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 to June 30, 1935--------- ------- -- 1--- 9--- 9, 528, 117. 52 1, 722. 24 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-----9,--------------- 529, 839. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935..--------------- ----- 30, 680. 10 Net total expenditures ...... --------------------- 9,499, 159. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------- -------- 354, 259. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ - ____- 9, 853, 419. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.....--------------------$45, 062. 25 $515, 993. 48 $19, 452. 25 ...------------ $41, 369. 73 Cost of maintenance-------.------------ 214, 774. 63 80, 318. 08 92, 203. 70 $287, 806. 26 67, 620. 26 Total cost--------------------- 259, 836. 88 596, 311. 56 111, 655. 95 287,806.26 108, 989. 99 Total expended -----------.---------- 110, 280. 93 626, 361. 67 142,973. 26 197,848. 89 195, 655.11 Allotted------......-..--------...------------.. 325, 789. 63 377, 400. 00 161, 931. 96 365, 490. 04 279, 000. 00 1 Reduced by $500,000, transfered to Waterway to Sounds of North Carolina. 2 Reduced by $312,400.44, transferred to Waterway to Sounds of North Carolina. 424 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_...... $270, 914. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---- ---------------- $65, 000. 00, Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ------------------- 39, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-----------------------85, 000. 00' Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933__------- ---------- 90, 000. 00 279, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________--_----549, 914. 86 Gross amount expended_______----- _-----__ $195, 760. 00 Less- Reimbursements collected--____ ,_______ $74. 89 Receipts from sales ------------------- 30. 00 104. 89 195, 655. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_________-------------- 354, 259. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___________---- $31, 280. 12 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------191, 051. 54 222, 331. 66 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 131, 928. 09 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------------- 1, 722. 24 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------------133, 650. 33 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year - 8$ - - - - - - - - - ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance 80, 000. 00 14. OPERATION 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 Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C." (See pp. 418 to 424, where general information can be found.) The Government owns and operates 5 highway bridges and 1 rail- road bridge with draw spans, 1 guard lock, and operates 1 ferry for handling highway traffic at the site of bridge under construction near Fairfield, N. C. Operation and maintenance were conducted under the permanent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appro- priated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.--The structures were operated and maintained in a satisfactory condition. The total cost was $88,597.68, of which $75,051.78 pertains to the Norfolk district, and $13, 545.90 to the Wilmington, N. C. district. The total expendi- ture was $92,684.98, of which $79,850.80 was disbursed by the Norfolk district, and $12,834.18 by the Wilmington, N. C., district. Condition at end of fiscal year.-For controlling depths and con- dition of channel, see page 421. The total cost of operation and maintenance at the end of the fiscal year was $965,724.91, of which $855,874.71 pertains to the Norfolk district and $109,850.20 to the Wilmington, N. C., district. The total SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 425 expenditure was $962,586.59, of which $853,684.39 was disbursed by the Norfolk district and $108,902.20 by the Wilmington, N. C., district. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance at the end of the fiscal year, $13,209.84, remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $84,100, from regular maintenance and improvement funds, will be applied to the operation and maintenance of bridges, locks, and buildings, as follows : Operation of locks, bridges, and other works __ __________________ $54, 040 Ordinary maintenance and repair---------21, 210 Improvement and reconstruction -------------------------------- 3, 350 Channel work ..------------------------------------------------ 500 Emergencies --------- -------------------------------------- 5,000 Total for all work__ ------------------------------------ ________ 84, 100 The additional sum of $105,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works ---------------- $54, 300 Maintenance and repairs ________________________- ____-- 21, 900 Improvement and reconstruction (including spare lock gate) ...-.. 23, 800 Emergencies _____________ 5, 000 Total for all work 05, 000 1-------------------------- mrary Cost and financial sun Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_______---_______- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ $965, 724.91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- --_-_.- 965, 724. 91 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935________---___ - - 32. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_-----------------,_ 965, 756. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 -- ________--__---3, 170. 32 Net total expenditures________---_________ 962, 586. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 262. 13 1_____________________ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 1,065, 848. 72 2------------ Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work --- --------- ----------- $128, 492. 53 $143, 376. 95 $179, 459. 23 $172, 829. 34 --$88, 597. 68 Cost of maintenance- - ------- -- Total expended - - -__-- -..- - - 130,911. 48 140, 980. 23 179, 005. 72 172, 535. 48 92, 684. 98 Allotted_ --- ll 100. 00 179, 700. 00 163, 828. 38 173, 728. 70 165,100. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $30, 847.11 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_______ _______-----__- $84,100. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909-_- 81, 000. 00 ------------- 165, 100. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________--- ______________-- 195, 947.11 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $94, 955. 58 1 Reduced $294,744.41, the amount transferred to Dismal Swamp Canal. SIncludes $981,748.72 allotted from permanent indefinite appropriations. 426 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Less: Reimbursements collected____________ $2, 246. 35 Receipts from sales ______________-- -_ 24. 25 $2, 270. 60 - $92, 684. 98 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__-- . 103, 1--------------- 262.13 ----- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 1__---$3,9,474. Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_------------ 77 735. 07 13, 209. 84 Balance available June 30, 1935-----------____-------------- 90,052. 29 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------- __---------- ---- 32. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935__ ----------- 90, 084. 29 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance -______________________ __-- ______ 105, 000. 00 15. BLACKWATER RIVER, VA. Location.-This river rises in Prince George County, near Peters- burg, Va., and flows in a general southeasterly direction for 80 miles, where it unites with the Nottoway River to form the Chowan River, which empties into Albemarle Sound. The portion under improvement extends from its mouth to Franklin, Va., a distance of 13 miles. (See U. S. Geological Survey, Holland quadrangle, Virginia.) Previous project.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 18, 1878. The total cost and expenditure thereunder was $14,000 for new work. For further details see page 1802 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for clearing the 13 miles of river below Franklin, Va., of obstructions, so as to afford a condition of easy navigation for boats of 7-foot draft. The stream is nontidal. The portion of the river under improvement is subject to freshets of short duration, causing rises of 3 to 4 feet, but the general stage of the river remains for the greater part of the time at the elevation of Albemarle Sound, with which it connects. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1907, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, was $8,000. 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, in accordance with report published in House Docu- ment No. 177, Fifty-ninth Congress, first session. There is no pub- lished map of this improvement. Temninal facilities.-There is a wharf and warehouse at Franklin, Va., and three small wharves with warehouses between this point and the mouth of the river. All of these are privately owned, but are open to the general public on equal terms. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. 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 $5,856 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 ' Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IHARBORS--NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 427 between Franklin, Va., and the mouth of the river at the last exam- ination, made in May 1932. The head of navigation is at Burdette, Va., 25 miles above the mouth. Navigation is practicable through- out the year. The total cost and expenditure was. $26,200, of which $2,144.33 was for new work and $24,055.67 was for maintenance. Proposed operctions.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $4,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, snagging, and bank trimming between the mouth and Franklin with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, during January and February 1936. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as it is expected that the work contemplated will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and ffinancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------------$16, 144. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- -- ___-_____---. . __ 24, 055. 67 Total, cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 40;200. 00 Net total expenditures ----____--__- _ 40, 200. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------ 4, 000. 00 Total amount: appropriated to June 30, 1935-- __--- ______ 44, 200.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Costof newwork-.....--.---------------------- ---------------------- ---------- --------- Jost of maintenance--................-------------------------- $3, 000.00 ----------- ----------------------- Total expended--...----------...... ----------- $159. 74 3, 000. 00 Aletted-, -- ---------------------- 3, 000. 00----------------------- --------- $4, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--- ------------------------------------ $4, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------------- 4, 000. 00 16. 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, was $79,000. The latest (1927) approved estimate fbr annual cost of maintenance is $500. 428 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 duuring fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931. The controlling depth in February 1933 was 10 feet at mean low water. The head of navigation is the upper Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge, about 1.4 miles above the mouth, and this feature has not been affected by the improvement. Navigation is practicable throughout the entire year. The total cost and expenditures have been $80,500, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $5,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, snag- ging, and bank trimming between the mouth and a point about 1 mile up stream with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, during February-April 1936. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as it is expected that the work con- templated will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__- __-__-- _____ ____ $80, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935______________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-----_ __-___-80, 500. 00 Net total expenditures-------------------------- ___ 80, 500. 00 Unexpended balance June 30. 1935_ ___- ____-----___ 5, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ----------------- 85, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 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 .........-----------------.......... $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------------------------- ------------ $5, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___________---------------------------------- 5, 000 17. 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.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 429 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 a channel 10 feet deep from the mouth to the State highway bridge at Murfreesboro, with a cut-off channel through Devils Elbow, a distance of about 10.5 miles; 80 feet wide through the cut-off, and 100 feet wide elsewhere; and a turning basin of the same depth, 300 feet wide, and 500 feet long at Murfreesboro. The entire stream is nontidal, and, except during freshets, its water surface rises and falls according as the winds raise or lower the water level of Albemarle Sound. Freshets cause varia- tions of water level of from 3 to 4 feet in the navigable portion of the river. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, is $46,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of March 2, 1907, provided for the removal of shoals and obstructions, so as to make the river safely navigable for vessels of less than 7 feet draft between the mouth and Murfreesboro ,(H. Doc. No. 137, 59th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of August 30, 1935, provided for the present dimensions of the project (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 43, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). For the latest published map of the river, see the last-mentioned document. Local coo peration.-The act of August 30, 1935, in adopting the modified project imposed the condition that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance and lands and rights-of-way needed for the turning basin and cut-off channel. Terminal facilities.-There are 7 private wharves on Meherrin River, 4 of which are located at Murfreesboro. All are of timber construction with pile foundation and plank decking. The total berthing space at Murfreesboro is approximately 130 feet. Smith- Douglas Co., fertilizer manufacturers, operate two of the wharves, with large mixing plant, warehouse, office, and storage facilities. This installation was recently constructed at a cost of $40,000. The Standard Oil Co. has a wharf about 200 yards downstream from the Smith-Douglas terminal. Storage tanks, with total capacity of 48,000 gallons, are supplied by pipe lines running from the wharf. The wharfage facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging, under contract, for the construction of channels 11 feet deep and 100 feet wide on three shoals between the mouth and Murfreesboro was performed between January 26 and February 28, 1935. There were removed 37,628 cubic yards of material from 6,100 feet of channel. The total cost and expenditure was $12,373.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 4 per- cent completed. Logs, snags, trees, and other obstructions have been removed at various times, to December 1932, when the last snagging was done. Dredging was done during January and February 1935 between the mouth and Murfreesboro. The controlling depth in 430 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 February 1935 was 10 feet. The head of navigation is at Skinners Landing, 21 miles above the mouth. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The work remaining to be done is dredging a cut-off channel through Devils Elbow to a depth of 10 feet and 80 feet wide and a turning basin 300 feet wide and 500 feet long to the same depth at Murfreesboro. The total cost and expenditures on the existing project were $4,,827.54, of which $1,932.88 was for new work and $40,894.66 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $3,926.95, will be applied to maintenance dredging, snag- ging, ad hbank trimming between the mouth and Murfreesboro, with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, during January-February 1936. The additional' sum: of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to new work dredging between the mouth and Murfreesboro, by contract, October- December 1936. mmary Cost and financial smn Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_____ __ ___-_...___ $6, 517.41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------- ------------ 40, 894.66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935______ _ _____ 47, 412. 07 Net total expenditures--------------- -------- 47, 412. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------ _------------- 3, 926. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 3Q, 1935------ ------- 51, 339,02 Fiscal year ending; June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.-------------------- ----------------- ----- Cost, of nmoeiantence ----------------- $3, 321.06 $678.94 $2,754.49 ------------ $12,373.05 Total eypaded-.....------------------ 3,321.06 455.44 2,977. 99 ------------ 12, 373.05 Allotted----------....------------ -----.---. --------- 2,754.49 $4,000 12,300, 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_- ..--.- ___.___.---___-___-_ $4, 000. 0() Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 195.------------------------- 2, 300. 00 12, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for------- ------- -------------- 16, 30000. Gross amount expended---------- ------- ---------------- 12,373.05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------3, 926. 95 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - 40, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work 1--____________________-_______ __ 40, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 431 18. EDENTON HARBOR, N. C. Location.-This harbor is located on the northerly side of Albe- marle Sound near its westerly end, and in front of the city of Eden- ton. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1228.) Emisting project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water over a bottom width of 150 feet between the 12-foot contour in Edenton Bay and the foot of Broad Street, Edenton, a distance of about 4,000 feet, and channels of the same cross-section, leading from the main channel, along the water front to the east and west for distances of about 900 feet and 1,600 feet, respectively. Under ordinary conditions the fluctuation of the water surface is about 1 foot, respectively, above or below mean low water, but under extreme conditions the water may rise as much as 4 or 5 feet above mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $80,000. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. The project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 18, 1878, provided for the original channel improve- ment and a turning basin near the wharves at Edenton (Annual Re- port for 1879, p. 696); the act of July 5, 1884,. extended the original project and added a triangular turning basin, of about: 8 acres in area, at the junction of the two channels (Annual Report for 1884, pp. 1071-1074); and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the present dimensions of the project (H. Doc. No. 772, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is found in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-The municipal or public wharves are located on the improved portion of the harbor and are connected with all the highways entering the town by the city streets, which are of hard-surface construction. The Norfolk Southern Railroad has ex- cellent wharf and freight terminals on the harbor, to which its tracks extend and where there are adequate facilities for the transfer of freight from boats to cars. The Eastern Cotton Oil Co. and several other concerns have wharves on the water front. All the wharves of the port are of open-pile or solid-fill bulkhead construction. The public wharves are open to public use free of charge and all the other above-mentioned wharves are open to public use at a nominal charge. The facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition, at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931, at a saving of $6,250 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in December 1934 was 10 feet at mean low water. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The total cost and expenditure was $73,750, all for new work. Proposed operations.--No funds available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to maintenance dredging, by contract, during November 1936. 23116-ENG 1935-- 28 432 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial sumimary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935________ -______-----___ $73, 750 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_----------------73, 750 Net total expenditures ___________________________ 73, 750 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 73, 750 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_----_-.------------__ $33, 453. 83 $17, 296. 17......... ................. Cost of maintenance. _................... ......... ........... ------- ------- --------......... Total expended----- ------------------ 28,129.89 22, 620.11. ...... ................... Allotted--.....................-------------------------........ 43, 250. 00 7, 500. 00----------------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, -- 1937, for maintenance____-_____________----- $5, 000 19. CASHIE RIVER, N. C. Location.--This river, a nontidal stream, rises in Bertie County, near Kelford, N. C., flows in a general southeasterly direction for about 57 miles to a point where it intersects the thoroughfare (con- necting Cashie and Roanoke Rivers), thence in a northeasterly direc- tion for approximately 7 miles, and empties into the extreme westerly end of Albemarle Sound. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of logs, snags, and other obstructions between the mouth of the thoroughfare, in Roanoke River, and Windsor. The river is not subject to floods or freshets, but its water surface rises and falls according as the winds raise or lower the water level of Albemarle Sound. The maximum fluctuation of the water surface is about 4 or 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1927 is $5,000. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $600. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 779, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). No map of the river has been published. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with Terminal facilities.-There is 1 public wharf and 4 or 5 privately owned wharves at Windsor, N. C., and 12 between this point and the thoroughfare. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work snagging was commenced on May 16, 1935, with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, and with U. S. snagboat Contentnea on June 18, 1935, and continued to the end of the fiscal year. The river was worked over between Windsor, N. C., and a point 10 miles downstream. The cost of the work was $3,883.71, all for new work. The total expenditure was $1,228.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 50 percent completed. The river has been worked over for a distance of 10 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 433 miles below Windsor, N. C., and work is now in progress for the completion of the project. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was about 10 feet. The head of navigation is at a high- way bridge 30 miles above the mouth. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the re- moval of logs, snags, and other obstructions between a point 10 miles below Windsor, N. C., and the mouth of the Thoroughfare in Roanoke River. The total cost of the work was $3,883.71, all for new work. The total expenditure was $1,228.83. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $6,271.17, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935______$------------ $2, 654. 88 New work: Dredging, snagging, and bank trimming with U. S. derrick barge No. 14 and U. S. snagboat Contentnea, between a point 10 miles downstream from Windsor, N. C., and the mouth of the Thoroughfare in Roanoke River, during July-August 1935________ 3,616. 29 Total for all work ------------------------------- _ 6,271. 17 The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to maintenance dredging, snagging, and bank trimming between the mouth of the Thoroughfare in Roanoke River and Windsor, N. C., with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, during December 1936-March 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30,193511111 $3, 883. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__________________ ____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------------3, 883. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_ -.---------------- __ __- 2, 654. 88 Net total expenditures--------- ------------ 1, 228. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ 6, 271. 17 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- 7, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---- ............. . ------------ ------------ ------------ ..----- ------------.. $3,883. 71 Cost ofmaintenance .------------------------........................................................ Total expended------ ------------ ------------------------------- 1,228. 83 Allotted.......-------------------- ------------ -------------------- -------- -- 7,500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_--------------- -------------------------------- $7, 500.00 Gross amount expended___--____-------- ----------- 1, 228. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---- 6, 271. 17 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 __ 2,654. 88 Balance available June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- _____________ 3, 616. 29 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending .Tune30. _ _ 1937, for maintenance _-- ------- 5, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 434 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 20. 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 Clarksville, Va., where it is joined by Dan River, its principal tribu- tary; and thence, in the same general direction for about 198 miles and empties into the westerly end: of Albemarle Sound, N. C. (See U. 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 sound; 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 last 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 maintenance 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 are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance snagging. with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, was performed at the mouth of the river between May 1 and 15, 1935. The cost of the work was $2,- 760.81, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $3,094.65. 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 about 63 miles, there was in June 1935, a controlling depth of about 10 feet. No recent examination has been made of the river above Hamilton. When work in this section was suspended, it had a controlling, depth of 3 feet to a point 2 miles below Weldon. The work remaining to be done is the completion by dredging, snagging, and regulation of a channel between IHamilton and Wel- don, a distance of 67 miles, to a depth of 5 feet over, an least bottom width of 50 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA. DISTRICT 435 The total cost was $327,442.05, of which $267,137.41 was for new work and $60,304.64 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $327,442.05. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $5,238.83, will be applied to maintenance dredging, snag- ging, and bank trimming between the mouth and Hamilton, N. C., with U. S. derrick barge No. 14, and U. S. snagboat Contentnea, dur- ing August-September, 1935. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as it is expected that the work con- templated will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- $267, 137. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- -- - 304. 64 6------------- 60, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 327,442. 05 Net total expenditures....------------------------------------327, 442.05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----~--- ------- 5, 238. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 332, 680. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---------------------_ :$6, 317.01 $33,746.-28 ------------ _------- Cost of maintenance_ __--------__------6, 245.32 3,324.95 :$7, 357.33 629,90, .3, $2, 760.81 Total cost.---.-........--.-.- _- - 12,562. 33 37, 071. 23 7, 357. 33 3,629; 90 2,760. 81 Total expended_.----------...-...-. --.. .6,245. 32, 41, 808.95 8, 920. 03 3,312. 65 3,094.65 Allottedr- --------................... . -. -41, 460. 00 2, 000.00 7,000. 00 14, 794.54 -3, 165. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ _- -- - - -___________-- $11, 498. 48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments_--------- 3, 165. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 8, 333.48 Gross amount expenided _ -- ------- - 3,094. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 _________ ___-- 5, 238. 83 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-___________ ___ ________ ____- 48, 300. 00 21. 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 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. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 436 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 1 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 March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 1196, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are 11 wharves, piers, etc., on Scup- pernong River, of which 9 are located at Columbia. The total berth- ing space at Columbia is about 300 feet. All wharves are privately owned and operated. The present facilities appear to be adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1925, resulting in channels of project depths. The head of naviga- tion is at a highway bridge near Cherry, 20 miles above the mouth. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The total cost and expenditure was $84,710.69, of which $59,914.95 was for new work and $24,795.74 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $11,508.51, will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Dredging for widening the channel at a bend about 2 miles below the bridge at Columbia, by contract, 12,600. cubic yards, during September 1935 ---------------------------------- - $6, 500. 00 Dredging, snagging, and bank trimming between the mouth and Cherry with United States derrick barge, during November 1935 and January 1936-------------------------------- 5, 008. 51 Total for all work_ _ _- -- - --- 11, 508. 51 It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as it is expected that the work con- templated will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date.. Cost and financial sun'mancry Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_------ ------- - $81, 163. 6& Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------------- 37, 857. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- 119, 020. 93 Net total expenditures_ ________ 119, 020. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------_____ 11, 508. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---- 130, 529. 44 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 437 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -- - - - - - I -- .-..... - - - --.- - - --.--. Cost of maintenance.---------------- $4. 790. 13 $114. 76 ---------- $4, 906. 20 ------------ Total expended_...------------------..._ 5,339. 60 302. 96.-----------4, 906. 20.-------- Allotted---- ------ -----------------------------............-----. 4, 914. 71 $11, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-- __----.-__________- __ - $8. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------------------- 11, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____-----___ _____-- 11, 508. 51 Gross amount expended Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ----- ______-___-_________ 11, 508. 51 22. 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 extreme 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, 60th 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract for the restoration of project dimensions in Manteo Harbor, which was in progress at the close of the last fiscal year, was completed on July 28, 1934. The work resulted in the removal of 5,530 cubic yards of material and the restoration of 390 feet of chan- nel. The cost of the work was $5,159.93, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $5,313.35. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1911. The controlling depth in July 1934 was 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 and expenditure was $54,837.65, of which $10,503.18 was for new work and $44,334.47 was for maintenance. 438 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Popos'ed operations.-No funds are available and no operations .are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as it is expected that the work accom- plished during the fiscal year 1935 will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------ -------- _____$10, 503.18 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ - 44, 334. 47 Total cost of permanent work to, June 30, 1935 _____________54, 837. 65 Net total expenditures___-_____------ _ _ 54, 837. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ -___ 54, 837.65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_........ :::_ I Cost of maintenance_..,-----------.. ------------ -_---$827.72 $5,159.93 Total expended-.----- ---------------------------------- 674. 30 5,313. 35 Allotted --------------------------------- ----- ------ ---------- 5,987. 65- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ -____-----------$5, 313. 35 Gross amount expended_ __----_---------- 5, 313. 35 23. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $45,393.32, and the expenditure was $45,704.87. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, $45,341.98, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936, 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, 1937. Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- ___----------___--- $254, 736. 18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------- 254, 736. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------- 2, 374. 36 Net total expenditures_ ______---------------------------- 252, 361. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_-----_--------------- __ 45, 341. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 297, 703. 80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---------------------- --------------------------- -Cost of maintenance_ __--------------- $27,366. 61 $43, 220.45 $34,193.31 $38, 203.89 $45,393. 32 Total expended---------------------- .......................... 29, 543. 36 40, 404. 46 34, 291. 96 40, 000. 45 45, 704. 87 .Allotted.....---------------------------- 52, 500. 00 10, 000. 00 36, 271.02 79, 032. 78 45, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 439 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $46, 046. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ----------------------------------- 45, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 91, 046. 85 Gross amount expended-- ---- ------------------------- 45, 704.87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__----------------------45, 341.98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------------------2, 374. 36 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 42, 967. 62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - -- -- - -- _ __- - - __ - - - -- - 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 _40, 000. 00 24. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in part 2 of report] Cost and expenditures For last to June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project full report amount see annual required to report for-- New work Mainte- complete nance 1. Mackay Creek, N. C.1--------------------------- 1934 $13, 374. 60 $4, 773.03 (2) 2. Perquimans River, N. C.1-------------------------- 1910 13, 750.00--------- (2) IChannel adequate for commerce. SCompleted. 25. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------$130, 808.,89 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 _-------------130, --------------- 808. 89 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _.-------------------- -8, 517. 47 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------ ......--- ----- 1391, 326. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------..--------------- 4, 243. 55 Net total expenditures- -------------------- -135,:082. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 23, 199. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__-------------- 158, 282. 75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended-----.....................-------------------- ------------------------..... ------------------- $135, 082.81 Allotted-------------------------------...................-- ----------------------- 158,282.75 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------__---------- $35, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------------15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts ---- 122, 905. 97 Amount to be accounted for__ -----___ ----------- __- $173,405.97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- - - --- ------- 15 1523. 22 Net amount to be accounted for-- - __ - 158, 282. 75 1-------- Gross amount expended_ ----------------------- 154, 215.78 1 Exclusive of available funds. 440 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Less: Reimbursements collected-___ ____ __ $2,275.95 Receipts from sales-------------__ 16, 857.02 $19, 132. 97 $135, 082. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 _________________ 23, 199. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___- ---- ______ 4, 645. 08 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts __________ 2, 097. 25 6, 742. 33 Balance available June 30, 1935,_________-_____- -_____ 16, 457. 61 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_.------------------------------ 8, 517. 47 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935___________ 24,975. 08 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted to Congress Document no.io Recommenda- Back River toWallace River and Harbor ... Creek, Elizabeth Act, Aug. 30, 1935. City County, Va., channel. Croatan Sound to ....- do ... --------------- Manns Harbor, N. C., channel. Deep Creek, Va........ River and Harbor-- Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 28, 1935. James River, Va-........River and Harbor July 26,1935 River and Harbor Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee 68,74th tion, May 26, 1933. Cong., 1st sess. Kitty Hawk, Nags River and Harbor Apr. 8,1935 House, 155, 74th Do. Head, and Oregon Act, July 3, 1930. Cong., 1st sess. Inlet, N. C., beach erosion. Lake Drummond, Nor- _....do---............---- Dec. 27, 1934 ------------------------ Unfavorable. folk County, Va., locks at. Meherrin River, N. C_. River and H a r bor May 18,1935 River and H a rb or Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee 43, 74th tion, Jan. 29, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Norfolk Harbor, Va., River and Har bor -------------------------- eastern branch of Committee resolu- Elizabeth River. tion, Aug. 23, 1935. Pamlico Sound to Mill River and Harbor ........-------------------- Creek, N. C.,chan- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. nel. Salters Creek, New- .... do ....... ----------........................ port News, Va., and channel to.deep wa-. ters in Hampton Roads. Scuppernong River, River and Harbor Dec. 31,1934 ........................ Unfavorable. N. C. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 30, 1934. 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 in Hyde County, N. C., as well as the RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 441 portion of the intracoastal waterway from Cape Fear River, N. C., to Winyah Bay, S. C., north of Little River, S. C. District engineer: Lt. Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers, to May 14, 1935, and Col. Ernest D. Peek, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Inland waterway from Nor- 17. Intracoastal waterway, Cape folk, Va., to Beaufort In- Fear River, N. C., to Win- let, N. C_------------- 418 yah Bay, S. C .---.-- 463 2. Waterway connecting Swan 18. Morehead City Harbor, Quarter Bay with Deep N. C__ 469 Bay, N. C-___ 441 19. Beaufort Inlet, N. C__ 470 :3. Belhaven Harbor, N. C____ 442 20. Cape Fear River, N. C., at 4. Far Creek, N. C .. ____ 443 and below Wilmington___ 471 :5. Pamlico and Tar Rivers, 21. Cape Fear River, N. C., N. C __---------------- 444 above Wilmington ....... 474 6. Rollinson Channel, N. C . 446i 22. Northeast (Cape Fear) 7. South River, N. C_________ 447 River, N. C____ 479 :8.Silver Lake Harbor, N. C___ 449, 23. Smiths Creek, N. CO__ 481 9.Neuse River, N. C ..- __ 450 24. Black River, N. C______ 482 10. Swift Creek, N. C_ - 452 25. Operating and care of Locks 11. Contentnea Creek, N. C __ 453 and Dams Nos. 1 and 2, 12. Trent River, N. C ....... 454 Cape Fear River, N. C____ 483 13. Channel connecting Thor- 26. Examinations, surveys, and oughfare Bay with Cedar contingencies (general) __ 485 Bay, N. C-____ _ 455 27. Other projects for which no 14. Beaufort Harbor, N. C___ 456 estimates are submitted__ 486 15. Waterway connecting Pam- 28. Plant allotment__ ______ 486 lico Sound and Beaufort Harbor, N. C--------- 458 16. Inland waterway, Beaufort to Cape Fear River, N. C., including waterway to .. Jacksonville, N. C___ 461 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 R. R. TO BEAUFORT INLET) For report on this improvement see page 418. 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 mean low water. Variations in the water surface due to winds seldom exceed 1 or 2 feet above or below mean stage. 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 pub- lished map see page 1734 of the Annual Report for 1912. 442 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Terminal facilities.-There are no wharves along this waterway and none are needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 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 cost and expenditures were $8,550.98 for new work and $10,443.40 for main- tenance, a total of $18,984.38. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand, and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied to the maintenance of the waterway by removing 10,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during September 1936. Cost and financial summrnnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $8, 550. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 10, 433. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------------18, 984. 38 Net total expenditures ... -- --------------------- 18, 984. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------- - 18, 984. 38 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 3. BELHAVEN HARBOR, N. C. Location.-The town of Belhaven is located at the junction of Pantego Creek and Pungo River, about 11 miles above the mouth of the latter. The harbor consists of the lower reaches of Pantego Creek, and is about 6,000 feet long. Pungo River forms part of the Inland Waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort, Norfolk being 130 miles north of Belhaven, and Beaufort 66 miles south. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1231.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, extending from deep water in Pungo River to a point about 800 feet east of the highway bridge, with a turning basin 800 feet long and 300 feet wide at the upper end. It is a nontidal stream with little slope. Variations in the water surface, due to winds, seldom exceed 2 feet above or below mean stage. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1927, was $55,000. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. This project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 778, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 wharves along the town water front, all of timber construction. One is owned by the town and is open to use by all without charge; four have rail connections. 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 August 1931 at a saving of $1,500 under the estimated cost. At the RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 443 close of the fiscal year the project depth of 12 feet at mean low water was available to Belhaven. The cost and expenditures were $53,500, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel by remov- ing about 60,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during October 1936. The amount required is larger than the estimated cost of annual maintenance for the reason that no maintenance dredging has been done since the completion of the project in 1931. Cost and financial summary Cost of neiv work to June 30. 1935__---------- ------- $53, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ......... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 500. 00 -53, 5-------- Net total expenditures----------------------------------------53, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__________ ______ 53, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work- ------------------- $25, 972.88 $27, 527. 12 Cost of maintenance.. Total expended------------------ ---- 6, 131. 32 47, 368.68 Allotted ...--------------------------- 51,000. 00 2,500. 00- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance- .------ ------------------ $15, 000. 00 4. 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 turning basin at the head. There is some lunar tide in Pamlico Sound, 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, was $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 approved 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 five wharves at Engelhard with a total frontage of about 400 feet, all privately owned. The existing facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. 444 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was done dur- ing the year. The expenditures, $3,625.80 in payment of outstand- ing liabilities at the beginning of the year, were for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was- completed in 1931. At the close of the fiscal year the project depth of 7 feet at mean low water was available. The cost and expenditures were $34,500 for new work and $19,486.10 for maintenance, a total of $53,986.10. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937, as it is believed that no maintenance dredging will be required. Cost and financial srummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----___------ _____ $34, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_______- --- ---------- 9, 486. 10 1__ Total cost of permanent work to, June 30, 1935 ------------ 53, 986. 10 Net total expenditures__--------------------------------- ---- 53, 986. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__---- --- ___-- 53, 986. 10 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_-------------------- $34,500.00- Cost of maintenance _____ _ __________ ___ ____ __--------$19,486. 10 ......... Total expended ..---- ...----------------.....34, 500.00 ..-------.----- ------------ 15, 860. 30 $3, 625. 80 Allotted---............-------------------34,500.00------------- 34, 500.0019, 486. 10 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_______________--- ------------ $3, 625.801 Gross amount expended _----------------------------- 3, 625. 80 5. 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 No. 537.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of July 4, 1836, and August 30, 1852. The cost and expenditures on this project were $15,000. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in the 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- ment is 93 miles, extending from a point 10 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 the extreme range due to winds is 8.3 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 445 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, was $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 modifications 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 54 wharves on the portion of this river under improvement, of which 34 are along the water front at Washington, 19 between Washington and the mouth, and only 1 in usable condition above Washington. They have a total frontage of 3,570 feet. The existing facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. For further details see page 535, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work consisted of surveying between Washington and Greenville. The cost of the work was $3,489.67, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,342.36. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931. At the close of the fiscal year the limiting mean low-water depth below Washington was 11.5 feet. Above Washington the limiting depth is 4 feet to a point 2 miles below Greenville, thence 1 foot to the mouth of Fishing Creek. The cost of work under the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $426,100.39 for new work and $252,530.98 for maintenance, a total of $678,631.37. The expendi- tures were $677,222.89. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $43,- 540.40, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging 50,000 cubic yards of material from the channel be- low Washington under contract, during October 1935-------- $10, 000. 00 Dredging 100,000 cubic yards of material from the channel be- tween Washington and Greenville under contract, Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1935------------------------------___---------- 25, 000. 00 Constructing regulation jetties below Greenville with Govern- ment plant and hired labor, October and November 1935 .- 4, 000. 00 Operating the Government derrick boat Contentnea between Washington and Greenville, 22 miles above, 3 months, Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 1935__--------- _ ----- 4, 540.-40 Total for all work__------------------- 43, 540. 40 446 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $17,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging 60,000 cubic yards of material from the channel at and below Washington under contract, during July 1936_------- $12, 000 Operating the Government derrick boat Contentnea between Wash- ington and Greenville, 22 miles above, 3 months, Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1937 ---------------------------------------------- 5, 000 Total for all work_____---------------------------------- 17,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------- ---- $441, 100. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- 252, 530. 98 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 693, 631. 37 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----- __ --1,408. 48 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 -------------------- 692, 222. 89 Net total expenditures___ ___.. __.- _____ ____- 692, 222. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_---.----------- ---- ___ 43, 540. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ ----.-- -- _-735, 763. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.. ------------------- .. $83, 177. 92 $56,241. 74 -- Cost of maintenance.-------- ----------- 4, 590.02 5, 872. 90 $2, 734.97 $17, 698.42 $3,489.67 Total cost-----------------------87, 767. 94 62, 114. 64 2,734.97 17, 698.42 3, 489. 67 Total expended ...----..........--------....---------.. 48, 214.42 102, 221. 62 2, 734. 97 17, 437. 25 2, 342. 36 Allotted- ----.._ - --- -- .. 123, 000. 00 ................ 16, 500.00 3, 315.94 30, 909.91 31, 449. 97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $14, 432. 79 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------- --------------- $10, 949.97 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934...------------------- 3, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 _____-----______ 17, 000. 00 31, 449. 97 Amount to be accounted for_..___ ____--__ __--- 45, 882. 76 Gross amount expended------------------------- 2,354. 86 Less reimbursements collected__________________ 12. 50 2, 342. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935______------_-_- 43, 540. 40 Amount that can be profitably expended in -fiscal year ending June -- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- ----- -- 30. 1937, for maintenance _ 17, 000. 00 6. ROLLINSON CHANNEL, N. C. Location.-This channel extends from deep water in Pamlico Sound to a natural inner basin lying north of the village of Hatteras, near Hatteras Inlet, N. C. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1232.) SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 447 Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel about 6,000 feet long, 100 feet wide at the bottom, and 6 feet deep at mean low water. Variation in the water surface due to winds seldom ex- ceed 1 or 2 feet above or below mean stage. Severe wind storms will double or triple this variation. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1932, is $27,000. The latest (1932) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,400. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 218, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. Terminal facilities.-None. Not required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on this project. At the close of the fiscal year the limiting mean low water depth was 4 feet. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936. The sum of $27,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to new work by the removal of 49,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during August 1936. Cost andt financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures----- ------- ------------- --- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ........ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------ ----------------------- $27, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work------------------------------ 27, 000. 00 7. SOUTH RIVER, N. C. Location.-This stream rises in Beaufort County, N. C., and flows in a general northeasterly direction for 13 miles, emptying into Pamlico River about 12 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 537.) Existing project.--This provides for a dredged channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide at mean low water, with necessary widening at channel bends, from the head of the 7-foot channel to the town of Aurora; thence 7 feet deep and 50 feet wide at mean low water to Royal; thence 7 feet deep and 35 feet wide at mean low water to Idalia, with increased width on curves. The length of section under improvement is about 5 miles, the lower end being about 81/2 miles from the mouth. This is a nontidal stream, and the variations in the water surface due to winds seldom exceed 1 or 2 feet above or below mean stage. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1912, was $22,092.20. The latest (1912) approved estimate for anual cost of maintenance is $1,300. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for the section below 23116-ENG 1935-----29 448 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Aurora (H. Doc. No. 954, 60th Cong. 1st sess.) ; and the act of March 4, 1913, provided for the sections above Aurora (H. Doc. No. 1095, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-men- tioned document. Terminal facilities.-The wharves on the portion of the river under improvement number 9, of which 2 are below Aurora, 6 at Aurora, and 1 at Idalia. All are private and generally open to all water car- riers free of charge. The existing facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work consisted of maintenance dredging under contract. The contractor removed 60,113 cubic yards of material from the waterway, which resulted in restoring the channel to project dimensions up to a point 1,600 feet below the town of Aurora. The total cost was $15,377.87, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $6,565.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1913 at $9,640 under the estimated cost. At the close of the fiscal year the controlling mean-low water depth between the mouth and Aurora was 7 feet. The cost was $12,452.02 for new work and $18,496.85 for maintenance, a total of $30,948.87. The expenditures were $22,136.12. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $11,934.88, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935 ______- __ -__________ __ $8, 812. 75 Maintenance: Dredging 13,000 cubic yards of material from channel between a point 81/ miles above the mouth and the town of Aurora, 11 miles above the mouth, under an existing contract, during July 1935---------------------------------------------- 3,122.13 Total for all work ----------------------------------- 11, 934. 88 No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1937, as it is believed that no maintenance dredging will be required. Cost and financiaZ summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------$12, 452. 02 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935________________________ 18, 496. 85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 __________ 30, 948. 87 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-----------------------------8, 812. 75 Net total expenditures____________________ _ 22, 136. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-___-_ 11, 934. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__________ 34, 071. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.........-.......- Cost of maintenance---.------------------------------------------ $15,377.87 Total expended..---........... -- -..... -------.....------------------------ 6, 565.12 Allotted--............------------- ----- - - -_..... ---------........... $15, 000 3, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBQRS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 449 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------- ----- $15, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 26, 1934------------- --------------------------------- 3, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for 500. 00 1-----------------------------8 Gross amount expended 565. 12 6---------------------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------ 11, 934. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------- $8, 812. 75 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------------- 147. 61 8, 960. 36 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------------2, 974. 52 8. 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 Pam- lico 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, was $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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931. At the close of the fiscal year the project depth of 5 feet at mean low water was available in the entrance channel and the train- ing wall was in fair condition. The cost and expenditures were $11,000 for new work and $700 for maintenance, a total of $11,700. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $1,800, will be applied to maintenance dredging in the entrance channel by the removal of 3,600 cubic yards of material under con- tract during January 1936. No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1937, as it is believed that no maintenance dredging will be required. 450 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 193 5 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 11111111111111---- 1 1 $11, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------------- 700 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- ------------.- 11, 700 Net total expenditures- .. __....___..... _ 11, 700 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------1, 800 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------- 13,500 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..---------------------- $11, 000 Cost of maintenance------------- -------------------------- $700 ---- _--- _--------- ...... -11,000- Total expended --.....-.. -... --- 700........... Alltted --------------------------- 11, 000 ------------ 700------------ $1,800 Amount. allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------------------------------------------$1,800 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------------------1, 800 9. 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 Pam- lico 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 obtained by dredging and snagging. Length of the section included in the proj- ectr 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. Thee 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 451 Terminal facilities.-There are 30 wharves on this stream, of which 2 are below New Bern, 16 at or near New Bern, 3 at Bridgeton, and 9 above New Bern. They have a total frontage of about 2,900 feet. Existing facilities are considered adequate for present needs. * Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is completed to the practical limit. Due to the fact that it is impracticable to obtain and maintain the project 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 the mouth of Contentnea Creek, 32 miles above New Bern; thence 1 foot to Seven Springs, 75 miles above New Bern. The channel above New Bern is about 50 feet wide. The cost and expenditures were $403,066.04 for new work and $185,009.31 for maintenance, a total of $588,075.35. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $12,500, will be applied to maintaining the channel below New Bern by removing 60,000 cubic yards of material under contract during December 1935. The additional sum of $12,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied to maintaining the channel below New Bern by removing 60,000 cubic yards of material under contract during August 1936. Cost and financial sumw ary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $403, 066. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------------185, 009. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------------588, 075. 35 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 588, 075. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------ 12, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 575. 35 6------600, Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--- _ Cost of maintenance_----_ _---------- $2, 706. 55 $2, 658. 79 $2, 450. 53 $2, 794.99 _____ - -- -- Total expended ........................ 2, 706.58 2, 658. 79 2,450. 53 2, 794. 99 Allotted-----.................................----------------------------6, 500. 00 3,272. 57 15,446.75 -$1,949.97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $14, 449.97 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------------ 12, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- --------- 26, 949. 97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 14, 449. 97 Net amount to be accounted for---- ----------------- 121, 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 __ ------------ 12, 500. 00 Amount thit can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance '------ 500. 00 1-----------2, 1 Exclusive of available funds. 452 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 10. 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 miles, 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 (HI. Doc. No. 360, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). No map of this creek has ever been published. Terminal facilities.-There are two wharves on this stream having a total frontage of about 100 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 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 and expenditures were $1,600 for new work and $5,422 for maintenance, a total of $7,022. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $350, will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Vanceboro, 12 miles above, with the derrick boat Contentnea during January 1936. The additional sum of $350 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Vanceboro, with the Government derrick boat Con- tentnea during October 1936. Cost and financial sumary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--------------- $1, 600 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------ ----- 5, 422 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_----_--------- 7, 022 Net total expenditures_ 7, 022 -______________ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------- 350 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_------------------ 7, 372 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work- ................. - Cost of maintenance-------------------- $496. 67 $203. 33 Total expended--.......--..... .. 496. 67 ...-------------------- 203. 33------------ Allotted ------------------------------------------------------------ $350- RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 453 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------------ $350 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___________________________________ 350 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 350 11. 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 modifications 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 existing facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 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, as it was not necessary to provide for existing commerce. 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. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $1,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 and will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Snow Hill, with the Government derrick boat Contentnea, during October 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------------ $64, 394. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__------------------------- 31, 847. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 96, 241. 71 Net total expenditures______------- _-----___-- 96, 241. 71 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__------- - 96, 241. 71 1 Exclusive of available funds. 454 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ....... _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ e _ Cost of maintenance.-------------------- $495. 04 $434.47 Total expended- ----...............--- 495. 04 434. 47 .................................. Allotted--... ... -. ....-......- - .--. 1, 000. 00 -1, 000. 00 $1, 000. 00 $1, 000. 00 -$2, 416. 29 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $2,416.29 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 2, 416. 29 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance ------------------------------------- 1, 000. 00 12. TRENT RIVER, N. C. Location.-This stream is formed by the junction of Beaver Dan 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. modified in 1885, 1887, 1889, and 1896. 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. 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. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, was $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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 27 wharves on the portion of this stream under improvement, of which 21 are at or opposite New Bern, 5 are at or near Polloksville, and 1 at Trenton. They have a total frontage of about 3,000 feet. The existing facilities are considered adequate. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 455 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1929. At the end of the year project dimensions existed to Polloks- ville, 18 miles above the mouth. From Polloksville to Trenton the controlling depth is 31/2 feet. The cost and expenditures have been $44,294.05 for new work and $31,181.78 for maintenance, a total of $75,475.83. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $1,100, will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Trenton, 38 miles above, with the Government derrick boat Contentnea, during January 1936. The additional sum of $2,100 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 and will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Trenton, with the Government derrick boat Ciontentnea, during August and September 1936. Cost and financial summary )f Cost o new work to June 30, 1935___.. Cost oIf maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------- __. ____... -------------- $115, 199. 45 58, 286. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 173, 486. 22 Net to)tal expenditures---- ---- --------- ---------------- 173, 486. 22 Unexi ?ended balance June 30, 1935------------1,---------------- 1, 100. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ .....----- - 174, 586. 22 _ 1 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 I I I i I Cost of new work __.........___e_________ Cost of maintenance _.................... $1,5i.10 -$936.17 ------ $1,977.32 I ____________________ _________________________ I~- - _______________________ Total expended _......................... -I 1,977.32 ...... 7 1, 654.10 936.1 .1 .. - - - - I Allotted .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2, 000.0 -1, 000. 00 $1, 000. 00 3, 009. 16 -$1, 501.99 I-- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------- $2, 601.99 Amount allotted.from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---, ---- -------- ----------------------- 1,100. 00 Amount to be accounted for------ --------------------- 3, 701.99 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 2, 601. 99 Net amount to be accounted for--- ---------------- 1, 100. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------- -------------------- 1, 100. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1_ - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - ---- 2, 100. 00 13. 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 50 feet wide on bottom to connect Thoroughfare Bay and Cedar Bay. 'Exclusive of available funds. 456 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 estimate 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. (H. 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1921. At the close of the fiscal year the governing low water depth was 41/2 feet. The cost and expenditures have been $9,000 for new work and $8,000 for maintenance, a total of $17,000. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel by the removal of 25,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during November 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---- ------------------------- $9, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------------- 8, 000 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------------- 17, 000 Net total expenditures------ ----------------------------- 17,000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------------- 17,000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_-- Cost of maintenance-----------..... .. -- --------- ------------ ----------...---------. ------- Total expended---- Allotted..........------------------------------------------------ ----------- $5, 000 -$5, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------------------- $5, 000 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment , 000 5------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance -------------------------------------- 5, 000 14. 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 11/2 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WWILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 457 12 feet deep at means 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 21/2 feet at Beaufort and 31/2 feet at the inlet. The extreme range of tides is 5.0 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, 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.); the act of March 3, 1925, authorized the bulkhead across Bird Shoal (Rivers and Harbors Committee 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. Termnial facilities.-There are 40 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. For further details see page 550, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of placing 495.4 tons of class ' B " stone on Bulkhead Shoal training wall. The cost was $1,216.45, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $394.09. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931. At the end of the fiscal year the controlling depths were as follows: Gallants Channel, 101/2 feet; Bulkhead Channel, 10 feet; channel in front of Beaufort, 11 feet. The stone jetties and training walls were in fair condition but needed sonime repairs. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $269,667.38 for new work and $164,048.11 for maintenance, a total of $433,715.49. The total expenditures were $432,839.58. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1. 1935, $34,037.75, will be used as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935 91 $---------------- Maintenance: Dredging 70,000 cubic yards of material from the harbor under an existing contract during July, August, and September 1935_ 12, 000. 00 Dredging 70,000 cubic yards of material from the harbor and approach channels under contract, during May and June 1936 14, 000. 00 Placing 1,000 tons of stone on existing jetties and training walls, under existing contracts, during July and August 1935 ----- 7, 181.84 Total for all work ........ 34. 037. 75 458 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $17,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied as follows: Dredging 60,000 cubic yards of material from the harbor and approach channels under contract during May and June 1937__----------- $12, 000 Placing 800 tons of stone on existing jetties and training walls under contract, during May and June 1937---- ------------- 5, 500 Total for all work ------------------------------------- 17, 500 Cost amd financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- $274, 667. 38 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__------ ______-- - 164, 048. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------____. 438, 715. 49 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------- ------------ 875. 91 Net total expenditures ___ ---- -------------- 437, 839. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------ ------- 34, 037. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- --- __-_--471, 877. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 dost of new work ___ ............-. __ - _ $47, 208. 02 $13,454. 58 . .....--------......... .... Cost of maintenance --... 5, 171. 77 ---................. 3, 258. 22 10 $6, 000. 75 $2,943. $1, 216. 45 Total cost....-----..--- ---------..... -----.. 52, 379. 79 16, 712. 80 2,943.10 6,000. 75 1,216. 45 Total expended__.........-- --- ...-- ...... 25, 909. 53 16, 036.89 4, 227. 48 -23, 703. 28 394. 09 ---------------------------- Allotted .................. 56, 395. 00 -23, 500.00 1, 066. 90 -10, 605. 84 17, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --..------------ ----- $16, 931.84 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------- ----------------- 17, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- 34, 431.84 Gross amount expended--- ----------------------- $438. 39 Less reimbursements collected ______- ______ ____ _ 44. 30 394. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------ -------- ------- 34, 037. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__-----------------$3, 567. 45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_-------------. 12,131.17 15, 698. 62 Balance available June 30, 1935--_ 18, 339. 13 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 -------------------------------17, 500. 00 15. WATERWAY CONNECTING PAMLICO SOUND AND BEAUFORT HARBOR, N. C. Location.-This waterway begins at the southeast corner of Pam- lico Sound, passing southwesterly through Wainwright Slue, Core Sound, The Straits, and Taylors Creek to Beaufort Harbor, a total length of 36.5 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1233.) Previous projects.-No previous project exists for this waterway as a whole. The River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913, authorized SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 459 a channel connecting Core Sound and Beaufort Harbor. The cost and expenditures prior to the adoption of the existing project in 1922 were $20,000 for new work and $12,853.81 for maintenance, a total of $32,853.81. In addition $10,000 contributed by local interests was expended on new work. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water with bottom width of 75 feet, extending from Pamlico Sound by way of Wainwright Channel and Core Sound to Beaufort Harbor, a distance of 36.5 miles. There are no lunar tides in the northern portion of Core Sound. Ordinary storms cause a variation of 1 foot above or below mean stages, increasing to as much as 3 feet during severe storms. The mean tidal range at Beaufort is 21/2 feet, gradually diminishing toward the upper end of Core Sound. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $71,400, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1932) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $11,000. The existing project for that portion of the waterway connecting Beau- fort Harbor and Core Sound was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922 (H. Doc. No. 88, 67th Cong., 1st sess.). Extension of the waterway to Pamlico Sound via Wainwright Channel, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Docu- ment No. 485, Seventy-second Congress, second session, was author- ized by the Public Works Administration January 3, 1934, and adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. The latest published maps are contained in the above-mentioned documents. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are five wharves on the portion of the waterway connecting Core Sound with Beaufort Harbor. They have a total frontage of about 200 feet. Between the eastern end of this portion of the waterway and Pamlico Sound there are 12 small wharves. All wharves are privately owned., but are generally open to use by the public when not required by the owners. The existing facilities on the portion of the waterway connecting Core Sound and Beaufort Harbor are considered adequate, but additional wharves are needed at several of the communities along Core Sound. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work consisted of removing 214,772 cubic yards of material from the waterway by contract, resulting in securing project dimensions. The expenditures were $50 from regular funds for maintenance, and the cost and expenditures for new work were $39,985.25 from Public Works funds. The total expenditure for the year was $40,035.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-This existing project was com- pleted on December 15, 1934, at a saving of $3,745 under the esti- mated cost. At the end of the fiscal year the project depth of 7 feet existed. The costs to June 30, 1935, have been $27,655.04 for new work and $35,987.87 for maintenance from regular funds and $40,000 for new work from Public Works fund; total, $103,642.91. The expenditures were $63,642.91 from regular funds and $40,000 from Public Works funds; total, $103,642.91. Proposed operaltions.-No funds are on hand and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $11,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied to maintenance dredging in the water- 460 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 way by removing 40,000 cubic yards of material under contract during April 1937. Cost and financial surmmary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------__--- $47, 655. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --- -________- __ __ 48,841. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_-- ----- __ 96, 496. 72 Net total expenditures___________-____ __-_ ----- 96, 496. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 96, 496. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new Work - . - - - - - - - - - - - ---- - - -- - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - Cost of maintenance-------------------- $726. 75 $9, 473. 25 ------------ $5, 494. 72 ----- Total expended..........------------------------ 726. 75 9,473. 25 ------------ 5, 444. 72 $50 Allotted--------------------------------- 3,700.00 1, 500.00 --------- --- 5,494.72---------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------------$50 Gross amount expended__,_ 5------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance --- ------------- 11, 000 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935.____ $40, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------------- 40, 000. 00 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 40,000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 _______-___--__-- 40, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_____________------ ---- . - ..... 75 $14. $39, 985. 25 Cost of maintenance----------------- ------------------------------------------------- Total expended-__-------------- --- ------------------------------------ 14. 75 39, 985. 25 Allotted- ------------------------ ------------ _----------------- 41, 400.00 -1, 400.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ------------------------- $41,385.25 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------1, 400. 00 Net amount to be accounted for __________ _____ -__ 39, 985. 25 Gross amount expended--------------------------------- 39, 985.25' CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR PAMLICO SOUND--BEAUFORT HARBOR WATERWAY Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__111 $87, 655. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935________________-- ___ ___ 48, 841. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_....____.... 136, 496. 72 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 36, 496. 72 1---- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 136,496. 72 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 461 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_ ------------------------------------........... $14. 75 $39, 985. 25 Cost of maintenance--- ..-.. __--_-. $726. 75 $9, 473. 25 ------------ 5, 494. 72.. Total cost..------------------- 726. 75 9, 473. 25 ........------------. 5, 509. 47 39, 985. 25 Total expended.....------------------------ 726. 75 9, 473. 25 ..------------...... 5, 459. 47 40, 035. 25 Allotted------.............----------------------..................... 3, 700. 00 1, 500. 00 ...... _ 46, 894. 72 -1, 400.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $41, 435. 25 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------------- 41, 435. 25 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--- ----------- 1, 400. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 40, 035. 25 Gross amounted expended----------------------------------- ---- 40, 035. 25 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance---------------------------------- 11, 000. 00 16. 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 Wilming- ton. (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 Engineers 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 10 feet deep at mean low water and 90 feet wide in New River to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Jacksonville, N. C., a distance of 21 miles. The tidal range varies from 31/2 feet at the inlets to 1 foot at points between. The tidal range for New River varies from 31/2 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 5.0 feet. At the various inlets between Beaufort Inlet and New River Inlet the extreme range of tides is probably from 4.5 to 5 feet. At the Cape Fear River end the mean range in 3.5 feet. 462 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $3,917,300, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $156,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of August 8, 1917, provided for a 3-foot channel to Jacksonville (H. Doc. No. 1775, 64th Cong., 2d sess.), the act of January 21, 1927, provided for a 12-foot channel, Beaufort to Cape Fear River (H. Doc. No. 450, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of August 30, 1935, provided for the 10-foot channel to Jacksonville (H. Doc. No. 67, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Local cooperation required in connection with the 12-foot channel from Beaufort to Cape Fear River has been fully complied with. The project for a channel 10 feet deep and 90 feet wide in New River to Jacksonville, provides that local interests fur- nish free of cost to the United States the necessary right-of-way and all disposal areas, shall extinguish all claims for damages to oyster beds, and construct adequate terminal facilities at Jacksonville satis- factory to the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War. These requirements have not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The north end of this waterway is in Beaufort Harbor and harbor at Morehead City, the terminal facilities, of which are described in the reports for those improvements in this report. There are 14 wharves between Morehead City and Swansboro, 9 at or near Swansboro, 9 on New River of which 5 are at or near Jackson- ville, and 14 between New River and Cape Fear River. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work consisted of maintenance dredging with Government plant and hired labor. The U. S. dredge Henry Bacon removed 153,938 cubic yards of sand and mud from section II, 187,390 cubic yards from section III, 509,920 cubic yards from section IV, 76,963 cubic yards from section V, a total of 928,211 cubic yards. This work resulted in restoring this portion of the waterway to project dimensions. The cost and expenditures were $61,449.17, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 97 percent completed. The governing mean low water depths in the waterway are 11 feet from Beaufort Harbor to Swansboro; thence 11 feet to New River; thence 11 feet to Wrightsville Causeway; thence 12 feet to Cape Fear River; and 5 feet in New River to Jacksonville. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1935, have been $2,243,507.82 for new work and $271,114.28 for maintenance, a total of $2,514,622.10. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $93,- 852.24, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging 600,000 cubic yards of material from the section of the waterway between Beaufort and Swansboro with the Government dredges Talcott during July 1935 and Henry Bacon between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 1935 ______________ $0, 000. 00 Dredging 340,000 cubic yards of material from the section of the waterway between Swansboro and Cape Fear River with the Government dredge Henry Bacon between Apr. 1 and May 31, 1936 --------------- -------- 33, 852. 24 Total for all work-----_ - --- - --------- 93, 852. 24 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 463 The additional sum of $267,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, of which $117,300 will be applied to new work in dredging the 10-foot channel in New River to Jacksonville, under contract, between August 1 and October 31, 1936, and $150,000 will be applied to the maintenance of the waterway between Beaufort and Cape Fear River with Government plant and hired labor be- tween January 1' and June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ ___1__________ ___ $2, 442, 214. 74 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 378, 748. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--_ -- 2, 820, 962. 96 Net total expenditures ---------------------- 2, 820, 962. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------_----------_ 9- , 852. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--- __--2, 914, 815. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 ...........------------- Cost of new work ...........------ $557, 964. 20 $520, 744. 50 $28, 837. 62 Cost of maintenance-----........---......... 33.08 59, 774.06 79, 966. 48 $60, 022. 28 $61,449.17 Total cost--------------........................... 557, 997. 28 580, 518. 56 108, 804. 10 60, 022. 28 61, 449. 17 Total expended-........................... 579, 021. 78 654, 786. 92 125, 418. 33 60, 022. 28 61, 449. 17 Allotted_------ ___....------------- - 186, 000. 00 -136,700.00 116, 476. 68 97, 668. 21 55, 000.00- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___________ -______ ____ $100, 301.41 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved April 9, 1935------------------ ----------- 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ________200, 301. 41 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 45, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ..-------------------- 155, 301.41 Gross amount expended--____------------------------__ 61, 449. 1f Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------_-----____ 93, 852. 24 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------- --------------------- 117, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work ------------------------------------------ - - - - -_ - _ ---------- 117, 300. 00 For maintenance -__- ______ _ 150, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- -- --- --- - Total 1 267, 300. 00 17. 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 6.7 miles to a point near its headwaters; thence through high ground 1Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935-- 30 464 REPORT OF CHIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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.) 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, and for the construction of three bridges crossing the waterway in Horry County, S. C. 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 mainte- nance 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 was authorized September 6, 1933, by the Public Works Administration and by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 14, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 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 timber type. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds.-In advancing the channel southward the-U. S. dredge Henry Bacon removed 192,759 cubic yards of material from the north end of the section. The costs during the year were $36,784.47 for dredg- ing with Government plant and hired labor, chargeable to new work, and $5,624.17 for surveys, chargeable to maintenance, a total cost of $42,408.64. The expenditures were $40,342.54. The Gov- ernment dredge Talcott removed 522,825 cubic yards of material from the section between Cape Fear and Little Rivers, restoring 28 miles of this section to project dimensions. The cost and ex- penditures during the year were $65,500.19, all for maintenance. The total costs were $36,784.47 for new work and $71,124.36 for maintenance, a total of $107,908.83. The total expenditures were $105,842.73. Public Works funds.-Work during the year with funds allotted by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works con- sisted of the removal under contract of 1,552,118 cubic yards of material in the north end, 2,203,132 cubic yards in the south end, and 4,902,738 cubic yards in the remaining middle portion, a total of 8,657,988 cubic yards; the prosecution of construction under contracts of two highway bridges at the crossings of State High- RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 465 ways Nos. 38 and 49 and a combination railway and highway bridge at the crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad near Myrtle Beach; and the completion by hired labor of drilling and blasting in the remaining middle portion of the section. This work resulted in securing project dimensions in the north end from a point 2.5 miles south of the crossing of State Highway No. 49 to a point 5.75 miles south; and in the south end from a point one- quarter mile north of the crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- road to a point 23/4 miles north; in the completion of the highway bridges with the exception of a small amount of work on the approaches, and in the completion of one pier of the combination bridge. The costs during the year were $196,784.59 for dredging in the north end; $294,408.39 for dredging in the south end; and $614,- 930.95 for dredging in the middle portion, all by contract; $108,388.30 for the construction under contract of a highway bridge at the crossing of State Highway No. 38, $97,980.05 for the con- struction under contract of a highway bridge at the crossing of State Highway No. 49; and $19,873.31 for the construction under contract of a combination railway and highway bridge at the crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and $37,343.61 for drilling and blasting, and $7,132.52 for borings by hired labor, a total of $1,376,842.72, all chargeable to new work. The expendi- tures were $1,202,609.52. The total cost, all funds, was $1,484,751.55, of which $1,413,627.19 was for new work and $71,124.36 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $1,308,452.25. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year the existing project was about 77 percent completed. The waterway has been completed from Cape Fear River to a point in the headwaters of Little River 5.75 miles south of the crossing of State Highway No. 49, a distance of 44.5 miles, and from a point 6 miles north of the crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to Winyah Bay, a distance of 44.4 miles. The work remaining to be done, a distance of 5.6 miles, is between these points. The two highway bridges have been completed with the exception of a small amount of work on the approaches, and one pier has been completed on the combination bridge. The project depth of 8 feet exists between Cape Fear River and a point 5.5 miles north of Little River. The governing mean low water depth between this point and Little River is 6 feet. Sur- veys made in March 1935 showed that the governing mean low water depth between the mouth of Little River and a point 5.75 miles south of the crossing of State Highway No. 49 was 5 feet, and between a point 6 miles north of the crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- road and Winyah Bay, 7.5 feet. The total cost of the work to June 30, 1935, all funds, was $3,739,234.96, of which $1,883,649.17 from regular funds, and $1,771,- 136.30 from Public Works funds, a total of $3,654,785.47 was for new work, and $84,449.49 from regular funds for maintenance. The total expenditures were $3,534,477.82, being $1,968,152.55 regular funds, and $1,566,325.27 from Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended, including accounts receivable, July 1, 1935, $45,320.26 together with an allotment of $733,964.57 to be made later, a total of $779,284.83, and $500,320.94 466 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 from funds allotted under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, a total of $1,279,605.77, will be applied as follows: New work, regular maintenance and improvement funds: Comple- tion of the continuing contract for dredging the remaining 11-mile portion to complete the project, July 11, 1935, to Mar. 4, 1l $733 941A 5_7 e------- - ------------------------------------------ New work, funds allotted under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933: Accounts payable June 30, 1935_____ 212, 340. 22 Completion of construction of a highway bridge at the cross- ing of State Highway No. 38 at Socastee, S. C., by contract, July 1935---------------------- -------------- 7, 672. 92 Completion of construction of a highway bridge at the cross- ing of State Highway No. 49 near Little River, S. C., by contract, July 1 to Aug. 15, 1935___ ___ - 6, 171. 71 Continuation of dredging in the remaining 11-mile section to be dredged, by continuing contract July 1 to 10, 1935 ..... 63, 864. 42 Construction of a combination railroad and highway bridge at the Atlantic Coast Line Railway crossing of the water- way near Myrtle Beach, S. C., by contract, July 1 to Nov. 28, 1935------------------------------ 210, 271. 67 Maintenance, regular maintenance and improvement funds: Maintenance dredging in portion between Cape Fear River, N. C., and Winyah Bay, S. C., with Government plant and hired labor, July 1935 and June 1936 _ ______ 29, 615. 48 Maintenance surveys and supervision of the project between Little River and Winyah Bay, S. C., July 1, 1935 to June 30, 1936 ------------------------------------------ 15, 704. 78 Total for all work-- 279, 605.77 1-------------------------1, The additional sum of $123,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions between Cape Fear River, N. C., and Waccamaw River, S. C., with Government plant and hired labor. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------ - - $1, 883, 649.17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1985-------------- 84,449. 49 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- ,968, 098. 81 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-_ --- ___.-- __ ------------- 53. 89 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 968, 152. 55 1---------------------, Net total expenditures----- --------------------------- 1, 968, 152.55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ----------- ---- - 45, 266. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------- ___ 2,013, 418. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work....------------- $188, 319. 93 $841, 742. 04 $376, 112. 65 $440, 315.97 $36, 784. 47 Cost of maintenance- -------- --- 13, 237. 41 .............. 71, 124. 36 Total cost---............--------------. 188, 319. 93 841, 742. 04 389, 350. 06 440, 315. 97 107, 908. 83: Total expended..--.---..--.. 136,420.82 829, 041. 48 377, 788. 68 519, 058. 84 105, 842. 73: Allotted 1, 096, 000.00 -....................... 47, 600. 00 517, 771. 19 312, 411.03 39, 636. 70 RIVERS AND IIARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 467 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------$111,472.40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934-------------------- $35, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----- ------------------ 10, 000. 00 45, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------156, 472. 40 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 5,363. 30 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 151, 109. 10 Gross amount expended--- --------------------- 119, 564. 34 Less- Reimbursements collected$------------ 9, 133. 31 Receipts from sales-----------------4, 588. 30 13, 721.61 105, 842. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------45, 266. 37 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------ -------- 53. 89 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 -------------- 45, 320. 26 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- -- -- - - -- - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 123, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS :Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------- ----- $1,771, 136. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- ------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--- -------- 1, 771, 136. 30 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 6,319. 92 Net total cost to June 30, 1935---1--------------------, 777, 456. 22 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------- 1,209.27 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 --------------------- 1, 778, 665. 49 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 212, 340. 22 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 1, 566, 325. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------- -------- 499, 111. 67 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 2,065,436. 94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 'Cost of new work_---------............ ---------............... $394, 293. 58 $1, 376, 842. 72 Cost of mairitenance--....-------------------- ---------------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended----...............---------------------------- ---------.... 363, 715. 75 1,202, 609. 52 Allotted---------------.......----------..............------------------------ 1, 250, 000. 00 .............. 815, 436.94 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $886, 284. 25 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933-------------------$128, 743.20 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934------------------- 730, 693.74 859, 436. 94 Amount to be accounted for-------------- ------- 1,745, 721. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 44, 000. 00 Net amount to be be accounted for-------.---- 1, 701, 721. 19 xExclusive of available funds. 468 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended--------------------- $1, 233, 339. 32 Less reimbursements collected--- -------------- --- 801$1, 202, 609. 52: 30, 729. Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 499, 111. 67 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------- $213, 303. 83 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- 287, 017. 11 500, 3210. 94 Balance available June 30, 1935 _------------- --- 1, 209.27 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 1,209.27 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WATERWAY CAPE FEAR RIVER, N. C.. TO WINYAH BAY, S. C. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _________ $3, 654, 785. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ ----- ___----____ _ 84, 449. 49 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 3, 739, 234. 96 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------. 6, 319, 92 Net total cost to June 30, 1935__ ___--____--__-__ 3, 745, 554. 88 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935.. . -------- 1, 263. 16 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---___--_---___- ___ 3, 746, 818. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ______-___________ _ 212, 340. 22 Net total expenditures_ .... _______ ____ - -____ 3, 534, 477. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 544, 378. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 4, 078, 855. 86 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .__ ._____ . $188, 319.93 $841, 742. 04 $376, 112. 65 $834, 609. 55 $1,413,627.19 Cost of maintenance ---- -------------. 13, 237. 41 -- -- --- -- 71, 124. 36 Total cost.. .____________ 188, 319. 93 841, 742. 04 389, 350. 06 834, 609. 55 1, 484, 751. 55 Total expended__ 136, 420. 82 829, 041. 48 377, 788. 68 882, 774. 59 1, 308, 452. 25 Allotted- ... .. __ 1, 096, 000. 00 47, 600. 00 517, 771. 19 1, 562, 411. 03 855, 073. 64 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 -- ____ $997, 756. 65 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934___. ______________ $35, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935________________________ 10,000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933_____________________ 128, 743. 20 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934_______________________ 730, 693. 74 904, 436.94 Amount to be accounted for_ 1, 902, 193. 59 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ___ 49, 363. 30 Net amount to be accounted for __ __ 1, 852, 830. 29 Gross amount expended ___ ---- 1, 352, 903. 66 Less: Reimbursements collected __________ $39, 863. 11 Receipts from sales ______________ 4, 588. 30 44, 451. 41 1, 308, 452. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------- 544, 378. 04 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 469 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------$213, 303. 83 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 287, 017.11 500, 320. 94 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------------44, 057. 10 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------ 1, 263. 16 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------- 45, 320. 26 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ------------------------- 123, 000. 00 18. 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 water- way 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, for a channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide connecting the western end of the harbor with Bogue Sound and a channel 30 feet deep from the bar at Beaufort Inlet to the proposed location of the marine terminals at Morehead City. The average rise of the tide is about 21/2 feet at Morehead City and 31/2 feet at the inlet. Observa- tions made in 1907 showed an extreme range of tide of 4.8 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $1,610,000.. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $34,000. 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; 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.) and the 30-foot channel from the bar at Beaufort Inlet to the proposed terminals at Morehead City was authorized by the Public Works Administra- tion July 5, 1934 (no printed report). The latest published map is- in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The,work included in the Public Works pro- grain is subject to the requirement that local interests furnish satis-- factory assurances that suitable terminal facilties will be provided at Morehead City. Ternminal 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on that part of the existing project authorized by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. All work under prior authoriza- tions was completed in 1931. At the end of the year a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water existed from the deep water in Beaufort 1 Exclusive of available funds. 470 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Outer Harbor to the foot of Tenth Street in Morehead City, and thence a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water connecting the west- ern 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.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $8,000, will be applied to maintaining the channels by removing 40,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during February 1936. No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1937, as it is believed that no maintenance dredging will be required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----- -------------------- $56, 791.58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 8, 736. 99 1------------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------75, 528. 57 Net total expenditures7------------------------------------5, 528. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-...-- -------------- 8, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 83, 528. 57 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------------------- $36, 500- Cost of maintenance................... ... --------------- --------- --- -------- ----------- Total expended------------------------ 36, 500-- ---------------------------------- Allotted------------------------------- 36, 500 _---------------------------------- $8,000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935__--------------------------------------------------- $8,000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__ _____ __ ------------ _ 8, 000 19. BEAUFORT INLET, N. C. Location.-Beaufort Inlet connects Beaufort Harbor with the At- lantic 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 extreme 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 published map see House Document No. 1454, Sixtieth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are no wharves on this improvement, and none are needed. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 471 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work was done by Government plant and hired labor and consisted of maintenance dredging by the sea-going dredge Comstock and making miscel- laneous surveys. There were removed 763,076 cubic yards of mate- rial. The total cost and expenditures were $55,000, all for mainte- nance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1910. At the close of the year the controlling low-water depth was 16 feet. The cost of the work under the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $44,484.24 for new work and $284,557.44 for maintenance, a total of $329,041.68. The total expenditures were $329,041.68. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand and no work is proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel by removing 240,000 cubic yards of material with the Government dredge Comstock, during July and August 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------- ------------------ $44, 484. 24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- ----- __------------ 284, 557. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 329, 041. 68 Net total expenditures _-..--.. ------- - --. 329', 041. 68 Total amount appropriated to, June 30, 1935_------___------ 329, 041. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..--------.------------ -- - Cost of maintenance__---------- $720.91 $15,535.05 $20, 192. 01----------- $55,000 Total expended----.......------.-.-. - - 720. 91 5,780.01 .29, 947. 05 ------------ 55, 000 Allotted-..-------------------..-. 13, 500. 00 10,000.00 12,609.68 ............ 55, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932- -_ $10, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------. .. .- 3, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934__. 42, 000 Amount to be accounted for -----------------------------$55, 000 Gross amount expended.------ ------------------------------- 55, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance_ - - --- ____----------- 30, 000 20. CAPE FEAR RIVER, N. C., AT AND BELOW WILMINGTON Location.--Thisriver 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 472 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMVY, 1935 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. The length of the section under improvement is about 30 miles, the upper limit being at Hilton Bridge (Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard 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 extreme 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, was $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. Doec. 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 a southwest- erly 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 modifica- tion. The act of July 3, 1930, modified the 26-foot project to Wil- mington by providing for 30 feet, with a turning basin opposite the principal terminals (Rivers and Harbors. Committee 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, Seven- tieth Congress, 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 27 wharves which are considered ade- quate for present needs. For further details see page 569, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year .consisted of maintenance dredging by Government plant and hired labor. The sea-going dredge Comstock removed 336,260 cubic yards lof material from the ocean bar channel and 85,608 cubic yards of RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 473 material from the river channels, and the dredge Henry Bacon re- moved 1,574,366 cubic yards of material from the river channels and anchorage and turning basins, a total of 1,996,234 cubic yards. As a result of the year's work, the project dimensions in the ocean bar and river channels and anchorage and turning basins were par- tially maintained. The cost was $151,113.53, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were minus $474,632.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1932. A channel 30 feet deep at mean low water exists over the ocean bar and from 29 to 30 feet deep in the river chan- nels up to Wilmington. The mean low-water depths in the anchor- age and turning basins is 30 feet. New Inlet and Swash Defense Dams are in good condition. The total cost under the existing project to June 30, 1935, has been $2,033,982.47 for new work and $3,194,456.90 for maintenance, a total of $5,228,439.37. The total expenditures were $5,224,104,12. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $173,- 790.04, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935.. $--------------------- $4, 334. 62 Maintenance: Dredging 400,000 cubic yards of material from the ocean bar channel with the dredge Comstock, between Aug. 1, and Oct. 31, 1935- ---------------------------------------- -- 40,000.00 Dredging 150,000 cubic yards of material from section III, the portion of the river between 9 and 22.6 miles below Wilming- ton, with the Government dredge Comstock, during November 1935----------------------------------------- --- 15, 000. 00 Dredging 1,100,000 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 July 1 and Sept. 30, 1935, and during January, Feb- ruary, and March 1936----------------------------_ __ 110, 000.00 Repairing New Inlet and Swash Defense Dams by placing 300 tons of rock and 200 cubic yards of concrete, by hired labor, during April and May 1936--------------------------- _ 4, 455. 42 Total for all work--- 790. 04 1------------------------------- The additional sum of $225,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging 500,000 cubic yards of material from the ocean bar chan- nel with the Government dredge Comstock, between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 1936 -------------------------------- ---- -- $50, 000 Dredging 150,000 cubic yards of material from section III, the portion of the river between 9 and 22.6 miles below Wilmington, with the Government dredge Comstoclk, during January 1937___ 15, 000 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, be- tween Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, 1936, and Mar. I and June 30, 1937__ 150, 000 Repairing New Inlet and Swash Defense Dams by placing 600 tons of rock and 400 cubic yards of concrete, by hired labor, during April and May 1937---------------------------------------- 10, 000 Total for all work ----------------------------------------- 225, 000 474 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, IT. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-____________-__________ $6, 659, 5971 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- 3, 797, 071. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 10, 456, 668. 29 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 .......... -. 63 Net total cost to June 30, 1935------------------------- 10, 456, 667. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 4, 334. 62 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 10, 452, 333. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------- 173,790. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 10, 626, 123.08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work....-------------.. $280, 349. 09 Cost of maintenance..------------ 143, 805. 56 $762, 471. 23 117, 674. 91 $27, 026. 70 124, 066.24 . ----................... $102,277.99 $151, 113. 53 Total cost.....--------------- 424,154. 65 880,146.14 151,092.94 102, 277.99 151,113. 53 Total expended.------ -- ---- 651, 282. 59 941, 068. 51 100, 013.87 169, 535. 86 -474, 632. 21 Allotted ......--------------- 1, 110, 500. 00 119, 400. 00 175, 480. 09 388, 971. 55 -667, 422. 48 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --------------------------- 366, 580. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------- - ---------------------- 150, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- ------------------------- 516, 580. 31 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------817, 422. 48 Net amount to be accounted for ....... __ _______-__ -- 300, 842. 17 Gross amount expended_----__----. --.-- $503, 058. 71 Less-- Reimbursements collected --------- $404, 347. 61 Receipts from sales_____- -__- - - 573, 343. 31 977, 690. 92 --474, 632. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--- ___---------- 173, 790. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 195-- , 334. 62 4------------------------- Balance available June 30, 1935--- ---------------- 169, 455. 42' Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance -------------------------------- 225, 000. 00 21. 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 proje'cts.-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, 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 475 115 miles above Wilmington, by the construction of three locks and dams and by dredging of river shoals between Navassa and Fayette- ville, and for a dredged channel from Wilmington to Navassa (4 miles) 22 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide. Data regarding locks and dams are as follows: Distance Distanc Maximum Lock and dam Location from Wilming- above mouth available dimen- Lift ton sions Miles Miles Feet Feet Kings Bluff---------------- No. 1.....--------------------.................. 39 69 200 by 40__ 11 -- __---------Browns No. 2 ....- Landing ............ 71 101 200 by 40__ 9 No. 3......... ........-------------------- Tolars Landing ............. 95 125 300 by 40__ 9 JAvailable Charac- Percent- dept h onl ter of Kind of age of Actual Lock and da mitersills founda- dam Type of construction comple- cost at low water tion tion Feet 9 Sand__.... Fixed_.._ Concrete lock timber crib No. 1.-----------------..................-- 100 1 $564,231 dam rock filled. No. 2_--.----.------.... 12 ...-do---.--. do.-_ Concrete lock, dam rock 100 2 863, 688 filled. No. 3------------------- 9 ..--do_..._ ._do..... Concrete lock, concrete 91 611, 225 dam. 1 Includes $94,559 for increasing lift. 2Includes $310,498 for reconstruction and repairs. The tide ranges from 21~/ 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 1933, is $2,642,600 of which local interests are to contribute $11,750, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $41,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doec. 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 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 39, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). Construction of Lock and Dam No. 3, and repairs and alterations to Locks and Dams Nos. 1 and 2, were authorized September 27, 1933, by the Public Works Ad- ministration and subsequently adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (House Doc. No. 786, 71st Cong., 3d sess.). For latest published maps see page 1130 of the Annual Report for 1896 and House Document No. 786, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Local 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 act of August 30, 1935, is subject to the condition that local interests furnish assurance satisfactory to 476 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 the Chief of Engineers that a public wharf will be constructed at Fayetteville with adequate storage facilities and railroad connec- tions. This condition has been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are eight wharves between Wilming- ton and Fayetteville. They have a total frontage of about 854 feet. Terminals appear to be adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The operations of the year consisted of new work in connection with providing a reliable 8-foot channel to Fayetteville with Public Works funds and main- tenance and snagging with maintenance and improvement funds. New work consisted of the partial construction of a third lock and dam about 20 miles below Fayetteville; completing the repairing and raising of Lock and Dam No. 1 three feet, and removing 56,098 cubic yards of material from shoals between Locks and Dams Nos. 1 and 2, under contract, and repairing Lock and Dam No. 2; removing old jetties from the river just below Fayetteville; removing obstruc- tions from channel between Locks and Dams Nos. 1 and 2; removing 56,016 cubic yards of material from shoals below Lock and Dam No. 1; and the construction of 650 feet of earth dike on east bank of river at Lock and Dam No. 1, with Government plant and hired labor.. The cost from Public Works funds was $834,232.38 and from regular funds $56,626.55, a total of $890,858.93, for new work, and $7,562.99 for maintenance, a total of $898,421.92. The expenditures were $786,337 from Public Works funds and $59,772.76 from regular funds, a total of $846,109.76. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is completed with the exception of the 22-foot channel to Navassa, and the addi- tional lock and dam construction authorized by the Public Works Administration, which is about 85 percent completed. The repairing and raising of Lock and Dam No. 1 is complete; repairs to Lock and Dam No. 2 about 85 percent completed; and the construction of Lock and Dam No. 3 is 91 percent completed. The controlling low-water depths are 19 feet to a point 9 miles above Wilmington; 8 feet to Kings Bluff, Lock and Dam No. 1; 6 feet to Browns Landing, Lock and Dam No. 2; and 2 feet to Fayetteville, the head of navigation and 115 miles above Wilmington. The cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $1,155,708.26 for new work and $219,572 for maintenance, a total of $1,375,280.26 from regular funds, and $1,007,886.92, all for new work, from Public Works funds. The expenditures have been $1,370,809.90 from regular funds and $911,242.15 from Public Works funds, a total of $2,282,052.05. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $66,- 407.23 from regular maintenance and improvement funds and $208,- 847.94 from funds allotted under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, a total of $275,255.17, will be applied as follows: New work-regular maintenance and improvement funds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935________ ____________________ $4, 470. 36 Constructing fenders and mooring clusters at Lock and Dam No. 1, with Government plant and hired labor August 1935___ 5, 500. 00 Completing repairs at Lock and Dam No. 2, with Government plant and hired labor, July and August 1935_____ _ 42, 936. 87 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 477 New work-Funds allotted under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933: Accounts payable June 30, 1935____________________________ $96, 734.86 Completing construction of Lock and Dam No. 3, under an existing contract, July and August 1935____________________ 65, 000. 00 Purchasing land for Lock and Dam No. 3 site -------.------ -1, 400. 00, Constructing fenders and mooring clusters below Lock and Dam No. 3, August 1935_________________________________ 1, 000. 00 Completing dredging of shoals between Locks and Dams Nos. 1 and 2, under an existing contract, July 1935 ____-- _______ 3, 500. 00 Completing repairs to Lock and Dam No. 2, with Government plant and hired labor, July and August 1935------ ______ 41, 213.08 Maintenance: Regular maintenance and improvements funds: Snagging between Wilmington and Fayetteville, 115 miles above Wilmington, with U. S. derrick boat Northeast, 9 months, July 1 to October 31, 1935, and February 1 to June 30, 1936 ____ --- _____-___®_- -- ------- __ -13, 500. 00 Total for all work________________________________ 275,255. 17 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied to maintenance snagging and dredging between Wilmington and Fayetteville with the derrick boats Northeast and Contentnea, between July 1 and October 31,. 1936, and March 1 and June 30, 1937. Cost and financial sumnmary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-----------------------$1, 304, 827.45, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--__- _______--_________ 227, 749. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 , 532, 577. 12 1___________ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---_--- ----------- 4, 470. 36 Net total expenditures------- --- __----___ _____-- 1, 528, 106. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- ------------- ____66, 407. 23. Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935______________ 1, 594, 513. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 -1 I ---------- I I I Cost of new work....----------------- $56, 626.55 Cost of maintenance ---.-------------- $8,457.24 $13,549.90 $6,391.70 $5, 072. 49 7, 562.99 Totalcost .......................... 8, 457.24 13, 549.90 6,391.70 5,072.49 64, 189. 54 Total expended..._ _- -1, 297. 71 3, 649. 63 -4, 336. 35 -4, 399. 55 59, 772. 76 Allotted....----.... ._--_-------...... 5, 000. 00 1-13, 000.00 7, 026. 73 -3, 058. 45 109, 315. 48 I II Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $16, 864. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------ ---- $4, 915. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ---------------------102,400. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------- 15, 000. 00 122, 315. 48 Amount to be accounted for- ____ 139, 179. 99 1------------------ Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------13, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------126, 179. 99 478 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended..._------------------------- $64,883. 37 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 5,110. 61 $59, 772. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------.__ 66, 407. 23 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-----------------------__ 4, 916. 94 Balance available June 30, 1935-------- ---------------- 61, 490. 29 Amount (etsimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2--- ---- --------- 11, 750. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1937, for maintenance __ ____ __ _ -- _ _ 15, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------- ...... .-.. - $1, 007, 886. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------- 1, 007, 886. 92 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935- ..---...............- 90. 09 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 -------- ---- 1, 007, 977. 01 --- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935- _---_-_-------__ 96, 734. 86 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 911, 242. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935___ _---_ 208, 757. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ------ -1, 120, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_------------------_ _ ---- .$173, - .-------------- - 654. 54 $834, 232.38 Cost of maintenance- ----------- ---------- ----------------------------------------------------- Total expended-------..............-------------------------- -------------- 124,905.15 786, 337.00 Allotted-...------... ..------------------------------------------- 1, 120, 000. 00........... Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------------------- $995, 094.85 Gross amount expended------------------------ $786, 549. 56 ---- ---------------- Less reimbursements collected __ 212. 56 786, 337. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------------ 208, 757. 85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_------- -------- 98, 723. 99 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___----- 78, 344. 60 ®--- 177, 068. 59 Balance available June 30, 1935_------------- ----- - 31, 689. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935___ ----- - 90. 09 9------------- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 _-____--___ 31, 779. 35 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CAPE FEAR RIVER, ABOVE WILMINGTON, N. C. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ___ _ -__ _____--- ___ $2, 312, 714. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__ ----------------- 227, 749. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 --------- 2, 540, 464. 04 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 --------------------- 90. 09 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_________------------ 2, 540, 554. 13 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935___- --- ---------- ----- 101, 205. 22 ------- Net total expenditures______ -------- 2,439, 348. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____-------- ------ _ 275, 165. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 __2, 714, 513. 99 1 Exclusiveof available funds. 'In addition $11,750 to be contributed by local interests. RIVERS AND HARBORS WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 479 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work____. __ .____ ______ ___. __. -______________ . ._______ $173, 654. 54 $890, 858. 93 Cost of maintenance._----------- $8, 457. 24 $13, 549. 90 $6, 391. 70 5, 072. 49 7, 562. 99 .. Total cost __--.....--- . 8, 457. 24 13, 549. 90 6, 391. 70 178, 727. 03 898, 421. 92 Total expended------____- - -- -1, 297. 71 3, 649. 63 -4, 336. 35 120, 505. 60 846, 109. 76 Allotted-- --------------------- 5, 000. 00 -13, 000. 00 7, 026. 73 1, 116, 941. 55 109, 315. 48 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------- $1, 011, 959. 36 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--____-___-- - $4, 915. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934--------------- 102, 400. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935__________________ 15, 000. 00 122, 315. 48 Amount to be accounted for.------------------ 1, 134, 274. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment .______...__ 13, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ______---_____-___ _ 1, 121, 274. 8'4 Gross amount expended-----------------------851, 432.93 Less reimbursements collected ____---___ __--5, 323. 17 846, 109. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__--- ----.. __-_-_ 275, 165. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------- --- 103, 640. 93 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 78, 344. 60 181, 985. 53 Balance available June 30, 1935_____________________--93, 179. 55 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-----------------------------90. 09 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_--------- 93, 269.64 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project' 1 2_______________ 11, 750. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - June 30, 1937 for maintenance 1___________ ______ ___ 15, 000. 00 22. 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 234 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 1Exclusive of available funds. 2 In addition $11,750 to be contributed by local interests. 23116--ENG 1935---- 31 480 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. 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. Doe. 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 23/ 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 8, all of which are just above Hilton Bridge. They have a total frontage of about 733 feet. The water terminals are considered adequate. Operations and results duwring fiscal year.-None. 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. The governing low water depths are 15 feet to a point 23/4 miles above the mouth; thence 6 feet to Bannermans Bridge, 48 miles above the mouth; and thence 3 feet to Crooms Bridge, 56 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 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. The cost and expenditures have been $10,- 687.96 for new work and $55,051.17 for maintenance, a total of $65,739.13. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended July 1,1935, $2,000, will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Crooms Bridge, 56 miles above, with the Government derrick boat Northeast 11/2 months, between November 1 and December 15, 1935. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, and will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Crooms Bridge, with the derrick boat North- east during November and December 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _______-________________ $10, 687. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___________________________ 55, 051. 17 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935____________ 65, 739. 13 Net total expenditures _--------_--_ -65, 739. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------ 2, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__--- - 67, 739. 13 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 481 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-- Cost of maintenance--.......- $2, 938. 93 $1, 209. 85 $2, 737. 02 Total expended------------------------ 2, 938. 93 1, 209. 85 2, 687. 02 $50. 00 Allotted------------ ---------------- 1, 500. 00 $2, 500. 00 1, 128.38 6, 273. 72 -1, 825. 17 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ _ -__-- _ $3, 875. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935___---------------------- -__ 2,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------- 5,875. 17 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __________------_ 3, 825. 17 Net amount to be accounted for 2, 050. 00 Gross amount expended------__- _ -__ 50. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------------- 2.000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-___ -- 25, 375. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ___-------------- 3, 000. 00 23. SMITHS CREEK. N. C. Location.-Smiths Creek is a tributary of Northeast (Cape Fear) River, which it enters from the east just above Wilmington. (See .U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 425.) Existing project.-This provides for a dredged channel at Wil- mington, N. C., 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide through the bar at the mouth. The average rise of the tide is 21/, feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1931, is $11,000. The latest (1931) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Senate Doc. No. 23, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities and none are needed for the handling of the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on this project. At the close of the fiscal year the limiting mean low-water depth was 7 feet. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936. The sum of $11,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and will be applied to new work by the removal of 22,000 cubic yards of material under contract, during August 1936. 1Exclusive of available funds. 2 In addition $25,375 to be contributed by local interests. 482 REPORT OF CHIIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures - Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__--- _______-____ __------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------------ $11, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work ---------------------------------------- 11, 000 24. 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 11ifeet 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.-None. 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 low-water depths are 5 feet to Point Caswell, 24 miles above the mouth, 21/2 feet to Hawes Narrows, 32 miles above the mouth; and 1% feet to Clear Run, the head of navigation, and 66 miles above the mouth. The cost and expenditures were $12,- 358.40 for new work and $36,071.85 for maintenance, a total of $48,430.25. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $2,000, will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Hawes Narrows, 32 miles above, with the Government derrick boat Northeast, 11/2 months, between December 15, 1935, and January 31, 1936. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year year 1937 and will be applied to maintenance snag- RIVERS AND I-ARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 483 ging between the mouth and Hawes Narrows with the derrick boat Northeast during January and February 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------------- $12, 358. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------_____ 36, 071. 85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------48, 430. 25 Net total expenditures-- -------------------------------------- 48, 430.25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------..__ 2, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------------50, 430. 25 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -- Cost of maintenance- --- $44. 00 -------- $1, 548. 99 $1, 057. 06---------- Total expended- - _ -_ .--- ----- 635. 38 --- --- 1, 548. 99 1, 012. 10 $44. 96 Allotted-- ------------------------.. 1, 500.00 -2, 500. 00 1,184. 37 4,547.37 -1,490.31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-_ ___ $3, 535. 27 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------------------------2, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ 5, 535. 27 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --- _____ 3, 490. 31 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------_____ 2, 044. 96 Gross amount expended------------------------------------------ 44.96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__ 2, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 25. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS NOS. 1, 2, AND 3, 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- mington. (See pp. 474-479 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, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and mainte- nance of rivers and harbors. Operatitons and results during fiscal year.-The structures were operated and maintained in satisfactory condition. The cost was $9,669.43. The expenditures were $8,734.17. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 484 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. AR Y, 1935 Condition at end of fiscal year.-In connection with providing a reliable 8-foot channel to Fayetteville, Lock and Dam No. been raised 3 feet and is in operation. Lock and Dam No. 2 is has I undergoing repairs and is not now being operated. A fairly good channel, 19 feet deep at low water, exists from Wilmington to a point 9 miles above; 7 feet to Lock and Dam No. 1, 39 miles above; 6 feet to Lock and Dam No. 2, 71 miles above; and 2 feet to Fayette- ville, 115 miles above and the head of navigation. The cost for operation and care to June 30, 1935, was $175,825.56, and the expendi- tures were $174,748.92. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance available July 1, 1935, $1,076.64, from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appro- priation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The balance available July 1, 1935, $12,500, allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied to operating and care of Locks and Dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3 during the fiscal year 1936 as follows: Operating ------------------------------------------------------- $8, 500 Maintenance and repairs ------------------------------------------- 4, 000 Total for all work----------------_ 12, 500 The additional sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 and will be applied to operating and care of Locks and Dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3, as follows: Operating ------------------------------------------------- $8, 500 Maintenance and repairs ------------------------------------------- 3, 500 Total for all work___------------------- 12,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------- $175, 825. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 175, 825. 56 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935- ----------- -21. 57 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 175, 803. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 1, 055. 07 Net total expenditures_---------------- ----------------- 174, 748. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------ 13, 570. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19351-------------- 188, 325. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-----------------_-------------------- ---- -- Cost of maintenance_ ----------------- $-7,461. 41 $6, 434. 67 $16, 323. 06 $4, 240. 3.8 $9, 669. 43 Total expended_ ------------------------ 11,239.79 6,473.37 16, 667. 97 4,20. 19 , 74.17 Allotted---------- ---------------- 10, 500. 00 -- 10, 000.00 15, 751.79 2, 086.63 20, 400. 00 1 Includes $175,825.56 allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 485 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--......... $1, 910. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935____________________ __ $12, 500. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------- 7, 900. 00 20, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for___--_____--------------- 22, 310. 81 Gross amount expended- --- _________________- - -_____ 8, 734. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 -- --- 13, 576. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ______ __1 1____ _____ 1 1, 076. 64 Balance available June 30, 1935 ______---___ 12, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance -------------------------------- 12, 000. 00 26. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $21,396.19; the expenditures were $20,620.06. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to pay- ment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _..__. ---------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ .... __--_____ ___-- $65, 675. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1985-------------- 65, 675. 11 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935- ---__----- -- 485. 24 Net total cost to June 30, 1935- _____----- ___- - - 65, 189. 87 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------- __-----_ 297. 66 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 64, 892. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ----- _____------------ 18, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---- 82, 892. 21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------------- ----------- -------------------- --------------------- Cost of maintenance------------------- $5, 558.45 $8, 091.20 $9, 667. 53 $10, 911.39 $21,396.19 Total expended ...................------------------------- 5, 738. 36 8, 091. 20 9, 667. 53 10, 904. 62 20, 620. 06 Allotted ---...........--------......------------------ 4, 000. 00 5, 200.00 9,667.53 24, 506.40 25, 018.28 1 Exclusive of available funds. 486 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------------_------ $13, 601. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930_ ---------- _ $416. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_---------------- 1,201. 99 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932 , 000. 00 1------------------------------ Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_----------------------------- 2, 400. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------ 20, 000.00 25, 018. 28 Amount to be accounted for___------------------- 38, 620. 06 Gross amount expended___ ________________--__----- 20, 620. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_-------- ------ 18, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___------------------------------ 298. 60 Balance available June 30, 1935____----------------------- 17, 701. 40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance 1_--________ ___---------__ 20, 000.00 27. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in part 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated Name ofproject full annual see report June 30, 1935 amount required to report for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Bay River, N. C.1-------------------------1923 $22, 729. 76 $4, 170. 24 Completed. 2. Shallotte River, N. 0.1 _------- 1933 18,181. 37 6, 467. 81 Do. 3. Harbor of refuge atCape Lookout, N. C.1 2... 1934 1, 368, 798. 72 32, 853. 75 $1,160,000. 1Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Revoked fiscal year 1935, $2,000. 28. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-------------$850, 443. 01 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 50, 443. 01 8---------------------------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------29, 438. 56 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 879, 881. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-__ 82, 596. 50 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 797,285. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------ 180, 355. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ___ 977, 640. 98 Total expended fiscal year 1935---- ---------------------------- 797, 285. 07 Allotted fiscal year 1935 ------------- 977, 640. 98 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C.1 DISTRICT 487 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts__ $571, 542. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 .__.______- -- 405, 218. 50 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_- ----- _____- -880. 00 $977, 640. 98 Gross amount expended------- 1, 199, 711. 21 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $402, 132. 56 Receipts from sales--- -------. 293. 58 402,426.14 797, 285. 07 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ __------------- 180,355. 91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_-.----... . 63, 677. 37 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 41, 637. 75 105, 315.12 Balance available June 30, 1935 .-. __ ,__ -75, 040. 79 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935....------------------------ 29, 438. 56 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------5 104, 479.35 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted Document no. Recommenda- to Congress tion i i Back Sound, N. C., to River and Harbor Act, Lookout Bight, chan- Aug. 30, 1935. nel. Bay River, N. C-...... River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 3, 1935. Beaufort Harbor, N. C_ River and Har bor Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 14, 1935. Beaufort to Jackson- River and Harbor Act, Aug. 28,1934_ House, 67, 74th Cong., Favorable. ville and New River July 3, 1930. 1stsess. inland waterway. Belhaven Harbor,N. C_ River and Harbor ............... ........................ Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 16. 1935. Drum Inlet, N. C.,near River and Harbor Act, ............... ........................ Atlantic. Aug. 30, 1935. Morehead City Harbor Senate Committee .............. ........................ and Beaufort Inlet, resolution, Aug. 7, N. C. 1935. New River and New River and Harbor ............... ........................ River Inlet, N. C. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 16, 1935. Pamlico Sound to Beau- River and Harbor ............... ........................ fort Harbor, N. C., Committee resolu- waterway. tion, Mar. 14, 1935. Smiths Creek, Pamlico River and Har bor ............... ........................ County, N. C. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 18, 1935. South Creek, N. C.. _ River and Harbor Mar. 6, 1935. ........................ Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 3, 1934. Tar River, N. C., be- River and Harbor ............... ........................ tween Washington Committee resolu- and Greenville. tion, Feb. 27, 1934. V a n d e r m e r e Harbor River and Harbor Act, and Bay River at Bay- Aug. 30, 1935. boro, N. C. 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 488 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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., and from Winyah Bay to Charleston and from Charleston to Beaufort, S. C. District engineer: Col. W. G. Caples, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Intracoastal waterway, Cape 7. Charleston Harbor, S. C____ 501 Fear River, N. C., to Win- 8. Ashley River, S. C ------ - 507 yah Bay, S. C----------- 463 9. Shipyard River, S. C_.-.. 508 2. Winyah Bay, S. C_____ __ 488 10. Waterway from Charleston 3. Waccamaw River, N. C. and to Beaufort, S. C____---- 511 S. CO ------------------ 491 11. Examinations, surveys, and 4. Great Peedee River, S. C___ 493 contingencies (general)__ 514 5. Waterway from Winyah Bay 12. Other projects for which no to Charleston, S. C------- 495 estimates are submitted _ 515 6. Operating and care of lock 13. Plant allotment__- ---- _- 516 and dam across Congaree River, S. C------------- 500 1. Intracoastal Waterway from Cape Fear, N. C., to Winyah Bay S. C.-Section south of Little River, S. C. (For report on this improvement see p. 463.) 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 entrance to Cape Fear River, N. C. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 428.) 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 main- tenance. 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 dredging a channel between Eastern and Western Channels, and between Frazier's Point and Mosquito Point; and (f) by dredg- ing in Sampit River opposite the city of Georgetown and across the bar at the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide at RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 489 Georgetown is 3.3 feet, while the spring tides have a mean rise fall of 4 feet. andE The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $817,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $46,0004 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 the 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. dredge Colonel G. P. Howell removed 284,770 cubic yards of sand, mud, and silt from the Western Channel in restoring project depth for a width of 200 feet and 113,422 cubic yards from the Sampit River bar in restoring project depth for a width of 300 feet. The U. S. snag boat Wateree removed sunken logs and stumps in the wake of the How ell on the Sampit River bar. The costs during the year were $8,483.89 for dredging in Western Channel, and $7,354.19 for dredging and $147.78 for removing sunken logs and stumps on the Sampit River bar, all by Government plant and hired labor; and $447.56 for surveys and supervision of the project; a total of $16,433.42, all chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures were $17,859.66. 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 Beac!h 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. Soundings after dredging on this bar made in June 1935 showed a controlling depth of 18.0 feet for a width of 285 feet; the remainder of the channel has project depth, with width ranging from project width to slightly less. The Western Clhannel is partially protected on its east side by timber and brush training walls for a distance of 20,000 feet. A survey of the channel made in June 1935 showed that there is a controlling depth of 15 feet at mean low water for a width of 200 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the dredging of a straight channel between Eastern and Western Chan- nels, and between Fraziers Point and Mosquito Point. 490 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The total cost to date amounts to $491,200.73 for new work and $974,885.41 for maintenance, a total of $1,466,086.14. The total ex- penditures were $1,459,062.08. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, July 1, 1935 ($25,375.53), will be applied as follows : Accounts payable, July 1, 1935------------------------------_ $8, 055. 28 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project depth for a width of 200 feet in the Western Channel, with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Colonel G. P. Howell, Oct. 1-31, 1935_ ________________ __________ 9, 00. 00 Completion of removal of sunken logs and stumps in Sampit River bar encountered in recent maintenance dredging, by the U. S. snagboat Wateree, July 1-Aug. 13, 1935_ _______________ 5, 252.22 General supervision of the project, July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936_ 3, 068. 03 Total for all work__________________-________ 25, 375. 53 The additional sum of $437,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: New work: Dredging a new straight channel 20 feet deep and 800 feet wide between Eastern and Western Channels and between Fraziers Point and Mosquito Creek __------- $375, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions in Western Channel and Sampit bar, with United States pipe-line dredge and hired labor, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1936_______________________ 27, 000. 00 Dredging the entrance channel to Winyah Bay, by the U. S. hopper dredge Comstock and hired labor, Mar. 1-Apr. 30, 1937 --------------------------- 30, 000. 00 General supervision of the project, July 1, 1936-June 30, 1937__ 5, 000.00 Total - 02,000.00 Grand total -- -- 437. 000.00 The amount requested for maintenance is greater than the annual average cost of maintenance for the preceding 5 years and is neces- sary by reason of the accumulation for a number of years of mate- rail at the mouth of Sampit River, in the lower portion of Western Channel, and on the north side of the bar channel. Cost and mfanl oial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935________________ $2,937,052. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__ 1, 089, 441. 78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935. 4, 026, 494. 36 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------- - - 1, 031. 22 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_____________ 4,027, 525. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_____ _____ 8,055. 28 Net total expenditures____________ ____ 4,019,470.30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__________________ 24,344.31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935________ 4, 043, 814. 61 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 491 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C ost of new w ork------------------------- I------------ - -I--------- - --- . --------- - - Cost of maintenance-.... --....--.. . $62, 757. 42 $38, 526. 24 $48, 023. 18 $38, 861.70 $16, 433. 42 Total expended_----___--____ ___ _ 51, 042. 67 45, 279. 63 43, 228. 44 22, 573. 38 17, 859. 66 Allotted -.--.............. ....-........ 46, 500. 00 20, 000. 00 83, 047. 24 4, 758. 36 20, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-- ------------------------- $22, 203.97 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to, be accounted for------- --- ---------------- -- 42, 203. 97 Gross amount expended--------------------------$23, 438. 97 Less- Reimbursements collected------------- $5, 563. 71 Receipts from sales--------------------- 15. 60 5, 579. 31 17, 859. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------- 24, 344. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 301, 1935-------------------- 8-------, 055. 28 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 16, 289. 03 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------- 1, 031. 22 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------------- 17, 320. 25 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--------------------- ------ 375, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work ---------------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 For maintenance 1-------------------------------------02, 000. 00 1 Total ---------- _---437, 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.) Existing 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 bove the mouth. The tidal variation in Winyah 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, was $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 har- bor acts: The act of June 14, 1880, provided for the 12-foot channel, 1Exclusive of available funds. 492 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 modifications of project.-Recommendation has been made to Congress that the project be curtailed by eliminating all work between Star Bluff and Lake Waccamaw (H. Doec. 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. snag boat Wateree removed obstructions and cleared 20,400 linear feet of adjacent banks in restoring project dimensions between Conway and Red Bluff, and the U. S. dredge Colonel G. P. How ell removed 10,808 cubic yards of sand and mud in removing a shoal at Conway. The costs during the year were $2,837.61 for snagging and clearing and $1,958.78 for dredging, a total of $4,796.39, all by Government plant and hired labor and chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,348.88. 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, however, have formed at several places, and the controlling depth at these points is 9.6 feet for a controlling width of about 60 feet. In the 4-foot channel from Conway to Red Bluff, the chan- nel has project dimensions to Sessions Landing, mile 56.5; from Ses- sions Landing to Red Bluff sand bars have formed limiting the con- trolling 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 to date amount to $262,813.58 for new work and $116,- 936.33 for maintenance, a total of $379,749.91. The total expenditures to date amount to $379,481.47. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1935 ($15,435.74), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935_____________________________------------------------------ $1, 958. 78 .Maintenance : Removing obstructions in the form of overhanging trees, buried logs, and snags from Conway, S. C., mile 44, to Red Bluff, S. C., mile 69, with the U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, Oct. 1-Nov. 15, 1935 ---------- 5, 400. 00 'Completion of dredging to restore project dimensions between Conway, mile 44, and Red Bluff, mile 69, with the U. S. dredge Colonel G. P. Hlowell and hired labor, July 1-26, 1935-___ 8, 076. 96 Total for all work------------------------------- __ __ 15, 435. 74 The additional sum of $4,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, in maintenance snagging between Enterprise, S. C., mile 25, and Red Bluff, S. C., mile 69, with the U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, September 16 to October :31, 1936. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 493 Cost and financial sunmrmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------___________- -__$262, 813. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- ---------------------- 116, 936. 33 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----- ___ 379, 749. 91 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _____________-- -_______ 1, 690. 34 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---------_______-______ 381, 440. 25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__________________________ 1,958. 78 Net total expenditures____--_____ --------- ______ 379, 481. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 _____-___-______________ 13, 745. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 .-------------- 393, 226. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.....................-------------------- $12, 500. 00 . Cost of maintenance.--.------------ 7, 345. 52 $154. 48 $5, 469. 58 $6, 183. 94 $4, 796. 39 Total cost........--. _____- 19, 845. 52 154. 48 5, 469. 58 6, 183. 94 4, 796. 39 Total expended.--. .--------------- 16, 950. 61 3, 049. 39 5, 469. 58 6, 363. 01 4, 348.88 Allotted --------...................- .__ 16, 000. 00 .....----....------...... 11, 942. 74 13, 484. 13 4,500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --------------------------- $13, 594. 28 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_------------------------------------------- 4, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____------ 18, 094. 28 --------- Gross amount expended--------------------___- $5,144. 80 Less reimbursements collected ___---___----- -------- 795. 92 4, 348. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 13, 745. 40 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 1, 958. 78 1--------------------- Balance available June 30, 1935------ ----------------------- 11, 786. 62 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 1, 690. 34 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------------------- 13, 476. 96 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, 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 George- town, 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 3.3 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 1 Exclusive of available funds. 494 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 31 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-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. Recomrtended modifications of project.-Recommendation has been made to Congress that the project be curtailed by elimination of all work between Jeffreys Creek and Cheraw. (H. Doc. No. 647, 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 removed obstructions in clearing the channel to project dimensions between mile 69 and mile 89. The total costs during the year were $3,900.32 for removing ob- structions, all chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures were $3,912.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1909 at a saving of $51,633 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 3 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 $187,373.38 for maintenance, a total of $371,085.79. The total ex- penditures were $371,098.21. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable, July 1, 1935 ($5,099.68), will be applied to maintenance snagging from the mouth of Bull Creek, mile 29.5, to Smiths Mills, mile 52, with the U. S. snagboat Wateree and hired labor, November 16 to December 31, 1935. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, in maintenance snagging from Smiths Mills, mile 52, to Jeffreys Creek, mile 89, with the U. S. snag- boat Wateree and hired labor, November 1 to December 15, 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to. June 30, 1935___-- -- _______________ $183, 712. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------- ______-___-____ 187, 373. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 .---------- 371, 085. 79 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 495 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 --------------------------- $12. 42 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------_ 371, 098. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------- 5, 087. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------__ 376, 185. 47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.---------------------- ------------------- Cost of maintenance.---..-------------- $3, 305. 88 $6, 877.86 $11, 359. 56 $37.50 $3, 900.32 Total expended.........----------------------- 5,480. 53 6, 877. 86 11, 069.61 327. 45 3,912. 74 Allotted....................----------------------------... 4, 500. 00 500. 00 10, 085. 47 5, 000. 00 4, 000. 001 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ----------------------------- $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------__ 9,000. 00 Gross amount expended_ 3, 912. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------ ------- ------- 5, 087. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------- _- -- 12. 42 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935----------------_ 5,099. 68 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - --- --- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- -- 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 5,000. 00 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 7 miles, making a total distance of 57 miles. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 90 feet wide at bottom between Charleston Harbor and Winyah Bay, with a branch channel of the same dimen- sions to McClellanville. The mean tidal range is 3.5 to 5.1 feet, according to locality. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $1,796.000, and the latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $100,000 for the first 3 years, and $46,000 annually there- after. 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 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935--- 32 496 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal to Winyah Bay (H. Doc. No. 178, 63d Cong., 1st sess.); 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.) ; and the act of August 30, 1935, provided for enlarging the channel from Winyah Bay to Charleston includ- ing the branch channel to McClellanville to a depth of 10 feet and a bottom width of 90 feet (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 11, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The modifications adopted by the Act of 1935, were previously authorized September 6, 1933, by the Public Works Administration. For latest published map see the last-named document. Local cooperation.-Being complied with. Terminal facilities.-Several small landings are located at con- "venientplaces along the waterway and creeks and bays connecting with it. The facilities are sufficient for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-regular funds.-Main- tenance work under the existing project consisted of the removal by the U. S. dredge Currituck of 151,979 cubic yards of silt, mud, and sand to restore project dimensions in the northerly 2,000 feet of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal. The costs during the year were $9,151.91 for dredging the north- erly 2,000 feet of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal by Govern- ment plant and hired labor and $1,872.14 for setting reference monu- ments and general supervision of the project, a total cost of $11,- 024.05, all chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures were $17,556.01. Public woorks funds.-In the prosecution of the work to provide a channel 10 feet deep and 90 feet wide, the U. S. dredge Currituck removed 3,233,335 cubic yards between the South Santee River and Winyah Bay; and 4,133,343 cubic yards were removed between McClellanville and Charleston, by contract. The U. S. dredge Curri- tuck removed 98,458 cubic yards in restoring project dimensions in the northerly 2,000 feet of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal. The costs during the year were $9,046.16 'for dredging in the northerly 2,000 feet of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal by the U. S. dredge Currituck, chargeable to maintenance; $247,958.06 for dredging by U. S. dredge Currituck between South Santee River and Winyah Bay; $318,598.30 for dredging by contract; and $7,942.56 for surveys, probing, and general supervision of the proj- ect; a total of $574,498.92, chargeable to new work. The total costs for the year were $583,545.08. The total expenditures from public works funds were $719,344.95. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project has been completed except for revetting inlets between the South Santee River and Charleston. The controlling depths are 3.5 feet and 5.5 feet at points 23 and 24 miles respectively, north of Charleston and 7.5 feet at other points as determined by investigation from July to September 1935. The total cost for new work is $435,213.16 from regular funds and $1,190,848.29 from public works: funds, a total of $1,626,061.45. The total cost for maintenance is $551,402.50 from regular funds and $9,046.16 from public works funds, a total of $560,448.66. The total cost for new work and maintenance amounts to $2,186,510.11. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, -S. C., DISTRICT 497 The total expenditures to date are $990,989.82 from regular funds, and $1,185,866.87 from public works funds, a total of $2,176,856.69. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1935 ($133,109.35), from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1935 -----------------------------$2, 636. 34 Maintenance : Dredging to restore project dimensions in the new 10- by 90-foot channel from a point 9 miles north of Charleston Harbor to the North Santee River, by contract, Sept. 1, 1935-Feb. 15, 1936-------------------------------------------- 126, 000. 00 Maintenance surveys and supervision of the project, July 1, 1935-June 30, 1936-----------------------------------4, 473. 01 Total for all work3-------------------------------- 133, 109. 35 The balance unexpended and accounts receivable July 1, 1935 ($21,689.38), from funds allotted under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1935 -------------------------- $15, 044.51 Maintenance: Repairs to the dikes and dams in the mouths of creeks and near rice fields where privately owned dikes and dams were rendered useless or destroyed by the change in channel loca- tion of the 10- by 90-foot channel, by hired labor, July 1- Dec. 31, 1935 ------------------------------------ 6, 644.87 Total--------- ------------- --------------------- 21, 689. 38 The allotment of $55,000 made under the Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act of 1935 will be applied to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the new 10- by 90-foot channel in the 9-mile reach extending northward from Charleston Harbor, by contract, September 1, 1935, to February 15, 1936. The additional sum of $136,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: New work: Revetting or other protective work at 9 inlets between Charleston and South Santee River to complete the project, with U. S. snagboat Wcateree and hired labor, Mar. 1-June 30, 1937------ $36, 000 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions in the channel from Charleston to Winyah Bay, by Government plant and hired labor, Jan. 1-June 30, 1937___----------------------------- 100, 000 Total--------------- ------------------------------- 136, 000 Cost andlfinancial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_---------------------------- $435, 213. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- 551, 402. 50 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 986, 615. 66 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 7,010. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---------------------- 993, 626.16 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 2, 636. 34 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 990, 989. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 126, 098. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ---------- 1,117, 088. 67 498 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--- ------.--------------------- ---- Cost of maintenance _____- .- . ...... - .. $36, 076. 25 $23, 658. 60 $37, 064. 58 $18, 787. 98 $11, 024. 05, Total expended-----__..... .................-- 37, 190. 13 30, 519. 12 36, 741. 07 16, 630. 18 17, 556. 01 Allotted.- ----------.---.-------- 2, 350. 00 7, 100. 00 36, 975. 96 59, 970. 78 100, 078. 57 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------- $43, 576. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---_---___------------ -------------- 130, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ ________--------------------------173, 576. 29 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 29, 921. 43 Net amount to be accounted for .......- 143, 654. 86 Gross amount' expended-__-- -__ ____------ 17, 556. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- ------------------- 126, 098. 85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ________________ __1 11 2, 636. 34 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 123, 462. 51 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__--- ----------------- __ 7, 010. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------130, 473. 01 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 36, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work ------------------- 36, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- 100, 000. 00 -- - - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - - -- -- - - - - - - - Total 1 136, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935________________________ $1, 190, 848. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- 9, 046. 16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 1, 199, 894. 45 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ........... 625. 77 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-----------------------1, 200, 520. 22 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 391. 16 Gross total costs, to June 30, 1935________________________ 1, 200, 911. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------- 15, 044. 51 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 1, 185, 866. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------ 21, 298. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ --- 1, 207, 165. 09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_________---_ _ ___ __ __ __________ __ _ ___ __ $616, 349. 37 $574, 498. 92 Cost of maintenance- _- -------------- _..... ----- --------------------- -------------... 9, 046. 16 Total cost...------------------------- - ----..... 616, 349. 37 583, 545. 08 Total expended........----------..-----..-----------.-. .. ... 466, 521. 92 719, 344. 95 Allotted.... .....--------------------- ........-.-. .. ... ..... 1, 296, 000. 00 -88, 834. 91 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 499 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _ $829, 478.08 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933----------------------------------------------- 81, 165.09 Amount to be accounted for_____________________________ 910, 643. 17 :Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ______________ 170, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--____________________-- 740, 643. 17 Gross amount expended__ ______ - -____________ $751, 876. 15 Less reimbursements collected _______-- -______ 32, 531.20 719, 344.95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935________________________ 21, 298.22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__________________________ 21, 689.38 Balance available June 30, 1935 -- 391. 16 Accounts receivable-------------------------------------- 391. 16 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____________________------------- ,Cost of maintenanceto June 30, 1935-------------------------- --------- Net total expenditures___ - __----------------__ ________ 1Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_______________________ $55, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 _________-__- 55, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 'Cost of new work----------- --------------------------------------------- -- 'Cost of maintenance--------------.-- ------------.------------------------------- Total expended ..... ... .. . ............ -.. .. .. ..--..- .. .. _ _-- Allotted...... ... .. ----------- --------- ....---------------------- ------------------------ $55, 000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935_ -------------------------------------------------- $55,000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------------------- 55, 000 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WATERWAY, WINYAIH BAY TO CHARLESTON, S. C. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935________ 11-------- ------ $1, 626, 061. 45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_-__ ------------ _ 560, 448. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 2, 186, 510. 11 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 625. 77 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 __ __--__-___-__ 2, 187, 135.88 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935__--------- 7, 401. 66 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----------------------- 2, 194, 537. 54 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__----------------------- 17, 680. 85 Net total expenditures__--------------------------------- 2, 176, 856. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ ---------------------------- 202, 397.07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_____________ 2,379, 253.76 500 REPORT OF CHIIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------------------------------------------- $616,349.37 $574,498.92 Cost of maintenance ..----------- $36, 076.25 $23, 658. 60 $37, 064. 58 18,787. 98 20, 070. 21 Total cost----------------....... 36, 076. 25 23, 658. 60 37, 064. 58 635, 137. 35 594, 569. 13! Total expended---------------- 37,190. 13 30, 519.12 36, 741.07 483, 152.10' 736, 900. 9 Allotted .....-----------........ 2, 350.00 7, 100. 00 36, 975. 96 1, 355, 970. 78: 11, 243. 66 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___ --------------------------- $873, 054. 37 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------- $130, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933-------------------- 81, 165. 09 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 8, 1935------- 55, 000. 00 266, 165. 09 Amount to be accounted for------------------------1, 139, 219. 46 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments -------------- 99; 921. 43 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 939, 298. 03 Gross amount expended-----------------------$769, 432.16 Less reimbursements collected ------------------ 32, 531. 20 736, 900. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------- 202, 397. 07 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 24, 325. 72 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 178, 071. 35 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 7, 401. 66 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 185, 473. 01 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------ 36, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work ----------------------------------- 36, 000. 00: For maintenance 1--------------------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Total'----------------- ------------------- 136, 000. 00 6. 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 described in the Annual Report for 1932, page 600. The completed lock and dam has been maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriations since April 7, 1906, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subse- quent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenanee of rivers and harbors. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 501 Operations and resdlts during fiscal year.-None. The total costs during the fiscal year amounted to $15.98. The total expenditures were $42.89. 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 expenditures to date were $109,833.10, all charge- able to maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935 ($300) from regular maintenance and improvement funds, will be applied to the maintenance and protection of property and to general supervision of the project. The additional sum of $300: can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, in maintenance and protection of' property. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____________------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ $109, 833. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- -109, 833. 10 Net total expenditure__ 833. 10 1-------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ 300. 001 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_________ 110, 133. 10 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------------------------------- - ------------------------- Cost of maintenance----- ---------------- $44. 90 $351. 05 $54. 37 $274. 94 $15. 98 Total expended--------- --------------- 132. 67 351. 05 54. 37 248. 03 42. 89 Allotted- .....---------------.......... ------------- 200. 00 500. 00 -1.09 -. 92 300. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934______ ___-------- $42.89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------------------- ------------ 300.00 Amount to be accounted for____________________________ 342. 89 Gross amount expended___ -------------------------------------- 42. 89 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___________________ __ 300.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2______- ___---___-- - 300. 00 7. 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. 1Includes $109,533.10, allotted from permanent indefinite appropriations. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 502 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 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. 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 C'ong., 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). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Piersand slips extend for about I 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 503 warehouses and connecting with trunk lines entering the city. Its: wharves are open to the public on a charge basis. 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 & Ma- chine 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 Corpo- ration, 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-Regular funds.-The work during the year consisted of the removal by the U. S. dredge Comstock, of 213,969 cubic yards of sand from the channel between the jetties, classed as new work, and 242,056 cubic yards of sand from the channel beyond the jetties, classed as maintenance; also, under contract, the removal of 9,098 cubic yards of mud and sand from the tributary channel in Shem Creek, under authority of sec- tion 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, classed as maintenance. The costs during the year were $18,300.66 for dredging between the jetties, chargeable to new work, and $20,670.64 for dredging the channel beyond the jetties and $1,000 for dredging in Shem Creek, a total of $21,670.64, chargeable to maintenance. The total costs for the year were $39,971.30. The total expenditures were $15,383.44. Public Works funds.-With funds allotted by the Public Works Administration, the U. S. hopper dredge Comnstock removed 243,149 cubic yards of sand from the channel between the jetties, classed as new work, and 124.092 cubic yards of sand from the channel be- yond the jetties, classed as maintenance. The costs during the year were $18,926.96 chargeable to new work and $9,907.12 chargeable to maintenance, a total of $28,834.08. The total expenditures were $30,321.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The commercial project is 98 per- cent completed. The jetties protecting the entrance channel across the bar were completed in 1895. The north jetty is 15,443 feet long 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 May 1935 shows that the entrance channel has a depth of 30 feet for a width of 975 feet and that the channel between the jetties has a depth of 30 feet for a width of 900 feet. Surveys made in December 1933 and March 1935 of Cooper River and Town Creek showed that from the inner end 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 the width at project depth is 150 feet and the controlling depth for project width is 23.0 feet, and thence a 30-foot channel 504 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 500 feet. The substructure of the masonry sea wall and the creosoted portion "ofthe 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 to date amount to $296,012.38, from regular funds and '$57,813.37 from Public Works funds, a total of $353,825.75 for new work, and $418,862.48 from regular funds and $56,086.63 from Public Works funds, a total of $474,949.11 for maintenance; a total 'of $828,774.86. The total expenditures to date amount to $714,855.33 from regular :funds and $113,900 from Public Works funds, a total of $828,755.33. Proposed operations.--The unexpended balance and accounts re- ceivable, July 1, 1935 ($72,860.41), will be applied as follows: -Accounts payable, July 1, 1935_ ___------_------------------_ ___ - $36. 40 New work: Dredging between the jetties to complete the channel to a depth of 30 feet for the project width of 1,000 feet, with U. S. hopper dredge Comstock and hired labor, Apr. 1, to May 7, 1936___ 17, 855. 97 Maintenance : Dredging to restore project dimensions in the channel beyond the jetties, with U. S. hopper dredge Comstock and hired labor, May 8-20, 1936_____________------------------ 5, 642.73 Repairs to the creosoted timber portion of the north pier of the Engineer Wharf at Charleston, S. C., by contract, Sept. 1- Oct. 31, 1935_ _----------------- 5, 200. 00 Dredging in Cooper River and Town Creek to restore project depth as may be required by contract, Sept. 1, to Oct. 31, 1935_ 15, 000. 00 Surveys and supervision of the project, July 1, 1935-June 30, 1936------------------------ ---------------------------- 29, 125.31 Total for all work ________----.------- - 72, 860. 41 The above work will complete the project except for the portion 'of the channel from the Ordnance Depot Wharf to Goose Creek, which is not justified at this time. The additional sum of $125,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging to restore project dimensions in the outer bar channel, with Government plant and hired labor, May 1, to June 30, 1937_ $30, 000 Repairs to the concrete and stone portion of the north pier of the Engineer Wharf at Charleston, S. C., by contract, Aug. 1-Dec. 31, 1936_------------------------------------------------------- 60, 500 Supervision of the project, including dredging the slips at the Engineer Wharf at Charleston, S. C., July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937 _----- -------------------------------------- 35, 000 Total ..------------------ ----- ----------- 125, 500 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 505 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___--------------------------- $6,882, 467. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 820, 851. 98 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 , 703, 319. 47 7---------- .Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 16. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-----------------------7, 703, 336. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 36. 40 Net total expenditures---------------- ---------------- 7, 703, 299. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-----------------------_ 72, 843. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 7, 776, 143. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 :Cost of new work.--------------------------- $24,295. 03 .........--------------- $18, 300. 66 ;Cost of maintenance---- ------------ $18, 778. 90 118, 317. 39 $11, 609. 33 $55, 460. 76 21, 670. 64 .....---------------------- Total cost---- 18, 778. 90 142, 612. 42 11, 609. 33 55, 460. 76 39, 971. 30 Total expended ....------- --- .. ..------------.. .. 44, 729.80 124, 717. 33 -1, 713. 77 48, 672. 30 15, 383. 44 .. llotted....-------- ------ -------------- 8,000.00 6,000. 00 7, 519. 29 56, 930. 34 54, 757.85 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934. 469. 13 $------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 19i33 $13, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934------------------------ 63, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_ ------------- 38, 200 114, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for - --- -------- 148, 169. 13 :Deductions on account of revocation of allotments------------- 59, 942. 15 Net amount to be accounted for ____-- 88, 226. 98 Gross amount expended----------------------------$162,772.51 Less- Reimbursements collected .......---- $110, 192. 12 Receipts from sales-....-- _ -,_.-. 37, 196. 95 147, 389. 07 15, 383. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 _---------------___ 7-2, 843. 54 ,Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ ___ _ _-------- 36. 40 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------------- 72, 807. 4 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935____________ 16. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935----------- --- 72, 824. 01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1_- __ 500. 00 1-------25, PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__-- --------------------- $57, 813. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ---------------- 56, 086. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 113, 900. 00 Net total expenditures _--_-_--------------------- 113, 900.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__---------- 113, 900. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 506 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--- .--------------.--------------- $38, 886. 41 $18, 926. 96 Cost of maintenance ------------- ______ ------------ -----...........------- 46, 179. ....------------. 51 9, 907. 12 Total cost-------------------------------------------------------85,065. 92 28, 834. 08 Total expended-----------------------------------_--------------... .....---------- 83, 578. 43 30, 321. 57 Allotted-----------------------------------------....------------.....------------ 176, 400. 00 -62, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____________________ $92, 821. 57 Deduction on account of revocation of allotment_ 62, 500. 00? Net amount to be accounted for ________ 30, 321. 57 Gross amount expended --- $32, 664. 73 Less reimbursements collected-----------------___ 2, 343. 16 30, 321. 57 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR, S. C. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--------------------------- $6, 940, 280. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 876, 938. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 7, 817, 219. 47 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------- - 16. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 817, 236. 34 7-----------------------, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 36. 40 Net total expenditures---- ----------------------------- 7, 817, 199. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 2, 843. 54 7----------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- _ 7, 890, 043. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--..............-------------------...--..---------- $24, 295. 03 .......... $38, 886. 41 $37, 227. 62 Cost of maintenance .-- -- ---------...............-- $18, 778. 90 118, 317. 39 $11, 609. 33 101, 640. 27 31, 577. 76 Total cost-------------------------................... 18, 778. 90 142, 612. 42 11, 609. 33 140, 526. 68 68, 805. 38 Total expended -------------------------- 44, 729. 80 124, 717. 33 -1, 713. 77 132, 250. 73 45, 705. 01 Allotted---------------------- ----------- 8, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 7, 519. 29 233, 330. 34 -7, 742. 15 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $126, 290. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------- $13, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_____________ __ 63, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 9', 1935___________-____- 38, 200. 00 114, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for 240, 990. 70 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments ---------------- 122, 442. 15 Net amount to, be accounted for-------------------- __ 118, 548. 55 Gross amount expended----------------------------$195, 437. 24 Less- Reimbursements collected----------- $112, 535. 28 Receipts from sales----------------- 37, 196. 95 149, 732. 23 45, 705. 01 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 507 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ________--________ $72, 843. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 36. 40 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------- 72, 807. 14 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------------------- 16. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------- 72, 824. 01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1----- ------- -125, _------------ 500. 00 8. ASHLEY RIVER, S. C. Location.-Rises near Ridgeville, S. C., and flows southeasterly 40 miles, uniting with the Cooper River to form the harbor of Charles- ton, S. C. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1239 and 470.) Previous project.-The original project was adopted by act of Congress approved June 14, 1880. The total cost and expenditures amounted to $5,500. (For further details see p. 1809, Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 20 feet deep at mean low water and 240 feet wide up to the Standard Wharf, about 71/4 miles. The mean tidal variation is about 5.6 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1912, was $51,150, ex- clusive of the amount expended on previous project. 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 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 4, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). For latest map of improved section see House Document No. 1810, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-The facilities extend 51/2 miles above the mu- nicipal wharf at Tradd Street and include the United States light- house wharf, Ashepoo Fertilizer Wharf, Planters Fertilizer Wharf, the Century Wood Preserving Wharf, and the Chicora and the Standard Wharves of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. The fertilizer company wharves are equipped with mechanical unloading devices. These terminals are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results d'uring fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The channel examined in May 1933 had a controlling depth of 19 feet for full project width, and project depth for a width of 200 feet, except in the upper one-quarter mile, where the width at project depth is 130 feet. The cost and expenditures to date were $51,150 for new work and $35,000 for maintenance, a total of $86,150. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935 ($9,000), will be applied to maintenance dredging above the Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Colonel G. P. Howell and hired labor, August 5 to September 5, 1935. It is not expected that any additional funds can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as the dredging contemplated during the fiscal year 1936 is likely to be ample for a 2-year period. 1Exclusive of available funds. 508 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 Cost and financial slmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__ -------------------------------- $56 650 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935____------ ------ __-------- 35, 000 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------------- 91, 650 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------------91, 650 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935________________ -___-________ 9,000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__________________ 100, 650 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work----------------- -i.--------- Cost of maintenance ..-------------------- $261. 87 $195. 62 $54. 26 Total expended------------------------261. 87 195. 62 54. 26 Allotted ..--------- --------------------- ------- --------------- - - -- - $9, 000: Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9,1935---------------------------------------- ----- $9, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------------------9, 000, 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. For further de- tails of previous projects see page 610, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for a channel from deep water in Cooper River to a point 100 feet above the Gulf Refining Co.'s terminal, with a depth of 28 feet at mean low water, and with a width of 120 feet, with additional widths at the bends, and for an extension of this channel 20 feet deep and 100 feet wide, widened at the bends, to a point 50 feet above the Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s wharf. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, exclusive of' amounts expended on previous projects, is $59,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,500. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 43, 73d Cong., 2d sess.) The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, which provided for channel depths of 12 and 20 feet. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 13, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) The 28-foot channel from deep water in Cooper River to the Gulf Refining Co.'s terminal, and the deeping of the channel above that point to 20 feet from the depth of 12 feet previously authorized without local cooperation, was authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and by the River and RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 509 Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935. (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 43, 73d Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published map is contained in the last-named document. Local cooperation.-The condition imposed that local interests shall furnish the necessary spoil disposal areas has been met through the granting of the necessary areas in letters of May 28, 1935, by the Navy Department, and May 25, 1935, by the Gulf Refining Co., owners of the lands along the east shore. 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.-The work consisted of the removal by the U. S. dredge Curritucl of 82,910 cubic yards of mud and sand in dredging to restore the 12-foot depth authorized to be undertaken without local contribution, from the Gulf Refining Co.'s wharf to the Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s wharf. The costs during the year were $5,532.32, chargeable to mainte- nance. The expenditures were $5,674.04. Condition at end of fscal year.-The 12-foot channel 100 feet wide extending from the Gulf Refining Co.'s wharf to the Tuxbury Lum- ber Co.'s wharf, authorized to be undertaken without local coopera- tion, now obtains except at the Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s wharf, where the width is 75 feet. The channel maintained by the Gulf Refining Co. from the Cooper River up to its wharf, a distance of three- fourths of a mile, has shoaled to a controlling depth of 22 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is dredging of a channel 20 feet deep and 100 feet wide as authorized by the act of August 30, 1935. The costs to date amount to $22,753.03 chargeable to new work and $5,971.23 chargeable to maintenance, a total of $28,724.26. The total expenditures to date amount to $28,724.26. Proposed operations.-The allotment of $35,000 made under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 will be applied to dredging to provide project dimensions of 20 feet by 100 feet from the Gulf Refining Co.'s terminal to a point 50 feet above the Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s wharf, thereby completing the project, by contract, September 1-December 15, 1935. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions from deep water in Cooper River to the head of the project, with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Colonel G. P. Howell and hired labor, during July and August 1936. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_------------------------ - -$26, 903. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ ------------------ 5. 971. 23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 __-------- 32, 874. 26 Net total expenditures ----------- --- ------------ 32, 874. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ _____----------------32, 874. 20 510 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---------------------- $22, 753. 03 Cost of maintenance----------------------------- $297. 19------ $141. 72 $5, 532. 32 Total expended .-.-------------- 22, 619. 27 248. 65 $182. 30 - 5, 674. 04 Allotted--------- 24, 000. 00 ---------------------- ..........------------------- 5, 000. 00 -275. 74 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _____________----------------$5, 949. 78 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--___ - 275. 74 .-------- Net amount to be accounted for _____ -- - ____-________---5, 674. 04 Gross amount expended------- ----------------------------- 5, 674. 04 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance_______----_________ 5, 000. 00 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--- ----------------------- ------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935______________ __ ___ ---- Net total expenditures---------------- ----- Unexpended balance June 30', 1935-----------------------------$35, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_______ ______- __ 35, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------------ -------- ------- ------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance- 'Total expended .------------------- --- ----- Allotted ----------------------------------------------------- $35, 000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935 --------------------------------- $35, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 35, 000 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SHIPYARD RIVER, S. O. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------- ________-________ $26, 903. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --- ________--_________ 5, 971. 23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_____________ 32, 874. 26 Net total expenditures_____________ 32, 874. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------- -________---35, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935______________ 67, 874. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -------------------- ...... $22, 753. 03 .- - Cost of maintenance....-----------------------------$297. 19 ------------ $141. 72 $5, 532. 32 Total expended_---------------------- 22, 619. 27 248. 65 $182. 30 - - 5, 674. 04 Allotted---......-- ----------------------- 24, 000. 00 -- - - - - .-- 5, 000. 00 34, 724. 26 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 511 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------------------$5, 949. 78 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935- ---------------------------------- 35, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 40, 949. 78 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------- 275.74 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------40, 674. 04 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 5, 674. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 35, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 ---------------------------------5, 000. 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, Ashepoo River, Coosaw River, Brickyard Creek, and Beaufort River to Beaufort, S. C. The dis- tances from Charleston to Yonges Island, Martins Point, and Beau- fort are 25 miles, 27 miles, and 691/2 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. For further details see page 613, Annual Report for 1932. 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 Wappoo Creek, between Dawho and South Edisto Rivers and between Ashepoo and Coosaw Rivers. The mean tidal range is 5.2 feet at Charleston and 7 feet at Beau- fort. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $189,050, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $11,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (S. Doc. No. 178, 68th Cong., 2d sess.) The cut-off between Ashepoo and Coosaw Rivers was authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (House Document No. 129, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published maps of this waterway see U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 3256, and House Document No. 129 (72d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Being complied with. 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 ad- dition to the many privately owned ones. 1Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935-- 33 512 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. dredge Currituck removed 88,708 cubic yards of phosphate rock and marl, and 158,515 cubic yards of silt, mud, and sand in restoring project dimensions in Stono River, North Creek, and Watts Cut, and 600,201 cubic yards of mud and sand in cutting off bends in Dawho River. The costs during the year were $21,035.68 for dredging phosphate rock and marl in Stono River; $14,641.27 for dredging in North Creek and Watts Cut; and $20,150.83 for dredging in Dawho River, all by Government plant and hired labor; and $1,212.30 for surveys and supervision of the project; a total of $57,040.08, all chargeable to maintenance. The total expenditures for the year were $57,202.14. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is completed except for the connection between the Ashepoo and Coosaw Rivers author- ized under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and the River and Harbor Act of 1935. A distance of 10 miles has been saved by the portion of the project completed from Dawho River to South Edisto River via North Creek and Watts Cut, and 3 miles by the cut-off in Dawho River. The total distance from Charleston to Beaufort is now 691/2 miles measured from the Ashley River en- trance of Wappoo Cut. A further saving of 3 miles will be effected upon the completion of the Ashepoo-Coosaw cut-off during the fiscal year 1936. Project dimensions now obtain over the completed section of the waterway, except for shoals in Stono River, and in North Creek, where the width ranges from 70 feet down to 50 feet for a controlling depth of 6 feet. The total costs to date have been $95,590.41 for new work and $116,903.24 for maintenance, a total of $212,493.65. The total expenditures to date were $212,398.05. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance and accounts re- ceivable, July 1, 1935 ($27,005.08) from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935---- --------------------------- $95. 60 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions in Brickyard Creek, North Creek, and Stono River, by contract, Nov. 15, 1935, to Feb. 15, 1936---------------------------------------- 26,909.48 Total------------ -------------------------------- 27, 005. 08 New work.-The allotment of $79,000 made under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 will be applied in dredging to provide project dimensions of 7 feet by 75 feet in the new cut-off across Hutchinson and Ashe Islands between Ashepoo River and Coosaw River, by contract, September 1, 1935-April 30, 1936. This work will complete the project. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, in maintenance dredging in Church Flats and Stono River and in the new cut between Ashepoo and Coosaw Rivers, with United States pipeline dredge and hired labor during November 1936. RIVERS AND HARBORS -CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 513 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------ $205, 080. 05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------140, 652. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------- 345, 732. 87 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 95. 60 Net total expenditures------__-_ ------------------ 345, 637. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ _--_-_------------------27, 005. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 372, 642. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------------------------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance----------------- $9,473.82 $10, 793. 95 $9, 121.36 $912.32 O $57,040.08 Total expended..------------------------ 7,617.89 14, 914. 73 7,091.25 654.66 57, 202. 14 Allotted---------........................------------------- 11, 000. 00 1, 400. 00 7, 835. 31 43, 196. 39 40,921.43 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ ... .__.---------------- $43, 285.79 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 __ ___,_ ______--- 29,921.43 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------- -------- 11, 000.00 40, 921. 43 Amount to be accounted for__-- ----------- 84, 207. 22 Gross amount expended_ -_____- __---------___ 66,314. 89 Less reimbursements collected ----------- - 9, 112. 75 57, 202. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------- _--- 27,005. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_____________ -- __---___ __ 95. 60 Balance available June 30, 1935______________________ 26,909. 48 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1__- __________-- -- __---- __-__- 10, 000. 00 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--- __ __________--- _,_ - $79, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-___ -- __-________ 79, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__ -. ---- ... .. ... _ Cost of maintenance----------- ------------ ------------------- --------------------- Total expended---- ------------ ---------- Allotted- . . --------- ------------ ------------_..----------------------. ------------ $79, 000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935 -------------- --------------- - $79,000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ----------- --- ----- - 79, 000 1Exclusive of available funds. 514 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WATERWAY, CHARLESTON TO BEAUFORT, S. C. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $205, 080. 05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- ------------------- __ _ 140, 652. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 345, 732. 87 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 95. 60 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 345, 637. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 _6------------------------------ , 005. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 451, 642. 35 ,Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--..... . ... . Cost of maintenance--- ....--.....--....----------. $9, 473. 82 $10, 793. 95 $9, 121. 36 $912. 32 $57, 040. 08 Total expended-..---........---------....---..-------...... 7, 617. 89 14, 914. 73 7,091. 25 654. 66 57, 202. 14 Allotted--------............--------...--.... -------......--11, 000. 00 1, 400. 00 7, 835. 31 43, 196. 39 119, 921. 43 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ __-__-___ __ $43,285.79 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------$29, 921. 43 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------11, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935--------------------------79, 000. 00 119, 921. 43 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 163, 207.22 Gross amount expended------------------------------ 66, 314. 89 Less reimbursements collected_ -------------------- 9, 112. 75 57, 202. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------ 106, 005. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------------ 95.60 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- .05, 909. 48 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10, 000. 00 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 11. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $24,859.52, the ex- penditures were $21,823.83. The balance unexpended and accounts receivable, July 1, 1935, $26,241.75, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936, to payment of expenses to be incurred in connec- tion with the above items. The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 515 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935.-.............................. Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_______----------------------- $175, 855. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 175, 855. 38 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--------------4, 889. 68 ------ ----------------- Net total cost to June 30, 1935_ 180, 745. 06 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--- ---------------- 127.30 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----------------------- 180, 872. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__---------------------- 7, 806. 96 Net total expenditures--- ---------------------------- 173, 065. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ ___ 26, 114. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 199,179. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..----------------- --.----------- ------------ - --------------------- Cost of maintenance--.............------------------ $24, 081. 22 $44, 586. 78 $33, 504. 38 $12, 293. 31 $24, 859. 5 Total expended--......-------......------------- 24, 321. 38 43, 645. 89 34, 789. 69 12, 552. 63 21, 823. 83 Allotted.......----....--------.......-------------- 23, 000. 00 42, 000. 00 42, 534. 48 22, 645. 37 28, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934- - __------------------ $19, 938. 28 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------------- 28, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------__------------- 47, 938. 28 Gross amount expended ----.--------- $22, 289. 56 Less reimbursements collected _________ - -______-- - 465. 73 21, 823. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---- ---------------- 26, 114. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------------------- 8, 083.04 Balance available June 30, 1935_--- ------------ -- 18, 031. 41 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ -- _______-- - ___-- -____ 127. 30 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--- _________ 18, 158. 71 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 ___ - -___ __-_____- 40, 000. 00 12. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- annual quired to report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Congaree River, S. C.1'-------------------------- 1932 $364, 823. 87 $320. 876. 77 $149, 000 2. Mingo Creek, S. C.'_:------------------------ 1928 29, 050.00 1,350. 00 () 3. Santee River, S. C.1' - 1931 99, 750. 00 164, 741.67 (3) 1Channel adequate for existing commerce. 2Completed. 3Project for maintenance only. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 516 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 13. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- $124, 765. 26 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-----------------------23, 775. 11 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----------------------148, 540. 37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 21, 236. 78 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 127, 303. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_--------------------------- 25, 001. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 152, 305. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 ------------------------------------------------ Total expended..----................. $127, 303.59 Allotted .-..---.. ..... ------------------------------------- 152, 305. 45 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_------------------------$78,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934------------------------- 68, 942. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------------5, 363.30 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 152, 305. 45 Gross amount expended---------------------- 206, 615. 42 Less: Reimbursements collected------------ $79, 283.06 Receipts from sales--------------- 28. 77 79, 311. 83 12,7, 303. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------- ----- 25, 001. 86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------------------- 27, 723. 87 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- -2, 722.01 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------- 23, 775. 11 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 1, 053.10 2-------------- Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Authorization act Transmitted to Congre Do. No. Recommenda- Rection Locality Ashley River, S. C-..... River and Harbor committee resolu- tions,Feb. 13, 1935. Ashley River, S. C., and River and Harbor Act Channel to the S. C. Aug. 30, 1935. Military Academy (the Citadel). Charleston, S. C. to Do. Columbia,S.C.W.W. from. Edisto River and Tribs. Flood Control Act, Dec. 27,1934 .......-------------------- Unfavorable. S. C..(preliminary ex- June 14, 1932. amination for flood control). Folly Beach, S. C., River and Harbor Act, Apr. 8,1935 House, 156, 74th Cong., Favorable. beach erosion. July 3, 1930. 1st sess. Pee Dee River, S. C., River and Harbor Act, from Jericho Creek to Aug. 30, 1935. Waccamaw River. Shem Creek, from Hog River and Harbor Act, Island Chan., S. C. July 3, 1930. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 517 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 Beaufort, S. C., and Cumberland Sound, Ga., and that part of South Carolina embracing the Beaufort, Broad, and Savannah River Basins, except the intracoastal waterway north of Beaufort, S. C. District engineer: Lt. Col. C. Garlington, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Savannah Harbor, Ga------ 517 6. Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga 535 2. Savannah River below Au- 7. Satilla River, Ga_________ 536 gusta, Ga _____________ 521 8. St. Marys River, Ga. and 3. Waterway between Beau- Fla -------------------- 537 fort, S. C., and St. Johns 9. Fernandina Harbor, Fla__ 538 River, Fla. (Beaufort, 10. Examinations, surveys, and S. C., to Cumberland contingencies (general)__ 539 Sound section)_---------- 526 11. Other projects for which no 4. Altamaha, Oconee, and Oc- estimates are submitted__ 540 mulgee Rivers, Ga_____ _ 529 12. Plant allotment---__.-- 541 5. Brunswick Harbor, Ga..-. 531 I. 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 consists of further improvement under a modified project by eliminating (a) the regulating dam across South Channel, (b) the relocation of the inland waterway in the vicinity, and (c) the further extension of training walls and revetments and jetties and providing for- (a) Channels of the following dimensions: 30 feet deep and generally 500 feet wide from the 30-foot contour in the ocean to the quarantine station, 10.2 miles; thence 30 feet deep and generally 400 feet wide 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; thence 26 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the vicinity of the terminal of the Savannah Creosoting Co., 2.1 miles; a total length of 29.6 miles. (b) Enlargement of contracted portions of the channel and such enlarge- ments of the channel as may be necessary to smooth out abrupt changes and for otherwise improving the hydraulic conditions with a view to reducing shoaling. (c) A turning basin near the upper end of the harbor to be formed by widening the 26-foot channel to 600 feet for a length of 600 feet, and providing proper approaches. (4) The maintenance of the channels, anchorage basins, enlargements at Drakies Cut, Kings Island, West Broad and Barnard Streets, mooring dolphins near Fort Oglethorpe, and the existing training walls and jetties. 518 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The plane of reference is mean low water, which varies for dif- ferent 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 8.8 feet, and for the lower end 6.7 feet and 9.4 feet, respectively. The mean tidal range has been increased by the improvement about 2.3 feet at the upper end. The estimate project was authorized by the following river and The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500,000. 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 a 26-foot channel from the quarantine station to the Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge (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 that part of the 30-foot channel from the sea to the quarantine station (H. Doc. No. 1471, 64th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of January 21, 1927, provided for a 21-foot channel above Kings Island (H. Doe. No. 261, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and for other features (H. Doc. No. 262, 69th Cong., 1st sess.); the 26-foot channel from the Seaboard Air Line Railway 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 remaining features of the project were provided for by the act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 276, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the last-named document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, imposes the condition that local interests shall furnish, without cost to the United States, suitable disposal areas for the dredged material if and when needed, both for new work and for maintenance. By resolution adopted March 13, 1929, the city of Savannah made available certain lands necessary for improvement and the future maintenance of the harbor at Kings Island, and binds itself to furnish, when required, such dumping ground as may be needed in the future improvement and maintenance of Savannah Harbor. The city of Savannah has secured for the United States practically all of the dumping privileges required for improvement under the existing project. 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. 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 6,408,433 cubic yards of ma- terial between the Atlantic Creosoting Co.'s wharf and the sea, at a cost of $344,928.16, all of which was maintenance dredging on the 21-, 26-, and 30-foot sections of the channel. Engineering studies and surveys therefor were made at a cost of $18,327.46. The total cost of all work was $363,255.62, charged to maintenance. The total expenditures were minus $1,072,643.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 75 per- tent completed. That part of the 30-foot section of the channel RIVERS AND -HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA.1 DISTRICT 519 from the 30-foot contour in the ocean to the quarantine station was completed in 1930. That part of the 26-foot channel from the Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge to the foot of Kings Island was completed in 1931. The anchorage basin and mooring dolphins near Fort Oglethorpe were completed in 1926. The enlargements at Drakies Cut, Kings Island, and at West Board and Barnard Streets were completed in 1931, 1929, and 1924, respectively. Long Island training wall was completed in 1931, Whitehall Channel training wall in 1929, and other training walls and jetties prior to that year. Seaward of the outer end of the jetties the 30-foot section of the channel had a controlling depth in May 1935 of 28.4 feet over a width of 300 feet and between the outer end of the jetties and the Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge a controlling depth of 25.4 feet over a width of 325 feet. The 26-foot section of the channel had a controlling depth of 27.4 feet over a width of 200 feet between the railroad bridge and the foot of Kings Island and above this a controlling depth of 21.0 feet over a width of 100 feet. The Whitehall Channel training wall needs repairs. The mooring dolphin is in good condition except for two pile clusters which were destroyed by shipping. To complete the project, the following work is required: (a) Dredging to project dimensions the 30-foot section of the channel from the quarantine station to the Seaboard Air Line Rail- way bridge and the 26-foot section of the channel from the foot of Kings Island to the upper end of the harbor. (b) Enlargement of portions of the channel to improve hydraulic conditions and reduce shoaling. (c) Dredging a turning basin near the upper end of the harbor. The costs under the existing project were $4,181,113.60 for new work and $9,706,036.14 for maintenance, a total of $13,887,149.74. The total expenditures were $13,780,439.69. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $335,315.34, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1935--- ----------------------- $41, 762. 01 Maintenance: Dredging entire length of North Channel and the bar, U. S. hopper dredge Kingman, 4 months, July 1935 and Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1936--- ---------------------------------- 96, 000. 00 Dredging Front River and upper portion of North Channel with U. S. dredge Morgan, 11 months, July 1, 1935, to May 31, 1936-- -- ---------------------------------- 197, 553. 33 Total for maintenance -- ------------------------ 293, 553.33 Total for all work------------------------------- 335, 315. 34 The additional sum of $1,253,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Dredging 26-foot and 30-foot sections of the channels and the turning basin, by contract, July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937------ $945, 000 Total for new work---------------------------------------945, 000 520 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 Maintenance: Dredging in North Channel and on the bar with U. S. hopper dredge Kingman, 3 months, during the period July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937---------------------------------------- $72, 000 Dredging in Front River and upper portion of North Channel with U. S. dredge Morgan, 12 months, July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937---- -------------------------------------- 236, 000 Total for maintenance--------------------------------308, 000 Total for all work--- ----------------------------- 1,253,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------- $11, 441, 497. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------- 9, 939, 982. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------- 21, 381, 479. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------- 41, 762. 01 Net total expenditures_---------------------------_ 21, 339, 717. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------- ------ 335, 315. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1935-----------21, 675, 033.27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--.-- .-.-- $177, 516. 09 $112, 097. 60 ..------------ Cost of maintenance ...----------812, 387. 77 294, 439. 75 $401, 099. 36 $301, 843. 63 $363, 255. 62 Total cost........_ ___ .. ... 989, 903. 86 406, 537. 35 401, 099. 36 301, 843. 63 363, 255. 62 Total expended.............-------------. 956, 569. 86 330, 224. 16 187, 319. 40 354, 228. 98 -1, 072, 643. 68 Allotted-----.................-------------.... 843, 300. 00 -378, 300. 00 160, 424. 06 542, 729. 61 -1, 009, 483. 53 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ $272, 155. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934----------------- $97, 987. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------300, 000. 00 397, 987. 66 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------670, 142. 85 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments -------------- 1, 407, 471. 19 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------737, 328. 34 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $457, 646. 72 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $208, 558. 23 Receipts from sales-------------1, 321, 732. 17 1, 530, 290. 40 -1, 072, 643. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 335, 315.34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------------------- 41, 762. 01 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 293, 553. 33 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------ 1, 412, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1 1- -- - - - - ---- - -- - -- -- -- -- - -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- -- - - -- - - - - - - -- 945, 000. 00 For maintenance 308, 000. 00 Total1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 253, 000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 521 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 Tugaloo 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 mainte- nance is not possible. For further details see page 1813 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide from the head of the channel for deep-draft ocean-going vessels provided under the project for Savannah Harbor, which is 22 miles above the mouth, to the head of navigation at Augusta, Ga., a distance of 196 miles, to be obtained by the construction of one lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff, 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 6.6 feet, and the freshet variation at the head of the improvement is approximately 18 feet ordinarily, with an extreme of 39 feet. The pertinent data for the lock and dam now under construction is given in the following table: Lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff Nearest railroad station, Augusta, Ga., 13 miles. Distance above Bull Street, Savannah, Ga., 188 miles. Lock dimensions, 56 by 360 feet. Lift of lock, 15 feet. Depth on lower miter sill at low water, 10 feet. Depth on upper miter sill at normal pool level, 14 feet. Character of foundations, piles in sand, clay, and gravel. Kind of dam, fixed.' Type of construction, concrete. Percentage complete, 18. Total estimated cost, $1,310,000. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 is $3,340,000, 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. Doc. 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 act of August 30, 1935, provided for a change in location of the lock and dam. Construction of the lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff was authorized by the Public Works Administration September 27, 1933, and by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Senate Committee Print, 15 vertical-lift crest-control gates, set between concrete piers and resting on concrete sill. 522 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 73d Cong., 2d sess.), which document contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides that work shall not be commenced until local interests shall have 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. Land required for the lock and dam and appurtenances has been 'donated to the United States. The other provisions in the above- inamed 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 ade- quate 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. 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. In addition, there are extensive facilities at Savannah, privately owned, for ocean-going and smaller vessels. Along the river there are numerous natural landings without wharves or railway connections. The terminal facilities on this improvement are considered ample for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year--Regular funds.-Main- tenance snagging was carried on between Augusta and Savannah, Ga., by U. S. snagboat Macon, removing 1,734 snags at a cost of $16,055.45. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Creighton did maintenance dredging in the vicinity of Augusta, Ga., from July 1 to November 11, removing 196,220 cubic yards of material at a cost of $42,709.05. In June 1935 the Creighton was moved to Savannah River below Augusta at a cost of $2,611.64, for dredging work during the fiscal year 1936. The expenditures were $58,852.32, all from regular funds. Public Works funds.-Contract work for the construction of lock and dam was commenced October 20, 1934. The lock cofferdam has been completed and 16,295 cubic yards of material excavated. There have been driven 3,764 square feet of sheet-piling in the cut-off wall under the esplanade. Practically all of the timber piling and 47 per- cent of the steel-sheet cut-off piling in the lock foundation have been driven. About 1,024 cubic yards of concrete have been placed in lock walls. Twenty percent of the work has been completed at a cost of $216,506.32. Government plant and hired labor cleared about 70 per- cent of the pool above the lock and dam, at a cost of $31,063.51. Contract for part of the open channel work was awarded April 24, 1935, and about 5 percent of this work has been completed at a cost of $6,380.16. The cost of surveys, plans, and estimates in connection with the above work was $70,160.06. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 523 The total cost was $324,110.05, all of which was for new work. The corresponding expenditure was $238,788.51, all from Public Works funds. During the fiscal year the total costs were $61,376.14 from regular funds for maintenance and $324,110.05 from Public Works funds for new work, a total cost of $385,486.19. The expenditures were $58,- 852.32 from regular funds and $238.788.51 from Public Works funds, a total of $297,640.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The improvement is about 31 per- cent complete. Work was in progress on construction of lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff. For percent of completion see table under paragraph, Existing project, The controlling depth at ordi- nary summer water was 5 feet or greater for about 87 percent of the fiscal year. This depth corresponds to a gage height of 6.5 feet and a discharge of 4,000 second-feet at Augusta. Work remaining to be done consists of practically all of the open channel work, completion of lock, and construction of dam. With Public Works funds the total costs have been $402,909.98, all for new work. The expenditures were $314,348.64. With regular funds the costs have been $639,575.89 for new work and $888,152.06 for maintenance, a total of $1,527,727.95. The ex- penditures were $1,525,116.31. The total costs, all funds, have been $1,042,485.87 for new work and $888,152.06 for maintenance, a total of $1,930,637.93. The total expenditures were $1,839,464.95, including $314,348.64 Public Works funds. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, from regular funds ($66,833.76), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935------------------------------- $2, 611. 64 Maintenance: Snagging with U. S. snag boat Macon 71/2 months, July 1 to Oct. 15, 1935, and Mar. 1 to June 30, 1936--------------------26, 833. 76 Dredging with U. S. dredge GCreighton 334 months between July 1 and Oct. 31, 1935---------------------------------- 37, 388. 36 Total for maintenance-------------- -------- --------- 64, 222. 12 Total for all work----------------- ---------------- 66, 833. 76 The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, from funds allotted under the National Industrial Recovery Act, $1,323,651.36, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935 .__.-----__--------------- - $88, 561.34 New work : Construction of lock and dam, by contract, at New Savannah Bluff, Ga., July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936--------------- 1, 002, 513.03 Clearing pool above lock and dam by hired labor ----------- 20,000. 00 Construction of open channel regulating works, by contract, between New Savannah Bluff and Savannah Harbor, July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936 ---------------------------- 212, 576. 99 1,235, 090.02 Total for new work ....--- ------------- -- 1, 323, 651. 36 524 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $425,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Construction of open channel regulating works, by con- tract, between Mile 184 and Mile 142, July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937__ $345, 000 Maintenance: Snagging with U. S. snag boat Macon between Savannah Harbor and Augusta, Ga., 7 months, July 1 to Oct. 31, 1936, and Apr. I to June 30, 1937-- ....- 25, 000 Dredging with U. S. dredge Creighton below lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff, 4 months, July 1 to Oct. 31, 1936 .----- - 40,000 Operation and care of lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff___ 15, 000 Total------- ---------------------------------------- 80, 000 Total for all work_ ............ ____----------______ 425, 000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___------------------------ $733, 055. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_--- 88, 152. 06 8-------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 1, 621, 208. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------__---------- 2, 611. 64 Net total expenditures -- 618, 596. 40 1-----------------------------, Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------ -66, 833. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------1, 685,430. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--___-------------------- $11, 346. 54-------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance_ _-------__--__.__ 27, 171.72 $98, 710. 68 $96, 439.04 $44, 304.81 $61,376. 14 Total cost_------......... -- ___.__ 38, 518. 26 98, 710. 68 96, 439. 04 44, 304. 81 61, 376. 14 Total expended......................---------------------- 34, 026. 96 79, 095. 86 93, 118. 94 38, 630. 03 58, 852. 32 Allotted-------------------------------- 61, 900. 00 45, 500.00 112, 911. 98 74, 108. 00 51, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__________--------------__ $74, 686. 08 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------- 63,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___---------------------- 137, 686. 08 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--_------------- 12, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for- -_--- ----- 125, 686. 08 Gross amount expended- ---- _-------------- -------- 58,852. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------- 66, 833. 76 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------------------- 2, 611. 64 Balance available June 30, 1935-----_------------------- 64, 222. 12 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------------------------- 1, 062, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending ,June30, 1937: For new work 1------------------------------------------ 345, 000. 00 For maintenance ---------- ----------------- 80,000. 00 Total '----------------------------------------- 425, 000. 00 a Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 525 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_---- ------ $402, 909. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 402, 909. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------- __88, 561.34 Net total expenditures _....... 314, 348. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------- 1,323, 651.36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---- 1,638, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_ _ _$78,799.93 .---__-_----------------------------- - $324, 110. 05 Cost ofmaintenance.......---------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- -------------- Total cost.........__-------------...... 78, 799. 93 05 324,110. Total expended--- ----------------------------------------- 75, 560. 13 238, 788. 51 Allotted---------------- -------------------------------- 1, 775, 000. 00 -137, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $1, 699,439. 87 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ 137, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ___-- 1, 562, 439. 87 Gross amount expended------- ------------- $238, 818.45 Less-- Reimbursements collected ----------- $28. 14 Receipts from sales- ----- _______-1. 80 29.94 238, 788. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------__ ----- ------ 1, 323, 651. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ __ _____--$104, 827. 42 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 1, 123, 539. 40 1, 228, 366. 82 Balance available June 30, 1935 __----____-------- - 95, 284. 54 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SAVANNAH RIVER BELOW AUGUSTA Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 $1, 135, 965. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------- 888, 152. 06 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-----------2, 024, 118. 02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 91, 172. 98 Net total expenditures 1,----------------------------- 932, 945. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---__---_--------__ - 1,390,485. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ ____ __ __ 3, 323, 430. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_-------------- $11, 346. 54 . ..-. $78, 799. 93 $324, 110.05 Cost of maintenance....------------ 27, 171. 72 $98, 710. 68 $96, 439. 04 44, 304.81 61, 376.14 Total cost---------------- 38, 518. 26 98, 710. 68 96, 439. 04 123, 104.74 385,486. 19 Total expended -- _ ---- 34, 026. 96 79, 095. 86 93, 118.94 114, 190. 16 297, 640. 83 Allotted -- - 61, 900.00 45, 500. 00 112,911.98 1,849, 108.00 -86, 000.00 526 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------------- $1, 774, 125. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 1, 837, 125. 95 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 149, 000.00 Net amount to be accounted for 688, 125. 95 1----------------------, Gross amount expended----------------------$297, 670. 77 Less- Reimbursements collected ------------ $28. 14 Receipts from sales------------------ 1. 80 29. 94 297, 640. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------- 1, 390, 485. 12 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------$107, 439. 06 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 1, 123, 539. 40 1, 230, 978. 46 Balance available June 30, 1935 159, 506. 66 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 1, 062, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 345, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80, 000. 00 - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 1 - . 425, 000. 00 3. WATERWAY BETWEEN BEAUFORT, S. C., AND ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. (BEAUFORT, S. C., TO CUMBERLAND SOUND SECTION) Location.-This section of the waterway connects Beaufort, S. C., with Fernandina, Fla. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 3256 and 3257.) For Cumberland Sound to St. Johns River section see page 542. 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. Under the previous projects prior to 1913 the cost and expenditures were $194,496.96 for new work and $134,797.63 for maintenance, a total of $329,294.59. 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, and between Savan- nah, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., 150 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, with fluctuations from 11/2 to 21/ feet due to winds and lunar phases. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 527 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, was $230,200, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $69,000. The main route from Beaufort, S. C., to Fernandina, 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, Atamaha River, One Mile Cut, Buttermilk Sound, Mackay River, Back River, Clubb Creek, and Plantation Creek. A shallow 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.Dcc. Con- Ses- Section Harbor Act N ogress sion Remarks approved- June 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 1 513 62 2 Modification of route np. 2 provid- S. C. ed for Archer Creek. Mar. 3,1925 2 178 68 2 Fixes the minimum width at 75 feet. Waterway between Savannah, July 13, 1892 41 52 1 Original 7-foot channel. Ga., and Fernandna, Fla. Mar. 3,1905 1 450 58 2 Provided for Skidaway Narrows. a.,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. 1 These documents contain published maps. 2 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.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Exclusive of terminal facilities at the ports of entry, this improvement serves 106 wharves, of which 39 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 was in progress from November 12 to December 31, 1934, and from January 1 to May 31, 1935, and resulted in the removal of 825,037 cubic yards between Beaufort, S. C., and Cumberland Sound, Ga., at a cost of $64,003.44. 231itziN 19@------ 3-4 528 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The total cost and expenditure for the year was $64,003.44, charged to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1932, at a saving of $1,863.80 under the estimated cost. The improvement cuts have considerably shortened the original length of this waterway. The training walls and closure dams were completed in 1912 and are in satisfactory condition. The main route, alternate routes, and the shallow protected route had project depths at the end of the fiscal year, except in the following localities: Locality Project Control- Date deter- depth ling depth mined Feet Feet Main route-- ------------------ ---------------------- 7. 0 Archer Creek .............................................-- - -----... 4. 0 M ay 1935. Hell Gate---- -------.--------------------------------------- 6. 3 June 1935. Altamaha Sound.......-------- ....------------....-------------- 6. 9 Do. Buttermilk Sound....--...__-- ......------- ------------. 5.8 Do. Jekyll Creek..........--------------------- ------------------------------ 6. 9 February 1935. Auxiliary routes--- ---------------------------------------- 7 7.0- Back River (north end)-------------------------------- ---------- 6. 1 June 1935. Plantation Creek.....---------------------------------------- --- 5.5 Do. Shallow protected route .----...... ...---------------------------------- 3.0 Generals Cut..---..---.... -----....--------------.----- 0. 9 Do. Jointer Creek..................---------------------------------------------------1. 3 April 1935. Todd Creek..---.. ------------------------------------------- 2. 3 March 1935. Cut between Baileys Cut and Dover Creek.---------------------5.0 1.2 June 1935. The costs and expenditures have been $228,555.12 for new work and $1,057,658.31 for maintenance, a total of $1,286,213.43. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $70,- 855.12, will be applied to maintenance; dredging to project dimen- sions with U. S. dredge Creighton, 7 months, during the period December 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936. The additional sum of $70,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance dredging with U. S. dredge Creighton, 7 months, December 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937. The work proposed is necessary to maintain the channels in a condition neces- sary to meet the needs of navigation. Cost and finaincial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------$423, 052. 08 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 , 192, 455. 94 _ 1______________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 _______ __ 1, 615, 508. 02 Net total expenditures_ -- ------------------------ 1, 615, 508. 02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_...--.---- . --. - 70, 855. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_____ ____1, 686, 363.14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .....------------------------------ $8, 123. 71 Cost of maintenance_------------------ $52, 653. 81 70, 475.47 $51, 535. 28 $63, 530. 77 $64,003.44 Total cost--- -------------- ----- 52, 653. 81 78, 599. 18 51, 535. 28 63, 530. 77 64, 003. 44 Total expended _.--......._----------------. .......... 47, 800. 93 71, 707, 74 37, 429. 22 56, 135. 70 64, 003..44 Allotted. ------- -------------------- 65, 000. 00 -9,490. 54 39, 272. 50 107, 722. 64 76, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 529 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-____-____________________ __ $58, 858.56 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ___....____ ---..- ______ .$16, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------------------- 60, 000 76, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 134, 858. 56 Gross amount expended-______________________-____ 64, 003. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------_ 70, 855. 12 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 000. 00 7------------------------------- 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.) For full description of these rivers see page 636, Annual Report for 1932. Previous projects.-Priorto 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 ,n 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 33 miles above the mouth, the extreme fluctuations due to floods attain a height of 17 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 34 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 26 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: xExclusive of available funds. 530 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Altamaha River, House Executive Document No. 283, Fifty-first Congress, second session; Oconee River, House Executive Document 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. snagboats No. 1 and No. 0 operated periodically on the Altamaha River from its mouth to The Forks, 137 miles, on the Oconee River from The Forks to 29 miles above, and on the Ocmulgee River from The Forks to 204 miles above, removing with hired labor 3,761 snags, at a cost of $19,053.16, which resulted in clearing these rivers of the worst obstructions. The total cost was $19,053.16, all for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $22,089.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is of much a nature that the percentage of completion cannot be stated. Chan- nel depths have been increased by the excavation of rock shoals and sand bars, by the construction of contraction and bank pro- tection works, and by the closing of cut-offs. Navigation has been rendered safer by removal of obstructions. Many of the closing dams and contraction and bank-protection works need repairs. The controlling depths at ordinary summer low water were about 1.5 feet for the Altamaha, 2.2 feet from the mouth of the Oconee River to Dublin, Ga., and 1 foot from Dublin to Milledgeville, Ga., and 1.0 foot 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 $648,327.63 for maintenance, a total of $709,174.79. The total expenditures were $707,390.36. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935, $33,673.05, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1935---------------------------- $1, 784.43 Maintenance: Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 1, 61/2 months, on the upper part of the project on the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers, July 15 to Nov. 30, 1935, and May 1 to June 30, 1936------------11, 700. 00 Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 2, 534 months, on the Alta- maha and the lower portions of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers, from July 1 to Oct. 30, 1935, and Apr. 1 to June 30, 1936 ---------------------------------------------- 20, 188. 62 Total for maintenance------------------------------ 31, 888. 62 Total for all work-....------------------- 33, 673.05 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to snagging the entire system with U. S. snag boats No. 1 and No. 0, 51/2 months, July 1 to September 30, 1936, and April 15 to June 30, 1937. This work will be necessary in order to maintain the channels in condition suitable for navigation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 531 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------- __ -- ______-_ $821, 457. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_---__------...__- 760, 277. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------1, 581, 735. 37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_____-- _____--- ___ 1, 784. 43 Net total expenditures----------------------------1, 579, 950. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------- _____ 33', 673.05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935____---- __ 1, 613, 623. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-_- - Cost of maintenance-_-_ $26,053. 71 $27, 501. 88 $20, 880. 28 $32, 396. 40 $19, 053. 16 Total cost---------------------- 26, 053. 71 27, 501. 88 20, 880 28 32, 396. 40 19, 053. 16 Total expended.-------------------..... 24, 033. 27 36, 228. 31 6, 625. 63 -48, 571. 61 22, 089. 99 Allotted...............-- ----------------------- 27, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 10, 621. 14 -18, 941.57 17, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___________________ ____--_ $38, 763.04 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------- ---------------------------------- 30, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for__------------------------------- 68, 763. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotient________________ 13, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------55, 763. 04 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- 22, 089. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_______________ ___ 33, 673. 05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935______________ __________ 1, 784. 43 ----- Balance available June 30, 1935_______________----- 31, 888.62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 000. 00 30, 1937, for maintenance 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 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, 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. 1Exclusive of available funds. 532 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. Termninal facilities.-This improvement serves a developed water front of about 2.1 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, 900 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-Regular funds.-Main- tenance dredging was carried on by hired labor on the bar and in the inner harbor with the U. S. hopper dredge Kingman between July 1 and August 5 and October 1 and November 22, 1934, at a cost and expenditure of $18,045.20. Public works funds.-The U. S. hopper dredge Kingman operated on improvement dredging on the bar, between July 1 and August 5 and October 1 and November 22, 1934, at a cost of $49,771.27. The expenditures were $69,984.58. The total costs, all funds, were $49,771.27 for new work and $18,045.20 for maintenance, a total of $67,816.47. The total expendi- tures were $88,029.78. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 90 percent completed. Maintenance dredging is necessary to take care of shoaling. The East River training wall and spur dike are in good condition. The controlling depths at mean low water, as determined in June 1935, were for Brunswick Bar, 28.7 feet over a width of 250 feet; upper Turtle River, 26.4 feet over a width of 300 feet; lower Turtle River, 26.1 feet over a width of 300 feet; Brunswick Point, 28.0 feet over a width of 300 feet; East River, 23.0 feet over RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 533 a width of 180 'feet; Academy Creek, 11.2 feet over a width of 140 feet; and Back River, 11.4 feet. Upper and lower Turtle River and Back River were completed in 1931. Brunswick Point and East River were completed in 1932. Academy Creek was completed in 1926. To complete the project, dredging will be required on Bruns- wick Bar, as authorized by River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. With regular funds, the costs have been $2,045,914.22 for new work and $1,502,652.67 for maintenance, a total of $3,548,566.89. The expenditures were $3,548,566.89. With public works funds, the costs have been $97,520.95 for new work and $4,995.08 for maintenance, a total of $102,516.03. The expenditures were $102,516.03. The total costs, all funds, have been $2,143,435.17 for new work and $1,507,647.75 for maintenance, a total of $3,651,082.92. The total expenditures were $3,651,082.92. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, ($90,000), will be applied to maintenance dredging on Brunswick Bar and in inner harbor, with U. S. dredge Kingman, 33/4 months, September-December 1935. The additional sum of $269,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New York: Dredging to complete bar channel with one United States hopper dredge, 71/2 months, July 1, 1936, to Feb. 15, 1937--------- $173, 000 Maintenance: Dredging in inner harbor and on bar channels with U. S. dredge Kingman, 4 months, Oct. 1, 1936, to Jan. 31, 1937_-----_- 96, 000 Total for all work ______ --- ________-_-----___- 26, 000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------- 1$2, 689, 379. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- 1, 557, 066. 74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 4, 246, 446. 14 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 4, 246, 446. 14 - Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-- ------------------------ 90, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 4, 336, 446.14 Fiscal year ending June 30- 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------......... -- $506, 759. 26 $375, 465. 28 ...---------- Cost of maintenance ------------------ 49, 169. 19 19, 199. 52 $90, 648. 57 $89, 774. 12 $18, 045. 20 Total cost_.. .__--------------------- 555, 928.45 394, 664. 80 90, 648. 57 89, 774. 12 18, 045. 20 Total expended--.---------. ........------ 449, 704. 00 516, 508. 68 89, 890. 21 91, 155.21 18, 045. 20 Allotted...-----------.--.---..--.--..-- 614, 000. 00 159, 000.00 87, 095. 75 110, 088. 05 85, 012. 34 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--- ......- --------------- $23, 032. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------------------------------90, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for ---------- 113, 032. 86 'Exclusive of $10,000 expended from contributed funds. 534 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Deduction on account of revocation of allotment----------------$4, 987. 66 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------108, 045.20 Gross amount expended -----------------------------------18, 045.20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 90, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2------- ---------- 173, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 2 173, 000. 00 For maintenance 2 -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - 96, 000. 00 2- - - ---- -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- Total 269, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $97, 520. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------4, 995. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 102, 516. 03 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 102, 516.03 J Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------------- 102, 516. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---- .-----.-.---.---- -------------------------------. . $47, 749. 68 $49, 771. 27 Cost of maintenance ------------------------------------------------ 4, 995. 08 ------------ Total cost-...---....------------------------------------------...---- 52, 744.76 49, 771.27 Total expended ---- - --..........................-........... .. .. . ... 32, 531. 45 69, 984. 58 Allotted--......-------........---............------------......------------......-----------180, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ _ $147, 468. 55 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment.__.____. . 77, 483. 97 Net amount to be accounted for _ 69,, 984. 58 Gross amount expended_ __ - - -_______ $71,328. 03 Less reimbursements collected----- ------ 1, 343. 45 69, 984. 58 CONSOLIDATEF COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR BRUNSWICOK HARBOR Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ _________-----------$2, 786, 900. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ , 562, 061. 82 1------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 .----- - 4, 348, 962. 17 Net total expenditures.-- - ------------------ 4, 348, 962. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__----- ------------------ 90, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 4, 438, 962. 17 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-----......--------------.............$506, 759. 26 $375, 465. 28 -----------.. $47, 749. 68 $49, 771. 27 Cost of maintenance.............----------------...-- 49, 169. 19 19, 199. 52 $90, 648. 57 94, 769. 20 18, 045. 20 Total cost------ ....--------------------- 555, 928. 45 394, 664. 80 90, 648. 57 142, 518.88 67, 816.47 Total expended....--------------------- 449, 704. 00 510, 508. 68 89, 890. 21 123, 686. 66 88, 029. 78 Allotted.............................---------------------------.. 614,000. 00 159,000.00 87,095. 75 290,088.05 85,012.34 1 Exclusive of $10,000 expended from contributed funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 535 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ._ __-------------- -__$170, 501.41 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------------------90, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 260, 501. 41 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments __---- __--- 82, 471.63 Net amount to be accounted for________------___-- -__ 178, 029. 78 Gross amount expended------------------------$89, 373.23 Less reimbursements collected__----- 1, 343.45 88, 029. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------- - 90, 000. 00 -___ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - existing project 2_ - -- -- 173, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - -- - -- - -- -- - - 173, 000. 00 -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For maintenance 2 96, 000. 00 - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- Total 2 -- - - 269, 000. 00 6. FANCY BLUFF CREEK, GA. Location.-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 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/ 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 mainte- nance 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. Terminal facilities.-None. Through waterway. Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914. The controlling depth at mean low water, as deter- mined in June 1935, was 3.8 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 funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $3,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in removing shoals where needed, with United States plant, July 1936. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 536 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------- ---------------- __-$8, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------------- 4, 200 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------------- 12, 200 Net total expenditures ----- __----- - - - -___ -- 12, 200 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-----------------------12, 200 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, 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. 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 five main loading points at which are small wharves. These facilities are considered sufficient for existing commerce. Operations and results dung the fscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914 at a saving of $10,548 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths in May 1935, as determined from reports of pilots using the river, were as follows: The mouth to Owens Ferry, 9 feet; Owens Ferry to Burnt Fort, 3.5 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 funds are available and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $3,000 can be proiftably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in snagging with United States plant, November 1936. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 537 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------- $9, 451. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------- ---------- ------ 26, 059. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 35, 511. 14 Net total expenditures--------- ------------------------- 35, 511. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------------35, 511. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 .--------- Cost of new work--- -------------- ---------------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance-.--------------------$43. 90 $5,359. 71 $2, 985.74-... Total expended------------------------- 44. 86 5, 359. 71 2,985. 74 ------------------- Allotted-----.........---------------- --- -----------......... 5, 600.00 2,311. 14----------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30. 1937, for maintenance------- ---------------------------- _ $3, 000 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 then due north, thence in a southeasterly direction, and empties into Cumberland Sound about 3 miles north of Fernandina, Fla. (See U. S. Geo- logical 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 ranges 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 is a private wharf having a docking space of 200 feet on the city water front and two private wharves having a total docking space of 340 feet on North River. These facilities are considered ample for existing water-borne commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 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 1935, from reports of steamboat pilots, were as follows: The mouth to St. Marys, 15 feet; St. Marys to Kings Ferry, 12 feet; Kings Ferry to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, mile 55, 6 feet; and 538 REPORT OF . CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Atlantic Coast Line bridge to Traders Hill, mile 59 (the head of navigation), 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. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in snagging with United States plant, December 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935______________________________ $15, 688. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___________________________ 47, 136. 44 Total'cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------- __ 62,824. 80 Net total expenditures _________________________ _ 62, 824. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_________ --------- 62, 824. 80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-- - - - - - - -- .. :- Cost of maintenance------------------------------ - -: $5,514.46 $2, 560. 34------------------- Total expended-- ----------------------- 5,450. 00 2, 624.80 ------------------------ Allotted-------------------------------- 6,000.00 2,074.80------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance------__ ------------------------ $3, 000 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 19,150 feet long and the south jetty 11,200 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 estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $12,500. 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.); RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 539 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 Harbor; 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 published map. Termrinal facilities.-There is a total of 4,360 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.) Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1927 at a saving of $7,508 under the estimated cost. The construc- tion of two stone jetties, supplemented by dredging on the outer bar, was completed in 1905. Most of the spur dikes are in good condition, but the jetties need repairs. The controlling depths at mean low water, as determined in February 1935, were as follows: In the inner harbor, 26.1 feet; through the outer harbor, 24.1 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.-Nofunds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. No maintenance dredging has been done in this harbor since 1927, and the sum of $55,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the inner harbor with a United States pipe-line dredge or by contract, February 1 to May 31, 1936, 3 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $3, 188, 892. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 728, 085. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 3, 916. 977. 43 Net total expenditures---- --------------------------------- 3, 916, 977. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935___ 3, 916, 977. 43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ----....------- ------ ---------------- -------- --------- ----------- Cost of maintenance_-------------------- $199. 70 $1,722.26- Total expended--.-----...---------------- 192. 75 1, 722. 26 -- _...- Allotted----.....------------------------- 54, 755.17 -52,500.00 -$777.74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance--------------------------------------- $55, 000 10. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $37,036.83; the expenditures were $32,958.45. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. 540 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----__ ________ _____-- $168, 424. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- ------- - 168, 424. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-----------____ 6, 066. 01 Net total expenditures----------- ------------- 162, 358. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---- 24, 065. 02 2----------------__ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------____ 186, 423. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ........ Cost of maintenance_------..----------- $19,462. 03 $49, 406. 39 $33, 943.96 $15, 681. 14 $37, 036. 83 Total cost---.........-------------------............... 19, 462. 03 49, 406. 39 33, 943. 96 15, 681. 14 37, 036. 83 Total expended.------------------------ 17, 784.04 48, 747. 07 34, 552. 94 15, 912. 24 32, 958. 45 Allotted----------..---------------- ------ 16, 500. 00 45,000.00 39, 402.47 25, 521. 18 37, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_______________________________ $20, 023. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934__-________-___________ $17, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_________-_____________ _ 20, 000. 00 37, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for..... ------------------- 57, 023. 47 Gross amount expended_--- ---- -------------------- _ 32, 958.45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------24, 065. 02 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 , 066. 01 6--------------------------- Balance available June 30, 1935_________________ _____ 17, 999. 01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1___________________________________ 30, 000. 00 11. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report June 30, 1935 amount re- Name of project see An- nual Re- quired to port for- New work Maintenance complete Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.------- ---------1929 $200, 556. 30 $17, 443. 70 (2) Savannah River above Augusta, Ga.'.------------- 1929 69, 599. 99 5, 870. 01 3 $6, 000 Sapelo Harbor, Ga.14 __-------------1929 ___----------_--- 17, 905. 73 17, 094. 27 (2) Darien Harbor, G a. -...------------------------- 1929 5199, 722. 65 42, 343. 28 (2) 1 Project recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. a Completed. 3 About 84 percent completed. Owing to construction of 2 power dams, which have submerged much of the work under the present and former projects, this improvement cannot be completed as originally planned. 4 Channel adequate for commerce. 5 Includes $54,929.44 expended on Doboy bar. SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 541 12. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- $1, 206, 253. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_------------------- 74, 373. 74 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------------------- 1, 280, 627. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 -____________-___ - 20, 294. 97 Net total expenditures____________________________ 1, 260, 332.35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935___________________________ 105, 960.33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935______________ 1, 366, 292. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended--------------.... -------.. ------......-- -----------------------............ $1,260,332. 35 Allotted----------------.................-----.....------------------------------------------............ 1, 366, 292. 68 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts ---------- $1, 407, 471. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ____________ 41,178. 51 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 1, 366, 292. 68 Gross amount expended_________--_------- $1, 568, 648. 52 Less- Reimbursements collected -- __ $305, 550. 69 Receipts from sales------------ 2, 765. 48 308, 316.17 1, 260, 332. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 105, 960. 33 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------$28, 349. 32 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 63, 148. 50 91, 497. 82 Balance available June 30, 1935__ __-- -____-- 14, 462. 51 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_____--- ------------------ 74, 373. 74 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935----------. 88, 836. 25 Status of reports called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolution Locality Authorization Transmitted Document no Recommenda- act to Congress tion AltamahaRiversystem, River and Harbor Act Nov. 16, 1934 House, 68, 74th Cong., Favorable. Ga. July 3, 1930. 1st sess. Altamaha River lower River and Harbor Act------.. ------------------------ and Darien Harbor, Aug. 30, 1935. Ga. Atlantic Intracoastal River and Harbor Act ----- --------------------- Waterway to the Gulf July 3, 1930. Intracoastal Water- way across southern Georgia or northern Florida. Cumberland Sound, River and Harbor Act------.. ------------------------ Ga. and Fla., to Mis- Jan. 21, 1927. sissippi River, water- way. Ogeechee River, Ga. Flood Control Act Aug. 6,1935 House, 271, 74th Cong., Do (preliminary exami- May 4, 1934. 1st sess. nation for flood con- trol). St. Marys River to Gulf River and Harbor Act------------------------------- Intracoastal Water- July 3, 1930. way by most practi- cable route. Savannah River at Au- Do--..-.............-- --------------- ------------------------ gusta, Ga. Savannah Harbor, Ga.-- River and Harbor------------------------------ Committee resolu- tion July 31, 1935. Savannah, Ga., to Fer- Senate Committee nandina, Fla., water- resoluion Feb. 7, way. 1935. 542 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 exclusive of the watershed of the Sit. Johns River above the Duval County highway bridge (exclusive) at Jacksonville, Fla., and the watershed of the Suwannee River in the State of Georgia. District engineer: Lt. Col. B. C. Dunn, Corps of Engineers, to May 30, 1935, and Capt. P. A. Feringa, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of Engineers, to November 1, 1934, and Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Waterway between Beau- 12. Caloosahatchee River and fort, S. C., and St. Johns Lake Okeechobee drainage River, Fla. (Cumberland areas, Fla 578 Sound to St. Johns River 13. Charlotte Harbor, Fla ____ 592 section) __- 542 14. Caseys Pass (Venice Inlet), 2. St. Johns River, Fla., Jack- Fla.____- 594 sonville to the ocean .... 544 15. Tampa Harbor, Fla ______ 594 3. Intracoastal W a t e r w a y 16. St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla_ 601 from Jacksonville, Fla., to 17. Channel from Clearwater Miami, Fla ____,___.. 548 Harbor through Boca 4. Operating and care of Intra- Ciega Bay to Tampa Bay, coastal Waterway from Fla- 603 Jacksonville, Fla., to 18. Anclote River, Fla_____ ... 604 Miami, Fla_ 555 19. Homosassa River, Fla ____ 606 5. Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla ... 557 20. Removing the water 6. Lake Worth Inlet, Fla .... 561 hyacinth from navigable 7. Hollywood Harbor (Port waters in the State of Everglades), Fla 566 Florida (exclusive of 8. Miami Harbor, Fla___ ___ 569 Ocala, Fla., district) -... 607 9. Miami River, Fla__ __. . 574 21. Examinations, surveys, and 10. Intracoastal Waterway from contingencies (general) 608 Miami, Fla., to Florida 22. Other projects for which no Bay, Fla 575 estimates are submitted__ 609 11. Key West Harbor, Fla .... 576 23. Plant allotment________--- _ 610 1. WATERWAY BETWEEN BEAUFORT, S. C., AND ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. (CUMBERLAND SOUND TO ST. JOHNS RIVER SECTION) Location.-This section of the Intracoastal Waterway connects Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla., with the St. Johns River, Fla. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 3257.) (For Beaufort, S. C., to Cumberland Sound section, see p. 526.) Previous projects.-The first project for the improvement of this section of the waterway 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 $97,565.55, all for new work. For scope of pre- vious projects, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1823. Existing project.-This provides for dredging and maintaining a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water from Fer- RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 543 nandina Harbor to St. Johns River, a distance of 25 miles. The mean range of tide is 6 feet at Fernandina and 4 feet in the St. Johns River, with fluctuations from 1.5 to 2.5 feet, due to winds and lunar phases. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1913 was $101,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1913) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 4, 1913 (H. Doc. No. 898, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). No map published. Terminal facilities. Exclusive of terminal facilities reported for Fernandina Harbor, there are no terminals along this waterway. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The leased pipe-line dredge Hercules was engaged from March 21 to April 26, 1935, in removing 91,322 cubic yards of material from 5,015 linear feet of channel. The cost was $11,549.82, all for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $11,548.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1915 at a saving of $219 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water is 7 feet. The total cost under the existing project has been $147,138.85, of which $100,781.08 was for new work and $46,357.77 for maintenance. The expenditures have been $147,137.77. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935 ($13,451.26), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------------- $1.08 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree, 1 month, March 1936, removing shoals throughout the project as required---------13, 450. 18 ---------------------------------- Total for all work 13,451.26 The additional sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree and attendant plant, during March 1937, removing shoals as required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _______________ ____ $198, 346. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_____- ___-______-- __ - 46,357. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 _____-..___ 244, 704. 40 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 _______ ______-1. 08 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 244, 703. 32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-- 451.26 1----------------------------3, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935___________ 258, 154. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work....-- ------------------ -------- Cost of maintenance.........------.. ------------------ $6, 990.54 $8, 168.01 ------------ $11, 549.82 Total expended.----. .----------------------------- 6, 990. 54 8, 168.01------------- 11, 548.74 Allotted -----------------------------........................ 6, 990. 54 ...---------...... 8, 168. 01 22, 000 3, 000. 00 23116-ENG 1935-- 35 544 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-----------------------------__ $22, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------------------- 8, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____--___ _......--.... 30, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_------- 5, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for __--__-- ____ -_ 25, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-- ---- __ __________ -- _____ 11, 548. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__-- -------- 13, 451.26 ------- -- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 __________________ - 1.08 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------ __---------------- - 13, 450. 18 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1----------------------------------- 12, 000. 00 2. 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 in general 300 feet in the straight reaches with 400 feet in Drummond Creek Cut, Trout Creek Cut, and Six Mile Creek Cut, the widening to be on the east side of the cuts, increasing to as much as 600 feet in the bends, except at these three cuts where greater easing of bends is provided for, and at Dames Point where the width is to be 1,200 feet, and through the jetties, with an anchor- age basin at Mayport (33/4 miles from the entrance) 800 feet in width beyond the channel limits. The project also provides for removing rock and overlying material between the 24-foot curve and the pierhead line at Jacksonville from the Florida East Coast Rail- way bridge to Hogans Creek, a distance of 6,080 feet, to a depth of 24 feet at mean low water and for dredging a channel 400 feet wide, 30 feet deep, along the terminals on the west bank of the river between Commodores Point and deep water just above Six Mile Creek Cut. 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. 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. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 545 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 -2 northeasterly winds raise the water level about 2 feet at Mayport and feet at Jacksonville. Strong southwesterly winds lower the water about 11/ feet at Mayport and 1 foot at Jacksonville. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $4,643,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $456,500. The existing 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 River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provided for widening Drummond Creek Cut, Trout Creek Cut, and Six Mile Creek Cut to 400 feet, and for greater easing of the connecting bends and for dredging a channel 30 feet deep along the terminals at Jacksonville (Senate Committee Print 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the last-mentioned document. Terminal facilities.-The Jacksonville municipal terminals at Talleyrand Avenue, constructed and equipped at a cost of over $3,000,000, consist of three piers, one having 2 galvanized iron ware- houses and another 1, and all connected with a large storage yard. One of the piers has been leased and a precooling plant for the ship- ment of citrus fruits constructed thereon. There are 28 other piers and wharves for handling general freight and private commodities, seven of which are open to the public. All have railway and high- way connections except one of the privately owned piers, which has highway connections only. In addition there are a number of other piers used for various industrial purposes. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for the needs of the present commerce. (See Port Series No. 8, pt. I, revised 1929, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The repair of the north jetty from station 56 + 00 to 73 + 00 under contract, commenced during the previous fiscal year, was completed July 26, 1934. During the fiscal year 2,769 tons of stone were placed on the jetty at a cost of $13,259.48. From July 26 to November 22, 1934, a monolithic con- crete cap ranging in width from 2 to 8 feet was constructed along the center line-of the north jetty, between stations 50+30 and 85+85, with hired labor. A total of 3,780 cubic yards of concrete was placed at a cost; of $57,979.63. The U. S. hopper dredge Manhattan continued maintenance dredg- ing in Wards Bank Cut through August 10, 1934, removing 425,402 cubic yards of material at a cost of $37,324.23. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pullen was engaged from July 1, 1934, to June 21, 1935, in removing 1,927,422 cubic yards of material from Dames Point 546 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cut, Drummonds Creek Cut, Browns Creek Cut, St. Charles Creek Cut, Pilottown Cut, Mayport Cut, Mile Point Cut and the Mayport anchorage basin for maintenance and 60,000 cubic yards from the latter location for new work. The cost was $9,480 for new work and $193,496.73 for maintenance. Miscellaneous surveys, inspec- tions, and studies were made at a cost of $18,594.42 for maintenance. The total cost for the year was $332,201.51, of which $11,547.02 was for new work and $320,654.49 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were minus $299,512.95, all regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 85 percent completed. The jetties have been repaired and a portion of the north jetty has been capped with concrete. The jetties, revet- ments, and training walls are in good condition, except south jetty at the inner end, the Browns Creek. revetment which is in poor condition, and the Dames Point training wall which is in fair condition. Project depth of 30 feet at local mean low water, with reduced widths at several localities, exists at the present time. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the widening of Drummond Creek Cut, Trout Creek Cut and Six Mile Creek Cut and the dredging of Terminal Channel. Traffic over the waterway by all types of vessels is no longer discontinued during the hours of darkness. The project depth of 24 feet, opposite the city of Jackson- ville, between the Florida East Coast Railway bridge and Hogan 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 cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year, with regular funds, has been $3,678,996.53 for new work and $7,538,030.80 for maintenance, a total of $11,217,027.33. The ex- penditures have been $11,249,615.59. With Public Works funds, the cost and expenditures have been $290,013.37, all for new work. The total cost of the existing project, all funds, has been $11,507,- 040.70, of which $3,969,009.90 was for new work and $7,538,030.80 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $11,539,628.96. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on July 1, 1935 ($260,715.29), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935_ 791.86 $------------------- Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. dredge Pullen and attendant plant, 12 months, removing shoals throughout the project as required_ 200, 000. 00 Dredging with United States hopper dredge in Bar Cut between the jetties, 2 months, May-June 1936----------------- - 46, 923. 43 Total-------------- ------------------------------ 246, 923.43 Total for all work .--------------------------- --- 260, 715.29 The additional sum of $1,034,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Begin during July 1936, by contract, the dredging required to widen Drummond Creek, Trout Creek, and Six Mile Creek Cuts and the construction of Terminal Channel - --------- $674, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 547 Maintenance: Repair, by contract, during October-December 1936, of approxi- mately 5,000 linear feet of inner end of south jetty----------- $60, 000 Dredging with U. S. dredge Pullena and attendant plant, 12 months, removing shoals throughout the project as required---------200, 000 Dredging with United States hopper dredge from the entrance to Mayport, 41/2 months during period January-May 1937...- 100, 000 Total for maintenance ___--- ---- --- ___ ___- 360, 000 Total for all work .......- 1,034, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__-_ ____- _ 1 $7, 489, 147. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_-----___ ----------- -- 8, 081, 429.32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------15, 570, 576. 61 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 43, 458. 27 ----------- Net total cost to June 30, 1935__--- - _____________ 15, 614, 034. 88 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935___- _______ __ _ -__ 2, 921. 85 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_ .... 15, 616, 956. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935______ _________-___ 13, 791. 86 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 115, 603, 164. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 257, 793. 44 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 15, 860, 958. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------- $34, 240. 19 $92, 640.04 .....-- ..... $297, 408. 67 $11, 547. 02 Cost of maintenance----------........... -- 675, 520. 24 648, 001. 25 $987, 899.05 398, 386. 94 320, 654. 49 Total cost----------------- 709, 760. 43 740, 641. 29 987, 899. 05 695, 795. 61 332, 201. 51 Total expended- --------------- 637, 357. 76 811, 195. 69 966, 791. 30 633, 334. 34 -299, 512.95 Allotted - -...-- ....---.--- ...-. 479, 000. 00 145, 865. 46 1, 034, 834. 94 761, 929. 90 -375, 451.44 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $333, 731. 93 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933- -- ------- $75, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934-----------------_ 25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------- 250, 000. 00 350, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 683, 731. 93 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments -------------- 725, 451. 44 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 41, 719. 51 Gross amount expended----------------------- $971, 088. 28 Less: Reimbursements collected-------- $605, 496. 34 Receipts from sales------------- 665, 104. 89 1, 270, 601.23 - 299, 512. 95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 -- __- ___----257, 793. 44 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--13, 791. 86 Balance available June 30, 1935 - ------- -------------- 244, 001. 58 1 Includes $290,013.37 Public Works funds. 548 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935--.-- ________-_____________ $2, 921. 85 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935- ---- __-_____ 246, 923. 43 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2----------------------- ---- 674, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 2- - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - 674, 000. 00 - - - - For maintenance 2 _________ ___________________________ 360, 000. 00 Total 2------------..... 1, 034, 000. 00 3. 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 constructed 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. Existing project.-This provides for an inland waterway in general 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at local mean low water from Jackson- ville to Miami, Fla., a distance of 372 miles, following the 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 existed, and also for a total of about 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 Bis- cayne 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. 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.-All conditions of local cooperation have been complied with except to provide suitable spoil areas for maintenance dredging. The land required for construction purposes under local cooperation applies to a total of approximately 124 miles, about one- third the length of the waterway. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 549 Terminal facilities.-Extensive terminals with railway and street connections are available in connection with the harbors at Jackson- ville and Miami. Terminals, with railway and highway connections, for coastwise vessels have been constructed at Fort Pierce (Indian River), Riviera (Lake Worth), and Port Everglades (Hollywood Harbor). Municipal piers or wharves have been constructed at Titusville, Cocoa, Melbourne, and Vero Beach for handling general freight and at St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna, Eau Gallie, West Palm Beach, and Miami for the use of pleasure craft. There are also a number of privately owned piers, wharves. and landings at various points along the waterway. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (For further details on facilities at Jacksonville and Miami, see Port Series No. 8, revised, Corps of Engineers.) OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR Section I, St. Johns River to St. Augustine, 38 miles-Regular funds.-The leased pipe-line dredge Hercules was engaged from Sep- tember 4 to October 17, 1934, and from February 14 to March 21, 1935, in removing 138,456 cubic yards of material from shoals be- tween the St. Johns River and the site of the former Florida East Coast Railway bridge and from Oak Landing to Palm Valley Land- ing. The cost was $17,583.91 for maintenance. The leased derrick boat D-3, assisted by a hired-labor shore crew during the months of May and June, was engaged from April 9 to June 30, 1935, in remov- ing 67,559 obstructions to navigation from the channel and banks over a distance of 37,575 linear feet. The work was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $18,345.82 for maintenance. Hired labor, and a pile driver loaned by the United States Bureau of Lighthouses, installed creosoted pile channel markers throughout the section. Section II, St. Augustine to Melbourne, 143 miles-Regular funds.-The leased pipe-line dredge Hercules was employed in Ma- tanzas Relocation and Mellon Cuts from October 17, 1934, to Feb- ruary 9, 1935, removing 193,428 cubic yards of material which were deposited as fill along the line of the Matanzas Inlet Dike. The cost was $24,554.86 for maintenance. The leased pipe-line dredge Stand- ard was engaged from September 25, 1934, to January 23, 1935, in removing 375,865 cubic yards of material from shoals located between the north end of Halifax River and Mosquito Lagoon. The cost was $31,951.72 for maintenance. The United States pipe-line dredge fCongaree was engaged from July 20, 1934, to February 11, 1935, and from June 14 to the close of the fiscal year, in removing 1,067,609 cubic yards of material from the waterway between Ormond and the, Haulover Canal extension in the Indian River. The cost was $99,600.69 for maintenance. Hired labor and a pile driver loaned by the United States Bureau of Lighthouses, installed creosoted pile-channel markers between St. Augustine and the Haulover Canal. The cost incurred in connection with the purchase of steel-sheet piling for the construction of a dike at Matanzas Inlet was $11,074.34 for new work. Hired labor was engaged from May 28 to June 29, 1935, in planting trees, brush, vines, 550 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 etc., on about 60,000 square yards of this dike at a cost of $281.01 for maintenance. From August 29 to October 31, 1934, the dikes at the Haulover Canal were repaired with hired labor by placing 490 cubic yards of riprap stone on the four ends. The cost was $546.54 for maintenance. Under the provisions of section 3 of the, River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, a contract was entered into for providing a channel across the ocean bar at Ponce de Leon Inlet. The work was attempted by using tug wheel wash and drags, but after intermittent operations from March 14 to April 29, 1935, the methods were found to be im- practicable and the work was discontinued. There were no costs. Under the provisions of the same act, the U. S. pipe-line dredge Sara- sota was engaged from November 11 to 15, 1934, in removing 11,337 cubic yards of material from the entrance channel to Eau Gallie Har- bor at a cost of $998.98 for maintenance. Public Works funds.-A contract for dredging to provide for the enlargement of the waterway from Matanzas Inlet to, Halifax River, begun during the previous fiscal year, was completed January 25, 1935. The work included the removal of 1,733,849 cubic yards of material and the clearing of 124 acres of land, at a cost of $206,227.46 for new work. The construction, under contract, of a steel-sheet pile core wall for a dike at Matanzas In.et, to restrict the tidal flow from the inlet into the southerly end of the bypass channel dredged at that point, was commenced August 3, 1934, and was completed No- vember 24, 1934. The length of the completed core wall is 2,003.1 feet and the cost $14,819.11 for new work. Hired labor and a leased drag-line machine were engaged from January 24 to May 23, 1935, in placing 10,729 cubic yards of rock riprap on the Matanzas Inlet dike along the edge of the steel-pile core wall to a line about 2 feet below mean low water at a cost of $27,377.28 for new work. Section III, Melbourne to New, River Inlet, 144 miles-Regular funds.-A contract for maintenance dredging between Fort Pierce and Great Pocket was commenced March 20 and was completed June 15, 1935. A total of 1,550,427 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $153,334.15. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Sarasotawas em- ployed from August 13 to November 7, 1934, and from December 14, 1934, to March 13, 1935, excepting 3 days during February, in remov- ing 427,035 cubic yards of material from a number of shoals in the Indian River between Grant and St. Lucie Inlet. The cost was $52,370.01. The construction of dikes in Palm Beach and Broward Counties to replace the old spoil banks, which were removed in the enlargement of the waterway, was commenced with a drag-line machine and hired labor August 24, 1934, and was completed during May 1935. Approxi- mately 56,986 cubic yards of material were placed in 21,040 linear feet of dike at a cost of $19,418.12 for maintenance. The U. S. derrick boat D-1 was engaged from February 12 to June 9, 1935, in removing 101,082 snags and obstructions of various kinds from the waterway between Riviera and Fort Lauderdale, a distance of about 45 miles. The cost was $15,293.71. Surveys for the establishment of permanent reference marks along the improved reaches of the waterway were made at a cost of $2,395.54 for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 551 The following work was done under the provisions of section 3 of River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930: From December 10 to 13, 1934, the U. S. pipe-line dredge Sarasota removed 12,561 cubic yards of material from Manatee Creek at Salerno at a cost of $982.55; and from October 3 to, 13, 1934, the leased dredge Oriente removed 10,395 cubic yards of material from a shoal at the entrance to the West Palm Beach Canal at a cost of $995.81. Public Works funds.--A contract for dredging to provide for the enlargement of the waterway from Great Pocket to Lake Worth, 24 miles, commenced during the previous fiscal year, was completed January 15, 1935. During the fiscal year 1,158,001 cubic yards of material were removed, involving the clearing of 29.63 acres of right- of-way. The cost was $171,916.85. A contract providing for the enlargement of the waterway from the south end of Lake Worth to the Broward-Palm Beach County line, 15 miles, commenced during the previous fiscal year, was completed January 12, 1935.. There were removed 1,853,988 cubic yards of material, involving the clear- ing of 11.69 acres of right-of-way. The cost was $397,094.54. Sur- veys for the establishment of permanent reference marks on high ground adjacent to the completed channels were in progress from February 1 to May 31, 1935. The cost was $2,346.49 for new work. Section IV, New River Inlet to Miami, 24 miles-Regular funds.- The U. S. derrick boat D-1 was engaged from August 1 to December 26, 1934, and on February 9,1935, in removing 43 wrecks and 129,065 obstructions of all other kinds from the waterway and adjacent banks throughout the entire section. The cost was $19,544.88 for mainte- nance. Su mary-Regular funds.-Under maintenance-dredging opera- tions 1,550,427 cubic yards of material were removed by contract and 2,202,393 cubic yards by United States and leased plant. The total advance of dredges was 275,311 linear feet and the total cost was $379,395.34. In snagging operations 297,750 obstructions of various kinds were removed at a cost of $53,335.30. Creosoted pile channel markers were installed between the St. Johns River and Haulover Canal at a cost of $20,327.50 for maintenance. The cost of planting trees and other growth on the Matanzas Inlet dike and the repair of the dikes at the Haulover Canal was $827.55 for maintenance. Under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, a total of 34,293 cubic yards of material was removed from three tributary waterways at a cost of $2,977.34 for mainte- nance. Surveys for the revision of United States Coast and Geodetic Survey aerial maps and periodic surveys to determine the condition of the waterway were made at a cost of $52,773.13 for maintenance. The total cost for the fiscal year was $545,594.94, of which $16,- 540..66 was for new work and $529,054.28 for maintenance, including $2,977.34 for dredging in three tributary waterways under the pro- visions of section 3 of River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The expenditures were $148,837.38. Public Works funds.-Under three contracts for dredging to en- large the waterway to project dimensions, in progress at the begin- ginning of the fiscal year, a total of 4,745,838 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $775,238.85. A steel sheet pile core wall 2,003.1 feet long, in the vicinity of Matanzas Inlet, was constructed 552 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 under contract at a cost of $14,819.11. With hired labor 10,729 cubic yards of rock riprap were placed along the dike at a cost of $27,377.28. Surveys for the establishment of permanent reference marks were made at a cost of $2,346.49. The total cost for the year was $819,- 781.73, all for new work. The expenditures were $981,023.19. The total cost for the fiscal year, all funds, was $1,365,376.67, of which $836,322.39 was for new work and $529,054.28 for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,129,860.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted during the calendar year 1935. A dike with a steel sheet pile core wall, with dredged material for fill on both sides and with stone riprap, has been constructed, at a cost of $95,594.92, at Matanzas Inlet to restrict the tidal flow from the inlet into the southerly end of the bypass channel dredged at that point. The controlling depths are as follows: Section I, St. Johns River to St. Augustine, 8 feet; section II, St. Augustine to Melbourne, 6.3 feet; section III, Mel- bourne to New River Inlet, 7.4 feet; section IV, New River Inlet to Miami, 8.1 feet. Under regular funds, the cost of the existing project has been $5,054,769.92 for new work and $842,577.37 for maintenance, a total of $5,897,347.29; the expenditures have been $5,881,052.16. Under Public Works funds the cost has been $2,199,841.72 for new work; the expenditures have been $2,199,862.61. The total cost of the project, all funds, has been $8,097,189.01, of which $7,254,611.64 was for new work and $842,577.37 for maintenance; the expenditures have been $8,080,914.77. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1935 ($92,749.73), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 __ $25, 672. 90 Maintenance : Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree, 5 months, July-November 1935, removing shoals throughout the project as required ... 55, 000. 00 Miscellaneous snagging operations with U. S. derrick boat D-1, 3 months, July-September 1935--------------------- 12, 076. 83 Total maintenance--------------------------------- 67, 076. 83 Total for all work-----------------------------..... 92,749.73 The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on July 1, 1935, from the allotments made by the Public Works Administration ($242.47), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-_-_----.......---------.-__ - $84.19 Available for transfer _______-----------__ -- 158. 28 Total -------------------------------------------- 242. 47 The additional sum of $230,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree, 9 months, July 1936-March 1937, removing shoals throughout project as required --------- $98, 000 Dredging, by contract, removing shoals as required, 12 months, July 1936-June 1937---------------------122, 000 Snagging operations, with U. S. derrick boat D-1, 3 months, Janu- ary-March 1937 - ------ - -------------------- 10, 000 Total for all work- --------................... ..-- 230,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 553 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_-..... _______--__- _ $5, 149, 545. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- -__-______ -- _____ 1, 055, 799. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- ___----- - 6, 205,344. 79 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ------ --- 5, 539. 64 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ------ - ------- __ ___ 6, 210, 884. 43 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------- --------- 3, 838.13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 -__.---.----- - - 6, 214, 722. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_ -- ___ - -__ -___-__ 25, 672. 90 Net total expenditures __ - --- 6........-_____ 6, 189, 049. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 88, 911. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__----- ___- 6, 277, 961. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work...------------ 1, 347, 784. 59 $588, 505. 61 $1, 574, 181.02 $1, 388, 762. 94 $16, 540. 66 Cost of maintenance ----- __-___------------__ 89, 134. 62 104, 313. 71 119, 482. 13 529, 054. 28 Total cost-------------- 1,347, 784. 59 677, 640. 23 1, 678, 494. 73 1, 508, 245. 07 545, 594. 94 Total expended..------------.... 1, 743, 527. 58 795, 004. 32 1, 411, 749. 62 1, 656, 373.40 148, 837. 38 Allotted..-------------------... 1, 595, 210. 37 267, 000.00 2,477,152. 96 589, 263.62 63,822.27 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ $173, 926. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_----__---__--- $180, 873. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 -______-__ 202, 441. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_______________ 125, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved May 28, 1930- - 174.64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Feb. 23, 1931_______--- ___-956. 41 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 24, 1932 ____ ___-- 28, 012. 80 537, 459. 00 Amount to be accounted for________--___ 711, 385. 71 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments______--- __- 473, 636.73 Net amount to be accounted for___-________-.------- 237, 748. 98 Gross amount expended____________________ ___ $681, 258. 76 Less-- Reimbursements collected--------- $135, 929. 81 Receipts from sales -------------- 396, 491. 57 532, 421. 38 148 837 .3 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___ 88, 911.60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 --_________ $32, 787.77 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------5, 000.00 37, 787. 77 Balance available June 30, 1935_ 51, 123.83 _ Accounts receivable June 30, 19,35 .__..... _ 3, 838. 13 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_ 54, 961. 96 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance 1- -- 230, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 554 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--____-------, ---- _ $2, 199, 841.72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935... ._______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 2, 199, 841.72 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_-------------5 -____ 105. 08 Gross total costs to June 30, 19,35--__---- _________5 2,199, 946. 80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_----_-----__ 84. 19 Net total expenditures---------------------------------2, 199, 862. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---.-----_-_---- -- -__ - 137.39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_----____ 2, 200, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..--------------- - _-------------- ------------ -$1, 380, 059. 99 $819, 781. 73 Cost of maintenance----------- --------------------------------------- ------------ Total expended- __ _----------------- ------------------ ----- 1, 218, 839. 42 981, 023. 19 Allotted --...-----..... .--- --........---.-- ...... .. 2, 000, 000. 00 200, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------------------- $781,160.58 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934 ------------------------------------------ 200, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for_ -------------------------- 981, 160. 58 Gross amount expended---------------------- $1,038, 431.13 Less reimbursements collected ------------------- 57, 407. 94 981, 023.19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 137. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------- __-__-_______ 84. 19 Balance available June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 53.20 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935________________---___-____ _ 105. 08 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------- 158.28 CONSOLIDATED C'ST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WATERWAY, JACKSONVILLE TO MIAMI, FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------- $7, 349, 386.89 ---- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__ ___------------- 1, 055, 799. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 8, 405, 186.51 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------------ 5, 539. 64 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------------------- 8,410, 726.15 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ---------------- - 3, 943.21 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ------------------ --- 8, 414, 669. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 _______--------_ 25, 757.09 Net total expenditures --------------------------------- 8, 388, 912. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-____________- -___- - - - 89, 048.99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------8. 477. 961. 26 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 555 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.----------- $1, 347, 784. 59 $588, 505. 61 $1, 574, 181. 02 $2, 768, 822. 93 $836, 322.-39 Cost of maintenance......---------- ------------- _ 89, 134. 62 104, 313. 71 119, 482. 13 529, 054. 28 Total cost-------------............... 1,347, 784. 59 677, 640. 23 1, 678, 494. 73 2, 888, 305. 06 1, 365, 376. 67 Total expended_-------------- 1, 743, 527. 58 795, 004. 32 1,411, 749. 62 2, 875, 212.82 1, 129, 860. 57 -------- Allotted_______ ....... 1, 595,210. 37 267, 000. 00 2, 477, 152. 96 2, 589, 263. 62 263, 822. 27 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934______________________ ___ $955, 087. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ $180, 873. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934--------------- 202, 441. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935__ - 125, 000. 00 ____ Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved May 28, 1930____ 174. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Feb. 23, 1931___ ____956.41 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved July 14, 1932__- _____-___ 28, 012. 80 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934_ ------....- __ 200, 000. 00 737, 459. 00 Amount to be accounted for________________________ 1, 692, 546. 29 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--------------- 473, 636. 73 Net amount to be accounted for__ ___ ____________ 1, 218, 909. 56 Gross amount expended______ _______- ___ $1, 719,689. 89 Less-- Reimbursements collected--_ $193, 337. 75 Receipts from sales---------- -- 396, 491. 57 589, 829. 32 1,129, 860. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 --.--.. 89, 048.99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935______- ___-- 32, 871. 96 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _...... 5, 000. 00 37, 871. 96 Balance available June 30, 1935 _____________.__ 51, 177. 03 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__ ______________-__- 3, 943. 21 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 __ _____ ____ 55, 120. 24 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance ---- ___-------------------------------- 230,000. 00 4. OPERATING AND CARE OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM JACKSONVILLE TO MIAMI, FLA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption, forms part of the project for Intracoastal Waterway from Jackson- ville to Miami, Fla. See pages 548 to 555, where general information regarding the improvement can be found. The pontoon bridge near Palm Valley, Fla., has been operated and maintained under the per- manent indefinite appropriation since July 1, 1934, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 1Exclusive of available funds. 556 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The pontoon highway bridge at Palm Valley was operated and maintained throughout the year. A total of 2,180 boats passed through the bridge. The cost was $3,179.07 for maintenance. The expenditures were $3,152.90. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The highway bridge at Palm Valley was taken over by the United States on July 25, 1933. A temporary floating bridge has been constructed, was opened to traffic on October 14, 1933, and has been operated under the permanent indefinite appropriation since July 1, 1934. The total cost under the permanent indefinite appropriation has been $3,179,07 for main- tenance. The expenditures have been $3,152.90. Proposed operations.--The obligated balance on July 1, 1935 ($100), remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935 ($3,500), from regular maintenance and improvement funds, will be applied as follows: Operation------------------------------------------------------- $2, 596 Ordinary maintenance and repair ------------------------------------- 04 Emergencies----------------- --------------------------------- ----- 300 Total ----------------------------------------------------- 3, 500 The additional sum of $78,500 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1937 for operating and maintaining the bridge, as follows: Operation-----------------------------------------------------$2, 500 Maintenance and repair ------------------------ _ 700 --------- Emergencies....---------. -- -------.----- 300 3,500 Construction, by contract, during the year of a permanent bridge to replace the temporary pontoon bridge..--------------- 75, 000 Total_--------------- ------------------------------ 8, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935....................... --------- $3, 179. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-----------3, 179. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 26.17 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- , 152. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 3,847. 10 _ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---------------- --- 7, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work--------------------------------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance------------ ---------- ---------------------------------- ------------ $3, 179.07 Total expended--..........--------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ 3,152.90 Allotted......----------------------------------------------------------------- 7,000.00 1 Includes $3,500 allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 557 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 195 ---------- ------------------ $3, 500.00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909 -------------------- 3, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------- ----- 7, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------3, 152. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------- 3, 847.10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------------------- 100. 00 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 3, 747. 10 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ---- ------------- 78, 500. 00 5. 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. 1247 and 3259.) Existing project.-This contemplates the maintenance and the am- plification of the project developed by private interests to provide a channel 350 feet wide at the 27-foot contour in the ocean, tapering to 200 feet wide to station 100, thence 200 feet wide to station 30, thence flaring to a turning basin 750 feet in width, the depth to be 25 feet in the basin, and in the channel to station 130, and thence 27 feet deep to the 27-foot contour in the ocean. The entrance, as con- structed by local interests, is protected by two parallel rubblestone 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 is about 2.6 feet at the entrance, and 0.7 foot at the terminal, with northeast storm tides as high as 5 feet above mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, is $210,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance, is $250,000 for initial restoration, $50,000 per year for a period of 4 years and $30,000 a year thereafter. The existing project was authorized as follows: The Deficiency Act of March 4, 1931, carries an item for dredging at Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla., as follows: Fort Pierce Harbor: For dredging the channel of Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla., 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. The War Department Appropriation Act approved March 4, 1933, carries an item for dredging at Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla., as follows: Fort Pierce Harbor: For dredging the channel of Fort Pierce Harbor, Florida, $30,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be immediately available. The maintenance of the channels, jetties, revetments, etc., was au- thorized by the Public Works Administration on September 6, 1933 (H. Doc. No. 252, 72d Cong., 1st sess.), and was subsequently adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, which included the enlargement of the channels and turning basin to the existing dimen- sions (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 21, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the last-mentioned docu- ment. SExclusive of available funds. 558 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, is subject to the provision that local interests convey to the United States, free of cost, all existing works included in said project 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 of dredged material during initial restoration and future maintenance as and when needed. Local interests have presented deeds, for the approval of the Department, conveying all existing works included in the project and the required strip of land on each side of the inlet, and have agreed to furnish spoil areas as and when required. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of two earth-filled piers re- tained by steel sheet piling and enclosing a slip 200 feet wide by 330 to 350 feet long. These piers afford a berthing space of about 1,200 feet. A warehouse 70 by 200 feet is situated on the south pier and another, 50 by 100 feet, just landward of the north pier upon which a precooling plant 105 by 363 feet has been constructed. The north pier is served by railway and both piers by highway connections. Further north there is tank storage for petroleum products. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular fu'nds.-The U. S. dredge Congaree continued maintenance dredging to July 12, 1934, and from February 21 to April 12, 1935, was again engaged in the removal of shoals in the ship channel across Indian River. A total of 113,177 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $38,782.78. The total cost for the year was $41,879.38, of which $1,005.51 was for new work and $40,873.87 for maintenance. The expenditures were $44,932.22. Public Works funds.-The repair of the north and south jetties under contract, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed August 10, 1934. A total of 16,674 tons of granite was placed in the jetties, of which 4,251 tons were placed in 150 linear feet of the north jetty and 12,423 tons in 900 linear feet of the south jetty. The cost was $91,362.50. The total cost for the year was $93,097.59, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $138,842.43. The total cost for the year, all funds, was $134,976.97, of which $1,005.51 was for new work and $133,971.46 for maintenance. The expenditures were $183,774.65. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No new work involving construc- tion has been done on the project by the United States. Local inter- ests have dredged a channel 240 feet wide from deep water in the ocean to the shore line a distance of about 3,100 feet, thence 180 feet wide for a distance of 3,000 feet through the inlet and into Indian River, thence 100 feet wide, a distance of about 7,900 feet, to a turn- ing basin 900 feet long and 775 feet wide at the western shore of Indian River, and have constructed two stone jetties, with revetment extensions, to protect the entrance. The repair of the jetties was completed during the calendar year 1934, and both jetties are in good condition. The present controlling depths for the full widths secured by local interests are as follows: Outer bar cut, 23 feet; channel through the inlet, 21 feet; channel across Indian River to the turning RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 559 basin, 22 feet; and 21 feet in the turning basin adjacent to the termi- nal slips. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the deepening and enlarging of the entrance channel and turning basin to project dimensions. Under regular funds the costs have been $93,784.19 for mainte- nance and $1,005.51 for new work, a total of $94,789.70; the expendi- tures have been $94,189.70. Under Public Works funds the cost and expenditures have been $250,000 for maintenance. The total cost, all funds, has been $344,789.70, of which $1,005.51 was for new work and $343,784.19 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $344,189.70. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1935 ($49,905.27), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------------- $971. 14 Maintenance: Dredging in the bar cut with U. S. hopper dredge Absecon, 11/2 months, January-February 1936--- --------------------- 20, 000.00 Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree, 21/2 months, April-June 1936, removing shoals in turning basin and in channel across Indian River --------------------------------------- 28, 934. 13 Total maintenance-------------------------------- 48,934. 13 Total for all work ---------------------------------- 49, 905.27 The additional sum of $260,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Begin during July 1936, by contract, the dredging re- quired to widen and deepen the entrance channel and the turning basin --------------------------- $210, 000 Maintenance : Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge Abescon in bar cut and in channel between the jetties, August-September 1936----------14, 000 Dredging by contract or by Government plant and hired labor in channel across the Indian River and in the turning basin, 3 months, February-April 1937-----------------------------36, 000 Total for maintenance-- ------------------- --- 50, 000 Total for all work__________________________ _______ 260, 000. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------- $1, 005. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- 93, 784. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 4, 789. 70 9------------ Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 70. 33 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------------- ------- 94, 860. 03 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 300. 81 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---------- ---- 95, 160. 84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 971. 14 Net total expenditures------- ------------------------ 94 189. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 49, 604. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------5 143, 794. 16 23116-ENG 1935- .36 560 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-- ----- -....---------. --------------------------- $1,005. 51 Cost of maintenance--------------..................... $20, 000.00 ------------ $14, 112. 93 $18, 797. 39 40, 873. 87 Total cost_.......------------------- 00 ---------- 20,000. 000. 14, 112. 93 18, 797. 39 41, 879. 38 Total expended---------------.......................... 19, 973.08 $26.92 4, 905. 85 24, 351. 63 44, 932. 22 Allotted---------------.................................. 0 -------- 20,000. 000. 29, 994. 16 49,800. 00 44, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__________---------------- $50, 536. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------- ----------------------------- 44, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for_ ..-- -__---- -__----- 94, 536. 68 Gross amount expended _------$-------- - $54,333. 89 Less reimbursements collected ---------------- 9, 401. 67 44, 932. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___------------- ---- 49, 604. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------------------- 1, 002. 60 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------ 48, 601. 86 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935____------------------ ------- 300. 81 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------48, 902. 67 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - - - - - - - - ------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 210, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 210, 000. 00 For maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50, 000. 00 - -- -- - -- - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 260, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___ ---------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__------------------------ $250, 000. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_____________ 250, 000. 00 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 250, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ 250, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.----------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cost of maintenance.. ...----------- ---- ---------- ----------------------- _$156,902.41 $93,097.59 Total expended-----------.........------------------ ----- 111,157.57 138,842. 43 Allotted....------------------- ------------------ 250,000. 00 ---------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _____---------- --------- $138, 842.43 Gross amount expended______-------------- --- - $138, 843. 68 Less reimbursements collected__..------------- 1. 25 138, 842. 43 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 561 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR FORT PIERCE HARBOR, FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------_---------____- $1, 005. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------_------------ - 343, 784. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 344, 789. 70 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ______-_ 70. 33 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ------------.- 344, 860.03 -_____ Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ...--------------. ------ - 300. 81 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 -------------------- 345, 160. 84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 971. 14 Net total expenditures-.....------------------- 344,189. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_---- ------------------- 49, 604. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---- ______ 393, 794. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------............-----...................------ ------------ ------------ ------------------------ $1,005. 51 Cost of maintenance -------------------- $20,000.00 .........-----------.. $14, 112. 93 $175, 699. 80 133, 971. 46 Total cost-..........------------...........................---------..........------------ ..---------... -------------- 134,976.97 Total expended..........................---------------------- 19, 973. 08 $26.92 4, 905. 85 135, 509. 20 183, 744. 65 Allotted-- .------------------------- - 20, 000. 00 ------------ 29,994. 16 299, 800. 00 44, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ ___--- -------------- $189, 379. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------- 44, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ .. ___-------------__- 233,379. 11 Gross amount expended-------------------- $193, 177.57 Less reimbursements collected _------------------ 9, 402. 92 183, 774. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-__-- ------------- 49, 604. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-_---- 002. 60 -1,1---------1--- Balance available June 30, 1935- .-------------------- 48, 601. 86 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------ 300. 81 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------48, 902.67 Amount (estimated) required - to be appropriated for completion of -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- existing project 1- 210, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 210, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50, 000. 00 ---- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------ Total 260, 000. 00 6. LAKE WORTH INLET, FLA. Location.--Located on the east coast of Florida, about 71 miles north of the entrance to Miami Harbor, and is the entrance channel to the port of Palm Beach. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1248 and 3260.) 1Exclusive of available funds. 562 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S ARIMY, 193 5 Existing project.-This contemplates the maintenance and ampli- fication of the improvements constructed by local interests to provide a channel 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the. turning basin to station 65 + 00, thence flaring to a width of 300 feet to station 69+00, thence 300 feet wide to deep water in the ocean; for enlarging the present turning basin to the eastward; for the removal of the ob- structive point on the south side of the inlet; for the revetment of the banks of the inlet; and for restoration of the existing jetties. The jetties constructed at the entrance by local interests consist of two parallel rubblestone structures 800 feet apart, the north jetty and revetment being about 1,800 feet long and the south jetty 1,700 feet long. The mean range of tide is 2.6 feet at the inlet and 1.8 feet at the port of Palm Beach terminals. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, is $548,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was authorized as follows: The maintenance- of the improvement, as constructed by local interests, was authorized by the Public Works Administration on March 13, 1934 (H. Doc. No. 185, 73d Cong., 2d sess.); the deepening of the channels and turning basin, as constructed by local interests, to 20 feet was ap- proved by the Public Works Administration on December 10, 1934, in accordance with recommendations of the Chief of Engineers to the Public Works Administration October 17, 1934; and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, authorized the work previously approved by the Public Works Administration and in addition authorized the widening of the channels to the existing project dimensions, the enlargement of the turning basin, the removal of the obstructive point on the south side of the inlet, the revetment of the banks of the inlet, and the restoration of the existing jetties (H. Doc. No. 185, 73d Cong., 2d sess., and River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 42, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The authorized work is subject to the condi- tion that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands needed for the disposal of dredged material and for the im- provement, including title to the jetties and easements over strips of land adjacent to the channel through the inlet, which lie channel- ward of due east and west lines passing approximately 100 feet land- ward of the shore ends of the jetties. It is also stipulated that they shall provide a suitable site at the terminals for a Government depot for use in the maintenance of the waterways in the locality. These conditions have not been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a slip 690 feet lone and 210 feet wide and 16 or more feet deep, with a steel warehouse 68 feet by 3021/2 feet on the north side, and a frame warehouse about 50 feet by 200 feet, with a marginal wharf, facing the turning basin. A pre- cooling plant 36 feet by 124 feet has been constructed north of the steel warehouse. Rail and highway connections, water supply, and other facilities have been provided to the warehouse and shipside. Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Sarasota was engaged from July 2 to August 10, 1934, and from November 24 to December 9, 1934, in removing RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRIOT 563 60,094 cubic yards of material from shoals in the turning basin and ship channel. The cost was $16,154.56. The U. S. derrick boat D-1 began the removal of a submerged jetty on the south side of the entrance channel on June 10, 1935, and the work was still in progress at the close of the fiscal year. A total of 1,609 tons of stone was removed and placed on the north-shore revetment, at a cost of $3,662.45. The total cost for the year was $22,381.10, of which $1,681.35 was for new work and $20,699.75 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $18,165.85. Public Works funds.-Dredging, under contract, to deepen the entrance channel and turning basin to 20 feet was commenced Febru- ary 14 and continued until June 24, 1935, when operations were terminated, due to the exhaustion of funds. There were removed 145,779 cubic yards of material. The cost was $78,501.59 for new work, and the expenditures were $77,412.61. The cost for the fiscal year, all funds, was $80,182.94 for new work and $20,699.75 for maintenance, a total of $100,882.69. The total expenditures were $95,578.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 15 percent completed. The jetties have deteriorated and are in need of repair. A channel has been dredged 300 feet wide from deep water in the ocean to the western end of the inlet (about 2,400 feet), thence 150 feet wide across Lake Worth (about 4,300 feet) to a turning basin 700 feet square on the western shore of Lake Worth. The present controlling dimensions are as follows: Deep water in the ocean to western end of inlet, 17.8 feet for a width of 200 feet; ship channel across Lake Worth, 20.5 feet for a width of 150 feet; and in the turning basin, 20.5 feet for an average width of about 500 feet in the northerly portion of the basin. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the completion of the deepening and the enlargement of the entrance channel and turning basin to project dimension, the removal of the obstructive point on the south side of the inlet, the revetment of the banks of the inlet, and the restoration of the existing jetties. Under regular funds the costs have been $1,681.35 for new work and $21,786.52 for maintenance, a total of $23,467.87; the expendi- tures have been $18,165.85. Under Public Works funds the cost has been $78,501.59 for new work and $30,000 for maintenance, a total of $108,501.59; the expenditures have been $106,538.85. The total cost, all funds, has been $131,969.46, of which $80,182.94 was for new work and $51,786.52 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $124,704.70. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1935 ($29,842.90), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935________---------------------------------- $5, 330. 01 Maintenance: Dredging throughout project as required with U. S. 3 hopper dredge Absecon, 1 / months, November-December 1935_ _- 24, 512. 89 Total for all work _..._ _----------- --------- 29, 842. 90 The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935, from allottment of $80,000 from the Emergency Appropriation Act of 1934 ($3,461.15) will be applied to the payment of outstanding obligations. 564 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $488,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Begin during July 1936, by contract, the dredging required to complete the 20-foot project, the widening of the channel across Lake Worth, and the enlargement of the turning basin------- $122, 000 Begin during October 1936, by contract, the repair of the jetties and the revetment of the land points------------------------- 346, 000 Total for new work------------------------------- 468, 000 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge Absecon in the bar cut and in the channel across Lake Worth, 11/2 months, during July- August 1936- -------------------------------------------- $20, 000 Total for all work ------------------------------------ 488,000 Cost and finanoial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- -11111------------1$1, 681. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------ ------------------ 21, 786. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------23,467. 87 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---- ---------- 19. 24 Net total cost to June 30, 1935--------- --------------- 23,487. 11 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 8. 75 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----- -------------- 23, 495. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------5, 330. 01 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 18, 165. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------29, 834. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------48, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..... .... . ...------------------------- _.... ....... ... ... $1, 681. 35 Cost of maintenance--....------..----_ _ ----------- .-------..----..------------ $1,086. 77 20, 699. 75 Total cost------------ -----------------------------...-------- 1,086. 77 22, 381. 10 Total expended- ------- ------ -------------------- ----------- ----------- 18,165.85 Allotted--.....-------- ......------------------------------ ----------------- ------. 30, 000. 00 18, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___ $30, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------- -------------------------- 18,000.00 Amount to be accounted for_ ----- --- ------ 48, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-__--_---------------------$31, 966. 18 Less reimbursements collected 800. 33 1---------------------3, 18, 165. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-- 29, 834. 15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------- ----- 5, 460 00 Balance available June 30, 1935-- 24, 374. 15 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------- - 8. 75 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 _ 24, 382. 90 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 565 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-------- ___--------- $468, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - 468, 000. 00 - For maintenance 1- - - - - - - - -_______ - __ - _ 20, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - Total 488, 000.00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- ------------------ -_ $78, 501. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------- - -- 30, 000. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- _ 108, 501. 59 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--------- ___- - 92.77 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 08, 594. 36 1------------------------ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---- ---- ____ -________2, 055. 51 Net total expenditures _______-_______-- -106, 538. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- ____ ____---------__ 3, 461. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------------- 110,000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---------....................--- ----------....------------ ------------ ------------ $78, 501.59 Cost of maintenance--.---------------- ------------ ------ -----------------.. $30, 000. 00 - - -, . Total expended__ ------------ ------------ ------------ 29, 126. 24 ........--------------- 77,412. 61 Allotted--------------- ----------------------------------- ------- 30,000.00 80,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-....... $873. 76 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934----___ _--------------------- 80, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------- ------------------ 80, 873. 76 Gross amount expended ____-- ------ - - - -- - -77, 412. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 3, 461. 15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------------- 2, 072. 51 Balance available June 30, 1935--------- __--- - 1. 388. 64 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR LAKE WORTH INLET. FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------ - - -$80, 182. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935____-__------------ - 51, 786. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 131, 969. 46 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935___ ----- 112.01 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-------------------------132, 081. 47 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935__-------- - - - -__ 8. 75 Gross total costs to June 30. 1935-------------------------- 132. 090. 22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 - ------------------ 7. 385. 52 Net total expenditures_______ ______- 124. 704. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ .--------- --- 8------- 33, 295. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 80, 1935----------- 158, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 566 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-----------------------------------------------------------$80, 182. 94 Cost of maintenance____...___ __________ _------------ ------------ ------ ___ $31,086. 77 20, 699. 75 Total cost.....-- ------------------------------------------------ 31, 086. 77 100, 882. 69 Total expended --------.---------------.------------.------------.------------ 29, 126. 24 95, 578. 46 Allotted ..........----------------------------------------------------- 60, 000. 00 98, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $30, 873. 76 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------------- $18, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934 ------------------------ 80, 000. 00 98, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ ___ ________ 128, 873. 7 Gross amount expended -------- ____109, 378. 79 Less reimbursements collected---------------------13, 800. 33 95, 578. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-----____-___---- - 33, 295. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___-__-_____--- -_ __ 7, 532. 51 Balance available June 30, 1935-.__----------25, 762. 79 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------- 8. 75 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_--___------- 25, 771. 54 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of -- --- -- --- --- --- -- -- --- --- --- -- - - -- --- existing project 1 468, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work ------------------------------------------ 468, 000. 00 For maintenance ----------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Total 1------------------------------------------------- 488, 000. 00 7. 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 contemplates the maintenance and ampli- fication of the project as originally constructed by local interests to provide a channel 500 feet wide at its seaward end, converging to 400 feet at the jetty entrance, thence converging to 300 feet at a point 1,000 feet within the jetty entrance, and thence 300 feet to the existing turning basin, and for the completion of the turning basin to 1,200 feet square, all to a depth of 35 feet. The channel dredged by local interests is protected by two converging, angular stone jetties 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, 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 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 567 at the sea ends and with side slopes 1 on 11/2. Two parallel steel- sheet piling bulkheads, 800 feet apart, protect the land points from erosion. The mean tidal range at the entrance is 2.6 feet and the extreme range is about 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, is $1,134,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $35,000. The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, authorized the maintenance of the harbor as constructed by local interests (H. Doc. No. 357, 71st Cong., 2d sess.); and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provided for the enlargement of the entrance chan- nel and turning basin to the existing project dimensions (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 25, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the latter document. Local cooperation.-The improvement authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, is subject to the condition that local interests provide suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during construction and subsequent maintenance. 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 extensive additions are contemplated. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in the entrance channel, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year with the U. S. hopper dredge Absecon, was terminated on August 2, 1934. A total of 116,889 cubic yards, bin measurement of material was removed and deposited at sea at a cost of $14,989.27. The leased pipe-line dredge Ideal was engaged from December 3, 1934, to January 23, 1935, in removing 73,131 cubic yards of material from the turning basin at a cost of $15,305.53. The total cost for the year was $36,278.51, of which $5,983.71 was for new work and $30,294.80 for maintenance. The expenditures were $40,910.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No new work involving construc- tion has been done on the project by the United States. Local in- terests have dredged a channel in rock to 35 feet deep and 210 feet wide from the ocean to the turning basin on the west side of Lake Mabel, a distance of about 6,900 feet, and a turning basin in rock to from 18 to 35 feet deep, 1,200 feet wide, and an average length of about 1,200 feet. The present controlling depths and widths at mean low water are as follows: Ship channel 32.1 feet for a width of 200 feet; turning basin 31.9 feet for a width of 775 feet. The re- pair of the north and south jetties was completed in the calendar year 1932 and the jetties are now in fair condition. The work re- maining to be done to complete the project is the enlargement of the entrance channel to project dimensions and the completion of the turning basin to 35-foot depth. The total cost has been $98,432.67 of which $5,983.71 was for new work and $92,448.96 for maintenance. The expenditures have been $96,563.65. 568 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935 ($11,533.24), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935______________________-_ ___ $1, 869. 02 Maintenance: Dredging with United States hopper dredge, three- fourths month during January 1936, removing shoals as required__ 9,664. 22 Total for all work -- ------------------------------ _ 11, 533. 24 The additional sum of $1,134,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Begin during July 1936, by contract, the dredging to widen and deepen the entrance channel and the turning basin_ $1, 134,00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_-__ ____________________ $5, 983. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- 92,448. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___-- _____---98, 432. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 1, 869. 02 Net total expenditures _______-_------__________- 96, 563. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____________________________ 11, 533. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------- -___ 108,096. 89 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work....-----------..................------------.... ..----------... ------------. $5,983. 71 ------------. .........----------- Cost of maintenance.....-------...----------- $30, 970. 05 $17, 222.04 $13, 962. 07 30, 294. 80 Total cost-......----------------------------- 30, 970. 05 17, 222. 04 13, 962. 07 36, 278. 51 Total expended--- ----------------- ------------ 26, 238.97 21, 953. 12 7, 461. 12 40, 910. 44 Allotted-------------................. -------------- $44, 000.00 9, 000. 00 -4, 807. 91 44, 904. 80 15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $37, 443.68 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------------- ------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 52,443. 68 Gross amount expended_ ---- ----------------- $49, 547.26 Less reimbursements collected- 636. 82 -8, 8------------ 40, 910. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 11, 533.24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------ -- 2, 050. 21 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 9,483.03 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project _________________ 1, 134, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work __________------------------------ 1, 134, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 569 8. 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.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep, 500 feet wide, from that depth in the ocean to near the outer end of the north jetty, thence 300 feet wide through the entrance and across Biscayne Bay to the turning basin in front of the municipal ter- minals at Miami, and enlarging the turning basin, and for two parallel rubblestone jetties, 1,000 feet apart, the north one to be 3,000 feet long and the south one 2,750 feet long. The present ap- proved dimensions for the turning basin are 1,400 feet from the west end of Biscayne Bay Channel to the terminals, and 1,150 feet in width. The total length of the waterway under improvement is about 6 miles. 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. Strong 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 1935, is $6,700,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $80,000. 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 deepening the channels to 25 feet at mean low water for the present widths at the entrance and a width of 200 feet across Biscayne Bay (H. Doc. No. 516, 67th Cong., 4th sess.); 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, but limited expenditures thereon to $200,000 (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 15, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) ; the Public Works Administration on January 3, 1934, and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, authorized deepening to provide a depth of 30 feet in the channel from the ocean to and in the turning basin, with the existing authorized project widths, including a width of 300 feet in the channel across the bay, in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated August 30, 1933 (Senate Committee Print, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last- mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The work included in the Public Works pro- gram and adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, is subject to the provision that local interests furnish satisfactory assur- ances that suitable and sufficient slips and berths adequate for the full utilization of the increased depth will be provided at the termi- nals at Miami. The required assurance was given by resolution 570 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 adopted by the commission of the city of Miami, and accepted by the Secretary of War January 25, 1934, as complying with the terms and conditions of the required local cooperation. The required addi- tional facilities have not been constructed. All prior requirements have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three municipal piers, with ample warehouse space, and one municipal open wharf, having an aggre. gate berthing space of about 7,256 feet and a 25-foot depth of water. The piers have railway and highway connections while the wharf has highway connections only. They are open to the public except two of the piers which have been leased to steamship companies. There are 10 other wharves having a total berthing space of about 4,250 feet, 7 with 18 to 25 feet and 2 with 10 to 13 feet of water. In addition to these, 6,250 feet of berthing space have been completed on Terminal Island, 2,250 having 25 feet and 4,000 feet having 18 feet of water. A municipal yacht anchorage with a depth of 16 feet and a municipal yacht basin have been constructed for the use of pleasure craft. The facilities are adequate for present needs, but upon the completion of the 30-foot project additional facilities will be required for the full utilization of the increased depth. (See Port Series No. 8, pt. 2, revised 1930, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-regular funds.-The cost of routine surveys in connection with the supervision of the project was $919.27 for maintenance. The expenditures were minus $9,655.75. Public Works funds.-Dredging under contract providing for deepening the existing channels and turning basin to 30 feet, which was begun during the previous fiscal year, was continued and was 82 percent completed at the close of the fiscal year. A total of 1,752,796 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $1,463,- 636.97 for new work. The expenditures were $1,438,919.30. The total cost, all funds, was $1,464,556.24, of which $1,463,636.97 was for new work and $919.27 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $1,429,263.55. Condition at end of fscal year.-The project is 82 percent com- pleted. The total length of the completed north jetty and revetment is 4,688 feet, and the completed south jetty and revetment, 3.850 feet. The two rubblestone jetties and revetments at the entrance are in good condition. The controlling depths are as follows: Outer bar section, 32 feet for a width of 500 feet ; Bar Cut section, 25.3 feet for a width of 400 feet; channel between the jetties and revetments, 26.5 feet for a width of 300 feet; channel across Biscayne Bay. 26.7 feet for a width of 200 feet; and 31 feet in the turning basin. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the completion of dredging under an existing contract and the widening of the channel across Biscayne Bay to 300 feet. The cost of the existing project to June 30. 1935, with regular funds, has been $3,701,798.69 for new work and $1,198,630.11 for main- tenance, a total of $4,900,428.80; the expenditures have been $4,946,- 448.75. Under Public Works funds the cost has been $1,824,812.86 for new work and the expenditures have been $1,709,254.05. The total costs, all funds, have been $5,526,611.55 for new work and $1,198,- 630.11 for maintenance, a total of $6,725,241.66. The total expendi- tures have been $6,655,702.80. RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 571 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1935 ($56,924.30), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------------- $1, 212. 18 Maintenance: Dredging throughout project as required with U. S. hopper dredge Absecon, 3 months, February-April 1936-- ----------------------------------- $43, 712. 12 Miscellaneous surveys and investigations---__--____ 6, 000. 00 Care and preservation of the reservation 000. 00 6-----------, 55, 712.12 Total for all work_____--------------------- 56, 924.30 The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, from the allotments made by the Public Works Administration ($492,871.99), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- $115, 558.81 New work: Complete during November 1935, under contract, the dredging required to deepen the present 25-foot ship channel from the open sea to Miami to a depth of 30 feet-------------------- 377, 313. 18 Total for all work---------------------------- ------ 492, 871. 99 The additional sum of $875,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to the completion of the project and to maintenance, as follows: New work: Begin during November 1936, by contract, the dredging required to widen the 30-foot ship channel across Biscayne Bay to 300 feet__---------------- --------------------------- $800, 000 Maintenance: Dredging with a United States hopper dredge during January-April 1937, throughout the channels of the projects as required------------ ----------- ------------------------- 75, 000 Total for all work______-------- ------------------- - 875, 000 Cost and financial sunrnary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ____-__------------____ $3, 701, 798. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 1, 198, 630. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-----------4, 900, 428. 80 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 39, 828. 54 Net total cost to June 30, 1935--------------------- 4, 940, 257. 34 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 7, 403. 59 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 -------------------- 4, 947, 660. 93 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----- 1, 212. 18 Net total expenditures____ -------------- - __ 4, 946, 448. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ _---------------- ------ 49, 520. 71 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------- 4, 995, 969. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ................ .. _ _ $35, 054. 79 $158, 610. 72 -$900. 00 $14, 644. 79 . _-_-- .- Cost of maintenance ------------------ 55, 798. 62 14, 518. 85 3, 684. 42 243, 461. 98 $919. 27 Total cost----.............-----.....----..------ 90, 853. 41 173, 129. 57 2, 784. 42 258, 106. 77 919. 27 Total expended--_------------- --.-- 81, 828.46 201, 475. 89 17, 224. 82 278, 418. 90 -9, 655. 75 Allotted................. --............... 250, 000. 00 ----------- -2, 175. 71 282, 395. 82 23, 706. 62 572 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_________----------------- $16, 158. 34 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------ ---------------------- 40, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 56, 158. 34 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- 293. 38 1-------------6, Net amount to be accounted for------------ 39, 864. 96 Gross amount expended .________ __-___ .$173, 379. 53 ___- Less- Reimbursements collected----__-_ $168, 674.40 Receipts from sales ____-- _____-- 14, 360. 88 183, 035. 28 -9, 655. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 49, 520. 71 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-- ------------ ---- 1,247. 14 Balance available June 30, 1935--- ------------------- 48, 273. 57 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935________________-______ ___ 7, 403. 59 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 55, 677. 16 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- - 800, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June, 30, 1937: For new work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 800, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- -- - -- -------- -- 75, 000. 00 Total 1 - - - - - - - -- ---- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- -- - -- - - -- 875, 000. O0 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_-------___ ---------- $1, 824, 812. 86: Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 1, 824, 812. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---- ___-------------_ 115, 558. 81 Net total expenditures 709, 254. 05 -1, 1------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------- ---------- 492, 871.99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------ .... 2, 202, 126. 04 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1335 Cost of new work_______________- _..-------------- .$361, 175. 89 $1,463, 636. 97 Cost of maintenance .------------- .-- -- -------------- --------.------------------------ Total expended------------------------- ------- 270, 334. 76 1, 438, 919. 30 Allotted... ..... .....----------------- ----------------------- 2, 202,126. 04 ......------------... Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------ $1, 931, 791. 29 Gross amount expended ------------------ $1, 439, 123. 90 Less reimbursements collected ------------------ 204. 60 1, 438, 919. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- ---------------- 492, 871..99 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_-----_- ,___- 492, 871. 99 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 573 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MIAMI HARBOR (BISCAYNE BAY), FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- $5, 526, 611. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---- --------- 1, 198, 630. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--____---- 6, 725, 241. 66 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 39, 828. 54 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------------------- 6, 765, 070. 20 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------- 7, 403. 59 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-- ------------------ 6, 772,473. 79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 116, 770. 99 Net total expenditures_ --------- .------- 6, 655, 702. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------- --------- ------ 542, 392. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935.------------ 7, 198, 095. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----....------- $35, 054. 79 $158, 610. 72 -$900. 00 $375, 820. 68 $1,463, 636. 97 ......... Cost of maintenance----------- 55, 798. 62 14, 518. 85 3, 684. 42 243, 461. 98 919. 27 Total cost----------------................ 90, 853. 41 173, 129. 57 2, 784. 42 619, 282. 66 1, 464, 556. 24 Total expended.----------------81, 828. 46 201, 475. 89 17, 224. 82 548, 753. 65 1, 429, 263. 55 Allotted -_. _-_-_-----.--.-- - 250, 000. 00 --------------- 2, 175. 71 2, 484, 521. 86 23, 706. 62 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934- --- ___-------__ $1, 947,949.63. Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------ 40, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___--------_______ 1, 987, 949. 63 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- ----- 16, 293. 38 Net amount to be accounted for --____-- - - -_______--- 1, 971, 656. 25 Gross amount expended________ __ _____ $1, 612, 503.43 Less- Reimbursements collected $168, 879. 00 --.. Receipts from sales------------14, 360. 88 183, 239. 88 1, 429, 263. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------__ 542, 392. 70 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------- - 1, 247. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 492, 871. 99 494,119. 13 Balance available June 30, 1935 --- _______---__--48, 273. 57 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 7, 403. 59 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ------------ 55, 677. 16 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion 1- - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - of existing project _________- 800, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 1 -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 800, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 75, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 875, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 574 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 9. 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 Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 583.) 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 41/8 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- fied 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.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are a number of small privately owned marginal wharves along the river, with a total berthing space of about 900 feet. The facilities at the Dinner Key Airport Channel consist of a combined terminal building and passenger station with two adjacent seaplane ramps, and two hangers constructed by the Pan American Airways System; a hangar and seaplane ramp con- structed by the United States Coast Guard; and a pier 300 feet long constructed by the city of Miami. All facilities have highway con- nections only. The facilities are considered adequate for the present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. derrick boat D-1 was engaged from January 14 to 31, 1935, and on February 5, 1935, in removing 10 sunken boats, 1 old iron tank and 10 small ob- structions and dredging 200 cubic yards of material from a rock shoal. The cost was $2,095.88. The cost of miscellaneous minor surveys was $904.12. The total cost and expenditures for the year were $3,000, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal yea.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1933, at a cost of $581,378.58 for the work in Miami River RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 575 and $65,536.59 for the work at the Dinner Key seaplane base, repre- senting a total saving of $153,085 under the total estimated cost. The controlling depths at local mean low water are 12.8 feet in Miami River, 5.6 feet in the approach channel at the Dinner Key seaplane base, and 8 feet in the channel along the easterly edge of the seaplane base. The cost and expenditures have been $646,915.17 for new work and $3,000 for maintenance, a total of $649,915.17. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $646, 915. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-----------------------------3, 000. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------------- 649, 915. 17 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 649, 915. 17 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------------------649, 915. 17 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ....-------- ------------ $83, 262. 82 $517, 025. 14 $46, 627. 21 ............ Cost ofmaintenance----......----------------------------------- .. ------------ . $3,000 Total expended -__-_____-------- ______- 60, 475. 20 504, 744. 37 81, 695. 60 3, 000 Allotted...___-_ --------------- _-..-. 578, 000. 00 67, 627. 88 1, 287. 29 3, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act pproved Mar. 4, 1933 --------------------------------------------------- $3, 000 Gross amount expended------------------------------------------- 3, 000 10. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM MIAMI TO FLORIDA BAY, FLA. Location.-This section of the Intracoastal Waterway extends from Miami to Florida Bay, Fla. The route follows the bays and sounds and connecting waterways. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 3260 and 3261.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging and maintaining a channel 75 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water from Miami, Fla., to a point immediately south of Mangrove Banks, Florida Bay, Fla., a distance of '63 miles. The mean range of tide is 1.3 feet, with fluctuations of from 2 to 3 feet, due to winds and hurricane conditions. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1932, is $130,000, with maintenance estimated at the rate of $10,000 annually. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 44, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document. Terminal facilities.-Exclusive of the terminal facilities reported for Miami Harbor, there are no terminals along this waterway. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done. The controlling depth is 4 feet. 23116-ENG 1935---- 37 576 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $130,000 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1937 in completing all work under the project by contract, from July 1 to December 31, 1936. Cost and financial snummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- ---- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures-- ---- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935___- - Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_______________________ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------------------------------------- $130, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work------------------------------------------- 30, 000 11. 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 improve- ment 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 fiorthwest 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 1.3 feet in the main ship channel and in the harbor. The extreme range of tide is 3.2 feet at the northwest entrance, 1.7 feet in the main ship channel, and 1.7 feet in the harbor. 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 577 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, pro- vided 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.-The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd was engaged from January 3 to January 31, 1935, in removing 355,428 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material from the northwest entrance channel. The cost and expenditures were $26,998.08, all 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 1914. 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 completed in 1929, 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 entrance 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 20.3 feet for a width of 150 feet in the northwest channel. The work necessary to complete the project is the com- pletion of the jetties at the northwest channel. The west jetty is about 20 percent complete, the east jetty is about 67 percent com- plete, and the jetties as a whole are about 60 percent complete. The total cost of the existing project has been $1,225.909.42, of which $1,012,908.75 was for new work and $213,000.67 for 578 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 maintenance, including $33,658.67 for new work in the main ship channel, of which $2,274.44 was expended in removing coral heads from the main ship channel 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 expenditures have been $1,225,909.42. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $27,000 can be profitably, expended during the fiscal year 1937 to be applied to maintenance dredging with the U. S. hopper dredge Absecon, involving the removal of shoals at the north- west entrance for a period of about 2 months, during November and December 1936. No funds can be profitably expended for new work, involving the completion of the jetties, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for the reason that the commerce at present making use of the project does not justify the relatively high cost of this work. Cost of financial summn'ary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $1, 040, 408. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 213, 000. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 1, 253. 409. 42 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 1 253, 409. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_.................. 1, 253, 409. 42 I II Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 cost of faw work Cost of new work___-- - --- --- Cost of maintenance_-------------- $8, 161. 01 $18, 422. 78 $17. 71 $26, 998. 08 - I - I r= i 1 I Total expended ..... 1, 873, 90 24,709. 89 17.71 26, 998. 08 Allotted -- ..... .. .... . . . . . . . 25, 000. 00 I__________ -2, 788. 66 $27, 000. 00 -1.92 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_________ $27, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- _ __- 1. 92 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------_ _ 26, 998. 08 Gross amount expended ------------------ $33,360.23 Less reimbursements collected ------------------ 6, 362. 15 26, 998. 08 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-------- ---- ---- 956, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance 1----------------------------------- 27, 000.00 12. 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 Okeec obee is a large fresh-water lake located in south- central Florida. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 804 and 805.) 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 579 St. Lucie Canal was constructed by the Everglades drainage dis- trict as a control canal for Lake Okeechobee. It begins at about the 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 Survey 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.) For description of above waterways see page 705, Annual Report for 1932. 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. For further details see page 707, Annual Report for 1932. 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 Okeechobeie 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 about 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 21/2 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. 580 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The following tables show the principal features of the locks and dams and protective works included in the project: Location and other data for locks in this system ST. LUCIE CANAL Width of chamber Distance and great- Lock from Lake Lift. Lake Depth over Distance est length no. Okeechobee Nearest town (miles) elevation sills at lake available 14.feetelevation (miles) for full 14.0 14.0 feet width (feet) 11 0.5 Port Mavaca, Fla. - 0.5 150X30 4.0 8.0 12 20. 0 Stuart, Fla____ 8.0 150X30 9.0 8.0 CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER 21 9. 0 Moore Haven, Fla------------------0.75 250X50 2.0 10.0 22 29. 0 La Belle, Fla-.......... ....-. 8. 0 250X50 9. 0 10. 0 ST. LUCIE CANAL Type of construction Lock Character of Date of Actual cost no. foundation Kind of dam comple- of lock and tion dam Lock Dam 11 Rock . Needle controlled Concrete ... Concrete, needle 1925 $127, 448. 98 spillway. controlled. 22 . Pile___ - - ----do .....- - ---- do_ _ do 1925 419, 546. 94 CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER 21 Pile ._______ None .. __........-_ Concrete--.. None_______________ 1935 $490, 000.00 22 Do ...-. Spillway, Taintor gate --_ do... Concrete, Taintor 1936 670, 000. 00 control, gate control. 1 Constructed by Everglades Drainage District. 2 Under construction by the United States (combined hurricane gate and lock). Locks 1 and 2 on the St. Lucie Canal are also provided with bypasses having a width of 50 feet and a length of 250 feet. Locatio and other data for hurricane gates Hurri- Width of chamber and greatest Lift at lake Depth over Dis- cane length available for full elevation elevation gate Nearest town tance no. (miles) width (feet) 14.0 feet 14.0 feet 14.0 feet Feet 2 Clewiston, Fla .-- . ..- 0 50 feet wide, length unlimited. None 10. 0 3 Lake Harbor, Fla --.-.... .5 .....d o .-- - --------- ---- None 10.0 4 Belle Glade, Fla --------- 4.0 .....d o . . . . .. ......... ------ None 10. O0 5 Canal Point, Fla ......... 0 - - do . . . .-- -------------- None 10.0 16 . Okeechobee, Fla ........ 6.0 ---- do --- --------------- - None 7.0 Hurri Character of Date Actual cane foundation Type of construction Type of gate completed cost gate no. 2 Pile --------- Concrete Steel sector- .- Feb. 26,1935 $304,081. 80 3 Rock--. . -- ---- do... ..----------------------- . do - do -_-- 314, 425. 72 4 -. do---...-----do .. - - ...- - -..... _do ... --. do ------ 344,438.71 5 -. .do .. do- ----.-- do odo-------- --- 258,021.24 2 6 Pile..--------- Concrete with automatic culvert .. do... controlled spillway. I Projected but not yet constructed. SProjected but not yet completed. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA.1 DISTRICT 581 The mean range of tide at Punta Rasa is 1.7 feet. The extreme range is 2.2 feet. Tidal influence 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 1935, is $17,000,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, and of which $500,000 was contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $132,000. 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.). This latter project was modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, to provide that the United States maintain all project works when completed and bear the cost of all drainage structures hereto- fore or hereafter constructed in connection with the project and that the total cash contribution required of local interests toward the cost of the project shall be $500,000. The latest published map of the lake is in Senate Document No. 115, Seventy-first Con- gress, second session, and maps of the remainder of the project are in House Document No. 215, Seventieth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-In the vicinity of Fort Myers on the Caloosahatchee 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 Caloosahatchee River, along the lake shore, in St. Lucie Canal, and on St. Lucie River, including one railroad terminal pier, a municipal pier, and a pier for handling petroleum products at Stuart. The facilities are adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year-regular funds.-Con- struction surveys, preliminary surveys, and subsurface explorations in progress at the end of the preceding fiscal year were continued. A total of 36 miles of floodway and navigation channel in the Caloosa- hatchee River and Canal were surveyed, involving 15,432 linear feet of core borings and 146,400 linear feet of wash borings by United States plant and hired labor; restoration of 224 section corners and meander corners; running 80 miles of traverse and right-of-way lines; setting 56 miles of base-line markers; setting 323 right-of-way monuments; running 112 miles of precise levels; setting 56 tide gages; securing cross sections in 56 miles of channel; making prob- ings for 11 bridge foundations; investigating all submarine cables; and preparing all right-of-way maps and property descriptions for the entire Caloosahatchee River and Canal project. Triangulation surveys tied in to levee surveys were made for navigation channels across Lake Okeechobee, and channels were properly marked by piling. Preliminary surveys for proposed levees on the north shore of Lake Okeechobee were made and core borings were made for pro- posed hurricane gate at Taylors Creek and for two proposed cul- verts. The north shore survey work is about 80 percent completed. All preliminary survey work for levees on the west, south, and east shores of Lake Okeechobee is now complete. The cost was $50,815.25. 582 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The U. S. pipe-line dredge Welatka which was engaged in the con- struction of the hydraulic levee omitted from the levee contract be- tween Moore Haven and Fisheating Creek at the beginning of the fiscal year, completed this work on December 18, 1934. A total of 1,518,369 cubic yards of material was placed and a total of 40,393 cubic yards of muck was wasted, completing 30,600 linear feet of levee at a cost of $236,517.25. Between February 24 and March 7, 1935, this dredge placed 40,438 cubic yards of material and completed 60 linear feet of hydraulic levee near Lake Harbor at a cost of $15,987.53, and between March 12 and June 30, 1935, placed 538,530 cubic yards of material and completed 3,460 linear feet of hydraulic levee near Torry Island at a cost of $145,416.67 This work was still in prog- ress at the end of the fiscal year. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Gui/port placed 1,354,046 cubic yards of material and completed 12,255 linear feet of hydraulic levee near South Bay between November 6, 1934, and June 30, 1935, at a cost of $375,835.95. This work was still in progress at the end of the fiscal year. The leased pipe-line dredge Generalplaced 1,577,939 cubic yards of material and completed 23,630 linear feet of hydraulic levee south of Bacom Point between October 9, 1934, and March 9, 1935, at a cost of $332,709.87, and between March 11 and June 30, 1935, placed 964,- 019 cubic yards of material and completed 9,033 linear feet of hy- draulic levee near Lake Harbor, at the location where the dredge Welatka stopped work, at a cost of $224,266.99. This work was still in progress at the end of the fiscal year. The U. S. derrick boat D-1, which had started driving fender piles at Lock No. 1, St. Lucie Canal, during the preceding fiscal year, worked intermittently when this plant was available, and completed the work in May 1935. The cost was $2,234.90 for maintenance. A leased clamshell dredge was used removing a rock ledge from the St. Lucie Canal between May 1, 1935, and May 10, 1935, at a cost of $677.10. The leased dipper dredge No. : removed 33,660 cubic yards of ma- terial from the Liberty Point auxiliary floodway channel between May 11 and May 31, 1935, at a cost of $14,327.23. Revetment work, to protect the navigation channel slopes from wave action between Moore Htaven and South Bay, was continued, and 33,813 square yards of concrete slab paving and 16,577 cubic yards of rock revetment were placed over a distance of 81,144 linear feet at a cost of $82,315.73. Contract for the construction of 97,900 linear feet of levee and navigation channel between Moore Haven and Fisheating Creek, which amount had been reduced by 29,800 linear feet by supple- mental agreement, which was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on January 10, 1935. There were placed in the levee 1,071,729 cubic yards of material at a cost of $177,997.03. On February 7, 1935, contract was entered into for the dredging of a 2-mile approach channel into Little Bare Beach to provide an entrance channel for the U. S. pipe-line dredge Welatkea. Work was started on February 7, 1935, and completed February 28, 1935. Under this contract, and with leased dredges, 120,787 cubic yards of material were excavated at a cost of $8,310.85. RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 583 An extension to the bypass on Lock No. 2, St. Lucie Canal, was constructed at a cost of $12,800.85. The total cost for new work was $1,686,202.51; of this, $1,416,- 408.21 was from regular United States funds and $269,794.30 was from contributed funds; and for maintenance work the cost was $2,498.33 regular United States funds. The total expenditures were $1,316,033.10, of which $269,794.30 were from contributed funds and $1,046,238.80 were from regular United States funds. Public Works funds--The U. S. dipper dredge Mayaca resumed dredging of the Liberty Point auxiliary floodway channel on August 20, 1934, and continued until December 27, 1934, when she was laid up, excavating 86,301 cubic yards of material over a distance of 13,238 linear feet at a cost of $37,305.39. This work was resumed on March 18, 1935, by the leased dipper dredge No. 2,which excavated 57,331 cubic yards of material between March 18 and May 10, 1935, and between June 1, and June 30, 1935, when the work was com- pleted. The cost was $22,445.05. Revetment work, to protect the navigation channel slopes from wave action between Moore Haven and South Bay, was begun on June 1, 1935, and 8,080 cubic yards of rock were placed over a dis- tance of 8,350 linear feet as reinforcement at the toe of the revet- ment already placed. The cost was $16,532.92. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Gulfport continued construction of hydraulic levee near Bacom Point and placed 1,116,849 cubic yards of material in the levee and wasted 480,276 cubic yards of muck between June 30 and October 31, 1934, at a cost of $209,800.99. Contract for the construction of 19,541 linear feet of levee and navigation channel between Clewiston and Liberty Point, which was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on February 16, 1935. A total of 1,417,632 cubic yards of material was placed and 10,800 linear feet of levee completed, together with 32,473 cubic yards of riprap over 19,571 linear feet, at a cost of $261,348.55. Contract for the construction of 25,300 linear feet of levee and navigation channel between Clewiston and Little Bare Beach, which was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on April 30, 1935. A total of 2,118,730 cubic yards of material was placed and 13,600 linear feet of levee completed at a cost of $496,593.51. Contract for the construction of 29,205 linear feet of levee and navigation channel between Little Bare Beach and South Bay, which was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on April 30, 1935. A total of 3,414,681 cubic yards of material was placed and 15,700 linear feet of levee com- pleted at a cost of $833,387.98. On November 13, 1934, contract was entered into for the construction of 11,800 linear feet of levee near Bacom Point north of the levee completed by the U. S. pipe-line dredge Gulf port. Work was started on this contract on January 15, 1935, and is still in progress. A total of 702,325 cubic yards of material was placed and 4,900 linear feet of levee completed at a cost of $158,631.98. On November 13, 1934, contract was entered into for the construction of 59,315 linear feet of levee and naviga- tion channel between Pahokee and the St. Lucie Canal. Work was started on this contract on December 15, 1934, and is still in prog- ress. A total of 1,878,158 cubic yards of material was placed and 5,500 linear feet of levee completed at a cost of $451,623.12. On 584 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 February 18, 1935, work was begun on the construction of 5,200 linear feet of levee on the south bank of the St. Lucie Canal between Con- ner's Highway and the Florida East Coast Railway bridge, using leased dragline and hired labor, and was completed on June 18, 1935. A total of 32,680 cubic yards of material was placed in the levee at a cost of $11,286.39. Contract for the construction of six metal pipe culverts and concrete headwalls along the south and west shores of Lake Okeechobee, which was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on October 12, 1934. The cost was $62,948.68. Contract for the construction of four concrete hurri- cane gates-one at Clewiston, one on Miami Canal at Lake Harbor, one near Belle Glade at the junction of the Hillsboro and North New River Canals, and one on Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point-which was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on March 26, 1935. The cost was $673,195.72. On September 11, 1934, contract was entered into for the construction of five metal pipe culverts with concrete headwalls and one additional concrete headwall, along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee. Work was begun on October 5, 1934, and completed on May 5, 1935, at a cost of $166,399.82. On September 26, 1934, contract was entered into for the construction of 17 concrete drainage spillways along the St. Lucie Canal. Work was begun on November 3, 1934, and was about 84 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $378,211.56. On October 6, 1934, contract was entered into for one combined hurricane gate and lock, maintenance depot wharf, warehouse, and lock-tender's house on the Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven. Work was begun on November 5, 1934, and was about 68 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $344,446.76. On April 9, 1935, contract was entered into for the construction of one metal-pipe culvert with concrete headwalls on the east shore of Lake Okeechobee. Work was begun on April 19, 1935, and was about 54 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $14,592.25. The total cost of surveys, plans, estimates, etc., was $20,588.66. The total cost for the fiscal year from Public Works funds was $4,169,474.70, all for new work; the total expenditures were $4,179,- 617.12. Suamnary.-The total cost for the fiscal year was $5,858,175.54; the cost of new work was $1,416,408.21 from regular funds, $4,169,474.70 from Public Works funds, and $269,794.30 from contributed funds, a total of $5,855,677.21; the cost of maintenance was $2,498.33 from regular funds. The total expenditures were $5,495,650.22, of which $1,046,238.80 were from regular funds, $4,179,617.12 from Public Works funds, and $269,794.30 from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 60 percent complete. The portion of the Caloosahatchee River be- low Fort Myers and on the bar at the entrance was completed in 1.913. 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 dredging the channel which will provide a discharge of 2,500 second-feet from Lake Okeechobee and a navigation channel of at least 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide, including the necessary rock riprap protection work and removal of existing structures. (b) Construction of a lock and spillway structure and necessary appurte- nances in the Caloosahatchee Canal near Ortona. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 585 (c) Dredging Taylors Creek to provide a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Okeechobee City into Lake Okeechobee. (d) Construction of a hurricane gate and culvert spillway at Taylors Creek. (e) Construction of approximately 80,000 linear feet of levee on the north shore of Lake Okeechobee near Taylors Creek. (f) Construction of six drainage culverts on the north shore of Lake Okee- chobee. (g) Completion of 3,743 linear feet of levee and navigation channel on the south shore of Lake Okeechobee between Lake Harbor and South Bay, and 53,815 linear feet of levee and navigation channel on the east shore of the lake between Pahokee and the St. Lucie Canal. (h) Completion of the concrete spillways along the St. Lucie Canal. (i) Completion of two drainage culverts on the east shore of the lake. (j) Completion of combined hurricane gate and lock, maintenance depot, wharf, warehouse, and lock tender's house at Moore Haven. The approximate controlling depths at low water are as follows: St. Lucie River, 9.0 feet; St. Lucie Canal, 8.0 feet; Lake Okeecho- bee, from entrance to St. Lucie Canal to Clewiston, 6.5 feet; Lake Okeechobee, from entrance to St. Lucie Canal to Moore Haven, 3.5 feet; Moore Haven to< Fort Myers, 3.5 feet; Fort Myers to Punta Ra.sa, 9.5 feet; Punta Rasa to the Gulf of Mexico, 11.5 feet. The water level of Lake Okeechobee ranged from 17.5 feet to 14.8 feet during the fiscal year with an elevation of 14.8 feet at the close of the fiscal year. Under regular funds the cost of the existing project has been $3,927,433.51 for new work and $216,163.18 for maintenance, a total of $4,143,596.69; the expenditures have been $4,132,907.84. Under Public Works funds the cost has been $5,702,694.72, all for new work, and the expenditures, $5,517,735.54. Under contributed funds the cost and expenditures have been $490,000, all for new work. The grand total cost, all funds, has been $10,336,291.41, of which $10,120,- 128.23 was for new work and $216,163.18 for maintenance; the total expenditures have been $10,140,643.38. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable July 1, 1935 ($212,007.16 United States regular funds and $10,000 contributed funds, total $222,007.16), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935_--------------- _ _---__ $94, 604. 80 New work: Completion during August 1935 of gap in levee at site of Moore Haven Lock, division 3, by United States plant and hired labor-- __------------------------------- 27, 502. 36 Maintenance: Restore levee berm eroded by wave action in section 1 of divi- sion 9, by pumping shell beach with U. S. pipe-line dredge Welatka and hired labor during September 1935, 1 month, at $40,000 per month --------------------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Remove silting from hurricane gates 2, 3, 4, and 5, and drainage culverts, by contract, during July and August 1935 -------- 10, 000. 00 Repairs to levee berm in divisions 1 and 2, with rock riprap with United States plant and hired labor between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936_ ------------------------------------------- 13, 900. 00 Periodic surveys for determining channel in connection with maintenance of project, between July 1935 and June 30, 1936___ 17, 000. 00 Installing temporary aids to navigable channels----------- 3, 000. 00 Repairs to levee slopes by filling gullies and erosion caused by rains _--------------------------------------- 16, 000. 00 Total for maintenance- ---- ______.---_ 99,900. 00 Total for all work ..... ---- ______- _ 222, 007. 16 586 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, from the allotment made (luring August 1934 by the Public Works Administration, $2,182,- 264.46, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935.-------__----------------- --- $185, 468. 37 New work : Completion during November 1935 of contract for construction of 16 drainage spillways on St. Lucie Canal_ 155, 000. 00 Completion during November 1935 of contract for construction of Moore Haven Lock ___________________ 195, 000. 00 Completion during December 1935 of contract for construct- ing 13,100 linear feet of levee in sec. 1 of division 9 ______ 240, 000. 00 Completion during March 1936 of contract for constructing 11 miles of levee in secs. 2, 3, and 4 of division 9________ 1, 311, 822. 90 Begin about July 1935, and complete about October 1935, con- tract for construction of one drainage culvert no. 16, in division 9------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Begin about July 15, 1935, by contract, and complete about Jan. 1, 1936, the dredging of sec. 4 of division 8, Caloosahat- chee River - - 69, 973. 19 Total for new work- 1------99----------------------- 1,99, 796. 09 Total for all work ---------------------------------- 2,182, 264. 46 Funds allotted during June 1935, from the Emergency Relief Act of 1935, $2,671,000, will be applied as follows: New work: Begin about Nov. 1, 1935, by contract, and complete about Jan. 31, 1936, the dredging of the navigation and floodway chpnnel between station 5+00 of the Caloosahatchee Canal and Lock No. 1, Moore Haven___ ____ _____- -- __- $3,200 Begin about Dec. 1, 1935, by contract, and complete about Mar. 1, 1936, the placing of rock riprap along the channel slopes in the vicinity of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and State high- way bridges in the Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven_ _--_ 22, 500 Begin about Nov. 1, 1935, by contract, and complete about Feb. 1, 1936, the removal of old Lock No. 1 in the Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven ---___-__ ___ 8, 470 Begin about Nov. 1, 1935, by contract, and complete about Feb. 1, 1936, the removal of old Lock No. 2 in the Caloosahatchee _ Canal at Citrus Center ..... ___ _ --- --_- 7, 890 Begin about Aug. 1, 1935, by contract, and complete about June 30, 1936, the dredging of sections 1, 2, and 3, of division 7, Caloosahatchee River-___ _ _.. - _ __ __ 784, 200 Begin about Nov. 1, 1935, by contract, and complete about June 30, 1936, the construction of Lock No. 2 in the Caloosahatchee Canal near Ortona_ _-_ ____________ - -- - __--- 780, 000 Begin about Jan. 1, 1936, by contract, and complete about May 31, 1936, the riprapping of the channel slopes in the vicinity of -- the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Ortona, Fla ______ 13, 500 Begin about Jan. 1, 1936, by contract, and complete about Oct. 1, 1936, the protection of side drainage outlets between Lake Hicpochee and Lock No. 3, division 7 of the Caloosahatchee Canal __________________________--_____- 32, 725 Begin about Nov. 1, 1935, by contract, and complete about June 30, 1936, the dredging of the navigation and floodway channel in sections 1, 2, and 3 of division 8, Caloosahatchee River _____ 958, 515 Begin about Jan. 1, 1936, by contract, and complete about June 30, 1936, the protection of the channel in division 8 of the Caloosahatchee River from shoaling from side drainage by riprap protection ... _ ____ ___ _ _ - 60, 000 Total for new work-----------------------------------2,671,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 587 The additional sum of $1,994,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Begin about July 1936, by contract, the construction of 21 miles of levee in division 4, north shore of Lake Okeechobee, be- tween Kissimee River and Nubbin Slough------------------ $1, 011, 000 Begin about July 1936, by contract, the construction of 1 hurri- cane gate and flood-control structure at Taylors Creek in divi- sion 4, north shore of Lake Okeechobee___ 547, 000 Begin about July 1936, by contract, the construction of 5 drain- age culverts in division 4 of the north shore- ___ 250, 000 Begin about July 1936, by contract, the dredging of Taylors Creek, to provide 6-foot navigation from Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee City---------------------------------------- 54, 000 Total for new work------------------------------------ 1, 862, 000 Maintenance: Dredging by contract in channel below Fort Myers, 3 months, September to December 1936, at $12,000 per month----------- 36, 000 Dredging with U. S. 'dredge Congaree in channel in St. Lucie River between Intracoastal Waterway and Lock No. 2, 2 months, February and March 1937, at $12,000 per month_ _. 24, 000 Emergency dredging of shoals in navigable channels outside Everglades Drainage District due to floods, between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937__------------------------------------- 42, 000 Maintenance of levee slopes and repairing damage due to rain wash, between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937 ..-- - 15, 000 Removing shoaling from navigation channel within Everglades Drainage District due to floods, between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937________----__ ___________-- ----- 15, 000 Total for maintenance ------------------ 132, 000 Total for all work ----------------------------- _ 1, 994, 000 The above provides for the completion of the entire project of improving the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drain- age area, Florida, authorized by the act approved July 3, 1930, and as modified by the act aproved August 30, 1935. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to. June 30, 1935---------------------------$3, 954, 883. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 338, 299. 18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 4, 293, 182. 45 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 61, 957. 60 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-------------------------4, 355, 140. 05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------- 21, 958. 35 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-----------------------4, 377, 098. 40 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 94, 604. 80 Net total expenditures - --------------------------- 4, 282, 493. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------- 190, 048. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 4, 472, 542. 41 588 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work- _- _ $119, 689. 66 $420, 927. 73 $793, 869.85 $1, 057, 434. 70 $1, 416, 408. 21 _ ------------- Cost of maintenance ------- _ ----... -------- -----------.. 59, 564. 81 2, 498, 33 Total cost ..__-----------.-------------- - - - - 1, 116, 999.51 1, 418, 906. 54 Total expended 112, 174. 79 .--------------- 396, 039.75 762, 148. 65 1, 542, 720. 70 1, 046, 238. 80 Allotted--------------------- 735, 000. 00 7, 545. 87 1, 929, 225. 73 1, 473, 070. 81 -97, 768. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934______________________________ $1, 334, 055. 61 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934________________ $488, 178. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935__ _______-__- 30,000. 00 518, 178. 51 Amount to be accounted for-------------___- _____-__- 1, 852, 234. 12 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __615, 9'46. 51 Net amount to be accounted for-....________________ 1, 236, 287. 61 Gross amount expended______________________ $2, 250, 143. 65 Less- Reimbursements collected----- $814, 239. 34 Receipts from sales ___________ 389, 665. 51 1, 203, 904. 85 1, 046, 238. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----__---------- 190, 048. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_____... $171, 370. 27 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 10, 306. 72 181, 676. 99 Balance available June 30, 1935___ 8, 371. 82 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935___---_-------- -------- 21,958. 35 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935______________ 30, 330. 17 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_______----------- ------------- 1, 862, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work ---------------------------------------- 1, 862, 000. 00 For maintenance ------------------------------------ 132, 000. 00 Total ----------------------------------------------- 1, 994, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- $5, 702, 694. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_--------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 5, 702, 694. 72 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 509. 19 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 5,703, 2.03.91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 185, 468.37 Net total expenditures_-___--.------------ ---- 5, 517, 735. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 2, 182, 264. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------------ 7, 700, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 589 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_____ ---- I----------------$1, ____--.............-------- 533, 220. 02 $4, 169, 474.70 Cost of maintenance....----------..-- ----- ---------------------- ----------------------- Total expended---------------- - --------------- 1, 338, 118. 42 4, 179, 617. 12 Allotted ------ --------------.. ----................... 4, 200, 000. 00 .... .....-------------- 3, 500, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____ ___ ___________ '$2, 861, 881. 58 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934------ ------------------------------- 3, 700, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _____________6___ -___ 6, 561, 881. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -__- -__--- 200, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__6__________6--___6, 361, 881. 58 Gross amount expended_________________ _ $4, 184, 304. 64 Less reimbursements collected___ _-- -- ---___ 4, 687. 52 4, 179, 617. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ____________________ 2,182, 264. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------- $5, 332. 70 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----_ 2, 058, 355. 25 2, 063, 687. 95 Balance available June 30, 1935____-___________----- - 118, 576. 51 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--.. .-------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___________----------- ---------- Net total expenditures_ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__________---______________ $2, 671, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935____________________ 2, 671, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .... .. .. .. .. . C ost of m aintenance- .................................................. ....... .......... Total expended----------------- , ......--------------- ------------ ___ ___ -------------- ----------- Allotted-----------........................ -------------- ..-------------- $2,671, 000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Apropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935 -- --------------------------------------- __ __________ $2, 671, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935____111111111111111 2, 671, 000 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ___________ _ __------- $9, 657, 577. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___________--- 338, 299. 18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- , 995, 877. 17 9------- Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--------- 62, 466. 79 -__--- Net total cost to June 30, 1935_____ --------- 10, 058, 343. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_-- ____---- ------ _ 21, 958. 35 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--_____---- __------- 10, 080, 302. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------- ------------ 280, 073. 17 Net total expenditures- __ ----------- 9, 800,229. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- 043, 313. 27 5,-------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 4, 843, 542. 41 1--------- 590 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work........-------------.. $119, 689. 66 $420, 927. 73 $793, 869.85 $2, 590, 654. 72 $5, 585, 882. 91 Cost of maintenance_____ ---------------- ------------ -------------- 59, 564. 81 2, 498. 33 Total cost....-------------..... . 119, 689. 66 420, 927. 73 793, 869. 85 2, 650, 219. 53 5, 588, 381. 24 Total expended__ --------------- 112, 174. 79 396, 039. 75 762, 148. 65 2, 880, 839. 1.2 5, 225, 855. 92 Allotted...--------------------- 735, 000. 00 7, 545. 87 1, 929, 225. 73 5, 673, 070. 81 6, 073, 232. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_.__________ ------- _$4, 195, 937. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934----------- $488, 178. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------ 30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934____ 3, 700, 000. 00 _________ Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935----------. 2, 671, 000. 00 6, 889, 178. 51 Amount to be accounted for___ ----------------------- 11, 085, 115. 70 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments ------------ 815, 946. 51 Net amount to be accounted for 269, 169. 19 1--------------------0, Gross amount expended--------------------$6, 434, 448. 29 Less- Reimbursements collected--. $818, 926. 86 Receipts from sales-----------389, 665. 51 1, 208; 592. 37 5, 225, 855. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ __________--_______ 5, 043,313. 27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------ $176, 702. 97 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 2, 068, 661. 97 2, 245, 364. 94 Balance available June 30, 1935______________________ 2, 797, 948. 33 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935______ _________________ 21, 958. 35 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935__----------- 2, 819, 906. 68 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 862, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: 1 - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 1, 862, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - For maintenance 132, 00. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - -- ---- ------ - - - --- - -- - -- Total 1 994, 000. 00 1, CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__ ______--------------- $490, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-----------490, 000. 00 Net total expenditures---------------- ------------------- 490, 000. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---_ ------------------------ 10, 000. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1935--------.-__ 500, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 591 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .......... __- $9, 047.70 $157, 924. 05 $52, 640. 39 $593. 56 $269, 794. 30 Cost of maintenance...--------------------.-------------------------..---- ---------- Total expended---------------- ........... 9, 047. 70 157, 924. 05 52, 640. 39 593. 56 269, 794. 30 Contributed ... ---... ........--------------- 200, 000. 00 96, 772. 31 25, 000. 00 128, 227. 69 50, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ $229, 794. 30 Amount contributed under authority act approved July 3, 1930____ 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____________--- -- _ 279, 794. 30 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 269, 794. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 10, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ---... ___-------10, 000. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER, AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE DRAINAGE AREAS, FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _____----- - __----$10, 147, 577. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ___________-__________ 338, 299. 18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 10, 485, 877. 17 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 -------- 62, 466. 79 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ______---- __--10, 548, 343. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _______-____ __ ___21, 958. 35 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-____-___..____ ___ 10, 570, 302. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_______________________ 280, 073. 17 Net total expenditures____. ___ ____.......-- 10, 290, 229. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 5, 053, 313. 27 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1935 343, 542. 41 1------------------------------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .............. $128, 737. 36 $578, 851. 78 $846, 510. 24 $2, 591, 248. 28 $5, 855, 677. 21 Cost of maintenance_______ ____ _______ __ ______________ ______________ 59, 564. 81 2,498.33 Total cost ........ __._______-_ ...----- ______ 2, 650, 813. 09 5, 858, 175. 54 Total expended ....---- ...-----------121, 222.49 553, 963. 80 814, 789. 04 2, 881, 432. 68 5, 495, 650. 22 Allotted and contributed - -. 935, 000. 00 104, 318. 18 1, 954, 225. 73 5, 801, 298. 50 6, 123, 232. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ ... .___ $4, 425, 731. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_____ $488, 178. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ________ ___- 30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934 _____ ___________ 3, 700, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 8, 1935 _______ -___-__ 2, 671, 000. 00 Amount contributed under authority act approved July 3, 1930------------------------------------ 50, 000. 00 6, 939,178. 51 Amount to be accounted for----------------- 11, 364, 910. 00 23116-ENG 1935---- 38 592 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments------------- $815, 946. 51 Net amount to be accounted for 1-----------------------0, 548, 963.49 Gross amount expended----------------------- $6, 704,242. 59 Less- Reimbursements collected-------- $818, 926. 86 Receipts from sales-------------- 389, 665.51 1, 208, 592. 37 5, 495, 650. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- -5, 053, 313. 27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------- $186, 702. 97 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 2, 068, 661. 97 2, 255, 364. 94 Balance available June 30, 1935-------------------------2, 797, 948. 33 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---__---- ----- 21, 958. 35 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------2, 819, 906. 68 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - --- --- -- --- --- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- -- of existing project 1 , 862, 0 0. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: 1 For new work ---- ------- ---- 1, 862, 000. 00 For maintenance 1---------------- 132, 000. 00 Total 1--------- -------- -- 1, 994, 000.00 13. 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 expenditures 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 1/2 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, was $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., 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 593 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 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 1, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the turning basin and the 10-foot depth to Punta Gorda. The latest published maps are in the project documents and House Docu- ment 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 considered adequate for the needs of the present com- merce. Both wharves are open to the public. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost and expendi- tures incurred in connection with an examination made to determine the condition of the channel were $398.75 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted ini 1931 at a saving of $15,968 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths in the channel are 26.15 feet for a width of 300 feet from the Gulf of Mexico through the bar to South Boca Grande, ascertained in July 1934, thence 9.5 feet for a width of 100 feet to Punta Gorda, ascertained in May 1933. The total costs and ex- penditures have been $367,035.15, of which $92,531.80 was for new work and $274,503.35 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 and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $58,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance in removing shoals from the bar cut, with a United States hopper dredge, during the spring of 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---- $211, 531. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----- ------ 274, 503. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 486, 035. 15 Net total expenditures------- ---------------------------- 486, 035. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------------- 486, 035. 15 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work $6, 477. 54 ..----------------------------------- - Cost of maintenance -- ---------- -- -------- $29, 996.80 ------ _---- -_-- _----_-- $398.75 Total expended- - --- ------- 6, 411. 29 39, 172. 32 ------------- 398. 75 Allotted-----_. ----- ------ 29,000. 00 16, 000.00 -$98. 14 $58, 000. 00 -57,601. 25 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_-------------------------------- $58,000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------- ---------- 57, 601. 25 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 398. 75 Gross amount expended----------------------------------------- 398. 75 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1 - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 1937, for maintenance 58, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 594 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 14. CASEYS PASS (VENICE INLET), FLA. Location.-Located on the west coast of Florida at the southerly end of Sarasota Bay, about 180 miles north of Key West and 38 miles south of the entrance to Tampa Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1256.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a new outlet channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide at right angles to the general trend of the shore line and affording the shortest and most direct route con- necting deep water in Roberts Bay with deep water in the Gulf of Mexico, and to protect this channel with two converging jetties. The mean range of tide is 1.5 feet, and the extreme range is about 2 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. Strong northerly winds lower the water level about 1.5 feet. The estimate of the cost of new work, made in 1935, is $80,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1.935. There is no approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance. (Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 5, 1935.) Termninal facilities.-None, other than several improvised landings used by fishing boats. These facilities appear to be adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done by the United States on this project, and no costs or expenditures have been incurred. The controlling depth on the bar opposite the inlet is 2 feet. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work : Begin during July 1936, by contract, the construction of the en- trance jetties--------------------------------------------- $65,000 Begin during February 1937, by contract, the dredging of the en- trance channel --------------------------------------------- 15, 000 Total for new work .__........._______________---- 80, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_________________ _______ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures...___ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------------------------------------ 80,000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work --------------------------------------- 80,000 15. 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, RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 595 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 32 feet at mean low water 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 Tampa Bay Channel, Hillsboro Channel, Spark- man Channel, Ybor Channel, Garrison Channel, Seddon Channel, and Port Tampa Channel; and turning basins 30 feet deep at the mouth of Hillsboro River, at the entrance to Ybor Channel, and at the entrance to the Port Tampa terminals, the latter to be 2,000 feet long and 550 feet in maximum width; and for securing and main- taining 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 mean range of tide is 1.3 feet at the lower end of the bay, 1.6 feet at Port Tampa., and 1.8 feet at Tampa. The extreme range is 1.6 feet at the lower end of the bay and 2 3 feet at Tampa and Port 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 estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $8,025,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $125,000. 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. 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, 596 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 second session; Annual Report for 1914, page 2130; House Docu- ment No. 1345, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session; and Senate Document No. 22, Seventy-second 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. 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.). The Public Works Administration on September 6, 1933, and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, authorized the following: Deepening Egmont Channel to 32 feet and increasing the width to 600 feet; deepening all other project channels, except in Hillsboro River, to 30 feet; widening Mullet Key Cut to 400 feet; widening Hillsboro Channel and Seddon Channel to 300 feet; and a turning basin 30 feet deep, 2,000 feet long, and 550 feet in maximum width at the entrance to the Port Tampa terminals (S. Doc. No. 22, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, and included in the Public Works program is subject to the provision that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, all spoil disposal areas necessary for the work, and furnish an acceptable permanent site for a United States reservation and dredge depot. These conditions have not been fully complied with. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The municipal terminals consist of a slip 805 feet long, 250 feet wide, and 27 feet deep. A transit shed 750 feet long and 75 feet wide is situated on one side of the slip and on the other side there is an open storage yard. The slip has railway and highway connections. The city of Tampa also owns and operates one small wharf. In addition to the above, there are 32 piers and wharves at Tampa and 7 at Port Tampa with depths of from 5 to 27 feet. All but eight are open to the public on the payment of wharf- age 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. (See Port Series No. 8, pt. 2, revised 1930, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year--Regular funds.-Dredg- ing under contract to widen Sparkman Channel from 200 to 300 feet, commenced during the fiscal year 1933, was completed February 27, 1935. There were removed 64,729 cubic yards of material at a cost of $9,514.31 for new work. From January 28 to 31, 1935, the U. S. hopper dredge Absecon was engaged in cutting through the spoil bank on the east side of Tampa Bay Channel in order to facilitate dumping by the dredge RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 597 Manhattan on work under Public Works funds. The cost was $1,927.59 for new work. This dredge was also engaged from March 5 to 31, 1935, in removing 118,720 cubic yards of material (bin measurement) from Sparkman Channel. The cost was $11,330.77 for maintenance. The total cost for the fiscal year was $47,088.63, of which $18,348.32 was for new work and $28,740.31 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were minus $84,311.18. Public works funds.-The deepening of HIillsboro and Port Tampa Channels to 30 feet and the construction of a turning basin at Port Tampa under contract, begun during the previous fiscal year, was completed October 31, 1934. There were removed 2,126,489 cubic yards of material from Hillsboro Channel and 1,183,182 cubic yards from Port Tampa Channel, a total of 3,309,671 cubic yards. The cost was $413,527.20 for new work. The U. S. hopper dredges Manhattan and Chinook were employed from September 4, 1934, to May 31, 1935, and from September 10, 1934, to April 27, 1935, respectively, in deepening Tampa Bay Chan- nel and Mullet Key Cut to 30 feet and Egmont Relocation Channel to 32 feet. There were removed 2,579,117 cubic yards, place meas- urement, of material from Tampa Bay Channel, and 1,699,479 cubic yards, bin measurement, from Mullet Key Cut and Egmont Reloca- tion Channel. Blasting operations were performed in connection with the Tampa Bay Channel dredging. The cost was $399,130.21 for the work in Tampa Bay and $130,394.02 for the work on Mullet Key Cut and Egmont Relocation Channel. The total cost for the fiscal year was $943,051.43, all for new work. The expenditures were $1,004,535.21. The total cost, all funds, was $990,140.06, of which $961,399.75 was for new work and $28,740.31 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $920,224.03. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 80 percent completed. The Hillsboro River project was completed in 1905. The present controlling dimensions at mean low water are: Old Egmont Channel at the entrance to Tampa Bay, 30 feet for a width of 450 feet; Egmont Relocation Channel, 27.5 feet for a width of 150 feet; Mullet Key Cut, 28.3 feet for a width of 400 feet; Tampa Bay Channel, 30 feet for a width of 300 feet; Hillsboro Channel, 31 feet for a width of 300 feet; Sparkman Channel, 24 feet for a width of 250 feet; Ybor Channel, 26.5 feet for a width of 250 feet; Garrison Channel, 26 feet for a width of 250 feet; Port Tampa Channel, 31 feet for a width of 300 feet; and Hillsboro River, 10 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging to widen Seddon Channel to 300 feet and to deepen all channels of upper Tampa Harbor to 30 feet, and the completion of dredging in the realignment of Egmont Channel and in Mullet Key Cut. Under regular funds the cost has been $4,932,360.18 for new work and $1,167,162.43 for maintenance, a total of $6,099,522.61; the ex- penditures have been $6,123,404.98. Under Public Works funds the cost has been $1,329,333.24 for new work; the expenditures have been $1,329,319.21. The total cost of the existing project, all funds, has been $7,428,855.85, of which $6,2'61,693.42 was for new work and $1,167,162.43 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $7,452,724.19. 598 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1935 ($96,110.06), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------- $11, 977. 01 Maintenance: Dredging with a United States hopper dredge 4 months, February-May 1936, removing shoals throughout project as found necessary__--------------___ 84, 133. 05 Total for all work------------------------------------ 96, 110. 06 The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935, from allotment from the Emergency Appropriation Act of 1934 ($41.38) will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1935___ ____________-__-__----------- $14. 03 Available for transfer ----------------------------------- 27. 35 Total ------------------------------------------------------ 41. 38 Funds allotted during June 1935 from the Emergency Relief Act of 1935 ($1,463,000) will be applied as follows: New work : Begin during August 1935, by contract, the dredging of the channels in upper Tampa Harbor, as required, by the 30-foot project ________- __-_______ ------ $1, 406, 000 Dredging with a United States hopper dredge during August and September 1935 in Egmont Relocation and in Mullet Key Cut Channels-- ------------------------------------ 57000 Total for all work-------------------------------------- 1, 463, 000 The additional sum of $447,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to the completion of the project and to maintenance, as follows: New work: Begin during October 1936, with United States hopper dredge, the dredging required to complete Egmont Relocation Chan- nel and Mullet Key Cut_ $-------------------------$322, 000 Maintenance: Dredging with a United States hopper dredge,7 months, November 1936-May 1937, removing shoals throughout the project ----------------------------- 125, 000 as required___________________________ Total for all work_ _____ _______-- - --- - 447, 000 Cost and financial summa ry REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30. 1935------- -------- ------ $5, 785, 410. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ _______1111111__ _1 1, 184, 269. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 969, 680. 31 6-------------, Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ------------ 286. 01 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 , 969, 966. 32 6-------------------------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935___---- ------ 35, 573. 37 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------------------------7, 005 539. 69 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 11, 977.01 Net total expenditures - ___ -__-______ -6, 6______ 993, 562. 68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____ _____ 60, 536. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935___ 7, 054, 099. 37 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 599 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -------------------.... . $95,986.68 $7, 602. 68 $128, 768. 52 $133, 276. 77 $18, 348. 32 Cost of maintenance_ _ 106, 656. 39 113, 259. 89 56, 750. 55 43, 474. 73 28, 740. 31 Total cost.. ...------------------------ 202, 643.07 120, 862. 57 185, 519. 07 176, 751. 50 47, 088. 63 Total expended -------------------... .... 053. 57 183, 88, 369. 28 127, 655. 70 153, 514. 47 -84, 311. 18 Allotted-- ------------------------- 198, 440. 00 16, 000. 00 285, 787. 68 62, 263. 08 -152, 462. 94 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934______________________________ $128, 688.45 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------------------------------75, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 203, 688. 45 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ -__________--- 227, 462. 94 Net amount to be accounted for _________-------______ -23, 774. 49 Gross amount expended______________________ ___$448,847. 73 Less- Reimbursements collected-----------$356, 835.94 Receipts from sales__________ ____ 176, 322. 97 533, 158. 91 --84, 311. 18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------- ----------- 60, 536. 69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_______----____--_ 11, 977. 01 Balance available June 30', 1935------____-___--------- 48, 559. 68 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 35, 573. 37 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 84, 133. 05 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--------------------------- 322, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 322, 000. 00 _ For maintenance 1 - _____________ 125, 000. 00 -- - --- -- --- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- --- --- - Total 447, 000. 00 PUBLIC' WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 $1, 329, 333. 24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___-------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__ _-- _ 1,329, 333. 24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_______----------- 14. 03 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 1,329, 319. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_______ 41. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 1, 329, 360. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_______..... -----... ... . __.... .......-------------- $386, 281.81 $943, 051.43 Cost of maintenance--------- . ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- Total expended-------------.... -------..... --------------------------- 324, 784. 00 1,004, 535. 21 Allotted ...........------------------- ... -------------- I --------- 727, 500. 00 601, 860. 59 1 Exclusive of available funds. 600 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ . ___ _____-------_ $402, 716. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933--------------------- $53, 295. 42 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934------------------------- 548, 565. 17 601, 860. 59 Amount to be accounted for _._____---_____--_____ 1, 004, 576. 59 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $1, 048, 208. 34 Less reimbursements collected-__------________ 43, 673. 13 - -- 1, 004, 535. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- --- _____--41.38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_-...__ _____-_________ 14. 03 Balance available June 30, 195__________________ 27.35 EMERGAENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935________________ Net total expenditures---------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -- $1, 463, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--- --- __- 1, 463, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .. .- --- - -- Cost ofmaintenance--- -- Total expended ... . . . .I . .____ ______ :...- ____ ..... . ._____ '_.......... Allotted _-_.---- $1, 463,000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935---------------------------------------- , 463, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ .------ -________--___-- -_ 1,463, 000 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR TAMPA HARBOR, FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_____________________ $7, 114, 743. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935..... - 1, 184, 269. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 8, 299, 013. 55 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 286. 01 Net total cost to June 30, 1935__ 8, 299, 299. 56 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935________________-_____-_ 35, 573. 37 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------------------------ 8, 334, 872. 93 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ________-___-___ 11, 991. 04 Net total expenditures ------------ 8, 322, 881. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ - _____ __ 1,1_________----- 523, 578. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------------ 9, 846, 459. 9 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------ $95, 986. 68 $7,602. 68 $128, 768. 52 $519, 558. 58 $961, 399. 75 Cost of maintenance -- -- 106, 656. 39 113, 259. 89 56, 750. 55 43, 474. 73 28, 740. 31 --------- Total cost ....- 202, 643.07 120, 862..57 185, 519.07 563, 033. 31 990, 140. 06 Total expended__ 183, 053. 57 88, 369. 28 127, 655. 70 478, 298. 47 920, 224. 03 Allotted---- ------- - -198, 440. 00 16, 000. 00 285, 787. 68 789, 763. 08 1, 912, 397. 65 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 601 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _ $531, 404. 45 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------- ---- $75, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933--------------------- 53, 295. 42 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934--------------------- 548, 565. 17 Amount. allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 8, 1935--------------- 1, 463, 000. 00 - 2, 139, 860. 59 Amount to be accounted for------- ------------------- 2, 671, 265. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 227, 462. 94 Net amount to be accounted for------------------ 2, 443, 802. 10 Gross amount expended------------------------ $1,497,056.07 Less- Reimbursements collected-..------ $400, 509. 07 Receipts from sales--------------176, 322. 97 576, 832. 04 920, 224. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------- 523, 578. 07 1------, Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------------- 11, 991. 04 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 1, 511, 587. 03 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------- 35, 573. 37 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------------- 1, 547, 160. 40 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------_ 322, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work 1--------------- 322, 000. 00 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For maintenance ______________ 125, 000. 00 -- - - --- -- --- -- --- --- -- --- -- --- --- Total 1 - - 447, 000. 00 16. 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.) 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 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. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 602 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1928, was $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 mip 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. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of September 9, 1935, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide a straight channel 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the easterly end of the present entrance channel southward to deep water in Tampa Bay at an estimated cost of $123,000 for new work and $1,500 annually for maintenance in addi- tion to that now required. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-In Bayboro Harbor are 9 privately owned marginal wharves having a total length of 515 feet. A concrete municipal quay 800 feet long faces Bayboro Harbor along its north- east 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. For further details see page 731, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results luring fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge Absecon was engaged from February 1 to March 5, 1935, in removing 114,968 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material from the entrance channel. The cost and expenditures were $14,106.68, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $753 under the estimated cost. The south edge of the entrance channel coincides with the axis of the former 10-foot Government channel leading into Bayboro Harbor. The controlling depths at mean low water are 19 feet for a width of 250 feet in the entrance channel and 21 feet for an area of 900 feet by 1,400 feet in the port of St. Petersburg. The total cost and expenditures on the existing project, exclusive of the Point Pinellas Channel, have been $59,135.62, of which $44,246.90 was for new work and $14,888.72 for maintenance. The sum of $17,000 was expended on the Point Pinellas Channel in 1929-30, securing a channel 6.200 feet long and 200 feet wide, with a controlling depth of 14 feet. The present controlling depth for full width is 14.5 feet, ascertained in May 1933. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $14,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge Abse- con during the month of January 1937. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 603 Cost and financial swummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_---------------------------- $93, 935. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935____------------------ ____ 35, 420. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------------129, 355. 87 Net total expenditures_ Net ttat -__129, xpendture----------------------------------------1935.8 355. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_---__---_------ 129, 355. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work_ - $44,246.90 C ost of m aintenance --- -------------- ----. .-------- --..---- ................... $782. 04 $14, 106.68 Total expended ___-------------------_ 44, 238. 86 $8. 04 -- 782. 04 14, 106. 68 Allotted..------------ ---- -- -------- - 50, 587. 55 -6, 753. 10 $15, 000 -13, 672. 99 13, 561.71 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 $---------------- 97 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934----------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________------ 15, 544.97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 1,438. 29 Net amount to be accounted for ... _______ __-_____--- __ 14, 106. 68 Gross amount expended__-------------------------1___4, 106. 68 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 301, 1937, for maintenance _________________________14, 000. 00 17. 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 HI-arbor 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 harbor 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 604 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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.-The leased pipe-line dredge Alsatia was engaged from October 15 to November 26, 1934, in maintenance dredging in the Point Pinellas Channel. The dredge advanced 6,920 linear feet and removed 90,084 cubic yards of ma- terial. The cost and expenditures were $9,992.50, all for mainte- nance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1920. The controlling depths at mean low water are: Entrance channel at Point Pinellas, 8 feet; upper Boca Ciega Bay and in Clearwater Harbor, 5 feet. The cost and expenditures have been $105,877.01 for new work and $101,963.72 for maintenance, a total of $207,840.73. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance dredging by contract during April and May 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 105, 877.01 $----------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------------101, 963. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 207, 840. 73 Net total expenditures ----------- ------- 207, 840. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------------207, 840. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work --------------------------------- . Cost of maintenance.-----------------. . $13, 801. 94 ----------- - ........ ......... _ $9, 992. 50 Total expended---------------------- 13, 791. 94 9, 992. 50 Allotted ..------ ---- ---- ----------------- -273. 64 ---------- - -------- $10, 000 -7. 50 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $10, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 7. 50 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 9, 992. 50 Gross amount expended------------- --------------------------- 9, 92. 50 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance-------------------------------------2, 000. 00 18. ANCLOTE RIVER, FLA. Location.-Rises in the western part of the peninsula of Florida and flows southwesterly, 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.) Ecisting project. This provides for dredging a channel 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep at mean low water, with width increased at en- trance and at bends from the Gulf of Mexico to the lower end of the present turning basin. 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 of tide is about 2 feet at the entrance and 2.5 feet at Tarpon Springs. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 605 Strong northerly winds, which occur mostly during the winter, lower the water level about 11/2 to 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $166,000. The estimate of cost for annual maintenance, revised in 1935, is $8,000. 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 (1-I. Doc. No. 200, 55th Cong., 2d sess.); the act of January 21, 1927, extended the 6-foot channel to Tarpon Springs and provided for the turning basin (H. Doc. No. 18, 63d Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of August 30, 1935, modified the project to provide for increasing the depth to 9 feet (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 36, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 229, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-The modified project authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, is subject to the condition that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands or disposal areas required for the purpose of the improvement. Terminal 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 needs of the locality. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no field operations. The cost and expenditures for an examination made to determine the condition of the waterway were $164.91, for mainte- nance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 46 percent completed. The 6-foot modification of the project was completed in the calendar year 1930. The present controlling depth at mean low water from the Gulf of Mexico to Tarpon Springs is 5.5 feet for a width of 100 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the. deepening of the channel to 9 feet from the Gulf of Mexico to Tarpon Springs. The cost and expenditures have been $76,051.86 for new work and $75,305.37 for maintenance, a total of $151,357.23. Proposed operationl.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $102,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Begin during July 1936, by contract, the dredging required to provide a channel 9 feet deep from the Gulf of Mexico to the lower end of the present turning basin- ---------- __ ---- _ _____-$90, 000 Maintenance: Begin during May 1937, by contract, the dredging re- quired to restore project dimensions throughout the project-------- 12, 000 Total for all work ------------------------------------- 102, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__ ------------- $76, 051. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 5, 305. 37 7------------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------. 151, 357. 23 Net total expenditures ------------------ 151, 357. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935.. 151, 357. 23 606 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__------------------------ .-------------------------- . -- -- -I Cost of maintenance ___------------- - $8, 337. 47 - - - -- - -- - - 91 $164. .Total expended------------------------- - 8, 337.47 - ----- --- _-------- 164.91 Allotted...---------------------------849.78- -------- $12,000 -11,835.09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__----------------------------- $12, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------- 11, 835. 09 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 164. 91 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 164. 91 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project __---------------- --- 90, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work --------------------------------------------- 90, 000. 00 For maintenance - 1.2,COO. 00 1----------------------------- Total -------------------------------------------------- 102, 000.00 19. HOMOSASSA RIVER, FLA. Location.-This river has its source in several large springs near Homosassa, Fla., flows westward 8 miles, and enters the Gulf of Mexico 85 miles north of the entrance to Tampa Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 179.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 40 feet wide and 5 feet deep at mean low water through the four bars at the entrance to the river. The mean range of tide at the entrance is about 11/2 feet. The extreme range is:about 31/2 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. Strong north- erly winds, which occur mostly during the winter, lower the water level about 1/2 to 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1935, is $5,000, of which amount $1,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 30, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project docu- ment. Local cooperation.-Theact adopting the project imposed the con- dition that local interests contribute $1,000 toward the cost of the improvement and furnish suitable areas for the disposal of dredged materials. Terminal facilities.-These consist in five fish houses located along the Homosassa River in the vicinity of Old Homosassa. There are also a number of small, privately owned docks along the river. The facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done by the United States on this project, and no costs or expenditures have been incurred. The controlling depth is 3 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 607 Proposedoperations.-Nofunds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $5,000 ($4,000 United States funds and $1,000 to be contributed by local interests) can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for beginning by contract, during July 1936, of the dredging, new work, required to complete the project. Cost and financial surmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 __ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 .......... Net total expenditures___......... ._ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935.. ______ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935___ ______ -- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project $4, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1937, for new work 1 _______ ____ _ __ 4, 000 20. REMOVING THE WATER HYACINTH FROM NAVIGABLE WATERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA (EXCLUSIVE OF OCALA, FLA., DISTRICT) Location.-The water hyacinth is found in the fresh-water streams and lakes in various parts of the district, including the Caloosa- hatchee and Kissimmee River systems. Existing project.-The existing project provides for the destruc- tion or removal of the water hyacinth in the navigable waters of the State so far as they constitute an obstruction to commerce, 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 (1935) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. 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. Operationsand results d ring fiscal year.-Hyacinths jams, menac- ing navigation, were broken up and drifted by hired labor from Arbuckle Creek and other minor streams during the year. A total of 618,620 square yards of the plants were broken up and removed during the year. The total cost was $2,305.93 for maintenance and the expenditures were $2,311.10. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Kissimmee River was open to navigation, and Arbuckle Creek, a tributary of the Kissimmee River, between Lake Arbuckle and Lake Istokpoga, was reasonably clear of the hyacinth growth. The hyacinth situation at the close of the 1In addition, $1,000 to be contributed by local interests. 23116-ENG 1935- 39 608 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMVY, 1935 fiscal year in other waterways had not become troublesome. The total cost and expenditures have been $77,859.43 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1935 ($2,069.45), will be applied to maintenance involved in the removal of the water hyacinth in the Kissimmee River system, the Caloosa- hatchee River system, and in any other navigable waterways in the district where such work may become necessary. The work will be done by hired labor. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 ($2,000), will be applied to the removal of the water hyacinth by hired labor from the various navigable waterways in the district as such work becomes necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_________------ $77, 859. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_------------- 77, 859. 43 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 7, 859. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____ __-- ---------- 2, 069. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -------------- 79, 928. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-.__ -............ ... .. , . .--.-- Cost of maintenance--......--------------.........-- $2, 173. 66 $2, 182. 65 $940. 82 $2, 592. 60 $2, 305. 93 Total expended--------.---------------- 2, 147. 67 2, 293. 22 823. 43 2, 711. 10 2, 311. 10 Allotted.............................----------------------------..... 1, 740. 00 725.00 4,000. 77 1,830. 19 2, 030. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_...------ __----------- - $2,350.55 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, approved Apr. 9, 19351 --------------------- ---------------- 2, 030. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 4, 380. 55 Gross amount expended ----- -___---.-------------- 2, 311. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------- --------- 2. 069.45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance '..---- ----------------------- 2, 000. 00 21. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES-GENERAL The cost of work during the year was $92,069.13; the expenditures were $89,281.85. The total cost has been $415,658.29. The total ex- penditures have been $411,651.34. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ($25,860 30), will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $31,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. 1 Included in allotment of $7,000 for entire project in State of Florida. SExclusive of available funds, RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 609 Cost and ftnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--..------------------ ----------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------- $415, 658. 29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------415, 658. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------- --------- 4, 006. 95 Net total expenditures_ ---- ------------- - 411, 651. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------- -------------- 25, 860. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- - --------- 437, 511. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------------------------------------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance------------------ $69,912. 35 $37, 423.30 $37, 332. 03 $52, 529.43 $92, 069. 13 Total expended............----------------- 68, 668. 28 41, 394. 64 33, 790. 96 55, 721. 33 89, 281. 85 Allotted............--------------------- 64, 500. 00 41, 091.31 88, 242. 83 23, 750. 31 65, 027. 19 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---- --------------- $50, 114.96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----.......------------. _ $36, 126.22 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---........---------------- 28, 900. 97 65, 027. 19 Amount to be accounted for ..- _-_---.... - --------- 115,142.15 Gross amount expended- ---- - ------ _----- 97, 922. 46 Less reimbursements collected-- ----- ---------- 8, 640. 61 89, 281. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------- ------- 25, 860. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 4, 006. 95 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------_---- ------ 21,853. 35 Amount that can be profitably - expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance - - -- - -- -- - - -- - ___ - - - - - - - 31, 000. 00 __ __ 22. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 2- - - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1. St. Lucie Inlet, Fla., ....... ... ........... 1932 $26, 688. 51 ..-------------- $1,410,000 2. Kissimmee River, Fla.1..--------------------- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - 1931 23, 479. 18 $25, 202. 14 (3) 3. Orange River, Fla... _ 1931 2, 000. 00 7, 921. 29 (3) 4. Sarasota Bay, Fla.l....------------------------- 1934 215, 540. 91 114, 722. 97 53, 800 5. Manatee River, Fla.1- ----------------------- 1931 123, 349. 56 81, 702. 44 14, 400 6. Crystal River, Fla.----.-- .......-----------..------ 1919 25, 000. 00 9, 000. 00 (3) 7. Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla.1__.------------------- 1932 147, 020. 98 30, 000. 00 3, 500 8. Suwannee River, Fla.--------------...................--....... 1931 76, 417. 96 32, 394. 06 200, 000 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. No. 370, 65th Cong., 1st sess. Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ($23,304.85) will be applied to general supervision of project. s Completed. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 610 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 23. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--------- $2, 303, 514. 19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_.-....... _________-_ 95, 974. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935__-- __ ____________.. 2, 399, 489. 06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_-....____ __ - 69, 383. 48 6____ Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 2, 330, 105. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ 217, 727. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 __- ______- 2, 547, 832. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended-- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- $2, 330, 105. 58 Allotted --------------- ------ -------------------------- 2, 547, 832. 78 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts-------------$2, 547, 832.78 Gross amount expended.---....----------------- $3, 255, 748. 13 Less-- Reimbursements collected- .... $924, 458.35 Receipts from sales _---__- -___- 1,184. 20 925, 642. 55 2, 330, 105. 58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 217, 727. 20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------- 210, 865. 24 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----- 861.96 6,----------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 95, 974. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935..---.------ 102, 836. 83 Status of reports called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions Transmitted tCongress Document no. Rcommenda- tiommend Locality Authorization act Alafia River, Fla-....... Senate committee res-.....-------- .---------------------- olution, Apr. 19, 1934. Apalachicola Bay to the River and Harbor Act, ...-------------------------------- Withlacoochee River, Aug. 30, 1935. FWaterway from. 1 a ., Intracoastal Atlantic Ocean to the .. do --------................--...----------- ------------------ Intracoastal Water- way at or near Eau Gallie, Fla., ship canal. ------------- ------------------- do-................ .............---------- Banana River to Mos- .-.... quito Lagoon Merritt Island, Fla., water- way. Caloosahatchee River Senate committe reso------.....---------------------------- and Lake Okeechobee lution, July 23, 1934. drainage areas, Flor- ida, extension of levees. Caloosahatchee River, River and Harbor ----------------------------- Fla.- from Fort Myers Committee resolu- to Gulf of Mexico. tion, Apr. 30, 1935. Caloosahatchee River River and Harbor .........-------------------- to the Withlacoochee Act, Aug. 30, 1935. River, Fla., Intra- coastal Waterway from. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 611 Status of reports called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolu- tions-Continued Locality Authorization act Transmitted Document no. Recommenda- to Congress tion I I I Canaveral Harbor, Fla. River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 5, 1935. Charlotte Harbor, and Peach River from River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. --------------- ------------------------ Punta Gorda, Fla., to Cleveland, Fla., deep- ening of channel. Clearwater Harbor, Fla_ River and Harbor Act, Dec. 26,1934 Unfavorable. July 3, 1930. Clearwater Harbor, Senate committee res- Fla., including Big olution, May 8, 1935. Pass and Little Pass. Do--------.... ---- River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Crystal River, Fla-..... River and Harbor Mar. 6,1935 Do. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 9, 1934. Daytona Beach, Fla.... River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Fort Pierce Inlet, Fla_ River and Harbor Feb. 25,1935 River and Harbor Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee, 21, 74th tion, May 10, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Hillsboro Inlet, Brow- River and Harbor Act, ard County, Fla. Aug. 30, 1935. River and Harbor Homosassa River, Fla_ River and Harbor Apr. 9,1935 Committee, 30, 74th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Feb. 9, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Hudson, Fla., bay at_-- River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, July 16, 1935. Jacksonville to Key River and Harbor Act, West, to a point at Aug. 30, 1935. or near Jacksonville Beach, Fla., water- way. Jupiter Inlet, Fla..---- do..---------- ---.. Keaton Beach, Taylor ....--- do-...----------- County, Fla. Keaton Beach Harbor, ..... do-..-----------. Fla. Lake Worth Inlet, Fla. River and Harbor May 16,1935 River and Harbor Do. Committee resolu- Committee, 42, 74th tion, Feb. 13, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Lemon Bay to Gulf of River and Harbor Act, ............... ........................ Mexico, cut-off and Aug. 30, 1935. the opening of Lemon Bay for inland water- way purposes. Melbourne Harbor and River and Harbor ........................ Inlet, Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 27, 1935. ..... . . . . . Melbourne Harbor and River and Harbor Act, Crane Creek, Fla. Aug. 30, 1935. ........................ Miami Beach, Fla., -....do..------------ turning basin. ........................ Miami Harbor, Fla-...-- Senate committee res- olution, Apr. 19, .... . . . . . ........................ 1934. Do...------------ River and Harbor Committee resolu- ........................ tion, June 20, 1935. ............... Do....------------ Senate committee res- olution, June 20, .... . . . . . ........................ 1935. River and Harbor Act, Do------------............... Aug. 30, 1935. ........................ Naples Bay through .....do...-------- Gordons Pass, Dollar Bay, Big Marco Pass, Little Marco Pass ............ into Rookery Bay, channel. New River Inlet and ....---do.....-----------....... Sound, Fla. North New River River and Harbor ................ Canal, Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 13, 1935. Palm Beach, Courtenay River and Harbor Act, and Eau Gallie, Fla., Aug. 30, 1935. channels to Intra- coastal Waterway. 612 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Status of reports called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolu- tions-Continued Authorization act ATransmitted Document no. Recommenda- tion Locality to to Congress Congress tion Pirates Cove Channel, River and Harffor Act, in Sacarma Bay, Pir- Aug. 30, 1935. ates Cove, and John- sons Pass, Fla. Pithlachascotee River, River and Harbor ........................ Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 9, 1934. Ponce de Leon Inlet, River and Harbor ..........--..----...-.. Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 27, 1935. Port Everglades (Holly- River and Harbor Feb. 25,1935 River and Harbor Do. wood Harbor), Fla. Committee resolu- Committee, 25, 74th tion, Jan. 29, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. St. Augustine Harbor, River and Harbor Mar. 6,1935 ........................ Unfavorable. Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 27, 1934. St. Johns River, Jack- Senate committee res- June 5, 1935 Senate committee Favorable. sonville to ocean. olution, Dec. 28, 1934 Print, 74th Cong., 1stsess. Do...-..--. .-- Senate committee Do. Do. Do. resolution, Jan. 17, 1935. St. Johns River to Kis- River and Harbor Act, __--.........-- --- --.. ---.... - --- simmee River, Fla., Aug. 30, 1935. and thence to Okee- chobee Cross, Fla., canal channel, water- way. St. Johns River at or ..... do---..........--------- --------------... near Sanford, Fla., to Tampa, Fla., via Kis- simmee and Alafia Rivers and Tampa Bay, waterway from. Saint Lucie, Inlet Fla. St. Lucie, West Palm ... do..............------...----------------.....-------------- Beach, Hillsboro, North New River, and Miami Canals, Fla. St. Petersburg Harbor, River and Harbor .........-.-.-- ----------------------- Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 23, 1933. Sarosota Bay, Fla. River and Harbor June 5,1935 Little (Caseys Pass). Committee Resolu- p---------------- ------- Unfavorable. tion, May 18, 1934. Sarasota Bay, Fla. --.... -..........-.-. do....-----......-----...... - -------------------- (Little) (between Sarasota and Venice). Sarasota Bay, Fla...... River and Harbor Committee resolu- -........-..... tion, June 13, 1934. ----------------------- Do------------ River and Harbor Act Aug. 30, 1935. --- ~-------------------- Sebastian Inlet, Fla-.... River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 21, 1935. --~-------------------- Steinhatchee River, Fla. River and Harbor ----------------------- Committee resolu- tion Apr. 13, 1934. Tampa and Hillsboro Senate committee res- July 8, 1935 -------- ~~------------ Do. Bays, Fla. olution Dec. 28, 1934. Do--......--.........------ Senate committee res- Do. ------------------------- Do. olution, Feb. 27, 1935. Do.............------------ Senate committee res- ......-----..-. ------------------------ olution, Aug. 23, 1935. Tampa Bay, Fla., to River and Harbor Act --.....-.-....- Manatee River, then Aug. 30, 1935. ----------- ~------------ up Manatee River to Fort Pierce Harbor, waterway from. Waldo, Fla., Lake Alto, River and Harbor Jan. 3,1935 .--------- --------- Do. Little Lake Santa Fe, Committee resolu- Fla. tion, Mar. 30, 1933. w RIVERS AND HARBORS-OCALA, FLA., DISTRICT 613 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE OCALA, FLA., DISTRICT This district includes the watershed of the St. Johns River, in the State of Florida, above the Dural County highway bridge (ex- clusive) at Jacksonville; the watershed of the Withlacoochee River, in the State of Florida, and the Atlantic Gulf Ship Canal across Florida from Jacksonville to the Gulf of Mexico, near the mouth of the Withlacoochee. District engineer: Lt. Col. Brehon B. Somervell, Corps of En- gineers. Division engineer: Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. St. Johns River, Fla., Palatka 5. Removing the water hyacinth to Lake Harney- ______ 613 from navigable waters in 2. Oklawaha River, Fla ____.615 the State of Florida (Ocala, .3. Operating and care of lock Fla., district) 621 and dam in the Oklawaha 6. Examinations, surveys, and River at Moss Bluff, Fla_ 618 contingencies (general) __ 623 4. Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal, 7. Other projects for which no Fla-620 estimates are submitted__ 624 1. ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA., PALATKA TO LAKE HARNEY Location.-For location of the St. Johns River see page 544. (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,- 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 northeasterly 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 614 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. AR1VMY, 1935 Butcher Bend, Snake Creek, and Starks, and easing bends at other points (H. Doc. No. 691, 69th Cong., 2'd sess.). The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of seven general freight piers having a total frontage of about 600 feet, including a municipal con- crete recreation pier with boat basin adjoining, at Sanford, and a municipal wharf at Palatka. All piers have highway connections and one at Palatka has railway connections. At Sanford, privately owned facilities have been constructed for unloading and storing gasoline, kerosene, and fuel oil. In addition, there are a number of small privately owned wharves at various points along the river. The facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results duing fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging three cut-offs at Starkes, Snake Creek, and Butcher Bends, work was commenced February 14, and was completed June 28, 1935. There were removed 315,924 cubic yards of material at a cost of $27,- 867 for new work. The U. S. snag boat No 2 was engaged from October 22, 1934, to March 2, 1935, in removing a total of 5,976 ob- structions, consisting of trees, snags, stumps, and logs, from the river between Lake George and Lake Harney, a distance of about 70 miles. The total cost was $45,154.79, of which $27,867 was for new work and $17,287.79 for maintenance. The expenditures were $36,412.81. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 98 percent completed. The section from Sanford to Lake Harney was completed in the calendar year 1912. The modified project for the section from Palatka to Sanford was completed during the calendar year 1935, except for the easing of several bends which is required to complete the project. The controlling depths at mean low water are: Palatka to Sanford, 8 feet for a width of 60 feet; and Sanford to Lake Harney, 3 feet, located in the reach below Lake Jessup Cut-off and at Lemon Bluff. The total cost has been $383,455.79, of which $180,446.32 was for new work and $203,009.47 for maintenance. The expenditures have been $374,713.81. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935 ($10,587.19), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935____ $8, 741.98 Maintenance: Miscellaneous surveys and investigations---------- 1, 845. 21 Total for all work ---------------------------------- 10, 587. 19 The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in removing shoals throughout the project from July 1 to September 30. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------_$------- 012. 58 $210, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_------ --- ____-----228, 847. 47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---__----- 438, 860. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------__-- __-------- 8, 741.98 Net total expenditures ............ 430, 118. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 19351.. 10, 587. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 --------- 440, 705. 26 RIVERS AND HARBORS-OCALA, FLA., DISTRICT 615 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------- --------------------------------------------- $27, 867.00 Cost of maintenance_--------------- $15, 254.58 $25, 618.02 $1, 123. 93 $29, 575.02 17, 287. 79 Total cost ---.............------------- 15, 254.58 25, 618. 02 1, 123. 93 29, 575. 02 45, 154. 79 Total expended,...---------------------- 15, 251. 53 25, 621.07 7.64 30, 691. 31 36, 412. 81 Allotted....---------------------------- 27, 000. 00 18, 880. 24 ...........------------ 50, 691. 31 7, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 .... $40, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934--------------- ------------------------- 7, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 47, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------- $37. 595. 76 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 1, 182. 95 36, 412. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-- 587.19 1--------------------0, Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------- 4, 196. 40 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 4, 545. 58 8, 741. 98 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 1, 845. 21 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35, 200. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 1- - - - 40, 000. 00 2. 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 project.-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 level in Lake Griffin. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 616 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Lock and dam 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 about 3 feet at the mouth, 5 feet at Silver Springs Run, and about 4 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. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. 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.-Under written agree- ment for the removal of obstructions consisting of logs, overhanging trees, and brush, and with hired labor, work was in progress at various times throughout the year as required. A total of 428 ob- structions was removed at a cost of $3,649.42. From March 11 to April 15, 1935, hired labor cleared the trees and brush from the dike between Starkes Ferry and the Moss Bluff Lock at a cost of $1,079.23. On March 18, 1935, a leased dragline began leveling and grading the dike where eroded by gullies. After repairing 35 gullies this work was discontinued on April 17, 1935, due to the exhaustion of funds. The cost was $2,134.97. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OCALA, FLA., DISTRICT 617 The total cost for the year was $6,863.62, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $6,462.76. 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. The work of dredging a channel 4 feet deep at low- water stages with a 30-foot bottom width between Silver Springs Run and the lock at Moss Bluff has been completed. A large por- tion of the dredging of the canal from Silver Springs Run to Starkes Ferry has been done by private interests. The widening and deepen- ing 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 3.8 feet from the mouth of the river to Silver Springs Run, 6 feet in Silver Springs Run, 1.5 feet from Silver Springs Run to Moss Bluff, 4 feet from Moss Bluff to Starkes Ferry, and thence 3 feet to Leesburg. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the easing of several sharp bends in the section between the mouth of the river and the mouth of Silver Springs Run. The total cost of the existing project has been $559,166.59, of which $311,352.45 was for new work and $247,814.14 for maintenance. The expenditures have been $558,765.73. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1935 ($3,686.64), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935_- -- $--------------------------- 26 Maintenance: Snagging throughout the project as required, during July-December 1935, to be executed by hired labor and U. S. derrick boat D-5 ---------------------------------------------------- , 136 .38 Total for all work---------------------------------------- 3, 686. 64 The additional sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance in snagging where needed during February-May 1937. No funds can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for the reason that the completion of the project is not considered essential at this time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------------- $315, 264. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 247, 814. 14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- ----------- 563, 078. 54 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 149. 40 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-----------------------563, 227. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 550. 26 Net total expenditures .------------- -__ 562|, 677. 68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------- 3, 537. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 566, 214. 92 618 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------------ ----- 1, 762. 47-- Cost of maintenance......-------------.........----- 22, 637.80 7, 909. 08 $12, 704. 54 ------------ $6,863.62 Total cost---..........-----...-------------- 22, 637.80 9, 671. 55 12, 701. 54------------ 6, 863. 62 Total expended_ ..............--.-- 27, 156. 60 9, 194. 37 12, 773. 78 ....------------ 6,462. 76 Allotted_- ---------------------------- . 13,500.00 ------------ 12, 692.97 $5, 000 $5, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 -----------------------------$5,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934----------------------------------------5, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for------- ------------------- 10, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ---------------------------- $7, 395..95 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 933. 19 6, 462. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 3, 537. 24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---- ----------------------- 550. 26 Balance available June 30, 195---------------------------- 2, 986. 98 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 49.40 1------------------------- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 136. 38 3---------------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------- - - existing project 1 -- 39. 600 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1 - -- - --- - ---- - - 1937, for maintenance __ _________ 8 000. 00 8, 3. 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 615 to 618, 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, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock was operated, and buildings, grounds, lock, dam, and equipment were cared for. All work was done with Government plant and hired labor. There were 144 lockages. The total cost was $1,998.42 for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,063.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The lock and dam were completed in 1925 and are in good condition. The United States reservation comprises 13.14 acres, on which have been built a dwelling and a storehouse, which are in good condition. The total cost from the permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care of the lock and dam to the end of the fiscal year has been $11,414.41. The expenditures have been $11,387.80. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance on July 1, 1935 ($236.61), remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OCALA, FLA., DISTRICT 619 indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstand- ing liabilities. The balance unexpended on July 1, 1935 ($2,000), from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied as follows: Operation------------- --------------------------------- $1, 300 Ordinary maintenance and repairs_____---------- --- ___--450 Emergencies -250---------- -------- --- 250 Total------- ---------- ----------------------------- 2, 000 The additional sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for operating and maintaining the lock and dam, as follows: Operation___------------------------------------------------- $1,300 Maintenance and repair------ ......- 450 Emergencies ------------------ ------------------------------ 250 Total------------------------- 2, 000 Cost and :fnan ial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935.....--- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------- --- -$11. 414. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_-----__-- 11, 414. 41 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _----__.------------ -__210. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---- ---- ______--11, 624.41 .Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 236. 61 Net total expenditures____--- _____ -- -____ -___ ___ 11, 387. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- __- ____-____- 2.028. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--__________ 113,416. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-......................... . . Cost of maintenance-......----------------............... $2, 001.89 $2, 503. 65 $1, 028.73 $1, 887. 26 $1,998.42 Total expended--.....--------------------.................. 1, 856.292, 649. 25, 028. 731,795. 39 2, 063. 68 Allotted ----------................................------------.. 00 2,000 2,500. 00 1,787.73 1,128.61 14, 000. 00O Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------- ... ----------------------- $92. 22 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------- $2,000. 00 :Amount allotted ,from permanent ;indefinite appropriation, :.eC. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------------- 2,000. 00 4, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for___ ___--- -- - 4,092. 22 Gross amount expended_ -__ ------______------_ $2, 569. 47 Less reimbursements collected- ......--- -__ - 505. 79 2, 063. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-_____-______--__ 2, 028. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------ 236.61 Balance available June 30, 1935------ ----- _ 1, 791.93 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------------- 210. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 -------- ____- 2, 001. 93 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2 -- -- 2, 000. 00 1Includes $2,000 maintenance and improvement funds. No maintenance and improve- ment costs or expenditures during fiscal year. 2Exclusive of available funds. 620 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 4. ATLANTIC-GULF SHIP CANAL, FLA. Location.-This canal extends from the mouth of the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Fla., along the channel of the St. Johns River to Palatka, Fla., thence in a general southwesterly direction to a point south of Ocala, Fla., and thence westerly to the Withlacoochee River near Dunnellon, Fla., and along the channel of the Withla- coochee River westerly to deep water in the Gulf of Mexico. Its total length will be about 195 miles from deep water in the Atlantic Ocean to deep water in the Gulf of Mexico, the length within the limits of the district, 167 miles. Previous projects. None. The portion of the St. Johns River included in this project is reported upon separately under the project for "St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to Palatka." The portion of St. Johns River from Jacksonville to the ocean, which forms a part of the canal, is covered by the project " St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to the Ocean " in the Jacksonville district. Existing project.--This provides for a sea-level ship canal across Florida by way of the St. Johns River from its mouth to Palatka, thence by way of the Oklawaha and Withlacoochee Rivers, to enter the Gulf near Port Inglis, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. This canal will be 30 feet deep below mean sea level, 400 feet wide from Jacksonville to Palatka, 250 feet wide from Palatka to the Gulf and from 500 feet to 1,000 feet wide in the Gulf channel. The total length from deep water to deep water is 195 miles. The project includes all work of dredging, excavation, construction of bridges and regulating or control works, and all other works necessary for the completion of the project. The estimate of cost for new work is $143,000,000, of which $5,000,- 000 has been allotted to date. The existing project was authorized by the President on August 30, 1935, under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935. Terminal facilities.-For terminal facilities at Jacksonville see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers, and the report on the project for St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to the ocean. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. On August 30, 1935, the President approved an allotment of $5,000,000 for the beginning of this project. There have been no costs or expenditures. Work with hired labor was begun on September 6, 1935. Condition at end of fscal year.-No work has been done on the project. Proposed operations.--It is expected that work under contract on excavation of the high ground in the central sections of the canal will commence on or before October 28, 1935. Funds allotted will be applied as follows: Clearing right-of-way ---------------------------------------- $500, 000 Housing, shops, and minor structures ------------------------- 500, 000 Excavation in central areas----------------------------------- 3, 500, 000 Bridge foundations----------------------------------- 500, 000 Total ---- 5, 000, 000 5,00-------------------------- RIVERS AND HARBORS-OCALA, FLA., DISTRICT 621 The additional sum of $31,000,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1936 as follows: Equipment------- ------------ ---------------------- $16, 360, 000 Housing, shops, and minor structures---_--__ -------- ----- - 750, 000 Excavation ------------------------------------------- 10, 390, 000 Bridges .....------------------------------------------------ 1, 500, 000 Surveys---- ------------------------------------------ 1, 000, 000 Contingencies1-------------------------------------------- , 000, 000 Total-- ....----------------------------- ------------- 31, 000, 000 It is further estimated that the sum of $26,000,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: Excavation, wet and dry---------------_.----------- $20, 000, 000 Bridges----- -------------------- --------------------- 2, 500, 000 Flood-control works-__ ----- --------------------- 500, 000 Gulf breakwater --------------- ----- 1, 000, 000 Engineering and contingencies-- ---------------------------- 2, 000, 000 Total------------ -- --------- 26, 000, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ............ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ................... ........ Net total expenditures ................ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - $143, 000, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work--------------- ---------------------- 26, 000, 000 For maintenance---------------- ---- Total-----------------.---- 26, 000, 000 5. REMOVING THE WATER HYACINTH FROM NAVIGABLE WATERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA (OCALA, FLA., DISTRICT) Location.-The water hyacinth is found in the fresh-water streams and lakes in various parts of the district, including the St. Johns River and its tributaries, and the Withlacoochee River and its trib- utaries. Existing project.-The existing project provides for the destruc- tion or removal of the water hyacinth in the navigable waters of the State so far as they constitute an obstruction to commerce, 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 (1935) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. 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 SIncludes available funds, $5,000,000. 622 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 pro- cess injurious to cattle which might feed upon the plant. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Hyacinth jams, menac- ing navigation, were broken up and drifted by hired labor through- out the year as follows: Withlacoochee River between the Florida Power Corporation's dam and Croom, 72 miles, 2,010,460 square yards; St. Johns River and tributaries, including Rice Creek, Deep Creek, Dunns Creek, Black Creek, Trout Creek, Six Mile Creek, Swimming Pen Creek, Spring Garden Creek, and Cross Creek, a tributary of the Oklawaha River between Lake Lockloosa and Lake Orange, 2,567,700 square yards. The total for the year was 4,578,160 square yards, and the cost was $5,645.54 for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $5,658.20. Condition at end of fiscal year.--A reasonably clear channel exists in the Withlacoochee River between the Florida Power Corpora- tion's dam, 13 miles above the mouth, and Croom, 72 miles further upstream. Above Croom the river and tributary creeks and sloughs are blocked by the hyacinth growth. The channel of the St. Johns River and the principal tributary streams were reasonably clear of the water hyacinth at the end of the fiscal year. During high stages of water the creeks and sloughs discharge the hyacinth into the main rivers, at times in such quantities as to become a serious menace to navigation, principally at bridges. The total cost has been $190,- 621.38 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $190,611.28. Proposed operations. - The balance unexpended July 1, 1935 ($5,066.58), will be applied to maintenance involved in the removal of the water hyacinth in the St. Johns and Withlacoochee River systems. The work will be done by hired labor. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 ($5,000), will be applied to the removal of the water hyacinth by hired labor 'from the St. Johns and Withlacoo- chee River's systems as such work becomes necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__------ ---------- - $190, 621.38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----1--------90, 621. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_ 10 ___ _---____--___--10. Net total expenditures-------------------------------190,611.28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ __111. 1___1111___ .5, 066. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_____________ 195, 677. 86 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of newwork--- .- --- -- ..-. - .. .__ .. ___-. Cost of maintenance ........-.. _... _ __ -$ 5, 321.70 $5, 343. 73 82, 303.40 $6, 347. 40 $5, 645. 54 Total expended _--......---.. .... .. 5, 258. 06 5, 614. 43 2, 016. 00 6,637. 50 5. 658. 20 Allotted ---........---.... __ _ . _ 4, 260. 0) 1, 775. 00 9, 794. 97 4, 480. 81 4,970. 00 RIVERS AND IIARBORS-OCALA, FLA., DISTRICT 623 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934- 754. 78 $------------------____5, Amount allotted from War Department Apprdopriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 19351----------------------------------- ------------- 4, 970. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------____ 10, 724. 78 Gross amount expended- ______--------_ 5, 658.20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------__--- ___ 5, 066. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935______-------- ___10. 10 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 5, 056. 48 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- --- --- - - 30, 1937, for maintenance "__ ______ - ______ 2 5, 000.00 6. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost and expenditures for work during the year were $21,849.33. The total cost and expenditures have been $377,345.15. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ($6,433.36), will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and fnanial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------- $377, 345. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 377, 345. 15 Net total expenditures -------------------------- -------- 377, 345. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------- 6, 433. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935______________ 383, 778. 51 Fisca ]year ending June 30- 1931 1932 .1933 1934 1935 Cost of new werk----..........----- ------------------------------------------- -- ------------ Cost of maintenance..-----.............---------------.....------..----- $25, 158.69 $176, 529.35 $153, 807.78 $21, 849.33 Total expended-- .-----.------------ ----------- 25,158.69 176,529.35 153,807.78 21,849. 33 Allotted---.--------------------- ------------ 25, 158.69, 176, 529. 35 166, 117. 66 15,972. 41 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-__------------------------ $12, 309. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-- ------------------------- $8,873. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 195---------------------------- 7,9099. 03 15, 972. 81 Amount to be accounted for ---- ------------------- 28, 282. 69 Gross amount expended_______---- - --------------- 21, 849.133 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------- ---------- 6, 433..36 Amount that can :be profitably expended in-fiscal year ending June -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - 30, 1937, for maintenance ____ 5, 000. 00 1Included in allotment of $7,000 for entire project in State of Florida. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935-40 624 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 7. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in part 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures full report to June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project see r amount Annual required to Report New work Mainte- complete for- nance 1. St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to Palatka 1....... 1933 $205, 698. 47 $116, 328. 46 $13,300 2. Lake Crescent and Dunns Creek, Fla. 12 I ... 1931 10, 276. 25 5, 723. 75 53, 800 3. Withlacoochee River, Fla.l_----------- 1934 315, 085. 29 3 49, 570. 23 100, 000 Channels adequate for commerce. Awaiting local cooperation. 3 During fiscal year 1935, $945.81 was expended for payment of outstanding liabilities, and $49.23 were revoked. Status of reports called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted Document no. Recommenda- to Congress tion DeLeon Springs to St. River and Harbor Act, ............. Johns River, Fla. Aug. 30, 1935. waterway from. Oklawaha River, Fla., ..... do................ ...................... to Leesburg and chan- nel into Lake Harris. Oklawaha River, Fla., River and Harbor ..................................... from headwaters of, Committee resolu- and Lake Griffin to tion, Aug. 12, 1933. Lake Tohopekaliga, through Lake Apopka and other lakes con- necting Oklawaha River system andKis- simmee River system. St. Johns River, Fla., Senate committee res- Jacksonville to Pa- olution, Mar. 20,1926 latka. .. St. Johns River-Indian Senate committee res- Aug. 13, 1935 .. Unfavorable. ..-------------------- River; Sanford to olution, Mar. 18, 1932 Titusville. Withlacoochee River, River and Harbor. . ........................ Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 27, 1934. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT The district includes the western portion of the State of Georgia, the northwestern portion of the State of Florida, the State of Ala- bama, except the extreme northern portion, the eastern portion of the State of Mississippi, and a small portion of the State of Louisiana and Tennessee. It includes, specifically, the harbors on the coast of Mississippi and Alabama, the harbors in the northwestern portion of Florida, and all rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico west of and including Aucilla River, in Florida, to and including the Pearl River, La., and Miss. District engineer: Lt. Col. R. S. Thomas, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of Engineers. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 625 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, 15. Operating and care of locks Fla --- 625 and dams on Coosa River, 2. Apalachicola Bay, Fla __ . 627 Ga. and Ala_ 654 3. Apalachicola River, Fla., the 16. Mobile Harbor, Ala ... 656 cut-off, Lee Slough, and 17. Chickasaw Creek, Ala ..... 660 Lower Chipola River_ ... 629) 18. Black Warrior, Warrior, and 4. Upper Chipola River, Fla., Tombigbee Rivers, Ala___ 661 from Marianna to its 19. Tombigbee River from De- mouth- 631 mopolis, Ala., to Walkers 5. Channel from Apalachicola Bridge, Miss- 667 River to St. Andrews Bay, 20. Operating and care of locks Fla .......... 632 and dams on Black War- 6. St. Andrews Bay, Fla ..... 634 rior, Warrior, and Tombig- 7. Waterway from Choctawhat- bee Rivers, Ala ___.... 669 chee Bay to West Bay, 21. Bayo Labatre, Ala_ 671 Fla 638 22. Pascagoula Harbor, Miss___ 673 8. LaGrange Bayou, Fla .... 638 23. Gulfport Harbor and Ship 9. Intracoastal Waterway from Island Pass, Miss -------. 675 Choctawhatchee Bay to 24. Pascagoula River, Miss ... 678 Pensacola Bay, Fla. 25. Biloxi Harbor, Miss______ 680 (Santa Rosa Sound) .... 640 26. Pearl River, Miss, and La__ 682 10. Blackwater River, Fla .... 641 27. Removing the Water Hya- 11. Pensacola Harbor, Fla-... 642 cinths (Mobile River, Ala., 12. Intracoastal Waterway from tributaries- _ . 683 Pensacola Bay, Fla., to 28. Examinations, surveys, and Mobile Bay, Ala ........ 646 contingencies (general) _-- 684 13. Intracoastal Waterway from 29. Other projects for which no Mobile Bay, Ala., to New estimates are submitted__ 686 Orleans, La___ 648 30. Plant allotment__------- 686 14. Alabama River, Ala ....... 650 1: CARRABELLE BAR AND HARBOR, FLA. Location. -Carrabelle Bar 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 2% miles. The mean range of tide throughout this harbor is 1.4 feet, while the extreme range, except during storms, is 4 feet. The estimated cost of the channel across the bars at East Pass, to- gether 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, appropriated $60,000 for the work. The estimated cost for maintenance is about $20,000 every 5 years, or an annual average of $4,000. 626 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. Terminal facilities.-Boat landings 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. hopper dredge Benyaurd carried on dredging operations from August 4 to August 21, removing 154,953 cubic yards of material from East Pass Entrance Channel. The cost was $12,976.30, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $12,949.60. 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 river channel was completed in 1909; that pertaining to the Inner Harbor Channel was completed in 1913. The turning basin has not been made. The project is 97 percent completed. On June 30, 1935, the controlling depths were as follows: River channel 10.0 feet; Inner Harbor Channel 14.0 feet; and East Pass Entrance Channel 20.5 feet. The total cost was $233,373.01, of which $57,353.04 was for new work and $176,019.97 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $233,373.01. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $50.40, will be applied to maintenance con- tingencies. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 on maintenance dredging of the river channel. using a pipe-line dredge 1 month. Gost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30. 1935--------------------------- $79;, 057. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--- -------------------- 176,019. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 255, 077. 09 Net total expenditures---------------------- ------------- 255,077. 09 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------- ------------- 50. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 255, 127. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..--------- - I.1------------------------ Cost of maintenance-------- _.-----. $10, 015. 47 - . ........------------ $12, 976. 30 ....----------- Total expended --......- .................... __. - _---------- 7, 614. 62 $2,427. 55 12, 949. 60 Allotted .---------- ---------------------- -- - ,-----. 10, 911. 55 -- -796.93 12, 927. 55 RIVERS AND IIARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 627 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------------- $72. 45 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 15, 072. 45 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 2, 072.45 Net amount to be accounted for 1-----------------------3,000 Gross amount expended---- ---------------------- $18, 289. 56 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 5, 339. 96 12, 949. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------------50. 40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance _____------------------------- 10,000. 00 2. APALACHICOLA BAY, FLA. Location.-This bay is situated on the coast of northwest Florida 1.60 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 was $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.) Existing project.-This provides for channels from the Gulf of Mexico 10 feet deep at mean low water, through West Pass, in the Gulf of Mexico, and Link and Inner Bar Channels in Apalachicola Bay, with a width of 150 feet in West Pass and Link Channels, and a width of 100 feet in the Inner Bar Channel. It also provides for a channel through Bulkhead Shoals 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide which serves as another entrance to Apalachicola Bay through East Pass, the entrance channel to Carrabelle Harbor. 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. Terminal facilities.-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 carried on dredging operations from July 1 to July 28, removing 67,152 cubic yards of material from the river- bar channel, and from August 1 to September 18 removed 57,060 1 Exclusive of available funds. 628 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARIVY, 1935 cubic yards of material from the Bulkhead Shoals Channel. The U. S. hopper dredge Absecon carried on dredging operations from January 9 to January 25, removing 33,125 cubic yards of material from West Pass Channel. The cost was $27,235.29, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $34,575.65. 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. The bulkhead was destroyed during 1916 by two severe storms and has never been rebuilt. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, were as follows: River-bar channel, 7.0 feet; St. Georges Channel, 7.5 feet; Link Channel, 10.0 feet; West Pass, 10.0 feet; and Bulkhead Shoals, 9.0 feet. The total cost under the existing project was $573,792.68, of which $82,144.59 was for new work and $491,648.09 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $573,792.68. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $15,005.80, will be applied to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the river-bar channel with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee, 11/2 months, July and August 1935. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for dredging in the river bar channel, employ- ing the U. S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee 2 months, July and August 1936. Cost and financial sunmnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------$216, 758. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 413.85 6-----------------------60, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-----------877, 171. 94 Net total expenditures-- ------------ 877, 171. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------- 15, 005. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 892, 177. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work . -------------- Cost of maintenance.............. _ ---- __ $31, 863. 68 $25, 244. 25 $29, 345. 00 $18, 214. 25 $27, 235. 29 Total expended.---....-. - --------- 32, 496. 24 25, 384. 48 28, 929. 80 11, 148. 86 34, 575. 65 Allotted_ -----...............----------- 22, 500. 00 5, 000. 00 52, 914. 63 13, 999. 63 21, 294. 69 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------- -- $28, 286. 76 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933--------------- ------- $2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ----------------------- 4, 294. 69 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------- 15, 000.00 21, 294. 69 Amount to be accounted for------ ------------------ ---- 49, 581.45 Gross amount expended -------------------------------- 34, 575. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- ------- - 15, 005. 80 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 -- 20, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MVIOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 629 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 amounting 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. Snagging and dredging to a depth of 6 feet, of the lower 2,500 feet of the Styx River, a tributary of the Apalachicola River, is included in the existing project. 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, was $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). The work of snagging and dredging in the Styx River was authorized by the Public Works Administration January 6, 1934. 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee, operating in the Apalachicola River channel from September 19 to November 7, 1934, removed 72,360 cubic yards of material. The U. S. snagboat Albany, working in the Apalachicola River from October 19 to November 14, 1934, removed 479 obstruc- tions from channel, and cut 135 overhanging trees from banks. The cost and expenditures were $17,500, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $17,500, all regular funds. 630 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, including work on River Styx, a tributary of the Apalachicola River, was com- pleted in 1934. 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 total cost under the existing project was $302,417.86, of which $122,798.81, including $14,335.12 from Public Works funds, was for new work, and $179,619.05 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $302,417.86, including $14.335.12 for new work on River Styx, from Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $10,000, will be applied to maintenance snagging opera- tions, employing the U. S. snagboat Albany, 11/2 months, October and November 1935. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for snagging operations, employing the U. S. snagboat Albany, during October and November 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- 1$135, 798. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 179,619. 05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 315, 417. 86 Net total expenditures --- ___---------___ _-- 1315, 417. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------- --- ------ 0, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ----------- 325, 417. 80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----- ------------ --------------------- ------------- $14, 335.12:------ Cost of maintenance-------------------- $10, 000 --------------------- 14, 019.35 $17, 5600 Total cost---..........----...----------- 10, 000 .......-. . ...-.. 28, 354. 47 17, 500 Totaliexpended .... . ..-------------------10, 000 ....------------..... $36. 64 28, 317. 83 17, 500 Allotted .............-------------------- ----------------........ 9, 998. 00 19, 021. 35 27, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar.4, 1933----------------- --------------------------- $17, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 -------------------------------------------- 10, 000 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 27, 500 Gross amount expended---------- -- --- 17, 500 Balance unexpended. June 30, 1935----------------- -------- 0, 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 2- - - - - - - - --- ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 1937, for maintenance 15,000 SIncludes $14,335.12 from Public Works funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 631 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 Alabama and northwest Florida for a distance of about 125 miles, emptying 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 expend- iture 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 of cost 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 modifications 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 facilities are required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-From August 15 to October 18 the U. S. snagboat Albany, operating between miles 10 and 30, removed 927 obstructions from channel, and cut 281 over- hanging trees from bank. The cost and expenditures were $8,000, charged to maintenance. Condition at end of fscal 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 pres- ent head of navigation, is 3.0 feet, which depth is available through- out 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 proj- ect is the improvement from and including Look and Tremble Shoals to Marianna. The cost and expenditures were $36,781.12 for new work and $63,193.43 for maintenance, a total of $99,974.55. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial sumnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_----- ----------- $36, 781. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___---- 6-------------------- 63, 193. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__--- __- -99, 974.55 Net total expenditures __..___________--------_ 99, 974. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 _---- -----. 99,974. 55 632 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..... Cost of maintenance___---------------- $12, 000 ------------------------------------ $8, 000 Total expended------------------------........................... 12, 000 ---------------------------------- 8, 000 Allotted_ 12, 000 ---------------------------- .------------------------------ ------- 8, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933__ ------------------------ $8, 000 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------- 8, 000 5. 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 through Lake Wimico, thence to East Bay, an arm of St. Andrews Bay, Fla. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 184.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide with three cut-offs from Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay, Fla., by way of the natural waterways indicated above. The mean range of tide is 2 feet and the extreme range, except during storms, 3 feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $845,900, ex- clusive of amount expended for new work prior to modification of the project, with $4,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 670, 61st Cong., 2d sess.), provided for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 65 feet wide at the bottom; the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, under date of May 28, 1935, and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, modified the existing project to provide for the present dimensions (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 52, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of this locality will be found in the latter document. Local cooperation.-The act of August 30, 1935, requires that local interests shall provide, without cost to the United States, all rights- of-way for the construction of the waterway, and shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during initial construction and future maintenance as and when needed. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee carried on dredging operations in this waterway from November 13 to November 17, 1934, removing 4,608 cubic yards of material. The cost and expenditures were $2,417.50, charged to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 55 percent completed. On June 30, 1935, the controlling depth was 5.0 feet and the controlling width was 65 feet. The total cost under the existing project was $604,613.30, of which $505,930.01 was for new work and $98,683.29 for maintenance. The expenditures were $604,613.30. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 633 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $10,009.88, is available for revocation. An allotment of $340,000 made from the Emergency Relief Ap- propriation Act of 1935 will be applied to the enlargement of this canal to 9 feet depth and 100 feet width by dredging by contract. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, employing the U. S. pipe-line dredge Muscogee, 11/2 months during January and February 1937 to restore project dimensions. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCR AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- $505, 930. 01 Cost of maintenance to, June 30, 1935------------------------- 98, 683. 29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 604,613.30 Net total expenditures-------------------------------------- 604, 613. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------1--------------0,. 009. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 --------------- 614, 623. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-....... .--I--.. Cost of maintenance................---------------- $10, 989. 39 $21, 619. 01 $47, 889. 58 $6, 534.04 $2,417. 50 Total expended--.---------------------- 10, 989. 39 11, 320.57, 57, 603. 51 7, 118. 55 2,417.50 Allotted------------- ----------- ---- 5,000. 00 40, 000. 00 29, 970. 01 8, 500. 00 10, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---------------------------- $2, 427. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ----- ------------------------------ 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 12, 427. 38 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 2, 417. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 10, 009. 88 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1937, for maintenance 15, 000. 00 EMERGEINCY RELIEF FUNDS Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_---------------------------$340, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 340, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work ........---- --------...... -- ...........------- - ---------- -- -- - --------- ----------- Cost ofmaintenance---........------------------------------------------------------------ Total expended..-------------------- ------------------------------------------ Allotted...--------------------........ ... ------------------- ------------ ------------ ....----------..----- $340,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935--------------- ------------- ------- $340, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------------- 340, 000 I Exclusive of available funds. 634 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY, 1935 CONSOLIDATEID COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY .FOR APALACHICOLA RIVER-- ST. ANDREWS BAY CHANNEL Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _____--__ ______ $505, 930. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935________________________ 98, 683. 29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 -- ____ 604, 613. 30 Net total expenditures_____ -_____--_____ 6-04, 613. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__----------------------- 350, 009. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 954, 623. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------------- ------ ------------------------------ ------------ Cost of maintenance.-------- .---------- $10, 989. 39 $21, 619. 01 $47, 889. 58 $6,534. 04 $2,417. 50 Total expended-------------------------____ 10, 989.39 11, 320.57 57, 603.51 7,118. 55 2,417. 50 Allotted---- .----.--. --.---.---------- 5,000. 00 40, 000. 00 29,970. 01 8,500.00 350,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 __------------------------ $2, 427. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. -9, 1935 ---------------------------- $10, 000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935------------------- 340, 000 --------- 350, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- ___---------------352, 427.38 Gross amount expended_-__----- ----------- 2, 417. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--_------------------ 350, 009. 88 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 ---------------------- - 15, 000. 00 6. 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.) Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. The total cost and expenditures under this project were $717,164.67, of which $203,560 was for new work and $513,604.67 for maintenance. For further details of previous project see page 541 of Annual Report for 1934. Existing project.-This provides for a channel extending from deep water in bay across Lands End to the Gulf of Mexico, 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, and protected by two jetties, each about 700 feet long. The mean tidal range is 1.4 feet, and the extreme range, except during storms, is about 4 feet. The estimated cost for new work made in 1933 is $435,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $40,000 annually during the first 3 years following construction and $10,000 annually thereafter. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 635 The existing project, including abandonment of the project adopted by the act of June 25, 1910, was authorized by the river and harbor act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 33, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map of this locality will be found in the project document. The existing project was also authorized by the Public Works Administration September 6, 1933. Local cooperation.-The act adopting the existing project provides that local interests shall furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secre- tary 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 mainte- nance as and when needed. The conditions relative to the furnishing of all rights-of-way have been 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--Regular funds.- The U. S. hopper dredge Benyurd, operating in the new entrance channel from October 24, 1934, to June 28, 1935, removed 1,295,894 cubic yards of material, all maintenance. In the construction of the bulkheads the contractor drove 40,768 square feet of steel sheet piling, all maintenance, from May 13 to June 29, 1935. The cost was $136,- 022.32, all charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $84,746.09. Public Works funds.-Under contract the dredge Tchefuncta, oper- ating from the north end of the new entrance channel toward the Gulf of Mexico, removed 714,746 cubic yards of material, all new work, from July 1 to October 2, 1934. The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operating in the new entrance channel from September 22 to October 23, 1934, removed 356,302 cubic yards of material, all new work. The cost was $110,420.73, all charged to new work. The expenditures were $141,037.82. The total cost of work during the fiscal year, all funds, was $246,- 443.05, of which $110,420.73 was for new work and $136,022.32 for maintenance. The expenditures were $225.783.91. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1934. On June 30, 1935, the project depth and width existed throughout all channels. The total cost from regular funds was $136,022.32, charged to maintenance, and the expenditures were $84,- 744.09. In addition, the cost and expenditures for new work accom- plished with Public Works funds were $581,958.86. The total cost of work, all funds, was $717,981.18, of which $581,- 958.86 was for new work and $136,022.32 for maintenance. The expenditures were $666,702.95. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $73,330.29, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- $45, 000. 00 Maintenance, dredging in new entrance channel with a United States sea-going hopper dredge, May and June 1936----------- 28,330. 29 Total----------------------- ---------- 73, 330. 29 The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, employing a United States sea-going hopper dredge, 11/3 months, to restore project dimensions. 636 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMIY, 1935 Gost and financial summary MAINTEINANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---- ------------------ $203, 560.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- --- 649, 626. 99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 853, 186. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 51, 278. 23 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 801, 908. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------..------------.. 73, 330. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 875, 239. 05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work........................ -..... ....... ............ Cost of maintenance.....-------------. 29, 350. 70 $35, 303. 19 $37, 888. 15 $14, 966. 29 $136, 022. 32 . Total expended---.....------------. 31, 002. 53 37, 162. 83 38, 246. 54 15, 409. 55 84, 746. 09 Allotted--------............---------------- 45, 000.00 -9, 000.00 54, 870. 19 26, 308. 86 115, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-----------------------.......--------$42, 576.38 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------- $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934---------------------....... 70, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------------- 40, 000. 00 115, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for 076. 38 1------------------------------ .58, Gross amount expended-------------------------$99, 864. 48 Less reimbursements collected---------------------15, 118. 39 84, 746. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------ 330.29 7--------------3, Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------- 33, 547. 75 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------- 18, 927. 61 52, 475. 36 Balance available June 30, 1935-- -- ----------------- 20, 854.93 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- - -- -- - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - -- --- - -- 30, 1937 for maintenance 1 40, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------- ---- $581, 958. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 581, 958. 86 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 581. 958. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 581, 958. 86 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------- . ... -..... _ ......... .- _______--__ $_ 538. 13 _________$471, $110, 420. 73 Cost of maintenance - ------ ---- ------- - ------------- -------- --- Total expended_.-------....--------------.-----__ _------------ 440, 921. 04 141,037. 82 .-------------- Allotted.. .-...--------------- ---------- -580, 655. 00 1,303. 86 pvppd $1,200, Treasury settlement for liquidated damages. 2 Tr. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 637 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934________.-------------- $139, 733.96 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933------------------------------------------ 2, 677.82 Amount to be accounted for --.--- -- ____--- ------ 142, 411.78 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 1___----------- 1, 373. 96 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------141, 037. 82 Gross amount expended_ $147, 783.21 Less reimbursements collected ___---___--6, 745. 39 141, 037. 82 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR ST. ANDREWS BAY, FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ -- ___--------$785, 518. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------- 649, 626. 99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 __------_ 1, 435, 145. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---.---------------- - 51, 278. 23 Net total expenditures__-.-------------------- 1,383, 867. 62 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 73, 330. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ----------- _ 1, 457, 197. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__....... __.------------- .-----------13 $471, 538. 1 $110, 420. 73 Cost of maintenance----------.......... $29,350. 70 $35, 303. 19 $37, 888. 15 14, 966. 29 136, 022. 32 Total cost.............---------------- 29, 350. 70 35, 303. 19 37, 888. 15 486, 504. 42 246, 443. 05 Total expended-------.--------- 31, 002. 53 37, 162. 83 38, 246. 54 456, 330. 59 225, 783. 91 ---------- 45, 000. 00 Allotted----........................ -9, 000. 00 54, 870. 19 606, 963.86 116, 803. 86 1 Increased $1,200, Treasury settlement for liquidated damages. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _---___- ------------- $182, 310. 34 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_____------ -- __ -- $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 __--------------- 70, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ---------------- 40, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933 -__---___ _--- 2,677. 82 118, 177. 82 Amount to be accounted for--------- -------------- 300, 488. 16 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 1, 373. 96 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 299, 114. 20 Gross amount expended ------------------------$247, 647. 69 Less reimbursements collected_ -- _____-_______- 21, 863. 78 225, 783.91 Balance unexnended June 30, 1935 .------------ -____-- 73,330. 29 Outstanding liabilities June 30. 1935_---________ $3, 547. 75 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------18, 927. 61 52, 475.36 Balance available June 30, 1935 __________-____----- 20, 854. 93 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance "_- - - - - - - - ____ 40, 000. 00 2Exclusive of available funds. 638 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 7. WATERWAY FROM CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY TO WEST BAY, FLA. Location.-This waterway will extend westward from West Bay, an arm of St. Andrews Bay, Fla., through West Bay Creek, thence westward by a land cut entering Choctawhatchee Bay in the vicinity of Point Washington, Fla., approximately 2 miles south of the mouth of the Choctawhatchee River, a total distance of 26 miles. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep from Choctawhatchee Bay to West Bay, Fla. The mean range of tide in the two bays is about 1.4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1935 is $1,770,000 with $10,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 259, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The act adopting the existing project provides that local interests shall provide, without cost to the United States, all rights-of-way required for the construction of the waterway and suitable spoil-disposal areas for construction and for maintenance when and as needed, provide, operate, and maintain a draw opening suitable for navigation in the existing highway bridge near the mouth of West Bay Creek, and construct, operate, and maintain all other bridges over the waterway. Terminal facilities.-None. No terminal facilities are necessary along the canal. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fscal year.-No work has been done on this waterway. There have been no costs nor expenditures. Proposed operations.-No funds are available for the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $1,770,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in completion of the waterway. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_.................... ---------- . Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- ----- Net total expenditures -------------------------- - --------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------------- ---------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --- ------------------------------------ $1, 770, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work 770, 000 1------------------------------ 8. LAGRANGE BAYOU, FLA. Location.--LaGrange Bayou is an arm of Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla., entering the latter from the north at a point about 51/2 miles from its most easterly limits. Flowing into the head of this bayou is Four Mile Creek, a deep sluggish tidal stream. One and one-half miles above the mouth of this stream is located the town of Freeport, Fla., which is the present head of navigation. This bayou is about 70 miles east of Pensacola Harbor and about 83 miles west of St. Andrews Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 185.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 639 Previous project.-Adopted by the act of March 3, 1881. The total cost and expenditures were $2,160.80, all charged to maintenance. For further details see page 869 of the Annual Report for 1931. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the 9-foot contour in Choctawhatchee Bay to Free- port, Fla., a distance of approximately 41/ miles. The normal tidal range is about 1.4 feet, and the extreme range, except during storms, is about 3 feet. The estimated cost for new work made in 1935 was $75,000 with $2,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 22, 1922, provided for a channel 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and approximately 10,700 feet long, ex- tending from near the mouth of LaGrange Bayou to the mouth of Four Mile Creek (H. Doc. No. 111, 67th Cong., 1st sess.); no work was done on this project. The act of August 30, 1935, modified the required local cooperation and provided for the present channel dimensions, and the extension of the project to Freeport, Fla. (Riv- ers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 49, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is in the latter document. Local cooperation.-The act of September 22, 1922, required local interests to contribute $9,500 before any expenditure is made by the Government. The above provision was modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, to provide that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas as required for new work and subsequent maintenance. Terminal facilities.-Small wharves and landings adequate for small craft. There are also storage tanks for petroleum products at Freeport, Fla. Operations and results during fiscal year.--No operations were car- ried on during the fiscal year. There were no costs or expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-This channel, on June 30, 1935, had a controlling depth of 4.5 feet and a controlling width of 60 feet. No work has been done nor have any costs or expenditures been made on the existing project. Proposed operations.--No funds are available for work during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for completing this improvement to project dimensions, involving the removal of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of material. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to, June 30, 1935 _____________________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 __- -_________________-. ___ $2, 160. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 -___________ 2, 160. 80 Net total expenditures_ - - - - - -_ 2, 160. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----_________________ 2, 160. 80 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 75, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work ---------------------------------- 75, 000. 00 23116-ENG 1935- 41 640 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 9. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY TO PENSACOLA BAY, FLA. (NARROWS IN SANTA ROSA SOUND) 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 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep at mean low water from Choctawhatchee Bay to Pensa- cola Bay, Fla., through the Narrows in Santa Rosa Sound. 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, revised in 1935, is $39,000. The latest (1935) 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 June 25, 1910, provided for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water with no reference to width (H. Doc. No. 565, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of August 30, 1935, modified the existing project to provide for the present dimensions (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 42, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the latter document. 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.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula carried on dredging operations from Septem- ber 24 to October 5, removing 87,188 cubic yards of material, over a distance of 2,600 feet. The cost was $7,030.41, charged to mainte- nance. The expenditures were $7,081.24. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 60 percent completed. On June 30, 1935, a channel 7.5 feet deep and 100 feet wide was available throughout this waterway. The costs and expenditures were $22,525.86 for new work and $63,882.32 for maintenance, a total of $86,408.18. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for completing this improvement to project dimensions, involving the removal of approximately 140,000 cubic yards of material. Cost and financial summary .... Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-______-____------ $22, 525. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935________-- ____ ____--63, 882. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------- 86, 408. 18 Net total expenditures8-__-8___,____________- 86, 408. 18 °Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------------- 86, 408. 18 RIVERS AND HARBORS-1VMOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 641 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------- ---------------- ------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance------- ------------- ------------ $1,725.85 $40, 021.46 ------------ $7, 030.41 Total expended.--- ----- ---- -------------------- 1,090.89 38, 986. 83 $1, 618. 76 7,081. 24 Allotted.-------------- .----------------$3, 500 ----- -.. 42,436.63 2, 841.09------------ Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------- -------------------- $7, 081.24 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 7, 081. 24 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work 000. 00 1------------------------------ 10. BLACKWATER RIVER, FLA. Location.-This river 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 Blackwater Bay, an arm of Pensacola 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 amount expended on previous project, was $15,000. The latest (1928) ap- proved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The exist- ing 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 document 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.-None. There were no costs and no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1916. On June 30, 1935, the controlling depth throughout the 'chan- nel was 9.0 feet. The costs were $36,649.90 for new work and $74,113.69 for maintenance, a total of $110,763.59. The total ex- penditures were $110,763.59. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $12,000, will be applied to maintenance 642 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMYP, 1935 operation of a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of about one-half month, at such time as may be required by the needs of navigation. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost andt financial sumnnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $41, 649. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 74, 113. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 115, 763. 59 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 115, 763. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 12, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 127, 763. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__ Costof maintenance-- -- --------------------- ------------ $12,018. 53 Total expended...---...----------------------------- ---- 11, 687. 43 $375. 80 _--------- Allotted........--------------..-------------------------------.... 11,397.41 -289.33 $11,975.80 lBalance unexpended July 1, 1934_ _---------------- ----- $24. 20 iAmount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----- ------------------------------------------- 12,000.00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 12, 024.20 I)eductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------- 24. 20 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------12, 000. 00 IBalance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------------- 12, 000. 00 11. PENSACOLA HARBOR, FLA. Location.-This harbor is a land-locked bay on the coast of north- -west 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 :approved June 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 an entrance channel 32 feet -deep at mean low water and 500 feet wide from the Gulf of Mexico to deep water in Pensacola Bay, and an inner harbor channel 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 approach chan- nel 250 feet wide and 30 feet deep to the pierhead line south of the Muscogee Wharf; and also provides that $150,000 may be used in onstructing or purchasing a sea-going suction dredge. The mean RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 643 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 tidal range, except during storms, is about 3 feet. The estimated cost for new work made in 1932 was $177,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $45,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for securing a chan- nel 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 may be used in constructing or pur- chasing a sea-going suction dredge; the Public Works Administra- tion on September 6, 1933, and the River and Harbor Act of August, 30, 1935, modified the existing project to provide for the present inner channels and the deepening of the entrance channel to 32 feet (H. Doc. No. 253, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in this document. Local cooperation.-The act of August 30, 1935, provides that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suit- able spoil-disposal areas for dredged material and provide, if deemed advisable, bulkheads to retain the excavated material. These condi- tions have been 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-regular funds.-The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operating in the entrance channel from August 22 to September 22, 1934, removed 370,923 cubic yards of material, all maintenance. Under authority of section 3, River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, the U. S. pipe-line dredge Pasca- goula removed 14,757 cubic yards of material over a distance of 900 feet from the entrance to Bayou Chico from October 7 to, October 9, 1934, at a cost of $1,000, for maintenance. The total cost was $24,015.18, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $24,093.15. Public Works funds.-There were no active operations during the fiscal year. The cost was $46.24, charged to new work. The expendi- tures were $94.48. The total cost for the year, all funds, was $24,061.42, of which $46.24 was for new work and $24,015.18 for maintenance. The expenditures were $24,187.63. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1934 at a saving of $57,327 under the estimated cost. On June 30, 1935, the controlling depth in the entrance channel was 32 feet, and in the inner harbor channels 30 feet. The total cost from regular funds was $1,099,041.21, of which $352,249.74 was for new work and $746,791.47 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,098,- 762.62. The total cost and expenditures from Public Works funds were $119,672.91, all charged to new work. The total cost of the improvement, all funds, was $1,218,714.12, of which $471,922.65 was for new work and $746,791.47 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,218,435.53. 644 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 Proposec operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $31,651.58, will be applied to maintenance dredging with United States sea-going hopper dredge to restore project dimensions in the entrance channel and inner harbor channels, approximately 11/4 months, during November and December 1935. The additional sum of $45,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging with United States sea-going hopper dredge for a period of 11/2 months, in the entrance and inner harbor channels. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------- $946, 938. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30,193501111111111111111111-- 873, 441. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 1, 820, 379. 42 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 7. 70 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------ 820, 387. 12 1---------------, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--- -------------------- 286. 29 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 1, 820, 100. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------- ------------ 31, 651. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 1,851, 752. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work----------------------------------- Cost of maintenance.................------------------.. $26, 242. 71 $77, 035. 99 $34, 530.94 $35, 149. 75 $24,015. 18 Total expended----------------------- 42, 721. 23 45, 310.01 61, 128. 52 35, 602. 56 24, 093. 15 Allotted...---------------------------. 36, 000. 00 60, 000. 00 37, 901. 59 14, 775. 80 31, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---------------------------- $24, 244. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934----------------------- $1,500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------ ----- 30, 000. 00 31, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 55, 744. 73 Gross amount expended------------------------------30, 408. 68 Less reimbursements collected--------------6, 315. 53 24, 093. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-----------------------31, 651. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------- ------------- 286. 29 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------- 31, 365. 29 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------------------- 7. 70 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------------- 31, 372.99 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1---------------_ 45, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 645 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____________ __ $119, 672. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_... .______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___ ______- 119, 672. 91 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 119, 672. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -- -__ __ 5. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 _____-.._____ 119, 678. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_........................ - -- I_.......--- --------------- --... 1$119, 626. 67 $46. 24 Cost of maintenance.------- --- ---- -------- --- --------- --- Total expended-- ---------------- --- ------------------------ 119, 578.43 94.48 Allotted-------------- ------------------------- ... ..-- ...........-----------... 119, 971.55 -292.94 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___---.__------------___ $393. 12 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_....------- ... - 292. 94 Net amount to be accounted for .---------------....- ___ 100.18 Gross amount expended ----- ---------------------------------- 94..48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- ------ ------ - 5. 70 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR PENSACOLA HARBOR, FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 - --------------- $1,066, 611. 20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --------------------- 873, 441. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_....... 1, 940, 052. 33 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935---- ----------------- 7. 70 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------------- 1,940, 060. 03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_______-_---------- 286. 29 Net total expenditures_ . _________- 1________-... 1, 939, 773. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--- _________--_____-_- 31, 657. 28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------- __ - 1, 971, 431.02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -------.-------- -----....................--.-----.------ $..119, 626. 67 $46. 24 Cost of maintenance. ----------------- $26, 242. 71 $77, 035.99 $34, 530. 94 35, 149. 75 24, 015. 18 26, 242. 71 77, 035. 99 34, 530. 94 Total cost---............--------.....----------.......... 154, 776. 42 24, 061.42 Total expended.........---------------------- 42, 721. 23 45, 310. 01 61, 128. 52 99 155, 180. 24, 187. 63 Allotted. ..-------------------------- 36, 000. 00 60, 000. 00 37, 901. 59 134, 747. 35 31, 207. 06 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $24, 637. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 __..........___ $1, 500. 00 ..- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------------- 30, 000. 00 31, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ -__--------------------- 56, 137. 85 646 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ___--_--- __ $292. 94 Net amount to be accounted for------ 5---------- 55, 844. 91 Gross amount expended_____________________ ______ $30, 503. 16 Less reimbursements collected- _____ 6, 315. 53 24, 187. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------______ 31, 657.28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 --------------------- 286. 29 Balance available June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 31, 370. 99 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------ ---- 7. 70 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935----- ---- _ 31, 378. 69 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1__ ________________ 45, 000. 00 12. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM PENSACOLA BAY, FLA., TO MOBILE BAY, ALA. Location.-The waterway, 40.7 miles long, connects Pensacola Bay, Fla., and Mobile Bay, 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.) 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, was $600,000, with an annual maintenance cost of $29,000 for the first 3 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.-There are facilities at Pensacola and Mobile and a small warehouse and wharf at Southport, Ala., where State highway no. 3 crosses the canal. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe- line dredge Pascagoula, operating in the eastern end of this water- way, from August 20 to October 27, 1934, removed 347,882 cubic yards of material over a distance of 6,987 feet, all maintenance. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Wahalak, operating in this waterway from April 12 to May 16, 1935, removed 308,047 cubic yards of material over a distance of 11,713 feet, all maintenance. The cost was $57,- 595.18, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $58,565.01. In addition the U. S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoularemoved 23,210 cubic yards of material over a distance of 1,355 feet from the mouth 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 647 of Wolf Creek from October 22 to October 23, 1934; and 13,965 cubic yards of material over a distance of 550 feet from the entrance to Soldier Creek, from October 18 to October 20, 1934, all mainte- nance, at a cost and expenditure of $2,000. The total cost for the year was $59,595.18, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $60,565.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted January 31, 1934, at a saving of $156,694 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth, based on soundings taken in June 1935, is 9 feet. The total cost was $525,994.26 of which $443,455.89 was for new work and $82,538.37 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $526,455.75. Included in the total cost for maintenance is an item of $1,000 used for dredging in Wolf Creek, and $1,000 used for dredging in Soldier Creek, Ala., under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, $27,601.43, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------------- $272. 91 Maintenance operation of a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge about 11/2 months, at such times and locations in this channel as may be required by the needs of navigation------------------- 27, 328. 52 Total-------------------------- 27, 601.43 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of about 1 /2 months at such time as may be required by the needs of navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------- --------------- $443, 455. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- 82, 538. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 525, 994. 26 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 734. 40 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----------------------- 526, 728. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 272. 91 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 526, 455. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------26, 867. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- --- 553, 322. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_ ___-------__ __ $63, 459. 59 $28, 288. 00 $187, 800. 89 $163, 757. 55 ............ -----------..... Cost of maintenance----------............---__---...... 494. 32 ........... 19, 797. 53 $59, 595. 18 Total cost.------------.---------- 63, 459. 59 28, 782. 32 187,800. 89 183, 555. 08 59, 595. 18 Total expended_---.------------ ___ 21, 377. 97 82, 344. 57 127, 574. 52 234, 593. 68 60, 565. 01 Allotted-------..........-.-.....-----__ 275, 000. 00 -62, 176. 00 233, 627. 48 39, 871. 30 67, 000. 00 648 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------- -------------- $20, 432. 04 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933- ------ __ ------------- $10, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_ .__. __-.-------------- - 27, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------30-----------0, 000 67, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- __-------------- - - 87, 432. 04 Gross amount expended------.. ---------- 60, 565. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_----------__ __ 26, 867. 03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------------------- 272. 91 Balance available June 30, 1935 . - _. 26, 594. 12 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------- 734. 40 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_.-----.------- 27, 328. 52 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance --------------------------------- 30, 000. 00 13. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, MOBILE BAY, ALA., TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. Location.-This section of the intracoastal waterway, 119 miles in length, extends from the 10-foot contour in Mobile Bay via Missis- sippi Sound and Lake Pontchartrain to the State-owned Inner Har- bor Navigation Canal at New Orleans. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic 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 of May 23, 1828, and July 25, 1912. The total costs for all previous projects were $172,411.42, of which $101,976.81 was for new work and $70,434.61 was for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $168,831.30. For further details see pages 906 and 962 of the Annual Report for 1930. 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- 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, was $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. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 649 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.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula, operating in the channel connecting Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound, from July 31 to August 18, removed 503,921' cubic yards of material, over a distance of 9,000 feet. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Wahalak, operating in the Rigolets section of this waterway, from January 4 to January 24, removed 302,798 cubic yards of material, over a distance of 16,140 feet. The total cost and expenditures were $24,179.94, charged to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1933. The controlling depths, ascertained in June 1935, were as fol- lows: Mobile Bay to 10-foot contour in Mississippi Sound section 10.0 feet; mouth of Rigolets section, 9.0 feet; New Orleans, mouth of Rigolets section 9.0 feet. The total cost was $125,132.14, of which $77,907.70 was for new work, and $47,224.44 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $128,712.26. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $320.06, will be applied to examinations of channels dur- ing the fiscal year 1936. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for about 1 month's operation of a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge on maintenance dredging, at such time as may be required by the needs of navigation, in the section of this waterway between the mouth of Pearl River and the Rigolets, and the section connecting Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_________-- _______________ $179,884. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------------- ___ 117, 659. 05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------__ 297, 543. 56 Net total expenditures -_______-__ - - ___- -_____ 297, 543. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------- ____-___ 320. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_______________ 297, 863. 62 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-----------.___ .... $58, 057. 23 $5, 345. 29 $6,907.87 ___ Cost of maintenance..-------------...- 10, 904. 51 4, 848. 52 7, 268. 47 .........------------ $24, 179. 94 Total cost....-----------......... 68,961.74 10, 193.81 14, 176. 34 .---.--- 24, 179. 94 Total expended--_....----------- . --..... . 56, 799. 28 30, 631. 19 17, 055. 28 $46. 57 24, 179. 94 Allotted... .--------.----....... -... -. 72, 986. 82 2, 844. 02 43, 438.45 -15, 845. 06 10, 500. 00 650 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _______--__-.-___________ $14, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------------ 12, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ ------------ 26, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------___ 2, 000.000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 24, 500. 00 Gross amount expended -______-_______________ 2_____ 4, 179. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___-- ____________-- - - ___ 320. 06 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance'-------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 14. 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 45 miles north of the city of Mobile, in the southwestern part of the State, with the Tombigbee 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 $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- gomery. 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 there is a natural landing connecting with the city streets and accessible to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. The Wofford Oil Co. has a small wharf about 10 miles below Montgomery equipped for handling petroleum products. A wharf is needed at Montgomery and at Selma, Ala. The various natural landings along the river appear to serve present purposes. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 651 Operations and results during fiscal year--Regular funds.-The~ U. S. snagboat R. C. MoCalla, equipped with derrick and dipper, from July 1 to July 31, removed 55 obstructions from channel and cut 1,023 overhanging trees at various localities above Selma. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater, from July 1 to October 31, re- moved 27,329 cubic yards of sand and gravel from the channel at Catoma Bar, 24,599 cubic yards of sand and gravel from the channel at Beech Creek Bar, and 7,871 cubic yards of sand and gravel from the channel at Tipton's Bar. The towboat Georgia and attendant plant, from July 5 to December 12, placed 3,644 tons of rock riprap at Benton Bar and Kornegay Bar. The U. S. snagboat R. C. McCalla, from June 10 to June 24, placed 900 tons of rock riprap on jetties at Valley Creek Bar. The U. S. piledriver No. 1, from July 1 to August 31, 1935, constructed 234 linear feet of permeable pile dike at Tipton's Bar. All of the above work was maintenance. I'he cost was $40,178.05, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were minus $343,394.04. Public Works funds.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater, from July 1 to October 26, removed 65,599 cubic yards of sand and gravel from the channel at Catoma Bar, and 7,080 cubic yards of sand and gravel from the channel at Kornegay Bar. The U. S. pile- driver No. 1, from July 1 to August 31, constructed 1,266 linear feet of permeable pile dike at Catoma Bar. The U. S. towboat Georgia; and attendant plant, from July 5 to August 31, placed 255 tons of rock riprap at Catoma Bar. The above work was all new work. The cost was $14,989, all for new work, and the expenditures were $23,471.45. The total cost for the year, all funds, was $55,167.05, of which $14,989 was for new work and $40,178.05 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were minus $319,922.59. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 97 percent complete. The channel depth has been improved at the shallowest bars and shoals between the mouth of the river and Montgomery, Ala., by dredging and contraction works; between Montgomery, Ala., and Wetumpka, Ala., the work has consisted of removing snags. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Mouth to Selma, 4 feet; Selma to Montgomery, 3.5 feet; Montgomery to Wetumpka, 3 feet. Boats drawing 3 feet or less can usually oper- ate throughout the year. Gages are established at Montgomery, Selma, Coy, and Claiborne, the reading 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 mouth is the construction of approximately 800 linear feet of spur dikes. The completion of that portion of the project from Montgomery tor Wetumpka, Ala., is not contemplated 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 $2,340,639.15, of which $576,605.27 was for new work and $1,764,033.88 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,334,147.43. The cost of the work accomplished with Public Works funds was $139,989.87, all charged to new work. The expenditures were $139,982.27. 652 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The total cost, all funds, was $2,480,629.02, of which $716,595.14 was for new work and $1,764,033.88 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,474,129.70. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $73,588.56, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 _--__ -___-____________ ___ $6, 494. 87 Maintenance (with United States plant and hired labor) : Repair and renewal of rock-capped sand and gravel dikes, be- tween Mile 302 and the mouth, with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater and attendant plant, 11/2 months, August and September 1935------ ----------------------------- 28,500.00 Repair and renewal of pile dikes from Mile 302 to the mouth, with the U. S. pile-driver No. 1 and attendant plant, 3 months, July, August, and September 1935- ___-----._______ -_ 18, 281. 77 Dredging in river channel between Mile 302 and the mouth with the U. S. dredge Blackwater and attendant plant, one-half month -------------------------------------------- 10, 500. 00 Snagging operations between Mile 302 and the mouth, with U. S. snagboat R. C. McCalla, 2 months, July and August 1935_... 9, 811. 92 Total-------------- ----------------------------- 73, 588. 56 The additional sum of $76,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: IMaintenance (with United States plant and hired labor): Repair and renewal of contraction works, between mile 302 and the mouth, with U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater, pile driver No. 1, and attendant plant, 3 months, July, August, and Septem- ber 1936---------------------- ------------------- $45, 000 Dredging in river channel, between mile 302 and the mouth, with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater, 1 month--------------15, 000 Snagging operations, between mile 302 and the mouth, with U. S. snagboat R. C. McCalla, 4 months_-_______________ -___ 16, 000 Total--- ------------------------------------------- 76, 000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS -Cost of 025. 84 new work to June 30, 1935__ ___--------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___ ________-----------1,$977, 783, 059.00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------2, 760, 084. 84 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------ ___-- ------------ 3. 15 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----------------------- 2, 760, 087. 99 IMinus accounts payable June 30, 1935-- 494. 87 6,6---------------------- Net total expenditures____----------------- 2, 753, 593. 12 Tnexpended balance June 30, 1935_---------------- ----- - 73, 585.41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_------___ 2, 827, 178. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__ $76, 546. 95 __.... ........------------ $14, 666. 46 $58, 823. 67 $949. 59 ...-------- Cost of maintenance ......-----....--...----. 70, 738. 86 156, 382. 94 54, 479. 56 29, 387. 74 $40, 178. 05 Total cost---------------------147, 285.81 171,049.40 113, 303. 23 30, 337. 33 40, 178. 05 "Totalexpended .- 282, 817. 64 _-----------............... 98, 543. 84 234, 380. 04 -134,021.75 -343, 394. 04 Allotted 289, 152. 57 1, 257. 67 279, 731.44 -150,386.66 ...---------------------................. -336, 175. 27 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 653 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ ______ ___ ______ $66, 366. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------- 52, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-.... ------- ____ --- 118, 866. 64 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment______ -- _ 388, 675. 27 Net amount to be accounted for- - ----- _________- - - ---269, 808. 63 Gross amount expended_--- ---------- -____-$137, 968. 38 Less: Reimbursements collected--------- $104, 002. 15 Receipts from sales___-- 377, 360. 27 -______---- 481, 362. 42 -343, 394. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_____-------------__ 73, 585.41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_----__-___ -- ______---- 6, 494.87 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------ 67, 090. 54 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__-_________ _____----- 3. 15 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_.............. 67, 093.69 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - ---- 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 ___ ______ ___ 76, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ____ __ ____-______-__- $139, 989.87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 139, 989. 87 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------- _---------- - - 7. 60 Net total expenditures_ ----------------------- 139, 982. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ - --------------- __--14. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 139, 997.02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work____.-.-.----..-...--- _--.-------------------.. --- $125, 000.87 $14,989. 00 Cost of maintenance----------......................-- --------------------- ----------- -------- ----------- Total expended-- 116, 510 82 --------------------------------------------- 23, 471.45 Allotted--.---.---------------------.--------------------------------140, 000. 00 -2. 98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ _______------------------ $23, 489.18 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 2.98 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 23, 486. 20 Gross amount expended--------- ----------------- $23, 570. 08 Less reimbursements collected __- __ ____ 98. 63 23, 471.45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__---------------------- - 14. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------------ 7. 60 Balance available June 30, 1935.---------------- --------- 7.15 1Exclusive of available funds. 654 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR ALABAMA RIVE~, ALA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ $1, 117, 015. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_____ ______ 1,1________ 783, 015. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935____________ 2, 900, 074. 71 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-__- _--__________ 3. 15 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935___----- ___,______ 2:, 900, 077. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------ 6, 502. 47 Net total expenditures_________________.__________ 2, 893, 575. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_____________________________ 73, 600. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_____________ 2, 967, 175. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 wor f ne Cost Cost of new work-------_ _..---..- $76,546. 95 $14, 666. 46 $58, 823.67 $125, 950.46 $14, 989. 00 Cost of maintenance-------------.. 70, 738. 86 1.56,382.94 54, 479. 56 29, 387. 74 40, 178. 05 Total cost-------------------. .. 147, 285. 81 171, 049. 40 113, 303. 23 155, 338. 20 55, 167. 05 Total expended.----------------.... ... 282, 817.64 98, 543. 84 234, 380. 04 -17, 510.93 -319,922.59 Allotted. ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - 289, 152. 87 1,257.67 279, 731. 44 -10,386.66 -336, 178. 25 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ------------------------- $89, 855. 82 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9', 1935_ __--.- 52, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ... __ 142, 355. 82 Deductions, on account of revocation of allotments-------------388, 678. 25 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- -246, 322. 43 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $161, 538. 46 Less- Reimbursements collected---------- $104, 100. 78 Receipts from sales--------------377, 360. 27 481, 461.05 -319, 922. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 73, 600. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___------------------------- 6, 443. 02 Balance available June 30, 1935 7, 157. 14 6------------------------ Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------------- 3. 15 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935___ 67, 160. 29 Amount that can be profitably- - expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- ------ ---- 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 76, 000. 00 15. 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 An- nual Report for 1931, page 892, where general information can be found. The completed locks and dams have been operated and main- tained 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 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 655 Dam No. 4, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appro- priated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All locks were kept in operation during the year. The total cost was $6,617.71. The total expenditures were $6,095.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Locks and Dams Nos. 1, 2, 3, and lock and dam at Mayos Bar are completed. Lock and Dam No. 4 was completed, except about 1 percent of work required on the lock, which consists of the completion of the backfill and completion of 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 oper- ation of the lock. At Dam No. 5 there are two breaks aggregating a total length of approximately 225 feet. Repairs are not contem- plated at either of these. The total cost for the operating and care of the 5 locks and 6 dams to the end of the fiscal year was $555,932.13. The total expenditures were $558,390.71. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities, amounting to $755.28. An allotment of $6,000 from regular maintenance and improve- ment funds will be applied as follows: Operation and care : Operation of locks and dams_ $3, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repair _----------- 1, 000 Improvement and reconstruction-------------------------------- 1, 500 Total-------------------------------------------- 6, 000 The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Operation and care: Operation of locks and dams________________________________ $3, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repair________________________________ 1, 000 Improvement and reconstruction_______ 1, 500 Total___ 6, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30. 1935-------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 - $555, 932. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 555, 932. 13 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 3, 213. 86 Net total cost to June 30, 1.935 559, 145. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------- 755. 28 Net total expenditures___ 558. 390. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-__ 6, 773. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1935 -- 565, 164. 16 1Includes $6,000 maintenance and improvement funds. 23116 ENG 1935-- 42 656 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work-- - - - - - - - - -..........-- -- - Cost of maintenance---- ------------I_$17, 844.70 $24, 546. 12 $9, 922. 06 $9, 881. 10 $6, 617. 71 Total expended---......----------------........... 15, 621. 67 28, 602. 16 10, 730. 21 9,986.38 6, 095. 22 Allotted.--.....------------------- j 28, 000.00 .---- 18, 000. 00 10, 728. 66 10,925. 71 9, 520.38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $3,348.29 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935....------------ --------------- $6, 000.00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909---------6, 000. 00 12, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 348. 29 1----------------------------5, Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 2,479. 62 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 12, 868.67 Gross amount expended--- --------------------------------- 6, 095. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------- ------- 6, 773.45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------- 755. 28 Balance available June 30', 1935------------------------ 6, 018.17 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - 30, 1937, for maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - 6, 000. 00 16. 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 maintenance. 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 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 657 a width of 500 feet, from the mouth of Mobile River to a point ap- 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 mouth, and for the removal of sunken obstructions. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range at the lower end of the improve- ment is 1.1 feet and at the upper end 1.4 feet, and the extreme tidal range 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. Terninralfacilities.-The facilities of this port are considered ade- quate 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 durring fiscal year-regular funds.--The contractor's dredge San Diego, working in the upper Mobile Bay Channel from January 4 to March 27, 1935, removed 3,524,536 cubic yards of material over a distance of 63,328 feet; and the same dredge, working in the lower Mobile Bay Channel from June 1 to June 30, 1935, removed 1,283,006 cubic yards of material over a distance of 26,504 feet. The contract for dredging the lower Mobile Bay Channel was 63 percent completed on June 30, 1935. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula, working in the Mobile Bay Channel from July 1 to July 31, 1934, removed 307,240 cubic yards of ma- terial over a distance of 8,202 feet. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Wahalak, working in the Mobile River Channel from January 24 to April 10, 1935, removed 653,985 cubic yards of material over a distance of 8,279 feet. The U. S. derrickboat J. M. Pratt removed 365 snags from the Mobile River Channel from January 17 to June 30, 1935. The above work was all maintenance. The contractor's derrickboat, operating in Chickasaw Creek and Hog Bayou from November 1 to December 17, 1934, removed 2,800 obstructions from channels, all maintenance under authority of section 3, River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The total cost was $253,867.21, all for maintenance. The expenditures were minus $500,447.66. Public Works funds.-The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operat- ing in the Outer Bar Channel from July 16 to August 3, 1934, removed 337,430 cubic yards of material, all new work. The total cost and expenditures were $14,000, for new work. The total cost for the year, all funds, was $267,867.21, of which $14,000 was for new work and $253,867.21 for maintenance. The total expenditures were minus $486,447.66. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1934. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were as follows: Outer Bar Channel, 36 feet; Mobile Bay Channel, 32 feet; Mobile River Channel, 32 feet. The total cost was $1,694,435.53, of which $501,513.83 was for new work and $1,192,- 658 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 921.70 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $718,605.22, all from regular funds. In addition, the cost and expenditures for new work accomplished with Public Works funds was $14,000. The total cost, all funds, was $1,708,435.53, of which $515,513.83 was for new work and $1,192,921.70 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $732,605.22. Proposed opercations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $314,635.28, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 __----_----- -- ___ -__ - $53, 803. 73 Maintenance: Complete dredging by contract between Beacon 16 and deep water at the lower end of Mobile Bay Channel, July and August, 1935 --------------------------------------- 33, 000. 00 Dredging by contract, where necessary between Beacon 38 and deep water at the lower end of Mobile Bay Channel, work to be advertised about Aug. 15, 1935, and estimated to be completed about June 30, 1936-__ _--______-____ 197, 831. 55 Snagging in Mobile River with U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 8 m-Oths, November 1935 to June 1936 ____ _______ 30, 000. 00 Total----- ------------------ ----- 314, 635. 28 The additional sum of $345,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging in the Mobile Bay Channel, July 1936 to June 1937__. $250, 000 Dredging in Mobile Outer Bar Channel with a U. S. sea-going hopper dredge, 2,months--------------------------------50, 000 Operation of U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, on snagging work in Mobile River, about 12 months, July 1936 to June 1937-------- 45, 000 Total --------------------------------------------- 345, 000 Cost and fnancial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___-___.__-______-_ $7, 184, 618. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------__-_____..__-- 5,289, 602. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 -------- 12, 474, 221.32 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 --------- 14, 559. 29 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ___________ ______ 12,488, 780. 61 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935___ ___ - - -__ - 22, 874. 93 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ________________ 12, 511, 655. 54 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935______________________ 53, 803. 73 Net total expenditures___---___________-_______ -12, 457, 851. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__--- -___ ___-- -- _____ 291, 760. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- 12, 749, 612. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---...---------. Cost of maintenance-----------........ $132,800.00 376, 806. 97 $97, 519. 28 148, 359. 68 $234, 947. 22 157, 689. 80 $36, 072. 51 223, 473. 96 -$253, - 867. 21 Total cost--- ... 509, 606.97 ....------------ 245, 878. 96 392, 637. 02 259, 546. 47 253, 867. 21 Total expended ---...--------.......... -- 55 469, 781, 232, 610. 11 357, 742. 14 158, 919. 08 -500, 447.66 Allotted ......---------------- 612, 800. 00 -126, 381.59 516, 007. 08 184, 036. 82 -510, 891.13 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE ALA., DISTRICT 659 Balance unexpended July 1,1934___ $302, 203.82 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ----- -------------- $96, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-- ----------- -------- 205, 000. 00 301, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----- __------------ __- 603, 203. 82 --- Deductions on account of revocation of allotments___ __----- 811, 891. 13 Net amount to be accounted for ---208, 687. 31 Gross amount expended ------------------- 546, 337. 80 Less- Reimbursements collected --------- $319, 939. 58 Receipts from sales--------------726, 845. 88 1,046, 785. 46 -- 500, 447. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-- __---------------___ 291, 760. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------- 53, 514. 72 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 28,882. 03 82, 396. 75 Balance available June 30, 1935__----------------------- 209, 363. 60 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__---------------------------- 22, 874. 93 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_.-----.------_ 232, 238. 53 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1__-------------- -- _ 345, 000. 00 PIYBLIO WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 14, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--- _____- 14,000. 00 Net total expenditures --_--------_------------_ __14, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------------_ 14,000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work--- .... ..---- -------------------------..... ....---------------------------- $14, 000 Cost of maintenance....---------- -------------- I -------------- ------------ I ------------- Total expended .--------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- 14, 000 Allotted.......---------- ----.....---------------------------------------- $14,000 -- --- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___---- ___-------__ $14, 000 Gross amount expended---------------------------------- ---- 14, 000 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MOBILE HARBOR, ALA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- ---- ____ __-- $7, 198, 618. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----- ----------------- 5, 289, 602. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- 12, 488, 221. 32 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935__----- .... 14, 559.29 Net total cost to June 30, 1935---------------------- 12, 502, 780. 61 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935______ ________----22, 874. 93 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935- ---------- 12, 525, 655. 54 1 Exclusive of available funds. 660 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ $53, 803. 73 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 12, 471, 851. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------291, 760. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__-----------_ 12, 763, 612. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------...... $132,800. 00 $97, 519. 28 $234, 947. 22 $36, 072. 51 $14, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance-..........---------- 376, 806. 97 148, 359. 68 157, 689.80 223, 473.96 253, 867. 21 Total cost.--------------- 509, 606. 97 245, 878.96 392, 637. 02 259, 546. 47 267, 867. 21 Total expended.---------------469, 781. 55 232, 610. 11 357, 742. 14 158, 919. 08 -486, 447. 66 Allotted-.. .---------------- 612, 800. 00 -126, 381. 59 516, 007. 08 198, 036. 82 -510,891.13 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $316, 203. 82 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ---------- $96, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------- 205, 000. 00 301, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -- __ ___------ 617, 203.82 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments_ -___-- __-811, 891. 13 Net amount to be accounted for-__------______---194, 687.31 Gross amount expended_ -______------ ____ ---- 560, 337. 80 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $319, 939. 58 Receipts from sales ______ __- 726, 845.88 1, 046, 785.46 -486, 447. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935______________________ 291, 760. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__--- _____- 53, 514. 72 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 28. 882. 03 82, 396. 75 Balance available June 30, 1935__ _____________ 209, 363. 60 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------- 22, 874. 93 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ___-___-- __ 232, 238. 53 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance -------------------------- 345, 000. 00 17. CHICKASAW CREEK, ALA. Location.-Chickasaw Creek is a small waterway, about 40 miles in length, entering Mobile River about 5 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This provides for improvement by snagging and by dredging a channel 18 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the mouth to Chickasaw slips, about 21/8 miles above the mouth. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1933, is $42,000, with $3,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was author- ized May 28, 1935, under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 47, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The project document contains the latest published map. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 661 Local cooperation.-The project provides that local interests shall furnish, without cost to the United States, the necessary rights-of- way for the establishment of harbor lines between which to locate the channel, and suitable areas and necessary rights-of-way for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction and future maintenance as and when needed. The requirements of local co- operation have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. owns a terminal about 2 miles above the mouth. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. There have been no costs or expenditures. Proposed operations.-The allotment of $42,000 made from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 will be applied as follows: New work: Snagging from the mouth to a point 21/8 miles above the mouth with U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, July, August, and September, 1935------------ ----------------------------------- $10, 000 Dredging a channel 18 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the mouth to a point 21/8 miles above the mouth, with U. S. pipe-line hy- draulic dredge Blackwater, August, September, and October, 1935 ------------------------------------------------ 32,000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 42, 000 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ....... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures _________ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --- ____------_________- $42, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---------------- 42, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-..-------------------------------- --------------- ------------ ------------ Cost of maintenance----..-----------------------------------..-- -------- -----------..------------ Total expended.........--------------------------------------------------- ------------ Allotted.---------------- ------------------------------------ $42,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935---------------- ----------------------------- $42, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------ __----- _42, _---------_- 000 18. 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 general 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- 662 RIVERS AND IIARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT bigbee Rivers, was adopted by act of March 3, 1875. The total cost and expenditure 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. For further details, see page 1841 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of 18 dams and 19 locks, the extra lock being at Dam No. 17, where the lift of 61 feet is equally divided between 2 locks in tandem, and for such dredging and clearing of channels by snagging as may be necessary to secure an all-year channel 9 feet in depth and 200 feet wide, where practicable, from the mouth of the Tombigbee River to mile 457 on the Sipsey Fork, mile 454 on the Mulberry Fork, and mile 430 on the Locust Fork, a total distance of 4761/2 miles. The project also provides for dredging a cut-off channel 9 feet deep and 150 feet wide 2.4 miles long in the vicinity of Sunflower Bend, and install- ing temporary flashboards on Dams 1-12, raising existing Dams 13-16 each 1 foot, the construction of crest gates 12 feet high on Dam 17, and the maintenance of Mobile River from the mouth of Chickasaw Creek to the junction of the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers. Existing Locks and Dams Nos. 10, 11, and 12 are to be replaced by a new lock and dam to be constructed in the vicinity of Tuscaloosa. 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: Location and other data for locks in this system Dis- Depth Dis-tance Dis- Width of chamber and over Lock No. abvce Nearest town tanc greatest length available Lift sills at mouth for the full width (feet) low water Miles Miles Feet Feet 1------------............. 66 St. Stephens, Ala----......... 3 281.9 by 52__--------------- 9.00 18.0 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....--..----..... do....--------..---------.... 5 -.....- 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. 5 102 _---------- 317 Tuscaloosa, Ala ..----__...- ....- .. 286.6 by 52--......------------- 9. 86 8. 5 112--......-----. 317.5 -..... do--..........................------------.. ------- 286by52---------------- 8.50 8.5 122----------........... 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. 5 173---------- 343 do-------------- 14 ..... do..................... 61.00 8.5 Total lift........----------... 242. 00 1River 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. 2Locks Nos. 10, 11, and 12 will be replaced by dam with single look below Tuscalo osa. * Double lock. RIVERS AND HARBORS- IOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 663 Location and other data for looks in this system-Continued Type of construction Date Actual cost Lock No. Character of Kind offofco-oflockand foundation dam 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-----------...............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. 00 102 ......... Hard sandstone..--do..... Stone----.......do--------------------- 1895 244, 500. 00 1122-------------do-------------do----- --- do-----------do--------------------- 1891 170, 000.00 12 2-------- ----- do------------do----- --- do---------do------------------1891 160. 500.00 13----------......--.....do- ......--------...... do....... do----.......-- Stone-...----------------- 1905 203, 700. 00 14..........---.....do-.....---------do..... Concrete.-- Concrete----....----------- 1910 414, 714.89 15---------.......---.....do .......--------...--... do.....do-.-------do------.... .....---------- 1910 430, 233.87 16-- ---------- do---------......-- do..... ... do------........---...do--....--------------- 1915 520, 853. 68 17 ---------.........--..... do----------............ do..... ... do-..----....----.....do---.....---------------- 1915 3, 174, 070. 00 2 Locks Nos. 10, 11 and 12 will be replaced by dam with single lock below Tuscaloosa. 3 Double lock. 4 Opened to navigation in 1915. Now 99 percent completed; the remaining 1 percent covers cost of sub- merged land. 6 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 Mo- bile; 57.8 feet at Tuscaloosa, Ala., 362 miles from Mobile; 25 feet at Birmingport, 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 Birmingport, 10 feet; and at Cordova, 15 feet. The works of im- provement have reduced the amount of fluctuations at different points from 3 to 10 feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $14,422,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $118,000. 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, 1899, 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). 664 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provided for snag- ging of Mobile River from the mouth of Chickasaw Creek to the junction of the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers (H. Doc. No. 728, 71st Cong., 3d sess.); the extension of the project to its present limits and channel dimensions (H. Doc. No. 56, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the construction of a lock and dam below Tuscaloosa to replace existing Locks and Dams Nos. 10, 11, and 12 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 26, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map for the Tombigbee River and tributaries is published in House Document No. 56, Seventy-third Congress, first session, for the Warrior River, Annual Report for 1911, page 1702, and for the Black Warrior River, in Annual Report for 1913, page 2144. Local cooperation.-The act of August 30, 1935, provides that flowage easements required because of the construction of the crest gates on Dam No. 17, shall be donated without cost to the United States in those cases where the Chief of Engineers finds that the direct benefits to the owners of parcels because of the improvement exceeds the value of the flowage. There are no other requirements for local cooperation. Terminal facilities.-Facilities, comprising loading and transfer stations, wharves, etc., have been provided along this waterway. All are privately owned and operated except the terminals at Tuscaloosa and leased to a private company, but serve 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 ter- minals are adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pettus removed 17,475 cubic yards of deposit from the channel of the Tombigbee River below lock 1, from July 5 to July 9, 1934. The U. S. snag boat Montgomery, from July 5, 1934, to June 18, 1935, removed 631 obstructions, 133 cubic yards of rock, and 500 cubic yards of deposit from the Tombigbee River be- low lock no. 1. The above work was all maintenance. The total cost was $12,684.13, of which $1,010.58 was for new work and $11,- 673.55 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $12,803.03. Public Works funds.-There were no active operations on this project during the fiscal year 1935. The cost was $1.28, charged to new work. The expenditures were $3,795.65. The total cost for the fiscal year, all funds, was $12,685.41, of which $1,011.86 was for new work and $11,673.55 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $16,598.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 70 percent completed. Seventeen locks and dams have been built (see table under Existing project, p. 662) ; the channel has been dredged, origi- nal snagging completed, and principal lock houses built at all locks. A depth of 8 feet over a minimum width of 100 feet obtains through- out the entire length of the improvement, and all-year navigation for boats is possible to the extent of the channel dimensions. The work remaining to be done consists of the work authorized by the 1935 River and Harbor Act. The total cost was $10,398,676.52, of which $9,880,606.39 was for new work and $518,070.13 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $10,397,052.22. In addition the cost of the work accomplished RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 665 with Public Works funds was $79,219.93, charged to new work. The expenditures were $79,219.93. The total cost, all funds, was $10,477,896.45, of which $9,959,826.32 was for new work and $518,070.13 for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $10,476,272.15. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $51,569.49, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935________________________________ $1, 624. 30 New work: Payment for land submerged by backwater above Dam No. 17, Black Warrior River------------------------------4, 000. 00 Maintenance (with United States plant and hired labor): Dredging in river channel below Dam No. 1, with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater and attendant plant, 2 months, July 1935 and May 1936--------. __-- _ ----- __ _ 37, 000. 00 Snagging below Dam No. 1 with the U. S. snagboat Montgomery, 1 month, July 1935 ----------------------------------- 8, 945. 19 Total_ ---------------- 51, 569. 49 The sum of $523,000, allotted during September 1935 from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, will be applied to the construction of crest gates at Dam No. 17. The additional sum of $2,449,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: New work: Dredging Sunflower Bend Cut-off-------------------------$335, 000 Temporary flashboards on Dams Nos. 1-12-------------------- 36, 000 Raising Crests on Dams Nos. 13-16-------------------------- 28, 000 Partial construction of new lock and dam below Tuscaloosa ___ 2,000,000 Payment for land submerged by backwater above Dam No. 17___ 3, 500 Total------------------------------ ------------------ 2, 402, 500 Maintenance: Dredging in river channel below Dam No. 1, 2/2 months------- 37, 500 Snagging below Dam No. 1, 11/2 months -------------- 9, 000 Total--------------------------------------------- 46, 500 Total for all work----------------------------------2, 449, 000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_______________________ $10, 487, 537. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------ --------- 568, 070. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------11, 055, 607. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-----__------------- 1, 624. 30 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 11, 053, 983.00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__-------------- 51, 569. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935______-- 11, 105, 552. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------------------- $28, 879. 77 $38, 675. 96 $40, 503. 84 ------------ $1, 010. 58 Cost of maintenance-.......---------------- 18, 991. 14 19, 637. 50 29, 360. 04 $17, 335.98 11, 673. 55 Total cost.....--------------------.... 47, 870.91 58, 313.46 69, 863.88 17, 335. 98 12, 684.13 Total expended.......---------------------- 39, 317. 24 64, 805. 17 57, 007. 32 31, 627. 48 12, 803. 03 Allotted ---------..................--------------- 51, 000. 00 19, 745. 84 102, 000. 00 8, 108. 32 10, 000. 00 666 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---- ------ - _-_-.. $54, 372. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935----------------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___--------------__ - - 94, 372. 52 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments -------------- 30, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 64, 372. 52 Gross amount expended ---------- ------------ ------ 12, 803. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------- ------------ 51, 569. 49 Outstanding liabilities June 30 1935--------------------------- 1, 624. 30 Balance available June 30, 1935___--------------- ---- 49, 945. 19 Amount (estimated) required to. be appropriated for completion ------- -------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- of existing project ---- 4, 458, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1 - -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - - --- 2,402, 500. 00 For maintenance 1 - - - - --- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46, 500.00 - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 2,449, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___________________________ $79, 219. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_____________ ______ --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-__------- - 79, 219. 93 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 79, 219. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -_ _ __ __ 79, 219. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------ ------------------------... --------...---------..... ... $79, 218. 65 $1. 28 Cost of maintenance ---..--------------- ------------------------ ------------ - - Total expended -- ----------- ------ ------------------------ 75, 424. 28 3, 795. 65 Allotted---...---. --------------------------------------.. 80, 000.00 -780. 07 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934____________________________ $4, 575. 72 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------------ 780. 07 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------3, 795. 615 Gross amount expended____________--____ ___________ $5, 322. 76 -------- Less reimbursements collected___ - - 1, 527. 11 3, 795. 65 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WARRIOR RIVER SYSTEM Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__-- -- _________ - - $10, 566, 757. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 _-----_______--- - ___ 568, 070. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 --------- 11, 134, 827. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_---.__________---- 1, 624. 30 Net total expenditures------------------------- 11, 133, 202. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------- ___----------51, 569. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 11, 184, 772.42 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 667 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work........-------------------- $28, 879. 77 $38, 675. 96 $40, 503. 84 $79, 218.;65 $1, 011.86 Cost of maintenance......------------------............... 18, 991. 14 19, 637. 50 29, 360. 04 17, 335. 98 11, 673. 55 Total cost--.........----...----....----------......... 47, 870. 91 58, 313. 46 69, 863. 88 96, 554. 63 12, 685. 41 Total expended_-------___..--.- ---- - 39, 317. 24 64, 805.17 57, 007. 32 107, 051. 76 16, 598. 68 Allotted. --- ------------------------ 51, 000. 00 19, 745. 84 102, 000. 00 88, 108. 32 9, 219. 93 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------.-------------- $58, 948. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------ 40, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------ 98, 948. 24 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ 30, 780.07 Net amount to be accounted for_ ------- __--- __ _ 68, 168. 17 Gross amount expended------------------------$18, 125. 79 Less reimbursements collected , 527. 11 1------------------- 16, 598. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__ ___---------- -51, 569. 49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------ 1, 624. 30 Balance available June 30, 1935___-------------------- 49, 945.19 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1___---- ------------------ 4, 458, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: 1 - ----- ----- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- For new work 1- - - - - 2, 402, 500. 00 ------ ---- ----- ----- ---- - - -- - -- For maintenance 46, 500. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- --- ----- -- - - - - - -- - -- - -- - Total 1- 2, 449, 0 00 '19. 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 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 total cost and ex- penditure 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. For further details see page 1.842, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for securing a channel 6 feet deep at low water by snagging, tree cutting, bank revetment, and bar improvement, from Demopolis 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, provides for securing a high-water chan- 1Exclusive of available funds. 668 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 nel by the removal of obstructions. This part of the improvement was formerly divided into two sections, but later appropriations were made for the work as one improvement. The extreme fluctua- tion is 59.7 feet at Demopolis, 45.9 feet at Columbus, and 42.1 feet at Aberdeen. The latest (1928) approved estimate for the removal of snags above Demopolis is $5,000 annually. 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 imnprovement 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. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provided for the abandonment of the project for the slackwater improvement of the Tombigbee River above Demopolis (H. Doc. No. 56, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). Since 1911 work has been restricted to improvement at and below Aberdeen. There are no published maps. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities along this waterway, and none are required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snagboat Denison, from February 11 to March 7, removed 525 obstructions from the channel and 602 overhanging trees from banks, between Miles 37 and 73 above Demopolis, Ala. The above work was all maintenance. The cost was $6,668.58, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $6,652.37. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The percentage of the approved project accomplished from Demopolis to Columbus cannot 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 high water. From Aberdeen to Columbus, about 50 miles, navigation is possible at high-water stages, but dangerous on account of rapid fluctuation. From Demopolis to Mile 75 above the mouth navigation for about 6 months each year, and from Mile 75 to Colum- bus navigation for about 4 months each year is comparatively safe at mean and high stages for river steamers with a draft of 4 feet. The controlling depth at low water is about 1 foot and navigation is con- fined to small craft. The total cost was $362,820.17, of which $150,- 307.73 was for new work and $212,512.44 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $362,803.96. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $6,347.63, will be applied to the maintenance operation of one United States snagboat, about 2 months, as the needs of naviga- tion require. An additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 by the operation of one United States snagboat, about 1 month, as the needs of navigation require. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 669 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------------- $197, 650. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------------- 228, 552. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 --------------- 426,203.15 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ........ 16. 21 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 426,186. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------- 6, 347. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---- ___ 432, 534. 57 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work----------- Cost of maintenance__ ------------------ ---------- $1, 575. 74 ------------ ------------- -- - ------------ --.... $6, 668. 58 Total expended - 1, 575.74 _ - -- -- - ---- 6, 652.37 Allotted ...__---......----... ---.--. 2,500.00 -$2,315.46 ------------ 13,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ----------------------------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 000.00 3----------------------------- Amount to be accounted for ------------------------------- 3. 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 6, 652. 37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 , 347. 63 6-------------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -------------------------------- 16. 21 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------------- 6. 331.42 Amount that can be profitably expended in the fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1937, for maintenance -- -__ ___ __ _-- __-__- ___ - _ 5,000. 00 20. 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 Tom- bigbee Rivers, Ala. See pages 661 to 667, where general information 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 and to the end of the fiscal year 1935: 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...........--------------.............-----------.. ---- do 1Exclusive of available funds. 670 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 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 the United States plant and hired labor. Total cost was $480,785.41. Total expenditures were $431,897.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The 17 locks and dams have been completed (see table under Existing project, p. 662), and are all open for traffic to tows 50 feet wide, 280 feet long, and 8-feet draft. Ex- cept for a few minor repairs all locks are in good condition. The depth of not less than 8 feet is maintained throughout the canalized system 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 $8,305,517.95. The total ex- penditures were $8,883,694.36. Proposed operations.--The obligated balance remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities, amounting to $64,040.90. An allotment of $400,000, from regular maintenance and improve- ment funds will be applied as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works______________________ $93, 550 Ordinary maintenance and repairs_-- __ - -______- 37, 350 -________ Improvement and reconstruction_______- -- - - - 98, 400 Channel work : Dredging in river channel above Dam No. 1 with the U. S. pipe- line dredge Pettus and attendant plant, 7 months, July-October, 1935, inclusive, and April-June 1936, inclusive, and the U. S. pipe-line dredge Blaelcwater and attendant plant, 3 months, July 1935, and May and June 1936________________-__ ___ _ 125,000 Snagging operations above Dam No. 1 with the U. S. snag boats Montgomery and Denison, 5 months, July-September 1935, inclu- sive, and May and June 1936________________ __-_-_ _--_-- 42, 800 Special work, including surveys below dams____________________ 900 Emergencies including raising sunken U. S. boats and emergency repairs to lock gates and valves _______-_______________ 2, 000 Total --------------------------------------------- 400, 000 An additional sum of $500,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: ------ Operation of locks and dams and other works-_______-- $95, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repairs_______________________________ 45, 000 Improvement and reconstruction ___________--______ 154, 000 Channel work------ -------------------------------------- 195, 000 Special work ---------------------------------------------- 1, 000 Emergencies ------------------------------------------------- 10, 000 Total ___--------------- 500, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935______________________-- $8, 305, 517. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- -- 8, 305, 517. 95 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----- 629, 340. 93 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ...... 8, 934, 858. 88 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 671 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935__------------ __ $12, 876. 38 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_----- - ____- -___ _ 8, 947, 735. 26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ____________________ 64, 040. 90 Net total expenditures___ _____________________ 8, 883, 694. 36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ ____- ___- _____ ____- 456, 443. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__________ 19, 340, 137. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ......... . ------------------------ Cost of maintenance--- -------------- $511, 794. 65 $466, 871. 53 $378, 972. 99 $365, 990. 56 $480, 785. 41 Total expended-----------------------467, 810.96 522, 380. 33 424, 022. 71 425, 431. 79 431, 897. 15 Allotted---------........--------------------- 513, 400. 00 530, 000. 00 365, 202. 70 388, 271. 47 825, 479. 62 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____________________________ $62, 860. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935___---------------------$400, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909____ 425, 479. 62 825, 479. 62 Amount to be accounted for____________________________ 888,340. 35 Gross amount expended_________________________ $455, 533. 37 Less- Reimbursements collected_--_____- $22, 884.22 Receipts from sales _______________- 752. 00 23, 636. 22 431, 897. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 --------------- 456, 443.20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 6------------------------ 64, 040. 90 Balance available June 30, 1935________________----------- 392, 402.30 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935___ ______----------------- 12, 876.38 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_________----405,278.68 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2 ______________________ _____ 500, 000. 00 21. BAYOU LABATRE, ALA. Location.-This is a tidal stream about 10 miles long, located in the southwestern part of the State of Alabama, and empties into Missis- sippi 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 1 Includes $400,000 maintenance and improvement funds. a Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935-- 43 672 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 (River and Harbor Committee 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 commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The United States pipe- line dredge Wahalak, operating in the bar and bayou channels, from May 17 to June 20, removed 284,317 cubic yards of material, all maintenance. The cost was $19,985.87, charged to maintenance, and the expenditures were $9,965. 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 Mis- sissippi 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 1935 were as follows: Mississippi Sound Channel, 6 feet; Bayou Labatre Channel, 6 feet. The total costs were $51,381.01, of which $18,631.29 was for new work and $32,749.72 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $41,360.14. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $10,035, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_...... $18, 631. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 32, 749. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__ 51, 381. 01 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--.---------..- - 783.36 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935___------------- 52, 164. 37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 -------------------- 10, 804.23 Net total expenditures------------__ -__------___ 41 360. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-----____--------------- 10, 035. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 51, 395. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance- ----- -- ------ $5, 162. 45 $93. 53 $174. 24 $6, 330. 73 $19, 985. 87 Total expended .........---....----------------------- 5,117. 05 725. 46 174. 24 6, 330. 73 9, 965. 00 Allotted ---- . - ------------- ---------- 10, 000. 00 .. _ __........ __ ......... 17, 979. 27 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 673 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934,-- ------------------------ $2, 020.73 _-- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------- ------------------------------ 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__--------------------------- 22, 020. 73 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 2, 020. 73 Net amount to be accounted for_---------------------- 20, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-------------------- ----------------- 9, 965. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 10, 035. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------------------- 10, 804. 23 Balance available June 30, 1935__ ------------ -769.23 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ ---------------------------- 783. 36 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ---------------- 14. 13 22. 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 and expenditures on previous projects were $1,317,065.76, of which $904,441.61 was for new work and $412,624.15 for maintenance. (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/ feet and the extreme tidal range is 33/4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1'914, 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- 674 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 ville & Nashville Railroad Co.'s trestle in the Pascagoula River at Pascagoula, Miss., just north of their bridge, and the Mississippi Export Railroad wharf on the Dog River at Moss Point, Miss., have an available dockage at 60 and 380 feet, respectively. The Farns- worth Coal Co. has a wharf on the Pascagoula River, located just north of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.'s trestle. All pri- vate terminals, together with the municipal wharf, are. considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series, No. 19, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Wahalak, operating in the Mississippi Sound Channel from August 31 to October 13, removed 822,104 cubic yards of material over a distance of 14,950 feet. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Paca- goula, operating in the Mississippi Sound Channel from October 27 to November 1, removed 22,741 cubic yards of material, over a dis- tance of 900 feet. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater, operating in the Mississippi Sound Channel from March 29 to April 10, 1935, removed 187,898 cubic yards of material. All above work was main- tenance. The cost was $32,595.62, charged to maintenance. The ex- penditures were $32,146.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The 21-foot Horn Island Pass Channel was completed in 1908. The existing project, at the end of the fiscal year, was 42.4 percent completed. The controlling depths, ascertained in June 1935, were as follows: Horn Island Pass, 19.0 feet; Mississippi Sound Channel, 15.0 feet; and Pascagoula River Channel, 17.0 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 $766,- 292.17, of which $103,037.87 was for new work and $663,254.30 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $765,843.41. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $30,071.68, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities and to maintenance operation of a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge about 11 months at such time as may be required by the needs of navigation. The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging with United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for about 2 months at such times as may be necessary to meet the needs of navigation. Cost and ftnancia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__------------- -___ $1, 007, 479. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- - 1, 075, 878. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-----------2, 083, 357. 93 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 448. 76 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 2, 082:, 909. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935______--__________________ 30, 071.68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935____________ 2, 112, 980. 85 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE ALA., DISTRICT 675 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work------------- - I------------------------- -........... -- I I -- Cost of maintenance--..------------------............... $777. 61 $40, 781. 28 $459.51 $27, 573. 72 $32, 595. 62 Total expended......----------------------.. -- 686.80 34, 135. 50 9,514. 32 27, 781. 46 32, 146. 86 Allotted------------- ----- ------....------------... 51, 075.83 30, 000. 00 26, 641. 68 32, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 $30, 218. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 -- - -__- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act 000 ____-$2, approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------------------- 30,000 32, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 2, 218. 54 6--------------------------- Gross amount expended___ ------------- 32, 146. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___----------------------- 30, 071. 68 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-----____------------ - 448. 76 Balance available June 30, 1935 .----------------------- 29, 622.92 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 30, 1937, for maintenance __________________________ _ _ 50, 000.00 23. GULFPORT HARBOR AND SHIP ISLAND PASS, MISS. Location.-Gulfport Harbor 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 maintenance. 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 3/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1927 is $200,000, ex- clusive 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. EExclusive of available funds. 676 REPORT OF CHIIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. .S. ARMY, 19 3 5 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-Regular funds.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Wahalak, working in the Mississippi Sound Channel from July 1 to July 14, and from October 13, 1934, to Jan- uary 4, 1935, removed 2,365,468 cubic yards of material, all main- tenance, over a distance of 33,898 feet. The cost was $62,450.91, all for maintenance, and the expenditures were $78,929.22. Public Works funds.-The following new work was accomplished with funds provided by the Public Works Administration. The pipe-line dredge Bisso, working in the Gulfport Anchorage Basin, under contract, from July 1 to August 2, 1934, removed 62,468 cubic yards of material, over a distance of 2,280 feet. The cost was $5,775.50 and the expenditures were $11,234.22. The total cost for the year, all funds, was $68,226.41, of which $5,775.50 was for new work and $62,450.91 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $90,163.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1934. The controlling depths at mean low water ascer- tained during June 1935 are as follows: Ship Island Bar Channel, 27 feet; Mississippi Sound Channel, 24 feet; Anchorage Basin, 26 feet. The total cost, regular funds, was $373,306.44, of which $70,- 427.77 was for new work, and $302,878.67 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $392,488.49. In addition the costs and expendi- tures for new work accomplished with Public Works funds were $48,383.19. The total cost, all funds, was $421,689.63, of which $118,810.96 was for new work and $302,878.67 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $440,871.68. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $151,412.19, will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Dredging by United States plant from the end of the east pier to a point approximately 2,000 feet south of Beacon 2, July to September 1935 $43, 000. 00 Dredging to be advertised about Nov. 15, 1935, and completed about June 30, 1936, in Gulfport Ship Channel from the north edge of the anchorage basin to about Beacon 2 ___---- 108, 412. 19 Total 412. 19 1------------------------------- The additional sum of $180,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging by contract to remove the shoaling in the Gulfport Ship Channel, as required by the needs of navigation, 8 months--- $165, 000 Dredging with United States sea-going hopper dredge in the Ship Island Pass Channel, about one-half month when required by the needs of navigation --------------------------------- 15, 000 Total---------- ______--_ - __-- -_ 180, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 677 Cost an finaneial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- $339, 445. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----- ----------- __-2, 615, 171. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_--_,_------ 2, 954, 616. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 __ - -__-_____-- -- 159.65 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 2, 954, 457. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 15, 412. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 _____ .___- 3, 105, 869. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_-- --...--------- . ------ $69,493.22 $931. 39 $3. 16 Cost of maintenance _--------- .....-- _...$113, 974. 09 58, 178. 54 88,016. 24 94, 151. 25 $62, 450. 91 Total cost__------- ----------. 113, 974. 09 127, 671. 76 88, 947. 63 94, 154., 41 62, 450. 91 Total expended---_ -------------- 133, 732. 23 142, 834. 45 360. 92 81, 89, 363.90 78, 929. 22 Allotted-,____-_____- __--__--- -- _ -123, 000. 00 000. 00 30, 155, 000. 00 113, 943. 30 85, 705. 31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934________________________________ $144, 636. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ----------------------- 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__________________________ 244, 636. 10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_------_______ 14, 294. 69 Net amount to be accounted for ________________________ 230, 341. 41 Gross amount expended ---------------------------------------- 78, 929. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------ __ - 151, 412. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935____- _______--__-____ 159. 65 Balance available June 30, 1935 __-. -- ________-_-- __ 151, 252. 54 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1-------------- 180, 000. 00 PUBLIO WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _____-__ ____-------- $48, 383. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 __-- ________-- 48, 383. 19 Net total expenditures_________ __ -___ ______ _-48, 383. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_-______-------- 48, 383. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 " Cost of new work-_ - _--- -_-_ __---- __ __-------- ------------ $42, 607. 69 $5, 775. 50 Cost ofmaintenance---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total expended ... ------------------------.. .......---- . ..-- . 37, 148. 97 11, 234. 22 Allotted ------- --------------- ------------ ------------ -------- 50, 000. 00 -1, 616. 81 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ____ __--------------- $12, 851. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 616. 81 -1, 1--------- Net amount to be accounted for-__-------- 11,234.22 Gross amount expended --------------------------------- 11, 234. 22 1Exclusive of available funds. 678 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR GULFPORT HRR. AND SHIP ISLAND PASS, MISS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ __-- - -__________---_- $387, 828. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- 2, 615, 171. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 3, 003, 000. 09 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 159. 65 Net total expenditures ------ ___-------3, 002, 840. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__-------------151, 412. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_______-----3, 154, 252. 63 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..------------------------ ____________ $69,493.22 $931. 39 $42, 610. 85 $5, 775. 50 Cost of maintenance.----------------- $113,974. 09 58, 178. 54 88, 016. 24 94, 151. 25 62, 450. 91 Total cost--- .......-- . __ __...113, 974.09 ..... 127, 671. 76 88, 947. 63 136, 762. 10 68, 226. 41 ___ Total expended- ... -... -_________ 133, 732. 23 __ 142, 834. 45 81, 360. 92 126, 512. 87 90, 163. 44 ..........----......... _ ... 123, 000. 00 Allotted--____ 30, 000. 00 155, 000. 00 163, 943. 30 84, 088. 50 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934________ ______ $157, 487. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-- ---------------------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for .________________--- __ 257, 487. 13 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments___-- -- __ 1 911. 50 15, Net amount to be accounted for__ _ 241, 575. 63 Gross amount expended_ ----------------------------------- 90, 163.44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935______________________-- 151, 412. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_______________________ ___ 159. 65 Balance available June 30, 1935____________________--- 151, 252. 54 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -_- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 1_ __ _ ____ 180, 000. 00 24. PASCAGOULA RIVER, MISS. Location.-This river is formed by the confluence of the Leaf and Chickasahay Rivers near Merrill, in the southeastern part of Missis- sippi, and empties into Mississippi Sound at Pascagoula. (See U. S. Geological Survey may 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 679 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 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.-The U. S. snag boat R. C. Mo1cCalla, equipped with derrick and dipper, from August 17 to October 10, removed 1,516 obstructions from channel and cut 159 overhanging trees at various localities between Miles 6.8 and 88.9, all maintenance. The cost and expenditures were $9,256.99, charged to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The controlling depth at mean low water is 7.0 feet from mouth of Dog River to Dead Lake, 32 miles, and 3.0 feet in the remaining 50 miles of the project section above Dead Lake. The total cost and expenditures were $114,110.41, all maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $743.01, will be applied to maintenance contingencies. The sum of $5,000 for maintenance snagging can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year 1937 by the operation of one United States snag boat about 1 month, as the needs of navigation require. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__ $15, 000. 00 Cost of mentenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 114, 110.41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 --------- ___- 129, 110. 41 Net total expenditures-- 110. 41 1--------------------------29, Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------- 743. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------129, 853.42 Fiscal year ending June 30 19?31 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work ............. --.. ---------------------------------- -------- - ---- Cost of maintenance-_- .---- ._- __--- ------- - I---------- - ----------- I----- ---- - $9, 256. 99 Total expended- -----. . .... ..... __--9_____-___-_ -- 2 9,256.99 9_____9 Allotted .. _-------- _.--------- -- -----.- $2, 500 -$2, 430. 38 -.. ----..- I 10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------- $10, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------- 9,256. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 743. 01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, -- - ---- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1937, for maintenance 1- 5, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 680 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 25. 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 Pasca- goula 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.) 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 was $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 ap- proved by the Chief of Engineers of the Army, whenever in his opin- ion 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 5 successive years." The initial pay- mnent 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.-No work was done. The cost, amounting to $231.29, charged to maintenance, was for sur- vey of channel and district office expenses. There were no expendi- tures. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 681 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1932 at a saving of $43,088 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth ascertained in June 1935 was 5.5 feet. The cost under the existing project was as follows: From United States funds, $33,353.35 for new work and $13,379.53 for maintenance, a total of $46,732.88. From contributed funds $5,000 for new work and $10,200 for main- tenance, a total of $15,200. The total expenditures were $62,534.34, of which $47,334.34 were United States funds and $15,200 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the balance unex- pended at the end of the fiscal year $13,000, to maintenance operation of a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, about three-quarters of a month, at such time as may be required by the needs' of nav- igation. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging with United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge about 1 month, at such time as may be required by the needs of navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 735.62 $7----------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------------- 199, 689. 06 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 1177, 424.68 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 231.29 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 177,193. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------ 13, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 1190, 193. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work - ._.-- ...- -- ... $33, 353. 35 - Cost of maintenance ._ ___----- $6,428.08 558. 17 $2, 987. 80 $9, 602. 27 $231.29 Total cost .. ...---------------------- 6, 428. 08 33, 911. 52 2, 987. 80 9, 602. 27 231. 29 Total expended----------------------- 6, 287. 80 34, 575. 27 3, 156. 80 9, 602. 27 Allotted - -- --.---. --..-- - 52, 000. 00 -10, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 -13, 087. 72 12, 648.84 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------------- $351. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 1----------------------------- 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------13, 351.16 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------------- 351. 16 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------13, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_-------- 000. 00 1---------13, Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------------- 231. 29 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------- 12, 768. 71 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2-_ 20, 000. 00 1 In addition, $5,000 was expended for new work and $10,200 for maintenance from contributed funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 682 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 26. PEARL RIVER, MISS. AND LA. Location.-Pearl River rises in the east central part of Mississippi and flows southwest about 172 miles to Jackson, Miss., thence south- west about 269 miles to the head of its delta, where it divides into West Pearl and East Pearl Rivers. The former flows about 34 miles to the Rigolets, a tidal pass connecting Lake Pontchartrain with Lake Borgne, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of June 14, 1880, and April 21, 1900. The total cost and expenditures under this project were $312,614.95, of which $144,443.31 was for new work and $168,171.64 for maintenance. For further details see page 950 of Annual Report for 1922. Existing project. This provides for a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the mouth of Pearl River to a point between Poplar- ville, Miss., and Bogalusa, La., subject to final approval by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. The estimated cost of new work made in 1934 was $415,000 for construction and $50,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, subject to final approval by the Board of Engi- neers for Rivers and Harbors. There are no published maps of this locality. A general map of Pearl River is printed in House Document No. 445, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Local cooperation.--Recommended by division engineer that local interests shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that suitable terminals will be provided in the vicinity of Bogalusa, La., of which an adequate portion will be open to all on equal terms; and that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, such easements as may be necessary for construction and future maintenance of the project. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end! of fiscal year.-No work has been done on existing project. The controlling depth is 2 feet. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. No estimate of funds is submitted pending completion of survey now in progress and approval of the project by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---__-_____-----_______-- $144, 443. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_________________________ 168, 171. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___________ 312, 614. 95 Net total expenditures__--_--__----------- 312, 614. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__________ _______ 312, 614. 95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_ __ Cost of maintenance - Total expended Allotted.. ------------------------------ - -- - Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project_-------_ $415, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 683 27. 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 made 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 Cong., 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 appropria- 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 facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations,with United States plant and hired labor were carried on in Three Mile Creek, Chickasaw Creek, Dog River, and Dead Lake, 626,245 square yards: of hyacinths being sprayed and removed. The total cost was $13,973.20, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $12,367.54. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is for maintenance. The total cost was $57,788.03, and the total expenditures were $55,489.87. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $28,678.39, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------------- $2, 298. 16 Maintenance: Spraying of water hyacinths, and removal of water hyacinths and other aquatic growths by mechanical methods, in Three Mile Creek, Chickasaw Creek and tributaries, Bayou Sara, Dog River, and other minor tributaries of Mobile River--------- 26, 380. 23 Total ---------------------------------- 28, 678. 39 684 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, in the maintenance operation of two spraying units, on the spraying and removal of hyacinths and other acquatic growths by mechanical methods, in the tributaries of Mobile River, Ala. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------- - ____ ____---__ $57, 788. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_ ________- 57, 788. 03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__- _________------ __- 2, 298. 16 Net total expenditures_______-_____ ---- ___ -__ 55, 489. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935______-__- ______________ 28, 678. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -- ____-- ___-_ 84, 168. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new worlk-_ ---- - -- --- --- -- - - Cost of maintenance--- --------------- $1,015.31 ------------ $9,550.18 $9, 451.59 $13, 973.20 Total expended----------------------- 980. 5 ------------ 8, 341. 79 9, 638. 20 12, 367. 54 Allotted- ........---...-------------------------------- ---- 14, 000. 00 9,268. 26 31, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___--------------------- $10, 045. 93 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_ ___--_-------__ _ $6, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-----------------------25, 000. 00 31, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __---- -- - - 045. 93 -____-41, Gross amount expended___--- - -------------------- 12, 367. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 -------- __--28, 678. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--.----------------__ - 2, 298.16 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------_ ----- 26,380.23 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June --- ---- 30, 1937, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - -.---------- - - - - - 25, 000. 00 28. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES-GENERAL The cost of the work during the year was $135,230.42; the expendi- tures were $133,218.71. The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, a total of $90,162.63, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936, to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $90,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-1VMOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 685 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_.. .. __.. Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_-- ----- __------- __ $386, 744. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 386, 744. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935__---__-_------____ 4, 988. 73 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 __--___ - _- __- -- 391, 733. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----__------------- -__ 17, 319. 18 Net total expenditures --- - - ______-- - ____ -- - 374, 414. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------- __ -- - 85, 173.90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- - 459, 588. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----- _ ----------- I-------------- .. . I Cost of maintenance ...------------..------ $36, 454. 79 $33, 141. 17 $45, 648. 78 $98, 057.40 $135, 230.42 Total expended--- ------------- ------39, 362. 39 29, 750. 50 45, 943. 70 89, 364. 52 133, 218. 71 Allotted..------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 16, 800. 00 80,292. 21 76,503.33 191, 92. 49 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___ _______----- ___- $27, 300. 12 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_____ - ___- ___ __ _ $70, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934-----------------------34, 292. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------------- 6, 800. 00 191, 092. 49 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 218, 392.61 Gross amount expended_________------------------139, 480. 41 Less reimbursements collected__ ----- ___------ - 6, 261. 70 133, 218. 71 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--- -------------------- 85, 173. 90 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------- 16, 413. 11 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 68, 760. 79 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ _---------------.--------- - 4,988. 73 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935- ----------- 73, 749. 52 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 90, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 686 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 29. Other projects for wlhich no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditure to full re- June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report complete for- New work Maintenance 1. St. Marks River, Fla.1--------------------- 1931 $47, 010. 86 ______ Completed. 2. Flint River, Ga.' 2- -- ___________ 1933 640, 819. 77 $182, 577. 77 $89, 200. 3. Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala.'-._....... 1933 1, 100, 804. 07 943, 588. 64 $75, 000. 4. Entrance to St. Josephs Bay, Fla.------ 1931 3 20, 105. 99 1,402. 88 Completed. 5. Choctawhatchee River, 4 Fla. and Ala.. -..._' 1933 171, 884. 50 258, 904. 79 Do. 6. Holmes River, Fla. -__ 1931 5 6, 401. 25 38, 813. 21 Do. 7, East =Pass Channel from the Gulf of Mexico 1932 8, 657. 23 M a in t e- into Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla.' nance only 8. Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Fla. and Ala.1 1934 118, 336. 26 7 104, 575. 24 Completed. 9. Coosa River, Ga. and Ala.' 8 1931 2, 574, 911. 97 162, 892. 27 $227,000. 10. Wolf and Jordan Rivers, Miss.' - 1933 29, 195. 19 32, 001. 48 Completed. 11. East Pearl River, Miss.........--------------------.. 1933 37, 127. 93 34, 144. 18 Do. 1 Channels adequate for existing commerce. 2 Eliminating improvement above Albany recommended in H. Doc. No. 302, 65th Cong., 1st sess. R Exclusive of $20,000 expended from contributed funds. 4 Commercial boats have withdrawn, and at present no traffic exists. 5 Exclusive of $2,160.80 which amount was expended for work on LaGrange Bayou. 6 The new pass affords a channel of project dimensions from the Gulf of Mexico into Choctawhatchee Bay. 7 $44.19 revoked during fiscal year 1935. 8 Abandonment (except operating and care) recommended in 1920. (H. Doc. No. 1018, 66th Cong., 3d sess.) 30. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT Cost and finanoial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935____ __- $1, 114, 850. 44 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 --___- ___ ------ 79, 889. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_-------------- - _ 1, 194, 739. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935______-- _________________ 40, 905. 76 Net total expenditures________________________ 1, 153, 834.18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------- 62, 439. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 _____________ 1, 216, 273. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended----------- ------------------------------------------ $1,153,834.18 ................------------------------... Allotted--- .... --------------------...---- 1,216,273.91 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts 216,.273. 91 $--------------1, Gross amount expended________ __-_______ $1, 368, 338. 66 Less- Reimbursements collected----- $214, 49,7.78 Receipts from sales------------- 6. 70 214, 504. 48 1, 153, 834. 18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ____...______ -__- 62, 439. 73 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935____________ 67, 273. 37 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- 13, 920. 31 81, 193. 68 Balance available June 30, 1935--...... ----- -- 18, 753. 95 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_--___ 79, 889. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-...... 61, 135. 55 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 687 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Transmitted Document no. Recommenda- Authorization act to Congress tion Apalachicola River, River and Harbor Act, Fla., Inland Water- Mar. 3, 1935. way to New Orleans, La., and Apalachicola and Chattahoochee River to Columbus, Ga. Biloxi Harbor, Miss ___. River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, July 16, 1935. Bon Secours Bay, Ala., River and Harbor Act, to the Gulf via Oyster Aug. 30, 1935. Bay, waterway from. Carrabelle Bar and Har- River and Harbor ------------------------ bor, Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 16, 1935. ---- - - - - - Carrabelle Harbor, Fla., River and Harbor Act, channel to the docks Aug. 30, 1935. at Carrabelle. Carrabelle, Crooked, ----- do ................ Ochlockonee Rivers and Ochlockonee Bay, Fla. Chattahoochee River, River and Harbor Act, Ga., and connecting July 3, 1930. waterway. ------------------------ Coden Bayou, Ala-..... River and Harbor Dec. 21,1934 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 15, 1934. Dog River, Ala_ ______ River and Harbor ----- - - - - Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 31, 1934. ----------------------.. Grand Lagoon via River and Harbor Act, ---- - - - - - Bayous Grand and Aug. 30, 1935. Chico to Pensacola Bay, Fla., as an ex- tension of the Intra- coastal Waterway. La Grange Bayou, Fla__ River and Harbor May 28, 1935 River and Harbor ------------------------ Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee, 49, 74th tion, June 13, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Mississippi Sound near River and Harbor Act, ---- - - - - - ---------------------.... Pass Christian, Miss. Aug. 30, 1935. Old Fort Bayou, Miss__ River and Harbor July 26,1935 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 4, 1935. Pascagoula Harbor and River and Harbor Act, ---- - - - - - ------------------------ Horn Island Pass, Aug. 30, 1935. Miss. Pearl River, Miss., be- River and Harbor Act, ---- - - - - - low Jackson. July 3, 1930. Pensacola Bay into ---- do Dec. 31,1934 ----- - - - - - - - - - .------------ Do. Bayou Chico-Chan- nel. Pensacola Bay to River and Harbor ---- - - - - - Bayou Chico, Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 30, 1935. Pensacola Bay to Mo- River and Harbor Dec. 27, 1934 Do. bile Bay Intra- Committee resolu- coastal Waterway. tion, Apr. 3, 1934. Point Chugae, Dau- River and Harbor Act, --------------- phin Island, Ala., Aug. 30, 1935. channel to; and chan- nel from Point Chu- gae to Indian Mounds. St. Marks River, Fla-.- River and Harbor ---- - - - - - Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 4, 1935. Three Mile Creek, Ala. River and Harbor July 26,1935 River and Harbor Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee, 69, 74th tion, Feb. 21, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Tombigbee and Ten- River and Harbor nessee Rivers, water- Committee . resolu- way connecting. tion, Feb. 27, 1934. Tombigbee and Ala- River and Harbor Act, bama Rivers with Aug. 30, 1935. Perdido River, Ala., --------------- and Fla., waterway connecting. Wakulla River, Fla__ --- do--------..--------- Apr. 1, 1935 Warrior River and River and Harbor Apr. 1, 1935 River and Harbor Do. tributaries. Committee resolu- Committee, 26, 74th tion, i Mar. 23, 1935. , Cong.. v , 1st . . . sess. . . .. 23116--ENG 1935 44 688 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARiMY, 1935 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: Maj. Henry Hutchings, Jr., Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Southwest Pass, Mississippi 20. Operating and care of Pla- River, La ___ -__ 688 quemine Lock, La ....... 718 2. South Pass Channel, Missis- 21. Operating and care of Key- sippi River, La. (mainte- stone Lock, Bayou Teche, nance)----- 693 La _ _ __- - 720 3. Examinations and surveys at 22. The Louisiana and Texas South Pass, Mississippi Intracoastal Wa t e r w a y River, La_ 696 from the Mississippi River 4. Mississippi River between at or near New Orleans, Baton Rouge and New Or- La., to Corpus Christi, leans, La _ Tex. (New Orleans-Sabine 5. Intracoastal Waterway, Mo- River section)- 721 bile Bay, Ala., to New 23. The Inland Waterway from Orleans, La. (Inner Har- Franklin to the Mer- bor Navigation Canal in mentau River, La ....... 729 La ke Pontchartrain to 24. Operating and care of Har- Long Point Light in Lake vey Canals and Lock .... 731 Borgne section) .----... 699 25. Operating and care of Han- 6. Chefuncte River and Bogue son Canal, La ___.... 733 Falia, La-_. • 699 26. Operating and care of 7. Bayou Lacombe, La ...... 701- Schooner Bayou Lock, La_ 735 8. Bayou Bonfouca, La ...... 702 27. Operating and care of Ver- 9. Tangipahoa River, La___ __ 703 milion Lock, La - -____ 736 10. Pass Manchac, La__..... 704 28. Petit Anse, Tigre, and Car- 11. Tickfaw, Natalbany, Poncha- lin Bayous, La _.___- 738 toula, and Blood Rivers 29. Bayou Vermilion, La _____ 740 La ---------------------- 705 30. Mermentau River, B a yo u 12. Barataria Bay, La ........ 703 Nezpique, and Bayou des 13. Bayou Lafourche, La ...... 708 Cannes, La __-------- 741 14. Bayou Terrebonne, La__ .. 709 31. Calcasieu River and Pass, 15. Little Caillou Bayou, La____ 711 La__---------------- 745 16. Grand Caillou and LeCarpe 32. Lake Charles Deep Water Bayous, La. (waterway Channel, LaL___ __ 747 fr om t he Intracoastal 33. Removing the water hya- Waterway to Bayou Dulac, cinth, Louisiana .--- __ 748 La.) .___ 712 34. Examinations, surveys, and 17. Big Pigeon and Little.Pigeon contingencies (general) __ 751 Bayous, La----------- 713 35. Other projects for which no 18. Bayou Grossetete, La ...... 714 estimates are submitted__ 752 19. Bayou Teche, La ..-------- 716 36. Plant allotment---...------ 752 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.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 689 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- ament 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 the width of the 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. On October 31, 1934, the Secretary of War authorized the further contraction of the lower mile of the jetty channel to a width of 1,420 feet by means of dikes, the removal of the sill across the head of South Pass, and the removal of the upper one-third of the dike between Southwest and South Passes to improve hydraulic conditions in Southwest Pass. For latest chart see page 2372 of Annual Report for 1920. 690 REPORT OF CHIEF OF-ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Terminal facilities.-The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans owns and operates the majority of the terminal facili- ties 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 is one ship-side grain elevator, with a total storage capacity of 2,622,000 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 six floating drydocks, the largest having a capacity of 16,000 tons, the public coal and bulk commodity handling plant, and the Army supply base, comprising three 6-story reinforced concrete buildings, two of which are under lease by the dock board, the third being utilized as a quartermaster storehouse. 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. Most of port's wharves are covered with transit sheds, affording an area of over 7,500,000 square feet. The facilities of the port of New Orleans are considered adequate for its commerce. (For further details see 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 906,923 cubic yards from the bar and lower jetty channels by U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd at a cost of $80,955.33; repairs to East Jetty by raising 1,253 linear feet of con- crete capping to elevation 5.5 feet, mean Gulf level, at a cost of $19,161.24; repairs to West Jetty by raising 14,379 linear feet of concrete capping to elevation 5.5, mean Gulf level, at a cost of $109,- 812.97; maintenance of spur dikes at a cost of $50,265.30; maintenance of inner bulkheads at a cost of $13,693.50; maintenance of outlets and spillways at a cost of $31,490.27; maintenance of banks of the pass at a cost of $21,513.60; reconstruction of outer dike E-1 at a cost of $56,091.55; channel surveys, examinations, and investigations, at a cost of $18,084.75; extension of new dike D from east bulkhead to East Jetty at a cost of $7,885.45; supplemental hired labor work of placing extra stone ballast on mattresses for dikes A, B, C, D, E, and W-3, being constructed by contract at a cost of $3,630.01; and model tests of proposed structures for improvement of channel con- RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 691 editions carried out at Vicksburg Hydraulic Laboratory at a cost of $8,058.11. Work by contract consisted of removal of mattress sill and revet- ment mattresses from the bed of South Pass at the Head of Passes at a cost of $60,790.69; and the construction of dikes A, B, C, D, E, and W-3 in the lower jetty channel at a cost of $148,596.58. The total cost was $630,029.35, all for maintenance, and the total expenditure was minus $205,064.05. 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. These 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 the head of Pass a l'Outre, mattress sills were placed across Cubit's 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. In the fiscal year 1935 six additional spur dikes were built in the lower mile of the jetty channel to contract that channel to a width of 1,420 feet, the sill and a portion of the fascine mattresses across the head of South Pass. were also removed. All structures are in good condition, with the exception of the dikes between the bulkheads and jetties, which are no longer needed; the jetties which require some reinforcement with riprap, and the dikes and bulkheads which require repair by renewal of piling which have become un- serviceable. Channel conditions on June 30, 1935, were as follows: 35-foot channel Length of Central channel Mini- Average depths mum width width width Miles Feet Feet Feet Entrance channel into head of the pass_ __ 1.0 500 950 35-53 Through pass from head to sea end of jetties __________ _ 19. 4 800 1, 000 38-19 Through bar channel at mouth of pass_____________ ___- __ .8 650 1,000 40-50 Throughout the length of the pass a 35-foot channel with an aver- age width of 1,000 feet and a least width generally of not less than 600 feet was maintained during the year. No dredging was required at Head of Passes. The minimum width of 35-foot channel in the ,entrance of Head of Passes varied from 500 to 900 feet. The minimum width of 35-foot channel through the bar channel at mouth of pass varied from 120 to 900 feet. The flood stage of the river reached 17.3 feet on the New Orleans (Carrollton) gage on May 6, 1935. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of a relatively small amount of dredging and possible additional contract- ing dikes at Head of Passes and in the lower jetty channel. The total expenditures have been $22,395,346.54, and the total cost $22,425,805.892 of which $13,533,513.33 was for new work and $8,892,- 292.56 for maintenance. 692 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of they fiscal year, including accounts receivable, $474,597.88, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 195---------------- $36, 903. 68. Maintenance (by hired labor and Government-plant) : Maintenance dredging by U. S. dredge Benyaurd, or substitute, in bar and lower jetty channel and entrance channel at Head of Passes, about 51/2 months, as required between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936 ---------------------------------- 121, 000. 00 Maintenance of jetties as required between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936 --------------------------------------- 72, 000. 00 Maintenance of spur dikes as required between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 19,36----------------------- 45, 000. 00 Maintenance of inner bulkheads as required between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936,111111111111111111111____ --- 15, 000. 00 Maintenance of outlets and spillways as required between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936----------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Maintenanice of banks of pass as required between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 193 ----------------------------------- 26, 000. 00 Examinations and surveys__--------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Model tests at Vicksburg Hydraulic Laboratory----------__ 2, 604. 20) Removal of outer 450 feet of West Headland Dike--------____ 10, 0001. 00, Construction of cross dikes between inner east bulkhead and east jetty_-__--- _ _----------------------- 2, 000. 00 Construction of proposed timber bulkheads to connect the outer ends of Dike W-1 and Dike W-2 and the outer ends of Dike A and Dike B -------------------------------------- 109, 000. 00 Total ------------------------------------------ 474, 597. 88 In future annual reports this project and project for South Pass Channel, Mississippi River, La. (maintenance), will be combined un- der the title " Southwest Pass and South Pass, Mississippi River, La."' For the combined project, the additional sum of $500,000 can be' profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1937, as- follows: Maintenance dredging by U. S. dredge Benyaurd, or substitute, in bar and lower jetty channel at Southwest Pass, the bar channel at South Pass, and the entrance channels at Head of Passes, about 81/2 months, as required, between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937-------------- _ $204, 000; Maintenance of jetties, dikes, and bulkheads at Southwest Pass and South Pass as required between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937------ 195, 000 Maintenance of outlets and spillways at Southwest Pass and South Pass as required between July 1, 19,36, and June 30, 1937 ---------------- 41, 000' Maintenance of banks of Southwest Pass and South Pass as required between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937---------------- 35, 00 Examinations and surveys at Southwest Pass as required between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937---------------------- 2-5, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- 500, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to, June 30, 1935 ------------------------ $15, 263, 501. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 195----------------------- 8, 892, 292. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 24, 155, 794. 42: Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _ ---------- 3. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-----------------------24, 155, 797. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 30, 462. 85 Net total expenditures------------- - 214, 1215. 335. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- --------- - --- 474, 594. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------5 24, 599, 929. 45 RIVERS AND'HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 693 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work....... Cost of maintenance ... --------------- $168, 589. 73 $347,869. 79 $348, 129.53 $332, 305.92 $630,029. 35 Total expended - 245, 540. 07 326, 460. 85 328, 547. 25 420, 690. 74 -205,064.05 ___------------------ Allotted_----__-----------________- 236, 366.83 -15,000.00 526,935. 04 559,726.36 -187,996.71 Balance unexpended July 1, _ 1934------------- $457, 527.04 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------$200, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 600. 00 4-------------------42, 642, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for_--------- 1,100, 127.04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 830, 596. 71 Net amount to be accounted for__--------- 269, 530. 33 Gross amount expended__ $863, 768. 68 Less- Reimbursements collected ------ $341, 728.44 Receipts from sales:--------------- 727, 104. 29 1, 068, 832. 73 -205, 064. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 474, 594. 38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------------------- 36, 993. 68 Balance available June 30. 1935__ __---------- 437, 600. 70 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------ 3.50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 437. 604. 20 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion 1- - of existing project ____ __ 1, 000. 000. 00 __________ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 June 30, 1937, for maintenance ___ ________ 500, 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. 1'272.) 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 P'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 IHead of Passes, 31/2 miles; and for a seaward exten- 1Exclusive of available funds. 694 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. Each 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 790 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 esti- mate 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 Engineer officers appointed by the Secretary of War for Southwest Pass (Annual Report for 1916, pp. 2420-2426). On October 31, 1934, the Secretary of War authorized the removal of the sill across the head of South Pass. The Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act of 1934, effective July 1, 1935, provides for continuing maintenance operations with funds from regular annual War Department appro- priations. 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 maintenance of jetty channel struc- tures and east jetty longitudinal dike at a cost of $43,516.20; mainte- nance of outlets and spillways at a cost of $13,889.74, and mainte- nance of dikes, sills, and other structures at Head of Passes at a cost of $26,157.77. The total cost was $83,563.71, the total expendi- ture being $41,417.86. Condition 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 was be- gun. Two side outlets were closed, and spur dikes were built at two locations 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST. NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 695 feet to inner east jetty; maintenance placing of a matress sill across the head of South Pass, which was removed in 1935; an upstream extension, 1,300 feet long, of the headland dike between South and Southwest Passes; sinking of 232,742 square yards of mattresses for bank protection purposes at Head of Passes; construction of spur dikes along the left bank above Head of Passes; and placing of submerged deflecting dike across head of Pass a l'Outre. Through- out the year a channel of project dimensions was maintained with- out addition or extensive repair to existing works. On June 30, 1935, controlling channel conditions obtained at the lower end of the jetty channel, where there was a channel 30 feet deep with a min- imum width of 500 feet. The total cost was $14,261,388.51, of which $8,765,000 was for new work and $5,496,388.51 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $14,252,659.12. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended from the perma- nent annual appropriation, $4,500, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The balance unexpended from regular main- tenance and improvement funds, $98,000, will be applied as follows: Maintenance dredging by U. S. dredge Benyaurd or substitute, in entrance channel at head of mouth of pass, about one-half month, as required between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936_ -------------- $11, 500 Maintenance of jetties, dikes, bulkheads, spillways, and banks of pass below Head of Passes, as required between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936-- ------------------------------------------ 65,000 Maintenance of dikes, sills, banks of pass, and structures at Head of Passes, as required between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936-------- 21, 500 Total--------------- ------------------------------ 98, 000 In future annual reports, this project and project for Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, La., will be combined under the title " South- west Pass and South Pass, Mississippi River, La." Cost and financial summnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- $8, 765, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --------------------- 5, 496, 388. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 14,261, 388. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 8,729. 39 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 14, 252, 659. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 120, 184. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------_ 14, 372, 843.75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work_ Cost of maintenance ----------------- $99, 356. 93 $90, 903. 73 $120, 908. 93 1 $79, 757. 77 $83, 563. 71 Total expended_ ---------------------- 75, 346. 93 69, 867. 17 138, 587. 34 18, 398.95 41, 417. 86 Allotted- -- - 100, 000. 00 80, 000.00 90, 143. 67 46, 425. 41 120, 991. 37 1Increased $106 account plant adjustment prior to set up of plant allotment. 696 REPORT OF 'CHIEF OFi ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --------------------------- $40, 611. 12 :Amount allotted from River and Harbor Act approved June 6, 1900 -------------- $94, 960 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------------- 98, 000 192, 960. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------233, 571. 12 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------71, 968. 63 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------161, 602. 49 Gross amount expended------------------------- $87, 295. 54 Less- Reimbursements collected-------------$4, 277. 68 Receipts from sales------------------ 41, 600. 00 45, 877. 68 41, 417. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_________________________ 120, 184. 63 ,Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------- 18, 056. 15 Balance available June 30, 1935-------------------_ __ 102, 128. 48 NOTE: $14,274,843.75 appropriated and $14,252,659.12 expended from perma- nent annual appropriation. Amount required for fiscal year 1937 included in total shown on Southwest Pass summary. 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 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 making examinations, notwithstanding the termination of the con- tract with the late James B. Eads, and the act of May 28, 1908, added the dredging of shoals in the river. The Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act of June 26, 1934, effective July 1, 1935, provides for con- tinuing examinations with funds from regular annual War Depart- ment appropriations. 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 fiscall year.-Operationsduring 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, 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 Pillottown above Head of Passes. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT' 697 Percentage of total flow through the 3 main passes 1928 1929 1930 19311 1932 1933 19341 1935 Southwest Pass------------------ 39. 0 39. 0 40. 6 37. 95 40. 64 40. 25 40. 73 39, 96 South Pass_----------------------18. 4 17. 5 17. 6 16. 90 17. 00 17. 27 17. 16 17. 31 Pass a l'Outre-------------------42.6 43. 5 41. 8 45. 15 42. 36 42. 48 42. 11 42.73 Total ...-------------------- 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100. 00 100.00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 1 Due to low river stages that existed during the 1931 and 1934 flood cycles, these observations were prob- ably influenced by wind and tide to a greater extent than during other years. The total cost was $9,200 and the total expenditure was $9,614.51. Condition at end of fiscal year.-There has been expended a total of $601,123.59 for examinations and surveys, the cost of this work being $601,139.98, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended from the perma- nent annual appropriation at the end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable, $934.83, will be applied to the payment of :outstanding liabilities. This project will be discontinued as a separate project in succeed- ing annual reports, and the operations will be paid for under the project for " Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general)." Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------- - ---- ------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------$601, 139. 98 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__________ 601, 139. 98 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 9_________________ 918. 44 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935________________________ 602, 058. 42 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------- 934. 83 Net total expenditures_ 01, 123. 59 6------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 6. 39 1----------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------601, 139. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-------_ ---------- $10, 000.00 $10, 000. 00 $9, 924. 12 $4, 009. 34 $9, 200. 00 'Total expended.----------------------10, 441.86 9, 662. 40 10, 311. 63 4, 146. 32 9, 614. 51 Allotted.------------- ----------------- 10, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 9,924. 12 8, 300. 00 4, 909. 34 -- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____-____ $4, 721.56 Amount allotted from River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902__ 9, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 13, 921. 56 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_____-_____ ___ 4, 290. 66 Net amount to be accounted for-___--_- ___-- - 9, 630. 90 'Gross amount expended 614. 51 9---------------------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------- 16. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_--- ------ 34. 83 9----- Balance available June 30, 1935- ---------- -- 918. 44 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_-- -------------- -------- 918. 44 698 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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, 000 000 ........... 135, ------------------- feet_ Fall of water surface (approximate)- .......................... 27. 0 0. 5-_ Mean velocity (approximate)...........---------------- feet per second-- 9. 0 0. 5- (See Corps of Engineers "Mississippi River Alluvial Valley" maps, Baton Rouge and White Castle quadrangles, and United States Geological Survey maps Donaldsonville, Thibodaux, Mount Airy, Bonnet Carre, Hahnville, and New Orleans quadrangles.) Previous projects.-The improvement of this section of the river,, under the supervision of the Mississippi River Commission, 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 $14,0001 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.-Modern terminal facilities were installed by the city of Baton Rouge in 1926. A reinforced concrete dock for deep-sea vessels 308 feet in length has a covered-shed area of approxi- mately 20,000 square feet and is equipped with a 12-ton locomotive crane. Attached to the downstream end of the main wharf is a float- ing wharf boat 231 feet by 401/2 feet of 2,000-ton capacity. The facilities are served by a transfer boat and municipal terminal, hav- ing a capacity of 40 cars per day. The Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana owns and maintains a dock: approximately 2 miles above Baton Rouge, which is the highest point on the Mississippi River at which ocean-going vessels make regular stops. Facilities are provided for handling oil and petroleum products to and from vessels. Other private terminals for handling oil and other products are located at points on both sides of the river between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The port facilities are considered adequate for the commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--A channel of project depth and width was uniformly available. The total costs and expenditures have been $91,717.68, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, $20,000, will be applied to ma.ntenance dredging by the U. S. dredge Ben yaurd, or substitute, as required, between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging by the U. S. dredge Benyaurd, or substitute, as may be necessary. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST: NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 699 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------$91, 717. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 91, 717. 68 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------- 91, 717. 68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------20, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------_ _ 111, 717. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..--------------------.---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance- ..... .... ..... $4, 580. 32 $12, 931. 69 $7, 287. 41 $16, 086. 61 Total expended--.--....----------------...... 4,542. 72 1,396. 18 18, 871. 66 16, 086. 61 Allotted...............------------------------....... ....... 20,000. 00 -23, 000. 00 19, 994. 85 10, 722. 83 $3, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------------- $17, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------------------------------------- 20, 000 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------------37, 000 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------------17, 000 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------------20, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------------------- 20, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1- __-__ ---- -_ --- 20, 000 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 648. 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 and U. S. Geological Survey Map, Covington quadrangle.) 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 Coving- ton about 3 inches, and the extreme range about 14 inches and 5 inches, 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. 1Exclusive of available funds. 700 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARIVMY, 1935 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.-Terminalsare located at Madisonville. 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 Covington, the terminals are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations consisted of a preliminary examination to determine the extent of the necessary dredging. The total costs were $53.35, and the total expenditures were $51.12, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1929. The obstructions in the Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia were originally removed in 1886 and the channel through the bar was originally dredged in 1903. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, were 7.1 feet over the bar at the mouth of the Chefuncte River, 10 feet in the river and in Bogue Falia to Mile 13, and 3 feet from Mile 13 to Washington Street, Covington, La., available throughout the year. Except for the bar in Lake Pontchartrain at the mouth of the Chefuncte River, the channel is in good condition. The total costs have been $55,712.12, of which $19,342.24 was for new work and $36,369.88 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $55,709.89. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, $4,948.88, will be applied to payment of outstanding liabilities and to such mainte- nance work as may be necessary. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___--___--_----------------- $24, 563.24 -------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_______- ____ _ 36, 369. 8 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---_____-- 60, 933. 12. Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935________________---__-2. 23 Net total expenditures-- .------------------------- 60, 930. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------ 4, 948. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---------- __ 65, 879. 77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work, Cost of maintenance.........-- -----------......---- --------------- ----------------------- $53. 3 Total cost . -------------------- ------------- ----------------------------------- 53. 35 Total expended-..- ...... ...... ---.--- .---- 51.1. Allotted .-. . . ..-------------------.------ ----- .. .... $5, 000 ...... RIVERS AND IARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 701 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------ $5, 000. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 51. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_---__ - _ 4, 948. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -- ______-___- -________--2. 23 Balance available June 30, 1935___-_ _ -_____ ___- 4, 946. 65 7..BAYOU LACOMBE, LA. Location.-Bayou Lacombe rises in the southeastern portion of St. Tammany Parish and flows in a southerly direction into Lake Pontchartrain about 12 miles east of the Rigolets. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269 and U. S. Geological Survey Map, Slidell quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 8 feet deep through the entrance bar in Lake Pontchartrain and the removal of snags and overhanging trees from the portion of the bayou between the mouth and the fish hatchery, located about 8.2 miles above the mouth. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is 0.8 of a foot. The variation due to winds is from 3 to 6 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $5,600 with $900 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, which provides for dredging and snagging (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 53, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-As the bayou cannot at present be navigated, the wharves which were previously used at the saw mills have de- teriorated badly. There are no other terminal facilities along the bayou; however, the condition of the banks is such that handling facilities could be constructed at reasonable cost as required, Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. The entrance from Lake Pontchartrain is ob- structed by a sand bar, over which the controlling depth is about 3 feet. From mile 0 at its mouth to mile 8.2 the width of the bayou ranges from 200 to 70 feet, and the depth ranges from 33 feet to 8 feet. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $5,600 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1937 by dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Indiana, in removing bar at entrance. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_------------------------ ------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures__. Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ex- isting project--__________--_---- - --- --- $5, 600 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work- .. 5,600 702 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 8. BAYOU BONFOUCA, LA. Location.-This stream rises about 5 miles north of Slidell, La., and empties into Lake Pontchartrain 5 miles west-southwest of that town. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1268 and U. S. Geological Survey maps, Slidell and Chef Menteur quad- rangles.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide on the bottom from Slidell to deep water in Lake Pontchartrain, a distance of about 73/4 miles. The average range of water level, due to tide, is 0.8 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1924, was $22,000, of which $5,500 was contributed by local interests. The latest (1924) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927 (H. Doc. No. 474, 68th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-All terminal facilities are at Slidell and con- sist of 3 loading slips and 3 wharves, with tram-track connec- tions and skids for loading timber. There are also marine ways and a graving dock. All terminal facilities are privately owned. They are adequate for present commerce and may be enlarged and modernized at moderate cost when required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, were 7.8 feet from the 10-foot contour in Lake Pontchartrain to the mouth of the bayou, and 8.7 feet from the mouth of the bayou to the head of improvement. The channel through the bar and in the bayou is in need of dredging. The total costs and expenditures were $36,497.27, of which $30,997.27 were United States funds and $5,500 contributed funds, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance of $6,000 will be applied to operation of one United States 15-inch hydraulic dredge during the period July 1 to 15, 1935, in maintenance dredging. This work will provide a channel which will be adequate for existing com- merce and no additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____________ ___ ______ $30, 997. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- ------ _ 30, 997. 27 Net total expenditures__________ _____30, 997. 27 Ne-otlexediue-------------------------------- 30, 997. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_---------------------------- 6, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------36, 997. 27 1In addition, $5,500 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 703 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------.....--.......... -------- $2, 620. 59 $15, 644. 27---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance----- .......---------- --------- -------------------------- Total expended---------------------- 5,888. 13 15, 807. 09--------__------- ---------- Allotted- ------------------------ . . . 10, 000. 00 4,497. 27 . ------------ .----------- $6,000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------- --------- $6, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___ ______-------------------------------- 6, 000 9. 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 and U. S. Geological Survey map, Ponchatoula quad- rangle.) Existing project.-This provides for improvement, without dredg- ing, by removing overhanging trees, snags, and obstructions for a distance of 531/ miles above the mouth. The variation 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 modifications 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.-Operations by hired labor and Government plant consisted of removing 2,332 snags and overhanging trees from the channel between Mile 0 and Mile 14.8. The total costs and expenditures were $5,086.59, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed in 1884. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, were as follows: Over bar at mouth, 2.1 feet; Mile 0 to Mile 8.8, 6.5 feet; Mile 8.8 to Mile 14.8, 2.3 feet; and unnavigable above this point. Except for the bar at the mouth of the river, the channel is in good condition to Mile 8.8 and fair to Mile 14.8. The total costs and expenditures were $18,944.73, of which $11,500 was for new work and $7,444.73 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds available and no. operations pro- posed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-----------------------------$11, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 444. 73 7---------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- 18,944. 73 Net total expenditures ...--.---- 18, 944. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-........ ---- - 18, 944. 73 23116-ENG 1935- 45 704 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of work-.......... Cost of maintenance......------------------ $2, 314. 60 _----------- $43. 54 ----------- $5,086. 59 Total expended------..--------------. 2, 311.35 39.47 7.32-_...-..-.._ 5,086.59 Allotted ----......-----------------------........................... 3, 560. 00 ....... -1,141.86 5, 000 86.59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------$5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934--------------------------------------------- 86. 59 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- 5, 086. 59 Gross amount expended------------------ 5, 086. 59 10. PASS MANCHAC, LA. Location.-Pass Manchac is a tidal pass or bayou which rises in Lake Maurepas and flows in a general easterly direction into Lake Pontchartrain at a point 29 miles from New Orleans. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269, and U. S. Geological Survey Map, Ponchatoula quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags, logs, etc., throughout the pass, which is 7 miles long, and from the bars at the entrance into the pass. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches and the extreme range about 14 inches. At times high winds may cause a rise of about 4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1910, was $6,000, and $250 for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 882, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2436 of the Annual Report for 1916. Terminal failities.-There are no terminal facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1912. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, were 6.8 feet in both entrances. Except for the bars at each entrance to the pass, the channel is in good condition. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $5,905.46, of which $1,374.10 was for new work and $4,531.36 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, $5,000, will be applied to the operation of one United States snagboat removing snags and other obstructions to navigation from the pass and the approaches to the pass during the months of November and Decem- ber 1935. This work will provide a channel which will be adequate for exist- ing commerce, and no additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 705 Cost and financial s urnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 $1, 374. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___-------- 4, 531. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- 5, 905. 46 Net total expenditures - _- -- .-------- 5, 905. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__-___ 5, 000. 0'0 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1935--__ -- 10, 905. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work----------------- -- --- ----- ------- Cost of maintenance . _ _ $64. 49 $36. 80 ------------------- Total expended ___'_ ___- -______ 9.34 86.18 $5.77------- ------------ Allotted -- - ------ -- 1,000. 00 -650. 67 -248. 04 $--5,000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 000 $---------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--__________-_--- ---------------- 5, 000 11. TICKFAW, NATALBANY, PONCHATOULA, AND BLOOD RIVERS, LA. Location.-Natalbany and Blood Rivers are tributaries of Tickfaw River; Ponchatoula River is a tributary of Natalbany River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269 and U. S. Geological Survey Maps, Springfield and Ponchatoula quadrangles.) 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 direction, and discharges into Natalbany River about 334 miles above its mouth. Blood River is a small stream, flowing in a southeasterly direction, and discharging into Tickfaw River about 71 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 moith to the head of navigation, about 4 miles, and on the Natalbany and Ponchatoula Rivers for a distance of 151/ miles, the total length of improvements being 451/ 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 navi- gation on each stream. The extreme variation of water surface 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 estimate for new work made in 1881 was $10230. 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. Doe. No. 54, 46th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1880, p. 1182). The latest published map is printed oppo - site page 2439 of the Annual Report for 1916. 706 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Terminal facilities.-There are a number of small private wharves on each of these streams, and all the unloading is done by hand. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations by hired labor and Government plant consisted of removing 1,732 snags and overhanging trees from the channel, from Mile 0 to Mile 18.8 on the Tickfaw, Mile 10 on the Natalbany, Mile 4 on Ponchatoula, and Mile 4 on Blood Rivers. The total costs and expenditures were $3,996.67, all for mainte- nance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1921. The controlling depths, mean low Gulf on June 30, 1935, and available throughout the year were: Tickfaw River, 6 feet on bar at entrance, 18.5 feet to Mile 10, 6.4 feet to Mile 18.8, and not navigable above Mile 18.8; Natalbany River, 8 feet to Mile 10; Pon- chatoula River, 14.2 feet to Mile 4; Blood River, 10 feet to Mile 4. Mile 0 is at the mouth of the stream in each case. Except for the bar at the entrance from Lake Maurepas the streams are in good condi- tion. Head of navigation for boat traffic on Tickfaw River is at Mile 18.8, on Natalbany River at Mile 10, and on Ponchatoula and Blood Rivers at Mile 4. The total costs and expenditures were $31,925.44, of which $8,115.49 was for new work and $23,809.95 for maintenance. Proposed op'erations.-No funds available and no operations con- templated during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. Cost and financial sum mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------------ $8, 115. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_--------------------- 23, 809. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------__ 31, 925. 44 Net total expenditures------ ----------------------------- 31, 925. 44 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------------31. 925. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work - --- - ,--- - -- -- -- _ ------- -- - - Cost of maintenance $2, 825. 82 $7. 35 $3, 996. 67 Total expended .-... 2, 820. 95 11. 15 $1. 07 3, 996. 67 Allotted----------- ----------------- 3, 000. 00 -- 166. 83 $5, 000 -1, 003. 33 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------------------$5, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------------1, 003. 33 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 3, 996. 67 Gross amount expended-- ----------------------------------- 3, 996. 67 12. BARATARIA BAY, LA. Location.-This waterway is in Jefferson Parish, La., and extends about 37 miles in a generally southerly direction from the junction of Bayou Villars and Big Barataria Bayou, through Big Barataria Bayou, Bayou Dupont, a canal (Dupre Cut) through the marsh, Bayou Cutler, Bayou St. Denis, and Barataria Bay to the east end RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 707 of Bayou Rigault, at Grand Isle, and connects with the Gulf of Mexico through Grand Pass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 196 and U. S. Geological Survey maps, Barataria, Creole. and Fort Livingston quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 5 feet deep at mean low Gulf level and 50 feet wide on the bottom from the junction of Bayou Villars and Big Barataria Bayou to Grand Isle, a distance of about 37 miles. The Secretary of War is author- ized, in his discretion, to change the location of the route and in- crease the dimensions of the channel if the estimated cost of the improvement to the United States is not increased thereby. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is 12 inches at the mouth and zero at the head, and the extreme range 24 inches and 12 inches, respectively. The variation of water surface near the mouth, due to hurricanes, has been as high as 6 feet. The estimated cost of new work, for a canal 5 by 40 feet along route no. 6, revised in 1924, was $87,500. The latest (1928) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 200, 65th Cong., 1st sess.). The only published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Traffic on the waterway in question is mainly tributary to New Orleans. On Bayou Barataria the only public wharf is at Lafitte, this being open to all commerce without charge. At Grand Isle, a truck-gardening community, a navigation dis- trict has been organized for the purpose of constructing a canal and wharves to facilitate the handling of the products, to be open to all on equal terms, with charges only sufficient to pay for the work. The terminals are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and resuits during fiscal year.-Dredging to project dimensions by hired labor and Government plant consisted of remov- ing 62,947 cubic yards of material from Dupre Cut and the entrance to Barataria Bay. The total costs and expenditures were $9,031.12, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1925 at a saving of $14,462 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low Gulf on June 30, 1935, were: In Big Barataria, 12.7 feet; in Bayou Dupont, 6.0 feet; in Dupre Cut, 7.3 feet; in Bayou Cutler, 6.0 feet; in Bayou St. Denis, 6.5 feet; in Bara- taria Bay, 5.1 feet, available throughout the year. The total costs and expenditures were $106,429.11, of which $73,- 037.11 was for new work and $33,392 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds available and no operations pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance by removing bar at entrance to Bayou St. Denis from Barataria Bay with one United States 15-inch hydrau- lic dredge during the month of July. 708 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------------ $73, 037. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------------- 33, 392. 00 Total cost of permanett work to June 30, 1935 - 106, 429.11 Net total expenditures --------------------------------- 106, 429. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 193.5 ------------ 106, 429. 11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance-. --- $23, 415. 34 $895. 26 -- $5. 63 24 _--- ____------- $9, 031. 12 9, 031.12 --- " 309: 'l97.- 8: Total expended ___ _ __--------- 23, 092. 41 897. 58 326. 24 9,031. 12 Allotted - 21, 500. 00 -3, 000. 00 13. 77 10. 000 --968. 88 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ _- $10, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ------- 968. 88 Net amount to be accounted for ..- 9, 031. 12 Gross amount expended____ ______________________ 031. 12 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance - ). 000. 00 13. BAYOU LAFOURCFIE, LA. Locaction.-Prior to 1902 Bayou Lafourche was an outlet of the Mississippi River, its head being at Donaldsonville, La., 80 miles above New Orleans. It flows in a general southerly direction to the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of 107 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 196 and U. S. Geological Survey Map, Donaldsonville, Thibodaux, Houma, Lake Felicity, Creole, and Chenier-Caminada quadrangles.) Previous projects.Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1878, and August 11, 1888. The total expenditures were $268,- 380.86, of which $252,935.48 was for new work and $15,445.38 for maintenance. For further details see page 850 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 833 of Annual Report for 1925. Existing project.--This provides for the permanent closure of the head of the bayou, without a lock; for a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet, wide from Napoleonville to the Intracoastal Waterway at Lock- port; and a channel of same dimensions from the Intracoastal Water- way at Larose to the Gulf of Mexico via Pass Fourchon; the closure of Belle Pass and for a jettied entrance at the mouth of Pass Fourchon. The project is subject to modification at the discretion of the Chief of Engineers with respect to selection of the outlet pass to be improved. The total length of improvement is about 79.25 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 3 inches at the head and 10 inches at the mouth of the bayou. Tropical hurri- canes have been known to cause a variation of 10 feet at the mouth and severe rains and overflow have caused a variation of 3 to 10 feet at the head. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 709 $351,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $13,600. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 45, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Spoil disposal areas have been procured by local interests and papers submitted to the Department for approval. Terminal facilities.-There are numerous private warehouses and wharves and stiff-leg derricks for handling cane along the bayou. At Thibodaux a large wholesale company has a dock, freight trans- fer, and warehouses on the bayou bank. The Gulf Refining Co. also has a private dock. At Lockport the Barker Barge Line has a large wharf with covered shed and the Southern Pacific Railroad main- tains a large wharf with covered shed. At Golden Meadow each of the sea-food canneries has docking facilities suitable for their needs. The terminal facilities are considered adequate. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Local interests ob- tained necessary spoil-disposal easements, and papers were forwarded to the Department for acceptance. Specifications were prepared. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Necessary easements have been obtained for spoil-disposal areas and specifications prepared. The work yet to be done consists of dredging the project channel and construction of the jetties. The controlling depths on June 30, 1934, were 2.5 feet in the upper section of the bayou and 3 to 6 feet in the lower section. The depth over the bar is about 1.5 feet. No expenditures have been made which were directly chargeable to the project. Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $351,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in completing the project as authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935. Cost adl fitnauzial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_______________------------- $252, 935. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------- ______15, 445. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___________ 268, 380. 86 Net total expenditures_________________________- 268, 380. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------------- 268, 380. 86 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ----------- existing project_____-_______------- 351, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work__________________---___-- 351, 000. 00 14. BAYOU TERREBONNE, LA. ,Location.-This bayou rises in Lafourche Parish, La., and flows 53 miles in a southerly direction, discharging into Terrebonne Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116 and U. S. Geological Survey Maps, Houma and Dulac quadrangles.) Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, made the first appropriation, and in 1909 an allotment was made fron the emergency appropriation act of March 3, 1905. Prior to 710 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 the adoption of the existing project in 1910 the total cost and ex- penditures were $47,063.83, all for new work. For further details see page 1851 of the Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel of suitable width and a depth of 6 feet at mean low Gulf, from Bush Canal, 12.9 miles from the mouth of the bayou, to the St. Louis Cypress Co.'s bridge at Houma, La., a distance of 24.1 miles. Under ordinary con- ditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches at the mouth and 4 inches at Houma, the extreme range being about 14 inches and 6 inches, respectively. The variation of water surface in the upper portion is from 3 to 4 feet, due to floods; in the lower portion from 1 to 3 feet, due to wind and tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1912, was $75,000, exclusive of amount expended on previ- ous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 1163, 60th Cong., 2d sess.), July 25, 1912, and March 4, 1913. The latest published map is printed opposite page 2449 of the Annual Report for 1916. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is a small private wharf at Montegut, La., and several small ones at Houma. In general, boats land and discharge their freight on the bank. At the town of Houma there is an interchange of freight between the Daigle Barge Line and the Southern Pacific Railroad. The Daigle Co. owns a well-constructed covered wharf; five South- ern Pacific spur tracks lead to this wharf. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. There are no wharves open to the public. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1916 at a saving of $1,975 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, was 6.3 feet from mile 31, 3 miles above the mouth, to the St. Louis Cypress Co. canal at Houma, La. The head of navigation is at Bayou Cane. The total costs were $194,716.19, of which $73,024.88 was for new work and $121,691.31 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $194,716.19. Proposed operations.-No funds available and no operations pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging by one United States 15-inch hydraulic dredge during the months of August and September. Cost and financial summary ------------------------- Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 .. __ $120, 088. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------____ 121, 691. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_____-- 241, 780. 02 Net total expenditures_-------------------------- - 241, 780. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------- 241, 780. 02 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 711 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------------- -------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance ------------------ $1, 265. 16 $55, 428. 40 Total expended.------------------------ 624. 14 55, 632. 34 $437. 08 Allotted-------------_-_----- 60, 000. 00 -295. 13 -3, 011.31- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance-----------------------------------------$20, 000 15. LITTLE CAILLOU BAYOU, LA. Location.-This bayou has its source in Bayou Terrebonne,' 41/ 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. 1116 and U. S. Geological Survey Maps, Houma and Dulac quadrangles.) Existing 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 chan- nel 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 estimates were made in 1922. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927 (H. Coin. Doc. No. 5, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 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.-Maintenance dredging to project dimensions by hired labor and Government plant consisted of removing 112,326 cubic yards of material from the head of the stream to Robinson Canal, mile 20.6. The total costs and expendi- tures were $25,699.42, all for maintenance. 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, 1935, was 6.4 feet, available throughout the year. The bayou is navigable throughout its length. The total costs and expenditures were $103,961.12, of which $77,- 761.04 was for new work and $26,200.08 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds available and no operations pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance operation of one United States 15-inch hydraulic dredge October 1 to 15. 712 REPORT OF CHIEF O.')ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ---- $77, 761.04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------- 26, 200. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 103, 901. 12 Net total expenditures -____-__ _________ _____-- 103, 961. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------------103, 961. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..............-- - - -i . - -.$i _ .. i- Cost of maintenance- _- .-- ------- $91. 16 $122. 36 $287.14 --- $25,699. 42 Total expended 79. 79 120. 47 300. 40. 25, 699. 42 Allotted---- -------- -6,500.00 -238. 30 $15, 000 10, 699. 42 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_-- $15,000. 00 Amounted allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Mar. 4, 1933 _-__ 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___- -- _____ 30,000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ _____ 4, 300. 58 Net amount to be accounted for_- 25, 699. 42 Gross amount expended_ 25, 699.42 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance_________________________ 5, 000. 00 16. GRAND CAILLOU AND LECARPE BAYOUS, LA. (WATERWAY FROSM THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY TO BAYOU DULAC, LA.) Location.-Bayou LeC'arpe is a tidal stream which rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Houmna in Terrebonne Parish and flows southerly into Bayou Pelto, thence into Bayou Grand Caillou, which flows southwesterly into Caiilou Bay, a total distance of about 40 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116 and U. S. Geological Survey maps Houma, Dulac, and DeLarge quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for a waterway 5 feet deep and 40 feet wide from the Intracoastal Waterway at Houma through Bayou LeCarpe, Bayou Pelton, and Bayou Grand Caillou to Bayou Dulac, about 16.3 miles. The normal fluctuation due to tides is 3 to 10 inches, but winds- may raise or lower the water level 1 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $56,250. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 206, 72d Cong., 1st Sess.). The project document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-Local interests have obtained the necessary easements for rights-of-way and spoil disposal areas, and the papers have been accepted by the Department. Terminal facilities.-There are several private wharves and a num- ber of stiff-leg derricks for handling cane along the banks of the waterway, which are adequate for prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 713 Condition at end of fiscal year.-Rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas have been obtained and accepted by the Department, but no work has been done. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, were: Bayous LeCarpe and Pelton, 4 feet; Bayou Grand Caillou, 3.5 feet. There have been no costs or expenditures directly chargeable to the project. Proposed operations. No funds are available. The sum of $56,250 can be profitably expended for new work dur- ing the fiscal year 1937 in completing the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 - Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- -- Net total expenditures ..- -- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 193___----------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project.......- $56, 250 Amount that can be profitably expended ii fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work -- -- 56, 250 17. BIG PIGEON AND LITTLE PIGEON BAYOUS, LA. Location.-These bayous lie in the south central part of Louisiana. (See Corps of Engineers' " Mississippi River Alluvial Valley " maps Chicot Lake and Foster quadrangles.) 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. 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 map 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. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results dwring fiscal year.-None. Expenditures were for operation of plant and amounted to minus $1,627.88. Condition at end of fiscal year.-On June 30, 1935, the controlling depth on Big Pigeon Bayou was 6.4 feet in the stream and 7 feet at Grand Lake entrance; and in Little Pigeon Bayou 5.5 feet in the stream, available throughout the year. The channels are in good condition. The project is for maintenance only. 714 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The total costs and expenditures were $37,669.20, all for main- tenance. Proposed operations.-No funds available and no operations pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to snagging operations by one United States bucket dredge during the months of July and August. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 --------------------------- - - -- Cost of maintenance to June 30,1935_11111111111111 $37, 669. 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ___ 37, 669. 20 Net total expenditures - 37, 669. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 37, 669. 2'0 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance .. .. ------ ---... I $103. 70 $673. 65 - $12, 520. 54 - - ------ Total expended--_----------------------- 90. 70 2, 406. 57 $103. 78 12, 324. 72 -1, 627. 88 Allotted------ -------------- 4, 000. 00 -21. 60 12, 866.36 -3,616.28 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------_ 1, 988. 40 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---- 3, 616. 28 Net amount to be accounted for ---- -1, 627. 88 Gross amount expended ------------------------------- $347. 95 Less- Reimbursements collected ------------------ $587. 79 Receipts from sales , 388. 04 1------------------ --- 1, 975.83 -1, 627. 88 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance------------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 18. BAYOU GROSSETETE, LA. Location.-This bayou rises in Pointe Coupee Parish, La., and ex. tends in a generally southeastern direction, entering Bayou Plaque- mine 8 miles below Plaquemine Lock. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116 and Corps of Engineers, " Mississippi River Alluvial Valley " maps Fordoche, Oscar Bayou, and Grossetete quad- rangles.) Existing project.-This provides for improving the stream for a distance of 29 miles from its mouth to a point 5 miles above Marin- gouin, La., by removing snags and trees and by dredging a channel 60 feet wide on bottom and 5 feet deep at mean low water. Mean low water is 2 feet above mean low Gulf level. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 3 inches at the mouth and nothing at the head, and the extreme range about 6 inches at the mouth. The variation of water surface due to flood conditions may be from 2 to 8 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $130,000. The, latest (1912) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 715 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 348, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2540 of the Annual Report for 1917. Terminal facilities.-There are no wharves on the bayou. The banks are firm and high. The steamboats and launrches operating on the stream unload their cargoes at any desired point, carrying the freight by hand into the stores, which are generally on the bank of the bayou. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging to project dimensions and snagging by hired labor and Government plant consisted of removing 36,248 cubic yards of material and 2,687 snags between Mile 10 and Mile 24. The total costs and expenditures were $9,351.82, all for main- tenance. Gondition at end of fiscal year.-A channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide on the bottom was completed in 1914 to Mile 10.3, and from that point to the head of the project a 5- by 40-foot channel was dredged in 1916 and redredged in 1923. The existing project is about 15.8' percent complete, that portion of the stream above Mile 10.3 remaining to be dredged 20 feet wider. The con- trolling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1935, were: From mouth (Mile 0) to Mile 12, 7 feet; from Mile 12 to Mile 27, 6.5 feet; and from Mile 27 to Mile 29 at head of navigation 4.5 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $69,603.67, of which $29,392.49 was for new work and $40,211.18 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds available and no operations pro- posed during the fiscal year 1936. The sunm of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to, maintenance dredging and snagging by one United States bucket dredge during the months of September and October. Cost and financial sirRmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------ $29, 392. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 40, 211. 18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30. i935 69 603. 67 Net total expenditures ------------- 69, 603, 67 69------------------------ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------------------- 69, 603. T Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 Cost of new work -------------------- Cost of maintenance.--------------------- Total expended---- ----- --------. Allotted-...-------------------------- 716 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 648. 18 Net amount to be accounted for , 351. 82 9------------------------- Gross amount expended --------- ------- , 351. 82 9---------------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for competion of existing project --- ----------------------- ------ 100, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance_ ---------------------------- 10, 000 .00 19. 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 and Corps of Engineers' " Mississippi River Alluvial Valley " maps Palmetto, Opelousas, Carencro, Arnaudville, St. Martinville, Loreauville, Derouen, Jeanerette, Foster, and Belle Isle quadrangles.) 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 8 miles. 1----------------- Distance from intracoastal waterway-------------- 82.5 miles. Width of chamber--------------------------------- 36 feet. Length available for full width----------------------- 160 feet. Lift-------------------------------- 8 feet. Depth on miter sill at mean Gulf level--------------- 8 feet. 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 3/2 feet in the clear, in Spanish Lake Canal, between Bayou Teche and Span- ish 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 below 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 Keystone 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 717 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $850,000, exclusive 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.-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." All prior requirements have been fully complied with. 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.-Maintenance dredging to project dimensions by hired labor and Government plant con- sisted of removing 64,097 cubic yards of material and 48 trees in the vicinity of Keystone Lock. Total costs were $19,303.18, and the total expenditures were - $38,458.32, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 84 percent complete. The lock and dam were completed in 1913. The dredging and snagging done in 1916 completed that part of the ex- isting project for the 6- by 50-foot channel from Arnaudville to Key- stone Lock. The contract dredging done in 1918-20 completed that part of the previous project for a 6- by 50-foot channel from Key- stone Lock to Mile 39.7 above the mouth. The 8- by 80-foot channel from New Iberia to the mouth is about 98 percent complete. From the mouth to Mile 5.8 a channel 8 by 80 feet, or greater, already ex- isted, 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 existing 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 lock and dam are in good condition. The channel conditions are good from the mouth to New Iberia and fair above that point. 718 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, at mean Gulf level were: Mouth to New Iberia, 8.4 feet; New Iberia to Keystone Lock, 6.3 feet. Controlling depths at mean low water above Keystone Lock were: Keystone Lock to Breaux Bridge, 7.5 feet; Breaux Bridge to Arnaud- ville, 6.2 feet. The total costs and expenditures were $991,886.28, of which $708,- 625.40 was for new work and $283,260.88 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--No funds available and no operations pro- posed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 $754, 329. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------------- 283, 260. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 1, 037, 590. 71 Net total expenditures expediture Net totl _____________ ----------------------------------- 1, 037, 3 590. 9.7 71 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 .1....-- ------- 1, 037, 590. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--.-----.---------- - $875. 74 $2, 655. 83 .. . . Cost of maintenance---------------------- 65, 275. 61 $46, 985. 03 $44, 595. 33 $19, 303. 18 Total cost-....----------------------- 67,931.44 ..----------------- Total expended...............------------------- 91, 230. 38 49, 333. 59 46, 367. 32 41, 007. 06 -38, 458.32 Allotted....---------------- -- ----- 75, 983. 24 1, 908. 09 74, 952. 20 7, 846. 60 -48, 485. 60 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $10, 027. 28 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------------------------------------2, 261.00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------_ __ 12, 288. 28 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 50, 746. 60 Net amount to be accounted for_---------------_ -38, 458. 32 Gross amount expended__________________ ___ $26, 635.46 Less-- Reimbursements collected------------ $14, 744. 74 Receipts from sales __ 50, 349. 04 65, 093. 78 -- 38, 458.32 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project--141,------------------------------------------ 141, 000. 00 20. 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 721 to 729 of this report. The completed lock has been oper- ated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since July 1, 1909, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 719 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock structures and grounds were maintained in good condition and all necessary and routine maintenance work thereon performed. Total costs were $28,593.84, all for maintenance. Total expendi- tures were $31,093.59. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The United States reservation comprises 19 acres. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, was 10- feet at low water. The total costs were $656,424.37, all for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $664,028.54. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance, $3,597.33, remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The allotment of $32,500 from regular maintenance and improve- ment funds will be applied as follows: --------------------------------- Operation of the lock___________________________ $25, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repair -- 4, 000 Improvements and reconstruction ------------------------------- 3, 000 Total_______ 32, 500 It is expected that the sum of $32,500 will be required to maintain and operate this lock during the fiscal year 1937. This amount will be expended as follows: Operation of the lock ------------------------------------ - $26, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repair-_______-- 4, 000 Improvements and reconstruction --- --------------------------- 2, 000 Total------------------------ 32, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --------------- $656, 424.37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-- 656, 424. 37 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ..... __.__... 9, 311. 91 Net total cost to June 30, 1935---- 665, 736. 28 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _________________________ 136. 66 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935__-- 665, 872. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_ . - 1, 844. 40 Net total expenditures---------_ ---------------------- 664, 028. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-- - - 37, 817. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_______________ 701, 846. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .-- Cost of maintenance ............... $23, 515. 25 $27, 010. 59 $32, 967. 28 $29, 925. 23 $28, 593. 84 Total expended--------------------- 23, 472. 84 24, 397. 35 34, 208. 26 26, 035.67 31, 093. 59 Allotted - -- ---..-- .- .-- 27, 500. 00 25, 000. 00 28, 170. 75 31, 300. 82 60, 500. 00 1 Includes $32,500 maintenance and improvement funds. 23116- ENG 1935 -46 720 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ ______ _ $8, 411. 12 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--_---------------------------- $32, 500. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909--------- 30, 500. 00 63, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------71, 411.12 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- 2., 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ 68, 911. 12 Gross amount expended------------------------------ $33, 578. 24 Less- Reimbursements collected--- $2, 462.65 Receipts from sales 22. 00 2, 484. 65 31, 093. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ----- 37, 817. 53 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------- - $3, 588. 37 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 8. 96 3, 597. 33 Balance available June 30, 1935__ 34, 220. 20 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ _---- 136. 66 Uncbligated balance available June 30, 1935 34, 356. 86 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2_ _ ---------- __ _ 32, 500. 00 21. 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 716 to 718 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, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preserva- tion and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock, dam, struc- tures, and grounds were maintained in good condition and all neces- sary routine and maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $5,114.08, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,980.58. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The United States reservation comprises 12.27 acres. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, was 8 feet at mean Gulf level. The total costs were $91,137.86. The total expenditures were $91,137.42. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance, $264.95, remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The allotment of $6,000 from regular maintenance and improve- ment funds will be applied as follows: Operation of the lock----------------------- ------- ------ $4, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repair-------------------------------- 1. 000 Improvements and reconstruction------------------------------------500 Total -6. 000 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 721 It is expected that the sum of $6,000 will be required to maintain and operate the lock during the fiscal year 1937. This amount will be expended as follows: Operation of the lock------------------------------------------- 5, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair____________________-- _________ 600 Improvements and reconstruction------------------ 400 Total_-- , 000 6----------------------- Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____ ______ __ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___ -___--- ____--__- $91, 137. 86 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 91, 137. 86 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ------------- 234. 84 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 91, 372. 70 - -- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__________________- --- _ 235. 28 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 91, 137. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 __________________________ 7, 297. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935____________ 1-98, 434. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance.--------...---------- $3, 286. 86 $3, 639. 91 $3, 583. 37 $3, 966. 57 $5, 114. 08 Total expended-------- ..------------------.. , 721. 79 3,476.40 3, 768. 28 3, 902. 66 4, 980. 58 Allotted------...............---------------------- 3, 000. 00 3, 500.00 3, 234.42 4, 208. 81 11, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 -- ------ -- $777. 90 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------ $6, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909-_ --- -- 5, 500. 00 11. 50i.00 Amount to be accounted for__ _ 12, 277. 90 Gross amount expended_____- -------------- 4, 980. 58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ 7, 2:97. 3,2 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_111______1111 $255. 36 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_________________ 9. 59 264. 95 Balance available June 30, 1935 - --- _ ___ 7, 032. 37 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance- 6, 000. 00 22. 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. 1 Includes $6,000 maintenance and improvement funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 722 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The section from the Mississippi River to Atchafalaya River, La., leaves the Mississippi River about 3 miles above Canal Street and 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 La Rose, La., on Bayou Lafourche, up Bayou Lafourche 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 3 miles above Canal Street. The other route follows the Mississippi River to Plaquemnine, Bayou Plaquemine, and the Grand River system to Morgan City, a total distance of 176 miles. Bayou Plaquemine connects with the Mississippi 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 has been constructed 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 running 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 l'ete 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., RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 723 a total distance of about 26 miles. See U. S. Coast & Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 1116 and Corps of Engineers " Mississippi River Alluvial Valley " Maps, Baton Rouge, Grossetete, Chicot Lake, White Castle, Foster, Napoleonville, Bayou Sale, Jeanerette, Belle Isle, Morgan City, and Derouen quadrangles, and U. S. Geological Sur- vey Maps, New Orleans, Barataria, Cut Off, Houma, Gibson, Abbe- ville, and Schooner Bayou quadrangles. 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 ex- penditures .have been $4,483,469.03. In addition, $273,266.97 of con- tributed 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, widen- ing at bends, lock or guard locks, and railway bridges over artifi- cial cuts as are necessary, and for the purchase or construction of a pipe-line dredge. The length of this section of the waterway is 346 miles via the northerly or Plaquemine route and 272 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 is 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 the 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, La., (Canal Street) __ 3. Miles from Mississippi River--------------_ 0.13. Width of chamber feet. 7-----------------------5 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-----------------99. Estimated cost (including approaches)------- $1,852,000. 724 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 PLAQUEMINE LOCK Miles from New Orleans, La., (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 feet. 1-------------0 Character of foundation--------------------- Timber piles. Kind of dam------------------------------ None. Type of construction------------------------ Concrete. Percentage of completion Completed, 1909. Cost----------- _ $1,302,006.38. VERMILION DOCK Miles from Abbeville, La------------------ 26. 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----------------- Completed 1934. Cost__ 253,846.76. $------------------------- 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 remodel- ing all highway bridges, together with their subsequent mainte- nance 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; Plaquenmine 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. Termin,al falcilities.-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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 725 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 Regular funds--new, work.-Dredging of the 9 by 100 section was completed March 7, 1935, by the removal of 22,618 cubic yards of material by hired labor and Government plant from the Harvey Lock to Station 55 subdivision. Easing sharp bends in the Plaquemine-Morgan City section re- quired the removal of 27,747 cubic yards of material by hired labor and Government plant. Work under contract at the Vermilion Lock consisted of grading the spoil banks, involving the excavation of 19,524 cubic yards of material, and the completion of the creosoted pile guide wall in the lock chamber. Regular funds--maintenance.-Maintenance dredging by hired labor and Government plant was performed as follows: Mississippi- Atchafalaya section, removing 153,314 cubic yards of material; Pla- quemine-Morgan City section, 186,054 cubic yards and 632 snags, in addition 114,544 cubic yards were dredged in connection with dike maintenance in Flat Lake; and the Atchafalaya-Vermilion section, 348,795 cubic yards. Clearing the banks and removing the snags from Upper Grand River was performed under an allotment of $1,000 from the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway, under authority of section 3, River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The work consisted of removing 484 snags and clearing 36,000 linear feet along the banks by hired labor. Surveys.-Survey work incidental to constructing and maintaining the waterway was carried on throughout the year. A survey party was kept in the field collecting hydraulic data for use in connection with the operation of Vermilion Lock. Public Works funds--Harvey Lock.-New work performed under contract consisted of the construction of the emergency dam, placing backfill behind lock walls, construction of mess and quarters, and fencing the reservation. Work in progress under contract at the close of the fiscal year consisted of the construction of two lock- tenders' residences, 95 percent completed, and office building which is 10 percent completed. Miscellaneous grading, drainage, walk and road construction were completed by hired labor during the year. The U. S. dredge Indiana removed 172,819 cubic yards of material in dredging the 9-by-100- foot channel from Harvey Lock to Station 55. Regular funds.-The total costs were $193,636.60, $149,390.22 for maintenance and $44,246.38 for new work under the existing project. The total expenditures were -$55,220.41. Public Works funds.-The total costs for new work under the ex- isting project were $112,943.50, and the total expenditures were $138,546.65. 726 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The total cost, all funds, was $306,580.10, of which $157,189.88 was for new work and $149,390.22 was for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $83,326.24. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is substantially com- pleted. The work remaining to be done consists of the completion of the residences and office building and the installation of the switchboard at Harvey Lock, the erection of signs and markers along the route of the waterway, and the construction of a highway from Intracoastal City to Vermilion Lock. The controlling depth at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1935, was 9 feet from the Mississippi River to the Sabine River via the Harvey and Plaquemine routes. The total costs (regular funds) under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $7,144,178.90, of which $6,829,358.59 was for new work and $314,820.31 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $7,087,818.61. The total costs (Public Works funds) under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $332,363.14 for new work. The total expenditures were $330,474.85. Total costs, all funds, have been $7,476,542.04, of which $7,161,721.73 was for new work and $314,820.31 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $7,418,293.46. Proposed operations, maintenance and improvement funds.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable, $237,049.31, will be applied to maintenance work as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1935-- $10, 000 Dredging : Mississippi-Atchafalaya section---------------- ------------- 40, 0100 Plaquemine-Morgan City section--------------------- 60, 000 Atchafalaya-Vermilion section- --------------------------- 30, 000 Vermilion-Mermentau section-------------- ------ 30, 000 Mermentau-Calcasieu section----------------------------- 30, 000 (The above dredging will be done throughout the fiscal year as necessary.) Repairs to Flat Lake Dike, April and May 1936--------------- 10, 000 Hydraulic survey by hired labor from July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936 -- 10, 000 Total------------ -------------------- _----------- 220, 000 National Industrial Recovery Act funds.--The balance unex- pended at the end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable, a total of $24,626.26, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities for new work. The additional sum of $230,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Mississippi-Atchafalaya section------------------------------- $50, 000 Plaquemine-Morgan City section _ - -______------------------- 70, 000 Atchafalaya-Vermilion section _----____------------ ----- - 40,000 Vermilion-Mermentau section ------------------------------------ 40, 000 Mermentau-Calcasieu section -------------------------------------- 30, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- 230,000 The work will be carried on throughout the fiscal year as necessary. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 727 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $10, 820, 417. 22 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 763, 781. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 11, 584, 199. 01 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 .--- 715. 82 Net total cost to June 30, 1935--- ---------------------- 11, 584, 914. 83 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ------ -- 101. 66 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--- --------- 11, 585, 016. 49 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ....-. 13, 728. 85 Net total expenditures--------------------------------11, 571, 287. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__---------------------------_ 236, 947. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------.. _ 11, 808, 235. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------ $1, 228, 787. 26 $2, 043, 510. 20 $2, 181,324. 10 $783, 611. 48 $44, 246. 38 Cost of maintenance_ ......... 22, 027. 58 52, 876. 00 25, 851. 69 98, 029. 77 149, 390. 22 Total cost--.....-.... -. _ 1, 250, 814. 84 2, 096, 386. 20 2, 207, 175. 79 881, 641. 25 193, 636. 60 Total expended ....-------------- 1, 226, 354. 41 1, 874, 851. 39 2, 253, 374. 31 1, 067, 294. 58 -55, 220. 41 Allotted---_------_ _ _ ----- 967, 500. 00 -667, 949. 21 1, 521, 527. 61 666, 917. 36 -80, 006. 44 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $261, 733. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_-------------------------_ $48, 318. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934----------------------- 1, 010. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_------------------------- 200, 000. 00 249, 329. 49 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 511, 063. 17 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments --- _ 329, 335. 93 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------181, 727. 24 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $355, 945. 57 Less- Reimbursements collected------------ $99, 472. 74 Receipts from sales ___ 311, 693. 24 411, 165. 98 -55, 220.41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------ 236, 947. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------_ 14, 638. 57 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------------222, 309. 08 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 .--- 101. 66 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935__ --- 222, 410. 74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance 1 - - ___..- 230, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 728 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ____________________ $332, 363. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ___________ 332, 363. 14 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_____________________-.___._ 101. 11 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_____________________ 332, 464. 25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935___________________________ 1, 989. 40 Net total expenditures ______________________- __ 330, 474. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935________________________ ___ 24, 525. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935________________ 355, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C Cost of new work_-- -- ............... - ----- $219, 419. 64 $112, 943. 50 Cost of maintenance ... iI -----------"I I- l I :I Total expended...----.----------.... ---------- 191,928.20 138, 546. 65 Allotted......... ........... .... .... --- ----------355,000.00 .---------- - Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____________________________ $163, 071. 80 Gross amount expended___________________________ $158, 383. 02 Less reimbursements collected_.. ._________________ 19, 836. 37 138, 546. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_____________________ __ 24, 525. 15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_________________ $4, 710. 73 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _____19, 761. 16 24, 471.89 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------- 53. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 101. 11 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_ 154. 37 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR LOUISIANA-TEXAS W ATERWAY Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-_ -- $11, 152, 780. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- -- 763, 781. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 11, 916, 562. 15 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 715. 82 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 -- ------ 11, 917, 277. 97 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935- -- ----- 202. 77 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------------------- 11, 917, 480. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 15, 718. 25 Net total expenditures _ ------------------------ --- 1, 901, 762. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 261, 472. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 2, 163, 235. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ...-----------. $1, 228, 787. 26 $2, 043, 510. 20 $2, 181, 324. 10 $1, 003, 031. 12 $157, 189. 88 Cost of maintenance ...------------ 22, 027.58 52, 876. 00 25, 851. 69 98,029. 77 149, 390. 22 Total cost-------------.......... 1,250,814.84 2, 096, 386. 20 2, 207, 175. 79 1, 101, 060. 89 306, 580. 10 Total expended .---.....-----------.... 1, 226, 354. 41 1, 874, 851. 39 2, 253, 374. 31 1, 259, 222. 78 83, 326. 24 Allotted.. ----------------- 967, 500. 00 -667,949. 21 1, 521, 527. 61 1,021, 917. 36 -80, 006. 44 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 729 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-_-_- _ $424, 805. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 --- _____----________ $48, 318.85 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934------------------------ 1, 010. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935__________ -- ______ __ 200, 000. 00 249, 329. 49 Amount to be accounted for ----- 674, 134. 97 Deductions on account of------------------------------__ _ 329, 335. 93 Net amount to be accounted for___------ _______---- 344, 799. 04 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $514, 328. 59 Less- Reimbursements collected $119, 309. 11 Receipts from sales 311, 693. 24 431, 002. 35 83, 326. 24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_______________----__-_- 261, 472. 80 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___ -__- _ $19, 349. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts .......-... 19, 761. 16 39,110. 46 -- Balance available June 30, 1935__________------- ____--222, 362. 34 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 __________________________ 202. 77 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_111111111111 222, 565. 11 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1----------------------------_ 230, 000. 00 23. THE INLAND WATERWAY FROM FRANKLIN TO THE MERMENTAU RIVER, LA. Location.-This canal extends from Hanson Lock on Bayou Teche through Hanson Canal and Bayou Portage to the Intracoastal Water- way, along the Intracoastal Waterway to its intersection with the Schooner Bayou cut-off, along this cut-off to Schooner Bayou. thence through Schooner Bayou and a land cut to White Lake, through White, Turtle, Alligator, Collicon Lakes and connecting canals to Grand Lake, and through Grand Lake to the Mermentau River at its northern entrance into the lake. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116 and Corps of Engineers " Mississippi River Alluvial Valley " maps, Foster, Bayou Sale, Jeanerette, and Derouen quadrangles, and U. S. Geological Survey maps, Abbeville and Schooner Bavou quadrangles.) Existing project.-This project provides for a waterway from Bayou Teche at or near Franklin, La., to the Mermentau River, hav- ing a depth of 5 feet below mean low Gulf and a bottom width of 40 feet with appropriate side slopes. This project, reported in the Annual Report for 1924 under the headings, " Intracoastal Water- way, Franklin to Mermentau, La.," and "Intracoastal Waterway from Vermilion River to Schooner Bayou, La.," has largely been superseded by the project "The Lousiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway from the Mississippi River at or near New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex." Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tides is about 10 inches and the extreme range about 14 inches. A severe storm may cause a high tide of from 6 to 9 feet. 1Exclusive of available funds. 730 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1920, is $722,000, with $20,000 for annual maintenance. The estimate of cost for the ,Shooner Bayou cut-off, made in 1913, is $37,500 for new work and $1,800 for annual maintenance. Data regarding the locks are as follows: HANSON LOOK Miles from Franklin, La 1-----------------.5. Miles from Bayou Teche ----------------- 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 feet. Character of foundation ................. Timber piles. Kind of dam--------------------------. None. Type of construction-------------------- Concrete buttresses, wooden miter- ing gates, earth-lock chamber. Percentage of completion----------------- Completed 1907. Cost --------------------------------- $65,000, including 4.1 miles of canal. SCHOONER BAYOU LOOK Miles from Abbeville, La----------------- 32. 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. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts. The act of March 2, 1907, authorized the general proj- ect (H. Doc. No. 640, 59th Congress, 2d sess.) ; the acts of March 3, 1909, and February 27, 1911, authorized the Secretary of War to make such changes in location of the channel as might be desirable; the act of July 25, 1912, authorized the purchase of the so-called " Hanson Canal" between Bayou Teche and Cote Blanche Bays, at a cost not to exceed $65,000; the act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 1336, 62d Cong., 3d sess.) authorized the construction of the Schooner Bayou Cut-Off. The latest published maps are in the above-mentioned documents and opposite page 2250 of the Annual Report for 1914. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-This improvement comprises a system of artificial canals and natural waterways passing through an iso- lated marsh section of the State, and there are no existing facilities for handling freight along the route. Oplerations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging to project dimensions by hired labor and Government plant consisted of removing 80,522 cubic yards of material from the channels through White, Alligator, Turtle, Collicon, and Grand Lakes. The total costs and expenditures were $8,065.43, all for mainte- nance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 731 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Hanson Canal and Lock was acquired on October 16, 1923; dredging from Vermilion Bay to the Mermentau River was completed in 1912; the lock and dam in Schooner Bayou were completed in 1913 and 1914, respectively, and the lockmaster's house at this lock in 1917. The lockmaster's house at Hanson Lock was completed in 1924. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, at mean low Gulf level, were: Hanson Lock to the Intracoastal Waterway, 4.2 feet; Vermilion River to the Mermentau River, 4.2 feet. The total costs and expenditures were $8,065.43, all for mainte- nance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $34,673.57, will be applied to maintenance dredging in Hanson Canal and the canal entrances in the lakes west of Schooner Bayou Lock by one United States bucket dredge during the period October 1, 1935, to March 31, 1936. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging by one United States hydraulic dredge during the period from October 16 to December 15, 1936. Cost and financial surnmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_________________________ $8, 05. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 8, 065. 43 Net total expenditures_________________________________ 8, 065. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 34, 673.57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ______________ 42, 739. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ---------- Cost of maintenance.__---------------- -------- $8, 065. 43 Total expended.... ........--------------- --------------------------..........---------.... 8, 065. 43 Allotted .................-------------------------------.......-----------.......------------.....----------- 42, 739. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------- ------------ $20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------------- 30, 000.00 $50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_------------------------------ 50, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment , 261. 00 7----------------- Net amount to be accounted for----__ - _______---42, 739. 00 Gross amount expended_________ 8, 065. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 34, 673. 57 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1_ __ --------- 20, 000. 00 ________________ 24. OPERATING AND CARE OF HARVEY CANALS AND LOCK, LA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal 1Exclusive of available funds. 732 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Waterway from the Mississippi River at or near New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex. (New Orleans-Sabine River section). See pages 721 to 729 of this report. The lock was placed in operating status March 13, 1934, and has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since that date, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the pres- ervation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and resuilts during fiscal year.-The lock, canals, and grounds were maintained in good condition, and all necessary rou- tine work thereon performed. The total costs were $54,586.08, and the total expenditures were $49,291.50, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The United States reservation comprises about 3.3 acres. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, was 9 feet in the canal and 12 feet in the lock at mean low Gulf level. The total costs were $371,821.13, and the total expenditures were $370,867.57, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance, $4,263.13, remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The allotment of $46,000 from maintenance and improvement funds for the fiscal year 1936 will be applied as follows: Operation of the lock------------------------------------------- $35, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair_________ - -__ -___________- _ 7, 000 Improvement and reconstruction ----------------------------------- 4, 000 Total----------------------------------------------------- 46,000 It is expected that the sum of $45,000 will be required to maintain and operate the project during the fiscal year 1937. This amount will be expended as follows. Operation of the lock------------------------------------------- $36, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair----------------------------------- 8, 000 Improvement and reconstruction ---------------------------- 1, 000 Total----------------------------------------------------- 45, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__-____________________ $371, 821. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-____________ 371, 821. 13 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------------- 2, 189. 92 Net total cost to June 30, 1935______-... ___..__-____ 374, 011. 05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935__ ___-________-_____ 776. 25 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------------------------. 374, 787. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_______________ - ___- 3, 919. 73 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------------ 370, 867.57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____________________________52, 391. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 423, 259. 45 1Includes $46,000 maintenance and improvement funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 733 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-- - - - - -- ------------ Cost of maintenance- . --------------- $25, 961. 67 $23, 225. 48 $23, 723. 49 $28, 469. 11 $54, 586. 08 Total expended---.------------------- 31, 896. 14 21, 758. 87 25, 827. 03 23, 679.80 49, 291. 50 Allotted ------------------------ - 26, 000. 00 30, 000. 00 18, 075. 40 29, 684. 05 92, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 $9, 683. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation -_____ Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_________-_____-- $46, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropri- ation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909__ 46, 000. 00 92, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------____ 101, 683. 38 Gross amount expended $71, 168. 26 .------------------------ Less-- Reimbursements collected-------------- $17, 969. 00 Receipts from sales_ 3, 907. 76 21, 876. 706 49, 291. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 .... ___-_-__ 391. 88 52:, Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__________________ $3, 986. 50 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts.- - 276. 63 4, 263. 13 Balance available June 30, 1935_-_ ______ 48, 128. 75 Accounts receivable June 30, 19351_____________________________ 776. 25 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935___ 48, 905. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance 2 - 45, 000. 00 25. OPERATING AND CARE OF HANSON CANAL, LA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for the inland waterway from Franklin to Mermentau, La. See pages 729 to 731 of this report. The United States began operation of the lock October 16, 1923, and it has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropria- tion since that date, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subse- quent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results duringyfiscal year.-The lock, canal, struc- tures, and grounds were maintained in good condition and all neces- sary routine and maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $5,457.75, all for maintenance, and the total expenditures were $5,341.39. Condition at end of fiscal year.-This property was purchased by the United States in 1923 at a cost of $65,000. The United States owns a strip of land 300 feet wide between parallel lines running from Bayou Teche to Bayou Portage, a distance of 4.1 miles and containing 148 acres. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, were 4.2 feet at mean low gulf in the canal and 4 feet in the lock chain- 2Exclusive of available funds. 734 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 ber. The total costs were $45,037.66, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $44,821.03. Proposed operations.--The obligated balance $315.16, remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The allotment of $4,500 from M. & I. funds for the fiscal year 1936 will be applied as follows: Operation of the lock--------------------------------------------- $3, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair.-- - - -- - -- - 1, 500 Total------------------------------------------------------ 4, 500 It is expected that the sum of $4,500 will be required to maintain and operate the lock and canal during the fiscal year 1937. This amount will be expended as follows: Operation of the lock___ --------------------------------------------- $3, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repair-----------------------------------1, 000 Total --------------------------------------------- -- 4, 500 Cost and ftaancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1.935--------------------------$45, 037. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------__ 45, 037. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ----------------------------- 216. 63 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 44, 821. 03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------ 5, 034. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -__ 149, 855. 06 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work- - -- --- -- -- Cost of maintenance $2, 882. 65 $3, 292. 86 $3, 462. 19 $3, 323. 87 $5, 457. 75 Total expended__.... ______.__-______--. 2, 875. 76 3, 276. 76 3, 654.95 3, 270. 77 5,341. 39 Allotted. ... .... 3, 500. 00 3, 500. 00 2, 719. 88 4, 235. 18 8, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------------- $1, 875. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------ $4, 500. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909--------------4, 000. 00 8, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 10, 375. 42 Gross amount expended--------------------------------- 5, 341. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------------- 5, 034. 03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------------- $295. 06 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------- 20. 10 315. 16 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------- 4, 718. 87 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year end- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ing June 30, 1937 for maintenance a 4, 500. 00 1 Includes $4,500 maintenance and improvement funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 735 26. OPERATING AND CARE OF SCHOONER BAYOU LOCK, LA. The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for the inland waterway from Franklin to Mermentau, La. See pages 729 to 731 of this report. The lock was placed in operating status March 1, 1913, and has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since that date, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock, dam, struc- tures, and grounds were maintained in good condition and all necessary routine and maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $9,735.66, all for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $10,470.71. 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. The United States reservation com- prises 2 acres. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, was 8 feet at mean low Gulf level. The total costs were $118,898.64, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $119,212.72. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance, $1,317.46, remain- ing from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropria- tion will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The allotment of $8,700 from maintenance and improvement funds for the fiscal year 1936 will be applied as follows: Operation of the lock--------------_- - ----------------- $5, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair----------------------------- -- 700 Improvements and reconstruction ...- ___________- ___ - - 3, 000 Total----------- 8, 700 It is expected that the sum of $6,000 will be required to maintain and operate the lock during the fiscal year 1937. This amount will be expended as follows: Operation of the lock--------------------------------------------$5, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair-------------- 500 Improvements and reconstruction ------------------------------------ 500 Total ----------------------------------------------------- , 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ........ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- $118, 898. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 118, 898. 64 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--__-- 1, 120. 61 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 019. 25 1---------------------------20, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 806. 53 Net total expenditures --------------------- 119, 212. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------ 10, 130. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 129, 343. 57 1Includes $8,700 maintenance and improvement funds, 23116--ENG 1935--47 736 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--- -- - -- - -- - -- ---------------------- Cost of maintenance___.------------------ $5, 018. 52 $5, 217. 86 $5, 198. 26 $6, 600. 25 $9, 735. 66 Total expended ----------------------- 5, 027. 45 4, 662. 78 5, 083. 35 6, 540. 78 10, 470. 71 Allotted------------------------------- 5, 500.00 5, 000. 00 5, 574. 59 5, 138. 52 19, 900.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____________________________ $701. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 700. 00 $--------------------------8, Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909---- 11, 200. 00 19, 900. 00 Amount to be accounted for----___- _________-___--____ 20, 601. 56 Gross amount expended------------------------------ $10, 548.11 Less reimbursements collected _______----________----77. 40 --------- 0, 470. 71 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--- ----- ____ 10, 130. 85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------- $990. 81 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ______________ 326. 65 1, 317. 46 Balance available June 30, 1935--- , 813. 39 8------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2_____ 6, 000. 00 27. OPERATING AND CARE OF VERMILION 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 721 to 729 of this report, where general information may be found. The completed lock has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since October 13, 1933, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The lock, sluiceway, structures, and grounds were maintained in good condition and all necessary routine and maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $16,053.60, all for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $16,803.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Operation of the lock and spill- way was begun October 13, 1933. The United States has an easement deed to a strip of land 300 feet wide along the intracoastal waterway. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, was 12 feet at mean low Gulf level. The total costs were $27,525.96, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $27,709.36. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance, $2,113.73, remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The allotment of $20,000 from maintenance and improvement funds for the fiscal year 1936 will be applied as follows: 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 737 Operation of the lock----------------------- --------------- -$16, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair-------------------------------- 3, 000 Improvement and reconstruction____ ---------------------------- 1, 000 Total---------_ ------------------------------------- 20, 000 It is expected that the sum of $20,000 will be required to maintain and operate the lock during the fiscal year 1937. This amount will be expended as follows: Operation of the lock------------- -------------------------- $16, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair __-___-------------------- - 3, 000, Improvement and reconstruction -, 0010 1--------------------- Total ------------------- ------------------------- 20, 000 Cost and financiad summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935... -- - Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 .__.____________--- $27, 525. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_____________ 27, 525. 96 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---____-___- - 1, 406. 37' Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ______________________28, 932. 33 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935________________-__ __ 116. 35 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 --- ____---- -_______29,048. 68 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-__-- ___ - 1, 339. 32 1____________ Net total expenditures _----___ ------- __ ----- 27, 709. 36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-__-- __---- _____- ___ 22, 026. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------_ ___ 149, 735. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------------------------------------------------------ - - Cost of maintenance__________________ ----------------- --------------- _ $11, 472. 76 $16, 053. 60 Total expended --------------------------- ------------ ------------ 10, 906. 24 16, 803. 12 Allotted -------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 12, 735. 96 37, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___- --- ___________ - -- $1, 829.72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------- ----- $20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909- -- __---- 17, 000. 00 37, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---- ---- 38, 829.72 _---_--- Gross amount expended_ ___ __ -____---_- $17, 733. 73 Less reimbursements collected--------_____-__-- 930. 61 16, 803. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 2, 026. 60 2--------------------- Oustanding liabilities June 30, 1935____ __------------------ - 2, 113. 73 Balance available June 30, 1935___---------------------- 19, 912. 87 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------- ----- 116. 35 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-- ___-._____ 20, 029. 22 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, _ - - -- - - - 1937, for maintenance 2 _________ ____ __ 20, 000. 00 SIncludes $20,000 M. & I. funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 738 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 28. 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 inter- section with the intracoastal waterway, thence for a distance of a.bout 3 miles to Vermilion Bay. Bayou Tigre has its source in Vermilion Parish about 6 miles northeast of Abbeville, and flows in a southerly direction 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 and Corps of Engineers " Mississippi River Alluvial Valley " Map, Derouen quadrangle.) Existing project.-This project provides for dredging 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. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is :$50,200. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 225, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Prior to this authorization the improvement had been included in the Public Works program under the National Industrial Recovery Act on September 6, 1933. Local cooperation.-The work included in the Public Works pro- ,gram is subject to the condition that local interests furnish all rights- of-wavy 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 clearness, 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.-Dredging under con- tract was begun April 9, 1935, and the 9- by 60-foot channel to mile 3.2 in Bayou Petit Anse was completed, and the 5- by 40-foot channel in Bayou Carlin was begun; 118,184 cubic yards of material were removed, completing 32.7 percent of the work. The total costs (Pub- lic Works funds) were $16,377.68, all for new work; the total ex- penditures were $14,270.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work of dredging the chan- nels to project dimensions is about 32.7 percent completed; there remain 232,416 cubic yards of material yet to be dredged. The con- trolling depths at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1935, were 4 feet in Bayou Petit Anse and 1 foot in the upper portion of Bayou Car- RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 739 lin. The total costs (Public Works funds) under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $16,513.64, all for new work, and the total expenditures were $14,405.97. Proposed operations, National Industrial Recovery Act f/uds.- The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, a total of $35,788.56, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1934--------------------------------- $2,426. 79 New work dredging under contract during the period July 1 to Sept. 15, 1935---- ----------------------------------- 33, 361. 77 Total-------------------- ---------------- 35, 788. 56 The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 for maintenance by hired labor and United States bucket dredge, November 1 to December 31, 1936. This project utilizes existing wide and shallow bayous for about 10 to 15 miles. When the new channel is dredged through these wide streams, it is antici- pated, based on past experience in similar cases, that there will be a lowering of side slopes which will necessitate maintenance in ex- cess of the estimated annual maintenance until the banks become stabilized. Cost and financial su~m ary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $16, 513.64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------------16, 513. 6 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 2, 107. 67 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 4, 405. 97 tinexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------ 35, 788. 56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------------50, 194. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -------------------------------------------------- $135. 96 $16, 377. 68 Costoe maintenance------------------------------ - - Total expended------------ ------------ - 135. 96 14, 270. 01 Allotted .._------------------------------------------- ------------ 38, 500. 00 11, 694. 513 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------- -- $38, 364. 04- Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933----------------------- 11, 694. 53 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------50, 058. 57 Gross amount expended-------------------------- __ 14,270. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------------- 35, 788. 56 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 _--- $2, 426. 79 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- ---- 33, 162. 88 35, 589. 67 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------- 198. 89 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - , 30, 1937, for maintenance -- _---------------_____ 10,000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 740 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 29. BAYOU VERMILION, LA. Location.-Bayou Vermilion, also called Vermilion River, is formed by the junction of Bayous Fusilier and Bourbeau, west of 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 obtained 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 Pinhook Bridge there are ordinary wharves. At Abbeville there is a public wharf without charge, and a private one owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad, with conveyors for transferring freight from wharf to top of bank. Along the stream there are several derricks for load- ing cane on barges. The facilities are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations by hired labor and Government plant consisted of dredging and removal of obstructions so as to obtain a 5- by 40-foot channel 481/ miles from the Intracoastal Waterway to a point about 21 miles from Lafay- ette, La. The work, which is still in progress, consisted of the re- moval of 131,047 cubic yards of material and 18,469 snags. The total costs were $45,098.30, all for maintenance, and the total ex- penditures were $40,392.67. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1896. The controlling depths on June 30, 1935, were as follows: Over the bar at the mouth, 3 to 4 feet, mean low Gulf; mouth to Abbeville, 11 feet; Abbeville to Milton, 5 feet; Milton to Pinhook Bridge, 3 feet, mean low water, available throughout the year. The head of navigation is Pinhook Bridge (mile 49) from the mouth. The channel is in good condition, except for the bar at the mouth of the bayou and the upper 21 miles. The total costs have been $171,231.84, of which $25,000 was for new work and $146,- 231.84 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $166,526.21. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable, $19,755.83, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 741 Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------------------- $4, 943.93 Maintenance dredging by U. S. dredge Grossetete, during the period July 1 to Sept. 30, 1935__--- __-_ 14, 811.90 Total_----------------------------- 19, 755. 83 This work will provide a channel which will be adequate for ex- isting commerce, and no additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------$34, 900. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-----------------------146, 231. 84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------181, 131.84 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 148. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----------------------181, 280. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------- 4, 854. 13 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------- 176,426. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 19, 607. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------___ 196, 033. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------ ---- Cost of maintenance-------..-------------- $13. 27 49--_---_-_- $1, 067. ------ _-- $45, 098. 30 Total expended...........----------------------11. 64 1, 069. 12 ---------------------- 40, 392. 67 Allotted. ------------------------------------- -46.46 ----------- $50,000.00 10, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --------------------------- $50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------------- 13, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------63, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 3, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------60, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------ ------ $41, 079.71 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 687. 04 40, 392.67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------- 19, 607. 33 Outst anding liabilities June 30, 1935__ ------------- 4, 943.93 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 14, 663.40 Accou nts receivable June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 148. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ------------- 14, 811.90 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 Mex- ico. (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. 742 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Bayou des Cannes rises in Evangeline Parish, flows in a south- southwesterly direction and empties into the Mermentau River. Existing project.-The project provides for the removal of ob- structions to navigation to secure the natural channel throughout the entire Mermentau River, a distance of 71.5 miles, and through Bayou Nezpique from its mouth to 25 miles above, and Bayou des Cannes from its mouth to Evangeline Bridge (mile 8.5); for im- proving the channel in Lower Mud Lake by constructing a brush dam to concentrate the action of the current and by dredging; and for removing a portion of the wrecked dam 7 miles above the mouth; and for dredging a channel 9 feet deep over a bottom width of 100 feet from the Intracoastal Waterway to the junction of Bayous Nezpique and des Cannes. 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, respectively. The variation of the water surface near the mouth may be as much as 7 or 8 feet, dues to hurricanes on the Gulf, and near the head from 8 to 12 feet due to freshets. On Bayou Nez- pique, under ordinary conditions, the range of tide is about 3 inches at the mouth and nothing at the head. On Bayou des Cannes, under ordinary conditions, the range, of tide is about 3 inches at the mouth and nothing at the head. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $53,615; and that for the removal of the dam, made in 1916, $1,500. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $2,200. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 13, 1892, provided for the general project (Annual Report for 1891, p. 1862) ; the act of July 27, 1916, provided 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 dredging of the chan- nel to a depth of 9 feet over a bottom width of 100 feet was adopted by the River and Harbor Act, approved August 30, 1935, and was authorized by the Public Works Administration March 28, 1934 (Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doc. No. 36, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is printed in the last mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The work is subject to the condition that local interests shall furnish, free to the United States, all rights-of-way and suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction and for future maintenance as and when needed. 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 Nezpique. On Bayous des Cannes and Nezpique there are a 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 743 Operations and results during fiscal year-regular funds.--Snag- ging operations by hired labor and Government plant were con- ducted in the Mermentau River above the Intracoastal Waterway and in Bayou Nezpique from the Mermentau River to the Grand Canal pumping station at mile 21. A total of 1,670 snags and stumps were removed from the streams. Costs were $14,907.35, all for maintenance, and expenditures were $12,020.04. Public Works funds.-New work dredging under contract, con- tinued from the previous fiscal year, consisted of dredging a 9 by 100-foot channel through upper Lake Arthur and enlarging to the same dimensions a cut-off channel a short distance above the Intra- coastal Waterway. Material removed totaled 170,783 cubic yards. Markers to locate the newly dredged channel were erected. Costs were $27,304.12, all for new work, expenditures were $28,820.79. The total cost, all funds, was $42,211.47, of which $27,304.12 was for new work and $14,907.35 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $40,840.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, except for the 9- by 100-foot channel was completed in 1917; the 9- by 100-foot channel was completed in 1935. Channel conditions are good in the Mermentau and Bayou Nezpique and poor in Bayou des Cannes. The total costs (regular funds) under the existing project were $80,535.31, of which $27,580.35 was for new work and $52,954.96 for maintenance; the total expenditures were $77,648. The total costs and expenditures (Public Works funds) under the existing project were $29,974.42, all for new work. Total costs, all funds, have been $110,509.73, of which $57,554.77 was for new work and $52,954.96 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $107;622.42. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- ---------------------- $27, 580. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__ _______________________ 52, 954. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___________ 80, 535. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_________________________ 2, 887. 31 Net total expenditures_____-___- -___________ _ 77, 648. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__------- _______ __ ____ 2, 979. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_------- ____- 80, 627. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .------------------------------- Cost of maintenance_ $3, 994. 03 .. .. ... .. . ............ $14, 907. 35 Total expended -- -- 3, 994. 03 12, 020. 04 Allotted---......._-- . --......... -4,000. 00 -$5.97 ------------ $15,000 .. 744 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $15, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------12, 020.04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935______________________ 2, 979. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------------------2, 938. 65 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------- 41. 31 PUBLIO WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------- 29, 974. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ ___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__________ 29, 974. 42 Net total expenditures_ ._______________________________29,974. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_________________ 29,974. 42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ....--- ............ I .- - - $2, 670. 30 $27, 304. 12 Cost ofmaintenance . - Total expended --------------------- ------ ---- ----------- - 1, 153.63 28, 820.79 Allotted.......... ..------------------------------------- ----------- 30, 000. 00 -25. 58 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___________________________-- $28, 846. 37 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_-- -- ___-- -_ 25. 58 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------28, 820. 79 Gross amount expended_ ----------------------- $30, 059. 48 Less reimbursements collected -___________________ 1, 238. 69 28, 820. 79 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MERMENTAU RIVER, LA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_______________________,_______ $57, 554. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__________________________ 52, 954. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935____________ 110, 509. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_____________________ __ 2, 887. 31 Net total expenditures--__ -- - 107, 622.42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_________________________ 2,979. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__----__----- 110, 602. 38 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .--.- -- $2, 670. 30 $27, 304. 12 Cost of maintenance $3, 994. 03 ------- ------- 14, 907. 35 Total cost------------ ------- ------------ - - 42, 211. 47 Total expended----------------------- 3, 994. 03 -- ----------- 1, 153. 63 40, 840. 83 Allotted ...------------- ..--------------- 4, 000. 00 -$5.97 - 45, 000. 00 -25. 58 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ ... .__,_--_- .__-- $43, 846.37 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- ______ ___ 25. 58 Net amount to be accounted for ___________________43, 820. 79 Gross amount expended---- -- $42, 079. 52 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 745 Less reimbursements collected___------------------------ $1,238. 69 $40, 840. S3: Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 2, 979. 90 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-----------------------------2, 938. 65 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------------- 41. 31 31. CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LA. Location.-Calcasieu River has its source in southwestern Loui- siana and flows in a generally southerly direction to the Gulf of Mexico. About 25 miles from the Gulf it debouches into Calcasieu Lake, which lake is about 18 miles long. The connection between the lake and the Gulf, about 7 miles long is known as " Calcasieu Pass ". (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116.) Previous projects.-The original project for this improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. Subsequent- appropriations were made by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881; August 2, 1882; July 5, 1884, and August 11, 1888. The cost and expenditures prior to the adoption of the existing project, in 1890, were $46,488.05. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1853. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of two con- verging jetties about 1.5 miles long, of brush and stone, at the Gulf entrance of the pass, and dredging between them to secure a 12-foot: by 200-foot channel from the Gulf to the pass, so as to make the pass serve as a harbor; for the dredging of the bars at the head and foot of Calcasieu Lake to a depth of 8 feet, 80 feet wide, and revetment of the channel; for dredging a channel 12 feet deep and 90 feet wide from the city of Lake Charles to the entrance of the Calcasieu-Sabine section of the intracoastal waterway, with a turning basin 12 feet deep and 1,000 feet long by 400 feet wide at the city of Lake Charles; also for the improvement of the river from Philips Bluff to its mouth by removing logs, snags, and overhanging trees, and by dredging. Total length of improvement is 97 miles. Depths refer to mean low Gulf. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is 10 inches at the mouth, diminishing to zero at Philips Bluff, the extreme range of the tide being 14 inches and zero, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $475,000, which includes $25,500 for the turning basin and that portion of the 12 by 90 foot channel in Lake Charles, these estimates being exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) ap- proved 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, provided for the con- struction of the converging jetties and dredging between them (Annual Report for 1887, p. 1402) ; the act of July 13, 1892, provided for the dredging of the bars at the head and foot of Calcasieu Lake (Annual Report for 1891, p. 1829); a modification of the original project of 1872, dated May 12, 1881, provided for the general im- provement of the river from Philips Bluff to its mouth (H. Ex. Doc. No. 46, 46th Cong., 3d sess.); and the act of September 22, 1922,. 746 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 provided for the 12 by 90 foot channel (H. Doc. No. 974, 66th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2468 of the Annual Report for 1916. Local cooperation.-The, act of September 22, 1922, adopted the project given in House Document No. 974, Sixty-sixth Congress, third session, and provided that " no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this improvement." Under date of January 5, 1922, a permit was granted by the As- sistant Secretary of War to the police jury of Calcasieu Parish to enlarge this river where necessary between Lake Charles and the eastern end of the Calcasieu-Sabine section of the intracoastal water- way to a depth of 30 feet, with a bottom width of 125 feet. Terminal facilities.-Terminal facilities at the port of Lake Charles are owned by the Lake Charles Harbor and terminal dis- trict and operated by a board of commissioners. In addition to the municipally owned terminals, there are several privately owned and operated wharf structures located on the ship channel. The terminal facilities are reported to be often taxed beyond their capacity. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The various parts of the project were completed as follows: The revetment in 1893, the jetties in 1900, the dredging between jetties and in bars at head and foot of Cal- casieu Lake in 1903, and the snagging in 1906. No work has yet been done by the United States on the 12- by 90-foot channel or on the 12- by 400- by 1,000-foot turning basin at the city of Lake Charles. Due to the work of Calcasieu Parish, a depth 30 feet exists in this whole channel, except through Lake Charles, and a turning basin 30 by 550 by 2,000 feet has been made at the terminal facilities about 1 mile below the lake, hence no dredging in the lake to provide a greater depth than the present one of 8 feet will be necessary, nor will a turning basin be needed at the original proposed location. The jetties are in fair condition, but the channel is in need of dredging. The total costs and expenditures were $637,551.13, of which $449,- 425.58 was for new work and $188,125.55 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended of $25,000 will be applied to maintenance dredging in the lower end of Calcasieu Lake by one United States 15-inch hydraulic dredge during the period September 1 to October 31, 1935. This work will provide a channel which will be adequate for exist- ing commerce, and no additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $495, 913. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ___-----____---188, 125. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 684, 039.18 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------------- 684, 039. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ----- -709, 039. 18 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 747 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..------------------------------------- Cost ofmaintenance _________- -- _______-- $12, 794. 07 $964. 35 $1. 68 --- Total expended _ ---------------------- 12, 761. 58 980. 13 18. 39 - Allotted- ------- _____ ------ -____-- - 20, 000. 00 -4, 500. 00 -1, 739. 90 ------ $25, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---- ---------------------------------- $25, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------------- 25, 000. 00 32. LAKE CHARLES DEEP WATER CHANNEL, LA. Location.-The Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, 38.5 miles in length, extends from the Sabine River to the city of Lake Charles, in Calcasieu Parish, La. From the Sabine River to the Calcasieu River the channel follows the Calcasieu-Sabine section of the Intra- coastal Waterway; the channel then follows the Calcasieu River, except for several cut-offs at long bends and a dredged cut north of Prien Lake to Lake Charles. This channel has access to deep water through the Sabine River, Sabine-Neches Canal, Port Arthur Canal, and Sabine Pass to the Gulf of Mexico. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116.) Existing project.-This project provides for the maintenance of a channel 30 feet deep with a bottom width of 125 feet from Sabine River to Lake Charles, with widening to 200 feet at curves and a turning basin 500 feet wide and 2,000 feet long at Lake Charles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is 2 to 3 inches; variations of 1 to 2 feet may be experienced due to high water on the Sabine or Calcasieu Rivers. The estimated cost of the work, made in 1931, is $50,000 for the initial maintenance and $30,000 an- nually thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the Public Works Admin- istration January 3, 1934, and adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 172, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. ferminal facilities.-The terminal facilities at the port of Lake Charles are described under the improvement " Calcasieu River and Pass ", page 745. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract, begun during the preceding fiscal year, was com- pleted March 1, 1935. The work consisted of removing shoals so as to obtain a 30- by 125-foot channel from Lake Charles to the Sabine River; 539,080 cubic yards of material were removed from the shoal areas. The total costs (Public Works funds) were $72,- 949.54, and the total expenditures were $74,434.42, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under con- tract was completed; the channel is in good condition. The con- trolling depth on June 30, 1935, was 30 feet. The total costs and expenditures were $79,577.63, all for main- tenance. Proposed operaUtions.-There are no funds available. 748 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging under contract during the period September 1, 1936, to January 31, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___.___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__---- ----------------- $79, 577. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ____------79, 577. 63 Net total expenditures------------------------------------79, 577. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----- 79, 577. 63 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C ost of new work -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - Cost of maintenance-_ . .. .- 628. 09 $---6, $72, 949.. 54 Total expended- _ - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - 5, 143. 21 74, 434. 42 Allotted_ ------- __---------- - -- 80, 000. 00 -422. 37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_______----------------- ---------- $74, 856.79 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______ -- -422. 37 Net amount to be accounted for _________- ________-------- 74, 434. 42 Gross amount expended 76, 088. 53 $---------------------------- Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 1, 654. 11 74, 434.42 ...Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance- ------------------------------- 80, 000.00 33. 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 (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $60,000. 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. Doe. No. 91, 55th Cong., 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- Scinth shall be used; the act of July 25, 1912, made the appropriation RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 749 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 fiscal year.-The U. S. spray boat Chene and the steamer Hyacinth sprayed a total of 36,317,133 square yards of water hyacinths in Bayous Barbary, Bedico, Black, Boeuf, Bonfouca, Blue, Chevreuil, Chene Blanc, Des Allemands, Grand, La- fourche, Lacassine, Little Wax, Middle, and Possum, and in the Amite, Blood, Blind, Natalbany, Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa, Tickfaw, and Chefuncte Rivers, Pass Manchac, North Pass, the Intracoastal Canal, and Hanson Canal. Floating plant was also engaged in mis- cellaneous work such as pile driving, removing obstructions, and hyacinth-boom installation and maintenance. A total of 5,330,406 square yards of alligator grass were removed by hand from Bayous Black, DuLarge, Grand Caillou, Lafourche, LeCarpe, Little Black, Terrebonne, and the Intracoastal Waterway. Work is in progress on the design of a plant for the mechanical removal of alligator grass and hyacinths. The total costs were $66,528.99, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $27,886.34. Condition at end of fiscal year.-From 1900 to 1902 a boat with suitable machinery for removing and crushing the hyacinth was op- erated. Since then the U. S. steamer Hyacinth, equipped with means of spraying plants with a solution of arsenic and soda, has been used in those streams of such commercial importance as to justify improve- ment. 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 navi- gation. In 1915 the U. S. barge Chene was equipped for spraying smaller streams, but was placed out of commission in September 1922. In 1930 her machinery was changed to greatly increase her efficiency. In 1932 a new steel spray boat was purchased and the machinery from the old barge Chene transferred to the new spray boat. This new plant was commissioned in March 1933. Work on the design of a plant for the mechanical removal of alli- gator grass and hyacinths is about 90 percent complete. The total costs were $780,134.48, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $778,746.42. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $61,412.42, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---- ___--- -_____--- - $3, 622. 03 Maintenance (hired labor and Government plant), removal by floating plant, July 1, 1935, to, June 30, 1936_____________________--- - 35, 000. 00 Exclusion by structures, July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936_______---- 10, 000. 00 Removal by hand, July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936- ---------------- 12, 790. 39 Total--------------------------------------------------- 61, 412. 42 The additional amount of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: 750 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Maintenance (hired labor and Government plant) removal by floating plant, July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937-- ----------------------- $50, 000 Exclusion by structures, July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937---- ------------ 10, 000 Removal by hand, July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937----------------------15, 000 Total----------------------------------- 75, 000 The expenditures for hyacinth removal will be increased due to large-scale removal operations during the entire year under a more comprehensive program to obtain more satisfactory control, to pre- vent propagation of plants, and to eradicate plants in certain areas. Cost and financial summary Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- $780, 134. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 780, 134. 48 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-------- _ 2:, 195. 53 Net total cost to June 30, 1935___------------------------782, 330. 01 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---- -------------__ 3, 583. 59 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 778, 746. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------- ---- _ _ 61, 412. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------- 840, 158. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---------------- - ------------------- Cost of maintenance ... $24, 161. 19 $33, 035. 53 ..-------------------- $58, 604.95 $44, 556. 95 $66, 528. 99 Total expended---..... ..------- ...---------. 30, 156. 53 42, 484. 91 58, 726. 21 44, 869. 51 27, 886. 34 Allotted.........................-----------...------------- 32, 000. 00 22, 013. 07 55, 523. 51 66, 752. 63 43, 789. 63 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------------------- $45, 509. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934---------------------- $21, 968. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---- 0, 000.00 6----------------------- 81, 968. 88 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 127, 478.01 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------38, 179. 25 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 89, 298. 76 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $68, 200. 87 Less: Reimbursements collected--------------$2, 125. 78 Receipts from sales___ 38, 188. 75 40, 314. 53 27, 886. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 1, 412. 42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------------- 3, 622. 03 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------ 57, 790. 39 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 175, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 751 34. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $39,789.41; the ex- penditures were $36,860.34. The balance unexpended and accounts receivable, $51,084.58, June 30, 1935, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses incurred in connection with the above items. The additional sum of $40,600 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ...... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --------------------- $148, 159. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 _____ 148, 159. 56 ---- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935______________-_______--412. 75 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 572. 31 1_____________________ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-----------------_ __ 4, 236. 91 Net total expenditures_-______________----- -____ 144, 335. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--___________------- ______ 50, 671.83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1.935_ ___________ 195, 007.23 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 - Cost of new work----------- ------ -- $ -------- ---- ------ Cost of maintenance - - $22, 509. 04 $22, 967.45 $14, 383.17 $32, 020.57 $39, 789. 41 Total expended_---- --------------- -- 20, 609. 69 24, 766. 91 14, 403. 66 31, 363. 72 36, 860. 34 Allotted...----- - --------------------- 15, 00.00 24, 000.00 34, 407. 24 47, 599. 99 47, 700. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------$39, 832. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---- -------------------------------------- 47, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------87, 532.17 Gross amount expended------------------------- $38,152.98 Less reimbursements collected-__________-___-- 1, 292.64 36, 860. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-___-____-______- _ 50, 671. 83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 4, 236. 91 Balance available June 30. 1935----------------- 46, 434. 92 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------------- 412. 75 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_______________ 46, 847. 67 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- -- 30, 1937, for maintenance 40, 600. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935----- 48 752 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 35. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commerical statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full report June 30, 1935 Estimated No. Name of project see An- amount nual Re- required to port for- New work Maintenance complete 1 Amite River and Bayou Manchac, La...... '- 1932 $28, 233. 68 $ 2 61, 973. 63 (2) 2 Atchafalaya River, Morgan City to the Gulf of Mexico, La.. ......------------------------ 1930 501, 963. 23 152, 765. 14 (2) 3 Bayou Queue de Tortue, La.'------------- 1924 33, 355. 18 24,276. 10 (2) 4 Bayou Plaquemine Brule, La.'- 1932 32, 759. 90 228, 864. 70 (2) 1Channels adequate for commerce. SCompleted. 36. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-___--- - $1, 076, 801. 70 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------- 116, 462. 05 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_--_______ ---- ___ 1, 193, 263. 75 ............- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__--__- __ 42, 526. 99 Net total expenditures ------ ------- 1, 150, 736. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------- --- __ 102, 705. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_---____---- 1, 253, 442. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended------------------------------- $1, 150, 736. 76 Allotted......---------------------------------------. 1, 253, 442.02 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---- __--- _ $74, 650. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_________-__ 1, 178, 791.99 Amount to be accounted for__________________--_-------- $1, 253, 442.02 Gross amount expended _______________________ $1.743, 127. 78 Less- Reimbursements collected-------- $591, 578. 98 Receipts from sales --------- 812. 04 592, 391. 02 1, 150, 736. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 102,705. 26 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__--------------- -------- 61, 928. 34 Balance available June 30, 1935__----------------- 40, 776. 92 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-----____------------------ 116, 462.05 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 __ 157, 238.97 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 753 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and commrnittee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted Document N Recommenda- to Congress Document No. tion Boston Canal, Vermil- River and Harbor Act, ------- - - - - - - - - ion Parish, La.. Aug. 30, 1935. Calcasieu River and River and Harbor Dec. 21,1934 ----------------- Unfavorable. Pass, Louisiana. Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 6, 1933. Calcasieu River, La--. River and Harbor ------------------------ Committee resolu- tion, May 6, 1935. DuLarge Bayou, La.... River and Harbor Act, -------------- ------------------------ Aug. 30, 1935. D upre B ayou, La ..... ----- do--------------- ----------------------- Florence Canal, to --...do .............. .... . . . --------------------"- Gueydan, Vermilion Parish, La., water- way from the Intra- coastal Waterway via. Franklin Canal, St. ..... do ............... ----------------------- Mary Parish, La. Grand Bayou Pass, La- --.....--- do_._ ------------------------ .Houma - Terrebonne ....----- do.. - ------------------------ Ship Canal, La. Houma, La., to the Gulf ...----- d o -.....--- ---. . ------------------------ of Mexico, ship canal from. Lake Charles Deep ....-do---....- .... . .- -- - -- - ------------------------ Water Channel, La. Lake Charles Ship .....d --------------... o -----------I------'- Channel, La., from Lake Charles to the Gulf of Mexico near Calcasieu River, via Calcasieu River, the Intracoastal Water- way and land cut. La Loutre, St. Malo, do------- .- .. .. .----- ------------------------ and Yscloskey Bay- ous, La. Little Caillou Bayou, River and Harbor _Dea. 26, 1934 ----------------------Unfavorable. La. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 14, 1932. Mississippi River to River and Harbor ------------------------ Intracoastal Water- Committee resolu- way via Bayou, Man- tion, Aug. 23, 1935. chac Amite River, Lake Maurepas, Pass Manchac, Lak e Maurepas, and Rigo- lets, La. Mississippi Valley River and Harbor Feb. 26,1935 Do. flood control-Upper Committee resolu- Grand River, Bayou tion, May 10, 1934. Sorrel, Little Bayou Pigeon, and Atchafa- laya. Mobile, Ala., to New S enat e Committee Orleans, La., Intra- resolution, Apr. 27, coastal Waterway. 1935. New Orleans-Corpus River and Harbor May 3,1935 ------------------------ Do. Christi (vicinity Mer- Committee resolu- mentau) Intracoastal tion Apr. 3, 1934. Waterway. Mobile, Ala., to New River and Harbor -- - - - - - - Orleans, La. Intra- resolution, Mar. 26, coastal Waterway. 1935. Plaquemine Bayou, La River and Harbor Committee resolu- Dec. 29, 1934 --------- --------- " Do. tion, Jan. 5, 1934. Rigaud Bayou, La..... River and Harbor Act, . .--- - -- - Aug. 30, 1935. St. John Bayou, La .. ...--- do--- ---- Sennette Bayou, La.... .--...--- do.. .......... .-- ----- ----- ----- - --- Terre au Boeuf Bayou River and Harbor ---- ---- -------- "--- and Delacroix Island, Committee resolu- ---- ---- --- - --- --- La. tion, Feb. 25, 1927. -- - - - - - - Vinton Waterway, La. River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. -------------------- White Lake to Pecan .....do...----------.........---- Island, La., water- ------------------- way from. 754 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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: Lt. Col. E. H. Marks, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Sabine - Neches Waterway, 8. Houston Ship Channel, Tex_ 783 Tex-_ _ _____ _ 754 9. Double Bayou, Tex________ 790 2. The Louisiana and Texas 10. Anahuac Channel, Tex___ 791 Intracoastal W a t e r w a y 11. Cedar Bayou, Tex _____ 793 from the Mississippi River 12. Clear Creek, Tex_ 795 at or near New Orleans, 13. Freeport Harbor, Tex______ 797 La., to Corpus Christi, 14. Channel from Aransas Pass Tex. (Sabine River-Cor- to Corpus Christi, Tex___ 804 pus Christi section) . -. 762 15. Channel from Pass Cavallo 3. Operating and care of to Port Lavaca, Tex ____ 807 bridges, Louisiana and 16. Port Aransas, Tex _______ 808 Texas Intracoastal Water- 17. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex_ 814 way- 768 18. Examinations, surveys, and 4. Galveston Harbor, Tex ____ 770() contingencies (genreral) _-_ 823 5. Galveston Channel, Tex ... 775 19. Other projects for which no 6. Channel from Galveston Har- estimates are submitted__ 824 bor to Texas City, Tex____ 778 20. Plant allotment___ - 824 7. Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex__________ ___-- 781 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 extends to the mouths of the Neches and Sabine Rivers. The waterway 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 coni- 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 755 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.) Ewisting project.-The modified project dimensions provided for in the various channels and basins comprising the waterway are shown in the following tabulation: Adopted project dimensions Section of Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex. Depth in Bottom width in feet eetbelow mean low Gulf level Sabine Pass outer bar...... .. 600----__...... ..----------------------- --.......--...----........ 36 Sabine Pass jetty channel -___-------------------- 400 at inner end increasing to 600 at out- er end. (1) Sabine Pass....... --------------------------- 400-......-----.......----------------.....-------------....... 34 Sabine Pass anchorage basin--_----__ -- -. 800 by 3,000 long, exclusive of channel ... 34 Port Arthur Canal ..------------------------- 300-------.......-------- ...----- ......------------. 34 Port Arthur, east turning basin_--------------- 420 by 1,800 long ....------------------------- 34 Port Arthur, west turning basin ..........--------------.. 325 by 1,700 long------------------------- 34 Channel from Port Arthur west turning basin to 125---....................___---_--- . . 34 Taylors Bayou turning basin. Taylors Bayou turning basin.-----...--...---------- 150 to 1,000 by 2,900 long---------------- ........... 34 Sabine-Neches Canal, Port Arthur Canal to 250 ...... .... ............. ...... 34 mouth of Neches River. Sabine-Neches Canal, mouth of Neches River to 125 .___ ____...... __-______........... 30 mouth of Sabine River. Neches River, mouth to Beaumont turning basin, 250_--_---.......---------....------------------ 34 including cut-offs. Beaumont turning basin.................-------------------- 500 by 1,500 long...........------------------------- 32 Beaumont turning basin extension ------------- 350 by 2,000 long ..---- ..-------------- 32 ..------- Sabine River, mouth to cut-off near Orange-...... 125_......... - -- ________-___ 30 Sabine River, cut-off to Orange turning basin- ... 150___ .... ___-__-------..----------..... 25 Orange turning basin_-_ __ ___----__.----__ 500 by 1,500 long............------------------------- 25 134 at' inner end, increasing to 36 at outer end. The project also provides for 2 rubble mound stone jetties at the Sabine Pass entrance from the Gulf of Mexico, the western jetty to be 21,860 feet long and the eastern jetty to be 25,270 feet long. The project further provides for the removal of the guard lock in the Sabine-Neches Canal and the construction of suitable permanent protective works along the Sabine Lake frontage owned by the city of Port Arthur to prevent dredged material from entering Sabine Lake, and to prevent' the erosion of the material deposited. The mean tidal variation at the entrance is about 11/2 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 1935, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $11,060,000, made up as 756 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 follows: $7,704,500 for dredging work, of which $385,500 has been contributed in cash and useful work performed; $2,755,500 for jetty work; and not to exceed $600,000 for the construction of suitable permanent protective work in Sabine Lake along Port Arthur. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance dredging is $600,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 25, 1912, provided for the present dimensions of the jetties (H. Doc. No. 773, 61st Cong., 2d sess.);-. the acts of September 22, 1922, January 21, 1927, and August 30, 1935, 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.; H. Doc. No. 287, 69th Cong., 1st sess., Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 27, 72d Cong., 1st sess.; and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 12, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), and the act of March 3, 1925, provided for the removal of the guard lock (H. Doc. No. 234, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in Rivers and Harbors Committee Documents No. 27, Seventy-second Congress, first session, and No. 12, Seventy-fourth Congress, first sesion. Prior to adoption by the River and Har- bor Act of August 30, 1935, the project modifications contained in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 27, Seventy-second Congress, first session, had been authorized September 6, 1933, by the Public Works Administration. The project is subject to the conditions that no dredging shall be done by the United States within 50 feet of existing pierheads or established pierhead line. Local cooperation.-All necessary local cooperation has been met except that required by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, as outlined in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 12, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. The cooperation yet to be: met consists of furnishing free of cost to the United States all neces- sary rights-of-way and suitable areas for the disposal of material excavated in the enlargement of all channels and basins from the Gulf of Mexico to the Beaumont turning basin and for future maintenance as and when needed, and furnishing releases from ad- jacent land owners covering damage to their property that may result from the excavation and disposal of material as required by the Chief of Engineers. Terminal facilities.-Modernterminal facilities adequate for pres- ent commerce exist. (See page 938, Annual Report for 1932, and Port Series No. 14, Corps of Engineers.) Operation and results during fiscal year--new work-Public Works funds.-The U. S. hopper dredge Chinook dredged the Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channels and work was prosecuted under four contracts for dredging Sabine Pass and Port Arthur Canal including the Port Arthur West and Taylors Bayou turn- ing basins; Sabine-Neches Canal from head of the Port Arthur Canal to the mouth of the Neches River; and Neches River from Beaumont to the mouth including the new Smith Bluff cutoff. The following dredging was done: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 757 Cubic Plant Locality Date yards removed U. S. hopper dredge Chinook. Sabine Pass outer bar and May 13, 1935, to June 30, 1,309, 836 jetty channels. 1935. Contract dredging......---------- Sabine Pass and Port Arthur July 1, 1934, to Sept. 17, 1934_ 809, 932 Canal including West Port Arthur and Taylors Bayou turning basins. Do__------------ Sabine-Neches Canal from July 1, 1934, to Mar. 26, 1935. 2, 522, 746 head of Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River. Do----........-----.--. Neches River from mouth to Mar. 29, 1935, to June 30, 447, 046 Smith Bluff Cut-off. 1935. Do--.......------.....- Neches River, Smith Bluff July 1, 1934, to Nov. 10, 1934. 481, 734 Cut-off, and open river from Smith Bluff Cut-off to Beau- mont, including Beaumont turning basins. A total of 5,571,294 cubic yards was removed from total channel lengths of 120,644 feet. Maintenance- Regular funds.-Miscellaneous survey work was done and the Port Arthur field office was maintained. The follow- ing dredging work was done: Plant Locality Date Cubic yards U. S. pipe-line dredge Sam Neches River ......... Feb. 5, 1935, to Mar. 6, 1935 and " 123, 209 Houston. June 8, 1935, to June 30, 1935. Do----......--.---.---. Port Arthur Canal-... Dec. 18, 1934, to Feb. 4, 1935, and 800, 299 Mar. 7, 1935, to June 7, 1935. do-------------................ Jan. 10, 1935, to Mar. 6, 1935..----------....... U. S. pipe-line dredge Ray- ....----- 203,947 mend. A total of 1,127,455 cubic yards were removed from total channel lengths of 64,100 feet. The total cost of all work for the year was $703,810.69, of which $528,383.15 was from Public Works funds for new work and $175,- 427.54 regular funds for maintenance. The total expenditure was $646,984.37, including $548,220.57 from Public Works funds, and $98,763.80 regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Sabine Pass jetties are com- pleted to full project dimensions. The existing project for dredging is about 70 percent completed. The work remaining to be done con- sists of dredging the Sabine Pass anchorage basin, and enlarging all channels and basins from near Sea Buoy in the Gulf of Mexico up to but not including the Beaumont turning basin. The controlling depths below mean low Gulf level' on June 30, 1935, were as follows: Sabine Pass outer bar, 35 feet; Sabine Pass jetty channel, 35 feet; Sabine Pass, 32 feet; Port Arthur Canal 32 feet; Port Arthur east turning basin, 30 feet; Port Arthur west turn- ing basin, 32 feet; Taylors Bayou turning basin, 32 feet; Sabine- Neches Canal from head of Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River, 32 feet; Sabine-Neches Canal from Neches River to Sabine River, 31 feet; Neches River, mouth to Beaumont, 32 feet; Beaumont turning basin, 32 feet; Beaumont turning basin extension, 31 feet; Sabine River, mouth to cut-or near Orange, Tex., 31 feet; and 758 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Sabine River, cut-off to Orange, including Orange turning basin, 25 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was as follows: New Work Maintenance Total Regular funds .............................................------------------------------------ $4,724, 137. 43 $4, 671, 464. 47 $9, 395,601.90 Public Works funds.............. ____.... 1,331, 697. 35 ...--------....... 1,331, 697. 35 Total United States funds_--------___------ . . ..-. 6,055, 834. 78 4, 671, 464. 47 10, 727, 299. 25 Contributed funds (existing project)---......--------...............----------... 353, 500. 00 -------------- 353, 500. 00 Total (all funds)............. ..............-__......... 6, 409, 334. 78 4, 671, 464. 47 11, 080, 799. 25 The total expended on the existing project to June 30, 1935, from regular funds was $9,925,784.69, including $1,965.49 for Mississippi River flood-relief work. The total expenditure from Public Works funds was $1,277,867.55. In addition, $353,500 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended from regular funds and accounts receivable at the end of the fiscal year, amount- ing to $341,223.63, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-- _____--------------- ----------- $20, 096. 33 Maintenance: Dredge inland channels where necessary with U. S. pipe-line dredge (July 1935 to June 1936) ____ $115, 000. 00 Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channel with U. S. sea-going hopper dredge (January and February 1936) ------------------ _______ 50, 000. 00 Repair the outer end of Sabine Pass west jetty by contract (August 1935 to March 1936)- ...- 156, 127. 30 321, 127. 30 Total ------------------------------------------ 341, 223. 63 The balance unexpended and accounts receivable at end of fiscal year from allotment from the National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933, amounting to $105,159.45 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- $54, 312. 54 New work: Complete contract for dredging in Neches River (July and August 1935) ------------------------------------ 50, 846. 91 Total -------------------------------------------- 105, 159. 45 The additional sum of $2,300,000 can be profitably expended for work during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channel with U. S. sea- going hopper dredge (July and August 1936)-------------- $65, 000 Dredge Sabine Pass, Sabine Pass Anchorage Basin, and inner end of Sabine Pass jetty channel, by contract (August 1936 to October 1937) ------------------------------------- 560, 000 Dredge Neches River from mouth to Beaumont, Tex., by con- tract (August 1936 to August 1937) _-_--------------------- 575, 000 Construct permanent protective work in Sabine Lake along frontage owned by Port Arthur, Tex., by contract (August 1936 to October 1937) --------------- _------------------- 600, 000 Total for new work--------_ -- 1, 800, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 759 Maintenance: Dredge inland channels where necessary with two U. S. pipe-line dredges (July 1936 to June 1937) ______________________ $375, 000 Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channel with U. S. sea-going hopper dredge (July, August, and September, 1936) 95, 000 Port Arthur field office expenses (July 1936 to June 1937)____ 30, 000 Total for maintenance --------- ----------------------- 500, 000 Total for new work and maintenance_________----------- 2, 300, 000 Cost and financial summrary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ _____-__--.______- $9, 904, 968. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935____--------------- 7, 051, 141. 25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------- 16, 956, 110. 19 "Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 2,058. 55 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 _________________ 16, 958, 168. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935___-____-- ___----- _ 20, 096. 33 Net total expenditures 938, 072.41 1----------------------------6, Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__---__----------- ------ - 339, 165. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 __________ 17, 277,237.49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 $29,800. 06 .. Cost of new work --------...........---...---------......... Cost of maintenance-......-------.... $639,753.10 583, 061.42 $381, 120. 53 $220, 162. 17 $175,427.54 Total cost--- 639, 753. 10 .............----------.. 612, 861.48 381, 120. 53 220, 162. 17 175, 427. 54 Total expended--- 679, 682. 14 ..........------...... 681, 339. 88 338, 544. 77 204, 911. 11 98, 763. 80 ---- 425, 000. 00 -65, 000. 00 Allotted...---------................--------..... 542, 421.44 -9, 525. 22 305, 581.73 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934______ ___ _______________ $132, 347. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_________________ $45, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------318, 000. 00 363, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- -______--__---- -495, 347. 15 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------- - 57, 418. 27 Net amount to be accounted for----- ___- -__-- ____ 437, 928. 88 Gross amount expended -- -------------------- $186, 685.81 Less- Reimbursements collected- -____- $30, 653. 74 Receipts from. sales--------------57, 268. 27 87, 922.01 98, 763. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------ 339,165.08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 __. ____________ ______ 20, 425'. 54 Balance available June 30, 1935___---------------------- 318, 739.54 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 2, 058. 55 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 __--------- - 320, 798. 09 760 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - - - __-__________________ - - _ $2,890,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1 - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- , 800, 000. 00 - - For maintenance 1 _____ ___________ 500, 000. 00 Total 1 ------- - -------- 2, 300, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------$1, 331, 697. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 , 331, 697. 35 1------- Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 .---- - 446. 90 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 -------------------- 1, 332, 144. 25 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_---------- 27. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 , 332, 171. 25 1------------------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_----- _____-____ 54, 303. 70 Net total expenditures --- ---- ---- ___ ___-1, 277,867. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--... __--- -___ __ 105, 132. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---------- 1, 383, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------............... .. ---------------------------- $803, 314. 20 $528, 383. 15 Cost of maintenance............ ............ . - .............. Total expended._----------------------.-.-- _-.---------.....--.--..729, 646.98 548, 220. 57 Allotted------------------..................------....--------------------------- .. 1, 500,000. 00 -117,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $770, 353.02 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 117, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for______________ ____ 653, 353. 02 Gross amount expended______ -_____ -____ _ $548, 600. 72 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 380. 15 548, 220. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ ... ________---_---- 105, 132.45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------- $54, 312. 54 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 50, 723. 38 105, 035. 92 Balance available June 30, 1935 _______________----------96. 53 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------- _____----__ -- 27.00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------------- 123. 53 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SABINE--NECHES WATERWAY Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_----------------------- $11, 236, 666. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935________--------------- 7, 051, 141.25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------- -18, 287, 807. 54 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 761 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- $446. 90 Net total cost to June 30, 1935------------------------- 18, 288, 254. 44 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 2, 085. 55 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----------------------18, 290, 339.99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 4, 400. 03 7------------------------ Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 18, 215, 939. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 444, 297. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_---- 18, 660, 237. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..------------------------- $29, 800. 06 ...........-------------.. $803,314.20 $528, 383. 15 Cost of maintenance---------............ $639,753.10 583, 061.42 $381,120. 53 220, 162. 17 175, 427. 54 Total cost....-............ 639, 753. 10 612, 861. 48 381, 120. 53 1, 023, 476. 37 703, 810. 69 Total expended ....------------- 679, 682. 14 681, 339. 88 338, 544. 77 934, 558. 09 646, 984. 37 Allotted....------------------................. 42, 500.00 -65,000. 00 542,421.44 1,490. 474.78 188, 581. 73 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_----------------------------- $902, 700. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934--------------------- $45, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------------318,000. 00 363, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------1, 265, 700. 17 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 174, 418. 27 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 1,091, 281.90 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $735, 286. 53 Less- Reimbursements collected ---------- $31, 033. 89 Receipts from sales------------- 57, 268. 27 88, 302. 16 646, 984. 37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 -.---------------- __ 444, 297. 53 Outstanding liabilities; June 30, 1935-------------- $74, 738. 08 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 50, 723.38 125, 461. 46 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 318, 836. 07 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------ 2, 085. 55 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------- 320, 921.62 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - ------- ------- 2, 890, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 1 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 800, 000. 00 For maintenance 500, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - ---- ---- ------ ---- - Total 2, 300, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 762 REPORT .OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 2. 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 River-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 MatagordaBay, Tex., acts of June 25, 1910, and March 2, 1919. The act of July 25, 1912, pro- vided for the construction of highway bridges at points where the waterway intersected existing county roads. (3) Channel 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, 1935 was $1,997,645.53, of which $534,161.70 was for new work and $1,463,483.83 for maintenance. The total expenditures on previous projects to June 30, 1935, were $1,997,562.73. 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. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $9,600,000 (including $600,000 for a dredge), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, and $530,000 for annual maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 763 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1925, adopted the section of the 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 insurred 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 oper- ation, 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. Local interests have furnished some rights-of-way and dumping grounds west of Galveston County. 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 ork.-The fol- lowing work was performed with Public Works funds: (a) A railway swing bridge over the waterway at Mud Bayou near High Island, Tex., including signal and fender system, was completed by contract from July 1, 1934, to August 18, 1934. (b) Miscellaneous items of work were done with hired labor at the Mud Bayou railroad bridge. (c) A leased dredge removed 231,604 cubic yards of material from the water- way and from the west side of the steel sheet pile dike at the entrance to Galveston Bay near Port Bolivar from July 1, 1934, to August 13, 1934, and 223,007 cubic yards of material from the west side of the dike from Septem- ber 20, 1934, to November 17, 1934, to construct a hydraulic fill from the east end of the dike to the shore line. The total cost of dredging was $44,675.21; the total cost of all other work was $31,784.57. Regular maintenance and improvement funds-New work (exist- ing project.)-A contract for furnishing plans, specification, and supervision in connection with the construction of the Mud Bayou railroad bridge was completed between July 1, 1934, and August 11, 1934, at a cost of $381.92. 764 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Maintenance (existing project).-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Kimble redredged 22,000 linear feet of the waterway between the Port Arthur Canal and Galveston Bay from July 1, 1934, to October 19, 1934, removing 556,947 cubic yards of material at a cost of $52,868.84. Miscellaneous items of work were done at the Mud Bayou railroad bridge at a total cost of $138.34. Miscellaneous sur- veys and inspections were made at a total cost of $9,190.04. Maintenance (previous projects).-A leased dredge redredged 17,390 linear feet of the old inland waterway between the Brazos River and Matagorda Bay from July 1, 1934, to August 31, 1934, removing 127,491 cubic yards of material at a cost of $8,474.98. Two log booms at the Brazos River diversion channel were operated and maintained at a cost of $1,076.71. The total cost of all new work during the fiscal year was $76,841.70, including $76,459.78 Public Works funds. The total cost of all maintenance work was $71,748.91, of which $62,197.22 was for the existing project and $9,551.69 for previous projects. The total cost of all work was $148,590.61, including $76,459.78 Public Works funds. The total expended was $207,825.22, of which $196,734.06 was for the existing project, including $130,748.47 Public Works funds, and $11,091.16 for previous projects. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Sabine River-Galveston Bay section of the waterway and the section westward from Galveston Bay to the Galveston-Brazoria county line have been dredged to full project dimensions. A railroad bridge and bridge tender's dwelling have been constructed at Mud Bayou, near High Island, Tex. A steel sheet pile, stone, sand, and shell dike has been con- structed at the entrance of the waterway into Galveston Bay near Port Boliver, Tex. Dredging of the Galveston Bay-Freeport section of the waterway is about 40 percent completed. Dredging of the entire project from the Sabine River to Corpus Christi is about 37 percent completed. Local interests have constructed highway bridges on the Port Arthur-Sabine highway and on the highway west of the Mud Bayou railroad bridge. Local interests have been requested to secure rights-of-way and dumping grounds as needed from the Galveston-Brazoria county line to Corpus Christi, Tex. Approxi- mately one-half the required rights-of-way and dumping grounds in Matagorda County have been secured. The controlling depths over a bottom width of 100 feet on June 30, 1935, were 81/2 feet from the Sabine River to Galveston Bay and 5 feet from Galveston Bay to the Galveston-Brazoria county line. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $1,785,832.81 of which $1,230,695.77 was for new work and $88,- 660.46 for maintenance, from regular funds, and $466,476.58 for new work from Public Works funds. The total expenditures were $1,784,849.72 of which $466,476.58 were from Public Works funds and $1,318,373.14, regular funds. Maintenance (previous projects) .- The controlling depths in the inland waterway, maintained under previous projects, on June 30, 1935, were as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 765 West Galveston Bay and Brazos Canal, Tex., about 3 feet below mean low tide over a bottom width of 40 feet. Channel between Brazos River and Matagorda Bay, Tex., about 1 foot above mean low tide over a bottom width of 40 feet. Channel from Pass Ca- vallo to Aransas Pass, Tex., about 3 feet below mean low tide over a bottom width of 40 feet. The costs and expenditures on the previous project 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 fiscal year, amounting to $100,101.22, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 _ *- $1, 065. 89 Maintenance (existing project) : Dredging where necessary by con- tract or with Government or leased plant from Sabine River to Galveston-Brazoria County line (between July 1935 and June 1936) --------------------------------------- 97, 035. 33 Maintenance (previous project) : Maintenance and operation of two log booms at Brazos River diversion channel (July 1935 to June 1936) -------- -------------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Total-------------------------------------------------100, 101. 22 The balance remaining from funds allotted from the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, amounting to $5,921.36, is available for transfer. The additional sum of $2,144,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work (existing project) : Dredging by contract from the Galveston-Brazoria County line to Gulf, Tex. (July 1936 to June 1937) _ $1, 500, 000 Construct two flood gates at Brazos River diversion channel crossing, by contract (between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937) _------------------------------------ --- --- 500, 000 Total for new work-- ----- -- ------- 2, 000, 000 Maintenance (existing project) : Dredging where necessary by con- tract or with Government or leased plant from Sabine River to Galveston-Brazoria County line (between July 1936 and June 1937) -------------- -- - ---- 142,000 Maintenance (previous project) : Maintenance and operation of two log booms at Brazos River diversion channel (July 1936 to June 1937) ---------------------------------------------------- 2,000 Total _------- - - 2, 144, 000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $1, 764, 857. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------ ----------------- 1,552, 144. 29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 3, 317, 001. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 1, 065. 89 Net total expenditures-------- 3, 315, 935. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_----------------------------- 100, 101. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------3. 416, 037. 09 766 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------- $67, 994. 66 $441, 753. 30 $526, 934. 38 $103, 627. 29 $381. 92 Cost of maintenance .----------- 128, 305. 69 81, 956. 05 51, 877. 76 95, 096. 43 71, 748. 91 Total cost-...-------------- 196, 300. 35 523, 709. 35 578, 812. 14 198, 723. 72 72, 130. 83 Total expended--------------- 204, 886. 13 350, 600. 29 604, 132. 81 216, 666. 56 77, 076. 75 Allotted....-----------------.. -280, 500. 00 -1,115,014.57 692, 041. 09 -137,161.08 82, 890. 16 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_______________--- $94, 287. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved April 9, 1935____ -______________ 83, 000. 00 8_______________ Amount to be accounted for_-----------------------------177, 287. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 109. 84 Net amount to be accounted for---------------- -- 177, 177. 97 Gross amount expended_--------------------- $78, 842. 08 Less- Reimbursements collected ------------ $1, 805. 49 Receipts from sales_____________ _ -40. 16 1, 765. 33 - 77, 076.75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ 1---------------- -100, 101. 22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935________________------------ 1, 183. 42 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------- 98, 917. 80 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ----- --------- 5, 400, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: - --- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- --- - --- -- - For new work 1- - - - - - 2, 000, 000.00 For maintenance 1________________--- 144, 000. 00 Total 1---------------------- 2, 144, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_____________________ -__-- $466, 476. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___ ------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 466, 476. 58 Net total expenditures______-----__-- ___---------- 466, 476. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---- ______--______ 5, 921. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935____________---472, 397. 94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------... ----... ------- ----------------------- ----------- $389, 986. 78 $76, 459. 78 Cost of maintenance-..--------------- ----------- ------------------------------------ ------------ ---------- _ Total expended__________--- ---------- ------ - 335, 728. 11 130, 748. 47 Allotted........-------------------------------- -------------- 452,704.22 19, 693.72 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 767 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------ -------------- $116,976.11 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933----------- ------------------------------- 37, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------- -------------------- 153, 976.11 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 17, 306. 28 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------136, 669.83 Gross amount expended------ ------------------ $131, 676. 88 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 928. 41 130, 748.47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 5, 921.36 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------------------- 470. 00 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------- --- 5, 451. 36 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR LOUISIANA-TEXAS WATERWAY Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------- $2, 231,334.05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------- 1, 552, 144.29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 3, 783, 478. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------ 1, 065. 89 Net total expenditures-------- -------------------- 3, 782, 412.45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------- ------------ 106, 022.58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------ 3, 888, 435.03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------- $67, 994. 66 $441, 753. 30 $526, 934. 38 $493, 614. 07 $76,841. 70 Cost of maintenance ..-- __. _ 128, 305. 69 81, 956. 05 51, 877. 76 95, 096. 43 71, 748. 91 Total cost---------------- 196, 300. 35 523, 709. 35 578, 812. 14 588, 710. 50 148, 590. 61 Total expended------ --------- 204, 886. 13 350, 600. 29 604, 132. 81 552, 394. 67 207, 825. 22 Allotted....------------------ -280, 500. 00 -1,115,014.57 692, 041. 09 315, 543. 14 102, 583.88 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $211, 263. 92 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------- $83, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933------------------- 37, 000. 00 120, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------331, 263. 92 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------- 17, 416. 12 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------313, 847. 80 Gross amount expended----------------------- $210, 518.96 23116-ENG 1935- 49 768 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Less- Reimbursements collected------------$2, 733. 90 Receipts from sales------------- ----- 40. 16 $2, 693.74 $207, 825. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------- _ 106, 022. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------- $1,183. 42 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 470. 00 1, 653. 42 Balance available June 30, 1935-------------------------- 104, 369. 16 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-------------------------------------5, 400, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1----------------------------------------2, 000, 000. 00 For maintenance --------------------------------------- 144, 000. 00 Total 1---------------------------------- ------- 2, 144. 000. 00 3. OPERATING AND CARE OF THE LOUISIANA AND TEXAS INTRA- COASTAL WATERWAY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT OR NEAR NEW ORLEANS, LA., TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX. (SABINE RIVER- CORPUS CHRISTI SECTION) (BRIDGES) 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. (Sabine River-Corpus Christi section). See pages 762 to 768, where general information regarding the improve- ment can be found. The four highway bridges over the old inland waterway between Brazos River and Matagorda Bay were con- structed during the fiscal year 1914, were operated and maintained with maintenance and improvement funds until July 1, 1934, and have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since July 1, 1934, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935; and the Mud Bayou railroad bridge near High Island, Tex., was placed in operation August 18, 1934, and has been so operated and maintained since that date and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, all operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and mainte- nance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fscal year.-Maintenance: The four highway bridges (Quintana, Bryan, Long's Bayou, and Caney Creek) over the old inland waterway between the Brazos River and Matagorda Bay were operated and maintained by hired labor. The railroad bridge at Mud Bayou, near High Island, Tex., was oper- ated and maintained by hired labor after completion on August 18, 1934. The Quintana, Bryan, Long's Bayou, and Caney Creek Highway Bridges and the bridge tender's dwellings at the Bryan, Long's Bayou, and Caney Creek Bridges were damaged by the hurricane of July 1934 and were repaired under contract during the fiscal year. 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 769 The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $33,172. 98, of which $11,483.31 was for operation and maintenance by hired labor and $21,689.67 for repairs made under contract. The total expendi- tures were $32,340.41. Condition at end of fiscal year.-All structures are in good condi- tion. The total cost from the permanent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year was $33,172.98. The total expenditures were $32,340.41. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation, amounting to $1,659.59, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ----- _ ------------------------- $922. 98 Funds to revert to the Treasury__----------------------------_ 736. 61 Total ------------------------------------------------ 1, 659. 59 Funds allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds, amounting to $17,000, will be applied during fiscal year 1936, as follows: Operation---------- ---------- ------------------------- $10, 716 Maintenance and repairs---------------- -------------- 3, 800 Improvement and reconstruction-__----------------------------- 1, 200 Emergencies ----- --------------------------------------- 1, 284 Total ------------------------ 1-7, 000 It is expected that an additional sum of $20,000 will be required to maintain and operate the railroad bridge and four highway bridges during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Operation---- ----- ---- ------------------------------ $10, 500 Maintenance and repair 3, 000 Improvement and reconstruction ---------------------------- 3, 000 Emergencies ------------------------------------------------------ 3, 500 Total 20,000 ----------------------------------------------- Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------------$33, 172. 98 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------------33, 172. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------ --- _ 832. 57 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 32, 340. 41 _----- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------- ---------- 18, 659. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_________________1 51, 000 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 .----------- ---- - Cost of new work----- ----------- . ----------. - Cost of maintenance ..--------------------- ---------- ------------ ---------- $33, 172. 98 Total expended---------.... ---------- ......------------ --------- ...... ------ 32, 340. 41 ..........--- ------- Allotted-- --------- ----------....- -----------... ------------ ---------- 51, 000. 00 1 Includes $17,000 maintenance and improvement funds. 770 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ------------------------------------------------ $17, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909. ----- -- 34, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_--------------------------- 51, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------ ---- - 32, 340.41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 18, 659. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935- -- 922. 98 Balance available June 30, 1935 ---- ------------ 17, 736. 61 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance ___ - 20, 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 extend- ing 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 a channel 800 feet wide and 36 feet deep from deep water in the Gulf to a point between the jetties 2 miles west of the seaward end of the north jetty, thence 800 feet wide and 34 feet deep to Bolivar Roads. The project also provides for the maintenance by the United States of existing chan- nels channelward of the harbor lines, 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide, to the highway ferry landings on Galveston Island and Bolivar Pen- insula, and for the construction of 13 groins to protect the seawall along the Gulf shore from about Twelfth to Sixty-first Street, Gal- veston, Tex. 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 the existing project, revised in 1935, is $2,795,000, of which amount, not to exceed $234,000, is applicable to the construction of groins. The estimated cost of annual maintenance approved in 1935 is $187,500, of which $7,500 is for channels leading to ferry landings. 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 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 771 River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. No. 340, 59th Cong., 2d sess., as modified by Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 11, 59th Cong., 2d sess.), the deepening of the channel to 35 feet, with width of 800 feet, for an experimental period of 2 years, by the River and Harbor Act approved July 18, 1918 (H. Doc. No. 758, 65th Cong., 2d sess.), the maintenance of channels 800 feet wide with depths of 35 feet on outer bar and 34 feet on inner bar by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927 (H. Doc. No. 307, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provided for the existing dredging project (Rivers and Harbors Committee Documents No. 31, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and No. 57, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), and for the construction of groins (H. Doc. No. 400, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). Prior to adoption by the River and Harbor Act of 1935, the project for maintenance of channels to 12-foot depth contained in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 31, Seventy-second Congress, first session, was authorized September 6, 1933, by the Public Works Administration. The latest published maps are in the three last- mentioned documents. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminals on Galveston Harbor, but it is the entrance channel leading to extensive terminal facilities located on Galveston Channel, Texas City Channel, and Houston Ship Channel. (See Port Series No. 6, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Maintenance.--The U. S. hopper dredge Chinook between July 1 and August 6, 1934, partly redredged the inner and outer bar channels removing a total of 434,982 cubic yards of material (hopper measurement) at a cost of $36,148.76. Repairs to the north jetty were prosecuted from May 12 to June 30, 1935, by contract providing for placing stone and a concrete cap on a portion of the inner end of the jetty. The work performed consisted of placing 3,579.86, tons of stone at a cost of $19,989.98. There were additional costs amounting to $1,704.14 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections. Total cost of maintenance work was $57,842.88. Redredging of the highway ferry channel on Bolivar peninsula, channelward of harbor lines, was done by contract and by the U. S. dredge Raymond. Under contract the channel was redredged with Public Works funds in August and September 1934, 26,102 cubic yards of material being removed at a cost of $9,278.56. The U. S. dredge Raymond redredged the channel with regular funds from March 22 to March 29, 1935, removing 66,380 cubic yards of material at a cost of $8,358.34. The total cost of all work on this improvement for the year was $75,479.78, all for maintenance, including $9,278.56 from Public Works funds. Total expenditures were $67,714.99, of which $9,281.86 were Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The jetties were completed in 1910, the 35-foot channel was completed in 1922. The tidal scour, assisted by dredging, had previously formed a channel midway be- tween the jetties 32.5 feet deep at mean low tide, and 1,450 feet wide between the 30-foot contours. 772 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The channels are maintained to project dimension, except the outer bar, which has only a 35-foot depth. To.complete the project, the outer bar must be dredged to a 36-foot depth, and the groins con- structed to protect the seawall. On June 30, 1935, the controlling depth below mean low tide was about 301/2 feet in the inner bar channel, 32 feet in the outer bar channel, and 12.5 feet in the highway ferry channel. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $4,924,701.53, of which $2,441,080.43 was for new work and $2.,483.- 621.10 for maintenance, including $13,121.45 from Public Works funds. The total expenditures were $4,907,986.28, of which $13,121.45 was Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $351,317.61 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935__ _------------------------------ $16,715.25 Maintenance: Completion of repairs to. north jetty under existing contract (July, August, and September 1935) ---------- ___ __ 54, 000. 00 Dredging inner and outer bar channel to 34 and 35 feet, by United States sea-going hopper dredge (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936) -------------------------------- 120, 002. 36 Dredging to remove shoals in the highway ferry channel (between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936)-----------10, 000. 00 Repairs to south jetty by contract (Oct. 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936)-------------- ----------------------- 130, 000. 00 Repairs to south jetty with asphaltic concrete by leased plant and hired labor (Aug. 1 to Nov. 1, 1935) --------- 20, 000.00 Total maintenance---------------------------- 334, 602. 36 Total 317. 61 3------------------------------- The additional sum of $506,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Deepen the outer bar and jetty channel to a point 2 miles west of the outer end of north jetty with a United States sea-going hopper dredge (July 1936 to Oct. 1936) ------------------- $120, 000 Construct 13 groins to protect Galveston seawall, by contract (August 1936 to July 1937) ----------------------------- 234, 000 Total for new work--------------------------------- 354, 000 Maintenance: Maintain outer bar and jetty channels with a United States sea- going hopper dredge when available------------------ 145, 000 Maintain channels leading to ferry landings on Galveston Island and Boliver Peninsula--- , 500 7----------------------- Total for maintenance -------------- 152, 500 Total for all work ----------------------------------- 506, 500 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 773 Cost and financial snrnmary MAINTENANCEJ AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -______-___-- - __-- $10, 863, 077. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935______________----- 2, 556, 626. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 13, 419. 703. 37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 -------------- - 16, 715. 25 Net total expenditures 13, 402, 988. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935___-----------351, 317. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 13, 754, 305. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----.....------- - - I... --- Cost of maintenance---------- $140,865. 64 - $38, 918.57 $89, 900. 89 $113, 428. 10 $66, 201. 22 Total cost-------------- 140, 865. 64 38, 918. 57 89, 900. 89 113, 428. 10 66 201. 22 Total expended---------------- 94, 140. 62 30, 949. 32 -18, 089. 54 111, 161. 44 58, 433. 13 Allotted.......-----------... --...-------... 126, 000. 00 -140, 000.00 84, 923. 13 62, 829. 53 297, 00. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_______________________________ $112, 750. 74 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933______________ _____ $102, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935___ ___________ ____ 240, 000. 00 342, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------454, 750. 74 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 45, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 409, 750. 74 Gross amount expended__________ ___________--$58, 610. 49 Less reimbursements collected_.__________--__-- - - 177. 36 58, 433. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___ -- _________---- 351, 317. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_-- $16, 718. 15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------54, 033. 78 70, 751. 93 Balance available June 30, 1935_______________________ 280, 565. 68 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 354. 000. 00 _----------------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 1 354, 000. 00 - - For maintenance 1 __________ ___ _ 152, 500. 00 -- - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - - -- - -- - -- - -- - Total 506, 500. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FTTNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___----------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ $13, 121. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 3, 121. 45 1____________ Net total expenditures---------------- --------------------- 13. 121. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----- - - ____ 13,121.45 1---__ 1 Exclusive of available funds. 774 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Costofneawnwork ------------------- Cost of new work..................... Cost of maintenance- ___-----_-. i. .. --------- ...............-.....- ..-... ------ ----- - ____ 3" $3, 839. 59 -- ' - $9,1____ ' 278. 56 Total expended------------------- - _ ------------------------ ------------ 3,839.59 9,281.86 Allotted.----------------- --------------------- ------------------------ 15,000.00 -1,878.55 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934________________________________ $11, 160. 41 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 878. 55 1,---------------.- Net amount to be accounted for--------------- 9,281. 86 Gross amount expended 9, 281. 86 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR GALVESTON HARBOR, TEX. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 __------- ---------- $10, 863, 077. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___- ______--------2, 569, 747. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 --------- 13, 432, 824. 82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_____________ ------------------------ 16, 715. 25 Net total expenditures_ _________-_----------_ 13, 416, 109. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 351, 317.61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 13, 767, 427. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---.............. . .. . . .. .. . ...-------------- ------------. . --- ----------- . - ..-------- Cost of maintenance---------....... $140,865. 64 $38, 918. 57 $89,.900. 89 $117, 267. 69 $75, 479. 78 Total expended_--.---.-------.94, 140. 62 30, 949. 32 -18, 089. 54 115, 001. 03 67, 714. 99 Allotted----.. ----....--...---............ 126,000. 00 -140,000. 00 84, 923. 13 77, 829. 53 295, 121. 45 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_________ __________-- $123, 911. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933------------------- $102,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------- 240, 000. 00 342, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 465, 911. 15 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------46, 878. 55 Net amount to be accounted for -------------------- 419, 032. 60 Gross amount expended 892. 35 $------------------------67, Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 177. 36 67, 714. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------351, 317. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__-- $16, 718. 15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------ 54, 033. 78 70, 751.93 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------- 280, 565. 68 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ______--------- 354, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 775 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work --------------------------- ---------- $354, 000. 00 For maintenance 1__________________________________- - - - - - 152, 500. 00 Total 1------------------- 506, 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, and has a length of about 5 miles and a width of 1,200 feet. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 520.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 34 feet deep at mean low tide and 1,200 feet wide from Bolivar Roads (outer end of the old inner bar near Fort Point) to Forty-third Street, thence to Fifty-First Street with a width of 1,200 feet and 32 feet deep, in the city of Galveston, 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 Broadway to the south jetty, with protection at its junc- tion with the south jetty, this extension of the sea wall being for the purpose of protecting 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 1935, is $3,116,000, and of the sea wall extension, revised in 1922, $2,986,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance of the channel is $260,000. 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 construction 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, provided 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 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 nearest battery at 1Exclusive of available funds. 776 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fort San Jacinto (H. Doe. 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 repair- ing 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, pro- vided for a 32-foot project depth (H. Doc. No. 307, 69th Cong., 1st sess.); and the act of August 30, 1935 (R. and H. Com. Doc. No. 61, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) provided for a depth of 34 feet from Bolivar Roads to Forty-third Street. The latest maps are published in the Annual Report for 1914, page 2285, and in River and Harbor Com- mittee Document No. 61, Seventy-fourth 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 almnost 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-Maintenance.-The channel was partly redredged under contract, from May 1 to June 30, 1935. A total of 888,818 cubic yards of material were removed at a cost of $56,219.82. A small force was employed occasionally in maintenance of the sea-wall extension. The work consisted of filling small gullies, cut- ting weeds on the rear slope, and making repairs to the brick pave- ment, at a total cost of $7,242.91. There were additional costs, amounting to $2,087.19 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections. The total cost of all work on this improvement for the year was $65,549.92, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $38,- 031.11. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year the channel dredging was 60 percent completed and the entire project was 85 percent completed. The sea-wall extension, with fill and paving, was completed in the fiscal year 1926. The channel was completed to a depth of 32 feet 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 dredg- ing of the channel to a depth of 34 feet from the old inner bar at Fort Point to Forty-third Street and the section from Forty-third Street to Fifty-seventh Street to the project depth of 32 feet, with 1,200 feet width 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 last-named 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 controlling depth in the channel on June 30, 1935, was about 31 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 1935 have been as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 777 New work Maintenance Total United States funds: Channel.... ...------------------------------------- $1, 610, 874. 19 $3, 172, 418. 76 $4, 783, 292. 95 Sea wall....--------------------------------------2, 289, 213. 54 87, 573. 99 2, 376, 787. 53 Total United States funds-..---------------------- 3, 900, 087. 73 3, 259,992. 75 7, 160, 080. 48 Contributed funds.............----------------------------------- 710, 274. 77 -------------- 710, 274. 77 Total..........................................---------------------------------------4, 610, 362. 50 3, 259, 992. 75 7,870, 355. 25 The total expenditures on the existing project to the end of the fiscal year have been $7,192,669.52. In addition, $710,274.77 was expended from contributed funds for sea-wall construction. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $157,243.69, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935----- ----------------------- $8, 328. 66 Maintenance : Complete dredging of channel under existing contract (July 1 to Sept. 30, 1935)- 138, 915. 03 Maintenance of sea-wall extension slope and pavement by hired labor and Government plant (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936__ 10, 000. 00 Total maintenance---- --------------------------- 148, 915.03 Total ------------ ---------------------------- 157, 243. 69 The additional sum of $275,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Deepening channel to 34 feet, by contract (January to May 1937) --- ------- ----------- ---------------------- $75, 000 Maintenance : Maintenance dredging to 32-foot depth, by contract (January to May 1937) ------------------------------------- ----- 90, 000 Maintenance of sea-wall extension slope and paving by hired labor with Government plant (July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937)-------- 10, 000 Total for new work and maintenance ------------ __,-- 275,000 Cost and ftnanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 - - ____________--------- $3, 900, 087. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___------ - -__-__-3, 259, 992. 75 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 7,160, 080. 48 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 40, 917. 70 ------------ Net total cost to June 30, 1935-------------------- - 7, 200, 998. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------- ------ 8, 328. 66 Net total expenditures_------------------------ 7, 192, 669.52 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 157, 243.69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 7, 349, 913.21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935. C ost of new w ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... Cost of maintenance.......----------- $142, 608. 95 $198, 247. 46 $15, 623. 05 $248, 398. 15 $65, 549. 92 Total expended-............... 221, 110. 37 214, 458. 63 -94, 169. 84 248, 667. 80 38, 031. 11 Allotted........................ --------------- ---- 200, 000. 00 -15, 000. 00 119, 721. 40 103, 831. 61 113, 860. 20 1 In addition, $710,274.77 was expended from contributed funds. 778 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _.--.... $81, 414. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934-----------------$15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------- ----- 115, 000.00 130, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _______________________ 211, 414. 60 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __.__ -____ -16, 139. 80 Net amount to be accounted for-----______________ 195, 274. 80 Gross amount expended ---------- $59, 373.82 Less: Reimbursements collected-_______- $5, 752. 91 Receipts from sales---------------- 15, 589. 80 21, 342. 71 38, 031.11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 _______________ 157, 243.69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_____ ______-_ $8, 336. 36 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 113, 498.20 121, 834. 56 Balance available June 30, 1935__ ____________ 35, 409. 13 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2-___ --- 1, 500, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending Ju 'e 30, 1937: For new work 2 -- - -__ 75, 000. 00 For maintenance 2---------------- 200, 000. 00 Total--------__------------------------------------------ 275, 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.,j2d sess.). The cost and expenditures 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 34 feet deep at mean low tide and 300 feet wide on bottom from deep water in Gal- veston 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 34 feet deep at mean low tide extending from a point 1,000 feet to the southward of the present oil pier to the south property 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 -1+600 (the shore) and 26+000, a distance of 27,600 feet. Under 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 779 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 may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $2,253,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, of which $28,- 740.68 was contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) ap- proved estimate for cost of annual maintenance of the channel and dike is $141,500. The River and Harbor Acts of March 4, 1913 (H. Doc. No. 1390, 62d Cong., 3d sess.), and August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 4, 73d Cong., 1st sess., Rivers and Harbors Commit- tee Doc. No. 46, 73d Cong., 1st sess.; and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 62, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for all features of the existing project except the southerly extension of the harbor and the original rubble-mound dike. The southerly extension of the harbor and original rubble-mound dike were authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 107, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). Extension of the rubble-mound dike to the shore (Rivers and Har- bors Committee Doc. No. 4, 73d Cong., l5t sess.) was authorized by the Public Works Administration, September 6, 1933, prior to its inclusion in the project by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Modern terminal facilities are located on the mainland at the inner end of this channel and are considered ade- quate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 6, pt. 3, revised 1928, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Maintenance.-The channel and turning basin at Texas City were dredged under con- tract from October 19, 1934, to January 23, 1935, by removing 1,921,382 cubic yards of material at a cost of $122,773.06. Miscel- laneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $238.60. The total cost for the year was $123,011.66, all for maintenance. The total expenditures for the year were $123,159.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 97 percent completed. The channel was dredged to 30 feet in 1916, the harbor in 1931. The pile dike was completed in 1915, the rubble- mound dike in 1934. No work has been done toward deepening the channel to 34 feet. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, was 33 feet at mean low tide. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was as follows : New work Maintenance Total Regular funds.....------------ ------------------------ $2, 028, 766. 48 $2, 856, 360. 83 $4, 885, 127. 31 Public Works funds _______-------------------------- 136, 295. 78 _____________ 136, 295. 78 Total United States funds-............---------------------- 2, 165, 062. 26 2, 856, 360. 83 5, 021, 423. 09 Contributed funds..---...-------------------------------- 28, 740. 68 _ 28, 740. 6& Total, all funds ----------------- ---- -..-------- . 2,193, 802. 94 2, 856, 360. 83 5,050, 163. 77 780 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The expenditures on the existing project have been $4,885,127.31 from regular funds and $136,295.78 from Public Works funds, a. total of $5,021,423.09 from United States funds, and $28,740.68 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $53,795.05 will be applied to maintenance dredging of channel, by contract during March and April 1936. The additional sum of $304,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied as follows: New work: Deepening channel and basin to 34 feet by contract (Feb- ruary to June 1937) ---------------- __ $144, 000 Maintenance: Maintenance dredging for a channel 30 feet deep by contract (February to June 1937) ------------------------------ 160,000 Total for new work and maintenance-------------------- 304, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 12-------------------------- $2, 531, 884. 74 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------- -- 3, 051, 444. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 _---- 5, 583, 328. 78 Net total expenditures 1 2--- ----------- 5, 583, 328. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 53, 795. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19351- - - 5, 637, 123. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 _ Cost of new work__ -------- --- $104, 559. 66 $740, 182. 91 _..---- . __... $136, 295. 78 . - Cost of maintenance------------ 161, 034. 58 65, 688. 62 $133, 571.47 3, 455. 16 $123, 011. 66 Total cost----------------- 265, 594. 24 805, 871. 53 133, 571.47 139, 750. 94 123, 011. 66 Total expended ...----- _------ . 233, 678. 01 799, 729.09 96, 792. 83 140, 092. 98 123, 159. 82 Allotted ...... .....--------------------- 475, 525. 00 426, 000. 00 61, 664. 17 217, 934. 66 50, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $126, 954. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------------- -- 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____-- __----- - ------ 176, 954. 87 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 123, 159. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__---------------------53, 795. 05 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------------------------------- 144, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : - -- - - --- - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 3 144, 00. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For maintenance 3- 160, 000. 00 Total 3 ---------------------------------------- 304, 000. 00 1In addition $28.740.68 was expended from contributed funds. 2 Includes $136,295.78 from Public Works funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 781 7. CHANNEL TO PORT BOLIVAR, TEX. Location.-Port Bolivar is at the end of Bolivar Peninsula, which is on the east coast of Texas, between the Gulf of Mexico and Gal- veston 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, revised in 1928, is $187,000, exclu- sive of amount expended on previous projects. 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 dimen- sions 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 har- bor 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 dimen- sions of the turning basin (H. Doc. No. 1122, 65th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of June 24, 1926, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be cur- tailed 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.). Terminal facilities.-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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-An area approximately 500 feet square in the turning basin in front of Slip No. 3 was re- dredged to a depth of 24 feet at mean low tide by the U. S. dredge Sam Houston between December 1 and 17, 1934. A total of 147,440 cubic yards of sand and silt was removed at a total cost of $9,671.67. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $122.60. Total cost during fiscal year was $9,794.27, all for maintenance. Total expenditure was $9,800.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 90 percent completed. The channel, 200 feet wide, and turning basin, 1,000 feet square, were completed in 1912. To complete the project 782 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 requires the enlargement of the turning basin. This work has not been done for the reason that there is no demand for a turning basin of those dimensions. Constant shoaling occurs and the project di- merisions have been only partly maintained, as a greater depth than 20 feet is not demanded by shipping. The controlling depths at mean low tide on June 30, 1935, were 21 feet in the channel and 15 feet over an area approximately 500 feet square in the turning basin at the entrance to Slip No. 3. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $549,- 904.97, of which $85,213.85 was for new work and $464,691.12 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $549,904.97. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $16,350.51, will be applied to dredging in the channel and part of the turning basin to a depth of 20 feet by contract during October 1935. It is not proposed to maintain project dimensions for the reason that lesser depth and width are sufficient for commerce at this port. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the channel and part of turning basin to a depth of 20 feet by contract during October 1936. Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------------- $133, 924. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_________________________ 510, 791. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------644, 716. 47 Net total expenditures _______________--_________ 644, 716.47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 16, 350. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------661, 066. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work------------------- ---- -- Cost of maintenance--------------- $17, 451. 66 $7, 514. 39 $22, 863.42 $7, 564. 51 $9, 794.27 Total expended...........----------...------.....--.. 17, 077. 76 7,829.45 22, 922. 26 7, 649. 19 9, 800. 30 Allotted......................------------------------ 24, 000.00 20,000. 00 39, 822.70 -85. 72 9, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 $16, 650. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935 16, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------32, 650. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 6, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------26, 150. 81 Gross amount expended------------------------- -- 9, 800. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------- 16, 350. 51 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, 1937, for maintenance 1 - - - - ---- 20, 000. 00 Exclusive of available funds RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 783 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 34 feet deep at mean low tide 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, 300 feet thence to a point 5,000 feet above Baytown, thence 250 feet to Norsworthy, and 200 feet thence to the turning basin- (about 1,000 feet wide) with suitable widening of the bends at Lynchburg, Norsworthy, Man- chester, 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 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 1935, is $13,025,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but inclusive of $1,365,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $800,000. 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 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 35, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); the act of March 2, 1919, provided for a 30-foot channel, the widening at Man- chester, and the present dimensions of the turning basin (H. Doc. No. 1632, 65th Cong., 3d sess.) ; the act of March 3, 1925, provided for 23116-ENG 1935- 50 784 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 the light-draft extension 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 the widening of 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 existing project main channel dimensions were authorized by the act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 28, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 58, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The 32-foot depth (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 28, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) was authorized by the Public Works Administration, September 6, 1933, prior to its inclu- sion by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, is subject to the provisions that local inter- ests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights- of-way for the widening of the channel and suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during the initial construction and for future maintenance as and when needed, and release the United States from all claims for damages to private or municipal property due to the improvement and its maintenance. The required conditions of cooperation have been complied with for deepening the channel to 32 feet, which work is now nearing com- pletion. None of the cooperation required for the 34-foot project has been furnished, but it is reported that the conditions will be met promptly. 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. The existing facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 6, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-New oorl.-Under the Public Works program the work was prosecuted under three con- tracts, two of which were for deepening to 32 feet with 2 feet required and 1 foot optional overdepth and widening to 400 feet the channel from the Front Range at Bolivar Roads to Morgan Point; the other for deepening to 32 feet below mean low tide with 2 feet required and 1 foot optional overdepth, the present channel between stations 262 and 520 and between stations 830 and 1245. In the section from Bolivar Roads to Morgan Point a total of 11,849,515 cubic yards of material was removed from July 1, 1934, to February 26, 1935, at a cost of $877,620.61. In the bayou section, from November 10, 1934, to June 30, 1935, 2,516,147 cubic yards of material was removed between stations 262 and 520 and between stations 830 and 1145, including the easing of bend at Norsworthy, at a cost of $459,548.10. A total of 14,365,662 cubic yards was removed from a channel length of 114,300 feet at a total cost of $1,337,168.71. Total cost of all work including miscellaneous surveys for the year presecuted with Public Works funds was $1,337,818.46. Maintenance-Regular funds.-Miscellaneous survey work was done and the Harrisburg field office was maintained. The following dredging work was done: The United States pipe-line dredge RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX.' DISTRICT 785 Raymond from July 1 to December 3, 1934, redredged the channel .at the Baytown curve, removing 1,733,915 cubic yards of material from a channel length of 25,600 feet at a cost of $108,574.96, and from March 7 to June 30, 1935, this dredge removed shoals located about 11/2 miles above Red Fish Reef, redredging the whole channel over a distance of 10,500 feet and the west side only for an additional distance of 9,200 feet, removing 1,034,249 cubic yards of material at :a cost of $76,655.68. The United States sea-going hopper dredge Galveston from November 18, 1934, to February 15, 1935, redredged an area about 7,000 feet long in the entrance and lower end of the channel at Bolivar Roads, removing 796,948 cubic yards of material (hopper measurement) at a cost of $59,831.96. Under contract the channel was dredged to 34 feet depth from stations 520 to 830 and from station 1245 to and including the turning basin. Dredging operations began February 4, 1935, and to June 30, 1935, a total of 1,664,305 cubic yards of material was removed from a channel length of 41,000 feet at a cost of $208,496.57. Total cubic yards removed in -allthis maintenance dredging was 5,229,417 at a cost of $453,559.17. There were additional costs amounting to $11,310.35 for miscel- laneous surveys and inspections, building levees and preparing dump- ing grounds, etc. The total cost of all maintenance work from regular funds was $464,869.52. The total cost of all work on this improvement for the year was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ------------------------------------------------- $464,869. 52 $464, 869. 52 Public Works funds........... $1, 337, 818. 46 -1, ...------------------------------- 337, 818. 46 Total---------------- ................--..............--------------------- 1, 337, 818. 46 464, 869. 52 1, 80 2 , 687.98 The total expenditures were -$5,929.12, of which -$1,505,881.06 was from regular funds and $1,499,951.94 was from Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 70 percent completed. The channel, with the exception of 10,000 feet in the vicinity of Harrisburg where the depth is 30 feet, has been dredged to a depth 'of 32 feet and widths in the bay of 400 feet and in the river section varying from 150 to 300 feet, and the turning basin has been dredged to a depth of 32 feet and to project width with the exception of a small area in the southwestern part of the basin. To complete the existing project the entire channel and turning basin is to be deepened to 34 feet and the portion of the channel between Morgan Point and the turning basin widened to project width, the unicompleted part of the turning basin dredged, the light draft extension of the channel above the turning basin dredged, and a dike 26,000- feet long to protect the channel in upper Galveston Bay 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 786 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Creek. The controlling depths at mean low tide along the center line of the channel on June 30, 1935, were as follows: Through Gal- veston Bay 32 feet, thence to mouth of Vinces Bayou 32 feet, thence to turning basin 30 feet, in turning basin 34 to 35 feet, thence to, Houston 3 feet. The controlling depth in the channel to the mouth of Goose Creek was about 6 feet. The total cost of all work on this improvement to June 30, 1935,. was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds_--------------------.--.____-_$5, 192, 137. 81 $6,074, 378. 21 $11, 266, 516. 02 Public Works funds........--...------ .......... _____ ......-------- 2, 436, 840.60 2,436, 840. 60 Total - - -- ---- --.....- ------------------- 7, 628, 978. 41 6, 074, 378. 21 13, 703, 356. 62 The total expenditures on the improvement have been $13,592,- 308.48, of which $11,189,406.64 were regular funds and $2,402,901.84 from Public Works funds. In addition, $1,365,000 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $312,536.13, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935_ ---- $85, 992. 11 Maintenance : Dredging with hired labor and Government plant to remove shoaling in channel and turning basin (between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936) --------------------------------- 147, 544. 02 Dredging by United States sea-going hopper dredge lower Galveston Bay section of channel between Bolivar Roads and first turn (between July 1, 1935, and Jan. 30, 1936)------- 66, 000. 00 Removal of snags and overhanging trees by United States plant during August and September 1935----------------------8, 000. 00 Building levees and preparing dumping grounds for United States plant------- --------------------- 5, 000. 0& Total for maintenance------------------------------- 226, 544. 02 Total --- ----------------------------------- 312, 536. 13 The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, amounting to $190,304.07 from funds allotted by the Public Works Administration will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935______----------------------------- $51, 702. 62' New work: Complete deepening channel between mouth of Greens Bayou and Station 1245+00 complete Norsworthy and Manches- ter easings under existing contract (July 1, 1935, to Nov. 14, 1935) ----------- ---------------------------------- 138, 601. 45 Total-- ------------------------------------- 190, 304. 07 The additional sum of $2,450,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Deepening channel to 34 feet from Bolivar Roads to Morgan Point and widening and deepening channel to 34 feet between Morgan Point and a point 5,000 feet above Baytown by contract (July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937) __--------------------- $1, 900, 00( RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 787 :Maintenance: Removal of emergency shoaling from the turning basin and ship channel by contract (between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937) _ ---- $515, 000 Maintenance dredging of the shallow-draft project between the ship channel turning basin and Main Street in Buffalo Bayou by contract (between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937)_ 25, 000 Building levees and preparing dumping grounds (between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937) 10, 000 Total for maintenance --------- 550. 000 Total for new work and maintenance-----------. ____-. 2,450, 000 Cost and financial sun'srary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ _----------------------__ $9, 297, 294. 68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- --- -- __ 7,277, 960. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 . ---.... 16, 575, 255. 29 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--_ 7,930. 48 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ------------------- 16,583, 185. 77 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_------------------------ 952. 25 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------------------16, 584, 138.02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 85, 992. 11 Net total expenditures___________________________ 16,498, 145. 91 :Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__------- - ____---____ 311, 583. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 16, 809, 729. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..... __ .. __ . _________ $209,437.51 $312, 723. 43 $13, 740. 97 ------------- Cost of maintenance...-.... ..- $335,871.60 519, 683. 71 58,658. 82 118, 466. 50 $464, 869. 52 Total cost---....----------- 335, 871. 60 729, 121. 22 371, 382. 25 132, 207. 47 464,869.52 Total expended-......-------------- 357, 628. 41 568, 324. 58 912, 783. 83 383, 265. 33 -1, 505, 881.06 Allotted .... ...... ... --....... 814,000.00 -190, 000.00 1, 160, 154.47 224, 287.08 -1,573,374.86 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $379, 077. 68 .Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ....... $205, 000. 00 _Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------- 220, 000. 00, 425, 000. 00 425, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------- 04, 077. 68 8----- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------_ 1, 998, 374. 86 - Net amount to be accounted for_______________- -1, 194, 297. 18 Gross amount to be expended-----------------$871, 471. 30 Less: Reimbursements collected___. $537, 977. 50 Receipts from sales---------1, 839, 374. 86 2, 377, 352. 36 -1, 505, 881. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 311, 583. 88 788 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ------------- _____ $86, 158. 15 Balance available June 30, 1935__________________' .__ 225, 425. 73 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 952. 25 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------_ 226, 377.98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1__-____-_ 4, 014, 000. 00- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1------------------------------------- , 900, 000. 00 For maintenance _________________________________ 550, 000. 00 Total 1 ------------------- 2, 450, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- $2, 436, 840. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------------- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------2, 436, 840. 60 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 17, 763. 86 ---------- Net total cost to June 30, 1935-----------------------2, 454, 604. 46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935___ ____ - -_____-- 51, 702.62 Net total expenditures_- _____ _- --- 2, 402, 901. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 190, 304. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 2, 593, 205. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work________ ____ _ ______ . .______ .______ ___ __________ .___ - $1, 099, 022. 14 $1, 337, 818. 46' Cost of maintenance -------- .... ------ ---------- ------------ ------ Total expended_________________._____________ 902, 949. 90 1, 499, 951. 94:- Allotted ..------ .-------------- ---------------------- 1, 500, 000. 00 1, 093, 205. 91 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934____ ____ ____---------- $597, 050. 10 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recov- ery Act approved June 16, 1933--------------- $50, 205. 91 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934__________-----1, 043, 000. 00 1.,a 093. . . . . 91 -- -- 205. ,v . Amount to, b accounted for- 1, 690, 256.01 Gross amount expended___________ $1,500, 066.40 Less reimbursements collected_ 114.46 1, 4990, 951.94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------- 190, 304. 07' Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------ $51, 703. 61 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 134, 078. 72 185, 782. 331 Balance available June 30, 1935 ---- ----- 4, 521. 74 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 789 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEX. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_________________-------- $11, 734, 135.28 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- 7, 277, 960. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----- 19, 012, 095. 89 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------ - 25, 694. 34 Net total cost to June 30, 1935--------------------- 19, 037, 790. 23 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--_ ------------------ 952. 25 - Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ____ ________----- 19, 038, 742. 48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------- 137, 694. 73 Net total expen:ditures____---_--- ---------------- 18, 901, 047. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 501, 887. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__________ 19, 402, 935. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__------------------------ $209, 437. 51 $312, 723. 43 $1, 112, 763. 11 $1, 337, 818. 46 Cost of maintenance-------........---- $335,871.60 519, 683. 71 58, 658. 82 118, 466. 50 464,869.52 Total cost------. -------- 335, 871. 60 729, 121. 22 371, 382. 25 1, 231, 229. 61 1, 802, 687. 98 Total expended- - - - .-- 357, 628. 41 568,324. 58 912, 783. 83 1, 286, 215. 23 -5, 929. 12 Allotted---------------------814, 000. 00 -190, 000. 00 1, 160, 154. 47 1, 724, 287. 08 -480,168. 95 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___ --- ------------------- $976, 127. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved March 4, 1933 --------- $205, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved April 9, 1935---------- 220, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933------------------- 50, 205. 91 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934-------- --------- 1',043, 000.00 1,518, 205. 91 Amount to be accounted for--------- --------------------- 2, 494, 333. 69 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 1, 998, 374. 86 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------495, 958. 83 Gross amount expended _____- - -_________--$2,371, 537. 70 Less: Reimbursements collected--------$538, 091. 96 Receipts from sales _..--- -___.1, 839,374. 86 2, 377, 466. 82 - -5, 929. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------- ---- 501, 887. 95 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ -- ____ $137, 861. 76 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------. 134, 078. 72 271, 940. 48 Balance available June 30, 1935_---------------------- 229, 947. 47 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ________--- ------------- 952. 25 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------------------ 230, 899. 72 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 -_-_--_-_---------- 4, 014, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 790 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1 _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1, 900, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 550, 000. 00 1 -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - Total __ -- 2, 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/ 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 except miscel- laneous surveys and inspections. The total cost during the fiscal year was $70.63, all for maintenance. There were no expenditures for the year. 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 to complete the project but the existing com- merce does not justify such action. Controlling depths at mean low tide on June 30, 1935, were 3.2 feet in the entrance channel and 4.2 feet inside the bayou. Total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $112,813.76, of which $6,953.20 was for new work and $105,860.56 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $112,743.13. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $8,000 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ____ _______ _ _--- $70. 63 Maintenance: Dredging by contract throughout the year as needed-- 7, 929. 37 Total---------------------------------------------------- 8, 000. 00 No work is expected to be necessary during the fiscal year 1937, and no additional funds can be profitably expended. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 791 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $6, 953. 20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------- ----- 105, 860. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---- 112, 813. 76 11------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 70. 63 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 112, 743. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 8, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 743. 13 1--------------20, Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work...-------------------------- Cost of maintenance __...... _ _ ..______________ $4, 624. 28 .. __ ..--- $6, 926. 49 $70. 63 Total expended-----.......-----------...--------------... $4, 624. 28 6, 926. 49 - Allotted--------------------.... . $9, 000. 00 -13, 000. 00 4, 355. 55 700. 00 7, 226. 49 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 -__ _______-- $773. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_------------------------- _ 8, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------- 8, 773. 51 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 51 7--------------------773 Net amount to be accounted for___------------------------ 8, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ______ --- 8, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ ._------- 70. 63 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------ __7, 929.37 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--________________--- 5, 500. 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 foot and the extreme range 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/ feet below mean low tide. 1Exclusive of available funds. 792 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance 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 rud- der boom was maintained at the head of Browns Pass, Trinity River, to divert drift down the Southwest Pass and prevent, so far as pos- sible, its movement into Anahuac Channel. The total cost of mainte- nance of the boom for the year was $1,179.29. The cost of miscel- laneous surveys and inspections was $125.67. Total cost of all work on this improvement for the fiscal year was $1,304.96, all for maintenance. The total expenditure for the year was $1,127.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1911. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, was 0.8 foot at mean low tide. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $208,- 290.92, of which $5,975.10 was for new work and $202,315.82 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $208.065.68. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $22,451.08 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------- ________-- __ __$225.24 Maintenance: Operation and maintenance of boom to prevent formation of drift jams (July 1935 to June 1936) ---------- ___ - 1, 500.00 Dredging by contract (between July 1935 and June 1936) ___ 18,525.84 Removal of snags by the operation of a United States derrick barge (between July 1935 and June 1936)___-----__-- 2,200. 00 Total for maintenance---------- ----- _ 22, 225. 84 Total ----------------------------------------- 22, 451.08 This is an important light-draft channel serving communities without railroads, and its maintenance to project dimensions is necessary. The additional sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Maintenance: Operation and maintenance of boom to prevent formation of drift jams (July 1936 to June 1937) ------ __-____- __--- $1,500 Removal of snags by the operation of a United States derrick barge (between July 1936 and June 1937)---------------------- 2,500 Total ---------------------------------------------- 4, 000 Cost and financial sunmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- $5, 975. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___----------------------- 202,315. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 208, 290. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_----------------------- 225.24 Net total expenditures_ __------------------- 208, 065. 68 TUnexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 22, 451.08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -------------- 230,516. 76 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 793 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work ......... Cost of maintenance .----------------- $22, 297. 58 $10, 354. 53 '$1, 741. 34 $19, 276. 14 $1, 304. 96 Total cost....... ..----------------------22, 297. 58 10, 354. 53 1, 741. 34 19, 276. 14 1, 304. 96 Total expended -----......-------------- 21, 641. 26 8; 792. 08 4, 023. 40 19, 288. 26 1, 127. 46 Allotted... .....--------------------------- 11, 000. 00 7, 000. 00 8, 853. 57 12, 245. 70 20, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------------$3, 57S. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------- --------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ 23, 578. 54 'Gross amount expended----------------------------- _ _ _ 1, 127. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------- 22, 451.08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------------ 225, 24 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 22, 225.84 .Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 _ ----------------- __ 4,000. 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 1 /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 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimate oT cost for new work made in 1930, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $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 neecssary easements, rights-of-way, and dumping grounds. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 794 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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.-The channel was re- dredged under contract between February 13 and May 10, 1935, from its connection with the Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth, a distance of 18,350 feet; a total of' 286,216 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $30,271.48. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $347.89. The total cost of all work for the fiscal year was $30,619.37, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $30,516.05. Condition at 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 have been built at the entrance from Galveston Bay into Cedar Bayou. The work required to complete the project consists of dredging the bayou to project dimensions to a point 11 miles above the mouth. The controlling depths at mean low tide on June 30, 1935, were 11 feet from the Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth and 51/2 feet thence to a point 11 miles above the mouth. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $82,- 325.87, of which $25,151.13 was for new work (consisting of $12,- 575.56 United States funds and $12,575.57 contributed funds) and $57,174.74 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $82,222.55, of which $69,646.98 were United States funds and $12,575.57 were contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $18,886.04 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------------- $103. 32 Maintenance: Dredging by contract (May 1936 to June 1936) -------- 18, 782.72" Total---__------------------------------------------------ 8, 886. 04 This is a very important light-draft channel and its maintenance to project dimensions at all times is necessary. Tie additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 to be applied to maintenance dredging by contract during May and June 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- ----- $51, 662. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------- ---- 126, 958. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------------- 178, 621, 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ]------------------------- 103. 32 ------------------------------ Net total expenditures___ 1178, 518. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------- 18, 886. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 197, 404. 30 In addition, $12,575.57 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 795 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .........----------------------------- $12, 575. 56 - Cost of maintenance________--- - --__ $20. 34 .-.-.-..... $26, 437. 12 $97. 91 $30, 619. 37 Total expended_____-.------ ____- _____-20. 34 12, 575. 56 26, 437. 12 97. 91 30, 516. 05 Allotted..._.._.............------------------- -- 28, 500. 00 -23, 000. 00 45, 723. 84 -451. 64 30, 000. 00 .Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --------------------------- $19, 402. 09 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------$12, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-----------------------18, 000. 00 30, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-_--- ---------------- __ 49, 402. 09 Gross amount expended----------------------------- 30, 516. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 18, 886. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------------------103.32 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 18, 782. 72 ,Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 3----------------- 12, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, 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 6 feet deep at mean low tide and 60 feet wide from deep water in Galveston Bay to the bridges 1 mile above the mouth of 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 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 (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and .harbor acts: The act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 449, 56th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for a depth of 4 feet at mean low tide and width ,of 50 feet, and the act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 264, 73d Cong., 2d sess.), provided for an increase in depth to 6 feet at mean low tide and width to 60 feet, with no increase in the estimated 2 Exclusive of available funds. . In addition $12,400 to be contributed by local interests. 796 * REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 costs. The latest published map is contained in the last-mentioned 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 existing comnunerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None, except miscella- neous surveys and inspections. The total cost during the fiscal year was $109.89, all for maintenance. There were no expenditures for the year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Under the project as adopted in 1902, the channel has been dredged to a depth of 4 feet at mean low tide and width of 50 feet. Work on the modification authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, has not yet been com- menced. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of widening the channel to 60 feet and deepening it to 6 feet at mean low tide. Controlling depth at mean low tide on June 30,. 1935, was 31/2 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $76,- 774.33, of which $14,290.95 was for new work and $62,483.38 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $76,664.44. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended including accounts receivable at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $4,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------------- $109. 89 Maintenance: Dredging by contract during the year as necessary----- 3, 890.11 Total _-__------------- ---------------------- 4, 000. 00 The additional sum of $9,000 can be profitably expended for main- tenance during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to dredging the channel to the increased dimensions called for in the modified project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 $14, 290. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 2, 483. 38 6------------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 76, 774. 33 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------------109. 89 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 76, 664. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------4, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to. June 30, 1935---------------- 80, 664. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--..----------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance--------------------$19.34 --------------------- $4, 002. 47 $109.89 Total expended ..... 19. 34 ---------------------- ....------------------------- 4, 002. 47 . Allotted ------ . ---------------------- 7, 000.00 -$7, 731. 27 -$186. 92 7, 000. 00 1, 002. 47 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 797 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $2, 997. 53 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ------------------------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________ ___-___-_______-6, 997. 53 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 2, 997. 53 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-.... 4, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_.___________- -- __________- 109. 89 Balance available June 30, 1935 .___________ - 3, 890. 11 -________ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - 30, 1937, 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.) 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.-Authorized by River and Harbor Act of 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 32 feet deep from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to a point about one-half mile below the Stauffer chemical plant with two turning basins, one 700' by 700 feet at Brazosport and one 600 by 600 feet at the upper end of the channel, the channel to have a width of 300 feet seaward of the jettied entrance, 200 feet from the jettied entrance to the Brazos- port turning basin, widened at the bend, and averaging 375 feet, thence to the upper turning basin; the widths in the approaches to the turning basins to converge within a distance of 800 feet from the width of the turning basin to the width of the channel; and provides. also for the extension of the channel with a depth of 30 feet and a width of 200 feet to and including the turning basin near the Stauf- fer chemical plant at Freeport at a cost of $18,000 when required in the interests of commerce and navigation. The work to be accom- plished as may be found desirable, 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 River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, modified the act of March 3, 1925, so as to pro- vide that, when local interests shall have furnished assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of War that they will maintain the diversion channel, the United States shall assume, the cost of maintenance of the navigable channel, estimated at $75,000 annually, including care and operation of the lock, if provided (Rivers and Harbors Commit- tee Doc. No. 18, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). 1 Exclusive of available funds. 798 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1.8 feet and the extreme range about 21/2 feet. Freshets in the river, except under extreme conditions, do not cause a greater variation in the water surface than the tidal action. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $2,504,000, including $1,334,500 to be provided by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost of annual mainte- nance is $115,000 for 2 years after completion of the project and $100,000 thereafter. 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 act of March 2, 1907, the work was confined to maintenance of the jetties (HI-.Doc. No. 1087, 60th Cong., 3d sess.); by the act of February 27, 1911, dredg- ing was again authorized in addition to repairs to the jetties. The act of March 4, 1913, provided for the construction of the sea- going hopper dredge, one-half the cost to be charged to this im- provement 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 operation for an experi- mental 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 act of March 3, 1925, provided for the diversion dam, the diversion channel and necessary auxiliary works (Rivers and Harbors Committee 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 inter, ests (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 18, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The Public Works Administration September 6, 1933, and the act of August 30, 1935, provided for dredging the channels and turning basins to greater depths (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doec. No. 15, 72d Cgng., 1st S').. and further provided for the ..... iasnitenMa eatFederal expense of the increased channel dimensions to be provided at the expense of local interests (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 29, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed in Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 29, Seventy-third Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-The 32- and 30-foot channels are subject to the provision that local interests shall contribute $100,000 towards the cost and furnish, free of cost to the United States, all necessary lands required for the purpose of this improvement, and that when the extension of the channel is undertaken local interests shall con- tribute 50 percent of the first cost. All required local cooperation has been fully complied with, ex- cept the 50 percent contribution toward the cost of the extension of the channel to Freeport, which has not been requested. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities are located at the towns of Freeport and Velasco at the upper end of this improvement RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 799 and at a point about a mile above the inner ends of the jetties. The 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 cork.-With a combination of funds provided from the National Industrial Recov- ery Act under the Public Works program, and funds contributed by local interests, work was continued on the project in improving the channel from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to the turning basin at Brazosport (in accordance with the provisions of Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 15, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Under the provisions of section 4 of the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915, the Secretary of War accepted the contribution by local interests of $125,000 to provide for an interior channel of 32 feet depth throughout, widened to 375 feet above Brazosport, a turn- ing basin 700 feet square at Brazosport, and a turning basin 600 feet square at the head of the channel. The U. S. hopper dredge Galveston dredged the channel seaward from the jettied entrance from November 1 to 17, 1934, and from February 16 to April 30, 1935, removing 919,493 cubic yards at a cost of $64,817.20. The channel from the jettied entrance upstream to include the upper turning basin was completed by contract, from July 1, 1934, to December 27, 1934, by removal of 1,258,196 cubic yards, from a channel length of 8,615 feet, at a cost of $93,032.55, of which $57.50 was derived from Public Works funds and $92,975.05 from con- tributed funds. The cost of $7,178.53 of dredging 102,800 cubic yards under this contract during the fiscal year 1934 was trans- ferred from Public Works funds to contributed funds during the fiscal year 1935. The total expenditures were $175,528.56, of which $59,885.49 were derived from Public Works funds and $115,643.07 from contributed funds. The total cost of all work for the year prosecuted with Public Works funds and contributed funds was $157,849.75, of which $57,696.17 was from Public Works funds and $100,153.58 from contributed funds, all for new work. Maintenance..-A contract was completed, from February 14 to June 26, 1935, by placing 1,652.78 cubic yards of concrete to form a cap on the northeast jetty, from station 9+00 to station 25+00, a length of 1,600 feet of the inner end, at a cost of $25,182.99. The cost of maintenance during the fiscal year, including surveys, etc., was $33,895.37, and the total expenditures were $25,722.49, all from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-A total of about 20,100 linear feet of the inside channel, including the Brazosport turning basin and the basin at the upper end of the channel, have been completed. 23116-ENG 1935-- 51 800 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The channel seaward of the jetty entrance is about 75 percent com- pleted. All the remainder of the project is completed except dredg- ing the extension of the channel to and including a turning basin near the Stauffer chemical plant at Freeport and constructing a lock in the diversion dam in the Bra zos River. The controlling depth on June 30, 1935, along the center line of the channel seaward of the jettied entrance is 31 feet at mean low tide. The channel from the jettied entrance to the Brazosport turning basin has a controlling depth at mean low tide of 29 feet. The Brazosport turning basin, the channel above, and the turning basin at the upper end of the channel have a controlling depth of 32 feet at mean low tide. The remainder of the channel, including the turning basin at the Stauffer chemical plant, has a controlling depth of 22 feet at mean low tide. The total cost of this improvement to June 30, 1935, has been as follows : New work Maintenance Total Regular funds_-._--____-----_---_---__------ $1,101, 061. 89 $1, 682, 543. 92 $2, 783, 605. 81 Public Works funds ..............................-----------------------------------........ 93, 393. 11-------------- 93, 393. 11 Total United States funds..........----------------------- 1, 194,455. 00 1, 682, 543. 92 2, 876, 998. 92 Contributed funds.. ---------------------- _- 533,302. 79 ..----... - 533, 302.79 Contributed funds (sec. 4, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 4, 1915) ----------- ------------------------- 22000-------- 225, 000.00 2........................ Total all funds_._. . ----------------------- .--------- 1, 952, 757. 79 1, 682, 543.92 3, 635, 301.71 The total expenditures on the existing project have been $3,626,- 872.63, of which $2,775,176.73 were from regular funds and $93,393.11 from Public Works funds. The expenditures from con- tributed funds amounted to $758,302.79. Proposed operations.-The United States funds unexpended, amounting to $86,566.69, together with funds to be contributed by local interests, amounting to $75,000, a total of $161,566.69, will be applied as follows: UNITED STATES FUNDS Accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------------- $8, 429. 08 Maintenance: Repairs to south jetty by capping with concrete under contract (between Aug. 1, 1935, and Oct. 31, 1935)------ 78, 137. 61 Total --------------------------------------------- 86, 566. 69 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Maintenance: Engineering and contingencies, to provide for any needed channel protection, intracoastal canal protection, and rectification of works other than normal maintenance--------- $75, 000. 00 Total contributed and United States funds-------------- 161, 566. 69 The funds unexpended July 1, 1935, amounting to $33,106.89, from funds allotted by the Public Works Administration will be applied to dredging sea-bar channel, with United States sea-going hopper dredge, March to June 30, 1936. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 801 The additional sum of $115,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging sea-bar channel, with Government plant, 740,000 cubic yards (during October 1936 and March 1937) _ $75, 000 Dredging channel from jetty entrance to Freeport under contract, 600,000 cubic yards (during January to March 1937)-------- 40, 000 Total ---------------- ---------------------------- 115, 000 Cost dind financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $1, 248, 160. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------- 1, 682, 543. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 2, 930, 704. 24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 8, 429. 08 Net total expenditures----------------------------2, 922, 275. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 86, 566. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--- -------- 3, 008, 841. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_ Cost of maintenance---.....-------.---.- $77, 833. 29 $87, 823.77 $46, 201.84 $148, 753.34 $33, 895. 37 Total expended---.........------------------ 86, 951. 41 86, 834. 82 48, 146. 15 148, 976. 54 25, 722. 49 Allotted-........-------------------------- 130, 000. 00 -50, 000. 00 190, 274. 67 72, 456. 10 30, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---------------------------- $81, 789. 18 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------------- 71, 000. 00 81, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 162, 789. 18 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 50, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 112, 289. 18 Gross amount expended------------------------ $25, 876. 50 Less reimbursements collected1----------------------- 54. 01 25, 722. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 86, 566. 69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------------- 8, 439. 08 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------78, 127. 61 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------ 9, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - June 30, 1937 for maintenance 115, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 802 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---_--------------------- - $93, 393. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_._______ 93, 393. 11 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------- 93, 393. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935________ _____- __ _ 33, 106. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 26, 500. 00 1________________ Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-___---__-_ ... _____.. _ ___....... _____ ___ $35, 696. 94 $57, 696. 17 Cost of m aintenance-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total expended- ----- -. - ..----- - - - - - - 33, 507. 62 59, 885. 49 Allotted------ ------ ------- ------- 126, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _-_ __ $92,992.38 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $67, 064. 02 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------- , 178. 53 59, 885. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------- 33, 106. 89 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work tq June 30, 1935 _____________ $1, 341, 553. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__________________________ , 682, 543. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 3, 024, 097. 35 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 8, 429. 08 Net total expenditures-------------------------------3, 015, 668. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------- 119, 673. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__- ______-- 3, 135, 341. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_________ __________ $35, 696. 94 $57, 696. 17 Cost of maintenance--.....- ..- . $77, 833. 29 $87, 823.77 $46, 201. 84 148, 753. 34 33, 895. 37 Total cost-...........-------------- 77, 833. 29 87, 823. 77 46, 201. 84 184, 450. 28 91, 591. 54 Total expended_---------------- 86, 951.41 86, 834. 82 48, 146. 15 182, 484. 16 85, 607. 98 Allotted.. ------------------ ....... 130, 000. 00 -50, 000. 00 190, 274.67 198, 956. 10 30, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ___. .________ _ $174, 781.56 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----------------------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------71, 000. 00 81, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 255, 781. 56 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __-_____--_ 50, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-----------,_ 205, 281. 56 Gross amount expended _----------- $92, 940. 52 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 803 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- $7, 332. 54 $85, 607. 98 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935____--_______- __ 119, 673. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--111 8, 439. 08 Balance available June 30, 1935_-----.__.__- 111, 234. 50 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------ 9, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1-- --------- 115, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------------- $758, 302. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------------758, 302. 79 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 758, 302. 79 Total amount contributed to June 30, 19351-------__-__------ 758, 302. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-_____- -___- -- $126, 947. 12 _ -__ $1, 839.46 $12. 83 $124, 816. 42 $100, 153. 58 Cost of maintenance---------------------- ------ , - Total expended --------.------ 211, 438. 05 :I ------------------ ---- ---- 1, 802. 35 II 90.01 ; 109, 356.93 i 115, 643. 07 Contributed- ...-- ..---------------- 150, 000. 00 I -16, 69721 225, 000.00 -...... . Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------- - $115, 643.07 Gross amount expended- - - _ 115, 643. 07 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR FREEPORT HARBOR, TEX. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_____________________________ $2, 099, 856.22 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------------1, 682, 543. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------ 3, 782, 400. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 8, 429. 08 Net total expenditures___ 3, 773, 971. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935________________ 119, 673. 58 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1935_ 23, 893, 644. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .___.___ ___ $126, 947. 12 $1, 839. 46 $12.83 $160, 543. 36 $157, 849. 75 Cost of maintenance- ---- 77, 833. 29 87, 823. 77 46, 201. 84 148, 753. 34 33, 895. 37 Total cost______ . 204, 780. 41 89, 663.23 46, 214.67 309, 296.70 191, 745.12 Total expended.___._____... 298, 389. 46 88, 637. 17 48,236.16 291, 841.09 201, 251.05 Allotted and contributed ..... 180, 000. 00 -50, 000. 00 173, 577. 46 552, 511. 50 30, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 Includes $225,000 contributed under act of Mar. 4. 1915. 804 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------- $290, 424. 63 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---------------------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 000. 00 7-----------------------1, 81, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 371, 424. 63 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------50, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 320, 924. 63 $ Gross amount expended_ 20 8 , 5 8 3. 5 9 Less reimbursements collected 332. 54 7----------------------, 201, 251. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------119, 673. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------------8, 439. 08 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------ --- 111, 234.50 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2---- -_ 9, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for maintenance 2__- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 115, 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 miles west of Port Aransas. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1285 and 1286. Previous projects.-Adopted by River and -lHarbor Acts approved March 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 32 feet deep at mean low tide and 200 feet bottom width, with widened passing places, from deep water at Port Aransas through Turtle Cove and Corpus Christi Bay to and including a turning basin at Corpus Christi (1,000 feet wide by 3,000 feet long); for an industrial canal 30 feet deep and 150 feet wide, including a turning basin at Avery Point about 800 feet wide by 1,200 feet long, and a maneuvering basin inside the Corpus Christi Breakwater. All channels and basins to be maintained at Federal expense except on strips lying 50 feet channel- ward of pierhead lines or within 50 feet of the face of any wharf or structure. 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 " 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 1935, is $2,511,800, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for cost of annual maintenance is $304,000, for the first year, $284,000 for each of the next 3 years and $274,000 annually thereafter. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 805 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 30 feet depth of the project (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 9, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, pro- vided for the channel and maneuvering basin between the break- water and the western shore line of Corpus Christi Bay (House Document No. 130, 72d Cong., 1st sess.); provided for the maintenance to a depth of 30 feet except on 'strips lying 50 feet channelward of the established pierhead lines or within 50 feet of the face of any wharf or structure, of the approach channel, turning basin at Corpus Christi; the Industrial Canal and the turning basin at Avery Point (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 13, 74th Cong., 1st sess.); provided for the maintenance and the deepening to 32 feet of the channel from deep water at Port Aransas to and including the turning basin at Corpus Christi (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 63, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in Rivers and Harbors Committee Documents Nos. 13 and 63, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-All requirements of local cooperation prior to the present project have been fully complied with. Under the pres- ent authorization, local interests are required to maintain the strip 50 feet channelward of the established pierhead lines, or within 50 feet of any wharf or structure; furnish suitable areas for spoil dis- posal, and furnish satisfactory assurances that they will maintain the protective dike on the north side of the waterway westerly of the shore line of Corpus Christi Bay. Terminal facilities.-Terminals have been constructed at Corpus Christi, Avery Point, Aransas Pass, Harbor Island, and Ingleside. The present facilities are adequate to care for the existing com- merce. (See Port Series No. 6, pt. 3, revised 1932, Corps of Engi- neers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Maintenance.-The U. S. dredge Samn Houston redredged portions of sections 2 and 4 from July 1 to November 1, 1934, removing 1,167,010 cubic yards of materials from a channel length of 25,605 feet. The total cost for maintenance work for the fiscal year was $83,- 478.70. The total expenditures were $25,681.06. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done to en- large channels to dimensions authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. The existing project is about 70 percent completed. Controlling depths in the channel at mean low tide over a bottom width of 200 feet on June 30, 1935, were section 1 (vicinity Port Aransas), 32 feet; section 2, 30 feet; section 3, 27 feet; and sec- tion 4 (vicinity Corpus Christi), 27 feet. The total cost under the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $3,636,690.56, of which $2,123,446.59 was for new work and $1,513,- 243.97 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $3,635,660.03. In addition $16,903.75 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. 806 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-- The balance unexpended and accounts receivable at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $239,405.35, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-_ $2, 422. 91 Maintenance: Dredging the channel by contract. (July 1935 to January 1936) - -------------------------- -_ 236, 982. 44 Total--------------------------------------- --- 239, 405. 35 The additional sum of $528,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937; as follows: New work: Dredging channel and turning basin to 32-foot depth, by contract (July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937)------------------- $279, 000 Maintenance: Dredging channels and turning basins by contract (Jan. 1 and June 30, 1937)___-------------------------------------------- 240, 000 Repairs and upkeep Corpus Christi United States reservation and office as needed during the fiscal year 1937-------------------- 9, 000 Total for maintenance..----------------------------------- 249, 000 Total for all work --------------------------------------- 528, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------- $2, 403, 901. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 11, 575, 695. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 3, 979, 597. 56 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 -------------------- _ 1, 392. 38 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--- 3, 980, 989. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------- 2, 422. 91 Net total expenditures --------------- ---- - 3, 978, 567. 03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-- 238, 012. 97 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__ 4, 216, 580. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-- $168, 105. 79 $237, 540. 51 Cost of maintenance..---------- 122, 403.84 221, 823. 47 42, 056. 81 $257, 168.80 $83, 478. 70 Total cost_____ _____ _ 290, 509. 63 459, 363. 98 42, 056.81 257, 168. 80 83, 478. 70 Total expended ...--------------- 241, 974. 06 362, 553. 71 -238, 719. 82 252, 992. 73 25, 681. 06 Allotted------------------------ 565, 000.00 -180, 000. 00 -40, 769.11 189, 787. 53 113, 284. 65 Balance unexpended 'July 1, 1934------------------------------$150, 409. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935 ----------------------------------------- 175, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _----------------- 325, 404. 38 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 61, 715. 35 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 263, 694. 03 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $103, 503. 07 1In addition $16,903.75 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX.) DISTRICT 807 Less: Reimbursements collected_-----------_ $16,406. 66 Receipts from sales---------------- 61, 415. 35 $77, 822. 01 $25, 681. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------238, 012. 97 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------- -------- $2, 514. 01 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 200, 019. 46 202, 533. 47 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------------35, 479. 50 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------- 1, 392. 38 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------- 36, 871. 88 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-- ------------ --- 279, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 2---___ 279, 000. 00 --- -- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- For maintenance__ 249, 000. 00 Total 2 __ 528, 000. 00 15. CHANNEL FROM PASS CAVALLO TO PORT LAVACA, TEX. Location.-The bar at Pass Cavallo is 125 miles southwest of Galveston 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 the shore line at the entrance to Lynns Bayou near Port Lavaca, a distance of about 9 miles. Under ordinary conditions 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 de- pressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $22,000. The latest (1935) approved esti- mate of cost for annual maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 1082, 60th Cong., 2d sess.), and the act approved August 30, 1935, extended the channel to Lynns Bayou. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 28, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The modification of the project authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, provides that local interests shall furnish necessary rights-of-way and spoil-dis- posal areas, and to the further condition that no work shall be undertaken until local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will construct adequate terminal facili- ties on Lynns Bayou, including the harbor basin, public wharf, pack- ing plant, and necessary protective works at the mouth of the bayou. None of this cooperation has been met. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 808 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 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 de- mands of the port commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-That portion of the existing proj- ect providing for a channel from deep water in lower Matagorda Bay to Port Lavaca, a distance of 8 miles, was completed in 1910. The work remaining to be done is dredging the extension of the channel from Port Lavaca to the shore line at the entrance to Lynns Bayou, a distance of about 1 mile. The existing project is 45 percent completed. On June 30, 1934, the ruling depth was 7 feet in the Gallinipper Reef Channel and 7 feet in the Sand Point Reef Channel, 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 operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to dredging the extension to the existing channel, by contract, between July 1 and December 30, 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_----------------------------- $9, 699. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------------- 9, 800. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 19, 500. 00 Net total expenditures ----------___________--__ 19, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_---------------------- 9, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work - Cost of maintenance $28.48 ---------- __-------------------__ $52.47------------------- Total expended________....____....... _ S 52. 47------------------- Allotted----.........-------------... --------. -$10, 000. 00 10,000. 00 ----------- -$10, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1834__---- $10, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------10, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of --------------------------------------- existing project_____________ 12, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 for new work---------------------------------------- 12, 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 Acts of March 3, 1879, June 13, 1902; March 3, 1905; March 2,,1907; Feb- ruary 27, 1911; March 4, 1913; and July 3, 1930. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 809 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 sumnof $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 700 feet wide and 37 feet deep extending from deep water in the Gulf to a point opposite the outer end of the south jetty, thence decreasing to 600 feet wide and 37 feet deep at a point opposite station 90, north jetty; thence 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide to Cline Point (the inner basis); thence a channel 35 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 northwest corner of Mustang Island. 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, 650 feet wide, and about 3,000 feet long; and for the dredging of an 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 depend- ent 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 1935, exclusive of amounts expended on previous project and of $105,000 contributed by local interests, is $2,934,500. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $290,000. 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, provided 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 810 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 approach channel 12 feet deep to the town of Port Aransas (H. Doc. No. 1125, 62d Cong., 3d sess.); 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 provi- sion of an inner basin at Harbor Island of reduced area but greater depth (H. Doc. No. 214, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provided for enlarging all channels from the Gulf to the western end of the basin dredged by the Humble Oil & Refining Co. at its dock on Harbor Island (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 35, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and No. 40, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). Prior to adoption by the River and Harbor Act of 1935, the project modifications contained in the last two mentioned docu- ments had been authorized by the Public Works Administration September 6, 1933, and February 16, 1935. The latest published maps are in the three last-mentioned docu- ments. Local cooperatioz.-All requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilties.-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. 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. Addi- tional terminal facilties are located at Corpus Christi, Ingleside, and on Harbor Island, and are described in report on Channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, Tex. Operationsand results during fiscal year--ne work.- With funds provided under the Public Works program, work of widening and deepening the bar and jetty channels was prosecuted by the U. S. hopper dredge Galveston from July 1, 1934, to September 22, 1934, and May 23, 1935 to June 8, 1935, removing 1,346,339 cubic yards of material at a cost of $74,622.57. The total cost of all new work prosecuted with Public Works funds was $74,622.57. The total expenditures were $68,578.33. Maintenance-Regular funds.-Repairs to the north and south jetties were prosecuted under contract from August 14, 1934, to June 30, 1935. The work performed consisted of placing 6,178.76 tons of new core stone, 11,811.07 tons of new cover stone, and picking up and replacing 1,780 pieces of old core stone weighing 2 tons or more per piece, at a total cost of $112,629.58 The U. S. derrick barge No. 8 worked during the entire year re- moving 2,625 tons of stone from the Mansfield and Nelson jetties; removing 190 tons of stone from the shoal at Clines Point, and plac- ing 4,310 tons of stone in a dike along the south end of St. Joseph RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 811 Island extending from the westerly side of the island about 2,500 feet in an easterly direction, using the stone removed from the two old jetties and shoal at Clines Point and the stock pile on Mustang Island, at a cost of $31,724.17. The U. S. sea-going hopper dredge Galveston redredged the inner and outer channels in October 1934 and from May 1 to 22, 1935, removing 605,676 cubic yards of sand at a cost of $37,314.54. The total cost of all maintenance work for the year with regular funds was $191,352.98. The total expenditures were $175,680.45. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Two jetties have been built to partial project lengths, the north jetty being 9,240 feet long and the south jetty 7,385 feet long. A stone dike connecting with the north jetty has been constructed on St. Joseph Island, its total length being 20,991 feet; this part of the project was completed in 1916. The channel between the jetties from the Harbor Island Basin to the Gulf has been dredged to, 35 feet at mean low tide inside and 37 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 dock. The approach channel from Harbor Island Basin to the town of Port Aransas was completed in 1914. The Harbor Island Basin is yet to be completed; 650 feet wide and 3,000 feet long. The modified existing project is about 60 percent complete. To complete this project the jetty channel is to be widened and the, jet- ties completed to project lengths. The ruling depths) at mean low tide along the center line of the channel June 30, 1935, were as follows: Channel seaward of the jetty entrance, 35 feet; thence from end of jetties to opposite Spur A, 33 feet; thence from Spur A to inner end of jetties, 31 feet; thence from inner end of jetties to western end of Humble Oil Refining Co. basin, 33 feet. Harbor Island Basin has a controlling depth of 30 feet over proj- ect dimensions. The approach channel to Port Aransas has a con- trolling depth of 12 feet on the center line of channel and in the turning basin. The total cost of this improvement to June 30, 1935, has been as follows: New Work Maintenance Total Regular funds ------------------------------------ $2, 269, 515. 46 $2, 919, 412. 57 $5, 188, 928..03 Public Works funds_------......-.....-- __....- __- - 277, 610. 90 _---- 277, 610. 90 ..----...-- Total United States funds--- -__ __. 2, 547, 126. 36 2, 919, 412. 57 5, 466, 538. 93 Contributed funds-...- --.- --.-. - --. ----- __ -- --__-__-___ _ __ 135, 651. 34 135, 651. 34 Total, all funds-... ...- -- ...... ___ ____ ...-..---- -.. 2, 547, 126. 36 3, 055, 063. 91 5, 602, 190. 27 The total expenditures on the existing project have been $5,165,- 807.30, regular funds, and $271,940.86 Public Works funds, a total of $5,437,748.16, United States funds. In addition, $135,651.34 was ex- pended from contributed funds for maintenance. 812 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 23, 120. 73 $------------------- Maintenance: Dredging channel, by a United States sea-going hopper dredge from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to abreast of Clines Point (between De- cember 1935 and June 1936) ------------------- $65, 727. 77 Dredging inner harbor by contract (September 1935 to June 1936) ----------------------------- __ 74, 000. 00 Surveys (July 1935 to June 1936) ------ _------- 13, 00. 00 Repairs to the north jetty by capping with concrete by contract (July 1935 to January 1936)-------- 80, 000.00 Repairs to the south jetty by capping with concrete by contract (July 1, 1935, to March 1936) ..----. 66, 000. 00 Complete contract to repair the north and south jetties (July 1, 1935, to, August 1935) ------------ 17, 000. 00 Total maintenance------------------------------------315, 727. 77 Total ------------------------------------------------ 338, 848. 50 The funds unexpended July 1, 1935, from funds allotted by the Public Works Administration will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-______-____--______------- _- $5, 670. 04 New work: Dredging jetty channel with a United States sea-going hopper dredge (between November 1935 and February 28, 1936)_-_ 48, 273. 04 Total- ------------------------------------------------ ______-- 53, 943.08 The additional sum of $290,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: Maintenance : Dredging outer bar and jetty channels with Government plant, about 900,000 cubic yards (between July 1, 19,36, and June 30, 1937) -------------------------------- ____$90, 000 Dredging inner harbor by contract, about 800,000 cubic yards (between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937) -------------- ------ 80, 000 Dredging channel to the town of Port Aransas as needed, about 100,000 cubic yards by contract (between Feb. 1 and Mar. 30, 1937) ------------------------------------------------------ 15, 000 Repairs to north and south jetties and Clines Point revetment, by contract, as needed during the year------------------------- 105, 000 Total -------- ----------------------------------------- 290', 000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------$3, 361, 594. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- 2, 919, 412. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ------------ , 281, 007. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 23, 120. 73 Net total expenditures --------------------------------- 6, 257, 886. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------- 338, 848. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 6, 596, 735. 09 In addition, $135,651.34 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 813 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -....-.... . . ....- -- - --. Cost of maintenance- ---- _____--------_$123, 433. 70 $138, 220. 68 $121, 234. 90 $133, 981. 97 $191, 352. 98 Total expended.-------------.----. i 111, 410. 65 133, 275. 15 137, 044. 12 126, 987. 75 175, 680. 45 Allotted_.__ _--.-.-...-...---------__--. 190, 000. 00 -90, 000. 00 182, 273. 42 324, 411. 76 200, 299. 91 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-_ .--- --- ___,-----__ $314, 229. 04 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935 ------------------------------------ 200, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- ---------------------- 514, 229. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- -- 299. 91 Net amount to be accounted for __- ------------- - 514, 528.95 Gross amount expended-------- ----- ---------- $175, 563. 57 Less: Reimbursements collected_______ - - $183. 03 Receipts from sales------------------299. 91 -116. 88 175, 680. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------338, 848. 50 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------- $23, 253. 53 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 91, 655. 27 114, 908. 80 Balance available June 30, 1935-----------------------223, 939. 70 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ____------------------------- - 290, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- -------------------- $277, 610. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---- ------- 277, 610. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--5---------------------- , 670. 04 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 271, 940. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 53, 943. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ____________ 325, 883. 94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work___ -.--- .------------ ---------------- ------ $203, 362. 53 $74, 622. 57 Cost of maintenance- .--- ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- Total expended-------.------------------------------- ---------- 203, 362. 53 68, 578. 33 Allotted ------------------------------- 272, 000. 00 53, 883.94 Balance,unexpended July 1, 1934______. __-- ---------------- $68, 637. 47 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933_______--- ----------------------- 60, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------- --- 128, 637.47 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment , 116. 06 6--------------- Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------- 122, 521. 41 Gross amount expended __-_------------------------ $74, 421. 73 Exclusive of available funds. 814 REPORT OF CHIEF OF EIGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Less reimbursements collected- $5, 843. 40 $68, 578. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 53, 943. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ---------------- 5, 670. 04 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------ 48, 2,73. 04 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR PORT ARANSAS, TEX. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 --------------------- $3, 639, 205. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- 12, 919, 412'. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 - 6, 558, 618. 22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------_- -- 28, 790. 77 Net total expenditures__ ----------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------- - 6, 529, 827. 45 392, 791. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------' 16, 922, 619. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 .___----- Cost of new work_-------------- --- __ ________ -- ____ ----- -- -- $203,362. 53 ____ $74, 622. 57 Cost of maintenance ----------- $123, 433. 70 $138, 220. 68 $121, 234. 90 133, 981. 97 191, 352. 98 --------------- Total cost .... 123, 433. 70 138, 220. 68 121,234. 90 337, 344.50 265, 975. 55 Total expended--....------.-. - 111, 410. 65 133, 275. 15 137, 044. 12 330, 350. 28 244, 258. 78 Allotted_ ------------ __ __ 190, 000. 00 -90, 000. 00 182, 273. 42 596, 411.76 254, 183.85 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___ ------ - -_____---- $382, 866. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_______- __- _,- ___ $200,000.00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933_ - --- ___ 60, 000. 00 260, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ __ 642, 866. 51 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______-___ 5, 816.15 Net amount to be accounted for- ____ ______ __- -637, 050. 3 Gross amount expended-----------------------$249, 985. 30 Less: Reimbursements collected---------- $6, 026.43 Receipts from sales -------- ___-----299.91 5, 726. 52 244, 258. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 -- __---- __------ - _ 392, 791. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------- $28, 923. 57 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 91, 655.27 120, 578. 84 Balance available June 30, 1935 _____________________ 272,212.74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2------------- 290, 000. 00 17. BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TEX. Locatio.-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 12 In addition, $135,651.34 was expended Exclusive of available funds. from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 815 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. For further details see page 1017, Annual Report for 1932. 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 600 feet wide by 700 feet long 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. All inside channels and turning basins may be widened with the approval of the Chief of Engineers provided local interests bear the entire cost. Under ordinary con- ditions 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 "norther s " in the 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 the entire cost of all inside channels and turning basins estimated at $2,425,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance 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 Public Works Administration, May 24, 1934, and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, modified, the project by eliminating the provision requiring local interests to con- tribute specific sums of money, and in lieu thereof, stipulated that local interests shall contribute funds sufficient to cover the entire cost of the original dredging of all channels and turning basins inside the entrance channel through Brazos Santiago Pass; all other condi- tions of local cooperation heretofore established to remain in full force and effect (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 10, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published maps are in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 9, Seventieth Congress, first session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 10, Seventy-first Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-All requirements of local cooperation have been complied with, except that the Brownsville Navigation District has not provided spoil disposal areas for maintenance dredging along 23116-ENG 1935- 52 816 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARVY, 1935 the channel from westward of Long Island to and including the turning basin near Brownsville. Terminal facilities.-On the turning basin at Point Isabel, there is a steel sheet pile wharf about 550 feet long provided with a sheet metal transit shed 100 feet wide and 300 feet long, and a corn elevator of 50,000 bushels capacity. This terminal has railroad and highway connections and is open to all on equal terms. An oil dock, 300 feet long, now under construction, will be equipped for receiving and discharging oil cargoes. Operations and results during fiscal year--New work-Contributed funds.-With funds contributed by the Brownsville Navigation Dis- trict, through sale of the district's navigation bonds to the National Industrial Recovery Administration, the dredging of the channel from westward of Long Island to and including the turning basin near Brownsville was prosecuted under contract. The work under the contract was started December 20, 1934, and to the end of the fiscal year there had been removed 7,991,900 cubic yards of material from a channel distance of 34,000 feet, at a cost of $708,833.49. The cost of preliminary survey work was $993.72. The total cost was $709,827.21, and the total expenditures were $565,365.22, all fromn contributed funds. Public Works funds.-Work on the existing project was prosecuted under a contract for the construction of the north and south jetties at Brazos Santiago Pass. During the fiscal year up to the comple- tion of the contract on February 25, 1935, there was placed in the jetty 66,589.75 tons riprap base stone, 131,551.50 tons core stone, and :81,842.20 tons cover stone, together with 2,716.45 tons riprap stone and 540.15 tons core stone placed along the north side of the north jetty as repairs due to storm damage. The total cost of the work was $1,853,342.09. With funds provided by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, the U. S. hopper dredge Absecon from August 25, 1934, to December 29, 1934, removed 417,029 cubic yards of material from the jetty channel at a total cost of $75,507.95. The U. S. hopper dredge Galveston from June 9, 1935, to June 30, 1935, removed 127,785 cubic yards of material from the jetty channel at a total cost of $17,279.18. During the fiscal year there were removed from the jetty channel a total of 544,814 cubic yards of materials at a cost of $92,787.13, and the total expenditures were $2,102,388.43, all from Public Works funds. Maintenance-Regularfunds.-The channel from the inner end of Brazos Santiago Pass to and including the turning basin at Point Isabel was redredged by contract from February 11, 1935, to April 2, 1935, by the removal of 1,114,892 cubic yards from a channel distance of 22,200 feet at a cost of $80,606.08. To prevent bank erosion and protect the inner end of the north jetty, a rock groin was constructed by force account on the south end of Padre Island, by placing 600 tons of stone, of which 400 tons were salvaged from the old abandoned Padre Island jetty, and 200 tons were purchased, and a similar rock groin was constructed by force account on the north end of Brazos Island by placing 2,987.95 tons of stone, of which 1,400 tons were salvaged from the old aban- RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 817 doned Brazos Island jetty and 1,587.95 tons were purchased, all at a total cost of $13,986.80. The total cost including surveys was $95,931.04, and the total ex- penditures were $96,059.32, all from regular funds. The total cost of all work including surveys, inspections, etc., during the year was $2,751,887.47, of which $1,946,129922 were Public Works funds and $709,827.21 were contributed, a total of $2,655,956.43, all charged to new work and $95,931.04 regular funds for maintenance. rThe expenditures were $2,102,388.43, Public Works funds, and $96,- 059.32 regular funds, a total of $2,198,447.75, United States funds, and $565,365.22, contributed funds, a grand total of $2,763,812.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The jetties were completed in 1935. Dredging in the jetty channel is about 70 percent complete. The channel from inside the pass to westward of Long Island, thence to and including the turning basin at Point Isabel was completed in 1933 and was redredged during the fiscal year 1935. The channel from westward of Long Island to and including the turning basin near Brownsville is 50 percent completed. The abandoned dredged channel across the Laguna between the pass and railroad wharf at Point Isabel has a controlling depth of 2 feet over a bottom width of 100 feet. The railroad wharf, how- ever, can be reached through the Laguna with a controlling depth of 4 feet. Controlling depths at mean low tide on June 30, 1935, in the various channels comprising the waterway are as follows: Channel from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico through the jetty channel to inside Brazos-Santiago Pass, 22 feet over a bottom width of 200 feet. Channel from inside Brazos-Santiago, Pass to a point westward of Long Island, 25 feet over a bottom width of 100. Channel from westward of Long Island to the turning basin at Point Isabel, 25 feet over a bottom width of 100 feet. Turning basin at Point Isabel, 25 feet over a bottom length of 700 feet and a bottom width of 600 feet. Channel from westward of Long Island to turning basin near Brownsville, dredged portion only, 25 feet over a 100-foot bottom width to Station 47+000; 13 feet over a bottom width of 150 feet to Station 69+000. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, has been as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds-_____------------------------.-.---. $9, 324. 70 $105, 521.84 $114, 846. 54 Public Works funds----..............-..-...----.. - . 2, 819, 797. 69 ..---------- 2, 819, 797. 69 Total, United States funds_--------.............-- - 2, 829, 122. 39 .-- 105, 521. 84 2, 934, 644. 23 Contributed funds_--_.._ ----.-.... ---.------.--...- 979, 752. 45 ----------.-. 979, 752. 45 3, 808, 874. 84 Total, all funds----------........................................ 105, 521.84 3, 914, 396. 68 The total expenditures under the existing project were $3,751,- 480.23, of which $113,303.60 were regular funds and $2,802,886.77 Public Works funds--a total of $2,916,190.37, United States funds, and $835,289.86 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The United States funds unexpended, amounting to $82,214.21, together with unexpended balance of funds 818 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 contributed by local interests amounting to $496,002.45, a total of $578,216.66, will be applied as follows: UNITED STATES FUNDS Accounts payable June 30, 1935 -___--..____.---__ -------- $4. 78 Maintenance: Dredging jetty channel with Government plant (during January 1930 and June 1936) --------------------------------- 32, 000. 00 Dredging channel from jettied entrance to Point Isabel (dur- ing November 1935 and June 1936) --------- 46, 209. 43 Surveys of bar and channels (between July 1, 1935, and June 30, 1936) ------------------------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Total-------------------------------------- 82, 214. 21 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS New work : Accounts payable June 30, 1935___________----___---------- 144, 462. 59 Completion of channel dredging by contract from westward of Long Island to Brownsville (July 1935 to December 1935) __ 351, 539. 86 Total, contributed funds---_ --- ______---________---496, 002.45 Total, United States and contributed funds ---------------- 578, 216. 66 The funds unexpended July 1, 1935, including accounts receivable, $57,170.81 from funds allotted by the P. W. A., will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- $17, 205. 44 New work: Dredging jetty channel with United States seagoing hopper dredge (between July 1935 and September 1935)--------- 39, 965. 37 Total --------------------------------------------- 57, 170. 81 The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1936 as follows: Maintenance: Repairs to jetties and shore branch of existing dikes by contract (July 1936 to June 1937)-------------------------------$10, 000 Dredging jetty channel with seagoing hopper dredge (between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937) ------------------------- 50, 000 Dredging inner channels, by contract (between July 1, 1936, and June 30, 1937) ---------------------------------------- 90, 000 Total--_-------- -------------------------------- 150, 000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935______-- __------------ $685, 180. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------- ----------- 105, 521. 84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 790, 701. 84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------------------- ----- 4. 78 Net total expenditures_ ____ 790, 697. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-- ------------------------- 82, 214.21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 872, 911.27 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 819 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C Cost of new work .... - _- -- ___. - $5, 338. 27 $4, 225.76 $11.40 Cost of maintenance...... ... ..... ........... ............ 4, 459. 11 $5, 131.69 $95, 931. 04 Total cost----- .. ... .. ... ..... 5, 338. 27 4, 225.76 4, 470. 51 5, 131. 69 95, 931. 04 Total expended ---- .... .. __ - . 5, 928. 96 2, 336. 00 3, 688. 57 5, 290. 75 96, 059. 32 1 I Allotted------------------ -----------.........................9,000.00 --5,000.00 8, 498.64 4, 081.50 169,167. 35 " Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $9, 106.18 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_____ $94, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------------75, 000. 00 169, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__-- - -- 178, 106. 18 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --- 17 35 -167. Net amount to be accounted for-- 178, 273. 53 ,Gross amount expended____________________________ $96, 169. 69 Less: Reimbursements collected---------------- $277. 72 Receipts from sales_ -- 167. 35 110. 37 96, 059. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ 82, 214. 21 'Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 20. 47 Balance available June 30, 1935_- 82, 193. 74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1- 150, 000.00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__ $2, 819, 797. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 -- 2, 819, 797. 69 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935.. 264. 52 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_-- ------ 2, 820, 062. 21 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ 30. 00 Gross total costs to June 30 ,1935- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_____________ 2, - 820, 092. 21. 17, 205.44 Net total expenditures 2, 802, 886. 77 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ 57, 140. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ ---- 2,860, 027.58 Fiscal year ending June 30- 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .... _...... _ -------------- -------------- ----------- $873,668.47 $1, 946, 129. 22 Cost of maintenance ....--- - -Total expended ....------------ 700, 498. 34 2, 102, 388. 43 Allotted......--------------------- ---- ------------- -------------- 2, 800, 000. 00 60, 027. 58 1 Exclusive of available funus. 820 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGITEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ ---------------------------- $2, 099, 501. 66 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act ap- proved June 16, 1933------------------------------------ 60. 027. 58 Amount to be accounted for__________------------------------ 2,159, 529. 24 Gross amount expended-------------------- $2, 112, 096. 17 Less reimbursements collected------------------ 9, 707. 74 2, 102, 388. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 -___.__________- -__ 57, 140. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------- 17, 209.04 Balance available June 30, 1935________8__ ___- 39, 931. 77 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__ 30. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ____________ 39, 961. 77 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SU\MMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- $3, 504, 977. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 105, 521. 84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 3, 610, 499. 53 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ......... 264. 52 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------------------- 3, 610, 764. 05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 30.00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ____-- _______ __ 3, 610, 794. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 17, 210. 22 Net total expenditures-----------------------------3, 593, 583. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 139, 355. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ . __--____ 3, 732, 938. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------$5, 338. 27 $4, 225. 76 $11. 40 $873, 668. 47 $1, 946, 129. 22 Cost of maintenance------..............----.......------.....--------------.......4, 459. 11 5, 131. 69 95, 931. 04 Total cost......--........-----------. 5, 338. 27 4, 225. 76 4, 470. 51 878, 800. 16 2, 042, 060. 26 Total expended --------------...............5, 928. 96 2, 336. 00 3, 688. 57 705, 789. 09 2, 198, 447. 75 Allotted-------------------........................ 9, 000. 00 -5, 000. 00 8, 498. 64 2, 804, 081. 50 229, 194. 93 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ _ ___---------- $2, 108, 607. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- ------------------ $94, 000. 00 tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933_ Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------ 75, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933---------------_-- 60, 027. 58 229, 027. 58 Amount to be accounted for_______---------------- 2, 337, 635. 42 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- -167. 35 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 2, 337, 802. 77 _ Gross amount expended_---- ------------- $2,208, 265. 86 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 821 Less: Reimbursements collected--------- $9, 985. 46 Receipts from sales-_------------- 167. 35 $9, 818. 11 $2, 198, 447. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 139, 355. 02 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------- _ 17,229. 51 Balance available June 30, 1935_---------------------_ 122, 125. 51 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ____________________________ 30. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------- 122, 155. 51 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 ----------- 150, 000.00 CONTRIIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____________ ______ , 103, 114. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- 1,103, 114..12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 144, 462. 59 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 958, 651. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------- 496, 002. 45 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1935__--_____- __ 1, 454, 653. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------------- $3, 992. 69 $2, 213. 66 $131, 018. 77 $132, 913. 94 $709, 827. 21 Cost of maintenance.- ---- ----- -------- --------- --- ------------ Total expended_-----------------------.2, 339.08 3, 324. 23 98, 482. 94 165, 778. 39 565, 365. 22 Contributed------------------------------ 1 253, 000.00 -11,340.05 30, 000.00 ------------ 1,058, 994.03 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $2, 373. 64 Amount contributed by Brownsville Navigation District, Cameron County, Tex _---------------------------1, 060, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __._______________________ 1, 062, 373. 64 Deductions on account of refund to local interests------------- 1,005. 97 Net amount to be accounted for __ ___ ______-1, 061, 367. 67 Gross amount expended --------------------------------------- 565, 365. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 496, 002. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_______________ $144, 474.82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 351, 189. 26 495, 664. 08 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 338. 37 Exclusive of available funds. 822 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TEX. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__________________-- -- $4, 608, 091. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 _____ _______________ 105, 521. 84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 4, 713, 613. 65 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- 264. 52 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ____--- __- -___ -___ 4, 713, 878. 17 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 30. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ____ __ ____-___ 4, 713, 908. 17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_---_-- __-__-___-___ 161, 672. 81 Net total expenditures----------------------------, 552, 235.36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------- __ -______ 635, 357. 47 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1935----------- ----------------------------- 5, 187, 592. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .------------- $9, 330. 96 $4, 867. 86 $131, 030. 17 $1, 006, 582. 41 $2, 655, 956. 43 Cost of maintenance_....._____ _....................____... 4,459. 11 5, 131. 69 95, 931.04 Total cost----_------- - 9, 330. 96 4, 867. 86 135, 489. 28 1, 011, 714. 10 2, 751, 887. 47 Total expended-- - -..........-.. 8, 268.04 5, 660. 23 102, 171. 51 871, 567. 48 2, 763, 812. 97 Allotted and contributed.. --... 39, 000. 00 -5, 000. 00 261, 498. 64 2, 792, 741. 45 1, 288, 188. 96 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $2,110,981. 48 Contributed by Brownsville Navigation District, Cameron County, Tex----------------------- $1, 060, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------- 94, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935__ 75, 000.00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recov- ery Act approved June 16, 1933- --- - 60, 027. 58 1, 289, 027. 58 Amount to be accounted for ---------- 3, 400, 009. 06 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- 838. 62 Net amount to be accounted for ---- ---- 3,399, 170.44 Gross amount expended---- $2, 773, 631.08 Less: Reimbursements collected -- $9 ), 985. 46 Receipts from sales-_- -167. 35 9, 818. 11 2, 763, 812. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ _-635, 357.47 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__ $161, 704. 33 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ___ 351, 189. 26 512, 893. 59 Balance available June 30, 1935 22, 463. 88 1----------------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__ _______ 30. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------- 122, 493. 88 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenace 1-------------------------- 150, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORSGALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 823 18. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $90,128.51; the expenditures were $86,073.13. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to pay- ment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The addi- tional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___________________________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___________ ____. $273, 023.18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 273, 023. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__________________ 401.70 Net total expenditures_ 272, 621. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ 41, 060.08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -- 313, 681. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work _-_-_-_ .- Cost of maintenance ---.- ------------------$13, 541. 12 ---.- $53, 029. 11 - $36, 974. 51 - - - - -..----- $53, 874. 44 $90, 128. 51 Total expended ...........---------------------- 13, 470. 70 498. 39 54, 36, 980. 47 56, 273. 12 86, 073. 13 Allotted __---------------------------- 10, 000. 00 55, 000. 00 41, 587. 19 133, 740. 97 27, 353. 40 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__- ____ _ $99, 779. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935___________ 31, 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for -- ___ 131,579. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --- __ 4, 446. 60 Net amount to be accounted for__ --- 127, 133. 21 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $92, 821. 08 Less: Reimbursements collected 551. 35 $--------------2, Receipts from sales ------------- ___ 4,1 96. 60 6, 747. 95 86, 073. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---..--------------- 41, 060. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-----------------------_ 972. 89 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------------ 40, 087.19 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1'__________ 30., 000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 824 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 19. Other projects for whichv no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these reports are given in part 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Johnsons Bayou, La...........---------------------- 1933 $2, 261. 35 54, 042. 26 Completed. 2. Turtle Bayou, Tex.' 2._______________________ 1932 8, 899. 97 57, 685. 83 Do. 3. Mouth of Trinity River, Tex.'1 --------------- 1928 79, 540. 44 10, 870. 95 Do. 4. Trinity River, Tex............----------------------- 1932 2, 002, 661. 37 352, 680. 90 Do. 5. Dickinson Bayou, Tex.' ......-------------------- 1931 6, 287. 28 55, 553. 83 Do. 6. Chocolate Bayou, Tex. -------------------- 1922 6, 512. 12 33, 248. 17 $8,500. 7. Bastrop Bayou, Tex.'-l.---------------------- 1931 9, 920. 22 27, 129. 21 $10,000. 8. Brazos River, Tex., from Velasco to Old Wash- 1924 216, 989. 48 223, 010. 52 Completed. ington.' 9. Guadalupe River to Victoria, Tex..........------------ 1922 172, 547. 28 106, 100. 36 Do. -10. Rio Grande, flood control-..................... 1934 3 41, 833. 84 .....-.-.--.-- Do. 1Channel adequate for commerce. 2 Abandonment of the existing project for Turtle Bayou, Tex., is recommended in River and Harbor Committee Document No. 17, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 3 Revoked during fiscal year 1935, $166.16. 20. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------- $1, 908, 211.49 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------- 98, 982.21 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------------------2, 007, 193. 70 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------- -- 62, 737.23 Net total expenditures __________----------------- 1, 944, 456. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------ 99, 280.99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-----------2, 043, 737.46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended----- .__ - --........... -. -------------- $1, 944, 456. 47 Allotted ............-------------------------------..........------------- 2, 043, 737. 46 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts_ ----------- $1,977,337. 46 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934----------------------------------- 91, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for__-------------------------- 2, 068, 737.46 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 25, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_------------------------ 2, 043,737. 46 Gross amount expended____-------------------- $2,382,183.97 Less reimbursements collected_------------------ 437, 727. 50 1, 944, 456. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-_----------------- 99, 280. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 193 _----------------------- 90, 788. 79 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------- 8, 492.20 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 98, 982. 21 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ------------ 107, 474. 41 RIVERS AND HARBCIRS-GALVIESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 825 ,:tatusof reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted Document no. Recommenda- to Congress tion River and Harbor Committee resolu- River and Harbor Aransas Pass-Corpus tion, May 14, 1934. Dec. 12, 1934 Committee 13, 74th Favorable. Christi Channel, Tex. River and Harbor Cong., 1st sess. Committee resolu- tion, July 27, 1934. Do .................. River and Harbor June 22, 1935 River and Harbor Do. Committee 63, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Arroyo Colorado, Tex., River and Harbor from Llano Grande Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Lake to its mouth. Brazos Island Harbor, River and Harbor Aug. 12, 1935 -- - - . . ----- . --- - Unfavorable. Tex. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 13, 1935. Corpus Christi to ,the River and Harbor Rio Grande Intra- River Act, July 3, 1930. Dec. 26,1934 Do. coastal Waterway. and Harbor Act, Jan. 21, 1927. Galveston Bay, Tex. River and Harbor Sept. 27, 1934 House 74, 74th Cong., Favorable. (shore protection). Act, July 3, 1930. 1st sess. Galveston Harbor, Tex- River and Harbor June 5,1935 River and Harbor Do. Committee resolu- Committee 57, 74th Jan. 28, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Galveston Harbor and River and Harbor June 22,1935 River and Harbor Do. Channel, Tex. Committee resolu- Committee 61, 74th tion, Jan. 16, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. :Galveston Harbor- River and Harbor Do. River and Harbor Do. Texas City Channel, Committee resolu- Committee 62, 74th Tex. tion, Jan. 16, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Greens Bayou and Pass River and Harbor ------------------------ Palacios (Cotton Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Bayou), Tex. Guadalupe River, Tex. Flood Control Act, (preliminary exam- May 31, 1924. ination for flood con- trol). Guadalupe River, Tex__ River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930. River and Harbor SJuly 12, 1935 I House 238, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Do. Do.........__.. Act, Mar. 3, 1925. Houston Ship Channel, River and Harbor June 5,1935 River and Harbor Do. Tex. Committee resolu- Committee 58, 74th tion, Jan. 16, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Louisiana & Texas In- River and Harbor tracoastal Waterway, Committee resolu- Corpus Christi to Rio tion, Apr. 1, 1935. Grande Valley. Lynns Bayou, Tex .. River and Harbor Apr. 3,1935 River and Harbor Do. Committee resolu- Committee 28, 74th tion, Sept. 1, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. Neches River, Tex .... River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 23, 1935. New Orleans to the Rio River and Harbor July 8, 1935 Unfavorable. Grande, waterway. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 16, 1935. Offatts Bayou to San River and Harbor Louis Pass, Galves- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. ton Island, Tex., waterway from. Palacios Pass, Tex ..... River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 21, 1935. Pass Cavallo, Tex., and River and Harbor channel from, to Port Act, Aug. 30, 1935. O'Connor and Port Lavaca. Sabine-Neches Canal, Senate Committee Tex. resolution, May 25, 1935. Sabine-Neches water- River and Harbor way, Tex. (revetment Act, Aug. 30, 1935. work). Dec. 5, 1934 Sabine-Neches water- River and Har bor River and Harbor Favorable. way, Tex. Committee resolu- Committee 12, 74th tion, Mar. 19, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. 826 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolu- tions-Continued Locality Authorization act Transmitted o Congress Document no. Recommenda- tiRecommenda- Trinity River and tribu- River and Harbor - taries, Tex., flood pro- Act, July 27, 1916. tection, etc. Trinity River, Tex. Flood Control Act, (preliminary examin- May 31, 1924. ation for flood con- trol). Trinity River, Tex ----- Senate Committee . resolution, Dec. 10, 1929. Do--------------River and Harbor . Act, July 3, 1930. Turtle Bayou, Tex- ,... River and Harbor Jan. 3,1935 River and Harbor Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee 17, 74th tion, Feb. 2, 1934. Cong., 1st sess. 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. Lunsford E. Oliver, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Brig. Gen. H. B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Red River below Fulton, Ark_ 826 8. Yazoo River, Miss -____ 843 2. Cypress Bayou and Water- 9. Yalobusha River, Miss ____ 846 way between Jefferson, 10. Big Sunflower River, Miss__ 847 Tex., and Shreveport, La_ 829 11. Operating and care of lock 3. Ouachita and Black Rivers, and dam, Big Sunflower Ark., and La_ __--_ 831 River, Miss - 850 4. Operating and care of locks 12. Mouth of the Yazoo River, and dams, Ouachita River, Miss - 851 Ark., and La- 835 13. Examinations, surveys, and 5. Tensas River and Bayou contingencies (general)__ 853 Macon, La...... 837 14. Other projects for which no 6. Boeuf River, La- 840 estimates are submitted__ 854 7. Bayous D'Arbonne and Cor- ney, La_____ 842 15. Plant allotment_ 854 1. RED RIVER BELOW FULTON, ARK. Location.-Red River rises in the arid regions of eastern New Mexico, flows in a general easterly and southeasterly direction for 1,300 miles and enters the Mississippi River at Red River Landing, La. (See U. S. Geological Survey State maps.) 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, RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 827 July 13, 1892, were $1,553,877.50, for new work. For further details, see page 1868 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for continuing improvement of Red River from Fulton, Ark., to the Atchafalaya River, La., 463 miles by systematic clearing of 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.) Terminal facilities.-Red River Barge Line owns a warehouse at Moncla Landing. The city of Alexandria, La., has constructed a warehouse for receiving steamboat freight. Both of these ware- houses are open to the general public. Operations and results during fiscal year.-From July 1 to July 3, 1934, the U. S. dredge Waterway moved 20,784 cubic yards of material from the channel at the mouth of King's Bayou. From August 1 to October 5, 1934, U. S. quarterboat No. 3001 removed 4,578 obstructions from the channel between Shreveport, La., and the mouth, a distance of 307 miles. This work is classed as maintenance and was all done by hired labor. Cost of dredging ----------------------------------------- $2, 531. 69 Cost of chopping ---- --------------------- 8, 908. 54 Cost of channel surveys and gage observations-------------__ _ 2, 274. 92 Total cost of maintenance------------------ 13, 715. 15 Total expended ------ ------------------------------- 75, 159.64 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work under the existing proj- ect being continuous and no estimate being made, the date or the percentage of completion cannot be stated. Maintenance in recent years provides navigation to Shreveport, La., at medium and high stages. The head of navigation is the Arkansas-Oklahoma State line to which point boats may occasionally run during high water if snags, overhanging trees, or other similar obstructions do not interfere. 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 re- mainder of the year stages near zero may be expected, with minimum depths less than 1 foot from Fulton to Shreveport, 1 to 2 feet from Shreveport to Alexandria, 4 feet from Alexandria to the mouth of 828 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Black River, and 6.5 feet thence to the mouth. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 45 feet to the mouth of Black River and about 20 feet from there to Fulton, Ark. Cost of new work under the existing project to June 30, 1935___ $409, 928. 91 Cost of maintenance------------1-------------------- 1, 475, 892. 74 Total cost__--------- ---------------- ----- 1, 885, 821. 65 Total expended----------------------------------------, 885, 563. 2 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended plus accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to maintenance, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------------- $258. 14 Maintenance: D-edging to mouth of Black River with U. S. pipe-line dredge Waterway, 3 months (September, October, and November 1935) ------------------------ $40, 000.00 Chopping, mouth of Black River to Shreveport, La., with United States quarterboat, 2 months (August and September 1935) ------------------------- 8, 000. 00 48, 000. 00. Total for all work-------------------- -------------- 48, 258. 14 Balance remaining----- ----------------------------------- 16, 432. 17 Total--- ------------------------------------------ 64, 690.31 The additional sum of $48,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging to mouth of Black River with U. S. pipe-line dredge Waterway, 3 months (September, October, and November 1936)_ $40, 000 Chopping, mouth of Black River to Shreveport, La., with United States quarterboat, 2 months (August and September 1936) - 8, 000 48, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935. -- _---------------- $1, 963, 806. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- 1, 475, 892. 74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 3, 439, 699. 15 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935.--------- -. 27 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 3, 439, 698. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 258.14 Net total expenditures------------------------- 3, 439, 440. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_-- 6------------------ -64, 690. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 3,504, 131.05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.. --------- Cost of maintenance.,- ---.------.-.. I $42, 108. 91 $71,908.31 $34, 380. 90 $26, 030. 74 $13, 715. 15 Total expended------------------------- 101, 238. 43 72, 922. 94 21, 296. 40 -29, 956. 10 -75, 159. 64 Allotted------------------.........................-------........ 162, 500. 00 -7, 770. 96 23, 957. 14 -10, 445. 97 -125, 341.07 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBUJRG, MISS., DISTRICT 829 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934----------------------------- $114, 871. 74 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935------------------------------------ 43, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-........----- _______--- 157, 871. 74 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 168,341.07 Net amount to be accounted for_______ _____ ___-- -- 10, 469. 33 _ Gross amount expended --------------------------- $149, 966. 91 Less : Reimbursements collected---------- $163, 780. 83 Receipts from sales_--------------- 61, 345. 72 225, 126. 55 -75, 159. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__ 64, 690. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------------ 970. 12 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------------------ 63, 720. 19 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ----------------------------------- 48, 000. 00 2. CYPRESS BAYOU AND WATERWAY BETWEEN JEFFERSON, TEX., AND SHREVEPORT, LA. Location.-This bayou rises in northeast Texas and flows in a southeasterly direction 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., a distance of about 132 miles. (See U. S. Geological Survey State maps.) 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. OADDO LAKE DAM Location: At foot of Caddo Lake, La. and Tex., about 23 miles above mouth of Jefferson-Shreveport Waterway. Below Moringsport, 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. SExclusive of available funds. 830 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARM1VY, 1935 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.-The work consists of caring for the Caddo Lake Dam. The cost was $1,657.48 and the expenditure, $1,587.69, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The danm at the foot of Caddo Lake was completed in 1914, completing the project. Its construction and maintenance insures a 4-foot navigable depth at low water from that point to Jefferson, the head of navigation, 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 the Cypress Bayou drainage area, is necessary to provide a 4-foot depth up to the dam. Such stages are short in duration and irregular in occurrence. The controlling depth between the dam and Jefferson was about 5 feet at the end of the year. The total cost and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1935, have been as follows: United States Contrib- funds uted funds Total Cost of new work- .......--------...---------------------------- $202, 817. 48 .....----------- $202, 817. 48 Cost of maintenance- ...------------- ------------------------------ 235, 192. 91 $50, 000 285, 192. 91 Total cost---------------------------------------- 438, 010. 39 50, 000 488, 010. 39 Total expended ....------............----- ---------------------------------- 437, 898. 15 50, 000 487, 898. 15 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to maintenance, using hired labor, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------------------- $112. 24 Maintenance : Salary of dam tender 1,260. 00 $--------------------------- Repairs to dam------------------------------------ 2, 440. 00 3, 700. 00 Total for all work---------------------------------------- 3, 812. 24 Balance remaining ----------------------------------------------- 122. 13 Total --------------------------------------------------- 3, 934. 37 The additional sum of $3,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Salary of dam tender__------------------------------------------ $1,260 Repairs to dain__----------------------------- --------------------- 2,440 Total____ _____________---------- 3.700 RIVERS AND HARBORS-- VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 831 Cost and financial summnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------$202, 817.48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 235, 192. 91 ,Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-----------438, 010. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 112. 24 Net total expenditures-----------------------------437, 898.15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------3, 934. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 441, 832. 52 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance__----------------- -$1, 446. 52 $1,433. 40 $1,248.28 $1, 159.75 $1,657.48 Total expended___----------------------- 1,433. 26 1, 557.40 1, 223. 23 1, 142.35 1, 587. 69 Allotted-..-----.-.-------...-............ -6, 000. 00 1,387.41 1,626. 50 3,200. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---- ----------------------- $2,322.06 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935__----- ------------------------------------- 3, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------5, 522. 06 Gross amount expended ____-_-------------------- 1,587. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------- 3, 934. 37 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ ---------------------------- 118. 33 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 3,816. 04 Amount than can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - ----- - - -- 30, 1937 for maintenance 3, 70000 3. OUACHITA AND BLACK RIVERS, ARK. AND LA. Location.-Ouachita River rises in Polk County, Ark., and flows about 600 miles in a general southeasterly and southerly direction through Arkansas and Louisiana. It is joined by Tensas and Little Rivers at Trinity, La. (Jonesville, La.), below which place it is called Black River, and enters Red River 35.5 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey State maps.) Previous projects.-The project was adopted March 3, 1871. Modifications 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- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935- 53 832 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 den, Ark., i 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 Arka- delphia, Ark., 417 miles. The location and description of the locks and dams which are included in the project are contained in the table following. Distance nearestom Greatest Depth town earest Above idth available on miter No. Location mouth mouth o Blackk oflock length lengt i low sill at a nearest ofRiver chamber for full width water normal pool naviga- River width pool blaetrib- of lock level utary Miles Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet 2 Harrisonburg, La. .--------------- 0. 1 Riverton, La_.-------- -------- 1 73. 3 55 268 14. 4 6. 9 3 _-- 1 2. 0 134. 0 55 268 14. 8 6. 5 4 Monroe, La_..----------. . ------ 1 24. 0 178.1 55 268 8. 9 6.5 5 Sterlington Reach, La__............. .6 208. 3 55 268 6. 9 6. 6 6 Near Felsenthal, Ark-............... 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 ind of of haracter Year No. Location haracter of foundation dam of Kind Type of construction of 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 4914, 844. 67 Ark.. 8 Near Calion, Ark._ Piling in clay.. ...- do------- .......... do.......---------- 1926 1 915, 445. 96 1Nearest town. 2 By river-2 miles by highway. aDam 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. 4Includes 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). 1 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 RIVERS AND IHARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 833 2, 1919, provided for modifying Locks and Danis 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. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 7, 65th Cong., 2d sess.) 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 re- port contained in House Document No. 448, Fifty-seventh Congress, first session (Annual Report for 1902, p. 1435). Lock and Dam No. 1 was eliminated from the plan by the Secre- tary 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 published map of the section of these rivers included in the project is in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Local cooperation.-None required. Local interests contributed $5,000 during the fiscal year 1929, which was expended in connection with United States funds in prevention of cut-off near Camden, Ark. Terminal facilities.-At Monroe, La., there is 1 municipal ware- house, 1 private electric crane, and 1 private warehouse. At West Monroe there are three private warehouses with conveyors. At Cal- ion, Ark., there is one private warehouse with conveyor. At Camden, Ark., there are three private warehouses. These existing facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-During periods from July 7, 1934, to June 30, 1935, U. S. dredge Todd removed 780,927 cubic yards of material from the channel at Davis Landing, Hope Landing, Harrisonburg Bar, Lock and Dam No. 2, Fredericksburg, Belleview, Columbia, Jacks Landing, Minden Hall, Bayou Duchesne, Missouri-Pacific Railroad Bridge, Smithland Bar, Upper Breston, Lower Approach to Lock 3, Faust Bar, Lapine Bayou, Blue Beach, Cape Horn, Longs, Hodges, and Treadway. During periods from July 5, 1934 to June 30, 1935, U. S. dredge Waterway removed 594,690 cubic yards of material from the chan- nel, at Berlew Landing, Plouden Bayou, Bayou Ha Ha, Tew Lake Outlet, Cates Landing, Cypress Brake Outlet, Harrisonburg, Nichols, Bellevue Landing, Columbia Stave Yard, Smithland Bar, Monroe Traffic Bridge, and Spoon Camp. During the period between July 1 and July 15, 1934, U. S. quarter- boat No. 3001 removed 403 obstructions from the channel between Burnham Landing and Jonesville, La., a distance of 258 miles, and from October 6 to October 20, 1934, this boat removed 193 obstruc- tions between the mouth of Black River and Lock and Dam No. 4. a distance of 178 miles. This work is classed as maintenance and was all done by hired labor. Cost of dredging --------------------------------------- $158, 768. 56: Cost of snagging and chopping__------------------------------ 3, 810. 75 Cost of channel surveys and gage observations------------------ 1, 391.'84 Total cost of maintenance----------------------------163, 971. 15 Total expended ..- -- 117, 850. 49 834 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. 832). The head of navigation is Arkadelphia, Ark., to which point boats may occa- sionally run during high water if snags, overhanging trees, or other similar obstructions do not interfere. From January to June the gage at Monroe generally exceeds pool stage (13.3 feet), 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 between Camden and Arkadelphia. During the re- mainder ofthe year the pools furnished by Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, with moderate dredging in Black and Ouachita Rivers, pro- vide depths of 6.5 feet between the mouth of Black River and Camden, Ark., and depths of only a few inches may be expected between Camden and Arkadelphia, Ark. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 45 feet to Lock and Dam No. 2 and 14 feet from there to Camden, Ark. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1935- ... $4, 574, 551.31 Cost of maintenance--- ... ------------------------------- 1, 514, 098. 20 Total cost 088, 649. 51 6----------------------------------- Total expended-------------------- ____--- 6, 079, 813.90 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to maintenance, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935- $9, 391. 52 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. pipeline dredge Todd, 6 months (July to October 1935, and May and June 1936) --------- 95, 000. 00 Snagging with United States derrick boat and U. S. towboat Capt. Eric Bergland, 2 months (August and September 1935)_ 17, 000. 00 Chopping with U. S. quarter boat No. 10, 3 months (July, August, and September, 1935) ------------------------- 13,000. 00 Total for all work -------------------------------- 134, 391. 52 Balance remaining ----------------------------------------- 5, 816. 67 Total------------------ ----- 140,208.19 The additional sum of $125,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. pipeline dredge Todd, 6 months (July to October 1936, and May and June 1937) ----------------- $95, 000. 00 Snagging with derrick and U. S. towboat Capt. Eric Berg- land, 2 months (August and September 1936)------------- 17, 000. 00 Chopping with U. S. quarter boat No. 10, 3 months (July, August, and September, 1936) ------------------------- 13, 000. 00 Total------------------ - 125, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 835 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------- $5, 248, 618. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 , 514, 098. 20 1----------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 6, 762, 717.14 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 555.91 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-------------------- --- 6, 763, 273. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------- -- 9, 391. 52 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 6, 753, 881. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------ 140, 208. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 6, 894, 089. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of newwork ....------------------------------ ----------.................................. Cost of maintenance---------------------- $62, 167. 44 $139, 702. 43 $154, 926. 75 $216, 580.46 $163, 971. 15 Total cost--.........----.............-----------... 62, 167. 44 139, 702. 43 154, 926. 75 216, 580. 46 163, 971. 15 Total expended---------- .-------------- 62, 442. 29 404, 316. 39 155, 895. 88 137, 618. 01 -117, 850. 49 Allotted...........................--------------------------- 445, 200. 00 ......-----------. 228, 061. 51 171, 640. 17 -133, 470. 45 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------- ----------------- $155, 828. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930-- ------------------- $4, 800.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 23, 1931---------------------2, 289. 37 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932--------------------- 36, 910. 63 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------125,000.00 169, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------324, 828. 15 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--.------------302, 470. 45 Net amount to be accounted for2------------------------ 2, 357. 70 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $303,595.34 Less: Reimbursements collected----------- $154, 175.38 Receipts from sales------------ 267, 270. 45 421, 445. 83 -117, 850. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------- 140, 208. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------------------- 9, 391. 52 Balance available June 30, 1935-----------------------130, 816. 67 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ------------- 125, 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. 831 to 835, where general information may 1Exclusive of available funds. 836 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 since Janu- ary 1, 1923; no. 8, from October 1, 1912, to August 31, 1923, and since November 16, 1924, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Sub- sequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The improvement was operated and maintained in a satisfactory condition throughout the year. From April 17 to May 31, 1935, the U. S. dredge Todd removed 127,374 cubic yards of material from the channel at Cape Horn, Little Buffalo, and Hodges Shoals. From May 28 to June 10, 1935, the U. S. dredge Waterway removed 34,670 cubic yards of material from the channel at Spoon Camp Shoals. This work is classed as maintenance and was all done by hired labor. Cost of operation and care-------------------------------$75, 161.06 Cost of improvement and reconstruction___ 121, 411. 11 Total cost _ -------------------------- --- 196, 572. 17 Total expended------------------------------------193, 216. 33 Condition at end of fiseal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1924. The locks and dams are in good condition. The dams are raised when needed, ordinarily between July and December. and 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 con- trolling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 45 feet to Lock and Dam No. 2 and 14 feet from there to Camden. Cost of operating and care to June 30, 1935--------------- $1, 196, 932. 34 Cost of improvement and reconstruction------------.-- 1, 721, 466. 33 Total cost --------------------------------- 2, 918, 398. 67 Total expended_ ------------------------------ 2, 922, 942. 57 Proposed operation.-The obligated balance remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities amounting to $18,850.72. The funds allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works-- -- $50, 740 Ordinary maintenance and repairs of locks and dams, including dwellings, grounds, etc---------------------------------- 25, 000 Improvement and reconstruction --- --- -71, 500 Channel works------------------------------------------- -- 43, 000 Emergencies ----------------- ------------------------ ----- 1, 760 Central repair station---------------------------------------- 8, 000 Total for all work ------------------ 200, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 837 Funds required to maintain and operate the project during the fiscal year 1937 will be as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works ________________ _ $55, 000 Maintenance and repairs ___________________ - -___ 25, 000 Improvement and reconstruction_..... - - -_ 70, 000 7___________- Channel work----------- ----------------------------------- 0, 000 Special work---- ------------------------------------------- 8, 000 Emergencies ------------------------------------------------ 2, 000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 210, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 __..____._ $2, 918, 398.-67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------2, 918, 398. 67 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935_ .. ____ 22, 590. 91 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ___..._________ ___ 2, 940, 989. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 _______- - ____-- -__ 18, 047. 01 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 2,922,942.57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_......... _____....____ . 224, 488. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------.., 13,147,430.60 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ............. .. ...- ---.......... Cost of maintenance.....----------------- $243, 741. 73 $225, 193.87 $194, 831. 66 $161, 238.96 $196, 572. 17 Total expended----.---------------------242, 639. 24 173, 496. 73 226, 311. 69 161,579.39 193, 216. 33 Allotted-.......----------------------- 225, 000.00 250, 000.00 173, 007.54 128,985.59 369, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $48, 704. 36 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------- $200, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909_.. 169,000. 00 369, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ _ 417, 704. 36 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $304, 892. 95 Less reimbursements collected,___- ------ ___----111, 676. 62 193, 216. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------ --------------- 224, 488. 03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_--- -------- __ -- __ 18, 850. 72 Balance available June 30, 1935 - ---- 205, 637. 31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - ---- --- 30, 1937, for maintenance 2______________ 210, 000. 00 5. TENSAS RIVER AND BAYOU MACON, LA. Location.-Tensas River has its source in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La., flows about 166 miles in a general southerly di- x Includes $200,000 maintenance and improvement funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 838 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 rection and joins Ouachita and Little Rivers at Jonesville, La., in forming Black River. Bayou Macon rises in Desha County, Ark., flows about 250 miles in a general southerly direction and enters Tensas River 42.7 miles above the mouth. (See Mississippi River Commission map, "Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi 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, exclusive of amount expended on previous project is $48,395, of which $4,200 is to be contributed by local interests. 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. Local interests have made no progress in complying with this requirement, and do not appear to be interested. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-From February 11 to February 26, 1935, U. S. quarterboat No. 3001 removed 593 obstruc- tions from the channel of Tensas River between Tendal, La., and the mouth, a distance of 137.8 miles. This work is classed as mainte- nance and was done by hired labor using Government-owned plant. Cost of maintenance ---------------------------------- _-- $1,989. 25 Total expended --------------------------------------- 1,978.40 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 noncom- pletion of the project above Westwood Place on Tensas River navi- gation above this point is limited to small craft and rafted timber. Recent bank clearing 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 839 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 con- trolling depths at the end of the fiscal year were 34.5 feet on Tensas River and 3.5 feet on Bayou Macon. The work remaining to com- plete the project consists in removing the remaining 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, 1935 -----.. $35, 366. 57 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------85, 352. 16 Total cost --------------------------------------------- 120, 718. 73 Total expended ---------------------------------- _-_ 120, 701. 83 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to maintenance between Delhi, La., and mouth of Bayou Macon and between Tendal, La., and mouth of Tensas River, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935----------__________ $16. 90 Maintenance: Bank clearing and removing obstructions with United States quarterboat, one-half month (during October 1925) -------- 2, 500. 00 Total for all work ------------------------------------ 2, 516. 90 Balance remaining ------------------------------------------ 757. 62 Total ---------------------------------------------- 3, 274. 52 The additional sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, using Government plant and hired labor, to be applied to bank clearing and removing obstructions from Delhi, La., to mouth of Bayou Macon, La., and from Tendal, La., to mouth of Tensas River, during October 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_------------------------- $38, 366. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------85, 352.16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 123, 718.73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 16. 90 Net total expenditures-- ----------------------------- 123, 701. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__---------------------------- 3,274. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- 26,976.35 1------------ Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------.......------ --- ------------- --------- $2, 504. 13 Cost of maintenance --------- _ --- $1,469.93 $177. 75 1, 883. 46 $2, 194. 21 $1,989.25 Total cost..........--------- ....-------------1,469.93 177.75 4, 387. 59 2, 194. 21 1, 989. 25 Total expended_ --------------------- 11, 566. 43 -2, 147. 79 -3, 389. 53 2, 194.32 1,978. 40 Allotted... ... .................---------------------... 5, 000. 00 7, 770. 96 -15, 229.70 2, 358. 74 2, 500. 00 840 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 $2, 752.92 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 2, 500. 00 -------------------------------------------- Amount to be accounted for- ------------------------- 5, 252. 92 Gross amount expended ---------------------------- $2,543.24 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 564. 84 1,978. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-----------------------3, 274. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------- ------- 16.90 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------ 3, 257. 62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1____ -- - -_ 2, 500. 00 6. BOEUF RIVER, LA. Location.-This river rises in Desha County, Ark., flows about 240 miles in a general southerly direction, and enters Ouachita River at Sicily Island Gorge. (See Mississippi River commission map "Allu- vial Valley of the Mississippi River.") 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 afterward 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 snags, etc. (H. Ex. Doc. No. 38, 46th Cong., 3d sess.), and the acts of August 5, 1886, and August 11, 1888, provided for closing the outlets (H. Ex. Doc. No. 99, 48th Cong., 2d sess.). (For latest pub- lished map see Annual Report for 1913, p. 2336.) Recommended modifications 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 H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-From January 15 to February 5, 1935, U. S. quarterboat No: 3001 removed 1,164 obstruc- tions from the channel between Girard, La., and the mouth, a dis- tance of 121.8 miles. This work is classed as maintenance and was done by hired labor using Government-owned equipment. Cost of maintenance----------------------------------------- $2,500 Total expended ----------------- ---------------------------- 2, 500 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 841 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 out- lets 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 ordi- nary seasons a depth of 6 feet or more may usually be expected be- tween January and June from the mouth to Point Jefferson. Dur- ing 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 favorable to heavy- draft navigation. The controlling depth at the end of the year was 2.1 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1935 ------ $30, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance-------- ---- 103, 736. 88 Total cost --------------------------------- 133, 736. 88 Total expended -- ----------------------------------- 133, 736. 88 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended-$2,500-will be a pplied to maintenance between Girard, La., and the mouth, using Government plant and hired labor. The additional sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, using Government plant and hired labor, to be applied to bank clearing and removing obstructions between Girard, La., and the mouth during October 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------$30, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 103, 736. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30. 1935-------------133, 736. 88 Net total expenditures------- ------------------------ 133, 736. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------________ 2, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----- 13, 236. 88 1-------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------__------------ Cost of maintenance - ._______ ...... _ _-$2, 648. 51 $356.97 $138. 53 ------------ $2, 500. 00 Total expended . ..._.._-. .___________ 2, 555. 17 448. 31 134. 82 $3. 71 2, 500. 00 Allotted....-__ ___ ... ...... ..__ 3, 000. 00-__- - - __- -4.01 2, 499. 51 148. 51 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------------- $4, 851. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------- --------------------------- 2, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- ----- , 351. 49 7----------- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------- 2', 351. 49 Net amount to be accounted for---- . ---------- 5, 000. 00 842 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended____ -- -__----____________ $2, 653.09 Less reimbursements collected------------- 153. 09 $2, 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ...------------------- 2, 500. 00 Outstanding liabilities June -30, 1935----------------------- 10. 00 Balance available June 30, 1935__ -- __-__------------ -2, 490. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 __----------------------------------- 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. Bayou Corney flows about 76 miles; the middle fork flows about 55 miles, both in a southeasterly direction; and Little D'Arbonne flows about 56 miles in an easterly direction. Below the junction Bayou D'Arbonne flows 37.7 miles in a southeasterly direction and enters Ouachita River, 189 miles above the mouth of Black River. (See Mississippi River Commission map "Alluvial Valley of the Missis- sippi River.") Eaisting 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 biennially 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. Op'erations and results during fiscal year.-None. 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 mnore 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 14 feet or more at Farmerville, La., is favorable to light-draft navi- 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 843 gation, and 17 feet or more is favorable to heavy-draft navigation. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 12 feet. Cost of new work ----------------------------------- $19, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance -------------------------- _ 37, 803. 88 Total cost----------------------------------------56, 803. 88 Total expended --------------------------------------- 56, 803. 88 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, $2,500, will be applied to maintenance, using Government plant and hired labor, in bank clearing and removing obstructions with U. S. quarterboat No. 10, one-half nronth during October 1935. The additional sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, using Government plant and hired labor to be applied to bank clearing and removing obstructions, during October 1936. Cost and financial snmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $19, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --------- ------ 37, 803. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--_____-_____ 56, 803. 88 Net total expenditures__________ 50, 803. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935______________---------------------------- 2, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__--__--- __ 59, 303. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------- ..........- - -- -- -- ----- -- -------------------- ---------- _ Cost of maintenance .......--------------.. ----- $307. 19 $188. 91 $207. 78 Total expended-.-------------- --------- 391. 29 204.81 202. 22 5. 56 Allotted . ................... ... 500. 00- - -6. 00 -0. 75 210. 63 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------ ------ ---------- $2, 289.37 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 --- --------------------------------- 2, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_--__ --- _________ 4, 789. 37 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--_-------______ 2, 289. 37 Net amount to be accounted for________--____-_ 2, 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__------ --- ___ -______ 2, 500. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 __-_____--_ 15. 00 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------2, 485.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1- - - - ----- ---- _ 2, 500. 00 8. YAZOO RIVER, MISS. Location.-This river is formed by the junction of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers in Leflore County, Miss., flows about 189 miles in a southerly and southwesterly direction, and enters the 1 Exclusive of available funds. 844 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Miss. (See Mississippi River Com- mission map "Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi River.") 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.-From July 12 to August 7, 1934, U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflo wer re- moved 21,235 cubic yards of material from the channel at the mouth of Shorts and O'Neals Creeks. During periods from July 14 to September 17, 1934, the Sunflower and attendant quarter boat No. 9 removed 2,176 obstructions from the channel between Mile 93 and Snyders Bluff, a distance of 75 miles. This work is classed as maintenance and was all done by hired labor. Cost of dredging ----------------------------------------- $6, 678. 64 Cost of snagging and chopping--,,_--- 7, 001. 94 Cost of channel surveys and observations------------------- 1, 227. 87 Total cost of maintenance ---------------------------- 14, 908.45 Total expended ------------------------------------------ 14, 798. 51 Condition at end of fscal 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 12 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 remainder of the year this gage frequently reads as low as 4 feet and depths of 4 feet or more are usually found. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 13.5 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1935--------$320, 637. 64 Cost of maintenance------------------------ ------------- 376, 782. 04 Total cost----------------------------------------- 697, 419. 68 Total expended --------------------------------------- 697, 241. 62 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to maintenance of channel, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: RIVERS AND HIARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 845 Accounts payable June 30, 1935------- ----------------------- $178.06 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower, during September 1935----------------- $3,000 Snagging and chopping with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower and U. S. quarter boat No. 9, 2 months (July and August 1935) ------------------ 9,000 -- ,12,000.00 Total for all work- ------------------------------ 12, 178. 06 Balance remaining ---------- ------------------------------- 356. 97 Total-------- ---------- ------------------------- 12, 535.03 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower, during September 1936--- ------- --------------------- $5, 000 Snagging and chopping with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower and U. S. quarter boat No. 9, 2 monthsi (July and August 1936) ---------------------------------------- 10,000 15, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- $359, 660. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 376, 782. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 736, 442.74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 178. 06 Net total expenditures -------------------- 736, 264.68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 12, 535. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------748, 799. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..------------.---I---.------- ------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance_-----.-- -- $ $13,086. 16 $22, 171.05 $1, 900.00 $11,007.33- $14,908.45 Total expended--.__-----____--__ ----- 12, 973. 65 22, 396. 16 1,581.12 10,991.86 14, 798. 51 Allotted.---------------------------- 20, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 15, 968. 24 10, 344.44 10,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------- $17, 333.54 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------- --------------------------------- 10,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 27, 333. 54 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $15, 837.71 Less reimbursements collected 039. 20 1-----------------------, 14, 798. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------ 12, 535. 03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------------- 178. 06 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------ 12, 356. 97 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 1937, for maintenance 1- - 5, 000. 00 1--- 1Exclusive of available funds. 846 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 9. YALOBUSHA RIVER, MISS. Location.-The Yalobusha River rises in Chickasaw County, Miss., and flows about 165 miles westerly across north central Mississippi to a junction with Tallahatchie River, 3 miles above Greenwood, Miss. (See Mississippi River Commission map "Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi 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 modifications of project.-The project is recom- mended for abandonment. (H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Between January 28 and February 15, 1935, drift was removed from the channel be- tween the mouth and Avalon Bridge, a distance of 11 miles. This work is classed as maintenance and was done by hired labor. Cost of maintenance---------------------------------- $1, 606. 57 -___-- Total expended_____________________ 1, 606. 57 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 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. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 3 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1935 ------- $7, 000.00 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------------14, 561. 14 Total cost ---------------------------------------------- 21, 561. 14 Total expended __----------------------------------------------- 21, 561. 14 Proposed operaitions.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1936 and 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $7, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 14,561.14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 21, 561. 14 Net total expenditures_ ____ - -------._ 21, 561.14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--- 1, 375. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---. - 22, 936.38 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 847 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 .------------ Cost ofnew work-- -------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance..............--------- ------------ ----------.... $8, 159. 35 $795. 22 $1,606. 57 Total expended . ........--------------------------- ------------. 8, 159. 35 795. 22 1, 606. 57 Allotted -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- 9,000. 00 2,936.38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $2, 981. 81 Gross amount expended-__________________________ 1, 606. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-----------------------1, 3'5. 24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------------------- 7. 82 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------1, 367. 42 10. BIG SUNFLOWER RIVER, MISS. Location.-This river has its source in Mud Lake, Coahoma County, Miss., flows about 240 miles in a southerly direction, and enters Yazoo River about 44 miles above its mouth. (See Mississippi River Commission may "Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi River.") Previous projects.-The original project was authorized March 3, 1879. The cost and expenditures under this project prior to adoption 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 p. 1871 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing project.-This provides for the improvement of the river from the mouth to Little Callao Landing, a distance of 62.0 miles, by the closure of outlets, the construction of contraction works, and the removal of snags, sunken logs, leaning trees, and other obstruc- tions; and from Little Callao Landing to the mouth of the Hush- puckena, 109.4 miles, by the construction of a lock and dam at Little Callao Landing and open-channel work, including dredging and construction work. The principal features 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 dam: 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 outlet, made in 23116-ENG 1935 54 ,848 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 Sof July 25, 1912, provided for construction of lock and dam and open-channel work above Baird (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. 2, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). A map of the stream ispublished in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Recommended modifications of project.-It is recommended that this project be curtailed 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.). Under date of June 28, 1935, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing project be modified to abandon the maintenance and operation of the lock and dam at Little Callao Landing, Mile 62, ,and limit channel maintenance operations to the portion between the mouth and Woodburn, Mile 82.7. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Cost of main- tenance as applied to overhead was $144.06. Expenditures were -$20,342.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The outlets were closed under the existing project in 1909 and the contraction work was finished in 1912. The single lock and dam contemplated was completed in 1918, as stated, in table under "Existing project ", at a saving of :$97,711.60. The open-channel work above the dam is about 20 per- ,cent completed. The mouth of Hushpuckena River, Mile 171.4, is the head of navigation. However, due to the incompletion of the project above Pentecost, Mile 124.6, navigation above that point is limited to small craft and rafted logs. A minimum depth of 5 feet below Pentecost may be expected from January to June. Dur- ing 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 up to Pentecost. In that part of the river below the 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 favorable to heavy-draft navigation. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 26 feet. The work remaining to be done to com- plete the project consists of dredging the channel to a minimum depth of 4.5 feet from Pentecost to the mouth of Hushpuckena River and depositing the soil along the banks to contract the width of the river, and the completion of open-channel work above Baird, Miss. Cost of new work ------------------------------------- $494, 026. 65 CCost of maintenance---- ------------------------------- 240, 734. 01 Total cost------------ 734, 760. 66 Total expended-_ -- ----- ------- 734, 744. 45 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 849 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to maintenance of channel between the mouth and Lock and Dam No. 1, using Government plant and hired labor as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935--------- ----------- _---_- _ $16. 21 Maintenance: Snagging and chopping with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower and U. S. quarter boat No. 9 during October 1_935-------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Total for all work----------------------------------- 5,016.21 Balance remaining ______----------__ ---------- 1, 061. 10 Total ---- __---- ------------------ --------------- 6, 077. 31 The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 between the mouth and Lock and Dam No. 1, using Goverrunent plant and hired labor, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower during October 1936 -------- -------- -------- --------- $2, 000 Snagging and chopping with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower and U. S. quarter boat No. 9 during November 1936___ 4, 000 Total -----------------------------------------------6, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------- $560, 026. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------ 276, 371. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------836, 398. 10 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__-------------------- ------ 16. 21 Net total expenditures____--------____ __- 836, 381. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 _______--- _______________ 6, 077. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------842, 459. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..... ... .....-- --------..------------ ----------- . . . . . . -.. . . . Cost of maintenance._-------_----------- $8, 176. 19 $179.46 $10, 724. 12 $5, 640. 63 $144. 06 Total expended--...........---_--------- 2, 780. 22 -3, 745. 78 9, 744. 19 3, 978. 13 -20, 342. 68 Allotted -..----.--------....-------------- 8, 200.00---------- 5, 061.55 2, 993. 55 -19, 713. 71 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ______________- ----- - ___ $5, 448.34 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935 ----------------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__-------------- __- 9, 448. 34 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_- __----- 23, 713. 71 Net amount to be accounted for-__--------------- - -14, 265. 37 Gross amount expended____----__-------------- $27, 214.37 850 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Less: Reimbursements collected------------$19, 713. 71 Receipts from sales------------ ----- 27, 843. 34 $47, 557. 05 --$20, 342. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935'------------------__ 6,077. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------------------- 24. 06 Balance available June 30, 1935 , 053. 25 6-------------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- --- -- --- -- --- --- June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - 6, 000. 00 11. 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 page 847 where general information may be found. The com- pleted lock and dam has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since May 1, 1918, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preserva- tion and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 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. The cost was $2,664.48 and the total expenditure, $2,550.89, all for operating and care. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The lock and dam is in good con- dition. 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 Pente- cost, Miss., 124.6 miles above the mouth. When river stages are high, usually between January and June, the lock and dam are not oper- ated. The controlling depth in the vicinity of the lock and dam at the end of the fiscal year was 20 feet. Cost of operating and care to June 30, 1935--------------------- $97, 573. 67 Cost of improvement and reconstruction -------------------- 51, 330. 45 Total cost----------- ---- - ---------- 148,904. 12 Total expended-----------------------------------------------148, 719. 15 Proposed operations.-The obligated balance remaining from funds allotted from the permanent, indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities amounting to $291.68. The funds allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied as follows: Operation of lock and dam and other works -------------------- $3, 910 Ordinary maintenance and repairs to the lock and fam including dwelling, grounds, etc- ----------------------------------- 1, 090 Total for all work------__--_______-__-__ -5, 000 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 851 Funds required to maintain and operate the project during the fiscal year 1937, will be as follows: Operation of lock and dam and other works-- ___-------------- _ $4, 000 Maintenance and repairs _-----___------------- - 1, 000 Total --------------- -------------------------------- 5, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-_- ______-- - - _____-- __---- -------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 193.5------------------------$148, 904. 12 ------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---__ 148, 904. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 184. 97 Net total expenditures 719. 15 1------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------___ 7, 380. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ----- ____ 1156, 100. 10 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-.... Cost of maintenance-----------------............... $5, 744. 10 $5, 426. 85 $5, 461. 50 $1,993.83 $2, 664.48 Total expended------------------------... 5, 762. 36 5, 630. 85 5, 586. 08 2, 003. 24 2, 550. 89 Allotted ---------------------------- .. 7,000. 00 7,000. 00 2, 658.13 4, 536.26 6, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__- __ _____________________ $3, 931. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_______--------$5, 000 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909_____-- __----- 1, 000 6, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__---.. __.___ _______- 9, 931. 84 Gross amount expended______-----____-- -__ 2, 550. 89 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 7, 380. 95 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------------- 291. 68 Balance available June 30, 1935---__---------------------- 7, 089. 27 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2__________________ _______ __ 5, 000. 00 12. MOUTH OF THE YAZOO RIVER, MISS. Location.-See report for Yazoo River, page 843. 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. i Includes $5,000 maintenance and improvement funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 852 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935, 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, or an average annual cost of $1,500. 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 fa:cilities.-At Vicksburg, Miss., there is a paved munici- pal wharf 375 feet in length with inclined ramp exits through sea wall. This is considered adequate for existing commerce. Addi- tional 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.-From September 22 to November 16, 1934, U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower removed 37,801 cubic yards of material from the channel at the head of Lake Centennial, United States engineer shops, and the mouth of Glass Bayou. This work is classed as maintenance and was done by hired labor.. Cost of maintenance ------------------------------------------- $7, 910. 55 Total expended --------------- __------_ ------ 7, 910. 55, 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 of the Vicksburg gage. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was about 40 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1935-------- $1, 179, 210. 87 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------------102, 010. 20 Total cost __---------- 1, 281, 221. 13 Total expended --------------------------------------------- 1, 281, 221. 13 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to maintenance of channel, using Government plant and hired labor, during November 1935. The additional sum of $6,000' can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, using Government plant and hired labor, in dredging channel with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sun- flower, during November and December 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 $1, 179, 210. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---- 102, 010. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 .......... 1, 281, 221. 13 Net total expenditures - -- 1, 281, 221. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 5, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 1, 286, 221. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--- --- --- ----------- ------------ Cost of maintenance ......------------------ $6, 957. 66 $56.74 _ $6, 000 $7, 910. 55 Total expended- .. - ...... ....... - 6, 986.90 29. 50 ------------ 6,000 7, 910. 55 Allotted--- --- ..-------- --------- 8, 300. 00------------ $3, 000 10, 000 4, 624. 95 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 855 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 -------------------------- $8,285. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935------------ ------------- 5,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-- ------ __-- -- 13,285. 60 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------- 375. 05 Net amount to be accounted for----- - ------ 12,910. 55 Gross amount expended ----- - - -_____ ------------- 7, 910. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 5, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- -- - - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 6, 000. 00 13. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year was $9,147.55. The ex- penditures were $8,516.78. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $11,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------- ----------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___ __-____-----$52, 382.77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_-------- 52, 382. 77 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 43. 12 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_ ______- - -__--------52, 425. 89 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 __ -___---___---928.68 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 51,497. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935______--------- ---------- 13, 776. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 65, 273. 22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work . . . -- - - -- . .... --- Cost of maintenance ....- .... $11, 655. 43 $6, 466. 83 $8, 071. 73 $6, 388. 86 $9,147.55 Total expended_--.-------------.-.-----11, 924.26 6, 551.70 7,641.37 6,339.06 8, 516. 78 Allotted-- -------------------------- 14,000.00 ------------........... 14,703.29 10, 569.93 11, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____.-- __...----------------- $11, 292. 79 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------- --------------------------- 11, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-- ----- ----- ---- 22, 292. 79 Gross amount expended ------ - - $8, 543.23 - _----- Less reimbursements collected ------------------------- 26. 45 8,516. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_- --- __--------- 13, 776. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------------- 928. 68 Balance available June 30, 1935- --------------------- 12, 847. 33 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal - year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1-_-_- - ____ 11 000. 00 Exclusive of available funds. 854 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 14. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1935 Estimated amount Name of project port seerequired annual plete to com- report New work Mainte- plete for- nance 1. Little River, La.----------------------- 1890 $2, 500.00 -------------.. Completed. 2. Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark.' 2-.____. 1931 45, 873. 53 $42,857. 25 Do. 3. Saline River, Ark.--------------------- 1931 26, 900. 00 12, 791. 67 Do. 4. Steele and Washington Bayous and Lake 1931 19,049.81 8,000. 00 $40,000. Washington, Miss.' 2 5. Tallahatchie and Coldwater Rivers, Miss_-_ 1933 43, 481.48 173, 066.02 Completed. 6. Red River from Fulton, Ark., to mouth of 1924 378, 573.82 182, 157.05 Maintenance only. Washita River, Okla.t 3 I Abandonment recommended (H. Does. Nos. 1692 and 1694, 64th Cong., 2d sess., and 467, 69th Cong., 1stsess.). 2 Channels adequate for existing commerce. SCurtailment of project recommended (H. Doc. No. 947, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). 15. PLANT ALLOTMENT, VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935________- $361, 702.80 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ ----------------------- 12, 893. 78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_______--------- 374, 596. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 13, 658. 55 Net total expenditures______________ -- __-___ 360, 938.03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--_----------------------- 27, 591. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--_---------- 388, 529. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 'Total expended ------------ ----- ----------------------------------- $360,938. 03 .Allotted....-------------------------------------------------------------388, 529. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932 000. 00 $-------------------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934 .------------------------------------ 5, 200.00 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts_______________ 348, 329. 88 Amount to be accounted for_____------------ ---- 388, 529. 88 Gross amount expended___----------- $454. 972.95 Less reimbursements collected__________----------- 94, 034. 92 360, 938. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------- 27, 591. 85 __-------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------ 16, 619. 87 Balance available June 30, 1935-----------------------10, 971. 98 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 12, 893. 78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------- 23, 865. 76 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 855 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act to Congressd Document No. Recommenda- to Congress tion Big Sunflower River, River and Harbor Act, Jan. 3,1935-.---. _-- .-..----- Unfavorable. Miss. July 3, 1930. Big Sunflower River, River and Harbor June 28,1935 ---------------------- Do. Miss. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 16, 1935. Jefferson-Shreveport River and Harbor Act, ............... waterway, Texas and Aug. 30, 1935. Louisiana. Ouachita River, Ark_.. River and Harbor Apr. 4,1935 ---------------------- Do. Committee resolu- tion, July 26, 1934. Red River, Ark. and River and Harbor Act, ...----- ------------------------ La., from Fulton to Mar. 3, 1925. mouth. Red River, Ark., Okla., River and Harbor .......................------...------------------------ and Tex., from Ful- Act, July 3, 1930. ton, Ark., to mouth of Washita River, Okla. IMPROVEMENTS 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. District engineer: Maj. W. M. Hoge, Corps of Engineers, to May 1, 1935; Lt. Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers, since that date. 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 855 and Dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3, 2. White River, Ark_ 858 Upper White River, Ark__ 869 3. Black River, Ark. and Mo _- 862 7. Wolf River, Tenn___________ 872 4. Current River, Ark. and Mo_ 864 8. Examinations, surveys, and 5. St. Francis and L'Anguille contingencies (general) __ 875 Rivers and Blackfish 9. Plant allotment_ 876 Bayou, Ark_ 866 1. ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. AND OKLA. Location.-This river rises in central Colorado and flows 1,460 miles in a southeasterly direction to the Mississippi River, 37 miles above Arkansas City, Ark. (See Mississippi River alluvial valley map, scale 1: 62,500, for river from mouth to vicinity Pine Bluff, Ark.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 3, 1832, August 14, 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 as follows: 856 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 For new work: Construction of permanent works--------------$903, 311. 93 For maintenance: Maintenance of permanent works ------------- $315, 817. 40 Operating snagboats ---------------------- 1, 031, 654. 13 1, 347, 471. 53 Total expended on previous projects--------- ------- 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 extreme stage fluctuation is 60 feet at the mouth of the river, 37 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.-Other than 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 existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance. The snagging operations were by hired labor with Government plant. Repairs to revetment at Pine Bluff were made by contract. Repairs to United States levee on Vaugine Neck oppo- site Pine Bluff were by hired labor. In snagging operations during the periods July 2 to September 9, 1934, and November 6, 1934, to January 4, 1935, the snag boat Arkansas operating over the river below Pine Bluff (117 miles above the mouth of the river) removed 597 snags, 1 saw log, 47 stumps, and 1 drift raft from the channel, and felled 2,884 trees on caving banks. Repairs to revetment at Pine Bluff in August 1934 consisted of placing 270 linear feet of channel mattress (140 feet wide) and 43 squares of pocket mat- tresses between Nebraska and Colorado Avenues. Repairs to United States levee opposite Pine Bluff in October and November 1934 con- sisted of clearing the levee and filling cracks and scours. The costs for maintenance during the year were: Snagging operations---- ----------- ___---$23, 063. 38 Revetment at Pine Bluff ----------------------------------- 8, 995. 62 United States levee opposite Pine Bluff----------------------- 1, 807. 08 Total- -------------------------- - 33, 866. 08 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 857 The expenditures during the year were: 'Snagging operations---------- --------------------- $13, 656. 61 Revetment at Pine Bluff_------------------------------8, 995. 62 ,UnitedStates levee opposite Pine Bluff ---------------------- 1, 807. 08 Total ---------------------------------------- 24, 459. 31 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 effective. The new works of permanent nature since then were for protecting a levee against caving bank and for preventing a cut-off. Snagging operations are the activities now relied upon to benefit nav- igation. They render it easier and safer, but because of additional obstructions brought into the river by caving banks and shifting 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 lim- ited to about 2 feet. During this fiscal year, stages suitable for navi- gation by boats of 4-foot draft obtained during the periods Septem- ber 7-9, September 19-21, October 4-6, November 24-December 6, January 21-29, March 6-April 15, April 23-27, and April 29-June 30. 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 snag boats------------------------------- 795, 421. 52 Maintenance of original permanent works, excepting those at Pine Bluff ----------------------------------------------- 18, 771. 73 Maintenance of works at Pine Bluff: Levee------------------------------------ $18, 148. 97 Revetment ------------------------------- 421, 052. 24 439, 201. 21 Bank protection at Little Rock ----------------------------- 35, 559. 00 Hydraulic dredging---------------------------------------667, 744.15 Total cost of maintenance----------------------------- 1, 956, 697.61 Grand total to June 30, 1935--------------- -------- 2, 071, 897. 61 The total expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $2,072,225.17. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1935, $18,- 227.31, will be expended for maintenance of channel by snagging operations, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: ------------------------------------ $747. 86 Accounts payable July 1, 1935_ Snagging operations between mouth and 3 miles above Pine Bluff, Ark., about 4 months with Government snag boat and hired labor, in period July to December 1935_------------------------------ 17, 479. 45 Total for all work_ _____--_-------------------- 18,227.31 858 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $23,000 can be profitably expended during: the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to snagging operations between the mouth and 3 miles above Pine Bluff, Ark., using Government snag boats and hired labor, about 5 months during the period July to December 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_--_____________----___ $1, 018, 511. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------- 3, 304, 169. 14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 4, 322, 681. 07 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935__------__------.____ - 952. 32 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 _____________________4, 323, 633. 394 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__________________________ 624. 76 Net total expenditures__________________________________ 4, 323, 008. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 __ 18, 227. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935____________ 4, 341, 235.94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -- -- -- -- -- [- -- - . -- - .. ---. - --.. . . .. . . Cost of maintenance ..----------------- $35, 403. 41 $25, 183. 69 $10, 324. 05 $45, 634. 50 $33, 866. 08 Total expended_---------------------- 26, 814. 41 23, 697. 99 10, 473. 77 44, 856. 48 24, 459. 31 Allotted. --------------------------- 26, 750. 00 -2, 889. 62 21, 910. 68 62,089. 96 11, 342. 20, Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 __-- . $31, 344. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935_ 16, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________ 47, 344. 42 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment - - -- 4, 657. 80 Net amount to be accounted for _____ 42,686. 62 Gross amount expended __________________________ $38, 103. 93 Less- Reimbursements collected ______________ $10, 516. 82 Receipts from sales____ _____-_____ 3, 127. 80 13, 644. 62 24, 459. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__ 18, 227. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-- $624. 76 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 123. 10 747. 86 Balance available June 30, 1935 _ --- 17, 479. 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ___________________________ 952. 32 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_______________ 18, 431. 77 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal _year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance _ ---- 23, 000. 00 2. WHITE RIVER, ARK. Location.-This river rises in northwestern Arkansas and flows 690 miles, first north into Missouri, then southeasterly through Ar- 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 859 kansas to the Mississippi River, 45 miles above Arkansas City, Ark. (See Mississippi River Alluvial Valley map, scale 1: 62,500, for river from mouth to vicinity of Newport, Ark.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1871; June 23, 1874; August 14, 1876; June 14, 1880; July 5, 1884; and March 3, 1899. The cost and expenditures on previous project prior to com- mencement of existing project in 1899, which applied solely to White River, were $366,000, distributed as follows: New work : For open-channel improvements ---------------- $351, 740. 11 For special works at Batesville -11, 061. 46 362, 801. 57 Maintenance for open-channel improvement- 3, 198. 43 -- Total_ -____________---_ 366, 000.00 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 fieshet fluctuation of 15 feet throughout the portion covered by the project, and an extreme stage 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 (1934) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $145,000. The existing project was 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 pri- marily for the use of the owners. In 1932 a rice terminal was erected by local interests at Prestons Ferry, and a cotton, rice, and general merchandise terminal was built at Devalls Bluff. Operations and results during 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 snag boats Arkansas, C. B. Reese, and Tom Stallings. By those operations 1,369 snags, 41 saw logs, 157 stumps, 860 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 and 3 drift rafts were removed from the channel, and 991 trees; felled on caving and sliding banks. The Arkansas operated be- tween the mouth and Newport (258 miles) between the dates of September 10 and November 5, 1934. The C. B. Reese operated between the mouth and Devalls Bluff (125 miles) between the dates of December 1 and December 31, 1934, and laid up for the season at Devalls Bluff. The Tomn Stallings worked over the river between the mouth and Jacksonport between the dates of July 18 and September 30, 1934, and from November 2 to December 22, 1934, and laid up at the end of the working season at Newport, Ark. (258 miles above the mouth). The dredging operations were car- ried on over the river at various shoals between the; mouth and Newport, Ark. (258 miles), by hired labor and the use of the leased 14-inch Diesel-powered cutter-head dredges Grizzly and Illinois and their attendant plant. Shoals were dredged to provide a 41/2-foot depth between the mouth and Newport (258 miles) during the low- water period between July 27 and December 4, 1934. A chopping party worked over Little Red River, a tributary of the White, from its mouth to Judsonia, removing 61 snags and 27 stumps from the channel. The costs during the year were for snagging $29,384.31 and for dredging $76,584.57, a total cost of $105,968.88, and for special snag- ging on Little Red River, Ark., $358.80. The expenditures for the year were for snagging, minus $9,173.71 and for dredging $76,584.57, a total of $67,410.86, and for special snagging on Little Red River, Ark., $358.80. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for main- tenance,, completion is not contemplated. All channels dredged in the section of the river between the mouth of Black River and Bates- ville have been obliterated by floods, and there is no increase in channel depth over the shoals in that section of the stream. Snag- ging and dredging 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 ordi- nary conditions 6-foot draft may be taken to the mouth of Black River from the first of February to the last of June, and again from the middle of November to the end of December. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935, 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 (265a miles) at any time and 5-foot draft from January 9 to June 30, and for an aggregate of 43 additional days during several short periods between September 6, 1934, and January 5, 1935. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1935, are: For maintenance: Snagging operations--------------------------------- $682, 276. 91 Dredging operations--- 370. 31 1------------------------------ Total------------------------------------------- 857, 647. 22 RIVERS AND HARBORS--MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 861 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 Little Red River, snagging (1935) -------------------------- 358. 80 Total-- ------------------------------------------ 2, 057. 00 Total costs to June 30, 1935------------------------ 859, 704.22 The total expenditures were 807. 58 8------------------------------- Additional expenditures ($50,620.16) for the prevention of cut-off at Augusta are shown on page 1061, Annual Report of Chief of Engineers for 1924, under appropriation title "White River at Augusta Narrows." Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year ($157,917.55) will be applied to maintenance of channel under approximate distribution as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1935----------- ------------------ $1, 460. 87 Snagging operations between the mouth and mouth of Black River, about 4 months each with Government snag boats Arkansas and Stallings, in period July-December 1935------------------ --- 40, 000. 00 Dredging between mouth and Newport, Ark., with leased plant and hired labor, 5 months, August-December 1935-----16----------- 116456. 68 Total for all work----1--- ------------------------- 157, 917. 55 The additional sum of $130,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Snagging operations between the mouth and mouth of Black River, about 3 months each with two Government snag boats, with hired labor, in period August-December 1936-------- $--------------- $30, 000 Dredging for 5 months with leased plant and hired labor between the mouth of the river and Newport, Ark., August-December 1936------ 100, 000 Total for all work----------------------------------- 130, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------- --- $362, 801. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------- 862, 543. 85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------1, 225, 345.42 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 552. 97 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------------1,225, 898. 39 Minus accounts payable June: 30, 1935------------------------- 1, 449. 61 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 1, 224, 448. 78' Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 157, 917. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 382, 366. 33 1-------------, Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C ost of new work--- - - - - - - - - --.- - - --..- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- Cost of maintenance............-----------------..... $51, 610.09. $39, 135. 18 $69, 385. 33 $71, 555. 85 $105, 968. 88 Total expended-.---------------------- 32, 804. 53 39, 481. 54 76, 834. 72 65, 526.57 67, 410. 86 Allotted ..-------------- .----.----------30, 750. 00 42, 841. 28 124, 446. 22 124, 055. 15 77, 546. 06 862 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $147, 782. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------- ---------- --------------------- 104, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------ --------------------- 251, 782. 35 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 26, 453.94 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 225, 328.41 Gross amount expended------------------------ $110, 593. 81 Less: Reimbursements collected---------- $24, 049. 01 Receipts from sales--------------- 19,133. 94 43, 182.95 67, 410. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 157, 917. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------$1, 449. 61 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ ----- 11.26 1, 460. 87 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 156, 456. 68 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------- 552. 97 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 157,009.65 Amount that can be profitably- -expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 130, 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. (See Mississippi River alluvial valley map, scales, 1: 62,500 and 1: 500,000.) 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. Eisting 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 ex- treme 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. 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. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND IHARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 863 Terminal facilities.--Privatelyowned 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 Tomn 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 miles above the mouth) and Poplar Bluff (213 miles above the mouth). The results accomplished were the removal from the channel of 1,300 snags, 295 logs, 286 stumps, and 26 drift rafts, and the felling of 495 and the girdling of 94 trees. The costs during the year were $21,941.70, and the expenditures minus $52,906.17, 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 operations have materially improved conditions, and made naviga- tion possible to 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 periods for 4-foot navigation to mouth of Current River were November 21 to June 30, and for an aggregate of 62 additional days, during short periods between August 23 and November 18, 1934. The periods of 3-foot navigation to Poplar Bluff were from December 26 to February 26, from March 5 to June 30, and for short periods aggregating 61 additional days between August 22 and December 22, 1934. One foot was the controlling depth to Poplar Bluff during the period of lowest water. The costs were $80,000 for new work and $464,681.85 for main- tenance, a total of $544,681.85. The total expenditures were $545,- 210.23. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year ($20,990.91) will be expended for maintenance of channel by snagging operations, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Accounts payabile June 30, 1935___---------------------------- $1,157.50 Snagging between the mouth and Poplar Bluff, Mo.: With U. S. snag boat Tomn Stallings, about 3 months during the summer and fall of 1935-----------------------------11, 000. 00 With U. S. snag barge Harve Goodwin, about 6 months during the summer and fall of 1935------------------------------ 8, 833. 41 Total for all work-------------------------------- 20, 900.91 The additional sum of $23,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to snagging operations, between the mouth and Poplar Bluff, Mo., about 6 months with Government snag boats, July-December 1936. 23116---NG 1935----- 55 864 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__--------_ - ----- ---------- $80, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------------- 464, 681.85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------ ----- 544, 681.85 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 1, 576. 09 Gross total costs, to June 30, 1935--------------------- 546, 257.94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 1, 047. 71 Net total expenditures_------- ---------------- 545, 210. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------20, 990.91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ .. .. _____-. _ 566, 201.14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work. .............. - - - - Cost of maintenance_nigyarFiscalJn --- ------- - $14, 979. 35 -------- I ---------- 2-- $22,-614. 31 $24,697. 67 I5---- $15, 405.66 - ------- $21,941.70 Total expended.........---------------------- 18, 111. 15 16, 676. 53 17, 939.37 14,456. 90 -52,906. 17 Allotted-...--...........------------------------ 16, 000. 00 -2,144. 36 31, 171. 16 17, 011. 85 -50,308. 15 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---- ----------------------- $18, 392. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935--------- ------------------------------ .23, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 41, 392.89 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------- 73, 308. 15 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------31, 915.26 Gross amount expended-- ----------------- $25, 881. 94 Less-- Reimbursements collected ----------- $7, 419. 96 Receipts from sales---------------- 71, 368. 15 78, 788. 11 -52, 906. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------20, 990. 91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935________---_____ $1, 047. 71 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 109. 79 1, 157. 50 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 19, 833. 41 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 1, 576. 09 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------21, 40. 50 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance --------------------------- 23, 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. (See Mississippi River Alluvial Valley Map, scales 1: 62,500 and 1: 500,000.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. The cost and expenditures thereunder and a further 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 865 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 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 stage fluctuation of 26 feet at Van Buren, Mo., and of 22 feet at its mouth. The estimate of cost for new work was $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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance by a hired labor chopping party, which worked over the river between its mouth and Van Buren, Mo. (96 miles). The results accomplished were the removal from the channel of 360 snags, 158 stumps, and 18 drift rafts, and the felling of 39 trees. The costs during the year were $2,852.21, and the expendi- tures $2,889.36, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for mainte- nance, completion is not contemplated. Operations under the proj- ect 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 $115,806.25 for maintenance, a total of $125,806.25. The expenditures were the same. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year ($3,793.66) will be expended for snagging below State line with Government snag barge and hired labor, about 2 months during the fall of 1935. The additional sum of $3,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to snagging operations below State line, about 2 months with Government snag barge, in fall of 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $17, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------_ 115, 806. 25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ___ 132, 806. 25 Net total expenditures ------------------ --------------------- 132, 806. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ 3,793. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 136, 599. 91 866 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------ . ..- . . ..-. ...------------------------ ,------------ Cost of maintenance ...------------------ $2,607.09 $2,061.40 $2, 377. 64 $37. 15 $2, 852. 21 Total expended ...----------------------- 2,607.09 2, 061.40 2,377. 64 -. 53 2, 889. 36 Allotted .. ... ...------------------------ 2, 750.00 -771.44 3,437. 22 2, 899. 47 2, 662. 33 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $4, 020. 69 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 - -_ 3, 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------7, 820. 69 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------1, 17.67 Net amount to be accounted for------------ 6, 683. 02 Gross amount expended_________------------------------------ $4, 217. 22 Less reimbursements collected -------------------- 1, 327. 86 2, 889. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------- 3, 793. 66 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- - - - -- - - - - - -- 30, 1937, for maintenance 1_____________________ -- __ 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 109 miles 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 Critten- den County, Ark., flows 52 miles in a southwesterly direction, and empties into the St. Francis River about 38 miles above the latter's mouth. (See Mississippi River alluvial valley map, scales, 1: 62,500 and 1: 500,000.) 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 original 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, 61st Cong., 1st sess.). The total cost and expendi- tures 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 project.-This provides for the removal of snags in St. Francis River from its mouth to Marked Tree, in L'Anguille SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 867 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 navi- gable 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 stage fluctuation is about 26 feet at Marked Tree, gradually increasing to 60 feet at the mouth. These extreme stage 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 below Marked Tree does not exceed 20 feet. The ordinary freshet fluctuation of L'Anguille River is about 6 feet and extreme stage 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.). A 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 10 miles above Marked Tree (158 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). The results of these operations are shown in the following table: Summary of snagging operations Snags Logs Trees cut St. Francis River---------- ...................... ...............-------------------------------- 1, 067 454 737 L'Anguille River-.--------------------------------------------- 57 36 12 Blackfish Bayou--....................------------------------------------------- 28 18 14 Total ----------------------------------------------- 1,152 508 763 The costs were $9,229.75, and the expenditures minus $1,440.02, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Snagging operations have been the only activities under existing or previous projects. The channels within the limits of the project are in good condition for navigation during medium and higher stages. At low stages snags are the principal obstruction. Under average conditions boats of 4-foot 868 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 Blackfish Bayou to Fifteenmile Bayou and L'Anguille River to Marianna 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 prevailed from July 1-17, August 26-September 11, September 18-October 22, and November 7-June 30, and to Marianna for an aggregate of 218 days. During periods of lowest water, controlling depths were less than 2 feet. The costs under the existing project to June 30, 1935, were $136,107.31, and the expenditures $136,177.68, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year ($11,672.78) will be expended in channel maintenance by snagging operations on the three streams with Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ______________ ___ ____ $207. 16 Snagging with Government snag barge on St. Francis River, about 6 months, July-December 1935, including 10 days' snagging each on L'Anguille River and Blackfish Bayou------------------- 11, 465. 62 Total for all work__________________________- 11, 672.78 The additional sum of $9,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to snagging operations, about 6 months with Government snag barge, on St. Francis River, in- cluding 10 days' snagging each on L'Anguille River and Blackfish Bayou. Cost and financial su ntnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------$92, 000.34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_______________________ 226, 452. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_............. 318, 452.80 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----_-----__ ------ ______-_ 224. 11 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_.... __.. 318, 676. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 153. 74 Net total expenditures__-__---__-__-________ 318, 523.17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------- 11, 672. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------330, 195.95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.... . . _____.__. . . . . . .. . Cost of maintenance --------....... ...... $10, 911. 64 $11, 160. 35 $10, 196. 47 $7, 214. 23 $9, 229. 75 Total expended___--- -......... __________ 9, 473. 90 10, 208. 88 8, 746. 83 6, 685. 62 -1, 440. 02 Allotted ... ____________ . .. ____________ 9, 750. 00 1, 964. 14 16, 283. 50 7, 964. 72 -319. 07 RIVERS AND HARBORS---MEMPHIIS TENN., DISTRICT 869 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934.--_------..----------------- $10, 551. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935------------------------------------------- 9, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_.....-----------------_ 20, 051. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------. 9, 819. 07 Net amount to be accounted for__..----------------- 10, 232. 76 Gross amount expended-------_-------_----------- $9, 620. 11 Less: Reimbursements collected ---- _----.-- $1, 241. 06 Receipts from sales_ - ____- -- ___ 9, 819. 07 11, 060. 13 -1, 440. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ __----- -- __-- 11, 672. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ____ ______-- - ___ $153. 74 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------53. 42 207.16 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 11, 465. 62 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------- --- __- _ 224. 11 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------------- 11, 689. 73 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ' _9, 500. 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 stage 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 was provided for under the permanent in- definite fund for operation and care of canals and other works of navigation to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 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.). 1 Exclusive of available funds. 870 RPORT .OF CIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. Distafice 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. .------------- Liftat low water..--------- 13.5feet____-____ _ 14 feet--____----- 15 feet. Depth on lower sill .....- __ 5.5 feet__________ _ 5 feet___-------------- 4 feet. Depth on upper sill-__. 5 feet_____.. ________-----do------------- 5 feet. Foundations_ ___.___--__- Bedrock ------------ Bedrock ---------- _ Bedrock. Dams: Kind of-------_ Fixed-__........ Fixed_----_ Fixed. Type of construction-...._ Timber crib filled Timber crib filled Timber crib filled with with stone. with stone, stone. Length ....---------------- 660.5feet...----------- ... 658feet-_ ____--- . 750.7feet. Date of completion__-.__.. 1904 --------------- 1905__-- _ 1908. Cost of construction...--------$278,587,56_-....._--. $297,627.94 ..---------- $236,981.31. All dams are with concrete caps. The approximate location of these locks and dams is shown on distirict 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All work was for maintenance with hired labor and Government plant. Lock and Dam No. 1.-Work during the year was limited to opera- tion of the lock and to routine maintenance of appurtenant river structures and buildings and grounds. Lock and Darnm No. 2.- Work during the year was limited to opera- tion of the lock and to routine maintenance of appurtenant river structures and buildings and grounds. Look 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 Place Date Length Width Mud Gravel of cut of cut Cubic Cubic Feet Feet yards yards Fleet Harbor -------------- August and September 1934- _. . 11, 629 Cornwall Shoal_ ------ __-- September and October 1934.... 2, 052 30 -- -... 6, 386 Maxwell Shoal ___.----___. October 1934-------__ --------- 1, 306 30 -......... 4, 562 Cackling Pullet Shoal-........October and November 1934..... 542 30 2, 416 Batesville Shoal----__---- November 1934 . ..---------------- 1, 144 30 ........ 4, 368 McClelland Shoal ..---------- November and December 1934__ 566 30 ._ .. 2, 256 Total ----------- --------------------------------- 5,610 ---- 11,629 19,988 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 871 Floating plant.-Repair to floating plant was limited to routine annual overhaul. The cost for operation, maintenance, and repair of the work during the fiscal year was $36,583.96 and the expenditures were $26,641.44. 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 mentioned under paragraph Existing project. They represent the project as 30 percent completed when further construction was suspended. These works give, by aid of dredging, all-year-round slack-water navigation for 3-foot draft from 1 mile below Batesville to Guion, 33 miles. 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, 185, 611. 38 Total cost to June 30, 1935____--- ______________ 1, 998, 808. 19 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) ------------------ 1,200, 435. 70 Total expenditures to June 30, 1935 --------------- 2, 013, 632.51 Proposed operations.-The obligated balance at the end of the year ($3,268.07) from the permanent indefinite appropriation, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The allotment, $37,000, from regular maintenance and improve- ment funds, will be expended for operation and maintenance of the three locks and dams during the fiscal year 1936, under approximate distribution as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works ------------------ $9, 000 Maintenance and repairs_-------------- --- 8,000 Improvement and reconstructions__---------------- - _ 4, 000 Channel work -------------------------------- 5, 000 Central warehouse and storage yard__ ----------------------- 8,000 Emergencies-------- -------------------------------- ---- - 3, 000 Total for all work---------------------- ---------------- 37, 000 The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended for operation and maintenance in the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works----- ________--___$8, 500 Maintenance and repairs-------------------------------------6, 500 Improvement and reconstructions_.--.----------------- 6,000 Channel work---- ---------------------------------------- 9, 00 Central warehouse and storage yard____________--__------------------- 7, 000 Emergencies----------------- 3,000 Total for all work --------------------------------------- 40, 000 Cost and financial summary for maintenance and improvement fund Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--- -------------------- $813, 196. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935. . _____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935____ _ ....... 813,196. 81 Net total expenditures__---------- ---------- 813, 196. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------------ 813, 196. 81 872 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and finanoial summary for operating and care Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 -------------------- $1, 185, 611. 38 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ---------- 16,510.25 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----- ----------------- 1, 202, 121. 63 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------- --------------- 1, 685.93 Net total expenditures___ ----------------------- 1, 200, 435. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 45, 357.14 Total amount appropriated to Juae 30, 19351--------- 1, 245, 792. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_---------------- ..---------- ---------------- Cost of maintenance--- ..--.------ - $41, 356. 58 $41, 619. 13 $58, 397. 16 $34, 342. 88 $36, 583. 96 Total expended---------------- ----..... 37, 044. 65 64, 260. 30 47, 974. 19 19, 517. 83 26, 641.44 Allotted.....................-----------------------...... 45, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 47,884. 92 16,875. 81 68, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___ _____---------------- $3, 498. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------ $37, 000.00 ---- Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, sec.. 6, River :and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909------ 31, 500. 00 - 68, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 71,.998. 58 Gross amount expended___,----------------------- $26, 782. 61 Less: r'eimbursements collected------------------------ 141. 17 -26, 641.44 Balance unexpended June 30, 19358-.- ----- -__ __- _ 45, 357. 14 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ----------------- $1, 685. 93 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___ , 582. 14 1______ 3, 268.07 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------- 42, 089. 07 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 2 __ __ 40, 000. 00 7. WOLF RIVER (MEMPHIS HARBOR), TENN. Location.-Wolf River rises in Benton County, Miss., and flows generally northwesterly about 100 miles, through Shelby County, Tenn., emptying into the Mississippi River within the corporate limits of the city of Memphis, Tenn. (See Mississippi River Allu- vial Valley Map, scale 1: 62,500.) Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of August 18, 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.-This provides for a channel 9 feet deep at low water (7 /2 feet below zero on the Memphis gage) from its mouth to 1 Includes $37,000, maintenance and improvement funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MEMPHIIS, TENN., DISTRICT 873 North Second Street Road with bottom widths of 250 feet from the mouth to Keel Avenue and 200 feet from Keel Avenue to North Sec- ond Street Road, and thence 125 feet wide and 7.5 feet below zero of the Memphis Beale Street gage from North Second Street Road to Hindman Ferry Road. The estimate of cost for new work, re- vised in 1935, is $1,185,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $104,000. The work of improvement under the existing project up to Second Street Bridge was authorized September 6, 1933, by the Public Works Administration, and the existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 26, Seventy-second Congress, first session, and No. 45, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. Sketch maps are printed in the project documents. Local cooperation.-The work under the existing project 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 retaining 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. The work is also subject to the provision that no work shall be undertaken on any section of the channel through or above any bridge until such bridge has been altered in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War, without cost to the United States. The conditions as pertaining to the im- provement up to Second Street Bridge have been complied with. Conditions above that point have not been 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. (See pp. 74, 89, and 90 of Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valley,. Transportation Series No. 2, 1929.) Operations and results during fiscal year.--There were 2,213,462 cubic yards of material removed under contract during the year. The length of channel dredged was 17,102 linear feet, of which 10,413 feet, 250 feet wide; 5,591 feet, 200 feet wide; and 1,098 feet, 300 feet wide (turning basin in upper end) was completed. The costs during the year were $382,934.01 and the expenditures $397,601.42, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year there was a channel 9 feet in depth and of project width up to Second Street Bridge. Beyond Second Street Bridge depths of 8 to 12 inches obtained during low-water season. T he work remaining to be done to complete the project is extending the channel from North Second Street Road to Hindman Ferry Road, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935. The costs under the project to June 30, 1935, were $556,716.84 and the expenditures $533,012.18. all for new work. To cover the cost of retaining levees required of local interests, there have also been costs and expenditures charged to contributed funds amounting to $17,500. 874 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-No funds are available. The sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging to the Second Street Bridge. Provided conditions of local cooperation are complied with, the sum of $628,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 on the extension of the project authorized in the 1935 River and Harbor Act. Cost and financial summary - - Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 1- ------ ------------ $556, 716. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-------- 556, 716. 84 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 344. 34 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------------------------- 557, 061. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------24, 049. 00 Net total expenditures 1---------------------- 533, 012. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 54, 987. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 1--------------- 588, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work _.-____------.....-- I---------.....----.--..$173, ..---------- 782. 83 $382, 934.01 Cost of maintenance-...------------------ ------------ ------------------------------------ ------------ Total expended-- .--...------------..-- ....... 135, 410. 76 397, 601. 42 Allotted--.. ------------------------------ --- ---------- 603,000.00 -15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $467, 589. 24 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933------------------ ----------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----------------------------482, 589. 24 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 30, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 452, 589. 24 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $397, 987.96 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 386. 54 397, 601. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------- ----- 54, 987. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------- $24, 049. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------30, 938. 82 54,987. 82 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------------- 344.34 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------------- 344. 34 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2----------------- 628, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30 1937: -- - -- - For new work 2- - __________________________ 628, 000. 00 -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - For maintenance 2 _ 80, 000. 00 Total___-_ 708, 000. 00 1 In addition, $17,500 was expended from contributed funds. 2Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN.' DISTRICT 875 8. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES--GENERAL The cost of work during the year amounted to $31,520.92; the expenditures were $30,424.14. The balance unexpended and ac- counts receivable, June 30, 1935, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $26,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935______ _____ - -- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_------------____-- ----- $78, 893.22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__7__- - __ 78, 893. 22 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 --- ___-------------- -__ 232. 01 -- Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-_____________---- 79, 125. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_--__________-__ 1, 503. 46 Net total expenditures 7, 621. 77 7-------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935___- __________----___ 20, 233. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_____________ 97, 855. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------------- -------- ------------ ---- $14, 138. 26 $15, 874. 71 ----------- $7, 914. 08 ----------- $31, 520.92 Cost of maintenance ..........------------------ $5, 812. 88 Total expended...---......-------------------- 4, 873. 82 14, 747. 90 15, 967. 14 7, 907. 59 30,424. 14 Allotted----------------- --------------- 6, 000.00 12, 500.00 22,984.84 18, 885.51 31, 400.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__----------- $19, 25:7. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934------------------------- $5, 400. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------- 26, 000. 00 31, 400. 0~ Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 50, 657. 72 Gross amount expended----------------------------- 35, 539. 18 Less reimbursements collected_-----------------__ 5, 115. 04 30, 424. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------- 20, 233. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------1, 503. 46 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------- 18, 730. 12 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ ........................ 232 01 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935----2------------------18. 96. 13 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ------------------- -26, 1 ,000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 876 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 9. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------$104, 242. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 3,307. 89 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 100, 934. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- 2, 304. 11 1------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------113, 238. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended . .------------ ----------.....----------------------------- $100,934.85 Allotted-- _--------- --- ----- -------- ----------------------- ----------- 113,238.96 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------------------------------$11, 909. 53 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb. 28, 1929------------- ------------------------------ 7, 717. 39 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ------------------------------------------ 28, 923.94 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 28, 1930---------------------------- 20,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Feb, 23, 1931-------------- 855. 64 1----------------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932-------------------- 30, 832.46 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------113, 238.96 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $114, 585. 31 Less reimbursements collected---------------------13, 650. 46 100, 934.85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 12, 304. 11 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------- 3, 307. 89 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------------- 8,996. 22 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted Document no Recommenda- to Congress tion Apishapa River, Colo. Flood Control Act, (preliminary exami- July 1, 1935. n Ltion for flood con- trol). Arkansas River, Kans., Flood Control Act, July 29,1935 House, 308, 74th Cong., Favorable. Okla., and Ark. (pre- May 31, 1924. 1st sess. limninary examina- tion for flood control). Arkansas River and River and Harbor ..... do- .... House, 308, 74th Cong., Do. tributaries, Ark. and Act, Jan. 21, 1927. 1st sess. Okla. Do. Arkansas River, Ark., River and Harbor .. and Okla. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Black River, Ark. and - .do ...... ......... ................ Mo., and waterway to Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau. Ihe River, Ark-...... River and Harbor Dec. 22,1934 ...-------............-------------.. Unfavorable. Act, Jan. 21, 1927. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 877 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions--Continued Locality Authorization act Transmitted to Congress Document Document No. Notion Recommenda- to Congress tion Canadian North Fork, Flood Control Act, July 29,1935 Bouse, 308, 74th Cong., Favorable. Tex. and Okla. (pre- May 31, 1924. 1st sess. liminary examination for flood control). Canadian River, N. -- __.do -------- - ....... .... do ...... -- do----------- -- Do. Mex., Tex., and Okla. (preliminary exami- nation for flood con- trol). Cimarron River, N. _-do.--......... do-.........------ .... do.... -- Do. Mex. and Okla. (pre- liminary examination for flood control). Deep Fork, Okla. (pre- __do I-..do-...... -do-........---- .-----......------ Do. liminary examination for flood control). Gafford Creek, Ark. Flood Control Act, (preliminary exami- July 1, 1935. nation for flood con- trol). Hatchie River, Tenn- __ River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Little River, Okla. (pre- Flood Control Act, July 29,19351 House, 308, 74th Cong., Do. liminary examination May 31, 1924. S1st sess. for flood control). Obion and Forked Deer River and Harbor I Rivers, and South Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Fork of Forked Deer River, Tenn. Obion River, Tenn .- River and Harbor Dec. 26, 1934 I------------.. ...... Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 9, 1934. Point Remove Creek, Flood Control Act, Ark. (preliminary ex- July 1, 1935. amination for flood control). Purgatoire (Picketwire) ..- . do.... ..................................... River, Colo. (pre- 'liminary examination for flood control). Verdegris River, Okla. Flood Control Act, July 29,1935 House, 308, 74th Cong., Favorable. (preliminary exami- May 31, 1924. 1st sess. nation for flood con- trol). White River, Ark_.....- River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Wolf River, Tenn_.... River and Harbor May 21,1935 River and Harbor Do. Committee resolu- Committee, 45, 74th tion, Feb. 27, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE TUCUMCARI, N. MEX., DISTRICT The district established August 1, 1935, comprises the watershed of the South Canadian River and tributaries entering the same west of the Texas-New Mexico State line. District engineer: Capt. Hans Kramer, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Brig. Gen. H. B. Ferguson, Corps of Engi- neers. CONCHAS DAM AND RESERVOIR Location.-The dam site is located in San Miguel County, N. Mex., on the South Canadian River downstream of the confluence of the 878 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 South Canadian and Conchas Rivers approximately 30 miles north- west of Tucumcari, N. Mex., and 740 miles above the mouth of the South Canadian. The South Canadian rises in the northeastern part of New Mexico and flows south and east to Eufaula, Okla., where it joins the North Canadian, whence the two rivers flow into the Arkansas River in the vicinity of Weber Falls, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey State map of New Mexico, scale 1: 500,000, and Tucumcari topographic quadrangle map, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of an earth- filled dam, length 26,600 feet, height 230 feet, involving approxi- mately 550,000 cubic yards of rock and earth excavation; 6,500,000 cubic yards of earth fill; 250,000 cubic yards of riprap; and 70,000 cubic yards of plain and reinforced concrete. The capacity of the dam is 800,000 acre-feet; and the area to be submerged, 17,000 acres. The discharge will vary from zero flow to 278,000 cubic feet per second,, with a maximum recorded flood stage of 36.55 feet at Logan, N. Mex. The estimate of cost of new work is $8,691,000. The project is based on the report on the South Canadian River, N. Mex., dated June 1, 1931, made in compliance with House Docu- ment No. 308, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session, and was approved by the President under date of July 29, 1935, under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. Local cooperation.-The State of New Mexico or legal subdivision thereof is required to furnish rights-of-way and to assume responsi- bility for maintenance and operation of completed structure and for any damages to private property during construction. Assur- ance has been given to the Department that these, conditions will be complied with and steps to meet these obligations are being taken. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work done. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to complete in the early part of the fiscal year all temporary service facilities, e. g., construction road, construction camp, power, light, and other utilities. Con- current with the construction of temporary service facilities, detailed surveys and geological investigation required for the final design of the structure will be carried on. It is proposed to commence construction of the dam in the latter part of the fiscal year 1936. The allotment of $4,500,000 will be applied as follows: Completion of surveys and explorltiols --------------------- $100, 000 Completion of construction ro d----------------------------------250, 000 Completion of construction camp and utilities-------------------- 650, 000 Completion of design--------------------------------------- 125, 000 Partial construction of dam----------------------------- --- 3, 375, 000 Total---------- ------- --------------------------- 4, 500, 000 The additional sum of $2,000,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937 for continuation of work on the dam. With this expenditure of funds, it is expected the project will be about 75 percent completed, leaving $2,191,000 required for full completion during the fiscal year 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 879 Cost and financial summary Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935 ------------------------------------------ $4, 500. 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------_- 4, 191, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work 1-------------- , 000, 000 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT This district includes the Mississippi River between the Ohio River and Clarksville, Mo., and the Missouri River between the mouth and Hermann, Mo. That section of Mississippi River be- tween Missouri River and Clarksville is included in the report of Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn., and that portion of Missouri River in this district is included in report of Missouri River, Kansas City to the mouth. District engineer: Capt. Bartley M. Harloe, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Edmund L. Daley, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Mississippi River between 4. Removing snags and wrecks the Ohio and Missouri from the Mississippi River, Rivers __ ___--____ _ 879 below the mouth of the 2. Mississippi River between the Missouri River, and from Missouri River and Clarks- the Old and Atchafalaya ville, Mo----------------- 893 Rivers _ __ --__ 888 3. Missouri River between the 5. Examinations, surveys, and mouth and Hermann, Mo_ 987 contingencies (genera])___ 891 6. Plant allotment .. ..... 892 1. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE OHIO AND MISSOURI RIVERS Location.--The Mississippi River rises in Lake Itasca, Minn., flows in a southerly direction 2,440 miles, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The portion included in this report embraces the 195-mile section known as the "middle Mississippi ", between the tributary Ohio and Missouri Rivers, 1,078 to 1,273 miles from the Gulf. Previous projects.-The original project for the improvement of the Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri 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 $1,610,000 for new work. (For further details see p. 1879 of the Annual Report for 1915.) Existing 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 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935- 56 880 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 feet wide, with additional width in bends to the mouth of the Mis- souri River, 4 miles. all to be obtained by regulating works and dredging. First, by regulating works, for closing sloughs and secondary channels, and narrowing the river; by building new banks where the natural width is excessive and protecting new and old banks from erosion where necessary to secure permanency. 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 Mean 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 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 mid- dle Mississippi which proposed regulating works was practically abrogated 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 appropria- tions 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 accompanying atlas, 61st Cong., 1st sess.; and H. Doec. 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 maintenance to $900,000 annually (Rivers and Har- bors Committee Doec. No.. 9, 69th Cong., 2d sess.). The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, modified the project between the north- ern 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 additional 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.). The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1934, is $43,000,000, with $1,300,000 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 881 Operationsand results during fiscal year.-River stages were fav- orable to construction work, which was carried on extensively by hired labor with Government plant and by contract throughout the fall of 1934; river stages were unfavorable during the spring of 1935. The districts standard specifications for construction work were used. Regulating works were maintained, and project dimen- sions of channels were secured by dredging. Location, quantities, and costs of regulating works follow: Miles Dikes (hurdles) above Class of work and locality mouth of Ohio Number Linear Costs River feet 1-1- New work by contract: Hurricane Field-Boston Bar---------..............---.........------....--- 8 ............ Dogtooth Bend------..................------------------------ 23 ............ Giboney Island-Cape Girardeau.......................------------------ 50 4 2, 970 $89, 325. 74 ............ Giboney Island-Devils Island----- ......................--------------- 56 Willard-Grand Tower Island----..........................---------------- 70 6 2,180 64, 618. 75 Liberty, Mo.-Crain Island.------------------------- 101 4 3, 375 101, 480. 02 Calico Island-Sulphur Springs-..........................- 148 (1) 300.00 Total-... ........................---...------------- 14 8,525 255,724.51 New work by United States plant and hired labor: Cairo protection--------..........-----------.....------- 7 4 1, 060 41, 884. 03 Goose Island---.................------------------------------ 35 ---------------- ------------ Giboney Island------------................------............... 50 1 90 2, 774. 59 Wilkinson................------------...............----------------------- 85 1 40 1,214.38 ---- Crain Island .........----- ---------------- 108 5 1, 675 48, 204. 25 Danby Landing.......------------..------------------ 144 1 470 22, 619.52 Total.....................------------------------------------- 12 3, 335 116,696.77 Maintenance by United States plant and hired labor......----------..........---------... 2, 096. 40 Bank protection (revetments) Miles above Squares (100 square Class of work and locality mouth Linear feet) of Ohio Number feet Costs River bank protected Mattress Paving New work by contract: Hurricane Field-Boston Bar..-..... 8 2 2, 525 2, 525 1,066 $51, 705. 42 Dogtooth Bend---------------------- 23 1 2,260 2, 504 1, 090 65, 056. 80 Giboney Island-Cape Girardeau-----..... 50 .. Giboney Island-Devils Island....... 56 2 2,895 2, 495 1, 061 54, 271. 01 Willard-Grand Tower Island ........ 70 _1 2, 200 1,807 874 43, 685. 18 Liberty, Mo.-Crain Island--....... 101 .. Calico Island-Sulphur Springs...... ---------- 148 ..---------- Total-I----- -------------------------- 6 9,880 9,331 4,091 214,718.41 New work by United States plant and hired labor: Cairo protection--------------------- 7 ........................................ Goose Island---------------------- 35 1 400 410 58 6, 739.49 Total ........................--------------------------- ...---------- 1 400 410 58 6,739.49 Maintenance by United States plant and hired labor .....----------------------------- -------------------- 827 570 21, 801. 53 1 Work done fiscal year, 1934. The cost of new regulating work was $593,879.18, including $470,- 442.92 for contract work; the cost of maintenance was $899,974.77. Public Works funds--New work.-The following operations were conducted: Fourteen dikes totaling 8,525 feet in length were built 882 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 under contract at a cost of $255,724.51; six revetments totaling 9,880' feet in length, consisting of 9,331 squares of mattress and 4,091 squares of paving, were built under contract at a cost of $214,718.41; and nine dikes totaling 2,735 feet in length were built by hired labor with Government plant at a cost of $90,088.28; the total cost, Public Works funds, was $560,531.20, all new work. Regular funds.-The following new work was done with regular funds by hired labor with Government plant: Three dikes totaling 600 linear feet in length at a cost of $26,608.49; and one revetment totaling 400 linear feet in length, consisting of 410 squares of mattress and 58 squares of paving at a cost of $6,739.49. The total cost of new work with regular funds was $33,347.98. In addition to completed work, there was under construction by contract 2 dikes to total 1,080 linear feet and 4 revetments to total 3,715 linear feet, all to be paid for with Public Works funds. The following maintenance work was conducted with regular funds. The required 9-foot channel was maintained, except for short periods needed to move a dredge to the shoal, by 10 United States dredges. During the year 99 shoals developed, of which 83 were dredged once, 13 were dredged twice, and 3 required dredging three times. There were 10,207,185 cubic yards of sand and gravel removed by United States dredges from 83 channels through 99 bars, and 2,298,940 cubic yards of material removed in outside-the-channel dredging. The channels dredged had combined length of 44 miles, an average width of 300 feet, and an average gain in depth of 6.3 feet. The total cost of dredging was $748,095.76, all charged to maintenance. Hydrographic surveys were made covering 169 miles of river. The cost of surveys and gages was $127,981.08, charged to maintenance. The total cost of the work was $1,493,853.95, of which $33',347.98 maintenance and improvement funds and $560,531.20 Public Works funds, a total of $593,879.18 was for new work, including $470,442.92 for contract work; and $899,974.77 from maintenance and improve- ment funds, was for maintenance, including dredging and surveys. The total expenditures were minus $1,435,477.18, of which $527,455.75 was from Public Works funds. There were no costs nor expenditures under Emergency Relief funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The regulating works are about 75 percent completed. The quantities required to complete the proj- ect are estimated as follows: Sixty-six dikes, 66,000 linear feet, and sixty revetments, 282,000 linear feet. All work is in very good 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, notwithstanding the unusual low water that has prevailed, the project dimensions of channels have generally been maintained throughout the navigation season. The navigation season usually lasts from the early part of February to the latter part of December, the river being generally closed by ice the remainder of the year. The river is usually above a 10-foot stage, St. Louis gage, for 6 months of the year during which time the minimum channel depth generally prevails without dredging. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 883 The following table gives condition of the channel: Fiscal year 1935 Afford- Afford- Control- Length ing less Period ing more Period llow2 wb ling depth of section than 9 than 9 June 30, feet feet width 1935 Mouth of Ohio to Commercial Miles Miles Days Miles Days Feet Feet Point .---------------------- 32. 2 0. 5 6 31.7 269 2, 000 9. 0 Commercial Point to Com- merce------..... ---------------....... 7. 2 .3 10 6. 9 265 2, 500 8.5 Commerce to Grays Point____ 6. 9 .2 3 6. 7 272 2, 085 9. 0 Grays Point to Grand Tower. 33. 5 1. 0 26 32. 5 249 2, 250 8. O Grand Tower to Fort Gage ... 36. 2 1. 4 40 34. 8 235 2, 250 7. 0 Fort Gage to Little Rock -__ 9. 5 .8 28 8. 7 247 2, 250 7. 5 Little Rock to River Des Peres_______ __ _______--- 46. 5 2. 0 90 44. 5 185 2, 250 7. 5 River Des Peres: to northern boundary, city of St. Louis__ 19. 0 .8 68 18. 2 207 1, 700 7. 5 Northern boundary to mouth of Missouri River ........... 4.1 .1 14 4.0 261 2, 250 6. 5 1 Total days but not continuous. 2 Navigation season, Mar. 1 to Dec. 1, 275 days. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year are $28,818,219.84, including $25,.455,083.13 regular funds and $3,363,136.71 Public Works funds for new work and $17,915,179.84, regular funds, for maintenance, including dredging and surveys, a total of $46,733,399.68. The total expenditures on the existing proj- ect are $46,939,014.98, of which $43,592,301.12 were regular funds and $3,346,713.86 were Public Works funds. There are no costs nor expenditures under Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year, and excluding revocation of $300,000 made since June 30, 1935, will be applied as follows: Regular funds: Accounts payable, June 30, 1935---------------------------- $96,418.37 Maintenance by hired labor with United States plant, July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936: Dikes and revetments_-- -------------- $50, 000.00 Project channel dredging---------------- 359,000.00 Surveys, gages, and studies 00,915. 05 1------------- 509, 915.05 'Total, regular funds ----------------------------- 606, 333.42, PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the fiscal year and excluding revocation of $79,000 made since June 30, 1935, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------------- $17, 437.85 New work by contract, July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936: Dikes and revetments, Giboney Island-Cape Girar- deau ---------------------------------------- $38, 300. 00 Revetments : Hurricane Field-Boston Bar-------- --- 15, 000. 00 Dogtooth Bend ------ ------------------ 25, 000.00 Giboney Island-Devils Island-------------- 21, 072. 76 99, 372. 76 Total Public Works funds-------- --- ----.. 116, 810, 61 884 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, consisting of an allotment of $1,000,000, will be applied as follows: New work by contract, July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936: Piling dikes: Goose Island---------------------------- $42, 000 Seventy-Six-Crain Island ------------------------------ 46,800 Kaskaskia Island-Ste. Genevieve---------------- ------ 54,600 Chester-------------- ------------------------------ 85, 800 Calico Island-Sulphur Springs------------- -- - 78, 000 Wilson Island---------------------------------------54, 600 Revetments: Price Landing --------------------------------------- 63, 000 Thebes Reach --------------------------------------- 35, 000 Cape Girardeau ----------------------------------- 91, 000 Devils Island -------------------- 161, 200 Wilkinson ------------------------------------------ 49, 000 Kaskaskia Island ------------------------------------ 56, 000 Ste. Genevieve, Island ------------------------ 35, 000 Pulltight ------------------------------------------ 105, 000 Cabaret Island--------------------------------------43, 000 Total Emergency Relief funds--------------------- 1,000,000 The sum of $1,900,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work:: By contract, July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937: Dikes-------------------------------------------- $300,000 Revetments _-- ---------------------- ______ ------ 200, 000 By hired labor, July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937: Dikes-- ------------------------------------------- 300, 000 Revetments - ----------------------------------- 200, 000 Total new work----------------------------------_ 1,000, 000 Maintenance by hired labor with United States plant, July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937 : Dikes and revetments--------------------------------------- 112, 500 Project channel dredging - ----------------------- 6,675, 000 Snagging--------------------------------------------------- 37, 500 Surveys, gages, and studies------------------------------- 75, 000 Total maintenance ....... _______-----------__ 900, 000 Total for all work ____________ ________--__ __-1,900, 000 It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be 75 percent complete. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------$27, 065, 083. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-- 915, 179. 84 1-----------------------7, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 44, 980, 262. 97 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ---------- 145, 059. 48 Net total cost to June 30, 1935- ----------- 45, 125, 322. 45 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--- ...... 173, 397. 04 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------------ 45, 298. 719. 49 RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 885 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935____-------- - - - - $96, 418. 37 Net total expenditures-- ---- -------------------- 45, 202, 301. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1.935-------------------------- 732, 936. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 45, 935, 237. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_------------. $2, 238, 192. 44 $1, 008, 610. 87 $2, 354, 097. 86 $1, 277, 468. 17 $33, 347. 98 Cost of maintenance ------------ . 888, 250. 59 1, 120, 165. 37 951,859. 78 1, 659, 616. 53 899, 974. 77 Total cost-----......--... . 3, 126, 443. 03 2, 128, 776. 24 3, 305, 957. 64 2, 937, 084. 70 933, 322. 75 Total expended ....-------------- 3, 400, 331. 60 2, 704, 331. 23 3, 599, 802. 51 2, 906, 285. 24 -1, 962, 932. 93 Allotted- ---------------------- 3, 218, 906. 65 269, 578. 67 5, 122, 994. 46 2, 243, 564. 23 -2, 289, 481. 38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ________....-________ $1, 059, 484. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935--_____ ___ __-------- 675, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__________- ______--- __ 1, 734, 484. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments-------- - 2, 964, 481. 38 Net amount to be accounted for-_____________-____-1, 229, 996. 55. Gross amount expended____________________-- $2, 845, 413. 78 Less: Reimbursements collected --- $1,935, 375. 00 Receipts from sales--------- 2, 872, 971. 71 4, 808, 346. 71 --.- 1, 962, 932. 93 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935________--_-__-- _ 732, 936. 38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___________----- 155, 420. 97 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------- 577, 515. 41 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935______----- ------- 173, 397. 04 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------------- 1750, 912. 45 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2______________________-__ 13, 083, 000.00, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ---- ---- New work 2- - 1 000, 000. 00 1, - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Maintenance 900, 000. 00, -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - - - -- - - -- ----- -- Total 2 -__- 1, 900, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS -- Cost of new work to June 30, 1935..________------------ $3, 363, 136. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935____________--__-------------- ------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_ - 3, 363, 136. 71 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-- 871. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ------- -- 3, 364, 007. 71 1 Less $300,000 revoked since June 30, 1935. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 886 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY, 1935 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 -----------..-- - $144. (0 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------------3, 364, 151. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_--------------___- - 17,437. 85 Net total expenditures- --------- -3- ,346, 713.86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ _________ ---______- 195, 666. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935____________ 3, 542, 380. 47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of maintenance.............................. Cost of new work_ Total expdf maintenaned---------- -___ .---.------- ---------- - -------------__------------$2, ------------------------- 802, 605. 51 2,819, 258. 11 $560, 531. 20 527, 455. 75 ---------- Allotted--------- -------------------------------- ------ 2, 917, 380.47 625, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ -__ -__--___-- - $98,122. 36 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934 000.00 6-------------------------------- Amount to be accounted for__ --------------- 738, 122.36 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- 1------- -15, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---- ------------------- 723, 122.36 Gross amount expended ------------------------$599, 192.41 Less reimbursements collected_- ___ __--- ___ - 71, 736. 66 527,455. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------- 195, 666. 61 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------------- 116,810. 61 Balance available June 30, 1935_ ..--.------- ..------ - 78, 856. 00 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 --------------------- 144. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_ .-. --- 179,000.00 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935... . _____ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ----------------------- $1, 000, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------------- 1, 000, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 - -- -- ------------ Cost ofnew work--------- -------I -- - ------------ - ------------- -------------- Cost ofm aintenance --- - -- I -----I -............ I -- -- ---- .- Total expended---------- ------------------------------ -- - - Allotted------------.... .... ----------. -----.. - -$1, 000, 000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, ap- proved Apr. 8,1935-------- --------------------------- $1, 000 00, Balance unexpended June 30,. 1935 --------------------------- 1, 000, 000 xRevoked since June 30, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 887 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER, OHIO RIVER TO MISSOURI RIVER Cost of new work to, June 30, 1935---------------------- $30, 428, 219. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_----- --- -__-,_ 17, 915, 179. 84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------48, 343, 399. 68 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 145, 930. 48 Net total cost to June 30, 1935__- ________- __-_____ 48, 489, 330. 16 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------- __ -___- -173, 541. 04 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------- ____.____ 48, 662, 871. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---- _____--- 113, 856. 22 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 48, 549, 014. 98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__--------__- 1,928, 602. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- -- ____-- 50, 477, 617.97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work$-----------2, 238, 192. 44 $1, 008, 610. 87 $2, 354, 097. 86 $4, 080, 073. 68 $593, 879. 18 Cost of maintenance.. ----------- 888, 250. 59 1,120, 165. 37 951, 859. 78 1,659, 616.53 899, 974. 77 Total cost------------.- 3, 126, 44,. 03 2, 128, 776. 24 3,305, 957. 64 5,739, 690. 21 1,493, 853. 95 Total expended----........----------.. 3, 400, 331. 60 2, 704, 331. 23 3, 599, 802. 51 5, 725, 543. 35 -1, 435, 477. 18 Allotted ____ __________----------- 3, 218,906. 6 269, 578.67 5,122,904.46 5,160, 944. 70 -664,481.:38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_________-------------- - $1,157, 607. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9,1935----------------$675, 000. 00. Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934----------------- 640, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935-------------- 1, 000, 000. 00 2, 315, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------ ------------------ 3,472, 607. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments----------- 2, 979, 481. 38 Net amount to be accounted for_ ___________- -------- 493, 125. 81 Gross amount expended -------------------- $3, 444, 606. 19 Less: Reimbursements collected $2, 007, 111.66 Receipts from sales---------- 2, 872, 971. 71 4, 880, 083. 37 -1, 435, 477. 18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-- _______----__ -__ 1, 928, 602. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 $155, 420. 97 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 116, 810. 61 272, 231. 58 Balance available June 30, 1935 -------------------- 1, 656, 371. 41 Accounts receivable June 30, 195 ...--------------- -_____ 173, 541. 04 Unobligated balance available June 30, 19351___-----__ 1, 829, 912. 45 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------ 13, 083, 000. 00 1 Less $379,000 revoked since June 80, 1935. 2Exclusive of available funds. 888 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937:- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - New work 2 --- -- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- --- -- --- --- $1, 000, 000, 00 Maintenance 2- - - - 900, 000. 00 Total 2- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- --- 1, 900, 000. 00 2. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MOUTH OF MISSOURI RIVER AND CLARKSVILLE, MO. See report, "Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn.", page 893. 3. MISSOURI RIVER, HERMANN TO THE MOUTH See report, " Missouri River, Kansas City to the mouth ", page 987. 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 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 Passes, 671 miles, and includes 8 miles of Old River and 30 miles of the Atchafalaya River. District engineers: St. Louis, Mo., Capt. Bartley M. Harloe, Corps of Engineers; Memphis, Tenn., Maj. W. M. Hoge, Corps of Engi- neers, to May 1, 1935; Lt. Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers, since that date; Vicksburg, Miss., Maj. Lunsford E. Oliver, Corps of Engineers. Division engineers: For the river below the mouth of the Ohio, Brig. Gen. H. B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers; for the river above the mouth of the Ohio, Lt. Col. Edmund L. Daley, Corps of Engi- neers. Location.-The snagging district embraces that portion of the river between Head of Passes and the mouth of Missouri River, 1,265 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.-For the 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. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 889 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 C. B. Reese, built in 1879 (rebuilt 1901); C. W. Holwell, built in 1881; and the Charles H. West, built in 1934; all fitted with the necessary equipment and appliances and operated by Government employees. Annual appropriations or allotments were made for this work 1879 to 1886, inclusive, except in 1883 and 1885. A continuous annual expenditure of $100,000, or as much thereof as might be necessary 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 end of the fiscal year 1935. 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. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, the work will be done with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 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.-For information 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 fscal year.-The entire section of river included in the project was patrolled and cleared of obstruc- tions, except from Warrenton to Head of Passes, 454 miles, where work was not required, and Missouri River to Ohio River, 195 miles (no snag boat available). Mouth of Missouri River to mouth of Ohio River (St. Louis dis- trict).-The work in this district consisted of raising one sunken vessel and clearing 1,389,000 square feet of river bank of brush and timber to prevent formation of snags, at a cost of $33,430 and expenditure of $32,189.79. Mouth of Ohio River to mouth of White River (Memphis dis- trict).-During the year 1,613 miles were run, and 1,847 snags destroyed at a total cost and expenditure of $25,000. Mouth of White River to Head of Passes and Old and Atchafalaya Rivers (Vicksburg district).-Twelve complete trips were made be- tween the mouth of White River and Warrenton, Miss. No snagging was necessary below that point. During these trips, 3,000 miles were run and 485 snags were destroyed, at a total cost and expenditure of $25,000. The total cost of all work for the year was $83,430 and the total expenditure $82,189.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being one of con- tinuous maintenance of channel, no estimate of completion and total 890 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 cost can be made. Each freshet brings down new obstructions and changes in location of channel, which are constantly going on, un- cover old obstructions. The number of obstructions destroyed annu- ally 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 $4,901,977.48. The total expenditures under the existing proj- ect were $5,259,364.62, of which $4,144,862.54 was from appropria- tion provided under section 7 of the act of August 11, 1888. Proposed operations.-This work is continuous since new obstruc- tions are brought down by each freshet. The amount allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds, $72,000 will be applied to removing obstructions to navigation in the following districts: St. Louis --------------------------- ------------ -$22, 000 Memphis --------------------------------------------- 25, 000 Vicksburg -- ------------------------------------------ 25, 000 Total - ----------------------------------- 72, 000 It is estimated that $75,000 from regular maintenance and im- provement funds will be required during the fiscal year 1937 for removing obstructions from channels of these rivers in the following districts: St. Louis---------------------------------------- ---- $25, 000 Memphis --------------- ---- 2---------- 25, 000 Vicksburg ------------------------------------------------- 25, 000 Total __ ------------------------------------------ 75, 000 Cost and financial summary t i I1VVoC fU vV J Ten IJUnr.lr 30 135 - new wo o une U , L7------------------- --------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 19351------------------------- $5, 260, 604. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 5, 260, 604. 83 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------- 1, 240. 21 1---------- Net total expenditures--------------------------- 5, 259, 364. 62 Unexp)ended balance June 30, 19357---------------------------- 3, 240. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 2-------------__ 5, 332, 604. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- Cost of maintenance_------------------ $88, 632.19 $97, 494. 01 $88, 086. 08 $50,000.00 ------------------------ $83, 430. 00 Total expended _.._------------------- 61,996.78 78,295.48 79, 651.07 62,865. 03 82,189.79 Allotted..................-----------------............----------.. 81, 506.24 85,502.05 52,556.41 43,465.13 143, 893. 96 1Includes amount charged to completed work ($37,009.66) on account of charging off snag 2 boat MaComb. Includes $72,000 maintenance and improvement funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 891 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------- -------------- $11, 536. 04 Amount allotted under River and Harbor Act approved Aug. 11, 1888 -------------------------------- $96, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------- ----- 72, 000. 00 168, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for __---------------__ __--180, 036. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------- -24, 606.04 Net amount to be accounted for -----------------------155, 430. 00 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $85, 719. 66 Less reimbursements collected----------------------3, 529. 87 82, 189. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 __-- __________ 3,240. 21 7-- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--_--____---_ ----- ______ 1,240. 21 Balance available June 30, 1935______________________ 72, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - 30, 1937, for maintenance 3 _ 75, 000. 00 5. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year was $79, 702.51 and the ex- penditure was $73,002.78. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, $40,763.55 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $50,000 can be, profitably expended' during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial sumvmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------- $254, 226. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 254, 226. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--- -------------- -- 3, 766.41 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------- 250, 459. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ ------------------------ 40, 763. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ___-___- _ 291, 223. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance_------ ------------ $7, 168. 39 ------------ $6, 903. 55 $60, 457. 08 $82, 566. 68 - - $79,702. 51 Total expended-------------------------- 7, 462. 14 7, 552. 96 61, 018. 06 85, 000. 00 73,002. 78 Allotted..................------------------- ------------ 7, 500.00 ............131, 443. 98 33, 279. 43 95,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934______-_-___------____ $18, 766. 33 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934__-- ---- $60, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------35, 000.00 95, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for__ --- _____ -------------- 113, 766. 33 8Exclusive of available funds. 892 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended------------------------- $80, 041. 36 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 7, 038. 58 $73, 002. 78- Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------ ---------------- 40, 763. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------------------- 3, 766. 41 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------ 36, 997. 14 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance __---------------------------- 50, 000. 00 6. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- $3, 126, 429. 12 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 -.... 76, 035. 22 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---------------------- 3,202, 464. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 5, 875. 08 6------------------------ Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 3, 136, 589. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------------- 70, 491. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------------- 3, 207, 080. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended-------------------------------------- -----------........ ------------ ........... $3,136,59.2 Allotted ....----------------------- ------------------------ ------- ----------........... 3,207,080.72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934--------__----- -- -___________ $3, 207, 080. 72 Gross amount expended-----------------_ $3, 943,034. 43 Less reimbursements collected-----------------_ 806, 445. 17 3, 136, 589. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 70, 491. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--.------------------------ 133, 236. 18 Balance available June 30, 1935-------------- --62,794. 72 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------------- 76,035. 22 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 13, 240. 50 REPORT MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH RESOLUTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RIVERS AND HARBORS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES By resolution adopted January 31, 1935, a review of reports on the Illinois River, submitted in House Document No. 184 (73d Cong., 2d sess.), and previous reports, was requested. The re- port thereon was transmitted to the Committee and° printed in River and Harbor Committee Document No. 37 (74th Cong., 1st sess.). The report states that the construction of works recom- mended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 184, to provide for the complete canalization of the lower Illinois River, will cause damages by seepage and backwater, compensation for 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 893 which is not contemplated in that report; and that the cost of recti- fication thereof is estimated at $25,500 for new work, and $19,000 annually for operation and maintenance. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THIE MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. The section of the river covered in this report is divided into three reaches, under the supervision and direction of district engineers at St. Louis, Mo., Rock Island, Ill., and St. Paul, Minn. The section in the St. Louis district extends from the mouth of the Missouri River to Clarksville, Mo., a distance of 78 miles; the Rock Island district extends from Clarksville, Mo., to the mouth of the Wisconsin River, a distance of 358 miles; and the St. Paul district extends from the mouth of the Wisconsin River to and including the harbor of Minneapolis, Minn., a distance of 222 miles. District engineers: At St. Paul, Minn., Maj. Dwight F. Johns, Corps of Engineers; at Rock Island, Ill., Maj. Raymond A. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers; and at St. Louis, Mo., Capt. Bartley M. Harloe, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Edmund L. Daley, Corps of Engineers. Assistant to the division engineer: Maj. William A. Snow, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVFIMENTS Page Page 1. Mississippi River between 2. Operating and care of locks the Missouri River and and dams----------------- 918 Minneapolis, Minn--------- 893 1. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Location.-The Mississippi River rises in the northern part of Minnesota, flows about 2,440 miles in a southerly direction, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The portion included in this report extends from the mouth of the Missouri River to and including the harbor of Minneapolis, Minn., a distance of 658 miles. Previous projects.--Adopted by the acts of June 10, 1872; June 18, 1878; August 18, 1894; February 9, 1905; March 3, 1905; March 2, 1907; June 25, 1910; September 22, 1922; March 3, 1925; January 21, 1927; and July 3, 1930. The costs on the different projects prior to the commencement of work on the existing project were as follows: New work Maintenance Between Missouri River and Clarksville, Mo--------------- ------- 1 $4, 952,482. 76 $1,705,886. 00 Between Clarksville, Mo., and Wisconsin River..-- 229, 159, 537. 01 ... _------------------ 1, 317, 928. 11 Wisconsin River to Minneapolis--------------------------------- 14, 380, 626. 04 742, 836. 19 Total......--------- ----------------......----------------- $48, 492, 645.81 $3, 766. 650. 30 1.$34,970.15 transferred to existing project; erroneously included under previous project in 1934. 2 Reduced $30,000 to adjust duplication of costs and expenditures in 1928. Total, new work and maintenance, $52,259,296.11. 894 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 In addition, an amount of $2,482,996.41 was expended for plant, materials, and stock used on the existing project, making the total expenditures $54,742,292.52. For further details see pages 1879, 1880, and 1887 of the Annual Report for 1915, and pages 1106, 1107, and 1108 of the Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This project provides for a channel of 9-foot depth and of adequate width between the mouth of the Missouri River (1,273 miles from the Gulf) and the Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge at Minneapolis, Minn., by the construction of a system of locks and dams, supplemented by dredging, all main locks below Hastings (no. 2) to be of Ohio River standard dimensions, namely, 110 feet wide by 600 feet long. The project also provides for a fur- ther improvement at St. Paul to provide a basin 9 feet deep, varying in width from 400 to 1,100 feet and extending downstream from the Robert Street Bridge for a distance of 2.7 miles. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $148,117,000, including $300,000 for the basin at St. Paul, $40,000 of which has been contributed by local interests, but is exclusive of amounts ex- pended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for maintenance and operating cost is $1,750,000 annually. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, to be prosecuted in accordance with the plan for a compre- e1Tiie project to secure a channel of 9-foot depth, submitted in House Document No. 290, Seventy-first Congress, second session. The amount authorized to be appropriated under the act of July 3, 1930, was limited to $7,500,000, in addition to the amounts author- izeduiide VTih en existing projects. Under Public Resolution No. 10, Seventy-second Congress, first session, apptjroved Febriuary 24; 1932, the Chief of Engineers was granted discretionary authority to make such modification in the plan as may be advisable. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, established the lower limits of the project as the Missouri River, authorized further improvement of the harbor at St. Paul, Minn., and authorized the appropriation of the entire sum required for the completion of the project (H. Doc. No. 137,T72d Cong., 1st sess., and River' and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 44, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). Prior to the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, work was prosecuted on the project with Public Works and Emergency Relief funds. The latest map and profile published showing this section of the river have been inserted between pages 20 and 21 of House Docu- ment No. 137, Seventy-second Congress, first session. A map of the section, Minneapolis to Lake Pepin, is published in House Docu- ment No. 583, Sixty-ninth Congress, second session. The latest published maps of the locality at Moline are in House Document No. 397, Fifty-eighth Congress, second session, and House Docu- ment No. 263, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. Pertinent data for existing and proposed locks and dams are given in the following table: L ai Lock Location Lock i i, Cc Dimensions Depth on miter Estimated cost Miles sill Per- Year of each lock below cent- opened and dam, in- Name North- i Character of dam age to cluding flowage z ern Distance from nearest Great- -foundation com- navi- Character of damages under 01 Pacific town or mouth of Width est foundation pleted gation existing proj- Ry. navigable tributary of length ect 2 01 bridge, cham- avail- Lift 1 Upper 1 Lower 1 -1 Minne- able apolis ber for full width i i I i- -- - --- 1-----1-- 1 1 I i Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Twin City Lock and 6.2 miles above Omaha 56 400 35.88 3 12.5 47.6 Sandstone and piles 5.4 R. R. bridge, St. Gravel, boulder, and 100 1917 5 $1,000,539. 26 Dam. Paul. 56 400 S35. 8 3 13.5 4 10.1 in gravel. sandstone. Hastings Lock and 1.3 miles above Hast- 110 500 4 12.3 4 15. 6 14. 6 Dam. 37. 8 ings, Minn. 9 110 500 9412.3 9 14.6 }Piles in sand.-- Piles in sand-........ 7 100 1930 b 3, 857, 000.00 , Lock and Dam No. 3__ 56. 1 6.1 miles above Red 110 600 8.0 17.0 14. 0 Piles in sand, silt, Piles in sand, silt, 6, 969, 000.00 C Wing, Minn. and clay. and clay. Lock and Dam No. 4___ 100. 2 0.6 mile above Alma, 110 600 7.0 17. 0 13.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1935 4, 386, 000.00 Wis. gravel. gravel. 5.1 miles above Foun- Lock and Dam No. 5_-_ 114. 7 tain City, Wis. 110 600 9.0 18.0 12.0 ... do-- -- -- -- -- -- -do . .- ..-- -..... S11 98 1935 1935 4, 848, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 5A_ 124. 5 3.0 miles above Wi- 110 600 5. 5 18.0 12. 5 Piles in sand, silt, Piles in sand, silt, 10100 nona, Minn. and gravel. and gravel. 1130 4, 696, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 6___ 138. 7 0.2 mile below Trem- 110 600 6.5 17. O0 12. 5 10 100 pealeau, Wis. -- do-------------- _-_..do ... ... . ... 1136 5, 404, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 7___ 150. 7 4.6 miles above La 110 600 8.0 18.0 12. 0 Piles in sand, gravel, Piles in sand and 10o100 5, 768, 000. 00 Crosse, Wis. and broken rock. gravel. Lock and Dam No. 8__ 173. 9 0.4 mile below Genoa, 110 600 11.0 22. O0 14.0 --- do -------.-.--- - do_ .._---- __-- to 100 7, 264, 000. 00 ' - Wis. Lock and Dam No. 9_ 205. 1 3.3 miles below Lynx- 110 600 9.0 16. 0 13.0 do ----------- -- do ...____ _ ..... 10100 - 6, 637, 000. 00 ville, Wis. Lock and Dam No. 10__ 237. 9 Guttenberg, Iowa -... 110 600 8.0 15.0 12. 0 l Piles do ............. 1011100 in sand andi - .---- gravel. 16 4, 865, 000.00 Lock and Dam No. 11__ 270. 0 3.7 miles above Du- buque, Iowa. 110 600 11.0 18. 5 12. 5 -.. do - ....._. ---- do ............. o10 98 5, 572, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 12__ 296. 3 Bellevue, Iowa ...... 110 600 9.0 17.0 13. 0 Rock, piles in sand Piles in sand-.. _... 10 89 5, 557, 000. 00 and gravel. [Footnotes at end of table] Location Lock Dimensions Depth on miter Estimated cost Miles sill Per- Year of each lock below cent- opened and dam, in- w W Name North- Character of dam age to eluding flowage C ern Distance from nearest Great- Character of foundation com- navi- damages under Pacific town or mouth of Width est foundation pleted gation existing proj- H Ry. navigable tributary W length ect 2 cham- avail- Lift I Upper I Lower1 O bridge, Minne- able Q apolis ber for full C width Fet.et .ee. ee. Fe Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Lock and Dam No. 13__ 330. 5 4.3 miles above Clin- ton, Iowa. 110 600 11.0 19. 0 13.0 Piles in sand, clay, and gravel. Piles in sand and gravel. $5, 985, 000. 00 z 0 q Lock and Dam No. 14__ 359. 7 3.7 miles below Le 110 600 11.0 20. 5 13.5 Rock.............----------- Rock--------------- 5, 308, 000. 00 Claire, Iowa. Le Claire Lock (Canal)_ 359. 9 3.9 miles below Le 80 320 11.0 17. 8 10. 8 -.... do--------------- Rock......... ------ ---------- . ---- 100 1922 (1 2) Claire, Iowa. --------do.......... 1907 (13) Moline Lock .. ._...... Lock and Dam No. 15.. 367. 9 370. 1 f Foot of Arsenal Island, Rock Island, Ill. f 110 14600 14 16. O0 1427. S14 110 360 16.0 17.0 0 11.0 1411.0 SRock----------- Rock...........---------------- { 100 1933 6 6, 418, 351.62 Lock and Dam No. 16.. miles above Musca-) 395. 8 1.8tine, 110 600 9.0 17. O0 12. O0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and o100 r 4, 974, 000.00 Iowa. I clay. gravel. Lock and Dam No. 17__ 415. 9 4.2 miles above New 110 600 8.0 16.0 13.0 Piles in sand and ----.....do-------------.......... 5, 441,000.00 w Boston, Ill. gravel. Lock and Dam No. 18__ 442. 5 6.5 miles above Bur- 110 600 9.8 16.5 13.7 Piles in sand, gravel, --.. do----------..........-- 10 100 5, 945, 000. 00 lington, Iowa. and clay. Lock and Dam No. 19 358 } 38.2 14.0 9. 2 152, 983, 000.00 to r2 F488. 8 Keokuk, Iowa......___ 110 9 600 Rock--...........------- Rock------------.......... 100 1913 (Keokuk). { -.------ w Lock and Dam No. 20__ 509. 8 0.9 mile above Canton,l 110 600 10. 0 15. 0 12.0 Rock, piles in sand-- Rock, piles in sand, Sgravel, and clay. {l 1184 4, 585, 000. 00 Mo. Lock and Dam No. 21__ 528. 1 2.1 miles below Quincy, 110 600 10. 5 16. 5 12. O0 Piles in sand ..----- Detailed survey not 1098 5, 645, 000. 00 Ill. 110 made. Lock and Dam No. 22_ 551.8 1.5 miles below Saver- 600 10. 2 18. O0 13. 8 Rock-.......... .----do_ _ _.......... 10 100 5, 006, 000. O0 ton, Mo. Lock and Dam No. 23 110 (eliminated from the project). 03 Lock and Dam No. 24__ 579. 6 0.4 mile above Clarks- 110 600 15. 0 19.0 12. 0 Rock, piles in sand.. Piles in sand.------- vs 6, 078, 000. 00 villa, Mo. Lock and Dam No. 25.-. Lock and Dam No. 26.. 611.6 Cap Au Gris, Mo..... 650. 1 Alton, Ill------------ 110600 20.0 110 14110 32.01 d 600 14360 15.0 1420.0 19.0 1416.0 12.0 1414 Piles in sand-........ .....-- Detailed survey not ---------------- made. do ------------ Piles in sand------- ....... o68 -------_ 7, 290, 000.00 12, 204, 000.00 Total locks and ....... ------- ------- ----------- ------------------ -------------------------------- $144, 685, 890. 88 dams ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST OF PROJECT Dredging and regulating works 000. $1,---475------------------------------- Pool 15-Earth levee and rock excavation ----------------------------------------------------- 857, 8 000.000-------------------------- Mic 16-Rock Pool . ..Horse excavation in vicinity. of ll n ouscellaneous.. . . Island . .. . . .. -.. .. . .- - - .. ....... . .. . .. - -- - - -- - -- - -- -9--,-- - -- - - -09.-- -- - - -- - 0 ,10 536539, 0-------------------------- Miscellaneous-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109. 121 Total additional features ...... ---------------------------------------.------ .--- ---------------------- ------------------------------ 3, 431, 109.12 Total existing project ----------------------------------------- 117,000.00 18,.--------------------------------------- 1 Lifts, and depths on miter sills, based on completion of all locks and dams. 2Total estimated flowage damages, including clearing, surveys, and Government costs, $22,000,000. 3 Pool elevation, 723.1, elevation with flashboards, 725.1. 4 Present pool, 687.25, ultimate, 689.15. S In addition, $1,948,772.95 was expended from previous projects and $1,349,557.78 from operating and care appropriation for reconstruction of first of twin locks. 6 Actual cost. 7 Not including second lock and land-flowage acquisition. 8 In addition, $1,965,316.22 was expended from previous projects. Includes $1,500,000 for auxiliary lock. SProposed auxiliary lock. 1o Lock. 11 Dam. 12 Existing Le Claire Lock will be used as auxiliary to Lock No. 14; previous project costs, $540,000. 13 Abandoned subsequent to completion of Lock and Dam No. 15; previous project costs, $198,763. 14Auxiliary lock. 1E In addition, cost of $640,868, for first lock, was reported by the Mississippi River Power Co., transferred to Government free in lieu of improvements destroyed (A. R. 1928, pp. 1118-1119), • r00 002 898 REPORT OF CHIEF OF.ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Local cooperation.-The plan for improvement of the harbor at St. Paul provides that sufficient dredged material will be placed on the east side of the river where it can be used in the construction of a highway to be built from Robert Street to the lower terminal, pro- vided that the city of St. Paul build a vertical wall to retain the highway fill; extend the Phalen Creek sewer under the proposed highway; furnish the necessary spoil and disposal areas free of cost; revet the highway fill immediately upon completion; and contribute $40,000 to cover the estimated increase in cost to the United States. The contribution of $40,000 was made and approved by the Secre- tary of War on June 24, 1935. The remaining conditions will be complied with at the earliest practicable date. In all other cases of local cooperation the necessary conditions have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-A complete list of terminals available to the public on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Ohio River and Minneapolis, Minn., as of January 1, 1933, can be ob- tained from the Division Engineer, Upper Mississippi Valley Division, St. Louis, Mo. OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR Mouth of Wisconsin River to Minneapolis, Minn. (St. Paul dis- trict)-Regularfunds.-Maintenance channel dredging was done at 114 localities by contract and hired labor with Government and rented plant. A total of 3,051,555 cubic yards of material was re- moved, 3,019,169 cubic yards by hired labor and 32,386 cubic yards by contract, resulting in a depth of 4.5 feet at extreme low water in open unregulated sections, 6 feet at lowest controlled pool in the section, Hastings to head of Lake Pepin, and 9 feet at lowest con- trolled pool in the section, head of Lake Pepin to Lock and Dam No. 5. In addition, 2,746 cubic yards of material were removed by contract at site of Lock No. 9. The total cost of maintenance dredging during the fiscal year was $277,967.19. Lock and dam above Hastings,Minn. (no. 2).-Clearing operations with Government plant and hired labor, between elevations 685.75 and 688.25 mean sea level, were commenced December 12, 1934, and completed March 10, 1935. A total of 830 acres of marginal clearing was completed, at a total cost of $68,093.07. Work under contract for construction of a water-stage recorder house at South St. Paul, Minn., was completed April 2, 1935, at a cost of $1,914.06. The acquisition of flowage rights was continued at a cost of $19,573.07. Lock and dam above Alma, Wis. (no. 4).-A contract for the con- struction of a water-stage recorder house at Wabasha, Minn., was completed June 29, 1935, at a cost of $2,212.43. Lock and dam above Fountain City, Wis. (no. 5).-The construc- tion of 13 channel markers, under contract, was completed January 19, 1935, at a cost of $23,660.19. A contract for the construction of a water-stage recorder house below Alma, Wis., was completed May 16, 1935, at a cost of $1,921.94. Public Works funds--Lock and dam above Red Wing, Minn. (no. 3).-Preliminary design work was carried on throughout the year, the cost being $28,488.01. Lock and danz above Alma, Wis. (no. 4).-The contract for con- struction of the dam was completed June 26, 1935. Work under the RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 899 contract for construction and installation of the power, control, and lighting system was practically completed. The construction and delivery of a locomotive crane, under contract entered into January 28, 1935, was completed. The first contract for construction and delivery of a tainter gate hoist was completed April 24, 1935. An additional hoist under a second contract entered into January 17, 1935, was 95 percent completed. A contract covering construction of two water-stage recorder houses, entered into May 8, 1935, was 73 percent completed. Under contract completed February 28, 1935, 2,000 cubic yards of derrick stone were furnished and placed in stock pile. A contract for reconstruction of the breakwater at Lake City, Minn., was entered into March 1, 1935, and was 90 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The costs for the year were $1,648,620.33. Lock and dam above Fountain City, Wis. (No. 5).-The contract covering construction of the dam was 98 percent completed, the only work remaining being 50 percent of the construction of six operating houses and painting the roller-gate machinery and the deck of the service bridge. The contract for construction and installation of the power, control, and lighting system was practically completed, with work remaining on the service bridge and operating houses. The contract for construction of an earth dike was completed April 22, 1935. The first contract for construction and delivery 'of a taintor gate hoist was completed April 24, 1935. An additional hoist under a second contract, entered into January 17, 1935, was 95 per- cent completed. The construction and delivery of a locomotive crane, under contract entered into January 28, 1935, was 80 percent completed. A contract for the construction of 10 channel markers in pool no. 5 was completed May 28, 1935. Work under three con- tracts for clearing in the pool area was completed December 22, 1934, February 28, 1935, and March 21, 1935, respectively. A con- tract covering construction of two water-stage recorder houses, entered into May 8, 1935, was 24 percent completed. Under a con- tract completed March 14, 1935, 925 cubic yards of derrick stone were furnished and placed in stock pile. The costs for the year were $1,948,699.37. Lock and damn above Winona, Minn. (no. 5A).-The contract for construction of the lock and upper gate bay of an auxiliary lock was completed February 15, 1935. A contract for construction of the dam was entered into January 5, 1935. At the end of the fiscal year all preliminary work had been done, cofferdam no. 1 constructed and unwatered, all piling driven in cofferdam, and work on excavation, concrete work, service bridge, tainter gates, and operating machinery was well advanced. The contract was 30 percent completed. The contract for the construction of an earth dike, entered into October 16, 1934, was 28 percent completed. The contract for construction and installation of the power, control, and lighting system was en- tered into June 10, 1935, but no work was done. Work under con- tract for clearing in the pool area was completed May 15, 1935. The costs for the year were $1,577,284.52. Lock and dam above Trempealeau, Wis. (no. 6).-The contract for construction of the lock and upper gate bay of an auxiliary lock was completed February 3, 1935. A contract for construction of the dam was entered into October 22, 1934. At the end of the fiscal year all preliminary work had been done, cofferdam no. 1 constructed and 900 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 unwatered, all pile driving complete in cofferdam, all concrete pours in tainter gate section made, 8 of 10 tainter gates substantially erected, and 8 spans of service bridge partially completed. The contract was 36 percent completed. A contract for the construction of an earth dike north of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, entered into May 17, 1935, was completed June 28, 1935. The contract for an access road and dredging was entered into May 22, 1935. At the end of the fiscal year the roadway fill was completed, except for surfacing, and 57 percent of the dredging had been completed. The contract for construction and installation of the power, control, and lighting sys- tem was entered into May 31, 1935, but no work was done. A contract for the construction and delivery of a locomotive crane was entered into January 28, 1935, but no work was done. Work under contract for clearing in pool area was completed May 15, 1935. The costs for the year were $1,531,897.28. Lock and dam dbove La Crosse, Wis. (no. 7).-The contract for construction of the lock and the upper gate bay of an auxiliary lock was completed April 18, 1935. The Federal Emergency Relief Ad- ministration cleared 9 percent of parcel 7-4 and 14 percent of parcel 7-7, suspending operations on March 21, 1935. The cost, exclusive of clearing, for the year was $1,157,446.15. Lock and dam below Genoa, Wis. (no. 8).-The contract for con- struction of the lock and the upper gate bay of an auxiliary lock was completed March 4, 1935. The cost for the year was $1,212,961.67. Lock and dam below Lynrille, Wis. (no. 9).-The contract for the construction of the lock and the upper gate bay of an auxiliary lock was completed April 24, 1935. An emergency contract for the dredging of a shoal below lock site no. 9 was completed July 4, 1934. The costs for the year were $1,424,151.59. Flowage surveys.-Field and office work in connection with sur- veys for pools nos. 3, 8, and 9, land and flowage acquisition, and pre- liminary designs of various structures, were carried on throughout the year. Stage, discharge, and other hydraulic data were taken. Work was done by Government force. The costs during the year were $359,890.79. The costs and expenditures (St. Paul district), during the fiscal year, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds _____- ____------------- $117, 439. 42 $277, 967.19 $395, 406. 61 $108,238. 04 Public Works funds_--_ -- ------ 1.0, 898, 230. 94 0. 00 10, 898, 230. 94 11, 677, 538. 35 Total____---... .....----------------- . 11, 015, 670. 36 277, 967. 19 11, 293, 637. 55 11, 785, 776. 39 Clarksville, Mo., to mouth of Wisconsin River (Rock Island district)-'Regular funds.-Construction and maintenance of regu- lating works were carried on during the year by hired labor and Government plant and by contract. Three pieces of shore protection aggregating 990 linear feet were built and 9 dikes and 6 pieces of shore protection were repaired and maintained at a cost of $142,456.02. RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 901 Six pipe-line dredges, one dipper dredge, and two derrick boats were engaged in channel maintenance work in 41 localities. The total channel dredged had a length of 29.6 miles with widths varying from 100 to 300 feet. A total of 1,835,107 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $337,051.19. Land surveys, preliminary design work, and hydraulic studies were carried on throughout the year at a cost of $51,906.98, charged to new work. Lock and dam, at Rock Island, Ill. (no. 15).-The construction of a shelter house on the intermediate wall was completed by contract on September 8, 1934, at a cost of $3,325.27. The work of razing and removal of old structures and the resoiling, seeding, and land- scaping of land at Iowa abutment of Dam No. 15, was completed by hired labor with Government plant on May 24, 1935. The cost of the work was $16 885.63. Removal of obstructions in Rock River, I.-A total of 520 snags and stumps was removed from Rock River above the Sterling Dam by hired labor with Government plant under authority of section 3, River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The cost of the work was $1,000. Work under an allotment of $25,000, from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, is shown in that part of the report covering operations on the Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill., page 926. Public Works funds-Lock and dam at Guttenberg, Iowla (no. 10).-The construction of a lock, operating machinery, and central control station was completed by contract on May 29, 1935. A con- tract was awarded on January 15, 1935, for the construction of a roller and tainter gate dam. At the close of the fiscal year all clear- ing had been done, first cofferdam built and unwatered, and pile driving completed within the cofferdam. Common excavation within the cofferdam was in progress. At the end of the fiscal year the contract was 16 percent completed. A contract was awarded on June 3, 1935, for the construction of remedial works, consisting principally of the replacement and enlargement of four railway culverts, includ- ing excavation, backfill and replacement of ballast and track ties, and 10,607 linear feet of shore protection. The costs during the year were $1,619,298.44. Lock and darm above Dubuque, Iowa (no. 11).-The construc- tion of a lock, operating machinery, and central control station, by contract, was continued. The pouring of concrete, installation of lock gates, etc., and removal of cofferdam was completed. At the end of the fiscal year the work was 99 percent completed. The cost for the year was $1,293,671.30. Lock and dam at Bellevue, Iowa (no. 1) .-- Work on the construc- tion of a lock and central control station, by contract, was continued. The installation of lock gates and valves was completed. Pouring of concrete in lock walls and control station and common excava- tion within the cofferdam was in progress. At the close of the fiscal year the work was 89 percent completed. The cost for the year was $1,156,764.70. Lock and dam at Rock Island, Ill. (no. 15).-A contract was awarded on June 30, 1934, for 410,000 cubic yards of excavation in vicinity of wing dams 9 and 39 (pool no. 15); 20,000 cubic yards of excavation in Moline pool; and the construction of 16 concrete chan- 902 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 nel markers. At the close of the fiscal year the work was 72 percent completed. The cost for the year was $214,300.82. Lock and dam above Muscatine, Iowa (no. 16).-The construc- tion of a lock, operating machinery, and central control station was completed by contract on March 22, 1935. A contract was awarded on January 3, 1935, for the construction of a dam. At the close of the fiscal year work was in progress on construction of the road- way, common excavation, and dike. The cofferdam was completed, the driving of wood and steel piles continued, and the placing of concrete in monoliths commenced. The contract was about 20 per- cent completed. The costs for the year were $1,238,079.13. The excavation of rock to a depth of 11 feet in the vicinity of Horse Island (pool no. 16), 476 to 478 miles above the Ohio River, by contract, was continued, and at the close of the fiscal year was about 95 percent completed. The cost for the year was $381,065.39. Lock and dam above Burlington, Iowa (no. 18).-The construc- tion of a lock, operating machinery, and central control station was completed by contract on April 13, 1935. The cost for the year was $1,138,306.53. Lock and dam above Canton, Mo. (no,. 20).-Work under con- tract for construction of a dam, levee, shore protection, and road- way was continued. At the close of the fiscal year the second coffer- dam had been removed and the third completed. Work on excava- tion and driving of piles in third cofferdam, erection of taintor gates, and construction of service bridge was in progress. The con- tract was 83 percent completed. The excavation and disposal of all material in the river bed above the lock (pool no. 20), commenced on November 5, 1934, was completed by hired labor with Govern- ment plant on April 30, 1935. A contract was awarded on Novem- ber 16, 1934, for the construction of remedial works in the vicinity of Lock No. 20, consisting of excavation of drainage ditch, con- struction and repair of levees, roadway, bridge and culvert, and removal of buildings. The excavation for the drainage ditch and construction of levee was in progress, the construction of the bridge was discontinued on account of high water, and the relocation of Government buildings was completed. At the close of the fiscal year the contract was 34 percent completed. A contract was awarded on May 18, 1935, for the complete clearing and disposal of all timber, brush, and other floatable material from islands and river banks in pool no. 20. A contract was awarded on February 8, 1935, for the construction and installation of power, control, and lighting system and at the close of the fiscal year was about 10 per- cent completed. The costs for the year were $1,642,948.16. Lock and dam below Quincy, Ill. (no. 21).-The construction of a lock, operating machinery, and central control station, by con- tract, was continued. The driving of piles, pouring concrete, erec- tion of gates, and excavation within the cofferdam has been com- pleted and cofferdam has been removed. At the close of the fiscal year the work was 98 percent completed. The cost for the year was $1,202,018.59. Lock and dam below Saverton, Mo. (no. 2).-The construction of a lock, operating machinery, and central control station, by con- tract, was completed on May 21, 1935. The cost for the year was $1,081,247.19. RIVERS AND HARBORS--UPPER VIISSISSIPPI RIVER 903 Surveys, engineering, etc.-Extensive surveys in connection with the location of the proposed dam sites, flowage areas, land acquisi- tion, stream gaging, etc., and engineering studies on structures under way were carried on by hired labor with Government plant. Work was in progress on the desigh of miscellaneous structures at sites of Locks and Dams Nos. 13, 14, 17, and 19. The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $395,159.71. Emergency Relief funds.-Work was in progress on preliminary surveys and designs of dams above Dubuque, Iowa (no. 11); above Burlington, Iowa (no. 18); below Quincy, Ill. (no. 21); and above Saverton, Mo. (no. 22); and of locks above Clinton, Iowa (no. 13); below Le Claire, Iowa (no. 14); and above New Boston, Ill. (no. 17). The costs for the year were $19,302.23. The costs and expenditures (Rock Island district) during the fiscal year were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds__---__ __________ -___ $51, 906. 98 $517, 509. 17 $569, 416. 15 -$613, 408. 11 Public Works funds _____________ _ 11, 488, 434. 03 _--------- 11, 488, 434. 03 11, 627, 921.32 Emergency relief funds_ .. ________ _ 19, 302. 23 - ...--- __ _ _.... 19, 302. 23 Total..........-----------------------....... 11, 559, 643. 24 517, 509. 17 12, 077, 152. 41 11, 014, 513. 21 Missouri River to Clarksville, Mo. (St. Louis district)-Regular funds.-Bank protection (revetment), at various localities, consist- ing of 546 squares of mattress and 1,273 squares of paving, was completed by hired labor with Government plant at a cost of $41,- 009.02, charged to maintenance. Channel dredging was done at various localities with Government plant. A total of 1,653,110 cubic yards of material was removed in dredging 30 channels through 26 bars. In addition, 264,180 cubic yards of material were removed in dredging outside the channel. The cost of dredging was $182,534.46, all charged to maintenance. Hydrographic surveys were made covering 43 miles of river. The cost of surveys and gages was $15,494.10, charged to maintenance. Publie Works funds.-A contract for construction of approxi- mately 6,000 linear feet of dikes at Maple Island, Mo., 199 miles above the Ohio River, was entered into August 30, 1934. A total of 3,050 linear feet was constructed during the fiscal year at a cost of $260,641.49, bringing the contract to 30 percent completion. Lock and dam at Alton, Ill. (No. 26).-Work under the contract for construction of twin locks and interceptor sewer was 68 percent completed. A contract for construction of the dam was entered into May 14, 1935. Preliminary work and construction of the cofferdam was begun. Work on pier protection at the railroad bridge below the dam was about 95 percent completed, and flowage surveys were about 75 percent completed, both by hired labor with Government plant. The total costs for the year were $2,468,423.31. 904 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The costs and expenditures (St. Louis district), during the fiscal year, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds.------ ----------------------------- $240, 366.78 $240,366,78 $238,330.94 Public Works funds.__---------------- $2, 729, 064. 80 ---------------- 2, 729, 064. 80 2, 747, 304. 84 Total.----. .-------------------2, 729, 064. 80 240, 366. 78 2, 969, 431. 58 2, 985, 635. 78 The costs and expenditures for the three sections from the mouth of the Missouri River to Minneapolis, Minn., during the fiscal year were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds-------......................... $169,346. 40 $1,035,843. 14 $1, 205,189. 54 -1 $266, 839. 13 Public Works funds__--.. ----..... -. 25, 115, 729. 77 -------------- 25, 115,729. 77 26, 052,764. 51 Emergency Relief funds.-----------. 19, 302. 23 ______-------___-------- 19, 302. 23-- Total.--------- -------------- 25, 304, 378. 40 1, 035, 843. 14 26, 340, 221. 54 25, 785,925.38 $ 1 Reduced $1,289,004.17 due to sale of plant, etc., to "Plant" owning allotment and $30,000 adjustmen duplication of cost and expenditures, 1928. CONDITION AT END OF FISCAL YEAR The 9-foot canalization project as a whole is about 33 percent completed. Mouth of Wisconsin River to Minneapolis, Minn. (St. Paul dis- trict).-The Minneapolis Turning Basin, dredging of the upper limits of pool no. 2, widening of the channel at the St. Paul Terminal, channel realinement at Crooked Slough, Lock and Dam No. 1, Lock and Dam No. 2 (except auxiliary lock), Lock and Dam No. 4, and Locks Nos. 5, 5A, 6, 7, 8, and 9 have been completed. Most of the flowage easements required for Lock and Dam No. 2 have been ac- quired or are in process of condemnation. Clearing of pool no. 2 has been completed to elevation 688.25 mean sea level. Work was in progress on the construction of Dam No. 5 above Fountain City, Wis., Dam No. 5A above Winona, Minn., Dam No. 6 above Trempealeau, Wis., stream gaging, and surveys for land and flowage acquisition. Funds from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 were made available for construction of Lock No.3 above Red Wing, Minn., Dam No. 7 above La Crosse, Wis., Dam No. 8 below Genoa, Wis., for dredging in St. Paul Harbor, and for clearing in pools 5A and 6, work to begin early in fiscal year 1936. For percentage of completion of locks and dams, see table under- paragraph Existing project. Flowage surveys for pools of locks and dams have been completed as follows: Field work and mapping for pool no. 8 is finished; field RIVERS AND HIARBORS-UPPER MIISSISSIPPI RIVER 905 work and mapping for no. 3 is completed except for placing of monu- ments on project boundaries; field work 50 percent for no. 9. Land and flowage acquisition.-The status of completion is as follows: Percent Lock and Dam No. 2, Hastings, Minn-------------------------------- 95 Lock and Dam No. 3, Red Wing, Minn------------------------------ 1 Lock and Dam No. 4, Alma, Wis--------------------------- --- 95 Lock and Dam No. 5, Fountain City, Wis------------ -------- -- 75 Lock and Dam No. 5A, Winona, Minn------------------------------- 25 Lock and Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Wis---------------------------- 25 Locks and Dams Nos. 7, 8, and 9------------------------------------- 1 The following table gives the condition of channel, June 30, 1935: Affording Affording Affording Projected Control- over 9 6 to 9 feet less than channel ling Seotion SSectionofLength section feet at at low 6 feet at id 1 depths low water water low water Northern Pacific R. - R. - - - - - - to - - -bridge - - -Locks - - - - - - - - Miles Miles Miles Miles Feet and Dam No. 1 ..... ... 5.4 5.4 0 0 _-------- 9.0 Locks and Dam No. 1 to Omaha Bridge 3_ 6. 2 2. 8 3.4 0 ----------.... 6. 0 Omaha Bridge to Lock and Dam No. 2 3__ 26. 2 26.1 .1 0 ---------- 6. 5 Lock and Dam No. 4- - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 to foot of - Lake Pepin e ___ 50. 3 40. 0 10. 3 0 ---------- 6. 0 Foot of Lake Pepin to Lock and Dam No. 5 5..........................-----------.. 26. 8 26. 8 0 0 ---------. 9. 0 Lock and Dam No. 6 5 to Winona --------...... 12.5 2. 3 4. 8 5.4 ---------- 4. 0 Winona to Genoa ... _.................._ 46.1 16. 3 20. 3 9. 5 ----..... 4. 0 Genoa to Wisconsin River ___________ 48. 5 16. 5 23. 0 9. 0 .......... 4. 5 ........... Total-.-..-....... . 222. 0 136. 2 61. 9 23. 9 ................ 1 Suitable widths maintained for long-haul common-carrier service. 2 Based on pool elevation of 725.0 mean sea level. 3 Based on pool elevation of 687.0 mean sea level. 4Based on lowest controlled pool at Lock and Dam No. 4 held 1 foot below project depth at the control point. a Based on lowest controlled pools at Locks and Dams Nos. 4 and 5 held 1 foot below project depth at the control point. s Based on extreme low water (1934). The total costs and expenditures, under the existing project (St. Paul district) to June 30, 1935, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds_------------------_ $5, 743, 162. 81 $1, 635, 500. 49 $7, 378, 663. 30 $7, 287, 080. 82 Public Works funds . -______- -___- 16, 092, 240. 04 16, 092, 240. 04 15, 553, 758. 22 21,835, 402. 85 Total-............-__........-... 1, 635, 500. 49 23, 470, 903. 34 22, 840, 839. 04 Clarksville, Mo., to mouth of Wisconsin River (Rock Island dis- trict).-Lock and Dam No. 15 and Locks Nos. 10, 16, 18, 20, and 22 have been completed. Work was in progress on the construction of Dam No. 10 at Guttenberg, Iowa; Lock No. 11 above Dubuque, Iowa; Lock No. 12 at Believue, Iowa; Dam No. 16 above Muscatine, Iowa; Dam No. 20 above Canton, Mo.; and Lock No. 21 below Quincy, Ill.; excavation of rock and construction of channel markers in pool no. 15; rock excavation in vicinity of Horse Island (pool no. 16); construction of remedial works at Lock No. 20; construction 906 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 and installation of power, control, and lighting system at Lock and Dam No. 20; stream gaging and surveys for land and flowage acqui- sition; engineering and preliminary designs for locks and dams under way and proposed; and construction and repair of dikes and shore protection and pipe-line dredging. Funds from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 were made available for construction of Dam No. 11 above Dubuque, Iowa; Lock No. 13 above Clinton, Iowa; Lock No. 14 below Le Claire, Iowa; Lock No. 17 above New Boston, Ill.; and Dam No. 18 above Burlington, Iowa; for bridge alterations at Dubuque, Iowa, and for Henderson River Diversion (pool no. 18), work to begin early in fiscal year 1936. For percentage of completion of locks and dams, see table under paragraph Existing project. Land and flowage acquisition.-Three condemnation suits for the acquisition of land were completed during the fiscal year. Ten suits were pending at the close of the year. Court orders were obtained for the immediate possession of 1,285 acres for flowage, 202 acres for remedial works, and an abutment site and roadway thereto. Surveys were completed for land acquisition for 3 lock sites, 3 dam sites, 2 abutment sites, 2 roadways, 3 remedial works projects, and 4 flowage areas of 1,285 acres. Permission was obtained to occupy and use as a dam site a tract of land owned by the Department of Agricul- ture. One small flowage tract was acquired by donation. Payment was made to the court for six lock sites and a roadway. The following table gives the condition of the channel: Affording Affording Affording Projected Control- Section Length of over 9 6 to 9 feet less than 3 section 1 feet at at low 6 feet at width delpths low water water low water Miles Miles Miles Miles Feet Wisconsin River to Rock Island Rapids__ 134. 4 122. 1 11, 7 0. 6 ...... 5. 1 Rock Island Rapids to Rock Island-....- 13. 7 11.7 2. 0 .0 - ----- 8. 0 Rock Island to Keokuk_ __ 118.6 103. 6 14. 7 .3 4. 7 Keokuk to Hannibal -------------------- 54. 4 38. 3 15. 0 1. 1 ._.... 5. O0 Hannibal to Clarksville------_ ---------- 36. 9 22. 2 14. 2 .5 ....... . 4. 9 --------------- ------- Total......---- 358. O 9 297. 6 57. 2.5 1Revised mileage measured along a midchannel line established in 1931. 2 Suitable widths maintained for long-haul common-carrier service. 3 Since the reefs (shoal areas) rise as the river rises and fall as the river falls, the controlling depth, in years when there is no extreme low water, can be determined only approximately. During April, May, and June a draft of approximately 7 feet is usually practicable, with a gage reading of 5 feet (above 1864 low water). During July, August, September, and October the gage reading is usually above 2 feet. At such times, and even when the gage is lower, a 5-foot draft is usually practicable. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project (Rock Island district) to June 30, 1935, were as follows; RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 907 Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds-------- .......- -- - $7, 825, 946. 07 $3, 289, 167. 07 $11, 115, 113. 14 $8, 626, 427. 60 Public Works funds ---------------- 15,953,028.14 15, 953, 028. 14 15, 076, 624. 85 Emergency Relief funds--------------- 19, 302. 23 19, 302. 23 Total-----------------------23, 798, 276. 44 3, 289, 167. 07 27, 087, 443. 51 23, 703, 052. 45 Missouri River to Clarksville, Mo. (St. Louis district).--The exist- ing channel in this stretch of the river was maintained by dredging and regulating works. Work was in progress on new solid dikes below Alton, Ill., twin locks and dam and bridge pier protection at Alton, Ill., stream gaging and surveys for land flowage acquisition. Funds from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 were made available for construction of Lock No. 25 at Cap Au Gris, Mo., work to begin early in fiscal year 1936. For percentage of completion of the locks see table under para- graph Existing project. The following table gives the condition of the channel: Affording Affording Affording ProjectedControl- Lengthof over 9 6 to 9 feet less than Proectedl ontrol- Section section feet at at low 6 feet at channel ling low water water low waterwidth depths Miles Miles Miles Miles Feet Clarksville, Mo., to Illinois River _._.. 54. 7 22. 4 32. 3 0 .......... 6. 0 Illinois River to Missouri River .---------- 23.2 13. 8 9. 4 0 --------- 7. 5 Total ---..........---..--- ........... 77.9 36. 2 41.7 0 1 Suitable widths maintained for long-haul common-carrier service. The total costs and expenditures, under the existing project (St. Louis district) to June 30, 1935, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds.............----------------------. $181,425.11 $1,706,560.20 $1,887,985. 31 $1,887,782.68 Public Works funds....---------------- 3, 145, 414.51----------------3, 145, 414. 51 3, 105, 674. 03 Total_--- ....------------- - 3, 326, 839. 62 1, 706, 560. 20 5, 033, 399. 82 4, 993, 456. 71 The total costs and expenditures, under the existing project, on the three sections, to June 30, 1935, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds _----------- --------- $13, 750, 533.99 $6, 631, 227. 76 $20, 381, 761. 75 $17, 801, 291. 10 P ublic W ork s funds ..---------------- 35, 190, 682. 69 .. .............- 35, 190, 682. 69 33, 736, 057.10 Emergency Relief funds. ... ... 19, 302. 23---------------- 19, 302. 23 Total..... ..---------------------- 48, 960, 518. 91 6, 631, 227. 76 55, 591, 746. 67 51, 537, 348. 20 908 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 Proposed operations--Regular funds.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1935__ - ______ _--_--- $184, 645. 26 New work: Lock and Dam No. 2 (Hastings), land and flowage acquisition (July 1935 to June 1936) ------- 9, 500.00 Maintenance : Channel maintenance dredging (July 1935 to June 1936) ----------------------------- $914, 000. 00 Maintenance of existing regulating works and shore protection (July 1935 to June 1936)___ 251, 000.00 Surveys, gages, and studies (July 1935 to June 1936) -------- -------------------------- 46, 000. 00 Snagging (July 1935 to June 1936) --------- 9, 700.00 Total maintenance-- - ---- -- - - -- - --- - -- - - 1, 220, 700. 00 Unallocated balance---- ----------------------------- 17, 286. 13 Total regular funds------------------------------1, 432, 131. 39 Public Works fund.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year, together with an allotment of $200,000 made since June 30, 1935, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1935_ $1, 694, 0093. 26 Lock and Dam No. 3 (Red Wing) : Design of dam ..... _____ 1, 300. 00 Dam No. 4 (Alma) (by contract) : Cmplete electrical installation, tainter gate hoists, locomotive crane, flat cars, and stor- age trucks, and water stage recorder house and gage (July and August 1935)---------- $30, 800. 00 Complete construction of Lake City Break- water (July 1935) ---------------------- 9, 000. 00 Raising lock-operating machinery (December 1935 to March 1936) ---------------------- 8, 500. 00 Acquisition of flowage rights (hired labor)_- 65, 000. 00 113, 300. 00 Lock and Dam No. 5 (Fountain City) (by con- tract) : Complete construction of dam (July 1935) ___ 52, 000. 00 Complete electrical installation, tainter gate hoists, locomotive crane, flat cars and stor- age trucks, and water stage recorder house and gage (July and August 1935)_--------- 31, 200. 00 Raising lock-operating machinery (December 1935 to March 1936) ----------------------- 8, 500. 00 Acquisition of flowage rights (hired labor)__ 393, 000. 00 484, 700. O Lock and Dam No. 5A (Winona) (by contract) : Purchase of land for clearing (hired labor)__ 93, 800. 00 Complete construction of dam (July 1935 to August 1936) ----------------------------- 1, 345, 600. 00 Complete earth dike (July 1935 to May 1936). 222, 700. 00 Complete electrical installation (July 1935 to October 1936)------------------------ 94, 800. 00 Complete locomotive crane and flat cars and storage trucks (August to November 1935)_ 28, 800. 00 Purchase of lock and dam sites (hired labor)- 35, 000. 00 1, 820, 700. 00 Lock and Dam No. 6 (Trempealeau) (by contract) : Dredging lower lock approach, construction roadway (July to August 1935)------------ 34, 500. 00 Complete construction of dam (July 1935 to June 1936) --- ----------------------- 1, 283, 500. 00 Complete electrical installation (July 1935 to July 1936) --------------------------- 94, 800. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 909 Complete locomotive crane and flat cars and storage trucks (July to November 1935) ---- $28, 800. 00 Purchase of lock and dam sites (hired labor) 37, 800. 00 Purchase of land for clearing (hired labor) --- 100, 000. 00 c $1, 579, 400. 00 Lock and Dam No. 7 (La Crosse) (by contract): Complete construction of lock (reserve for final payment) -------------------------- 15, 100. 00 Purchase of lock site----------------------- 3, 500. 00 Engineering, legal and clerical services, and expenses-acquisition of flowage rights .---- 700. 00 19, 300. 00 Lock and Dam No. 8 (Genoa) : Purchase of lock and dam sites-------------- 3, 000. 00 Engineering, legal and clerical services, and expenses-acquisition of flowage rights..-- 4, 300. 00 7, 300. 00 Lock and Dam No. 9 (Lynxville) : Purchase of lock site---------------------- 1, 000. 00 Engineering, legal and clerical services, and expenses-acquisition of flowage rights----. 1, 800. 00 2, 800. 00 Lock and Dam No. 10 (Guttenberg) (by contract) : Continue construction of dam (July 1935 to March 1937) 1, 923, 500. 00 _--------------------------- Continue remedial works, construction of dwell- ings, etc., installation of power and control, locomotive crane, flowage, and minor fea- tures (July 1935 to July 1937) ------------ 271, 900.00 2, 195, 400. 00 Lock and Dam No. 11 (Dubuque) (by contract): Complete construction of lock (July to October 1935)------------------------------ ---- 22,000. 00 Construction of dwellings, etc. (July 1935 to January 1936) --------------------------- 45, 000. 00 67, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 12 (Bellevue) (by contract): Complete construction of lock (July to October 1935)------------------ 165, 500. 00 Pool no. 15 (by contract) : Complete channel rock excavation below rock Dikes Nos. 9 and 39 at Duck Creek (July to October 1935) -------------------------- 85, 700.00 Pool no. 16 (by contract) : Complete rock excava- tion in vicinity of Horse Island (July to October 1935)---------------------------------------- 18, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 16 (Muscatine) (by contract) : Continue construction of dam (July 1935 to February 1937) -------- _---- _--_ 1, 923, 000. 00 Continue construction of dwellings, installation of power and control, locomotive crane, flow- age, and minor features (July 1935 to July 1937) -------------------------------- 232, 700. 00 2, 155, 700. 00 Lock and Dam No. 18 (Burlington) (by contract) : Construction of water-supply system (July to October 1935) --------- -------------- ------------ 4, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 20 (Canton) (by contract) : Complete construction of dam and appurtenant shore protection (July to November 1935)-- $470, 900. 00 Complete construction of levee and ditch, dwellings, etc., installation of power and con- trol, locomotive crane, and flowage (July 1935 to July 1937) ---------------------- 338, 900. 00 Complete clearing in pool (July to September 1935) ---------------------------------- 33, 700. 00 Flowage rights (hired labor) ---------------- 91, 000. 00 934, 500. 00 910 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Lock and Dam No. 21 (Quincy) (by contract) : Complete construction of lock (July to October 1935-------------------- $33, 400. 00 Complete construction of lock-keepers' dwell- ings (July to October 1935) ------------- 40, 000. 00 $73,400. 0 Lock and Dam No. 22 (Saverton) (by contract) : Construction of water-supply system (July 1935 to March 1936) -------------- 15,900. 00 Lock and Dam No. 26 (Alton) (by contract) : Complete construction of locks and operating machinery (July to October 1935) ---- $1, 211, 500. 00 Complete construction of interceptor sewer from Piasa Junction to end of lock (July to September 1935) ----------------------- 39, 000. 00 Construction of dam including earth embank- ment (July 1935 to May 1937)------------ 5,496, 500. 00 Surveys, flowage easements, and clearing by hired labor (July 1935 to June 1936) ---- 231, 000. 00 6,978, 000.00 Maple Island (by contract) : Solid dikes (July 1935 to June 1936) ----------------------------------------------------- 189, 000.00 Engineering studies: Continue engineering studies on Lock No. 19 and Dams Nos. 12, 13, 14, 17, 21, and 22 (July 1935 to June 1936) ------------------------------------------- 12, 500. 00 Unallocated balance---------------------------------------- 1,307. 17 Total Public Works funds----------------------------- 18, 618, 800. 43 Emergency Relief fands.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, consisting of an allotment of $25,000,000 made shortly before June 30, 1935, and a contribution of $40,000 by the city of St. Paul, Minn., will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935 ___ $19, 302. 23 Lock and Dam No. 3 (Red Wing) (by contract): Construction of lock, earth dike, and Ver- million Slough diversion (August 1935 to November 1936) ------------------------ $2, 295, 500. 00 Dredging lower lock approach (September 1935 to September 1936) ------------------- 245, 000. 00 Clearing pool area, by hired labor (July 1935 to September 1935) ----------------------- 4, 500. 00 Design of dam, by hired labor (July to De- cember 1935) ----------------------------- 26, 000. 00 Monumienting project boundary and marking clearing boundaries, by hired labor (Sep- tember 1935 to June 1936) _ 4, 500. 00 Purchase of lock site (hired labor) ......... 14, 000. 00 Engineering, legal, and clerical services and expenses in connection with the acquisition of flowage rights (July 1935 to June 1986)__ 40, 000.00 2, 629, 500. 00 Lock and Dam No. 4 (Alma) (by contract) : Recording gage and transmission, facilities, by contract and hired labor (August to October 1935) ---------------------------- 17, 000. 00 Construction of lockkeepers' dwellings, serv- ice buildings, and landscaping (April to July 1936) ------------------------------- 24, 000. 00 41, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 5 (Fountain City) (by con- tract) : Recording gage and transmission facilities, by contract and hired labor (August to October 1935) ---------------------------- 8, 000. 00 Construction of lockkeepers' dwellings, serv- ice buildings, and landscaping (April to July 1936) -------------------------------- 24, 000. 00 32. 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER1MISSISSIPPI RIVER 911 Lock and Dam No. 5A (Winona) ( by contract) : Recording gage, shelter, and communication line, by contract and hired labor (Septem- ber to November 1935) $12, 000. 00 Clearing pool area (August 1935 to February 1936) - 238, 00. 00 Acquisition of flowage rights, by hired labor__ 90, 000. 00 Engineering, legal, and clerical services and expenses in connection with the acquisition of flowage rights (July 1935 to June 1936)_ 16, 000. 00 $356, 000. 00, Lock and Dam No. 6 (Trempealeau) (by con- tract) : Recording gage, shelter, and communication line, by contract and hired labor (Septem- ber to November 1935) 11, 000. 00 Clearing pool area (August 1935 to February 1936) ------------------------------ 117, 000. 00 Acquisition of flowage rights, by hired labor_. 8, 500.00 Engineering, legal, and clerical services and expenses in connection with the acquisition of flowage rights (July 1935 to June 1936) ------------ ______ 15, 000. 00 151, 500. 00 Lock and Dam No. 7 (La Crosse) (by contract) : Construction of darn (August 1935 to Decem- ber 1936)------------------------------ 2, 480, 000. 00 Construction of earth dike (August 1935 to November 1936) 290, 000. 00 Electrical installation (September 1935 to June 1937) 93, 000. 00 Clearing pool area (August 1935 to Novem- ber 1936)- 387,000. 00 Design of dam, monumenting project bound- ary, and marking clearing boundaries, by hired labor (July to December 1935)------ 9, 000. 00 Purchase of dam site (hired labor) - 12, 000. 00 Engineering, legal, and clerical services and expenses in connection with the 'acquisition of flowage rights (July 1935 to June 1936)_ 29, 000. 00 3,300, 000.00 Lock and Dam No. 8 (Genoa) (by contract) : Construction of dam (September 1935 to De- cember 1936)- 2,155, 000.00 Construction of earth dike (August 1935 to November 1936) 582, 000. 00 Electrical installation (September 1935 to June 1937)- 93, 000. 00 Clearing pool area (September 1935 to No- vember 1936)_ 586, 000. 00 Design of dam, monumenting project bound- ary, and marking clearing boundaries, by hired labor (July to December 1935) ---. 18, 000. 00 Purchase of dam site (hired lnbor) 20, 000. 00 Engineering, legal, and clerical services and expenses in connection with the acquisition of flowage rights (July 1935 to June 1936)_ 46, 000. 00 3, 500, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 9 (Lynxville) : Design of dam, by hired labor (July to December 1935) ... 28, 000.00 Lock and Dam No. 11 (Dubuque) (by contract) : Construction of dam (September 1935 to De- cember 1936) ------------------------ $2, 625,000. 00 Power and control (October 1935 to February 1937)------------------------------ 125, 000. 00 23116-ENG 1935--- 58 912 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMVIY, 1935 Lock and Dam No. 11-Continued. Alterations to Eagle Point Bridge, remedial work (July 1935 to March 1936) _____ $150, 000.00 Flowage abstracts (July 1935 to June 1936)_ 50, 000. 00 $2, 950, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 13 (Clinton) (by contract) : Construction of lock (July 1935 to November 1936) 2, 250, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 14 (Le Claire) (by contract) : Construction of lock (August 1935 to November 1936) ----------- ____------_ 1, 550, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 17 (New Boston) (by con- tract) : Construction of lock (August 1935 to November 1936) -------- _------- ------------------ 2, 075, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 18 (Burlington) (by contract) : Construction of dam (September 1935 to De- cember 1936) -------------------------- $3, 275, 000. 00 Remedial works (Henderson River diversion) and power and control (July 1935 to Febru- ary 1936) ------------------------------ 350, 000. 00 Flowage abstracts (July 1935 to July 1936)_ 50, 000. 00 3, 675, 000. 00 Lock and Dam No. 25 (Cap Au Gris) (by con- tract) : Partial construction of locks (September 1935 to December 1936) 1, 916, 000. 00 Construction of lockkeepers' dwellings (March to June 1936) _ 24, 000. 00 Purchase of land for site (hired labor) (August to September 1935)___ 12, 000. 00 Survey of pool, by hired labor (October 1935 to May 1936)- 100, 000. 00 2, 052, 000. 00 St. Paul Harbor (by contract) : Dredging for im- provement of channel of the Mississippi River and harbor at St. Paul, Minn. (October 1935 to November 1936) : _- Government funds---------------_- 260, 000. 00 Contributed by City of St. Paul-----40, 000. 00 300, 000. 00 Engineering studies, including surveys, explora- tions, and design, by hired labor (July 1935 to September 1936) -------- __----------__ ------ _ 130, 697. 77 Total Emergency Relief funds--------------------- 25, 040, 000. 00 The sum of $58,239,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: NEW WORK Lock and Dam No. 2 (Hastings) : Auxiliary lock--------------------------- $1, 500, 000 Clearing pool area--------------------------- 100, 000 Land and flowage easements-___------------------ 330, 000 3 (Red Wing):30, $1, 930, 000 000 Lock and Dam No. Construction of dam -------------------------- 3, 200, 000 Clearing pool area----------------------------- 490, 000 Land and flowage easements------------------- 570, 000 4 260, 000 Lock and Dam No. 5A (Winona) : Land and flowage acquisition-------------------- 170, 000 Construction of lockkeepers' dwellings ------------ 20, 000 Construction of channel markers------------------ 20, 000 210 . 000 Lock and Dam No. 6 (Trempealeau) : Land and flowage acquisition___-__ ------ ___- 1, 348, 000 Construction of channel markers__---- ----------- 25, 000 Construction of lockkeepers' dwellings___ --------- -30, 000 1, 403, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 913 Lock and Dam No. 7 (La Crosse) : Construction of lockkeepers' dwellings------------- $30, 000 Channel markers ___-_____---____________---- 30, 000 Land and flowage acquisition---_______------ - 500, 000 Recording gage -------------------------------- 13, 00 Locomotive crane_ _________-___-_____ -______20, 000' Dredging Dresbach Slough----------------------- 242, 000 Esplanade __------------------------------------ 10, 000, $845, 000 Lock and Dam No. 8 (Genoa) : Channel markers__. 40,000 Construction of lockkeepers' dwellings------------ 30, 000 Recording gage-------------------------------- 11, 000 Locomotive crane___----------- 20, 000 _--______--.---- Land and flowage acquisition Esplanade behind lock wall_ __ ........ -__ ____ - - 1, 860, 000 19, 000_. 1,980, 000 Lock and Dam No. 9 (Lynxville) : Construction of dam------------- ------- 3,000, 000 Clearing pool area 10, 000 6----------------------------- Land and flowage easements---____ 200, 000 1,__________ 4, 810,000 Lock and Dam No. 10 (Guttenberg) : Removal of closing dam_.-... ------ ----- 220, 000 Clearing pool area--- -------------------------- 120, 000 Land and flowage------------------------------ 315, 000 655, 000 Lock and Dam No. 11 (Dubuque) : Clearing pool area ----------------- ---- 125, 000 Land and flowage--- 6--______________ 025, 000 Excavation of dam approach------- --------------- 90, 000 840, 000 Lock and Dam No. 12 (Bellevue) : Construction of dam -------------------------- 3, 000, 000 Lockkeepers' dwellings___-------____________ - 20, 000 Clearing pool area_ - - ____- -- --__ ____________ 125, 000 Land and flowage----------------------------- 590', 000 Backfill for walls-- --------------- 000 1----------- 195, 3, 930, 000 Lock and Dam No. 13 (Clinton) : Construction of dam ------------------------ 3, 000, 000 Lockkeepers' dwellings_ ____- - -______,_____ 40, 000 Clearing pool area 0, 000 7------------------------------ Land and flowage_----------- __ ______- 525, 000 Johnson Creek diversion------ 7--------7---- -7__5, 000 3, 710, 000 Lock and Dam No. 14 (Le Claire) : Construction of dam__ -__--------3, 000, 000 Clearing pool area___ __--------- 125, 000 Land and flowage--------------- 400, 000 Removal of lateral dam-------------------------195, 000 3, 720, 000 Lock and Dam No. 15 (Rock Island): Rock excavation_----------- 470, 000 Lock and Dam No. 16 (Muscatine) : Clearing pool area- 000 1-----------------------125, Land and flowage----------------------------- 300, 000 Removal of closing dam-------- - __----- 260, 000 685, 000 Lock and Dam No. 17 (New Boston): Construction of dam_....---------______- - 3,000, 000 Lockkeepers' dwellings -------------------------- 40, 000 Clearing pool area---------------------------- 70, 000 Land and flowage____--- ------ - - 135, 000 Removal of closing dam _-------- 100, 000 3, 345, 000 914 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Lock and Dam No. 18 (Burlington) : Lockkeepers' dwellings ------------------------- $40, 000 Clearing pool area ---------------------------- 125, 000 Land and flowage----------------------------- 190, 000 Removal of closing dam____----- .. ---- -___ -__ 220, 000 $575, 000 Lock and Dam No. 19 (Keokuk) : Construction of auxiliary lock___ 2, 975, 000 Lock and Dam No. 21 (Quincy) : Construction of dam ------------------------- $3, 000, 000 Clearing pool area-----------------------------_ 25, 000 Land and flowage__ - - ____ - _______ -- 275, 000 Remedial works-------------------------------215, 000 3, 615, 000: Lock and Dam No. 22 (Saverton) : Construction of dam_-...... _______- ___-__- 3, 000, 000 Lockkeepers' dwellings--------------------------- 40, 000 Clearing pool area _____......-_______-- -___120, 000 Land and flowage----------------------------- 160, 000 Remedial Works -____- - - -_____ _- -__ -__ 175, 000 3, 495, 000 Lock and Dam No. 24 (Clarksville) : Construction of locks--- - --- ___ -__ -______ 2, 312, 000 Construction of lockkeepers' dwellings_____________ 24, 000 Construction of dam (including earth embankment)- 3, 234, 000 Purchase of land for site___-- ___ __-___- 10, 000 Surveys, flowage easements, and clearing-- --- __- -474, 000 6, 054, 000 Lock and Dam No. 25 (Cap Au Gris) : Completion of locks--------------- ---------- 525, 000 Construction of dam (including earth embankment)_ 3, 988, 000 Surveys, flowage easements, and clearing- 725, 000 5, 238, 000 Lock and Dam No. 26 (Alton): Surveys, flowage easements, and clearing---------------------------------- ------------ 2, 344, 000 Total new work----------------------------------- 57, 089, 000 MAINTENANCE Channel maintenance dredging (July 1936 to June 1937) ----------- 895, 000 Maintenance of existing regulating works and shore protection (July 1936 to June 1937) -------------------------------------- 185, 000 Snagging (July 1936 to June 1937) ------------------------------ 2 , 000 Surveys, gages, and studies ------------------------------ 48, 000 Total maintenance_____------------- 1, 150, 000 Total- ------------ --------------- 58, 239, 000 It is expected that the proposed expenditure will complete the project. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS __ Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ______---- ---------- 1 $62, 243, 179. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--__________________-----------------___10, 397, 878. 06 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 72, 641, 057. 86 1 Prior costs reduced $30.000 to adjust duplication of costs and expenditures in 1928, and $1,833.21 due to transfer of costs to " Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (gen- eral), St. Louis district." 2 Prior costs reduced $38,691.72, due to charge-off of " surplus plant " and revision in book values of plant, stocks, shops and yards, etc. RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 915 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 --------- $57, 139. 54 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------------- ------- 72, 698, 197. 40 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------- 30, 031. 48 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---------------------72, 728, 228. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 184, 645. 26 Net total expenditures------------------------------_ 72, 543, 583. 62 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 1, 402, 099. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 73, 945, 683. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work- _..-_--------_ $1, 623, 095. 63 $4, 383, 205. 26 $4, 916, 248. 31 $3, 534, 864. 65 $169, 346.40 ,Costof maintenance _---------- 2, 156, 699. 99 1, 209, 738. 26 1, 569, 682. 17 1, 728, 830. 85 1, 035, 843. 14 Total cost..........-------------. 3, 779, 795. 62 5, 592, 943. 52 6, 485, 930. 48 5, 263, 695. 50 1, 205, 189. 54 Total expended........--------------..... 3, 809, 495. 02 4, 924, 556. 94 6, 320, 428. 24 5, 377, 709. 03 3 -266, 839. 13 Allotted- - -----...-------------- 6, 410, 342. 42 191, 421. 33 9, 235, 577. 14 2, 766, 905. 74 -636, 999. 69 3Expenditures reduced $1,289,004.17 due to sale of plant, etc., to "plant " owning allotment. Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $1, 772, 260. 47 Compensation deductions reimbursed from other departments ----------------------------------- $304. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934------------- _ 21, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------- 1, 053, 100. 00 1, 074, 404. 48 Amount to be accounted for----------------------__ 2,846, 664. 95 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments---------- 1,711, 404. 17 Net amount to be accounted for 135, 260. 78 1-------------------------, Gross amount expended_ ------------------------ $2,168,744. 51 Less-- Reimbursements collected -- $1, 139, 073. 07 Receipts from sales----------- 1, 296, 510. 57 2, 435, 583. 64 -266, 839. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------1, 402, 099. 91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 $216, 841. 71 ------------ Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 45, 195. 63 262, 037. 34 Balance available June 30, 1935 ,140, 062.57 1--------------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------------- 30, 031. 48 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 1, 170, 094. 05 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 4____________________________________ 57, 089, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: 4- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------- ----- For new work __ 57, 089, 000. 00 For maintenance 4__________________________________ _ 1, 150, 000. 00 Total 4----------------------------------------------- 8, 239, 000. 00 A Exclusive of available funds. 916 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. AR1VY,. 19:35 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _-----------___ -___ $35, 190, 682. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_____________ _ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 _ ....--.. 35, 190, 682. 69 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 112, 229. 67 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_...... __-----__8___ 35, 302, 912. 36 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 --- -__-____ 127, 1--2____ 238. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----- _____________ 35, 430, 150. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_ -_______- -___-___ 1, 694, 093. 26 Net total expenditures-------- -------------------- 33, 736, 057. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------- --------- 18, 291, 562. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 52, 027, 619. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new workn.-.---.---.-_.-._-..-..-.. - -----. - ---____$10, 074, 952. 92 $25, 115, 729. 77 Cost of maintenance----------------- -------------- ----------- Total expended.-..-- _..----------------__----- ------- 7, 683, 292. 59 26, 052, 764. 51 Allotted--------. ------------- .--------------- --------------- 33, 582, 619. 53 18, 445, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ .... --____-__ -___ _ $25,899, 326. 94 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recov- ery Act approved June 16, 1933_...... $1,313,000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation 'Act approved June 19, 1934---------------19, 702, 000. 00 21, 015, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-... __-____ -_____-_46, 914, 326.94 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments-------------2, 570, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for --------------------- 44, 344, 326.94 Gross amount expended-------------- $27, 071, 125. 38 Less reimbursements collected--------------- 1, 018, 360. 87 26, 052, 764. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------- 18, 291, 562. 43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------- $327, 122. 55 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-- 15, 911, 766. 36 16, 238, 888. 91 Balance available June 30, 1935___ _-____------- 2, 052, 673. 52 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935___ ------------ --------- 127, 238. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935__--------- 2, 179, 911. 52 Amount allotted since June 30, 1935_------------------------- 200, 000. 00 Balance aviailable for fiscal year 1936 .-- __---------. 2, 379, 911. 52 RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 917 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------- $19, 302. 23, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ....... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_ .___ _ 19, 302. 23, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_ ----- - -__- ____-- 19, 302. 23 Net total expenditures. ___ _ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____________________ 25, 000, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 __---------- - 25, 000, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--- -------------------------------------------------------- $19, 302.23 Cost of maintenance.... .... . - .... . ............. . .... .... ... Total- expended---- - - - - - - - - - - - ------- ------- ----- Allotted..------------------------------------------------------- -- 25, 000, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935------------------ -___ $25, 000, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---- ----------- _____ - 25, 000, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------- 19, 302. 23 Balance available June 30, 1935 - ------- 24,980, 697. 77 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MISSISSIPPI IVER, MISSOURI RIVER TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 1--------------------- $97, 453, 164. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 2----------------------- 10, 397, 878. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_--.----. 107, 851, 042. 78 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935_--------- 169, 369. 21 Net total cost to June 30, 1935---------------------108, 020, 411. 99 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 157, 269. 48 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 1----------------- 108, 177, 681. 47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_______- _____-______- 1, 898, 040. 75 Net total expenditures _____---------------- 106, 279, 640. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---------------------- 44, 733, 662. 34 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1935 --- ------------------------------------ 151, 013, 303. 06 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------......... $1, 623,095. 63 $4,383, 205. 26 $4, 916,248. 31 $13, 609, 817. 57 $25, 304, 378.40 Cost of maintenance....... 2, 156, 699. 99 1, 209, 738. 26 1, 569, 682. 17 1, 728, 830. 85 1, 035, 843. 14 Total cost----------........... 3, 779, 795. 62 5, 592, 943. 52 6, 485, 930. 48 15, 338, 648. 42 26, 340, 221. 54 Total expendd-----------........... 3, 809, 495. 02 4, 924, 556. 94 6, 320, 428. 24 13, 061, 001.62 4 25, 785,925. 38 Allotted and contributed.__ 6, 410, 342.42 191, 421. 33 9, 235, 577. 14 36, 349, 525. 27 42, 848, 000. 31 4 Expenditures reduced $1,289,004.17, due to sale of plant, etc., to "Plant " owning allotment. 1Prior costs reduced $30,000 to adjust duplication of costs and expenditures in 1928, and $1,833.21 due to transfer of costs to " Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (gen- eral), St. Louis district." Prior costs reduced $38,691.72, due to charge-off of " surplus plant " and revision in book values of plant, stocks, shops, and yards, etc. *Includes contributed funds in the amount of $40,000. 918 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-----------__-___ $27, 671, 587. 41 Compensation deductions reimbursed by other departments -------------------------------- $304. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 26,.1934---------- 21, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935...----------- 1, 053, 100. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Re- covery Act approved June 16, 1933 ---------- 1, 313, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934________ 19, 702,000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935-_------- 25,000, 000.00 Contributed funds under sec. 4, River and Har- bor Act, Mar. 4, 1915----------------------- 40, 000. 00 47,129, 404. 48 Amount to be accounted for- -- ________--__-___ _ 74, 800, 991. 89 Deductions on account of revocations of allotments------------ 4,281, 404. 17 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 70, 519, 587. 72 Gross amount expended-------------------- $29,239,869. 89 Less: Reimbursements collected . $2, 157, 433. 94 Receipts from sales---------1, 296, 510. 57 3, 453, 944. 51 25, 785, 925. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-________-- __--_ 44, 733, 662. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------ $563, 266.49 ----- Amount covered by uncompleted contracts..... 15, 956. 961. 99 16, 520, 228. 48 Balance available June 30, 1935 --------- -------- 28, 213, 433. 86 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_--------------------------- 157, 269. 48 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935----------- 28, 370, 703. 34 Amount allotted since June 30, 1935 _________________1 200, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1936___------------ 28, 570, 703. 34 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project ------------------------------- 57, 089, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work ---------- ---------------------- ----- 57, 089, 000. 00 - - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - For maintenance 6 1,150,000. 00 - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - Total-- 58, 239, 000. 00 2. OPERATING AND CARE OF CANAL, LOCKS, AND DAMS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOVE THE MISSOURI RIVER The improvements for which reports are made under this caption form part of the project for improvement of the Mississippi River, between the mouth of the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn. See pages 893 to 918, where general information regarding the imn- provement may be found. The completed works have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation at nine locations, since the following dates and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. 5Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER 1ISSISSIPPI RIVER 919 Twin City Lock and Dam, June 30, 1917. New twin locks: First,, September 11, 1930; second, May 28, 1932. Hastings Lock and Dam, July 1, 1930. Lock No. 4, August 13, 1934; dam, May 25, 1935. Lock No. 5, July 23, 1934; dam, May 29, 1935. Le Claire Canal and Lock, November 29, 1922. Moline Lock, December 23, 1907; abandoned, October 26, 1934. Lock and Dam No. 15, August 16, 1933. Keokuk Lock and Drydock, June 13, 1913. Lock No. 20, May 12, 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 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. St. Paul district.-At Twin City Lock and Dam (No. 1) the con- struction of new retaining walls and installation of new guard fences for improvement of adjoining property at the Minnesota Soldiers' Home was completed November 3, 1934. Work on removal of back- fill from behind the lower guide wall was 94 percent completed. Rock Island district.-The work performed at Le Claire Lock con- sisted of miscellaneous repairs to lock machinery, equipment, and buildings. Extensive repairs were made to machinery at Moline Lock. At Keokuk, lock and lock machinery, sheer booms, gates, and buildings were repaired. At Lock and Dam Nd. 15 lawn and shrub- bery were cared for, and miscellaneous repairs were made to locks and storage house. The costs and expenditures for operating and care during the fiscal year were as follows: Costs Expendi- tures St. Paul district___ ---------- --------------------------------------- $60, 512. 73 $48, 673. 21 Rock Island district--------- -------- ---------------------------- 86, 581. 66 80, 825. 55 Total--------------.-------.. .......------------------------------....... 147, 094. 39 1.29,498. 76 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The above structures were in good condition and in operation at the end of the fiscal year. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1935, were as follows: Costs Expenditures Operating and care . ................................... $2, 926, 031. 09 $2, 918, 420. 88 Reconstruction of lock system- -- --------------- ------------ 1, 349, 557. 78 1, 349, 557. 78 Total 4, 275, 588. 87 -------------------------------------------------- ............. 4,267, 66 978. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. 920 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The sum of $304,900 has been allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds and will be applied to the operation and maintenance of the locks, dams, and canal. It is estimated that $522,000 will be required to operate and main- tain the project during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works ------------- $414, 000. 00 Maintenance and repairs---------------------------------- 34, 000. 00 Improvement and reconstruction_ -------------------- 20, 000. 00 Channel work --------------------------- 30, 000. 00 _------ Special work --- --- -------- 1, 000.00 Emergencies -- ------------------------------------- 23, 000. 00 Total -- --------------------------- 522, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ ------------- $4,275, 588. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------4, 275, 588. 87 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 7, 574. 13 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------------------- 4, 283, 163. 00 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 1, 770.00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ------------ __-----4, 284, 933. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------ -- ---------- 16, 954.34 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 4, 267, 978. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__-------------------------- 336, 748. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 4, 604, 726. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C ost of new w ork------------.------------ Cost of maintenance ------------ ---- --. .------------ .--- .---- ----- _- -------- $695, 237. 56 $102, 000. 13 $78, 607. 21 $123, 058. 89 $147, 094. 39 ..........----------------- Total expended--------------------- 874, 933. 26 103, 645. 63 78, 826. 39 117, 190. 81 129, 498. 76 Allotted -.----.----------------------- 31, 000. 00 102, 000. 00 108, 436. 67 95, 227. 16 439, 400. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $26, 846. 80 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_-----____-------- $304, 900. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909 __. 142,500. 00 447, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for-........- -- --------- 474,246. 80 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-...-------- 8, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---- --- __-------- 466, 246. 80 Gross amount expended ----- ____-- -------- $137, 81.0. 87 Less reimbursements collected 312. 11 8,8------------------- 129, 498. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-___------------ 336, 748. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 18, 250. 01 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------- 318, 498. 03 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ __ 1, 770. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 320, 268. 03 Amount that can be profitably expended in- -fiscal year ending June - -- - -- -- -- - -- -- - 30, 1937, for maintenance 2 -- - - - - - - - - 522, 000. 00 1 Includes$304,900 maintenance and improvement funds. 2Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 921 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT The Rock Island district comprises the watershed of the Mississippi 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 Le Claire Canal; and also the Illinois and Mississippi Canal. District engineer: Maj. R. A. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. E. L. Daley, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Mississippi River between 4. Operating and care of Illinois W isconsin River and and Mississippi Canal, Ill_ 923 Clarksville, Mo------------ 893 5. Mill Creek and South Slough 2. Operating and care of locks at Milan, Ill 929 and dams, etc., Mississippi 6. Examinations, surveys, and River between Wisconsin contingencies (general) ___ 930 River and Clarksville, Mo_ 918 7. Plant allotment ----------- 931 3. Operating snag boats on upper Mississippi R iv e r and tributaries ----- __- 921 1-2. For reports on these improvements see pages 893 to 920. 3. 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 tem- porary aid to navigation as may be proper and practicable in the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Missouri River (1,273 miles above the mouth) and Minneapolis, 658 miles; in the Illinois River between its mouth and La Salle, 223 miles; and in the Min- nesota, 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 har- bor acts: The act of March 2, 1867, provided for the purchase and operation of two dredge boats and snag boats on the upper Missis- sippi 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 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 922 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 three parts, is published in the Annual Report 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.-Snag-boat work was performed by various Engineer Department boats in the Mississippi River between Minneapolis and the mouth of the Missouri River; also in the Illinois River between La Salle and the mouth of the river. During the fiscal year there were removed from the Mississippi River by St. Paul district boats, 412 snags between Minneapolis and the Wisconsin River; by Rock Island district boats, 192 snags between Wisconsin River and Clarksville, Mo.; by St. Louis district boats 15 snags, and obstructions between Clarksville, Mo., and Missouri River. On the Illinois River 31 snags were removed by Chicago district boats. The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $19,817.93. The expenditures were $18,375.93. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The rivers were in good condition with respect to snags and other obstructions. The cost of snag-boat work to June 30, 1935, was $1,579,507.38. The expenditures were, from specific appropriations, $549,640; from annual appropriations authorized by act of August 11, 1888, $1,028,425.38; total, $1,578,065.38. Proposed operations.-Futuresnag-boat operations will be carried out as maintenance under the regular maintenance allotments and will be reported under the individual projects affected. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------$1, 579, 507. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- , 579, 507. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 1,442. 00 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 1, 578, 065. 38 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 6,344.07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------ 11, 584, 409. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------------ ------------ -------------------------------- Cost of maintenance . ...----------------- $14, 077. 35 $22, 604. 41 $12, 307. 25 $15. 25 93 $19, 817. Total expended..............---------------------- 12,254.95 23, 224.95 13, 505. 56 15. 25 18, 375. 93 Allotted.....---------------------------................. 17,489.01 10,797.76 14, 025.09 1-2, 300. 16 11,995. 78 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $12, 724. 22 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Aug. 11, 1888------------------ --------- 24, 720. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------- - 37, 444. 22 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 12, 724. 22' Net amount to be accounted for------------------- 24, 720. 00 1 Includes $3.55 expended from First Deficiency Act of fiscal year 1933 not shown on fiscal year 1934 report. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 923 Gross amount expended--------------- $19, 145. 20 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 769. 27 $18, 375. 93 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-----------------------6, 344. 07 'Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------------------- 1, 442. 00 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------- 4, 902.07 -4. 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 was payable from the permanent indefinite appro- priation for operating and care of canals to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 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 of 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 im- provement of existing river and harbor works the sum of $25,235 as a contribution toward the relocation and reconstruction of the high- way 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 satis- factory to the Secretary of War that they will reconstruct and main- tain said bridge without further cost to the United States. Table showing important features of locks in Illinois and Mississippi Canal Length Great- Dis- of lock est Depth Depth tance cham- of length Lift at on up- onYearFoundation Cost Designation Distance from nearest city from ber be- berbe- of cha-from vail- avail- low low per sil per Fondation sill lmateriallo com- Gates, Gates, kind ck of Illinois tween able for water at low sill at pleted River miter ber full water lower sills width Q Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet No. 1.... Illinois River, 2,000 feet west__ 0. 38 163. 08 35 143. 08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and clay-.----- 1906 ___do Wood--... -___ Miter-....-- $43, 263. 04 No. 2 .------- At Bureau Junction.._________ 1. 25 163.08 35 143. 08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand, clay, and gravel_ 1906 -- _do-..- - 43, 598. 60 N o. 3 ........ Smile west of Bureau Junc- 1. 95 163.08 143. 08 9. O0 .. do.... 35 8.17 7.0 Quicksand and gravel_ 1906 -- do-..- 40, 687. 10 tion. N o. 4 ........ 2%miles west of Bureau Junc- ... do- - - 0H 3. 45 163. 08 35 143. 08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel .....-------1906 39, 688. 37 C tion. -- do--..--- ---- do..- - -- No. 5 ...----- 3%miles west of Bureau Junc- 4. 60 163. 08 35 143. 08 8.0O 8.17 7.0 -.... do--------------- 1906 40, 596. 20 tion. ---- do.-... 0 N o. 6 ..... ... 5 miles west of Bureau Junc- 6. 50 163. 08 35 143.08 10. 0 8.17 7.0 Sand, hardpan, and 1906 -- do----- 42, 944.48 tion. gravel. No. 7 - ------ 3 miles east of Tiskilwa_ -... 7.20 163.08 35 143. 08 8.0 8.17 7.0 Loam and sand _----. 1906 ---- do ---- 14 No. 8 ------ 2 miles east of Tiskilwa- -- 8. 20 163. 92 35 149. 75 8.0 8.17 7.0 do------------ 1906 ___do..--. -do----- Marshall 37, 347. 55 36, 930. 86 and miter. 0 No. 9 - ---- 1 miles east of Tiskilwa- - -- 8.50 163. 92 35 149. 75 8. O0 8.17 7.0 Clay_-- - -- - - - - 1906 32, 747.89 No. 10_-.... At Tiskilwa__________ _______ 10. 30 163.92 35 149. 75 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel ----- _ 1906 ___do----- ---- do.--_ No. 11-. -- 1 mile west of Tiskilwa ---- -- 11. 10 163. 92 35 149. 75 9.0 8.17 7.0 ---- do--------- 1906 ___do---. .. 34, 549.94 do...... 37, 154. 43 No. 12 -- ----- 1%miles west of Tiskilwa---.... 11.60 149. 75 -_do--- -- 163.92 35 8.0 8.17 7.0 _..do_----------- 1906 ---do-_-__- ---- do -- - 36, 476. 36 N o. 13 ------- 3 miles west of Tiskilwa --- __ 12. 35 163. 92 35 149. 75 10. O0 8.17 7.0 Loam and clay .---.-- 1906 --_do--- - Mitr _do.... 32, 869. 11 14 N o. 14 ........ 3 miles east of Wyanet-__-____ 02 13. 25 163.92 35 149.75 10. 0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel--..--..-- 1906 --do... __do - - - ---- do ----- 31, 972.98 No. 15 ....... 2% miles east of Wyanet___ - 13. 80 163.92 35 149. 75 10. 0 8.17 7.0 .. do---------------- 1906 - do - - --. do --. . 30, 324. 44 No. 16 - ------2 miles east of Wyanet_.....__ 14. 00 163. 92 35 149. 75 11.0 8.17 8. O0 Loam, clay, and sand_ 1906 --_do --- 34, 607.85 No. 17 ------ 1% miles east of Wyanet... --- 14. 30 163.92 35 149. 75 10. 0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel...... 1906 -_do --. 32, 975. 11 c N o. 18 ..- 1 mile east of Wyanet ___-____ 15. 20 ----- 163.92 35 149. 75 9.0 8.17 7.0 C lay and gravel __. 1906 - do - - - .. do . 35, 901. 29 No. 19----- No. 20-....... - At Wyanet-------------- 1 mile west of Wyanet....... 17. 10 16. 10 163.92 163. 92 35 149. 75 149. 75 10. 0 11.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel- .... 1906 -do--- --. do_ _. 34, 620.29 35 8.17 7.0 Loam, clay, and sand- 1906 39 No. 21 -------- 1% miles west of Wyanet -__- 17. 40 163.92 35 149. 75 11.0 8.17 8.0 --.. do_--- 1906 -- _do...-- ..do . . 39, 292. 38, 632. 51 Guard lock --- 29 miles north main-line canal- 57. 00 168. 75 35 149. 00 (1) 8. 30 6.5 Limestone ----------- 1906 _do.. - - Miter -.. 32, 712.57 Rock River At Rock Falls, Ill ___ 57. 13 163. 17 35 143. 08 (1) 8. 47 6.6 _-- _do- _ 1912 ___do. - - - do - . Lock.2 75, 605. 01 No. 22--- -_... 13 miles west of Wyanet_.....__ 28. 80 163. 08 35 143. 08 9.0 8. 17 7.0 Clay .. .. ....... 1906 ___do . . _. do .. .. do . . . 41, 863. 97 No. 23 .--... 10 miles east of Geneseo _....- 38. 30 163.08 35 143. 08 11.0 8.17 7.0 do.. do-_ _ 1906 41, 356.46 No. 24 .----- At Geneseo_ ... . .. 48. 30 163. 08 35 143. 08 11.0 8. 17 7.0 Clay and gravel - __ -- 1906 _do- - . ..do . . 47, 034. 32 CV No. 25-- ------ 5% miles west of Geneseo...-- 53. 75 163. 08 35 143. 08 8.0 8.17 7.0 Sand -- - - - - 1906 ___do - .. - do ..... 40, 479. 10 CCl No. 26 --- --... 5 miles east of Colona_ ...... 54. 70 163.08 35 143. 08 9. O0 8.17 7.0 -- do------ 1906 _do--.. No. 27 ---- 2j miles east of Colona..-.- 57. 00 163.08 35 143. 08 8.0 8.17 7.0 Gravel......._._.... - do.....-- 40, 404. 75 1906 39, 077. 16 No. 28--------- At Colonas - 59. 50 163. 08 35 143. 08 8. O0 8.17 7.0 Rock --............. 1906 -- do...- 30, 786. 53 No. 29 -------- 2%miles west of Colona------- 61.90 163.08 35 143.08 11. 0 8.17 7.0 ----.... ----- do-....-do 1906 ___do---.. 36, 631.54 No. 30-___ . 1 miles east of Milan ... 70. 20 168. 75 35 149. 00 0. 7. 00 7.0 Rock, etc., hardpan._- 1894 .__do---- __, do- 71,588.00 No. 31 _____- ._ 1 mile west of Milan__ ..... 72. 90 165. 42 35 145. 42 6. 0 7. 17 7. 0 Clay and gravel- .... 1894 __,do_--_- --- do.- - 38, 711.44 No. 32_....... 30_ miles west of Milan-..... 75.00 163. 08 35 143. 08 12. 00 8.00 7.0 _. do------------ 1894 ___do__--------do.- 85,468. 31 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). 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. O O HP 926 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds.-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, buildings, bridges, telephone lines, and fences; and painting houses, bridges, and aqueducts. Canal banks were rip- rapped and repaired where necessary. The cost of operation was $171,100.98. Expenditures were $150,434.01. Emergency Relief fuwnds.-Work under an allotment of $25,000 was started on June 19, 1935, by hired labor and Government plant. During the fiscal year a total of 198 snags and stumps were removed from Rock River in the pool above the Sterling (Ill.) Dam. The cost was $505.33. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year-Regular funds.-All locks (33 in number), dams, aqueducts, buildings, and other appurtenances are in fair condition. The channel has an existing depth of approxi- mately 7 feet, a bottom width of 52 feet, and a water surface width ,of 80 feet, except at aqueducts, where the width is40 feet, and at locks, 35 feet. Emergency Relief funds.-Rock River Pool above the dam at Sterling, Ill., is in poor condition due to the large number of snags and stumps. When the work now in progress is completed this sec- tion of Rock River will be a clear, unobstructed area for a distance of about 5 miles above the dam. The cost of operation and care of the canal to June 30, 1935, was $4,118,207.09; expenditures were $4,118,481.92. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project for the construction of the canal were $7,580,143.41, exclusive of cost of $505.33 Emergency Re- lief funds for removal of snags and stumps in Rock River Pool, Ill. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance remaining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The sum of $115,000 has been allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds and will be applied to the operation and maintenance of the canal during the fiscal year 1936. The sum of $25,000 has been allotted from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 for the removal of snags, etc., from the pool above the dam at Sterling, Ill., in Rock River. It is estimated that $170,000 will be required to operate and main- tain the project during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works------------------- $72, 000 Maintenance and repairs ------------------------------------- 35, 000 Improvement and reconstruction ------------------------------- 40, 000 Channel work ------------------------------------------ 23,000 Total-----------------------------------------------170, 000 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE ANDI IMPROVEMENT Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- $7, 580, 143. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 . Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--- - 7,580, 143. 41 Net total expenditures----- -------- 7,580, 143. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ...... 7,580, 143. 41 RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 927 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-.............--- ..... $33, 685. 75 --------- .--------------............ Cost of maintenance- ----------- -- ------------ -----------.--------- - -----------.------------ Total expended --- 8,450. 75 $25, 235.00 ---------------- __----------------------- Allotted --------------------------- 33, 685. 75.. .................................... OPERATING AND CARE Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____________-__------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- $4, 118, 207. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__--------- 4, 118, 207. 09 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ------- 25, 150. 03 Net totalcost to June 30, 1935------- ----------- 4, 143, 357. 12 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------- 853. 83 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935___------------------ 4, 144, 210. 95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------ .25,729. 03 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 4, 118, 481. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_-_______----- --- ___139, 875. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 14, 258, 357.12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ....-- Cost of maintenance ..-----------------.. --- $176, 749. 93 $217, 035. 77 $167, 957. 26 $147, 687. 65 --------- $171, 100. 98 Total expended. .. .. 190, 331. 18 197, 218. 87 ...--------------------- 183, 101. 64 135, 829. 32 150, 434. 01 Allotted . ------------------------------. 185, 740. 00 213, 000. 00 175, 356. 05 139, 323. 54 261, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $29, 309. 21 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935- --------- $115, 000. 00 __-- Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1900- 146, 000. 00 261, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------290, 309. 21 Gross amount expended ---------------------------- $154, 529. 39 Less- Reimbursements collected------------$3, 937. 07 Receipts from sales-------------------158. 31 4, 095. 38 150, 434. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 139, 875.20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_---------------- 25, 729. 03 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------- ___----------- 114,146. 17 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------__---------------------- 853. 83 Unobligated balance availabe June 30, 1935--------- ----- 115, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance ~2170, 000. 00 1Includes $115,000 allotted from maintenance and improvement funds. Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935 59 928 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 EMERGENOY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____ __ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_______------------------ -- _ $505. 33 Net total expenditures__------------------ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------------25, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_____ 25, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .------ ------------------------ ------------------------------- ---------- Cost ofmaintenance .....-------.. ------------------ ----------------- --- --------- 33 $505. Total expended ..-------------------------------------------------- ..------------- ------ Allotted ......------- ---- - ---------- -- 25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935 ------------------------------------ $25, 000. 00 -- Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--____________--________ 25, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----- ------------- ------ 505.33 Balance available June 30, 1935 _________________--__-__- 24, 494. 67 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR OPERATING AND CARE, ILLINOIS & MISSISSIPPI CANAL Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_____________---------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 4,118,712. 42 $_______________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 __________ 4, 118, 712. 42 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- 25, 150. 03 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 _____________-__________ 4, 143, 862. 45 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------- _____----853. 83 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935___ ___ ____ 4,144, 716. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 26, 234. 36 Net total expenditures ----------------- 4, 118, 481. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 19351__-------------------------- 164, 875. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19351--------- _______ 4, 283, 357. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--.------------------ Cost of maintenance $176, 749. 93 $217, 035. 77 $167, 957.26 $147, 687. 65 ...........----------------- $171, 606. 31 Total cost .......--------------------- 176, 749. 93 217, 035. 77 167, 957. 26 147, 687. 65 171, 606. 31 Total expended_--------------------- 190, 331. 18 197, 218. 87 183, 101. 64 135, 829. 32 150, 434. 01 Allotted------------------------------ 185,740. 00 213, 000. 00 175, 356.05 139, 323.54 286, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ______________________ $29, 309. 21 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------ $115, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935 ___ _ __ 25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909'_ 146, 000. 00 - -286, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---_____________ -__ _____ 315, 309. 21 1 Includes $115,000 allotted from maintenance and improvement funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 929 Gross amount expended------------------ $154, 529.39 Less- Reimbursements collected ------------- $3, 937. 07 Receipts from sales 31 1------------------- 158. 4, 095.38 $150,434.01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------------164, 875.20, Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___-_____-___- 26,234. 36 Balance available June 30, 1935 38, 640. 84 1---------------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------------------- 853. 83 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935----------__ _ 139, 494. 67 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June --- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- - - --- - - --- 30, 1937, for maintenance 2 _ 170, 000. 00 5. 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. Previouws projects.-Adopted by the act of January 21, 1927. The costs and expenditures amounted to $85.24. (For further details see p. 1132, Annual Report for 1932.) Existing project.-This provides for floodgates in the walls of the canal, or other devices for carrying the flood waters of Mill Creek across the canal right-of-way into Rock River; for the construction of a levee on the east bank of Mill Creek extending from the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad to the canal embankment; for the construction of a levee on the west bank of Mill Creek and its exten- sion in a westerly direction to a connection with Water Street at the point:E, shown on map in project document; 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 document. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted in the removal of debris from the spillways: and dredging silt from the creek channel. The cost of the work was $1,508.29, all of which was maintenance. The expenditures were $1,508.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year the project was in good condition. The total cost. under the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $66,329.45, of which $63,718.82 was for new work and $2,610.63 was for maintenance. The expenditures were $66,329.45. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to dredging and snagging throughout the year to maintain the channel. The sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied to dredging and snagging to maintain channel. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 930 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARVIY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------------------------------ $63, 718. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------_- 2,610. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------___ 66, 329. 45 Net total expenditures------------------- 66,329.45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-.........--- ___ __________ 3,389. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- - 69, 718. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_____ ... _______... .. $9, 368. 33 $52, 111. 16 $2, 154. 09 Cost of maintenance .------.....-..--------------........------------------------ $1, 102. 34 $1, 508. 29 Total expended .......----............------------------ 4, 531. 05 53, 308. 85 5, 793. 68 1, 102. 34 29 1, 508. Allotted-_--- ---------------------- 87, 500. 00 .------ . -23, 866. 42 4,000.00 2, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------------$2, 897. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, approved Apr. 9, 1935--------- -------- ----------------------- 2,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------- 4,897. 66 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- 1, 508.29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_____________ _________ 3, 389. 37 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1____-__--_______-___________ 2,000. 00 6. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $64,394.88; the expenditures were $58,518.99. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, together with accounts receivable, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably ,expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary ,Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----- ----------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $121, 833. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--_---------_ 121, 833. 93 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ___----------- 57. 63 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_____________.__------- -121, 891. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------- ,970. 68 5---- Net total expenditures_.__-_______-_______-___- - -115, 920. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------- 111, 824. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_______-------__ 227, 745. 41 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 931 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..--------------------------------------------- ---------- Cost of maintenance ....------------------ $4, 233. 89 $12, 241.07 $16, 060. 36 $22, 936. 49 $64, 394. 88.. Total expended---.......--------------------3, 894. 88 12, 220. 03 16, 147. 07 23, 172. 67 8, 518. 99 Allotted.......-----.....---------......-------------10,000.00 49, 297. 23 ..--..---------- 24, 948. 18 135, 000. 00, Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------- $35, 343. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934---------------------- $65, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9. 1935---- --------- 70, 0001. 00, 135, 0001. 00 .Amount to be accounted for ------------------- 170, 343. 52 Gross amount expended___ 551. 23 $-------$___ -_______$58, Less reimbursements collected------------ 32. 24 5.8, 518. 99, Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_---_____- ___ ___ 111, 824. 53. Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935,_11111111111111__11 1 7, 974. 26 Balance available June 30, 1935-__ ____ ___- ____-_ 103, 850. 27 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------------------- 57. 63: Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_______________ 103, 907. 9 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __ 25, 000. 00 7. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ---____ _ $, 101, 202. 81 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--_ ..----------- - 99, 074. 31 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------------------- 1, 200, 277. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----- ---------------- - 55, 170. 76 Net total experiditures- ------- ------- ------- - 1, 145, 106. 36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------- -- - -- ____ - 68, 761. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__ --- ____-_ 1, 213, 867. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended-- ........-------...----------.....------........--------------.....-------------- $1, 145, 106. 36 Allotted------ --------- ------------------------------------------ 1, 213, 867. 82 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934 ----------------------------------- $121, 000. 00 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts-------------- 1, 092, 867. 82 Amount to be accounted for ___________________ ___ 1, 213, 867. 82 Gross amount expended______________________ $1, 384, 673. 82 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $232, 131. 63 Receipts from sales-------------- 7, 435. 83 S239, 567. 46 1, 145, 106. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935- 68, 761. 46 SExclusive of available funds. 932 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 _____________________- __ $81, 862. 25 Balance available June 30, 1935--- .---------- -__ -13, 100. 79 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ______ 99, 074. 31 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------- 85, 973. 52 Status of reports called for by river and harboi acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transgress Document no. Recommenda- to Congress tion Des Moines River ---. River and Harbor . Committee resolu- tion, July 31, 1935. Do........------------..--.... Senate Committee res- . olution, Aug. 21, 1935. Illinois and Mississippi River and Harbor----- ------------------------- Canal, Ill., Illinois Act, July 3, 1930. River, to Mississippi River at Rock Island. Mississippi River be- River and Harbor . tween Missouri River Committee resolu- and Minneapolis. tion, Apr. 30, 1935. Rock River, Ill .________ River and Harbor------ ------------------------ Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 26, 1935. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE 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 : Maj. Dwight F. Johns, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Edmund L. Daley, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Mississippi River between 5. Gaging Mississippi River and mouth of Wisconsin River its tributaries, at or near and Minneapolis, Minn____.... 893 St. Paul, Minn__ 937 2. Operating and care of locks 6 St. Croix River, Wis. and and dams on the Missis- Minn .... 938 sippi River between the Wisconsin River and Min- neapolis, Minn_ _...... 918 7. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) 8. Other projects for which no --- 939 3. Reservoirs at headwaters of estimates are submitted___ 940 Mississippi River __.__.. 933 9. Plant allotment. 941 4. Operating and care of reser- voirs at headwaters of Mis- sissippi River 1-2. For reports on these improvements see pages 893 and 918. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 933 3. RESERVOIRS AT HEADWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER Location.-Reservoirs are located on the Mississippi River and several of its tributaries, in Itasca, Beltrami, Hubbard, Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing Counties, Minn., as follows: Outlet Area Water- Name of reservoir shed River Above St. Original Reser- 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 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 expenditures 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, Poke- gama, Sandy Lake, and Pine River, and the construction of Gull Lake Reservoir. The estimated cost, revised in 1928, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, is $895,000. The above dams are of solid con- crete 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 Reservoirs, at an estimated cost of $61,200 (later increased to $71,200), was sub- sequently 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 recommended 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 was provided for by annual allotments from the indefinite appropriation for " operating and care of canals and other works of navigation ", to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, maintenance will be from funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for the reconstruc- tion of four of the five 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 934 REPORT OF CHIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 regulations approved Feb. 11, 1981 Reservoir Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum stage stage Reservoir 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 docking launches and outboard motor boats. Operations and results during fiscal year.-In connection with the pending condemnation of flowage rights, the commissioners viewed the lands and made awards aggregating $739.65. The awards were acceptable to the War Department and final disposition awaits action by the Department of Justice. The costs for the year were $724.95 for new work, and the expenditures $717.30. 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 of 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, mainte- nance, and operation of the reservoirs. Previous projects Existing projects Reservoir Capacity Cost Cost Co o- Com- d (approxi- (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 to June 30, 1935, were $885,329.12, being $880,864.30 for new work and $4,464.82 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $885,321.47. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 935 Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance will be applied as follows : Regular funds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------- $7. 65 New work: Payment of awards made by the commissioners, in con- demnation proceedings for the acquisition of balance of flowage rights required ----------------------------------------- 1, 000. 00 Unallocated balance- ------------------------ - -- 34, 387. 19 Total regular funds______________________________ 35, 394. 84 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------ $1, 562, 669. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----_-------_ -1111111105, 321.92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 1, 667, 991. 22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-- ------------------------ 7. 65 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 1, 667, 983. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 35, 394. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------1------- , 703, 378. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ...----- --.... $325. 26 -$55. ....--------------.... 00 -$724. 95 Cost of maintenance---- --------------- 4, 459.42 $5.40---------------------------------- Total cost ---------------------- 4, 784. 68 5. 40 55. 00 ------------ $724.95 Total expended ----------------------- 4, 621.70 168. 38 55.00 --- 717.30 Allotted- Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------- $36, 112. 14 Gross amount expended_ -------------------------------------- 717.30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------- 35, 394. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--- ------------ ---------- 7. 65 Balance available June 30, 1935--- 5, 387. 19 3------------------- 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 933, where general information can be found. The completed reservoirs have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since February 1, 1895, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preserva- tion and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The reservoirs were operated and maintained. The lower apron of Winnibigoshish Dam was covered with new planking. Stop planks at Pine River Dam and at Leech Lake Dam were partially renewed. Minor repairs and improvements were made to the appurtenant structures and grounds. 936 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Mean monthly stages for the fiscal year 1934 1935 July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Winnibigoshish ..- 1.75 1.33 0. 98 0. 88 0. 87 0. 84 0. 92 0. 92 0. 89 1.06 1.67 2.13 Leech Lake-..-..... -. 14 -. 60 -. 94 -1.05 -1.11 -1.10 -1.14 -1.04 -. 81 -. 60 -. 18 -. 00 Pokegama------.....--..4. 62 4. 38 4. 24 4. 16 4. 17 4. 23 4. 46 4. 66 4. 73 4. 99 6. 84 7. 72 Sandy Lake ._-_ - .. 8.37 7. 90 7. 54 7.46 7. 37 7. 38 7. 39 7. 34 7. 56 8.80 9.72 10. 32 Pine River .- -...-.11. 37 10. 88 10. 59 10. 68 10. 76 10. 83 11. 02 11. 17 11.36 12.19 13.26 13.98 Gull Lake...--------- 5. 01 4.72 4.52 4. 59 4.66 4.74 4.94 5.09 5.46 5.93 6.06 6.28 The costs for the year were $22,903.13. The expenditures were $22,966.10. Condition at end of fiscal year.-All reservoirs and appurtenances were in good condition and in operation at the end of the fiscal year. The total costs to June 30, 1935, were $967,197.08. The total ex- penditures were $964,990.88. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance of $2,206.20 remain- ing from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The sum of $16,900 has been allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds, and will be applied to the operation and maintenance of dams and other works during the fiscal year 1936. It is estimated that $20,000 will be required to operate and main- tain the project during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Operation of dams and other works.,-------- --------- $15, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repairs----------------------------------- 500 Improvements and reconstruction ---------------------------------- 4, 000 Special work------------------------------------------------------- 200 Emergencies -------- Emrgnce--------------------------------------------------- 300 30 Total ------------------------------------------------------ 20, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- $967, 197. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 967, 197. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_ ... _______------------- 2, 2:06. 20 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 964, 990. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_------------------------------- 21, 458. 56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 986, 449. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------------ ------------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance.........------------------ $22,404. 55 $18, 127. 57 $12, 103. 74 $48,385. 56 $22,903. 13 ---------------------- Total expended..................... 22, 500. 15 16, 093. 47 14, 130. 39 46, 179. 79 22, 966. 10 Allotted...........................---------------------------- 22, 000. 00 17, 500. 00 14, 850. 68 45, 398. 35 40, 900. 00 1 Includes $16,900 allotted from maintenance and improvement funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS---ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 937 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934______ __ -___ -__________ $3, 524. 66 Amount alloted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_-- ...... ________ __ $16, 900.00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropriation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909-----------24, 000. 00 40, 900. 00, Amount to be accounted for_______ __---------------- _ 44, 424. 66 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $23, 201. 53 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 235. 43 22, 966. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 21,458. 56 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935______------------------ ___ 2,206. 20 Balance available June 30, 1935 ..-...... _ 19,252. 36 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2 ____ __--______20, 000. 00 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. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operations will be paid for under the projects for examinations, surveys and contingencies (general), in the districts affected. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Gages were read at Montevideo, Mankato, and Carver on the Minnesota River during the fiscal year. The services of a daily gage reader at Montevideo were discontinued April 30, 1935, and this service initiated at Carver on May 1, 1935. The costs and expenditures were $350. 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, 1935, were $14,341.31. Proposed operations.-The Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act of 1934 provides for the discontinuance of allotments from the per- manent annual appropriation. In succeeding annual reports this work will not be carried as a separate project, and future operations will be paid for from allotments to project for examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general). Cost and financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__-------------------- ------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ $14, 341. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----__ 14, 341. 31 Net total expenditures---------------.. 14, 341. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------- - 14, 341. 31 2 Exclusive of available funds. 938 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work Cost of maintenance...................--------------------- - $350 $350 $249 $260 $350 Total expended----.---------------------- 350 350 249 260 350 -------- 350 350 Allotted ..........................----------------------249 260 350 Amount allotted from River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902__ $350. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 350.00 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 boundary 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 included in this improvement extends from the mouth to Taylors Falls, a dis- tance of 52.3 miles. (See U. S. Geological Survey map of Minne- sota, scale 1: 500,000, for general location.) Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance of a channel 9 feet in depth and of suitable width from the mouth to Stillwater (24 miles), in connection with the improvement of the upper Missis- sippi River to afford a depth of 9 feet, 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, was $150,400. The latest (1935) 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 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; the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the 6-foot channel to Stillwater (H. Doc. No. 378, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the act of August 30, 1935, provided for a 9-foot channel from the mouth to Stillwater (H. Doc. No. 184, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in House Document No. 1008, Sixty- fourth Congress, first session. 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.-A total of 1,201 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 and leased plant. The costs and expenditures during the year were $877.22 for main- tenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 939 Conditions at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1930 above Stillwater. The maximum draft that could be carried June 30, 1935, was 2 feet; below Stillwater, 6 feet. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1935, were $210,263.22, being $150,409.50 for new work and $59,853.72 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Removal of snags between Taylors Falls and Stillwater, by hired labor and Government plant, August and September 1935-------- $900 Dredging channel between Stillwater and mouth of river, by hired labor and Government plant, as navigation needs require -.... 10, 000 Total for all work ---------- -------- -------- 10, 900 The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 in maintenance dredging between Stillwater and mouth of river, as navigation needs require. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -.. $150, 409. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------------- 59, 853. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 210, 263. 22 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------- 210, 263. 22. Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------10, 900. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ __- 221, 163. 22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-- - --------------- Cost of maintenance------------------...- $1, 460. 69 $11, 737. 48 $3,942.83 $8, 980. 00 $877.22 Total expended------------------------ 842. 54 8,872. 98 7, 425. 48 8, 980. 00 877. 22 Allotted---..----- 5,500.00 ...........-------------------- 5,000.00 4,982.59 10,956.52 8,459.11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $3, 318. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------------------------0, 900. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------____ 14, 218. 11 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 2, 440. 89 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 11, 777.22 Gross amount expended8-------------------------------- --- 77. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------------- 10, 900. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1937 for maintenance 5, 000.00 7. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $142,132.21 and the expendi- tures $132,480.62. The unexpended balance June 30, 1935, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $95,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 940 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARM1Y, 1935 Cost and financial summary ,Costof new work to June 30, 1935------------- ------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ $306, 977. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 .----------- 306, 977. 28 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------------- 733. 59 Net total cost to June 30, 1935------------------------ 307, 710. 87 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------- 2,144. 30 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------------- 309, 855. 17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_______________---14, 491.11 Net total expenditures ---------------------__ 295,364.06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 7, 503. 69 7--------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 372, 867. 75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 ,Cost of new work-- Cost of maintenance.........----------------- $25, 831. 15 $29, 327. 24 $36, 631. 32 $66, 763. 35 $142, 132. 21 -Total expended-.----------------------- 26, 198.39 30, 141. 32 36, 432. 26 64, 130. 17 132, 480. 62 Allotted --.----.------------------ ---- 36, 500. 00 3, 000. 00 109, 520. 11 25, 847. 64 173, 400. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $36, 584. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_-..... -__ -___-- $10t8, 400. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ....-__ ____- -- __ 65, 000. 00 173, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for .--- . ________________ 209, 984. 31 ;Gross amount expended------------------------ $157, 115. 68 Less reimbursements collected_-- ------- __ - 24, 635. 06 132, 480. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 77, 503.60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___ 1111111111 ___ 14, 564. 87 Balance available June 30, 1935 -------------- ______ 62, 938. 82 _Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__---------------------------- 2, 144. 30 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 -------------- 65, 083.12 Amount that can be profitably- -expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 95, 000. 00 8. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full report June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project see An- amquntred quired to nual Re- Mainten- complete portfor portfor- New work New work ance Minnesota River, Minn------------------------- 1933 $130, 273. 48 $23, 536. 30 Completed No commerce; channels adequate for pleasure craft. 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 941 9. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935___________ $248, 512. 15 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 -------------------- __ 40, 086. 04 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_______________________ 288, 598. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 34, 181. 03 Net total expenditures_________________________________ 254, 417. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__________________________-- 78, 619. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -------------- 333, 036. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended..------------ --------------------------------------------- $254, 417. 16 Allotted.---------------------------------- ------------ --- . -------- 333, 036. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934------------------------ --------------- $132, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------- ---------- 201, 036. 35 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 333, 036, 35 Gross amount expended-----------___------------- $378, 648. 65 Less reimbursements collected __- ____ __-------124, 231. 49 254, 417. 16 ....... Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---____ ___.. 78, 619. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-----------------------------43, 044. 71 Balance available June 30, 1935_-------- ---- 574. 48 -___-_____-35, Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__------------------------____ 40, 086. 04 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935____--. ____ 75, 660. 52 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Authorization act Transmitted toCongress no. Document no. Document Recommen- Re en Locality dation Mississippi River be- River and Harb or .. tween Missouri River Committee resolu- and Minneapolis. tion, Apr. 16, 1935. Do.--------------Senate committee res- . olution, June 6, 1935. ...............---------------------- Mississippi River and River and Harbor Apr. 10,1935 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Harbor at St. Paul. Committee resolu- Committee 44, 74th tion,January27,1934. Cong., 1st sess. Mouse River, N. Dak. Flood Control Act, June 24, 1935 .. .Unfavorable. (survey for flood con- Feb. 27, 1931. trol). IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT This district lies partly within the upper Mississippi Valley divi- sion and partly within the Great Lakes division. The portion within the upper Mississippi Valley division includes the Illinois River and its tributaries in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, together with connecting waterways to the heads of Federal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. 942 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The portion within the Great Lakes division includes the harbors on Lake Michigan from Waukegan, Ill., to Michigan City, Ind., inclusive, together with the navigable waterways entering Lake Michigan at Chicago and Michigan City, or between them, and the navigable tributaries of such waterways. On November 16, 1933, the first and second Chicago districts were combined to form the Chicago district. District engineer : Lt. Col. Dan I. Sultan, Corps of Engineers, to July 28, 1934; Lt. Col. Donald H. Connolly, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer, upper Mississippi Valley division: Lt. Col. E. L. Daley, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer, Great Lakes division: Lt. Col. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page (Upper Mississippi Valley (Great Lakes division) division) 6. Waukegan Harbor, Ill __- 960 1. Illinois Waterway, Ill.... 942 7. Chicago Harbor, Ill ....... 963 2. Operating and care of locks 8. Chicago River, Ill ......... 966 and dams, Illinois River, 9. Calumet Harbor and River, Ill ----------------------- 956 Ill. and Ind-------------- 968 3. Operating snag and dredge 10. Indiana Harbor, Ind ------- 974 boats on upper Mississippi, 11. Michigan City Harbor, Ind_ 981 Illinois, and M in n esota 12. Examinations, surveys, and Rivers -------------------- 921 contingencies (general) 984 4. Examinations, surveys, and 13. Plant allotment------------ 985 contingencies (general) __- 959 5. Plant allotment ------------- 960 1. ILLINOIS WATERWAY, ILL. Location.-The Illinois River (entirely within the State of Illi- nois), formed by the confluence of the Kankakee and the Des Plaines River, flows in a southwesterly direction and enters the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill., about 38 miles above St. Louis. The Illinois Waterway comprises the Illinois River from its mouth to the confluence of the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers, a distance of 273 miles; the Des Plaines River to Lockport, a distance of 18.1 miles, and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the south branch of the Chicago River to Lake Street, Chicago, a distance of 34.5 miles. Also from a point 12.4 miles above Lockport, Ill., the waterway comprises the Calumet-Sag Channel and the Little Calumet and Calumet Rivers, to Turning Basin No. 5, near the entrance to Lake Calumet, a distance of 24.3 miles. 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 p. 1945 of Annual Report for 1915 and p. 1172 of Annual Report for 1932.) Existing project.-This project provides for a channel with least dimensions of 9 feet in depth and 300 feet in width from the mouth of the waterway to Lockport, Ill., to be secured by dredging and construction of locks and dams at Peoria and La Grange, the comple- RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 943 tion of locks and dams at Starved Rock, Dresden Island, and Bran- don Road, the completion of locks at Marseilles and Lockport, and the construction of a dam at Marseilles; a navigable channel depth of not less than 9 feet of the present width as follows: Lockport, Ill., to Lake Street, Chicago, via the main Sanitary Canal and the south branch of the Chicago River, a distance of 34.5 miles; Sag Junction, 12.4 miles above Lockport, to Blue Island, Ill., via the Calumet-Sag Channel, a distance of 16.2 miles, with three passing places 9 feet deep anch 150 feet wide. The project also provides for a channel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide in Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers, from Turning Basin No. 5 to the eastern end of the Sag Channel, a distance of 8.1 miles, and for dredging at the entrance and to the south end of Lake Calumet to a depth of 21 feet. The total length of the project from the mouth to Lake Street, Chicago, is 325.6 miles and from the mouth to Turning Basin No. 5, 327.8 miles. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $30,650,000, which includes $460,500 for dredging in Lake Calumet (under the supervision of the, division engineer, Great Lakes division). The estimate is exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The estimated cost for the operation and care of locks and dams is $350,000 annually, and for channel maintenance, $458,000 annually. The project authorized by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, provides for a channel 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the mouth of the Illinois River to Utica, a distance of 231 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 (River and Harbor Committee Doe. No. 4, 69th Cong., 1st sess., and S. Doc. No. 130, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The act in adopting the project authorized the appropriation of not to exceed $3,500,000 for carrying on the work. The actof July 3, 1930, provides for 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, distances of 94.6 miles to Lake Street and 96.8 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 gen- eral accordance with the present plans of the State for that work, and 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 January 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 advis- able. The act in adopting the project authorized the appropria- tion of not to exceed $7,500,000 for carrying on the work. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provides for conm- pletion of the slack watering by the construction of modern locks and dams at La Grange and Peoria and for modification of the 23116--ENG 1935- 60 944 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARM1IY, 1935 project to provide for a channel at least 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide below Lockport, the exact location and details of design of all structures to be left to the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, and, for the time being, that no change be made in the water author- ized for navigation of the Illinois River by act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 184, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). This act also provides for the three passing places along the Sag Channel and the authorized channel in the Calumet-Sag route to Turning Basin No. 5, and dredg- ing at entrance of Lake Calumet subject to local cooperation (see p. 946) (H. Doc. No. 180, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). Prior to the work authorized by the 1935 River and Harbor Act the three passing places and the 9-by-300 foot channel in Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers were authorized by the Public Works Administration under dates of October 31, 1934, and February 28, 1935, respectively. The Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers are located within the limits of the Great Lakes division. The dredging in these rivers, being a part of the 9-foot project, will be performed under the supervision of the upper Mississippi Valley division. The latest published map and profile of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers are contained in House Document No. 184, Seventy- third Congress, second session, and a map of the Calumet-Sag Chan- nel is printed in House Document No. 180, Seventy-third Congress, second session. Pertinent data for existing and proposed locks and dams are given in the following table: Lock Location Dimensions Depth on miter sills at low water 1 Name ----- Miles Width of Available Lift at above Nearest town chamber length for low Lower Upper mouth moueet full width Water 1 b Feet Feet Feet F'eet F'eet . Kampsville 4-------------------------- 31.5 Kampsville, Ill....---------------------------- 73 300 6. 2 10 9 M La Grange (old)a ....................................... 77. 5 Versailles, Ill... ---------------------------- 73 300 4. 7 11 9 80. 2 7.8 miles below Beardstown, Ill _--------------- 110 600 10 12 15.5 U La Grange (new) _-----------------------------, Peoria- _-------- ----- ------------------ 157. 9 4.1 miles below Peoria, Ill ------------- 110 600 11 12 15. 5 Starved Rock- 231 Utica, Ill --- ------------- .------------------- --------------------------------- 110 600 16. 3 714. 8 16. 85 Marseilles . ----------- -------------------------- 244. 5 Marseilles, Ill_ ---------------------------- 110 600 24. 25 14 18. 6 Dresden Island ---------------------------------- 271. 5 Morris, Ill _ .------------------------------- 110 600 21. 75 12. 25 16. 85 Brandon Road ..........-------- ---------------- -------- 286 Joliet, Ill . . . ..-------------------------------- 110 600 34 13. 8 17. 85 Lockport .--------------------------------------- 291. 1 Lockport, Ill --------------------------------- 110 600 s 31.5-41 15 811. 5-22 Lock-Continued Dam Percent- Cos ttoUnited Year Cos of com- States exclud- _ _ _ 1 age of Name Type of con- Character of Type of con- Character of comple- pletion ink g flowage © Kind struction foundation struction foundation tion eas ements 2. 3 *1 I 'I I Kampsville -------------------------------------- Masonry .. Piles in clay and Fixed .---------.. Piles .... . .. Piles in clay and 100 1893 $444, 100. 00 I sand. sand. La Grange (old) ...--------.--------------------... do ...... Piles .... in mud and ..---. do .-------- ..--- do--.....--- Piles in mud and 100 1889 485, 034. 00 sand. sand. La Grange (new)------------- ..... ----------------- Concrete ..... Piles in sand -- Movable (wicket Concrete and Piles in sand ..-- 0 -.. 83, 000, 000.00 0 type and weir timber. with A-frame O crest). Peoria..--------------------------------------------... do------ ..-- --. do .. ----- Movable (wicket ---. do-------- .--- do--- ---- 0 82,,931, 000. 00 type). Rock-------- Movable (Tainter Concrete and Rock .--.--- 100 1933 745, 540. 58 Starved Rock---....------------------------------..do gates). structural steel. .---- do-------- ---- do--------- _-do ...-----.. 100 1933 1, 659,945.61 Marseilles- . . . . . . . ..------------------------------ do--_ ----- - Dresden Island-. .--------------------------- ..... do .....-- do-..------ .----- do------------ .--- .---- .----do.------ ----- do .-..----.. 100 1933 2, 2 7 0, 43 4 . 67 Brandon Road. ...------------------------------- ....- ..... do.. do-.......d ...--_-_-do....----- ... do. . .-------------- do-------- ----- d o ......... 100 1933 1, 524,474.94 - ------------------------ d do---- -------do-------. Movable (sector --------------------------------------- 100 1933 52, 109. 15 12 Lockport-- ..-------------------------------- i 1 0 - gates). H 1 Lifts and depths on miter sills are those obtainable with flat pools. Q 2 Cost to the United States includes all pool costs (dredging, clearing, etc.), except flowage easements. Additional dredging below Starved Rock, $5,600,000, and between Starved Rock and Lockport, $3,300,000, and miscellaneous items, $1,085,000, will be required. 3 Estimated cost of flowage easements, $1,680,000. 4 To be removed upon completion of Lock and Dam No. 26, Mississippi River. 5To be removed upon completion of new lock and dam at La Grange. 6 Estimated cost. 7 Depths on lower miter sill is that which will obtain after construction of new dam at Peoria and a minimum flow of 2,900 cubic feet per second at Starved Rock Lock (2,400 cubic feet per second at Lockport). 8 Variation in lift and depth on upper miter sill at Lockport is due to fluctuation of water surface in the Sanitary District Canal. 946 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, modified the existing 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 furnish the United States without cost all neces- sary areas for the disposal of materials dredged in creating and maintaining the channel authorized (S. Doc. No. 130, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). By deed dated March 28, 1928, the State of Illinois trans- ferred 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 materials. The act of July 3, 1930, modified the existing project, subject to the following provisions: 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 the State of Illinois shall proceed, subject to the supervision and approval of all expenditures and obligations by the Secretary of War, to construct the highway bridges at Brandon Road and Marseilles 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 property of the United States, and no obligations to be incurred by the United States to maintain, operate, or replace them. 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 (S. Doc. No. 126, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). 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 percent, 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. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provides that local interests furnish to the United States free of cost all necessary land to effect the improvements recommended in House Document 180, Seventy-third Congress, second session, and furnish satisfactory evi- dence to the Secretary of War that the 20 movable bridges across the Sanitary Canal will be placed in operating condition, or otherwise satisfactorily altered, and provided further, that no dredging will be done in Lake Calumet until local interests have furnished satisfactory evidence to the Secretary of War that they will construct and operate suitable terminal facilities. The Public Works Administration, in allotting funds for con- struction of three passing channels along the Sag Channel, accepted the recommendation of the War Department that the requirement RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 947 with respect to 20 bridges be waived, provided highway bridges at Lemont and Romeo and railroad bridge at Lemont were altered. The conditions as to the construction of the three passing channels in the Sag Channel were complied with by November 30, 1934, and those as to dredging in the Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers on January 30, 1935. Terminal facilities.-Of the 13 principal: cities and towns along the Illinois River, about 5 own dock frontage, more or less improved for boat landings; 4 own dock frontage with no improvements; and 4 own no frontage except at street ends. Grain elevators are avail- able at 22 points between Grafton and Morris, where grain can be loaded directly into barges. A cement-loading plant is located at Peru. At Peoria, the largest city on the river, there is a new $400,000 modern river-rail municipal public terminal, having an available frontage of 1,100 feet; 205 feet 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. This terminal is served by the equivalent of a belt-line railroad. From the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, sand and gravel are shipped from Lockport and stone from Lemont. At Western Ave- nue, Chicago, brick and package freight is handled through the North Pier River Barge Terminal. At Damon Avenue, Chicago, on :the South Branch of the Chicago River is located the newly com- pleted State of Illinois Barge Terminal, including a 1,500,000-bushel grain elevator. Plans for further terminals and docks between Grafton and Chicago are under way. Operations and results during fiscal year, mouth to Utica, Ill.-- Regular funds-New w ork.--Operations have been in progress throughout the year. A total of 112,912 cubic yards of material was dredged from the channel by contract at a cost of $13,367.96. Sur- veys and after-dredging sweepings in connection with widening the channel by contract were made. Maintenance.-A total of 742,971 cubic yards of material was dredged from the channel by contract at a cost of $178,469.51. A total of 49,036 cubic yards of material was dredged from the channel by the Ste. Genevieve at a cost of $12,572.93, and 6,787 cubic yards of material were dredged by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $10,125.54. Obstructions disclosed by channel sweepings were removed at a cost of $486.17. A total of 42 snags was removed at a cost of $2,580.80. Discharge observations were taken throughout the year at seven; different points on the river; gage readings were continued; miscellaneous surveys were made at a. cost of $56,732.36. The total cost of the work for this section was $274,359.78, of which $13,367.96 was for new work and $260,991.82 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $85,201.62, all from maintenance and improvement funds. Utica, Ill., to heads of Federal projects on the Chicago and Calu- met Rivers--regular funds.-Contracts for construction of a pattern shed at Government moorings, for maintenance dredging to im- prove critical points and to remove shoaled material and upturned 948 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 rocks and boulders in the Starved Rock, Marseilles, and Dresden Island pools were awarded. Maintenance dredging to remove shoals and upturned rocks and boulders in portions of the Starved Rock, Marseilles, Dresden Island, and Brandon Road pools by hired plant was performed. Starved Rock pool--new 'ork.-Work in connection with acquir- ing flowage easements was continued at ,a cost of $183.35. Marseilles pool.-Flowage easements were secured at a cost of $578.26. Dresden Island pool.-Work in connection with acquiring flowage easements was continued at a cost of $1,196.79. Brandon Road pool.-Flowage easements were secured at a cost of $6,316.40. At the Government moorings a pattern shed was con- structed by contract at a cost of $3,619.77. Maintenance.-In the Starved Rock pool 90,081 cubic yards of ma- terial were dredged by contract at a cost of $49,107.52, and 3,135 cubic yards of material were dredged by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $5,838.58. In the Marseilles pool 274,164 cubic yards of material were dredged by contract at a cost of $108,722.24, and 9,776 cubic yards of material were dredged by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $20,771.80. In Dresden Island pool 49,270 cubic yards of material were dredged by contract at a cost of $24,417.74; shoals, loose rock, and boulders were removed by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $1.63. In Brandon Road pool 31,535 cubic yards of material were dredged by contract at a cost of $25,555.27, and 8,390 cubic yards of material were dredged by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $8,777.07. Dredging by hired labor in Calumet-Sag Channel at a cost of $2,313.21. All pools.-A total of 10 snags was removed at a, cost of $1,512.47. The total cost of the work for this section was $265,341.22, of which $11,894.57 was for new work and $253,446.65 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $254,328.66, all regular funds. The total cost for the two sections was $539,701, of which $25,262.53 was for new work and $514,438.47 for maintenance. The total ex. penditures were $339,530.28, all regular funds. Public Works funds.-Contracts covering stand-by power units at all locks, needle beams for emergency dam for all locks; stop logs at Brandon Road, Marseilles, and Starved Rock; construction of Chan- nahon Road near Dresden Island; and dredging and widening chan- nel at Dresden Island and Marseilles pools, which had been awarded in fiscal year 1934, were completed. Contracts covering construction of retaining wall and widening channel at Ruby Street, Brandon Road pool, construction of a permanent control house at Brandon Road pool, and dredging at Treats Island, Dresden Island pool, were awarded. New work.-Contract work was as follows: The needle beams for the emergency dam for use at all locks were completed at a cost of $553.25. Starved Rock Lock and Dam.-The standby power unit was com- pleted at a cost of $5,034.08. The stop logs were completed at a cost of $1,969.79. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 949 Marseilles Lock and Dam.-The standby power unit was completed at a cost of $4,711.96. The stop logs were completed at a cost of $1,969.52. Dresden Island Lock and Dam.-The power unit was completed at a cost of $2,640.90. Brandon Road Lock and Dai.-The standby power unit was com- pleted at a cost of $4,739.63. The stop logs were completed at a cost of $1,966.22. The permanent control house was completed. The cost was $18,025.97. Lockport Lock.-The standby power unit was completed at a cost of $2,610.85. The stop logs were completed at a cost of $1,962.09. Pools.-Dredging in the Marseilles pool to widen channel, com- menced in preceding year, was completed by the removal of 146,570 cubic yards of material other than rock at a cost of $52,668.74. In the Dresden Island pool, the Channahon Road was completed. The cost was $5,079.04. Dredging at Treats Island to widen chan- nel was completed by the removal of 173,262 cubic yards. The cost was $50,280.59. The channel widening and concrete and rubble mound retaining walls at Ruby Street were completed, including the removal of 14,220.98 cubic yards of material other than rock and 2,860.96 cubic yards of rock, at a cost of $58,383.25. The contract for channel widening was completed; the cost was $1,229.20. Dredging of 253,041 cubic yards of earth and 45,349 cubic yards of rock in connection with the construction of three passing places in the Calumet-Sag Channel has been performed at a cost of $133,- 835.17. This contract is 16 percent complete. The total cost of the work for this section with Public Works funds was $347,508.77-all new work. Expenditures were $358,535.10. The total cost for this section, all funds, was $612,849.99, of which $359,403.34 was for new work and $253,446.65 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $612,863.76. Total cost for the two sections, all funds, was $887,209.77, of which $372,771.30 was for new work and $514,438.47 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $698,065.38. Condition at end of fiscal year-Mouth to Utica, Ill.-The project authorized 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 Sanitary Canal (authorized until Dec. 31, 1935), was 9 feet. Due td the lowering of Kampsville Dam 2 feet in 1905-6 by the Sanitary District of Chicago under permit of the Secretary of War, the con- trolling low-water depth over the upper miter sill at Kampsville Lock was 6.5 feet. The restoration of the original height for 930 lineal feet of the Kampsville Dam to elevation 418.71 mean sea level during May and June 1931 increased this depth to approximately 9 feet; 270 feet about 100 feet east of the lock wall were left at the original eleva- tion to provide a navigable pass during high water, when the lock wall is submerged. The concentration of flow through the portion of the dam which had not been raised caused scour below the dam and eventually washed out a portion of the dam about 80 feet long imme- diately east of the navigable pass. In 1933 this damage was repaired; and to prevent recurrence, the crest of the entire dam was lowered to 950 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 elevation 416.71 mean sea level, and sheet piling was driven across the navigable pass with the crest at the same elevation. These changes did not change the controlling depth over the miter sills at low water, but at certain stages of medium high water the lock is submerged and there is not a full 9-foot depth over the dam to permit through navigation. The following work remains to be done to complete the project: Completion of locks and dams at La Grange and Peoria, dredging to provide a channel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide with adequate widening at critical points and bends from the mouth to Utica. The total cost under existing project for this section to June 30, 1935, was $3,338,534.85, of which $2,773,498.95 was for new work and $565,035.90 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $3,195,- 322.48, all from regular funds. Utica, Ill., to heads of Federalprojects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers.-In the section between Utica and Lockport, Ill., comprising the upper 43 miles of the Illinois and the lower 18 miles of the Des Plaines Rivers, there is now a navigable channel with a depth of not less than 9 feet. At the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway bridge near Devine, Ill., mile 270.6, the horizontal clearance is 113 feet. Existing bridges provide vertical clearances of 47 feet above ordinary pool stage and not less than 35 feet above high water. Prior to the adoption of the Federal project the Sanitary District of Chicago had constructed a channel (the Chicago Sanitary Canal) having a minimum width of 160 feet and a controlling depth of 20 feet at normal water level between Lockport Lock and the head of Federal navigation on the Chicago River, and a channel (the Calumet- Sag Channel) 16.2 miles long with a minimum surface width of 60 feet (50 feet at the controlling works' lock at Blue Island, Ill.), minimum bottom width of 36 feet and a constructed depth of 20 feet (the depth in the channel is now restricted to not more than 9 feet by silting just below the controlling works), connecting the Chicago Sanitary Canal with the head of Federal navigation on the Calumet River. Dredging by contract in the Calumet-Sag Channel to secure three passing places each approximately 4,300 feet long is in progress and is 16 percent completed. Five locks and four dams are complete. The following work remains to,be done to complete the project: Permanent control house at Dresden Island Lock; lockkeepers' dwellings at Brandon Road and Lockport Locks; Taintor gate coffer- dams at all dams; capstans at all locks, dredging to provide a chan- nel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide with adequate widening at critical ,points and bends from Utica to Lockport, completing the remaining 84 percent of three passing channels in the Calumet-Sag Channel, dredging to secure a channel not more than 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide on the Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers from the end of the Calumet-Sag Channel to Turning Basin No. 5, and the dredging for preliminary steps A and B at the entrances and in the southern end of Lake Calumet to a depth of 21 feet, as shown in House Document No. 180, Seventy-third Congress, second session. The existing project is 35 percent completed. The cost under the existing project for this section to June 30, 1935, was $7,207,537.45, of which $6,735,176.35 was for new work and RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 951 $472,361.10 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $7,169,- 858.05, all regular funds. With Public Works funds the cost was $1,200,196.19 for new work,. and the total expenditures $1,175,538.80. The total cost for this section, all funds, was $8,407,733.64, of which $7,935,372.54 was for new work and $472,361.10 for mainte- nance. Total expenditures were $8,345,396.85. The total cost of the existing project for the two sections from the mouth of the Illinois to the heads of Federal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers to June 30, 1935, was $10,546,072.30, of which $9,508,675.30 was for new work and $1,037,397 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $10,365,180.53, all: regular funds. With Public Works funds the cost was $1,200,196.19 for new work, and the total expenditures $1,175,538.80. The grand total cost, all funds, was $11,746,268.49, of which $10,708,871.49 was for new work and $1,037,397 for maintenance. The grand total expenditures were $11,540,719.33 Proposed operations-Mouth to Utica, Ill.-The unexpended bal- ance, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be- applied as follows: REGULAR FUNDS Accounts payable June 30, 1935___ $33, 507. 81 Maintenance: Completion of existing contracts for dredging between mile 11.21 (between Grafton and Hardin) and Mile 229.3 (near Utica), July 1935 to August 1935------_____________ 48, 200. 00 Removal of channel obstructions, Mile 218.4 (Spring Valley), August 1935 to December 1935-------------------------- 4, 540. 00 Miscellaneous surveys, including cross-sections, discharge ob- servations, and maintenance of gages__ _________________ 62, 900.00 Operating snag and dredge boats_________-____________ 4, 440.001 Dredging, including removal of obstacles disclosed by channel sweeping, to maintain channel depths and widths, Illinois River, Utica to mouth, by contract, July 1935 to June 1936___ 157, 700. 00 Total, maintenance -------------------------------- 277, 780.00 Total--- ----------------------------------- 311, 287. 81 Unallocated balance ----- ____------------------ 79. 32 Total. regular funds__ ------------------- 311, 367. 13 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS The sum of $2,500,000, allotted since June 30, 1935, will be applied as follows: New work : Construction of stripped lock at Peoria, October 1935 to October 1936__-------------------------- ------------------ $1, 475, 000 Remedial works at lock site, Peoria, May 1936 to June 1936___ 35, 000 Construction of 2 lockkeepers' dwellings, Peoria, April 1936 to June 1936---- ------------------------------------- 23,000 Surveys, October 1935 to June 1936____-------------------- 108, 000 Dredging below Starved Rock, November 1935 to November 1936 ___--- -------------------------------------------- 600, 000 Engineering and contingencies----------------259, 000 Total, Emergency Relief funds_ ------------------------ 2. 500, 000 952 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The sum of $5,961,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Completion of lock at Peoria----------------------------- $150, 000 Construction of dam at Peoria-----------------------------750, 000 Lock at La Grange ------------------------------------ 1, 750, 000 Excavating lock approach at La Grange-----------------------30, 000 Construction of houses at La Grange------------------------20, 000 Dredging below Starved Rock --------------------------- 3, 000, 000 3, Total, new work ------------------------------------ 5, 700, 000 Maintenance: Miscellaneous surveys, including cross-sections, discharge obser- vations, and maintenance of gages------------------------50, 000 Operating snag and dredge boats ------------- ------ 4, 000 Maintenance dredging __----------------------------------- 218, 000 Total maintenance ------------------------------------ 272, 000 Total --------------------------------------------- 5, 961, 00) tTICA, ILL., TO HEADS OF FEDERAL PROJECTS ON THE CHICAGO AND CALUMET RIVERS The unexpended balance, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, and the sum of $30,000 allotted since June 30, 1935, will be applied as follows: REGULAR FUNDS Accounts payable June 30, 1935, including $50,492.95 for land and flowage easements ----------- $95, 899. 22 New work: Land and flowage easements, funds necessary to pay overhead, surveys, etc, in connect-on with court action and com- pletion of payment for land ...-- 8, 474. 97 Maintenance : Completion of existing contracts: Dredging between miles 231.3 and 280.9, July 1935 to November 1935_-__ $94, 300, 00 Dredging in Calumet-Sag Channel------------ 18, 900. 00 Miscellaneous surveys, including cross sections, discharge observations, and maintenance of gages_. .--- 30, 400. 00 Operating snag and dredge boats ---------- 2, 900. 00 Dredging, including removal of obstacles dis- closed by channel sweeping, to maintain chan- nel depths and widths, Illinois waterway, Utica, to heads of Federal projects in the Chicago and Calumet Rivers by contract, July 1935 to June 1936 -------- 131,500. 00 278, 000. 00 Total new work and maintenance ------------------- 382, 374. 19 Unallocated balance ------------------------------------- 417. 07 Total regular funds---------------------------------382, 791. 26 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 953 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Accounts payable June 30, 1935_---------------- --- $48, 358. 25 New work: Completion of existing contract: Dredging and constructing 3 passing places, Calumet-Sag Channel, west of Blue Island, July 1935 to March 1936 ____-- $671, 100. 00 Signal system to serve 3 passing places fn Calumet-Sag Channel, west of Blue Island, July 1935 to March 1936_ _____ 20, 000. 00 Dredging Little Calumet River and a por- tion of the Calumet River, Blue Island to turning basin no. 5, June 1935 to Novem- ber 1936_ -------------------------- 1, 510, 400. 00 2, 201, 500. 00 Total, new work -------------------------------- 2, 249, 858. 25 Unallocated balance_ ---------------------------------- 2, 462.68 Total, Public Works funds------------------------------- 2, 252, 320. 93 The sum of $1,520,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Permanent control house at the Dresden Island Lock ---- $18, 000. 00 Dredging above Starved Rock ------------------------- 1,300, 000. 00 Dredging portion of Lake Calumet to 21-foot depth---------- 460, 500. 00 Total, new work-----__ ---------------------------- 1, 778, 500.00 Maintenance: Miscellaneous surveys, including cross sections, discharge observations, and maintenance of gages----------- --- 25, 000. 00 Operating snag and dredge boats------------------------- 2, 00. 00 Maintenance dredging------------------ ------------- 175, 000. 00 Total, maintenance ------------- 202. 000. 00 Total ------------------------- 1, 980, 500. 00 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND) IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- $12, 077, 777. 34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------- 1, 485, 665. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------13, 563, 442. 36 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 .......... 18, 731. 07 Net total cost to June 30, 1935--- --------- 13, 582, 173. 43 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 57, 064. 13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------------13, 639,, 237. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 129, 407. 03 Net total expenditures _ ---------------------------- 13, 509, 830. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-- ------------------------ 607, 094. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 14, 116, 924. 79 954 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work _-----------_.. $2, 024, 841. 13 $2, 732, 426. 62 $3, 497, 697. 11 $495, 561.90 $25, 262. 53 Cost of maintenance-.. __-... 4, 021. 35 72, 787. 67 119, 295. 03 320, 589. 61 514, 438. 47 Total cost__----__--- --- _ 2, 028,=862. 48 2, 805, 214. 29 3,616, 992. 14 816, 151. 51 539, 701. 00 Total expended....-------------- 1, 959, 387. 17 2, 643, 624. 09 3, 698, 739. 78 1, 040, 425. 75 339, 530. 28 Allotted--...-... .. . . 3, 390, 300. 00 .______ 349, 000. 00 4, 158, 158. 36 751, 074. 62 49, 241. 81 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---- ------ Amount allotted from War Department appropriation ____ _______ $897, 382. 73 Act approved, Apr, 26, 1934 _________________ - _ $8, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935---------------------341, 000. 00 349, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ,246,382.73 1___________----__________ Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------299, 758. 19 Net amount to be accounted for__-- - - -__ 946,624.54 -_________ Gross amount expended------------------------$778,514.29 Less-- Reimbursements collected ..-------- $272,192.14 Receipts from sales-----___- ___ - 166,791. 87 438, 984. 01 339, 530. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 607, 094. 26 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_____________--$241,599.63 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 106, 642.30 348, 241. 93 Balance available June 30, 1935 -----____----____--258, 852. 33 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 57, 064.13 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-______ - - 315, 916.46 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project' ------------------------------ 15, 731,000.00 _ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work ----------------------------------- 7, 478. 500.00 For maintenance 1-------------------- --- --- 474, 000. 00 --- ---- -- - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - -- - -- - - Total 7, 952, 500. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- $1,200, 196. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ ----..--.. Total cost of permanent work to June 30. 1935----------1, 200, 196.19 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 18, 841. 13 ------------ Net total cost to June 30, 1935___________-_______- 1,219, 037. 32 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_____________------__- 4,859. 73 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-_______-________- 1,223, 897.05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 48, 358. 25 Net total expenditures ___ -____________ __ 1, 175, 538. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935___________________----__ 2, 247, 461.20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935..---------- 3, 423, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds, which include $2,500,000 in Emergency Relief Administra- tion funds allotted since June 30, 1935. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 955 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--......------------------------ ------------------- ....... $852 687.42 $852, $347, 508.77 Cost of m aintenance-.--..- - ---.- - - - ---- - - - - - - Total expended--------------------------------------------------- 817,003.70 358, 535.10 Allotted---------------........... .......... ------ ----------. 910, 000. 00 2, 513, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $92, 996. 30 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recov- ery Act approved June 16, 1933 ----------- $1, 529,000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934-- - --------- 1, 028, 000. 00 2, 557, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 2, 649, 996. 30 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ---- __--- 44, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_.......___.--------- 2, 605, 996. 30 Gross amount expended------------------------ $408, 068. 94 Less reimbursements collected_-- - ------ 49, 533. 84 358, 535. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___- ___--------_- _ 2,247,461.20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935.______- $102, 614. 91 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- 594, 002. 14 696, 617. 05 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------1, 550, 844.15 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_...... _ 4,859. 73 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935__- - -____1, 555, 703. 88 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR ILLINOIS WATERMAY Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 _____---__ $13, 277, 973. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-----------------------1, 485, 665. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_-___- - 14, 763, 638. 55 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--------- 37, 572. 20 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ---- __-- __-------- - 14, 801, 210. 75 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------- __--------61, 923.86 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 __-- 14, 863, 134. 61 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 177, 765. 28 Net total expenditures___ ___ 14, 685, 369. 33 1------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----- ------------------- 2, 854, 555.46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------- 17, 539, 924. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-----------..... $2, 024, 841. 13 $2, 732, 426. 62 $3, 497, 697. 11 $1, 348, 249. 32 $372, 771. 30 Cost of maintenance ..------------ 4, 021. 35 72, 787. 67 119, 295. 03 320, 589. 61 514, 438. 47 Total cost ....------...-------. 2, 028, 862. 48 2, 805, 214. 29 3, 616.992. 14 1, 668, 838. 93 897,209. 77 Total expended..............--------------. 1, 959, 387. 17 2, 643, 624. 09 3, 698, 739. 78 1, 857, 429. 45 698, 065. 38 Allotted- - - . 3, 390, 300. 00 .----------......... 349, 000. 00 4, 158, 158. 36 1, 661, 074. 62 2,562,241.81 956 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_----------------------------- $990, 379. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934---------------- $8, 00.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------- 341, 000. 00 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recov- ery Act approved June 16, 1933---------------- , 529, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934------------------------ , 028, 000.00 2, 906, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------- 3, 896, 379. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments -------------- 343, 758. 19 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 3, 552, 620. 84 Gross amount expended ------------------------- , 186, 583. 23 Less- Reimbursements collected -------- $321, 725. 98 Receipts from sales---- ---------- 166, 791.87 488, 517. 85 698, 065. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------------- 2, 854, 555.46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------$344, 214. 54 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 700, 644. 44 1, 044, 858. 98 Balance available June 30, 1935___ 1, 809, 696. 48 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_..... 61, 923. 86 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------1, 871, 620. 34 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - ------------- 15, 731,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1 7, 478, 500. 00 For maintenance 1- - ------------------------ ___ 474, 000. 00 Total 1-------------------------------------- ----- 7, 952, 500. 00 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 942 to 956 of this report. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation as fol- lows: La Grange since 1889 and Kampsville since 1893, to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preserva- tion and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 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 posses- sion on July 1, 1928. These locks have been maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriations since thlat date. The proect as SExclusive of available funds, which include $2,500,000.00 E. R. A. funds allotted since June 30, 1935 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 957 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 projec 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 op- erating forces have been maintained throughout the year at La Grange Lock and Dam, Kampsville Lock and Dam, Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Marseilles Lock, Marseilles Dam, Dresden Island Lock and Dam, Brandon Road Lock and Dam, and Lockport Lock. Appurtenant property and plant has been cared for. The total cost was $385,066.04, of which $45,243.84 was for La Grange Lock, $20,585.50 for Kampsville Lock, $1 for Cooperas Creek Lock (Henry Lock, inactive), $66,061.96 for Starved Rock Lock and Dam, $46,224.72 for Marseilles Lock, $18,041.49 for Marseilles Dam, $66,649.47 for Dresden Island Lock and Dam, $3,953.75 for Goose Lake Pump House, $42,129.10 for Brandon Road Lock and Dam, $29,473.90 for the Government moorings, $26,160.76 for Lockport Lock, and $20,540.55 for channel sweepings. The expenditures were $361,667.26. 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 Canal and the Chicago River with a secondary outlet to Lake Michigan via the Calumet-Sag Channel and the Calumet River. A navigable 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 in poor condition due to advanced age, 42 and 46 years, respectively. Recent repairs and improvements to the adjacent locks have placed them in fair condi- tion. Both dams are in poor condition and are subject to damay. during any period of high water or ice conditions in the river. Be- tween Utica and Lockport 4 movable dams and 5 locks have been completed and are in good condition. At Lockport, water not used for lockage passes through the power house and spillway owned by the Sanitary District of Chicago. The project depth of 9 feet is everywhere available throughout the section. The controlling depth is 9 feet. The total cost of operation and care has been $2,114,132.83, of which $550,740.73 was for the La Grange Lock, $643,041.69 for Kampsville Lock, $6,266.29 for Copperas Creek Lock. $2,445.97 for Henry Lock, $161,445.04 for Starved Rock Lock, $12'1,183.70 for Mar- seilles Lock, $41,028.49 for Marseilles Dam, $151,106.41 for Dresden Island Lock, $6,974.50 for Goose Lake Pump House, $177,717.59 for Brandon Road Lock, $54,120.66 for Government moorings, $148,- 988.08 for Lockport Lock, $27,248.75 for special surveys, .$20,540.55 for channel sweepings, and $1,284.38 for installation of channel buoys. The total expenditures from the permanent indefinite appropria- tion were $2,228,464.46. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance of $105,295.62, re- mainine from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appro- priation, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. 958 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The sum of $329,000 allotted from regular maintenance and im- provement funds will be applied to the operation and maintenance of the locks and dams during the fiscal year 1936. The additional sum of $548,500 can be profitably expended to operate and maintain the project during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works___ $230, 264 Ordinary maintenance and repairs_ .__. ___ ________________ 82, 736 Improvement and reconstruction ------------------------------- 50, 500 Channel work 5, 000 9-------------------- Special work_ ----------------------------------------- ------ 40, 000 Emergencies --------------------------------- ___------------ 50, 000 Total - ---- -- 548, 500 Cost and financial sumwr'my Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____________________________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------ $2, 114, 132. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 2, 114, 132. 83 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 150, 412. 78 Net total cost to June 30, 1_935---------------------- 2, 264, 545. 61 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935..------------------------- 6, 315. 41 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---------------------2, 270, 861. 02 _ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 42, 396. 56 Net total expenditures_------------________--- 2, 228, 464. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ ------------ ---------- 427, 980. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------- 12, 656, 444. 67 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--- ----- ---- -------- --- ------- - ----------------- Cost of maintenance ________--- ___ _ $69, 990. 78 $299, 132. 00 $345, 933.05 $375, 174. 28 $385, 066. 04 Total expended--_-------------------_ 56, 077. 48 307, 112. 02 484, 399. 01 376, 973. 25 361, 667. 26 Allotted.--------.------------ ----- -- 125, 000. 00 331, 220. 00 745, 328. 61 119, 351. 26 689, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-_____-----__-______-__ $100, 647. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935______ _________ $329, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909__ 360, 000. 00 689, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----___---------------------- 789, 647. 47 Gross amount expended_------------------------ $417, 719.74 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 56, 052. 48 361, 667.26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 427, 980. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_--------------$70, 425.92 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------__- 34, 869. 70 105, 295. 62 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------- -__--- 322, 684. 59 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935___------- ----------------- , 315. 41 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 -------------- 329, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - - - - - -, - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 2 - - 548, 500.00 1 Includes $329,000 maintenance and improvement funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 959 3. OPERATING SNAG AND DREDGE BOATS ON UPPER MISSISSIPPI, ILLINOIS, AND MINNESOTA RIVERS See report, Operating Snagboats on Upper Mississippi River and Tributaries, page 921. 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $52,854.73; expendi- tures were $50,346.87. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, in- cluding accounts receivable, $59,383.55, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The sum of $55,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial swummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- $326, 241. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ----------- 326, 241. 71 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ..---- ---- ---------- 67 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----------------------326, 242. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935___------------------------- 3, 282. 17 Net total expenditures -------------------- 322, 960.21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- -__---------------------- 59, 382. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 382, 343. 09 .-------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .------------------------------- Cost of maintenance_ ______ ___ ___ -_ _- $87, 005. 02 $41, 493. 96 $80, 431. 41 $55, 225. 34 $52,854.73 Total expended ....... . 8, 031. 6--67 40, 457. 48 78, 536. 85 57, 402. 59 50, 346. 87 Allotted_________________ _____ 108, 172. 12 3, 000. 00 81, 430. 36 103, 740. 61 57, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_--------- ---------------- $52, 729. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934----------------------- $2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-----------------------55. 000. 00 57, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------- _ _ 109, 729. 75 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $71, 692. 62 Less: Reimbursement collected------------- $21, 341.25 Receipts from sales--------------------- 4. 50 21, 345. 75 50, 346. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------------ 59, 382. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_----------------------- 3, 303. 78 Balance available June 30, 1935----.------------------ 56, 079. 10 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------- . 67 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------- __ 56, 079. 77 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1----- ____ 55, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 23116--ENG 1935- 61 960 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 5. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT (UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION) Cost and financial swm~ary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- $148, 420. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------- ----- 9, 618. 36 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-----------------------158, 039. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 4,229. 58 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 153, 809. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 80, 948. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 234, 758. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended.........------------------------................------- --------.....--------------- $153,809. 74 ................---- Allotted---------- -- ------------------------------------------------- 234, 758. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 - ---------------------------------------- $69, 330. 00 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts---------------- 165, 428.19 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------234, 758. 19 Gross amount expended------------ ------------ $225,256. 67 Less: Reimbursements collected---------- $71, 291. 98 Receipts from sales------------------ 154. 95 71, 446. 93 153, 809. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 80, 948. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------- $6,091. 74 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 21, 254. 66 27, 346. 40 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------53, 602. 05 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 9,618. 36 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------------63, 220.41 6. 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 and $15,710.87 for mainte- nance, a total of $233,944.41. (For further details see p. 1940 of Annual Report for 1915.) 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 961 (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 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 1930, is $614,300, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but including $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 2 coal wharves, 1 salt wharf, I 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 facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 971 tons of riprap stone was placed along the lake side of the breakwater and on the harbor side of the south pier, by contract, at a cost of $4,541.44, all maintenance. Total expenditures were $4,562.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 90 percent complete. The north pier and east revetment were com- pleted in 1904 and the south pier in 1909. The outer 600 feet of breakwater was completed in 1904 and its shore-arm extension in 1931. All structures are in good condition. The controlling mid- channel depths are 17.4 feet in the entrance channel and 16.9 feet in the basin. Depths are based on soundings taken June 1935 and are referred to low-water datum. The mean water level in June 1935 was 0.09 foot below datum. The work remaining to be done to com- plete the project is dredging to enlarge the inner basin and dredg- ing near the outer end of the entrance piers. 962 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The total cost was $1,284,164.73, of which $533,524.82 was for new work and $750,639.91 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $1,284,182.80. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------- $1. 2 Maintenance: Dredging entrance channel and basin, with Government plant, fall of 1935 or spring of 1936 8, 030. 00 Riprapping piers and breakwaters, by contract, fall of 1935 ___ 4, 970. 00 13, 000. 00 Total-----------------------1----------------------------3, 001. 25 Dredging is necessary to maintain the project depth in the entrance channel and basin. Minor repairs to the piers and breakwater will be required. Project dimensions should be obtained in the area near the harbor entrance and in the turning basin. The additional sum of $35,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Dredging near harbor entrance with Government plant, fall of 1936-------------------------------------------------- $15, 000 Dredging to enlarge inner basin with Government plant, fall of 1936---------------------------------------------------10, 000 25, 000 Maintenance: Dredging entrance channel, with Government plant, spring of 1937_ 8, 000 Repairs to piers and breakwater by contract or with Government plant during the fiscal year 1937----------------------------- 2, 000 10, 000 Total------------- ---- 35, 000 Cost and financial summmnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 $751, 758. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_______--_______________ 766, 350. 78 Tptal cost of permanent work to June 30. 1935---------- , 518, 109. 14 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 19. 32 Net total cost to June 30, 1935___._______--______-__ 1, 518. 128. 46 Minus.accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 1.25 Net total expenditures_-------------------------- 1, 518, 127. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------ 13, 001. 25 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 531,128. 40 1--------------, Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_ - - _ - . - - - - $33, 175. 95 $190, 034. 48 ....... ....... ...... Cost of maintenance________________ 90, 575. 70 75, 040. 25 $71, 601. 26 $4, 934.06 $4, 541. 44 Total cost 123, 751. 65 265, 074. 73 71, 601. 26 4, 934. 06 4, 541. 44 Total expended----_ - ----- 99, 073. 68 306, 279. 80 58, 970. 32 9,332. 40 4, 562. 15 Allotted _ ..--..------ ------- 306, 000. 00 39, 000. 00 41, 454. 00 6,500. 00 6,081.93 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 963 3Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------- $11, 481. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------------------------- ----------------- 13, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---- --------------------- 24, 481. 47 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 6, 918. 07 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 17, 563. 40 Gross amount expended________________________--- $4, 720. 00 Less reimbursements collected_- ----- -- __________ - - 157. 85 4, 562. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 13, 001. 25 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 471. 37 6________________----- Balance available June 30, 1935________________________ 6, 529. 88 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_______________ _ 50, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 1 25, 000. 00 For maintenance 1---------------- 10, 000. 00 Total ' _____- 35, 000. 00, 7. CHICAGO HARBOR, ILL. Location.- Northeastern Illinois, near the southern end of Lake Michigan; 85 miles in a southerly direction from Milwaukee, Wis. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 752.) Previous projects.--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 fur ther details see p. 1941 of Annual Report for 1915.) Existing pro ject.-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 extension built of rubble mound 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 foot due to wind and difference in barometric pressures occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infrequent intervals. 1Exclusive of available funds. 964 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 maintenance 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.- Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The outer harbor terminals consist of 2 slips, 1 opening off from the main river and 1 opening off from the inner basin; wharves, fronting on the river itself, and a municipal 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 the fiscal year.-Rebuilding the superstructure of the inner breakwater with concrete by hired labor and Government plant was continued, and the final 1,926.75 feet were recapped to complete the work. Concrete parapet was placed on 300 feet which had been recapped in 1933. A total of 5,922 cubic yards of concrete was placed during the year. A total of 1,056.75 linear feet of breakwater was riprapped with stone obtained from the crib filling. The cost was $88,343.96. A total of 8,548.43 tons of riprap stone was placed along the slopes of the rubble-mound breakwater, by contract, at a cost of $26,145.65. A total of 82,844 cubic yards (place measurement) of material was removed from the outer harbor to restore project depth, by contract, at a cost of $54,058.03. The total cost was $168,547.64, all maintenance. Total expenditures were $73,077.42. 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 construc- tion of parallel entrance piers and dredging a channel 190 to 470 feet in width to a depth of 21 feet below datum. The northerly arm of the inner breakwater (timber completed in 1874; concrete superstructure completed in 1934) is in good condition. The south- erly arm (timber, 2,500 feet, completed in 1880; concrete super- structure completed in 1930) is in good condition. The exterior breakwater (timber, 5,413 feet, completed in 1889; concrete super- structure completed in 1930) is in good condition, but some crib- filling stone and riprap stone probably will be required. The south- erly 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, RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 965 completed in 1923) have undergone deterioration to some extent in the rubble-mound portions where a number of deck stones have disintegrated. The north pier (concrete superstructure, 975 feet, completed in 1908) is in good condition. The controlling depth is 21 feet, based upon soundings taken in May 1935 and referred to low-water datum. The mean water level in June 1935 was 0.09 foot below datum. The total cost was $5,205,658.21, of which $3,409,- 844.22 was for new work and $1,795,813.99 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $5,220,529.16. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------------$38, 221.69 Maintenance: Repairing and riprapping breakwaters, by contract during fall of 1935 8, 161.42 1------------------------------- Total ---------------- , 383. 11; 56--- Further repairs to the breakwaters will be required. The addi- tional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended for this purpose by contract during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------- $3, 855, 849. 22 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 795, 813. 99 1------------------.----- 1, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 5, 651, 663. 21 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 8, 126. 05 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------------------- 5, 659, 789. 26 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 44, 966. 59 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------------------ 5, 704, 755. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 38, 221. 69 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 5, 666, 534. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_--______________ 11, 416. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------5, 677, 950. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work- - - -------------------------- ------------------------ Cost of maintenance..........-----------------$257, 873. 83 $28, 158. 89 $119,565. 16 $194, 195. 32 $168, 547. 64 Total expended--------------......................... 239, 153. 81 20, 983. 04 122, 434. 19 147, 815. 38 73, 077.42 Allotted---------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 -820. 29 228, 721. 00 214, 268. 94 -117, 890. 07 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___--------------------------- $202, 384. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ...---------------.... $6, 600. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------___ 28, 000. 00 - - 34, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------_ 236, 984. 01 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--------------152, 490. 07 Net amount to be accounted for---__-------------- 84, 493. 94 966 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended-___ $277, 377. 20 Less- Reimbursements collected --- $124, 500. 63 Receipts from sales_ --- 79, 799. 15 204, 299. 78 $73, 077. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 11, 416. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ___ $39, 169. 99 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 3, 356. 2'0 42. 526. 19 Balance available June 30, 1935___ -31, 109. 67 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _ ----------- 44, 966. 59 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 13, 856. 92 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 _ 30, 1937, for maintenance -____ _-_ _ _____--____--- 10. 000. 00 8. 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. 752.) For description see page 1467 of Annual Report for 1932. 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. Esting 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. All depths are referred to low-water datum 2 for Lake Michigan, with due allowance for hydraulic grade resulting from the drainage canal. 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.); 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 See report Chicago Harbor for elevation of datum. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 967 and the act of March 2, 1919, which eliminated all work except maintenance of those portions described (H. Doe. No. 1294, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1914, opposite page 2928. Local cooperation.-Complied with. Termninal 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. Except for the newly completed State of Illinois barge ter- minal and elevator at Damen Avenue on the South Branch (men- tioned in terminal facilities on the Illinois River), there are no publicly owned docks, wharves, or other terminal facilities on the main river or its branches. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 132,257 cubic yards (place measurement) of material was removed by contract from the North Branch, North Branch Canal, and North Branch Turning basin at a cost of $72,950.44. The total cost was $72,950.44, all maintenance. Total expenditures were $72,983.31. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was coin- pleted in 1914 at a saving of $265,921 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths are as follows: In the Main River, 21 feet; in the North Branch up to the North Branch Turning Basin, 20.4 feet; in the North Branch Canal. 18 feet; and in the North Branch Turning Basin, 18 feet in the northerly portion, 20.6 feet near the center, and 19.6 feet in the westerly portion thereof. Depths are based upon soundings taken in March and April 1935 and are referred to low-- water datum. The mean water level in June 1935 was 0.09 foot below 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 $1,285,421.27, of which $544,678.70 was for new work and $740,742.57 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $1,285,421.27. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $15,750.33, will be applied to maintenance dredging by contract during the fall of 1935. Dredging to maintain project depth in the river will be necessary. The additional sum of $55,000 can be profitably expended for this purpose by contract during the summer of 1936. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_______________-- $1, 500, 564. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 _ _- _ 850, 205. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- - 2, 350, 769. 69 Net total expenditures________-- _2, -_ -- 350, 769. 9 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------- -------- 15, 750. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 2, 366, 520. 02 968 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARM Y, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work - ---- --- - --- - - --- - --- - ------ Cost of maintenance------------------ $93, 257. 15 $462. 70 $227. 48 $14, 982. 40 $72, 950.44 Total expended-------- ---------------- 89, 463. 41 4, 258. 92 178. 04 14, 998. 97 72, 983. 31 Allotted----------------- --------- ---- I 76,400.00 -10,889.02 __---------. 92,954.44 4,700.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $84, 033.64 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ------------------------------------------ 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 99, 033. 64 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 10, 300. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ________ ______________ 88, 733. 64 Gross amount expended------------------------- $75, 681. 21 Less reimbursements collected____________________ 2, 697. 90 72, 983. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------- 15, 750. 33 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - -- --- -- - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance _ _ __ 55, 000. 00 9. CALUMET HARBOR AND RIVER, ILL. AND IND. Location.-Northeastern Illinois (Cook County), near the south- ern 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, except for a part of the breakwater and of the anchorage behind same, which are in Indiana. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 755.) For description see page 1471 of Annual Report for 1932. 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) An outer harbor protected by two breakwaters, one (timber cribs) ex- tending from the shore due east 4,400 feet, thence southeasterly 2,500 feet, and the other a detached breakwater 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 2 between existing bulkheads to the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. bridge near the original shore line. ' Exclusive of available funds. 2 Low-water datum for Lake Michigan (see report Chicago Harbor), to which all depths at this harbor are referred. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 969 (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 improvement. (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 carriers, and each of the same depth as the adjacent channel. 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 1935, is $8,503,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $125,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The 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 act of June 13, 1902. The act of March 3, 1905, provided for the five turning basins (H. Doc. No. 172, 58th Cong., 2d sess.). The act June 25, 1910, pro- vided for a 20-foot depth from One Hundred and Twenty-second Street to The Forks with turning basin (H. Doc. No. 349, 60th Cong., 1st sess.), widening the outer end of entrance channel was authorized by 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 Calumet Harbor and Calumet River, Ill., and Ind. The act of August 30, 1935, authorized the construction of the de- tached breakwater, dredging of the outer harbor to 26 feet, deepen- ing the entrance channel to 26 feet, the deepening of the Calumet River channel to 25 feet up to the Semet Solvay wharf; to 23 feet through the rock section in the vicinity of One Hundred and Elev- enth and One Hundred and Fourteenth Streets; to 21 feet to One Hundred and Twenty-second Street; and to 21.5 feet to the head of the improvement; the widening and straightening of the Calumet River channel except through the rock cut, to 20 feet from the bulk- head lines now or hereafter established, and the deepening of the five turning basins to the same depth as the adjacent channel (H. Doc. No. 494, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). The breakwater construction was authorized September 6, 1933, and dredging outer harbor was au- thorized on December 16, 1933, by the Public Works Administration prior to inclusion in the River and Harbor Act of 1935. The lat- est published maps appear in House Document No. 494, Seventy- second Congress, second session. Local coopercation.-The act of March 3, 1905, required as a con- dition precedent to Federal expenditures upon any one of the five 970 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY , 1935 turning basins the donation to the United States of the land neces- sary for that turning basin and have either provided any necessary bulkheads or have released the United States from all damage to adjacent lands by reason of the excavation. 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. The act of August 30, 1935, provided that the widening of the channel at any locality or the future excavation of a, turning basin shall not be commenced until local interests have furnished, free of cost to the United States, the lands or easements necessary for such widening or excavation and have either provided any necessary bulkheads, or have released the United States from all damage to adjacent lands by reason of the excavation. Operations and results during fiscal year--Regular funds.-None. Total expenditures were $1,444.68. Public Works funds.-A total of 1,766,225 cubic yards of material was dredged from the outer harbor by contract at a cost of $682,- 059.39. The work is about 65 percent completed. The construction of 5,020 feet of steel sheet pile cellular-type breakwater, by contract, was resumed on September 10, 1934, after being halted by labor dis- turbances. The two cells previously wrecked by storms, while in an incompleted stage, were subsequently removed. Of the 131 cells required for the work, 84 cells, or about 3,330 linear feet, have been driven and filled. A total of 203,978 tons of tilling stone has been placed. The work is 49.5 percent completed. The steel sheet piling for the breakwater was purchased by the United States. The cost of the breakwater (including the piling) was $732'274.95. The total cost was $1,414,334.34, all for new work. Total expenditures were $985,697.75. The total cost, all funds, was $1,414,334.34, all new work. The total expenditures were $987,142.43. Condition at end of fiscal yea.-The existing project is 45.2 per- cent completed. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the construction of turning basins nos. 2 and 4, dredging portions of the outer harbor, and deepening, widening, and straight- ening the Calumet River. The widening of the channel at any locality or the future excavation of a turning basin will not be com- menced until local interests have furnished, free of cost to the United States, the lands or easements necessary for such widening or excavation and have either provided any necessary bulkheads or have released the United States from all damage to adjacent lands by reason of the excavation. The breakwater (completed in 1904; con- crete superstructure completed in 1924) is in good condition. 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 23 feet. The controlling depth in the river is about 19.5 feet up to RIVERS AND IIARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 971 the plant of the General Chemical Co., about 4.2 miles above the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway bridge, thence about 18 feet to Turning Basin No. 5, at the upper end of the project. Depths in Turning Basin No. 5 very from 16 to 20 feet, averaging about 19 feet. Depths are based on soundings taken in March and April 1935. The mean water level in June 1935 was 0.09 foot below datum. The head of navigation for commercial vessels is at The Forks, the present limit of Government improvement. Dredging in the outer harbor has produced the project depth of 26 feet over an area of about 8,500,000 square feet. The work is about 25 percent completed. Depths in the portion to be dredged vary from 13 to 27.5 feet. The first two steel sheet pile cells, which were driven by the contractor for the construction of the breakwater, were wrecked by wave action on June 6, 1934, and subsequently removed. The construction of the cellular type steel sheet pile breakwater is 49.5 percent completed, and is in good condition. Regdlar funds.-The total cost was $3,698,349.11, of which $1,947,308.07 was for new work and $1,751,041.04 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $3,699,793.79. Public Works funds.-The total cost was $1,874,498.19, all for new work. Total expenditures were $1,378,785.93. The grand total cost, all funds, was $5,572,847.30, of which $3,821,- 806.26 was for new work and $1,751,041.04 for maintenance. The grand total expenditures were $5,078,579.72. Proposed opertions.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, will be applied as follows: Maintenance and improvement funds: Maintenance: Dredging river, by contract, fall of 1935 ----- $69, 264. 39 Public Works finds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935___-- 517, 531. 14 New work: Completing the construction of a breakwater approximately 5,020 feet long, under exist- ing contract, about Sept. 1, 1935-____-- $710. 000. 00 Completing dredging outer harbor, section No. 1, under existing contract, about Nov. 1, 1935-------------- -------- 205, 000.00 Completing dredging outer harbor, section No. 2, under existing contract, about Nov. 1, 1935 ---- ___ -- -- 246, 000.00 Dredging a portion of sections 3 and 4, outer harbor, by contract and hired labor, Au- ------------------ gust 1935 to July 1937_____ 495, 157. 79 1, 656,157. 79 Total, Public Works funds 2, 173, 688. 93 Sections 3 and 4 of the outer harbor which will be protected by the breakwater now under construction, and the section of the outer harbor in front of the Illinois Steel Co., should be dredged to coin- plete the harbor of refuge. Dredging to maintain project depth in the river and minor repairs to the piers and breakwater will be necessary. 972 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $1,098,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work : Complete dredging outer harbor, sections 3 and 4, by --------- contract___ ----------------------- $600, 000 Dredging outer harbor in front of Illinois Steel Co __ 440, 000 --- $1, 040, 000 Maintenance: Dredging, by contract, summer of 1936_ ____-______ 55, 000 Repairs to piers and breakwaters by contract or with Government plant during the fiscal year 1936------ 3, 000 58, 000 Total 098, 000 1------------------------------ Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935___--___-- -- $2, 803, 281. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- 1, 796, 271. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 -------- 4, 599, 552.62 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 1, 444. 68 Net total cost to June 30, 1935- --------------- 4, 600, 997. 30 Net total expenditures ----------------- ---------------- 4, 600, 997. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------...- _____ - 69, 264. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ------------- 4, 670, 261. 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .....- --------- Cost of maintenance__ ---------- ___,._$396,478.98 $12, 874. 14 $62, 276. 63 Total expended....----------- ----------- 383, 075. 12 26, 651.66 62, 276.63 ------------ $1, 444. 68 Allotted- .--------------------------- 413, 000. 00 -18,753. 73 45, 514.77 $19, 300. 00 40, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $30, 209. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935------ ------------------------------ 68, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for --- -- ______----___---98, 709. 07 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 28, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-... ____ 70, 709. 07 Gross amount expended --_----------------- - $1, 447.94 Less reimbursements collected ------ __-- _____- 3. 26 1, 444. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------- 69, 264. 39 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --- -- _______- --- 3, 100, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work - - -- - - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- 1, 040, 000. 00 For maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 58, 000. 00 Total-- ------------------ - 1, 098, 000. 00 'Jixclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL.1 DISTRICT 973 PUBLIO WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 --------. ____ ____ $1, 874, 498. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935____ __ ___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 1, 874, 498. 19 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-.........__ 21, 183. 00 ------------------- Net total cost to June 30, 1935_ 1, 895, 681. 19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935__-------- ---- 635. 88 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_- - - -____-- ------ 1, 896, 317. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__---___---------- ---- 517, 531. 14 Net total expenditures-__----- __-_- _ -_ 1, 378, 785. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------- --------------- 2, 173, 053. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 3, 551, 838. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_ _ ___--_-----------_--_----- .... _ ..... ..... $460, 163. 85 $1, 414, 334. 34 Cost of maintenance ........... ....-------------------------------- Total expended............-----------------...------------------------ -------------- 393, 088. 18 985, 697. 75 Allotted..........---------------------------------------------------..............---------- 3, 058, 700. 00 493, 138. 98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ .......... _._..._. $2, 665, 611. 82 Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933-- - -------- - -- $3, 138. 98 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934--------- --- 490, 000. 00 493, 138. 98 Amount to be accounted for-- ------- -------- -- 3, 158, 750. 80 Gross amount expended _________________-- - -$1,011,730. 56 Less reimbursements collected .-----..------- 26, 032. 81 985, 697. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------ ___---__- - 2, 173, 053.05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ____________ $624, 006. 96 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------- 1, 057, 178. 51 1, 681, 185. 47 Balance available June 30, 1935 __--_____ 491, 867. 58 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ___- __ __-------__-__ _ 635. 88 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------- __ -- 492, 503.46 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CALUMET HARBOR AND RIV R Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- $4, 677, 779. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------__________ __ 1, 796, 271. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_.__----__ 6, 474, 050. 81 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 __________ 22, 627. 68 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_-------------------__ 6, 496, 678. 49 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_---- ---------- _____- - 635. 88 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------6---------- - 6, 497, 314. 37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ------------------ -__ 517, 531. 14 Net total expenditures.-.- -------------------- -. 5, 979, 783. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----- - - ___ 2, 242, 317. 44 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 8, 222, 100. 67 974 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work............. $460, 163. 85 $1,414,334.34 Cost of maintenance ........... $396, 478. 98 $12, 874. 14 $62, 276. 63 Total cost ...... ----------396, 478. 98 12, 874. 14 62, 276. 63 460, 163. 85 1, 414, 334. 34 Total expended _ -- 383, 075. 12 26, 651. 66 62, 276.63 393, 088. 18 987, 142. 43 Allotted- - - - - - - - 413, 000. 00 -18, 753. 73 45, 514. 77 3, 078,000.00 533, 638. 98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ ---------- $2, 695, 820. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 68, 500. 00 $------------------ Amount allotted from National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933-------------------- 3, 138. 98 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934_ 490, 000. 00, 561, 638. 98 Amount to be accounted for__ 3, 257, 459. 87 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___ 28, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for___- ---- 3, 229, 459. 87 Gross amount expended_______________________ $1,013,178. 50 Less reimbursements collected___ 261, 036. 07 - 7 987, 142. 43 2A' 317 4AA Balance unexpended June 30, 1935____ _ ____ - ; , # , cl l. i Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 _____________ $024, 006. 96 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ....-- 1, 057, 178. 51 1, 681, 185. 47 Balance available June 30, 1935_ --- 561, 131.97 Accounts receivable June 30, 19135_____________ 635.88 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_ -- 561,767. 85 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion _ of existing project .__ __----- - ------ 3, 100, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work __-------------------------- 1, 040, 000. 00 For maintenance --------------------------- 58, 000. 00 Total L -- 1, 098, 000. 00 10. INDIANA HARBOR, IND. Locat ion.-Northwestern Indiana (Lake County), on southwest shore of Lake Michigan, 18 miles southeast of Chicago Harbor. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 755.) 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, an easterly rein- forced concrete-caisson breakwater 3,402 feet long, an extension of this latter breakwater about 2,300 feet to the north, and the construction and placing of a lighthouse crib. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 975 (b)An entrance channel generally 800 feet wide, with a depth of 28 feet at the outer end and 26 feet at the inner end. (c) Dredging the anchorage and maneuver basin in the outer harbor to a depth of 26 feet and the channel between the bulkheaded fills in the outer har- bor to a depth of 25 feet. (d) 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 dredging the Calumet Branch from the forks to One Hundred and Forty-first Street to the same width and depth. (e) A channel 22 feet deep and 160 feet wide in the Lake George Branch fromthe forks to White Oak Avenue. (f) The maintenance of a channel 20 feet deep and 80 feet wide in the remainder of the Calumet River Branch south of the north line of One Hundrea and Forty-first Street, except the removal of sewage deposits and other city refuse, after completion and acceptance from private parties. (g) The construction of a turning basin at the forks, 22 feet deep. That part of the Calumet River Branch Channel from the north line of One Hundred and Forty-first Street to the Grand Calumet River has not as yet been completed by local interests or accepted for maintenance by the United States. 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. 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. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $4,316,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $53,000. 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. Doe. No. 690, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the lighthouse crib, and for the present length and alinement of the easterly and northerly breakwaters (Riv- ers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 6, 65th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the act of March 20, 1922, modified the length of channel to be main- tained in extension to Lake George (Public, No. 176, 67th Cong.), and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the turning basin at the forks (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doec. No. 21, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The act of August 30, 1935, authorized the construction of the extension to the easterly breakwater, dredging the entrance channel and outer harbor, deepening the channel between the bulkheaded fills, and widening the main stem of the canal and the portion of the Cal- umet River Branch up to the north line of One Hundred and Forty- first Street. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 29, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) The extension of the outer breakwater was authorized September 6, 1933, and dredging the outer harbor and entrance channel was authorized July 25, 1934, by the Public Works Adminis- tration prior to inclusion in the River and Harbor Act of 1935. The latest published maps are in the last-mentioned document. The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, authorized the Sec- retary of War to modify the project so far as relates to length and 23116-NG 1935---- 62 976 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 alinement of breakwaters and to sell to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. approximately 1,180 linear feet of the shoreward end of the existing north breakwater for the sum of $90,000, and apply this sum to the extension of the east breakwater. The sale was consum- mated and the amount credited to the appropriation September 20, 1925. The act of June 30, 1932 (Pub., No. 219, 72d Cong.), authorized the Secretary of War to sell to the Inland Steel Co. approximately 1,903 feet of the southerly end of the existing east breakwater, sub- ject 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. The sale was consummated and quit- claim deed was given the Inland Steel Co. on December 27, 1933. Local cooperation.-The act of August 30, 1935, provides that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for the acquiring of any lands required for the purpose of the improvement, that the enlargement of any section of the Indiana Harbor Canal shall not be undertaken until local interests have furnished through that section a right-of-way 300 feet wide, increased to 350 feet between the old turning basin and Canal Street, have constructed substantial bulkheads on both sides of the channel in that section, and have modified existing wharves and bulkheads as necessary to afford a clear width of 300 feet. Prior requirements have been fully com- plied 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 con- struction companies. The wharves now in use are fully equipped and are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds.-A total of 153,480 cubic yards (place measurement) of material was removed from the Indiana Harbor Canal and the turning basin at The Forks, by contract, to restore the project depth, at a cost of $80,660.34. The total cost was $80,660.34, all maintenance. Total expenditures were $80,646.82. Public Works funds.-The construction of the rubble-mound breakwater (2,320 feet in length), by contract, has progressed to a stage where all of the core "A" stone and core " C " stone have been placed (63,446 tons of core "A" and 36,852 tons of core " C " stone placed this year) ; 90,205 tons of covering " B " stone and 8,496 tons of toe-protection stone have also been placed, and the steel sheet piling circular cell at the end for a lighthouse foundation has been completed. Other features of the work are well advanced. The cost was $693,867.36. A total of 139,526 cubic yards (place measure- ment) of material was removed from the entrance channel to the canal, by contract, to establish the project depth. The cost was $63,561.12. The total cost wa,s $757,428.48, all new work. The total expenditures were $653,321.91. The total cost, all funds, was $838,088.82, of which $757,428.48 was for new work and $80,660.34 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $733,968.73. RIVERS AND IHARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 977 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 62 percent completed. The north breakwater (rubble mound, 2,520 feet, com- pleted in 1922), is in fair condition. Settlement of cap and slope stone has occurred in several places and will require rebuilding. Theeast breakwater (concrete caisson, 3,402 feet, completed in 1926), is in good condition, with the exception of portions of the super- structure, which have disintegrated to some extent. Depths in the entrance channel to the outer harbor vary from 191/2 feet to 30 feet, based upon soundings taken in July, August, and September 1934. Depths in the outer harbor channel vary from 22 to 28 feet. Dredg- ing to produce a depth of 25 feet in the entrance channel to the canal (between the steel companies) is in progress, and the con- trolling depth at the end of the fiscal year was about 24 feet, except for a small area located near the Inland Steel Co. dock, and about 1,400 to 1,500 feet from the harbor. The controlling depth in the canal to The Forks is about 22 feet. Depths in the turning basin at The Forks vary from 18 to 25 feet. In the Calumet River Branch depths vary from 3.3 to 17.8 feet in the section from the turning basin to a point 550 feet south, and from that point to One Hun- dred and Forty-first Street from 3 to 5 feet. The controlling depth in the Lake George Branch is 18 feet for a distance of about 1,400 feet and 17 feet above that point. Depths are based upon soundings taken in March, April, May, and June 1935, except for the entrance channel to the outer harbor as mentioned above, and are referred to low-water datum. The mean level in June 1935 was 0.09 feet below datum. The head of navigation for commercial vessels isat the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Bridge on the Lake George Branch, about 3 miles from the outer harbor. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project is 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 dredging the Calumet Branch from the Forks to One Hundred and Forty-first Street to the same width and depth, and deepening and widening to full project dimensions the upper 3,700 feet of the Lake George Branch. The core "A" and covering " B " stone for the breakwater exten- sion have all been placed and the circular steel sheet pile cell at the outer end has been completed. Other phases of the work are at an advanced stage. The work is 89 percent completed and is in good condition. Dredging in the entrance channel to the canal has pro- duced the project depth over an area approximately 250 feet wide and 2,500 feet long. The work is 8.7 percent completed. Regular funds.-The total cost was $2,159,360.22, of which $1,771,- 358.03 was for new work and $388,002.19 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $2,159,346.70. Public Works funds.-The total cost was $917,981.65 for new work. Total expenditures were $776,182.68. The grand total cost, all funds, was $3,077,341.87, of which $2,689,339.68 was for new work and $388,002.19 for maintenance. The grand total expenditures were $2,935,529.38. 978 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows : Regular funds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935___ $24. 12 Maintenance: Repairs of breakwaters, by contract, during the fall of 1935 __-- -- -- 18, 810. 93 Total maintenance and improvement funds___ 18, 835. 05 Public Works funds: Accounts payable June 30, 1935___ 140, 146. 55 New York: Completing the construction of a breakwater approximately 2,320 feet long, under existing contract, about Sept. 1, 1935-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 110, 000. 00 Completing dredging outer harbor and entrance channel under existing contract, about Oct. 1, 1936 ------------- 661, 685. 11 Total new work_ ___ 911, 831. 66 Annual dredging is necessary to maintain project depth in the inner harbor canal. Additional dredging will be required in the outer harbor to complete the project. Minor repairs to the break- water will be required. The additionial sum of $177,500 can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Dredging outer harbor, by contract, summer of 1936-- -... $94, 000 Maintenance: Dredging inner harbor canal, by contract, fall of 1936 - -- - 05, 6 000 Repairs to breakwaters, by contract, or with Government plant, during the fiscal year--------------------------------------- 18, 500 Total - - -- - 1 177.500 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__ $1, 832, 025. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 .---------------------- 390, 511. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 . -...... 2, 222, 537. 17 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 10. 60 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----------------------- 2,222, 547. 77 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 24. 12 Net total expenditures__-------------___________------ 2,222, 523. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____________________________ 18, 835. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------__ 2, 2,41, 358. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ......_........_. __---- 56, 384.20 $147, 727. 56 $61, 185. 63 Cost of maintenance 19, 000. 91 13, 391.43 42, 283. 93 $80, 660. 34 Total cost............ ..... _._-- 75, 385. 11 161,118. 99 103, 469.56 80, 660.34 Total expended ......... ..... .... . 53, 183. 53 184, 749. 52 103, 469. 56 80,646. 82 Allotted .... -- . ..-..... ......... . 286, 000. 00 _---- ----- 62, 713.09 47, 700. 00 30, 500. 00 -~-- RIVERS AND HARBORS-CIIICAGO., ILL. DISTRICT 979 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------$68, 981.87 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934-----------_ --- $30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------------- 3, 500. 00 33, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----------------------------__ 102, 481. 87 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 3, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------__ 99, 481. 87 Gross amount expended -- ------ ___ $81, 375. 72 Less reimbursements collected 728. 90 80, 646. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___ 18, 835. 05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ ----- 1, 012. 27 Balance available June 30, 1935--__ 17, 822. 78 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project _ 855, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work 1 -- 94, 00000 For maintenance _ 83, 500. 00 Total 1----------------------------------------------- 177, 500. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 - $917, 981. 05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935___ 017, 981. 65 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935- - -35,666.76 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ------ 882, 314. 89 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _ 34, 014. 34 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_ 916, 329. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935____________ 140, 146. 55 Net total expenditures 776,182.68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- 877, 817. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ 1, 654, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__- --------------- -- -- -- $160, 553. 17 $757, 428.48 Cost of maintenance__ ------------- ------------ - i ------------ Total expended . ----- ------------------ 122, 860.77 653, 321. 91 Allotted---........-- ------------------ -- -- 897, 000. 00 757, 000. 00 i I I Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $774, 139. 23 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934----------------------------------- 757, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------- _ _ 1, 531, 139. 23 1 Exclusive of available funids. 980 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended----- --------------- $683, 886. 77 Less--- Reimbursements collected---------$30, 563. 76 Receipts from sales------------- 1. 10 30, 564. 86 $653, 321. 91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------- 877, 817.32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------- $267, 444.03 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------644, 387. 63 911, 831.66 Balance available June 30, 1935----------------------34, 014. 34 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 34, 014. 34 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR INDIANA HARBOR, IND. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $2, 750, 007. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------...----------------- 390, 511. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----- ---- 3, 140, 518. 82 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 - - -35, 656.16 Net total cost to June 30, 1935---------------------- 3, 104, 862. 66 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 34, 014. 34 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------------------- 3, 138, 877. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 140, 170. 67 Net total expenditures ___-_----- __----___- 2, 998, 706. 33 -- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_---------- 11--- --- - 893, 652. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 3, 895, 358. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work .___ -........... $56,384.20 $147, 727. 56 $61, 185.63 $160, 553. 17 $757, 428.48 Cost of maintenance .... 19, 000. 91 13, 391.43 42, 283. 93 ------------ 80, 660.34 Total cost-.........................- 75, 385. 11 161,118. 99 103, 469. 56 160, 553.17 838, 088. 82 Total expended.....-................... 53, 183. 53 184, 749. 52 103, 469. 56 122, 860. 77 733, 968. 73 Allotted - -..-..-. . . -... -286, 000. 00----- ........... 62,713. 09 944, 700.00.00 787, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ___-------------------------- $843, 121.10 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934-- - - __----$30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------- 3,500. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934-- . -.- ---------- - 757, 000.00 790, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 1, 633, 621.10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--3-------------- 3, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for --------- __- 630, 621. 10 -1,1____- Gross amount expended_________------------- $765,262.49 Less- Reimbursements collected --------- $31, 292.66 Receipts from sales -------------- 1.10 31, 293. 76 733, 968. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_- --------------- 896, 652.37 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 981 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------$268, 456. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 644, 387. 63 $912, 843. 93 Balance available June 30, 1935-------- ---------- -16,191. 56 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-- --- __----- __ - 34, 014. 34 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------- 17, 822. 78 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 855, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work --------------------------------------- 94, 000. 00 For maintenance 1-- ---------- __-- 83, 500. 00 Total 1------------------- 177, 500. 00 11. MICHIGAN CITY HARBOR, IND. Location.-Northwestern Indiana (in La Porte County), on the southeasterly shore of Lake Michigan, 38 miles in a southeasterly direction from Chicago Harbor. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 75.) For description see page 1482 of Annual Report for 1932. Previous 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) 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. (b) The repair and restoration of the westerly 1,000 feet of the old east breakwater. (c) Dredging an anchorage shoreward of the restored section to a depth of 12 feet in the northerly portion and 8 feet in the southerly portion. (d) Enlarging the entrance to this basin through the east pier to a width of 66 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 baro- metric pressures, occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infre- quent intervals. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $1,220,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,000. The existing project is based on the following reports and river and harbor acts: The " east breakwater " and " old east pier " en- closing 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 engi- 1Exclusive of available funds. 982 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEES, U. S. ARMY, 1935 neers 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 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 break- water, and the abandonment of the old breakwater and pier enclosing the harbor basin (H. Doe. No. 279, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The act of August 30, 1935, authorized the repair and iestoration of 1,000 feet of the old east breakwater, dredging the outer basin, and en- larging the entrance to the basin through the east pier. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 34, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) For latest published map see the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-The act of August 30, 1935, provided that the dredging of the outer basin is subject to the condition that local interests furnish suitable areas for the disposal of dredged materials, free of cost to the United States. Prior requirements have been fully 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 dredge Kewaunee removed 40.500 cubic yards (scow measurement) from the outer har- bor and Trail Creek to restore project depth at a cost of $12,743.58. This work was done by hired labor and Government plant. A total of 1,069 tons of riprap stone was placed on both sides of the de- tached breakwater, by contract, at a cost of $5,016.58. The total cost and expenditure was $17,760.16, all maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 93.5 percent completed. 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 North- ern Indiana Public Service Co. under Secretary of War permit, and the westerly 1,000 feet of the old east breakwater, which is to be repaired. The controlling depth at the harbor entrance is 15 feet. Depths in the entrance channel up to a point just below the Franklin Street Bridge vary from 17.5 to 21 feet. Between the point. below the Franklin Street Bridge and the bend immediately below the Michigan Central Railroad bridge, the controlling depth is 12 feet. From the latter point to the head of the project is 8.5 feet. The controlling depth at the entrance to the outer basin is about 6 feet. Depths are based upon soundings taken in April and May 1934, and are referred to low-water datum. Since soundings were taken, 40,500 cubic yards of material have been removed from the channel below the Franklin Street Bridge. The mean water level in June RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 983 1935 was 0.09 feet below datum. The head of navigation for com- mercial 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 work remaining to be done to complete the project is the repair and restoration of the westerly 1,000 feet of the old east breakwater, dredging an anchorage shoreward of the restored sec- tion to a depth of 12 feet in the northerly section and 8 feet in the southerly section, and enlarging the entrance to this basin through the east pier to a width of 66 feet. The total cost was $2,126,299.11, of which $1,139,906.39 was for new work and $986,392.72 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $2,126,299.11. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows : Maintenance : Dredging with Government plant, spring of 1936--------------- $5, 700. 00 Repairs to piers and breakwater, by contract or with Government plant, during fiscal year---------------- 804. 38 Total__ _-- __-_ 6, 504.38 Dredging in the outer basin, rebuilding the old east breakwater, and enlarging the entrance gap to the outer basin are required to complete the project. Dredging will be necessary to maintain project depth in the channels. Minor repairs to the piers and breakwater will be required. The additional sum of $92,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: New work: Dredging outer basin--------------------------------- $60, 000 Rebuilding old east breakwater-------------------------10, 500 Enlarging entrance gap to outer basin------------------- , 500 $80, 000 Maintenance : Dredging with Government plant, summer of 1936-------- 8, 000 Repairs to piers and breakwater, by contract or with Government plant, during fiscal year -------- ----- 4, 000 12, 000 Total------------ --------------------------------------- 92, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------____--$1, 427, 295. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------------- 986, 392. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 193,5--------- 2, 413, 688. 08 Net total expenditures--------------------------------2, 413, 688. 08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 , 504. 38 6----------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 2, 420, 192. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_------ - Cost of maintenance _ -- $164, 006. 55 $95, 127. 90 $7,056. 73 - - . $17, 760. 16 Total expended-------------------- 159, 674. 57 94, 520. 68 1, 144. 12 $5, 912. 61 17, 760. 16 Allotted - .- - - - 113, 000. 00 -41, 000. 00 -21, 025. 90 14, 300. 00 7, 700. 00 984 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS1 U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-_--_-----------_----- .$16, 564. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935 ------------------------------------------- 7, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 24, 264. 54 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $18, 174. 01 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------ 413. 85 17, 760. 16 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------6----- , 504. 38 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -------------- ------------------------- 80, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work 1----------------- 80, 000. 00 - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - - For maintenance 1 - - -- - - 12, 000. 00 Total 1----------------------92, 000. 00 12. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $21,467.82; expendi- tures were $20,273.48. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, $35,195.11, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The addi- tional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- $131, 356. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------- 131, 356. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 2, 427. 55 Net total expenditures---------- 928. 57 1---------------------28, Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --------------------------- 35, 195. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 164, 123. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 C ost of new w ork- - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -. . . . . Cost of maintenance $12, 005. 43 .----------------- $24, 056. 79 $21, 343. 81 $19, 065. 88 $21, 467. 82 Total cost------- --------------- 12, 005. 43 24, 056. 79 21, 343. 81 19, 065. 88 21,467. 82 Total expended ---------------------- 12, 340. 74 24, 036. 79 21, 162. 53 18, 069. 97 20, 273.48 Allotted------ ---------------------- 29, 230. 00 2, 000. 00 23, 232. 23 40, 411.45 30, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO., ILL., DISTRICT 985 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 $25, 468. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934------- ____ -_____ $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-----------------------25', 000. 00 30, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----------------------_,_ 55, 468. 59 Gross amount expended-.------------------------ $34, 979. 07 Less reimbursements collected__--____________- -__ 14, 705. 59 20, 273. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 35, 195. 11 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------- $2, 468. 94 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 3, 315. 00 5,783. 94 Balance available June 30, 1935-- _______-------__ 29,411. 17 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 1_-- _ 25, 000. 00 PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT (GREAT LAKES DIVISION) Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 _____ _____ $56, 466. 19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 8, 394. 13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_-------- - -- ___--___ 64, 860. 62 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 _ _____-__- -_______- 3, 131. 29 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 61, 729. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 --- ______-___--___ __ 47, 816. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------___-- 109, 545. 95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended ___..------------------------------- ...... $61, 729. 33 Allotted... ......----------------------------------------------------------------- 109, 545. 95 Transferred from maintenance and improvement, Chicago Harbor, Ill_ $68, 405. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ----------------------------------------- 41, 140. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------109, 545.95 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $97, 383. 13 Less reimbursements collected -- ____- _______-- 35, 653. 80 61, 729. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935______------ ---------- 47, 816.62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__----------------_ $4, 631. 34 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------5, 100. 00 9, 731. 34 Balance available June 30, 1935_---------------------- 38, 085. 28 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_______________------------ 8, 394. 43 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------- _ 46, 479. 71 1 Exclusive of available funds. 986 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act to Congress Document no. Recommenda- to Congress tion Burns Ditch Harbor, River and Hja r bor Ind. Committee resolu- tion, July 16, 1935. Calumet River, Little River and Harbor . Calumet River, Committee resolu- Grand Calumet tion; May 10, 1934. River, and Sag Chan- nel, Ill., and Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal, Ind. Illinois Waterway and River and Har bor waterway from Lake Committee resolu- Michigan to Missis- tion, June 15, 1934. sippi River. Michigan City Harbor, River and Harbor Apr. 22,1935 River and Har bor Favorable. Ind. Committee resolu- Committee, 34 (74th tion, Oct. 10, 1933. Cong., 1st sess.) New Buffalo, Mich-.... River and Harbor . Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Wilmette Harbor, Ill .... do.... IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT The improvement of the Missouri River and its tributaries from Hermann, Mo. (about mile 97 1), to Rulo, Nebr. (about mile 538 2) in under the jurisdiction of the Kansas City district. The improvement of that section of the Missouri River from its mouth to Hermann, Mo., is under the jurisdiction of the St. Louis district. That section of the Missouri River from Kansas City, Mo., to Rulo, Nebr., is included in report of Missouri River, Kansas City, Mo., to Sioux City, Iowa. District engineer: Capt. O. E. Walsh, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. 2. Missouri River, Kansas City to mouth _____ Missouri River, Kansas City, 987 4. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) 5. Other projects for which no --- 997 Mo., to Rulo, Nebr ___... 1000 estimates are submitted___ 998 3. Opesating and care of Lock 6. Plant allotment____- 999 and Dam No. 1, Osage River ____- 995 MISSOURI RIVER 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 7 States to the Mississippi River, 17 miles above St. Louis. For description see page 1149, Annual Report for 1932. 1All mileage is 1932 channel mileage above the mouth unless otherwise designated. 21890 channel mileage. RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 987 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 o.f 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 1934, is $69,000,000, 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 upstream limit of the improvement at the upper end of Quindaro Bend, 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; and by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, House Document No. 238, Seventy-third Congress, authorizing completion of improvement from mouth to Sioux City, Iowa. For latest published map see page 2876 of Annual Report for 1919. 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. The total amount contributed by local interests in cooperation with the United States from 1918 to June 30, 1935, was $665,662.80, of which $8,647.11 was returned to contributors. No funds were con- tributed during the fiscal year. Work done by private interests for the benefit of the public was as follows: Kansas River bend, Mile 378.3, left bank, 25,000 cubic yards of fill made on the levee along the south side of the municipal airport. 988 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY' 1935 The work was done during the fiscal year 1935 by and at the expense of the city of Kansas City, Mo. (Period of construction and costs not available.) Kansas City reach, Mile 375.4 to 376.1, 444,760 cubic yards of material were removed from the Missouri River in front of the intake of the northeast power plant of the Kansas City Power & Light Co. by the U. S. dredge Robert McGregor, from November 17 to 23, 1934, inclusive, at a total cost of $5,374.98, all of which was reimbursed by the Kansas City Power & Light Co. 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. 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 two-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 Hermann.-New work during the year with Gov- ernment funds consisted of 40 dikes totaling 34,220 linear feet (32,619 linear feet with Public Works funds and 1,601 linear feet with regular funds) and 11 pieces of revetment totaling 20,358 linear feet (4,133 linear feet with Public Works funds and 16,225 linear feet with regular funds). In addition to completed work, there are in progress of construction under contract and by hired labor 1 dike to total about 585 linear feet and 3 pieces of revetment to total about 17,445 linear feet. Maintenance and repairs were made to 3,239 linear feet of dikes, 925 linear feet of retards, 4,178 linear feet of revetment, and 110 linear feet of revetment drains. Snag- ging operations resulted in the removal of 449 snags, 2 partially submerged boat hulls, 27 piles, 14 drift heaps, and 3,027 cubic yards of stone; 24 boulders and 50 cubic yards of stone blasted from along the bank; and 105 revetment shore piles cut off. Dredging opera- tions during the year, by the U. S. dredges Robert McGregor, Wil- liam M. Black, Merriwether Leawis, and William Clark resulted in the removal of 16,762,753 cubic yards from 20 localities at a total cost of $368,762.03, charged to new work, and 9,080,369 cubic yards from 27 localities at a total cost of $137,774.02, charged to mainte- nance. Unallocated surveys amounting to $36,761.76 were made during the fiscal year, charged to new work. The cost of stream gaging was $8,388.84, charged to maintenance. The total cost of channel marking during the fiscal year amounted to $32,233.43, charged to maintenance. The cost of new work was $1,984,737.09 ($1,369,729.41 Public Works funds and $615,007.68 regular funds) and the cost of maintenance $353,775.49, a total of $2,338,512.58. The expenditures during the fiscal year amounted to $725,568.81, including $2,331,530.73 Public Works funds and a credit to maintenance and improvement funds RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO.1 DISTRICT 989 of $1,605,961.92 due to sale of plant and stock to the " Plant allot- ment " account of the Kansas City district. Hermcann to the mouth.-New work completed during year with Government funds consisted of 67 dikes totaling 23,385 linear feet and 9 pieces of revetment totaling 10,855 linear feet. In addition to completed work there was under construction, by contract, 5 dikes to total about 2,520 linear feet and 3 pieces of revetment to total about 6,200 linear feet. Of the above work, 4 dikes totaling 970 linear feet were built with regular funds. All the work now under construction is being done with Public Works funds. Snagging operations resulted in the removal of 862 snags from the channel, the cost of which, $31,055.87, is charged to maintenance. Dredging operations resulting in an average gain of 53/4 feet in chan- nel depth consisted of the removal of 6,653,910 cubic yards of ma- terial from 50 localities by the U. S. dredges Dundee, Fort Chartres, Fort Gage, Grafton, Mitchell, Ste. Genevieve, Taber, Selma, Thebes, and St. Paul, at a cost of $357,335.43, all charged to maintenance. Hydrographic surveys were made covering 95 miles of river. The cost of surveys and gages was $45,255.05, charged to maintenance. The cost of new work was $846,968.28, of which $836,729.64 was paid from Public Works funds and $10,238.64 from regular funds, and the cost of maintenance was $460,703.87, a total cost of $1,307,- 672.15. The expenditures during the year amounted to $1,510,690.23, of which $1,043,925.74 was from Public Works funds and $466,764.49 from regular funds. Kansas City to the mouth.-The total cost of work during the fiscal year, on both sections, was $3,646,184.73, of which $2,831,705.37 ($2,206,459.05 PublicWorks funds and $625,246.32 regular funds) was for new work and $814,479.36 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were minus $1,139,197.43 regular funds and $3,375,456.47 Pub- lic Works funds, a total of $2,236,259.04. For expenditures by local interests see paragraph " Local cooperation." Condition at end of fiscal year.--Under the existing project be- ginning 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 95 percent completed, based on 1934 estimate. The work accomplished includes 856,181 linear feet of revetment and 5 revetment spillways for the purpose of perma- nently fixing the banks; 1,531,809 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 78,459,340 cubic yards of mate- rial dredged from the channel to obtain channel depths. The entire 388 miles of river within the project is substantially completed. Regular freight service as far as Kansas City was inaugurated by the Inland Waterways Corporation during June 1935; the first tow of freight entered the river June 7, 1935, and arrived at Kansas City June 13, 1935. From the opening of navigation early in March to December 1 the controlling depth varies from 6 to 11 feet. During low water, which usually occurs sometime during September, October, and No- vember, dredging is required to remove temporary shoals and main- tain the project channel depth. 990 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1935, was as follows : New work Maintenance Total Kansas City to Hermann: Regular funds----------------------- $47, 381, 448. 57 $7, 848, 034. 43 $55, 229, 483. 00 Public Works funds____ . . ..---------------------.- 2, 773, 581. 26 --- - 2, 773, 581. 26 Total _.---------.------------------- ----------- 50,155, 029. 83 7, 848, 034. 43 58, 003, 064. 26: Hermann to mouth: Regular funds_____ ---------------------------- . 13, 118, 015. 32 2, 236, 881. 16 15, 354, 896. 48 Public Works funds ____.-. ............-------- 2, 276, 239. 90 2, 276, 239. 90 Total ..-----------....--------------------------- 15, 394, 255. 22 2, 236, 881. 16 17, 631, 136. 38: Total cost, all funds (Kansas City to mouth) ... 65, 549, 285. 05 10, 084, 915. 59 75, 634, 200. 64 The total expenditures under the existing project, beginning with the appropriation of June 25, 1910, for systematic work on the 6-foot channel, have been as follows: Regular funds Public Works funds Total Kansas City to Hermann ............................ $55, 309, 028. 32 $4, 023, 805. 31 $59, 332, 833. 68 Hermann to mouth........___------------------ 15, 350, 718. 46 2, 259, 796. 48 17, 610, 514. 94 -- Total ....................------------------ 70, 659, 746. 78 6, 283, 601. 79 76, 943, 348. 57 For expenditures by local interests, see paragraph Local cooper- ation. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended ($2,096,872.32) and accounts receivable ($10,444.71) at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Kansas City Hermann, to Hermann, Mo., to Total Mo. mouth Accounts payable June 30, 1935...----_______ -_____.....- ....... $130, 333. 36 $4, 178. 02 $134, 511. 38 New work (channel-contraction and bank-protection work by dike and revetment construction) (July 1, 1935,-June 30, 1936): Completion of existing contracts (by contract): Sheeps Nose and Berlin Bends, revetment ------------ Wilhoite Bend, revetment_ .......................... 127, 560. 00 223, 447.14 .. - Completion of Thomas Bend revetment (by hired labor): 97, 387. 52 ------------............... Total new work---------------------------------- 448, 394. 66 448, 394. 66 Maintenance (July 1, 1935,-June 30, 1936) (by hired labor): Maintenance and repair of existing works..--......-------------- 291, 853. 50 65, 557. 49 Snagging. ----------------------- ------------------- 35, 000. 00 38, 500. 00 Project dimensions of channel by dredging........... 575, 000. 00 476, 500. 00 ------------ Surveys, gages, and studies__.-----------_____ -- _____ -__-5, 000. 00 37, 000. 00 - Total maintenance...____......__........__ ... _______ _ 906, 853. 50 617, 557. 49 1, 524, 410. 99 Total for all work............------------------------------- 1, 485, 581. 52 621, 735. 51 2,107, 317.03 The balance unexpended ($362,398.21) from funds provided under the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and accounts receivable ($866.63) at the end of the fiscal year, will be applied as follows : RIVERS AND HARBORS--KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 991 Estimated Kansas Hermann date of City to to the Total completion Hermann mouth Accounts payable_--- . -....... .-.-.-.---.------- _$16, 389. 06 $17, 310. 05 $33, 699. 11 Completion of existing contracts: Providence and Sandy Hook Bends-........ Nov. 30,1935 48, 392. 98 ........................ Marthasville Reach to New Haven, dikes and revetment---- ------------- - June 30, 1936 ............17, 720. 00 .. Howard Bend to St. Albans, dikes and revetment--.....-------------------- ----- do...----- ------------........... 6, 718. 00 ............ Bonhomme Bend, revetment---------------.....do-------.......... 41,224.10 ....--...... Pelican Bend to Mullanphy Island, dikes and revetment--- ....---....------------------- do-------------........---...........---- 37,098. 00 Adjustment of accounts ---- 88.-------.--- -3.88 Plant: Purchase and mobilization of equip- ment for U. S. dredges Wm. M. Black and Wm. S. Mitchell_- __------------- Sept. 15, 1935 899.15 Total new work .. ..... 49, 296. 01 102, 760. 10 .-----------.-........... 152, 056.11 Balance remaining _---....... _ ..---.------ ._ ............. 56, 509. 62 121, 000. 00 177, 509. 62 Total for all work..... .....---..---.. ------... 122, 194. 69 ............... 241, 070. 15 363, 264.84 The balance unexpended ($1,684,000) from funds provided under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 will be applied as follows : Estimated Kansas Hermann date of City to to the Total completion Hermann mouth Accounts payable June 30, 1935_.................... New work: By contract: Pelican Island, dikes ...................... June 30,1936 ......... $58,000 Mullanphy Island, revetment_......___.___ ------ do........ ......... 65,000 .......... St. Charles Reach, dikes_................__ ------ do-........ ......... 87, 000 ...---------- Howells and Bonhomme Islands, dikes ... do ...------- ..... ........ 58,000 -- - --. - Springhouse Bend, revetment............. ..... do--...... 50, 000.......... Hinkles and Dozier Bends, dikes ........... -..... do--..... ---------......... 98, 600 .....-..... St. Albans Bend, revetment................ ..... do-..... ......... 25, 000 ............---------- Marthasville Reach to Washington, revet- ment_- ---- do- -o .. ------- 150, 000 ......... Pinckney Bend to Washington, dikes....... ..... ....- do-- 58,000 .....-..... Berger Bottoms, revetment-...........-.... ..... .. do---- 75,000 ------------ Berger Bottoms to Hermann Reach dikes-.. ....do-.... 75, 400 ---------- By hired labor: Jacksons Bend, dikes_____..__....._._..._ Nov. 30, 1935 $18, 000 ----- ------------- Little Blue Bend, dikes__._..........__.. __do ------. 27, 000 ............------------ Jackass Bend, revetment _................ do -....... 50, 000 --------------............ .... Lexington and Crooked River Bends, dikes and revetment--------.................... June 15,1936 62, 000 ...-----.. -.......... Baltimore Bend, dikes _____.... ........... Sept. 30, 1935 67, 000 ..-------- ----- Bakers Bend, dikes and revetment....... Aug. 1, 1935 125, 000 ----------- --------- Miami Bend, revetment ............ --__do ....... 15,000 ............-------- ---- Grand River Bend, dikes_ ............ ___ Oct. 31,1935 110, 000-- --------------- Wilhoite to Cambridge Bend, dikes and revetment........-- -..... _. . June 15, 1936 125, 000 - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Glasgow Bend, revetment................ Nov. 30, 1935 25,000 - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - Euphrase Bend, dikes .................... Mar. 31, 1936 48,000 ------ ----- ---- ------ Plow Boy Bend, revetment .............. Sept. 30,1935 80, 000 -- - -- - '" - ------ "" " ---- St. Auberts Bend, dikes _........... .... Aug. 15,1935 55, 000 Total new work.........------------. _ . ..------ 807, 000 800, 000 1,607,000 Plant (by hired labor): 12 standard wood barges ... - - Jan. 1,1936 72,000 ......-.......... Railroad siding at United States boatyard, Gas- conade, Mo .. _.. -- -------- Aug. 15,1935 5, 000 Total plant.....................------------------------ 77, 000 77, 000 Total for all work ......................_ 884,000 800, 000 1, 684, 000 23116-ENG 1935-- 63 992 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The additional sum of $2,770,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: Kansas Hermann City to to the Total Hermann Mouth New work: (July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937), channel contraction and bank protection work by dike and revetment construction: By contract: Dikes----------- ----- --- - -------------------------------- $250,000 ..------ Revetment---- -----------------------------..------- 150, 000 ------------ Dikes and revetment....-------------------------------$400,000 .-----------..--------- By hired labor: Dikes and revetment....---------------------200, 000 ,0 ------------ ------- 4 600, 000 400, 000 $1, 000, 000 Maintenance: (July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937), by hired labor: Maintenance and repair of existing works ..--..--....-----........... 300, 000 65, 000 ---------- Snagging.....------ ------- ------------------------------ 50, 000 40, 000 ----------- Project dimensions of channel by dredging... .............------------------- 720, 000 560, 000 ---------- Surveys, gages, and studies.......----....----------......--------------- 35, 000 ..------------ ...........------------. 1,070, 000 700, 000 1, 770, 000 Total for all work..-------------- ------------------- 1,670, 000 1,100, 000 2, 770, 000 Cost and financial sumnmary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935______________ $67, 759, 567. 28 ________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___---------------------- 10, 487, 942. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 78, 247, 509. 96 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 199, 433. 97 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_______________________ 78, 446, 943. 93 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ 10, 444.71 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------------78, 457, 388. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------------- 134, 511. 38 Net total expenditures_---------------------------- 78, 322, 877. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935---- --------------- -- 2, 096, 872. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----____- -- 80, 419, 749. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----.......-- ..---. $10, 380, 960. 84 $7, 363, 109. 13 $8, 350, 995. 71 $2, 177, 278.95 $625, 246. 32 Cost of maintenance .......-----------. 645, 491. 15 683, 093. 89 728, 057. 80 668, 093. 26 814, 479. 36 Total cost----...---------...... 11, 026, 451.99 8, 046, 203. 02 9, 079, 053. 51 2, 845, 372. 21 1, 439, 725. 68 Total expended------------- 10, 916,775. 76 8, 682, 283. 87 9, 125, 180. 49 3, 870, 118. 18 -1, 139, 197. 43 Allotted.............-------------------.... . 13, 714, 245. 70 2, 668, 600. 00 7,874, 672. 44 3, 342, 973. 24 -679, 292. 98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__- __-___ ___-___ $1, 636, 967. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934____---- - -__ $844, 600. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------1, 458, 000. 00 2, 302, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for -- . __----------- 3, 939, 567. 87 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--- ----- 2, 981, 892. 98 Net amount to be accounted for- ------ 957, 674. 89 RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO. DISTRICT 993 Gross amount expended ------ _____----__ _ $1,968,109. 97 Less-- Reimbursements collected------ $657, 420. 71 Receipts from sales 2, 449, 886. 69 3, 107, 307. 40 -1, 139,197. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-------------------2, 096, 872. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__----- -__ - $66, 778. 31 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 557, 715. 40 624, 493. 71 Balance available June 30, 1935----____-------- ---- - 1, 472, 378. 61 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 10, 444. 71 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935___ ___ 1, 482, 823.32 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - 3, 100, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 000, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - For maintenance 1 1, 770, 000. 00 Total 1-. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - 2:, 770, 000. 00 PUBLIO WORKSF UNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------_----- _ 5, 049, 821. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935..... ___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------5, 049, 821. 16 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 1, 266, 613. 11---------- Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 6, 316, 434. 27 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935___ -_ - _______-_-866. 63 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------------6, 317, 300. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------- __---33, 699. 11 Net total expenditures__________-- - __________ 6, 283, 601. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 362, 398. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---________ _ 6, 646, 000. 00 [Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work______..... -- ........ .......... ----- $2,843, 362. 11 $2,206, 459.05 .........----------------- Cost of maintenance-- --- ------------- -------------- -------------- ------------------------- Total expended------------------------------____----------2,908,145. 32 3, 375, 456.47 Allotted...----------------...............--...-- ---- -------------- 4,960,000.00 1,686,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _____________---- _$2, 051, 854. 68 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934 736, 000. 00 1----------------------------------- Amount to be accounted for---------------------------3. 787, 854. 68 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 50, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for- ---------------- 3, 737, 854. 68 1 Exclusive of available funds. 994 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended---- ----- -__----- $3,473,486. 21 Less reimbursements collected------------------ 98, 029. 74 $3, 375, 456. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_ -- _____----- -362, 398. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------- $7, 952. 54 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------- 192, 092. 41 200, 044. 95 Balance available June 30, 1935__ _ 1__-________----- 162, 353. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__. __-__ -- ___________ 866. 63 - Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_________- 163, 219. 89 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____________ ________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures___ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------ $1, 684, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- 1, 684, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------------------- Cost of maintenance ................... .-- Total expended....----------- ---- ------------------------------------------- Allotted--------..............------- ------------------ -----........------------------- $1, 684,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935_____________________________ $1, 684, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------------_ 1, 684, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ ________ -_______ 10, 138. 34 Balance available June 30, 1935---------____ - 1, 673, 861. 66 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO MOUTH Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_---------- $72, 809, 388. 44 _--_-- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935__--___---- ___10, 487, 942. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30,. 1935--------- 83, 297, 331. 12 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- 1, 466, 047. 08 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 -------- __--------- 84, 763, 378. 20 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935_________________-_-___ 11, 311. 34 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935___--_- __------- --- 84, 774, 689. 54 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935________ ----------- --- 168, 210. 49 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 84, 606, 479.05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ ____--- ____----------4, 143, 270. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_______ ____ 88, 749, 749. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-...... .. $10, 380, 960. 84 $7, 363, 109. 13 $8, 350, 995. 71 $5, 020, 641. 06 $2, 831, 705. 37 Cost of maintenance...------- 645, 491. 15 683, 093. 89 728, 057. 80 668, 093. 26 814, 479. 36 Total cost--- -------. 11,026, 451. 99 8, 046, 203. 02 9, 079, 053. 51 5, 688, 734. 32 3, 646, 184. 73 Total expended ...----------. 10,916,775.76 8, 682, 283. 87 9, 125, 180. 49 6,778, 263. 50 2, 236, 259. 04 Allotted....---------......------. 13, 714, 245. 70 2, 668, 600. 00 7, 874, 672. 44 8, 302, 973. 24 2, 690, 704. 02 RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 995 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____-____--- ______-- $3, 688, 822. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934___ _____- $844, 600. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------ 1, 458, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934_ ... _______--_ 1, 736, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935------------1, 684, 000. 00 5, 722, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for _-________ -_______ 9, 411, 422. 55 Deductions on account of_ ....... _________---------------- 3, 031, 892. 98 _------------ Net amount to be accounted for_------__ 6, 379, 529. 57 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $5, 441, 596.18 Less- Reimbursements collected---- $755, 450. 45 Receipts from sales-----------2, 449, 886. 69 3, 205, 337. 14 2, 236, 259.04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 __- ______--__------- 4, 143, 270. 53 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_____________ $84, 869. 19 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--__- 749, 807. 81 834, 677. 00 Balance available June 30, 1935____--------__________ 3, 308, 593. 53 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935___ 11, 311. 34 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 3, 319, 904. 87 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_____________________________________ 3, 100, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work ------------------------------------------ 1, 000, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 --------------- 1, 770, 000. 00 --- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- -- - Total 1 -- 2, 770, 000.00 2. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY, MO., TO RULO, NEBR. See report " Kansas City to Sioux City ", page 1000. 3. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCK AND DAM, OSAGE RIVER Location.-This river, rising in eastern Kansas, flows easterly 516 miles in sinuous bends to the Missouri River, 129 miles above its mouth and 14 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, exclusive of Lock and Dam No. 1, for open-channel work as far as 1 Exclusive of available funds. 996 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Niangua River. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,500. The complete lock and dam has been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation since July 1, 1912, and to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 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------------------- with movable crest.' F-----------ixed Type of construction ------------------------Concrete. Year completed ---------------------------- Lock, 1906; dam, 1911. Cost $------------------------------------ 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, de- clared 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.-The structures were maintained and operated in satisfactory condition. The total ex- penditure during the fiscal year was $4,383.27. 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 $190,561.10. Proplosed operations.--The unexpended balance ($2,348.55) re- maining from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appropriation is available for revocation. The unexpended balance ($5,000) from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied as follows: 19-foot fixed dam of concrete with 7-foot movable crest of chanoine wickets and Chit- tenden drum weirs. RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 997 Operation of lock and dam__--___________------_______ $4, 600 Ordinary maintenance and repair (upkeep and repair of lock, build- ings, grounds, and plant), less rental of quarters--__- ___-- __--70 Special work ------------------------------------------------- 140 Emergencies ------------------------------------------------- 190 Total ------------------------------------------------ 5, 000 The additional sum of $6,000 will be required to maintain and operate the lock and dam during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: Operation of lock and dam ----------------------------------- $5, 420 Maintenance and repair_ ______________ __________------250 Special work ------------------------------------------------- 140 Emergencies ------------------------------------------------- 190 Total for all work 000 6----------------------- Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------- - $190, 561. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 1------- 190, 561.10 Net total expenditures__ _____- _________-- ________--190, 561.10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 7,348. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__-- 197, 909. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------------------- Cost of maintenance----- ------------- $6, 366.93 $8,042. 23 $6, 212. 51 $4, 459.96 $4,349.67 Total expended-.---------------------- - 8,447. 86 8,289. 57 6, 239. 12 4, 395. 19 4, 383. 27 Allotted. ..----------------------------- 10, 000.00 8, 000.00 5,909. 09 3,470. 16 5,700.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____________ _________ $1, 031. 82 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ---------------------------- $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1909------- 5, 700. 00 10, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 11, 731. 82 Gross amount expended 391. 37 $--------------------------4, Less reimbursements collected--- ---- __------------- 8. 10 4, 383. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 7, 348. 55 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 6, 000.00 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) Kansas City district.-The cost of work during the year amounted to $26,763.88; the expenditures were $26,641.49. The balance un- expended June 30, 1935, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. 1Exclusive of available funds. 998 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 The net total expenditures during the year for all operations were $35,018.75, and the total cost was $26,763.88. COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- -$375, 847. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935.-------____ 375, 847. 55 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935_____--.----- 38, 419. 95 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ___________-______-- 414, 267. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----- ------ __-_____-__- 482. 77 Net total expenditures_ .... __ --------- ___ ----_ 413, 784. 73 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ 0, 726. 61 4--------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 i_________---_ 454, 511.34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work. ..--.... --- --------- ---------- - ------- -- .----- - ------- ---------- Cost of maintenance------------..............---.... $47,292.46 $157, 625. 82 $34, 524. 43 $96, 522. 31 $26, 763.88 Total expended------------------------- 47, 066. 27 157, 709.89 34, 994. 96 126, 027. 72 35, 018. 75 Allotted----..............---------------------................. 50, 000. 00 150,000.00 115, 003. 64 89, 207. 70 31, 300.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ .. __-...__. ___...... ____ $44, 445. 36 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 ..---------------------- $21, 300. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935----------------------10, 000. 00 31, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for __ - -____________- -___- 75, 745. 36 Gross amount expended----------------------- $519, 046.00 Less: Reimbursements collected---------- $483, 594. 27 Receipts from sales_____ ___ 432. 98 484, 027. 25 35, 018. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 _____ - - -_______- 40, 726. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ - -_____ __ __-------1, 324. 74 Balance available June 30, 1935______--------------- _ 39, 401. 87 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 2 30, 1937, for maintenance 000. 00 1____________________ 5. Other projects for which no estimat'es are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of reportJ For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- annual quired to report New work Mainte- complete for- nance 1. Gasconade River, Mo.I _-----........ 1931 --........ $139, 003. 21 $85, 076. 57 (3) 2. Osage River, Mo........--------------............---..--------... 1934 658, 075. 71 543, 847. 22 (3) 1 Present conditions adequate for existing needs. s Curtailment of project recommended in H. Doe. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 3Maintenance only. 1 Exclusive of $2,989.35 reported by Omaha district. SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, I O., DISTRICT 999 6. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-----------$2, 623, 666. 33 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------- 103, 591. 45 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--__-------- ------- 2, 727, 257. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------- _____-165, 568. 64 Net total expenditures 561, 689. 14 2.-----__-__2_____-___------2 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-----_____---- - ___-_____- 244, 814. 44 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935..------____. 2, 806, 503. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended..--------------.................... ---------------------------------------- $2, 561, 689.14 Allotted------------------------................------------....---------------.............................................------------- 2, 806, 503. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved July 14, 1932-------------------------------- $800. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934 ___________-- --- ______-___________- 385, 300. 00 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts_-__-_----..- 2, 505, 289. 96 Amount to be accounted for-_. -- ___--__----___2, 891, 389. 96 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 84, 886. 38 Net amount to be accounted for--- .....-- ______--- 2, 806, 503. 58 __- Gross amount expended------------------- $3, 388, 916. 66 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 827, 227. 52 2, 561, 689. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 244, 814. 44 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935________________________- - 248, 056.26 Balance available June 30, 1935___---------------------- -3, 241. 82 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935--__-------------------------- 103, 591.45 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ------------ 100, 349. 63 EXAMINATION AND SURVEY MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RIVER AND HARBOR ACTS APPROVED JANUARY 21, 1927, AND JULY 3, 1930 Reports on preliminary examination and survey of the Missouri River from its mouth to the Yellowstone River were submitted by the district and division engineers as required by the River and Harbor Acts of January 21, 1927, and July 3, 1930. They were reviewed by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, pursu- ant to law, and were transmitted to Congress on December 21, 1934, but have not yet been printed. The improvement of this river, other than as now authorized or recommended to Congress, is not deemed advisable at the present time. 1000 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT The Omaha (Nebr.) district was organized January 2, 1934, to have jurisdiction over the Missouri River and its tributaries from the mouth of the Nodaway River (about Mile 482)' to the mouth of the Yellowstone River (about Mile 1,690)". The southern limit of the district was changed from the mouth of the Nodaway River to Rulo, Nebr. (Mile 514.8)', effective August 1, 1934. The improvement of that section of the Missouri River from Rulo, Nebr., to Kansas City, Mo. (Quindaro Bend), is under the jurisdic- tion of the Kansas City (Mo.) district. District engineer: Capt. J. M. Young, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Missouri River, Kansas City, 3. Examinations, surveys, and Mo., to Sioux City, Iowa__ 1000 contingencies (general) __ 1011 2. Missouri River, Sioux City, 4. Other projects for which no Iowa, to Fort Benton, estimates are submitted___ 1012 Mont--.---------------- - 5. Plant allotment-- - -______ 1012 MISSOURI RIVER Location.-The Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers conjoin at Three Forks, Mont., to form the Missouri River, which flows south- easterly 2,473 miles across or along seven States to the Mississippi River, 17 miles above St. Louis. For description see page 1149, Annual Report for 1932. 1. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY, MO., TO SIOUX CITY, IOWA Location.-See preceding paragraph. 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 costs and expenditures up to, but not including, the allotment from the War Department Appropriation Act of March 23, 1928, were $2,586,616.56 for new work, and $570,203.93 for maintenance; a total of $3,156,820.49. Eeisting 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 1 All mileage is 1932 channel mileage above the mouth unless otherwise designated. 2 1890 channel mileage. RIVERS AND HARBORS--OMAHA NEBR., DISTRICT 1001 revetment, permeable dikes to contract and stabilize the waterway, removal of snags, and occasional dredging. The ordinary fluctuation is about 14 feet and the extreme fluctuation about 38 feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1932, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $92,000,000. The esti- mated cost of annual maintenance is $2,500 000. 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. Additional allotments totaling $29,153,108, were made by the Public Works Administration under the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, and an allotment of $10,000,000 was made under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of April 8, 1935. Completion of the proj- ect from mouth to Sioux City, Iowa, was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 238, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-No conditions have been imposed by law for the initiation of cooperative works on the Missouri River between Kansas City and Sioux City. No cooperative funds were received or expended during the fiscal year 1935. Works for the benefit of the public constructed by private interests at their own expense were as follows: Atchison Bend, right bank, Mile 434.4.-The construction of one 2-row clump pile dike, 93 feet in length, and one 3-row clump pile dike, was started June 23, and completed June 27, 1934. This work was accomplished by hired labor at the request of the city of Atchi- son, Kans., to protect the main sewer outlet (work was urgent, no private plant available). The Kansas City district was reimbursed by the city of Atchison, Kans., during the fiscal year 1935, for the total cost of this work $5,911.08. Terminal facilities.-The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work completed during the year, with Government funds, consisted of 303 dikes, totaling 363,409 linear feet (295 dikes totaling 359,536 linear feet with Public Works funds, and 8 dikes totaling 3,873 linear feet with maintenance and improvement funds); 31 abatis totaling 30,708 linear feet (27 abatis totaling 28,835 linear feet with Public Works funds and 4 abatis totaling 1,873 linear feet with maintenance and improvement funds); drains for 3,538 linear feet of revetment, all with Public Works funds; and 17 lengths of revetment, totaling 56,359 linear feet (14 lengths totaling 51,453 linear feet with Public Works funds and 3 lengths totaling 4,906 linear feet with mainte- nance and improvement funds). In addition to completed work there are, in progress of construction, under contract and by hired labor, 111 dikes to total about 245,429 linear feet, 1 abatis to total about 823 linear feet, and 34 lengths of revetment to total about 150,378 linear feet. Maintenance consisted of repair to 4,718 linear feet of dikes, 1002 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 318 linear feet of retards, 1,199 linear feet of revetment, and 9,674 linear feet of drains for revetment. Snagging operations resulted in removal of 424 snags from the channel, clearing 28,300 linear feet of bank, and removing 3,325 trees from revetment sites, removing one rock point and one gumbo point to assist the river in cutting to the stabilized channel line. Dredging operations during the year, by the U. S. dredges Robert McGregor and William M. Black re- sulted in the removal of 10,190,466 cubic yards from. five localities, at a total cost of $202,609.28 ($69,055.44, Public Works funds and $133,553.84 maintenance and improvement funds), charged to new work, and 549,495 cubic yards from three localities, at a total cost of $18,690.87 (maintenance and improvement funds), charged to main- tenance. Unallocated surveys, amounting to $65,483.73, were made during the fiscal year, charged to new work. The cost of snagging and stream gaging was $6,919.72, charged to maintenance. The total ,cost of channel marking during the year amounted to $1,138.05. The cost of new work was $11,664,843.10 ($357,148.77 maintenance and improvement funds and $11,307,694.33 Public Works funds) and the cost of maintenance was $82,307 ($68,980.31 maintenance and improvement funds and $13,326.69 Public Works funds). Total cost during the year was $11,747,150.10. The expenditures for the fiscal year amounted to $11,023,363.69, including $483,683.70 regular funds and $10,539,679.99 Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work between Kansas City and Rulo is approximately 75 percent complete. From Kansas City to Leavenworth the channel is practically stable and at ordinary stages, and with only occasional dredging, a 6-foot depth is available. From Leavenworth to St. Joseph, a marked improvement has re- sulted in a channel with a 6-foot depth at ordinary stages, except at localities where construction work is in progress. Above St. Joseph a marked improvement in the channel is evident, but due to the amount of construction work in progress continuous through navigation is not assured, even at ordinary stages. Under the existing project, beginning with the allotment from War Department Appropriation Act of March 23, 1928, for sys- tematic work on the 6-foot channel, the work accomplished includes 224,725 linear feet of revetment for permanently fixing the banks, 760,006 linear feet of pile dikes, 37,863 linear feet of abatis, 2,287 linear feet of jetties, recrowning 700 linear feet of an existing levee, 19,218 linear feet of retards for stabilization of channel widths, 130 linear feet of revetment drains, drains for 3,538 linear feet of revet- ment, and the removal of 15,197,985 cubic yards of material dredged from the channel to obtain channel depths. The total cost of work under the existing project is $33,220,586.31, of which $32,633,959.34 ($13,533,667.79 maintenance and improve- ment funds and $19,100,291.55 Public Works funds) was for new work and $586,626.97 ($573,300.28 maintenance and improvement funds and $13,326.69 Public Works funds) for maintenance. The expenditures were $31,510,845.31, including $14,041,779.44 regular funds and $17,469,065.87 from Public Works funds. (For expenditures by local interest see paragraph "Local coop- eration.") RIVERS AND HARBORS-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1003 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended ($734,308.09) aid accounts receivable ($50) at the end of the year, less $68,000, revocation of allotment, approved July 3, 1935, will be applied as follows: Kansas Kansas Rulo, City to City to Nebr., to Sioux City, Rulo, Nebr. Sioux City Iowa Accounts payable June 30, 1935_........._.................___... $70, 656. 04 $2, 759. 89 $73, 415.93 New work (channel contraction and bank protection by dike and revetment construction:) June 30, 1935, to Nov. 30, 1935. Completion of existing con- tracts: Oak Mills and Iatan Bend, dikes and revetment......_ 153, 794.72 ............ 153, 794.72 By hired labor: Oak Mills and Iatan, dike removal__.-------------..--.--- 5, 222. 25 5, 222. 25 Pomeroy Bend, revetment. 1 .. .......... .... 61, 923. 36 61, 923. 36 Dredging, 1 dredge, 2 s months. .... _............ 54, 000. 00 54, 000. 00 Total.... ..... .... ...... ...... . ..... . 274, 940.33 274, 940. 33 Maintenance (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936), by hired labor: Maintenance and repair of existing works ...... ............. 86, 050. 08 60, 141.70 146, 191.78 Snagging-----------__ -------------- . 5, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 Project dimensions of channel by dredging .. .............. 150, 000. 00 150, 000. 00 Surveys, gages, and studies-.... ..----_ _- - ...--- 8, 050. 00 3, 760. 05 11,810. 05 Total .... _-.. ..... ..... ...... ... . 249,100.08 68, 901.75 318, 001.83 Grand total........-............ ............. 594, 696.45 71, 661. 64 666, 358. 09 The balance unexpended ($11,684,042.13) from funds provided under the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and accounts receivable ($73,755.87), together with an expected allot- ment of $580,000 will be applied as follows: Estimated Kansas City Rulo, Nebr., Kansas City codampletio to Ru to Sioux City to Sioux City Completion Nebr. Accounts payable .... ___................... $758, 829. 73 $1, 329, 891. 71 $2, 088, 721. 44 New work: Completion of existing contracts: Rulo Bend, dikes and revetment.. ..- Oct. 30,1935 72, 384. 26 Rulo. to Squaw Bends, inclusive, dikes, crib dikes, revetment, and abatis-_ ....... ... . __ .......-- - Jan. 31, 1936 210,028. 64 ............. ..- Nemaha Reach to White Cloud Bend, inclusive, dikes and revet- ment -----......................--- ...do--.......-- 426,858.71-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - White Cloud and Tarkio Bends, in- clusive, dikes, revetment, and abatis...................--------------..... ....---- do....... 443, 669. 70 -- - - - - - --------------- White Cloud, Tarkio, and Wolf Creek Bends, dikes and revetment.------- June 1,1936 285, 697. 44 -------------- Charleston and Dallas Bends, dikes and revetment__------_ --------- ---- do .....----- 531, 474. 60 ------- - - ------ Burr Oak and Amazonia Bends, dikes and revetment......__ .... .. ..--.do-...... 451, 286. 47 --------------- Bon Ton to St. Joseph Bends, in- clusive, dikes and revetment ....--- - .. do ..... 96, 964. 34 -------------- Rushville and McQueens Bends, dikes.-...--...................... Oct. 30,1935 69, 105. 86 Floyd and Dakota Bends, dikes and 359, 900. 00 revetment ._-_-- _. June 1, 1936 -.-------.----- ---- --------- -- Decatur Bend, dikes and revetment__ Aug. 30, 1935 ----------.---17, 000. 00 --------------- Florence Bend and The Narrows, dikes and revetment_____.__- _ Nov. 30, 1935 ----...-.-..-.- 1.46,540. 00 -------------- Peru and Sonora Bends, dikes and revetment _...................... do....... .--------..--.- .....---- 72, 800. 00 72, 800. 00 1004 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Estimated Kansas City Rule, Nebr., Kansas date of com- to Rule, to Sioux City to Sibux City City pletion Nebr. ! I I -- -- I1--- New work-Continued. Completion of existing contrauts-Con. Omaha and Gibson Bends, dikes and revetment.........------...-------------------.......... June 1, 1936 $260, 320.00 Gibson and Manawa Bends, dikes and revetment...- -- -......__-.- Sept. 30, 1935 166, 319. 25 Bellevue Reach, dikes and revetment. June 1, 1936 585, 000. 00 ............. Bellevue Reach and St. Marys Bend, dikes..----------------------------- Sept. 30,1935 100,000.00 ............. St. Marys to Plattsmouth Bends, in- clusive, dikes, revetment, and abatis....---------------------- .. Nov. 30, 1935 646, 000.00 --........... Tobacco and Rock Bluff Bends, dikes and revetment ._._-------.. . --.. Dec. 30,1935 446, 275. 60 -------....... Van Horns and Civil Bends, dikes and revetment..-------- . ---- Sept. 30,1935 351, 000. 00 ----- - - - - Civil and Copeland Bends, dikes and revetment.. Nov. 30, 1935 243, 000. 00 Copeland Bend, dikes and revetment_ Oct. 31,1935 150, 000.00 Copeland and Nebraska Bends, dikes and revetment_.....__.__ -._______ Nov. 30, 1935 536, 000. 00 --- - 890, 811. 9 - - - - - Nebraska, Frazers, and Otoe Bends, dikes and revetment_...........- Mar. 30, 1936 550, 000. 00 ... . . . . . Hamburg and Barney Bends, dikes - - - - - - - - and revetment ............ _._.. Aug. 30,1935 200, 000. 00 Barney Bend to Nishnabotna Bend, - - - - - - - dikes, revetment, and abatis ..-- _- Nov. 30, 1935 381, 000. 00 Kansas Bend to Peru Bend, inclusive, --- - - - - - dikes and revetment-....-.-----.--- July 30,1935 16, 300.00 Sonora and Brownville Bends, dikes and revetment ..... ...... ..... Nov. 30, 1935 129, 040. 00 Brownville and Langdon Bends, dikes .............. . ..... . . . and revetment............-- . . June 1, 1936 280, 600. 00 .. . . . . . . Indian Cave Bend to Cottier Bend, inclusive, dikes and revetment .... ---.. do ... 1,133, 700. 00 Total existing contracts_..........._ $2, 587, 470.02 6, 770, 794. 85 $9, 358, 264. 87 Proposed work by hired labor: Squaw Bend, abatis-....... ......-- Aug. 15, 1935 1, 467. 79 Wolf Creek, Forbes, and Mount Vernon Bends, dikes, revetment, and abatis-.... July 30, 1935 38, 684. 89 Burr Oak Bend, abatis__------------ -- do -...-- 577.16 Burr Oak Bend, dike screening ......--. Aug. 15, 1935 16,189.40 Oak Mills and Iatan Bends, dikes and re- vetment.............................. June 1,1936 760, 000. 00 Pomeroy Bend, dikes---_ _----------- July 30,1935 11, 461. 55 890, 811. 89- Pomeroy and Little Platte Bends, dikes__ Sept. 30, 1935 34, 908. 85 Dredging, 1 dredge, 1 month ........... 25, 000. 00 Channel marking....................... 2, 522. 05 Total proposed work, hired labor (with National Industrial Recovery Ad- ministration funds)...----------........--- 890, 811. 69 _ I _ - - Total for all work (Public Works funds) 4, 237, 111. 44 1 8, 100, 686. 56 12, 337, 798. 00 The balance unexpended ($10,000,000) from funds provided under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 will be applied as follows: Estimated Kansas City Rule, Nebr., Kansas City date of to Rule, to Sioux City to Sioux City completion Nebr. New work: Proposed contracts; Lincoln to Indian Cave Bends, in- clusive, dikes__---- ------------- Aspinwall to Lincoln Bends, inclu- Mar. 1,1936 sive, dikes, revetment, and abatis_- June 30,1936 Morgan to Deroin Bends, inclusive, $116,000 760, 000 ----- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - dikes, revetment, and abatis ... do 500, 000 Brownville to Aspinwall Bends, --- - - - - - inclusive, dikes and revetment.... ----do-- ..---- 772, 000 Nishnabotna and Peru Bends, dikes --- - - - - - and abatis- ..------------------- Apr. 1, 1936 205, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--OMAtIA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1005 Estimated Kansas City Rulo, Nebr., Kansas City date of corn- to Rulo, to Sioux City to Sioux City pletion Nebr. to Sioux City to Sioux City New Work-Continued. Proposed contracts-Continued. Hamburg Bend to Nishnabotna Bend, dikes, revetment and abatis.. June 30, 1936 -------------- $651,000 ............. Otoe and Hamburg Bends, dikes and revetment-------- ----------------- ----- do------- ------------- 500, 000 .............. Bartlett to Van Horns Bends, inclu- sive, dikes, revetment, and abatis-.._...do ------ -------------- 796,000 ........... Rock Bluff to Pin Hook Bends, in- clusive, dikes and revetment---------............do--------........------........---- 600, 000 ........... Gibson to Bellevue Bends, inclusive, dikes, revetment, and abatis------- ...... do-------...................... -------------- 756, 000 ............ Manawa to Bellevue Bends, inclu- sive, dikes and revetment..--........do.......-- ------------ 588, 000 .............. De Soto to Harrison Bends, inclusive, dikes and revetment------.........---.......-----... do----.......-------------............1, 000, 000 ........... Blair to Betrand Bends, inclusive, dikes, revetment, and abatis_.....------__do... --------.. .. - 800, 000 ............. Total proposed contracts_ ...-.... .-----........... ----------- 8, 044, 000 $8, 044,000 Proposed work by hired labor: Wolf Creek and Forbes Bends, dikes and revetment_-_ .------------ _ June 30, 1936 $564, 000 ____-__------- Belmont Bend, revetment---------........... Sept. 30, 1935 75, 000 ............... St. Joseph Bend, dikes-.----------- Sept. 15, 1935 60, 000 .... ............. Kickapoo Bend, revetment--...------..----do....... 20, 000 ...__ .................. Pomeroy and Little Platte Bends, dikes.------- ----------------- June 30,1936 150, 000 Arago and Rush Bottom Bends, dikes, revetment, and abatis-------------....---do..---------------- 587,000 .............. Cottier and Arago Bends, dikes and abatis...............----...........---------------------- ----- do------- ------------- 500, 000 ........... Total hired labor.................--------------..............869, 000 1,087, 000 1, 956, 000 Total for all work with ERA funds----.....---------------............. 869, 000 9,131, 000 10, 000, 000 The additional sum of $29,140,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: KCitansy to Rulo, Kansas Rulo, Nebr., to City to Nebr. Sioux City Sioux City New work (July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937), channel contraction and bank protection work by dike and revetment construction: By contract....--------- ---- ----------------------- $1,800,000 $20, 680, 000 $22,480, 000 By hired labor-.. -- _-----------,-___-- - - 600, 000 4, 620, 000 5, 220, 000 Project dimensions of channel by dredging .....---------------- ------------ 300, 000 300, 000 2, 400, 000 25, 600, 000 28, 000, 000 Maintenance (July 1, 1936, to June 30, 1937), by hired labor: Maintenance and repair of existing works._- --------------- - 200, 000 600, 000 800, 000 Snagging operations----- ------------------------------- 40, 000 80, 000 120, 000 Surveys, gages, and studies- ----- ___-__________----- 20, 000 20, 000 Project dimensions of channel by dredging ....---------------- 200, 000 ------------ 200, 000 Total maintenance ---....................................... 440, 000 700, 000 1, 140, 000 Total for all work--__---------.............................-----............ 2, 840, 000 26, 300, 000 29, 140, 000 1006 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANC AND, IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---___ ______________ $16, 120, 284. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------_____-__- - 1, 143, 504. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__-___- 17, 263, 788. 56 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 , 177. 30 8__________ Net total cost to June 30, 1935 1_____________________ 7, 271, 965. 86 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 -- _____ - - _____ - -- 50. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935____________________ 17, 270, 015. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_______________________ 73, 415. 93 Net total expenditures______________ ______ - 17, 198, 599. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------- ____ __-- _--734, 308. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935___________ 17, 932, 908. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_--- --- $2,316, 465. 56 $1,035, 509. 77 $4, 161, 251. 93 $2, 533, 689. 94 $357, 148. 77 Cost of maintenance......------------22, 292. 94 159, 284. 58 96, 159. 60 94, 642. 49 68, 980. 31 Total cost___----.-------- 2, 338, 758. 50 1, 194, 794. 35 4, 257, 411. 53 2, 628, 332. 43 426, 129. 08 Total expended------------................. 2, 565, 619. 44 1, 180, 384. 90 4, 110, 050. 44 2, 728, 588. 26 483, 683. 70( Allotted__...--------------- 1, 925, 000. 00 271, 400. 00 6,109, 296. 51 1, 073, 181. 02 358, 188. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ _____ ___ 859, 803. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_ .... - -______------- $50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935__-------------------- 313, 000. 00 363, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------1, 222, 803. 68 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------- 4, 811. 89 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 1, 217, 991. 79 Gross amount expended------------------ $681, 894. 24 Less-- Reimbursements collected---------- $193, 982. 23 Receipts from sales-- ------------- 4, 228. 31 198, 210. 54 --- 483, 683. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 34, 308. 09 7----------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------- $12, 896. 23 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-...... 286, 823. 82 299, 720. 05 Balance available June 30, 1935- 434, 588. 04 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----- 50. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-- ------------ 434, 638. 04 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion ' of existing project - ---- ---- ------ 40, 000, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work ---------------------------------------- 28, 000. 000. 00 For maintenance '--- ----- 1, 140, 000. 00 Total 1 _._ 29, 140, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1007 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__- $19, 100, 291. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- 13, 326. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 19, 113, 618. 24 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ....-- 370, 413. 20 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 --- _________________-_19, 484, 031. 44 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-- - 7--------------- 73, 755. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_________ _____ 19, 557, 787. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 - --------- 2, 088, 721. 44 Net total expenditures __________________________ 17, 469, 065. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935________________________ 11, 684, 042. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19,35 ------------ 29, 153, 108. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -----------------------------.. ___.____.--------------$7, _ 792, 597. 22 $11, 307, 694. 33 Cost of maintenance .... .. ------ -- - ---..... - -. ---- -- ---......-- ... 13, 326. 69 Total cost--------....------------------- ----------------------- 7, 792, 597. 22 11, 321, 021. 02 Total expended..........--------......----- ....-------..........---- ------------- 6,929, 385. 88 10, 539, 679. 99 Allotted................----------....---.......---.......---.....---------------------------14, 153,108. 00 15, 000, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--------------------------- $7, 223, 722. 12 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934-----------------------------------15, 000., 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___________ ________ -_ 22, 223, 722. 12 Gross amount expended___- -- ____--__-___ $11, 634, 772. 60 Less- Reimbursements collected $1, 087, 673. 31 Receipts from sales-------- 7, 419. 30 1, 095, 092. 61 10, 539, 679. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935---------------------11, 684, 042. 13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------- $1, 044, 512. 31 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---- 10, 639, 529. 82 11, 684, 042. 13 Balance available June 30, 1935--__ ____---------------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_____________-____ ______ 73, 755. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--- 73, 755. 87 EMERGENCY MELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures----------. Unexpended balance June 30, 1935___________________________ 10, 000, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---- ____ 10, 000. 000 23116--ENG 1935-- 64 1008 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cobst ofbew'work-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cost ofmaintenance- --------------------- ----------- ----------------------------- ------------ Total expended-----------------..................---------............-----....- Allotted-..........------------------.....................-------------------.....................----------------------- $10,000,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935-------------- --------- $10,00, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------ ----- 10, 000, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------- 46,151. 93 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------- 9, 953, 848. 07 CONSOLIDATIED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO SIOUX CITY, ALL FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--- ------------------- $35, 220, 575. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------- 1, 156, 830. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 36, 377, 406. 80 --------- Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--------- 378, 590. 50 Net total cost to June 30, 1935---------------------- 36, 755, 997. 30 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 73, 805. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-------------------36, 829, 803. 17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935__------------------- 2,162,137. 37 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 34, 667, 665. 80 ,Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------ 22, 418, 350.22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 57, 086, 016. 02 Fiscal year ending 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 June 30 .ost Cost of new work..... of maintenance__ $2, 316,465. 56 22, 292. 94 $1, 035, 509. 77 159, 284. 58 $4, 161, 251. 93 96, 159. 60 $10, 326, 287. 16 94, 642. 49 $11, 664, 843. 10 82, 307. 00 2, 338, 758. 50 Total cost-....... 1, 194, 794. 35 4, 257, 411. 53 10, 420, 929. 65 11, 747,150.10 Total expended-...... 2, 565, 619. 44 1, 180, 384. 90 4, 110, 44 050. 9, 657, 974. 14 11, 023, 363. 69 Allotted......------------..... 1, 925, 000. 00 271, 400. 00 6, 109, 296. 51 15, 226, 289. 02 25, 358, 188. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_-.................. - $8, 083, 525. 80 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act Approved Apr. 26, 1934_ ..... .----. $50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 313, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934 - 1________ 15, 000, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935_ . __- __ 10, 000, 000.00 25. 363 000 ,v,vvv, ..... 00 Amount to be accounted for__________...-______ - 33, 446, 525. 80 "Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ________-- -- 4, 811. 89 Net amount to be accounted for- - -- __----__ --- __ 33, 441, 713. 91 RIVERS AND HARBORS-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1009 Gross amount expended ___________- - -__ $12, 316, 660. 84 Less--- Reimbursements collected_... $1, 281, 655. 54 Receipts from sales-------- 11, 647. 61 1, 293, 303.15 $11, 023,363.69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------ 22, 418,350.22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------- $1, 103,560.47 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-.--- 10, 926, 353.64 12, 029, 914. 11 Balance availble June 30, 1935-------------------- 10, 388, 436. 11 _Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 -- 73, 805. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 -- 10, 462,241.98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ------------------------ ---- 40, 000, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work 1----------------------------- 28, 000, 000. 00 For maintenance 1___________________ 1, 140, 000. 00 Total 1__----------------- 29, 140, 000. 00 "2. MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, TO FORT BENTON, MONT. Location.-See page 1000. 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.-Projectswere 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- 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 costs and expenditures up to June 30, 1912, were $2,823,- (61.61, of which $2,606,655.87 was for new work, $216,405.74 for maintenance. (For further details see p. 1108 of Annual Report for 1927, and p. 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 fluctuation (freshet of 1892 from Floyd River) is about 25 feet. At Fort Benton the ordi- nary 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 adecquate for .existing commerce. 'Exclusive of available funds. 1010 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Operations and results duringy fiscal year.-No work was accom- plished during the fiscal year. The cost of upkeep of the yard at Rockhaven was $423.48. The total cost was $423.48 for maintenance. No expenditures were made. 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, demand for bank protection work 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 meagre low-water flow, and the rapids were cleared of rocks and boulders; but, lacking maintenance, the river has reverted for the most part to the previous state. Limited appropriations hold Gov- ernment expenditures to meritorious cooperative projects, and a small amount of repair 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. 1935, was $513,404.22, and the cost of maintenance was $409,623.31, a total of $923,027.53. The expenditures were $924,761.03. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, $12,481.81, at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: Maintenance (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936) : Maintenance and repair of existing works (by hired labor) .....$9, 031. 81 Snagging operations (by contract) --------------- --- 3, 450. 00 Total --------------------------------------------- 12, 481. S1 The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: Maintenance and repair of existing works (by contract)------------- $5,000 Maintenance and repair of existing works (by hired labor)-----------2, 000 Snagging operations (by contract)------------------------------ 3,000 Total for all operations_-...---___-----__ -___ -- 10, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $3, 120, 060. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 626, 029. 05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 3, 746, 089. 14 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- 1,733. 50 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 3, 747, 822. 64 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 3, 747, 822. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------- -------------- 12, 481. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------3, 760, 304. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 $8, 477. 12 $42, 332. 32 ------------ Cost of new work ......................-------------------- $439.00 ............ Cost of maintenance----------- ------ 10, 277. 47 12, 742. 45 $4, 285.43 7, 718. 09 $423.48 Total cost--------------------------- 18, 754. 59 55, 074. 77 4, 285. 43 8, 157. 09 423. 48 159. 89 Total expended-......----.......---..........------- 18, 59, 025. 14 3, 814. 31 2, 021. 57 -5. 46 Allotted.......----.....---......------------------...........---- 5,000. 00 59, 000. 00 -198. 98 5, 735. 37 4, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1011 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ -------------------------------- $7, 976. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934------------------------------ $2, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------ -------------- 2, 000. 00 4, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------- 12, 476.35 *Gross amount expended----- ------------------ --------- Less reimbursements collected-------------------------- $5. 46 -5.46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 12, 481. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_------1------ ---------- 100. 00 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------- 12, 381.81 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance __--------------------------------___ _ 10, 000.00 3. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $7,715.34 and the expendi- tures were $7,581.40. The balance unexpended, $12,038.76, at the end of the fiscal year, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936, to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 - Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------------$10, 121. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 10, 121. 03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 170. 44 Net total expenditures------------------------------------------9, 950. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------------12, 038. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------- 21, 989. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..... Cost of maintenance------ ------------------- ------ ----------- $2, 405. 69 $7, 715. 34 Total expended------------------------ ------------------- 2, 369. 19 7, 581. 40 Allotted...---------------------------------- --------------...........-------------------- 2,989. 35 19, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934---------------------------------- $620. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934---------------------------- $9, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------------10, 000.00 19, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for ____ 19, 620. 16 Gross amount expended------------------------------- $7, 851. 42 Less reimbursements collected -------------------------- 270. 02 7, 581.40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------- 12, 038. 76 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 300. 00 Balance available June 30, 1935_--------- _________ 11, 738. 76 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance _-_-- __10, -_ 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 1012 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 4. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for +hese projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1935 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- annual quired to report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Missouri River at and near the towns of Nio- , brara, Nebr., and Yankton, S. Dak......----------. 1932 -------------------------- ....... $170,000.00 2. Yellowstone River, N. Dak., Mont., and Wyo.' 1900 $122,029.59 -------------- (3) 1 Awaiting local cooperation. ' Abandonment approved in 1902. * Completed. 5. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-------------$92, 787. 98 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 6,330.93 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 99,118. 91. -------- 9-------------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 669. 65 Net total expenditures _..__________- _____ - - 98, 449. 26. Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------------ 51,437. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------- 149,886. 38 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended ------------------..------------------------------------ -- $98,449. 26 Allotted ......---------------------------------------------------------------- 149, 886. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 26, 1934--- ------------------------------ $149, 886. 38 Gross amount expended--------------------------------- 98, 449. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------- 51, 437.12. Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------------------- 1, 348. 72' Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------50, 088. 40 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__ ------------------------ 6,330.93 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 __ 56, 419, 33: IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE FORT PECK, MONT., DISTRICT The improvement of the Missouri River above the mouth of the, Yellowstone River (about mile 1,690 2) is under the jurisdiction of the Fort Peck (Mont.) district District engineer: Maj. T. B. Larkin, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. R. C. Moore, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page 1. Missouri River at Fort Peck, Mont - _-.____ ___------- 1013 2 1891 mileage. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FORT PECK, MONT., DISTRICT 1013 1. MISSOURI RIVER AT FORT PECK, MONT. Location.-The site of the Fort Peck Reservoir is in the Missouri River Valley in McCone, Valley, Garfield, and Phillips Petroleum and Fergus Counties, Mont. The dam site is approximately 11 miles above the mouth of Milk River in sections 14, 15, 16, 21, and 22, T. 26, N., R. 41 E. The west (left) abutment is in Valley County and the east (right) abutment is in McCone County. Near- est towns are Glasgow, 17 miles northwest, and Nashua, 9 miles north. Existing] project.-The provision of an earth dam for impound- ing water for the improvement of navigation on the Missouri River, Sioux City to the mouth, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers, September 30, 1933, was authorized by the Public Works Adminis- tration October 24, 1933, and adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No, 238, 73d Cong., 2d sess.) The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $110,000,000. Detailed data regarding the dam are as follows: Description Concrete spillway in right abutment, discharge capacity (second- feet) ------------------------------------------------- 250, 000 Height of main dam above stream bed (feet) ------------------- 240 Height of top of parapet wall above stream bed (feet) 254 Crest elevation of dam (feet, mean sea level) ----------------- 2, 270 Tunnels for releasing water from reservoir (4), diameter (feet) _ 26 Maximum pool level (feet, mean sea level)----------------- 2, 250 Normal pool level (feet) ------------------------------ 2, 246 Crest length of dam (feet)-------------- 21, 160 Maximum storage capacity (acre-feet) ------------------ 19, 412, 000 Normal operating storage capacity (acre-feet) ------------------ 18, 400, 000 Total construction cost of reservoir (estimated)----------- $110, 000, 000 Annual operation and maintenance cost (estimated)-------- $106, 000 Date construction started ------ Oct. 23, 1933 Estimated date of -completion-------------------------------Oct. 1939 Datum-mean sea level (1929 Adjustment U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). Terminal facilities.-No terminal facilities are entailed in this part of the project. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The work accomplished during the fiscal year was as follows: The construction of four diversion tunnels commenced on May 16, 1934, was continued, and is 40 percent complete. Stripping the base of the dam was completed November 20, 1934, the cost of which was $1,366,701.95. Negotiations and acquirement of lands were continued. The combination railroad and highway bridge across the Missouri River at the dam site was completed October 29, 1934, the cost of which was $1,138,925.99. The railroad trestles along the upstream toe of the dam on the right and left banks were completed, the cost of which was $643,411.90. The construction of a 154,000-volt electric power line from Rainbow (near Great Falls, Mont.) to Fort Peck, with substations and buildings was completed, the cost of which was $1,906,334.21. An electric distribution system for dredge feeders was completed, the cost of which was $476,067.89. Construc- tion of the steel sheet piling cut-off wall was begun on August 31, 1934, and is 13 percent complete. Excavation of the unlined spillway channel was begun on November 13, 1934, and is 61.7 percent com- 1014 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 plete. Construction of the lined spillway channel and appurtenances was begun on December 2, 1934, and is 28.4 percent complete. Con- struction of the spillway gate structure was begun on June 11, 1935, and is 0.1 percent complete. Construction of dredging plant was continued and was practically complete. One dredging unit was placed in operation on October 13, 1934, and continued until De- cember 23, 1934, for testing the equipment, during which period 843,297 cubic yards were placed in the base of the dam. Four dredging units were placed in operation on April 24, 1935; a total of 7,828,200 cubic yards, or approximately 8 percent of the hydraulic fill, being placed. An extension of railroad line was made to the spillway from the right bank downstream trestle, comprising a total main-line trackage of 33,413 feet and 7,992 feet of side tracks, the cost of which was $250,454.76. Construction of the gravel toes of the dam was begun on October 5, 1934, and is 43 percent complete. Owing to the shortage of housing accommodations, it was necessary to enlarge the housing facilities, and 53 temporary residences were added under the work in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year. A pattern house and other service buildings were added. The con- struction of camp facilities is practically complete. The cost of new work during the fiscal year was $18,991,554.63, Public Works funds, and $598,776.24, Emergency Relief funds, a total of $19,590,330.87, for new work. The total expenditures were $28,189,902.14, from Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.--Permanent work on the project is approximately 19 percent completed. All preparatory work in the nature of camp, roads, power lines, plant, shops, etc., is practically complete. Additional railroad facilities are contemplated. The base of the dam has been stripped. The following work is in progress: Construction of the four diversion tunnels; construction of a steel sheet piling cut-off wall; excavation of the unlined spillway chan- nel; construction of the lined spillway channel; construction of the spillway gate structure; construction of the gravel toes of the dam; dredging for earth fill; and acquisition of lands. The work remain- ing to be done to complete the project consists of the completion of the work in progress, facing the gravel toes with field stone, facing the upstream slope with gravel and derrick stone, lining the diver- sion tunnels, and construction of power plant. The cost of new work under the existing project to June 30, 1935, was $20,547,978.74, of which $19,949,202.50 were Public Works funds and $598,776.24 were Emergency Relief funds. There were no main- tenance costs. Expenditures were $31,849,459.54, all from Public Works funds. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended ($18,150,540.46) and accounts receivable ($310,432.67) at the end of the year will be applied toward the completion of the Fort Peck Dam and Reservoir. It is proposed to carry on operations during the fiscal year 1936, as follows : RIVERS AND HARBORS-FORT PECK, MONT., DISTRICT 1015 Estimated date Amount of completion i i Accounts payable June 30, 1935 __.......... ..................... $3, 603, 361. 84 New work (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936), construction of Fort Peck Dam and Reservoir, including works incidental thereto: Existing contracts: Diversion tunnels.... ...... .......... __ . ..... September 1937 .. 8, 273, 051. 29 .Sheet piling, cut-off wall .__.. .___ ________ _.______... November 1935 ... 1, 034, 223.98 Excavation of unlined spillway outlet channel _---------- ... do ....... . _. 517, 444.92 Lined spillway channel and appurtenances...------------------ October 1936 ..... 5, 619, 246. 18 Spillway gate structure_._ . .___ __. _ . . .__ ....... May 1937..__----_ 4, 150, 943. 42 Dam construction, gravel for upstream and downstream toes November 1935.... 1,154,164.94 of dam. Coarse aggregate and sand for diversion tunnels......._. May 1936._____ 945, 238. 83 Cement for diversion tunnels__ _ August 1936-..... 2, 275, 448. 40 Loading rock for toes of dam_ ....................... ____ March 1936 ...... 135, 000.00 Total, existing contracts .... _._..........-- . .-- . .__ 24, 104, 761.96 Agreements for electricity, telephone, gas, etc-------------------- June 1936...-------- 991,000.00 Plant, construction and purchase by hired labor_----------- do.........------------ 330, 000.00 -.... Total, agreements and hired labor work_ __-_________.-------- . 1, 321, 000.00 Grand total ........ ............................... 29, 029, 123. 80 Less reimbursements for materials to be transferred to Emergency 4, 725, 852. 17 Relief Administration. Total _._......----------------------- 24, 303, 271. 63 Deficit due to increased work on diversion-tunnel contract requir- 5, 842, 298. 50 ing additional allotment or reducing the work contemplated under the contract. Net total _-- ------------------------------------ 18, 460, 973. 13 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935.-The balance un- expended ($15,000,000) and accounts receivable (due from other allotments) ($7,276.33) at the end of the year, together with an allot- ment of $6,000,000 made during the fiscal year 1936, will be applied toward the completion of the Fort Peck Dam and Reservoir. It is proposed to carry on operations during the fiscal year 1936 as follows: Estimated date Amount of completion I I _ Accounts payable June 30, 1935_.......... . ....... __ ___ ......... $550, 806. 55 New work (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936), construction of Fort Peck Dam and Reservoir, including works incidental thereto: Proposed contracts: Cement, coarse aggregate, and sand for use in connection with September 1936.... 2, 200, 000. 00 construction of lined spillway channel and appurtenances._ Cement, coarse aggregate, and sand for use in connection with February 1937 .... 1, 676, 000. 00 construction of spillway gate structure. Construction of railroad-Spillway to upstream trestle of dam_ January 1936...---- 300, 000.00 Lining diversion tunnels with steel shell and concrete-........ August 1937-...... 6, 000,000.00 Total, proposed contracts........................ . .. . .......----------. 10, 176, 000. 00 Proposed work by hired labor: Acquisition of land ______ June 1936-.---... _____........................... 700, 000. 00 Dredging, 4 dredges, 4% months each (to move approximately November 1935_... 3, 641, 000. 00 13,500,000 cubic yards in place including lay-up and exclud- ing power). Dam construction: Field stone for toes of dam, hauling and placing........ March 1936__-... 915, 000. 00 Gravel toes, hauling and placing ____ ___..................November 1935 ... 298, 617. 61 _...___................ Total, hired labor._....__ ........ -- ------------- --- 5, 554, 617. 61 Reimbursements to National Industrial Recovery Act and Public Works Administration allotments: Power for dredging. ................................ _- do .. _.......- 351, 000.00 Gravel for toes----------------------................................... Audo ..._._____ 1, 154, 164.94 Materials for use in connection with construction of diversion August 1936 ...-- 3, 220, 687. 23 tunnels. Total, reimbursements .. _...._........... ........... 4, 725, 852. 17 Net total -----------------...................................... 21, 007, 276. 33. 1016 REPORT OF. CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 It is impossible to give the exact time of completing the various items of work, but with reasonable weather conditions all major items of work will be well advanced by the end of the fiscal year 1936. Provided funds are made available during the fiscal year 1936, the following additional work is considered advantageous: Proposed hired-labor work : Dredging, 4 dredges, 31/2 months each during the spring of 1936 (to move approximately 10,500,000 cubic yards)----- $2,232, 701. 50 Gravel toe of dam-to complete gravel toes, excluding closure section-- ----------- _ . ------- .------ 925, 000. 00 Total------------- -------------- 3, 157, 701. 50 The additional sum of $14,000,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: Dredging 1 year, 4 dredges, 8 months each (to move approxi- mately 24,000,000 cubic yards)-------------------------- $6,000, 000 Gravel toe of dam--closure section--------------------------- 1, 046, 500 Producing paving rock for upstream facing___ ______------1, 000, 000 Gravel for upstream facing of dam------------1, 435, 000 Cement and aggregate for lining diversion tunnels-.. ___--____-- 418, 500 Rock for upstream facing, hauling and placing---------------- 3, 000, 000 Acquisition of land -------------------------------------- 1, 100, 000 Total, proposed operations for fiscal year 1937-------------14, 000, 000 It is estimated that at the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, all major preliminary operations will have been completed; that the four 26-foot tunnels will have been completed with gate shafts installed; that the spillway will have been completed with gate structures installed; and that 60,000,000 cubic yards, or approxi- mately 60 percent, of the earth fill for the dam proper will have been placed on the right and left banks of the present river channel. It isexpected that the river flow will be diverted through the tunnels, and, closure section of the dam started in August 1937. Provided funds are made available, the entire dam and reservoir is expected to be completed and in operation by October 1939. Cost and financiaf summary PUBLIO WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------- $19, 949, 202. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------19, 949, 202. 50 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ______--15, 193, 186. 21 Net total cost to June 30, 1935---______ --- _______ 35, 142, 388. 71 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ------------------ __- 310, 432. 67 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ------------------ 35, 452, 821. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------- 3, 603, 361. 84 Net total expenditures__ __ _________-___ --- __ 31, 849, 459. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------- --------------- 18, 150, 540. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 -- 50, 000, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--FORT PECK, MONT., DISTRICT 1017 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work_- _ ----- -- _ _--------....-__$957, _____.---.----------- - 647. 87 $18, 991, 554. 63 Cost of maintenance------ ------------------------------- ---------------------- Total expended__------------------- -------------3,659,557. 40 28, 189,902. 14 Allotted --- __-.. .... ---- _---------- .. _-----_---.--1---.--------- 25, 000, 000. 00 25, 000, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 21, 340,442. 60 $------------------------ Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934------------------------------------- 25, 000, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____-------___- -- 46, 340, 442. 60 Gross amount expended-___ _---------- $28, 252, 226. 82 Less: Reimbursements collected $60, 034. 34 Receipts from sales ----------- _ 2, 290. 34 62, 324. 68 28, 189, 902. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935______________---- 18, 150, 540. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 .....- $1, 124, 030. 80 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- ___ 16, 897, 657. 06 18, 021, 687. 86 Balance available June 30, 1935_________________ _ 28, 852. 60 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ --------------------------- 310, 432. 67 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ------------ 439, 285. 27 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project __---------------------------------_ 39, 000, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work 1--- 14, 000, 000. 00 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------------- -- $598, 776. 24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_______ ___________ -------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 598, 776. 24 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-_---------- -55, 246. 02 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 _________--______ _ 543, 530. 22 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------___--__ 7, 276, 33 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 _________-_____- 550, 806. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935___________-______- 550, 806. 55 Net total expenditures TJnexpended balance June 30, 1935--........ __ __-___ 15, 000, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935__-______- 15, 000, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 -------- Cost of new work-------------------------------------------------------$598,776.24 Cost of maintenance-..- - -------------- ------- ------- -- Total expended -- - - - - --- - - - - - - -- - - - - - ----.- - - - - - ------ Allottelsvd------------------------ --- 15, 000, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1018 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935----------------------------------- $15, 000, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--------------------------15, 000, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-----------$2, 641, 600. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts - 2, 358, 039. 02 4, 999, 639. 32 Balance available June 30, 1935 --------------------- 10,. 000, 360. 68 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------- 7, 276. 33 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------------ 10, 007, 637. 01 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR 1MISSOURI RIVER AT FORT PECK,. MONT. Cost of new work to June 30, 1935- -------------------- $20, 547, 978. 74 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------- _ 20, 547, 978. 74 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------- 15, 137, 940. 19 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 35, 685, 918. 93. Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------- 317, 709. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------------- 36, 003, 627. 93 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------- 4,154, 168. 39 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 31, 849, 459. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-------------------------- 33, 150, 540. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------- 65, 000, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work --- Cost of maintenance - --- ------- -- - - - - - - 6 87 $19,1 5590, 330. $$957, 647. - - 3787 - - - - -- Total expended -------------- -I- -- ..--------- - - - 3, 659, 557. 40 28, 189, 902. 14 Allotted--- --------- --- 25,000,000.00 40, 000,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-__ $21, 340, 442. 60 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934--------------- $25, 000, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935. 15, 000, 000. 00 40, 000, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 61, 340. 442. 60 Gross amount expended----------------------28, 252, 226. 82 Less- Reimbursements collected -- $60, 034.34 Receipts from sales------------ 2, 290. 34 62, 324.68 28, 189, 902. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 540. 46. 33, 1501, Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------- 3,765, 631. 10 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ 19, 255, 696. 08 23, 021, 327. 18 Balance available June 30. 1935---------------- 10, 129, 213. 28 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935____________________________ 317,709. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935----------- 10, 446, 922.. 28 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-__- -39, 000, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending . June 30, 1937, for new work - -------- 14. 000, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1019 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT This district includes the entire drainage basins of the Cumber- land and Tennessee Rivers. The district embraces all except a very small portion of eastern and middle Tennessee, a large portion of western Tennessee, and portions of eastern and western Kentucky, western North Carolina, southwestern Virginia, northern Georgia, northern Alabama, and northern Mississippi. District engineer: Maj. C. E. Perry, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Cumberland River, Tenn. and 6. Operation, maintenance, and Ky., below Nashville _-__ 1019 repair of Dam No. 2, Ten- 2. Operating and care of locks nessee River, including the and dams on Cumberland hydroelectrical de ve 1 o p - River - _, _ _ 1023 ment ------ ------ 1039 3. Improvement of Tennessee 7. Examinations, sur veys, and River 1027 contingencies (general)___ 1040 4. Operating and care of canals 8. Other projects for which no and locks and dams on estimates are submitted___ 1041 Tennessee River---------- 1035 9. Plant allotment 1041 5. Tennessee River, Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, Ala ------- 1037 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 Ten- nessee, passes Nashville, and returns to Kentucky, emptying into the Ohio near Smithland, Ky. (See United States post-route maps of Kentucky and Tennessee.) Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1832, made the first appropriation for this section of the river, but the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, was the first to define a project for its improvement. The River and Harbor Act of Sep- tember 19, 1890, adopted a special project for the improvement 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 of previous projects 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, 40.4 miles below Nashville, and ending with Lock F, 147.4 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 project also provides for surmounting Dams A to F with movable crests. 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. 1020 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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. 2Y2miles. 1 mile. Distance above mouth of river__ 150.6 miles........---------- ........... 140.3 miles---------- 108.5 miles. Lock dimensions 1-_ ...---- _ 52 by 280 feet----..----...... 52 by 280 feet--------......... 52 by 280 feet. Lift above normal pool of dam 12.9 feet-...-----------. 12.2 feet ----------- 12 feet. below. Depth on miter sills at low water. t16.7 l6.5 feet, upper -l-up 6.5 feet, upper- .... 6.5 feet. 6.3 feet, lower ---------- feet, lower -------- 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_ 88.0 miles----- . -_ 66.3 miles.....-----..... 43.6 miles. Lock dimensions 1---- Lift above normal pool of dam - 52 by 280 feet.--------. 10.9 feet .---..-------- - 5210.5byfeet------------7.4 280 feet--------......... 52 by 280 feet. feet. below. at low lowater 6.5 feet, upper.. 7.0 fee upper -- 6.5 feet, upper. Depth onepth mitero sills at iteslls tr 6.6 feet, lower --- _ 6.5 feet, lower.- - 12.4 feet, lower. Character of foundation ......... Rock 2 --- ________ Rock 2 _____________ Rock 2. Kind of dam________________ Fixed Fixed..-------------- Fixed. Type of construction ............. 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. 1 Clear width and length available for full width. 2Abutment founded on piles; dam partly on rock and partly on gravel. The extreme fluctuation in the stage of the river varies from about 35 to 60 feet at different localities. Fluctuations below extreme high water are so variable that it is impracticable to fix the stage conm- monly referred to on other streams as ordinary high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $4,832,448, excluding amounts expended on previous projects, and $632,000, chargeable to maintenance work. The estimate of annual cost of operation and maintenance, made in 1909, is $40,000. 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 for the dredging below lock F (H. Does. 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. The surmounting with movable crests of existing dams A to F, inclusive, and repairing same, was authorized by the Public Works Administration September 6, 1933, and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 38, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-At Nashville, Tenn., there is a 5-story ter- minal 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- RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN.. DISTRICT 1021 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.; however, this incline is now in a state of disrepair. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions during the fiscal year from regular funds. With Public Works funds the work of surmounting dams A to F, inclusive with movable steel crests was commenced, and dams A and B were brought to completion, and dam C to 48 percent, dam D to 35 percent, dam E to 32 percent, and dam F to 70 percent com- pletion. The work was greatly retarded by high water. With Government plant and hired labor recesses for installation of temporary needle dams were drilled in lock walls at Locks C, D, E, and F. Castings for girder recesses, girders, and steel needles were purchased. The costs for the fiscal year amounted to $521,875.90, all of which was for new work. The total expenditures were $371,082.55, all Public Works funds. Condition at end' of fiscal year.--All locks and dams under the existing project have been completed. Since the completion of dam 52, Ohio River, during 1928, year-round 6-foot navigation is afforded from the mouth to Lock F. Between Lock F and Nashville there are several shoals over which the controlling depth is 5 feet. The total costs under the existing project are $4,834,643.73, of which $521,875.90 are from Public Works funds and $4,253,698.41 from regular funds, a total of $4,775,574.31, for new work, and $59,069.42 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,812,- 731.80, of which $499,963.97 is from Public Works funds and $4,312,767.83 from regular funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable at the end of the year ($185,155.48), will be applied as follows: New work: Accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- $22,031.38 Surmounting Dams A to F, inclusive, with movable crests by contract, July 1, 1935-June 30, 1936 ---------------------- 137, 000. 00 Engineering, inspection and contingencies-------------------- 26, 124. 10 Total for new work------------------------------------- 163, 124. 10 Grand total (including accounts payable)-----------------185,155. 48 The additional amount of $183,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, to be applied as follows: Riprap reinforcement below Dams D, E, and F--------------------- $47, 000 Electric alarm and lighting system, Dams A to F, inclusive 000 1----------8, Delivering and placing castings, form work, and concrete for beam recesses, Locks A to F, inclusive --------------------------------- 11,800 Cutting pockets in walls at Locks A and B to hold ends of emergency dam girders --------------------------------------------------- 5, 200 Alterations to locks, gates, and valves, Locks D, E, and F--_--------- 25, 000 Alterations to locks, gates, and valves, Locks A, B, and C --------- 16, 000 Flowage damages, Dams A to F, inclusive------------------_ 60, 000 ..... Total-___-_____- -__-_________ 183, 000 1022 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial sanmary 'MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------------- $4, 713, 698. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------- 59,069. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 4, 772, 767. 83 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 4, 772, 767.83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------- 4, 772, 767. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------.................--------------- $5,233. 04 .............. Cost of maintenance------------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Total expended-----................--------------------....5, 621. 54 -$75. 00 --------------------------------- --------------------- -$286. 50 Allotted--...........................-----------------....... PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------------ $521, 875. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 -------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 521, 875. 90 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------- - 119. 45 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 -----------------------521, 995. 35 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 22, 031.38 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 499, 963. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ___ 185, 036. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------685, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work-------------- ------------ ----------- $521, 875.90 Cost ofmaintenance .. --- ------- -- -, Total expended--- ------------ -------------------- --- $128, 881. 42 371, 082. 55 Allotted------------------------- ---------------------- 868, 000. 00 -183, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $739, 118.58 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 183, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 556, 118. 58 Gross amount expended----------------------- $374,262.64 Less- Reimbursements collected ------------ $2, 323. 83 Receipts from sales _________________ 856. 26 3, 180. 09 371, 082. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 __- _________------ 185, 036.03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935______________ $22, 031. 38 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 163, 124. 10 185, 155.48 Balance available June 30, 1935------------------------ -119. 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------ 119. 45 Amount that can be profitably 1- expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance - - - - - - - __ _ 183, 000. 00 xExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASIIVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1023 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CUMBERLAND RIVER BELOW NASHVILLE Cost of new work to June 30, 1035__________--______________ $5, 235, 574. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------- 59, 069. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_______ _ 5, 294, 643. 73 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 -------- - ______- - 119. 45 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 -- _____- ______-- 5, 294, 763. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935,_______________--___ 22, 031.38 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 5, 272, 731. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------- ------------------ 185, 036. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ____________ 5, 457, 767. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-..---..------...-------- $5, 233. 04 ............--------------............------------........... $521, 875. 90 Cost of maintenance------------ ------------ --------------------------------- ------------ Total expended------..............----............ 5, 621. 54 -$75. 00 --------- ...... $128, 881. 42 371, 082. 55 Allotted ..------...----- ..- ------------ ------. . -$286. 50 868, 000. 00 -183, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_ .__.____ .____ . . . $739, 118. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-__--------- 183, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------556, 118. 58 Gross amount expended------------------------$374, 262.64 Less: Reimbursements collected ._________ $2, 323.83 Receipts from sales__ - -- ___________ 856. 26 3, 180. 09 371, 082.55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_-1______...__.... 185, 036. 03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ --- __-_ $22, 031.38 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 163, 124. 10 185, 155. 48 Balance available June 30, 1935_________________________ -- 119. 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935__________- ______ __ ___ 119. 45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 _____ _______ 183, 000. 00 2. 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, Annual Report for 1933, where general information regarding the improvement can be found. Locks A and No. 1 have been operated under the permanent indefi- nite appropriation since July 1, 1905. Locks B to E and Nos. 2 to 7, inclusive, have been so operated since the dates of their respec- tive completion, as shown on pages 1020 and 1024. Lock F has been so operated since January 1, 1925; Lock No. 8 since July 1, 1925; and Lock No. 21 since October 20. 1911. Operations were conducted 1Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935- 65 1024 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 under this appropriation to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Subse- quent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. The following table shows the principal features of the locks and dams included in the projects for the Cumberland River above Nashville: Lock No. 1 Lock No. 2 Lock No. 3 Lock No. 4 Nearest railroad sta- Nashville, Tenn., Madison, Tenn., Hendersonville, Gallatin, Tenn., 5 tion. 2% miles. 1%miles. Tenn., 3 miles. miles. Distance above mouth 188.4 miles- .._ _ 201 miles ........ 218.1 miles-..-... 237 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..-------......... 8 feet----....--- .. ..--...... 12 feet-- 12.4 feet. of dam below. Depth on miter sills at f9.5 feet upper.-- 6.5 feet .----...... ......... 6.6 feet---- 7 feet. low water. 16.5 feet lower...... 9.5 feet--.......... 6.5 feet----........ 6.6 feet. Character of founda- Rock ..-......... Rock ............ __ Rock ... __..... Rock. tion. 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 Lock No. 5 Lock No. 6 Lock No. 7 Lock No. 8 Nearest railroad sta- Lebanon, Tenn., Hartsville, Tenn., Carthage, Tenn., Carthage, Tenn., tion. 10 miles. 4 miles. 8% miles. 5 miles. Distance above mouth 264.7 miles--..... 281.6 miles- ....... 299.7 miles-........ 317 miles. of river. Lock dimensions 1--..- 2 by 280 feet- 52 by 280 feet..... 52 by 280 feet-----...... 52 by 280 feet. Lift above normal pool 11.7 feet......---------. 12 feet-----........... 12 feet--------........... 12.8 feet. of dam below. Depth on miter sills at f6.6 feet .-------- 6.6 feet6.5 feet-----.......--- 6.7 feet. low water. 17feet__..__ ________ J 6 fee6.6 feet----- -__-6.6 feet. Character of founda- Rock __..__ __. Rock..-----------.... Rock ----............. Rock. tion. 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--.-_ $369,357.48.--------$378,568.15 -...... $680,915.21. Lock No. 9 Lock No. 10 Lock No. 11 Lock No. 12 Nearest railroad sta- Gordon s v il e, Double Springs, Double Springs, Livingston, Tenn., tion. Tenn., 12 miles. Tenn., 19 miles. Tenn., 20 miles. 19 miles. Distance above mouth ......-- 382.9 miles. ......-- 348.3 miles-........ 364.5 miles------ 331.6 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 founda- Rock............. Rock............. Rock------............. Rock. tion. ......--- Kind of dam------ Fixed------......--.. Fixed--............ Fixed-----........... Fixed. Type of construction._ Concretelock,tim- Concretelock,tim- Concretelock, tim- Concrete lock, tim- ber crib dam. ber crib dam. ber crib dam. ber crib dam. Year completed- ...----. (2) ------ (2)- --- (2) ----............... (2). Estimated cost of lock $780,500......--- $756,500--.....---...__. $735,500.-------- $764,000. and dam.s See footnotes on p. 1025. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1025 Lock No. 13 Lock No. 14 Lock No. 15 Nearest railroad station. Livingston, Ten n., 29 Livingston, T en n., 35 Glasgow, Ky., 38 miles. miles. miles. Distance above mouth of 396.8 miles 419.3 miles- .-----------.. _------------ . 437.8 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. Kind of dam..........---------Fixed--------------. Fixed_ Fixed---.......------------. Fixed. Type of construction...- Concretelock,timber crib Concretelock,timber crib Concrete lock, timber crib dam. dam. 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 460.6 miles___..___......471.8 miles ... ... 487.3 miles. river. Lock dimensions 1 -. ---_ 52 by 280 feet_...------- 52 by 280 feet............ 52 by 280 4 feet. Lift above normal pool of 12.75 feet-----------_ 12.75 feet _________ 14 feet. dam below. 5 Depth on miter sills at 6.5 feet- 6.5 feet............. 6.5 feet. 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)---------------------- (2)--------------------.. Oct. 20, 1911. Estimated 3 cost of lock $718,000-.-------- --- $877,000 ..----------.... $361,498.20. and dam. 1 Clear width and length, available for full width. 2 Construction not yet commenced. 3 Estimate made in 1919. S19.5 feet above low water, open river. 5Low water in the open river gives only 1 foot on the lower miter sill. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The 15 locks were oper- ated; dwellings, grounds, locks, and floating plant were cared for; and snags and other obstructions were removed from the channel. Dredging operations were carried on in various pools, 119,106 cubic yards of sand and gravel and 1,180 cubic yards of rock having been removed. Barge haulage equipment was procured for Locks A to F, inclusive. All of the above work was done with Government plant and hired labor. During the year a contract was entered into with the Lake States Engineering Co., Chicago, Ill., for recapping Dam No. 2 with con- crete. This work, which was greatly hindered by high water, was brought to 15 percent completion. The costs for the year were $199,838.71. The, total expenditures were $205,626.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.--For condition of canalization, see the Annual Report for 1933, page 745, for the section above Nash- ville, and page 1021 of this report for the section below Nashville. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $3,054,364.20. The total expenditures were $3,200,250.87. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance of $68,822.28 remain- ing from funds appropriated from the permanent indefinite appro- priation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities 1026 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The funds allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works------------------- $57, 900 Maintenance and repairs ------------------------------- ----- 54, 300 Improvement and reconstruction -------------------------- 82, 000 Channel work------ ------------------------------------- 35, 000 Special work------ -------------- -------------------------- 2, 800 Total ------------------------------------- 232, 000 It is expected that the sum of $185,000 will be required to maintain and operate the completed locks and dams during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Operation of locks and dams and other works---------------- - $60, 000 Maintenance and repairs------- ---------------------------- 60, 000 Channel work------------------------------------ 50, 000 Emergencies 000 1-------------------------- Total ------------------------------------- 185, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 - -_____- ____- ____-__ $3, 054, 364. 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 _ 3, 054, 364. 20 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935__-------- 155, 696. 28 Net total cost to June 30, 1935---------_______ _______ 3, 210, 060. 48 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935____---________________ 2, 367. 33 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935--------------------3, 212, 427. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_________________________ 12, 176. 94 Net total expenditures ___________________________ 3, 200, 250. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 298, 454. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_____________ 13, 498, 705. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work.------------- Cost of maintenance ... . . . _ 15- - $172,486. 41 $230, 428. 24 $181, 563. 18 $238,763.72 $199, 838. 71 Total expended--- - - - 181, 039. 26 225, 270. 96 180. 948. 30 192, 167. 40 205, 626. 52 Allotted--------- _ ----------- --------- 175,000.00 232, 500.00 1 177, 425.54 147,907.92 496, 300.00 Balance unexpended July 1. 1934-_ ____ -__ $7, 781. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935________________________ $232,000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, see. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909 .__ 264, 300. 00 496, 00. 00 Amount to be accounted for_______________________________ 504, 081. 47 Gross amount expended_________________________ $252, 666. 01 Less- Reimbursements collected ...... $45. 249. 63 Receipts from sales 1--,789. 86 47, 039. 49 05, 626. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----- 298, 454. 95 1 Includes $232,000 maintenance and improvement funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1027 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935__- _..-_--------- $12, 176. 94 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 58, 645. 34 $68, 822'. 28 Balance available June 30, 1935________----------------- 229, 632. 67 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_-------------------------------- 2, 367. 33 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935------------- 232, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - -- - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 2 __________________ 185, 000. 00 3. 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. For description of the river see page 1202, Annual Report for 1932. Previous projects.--(A) Above Chattanooga: Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, June 10, 1872, August 18, 1894, and July 25, 1912. (B) Chattanooga to Riverton: Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1868, acts of April 26, 1904, and January 7, 1905, and River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, March 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. (C) Below Riverton: Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 25, 1868, September 19, 1890, August 18, 1894, March 3, 1899, and July 25, 1912. The costs were as follows: Projects 1852, 1871, 1894, and 1912, above Chatta- nooga : 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, 94, 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 (new work, $14,007,192.66, and maintenance, $1,116,026.07) --------------------- 15, 123,218. 73 2 Exclusive of available funds. 1028 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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, 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 sub- stituted 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 re- sponsible interests, under the Federal Water Power Act, in the pro- gram of construction recommended by the Chief of Engineers, providing for the 9-foot project by means of high dams. The total number of low navigation dams now included in the project is 24 _(exclusive of those already built under former projects and those eliminated by the construction of a high navigation-power dam at the Pickwick Landing site, mile 206.7, and at the General Joe Wheeler site, mile 274.9). 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 Per- NametabovMiles Distance from nearest town, or mouth of Character of cent- opened oractual cost mouth navigable tributary Width Length foundation comple- tonnavi- of each look avail- t. gation and dam hofm- able for Lift Lower Upper tion chan- full Z ber width 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 White Oak Landing-- - 83. 3 52.2 miles above Birmingham, Ky----------- 110 600 13 315 328 -_do------------ (1) (1) 2, 735, 000. 00 Perryville--.............. 135.6 At Perryville, Tenn .---------------------- 110 600 15 328 343 ....-do ------------ (1) (1) 2, 960, 000. 00 Wolf Island-......... -- .. 192.0 2.5 miles above Savannah, Tenn .------------ 110 600 10 343 353 --- do------------ (1) (1) 2, 420, 000.00 Big Bend Shoals----------..........-204. 6 2.7 miles above Hamburg, Tenn- ------ 110 600 14 353 367 Rock ------------- (1) (1) 2, 620, 000.00 Pickwick Landing 2 3.--..-. 206. 7 4.4 miles above Hamburg, Tenn_--- ....... 110 600 461 352 413 ..- do------------ (5) ........ 6 4, 858, 982.00 Colbert Shoals Canal- .... 226. 6 0.9 mile above Riverton, Ala__ - -_ -_ 110 600 23.6 367 390. 6 -do------------ (1) (1) 3, 391, 000.00 Bead Colbert Shoals-..... 234. 6 8.8 miles above Riverton, Ala.---------------.110 600 13.4 390. 6 404 .. do.....------------ (1) (1) 2, 665, 000.00 Lock and Dam No. 1-.... 256.8 0.3 mile above railroad bridge at Florence, 60 298. 5 12.1 404 416. 1 Limestone (Lau- 100 1926 7 989, 215.25 Ala. derdale chert). W ilson Dam (Dam No. 2)__ 259.4 2.9 miles above Florence, Ala-.... .......... 60 300 8 89 416.1 505.1 - do...... . .99 1927 747, 737, 044.27 General Joe Wheeler Dam 274.9 18.4 miles above Florence, Ala--.......... 60 360 49.9 505.1 555 Rock---- .... - (10) 11 1, 424, 744.20 (DamB_ No. 3).2 Lock _______------.285.1 19.3 miles below Decatur, Ala --------------- 110 600 10 520 530 -do.........------------. (1) (1) 1, 488, 000.00 Milton Bluff_ ..--- . 287. 7 16.7 miles below Decatur, Ala.---------------110 600 11 530 541 ..... do..-........ (1) (1) 3,195, 000.00 Indian Creek Bar ......---------- 321.2 16.8 miles above Decatur, Ala____ ----- 110 600 7 541 548 - do.......... (1) (1) 2, 200, 000. 00 Beards Reef- ... .. -. 355.8 2.3 miles below Guntersville, Ala ------------ 110 600 16 548 564 do........... (1) (1) 2,890, 000.00 Mink Creek- --------- 374. 2 ----------- 16.1 miles above Guntersville, Ala......... 110 600 11 564 575 --. -do.........------------ (1) (1) 2,415,000.00 Bellefonte- .... _--- 390. 6 32.5 miles above Guntersville, Ala..----------- 110 600 8 575 583 ----- ------------- do (1) (1) 2, 200,000.00 1 Proposed dam, no work performed; estimated cost. 2 Dam under construction by Tennessee Valley Authority. 3 Will submerge existing Riverton Lock and Colbert Shoals Canal and eliminate Big Bend Shoals, Colbert Shoals Canal and Head Colbert Shoals low-dam projects. 45 Above low water. Construction of lock not yet commenced. 8 Estimated cost of lock only. 7 Actual cost of lock and dam. 8 Flight of 2 locks, authorized under Sec. 124, National Defense Act of June 3, 1916 (H. Doc. No. 1262, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). 9 Will submerge existing Locks Nos. 1 and 2 of Muscle Shoals Canal, Locks A and B of Elk River Shoals Canal, and eliminate Lock B, Milton Bluff, Indian Creek Bar, and Beards Reef low-dam projects. 10 Lock completed; dam 75 percent completed. 11Actual cost of lock only. - ------~- Location Lock I I I Pool elevation I Dimensions above mean sea level Per- Name Year Estimated cent- opened or actual cost © Miles Distance from nearest town, or mouth of I Character of Length age of to navi- of each lock - navigable tributary foundation comple- gation mouth Width avail- and dam of tion O able for Lift Lower Upper cham- full ber width I -I .1 I Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 407. 6 56.5 miles below Chattanooga, Tenn_-__-_ 110 600 12 9.6 12583 12 592. 6 Rock......------- (12) (12) 12$1,595, 000. 00 Widows Bar Lock and Dam_ 431. 1 32.9 miles below Chattanooga, Tenn___ ... 60 265 36. 6 592. 6 13629. 2 .. do .......- 100 1913 14236, 388. 87 Hales Bar Lock and Dam__ .. 468. 7 4.6 miles above Market Street Bridge, Chat- 110 600 11.8 629. 2 641 (1) (1) 2, 300, 000. 00 0 Sherman Hill_ ___...___.__ 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 tanooga, Tenn. Sale Creek ____------------- 495. 0 30.7 miles above Market Street Bridge, Chat- 110 600 10 653 663 d o ........... .. .. (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. Watts Bar .___---.-------- . 529. 9 37.9 miles below Kingston, Tenn ..----- 110 600 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 -- d o . . ......... (1) (1) 2, 070, 000. 00 m 562. 9 4.9 miles below Kingston Tenn------------ 110 600 10 703 713 d o . -------- .. .. (1) (1) 2, 070, 000. 00 Caney Creek Island ----- Seven Island Shoals ...- -- 575. 1 7.3 miles above Kingston, Tenn ----------- 110 600 10 713 723 --. do_- _- (1) (1) (1) 2, 070, 000. 00 2, 070, 000. 00 Sweetwater Island .....-- 584. 3 7.2 miles below Loudon, Tenn------------ 110 600 10 723 733 ---- do . ---- -- (1) 594. 3 2.8 miles above Loudon, Tenn------------ 110 600 10 733 743 ---- do-----------_ (1) (1) 2, 070, 000. 00 Rock Quarry Bar_______-. (1) 2, 070, 000. 00 Sister Island Shoals_______- 604. 6 13.1 miles above Loudon, Tenn_ 110 600 10 743 753 (1) Coulter Shoals .______ .-- 608. 6 17.1 miles'above Loudon, Tenn_--------- 110 600 10 753 763 ---. do (1) (1) 2, 070, 000. 00 618. 1 29.6 miles below Knoxville, Tenn --------- 110 600 10 763 773 (1) (1) 2, 040, 000. 00 Rogers Island .....do _ - - - .... 630. 6 17.1 miles below Knoxville, Tenn--------- 110 600 10 773 783 (1) 2, 040, 000. 00 Georges Branch _____ (1) Little River Shoals______ . 635. 5 12.2 miles below Knoxville, Tenn----------- 110 600 10 783 793 - .do_ 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, 00 000. 1 I I I I 1 Proposed dam, no work performed; estimated cost. tA 12Existing dam to be reconstructed to provide a 9-foot depth and size of lock increased. Estimated cost is shown for reconstruction. 13 Normal elevation of dam (626.2) is at present increased 3 feet by flash boards. Ca 14Actual cost to United States of existing lock; cost of existing lock and dam to power company was about $6,686,700. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1031 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 Islands; 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 authorized the appropriation of $5,000,000 for the prosecution of work on this project. The latest published maps are in the project document. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of December 7, 1931, a report was transmitted to Congress reporting on the pro- spective cooperation offered by responsible interests under the Fed- eral Water Power Act in the program of construction recommended, 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.). Local cooperation.-An act of Congress of April 26, 1904 (as amended by an act dated Jan. 7, 1905), authorized the construction by private interests of the Hales Bar Lock and Dam, the power com- pany doing the work being granted the use of the water power produced by the dam for a period of 99 years. The terms of the act require that this company purchase and deed to the United States, free of cost and within 12 months after its passage, all lands neces- sary to the successful construction and operation of the lock and dam, including flowage rights and rights-of-way to and from public high- ways; that the lock and dam be constructed and given to the United States complete and free of cost, except that the United States shall prepare the plans, supervise the construction, and provide the lock gates and ironwork and machinery necessary to operate the lock when completed, at its own expense, and that the plans for the work be approved by the Secretary of War. The act further requires that the contracting company shall furnish the necessary electric current while its power plant is in operation to move the gates and operate the lock and to light the United States buildings and grounds free of cost to the United States; and that nothing shall be done in the use of the water from the dam or otherwise that shall interfere in any way with navigation. All the conditions imposed by the act have been complied with by the power company except the transfer of flowage rights incident to the construction of the dam. The Department has held that such rights of flowage may be acquired and conveyed in the form of an easement or servitude on the land affected by the work, and it is understood that suits are pending between the power company and landowners covering flowage rights. 1032 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 The construction work of the power company has been completed and the lock put in operation, but several leaks under the dam have developed and final acceptance of the lock and dam by the United States is being delayed until the result of the company's efforts to stop them has been determined. The cost to the power company was approximately $6,686,700, not including the power-house super- structure, the hydraulic installation, the electric installation, or the transmission lines. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, requires no local coop- eration in the construction of the alternate system of low dams. It does, however, provide 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. 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 contained in Transportation Series No. 2, 1929, Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Modern river terminals, munic- ipally 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).--There were no operations in this section during the fiscal year. Chattanooga to Riverton (237.6 miles).-The existing channel was maintained by dredging and dike construction. Dredging was completed at Florence Bridge, Sheffield Cut, Kogers Island, at United States boatyard, Chattanooga, Tenn., and at Lock No. 3, Tennessee River, and brought to 43 percent completion at Crow Creek Island. Dikes were repaired at Kogers Island, Seven Mile Island, Buck Island, and Spring Creek. A total of 47,293 cubic yards of sand, gravel, and boulders was dredged from the channel, and 12,585 cubic yards of rock and gravel was placed on dikes. Channel markers were maintained, and snags and other obstruc- tions were removed. All of the above work was done by Govern- ment plant and hired labor. Government plant also was employed for several months during the year assisting the Tennessee Valley Authority in the construction of the General Joe Wheeler Dam, on a reimbursement basis. The contract for the construction of the lock at General Joe Wheeler Dam (Dam No. 3) was completed. A contract entered into for furnishing and installing the electrical operating machinery and construction of a central control station was completed during the fiscal year. Widows Creek, part of Widows Bar pool, was cleared of fallen timbers and other obstructions. About 100 acres were cleared. The total costs in this section were $446,537.64, of which $335,- 204.66 was for new work and $111,332.98 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1033 Below Riverton (226.5 miles).- Channel markers were installed and maintained in this section in cooperation with the United States Lighthouse Service, at a cost of $5,636.55. Stream gaging was car- ried on in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey at a cost of $1,200. The total costs in this section were $6,836.55, all of which was for maintenance. The total costs for the entire river were $453,374.19, of which $335,204.66 was for new work and $118,169.53 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $70,804.59. Condition at end of fiscal year (previous projects)--Above Chatta- nooga.-Under previous project the open-channel work for securing 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 January 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 oper- ation 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 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. Dam, No. 2 to Florence Bridge, Ala. (Dam No. 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 McCullochs Bar, Hurricane Islands, Rockport Bar, mouth of Duck River, Kellys Island, Double Island, Diamond Island Shoals, and Big Bend Shoals. A navigable depth of 5 feet, available when the Johnson- ville 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. 1034 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Existing project.-Preliminaryinvestigations were carried on until August 1, 1933, on which date the Chattanooga office was abolished and no further work was done by this district; the work in question having been transferred to the Tennessee Valley Authority. The total cost of the work since the project was modified in 1930 has been $3,202,236.70, of which $1,958,836.88 was for new work and $1,243,399.82 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,728,417.98. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Accounts payable June 30, 1935---------------------------- $26, 697. 31 Above Riverton : Operations of dredge Vijrginia and attendant plant, July 1- Nov. 30, 1935___________________________________ 107, 635. 33 Maintenance and repair of channel markers, July 1, 1935- June 30, 1936----------------------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Shoals surveys, July 1, 1935-June 30, 1936---------------- 5, 000. 00 Below Riverton : Operations of dredge Kentucky and attendant plant, July 1- Nov. 30, 1935---------------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Maintenance and repair of channel markers, July 1, 1935- June 30, 1936------ ------ ------ _ ------ ------ ---- 3, 000. 00 Shoals surveys, July 1, 1935-June 30, 1936---------____ 5, 000. 00 Stream gaging in cooperation with U. S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1935-June 30, 1936 , 200. 00 1,---------------------- Total for maintenance-----------------------------202, 532. 64 The additional sum of $250,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Maintenance (by Government plant and hired labor) : Above Riverton: Dredging, repair of dikes, removal of surface obstructions, and the sweeping of dredged channels, July 1, 1936- June 30, 1937_________________________________ $145, 000. 00 Maintenance and repair of channel markers, July 1, 1936- June 30, 1937---------------------------------------- 4, 000.00 Shoals surveys, July 1, 1936-June 30, 1937 ---------------- 5, 000. 00 Below Riverton : Dredging, July 1, 1936-June 30, 1937------------------- 90, 000. 00 Shoals surveys, July 1, 1936-June 30, 1937-------- __ 4, 800. 00 Stream gaging in cooperation with U. S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1936-June 30, 1937---------------------- --- 1, 200. 00 Total for maintenance----------------------------- 250, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935_ _--- __---- ...--- $15,966, 029. 54 ---------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ _ _ 2, 359, 425. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 18, 325, 455. 43 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- 128, 618. 35 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_--- - ----- 18, 454, 073. 78 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 -------- 10, 015. 86 Gross total costs to June 30. 1935----- 18. 464, 089. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------- 26, 697. 31 Net total expenditures____-----_ 18, 437, 392. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_____------- 192, 516. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--.------- 18, 629, 909. 11 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1035 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work -------------- $46,906.04 $116, 647.50 $434, 910.31 $1, 025,168.37 $335, 204. 66 Cost of maintenance ------------ 458, 148. 59 268, 094.93 221, 181. 23 187, 065. 90 118, 169. 53 Total cost...---------------. 505, 054. 63 384, 742. 43 656, 091. 54 1, 212, 234. 27 453, 374. 19 Total expended_--------------- 436, 742. 30 360, 253.44 552, 080. 85 1,332, 109. 34 70, 804. 59 Allotted_ _ ------.. --- ___ 472, 233. 00 -40, 000. 00 1, 665, 990.05 409, 900. 76 40, 537. 14 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 784. 23 $-------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------------- $107, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934---------------------- 81, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 ---------------------- 172, 350. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932---------------------- 18, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act approved July 21, 1932 ----------------- 50, 000. 00 528, 850. 00 Amount to be accounted for___-------------------------------- 751, 634. 23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments------------- 488, 312. 86 Net amount to be accounted for----------------- --- 263, 321. 37 Gross amount expended7--------------------- $771, 560. 12 Less: Reimbursements collected---------- $307, 086. 71 Receipts from sales --------------- 393, 668. 82 700, 755. 53 70, 804. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------- --- 192, 516. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------------------- 27, 951. 07 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 164, 565. 71 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 10, 015. 86 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 -------------- 174, 581. 357 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 250, 000.00 4. OPERATING AND CARE OF CANALS AND LOCKS AND DAMS ON TENNESSEE RIVER The improvement for which report is made under this caption forms part of the project for the Tennessee River. See pages 1027 to 1035, where general information regarding the improvement can be found. The completed canals, locks, and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriations to the end( of the fiscal year 1935, as follows: Hales Bar Lock and Dam, since November 1, 1913; Widows Bar Lock and Dam, since October 1, 1925; Muscle Shoals Canal, since 1890; Lock No. 3 (General Joe Wheeler Dam), since November 27. 1934; Lock No. 2 (Wilson Dam), since June 1927; Lock and Dam 1Exclusive of available funds. 1036 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 No. 1, since March 1, 1926; and Colbert Shoals Canal, since November 1911. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The locks were oper- ated, dwellings, grounds, locks, and equipment were cared for. All work was done with Government plant and hired labor. The costs for the year were $80,835.57. The total expenditures were $86,173.93. Condition at end of fiscal year.-For condition of canalization, see page 1033 for the section Chattanooga to Riverton. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $2,863,161.52. The total expenditures were $2,884,947.27. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance of $4,939.79 remain- ing from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The funds allotted from regular maintenance and improvement funds will be applied as follows: Operation of locks and dams---------------------------------- $75, 235 Maintenance and repairs -------------------------------------- 4,795 Channel work----------------- ------------------------------ 4, 970 Total----------___---------------------- --------------- 85, 000 It is expected that the sum of $93,500 will be required to maintain and operate the completed structures during the fiscal year 1937 as follows : Operation of locks and dams -------------------------------------- $76, 000 Maintenance and repairs -------------------------------------- 7, 500 Channel work --------------- ---- 10, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- 93,500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------- $2,863, 161. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935----------- 2, 863, 161. 52 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935----------- 25, 987. 23 Net total cost to June 30, 1935--------------- 2; 889, 148. 75 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------- 738. 31 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935___-------------------- 2, 889, 887. 06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------- ------- 4, 939. 79 Net total expenditures---------- --- 2, 884, 947. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 89, 201. 48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 __ 12, 974, 148. 75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--- - - ------------ ---- -------------- ---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-----..------------.. $84, 702. 60 $78, 647. 87 $63, 609. 63 $64, 575. 91 $80, 835. 57 Tota expended...................----------------... 78, 554. 09 85, 830. 22 83, 235. 29 58,899. 00 86, 173. 93 Allotted_....-_................--------------------- 90, 000. 00 69, 000. 00 83, 095. 59 63, 230. 42 168, 500. 00 'Includes $85,000 .M.and I. funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1037 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_...--___- ....-...------ ....... $6, 875. 41 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------- $85, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar.,3, 1909_... 93, 500. 00 178, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for- - _____---------185, 375. 41 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 000. 00 l--o---------10, Net amount to be accounted for------____----_____ 175, 375. 41 Gross amount expended------------------------- $90, 971. 47 Less reimbursements collected_____---------- - - 4, 797. 54 86, 173.93 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 _______________--- 89, 201.48 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------- 4, 939. 79 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----------------------. 84, 261.69 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------------------- 738.31 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_--------- 85, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2__________________ _ 93, 500. 00 5. TENNESSEE RIVER, DAM NO. 2, MUSCLE SHOALS, ALA. Location.-See corresponding paragraph under " Improvement of Tennessee River ", page 1027. 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. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1923, was $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 2 Exclusive of available funds. 1038 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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: Lower, 300 'feet: upper, 297.5 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. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were, no opera- tions during the fiscal year. Claim for labor performed in 1926, amounting to $4.50, was paid. The total costs and expenditures for the year were $4.50, chargeable to new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-This project has been adminis- tered by the Tennessee Valley Authority since August 15, 1933. The total costs have been $46,973,540.14, of which $46,613,947.62 was for new work and $359,592.52 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $46,973,540.14. Proposed operations.-None. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1039 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- $46, 613, 947. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_--------- --- __---359, 592. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ........ 46, 973, 540. 14 Net total expenditures___. ___________________ 46, 973, 540. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1985 46, 973, 540. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__ -___-___________- $26, 886. 01 $23, 005. 64 $13, 396. 58 $75, 487. 31 $4. 50 Cost ofm aintenance .................................................---........... Total expended ___-.............. 11, 079. 59 ...... 14, 801. 60 13, 594. 49 2, 287. 03 4. 50 Allotted --... - -..... .........- ..----- -750, 000. 00 -............ -1, 349. 36 -110. 64 -12,044.13 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_______-_____________________ $12, 048. 63 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__ ---- ____ 12, 044. 13 Net amount to be accounted for -- _____---_ 4. 50 Gross amount expended-----------------------------------_ 4.50 6. 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 the improvement of the Tennessee River, Browns Island to Florence, Ala. (See pp. 1037 to 1039, where general information regarding the project can be found.) The dam and hydroelectrical development have been operated and maintained by the War Department under appropriations provided by Congress since April 1, 1926, to August 15, 1933, on which date this project was transferred to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-This development has been trans- ferred to the Tennessee Valley Authority. The total expenditures were $1,711,656.48. Proposed operations.-None. Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_- ----- __--- -- -____ $1, 711, 656. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- , 711, 656. 48 Net total expenditures_________________________ 1,711, 656. 48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 __________________ 1, 711, 656. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of n ew work ----------------------------- .... Cost of maintenance --------- _ $236, 247. 81 $244, 993. 73 $206, 624. 11 $136, 015. 92 -$284. 60 Total expended_____------------- 254, 394. 45 247, 561.36 203, 483. 99 20, 614. 35 -284. 60 Allotted-_-- ... __..... _ __.- 193, 236. 93 -43, 634. 59 422, 929. 53 -10, 687. 81 -223,155.90 23116-ENG 1935 66 1040 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__________________________ $222,871.30 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------223, 155. 90 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------284. 60 Gross amount expended Less reimbursements collected _------______ _ $284.60 -284. 60 7. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The total cost during the year was $179,449.12. The total expendi- tures were $177,269.74. The balance unexpended June 30, 1935, together with accounts receivable, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1936 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The addi- tional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal .year ending June 30, 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------- $737, 011.94 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 737, 011. 94 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935----------------- 597. 81 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---- ---------------- 737, 609. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 2,530. 03 Net total expenditures--------- ------------------ 735, 079. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 47, 422. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ---------- 782, 502.48 Fiscal year ending June 30: 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 },Cost of new work--------------------- ------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance--.--------------- $98, 273.24 $102, 635.73 $183,423.81 $140, 560.92 $179, 449.12 Total expended--------.......----------- 81, 785.93 115, 614. 68 163, 484. 18 164, 672. 15 177, 269. 74 Allotted ---....................---...--....------------....... 154, 000. 00 19,900. 00 308, 156. 61 54, 085.87 183, 860. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__ --------------- $40, 832. 50 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-____...-._______ $89, 400. 00 _Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934----------------------- 50,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_ ...----- ---- 44, 460. 00 183, 860. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 224, 692. 50 ,Gross amount expended -- ___ -____--______ -_ $205, 759. 00 Less: Reimbursements collected__----__---- $26,849. 05 Receipts from sales__.. -- ___--- 1, 640. 21 28, 489. 26 177, 269. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----- 47, 422. 76 ,Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ - __------------_ 6, 251. 31 Balance available June 30, 1935__------------- ----------- 41,171. 45 _Accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------------------- 597. 81 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_-- ----- ____ 41, 769. 26 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1937, for maintenance 1 50, 000. 00 1Exclusive :available funds. ;of RIVERS AND HARBORS-NASIIVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1041 8. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1935 Estimated report, amount re- Name of project see quired to annual complete report New Work Maintenance for- 1. Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky., above Nashville 1----.- 1933 $4, 092, 044. 37 $106, 069. 57 $6, 849, 000. 2. French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers, Tenn.2. 1931 249, 604. 80 33, 554. 02 533, 000 3. Hiwassee River, Tenn.3 ...........----------- - 1923 113, 311. 26 9, 754. 45 83, 000 4. Clinch River, Tenn. and Va.----------------................... .. do..... 3, 949. 19 7, 873. 24 677, 000 1 Inactive pending action on modifications of project recommended in Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. 6, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 2 Channels adequate for existing commerce. Abandonment recommended in H. Docs. Nos. 428 and 489, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 3 Recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 9. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- $372, 884. 31 .Plusaccounts receivable June 30, 1935------------- ----------- 77, 696. 57 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935-- -------------------- 450, 580. 88 -Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----- , 245.33 9-------------------- Net total expenditures ___.----- ----------------- 441, 335. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------------------------- 11, 977. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------------453, 312. 86 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Total expended..............------------------------- .. ........--------- ............ -...---------- .......--...-- $441, 335. 65 Allotted .........------------------------------------------------------------- 453, 312. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933----- ------------------------------------- $61, 500.00 Amount allotted from various appropriation acts--------------- 391, 812. 86 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 453, 312. 86 kGross amount expended -- -------------------- $573, 197. 47 ,Less- Reimbursements collected $130, 710. 92 1---------- Receipts from sales------------__ 1, 151. 00 131, 861. 92 441, 335. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-----------------------11, 977.31 (Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------------------- 11, 665. 43 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------- 311. 88 .Accounts receivable June 30, 1935---------------------------- 77, 696. 57 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--------------- 78, 008. 45 1042 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 35 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act Transmitted to Congress Document no. Recommenda- tion Cataco Creek, and its Flood Control Act, branches, Morgan Apr. 15, 1932. County, Ala. (pre- li minar y examina- tion for flood control). Cumberland River, River and HarborAct, above Nashville, Aug. 30, 1935. Tenn. Flint Creek and its Flood Control Act,-- branches, Morgan, Apr. 15, 1932. C o u n ty, Ala. (pre- liminary examina- tion for flood control). Flint R iver, A la. and - - do .. . .. ------ . - . ..--------------- Tenn. (preliminary examination for flood control). Paint Rock River, Flood Control Act, Jackson County, Ala. June 13, 1934. (preliminary exami- nation for flood con- trol). OHIO RIVER For the actual construction of the new locks and dams and the operation and care of the completed structures the river is divided into four sections under the immediate supervision and direction of district engineers at Pittsburgh, Huntington, Cincinnati, and Louis- ville. 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 the mouth of the river, a distance of 424.8 miles, and includes Dams Nos. 41 (with the Louisville and Portland Canal) to 54. District engineers: At Pittsburgh, Pa., Maj. Wilhelm D. Styer, Corps of Engineers; Huntington, W. Va., Maj. Fred W. Herman, Corps of Engineers, to July 31, 1934, and Maj. John F. Conklin,o Corps of Engineers, since that date; Cincinnati, Ohio, Lt. Col. Charles L. Hall, Corps of Engineers; Louisville, Ky., Lt. Col. Gilbert. Van B. Wilkes, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER 1043 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Construction of locks and 4 Operating snag boats on the dams, Ohio River---------_ 1043 Ohio River below the Penn- :2. Operating and care of locks sylvania State line------- 1062 and dams, Ohio River -__ 1053 13. Open-channel work, Ohio River ---------- --------- 1056 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. For description of the river see page 1227, Annual Report for 1932. 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 river and harbor acts, as follows: Dam No. 6, Sep- tember 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 subse- 'quent projects prior to commencement of operations under the exist- ing project, adopted in 1910, including amount expended for pur- chase, 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 provides for the improvement of the en- tire river by the construction of locks and dams to provide a channel ,depth of 9 feet and for the widening of the Louisville and Portland 'Canal at Louisville, Ky. 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, Dashields, Montgomery Island, and Dam No. 41, with usuable dimensions of 56 by 360 feet. Except at Emsworth, Dashields, and Montgomery Island, all the dams are of the movable type, with navigable passes varying in width from '600 to 1,248 feet. In addition to the navigable pass, each dam, ex- cept the fixed dams, is provided with one or more regulating weirs. At Dam No. 41 a canal (Louisville and Portland) extends along the left bank 2 miles long, with locks at the lower end. The estimate of cost of new work revised in 1934, including ex- penditures on previous projects prior to adoption of the 9-foot project in 1910, but exclusive of the Gallipolis locks and dam re- ported under the Kanawha River project, is $126,700,000, including $1,200,000 for raising Emsworth Dam, authorized by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of April 8, 1935. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 492, 60th Cong., 1st sess.), which provided for the construction of 54 locks with movable dams and for the widen- ing of the Lousiville and Portland Canal to 170 feet and the con- struction of a new lock at the lower end. The act also granted discretionary authority to the Secretary of War to make such modi- fications in the project as appeared advisable. The River and Har- bor Act approved July 18, 1918, provided for the elimination of locks and dams in the lower river where the project depth of 9 feet could 1044 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 be satisfactorily maintained by open channel work and authorized the Secretary of War to substitute fixed dams for movable dams wherever in his opinion they may be desirable (H. Doc. No. 1695, 64th Cong., 2d sess.). Under the authority granted in the River and Harbor Act of 1910 the Louisville and Portland Canal has been widened to 200 feet; Dams Nos. 40 and 42 have been eliminated; Locks and Dams Nos. 1 and 2 replaced by the Emsworth Lock and Dam; Lock and Dam No. 3 replaced by the Dashields Lock and Dam; and the Montgomery Lock and Dam, now under construction, will replace Locks and Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6. The following table contains information concerning various fea- tures of the locks and dams included in the existing project: Lock Location Dimensions Depth on miter sills Per Year Estimated or Character of dam cent- opened actual cost No foundation age to of each lock Great- Character of corn- navi- and dam I pleted gation Miles Width est foundation below Distance from nearest town or mouth of of avail-ength Lift Upper Lower Pitts- navigable tributary cham- le abl- ift Upper Lower burgh ber for full width I 1 1 ___________ _________ Rep.aced -------- _ Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet $870, 034. 01 .zl 6.1 Emsworth,Pa13. 360 11. 13. 112.9 Rock56 Rock Rock (114 feet); gravel (1,613 feet). } 100 1921 4, 282, 743. 08 Md 2 --.... Replaced --------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------- 976, 766. 77 W 3 do ------------- -------- -------------- ----------- -------- ---------------------- 1,144, 588.18 ashields Lock and Dam, 1.6 miles below D13. 110 600 14. 4 3 19. 7 Rock.......... Rock_--__------- 100 1929 3, 528, 755. 67 13.3 Sewickley, Pa. 56 360 9.6 14.4 19.7 Rock 0 4 18.7 Legionville, Pa-------------------------- 110 600 7. 6 16. 6 9. 5 do .. Gravel; piles in 100 1908 1, 071, 472. 21 gravel. 5 24.1 Freedom , Pa---_...... ...... ...... ___. .. . . 110 600 10.0 I-- - do .............. 7. 5 14. 5 .--- do ....---------- 100 1907 1, 080, 132. 04 6 29. 3 3.1 miles below Beaver, Pa--______--__--__ __ 110 600 11. 06. 7Rock gravel .---... 14. 2 Piles in gravel....... 100 1904 1,123, 441.80 3Montgomery Island Lock and Dam, 1.4 110 600 12. 7 Rock 16. 7 Rock_.....---------- 74 6, 000, 000. 00 0 31.7 . miles above Industry, Pa. { 19. 4 56 360 12. 7 Rock........ 16.7 7 36.5 Midland, Pa--------------------------- 6.9 110 600 11.0 - do ....___-- -- - _.do_ ...-- ....---- 100 15.4 1914 1, 075, 000. 00 W 8 46. 4 1.7 miles below Newell, W. Va.........------------- 6. 4 110 600 12. 0 Piles in gravel-...... 15. 4 Rock; piles in gravel_ 100 1911 1, 167, 456. 24 ______ Piles in gravel.... - 1,177,100. 00 H 9 56. 0 New Cumberland, W. Va-----_____________ _ 7.4 110 600 11.0 15.4 -_do. 100 1914 0C 10 66. 2 1.8 miles below Steubenville, Ohio--........ 8.4 110 600 11. 0 Rock and piles in .. 16. 4 do.......----------- 100 1915 1,138,000. 00 gravel. 11 76. 9 2.5 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. 12 87. 4 Warwood, W. Va _------------------ 110 600 8. 4 15.4 11.0 ... do ......---- . ..... do_....---------- 100 1917 1, 166, 103. 55 13 96. 2 McMechen, W. Va__---------------- ------ 110 600 7. 3 13. 8 9. 5 -- do ___---_____. ....do.....--------- 100 1911 1, 222, 389. 11 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.M artinsville, W . Va ---------------__ 110 600 7. 8 15. 4 11. 0 _- . do.... ...... .. __. -- do.---- ------- 100 1916 1, 180, 477. 63 16 146.5 Bens Run, W. Va___-__------------- __ -- 110 600 7. 8 15. 4 11.2 --... do-.....---- ---. -.. do..........-. 100 1917 1, 275, 209. 93 17 167. 5 4.5 miles above Marietta, Ohio 110 600 8. 2 15. 4 11.0 ____do.... do d- _......- 100 1918 1, 362, 591.21 18 179. 9 4 miles above Parkersburg, W. Va--....- . 110 600 6. 2 14. 2 11.0 do. ----do..............-------100 1910 927,091.26 1 Actual costs except Emsworth and Montgomery Island Locks and Dams which are estimated. 2 Will change to 10.0 feet when Montgomery Island Dam is completed and Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6 are removed. 34 Will change to 17.7 feet when Montgomery Island Dam is completed and Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6 are removed. New fixed dam; will replace existing movable Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6. 0 Lock Location Dimensions Depth on miter sills Per Year Estimated or cent- opened actual cost4 i Character of dam to No. age each lock 0 Great- Character of foundation com- navi- ofand dam Miles est Width length foundation pleted gation below Distance from nearest town or mouth of of Lift Upper I Lower Pitts- navigable tributary cham- avail- burgh ber able for full width 0 - 1 - 1 1I - 1-I --- -- - -- - -I i - 1 -I-- - - 1l - 1- - 0 Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 19 192. 2 Little Hocking, Ohio--__-_______ .___-- ___ 110 600 7.7 16. 9 11.0 Piles in sand, gravel, Rock _-------------- 100 1916 1, 213, 847.92 and rock. tI 20 202. 5 Belleville, W. Va -_________ ________....__ 110 600 7. 5 15. 4 11.0 Rock ----------- - .. .do. --------- -- 100 1917 936, 696. 01 21 214. 5 1.4 miles above 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. 797.86 23 231.4 Millwood, W. Va ..-................... 110 600 58. 1 15.4 8 11.0 __-- do ............. .... do-------------- 100 1921 1,835, 941.59 24 242. 5 0.9 mile below Racine, Ohio-___-- 110 600 7.0 15.4 11. 0 -- do ..............- -------------- do 100 1919 1,187, 241.87 25 260. 7 4.5 miles above Point Pleasant, W. Va ..-- 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 11.0 --- do--------------- 100 1912 1, 307, 241.24 Gallipolis Lock and Dam, 0.4 mile below 110 600 279. 2 26.0 18. 0 12. 0 do---------- (7) (7) Hogsett, W. Va. 110 360 .. ..d o ... .. .. .. . 27 301.0 3.6 miles above Proctorville, Ohio --- -- . 110 600 6.4 15.4 11. 1 -- -- do .. . . . . 100 1923 2, 015, 601.50 28 311.6 3.3 miles below Huntington, W. Va ...-.--- 110 600 7. 1 15. 4 11.0 ....do------------- 100 1915 1, 063, 132. 77 -- ---- 29 319.9 2.7 miles above Ashland, Ky________--- __ 110 600 8.0 15.4 11.0 ..-- -. ddoo- - - -- - - - ... .do ...---- 100 1916 1, 088, 801. 73 30 339. 4 3.3 miles below Greenup, Ky- ____________- 110 600 7. 5 15. 4 11.0 ..... d o .. ........... -- _-do-------------- 100 1923 1, 579, 617. 80 31 359. 3 3.3 miles below Portsmouth, Ohio . .- -... - 110 600 7. 5 15. 4 11.0 .. do- ..- - ---- 100 1919 1, 359, 230. 62 02 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 3.5 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. O0 ..--do .---- - ---- do -------- 100 1919 1,894, 942. 52 36 460. 9 9.3 miles above Cincinnati, Ohio -....-.. 110 600 7. 9 15. 4 11. 1 - do .... ... ..----- -----d o .... -- -------- 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 Moxville, Ky-------------- 110 600 7. 3 15. 4 11. 0 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 13. 0 - . do ........... Rock and piles in 100 1921 2, 222, 98 447. vs sand and gravel. 40 555. 9 Eliminated .---... -. 41 634. 4 Louisville. Ky -- -- f 115 600 37. 19. 11. 0 Rock Rock ..--___-_- -.......-----... . 100 1921 0 7, 633, 375. 03 8 360 42 Eliminated - ---- 43 633. 2 3.3 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 7.0 15.4 13.0 ....-- do------------.. Rock and pile__-------__ 100 1925 2, 818, 763.39 45 703. 0 Addison, Ky---....--------------------------- 110 600 9. 0 17. 4 13. 0 Rock---........------------do------------ 100 1927 3, 161, 182. 26 - 46 757. 3 Owensboro, Ky .---------------------------- 110 600 11. 0 17. 4 11. 0 Pile .......-- Pile ...--------------- .....------------ 100 1928 3, 121, 479. 50. 47 777. 7 Newburgh, Ind --------- ---------------- 110 600 9. 0 15.4 11.0 - do . ...-------------do--------- 100 1928 4, 415, 525.82. 48 809. 6 5. 8 miles below Henderson, Ky---- 110 600 7. 0 15. 4 13. 0 .....do ...---------- do--------.............. 100 1922 3, 062, 699. 94 49 845. 0 22 miles below Uniontown, Ky- ..-... -- . 110 600 11. 0 17. 4 13. 0 Rock.....---------......... Rock-....... ...... 100 1928 3, 292, 682. 22 50 876. 8 1 mile below Weston, Ky----------------- 110 600 10. 0 17. 4 11.0 -- do-- Rock and pile------..... ....----------. 100 1928 3, 722, 186. 73 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 1.4 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 above Mound City, Ill....-----------. 110 600 13.4 15.4 10 9.6 .---. do ..-----------. do- ..... .. 100 1929 5, 413,867.94 54 974. 2 Mound City, Ill ....----------- -------------- 110 600 (11) (II) (11) Rock..--....-----------.. Gravel ......------..------ 0 ....... (12) 13120,580,234.40 Will change to 5.6 feet when Gallipolis Dam is completed and Dam s 24, 25, and 26 are removed. b Will change to 13.5 feet when Gallipolis Dam is completed and Dams 24, 25, and 26 are removed. 6 New fixed dam. Will replace existing movable Dams Nos. 24, 25, and 26. Parallel locks and dam under construction. Estimated cost not included in tbtal as it is being 7 constructed under project for improving Lower Kanawha. 8 Clear width and length of new auxiliary lock. 9 Completed with large new lock in 1921. Completed with new dam and raised canal and lock walls in 1928. Construction of an auxiliary lock commenced in 1929, which lock was completed in 1930. 10 Dam below not commenced. Depth on lower miter sill at low water. 11Necessity for construction has not yet been determined. 12Not commenced. Is Exclusive of $6,675,513.63; details below. O ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST OF PROJECT Repair station, Marietta, Ohio-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Louisville and Portland Canal, and Indiana chute (under previous project)---- ------------------------------------------------------------------ $178,700. $178, 00 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 O Total -------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------- 127,255,748.03 -' 1048 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Principaltowns and cities along the Ohio River Miles Miles Miles Location below below Location below Pitts- Location 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. A private terminal with a loading capacity of 50 tons of coal per hour was recently constructed at Minersville, Ohio, by the Essex Coal Sales Co., and an unloading dock for unloading sand and gravel was constructed at New Martinsville, W. Va., by the Ohio Valley Sand Co., Inc. The Powhatan Mining Co. is at present constructing a private terminal at Powhatan Point, Ohio, which will have a loading capac- ity of 400 tons of coal per hour. The city of Pittsburgh contemplates the construction of an ade- ,qulate 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 June 30, 1935, can be obtained from the division engi- neer, Ohio River division, Cincinnati, Ohio. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work accomplished during the fiscal year and classed as new work was as follows: Regular funds-Dashields Locks, Pa.-An additional 2 feet of ,concrete was placed on the fixed crest for the entire length of the dam by hired labor. The cost during the fiscal year, all for new work, was $20,700.30; the expenditures were $20,700.30. Montgomery Island Locks, Pa.-The lock walls were completed under contract. The installation of the operating machinery and other appurtenances and construction of the esplanade are being prosecuted by hired labor. The construction, by contract, of an operations building and shelter house is 75 percent complete. The cost during the fiscal year, all for new work, was $213,219.42; the ,expenditures were $269,291.42. Lock and Dam No. 41.-The purchase of flowage easements result- ing from the raising of the pool of Dam No. 41 was continued. Twenty-seven easements were approved for purchase and payments totaling $13,042.65 were made on claims. The cost during the fiscal year, all for new work, was $30,707.91; the expenditures were $27,810.80. RIVERS S AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER 1049 /Public Works funds.-At Montgomery Island Dam the second sec- rtion of the cofferdam was completed. Six of the eleven piers were completed. Six spans of the service bridge, four spillway gates, and the accompanying operating machinery have been installed under contract. The cost during the fiscal year, all for new work, was $1,683,86074; the expenditures were $1,554,672.90. Locks and Dams Nos. 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, and 50.-The modification iof these locks and dams was started in October 1933 and completed in October 1934. The modification involved the raising of the pools of Dams Nos. 45, 46, 49, and 50, 2 feet by the installation of longer wickets, raising the tops of the lock walls, lock gates, beartraps, fixed weirs, and abutments, and the modification of the Bebout wickets at Dams Nos. 44 and 48. The materials required for the -work were purchased under contract, and the work at the dams was done by hired labor. The cost during the fiscal year, all for new ~vork, was $159,890.13; the expenditures were $212,019.97. The total cost during the year for new work was $2,108,378.50, and total expenditures were $2,084,495.39, of which amounts $1,843,750.87 and $1,766,692.87, respectively, were applicable to work performed with Public Works funds, and $264,627.63 and $317,802.52, respec- tively, represented regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The completed system now com- prises 50 locks and dams, 6 of which will be replaced by 2 now under construction, the Montgomery Island Locks and Dam, now 74-percent completed, and the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, the locks now being :approximately 89-percent completed and the dam approximately 13- percent completed. All of the structures are in operation, 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 contraction 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 com- pletion of locks and dams now in operation. The fixed dam now under construction at Montgomery Island will replace existing Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6; and the fixed dam at Gallipolis, Ohio (under the Kanawha River project), will replace existing Dams Nos. 24, 25, and 26. The total cost of existing project to the end of the fiscal year for new work was $106,395,237.46, of which $104,219,069.48 were regular funds and $2,176,167.98 was applicable to work performed with Public Works funds. In addition $130,000 was expended for main- tenance, making a total cost of $106,525,237.46. The total expendi- tures under the existing project were $106,389,824.70, of which $104,349,906.53 were regular funds and $2,039,918.17 was from Public Works funds. 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 $124,052,511.24, for new work. Proposed operations-Regular funds.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: 1050 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Accounts payable 14, 627. 53 $-------------------- New work: Montgomery Island Locks: Completion of necessary appurtenance except dams and buildings by hired labor (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936)_ 85, 900. 00 Completion of operation building by contract (July 1, 1935, to Aug. 15, 1935) -------------------------------------- 8, 292. 32 Purchase of flowage easements in the pool of Dam No. 41 (July 1-Nov. 30, 1935) ----------------------------------- 38, 918. 17 Total for new work---------------------------------- 133, 110. 49 Total------------------------------------------------ 147, 738. 02 Public Works funds.-The balance unexpended of funds allotted by the Public Works Administration, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable -------------------------------------------- $136, 601. 10 New work: Completion of Montgomery Dam by contract (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936) ------------------------------------- 1, 011,000. 00 Purchase of land and flowage easements (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936) ------------------------------------------ 30, 326. 62 Total for new work---------------------------------- 1,041,326. 62: Total 177, 927. 72' 1-------------------------------1, Emergency Relief AppropriationAct funds.-The sum of $1,200.- 000, allotted from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935,. will be applied to construction of movable crest on Emsworth Dam, by contract (Sept. 1, 1935, to Dec. 31, 1936). The additional sum of $866,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, in the removal of Dams Nos. 4, 5, and 6, by contract, and in completion of the raising of Emsworth Damn. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935----------------------- $121, 876, 343.26 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_------------------------- 130, 000. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------ 122, 006, 343. 26 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935_-- 15, 464. 58 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ____________________ 122, 021, 807. 84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-- 14, 627. 53 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 122, 007, 180. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_ _..-- . .-- 147, 738. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------- 122, 154, 918.33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new worknc -__ ._ ___-- $681, 975. 56 $985, 161. 03 $1, 392, 328. 45 $1, 154, 455. 76 $264, 627. 63 . . Cost of maintenance .. .- 8 .---- , -I - --- - . Total expended-------------- 566, 093. 41 979, 379. 64 3, 224, 260. 20 1,201, 609. 24 317, 802. 52 Allotted-.-.------.---..----- 361, 296. 58 469, 316. 88 2, 857, 097. 50 166, 786. 26 -243, 507. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER 1051 .Balance unexpended July 1, 1934__......- Amount allotted from -- War Department Appropriation - $________ 047. 54 $709, Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-- __------__---__---- _ $30, 000.00 .Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935--------------------- 31, 500. 00 61,500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_... ___- __-__ -____ ____ 770, 547. 54 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--------------305, 007. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-- --------------------- 465, 540. 54 ,Gross amount expended__-------------------- - $393, 617. 13 Less reimbursements collected ---- ------ -__-. 75, 814. 61 317, 802.52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-__ --------- __ ____ 147, 738. 02 ,Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -------------- $58, 848. 65 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _____---- - 13, 861. 34 72, 709. 99 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----------- -__ ____ 75, 028. 03 _Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work and maintenance 1-- - 866, 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS ,Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------- --- $2, 176, 167. 98 ,Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_----_____ -____._________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__________ 2, 176, 167. 98 .Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 _--__-----.351. 29 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 _________________- 2, 176; 519. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935______________________ 136, 601. 10 Net total expenditures_- - __-_____________- - -- _ 2, 039, 918. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935-- __------------------- 1, 177, 576. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------- 3,217, 494. 60 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 'Cost of new work---- ....- -------------- -----------------------..... $332, 417. 11 $1, 843, 750. 87 'Cost of maintenance------------------- --------------------------------- -- ---- ------------- 'Total expended __________ ..----------- _---- - -- --- -------- 273, 225. 30 1, 766, 692. 87 Allotted- .----- -----------------------------.-----------. 3, 145, 000. 00 72, 494. 60 unexpended July 1, 1934 ----------------------- -Balance -$2, 871, 774.70 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934----------------------------------------- 72,500. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- ---------------------- 2, 944, 274. 70 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments ------------ 5. 40 Net amount to be accounted for___- __------------ 2,944, 269. 30 'Gross amount expended_____________ _-------- $1, 772, 201.25 Less reimbursements collected_----___----- ---- 5, 508. 38 1,766, 692. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 --------- 1, 177, 576. 43 1Exclusive of available funds. 1052 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ------ _---_ _ $74, 982. 98 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- , 061, 574. 84 $1, 136, 557. 82 Balance available June 30, 1935-------------- -41, 018. 61 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_ __--- ---- - - - 351.291 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 -------------- 41, 369. 90 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 __ ___________ _ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------------------- --- 1, 200, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- 1,200, 000. 00 1---______ Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost ofnew work ...----- --------- Cost ofmaintenance--------------------- ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------------ Total expended------------------- Allotted......---------------------- -------- ------------------------------------ ------------ $1,200, 000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935--------------------- $1,200, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_----------------- - ___ -- 1,200, 000. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR OHIO RIVER LOCK AND DAM CONSTRUCTION Cost of new work to June 30, 193__5 $124,052, 511. 24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 --------- _ -------- 130, 000. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-__------ 124, 182, 511. 24 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935-------- 15, 464. 58 Net total cost to June 30, 1935_---------- ----- 124, 197, 975. 82 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 __--------351. 29 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935_ ____- - - __ 124, 198, 327. 11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-- 228. 63 -151,1----------------- Net total expenditures-------------------------------124, 047, 098. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__ ___ ___ 525, 314. 45 -_________---2, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 126, 572, 412.93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------- . . $681, 975. 56 $985, 161. 03 $1, 392, 328. 45 $1, 486, 872. 87 $2, 108, 378. 5 0. Cost of maintenance-. I . ..--- ----- ----------------------- -- .--------- --------- -- -.--------- Total expended_---- .----------566, 093. 41 979, 379. 64 1, 224, 260. 20 1,474, 834. 54 2, 084, 495. 39 Allotted--.......-----.......-------------- 361, 296. 58 469, 316. 88 2, 857, 097. 50 3, 311, 786. 26 1, 028, 987. 60 RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER 1053 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 _________ _____________ $3, 580,822. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933___________ $30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_-.-... _______ 31, 500. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934__--- _____-_____ 72, 500. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935-----------1, 200, 000. 00 -- 1, 334, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ._____-_______________ 4, 914, 822.24 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments 305, 012. 40 Net amount to be accounted for_________________-___ 4, 609,809. 84. Gross amount expended-- --- - -------- $2, 165, 818. 38 Less reimbursements collected ________-______ 81, 322. 99 2, 084, 495.39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------- - 2, 525, 314.45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ .....__. . $133, 831. 63 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----- 1, 075, 436. 18 1, 209, 267. 81 Balance available June 30, 1935___________________---- 1,316, 046. 64 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_1__ _________1111 1111 1111351. 29 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ------------ 1, 316, 397. 93 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for new work and maintenance 1--__ 866, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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 1043 to 1053, 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 and to the endl of the fiscal year 1935: No. No. 1. October 7, 18851 17. August 1, 1918 Emsworth, September 1, 1921 18. May 1, 1910 2. October 13, 19061 19. October 16, 1916 3. February 1, 19081 20. January 16, 1917 Dashields, Pa. 21. September 5, 1919 Small lock, August 1, 1929 22. December 1, 1918 Large lock, August 23, 1929 23. September 26, 1921 4. February 1, 1908 2 24. August 27, 19191 5. November 21, 1907 2 25. June 1, 1922 3 6. August 3, 1904 2 26. August 1, 1912 3 7. September 16, 1914 27. July 23. 1923 8. July 14, 1911 28. March 1, 1915 9. November 2, 1914 29. December 1, 1916 10. October 31, 1915 30. October 19, 1923 11. August 1, 1911 31. October 22, 1919 12. January 16, 1917 32. May 1, 1926 13. August 1, 1911 33. October 28, 1921 14. August 20, 1917 34. July 31, 1925 15. July 1, 1916 35. September 3, 1919 16. August 16, 1917 36. August 14, 1925 1Replaced. 2 To be replaced by dam with double locks at Montgomery Island. *To be replaced by dam with double locks at Gallipolis. 1054 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 No. No. .37.January 1, 1911 45. September 13, 1927 :38.October 31, 1924 46. September 15, 1928 39.March 15, 1921 47. January 1, 1928 41.Including Louisville and Portland 48. January 1, 1922 Canal, July 18854 49. January 1, 1928 New lock, May 1, 1921 50. October 16, 1928 Small lock, August 1, 1930 51. August 25, 1929 New dam, January 1, 1928 52. October 27, 1928 43. June 13, 1921 53. September 1, 1929 44. September 12, 1925 Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. 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 operation and care for the entire river during the fiscal year was $2,815,442.08; the total expenditures were $2,636,976.87. 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 throughout the entire length of the river. At various localities where bars or gravel deposits exist, dredging and contraction works are executed to provide an adequate and dependable channel of proj- ect depth at minimum pool conditions. The fixed dam now under construction at Montgomery Island will replace existing Dams Nob. 4, 5, and 6, and the fixed dam now being constructed at Gallipolis, Ohio (under the Kanawha River project), will replace existing Dams Nos. 24, 25, and 26. The total cost for operation and maintenance at the close of the fiscal year was $36,595,116.15. The total expenditures were $38,130,- 717.09, of which $36,058,136.90 was alloted from the permanent in- definite appropriation and $2,072,580.19, was derived from other sources. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance ($313,737.52) on June 30, 1935, remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstand- ing liabilities. The funds allotted from the regular maintenance and improve- ment appropriation for the fiscal year 1936 ($2,623,000) will be ap- plied as follows: Operation of locks and dams---------------------------------- $1, 578, 022 Ordinary maintenance and repairs ------------------------- 239, 890 Improvement and reconstruction --------------------------- 687, 838 Channel work (dredging of lock approaches) ------------------ 91, 000 Special work (incidental surveys, etc.) 8, 250 Emergencies ----------------------------------------------- 18, 000 Total--------- ---------------------------------- 2, 623, 000 SPrior to date stated these works were operated and maintained between 1874 and 1882 from funds derived from tolls, rents, etc. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER 1055 The additional sum of $3,000,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: Operation of locks and dams-........____ _____----------- $1, 550, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repairs_----------------------____ 230, 000 Improvement and reconstruction --------------------------- 1, 000, 000 Channel work (dredging of lock approaches) --------------------- 200, 000 Special work (incidental surveys, etc.)-------------- 5, 000 Emergencies -------_-_- -- - ____ ---- 15, 000 Total __________------3, 000, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ................. __ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--------------------- $36, 595, 116. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 --------- 36, 595, 116. 15 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---------- 1, 628, 794. 54 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-----------------------38, 223, 910. 69 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935-------------------__ 47, 474. 54 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935------------------- 38, 271, 385. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_-_ .. ____---_ 140, 668. 14 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 38, 130, 717. 09 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 __--____----- _ 2, 890, 692. 24 -Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------- 141, 021, 409. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work---- - ----------------------------------- ---- Cost of maintenance-- ------- $2, 733, 368. 17 $3,036,666.52 $2, 549,458.54 $2, 333, 249. 44 $2,815, 442. 08 Total expended------------- 2, 818, 599. 88 2, 994,445 50 2, 803, 348. 61 2, 200, 894. 59 2, 636, 976.87 Allotted.------------------ 2, 780, 000. 00 3, 001, 149. 47 2, 494, 991. 68 2, 326, 562. 49 5, 112, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_____-- -- -__ _____ $415, 669. 11 Amount allotted from Federal Water Power Act June 10, 1920------------------------------ $375, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_____ _____-- 2, 623, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appro- priation, sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909 ------------------------------------ 2, 179, 000. 00 5, 177, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--____--___-_ __ 5, 592, 669. 11 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments-------------- 65, 00. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 5, 527, 669. 11 Gross amount expended______________________ $3, 229, 275. 16 Less- Reimbursements collected -------- $553, 740. 55 Receipts from salese- - - -38, ___ 557. 74 592, 298. 29 ------- ---- 2, 636, 976. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___-----____----__ 2, 890, 692. 24 1Includes $2,623,000, maintenance and improvement funds. 23116-ENG 1935-- 67 1056 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------$186, 936. 92 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 126, 800. 60 $313, 737. 52 Balance available June 30, 1935-------------------------2, 576, 954. 72 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------- 47, 474. 54 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------------- 2. 624, 429. 26 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2_________________________________ 3, 000, 000. 00 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 1042. The limits shown for construction of locks and dams apply, except that the improvement of the channel of the Ohio River from its mouth to the mouth of the Cache River (Mound City, Ill.), other than by construction of locks and dams, is under the jurisdic- tion of the Mississippi River Commission. 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, the depth is being maintaned on that secton 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 project- ing 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 involves the concentration of current by clos- ing back channels at islands with low dams, the contraction and straightening 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.). Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVR 1057 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. The extreme range of river stages varies from 36.8 feet at Pitts- burgh, Pa., to 69.2 feet at Cincinnati, Ohio, with 45.6 feet at Louis- ville, Ky. (head of the falls), 48.1 feet at Evansville, Ind., and 57.4 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 Janu- ary 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 Evans- ville, Ind., and a 200-foot strip along the upstream bank and for bank protection, provides that no expense shall be incurred by the United States for the acquiring of any lands required for the pur- pose of this improvement. Termin facilities.-See page 1048. 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: REGULAR FUNDS Pittsburgh district.-Forty-one thousand seven hundred and sev- enty-seven cubic yards of dredged material were removed by con- tract at Browns Island, a distance of 61 miles below Pittsburgh. Forty-five thousand five hundred and seven cubic yards of dredged material were removed by contract at Line Island, a distance of 40.5 miles below Pittsburgh. Channel buoys were inspected and cleaned at regular intervals and missing buoys replaced. The cost during the fiscal year was $34,165.60 for maintenance. The amount expended was minus $60,591.49. Huntington district.-The contract for dredging at Twelve Pole Bar was completed July 30, 1934. The total yardage removed amounted to 289,921, of which 22,391 cubic yards were removed dur- ing the year. A total of 54,749 cubic yards of material was removed by contract below Lock No. 16. The following additional dredging was done by Government owned and rented plants: 22,015 at Mus- tapha Island, 7,857 cubic yards at Twelve Pole Dike, and 9,311 cubic yards at Letart Islands. Settlement for erosion below Lock No. 16 was effected by the purchase in fee of 3 tracts for $1,744. The co t during the fiscal year was $95,899.63, all for maintenance. The amount expended wa:s $53,120.65. 1058 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, I., S. ARMY, 1935 Cincinnati distriet.-Dredging operations were carried on in the Cincinnati district by the U. S. pipe-line dredge Major J. C. Mallery, U. S. dipper dredges Marietta and Cincinnati, U. S. derrick boat No. 5 with dump scows Nos. 69 and 72, and under contract for hy- draulic dredging. The amount of material dredged was 1,075,493 cubic yards, of which 1,043,678 cubic yards were removed from the channel of the Ohio River, 11,491 cubic yards from the Cincinnati Ice Harbor, 14,524 cubic yards from an obstructive bar below the bear trap of Dam No. 30, and 5,800 cubic yards for cofferdam filling in connection with gate tracks repairs at Dam No. 32, Ohio River. The last two items were for operating and care, Ohio River locks and dams. The cost during the fiscal year was $403,699.54 for maintenance. The amount expended was minus $282,093.56. Louisville district.-Dredging was carried on by hired labor to maintain the project depth in the channel at bars where fill occurs after each extended rise in the river, and to improve the channel alinement where necessary to facilitate navigation or to provide a safe channel. The quantity of material removed was 2,611,401 cubic yards. The cost during the fiscal year was $593,437.49 for maintenance. The amount expended was minus $601,387.86. Public Works funds-Louisville district.-Rock dredging to pro- vide a channel width of 360 feet at the lower approach to Lock No. 41 was completed, under contract, in November 1934. The total pay quantity of material removed was 21,878 cubic yards; of this amount 15,743 cubic yards were removed during the fiscal year. The cost during the fiscal year was $134,188.71 for new work. Bank revetments, 16,250 feet and 13,000 feet in length, respectively, were completed under contract at Kentucky Peninsula and Dutch Bend near Evansville, Ind., in August 1934. The lengths constructed during the fiscal year were 9,875 feet and 7,493 feet, respectively. The costs during the fiscal year were $346,559.63 for new work. Total costs under Public Works allotments during the fiscal year were $480,748.34, all for new work. The total expenditures were $596,383.62. The total cost in the Louisville district during the fiscal year was $1,074,185.83, of which $480,748.34, Public Works funds, was for new work and $593,437.49, regular funds, was for maintenance. The expenditures were minus $5,004.24. The cost during the year for new work on the entire river was $480,748.34, all of which was for work performed with Public Works funds. In addition, the cost of maintenance during the year for work performed with regular funds amounted to $1,127,202.26, mak- ing a total cost of $1,607,950.60. The amount expended for new work, all from Public Works funds, was $596,383.62. The amount expended for maintenance, all from regular funds, was $918,686.19, but due to reimbursements owing to transfer of plant ($1,809,638.45) the net expenditure for maintenance was minus $890,952.26. 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER 1059 The total cost of existing project to the end of the fiscal year for new work was $12,256,748.86, of which $1,040,235.99 was applicable to work performed with Public Works funds and $11,216,512.87 from regular funds. In addition, the cost of maintenance from reg- ular funds was $10,562,732.24, making a total cost of $22,819,481.10. The total expenditures under the existing project were $22,808,474.54, of which $1,040,235.99 was from Public Works funds and $21,768,- 238.55 from regular funds. Proposed operations-Regular fnmds.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable on June 30, 1935, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable. --------------------------------------------- $91, 914. 18 Maintenance: Dredging ------------------ --- 983, 316. 98 Surveys and channel marking ------------------------------ 67, 482. 00 Dikes and revetments------------------------ 15,000. 00 Hydrographic surveys------------------------------------- 8, 851. 63 Snagging ------------------------------------------------- 26, 500. 00 Total maintenance 171, 150. 61 1----------------------------------- Total (including accounts payable) ---------------------- 1,263, 064.79 The additional sum of $2,345,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, to be applied as follows: New work: Dredging ------------------------------------------------ $900, 000 Construction of dikes and revetments -------------------------- 405, 000 Surveys and experimental studies------- --- __-______- 40, 000 Total, new work----------------------------------------1, 345, 000 Maintenance: Dredging 7--------------------------- Dikes and bank revetment_________________-________ __ 77, 000 Surveys and channel marking-- ------------------ _ 49, 000 Hydrographic surveys- ----- __- - - -______- 85, 000 Snagging ---------------------------- 50, 000 Total maintenance --------------------------------------- _ 1, 000, 000 Grand total --------------------------------------------- 2, 345, 000 Cost and financial sumnary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 $11, 216, 512. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935_ ___-__ ____________ 10, 562, 732. 24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 21, 779, 245. 11 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935---- ------- 9, 450. 24 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 __--... __-_. 21, 788, 695. 35 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 71, 457. 38 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 __-.- - ____-.--- __ 21, 860, 152. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------- 91, 914. 18 Net total expenditures -------- - - - 21, 768, 238. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ------------------ 1, 191, 607. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 .------------ 22, 959, 845.96 1060 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ------------ $1, 962, 275. 94 $1, 161, 226. 03 $175, 226. 38 $165, 261. 47 Cost of maintenance------------ 278, 860. 59 970, 922. 21 1, 633, 920. 77 1,579, 382. 34 $1, 127, 26 202. Total cost .-------------- 2, 241, 136. 53 2, 132, 148. 24 1, 809, 147. 15 1,744, 643. 81 1, 127, 202. 26 Total expended-------------- 2, 284, 660. 99 937, 671. 51 1, 352, 374. 72 1,421, 846. 02 -890, 952. 26 Allotted------..... -- 2, 964, 334. 35 ..----------- 1, 270, 878. 99 3, 008, 602. 83 596, 438. 62 -893, 826. 71 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ___________ $1, 194, 481. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-- -_______ $90, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 26, 19,34------------ 427, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-------------- 852, 710. 00 -- 1, 369, 710. 00 Amount to be accounted for -...... ____- -. ________ 2, 564, 191. 86 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment______________ 2, 263, 536. 71 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 300, 655. 15 Gross amount expended----------------------_ $1,972, 155.14 Less- Reimbursements collected-- $1, 045, 682.25 Receipts from sales__- 1, 817, 425. 15 2, 863, 107. 40 - - -- 890, 952. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 19351---------------------- , 191, 607. 41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 ------------ $84, 138. 45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------ 77, 829. 59 161, 968. 04 Balance available June 30. 1935___ 1,029, 639. 37 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935______________------- 71, 457. 38 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 ------------- 1, 101. 096. 75 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--------------------------------- - 4, 793, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work __1---------------_ , 345, 000. 00 For maintenance 1_________________________---__--- 1, 000, 000. 00 Total ------------------ 2, 345. 000. 00 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-------------------------- $1,040, 235. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935__________ 1,040, 235. 99 Net total expenditures------------------------------ ---- , 040, 235. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935______ -1, ____--- 040, 235. 99 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OIHIO RIVER 1061 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------- $559,487.65 --------------...-----------.......-------------- $480, 748. 34 C ost of m aintenance .. ....- -. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..- . .- . . . . . . . .. . . . . ..- .. Total expended__ .... . ..--------------- -------------- ------------- 443, 852. 37 596, 383. 62 A llotted ......... . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . 1, 030, 000. 00 ... 10, 235. 99 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934-------------------------- $586, 147.63 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934 ------------------------------------------ 60, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for 46, 147. 63 6------------------------ Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 49, 764. 01 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 596, 383. 62 Gross amount expended_ ------------------------ $599, 782. 23 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 3, 398. 61 596, 383. 62 CONSOLIDATED C0ST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR OHIO RIVERJ, OPEN CHANNEL WORK Cost of new work to June 30, 1935------------------------- $12, 256, 748. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------------------- 10, 562, 732. 24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 ---------- 22, 819, 481. 10 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 .--- - 9, 450. 24 Net total cost to June 30, 1935-----------------------22, 828, 931. 34 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 71, 457. 38 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 -------------------- 22, 900, 388. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 91, 914. 18 Net total expenditures 808, 474. 54 2----------------------------2, Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 ---------- 1, 191, 607.41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ----------- 24,000, 081.95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------$1, 962, 275. 94 $1, 161, 226. 03 $175, 226. 38 $724, 749. 12 $480, 748. 34 Cost of maintenance ------------ 278, 860. 59 970, 922. 21 1, 633, 920. 77 1, 579, 382. 34 1, 127, 202. 26 ---------- 2, 241,136. 53 Total cost ...--- 2, 132, 148. 24 1, 809, 147. 15 2, 304, 131. 46 1, 607, 950. 60 Total expended------------... 2, 284, 660. 99 937, 671. 51 1, 352, 374. 72 1, 865, 698. 39 -294, 568. 64 Allotted--------- ---------- 2, 964, 334. 35 1, 270, 878. 99 3, 008, 602. 83 1, 626, 438. 62 -883, 590. 72 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------ $1, 780, 629. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Mar. 4, 1933---____--------- - $90, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934------------------ 427, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935-----__-- ___--- -- 852, 710. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934- ___---- 60, 000.00 1, 429, 710. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------ 3, 210, 339. 49 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments_ ---------- 2, 313, 300. 72 Net amount to be accounted for _-_---- 897, 038. 77 1062 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Gross amount expended..-------------------- $2, 571, 937. 37 Less- Reimbursements collected- ... $1,049, 080. 86 Receipts from sales------- 1,817, 425. 15 2, 866, 506. 01 $294, 568.64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------- 1, 191, 607. 41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935-------------- $84, 138. 45 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------77, 829. 59 161, 968. 04 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------- 1, 029, 639. 37 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 71, 457. 38 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-------- 1,101, 096. 75 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------- 4, 793, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 : For new work ---------------- 1, 345, 000.00 For maintenance 1 ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , 000, 000. 00 Total 1 ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 2, 345, 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 1056 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 removing 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. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operations will be conducted as part of the maintenance under the project for open channel work, Ohio River, under authority of the Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act of June 26, 1934. 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: 768 snags, 11 wrecks, 54 tons of stone, 18,644 tons of silt, and 3,172 cords of drift. The total cost was $27,003; expenditures were $26,775.14. 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 accom- 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-OHIO RIVER 1063 plished. 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 $1,621,121.52. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance ($227.86) on June 30, 1935, remaining from funds allotted from the permanent annual ap- propriation of $50,000 authorized by act of June 3, 1896, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act of 1934 having made provision for continuing operations by the Engineer Department with funds from regular annual War Department appropriations, necessary snagging will hereafter be done by the respective districts from the allotment for Open Channel Work, Ohio River. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935--------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----- --------------- $1, 621, 349. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 1, 621, 349. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935-------------------------- 227. 86 Net total expenditures---------- ------------------- 1, 621, 121. 52 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935____________________________ 22, 224. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935--------- 1, 643, 346. 38 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 --------- Cost of new work-. - - - ---- ----------------- -------..--------- Cost of maintenance_----------- $49, 361. 82 $50, 000. 00 $41, 211. 19---------- $27, 003. 00 Total expended .----------.............------ 40, 621. 60 48, 420. 97 43, 705. 75 49. 06 26, 775. 14 Allotted...............------...... 38, 189. 10 38, 692. 93 48,082.53 -. 70 40, 361. 25 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---------------------------- $8, 638. 75 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934-------- ----- -------------------------------- 49, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---- -- -------------------- 57, 638. 75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------8, 638. 75 Net amount to be accounted for---------- 49, 000. 00 Gross amount expended --------------------------$27, 068. 01 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 292. 87 26, 775. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------ ----- 22,224. 86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935----------------------------227. 86 Balance available June 30, 1935-----------------------21, 997. 00 1064 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARIMY, 1935 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. Division engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. Page Page 1. Monongahela River, Pa. and 7. Operating and care of locks W. Va _--____________ 1064 and dams at Emsworth 2. Operating and care of locks and Dashields, and nos. and dams, Monongahela 4 to 13, inclusive, Ohio River, Pa. and W. Va ---_ 1068 River 1053 3. Beaver and Mahoning Rivers, 8. Ohio R i v e r, open-channel Pa. and Ohio-_ 1070 work 056 1------- 4. Allegheny River, Pa., con- 9. Youghiogheny River, Pa___ 1079 struction of locks and 10. Tygart River Dam, W. Va__ 1080 dams -- _-_ _________ 1071 11. Examinations, surveys, and 5. Operating and care of locks contingencies (general) __ 1084 and dams, Allegheny River, 12. Other projects for which no Pa __-------------------_ 1076 estimates are submitted__ 1085 6. Ohio River above mile 109, 13. Plant allotment----------- 1085 construction of locks and dams ----. - 1043 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., and 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 Vir- ginia.) 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 Mo- nongahela 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1065 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 (HI. Doo.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 (HI. 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. Additional improvements by the act of September 22, 1922 (H. Doc. No. 288, 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. 8 165, 758 1,------------------------------ 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 Danm 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'" (Public Resolution 117, 71st Cong., 3d sess.). The total estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $11,500,- 000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. 1066 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Locks and dams, Monongahela River, Pa. and W. Va. Depths on miter Location Dimensions sills at normal Character of foundation pool level I I Lift at No. normal Avail- pool Miles Width of able level above Nearest town cham- length Lower Upper Lock Dam mouth ber for full width Fee t 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. Elizabeth, Pa-__... 360 3 23. 8 1 56 720 8.2 11. 9 12. 1 Rock .... Do. 4 41.5 "Charleroi, Pa_........ 1 56 360 S10.6 10. 9 14. 1 Gravel--- Do. 720 5 56. 5 Brownsville, Pa-..-- 1 56 360 12. 4 11.6 12.0 Rock-.... Do. 6 68. 3 Rices Landing, Pa __- 1 56 360 13. 1 10. 7 11.8 Rock and 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 Uflington, 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. 15 124. 2 Hoult, W. Va---..... 56 182 10. 7 7.0 8.0 ___do ...... Do. I- -- Type of construction Percent- Kind of Year of No. age of Estimated or dam comple- actual cost comple- Lock Dam tion tion -- I- - I 1 Fixed- ..... C Concrete- ...-. Timber and concrete.... 100 1932 $971, 27 244. 2 -.. do------.......--..--do--------.. Concrete....__ ..... 100 1927 905, 098. 44 3 -... do ..---------.. do-........ ....--- do-----------............. 98 1, 681, 538, 00 4 ..... do-----.....--.. do........ ..-- do...--........... 99 3 2, 240, 024. 00 5 ..... do .---------do-........___ ....--- do---.....--........ 100 1927 1, 074, 812. 00 6 -.. do-...... do-........ Timber and concrete .... 99 769, 507. 04 27 .-.. do--. ---- do-....... Concrete...____-- __ 99 3 2, 639, 804. 00 28 ..... do ..---------... do ..-..... .-- do.-----....... 99%2 3 2, 083, 514. 22 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 -- 1 2 chambers. 2Practically completed. I Estimated. 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 facilities.-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 shipments 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1067 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 and results during fiscal year.-At Lock No. 4, con- struction under contract of an extension to the upper guard wall and of a steel sheet pile spur deflecting dike upstream from the existing upper guide wall was completed. The total costs were $90,778.99, all for new work. The total expenditures were $96,724.32. 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 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 annually on account of high water and ice below Lock No. 7 and for 30 days annually above Lock No. 7. The total costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $10,362,705.82, all for new work. The total expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $10,362,705.82. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year will be applied as follows: New work: Purchase of land, Lock No. 8 (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936)__ $4,700. 00 Balance remaining---- -------------- .94 Total for all work ----------------------------------- 4, 700. 94 No operations are contemplated during the fiscal year. 193 7 and no funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935---------------------- $15, 783, 246. 34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935---------- ------------- 741. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------15, 783, 988. 00 Net total expenditures_______------- ---------- - 15, 783, 988. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------------- - -- ____ 4,700. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935 ----------- 15, 788, 688. 94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work- ------------ $512, 777. 27 1$1, 527, 907. 10 $288, 713. 15 $51, 176. 09 $90, 778. 99 Cost of m aintenance ........... _________ ____________________________ ____________ Total expended-.....----....----------............ 338, 989.50 1, 68,734. 56 281, 43. 60 50, 182.17 96, 724. 32 Allotted____________...---- _... _ 1,578,500. 00 450, 000. 00 280, 985.41 146, 922.92 -60, 695. 66 1068 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934------------------------------ $162, 120. 92 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proveq Apr. 26, 1934----------------------------------------- 1, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 163, 120. 92 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--------------- 61, 695. 66 Net 'amount to be accounted for---------------------------101, 425. 26 Gross amount expended--------------------------___ $107, 154. 75 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 10, 430. 43 96, 724. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------ 4, 700. 94 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 1064 to 1068. The completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the per- manent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year 1935, 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. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and iesults during fiscal year.-All structures were operated and maintained in serviceable condition throughout the year. The total costs of operation and maintenance during the fiscal year were $520,455.20. The total expenditures during the year from the permanent indefinite appropriation amounted to $534,920.05. 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 1064 to 1068 of this report. The total cost of operation and maintenance to the end of the fiscal year was $19,739,950.94. The net total amount expended from the permanent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year was $20,354,634.61. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance amounting' to $166,- 197.13 remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabil- ities. The allotment of $597,000 from regular funds will be applied as follows: Operation of locks and dams-------------------------- $300, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repairs---------------------------------30, 000 Improvement and reconstruction-....------------------- 169, 000 Channel work (dredging of lock chambers and approaches) ----------- 85, 000 Special work (stream gaging, incidental surveys, etc.) ---------- 5, 000 Emergencies ------------------------- 8, 000 Total for all work_--------------------- 597, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1069 The additional sum of $620,000 can be profitably expended in the operation and maintenance of locks and dams during the fiscal year 1937, as follows: Operation of locks and dams -------------------------------- $300, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repairs--------------------------------- 30, 000 improvement and reconstruction----------------------------------192, 000 Channel work (dredging lock approaches) -------------------------- 85, 000 Special work ----------------------------------------------------- 5, 000 Emergencies---------------------------------------- 8, 000 Total for all work 6--------------------------- 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ...... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935----------------------- $19, 739, 950. 94 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935--------- 19, 739, 950. 94 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 -------- 668, 546. 91 Net total cost to June 30, 1935------------------------20, 408, 497. 85 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------ 46, 000. 94 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935---------------------- 20, 454, 498. 79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 99, 864. 18 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 20, 354, 634. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------- 755, 039.30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935----------- 121. 109. 673. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work-------..------------.- ---------------. Cost of maintenance ..... .....------------------939,115. 63 $819, 979. 94 $571.697. 79 $485, 942. 96 $520, 455. 20 Total expended------------------------- 901, 394. 40 709, 711. 23 414, 308. 88 407, 893. 71 534, 920. 05 Allotted-...--..............-------------------------- 925, 000. 00 843, 879. 99 360, 155. 42 262, 226.07 1, 170,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_------------------------------- $119, 959. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------ $597, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appro- priation, section 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909---_ ---------------------------------- --- 590, 000. 00 1, 187, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------1, 306, 959. 35 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments --------------- 17, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------__ 1, 289, 959. 35 Gross amount expended---------------------- $1, 186, 445. 62 Less- Reimbursements collected-------- $647, 790. 88 Receipts from sales- 3, 734. 69 651, 525. 57 534, 920. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935----------------------- 755, 039. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--------------$148, 712. 59 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 17, 784. 54 166, 497. 13 Balance available June 30, 1935--------------------------588, 542. 17 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------ 46, 000. 94 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935---------------634, 543. 11 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance 2_ 000. 00 6-----20, 1Includes $597,000 maintenance and improvement funds. Exclusive of available funds. 1070 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 3. BEAVER AND MAHONING RIVERS, PA. AND OHIO Location.-The Mahoning River rises in northeastern Ohio and flows generally southeasterly to a point near New Castle, Pa., where it unites with the Shenango River to form the Beaver River. The Beaver River flows in a southerly direction for 21 miles and empties into the Ohio River at a point about 25 miles below Pittsburgh, Pa. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep from the mouth of the Beaver River to Struthers, Ohio, with a width of 250 feet in the Beaver River and 200 feet in the Mahoning River, increased to 300 feet at bends, at an estimated cost to the United States of $37,000,000, for new work and $630,000 for annual main- tenance and operation. This channel is provided for by the con- struction of dams with twin locks 56 by 360 feet, by dredging, and by the construction of one water supply reservoir only, with such modifications as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers may be advisable. The project width and depth is as provided in House Document No. 277, Seventy-third Congress, as a Federal project, and to continue to Lake Erie at or near Ashtabula, Ohio, subject to the final approval of the whole project from the Ohio River to Lake Erie by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 277, 73d Cong., 2d sess.), which document contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The project is subject to the condition that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, all necessary rights-of-way and flowage rights except the lands and flowage necessary for the reservoir; shall furnish suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction and future maintenance as and when needed; shall guarantee the United States against all claims for damages incident to the improvement, including claims for water rights; and shall construct, maintain, and operate all highway bridges and road changes needed for the im- provement, free of cost to the United States; and provided further that before improvement is undertaken local authorities shall agree to operate the Milton Reservoir under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the primary purpose of increasing the low-water flow in the interest of navigation; and local interests shall furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will pro- vide at their own expense suitable and adequate terminals and dredge the harbor areas adjacent thereto in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers. The signing of agreements by local au- thorities to operate the Milton Reservoir under supervision of the Chief of Engineers, and their acceptance by the Chief of Engineers, has been the only work of a cooperative nature undertaken. Terminal facilities.-None at the present time. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Same as described in the project document. No work has been done on the existing project. Proposed operations.-No operations are contemplated, pending completion of the survey for the entire project from the Ohio River to Lake Erie. Cost and financial summary Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19:35__ Amount remaining to be appropriated for completion of project___ $37, 000, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1071 4 ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA.-CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND DAMS Location.-Rises in northern Pennsylvania, flows northwestward into New York, 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 Pennsylvania and New York, unnumbered.) Existing project.-This project provides for 9 locks and dams establishing a least slack-water depth of 9 feet in the lower 72 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 of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $17,700,000. 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, pro- vided 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. The act of August 30, 1935, provided 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 construction of new Locks and Dams Nos. 2 and 3 to replace existing Locks and Dams Nos. 2 and 3 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 16, 72d Cong., 1st sess.); this act also provided for the construction of Lock and Dam No. 9, the raising of the crest of Dam No. 8, and the dredging of a navigable channel at the head of Pool No. 8 (H. Doc. No. 721, 71st Cong., 3d sess. and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 27, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). Prior to adoption of the modified project by the River and Harbor Act of 1935, this work had been authorized May 28, 1935, by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of April 8, 1935. Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, Allegheny River Depth on miter Location Dimensions sills at normal Character of foundation pool level Lift at No. normal pool Miles Nearest town Widthofable chain- Avail- length level Lower Upper Lock Dam above 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. O0 Rock-..... Rock. 13 14. 7 Cheswick, Pa ..--------- 56 360 12. 0 10. 8 10. 5 ___do ..... Gravel. 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. O0 11. 0 11. 0 Gravel.... Gravel. 6 37. 0 Glen Irwin, Pa--------........ 56 360 12. 0 11. 0 11. 0 Rock...... Do. 7 46. O Kittanning, Pa------- ....... 56 360 13. 0 10. 0 11. 0 G avel.... Do. 8 53. 3 Templeton, Pa-------.... 56 360 15. 0 10. 5 11.0 Rock-...... Rock 9 62.2 Rimerton, Pa-------- 56 360 22. 0 10. 75 11.5 ...... -_.do Do. 1Under construction. 23116--NG 1935- 68 1072 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Locks and Dams Nos. 1 to .9, i:clusire, Allegheny Rliver)--Continued Type of construction Percent- No. indofdam No. Kind of dam ageof comple- ofcoarm- Estimated or ofco actual cost Lock Dam tion pletion 1 Movable _--_. Concrete.....----------- Chanoine wicket ..... 100 1902 2$591, 187. 42 2 Fixed .....-----------.... do .....-------------- Concrete--------------- 99 -... __ 1, 640, 000. 00 3 .- do ..---- -do-- ....-- _- do-... --.-.-. 98 .. ___ 1,720,000.00 3 -.... do......-----.---- .. do_ Timber crib ..... -------100 1904 2 310, 103. 36 4 ..... do ..-- do----------- Concrete_ 100 1933 1, 691, 985. 21 5 ..... do ...----------- do.----------------do ...------------------- 992 -- - 1, 857, 618. 45 6 ... do-..... .. do- .... .. do.. -99 -..- ..-- 1, 699, 876. 57 7 ....do...--------- ..-- d....------------------------------------- 99 -------- 1, 488,957.53 8 .. do ..------- ----..do..- ------------ --- do ... ... 99 - - 3, 269, 442. 82 39 -... do-------- -- do-..------ ------ do-.------ --------- 0 -------- 2, 000, 000. 00 Total....------..........---- ------------------------------------- 416, 269,171.36 1 Under construction. 2 Actual cost. 3 Preliminary work for Lock and Dam No. 9 has been completed. 4 Exclusive of $1,430,828.85, as follows: Abandoned Lock and Dam No. 2----- ..- -------- --------------------------- $544, 928. 85 Additional items entering into cost of project: Demolishing old Dams Nos. 2 and 3 and dredging, Public Works Act...--------------- 240, 000. 00 Extension of guide wall, Lock No. 5----------------------------------------...... 50, 000. 00 Construction of lockkeepers' dwellings, Locks Nos. 3 and 7-.....----------------------- 60, 000. 00 Dredging channel-..-------- ---------------------------------------------- 535, 900. 00 885, 900. 00 Total.........-----------.................--------------------------------------------------.. 17, 700, 000. 21 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. 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 during fiscal year-Regularfunds.-At new Lock No. 2 the construction of the lock and dam, by contract, was completed, and a roadway 1,500 feet in length was constructed on fill along the river bank between old Lock No. 2 and new Lock No. 2, by hired labor. At new Lock No. 3 the construction, under contract, of the lock and all appurtenances was completed. In pool no. 2, at the lower approach to new Lock No. 3, the U. S. dredge Beaver dredged an area of 194,600 square feet to an average depth of 10 feet, removing 96,175 cubic yards of material. The total cost, all for new work, was $170,858.07. The total expenditures during the fiscal year were $150,515.46. Public Works fuods.-At old Lock No. 2 the demolition and re- moval of the old dam by contract were completed. At new Dam No. 3 the construction, under contract, of the dam was completed except for removal of the final section of cofferdam. A scale model of a taintor gate, one-fifth actual size, was installed in the dam on the abutment side to study the feasibility of using this type gate in future dam construction. Two hundred sixty-six thousand six hun- dred and forty-one cubic yards of dredged material were removed by contract in pool no. 6, at Cogleys island. In pool no. 7, at Mos- grove Shoals, an area of 1,008,850 square feet was dredged, by con- tract, to an average depth of 12 feet and 237,252 cubic yards of mate- rial removed. The total cost, all for new work, was $958,605.26, and RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1073 the total expenditures were $921,808.69. The total cost, all funds, was $1,129,463.33 for new work. The, total expenditures were $1,072,324.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 81 percent complete. Lock and Dams Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, are in operation, giving slackwater 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 construction of Lock No. 9, the raising of the creston Dam No. 8, and the dredging of a navigable channel at the head of pool no. 8 were authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, and preliminary work necessary to actual construction has been completed. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the exten- sion to guide wall at Lock No. 5, additional bank protection and the erection, of two lock-keepers' houses at Locks Nos. 3 and 7, the completion of a dredged 9-foot channel from Lock No. 1 to Lock No. 2, the elimination of Lock and Dam No. 1, the construction of Lock and Dam No. 9, the raising of the crest on Dam No. 8, and the dredging of a navigable channel at the head of pool no. 8. For condition of locks and dams, see table under Existing projects. Available minimum drafts vary from 7 to 8 feet from March to November. The total costs have been as follows: Regular funds: New work------------------------------------------- $13, 141, 073.88 Maintenance ----------------------------------- 238, 815. 07 13, 379, 888. 95 Public Works funds, new work----------------------------- 1, 126, 487. 58 Total cost, all funds---------------------------------14, 506, 376. 53 The total expenditures were $14,367,597.13, of which $1,071,067.88 were from Public Works funds and $13,296,529.25 regular funds. Proposed operations--Regular funds.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year. will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935--- $83, 359. 70 New work: Construction of new Lock and Dam No. 2 by contract (July 1 to Dec. 31, 1935) --------------------------------------- 31. 401. 92 Construction of lockmasters' dwellings and appurtenances thereto, including roadway, at new Lock No. 3, by contract (Oct. 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936) --------------------------- 53, 000. 00 Balance remaining --------------........... 626. 92 Total for all work -------------------------------------- 168, 388. 54 Public Works funds.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, of funds allotted by the Public Works Administration will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935__----- _____-- ------------------- $56, 278. 46 New works: Complete construction of new Dam No. 3, by contract (July 1, 1935, to Dec. 31, 1935) ------------------------------------- 34, 000. 00 Removal of old Dam No. 3, by contract (July 1, 1935, to Aug. 31, 1935) -------------------- 32, 600. 00 Dredging Cogleys Island, pool no. 6, by contract (July 1, 1935, to Dec. 31, 1935) -------------------- 4, 800. 00 1074 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 *New works-Continued. Dredging, Mosgrove, pool no. 7, by contract (July 1, 1935, to Dec. 31, 1935) -- _------------------------------ $10, 000. 00 Purchase of land, Dam No. 3 (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936)__ 65, 000. 00 Balance remaining -------------------------------------- 112. 42 Total for all work_...-----.------- __ --- ____-__ 202, 790. 88 Emergency Relief Administration funds.-The sum of $2,800,000, allotted from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, will be applied as follows: Construction of Lock No. 9 and alterations to Dam No. 8, by con- tract ------------------------------------------------ $2, 000, 000 Dredging head of pool no. 8, by contract (July 1, 1935, to Oct. 31, 1936) -------------------------------------------------- 550, 000 Purchase of land and flowage easements (July 1, 1935, to Oct. 31, 1936) -------------------------------------------------- 250,000 Total for all work___ ---------------------------------- 2, 800, 000 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FU NDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 ------.-.-.---- - $13, 141, 073. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935------------------------ 238, 815. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------13, 379, 888. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935 3, 359. 69 -8__ 8------------------- Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 13, 296, 529. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935------___ ----- _____ - 168, 388. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ ---- ___-13, 464,917. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work----------.. ...$1, 231, 533. 96 $846, 973. 64 $952, 214.75 $1, 397, 786. 95 $170, 858. 07 Cost of maintenance...------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------- --- Total expended------------- 1, 441, 449. 14 863, 665. 25 887, 189. 14 1, 400, 808. 10 150, 515. 46 Allotted -------------.................-- 154,000.00 5000.00 -228,_ 2, 845, 083. 69 144, 799. 40 195, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 --------------------------- $123, 904. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933 ------------- $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934_____- ____-_ 130, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935_.--------------- 40, 000. 00 195, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _.....___.__.__.-- -- ___ 318, 904. 00 Gross amount expended ------ - -__--- - -__ $200, 166.45 Less- Reimbursements collected---------$49, 635.99 Receipts from sales-- -------------- 15. 00 49, 650. 99 150. 515. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___ 168, 388. 54. Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935---------------$1, 067. 92 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------. 113, 693; 70 114. ance avaiabe une 761.62 0, 193553,6292 Balance available June 30, 1935_---1_ ._1,,,-,- .. 53, 626. 92 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1075 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935______-------------------------- 1, 126, 487. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935--...................--.-- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------- 1, 126, 487. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 ---- --- 858. 76 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935----- --------------- 1,127, 346. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------ 56, 278. 46 Net total expenditures 1,071, 067. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935__-------- 201, 932. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------- 1,273, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------ _-_ -- -- __..... ---- __-- --.................... $167, 882. 32 $958, 605. 26 Cost of maintenance---------.... ------------ - Total expended_-------------.................--.... --... ---- 149, 259. 19 921, 808. 69 Allotted__________.......------------------------------ - 1,033, 000. 00 240.000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 $883, 740. 81 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934 .____..___________ _- ____ -- _-.-- -- 240, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _______1---__------- ---- 1, 123, 740. 81 Gross amount expended_______________-..-- $929, 161. 16 Less reimbursements collected 7, 352. 47 7---------------------- 921, 808. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935.--. ______---_____ 201, 932. 12 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___---------- $84, 725. 73 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 121, 899. 58 206, 625. 31 Balance available June 30, 1935---------- --------- _ 4, 693. 19 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935_--- _-___---- ------- _---___ 858. 76 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935--___--- _____ -3, 834. 43 EERGElNCY RELIIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935-- --------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------------- Net total expenditures--------------------------- ------------ Unexpended balance June 30, 1935- ----.-------- __ ______ 2, 800, 000. 00 ---- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_ ...--.-- - 2, 800, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work------------------------------------------------------ Cost ofmaintenance------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------- Total expended....-------------------- ---------------------------- ------------ ----------------- ----------------------------------------- ------ Allotted.................--..... $2,800,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 8, 1935_ ----------------- $2, 800, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_------------------ 2,800, 000 1076 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SU\MMARY FOR ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA., CONSTRUC- TION OF LOCKS AND DAMS Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 --------------------- $14, 267, 561. 45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935___-----,_------- 238, 815. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------ 14, 506, 376. 52 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935 76 8----------------------858 Gross total costs to June 30, 1935 ----------------- 14, 507, 235. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_______________________ 139, 638. 15 Net total expenditures __ 14, 367, 597. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935..--. 3, 170, 320. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935------------ 17, 537, 917. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__.. __ .. _$1, 231, 533. 96 $846, 973. 64 $952, 214.75 $1, 565,669. 27 $1, 129,463. 33 - ------------------ Cost of maintenance ...... . . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . . . -------------- -------------- Total expended ... -. _... --_ 1, 441, 449. 14 863, 665. 25 887, 189. 14 1, 550, 057. 29 1, 072, 324. 15 Allotted ...................... -- _ 154, 000. 00 -228, 000. 00 2, 845, 083. 69 1, 177, 799. 40 3, 235, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 .......... __ $1, 007, 644. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Mar. 4, 1933-------------- - $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 30, 000. 00 1---------------- Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 9, 1935 --------------- 40, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act approved June 19, 1934_____-_ .... __.. ___ 240, 000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropri- ation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935--------------- 2, 800, 000. 00 3, 235, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------------- 4, 242, 644. 81 Gross amount expended------------------------ $1, 129, 327. 61 Less- Reimbursements collected .....-- $56, 988. 46 Receipts from sales---.. 15. 00 57, 003. 46 1, 072 ,324. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935-----------------_ 3, 170, 320. 66 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935_ $85, 793. 65 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -. 235, 593. 28 321, 386. 93 Balance available June 30, 1935---------------------- 2, 848, 933. 73 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935------------------------------ 858. 76 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935_---- -- 2, 849, 792. 49 5. OPERATING AND CARE OF LOCKS AND DAMS. ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA. The improvement forms part of the project for Allegheny River, Pa., Construction of Locks and Dams, see pages 1071 to 1076, where general information regarding the improvement can be found. The RIVERS AND IIARBORS-PITTSBURGII, PA., DISTRICT 1077 completed locks and dams have been operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year 1935, as follows: No. 1, since January 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 of Lock No. 2 was discontinued, and operation of New Lock No. 2 was commenced October 10, 1934. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance will be with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The operation and maintainance in serviceable condition of Locks Nos. 1 to 8 inclusive, and channel dredging constitute the principal activities. The total cost of operation and maintenance during the year was $265,734.82. The total expenditures from the permanent indefinite appropriation during the fiscal year were $258,763.87. 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 condition of locks and dams see report on Allegheny River, Pa., Construction of locks and dams, pages 1071 to 1076 of this report. The total cost of operation and mainte- nance to the end of the fiscal year was $3,525,066.33. The net total amount expended from the permanent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year was $3,508,228.30. Proposed operations.-The obligated balance amounting to $21,- 331.32, remaining from funds allotted from the permanent indefinite appropriation, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The allotment of $204,000 from regular funds will be applied as follows: Operation of locks and das___------------------------------------ $144, 400 Ordinary maintenance and repair---------------------------------- 7, 000 Improvement and reconstruction------------------ 30, 600 Channel work (dredging of lock chambers and approaches) ---------- 15, 000 Special work (stream gaging, incidental surveys, etc.) -------------- 2, 000 Emergencies ------------------------------------------------------ 5, 000 Total for all work---------------------------------------- 204, 000 The additional sum of $216,000 can be profitably expended in the operation and maintenance of locks and dams during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: Operation of locks and dams------------------------------------$140, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repairs-------------------------------- 9,000 Improvement and reconstruction----------------------------------30,000 Channel work (dredging lock approaches) 3--------_----- 30, 000 Special work---------------------------------------------------- 2,000 Emergencies---------------------------------------------------- 5, 000 Tota.l--------------------------------------------------- 216,000. 1078 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 --.... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 -------------- $3, 525, 066. 33 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 __-___ 3, 525, 066. 33 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 6. 09 Net total cost to June 30, 1935- ----- ____ _________ 3, 525, 072. 42 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_--_--_--_-_-_--- 16, 844. 12 Net total expenditures-------------------- 3, 508, 228. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--------------------------225, 331. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_____________ 13, 733, 559. 62 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work__..- Cost of maintenance _...- _-_ 112. 03 $219, 138. 77 $184,661. 66 $173, 488. 75 i___$202, - -- I -- - -_ $265, 734. 82 I . __. . . r Total expended-......- ...- .............. 195, 663. 53 239, 827. 95 189, 517. 03 164, 433. 39 258, 763. 87 i=i i - i Allotted-........................... 200, 000. 00 239, 000. 00 150, 410.97 181, 372.47 461, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___________________________ _ $23, 095. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935------------------------$204, 000. 00 Amount allotted from permanent indefinite appropria- tion sec. 6, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1909----.... 257, 000. 00 461, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----------------------------484, 095. 19 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $276, 099. 46 Less: Reimbursements collected------------ $16, 988.34 Receipts from sales ------------- - 347. 25 17, 335. 59 258, 763. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935__________ ------------------------ 225, 331.32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 __ -21, -___---_____- 331. 32 Balance available June 30, 1935_ ._______________ ____ 204, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance_______ 216, 000. 00 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 For reports on these improvements see page 1042. 1 Includes $204,000 Exclusive of maintenance and improvement funds. 2 available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PITTSBURGIH, PA., DISTRICT 1079 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, Mary- land, and West Virginia. Previous projects.-Adopted by acts approved June 25, 1910, and January 21, 1927. The total costs and expenditures on 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 1935, is $4,197,000. There is no estimate for annual maintenance. The existing prdject was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 ( Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 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.-The U. S. derrick boat Monallo completed redredging the channel at Fifteenth Street, McKeesport, Pa., removing 9,432 cubic yards of material. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $1,946.98. The total expenditures during the fiscal year were $3,184.67. 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 $17,945.78, all for maintenance. The total ex- penditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $19,183.47. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to hired-labor dredging of 9-foot channel between the mouth and Fifteenth Street, McKeesport, Pa., during March 1936. An additional sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 to be applied to maintenance dredging of the 9-foot channel, mouth to Fifteenth Street, McKeesport, Pa. 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. 1080 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, TU. S. ARIMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935____------------- ----- $47, 194. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935-------------------------- 19, 645. 78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935_____----- 66,840. 53 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935--__---- 1,237. 69 Net total cost to June 30, 1935----____-_____________ 68, 078. 22 Net total expenditures___---------------------- ----- 68, 078. 22 ----------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1935______________-- 3,955. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935---------------72, 034. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work..................... . ...... ....... Cost of maintenance- _ _ ___... ____.. $10, 500. 00 $1, 800. 00 $892. 31 $2, 806. 49 $1, 946. 98 Total expended_---------__-----.-- 10, 500. 00 1,800. 00 892. 31 2,806. 49 3, 184. 67 Allotted--....... ......... ___.... ... 8, 500.00 1,800. 00 4,455. 66 2, 968. 83 3,414. 76 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934___ $3, 725. 69 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9,1935__-------------------------------------_ 3, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------- ________--- 7,225. 69 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__ ______ ___-- 85. 24 Net amount to be accounted for_______- - -___ 7,140. 45 Gross amount expended --- _______ - -__-______ 3, 184. 67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935___ 3, 955. 78 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion ------------------------------------ 4, 197, 000. 00 of existing project___________ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. 000. 00 10. TYGART RIVER DAM, W. VA. Location.-The Tygart River has its source in Pocahontas County, W. Va., and flows northerly for a distance of about 131 miles to its junction with the West Fork at Fairmont, W. Va., where it forms the head of the Monongahela River. The dam site for the Tygart River Reservoir is located on the Tygart River in Taylor and Barbour Counties, 2.25 miles: above Grafton, W. Va. Existing project.-The construction of a concrete gravity-type dam was authorized by the Public Works Administration January 11, 1934, and adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935. This dam, 1,850 feet in length at the crest line and rising 215 feet above the elevation of the, river bed, will provide for the storage of 100,000 acre-feet to make up the deficiency of water in the Monongahela River during low-rainfall periods and for the addi- tional storage of 227,500 acre-feet for flood prevention in the Monon- gahela and Ohio Valleys. The estimated cost of new work is $15,700,000, with $45,000 for annual maintenance and operation. 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-P'ITTSBIRGH, PA., DISTRICT 1081 Operations and resulits during fiscal year.-The work of clearing the reservoir basin by hired labor was completed, as was the con- struction of small concrete dams across the investigation ditch to determine the weathering effect of shale. The first section of coffer- dam was completed by contract and a total o.f 20,735 cubic yards of concrete placed for the foundation pours of three monoliths. The total costs, all for new work. were $1,065,057.34. The total expendi- tures during the fiscal year from Public Works funds were $864,- 815.55. Condition at end of fiscal year.-All preliminary clearing and 'survey work has been completed and plans and specifications for the relocation of necessary railroads and highways have been approved. Actual construction of the dam is in progress. The first section of cofferdam has been completed and concrete is being placed for the foundation. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $1,171,893.13, all for new work. The total expendi- tures were $954,573.79, all from Public Works funds. Proposed operations-Public Works funds.-The balance unex- pended of funds allotted by the Public Works Administration, in- cluding accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: New work : Accounts payable June 30, 1935 - $252, 476. 65 Construction of Reservoir Dam by contract (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1937) ------- ------ 6, 134, 664. 81 Purchase of cement by contract (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1937) - 2, 010, 000. 00 Purchase of land and flowage easements (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1937) --- 101, 000. 00 Purchase and installation of valves, slide gates, and other ap- purtenances by contract (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1937) ___ 300, 000. 00 Cnati- iltinr of raim tn'ndlr7 ' deillin hv ontract . iv 1 l(T 1935, to June 30, 1936) ---------------------------------- 40, 000,. 00 Construction of road for access to damtenders' dwellings, by contract July 1, 1935, to Jun e 30, 1936) 11, 000. 00 Part relocation of railroad and highways (in time to antici- pate complet'.on of dam) (July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1937)__ 200, 000. 00 Total for all work_ _ - 9, 049, 141. 46 Emergency Relief Administration funds.--The sum of $2,000,000 allotted from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 will be applied to part relocation of railroad and highways, by contract (July 1, 1935, to October 31, 1936). The additional sum of $3,700,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1937, in completing the project, to be applied as follows: New work: Land and flowage easements $275, 000 Relocating railroads by contract---------------------------- 2, 500, 000 Highway relocations and bridges by contract------------------ 225, 000 Stilling basin and changes to meet changed conditions by con- tract----------------------------------------------------- 500, 000 ) ".n +3Q II -P 0 , C )'i Q , 3 p p +Z0 w -o 0 h))O o OZ0.; ;; a oA ~ .,.,, a ' " v - - o ~ je b II b b b d 'd ' , d rb ! n b I M p m '0 v .. 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Determination of best breakwater system for harbor (in District engineer, Milwaukee, Wis. construction stage). Mare Island Strait, San Francisco Bay, Calif_-. Not determined-------.... To determine means of eliminating shoaling in navigation District engineer, San Francisco, Calif. channel (in process of design). Tractive force.............-.____-..... Flume tests to full scale..._ Determination of critical depths and slopes to cause move- Mississippi River Commission. ment of any given bed material. Correlation of rates of movement with tractive force values. (First phase of experiment complete, additional studies in progress.) Directional energy__ -.__-_--____.F_______ Flume tests Determination of natural lengths of tangents and pools in .______ Do. Mississippi River, and relation between slope length of river and materials composing its bed and banks (in progress). Studies of pipe-line mixers---------------------- 2 models: 1=1:8 and 1= To determine effect of rifles in increasing percentage of District engineer, Memphis. 1:16. solids discharged by dredge pipe lines. (Apparatus being constructed.) 0I2 Brown Lake Spillway...........-----------...... 1=1:20, d=1:20............ To determine head discharge relation for spillway crest Mississippi River Commission. 02 and to eliminate scour below apron. (Head discharge study complete, scour elimination study in progress.) SOILS AND SEDIMENT INVESTIGATIONS 0 Bed-load investigations------ ------------------ Samples from Mississippi River and its tributaries ana- Mississippi River Commission. 0 lyzed to determine composition of bed materials and pro- H1 gressive variation of grain sizes (completed). Levee seepage. .----------.. -----. .-- Levee 10 feet high........ -.-----.- Locate hydraulic gradient in levees of standard sections Do. and of different materials placed in various ways (tests complete). Levee subsidence----------------------------------.--. Determination of subsidence of 2 sections of full-scale levee District engineer, Vicksburg. from analysis of undisturbed samples of foundation material. (Report being prepared.) Investigation of foundation of Three Levees to To determine whether ultimate shearing strength could District engineer, Zanesville, Ohio. determine their relative stability in shear. be predicted (completed). 0 Investigation of soil available for construction of a To determine most efficient cross-section for the levee unit District engineer, St. Louis, Mo. levee in Mauvaisterre Levee and Drainage District. (completed). y Investigation of existing levees and extension To determine strength of foundation under present levee Do. thereto in Clear Creek Levee and Drainage and its ability to support an enlargement of this levee. District. Ill. (First section completed, three sections being tested.) Study to determine efficacy of sublevees and To determine relative quantities of seepage (in progress)-_ District engineer, Memphis. their effect in controlling through and under seepage. Investigation of bed material, St. Andrews Bay, Mechical analysis of bed material to determine factors District engineer, Mobile, Ala. Fla. involved in movement as bed load (completed.) Grain size investigation..................... Analysis to determine grain size in soil samples from Alton, District engineer, St. Louis, Mo. Ill. (completed). ~____~__~ 1___1__~ __~ ~ _ I. 1Distance in miles below Cairo. F-1 1712 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMVIY, 19 3 5 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 River; Experiments to Determine the Erosive Effects of Floodwaters on Railroad Embankments; Effects of the Several Proposed Levee Extensions, South of Eagle Lake, Mississippi (out of print); Sedi- ment Investigations on the Mississippi River and Its Tributaries, 1930-1931 (out of print); Model Study of Effects of Dikes on the River Bed at Walkers Bar, Ohio River; Experiment to Determine the Effects of Proposed Dredged Cut-offs in the Mississippi River (out of print); Model Study of Effects of Operating Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway; Experiment to Determine the Effects of Missis- sippi River Backwater on the Red River; Model Studies of Dike Location; Investigations of Certain Proposed Methods of Bank and Embankment Protection; Model Study of Shoaling Below Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Illinois River; Model Studies of Spillways for St. Lucie Canal, Martin County, Florida; Model Studies for Channel Stabilization, Mississippi River; Experiments to Determine the Backwater Effects of Submerged Sills in the St. Clair River; Studies of River Bed Materials and Their Movement, with Special Reference to the Lower Mississippi River. The waterways experiment station is operated under a revolving fund which is reimbursed quarterly, the costs thereunder being ab- sorbed as overhead in the various Mississippi River Commission dis- tricts, thereby reducing costs incurred by the office, president Mis- sissippi River Commission, to $0. Costs incurred for operation of the waterways experiment station for the fiscal year 1935 amounted to $323,036.70 (this amount is exclusive of $32,472.24 collected from various Government offices for construction of models, laboratory tests, etc.), of which $320,188.87 was incurred from regular funds and $2,847.83 from National Recovery Administration funds. The total cost incurred for operation of the waterways experiment station to June 30, 1935, amounts to $939,689.53 ($931,719.94 from regular funds and $7,969.59 from National Recovery Administration funds), which is exclusive of $123,216.37 reimbursed for models, laboratory tests, etc., furnished directly to various Government offices and of $127,487.37, which represents cost under plant allotment, Vicksburg engineer district, and is covered by book remaining values of build- ings, grounds, plant, etc., as of June 30, 1935. SUMMARY OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED WITH NATIONAL RECOVERY ACT FUNDS 1 DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 305 1935 Memphis district.-A total of 6,097 linear feet of new revetment and 1,350 linear feet of rock groins were constructed and placed for bank protection on Mississippi River; in addition, about 85,570 square feet of mattress and 600 square feet of tetrahedral blocks were constructed and placed for repairs to or renewals of existing Mis- sissippi River bank protection works in the Memphis district; sur- 1The amounts shown are not additions to the detailed report but are a part of the amounts given therein. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1713 veys were made as necessary in connection with the existing and pro- posed bank protection works. No work was accomplished with National Recovery Act funds in connection with Mississippi River contraction works in the district. A total of 22,206,320 cubic yards of earthwork was placed in levees in the Memphis district with Na- tional Recovery Act funds under section 1 of May 15, 1928, Flood Control Act. No yardage was placed under section 6, nor under sections 6 and 7 (maintenance and repairs). Vicksburg district.-Approximately 20 percent of all dredging work done in the Mississippi River during the fiscal year 1935 in the Vicksburg district consisting of channel stabilization and cut-offs, was accomplished with National Recovery Act funds, the total ma- terial moved involving approximately 6,479,244 cubic yards. Work accomplished with National Recovery Act funds in connection with levee building in the Vicksburg district involved the placing of ap- proximately 3,325,490 cubic yards of earthwork in levees along the Mississippi River and the Monroe protection levees in the Boeuf Basin under section 1 of the May 15, 1928, Flood Control Act. A total of 8,505 linear feet of new revetment were constructed and placed for bank protection; in addition, 1,469,800 square feet of mattress were constructed and placed for repairs to or renewals of existing bank protection work, all on the Mississippi River. Na- tional Recovery Act funds were also used in connection with surveys, gages, and observations to supplement and complete the regular program for fiscal year 1935, the regular funds being insufficient. Second district, New Orleans.-Work accomplished with National Recovery Act funds consisted of channel stabilization by cut-offs and corrective dredging on the Mississippi River and rectification and enlargement of main and distributary channels and effluents of the Atchafalaya River, including the excavation of new channels, to im- prove the discharge of flood waters; the total material moved with National Recovery Act funds was approximately 11,713,000 cubic yards. Maintenance of existing essential bank protection where original work has become ineffective through natural wear and tear, decay, and corrosion, and extension of revetment where controlling levee line is threatened by caving bank or where set-back is imprac- ticable or where revetment would be lost by flanking; a total of 56,065 squares of mattress was constructed and placed for repairs to or renewals of existing bank-protection work and 5,394 linear feet of new revetment were constructed and placed. A total of 17,068.093 cubic yards of earthwork was placed in levees on the Mississippi River and in the Atchafalaya Basin under section 1 of the May 15, 1928, Flood Control Act, as follows: In the Atchafalaya Basin the work consisted of construction of the protection levees to interim grade and cross section as well as the enlargement of previously constructed interim grade levees to full grade and section; on the Mississippi River, enlargement to project grade and section of substandard levees and set-backs where controlling line is threatened by caving banks. National Recovery Act funds were also used in continuing work of clearing and cleaning out the Bonnet Carre Floodway to equalize distribution of flood waters. 1714 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 FLOOD OF 19 3 5 Mississippi River.-The high water of 1935 was notable more for its duration than for its height. The Mississippi River exceeded bankfull stage (the point where water overflows the bank, which is about the elevation of the base of the levee) at Cairo, Ill. (0.0), from early in March until the latter part of April and again during the latter part of May; on the lower river at Angola (771) the stages exceeded bankfull from the 1st of April until the latter part of July. An indication of the prolonged high water is shown by the record of the Vicksburg, Miss. (canal) gage, which crested on April 11, 1935, at 48.2 feet and remained at that height for 9 days. The following tabulation shows the crest stages in 1935 on several of the principal Mississippi River gages from Cairo, Ill., to Carroll- ton, La., together with highest stages of record and the 1929, 1932, 1933, and 1934 crest stages: Highest water in 1935 Highest water on record Miles River and location of gage below Cairo Date Gage Date Gage reading reading U. 8. ENGINEER GAGES Mississippi River: Feet Feet Cairo, Ill_ .-...-......-.-... -- 0.0 Mar. 23-------....... 49.9 Apr. 20, 1927.... 56.4 New Madrid, Mo-----........... 71. 0 Mar. 24..-------.... 39.92 Apr. 9, 1913..... 44. 61 Memphis, Tenn------- . .. 227. 0 Mar. 27, 28.... 38. 3 ... do ........ 46. 55 Helena, Ark__----.-. _ __..--307.1 Apr. 1 ...--------- 49. 2 Apr. 27, 1927_-_ 56. 75 Arkansas City, Ark--------..----.437. 5 51.8 Apr. 6---------......... Apr. 21, 1927 .... 60.4 ----------------- 601.8 Vicksburg, Miss........ Apr. 11-19..... 48. 2 May 4, 1927..... 58.4 Natchez, Miss.------------------705. 7 Apr. 21, 22 .... 50. 4 . - do- ---...... 56. 65 Angola, La-....---.--..---.---. 771.4 Apr. 20-27..... 48. 0 May 14-17, 1927. 57. 45 Donaldsonville, La.---------------895. 4 May 6.....__.. 30.2 May 15, 1927.... 37.2 Carrollton, La-.... ..-.....-.-. 966. 7 July 8 1........ 17. 41 Apr. 25, 1922.... 21.27 Differ- Highest water in- ence com- pared River and location of gage with highest 1929 gage 1932 gage 1933 gage 1934 gage on ree- reading reading reading reading ord U. S. ENGINEER GAGES Mississippi River: Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Cairo, Ill - .--------------------------------- 6. 5 52. 7 49.06 51.87 41.2 New Madrid, Mo-..........-.-......--..-.-. -4. 69 41.42 39.01 40.8 32.9 Memphis, Tenn_..-..-.-.-......-.....--.-.. -8.25 41.5 38. 7 40. 4 30. 2 Helena, Ark.__-----.-...--............. --. -7. 55 52. 62 49. 2 50. 62 37. 0 Arkansas City, Ark-............-...---.----.-8. 6 58.8 53. 45 53. 63 39. 0 Vicksburg, Miss--------.................. -- -- 10. 2 55. 2 51.9 48. 92 35. 3 Natchez, Miss--.............----.-........ -- 6. 25 54. 5 52. 51 50. 4 37.6 -------------------------------- Angola, La............... 9.45 52.4 52.4 48.0 36.6 Donaldsonville, La_.---.---.-----....-.-.---7. 0 34.0 33. 6 30.1 22.0 Carrollton, La--......... ...---.-...-...-.- -3. 86 19. 99 19.17 17. 46 12. 5 1The March-May rise crested at Carrollton, La. on May 6, 1935;the gage read 17.31 feet. Construction work under the flood-control program throughout the lower Mississippi Valley was appreciably retarded during the entire period of high river stages together with an extended period of un- favorable weather conditions. The Mississippi River levees were not endangered at any time, as a result of the progress made in flood- control work during the past 6 years. MISSISSIPPI RIVER .COMMISSION 1715 Tributary rivers.-Extremely high stages were experienced on the St. Francis, White, Black, and Arkansas Rivers. On the St. Francis River, five floods reaching a crest of 20 feet and higher, at St. Fran- cis, Ark., were experienced between January and June 1935, the high- est of these waters crested at St. Francis, Ark., on March 15, 1935, with a record stage of 28.2 feet; as a result of this flood, there were 73 breaks in the local levees along the St. Francis River north of Lake City, Ark.; the total area overflowed by reason of the St. Fran- cis levee breaks was estimated at 485,000 acres. On the White River two floods reaching 30 feet or higher were experienced at Newport, Ark.; the highest of these created at Newport, Ark., on March 14 at 33.7 feet, which height is 1.9 feet below the crest of the 1927 flood; lower down on the White River the same flood reached a crest of 31.3 feet at Georgetown, Ark., which is about 1 foot above the 1927 flood height at that station; the March flood crevassed the levee in the vicinity of Newport, Ark., in 34 places and caused flooding of ap- proximately 35,000 acres; some of the crevasses were closed by local interests and the overflow area, in June, when the Newport gage reg- istered 31.0 feet, was much reduced; the levees in the vicinity of Georgetown, Ark., and below, were not crevassed in spite of the rec- ord stage experienced at that station; one crevasse occurred in a small levee located at Horn Lake, north of Georgetown, Ark., causing overflow of some 4,000 to 5,000 acres in the Cache River area. On the Arkansas River stages of the 1935 high water reached crests of 34.5 feet at Fort Smith, on June 19; 30.0 feet on the United States Engi- neer gage at Little Rock, on June 23; 32:2 feet at Pine Bluff on June 24; although the stage at Pine Bluff lacked only two-tenths of a foot of being equal to that of the 1927 high water the levees along the south bank of the Arkansas River below Little Rock were at no time in danger of being overtopped and were not damaged; the crests ex- perienced were the highest recorded since the 1927 flood and caused a general failure of levees between Fort Smith and Little Rock; with the exception of one crevasse on the left (north) bank levee in Farelly Lake district, all levees below Little Rock withstood the flood; a short high-water fight in the city of Pine Bluff prevented water entering the city at several low places (approximately three- fourths mile of sand-bag levee was constructed June 18-24, 1935). The cause of all crevasses occurring on the tributary levees was in- adequate grade or section. The United States assisted local interests in flood fighting on all of the tributaries, furnishing sacks, equip- ment, and engineering supervision. All levees on tributaries in the Memphis district were constructed by local interests and were under local control during the 1935 high-water emergency. In the upper reaches of the Tallahatchie-Coldwater Rivers high stages and overbank flooding occurred during January and February 1935; the small levee systems under local control were entirely inade- quate for the quick high stages caused by unusual storms concentrated over the headwater drainage area; the areas flooded comprising ap- proximately 1,400 square miles were located immediately below where the Coldwater leaves the hills near Pritchard and extended to below Marks, Miss.; overbank stages did not occur along the lower reaches of the Tallahatchie nor on the Yazoo River; assistance was furnished the local districts by the Vicksburg engineer district; sacks and per- sonnel were provided as needed. 1716 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 A major flood passed down Red River in the spring of 1935, a stage of 41.3 feet being reached at Alexandria, La., on June 4, 1935; this stage was only 1 foot less than the 1927 high water; the highest read- ing ever recorded at this station was 43.65 feet on February 4, 1932; no crevasses occurred during 1935 and the flood was discharged with a minimum amount of damage below Alexandria, La. On the Atcha- falaya River at Simmesport, La., the highest stage recorded during the 1935 high water was 42.4 feet on June 18-19; this was 11 feet below the highest reading of record, 53.4 feet on May 16, 1927; no crevasses occurred during 1935 and the water passed to the Gulf of Mexico with but trifling damage. Mississippi River and tributariesabove Cairo.-While the stages of flood reached were not notable, the duration of the late rise is un- usual; the early rise occurred during March but was of comparatively short duration and caused no considerable damage; the later rise, beginning during the middle of May, reached a crest about June 8, and continued to hover near flood stages at the end of the fiscal year. A comparison with former floods at various points within the St. Louis district follows: Gage location and reading- Year St. Louis, Cape Mo. (Mar- Chester, Girardeau, ket Street) Ill Mo. Feet Feet Feet 1903 .......................................----------------------------------------------------- 38.0 33.4 36.5 1927...............................-----------------------------------------------------. 36.1 34.4 40.0 1929 ... ...........-----------------------------------------------------.. 34.6 33.1 37.4 1935 .................... ...----------------------------------------------------- 33.5 33.3 36.4 Flood stage.... . . . .. . . . . ....... -........ .... . 30. 0 27. 0 32. 0 Approximate number of days above flood stage.... --------------------- 1 12 1 27 125 1 Days. On June 6, 1935, Perry County Levee District No. 3 was flooded through a break in the back levee; this back levee connects with river-front levee at Mile 96, above Cairo; the levee would have been overtopped later by rising flood waters. On June 10, 1935, a break occurred in the cross levee of Perry County District No. 2; this cross levee is adjacent to the above-men- tioned Perry County District No. 3, and connects with river-front levee at Mile 100 above Cairo. Altogether, in these two districts, approximately 6,600 acres were flooded. Rescue work was performed by the employees of the St. Louis engineer district. Approximately 15 families with considerable livestock and other possessions were removed to safety. Other rescue work was carried on during the flood of the Mississippi River by the St. Louis engineer office. On the Missouri River the flood of 1935 reached unusual stages and caused considerable damage throughout the State of Missouri; as in the Mississippi River, the duration of the flood has been rather longer than ordinary; the rise started early in May, reached a crest about June 8, and continued above flood stages at the end of the fiscal year. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSIONI 1717 A comparison with former floods at points in the St. Louis engi- neer district follows: Gage location and reading- Year Hermann, St. Charles, Mo. Mo. Feet Feet 1844............................................................--------------------------------------------------------------- 35.7 40.1 1903....................................................--------------------------------------------------------------- 29.5 35.4 1927....... ......... ... . ..--------------------------------------------------------------- 26.8 33.0 1935...............................................--------------------------------------------------------------- 28.8 35.1 Flood stage ...... ...... .. -21.0 ...-------------------------------------------------------- 25. 0 Approximate number of days above flood stage (still above, July 5).........------------- 1 36 1 36 1 Days. The following table shows the best information obtained to date of the levee districts flooded; it will be noticed that most of these dis- tricts lie beyond the backwater limit of Mississippi River floods (sec. 6); all the levees below Hermann, Mo., were broken or over- topped; these levees are all local construction; there are no Govern- ment-constructed levees on this portion of the Missouri River. Acres under Date of levee Levee districts Bank Mile cultiva- floodienge " tion Pinkney Bottom............ ...... --------------------------------- L 81 2,600 June 2. Charette Bottom ..... .. L ......--------------------------------- 73 1, 500 Do. Greens Bottom .. ..... ... ....-----------------------------------.. 37 2, 300 June 5. Cul de Sac . .... L 25 ...-------------------------------------- 5,400 June 7. Black Walnut ......----------------------------------- L 15 5,000 Do. Kuhns Landing ..-. ............. ... ... L 12 3,800 Do. West Alton -------------------------------------- ... . L 10 2, 500 Do. Berger Bottoms........----------------------------------R 88 5,800 June 5. Labadie Bottoms .. R---------------------------------R 57 3, 800 June 1-2. Centaur & Waterworks (St. Louis County) R------------- 33 12,000 June 5. Columbia Bottom (St. Louis County, no. 1)------------- R 1 2,200 Overflowed June 8. A total of 93,800 acres was inundated from Hermann to mouth at the crest of the flood; rescue work was performed by private boats, one boat of the Kansas City district, and five boats of the St. Louis district. A great amount of livestock and other possessions was saved by this rescue work, but no figures are available as to the num- ber of persons rescued. On the Illinois River the stages reached were not exceptionally notable but the duration of high water is unusual; the crest of the flood was reached May 17 at Beardstown, Ill., when the gage read 22.4 feet (flood stage on the gage is 14.0 feet); since the latter part of February, excepting for about the last week in April, the Illinois River has exceeded the flood stage at Beardstown and continues to do so at the end of the fiscal year; levee construction work has accord- ingly been delayed on this river; no levee breaks occurred on this river within the St. Louis district. The Meramec River had no unusual flood excepting the frequency of flood; during 1935 it has flooded four times; at Valley Park, flood stage being 14 feet, the following crests were recorded: March 14, 1718 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 27.5 feet; May 22, 15.0 feet; June 24, 24.7 feet; and June 29, 19.4 feet. The highest recorded stages at Valley Park were 37.8 feet in 1915 and 30.7 feet in 1919; there is no information on levee districts on this river. H. B. FERGUSON, Brigadier General, Corps of Engineers, President of the Mississippi River Commission. REPORT OF BOARD ON EXPERIMENTAL TOWBOATS FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUrTARIES 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: Lt. Col. George R. Spalding, Lt. Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Maj. 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 following members were detailed: Lt. Col. George R. Spalding, Lt. Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Maj. Charles L. Hall, Maj. John C. Gotwals, Maj. Gordon R. Young, Senior Engineer Carl H. Giroux. The duties of the foregoing special board having been completed, the board was dissolved by Special Order No. 67, dated September 13, 1934. Subsequent experiments as appear necessary will be con- ducted under the direction of the Chief of Engineers. Description. 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. Ecisting 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, 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, EXPERIMENTAL TOWBOATS FOR MVIISSISSIPPI RIVER 1719 was mimeographed and copies distributed during the month of September 1929. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The installation of an experimental propelling and steering device on the towboat Gillette was completed in June 1935. The cost during the fiscal year was $9,055.09 for new work. The expenditures were $8,309.60. Condition at end of fiscal year. The installation of the experi- mental equipment on the Gillette was complete. The work remain- ing to be done consists of testing and adjusting the equipment and making report on the efficiency and utility of the new installation. The total cost for the Louisville district at the end of the year was $448,683.64. The total expenditures were $447,938.15. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935--- ---------------------------- $720.05 Testing and adjusting equipment and making report 3,970. 35 ------------- Total -------------------------------------------- 4, 690.40 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1935 -------------------------- $425,441.67 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1935 ------------------------- 23, 241. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------------ 448, 683.64 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935------------ -- 25.44 Net total cost to June 30, 1935 ..------------------------ 448, 658.20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935--------------------------- 720.05 Net total expenditures- ------------------------------ 447, 938. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----------------------------4, 690.40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-------------- 452, 628. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ..----------------------------- $1,435.36 $32.11 $------------$9,055.0 Cost of maintenance ..............- Total expended ---------------------------------- 665. 00 802.47 - --- 8,309. 60 Allotted---------------- - ---------------- ---- --.-------- -47,371.45 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ---------------------------- $60, 371.45 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved June 25, 1910___---- -------------- 13,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 73, 371. 45 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 60, 371. 45 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 13, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ---------------------- 8, 309.60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 4, 690. 40 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935 -720. 05 Balance available June 30, 1935 ---- ------ 3, 970. 35 1720 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 organ- ized congresses and the publication of pertinent information. Its headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, but the congresses are held in various countries upon invitation. 2. The Association is supported principally by member nations, but the privileges of membership are also extended to corporations and individuals. Governments are represented by delegates, the number of delegates being based on the amounts received annually from such governments and their nationals for the expenses of the Commission. Corporate membership may include the privilege of representation by delegate or not, according 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 pay- ment 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 perma- nent commission, with the assistance of the Permanent Council. The Commission is composed of delegates from the supporting govern- ments, and the council from the members of the Permanent Com- mission, 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; Lt. Col. 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 Association of Louisiana and Texas; Brig. Gen. Herbert Deakyne, United States Army, retired; Col. Thomas H. Jackson, Corps of Engineers, United States Army; Lt. Col. Glen E. Edgerton, Corps of Engineers, United States Army; and Col. W. J. Barden, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, until September 30, 1934; Lt. Col. Milo P. Fox, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, from October 1, 1934, to April 22, 1935; and Lt. Col. Robert W. Crawford, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, since that date. Colonel Barden, Lt. Col. Fox, and Lt. Col. Crawford served as secretary of the American section during the periods indicated above; and 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 June 4, 1935, when the United States was represented by Col. :Spencer Cosby, United States Army, retired, chairman of the Amer- ican section; Col. W. J. Barden, United States Army, retired; and INTEROCEANIC CANAL SURVEYS 1721 Lt. Col. Roscoe C. Crawford, Corps of Engineers, United States Army. Copies of the semiannual bulletins, printed in English, were received from the central office in Brussels and distributed to the American members. 6. The sixteenth congress is to be opened in Brussels on September 2, 1935, and to continue for about 2 weeks. In the first section, on inland navigation, 3 questions and 3 communications are to be pre- sented for consideration; and in the second section, on ocean naviga- tion, 2 questions and 3 communications. Papers on all subjects have been prepared by American authors, as follows: Col. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, division engineer of the South Atlantic Division; Lt. Col. Charles L .Hall, Corps of Engi- neers, United States Army, district engineer at Cincinnati, Ohio; Maj. W. A. Snow, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, district engineer at St. Louis, Mo.; Col. Thomas H. Jackson, Corps of Engi- neers, United States Army, division engineer of the South Pacific Division; Col. Edmund L. Daley, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, division engineer of the Upper Mississippi Valley Division; and Mr. William H. McAlpine, head engineer, office Chief of Engi- neers, United States Army; Lt. Col. Gordon R. Young, Corps of Engineers, United States Army; Col. Elliott J. Dent, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, district engineer, Baltimore, Md.; Col. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, division engineer of the Great Lakes Division; Lt. Comdr. W. H. Smith, Civil Engineering Corps, United States Navy; Mr. William Gerig, head mechanical engineer, office, Chief of Engineers, United States Army; and Messrs. T. E. L. Lipsey, principal civil engineer, and Rossiter M. McCrone, civil engineer, in the Gulf of Mexico Division. 7. This country is entitled to send 20 delegates to that congress and 11 have accepted official designations tendered by the Depart- ment of State, following nomination by the American section, as follows: Col. Spencer Cosby, United States Army, retired, chair- man of the American section and principal delegate from the United States; Brig. Gen. Charles Keller, United States Army, re- tired; Lt. Comdr. W. H. Smith, Civil Engineering Corps, United States Navy; Lt. Comdr. Ben IHI. Wyatt, United States Navy; Lt. Col. Charles L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, United States Army; Maj. Edwin C. Kelton, Corps of Engineers, United States Army; Brig. Gen. James G. Steese, A. D. C., Alaska National Guard; Lt. Col. B. C. Allin; Mr. J. Stuart Crandall; Mr. Walter F. Schulz; and Mr. Munger T. Ball. 8. The expenditures during the year from the above appropriation amounted to $1,483.17, of which $1,000 was for the support and maintenance of the association, being the regular annual contribution for that purpose, and the balance was for the payment of traveling expenses of delegates from the United States. The outstanding obli- gations at the close of the year amounted to approximately $1,516.83 and were for the expenses of delegates. INTEROCEANIC 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. 1722 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMIY, 1935 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 supervision of the Chief of Engineers, with the aid of such civilian engineers as the President deemed advisable. The President appointed the Inter- oceanic Canal Board to assist the Chief of Engineers. The Governor of the Panama Canal made the investigations at Panama and a provi- sional 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 December 5, 1931, and published in House Document No. 139, Seventy- 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 involved the operation within the watershed of 22 rainfall stations, 7 for evaporation records, 4 for observing lake levels, 4 for recording tem- perature, 2 for recording wind velocity, barometric pressure, and humidity, and 2 river gaging stations, 1 of which is for measuring the discharge of the Rio San Juan and 1 for measuring the discharge of the Rio Tipitapa, connecting Lake Managua with Lake Nicaragua. The appropriation for the investigation and survey was $150,000, of which $130,976 has been expended or obligated to the end of the fiscal year 1935. The continuous collection of hydrological and meteoro- logical data pertinent to the canal in Nicaragua is being paid for from the amount remaining from the original appropriation, and it is estimated that about $2,500 will be expended in continuing the opera- tions during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936. 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, composed of the Secretary of War, Secre- tary of Interior, and Secretary of Agriculture, with authority to grant permits and licenses for hydroelectric developments in all waters over which Congress has jurisdiction. The act further re- quired that the work of the Commission be performed by and through the Departments of War, Interior, and Agriculture, and their engi- neering, technical, and other personnel, except as may be otherwise provided by law. By the act of June 23, 1930, entitled "An act to reorganize the Fed- eral Power Commission ", sections 1 and 2 of the Federal Water Power Act of June 10, 1920, were amended. A commission was pro- vided for to be composed of five commissioners to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The necessity of performing the work through the Departments of War, Interior, and Agriculture was also removed and the Commis- FEDERAL WATER POWER ACT 1723 sion authorized to appoint such officers and employees as are neces- sary in the execution of its functions. The law also provides that no water-power license affecting the navigable 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 w ill attach. To July 1, 1929, only work of an engineering nature has been referred to the War Department by the Commission. Since that date, in addition to the duties noted below, certain work pertaining to "ccounting 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, including the supervision of preparation and the verification and certification to the Commission of statements of cost of original project and of all addi- tions thereto and betterment thereof and of all annual operating and financial reports requested by the Commission has been assigned -------- 3 Number of projects on which supervision of certain accounting and related work 'during the construction period only has been assigned------------ 16 Special reports relating to accounting work requested--- 5---------------- Special reports relating to accounting work rendered 5------------------ To July 1, 1934, the following work of an engineering nature had been referred to the War Department by the Commission: Engineering reports submitted ---------------------------------- 290 Public hearings held--------------------------------------------73 Licenses and permits referred for field supervision -------------------- 139 Licenses and permits referred for supervision of stream gaging 2------------ Declarations of intention referred for report ------------------------ 121 Reports submitted on declaration of intention ----------------------- 121 During the past fiscal year work of an engineering nature has been assigned and accomplished, as follows: Engineering reports requested 7------------------ Engineering reports submitted-------------------------------------8 Public hearings held 1------------------ Field investigations still in progress 3------------------ Licenses and permits referred for field supervision 1------------------ Licenses and permits under supervision ----------------------------- 57 Declarations of intention referred for report 0------------------ Reports submitted on declaration of intention or applications considered as declarations 0------------------ Declarations of intention still under investigation 0------------------ 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 appropria- tions made for the Federal Power Commission. All other costs of administration of the laws in question are paid from funds available 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 1724 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, UI. S. ARMY, 1935 Power Commission and the supervision of operations under water- power permits and licenses: From appropriations for the Commission- ------------ -- $2, 259. 82 From appropriations for works of river and harbor improvements... 23, 368.92 Total --------------------------------------------- 25, 628.74 ABANDONMENT AND CURTAILMENT OF RIVER AND HARBOR PROJECTS By resolution of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, House of Representatives, 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 recommendations 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 sub- mitted 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. 1736). District of Columbia: Anacostia Park, reclamation and development (p. 1729). Water supply, maintenance of Washington aqueduct (p. 1732) and construc- tion of work for increasing supply (p. 1733). International-boundary waters (p. 1743). Lake Memphremagog, International Board (p. 1744). Lake of the Woods, regulation of level (p. 1747). New York Harbor, supervision to prevent obstructive or injurious deposits (p. 1726). Niagara Falls, preservation of (p. 1745). Lake Superior Board of Control (p. 1746). Rainy Lake Reference (p. 1750). St. Croix River Board of Control (p. 1743). St. Lawrence Board of Control (p. 1746). Survey of northern and northwestern lakes, including Great Lakes, Lake Cham- 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. 1737). Work accomplished.-The work of the fiscal year is summarized as follows: Anchorages established or modified under the provisions of see. 7 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 4, 1915-- ---------------------------- 2 Bridge plans approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War under the provisions of sec. 9 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899, and the General Bridge Act of Mar. 23, 1906 ------------ 146 Bridges, obstructive, alteration ordered by Secretary of War under pro- visions of sec. 18 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899 ---------- 2 Bridge rules and regulations established or modified, under the provisions of sec. 5 of the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 18, 1894 .-------------. .15 Dams, other than water-power structures, plans approved by Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War under the provisions of sec. 9 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899 .. __... 1 MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS 1725 Harbor lines established or modified under the provisions of sec. 11 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899 ------------------------ 11 Navigation regulations established or modified under the provisions of sec. 7 of the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 8, 1917------------------- 6 Permits issued for work or structures in navigable waters under the provisions of sec. 10 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899------- 2, 175 Sunken vessels investigated or removed under the provisions of sees. 19 and 20 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899---------------- 163 Harbor of New York: Supervision maintained, 39 violations of law reported for prosecution, 14 convictions obtained, and 29 prosecutions pending at end of fiscal year. Anacostia Park: About 4 percent of the project executed during the fiscal year; project about 80.6 percent completed. Washington aqueduct: Water supply maintained without interruption; the average daily per capita consumption was 179 gallons; the average total con- sumption per 24 hours was 93,040,000 gallons, the maximum 122,700,000 gallons. Survey of northern and northwestern lakes: Revised editions of 26 charts were issued; about 17 685 charts were sold and 6,049 were issued for official use; field work was in progress on Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Detroit River, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, 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 $2,210,338.62, 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 law 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--------- $133, 819. 79 These funds were allotted from river and harbor appropria- tions in accordance with the provisions of sec. 6 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1905. For the investigation and removal of sunken vessels: Balance on hand July 1, 1934 --------------------------- 50, 614.21 Allotted during year--------------- ------------------ 401, 517. 24 Received from sales and reimbursements ------------------- 34, 661.88 These funds were allotted from the permanent indefinite appro- priations made for the purpose by sec. 20 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899: For other civil works: Balance on hand July 1, 1934 -------------------------- 706, 960.40 Allotted during year--------------- ------------------- 868, 863. 57 Received from sales and reimbursements ------------------- 13, 901. 53 These funds were made available by special appropriations made made by Congress in State Department, War Department, defi- ciency, District of Columbia, and special acts: Total ------------------------------------------ 2, 210, 338. 62 Expenditures.-The total expenditures for the fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities, amounting to $266,293.22, were $1,402,611.74, expended as follows: For investigations, inspections, hearings, and other action inci- dental to administration of Federal laws ------------------- $133, 819. 79 For the removal of sunken vessels --------------------------- 286, 449. 04 For other civil works ------------------------------------ 982, 342. 91 . Total- 1, 402, 611. 74 Total funds available - 2, 210, 338. 62 1726 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 3 5 Total expenditures -------------------------- $1, 402,611.74 Outstanding liabilities ------------------------- 266, 293.22 Revoked ------------------------------------- 85, 577. 66 $1, 754, 482. 62 Balance available June 30, 1935 ----------------------- 455, 856.00 FUNDS NEEDED FOR MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS The amounts which can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as indicated in the respective reports, are as follows: Supervision of deposits, harbor of New York ------------------- $190, 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 ---------------- 490, 000 Reclamation of Anacostia River Flats, D. C. ---------------- 180, 000 Total amount which can be profitably expended for miscellane- ous civil works under the direction of the Chief of Engineers 1, 050, 000 SUPERVISION OF THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK Supervisor: Capt. T. H. Taylor, United States Navy. The laws enacted for the preservation of the tidal waters of New York Harbor, its adjacent or tributary waters and the waters of Long Island Sound are administered by the supervisor of New York Har- bor, 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 navi- gation of the' channels of the harbor by deep-draft vessels. 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); and 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, mud, cellar dirt, sewerage sludge, and other refuse were designated; and 3,897 permits were issued for the removal of approximately 21,269,970 cubic yards of material. In accordance with the decree of the Supreme Court of December 4, 1933, no garbage or refuse was dumped at sea by the city of New York during the past fiscal year. The last scowload of this prohib- ited material was taken out and deposited June 28, 1934. 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-i at the mouth of the harbor to collect permits and observe conditions of loading; 1 to insure that no SUPERVISION OF THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK 1727 material is deposited at places other 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 There has been no change in the force of patrol boats engaged in keeping up the necessary inspections during the past fiscal year. Actions to end of fiscal year 1935 for viotations of act of June 29, 1888, and its amendments Number of cases reported to United States attorneys for prosecution: Prior to fiscal year 1935 ------------------------------------- 809 During fiscal year 1935 -------------------------------------- 39 Total -------------------------------------------------- 848 Number of convictions obtained or cases settled by compromise: Prior to fiscal year 1935---- -------------- 613 During fiscal year 1935 -------------------------------------- 14 Total -------------------------------------------------- 627 Number of cases nolle prossed or discontinued: Prior to fiscal year 1935 ------------------------------------- 168 During fiscal year 1935 9----------------- Total------ -------------------------------------------- 177 Number of cases dismissed after trial: Prior to fiscal year 1985 ------------------------------------ 15 During the fiscal year 1935----- ----- - 0 Total --------------------------------------------------- 15 Number of cases pending June 30, 1935-------- - ------ 29 Grand total --------------------------------------------- 848 The cost of operating the vessels and the work of the office for the year was $167,364.77. Proposed operations.-(a) The unexpended balance plus accounts receivable June 30, 1935, amounting to $199,613 for maintenance and routine operations will be expended as follows: Salaries and wages ----------------------------------------- $99, 000 Fuel (coal, oil, gasoline) ------------------------------------- 24, 000 Subsistence of crews ---------------------------------------- 15, 000 Docking and repairs----- -------------- 45, 000 Supplies, general_ ------------------------------------------- 11, 000 Wharfage and office rent---- .........---------- 4, 000 Miscellaneous expenses_- - ---------- 1, 613 Total. 199, 613 ----------------------------------------------- 23116--NG 1935-109 1728 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 (b) The approximate date when it is estimated funds will be ex- hausted is June 30, 1936. (c) The amount which can be profitably expended for the service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, is $190,000, distributed as follows: Salaries and wages--------- --------------------------- $99, 000 Fuel (coal, oil, gasoline) -------------------------------------23, 000 Subsistence of crews------- -------------- 13, 500 Docking and repairs----- --------------------------------- 40,000 Supplies, general-------------------------------------------9,000 Wharfage and office rent--- --------------------------------- 4, 000 Miscellaneous expenses-- -------------------- -__ 1, 500 Total --------------------- ------------------------- 190, 000 Cost and financial summary Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935- ----- $4, 922, 155. 58 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 ----------- 375, 309. 79 Net total cost to June 30, 1935--- -------- 5, 297, 465.37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935------------------------- 3, 101. 84 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 5, 294, 363.53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935--- --------- 199, 618.41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ----- 5, 493, 981.94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ...-------- ... ... . . ... ... .. . .. ... .. ..------------ Cost of maintenance. ----------------- $204, 005.36 $248, 503. 22 $323,143.45 $154,102.33 $170,932. 31 Total cost ...... ...--------------------- 204, 005.36 248, 503.22 323,143.45 154,102. 33 170, 932. 31 Total expended .....--------------------- 204, 005. 36 248, 503. 22 323,143.45 154,102.33 170, 932. 31 Allotted 193, 500. 00 . --------------------------- 137, 630. 00 251, 247.18 330,190. 21 190, 000. 00 1 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934--- ....... ------ $180, 550. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved Apr. 9, 1935 ------------------------------------ 190,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- ---------- 370, 550. 72 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $176, 094.35 Less reimbursements collected-- -------- 5,162.04 170,932.31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ------------------ 199, 618.41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935.--------- 4, 065. 67 Balance available June 30, 1935 ------------------------ 195, 552. 74 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935... Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935 _-------------195, 552. 74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance- 190, 000. 00 1 - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 190, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. ANACOSTIA PARK 1729 ANACOSTIA PARK AND THE RECLAMATION AND DE- VELOPMENT OF ANACOSTIA RIVER AND FLATS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER TO THE DISTRICT LINE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA District engineer: Lt. Col. John C. H. Lee, Corps of Engineers, to- August 31, 1934; First Lt. Frank O. Bowman, Corps of Engineers to September 11, 1934; Maj. R. W. Crawford, Corps of Engineers, to April 18, 1935; First Lt. W. J. Matteson, Corps of Engineers, since that date. 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 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- structed 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 main- tain a constant level in both lakes. Masonry sea walls on a riprap substructure are to be constructed along the tidal channel of the river to extend 6 feet above mean low water; the walls of the lakes 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 aboretum and botanical garden. A strip of waterfront 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: 1730 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 Columbia and 40 percent by the United States. Beginning July 1, 1924, the District of Columbia paid all required above the lump sum appro- priated from United States revenues. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Miscellaneous levee and grading operations by hired labor in the placing of 48,453 cubic yards of select material in dump fills were carried on at a total cost of $2,939.92. The U. S. derrick boat Benning was engaged in Navigation Chan- nel from June 10 to 30, 1935, in dredging 1,330 linear feet of trench for sea-wall foundation and handling 824.03 tons of riprap stone. The demolition of the Aqueduct Bridge across the Potomac River provided 2,900 tons of riprap stone, which was deposited for sea- wall foundations in East Lake. The total cost of sea-wall founda- tion work was $11,385.43. Plant and equipment were assembled and work commenced on con- struction of masonry sea-wall in Navigation Channel in May and June 1935 at a cost of $2,567.83. A parcel of land in section G, 4.468 acres, was purchased at a cost of $1,833.24. Miscellaneous sur- veys and items of work were handled at a cost of $280.62. The total cost of work for the year was $19,007.04, all applied to new work. The total expenditures were $11,779.79. Condition at end of fiseal year.-The table below indicates the work accomplished and expenditures therefor on the project to June 30, 1935. The project is 80.6 percent completed. The controlling depth below Anacostia Bridge in December 1934 was 20.3 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. ANACOSTIA PARK 1731 Itemized statement of cost andi work to June 30, 1935 Item Work accom- Cost plished Study and investigation ...........................---------------------------------------....-------------- $31,180. 23 Reclamation: (a) Dredging . ..... ..... cubic yards .....---------------------------------- 11,196,145 1, 388, 214.91 (b) Dump fills . .---------------------------------------------------------- 40, 798. 70 Sea walls: (a) Channel-foundations ....------------------------- linear feet 39, 021 517,138.93 (b) Channel-masonry .. ..-------------------------------- do.... 24, 424 314, 079.00 (c) Lake and islands-foundations do... 28, 652 ...----------------------- 335, 704. 05 (d) Lake and islands-masonry .. -------------------------- .. do 16,068 100, 054. 82 Land ...................------------------------------------------------ acres__ 396, 119 458, 694.12 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 -.-------------------------------------------------------------- 62, 708. 48 Engineering and clerical expenses-...... ... . . ..------ ..........--- (1) Miscellaneous surveys ...........................------------------------------------------------------ 2 289. 71 Total cost .............--------------------------------------------. ------------- $3, 445, 438. 57 1 Cost under these items included in totals for the other items. 2To be distributed to above items. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended June 30, 1935, $79,- 459.78, and allotment of $40,000 available July 1, 1935, will be ap- plied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1935_ _______________- ----- $3, 939.54 New work : Masonry sea-wall construction with United States plant, Naviga- tion Channel, section G (July-November 1935) ------------- 52, 000. 00 Trenching for sea-wall foundation and banking, U. S. derrick boat Benning ---------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Riprap stone for sea-wall foundation by contract (September- November 1935) ------------------------------------- 15,000. 00 Purchase and condemnation of land ----------------------- 40, 000'. 00 Supervision of dump fills --------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Miscellaneous surveys ----------------------------------- 1, 520. 24 115, 520. 24 Total ---------------------------------------- 119, 459. 78 The sum of $180,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1937 as follows: New work: Dredging (July-October 1936) ----------------------------- $24, 000 Trenching and levee construction (July 1936-June 1937) -------- 10, 000 Labor gang on levees, etc. (July 1936-June 1937) --------------- 3, 000 Supervision of dump fills (July 1936-June 1937) ---------------- 3,000 Sea-wall foundations (July-October 1936) -------------------- 30,000 Masonry sea-wall (July-November 1936 and March-June 1937) -- 80, 000 Effluent conduit (April-June 1937) --------------------------- 30, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- 180,000 It is proposed to do the work with Government plant and hired labor and to purchase under contract the riprap stone for the sea- wall foundations. 1732 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cost and financial summary Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935---------------- $3, 445, 438.57 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935 1,931. 31 ----------- Net total cost to June 30, 1935_ ....... 3,447, 369. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_--..... ------ - 3, 939. 54 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 3, 443, 430. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935_- - ----------- 79, 459.78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935_- --- -3, 522, 890 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work ------------------- $335, 664. 39 $223, 799. 10 $104, 544. 03 $39, 741. 84 $19, 007. 04 C ost of m aintenance -- - - - - - - - - - - - - .- - . .-- - .- ... ... .. .. ... Total cost 335, 664. 39 . .....--------------------- 223, 799. 10 104, 544. 03 39, 741.84 19, 007. 04 Total expended_ --------------------- 329, 688. 88 226, 284. 20 95, 472. 40 44, 895. 74 11, 779. 79 Appropriated . ... 179, 520. 00 .....----------------------- 179, 520. 00 -5,171.10 -1, 337.27 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934_-- _____--------- - $91, 239. 57 Gross amount expended-------------------------------- 11, 779. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935------------------------- 79, 459. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935--- --------- _ 44, 264.04 Balance available June 30, 1935-- ........ ------- 35, 195. 74 Accounts receivable June 30, 1935 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935__- ----- 35, 195. 74 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project1_ -- --------- ---- 752, 109. 88 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937: For new work -------------- 180, 000. 00 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT District engineer: Lt. Col. John C. H. Lee, Corps of Engineers, to August 31, 1934; First Lt. Frank O. Bowman, Corps of Engineers, to September 11, 1934; Maj. R. W. Crawford, Corps of Engineers, to April 18, 1935; First Lt. W. J. Matteson, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Location.-The intake for the water supply is on the Potomac River at Great Falls, Md., 9 miles west of Washington, D. C. The two filtration plants, all storage reservoirs, and other features are located in the District of Columbia. (See U. S. geological quad- rangle, Washington and vicinity.) The control of the system was vested in the Chief of Engineers by the act of March 2, 1867, and section 1800, Revised Statutes. 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 distributing xExclusive of available funds. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 1733 system, and also for the care and maintenance of the Conduit Road, McMillan Park, and the meters on the various Government services. A description of the system and of previous projects for construc- tion and maintenance is printed at pages 2206-2208, Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1930. 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.-An uninterrupted and adequate supply of purified water was furnished to the District of Columbia and Arlington County, Va. The average turbidity was reduced from 98 to 0.04 and the bacterial content from 3,168 to 4.6 per milliliter. The average daily consumption was 93,040,000 gallons, and the maximum was 122,700,000 gallons, making the average per capita consumption in the District of Columbia 179 gallons per day. The average daily consumption of water in Government buildings was 12,230,100 gallons, or approximately 13.2 percent of the total. Over 40,000 tubes of water from various points in the system were examined for bacterium, colon, and after sterilization the average number of bacterium colon per 100 milliliters was found to be 0.06. Average alkalinity of the filtered water was 56; average pH value was 7.6; and average hardness was 79. The cost of water delivered to the water department for distribution to consumers was $44.25 per million gallons, as compared with $46.05 in 1934. The construction of the booster pumping station was continued, and at the end of the year was practically completed. Pumps, motors, and control equipment were installed, and the pump station and control station structures were finished. The pumps were placed in operation in January 1935 and resulted in an increased flow in the conduits, increased storage capacity in the reservoirs, and a marked improvement in the efficiency of the Dalecarlia filters. The total cost under the appropriation for the fiscal year, includ- ing accrued liabilities, was $425,139.84. The distribution of cost was as follows: Cost per Total million gallons Collecting system --- ------------------------------------------------- $67,600.03 $1.99 Purification system . ----------------------------------------------- 274, 640. 70 8.09 Distribution system....._-----------------------------------------------82, 899. 11 2. 44 Total------------...------------ ------------------------------ 425,139.84 12. 52 1734 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Condition at end of fiscal year.-All reservoirs, conduits, filter plants, pumping stations, mechanical equipment, and structures were in good condition, with the exception of the road to Great Falls and the Dalecarlia filter strainers. Financial summary as of June 30, 1935 Unexpended Washington water supply wuTreasury Appropriated Reverted to (lessand accruals re- Cost to June 30,1935 ceivables) Total to June 30, 1934 ----------------- $29, 546,148.87 $405,194. 72 $23, 411.46 $29,117, 542. 69 Acts of June 4, 1934, Feb. 13, 1935 ...... 1 437, 869. 62 -15, 571.80 422, 297. 82 Total--------------------------29, 984, 018. 49 405,194.72 38, 983.26 29, 539, 840. 51 Encumbered.---- -------------------------------------------------------- 38, 983.26 1Includes an appropriation of $17,245.62 to cover 5-percent and 10-percent pay restorations. 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 $2, 001, 411.27 $22, 056, 829.62 Total maintenance _.------------------.1, 222, 316. 72 955, 473.18 5, 054.810. 34 7, 232, 600. 24 Total spring-water supply .....------------- 223, 621.81 223, 621.81 Total deferred charges-...-..-....................--.....--- _ 26, 788. 84 26, 788.84 Total..-----------------------12,411, 315. 64 10, 045, 514. 42 7, 083, 010. 45 29, 539, 840. 51 PROPOSED OPERATIONS (a) Funds appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, approved June 14, 1935, 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, $450,000. (b) Under the appropriation for the booster pumping plant there was an unexpended balance June 30, 1935, of $16,156.19, which will be used .for making final payments on contracts, settlement of out- standing liabilities, and completion of minor mechanical and elec- trical features. (c) The amounts which can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 (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- WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 1735 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, $490,000. 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. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT, DISTRIOT OF COLUJMBIA, MAINTENANCE 1933: July 1, 1934, balance unexpended___- _____-------- $80.00 June 30, 1935, amount expended during fiscal year------------- 21. 85 June 30, 1935, balance carried to surplus fund 101. 85 1934: July 1, 1934,. balance unexpended_ __-19, - 748. 71 June 30, 1935, amount expended during fiscal year-----------19, 106. 06 June 30, 1935, balance unexpended--- --------- 642.65 June 30, 1935, outstanding liabilities ------------------------- 127.45 515. 20 June 30, 1935, amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 375. 00 June 30, 1935, unobligated balance available 40. 20 1---------------- 1935: Amount appropriated by act approved June 4, 1934 420, 624. 00 Amount appropriated by act approved Feb. 13, 1935 -__ 17, 245.62 437, 869. 62 June 30, 1935, amount expended during fiscal year---------- 393,330.96 June 30, 1935, balance unexpended--- -------- 44, 538.66 June 30, 1935, outstanding liabilities--- .............- 44, 606. 76 June 30, 1935, balance available_------------------- -- 68. 10 June 30, 1935, accounts receivable --------------- 409. 09 June 30, 1935, unobligated balance available_- ------ 340. 99 BOOSTER PUMPING PLANT, DALECARLIA RESERVOIR, D. C. 1935: July 1, 1934, balance unexpended_------- --- $92, 769.65 June 30, 1935, amount expended during fiscal year------------ 76, 613.46 June 30, 1935, balance unexpended-- -------- 16, 156. 19 June 30, 1935, outstanding liabilities_-- ------ -2, 803.41 13, 352. 78 June 30, 1935, amount covered by uncompleted contracts -- __. 12,455.00 June 30, 1935, unobligated balance available_- ------ 897. 78 INCREASING WATER SUPPLY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935-- ----- $8, 725,100. 00 Total amount expended to June 30, 1935___- --- - -8, 717, 961.33 July 1, 1934, balance unexpended 7,138. 67 June 30, 1935, outstanding liabilities ............- 7, 000. 00 June 30, 1935, unobligated balance available-- 138. 67 1736 REPORT OF CHIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 FEDERAL PROJECT NO. 61-EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO DALECARLIA RESERVOIR Existing project.-Emergency repairs to dam and spillways of the Dalecarlia Reservoir, Washington, D. C.: Estimated cost, $20,000. Work performed with Public Works Administration funds as Fed- eral Project No. 61, dated November 8, 1934. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Reconstruction of two concrete spillways, replacing earth in embankments and a small dam, and cleaning silt deposits out of a water-diversion channel at Dalecarlia Reservoir, D. C., comprising in general repair of damage to the structures caused by an unusually heavy rainstorm. No maintenance and improvement funds were used. The total cost of the work was $16,944.17. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed as a whole on March 8, 1935, and all structures were in first-class condi- tion at the end of the fiscal year. Proposed operations (a) Balance unexpended_------- _----------- None (b) Additional funds required----------------------- ---------------- None Cost and financial summary.-The project has been completed 100 percent with Public Works Administration funds and no other funds can be profitably expended. 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 (Public, No. 520, 71st Cong.), which authorized and directed the Chief of Engi- neers, under the direction of the Secretary of War, to cause investi- gations 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 provides for the release to the appropriate State agencies of the information ob- tained from these studies and for the payment of the costs of the investigations. Under the terms of the act the Board is composed of four officers of the Corps of Engineers and three 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. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engi- neers, senior member; Col. E. J. Dent, Corps of Engineers; Maj. Brehon B. Somervell, Corps of Engineers; Maj. Robert W. Craw- ford, Corps of Engineers; Richard K. Hale, associate commissioner, Department of Public Works, Boston, Mass.; Victor Gelineau, chief engineer, Board of Commerce and Navigation, State of New Jersey; Thorndike Saville, consulting engineer, 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 rec- NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES 1737 ommendation. In addition, a number of questions concerning shore protection of Federal property or arising in connection with river and harbor projects have been referred to that portion of the Board composed of officers of the Corps of Engineers, which has been desig- nated 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 on the following table: Ordered with- Com- Remain- Character of investigation or re drawn pleted ing quested Cooperative studies . ......... 14 ...........-------------------------------------- 2 8 4 Federal studies .............................-----------------------------------------. 29 --- 29 0 Experimental studies ............ ........ 20 ......-------------------------------------. 7 13 Cost and finatncial smnary.-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 organization ---------- $110, 897. 53 Net expenses of the Board since organization_ .......... --- 78, 192.02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935--.... ------- 32, 705. 51 Expenses of Board for fiscal year 1935--- -------- 19, 040. 41 No new cooperative projects were adopted by the Board during the fiscal year 1935. Information for Federal cooperation was requested by 9 communities, of which 4 are considering having investigations made; the remaining 5 communities have expressed inability to undertake such investigations at this time on account of financial conditions. Federal investigations and experimental studies have increased during the year. SURVEY OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES [Conducted by the U. S. Lake Survey Office, Detroit, Mich.] District engineer: Col. F. A. Pope, Corps of Engineers, to Septem- ber 7, 1934; since then, Capt. H. V. Canan, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer : Col. M. C. Tyler, 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 rivers; 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 1738 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 Chanplain.-The scope of operations was ex- tended by the Sundry Civil Act of June 23, 1913, to include Lake Champlain. Surveys of harbors and other important areas were commenced during the field season of 1928. This work was com- pleted in 1933. Surveys-Boundaryl 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 consid- ered that existing commerce does not warrant the preparation of complete navigation charts except for the two lakes named. Charts.-The chart project, adopted April 17, 1909, provided for revising old charts and preparing new ones. Further details concerning it are printed on pages 1918-1923 of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1917. The number now in force, including 5 charts of the Lake of the Woods, 5 charts of Lake Champlain, 7 charts of the New York State canals, and 106 charts of the Great Lakes, is 123. The number of charts necessary is not fixed. Changing requirements of naviga- tion may render new charts desirable or make old charts unnecessary. 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 program of field-work and office studies for essential hydraulic investigations of the Great Lakes, approved January 21, 1935, embraces current meter work for the revision of flow equations as necessary in the connecting and outflow rivers; field determinations and office studies pertaining to effects of improvements, made or proposed, and of diversions at various localities; compilations and studies relating to rainfall, run- off, evaporation, water temperatures, ice retardation, earth tilt, and other phenomena affecting the levels of the lakes; and the installa- tion and operation of gages to maintain records of water-surface elevations and to adjust datum planes for river and harbor improvements. Estimated cost of the 'ork.-The cost of additional new work re- quired to complete the survey of Rainy Lake in accordance with the NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES 1739 existing project is estimated at $17,000. 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 $173,000 for the fiscal year 1936 OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING THE YEAR Surveys.-Four parties were at work in the field on July 1, 1934, and operations were continued until early in November. Four parties were organized in the spring of 1935. Work was begun on April 17 and was continued to the end of the fiscal year. Localities and char- acter of the work are as follows: Lake Superior: Revisory survey of Keweenaw Waterway. St. Marys River: Measurements of flow to check calibration of regulating works. Precise levels from Point Iroquois to Detour. Lake Michigan: Revisory surveys of harbors at Manistee, Luding- ton, White Lake, Grand Haven, Holland, Waukegan, Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Manitowoc, Two Rivers, Kewaunee, Sturgeon Bay, Marinette, Menominee, Escanaba, Gladstone, and Manistique. Detroit River: The revisory survey of the river and adjacent shores was completed in July. Lake Erie: Revisory surveys of harbors at Buffalo, Dunkirk, Ashtabula, Huron, Put-in-Bay, and Monroe. Location with the sweep of an uncharted wreck on the Toledo-Detroit River course off Monroe. Lake Ontario: Revisory surveys of harbors at Sackets Harbor, Oswego, Sodus, Little Sodus, and Rochester. Rainy Lake: At the end of the fiscal year the survey of Rainy Lake, consisting of control, topography, sounding, and sweeping had been completed west of longitude 92°48', except for some work along the soith shore, and the area between longitude 92°42' and 92°45 ' was about two-thirds completed. Charts.-Duringthe year ended June 30, 1935, revised editions of 26 charts were prepared and issued. Revision of negatives for print- ing on offset press is well advanced. The number of charts sold during the year by the Detroit office was 15,347, and by the Buffalo, New York City, and Albany offices, 2,338, the aggregate sales being 17,685. The proceeds of sales, amounting to $6,625.60, were deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States. The Detroit office issued 5,523 charts for official use; and the Buffalo, New York City, and Albany offices 526, a total of 6,049. Bulletin, etc.-The bulletins, which contain descriptions of coast lines, harbors, channels, menaces to navigation, and other important information 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 care- fully revised mailing list, and a stock of the current bulletin and the supplements thereto is kept on hand for issue to chart purchasers. The present edition of the bulletin is 2,200 copies. Supplements Nos. 3 to 7, Bulletin No. 43, were issued between July and November 1934. 1740 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Copy for Bulletin No. 44 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 con- tract and were issued in May and June 1935. In addition to the publications mentioned above, mimeographed notices of monthly stages of the Lakes were sent to newspapers, ves- sel interests, and Government officials in the Lakes region. Investigation of lake levels.-Sixteen self-registering gages and two staff gages were operated throughout the year. Four self-regis- tering gages at regular stations and two temporary self-registering gages were operated during the navigation season only. Records from six other gages maintained by the district offices were received monthly. Sixty-three staff gages were installed during April and May at various harbors to establish uniform reference planes for improvement work. A party has been engaged in measuring the flow of the St. Marys River for the purpose of checking the calibration of the regulating gates. The zero of the Oswego gage was checked by first-order levels back to Fulton. The effects upon lake levels of improvements in the Detroit River is being observed. Some work has been done in investigation of present hydraulic conditions on the St. Lawrence River. The total cost for new work during the year was $32,951.79, and for maintenance $186,861.55, aggregating' $219,813.34. The total expenditures during the year, after deducting receipts from sales, were $190,209.55. 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 95 percent completed. Charts.-OnJune 30, 1935, there were in force 122 charts, compris- ing 106 of the Great Lakes, 5 of Lake Champlain, 7 of New York State canals, and 4 of Lake of the Woods. These charts are on sale at the Lake Survey office at Detroit, at the canal office at Saulte 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, and Cleveland, affording additional facilities for examination and selection before placing orders. From 1882 to June 30, 1935, a total sum of $157,570.29 was derived from the sale of charts and deposited in the United States Treasury. In all, 979,079 of these charts have been sold and issued for actual service. 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 $3,724,- :835. The total expenditures under the existing project up to June :30, 1935, amount to $3,824,940.65. NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES 1741 Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the balance of funds unexpended on June 30, 1935, as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1935-.- - ----------- $13, 971. 74 New work: Hydrographic survey of Rainy Lake: Operation of launch under lease---------- -- $2, 000. 00 Expenses of survey party, field and office---------- 15,000.00 17, 000. 00 Maintenance: Maintenance of gages at regular stations on Great Lakes, in- ........ cluding reduction of records-- ------- 10, 000.00 Hydraulic surveys, field and office expenses_- --- -13, 000.00 Revisory surveys, including harbor surveys and investigation of shoals and menaces : Operation of steamer and launches ------------------- 41, 000.00 Expenses of survey parties, field and office-.. -...... 29, 000.00 70, 000.00 Recovery and remarking of control points: Expenses of party, field and office - --------------------------------------------- 5,000.00 Chart preparation, correction, issue, and sale------------------80, 000. 00 Preparation of bulletin, preparation and publication of supplements 3,000. 00 Balance remaining ------------------ ---------- 3, 787. 86 Total -------------------------------------------- 215,759. 60 The cost of operations will average about $18,500 per month prior to December 1 and after May 1, while parties are in the field, and about $12,100 per month during the remainder of the year. It is expected that available funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1936. For utilizing existing organization and plant to the best advan- tage, work estimated to cost $190,000 can be profitably carried on during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, as follows: Maintenance: Maintenance of gages ------------------------------------ $10,000 Hydraulic studies, investigations and surveys: Operation of Government launch------------------ $1, 500 Expenses of party, field and office___- ---- 10, 500 12, 000 Revisory surveys: Operation of steamer and launches-- ----- 42, 000 Expenses of parties, field and office-- ----- 37,000 79, 000 Recovery and remarking of control points__- ------ 6,000 Chart preparation, correction, issue, and sale_------ -- 80, 000 Preparation of bulletin, preparation and publication of supplements__ 3,000 Total ------------------------------ 190,000 1742 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Monthly means of water levels for stations named, expressed in feet above mean sea level [Adjusted levels of 1903] 1934 July JulyAugust August Septem- ber October October Novem- ber Decem- ber Marquette.............................-------------------------- 602. 84 602. 76 602. 85 602. 97 602. 92 602. 82 Milwaukee_.---------. - ...--.---- 578.18 578. 06 578. 02 577. 70 577. 67 577. 74 Harbor Beach.........................----------------------- 577. 98 577. 91 577.81 577. 72 577. 47 577. 70 Cleveland............. -------------- .. 570.40 570.30 570.17 569.89 569.54 569.47 Oswego...... ........----------------------------243. 98 243. 50 243.18 242.95 242. 68 242. 71 1935 January Febru- March April May June Marquette_--........-..-........ 602. 56 602.41 602.30 602. 25 602.48 602. 70 Milwaukee ..-...........------------- 577.65 577.75 577.89 578.15 578.30 578.48 - Harbor Beach---...--............ .. 577.59 577. 63 577.67 577.94 578. 10 578.30 Cleveland---- - 569. 56 569.50 ..-................... 569.82 570. 24 570. 59 570. 75 Oswego-____---.-----. ----.---- _ 242. 90 243. 05 243.31 243.61 243. 90 244.14 Cost and financial summary Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935-............ $7, 698, 732.31 Value of plant, materials, etc., on hand June 30, 1935_......... 114, 063. 05 Net total cost to June 30, 1935- 5 ------- -7, 812, 795.36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935_-.... ------ - 13, 971. 74 - Net total expenditures-............------ 7, 798, 823. 62 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 1 1111111 _ 215, 759.60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ----- 8, 014, 583.22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1.932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work--------------$47, 652. 98 $31, 568. 71 $25, 945. 20 $18, 328.24 $32, 951.79 Cost of maintenance ...------------121, 767.66 160, 166. 32 159, 336. 87 161, 993.07 186, 861.55 .--..... Total cost-_- .. 169, 420. 64 191, 735. 03 185, 282. 07 180, 321.31 219, 813. 34 Total expended ...........--------------- 192, 402. 64 195, 526. 65 168, 712. 92 185, 639.37 190, 209. 55 Allotted-. --------------------- 197, 300. 00 18, 250. 00 170, 000. 00 204, 000. 00 205, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934- -- ---------- $200, 969. 15 Amount allotted front War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934-........ ----- $15, 000.00 Amount allotted front War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 9, 1935- - -------- 190, 000. 00 205, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for- --- __ 405, 969. 15 Gross amount expended- -- --------- $193,059.32 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 1743 Less: Reimbursements collected -$2, 731.97 Receipts from sales_ - 117.80 $2, 849. 77 $190, 209. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935_-- -------- 215, 759.60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935___- ---- $17, 733. 37 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 2, 374. 26 20, 107. 63 Balance available June 30, 1935 ___ 195, 651.97 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1935-- -------- 195, 651. 97 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for maintenance -___---- ---- --- __ 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 Falls Manufacturing Co., Ltd., across the St. Croix River at Grand Falls in the State of Maine, and subsequent agreements reached between the two Gov- ernments. The Board is charged with the duty of formulating and adminis- tering 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 supervision of the opera- tion of all fishways on that portion of the St. Croix River that forms the international boundary. On October 2, 1934, the International Joint Commission issued an order approving the reconstruction of the dam, owned by Canadian Cottons, Ltd., extending across the St. Croix River from Milltown in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, to Milltown, in the State of Maine, which contained the following conditions: 1. That the reconstructed dam be so operated as to insure that the forebay levels rise to no higher elevation than that which has heretofore obtained in the operation of the dam now being replaced. 2. That during times of flood the sluiceways of the dam shall be sufficiently open to insure passage of the river flow. 3. That the operation of the dam, insofar as is necessary to insure the observance of the provisions of this order, be under the supervision of the International St. Croix River Board of Control. The members of the Board are Mr. J. T. Johnston for Canada, and Col. John J, Kingman, Corps of Engineers, for the United States. Operationsduring the fiscal year.-Inspections of the dam at Mill- town were made prior to the approval of the application of Canadian 1Exclusive of available funds. 23116-ENG 1935-110 1744 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 Cottons, Ltd., and reports in person made at the meeting of the In- ternational Joint Commission in Ottawa, Canada, on October 2, 1934. During the entire fiscal year supervision was maintained and in- spections made to insure that the regulations of the International Joint Commission were carried out. Proposed operations.-Only such correspondence and inspections as may be necessary to carry out the regulations of the International Joint Commission. LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG 1. Lake Memphremagog, lying in northern Vermont and south- eastern Quebec, has as its outlet Magog River in Canada. In 1920 a petition filed by the city of Newport and the towns of Derby, Coventry, and Barton, all in Vermont, alleged that they had been injured by the raising of the lake level through the construction and operation 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. 2. At the request of local interests consideration of the problem was suspended until 1931, when a survey was made and maps pre- pared. A report prepared by the American member was considered by the Board in conference and by correspondence, and as a result a joint report by the two members of the Board was submitted to their respective Governments under date of May 14, 1934. 3. Mr. J. T. Johnston, director of the Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau, served as Canadian member of the Board, and Lt. Col. Richard Park, Corps of Engineers, as United States member up to the date of submission of the joint report. Lieutenant Colonel Park was relieved from duty in this district on January 15, 1934, and assigned to duty at Corozal, Canal Zone. Appointment of a new member of the Board is not deemed necessary by the State De- partment, since the investigations have been completed and the report thereon has been submitted to the American and Canadian Govern- ments for approval. However, to insure that the recommendations of the Board will be carried out, the district engineer at Boston, Mass., will check the water levels of Lake Memphremagog from time to time. Operations durring the fiscal year.-None. The water resources branch of the United States Geological Survey has taken readings of the elevation of Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt., from June 1, 1931, to the present time. The plane of reference of these eleva- tions is mean sea level. A summary thereof is attached hereto. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 1745 Table of maximum, minimum, and monthly mean elevations of Lake Mem- phremagog at Newport, Vt., computed from data gathered by the U. S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Branch, from June 1, 1931, to June 30, 1935 [The plane of reference is mean sea level] Maxi- Mini- Mean Maxi- Mini- Mean mum mum mum mum 1931 1933 January-.....----------------------------------- April-------------.............. 686.07 682.51 684.26 February-----..........---------------------------- May-------------684.01 683.02 683.34 March-------------............----------.........--...-.....-........---------- June------------............... 4682.50 682.19 682. 37 April........-----------------------........----.................. ---------- July...------------- 682.17 681.46 681.76 May.....----------------.-------------------- August---------- ...........- 681.63 681.17 681.40 June-------------............... 683.44 682.48 683.01 September.......--------- 681. 32 680.25 680.81 July..........------------- 682.68 682.05 682.29 October........----------- 680.22 679.94 680.10 August--......--------- 682. 76 682.14 682. 51 November......--------- 680. 21 680.11 680.14 September.... --------- 683.14 681.95 682.29 December.....--------- 680.49 680.25 680.45 October ....----------- 682.82 682.25 682. 53 November---------......... 683.01 682.47 682.85 1934 December---------......... 683.03 682.35 682.62 January .......----------- 680.89 680.47 680.80 February--------.......... 680.90 680.89 680.90 1932 March...------------......... 681.57 680.87 681.08 January.......----------- 683.25 682. 60 682.98 April---......--....-------- 684.07 681.83 683. 42 February.......---------- (1) ----------.------ May------.............------- 683.80 682.90 683.42 March......----------- 2 681.93 681.85 681.89 June----.........--------- 682. 87 682. 58 682. 71 April--.....-----..------ 684. 47 681.85 683.41 July..------------- 682.72 681.78 682. 21 May............------------- 683. 55 683.19 683.37 August....----------- 681.74 680.84 681.31 June............-------------. 683.23 682.39 682.73 September---------......... 680. 83 680.48 680. 69 July-----------...........--... 682. 78 682. 29 682. 59 October.....-----------680. 51 679.90 680.08 August----------- 682.92 682.03 682. 52 November---------......... 680. 72 679. 84 680.19 September ......- 682.01 681.55 681.80 December-.....-------- 681.98 680.27 681.70 October........-----------.. 682.62 681.47 682. 33 November ....--------- 683. 89 682. 54 683.19 1935 December ......--------- 683. 50 683.08 683. 26 January....--------.... 5 683. 58 680. 92 6U2. 62 February...---------...... 683.13 683. 13 683.13 1933 March---........-------- 7 683.13 682.16 682.86 January.......---------- 683.49 683.01 683.21 April--......----------- 683.06 681.88 682. 51 February .......---------- 683.01 682.89 682.97 May---.....---------- 683.44 683.02 683.16 March ........------------ 3683. 31 682.49 682. 79 June--.......----------- 683. 37 682. 95 683.07 1 No observations. 2 6 observations from 26th to 31st. 3 Observations, 1st, 9th, 21st, 30th, 31st. 4 Observations, 14th to 30th. 5 14th to 30th; top of ice. 61st to 28th; top of ice. 7 1st to 13th; top of ice. PRESERVATION OF NIAGARA FALLS District engineer: First Lt. T. H. Stanley, Corps of Engineers, to September 17, 1934, and Lt. Col. J. A. O'Connor, Corps of Engi- neers, since that date. Division engineer: Lt. Col. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers. In 1923 a board known as the Niagara Control Board was con- stituted by the United States and Canada to measure and supervise the diversion of water from the Niagara River on both sides of the international boundary line. The members of the Board during the fiscal year were Mr. J. T. Johnston and Dr. Charles Camsell, for Canada; and Lt. Col. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, to Septem- ber 17, 1934, and Lt. Col. J. A. O'Connor, Corps of Engineers, since that date, and Dr. Horace McFarland, for the United States. Description.-The history, in brief, of operations in behalf of the preservation of the scenic grandeur of the Falls and the 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 1746 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 1920; and pages 2104-2105, report for 1921; Report on Diversion of Water from the Great Lakes and Niagara River, the War Depart- ment, June 1921; Senate Document No. 128, Seventy-first Congress, second session, containing report by the Niagara Control 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. The Niagara Control Board received a complete hourly record of the diversion at all power plants. OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL TO CONTROL THE OPERATION OF TIHE 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 constructed by the company in the south Sault Channel of the St. Lawrence 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 for the fiscal year were J. T. Johnston, for Canada; and Lt. Col. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, to September 17, 1934, and Lt. Col. J. A. O'Connor, Corps of Engineers, since that date, 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 1935 were Mr. J. T. Johnston, for Canada; and Maj. R. C. Crawford, Corps of Engi- neers, 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 rep- resentatives 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, naviga- tion canals, and power plants at the Sault were also systematically reported to the Board. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 1747 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 western Ontario, Canada. The southerly portion of the lake is an expanse of relatively shallow open water about 30 miles wide, bor- dered on the United States side in Minnesota by low and generally swampy shores. Original condition.-The lake remained in its natural condition until 1888, when the construction of the Rollerway Dam at one of its outlets near Kenora, Ontario, had the effect of raising the natural level of the lake an average of about 3 feet, which amount was re- duced to about 1.5 feet between 1893 and 1898. Under the authority of the government of Ontario, the Norman Dam was built in the Winnipeg River, about 1 mile below the Rollerway Dam, between 1893 and 1895. It was placed in operation in 1898 and has had the effect of raising the natural high-water level of the lake an average of about 21/4 feet during the years from 1898 to date. 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 mainte- nance 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 two engineers, one 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 Lt. Col. 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. (c) 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. 1748 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 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 trial in court, surveys were made of such tracts as had been noticed for trial. Dur- ing the fiscal year final payment was made in 30 cases, and tenders of settlement in the amount of the commissioners' award plus interest were paid into the registry of the court in 279 cases. Five cases were tried before a jury from July 9 to 20, in three of which cases appeals were taken by the respondents to the circuit court of appeals. Appeals were dismissed in 23 cases of the group in which appeals were taken under the act of February 28, 1931, which had the effect of reopening default appeals whereon the easement had been previ- ously imposed by court decree. All easements yet to be obtained, 426 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 $12,360.11 for surveys and investigation of easements and $82,700.15 for the purchase of ease- ments, totaling $95,060.26. There were no expenditures during the year on past damage-claim work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-All surveys and mapping, except such as may be required in connection with condemnation cases appealed for trial in court, have been completed. Status of the procurement of flowage easements 1. Cases disposed of: Purchased by the War Department_ ............. -_._.._ 7 Easements acquired through condemnation proceedings- - ----- 370 Tracts above easement limit included in condemnation proceedings but subsequently dismissed---------------- __- 7 United States lands included in condemnation proceedings but subse- quently dismissed--------- ------------------------------- 13 Dismissed from proceedings because of reversion of title to United States by cancelation of homestead entry------- - 1 Total -------------------------------------------------- 398 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 can- celations ---------------------------------------------- 33 Total --------------------------------------------------- 34 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 1749 3. Cases in various stages of completion yet to be disposed of through condemnation: Commissioner's awards reported, appeals therefrom filed, payment not made -------------------------------------------------- 143 Commissioner's awards paid into court as tenders of settlement -279 Total. -------------------------------------------------- 422 Cases tried in Federal court and appeals from verdicts taken: Appealed by United States ----------------------------- 0 Appealed by landowners ------------ ---------------------- 4 4 Cases previously disposed of but permitted to be brought back into the proceedings by appeals filed under the amendatory act of Feb. 28, 1931, under court ruling of Apr. 29, 1933- _---------13 Total easements in proceedings ---------- _------871 The costs to the end of the fiscal year 1935 in connection with pro- tective works and measures and the procurement of flowage ease- ments are as follows: Protective works and measures...----------------------------$157, 122. 59 Flowage easements -------------------------------------- 447, 718.87 Total -------------------------------------------- 604, 841.46 The total expenditures were ------------------------------- 604, 292.96 Cost and financial summary PROTECTIVE WORKS AND MEASURES. LAKE OF THE WOODS AND RAINY RIVER, MINN., 1928-34 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935------- --- $329, 841.46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1935----------------- ------- 548.50 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 329, 292.96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935----- -- ------ 44, 302.19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- __---- 373, 595.15 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work......--------------------$32,138. 33 $43, 335.86 $18, 693.12 $42,031.28 $95, 060. 26 Cost of maintenance--.... .. - -.................................... ..................... Total cost--.---------------------32,138.33 43, 335.86 18,693. 12 42, 031.28 95, 060.26 Total expended....----------------------41, 632. 59 43, 878.48 18, 590.70 46, 718.05 89,990.45 Allotted---...---------------------------------- ..------------1,080.85 -324.00------ Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 ..---------------------------.. $134, 292.64 Gross amount expended-- --------- __-$95, 471.08 Less: Reimbursements collected ------------ $2,853.14 Receipts from sales-- ------ 2, 627. 49 5, 480.63 89,990.45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 ---------------------- 44, 302. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1935------------ -------------- 44, 302. 19 Balance available June 30, 1935-----------------0. 00 175() REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1935 RAINY LAKE REFERENCE Location and desc iption.-The Rainy Lake watershed, in Minne- sota and Ontario, contains an area of approximately 14,500 square miles. A description of this watershed is contained in the report of the consulting engineers to the International Joint Commission on Lake of the Woods Levels, 1916. Previous projects.-None. Existing project.-This project includes the engineering studies and field operations connected with the following questions referred to the International Joint Commission by the Governments of the United States and Great Britain pursuant to article 9 of the treaty concluded on the 11th day of January 1909. The reference was made as a result of an agreement entered into on the 24th day of February 1925, at the time of signing the convention between the United States and Great Britain to regulate the level of the Lake of the Woods. Question 1. In order to secure the most advantageous use of the waters of Rainy Lake and of the boundary waters flowing into and from Rainy Lake for domestic and sanitary purposes, for navigation purposes, for fishing pur- poses, and for power, irrigation, and reclamation purposes; and in order to secure the most advantageous use of the shores and harbors of both Rainy Lake and the boundary waters flowing into and from the lake, is it, from an economic standpoint, now practicable and desirable, having regard for all or any of the interests affected thereby, or under what conditions will it become thus practicable and desirable- (a) To regulate the level of Rainy Lake in such a manner as to permit the upper limit of the ordinary range of the levels to exceed elevation 1,108.61 sea- level datum? (b) To regulate the level of Namakan Lake and the waters controlled by the dams at Kettle Falls in such a manner as to permit the upper limit of the ordinary range of the level to exceed elevation 1,120.11 sea-level datum? (c) To provide storage facilities upon all or any of the boundary waters above Namakan Lake? Question 2. If it be found practicable and desirable this (1) to regulate the level of Rainy Lake and/or (2) to regulate the level of Namakan Lake and the waters controlled by the dams at Kettle Falls, and/or (3) to provide storage facilities upon all or any of the boundary waters above Namakan Lake- (a) What elevations are recommended? (b) To what extent will it be necessary to acquire lands and to construct works in order to provide for such elevations and/or storage, and what will be their respective costs? (c) What interests on each side of the boundary would be benefited? What would be the nature and extent of such benefit in each case? How should the cost be apportioned among the various interests so benefited? Question 3. What methods of control and operation would be feasible and advisable in order to regulate the volume, use, and outflow of the waters in each case in accordance with such recommendations as may be made in answer to questions 1 and 2? Question 4. What interests on each side of the boundary are benefited by the present storage on Rainy Lake and on the waters controlled by the dams at Kettle Falls? What are the nature and extent of such benefits in each case? What is the cost of such storage, and how should such cost be appor- tioned among the various interests so benefited? 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 engineering studies necessary to enable the International Joint Commission to answer the foregoing ques- tions. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 1751 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 completed and accepted by the Interna- tional Joint Commission. Cost and financial summary RAINY LAKE REFERENCE, STATE TRANSFEIR TO WAR, ACT MAY 21, 1920 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1935 _---------------$106, 000.30 Net total expenditures- -- 106, 000. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1935 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1935- ------ 106, 000.30 Fiscal year ending June 30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Cost of new work................... -$9. 26 ----........... . $9. 04 $9. 37 Cost of maintenance-..... ...------- -. ... .. . Total cost.....................-..... -9. 26- ............... ..- 9. 04 9. 37 Total expended........................... 874. 36- ................ .... 9. 04 9.37 Allotted.....------------------------------ -9. 26 ........................ 9.04 9. 37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1934 Amount allotted from Emergency Appropriation Act, approved June 19, 1934, amount to be accounted for- - - - - - - - $9. 37 Gross amount expended -------------------------- ----- 9. 37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1935 -------------------------- 0. 00 E. M. MARKHAM, Major General, Chief of Engineers. FINDING LIST SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS REPORT BY DISTRICTS Page River and Harbor Board_- - - _ -------- _-____29 Eastport, Maine------------------------------- 32 Boston, Mass ------------------------------------------------------- 36 Providence, R. I_ ___- -- --_ --- _-__--_82 -- -- New York City, first district ----------------------------------------- 131 New York City, second district --------------------------------------- 231 Philadelphia, Pa 2-------------------- Baltimore, Md ----------------------------------------------------- 328 Washington, D. C ------------------------------------------------- 358 Norfolk, Va -------------------------------------------------------- 389 Wilmington, N. C 440 Charleston, S. C_ ------------------------------ 487 Savannah, Ga - ----------------- 517 Jacksonville, Fla --------------------------------------------------- 542 Ocala, Fla__ --------------------------------------- 613 Mobile, Ala ------------------------------------- -------- 624 New Orleans, La., first district--------------------------------------- 688 Galveston, Tex -------------------- 754 Vicksburg, Miss------------------------ 826---------- Memphis, Tenn_. 855 Tucumeari, N. Mex -------------------------------------------- 877 St. Louis, Mo8-------------------------------------- --- 879 Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn -- 893 Rock Island, Ill--------------- --------------------------- 921 St. Paul, Minn---------------- ------------------------------------- 932 Chicago, Ill -------------------------------------------------------- 941 Kansas City, Mo ---------------------------------------------------- 986 Omaha, Nebr ----------------------------------------------------- 1000 Fort Peck, Mont ----------- ---- 1012 Nashville, Tenn ------------------------------------------ 1019 Ohio River, locks and dams and open-channel work--------------------- 1042 Pittsburgh, Pa_ __ -- - - - 1064 Zanesville, Ohio ------------------------------------------------- 1086 Huntington, W. Va ------------------------------------------------- 1099 Cincinnati, Ohio --..---- - ---- 1118 Louisville, Ky --------------------------- 1124 Duluth, Minn------------ ------------------------------------ 1136 Milwaukee, Wis --------------------------------------------------- 1168 Detroit, Mich ------------------ ---------------------------------- 1254 N. Y ---------------------------- Buffalo, BuffloN. 1306 ---------------------- 10 Los Angeles, Calif-------- ---------------------------------- 1396 San Francisco, Calif ------------------------------------------------ 1412 Sacramento, Calf ------------------------------------------------- 1438 Portland, Oreg., first district --------------------------------------- 1459 Portland, Oreg., second district___--- ------------ 1512 Seattle, Wash ---------------------------------------------------- 1529 Honolulu, Hawaii ------------------------------------------------- 1584 Puerto Rico ------------------------------- 1600 Surveys for navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation 1------------1617 Califrnia ebri Commssio California Debris Commission-...... --------------------------------------- 12 1621 Mississippi River Commission --------------------------------------- 1638 1753 INDEX A Page Abandonment and curtailment of river and harbor projects, review of reports --------------------------------------------------- 1724 Absecon Creek, N. J., improvement- .....--------- --- 323 Absecon Inlet, N. J.: Improvement -321 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 327 Academy Creek, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement- - ------ 531 Acushnet River, New Bedford Harbor, Mass., improvement ------------- 89 Advanced funds for river and harbor improvement- .......----- - 10 Agate Bay Harbor, Minn., improvement_ --------- --- 1138 Aguadilla Harbor, P. R., examination and survey-------- 1617 Alabama River, Ala.: Examination and survey of waterway to Tombigbee River ----------- 687 Improvement 50 6--------------------- Alabama, State of, removal of water hyacinths from-.............. 683, 748 Alafla River, Fla., examinations and surveys-------- - - 610, 612 Alamitos Bay, Calif., examination and survey ----------------------- 1412 Albany Harbor, Calif., examination and survey ---------------------- 1437 Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, N. C. and Va., improvement----------- 418 Albemarle Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va., via Pasquotank River _-------------------------------------------__413 Alexandria Bay Harbor, N. Y., examination and survey---------------- 1395 Alexandria, Va., improvement of Potomac River at -------------------- 362 Algoma Harbor, Wis., improvement ------------------------------- 1191 Allegheny River, Pa.: Construction of locks and dams ------------------------------- 1071 Examinations and surveys --------------------------------- 1085 Improvement by open-channel work -------------------------- 1085 Operating and care of locks and dams-....-------- - 1076 Alligator Creek, S. C., improvement of waterway from McClellanville to Charleston ---------- ------------------------------------- 495 Alligator River, N. C., improvement of waterway via river -------------- 418 Alloway Creek, N. J., improvement -------------------------------- 326 Alpena Harbor, Mich., improvement-.............----- -- 1285 Alsea Bay, Oreg., examination and survey- -- --------- 1510 Altamaha River and Sound, Ga.: Examinations and surveys_ ------ -_----------541 Improvement of river --------------------------------------- 529 Alto Lake, Fla., review of reports on waterway via---------------- 612 Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement -------------- 164 Amherstburg Channel, Detroit River, Mich., improvement------------- 1277 Amite River, La.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 753 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 752 Anacortes Harbor, Wash., improvement- .........-------- 1559 Anacostia Park ---------------------------------------------- 1729 Anacostia River, D. C.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 358 Reclamation and development of the flats ----------------------- 1729 Review of reports_-......--- - ------ 389 Anahuac Channel, Tex., improvement_ --------- ---- 791 Anchorage grounds, rules for establishment of ----------------------- 1724 1755 1756 INDEX Page Anclote River, Fla., improvement-------------------------------------- 604 Annapolis-Claiborne Ferry at Matapeake, Md., examination and survey of channel at entrance of --------------------------------------------- 356 Annapolis Harbor, Md., improvement----------------------------------353 Annisquam River, Mass- - ------ ----------- 50 Apalachicola Bay, Harbor, and River, Fla.: Examinations and surveys---- ------------- 610, 687 Improvement of channel to St. Andrews Bay---. --------- 632 Improvement of harbor in bay------------------------------------- 627 Improvement of river, including the Cut-off, Lee Slough, and lower Chipola River ------------------------------------------------- 629 Apishapa River, Colo., examination ------------------------------------ 876 Apopka Lake, Fla., waterway via, review of reports--------------------- 624 Appomattox River, Va., improvement---------------------------------- 408 Appoquinimink River, Del., improvement ------------------------------ 326 Appropriations : Allotments under War Department Appropriation Act of March 4, 1933----------------------------------------------------------___ 16 Allotments and transfers under War Department Appropriation Act of April 26, 1934----------------------------------------------- 18 Allotments under War Department Appropriation Act of April 9, 1935_ 21 Miscellaneous civil works---- -------------- 9, 1724 Permanent appropriations_---------------------- - 9 Rivers and harbors 9------------------ Aqueduct, Washington, D. C., maintenance and repair of__ ---- 1732 Aquia Creek, Va., improvement -------------------------------------- 387 Aransas Bay and Pass, Tex.: Improvement at Harbor Island ----------------------------------- 808 Improvement of channel to Corpus Christi (via Turtle Cove) .... 804 Review of reports -- 825 Arcata Channel, review of reports on Humboldt Bay and Harbor, Calif__ 1437 Arecibo Harbor, P. R., improvement ..... 1609 Arkansas River, Ark. and Okla.: Examinations and surveys--------------------------------------- 876 Improvement ------------------- 855 Arroyo Colorado, Tex., examination and survey----------------------- 825 Arshamomaque Creek, N. Y., examination and survey_- ------- 230 Arthur Kill, N. Y. and N. J.: Improvement 25-------------------- Improvement of channel to Raritan River----- ___---------242 Arthur Lake, Mermentau River, La., improvement_ ........ ------ 741 Ash Creek, Conn., examination and survey---------------------------- 130 Ashepoo River, S. C., improvement of waterway via-- .... ------ 511 Ashland Harbor, Wis., improvement---- ------------ 1147 Ashley River, S. C.: Examinations and surveys_---- -------------- 516 Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 507 Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio: Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 1337 Review of reports----------------------------------- 1395 Association of Congresses of Navigation, permanent international - 1720 Atchafalaya River, La.: Improvement ---------------------------------------- --- 752 Removing snags and wrecks ------------------------------------- 888 Review of reports----------------------------------------- 753 Atlantic tidewaters to Great Lakes deeper waterways, review of reports_ 230 Augusta, Ga.: Examination and survey of Savannah River at-- ------- 541 Improvement of Savannah River below__ _____------ - 521 Aux Becs Seies Lake, Frankfort Harbor, Mich., improvement ------------ 1244 B Back Bay of Biloxi, Miss., improvement of Biloxi Harbor . 680 Back Cove, Portland Harbor, Maine, improvement_ 42 Back Creek, Md., examination and survey 356 INDEX 1757 Back Creek, Va.: Page Improvement of channel to York River------------- - 385 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 389 Back River, Ga., improvement of waterway via --------------------- 526 Back River, Va., examination and survey of channel to Wallace Creek_ 440 Back Sound, N. C., examination and survey of channel to Lookout Bight- 487 Back (Weymouth) River, Mass., improvement ----------------------- 65 Baffins Bay, Tex., examination and survey ------------------------- 825 Bagaduce River, Maine, examination and survey ---------------------- 81 Bakers Bay, Columbia River, Wash., improvement ------------------ 1507 Baltimore, Md.: Engineering district ----------------------------------------- 328 Harbor and channels: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 328 Review of reports ------------------------------------- 356 Banana River, Fla., examination and survey of waterway to Mosquito Lagoon. ------------ ----------------------------------- 610 Barataria Bay and Bayou, La., improvement ------------------------ 706 Barcelona Harbor, N. Y., examination and survey ------------------- 1395 Bar Harbor, Maine: Improvement 8------------------- Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 81 Barnegat Inlet, N. J.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 324 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 327, 328 Barren Island Gaps, Md: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 336 Review of reports----- ------------------------------------ 357 Barren River, Ky.: Improvement------------- -------------------------------- 1124 Operating and care of locks and dams----- --------------- 1130 Bartholomew Bayou, La., and Ark.: Improvement--- ------------------------------------------ 854 Improvement of Louisiana-Texas intracoastal waterway----------- 721 Bastrop Bayou, Tex., improvement -------------------------------- 824 Baton Rouge to New Orleans, La., improvement of Mississippi River between--------------- ------------------------------------ 698 Battery, The, New York Harbor, N. Y., removal of shoal in Hudson River off Pier A------------ --- -------------- 189 Baudette Harbor and River, Minn., improvement ------------------- 1166 Bayboro Harbor, Fla., improvement ------------------------------ 601 Bay Harbor, Maine, examination and survey ------------------------ 81 Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement------------ 170 Bay River, N. C.: Improvement _ --------------------------------------------- 486 Review of reports--- -------------------------------------- 487 Bayside Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement -------------- 164 Beach Creek, Va., review of reports ------------------------------ 388 Beach Erosion Board--- -------------------------------------- 1736 Bear Creek, Ky., improvement ---------------------------------- 1124 Beaufort Harbor and River, N. C.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 487 Improvement of harbor ------------------------------------- 456 Improvement of waterways to Cape Fear River, including waterway to Jacksonville, N. C ------------------------------------- 461 Improvement of waterway to Pamlico Sound via Core Sound------ 458 Improvement of waterway to Jacksonville, N. C ------------------ 461 Improvement of waterway to New River ------------------------ 461 Review of reports----- --------------- 487 Beaufort Inlet, N. C.: Improvement - ---------------------------------------------470 Improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va ----------------------- 418 Improvement of waterway to Pamlico Sound -------------------- 418 Operating and care, waterway to Norfolk, Va- 424 Review of reports 487 1758 INDEX Beaufort, S. C.: Page Improvement of waterway to Charleston-. .. _--------___511 Improvement of waterway to St. Johns River, Fla 526, 542 Improvement of waterway to Savannah, Ga --------------------- 526 Beaver River, Pa., improvement_ -- - - - - - -- 1070 Belfast Harbor, Maine, improvement ------------------------------ 80 Belhaven Harbor, N. C.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 442 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 487 Bellingham Bay and Harbor, Wash.: Improvement of Whatcom Creek waterway- - ------- 1561 Review or reports ---------------------------------------- 1582 Belvidere Cove and Harbor, Calif., examination and survey ----------- 1437 Benton Harbor Canal, St. Joseph Harbor, Mich., improvement------ -- 1218 Berkeley Harbor, Calif., examination and survey -------------------- 1437 Bete Grise Bay, Mich., examination and survey- - -------- 1167 Bethel Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey- - ------- 1582 Betsie Lake, Frankfort Harbor, Mich., improvement ------------------ 1244 Beverly Harbor, Mass., improvement_------------ - 80 ---------- Big and Little Suamico Rivers, Wis., examination and survey Big Kanawha River, W. Va., operating and care of locks and dams Big Lagoon, Fla., improvement of intracoastal waterway via- --- -- 1252 1111 646 Big Sandy River, W. Va., and Ky.: Improvement, including Tug and Levisa Forks-..... - ---- 1113 Operating and care of locks and dams_- - -------- 1113 Big Sunflower River, Miss.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 855 Imp~rovement 8--------------------- Operating and care of lock and dam --------------------------- 850 Big Thoroughfare River, Md., improvement- -- -------- 342 Big Timber Creek, N. J., improvement__ -- ---------- 309 Biloxi Harbor, Miss.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 680 Review of reports__ ----------------------------------------- 687 -- Biscayne Bay, Fla., improvement-....----------- 569 Blackfish Bayou, Ark., improvement- -- ----------- 866 Black Lake, Mich.: Improvement of Holland Harbor-................----- 1225 Review of reports_ ---------------------------------------- 1252 Black River, Ark., and Mo.: Examination and survey- --- -- ----------- 876 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 862 Black River, La., BlackRiver improvement___ La.,improemen ----------------------------------- 83 831 -- Black River, Lorain, Ohio, improvement- .......------- 1318 Black River, Mich.: Examination and survey- --- -- ----------- 1167 Improvement---------------- ----------------------------- 1288 Black River, N. C., improvement- --- ---------- _- 482 Black River, Wis., operating snag and dredge boats_- ------- 921 Black Rock Harbor and Channel, N. Y.: Examination and survey ----------------------------------- 1395 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1360 Improvement of Lake Erie entrance ------------------------- 1360 Operating and care of canal and lock, etc------- - - 1366 Black Rock Harbor, Conn., improvement ---------....- 118 Blackstone River, R. I. and Mass., examination and survey- ----- 130 Black Walnut Harbor, Md., examination and survey ------------------- 356 Black Warrior River, Ala.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 661 Operating and care of locks and dams -------------------------- 669 Blackwater River, Va., improvement-........- ---------- 426 Blackwater River, Fla., improvement ------------------------- 641 Blaine Harbor, Wash., examination and survey --------------------- 1582 Block Island, R. I.: Construction of harbor of refuge_ 98 Examination and survey ---- 131 Improvement of Great Salt Pond ...........- 100 INDEX 1759 Page Block Island Sound and Long Island, Conn., the race between, examina- tion and survey --------------------------------------------- 130 Blood River, La., improvement ------------------------------- 705 Bluestone Reservoir, New River, W. Va., construction__.- ---- - 1118 Boards: See also Commissions. Beach erosion ------------------------------------------- 1736 Engineers for Rivers and Harbors- -- ----------- 29 Experimental towboats, Mississippi River- -- -------- 1718 International: Lake Memphremagog- --- ---- --------- 1744 Lake of the Woods, board of control ----------------------- 1747 Lake Superior, board of control- -- --------- 1746 Niagara River, special international ----------------------- 1745 Rainy Lake, reference ---------------------------------- 1750 ... St. Croix River, Maine and New Brunswick, board of control-_ 1743 St. Lawrence River, near Massena, N. Y., board of control .. 1746 Boca Ciega Bay, Fla., improvement- --- ------------ 603 Boeuf River, La., improvement___ --- ----------- 840 Bogue Falia, La., improvement ----------------------------------- 699 Bogues Bay, Va., improvement ---------------------------------- 461 Bonfouca Bayou, La., improvement .----------------------------- 702 Bon Secours Bay and River, Ala.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 687 Improvement of intracoastal waterway via --------------------- 646 Bonnet Carre Spillway ---------------------------------------- 1706 Bonneville, Oreg., construction of dam at ------------------------- 1513 Booms, permits for erection of ---------------------------------- 1724 Boothbay Harbor, Maine, improvement- .........------ -- 80 Boston Canal, La., examination and survey- -- --------- 753 Boston, Mass.: Engineering district ----------------------------------------- 36 Examinations and surveys ------------------------------------ 81 Improvement of harbor- - - - - - - - - 58 Review of reports on harbor ---------------------------------- 81 Boundary waters: Between Lake of the Woods and Lake Superior, surveys and chart- ing --------------------------------------------------- 1747 Investigations and surveys: Lake Champlain- -- -- -1738 Lake Memphremagog ----------------------------------- 1744 Lake of the Woods -------------------------------- 1738, 1747 Lake Superior ---------------------------------------- 1746 Niagara Falls ----------------------------------------- 1745 Rainy Lake, Minn. and Ontario-.......... ----- 1738, 1750 St. Croix River, Maine and New Brunswick, board of control__ 1743 St. Lawrence River, near Massena, N. Y- - ------- 1746 Brandywine River, Wilmington Harbor, Del., improvement -------------- 282 Branford Harbor, Conn., improvement- .................--- -- 129 Brazos Island Harbor, Tex.: Improvement .---------------------------------------------- 814 Review or reports ------------------------------------------ 825 Brazos River, Tex.: Improvement of mouth-..................------- - 797 Improvement from Velasco to Old Washington -------------------- 824 Brazos-Santiago Pass, Tex., improvement- ..............----- 814 Breton Bay, Md.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 369 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 388 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 130 Improvement-------- -------------------------------------- 118 Bridges: Alteration of, obstructing navigation ............- 1724 Construction across navigable waters ..........- 1724 Rules governing opening of draws -- 1724 23116-ENG 1935-111 1760 INDEX Page Broad Creek, Md., improvement- - .- - - - -355 Broad Creek River, Del., improvement-- . ------------------- 337 Broadkill River, Del,, improvement------- ....--------- 301 Broad Sound, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement- - -------- 58 Broadwater Creek, Md., examination and survey 356 Bronx River, N. Y., improvement --------------------------------- 142 Browns Creek, N. Y.,. improvement- .........------- -- - 158 Brule, Plaquemine Bayou, La., improvement__________ -- -- -- 752 Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement_- --------- ---- 531 Budd Inlet, Olympia Harbor, Wash., improvement_ ----- - - 1545 Buffalo Bayou, Tex., improvement of waterway to Houston ------------- 783 Buffalo, N. Y.: Engineer district- ---- -------------------- 1306 Improvement of Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor--r 1360 Improvement of harbor ------------------------------------- 1352 Operating and care of Black Rock Canal and Ferry Street Bridge___ 1366 Review of reports on harbor_ .........-------- -- 1395 Bulkhead lines, establishment_ ------------ --- ------- 1725 Burlington Harbor, Vt., improvement- -- ----------- 220 Burns Ditch Harbor, Ind., review of reports__,- ------- -- 986 Burr Creek, Conn., improvement ---------------------------------- 118 Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 173 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 230 Byram River, Port Chester Harbor, N. Y., improvement-....... - -- 132 C Cache River, Ark., examination and survey- -- --------- 876 Caddo Lake, Tex. and La., improvement by construction of dam at foot of_ 829 Caillon Bayou, La. (Little) : Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 711 Review of reports--- -- ------------------------------------ 753 Calaveras River, Calif., improvement- --- ----------- 1444 Calcasieu Pass and River, La.: Examinations and surveys ----------------------------------- 753 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 745 Improvement of intracoastal waterway ------------------------- 721 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 753 - California Debris Commission-................------- 1621 Caloosahatchee River, Fla.: Examinations and surveys- --- ------------- 610 Improvement------ ---------------------------------------- 578 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 610 Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind.: Examination and survey 9--------------------- Improvement of harbor (South Chicago Harbor)- - ------ 968 Improvement of river- --- -- ----------- 942,968 Calumet-Sag Channel, Ill.: Improvement ------------ ---------------------------------- 942 Review of reports-------- -------------------------------- 986 Cambridge Creek, Md., examination and survey----------- 356 Cambridge Harbor, Md.: - Improvement_ _..........355 - - Review of reports. 3--------------------- Camden Harbor, Maine, improvement_-.....- -------- __- 80 Canadian River, N. Mex., Tex., and Okla., examinations with a view to control of the floods ----------------------------- 877 Canadian (South) River, N. Mex., construction of Conchas Dam and Reservoir 8--------------------- Canals: See also Waterways. Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal, N. C., improvement- - ----- 418 Appropriation for operation and care--- 10 Benton Harbor Canal, St. Joseph Harbor, Mich., improvement ------ 1218 Black Rock Canal and Ferry Street Bridge, Buffalo, N. Y., operating and care -- --- 1366 INDEX 1761 Canals--Continued. Page Boston Canal, La., examination and survey ---------------------- 753 Calaveras River, Calif., to Mormon Channel, San Joaquin River, im- provement --------------------------------------------- 1444 Cape Cod Canal: Improvement_ ------------------------------------------- 68 Operating and care_- - --- -- -77 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 81 Cascades Canal, Columbia River, Oreg., operating and care-------- 1516 Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Del. and Md.: Examinations ------------------------------------------ 327 Improvement-------------- ---------------------------- 286 Operation and care of canal and locks___- ------- 293 Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Ill., improvement-.... ---- 942 Colbert Shoals Canal, Ala., operating and care-- ------ 1035 Company Canal, La., improvement of Louisiana and Texas intra- coastal waterwa __721 waterway coastal ----------------------------------------- 72 Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. and Wash.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 1519 Operating and care ------------------------------------- 1519 Delaware and Raritan Canal, N. J.. examination and survey -------- 264 Dismal Swamp Canal, Va. and N. C., improvement of waterway via__ 413 Drummond Lake Canal, Va. and N. C.: Examination and survey of locks at___------- -- 440 Improvement of waterway via ---------------------------- 413 Estherville-Minim Creek Canal, S. C., improvement --------------- 495 Florence Canal, La., examination and survey-------- -- 753 Florida Ship Canal, improvement-------------- 6'0 Franklin Canal, La., examination and survey-- ------- 753 Hanson Canal, La., operating and care ------------------------ 733 Harvey Canals, La.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway via --------------- 721 Operating and care ------------------------------------- 731 Hillsboro Canal, Fla., examination and survey-- ------- 612 Houma-Terrebonne Ship Canal, La., examination and survey -------- 753 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill.: Examination and survey---- ------------ 932 Improvement of Mill Creek and South Slough-- ----- 929 Operating and care of canal---....... -------- 923 Interoceanic Canal, surveys--- -------- 1721 Keokuk (Des Moines Rapids) Canal and Dry Docks, Mississippi River, operating and care_--------- --- __- 918 Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 1551 Operating and care --------------------------------- 1555 Le Claire Canal, Iowa: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 893 Operating and care---- .... ------------ 918 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ohio River, Ky.: Enlargement ------------------------------------------ 102 Operating and care ------------------------------------- 1053 Manasquan-Barnegat Canal, N. J., examination and survey---------- 328 Miami and Erie Canal, Ohio, and branch canal to Lake Michigan, etc., examination and survey 1---------------------- Miami Canal, Fla., examination and survey-- --------- 612 Muscle Shoals Canal, Ala., operating and care-- ------ __-1035 New York State Barge Canal, N. Y.: Enlargement ------------------------------------------ 215 Examination and survey --------------------------------- 1395 Operation and care, appropriation for ---------------------------- 10 Port Arthur Ship Canal, Tex.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 754 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 825 Sabine-Neches Canal, Tex.: Contributions for improvement-......---_. 756 Examination and survey 825 1762 INDEX Canals-Continued. Sabine-Neches Canal, Tex.-Continued. Page Improvement ------------------------------------------ 754 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 825 Sag Canal, examination and survey 9-------------------- St. Lucie Canal, Fla., examination and survey__ - ------ 612 St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich.: Improvement ----------------------------------------- 1254 Operating and care ------------------------------------- 1262 San Joaquin River, Calif., Mormon Channel to Calaveras River, im- provement ------------------------------------- 1444 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis., improvement - 1188 Thoroughfare Bay to Cedar Bay, N. C., improvement_ ...... --- 455 West Palm Beach Canal, Fla., examination and survey- --- 6,12 Willamette Falls Canal, Oreg., operating and care ---------------- 1494 Canaveral Harbor, Fla., review of reports-..............----- 611 Caney Creek, Ky., examination and survey- -- --------- 1136 Cannes des Bayou, La., improvement ------------------------------- 741 Cape Charles City Harbor, Va., improvement- -- --------- 355 Cape Charles, Va., examination and survey ------------------- 356 Cape Cod Canal: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 68 Operating and care ----------------------------------------- 77 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 81 Cape Fear River, N. C.: Improvement above Wilmington- ........ - --------- 474 Improvement at and below Wilmington-.... - -------- 471 Improvement of Northeast Branch ---------------------------- 479 Improvement of waterways to Beaufort, N. C., including waterway to Jacksonville, N. C_ ------------------------------------- 461 Improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay, S. C__ _____ _-463 Operating and care of Locks and Dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3------------ 483 Cape Lookout, N. C., improvement of harbor of refuge_ .... ----- 486 Cape May, N. J., improvement of Cold Spring Inlet, N. J-------------- 320 Cape Vincent Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1386 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1395 Carlin Bayou, La., improvement- --- ------------ 738 Carquinez Strait, Calif., review of reports ------------------------- 1437 Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, Fla.: Examinations and surveys- --- ------------- 687 Improvement --------------------------------- -------- 625 Carters Creek, Va., improvement- --- ------------ 387 Carvers Bay, Mich., examination and survey- -- -------- 1167 Cascades Canal, Columbia River, Oreg., operating and care_ ---- 1516 Cdseys Pass, Fla.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 594 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 612 Cashie River, N. C., improvement_.- - --- -- --- -- 432 Cataco Creek and its branches, examination for flood control- -- __- - 1042 Cattaraugus Creek, N. Y., examination and survey- - ------- 1395 Cavallo Pass, Tex., improvement of channel to Port Lavaca-........... 807 Cayuga Creek, N. Y., examination and survey- -- -------- 1395 Cedar Bayou, Tex., improvement- --- ------------ 793 Cedar Bay to Thoroughfare Bay, N. C., improvement- - ------ 455 Cedar Creek, Conn., improvement --.. ----------------------------- 118 Cedar Creek, Md., examination and survey ------------------------- 357 Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla., improvement- -- ---------- 609 Cedar Run Creek, N. Y., examination and survey- - -------- 327 Champlain Lake, N. Y. and Vt.: Burlington Harbor, Vt., improvement____--- Examinations------- ------------------------------------- - -- - 220 230 Narrows, improvement -------------------------------------- 218 Plattsburg Ha'bor, N. Y., improvement- .- - 223 Port Henry Harbor, N. Y., improvement ....- 223 Surveys and charting -- 1738 Chandlers River, Maine, review of reports 81 INDEX 1763 Channels. See Rivers and harbors, Canals and Waterways. Page Charles River, Boston, Mass., improvement_ ----- - ---- -- 58 Charleston, S. C,: Engineering district ---------------------------------------- 487 Examinations and surveys ----------------------------------- 516 Improvement of harbor-....- - - - - -501 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort- -- --------- 511 Improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay -------------------- 495 Oharlevoix Harbor, Mich., improvement- -- ---------- 1248 Charlotte Harbor, Fla.: Examination and survey- --- -- ------- ---- 611 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 592 Charlotte (Rochester) Harbor, N. Y., improvement- - ------ 1374 Charts and maps, northern and northwestern lakes- ----- 1725, 1738 Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala.: Examinations and surveys- - - - - 687 Improvement below Columbus-...............---- --- 686 Cheboygan Harbor and River, Mich.: Examination and survey ----------------------------------- 1306 Improvement of harbor_- -- - ------------ 1305 Cheesequake Creek, N. J., improvement- -- ---------- 263 Chefunete River, La., improvement ............- -- 699 Chehalis River, Wash.: Examinations and surveys- --- ------------ 1582 Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1534 Chelsea Creek, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement -------------------- 58 Chena Slough, Alaska, examination and survey_ ---- - -___- 1583 Chequamegon Bay, Ashland Harbor, Wis., improvement- ----- 1147 Cherrystone Channel to Cape Charles, Va., examination and survey of channel connecting ------------------------------------------ 356 Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal, N. C., and Va., improvement----- --- 418 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Del., and Md.: Examinations ---------------------------------------------327 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 286 Operating and care of canals and locks- -- --------- 293 Chesapeake Bay, Md., and Va.: Examinations and surveys -------------------------------- 356, 357 Thimble Shoal, improvement- -- - __-396 Waterway to Tangier Sound, via Ewell, Md., review of reports-. 357 York Spit, removal of shoals opposite_ -------- --- 328 Chester River, Md -------------------------------------------- 333 Chester River, Pa., improvement _------------------------------- 326 Chetco Cove, Oreg., examination and survey- -- -------- 1510 Chicago Harbor and River: Improvement of harbor ------------------------------------- 963 Improvement of river - 966 Improvement of South Chicago Harbor__ -- -------- 968 Chicago, Ill., engineering district-.....--------- --- 941 Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Ill., improvement----------------- 942 Chickasaw Creek, Ala., improvement --------------------------- 660 Chico Bayou, Fla., examinations and surveys ------------------------ 687 Chincoteague Inlet and Bay, Va.: Examinations and surveys- --- ----------- 356, 357 Waterway on coast of Virginia, improvement_ ---- -__ 355 Waterway to Delaware Bay, improvement-........ 306 Chipola River, Fla.: Improvement of lower river ........- 629 Improvement of upper river --------------------------------- 631 Chippewa River, Wis., operating snag and dredge boats ---------------- 921 Chocolate Bayou. Tex., improvement .........- 824 Choctawhatchee Bay and River, Fla. and Ala.: Improvement of East Pass Channel 686 Improvement of river ...... ___- 686 Improvement of waterway to Pensacola Bay, Fla 640 Improvement of waterway to West Bay, Fla --------------------- 638 Choptank River, Md., improvement -------------------------------- 355 1764 INDEX Page Christiana River, Del., improvement of Wilmington Harbor ------------ 282 Cimarron River, N. Mex., and Okla., examination with a view to control of the floods --. ..--------------------------------------------- 877 Cincinnati, Ohio, engineering district------ --------- ------ 1118 Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry at Matapeake, Md., examination and survey of channel at entrance of-------------- ---- 356 Claiborne Harbor, Md., improvement- -- ----- ------ 355 Clatskanie River, Oreg., improvement__--------- - - 1487 Clayton Harbor, N. Y., review of reports__-------- - - 1395 Clear Creek, Tex., improvement-- ------------------------------ 795 Clearwater Harbor, Fla.: Examinations and surveys ---------------------------------- 611 Improvement of channel to Tampa Bay_- -- 603 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1324 Review of reports -------------------- 1395 Clinch River, Tenn., and Va., improvement- -- -------- 1041 Clinton Harbor, Conn., review of reports --------------------------- 130 Clinton River, Mich., examination and survey- - 1306 Clyde River, N. Y., examination for flood control- - - ----- - 1395 Coan River, Va., review of reports--- ----------------------------- .. 388 Cobscook Bay, Maine, improvement of Passamaquoddy tidal power project ----------------------------------------------------- 32 Cockrells Creek, Va., improvement__ ---...... -------- 387 Coden Bayou, Ala., review of reports- -- ----------- 687 Coenties Reef, New York Harbor, N. Y., removal- - ------- 176 Cohansey River, N. J.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 316 Review of reports. ----------------------------------------- 327 Colbert Shoals Canal, Tennessee River, Ala., operating and care-------- 1035 Cold Spring Inlet, N. J., improvement- -- ----------- 320 Coldwater River, Miss., improvement- -- ----------- 854 Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash.: At Bakers Bay, Wash., improvement__ -- -------- 1507 Bonneville, Oreg., construction of dam at --------------------- 1513 Cascades Canal, operating and care- -- --------- 1516 Celilo Falls to Snake River, including tributaries, improvement from- 1522 Celilo Falls to The Dalles Rapids, improvement- - ----- 1519 Celilo Falls to The Dalles Rapids, operating and care of canal and locks ---------------------------------------------- 1519 Examinations and surveys ------------------------- 1510, 1529,1582 General statement regarding- --- ----------- 1474 Mouth, improvement -------------------------------------- 1475 Mouth to Willamette River, improvement- - -------- 1479 Review of reports 1529, 1582 1---------------------------------510 Wenatchee to Kettle Falls, Wash., improvement- - ----- 1581 Columbia, S. C., examination and survey of waterway to Charleston, S. C ------------------------------------------------------ 516 Commencement Bay, Wash., improvement- -- --------- 1546 Commerce for calendar year 1932-- 2 ------------- 5 Commissions: See also Boards. California Debris Commission-.. ---_ ....----.................. 1621 Federal Power Commission, investigations and supervision of proj- ects under --------------------------------------------- 1745 Mississippi River Commission- --- ----------- 1638 Permanent International Association of Congresses of Navigation__ 1720 Company Canal, La., improvement of Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway ------------------------------------------------- 721 Compo Beach, Westport, Conn., examination and survey_- ----- 130 Compton Creek, N. J., improvement- -- ----------- 254 Conchas Dam and reservoir, South Canadian River, N. Mex., con- -_ struction-....... . 877 Conecuh River, Ala., improvement - -_-_-_- 686 Conemaugh River, Pa., examination and survey 1085 Coney Island Channel, N. Y., improvement 223 INDEX 1765 Page Coney Island Creek, N. Y., improvement ---------------------------- 169 Congaree River, S. C.: Improvement-------- -------------------------------------- 515 Operating and care of lock and dam___-..... ------- 500 Congresses of Navigation, Permanent International Association of-..... 1720 Conneaut Harbor, Ohio: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1341 Review of reports _------------------- 1395 Connecticut River, Mass. and Conn.: Examinations ----- ---------------------------------------- 130 Improvement above Hartford, Conn-........- -------- 129 Improvement at East Hartford, Conn- - - - 107 Improvement below Hartford, Conn-.............----- -- 104 Conoy Lake, Md., examination and survey- -- --------- 389 Consolidated cost and financial summary- -- ---------- 14 Contentnea Creek, N. C., improvement- -- ----------- 453 Cooper River, N. J., improvement- --- ------------ 308 Coosa River, Ga. and Ala.: Improvement - _686 Impoveen-------------------------------------- 68 Operating and care of locks and dams- -- --------- 654 Coosaw River, S. C., improvement of waterway via- - ------- 511 Coos Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg.: Examination and survey- --- ------- ------ 1511 Improvement of entrance to bay and harbor- - ------- 1461 Improvement of river- --- ---- ---------- 1464 Copperas Creek, Ill., lock and dam, operating and care-..... - --- 956 Coquille River, Oreg.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1459 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1511 Cordova Harbor, Alaska, improvement ---------------------------- 1569 Corea Harbor, Maine: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 36 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 81 Core Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway to Beaufort Harbor ------ 458 Corney Bayou, La., improvement- --- ----------- 842 Corpus Christi, Tex.: Examinations and surveys ------------------------------- 753, 825 Improvement of channel to Aransas Pass---------------------- 804 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to the Mississippi River__ 721, 762 Corsica River, Md., improvement -------------------------------- 355 Cos Cob Harbor, Conn., improvement ---------------------------- 129 Cost and financial summary, river and harbor works_ ......... --- 14 Cotton Bayou, Tex., examination and survey ----------------------- 825 Courtenay, Fla., examination and survey- -- --------- 611 Cowlitz River, Wash.: Examination for flood control ----- --------------------------- 1511 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1501 Cowpasture River, Va., improvement of James River, Va -------------- 399 Craft, sunken, removal of- --- -------------- 1725 Cranberry Island Harbor, Maine, examination and survey------------ 81 Crane Creek, Fla., examination and survey 11 6-------------------- Craven Shoal, New York Harbor, improvement- - -------- 164 Crescent City Harbor, Calif.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1434 Review of reports -------------------------- ------------ 1437 Crescent Lake and Dunns Creek, Fla., improvement --------- 624 Criehaven Harbor, Maine, improvement ---------------------------- 39 Crisfield Harbor, Md.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 355 Review of reports ---------------------------------------- '356 Croatan Sound, N. C.: Examination and survey of channel to Manns Harbor- ----- 440 Improvement of waterway via ---- 413 Crocket Lake, Wash., channel to Puget Sound, examination and survey_ 1583 Cromline Creek, N. Y., examination for flood control 230 Crooked River, Fla., examination and survey 687 1766 INDEX Page Crooked River, Mich., examination and survey--------------------1306 Cross Rip Shoals, Mass., improvement- -- ------ ----- 88 Crystal River, Fla.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 609 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 611 Cumberland River, Ky. and Tenn.: Above Nashville, improvement-- - .......--------- 1041 Below Nashville, improvement-...... -- --------- 1019 Examination and survey--- _--__ ----- 1042 Operating and care of locks and dams- -- --------- 1023 Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla.: Examination and survey of waterway to Mississippi River--------- 541 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 538 Improvement of waterway between Savannah and Fernandina------ 526 Improvement of waterway to St. Johns River, Fla----------------- 542 Current River, Ark. and Mo., improvement-------------------------- 864 Curtailment and abandonment of river and harbor projects, review of reports --------- 1724 Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Md., improvement of channel to_ --------------- 328 Cutler Bayou, La., improvement-...... -- ----------- 706 Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass., examination and survey- - ----- _- 130 Cuyahoga River, Clevelanid, Ohio: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1324 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1395 Cypress Bayou, Tex. and La.: Construction of dam at foot of Caddo Lake- - -------- 829 Improvement of, including connecting lakes between Shreveport, La., and Jefferson, Tex ___-_ -_- __829 -- Cypress Creek, Md., examination and survey of channel to- --- ___ 357 Cypress Top Outlet, Choctawhatchee River, Fla., improvement ----------- 686 D Dalecarlia Reservoir, Washington, D. C ---------------------------- 1732 Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. and Wash.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1519 Operating and care- --- ----- --------- __-1519 Dams, water power. See Water power. D'Arbonne Bayou, La., improvement_ .......- - -- 842 Darien Harbor, Ga.: Examination and survey--- ----------- ---- 541 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 540 Dashields Dam, Pa.: Construction--------- ------------------------------------ 1042 Operating and care ---------------------------------------- 1053 Dauphin Island, Ala., examination and survey_- ------ ____ 687 Davis Creek, N. C., improvement of waterway via- - -------- 463 Dawho River, S. C., improvement of waterway via- - ------- 511 Daytona Beach, Fla., examination and survey- -- -------- 611 Deals Island, Md.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 357 Lower Thoroughfare, improvement- -- ---------- 355 Upper Thoroughfare, improvement- -- ----------- 340 Debs Inlet, N. Y., improvement-......----------- -- 160 Deep Bay, N. C., improvement of waterway to Swan Quarter Bay --------- 441 Deep Creek, Fla., improvement- --- --- ---------- 624 Deep Creek, Va.: Examination and survey_-- ---------- ---- 440 Improvement of waterway to Sounds of North Carolina------------- 413 Deep Fork, Okla., examination with a view to control of the floods------ 877 Deep River, Wash., improvement -------------------------------- 1505 Delacroix Island and Terre au Boeuf Bayou, La., review of reports------ 753 Delaware and Chesapeake Canal, Del. and Md.: Examinations - --- -- 327 Improvement .....................- 286 Operating and care of canal and locks 293 INDEX 1767 Page Delaware and Raritan Canal, N. J., examination and survey- ----- 264 Delaware Bay and River, Pa., N. J., and Del.: At Camden, improvement_ ------------- ---- 277 Breakwater and harbor of refuge in bay, improvement_ - -__--303 Examinations and surveys-.....----------- --- 327 Philadelphia and Camden Harbors, improvement- ---- 265, 271, 277 Philadelphia to sea, improvement ----------------------------- 271 Philadelphia to Trenton: Improvement 2--------------------- Review of reports -------------------------------------- 327 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 264, 327 Waterway to Chesapeake Bay, De1. and Md.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 286 Operating and care --------------------------- --- 293 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 327 Waterway to Chincoteague Bay, improvement- - ------- 306 Waterway to Rehoboth Bay, improvement- -- -------- 305 De Leon Springs to St. Johns River, Fla., examination and survey of waterway -------------------------------------------------- 624 De Pere, Wis., improvement of Green Bay Harbor ------------------- 1175 De Poe Bay, Oreg., examination and survey----------- 1511 Derelicts. See Wrecks. Des Cannes Bayou, La., improvement-____ - ------------ 741 Des Moines River, Iowa, review of reports ------------------------- 932 Des Plaines River, Ill., improvement of Illinois waterway-------------- 942 Detroit, Mich., engineering district___ --- --------- 1254 Detroit River, Mich.: Examinations and surveys ---------------------------------- 1306 Improvement -------- ------------------------------------ 1277 Improvement of channels in waters connecting Great Lakes-...... 1254 Topography and sounding ----------------------------------- 1737 Diamond Reef Channel, N. Y., improvement ------------------------ 170 Dickersons Bay, Va., review of reports ---------------------------- 388 Dickinson Bayou, Tex., improvement ------------------------------ 824 Dismal Swamp Canal, Va. and N. C., improvement of waterway via------ 413 District of Columbia: Anacostia Park ------------------------------------------ 1729 Anacostia River, reclamation of flats _- -- 1729 Aqueduct, increasing water supply ---------------------------- 1732 Aqueduct, maintenance and repair__ --------------------------- 1732 Government buildings, consumption of water in-....------ 1732 Improvement of Potomac River- -- ---------- 358,361 Water supply, increase in_......... ----- ------ 1732 Dog Island Harbor, St. George Sound, Fla., improvement -------------- 625 Dog River, Ala., review of reports -------------------------------- 687 Dog River, Miss., improvement 6-------------------- Dogue Run, Va., examination and survey --------------------------- 388 Dollar Bay, Fla., examination and survey___ -- -------- 611 Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 80 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 81 Double Bayou, Tex., improvement -------------------------------- 790 Douglas Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey- - ------- 1582 Drawbridges: See also Bridges. Rules for opening---------- -------------------------- 1724 Drawings, northern and northwestern lakes ----------------------- 1738 Drift removal from New York Harbor- -- --------- 198, 1726 Drum Inlet, N. C., examination and survey ------------------------- 487 Drummond Lake Canal, Va. and N. C.: Examination and survey of locks at- -- ---------- 440 Improvement of waterways via ------------------------------- 413 Drum Point Harbor, Md., examination and survey- - ------- 388 Dry Pass, Alaska, improvement 1562 Duck Creek (Smyrna River), Del., improvement 295 Duck Island Harbor, Conn., construction of harbor of refuge 108 1768 INDEX Page Dulac Bayou, La., improvement of waterway via Grand Caillou and Le Carpe Bayous, La., to ---------------------------------------- 712 Du Large Bayou, La., examination and survey.- ------ --- 753 Duluth, Minn.: Engineering district------ ------------------------------ 1136 Improvement of Duluth-Superior Harbor__ -- ------- 1141 Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y., improvement ----------------------------- 1350 Dunns Creek and Crescent Lake, Fla., improvement_- ------- 624 Dupont Bayou, La., improvement - -------------------------------- 706 Dupre Bayou, La., examination and survey- -- --------- 753 Duwamish River, Wash.; Examination and survey ----------------------------------- 1582 Improvement of east and west waterways, Seattle Harbor --------- 1549 Duxbury Harbor, Mass., improvement_-........... _______ 80 Dymers Creek, Va., improvement --------------------------------- 387 E Easements, flowage, on Lake of the Woods__ ----------------- 1747 East (Ambrose) Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement ------- 164 East Chester Creek, N. Y., improvement--------- 139 Eastern Bay, Claiborne Harbor, Md., improvement- .... - ............. 355 Eastern Branch, Elizabeth River, Va., improvement of Norfolk Harbor- 390 East Norwalk Harbor, Conn., improvement ------------------------- 123 East Pass Channel, Fla., from Gulf of Mexico into Choctawhatchee Bay, improvement---------- ------------------------------------ 686 East Pass, Fla., improvement of Carrabelle Harbor ------------------ 625 East Pearl River, Miss., improvement- -- ---------- 686 Eastport, Maine, engineering district-- ------------------------ 32 East River, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement- - ------- 531 East River, N. Y., improvement, including Coenties Reef- - ----- 176 East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, N. Y.: Examination and survey of waterway to Great Peconic Bay -------- 230 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 160 Eau Gallie, Fla., examination and survey of ship canal to Atlantic Ocean --------- --- --------- --- -------------------- 610, 611 Echo Bay Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement ------------------------------------- 136 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 230 Edenton Harbor, N. C., improvement- ---------- ---- 431 Edgartown Harbor, Conn., review of reports ----------------------- 130 Edgartown Harbor, Mass., improvement ---------------------------- 129 Edisto River and its branches, South and North Edisto, S. C., examina- tion for flood control-------- ---------- 5--------------------- Edmonds Harbor, Wash., review of reports- -- -------- 1582 Eel River, Mass., improvement of Plymouth Harbor ... 66 Egegik River, Alaska, improvement ------------------------------- 1571 Electrical power, Niagara River, N. Y., control and regulation--------- 1745 Elizabeth River, N. J., improvement--- --------------------------- 244 Elizabeth River, Va.: Improvement of Norfolk Harbor, including Eastern, Southern, and Western Branches --------------------------------------- 390 Improvement of waterways to sounds of North Carolina via Pasquo- tank River-------------- -- ---------------------------- 413 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 440 Elk River, Md. : Improvemen4t .--------------------------------------------- 355 Review of reports --------- --------------------------------- 356 Elliot Bay, Wash., improvement of Duwamish River and east and west waterways ------------------------------------------------ 1549 Elokomin Slough, Wash., examination and survey- -------- 1511 Emergency relief program, works included to Oct. 15, 1935__ -- - - 6 Emeryville Harbor, Calif., examination and survey 1437 Empire Cut, Calif., improvement- -....... 1452 Emsworth Dam, Pa., operating and care ...............- 1053 Engineers, the Board of, for Rivers and Harbors 29 INDEX 1769 . Page English Kills, Newtown Creek, N. Y., improvement_ _ - ----- 183 Erie and Miami Canal, examination and survey --------------------- 1085 Erie Basin, N. Y., improvement of channel in Lake Erie___ --- 1360 Erie Canal, N. Y., enlargement ----------------------------------- 215 Erie Harbor, Pa.: Examinations and surveys----------------------------- ----- 1085 Improvement ________---_ -- 1347 Erie, Lake: Black Rock Harbor, improvement of entrance to___ - ---- 1360 Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement ---------- 1254 Examination and survey of waterways to Ohio River- ----- 1085 Surveys, charts, etc., of northern and northwestern lakes ---------- 1737 Water levels --------------------------------------------- 1737 Escambia River, Fla., improvement_ ____ -- -------- _- 686 Esopus Creek, N. Y., improvement of Saugerties Harbor 205 Estherville-Minim Creek Canal, S. C., improvement_- ------- 495 Estimates of appropriations required: Miscellaneous civil works ----------------------------------- 1726 Rivers and harbors, etc__-------------- - 29 Eureka, Calif., improvement of channel in front of ------------------ 1431 Everett Harbor, Wash.: Improvement --- 1556 Review of reports ---------------------------------------- 1582 Expenditures:. Miscellaneous civil works_ ------ - ------- _1725 Rivers and harbors ------------------- 11 Experiment station, waterways, Vicksburg, Miss- - ----- 1645, 1708 Experimental towboats, board on --------------------------------- 1718 F Fairhaven Harbor, Mass., improvement----------- - -- 89 Fairhaven Harbor, Mich., examination and survey ------------------- 1306 Fairport Harbor, Ohio: Improvement _....._._-------_-_---1332 Review of reports ---------------------------------------- 1395 Falia, Bogue, La., improvement --------------------------------- 699 Fall River Harbor, Mass., improvement- -- ----------- 129 Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga., improvement- -- ----------- 535 Far Creek, N. C., improvement__----------------------------------- 443 Farm Creek, Md., examination and survey- -- --------- 356 Feather River, Calif.: Improvement ------------------- 1451 Work of California Debris Commission___ -- ------- 1621 Federal Power Commission, Niagara Falls power companies, supervision and inspection _--------------------------------------------- 1745 Federal Water Power Act, investigation and supervision of projects - 1722 Fenwicks Island Cut, S. C., improvement of waterway via_ - -- - -511 Fernandina Harbor, Fla.: Improvement ------- 538 Improvement of waterways to Savannah, Ga --------------------- 526 Review of reports on waterway to Savannah, Ga ------------------- 541 Fighting Island Channel, Detroit River, Mich., improvement_- - _-- 1277 Filtration plant, Washington Aqueduct, D. C- -- -------- 1732 Financial summary as of June 30, 1935___ -- ---------- 14 Fire Island Inlet, N. Y., review of reports- -- ---------- 230 Fishers Island, N. Y., improvement of Hay (West) Harbor -------------- 129 Fishing Creek, Md., examination and survey- -- -------- 356 Fish traps or weirs, permits for construction-.... - -------- 1725 Fivemile River Harbor, Conn.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 125 Review of reports___ ------------------------------------------ __ 130 Flat Cap Creek, Md., examination and survey 357 Flathead Lake, Mont., improvement of Polson Bay 1581 Flint River and Creek, Ala. and Tenn., examination for flood control 1042 Flint River, Ga., improvement .....- 686 1770 INDEX Flood control: Page Los Angeles County --------------------------------------- 1412 Mississippi River and tributaries- - ------ ------- 5, 1638 Rio Grande, near San Benito, Tex- - ------ ------ -- 824 Sacramento River, Calif ------------------------------------ 1627 South Canadian River, N. Mex -------------------------------- 877 Surveys for ---------------------------------------------- 1617 Tygart River, W. Va -------------------------------------- 1080 Wallkill River, N. Y ---------------------------------------- 228 Winooski River, Vt _ .. 224 Florence Canal, La., examination and survey_ .......---- 753 Florida Bay, Fla., improvement of intracoastal waterway to Miami Bay, Fla ------------------------------------------------------- 575 Florida East Coast Canal, improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jack- sonville to Miami, Fla., via ------------------------------------- 548 Florida Ship Canal, improvement 620 Florida (northern), examination and survey of waterway across, to con- nect the Atlantic intracoastal waterway with proposed Gulf intracoastal waterway --------------------------------------------------541 Florida, removal of water hyacinths from waters of State --------- 607, 621, 748 Flushing Bay, N. Y., improvement -------------------------------- 145 Folly Beach, S. C., examination and survey- -- --------- 516 Fond du Lac Harbor, Wis., examination and survey- - ------ 1252 Fore (Weymouth) River, Mass., improvement ------------------------ 64 Fore River, Portland, Maine, improvement__-------- - - 42 Forked Deer River, Tenn., examinations and surveys ------------------- 877 Fort Peck, Mont.: Construction of reservoir- - -- ------------- 1013 Engineering district --------------------------------------- 1012 Fort Pierce Harbor and Inlet, Fla.: Improvement of harbor--- --------------------------------- 557 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 611 Fort Point Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement- - ----- 58 Fox Creek, Md., examination and survey ---------------------------- 356 Fox River, Wis.: Examinations -------------------------------------------- 1252 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1180 Improvement of Green Bay Harbor-.............---- -- 1175 Operating and care of locks and danm's 1186 Foys Flats, N. C., improvement of Trent River at- - -------- 454 Frankford Creek, Pa., review of reports ---------------------------- 327 Frankfort Harbor, Mich.: Examination and survey ----------------------------------- 1252 Improvement_ -------------------------------------------- 1244 Franklin Canal, La., examination and survey_ ------- --- 753 Franklin to Mermentau, La., improvement of waterway from ------------ 729 Freeport Harbor, Tex., improvement ------------------------------ 797 Frenchboro Harbor, Maine, examination and survey_- ------- 81 French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers, Tenn., improvement ----------- 1041 French Creek, Pa., examination and survey of waterway via ----------- 1085 G Gafford Creek, Ark., examination for flood control- - ------- 877 Gaging: Mississippi River and principal tributaries_- - -------- 937 Northern and northwestern lakes, level.- ------- --- 1737 Galena River, Ill., operating snag and dredge boats___ - ----- 921 Galveston Bay and Harbor, Tex.: Examinations and surveys- --- ------------- 825 Improvement of Galveston Channel ---------------------------- 775 Improvement of Galveston-Texas City Channel----------------- 778 Improvement of harbor entrance- -- ----------- 770 Improvement of Port Bolivar Channel 781 Improvement of waterway to Houston .......- 783 Galveston, Tex., engineering district- 754 Gasconade River, Mo., improvement _-_ _-_-_-998 - -- Gay Head, Mass., examination and survey 130 INDEX 17 71 Page Gedney Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ ____ - -_- 164 General Joe Wheeler Dam, Tennessee River, improvement_ ___- ---- 1027 Genesee River, Charlotte Harbor, N. Y., improvement _______------1374 George Island Landing, Md., examination and survey___ __-- -- 356 George, Lake, channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement- 1254 George, Lake, St. Johns River, Fla., improvement_ ________-- --- 613 Georges River (Thomaston Harbor), Maine, improvement____ - -- - 40 Georgetown Harbor, D. C., improvement of Potonmac River at ------------ 358 Georgetown Harbor, S. C., improvement of Winyah Bay_ __463-- Georgia (southern), examination and survey of waterway across, to con- nect the Atlantic intracoastal waterway with the proposed Gulf intra- coastal waterway ------------------------------------------- 541 Gladstone Harbor, Mich., improvement- -- ---------- 1251 Glencove Creek, N. Y., improvement- .......----------- 148 Glen Island, N. Y., examination and survey - 231 Gloucester Harbor, Mass., improvement- -- ----------- 50 Goldsborough Creek, Wash., examination for flood control_ --- - 1582 Goldsmith Inlet, N. Y., examination and survey_- - -------- 230 Goose Creek, Md., examination and survey __-- -------- --- 356 Gordons Pass., Fla., examination and survey- Government buildings, District of Colum'bia, consumption of water in Governors Island, N. Y., report on airport_ -- -------- -. 611 1733 30 2--------------------- Gowanus Creek Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement---- .... 223 Grand Bayou Pass, La., examination and survey --------------------- 753 Grand Caillou Bayou, La., improvement__ -- --------- 712 Grand Haven Harbor, Mich: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1227 Review of reports------ ---------------------------------- 1252 Grand Bayou and Lagoon, Fla., examination and survey- ----- 687 Grand Lake, Mermentau River, La., improvement- - ------- 741 Grand Marais, Mich., improvement of harbor of refuge- - ----- 1162 Grand Marais, Minn., improvement of harbor__ -- ------- 1136 Grand Pass, La., improvement -.------------------ - 706 Grand Rapids to Lake Michigan Waterway, examination and survey - 1253 Grand River, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, improvement__ - ------ 1332 Grand River, Mich.: Examination of waterway to Lake Michigan via__ - ---- 1253 Improvement--------. --- -------------------------- 1227 Review of reports ........ ---------------------------------------- 1252 Grand Traverse Bay, Mich., examination and survey- - ------ 1167 Grays Harbor, Wash.: Improvement of inner portion_-.....--------- -- 1534 Improvement of entrance_- ---------- ---- 1534 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1582 Grays Reef Passage, Mich.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1250 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1252 Grays River, Wash., improvement -------------------------------- 1504 Great Choptank waterway to Little Choptank River, Md., examination and survey ------------------------------------------------- 356 Great Kills, Staten Island, N. Y., improvement ---------------------- 248 Great Lakes: Channels in waters connecting, improvement 1--------------------25 Control and regulation of waters of Niagara River and preservation of Niagara Falls_-.....------------ -- -1745 Discharge ----------------------------------------------- 1737 Elevation ----------------------------------------------- 737 Examination and survey of connecting channels_ -___ 130G 1--- Examination and survey of Miami and Erie Camnal, branch canal to Lake Michigan, and other routes between Lakes Erie and Michi- gan and the Ohio River1__-------------- -1085 Review of reports on deeper waterways to Atlantic tidewater.. 230, 1395 Review of reports on deeper waterway to the Hudson River- . 1395 Surveys, charts, etc., of northern and northwestern lakes 1737 Water levels .....- 1740 Waterway to Hudson River-enlargement of New York State Ba rge Canal 215 1772 INDEX Page Great Miami River, Ohio, examination and survey-- ---.---------- 1124 Great Peconic Bay, N. Y., examination and survey of waterway to East Rockaway Inlet ---------------------------------------------. . 230 Great Peedee River, S. C.: Examination and survey------------------------------------ 516 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 493 Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I., improvement--...... ---- 100 Great Sodus Bay, N. Y., improvement of harbor-...... ------ 1377 Great South Bay, N. Y., improvement_- -- ---------------. 156 Green Bay Harbor, Wis.: Examinations and surveys ---------------------------------- 1252 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1175 Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River, R. I., removal------------------ 93 Green River, Ky.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1124 Operating and care of locks and dams----------------1130 Green River, Utah, examination and survey- -- -------- 1412 Green River, Wash., examination for flood control- - ------- 1582 Greenport Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement------ ---------------------------------------- 223 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 231 Greens Bayou, Tex., examination and survey- -- -------- 825 Greenwich Harbor, Conn., improvement-.---.........----- 129 Griffin Lake, Fla., waterway to Kissimmee River, review of reports------ 624 Crosse Pointe Channel, Lake St. Clair, Mich., improvement__ --- 1273 Grossetete Bayou, La., improvement - . . . . ..------------------ 714 Guadalupe River, Tex.: Examinations and surveys ----------------------------------- 825 Improvement to Victoria- --- -- ------------ 824 Guayanes Harbor, Yabucoa, P. R., examination and survey___ -1617 Gulfport Harbor, Miss., improvement_- - --------- ___ 675 Gull Lake, Minn., reservoir dam: Construction ---------------------------------------------- 933 Operating and care-..... - -------. - - 935 H Hackensack River, N. J.: Examination and survey of waterway to Hudson River-........... 230 Improvement----------- ---------------------------------- 231 Haines Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey-- ..------- 1582 Hales Bar Lock and Dam, Tennessee River, operating and care --------- 1035 Hampton Creek, Va., improvement ---------- --------------------- 405 Hampton Roads, Va.: Examination and survey------------------------------------440 Improvement of approaches to Norfolk Harbor . ------... 390 Improvement of channel to Phoebus, Va_ __----- ----- 407 Hanson Canal, La., operating and care__ _______ _ ------ - ------ 733 1305 Harbor Beach, Mich., harbor of refuge, improvement- Harbor Cove, Gloucester, Mass., improvement ------------------------ 50 Harbor Island Basin, Tex., improvement - - -- ---------------- 808 Harbor lines, establishment__ ------------------------------ 1725 Harbors and rivers. See Rivers and harbors. Harlem River, N. Y., improvement-. - -------------------------- 186 Harris Lake, Fla., examination and survey_- ---- _______ -- 624 Harvey Canals, La.: Improvement of intercoastal waterway _____-------- 721 Operating and care---- ------------------------------------ 731 Hashamomuck Creek, N. Y., examination and survey- . 230 Hastings Lock and Dam, Mississippi River: Improvement - ------------------------------------------- 8 Operating and care------------------------------------------- 918 Hatchie River, Tenn., examination and survey--------- --- 877 Havre de Grace, Md.: Examination and survey --------------------------------- 357 Improvement of Susquehanna River at _ -_-_- 355 INDEX 1773 Hawaiian Islands: Hilo Harbor- Page Examination and survey --- ___ ----------------- 1600 Improvement - -----------------------------------------1589 Honolulu Harbor, improvement__--- -- --- __ ---- 1584 Kahului Harbor, improvement---...__ ----.......-... 1588 Kaunakakai Harbor, improvement- ---- ----------- 1597 Nawiliwili Harbor, improvement -------------- 1591 Port Allen Harbor- Examination and survey...---------------- 1600 Improvement------- --- ----------------------------- 1593 Hawaii engineering district ------------------------------------- 1584 Hay Lake (Nicolet Lake) Channel, St. Marys River, Mich.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 12-4 Improvement of channels in waters connecting Great Lakes-------- 1254 Hay (West) Harbor, N. Y., improvement ---------------------- 129 Hell Gate, East River, N. Y., improvement-- ----------------------- 176 Hempstead Harbor, N. Y., improvement_----------...... --- 147 Hendricks Harbor, Maine: Examination and survey------------------------------------- 82 Review of reports------------------ ___81 ------ Hendry and Knight Channel, Fla., improvement of Tampa Harbor ------- 594 Hennepin Canal (Illinois and Mississippi Canal), Ill., operating and care- 923 Henry Lock and Dam, Illinois River, Ill., operating and care ----------- 956 Herring Bay and Rockhole Creek, Md., improvement- ...... ----- 355 Hillsboro Bay and River, Fla., improvement.------------- 594 Hillsboro Inlet and Canal, Fla., examination and survey- --- 611, 612 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii: Examination and survey----------------------1600 Improvement ------------------------------- 1589 Hingham Harbor, Mass., improvement-- --- __--- ------ 80 Hiwassee River, Tenn., improvement---- ------------------------ 1041 Hog Island, Va., to the Great Machipongo Inlet, review of reports------ 3i6 Holland Harbor, Mich.: Improvement ------------------------------- 1225 Review of reports------- -- -------------------------------- 1252 Hollywood Harbor, Fla.: Improvement--------- ----------------------------------- 566 Review of reports----------------------------- ------- 612 Holmes River, Fla., improvement------------------------ --------- 686 Homer Harbor, Kachemak Bay, Alaska, examination and survey------- 1582 Homosassa River, Fla.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 606 Review of reports--------- -------------------------------- 611 Honga River, Md.: Improvement---------------------------------------------336 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 357 Honolulu, Hawaii: Engineering district-------- ------------------------------- 1584 Improvement of harbor -------------------- 1584 Hoquiam River, Wash., improvement---- . ------......- -1581 Horn Harbor, Va., improvement-- ------------------------------- 380 Horn Island Pass, Miss., examination and survey 687 Houma-Terrebonne Ship Canal, La., examination and survey- ----- 753 Housatonic River, Conn.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 115 Review of reports ------------------------------------ ----- 130 Houston to Galveston Ship Canal, Tex.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 783 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 825 Hudson, Fla., examination and survey of bay at__ - ------- 611 Hudson River, N. Y.: Examinations and surveys ---------------------------------- 230 Improvement above New York ... 207 Improvement at New York -- -- 189 Peekskill Harbor, improvement--- 201 Review of reports- ...... ..... - - - 230, 231 1774 INDEX Hudson River, N. Y.-Continued. Page Review of reports on waterway to Great Lakes ----------------- 1395 Rondout Harbor,~ improvement. ------------------------------- 203 Saugerities Harbor, improvement-_ .....- - - - 05 Tarrytown Harbor, improvement ----------------------------- 200 Troy Lock and Dam, operating and care----.------------------- 214 Waterway to Great Lakes-enlargement of New York State Barge Canal ....------------------------------------------------- 215 Hueneme Harbor, Calif., examination and survey_- ------- 1412 Humboldt Bay and Harbor, Calif.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1431 Review of reports ---------------------------------------- 1437 Huntington Harbor, N. Y., improvement-.........------ -- 151 Huntington, W. Va., engineering district -------------------------- 1099 Huron Harbor, Ohio, improvement ------------------------------- 1311 Huron --Lake: Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement --------- 1254 Surveys, charts, ete --------------------------------------- 1737 Water levels --------------------------------------------- 1737 Hutchinson River (East Chester Creek), N. Y., improvement ----------- 139 Hyacinths, water, removal: From Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas waters -. 683, 748 From Florida waters -------------------------------- 607, 621, 748 Hydraulic mining in California, regulation and preparation of plans.. 1622 hydraulics. See Water levels. Hydrology. See Water levels. I Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 932 Improvement of Mill Creek and South Slough-.... ------ 929 Operating and care of canal- --- ------------ 923. Illinois River, Ill.: Examination and survey --------------------------------- 892, 932 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 942 Operating and care of locks and dams-.....------- -- 956 Operating snag boats and dredge boats- -- --------- 921 Illinois Waterway, Ill.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 942 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 986 Indiana Harbor Canal, Ind., review of reports-.... - ------- 986 Indiana Harbor, Ind., improvement_ --------- ---- 974 Indian Neck Harbor, Conn., examination and survey- - ------ 131 Indian River, Del., review of reports_ --------- ---- 327 Indian River, Fla.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., via ---------------------------------------------------- 548 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 624 Indian River, Mich., examination and survey.- ------ --- 1306 Inland waterways. See Canals and Waterways. Inside routes. See Canals and Waterways. Insular possessions: Honolulu, Hawaii, engineering district__.- ------- -- 1584 Puerto Rico engineering district- ---------- ---- 1600 International Association of Congresses of Navigation-..... - ---- 1720 International boundary waters ---------------------------------- 1743 --- Interoceanic Canal, survey-....------------ 1721 Intracoastal waterways. See Canals and Waterways. Ipswich River, Mass -------------------------------------------- 80 Irrigation, surveys for ------------------------------------ 1617 Irvington Harbor, N. Y., examination and survey -------------------- 230 Isle au Haut Thoroughfare, Maine, examination and survey---------- 82 J Jackson Creek, Va.: Improvement 378 Review of reports------------ _-_ _-389 ----- Jackson River, Va., improvement of James River, Va ........- 399 INDEX 1775 Jacksonville, Fla.: Page Engineering district ---------------------------------------- . 542 Examinations and surveys--------------------------------- 611 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to Miami, Fla_ ...... --- 548 Improvement of St. Johns River opposite --- --------- 542 Operating and care of intracoastal waterway to Miami, Fla--------- 555 Jacksonville, N. C., improvement of waterway to Beaufort -------------- 461 Jamaica Bay, N. Y., improvement- --- ------------ 223 James River, Va.: Improvement 3---------------------- .99 Review of reports_ .----------------------------------------- 440 Jefferson-Shreveport Waterway, La. and Tex.: Examiiiation and survey------ ------------------------------- 855 Improvement -- 829 Jeffries Point Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement ------------ 58 Jekyl Sound, Ga., improvement of waterway via ---------------------- 526 Johnsons Bayou, La., improvement_ ---------------------- 824 Johnsons Creek or River, Conn., improvement__ -- ------- 118 Johlinsons Pass, Fla., examination and survey- -- ----- --- 612 Jones Creek, Md., examination and survey--------------------------- 357 Jones Inlet, N. Y., review of reports -------------------------------- 230 Jordan River, Miss., improvement --------------------------------- 686 Judith Paint, R. I., construction of harbor of refuge__ - ------ 96 Juneau Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey- - ------- 1583 Jupiter Inlet, Fla., examination and survey- - - ------- - 611 K Kahului Harbor, Hawaii, improvement ---------------------------- 1588 Kake Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey- - -------- 1583 Kalamazoo River, Mich., improvement ---------------------------- 1223 Kampsville Lock and Dam, Illinois River, Ill., operating and care------- 956 Kanawha River, W. Va.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1103 Operating and care of locks and dams---------- - -- 1111 Kansas City, Mo., engineering district ----------------------------- 986 Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii, improvement ----.-------------------- 1597 Keaton Beach Harbor, Fla., examination and survey ------------------- 611 Kennebec River, Maine: Examination and survey___- ----------------------------------- 82 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 80 Kennebunk River, Maine, improvement --- -__----------46 Kenosha Harbor, Wis.: Improvement ----------- ---------------------------------- 1214 Review of reports-----------------------------------------1253 Kentucky River, Ky., operating and care of locks and dams ------------- 1118 Keokuk (Des Moines Rapids) Canal and Dry Dock, Mississippi River, operating and care 9--------------------- Kern River, Calif., review of reports--- ------------------ ---- 1458 Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska, improvement___------- ------- 1581 Kewaunee Harbor, Wis., improvement___-------- --------- 1194 Keweenaw Waterway, Mich., improvement------------------------1153 Keyport Harbor, N. J.: Examination and survey-------------------------------------264 Improvement---------------------------------------------263 Keystone Lock, Bayou Teche, La., operating and care ----------------- 720 Key West, Fla.: Examination and survey of waterway to Jacksonville------. -------- 611 Improvement of harbor at ----------------------------------- 576 Kilchis and Kilchus Rivers, Oreg., examinations and surveys---------- 1511 Kill Van Kull, N. Y. and N. J., improvement of Staten Island-New Jersey Channels . .... -------------------------------------------------- 235 Kings County, Wash., improvement of Lake Washington Canal by.... 1551 Kiskiminitas River, Pa., examination and survey- - - 1085 Kissimmee River, Fla.: Examinations and surveys-...... -- - - - - 612, 624 Improvement 609 23116-ENG 1935- 112 1776 INDEX Page Kitty Hawk, N. C., examination and survey-------- --..-------------- 440 Knapps Narrows, Md., improvement_.------------------------ 334 Knight and Hendry Channel, Fla., improvement of Tampa Harbor .. 594 Knobbs Creek, N. C., improvement ------------------------------- 427 Kodiak Harbor, Alaska, improvement-............------ - 1571 Kootenai River, Idaho and Mont., improvement ------------------- 1581 L Labatre Bayou, Ala., improvement ------------ -------------------- 671 Lacombe Bayou, La., improvement-----------701 Lafourche Bayou, La., improvement ------------------------------ 708 La Grange Bayou, Fla.: Improvement-- -------------------------------------------- 638 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 687 La Grange Lock and Dam, Illinois River, Ill., operating and care------ 956 Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt.: Burlington Harbor, Vt., improvement.------------------- 220 Examinations------------ -------------------------------- 230 Narrows, improvement---------------- -------------------- 218 Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y., improvement-----------------223 Port Henry Harbor, N. Y., improvement- -- -------- 223 Rouses Point, N. Y., improvement ---------------------------- 223 Surveys and charting --- ----------------------------------- 1738 Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, La.: Examination and survey -- --- ------------- 753 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 747 Lake Mabel, Fla., improvement of Hollywood Harbor__.- ---- - 566 Lake Montauk Harbor, N. Y., examination and survey_- ----- 230 Lake of the Woods, Minn.: Regulation of levels___ --- ---- --------- 1738 Surveys and charting_- - - - -- - - -- - 1738 Lake Memphremagog, investigation of levels by International Board... 1744 Lake Pontchartrain, La., improvement ------------------------- 648 Lake River, Wash.: Examination and survey_ -1510 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1498 Lakes, Great: Channels in waters connecting, improvement------- - - 1254 Control or regulation of waters of Niagara River and preservation of Niagara Falls --------------------------------------- 1745 Discharge .--------------------------------------------- 1737 Elevation ----------------------------------------------- 1737 Examination and survey of Miami and Erie Canal, branch canal to Lake Michigan and other routes between Lake Erie and Michigan and the Ohio River------ ------------------------------- 1085 Review of reports on deeper waterway to Atlantic tidewaters... 230, 1395 Review of reports on deeper waterway to Hudson River- --- 1395 Surveys, charts, etc --------------------------------------- 1737 Water levels --------------------------------------------- 1740 Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash.: Improvement of waterway to Puget Sound_ ------ - - 1551 Operating and care of waterway to Puget Sound- - ----- 1555 Lake Washington, Miss., improvement -- ----------- 854 Lake Worth Inlet, Fla.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 561 Review of reports- - -- 611 La Lanche Bay, Ala., improvement of intercoastal waterway via--------- 646 La Loutre Bayou, La., examination and survey,- ------ --- 753 L'Anguille River, Ark., improvement- --- ----------- 866 Larchmont Harbor, N. Y., improvement- -- ---------- 223 Latham Slough, Calif., improvement- -- ----------- 1452 La Trappe River, Md., improvement--- -355 Lavaca Bay, Tex., improvement of channel from Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca__ __._____ _____- -- - - - 807 Le Carpe Bayou, La., improvement _- _- - - - - -- 712 IlDEX 1777 Le Claire Canal, Iowa: Page Improvement---- ------------------------------------- 893 Operating and care ------------------------------------ ---- 918 Leech Lake Reservoir, Minn.: .. Construction ---------------------------------------------- 933 Operating and care- ---- -- --- ---------- 935 Lee Slough, Apalachicola River, Fla., improvement_- ------- 629 Lepsic River, Del., improvement- --- ------------ 326 Leland Harbor, Mich.: Improvement ----- ---------------------------------------- 1246 Review of reports ---------------------------------------- 1253 Lemon Bay, Fla., examination and survey- - - -611 Lemon Creek, N. Y., review of reports ----------------------------- 264 Levels, water. See Water levels. Levisa Fork, Big Sandy River, Ky.: Improvement 1113 Operating and care of locks and dams- -- -------- 1113 Lewis Bay and Harbor, Mass., examination and survey---------------- 131 Lewis Creek, Ky., examination and survey- -- -------- 1136 Lewis River, Wash.: Examination for flood control- --- ----------- 1511 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1499 Little Annemessex River, Md.: Examination and survey- --- -- ----------- 357 Improvement ------------------------------- ---------- 355 Little Blackwater River, Md., examinaton and survey- - ------ 356 Little Caillou Bayou, La.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 711 Review of reports- ---- --- ------------ 753 Little Calumet River, Ill. and Ind., examination and survey- ----- 986 Little Choptank River, Md., examination and survey of waterway to Great Choptank Waterway ------------------------------------ 356 Little Creek, Md., examination and survey----------- 357 Little Elk River, Md., improvement-___ -- ------------ 355 Little Island Creek, Md., examination and survey------- - - 357 Little Kanawha River, W. Va., operating and care of locks and dams .. 1100 Little Machipongo River, Va., improvement- -------- --- 355 Little Pigeon and French Broad Rivers, Tenn., improvement---------- 1041 Little River, Del., improvement..------------------326 Little River, La., improvement_ ----------- ---- 854 Little River, Niagara Falls, N. Y., examination and survey ------------ 1395 Little River, Okla., examination with a view to control of floods-------- 877 Little River, S. C., improvement of waterway via__ - ------ 463 Little Sarasota Bay, Fla.: Improvement of Sarasota Bay- .....- 609 Review of reports------------ ------------------------------ 612 Little Sodus Bay, N. Y., improvement of harbor- - -------- 1380 Little Wicomico River, Va.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 372 Review of reports ..------------------------------------------ 389 Livingstone Channel, Detroit River, Mich., improvement -------------- 1277 Locklies Creek, Va., improvement_ .........- __ 387 Log booms, permits for construction- ...............---- -- 1724 Long Beach Harbor, Calif.: Improvement of channel to Los Angeles Harbor- - ------ 1403 Review of reports of harbor__._-.... - ------- 1412 Long Cove, Maine, review of reports_- -- - ---------- 82 Lookout Bight, N. C., examination and survey of channel to Back Sound 487 Lookout Cape, N. C., improvement of harbor of refuge- - ------ 486 Lorain Harbor, Ohio: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1318 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1395 Los Angeles, Calif.: Engineering district 1396 Improvement of harbor . - -- 1403 Review of reports on harbor-- 1412 Los Angeles County flood control and water conservation, Calif-- ------ 1412 1778 INDEX Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway: Page Examination and survey from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley ------------------------------------------------- 825 Improvement, Mississippi River to Corpus Christi-............. 721, 762 Operating and care of bridges- --- ----------- 768 Review of reports___ ------------------------------------------ 825 Louisiana, State of, removal of water hyacinths from- ----- 683, 748 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky.: Enlargement --------------------------------------------- 1042 Operating and care_- -- ----- --------- 1053 Louisville, Ky., engineering district- --- ----------- 1124 Lowell Creek, Alaska, flood control___ - - - --- ----- 1576 Lower Chipola River, Fla., improvement-.............---- -- 629 Lower Thoroughfare at or near Wenona, Deals Island, Md- 355 Ludington Harbor, Mich., improvement..---------------- 1237 Lynn Harbor, Mass: Improvement----------------------------------------------- 53 Review of reports- ------------------------- -82 Lynns Bayou, Tex., review of reports___ ------------------- 825 M Mabel Bay and Lake, Fla., improvement of Hollywood Harbor- ........ 566 -- Machodoc (Upper) Creek, Va., improvement- ...................... 387 Mackay Creek, N. C., improvement _------------------------ _ 439 Mackinac Harbor, Mich., improvement- ._._--------------- 1305 Mackinac Island, Mich., to Round Island, Mich., channel, improvement___ 1264 Mackinac Straits, Mich., improvement of Poe Reef Shoal- ----- 1265 Macon Bayou, La., improvement__---- ---------- 837 Magothy River, Md., examination and survey of channel to-............. 357 Mahoning River, Pa. and Ohio, improvement....-------------. 1070 Main ship channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement- ----- 164 Malden River. Mass., improvement_ ---------- ---- 80 Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement---------------------------------------------134 Review of reports--- ------------------------------------ 230 Manasquan-Barnegat Canal, N. J., examination and survey- ----- 328 Manasquan Inlet and River, N. J.: Improvement---------------------------------------------259 Review of reports--------- --------------------------------- 264 Manatee River, Fla.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 612 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 609 Manchac Bayou, La.: Examination of waterway via- - - - - -- - - - 753 Improvement----------------------------------------------752 Manchac Pass, La.: Examination of waterway via -------------------------------- 753 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 704 -- Manchester Harbor, Mass., improvement-.......------- 80 Manhasset Bay, N. Y., improvement ------------------------------- 223 Manistee Harbor and River, Mich.: Examination of harbor_- -- - ------------ -1253 Improvement -- ------------------------------------------- 1240 Manistique Harbor, Mich.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 1168 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1253 Manitowoc Harbor, Wis.: Improvement ---------------------------------- 1201 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1253 Manns Harbor, N. C., examination and survey of channel to Croatan Sound 40------------------- Manteo Bay, N. C., improvement_-- ---------------- 437 Mantua Creek, N.T., improvement- - - - - - 311 Maps and charts, northern and northwestern lakes -- 1738 Marblehead Harbor. Ohio. examination and survey 1306 Marco Pass, Fla., examination and survey-- -- 611 INDEX 1779 Page Mare Island Strait, Calif., improvement -------------------------- 1424 Marquette Bay and Harbor, Mich.: Construction of harbor of refuge in bay- -- -------- 1158 Examination and survey of habor- -- ---------- 1167 Improvement of harbor__ --- --- ---------- 1159 Marthas Vineyard, Mass., improvement ---------------------------- 129 Matanzas River, Fla., improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., via ------------------------------------------ 548 Matapeake, Md., examination and survey of channel at__ - ----- 356 Matawan Creek, N. J., improvement 2--------------263 Matinicus Marbor, Maine, improvement- -- ----------- 38 Mattaponi River, Va., improvement_-.........------ 382 Mattituck Harbor, N. Y., improvement-...............------ 153 Mattox Creek, Va., review of reports-...... -- --------- 389 Maumee Bay and River, Ohio, improvement of Toledo Harbor ----------- 1299 Maurepas Lake, La., examination of waterway via- - ------- 753 Maurice River, N. J., improvement - ---- - -- ----- 318 Mayaguez Harbor, P. R., improvement ---------------------------- 1608 McClellanville, S. C., improvement of waterway to Charleston ----------- 495 McCreadys Creek, Md., examination and survey_- ----- ___- 357 Meherrin River, N. C.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 428 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 440 Melbourne Harbor and Inlet, Fla., examination and survey- ---- - 611 Memphis Harbor, Tenn., improvement of Wolf River-...... ----- 872 Memphis, Tenn., engineering district-..... -- --------- 855 Memphremagog Lake, Vt., operations of International Board for Investiga- tion of Levels- - - - - - - - - - 1744 Menantico Creek, N. J., examination and survey- - -------- 327 Menominee Harbor and River, Mich. and Wis., improvement ---------- 1171 Mermentau River, La.: Improvement, including tributaries ---------------------------- 741 Improvement of waterway to Sabine River via- - ------- 721 Merrimack River, Mass.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 82 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 80 Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey-.....--- - 1583 Miami and Erie Canal, Ohio, examination and survey__ 1085 Miami Canal, Fla., examination and survey- -- ------ _ 612 Miami (Great) River, Ohio, examination and survey__ - ----- 1124 Miami Harbor and River, Fla.: Examinations and Examinaions -611 surveys_ ---------------------------------- an survey 61 Improvement of harbor ------------------------------------- 569 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to Florida Bay, Fla -------- 575 Improvement of intercoastal waterway to Jacksonville, Fla -------- 548 Improvement of river -- 574 Operating and care of intracoastal waterway to Jacksonville, Fla__ 555 Review of reports on harbor- --- --------- __ 611 Miami River, Oreg., examination and survey ----------------------- 1511 Mianus River, Conn., improvement- --- ----------- 129 Michigan City Harbor, Ind.: Improvement --------------------------------- 981 Review of reports-------- -- -------------------------------- 986 Michigan Lake: Canal to Sturgeon Bay, improvement ------------------------ 1188 Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement ---------- 1254 Discharge ---- ------------ ------------------------ 1737 Elevation ----------------------------------------------- 1737 Examination and survey of waterways to Ohio River___ --- 1085 Examination of waterway to Mississippi River- - ------- 986 Examinations and surveys of waterways to Grand Rapids and to Lake Superior ------------------------------------------ 1253 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, operating and care- - - - - 923 Surveys, charts, etc .....- 1737 Water levels 1737 Middle Neebish Channel, St. Marys River, Mich., improvement-------- 1254 Middle River, Calif., improvement-.... . 1452 1780 .INDEX Page Milford Haven Harbor, Va., improvement------- 379 Milford Harbor, Conn.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 131 Improvement ----------------------------------------- 129 Mill Creek and South Slough, Ill., improvement- - ------- 929 Mill Creek, N. C., examination and survey of channel to Pamlico Sound, N. C----------------- ----------------------------------- 440 Mill Creek or River, Conn.: Improvement of New Haven Harbor ___ __110 Improvement of Stamford Harbor ---------------------------- 126 Mill Creek, Va.: Channel to Rappahannock River, review of reports_ --- -- 389 Improvement 77 3-------------------- Milton Harbor, N. Y., review of reports- -- ---------- 230 Milwaukee, Wis.: Engineering district- -- ............---------- 1168 Improvement of harbor ------------------------------------- 1209 Review of reports on inner harbor --------------------------- 1253 Mingo Creek, S. C., improvement-- ------------- __ 515 Minim Creek-Estherville Canal, S. C., improvement-...... ----- 495 Mining, hydraulic, in California --------------------------------- 1622 Minnesota River, Minn.: Improvement 9-------------------- Operating snag and dredge boats 9-------------------- Miscellaneous civil works--.......... 1724 General statement regarding------------ - _-- 9 Mispillion River, Del.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 299 Review of reports 28 3-------------------- Mississippi River: Examinations and surveys: Head of Passes to headwaters (Mississippi River Commission) __1638 Illinois and Mississippi Canal- ------- -932 9---- Minneapolis, Minn., in vicinity of_ ------ - __ 941 Missouri River to Minneapolis, review of reports ---------- 932, 941 New Orleans, La., review of reports on intracoastal waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex -------- 753 New Orleans, La., to Apalachicola River,. Fla., waterway-------- 687 St. Paul Harbor, Minn., review of reports _------------------941 South Pass -------------------------------------------- 696 To intracoastal waterway -------------------------------- 753 Waterway to Black River, Ark, and Mo ---------------------- 876 Waterway to Cumberland Sound, Ga ----------------------- 541 Waterway to Lake Michigan ------------------------------ 986 Experiment station, Waterways, Vicksburg, Miss-- --- - 1645, 1708 Flood control, emergency work on tributaries_ ...... - ---- 1638 Gaging, including tributaries, at or near St. Paul, Minn------------- 937 Improvements: Baton Rouge to New Orleans, La__ -- --------- 698 Cubits Gap to Head of Passes-....... -- -------- 688 Hastings Lock and Dam---- ---------------------------- 893 Head of Passes to Ohio River (Mississippi River Commission)__ 1638 Illinois River to Minneapolis, Minn ------------------------- 893 Le Claire Canal and Lock -------------------------------- 893 Leech Lake and Mississippi River- -- --------- 933 Minneapolis to mouth of Wisconsin River- - ------- 893 Missouri River to Clarksville, Mo .... 893 Missouri River to Minneapolis- -- ---------- 893 Missouri River to Ohio River ------------------------------ 879 New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex., intracoastal water- way_ -------------------------------------------- 721,762 Twin City Lock and Dam --------------------------------- 893 Passes: Head of, to Ohio River 1638 South Pass - - - - - - - 693 Southwest Pass, including shoals between Cubits Gap and Head of Passes 688 INDEX 1781 Mississippi River-Continued. Improvements-Continued. Page Reservoir dams at headwaters------------__ -933 Sabine River, waterway to-...........------ --- 721 Wisconsin River to Illinois River_-_s__e_----------893 Levees, Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau. Mo ------------------- 1690 Mapping alluvial valley ------------------------------------- 1669 Operating and care: Hastings Lock and Dam-.....---------- --- 918 Illinois and Mississippi Canal ----------------------------- 923 Keokuk Lock and Dam 9--------------------- 18 Le Claire Canal, Iowa ----------------------------------- 918 Locks and dams above the Missouri River- - ------- 918 Moline, Ill., lock and dam at 9--------------------- Reservoir dams at headwaters ----------------------------- 935 Snag and dredge boats above Missouri River------- - -921 Snag boats below Missouri River --------------------------- 888 Twin City Lock and Dam9---- - -- - - - - 918 Removing wrecks ------------------------------------------ 1638 Mississippi River Commission: Flood protection by --------------------------------------- 1638 Improvement of Mississippi River by- -- --------- 1638 Report of President 13--------------------- Mississippi Sound, Miss. and Ala.: Examination and survey- --- -- ------------ 687 Gulfport Ship Island Channel and Ship Island Pass, improvement 675 Improvement of channel to Mobile Bay- -- --------- 648 Mississippi, State of, removal of water hyacinths from waters of -.. 683, 748 Mississippi Valley Flood Control, review of reports_.- ------- 753 Missouri River: Examination and survey- --- -- ------------ 999 Improvement: At Fort Peck, Mont ------------------------------------ 1013 At Niobara, Nebr., and Yankton, S. Dak., flood control--------- 1012 General . 9--------------------- Hermann to the mouth 87 9--------------------- Kansas City to mouth- --- -- ----------- 987 Kansas City to Sioux City- ---------- ---- 1000 Sioux City to Fort Benton ------------------------------- 1009 Mobile, Ala., engineering district___ --- ---------- 624 Mobile Bay and Harbor, Ala.: Improvement of channel to Mississippi Sound -------------------- 648 Improvement of harbor and bar_- - ----- ----- 656 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to New Orleans, La -------- 648 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to Pensacola Bay, Fla_... 646 Review of reports_ _ ------------------------------ 687, 753 Mobile River, Ala., removing the water hyacinths in river and tributaries 683 Mokelumne River, Calif.: Examination for flood control- --- ----------- 1458 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1445 Moline Harbor Ill.: Improvement of Mississippi River between Wisconsin River and Illi- nois River----------------- ----------------------------- 893 Operating and care of lock_ ---------------------------------- 918 Monhegan Harbor, Maine, examination and survey ------------------- 82 Monongahela River, W. Va. and Pa.: Examinations and surveys --------------------------------- 1085 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1064 Operating and care of locks and dams- -- -------- 1068 Monroe Bay and Creek, Va., improvement --------------------------- 367 Monroe Harbor, Mich., improvement ----------------------------- 1295 Monterey Harbor, Calif., improvement- -- ---------- 1429 Morehead City Harbor, N. C.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 469 Review of reports- _ _- - -- - - - - 487 Moriches Inlet, N. Y., examination and survey- 230 1782 INDEX Page Mormon Channel, San Joaquin River, Calif., improvement ------------- 1444 Morris Cove, New Haven Harbor, Conn., improvement----------------- 110 Morristown Harbor, N. Y.: Examination and survey ------------------- 1395 Improvement -------- -- ------------------------------ 1394 Morro Bay, Calif., review of reports-------------_ 1412 Mosquito Lagoon, Fla., examination and survey of waterway to Banana River, Fla --------------------------------------------- 610 Moss Bluff, Fla., operating and care of lock and dam in Oklawaha River, at ------------------------------------------- 618 Mount Hope Bay, Mass., improvement- __- - -------- _ 129 Mouse River, N. Dak., examination for flood control _ 941 Mud Lake, Mermentau River, La., improvement --------------------- 741 Mulberry Creek, Va.: Improvement- ---- - --------- -- - 387 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 389 Multnomah Channel, Oreg., improvement- -- --------- 1489 Murderkill River, Del., improvement-............------- - 298 Muscle Shoals, Tennessee River, Ala.: Dam No. 2 (Wilson Dam), improvement and maintenance, including hydroelectric development-....... -.......... -1037, 1039 Operating and care of canal- --- ------------ 1035 Operating and care of Lock and Dam No. 2 (Wilson Dam)- ........ 1035 Muskegon Harbor, Mich.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1230 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1253 Muskingum River, Ohio, operating and care of locks and dams --------- 1086 Muskingum River Valley Reservoirs, Ohio, construction- ----- 1090 Mystic River, Conn., improvement- --- ----------- 129 Mystic River, Mass.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 55 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 82 N Nags Head, N. C., examination and survey ------------------------- 440 Nandua Creek, Va., improvement --------------------------------- 355 Nansemond River, Va., improvement- -- --------- _--412 Nantasket Beach Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement ----------- 58 Nanticoke River (including Northwest Fork), Del. and Md.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 357 Improvement ---------------------------------------- 355 Nantucket Harbor and Sound, Mass.: Construction of harbor of refuge ------------------------------ 85 Improvement of: Cross Rip Shoals --------------------------------------- 88 Pollock Rip Shoals ---------------------------------- 83 Review of reports on harbor__ --- ----------- 131 Napa River, Calif., improvement --------------------------------- 1426 Naples Bay, Fla., examination and survey- -- ---------- 611 Narragansett Bay, R. I., improvement- -- ----------- 93 Narrows of Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt., improvement- ----- 218 Nashville, Tenn., engineering district ----------------------------- 1019 Natalbany River; La., improvement- --- .....--------- 705 Naubinway Harbor, Mich., examination and survey- - ------ 1253 Navesink (North Branch of Shrewsbury) River, N. J., improvement- . 250 Navigable waters. See Bridges; Rivers and harbors; Wrecks; and Regulations. Navigation. Congresses of, Permanent International Association--- ----- 1720 Navigation, surveys for- _____-___ - ------------- 1617 Nawiliwill Harbor, Hawaii, improvement- -- ---------- 1591 Neale Sound, Md., examination and survey- -- --------- 389 Neches River, Tex.: Examination and survey 825 Improvement of Sabine-Neches Canal ..........- 754 Review of reports on Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex 825 INDEX 1783 Page Neebish Channels, St. Marys River, Mich., improvement_ _____- --- 1254 Nehalem Bay and River, Oreg.: Examination for flood control_.- -- -- -- -1511 Improvement of bay------------------ --------------------- 1509 Neponset River, Mass.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 80 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 81 Neuse River, N. C., improvement- - ------- ----------- -450 Newark Bay, N. J., iniprovement --------------------------------- 231 New Bedford Harbor, Mass.. Improvement----------------------------- ----------- 89 Review of reports------------------------------------------131 New Buffalo, Mich., examination and survey- -- --------- 986 Newburyport Harbor, Mass., improvement_- - ---------- 49 New Harbor. Maine, review of reports ------------------------------ 82 New Haven Harbor, Conn., improvement- -- ---------- 110 New Jersey and New York Channels: Examination and survey_- - --- --- 2-----264 Improvement_ ---------------------------------- --- 235 New Jersey internal waterway, examination and survey_.- ----- 328 New Jersey-Staten Island Channels, N. Y. and N. J., improvement- ..... 235 New London Harbor, Conn.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 129 Review of reports ------------------------------------------131 New Orleans, La.: Engineering district ---------------------------------------- 688 Examination and survey of waterway to the Apalachicola River, Fla_ 687 Improvement of intracoastal waterway in Louisiana and Texas, ex- tending to Corpus Christi, Tex_-._ --------...--- 721, 762 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to Mobile Bay, Ala- ---- 648 Improvement of Mississippi River to Baton Rouge, La- ----- 698 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 753, 825 Newport Bay, Calif.: Improvement ------------------------------------- 1400 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1412 Newport Harbor, R. I., improvement__ --- ---------- 129 Newport News, Va.: Examination and survey of Salters Creek- -- -------- 440 Improvement of channels to ---------------------------------- 398 Newport River, N. C., improvement of waterway between Beaufort and New River ----------------------------------------------- 461 New River, Fla.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., via ---------------------------------------------------- 548 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 611 New River Inlet and North New River Canal, Fla., examination and survey -- - ------------------------------------------------ 611, 612 New River Inlet, N. C., review of reports ---------------------------- 487 New River, N. C.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 461 Improvement of waterway to Swansboro and Beaufort- ----- 461 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 487 New River, W. Va., construction of Bluestone Reservoir___ 1118 New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y., improvement -------------------------- 138 Newtown Creek, N. Y.: Improvement ----------- ---------------------------------- 183 Review of reports --- -------------------------------------- 230 New York and New Jersey Channels: Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 264 Improvement-------------------------------------------- 235 New York Bay and Harbor, N. Y.: Ambrose Channel, improvement _ --------............ 164 Anchorage Channel, improvement ------ 164 Arthur Kill, improvement-..................... 235 Battery, the removal of shoal in Hudson River off Pier A 189 Bay Ridge Channel, improvement -- 170 1784 INDEX New York Bay and Harbor, N. Y.--Continued. Page Bayside Channel, improvement -------------------------------- 164 Bronx River, improvement ----------------------------------- 142 Buttermilk Channel:. Improvement ------------------------------------------ 173 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 230 Channel, Staten Island-Hoffman and Swinburne Islands- ---- 164 Coenties Reef, removal --------------------------------------176 Coney Island Channel, improvement ..--------------------------- 223 Coney Island Creek, improvement- -- ----------- 169 Craven Shoal, improvement ---------------------------------- 164 Drift, collection and removal_ _---------... ... --- 198, 1726 East (Ambrose) Channel, improvement__ -- -------- 164 East Chester Creek, improvement ----------------------------- 139 East River, improvement, including Coenties Reef- - ------ 176 Examinations and surveys.... --------------------------------- 264 Flushing Bay, improvement_ _......145 Gedney Channel, improvement_ 164 Governors Island, N. Y., report on airport- -- -------- 230 Gowanus Creek Channel, improvement__ -- -------- 223 Great Kills, Staten Island, improvement- -- -------- 248 Harlem River, improvement__ ---------------------------------- 186 Hell Gate, East River, improvement ---------------------------- 176 Hudson River Channel, improvement---- . ..... .. -- - 189 Hutchinson River (East Chester Creek), improvement_- ---- 139 Kill Van Kull, improvement- --- ------------ 235 Main Ship Channel, improvement-.... -- ---------- 164 Narrows to the sea, improvement- -- ----------- 164 New Jersey-Staten Island Channels, improvement- ............... - 235 Newtown Creek, N. Y., improvement- -- ---------- 183 North (Hudson) River, improvement- -- ---------- 207 Oil pollution, New York Harbor- -- ----------- 1726 Red Hook Channel, improvement ------------------------------ 170 Review of reports---------------- -------------------------- 230 Shooters Island Channel, improvement- -- --------- 235 Staten Island-Hoffman Island-Swinburne Island Channel ----------- 164 Staten Island-New Jersey Channels, improvement- - ------ 235 Staten Island Sound, improvement-.... -- --------- 235 Supervision, to prevent destructive or injurious deposits ---------- 1726 New York engineering districts: First - --------------------------------------------------- 131 Second ------------------------------------------ 231 New York State Barge Canal, N. Y.: Enlargement ---------------------------------------------- 215 Examination and survey- --- -- ----------- 1395 New York State canals, surveys and charting of natural navigable waters-------- -------------------------------------------- 1738 Nezpique Bayou, La., improvement- __-- ------- ------ 741 Niagara Falls: Preservation of Falls and permits for water-power diversions------- 1745 Supervision by the Federal Power Commission_ ----- - -1722 Supervision of power companies ------------ ------------------ 1745 Niagara River, N. Y.: Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, improvement ---------- 1360 Buffalo Harbor, improvement- ..............------- - 1352 Control and regulation of water of, and preservation of the Falls .. 1745 Examination and survey of waterway to Lake Ontario__ ---- 1395 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1368 Supervision of power companies at the Falls--- ...... ---- 1745 Surveys, etc ---------------------------------------------- 1745 Nicaraguan Canal, survey -------------------------------------- 1721 Nicolet Lake (Hay Lake) Channel, St. Marys River, Mich., improve- ments _.._._ 1254 Nissequogue River, N. Y., examination and survey 230 Nitrate plants, Muscle Shoals, Tennessee River _-1037 Noank Cove, Conn., examination and survey ---- 131 Nolin River, Ky., improvement of Green River, Ky__ 1124 INDEX 1785 Page Nome Harbor, Alaska, improvement .------------------------------ 1572 Nomini Creek, Va., improvement ......- - - 368 Nooksack River, Wash., examinations- -- ---------- 1583 Norfolk Harbor, Va.; Examinations and surveys... -------- --------- 440 General improvement, including main channel of Elizabeth River and portions of southern, eastern, and western branches ---------- 390 Improvement of channels to Newport News- - -------- 398 Improvement of Scotts Creek, Va ----------------------------- 390 Improvement of Thimble Shoal ------------------------------- 396 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Inlet- - ------- 418 Improvement of waterway to sounds of North Carolina (to Pamlico Sound) via Pasquotank River ------------------------------ 413 Operating and care of waterways to the sounds of North Carolina and Beaufort Inlet, N. C ------------------------------- 416,424 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 440 Norfolk, Va., engineering district- - - -389 North Carolina sounds: Improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va ---------------------- 413 Operating and care of waterway to Norfolk, Va ----------------- 416 Northeast River, Md., examination and survey- - -------- 357 Northeast River, N. C., improvement _______---- ------ 479 North Edisto River, S. C., improvement of waterway via__.- --- - 511 Northern and northwestern lakes: Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement ---------- 1254 Discharge_ - - -- - - - - - - - - - 1737 Elevation ------------------------------------------------ 1737 Surveys, charts, etc_ .....-- - - -1737 Water levels --------------------------------------------- 1740 North Fork, Canadian River, Tex. and Okla., examination with a view to control of the floods------------ ------------- 877 North (Hudson) River, N. Y., improvement---------- _ - 207 Norwalk Harbor, Conn., improvement- -- ----------- 123 Norwich Harbor, Conn., improvement of Thames River_- ----- 102 Noyo River, Calif., improvement --------------------------------- 1430 0 Oak Bay to Port Townsend Bay, Wash., waterway, improvement--- 1543 Oak Creek, Md., examination and survey of channel to --------------- 357 Oakland Harbor, Calif.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1418 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1437 Obion River, Tenn., examinations and surveys_- - -------- 877 Ocala, Fla., engineering district 13 6--------------------- Occohannock Creek, Va., improvement- -- ----------- 355 Occoquan Creek, Va., improvement -------------------------------- 365 Occupacia Creek, Va., examination and survey ----------------------- 389 Ocean City Harbor, Md., examination and survey- - ------- 357 Ocean City Inlet, Md., improvement- - - - - - - 346 Ochlockonee Bay and River, Fla., examination and survey ------------ 687 Ocmulgee River, Ga., improvement ------------------------- ------ 529 Oconee River, Ga., improvement- --- ------------ 529 Oconto Harbor, Wis.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1174 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1253 Offatts Bayou, Tex., examination and survey ----------------------- 825 Ogdensburg Harbor, N. Y., improvement- -- --------- 1389 Ogeechee River, Ga., examination and survey ------------------------ 541 Ogleton Lake, Md., examination and survey of channel to- ----- 357 Ogunquit-Perkins Cove, Maine, examination and survey---------------- 82 Ohio River: Dashields Dam, Pa.: Construction_--_--_ __ - -- _-_-1042 - - -- Operating and care_.........- 1053 Emsworth Dam, Pa., operating and care 1053 1786 INDEX Ohio River-Continued Page Examinations and surveys of waterways to Lakes Erie and Michigan 1085 Examination and survey of Miami and Erie Canal, ete ----------- 1085 Examination of river below Ironton, Ohio --------------------- 1124 Falls at Louisville, Ky., improvement at ----------------------- 1042 General improvement (open-channel work) --------------------- 1056 Locks and dams, construction-.......----------- 1042 Locks and dams, operating and care--------------------------. 1053 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky., enlargement- - ------ 1042 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky., operating and care- ---- 1053 Montgomery Island Dam, construction ------------------------ 1042 Snag boats, operation_......-. __--------- 1062 Ohmans Creek, Mich., examination and survey --------------------- 1167 Okeechobee Lake drainage areas: Examinations and surveys....-------------------610, 612 Improvement -------- ------- --------------------------- 578 Review of reports------------------------------------------610 Oklawaha River, Fla.: Examinations and surveys -------------- ---------- 624 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 615 Improvement of ship canal across Florida, via ------------------- 620 Operating and care of lock and dam at Moss Bluff, Fla ----------- 618 Review of reports --- --------------------------------------- 624 01cott Harbor, N. Y.: Examination and survey -- ------------------------------- 1395 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1372 Old Fort Bayou, Miss., review of reports Oldmans Creek, N. J., improvement-.......-------- --- -687 326 Old River, Calif., examination and survey- -- --------- 1458 Old River, Fla. and Ala., improvement of intercoastal waterway, via_.. 646 Old River (present mouth of Red River), La., removing snags and wrecks 888 Old River, Wash., improvement --------------------------------- 1556 Olympia Harbor, Wash.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1545 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1583 Omaha, Nebr., engineering district- --- ---------- -1000 Onancock River, Va.: Examination and survey- --- -- ----------- 357 Improvement ------- ---- -- ---------------------------- 355 Oneida River, N. Y., examination for flood control_- ------- 1395 Ontario Lake: Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvement --------- 1254 Discharge ----------------------------------------------- 1737 Examination and survey of waterway to Niagara River ----------- 1395 Improvement of St. Lawrence River to Ogdensburg, N. Y__ --- 1387 Surveys, charts, etc----- --------- ----- 1737 Water levels --------------------------------------------- 1737 Ontonagon Harbor and River, Mich.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1151 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1167 --- Orange River, Fla., improvement-.......--------- 60a Oregon Inlet, N. C., examination and survey------- 440 Osage River, Mc.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 998 Operating and care of lock and dam- -- ---------- 995 Oswego Canal, N. Y., enlargement_ ---------- ---- 215 Oswego Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement_ --------------------------------------------- 1383 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1395 Oswego River, N. Y., examination for flood control ------------------ 1395 Otter Creek, Vt., improvement 223 Otter River, Vt., examination and survey-_ - ---------- 230 Ouachita River, Ark. and La.: Improvement ------- ----------------- 831 Operating and care of locks and dams ....- 835 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 855 INDEX 1787 P Page Pagan River, Va., improvement ---------------------------------- 410 Paint Rock River, Ala., examination for flood control- ---- --- 1042 Palacios Pass, Tex., examination and survey- - ------ -- -825 Palm Beach, Fla., examination and survey- -- ------ - -- 611 Palo Alto Harbor, Calif., examination and survey- - ------- 1437 Pamlico River, N. C., improvement-.........------- --- 444 Pamlico Sound, N. C.: Examinations and surveys- - - - - - - - - 440, 487 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Harbor-.... ------ 458 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Inlet-.... - ------ 418 Improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va ------------------------ 413 Pamunkey River, Va., improvement....--------------- 384 Panama Canal, survey ---------------------------------------- 1721 Parish Creek, Md., improvement ..........- - -352 Parker River, Mass., examination and survey-...------- - .82 Pascagoula Harbor and River, Miss.: Examination and survey- -- -------- 87 6-- Improvement of harbor -------------------------------------- 673 Improvement of river above mouth of Dog River ......- 678 Pasquotank River, Va., improvement of waterway via-......... - -- 413 Passaic River, N. J.: Examination and survey ------- 264 Improvement- ----. -------- ---------- 231 Pf ssamaquoddy Tidal Power Project -------------------------------. 32 Pass Cavallo, Tex., channel to Port Lavaca: Examination and survey___ --- -- ---------- 825 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 807 Pass Manchac. La.: Examination of waterway via- --- ------------ 753 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 704 Patapsco River, Md., improvement of Baltimore Harbor and Channels__ 328 Patuxent River, Md., improvement- --- ----------- 387 Pawcaetuck River, R. I. and Conn., improvement- - -------- 129 Pawtunket (Seekonk) River, R. I., improvement 95 Peace River and Creek. Fla., improvement of creek- - ------ 592 Peach River, Fla., examination and survey- -- --------- 611 Pear River, Miss. and La.: Examination and survey- --- -- ------------ 687 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 682 Improvement of East Pearl River- 686 Peconie River, N. Y., improvement ------------------- 154 Peedee, Great, River, S. C.: Examination and survey ----------------------------------- 516 Imnrovement---- ------------------------------------------ 493 Peekskill Harbor, N. Y., improvement- -- ---------- 201 Pelton Bayou, La., improvement --------------------------------- 712 Penobscot River, Maine, improvement 37 Pensacolaq Bay and Harbor, Fla.: Examinations and surveys_- - --- ----- --- 687 Improvement of harbor ------------------------------------- 642 Improvement of intracoastal waterway from bay to Mobile Bay, Ala 646 Improvement of waterway to Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla__ --- 640 Pensaukee Harbor, Wis., review of reports- -- -------- 1253 Pentwater Harbor, Mich.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1236 Review of reports ---------------------------------------- 1253 Perdido Bay, Fla. and Ala., improvement of intracoastal waterway via__ 646 Perdido River, Fla. and Ala., examination and survey of waterway con- necting Tombighee and Alabama Rivers_ -------- --- 687 Pere Marquette Lake, Ludington Harbor, Mich., improvement --------- 1237 Perkins Cove, Maine, examination --------------------------------- 82 Permanent International Association of Congresses of Navigation-...... 1720 1788 INDEX Permits : Page For construction of bridges --------------------------------- 1725 For diversion of water from Niagara River, N. Y---------------- 1745 For private structures and operations in navigable waters ---------- 1725 Perquimans River, N. C., improvement--- ---------- 439 Petaluma Creek, Calif.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1430 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1437 Petersburg Harbor, Alaska, improvement -------------------------- 1567 Petersburg, Va., improvement of Appomattox River ------------------ 408 Petit Anse Bayou, La., improvement ------------------------------ 738 Petoskey Harbor, Mich., improvement-- ------------------------- 1251 Philadelphia, Pa.: Engineering district ----------------------------------------264 Improvement of Delaware River at --------------------- 265,271, 277 Phoebus, Va., improvement of channel to Hampton Roads-------------- 407 Picketwire River, Colo., examination for flood control----------------- 877 Pierhead lines, establishment ----------------------------------- 1725 Piers, permits for construction---- ..... 1725 Pigeon Bayous, La., improvement --------------------------------- 713 Pigeon (Little) and French Broad Rivers, Tenn., improvement --------- 1041 Pine Bluff, Ark.. improvement of Arkansas River at ------------------ 855 Pine River Reservoir, Minn.: Construction --------------------------------------------- 933 Operating and care 9-------------------- Pirates Cove Channel, Fla., examination and survey---------------- --- 612 Pithlachascotee River, Fla., review of reports ------------------------ 612 Pittsburgh, Pa., engineering district -------------------------------1064 Plain Dealing Creek, Md., examination and survey of channel to -------- 357 Plaquemine Bayou, La.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway via ----------------------- 721 Operating and care of lock and dam in -------------------------- 718 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 753 Plaquemine Brule Bayou, La., improvement ------------------------- 752 Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y., improvement ---------------------------- 223 Pleasant River, Maine, examination and survey ----------------------- 82 Plum Island River, Mass., examination and survey -------------------- 82 Plymouth Harbor, Mass.: Examination and survey of Manomet Point 82 .-------------------- Improvement ----------------------------------------------66 Pocomoke River, Md.: Examinations and surveys 3-------------------- Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 341 Poe Reef Shoal, Straits of Mackinac, Mich., improvement -------------- 1265 Point Chugae, Dauphin Island, Ala., examination and survey. ----------- 687 Point Isabel, Tex.: Examination and survey of waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex -------- 825 Improvement of Brazos Island Harbor------ -------------------- 814 Point Judith, R. I., harbor of refuge, improvement --------------------- 96 Point Remove Creek, Ark., examination for flood control--------------- 877 Pokegama Reservoir, Minn.: Construction ----------------- ---------------------------- 933 Operating and care---------- ------------------------------- 935 Pollock Rip Channel, Mass., improvement ---------------------------- 83 Pollution of navigable waters, New York Harbor -------------------- 1726 Polson Bay, Flathead Lake, Mont., improvement --------------------- 1581 Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla., review of reports -------------------------- 612 Ponce Harbor, P. R., improvement -------------------------------- 1606 Ponchatoula River, La., improvement of Tickfaw River ----------------- 705 Pontchartrain Lake, Fla., improvement ----------------------------- 648 Poquonock River, Conn., improvement ------------------------------ 118 Portage Creek, Ala., improvement of intracoastal waterway via ---------- 646 Portage Lake harbor of refuge, Mich., improvement ------------------- 1242 Port Alexander, Alaska, improvement 1581 Port Allen HarbOr, Hawaii: Examination and survey 1600 Improvement __-_ ---- 1593 INDEX 1789 Port Aransas, Tex.: Page Improvement ---- -------- ----------- 808 Improvement of Harbor Island Basin- - ------ 808 Port Arthur Canal, Tex.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 754 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 825 Port Austin Harbor. Mich., examination and survey- - ------ 1306 Port Bolivar, Tex., improvement of channel to-........ ------ 781 Port Chester Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ -------- --- 132 Port Clinton Harbor, Ohio, improvement- -- ---------- 1305 Port Everglades, Fla.: Improvements -------------------------------------------- 566 Review of reports ----------------- ------------------------- 612 Port Gamble Harbor, Wash., improvement_- - ---- ---- -1544 Port Henry Harbor, N. Y., improvement --------------------------- 223 Port Huron, Mich.: Examination and survey of harbor_ .........------- - 1306 Improvement of Black River at ----------------------------- 1288 Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y., improvement- - - - - - 223 Portland and Louisville Canal, Ky.: Enlargement --------------------------------------------- 1042 Operating and care ---------------------------------------- 1053 Portland Harbor, Maine, improvement ------------------------------ 42 Portland, Oreg., engineering districts: First -------------------------------------------------- 1459 Second ------------------------------------------------- 1512 Port Lavaca, Tex., channel to Pass Cavallo: Examination and survey-------------- ---- 825 Improvement .------------- -------------------------------- 807 Port O'Connor, Tex., examination and survey ----------------------- 825 Port Ontario Harbor, N. Y., examination and survey....- 1395 Port Orford Harbor, Oreg., examination and survey- - ------ 1511 Port Sanilac Harbor, Mich., examination and survey- - ------ 1306 Port series reports --------------------------------------------- 30 Portsmouth Harbor, N. H., improvement----------- - -- 80 Port Townsend Bay to Oak Bay, Wash., waterway improvement-------- 1543 Port Washington Harbor, Wis.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1206 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1253 Port Watsonville Harbor, Calif., review of reports- - ------- 1437 Port Wing Harbor, Wis., improvement ........................ -- 1166 Potomac River: Improvement at Alexandria, Va ------------------------------- 362 Improvement at Washington, D. C -------------------------- 358, 361 Improvement below Washington, D. C --------------- 364 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 389 Power companies at Niagara Falls, N. Y., supervision of -------------- 1745 Power, water. See Water power. Presque Isle Harbor, Marquette, Mich., improvement__ ........ --- 1158 - Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pa., improvement_ ___..........1347 Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, examination and survey of ship canal across------- ------------------------------------------ 1583 Private structures and operations in navigable waters, permits for-..... 1724 Prouts Neck, Maine, examination and survey -- 82 Providence Harbor and River, R. I.: Examination and survey- ---- -------------- 131 Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 93 Improvement of Pawtucket (Seekonk) River- ------- --- 95 Removal of Green Jacket Shoal--------------------------------93 Providence, R. I., engineering district- - - ----------- 82 Provincetown Harbor, Mass., improvement-- -...--------- 80 Public Works program, works included, to October 15, 1935_- ----- 6 Puerto Rico: Construction of roads and bridges--- 1611 Engineering district .......- 1600 Improvement of San Juan Harbor 1600 Reclamation of swamp areas--------------------------------1613 1790 INDEX Puget Sound, Wash.: Page Improvement of, and tributaries_ ___--- --------- 1541 Improvement of Lake Washington Canal__ -- ------- 1551 Operating and care of Lake Washington Canal- - ------- 1555 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1583 Pultneyville Harbor, N. Y., improvement- -- ---------- 1394 Pungo River, N. C., improvement of Bellhaven Harbor- - ------ 442 Pungoteague Creek, Va., review of reports- -- --------- 357 Purchase or condemnation of easements, Lake of the Woods, Warroad River, and Rainy River--------- ---------------------------- 1747 Purgatoire River, Colo., examination for flood control_------ -- 877 Purification of water supply at Washington, D. C -------------------- 1732 Put-in-Bay Harbor, Ohio, examination and survey-------- - -1306 Puyallup River, Wash.: Improvement of Tacoma Harbor ----------------------------- 1546 Review of reports--- --- --------------------------------- 1583 Q Quantities of work done------------------------- 4 Queenstown Harbor, Md., improvement- -- ---------- 355 Queue de Tortue Bayou, La., improvement -------------------------- 752 Quillayute River, Wash., improvement- -- ---------- 1540 Quinby Creek, Va., review of reports ------------------------------- 357 Quinnipiac River, New Haven, Conn., improvement-...... ------ 110 R Raccoon Creek, N. J., improvement- --- ------------ 313 Racine Harbor, Wis.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1212 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1253 Rahway River, N. J.: Improvement 245 Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 264 Rainy Lake reference, investigations for International Joint Commission_ 1750 Rainy Lake, survey operations- - -- ------------ 1737 Raisin River, Mich., improvement of Monroe Harbor ------------------ 1295 Rappahannock River, Va., improvement-........-------- - 373 Raritan Bay and River, N. J.: Improvement of channel to Arthur Kill ------------------------- 242 Improvement of bay ---------------------------------------- 235 Improvement of river --------------------------------------- 249 Review of reports - - --------------- 264 Red Hook Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement -------------- 170 Redondo Beach Harbor, Calif., examination and survey_ -1412 Red River, La., Ark., Tex., and Okla: Cypress Bayou and lakes to Jefferson, Tex., improvement ----------- 829 Examinations and surveys- -------------------- ------ 855 Improvement below Fulton, Ark ------------------------------ 826 Improvement from Fulton, Ark., to mouth of Washita River, Okla .. 854 Jefferson-Shreveport waterway improvement-....... - ----- 829 Rectification of mouth by Mississippi River Commission ------------ 1638 Redwood Creek, Calif., improvement- -- ----------- 1417 Regulations and rules: For anchorage grounds . ------------------------------------- 1724 For navigable waters -------------------------------------- 1724 For opening of drawbridges- --- ------------ 1724 Rehoboth Bay, Del., waterway to Delaware Bay, improvement----------- 305 Reservoirs: Mississippi River headwaters: Construction ------------------------ 933 Operating and care_ Opertin andcar----------------------------------- 93935 Tidal Reservoir, Potomac River, D. -C 358 Washington Aqueduct, D. C- - - - - - 1732 Richardsons Bay, Calif., examination and survey ........- 1437 INDEX 1791 Richmond Harbor, Calif.: Page Improvement-------------------------------------------------1422 Review of reports---------------- ------------------------------ 1437 Richmond Harbor, Va., improvement of James River------------------- 399 Rigaud Bayou, La., examination and survey --- -------- 753 Rigolets, the, La., examination and survey------------------------------753 Rio Grande, Tex., flood control---------------------------------8----- 24 Rio Grande Valley, Tex., examinations and surveys------------------ 825 Rivers and harbors: Abandonment ond curtailment of projects-------------------------- 1724 Advanced funds for improvement of -. ----------- 10 Allotments under War Department Appropriation Act of March 4, 1933-------------------------------------- -------------------- 16 Allotments and transfers under War Department Appropriation Act of April 26, 1934---------------------------- ------------------ 18 Allotments under War Department Appropriation Act of April 9, 1935-------------------------------------------------------21 Appropriations for operations during the past year ----------------- 9 Board of engineers for_-__ -- ---------------- 29 Bridges, construction and alteration 1---------------------- Bridges, regulations for opening of draws------------------------- 1724 Cost and financial summary --------------------------------------- 14 Contributed funds for improvement of----------------------------- 13 Estimate of appropriations for------------------------------------ 29 Expenditures during the past year---------------------------------- 11 Harbor lines, establishment ------------------------------------- 1725 Public Works program on October 15, 1935 66----------------- Regulations for establishment of anchorage grounds--------------- 1724 Regulations for opening of drawbridges -- 1724 Structures other than bridges, permits for erection------------------ 1724 Works included in Public Works program to October 15, 1935--- 6 Roanoke River, N. C., improvement----------------------------------- 434 Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, N. Y., improvement-- ---------------- 1374 Rockhall Harbor, Md., examination and survey 357 Rock Harbor, Mass., examination and survey-------------------------- 82 Rockhole Creek and Herring Bay, Md., improvement------------------- 355 Rock Island, Ill., engineering district--------------------------------- 921 Rockland Harbor, Maine: Improvement 80----------------- Review of reports ------------------------------------------- 82 Rockport Harbor, Mass., improvement --------------------------------- 80 Rock River, Ill., and Wis.: Examinations and surveys --------------------------------------- 932 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, operating and care---------------- 923 _ Operating snag boats and dredge boats .. 921 Rocky River Harbor, Ohio, examination and survey---------------- 1395 Rocky River, Ohio, improvement ------------------------------------- 1323 Rogue River, Oreg., examination for flood control -------------------- 1511 Rollinson Channel, N. C., improvement-------------------------------- 446 Rondout Harbor, N. Y., improvement ._-__._.....203 Rookery Bay, Fla., examination and survey 611 Root River, Wis., improvement of Racine Harbor---------------------- 1212 Rouge River, Mich., improvement -------------- 1291 Rough River, Ky.. operating and care of lock and dam --- 1132 Round Island, Mich.. to Mackinac Island, Mich., channel, improvement_ 1264 Round Lake, Charlevoix, Mich, improvement------------------------- 1248 Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y., improvement-------------------- 223 Royal River, Maine, examination in vicinity of------------------------- 82 Rules and regulations: For anchorage grounds-----------------------------------------1724 For opening of drawbridges-------------------------------------1724 Russian River. Calif.. examination and survey------------------------ 1437 Rye Harbor, N. H., examination -------------------------------------- 82 23116-ENG 1935-- 113 1792 INDEX S Sabine-Neches Canal, Tex. : Page Contributions for improvement .. _....._\_756 Examination and survey - - - - - - - - 825 Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 754 Review of reports --------------------------------------------- 825 Sabine River, La. and Tex.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex 762 -- Improvement of intracoastal waterway to New Orleans, La ---------- 721 Improvement of Sabine-Neches Canal___-------- ---- 754 Improvement of Sabine Pass Harbor ------------------------------ . 754 Improvement of waterway to Calcasieu River, La----------------- 721 Improvement of waterway to Mermentau River, La -------------- 721 Sacarma Bay, Fla., examination and survey_- -------- __- 612 Sackets Harbor, N. Y., improvement--- ...... 1394 Saco River, Maine: Improvement ---------------------------------------------------- 44 Review of reports----------------------------------------------- 82 Sacramento, Calif., engineering district ------------------------------- 1438 Sacramento River, Calif.: Flood control by California Debris Commission-------------------- 1627 Hydraulic mining ---------------------------------------------- 1622 Improvement_ -1447, 1627 Removal of debris by California Debris Commission ------------ 1627, 1636 Review of reports-------------------- ------------------------- 1458 Sag Channel, Ill., examination and survey 86 9---------------------- Sag Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 155 Review of reports ----------------------------------------------- 230 Saginaw River, Mich.: Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 1286 Review of reports ---------------------------------------------- 1306 St. Andrews Bay, Fla.: Improvement of bay -------------------------------------------- 634 Improvement of channel to Apalachicola River___- ------- 632 St. Augustine Harbor, Fla., review of reports--------------------------- 612 St. Clair Flats Canal, Lake, and River, Mich.: Gages_--------------------------------------------------------- 1737 Improvement of channels in Lake St. Clair-_ 1273 Improvement of channels in waters connecting the Great Lakes-_ 1254 Improvement of St. Clair River ---------------------------------- 1266 St. Croix River, Maine and New Brunswick, operations of International Board of Control --------------------------------------------- 1743 St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn.: Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 938 Operating snag boats and dredge boats---------------------------- 921 St. Denis Bayou, La., improvement__--- ----------- 706 St. Francis Lake on the St. Lawrence River, waterway to Hudson River at Albany, examination and survey 230 St. Francis River, Ark., improvement_--- ----------- 866 St. Jerome Creek, Md.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------ 389 Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 387 St. Johns Bayou, La., examination and survey 53 7-------------------- St. Johns River, Fla.: Examinations and surveys ------------------------------ - 612, 624 Improvement between Jacksonville and Palatka, including Orange Mills Flats and Deep Creek_ 624 Improvement between Palatka and Lake Harney 613 Improvement, Jacksonville to the ocean--------------------------- 544 Improvement of ship canal across Florida via -- - 620 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort, S. C - - 526, 542 Improvement of waterway to Cumberland Sound -- -- 526 Jacksonville, Fla., to Miami, Fla., waterway: Improvement _---- - -548 Operating and care _- _ 555 INDEX 1793 St. Johns River, Fla.-Continued. Page Review of reports on waterway to Indian River ------------------ 624 Review of reports, Jacksonville to Palathka- a ----- -624 St. Jones River, Del.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 297 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 328 St. Joseph Harbor and River, Mich.: --- Improvement of harbor-....------------ 1218 Improvement of river----------- 1251 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1253 St. Josephs Bay, Fla., improvement of entrance - - -- ------ 686 St. Lawrence River: Board of control to control the operation of the St. Lawrence Power Co., near Massena, N. Y--- ------- --------------------- 1746 Examinations and surveys- --- 230 Improvement between Ogdensburg, N. Y., and Lake Ontario------- 1387 Review of reports on waterway to the Great Lakes-............. 1395 St. Louis, Mo., engineering district ------------------------------- 879 St. Lucie Canal, Inlet, and River, Fla.: Examinations and surveys___ --- ----------- 612 Improvement of canal and river- -- ----------- 578 Improvement of inlet -------------------------------------- 609 St. Marks River, Fla.: Improvement .. ...- 686 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 87 St. Marys River and St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich.: Channels and waters connecting the Great Lakes, improvement -- 1254 Improvement of river at the falls, including Hay Lake (Nicolet - Lake) and Neebish Channels-..............------ 1254 Operating and care of canal_.- -- - ----------- 1262 Surveys, etc ---------------------------------------------- 1739 St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla.: Examination and survey of waterway to proposed Gulf intra- coastal waterway- ---- ----------------- 541 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 537 St. Marys River, Md., examination and survey- -- -------- 389 St. Malo Bayou, La., examination and survey- -- -------- 753 St. Paul, Minn.: Engineering district ---------------------------------------- 932 Gaging Mississippi River at- --- ------------ 937 St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 601 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 612 St. Thomas Harbor, Virgin Islands, examination and survey ----------- 1617 Salem Harbor, Mass., improvement_- -- --------------------- 80 Salem River, N. J., improvement --------------------------------- 314 Saline River, Ark., improvement---------------- 854 -- Saline River, Ill., review of reports-.............----- 1136 Salmon Bay, Wash.: Improvement of Lake Washington Canal- -- -------- 1551 Operating and care of Lake Washington Canal- - ------ 1555 Salmon Creek, N. Y., improvement of Pultneyville Harbor ------------- 1394 Salmon River, Alaska, flood control- -- ----------- 1578 Salters Creek, Newport News, Va., examination and survey ------------ 440 Sampit River, S. C., improvement of Georgetown Harbor-------------- 463 San Diego Harbor, Calif.: Examination and survey_______ - - - - - - - - 1412 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1396 Sandusky Harbor, Ohio, improvement ---------------------------- 1307 Sandy Hook, N. J., examination and survey- ------ -2642--- Sandy Lake Reservoir, Minn.: Construction ___ _ 9--------------------- Operation and care ----------------------------------------- 935 Sandy River, Oreg., examination and survey 1529 1794 INDEX San Francisco Bay and Harbor, Calif.: Page Improvement of harbor-----------------------------------------1413 Improvement of lower bay-------------------------------------- 1415 Improvement of Oakland Harbor---- .......--------- 1418 San Francisco, Calif., engineering district-- .... --------- 1412 San Jacinto River, Tex., improvement of waterway via-- ------ 783 San Joaquin River, Calif.: Hydraulic mining ---------------------------------------------- 1622 Improvement--------------------------------------------------1438 Improvement of Stockton and Mormon Channels---------------- 1444 Review of reports ---------------------------------------------- 1458 Work of California Debris Commission_-------- --- 1621 San Juan Harbor, P. R.: Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 1600 Review of reports ---------------------------------------------- 1617 San Leandro Bay, Oakland Harbor, Calif., improvement- ............ 1418 San Louis Pass, Tex., examination and survey__-- -------- 825 San Luis Obispo Harbor, Calif: Improvement -------------------------------------------------- 1410 Review of reports ---------------------------------------------- 1412 San Pablo Bay, Calif., improvement ....................- 1424 San Rafael Creek, Calif., improvement ------------------------------- 1427 Santa Barbara Harbor, Calif., review of reports-- -------- 1412 Santa Cruz Harbor, Calif., review of reports--- ..... ------- 1437 Santa Monica Harbor, Calif., review of reports___ - -------- 1412 Santa Rosa, Fla., improvement of narrows in sound-------------------- 640 Santee River, S. C., improvement -------------------------------------- 515 Sapelo Harbor, Ga -------------------------------------------------- 540 Sarasota Bay, Fla.: Examinations and surveys ----------------------------------- 612 Improvement ----------------------------------------- 609 Review of reports 12 6-------------------- Satilla River, Ga., improvement----_ .....---- 536 Saugatuck Harbor, Mich., improvement_-- ..... ---------- 1223 Saugatuck River, Conn., improvement_--- ..........------- 129 Saugerties Harbor, N. Y., improvement_--- ----------- 205 Saugus River, Mass.: Improvement of Lynn Harbor _........... 53 Review of reports ------------------------------------------------ 82 Savannah, Ga., engineering district----------------------------------- 517 Savannah Harbor and River, Ga.: Examinations and surveys_ _._............ 541 Improvement of harbor ------------------------------------------ 517 Improvement of river above Augusta ------------------------------ 540 Improvement of river at Augusta ... 540 Improvement of river below Augusta--- ----------- 521 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort, S. C------------- 526 Improvement of waterway to Fernandina, Fla-- .... ------- 526 Saybrook Harbor, Connecticut River, Conn., improvement -------------- 104 Schooner Bayou, La., operating and care of lock- 735 Schuylkill River, Pa.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ -279 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 328 Scituate Harbor, Mass.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------------- _ 80 Review of reports_ _ ----------------- 82 Scott Point. Tennessee River, Ala., lock and dam at Hales Bar, operat- ing and care_ --------------------------------------- 1035 Scotts Creek, Va., improvement of Norfolk Harbor__--------_ 390 Scuppernong River, N. C.: Improvement --------------------------------- 435 Review of reports__------------------------------------------ 40 Seaside Harbor, Oreg., examination and survey _---_____------1511 Seattle Harbor, Wash., improvement of Duwamish River and east and west waterways ___ 1519 Seattle, Wash., engineering district ___ _ 1529 Sebastian Inlet, Fla., review of reports_-_-_-_-_ --- ............ _-_-- 612 INDEX 1795 Page Sebewaing Harbor and River, Mich., review of reports_-............. 1306 Seddon Channel, Fla., improvement of Tampa Harbor---------------- 594 Seekonk (Pawtucket) River, R. I., improvement ---------------------- 95 Seneca River, N. Y., examination for flood control-....... - --- 1395 Sennette Bayou, La., examination and survey_- - -------- 753 Seward, Alaska : Construction of harbor of refuge ---------------------------- 1569 Review of reports ---------------------------------------- 1583 Shallotte River, N. C., improvement ------------------------------- 486 Shallowbag Bay, N. C., improvement- ..........-------- - 437 Shark River, N. J., examination and survey ------------------------ 264 Shaws Cove, New London, Conn., improvement ----------------------- 129 Sheboygan Harbor, Wis.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1203 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1253 Sheepshead Bay, N. Y., improvement- -- ----------- 223 Sheffield Island Harbor, Conn., improvement of Norwalk Harbor -------- 123 Shell Reef Channel, N. Y., improvement-....... -- ------- 176 Shelton Harbor, Wash., examination and survey --------------------- 1583 Shem Creek, S. C., examination and survey ------------------------- 516 Ship Island Harbor and Pass, Miss., improvement of pass and channel to Gulfport ------------------------------------------------ 675 - Shipyard River, S. C., improvement-..............------ 508 Shoal Harbor, N. J., improvement- --- ----------- 254 Shooters Island Channel, N. Y. and N. J.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 264 Improvement_ ---------------------------------------------- 235 Shreveport, La., to Jefferson, Tex.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 855 Improvement of waterway ----------------------------------- 829 Shrewsbury River, N. J.: Examination and survey ------------------------------------- 328 Improvement ------------------------------------------- 256 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 264 Siletz River, bar and entrance, Oreg., examination and surveys --------- 1511 Silver Lake Harbor, N. C -------------------------------------- 449 Silver Springs Run, Fla., improvement_ --------- --- 615 Sinepuxent Bay, Md.: Examinations and surveys-.... -- ------------ 357 Improvement---------- ------------------------------------ 346 Sitka Harbor, Alaska: Examination and survey- --------- 1.583 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1568 Siuslaw River, Oreg.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1509 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1511 Skagit River, Wash.: Examination for flood control_- -- - --------- -1583 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1581 Skagway Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey ------------------- 1583 Skamokawa Creek, Wash., improvement-.......... - ------ 1503 Skamokawa Slough, Wash., improvement -------------------------- 1509 Skipanon Channel and River, Oreg.: Examinations and surveys ---------------------------------- 1511 Improvement of channel ------------------------------------ 1477 Skykomish River, Wash.: examination for flood control- ----- 1583 Slack-water systems. See Canals and Waterways. Slaughter Creek, Md., improvement- --- ------------ 355 Smith Creek, Md., improvement ------------- --------------------- 371 Smiths Creek, N. C.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 481 Review of reports---------- ------------------------------ 487 Smyrna River, Del., improvement ... 295 Snake River, Idaho, Oreg., and Wash.: Improvement- -------------------------------- 1524 Review of reports--_ 1529 1796 INDEX Snohomish River, Wash.: Page Examinations -------------------------------------------- 1583 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1556 Improvement of Puget Sound and tributaries ------------------- 1541 Snoqualmie River, Wash.: Examination for flood control -------------------------------- 1583 Improvement of Puget Sound and tributaries ------------------- 1541 Socastee Creek, S. C., improvement of waterway via ------------------ 463 Soda Lake, La., improvement of waterway via ----------------------- 829 Sorrel Bayou, La., review of reports-- ----------------------------- 753 South Canadian River, N. Mex., construction of Conchas Dam and Reser- voir. ------------------------------------------------------- 877 Southampton Bay, Calif., examination and survey-------- ----------- 1437 South Chicago Harbor, Ill., improvement--------------------------- 968 South Creek, N. C., review of reports -------------------------- 487 Southern Branch, Elizabeth River, Va., improvement of Norfolk Harbor 390 South Haven Harbor, Mich.: Improvement ------------------------ 1220 Review of reports----------------------------------------1253 South Pass, Mississippi River: Examinations and surveys---- ------------------------------ 696 Maintenance of channel---- -------------- 693 Southport Harbor, Conn.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 121 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 131 South River, N. C., improvement --------------------------------- 447 South River, N. J., improvement---- ---------------------------- 252 South Slough and Mill Creek, Ill., improvement ---------------------- 929 Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, improvement, including shoals between Cubits Gap and Head of Passes, and dredge construction------------- 688 Sparkill Creek, N. Y., examination and survey ----------------------- 231 Sparkman Bay Channel, Fla., improvement of Tampa Harbor---------- 594 Spring Garden, Baltimore, Md., improvement of harbor at------------- 328 Squalicum Creek, improvement of Bellingham Harbor, Wash---------- 1561 Stamford Harbor, Conn.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 126 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 131 Starlings Creek, Va.: Improvement ------------------------------------- ----- 344 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 357 Staten Island-New Jersey Channels, improvement ------------------- 235 Staten Island Sound (Arthur Kill), N. Y. and N. J., improvement --- - 235 Steamboat Slough, Wash., improvement --------------------------- 1509 Steele Bayou, Miss., improvement ------------------------ ----- 854 Steinhatchee River, Fla., review of reports ------------------------- 612 Sterling Basin, Greenport Harbor, N. Y., review of reports------------- 231 Stikine River, Alaska, improvement ------------------------------ 1564 Stilaguamish River, Wash., examination for flood control-------------- 1583 Stillwater Harbor, Minn., improvement of St. Croix River-------------- 938 Stockton Channel, San Joaquin River, Calif.: Improvement-- ------------------------------------------- 1444 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1458 Stonington Harbor, Conn., improvement ---------------------------- 129 Stonington Harbor, Maine, examination and survey -------------------- 82 Stono River, S. C., improvement of waterway via --------------------- 511 Structures in navigable waters, permits for private structures and operations ------------------------------------------------ 1724 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1188 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1253 Suisun Bay Channel, Calif., improvement -------------------------- 1454 Suisun Channel, Calif.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1456 Review of reports---- ------ 1458 Sunflower River (Big), Miss.: Examination and survey 855 Improvement _-_ - - - - - - - 847 Operating and care of lock and dam 850 INDEX 1797 Page Sunken craft, removal of -------------------------------------- 1725 Superior-Duluth Harbor, Wis., improvement ------------------------ 1141 Superior Lake: Board of control ------------------------------------------ 1746 Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improvements---- 1254 Discharge ------ ----------- 1737 Elevation --------------------------- 1737 Examination and survey of waterway to Lake Michigan 1253 Surveys, charts, etc ------------------------------------- __ 1737 Water levels ----------------------------------- 1737 Supervision of New York Harbor, N. Y., to prevent destructive or in- jurious deposits -------------------------------------------- 1726 Surface levels. See Water levels. Surveys: General statement regarding __'8 International boundary waters 1743 Navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation ------------------ 1617 Of northern and northwestern lakes -------------- - 1737 Susquehanna River, Pa. and Md.: Examination and survey --- ___--------------357 Improvement above and below Havre de Grace, Md 355 Review of reports ____._.__-- - 357 Suwannee River, Fla., improvement ------------------------------- 609 Swan Quarter Bay, N. C., improvement of waterway from Deep Bay, N. C------------ ---- 441 Swansboro, N. C., waterway to New River and Beaufort, improvement - 461 Swift Creek, N. C., improvement ... -- 452 Swinomish Slough, Wash., improvement ------------------------ 1558 T Tacoma Harbor, Wash. Improvement --------- ------------------------------ 1546 Review of reports----------------------------------- ------ 1583 Tallahatchie River, Miss., improvement ---------------------------- 854 Tampa Bay and Harbor, Fla.: Examinations and surveys --------------------------------- 612 Improvement ------------------------------------- 594 Improvement of channel to Clearwater Harbor --- 603 Improvement of Hillsboro Bay and River ------------------------ 594 Tanana River, Alaska, examination and survey --------------- 1583 Tangier Channel, Va.: Improvement_- -- - - - - -- - ___ 345 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 357 Tangier Sound, Va.: Examination and survey -------- ------------------------ 357 Review of reports on waterway to Chesapeake Bay via Ewell, Md_- 357 Tangipahoa River, La., improvement ------------------------------ 703 Tar Bay, Md.: Improvement ------ 336 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 357 Tar River, N. C.: Improvement ------------------------------------- 444 Review of reports -------------------------------- - 487 Tarrytown Harbor, N. Y., improvement --------------------------- 200 Taunton River, Mass., improvement- --- ----------- 129 Taylor Creek, Fla., improvement --------------------------------- 578 Teche Bayou, La.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 716 Operating and care of Keystone Lock- -720 Operating and care of waterway to Mississippi River, Harvey Canals 731 Tennessee River: Above Chattanooga, improvement ---------------------------- 1027 Below Riverton, Ala., improvement_ _-_-_- 1027 Chattanooga to Riverton, improvement_ 1027 Colbert Shoals Canal, operating and care 1035 1798 INDEX Tennessee River-Continued. Page Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, improvement and maintenance, including hydroelectrical development------------------------------- 1037, 1039 Dam No. 2, Muscle Shoals, operating and care-------------------- 1035 Dam No. 2 to Florence Bridge, Ala.: Improvement of Dam No. 1-------------------------------- 1027 Operating and care of Dam No. 1---------------------------- 1035 Examinations and surveys_-- _... ---------- -687 General Joe Wheeler Dam, improvement _1027 Hales Bar Lock and Dam, operating and care -1035 Muscle Shoals Canal, operating and care -------- 1035 Muscle Shoals nitrate plants------------------------------------ 1037 Widows Bar Lock and Dam, operating and care_----- -- 1035 Tensas River, La., improvement ---- -837 Terre au Boeuf Bayou and Delacroix Island, La., review of reports_. . 753 Terrebonne Bayou, La., improvement - -- ___ 709 Terrebonne-Houma Ship Canal, La., examination and survey -- - 753 Texas and Louisiana Intracoastal Waterway: Examination, Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley ------------ 825 Improvement, Mississippi River to Corpus Christi__- ---- 721, 762 Oeparting and care of bridges ------------------------------------ 768 Review of reports __----------------------------------------------825 Texas City Harbor, Tex.: Improvement of channel to Galveston___ - ----------- 778 Review of reports on channel to Galveston.-------- --- 825 Texas, State of, removal of water hyacinths from waters of ---------- 683, 748 Thames River, Conn.: Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 102 Review of reports-----------------------------------------------131 Thimble Shoal, Chesapeake Bay, Va., improvement-------------------- 396 Thomaston Harbor, Maine, improvement -------------------- 40 Thoroughfare Bay with Cedar Bay, N. C., channel connecting, improve- ment___------------------------------------------------------------455 Three Mile Creek, Ala., review of reports ------------------------------ 687 Thunder Bay Harbor and River, Mich., improvement------------------ 1285 Tickfaw River, La., improvement of, including tributaries-------------- 705 Tigre Bayou, La., improvement--------------------------------------- 738 Tilghman Island Harbor, Md., improvement --------------------------- 355 Tillamook Bay, Bar, and entrance, Oreg.: Improvement of bay and bar_-- ............--------- 1472 Review of reports___-------------- -- 1511 Tobacco River, Mich., examination and survey_-- -------- 1167 Tohopekaliga Lake, Fla., review of reports ---------------------------- 624 Toledo Harbor, Ohio: Improvement -------------------------------------------------- 1299 Review of reports ---------------------------------------------- 1306 Tombigbee River, Ala., and Miss.: Demopolis, Ala., improvement below (construction of locks and dams) 661 Demopolis, Ala., to Walkers Bridge, Miss., improvement_- - --- 667 Operating and care of locks and dams ----------------------------- 669 Review of reports---------------------------------------- -687 Toms River, N. J., improvement -------------------------------------- 326 Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement ------------------------------------------------- 1360 Review of reports ---------------------------------------------- 1395 Totuskey Creek, Va., improvement_--- ------------- 375 Towboats, experimental, for use on Mississippi River ------------------ 1718 Town River, Quincy, Mass., examination and survey_- ------- 82 Tradewater River, Ky., improvement-- __ _ ----------- 1135 Traps, fish, permits for construction --------------------------------- 1724 Trask River, Oreg., examinations and surveys--- --------- 1512 Travers Island, N. Y., examination and survey_- ------ ____- 231 Tred Avon River, Md., improvement ---------------------------------- 355 Trent River, N. C., improvement 454 Trinity River, Tex.: Examination and surveys .....- 826 Improvement- - - - - - - - - - - 824 INDEX 1799 Trinity IRiver-Continued. Page Improvement of mouth- --- --- ----------- 824 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 826 Troy Lock and Dam, Hudson River, N. Y.: Operating and care ---------------------------------------- 214 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 231 Tuckahoe River, Md., improvement -------------------------------- 355 Tuckerton Creek, N. J., improvement 326 Tucumcari, N. Mex., engineering district ---------------------------- 877 Tug Fork, Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky.: Improvement_ - ....-- -- --__1113 -- Operating and care of locks and dams ------------------------- 1113 Turner Cut, Calif., improvement of Middle River -------------------- 1452 Turners Cut, N. C., improvement of waterways via ------------------- 413 Turtle Bayou, Tex.: Examination and survey --------------------------------- 826 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 824 Turtle Cove, Tex., improvement of waterway via --------------------- 804 Turtle River, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement_ ----- - - 531 Twelvemile Bayou, La., improvement of waterway via---------- 829 Twin City Lock and Dam, Mississippi River: Improvement _...893 Operating and care ---------------------------------------- 918 Twin Rivers, Wis., improvement of Two Rivers Harbor___ - --- 1197 Twitch Cove, Md., improvement ------------ 342 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 1197 Review of reports_ ----------------------------------------- 1253 Tyaskin Creek, Md., improvement -- ---------- 355 Tygart River Danr, W. Va., construction- -- - - 1080 U Umpqua River, Oreg.: Examinations and surveys ------- 1512 Improvement ----------------------------------- 1466 Unalaska Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey ------------------- 1583 Union Lake, Wash., improvement of waterways via ---------------- 1551 Union River, Maine, improvement ----------------------- 80 Upper Chipola River, Fla., improvement ---------------------------- 631 Upper Machodoc Creek, Va., improvement ------------ 387 Upper Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Md.: Examination and survey- --- -- ----------- 357 Improvement --------------------------------------------- 340 Upper White River, Ark., operation of locks and dams_ - -___ 869 Urbanna Creek, Va., improvement_ ---------- ---- 376 V Valdez Harbor, Alaska, examination and survey-------- - -1583 Vandermere Harbor, N. C., examination and survey- - ------ 487 Venice Inlet,.. Fla., improvement___--------------------------------- 594 Ventura Harbor, Calif., review of reports -------------------------- 1412 Verdigris River, Okla., examination with a view to control of the floods- 877 Vermilion Bay and River, La.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 740 Improvement of intercoastal waterway via_ ------ - -- 721 Vermilion Bayou, La,, improvement_ --------- ---- 740 Vermilion Harbor, Ohio: Examination and survey_- -- - ------------ 1395 Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1316 Vermilion Lock, La.: Improvement --------------------------------------------- 721 Operating and care- ---- -- ------------- 736 Vicksburg, Miss.: Engineering district 826 Waterways Experiment Station .....- - - 1645, 1708 1800 INDEX Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass.: Page Improvement ---------------------------------------------- 87 Review of reports ------------------------------------------ 131 Vinton waterway, La., examination and survey- - -------- 753 Virginia coast waterway improvement- -- ---------- 355 - Virgin Islands, reclamation of swamp areas-...... ------ 1615 W Waackaack Creek, N. J., examination and survey_ ------ -- 264 Waccamaw River, N. C. and S. C.: Improvement of river-............---------- -- 491 Improvement of waterway via- --- ----------- 463 Waddington Harbor, N. Y., improvement__ -- -------- 1394 Wadmelaw River, S. C., improvement of waterway via- - ----- 511 Waiska River, Mich., examination and survey- - -------- 1306 Wake Island, examination and survey ---------------------------- 1600 Wakulla River, Fla., examination and survey- -- -------- 687 Waldo, Fla., review of reports on canal to Little Lake Santa Fe- -- 612 Wallabout Channel, N. Y., improvement___ -- -------- 223 Wallace Creek, Va., examination and survey of channel to Back River__ 440 Wallkill River, N. Y., flood control- --- ----------- 228 Walnut Lake, Md., examination and survey of channel to ------------- 357 Wappinger Creek, N. Y., improvement-.....-------- -- 223 Wappoo Cut, S. C., improvement -------------------------------- 511 Warren River, R. I., improvement-....----------- -- 129 Warrior River, Ala. Improvement ----------------------------- 661 Operating and care of locks and dams on Black Warrior River... 669 Review of reports 87 6--------------------- Warroad Harbor and River, Minn., improvement__ - ------- 1164 Warwick River, Md., improvement_ ---------- ---- 355 Washington Bayou and Lake, Miss., improvement___ - ------ 854 Washington Canal, N. J., improvement- -- ----------- 252 Washington, D. C.: Anacostia Park ------------------------------------------- 1729 Anacostia River, reclamation of flats- -- --------- 1729 Aqueduct, increasing water supply ---------------------------- 1732 Aqueduct, maintenance and repair-...... - --------- 1732 Engineering district ---------------------------------------- 358 Government buildings, consumption of water in- - ------ 1732 Improvement of Potomac River at ------------------------- 358, 361 Washington Island Channel, Wis., examination and survey- - --- -1253 Washington Lake, Miss., improvement-----------------------------854 Washington Lake, Wash.: Improvement of waterway to Puget Sound -------- 1551 Operating and care of waterway to Puget Sound- - ------ 1555 Water consumption: District of Columbia -------------------------------------- 1732 Government buildings, District of Columbia-............. - -- 1732 Water hyacinths, removal of, from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi- ana, and Texas waters ------------------------------ 607, 621, 683,748 Water levels: Mississippi River and principal tributaries, gaging- - ------ 937 Northern and northwestern lakes, levels, etcee ee eeeee 1737 Water power: Dams: Columbia River at Bonneville, Oreg ----------------------- 1513 Missouri River at Fort Peck, Mont ----------------------- 1013 Passamaquoddy tidal project ------------- 32 Tennessee River -------------------------------- -1037 Investigations for Federal Power Commission_- -- ---- 1722 Niagara River, N. Y., control and regulation of ------------------ 1745 Surveys for------------------- ------------------------- 1617 Waters, navigable. See Bridges, Rivers and harbors, and Wrecks. Water supply, Washington, D. C .......- 1732 INDEX 1801 Waterways: See also Canals. Apalachicola Bay and River, Fla.: Page Examination and survey of waterway to New Orleans ----------- 687 Examination and survey of waterway to Withlacoochee River __ 610 Improvement of channel to St. Andrews Bay- - ------ 632 Banana River, Fla., to Mosquito Lagoon, Fla., examination and sur- vey --------------------------------------------------- 610 Beaufort, N. C.: Improvement of waterway to Cape Fear River, including water- way to Jacksonville, N. C------ - - --------- 461 Improvement of waterway to Pamlico Sound via Core Sound .. 458 Improvement of waterway to New River -------------------- 461 Beaufort, S. C., to St. Johns River, Fla., improvement____ ...... 526, 542 Beaufort to Jacksonville, N. C., improvement --------------------- 461 Caloosahatchee River, Fla., to Withlacoochee River, examination and survey ------------------------------------------------- 610 Cape Cod Canal, Mass., improvement _ _______________-- ---- 68 Cape Fear River, N. C., to Winyah Bay, S. C., improvement- ------- 463 Charleston, S. C.: Examination and survey of waterway to Columbia, S. C--------- 516 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort- - - ------- 511 Improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay ------------------- 495 Chesapeake Bay to Delaware River, Del. and Md. (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal) : Improvement ------------------------------------------ 286 Operating and care of canal and locks ----------------------- 293 Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla.: Improvement of waterway to Pensacola Bay_ ....----- 640 Improvement of waterway to West Bay ---------------------- 638 C01earwater Harbor to Tampa Bay, Fla., improvement__----- 603 Columbia River to Puget Sound, Wash., review of reports ---------- 1582 Core Sound to Beaufort Harbor, N. C., improvement--------------- 458 Corpus Christi to Point Isabel, Tex., examination_ ------------- 825 Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla., to Mississippi River, survey------- 541 Delaware Bay, Del.: Waterway to Chincoteague Bay, Va., improvement------------- 306 Waterway to Rehoboth Bay., Del., improvement_-....... -- 305 Dulac Bayou, La., improvement of waterway via Grand Caillou and Le Carpe Bayous, La., to ---------------------------------- 712 East Rockaway Inlet, N. Y., examination and survey of waterway to Great Peconie Bay --------------------------------------- 230 Erie Harbor, Pa., to Ohio River, via French Creek and Allegheny River, examination and survey -.--- 1085 Experiment station, Vicksburg, Miss-------------------- 1645,1708 Florida (northern), examination and survey of waterways across, to connect the Atlantic intracoastal waterway with the proposed Gulf intracoastal waterway_ _-- - Florida waterway, Jacksonville to the Gulf, improvement - - - - ---------- 541 620 Franklin to Mermentau, La., improvement- - --- ----- 729 Galveston to Houston, Tex., improvement- - - - -- _ ...- -783 Georgia (southern), examination and survey of waterways across, to- connect the Atlantic intracoastal waterway with the proposed Gulf intracoastal waterway ---.--. .--------- 541 Great Choptank Waterway, Md., examination and survey of water- way to Little Choptank River ------------------------------- 356 Great Lakes-Atlantic tidewaters deeper waterway, review of re- ports --------------------------------------- 230,1395 Great Lakes to Hudson River deeper waterway, review of reports- 1395 Hudson River, N. Y., to Hackensack River, N. J., examination and survey ------------------------------------------------- 230 Hylebos Waterway, Tacoma Harbor, Wash., improvement --- __ 1546 Illinois Waterway, Ill.: Improvement ........-- .. 942 Review of reports- - - - - - -- - - - 986 1802 INDEX Waterways-Continued. Page Interoceanic Canal, survey------------- -- 1721 Jefferson, Tex., to Shreveport, La.: Examination and survey--------- -- 855 Improvement ------------------------------------------ 829 Keweenaw Bay to Lake Superior, Mich., improvement------------- 1153 Key West, Fla., to Jacksonville, Fla., examination and survey -- 611 Lakes Erie and Michigan to the Ohio River, examination and survey of waterways from ------------------------------------- 1085 Lake Michigan to Mississippi River, examination of waterway -- 986 Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway: Examination, Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley ..... 825 Improvement, Mississippi River to Corpus Christi --- 721, 762 Review of reports--- .- ----...... -__-------825 Mackinac Island, Mich., to Round Island, Mich., improvement -- 1264 Miami & Erie Canal, Ohio, and branch canal to Lake Michigan, and other routes between Lakes Erie and Michigan and the Ohio River, examination and survey 1085 Miami, Fla.: Improvement of waterway to Florida Bay ------------------- 575 Improvement of waterway to Jacksonville ------------------- 548 Operating and care of waterway to Jacksonville---- ---------- 555 Mississippi River, La., improvement of intracoastal waterway to Cor- pus Christi, Tex .-------------------------------------- 721, 762 Mississippi River to intracoastal waterway, examination----------- 753 Mississippi River to Sabine River, La. and Tex., improvement------ 721 Mobile Bay, Ala.: Improvement of waterway to New Orleans, La---------------- 648 Review of reports on waterway to Pensacola, Fla -------------- 687 New Jersey State Inland Waterway, examination and survey------- 328 New Orleans, La., examinations and surveys of waterways to- 687, 753 New River, N. C., to Swansboro and Beaufort, improvement--------- 461 New York and New Jersey Channels, improvement---------------- 235 New York State Barge Canal, N. Y.: Enlargement--_ -- -------------------------------------- 215 Examination and survey --------------------------------- 1395 Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C.: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 418 Operating and care ------------------------------------- 424 Norfolk, Va., to sounds of North Carolina: Improvement ------------------------------------------ 413 Operating and care ------------------------------------- 416 Oklawaha River to Kissimmee River, Fla., through Lake Tohope- kaliga and Lake Apopka, review of reports --------------------- 624 Ontario, Lake, near Olcott, N. Y., to Niagara River at Tonawanda, N. Y., examination and survey ----------------------------- 1395 Pamlico Sound, N. C.: Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Harbor -------------- 458 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Inlet ------------------ 418 Review of reports -------------------------------------- 487 Pensacola Bay, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala., improvement------------- 646 Port Townsend Bay to Oak Bay, Wash., improvement------------ 1543 Puget Sound to Lake Washington: Improvement ----------------------------------------- 1551 Operating and care ------------------------------------- 1555 Rio Grande to New Orleans, La., review of reports---------------- 825 Sabine-Neches, waterway, Tex.: Contributions for improvement --------------------------- 756 Examinations and surveys------ -------------------------- 825 Improvement ------------------------------------------ 754 Review of reports_----------------_ 825 St. Johns River, Fla., examinations and surveys of waterways to Kis- simee River, to the Okeechobee Cross-Florida Canal, and to Tampa, Fla ---------- 612 St. Lawrence River, waterway from Lake St. Francis to Hudson River at Albany, examination and survey 230 INDEX 1803 Waterways-Continued. Page St. Marys River, Fla., to proposed Gulf intracoastal waterway, exam- ination and survey -------------------------------------------- 541 Savannah, Ga., to Beaufort, S. C., improvement-------------------- 526 Savannah, Ga., to Fernandina, Fla.: Improvement__.----------------- ----- 526 Review of reports------------------------------ ----- 541 Skipanon Channel, Oreg., improvement--------------------------- 1477 Superior, Lake, to Lake Michigan, examination and survey-.... 1253 Swan Quarter Bay to Deep Bay, N. C., improvement--------------- 441 Tombigbee River, Ala. and Miss., examinations and surveys of water ways connecting Tennessee and Alabama Rivers.. ----------------- 687 Texas and Louisiana intracoastal waterway, Corpus Christi, Tex., to the Mississippi River, improvement-------------------------- 721, 762 Virginia coast waterway, improvement---------------------------- 355 Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss------------------ 1645, 1708 Waukegan Harbor, Ill., improvement---------------------------------- 960 Way Cake Creek, N. J., examination and survey----------------------- 264 Weirs, permits for construction--------------------------------------1725 Welles Harbor, Midway Island, examination and survey -- 1600 West Bay, Fla., improvement of waterway to Choctawhatchee Bay------ 638 Westchester Creek, N. Y., improvement 2--------------------- Westcott Cove, Conn., examination and survey 131 Western Branch, Elizabeth River, Va., improvement-------------------- 390 West Creek, N. J., review of reports-----------------------------------328 West (Hay) Harbor, Fishers Island, N. Y., improvement--------------- 129 West Palm Beach Canal, Fla., examination and survey---------------- 612 Westport Harbor, Conn., improvement ----------------- 129 Westport River, Mass., examination and survey------------------------ 131 Westport Slough, Oreg., examination and survey---------------------- 1512 West River, Conn., improvement ------------------------------------- 110 Weymouth Back River, Mass., improvement--------------------------- 65 Weymouth Fore River, Mass., improvement----------------- 64 Wharves, permits for construction----------------------------------- 1725 Whatcom (Bellingham) Harbor, Wash., improvement of Whatcom Creek waterway ------------------------------------------------------- 1561 Whiskey Slough, Calif., improvement--------------------------------- 1452 Whitehall Harbor, N. Y., Narrows to .Lake Champlain, improvement - 218 White Lake Harbor, Mich.: Improvement -------------------------------------------------- 1234 .......-------------- Review of reports----- 1253 White Lake to Pecan Island, La., examination and survey of water- way from------------- ------------------------------------------ 753 White River, Ark.: Examination and survey---------------------------------------- 877 Improvement by open-channel work------------------------------- 858 Operating and care of locks and dams-------------------------- 869 Wickford Harbor, R. L -------------------------------------------- 129 Wicomico River, Md.: Examination and survey-------------------------------- 389 Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 338 Review of reports---------------------------------------------- 357 Widows Bar Lock and Dam, Tennessee River, operating and care -- 1035 Willamette River, Oreg.: Examinations and surveys---------------------------------- 1510, 1512 Improvement above Portland------------------------------------ 1490 Improvement below Portland ------------------------------------ 1479 Operating and care of canal and locks at Wallamette Falls - -- 1494 Review of reports ----------------------------------------- 1510, 1512 Willamette Slough, Oreg., improvement- - 1489 Willapa Harbor and River, Wash., improvement----------------------- 1529 Willoughby Channel, Va., improvement-------------------------------- 404 Wilmette Harbor, Ill., examination and survey------------------------- 986 Wilmington Harbor, Del., improvement- - _-282 Wilmington, N. C., engineering district _....- 440 1804 INDEX Wilson (No. 2) Dam, Muscle Shoals, Tennessee River, Ala.: Page Improvement and maintenance, including hydroelectrical develop- ment-----------------------------------------1037,1039 Operating and care -------------------------------------------- 1035 Wilson Harbor, N. Y., examination and survey------------------------ 1395 Wilson River, Oreg., examinations and surveys_-- -------- 1512 Winnebago Lake, Wis., improvement of Fox River_- ...........--- 1180 Winnibigoshish Reservoir, Minn.: Construction --------------------------------------------------- 933 Operating and nd care Operaing cre-- --------------------------------------- 935 3 Winooski River, Vt., flood control_--- -------------- 224 Winter Harbor, Va., examination and survey--- --------- 389 Winthrop Beach, review of report on Boston Harbor, Mass ------------ 81 Winthrops Cove, New London, Conn., improvement_-........... --- 129 Winyah Bay, S. C.: Improvement--------------------- 488 Improvement of waterway to Cape Fear River, N. C_- ----- 463 Improvement of waterway to Charleston_-........ ------- 495 Withlacoochee River, Fla.: Examination and survey -... ._. 610 Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 624 Improvement of ship canal across Florida via--- -------- 620 Review of reports 24 6--------------------- Wohoa Bay and Pleasant River, Maine, examination_ .... ------ 82 Wolf Bay, Ala., improvement of intracoastal waterway via-- ----- 646 Wolf River, Miss., WolfRivr, improvement ----- ___-......... iss. imrovmen---------------------------------------68 686 Wolf River (Memphis Harbor) Tenn.: Examination and survey-- _-__-_ -__ 877 Improvement --------------------------------------------------- 872 Wolf River (tributary of the Fox), Wis., improvement----------------- 1180 Woodbridge Creek, N. J., improvement -------------------------------- 246 Woodbury Creek, N. J., improvement= --- 310 Woodmount Harbor, Conn., examination and survey_---------131 Wrangell Harbor and Narrows, Alaska: Improvement of harbor ---------------------------------------- 1563 Improvement of narrows---------------------------------------- 1565 Wrecks: Appropriations ------------------------------------------------- 1725 Expenditures during the year -- 12, 1725 Permanent appropriation for ..-- 10 Removal of --------------------------------------------------- 1725 Y Yakima River, Wash., examination for flood control------------------- 1583 Yalobusha River, Miss., improvement--------------------------------- 846 Yamhill River, Oreg.: Examination and survey--------------------------------------- 1512 Improvxment ... _1490 Operating and care of lock and dam_-- ----------- 1496 Yaquina Bay, Harbor and River, Oreg.: Examination and survey - -- 1512 Improvement of bay and harbor_ ------- 1470 Improvement of river -_ -1468 Review of reports on bay, river, and entrance-------------------- 1512 Yazoo River, Miss.: Improvement- _---__843 Improvement of mouth _- - 851 Ybor Estuary Channel, Fla., improvement of Tampa Harbor ------------ 594 Yellow Mill Pond, Bridgeport, Conn., improvement 118 Yellowstone River, N. Dak., Mont., and Wyo., improvement ------------ 1012 York Harbor, Maine, improvement ------------------------------------ 48 York River, Va.: Imprvement _ ____381, - 385 Review of reports _ _ ____ _ _389 York Spit, Chesapeake Bay, Va., shoals opposite, removal - 328 Youghiogheny River, Pa., improvement _ 1079 INDEX 1805 Page Youngs Bay and River, Oreg., improvement ----------------------- 1478 Yscloskey Bayou, La., examination and survey ---------------------- 753 Yuba River, Calif.: Construction of restraining dams ---------------------------- 1624 Review of reports- --------------------------------------- 1458 Zaneaville, Ohio, engineering district------------ ----------------- 1086 0